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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
FINE LOT OF NEW ANIMALS
FOR THE WASHINGTON ZOO

Washington, August 14-(special)
Twenty-one new animals are on the way
to the National Geological park in WASH
ington from Geza, Egypt, where they
were purchased by Mr.. w IL. Black
bourne from Capt Stanley Flower. direo-
tor of the Government Geological park.
The shipment includes three Arabian
camels two elephants of the form that
occurs in the Sudan region, three hama
dryas baboons, two cheetahs three 1e-
murs. three Circasian goats and three
Arabian. one Korin and one dorcas ga
zeles. Nearly all are representatives of
species not before included In the Wash
ington zoo, and the cheetahs will be the
only animals of this sort in the park.
There is at present culy one elephant,
neighborhood of some 10 to 50 years old,
the two new mebers of this family. which
are practically babies, will be valuable
accessions. One of the elephants Is about
years old and stands feet inches,
while the other, the female. Is months
younger and is only about AZ. feet IN
height. IL is estimated that they weigh
about 7C0 and 900 pounds respectively, and
yet the male even will look like a pgny
beside the sole representative in the park
which weighs in the neighborhood of 11,00O
pounds. African elephants are usually
priced by dealers at from $500 to 5000 dol
lars each, but these cost considerably less,
having been bought from the government
at Gieza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
FRANCISCO CALL
TO GO TO THE WALL
Paper Founded in 1856 During Big
Gold Field Rush Goes Out of
Existence Sept. l

San Francisco. August 14.-The San
Francisco Call, morning paper owned
by John d. Spreckelss has been bought
by NJ H. DeYoung, proprietor of the
San Francisco Chronicle, and Will go
out of existence September 1. An
nouncement of this will be made by
Mr.. DeYoung in the Chronicle tomor-
row.
The Call was founded In 1856 by
seven printers who had drifted to the
Pacific coast during the rush to the
new California gold fields. 1t was taken
over later by Loring Pickering George
*. Fitch and James A. Simon. The
Chronicle was started by Mr. DeYoung
in 1855 under the name of the Dra-
matte Chronicle
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Arrangements for the housing of the
new arrivals has been under way for some
time at the Geological park in Washing
ton. where the old elephant house is being
repaired and reconstructed for their re-
eepton, besides the house, a good sized
yard adjacent to ii is being made ready,
that the animals which are permitted
to live in the open can be suitably To-
Gated. Mr. Blackbourne. head keeper of
the National Geological park who made
special trip abroad for the purchase of
these animals, has reported their safe ar
rival in Boston. With the shipment he
left Port Said ON July 10, on the steamship
Sturmfels of the Hansa Line of Bremen,
and reached Boston ON August ., a pas
sage of two weeks.
His report to the superintendent of the
good health. having proved good sailors
to hasten the disembarcation of them.
This viii probably be accomplished in
Boston, but on account of the fact that all
hoofed animals must pass through quar-
antine. there may be a delay as to their
shipment. From Boston the animals will
be shipped. all of them boxed in strong
crates except the camels, which will be
forwarded loose, in stock cars, to WASH
ington. where the first assignment will
arrive August 8.
The new additions will bring the total
number of animals or individuals in the
park to about 1900. a slight increase over
the number at this time last year. al
though the total number varies annually
through the death list of the inmates.
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PYTH|ANS REFLECT
ALL OLD OFFICERS
Association Which Ad.
jOurned at Piedmont
Establishes Precedent

Admission, August 14-(Special )-The
First District Pythian association, which
adjourned at Piedmont Wednesday after
neon to meet in this city with Admission
lodge No. 81 in its next semi-annual con-
vention, established a precedent by re-
eleeting last years officers. this being the
first time any officers of the association
have been so honored.
d. c. Cooper. Jr. of oxford was made
president; Earl Holloway, Piedmont, vice
president; II. II. Witt Admission, secre-
tary, and A. M. Humphries, oxford treas
urer. Addresses of welcome were made by
Gordon Worley and Mr.. Hollaway, State
Senator Watt T. Brown of Ragland and
Grand Prelate l.. G. Waldrop of Admission
responding A musical programme was
rendered and an address along fraternal
lines was made by Grand Chancellor l.. G..
Waldrop.
Ii was considered significant that the
hrst departure from the esta blished GUS
tom of the association should have been
made on August Is, 1913, at the thirteenth
senli-annual convention, 10 lodges being
represented a. the meeting. A sumptuous
dinner was served at the Albert house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, August 14.-G p. MI
While light rains have continued quite
generally over the eastern half of the
Mississippi valley and in the eastern gulf
states during the past "a hours, in almost
all other sections of the country the
weather has been fair Temperatures have
continued moderate east of the Missis-
sippi river and throughout the Rockies
In the plains states temperatures have
continued high. and in the northern dis
tricts there has been general rise to
values almost SO high as have prevailed
in the south and central sections. A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
WATERMELONS CAUSE
TWO TO BE LYNCHED
Negro Kills White Man Following
Dispute Over Price, While An
other Shoots Boy

Ardmore, Okla, August 14.-W Watermel-
7HE the indirect cause of two lynch
IA Pauls Valley, Okla, last night.
af aos tes received today says Franklin
1elkIffs nd Henry Ralston negroes, were
EHhen rom officers who We're on their
et ffcn Ardmore to Pauls Valley, where
eAe5 were to be placed on trial for killing
two white persons, and hanged to nearby
trees. The negroes had been in jail here
for safekeeping. The former shot white
man to death in a dispute over the price
of watermelon, and Ralston shot and
killed a white boy whom he found in his
melon garden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
DENY ADMISSION
CAMP UNHEALTHY
Calhoun Military Companies
Comment on Reports
From Birmingham

Admission, August 14.-(Special)
The report published in a Birmingham
paper Wednesday afternoon TO the eff
feet that unanimous resolutions were
adopted by officers of Camp Kettig in
Birmingham condemning the Admission
site for permanent maneuvers as "un-
fit from a standpoint of sanitation and
geographical point of view is en-
phatically denied by officers of the
Admission and oxford companies who re-
turned from camp Wednesday.
As for the sanitary aspect of the
Admission camp, it is pointed out by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15

local officer who is familiar with the
situation that there was not a single
death during the encampment of the
militia Of eight southern states here
last summer, except one man killed by
and there was practically no
sickness. As for the geographical sta
tus, it is averred. that has been passed
on by Colonel Mills. Inspector general
of the United tSates army; Col Van
Orsda1e and Colonel Bullerd. who put
the local sit to a thorough test
1T seems" said the Admission officer.
"a pity that the first opposition should
come from the people Of our own state.
1t is another case of not without honor
save in his own country, but we do
not attach much eredence TO the re-
port"
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the acre and selling for about $110 a
pound.
The speeches made here by Mr. Wing
and Mr. Holden were similar to their
other speeches of the four, both of them
preaching the doctrine of alfalfa in COM
mon sense practical ways, using illustra-
tions and language which was easily un-
derstood and free from technicalities
They repeat at every place they speak
that alfalfa is not intended to run out
cotton and corn, but to help keep it here
They tell of how the roots of the plant
go down into the ground from 10 to y
feet and sometimes even further. Mr.
Holden is proving the star of the tour
He is an intensely practical man and an
admirable public speaker.
He was a candidate for governor of
Iowa last year and was defeated by a
very narrow margin. He is q former col
lege president and has spent many years
on the chautauqua platform. His speech
at Unontown last night was one OF the
best agricultural addresses ever heard IN
this part of the county and many of the
farmers present We're deeply impressed.
A new enthusiasm was stirring in the
Uniontown neighborhod, when the party
left there this morning, and everybody
was talking about something Holden had
said" Mr.. Holden is claimed to be the
highest priced agricultural lecturer in the
world, it being reported mere tnat ne 10
being paid a salary of $4,000 a year.
Small Farms Proposed
Important points of both Holden's
and Wings speeches have been so far
to break up those great plantations
down here into at least 800 or 400-acre
farms rotate crops with alfalfa, corn
and cotton as the principle factors and
put in drainage.
They explain that instead of drain
age making the land drier it will be
protection in case of drouth and give
examples of what fields have done be-
fore and after drainage. They always
tell of the food values of different
crops of which corn is highest in starch
an dalfalfa in protein both together
making the ration upon which all stock
will do the best Their last main point
is always that a man must quit farm
ing to sell his agricultural products
and go to stock raising, feed his crops
into stock and sell the stock, thus
keeping the fertility on the soil and
selling the finished product not only
for higher prices but with a great deal
more convenience to himself and to the
benefit of his land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
TRAINMEN FIX
MEETING PLACE

indianapolis, Ind, August 14.-When
they had completed their organization
early today representatives of the In
terurban trainmen fixed another meeting
place, which was to be reached in ascent
by rope ladders if there was opposition
from the companies. The organizer of the
union said two-thirds of the interurban
men said to him that the shining lights
OF the police automobiles could not be
escaped in definitely establishing meet
ing While still obeying the law. He said
a number of men were willing to Join.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
TO BRING DUNCAN
BACK TO CALHOUN
Negro Who Attacked Pied
mont Phone Operator
Fights Requisition

Admission. August a. Especial )-Sheriff
C. 7. Brooks of Admission has sent to
Georgia to secure requisition papers from
Governor Saton for the removal of Jack
Duncan from that state to Calhoun coun-
ty, where the negro is to be jailed pend
ing trial for his attack on Miss Belle
Kirkpatrick. telephone operator at Pied
mont
Duncan was captured at Miami. Fla.
and came from that state to Rome with
out requisition. After he was identified
by Miss Kirkpatrick at Rome Wednes-
day, however, he declined to accompany
the officers to Alabama and will fight
the requisition. He is said to have
knocked the young woman senseless,
gagged and bound her and then robbed
her of the telephone tolls. A $3.50 reward
was out for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15

maximum reading of 100 degrees was re-
ported at North Platte, while readings of
9S degrees were reported from South Da-
kota, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Okla
homa.
In the cotton belt temperatures have
remained about stationary In most dis
tricts. Showers have occurred In Texas.
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and
eastern Tennessee. In Birmingham the
mean temperature for the day was four
degrees above the normal.
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
August Ii, 1913:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
NINE KILLED WHEN
CABLE PIN SNAPS

Clifton. Arz., August 14-Nine men were
killed and one probably fatally hurt late
during the night when a cable snapped
at the Coronado mine and two ore cars
carrying II tons of ore and 10 miners
dashed do~.n a 80 degree grade for 1906
feet.
The cars had been lowered over the
brink of the grade, one of the longest and
"teepest In the world, when the pin hold
ing the cable attached to the cars snapped
the safety chains broke, and the cars
started down.
Three men rolled off, but nine of those
who remained ON the cars were killed,
while the other was so seriously injured
that he was expected to die. Among the
dead were Mining Engineer Schaefer and
l.. Nj. Jones. an electrician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
ISSUE WARRANTS TO
ARREST JAPANESE

Washington, August 1.-THE bureau of
immigration today issued warrants for the
arrest of IIidekuni Iwata. a wealthy Jap
anese, and his wife. Morale Iwata, on
charges of harboring women for immoral
purposes in Fresno, Cal. lwata and his
wife. immigration officials declare, were
proprietors of property which housed 27
women arrested in recent raid by the
Fresno police Iwata and his wife may
be released on bond. Iwata is held by the
Fresno police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Weather Forecast

Washington, August 14.-Weather
Generally fair Friday and Saturday
light variable winds.
Georgia: Occasional showers Friday
and Saturday; moderate variable winds.
Tennessee: Fair west, local showers
and warmer east portion Friday; Sat-
urday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
GORGAS ACCEPTS
ADDITIONAL WORK

Johannesburg, S. A. August 14.-Col.
William c. Gorgas chief sanitary Of
fioer of the Panama canal commission.
has accepted the invitation sent him by
the chamber of mines to undertake the
Improvement of the sanitation works on
the Rand, subject to the approval of the
United States government.
VIII Relieve Nervous Depression aud
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
CANAL SHOULD HAVE
25,000 TROOPS

Paris, August 14-Count Maurice De
Perigny, French explorer. writing In to-
DAYS Paris Temps from Colon, says:
"This gigantic and admirable work of
the United States is insufficiently pro-
tected in a military sense"
The count thinks that instead of 5000 sol
ders distributed among the posts along
the canal there should be at least 2o,O00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
ALABAMA'S ALFALFA
MOVEMENT COMES
TO SUCCESSFU Ill END
Wave of Optimism Sweeps
Black Belt as Result of Big
Demonstration = Promo
ters Congratulated
BY RALPH r.. SILVER

Greensboro. August 14.-(speoial.)-Ai
bama's first alfalfa movement is historic
Before a crowd of several hundred people
here this evening on the courthouse cam
rus the alfalfa and agricultural ex-
perts from other states, as well as from
Alabama, made their last plea for di-
versifed and scientific farming in Ala
bamas marvelously rich black belt The
campaign has been a tremendous success.
wave of optimism and desire to better
conditions has swept the black belt farm
ing county with the automobile train of
the alfalfa boosters on Its crest ever since
the first meeting was held at Demopolis
Wednesday morning.
Over go miles of dusty roads, some good
and some bad, have been Travelled by the
automobile train within the last As hours;
many gallon of gasoline has been burned
and many a word has been spoken, and
tonight the black belt country has made 4
great step forward In the advancement of
the agricultural resources of the state.
The experts-Joe Wing, Professor Hold
en-. Mr.. Grout, Professor Dugger and Pro-
fessor Kinds and others-have unhesitat-
ingy branded the soil of the black belt
with their approval as being one of the
richest and best adapted to cultivation OF
corn, cotton and alfalfa of any district in
the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Silent on Reports

Washington, August i4.-Treasury officials
today were silent on reports that an in
vestigation was being made of the Ma
tional City banks transactions with Chi
cago traction railways. Those who would
have charge of such work officially de-
clared they knew nothing of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Cotton Opening Fast

York, August i4.-(speeial)-Th boil
weevil cannot possibly do more than get
the top crop now, as the other is opening
very rapidly this hot weather causing it
to open, and picking 1t will soon be
general
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Low spirits

The Old Standard general strengthen
ing tonic, GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC, arouses the liver. drives out
Malaria and builds up the system. a
sure Appetizer and aid to diges-
iion. Soc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
lNTS OF TODAY

nmission meets at o'clock.
oncert at Capitol park.
le plays Birmingham on Rick
4fpa d.
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Firemen Injured

Cleveland, August l4-Five firemen of
Company No. We're injured at 4;3O this
afternoon when the hose wagon on when
they were going to fire turned over,
Three of the men were so padiy injured
they We're rushed to a hospital
To Cure Tender and Receding Guins
Apply the wonderful, old reliable DR.
PoRTERS ANTISEPTIC HEALING
OIL. 25c. soc. s1.0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Train Encounters Bad Roads

Aho lOI, ftu6 uSI I4.=tSDecldl. l--'IlP
trip from Uniontown this morning was
over the worst roads the automobile
train has yet encountered in the black
belt. Several of the cars broke down
en- route and over half of the party
did not reach Marirl until after /
o'clock
With the exception of Demopolis the
largest crowd of the trip was gath
cred on the courthouse square here
The women and children were given
seats on the two balconies and the men
stood on the campus.
state Ehtomologist w. T. Hands, "Al-
falfa King Joe Wing and Professor
Holden were the speakers, the bar
becue being served about l o'clock on
the campus at the side of the court
house. The trip over from Uniontown
was through what is said to be some
of the richest black belt land in the
state and the enormous plantations
with their green fields OF various crops
stretched out in every dicetion as far
as the eye could see The first stop
after leaving Uniontown was at the
plantation of the Harry brothers, known
as the old Harley plantation, and COM
posed of 1900 acres.
The old negro quarters are still standing
along the road here just as before the
war and from the running board of the
Auburn addressed the assembled negro
plantation hands to the number of 200 to
800, telling them the proper methods of
cultivation. Several cars from Uniontown
among which was Mayor Coemans, ac-
companied the party to Marion
Boil WeeviI Spreading
At Marion Professor Kinds startled the
crowd when he gave warning of the rapid
progress of the boil weevil over Alabama.
stating the little cotton destroyer would
reach Jefferson county next year and that
by the next two or three years the farm
ers would commence to learn how to sue
cessfully combat it.
w. NJ. Fowlkes of Marion introduced
the speakers. Here the platform being
the bed of a new farm wagon. Over 100
carcasses were prepared at Marion for
the barbecue. it being stated that there
were 40 carcasses beside the gumbo.
which latter dish Marion people claim to
be the original discoverers. The Marion
end of the alfalfa movement has been in
charge of j. NJ. Moore, president of the
Board of Trade; A. F. Armstrong. chair
man of finance committee: f. d. Shivers.
chairman barbecue committee; j. W.
Ahuthnot, chairman entertainment COM
nittee. and Perry Wilbourne, chairman
publicity committee.
Handsome Display of Products
Beside the courthouse the farrsers of
Perry county had arranged a handsome
display of their products. There We're
corn, oats and cane from the Cahaba val
ley section, alfalfa, johnson srass from
the black belt, peanuts, pea vines. onions.
pota toes, cabbage and sunflower from the
gray land section, and forage, cane and
cotton from the red land sections. There
were also Perry county watermelons, to-
bacco of which there are said to be 5000
cres in this county. 1t is called the
Sumatra leaf and both filters and wrap
pers were ON display
1t was grown about two miles south of
town. the land producing 1900 pounds to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Obeying Party Whips

Republicans accused the democrats
of obeying the party whip and sur
rendering their individual opinions as
to tariff rates and subjects of legis-
lation.
The fight over the democratic plan
to put wheat on the free list brought
out many strong speeches from west
ern senators during the days debate
Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire
said he believed the 12 New England
senators would vote with the western
republicans for duty on wheat. and
other agricultural products, although
they did not expect the western sena-
tors would show the same anxiety TO
protect New England manufactures
The democratic amendment putting
wheat on the free list and striking out
the 10-cent per bushel tariff rate fixed
by the House democrats, was adopted
by the Senate by vote of 81 to 80. A
subsequent motion by Senator Gronna
to fix duty of cents per bushel on
wheat and ~ per pound on wheat
-four was defeated, 81 to 81.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Bill Moves Slowly


The bill thus far has moved slowly
and debate has been so exhaustive as
to indicate an indefinite delay before
it's final passage. Many of the most inn
portant schedules either have not been
reached or have been passed over.
These include the sugar wool, cotton,
silk and other schedules; the income
tax, the proposed changes in admin
istratiye law, the proposal of Hitch
cock for anti-monopoly tax on tobacco
and many other subjects of prime i'm
portanee in the tariff struggle.
The Senate spent all of the day on
the wheat duty and from the vigor of
the debate it was apparent the agricul-
tnral schedule might be under discus
sion for at least another day.
President Wilson's desire for action
on both tariff and currency at this
session was made known to many SEN
ators during the day and the republi-
can antagonism to his attitude was re-
flected in the debate that characterized
the early part of the Senate session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Natural Advantages Here

They state that the natural advantages
are here. God has given to this country
the necessities of successful agriculture
as has been given to few others and
the only thing that is lacking is the ap-
probation and the properly applied indus
try of man.
Their main points throughout the cam
paign has been that the immense planta-
tions of Alabama must be broken up into
farms of at least not more than $50 acres.
that the soil must be tile drained; that
proper rotation Of crops with alfalfa, corn
and cotton as the principal factors must
be observed: that stock raising must be
taken up by the farmer in connection with
his crop raising, and that the fertility
which the soil puts into the crop must he
Kept ON the farm and the finished prod
uct in the shape of beef, hogs cattle, NUT
ton and live stock must be sent to market.
The trip from Marion to Newbern was
made without any serious accident this
afternoon, the party arriving at the latter
place a trife late. Alfalfa King" Joe
Wing made speech there of about an
hour and Prof. p. G. Holden rushed on
toward Greensboro. where he started
speaking at about O'clock Professor
Holden was the main speaker with sew
eIal others of the party making short
talks. Professor Dugger of Auburn also
made a speech at Newbern, where there
were a couple hundred people gathered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-15
Ladies' Serve Rarhecue

Here at Greensboro after the speak
ing the barbecue and supper was
served in the courthouse BY the ladies'
of the city and the party then broke
up and scattered in all directions for
their homes.
The alfalfa movement is over but not
forgotten. Everywhere E. c. C. Clay Of
Demopolis, James Howe of Demon
oils, Dudley Coleman of UniontoWn.
j. NJ. Moore of Marion. John Webb of
Demopolis, Thomas II. Jones of Green's
boro and other prominent citizens of
the black belt district are being con-
graduated.
They have all worked hard but they
nave all worked well. Everywhere men
are talking and the effects of the first
Alabama alfalfa movement will never
disappear