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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Reported Sunday

Narragansett. Pier, r. l., July @.-The
jewel robbery at the summer home of {.
C. Rumsey. a member of the Coopers-
town polo team. was reported to the local
police last Sunday. but on the sollcita-
ton of Mr. Rumsey, II was kept nuiet
and no one went to the house investigate
until last night Mr.. Rumsey refused
to have a police officer visit his house
Sunday evening, but yesterday consented
and b. Ahrens a constable. remained on
watch all night. The police as we'll as
private detectives have been at work on
the case.
1t is the belief of Mr.. Rumsey and Chief
Caswell that the robber entered by the
front door and stole the gems last Satur-
day night while Mr.. and Mrs. Rumsey
were at the casino. They left about s
o clock and returned a. II. finding all the
servants asleep.
No one in the household could remember
having heard any suspicious sounds dur
ing the period the-robbery must have
been committed. In the room adjoining
that from which the jewels We're taken
slept the nurse and child. They were
not disturbed Private detectives work
ing on the theft believe that an organ
grinder who loitered about the house dur
ing the morning and afternoon preceding
the robbery may have been laying plans
for the robbery. Mrs. Rumsey kept her
Jewels in an unlocked drawer of her bu-
reau and the doors and windows of the
house usually We're left unfastened day
and night. The jewels were in their ac-
customed place when Mrs Rumsey dressed
for dinner Saturday evening and We're
not there the next night The rope of
pearls contained 130 graduated gems, the
largest weighing p grains.
The local police have long believed that
a gang of expert robbers was systemati-
cally working this place, disposng OF
their booty through fence In Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
WILL REFURN|SH
HISTORIC HALLS
Plans for improvements at
Capitol Come Up Before
Commission Aug. s

Montgomery, July 2o.-Cspecial )-Plans
for refurnishing the halls of the house OF
representatives and senate chamber will
be discussed at meeting of the capitol
extension commission on August s. The
commission will assemble in the office OF
Governor Neal.
1t is the purpose of the commission to
refurnish entirely the historic halls of the
two houses. and the work will probably
consume several weeks. The work of rem
ovating these historic rooms has been in
contemplation since the north wing of the
capitol was completed. but has been de-
layed from time to time, because of the
fact that there was no need for hurry
The improvements will consist of an en-
tirely new set Of furniture for the two
rooms. including new chairs and desks.
The floors will be recovered, and various
other improvements will be made that
will greatly add to the appearance of the
rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
DELEGATES NAMED
TO LAND CONGRESS
Selma, Gadsden and Mont
gomery Asked to Sup
ply Speakers

1t was ascertained at the headquarters
OF the Alabama Land congress yester-
day that delegations are being appointed
and names sent into headquarters daily,
from every county in the state. Two dele
cations We're named and list forwarded
yesterday. one of 70 names appointed by
]. F. Koonce, probate judge of LAUDER
dale county, and another delegation of 70
appointed by J. b. Slaughter, probate
judge of Monroe county. Delegations will
be named and lists forwarded from Madi-
son and Etowah counties within the next
two or three days.
Invitations We're forwarded yesterday
TO the commercial organizations at Selma,
Gadsden and Montgomery to supply a
portion of the speakers on given subjects
for the programme, which is. in process
of preparation by the programme COM
mittee of the land congress.
The Business Mems league of Mont
gomery was asked to furnish speaker
on Living Conditions in the Rural Dis
trcts;' Selma's Chamber of Commerce
was requested to discuss the subject of
"Co-Operation in Marketing of Crops,
and the Chamber of Commerce of Gads-
den was given the discussion of Com
mercial Organizations and Their Relation
to Agricultural Development"
cials of the land congress to deal with
cias of the lang congress to deal with
practical subjects. After the discussion
of each phase of these various subjects is
completed a special committee will frame
recommendation looking toward future
work of either educational or legislative
character.
spirit of optimism peryades the head
quarters of the land congress, and it was
stated that the approaching meeting is
growing in Importance daily all over the
state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
O'NEAL WITH STAFF
TO REVIEW TROOPS
Party Will Come to East
Lake Friday to Review
Fourth Infantry

Montgomery. July 29.-tspecial.)-.
Adjutant Gen. JOS b. scully has issued
an order to the members of the gov
ernor's stafr to the effect that review
of the Second infantry regiment will be
held at East Lake. near Birmingham,
Friday next. at o'clock in the after
noon. The Second infantry went into
camp al East Lake on Monday.
Governor O'Neal and his staff will
leave for Birmingham next Friday
morning. and will probably return the
following day.
The governor and his STAFF will go
to Birmingham on the following week
to review the Fourth infantry, which
will hold weeks encampment at East
Lake.
The same week the governor will go
to Mobile to review the First infantry,
and he will probably spend three or
four days with the regiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
JAMES WEATHERLY
APPOINTED DELEGATE
0'Neal Names Representatives to
Criminology Congress at Mon
treal in September

Montgomery. July 29.-tSpecial)--
Delegates to the fifth annual meeting
of the American Institute of Criminal
Law and Criminology, which meets at
Montreal Canada, September 8 and 1,
have Leen named by Governor O'Neal
Among the delegates named to attend
the convention is James Weatherly of
Birmingham.
Other delegates appointed by the
governor are: Gen Robert f. Ligon
of Montgomery, Judge John Pelham of
the court of appeals, James S. Pinckard
of Montgomery. Maj, r. e. Steiner of
Montgomery, w. T. Seibels. solicitor of
Montgomery county, Judge Armistead
Brown of tho Montgomery city court
and Ray Rushton of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
STRIKE BREAKERS
ORDERED To MOBILE
Employers Refuse Demands
of Men-Ranks of Strik-
ers Are Increased

Mobile, July 29.-(Special .)-Strike break
ers to the number of about 25 will ar
rive in Mobile from various southern
cities to fill the places of striking ma
chinists and foundrymen, according to the
statement made Tuesday by one OF the
leading shop owners. Hon-union men
walked out of the leading shops Tuesday,
Including the pattern makers, iron mould
ers and core makers, 30 in all. One hun
dred boiler makers and iron ship builders
declared a strike at noon, after their en-
ployers refused their demans
The employers said:
we are willing to meet the scale Of
wages and working hours paid by the
New Orleans Arms, who are our most di-
rect competitors, viz: 81 per day FOR re-
pair work, sS.25 for new work and nine
hours to constitute a day; all overtime
to be paid for two for one.
We will not discriminate against union
men or VIII we permit union men in our
employ to discriminate against non-union
men as our shops must be open to the
most efficient men we can obtain, regard
less of their affiiation with labor unions
or any other organization or creed"
The foregoing reply was signed by these
s'isSt"'- Jul 1ii9 bpilef w ofhs, Hen
derson Iron Works, Hodges Boiler Works
Home Industry Iron Works, and H. W.
Ollinger.
Union shipwrights, boat builders and
ship cabinet makers have served notice
that they will join the other strikers Fri
day If not granted their demands for an
Increase of wages of 81 30 from 81 for car
penters and from So so to 81 so for caulk-
ers, with an eight hour day and recog-
milton of their union
The threatened action would involve
every large shop in the city
twenty-five acksmiths of the several
large contract shops served notice Tues
day that they will not resume work un-
I'll their demands are met. Work is prac-
tically at standstli in every shop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
ODD FELLOWS WILL
MEET IN CULLMAN
Preparations Being Made
for Celebration at the
Home Labor Day

cullman. July 9.-CspeeiaI) )-Cuuman
Odd Fellows are preparing 10 hold a great
celebration here on September l. Labor
Day There will be an immense barbecue
al the home. and other refreshments
The proceeds will go toward building a
concrete COW barn at the home and a
granary. The Rebekah state assembly
will take entire charge of the matter,
and a great crowd of more than 5000 peo-
pie will be prepared for by the assembly.
Grand Master Fred Cramton of Mont
gomery was in the city Sunday and de-
veloped the plans.
The Birmingham detective. Mr.. Evens.
who worked up the cases in the Lewis
burg murders, is employed on the Miller
Carter murders. The coroners jury with
DR.. Philip Hartung, coroner presiding, as
sisted by Judge X. |. Burke, are still in
session. The three men who were arrested
We're taken on warrant sworn out hy
the elder Miller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
EXPOSE ILLEGAL
REAL ESTATE FIRMS

Winnipeg. July 29.-Exposure of Illegal
operations of real estate firms is provided
in resolution adopted today by the Sec
retaries' association at the convention
of the National Association of Real Es-
tate exchanges. The resolution directs
each exchange secretary to notify the ma
tional executive secretary of all dishonest
transactions.
The secretaries elected Phillip d. Will
son of Los Angeles, president Among
the vice presidents elected is Charles S
Emerson, Jacksonville, Fla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
MILITARY FUNERAL
AT ANNISTON
Manager of Postal Telegraph Com
pany, Who Died From Typhoid
Fever, Buried Yesterday

Admission, July %. 9.-(special)--ln the
presence of large number of friends,
members Of the Masonic fraternity and a
detachment of Company ID, Alabama Ma
tional Guard. the Rev. Frank w. Bran
don Tuesday morning conducted funeral
services oyer the remains of the late l..
NJ. Mills. manager of the Postal Telegraph
company in this city.
At the church Company ID, under COM
msnd of Capt. Lamar Jeffries. was drawn
up in line and came to a present of arms
the casket was borne into the edifice.
Then followed the solemn last rites Of
the church, after which the body was
taken in charge by the Masonic fraternity,
who conducted the ritualistic ceremony
of the order at the graveside In Edge
mont cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Banquet for Negro Minister

As manifestation of their apprecia-
tion of his four years service, negroes of
Birmingham will tender to DIR. C. l.. Fish
er, who gives up the pastorate of the
sardis Baptist church. Enon Ridge, to ac-
cept call to the Franklin Street Bap-
tist church. Mobile, a reception and ban
ouet at the Sixteenth Street Baptist
church tonight at which time an interest
ing programme will be carried out The
meeting win be presided over by Robert
w. Taylor and will be attended by ne
groes of every denomina ton, each church
In the district having designated repre-
eentatves for the occasion. 1t is not
known yet who will succeed Dr. Fisher a
pastor of the Sardis Baptist chuch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
NOMUS|C BECAUSE
OF WET WEATHER
Brilliant Programme Pre-
pared for Tonight's
Park Concert

On account of the wet weather there
was no concert in Capitol park last night
II was the first time since the summer
series began on July that the rain pre-
vented the programme being carried out
At the usual hour for beginning the CON
cert the ground around the bandstand
was very muddy and there was still a lit
tie rain falling.
This is Memoli's programme for to-
night:
March-"Tannhauser" (Wagner.
Overture William .'ell (RossnD
Selection-'Tosca" (Puccini1
Trombone Solo-"The Holy City
(Adamsl.
ealari).
Funeral March of a Marionet' Comic;
Gounod).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Chiffon WOMAN IS
BURNED BY LIGHTNING

Mountain Creek. July 49, Especial The
residence of Mrs. salie johnson was
struck by lightning. Much damage TO
premises was done. Mrs Wade was on
the porch at the time. her clothing took
fire and she was badly burned DR. Mad
dox says that the burns are painful
though not dangerous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
ALLEGATORS ESCAPE
FROM AVONDALE ZOO

The storm also caused loss to the Bir
mingham zoo at Avondale park as two
of the largest alligators escaped during
the heavy rain. One was later recap
tured enjoying his freedom in pool of
water at Forty first street and Avenue
f. This speciman was about eight feet
long and was discovered by a young
lady as she was about to step on it,
thinking it was log. posse was
formed last night to hunt the other
alligator. who is also about eight feet
long and very hungry. He WAS last
seen on his way to Birmingham via
convenient cutters.
In the downtown streets while the
storm ragged thousands of people found
shelter in the many office buildings
and department stores. The clouds Were
so heavy and black that it was very
dark and this coupled with the light
ming which seemed to be everywhere
created many an exciting scene.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Chalmette Elnafed

New York July 2a-The Southern Pa
clfie steamship Chalmette, which ran
aground off Barnegat n j. yesterday
while ON the way from New Orleans to
New York with commercial cargo was
foated today and will be taken 10 New
York for repairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Hamilton's Tax Rate sI.7O

Chattanooga, July 2a.--t Special. -.
The county court has officially fixed the
new tax rate at sl.60 with 10 cents adj
ditional tax for roads in the territory
outside the corporate limits. This will
provide on assessments of s4s.159,060
the sum of S6l4,4ss Total revenue
will be ss41,257. The combined budgets
call for s640,a65. leaving balance of
s2S2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
FUNERAL SERVICES
FOR DR.. lERN|GAN
Laid to Rest in EImwOOd
Cemetery With Masonic
Ceremonies

Funeral services over the remains Of
DR.. c. RI. Jernigan, aged -s4 years who
died Monday afternoon at his late resi-
dence 9O1 Twelfth street after lin
gering illness, were conducted Yester-
day afternoon al 80 o'clock from the
family residence. Interment WAS In
Elmwood cemetery. The Masonic cere-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Building Permit

The following building permit was
issued yesterday in the office of the
building inspector:
s2500--W. r.. Stewart. Avenue d and
Twenty-third street, Ensley; .two-story
frame house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Steiner Goes to West Point

Montgomery, July -(specall-Jen r.
Steiner. son of Nal r. E, Steiner. left
Montgomery Tuesday afternoon for West
Point N v, where he will enter the
United States Military academy, at that
place. Young Steiner recently stood the.
mental and physical examination for en-
trance to the academy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Earthuuake Shocks

Tacoma, Wash, July 29.-Two sharp
earthquake shocks, covering an area of
more than 100 square miles were felt
here today and created alarm, The dis
turbances. lasting about a half minute
each, We're most strongly felt at Ash
ford and LaGrande.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Insurance Company Wins

Jefferson City, Mo. July 2s.-It is re-
ported today the fire insurance contro-
versy has heen practically agreed upon.
but nothing definite will be given out
the signing of the agreement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
STEEL WORKERS STICK
TO JOBS DURING STORM

A feature of the entire storm was
the fact that from the beginning of the
storm to the end the workers at the
top of the jefferson County Savings
Bank building kept at their duties as
If nothing was happening. Hundreds
of people in nearby buildings gazed at
the fearless workers as they scam
pered over the steel beams $50 feet
above the street. Tn lightning could
plainly be seen pirouetting in and out
of the steel construction and the people
below wondered that the workers were
N lxi1lpn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-30
Worst Electrical and
Rain Storm in Years
(continued from Page Five)

afternoon. The damage at the black
smith shop was about $3.50 and at the
negro shack about 500. Fire coei
panies /, 2, and 6 answered the calls.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-21
OO-

Excited Boy-Come on, quick!
The ould man is batin' the ould
woman again. Policeman-Why
don't she come herself, if she
wants to make a complaint, or
have him arrested? Boy-She's
too busy. She's got him down
and is bumpin' his head on the
flure.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-21
WEATHER FORECAST
Increasing

Increasing cloudiness, with
probably light snow Hurries to-
night or Wednesday for Chicago
and vicinity; warmer tonight,
with lowest temperature about "a
degrees above zero; brisk south
erly winds, becoming variable by
Wednesday morning.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-21

''Whah wuz 20, yestiddy, Mis-
tab Poindextah?"
"Ah wuzzen't able to attend
dis symposium OBJ wit an merri-
ment yestiddy becuz All wuz in
dispositioned. All wuz sufferin'
wifi nostalgia of de face. "
70 mean neuralgia, don't yo'?
Nostalgia is something else. It
means when, one am homesick."
We'll, OATS Whah All wiz
All was home sick. Say, do yo'
know nah brudder am in town
To- de Winter?"
"Wha's yo' brudder from?"
He's from Alaska. -
,'fWhat fob do he want to come
heah fob de winter-ain't dey got
'nuf winter in Alaska ?"
"Yo' don't understand. He am
a baseball pitcher an he had to
quit Playin' when all de spitballs
he threw turned into snowballs
befoh dey reached de catchah."
well, why don't dey give de
catchah a pair OBJ ice tongs?
What's yo' brudder's name?"
His name am. Montmorency,
but dey call his Squirrel Cage,
becuz he's a speedy twirler."
OATS muffin. All got a brud-
der whose name am Claude, but
dey calls him Lemon Pie, becuz
he am soft in de upper story"
1--WE will now have a fageolot
solo by Signor de Oleo with one
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-21
hand tied behind him, after
which the grand first part will
conclude with a cakewalk, the
prize being a cake of laundry
soap"
Loves Sacrifice.

He-I want you to give me a
proof Of your love, dearest.
She-Oh, Ernest! Am l not
dancing with you?
He-That's nothing.
She-You wouldn't say that,
dear, if you knew how badly you
dance
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-28

all sorts OF odd places. just where
they could be found. When the cot
tage was complete, she white-wash-
ed the walls and ceilings. Scores OF
women in the village have done the
same thing-a mason and a Joiner be-
Ing merely called in to do the expert
work
Nearly all the villagers own their
cottages, donkey and cart, and a fish
ing boat. Living chiefly on bread, with
n liberal spreading OF butter. they
have saved and scraped until they
could buy the freehold. Their thrift
has grown. too, since the women agi-
tated so much against the liquor traf-
flc that the last public house in the
village was closed.
Most Of the men work In Pembroke
dockyard. leaving their homes at 4:SO
or : In the morning for long journey
on foot and in big rowing boats. These
men are not home until in the even
ing. and all the time the women or
the village do the work that in every
other place is done by men.
Some years ago when the fishing
feet went down the haven the wom-
en- who manned IL all wore picturesque
red skirts and fat felt hats.
But now the influence of modernity
Is felt even in Llangwm, and only the
older women wear the garments which
once made even the palmer ones look
charming. The young ones are not
AT all proud OF the fashions OF their
| grandmothers.
"why can't we wear modern clothes
| like other people?" said.a young wom-
an. Folks only laugh at old fash
ions nowadays"
But Mrs. Palmer, who. a beauty In
her day. has had her photograph pub
lished all over the world. still wears
her red skirt and felt hat when, with
a jaunty step. she goes on her rounds
selling FISH. just as she has done all
her life.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-28
WOMEN MAN FLEET
They Do Mere Than Men in the
Welsh Village OF Llangwm.
Builders OF Houses, Too-Mrs. Mary
Palmer. s2 Years Old, Tells OF
Days Work Carrying 100 Pounds
Of Oysters 10 Market

London.-A special correspondent
of the Daily Mirror sends from Hav-
erford an interesting account OF con-
ditions in the village OF Aangwm,
Pembrokeshire, vhere women man
the fishing feet and at times even
build the houses. They actually work
harder than the men.
Never In all my experience have
known such industry or such uncom-
planning effort" the Rev ID. NJ. Pryse,
the Baptist minister, said. Mr.. Pryse
and the rector are the only two
Welshmen living in this village, for
all the rest OF the $50 persons, all re-
lated TO each other, are descended
from the F1emings, who settled near
there In 1895.
Mrs. Mary Palmer. aged 50, Is Se.
markable old woman. She walks with
a stick now, and age Is making the
burrows deep In her forehead, but un-
III a few years ago she tramped for
miles selling fish, which she carried
In a pannier on her shoulders.
YES, / have fished In Milford Ha-
ven," she said, ever since l was a
little thing. We women here manage
the boats as we'll as the men, and. al
though we go out in all weathers.
have never known a life lost or boat
wrecked
II have dredged for oysters with the
other women, and then tramped to
Carmathen with a hundredweight on
my back in a day; sold the oysters
that night, sometimes for as little as
eight cents hundred, before going to
bed, and then tramped all the way
home the next day. | brought up
family, too. and have been widow
for % years.
"Mr. Lloyd-George gives me pen
sion now OF five shillings a week. but
think an old woman who's worked as
hard as / have ought To have more.
don't you?"
Mrs. Palmer also pointed proudly TO
her cottage, which she helped to build
herself, working like a niger" as
she said. in the interval OF catching
herrings and taking oysters. She dug
the foundations, made the mortar. car
ried stones by the hundredweight from
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-03-28
BLOUSE CUT IN ONE PIECE
Ono OF TuIle VaIenciennes Is Made
With Neither Trimming Nor
Fullness.

The newest cream white blouses are
more plain than ever. The prettiest
are tulle valenciennes, or kind of
soft point desprit with figures like
those I'm the valenciennes design One
blouse OF this material has not the
slightest trimming or fullness except
In the back. where there IL tiny bit
TO cover the opening and make 1t look
like a narrow plat. The entire thing
Ia made in one piece the sole garnish
being little button studs OF black vel
vet in two rows at the throat, both
back and front, and on the wrists.
The neck ia cut low and round, with
cording OF the lace In three rows.
A noticeable feature Of this blouse
which was designed In "A house in the
Place Vendome and Intended for the
Riviera. is the sleeves made all In one
piece, with no extensions whatever II
is M though the entire thing had been
nodded together. No doubt the styles
for the coming season will adopt ideas
seen In this blouse. We have arrived
at "A period when cuts and finishes are
at their cresendo OF plalnness. Moth
ing further is possible because effects
could not possibly he any more rigid
or simple.