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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
BODIES OF BABIES
 FOUND IN GATE CITY
Had Evidently Been Preserved in AL cohol and Stored in an Unused
 Office e--s'

gruesome discovery was made early yesterday morning at the Gate City loop. between the tracks of the Ala bama Great Southern and the Southern railroad when in some bushes negroes found the bodies of three white babies.
 The horrible find" caused sensa- tion in Gate City
 The authorities were at once noti- fled and some hours later Deputy Sheriff Jack" Brown. Coroner Charles L. Spain, Detective Sergeant Sydney Darnell and an Age Herald reporter went to the scene. Investigation dis closed the fact that the babies had been dead for a long time and had been kept in alcohol receptacles, which had been broken, as there was plenty of broken glass about the place. According to the story of w. c. Null len, a foreman for the McDonough Ore
 and Mining company at Gate City, the
 company recently decided to use the
 office formerly occupied by a local physician some years ago and a ne-
 gro workman named Tim Robertson was detailed to clean the place up. This happened Monday afternoon and the negro Robertson, making the gruesome discovery in the back office. threw the babies out of a back window and didn't tell anyone of the episode until ques- toned yesterday morning following the finding of the bodies.
 We had been using the front of fees of the building" said w. c. Null len, and decided Monday also to use a locked back room to store some things in. I sent the negro Robertson to clean the place up and he found several alcohol bottles, so he says. which he threw out in the back of the place. This morning early the babies were found there near the railroad tracks and also two hands evidently
 cut from a negro. That is all I know
 of this business.
 The coroner closely questioned sey-
 eral other citizens of Gate City and
 gathered much information.
 Gate City was much excited yester-
 day morning and afternoon about the
 find" and throughout the day groups
 of people went to the scene and viewed
 the bodies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
\ LABAMA HAS LOWEST
 AVERAGE MEAT PRICE
Farm Prices For Beef Cattle Advance But Quotations For Hogs and Sheep Show Decrease-Department of
 Agriculture Gives Figures

Washington, May 26.-Farm prices for beef cattle advanced more than 8 per cent. but average quotations for hogs and sheep were lower on April IS than on that date in 1913, figures pre- pared by the department of agricul- ture showed today.
 Cattle prices last month were s629 a hundred. an advance of 21 cents. How ever. in Michigan, Iowa. Missouri and Kansas there was no change in cattle prices from 1913 quotations and in Wis consin there was decrease of 30 cents a hundred pounds
 State averages of prices for beef cat tie showed greater variation than hog quotations. Last months lowest aver ages were in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi-s4 30, s4.50 and $40. re- spectively, compared with $50 ir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
SUPREME COURT ID
 ADJOURN JUNE 2 Law Department at Univer- sity Will Do Honor to
 Its Founder

Montgomery. May 26.-(Special)-As 8 mark of tribute to the founder of the law department of the University of Alabama Judge Henderson M. Somerville, and in recognition of the celebration of the for tieth anniversary of the foundation of that department, the supreme court today announced that it would stand adjourned on Tuesday, June 3, the day on which the celebration at the university will be held
 Many graduates of the law department of the university are expected to partici- pate in the reunion exercises, the feature of which will be an address by Judge Somerville, who served on the Alabama supreme court for 10 years. Judge Somer- ville Is the father of Judge Ormond Som- ervile, associate justice of the supreme court.
 The courts announcement was as folr lows: .--eT
 Be it ordered by the coHrt, That where as, Tuesday, June 2 being commencement day at the University of Alabama, has been designated as time for the re- union..6f all graduates of the law depart Bent to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the foundation of said department, and to do honor to it's founder. the Hon. Henderson M. Somerville, who was also q valuable member of this court for over 10 years;
 This court will, therefore, stand ad- journed on Tuesday, the 2d of June, and will reconvene Wednesday, noon, the 3d of June, and the clerk will notify the clerks of the various courts in the coun- ties composing the seventh division, that | cases will not be called from said division ! until Wednesday, June 3"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
FELL DELEGATE TO
 FLAG CENTENNIAL
Will Go to Baltimore in September as
 Official Representative of the Birmingham District

Robert R. Zell, acting adjutant of Camp Wilcox, Confederate Veterans. has re- ceived an appointment from the governor as delegate to the National Star Span gled Banner centennial that will be held in Baltimore, Md. on September to 15 Captain Zell will represent officially the Birmingham district at the centennial, at which the e-hundredth anniversary oi the birth of the national flag will be celebrated by suitable and patriotic exer- cises.
 He recently presented Camp Wilcox witf United States flag and it was through the efforts of the members of that body that he received the appointment. Cap tain Zell states he will attend the cele. bratioii. both from a patriotic reason ant the fact that Baltimore is his birthplace At the age of IS he enlisted in the Con. federate army and for four years wal member of the Seventh Virginia cav airy and participated in many of the bloodiest battles of the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27

Rhode Island; s760 in New Hampshire, and $1.50 in New Jersey, the highest.
 Other state averages were: Kansas, F.10; Nebraska, s7; Missouri, s6.90; Kentucky. $6.4o; Virginia, s6.30 Okla homa. s6.10. In number of other states the price averaged below $6
 The average hog price to producers on April Is was s7.S0 a hundred, 14 cents less than on that date last year. In all the important hog producing states from Ohio to Kansas the de- cline was from 30 to 40 cents but in some of the New England states and In practically all the south except Texas and Oklahoma prices were high CT than a year ago. The lowest state average was s6.10 in Florida and the highest s960 in Rhode Island and Con necticut
 The average farm price for sheep Was S4.96, compared with s5.16 year ago.
 The veal calf average was $7.6S. On April 15, 1913. 1t was $7.3S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
REBELS REPORTED
 DEMANDING LOANS
On Board United States steamships-S,

On Board United States SteamshipSC Cal ifornia, MagS93f,iain,. May 2i-CwXeless to san Dieg2s Cal, s.9a-x. --4s1sneral Buel- hs,-W was appointed governor of Topic after the constitutonalist occupation of the city of Topic. has forced fnanciers there to lend s0.OO0 pesos to the Carranza government This information was con veyed to the admiral of the American fleet here today.
 Word has arrived from Topic that Theo- dore Jones, an American imprisoned there by federals on a perfunctory charge of murder, has been released by order of General Buelna
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric

With five distinct headline features this week, the Lyric lis probably off, fering the best array of talent of the season. Included in the list of acts is Emma Bunting. the favorite here, in "The Princess of Patches, a good one act playet; Stuart Barnes, the singing monologuist; The Seven Bracks, sen sational acrobats; Hubert Kinney and Helene Clarke in society dances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
At the Majestic

"The Bankers Daughter" at the Ma jestic this half of this week, is one of the best of the seasons feature mo tion picture films. and the audiences afternoon and night are enjoying it to the fullest. Commencing Thursday mat inee "The Waif will be shown in six reels, and as this Is the latest New York release it promises to be quite a feature attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
On Mayo's ElaDshin

Anniston. May 6-(Special.) l.)-T. C.. Cowan of Piedmont was in Anniston Tuesday and he gave an account of let ters that he has received from his son, William Cowan. who is aboard the Connecticut. the flagship of Admiral Mayo. In letter received a few days ago young Cowan predicted to his fath- CT that the rebels would capture Tam pico and the capture took place two days later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
Commencement at Miles Memorial

The annual commencement exercises st Miles Memorial college for negroes will begin Friday night with the annual con- cert by the primary department and will continue until June 1. The college which is conducted by the Colored Methodist Episcopal church in America, is closing q successful year. Next Tuesday will be indystral day and visitors to the college win be shown all departments in actual operation. The presentation of diplomas will be made a week from tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
Local Data
Weather Conditions

blrlRingnam, May 26.-(7 p. m.)
 lhe barometric pressure has not
 changed decidedly in the south during
 the last "A hours, but there was enough
 fall in the western cotton states to start another period of unsettled weather Light rainfall was reported from all sections of Texas, Oklahoma and Louis lana today. but amounts were in most unsettled conditions will continue to move eastward and bring showers to the eastern cotton states before the end of the week, but there Is nothing on tonight's map to indicate such a change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
Hancock Going to Texas

J. c. Hancock, 1902 Pearson avenue. West End. leaves tomorrow night to make his home in Henderson. Tex. MT. Hancock has been the local manager of the Goodlander Milling company for the past IS years, has been connected with this firm for 33 years. MT. Han cock has considerable property in both Birmingham and Henderson, Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
Resumes Inquest Today

The inquest into the fire of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company on May 8. which cost the lives of Moody Childress and H. H. Kyser, will be resumed this afternoon in the office of Coroner Charles L. Spain at 2 o'clock. A verdict from the jury in- vestigating the case is expected before nightfall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
Yancev Chapter to Meet

The William l.. Yancey chapter. United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet tomorrow afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Leonard Hobart on Sixteenth ave- nue, south. instead of this afternoon as had been annonnced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 26.--Weather fore cast for Alabama and Mississippi: Part " cloudy Wednesday,; probably fol- lowed by local thundershowers We'd
 nesday night and on Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27

Invigorating to the Pale and Sicl<ly. The Old Standard general strengthen ing tonic. GROVES TASTELESs CHILL TONIC. drives out Malaria, en- riches the blood, and builds up the system A true tonic for adults and children, 50c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
Killed by Automobile

Decatur, Ill.,. May 26.-The Rev. Triton M. Mckinney was killed here today when a borrowed automobile he was driving overturned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27

The warm weather was broken over the southwest by the showers, but In central and eastern sections the warm wave is spreading. It reached Boston today, where a reading of 92 was re- corded. Over most sections from the Mississippi valley to the Atlantic ocean and some gulf states, temperatures ranged in the nineties this afternoon. In the northwest where there is an incoming area of high pressure with westerly and northerly winds the weather is some cooler and it is prob able that the influence of this high will cause a moderate drop in temperatures across the northern edge of the coun- try before the end of the week and where cloudy or showery weather pre- vails in the south somewhat cooler con- ditions will be noted. It will continue warm in the Birmingham district Wednesday.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations, May PC, 1914:
 Temperature
 Lowest
 At for
 2 n m dav
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
MEMOh... s8HsE
 . FOR SH|Rt,.l .lN ANN|STON TUESDAY
Movement to Erect Memo rial to Dead Chief Grow ing Rapidly-To Try
 Negroes Friday
By HARRY M. AYERS

| Anniston, May 26.-(Special.) Ut was definitely decided Tuesday to hold the me
 nnorial mass service in honor of the mem
 ory of Harry Shiretzki. Annistons mar tyred chief of police, who was shot down last Saturday night, at the big tent in
 which the chautauaua exercises have been held here for a week
 W. P. Acker, a leading Anniston at-
 torney, will preside at the meeting, which will precede the regular chautauqua ses- sion, being called to order at 7:30. Repre- sentative citizens will nave seats on the platform and number of fiye-minute talks will be made in addition to the read ing Of resolutions.
 Not only will Chief Shiretzki be memo rialized, but Chief l.. l.. Phillips, his suc- cessor. and the other officers of Calhoun county and the city of Anniston will be assured of the moral and active support
 of the people in their efforts to enforce the law to the letter.
 The movement to erect a memorial to the dead chief is progressing rapidly.
 Subscriptions are coming in from unex-
 peeted sources, and it is very likely that
 nice sum will be realized before the
 week is over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-27
Try Negroes Friday

There have been no further deyelopments s In the tragedy since Saturday night. The eight negroes under arrest will be tried Friday before Judge J. R. Rowan of the probate court. They are John Morris, Will Battle. Colonel Whatey, Alfred Whitley, Prince Bradheld, Lorenza Morris. George Hutchins and Anna Bradfeld, the latter being the wife of one of the all legged gunmen. Other arrests are expected, and the investigation of the alleged con- spiracy is going forward
 Negro ministers and business men of the city have gone on record in favor of the mass meeting. pledging their support to the city authorities in helping to sup press the illegal traffic in liquor among their people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-17
BASEBALL NOTES.

Brockton Enterprise-A New York
National League player who says he's
to quit remarks that his career on the
Giants brought him gray hairs. But
think of the bleaching effects on the
locks of Manager McGraw of some of
the plays perpetrated by Merkle and
Snodgrass and a few others. Nc
Graw's dome should look like the top
of a snowclad mountain.
New York Post-One English news
paper employed an American reporter
to write up the recent baseball game
in London. He tried his slang of the
craft upon the English public, but the
result must have been pathetic. To
say that one player struck out. he
wrote that he three times "dented the
London fog" This. said a newspaper
commentator, meant. presumably,
that he hit the ball into the air." The
English have lot to learn.
Chester Chadbourne of Guilford, Me-,
whose meteorie rise from the small
leagues of the State to fielder and
second baseman of the Boston Ameri-
can baseball team was watched with
much interest by his many Maine
friends has just signed up with the
Kansas City team of the Federal
league. Chadbourne went to pieces
unaceountably with the Red Sox. went
to the Indianapolis team of the Ameri-
can Association. Last season he was
with the Portland team of the Pacific
Coast league. being one of the ten
leading batters for the league.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-17
New York Produce Market.
New York March

New York. March IS.
FLOUR-Quiet: spring patents 47ed490;
winter straights 435@450; winter patents
450G49O; spring clears 420q135; extra No.
winter 365I3s5.
WHEAT-Spot easy, steady: No. hard
winter 1903 elf to arrive; No. red 1o4s
elevator domestic; No. ! northern Duluth
1919 fob atioat opening .nayigation, No. l
northern Manitoba 1881 fob afioat.
CORN-Spot firm, No. yellow 70 elf to
arrive.
oATs-Spot quiet; standard white 45a@
46; No. 3 45@45a, fancy clipped white 4oi
PoRK-steady; family 24eoa26oo; short
clear 2025M2200.
BEEF-steady; mess 1s00a1s5o; family
1900 1000
LARD-Easy: middle west 10601f07o
BUTTER-Barely steady. receipts 69S7
tubs; creamery extras 27AM28: firsts 25a0
26aM27. firsts 2492s; seconds 21a29; state
danny finest 2641t27; good to prime 24lg26:
common to fair 1929; process extras a
az; factory current make 193d20; Sec
onds lSGisk; packing stock current make
No 2 16.
EGGS-Weak; receipts 13s4S cases;
fresh gathered extras 26; extra firsts 25a;
and nearby hennery white fine to fancy
81; do gathered whites 2elM27; do. hem
merry browns 26: do. gathered browns and
mixed colors 25@25a.
POTATOE+Weak: Bermuda per Dbl.
525M65O; Maine 2124237; state 2o00212; Eu-
ropean 109d175.
SUGAR-Raw steady; molasses 23S: GEN.
crushed 495; mould A 400; cubes Ais;
xxx powdered 4o5; powdered 400; fine
granulated $50; diamond $50; confection-
ers $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-17
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of the Days Dealing in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, March 16.-Europe sold
stocks here today and the market sag
ged slowly. 1t was the attitude of for
eign holders of stocks which was prima-
riiy responsible for the movement. Lon
don was depressed by uncertainty over
the horne rule question, and American
shares were marked down there. Stocks
were offered for sale for foreign ac-
count. Leading speculative issues were
unloaded by London. and there was also
selling on direct orders from the Conti-
nent, particularly among the low priced
railroad stocks, which have. been favor
ties abroad. Much of this selling was
said to originate in Amsterdam. 1t was
estimated that $4,000 shares were disposed
Of here on cabled orders.
At home sentiment was uncertain. Out
side interest was still at low ebb. and the
volume of orders which accumulated over
the week end was unusually small The
rise OF the closing days of last week ap-
peared to have exhausted the resources
of the bullish traders. who We're not IN
clined again to lead the initiative. Early
movements We're irregular, but gradual
ly the market moved downward. under
the influence of European selling. NO ell
fective support was offered, and the mar
ket merely followed the line of least re-
sistance The close showed majority
of fractional losses.
Kansas &. Texas issues were again I'M
der pressure and their pronounced weak
ness gave rise to rurnors concerning a
possible change in dividend policy. The
preferred at 46 and the common at Is
fell to the low prices of the last 10 years
New Haven was again heavy owing to
the uncertainty as to the outcome of ne
gotlations with the government for disse-
luton of the system, but later in the day
ii made up it's loss.
| Reports from the steel trade were less
favorable The domestic eopepr markets
showed no signs of returning activity,
bit foreign copper statistics reporting an
other decrease In supplies indicated that
the demand abroad was keeping up.
The increase in bank reserves shown
/ in SATURDAYS statement was responsible
for an easier tone in time money today
Rates for call oans however, were held
firmly.
| Bonds were easy. Rock Island collat-
erals were again under pressure: Total
sales, mar value s.. 405. eco. United States
| honds unchanged On call
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-17
HOLLOW MASTS
For All but One of the Americas Cup
Defenders, Now Being Built.

All but one of the four possible con-
tenders, including the Shamrock ".
for America Cup honors next fall will
be equipped with hollow wooden
masts. Two of the sloops will have
spars built by the Pigeon Brothers
at East Boston: the designed
Defiance at Bath and the one at the
plant of the Herreshnffs.
The halves of the big hollow mast
for the Defiance were glued together
Friday. The stick is some 110 feet
long and 80 inches in diameter, the
job requiring % men. The halves have
been drying out over steam pipes for
more than a month. After the hot
clamps were placed to fasten the
halves together. The clamps were
taken off Monday and the shaping up
started. 1t should be ready to be
shipped to Bath by April I.
All the other spars of the first set
are completed, including hollow boom,
gaf, topmast, club and spirit for the
clubtopsail and jibboom. Another top
mast an inch less in diameter through
out is nearly completed. Both top
masts as well as other spars except
las fir A third topmast will be of
spruce, which, if strong enough, will
have another 100 pounds. A number of
hollow battens, some II feet long. one
set to be of spruce, the others of
hardwood, are being made in East
Boston also.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-17
kILL|FER CASE IS
FIRST Of SERIES TO
TEST BASEBALL LAWS

Chicago, March ia bill asking
for a permanent injunction to prevent
William Killifer from playing with
any baseball club except the Chicago
Federal League club will be filed in
the United States court at Grand Rap
ids, Mich, next Thursday, it was an
nounced today by James A. Gilmore,
president of the Federal League.
The Killifer case. Gilmore said, will
be the first of series of test cases,
to be started by the Federal League.
Gilmore said he would bring Pitchers
Blanding and Kahler of the Cleveland
American League club into court to
show cause why they should not re-
port to the Federal League. but this
will not be done until the Killifer
case is settled.
Killifer, according to Gilmore, sign
ed Federal League contract, accept
cd $500 as advance money. returned
the money. repudiated the contract
and Joined the Philadelphia National
League club, which is now training in
the South.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-17
BOUTS THIS WEEK.

Tuesday-Matty Baldwin VS.. George
Alser; Dave Powers VS.. Ted Smalley
Gus Murphy VS.. Cy Goodwin and Pat
sy Green VS.. j. Duffy. University A.
c., Cambridge; Freddie Welsh VS.. Joe
Rivers, Vernon, Cal: Johnny Dundee
VS.. Young Hirsch, New York; Johnny
Gallant VS.. NJ. Rowan. Chicepee: Jack
Dillon VS.. Gus Christie, Hot Springs;
st. Patrick's T. A. s., Brockton. anna
teur bouts; Jess Willard VS.. Dan Daily,
Pittsburg: Battling Levinsky VS.. Sail
or Fritts, Brooklyn.
Wednesday-Earl Fisher VS.. F.
Whitney, Windsor, Ont; Bat Hurley
VS.. Bull Anderson, Brooklyn; Kid La
bore VS.. Young Sandow. Young Chekas
VS.. Phinney Boyle and Charles Shep-
pard VS.. Larry Burns, Manchester,
N. II.
Thursday-Freddie Duffy VS.. ].
Schumacher and Gus Lenpy vs.. Kid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-17
SPORTING NOTES.

1t did not take long for Andover
Academy to make good use of its
swimming pool That is a crackajael
school team that represents the acad-
envy.
Carl Buck, the Dartmouth pole
vaulter is worthy successor of Marc
Wright. Chicago seems to be the
cradle of pole vaulters. There are
others who came from there beside
Wright and Buck and Gardner of Yale
Paying big prices for the exchange
of American ball players from one
club to another fiEds its parallel in
English association football. The
Blackburn Rovers recently paid $4,000
for the transfer of three players.
Tbs everlasting fan, who expects
one to have had a peek at the books of
all baseball clubs and be able to tell
him just what Cobb or Speaker, or
MeGraw or Ban Johnson, or any other
high-salaried man in baseball is paid,
has found a friend at last in the In
come Tax law. The tax collector
knows, boys; ask him instead of us
poor scribes.
Jimmy Power and the other mem
bers of the American athletic team
which swept the Antipodes must be on
the high seas now, homeward bound.
May the Pacific live up to its name
and not to its reputation in the ex-
perience of the baseball tourists while
the athletes are afloat!