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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
SEED SPEAKS ON
/. THE ISSUES AT GUN
Calls Attention to COmer's
Record, His Extrava-
gances, Etc.

Guin, August ecial)-Lieut Gov
Walter D. Seed addressed an audience at
the public school building here last night
in the interest of his candidacy for gov
ernor. In his speech of one hour and
thirty minues Mr. Seed dwelt briefly on
want he claimed to be the most importan,
things connected with the present cam
paign for governor. He called the at
tention of the people to Mr. Comers rec
ord, and to his extravagances in ap-
propriations to funds to raise the salaries
of circuit judges and solicitors, and tc
the enormous fees paid attorneys for tn,
state in the fight on railroad rates.
Mr.. Seed advocated a full payment q
the old soldiers pensions, and better APP
preparations for the dissemina tion of prac
tical farm knowledge He also an
nounced that he was a statewide prohio
zionist. His speech was Well received ant
applauded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
TEACHERS MEET
AT GREENVILLE

Greenville, August 19=lSpecial IA
teachers institute is In progress here
at the courthouse. There are in at
tendance between as and 100 teachers
from Butler and surrounding counties
Miss Frances Higgins is conducting the
institute. The programmes for each
session are intensely interesting, and
are full of good though for the vel
fare of the EDUCATION of the children
The institute will continued through
out the week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
EVENTS OF TODAY
News of EnSley

Miss Louise Thompson, for seven years
librarian of the Carnegie library in Ems
ley. has resigned and will leave today
Tor Boston, where she will enter Sim
mons college Miss Thompson will take a
special course in library work. Mrs. Edith
Edwards has been appointed successor to
Miss Thompson by the newly created IL
brary board. The appointment of Mrs
Edwards will be particularly pleasing to
the people of Ensley. She is the widow
o. Dr. ]. H. Edwards, formerly prom
inent physician and Mason of Wylam
Miss Thompson has the best wishes of all
the patrons of the Ensley library to whom
she has endeared herself by uniform cour-
tesy and kindness in her official capacity.
News has been received in Ensley OF
tho death of Mrs Birch, wife of DR.. r. n.
Birch, of Rays Mill, Ga. Mrs. Birch was
formerly Miss Maude Wood, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Wood of Pratt City,
her marriage 10 DIT. Birch occurring las
September. Besides her husband and
parents, Mrs Birch is survived by q
brother, j. C. Wood, and two sisters. Miss
Mary Lou Wood of Pratt City and Mrs
NJ. 2. HollingsWorth of Tuscaloosa. The
remains will be brought to Pratt City for
ini erment. The funeral arrangements have
not been announced.
The steam roller which has been in use
in Ensley for some time repairing the
paved streets was being piloted back to
Birmingham yesterday afternoon and in
some manner became unmanageable while
going along the boulevard near Calera
avenue and was ditched. The huge ma
chine turned over 10-foot fill at the road
side and derrick will probably be re-
CURED to put it back on it's track
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Daniel left for
Admission yesterday to attend the funeral
of D. b. Lacy, the father of Mrs. Daniel,
Which will be held this morning from
the Admission Baptist church. Mr.. Lacy
died early Monday morning.
A moonlight picnic will be held at Fair
field Friday evening by the members of
the Epworth league of the Ensley Meth
odst church. A basket lunch will be
served The members of the league will
meet at Nineteenth street and Avenue e
at 7:3O o'clock Friday evening and go
t. Fairfield on the street car
Several hundred 1Jlks and their friends
will leave Ensley this morning for the big
picnic and barbecue at West Lake park.
The statement was made yesterday by
tile entertainment committee that in ad-
dtion to the 1900 pounds of barbecued
meat and other good things to eat that
carload of watermelons would be added to
the bill of fare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
SERIOUS DAMAGE BY
STORM IN DECATURS::
|DROUTH IS BROKEN
Building Blown Away,
Lights Off, Phone Lines
Down and Other Dam
age Done

Decatur August 19.-(special)A heavy
wind and rainstorm struck the Deca-
turs at $50 o'clock this afternoon, break
ing the four weeks drouth. Plate glass
windows were blown out of stores on Sec
ond avenue. and the damage will amount
to several thousand dollars.
The Morgan County Grocery company
building was blown away, electric lights
were Off and the town in darkness for
several hours. Telephone lines are down
and street car service to West Decatur
was badly crippled when the ball park
grandstand was blown across the track
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
SEEKS TO FIND
POND BUILDERS

Topeka, Kan. August 19.-Governor
Hodges today set about finding force
of SO expert pond builders to supervise
the work of building reservoirs
throughout Kansas In furtherance of
the governors plan to conserve in win
ter and spring enough water TO tide
the farmers over such drought as has
menaced the state in the past three
weeks.
1t is the governors plan to designate
pond week. in September after the
manner of Governor Major of Missouri,
in proclaiming road days" for the Inn
provement of the highways of that
commonwealth. He hopes to see 100000
ponds averaging at least an acre in
area, built over the state for the con-
servation of the coming winter, snow
and rainfall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, August 1s.-G P. NJ
While rather cloudy weather has con-
tjnued over most of the country east of
the Mississippi river during the past "a
hours, the area over which rain has
fallen was limited to the Mississippi val
ley north OF Memphis. and the Dakotas.
Scattering showers also occurred in por-
tions of Nebraska, Colorado, Utah. New
Mexico and southern Texas. In general,
however, the weather has been fair over
the southern and western sections of the
county. and temperatures have risen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
LETTERS TO EDITOR
A Card of Correction

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
I feel sure you Will agree with me
that proper time has elapsed since
the death of Senator Johnston to rem
der decorous the correction of an error
Your reporter made (unintentionally. os
course) in your issue of 10th inst where
] am quoted as saying that Senator
Jobpsons wife is relative of mine
Such an honor is one to be greatly
priced by anyone fortunate enough to
possess it, but | cannot justly claim it
What | actually did say was that | had
the honor of being a relative of Cen
eral mot Senator) Johnstons wife
which circumstance is one of my fam
flys most cherished possessions
Yours very truly,
S. A. HCBSON.
EaXette August Is 1912
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
MILLER IS SEVERE
ON Jury F|XERS"
Delivers Strong Charge to
Bibb Grand jury at
Centreville

Centreville, August 19.--(Special. )-The
fall term of the circuit court of Bbb
convened here yesterday, Judge B. M.
Miller presiding. The grand and petit
juries for the week We're impaneled.
TIL charge of Judge Miller to the grand
jury was broad and comprehensive, and
dealt with all phases of the criminal law.
He cautioned the grand jury to carefully
investigate the conduct of the county Of
fieers and see If they were faithfully dis
charging their duties. He was especially
severe on Jury fixers." The charge was
severe in dealing with the crimes of mur-
der carrying weapons concealed, violating
the prohibition laws and violating the
Sunday law.
Judge Miller called attention of the
grand jury to the fact that it is a vio-
| lation OF the law to sell morphine and
opium and pointed out the dangers that
may arise from the Violation of these
laws. In his charge to the grand jury
Judge Miller stated that it is not a vio-
! lation OF the Webb anti-shipping law for
| Intoxicating liquors to be shipped into a
prohibition county from without the state
| if such liquors are for the personal use
of the person to whom such liquors are
shipped
Daniel J. Ward of Eoline was selected
! as foreman of the grand jury. In the aft
ernoon the trial of civil cases commenced
and already several cases have been got
ten from the docket.
| Before court convened Capt. r. P. Hob
son, candidate for the United States Sem
ate delivered a speech at the county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Lumbermen Killed

Union. Miss, August 19--w. d. Bun
tyn, wealthy lumberman, ard three
employees, Oliver Johnson, Cleveland
Johnson and John Busby, were killed,
eight other men We're injured and
wreckage was scattered for n quarter
of mile. when a. boiler at the Bun
tyn sawmill, near here. exploded to
day. OF the injured. Oliver Buntyn.
Luther Dawson and an unidentified
man are believed to be fatally hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
EVERETTE NAMED
AS CIRCUIT JUDGE

jackson, Miss, August 1S.-(special)
Governor Brewer has appointed F. f.
Exerette of 1ndianola, Suniower
county, as circuit Judge of the Fourth
district, to succeed Judge Monroe Nc
Chung of Greenwood. resigned. AIR Ev-
erette is spoken of by those who knew
him as an able lawyer and upright
man. He is native of the southern
part of the state. but has made his
home in the delta several years. He
is about SO years OF age and married
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Foss Will Not Run

Boston, August 19-Goyernor Foss
has decided that he will not be can
didate for the republican nomination
for governor although he had sufficient
signatures to nomination papers to
place his name on the primary ballot,
it was announced today. He has not
made up his mind whether he will run
Independently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
LOCK At HALE'S BAR
NEARLY COMPLETED
Current Will be Turned Into
Chattanooga in About
Two Months,

Chattanooga. August 15.-(Spccialo
From present estimates current from
the lock and dam at Hale's Bar, Tenn,
IS miles from Chattanooga, will be turned
into this city within two months The
huge hydro-electric project which is now
rapidly nearing completion, was conceived
and financed by the late Anthony Brady
and is owned largely by his estate.
The power house, the substation, and
the transmission lines were completed
months age and just as soon as water is
turned into the channels Chattanooga Will
be supplied with current.
OF the five huge caissons that were
to fill the gap left in the channel Of the
river, four have been sunk already to
bedrock and that part of the dam COM
rleted. The fifth caisson is being rapidly
lowered. The cost of the work will be
100000.
Anticipating the improved conditions in
navigation which will result from the
completion of the government lock and
dam at Hale's Bar, Tenn. Clarence E..
Jones Of this city has launched the
Calypso" a four-ton river cruiser. The
boat is 40 feet long. but draws only %
inches of water 1t is equipped for cruises
of any length and it's owner will probably
make a voyage to the gulf of Mexico
from this point by way of the Tennessee.
Ohio and Mississippi rivers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20

slightly. In the middle Mississippi sec
tions, there has been a fall of about 10
degrees in temperature, and a slightly
less marked fall was general over the
| eastern lakes and the north Atlantic
| states. In the cotton belt. temperatures
have risen about two degrees Rains oc-
| Cured at Memphis, Knoxville and Corpus
| Christi.
Continued fair weather seems indicated
| for this section Wednesday.
Summary OF observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
August ~, 1918;
/ Ter, - 70 D., "a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Weather FORECAST

Washington, August 1s.-Foreeas
for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Wed
nesday and Thursday light variable
winds.
Tennessee: Local showers Wednes-
day; Thursday fair
Georgia: Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day; light to moderate east winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Called to RusseIlville

Russellville, August 9-(Specal) 1.-The
Rev. A. A. Hutto, pastor of the Baptist
chucfl In Admission, was yesterday unan-
imously chosen by the members of the
Russellville church as their pastor to
fill the pulpit vacancy caused by the
resignation of the Rev. George H. Free
man several weeks ago to accept a call
to Lewisburg, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Nan-Chang Abandoned

Hankow, August 19.-The rebels
have abandoned Nan Chang, capital of
the province of Kiang ST, and arms are
under way for the entry of the northern
forces. After a feeble fight Sunday the
rebels evacuated Wang-Chia-Tu in
boats. In their haste to escape many
were drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
To PREVENT Blood PoIsonIng

Apply at once the wonderful, old re-
liable DR. PORTER'S ANT1SEPTIC
HEALING OIL, q surgical dressing that
relieves pain and heals at the same
time. csc. SOC. s1.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
CHILD MAKES HEROIC
STRUGGLE FOR LIFE
Taryin's Victim Still in Cri-
tical Condition
PAVING CONTRACT LET
Watt Brown While in Gadsden Ignor-
ant About His Prospective Can
didacy for COngress-Run-
away Engine Endangersn

GadsGen. August Especial. )-Nettie
Waldrop, the 7-year-old victim of the as
sanlt made by Dave Tarvin. Is making a
heroic struggle for life. Although she is
too young to realize her critical condition,
she says she wants to get we'll The fact
that she had been weakened by a recent
operation for appendicitis, has made hers
hard fight.
Reports from Admission say that Tarvin
sulks in Jail and feigns insanity. lie
probably will be given a trial at the sec
ond or third week of criminal court If
he is indicted by the grand jury, as now
seems probable. Judge J. A. Bllbro yes
terday decided to extend the term Of GRIM
inal court to two or three weeks in order
that the Tarvin case, as well as the trials
of Mark Smith and j. Smith may be dis
posed Of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Advance IL Grad Oil

Bartletsville. nhle zig st 1s.--The
advance of ceIits II II rrice OF mid
continental crud aif made today.
This Is the highest 81 nine years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Gunboat Sails

Portsmouth. N. H, August is.-The
gunboat Nashville sailed for Mexican
waters today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Committee Continues Probe
of Statement of Former
House Page
ADMIT RAISING
SUM CHARGED
Money Used to Employ Lawyers is
Claim-Hearing CorrobOrates Nc
Michael's Statement-Con-
tributions Personal

Washington, August 19.-The House
lobby investigating committee today con-
tinued to probe the statement of l. Fl.
McMichael, former chief page of the
House. that Representative James 7. Nc
Dermott of Illinois had been given $500
TO work against loan shark bill for
the District of Columbia by pawnbrokers
affected by the bill.
Two of the three brokers who con-
tributed to fund to be used against the
bill denied that Mr. McDermott had even
been asked to oppose its passage. They
swore they raised about $3.50 for employ
ment of attorneys and for presenting
printed arguments to congressman. Isaac
I1eidenhemer, who gave 40 per cent or
the total. said his acquaintance with Rep
resentative McDermott was slight, and
his conversation with him about the loan
bill was "only casual"
Statement Denied
George D. Horning, leader of the trio
of brokers' denied McNIlchael's statement
that he. Representative McDermott, John
]. McDermott and McMichael made an ar
rangement for the payment of $500 to
Representative McDermott at conference
in New York in John McDermotts Of
flee. Horning said, however, that he did
talk with John McDermott in New York
about the legislation and thought the Ill
inois congressman and McMichael were
present.
Horning corrohorated McMiehaels state
ment that he sent 5000 by express to Rep
resentative McDermott at Chicago, and
telegraphed him he had sent 1t. He said
this was a loan and added that MeDer-
mott still owes him $1,000 loaned more than
1S months ago.
Admit Raising Funds
Heidenheimer and Horning agreed
that part of the fund they raised to
defeat the loan shark act went TO the
democratic national campaign fund.
Hornig said he contributed $S25 to the
committee and that $500 of this was
taken from the committee funddH said
National Committeeman Costello of the
District of Columbia. and Henry Nor
genthau in the democratic headquarters
in New York, had asked him Cor per =
sonal contributions. and that he thought
contribution might help with demo-
cratic congressman.
Horning said he made an unsnccess-
full effort to have some one in Tam
many Hall in New York get friends of
that organization in Congress 10 see
that the Washington pawnbrolocrs got
a hearing before the committee in
charge of the loan bid. He did not re-
member who he saw that was supposed
to have the ear of Tammany congress-
ment, but said he was turned down
with the statement that 'Tammany
could not go into such a thing"
The committee Will continue Hornig s
examination tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20

VIII Relieve Nervous Depression and
Low Spirits
The Old Standard general stronghold
Ing tonic GROVES TASTELl s. sfffl
TONIC, arouses the liver, drives cnt
Malaria and builds up the 81 te a
sure Appetizer and aid tc dises-
ton soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20

Watt r. Brown Is too busy In developing
a new coal mine six miles from his home
at Ragland to be interested in politics at
this time. He was in Gadsden last night
and said that he knew nothing about his
prospective candidacy for Congress from
the Seventh district against John l..
Burnett, other than what had been in the
newspapers. He has authorized no an
nouncement of any kind, and does not
expect to. He Is planning to deliver
speeches in each county in the state on
the subject of Industrial education, so
that some action along this line may be
taken by the next legislature.
At Its meeting last night the council
awarded tentative contract for paving
Forest avenue and Walnut street with BIT
ulithic concrete r. II. Hudson of At
lanta secured the contract The cost to
property owners on Walnut street is 81
per foot front. On Forest avenue the
cost ranges from 81 10 to So per foot front
The council also granted franchise to
the Gadsden, Bellevue and Lookout Monu-
tain railroad for the use of Seventh street
and Forest avenue.
Plans for the annual convention of the
Etowah County Sunday School conven-
ton at Elliott park August 2S and 49,
include addresses by DR.. Bateman of Troy
p l.. Alternately of Avondale, the Rev
s. l.. Williams of Gaylesville and the
Rev. r. E. Fry. pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of this city.
For a mile and half a locomotive
made mad race through Gadsden last
night, threatening scores of lives 1t got
beyond the control of the engineer at
the standard Steel company's yards
Then it started on its wild journey, cross
ing one railroad track after another, un-
I'll it stopped. The engine was wrecked
and several cars were damaged.
Judge l.. l.. Herzberg is confronted by
knotty problem today. AS custodian If
the old Jail on Chestnut street, he must
decide whether that building shall con-
tinue in the possession of the Volunteers
| of America, or be transferred to the Sal
vation Army.
r. A. Taylor has brought suit for s10,-
600 against the Alabama Great Southern
railroad for injuries alleged to have been
received when suitcase fell from a rack
upon him, injuring his spine.
At the meeting of the Retail Merchants
association at the Chamber of Commerce
tonight it will be decided whether the
merchants will indorse the plans for fall
festival in Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20

Before court convened Capt. r. P. Hob
son, candidate for the United States Sem
ate, delivered speech at the county
courthouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-20
Ladies Styles

The Helia Tie--one of the seas
very best creations-made by
T. Cousins, Brooklyn, and sells
ularly for $500 and $500 Cd
a pair. Now on sale for. -. OH
$500 White Duck Button oxfC
of the most popular GO
lasts ................ OO'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
Wealth of the South.

For years the southern section Of
the United States has been sighted in
the apportioning Of the nations
bounty among the states and sections
of the country" says the New Orleans
Picayune, land for some years to
come this one sided bestowal of favOrs
will continue. because a great mass of
the population is in the eastern and
north Atlantic states of the union,
and because the greatest amount of
the manufacturing is done in those
States. But the time will come when
the American people will realize that
the greatest part of tthe food supply
of the country is grown in the Missis-
sippi valley, and that nearly all the
material that is wrought up in the
New England, New York and New
Jersey mills and factories is grown or
mined in the great valley, and in or
der to get to those mills and factories
it must make long sea voyages, or be
hauled over the mountains to the sea
coast on railroads. The manufacture
ed articles must then be handled
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
SOya Bean OIL.

Attention has repeatedly been call
ed In the Manufacturers Record to
the soya bean as a possible source
Of wealth for the South. The advan.
tages OK Its cultivation through the
improvement OF the soil and the VAL
ue Of the bean i'm the manufacture of
oil have been pointed out from time
to time. A recent issue of the Times
Union of Jacksonville, Fla. reports
that l.. r. Nemzek. representing the
educational bureau OF the Paint Man
ufacturers Association. has been
making a trip through the South
urging the cultivation of the soya
bean on the ground that oil made
from this bean Is a good substitute
for hnseed oil I'm paint work and that
the supply OF linseed oif Is decreas-
ing. A few weeks ago we published
report from abroad which indicat-
ed the possibility OF the soya bean
becoming an active rival OF cotton
seed for the production of oil. The
subject In one which deserves the
careful study Of the people of the
South.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-06
Vandalism i'm Greenville.
Greenville News.

Greenville News.
One acre Of cotton was destroyed
and five cows were poisoned on the
place OF Constable Green Howard ON
Thursday night. and In spite Of the
fact that Sheriff Rector secured the
Gowansville- section with his blood
hounds no trace of the guilty parties
was found. A telephone message
reached the city yesterday morning
Gowansyille section and Sheriff Rec
tor rushed to the scene Immediately.
1t was found that unknown parties
had poisoned five OF Mr.. Howard's
cows with paris green and that they
had destroyed about an acre of cot
ton by beating it down with a fail 1t
Is understood that the officers have a
clue to the guilty parties and that ar
rests will follow. None of the cows
have died AS too much paris green
was used. the cows refusing to eat
much OF the food with which it was
mixed.
A very sad accident occurred at
Workman last Friday Two little sons
OF Mr.. w. S. Kennedy were playing
with shot gun. when it discharged
and one of the boys received the load
I'm his right arm tearing the arm
nearly off, so much so the arm had tn
be amputated. The boy also received
flesh wound in the left arm.-Man-
ming Times.