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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
TURNS A STORM TO PROFIT
Hereafter Omaha Houses Must Be
Better Built

From the Kansas City Star.
The greater part of the damage done
to frame houses in Omaha by the recent
tornado would not have occurred if the
houses had been properly built with wind
braces" was the assertion made here to-
day by John w. Towle, head of the
relief committee in Omaha, which is re-
pairing and putting back on their foun-
dations the houses moved by the storm.
Mr.. Towle is president of large struc-
tural iron works in Omaha and is a prac-
tical house builder, and as head of the
rebuilding end of the relief work has had
a fine opportunity to study the effect of
the wind on frame houses
1--WE find that at least one-half of all
the frame houses wrecked by the storm
would have been saved If just a little
more money had been used in building
them by putting in cross studding,' Mr..
Towle said 1.-THE houses that were
wrecked were mostly built in that ordi-
nary slipshod way of placing the stud
ding straight up and down without cross
braces. ASuch houses offered no resist
ance to the wind. They went down like
so many pastboard boxes. But we found
that where studdng had been put in
at an angle of 40 degrees, bracing the
houses to withstand the pushing force of
the wind, the houses were moved off
their foundatons-in some cases being
carried distances of two and three blocks
and yet they stood up. and with lit
tie repairing and bracng they are ready
to be moved back again upon their foun-
dations.
Hundreds of houses that were wrecked
would have withstood the wind If their
builders had spent from s25 to $50 more
in cross-bracing the studding in each
one
Having been taught this lesson by the
storm the people of Omaha will have
new buildings code by which frame houses
will be required to be cross-braced.
81 see YOU are agitating the same sort
of building code in this city. 1t is a
good thing and it should meet with no
opposition. because Kansas City is just as
likely to have a tornado as any other
city. 1t is wise for Kansas City to profit
by the lesson that has been taught Oma-
ha, and to require buildings to be braced
to withstand the wind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
HARR|SONBURG|S
IN GRIP OF FLOOD
Town of 500 Covered With
Water-Gap Is $500
Feet Wide

Vidalia, La. April S0-Flood waters
from the crevasse near Gibson's landing
has covered Harrisonburg. a town of 500
Inhabitants, but the rise is slow. The gap
is now 2500 feet wide, according to re-
port by Capt. C. o. Sheriff., United States
engineer, who inspected the break today.
Government tugs, barges and the New
Orleans and Northwestern railroad took
hundreds of refugees to Natchez today.
The United States tugs Marengo and
Tunica alone transported $50 persons and
100 head of stock.
The water is encroaching upon the rich
plantations on the river front. but is not
in sight from Vidalia or the Natchez
bluffs. There is an open stretch back of
Yidalia up grade. so that the water can
be seen approaching the town.
The Associated Charities is attempting
to care for the flood sufferers. but its
funds are limited. Many homes have been
opened to the sufferers and The hotels
have reduced their rates, one Offering half
rates.
The low stage of the Red river offers
consolation, as this will enable the water
to run off more rapidly, relieving the
parishes of Tensas and Catahoula. At
Kemps Bend, the water fighters are
watching night and day and the slightest
slough is attacked without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
The Christ and the Courts

From the Kansas city journal
A Chicago justice of the peace gets
into the limelight with the declaration
that he intends to run his court as Christ
would run 1t If He were presiding. This
is specially pertinent. perhaps, in view
of the fact that the late William T. Stead
wrote a remarkable book called IF Christ
Came to Chicago" But a much more sig
nificant issue is involved than that con-
cerning itself with any particular locality
A New York justice has adopted the
Chicago suggestion and has written to
Mayor Gaynor a request for the ,latter's
opinion as to how Jesus Christ would
have acted if placed on the bench. Mayor
Gaynor very convincingly replied that
Christ stood for the enforcement of law,
for patriotism and obs Hence to all just
authority and that every law enforcer
should abide by the provisions of the
law as it came to him. without seeking
to read into it his own conception of
Christ's attitude or probable policy
1t may be remarked that Christ is not
needed ON the bench nearly so urgently
as He Is needed in the halls of legisla-
ton. If the underlying principles of
Christian civilization were always embod-
led in the laws enacted there would be
little reason for decrying the interpreta-
tion of law by the courts The best and
only desirable policy for any judge, high
or low in rank. is to decide cases as an
intelligent and law-abiding citizen of the
twentieth century leaving for those re-
sponsible for inequitable legislation the
burden of blame. The mischief is done
far oftener in the city councils, the state
legislatures and the halls of Congress
than in the judicial tribunals. The real
need is for putting Christ into the stat
ute books, rather than into the records
of decisions handed down. Get Christ
- I.rl1. 49, A~re
of state and nation, and not even no.
toriety seeking Justice of the peace will
wonder what Christ would do IL He were
on the bench.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
SUFFRAGETTES MIX IN
PEACE CELEBRATIONS

ers intend to denounce, the carnegie
mission Their ground is that the mis-
sion is designed to foster an Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance and ALLEVIATE American sym
pathes from Germany. whereas, they
argue workers of all nationalities should
stand together for their own interests
Benjamin Tilett, secretary of the Dock
Wharf Riverside and General Workers
union of Great Britain and ireland, VIII
send cabIegram to Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation OF
Labor, asking him to oppose the British
delegation
General Mrs. Flora Drummond. one
of the leaders of the Militant suffragettes,
who was arrested today, succeeded to-
day, succeeded tonight in smuggling out
of the jail to a friend message for the
American suffragettes. This message
which later was cabled to the women
suffrasette union of New York. was as
follows.
.'Carnegie's so-called peace delegates are
nearing your shores.- None of them mas
raised a voice against the torture OF
women in English prisons. The tory
members of parliament among them won
their seats ON a sinl1-the-German-na navy
policy. They have all voted against home
rule Suffragettes Irishmen and Germans
organize a national boycott against these
war provokers."
Miss Scott-Tory, the San Francisco sur
fragette, sent a cablegram to Senator
O'Gorman at Washington, saying:
IF the Senate will investigate Car
negie's peace fund they may find an olive
branch WT9pped around a sword. We
hope that the Senate will not attend these
functions given in honor of the peace
delegates who dictate to Americans that
they muEt rewrite their history to save
English feelings and sully the fair name
of Georzae% Washington"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
BALKAN QUESTION
ISSTAT|ONARY.

London, April so.--The Balkan ques-
ton showed no development here to-
Gay. The American ambassador had a
prolonged conference with Sir Edward
Grey, secretary for foreign affairs. who
was also consulted by the Russian am
bassador.
A Constantinople dispatch says that
The porte has ordered Essad Pasha to
disarm and disband his native troops
and send the regulars to Beirut
Eoth Austria and Montenegro. az
oording to Vienna and advices, are con
finuing their military preparations.
Montenegro has dispatched 500 troops
drawn, from Scutari toward the Aus
trian frontier and has mounted heayv
guns above Cattaro. Great ministerial
and diplomatic activity prevails in
Vienna, where council of war was
held at the foreign office this evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Losses to Planters

New Orleans, April 30.-The cotton
schedule of the democratic tariff revision
bill now pending in Congress will result
in heavy financial losses to the cotton
planters and cotton manufacturers, ac-
cording to the statement made by repre-
sentatives of these interests today at a
special hearing being conducted here by
committee representing the National
Farmers union.
j. d. Brown, member of spot cotton
firm of New Orleans. stated that the
pending bill already had resulted in a
decline of nearly S. a bale in the price of
raw cotton, representing a loss of mil
lions OF dollars to the planters.
/ Sigmund Odenheimer, president of the
Lane Cotton mills, who yesterday told
the committee that the American mills
could not possibly compete with the Eng
lish mills In the manufacture of the finer
grades OF cotton goods. was recalled to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Olive-Glass

Fort Deposit, April go -tSpeciaI.)-
This afternoon at o'clock at the home
or the brides aunt, on south Hull
street, pretty wedding was solemn
lied, the contracting parties being Mr..
Garnett c. Glass of Fort Deposit and
Miss VIOLA Olive of Montgomery. Rev.
McNeal pastor of the Presbyterian
church, offieiated
The attendants We're f. L. Glass OF
Greenville and Miss Ruth Han OF
montgomery, L. p. Glass of Garland
and Miss Alma Tillery of Montgomery.
Mr. Glass is a representative citizen ot
Lowndes county, who numbers his
friends by his acquaintances and is
identified with business interests Al
Fort Deposit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
TWO WHITES KILLED IN
BATTLE WITH A NEGRO
Three Prominent South Carolina Citizens Killed and Several
Wounded in Pitched Battle With Negro Grim
nal-Negro Escapes

Hampton, s. c, April 30-Three promi-
nent Hampton county white men were
killed and sevei wounded in a pitched
battle this afternoon and tonight with
Richard Henry Austin. a negro accused
of attempting to criminaliy assault a
white woman at Luray, S. c., today The
dead are J. Frank Bowers. a Hampton
county planter; +. II. Edeniield
of Allendale. s. c. The wounded include
DR. S. C. Moore. probably fatally injured;
George Hanna, McTeer Bowers and an
unidentified white man. Hanna and the
unknown man are probably fatally in
iured.
Austin is alleged to have gone to the
home of well known citizen of Luray
and attempted an assault upon a young
woman about 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Cries of his intended victim are said to
have attracted passers by. The ne
gro escaped and sought refuge in a thick
woods He was armed with a shotgun,
a bag filled with shells, a large revolver
and belt filled with cartridges. When
the pursuers approached the negro in
the woods ne penetrated further to a lit
tie bay almost entirely surrounded by
| heavy underground. An attempt was
made to follow by the white men and
the negro opened fire. In the first eX-
change of shots j. Frank Bowers was
killed. Dr. Moore fatally wounded ana
George Hannah was shot in the back.
| The pursuers retreated short distance
and kept up scattered fire at the negro.
| Help was summoned from Allendale and
| Hampton and bloodhounds were ordered.
About o clock tonight Magistrate T.. FL.
| Edenfield of Allendale, Nwho had Joined
the posse, attempted to lead a dash into
! the swamp. He was shot and Instantly
killed and an unidentified man with him
was probably fatally wounded.
A Gordon was drawn around the sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01

ton of the swamp where the negro was
at bay and reinforcement was awaited.
Shortly after . o'clock the negro made
dash for liberty. Fully 80 shots were ex-
changed. but he broke through the Gordon.
and escaped.
Bloodhounds are being rushed to the
scene from Barnwell. S. C, and from the
state penitentary. Governor Blease also
has been requested to send troops to the
swamp. but at a late hour no action had
been taken by the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
URGE AMERICANS AGAINST THE.
BRITISH DELEGATION TO THE,
UNITED STATES FOR CELE-'
BRATION OF ANGLO-AMERI-
CAN PEACE

London, April 30.-The British dele
cation now on its way to the. United
States for the celebration of the Anglo
American peace centenary. may encoun-
ter some hostile demonstrations. Certain
aders of the extreme Irish. and labor
movements are advising their American
friends to express opposition to the Brit
ish mission. Suffragette leaders are APP
pealing to American women to denounce
any friendly dealings between the two
countries until England gives the vote
to women.
Opponents of the peace mission predict
that its public appearance will provoke
outbreaks such as occurred at the peace
meeting at Carnegie hall in December,
1911, in support of the ratification of the
arbitration treaties pending between the
United States, Great Britain and France
Because Lord Weardale and other men,
bers of the delegation are connected with
the Carnegie peace foundation the laborites
call it. 'the Carnegie mission"
English labor unions will hold meetings.
as is their custom, in Hyde park tomor-
row Representatives of the German
unions will parade with for the first
time and both English and German speak
.s.....s.ss...ss......sss
year and have marked with much pleas
ure and comfort your friendship for inter-
ests that are not altogether material.
Faithfully yours,
JAMES NJ. SHELBURNE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Transfer Bribe Cases

Charleston. w. Va, April 2O.-Judge
Black of the Kanawha county court today
decided to transfer to Webster county
for trial the cases OF seven members of
the West Virginia legislature charged with
accepting bribes in United States sena-
torial campaign of last February The
first case. that of Delegate S. L. G.
Rhodes. who Is alleged TO have accepted
SO. 900 to vote for Col. William Seymour
Edwards, may be called May d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01

URGE REPEAL OF
CANAL TOLLS

Washington. April S0-RepeaI of exemp-
ton of American coastwise vessels from
the Panama canal tolls and an amend
ment to place all vessels doing an inter
state commerce business under the regu-
lations of the interstate commerce COM
mission was proposed today by Repre-
sentative Britten of Illinois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Fraudulent Solicitors

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
must again request the favor of your
space to warn the public against fraudu-
lent appeals.
woman. calling herself Mrs. Walker,
has been canvassing in East Birmingham
in aid of a tuberculosis family. Two men
have been trying to get subscriptions ON
the Southside for tuberculous babies.
Two men, claiming to represent reli-
glous organization have been soliciting
aid for similar purpose. None of these
people have been authorized by this asso-
citation.
1t is safe to say that no funds entrusted
TO such persons will reach the needy and
deserving. Prompt information leading
to the arrest of such solicitors will be
esteemed a favor by this association.
GEORGE EAVES. Secretary.
Birmingham, April 80, 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
An Appreciation

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
VIII you please permit me in a word to
express my pleasure at the attitude of
Your paper toward the educational inter-
ests of the city and state one should not
be surprised 10 find in our dailies con-
structive attitude toward educational
matters; but. to put it mildly. not every
daily has that conscious progressive spirit
toward things educational l came to
Howard college at the beginning of this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01

, day lie gave further detailed informa-
ton regarding the bad effect which he
claimed the passage of the Underwood
bill will have upon the cotton industry.
He declared that if this schedule is adopt
ed in its present form it will result in
serious loss to the mills of the United
States, many of which, he said, were not
now paying profitable dividends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
- Concert in Greenville

GreeLyille, April 0-(SpeciaL )-On
Friday evening a concert win be given
at the opera house under the auspices
of the Greenville Music study club A
splendid programme has been arranged
consisting of vocal and instrumental
numbers by some of Greenvllle's best
talent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Samuel Reelected

London. April S0-sir Stuart Mon
tague Samuel, radical member of par
lament from the White Chapel divis-
ion of London, who was obliged 10
vaeate his seat on account of his firm
having last year become purchasers of
silver for the Indian government. was
re- elected today. lie defeated Captain
Brown, unionist by a vote of 1T22 to
I1556.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Playground Association to Meet

The regular monthly meeting of the
Birmingham Playground and Recrea
tion association will be held in the Of
fee of the president in the city hall
on Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
A large attendance is desired as sew
eral matters of Importance will be DIS
cussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Leyee Repaired

Vicksburg, Miss. April 90.-The main
river leyee at Greenville has been re-
paired according to reports received to-
night by Major Woodruff. engineer In
charge of the third Mississippi river dis
trict and there is now no danger there.
Major Woodruff was well satisfied with
the conditions of the levees
Captain BanlShead and Major Lister
inspected Camp Hayes, the refugee camp
here, this afternoon and Major Lister said
the sanitary conditions were very good.
There are now about $1,000 refugees re-
eeving rations supplied from Vicksburg.
The Yazoo and Mississippi Valley rail-
road continues to operate trains south
of here. and 1t is now believed there will
be less delay as steady fall is expected
in the back water south of here from
now on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
GIVE BLIND TIGERS
SOLAR PLEXUS BLOW
Talladega Cave Contains Stalactites
and Stalagmites-Other News
Items


Talladega, April 30.- special blind
tigers have received a solar plexus blow
in this county, owing to the invariable
action of the city court judge in handing
out a fine of $500 and six months hard
labor for the violation of the prohibition
statutes. The recorders court has fol-
lowed the plan of the city court by in
fiicting labor sentence for each infrac-
ton of the law.
A cave filled with stalactites and stalag-
mites of pure onyx has been discovered
in this county, near Alpine. For many
years this cave was made the objective
point for jaunts and picnics by the neigh
boring young people, who danced and
frolicked in its shadows without the least
thought of the immense wealth that was
around them. A bright woman made the
discovery and the fact leaked out by a
recent transaction in real estate. The
cave was owned by some colored people,
who had occupied it for 20 years, or
rather had cultivated the land around, it.
Polished specimens of the onyx show lines
of beauty equal to the finest Mexican
product.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
STIRRING INCIDENT
IN TARIFF DEBATE
AS MANN ATTACKS
LEADER UNDERWOOD

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Gilpin observer., 1913-10-16
NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that pur-
suant to the bylaws of the Gilpin-
Eureka Mining and Milling Company,
the Secretary of said Company will,
on Thursday, the 18th day OF Nov
ember, 1913, at the hour OF 10 a. M.
In front OF the chief office OF said
company, No. $50 Foster Building,
City and county OF Denver, Colora 10,
offer fer public sale and sell to the
highest bidder for cash, all of the
following described shares Of stock
Of said Company, or SO much there
Of as may be necessary in each par
ticnlar case to Iay assessment No.
3 on said stock and costs Of sale,
said assessment No. 3 having been
heretofore regularly levied and being
now delinuuent. to-Wit:
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-16
NO DOUBT ABOUT HIS CLASS
According to Kansas City Paper, Harry
Kemp Had No Difficulty Proving
He Was q Tramp Poet.

A New York letter the other week
mentioned that lots Of folks thought at
the time that Harry Kemp was being
Unrestricted through this land as
the tramp poet" that he was just a
poet. But they were wrong. Mr..
Kemp is hobo of purest ray serene.
1t is a pleasure to certificate him.
II live," said Mr.. Kemp to an editor
the other day, 'in shack on the Pali-
sades. came into town today to sell
a poem. This is Friday. and do not
want to go back to the shack before
Monday afternoon"
The editor took the poem and read
1t very carefully and then looked at
Kemp's clothes-whioh were compare
lively whole in several places-and
then showed that he had good busi-
ness mind.
"Ill give you," said the editor, "s3
for this poem"
The editor thought that Kemp would
ask for more and that he could do a
bit of pleasant bargaining. But he was
disappointed.
'I'll take it," said the tramp poet.
Three dollars is all I'll need for three
days in New York."-Kansas City
Star.
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-16
MARK UP ONE FOR LOUISIANA
According to Senator's Story, Grocery
man From That State Reached
Height of GaIIantry.

The conversation turned to gal
lantry, and Senator Joseph E. Rams
dell Of Louisiana reflectively smiled.
He said that few people could be SO
gallant as certain groceryman under
the same painful conditions.
Recently, according to the story told
by the senator, young woman weigh
ing about 225 pounds, was gracefully
waddling down the street when she
stepped on a banana skin in front of
a grocery store.
The banana skin being right on the
job, the young woman Immediately
began to fly in several directions at
the same time, and finally landed
large and plenty into a crate of fresh
country eggs.
How very unfortunate, madam!"
solicitously cried the grooeryman,
rushing to her succor. Il trust that
you are not hurt!"
Not the least bit, thank you," said
the young woman as she rose to her
feet Il really hope that haven't
broken your eggs"
"Oh, no. madam, not at ALL" was
the gallant rejoinder of the grocery
man. They are only slightly bent -
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-16
NOTICE OF APPLIcA-
TIoN FOR v. S. PATENT

NOTICE OF APPLIcA-
TIoN FOR v. S. PATENT
Mining Application No. O19065.
Mineral Survey No. 1912.
u S. Land Office. Denver, Colora-
do, October IA, 1913.
Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suanoe OF the Act of Congress, ap-
proved May 10, 1872 Margaret B.
Lambert and F. E. Edbrook, whose
pestoffice address is care of Gar
wood and Garwood, 223-226 Ernest and
Cranmer Building, Denver, Colorado
have made application for a patent
for 1900 linear feet, respectively on
the Adelbert and Johney Lodes, stu
ate in Bay State Mining District, Gil
pin County, State of Colorado, and
described by the official plat and
field notes on file in this office, as
follows, viz:
Aielbert Lode Beginning at Cor.
Mol, whence the East a Cor. Sec-21
T. 3 s., r. ~ w. of the 9Th P. NJ.
bears N. 81 So E. S75.99 feet; thence
S. 35' IS' w. 113 feet to Cor. No. q;
thence N. 54' Az w. 1900 feet to Cor
No. 8; thence N. 35' 1S' E. 113 feet
to Cor. No 4; thence S. 54' AZ E.
1900 feet to Cor. No. L, the place of
beginning.
Johney Lode. beginning at Cor.
No. 1, whence the East u Cor. Sec.
2l, t. 8 s.. X. ~ w. of the 9th P. NJ.
bears N. 76' So E 957.17 feet; thence
S. 35' 49, w. $50 feet to Cor. No. 2;
thence N. "a A. w. 1900 feet to Cor
No. 3; thence n. So 49, E. $50 feet
to Cor. No. 4; thence S. "a AZ E.
1900 feet to Cor. No. l, the place of
beginning, containing $3.50 acres. ex-
pressly excepting and excluding all
conflict with N. w. AS. E. u Sec.
2l. and forming a portion of the E.
X Of Sec. 81, Twp. 3>S., Range ~ w
OF the 9Th Principal Meridian.
adjoining and conflicting claims as
shown by the plat of survey: N. W.
AS. E. u Sec. 81, and Surveys Nos,
1866 and 1916.
Date Of posting on claim, October
6, 1913. c. ID. FORD.
Register
First pub. Oct 16; last Dec. IS, 1913