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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-07-08

One special line Of waists,
odds and ends, each 39c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

The Rev E. A. Edwards of Lawrence, Kan, will fill the pulpit of St. James, Episcopal church during the month of June MT. Edwards is secretary of the diocese of Kansas and has a large and f1ourishing church at Lawrence, but he is a southern man and on that account is giving serious consideration to the call extended him by the vestry of St. James church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30
UNIVERSITY HASA
 SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Catalog Just Issued Shows Progress Along All Lines
ABOUT 1900 STUDENTS
Seven States Outside of Alabama Are resented-Practically Every County in the State
 Represented

University May 29.-(Special) gen eral catalog number of the University Of Alabama bulletin has just come from the press and is being widely distributed in Alabama and other southern states. The catalog shows that the session of 1913-l4 which is just now drawing to a close has been the most successful in the history of the university.
 The catalog shows progress along all lines There has been during the past year a large increase in the student body and commensurate increase in the fac ulty and in the material equipment of the institution.
 Though mere figures do not indicate the real value of the work that an educational institution does, the summary at the end of the catalog throws some light on the
 service that the university is rendering the state This tabulation shows that dur i ing the year beginning June, 1913, and end- ing June, 1914, the university gave in-
 struction to 12S3 students. Of this number
 391 were in the college of arts and sciences, 101 In the college of engineering, Al in the school of law. 562 in the summer school, all in Tuscaloosa, and 104 in the school of medicine and the department of phar- macy at Mobile During the regular ses- sion there were 96 officers of instruction and governmental professors, 3f instruc- tors and assistants and IA other officers.
 In the several colleges and schools at
 Tuscaloosa, practically every county in
 the state is represented. The largest dele
 gations are from Tuscaloosa, Jefferson,
 Montgomery, Mobile and Madison coun-
 ties. Seven states outside of Alabama are
 represented in the attendance here. Mis-
 sissippi has seven students, Illinois two,
 North Carolina two, Tennessee two and Vermont, Louisiana and South Carolina one each There is also one student from
 Cuba and one from Greece.
 In the school of law, % recognized col- leges and universities in addition to the university are represented among the stu dents These institutions are Alabama Polytechnic, Howard, Davidson college. Washington and Lee, The Citadel, Univer- sity of Colorado, Vanderbilt. Tulane, Yale. Southern unversity. Cumberland univer- sity, University of Chicago, Boston uni versty, Birmingham college, Wake For est, Sewanee, Virginia Military institute, Louisiana State university, Illinois Wes- leyan and the University of Mississippi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30
BASEBALL GAME IS | SUNDAYS PAST|ME DOWN|NVERACR CRUZ Birmingham Man Writes About Alertness of the
 Mexican NewsbOy REFUGEES PRAISE
 WILSON'S POLICY Correspondent Thinks It Would be the Nations Greatest Crime to Go
 to War With the People of Mexico
By LEANpnR POOLE

Vera Cruz, Mex, May 24.-(Special Cor respondence. )-Sunday in this country is markedly different from home, where at this hour the people are going to Sun day school. and preparing for church. Here they have an early service, or mass. and so far as have been able to see the remainder of the day is given up to pleas ure. This afternoon there is a big base ball game scheduled between Mexican team and an American soldier team. so it would seem that the lion and lamb at least can lie down together when 1t comes to a great national pastime
 General Funston has put crimp in the bull fights however, much to the dismay of the natives, but they are solaced for this afternoon with the ball game.
 The small boy seems to be much the same tho world over. Down here we use heavy auto trucks to haul the enormous amount of mail from the dock to the office and nothing makes the muchachos maj contiento, more contented, than to ride with us. They also line up on the deck and ride in the launches with Senor Amer icanos.
 They are extremely bright, too; yester- day l met a newsboy who was calling out Fl Dictamen. He offered me paper and when I replied Americana no com prehende." he immediately pulled out the Mexican Herald, a paper printed in Eng fish. and offered 1t to me. The first thing one hears when he wakes in the morning is the cry of the newsboy calling out El Presente, Ell Dictamen. La Opinion, La Union and the Mexican Herald, the prin-
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Endorsement of Wilson and Bryan

Vera Cruz, Mex, May 25.-(Special Cor respondence) "A letter from a good friend in Jasper, Ala. inspires me to write and ask that you give full publicity to this letter to say that I am in entire accord with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan on the Mexican question.
 The occupation of Vera Cruz was the right thing to do. We are now in posi- ton to bring about salutary reforms in
 Mexico by holding the purse strings of her principal port. When due amends have been made there will be ample time to con-
 sider the matter of evacuation.
 am so heartily with the President that I want you to run this letter with a good
 head to that effect. But a war of con quest on this helpless people would, to my | mind, be the crime of the nations his | tory, and there would, to my mind, be no element of honor in vanquishing these poor peons who make up the army of
 Mexico. Again the American here whose 1 jeopardized dollars causes him much con- cern makes your blood boil by cussng the
 President in season and out. I do not be- | lieve there can be found 1000 true patriotic
 Americans in the whole republic of Mexi- | co, and l, for one, do not wish to see l the good American stock that makes up
 our army butchered on battlefields and dy- | ing in hospitals for expatriates whose
 chief aim in life seems to be to cuss the government to which they claim allegi-
 anee. Won't you please make this clear? | l am getting along fine with the Mexican
 carriers and clerks. I have 16 in my department and it would make you smile
 to hear me telling them to 'distribuea esta
 cartes primero,'' and to .engancho de la
 mula en el carro,' but I get by with it.
 and they understand. I have been ta king | lessons in Spanish ever since I got here,
 and now have vocabulary of about 10C
 words, but linking them up is where the
 job is difficult.
 | I have just had a chat with Richard Harding Davis; he is a fine fellow of very democratic manner and we, get along
 fine. I went over to the Cuban consulate
 today to see about some mail, and as it is
 so hot I went in my shirt sleeves I ex. iplained the situation to the consul ano he replied "It is the man we apprecia te
 and not the coat" l can get along with all of them except Austria He cannot
 speak any English, and his language is
 Greek to me. The French consul is a Ches.
 terffeld, but Johnny on the spot when il
 comes to business. He speaks English
 and we make it fine.
 | Henderson seems to have walked clear away with Conner l was not surprised Taxpayers are getting weary of increased l burdens and Mir. Henderson better keer his economy wagon in the middle of the
 road if he hopes to climb higher on tho | political ladder.
 | Will try to writ you a long letter to night describing museum here that con. ! tains curios that were in it when Cortez | landed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

Tuscaloosa, May 2e.-(Special. 1.-The trustees, the faculties. the alumni and the graduating classes of the University of Alabama have issued invitations to the eightythird annual commencement exercises of the university on May Sl to June l, 1914, Tuscaloosa, Ala. The programme follows:
 SUNDAY, MAY S1. Il a. m.-Commencement sermon, the Rev. A. J. Dickinson, D. D., First Bap- tist church, Birmingham, Morgan hall.
 MONDAY, JUNE l. a. m.-Annual contests in oratory TOT Lomax and trustee prizes, Morgan hall. p. m.-Baseball game, Sewanee vs' Alabama, campus
 S:S0 p. m.-President's reception, smith hall.
 9:3o D. m.-Skulrs annual german, Clark hall
 TUESDAY. JUNE ?. ga. m.-Business meeting of the society of the Alumni, Morgan hall 10 a. m.-Reunion of law alumni, ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30
ISSUED TO THE
 UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT

dress by Henderson NJ. Somerville, LID, New York city, Morgan hall Il a. m.-oration before the society of the alumni, A. Mitchell Palmer, member of Congress from Pennsylvania, Morgan hall.
 ?. m.-Alumni banquet. Woods hall. D. m.-Baseball game, Sewanee vs. Alabama, campus.
 p. m. to 10 D. m.-Glee club concert, Elks' auditorium, Tuscaloosa.
 10 D. m.-L. T. F. annual german, Clark hall.
 WEDNESDAY,, JUNE 3.
 a. m.-Annual meeting of the board of trustees.
 10 a. m, Unveiling of bronze tablet in Morgan h$9. Speech of presentation by Morgan s. Gilmer of Montgomery; speech of acceptance by President Denny
 Il a. m.-Commencement address the Rev. H. NJ. Edmonds, D. D., Birmingham Morgan hall.
 12 m.-Conferring of degrees by the president of the university, Morgan hall D. m,-Baseball game, Sevanee vs, Alabama.
 p. m--University reception, Clark hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

At , meeting q the board of tru.tes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

but they elected to stay in Mexico rather than face charges that were alleged to be pending against them in the United States.
 We are having sweet potatoes down here now and a few cabbage. The cab bages are fine. but the potatoes are not very good. They seem to have too much water in them. I have not had an op- portunity to get out and see any of the country, but from its contour and the nearness of the mountains 1 think that the land must be very fertile. I can see the pineapple groves from the top of the office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

MT and Mrs Middleton NJ Allen request the honor of your presence at the mar riage of their daughter, Hattie, to Mir Robert oscar Story on Wednesday after noon, June g. at S:sO o'clock Methodist church. Summerville, Ga" Miss Allen is the eldest daughter of Mir. and Mrs. NJ. M. Allen of Summerville. MT. Story is a former Chattoogan, now engaged in busi- ness in Rome, Ga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30
CHANGES MADE IN THE EUFAULA POSTOFFICE
Emmett Mccormick to Succeed Miss Mary Clayton as Assistant Post
 master-Plans for Fair

Eufaula, May Special .)-Changes that have been expected for some time have been made in the working force at the Eufaula postoffice and will be .effec- tive June l. Miss Mary Clayton, who has been serving for the past year as assist ant postmaster. will be succeeded by Emmett Mccormick, who was clerk in the office several years ago. He stood the highest examination in the recent civil service tests and the papers were received from Washington yesterday naming him to the position. which pays $l0oo year The force will be increased also by the addition of another substitute clerk--Harry Mabry. The postoffice force is now larger than it has ever been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

l of the Greensboro Graded school held in
 Judge Walters office, the teachers were reelected as follows: Principal. J. A. Baxley; assistants, Miss Bessie Moore,
 Miss Inez Peake, Miss Ina Day and Miss Kate Boardman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30
CAPT. GEW|N TAXES
 UP DUTIES IN MOBILE
 Hale Resident U. s. Marshal
 for Southern District
 of Alabama

Greensboro. May 29.-(Special )-Capt. c. c. Gewin has gone to Mobile, where he entered upon the discharge of his duties as United States marshal for the south ern district of Alabama. William Collins of Gallion. Hale county, has been made chief deputy to Captain Gewin.
 The Rev W. D. Ogletree. the new pas tor of the Greensboro Baptist church. will arrive in few days and will preach his first sermon Juno l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

Wedding Invitations Issued
 Lyerly, Ga, May 29,-(Special.)- )-The fol- lowing invitations have been sent out:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

The remodeling of the Methodist district parsonage on Barbour street in this city is to be started shortly. The presest house occupies large lot and will be moved to the middle of this in order that the full benefit of the site may be had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30
MORE PIXIES WILLIE !. BUILT IN LIMESTONE S10,000 to be Spent on Fay
 etteville-Athens Road
 A S3O,OOO MUSIC HALL -f-k 1..,.I at Athnns
A S3O,OOO MUSIC HALL
71st Annual Commencement at Athens College Concludes Thursday Bring ing Most Successful Session
 in History to Close

Athens May 29.-(Special )-Limestone has just decided 10 build more bikes This will be a state aid road and $10000 will be spent on the fayetteville and Athens road. taking it from Athens quite to the There is already eight piles of good pike and this addition will carry it to the state line, giving to Athens a fine road for many miles in that direction. The state is put ting up portion of this money, the coun- ty some and the people living in the neighborhood of where the road is to be built have added 5000 to the fund. making it worth while. This is making Limestone become a prominent county in the state. There are now nearly 150 miles of fine bikes, free to all, and building more each year. Work will commence on this road at once under the supervision of the state engineer.
 Last night brought to a close the com meneement exercises of Athens college for the seventy time. There were large number of graduates and large number of visitors were here. This occasion wit messed the completion of the new $30 ooo music hall and the dedication will take place at the fall opening of the school. Miss Mary N. Moore, president of the col | lege, has done wonders since she took charge. The property had been trebbled in buildings, and the value of this prop erty which belongs to the Methodists, is nearly So0O000. The exercises were splen- did from start to finish, lasting a week. Dr. Ivan Holt of the Missouri conference preached the commencement sermon and pr. W. w. Alexander of Nashville deliv- cred the baccalaureate address.
 The board of control has reelected Prof. J. NJ. Atkinson president of the Eighth District Agricultural school in this place, and selected the same faculty. His report was said to have been the best of the nine schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

Plans for the annual Barbour county agricultural fair and street carnival,
 which will be held in the fall. are now be-
 ing considered. A representative of an aggregation of well known travelling
 shows spent several days In the city this week and talked over preliminary ar
 engagements with the business men and the old committee. Very little will be de-
 cided upon, however, until sometime in the summer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-30

cipal papers here
 They get out extras that would make the Birmingham papers wonder how they get the news so quick when about all the wires are down. A scoop with a Mexican paper counts just like it does back home.
 Kind Words for President had quite pleasant experi- ence last night when I met two refugees who had a kind word | for President Wilson and the policy
 he is attempting to work out. This gentleman is high official in an ex-
 press company The other was Fred
 Basham of Bashams Gap in Morgan 1 County, Ala. Mre. Basham, however
 was much upset and seemed to desire l the immediate invasion of Mexico be-
 cause she had to leave her pretty home
 There is slowly coming about a slight change in the bearing of the refugees now that they see that they cannot force the President into war.
 l Back home we thought the Americans
 were the only people getting out, but 1 have met here any number of refugees
 from England and Germany.
 l Unlike our refugees they accept the sit
 uation with more patience and seem tc feel that the attempt to compose a trying 1 situation without furthur bloodshed is 1 both patriotic and wise. The English consul here, MT. Hutchinson, Is a fine mar and I like him very much.
 l Consul Canada is still very busy man
 and works far into the night. Posted or his door Is a notice that criticism of tho President and Secretary Bryan will no | be tolerated in his office. and to hi:
 credit 1t must be said that he enforce' | the order.
 1 From the British refugees I learn tha the reason some of the American refugees
 have fared badly is because of theil overlooking disposition. At one place i
 was related that opportunity was giver some refugees to come back to the states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
PLANS FOR STATES
CASE AGAINST LACY
UNDER DISCUSSION
Prosecuting Attorneys and
Governor Hold Lengthy
Conference on the
Subject
by l.. $. BETTY.

Montgomery February l2A6SpecialS
Plans for presenting the states case
against Theo Lacy. alleged embezzler OF
$4,000 were discussed at a conference to-
day between the governor and the prose-
cutting attorneys The conference was
held in the office of Attorney General
Robert C. Brckell and continued several
hours In addition to the governor AMI
the attorney general there were present
Capt. Frank S. White of Birmingham,
r. b. E,vns of Greensboro and b. p
Crum of the firm of Steiner, Crum &
Well
The governor is devoting much study
to the case. and declares his determine
tion to keep in close touch with all the
proceedings 1t is more than probable
that he will engage local attorney to
assist the state, Mr.. Cruni.s connection
with the case being principally in. an
advisory capacity
1t became known today that Kirkman
y Neal son of the governor, had demand
ed of viii A. Moody, editor of the Syla-
cauga Advocate, proof of a statement in
his paper which intimated that the gov
ernor would pardon Lacy before retiring
from office
Mr.. ONeal declared that he had writ
ten the letter on his own accord with
out instructions from his father, and not
as private secretary to the governor. The
statement was quoted in the Mobile Reg
lister. The letter closed as follows: Pleas,
INFORM me If your paper is correctly quot
ed, and if SO. what grounds you have
Tor making such a lying insinuationl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
STATES FINANCES
IN GOOD CONDITION
Working Balance of More
Than S500,000 in the
State Treasury

Montgomery. February 12.-tSpeciaLl
With a working balance in the state
treasury of more than half a million
dollars, and with a neat sum % the
credit OF the state auditor there Is lit-
tie need of worry in regard to Ala-
bama's finances. The latest report re-
ceived by the governor from the treas
ury shows that at the beginning OF
business Wednesday morning there was
IA working balance in the treasury of
$3.50, 0,051.l7 The auditors balance was
S5o,591.45 and the outstanding war
rant account was s509,360
Funds have been pouring into the
treasury during the past few weeks,
and the state has been able to meet
all OF its obligations with little dif-
feulty. The treasury will be in n good
condition until June or July. probably,
when the finances usually go TO a low
ebb. However, there will be plenty OF
money on hand for the next few
months, and indications are that the
state will be in as good shape during
the fan and early winter months as
at any time within the past few years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
c. HUNTER RA|NE
PLEADSN NOT GUILTY
Memphis Bank Official En-
plOys Leading Lawyers
to Defend Him

Memphis February &c. Hunter
Raine, president of the refunct Mercantile
bank. which closed its doors Monday as
the result of the alleged defalcations OF
the president, estimated to reach sSS. 900.
entered a plea of not guilty when ar
raigned in the criminal court today.
Raine previously had pleaded guilty
when arrested on bench warrant charg-
ing embezzlement
Because of letters threatening the life
of Raine, received by the sheriff and the
prisoner, unusual precautions were taken
to protect the banker when he was
brought into court today.
Only persons who get seats were per-
mitted in the courtroom
Following his plea of not guilty, Raine
was returned to his cell in the county
prison. The bond of s25O,OOO fixed by
Criminal Judge Palmer at the time of his
arrest was permitted to stand. but no
move was made by the prisoner to give
security.
Attorneys Marion G. Evans and I. X.
Riddick, two of the leading lawyers of
the city. have been retained by Mr. Raine
An audit of the banks books, which is
necessary to show the present condition
of the resources, 1t is stated. will not be
completed for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
OLD CONFEDERATE BREAKS
GROUND FOR LINCOLN STATUE
Simple Ceremonies Mark Beginning of Construction Memorial
to Dead President-Wil Hurry Structure to an
Early Completion

This memorial will show that Lincoln
is now regarded as the greatest of all
Americans, said Senator blackburn,
and that he is so held by the south as
Well as the north. Today we let the
country know that this great work has
been begun and will be carried on steadily
until its completion"
Nj. +. Conner, Toledo. o.: Col. w. w.
Harts. Lieut.. j. A. O'Connor. l.. s. A.: III.
A. Vale, John Bethune and Henry Bacon
sought turns with the spade for the
honor of aiding in starting the building
of the memorial
In the Senate today ii was a southerner
who made the motion to adjourn out OF
respect to the memory OF Lincoln The
motion was made without pre-arrange-
ment by Senator Overman. North Caro-
lima. following the reading of the former
Presidents Gettysburg address by Sena-
tor Bradley, Kentucky 1t was Senator
Kenyon, Iowa, who had suggested the
Senate well might pause a moment to OBJ
serve the anniversary.
The House. too, paused in Its delibera-
tions to pay its respect to the memory
Of the great emancipator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
REBELS AGAIN CUT
Off OIL SUPPLY
FROM TAMP|CO
Destroy Train, Wipe Out
Military Escort and Kill
and Wound Many
Passengers

Mexico City, February 12.-Rebels
today again cut off the oil supply from
Tampico over the railroad Into San
Luis PotosI, this time emphasizing their
work by the total destruction of pas
scnger train, wiping out the military
escort and killing and wounding many
passengers.
At Las Canoas,s 25 miles south of
Cardenas, dynamite mines, were AK
ploded beneath a passenger train from
Tampico. battle between the fed
eral escort of 90 and the rebels en-
sued, in which all the federals were
killed.
Most of the passengers fled to the brush
and some succeeded in reaching nearby
stations. The train was destroyed by
fire, after which the rebels tore up all
most a mile of track. A military train
has been dispatched from Cardenas to the
scene.
Mexican officials so far have made
CONTINUED ON Page THo)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
PRESIDENT WILSON
IN BED WITH COLD
Cancels Engagements for
Day, Receiving Only New
Jersey Governor

Washington, February 12.-President
Wilson spent today in bed nursing a
hold. All his engagements were cam
kelled and he received only Governor
Fielder of New Jersey. who had come
10 Washington to attend the reception
BE the rank and file at the White
House tomorrow in honor of the Pres
dents; home state.
The New Jersey governor and the
President talked reminiscently of New
ersey after dinner, but the visit was
Surely social The dinner which was
10 be given for the President tonight by
Postma ster General Burleson was post
boned and all engagements for tomor-
ow were cancelled.
,Dr. Cary 7. Grayson. u. S. N, the
Presidents physician. said the Presi-
tents cold was only a slight affair,
Put that he thought 1t best to keep
his patient indoors as precaution.
The President Is susceptible to colds
! nd the changing weather Of late has
Seen too much for him.
Tomorrow night he expects to be
fsh again to receive the New Jersey
olk at the White House reception.