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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
Question of Baling.

The department has been experiment.
ing with different varieties Of wrappers
and ties and with different bales All
Of the improvements make the shipping
Of cotton easier and more satisfactory
for the railroads but up to the present
the railroads are said to have offered
Little inducement for the planters to inn
prove their bales.
Most of the railroads in the cotton
belt have establishments where they
bale tho cotton brought in and charge
a baiing fee for 50 doing. Some 81 the
roads arc willing 10 remit the baling fee,
hut more Of them are not. and so the
planters and ginners who have baling
machinery and are willing to put up "a
good bale are taxed Just as much for
IL ~ the railroads. even if they have
gone To considerable expense and the
railroad has been aided The officials
Of the market division say that this
hampers the work Of improving the cot
ton bale more than anything else. and
the growers associations are irving to
bring pressure To bear on the railroads
10 make allowance I'm shipping cost for
properly prepared bales
They say that this educational work
IS slow and discouraging, but there is
hope that eventually IL Will prove ef-
fective.
When tho market division is fully
ORGANIZED. il viii deal not only with
cotton shipping, but with fruit, truck aud
standard crops Men for the new iii
vision arc being drawn from all parts
of the United States. Great progress
as been made by some of the private
carnations in cooperative marketing.
especially With grapes and citrus fruits
Tie division aims 10 take advantage of
all the experience thus gained by other
producers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08

Better prices for cotton planters and
8 higher standard for American cot
ton in foreign markets are two of the
objects being aimed for by the new
division of markets under the rural
organization service recently started
by Secretary of Agriculture Houston.
The division OF markets in the new
service will lie under 4. j. Brand of
the department, who has been working
for some time on the question of cot
ton shipping This has been the sub
ject Of diplomatic exchanges between
this government and Great Britain.
There has as a result been some i'm
provemeut i'm American methods of
cotton handling. but the officials of
the department and the English spin
ners say there is room for great
deal more Improvement before the
standard of American cotton will be
anywhere near that Of Egypt and
India.
"Tare" Furnish Problem.
The diplomatic correspondence has
been on the problem of "tare." That
j. the allowance the cotton buyer
makes for the wrapping of the bale
when he buys il by weight Outside
observers in this country say that the
American methods of preparing cot
ton for the market are slovenly in the
extreme. The cotton bale is wrapped
in burlap, as a rule. and very badly
wrapped at that. There is no guar
antee that the quality of the cotton
in the bale will be up to the rating
under which il is sold. Therefore. the
bale has 10 he torn open and the cot
ton sampled by an expert. Then there
is big new patch put over the hole
in the bale, if patching is possible.
and by the time the bale gets to the
cotton mill il is swathed in all sorts
Of wrappings and is apt to he dirty
and otherwise injured in addition.
The spinner buying by weight makes
allowance for the weight of the wrap
ping. and naturally he puts this factor
OF tare as high as he can for his own
protection and profit. What the de-
partmeut has been trying TO do is to inn
prove lie packing and even to get the
growers associations TO standardiZe the
cotton SO that the brand on a bale will
he a guarantee of its quality and the
spinner will be willing eventually to buy
on the strength of brand without sam
ping the bale at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
MRS. GREENWOOD
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Gives No Reason for Shoot
ing Herself Early Yester-
day Morning

Because she "just wanted to commit
suicide" Mrs. Lena Greenwood, 10 years
of age, wife of Frederick Greenwood,
early yesterday morning kissed her hus-
band as she passed out of the room and
then went out behind the Stag pile a
short distance from the Acipco car line
and shot herself through the right breast.
She is now at the TIillman hospital,
where the physicians IN charge state the
wound is not necessarily fatal, but is
very serious.
The Greenwoods live at e420 Twenty
second avenue, north. Mr. Greenwood
states he knows of no reason why his
wife should have desired to take her own
life. The only statement Mrs. Green
wood has made since the shooting is that
she 'just wanted to commit suicide
Mr.. Greenwood states that when his wife
left the house he was still at the break
fast table, about s o'clock, and that she
stopped and kissed him as she passed
He knew nothing Of the shooting until
later.
An engineer on the Birmingham South
ern railroad saw Mrs. Greenwood walk
up behind the Stag pile, shoot and sink
to the ground. He ran to her assistance
and called Johns ambulance, which took
her to the hospital. The Stag pile where
the woman attempted TO take her life is
at North Nineteenth and Thirty-third
avenue, about two blocks from the Acip-
co car line. She used .38 calibre re-
volver. 1t is stated Mr.. and Mrs Green
wood are well known
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10

Company 3, Second Alabama infantry,
Alabama National Guard. has won a
place for Alabama and Birmingham and
particularly themselves in the hearts of
the southerners residing in Washington,
d. C. The company returned yesterday
morning from the national capital where
they participated in the inaugural parade.
THE company reached Washington Mon
day afternoon about o'clock and was
Immediately quartered at 220 Capitol
street in a 10-room house owned by the
government. Below was quartered the
Fifth New York infantry under command
of Colonel Hitchcock from Watertown.
This regiment is from the Canadian
frontier Of the United States.
To say that the Alabama boys enjoyed
themselves would be putting the matter
mildly. Everybody was out for good
time and they had it, especially the Deep
Sea crew, composed of Admiral Stall
maker, Commodore Derby, Ensign
Kenny, Captain" Kenny and "Midship-
man" Grace. This quntette made
name for themselves which will long be
remembered in the national capital, espe-
cially by the Ethiopian population. For
the first day or two, the negroes OF
Washington undertook to teach the boys
from the sovereign cotton state how to
respect the "colored gentlemen and la
dies" of the east. The last two or three
days OF the stay in Washington the ne
gro population spent its time in lodging
khaki clad soldiers from Alabama. When
they saw an Alabamlan coming, a negro
would take to the other side of the
street as naturally as a duck takes to
water. The police of Washington on sew
eral occasions expressed the fervent and
devout wish that an entire regiment of
Alabama National Guard be forever
quartered in Washington. The boys had
fun. too. in placing the 'dingies in their
place." as they expressed it. Ensign
Kenny, of the Deep Sea crew, is the proud
possessor of a souvenir in the shape of
a $3.50 Stetson hat left him by a coon
who attempted to drink beside him at a
soda fountain! In lieu of hat, the ne
gro took away with him large size knot
where a cane cut from a ''querqus Euro
pae" on the Capitol grounds, stopped on
his head. The last seen of the negro he
was turning out of Pennsylvania avenue
at the treasury building, going toward
Washington circle at pace which would
make Bob Burman ashamed of himself.
Many Saw Sights OF City
But the whole of the time of the boys
was not spent in foolishness. Not a few
of them did the capital city thoroughly
from one end to the other. The Wash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
ROADS DAMAGED
BY HEAVY RAINS
Expected Board of Revenue
Will Visit Scenes of
WashOuts

The heavy rainfall yesterday played
havoc with many of the dirt roads of the
county and rendered some of them al
most impossible. Many washouts have
been reported to the board of revenue,
and their attention viii be centered on
the roads where travel is practically
stopped.
The board will probably visit the scene
where several washouts have occurred
and will do their best to remedy condi-
tions. In many of the industrial sections
of the county the heavy hauling neces-
sarily cuts up the dirt roads, especially
where the mining camps and saw mills
are located.
The rains yesterday were among the
heaviest that have fallen for some time
and have made the dirt roads of the
county in many instances nothing but &
series of mud puddles, made possible by
the heavy haulage over the roads by the
saw mills, brick plants and mining COM
panies.
The board of revenue will take the mat
ter up this morning and direct their en-
ergies In relieving the most serious con-
dtions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
SPECIAL TRAIN Of
STEEL ARRIVES
To Be Used in the Jefferson
County Building
COMPOSED OF 29 CARS
Is Said To Be Largest Shipment of
Steel Ever Sent to Birmingham.
Made By Virginia
Company

A special train composed of % cars OF
steel for the Jefferson County Savings
bank arrived in Birmingham yesterday
over the Alabama Great Southern railroad
from Roanoke, Va. The steel girders will
be used to bridge the banking rooms OF
the new 25 story skyscraper, which Is be-
ing constructed by the Jefferson County
bank at Second avenue and Twenty-hrst
street.
The consignment which reached mere
yesterday is the largest single Shipment
of steel ever made to Birmingham. The
steel required a special train, which was
under orders not to operate at a rate Oh
speed i'm excess of 10 miles per hour.
The girders were made by the Virginia
Bridge company, which has delivered steer
here with unusual promptness during the
past few weeks. The cargo was stored
late Yesterday afternoon in the Alabama
Great Southern yards, and VIII De un-
loaded without delay. During the next
few weeks it will be placed on the second
floor of the new bank building.
w, C. Weston, architect for the new
s,xvscraper: f. w. Marks, contractor for
the new building, and others interested
met the Especial" yesterday and looked
over the immense girders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10

ASSNUFF THROWER
Will Watson Charged With
Highway Robbery
MONEY IS RECOVERED
Is Alleged He Threw Snuff In Eyes
of Groceryman Trancalli and
Then Robbed the Cash
Drawer

Willie Watson, the negro who was
of highway robbery early yesterday
morning by Police Scouts Walton and
Hudnall, has been positively identified
by Tony Trancalli as the negro who as
saulted and robbed him Saturday night.
Toni Trancalll is grocer at 1917
Fifth avenue. Saturday night about s
o'clock. 1t is alleged, the negro Watson
entered the store and made slight pur-
chase for which he handed Mr.. Trancalli
So bill. AS Mr.. Trancalli opened the
cash register to make the necessary
change, the negro suddenly threw
handful of snuff In the grocer's eyes.
seized the cash register and started to
make off with it. Though blinded by the
snuff Trancalli held onto his cash box.
Then the negro is claimed to have
snatched a roll of bills from the open
drawer and escaped.
Mr. Trancalli called for help and re-
ported the assault and robbery to the
police. AS he claims to know the negro
he was able to give the police very
good description and name the place
where he would. be most likely to be
found.
Scouts Walton and Hudnall were put
ON the case and early yesterday morn
ing arrested Watson at Fourth avenue
and Sixteenth street. He declared his
innocence, but as the aresting officers
found a roll of bills and an indorsed
check under the negros pillow he was
taken to police headquarters, where Mr..
Tranealli identified him. The negro was
locked up and is being held without
bond on the charge of highway robbery.
Mr.. Trancalli, was extravagant in Of
fering his thanks to the police for their
quick work in arresting Watson and also
in practically recovering all the money
that was stolen. He said that he was
going to buy Officers Walton and Hud-
nall each new hat. The officers re-
covered s72 and Mr.. Trancalli was robbed
of $76
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
ACCEPTANCES TO PRESS
BANQUET STILL COMING

Robertson, Cropwell; j. Fall Robertson.
Cropwell; Louis Gelders, Tom Il. Morris,
Jr.. A. d. Smith, j. B. Gibson, ]. D. Hea-
cock, B. b. Burton, L. J. Haley, Jr..
Jere C. King, III. II. Hehn, Fleetwood
Rice, Tuscaloosa; Robert n. Bell. a. r.
Brindley. Gadsden; C. ID. Ritter. Frank
w. Smith, f. s. Smith. c. z. orr, g. II.
Parker. cullman; r. S. Munger, John W.
Sibley. Joseph A. Menge, NJ. j. Grees,
John S. Leedy, W. Barnes Morgan.
Henry Upton Sims, Fred Wall, f.. p
Hogan, liner p. Wyatt. Huntsville; john
A. Sparrow, r. w. Kolb, Montgomery:
Henry Hiden, Miller G. Allgood. Oneonta.
n. ID. Godbold Camden; Henry B. Gray.
III. ii. Jefferson, Frank S. Moody, Tus-
caloosa; r. A. Brown, Forney Johnston,
b. It. Moore. b. II. Cooper. w. l.. Mar
tin, Montgomery; It. w. Mark. e. w.
Brownell, r. Thomas Hopkins, w. c.
Agee, William B. Banlxhead. Jasper: 7.
w. Mcqueen. sydenham Moore. Joseph
I. Collins, Jr., l.. Sewer, Charles Hender-
son. Troy: Borden Burr. M. II. Mcdowell,
Ensley: ]. d. Kirkpatrick. Lawson Fore
man, Atlanta; Felix J. Tarrant, e. II.
Cabaniss, F. II. Gafford, Jr., John Willis.
William M. Walker. w. II. Kettig. Luts
III. Johnson, II. II. Horner, A. Nj. Lynn,
S. D. Murphy, A. A. Gambill. c. II.
Bilingsley. Montgomery; John l.. KauI.
Sidney l.. Hitler, T. Watt. Talladega; B.
Is. Conner.
The final touches to the 'gridiron'' fea-
lures of the Press club entertainment
were given yesterday afternoon in
general rehearsal at the Jefferson theatre.
Every act was thoroughly reviewed by
the general director and the amateurs
have lost all fright.
Another general rehearsal will take
place this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock In
the Jefferson theatre and every news
paper man in Birmingham is requested
to be promptly on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
LETTERS TO EDITOR
The Pisgah Home Question

To the Editor of The Age-Eerald:
1t seems that the permanent location
of the Pisgah home is very live wire
just at this time. 1t is quite apparent
that the citizens OF Graymont are not 60
ing to stand having it placed in their
midst.
AS an humble contributor in small way
to this and other charities in the city, 1
would regret very much to see this work
receive back set, but 1 can't but feel
that it would be mistake to foist the
home upon any community where there is
decided opposition, for the simple reason,
il none other, than that there are many
people who would cheerfully make dona-
tons to the work, but would withhold
the same, realizing that by lending their
AID they would directly become party to
maintaining an undesirable institution
upon their friends.
1t seems to me that the wise thing to
do is to locate the home off to itself and
entirely removed from any residences.
1t would be easy enough to find such
place, and that close in to the city. / am
sure that desirable lot could be secured
on the crest of Red mountain. 1 have
in mind that beautiful subdivision recent
ly opened up Miner Heights, which at
this time is without single residence,
and l have no doubt that the owners
OF this property would willingly donate
lot, or at least make a substantial re-
duction in price. in order to locate this
institution on the crest of the mountain,
where 1t would have the double feature
OF home and health resort combined in
one. There 1t would stand In view of all,
a lasting monument to those self sacri-
ficing ones who have devoted their un-
firing efforts and best energies in this
most appealing charity work.
s. b. JOHNSON.
Woodlawn, March o. 1913.f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
T. u. CRUMPTON
WAS WIDELYIKNOWN
Was President of Union States Band
and a Prominent Church
Worker

T. U. Crumpton, of Maplesville, Ala,
who died last Friday, March Z, and was
buried at Maplesville. March s. the Rev.
f. NJ. Woods and the Rev. J. w. Mitchell
conducting the funeral services, was
widely known throughout the state. Mr..
Crumpton was on one of his farms, seenl-
ingly very well, when he was stricken
very suddenly and died the next day.
Thomas Ulma Crumpton was born at
Pleasant Hill in Dallas county August
10. 1858. His boyhood days were spent
at Pleasant Hill, and he farmed there
for about two years, after which he at
tended school at Greenvile. He entered
mercantile life at Benton as clerk for
B. Wolff, who is now proprietor of the
Imperial hotel at Montgomery. He re-
mained at Benton for 5everal years, fin
ally going into business for himself In
1856 he was married TO Miss Willie Stod-
dard. who lived only six months after
her marriage. In 1888 he came to Naples
Vile and engaged in the mercantile busi-
ness. and one year later he was married
to Miss Ursula Du Bose.
Mr.. Crumptons mercantile career was
governed by careful and honest business
principles, and he was very successful
At the time of his death, and for some
years before, he had one of the largest
and best rated mercantile businesses in
his town. and he was the owner of about
so00 acres OF choice land in the vicinity.
In January, 1912, he was chosen president
of the Union State bank of Maplesville,
Jemison and Thofsby. which position he
held till his death. During his term as
president. the bank increased its busi-
ness steadily. especially at Maplesville.
Mr.. Crumpton was most widely known
probably on account of his church and
Sunday school activities. He joined the
Baptist church at Pleasant Hill, and al
ways remained a Baptist He contri-
buted literally to the church and Sunday
school, and was one of the main workers
for the erection of the Baptist church
building and the public school building
in his town. After his trip to Palestine.
at the time of the International Sunday
school convention at Jerusalem, he was
often called on to lecture on the holy
land.
He left q wife and three children
Blossom, Thomas and Emmie Lillian
also a brother, j. r. Crumpton of Pleas
ant Hill. and Mrs. Graham. of Tampa.
Fla. In politics he was a democrat, be-
ing once nominated by the party foc
state representative from Chiffon county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
CAPITAL DOCKET IN
CRIMINAL COURT

Judge Samuel e. Greene will preside
over the first division of the criminal
court this week. which is another week
of capital cases. After organizing the
juries he Will sound the capital docket
and set the cases for trial.
The docket commencing this morn
ing is as follows:
Cliff Cahoon. murder: Donas Whit
field. murder; Wright Burke, robbery;
Oliver Sykes. robbery; e. l.. Huff, Grim
inal assault; VIII Wright. murder:
VIII Lewis. robbery; Jim Smith, rob
berry; III. j. Hale. murder; George
Lacey, robbery; Walter Foster, MUIR
der; Joe Roberts, murder. George
Washington, murder.
Judge w. r. Fort Will preside in the
second division and take up the state
bond cases. All the cases
set for today are vagrancy cases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10

That the inaugural banquet of the Br-
mingham Press club next Thursday night
at the Country club will be the greatest
gathering of representative men In all
walks of life ever brought together in
Alabama is now assured as the following
list of acceptances will show:
D. r. Turnbull, w. p. G. Harding,
Frank IT, CroclSard, Murray Brown, A. l..
Fulenwidcr, II. j. Willingham, Mont
gomery, Walker Percy, r. w. Ewing.
George B. Tarrant, Nathan L. Miller,
Sidney ]. sowie, C. F. Fairbarin. Frank
N. Julian, Montgomery; J. Epps Brown.
Atlanta; DR.. 3. d. Siley, William r.
F'eagin, Montgomery: G. NJ. Ingram.
Nashville; Tom o. Smith. j. II. Gran
ford, Jasper; ]. Fl. Nunnellee, Montgom-
cry; James Weatherly, w. u. Leake,
Harry Jones, Sam M. Adler. j. II.
Doughty, ]. v. Allen. John II. Wallace.
Jr., Montgomery; George b. Ward. w. B.
Ieedy, Sterling A. Wood, J. Lee Long,
Montgomery; J. NJ. Dewberry. e. L. Hig-
don, willard J. Wheeler, J. w. Donnelly,
J. T. Stokeley. T. p. Johnston. syla-
cauga; John D. Turner Oscar Turner,
Walter Moore. Charles Simmons, Erskine
Ramsay, G. w. Ferguson, w. P. Lay,
Gadsden; Thomas T.. Kilby, Anniston;
A. w. b. Johnston, e. Wilkinson. Henry
r. Howe, II. K. Miner. Jones G. Moore,
Romaine Boyd, E. L. Brown, Albert 7.
Bush. Mobile; J. f. Irwin, Evergreen;
r. d. Burnett, Richard W. Massey, Wal
ter d. Seed. Montgomery; e. A. Pepper
Al. o.
Ford. j. Frank Rushton, p. G.. Shook,
Colman Blach, M. NJ. Ulman, H. b.
Wheelock. q. II. Rudolph. II. Y. Brooke,
Luverne; Phares Coleman. p. II. Stovall,
John A. Rogers, Gainesville; John l..
Parker, w. ]. Rushton, Evans J. Dunn,
w. w. Crawford, 4. II. Kenny, Pell
City; II. Baker, Cincinnati; j. E. Shelby,
Max J. Wirkler, William C. Radclif.
Cleon b. Rogers, ]. C. Lusk, Lee C.
Bradley. White e. Gibson, Ben Davis.
George Gordon Crawford, Eugene Fies.
w. d. Nesbitt, Ed. b. Alnnon, Tuscum-
bia; E. X Campbell, Bun Roberts, NJ.
S. Sloan, Harry Coffin, ]. B. McClary.
william Dorsey Jelks, Robert Jemison,
Jr., w. p. Ward, w. I. Gentry. Atlanta;
John w. Altman, M. l.. Robertson, Gull
man; f. f. Enslen. Solon Jacobs. w. J.
Adams, J. III. Edmundson, Admission; w.
W. Freeman, F. B. Fowlkes, T. l.. Long,
Jasper; J. w. worthlngton. Sheffield;
George II. Bodeker. Webb Offutt, Joseph
II. Nathan, Sheffield; w. c. Hamilton,
Tyler GOODWIN. Montgomery; L. B. Mus
grove, Jasper; Otto Marx, Martin ].
Lide. c. Exum, Crawford Johnson; Pat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
News of Ensley

Tbe members of the Sons of Scotland
~ Ensley. and the Caledonian club of
wv,am and their families have arranged
70 attend the Jefferson theatre Tuesday
evening in a body when Harry Lauder
annears there. Special cars will be fur
nisbed by the Birmingham Railway,
1spbt and Power company to convey the
b;g Scottish delegation to and from the
theatre. the cars leaving Ensley at 1880
O. clock.
The Rev. ]. C. Craig, superintendent
of the Methodist Orphanage at Selma,
preached a strong sermon to large con-
preeation at the Ensley Methodist church
Yesterday morning. Prior to the sermon,
The Rev. Geo. e. Boyd, pastor of the
church announced that the remainder OF
the sum necessary to complete the audi
tor;,,m would be in hand shortly and
that the work would be commenced
April /.
rhe funeral of J. II. Sheldon, which
was 70 have been held yesterday after
noon was postponed until 10 o'clock this
norning. when the services will be held
at the Methodist churon under the direc-
tion of the Ensley Eiks.
The funeral of Mildred. the daughter
Of Mrs. Van Oil. Is announced for 2
o'clock this afternoon. The Rev. Geo. Z.
BOYD will conduct the funeral services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-10
AT THE HOTELS

AT the Florence: Charles F. Acker of
Coumbana, John f. Thompson and wife
of Tuscaloosa; Adolphus Goldsmith of
New Orleans.
At the Morris: Capt R. F. Kolb, Mont
gomery.
At the Metropolitan: j. M. Robinson of
Talladega; b. C. Bynum, Lineville; Q. T..
Kaiser, New Orleans.