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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
DECISION RENDERED
 IN LIQUOR CASE.
Supreme Court Decides Whisky May Be Shipped
 From ''Wet" Territory

Montgomery, June. 1s-(special.)-Liauor can be shipped from one wet" town in Alabama to another wet" town, notwith- standing the provisions of the Fuller bill which prohibits such shipments, accord ing to a decision rendered today by the supreme court in the case of the South ern Express company against l. Brick man, appealed from the Montgomery city court The supreme court ruled that this situation was covered by the Smith regulation bill and that the liquor could be shipped from Montgomery, wet town, to Troy, another wet town.
 I. Friedman is a wholesale liquor deal CT of Montgomery and he shipped some liquor to a person in Troy. The South ern Express company brought the matter before the supreme court in order to make a test case. The decision of the supreme court affirmed the decision of the Montgomery city court.
 In an opinion written by Judge Edward deGraffenreid, the supreme court held that the Fuller and Carmichael bills are only In force where they do not con fiict with the Smith and Parks local op- ton bills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
DECISIONS IN THE
 COURT OF APPEALS

Montgomery. June 1S.-(Special.) ) List of decisions in the court of ap- peals of Alabama, Thursday, June IS, 1914
 Walker P. J.--Raymond Ratley vs. state, from Dale circuit court; af- firmed.
 John Herring vs. state. from Bar bour circuit court; affirmed.
 Fred Bell vs. state, from Barbour circuit court; affirmed.
 Shell Fletcher vs. state, from Anda- lusia city court; affirmed.
 Pelham. J.-W. T. Boatwright vs. Scheuer Wise & Co., from Butler cir cult court; affirmed.
 Bob Andrews vs state, from Dale circuit court; affirmed Henderson Wynn vs. state. from Bar bour circuit court; affirmed. Will Jackson vs, state, from Barbour circuit court; affirmed. Dow Fletcher vs. state, from Anda- lusia city court: affirmed. Thomas, J.-Albert Norton vs. state from Henry circuit court; affirmed. Roscoe Blankenship vs state, from Morgan law and equity court; re- versed and remanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
MAGNESS INQUEST
 BEGINS TOMORROW
Man Charged With Murder of Wife Transferred to County Jail-Still
 Protesting Innocence

A jury inquest into the death of Mrs Elizabeth Magness will be started to- morrow morning at 9:30 o'clock in the offices of Coroner Charles l.. Spain at the courthouse.
 Yesterday morning on warrant charging murder Robert J. Magness. brickmason, and husband of the dead woman, was placed in the county Jaii. He had been arrested Wednesday night by Detective Sergeant Darnell and De- tective R. c. Williams at his home, 1911 Avenue F, and placed in the city jail charged with the murder of his wife, on the order of Coroner Spain. follow ing an autopsy over the remains of Mrs. Magness at the Hillman hospital. Mrs. Magness died in the Hillman hospital about Il o'clock Wednesday morning as the result of blows on the head.
 At the county jail yesterday morn ing Magness protested his innocence. He sated that his wife had fallen on q sidewalk and bruised her face and that he had never struck her.
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Magneas. aged ~ years, were con- ducted yesterday afternoon at o'clock from the late residence. 1011 Avenue +. Interment followed in Oak Hill ceme- tery. The only known survivor Is her husband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
RAILROAD SURGEONS
 MEET IN WASHINGTON

Washington, June 1s.-(Special.) The Southern railway is holding its annual convention of railway surgeons in this city at the New Willard. The
 following Alabama physicians have
 registered at headquarters this after
 noon.
 Dr. w. H. Wilder and Mrs. Wilder
 of Birmingham, pr. s. w. McCulloch and Mrs. McCulloch of Birmingham, Dr. s. c. Meigs, Mrs. Meigs, son and daugh- ter of Centreville; pr. Thomas M. Mar tin of Plantersville, Dr. and Mrs R. A. Martin of Pell City, pr. and Mrs. J. H. Wood of Attalla, Dr. J. F. Robinson of Bessemer Dr. and Mrs. c. H. Smith and daughters of Littleton, Dr. J. T. Odam, Mrs. Odam of Parish, Dr. J. U. Ray of Comstock, pr. J. A. Goodwin of Jasper, Dr. J. M. Miller of Cordova, Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Adkins of Mobile. Dr. Fred Underwood and sons of Russellville, Dr.. w. H. Blake of Sheffield. pr. S. P. Mo- Whorter and Miss Naomi McWhorter of Collinsville, Dr. J. N. Blakemore and Mrs. Blakemore of Scottsboro. Dr. B. B. Sims of Tailadega and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
MONEY FOR.
 FLORENCE NORMAL.
S12,5OO Will Be Part of Fund to Be Used to
 Erect D0rmitOry

Montgomery, June B-(Speeial)-The governor yesterday released an appropria- tion of s12,50O to the state normal school of Florence. This money Is the third quarter of an appropriation of s50,oOo, made by the last legislature, for the pur- pose of building a new dormintory at the Florence school. The fourth quar- ter of the appropriation is due next fall.
 This appropriation was made upon the condition that s15,00O be raised by the city of Florence. The city raised it's portion of the money for the new dor mitory and the state has paid S25,000 on the building. By releasing the s12,500 yes- terday the amount released thus far is $37.500
 Dr. H. J. Willingham, president of the Florence school, was at the capitol yes terday and called on the governor about the release of the $12,50o. Dr. Willing ham states that the Florence school is in fourishing condition and that it faces the best year in it's history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
DEMOCRATS TAKE UP TAMMANY PROBLEM. Request That Party Go On Record As to Organization
 Causes Furry

New York, June 1s.-Democratic state leaders, representing all shades of party opinion, at conference here today heard a bitter discussion of the question of putting the party in New York state squarely on record for. or against Tam many Hall. The question was not set tied. but it provoked one of the liveliest debates ever heard in a representative democratic gathering in this state. The discussion will be resumed tomorrow.
 The conference was called to decide what course the party shall follow un- der the new primary law, by which can djdates for the fall election will be nomi- mated for the first time directly by the people. The attack on Tammany came from Montgomery Hare, New York lawyer. His proposition was that the dem ocrats this fall should place two full tickets on the primary election ballots Tammany and anti-Tammany-and let in dividnal voters of the party decide which they wish to nominate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
GOVERNMENT SIZES CORN IN GADSDEN
Frequent Complaints Made Concerning Shipments of
 DecOmpOsed Grain

Gadsden, June 1S-(Speciall- trated action on the part of the federal government and the state has been taken regarding the complaints which have come from local wholesalers regarding shipments of decomposed corn and other feedstuffs These complaints have been frequent for year or more. and today the government seized a carload of corn consigned to the Queen City Grain com pany a writ for the seizure having been issued yesterday at Birmingham. A state inspector recently made an examination of grain shipped here.
 Interest in the case of Harmon Hill. charged with the murder of Will Tidwell. now centers in the forthcoming decision of his counsel as to whether a prelirni- nary trial shall be held, or whether the case shall be permitted to go to the Sep tember grand jury.
 A movement to extend power lines into towns has been started by the Alabama Power company. Fran chises are being sought in Guntersville and probably will be granted there
 Two additional bale tie machines were received by the Gulf States Steel com pany this morning, making a battery of 12 machines
 It required just one hour to mete jus tice to Ed Moore, the negro murderer of Fife Jenkins, Thirty-fve minutes were required in the indictment of the negro, and only 25 minutes to take the plea of guilty and pass sentence of life imprison- ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
DAYS WORK IN THE
 CRIMINAL COURT
Rakestraw Fined and Given Street Sentence On Charge of Violat-
 ing Revenue Law

w. c. Rakestraw was convicted in the criminal court yesterday of violating the revenue law and given a fine of $50 and an additional sentence of six months on the streets. Rakestraw was convicted in the police court of Ensley and took an appeal to the criminal court. The jury found him guilty and the above punish ment was imposed. Sentence was imposed by Judge Fort
 A negro named Smith was convicted yesterday afternoon of speeding and given a fine of S100. The negro was arrested for exceeding the speed limit and was fined $50 in the police court. He took an ap- peal and the jury in finding him guilty doubled his original fine.
 About 40 cases were set in the criminal court yesterday and included number of cases against J. H. Brown, growing out of the publication of a weekly newspaper. The cases were passed not to be reset. IL is understood they will be nolle pressed. Quite number of forfeitures were taken. one acquital by the jury and several other cases nolle pressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
PRESIDENT FAVORS
 CHURCH UNITY

Philadelphia, June 1s.-President Wilson in letter received today by the Rev. William H. Roberts, stated clerk of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States of America, expressed his sympathy with the move ment for unity among all Christian churches. In his letter the President said ::
 T have been gratified to learn that delegation representing the American churches will go to Europe next August in connection with the world conference on faith and order
 Tt is especially pleasing that our churches will be represented by dvines so eminent as Bishops Rhinelander and Anderson, and the other gentlemen you mention. May not I ask you to be good enough to make known to them. and through them to the world confer ence, my entire sympathy with the great object of the conference which looks to unity among all Christian churches?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
ID INTEREST BOYS
 IN ESSAY CONTEST
Special Rules Are Made By Officials-Seek Foot
 ing In Home

The Y. w. c. A. girls. the Boys club members, the members of the News boys Republic and the Boy Scouts are to be interested in the essay contest being conducted by the Board of Trade on Trade in Birmingham.
 Some new rules and regulations to the big contest have been adopted. These will not influence those who have already sent in manuscripts, but are for those who yet intend to do so There are over $500 in prizes offered for the winning essays and full particulars are being given out daily al the Cham Der of Commerce headquarters.
 The Board of Trade plans to especial ly interest the young people in the proposition for they believe that in this way they can gain footing in the homes of the city which otherwise would be difficult. A new feature of the trade in Birmingham contest is that lvacationists are being urged to buy their vacation clothes and other par aphernalia in Birmingham before leaving tho city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
AUTO PARTIES ARE GOING TO TALLAPOOSA
Believed Many Visitors to Horseshoe Bend July Will Make Trip
 In Cars

Montgomery, June 1S.-(Special.)-J. B. Rylance of Dadevilie, one of the local committee in charge of the Horseshoe Bend Battle centenary in a communica- tion to Dr. Thomas M. Owen, secretary of the commission, strongly urges visitors from Montgomery and other points of this vicinity to attend the exercises, which are to take place on the battle ground itself in theft autos. He states that he is having the road from TaIlas- see to Dadevile flagged or marked, so that there will be no trouble from cross roads or turnouts He advises that the roads are in good condition. and that the trip can be readily made in the cool of the morning. all cars reaching the battle ground well in advance of the opening exercises.
 The famous bend is F miles north of Dadeville and the roads from the bend ir every direction are in excellent con- dition, so writes MT. Rylance.
 He also advises that the grounds have beer cleaned off, the famous old springs in the vicinity cleaned up, and that every thing is practically in readiness on the grounds proper.
 MT Rylance feels that those who have cars or who can make arrangements to secure one for the day, could not find a better way of spending the Fourth oi July than by making a visit to Horse shoe Bend The country between Mont gomery and Dadeville is picturesque and romantic. The road leads by Tallassee whose falls are far-famed No more attractive scenery can be found any where than along the river Visitors ir returning will have the moonlight, whicf will make the trip back in the late even ing very pleasant.
 It has been suggested that while it Is believed that ample basket provisions will be made for the comfort of the inner man. those going in cars might also provide themselves with lunches. Con- sessions have been made to various par ties, who will have cold drinks, sand wiches. candies and other edibies.
 MT. Rylance desires that all those whc expect to be present at the reception ir Dadeville on the evening of July should make their hotel reservations through George c. Douville, mayor of Dadeville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
PLAN CAMPAIGN FOR BOY SCOUT BOOKS
Committee Selects June 20 As Day-Many Prepa-
 ratiOns Made

The committee composed of Carl IL. Milan, library director; Burr Blackburn. superintedent of the Bays club, and superintendent of the Boys club. fld city, is making plans for the publicity campaign in behalf of literature for Boy Scouts. The committee was ap- pointed by Boy Scout Llibrarian Frank lin K. Matthews, who was in the city several weeks ago.
 The campaign will be conducted on Sunday, June 2s. All ministers of the city will be asked to preach sermons on that day on the subject, moving pie ture slides will be placed in the thea tres for some days previous, the news lars, book stores will make book dis plays and the library will also make displays of the books which boys of the Boy Scout age should read.
 The series of books which will be especially emphasized during this cam paign has proven very popular already at the library, about 15 copies of each book having been secured in order to supply the demand. These are high priced books which through the efforts of the Boy Scouts organization have been reduced in price to one- third and is known as Every Boys Library Series" They include the following volumes:
 Baby Elton, Quarter Back" Leslie w. Quirk; ''rhe Blazed Trail" Stewart Edward White: Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts" Frank R. Stockton "The Call of the Wild" Jack London; Cab and Caboose," the story of a railroad College" Russell Doubleday; College Trails" Frederic Remington "The Cruise of the Cachalot," F. T. Bullen; The Horsemen of the Plains" Joseph A. Altsheler; "Jeb Hutton" the story of Georgia boy, James B. Connolly;
 The Jester of St Timothy's,". Arthur Stanwood Pier; Jim Davis," John Mase- field; "A Midshipman in the Pacific" Cyrus Townsend Brady; "f-tching in a Pinch," Christy Mathewson; .'The Ranche on the Oxhide," Henry Inman "Redney McGaw," a circus story for boys, Arthur E. -McFarlane; Three Years Behind the Guns" L. G. T.. From Paulding. the story of search for buried treasure in the streets of New York, Brander Matthews; Tommy Remington's Battle" Burton s. Steven som 'Tecumsehs Young Braves ' Eeverett T. Tomlinson Tom Strong, Washington's Scout" Alfred Bishop Ma son; Treasure Island" Robert Louis Stevenson; Wells Brothers" the Young cattle kings, Andy Adams; Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors" James Barnes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
NEW PRIMARY LAWS.
 WILL BE DRAF TED.
Committee Named to Make Recommendations As to
 the Needed Changes
Collins Prices Keep Collins Crowded

Montgomery. June 1S.-(Special.)-Ne" laws governing the holding of primaries in Alabama will be drafted by five mem- bers of the state democratic executive committee, who were appointed yester- day as a committee to inspect the present laws and make recommendations as to needed changes This special committee will report back to the state democratic executive committee.
 Those appointed by General Graves were Borden Burr of Birmingham, E. c. Glover of Abbeville, Virgil Bouldin of Scottsboro B. P. Crum of Montgomery and Kelly Dixon of Talladega.
 At the meeting of the executive commit tee held here Wednesday a motion was made by Mir. Burr that committee be appointed to revise the present laws gov erning the primal ries. This motion passed and General Graves followed it by naming the foregoing committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
THOMAS R. SHIPP IS
 RELIEVED OF CHARGES
Technical Charges Against Ex.Sheriff of Morgan Wiped Out By,
 Compromise Board

Montgomery, June 1S.-tSpeoial.)-T. s. Shipp. former sheriff of Morgan county, was today relieved of charges against him amounting to about $6000 by the state board of compromise. The charges against the former sheriff were technical ones growing out of the loss of commit ments in which cases feed bills were charged.
 MT. Shipp produced evidence to show that the commitments were in his office at the time the clustering fell and that in cleaning out the debris the commit ments were lost or destroyed.
 Those who attended the meeting of the beard of compromise were the governor, Attorney General Robert C.. Brickell and C. Brooks Smith, state auditor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
]. ). SEARCY'S STATE
 ACCOUNTS ALL RIGHT WHEN EXAMINED
Governor Will Not Send State Examiner to Gull man Unless Request
 Is Made

accounts of J. D. Searcy, treasurer or Cullman county, against whom warrants have been issued charging embezzlement were correct in the office of the gov ernor. Searey went to Birmingham Wednesday and secured certified checks for $25,o00 on a road bond issue of his county. He Is alleged to have cashed two $500 checks and disappeared The governor has not sent a state examiner to check over the books of the missing treas urer and probably will not do so unless a request for such action Is made. The alleged peculations were related wholly to county funds. No reward has yet been offered by the governor for the arrest of the missing man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
DECISIONS IN THE
 SUPREME COURT

Montgomery, June 1S.-(Special.) )-The following are Thursdays supreme court decisions:
 Anderson, c. J.-Mitehell Wells vs. the state of Alabama, appeal from Andalusia city court of law and equity; reversed and remanded.
 o. D. Street ct al. vs. Joe P. Doyle ap- peal from Marshall circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Dave Nicholson vs. John ". Fitzpatrick, appeal from Marshall circuit court; re- versed and remanded
 Mcclellan, J.-Ex parte John Doak, pe- tition for mandamus in supreme court; writ denied
 Hattie Henderson vs. A. l.. Gilliand ct al. appeal from Jefferson circuit court; af- firmed.
 Corona Coal and Iron company vs J. l.. Terrier, appeal from Walker circuit court; affirmed.
 T. F. Johnson vs. E. S. Garden, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Peter Copeland vs. Union Nursery com pany. appeal from Walker law and equity court; reversed and remanded
 Central of Georgia Railroad company vs R. G. Bell, as administrator, appeal from Talladega circuit court; affirmed.
 ]. E. Crane vs. J. H. Blackburn, appea from DeKalb chancery court; affirmed il part and in part reversed and remanded Degraffenreid J.-Southern Expres. company vs. l. Friedman company, appea from Montgomery city court; affirmed.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Powe company vs. Belle Scissor, appeal iron Birmingham city court; affirmed.
 s. l. Allen vs. Emma Fncher, appea from DeKalb circuit court; reversed ano remanded.
 First National bank of Jacvksonville vs R. W. Henderson. trustee, appeal from Talladega chancery court: affirmed
 Joe s. Prince vs. John G. Prince ct al. appeal from Dekalb circuit court af firmed.
 A. W. Woodliff ct al vs Myrtle KidC Dunlap, as executrix. appeal from Gads den city court: affirmed.
 Supreme court rulings on applications for rehearng: Mobile Temperance Hal association vs. Mary F.. Holmes ct al. appeal from Mobile chancery court: appli cation overruled.
 Pennsylvania Fire Insurance company vs. R. w. Draper, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; opinion modified and appli. cation overruled.
 H. M. Harton vs. w M Little ct al appeal from Jefferson chancery court application overruled.
 Barney Coal company vs. Lee Hyche appeal from Walker circuit court; opinior modified and application overruled
 Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany vs. National Park bank of New York appeal from Morgan law and euuit, court; application overruled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
ASKS PROTECTION
 FROM BANDIT

Picking. June 1s.-On a telegraphic request from Lanchow missionaries, the American legation today asked the Chinese foreign office to give mission- aries in southern Kansu protection from the bandit. White Wolf" Great alarm has been created by the burning and plundering of several missions by brigands. In one instance bandits de- manded the surrnder of the women of the mission, but the women escaped to a forest
 An expedition sent out by the stan dard oil company to drill oil wells had been detained for several weeks and Is unable to proceed from Shensi be- cause White Wolf's" brigands con- tinue their devastation. Government troops are unwilling or unable to sur round the brigands,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
Cullman Revival Closes

Cullman, June 1s-(Special,)-The re- vival services which have been in prog ress at the Methodist church, south. for the past 10 days. closed last night with 45 additions to the church. This class will be received into the church next Sunday morning at the regular service and will be the largest class ever re- ceived into a church in this city at one time. The Rev. Turner of Hunts vile, who has conducted these series of meetings, has preached twice every day to large and appreciative audiences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
CITY DEFICIT IS
 STILL INCREASING

The report of the city comptroller for the month of May was made public yes terday and shows the city is still rum ming in debt at the rate of about $l00O per day although the expenses are run ming very close to the budget adopted at the beginning of the year.
 The total receipts for May, 1914, were 800, ,935 02. Total expenditures for the same month were $20S, ,159. .37.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
Weather Forecast

Washington, June 1S.-Forecast Tor Alabama: Local thundershowers FIT day, warmer in the interior; Saturday probably fair.
 Georgia: Showers Friday and proba- bly Saturday; somewhat warmer Fri day in the interior.
 Mississippi: Generally fair Friday ex- cept thundershowers in southeast and extreme southeast portion; somewhat warmer Saturday, probably fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
Negroes to See Zoo

July the city commissioners have made arrangements to open Avondale park to the negroes of the city and give them an opportunity to see the zoo. The request came from the Sixteenth Street Baptist church. so the commissioners or dered that all negroes who desired could visit the zoo on this day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-19
PROCLAMATION

HANk GROWTH OF WEEDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS OR TENANTS THAT THE CITY WILL PROCEED TO ENFORCE THE WEED LAW JULY |, NEXT. AND MAKE ARRESTS OF THOSE WHO FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE LAW BY THAT TIME.
 UNDER THE LAWS OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM TT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, OWNER, LESSEE OR OCCUPANT HAVING CONTROL OF ANY LOT OR GROUND, OR SIDE- WALK AUDITING, TO PERMIT A GROWTH OF WEEDS MORE THAN TEN INCHES HIGH THEREON. vIOLATORs OF THIS LAW SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDE- EEANOR AND FINED ACCORDINGLY.
 A. Q. LANE,
 JAMES WEATHERLY,
 GEO. B. WARD,
 CORRESPONDENTS.