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The Detroit times., 1913-12-30
FIGHTS PLAN TO
TAKEPROPERTY
FOR PLAYGROUND
Commissioner Fenkell Protests
Against Giving Up Land Adj
joining BathhOuse
CLAIMS IT'S NEEDED FOR
ID. =. w. STORAGE YARD
Mrs. {. Il. Arthur Has Battled
for Year to Secure Place for
Riddles Games

The fight between ID. p. w Commits
sioner Fenkell and Mrs Clara b Ar
thur. OF the Fairgrounds commission
for possession OF a piece OF property
adjoining the Clara bath house on
Erskine.st.. was resumed for the ff
leenth time before the council com
mittee on streets. Monday morning
The department OF public works is
using the property as store yard
and Mrs. Arthur wants il vacated for
playground Recently through the
efforts OF Mrs Arthur and her,friends
the public lighting Commission va.
Gated the property but Comm ission-
er Fenkell refuses to move his ma.
JeTia1
Il am heartily in favor of play.
grounds, the commissioner told the
aldermen. but that piece of property
IL in a very desirable location Tor our
purposes. and | have been unable 10
find another piece on the east side OF
the city that win accommodate us,
should We give our present yard over
for a public playground
Mrs. Arthur has fought for over a
year for possession OF the store yard
enlistine The aid OF the mayor and
several other city officials. but Com.
missioner Fenkell refuses 20 yield al
though his predecessor. Jake Haar-
or. tentatively agreed to vacate the
yard
Aid. Wilson suggested that steps be
taken to secure the old fire depart.
ment training school site on Russell.
81. for public playground. This
property is near the bathhouse. and
is not being used by the fire depart.
ment at the present time The com.
mittee took the matter under advise.
ment.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-30
BRIDEGROOM OF TWO
WEEKS Is CHICKEN THIEF

Benjamin Harmon. OF No 207
Merrick-ave.. married just two
weeks, and beginning to feel the Of.
:ects OF the high cost OF living, APP
peared before Justice Stein. Monday.
charged with stealing two chickens
from the coop OF one OF his neigh
bors Andrew Colquhoun, living on
Fourth-aye. Harmon and Merrick
aves.. and raf1led them of. Some
of the men recognized the chickens,
and Motorcycle Officer Sharp was
called Harmon, and William \. BaN.
who was with Harmon. were both
arrested Harmon was fined $40.
Monday and Bax was allowed TO go.
The Detroit times., 1913-12-30

=. COX AMONG "FiRSTS"
IN NEW NJ. c. DEPOT

Peter Cox, 25 years old. OF No. 474
Fifteenth-st, takes his place beside
the other firsts' OF the new Michi-
gan Central depot, by being the first
man arrested in the place
Patrolman Daniel Dilworth locked
him up on charge OF disturbing the
peace. He said that Cox insisted on
going to the ninth TT every few
minutes. and taking his friends with
him. The ninth floor was not open
for company and every time Cox was
refused. there was trouble, Dlworth
said
Cox declared chat he had some pa.
pers up on that ninth floor and
should have been allowed TO 30 M
there
tie was let 90
The Detroit times., 1913-12-30
IcxllIe schnAI ~ M "a Araad

The promoters OF the American yau-
devflle school at No. Do BROADWAY,
recently investi gated by Detectives
Plies and Grossman, when q farmer
ana telegraph operator from Rock
wood complained that they had paid
money 10 be made actors, and feared
mat the thing was a fraud, quietly
-iHtt- tow III lire -drtcctiveS nave feaTU-
ed. The doors OF the office have
not been opened since the young
men complained. Several young wo-
man also paid good money to be-
come actresses. Police found sey-
eral copies OF the agreements" en- =
Tered into between the would be
ThespianS and the school Other
schools OF the sort are being inves-
tlgated by the detectives
The Detroit times., 1913-12-30

Humor has " That James D0ian. the
dapper young rent estate agent who
plunged into frcnzied hnauce on MS
arrival here from Brooklyn. aud was
sentenced 20 four months IN the
workhouse for passing Forged
check. H. n nephew OF big Bill
Devcry. former police chief 81 New
York. Dol1n. questioned about ~.
4 remarked that ~ rnmof had ~ that
way, ia would have 20 keep IT, May
be / am, aud mas b~ ! m not. ne
said Maybe I'm The car az Rus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21

such investigation WAS placed before
the grand jury by Judge Malone OF
the court of general sessions.
II request that you Immediately sub
init to the grand jury now sitting this
matter" says the letter. so that prompt
action may be taken to investigate the
charges made by Mr.. Mitchell, and If
they are substantiated to prosecute the
offenders to the full extent of the law.
Charges of this sort recur in each
succeeding campaign, but heretofore
they have been made anonymously, and
1t seems to me desirable that they
should be investigated, that the truth
may be known.
Il enclose herewith a clipping quot
ing Mr.. Mitchell and / place myself
entirely at the disposal of yourself
and the grand Jury to answer any
charges Mr.. Mitchell may make"
1T need not be said by the court,
gentlemen, that the subject matter of
this missive is important" said Judge
Malone to the grand jury. If the
report referred to in this communica-
tion be accurate, then a specific charge
has been made by specific person
against another of serious offepse
against the law.
The court directs you to take up
at once this grave public matter for
settlement"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Deaths and Funerals
F. H. Hambright. Sr.

f. II. Hambright, ST., aged 40 years,
a we'll known police officer, died sud-
denly yesterday morning at his late
residence, sos North Forty-fourth
street, of heart trouble following a
brief illness. His sudden death proved
great shock to the police depart
ment of which he had been member
for the past eight years.
The deceased was a man exemplary
in his habits and had earned the re-
spect and friendship of his brother po-
lice officers during the eight years OF
service in the department
Funeral services over the deceased
OFFICER will take place this afternoon
at o'clock from the residence. Inter
ment will follow in East Lake ceme-
terry. A squad of the late Mr.. HAM
brlghts comrades on the police force
VIII be in attendance at services and
interment
The late officer is survived by his
widow and son, f. III. Hambright. Jr..
member OF the police force. and
three brothers, p. Fl. Hambright. Mike
Hambright and John Hambright: his
mother, Mrs. Lidy Hambright and sis
ter, Mrs. Martha Jones'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
NUMBER OF PETTY
THEFTS YESTERDAY
Police Docket Shows Num-
erous Small Robberies
During Day

Yesterday saw an unusual quota of
petty thievery in Birmingham and from
the police file the following were gath
cred at random from the miscellaneous
collection of reported robberies:
Mrs. V. NJ. Dryman of S0s South
Twenty street reported to the
police that some one broke in the rear
of her home at o'clock yesterday after
noon while she was sitting in her front
parlor. The thieves got away with a
large quantity of clothes.
II. ]. Derecott of 6OS Mortimer street
reported to the police that his valuable
gold watch had been stolen.
p. F. Clark of the Penny Savings bank
reported that diamond locket had been
stolen from him. He offered 50 reward
for the recovery of the stolen jewelry.
Blanche Moore, a negro woman living
at 2217 Alley e, reported to the police
that her shack had been broken into and
robbed of several suits of clothes.
Everett Taylor, a negro boy, reported
TO the police that he was held up last
night on Huntsville avenue and robbed.
e. Holmes. travelling man stopping
at lNe hOIIlS iOlClt iCPOiNOo " IiiS PC7
lice that his sample case containing 15O
ladies' waists had been stolen from in
front of Caheen's on Third avenue in
broad daylight.
Sallie Isom of 1341 Thirteenth avenue,
north reported to the police that her
bicycle had been stolen.
Oscar Carter. a negro living at 731
North Twenty-trst street, reported to the
police that his clothes, watch, overcoat
and razor had been stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Problems of Teachers

Though teaching may not be a sweateti
industry, a nationwide investigation has
shown that the increased cost of living
and the tendency of teachers salaries to
remain stationary compel many teachers
to seek supplementary employment, in
order to make both ends meet, SAYS tha
Survey. In some cases 1t was found that
janitors receive more than teachers. One
woman teacher wrote that her brother. n
plasterer, received Sc and she 81 q day.
In Atlanta it is reported that the salary
of an elevator boy at the city hall ex-.
ceeds an established wage for one OIL
the grades by nearly 500 year.
The investigation, which covered over
one year, was made by a committee Of
the National Education association. In
formation was received from 1888
teachers.
While the comparison of teachers SAL
aries today with teachers salaries of a
former period will not be completed be-
fore the end of this school year, the
committee presents some interesting in
formation about the economic and social
conditions of teachers in five cities The
average salaries of women grade teach.
ers are: For Atlanta. s564 .S3; for Hams
ilton, S629 CO., for New Haven, S67S As; for
Cincinnati, ssss.03; for Denver, sS9s.s2.
In this connection 1t is interesting to
note the figures on teachers salaries
recently compiled by the division of ed.
ucation of the Russell Sage foundation.
According to that study, thousands OF
rural teachers throughout the southern
states receive less than $3.50 a year. Taxi
ing the country as a whole, the avers ge
annual wage of carpenters is declared
to be $500, of coal miners 5000 OF fac
tory workers $3.50. of common laborers
Sol3, and of teachers. S4S5. One southern
state rents its convicts to contractors at
little more than 800 a year and pays
its public teachers slightly over $500.
In Atlanta women grade teachers ad
to their salaries from other sources an
average of S31.45 Il year; In Hamilton.
$2S.14; IN New Haven, $45 "a; In Cincin.
natl S51.1S, and in Denver s94. 40.
While outside employment does not
seem very productive 1t Is extremely
varied. One teacher acts as umpire at
football games, another writes plots for
moving picture shows and a number do,
dressmalxing. Others are serving as a
bookkeeper in a small store, cashier In
"a department store and as mattresses in
summer hotels One is pastor of small
church, another is "a chauffeur, a third
raises chickens and one gives expert
advice to a manufacturing concern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
ABSENT SENATORS
ASKED TO RETURN TO
DEBATE ON MEASURE
Seaman's Seryitude Bill To Be Voted
On In the Senate Thursday.
Absence Causes
Delay

Washington, October 20.-Absent
senators were notified tonight to re-
turn to Washington at once for the
debate on the seamens seryitude bill,
which is to be voted on Thursday.
Progress on the measure was delayed
again today because of the absence
of a quorum. all efforts of Senate en-
ployes otherwise failing to bring
enough members to enable the Senate
to do business now.
Senator LaFollette insisted all Sem
ators should be recalled so the bill
might be acted on.
Its provisions increasing the safety
of passengers and crews at sea ought
to be put into operation to prevent fur
ther sea disasters such as have recent
ly cost many lives, according to the
Stnator. Senator LaFollette declared
the presidential Taft veto would have
no effect in the resolutions endorse
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21

to stir the waters? 1 am confident
the majority of our citizens realize
that the greatness of any city does not
consist in massive buildings, wide
streets or beautiful parks, desirable as
they be, but in the nobility of the
character of its citizens. The exist
ence of our library system is for that
purpose. But the question is, Shall
the libraries Of Birmingham remain as
they are? | believe you answer, No.
As we can expect the city to pay only
the salaries of those employed we have
only to appeal to the citizens of Bir-
mingham. We need at least $4,000
to purchase new books, and we have
no doubt but that the sum will be
subscribed when asked for. Citizens
of Greater Birmingham, you are offered
an opportunity to assist deserving
cause, and there are no doubt gener-
atfons to come who will feel grateful
for your generosity
1t may be surprising to know that
in all our libraries we have but 25, 900
volumes. Dallas, Texas, in 1912, with
a population of less than $4,000, added
$4,000 volumes to its already large col
lection.
The curious will naturally ask How
does Birmingham compare with other
cities in maintaining its Libraries ?
Therefore 1 beg to submit the follow
ing: Cleveland, o., eXpends on It's IL
braries 81 cents per capita. Boston
% cents, st. Joseph, Mo, 81 cents New
Orleans IL cents, Birmingham " cents
lnasmuch as that Is the best the city
can do at present, the library board
appeals to the people of Birmingham
We have all confidence that our appeal
to city with such a noble past and
nobler future will not be in vain
Daniel Webster, defending the state
of New Hampshire in a law suit said:
she is small state. but there are
those who love her." Birmingham's
Libraries are small, but there are those
who love them.
D. M. LEWIS
Vice President and Acting President
Library Board.
Birmingham, October 20, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
STOVALL TO MANAGE
KANSAS CITY CLUB

Kansas City, October 20.-George Sto-
American league baseball club, came to
terms tonight with the directors of the
Kansas City club of the Federal league
to manage the local team next season.
Stovall announced he would not sign
his contract, however, until November l.
when Robert Hedges, president of the
st. Louis club, has promised to give an
answer on Stovall's request for an un-
conditional release
1t is understood Stovalls contract,
which is for three years, calls for a sal
ary of $1,000 a year and a substantial
bonus for signing. Before playing with
st. Louis Stovall was with the Cleveland
Americans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
LESLIE BUSH is
WELCOMED HOME

Branerd. Mimi. October 2o.-Several
thousand baseball enthusiasts greeted Les
lie Bush, of the Philadelphia Athletics
upon his arrival home today AS he
stepped from the train Bush was seized
and tossed aloft by his friends. Every
whistle in town screamed a welcome and
several factories and business houses
closed TO permit employees to attend the
celebration, which included an automo-
bile parade.
The homecoming festivities were con-
cluded with dance tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
HARVARD BASEBALL
TEAM is HONORED

Cambridge. Masss October 2o-A dem
onstration usually given only to victori-
Gus football teams was accorded tonight
TO Harvards baseball team, which won
the series from Yale last summer. 1t
was the first time that Crimson nine
has been so honored.
A silver loving cup was presented by
the members of the team to Sam Fell
ton. whose pitching figures in Harvard $
victories. FELTON, is to be married to-
m orrON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
YOUNG WOMAN TRIES
TO TAKE OWN LIFE

A young woman giving the name of
Mamie owens and her address as II Cot
ton Mill quarters. attempted suicide by
drinking laudanum in restaurant ON
Second avenue between Twenty. second
this morning.
Shaws ambulance was hastily sum-
money and the police were also notified.
The young woman was carried to the st.
Vincents hospital where after the doctors
had worked on her for while she was
pronounced out of danger. The ambu-
lance then removed the young woman to
her own home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
MAN Y YEARS OLD
CHALLENGES FRIEND.
AGED ", TO DUEL
Aged French Warriors Ready to Meet
on Field of Honor-Seconds
to Decide if Duel Is
Necessary

Paris. France, October 20.--A cha1-
lenge was sent by one French Septua :
genarian warrior. General Bose, az years
old. to another still older. General Cor
ges Florentin, n years old, grand
chancellor of the Legion of Honor, for
duel today The quarrel had it's
origin in legal proceedings started by
General Florentine to prevent members
of the society of National Merit founded
by General Bose from wearing a butt
ton among its insignia and thus in
fringing on the privilege of members
of the Legion of Honor.
The seconds of the two elderly off,
GERS met late to deliberate as to
whether a conflict would be necessary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
w. T. Darlington Dead

Admission, October 2o.-(special .)-Mr.
and Mrs. j. b. Darlington of this city left
Monday morning for Richmond, Va, to
attend the funeral of Mr.. Carrington's q
father, w. T. Darlington of Richmond.
who died yesterday after short, illness
The deceased was a prominent business
man and Confederate veteran. His son in
this city is president of the Woodstock
Iron company. the Standard Foundry
company and other enterprises, having
formerly resided at Birmingham.
The elder Darlington was S4 years old
and is survived by his widow. three
other sons. T. M. and II. P. Darlington
of Richmond, and r. c. Darlington OF
Springfield, Mo-. in addition to whom he
leaves four daughters, Mrs. E. r. Settf.
nus, whose husband is president of the
Diamond Match company. New York:
Misses Emma, Mary and Bessie CARING
ton of Richmond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
You Have to Guses at John
he st. Louis Republic

From the st. Louis Republic.
''Since your two boys left college, how
are they getting on in the world? How S
George making it7'
Pretty we'll; last season he batted 3Os:
this season he's going at .341 clip and
six more games to play"
What about John2''
Johns in the wholesale hay business:
says he's doing fine, but there amt no
way to figure 1t out like you can what
George is doing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Snow in Chicago

Chicago, October 2o.-Winter, attended
by a snowfall, visited Chicago today,
some weeks ahead of the calendar sehed-
ule. The snow covered the ground only
for few minutes, but it was followed by
a drop in temperature to So degrees.
Snow also was reported in many cities
in the middle west and as far south as
Atlanta and Birmingham. 1t followed
In the trail of a windstorm, which. ac-
cording to the weather bureau. centered
over the ST Lawrence valley. Snow was
reported at st. Louis, Mo-, Terre Haute,
Ind, and Houghton, Mich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
OUR LIBRARY SYSTEM

To the Editor Of the Age-Herald:
How many of you know if there is a
public library in the city? How many
know where it is? These two questions
may sound impertinent, but it is a fact
that a short time ago two gentlemen
of intelligence, long residents of the
birmingham district, had an argument
In one of our hotels whether Birming
ham had a public library or not !
nave just been asked by a gentleman
who has held a public office several
times Where is the public library OF
Birmingham These questions only
show the little interest taken in the
past in our library system
The creation of the library board by
our city commissioners has been an
effort to remove this apathy in its IL
brary spirit, and to bring Birmingham
up to other cities, as it is in other great
civic questions
Our library system is now composed
of central library ON the fourth floor
of the city hall with branches at Ems
ley Woodlawn, West End and Avon
dale. There are other communities
9"S" as Cdst Lake, SOuth f1lgnlandS,
Pratt City and Wylam where branches
should be organized. However, any
one visiting the libraries already in
existence would find that they are very
inadequately supplied with books, and
1t Is common thing to hear the re-
mark from some one fond of books +"
Il have read all here" For the last
four years no new books have been
nnrnhacnn nnf II
amount derived from fines. The city
has not been able to contribute one
cent toward buying any books and at
present it does not seem that IL will
for some time. The question that con-
fronts us therefore is 4as. Shall we
remain in the stagnanN ondition we
are in at present or have some spirit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
COLUMBUS KNIGHTS
TO JOIN IN PARADE
Will 60 to Terminal Station in Body
Friday Morning to Meet Under
wood on Arrival

At meeting of the Knights of Co
lumo bur held last night a resolution
was adopted urging the members to
take part in the Underwood parade on
Friday.
Members of the organization will as
semble at the hall shortly before IL
o'clock and will march in a body to
the Terminal station and following the
arrival of Mr.. Underwood will move
with the parade which will be formed
in his honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
SOUTH EXPERIENCES
EARLIEST SNOWFALL.
IN NUMBER OF YEARS
Continued from Page one)

and Asheville. N. c., indicate that the
snow furry was heavier in that Sec
tion than in the more southern states.
In the southwest snow was reported
from number of points In the Ozark
mountains OF southeastern Missouri and
western Arkansas. The town of Alma.
in Crawford county, Arkansas, was the
most southern town In that state to re-
port furry. Freezing temperatures pre-
vailed generally over Missouri, Kansas
and Oklahoma with light frost extend
ing into northern Texas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Griffith Wins Decision

Youngstown, o., October 20-Johnny
Griffith of Akron won a decision over
IoH-my Bresnahan of Omaha, Neb., in
their P-round bout here tonight. Most
OF the rounds were uriffith's BY good
margins. In the sixth Griffith sent Bres-
naEan to his knees with right cross and
repeatedly rushed him to the ropes. In
the infightipg in the twelfth, Bresnahan
again slipped to the mat, but was up in a
moment. Bresnahan weighed 13O, Griffith
l35 Phil Brock, Cleveland lightweight,
of $l0OO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Weather Record Broken

Nashville, October 2o-This section is
experief cling today the earliest snowfall
on record At Nashville the snow began
falling at 5:45 O'Clock and fell furiously
during the early forenoon. The ground
was wet and the snow melted as fast as
1t touched the ground. The temperature
was 80 degrees at o'clock.
The earliest snowfall heretofore was on
October 26, 1898. The snowfall was re-
ported as far west at Huntington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Blinded by Storm

Cleveland, o., October 20.-Blinded by
the driving rain and a s6-mile wind, five
persons walked in front of automobiles
tonight and two Of them received fatal
injuries. Miss Mary Costello, 45, was
thrown against the curb and her skull
fractured She died on the way to q
hospital. William Kepz, 90, also thrown
against curb, sustained scalp wounds,
a broken leg and internal injuries.
Shortly before midnight the rain
changed TO snow and then to sleet, which
froze as it fell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
CHARLES E. CRAIG
ELECTED TO BENCH

Peoria. H.. October 2O.-In the most
fiercely contested judicial election i'll the
history of Illinois, Charles c. Craig, demo-
crat of Galesburg, was elected to the
supreme bench to succeed Judge John j.
Hand by a majority of 1916 over Judge
Leslie d. Puterbaugh, republican, of
Peoria. Arthur II. Shay, the progressive
candidate from Streator, ran nearly 5000
votes behind the republican.
Political experts attribute the demo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Windstorm in New Haven

New Haven, Conn. October 20.--A
high wndstorm that swept over the
Connecticut shore tonight cost one life
and did much damage to small craft.
Russell B. Young. aged 10, who was
rowing with his father was drowned
when their boat capsized. At New Lon
don the sea was said to have been the
highest in five years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Severe Cold in Virginia

Norfolk, Va, October 20.-Consider-
able damage to small craft resulted
from a severe southwest gale which
swept the Virginia coast today. Gov
ernment barge No. s, loaded with am
munition. was driven ashore near Bush
Bluff lightship and Is thought to be u
total loss. Her cargo alone was valued
at $4,000. The British steamers Luc-
regen and Storton were driven together
at Sewelps Point and both consider
ably damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
Alleged Burglars Arrested

Frank Walker and Chick Carter, ne
groes, were arrested yesterday by De-
tectives Warren and DarnelI and placed
in the city Jail charged with burglary
and grand larceny. The negroes at po-
lice headquarters confessed to car break
ing and eask of beer which the ne
groes are said to have stolen Saturday
night was recovered