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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
GOULD WINS SUIT
 FOR 100000
RecOyers Money Due From Sale of Bank to F. A.
 HeinZe

New York october 14-Instructed to bring a verdict for sl2oO.ooo or nothing. . jury in the state supreme court today de- cided for Edwin Gould in his suit against r. Augustus Henze for the recovery of sl l.2Oo,o0a, a part of the purchase price, with interest, of stock in the Mercantile National bank.
 At the request of counsel for Heinze s0-day stay of execution was granted
 The sale of Mercantile National bank stock by Gould to Heinze was made in leg7 Heinze paid ss5o,0O0 in cash and gave notes for the balance. His defense III the suit decided today was that he was defrauded. Heinze declaring the stock was not worth the price Gould set.
 Involved in the suit decided today was counter action for S4oO,eoo brought by Henze against Gould. Heinze, under the verdict. receives nothing, retaining. how ever, the privilege of again suing Gould for this amount
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
ALLIES KEEP ARMY'S
 POSITION SECRET
Believed Forces in France and Belgium Have
 Joined

faris' October 15.-a2:o1 a. m1-The eNac' positions of the bulk of inc all iled armies are being kept strictly se cret' put It Is believed that the forces m france and Belgium have joined since the Tall of Antwerp
 The German cavalry around Haze prouck, France. which masked q move ment of the infantry suffered a rude check from the allies before the bat tie of Ypres. because the Germans were unable to operate freely in masses ow ing tc the nature of the ground. They were virtually at the mercy of the al lied infantry and artillery.
 Lively street fighting occurred in Hazehrouck, on which place the Ger mans had made a daring raid. At Arras the town hall was burned during a bombardment.
 The section where encounters are se- yerest has changed suddenly from Rove to Jassigny where the Germans tried to make a breach through the allied lines. The battle, however. still is pro. gressing about Rove, which has been taken and retaken at least 12 times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
LOSS FROM BLAZE IN COVE[L STOREROOM EST|MATEDAT S15OO
Fully Covered by Insurance. Hydrant Nozzle Comes Off and Big Crowd
 Is Drenched

Fire of unknown origin broke out A few minutes before o'clock last night in the rear of the third story of the building occupied by the Bert G. Covell Co. as storeroom on Third avenue. near Twentieth street It was estimated that the total damage from fire and water would not exceed s150C ana that the loss was covered by in surnsce.
 As the fire was in the downtown dis trict all the fire companies in the city responded to the alarm and severa' lines of hose were directed against the flames which were bursting throuet the roof The blaze was soon under control once the firemen got theii powerful streams working and the wa ter was shut off to prevent water dam- age as soon as possible.
 on the ground floor of the building which is occupied by the Gum Drug company and the Excelsior cafe, a few dollars damage was done by leakage Of water and it was also stated that the show windows of Loveman. Joseph X Loeb, across the street. suffered some water damage. The damage there hap pened when the nozzle Of the fire hose became loosened from the hydrant on the corner with the result that a heavy stream of water flowed in all directions for a few minutes.
 There was a large crowd standing at tue Loveman corner watching th.. work of the firemen across the street. Whsp; without warning, a heavy stream of water struck the crowd it became momentarily panic-stricken and al, tried to get away from the water as quickly as possible. The result was a jam in which none got away and all got wet. Some, in their anxiety to avoid the water. sought to emulate tho fly and climb the slippery show win dows and brick wall of Loveman, Jo- seph & Loeb's building, while others merely shielded their faces with their hands and took their medicine unless those in the back lines moved and al lowel everyone to get out of range of the water.
 After about five minutes of the wa ter playing with great force on the show windows and up and down Third avenue a fireman went in the maze of rushing water with wrench and, standing his ground regardless shu: off the water. In doing so he was drenched
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
THE JOHNNY J. JONES
 SHOWS COMING HERE
Will Show Full Week Beginning Next Monday Under Auspices of Police
 Relief Association

The Johnny J. Jones Carnival shows
 will be in Birmingham for one weel, commencing next Monday. The shows
 will be for the benefit of the Police Re. lief association. The Johnny J. Jones shows were in Birmingham last year and made very favorable impression on all those who attended
 A feature that is emphasized by the management of the shows is the absence of anything offensive. The calibre of
 the entire outfit is evidenced by the character Of the free acts that are given. These include ta famous Thomas and Margaret Quincy in a double diving act.
 MT. Quincy has long been conceded the champion high diver of the world and holds over threescore of medals won in championship high dive and fancy swimming contests. Margaret Quincy, his partner, also possesses many medals for her prowess in aquatic feats. The clos ing feature of these young people is q couple dive, Margaret diving 60 feet, Mr.
 Quincy from the lofty height of 90 feet simultaneously
 With all the Quincys fame and excel- lehce they are only one of 30 big shows mat are featured with the Johnny l. "''N9 Pcopit- Ahotner act that IS pOpu- lar with young and old is the wild and trained animal circus Capt. Curley Wi,- sor IS trainer of this show and is one o1 the veteran capturers and tanners of wild animals Charles Wilson. the boy trainer, is directly in charge of the train- ing and has achieved success in his line or work The old and vicious lioness that rad been given up entirely by older trainers, has been almost completely sub- mo, on t.: also include Prof Kuntz flea circus: Kim sefs riding devices, Joyland: That Girl Edna which is mystery; Dixie Land'' colored minstrels a real darky show with original plantation songs and melody: Yen Shows in One, a tentful of won
 ders; The Trip to Mars" laugh pro- Voter, and other big acts as we'll as | grand concerts by the two bands. i'm
 cluding the famous Vitucci's Royal Ita,- | ian band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
PHILIPPINE BILL
 PASSED BY HOUSE
Declares Purpose of U. $. Is to Recognize the Islands
 Independence

Washington. OctoDer 14.-rhe Jones Philippine bill. which declares the pur- pose of the United States to recognize the Independence of the islands .'as esta bIished there.- passed the House late today by vote of 2ii to 59. It will not be considered fin the Senate at this session of Congress-.
 Five republicans Representatives Cooper. Davis. Dillon. Griest and Rog- CTS; -Four progressives. Representatives Falconer. Chandelier. Rupley and Thompson of Illinois, and Represents tive Farr, progressive republican, voted with the solid democratic membership for the bill Speaker Clark also had his vote recorded for the measure. Rep resentative Bryan of Washington, pro- gressive. voted against it.
 The bill declares the policy of the United States on recognition of the in- dependence of the islands Is in the pre- anible and makes both brapcaes of the Philippine legislature elective by the Filinino people, fixing the terms of office of Philippine senators and the resident commissioner of the Philin- pines in Congress shall be six years while representatives shall serve three years.
 The purpose of the measure is de- clared in the preamble to be to en- large the self government of the Ell ipinos, to define the nature of the re- lation between the United States and the islands, to give qualified veto to the governor general and absolute veto power to the President of the United States over the acts of the Philippine legislature.
 All efforts to amend the principles of the bilr failed. Republican oppon- ents charged that it was unwise and misleading to the Filipino people.
 An effort of the minority to engraft upon it provisions for women suffrage and prohibition failed. Attempts to se- cure the naturalization of the islands by international agreement pending in- dependence and proposals to alter the salary of the governor general fixed in the bill at $1S.000 a year, were fruit less.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
Glass Confident

Richmond, Va, October 14-Repre- sentative Glass, chairman of the House banking and currency committee, told the convention of the American Bank CTS association today ne felt confident that proposals for government valoriza- tion of cotton or the sale of government bonds to take the crop off the planters hands would not result in action by Congress. If it were done, he declared, it would not be of permanent benefit to the cotton producer.
 Outlining some recent legisla tive his- tory, he said it often was more inn portant to prevent things from being done than to do things"
 "Especially is this true,'' he declared, with reference to some of the propo- sitions pending, such as the suggestion to have the government go into the cot ton business by valorizing this single product at the expense of all the Amer ican people. And so with the other sug- gestion that the government sell $25o, 0O0,0OO worth of bonds and use the proceeds for the purchase of a single product-and this at the very moment that the government already is levying taxes on the American people to raise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
BES!SEMER NEWS

Bessemer, October 4.-(Special )-At the
 meeting of the Bessemer Board of Trade
 this afternoon in the Board of Trade
 ing delegates were appointed to attend
 the conference which will be held in
 Montgomery tomorrow morning; Mayor I.
 A. Lewis. George E. Rutledge, Dr. J. c.
 Curry. J. Marks and T. A. Weller
 Much interest is being manifested Tn
 the movement and the committee on
 membership of the Jefferson County Tax
 league will continue to canvass, large
 rumber of members having already
 joined
 C. s. Huffman. who has been audit
 ing the books of the city of Bessemer,
 made his report this afternoon, which showed the books to be in excellent con-
 djtion and in addition to this stated that
 the citys system was very good and
 the books well kept. MT Huffman has been in Bessemer for the past two weeks working on the books and complimented City Clerk and Treasurer James B. Hous- ton very highly.
 After being out several hours and be- lIG tO dbIet lHe Jury III the case of M. M. Gwin vs. G. H. Smith, ct al, resulted in a mistrial The Bessemer city | court is engaged in the hearing of this | case for the past two days, a large number of witnesses being examined The l case of Randolph Robinson vs the Wood- ward Iron company for damages for al- | legged personal injuries is being heard. Late this afternoon Miss Marie Gastoa fired several shots gro man at her home on Carolina ave. nue. The man was concealed in the bathroom, but was discovered by Miss Gaston, who ran to get a gun when she
 saw him. The negro jumped out of the bathroom window and made for the back
 fence, Miss Gaston firing at him as he | ran. Whether Miss Gaston hit the man is not known.
 The Womans Christian Temperance
 union held a meeting this afternoon at which time the following delegates were named to attend the state convention. which will be held in Gadsden November 8, and 0 Mrs. A Haffner president of the local organization. Mrs. F B. Hill, secretary and treasurer; Mrs. McAdory and Mrs. Brandon.
 Mrs. J. L. Lawson of Greensboro and Mrs. Mouhon are the guests of Mrs. I F. Sturdivant. at her home on Airing ton avenue.
 Miss Gladys Martin is doing nicely after all operation for appendicitis at the Eliza : | beth Duncan hospital
 Mrs. J. T. Sef and little son. Frank, have returned to their home in Five
 Points, after a pleasant visit to Mrs. Childers.
 Dr. and Mrs. R. w. Waldrop and fam fly and Mrs. Percy Benton have re-
 turned from Rochester, Mnn.. where Mrs. Benton underwent a serious oper ation
 Miss Esther Barrett has returned from Nashville, where she was the guest of Miss Marjorie Young
 Miss Ruth Bean of Montgomery will arrive Monday to be the guest of Mrs. c. A. Harris at her home at Fossil Miss Virginia Robinson has been re- moved to her home from the Elizabeth Duncan hospital, where she has been suffering with typhoid fever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
NEGRO IS FATALLY
 WOUNDED BY WADE
Watchman at Pratt City Blast Fur mace Says Negro Was Steal,
 ing Brass

Madison Eillinger, negro drayman of Pratt City. was shot through the breast about 10:30 o'clock last night by Charles Wade. a night watchmar at the blast furnace of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company. Tho gro was stealing brass from the let passed entirely through the bods and came out of the back.
 According to the account of the shooting by Watchman Wade the ne- gro was stealing bras sfrom tho grounds of the Tennessee company and he sought to arrest him. The negro re piled to commands to halt with a vol ley of shots and the watchman an swered. In the exchange of lead Ell finger fell mortally wounded and his confederate made good his escape.
 1t was stated last night that Eillin- ger had attempted to rob the blast fur naces several nights ago but had been fired on by the watchman and driven away.
 The wounded negro was taken to the Hillman hospital late last night but is not expected to live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
REVIVAL SERVICES AT
 WALKER MEMORIAL
The Rev. J. w. Norton Assisting the Pastor, the Rev. Robert EchOls.
 Speaks on "Zaccheus''

The revival which is now being held at
 the Walker Memorial Methodist church
 is growing in interest, and good crowds are attending each morning and evening
 service. notwithstanding the indictment
 weather. This revival bids fair to be
 the best attended and most successful
 ever held at that place.
 A large number have responded to the
 services, and new members. are being
 received daily. The Rev. J. w. Norton
 is conducting the services, assisted by the
 Pastor, the Rev. Robert Echols. who.
 during this conference year has had more
 than hundred accessons to his church r MT. Norton took for his subject last
 night 'Zaccheus" and after relating the
 story of how Zaccheus ran ahead and climbed into a sycamore tree that he
 might see Jesus as he passed, he told of
 Jesus coming and seeing Zaccheus I'D
 in the tree and of His calling him to
 make haste and come down, for today l must abide at thy house." MT Nor
 ton first handled his subject from the standpoint of Zaccheus, a sinner. seek
 ing Jesus; and he said the reasons Zac- Cheus put forth the effort that he did dild ciInpeu up into the tree was be- cause he had it in his mind and in his heart to see Jesus. If sinner desires , to see Jesus, he must make it up in his own mind and heart and then put forth the effort and be watching and
 Waiting as Jesus of Nazareth passeth by
 MT. Norton next called attention to how Jesus was always looking for the poo, lost sinner that was looking for Him, and Of how tenderly and lovingly He looked up into that tree and called TIT
 to Zaccheus and said: "Zaccheus, you're looking for me and I'm looking for you Come down out of that tree; I'm going
 to your home and dine with you today. And then he spoke of Zaccheus' obed. fence in coming down and in part said "A sinner seeking God with broken contrite heart and a God seeking that
 sinner and calling upon him to Come unto Him and be saved and the sinner
 obeying the call and coming out from his sin to meet his God. is most happy and glorious meeting. God calls the sin ner from his daily avocati ton: takes him by the hand and draws him to Him, goes to him to his home and dimes with him: regenerates him and puts a new song in his mouth; gives him strength to walk in the sunlight of His love, and fills him with a desire to be the least of them that Jesus calls His own then to wear a royal diadem and sit upon a thrcne'
 The meeting will continue throughout, the week with music furnished by the choir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
FREEMAN CASE IN
 HANDS OF JURY

Jury in the case of Oscar w Free man, charged with operating a gaming table, failed to reach an agreement las. night and retired to the hotel for the nght The ease was tried in the first i. division of the criminal court yester day. Judge $. E. Greene presiding. Tn, case went to the jury about 430 R L. Williamson. charged with operating a gaming table. was acquitted by the jury.
 Frank Johnson. negro. charged with assault with intent to murder was tried before Judge W. T.. Fort. The jury returned q verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment. Henry Ha- good. negro. was convicted on charge of grand larceny. They will be sen tenced Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
GRAIN DEALERS FAVOR
 THE POMERENE BILL

Kansas City, October 14.-Resolu- tions indorsing the Pomerene bill TO create uniform system of shippers receipts and the Carey bill, making telegraph and telephone companies lie : ble for damages resulting from delays in transmissions of messages were adopted today at the concluding ses- sion of the Grain Dealers National as- sociation.
 Lee G. Metcalf of Illiopolis, H.. was elected president to succeed Charles w. Jones of Nashville. Tenn.
 The board of directors will name next years meeting place. It probably will be Cincinnati
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
ENGLISHMAN IS
 LEADING HOPPE

Chicago, October 14.-Playing at his own game, Melbourne Inman, champion oi the world at English billiards, tonight overcame the slight lead held by Willie Hoppe in their local match. During the afternoon session Hoppe was at his best for the English game, making runs of @ and 42. Present grand totals
 Inman 1886, Hoppe 1894.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
ONEONTA

Oneonta, October 14.-(SpeciaIo Io-The gates of the Blount county fair were thrown open yesterday and large crowd marched through a drenching rain to witness the opening. Mayor-elect Sloan. Postmaster Bellah and John Wilson made speeches.
 The criminal docket of the circuit court was taken up Monday, Judge Blackwood presiding.
 George Huddleston, democratic nominee Tor congress. made an interesting speech et the courthouse Monday afternoon in the interest of the democratic party His speech was one full of reason and sound Judgment and was well received by the tig crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
HOLD THIEF COMES TO GRIEF

James Hollis. negro, was arrested on a South Bessemer car about g o'clock last night by Detectives Moser and Garner and placed in the city jail on the chage of grand larceny. The ne- gro was badly wanted by the Bessemer police.
 It is alleged that the negro Hollis walked in the office of a pawnshop at Bessemer early f.st night and asked to see pistol. He was shown one and then the negro asked to have it loaded. This was done and the gun handed back to the negro for final examination before the sale was completed. Once the loaded gun was in the ne gro's hands he smilingly walked out of the pawnbroking office, leaving the proprietor aghast al the boldness of the theft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
DANIELS CLOSES
 SPEAKING TOUR

Chattanooga, october 14.-Secretary Jo- seph Daniels closed a two days speaking tour in Tennessee with an address here, urging support of the state and national democratic party. He praised President Wilson's policies, particularly with ref erence to preservation of peace. The secretary left here late tonight for Wash iupton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
Charged With Discharginp Firearms

Archie kellar, a blacksmith employed by the city of Birmingham at the scutnside jail and an ex-police officer. was arrested about 6:30 o'clock last night by Officers Patton and Brown on the charge of discharging firearms Withlr the city limits. It was alleged by the officers that kellar fired two shots from the street through the win dow of the living room of his home at 2030 Avenue F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
Action in Both Houses

New York, October 14.-Informal conferences took place here today be- tween leading banking interests and representatives of southern cotton planters regarding the formation of a large pool to finance the cotton crop and thereby ease the foreign exchange situation. Some of the largest banks of this city have expressed their will lingness to help in the organization of a fund amounting to $150. 1000, 900 with which to assist planters and other cot ton dealers, whose interests have suf- fered severely as a result of the Flu ropean war.
 It is not the purpose of the local bankers to lend money on cotton or warehouse receipts for an indefinite period, but rather to make advances at about per cent until such time as the staple can be shipped in large quantities to Liverpool and other cot ton centers Local bankers. in word will not encourage the holding of the staple for fancy price. but may be induced to participate in the plan pro yiding holders agree to sell at prices to be determined as market conditions become clear.
 St. Louis and New Orleans banks will play prominent part in the pro- posed pool, and the leading financial institutions of the middle west, which are growing stronger in cash by req son of the inauguration of the grain movement, also will be asked to assist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
Big Fire in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, October 14-A spectacular fire of unknown origin tonight completely wrecked the new s5O0,000 pier of the Philadelphia and Reading railway. Mer- chandise valued at more than $1O0,0OO was destroyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
FOLEY CATHARTIc TABLETS

You will like their positive action. They have a tonic effect on the bow els, and give wholesome, thorough cleansing to the entire bowel tract stir the liver to healthy activity and keep stomach sweet Constipation, headache. dull, tired feeling never af- flict those who use Foley Cathartic Tablets only 25c Specially comfort ing to stout persons who enjoy the light and free feeling they give. Sold by all druggists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
Atlanta to Help

Atlanta. October 14-Georgia bankers at a meeting held here today decided to participate in the $150O00,0O0 cotton pool suggested by Eastus J. Wade at a recent meeting of bankers and business men in St. Louis, by which 1t is planned to re- tire 100000 bales from the market.
 Representatives of national and state banks, trust companies and business men from all over the state attended the meet ing, which directed the officers of the Georgia Bankers association to notify each bank what it's share of Georgia s Sl0. 000. 900 subscription to the plan will be- and to arrange for receiving subscription.
 The scheme contemplates that s50,000. .00t of the pools fund be raised by the cotton states. The money would be loaned to growers on their cotton as security valued at cents pound for one year at per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
PERSONAL

George W. Jones of Montgomery, attor- rey for the Louisville and Nashville, is a; the Tutwiler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
Pile Remedy rec

Sample of Pyramid Pile Remedy mailed free for trial gives quick relief, stops itching. bleeding or protruding piles, h emorrh oids and all rectal troubles, in the privacy of your own home. 6Oc box at all druggists. Free sampls for trial with booklet mailed free in plain wrapper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-15
Demand Not Unanimous

1 lne demand Tor government relief for the cotton men Is by no means unanimous among the statesmen from the cotton commonwealths and 1t will not be surprising If several indicate by their votes their belief that the south should solve its problem through it's state legislatures. Still some may vote against this conviction, as a tenn porary expediency on the ground that the end justifies the means"
 Representative Carter today intro duced again his bill for an issue of $250,000,000 in government notes, the funds to be apportioned among the cot. ton states, but this time emitting Vir- ginia, Florida, Kentucky, Missouri and Arizona from the list named In the original measure. The advisability of these omissions is in debate among the cotton men.