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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
CAPITAL IS READY
FOR THE EDUCATORS
Plans Completed for Meet
ing of State Association
This Week

Montgomery March 15-(Specal.)-
Plans have been completed for the an
nual meeting of the Alabama Educa-
tional association in Montgomery March
20 q and % and the committees are await
ing the arrival of the advance delegates
Between 25oo and 1900 are coming to the
convention and arrangements have been
made to care for them.
Addresses of welcome will be delivered
at the first meeting at o clock March
20 by Governor O'Neal in behalf of the
state and w. A. Gunter, president of the
city commission. for the teachers John
,. I1lley will represent the Business
Mems league. Visiting educators will re-
spond to the welcomes in behalf of the
teachers organization.
FsGeneral meetings of the association will
be held at the Grand theatre while de-
partmental meetings will be at the Sid
ney Lanier high school, Business Mems
league and gas company's auditorium
Two thousand souvenirs have been re-
ceiyed by the Business Mems league and
they will be distributed among the yis-
Itors. The souvenirs are sticbpins shaped
ike shields. each bearing the words
Alabama Educational Association, Mont
gomery, Ala, March 20. 81, %
Among the national educators who will
be here for the meeting are DR.. Wallace
Buttrick and Wycliffe Rose. They Will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
SHOOTS HIMSELF
THROUGH BRAIN
T. S. King of Dades, Ga,
Commits Suicide at
Terminal

T. Sumner King, aged 3 years, OF
Dades, Ca, a travelling salesman, shot
himself through the brain with 3s-
calibre revolver yesterday morning at
a:sO o'clock in the smoking room of the
Terminal station, inflicting a wound that
caused his death at st Vincent's hospital
80 minutes later.
King was sitting practically alone on
a bench in the smoking room and with
out attracting attention he suddenly drew
his revolver and shot himself. Lige 10y $
ambulance was Immediately called and
thel wounded man was removed to st
vincent's hospital where he died few
minutes after arrival.
The remains were taken to Lige 10y 's
where it is now being held pending the
arrival of relatives.
The following note was found in the
dead mans pocket:
'My Dear Ones at Home: l am sorry
to bring this trouble on you ALL but
will try the other side. 1t can't be any
worse than this world. Goodbye.
Daddy, I've got $50 in my pocket; make
that bury me. SUMNER KING
Mr.. King is survived by a father, two
brothers and three sisters. His father
is Thomas King. who resides in Hunts
vile and his sisters are Miss Anne King
Miss Ethel King and Miss Robbie King,
all of Huntsville. He has two brothers.
Jack King. and Sanford King.
The body will be sent to Huntsville to-
dav for interment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
SEEK RELEASE FROM
THE COUNTY JAIL
Three Applications for Release on
Habeas Corpus Proceedings Filed.
Two Are Refused

Three applications for release from the
county jail on habeas corpus proceed
ings We're heard yesterday. Two appli-
cants We're charged with capital Of
fenses and one convicted of violating the
revenue law. Martha Hammon negro.
charged with murder, tried to get out
of Jail on bond. Judge Fort refused the
application and the woman was taken
back to jail. Bond was also refused in
the case of Walter Anderson, negro,
charged with assault.
In the case of II. French Judge John III .
Miller admitted the petitioner to an APP
peal bond in the sum of $50. French was
convicted before a justice court at War
rior for violating the revenue law, and
was sentenced to IS days at hard labor
for the county, without the option of a
fine. He will appeal the case to the Grim
inal court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
ENDEAVOR UNION
MEETS TUESDAY

The Birmingham District Christian En-
deavor union will meet next Tuesday night
in the First Christian church. The pro-
gramme committee, of which r.. Flynn
Dickson is chairman. has arranged
contest to be participated I'M by repre-
sentative of each of the local societies.
The object of the contest is to find out
exactly how efficient the different societies
are.
Those who will participate are: F. F..
Ballard, South Highlands society; w. c..
Colmery, First Presbyterian; Homer
lSpiva, Handley Memorial; G. e. Michaels.
the First Christian. and several others.
A musical programme has been arranged
and after the meeting social session
will be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
BURNETT COMPANY
IN NEW QUARTERS

The r. d. Burnett Cigar Co., yester-
day moved into its new quarters on Sec
ond avenue, next door to the Bell Tele-
phone companys building, and in the new
building just completed by Mr.. Burnett.
The new store is claimed to be one of
the most handsome and elaborately fin
ished on the interior of any similar store
in the south. The inside appearance very
much resembles the interior of large
bank, the furnishings being of mahogany
and white marble.
Mr.. Burnett has spared neither pains
nor money in fitting up this new whole
sale house and stated yesterday that he
was very much pleased now since ii was
ready for occupancy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
CAPITOL WILL HAVE
| SPECIAL POSTMAN
Monday Postoffice Will De-
tail Special Carrier for
State House


Montgomery March 15.-especial) Be-
ginning next Monday March II, the Mont
eomery postoffice department. will de-
tail special mail carrier for the state
made every day, two In the morning and
Two in the afternoon. and a system OF
postoffice boxes will be installed in the
various departments,
A special mail carrier for the capitol
Is the result of a recommendation made
by Commissioner John IL. Wallace, Jr.,
of the state game and fish department,
at the last governors conference of state
officials Commissioner Wallace is =
member of committee on the manage
ment of the capitol building and grounds.
and in his report to the governor recon-
mended that a special mail carrier be
provided for the capitol
The matter was at once taken up with
Postmaster Dmmck of the Montgomery
office, with the result that permission
was secured for a special mail carrier
for the capitol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
WILL CELEBRATE
FEAST OF THE PURIM

The Feast of the Purim will be cele-
brated by the pupils of the K'nesseth
Israel Sunday school Easter evening at
the synagogue, under the auspices of the
Sunday school teachers. An elaborate
programme has been prepared consisting
of songs lrecitations, special sketches for
the occasion and a purim. service held
Fonly by the children of the school.
A special sketch THE Kings Choice. :"
will be given by the pupils of the highest
grade in which Is girls will represent
Bible characters. The children have been
thoroughly drilled S.. \,
The teachers directing the affair are:
Miss Annie shapiro. Miss Saralf Sevelo-
WITT, Miss Bertha Pizitz Miss Rose Lee
taw, and Mrs j. Kadis. IS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
DEATH SENTENCE
IMPOSED BY FORT

For the first time in hiss judicial career
Judge William E. Fort Of the criminal
court on yesterday imposed the death
sentence on convicted felon. Sam Gin
bert, negro, was the person condemned and
he was sentenced to be hanged by the
neck until dead" in the yard Oft the
Jefferson county Jail on the morning of
May 2, 1913 His attorneys, Murphree &
Richardson, had made motion for a
new trial, which was overruled by Judge
Fort. They gave notice of appeal, how
ever, and the sentence was suspended,
pending an appeal to the supreme court.
Gilbert was convicted of killing a fellow
convict at Banner mines some time ago.
Both men were serving sentences for
murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16


plans for the years work. Yours very
truly, SAM H. FOWLKES, -Secty.'
.P. ST. want to ask your hearty CO.
operation in the work of the league this
year. and trust you will arrange to .be
present at this luncheon on Monday next.
The attendance of every director is re-
quested as we want to make this the most
enthusiastic meeting the directors have
had for some time, and lay our plans
for the new year to greatly increase our
out-of-town trade. Yours very truly,
"B. B. BURTON, President"
Another feature of the work being done
by the Business Mems league in the pro-
motion of out-of-town trade is the nota-
tions of events occurring over the state
which might tend to make business for
birmingham firm. Notations are made
of weddings. and local clothiers and out
fitterss are notified of a possible customer;
notations are made of fires and new build
ing operations and local merchants whose
business might be affected are notified of
possible customers, and SO on in every
line of business.
Letters to Merchants
Examples of some of this work is fur
nislled by the following letters:
March IA, 1918
Hoy -Rattermann Carpet Co., City.
conference.-the home Of I. Bernstein.
Fourth and Cherry streets, Gadsden, Ala,
was greatly damaged by fire this week.
"The home of Mrs. Eula Aubrey of
Roanoke, Ala, was totally destroyed by
fire Sunday morning
.fThe following people are building hand
some homes at Troy, Ala.
IS. H. Blanby, l.. d. Gardner, T r..
Wright, John Bowers, M. H. Carter and
DR.. H. NJ Weeden.
Mr.. Rosenberg of Troy, Ala, is also
changing the arrangement of his porches
to very handsome residence, under
stand, and will probably be in. the market
for some porch furniture.
"All these are prominent people, and
trust you may be able to follow up this
information with profitable results. as they
will no doubt be in need of some first
class house furnishings and furniture.
Very truly yours, SAM III. FOWLKES, .
Secretary
Copy of above sent to Jacobs, Oster.
Hood & Wheeler, Burger and Loveman,
| Joseph & Loeb
March IA, 1913"
Louis Saks Clothing Co., City.
Gentlemen-Miss Virginia r.. Jones,
daughter of Mrs J. T. JONES' Denopolis.
| Ala expects to be married on April 20
at Demopols These people are very
prominent in that part of the country,
and I think it will be well for you to
write them a personal letter, asking that
| they come to Birmingham to- do their
wedding shopping
Trusting you will make good use of
this information, | am, very truly yours.
| IS II. FOWLKES, Secretary
Copy of above sent to Caheen Bros,
Hirsch and Parisian.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
SUPREME COURT CONSIDERS !
MURDER CASES THIS WEEK

Montgomery. March Especial )-Ap-
plieations for rehearings in civil and
criminal cases will be taken up by the
supreme court ON Monday, at which time
the higher court will convene for the
purpose of considering all applications
for rehearngs that have been filed since
the present recess began several weeks
ago.
Among the applications for rehearings
that have been filed are those of Waiter
jones. Arthur Jones and William Watson
OF Birmingham, Arthur jones' Arnold
Gilmer and John Adams of Montgomery,
and jay Smith of Alabama City, all of
whom are under a death sentence for
murder. All of the condemned nurderers
are white men except John Adams. ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

gro. sentenced for the murder Of Police.
man Berry
The execution of Arthur Jones, William
Watson and jay Smith has been set by
the court fol-. March q, while the date
set for the execution Of the four mef
is April 4. three days before the eonrh VII
reconvene in regular session.
The decision of the court to convene fol
the purpose of considering applcatons fol
rehearngs was ANNOUNCED nearly Week
ago. Attorney General Robert G Brick:
ell, Solicitor II. P. Helm Of Jefferson
county and Solicitor ". I. seioels o.
Montgomery county petitioned the eoar1
to consider the applications for rehearlnss
during the present recess. me court
rulings on the applications for rehearings
Will probably be announced during mex
Week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
BUSINESS MEMS BIG
LUNCHEON SCHEME
TO BE LAUNCHED AT
MEETING NEXT WEEK
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t1Ohtlnueu 1~dEe FOOTD
--~-~S~>~>~->~->>>~-~-- -~>->>>>->~---~-~---~-
we think, is get the merchants to-
gether first-get cooperation.
"Wc hope to draw regular patrons
from towns within $50 miles radius
of Birmingham and even further. The
follow-up system, which we are using
to some extent now, we hope to make
a larger use of. In this line we ex-
pcct to get double postcards which we
will address to purchasers after we
once get them to the city. On the re-
turn card we will ask them to rec
onlmend three of their neighbors who
might come here to trade and on the
other card we viii ask them for any
complaints which they may have as
TO their treatment and urge them to
come back. Then when we land any
of those recommended we will ask
them for recommendations the same
way and so on in an endless chain.
Invitation to Luncheon
The letter which is being sent to
the directors of the league inviting
them to the meeting week from next
Monday is as follows:
Dear Sir: Please ATTEND meeting of the
directors of the Business Mems league
Monday next March "a, from 1880 to ! :3t
o clock in the Business Mems league
rooms,
you will note this meeting is called
during your. lunch hour instead of. the
evening We have arranged to serve lunch
The meeting will be for one hour only
and we want il possible to have eery di
lector present. We are giving you thi.
notice eaZy so you can make it con
venient to be there. There are some in
teresting things to be discussed, witt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
Colonel Pound Returns

Col. and Mrs Tom S. Pound and daugh-
ter, Lizzie Lee, have returned from a
month and a half's visit to Florida and
Cuba. They spent several weeks cruis-
ing around the Florida Keys and the
Indian river and travelled almost the
length and breadth of Cuba. Colonel
Pound states the trip was delightful and
that both he and his family were much
benefited by the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
TEACHERS CONVENTION
Will Be Invited to Meet in Birming'
ham Next Year

The Business Mems league win make
efforts this week 10 secure the, .conyeri-
lion Of the school teachers of Alabama
for BirTningham next spring. The con.
vention begins in Montgomery next Thurs
day and lasts through Friday and sat
urday 1t is probable that Secretary Sam
II. Fowlkes will go to Montgomery dur-
ing the convention insan effort. to securf
the meeting for Birmingham in 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

deliver. several addresses on dlffer4tat
phases of educational work
Social committees have been appointed
and are planning entertainments for the
teachers. Among them will be d recep-
ton given by Governor and Mrs Enmet
O'Neal at the executive mansion on South
Perry street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
Charge Negro, With Arson

Ella Knox, a negro. was locked UP
in the city jail yesterday charged with
arson as the result of small fire
at Tanker & Windham Undertaking
Co., Cos South Eighteenth street, and
d. l.. Johnston's drug store, COL South
Eighteenth street early Saturday
morning. The damage by the blaze is
estimated at about 800.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
ALA. CONSOLIDATED
SALE is ARGUED IN
THE FEDERAL COURT
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(Continned From Page Iiye)
sented the claims of the Empire COM
pany to the court and Mr.. Percy repre-
sented the bonding company Which fur
nished bond for the Alahaiiia consolidated
when the contract was made. 49,
Arguments Largely Technical
The argumentssof the, attorneys yester-
day were inta large part technical. How
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
PERSONAL

Otto Marx, the we'll known local banker,
returned yesterday from New York.
Postmaster T. Fl. Aldrich4 has gone to
Washington, d. c. Nothing was given
out as to the business of his trip He is
expected back Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
The Public

Will please take notice that, the
date Of the Masquerade Ball to
be given by the congregation
Beth III has been changed to
Monday night, March II. Sew
eral prizes are to be awarded
and q general good time is as
sured to all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
Remember We Give You New Furniture
in Exchange for Old

ent Sell it to us. Well pay all it's worth.
and you then buy exactly the furniture you
want. No store Offers you such d wealth Of
good, dependable home furniture; no store,
quality for quality, sells 50 low. Investi-
gate the e New. furniture For Old plan.
We operate tsyo exclusive second hand stores, one
All the oid fUrSItre bouaht and taken ia excnsnue Is
sold at these stores. No second hand, for that
matter "shopwcrn furniture. y permitted at the big
regular Sd avenue store. ~ this means we readily
sell all old furniture we can btsy and naturally can
pay generous prices FOR YOUR OLD FURNITURE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

r7IIE Hood & Wheeler New Furni-
Ill ture For Old plan has been the
NS means whereby hundreds of Bir
mingham people have realized the
full value Of their old style and worn fur
niture and refurnish their homes with'new,
modern and beautiful furniture. 8 E.s ss ..1
1 No doubtsyou have quite lot Of furniture
Won we used for years, which is entirely too
good to give or throw away. You are tired
of 1T, and want something new and differ
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-17
The Evening Story
HER FATHERS OPINION.

Tom listened quietly when she told
him that she Vas going home the
next day. How long will YOU be
Eone?" he asked. casually turning to
the next page OF the evening paper.
Il am not coming back at ALL" she
snapped: II don't think that you will
evenings this week.
-Four" he corrected. And YOU are
mistaken. will care greatly. But,
OF course. if YOU are not hapy. don't
let me keep you" And then he re-
sumed his perusal OF the baseball
happenings.
Marian decided to just leave the
store the furniture and board, which.
ever he chose. She couldn't bear to
lug all those wedding presents back
tc the home town. She ~ wanted
TO see them again. She wanted to
forget Tom and all connected with
him. and she would not admit, even
70 herself. the hope that Tom would
IND he could not live without her and
come after her before the parting was
made public.
ION kissed her carelessly the next
morning when he sauntered. away to
the stoudio. He was hard at work on
a new picture that absorbed hi,
thoughts and energy. but Marian did
not believe that even q. picture could
make him forget that she was going
away. that day. And her anger fed
On his apparent heartlessncss.
1t was dusk when she got nome.
Through the soft gloom the houses
showed i%ndistinctly when the trail.
rounded the east hill. but she knew.
every fence almost and her eyes liSh..
ened: It "as good to be home again.
she had not written the exact day MOI
had she told her father and mother
II the was coming to stay. So she
got in the rainshackle hack and left
word for her trunks to be brought un
later. ~'
She opened the front door softly.
Ter father and mother would be in
TOT Mary to announce dinner. They
alNays sat there. reading and talking.
AND she could hear their voices now:
her fathers heavy, with a trace of
h~uskiness: her mothers sweet and
slightly plaintive.
She tiptoed across the wide hall, in
lending TO rush In and surprise them.
curtains OF the double doors She
paused. '"'
Well. I hope Marian and Tom ar.
getting along all hight" her father
%as saving genially. But I've my
oh, Marian is a nice GIRL" her
mother protested. And Tom love.
her"
That's all right said her father
decisively. II love Marian dearly
she's my only child. but she's a SORT
OF oppressive person to live with, and
you know It,"
ITS a shame to talk about her tina.
way" her mother protested feeblv'
she means we'll" ~
She means too WE'LL with a half.
rueful laugh. IF she'd only let things
slide. instead Of being 30 blamed held.
ful and indispenssb bio and c%onsiderate.
sne.d be nicer. ] really feel sorry for
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-17

Soma farmers out my way. are 80
backward" remarked Nj. corntossel.
that they haven't yet qpit thrown
away bulletins from the department Of
agriculture for fear they might be
green goods circulars"
Titles don't mean much. A horse
doctor 10 referred to "a a veterinary
surgeon" while . human doctor IL
mostly called plan doe"
One OF the objections some hus-
bands have to their wives being sui.
fragettes IL that It might interfere
With their taking boarders.
In vain to arguments 10 strong. his
voice was hrst directed. He told .
Joke and sans . song-and then he
k Whenever . b~urIesquet troupe
cou1ssf 70 town the Johnniss line .up
1t the station TO carry suit cases. Biii.
the batsags man. calls them the stars
ana the satchelMtss. !"
The way you're allowed to spend
your money. son. depends on how you
make It. a pri1ehghter Gets more
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-17

This would be a step not likely to be
taken. Its effect would be to compel
the adoption Of woman suffrage in ev-
cry state on all matters. local as we'll
AS general. regardless Of what might
be the sentiment OF the state on that
proposition. It is therefore unlikely
that congress would propose. OF. tina,
thr~ee-fourthg of the states would rati.
fy an amendment of this kind. so long
as there is the present division Of xcn-
,iment locally On that subject.
II an amendment, relating only to
presidential elections were adopted ii
would involve the assumption by the
federal government OF a control over
federal clectionE which It does not now
exercise. and the exercise Of authority
which il does not now possess. As il
IL. presidential electors are chosen in
the manner most satisfactory to the
people Of the states. II tho suggested
amendment we're adopted the nation
itself would prescribe the manner in
which they should bc elected.
In actual practice, it does not seen.
that there is any special need for such
an amendment. if it is to be limited
TO presidential elections alone. There
is now nothing in the way of women
voting for president az men do, exccp.
the customs Of their own states. In
any state where the people wish it
the women vote on this as on ali other
propositions. All other states may
follow the same course if they desire.
chances are that such an amend
ment would have hard shedding.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-17

The new nickels are now in quite
general circulatio and we confess to
an impression that the new coin IL not
an improvement on the old. The de.
signs, the Indian head on one side.
and the buffalo on the other. are good.
Incidentally the combination makes
the coin quite typical of North Dakota.
which We out here a take as a com.
pliment. Both designs are faithful re-
productions OF the originals. and $
far are to be commended. Eut in cacn
case the design is too large for the
coin, occupying almost the entire SUI.
face, and giving it a crowded appear.
ance which is not good. Further. be-
cause Of this crowdinE, The lettering
is so small as TO he almost invisible
without the aid of "A glass. There
seems to be Il lack Of proper proper.
ton between the large design and the
minute lettering. Still further. the
composition OF which the coins are
made is one which carries a sort Of
iinny gloss which looks cheap. On the
whole the new coin looks a good deal
like a tizzle.