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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
STATE GOOD ROADS
 MEETING ADJOURNS

Montgomery, October 23.-( (SpecialA Following an automobile trip over the roads of Montgomery county, the eight eenth annual convention of the Alabama Good Roads association, which met here Wednesday for three days session, ad- journed this afternoon. The automobile trip was held under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce.
 The delegates to the convention left the city at 10 o'clock this morning. following drive around the capitol and through several of the principal thoroughfares of Montgomery. Leaving the city, the auto mobile trip extended over the Mobile road to Fleta, r miles from Montgomery, and thence to Banner, where the party had lunch, which was served by the Chamber of Commerce.
 {, The party returned to Montgomery via Showdown and the Norman Bridge road, reaching the city about ] o'clock this aft ernoon.
 The good roads delegates were enthus- astic in their praise of Montgomery county roads, which are declared to be the best in the state. About 30 delegates went on the trip, the large majority of them having left the city on the' morning train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
MINERAL R|GHTSTO
 800 ACRES BOUGHT
Dr. F. I. Tarrant and Ass0- ciates Greatly Elated Over
 Purchase in Georgia

pr. Felix I. Tarrant and associates have purchased the mineral rights of a tract of manganese ore land embrac- ing between TOO and 500 acres in Geor- gia near the Alabama line, about seven miles from the Southern railway. The deal was closed yesterday Szt
 Dr. Tarrant said that he and his partners were greatly elated over this purchase. The ore had been thorough ly prospeeted by high class. geologists and was found to be exceptionally rich.
 There is a very active demand for \ manganese in Birmingham. pr. Tar rant said that the property would be developed at once and that he ex- pected to ship al the output to this district. He said that at the start the ore would be hauled in wagons, but that eventually branch railroad would be built from the mine to the Southern. S..-..,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
SIX WHITE MEN WITH MURDER
Claimed That One Negro Was Killed and Another ssssygy < Injured. s

Eufaula. October 2s. = (Special., {, Charged with murder in connection with the death of Frank Outsey. a ne- gro of Louisville, this county, and with assault to murder on Alvin Baxter an other negro, six white men are under 'indictnepts and are now lodged in the county jail at Clayton. They are John Shipnan, John Cunningham and win Norris, all living in the reighborhood of Louisville, and Tom Owens, Ram dolph Golden and Henry Jordan, from Pike county. i4,sg
 They were indicted today at spe- cial session of the Barbour county grand jury. which had been in session during the early nortjon of the week. and was reconvened by Judge Mike sollie of ozark,'Tseho has been presid- ing at the session of the circuit court at Clayton.
 -v peputys.SheriT Will Teal declared to- night that it was not a case of lynch : ing, as had been reported. The trial of the six will be started next week, ac- cording to the present programme of the circuit court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
bESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, October 9-(Special. 1.-The Bessemer board of education held a spe- oial meeting last night at which time the ci owded condition of the city schools were dischssed. Henry Shores, represent ing the Tennessee Desk company, was present and after consideration. the board decided to buy 200 new improved desks for the schools The desks will be skipped immediately and will be placed + the schools to relieve the crowded con ditions in seating pupils. Several mat ters of the routine nature as to the courses of study were discussed and dis posed of.
 An attempt to burn the store of F. A. Dudley on Hall avenue and Ninth street tonight, was frustrated when the fire. which had been built under one corner Of the store was discovered by a passerby and Mir Dudley notified. The fire had gained, little headway and was quickly extinguished without any damage to the store. On investigation, pile of kind ling with a salmon can of kerosine was found under the building Mrs. R. H. Miller, 27 years Of age, died this morning at her home in Jonesboro after short illness of cerebro spinal men ingetis. It will be remembered that Mrs. Millers little son died Tuesday after two days illness of meningetis. The de- ceased was well known and very popular in Jonesboro. where she has lived for scme time. The funeral will take pace tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. the services being conducted at Cedar Hill cemetery by the Rev. C. M. Morris, pas tor of the Jonesboro Baptist church. Mrs. Miller is survived by her husband and three children.
 ;. The football team of the Bessemer High schoool will go to Talladega to- morrow morning where they will play the fast team from the Talladesa High ,schoool. Coach Kuchins and Assistant Coach Sparks have been putting the local eleven through some hard practice and the boys are confident of victory. Sew ersl of the boys were injured in the re- ceEts ta1ne with the Birmingham High sckoool hut in all. probability will be in E4fhrdax iine-Hpss which will probably be; as. fo3lows.s Houston, right guard Feunaains oenter;s Saiters, right tackle; cowan. s1ekt end; Lee, left guard; AL exa p<les,7. feft aackle; Scott. left end;' Tfaxtons quarter back: Hughes, cap tain. left half; Smith, right half; Ross,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
FEAG|N WRITES ON
 ''C[EAN-UP'' DAY.
Urges Schools to Expend
 Every Effort to Make !.
 Day a Success

Montgomery, October 23.-1SpeeiaI ) Emphasizing the importance of observ- ing .'Clean-up and School Improvement Day" which has been set for Oatober 3O Superintendent of Education Will liam r. Feagin has again addressed q letter to thes various county ssuperin- tendents, high school principals and presidents of county school improve :nent associations.
 Superintendent -Feagin urges that effort be made to accomplish good re suits on clcan-up Day, requesting school officials to determine at once the specific work to be done, to ob- tain kodak views of the school and surroundings before the work is done and then afterwards and to make d full report to him on the work that is done.
 Following is Superintendent Feagins letter:
 ITO the County superintendents, Coun-
 ty High School Principals, and Presi-
 dents of County School Improvement
 Associations.
 As Cleanup and School Imporye- ment Day approaches, I am again ad- dressing you with a view to empha- sizing few suggestions already set forth in Bulletin 45 and in letters which have been mailed you from this office
 "1. Determine at once the specific personal work you and.-your force of co-operators will do. and make all pre- fr,,it, Der 30.
 ''2 Remember that the purpose of the movement is to give help to. some rural school where help is needed If this movement is to leave it's influence for continued good work on the school helped, the people of the community must be encouraged to assist in the work of the day
 g. Get kodak views of the school and surroundings before the work is be- gun and then at a later date get ad- ditional views showing the results op-I tained. Do this by all means.
 "4. Be careful to make an estimate of all funds, labor and material con tributed and be prepared to report on the same when the work is completed.
 "5. If for any unavoidable reason the work cannot be done at the appointed time, you should give the earliest con venient time for proper observance of the day.
 '6. Give the movement every legit- innate advertisement, for by so doing other schools will be influenced to ob- serve the day.
 q have received a number of com from school officials as-A surfing me of the hearty cooperation from the school forces of practically every county in the state, and l feel greatly encouraged over the results which, because. of the splendid spirit of these letters, l am led to believe are certain"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
SAYS BELGIANS ARE
 FULL OF COURAGE

Havre via Paris, October $.-t9:46 D.. m)-Ismile Vandervelde. Belgian minister of state. returned today from Nieupor.. where he went by invitation of King Al bert. M. Vandervelde addressed the Bel- gian troops at Nieuport, while cannon roared and shells passed overhead toward the German positions
 NJ. Vandervelde said the Belsians were full of courage and determined to fight to the last. .
 This was the first time NJ. vandervelde. who is the republican socialist leader. and King Albert had met. M. Vandervelde said the King was laffabe and snnple- ma annered. Then he added:-
 'The socialists support the government because they are defending their. homes They are 1uyai-to the fstherland.
 The Belgian minister of war remains at Ounkirk. !, t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24

convicts. I am in favor of taking the convicts out of the mines and working them on the roads of the state and will vote to take this course as soon as it can be taken without bankrupting the state.
 "I do not believe that it would be wise for Alabama to attempt furthe CT to regulate the traffic in liquor. I think l shall support bill providing for the abolition of the fee system throughout Alabama. ] am in favor Of the calling of a constitutional conven- tion.''
 MT. Gordon will favor a measure pro- viding that the state turn over to de- pendent families of convicts a frae- tion of the earnings of convicts. His position in regard to woman suffrage is unioue. In this connection he. says
 "' a.m in favor of the women voting providing they can be voters and re- lieved at the same time from jury duty and the like.''
 By which he evidently means that he favors equal suffrage provided the state will not give women the right to determine important litigation. or to shoulder muskets and go to war. There are great many other people in MT Gordons position. However weia i. certain that women would he denied the privilege of sitting on juries and dying on battlefields and elswhere for their country. it is safe to state thar majority of them would abandon their hunt for votes. There are few of the suffragette colony who believe that half a loaf is better than no bread.
 Tomorrow. John IT. Bealle of North port. who will represent Tuscaloosa county in the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
NAME OF WESLEY ! CHAPEL CHANGED The Congregation Votes to Change It to North High
 lands Methodist

One of the oldest chuch names in Jefferson county passed out of exis- tence last night when Wesley Chapel Meth odist church was changed to North Highlands Methodist church.
 < The action was taken at the fourth quarterly conference of the church, which was held last night. The church kas been in existence for something over o5 years under the name Wesley Chapel but on account of the location and for other reasons it was decided to call it the North Highland Meth odisi.
 The church is located on Allen street on the North Highlands car line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
GADSDEN

Gadsden, October 23-(SpeciaL) Ut may be found necessary to operate the wire nnd nail mill of the Gulf States Steel company night and day. It is estimated by some of the employees that 100 cars of wire will be shipped to England soon and fhe stock in the yard will be cleared. Ad- ditional orders have been received, it is claimed, and the indications are that the export trade will continue to increase.
 The installation of a crematory to dis pose of the trash of the city is a prob ability of the near future. The council last night discussed the subject. If built, ft would be- placed at the old waterworlSs site. The adoption of permanent paving policy to be followed by the present ad- suinistration was discussed The city probably will agree to pay the interest on bonds, where proRerty owners about the 1c-year plan of paving assessments. The Walnut streetscurp and gutter ordinance was made final and bids will be opened
 fHss s,s A s'8 s..' The Nadrssst ss fslaps, si:SloesapOsea s:le of 30 women fors4ass study 'of music, was formed at Dfsque High school yesterday, with Mrs. c. w,45wtTis as president; Mrs. aI. B. Myers, secretary- treasurer, and Miss Inez Dixon, airectqr. A glee club soon will be organized by the men and boys. ST5 vandals last night placed coal tar on the seats of a picture house, running the clothing of patrons
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 Complaint is being heard here because of the case of Mrs. Mary C. Bearden, whose name was dropped from the state pension list several months ago. She has received notification of her reinstate- ment, with the information that she will be allowed nothing for the time she was not on the list. .es,ss t.. Y, Counsel for Mark Cunningham, con victed yesterday of setting fire to the home of, Will Thompson at Smo>eneck, announced that an appeal will be taken. The evidence. it is claimed, was largely circumstantial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
MONTGOMERY TO
 HONOR MULHOLLAND

Montgomery. October s,-lspecial,) Montgomery Rotarians tonight. gave a banquet in honor of Frank Muiholland. International president of the Rotary clubs. Members of the local Rotary club also observed the clubs first anniver- sary tonight. The festivities were held at the Exchange hotel and every mem- Der of the local club was in. attend snce. ,-ts- sLs fe e.
 The speakers of the evining included. in addition to the honor guest, pr. R.. II. McCaslin, pastor of the First Pres hyterian church: " r. Black, pr. M. B. kirkpatrick, Ralph D. sQuisenberry, Lu ' cien Loeb and J. D., Shelby,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24

sions, the temperature fall that has oc- cured over the Rockies having the ef- feet of prolonging the precipitation pe- riod. Temperatures ranged about sta tionary throughout the greater portion of the Mississippi basin and p. m read ings of 70 degrees continued as far north as the lower Missouri and the Ohio val leys.
 In the cotton belt rain was confined tc Texas districts, and along the eastern coast. Very little cloudiness occurred over the interior. Eastern Texas, Louis jana, Mississippi and western Tennessee reported temperatures in excess of 7t degrees at D. m., but other districts ex- ridian time, October 23:
 Summary of observations made .a- Uni ted States aather bureau stations dar- ing the 4 hours. ending $ D. in.. 1.t.l me- ritian time. October l5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
EUFA.ULA

Eufaula. October 23.-(Special.)-A still hunt is being made for parties who did nearly $500 worth of damage at the First Baptist church and at the parsonage of the church. Both were being painted, white enamel being used in the basement of the church. The last coat had just been applied when the guilty ones took a lamp black solution and daubed both the vrafls and the columns. Authorities of the church are at loss to account for these acts of vandalism, and have as yet been unable to locate the offenders.
 The sale of beef cattle and hogs during the past month. in this section has broken all records. Two carloads passed througi. Eufaula today eri' route to a Georgia point. as-t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
DISTRICT COURT
 CLOSES SESSION

Florence. October. 2s.-tSpecial) The United States district court closed it's short session yesterday. Very few cases were tried. the most important ieing that of Homer Johnson. man from Tennessee charged with violating the quarantine law of Lauderdale, by taking cattle from Lauderdale county Quite a number of witnesses were summoned from Chattanooga, Nash ville and other points. Johnson was ac- quilted of the charges preferred.'
 Judge Grubb presided over the courts Roy Clark of Colbert county pleaded guilty of fraudulent use of the malls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
Hamilton Yancey Here

Hamilton Yancey of Rome, Ga, was in Birmingham yesterday sconferring with Herbert Levy of l. c. Smith & Co Mir. Yancey is from the town where the sbuy- a-bale-of-cotton movement originated and is deeply interested in that move nent. He said yesterday that tho suc- cess of the plan was astonishing and very gratifying. Mir Yancey said that tho movement had resulted in the absorp- ton of large tonnase of the cotton.
 He was shown over the press club by MT. Levy and was deeply impressed. MT. Nancey returned home last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, October 23.-G D. m.)-The low pressure area that appeared on
 Tuesday nights map over the plains states seems to have filled in' during the past 24 hours. causing relatively high country tonight The marked intensity of the pressure center oyer the Rocky mountains, however, makes eastern and central pressures seem low by compar- ison. Northerly or easterly winds con tinue. over these sections and fair skies remain general. There has been con- tinued rainfall over Texas and most plain states and Rocky mountain divi.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
.DOUGAL HEADS
 RESERVE BANK

Chicago. october 23.-W. B. McDougal. bank exs miner for the Chicago clearing house association, was elected governor of the Chicago district federal reserve bank today. The directors did not decide on the governors salary. but 1t is under stood it probably will be $30,000 year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
Aeroplane Meet Cancelled

Washington, October 23.-Cancellation of the aeroplane competition the army signal corps planned to hold at San Diego, Cal, with. the object of purchasing the three best machines shown, was announced at the war department today. officials sug- gested that American builders were too busy constructing machines for Europe to become interested in such contest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
Telexraphers' Tournament

San Francisco. October Ns.-A national telegraphers and wireless operators tour nament will be held here, it was am nounced today, May 2, 2s and 29, 1915, under the auspices of the Panama Pa cifc International Teegraphers' Tourna- ment association. Preliminary elinina- tion contests will be held in other large elties and the winners will meet here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
Flour Prices Advance

Fortland' October 2S.-All grades of flour were advanced 20 cents a barrel here to- day. Exporters estimated that annroxi- nately 25O00O barrels of flour have beep sold recently for export from Portland and Puget Sound to Europe This is the first flour in large quantities to be shipped to Europe in several years =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24
Weather Foreaast

Washington, October. 23.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Saturday, except probably showers near the coast: Sunday local rains and cooler.
 Tennessee: Fair Saturday; Sunday cloudy and cooler probably local rains.
 Georgia: Local rains Saturday, except fair in southwest; Sunday partly cloudy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24

vandals last night placed coal tar on the seats of a picture house, ruining the clothing of patrons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24

Counsel for Mark Cunningham, con victed yesterday of setting fire to the home of, Will Thompson at Smokeneek, announced that. an appeal will be taken; The evidence. it is claimed, was largely oircumstantial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-24

The members of the Ensley High school football team will; leave this morning for Columbiana to play the columbiana High school team this afternoon. All players on the team will make the trip with the exception, of Cook, who is out of the game with an injured side. Last night the team was entertained by Miss Aloser, expression teacher of the Ensley High schooli
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-08
GROWTH OF INTERIOR
UNITED STATES

No fact among all the great politico-
economical facts that have illustrated
the worlds history since history be.
gan to be written is So full of human
interest, or deals with such masses of
mankind, as the growth of the interi-
or United States since the railway
opened to the seaboard these immense
solitudes. The Eruption of thhe north
ern tribes upon the Roman Empire
bears no proportion to it, and was de-
structive in it's results; and we may
say the same as to the Napoleonic
wars. These are among the most cele
brated events of commonwealth on
our planet, beginning and ending in
blood-shed and enormous waste e
capital. But within fifty years over
thirty millions of people have been
transplanted to or produced upon vast
reg ons of hitherto uninhabited and
comparatively unknown territory,
where they are now living in comfort
and affluence and enjoying a degree
of civilization second to none in The
world and greatly superior to any
that is known in Europe outside Of
the capitals. And this could not have
happened had it not been for the rail
way Sidney Dillon.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-08
WENT FOR sLEiG RIDE;
GIRLS NOT SEEN SINCE

Salt Lake, Jan. s.. Five days
search OF Salt Lake and other Utah
cities and scores of kilograms to Of
icers of Colorado, Idaho. Wyoming,
and Nevada cities, have fai ed to re.
veal trace of Sadie Branning, IA;
Mary Branning, Is; ard Florence
Stillman, IS. who disappeared from
the Branning home( AZ South First
West street, New Years Eve, in COM
peny with two young men whose idetn
tity Is kept secret by the police.
According to Mrs. Branning the
girls were 'admonished to return from
their sleigh ride by 9 p. m. which
they promised to do. 1t has been learn
ell that the sleigh taken from the Iowa
livery stable was returned to the sta
BILE within short time and that a two
seated rig with horse was taken In.
stead. This outfit was found New
Years morning at daybreak at First
North srd Second West streets.
WHERE tne UOdSe WAS ultCucu "
tree. 1t had evidently been there
several hours.
Whether the girls left the city vol
UNFAIRLY or were lured away by the
youths is the question that has puz-
z'ed the police. Mrs. Brann'ng has
walked the streets night and day, and
has appeared at police headquarters
several times a day seeking for news
of her daughters The police are in
clined to the view that the girls were
lured away by gang OF white slav-
e-s and have been taken from the
state. The Stillman girl is said to
be ward of the juvenile court and
both the suspected men are said to
be known to the police.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-08
FARRlSS IDENTIFIED As
BURGLAR WHO KILLED
EDWARD DRlSCOlL

San Francisco. Jan. 5.--Ralph Far.
r;ss the young train bandit under
sentence of death for numbering H.
L. Montague, travelling passenger
agent for the Southern Pacific rail.
road when he robbed the Sunset Lin
tied near Los Angeles the night Of
December J., was identified here to-
day by Mrs. George Duval as the
burglar who killed Edward Driscoll,
aged II, on the night Of December
20 In San Francisco.
Driscoll's sisters heard a noise in
their apartments and asked their
brother to investigate. He was shot
through the forehead as he opened the
door to the dining room. The murder
er fled before anyone in the house saw
him, but Mrs. Duval, who was a
neighbor, said she saw o man vault
the back fence. She Is positive Far
Kiss was the fugitive.
Farriss arrived today from Los An.
geles where he was tried and convic.
ted. He is on the way TO San Quentin
penitentiary to be hanged March g..