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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
INNOCENT OF CRIME: SERVED TEN YEARS Wilson Frees Sam COltrain After Another Is Con-
 victed

Washington, July 3.-A case of two men serving sentences for the same crime was revealed today when President Will son signed communication which will open the doors of Leavenworth peniten- tiary to Samuel Coltrane, doing a life sentence there for murder for which another has been sentenced.
 than ten years for the crime which a jury decided last September Tom Wat son, now in the Oklahoma penitentiary, committed. He has been in Leavenworth penitentiary since February, 1907, when he was convicted, but was in jail also, for nearly four years previously, await ing trial.
 The crime was the killing of Cicero Coltrane, a cousin of Sam, who had leased a farm near Hochatown, Okla and had Sam and Tom Watson and the latter's wife with him as helpers. Cicero was killed by shot from a double barreled gun May 22, 1903, and buried in nearby field.
 Harry Saunders, a witness who could not be found for the Coltrane trial tes- tified in the Watson trial that he and his father, passing the Coltrane house. heard two quick shots. A few minutes before they had met Sam Coltrane more than half a mile from the house, going in the opposite direction from them and with single-barreled gun.
 Evidence also was introduced to show that Watson resented attentions paid his wife by Cicero Coltrane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
SUGGESTS EASY WAY TO HEAL
 SKIN HUMORS

A doctor writes: "It Is pity to see so many people, especially babies, suffering with eczema, ring worm. rashes and similar itching skin eruptions. when there are several excellent ways to get rid of them. While no one of these methods can be expected to do the work in every case, perhaps the following Is the most reliable It is also very sim pie and inexpensive.
 At any reliable druggists get a jar of resinol ointment and a cake of resi- mol soap. These will not cost bit more than seventy-five cents. With the resi- mol soap and warm water bathe the af- fected parts thoroughly, until they are free from crusts and the skin is soft ened. Dry very gently, spread on thin layer of the resinol ointment. and cov- CT with light bandage--if necessary protect the clothing. This should be done twice a day.
 Usually the distressing, itching and burning stops with the first treatment. and the skin soon becomes clear and healthy again. If you want to try resi- mol ointment and resinol soap free, you can get samples by writing to Dept. 2-R. Resinol. Baltimore. Md.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
Local Data
Weather Conditions

It Is not quite. so warm over the southern sections today, owing to the partly cloudy conditions, and the showers that have been more frequent within the last 36 hours, than for sev- eral days before. Showers were not so frequent today, however, being con- fined mostly to the Alabama, Missis- sippi and Louisiana coast districts. Rain occurred in the southwestern plateau region, and locally at few other places. Fair weather prevailed over practically all the nothern states.
 Temperatures ran high today in the far northwest. Spokane reported 94 de- grees at D. m., central time, and read ings were in the sos at many stations at that time. It was 92 as far north as Calgary, Can.
 The weather In Alabama will show little change during the next 36 hours. More or less unsettled weather will pre- vail, and occasional local thunder showers will nGccr, but as yet there is no general rain in sight. Partly cloudy weather will continue ia the Birming ham district. The temperature will be a little above the normal, and the hu- midity will run rather high.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending p. m.. 18th meridian time:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
PROTEST AGAINST
 HIGHER TELEPHONE
 RATES IN ANN|STON
Business Men Will Fight In- crease Which Went Into
 Effect on July 1

Anniston, July 3.-tSpecial )--The in crease in rates charged by the South ern Bell Telephone company in Annis- ton went into effect Wednesday, and at the meeting of the city council Thurs day a vigorous protest was entered by unanimous action of all members pres ent
 Mayor J. l.. Wikle declared that he is emphatically opposed to the increase un- til further investigation can be made by an accountant to be employed by the city, and he stated that it was his opinion that the telephone company should defer action until an investigation could be made by a public utilities com mission is created by the next legisia- ture, with authority to act in such in- stances.
 Shaler Houser, chairman of the finance committee and mentioned as a probable opponent of Mayor Wike in the ap- preaching campaign. spoke to the same effect. He stated that the telephone company had not given the people suf- ficient notice of the proposed raise and that he would do all in his power to prevent the raise being made over the protest of his constituents.
 Following his address, MT. Houser in- troduced resolutions in which he called upon the telephone company to defer the proposed raise until after a public utilities commission is created. When this measure was put to vote, it was favored unanimously, Councilman Burgess having also spoken in its favor.
 The new rates do away with the dis phones thus making 1t amount to an had taken advantage of that concession. It will be 50 cents a month on residence phones
 The company contends that their busi- ness here has grown to such an extent that they are no longer able to serve the demand with their present facilities. and they are spending $6o,O00 for improve ments. They say that they are now mak- ing only 51a per cent on an investment of S171000, and that unless they put in the new rates their earning will be re- duced to per cent.
 The telephone company is said to have no objection to a public service com mission investigation, but they say it would entail a hardship on the company to wait until the commission Is created and called upon to make an investiga- tion here.
 Judge D. C. Blackwell, nominee for the legislature. is leading the fight against the raise. and says that he will do all he can to get public service com mission created.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
TUSCALOOSA AVENUE
 NOW IN GOOD SHAPE
Work With New Scarafier Is Very Successful-Machinery Proving
 Good Investment

Tuscaloosa avenue, West End, which was the cause of some serious complaints some time ago on account of the bad paving of the street, is now in excellent condition.
 Street Commissioner Frank Gafford has repaired the street with remarkable suc- cess with the new scarafier and road machinery recently purchased by the city commissioners. MT. Gafford states he ran the scarafier over the street to loosen up the top surface, then leveled 1t with a scraper and rolled 1t with the steam rollers. ~hFigll
 The result Is a smooth and even boule- yard. All the holes were taken out. the surface packed down and knitted together and apparently the pavement, which was of the tar and chert variety, Is as good as ever.
 The new scarafier and road machinery is proving a good investment, MT. Gaf- ford says. He has lived other streets just as he has Tuscaloosa avenue and he states the machine has paid for it. self in the past couple of months many times over.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
CROP REPORTS ARE
 GOOD ID EXCELLENT

New York, July 3.-Bradstreets to- morrow will say:
 Good to excellent crop reports quiet ed distributive trade and dull or de- pressed industry and manufacture are the salient features In this weeks ad- vices. The improvement shown by cot ton during June. added to continued good weather for corn oats and win ter wheat, made the general crop ad- vices the best of the year, or, indeed for many years past, though hay, to- bacco and possibly spring wheat, may not meet earlier sanguine anticipations Distributive trade tended to quiet as the midyear holidays approached, but June was a good month in actual sales both by wholesalers and retailers, es- pecially in ~ goods. wearing apparel groceries and hillary.
 For the week: Failures 243 against 194 last year Wheat exports 5,700,957 against S,501.32 bank clearings $3,- TEA, ,000, an increase of 1.5 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
REPORT OF LIBRARY
 FOR M0NTH0F JUNE
16,797 Books Issued, 425 New Borrowed and 1058
 New Books

Sixteen thousand seven hundred and thirty-seven books were borrowed from the public libraries of Birmingham for home reading during the month of June, 1914. -Four hundred and twenty-five peo- pie became library borrowers and 1o5s new books were added to the collections.
 This is gain over the same month in 1913 of STE per cent in the number of books issued for home use, IA per cent in the number of new borrowers regis tered and S70 per cent in the number of new books added.
 The Woodlawn branch library circu- lated more books than in any month of its history, the number being 2376 vol umes. This is 423 more than any other branch circulated during the month and 2S5 more than the Woodlawn branch had ever circulated before.
 The statistics of circulation for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric

Every seat in the Lyric theatre will be sold for the holiday matinee this afternoon and for the performance to- night. Hundreds of seats have already been sold for both the Fourth of July matinee and night performance, and the indications are that every seat will he sold. The bill this week appeals to the public in many ways, and is prov ing a winner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
MONTGOMERY WILL
 BE REPRESENTED 25 or More Leave for Talla- pOOsa to Attend Horse
 shoe Bend Affair

Montgomery, July 3-(Special)- )-In the neighborhood of 25 people of Montgom- cry left early this afternoon for Dade- Vile, from which city they will go to- morrow to attend the Tooth anniversary celebration of the battle of Horseshoe Bend, which will be held on the site of the historic battle ground.
 The party from Montgomery reached Dadeville this afternoon and tonight at tended a reception given by chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion at that place. The governor of Ala bama and several members of his staff left for Dadeville Thursday night. going by way of Birmingham. They will par ticipate in the centenary exercises to- morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
Missionaries Arrested

Brownsville, Tex, July 3.-Two Presby- terian missionaries. the Rev. J. O. Shel- ley and the Rev. R. c. Morrow, Amer jeans, who were arrested in Matamoros by the constitutionalist authorities last night. charged with carrying mail to the United States for a Monterey man, said to be federal sympathizer, were released today. They came immediately to Browns vile. F. J. Puig, United States vice con sul. secured their release.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04

school proposition. The high school was given substantial boost and all or ganization represented decided to get behind the movement and do eve,ry- thing possible to make it a success. There Is a popular demand for a new school building and 1t Is believed that after few days a special bond cleo tion will be called for the purpose of voting on an issue of from S30000 to $40000 of bonds to provide tloney to build the school.
 Miss Minnie Overton, daughter of James l.. Overton, and MT. AL Gum were married last night in the par sonage of the Holmes Street Metho- dist church. The Rev. w. W. Dorman officiating.
 Miss Marie Toney of Madison and Roy D. Mitchell, son of ex-Sheriff Mitchell of this county, were married last night in West Huntsville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
Magness Makes Bond

Robert Magness, charged with the murder of his wife, Mrs. Lizzie Magness, was yesterday bound over under 5000 bond by Judge H. B. Abernethy on a charge of manslaughter in the first de- gree. He waived preliminary trial, made the bond and was released from the county jail a few minutes later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04

Just look how we have lowered the prices. You can buy a new Straw Hat for less than you could have the old one cleaned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
HUNTSVILLE WILL BOOST HIGH SCHOOL Citizens Take Up PrOpOsi- ton at COnference-May
 Have Bond Issue

Huntsville, July 9.-(Special. )-Mem-
 bers of the city commission, the city board of education and the educational committee of the civil league held a conference yesterday afternoon for the purpose of taking up the new high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
Weather Forecast

Washington, July 3.-Forecast for Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi: Part ly cloudy with probably local thunder
 showers Saturday and Sunday Tennessee: Local thundershowers Saturday; Sunday Fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
Henry Dennison Dead

Tokio, July 3.-Henry Willard Dennison, legal adviser of the Japanese department of foreign affairs since 1880, died today in St. Luke's American hospital. MT. Dennison was stricken with paralysis one week ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-04
Loveman's Closes at I O'Clock

Loveman Joseph & Loeb will close today at 1 o'clock and remain closed until Monday morning. Through typo graphical error 1t had been previously announced that the store would close at 10 o'clock this morning.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-19
QUAKER LADS GET ROUGH:
.S0PHS SPOIL n,,IFAnTS' FUN
Second Year Men Drive Frockers to Oren Air with Vile
Smelling Chemcal-Riot Folows-Gnls and Boys Con-
tinue Glass Strife in Dormitories Late at Night

Ammonium valeriate, the vilest
smelling chemical ever concocted, was
used by sophomores of Earlham col
lege Saturday evening in an attempt
to rout the Freshmen, who were hold
ing Q reception in the parlors of the
library. The innocent little freshies
were unprepared for this sort of at
tack and. as result, they succumbed
before the upper classmen, and the
party" was called off for while, un-
til the building could be properly aired.
In the melee which followed, Earl
Kemp, the college yell leader, and Car
roll Edwards, both sophs, were cap
tured and bound hand and foot By
this time the light went cut in the
building and for while massacre
seemed evident
Don't kill them" screamed Miss
Bassett, director of girls athletics,
who attended the reception. Her ad-
montion was needed, and they didn't
kill them, but when the lights went
on they looked much the worse for the
ordeal.
Puts Chemical in Room.
The chemical, which started the
trouble, was injected through Win
dow by a sophomore on top of lad
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-19
GERMAN CAPTAINS
Wreck DESTROYERS
TO EvAOE CAPTURE
1913 Lose Lives When British
Cruiser Corners Craft
Scouting on North Sea Sat-
urday.
By FREDERICK WERNER,
Staff Correspondent for international
News Service

news SERVICE.
BERLIN, via Amsterdam, Oct. 10
Preferring wreck and death to capture,
by the British, the commanders of the
German torpedo destroyers S-115,
Sill, S-11S and S-119 drove their ves-
sells upon the coast of the North Sea
on Saturday, when cornered by the
English cruiser Undaunted, according
to a statement issued at the admiralty
today. The four destroyers were COM
pletely wrecked.
The crews of the vessels numbered
PA men and nearly all of them are
believed to have been lost.
(The British admiralty announced
ON Saturday that the Undaunted had
sunk four German destroyers and that
thirty-one members of their crews had
been taken prisoners. This announce
ment and the Berlin statement would
Indicate that 1898 Germans lost their
Ives.)
1t is stated that the action of the
German commanders in dashing their
boats upon the rocks were complying
with orders that under no circum-
stances should they permit the enemy
to take their boats.
The four lost destroyers were built
in 1902-03 in Naval Yards on the Bal
tic Sea. They were all of the same
class, being 210 feet long, and have a
displacement Of Alb tons, a beam of %
feet, draught Of 7.6 feet and a speed
OF % knots.
Each destroyer corried compile
ment OF Sc men, and an armament con-
eisting Of three 4-pounders and two
machine guns.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-19

der. President Kelly had warned the
sophs at a meeting the first of the
week that if skunk was used again,
as was the case last year, a number
of second-year men would be hunting
another college to attend. Conse-
Guently, the sophs evaded the warn
ing Of the president by using good
substitute. sas.ssss: ..- -. ..-.-,..~..i-g .ae
Following the reception free-for-all
rough house ensued in both dormi-
tories. The second and third floors
of Bundy dormitory We're converted
into bowling alleys. Governor Law
renee was locked in his room and for
two hours noise reigned supreme. A
similar rough house took place in
Earlham hall along feminine lines
and some of the fair freshmen goods
found their best lingerie waists tied
in bow knots.
1T was simply awful" said one fresh.
man girl. They treated us awful
In the celebration at Bundy hall,
Carleton Edwards, a senior, got in the
road Of a flying dumbbell as he stuck
his head out OF his door to witness the
freshmen-sophCmore celebration, and
is now suffering broken nose.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-19
OFFICE KEEPS
CRAY OUT OF.
DISTRICT FRAY
Congress Detains Democrat
Eager to Present Case Be-
fore Voters of Wayne
County in Speeches.

Democratic county chairman, Jack
Harper, today received a letter from
Representative Finly Gray, stating
that he was detained in Washington
until the adjournment of congress and
that it was probable he would not ar
rive in Richmond to open his cam
paign for reelection until Wednesday
or Thursday of this week. He did not
announce what his arrangements were
for conducting his Wayne county cam
paign but it is expected that he will
spend at least three days of his limited
time before election in Wayne county
and will make at least three speeches.
The three leading. parties have cen
tered their fighting in the Sixth dis
trict in Wayne county, which has the
largest vote of any of the eight coun-
ties, and Mr.. Gray is keenly anxious
to get into the fray.
Next Monday night L. Ert Slack will
speak for the Democrats at Cambridge
City
The big Democratic meeting of the
campaign will be held in this city next
Saturday night when Governor
Ralston speaks at the coliseum. 1t is
probable this meeting will also be ad-
dressed by Representative Gray.
P. ]. Lynch opened a weeks cam
paign in Wayne county at noon today
when he spoke to a number OF fac
tory employees at the Starr Piano COM
pany. He blamed the low tariff policy
of the Democrats for the present in
dustrial depression and he urged that
the Republican party be placed in con-
troll of the government again for the
restoration of prosperity.
This afternoon Mr.. Lynch spent in
Richmond calling up voters. Tonight
he will speak at Middleboro. White
water and Bethel, arriving at the lat.
ter place at 8 o'clock.
He will conduct noon factory meet
ings In Richmond until Friday The
G. 0. p. campaign will be brought
to a close on the evening Of October
80, when Senator Burton OF Ohio. will
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-19
Robert Smith Seriously Hurt by Fall:
While Joy Riding" Companions
Get Badly Bruised in Crash
CAR SMASHES THREEW|TS BUGGY
Machine Balances on Bridge Railing
and Occupants Court Quick Death
Hanging Over High CuIch
4R SMASHES THREEW|TS

, where he was. They picked him up
and carried him to Main street, whore
he was placed in q machine and hur.
ried to the hospital. He insisted alt
the time that he was not injured.
Gee, that was a long DROP" he re-
marked. Il thought 1 never was going
to hit the bottom. I thought . million
things on the way down.
Both Barnes and Ashby, Il is said
we're far from rational when as
sistance reached them, despite tho ter
rible experience they had Just gone
| through. Barnes was sobbing. Ashby
was dead to the world" and at first
1t was thought he had been terribly
hurt. With tender care he was re-
moved to the hospital in the police
automobile and a physician was hur-
ried to his bedside. Finally he reviv-
ed long enough to exclaim, Let me
alone, I'm all in" then resumed his
! slumbers and snoring.
The accident occurred about 1880
o'clock Saturday night, and by mid
night the bridge was congestsd with
sightseers.
Threewitts Goes Home.
Threewitts. who is one Of the best
known Democratic leaders In the coun-
| ty, absolutely refused medical aid. He
said he had not called on q doctor for
| twenty years and did not intend to do
SO now.
Some fellow said I had better not
drive home tonight, as l might die of
heart failure" remarked Threewitts.
| well, might as we'll die trying to get
home as to stay In Richmond and get
killed. don't think there is much the
matter with me, except that my neck
is about broke"
When the machine struck the rig
Threewitts was thrown to the paving.
distance of several feet, with great
| violence. He had some groceries and
a considerable number of nails, all of
which were scattered far and wide.
He finally secured another rig and
drove to his home south of Center
vile.
Wheels Fall to Valley.
Barnes had his hips badly bruised.
but Ashby escaped with only a few
bruises. Both were discharged from
the hospital yesterday. The ccident
Saturday night was the first serious
one that ever happened on the Main
! street bridge.
The automobile driven by Smith was
not badly damaged, although 1t demol-
ished a buggy and tore away a whole
section of the bridge railing. The
right front fender was badly twisted.
both front wheels broken off and the
axle broken, but the hood did not re-
ceive dent, and the engine and steer
ing gear are undamaged. One wheel
fell into the valley when the car hit
the railing, and when the car was re-
moved later the other wheel and the
axle fell off into the bottoms. Not a
spoke of the two wheels was broken.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-19
With Renewed Vigor Wayne
County Instructors Take
Up Demand for Provision
of Protective System.
OUTLAND NEW HEAD
Association Elects Members
of Richmond Corps to ALI
Offices-Postrone Setting
Date for Next Year.

Wayne county teachers have again
renewed their activities to secure
teachers pension, this time on more
extended scale than ever before.
AT the meeting of the Wayne County
Teachers Association Saturday after.
noon the legislative committee re-
turned a resolution favoring a state
wide compulsory pension law which
the teachers at cnce made a matter of
record almost unanimously.
After the rebuff the Richmond teach.
erS received last year at the hands of
the Richmond school board and the
proceedings of two years ago when the
county board of education flatly re-
it is said that the association members
vigor than before.
1t is probable that the fight will 20
into the Indiana State Teachers asso-
clatiOn which meets in Indianapolis
the last three days of October. A res.
o!uticn was passed by the teachers
that it Is the duty of all Wayne coun.
ty teachers to attend the sessions OF
the state association.
Want Powerful Law.
The school teachers, few of whom
are men, believe that tight law
should replace the present loose act
on teachers pension which would com
pei school boards to heed the demands
(COniinCod on Page Twn1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-10-19
WILLIAM B. HALE
RETURNS TO GOTHAM

William Bayard Hale, confidential
agent of President Wilson during the
Huerta embroglio, who has been the
guest OF his brother Alton Hale on the
Henley road, and of his sister Miss
Minnie Hale, South Nineteenth street,
left late this afternoon for his home in
New York city. Mr. Hale was accom-
panied to this city by his wife and son
William Harlan Hale.
Mr.. Hale spent a week in this city
at the home of his brother on a short
vacation. He denied himself to all
callers and newspaper men, as he de-
sired a rest after a strenuous session
of work for President Wilson.