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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
TERMINAL PARCEL
STATION LEASED
Will Facilitate Handling of
Parcel Post Matter
OPEN IN TWO WEEKS
Is Located on Fifth Avenue Near
Twenty-F0urth Street-Will Not
Be Used for Distribution
of Local Mail

Birmingham is to have Terminal rail-
way postoffiee. 1t will probably be in
operation within the next two weeks.
1t was announced last night that the
Messer Real Estate and Insurance COM
pany. through its president, NJ P. Messer,
and its vice president, f. E. Butler, had
closed a contract with the government,
renting double building on Fifth ave-
nue. between Twenty-thlrd and Twenty
fourth streets. This building, it was stat
ed, would be used as a Terminal railway
office, and is to be placed in operation to
facilitate the handling of the parcel post
mail. The parcel post packages that come
to Birmingham residents will be distrib-
uted at the local office, but mail con-
signed elsewhere will be sorted and sent
out from the Terminal office.
Superintendent of Railway Mails Bum
is said to have been the government
agent in securing the building from the
Messer company. Mr. Bum, it appears,
has been in Birmingham for some days
and has been carried to almost every place
in the city. He was better pleased with
the Fifth avenue location than any other,
and he accordingly signed the contract for
its use. The building is called a double"
but it is really two buildings. Vice Pres
ident Butler of the Messer company stated
last night that the two would be con-
nected by arches. 1t is 40x60 feet square,
and is on the south side of Fifth avenue,
near Twenty-fourth street. 1t will be
fitted up according to government specifi-
cations, and it is said that it will be one
of the largest stations of its kind in the
south.
This idea of a terminal office is a very
new one. Indeed ii is so new that very
few are in operation in the country. Pitts
burg was the last to have one put in op-
Grafton, which was done something like
month ago. The office in the Pennsyl-
vania city is located in the Terminal
station, and the mail is carted from the
train directly into the postoffice. 1t is
here distributed and local mail is sent to
the main office, while the mail intended
for other cities can be sent out on the
next train. The value of this comes in
that no mail will be compelled to miss
a train that runs within, say 20 minutes,
after the mail is removed from the preced-
ing train.
1t is expected that the advent of the
new departure in the handling of parcel
post mail will greatly facilitate the Christ
mas delivery of parcel post packages. 1t
will relieve the local department of much
work
The Terminal office will begin opera
tions with six employees, and Postmaster
r. H. Aldrich said last night that he un-
derstood it would be In operation within
two weeks. Mr.. Aldrich stated, however,
that he had nothing to do with that de-
partment, and was not in position to have
accurate information. Mr.. Bum, he said,
was superintendent of the railway mail
service, under which comes the Terminal
office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
CORONER PLANS TO
COMPILE REPORT
Believes Jefferson County Has AL
ready Passed 300 HOmicides
Mark This Year =

If he can secure the clerical aid neces-
sary Coroner Spain will begin gathering
the statistics preparatory for the COM
position of his annual report in a few
days.
'It will be quite a job said Coroner
Spain, "as the records have been very
inadeauately kept and also the number
of homcides is very large. | am under
the impression that jefferson county has
already passed the 800 mark In homicides
so far this year. and / have made double
that number of Investigations .on other
unlawful deaths and accidents. 1t should
be an interesting report from the many
vital facts that it will contain"
Coroner Spain is going to Littleton this
morning to take up the investigation into
the killing of viii Wade last Sunday in
his home at which time Mrs wade was
also shot and seriously wounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
IDENTIFIES NEGRO
WHO SHOT HUSBAND

Wash Gray, a negro, was positively
identified yesterday by Mrs. Saeid as one
of the negroes who assisted in the shoot
ing of her husband. Ayopt Saeid. at Ave
nue. ID and Twentyfourth street, several
nights ago. The negro Gray was arrested
in Admission a few days ago and brought
TO birmingham by a local detective. II
identification followed.
aThe police now have two of the o.
nal three negro bandits who shot
robbed Ayout Saeid and Herman POLLOCK
in custody. They are Bennie Ward and
Wash Gray. The negro still at large is
alleged to be named George Cole and the
police expect to have him in the tolls in
a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22


Possibly there is no animal so timid
as a mouse, yet it is a matter of common
knowledge that one tiny rodent about the
size of butter bean has been known
to throw a whole roomful of people into
a panic The immortal Burns aptly de-
scribes the little pest in the lines, Wee,
sleekit, cowrln tim'rous beastie,' and
there can be no doubt but that
"panics in thy breastie' whenever
mouse happens to wonder from his nest
and scampers to another place of safety.
Yet for all that people, that is some
people. will scream and jump on chairs
and do all sorts of ridiculous things when
ever they ca.ch sight of tiny mouse that
could hardly kill fly. He Is de-
structive little beast, and all that, but
as harmless as a consumptive canary
bird so far as human beings are con-
cerned.
Yesterday an office boy employed in
the I'irst National Bank building caught
mouse and was much elated at the
capture He was all 'boy," from the crown
of his towsled head to the soles of his
muddy Shoes His retrousee nose and
twinkIing eyes betoken mischievous dis
position, and his subsequent actions
proved this to be a fact. After soaring
all the lady "typsts'' on the floor half out
of their wits by dangling the mouse by
its tail and threatening to throw 1t on
them, he looked around for new worlds
to conquer"
CHANGING out of the window he saw a
party of ladies standing on the street
corner engaged in an animated conversa-
ton, but whether they were discussing
equal suffrage, mothers clubs or just
gossip he did not learn, and probably did
not care. As his eyes fell on the rather
stylishly dressed party there came an in
spiration, a smile overspread his freckled
features and he got busy.
Securing a sheet of yellow copy paper
and ball of string, he rapidly construct
ed a paper parachute by tying a string tc
each corner of the paper and tying then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
Suits Filed

The following were among the suits
filed yesterday in the city and circuit
courts:
e. M Baggett VS.. Louisville and Nash
Vile Railroad company; $1,000 damages
claimed Tor alleged injury to goods in
transit
John Beddy VS.. Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company; $4,000 damages for al
legged personal injuries.
d. c. Harris VS.. n. l.. Byers; $1,000 dam
ages claimed for alleged personal injuries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
MORNING MEDLEY OF
DAYS DOINGS IN CITY

boxes in parks or public highways, and
resolution was passed at the meeting yes
terday offering a reward of $40 for the
arrest and conviction of any person so
doing.
Some time ago the city commission au-
thorized the Boy Scouts to make arrests
in such cases, and to take down any
such posters or bills found on trees. 1t
then developed that after they were torn
down certain people got the habit of 60
ing back and putting them up again. The
resolution follows:
Resolved. That reward of ten dollars
$50 be, and the same is hereby, offered
for the arrest and conviction of any per-
son, firm or corporation who shall here
after post, tack or paint. or cause to be
posted, tackled or painted, any bill. sign
or advertisement on any tree or tree box
or tree guard In any public highway or
park"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
WILL MAKE CHARGE
FOR Use OF ARMORY

, Hereafter a charge of IS is to be made
for use of the city hall armory and
other municipal buildings except for re-
ligious or charitable purposes. The COM
missioners passed a resolution to this ef-
feet Yesterday on the grounds that IT
costs this much and more for lights, heat,
etc, every time such buildings are used
by organizations or citizens Tor puonc
meetings The resolution follows
.Be 1t Resolved. by the board of COM
nissjoners of the city of Birmingham.
That from and after this date a minimum
charge of $5 shall be made for the use OF
any auditorium or hall for holding any
meeting, except for religious or charit-
able purposes, in any municipal build
ing property, or under the controi OIL
the city of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
ASSESSMENTS MUST
BE PAID IN CASH

Unless arrangements are made by prop
erty holders to pay their public improve
ment assessments In installments and
make the first payment within 80 days
after the time of the assessment, the as
sessment will have to be paid In cash.
There has been so much delay and daily
ing in citizens making the first payment
on the installment plan covering 10 years
that the commissioners felt they had to
do something to make people pay prompt
ly The resolution is as follows:
Resolved, That from and after January
/, 1914, public Improvement assessments
on which original 30 days period for pay
ment by instalments 90 year plan), mas
expired, must be paid in cash.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE LECTURE
Virgil o. Strickler Will Be Heard al
Bijou Tomorrow Afternoon

A lecture on Christian Science will be
delivered by Virgil o. Strickler of New
York city at the Bijou theatre tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
This lecture is under the patronage of
the First Church of Christ, Scientist, of
this city, which extends a cordial invita-
ton to the public to be present. A large
audience will doubtless hear this au-
thoritative explanation of the fundamen-
tai principles of Christian Science The
lecture is free to all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
Prisoners Convicted

A large number of jury jail cases We're
disposed of yesterday in the criminal
court, both judges sitting on the cases
docketed for the day. Judge Greene is in
the first division and among the cases
disposed of were the following: Robert
johnson, charged with assault with in
tent to murder, was found guilty. He was
accused of attempting to blow up house
at Ensley with dynamite Elbert White
was convicted of grand larceny and Prude
Mccain of burglary Will Steeples was
convicted of stealing brass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
Cox Named Trustee

The first meeting of the creditors OF
the Birmingham Car and Manufacturing
company was held yesterday before Judge
Alex Birch, referee in bankruptcy, and
John Cox, the present receiver. was ap-
pointed trustee. The concern went into
bankruptcy several weeks ago, and is
one of the largest of the minor indus
trial plants of the district. The time or
the next meeting of the creditors will be
announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
Children Can See Animals

At the request of scores of children,
Manager Semon has arranged a recep-
tion on the stage at the Orpheum theatre
this afternoon. The little folks will be
invited up to see the animals in De Dios
comedy circus, which include several
pretty dogs which are splendidly trained.
several monkeys. mule that bucks and
a pretty pony The animals are all well
trained and absolutely safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
Grand Jury Still at Work .

The grand jury for the September term
is still examining witnesses and will not
make its final report until some time next
month. 1t is possible that number of
indictments will be reported today, al
though nothing has been given out. Ru-
mors are prevalent that the grand jury
report will be sensational, but nothing
has been given out to indicate that such
will be the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22

"Wee sleekit. cowrin tim'rous oeastie'
O. what a panic's in thy breastle
Thou need ma start ava sac hasty
WI pickering brattle;
wad be laith to rim an chase thee
WI murd ring pattle.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
ACTION IS TAKEN
TO PROTECT TREES

The city commissioners intend to put a
stop to the tacf1ing of signs, placards
and posters of any kind on trees or tree
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-22
whenever You Weed General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because 1t contains the
well known tonic properties of QUI-
NINE and IRON. Drives out Malaria
enriches Blood. Builds up the Whole
System. soc.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
SEEKS OUT FRUIT NOVELTIES
Government Investigator Has More
Fascinating Sport Than the Hunt
Ing Of Wild Animals.

Hunting wild animals may be all
right so far as il goes, but how much
more romance and how much more
romance and how much more value
to the world there is in hunting for
wild vegetables and plants which can
be made use Of for the benefit of
humanity. f. N. Meyer, the gov
eminent agricultural explorer, has
started on another trip to China and
Siberia in search for new fruit nov
elites which can be introduced into
this country. He will be gone three
years, and during that time will
travel with his own caravan in the
widest parts Of eastern Asia.
Whenever he hears of remark
able fruit he will follow it up and
get seeds or cuttings from the tree.
This will be sent to Washington for
propagation and study. Owing to
the great distance it is very difficult
to make scions or cuttings preserve
their vitality so they can be made to
grow. One of the objects of this long
journey is to procure cuttings of the
famous Felt Ching peach of China.
This peach grows so that it weighs
as much as three pounds. On for
mer trip Mr.. Meyer got cuttings
from it, but they refused to live
when grated on American stock.
Stones from the peaches have been
planted, but there is little hope from
them, for peach seedlings seldom
come true to variety or are of much
merit.-Pathfnder.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
LORD ROBERTS, GHOST STORY
Tells How His Father Was Warned by
Dream Of Coming Death Of
His Daughter

Lord Roberts records a remark
able case of the warning dream. In
October, 1853, his father, to whom
he was acting A. D. G. at Peshawar,
had issued invitations for a dance.
Two days before it was to take place
he was silent and respondent during
breakfast, and eventually told his
son that he had had an unpleasant
dream, which had visited him several
times before and had always been fol-
lowed by the death of a near relation.
As the day fore on his depression
grew, and he wanted to put off the
dance. His son dissuaded him, but
that night the dream returned, and
the dance was then postponed. "The
next morning the post brought
news of the sudden death of my half
sister at Lahore, with whom / had
stayed on my way to Peshawar."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06

A cough that bothers you continu-
ally Is one Of the danger signals
which warns Of consumption. DR..
Kings New Discovery stop the
cough. loosen the chest, Danish fever
and let you sleep peacefully. The
first dose checks the symptoms and
gives prompt relief. Mrs. A. f.
Mertz. of Glen Ellyn. lowe, writes:
DIR. Kings New Discovery cured a
Stubborn cough after six weeks doc
toring failed to help" Try it. as it
will do the same for you. Best med
icine for coughs, colds, throat and
lung troubles. Money back IL it fails
Price 50c & S1.O0. All druggists. by
mail. H. E. Bucklen & Co. Phila-
delphia or st. Louis.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
BIGGEST PAIR OF TUsKs.

In the stables of the royal palace
at Mandalay, in Burma, there may
he seen an elephant with a remark
aale pair of tusks, which the Bur-
mcse declare are the largest in the
world. These gigantic tusks meas
ure as much as z feet nine inches
on the outside curve, with a great
circumference of no less than II
inches. To naturalists the most ex-
traordinary point about these tusks,
which are still being carried by their
owner, is that they virtually touch
the ground and almost meet. APP
parently, however, their owner expe-
riences no inconvenience from these
long and cumbrous appendices
whilst taking exercise. AS zoolog-
ical curiosity the elephant has natu-
rally attracted wide attention, and
il is said that several offers have al
ready been received for the tusks
when the animal should see fit to
depart this worldwide World
Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
Nervous and Sick Headaches

Torpid liver. constipated bowels
and disordered stomach are the cause
of these headaches. Try DR.. Kings
New Life Pills, you will be surprised
how quickly you will get relief. They
stimulate the different organs to do
their work properly, No better reg
ulator for liver and bowels. Take 25c
and invest in a box today. At all
druggists or by mail. H. E. Buck
len & Co. Philadelphia and St. Louis.
Advertisement.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
THE THRICE-A-wEEK EDIrIO .
or THE NEW YORK WORLD
Practically a Daily at the Price
Of a Weekly. No other News
paper In the world gives so
so much at so low a price.

This is a time of great events, and
you will want the news accurately
and promptly. All the countries of
the world steadily draw closer to-
gether, and the telegraph wires
bring the happenings Of every one.
No other newspaper has q service
equal to that of The World and it
relates everything fully and prompt
ly.
The World long since established q
record for impartialty, and Dnys
body can afford its Thrice-a-Week
edition. which comes every other
day in the week, except Sunday. IL
will be Of particular value to you
now. The Thrice-a-Week World al
so abounds in other strong features.
serial stories, humor, markets, car
toons; in fact. everything that it to
be found in first class daily.
The THRICE-A-WEEK WORLDS
regular subscription price is only
S1.00 per year. and this pays for
156 papers. We offer this unequalIed
newspaper and Hopkinsville Ken
tuckian together for one year for
$3.50.
The regular subscription price of
the two papers is $500.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
OBLIGATIONS TO Be FACED
Lies Duties May Not BE Met Win
indifference, or Subjected
to Neglect.

A student Of Mr.. Whistler's once
said to him that she did not want to
paint in the low tones he recommend
ed; she wanted to keep her colors
clear and bright, relates Agnes Rep
plier, in The Atlantic. ''Then," re-
piled Mr.. Whistler, "you must keep
them in your tubes. 1t is the only
way" If we want bright colors and
easy methods we must stay in our
tubes, and avoid the inevitable COM
plications OF life by careful and con-
sistent uselessness. We may nurse
our nerves in comfortable seclusion
at home, or we may brace them up in
Paris and Nice; it does not matter
we are tube jewellers under any skies.
We may be so dependent on amuse-
ments that we never call them any
thing but duties, or we may be as de-
vout as La Fontaine's rat which
piously retired from the society of
other rats into the heart of Dutch
cheese. We may be so rich that the
world forgives us, or so poor that the
world exonerates us. In each and
every case we destroy life at the roots
by denial of its obligations, a fear
of its difficulties, an indifference to
its common rewards.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06

Burns and scalds should be treat
ed with glycerine and flour, the lat.
ter heaped we'll over the afflicted
part. Then tie a linen bandage over
1t. The irritation is quickly driver
away and a quicker cure assured.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
LITERALLY so.

yesterday 1 received an unspeak'
able insult"
"What was it?"
"a deaf and dumb man spelled on
his fingers to me that / was liar"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
FEW OF THEM DO IT.

Ascum-What in your opinion Is
the best business TO which a young
man can give his attention.
Tellit-His own.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
EXPENSIVE SCHOOLING.

Experience is the best teacher"
swell, she ought to be; her teach
ing comes mighty high"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
IT ISN'T HIS FAULT.

Howell-Edison says that we sleep
too much.
Powell-Well, it isn't his fault ;
he has invented enough things to
keep us awake.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1913-11-06
COLOR CHANGES.

"Why does Jinks look so black p
81 think it is because his pros
poets have made him blue"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-09-06
THE MAN WHO REMEMBERED.

Some time ago young man came
into the diocesan Office of the Catho-
lie News of New York and handed
over forty dollars. 81 want to become
a perpetual member of the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith" he said,
land l would like you to send that
money to Bishop Berlioz, in Japan"
We explained to the young man that
the rules of the society would not
permit us to send his offering to the
Bishop and at the same time enroll
him as perpetual member. Then we
showed him the difference between
the special donation in response to a
pressing need and a contribution to
the general fund of the society, which
is divided every year among the mis-
sionary Bishops according to their
needs.
WELL we'll" he said, 81 had no idea
that the mission field was so vast.
Why you have needy Bishop for
nearly every day in the year. When
the general fund is divided at the end
of the year of course Bishop Berlioz
will get share of my forty dollars,
won't he? You see, Father, would
like to feel that my Bishop had some
benefit from this offering of mine, for
| promised him / would join the So
ciety."
We assured him that his Bishop had
a share in every offering to the gen
eral fund, and the larger the fund the
greater would be the share allotted
to each mission. Then we began to
draw him out, for he was most re
freshing young man.
well, you see, Father, it was like
this" he said. 81 met the Bishop
when he was in New York several
years ago, and he told me what a
great help the Propagation of the
Faith was to him and l promised to
become a member as soon as had
the money. 1t took me quite a while
to get it, for / was driving horse-car
then and / was not in very good
health. / had it saved up several
times during the past five years, but
medicines and doctors bills took 1t
and when the horse cars went out of
fashion l lost healthy, outdoor job
and had to go to the mountains for a
year. did some studying while was
driving that car and took couple of
examinations, and now / have re-
ceived my appointment to good posi-
ton with the government. This is the
first forty have been able to save
since paid of my little debts, and /
do not think could do better with it
than putting it in perpetual member
ship. But, by the way, Father, | would
not like the Bishop to think | forgot
my promise to him. When you write
to him would you mind telling hfm
that I Joined the society,""