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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
|SINGING SOCIETIES
HOLD BIG PARADE

Louisville, June 24-Braving a street
temperature of more than los degrees 112
German singing societies from various
parts of the United States, with accom-
panying delegations, late today partici-
pated in parade that preceded the for
NAL opening here of the thirty-fourth
saengerfest of the North American Saen-
gerbund. Included in the ceremonies were
welcoming exercises, ''massing of the
flags and the reading of a message OF
greeting from Emperor William of
Germany.
In court of honor near the city hall,
addresses of welcome were delivered by
Lieut.. Gov. e. j. McDermott and Mayor
John H. Buschmeyer. Preceding the
"bundesfahne,' or saengerfest, banner
was presented to Fred w. Keisker. pres
ident of the Louisville Saengerfest ASSOC
citation, by Charles q. Schmidt Cincinnati,
president of the North American Saenger-
bund, who received it from George zan-
der, president of the Milwaukee saenger-
fest organization, in whose keeping the
banner has been for the last three years.
The message from Emperor william was
read by DR.. Oskar Merger, German con-
sui at Cincinnati, and personal repre-
sentative of the Emperor at the saenger-
fest, who also presented to President
Schmidt gold medallion struck by order
of the Emperor as q token Of his regard
for the saengerbund.
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1878 COTTON CROP
is RECORD BREAKER
Will Be Largest Ever
Grown With Exceptins
of That of 1911

Washington June 24.--Final figures
on the 1918 cotton crop announced to-
day by the census bureau place 1t as
the largest in the United States, or the
largest grown with the exception of
that of 1911.
The estimate of the total value OF
the crop at the same time shows it was
the most valuable ever produced, 1t be-
ing worth s1,043,O6O,00
The quantity of cotton ginned from
the 1913 crop, counting round as half
bales and excluding linters, was a.
9S2,911 running bales, or 14,156.4S8
bales of 500 pounds gross weight.
Cotton seed produced was 6,305.000
tons, of which 4,579,50s tons were
crushed.
The value of the cotton is estimated
at 1897 100000, and of the seed $780,
900, 900.
An interesting feature of the 1913
production was the crop of the I'M
perial valley in southern California,
where 22,S3S bales were grown. 1t has
been reported the acreage planted this
year in the Imperial valley will show a
large increase, while the production
| is variously estimated at from $4,000 to
100, 600 bales.
Last years production was more than
double that of any previous year there,
where commercial growing of cotton
has been in progress only few years.
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forced not only to change his methods,
but in many instances to give up the at
tempt to grow cotton. 1t takes both time
and money to put on it's feet new en-
terprise of so vast scale as the reorgani-
cation of farming in the south will be.
To successfully change the present system
of farming, the cotton farmer must have
cheap money and long time money.
know of no other way for the farmer to
get this money except through state or
federal aid, preferably through the joint
aid of state and nation.
] shall then ask the next legislature to
submit to the people of Alabama bond
issue, say of $15000,0O0 or $40, 900, 600. The
money from the sale of these bonds to be
loaned to real farmers living on their
lands to so per cent of the value of their
lands, the money to be loaned on 20 to 30
years time, to be paid back at the option
of the borrower at any time he wishes
to do So If we can get the national
government to indorse these bonds for
Alabama, the money can be loaned the
farmers at 5 per cent interest and at a
profit to the state.
Gentlemen of Che state and of the press
of Alabama, discuss this proposal, not
riproariously, hut dispassionately, for l
believe that it lis a step forward in the
.march OF .progrk ss. Sincerely,
49, H. aaAINO. ~ SEGGERS.s q
' Gainesville June 49, 1914
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Educational Efficiency

The United States commissioner OF edu-
cation recently urged that the schools
and colleges of the country should be run
70 months In the year with reasonable
and frequent vacations, both as q mat
ter of administrative efficiency and as
a means of saving time and money in
educating the youth OF the land. Educa-
ton is largely matter Of habit. and
for the formation of habits 1t IL essential
that the training be continuous and not
broken by long intervals of Inactivity
1t is noteworthy that parents are rcaliz-
ing the Importance of keeping children
profitably employed during the long sum-
mer months, and summer camps and sum-
mer schools are becoming more and more
numerous to meet this growing demand.
The University Of Chicago blazed the
way In American university education by
running the university IL months In the
wear. dividing the calendar into four
quarters 1t has been found that the sum-
mer quarter is the most largely attended
and the most profitable and pleasant.
The Marion institute is a. noteworthy
example in the lower south of this pro-
gressive movement. The magnificent plant
at Marion, valued at $4,000. Is now be-
ing in service the year round, and the
summer session gives promise of bene-
fiting large numbers Of young men and
young women who desire to utilize all
their time In preparing for efficient liv-
Aug.
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KING OF SERV|A
ADVOCATES THRONE
Signs Trade Intrusting Gov
eminent to Crown
Prince Alexander

Belgrade, Servia, June 24.-king Peter l
of servia was reported today to have
abdcated the throne in favor of his sec
ond son, Prince Alexander
The King left Belgrade in the afternoon
for the baths at vranyanya, in the SOUTH
ern part of Servia, and note issued by
the official agency in announcing the
Kings departure, did not say in its men,
orandum he had addicated, but confined
itself to the statement that his majesty
had signed an trade jntrusting the govern
ment of Servia during his absence from
the capital to Crown Prince Alexander.
King Peter, who is 10 years of age, as
cended the Servian throne June 10. 1908
after the murder of King Alexander. All
1890 o'clock on the night of June Il
about 40 Servian army officers entered the
royal palace, burst open the apartments OF
King Alexander and Queen Draga and
shot their majesties dead.
On the same occasion several Servian
ministers were assassinated and alto
gether during the night "a persons were
killed or wounded.
The King who has just abdicated was in
Geneva at the time and he afterward
denied all knowledge of the conspiracy
His majesty never caused the punishment
of the regicides, who retained their rank
In the Servian army.
King Peter, until his accession, led
very adventurous life. He studied In
Switzerland and then went to the French
Military academy at ST. Cyr. He partici-
pated in the Franeo-G German war as an
officer of the foreign legion.
For many years he is said to have en-
gagged in conspiracies against King Milan,
of Servia, but for As years he himself
never set foot on Servian soil until he had
been elected King by the Servian Parlia-
ment
The new King, Alexander. was born
December 4, 1888. He has hitherto beef
very popular among the Servians. He
was educated in st. Petersburg and is OF
a scholarly and refined temperament.
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COLORADO
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
Woman Suffrage Scriptural Quotation


To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
Some days ago you published a very Ia
bored article in which an excerpt from
Genesis was quoted, by the writer, to
bolster up woman suffrage. The quota
ton from Genesis 1:26 was: ITO them
Chat is male and female) humanity gave
the dominion"
In Genesis 2:22, we have the account of
the creation of woman and no word there
after of any joint dominion.
If we could venture into the domain
of conjecture that this world was intend
ed to be the everlasting abode of Adam
and his pusterity with no death to inter-
vene, then might the dominion be CO.
equal but the woman was flattered and
the ungallant man blamed her for his
disobedience and with it came the sem
tence, Genesis BIG, Unto the woman he
said. I will greatly putiply thy sorrow
and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt
bring forth children; and thy desire shall
be to thy husband, and he shall rule over
thee" Yours truly,
GEORGE II. ROGERS.
Birmingham, June %, 1914
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MILLIONS LEFT TO
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
BY MRS. JESUP'S WILL

New York, June 24.-By the will of Mrs.
Morris X. Jesup, filed today, millions of
dollars are left to public and ecclesiasti-
cal institutions, and to Mrs. Jesup's rela-
tives. The American Museum of Natural
History receives s5.oOO,0OO for research
work; the Syrian Protestant college at
Beirut, 100000; Yale university, 100000;
Union Theological seminary, 100000. and
the Young Mems Christian association
$3.50, OO0
The American Sunday School union and
the New York City Mission and Tract So
ciety each receives $150000; the women's
branch of the latter, 100000; the board
of home missions of the Presbyterian
church $3.50. 900. The same sums, respec-
lively, go to the foreign missions board
of that church, the Womens hospita
and williams college.
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Weather Conditions

Birmingham June 24.--7 p. m.)-Weath-
er conditions have changed but little
during the past "a hours and fair skies
with high temperatures have continued
east of the Rocky Mountains. Temper
atures have been especially high over
the middle and eastern cotton states and
the Ohio valley. Montgomery, Jackson
Vile. Louisville and Charleston reported
readings of 100 degrees; Birmingham,
Nashville, Apalachicola, New Orleans,
Raleigh, ST. Louis and Nashville reported
9S degrees, while from large areas, as
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LIST OF RULINGS
ON APPLICATIONS

Montgomery. June A.-(Special.)- Fol
lowing Is The LIST of ru,1nRs on appYfca-
.,ons ,or ranoor,ng onnouroaa IN the
''eis
supreme court TODAY
w. c. Clark VS.. John H. Minee, appeal
from Marengo law and equity court; ap-
plication oyerruled.
ra,,.,., 80 caorg,a pauw.v coonarv
." s.,..-p.
vs. Cnaries b. ieasiey' as auliiiiiis''a'or'
appeal from Montgomery circuit court;
application overruled.
Martha Jacobs ct al. VS.. N. h. John
-, oa, .,o,,, c,raa cbarcery co,,,t
sun, appea' -
application overruieu'
H. Williams VS.. I. w. Shows, appeal
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Boil Weevil Problem

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
Within the next two years the Mexican
cotton boil weevil will spread over Ala
hama and destroy three-fifths of her cot
ton crop The cotton crop is not only
the ready money crop of the south. it is
the money crop of the nation.
Because of this the cotton farmer
should be proper recipient both of state
aid and of national protection. With the
boil weevil it will be found very difficult
even with the greatest diligence and the
strictest economy to raise cotton profita-
bly,. Under the changed conditions which
the boil weevil brings the farmer will be
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First Sight of Stonewall Jackson

30 the TX. of The Age Herald:
1t has been more than so years since l
saw for the first time Stonewal1 Jackson.
1t was In photograph gallery in the
old town of Winchester, Va, located in
the Shenandoah valley not far from Har-
pers Ferry.
This man, who was destined to perform
unheard of movements, and achievements
upon the battlefield was in company with
Ills adjutant general He was looking at
the different styles of pictures hanging
upon the walls. and seeing one that he
liked he asked the artist. How long will
/ have to waltz" receiving the reply and
looking at his watch, said to his adjutant,
II cannot watt and with a bow left
the room. If this artist is still living and
should his eye fall upon these lines he
will remember the incident and the soldier
boy who was in his gallery at the time.
have been asked to tell of General Jack
sons appearance as | remember it then
Fifty years-but there is no incident In
my life that l remember better, and more
fondly cherish. He looked a soldier. He
was a person of good height, and fitted
for action, with strong and muscular
frame. He was awkward in his move
ments and would have appeared i'll at ease
in the company of refined and cultured
society. But this same person q little
later on in his old faded uniform would
have been the toast of any drawing room.
He had fine forehead, and his eye flashed
like that of an eagle. In fact, his entire
face carried in it marks of thought and
genius. / never have seen a true portrait
of Stonewall Jackson; that is to say, as
/ saw him in that picture gallery, and
some of the artists and the publishers
should apopogize for making this man APP
pear as q ruffian. The world acknowl-
edges him as a great military genius, per-
haps the greatest of all the ages and he
had as good heart as ever beat in hui
man bosom. General Jackson in his cam
paign employed strategy. He had just
made one of his flanking movements at
Charlottesville. where he fell upon the
right wing of the enemy and ground 1t to
pieces, and then fell upon the center, and
on this spot in the wilderness, close to
where the old Characteristic tavern stood,
y miles west of Fredericksburg, this won
derful man received his mortal wound, at
night from his own troops, to whom he
had given orders in person to fire at the
noise of the suspected approach of the
nemy He lived a few days and went
away These are some of my recollections
of the appearance and exploits of this
man. am glad l saw him in the flesh,
and knowing the purity of his soul.
would be glad to see him and be with him
+. in the spirit. J. LAWLER DARBY.
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Letter From DIR. Thach

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
/ am sending you line to express to
you my own high appreciation and also
that of the institution for the most gen.
erous service rendered the college by your
paper upon the recent commencement
occasion. Please permit me to say that
your representative covered the various
events in a highly satisfactory manner
both as to style and subject matter
while the liberal space allowed by youi
management was highly gratifying. The
institution has attempted to do sound
work for the state and appreciation such
as rendered by your paper Is very en-
couraging to the authorities and helpful
to the cause of industrial education In
the state.
With best wishes and high personal re-
CARDS, ] am very sincerely yours,
CHAS. C. THACH, President
Auburn, June 16. 1914.
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KLINE ORATOR AT
CHOSEA SPRINGS
Preparations Being Made for Celebra-
ton of Fourth-Twelve APP
plicants Examined

Admission, June 24.-(Special. )-Charles
D. Kline will be the chief speaker at the
annual celebration of the Fourth of July
at Chosea Springs this year
BY public subscription, a large taber-
nacle was erected at that place few
years ago and named in honor of Capt
w. p Howell. 1t is located in the center
of .ts.r county, and is the scene of many
large gatherings, including an annual cele-
bratiQn OF the Fourth.
Twelve applicants for pensions have
been examined so far by the Calhoun
county board Their recommendations will
be referred to the state board in Au-
gust The list in this county contains
$40 names and when the list is purged
all over the state the veterans will re-
ceive more money, say the examiners.
w. 7. Dodd and Dr. j. b. Kelly, the
local examiners, say that the veterans
as appropriated as for the past two
years they have received nothing in July.
Local members of the order of East
ern Star have planned a cordial recep-
ton for Mrs. Belle r. Ash, grand ma
iron, who will arrive in this city Thurs
day to conduct a school of instruction
and initiate several candidates. Mrs. w.
G. Baker is chairman of the Elizabeth
| Spearman chapter here and will have
charge of a banquet in honor of the
visitor.
! There Is not a chapter of the world S
history but that it contains a record OF
womans benevolence." is the way the
/ United Confederate Veterans of Admission
| begins resolutions of thanks to the men,
| bers of the Daughters of the Confederacy
chapter here for their dinner to the vet
Grams at Oxford lake on Jefferson Davis
| birthday.
Since last February there has not been
a deputy collector of internal revenue In
| Admission, the headquarters for this dis
trict, according to Judge G. B. Randolph
the United States commissioner. ]. A
Corneillison then resigned the place, and
while mail is now being received fol
Deputy DeLoach here, Judge Randolph
says he knows of no such man.
A picnic at Oxford Lake park, Annis
toms playground, by about dozer
couples of the younger society set was
| something new in the Model City Tues
day evening. Most of the couples were
recently married.
Defeating his father, Judge T. w. Cole
man, Jr., Alfred Coleman, has won tn,
/ trophy for the June golf finals. A team
from Admission will soon go to Rome ant
| Montgomery.
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| indicated by Washington, Toledo, Kansas
City and Oklahoma as bounding points,
temperatures have ranged from "a to So
degrees. At st. Louis and Montgomery
the temperature was 96 degrees at p. m.
Iii the Rocky Mountain divisions and
over the lake region the weather was
somewhat more moderate. Local thun-
dershowers occurred over the upper Mis-
sssippi valley and the lake region. Rain
also fell over the Pacific northwest and
in Montana, but no rain fell over the
southern half of the country, except for
light shower at Tampa.
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
June "a. 1914:
Tam .4....
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CONFISCATE BOX
CONTAINING JEWELRY

Mobile. June PA box containing IS
gold rings II gold watches and % gold
bracelets, shipped to a fictitious name
from a man who gave his name as e. G.
Gluckerman. Lone Pine. Neb., has been
recovered by the police from an express
office here on advices from the police
of Council Bluff, Ia, who wired that the
waybills of February IA had been lost
and the jewelry had been stolen.
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FLORENCE WILL
VOTE ON BOND ISSUE
Citizens Decide July 20 Whether to
Spend $4,000 On New
School

Florence, June 24.-(special. IA
special. election has been called for July
20 when the voters will decide If the
issuance of $4,000 for, the purpose of
erecting a new school building, and re-
pair the old one, shall be done or not
The bonds are to run 20 years, and to
beat per cent interest
Reports from the cotton crop In
Lauderdale are most encouraging. The
continued dry weather has beeIA.yery
beneficial The light showers havA mot
been sufficient to stop the wore Ira
the early crop has a thick talk,
branches are spreading and = Tolls be-
ginning to form. The first blooms ap-
peared 10 days above IKE average. On
"a ton island 80 acfes of sugar cane
is waist high and 1t is claimed the
over 5000 gallons of fine syrup will be
made from this cane.
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SENATE PASSES
APPROPRIATION BILL

Washington, June A.-The Senate to-
night passed the Indian appropriation bill
carrying about $12,000,0O0. The sun
dry, civil. general deficiency and rivers
and harbors appropriation bills are the
only. supply measures left for Senate ac-
ton. The rivers and harbors bill prob
ably will be taken UP next, and 1t 10 ex'
pected to bring onsa fight.
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son chancery court; opinion modified and
application overruled.
d. w. Baker VS.. S. NJ Cotney appeal
ruled.
Richard Tilis VS.. Smith Sons Lumber
company, appeal from Montgomery city
court: application overruled.
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company
VS.. Mary l.. White, ct al, appeal from
Bessemer city court; application over
ruled
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Pleased With South

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
Your humble servant has crossed the
ocean many times and travelled many
states, and two years ago | was in the
Magic City for a few days. and it i'm
pressed me so that I returned again
January 16 last and remained here since,
and am only sorry | cannot remain here
longer When | return north l will not
be backward nor bashful to tell the truth
about the sunny south and the southern
hospitality l received.
The Tutwiler, the Jefferson County
bank the Terminal station, the street
car system speak for themselves.
Best wishes to all.
JIM ]. COLGAN.
Cureland, O., June "a, 1914.
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Refuses to Authorize Sale

Hartford, Conn.,, June 2.-In the SUI
preme court Judge William L. Bennett
today declined to authorize the sale of
the Pope Manufacturing company. now
in the hands of receiver, for 81, 800, 000
The plan submitted to the court provided
for s400, 900 in cash and the balance in five-
year notes. Judge Bennett said Connec-
ticut courts never had allowed its re-
ceivers to indulge In financial specula-
ton.
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Quinine TINT Won't Make You
Nervous

FEBRILINE is trademark name
which designates the first, original and
only reliable Tasteless Syrup of Qui-
nine, an improved Quinine, pleas
ant to take; does not nau-
seate nor cause nervousness. Children
take 1t and never know 1t is Quinine.
Especially adapted to adults who can
not take ordinary Quinine. Try 1t next
time you need Quinine for any purpose.
Ask for 2-ounce original package. The
name FEBRILINE is blown In the bot
tie. 25 cents.
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Weather Forecast

Washington. June 24.-Forecast for
Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi: Cen
orally fair and continued warm Thurs
day and Friday.
Tennessee: Fair, continued warm
Thursday and Friday.
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HUNTSVILLE WILL
COLLECT ROAD TAX
Attorney Instructed to Pro-
coed Against the County
for Amount
NEAR $4,000 INVOLVED
Bumper Wheat Crop Raised In Mad
ison-MilI Operative Commits.
Suicide At Merrimack-Mar-
ried In Tennessee
NEAR $4,000 INVOLVED

Huntsville, June 24.-(Special) THE city
commissioners have instructed City At
torney Grayson to proceed against the
county for the collection of the city's
part of the special road and bridge fund
which has been collected by the county
during the last five years and expended
without regard to the city of Huntsville.
The supreme court has ruled that these
funds shall be divided pro rata and it
is estimated that Huntsville's part of the
Madison county fund amounts to from
$4,000 to $4,000.