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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
HUNTSVILLE VOTERS CRAMPED FOR ROOM
Commissioners to Be Asked
 to Create More Boxes
BEAUTIFY CEMETERY
Stevens Residence Badly Damaged by Fire-Two of Mobiles Successful Candidates Former Residents
 of Huntsville

Huntsville. April 11.-(Speciall-lt is not likely that all of the votes of the Hunts vile precinct will ever be cast in the same box again. It is one of the largest boxes in the state and the official count was not finished until late yesterday having begun on Monday night. The county commissioners vii! be asked to create at least one and possibly three more voting places so that the vote nay be divided up and counted in reason able time in the future
 The congested condition around the polls have n tendency to keep the num- Der of voters to the minimum figure and even at that the number of votes all ways gives the clerks and inspectors many hours of work and candidates are kept in needless suspense.
 ! " Stevens home on East Clinton street was partially destroyed by fire yesterday. The upper story was burned away and the whole place was flooded By the firemen. MT. Stevens got nearly all of his household goods out. The build ing is owned by Sam Phillips and his loss is about $2o00
 Two of Mobile countys democratic nominees for the lower house of the leg islature are former residents of Hunts vile. They are Claude l.. Grayson, son of Capt. John W. Grayson, who Is a nominee to the legislature from Madison county. and w. K. P. Wilson, formerly engaged in the real estate business here. The Huntsville lodge of Elks has ap- pointed committee of five members to work in concert with the civic league In the improvement and Identification of Maple Hin cemetery The new officers of the lodge, including Fred W, Karthaus, exalted ruler, have taken their posi- tions, During the last year under Ex- alted Ruler R. A. Moore a new record was made in the amount of charity wort done and the incoming exalted ruler ap- pointed Mir, Moore as chairman of the charity committee for this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
HINDS TO AUTHORIZE
 $125,OOO BOND ISSUE

Jackson. Miss. April 12.-(Special)--The Hinds county board of supervisors give official notice of intention to authorize a bond issue of $l26,ooo for good road building in district No. 2. The F rst and Fifth districts. in which Jackson is To- cated, have issued s5O0.O00 in bonds for good roads during the past two or three years, and the Second district, which lies over near vicksburg, seeing the good re- sults has consented to join hands in mak- ing all Minds county roads good at all times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Birmingham Special"

Through Atlanta, operated by Southern railway and Pensylvania railroad. still
 quicker time to Washington and New York Leaves Birmingham 9:30 a. m, ar rives Atlanta 2:30 D. m., Washington 1O:40 a. -rn New York 4:40 D. m. Sleep late: brAkfast at home; read your morn ings mali. and leave on the Birmingham Special 4-la-jt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13

Most of the increase lu pig Iron went into steel manufacture and thus has left tae hands of the steel companies. so 1t is felt that stocks in hands. of jopbers and manufacturers have perhaps increased somewhat, which they could easily Il, the supply of Idle material being small
 Prices have settled to the level reached two weeks or so ago. and there are sonae signs of considerable new construction being considered owing to the present ad- vantage in thls regard,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Helping Faiher
F4Ff'f7 T VII ' From the WashinEton S

From the WashlnBIon SIuT.
 "Is your boy much of help to you in managing the farm2"
 Hes wonderful help" replied Farmer Corntossel. of 1t wasn't for his restraining care some of tho con versation 1 address to the live stock would be terribly ungrammatieal.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Parks the Purist

From the Boston Evening Transcript.
 Marks--"Im m looking for a good place to eat. Do you know any"
 Parks-"I know some good places. but they are not edible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
PRICE !S CLEARED
 BY CORONER'S JURY
Man Charged With Murder of J. H. Meyers Released
 From City Jail

| After hearing several witnesses yester. day morning at the inquest into the death of J. H. Meyers, the Atlanta railroad man, who was killed in the early hours of last Sunday morning by being struck by an automobile at the corner of Twenty first street and Avenue F, the coroner jury returned a verdict that Meyers had come to his death by being hit by an au- tomobile driven by an unknown and Ern- est Price, the young man from North Birmingham, who has been in the city jail charged with the murder of Meyers, was. ordered released.
 Price attended the inquest as a witness yesterday, and his testimony was to the effect that Meyers threw a bottle at him and ran and was struck by an automobile and almost instantly killed.
 A feature of the case was the wedding on Thursday of Price and Miss Evie Mad doX, his fiancee. Price was in jail at the time, but was allowed to go to the court house in custody of Detective James Daly to get married. Judge H. B. Abernathy performed the ceremony.
 Price has made many friends by his conduct while in jail. Friends yesterday afternoon, as he left the city jail with his bride of two days, congratulated him on his eXoneration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
REPUBLICANS MEET
 HERE THIS WEEK
Bull Moose Leaders May Join Them in Fighting
 Democratic Ticket

The state republican executive com mittee will convene in Birmingham, June 3.
 It is generally understood that on the evening of June 9. bull moose lead CTS will hold a conference in Birming- ham.
 It is reported that as a result of the foregoing gatherings. there is every reason to believe that the lion and the lamb will again lie down together, and united do battle against democracy.
 It is the gossip in republican circles that no candidate will be nominated to oppose oscar ". Underworld, demo- cratic nominee for the United States Senate Certain democratic nominees for state office will be opposed, how ever. There will be a republican nom inee for governor.
 But it is generally believed that the nti-democrats will expend their great est energy in electing a congressman in the Seventh district, the only dis trict in which they have ever-in re- cent years-been able to make even Q respectable showing. Democrats enter tain no anxiety for their compression. al nominee in the Seventh. Maj. P. D. Barker. republican leader and member of the national republican committee will leave his home in Mo- bile Tuesday morning and reach Bir- mingham that evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Hopes to Hear Memoli Apain
the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 l note with pleasure that the Music Study club is engaged in the work of securing funds for free concerts in Bir- mingham again this summer Aside from the pleasure which these concerts afford the people, there Is an opportunity for gradual education of the public in gen eral to higher appreciation of the bet ter grades of music, and the more worthy compositions.
 MT. Memoli's programmes of last sum- mer were evidently selected with a view of familiarizing his audience with the music that everyone should know, and at the same time there was variety enough to satisfy all.
 The choral societies of Birmingham are encouraged by their success in the music festival and are interested in seeing ar advancement of the standards of musi, in aii lines in Birmingham. I am sur, >that the Arion club indorses this move ment and would greatly appreciate an op portunity of hearing Mr. Memoli's bant again this summer. Let us hope tha the committee will be successful
 c. II. GRAIN. Birmingham. May 30 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
CARRIERS
 OF THE STATE HERE
Annual Meeting of Associa- tiOn Held Yesterday at the
 Federal Building

The annual meeting of the Alabama State association of the National Asso- citation of Letter Carriers was held yes terday in the courtroom of the federal building, with about 100 letter carriers from the different sections of the state in attendance. The convention was called to order at noon, the address of welcome being made by Col. T. H. Aldrich, post master of the Birmingham office. The response was made by A. B. Guytor. president of the association.
 A number of resolutions were present. ed having for their purpose the further ance of congressional enactments relat- ing to the welfare of the letter car riers. Among them was the pensioning of the civil service employees of the Uni ted States. which includes the carriers after a stated number of years of serv- ice or in the event of injury sustained while on duty The association went on record as being opposed to a change in the Sunday closing act. Much other business was transacted. At the conclu- sion a social session was held and re- treatments served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
JUDGES SENTENCE
 THOSE CONVICTED
Sentences Aggregating 127 Years Imposed in Crim-
 inal Court

Prisoners convicted during the week in the first division of the criminal court
 were sentenced yesterday by Judge s. E.
 ureehe and Judge ". E. Fort. A heavy
 oooNet was set for the week, and many
 cases were disposed of. Prisoners were sentenced as follows, their sentences ag- sresating IF years in the penitentiary: U. B. Bodie, assault with intent to rob. 70 years in the penitentiary; Leones Pur- sey, larceny from person, 10 years in nen- itentiary; Ed Dugger, manslauehter sec- ond degree, nine months hard labor. Jes- sie Bolton, forgery, two years in one case and four years each in two other cases; ID. D. Harris, assault with intent to
 murder, l5 years in the penitentiary: Luth- CT Cash, burglary and grand larceny. one year and one day in penitentiary: Rob wright, burglary and grand larceny. five years in penitentiary; Emmet Seay. mur- der, second degree, 20 years; Robert 10.
 Norton, forgery, two years; Albert Will | ian's' assault With intent to murder 10 years; Jeff Williams, burglary and grand l larceny, three years; Jessie Bugr iarcenv rom person, two years; Dan Diclxey as sault with intent to murder 10 years. Iramerson Jones, assault with intent to huroer, two years in two cases; Rochelle Brooks, grand larceny 13 months: Henry craig, grand larceny, 15 years; Austin Clark, grand larceny, three years: Will Davis grand larceny, one year and one
 day; Jim Hill. grand larceny, one year ana one day; w. G. Gurley, grand larceny two years; Albert Clark, grand larceny. two years; Ed Hill, grand larceny. K months; Mary Jones, assault and battery With weapon, 70 days and costs: I. Harvester, assault and battery with weapon, 70 days and costs Jim Gardner assault and battery with weapon. 30 days and costs; Henry Williams. burglary and grand larceny, two years; Julius Will ilams, burglary and grand larceny, two years otis smith grand larceny, one year
 ana one day; Callie Dinkins, vagrancy, 10
 days and costs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
DR. RILEY SUBMITS
 TIE FIRST ESSAY Much Interest Being Shown in the Home Trade
 Campaign

Interest in the Trade-in- Birmingham campaign. being conducted by the Boart of Trade is increasing steadily. and tho committee in charge claim that already practical results are being obtained Dr B. F. Riley, well known writer, was the first person to submit a manuscript in the essay contest on the subject of Trade Z in-Birmingham, it being received yester- day by Secretary Radcliffe.
 Within the next few days Secretary Radcliffe states that the chamber will be able to announce the prizes in this contest, which will range from s5 to s25 in value and be about 30 or 10 in number The regulations and classifications for the contest have already been published. The contest opens June l and closes June 10. The essay must not be longer than 300 words.
 Those in charge of the campaign re- gently wrote to all the women's clubs of the city for their indorsement
 The answer from the Council of Jewish Women is as follows:
 MT. Robert w. Ewing, President Board of Trade, City.
 My Dear MT. Ewing: I have yours of May in reply beg to say that the Coun- cil of Jewish Women being entirely de- voted to philanthropy and religion, it Is not within our province to indorse such a movement as you suggest, so that as an organization, we are unable to help forward the movement. However, I can assure you, that there is scarcely a mem Der of the council who individually does not willingly subscribe to the Trade-in- Birmingham slogan and uphold it in prac- tice. Wishing you every success, l am, yours very truly,
 MRS. JACOB FREEDMAN,
 President Council of Jewish Women"
 The answer from the Quest club is as follows:
 MT. R. w Ewing. President Board of Trade, Birmingham.
 Dear Sir: In the last meeting of the Quest club your letter was read. As a club and as individuals, we heartily in- dorse your Birmingham idea, and we will do all in our power to fur ther the movement. Yours very truly,
 Mrs. R. Y JONES, Secretary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
ANOTHER SU|C|Ut
 BY CARbOL|C ACID
k. E.G.Gandy Swallows Poison and Succumbs an Hour
 Later

Ernest Glenwood Candy, alias Boss lickey an employe of a local amusement park, committed suicide yesterday aft ernoon about 2:15 o'clock by swallowing large dose of carbolic acid in a room at 2oSoA Avenue C. He died at the St. Vlncent's hospital an hour later.
 According to Detective Garner, who in- vestigated, it appears that Candy, or Dickey, as he was known in Birmingham, came to the room at 2O301z Avenue c yesterday at noon and locking the door started writing notes about the disposi- tion of his body and love messages. De- tective Garner states that Gandy's sui- eide was the most deliberate case that he had ever investigated.
 All the notes which Candy wrote in pencil in a little red notebook were ad- dressed to young woman named May" According to Detective Garner, she was the person who discovered Dickey as he lay gasping on the bed after taking the fatal dose. She immediately summoned Shaws ambulance and the police and Candy was removed to the hospital.
 In the notes Candy asked friends to notify his relatives and reiterated that NO one is to blame for this but me- The last note written just before he took the poison reads as follows:
 "Good-by, May. Always love me for am taking my life rather than give you up. P. S.: I don't want anyone blamed for this. I did it myself. Don't hold anyone responsible. No one did it but mes Take care of my darling May -"
 Following the death of DiclSey at the hospital Coroner Spain was notified and began an immediate investigation. He stated last night that it was a clear case of suicide.
 The remains of the deceased are being held at Shaw &s Sons pending funeral arrangements by relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
AIMS BLOW AT THE ]. SCHOOL BOOK TRUST
c. Ernest Jones Suggests Plan to Furnish Books to
 Children at Cost

c. Ernest Jones, senator-elect from Bar bour county, while visitor to Birming. ham yesterday declared that he would introduce in the next session of the legis- lature bill aimed at what he called the ''book trust" an organization which he declared had its fingers gripped about the throat of the state.
 At the present time,' said MT. Jones, the price of school books Is almost prohibitive. Many children, forced to buy from certain firms and forced to buy cer- tain specified classification of books, can not attend school. I would have this dren. It can do so only when 1t has broken the power of the octopus. There is no question but some of these days the people are going to rise in their might and make cheaper school books or anti ring school books an issue of greater force than the railroad and prohibition issues have been.
 My bill will provide that thee state shall publish it's own books selected by a committee of seven. In turn, the state shall sell the books to children at cost The committee, which shall be permanent Will be composed of the governor, the auditor, the treasurer, and four principals of high schools. The cost to the state will consist only in the salary which might be paid to secretary. I figure that in this way, the parents of school children in Alabama will be saved annually the sum of s1,000,000.
 Alabama is too big a state longer to tolerate such grab as has been in ex- istence for many years. We have a low rating in education. By furnishing cheap books to the children, the shackles, may be stricken
 MT. Jones will be a candidate for presi- dent pro tenn of the senate. He stated yesterday that he had secured a number of pledges, and expressed himself as being sanguine in the belief of his suc- cess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-31
PAIGE WANTS TO
 ATTEMPT COMEBACK

Chattanooga, May 30.-(Specia1) )-En- couraged by the success which Ray Boyd has experienced under Mccormick in a "come back role. "PsSgy" Paige has applied to the local pilot for a chance to win a place upon the Lookout staff If Piggy" were only fefthander, McCor- mick might consider him but being stocked up as he is with right-handers there seems to be little chance for the former Pel and Cracker to hang on. Paige at present is a free agent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
PARTS OF COUNTRY
NEARLY EVERY SECTION OF
 COUNTRY IS REPRESENTED ON BARON TRAINING SQUAD
By ASA RouNTaEE. JR.

and New England, every portion of the Unite1 States has contributed one or more players.
 Although five sorthern states, Texas Georgia, North Carolina. Mississippi and Louisiana. have furnished their quota to the Baronial training squad Alabama remains absent. Last spring two Alabamians vainly attempted to garne~ berths on the local team while the preceding year another duo also was present.
 Burleigh Grimes from Clear Lake Wis, and Arthur Johnson from Mad son, Wis, come from farther in the north and Hugh Harben from El Paso. Tex and Ponder Dallas, Tex, from farthcst south. Curley Brown who dwells in Springhill, Kan, is the out post of tue barons in the west.
 The homes of the Baron recruits fol- low:
 Cateheis-T agresser, Lafayette, Ind. ]; Wagner. Chicago, H.; Wallace, Win field, La
 Pitchers-Harben Fl Paso, Tex. Ponder, Dallas, Tex; Burleigh- Grimes, Clear Lake, Wis; Arthur Johnson, Madison Wis; Murphy. Gaitersburg, Md; Curlsy Brown, Springhill. Mass Nolan, New York city; Fittery. Leb- anon; Pa; Sloan, Keokuk la; Rob ertson. Washington, D. c.
 Infielders-Clarke, Meridian Miss Mills. Dayton, O., Edwards, Wilson. N c.
 Outfielders-JimmvI Magee, claren- don, Pa. Herndon Rome. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
U. H. $. WILL HAVE
 FAST LITTLE NINE The University High School Team Is Rapidly Round
 ing Into Shape

Onder the direction of E. l.. Caton, an old Auburn star, the baseball team of the University High school is slowly rounding into shape and by the end of the coming week will be ready to enter upon its schedule in earnest. Practice sessions are being held on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. Tomorrow a preliminary game will be played with the Junior High school.
 The team is weak In the mound de- partment but Coach Caton is hoping to develop a dependable finger from among the various candidates.
 The inf1eld. composed of Drennen, Orr and billiard at first; Penney and Sparrow at second; Nesmith at third and Bran don at short, is a fast and reliable one the inner works.
 In the outfield the situation is different Most of the candidates are youngsters and cannot be relied upon either in the field or at the bat. |
 The team as whole is a young one and, while it cannot cope with teams of the other high schools in the city, it will compare with any team of its size.
 Those on the first squad are as follows:
 Catchers-Drennen and Bridges.
 Pitchers-Jones and Holmes.
 nfielders-Penney, Drennen. Orr, Dill lard, Sparrow, Brandon and Nesmith
 Ontfelders-Loy. Robinson, Jaffe, Pill and Miller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
HIGH SCORE: MADE
 BY WARREN TEAM
Interclub Rifle Champions Make Score of 999-The
 B. A. C. Team Wins

Washington. March 2i.-Scoring 999 out or a possible 1000. a new worlds record, the Warren, Pa. team, the present title holders won the second national inter- club championship this week. not a de- feat having been registered against the team in the ls-week match. The shoot was held under the auspices of the National Rifle association. which concluded with tue scores made public today of the last weeks competition.
 The District of Columbia team took second place with II victories and two de- feats; Cleveland third. 10 victories and three defeats,
 In the final match with Cleveland the Warren team put 90 out of 100 shots into a bullseye the size of 1o-cent piece at distance of 75 feet. 22-ealber rifles being used. Cleveland's score was 99S, equal- ling the performance that gave that team new worlds record last week.
 In Class B. first honors went to King Mills, O.. with l3 straight victories. B' ton saltwater, Minn. and Walden. Co tied for second place, each with Il wns and two defeats.
 The 90 men making the highest perce at- age in these matches and in the natio individual gallery match will be selec to represent the United States in the s ternational small bore match of 1914
 Among Class A scores was Brm ham 997 vs Milwaukee Old Guard 9S9
 Among Class R scores were: Louis Is 963 vs. Madison. Wis, 95S; Hopkins, NJ nn.# 97l vs. New Orleans defaulted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
From the Angle Of the Bug
By ASA RouNTREE. JR.

H ALKING on going to the Brook
 N lyn club, Tom Seaton, former
 A star of the Phillie mound corps,
 threatens to kick up a merry little row unless he is allowed to stay with Tinker's team. Seaton is up in arms over being transferred to the lesser New York team and has told Presi- dent Gilmore in emphatic terms that it is either play with Chicago or not at all. This is the second time in the course of the past month that inter- , ral dissension has been threatened, the other instance being Joe Tinker and Otto Knabe refusing for time to agree to the plan of pooling players.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
NOTICE OF NEW
 RULE GIVEN OUT

Cincinnati, March 2.-The national baseball commission today issued a notice to all national agreement clubs relative to a new paragraph of rule 13 of the na- tional agreement It follows:
 Paragraph B of rule 13, for the na- tional commission. prescribing one of the conditions under which an optional .gree- ment will be approved, recorded and made effective, has been rescinded and the fol- lowing substituted in lieu thereof
 B. A major league club will be per mittedN to release for subsequent sea- son. under optional agreement, two, but not more, of it's players who have been recalled under optional agreements.
 Provided, however, that the number of a clubs approved optional agreements, including those covering players released under optional agreements for two suc- eessive seasons, shall not exceed egh, for the same year." ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
TWO MORE BARONS
 GIVEN PINK SLIP

Manager Molesworth of the Barons un- sheathed his pruning knife again yesterday and two more rockies were separated from the training squad. The players to go were First Baseman Mills, a semi- professional from Dayton, O.; and Catcher Wagner, a semi-professional from Chi cago.
 The Barons have now gotten down tc hard work, and Moley is gradually begin- ming tc thin out his squad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Bryan Signs Treaty

Washington, March 21.-Secretary Bry- all and Senor Riano, the Spanish am bassador, siened today the final ratlf- cation of the general arbitration treaty between the countries agreed to recently by the Senate. The exchange today mere ly was the formal acknowledgment of acceptance by Spain and the United States.