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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
MORE MONEY SENT
 ID MRS. STRAIGHT
Says She Has No Desire To Enter Controversy Re-
 garding Case

Yesterday contributions of money and clothes were again offered to Mrs. Sea- right, head of the welfare department. for the benefit of the Doyle children. How ever. many of the contributors stated that the money they gave was 10 be dis posed of in any manner she saw fit Re- garding the controversy arising over the Doylo case Mrs. seadght said yester- day:
 From the first l have had no desire to enter into a controversy with the As soclated Charities and l never soug Int publicity in the affair of Anna Doyle me that my name would not be published in any connect on with the death of Anna Rochester and her troubles.
 Again. to show that have no emnity against the Associated Cha rlties l desire to state that the last paragraph of my interview in Tuesday mornings Age-EIeT- aid was incorrect. did not state that 1t seems as if t he Associated Charities were so busy preparing affldavits that they had not the time to go to Mill Village and aid tfe poor starving Doyle chl dren,' AHoSV mCloo Nei . sPoNelA III thS Sioh NC" room for l heard them, but not by me, and tte reporter in writing the interview did me an uniDtentlonal injustice by ere aiDg the iT.lpr ressiou that had made sar- castle reference to the Associated Chari- ties
 ''There Is really no need of pickering oyer this ma tter The Associated Chari- ties do good. The fact that two of their VI Ing girl visitors were overw he1med with work last Sa turday should not be made a point of controversy detrimental to the york of the Associa ed Cha rites. The visitors from the asSocia ton are young g;rls, and und ou bte1ly they dld not req ize the seriousness of the Anna Rochester case or they would have let their work go and gone on to Mill Village
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
Negroes Held for Grand Jury

Henry Young, a negro, plead guilty to a charge of grand larceny yesterday be- fore Judge Fl. B. Abernathy of the court of common pleas, and was bound over to await the action of the grand jury in the sum of $500 Charles Smith and Jim Prince, negroes, were bound over on charge of grand larceny, their bond set at S3O0 each Will Washin gton, negro, as bound over to await the action of the grand jury without bond on a charge of criminal assault by fudge Hickman of the court of common pleas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
OLD FIGHTER TO BE
 RECEIVING SHIP

Philad el pllia, July 1.-The armored cruiser Br ooklyn, which took promi- n ent part in the opera tions off Cuba during the Spanish war, left the navy yard today for Boston, where the old fl gl1ter will become a receiving sf1ip
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
Whats in a NameY

Decatur, July -(SpeciaI)-A a meeting of the New Decatur city coun cil last night tn matter of chan ging the name of New Decat nr came up be- fore the council. 1t resulted in quit q e discussion both pro and con, After a lengthy discus ion the matte was referred to a committee of the council with instr uetions to report back to the council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
MAKE EFFORT TO
 REINSTATE POTTS

Washington, July 14-Bills to rein state Capt Templeton M. Potts, recently "plucked" with other naval officers, now are before both houses of Con gress with favorable recommendations Todd y the House bill was brought in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
Wea ther Forecast

Washington, July 14.-Forecast for Ala ban1a. Local thur1d ershowers Wednesday Thursday partly cloudy
 Georgia Local tn unders howers Wednes- day and probably Thursday.
 Tennessee: Partly cloudy Wedn nesday, probably thunders howers east portion Thursday fair.
 Mississippi; Partly cloudy Wedae sday and Thursday, probably showers nea T the coa st,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
Furniture Men to Enterta in

The Birmingham Retail Dealers associ- alton will entertain the wives and daugh- ters of it's mem bers at its regular weekly lun cfeon at the Newspaper club Friday at 12 O clock. R. B. Broyles is chairman or the entertainment committee and promises something worth while
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
Card of Thanks.

MT. and Mrs. F. T, Myricl< and alessrs. E. T. Hunter, ST. and Jr-, express tn cir thanks to their friends and the members of the E,nsley Highlands Presbyterian church, and also their friends in Colum- bjana. Ala, for their sincere kindness shown to mother and wife, Mrs. E. T. Hunter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
" enS Of Ensley

An interesting prog ram mme was carried out yesterday afternoon at the Ensley park by the children of the playgrolnd d under the directions of Miss Frances oungblood. There were contests of all kinds and large crowd was present to with the games, The folk dances with the children dressed in the cos tunes of the various countries, toget her with the M9y-pole dance was one of the main attractions. A baseball game be- tween two teams of girls was also an exciting event There were also tennis matches, dodge ball, yoey ball and re- lay races were also included in the pro- gramme. The EnsIey Play ground associa- ton is steadily increasing in the mem bership and a large mum ber of chi ldren come every day to the playground. New equipment is being added and a great in- terest is being shown by the mem bers of the association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
Ternp'ture Pre-

United States weather bureau stations
 during the 2i hours ending at D. m, .7 5th mer idian time:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15
MAY COMMUTE
 p OFFS SENTENCE Application Made to Cover nor to Save Negro's Life
SHIRETZKI SUM GROWS
Police Expect Arrest of Safe Blowers Any Minute - Warden Falls Through Jail Floor-ImpTOy-
 ing Courthouse

Anniston, July 14.-(Special)- )-F'ollowing a consultation among the attorneys, Thomas j. Harris and F. D. Willet. ap- pication has been made to the governor to grant a communication to life imprison- ment in the sentence Of Erwin Pope, the Anniston negro whose numerous convic- tions and reversals before the supreme court have attracted national attention.
 Five juries in Calhoun have found Pope guilty of the murder, but his case has been sent back every year with the ex- cepton of the present, the finding of the lever court in the last case having been affirmed by the supreme court. which set August 21 as the date for his execution
 Sheriff C.. T. Brooks Is beginning to make plans for the hanging, but Pope's attorneys say that he is still confident of escaping the gallows, as this is not the first time that the scaffold has been erected to stretch his neck till he does A former pillory erected for this purpose, rotted to the ground while the case was going back and forth between Anniston and Montgomery.
 Almost every lawyer d. the Anni st on bar has been connected with the case in one way or another, and con siderable surprise has been manifested that the pro- tests against the communication Of sem 1ence have not been more numerous, as considerable feeling still exists at oxford, the scene of the crime, and the home If J. B. McCmrl1in, the victim Of the assa s. sins blows
 The citizens committee which has in hand the matter of raising the 5000 memorial fund for Harry Shiret2lSi the murdered chief of police of Anrliston will resume their canvass this week. in spired by the receipt of another check for $10O from Julius Rosenwaid, a Chicago phi lanthropst. The fund now amovnts to over $2700.
 The police believe that they have clule that will lead to the arrest of the person or persons that blew open the safe of the Savoy theatre Sunday morning and escaped with funds amounting to about S200. J. c. Wells proprietor, and l.. T. Smith, manager of the place. are cooper ating with the police. and an arrest in the case would not be surprising at any mo- nent
 Monday Warden Wallace WakeIy fell through the floor in one of the els at the city jail into the cellar below. MT Wakely's fall was caused by a loose planK Tn one ot the cells of the section of the jail that Is being renovated,
 The plumbing in the court house is be- ing taken up and new equipment will be installed as a result of an appropria tlo n made at a recent session of the county commissioners. Other improv enents in the building will be made.
 AS the times limit for qualifications draws near, candidates continue to ar1- nounce for alderman. There are 20 in the race now and others are expeeted- Mayor J. L. Wilxle and J. A. Burgess present councilman from the Third ward, who is running independently, are still the only candidates in the race For may, and it be- gins to look as though Mayor Wikle will not have opposition in the pT-n1a rles,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

Monday Warden Wallace Wal<ely fell through the floor in one of the cells at the city jail into the cellar below MT Wakely's fall was caused by a loose plank in one of the cells of the section of the jail that is being renovated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

The plumbing in the court house is be- ing taken up and new equipment will be installed, as a result of an appropria ton made at recent session of the county commissioners. Other improv ements in the building will be made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

W nile in swimming late Monday after noon, Harvey Buckner middle age ne- gro man, was drowned in Village creek near No mines. located between Ems ley and Pratt City. Buckner with two other negroes, was in swimming and Buckner was seen to go under One of the negroes went to his recue and was carried under by the drowning negro, but after hard struggle managed to free himself, but could not save his com panion.
 wedding which came as a great sur prise to their many friends in Ensley oc- cured Monday afternoon when Miss Clara Joseph of Nevada, Mo-, and Dave ChileS of this city, were married at Montgomery, The young couple are well known in this city, and their many friends wish them a happy future MT nd Mrs. Chiles will make their home in this city on Park avenue. Funeral services over the remains of G. B. Nage will be conducted this aft ernoon at o'clock from the private chapel of E,chols &, Angwin Interm ent will follow in Oakland cemetery. Ensley lodge, No 1l50, | o. O. F., of which tn deeea sed was member will have cha Tge of the service at the grave
 The Agago cadets of the First Baptist church of this city will give a Decent social at the church tomorrow evening An interesting musical programme Ina s been arranged. The public is cordially invited to attend.
 The Willngs Workers class of the teen age department of the First Baptist church of this city will hold it's annual l picnic at East Lake tomorrow. All mem bers of the class are requested to meet at the home of Miss Ruth Davis on Ave nue G at 10 o'clock this morning NJ. H. Mcdowell is visiting rea lives in Lynchburg. Tenn.
 Mrs $, l.. Faulkner of Sterrett, Is vis- iting her son, J. R. Faulkner, of this city.
 J. M Cook is improving from typhoid fever at St. Nincents hospital.
 c. R. Patton was operated on for ap- pendicitis at Tally's infirmary Monday afternoon and is doing as well as could be expected.
 W, D. Gould of the Ensley fire de partment is i'll at his home in Pratt City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

The citizens committee which has fin hand the matter of raising the 5000 memorial fund for Harry Shiret2lxi, the murdered chief of police of An1lston, will resume their canvass this week, in spired by the receipt of another check for $1OO from Julius Rosenwaid, a Chicago phi lanthropist. The fund now amounts to over $2700.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-15

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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27
DALLEs OF THE ST. cR0Ix.



At Taylors Falls. the terminus Of the
TayIors Falls branch OF the Northern
Pacific milway. the dalIes Of the ST
croix form a most interesting feature.
The st Croix river here tumbies over
bed Of trap rock. The theory of Its
production Is that great outbnrst OF
lava WIS overwhelmed by d glacier
This very hard rock has been weath.
cred into "a great many quaint and Gu
riOus shapes. ard the vertical cliffs y
from one to three hupdred feet in
height form little canyon where the
water is very deep.
Among the quantity shaped rocks are
the Devils chair and Pulpit rock. in
proximity to each other These are on
the Minnesota side Of the river, and
the trains pass beside them On the
Wisconsin side OF the river is a re.
markable profile rock II is known as
the Old Man Of the DaIles~ and has a
'Fesemblance to the profile Of George
Washington Minnesota and wiscon-
SIN have set aside the land bordering
the river as an international park.
Among the interesting features Of
the place are the cistern-like holes.
known geelogically as pothoies. These
range from one and one-half feet
in diameter and six feet in depth to
ten feet in diameter ana ninety or a
hundred feet deep. These potiioles in
dicate the presence Of former rapids
high above the present surface of the
water The stream by its great erod
ing power and carrying pebbles and
stones in its circular movement slowly
excavated these pothoIes.- Exchange.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27
ANCIENT FOOTWEAR.
And the Old Ceremony Of Barring the
Feet at Worship.

And the Old Ceremony Of Barring the
Feet at Worship.
The India Hindus and Mussulmans
alike wear both sandals aud shoes tslip-
persl and the latter boots also. The
sandal Ithe word is Persianl was eyi-
IDENTIFY the original covering for the
feet over all southern and eastern Asia.
while the shoe was probably intro
duced into India by the Persians, AT
ghans and Mongols. together With the
tip tilted (Hittite and Etruscanl boot
Both are usually made In India OF
leather. but never Of pigskin. and. while
the shoes are always colored red OF yeI-
low, the boots are generally brightly
particolored. both among the upper
classes being also richly embroidered
in gold and silver and varieguted SILK
thread and with bangles. bugles and
seed pearls after the manner OF the an
cient Persian boots represented on
Greek vases
But, of however rare and costly elab-
Grafton, the invariable rule is to re-
move them after entering a private
house just when stepping on to the mat
or carpet on which the visitor takes his
seat They must be cast Of. the right
boot or shoe first. before the worshiper
enters temple or mosque, and 1t Is
still regarded as an absolute profana-
ton to attempt to enter either fully
od.-Westminster Gazette.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27
OUR EAaLY PAIAfIMDgRs.


rfis Nallant y lcds
The iirsf white Ann TO rearh the
western sea by crossing The Narth
American eonilnent was Sieur PIERRE
Gautier De Nafennes de ~ Verethirye
whose expedition Jeff Montreal June 4
1871 Win half hundred couifan
Ions. including his three Young soils
the daring Frenehman sci nui from
the fort AZ Montreal and plunged INTO
the wilderness. intent atou discovering
that narrow SEA which was sapposrd'
to separate America and China.
During the months aud years THAT
followed la verendrye and his gallant
boys triumpned over multitude Of
obstarles some of his men were
massacrpd hy hostile Indians. Others
fell victims to disease. exposure ana
accident aud nutinirs we're frequent
After many nardships Lake Winnipeg
was reached. but In vprendrye was
disappointed IN finding il a large il0dy
or fresh waller. Instead Of the fableu
western sca
After tlilriern years Of effort the
expedition was turned hack by the
impenetrabIp mountain businesses
But. although the malu mission tailcd.
La vereudrye was The first white niln
TO reach tie banks of the upper Mis-
souri, and Saskatchewan rivers and to
trayerse what are now the prosperous
provinces Of Manitoba aud Saskatche
wan
It was not until 1893 that Alexander
Mackenzie. Scu,chsian. penetrated
the Rockies and reached the shores OF
the Pacitic.--N New York World
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27
HEIGHT or WAVES.


Mount Fifty Feet
1t is oniy 10 the imagination of the
poets that waves rise mountains high
The exact altitude and length Of waves
have been measured with scientific nc
curacy. and the record waves are care
fully recorded Waves IN shallow VA
ter are. as a rule. higher than those in
open or deep water The height OF a
wave is commonly about one-dfteentb
its length.
The longest wave on record was
1850 feet measuring from crest 10
crest. its period being about twen
ty-two seconds Waves OF extreme
length are seldom very high A wave
2.5Oo feet in length. rising in deep wa
ter. will have a height OF about fifts
feet
When a wnve enters shallow water
its crest becomes considerably higher
and one Of height Of forty feet will
frequently rise 10 tifty feet If il meets
resistance. Il may be thrown up twice
this height
IN severe storms at sea waves rarely
reach a height of tfty feet The aver
age in such time has period OF about
ten seconds. which would indicate
length Of about 800 feet Waves with
period of ten seconds have length
Of from 100 to 800 feet and height
Of thIrty-thre feet and form very
high sea- Exchange.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27

The majority Of the fine kid gloves
used in this country are imported from
France. The superiority Of French kid
gloves over all others. according to an
importer. is due above all to the per-
fectiOn Of the skins. the kids being
reared in villages by poor peasants
who own only few goats and there
fore take great care OF them.
Another reason is that in France one
workman takes the prepared skin and
manipulates 1t himself right up to the
finished glove. In Germany. on the
contrary, division Of labor is extensive
and great factories turn out in two or
three hours what requires two days
labor on the part Of the French work
man
The best kid gloves still come from
France. but the factories of Stuttgart
are a formidable rival.-New York
World
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27
BIfocAL LENSES.
They Had Their Origin In Hen FranS-
Inns Double Glasses.

They Had Their Origin In Gen FranN-
Inns Double Glasses.
Everybody who uses bifocal glasses
probably wonders where the idea orig.
lnally came from. Blfocal glasses arr
the kind that possess two separate
lenses cemenfed together so that by
ios'sine IN the upper part one eau SEE
at g. distance and by looking
tltlha1 .Ae lower half one can read.
Most authorities are inclined to give
Benjamin Franklln credit for the In
yention. He was. SO the story goes. an
inssierate reader and could not use his
residing glasses when looking any dis
taiire away.
Finally the notion came to him that
be could combine his glasses, and he
thefeupOn had the lenses cut in half
and one half of each lens placed in the
rim OF each spectacle rim Tie result
waS that single pair Of glasses was
sufficient. though present day oculists
stale that the sharply drawn line must
hare affected bis eyes.
From this idea the oculists gradually
developed a glass in which the lower
part wis arranged for reading and the
upper part for long distance vision.
wnile the annoying marking line was
eliminated = Washington Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27
Porfrio piaz,s Poetic Prophecy.

President Porfrio Diaz. who ruled
over Mexico for more than a quarter
Of century as an absolute dictator.
believed that only such iron rule could
bring peace aud progress to the half
1villzed millions Of that country. Sew
erai years ago. when his power was
still unbroken. an American who was
on intimute terms with him ventured
to suggest that the Mexicans were
now prepared for more liberal form
Of government and hinted that his rule
was too severe. The stern old man
stiffened his gaunt figure and ran his
fingers through his locks. now white
with years
when these SHOWS melt he said
prophetically. the mud will be deep
In Mexico.--Youth's Companion.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27

Whenever Roberts mother weAl
away on a visit the little fellow was 50
badly spoiled by doing father and
grandmother that upon her return II
took several applications OF the rod to
mend bis ways
One day when she had been absent
for week u neighbor asked Robert
when his nuther was coming home
"Oh. she'll be back very soon now,'
he replied I'm beginning to get pret
ty bad New York Post
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27
ULTRA vIorsr LIGHT GAYS.



Food From the AR.
Science begins tn dr~im Of day in
which map VIII Eiti,f MS food direct
from the air snd ,ligeSi It without
much MD FROM the various fcfnents
and iuiees witch are now mainly in
ssrunleuial IN hat work
The chief agent In tbIs mighty revo-
lntiou. according 10 no less an author
~ Than Bertholet. win be the ultra
siolet llsni rays These are not visI-
bic TO the human eye. They do not
splirar upon the spe1troscope. They
sHect the Photographic plate. how
rser and are probabbly tlsccrued By
soue Of the lower animais. whase
sense Of sight is much more acute
than that Of man.
Much is known Of their chemical 81
feets. Few microbes can long with.
stand their power The redness and
paln Of sunburns are their work. Trey
are particularly Injurious TO the eve.
Haich upon exposure to them bcco "a
tetally blind in little while.
Through the agency OF thcse r., vs
Rrftholet has actually combined r-
BIN dloxlde and water sapor ip;o
sugar and other carbohydrates. lie
has inclosed carbohydrates. fats md
aihuminolds IN seaicd re. ,i- u
qeartz aud has scrn them digest IN
der the rays. The process Is very ex
pensise, ~ course. but ii Is hlnfed
tliat modern inventive genius will 50
cheaper It IN time thar tieids Of wheat
may be replaced by fartories uhrre
foed IS manufactured from the rn-rs
Of the air.
and should the men Of that day be
troubled with indigestion the same
RTant that makes their food will come
to their relief Stomach troubles will
di-lpnear at once before Gfsie tuih
Of light rich iu the ultra violet
BsHt0u Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27
Mount Rainier. Shadows.


There are some wonderful shadow
effects produced by and upon the gi-
ganiic snowy cone Of Mount Rainier
II sometimes happens that the sky as
seen from the city OF Tncoma Just be-
fore sunrise is covered with a dome
Of rlund 1900 feet or more In height.
wine behind the peak. toward the east
the sky is clear. In such circumstances
the rising sun casts the shadow OF the
gre'iI mountain upon the cloud curtain
overhead In the form OF a vast blue
triangle. the point OF which rests upon
the apez OF the peak Al other times
the shadow Of the earth can be seen
creeping up the cone III a distinct
curve. while the flush OF sunset stains
the snow above the line Of shadow %
deep pink.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27

She cat the ball gamel- Why does
be make those motions with his arm
before he pitches the ballf He-Those
are signals to the catcher The two
men work In concert. She-D Dear mel
Is that the concert pitch" I've head
about 50 often?- Boston Transcript
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27

TIE present crown Of the English
king was originally mnde for Queen
Victoria at her coronation in 1898. The
prin'lpa Jewels were taken from older
CROW us. The most noted stone Is the
ereai ruby which was given to the
Black Prince by Peter the Cruel after
the iattle Of Nayarette in 1867 II was
aiso worn BY Henry Y IN the crown
enclrcling his helmet at the battle Of
Agineouft in l4l5.-P Philadelphia Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1914-11-27

Dpon his arrival at the court of vi;
enna former French ambassador was
presented to the empress. who was
aware that the day before be had Wis
tied the beautiful Countess Y.
rs IT true" she asked. ~that the
Countess X is the most lovely woman
in Europel'
Il thought so yesterday. your maj
esty.T replied the diplomat with a
graceful bow.