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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08

mission that Hall had killed cowart. He said:
 The idea was to get Hall to commit himself in some manner to having shot cowart. You see, there were five persons near Cowart when he was shot and all ran away. Anyone of those could have killed the barber or Cowart might have committed suicide, as there was ap- parently no motive for killing the young man. Now, everything is changed Hall admits to killing Cowart accidentally, and the mystery Is solved The only thing to do is to prove a motive for the killing Of Cowart by Hall and we have a good case. The motive for the killing will be brought forward at the coroner's in- quest"
 George Cowart, known as Country" was 32 years of age and was employed as barber at the Woodward Barber shop. He came to his rooms about o'clock Monday afternoon at 2321 Fifth avenue. north, and seated himself in a rocking chair in the front room. Immediately after the arrival of Cowart in the house all the occupants of the room left with the exception of Hall, who sat in front of Cowart. About o'clock Cowart was shot over the left eye and killed instantly. All the occupants of the house then made their escape and were all arrested d few hours later.
 Funeral services over the remains of George Cowart will be conducted this aft ernoon at Powderly from the residence of his mother Interment will follow in Pleasant Hill cemetery The deceased Is survived by his mother, a brother and d widow, who lives in Meridian Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Emperor on Cruise

Kiel. Germany, July 7.--Today Elm peror William left on his annual cruise along the coast of Norway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
*Batted for Demaree in seventh. **Battel for Fromme in ninth.

Summary: Two-base hit. Viox. Three base hits. Fletcher Carey, Wagner. Hits, Marquard in 2 1-S innings; Demaree 5 in 2-3; Fromme 2 fin ?. Double play, Bescher to Meyers. Base on balls, Mar quard ?, Adams l. Sacrifice hit, Mitchell, Konetchy. Struck out, Marquard 1, Fromme 1. Adams 2. Time. 1:S5. Um- pires. Rigler and Hart.
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han, Birmingham. Fourth prize, S5 pair
 Of shoes. Guarantee Shoe company, won
 by Sam Dank, Birmingham.
 Class No. S-Open to business boys
 and girls between 15 and IS, not in
 school First prize, s15 suit for boy or girl Louis PiZitz, won by Martz Roth armel, Birmingham. Second prize, saw ings account of S10 American Trust
 bank. won by Miss Mary E. Lackmond, Birmingham.
 Class No. 9-Open to housewives of Jefferson county. First prize, s25 gas range Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, won by Mrs F. E. Taylor. Birmingham. Second prize,
 three pairs s5 lace curtains, Steele
 Smith Dry Goods company. won by Mrs.
 Frank Waldrop, Birmingham. Third prize, $5 percolator, Spiro Hardware
 company, won by Mrs. J. H. Wallace.
 Birmingham. Fourth prize, brass jar
 diniere. Ben M Jacobs & Bros, won by Mrs. A. M. Dyke, Birmingham. Class No. 10--Open to members of women's clubs In Jefferson county. First prize, s20 vanity case, Jobe- Rose Jewelry company, won by Mrs John King, Birmingham
 In class No. only the first and sec
 ond prizes were awarded; in class No 8 only the first and second prizes were
 awarded. and in class No 10 only the | first prize was awarded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
NEWELL TALKS 0F
 MEXICAN AFFAIRS Thinks America Must Ul- timately Intercede to
 Preserve Order

me postponement of the ultimate is the term used by Maj. H. E. Newell a capitalist, who has interests in Mex leo, and who is now returning east from that unhappy country, in describ- Ing the action of the United States in starting and not finishing the subjuga- tion of the "greasers."
 "The situation in Mexico,' he added, shows absolutely no improvement True, no one has insulted the Amer lean flag, and there is no reason why we should demand a new salute. But the lighting continues. Despite reports to the contrary, there has been no re- adjustment of differences between VII la and Carranza. Mexico. City will fall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
In The NO-AD

and both of these chiefs cannot be President. As result, trouble will con- tinue indefinitely.
 Tt may be wise to postpone the in- evitable. But everyone knows that eventually America will intercede. Ger many, some of these days. will demand protection for it's subjects.
 There are comparatively few Amer jeans in Mexico at the present time. Some of us remained longer than oth- CTS. But the hope that opportunity fori resumption of business would be of- fered has proved futile"
 Major Newell formerly lived in Bos- ton. En route to his former home, he is accompanied by Mrs. Newell, Miss Newell and a young Mexican. who has for several years been the adopted son of the family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08


 R. M. CUNNINGHAM, M. D.,
 City Health Officer.'
 Are Greatly Pleased
 In addition to the women present with Mrs. Keirnan yesterday were the following men: pr. H. R. Coston, c. c. Ellis R. T. Kemp. l.. A. Daniel, Jr A. L. Foster and R. E. Farris.
 We are denghted with the outcome of the whole matter" said Mrs. Keir- nan. "To secure the construction of crematory in a weeks time, I think Is pretty good record, and we are frank to say we are proud of it.
 Tt was all matter of showing the city se.4.,hlssioners how bad we needed crematory. They are fair minded men and saw our side of the question as soon as we did when they had all the facts. The dump was a bad place and we showed them it was We proved that it was no fit place to have almost in the midst of a residence district and just as soon as we did that we got our crematory.
 q want to thank all of my neigh bors and friends in West End who so materially helped In the showings we made with the city. We will all be benefited alike by the crematory and just because we united our efforts and determined to show the public and the city officials that we needed it."
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+Batted for Lavan in eighth.
 **Batted for Leverenz in eighth.

Summary: Two-base hits. Pratt, Henry, Foster. Three-base hit, Gandill. Hits, James, in l 2-S innings; Leverenz, 5 in 5 1-3 innings: Taylor. in inning; Ay- res 1 in innings; Bentley, in ? in nings. Sacrifice hits, Gandil. Mcbride Sacrifice fly. Moeller Stolen bases, Wares 2, Milan. Mcbride. Double plays. Leary (unassisted); Mcbride, Morgan to Gandil. Base on balls, James 1, Lever eng 1, Taylor l. Ayres 8. Struck out James l. Leverenz 1, Taylor 1, Ayres 6, Bentley f. Wild pitch, Bentley Time 1.50 Empires Egan and Evans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Keep Coo1-An Electric Fan
CREMATORY WILL
 BE BUILT ON SITE
 OF WEST END DUMP
tContinued from Page Five)
Are Greatly Pleased

plants in lieu of dumps Very truly yourN 'R. M. CUNNINGHAM M. D.,
 ts(,itv IJaS1th nf6car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
Goldstein Discusses Case

Detective Goldstein in speaking of the case yesterday afternoon said that all the police were after was to get an ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
American Association

At Indianapolis: Indianapolis 3, St Paul 6.
 At Cleveland Cleveland 1, Minneap- olis B.
 At Columbus: Columbus l, Kansas Cit 1.
 At Louisville: Louisville 1, Milwau- kee 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-08
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Browns Lose to Ayres

Washington, July 7.-Ayres held the crippled St. Louis team to one hit in seven innings today, while Washington scored runs and won to g. Manager Griffith and Schaefer, suspended since the forfeited game in Philadelphia on June 26, were reinstated today. Score:
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25

machinery of a system that recog-
nizes dollar values before human
values. will make my defense with
Truth as my ally.
There is no adamantine armor
against hurt like the Truth"
They have money behind them; 1
have men behind me. The spirit and
flesh of the workers movement is the
only support l want. l am grateful
for every kind thought and good wish
that has come to me from my broth
eTs in the ranks of toll; grateful be-
cause, whatever may happen at Lin
coin, 1 am happy in the conviction
that you believe in me.
We are tenting on the plains of
Armageddon. We are battling for the
Fatherhood of God and the Brother
hood of Man.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25


WHY. HE KILLED A MAN
BY Carl E. Person.
Clinton, Ill.,, Sept. 25.-The cause
lives! 1t is as eternal as the stars!
Onward, ever onward, man moves
toward the heights!
Thousands of years have come and
gone-the struggle has continued
uninterruptedly. Man must be free.
The voice within is never silent. The
cry Of the soul is for freedom.
do not care to Tehearse the facts
that led up to the unfortunate affair
Of Dec. 80, 1913, except to write that
I was decoyed from my office, attack
ed from the back and bTutaIly beaten
until, in self-defense Of my life, was
compelled to kill my assailant. I am
satisfied that Tony Musser was but
the agent of others. He was hired
and paid, his work was cut out for
him. The real criminal that sought
my life is still alive. It is still on the
job. 1t is financing and directing a
man-hunt. l have wounded this
beast. From it's wound came yellow
blOod-it is called gold. 1t came from
the heart Of the corporation-its
pocketbook. The yellow circulation
was tapped.
The wounded beast became furi-
Gus. Millions Of drops of its yellow
blood were lost. These yellow drops
are called dollars. 1t is fighting back.
1 have been selected as it's victim.
The thing that wounded the Illinois
Central and Hartman lines was the
Truth. In our paper we told the truth
about these unions of criminal dol
lars; we told it in the name of $4,000
men who faced starvation rather
than make surrender to the beast.
We shall continue to tell the truth;
compromise we will not; surrender,
never.
lido not know what the outcome of
the trial at Lincoln will be. The fact
is, this is not my chief concern. The
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-09-25
STARTLING BABY SUBSTITUTION
FACTS BROUGHT TO LIGHT

Startling facts in baby substitution
were brought out by testimony in the
case of Miss Gertrude Bleimes, who
is accused by Policeman Forrest
Watson of South Chicago of passing
off a borrowed" baby as his.
DR.. Carlos Montezuma, the ply
stefan who secured the baby, told of
the system of deception practiced.
"The child was taken to the room
inghouse at 1900 Ellis av. and was put
in bed with Miss BIeimes. l got there
after it arrived.
''The baby's body was oiled to give
it the appearance of being newborn,
and made other preparations in the
room to carry out that idea.
81 supposed the baby was to get a
good home and that it would perhaps
prevent serious family trouble to sat-
isfy the woman's supposed husband"
1t was shown that DR.. Briney, sup't
of the Anna Ross Sanitarium, 1900
S. Kedzie aV., who gave the baby to
the doctor, had disposed Of fifteen
other "changeIngs" this year. Their
disposal will be investigated.
1870
Charles Lanson, 967 N. PaUIina St,
retired police captain, injured in fall
from Armitage av, car,
The Glenwood post., 1914-07-11

.swsd sxeitsnest - ths psspls e
that community and now Psonisss -
become . permanent predicting well.
The uprushiag - and oil, when
tapped BY ~ drilisrs, tsrs tAe dsr.iek
from its .oorinss aDd, ig.iting. s.vsl-
oped the whole rig in . sheet ef fl..s.
The green spray Of oil which shot
high over the well changed . nensat
later to . blazing pillar Of fire AID
thea for Aours . dsass pluns Of h1xs
and yellow smoke poured froa the
aperture in the ground.
Vernon Harris and Carl Nieolai,
drillers, saw the flame just in the nick
Of time, and rsa for their lives. A.
ths seyssr Of gas and oil took fire
they were scorcAed by the flames and
their AasA and ears were painfully
sinsea. A moment later and they
would hardly have been able to sar-
vive tAe eoaflagratiop.
Although 5000 worth of machinery
~ lsst in the fire and explosion the
ssssssasfs in tAs property are jubi-
lAsA 1Asse 10 every indication that n
lnAAees1ive pesl Of oil has bse>
Wiped ssd TIT tks'wetf will - . ps.-
manent producer. Water will not bS
permitted in the we'll again and ~
soon as the burning gas can be e1-
tinguished the owners will be able to,
lay intelligent plans for the immediate
reclamation of the enterprise. 1t is
believed that only nominal expense
will be needed to put the well in shape
for regular producing
The news created almost as much
excitement here as 3: DeBeque. The
Sentinel bulletined the news within
ten minutes after the strike was MADE
while other interested people such as
Horace T. DeLOng, James II. Lee, VIII
liam Z. Dudley, Ed X. Hetiin and otil-
ers, received messages within few
minutes later
Harris and Nicolai are well known
here and much satisfaction was ex-
pressed at their escape from the blast
Of fire which followed the first rush
of the gusher.
The drill was at a depth of 2,0I0
feet when the gusher broke. 1t is 300
Continued from page 81
The Glenwood post., 1914-07-11
Shoots Oil and Gas IN Great Quantities:
lmites and Consumes M Of
Valuable We'll Rigging
stockholders ARE DELIGHTED

Nsre was moro than ordinary ex.
citement in Glenwood resday evening
when it became soised shout town that
the DeBeque oil well in which many
Of our citizens are interested had de-
veloped into . wonderful gusher. II.
B. Ikeler and Gene Blowers, two Of
the Glenwood stoekholders, caught the
first westbound train and both brought
back glowing reports Of the big striks e.
The principal stockholders of Glen
wood are W. L. Smith, 8. J. Lowe,
Chas. Lang, John Rittnayer, Mrs. Bar.
bara Walter, Joe Bsllm, H. B. Ikeler
and Gene Blower.
The Grand Junction 6satinel had .
man on the ground before the fire had
been extinguishsd, and In their issue
of Tuesday evening printed the fol.
lowing account Of the big strike:
A gusher which all but took . toll
Of human lives ~ it burnt through the
rigging Of the LAoyd i Lowe we'll q
DeBeque this nessiag Aas brought re.
The Glenwood post., 1914-07-11

torney elected to try him not for the
killing of Won Phui, but for that of
Copeland. Mrs. Springer herself took
the stand for the defense. Henwood
was convicted of murder in the second
degree, and on July IA, 1911. Judge
Greeley w. WhitfOrd sentenced him to
life Imprisonment. just before sen
tence was pronounced Henwood stood
before the Judge and in an impassioneI
speech accused him of prejudice and
unfairness.
Appeal was taken to the supreme
court, which on February 3, 1913,
granted new trial, on the main
ground that Judge Whitford erred in
refusing to include a manslaughter ver-
diet in his instructions to the jury.
A feature in the second trial was
the appearance of John W. Springer
- . witness for the defense. Mrs.
Springer did not testify in tie trial
He.weod was found guilty Of murder
in tAe first degree aad the jury fixed
tAe penalty at hanging. A ffssA sp-
peal was taksa . ssvs tAe life sf ~
dsfeada1E - sseusa . asw trial
Afese Hsavssab first esnvietisa
~ sass eAasgiag hin With tAs oar1se
Il va raaa was 1nisssa ~ H. ais-
trict court - ~ gFssna tAs4 three
teEns sf essxt aAl passsA witAsst =
trial II AiatsSst seAssnsy secsfsl .
ss4ssssa.as fssa ~ sta4e s1prsos
essst s1ayin0 - es1se - Aisaiaa 4
susssqasse se1sae y ssssrs fAs ais-
nise1 = ~ Os0sAnnA saas. - u
Ss0a - - ~ - 80 - -
1sSso - (a1naa - 0G1 1DnA
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nEllW0o0 70 : <
DIE on aALLOws
SupreIIe Court hffrms Verdict
and Blasts all Hopes Of
Mutderer's Reprieve
HARD FIGHT USELESS

Denver, July s.-The state supreme
court today confirmed the sentence Of
death of Harold F. Henwood who was
convicted in the lower court on first
degree murder in connection with the
killing of George f. Copeland. The
court ordered the sentence carried out
during the week beginning October 25.
1914.
Henwood's application to the su-
preme court of Colorado for a third
trial followed his conviction on June
Is, 1913, of murder in the first degree
for the killing of George F. Copeland.
He was sentenced to death. On June
29, 1911, Henwood had been convicted
of second degree murder and later had
been sentenced to the penitentiary for
life. The supreme court reversed this
verdict and ordered new thial.
Harold F. Henwood shot Sylvester
L. Won Phul, = st. Louis aeronaut and
wine salesman, in the bar of fash
ionable Denver hotel on the night of
May "a, 1911. Stray bullets struck
George F. Copeland Of Cripple Creek,
Colo, and James W. Atkinson Of Colo
rado Spring.. Won Phul and Copeland
died. Heswood opened fire with . re-
velver aftsr - had been Knocked
Aswn BY von Pal. TAs two had qsar-
reled over lstssn write, to voa PAsl
By Ma Isaoslls Psttsssoa Springer,
tAea tAs wife sf JsAa ". 0Psiaese,
Dsavsf s4eeanaa AID balhse.
TAs tsassay essatel . tssossdssa
ssasa1isa h Dsnvss. 1ssWssd and
vsa fAsl sstA were ven k,sv1 asz
aeest ssw1, asa ~ 0Peiasess wsrs
pse4ina.k In A.a.eial 81 szsl.sivs
sseasky sirc]sa .fso tAaa tvs wssks
sfsse ~ sAsssi.g e1siaosr ~ gs.as.
= . 1ivssss.
WA l1A1is isAsesse en- AiGA = se-
ssme - - - saRssssa ssvsaaassaa,
1ssWss1 ~ Basssa - Blal 0sss
~ 1s1taoaa9h DssessA ~ Alsasist =.
The Glenwood post., 1914-07-11

structs and mainSains all national
roads. Department roads are construce.
ed and maintained by the departments,
The national government aids in tn.
construction of all vicinal roads while
they are maintained either by the de.
partment or the communes
France has established polytechnic
school to train young men to become
expert road builders. The school of
roads and bridges gives additional in
struction in this science. instruction
in this school is free and the course
is three years.
The national government has about
1900 employees in the national road
service. There are about $500 regular
employees In the vieinal road service.
ealaries range from STA . year for
Psaa patrslnsa 70 $s,377.5o for general
hsPsetsss.
TIE tstal expenditure In Tsaaee for
ifss1s in 1910 was ~, 81, ~. Mot Of
- was Ter naiatssanss - rod pa
tssllinG sinss ~ FsaA syseen = psae-
t3sally esnpaetel. Il = sseinatsa tAat
- HssssA rod systsa eost. - esa.
sazses - nAintain up 70 1865,
sl,esa, ,ooasse.
TAsss hSets sboatl ths TteaeA road
sysesa are Givsa bses1ss rsad building
~ sssa Aasdlsa pssAaps nsee scion
AdsallH h Naaes tAaa h s.y ssAss
y. 1Aey nay sGts ssns ssg-
osae ~ ~ asvslspasst e - ~
Sh ~ Usesa = ~ ssun1sy; -
eDoeo6QH i Os1saAA
The Glenwood post., 1914-07-11
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states. An immense amount Of money
has been spent to little purpose, be
cause of incompetent road supervision
France is one of the leaders of the
world in road mileage per mile; Of area
Roads in France are also well built
and sufficiently maintained. As a re-
suit few countries in the world have
more tourist automobile travel than
France. :.
The area of that country is 2O7 ,05i
square miles, or just about twice the
area of the state of Colorado. 1t mas
51s,924 miles of highways, or 2,5oG
miles for each square mile of area
Colorado, it will be remembered, has
$1,000 miles of highways, of which less
than 1000 miles are improved.
In France roads are divided into ma
tional, department and vicinal roads
OF the former there were 23,74l mills
at the beginning of 1911. The mileage
has increased but little since that time
for the road system of France is now
practically complete, 50 far as the es-
tablishment of roads is concerned.
OF department roads, France has
s,l56 miles. By far the largest mile
age is that of the vicinal roads, ii,
vided into four classes. The first class,
being roads of through travel, has
LOG, $50 miles. The second class, roads
Of common interest but not through
travel routes, has 47,225 miles. Tie
third class, comprising the ordinary
vicinal roads, each situated in a single
commune on county, shows 177,436
miles. The last class, the ordinary un-
important neighborhood roads, has
1867 miles.
All of these roads except the last
class Of vicinal roads are we'll i'm
proved and scientifically maintained.
The average cost of construction
ranges from $1,000 mile ON the ma
tional reads down to 5000 \ mile On
the third elass of vicinal roads. Cost
figures are not available for the fourth
class Of vieinsl roads.
1aiateea.ee o. French roads ranges
from a avsfags Of 1oe4.eo . nile an
really .. Aatiosal roads dsw1 =
4Ae-lo nils On tAird elass viei.al
Foads. About 1900 nilss Of natis.al
Fssds are paved, 10000 niles are Il
telfera, ana tie rsnai1dsf ars naea-
dans. Aost Of IL etAse roads Of an
slaasss sss naeadaa, issl.aing tie -
hPsstast seisebosAeod 1sads.
1ssaeh fsaas Fales ID widAA frsn
.iss 1sse for tie sninPsEtaat asish-
sssAsse rod .p - tws.sy-tAsss Ssss
fer ~ PAVED nasisaal fsa1s., Depart
ns.e ssa1 vAiaA sasssspsal - staAa
ssaAs n ~ Ssntsy. sssgs h wi1eA
3ssa fftssa = aissAsss 81 lssAaue
~ - la1isae, ossssunsse -
The Glenwood post., 1914-07-11
STATE IS LOSER
BY POOR ROADS
Hundreds Of Americans spead
Money il Eurupe, Where
koads are Muea Better
FRANCE LEADS WORLD

The United States is behind the pro
cession in road building There ars
several of the states whose roads com
pare favorably with those of the ad-
vanced road building nations of
Europe, both in mileage and character,
but this nation rs . whole does. not
make q creditable showing in comparl-
son with such countries as Englanl,
France, Germany, Italy and other
countries over which thousands Of
Americans spend millions Of dollars
motoring every year.
Colorado is one of the states that
has helped to keep the standard of
highways in this country below the
European average. There is NO fine-
place to motor in the world than Colo
rado, except for the fact that Colorado
roads are not up to the standard that
the man of large means who spends
much Of his time every year motoring
with his family, has been educated to
expect on his motor trips.
The result IL that hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars that should Be spent
every year in Colssado, aad would be
spent in France, owitEsrlasl, Italy ae
other European countries and in states
in tais country whsfs tAsrs are mere
god rosds and whsfs an reads are
better naintained. TAs aatoasbilist
i ~ expert judge Of sessssy, aaa tAe
eeasesssss Of opinion ansag 0stssises
y thst tAe Colosado mouneaio sssassy
Is .et srpasssd anywhere Bat - +
aso . jsAes Of essd roads, and - ~
fss1S that Cslesado does not havs
enough q then to make its inconpar.
sbls sesnsry seesasibas.
Il should always - se0enbered, sf
essrse tat 6sw statss have Hade bet
~ pesgFsss n ssaA Ssilaias i. ~
past thsse e fssr ysars taaa Osassado.
III tAuo Was a1nsse =, 1at-slpss ~
tsn1A,s ssa1b - ssass ~, aaA ~
lssas evsalsAas h1ss tss1 spusiesl
The Glenwood post., 1914-07-11
0fA1 lou11 susPE1GDID

!SSUbs Rs~aA star noute was spspssded
the last day of June by governmen,
orders, and since then Sam Hall has
been carrying the mail on his own ac.
cord. The postoffice department stated
that all bids submitted the first of the
year were too high, notwithstanding
that some Of the bidders were within a
hundred dollars of the successful bid,
der of three years ago, and since then
the large item of parcel post has been
added
1t has been stated that the route
was not paying expenses as far as the
government was concerned, yet, in the
past year, it has come nearer doing il
than at any other time. OF course,
Mr.. Hall will stop it altogether if he
finds ne cannot run the stage at a
profit. Unless the department re-
cedes from its present stand, it looks
rs If We were in danger of losing this
route altogether. At any rate, it is
time for concerted action by those who
should be interested as the losss of the
route from this place would in a meas
nre be felt.-New Castle Democrat.