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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Discuss Purchase of Motors

A long conference was held by the city commissioners yesterday afternoon over the recommendations of Fire Chief A. " Bennett in regard to buying motor equipment for the engines and ladder trucks No action was taken. The trucks are to be purchased but the commission is deliberating over where to place the order as several companies are compet- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Negro Arrested Confesses to Being Implicated in Murder With Another
 Negro and Webb
CLAIMS WEBB PAID
 THEM $25 EACH TO
 MURDER MOTORMAN
Says He Was Present When Deed Was Perpetrated-All Three Men Now in City Jail-Miner Arrested at Porter and Negroes
 in Gadsden

The Brookins murder mystery is pertinent.
 With the arrest yesterday morning of Tuck Cain, n negro, at Gadsden and the capture of Thomas w. webb. miner, at Porter by Chief of Detectives sydney H. DarneIl yesterday afternoon. the Birmingham detective department announced that the assassination of Joseph W. Brookins, n motorman, on the night of June I5, was no longer n nnd in the city jail in connection with the killing are.
 Thomas ". Webb.
 Tuck Cain, negro.
 Lon Webb, n negro.
 The negro Lon Webb was arrested last Monday nt Gadsden by Detective "Gene" Eubanks, who had been de- tailed by Chief DnrnelI to follow clue In territory about Gadsden con-
 
 have stated that he had killed a white man in Birmingham. Detective Eu- banks was In Gadsden for several days before he was able to uncover any facts and finally, after several long distance conversations with his chief, he was ordered to arrest the negro Lon Webb and bring him to Birmins ham. Throughout Monday night and Tues day several detectives attempted to elicit information from the negro. but he proved stubborn and would not talk. Finally Detectives Eubanks and Ellard requested the cooperation of Detective Harry Goldstein in securing a confession and Mir. Goldstein promised to pass the night in examining the negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Slaughter Here Yesterday

w. Q. Slaughter of Atlanta. represent ing the Royal Fire Insurance company were here yesterday. comforting with R. A. Brown, his local representative, and Culpepper Exum MT. Slaughter was asked for a statement about the recent increase in rates here. but declined to talk for publication. Mir. Slaughter said busi- ness was good and that the conditions throughout the country we're fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Men Seen in Suburbs Unan- imOus for Bond Issue and for Municipal
 Ownership OTHERS SAY RATES MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE JUST NOW Some Contend That Competitive Plant Is Out of the Question-All
 Anxious for Lower
 Rates
MEN INTERVIEWED
 ON WATER QIEsTloN

To secure opinions on the water controversy now raging in Birming- ham, The Age-Herald reporters yesterday secured expressions from the following citizens: culpepper Exum, J. l.. Thornton, Woodlawn; l.. g. Selman. West End; J. E. Lacey, Pratt City; c. c. Burke, Ensley; Dr. E. C. Rosamond. North Birmingham: w. R. Leedy, Jr,, G. H. Craine. Ted Browneri, w. N, Malone, M. B. Morton, Thomas Hopkins, Hugo Marx, A. R. Tan ner, E. B. Crawford and Arch Henderson. Their expressions are here given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 Charley Beldone, Birmingham, to Mrs Frances Ferlice.
 P. w. Busley. Birmingham, to Miss Mathe Bush.
 John V. P. Higgens. Meridian. Miss, to Miss Kate O'Donnell.
 J. NJ Cleveland, Avondale to Mrs. Mary Winprey.
 J. c. Lavhford, Birmingham. to Miss Maude Muller Borders
 U. G. Gamble. Birmingham. to Miss Ruby Herbert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
BROWN DISCUSSES
 EXPERIMENTATION Head of State Underwriters
 Urges Clean-Up POOR HOUSEKEEPING Fire Seldom Starts in the Parlor, He Points Out-Trash Is Allowed to Accumulate in Rear--Com-
 panies Not to. Blame
POOR HOUSEKEEPING
TO PREVENT FIRE

Clean up.
 One never has a fire in ones par Tor.
 I can recall no instance when fire started in the front of a mer- cantile establishment. It Is always the rear
 The front yard is always clean. Fire start in the backyard and in closets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Jumps From Window

Andrew Fftzgibbons Jumped from the window of his room at First avenue and Nineteenth street about oclock yester- day morning and was considerably bruised up when picked up by the police. He was immediately removed to the Hillman hos pital, where 1t was stated that no bonN were broken and that he would recover. At police headquarters the case of F1tz- gibbons is docketed as an attempted sui- eide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
NEGRO CONFESSES TO
 DARNELL AND GOLDSTEIN

At o'clock yesterday morning Detec- tive Goldstein summoned Chief Darnell to the private detective room and the negro Lon Webb. made complete con fession of the assa ssination of Joe Brook ins In the confession he implicated Thomas W. Webb and Tuck Cain, negro, both of whom were ordered immediately arrested.
 In the confession secured by Detective Goldstein, the negro Webb stated that Thomas w. Webb came to him several weeks before the assassination and of fered money to turn certain trick" The negro stated that he was very friendly with ''old man Brookins," and that he did not know that Webb wanted his son killed. The negro alleges that Webb offered $50 for the job of assassin ating Joe Brookins, whom Webb alleged had aienated the affections of his wife. dence.
 and the negro had several conferences about the matter of killing Brookins and usually met at Fourth avenue and rwen- talk over the matter. The negro all leges that Webb accused him of having no nerve and finally the negro meet ing Tuck Cain, another negro who was hard up for money and who announced that he guessed "he'd have to high way somebody purity soon,' he told him that if he would kill Joe Brookins, white man would pay him well for inc iob
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Singers Meet Tomorrow

The state convention of the Sacred Harp Musical association will be held in Bir- mingham tomorrow. Saturday and Sum day. It is stated by Secretary J. c. B. Watson that there will bs three or four hundred delegates from all parts of tho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
WEBB INTRODUCED
 TO SECOND NEGRO

Tuck Cain. according to the confess sion, was then introduced to Webb and was taken on Brookins' car so as to be able to identify him. The negro Webb states that he himself had rid den often on Brookins' car and had tried to sell him pistol and that Tuck Cain looked just like he did and Brookins could not tell them apart.
 On the night of the assassination the two negroes and Webb. the negro cHims, rode out to East Birmingham together They gathered on a little wooden bridge that crosses rivulet near the Brookins residence at Fifty-first street and Tenth avenue, north. Cain was se- lected as the one to go to the door and call out BroolSins.
 The confession states that the young man was called out and that he came out putting on his coat and seemingly talk ing to someone within the house, which corroborates the statement of Mrs. Brook ins. the mother of the dead man, who stated that her son called to her as he left the house that he would be back in a minute. The negro Webb further stated that Tuck Cain. whom Brookins thought was himself. started off at brisk walk
 (COntinued on Page Eight)
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
ADMIT
LOSS OF VESSEL
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT AN
NOUNCES SINKING OF MER-
CHANT CRUISER OFF SOUTH
~, Il, AMERICA. =

Berlin, Germany tvia Rotterdam
and London)-The report of the
sinking of the German armed mer-
chant cruiser, Cap Trafalgar,st Sept.
the coast of South America,
by the Cunard line steamer, Car man
la, converted into a British auxiliary
cruiser, has been confirmed in AN
Official statement given out here to-
day. This communication adds that
the, crew Of the Cap Trafalgar was
saved by the German teamer *
ore Woerman. W
London England.-The admiralty!
has issued an official list of the cas-
sualties on the ,Carmania, which.
sank an armed German merchant
steamer of the South American
coast. 1t shows nine men killed and
Ave wounded, none of them officers.
Dispatches say Vienna newspapers.
continue silent concerning the opera.
tions in Galicia and against the,
S~ervians, but they are appealing daily
for more nurses. doctors and medical
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
ABUSE ;
TIE CHINESE
FURNITURE BURNED AND CROPS
TAkEN.--FIYE CHINESE
WOMEN COMMIT

sHPekin, China.-The correspond
Idnt here OF the Associated Press has
received q letter from Charles A.
Leonard of the American Southern
Baptist missfon at Lai-Chow, Shan
sTung prpvince, In which Chinese re-
s1orts OF Ill treatment of the local in
'hatitants by Japauese troops Inc the
country are repeated.
ii Mr.. Leonard relates the passage OF
the western section OF the japanese
army. which he says was about 1000
strong, composed OF cavalry, infh,n-
try. and artillery, and which went,
through Lai-Chcw. The advance
guard Of the cavalry did not modest
the Chinese population, and compen-
sated them for what %provender they
took.
But when. the larger detachments
arrived stOrrential rains were falling.
For this reason, the Japanese did not
pitch their tents, but entered the
best Chinese homes. and compelled
local merchants and other Chinese
to work Tor them. In many cases
they dried their wet clothes by maxi
Ing fires OF the furniture in the mid
die room. The men fed their horses
q n the Tiipening crops. and the Sold
iers killed chickens and cattle Tor
their oMn5 use, frequently with in
adequate or no compensation.
Continuing Mr.. Leonard declares
that the Chinese women, terrorized,
deserted their homes, Five. he
said committed suicide, either to les-
cape attacks by the Japanese, or az
ter they had been attacked.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
CREDITORS SEEK.
THIS .QRAToRr
GEORGE w. MCCLELLAN DIsAP-
PEARS FROM LEAD AFTER
BURNING OF HIS STORE
BUILDING.

Lead, s. D.-Many business men
and others hfre who claim to be
creditors holding the sack, are trying
to learn the whereabouts of George.
w. Mcclellan whose career in this
city has been marked with several
sensational and i%nteresting episodes.
Mcclellan came here some eight years
age, claiming to be a relative of the
noted general of the same name and
also claiming that he was a Spanish
war veteran Three years ago he
acquired considerable notoriety by
stamping parts of Iowa in the Roose-
welt campaign as. a political orator
but was ex posed in Sioux City for his
alleged false Ip%retentions. He also
spoke at lSoy,th Dakota points. "A
few mont his ago the local camp of
Spanish war veterans tried and court
m%artialedl him for alleged misuse of
funds entrusted to his care and it
then de veloped that he was not a
genuine Spanisn-war veteran hut had
been losing. A few days ago he
dropp,sd out of sight. without warn
ing, GLOWING the burning of his store
BUILDING, a conflagration, that the au-
thGritjes are busilyNlooking into
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
LOOMS

LOOMS, S. D.--Mr. and Mrs. u.
Eager. early residents of Dakota,
but now living in Wisconsin, arrived
last Thursday to visit. their old
friends.
Mrs. Wtlkerson. who has been
Waiting her parents. has returned to
her home In Nebraska
Mr., N. ID. Smith IL Visiting in
Dea Moines. and other points In Iowa.
Mr.. VA. =. Smith has returned
from i six weeks visit In Illinois.
Mrs. r ,. Smith and children. who
went at the same time, returned the
slTst OF September.
The Farmers elevator has anew
coatsof paint, and r. j. Smith is now
placing ngktning rods upon 1t.
InSthe storm OF Monday. Mr.. Ny
house had sorae grain stacks struck
by lightning and burned.
Ed. Jay has moved from Loomis
to Mitchell.
Prof. II. /. Jones of Mitchell, lee
tured at the church last Sunday.
Mrs. a. Darmer is preparing to
spent the winter in Montana with
her adnuRhter. During her absence
her house will be occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Nielsen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
CARDS MUST HAVE
STREET NUMBERS
NEW ORDER ISSUED BY POSTAL.
DEPARTMENT REGARDING
POSTAL CARDS.

|Ea HA a
P~ostoffice clerks will no longer de-
vote much of their time to hunting
street addresses of people to whom
post cards are mailed in great GUAM
titles, especially by advertisers. The
new rule on this question has been
received by Postmaster TT. Ball. al
though cards mailed singly by indi-
viduals will still receive the atten-
ton of clerks using directories.
The bulletin announcing the new
rule is as follows:
"There apepars to be a grwoing
tendency on the part of advertisers,
public utility corporations n other
patrons, to omit street and house
numbers from the addresses on post
cards and postal cards. When mailed
by the same person or firm with the
evident expectation of having the
post-ofrice complete the address. the
cards should not be given direction
! service but should-be placed in the
general de~liverey."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
KAISER VISITS
THE WOUNDED
GRAsPs HANDS OF THOSE UN.
ABLE TO RISE-ROSES SENT
THOSE NOT SEEN.

London, England.-W. M. Duck
worth, correspondent of the Daily
News, wires from Copenhagen: THE
other day the kaiser visited IN estab-
lishment of a. Protestant religious or
der, which was being turned into a
military hospital. He walked through
the rows of wounded soldiers, spoke
to the men, and grasped the out
stretched hands of those unable to
salute or rise from their beds. He
afterw.rd sent a rose go every wound
ed soldier who did not have the hon
or of a personal chat with him. In
cidentally, he distributed iron cross
es right and left. The clergyman who
had the care of these wounded SOL
diers, it seems, addresseduth kaiser
with too heavy a heart.
ii ;"rWe~haVe to make sacrifices in
these times" the emperor said, and
he reminded the cleric he had six
sons fighting in the war. a.
Yes your majesty" that is u
pride and happiness" the chaplain
Responded !
81 did all in my power tofikeep
peace" the kaiser proceeded, ''but
our llenniies would not have peace.
Now we shall have to crush them to
the ground. Don't you agree?"
g The meek clergyman in relating
this conversation afterward said
there was nothing to do but agree
with the emperor and assure him he.
was prepared to make every sacri-
fee for the fatherland. shi
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
PURE MILK is
SPEAKERS THEME
. ROF. r. w. MERRILL, AUTHOR
ITYs ON SUBJECT, TO ADDRESS
PEOPLE ON FRIDAY EVE
MING. r,

-Ua 49, -L re-
Prof. F.W. Merrill, of North Da-
kota, an acknowledged authority on
the subject Of pure milk, will lecture
on the subject of pure milk on Fri
day evening at; the city hall auditor
'ium. Every club woman, member of
a women'said society, and mother, is
urged tovbe present.
The lecture, ,'.liich will be free,
will consider the vital Importance Of
pure milk. OF all foods used by the
human, milk is of all food the most
helpless ina sanitary sense, and yet
tt is easily erected by handling. 1t
has never receivedthe attention from
the consumer that it has deserved.
The meeting will be held under the
auspices of the Mitchell Commercial
club. The lecture will be illustrated
With special stereoptican slides.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24

governor OF South Dakota, arrived in
Aberdeen last evening, and this morn
ing, about II o'clock. left with a
party of local Democrats, in automo-
biles, for a speech-making tour OF
Brown county. He will speak in sew
eral towns of the county, concluding
with a talk at Groton on Wednesday
night, where he will be met by a
delegation of Democrats from Mar
shall county. which he will tour the
remainder of the week. Democratic
state headquarters here expects to
conduct a lively campaign from now
on until election day, for the entire
Democratic ticket. and. express con-
siderable confidence in landing some
of the ticket.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24

ing In the Milwaukee passenger sta
ton. In municipal court this morn
Ing she was boound W. by, Judge
w. M. Herbert under $500 bonds to
answer to the charge at the next
term OF circuit court.
hTe story told by the girl, who
readily confessed to being the mother
OF, the little founding, indicated that
she had abandoned the infant out Of
o desire to avoid the publicity. of her
wrongdoing. After staying in Nit
gchell for the past month, she return
ed yesterday to her home in Mt. Yer
nor and entered classes, in the high
school there.
The baby was bOrli at the home
OF Eden Lindsey, 6A2 North Main
street, on September 10, just 1.-TWO
weekseago stady. Mr.. Lindsey, who
is employed by Isac Spears, objected
to the presence Of the girl and her
baby because of the circumstances
surrounding it's birth and Tuesday
night she took the infant and left.
she then visited the Milwaukee sta
ton, she admitted, and left the baby.
The father of the girl protested
Ignorance of the girls condition when
1 clICx ShA4lC ~ IAitSnC4A 0Au oWSldACNA
lstha he did not know Of the birth OF
1.-The baby until his daughter was ar
rested last night. This morning Mr..
Sibley came to Mitchell and endeav.
lored to secure his daughters release
under bonds.
The family announced their will1
Etngness today to take the baby and
aTe for 1t, but Chief Of Police Wood
Smith, iA whose home IT has been
kept sinceAit was found, has refused
ltoe allow az to, go without an orde,
lot the court, Two families with good
lhomeasin Mitchell have declared theil
Willingness to adopt the baby and
bring At up as their own and 1t is
probable that an effort Will be made
to have itsturnedt over to me Of them,
The father Of the baby Is reported
Ito be In Wyoming. 1928
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
KIMBAl.L

|dlar -2a
Kimball, s. D.-Yesterday about
two o'clock the back part OF Skin
rood's store here took fire, caused
probably by a gasoline stove which
was used to test cream for the cream
station department. The fire COM
pany responded promptly an ex-
tinguished the fire before a great
amount of damage was done.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Conant, form
erly proprietors of the Kimball Hotel
here have just returned from a
1400 mile trip as far as Miles City,
Montana by automobile.
Recently Chas. Talish, a farmer
living south of Kimball had the mis-
fortune of getting badly injur ed by
falling off OF a stack of hay and
striking a pitchfork handle resting
against the stack.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
COMPLAIN OF
ORDER AGAINST DANCES

Pierre, S. D.-C6mplaint is being
made of the order from the Interior
department which denies the Indians
the privilege of dancing in native
costumes at their annual fairs and
gatherings. The complaint is that
this is the one. feature which helps
draw a crowd to their fairs, just as
are special shows to the fairs of
white men,. and that without this
feature the attendance will be, re-
duced both on the part of the reds
who want to dance, and the whites
who want to see them dance. q
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
HURON DAILY GOES
OVER TO THE DEMOCRATS

Aberdeen, s. D.-South Dakota
Democracy has gained a neW daily
newspaper champion. The Huron
Morning Herald. which was an ar
dent supporter of Senator SCoe l..
Crawford and Governor Frank M.
Byrne during the primary campaign
last spring, but has since changed
editorial control, though remaining
Republican in politics. in it's last
Saturdays issue announced it's ad-
herence to the Democratic cause and
will support the entire Democratic
state ticket. q
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
FRENCH BULL
KILLS GERMANS

Paris, Germany.-The Petit Pari-
sien prints a story of a bull which,
it says, killed eighteen Germans.
1t appears. that when the peasants
in the neighborhood of Sezanne were
warned of the approach of the Ger
mans they openedthe cattle pens and
endeayored to drive the cattle to a
place of safety. One enormous bull.
it is said, becoming enraged by the
sound of the cannon fire, broke away
and charged the Germans who look
ed on in. stupefaction, believing it
some trick of the French. 800.
At the first dash TIL bull gored six,
throwing them high in the air. Others
shot and wounded the ANIMAL, which,
however, gored a dozen more before
s~uccumbing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24

presence Of mind to framed lately re-
move his clothing and SUNNI on help.
Although the man was seriously
burned it is believed thai ne will
recover.
Investigation disclosed. tn at lthe
accident resulted from the b ursting
of the main fue of the engine which
blew out the fire box and threw the
Goals and boiling water UPON De
Jung. The injured man was brought
to the city and taken to a hospital
for treatment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
MAKES RECORD
IN SHIPPING OF CREAM

Presho, s. D.-Presho, on the Mil
waukee' road claims to have shipped
701 cans of e for August, which
havetaveraged more than six dollars
per can in returns for the farmers
bringing in this product, or a total
cash return of than four thous-
and dollars for the month. Presho
claims to be the largest cream ship
ping town along the Milwaukee road
west o fthe Missouri river for that
month.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
Q M~oNoeo1lAN !,
PHEASANT COSTS $50

Deadwood, S, D.ABecause he was
told a Monaghan pheasant was a
grouse and shot IL, Charles Ulrtch
of spearfish valley got into trouble
with the law and2as a result was
brought. here for trial before a mag
istrate and had to pay $50 and costs
for his sport. A few years ago the
state was stocked with Monaghan
which are still protected
and carefully guarded and Ulrich
did not know the difference until
after he had killed the bird.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
WOMAN KILLS SEVENTEEN
RATTLERs in A DAY

Whitney, S. DIT is harvest time
for rattlesnakes in Perkins county
While Mrs. Hamen, living four miles
from Whitney, was going to a neigh
boris she killed seven rattlers, and
on her-.way home again she killed
ten more. Mr.. Hamen went over the
path she had taken and found sew
eral more of the reptiles. 1t is sup
posed the snakes were getting ready
to go into their winter quarters.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
supplies. to be sdn.| III tie frps
The Austrian h0inftal ed,iindm,

supplies. to be semitic the front.
The Austrian hoSpital ediipSnent
is said to be woefully inadequate,
the wounded often lying on the field
from "a to 4S hours, greatly increas-
ing not only the suffering but the
mortality.
From Trieste. the principal Aus
TRAN seaport on, the Adriatic sea,
concerning whose attitude in ease of
an attack there has been much spec
ulation, came that in case of being
attacked he would lot evacuate the
city.
Trieste" he said, twill resist. The
Anglo-French fleet, however, before
attacking Trieste, mus. deal with
the Austrian fleet at Pola."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
= 100000 49, - 80 49, -F|'I
UP WATCH
LOST SEVEN YEARS

Bradley, S. D.-While working on
a farm near Bradley even years ago
w. A. Straight lost a gold watch in
the field n day. He made a dill
gent search for it, but without sue
cess. Yesterday while cutting corr
in the same field, he found the watch,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-09-24
MITCHELL $. D. a GOOD TOWN.

MITCHELL S. d. a GOOD TOWN.
Mitchell is, a mighty good town,
worthy of the best oi everything.
why we> nave Joined the
American Drug and Press Associa-
ton and offer to our people the Meri-
toll line of preparations, made by the
Association and sold only through it,
members. There is nothing like
these goods, guaranteed in every
way. We want Mitchell people to
have the best there is, so we offer
yon this line. Ask to see Meritol
goods. Theater Pharmacy Co., Fred
Scott, Manager. Sole agents.