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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
FATAL MISTAKE IS
 MADE BY BURGLAR Negro Enters Home of De- tective Wm. BrannOm
 and Is Captured

George Burk a negro. is alleged by the police to have had a moderately success full criminal careef up to the early hours of yesterday morning when he attempted to burgIarize the home of Detective Will liam Brannom at 1709 Seventh avenue, north. That was the fatal mistake, as is proved by the fact that the negro is in iail with several charges of burglary and grand larceny against him. To make sure that Burk would remain in jail the police also lodged a charge of highway robbery against him.,
 According to Detective Brannom, about S:3o o'clock yesterday morning. he heard a noise in his room and started to inves- tivate He saw the negro disappear out of his window and started after him down the alley The negro was in his stocking feet and after going few feet he entered a yard and just entering anonther resi- oence when Detective Brannom seized him by the leg and thrusting large oalibre pistol in his face called on him to surrender. The negro then subraitted to arrest.
 At the city jail the negro was recog- njzed as an alleged notorious thief and also as the negro who held up another negro in North Birmingham few nights ago. In the course of the morning other detectives discovered that they wanted Burk on some charge or other and from the outlook it appears as if the negro was in for a long stay in jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

minal station shots in rapid succession were heard few feet away and Detec- tive Gesburg looking up saw a man shooting at a woman in the middle of the street, while scores of spectators looked on rather indifferently it seemed to the visitor.
 Detective Gesburg saw the woman struck by the bullets and fall, and then the man pursued by officers suddenly wheel and shoot himself. The party stopped to Investigate
 In a few minutes Sergeant Darnell returned to the automobile and stated:
 "oh. we'll, it was just quarrel; let's go on to Boyles-''
 This casual explanation of the affair was revelation to the visiting officer, who with eyes big as half dollars kept asking question after question on the trip to Boyles about local criminal con ditions. Detectives Darnen and Gold : stein, not desirous of defaming the fair name of Birmingham, gave rather a conservative account of the activities of pistol toters,' but admitted that such affairs as Detective Gesburg had just witnessed were such frequent oc- currences that a condition of public apathy existed on the subject of homi- cides.
 But, old chap, you shouldn't mind a few shooting scrapes." said Sergeant Dar- iltii. otdJ ONtl uiitli ibllfolloW allu We will show you the steel plant and other places of interest ---.''
 Not me" hastily replied Detective Gesburg, I'm off to Springfield on the first train if I am lucky enough to escape some of these 'snipers.' Gee, I'd just as soon go to Mexico as live here -"
 And at S:30 o'clock Monday night De tective Gesburg with his prisoner, Ben Piazza. shook the dust of Birmingham from his feet. And as the train pulled out of the station MT. Gesburg and incl dentaiiy the prisoner sighed with relief.
 This story is not intended to be hu- morous. There is really nothing very humorous in the advertising Birmingham will receive when Detective Gesburg ar- rives in his home town, and in inter- views to the local newspapers relates the startling fact that he was practically the eye witness to three killings in one aft. ernoon and that such were daily occur rences in Birmingham. That is not laughable; rather it is singularly deplor- able.
 Yet distressing as the situation appears facts are facts and although Detective Gesburg attained a slightly exaggerated view of the frequency of murders in Bir- mingham 1t is not to be denied that mur. ders are altogether too frequent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
UNIVERSITY FUND IS $441,S5o
 AT END OF FIRST DAYS CANVASS
Little Too S7uift Here For
 Springfield, Ill.,, Detective
Godsten and Darne Showing Gesburg City Arrived in Thick of Cowart and Latham Shootings- -Gesburg
 Ready to Leave Immediately
By RICHARD F. BessiER

Detective C. H. Gesburg of Springfield, Ill. was visitor in Birmingham for a few hours on Monday afternoon. At po- lice headquarters it is considered unlikely that he will return to Birmingham.
 It appears that few days ago Benja- min Piazza was arrested by Detective Harry Goldstein on a charge of being wanted in Springfield, Ill, for diamond robbery and Detective Gesburg was de- tailed by the Springfield department to come after Piazza. MT. Gesburg arrived in Birmingham about 12 o'clock Monday and about an hour later had his requisition papers honored and all the de- tails for transporting Piazza back to Springfield had been completed without single hitch. Then Detective Gesburg re- marked that he would like to look over the city,.
 Not at all loath to take up the sugges- tion, Sergeant DarnelI and Detective Goldstein acting as a reception commit tee placed MT. Gesburg in one of the new Ford emergency cars and proceeded over the residential sections of Birmingham and the suburbs. All the incest places of interest were shown the visiting detective, who waxed enthusiastic and stated that Birmingham was the best town that he had ever seen.''
 About o'clock in the afternoon the party was returning to police headquar- ters on Fifth avenue when, attracted by a crowd at Twenty-fourth street and Firth avenue. they stopped to investi- gate. Detective Gesburg remarked :: What is the matter?" and he was an- swered casually: That it was just an- other murder; y'u know we have them every day"
 The detectives then penetrated through the crowd and entered the resi- dence of William Hall, where in the front room sat George Cowart, on a rocking chair with the top of his head shot off-quite dead. As information was immediately received that the sup posed murderer had run and caugh a Boyles car, Detectives Darnell and Goldstein asked Detective Gesburg if he cared to make the trip and the visi- tor replied in the affirmative, as he was interested in seeing how other of- ficers acted under pressure.
 As the Ford emergency car was com ing out of Fifth avenue near the Ter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
HALL ADMITS THAT HE KILLED COWART Says Pistol Was Accidental-
 ly Discharged
HOLD INQUEST TODAY
Hall Dictates Statement to Goldstein and DarnelI After Hours of Ques- tioning-Says He Was Handing
 Pistol to Dead Man

At 2 o'clock this morning before q jury William M. Hall, a elarionet player, will have an opportunity of explaining just how he shot and killed George Cowart. a barber, known as Country" in the front room of his home at 2s2t Fifth ave- nue, north, about o'clock Monday aft- ernoon. The inquisitorial body which Hall will face will be empanelled this morning by Coroner Charles L. Spain
 William Hall is at present prisoner in the county jail and there is a charge of murder docketed against his name- He confessed at o'clock yesterday morning that he shot and killed Cowart. maintaining 1t was an accident. He will again repeat his story this morning be- fore the Jury.
 Hampered by the lack of a motive the detectives were puzzled for many hours Monday night as to how cowart was killed. There were five persons under detention, all of whom wore in the Hall residence when the killing took place. and it was imperative that some solu- tion to the mystery be found The case was turned over to Detective Harry Goldstein and he at once proceeded to CfOSS-eNalnlne Willlam tiall.
 Hall Resents Questions w In the private detectives room Hall
 did not take kindly to the questions Of
 Detective Goldstein and reiterated over and over again that Country had shot himself in his house. and that was all there was to it. As Mrs. Hall, the nut sicians wife. also maintained that the
 dead man had committed suicide. and as the police had discovered the dead man in a rocking chair shot over the left eye
 and with the pistol between his legs
 on the floor the statement that the af- fair was a suicide carried much weight for a time.
 Finally unable to secure any coherent statement from Hall, Detective Goldstein
 placed him in the city jail and went to a restaurant for his evening meal. He returned to police headquarters about o'clock and at once sent for Hall, who was brought into the private room of the detectives where, from ? 15 o'clock un- til o'clock in the morning there was a
 mental duel between the detective and the
 prisoner. There was no third degree
 methods used and the detective simply like prosecutor, reviewed at length his findings on the case and sought to inn press Hall with the futility of maintaining that Cowart had committed suicide. Fi- nally the nerve of Hall gave way and he announced that he would tell everything. Detective Goldsteln at once telephoned to the residence of Sergeant Darnel. who at once came to police headquarters and who wrote down the statement of Hall as the latter dictated. Following is tho statement:
 Statement by Hall Country and me was in the room alone and were talking about the different
 tContinued on Last Page)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
TENNESSEE CO. WILL MAXI, FERTILIZER Engineers Will Complete Plans for Plant in a
 Few Days

Engineers for the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company will have com pleted within short time the plans for the fertilizer plant, which is to be erect ed by that company It was stated yes- terday that the plans were being drawn now and just as soon as they were com pleted work would start. There Is in this entire section the liveliest interest in this fertilizer plant. The only fear among those familiar with the situation is that there will not be a sufficient tonnage to meet the demand. Only 250 tons per day is possible at this time and that will be heavily overdemanded by the farming interest of this section. 1t is be- lieved.
 B. M. Allen, who owns one of the largest farms in the state, said yesterday that unquestionably this plant was the greatest prospective asset that had been announced for Birmingham in sometime. He said that no one who has ever trav- eled in Germany or in other parts of Europe where the German Thomas fer tilizer is available and is used would have failed to note the great service that enricher of the soil renders to the farm CTS.
 I consider the announced intention of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company to build a slag fertilizer plant, the greatest thing that has hap pened for this district in sometime" said MT. Allen.
 ''The German fertilizer is the greatest made, and am told the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company will make better fertilizer than the German make. If that is true and have not the slightest doubt of it, this section of the south will be made richer by 10 fold through this one thing alone. I am delighter over ant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
470O-TON RAIL
 ORDER RECEIVED Missouri Pacific Rails Will Be Rolled at Ensley Mill
 of Tennessee Co.

The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company executive offices announced yes- terday the receipt of an order for 47O0 tons of rails from the Missouri Pacific railroad. The rails will be rolled at the Ensley plant during the next few weeks This order was received with considerable qualification.
 The order books of the company at this time indicate that the summer season will be passed over without any cessa- ton of operations at the plant The oper- stions now, however, do not exceed the 60 per cent capacity which has been main tained for few months past.
 The company officials expect d few ad- ditional orders during the next few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
1914 WHEAT CROP IS UNPRECEDENTED Levy Says They Haven't Enough Machines to
 Thresh the Grain

That the western wheat crop was so great that there is an insufficient mum Der of threshing machines to handie the yield was a statement yesterday of E. D. Levy, general manager Of the Frisco lines, who is at the Tutwiler He added that the crop would all De gathered in due time, but that rom the outlook there would be men en- gagged in threshing as late as Ihanks- giving day. MT. Levy said that the Frisco lines had stored 4ooo poN cais to be used in transporting the grain when the crop movement started.
 '.The country has never grown sucn crops." said Mir Levy. "It is so won derful as to be almost unbelievable. Ihe west has never known such tremen- dous yield and when it Is gathered there will be flow of gold to that section unprecedented. have just re turned from the west, through whlcn our line passes and have detailed re- ports on the situation. It Is astonish- ing to contemplate. The apple crop in the Ozarlxs will be 4000 cars, while the peach crop will amount to very httle' We anticipate great volume or trai- fic beginning soon. Unless the ports and elevators become congested and the crop will be handled without any trou- ble. If there is congestion at the ports there may be some difficulty and some elight delays"
 MT. Levy said yesterday that about 55 miles of new tracks had been placed on the Southeastern division between this and Memphis while the tracks had been relaid with 95 pound rails al other points on the Frisco lines. He smoke enthusiastically of this section and said he believed the situation was get ting brighter every day
 MT Levy and his secretary VIII re- turn to Memphis this morning, While here he conferred with Felix M. Dren- nen and other local men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
HOW TO BEAUTIFY A
 SUMMER sOiLED FACE

'
 It's really a simple matter to renovate q face soiled by sun. winds or dirt. or dinary mercolized wax, used like cold cream, will transform the worst old complexion into one of snowy. white ness and velvety softness. It literally peels off the outer veil of surface skin. but so gently, gradually. there's no dis comfort. The wornout skin comes off. not in patches, but evenly. in tiny par ment. The younger, healthier under skin forming the new complexion, is one of captivating loveliness. One ounce of mercolized wax. to be had at any drug store, Is enough to remove any tanned, reddened, pimpied, freckled or hlotchy skin. Apply before retiring, washing it off mornings.
 Many skins wrinkle easily with every wind that blows, with heat. worry, etc. An excellent wrinkle-remover. because it tiEhtens the skin and strengthens re- faxed muscles, Is wash lotion made as follow5. Powdered saxolite, oz., dis solved in witch hazel k pt This gtves Immediate resultA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Wants Division of Propertx

Bill of complaint was filed in the office of Major Charles J. Allison. clerk of the United States court. yesterday by J. l.. Watrous of Connecticut, directed against the Montevallo Red Ash Coal company, Albert N. Butler and w. F. Crittenden in which it is alleged that all parties are owners of certain tracts of land in Shelby and asking the court to ordsr sale of tho propsrty 1ov diviaion,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
To Tell of Rotary Convention

Rotarian Delegates Donnelly. Sibley and Henley will tell their fellow Rotarians of the recent convention of the Rotary Clubs of American held in Houston at the regular weekly lunch of the club at Rctarian hall at o'clock today. Ihey viii he assisted by Rotarians Ward, Frut- tisher. Turner Anderson. Shelby and sev- eral others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Suits Filed

The following were among the suits filed yesterday in the city and circuit courts:
 B. Mercus vs. D. J. Bates and Blue Ribbon Shoe shop; 5000 damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Allen Jemson vs. Fred B. Orr; $15O0 damages claimed for an alleged breach or contract
 Wyatt Hewitt pro ami vs Bagswell & Jones: $500 damages claimed for all legged personal injuries.
 J. P Wilson vs R. Oliveri: s10,000 dam ages claimed for alleged personal in- juries.
 Mrs George Waid. administratrix of estate of Lessie Waid, vs. Birmingham Waterworks company; s50,00o damages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Lathem Is Improving

At the Southside jail Will Lathem a newsdealer. who shot a woman three times about o'clock Monday afternoon in front of the Terminal station and then shot himself, Is reported as being greatly improved. There is charge of assault with intent to murder lodged against Lathem. Mrs. Julia Anderson. the woman whom Lathem shot, Is at Dr. Talley' 8 infirmary resting easily. It is stated that she will recover.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-01
WE ENDORSE MIR MEDLIE'S SENTIMENT.

There is absolutely no sense
in the people of this county go.
ing wild over who is chosen to
the United States Senate or gov
ernor, there is plenty of mater
ial to select from, and every man
has the right to the exercise Of
his choice. We would not have
any respect for a man if he per-
mitted his vote to be Influenced
by any factional division. The
time has arrived when men can
be chosen on their merits and
we should do it. If designing
politicians and their hired char
acter assassins are listened to,
there never will be any peace in
the land, because, it is on strife
that selfish politicians and
their hirlings feed. In the
selection of representatives to
the general assembly we shall
ignore factionallsm, and make
up our choice from the best ma
terial that is presented regard
less of who they voted for in
the past or who they will vote
for IN the future,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-01
Order for Election.
State of South Carolina, !
Town of Naming {

WHEREAS. it is provided by
Section 3015 Of the Code of Laws
of South Carolina of 1912 that it
shall be the duty of the municip.
al authorities of any incorpora-
ted city or town of this State up
on the petition OF a majority Of
the free. holders of said city or
town as shown by the tax books,
to order a special election III said
city or town for the purpose OF
issuing bonds for the election or
establishing and the operation Of
system of sewerage for said
town and the citizens thereof;
and WHEREAS. a petition has
been filed with the clerk OF
Council of the town of Manning,
signed by a majority of the free
holders of the said town, as
shown by the tax books request:
ing the town Council of Manning
to order an election therein sub
hitting the question OF issuing
bonds to the amount Of ten
thousand dollars for the purpose
of esta ablishing d sewerage sys-
tenn for the said town Of Man
ming and the citizens thereof. ),
NOW THEREFORE 1T is
ORDERED by the Town Coun-
Gil of the Town Of Manning in
Council assembled and by au-
thority of same, that a special
election be and the same is
hereby, ORDERED in the Town
of Manning to be held on the
21st day of July 1914 according
to the laws of the State of South
Carolina pertaining to cities and
towns, at which election the elec-
tors of the town of Manning who
are qualified to vote, may vote
'sfor bonds" to the amount of
ten thousand dollars for sewer
age, or "against bonds" for
sewerage.
The said bonds to be interest
bearing coupon bonds at a rate
not to exceed six per cent per
annum. for a period of forty
years after date, with the priv
ilege of redemption after twenty
years from the date of said
bonds.
At said election the polls will
open at eight o'clock A. M. and
close at four o'clock P. M, the
same to be held at the Town
Hall in the Town Of Manning:
and the managers appointed for
said election are S. J. Bowman, |
G.. w. Wells and E. B. Brown.
A. G. BRADHAM,
Mayor.
T. NJ. WELLS:
Clerk of Council
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-01
Pernicious Activity.
ditor The Manning Times

Editor The Manning Times:
AS I hav'nt seen anything in
your newspaper from this place
in some time I thought l would
drop a few lines.
Crops are fine, there is a
splendid prospect for an abund-
ant harvest, and everybody is
talking big crops and Dennis for
Congress.
By the way Mr.. Editor, poll
tics must be getting warm about
Summerton where lives some
would. be politicians, I heard two
fellows from that political hub,
one of them is said to be the
post master, and the other big
fine looking chap, they came
here to see Mr.. Baker, the post
master at this place, where the
people devote more attention to
their own affairs than to politics,
these men told Mr.. Baker that
they had heard he was a Dennis
man, and Mr.. Baker said that he
was, that he had lived near Mr..
Dennis for ten years and he was
his personal friend, besides be.
ing an excellent gentleman OF
fine ability. They said to Mr..
Baker that Whaley might turn
him out if he supported Dennis,
to which he replied that if Wha-
ley wanted to turn him out he
was at liberty to do so, that he
would support Dennis regardless
of consequences.
Mr.. Editor I was under the
impression that Post Masters
were forbidden by the govern
ment to mix up in politics, and l
think that when a fellow is liv
ing on public pap, and in a g lass
house he should be cautious how
he throws stones, because it Is
a game two can play.
There is no special news in
this vicinity, except that Mrs.
Cain who went to an infrmary
in Charleston is getting on nice
ly.
Mr.. Robert Baker is putting
up a modern ginning outfit, and
the general health is good.
FARMER.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-07-01

Mr.. Appelt was a member, and
which committee, without a dis
senting voice, refused to seat
the Grace delegation. The peo-
pie of Clarendon should take
warning from this, and other
stories that are being industri-
ously circulated. If Mr.. Applet
desired to confer with anybody
he would not hesitate to do so,
but he has no reason to enter
conferences, and he makes it a
rule not to do so. prefering to
be left free and independent to act
and vote as his judgment dictates
In this particular instance, he
stated in the last issue Of The
Times, that be purposed to vote
for Mr.. Dennis, and gave his
reasons therefore, this was his
right, and he exercised it as a
free citizen should. Under pres
ent conditions Mr.. Appelt feels
justified in saying, that aside
from his preference for the
personnel of the candidates
for congress, he votes for
Mr.. Dennis, who lives outside
of Charleston, as rebuke to the
political methads of that city,
and does this without making a
compact with anybody. 1t must
indeed be a weak cause that
must be bolstered up with false
hood.