The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Owing to the fact that the game in
the first round of the series of wylam'
second eleven and Blossburg's second
eleven resulted in tie, the Ensley Sec
ond eleven team, which was to play the
winner, will not play today The cham
pion of the second elevens will be given
a cup by the Birmingham Arms COM
pany. The second eleven has not been
defeated this season but lost forfeit
game with the Wyiam team on account
OF not appearing on the field.
The ladies OF the Ensley Christian
church have arranged "A Happy on tle.
Way Menue't to be served on Friday
and Saturday. February 27 and 2s. I'M
six courses. Three stations have been
arranged as follows: No. ]. Joy Sta
tion," at the home of Mrs. W. ii. Da-
Wis on Avenue d: No. . Delight Sta
tion,'' at the Christian church on Ave-
nue. f and Twenty-first street; No. 3,
"Ecstasy Station" at the home of Mrs.
c. A. LeMay on Avenue II. The proceeds
will go to the building fund of the new
church, which is now under construc-
tion.
The members of the Olympia Forty-two
club will be entertained at a hosiery
shower next Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. r. M. Cunningham on Syc-
amore street, birmingham, in honor OF
Miss Margaret Boyd. All members are
invited to be present.
The beginners department of the Meth
odist Bible school of this city will con-
Duct sale of candies at the I<ilgore
Furniture store ON Avenue e.
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Mrs. Charles r. Birk will entertain at
linen shower this afternoon at o'clock
at her residence on Avenue L. The az
tair is given complimentary to Miss Mar-
garet Boyd. whose marriage to Mr. Nc
Cormaok viii be solemnized In March.
excitement. After leaving the consul.
Mr.. Curry called at the jefetura at
Juarez to see Federico Gonzales Garza,
the jefe darmes but the latter was alb
sent. Other officials were enjoying their
siestas and could not be disturbed
Just what occurred between villa and
his ill-fated visitor last Tuesday never
may be known. 1t was learned that Ben
ton wished permission to bring 10 the
United States four hundred head Of
cattle on his ranch, Los Remedies in
western Chihuahua.
His cousin, part owner of Los Remedies
| thought the request would be wasted, al
though other foreigners have been con-
sderately treated with when asking sim.
liar favors. Charles Quayley of New
York and Mexico, a friend now here
among the other refugees, advised him OF
the probable procedure.
Villa probably Will grant your request
hUt he'll give you lecture, AMI YOU must
not resent the lecture. If you do you
may set into trouble" Quayley said.
III he lectures me I'll lecture rack"
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litical move in Mexico, and II he accuses
me CT it l have some accusations of my
own to make
Villa Declines Permit
Benton made the request, and his
friends never saw him alive afterward.
As Mrs. Benton gathered the story from
Consul Edwards. Villa declined to grant
the permit saying:
Mr.. Benton, you have never been
friend of ours. and l don't want those
cattle taken out of the country. We
can use them ourselves"
AT this point, 1t is assumed, the quarrel
started. Benton was not in accord with
the Madero revolution, which expelled
Poririo Diaz from Mexico, and In the
foreign club at Chihuahua was wont TO
express his opinions freely. He also crit
icized succeeding revolutions, but his
friends agree he never went further
They asserted unanimously that he kept
out of politics and accepted his losses
without any overt act of attempted re-
prisal.
The many persons who knew, him
wen in Chihuahua and along the bor-
der, assert that he never owned a re-
yolver and did not have one with him
when he went to Juarez. Villa on
Wednesday night, talking to a reporter,
asserted that he had Benton's six
shooter.
What do you think of a man who
would come here and threaten me?' ex-
claimed the rebel general. A Mexican
bystander replied:
"lie ought to be shot"
This was "a hours after the execution
had taken place.
Villa did not tell the American con-
sui that Benton was courtmartialed,
but official Juarez today was busy with
assertions to that effect. Names of
those who sat as a court were given
out for publication, and it WAS stated
at the jefetura that Benton's last re-
quest was that his property be turned
ever to his widow.
Edwards Refused Body
Edwards last night asked villa for
the body TO be brought to this side Of
the river, but the request was denied.
Then ASA favor to me and to the
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