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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
SPEAKERS CHOSEN
 FOR CONVENTION
Secretary Palmer Announces Speakers at State Sunday School Associa- ton in Mobile

Clanton, April pecial)-Secretary Leon C. Palmer of the Alabama State Sunday School convention which Is to hold n three days session on April 2, 22 and e3 has announced the following speakers:
 P. E Green of Birmingham, educauoiH'' s,nerintendent of the Presbyterian dav School iationtaihmtaihmtaiha cb,.uch. W. A. Brown of Chicago, super ;ptendent missionary department Inter- national Sunday School association; P. Il. Welshimer of Canton, O., great sunday school worker; the Rev. Henry M. Ed monds pastor of the South Highlands church. Birmingham; the Rev. J. A. Bate man. pastor of Troy Baptist churcn' Judge Joseph Carthel secretary Tennes- see Sunday School association; D. 0. Sims. secretary Georgia Sunday Schooi association. Prof J. " Brown, superin- tendent First Baptist church Sunday school Dothan; E. L. Dodson. superln- tendent First Baptist church sunday school Tuscaloosa.
 The railroads of the state have agreed on a half-price round trip rate and will run special trains for Sunday school workers and delegates.
 The convention will commence it's ses- sions on days mentioned at Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
BIRMINGT1AM'S NEW "CITY
 BEAUTIFUL" DEPARTMENT

rooted insures luxuriant plants, large flowers, long blooming season. To attain this desideratum. soil preparation is very important. The soil should be made rich and mellow by digging 1t two feet deep and incorporating with it old, routed and puyerized manure, so there will he no Jumps of manure left to burn the roots. In case of stiff subsoil lies nearer to the surface than two feet. then "trenchlng
 should be reserted to, as fall preparation gives the hest results. especially if the ground is left rough to the weather dur ing the winter. In the spring before sow ing the seed lime and bone dust at the rate of one-half pound of each to the square yard may be worked into the up- per six inches of soil with good results Sow the seeds for reasons before ex- plained as early as possible in the spring Tn rows live feet apart, seeds to be about three inches apart, and if ground has been prepared as advised then the plants will stand not nearer than six inches apart As rule we grow sweet peas too crowded in America. Keep well cultl- Nated and hoe a shallow furrow six inches from the row on both sides, to receive application of water during drouth. The same furrows may also be utilized in applying stimulates needed, such as weak manure water or nitrate of soda, one ounce dissolved in two buckets of water and applied to 15 feet of row once a fortnight. Cut the flowers freely. for If many are allowed to form seed pods, plants soon go out of bloom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
REV. IT. M. EDMONDS TO
 SPEAK AT MARION
Rector South Hichlapds Presbvterian Church to Deliver Baccalaureate
 Address at Marion Institute

Marion, April 10.-(Special.) )-The bac- calaureate address of the Marion insti- ute will be delivered by the Rev H. M. Edmonds of Birmingham. The commence ment sermon of the Marion institute will be delivered by Dr. Richard Hall.
 Dr. Fl. o. Murfee, president of the Marion institute, will deliver the bacca- laureate address at the commencement of the public schools of West Point.
 Miss, on May 29.
 The enrolment of the Marion institute has reached 176, the largest enrolment in the history of the institution. The summer school of the institute will
 begin on July 1, with prospect of even larger attendance than last summer. The summer school of the institute is espe- cially designed for students in the schools and colleges of Alabama who desire to remove conditions and advance their standing No courses for teachers and teachers certificates are given, but spe- cial attention is devoted to standard academic courses for students in the schools and colleges of the state. Prof. William Mex. Miller, director of religious education and professor of Eng fish in the Marion institute, will deliver the commencement address at the Geiger High school on May 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
MORSE MURDER TRIAL
 BEGINS IN MOBILE
Both Widow and Daughter of Slain
 Man Testify in Favor of Defendant

Mobile, April 1o.-Both widow and
 daughter of Carl Friedhoff, who was
 shot and killed by Clay King Morse, the suitor of his daughter in January last, are witnesses for the defense in the trial of Morse charged with murder In the first degree, which began here yes terday.
 The daughter, Eleanora FriedhoT. testified that her father encountered
 the man the street near her home, and attacked Morse, snapping a pistol fin his face.
 The revolver failed to discharge, she stated, and Morse fred killing her father. The widow of the dead man gave testimony to the effect that Friedhoff had ordered Morse to cease | his attentions to his daughter because
 he had interfered when Friedhoff mal- l treated his wife.
 | The case is expected to reach the | jury before tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

today of 5000, 900 less than was the
 ase in 1906.
 That Is almost exactly the figure which
 represented the estimate of experienced
 men of finance in 1900. or perhaps a year
 or two earlier, of the aggregate amount
 of the indebtedness of the United States
 to foreign nations. It was commonly ac-
 cepted in financial circles in this country
 that we owed Great Britain and Europe about S3oo0, coco at that time, meaning that American securities of that amount were held by investors across the seas.
 An estimate made two years later showed that this country had absorbed about s,- 0o0,O 900 of that indebtedness.
 If Mir Erb's statistics are to be relied
 upon. then the shrinkage of the market value of railway securities since 1906 is approximately equal to the total amount
 of the debt owed in 1899 by the United
 States to Great Britain and the conti-
 nent of Europe behind which stood Amer
 ican securities.
 The estimate is in sympathy with much that has been said in this city recently, privately, almost uncomplainingly, by men
 who are listed with those who possess
 great wealth. It has been not an uncom-
 mon comment made by men presumab bIy of large wealth that if they were com pelled ito close up now their affairs and
 put their securities upon the market for Whdt they would fetch their possessions would be found to be not much more than one-half of what they were rightly esti- mated at a few years ago. These men. however, still have property in plenty and are not greatly concerned about the means Of support of themselves and their fam lilies. But there are hundreds of thou sands of investors whose savings are small who now contemplate a reduction of anywhere from 9 to % per cent in the market value of the securities in which they put their savings few years ago. Many of them, especially in New England. find that their incomes have been re- duced, and if their securities were those issued by the New Haven Railroad com pany have been suspended.
 Using round numbers, it can be said that if MT Erbs estimate be correct.
 then it is large enough to represent the total amount of money in circulation in
 this country, including gold. MT. Erb does not attempt 10 explain this phenom-
 enon, although he regards 1t as curious that it is coincident in point of time with the authority of the interstate commerce commission to fix rates for the railroads. He undoubtedly will acknowledge that it m part represents deprecatons that have occurred all over the world, and for that reason must not be attributed exclusively to conditions in this country
 It is a situation, however which is worldwide in it's influence. and those who have given earnest and impartial 1 thought to it are convinced that not until this depression and depreciation are over
 come can we expect to regain high de-
 gree of prosperity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
Boyden 

Judge Jim BlaclSwood of Gadsdea, George Huddleston of Birmingham. R.
 D. Lee and George Stoifelmeyer of Gull man.
 An interesting feature of the meet ing was the statement that the cost of maintenance per capita was $e.d0 a
 month. which is said to be the lowest | in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 ODD FELLOWS HOME
Grand Master Cramton Donates a
 Years Salary to Build Barn in Cullman

Cullman. April 1o.--( Especial. The board of trustees of the Alabama odd Fellows Home was held here today. Grand Master Fred Cramton of Mont gomery donated his years salary to build barn at the institution.
 The meeting of the board was har- monious in every particular and was attended by w. D. Ellis of Anniston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
Sentence Commuted

Jackson. Miss. April 0.-(Special )--AIex Washington will not be hanged at Natches May 8. as had been ordered by the courts, Governor Brewer having Issued a procla- nation today committing his sentence to life Imprisonment. Washington was con- yloted of murder in Adams county,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
Would Raise Legation

Washington. April 10.-Senator Shvely. acting chairman of the foreign relations committee. toda yintroduced an adninis- tration bill to raise the legation of Chile to an embassy, A similar bill is pendin8 in the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11
SIS to $35

H 0 siery, Handkerchiefs, Belts, J " Try, Canes, Gloves, Collars-in the most m metropolitan styles, as shown by crack New York shops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-11

Sweet peas as ordinarily grown in northern climates are simply sown early in the spring in rows five feet apart, the seeds two to three inches apart and cov- cred one to two inches with soil, the plants being supported by brush or trel- lis Even under this indifferent cultural treatment, sweet peas will give satisfac- ton when soil and season are not un- eongenial. But to grow the best and largest flowers and lengthen the season of bloom, special attention must be given. In the first place. We must understand that the Sweet pea plant, if given an op- portunity. will send it's roots down two or more feet in their search for food and equable cool, moist (not vet soil. Estab- lished plants under such conditions are not so susceptible to drouth and heat as plants permitted to only root near the sur face. Another important essential is early sowing. Get the seed in the ground as soon as the frost is out, the object being to have long spell of cool weather as possible after sowing to deter top growth and throw the strength into root action, which goes on just the same, for this reason sweet pea seeds are sown in southern states. California, etc, in fall or early winter, according to cli- mate. Remember that well and deeply
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31
800 REV ARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in ali its stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being
a cons Situtional disease, requires con-
stitu tional treatment. Halls Catarrh
G Ire is taken internally acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up the
constitution and assisting nature to do
it's work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address,
T. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31
KEEP KICKING.

On front page there are some charm
ing verses descriptive of the efforts OF
two frogs to escape drowning. There
is pretty good moral in the little
''pome," which especially refers to
these hard times. If you don't keep
kicking you will go down, SO keep on
swatting the gravy and possibly you
may yet sit on ball of butter.
During the coming year hit your
business, or occupation, no matter how
humble, with the force of head-on
collision. Earn all you can, and buy
all you can pay for, for when you are
buying you are not only helping your
self, but the other fellow after all.
It's reciprocity after all, and when
you don't reciprocate at your end the
other man goes down with you. So
keep kicking. May be some day you
will be awful glad you did.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31
Dunlap.

special TO Tie Nr7oS.
Everybody in our town seems to be
rejoicing as Christmas has come once
again.
There were two good Christmas en-
tertainments given, one at the Bap-
fist and the other at the Methodist
Church. Everything went off very
quietly, as there appeared to be very
little drinking
Miss Gladys Smith, of Chattanoo-
ga, spent Xmas with homefolks.
Walter johnson made his regular
call to see his girl, Miss zelda Has
kew Sunday.
Leslie FREELY, who has been in
school tn g past term at Spencer. is at
home now
Miss Lora Smith is at home from
Cedar Springs, where she has been
teaching school.
Mis- John Dnogan spent Monday
night with Mrs. j. A. Privett, and
left Tuesday morning for Winchester
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Wenger.
John Philip Smith of Wilder, Tenn,
is visiting homefolks.
Mesdames II P. Payne and Lother
Freiley gave J. A. Privett's family
pleasant call Friday.
Miss Esther Smith will leave the
first of the year for Welch's Chapel to
teach school.
Mr.. and Mrs. B J. Gadd and little
daughter, Edna. speL Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Hast sw.
Miss Stella Privett vas all smiles
Xmas, as her best fellow came to see
her. ..
Miss Bessie Heard, who has been
away to college, spent the holidays
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hous-
ton Heard
John E Billingsley, of Victoria,
and his best girl, Miss Stella NJ.
Priyett, took dinner with Miss Dora
X. Walker Sunday and reported jol-
ly time.
Mrs G. ". Coburn is very sick.
Hope she will soon recover.
Miss zelda Haskew was the guest of
Miss Dora X. Walker Sunday for din
ner.
Success and Happy New Year to
the News, Lonely Chum.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31
Whitwell.

SpeciaI TO ne NesoJ.
Shooting fireworks has been the or
der Of the day.
L. L. Shirley's butcher shop has
closed until month after Chi istmas.
The postmaster was very busy last
week, putting up Christmas presents.
Santa Claus was at the Cumberland
Church Wednesday night and Thurs
day night he went to the Baptist
Church.
Santa Claus brought @. @. MIlwee
a basket Of fruit
The picture show has started up at
the Opera House. Snowdrops.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31

Next week we will publish on re-
quest an article urging larger army,
from Col. Col. Heistand, adjutant
general of central department of army.
The last thing this country wants to
go into ia miitarism, and the conse-
quent breeding of the desire to kill,
The money spent in armies, cannon,
forts and ships can be better spent on
highways and hospitals. Col. Heis-
tand's article is remarkable, and
worth reading. By the time, howev-
er. that he would get his large stand
ing army created the cannon at New
York would be obsolete, and new ones
would have to be purchased, and also
a few more ships to defend the men,
the men, of course, being there to de-
fend the cannon.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31

When the county court meets next
Monday they should remember that a
portion of their duties is to look after
the interests of the people, and one Of
them is to make the tax rate as low as
possible. 1t is too high now for the
advantages obtained. Also they should
watch for any proposed or present
scheme to waste county funds. Hav-
ing accomplished this the public will
accord them all the play in politics
thew want.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31

T. j. Sullivan. formerly sheriff Of
Bletsoe county but now located at
Big Spring, Tenn, orders the News
forwarded to him "tf'' which means
till forbid. Mr.. Sullivan made Bled-
soc a mighty good sheriff. and strange
to say, didn't get rich over the job.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31

We are weary Of exhorting to i'm
provement in this section. Those Of
our farmers who are able financially
to do anything, instead Of embarking
in new lines of endeavor, attempt to
buy the whole county and soon find
themselves practically land poor. The
best farming is inten sive. not extern
sire.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31

J. T. Prigmore, Inman, Tenn. or
ders the News for one year.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-12-31
We wish our readers a
Happy New Year.

Nav success crown their eff
forts for good and 1915 be
a year of peace and prosper
ity.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-07

L. Pitts, Miss Helen Pratt, AL Rob
erts, Miss r. e. Shaw, A. r. Shepard
Mrs. Shepard. Peter TAFT, Mrs. TAFT
E. Townsend. Mrs. Townsend and
child, Master E. Townsend, Edwin
Weidenbach. DIR. 4. T. White, Mrs
White, Ronald Watt, E. Whitehead, B.
Wilson, W. Porter Worsnop, Horace
Wright, Mrs. Wright, A. K. thinner
man, Miss M Blakley, DR.. G,
C. Barley, E. ]. Bennett,
F. Beck, Mrs. Beck, Jno. Booth,
A. s. Burton, n. C. Byrne,
Miss P. Clayeon, j. Coco, DR..
j. Corliss. Mrs. Corliss, Mrs. A. H.
Dennis. D. Dykstra, " Fields, Mrs. E
Gardiner, H. Gazzard, Mrs. Belle Gray,
r. J. Harvey. w. ]. Hewett and child,
Vim. Howard, Miss Ivy. Mrs. C.. Jack.
son. j. S. Jorgeson, P. p. Kelly. r. NJ.
Kidston, Miss B. Lingard, J. c. Lyons,
C. McKinnon. Mr.. Mcclure, Mr.. Ma.
honey, G. J. Mulloy, s. d. Morris, Mrs.
Morris, ]. P. Murdoch. Mrs. Murdoch,
Miss NJ. Mackay, Mrs. Newman and
two children. D. H. Proctor. p. w.
Pryke, Messonier A. Richter, Mrs.
Richter, p. ]. Robinson. ]. E. Ross,
Mrs, Ross. E Schapel. Mrs. SehapeI.
G. Sutherland, g. II. Sutherland, ].
Vereker, w. T. Woodhouse.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-07
GERMAN FLAG IS
CAST OFF FROM
THE SIS. SONOMA

When a large Gerr- an flag incorpor-
ated in the saloon decorative scheme
ON board the Oceanic liner Sonoma
was snatched from It's place on the
wall and thrust over the side of the
vessel into the sea curing the voyage
from San Francisco to Honolulu, the
strain upon a varied and eosmopoli-
tan list of passengers was brought TO
a climax 1t was much through the
firmness and diplomacy exercised by
Captain ]. H. Trask and his corps
of officers that serious trouble did
not follow the unfriendly act,
In departing from the Coast the So
noma carried a large delegation OF
British, who failed to connect with a
vessel flying the Union Jack owing to
the disturbed condition of shipping in
the Pacific following the outbreak Of
war in Europe Also among the pas
sengers en- route to Page Page and
the Australian continent are a mum
Der of Germans, French and Norwe-
gians.
However. on the voyage from San
Francisco to Honolulu the Americans
predominated. II was mainly through
this fact that the decidedly irate Ger
mans among Sonoma passengers made
no attempt to demonstrate more sharp
ly and summarily with those whom
they allege to be responsible for the
Dissertation of the flag of their eoun-
try.
Owing to the cosmopolitan nature
of the passengers in the Sonoma lit
tie attempt was made at social enter
tainment on the trip. A large follow
ing of American theatrical perform
ers are journeying to Australia to en-
ter the several vaudeville circuits.
The Sonoma was off the harbor at
daylight and came to a berth at pier
10 before s o'clock this morning. The
vessel is reported 10 have been fav.
ored with fine weather. Officers
state that nothing of a warlike nature
was sighted on the trip.
Leaving the Sonoma at Honolulu
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-07
BRITISH HOLD CENTER
or ALLIES, POSITION.

The latest sdyices regarding the
Germans we're that the first German
army was between Laferte-sous-Jou.
ARE and Effses Boffcrd.
The second German army, after hsV.
lng captured Rheims, one hundred
miles east and north Of Paris, is ad.
vanclng on chateau-ThIery, about 80
miles southwest Of Paris.
The fourth German army Is report
ed TO be approaching Areonne, be-
tween Fuippes and Vile Jourbe.
Al Of these points were reached
BY the Germans September 8.
The British troops are in the ap.
proximate center Of the allied forces
before Paris and are lying south Of
the Marine in line with the French
troops forming the right and left Of the
defensive line. The British have beer
reinforced by $4,000 men.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-07
AERoPLANE DROPS BOMBS
IN TSINGTAU.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. -
Tsingstau has become the active the
alter Of operations IN the Far East, &C.
cordine to dispatches received by cir.
cuitous routes from Japan.
These dispatches come from Toxic
by way Of Petroerad and from there
BY Havss agency 20 Paris. They re-
port an aerial hombardent Of Tsinetau
yesterday by two aeropIanes- which
cropped bombs on the wireless bar
racks within the Notifications. dam
aging the structure. A heavy rifle and
machine gun fire was opened by the
defenders Of the forts and one Of the
machines was struck by IS shots. The
machine was not disabled and both
aeroplanes got away safely.
Another despatch states the Novoe
vremya 10 In receipt Of Information
from Toxic that the British torpedo
boat destroyer Weiland sunk several
German torpedo boats In naval en-.
easement of Tsingtau while engaged
in scouting.