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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
MISS ANNA LATIMER HELD
UP, ROBBED AND BEATEN
BY NEGRO ON NORTHSIDE

negro was gone and my screams had
brought help for people were running
toward where | was
Miss Latimer showed great excite
ment in telling her story and her
cheeks showed marks of weeping. Ac-
cording to other members of the house,
hold where Miss Latimer makes her
home, she was knocked down and beat
en- by the robber.
The police made every effort to cap
ture the negro who attacked Miss Lat
liner. Policeman r. a. Riley arrested
negro who gave his name as Ben
Frazier at the corner of Third avenue
and Eighteenth street about $3.50
o'clock after he had been pointed out
by two men who claimed that they
had followed him from Tenth avenue
where they alleged he mad snatched a
pock etbook. The negro Frazier was i'm :
mediately carried to the residence of
Miss Latfner but she declared that he
was not the negro that had attacked
her earlier in the evening. The negro
was released.
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our. Men Mentioned Thus.
Far for Office Of Attor-
ney General
INTERNATIONAL RACE
ENTER OF INTEREST
andidates for Other. Lesser Public
Offices. at Work Such as Secre-
tary of State, Auditor, Secre-
tary Of Education, Etc.

+ Montgomery, May 24-(Speclal An
II F,uncements of candidates for governor
i I'D there have been four positive declara-
ions within the, past two weeks-together
4 th the daily publication of lengthy
i atements relative to the issues of. the
|lext gubernatorial campaign, have prob
n bly, caused many people throughout the
late to lose sight of the .,sser public
|Ifices and of the candidates who are
thriving for these offices just as earnestly
nd just as" hopefully as those gentlemen
|}1 the race for governor
II There is no doubt that the guberna-
|torial race now holds the center of In
||erest, and such will be the case until
|she primary is held. But candidates for
ther offices are. also busy There are
those who wish to be secretary of state;
|ihere are candidates for auditor, for SUI
|perintendent of education. or will be, and
| here are those who wish to be attorney
|.eneral.
H Next to. the office of governor there
rs probably no state office which is more
Important, or which requires a higher de-
free of efficiency and talent than that
Hf attorney general.
Four for Attorney General
Four men have been mentioned for
his office-Assistant Attorney General
William l.. Martin. Gardner Greene of
Hst. Clair county, b. DEG. Waddell OF
RUSSELL county and Frank w. Lull of
Fillmore county With the exception oil
Colonel Greene, none of these gentle
men has as yet made any formal an
iouncement of his candidacy, and rumors
connecting their names with the office
nay be nothing more than the usual run
Of political gossip. There is proba bility
however, and indeed in the capitol city
There is no doubt, of the candidacy of
Assistant Attorney General Martin, wha
s quoted as saying that at the proper
time he will make the proper announce
ment.
During his present term in the depart
ment Mr.. Martin has looked especially
after prosecutions of criminal cases ap-
pealed to the supreme court and court
of appeals, of which there are about ACC
each year. He has also made, at the
direction of Attorney General Brickell. a
vigorous fight with the examiners of pub
lie accounts for the proper handling OF
the public funds and the disbursement
of no public money except upon express
authority of law In this fight tlfe state
and counties have won a signal victory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

tracted by the prospects of seeing Me-
Carly in the hardest fight of his pugilis-
tic career, hardly had settled down II
their seats after the demonstration given
the two fighters, when they appeared in
the ring at 12.45 p. m. before they were
dazed by the unexpectedness OF seeing Nc
Carly undefeated since his first great
ring victory one year ago, over Carl
Morris. taking the count from Referee
Ed Smith of Chicago. Wild Ilaudits for
Pelkey died down when McCarty failed
to rise after the awarding of the deci-
sion to PellSey, and when doctors darted
through the ropes to the side of Me
Carty, the crowd surged down around the
ring McCarty was carried from the ring
and died without regaining consciousness
MeCarty and Pelkey were in the rims
20 rninutes before the first gong sounded.
Cheers for the two fighters from their
respective followers as they advanced to-
ward each other still were in the air
when Pelkey, after a cnnch and few pre-
lminary passes. threw McCarty off his
guard by feint, and executed the blow
that sent him to his last count. For an
instant he remained in his familiar fight
ing attitude his clenched fists advanced
then slowly crumbled to the canvas.
1t was several hours before large part
Of the crowd would believe that McCarty
was dead, and many remained about the
arena untl tNtilhS, iiopiHS dSaihSt hpPt'
Born at Lincoln
Luther McCarty was born at Lincoln,
Neb., on March II, 1892. His father was
an Indian half-breed and his mother
of Irish extraction. Standing trile
over six feet three inches he was physi-
cally powerful yet comparatively
weak hitter His best blow was a right
uppercut which he used almost con-
tinually in clinches.
He first sprang into the ring prom
inence when he defeated Car Norris at
Sprin gfield, Mo-, on May 3, 1872. Nc
Carly was Immediately hailed as a real
white hope" but failed to live up to
the reputation. His best battle was
with Al Palzer at Los Angeles last
New Years Day when he defeated the
conqueror of Bombardier Wells in Is
rounds. His last fight, previous to the
fatal battle today WAS 0 round VIC
tory over Frank Moran at New York
on April 30
Arthur Pelkey is one of the new crop
of heavyweights. He halls from Chi
copee Falls. Mass. and is a powerful
six footer who fights at about 200
pounds. While not a clever boxer he
has terrific punch. He has fought n
number of bouts throughout the east,
usually meeting third raters with rath-
er Indifferent results. His two bouts
of Importance were against Jess Will
lard at New York last July and Tom
my Burns and Calgary several weeks
ago.
Burns, formerly heavyweight cham ,
pion. announced a heavyweight elm-
nation tournament to be staged at his
club at Calgary and as the opening
attraction billed bout between PellSey
and himself. The contest was declared
a draw at the end of 10 rounds and
Burns Immediately matched PelSey
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Miss Anna Latimer of 1922 North
Thirteenth street, was held up, robbed
and beaten by a negro last night about
9 o'clock on Thirteenth street between
Tenth and Eleventh avenues. The as
sault was Immediately reported to the
police, but the negro escaped with
Miss Latimer's silver purse, black hand
bag, pair of silk gloves and SO in
money.
When seen al her homeolast night a
few minutes following the bold robbery
Miss Latimer told reporter of the
sudden attack of the negro. "He jump
out at me- she said. II can see him
now, a big round faced negro He
snatched at my hand bag and purse
and | struck him full in the face, but
he was too strong for me-.too strong @
for me. | screamed for help and his
black hand struck and everything was
dark. When consciousness returned the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
P. G. BOWMAN IS
PAINFULLY HURT
Birmingham Man Injured
While Driving at
Horse Show

Asheyille, y. c, May 2i-tspecial.)-
Col. Peyton G. Bowman of Birmingham is
now at the home of n friend in Ashevlle
suffering from painful injuries received
while driving in the horse show at Green
vile, S. C., yesterday.
Colonel Bowman was driving in the
roadster class at the time of the accident
and something about the rig broke and
ne fell TO the ground. He was painfully
bruised, but no bones were broken.
Medical aid was secured and Colonel
Bowman was Immediately carried to y
hospital. Later accompanied by his wife
ne came to Asheville. Reports tonight
are to the effect that he is resting easily
and serious results are not anticipated.
Colonel Bowman will have charge of the
Ashevile horse show this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
BeSSen1er News

Bessemer, May o4-(Special)-J. D. Me-
Nair has sold the old Bandy mill property.
two miles from Bessemer, to several Biz
mingham parties. who have organized a
corporation and will develop the property
for an amusement park The property
consists of % acres with the mill and resi-
dence, $4,000 was the price paid
The Bessemer city court will reconvene
Monday morning with another long jury
civil docket Several important cases
have been set for trial among them be-
ing the case of Bell Grigsby ct ais, ad-
ministratrx, VS.. the Sloss- Sheffield Steel
and Iron company for $1,000 DANA ges. The
case of A. H. Laird against the Security
Insurance company will be taken up. This
case has been tried once and went to
the supreme court, which reversed the
decision.
Dr. Byron Dozier of Birmingham ha 5
been invited by the Bessemer chapter,
United Daughters of the Confederacy. to
deliver the address at the city park Sun
day afternoon, June !, at clock, in
celebration Of Decoration Day. Following
daughters, will go to Cedar Hill cemetery
where they will decorate the graves of
all the "terans. The public is cordially
invited to attend these exercises and all
who can are urged to send flowers.
Camp William Rose McAdory, United
Confederate veterans, held meeting this
morning in the city Ieall. Eighty seven
la a 10 i,h
raised by a committee to send some of
the veterans to the reunion at Chatta-
nooga. was turned over to- the camp \
special car will leave Bessemer Monday
mofuing at II 10 o'clock on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad and Agent Hem
don cocllrell will go along to see that
the veterans get every accommodation
Mrs, Frank Childress announces the en-
gagement and approaching marriage of
her daughter, Lucy Maxwell, to the Rev
James 7. Self the wedding to take place
Thursday, June s.
Joe Lacey, son of DIR. E. p Lacey,
of this city. has accepted a position n
the engineering department of the Uni
ted States government and will leave
for Huntington. w. Va, where he will
join the corps at work on the Ohio river
early in June. Mr.. Lacey is one of the
1913 graduates of Auburn, where he ranked
very highly as student and has been
one of the captains in the corps of
cadets. The engineering department of
the government requested the engineering
department at Auburn. several weeks ago
to name two of its graduates for posi-
tlons with the government. and Captain
Lacey was the first suggested The
young man was born and reared in Bes-
semer.
The building committee of the new
Methodist church. is receiving bids on
lighting and heating the edifice. When
this work is completed the general work
on the building will be pushed to com.
pletion as rapidly as possible. On account
of the steadX growth of the Sunday school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
KNOWLTON VICTIM
OF NEGRO MUTINY
Jamaica Negroes Rebel 250 Miles Off
Mobile Light-knowlton Is
Brought to Mobile

Mobile, May 24.-Capt. S. f, Knowl-
ton of the British schooner Delta was
brought to this city from Pascagoula,
Miss, this afternoon and now lies at a
local infirmary suffering from injuries
inflicted by three Jamaica negroes. who
mutinied 25O miles off Mobile light.
lie is said to be in serious condi-
tion The three men were overpowered
by the rest of the crew and the schoon-
er put back to Pascagoula whence she
was bound. The negroes are in Jail
there.
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LUTHER M'CARTY
KILLED BY BLOW
IN PELKEY BOUT
Continued from Page One,


there was fierce exchange and a clinch.
In this clinch McCarty received the blow
which caused his death. The referee sep
arated the fighters. McCarty stod near
his corner with Pellley near the center of
the ring. Both men were feinting. Me-
Carty then assumed the crouching post
ton for probably ten seconds before he
fell to the floor. The crowd thought il
was q knockout and the referee. after
making the customary counts held Up
the hand of Pekey 10 indicate him the
winner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

progress made in this phase of the county
school work. Mr. Blaugh is graduate, of
the department of public school music
of the Tri-State college of Angola, Ind.
He has had a special course in music
at Goshen, Ind. and also at Wooster uni
versity. in Ohio He has had 10 years
experience in teaching vocal music, espe-
cially in choral training. These merits,
and the fact that he has an excellent
tenor voice, make him entirely capable of
carrying on the work in which he is en-
gagged
In regard to the teaching of pubic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Griggs Issued Com mission

Montgomery. May 24.-(Special.) )-Adjt
Gen. Joseph B. Sculy Saturday issued a
commission to II. Lee Griggs as second
lieutenant of Company A, Fourth regi-
ment, Montgomery, to succeed Second
Lieutenant r. w. Smith, resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

siderat ton of the committee. since It Is
necessary to get into more spacious quar-
ters as soon as possible.
The commencement sermon of the
Brighton school will be preached Sunday.
June /, and on Monday morning the
patrons and friends OF the school are
cordially invited to see the manual train
ing and art exhibit in the auditorium,
Tuesday night will be class night, when
an interesting programme will be rem
dered by the graduating class. Wednes-
day night, June 4. diplomas will be award
ed and the graduating address will be
delivered. The members of the class are
Jessie Edwards presidents Miss Myrtle
May Gay, secretary; James Arthur Chap
pell. vice president: Miss Matte Banks
and Fred Guthrie Owens The public is
cordially invited to attend these exer-
cises.
Yesterday afternoon Hive No. 49, Lady
of Maccabees held an exceedingly interest,"
ing meeting at the Brighton Masonic hall.
The charter was delivered by Harmony
rent of Birmingham. An instructive talk
was made by Miss Ella Mark, who was
present on this occasion
Mrs. J. A. Easts and Mrs. w. Fl. Por
ter will entertain at a silver tea at the
home of Mrs. Porter. on Tuesday after
noon from to o'clock, and in the even
ing from to 10. for the benefit of the
new Sunday school room of the Baptist
church. An attractive feature of this
affair VIII be an elaborate musical pro-
gramme; also unique contest will be
neld In which articles will be guessed
by smell, penny to be given for each
article which fails to be recognized. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
On account of the concert to be given
At the High school auditorium by the
Tennessee company band and Glee club.
Mrs. +. B.. HILL who has volunteered to
open the Carnegie library every Sunday
afternoon. announces that the library will
be closed Sunday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

the Country club has started. The work
will involve cost of sl25,0O0, according to
/. Groom Beatty. general manager, and
will result in one of the most attrac-
tive residential parks of this community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25
Improyements Begun

The Improvement of the Birmingham
Realty company on its property fronting
Highland avenue at Halls avenue near
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

The building committee of the new
Methodist church. is receiving bids on
lighting and heating the edifice. When
this work is completed the general work
on the building will be pushed to com.
pleton as rapidly as possible. On account
of the steady growth of the Sunday school
this department will be the first aon-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

Another Fatality

against MeCarty the winner to meet
"Gunboat" Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

ation of the committee. since 1t Is
necessary to get into more spacious quar-
ters as soon as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-25

MIS-, Frank Childress announces the en-
gagement and approaching marriage of
her daughter, Lucy Maxwell, to the Rev.
James T. Self the wedding to take pla ce
Thursday. June g.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-20
Motorcycle Runs Amuck In a Crowded Street
n HHICAGO.--A riderless motorcycle
4, dashed I'm LaSalle street the other

HHICAGO.--A riderless motorcycle
v dashed up LaSalle street the other
afternoon.
When the police had finished clear
ing up the street the motorcycle and
its owner we're in the Central police
station and two victims were in the
Iroquols Memorial hospital. The per-
son who started the machine on it's
lonesome 10Y ride" could not be
found.
e. G. Gage, negro, rode into the
loop in Jackson boulevard. The en-
gine Of his motorcycle heated" and
stopped at Jackson boulevard and La
Sale street.
Gage was tinkering with the ma
chine. A white man he did not know
volunteered to start the machine for
him. He did.
The negro said the stranger started
the machine north at about forty miles
an hour. He rode about fifty feet
and jumped OF.
The motorcycle, speed increasing
continued up LAsalle street 1t failed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-20

his Job when Mr.. Baker gets a little
more practice. However, It happened
that Harry was blowing himself prodi.
giously the other night in the German
club and someone playfully inserted
a flock of Bismark herring in the end
Of his horn.
The possibilities of such a situation
will naturally suggest themselves at
once to the reader with an original
turn Of mind. Picture to yourself a
Chopin nocturne embellished with
cadenzas and thrills of ripping her.
ring flying all over the place. Imagine
a Liszt rhapsody with chromatic fish
scales flying about in a riot of in.
verted sevenths.
OF course no one ever heard of eth.
er Chopin or Liszt being played on an
alto horn, but that mere detail
shouldn't spoil the story. The thing
to be conveyed is the fact that some
Jokester with no sense of propriety
tried to corner the fish market In a
mere instrument of brass instead of
dragging in the whole mess in a clari.
onet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-20

NEW YORK.-A new woman mer.
~ chant has Just moved from down
town into the theatrical district OF
West Forty-second street, She is
Mary ]. McShane, who lived next door
to Paddy" DIVERS where. at No. 8
Madison street, she did a thriving
business for thirty-seyen years, bought
the land occupied by her store and
reared a family OF ten children.
TN tell you how | did It ALL" she
said the other day. Il was a child in
Cork. Ireland. when my father was
buying gold lace and the discarded
trappings OF the English officers who
were suddenly ordered 10 India and
other parts OF the empire. He was
such fine. square man that he had
friends everywhere. AS the officers
changed their barracks, my father not
only bought all the regimentals and
supplies, but got the gowns and dra-
peries OF the ladies', so that / instinct
iVely absorbed a knowledge of values.
When 1 came to New York. in 1872
as girl, | was ready 70 buy any
thing, knowing well that could sell
at a good profit. First / bought little
Job lots Of ornaments; then household
goods, until | took the contents OF
entire tenement houses. But my real
start began when met Andrew Dam
and obtained the annual discard OF
carpets and furnishings in his Union
Square Hotel. He was a fine man and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-20
Police "ReguIars" Mourn Their Vanished Whiskers
of Central police station:

OF central ponce station:
Stay sober or lose your bush!"
In spite Of the appalling tendency oi
the times, the unfortunate has been
found who finds a crumb Of comfort
in the change. Jacob Bush, who lost
his two weeks ago as the result of a
too hasty expenditure Of & lavish
gratuity and the consequent night in
cell, declares that business has i'm
proved wonderfully since he was de,
proved of his whiskers.
IVY, can go right over the same
beats they chased me off of last
month";" he boasts, "and they never
know me. That's what Mr.. Potts
funny stuff did for me. can make a
touch right now off of men who run
me away a month ago. This smooth
face work amt so bad, after all
"All it takes is a little sense. Next
month I'm going to tell em I'm a vic
tim of a wreck. These cuts on my
face look good enough for that"
But Jacob Bush, known as the in
durable optimist of the Eagle lodg-
ing house, is alone in his Joy. Those
who are not SO resourceful as he still
mourn their vanished whiskers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-20

louriquet had not been so promptly
applied l would have bled to death"
AND nothing Of the girl since!"
questioned Hughes.
Nothing save this" replied Dacey,
exhibiting the brooch in his palm.
They found it inside of my vest,
where it must have dropped from the
scarf. 1t is a miniature portrait, not
of the girl, although it somewhat re-
'embles her."
| Probably of her mother"
"On its back is a craven initial.
wonder" and the dreamy eyes of the
speaker had a longing, far-away ex-
pression-"I wonder If that is the in
,tial Of her nance"
Grace, Georgiana," suggested
Hughes-"no, Gineora, or-Gloria."
Il shall know some day." asserted
Dacey determinedly. You are laugh
ing at me. Did you never hear of love
at FIRST sight? A mere glance IN the
moonlight bound you irrevocably to
your wife"
Hughes flushed and looked con-
Scious. He evaded a direct reply by
saying lightly:
We'll, am at least glad to see your
mind reused out of the torpor Of your
habitual ennui. If you can take any
interest in pursuing this extravagant
phantom, keep it up. Let me see,
thought believe you told me that the
accident was costly to you in more
ways than one?"
you mean the trife l lost?" OBJ
served Dacey.
you call five hundred dollars in
money a trifle!"
"The money does not trouble me-"
replied Dacey carelessly. Il may have
ost 1t before the accident"
Has 1t struck you," inslnuated
Hughes, that the conjunction Of an
Unknown young woman and your miss
ng pocketbook may have some con-
lection?"
II would swear to the honor and
urity of that sweet SOUL" cried
lacey.
Have your way" laughed Hughes.
| only hope you may find the real
D compare favorably with the ideal"
The friends separated, Hughes to go
ONE to his wife to smile over "the {
Idiculous infatuation of Dacey," the l
liter to still more determinedly seek
0me trace of the mysterious unknown Q
hose bonny face was with him every b
here. a
After that he spent days and then o
eeks in a constant effort to trace u
'wn the being he could not dismiss h
ON his thoughts. And then, one chill a
ustering November night, as he sat
the library Of his lonely home gaz-
9 moodily into the glowing CRATE, a
p at the long French window r
ought him to his feet as If ma Il
clans wand was announcing all In a Ia
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-20
Barnato a skIIIfuI Actor.

In the journal South Africa, Mr.
Sutton Vane, the dramatist, who died
recently, says reminiscently of Barney
Barnato: HE was the best amateur
melodramatic actor ever met A lit
tle rough; so is diamond, but tho
fire is there. He played Claude FroL
10 In Victor Hugos 'Esmeralda' splen.
didly, ! playing Quesimodo, the hunch.
back, with him. In the great scene
on the parapets the hunchback tries
TO throw the monk (Frollo) into the
street. Mr.. Barnato resisted yigor
ously. He seized me by my hump,
which came off in his hand. It was
a sponge bag stuffed with various
articles. He shook his fist at me. and
then, with quiet smile, threw the
hump from the cathedral roof. Look.
ing over, he exclaimed, Good heav.
ems, I have killed a policeman Ire
mendous round Of applause from tn,