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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15
HOBSON PROTESTS
AGAINST EFFORTS
OF THOMAS L. LONG
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heart and hand in the liquor interests"
1 have ever been intemperate on the tenn
perance question. which is more than you
can say. although it is true, which | don't
deny, that l have in the past taken drinks
of liquor, but ] am now teetotaler, but
no crank and have never been tool nor
an employe of the liquor interests, as
charged by you.
l have been in business 50 years. Have
lived all of my life, since early boyhood,
among the good people of this Walker
county, and can bring hundreds of wit
nesses to testify that they themselves
have never seen me under the influence
of liquor, which certainly shows that
have never been a man of such intenl-
perate habits as you have me branded
Should / receive the appointment, l am
perfectly willing for Judge w. l. Grubb
United States judge. whom I have had
the honor to claim as one of my friends
for many years, and with whom will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15

bama, which shows many strong indorse-
ments from every county in Alabama.
don't think that there is any question but
that | have probably the strongest in
dorsement on file in Washington that ever
came from a state In the American union
asking for local federal appointment.
These numerous Endorsements refutes your
charge made against me that my appoint
ment would not meet the approval of the
majority of the best citizens of the COM
munity. am justly proud of my recon-
mendations and should I be honored with
the appointment, no act of mine will ever
cause regret from the many distinguished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15

vile fire department has been moved
from the east side of Long building on
Commerce street in the uptown sec
ton of the city to the east side OF
Stewards drug store on Court Square.
On Monday afternoon at the home of
Mrs J. G. Reynolds, a Mothers Self
Culture club was organized by Miss
S. C. Purnell, travelling representative
of the Twentieth Century Self-Cul-
ture association. The members of the
newly organized club represent some
of the most prominent mothers of the
city. The officers of the club are as fol-
lows: President. Mrs. j. C. Richard
son; vice president. Mrs. j. G. Rey-
nolds; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. B.
B. MADISON: musical director. Mrs. Fred
C. Winkler. The club will meet the
fourth Thursday in each month and the
first meeting will be held with Mrs.
j. c. Richardson.
The local camp of Woodmen of the
World held one of the most enthu-
siastic meetings the organization has
held in a number of months. There
We're 13 new members to be carried
through the mysterious initiation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15
HEAVY LOSS FROM
FIRE IN LOWNDES
Gin, Saw Mill Grist Mill,
Cotton, ETC., Burn
KILLED BY WAGON
Butler County's Stock Show Opens To-
day in Greenville-Firehose House
Is -Woodmen Initiate
Thirteen Members


Greenville, October HI Especial THE
ginhouse and contents, a sawmill. grist
mill, 20 bales of cotton, a number of farm
ing implements and wagons belonging to
j. G. Ellis in lower Lowndes county
were burned last night. The fire was
discovered about o'clock. but it was I'M
possible to save anything The origin of
the fire has not been learned There was
10 insurance.
At noon, today one OF the city's wagons
accidentally ran over a negro child of
about Is months of age on lower Cemetery
street. The child was at play in the
street The child was internally injured
and its back was broken. Death resulted
in about 20 minutes
Butler county's stock show will open
tomorrow to last two days. number of
entries have already been made. The
show is to be held in the large barns and
sheds of the Amerine & Mcbride stables.
Fire hose house No. 8 of the Green
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15
WHY IS A LAWYER?
BY CHARLES II. ssANDY

Someone has said that lawyers are "a
necessary evil but whether any evil
is necessary or not is a question of great
doubt. 1t is well known fact that
many a crook and many a criminal have
escaped the just penalty of the law
through the instrumentality of shrewd
and able attorney. On the other hand,
convictions have been had from the fact
that the constitutional rights of the ac-
cused had not been properly presented
to the court or to the jury, as the case
may be.
Almost the first act of man who is
accused of a crime is to get him a
lawyer" and to the credit of the profess
sion be it said that regardless of the
fact that the defendant may be unable
to pay the required fee, he can generally
find some attorney who will defend him,
and who will do his best to clear him.
OF course, the best efforts of the best
lawyers are sometimes unavailing. yet it
must be admitted that between the per-
son represented by counsel and he who
is not, the fellow with the lawyer has
much the better chance of being cleared
of the charge that has been preferred
against him.
While this is undoubtedly true, in al
most every instance, the dope was up
set as completely in the federal court
yesterday as was that of the various
sporting writer's who picked the New
York Giants to win the worlds series,
for out of six criminal cases tried be-
fore Judge Gfubb the five represented
by counsel were promptly convicted by
the jury, while the sixth one, a negro,
who plead his own case, was just as
promptly acquitted.
The sixth defendants aforesaid, all ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15

Alabamians who have honored me with
their Endorsements.
The truth of the business, Captain Hob
son, your hostility towards me is be-
cause ! have never been your political adj
smartest men in the world, and know
more than any living American The
trouble with you, Captain Hobson, is
that most everything you know Is wrong.
Yours truly, 4. l.. LONG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15

governments big bleached flour case, TO
test the right of the millers under the
pure food laws to bleach -four by the So
called Alsop process, was postponed to-
day by mutual consent. 1t win probably
be heard In January. 4s.z
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15
Dutch Standard Abolished

Washington. October 14.--The Dutch
standard in the examination of imported
sugars was abolished today by a treasury
department order In accord with the new
tariff law. The Dutch standard has fig
ured in tariff discussions for many years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15

groes, We're charged with breaking into
freight cars in the several railroad yards
of the city. which, under the recent
statute enacted by Congress is a fed
eral offense should the car contain in
terstate shipments
The cases were tried separately as the
offenses occurred at different times and
at different places. Judge w. l. Grubb
was on the bench. with an assistant
United States district attorney as prose-
cutor. The jury was composed of lead
ing citizens of the district The speeches
of the attorney for the several defendants
We're mastery and eloquently made yet
they fell on the unsympathetic ears of
the jury, for In every instance their elo-
quenee was wasted on the desert air. >
and In less time than it took the Ath-
leties to knock Demaree out of the box
they returned the same verdict with
startling regularity, Guilty as charged
in the indictment" The following negroes
were convicted: Dell Byrd, Walter Nc
Gee. J. l.. Parkins. Otis Williams, Ar
thur Goodwin, Mack Williams and Ellis
Brooks.
In contrast to the eloquence of the
disciples of Blackstone Walter Burley
negro, with enough pigment under his
skin to paint a barn, argued his own
case to the jury. His language was un-
couth, yet somehow it rang true He de-
MED every allegation in the complaint,
and while he did not defy the allega-
tor, said alligator being Uncle Sam, he
convinced the jury that he had never
been within a mile of the freight car al
legged to have been broken into and
robbed.
In contrast to the somewhat hopeless
countenance of the negroes who had been
convicted, his face fairly beamed when
the jury returned the verdict of .not
guilty" and as he left the august pres
ence of the United States judge and the
sanctity of the federal court rooms, he
remarked, Dem white folks is sho' all
right; dey knows er homes nigger when
dey sees him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15
Death of Fruit Trees


the temperance question. l have heard
you IN your enthusiasm against liquor
charge that alcohol would kill fruit trees
DO you not know that butter milk, salt,
creosote and coal oil will also kill fruit
trees? Is this argument not a reflection
upon your intelligence? 1 have heard
you publicly state that alcohol would
degenerate the offspring of an intemper-
ate man, even down to the third fourth
and fifth generations, and make an illus
tratlon of your argument by referring to
uogs VINO are fed on alcohol, and the pups
from such dogs. Is this not a reflection
upon your intelligence, when it Is a fact
that the nations that consume the most
liquor on earth, and have for centuries.
are the English, Americans, Germans and
French? The nations on earth that con-
sumo less alcoholic liquors are the Turks
and Chinese. Now, do these compare
with the intelligent great English speak
ing people and the Germans? I don't
refer to these matters as an argument for
alcohol; all enlightened people know that
1t is an evil, always has been and always
Will be, but / criticise such an argument
to show that you are silly and intemper-
ate on the temperance question. Yet, after
all, there may be a little something in
your argument about effects of alcohol on
succeeding generations, for you are a liv-
ing example, and a most rema rka BILE
piece of evidence for that argument.
As far back as the revolution / can
trace my ancestors. Captain Hobson, and
not one of my forefathers was drunk
ard. My ancestors were all sober, tenn
perate men, mostly of the Presbyterian
faith, Protestant-lrish, first settled in yir-l
ginia, some Of whom were soldiers in the
American revolution. One of them, John
Long. lies buried in a country church
yard near Rogersville, Tenn, with the
following inscription on his tombstone:
JOHN LONG,
A Revolutionary Soldier and
An Honest Man.
None of my ancestors were intemperate
on the temperance question. but were
plain. honest conservative men.
Attack on Underwood
Further discussing reflection on intel
ligence,'' 1t is impossible to overlook your
recent indecent and vitriolic assault on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15

Argument Postponed
Washington, October 14-Argument in
the United States supreme court on the
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-19
TAR HEEL ON LONG TRAMP

Denver, Especial. James II.
Lee, of Lebanon, Kan, 100 years
old, arrived in Denver the day after
his Tooth birthday, having walked
all the way. He is on his way to
Portland Ore. His father and
General r. E. Lee were cousins.
The old man Che does not object
to the title,) pri1es himself upon
the fact that he has worked all his
life, fused tobacco o5 years.. and
is>as good traveller as the next one..
Lees sister, Mrs. Eliza Gross, is
alive at 90 years. His rreat-grand-
father lived to be 107 and his great
great-grandfather 1O4.
Mr.. Lee was born in Mocksville,
N. G.. He has been married three
times. His third wife, aged Is, re-
mains in Kansas.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-19
A MORNING TOOTH TALK

Coed morning, Mr.. |. G. Busy
man. Ny name is Tooth-C. A.
Tooth, of the North Carolina Tooth
Company. Ny object in seeking
this interview is not one of com
planning, but merely one f the ex-
PLANTATION regarding the feeling and
condition of certain members of our
company who have been working
faithfully for you for a number of
years.
1T seems that you are such
busy man that you forget entirely
to show proper attention to your
teeth, those hard working servants
and companions of your daily life.
They serve you every day, and
sometimes half the night, and so far
have received nothing but neglect.
Nov, you are a reasonable mar.
and so am sure you will realize
the importance of showing some at
tention to these necessary partners
of your activity. Of course, you
IIdVC ltjOuSllt dOOul IL IICIuCutly1
and truly believe your inattentlon
is not Intentional; nevertheless, it is
harmful, and so warn you unless
you get busy soon and shoW your
teeth some decent attention your
neglect will prove both costly and
painful.
eyes, knew you would admit
the justice of my remarks, and |
certainly am pleased to hav. you
say you will give these hard work.
ing members proper daily attention.
They will re able 10 serve you
much better, and, briefly, you will
find it to your interest in every way.
You certainly know they are won
derful little workers, and can do
wonders for yon, but when it comes
to helping themselves they are help
less. Keep your word and do the
needful, and | am sure you will find
them ever true and grateful.
Good morning, sir" w. p. E.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-19
GOOD MORNING

Good-morning. Brother Sunshine:
Good-morning, Sister Song.
| beg your humble pardon
If you've waited very long.
I thought | heard you rapping;;
To shut you out were sin.
My heart is standing open;
Won't you
walk
right
in?
Good-morning, Brother Gladness;
Good-morning, Sister Smile.
They told me you were coming.
So waited on a while;
I'm lonesome here without you;
A weary while it's been.
My heart is standing open;
Won't you
walk
right
in?
Good-morning, Brother Kindness;
Good morning, Sister Cheer.
| heard you were out calling.
So I waited for you here.
Same way | keep forgetting
. have to toll and spin
When you are my companions;
Won't you
walk
right
in? j. W. FOLEY
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-19
Malaria or Chins &. Fever

Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHiLlS FEVER,
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not grippe or s;cken. Csc
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-19
ENLARGEMENT OF PLANT

Samuel B. Coffin, of the Sam B.
Coffin, Incorporated. is increasing
his plant considerably, having added
a finishing, storage and shipping
department to meet the demands
made upon him. He will put on
the market a line of the newest
quarered case goods for eastern
cities.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-19

Judge W. R. Ednunds of this city
was united in marriage Wednesday
night at Mt Airy to Miss Minnie
Haynes in the First Baptist church
of that city. He was accompanied
by Col. Wescott Robertson who acted
as best man.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-19
Best Laxative for the Aged

Old men and women feel the eed
of laxative more than young 70 ks,
but it must be safe and harm less
and one which will not. cause ain.
DR.. Kings New Life Pills are es
pecially good for the aged, for they
act promptly and easily. Price Csc.
Recommended by All Druggists.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1913-06-19

BUY YOUR WATCHES,
Clocks, Dis monds, Cut Glass, China,
Silverware Je'~elry and Spectdcles at our
store and give your votes to the boy or
girl of your choice for the Pony, Buggy
and Harness.
StaIey'S~ JcWc|ry Store
Newark post., 1913-04-09
Dr.. Reed Addresses Grange

Of more than usual interest was
the meeting Of Newark Grange held
on Monday evening. The an
nonncemcnt at previous meeting
that DR.. r. G. Reed would address
the grangers was sufficient to guar
antee a good attendance. DR.. Reed
discussed, and illustrated by means
Of photographs, some of the more
common human diseases that are
carried by or contracted from AMI
mails. AS might have been expect
ed, this talk aroused much discus
sion among members concerning
several Of the best known OF human
diseases, such as tuberculosis, ty-
phoid fever, malaria and yellow
fever.
The relations of the tubercular
COW to the children or the human
family were well shown by the
statement that Of all cases OF tuber-
culosis among children one fourth
are due to infected milk. Accord
ing to DR.. Reed, the effort to elm
mate the mosquito as factor IN
Newark post., 1913-04-09
Pennies Bring New Books

Newark people have been so gen-
crous with their odd pennies that
there II be lots Of new books in the
Town library sOon--all the latest
worthwhile fiction and some inter-
esting volumes of travel, biography
and history.
All these are to be bought with
money contributed through the
emile Of pennies plan-twelve
pennies fixed into the twelve inch
cardboard slips that have been
staring us all III the face for some
weeks past. Cards aggrcgating
only 800 feet were given out III
Newark-for these ii is hoped TO
realize at least $50.
SO far $42 i'll pennies have been
turned in to the treasurer, Miss
Alice Kerr, and it is hoped that
the slips that are still i'll the hands
of the public will be sent to the
Librarian before May lst.
Newark post., 1913-04-09

human disease has been only par-
lially successful owing TO the fact
that multitudes of these insects are
porn III small puddles and even in
the llttie cups made by the curling
up or leaves on the ground and are
therefore beyond the reach Of the
OIL treatment given to ponds and
marsh land.
During the evening several new
members were initiated into the or
der and applications were received
from a number of others. If is
felt by all who have attended re-
cent meetings that Newark Grange
has been born again to a new en-
thnslasm and that it soon NAV be-
come a large factor in the agric,1It-
llral development Of this part of
New Castle county. That it has al
ready assumed something of social
Importance was proved by the good
cheer that prevailed around the
table laid by the ladies of the
grange after the formal part of the
program was completed. Too much
credit cannot begiven to the com
mlttee III charge Of the refresh
ments for providing so excellent =
spread.
Newark post., 1913-04-09
Good News From Mr.. Death

The many friends of John I.
Death. formerly a superintendent
at the local plant Of the American
yuIcanized Fibre Company were
delighted to hear this week that ne
had not suffered from the floods IN
Ohio although his home at Frank
lin is on the Miami River in the
food district. Mr.. Death sent a
number of Franklin newspapers to
friends containing accounts OF the
food and several letters have also
been received from him in the past
few days. He describes the scenes
in Franklin during the food period
as being horrible. Two lives were
lost in that town, several hundred
we're made homeless and large
amount Of property was destroyed.
Mr.. Death s home happened to oe
on high ground and the water did
not reach him. The parents or
Frederick Ritz, who succeeded Mr..
Death as superintendent and VINO
also live in Franklin, were not SO
fortunate. Mr.. Ritz has received
word that during the food there
was three feet Of water IN their
house but his people escaped with
out injury but suffered consider
able loss by water.
Newark post., 1913-04-09
PERSONALS

ury Robert Frazer OF Elktou
u u Mrs Richard Cam OF Kirk
AT" 'oJ we're recent guests at the
So"r SU",' of +. b. Frazer.
I0,T Mr.. Agnes Henry of Whining
~, spcut Friday with Newark
iFHI Mr. NJ. L. Kirk of Philadelphia
", ,hn Quest of her sister, Mrs. Il.
A Wilson. IN :,
A. AIRS r. {. league of Philadel-
ob;a is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mi Miss Rrha Storey of New Lon
Ion ~ visited Newark relatives re-
% Grorgr Strahorn was Newark
visitor on SATURDAY,.
Superintendent A. X. Spaid WIS.,
..J thr Newark schools on Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. }. Wilkins Cooch
and Mr. +. Is. Frazer returned on
uondav from trip to the West
indies and Panama.
Mrs Wrihc. with her two young
act children. of Washington, d. c.,
'rbo nJ ha, been visiting her parents,
wr and Mrs. +. 5. Armstrong of
Too.b 5 Bridge, returned home on
Sunday
whox. husband was formerly a
member Of the faculty Of Delaware
CoIIprr j, the guest Of Miss Anna
JIoSSngrr.
Mrs. Robert Tally of Washing
Nm. y. G.. is the guest Of Mrs. f.
y. Coocn.
Mrs. NcilI of Butte, Montana,
,as the guest Of her sister. Miss
Lena Evans. over Sunday. The
'.ttpr accompanied her to Wash
,ngton. u. C.. on Monday to re-
rain until Saturday.
Newark post., 1913-04-09
Social Notes

Mrs. Joseph II. Hossingcr enter
E+ainrd eight tables at auction
bridge Saturday afternoon i'll hon
Or of Mrs. Dawson Of New York.
EThe first prize. "A brass jardinier,
was won by Mrs. A. 7. Neale, and
! the second prize, four. packs OF
handsome cards. by Mrs. Penrose
Wilson. Among the guests were ::
: hrs Dawson. Mrs. Thompson, Miss
RHossingrr. Mrs. Penny, Mrs. Whit
F1iugham. Miss Maxwell, Mrs. G. b.
Evans. Mrs. Armstrong, the Misses
Wilson. Mrs. Reed. Miss Raub, Miss
Strahorn. Mrs. +. w. Cooch, Mrs.
|Taltv. Mrs. lIaimcS. Mrs. Dutton.
! bliss Springer. Mrs. Pilling and
|biiSS IImd.
Miss Eleanor IIarter will enter
| Eaiu at cards on Thursday, April
|-rnth.
Mrs. r1Jrug Wright has issued
Imira-.m,~ .or Thursday, April H..
Qnr.. number Of out-of-town
nrorlu attended the CoInial We'd
|amg given under the auspices OF
he N., Century Club, III the
vpu. iiut,r. Friday evening last.
|Amang tnuSr were Miss Anne
|IIughr> ot Wilmington, Mrs. Tally
Of Washington. d. c., Miss Gibson
III PhIfa.. the Misses LaIfertyy
Of Philadelphia, Mrs. Burnette of
|Doyrr. Mrs. Dawson OF New York,
Miss Mary lIart~r Of Baltimore,
|1lr>. AGNES Henry, Mrs. Edna
"copper" Wilmington. Miss Reba
Storey. \oW London.
Prof. and Mrs. Hayward enter
tanned il number OF young people
on Saturday evning. Those enjoy
mg their hospitality were: the
Misses Whittingham. the Misses
Spear Of Wilmington, Miss Wool
son Of Wilmington. Miss Elizabeth
Dawson Of Elkton, Miss Alice
Evans and Messrs. Newton, Bou-
well. Houston. Davis. Seward,
Croft. Dawson. Clark, Mulhellen,
Thomas. Valiant. Hirshman, Glib
Oony, Mearns and Walker.
Mrs. James &. Duffy of Phlia-
deIphia. recently won the A. j.
DrexcI BiddIe, 1913 junior cham,
pionship fencing tournament, and
is the junior champion Of the
Pennsylvania division of the ANA
teur Fcncers' League Of America
and mcdalist in the Senior cham
pionShip. Congratulations to Mrs
Duffy, who was Miss Florence
Armstrong Of CoOch S Bridge.
Newark post., 1913-04-09
WEDDING
Observation-Disclosures

CK--SHARPLESS.
Mr.. Franklin Pennock, we'll
known farmer Of Mill Greek Hun
dred. was quietly married in West
Chester on last Wednesday to Miss
Mary Walton Sharpless OF Media,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pennock are spend
ing their honeymoon in Ohio. They
will return to their home near
Union next Saturday.
Newark post., 1913-04-09
Working For A New Street

There is some effort being made
to open new street from a point
opposite the present postoffice, to
Cleveland avenue, north of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad tracks.
The residents of North Newark
living between Chapel and n. Col
lege avenue are greatly inconven-
fenced by the absence of cross
street. 1t is understood that the
officials of the b. and O. have con-
sented to build a bridge over the
new street.