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New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

a carpenters meeting early in the evening, leaving for home shortly be- fore 10:30 and arriving there about that time. Says He Heard Crash. .p Did you hear any particular sound which attracted your attention ?' asked the states attorney. Not at that time. But about a quarter of eleven I heard that crash. I was reading. Everything was per- fectly still. Then came the crash. I thought that someone's bed might have broken down. I cried out, Hey there I heard no further sound, al- though I listened carefully. l did not connect the sound with Ballou's death until later,''
 Just "One Bang" The witness did not know at the time that his room was next to the landing. The sound was just "one bang the witness said. Asked if the fall of the dummy used in the coroner's test, stimulating part of the tragedy, could also be heard in his room, he said it could. He was in the room and heard 1t dis tinctly. The crash on the night of June 23 was louder. e.. .s .-.s..
 On cross examination the witness said he did not know from what part of the stairs the dummy was thrown. Witness knew the location of Mrs. Angles rooms. He could hear the piano when played there, the sound of footsteps and of voices, but could not distinguish words.
 Heard No Voices.
 Witness said he heard no voices, sound or commotion of any kind preceding the "crash.'' This latter he described as having a "crunching" sound.
 Did it appear as if something struck and continued ?" MT. Klein, of counsel for the defense, asked.
 ''Yes, sir"
 Was the sound one sudden crash ?'
 'No, it was sort of continued
 'As if a bed slat had fallen and the rest of the bed followed?"
 "Yes. sir
 Told Landlady of Noise.
 The witness said that after the crash he heard no sound of any kind He went to bed about 12 o'clock He spoke of the noise next morning to his landlady, but at that time knew nothing of Ballous death
 The witness told of appearing at the coroner's inquest. In answer to further questions he said experiments similar to those made by the coroner had been made this week by a Mr. Burleson. He was present.
 Policemen on Stand.
 Police Officers J. M. Burke and Pat rick Ley and Special Officer Edward Morris of the Stamford department were called by the state to testify that the sidewalk in front of the Rippo wam building was clear and that no body of a man was lying there either shortly before or shortly after II o'clock on the night of January 23. The former passed the building at seven minutes before II and the two latter five or six minutes after that hour.
 Their cross-examination was brief and developed nothing additional
 Joseph O'Neil of Stamford gave sim liar testimony. Recess was taken at this point.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
DULL, SPLITTING,
 SICK HEADACHE
Dr. James Headache Powders re- ieve at once-1O cents a
 package.

You take Dr. James, Headache Powder and in just a few moments your head clears and all neuralgia and distress vanishes. It's the quickest and surest relief for headache, whether dull, throbbing, splitting or nerve racking. Send someone to the drug store and get dime package now. Quit suffering-it's so needless. Be sure you get Dr. James Headache Powders-then there will be no disap- pointment.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
W. B. MOORE IN PORTLAND.

Exceptionally good work is being done in Portland, Me, by W. B. Moore, the organizer of the Chamber of Commerce here. Under his direc- tion the biggest Chamber of Com nerce meeting ever held in the state was held in Portland recently A three days campaign for funds and mem bership has just been finished and resulted in 1,101 applications for mem bership and the subscription of S20,410. The population of Portland is about 65,0OO
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

knew at one time that they were not. i He spoke to Mrs. Angle on two oc- ! casions about the matter, the last 1 time being about two months before l Ballous death. At that time Mrs. Angle said she had already given her reasons why she would not marry Ballou.
 Why don't you put the old gentle man out of his agony by marrying him D. the witness said he asked her. Witness said Mrs Angle told him Ballou was very old and she had seen the result of such marriages when there were grown children in the family.
 Little drops of water will wear away a stone,'' the witness said he replied.
 Witness said Mrs. Angle replied: Look at the size of the stone.''
 No Reason to Get Married.
 She also said, according to the wit ness, that there was no reason for her getting married.
 Witness told of Mrs Angle calling him on the telephone after the death of Ballou.
 Do you think I killed Waldo?" she asked, according to the witness
 T don't know the witness said he replied, "but I don't like the idea of your having put him out on the side walk to die like a dog.''
 The witness further said sne de- clared she wished she had called him up before or had notified the police.
 Story Remains Unchanged.
 His story was unchanged on cross- examination.
 The next witness was James V. Morris of Stamford, who told of be- ing in a saloon in Stamford and of seeing Ballou take a drink there and buy a bottle of liquor
 A broken neck of a brown bottle was offered by the state for 1dentifi- cation.
 Asked how he happened to notice Ballou more than any other of half a dozen men there, witness said he had never seen him in a saloon be- fore and for that reason his atten- tion was attracted to him.
 Identifies Broken Bottle.
 John Moran, a bartender in Adolph Kessler's saloon in Stamford, was called. This was the saloon where Ballou was seen. The witness iden- tified the broken bottle as of the kind carried by Kessler. Such bottles con- tained wild cherry wine.\
 Under cross examination witness said he did not know Ballou, and did not recall selling a bottle of cherry wine to any one that night. ..
 ross-Examination Brief.
 Two rye whiskey bottles identified by the witness as having come from Kessler's saloon were offered by the state to be marked for Identification. One was undamaged, but the other showed injury. His cross -examina- tion was brief.
 Adolph Kessler identified the whiskey bottles previously submitted as having come from his saloon in Stamford. He did not know Ballou.
 Rabbit on Stand.
 Patrick Rabbit, who occupied room under Mrs. Angles apartments in the Rippowam building at the time of Ballou's death, was next called.
 Were you in your room on the night of June 23 ?'' the state attorney asked. +.
 Yes, sir"
 About that time.'
 About 10:3O P. M.''
 The witness said he had attended
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
TO APPROPRIATE STOCKS.

Berlin, March 10, Via. London, 10: 50 a. m.-Expropriation of all stocks of barley exceeding a metric ton (2,2O4 pounds) has been ordered by the bun- desrath. Certain exceptions are made, however, for farmers, stock owners and persons who wish to use the grain for seed purposes.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
IN HONOR OF FANNY CROSBY

The congregation of the Swedish Bethany church vii honor the mem ory of the late Fanny Crosby of Bridgeport next Sunday evening. Songs written by the famous blind hymn writer who died only a few weeks ago at the age of ninety-fve years, will be sung at a special praise service.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
REDUCE RATE TO $50.

London, March 10, 10:40 a. m.- All British trans-Atlantic steamship companies have followed the lead of the Cunard Line and reduced the rate for second class passage to New 1ori. to $50.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
VIOLENT CLASHES IN LISBON

VIOLENT CLASHES IN LISBON.
 Lisbon. Via Paris, March 10, $50 a. m-The increased price of bread was responsible yesterday for violent clashes between the police and work men in the naval arsenal. The police used their weapons freely and many persons were injured before the dis turbance was ended.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
DIR. GRISWOLD DEAD.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March 10.- Dr. Joseph Bascom Griswold, well known as surgeon, and senior vice commander chief of National G. A. R.. died last night after two months illness. He was seventy-three years of age
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10

Hero is Your Good Luck
 The Mind Reader is here. Find out what you want to know. Charges only 50c- 69 Church street, upstairs. -advt.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
For Those Choking Coughs

A/ Those dreadful colds that fairly threaten life, there is one remedy that will bring quick relief, and that iS KERR'S FLAX-SEED EMULSION LINONINE. For years this medicine was used ex- clusively by physicians, but it is nov obtainable at all drug stores. If you are afflicted with cough or cold it will certainly relieve you of it, and at the same time build up the system.
 Even bronchitis, that most dis tressing and dreaded of coughs, gives way to the great healing in- Auences of Kerr's Flax-Seed Emulsion, and it relieves the lungs of compositions and prevents pneumonia. Try it, it is such a relief.
 Three sizes, 25c, soc. $1.oO.
New Britain herald., 1915-03-10
Hen Party.

Hundreds of hens throughout the state are busily engaged laying eggs for ''The Busy Little Store.' Natives, absolutely fresh. 27c doz., 3-4 dog. for $1. %. Russell Br os.-advt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
POLICE HAVE A
 VERY QUIET DAY

For the first time In months the pos lice department yesterday experienced a real quiet Sunday There were scarcely a score of arrests made throughout the entire day and those unfortunates who did become en- meshed in the net of the law were locked up on misdemeanor charges.
 The quietness of the Sabbath was a source of much comment on the part of the wardens. "1 don't know what to think of such a quiet day. said War den Puckett "I have been on this Job for many a year. but I believe this has been as quiet Sunday as l have ever seen"
 When Warden Glover relieved War den Puckett at o'clock last night and found such a small number of prisoners on the docket he took on mysterious air and commenced to ,rophesy all sorts of strange things. "It's sure something Is going to bust loose" said the genial warden. "i sup pose you have heard that old saw about there always being a calm be- fore storm. We'll look out. Some thing is going to happen and in my opinion if will be some happening. These kind of days don't fall to our lot often and when they do | always begin to feel uneasy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
TERRELL MURDER CASE 0N DOCKET Several Notable Capital Cases Set for Trial
 This Week

capital docket is set in the first di- vision of the criminal court this week, and includes several notable cases.
 Among them is that of Jesse White. negro, who was recently indicted for the murder of Dr. C. c. Terrell, who was shot to death few weeks ago near his home at Praco. The negro does not deny shoot ing at Dr. Terrell, but insists that he shot in self-defense. His case Is the last on the docket, but it will probably be reached.
 case of long standing is that of Louis Gagliano who it is alleged shot and killed a negro at Bessemer while in the custody of an officer. The case has been passed several times both by the state and the defendant.
 Judge H. P. Heflin will organize the petit juries for the week in the first division and set the date of trial of each of the defendants. Judge w. E. Fort will assist in trying the capital cases. Judge John H. Miller will take up the misde- meanor docket in the second division.
 Capital cases set for next week are:
 Louis Gagliano, murder Will Dovey robbery; Julius Jordan, robbery; John Wesley Hill. murder; Ben Hutchinson, murder; T. J. McLemore. murder. Emma Peter, murder; Marcel. murder; John Wilson, murder; T. J. Pierce. murder: Sam Gunnells. murder; Warren Irwin, and Lee Jackson murder Tom Harvey. murder; Jessie White, murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
WEEKS FRATERNAL EVENTS
ny CHARLES n. HANDY

Memorial Day proclamation of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows has been issued by Grand Master George Huddleston, who designated the sec end Tuesday in June as the date of the occasion. The proclamation has been sent to all the Odd Fellows lodges in the state and Is as follows
 'In accordance with the require ments of standing resolution of the sovereign grand lodge. l. George dud- dleston. sranS master. do hereby re- quest all subordinate lodges within the jurisdiction of Alabama to assemble on the second Tuesday of June, 1915, being the sth day thereof, and engage in appropriate services respecting their dead members; such services to be con- ducted in an appropriate manner; pro- vided if different day be more cor venient that the lodge may select such day.
 Done in the city of Birmingham, this the 24th day of May. 1915, and of the order the ninety seventh year
 GEORGE HUDDLESTON
 Grand Master
 Attest H. c. Pollard, Grand Sec retary"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
BIG CHAUTAUQUA 1 T0RE0PEN TODAY
Attractive Programme for the Week Is Given
 in Full

The Birmingham chautauqua will re- open today with a morning session, which will begin at 10 o'clock. One of the at fractions at this hour will be some ln- dian folk tales and folk dances by Miss Verna Swanson. Miss Swanson will re- main in Birmingham during the remain der of the chautauqua season here, and will present series of interesting and ente rtainIng sketches of life in several nationalities. Tuesday morning Russian foli, tales and dances will be taken up and tn Wednesday morning the German. On Thursday morning Miss Swanson will close the series with Scandinavian sketch.
 Wallace Bruch Amsbary will deliver a morning lecture, his topic being. Poet and Empire" and his afternoon address will be entitled Some American Writ CTS in Prose and Verse" MT. Amsbary will be in Birmingham until Thursday. and is Looked for several addresses at the chauta uaua while in session here. The evening attraction will consist Of concert by an orchestral club and scien- fife demonstrations of the gyroscope and ultraviolet ray by Montraville Wood. The orchestra club will also give con- cert at the afternoon performance Following Is a programme for the rest of the week:
 MONDAY.
 Children's hours, 10 a. m.
 Morning lecture, Il a. m.
 Afternoon music, p. m
 Afternoon lecture, 3:3O p. m.
 Evening music. 7:45 D. m.
 Evening entertainment, S:30 p. m.
 TUESDAY MORNING.
 Children's hour Russian folk tales snd folk dances, Miss Verna Swan- son.
 Lecture, Canadian Writers in Prose and Verse" Wallace Bruce Amsbary.
 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
 Grand concert. Signor Pallaria and ne TUESDAY EVENING.
 Grand concert, Signor Pallaria and his band.
 WEDNESDAY MORNING.
 Children's hour German folk tales and folk dances. Miss Verno Swanson. Lecture. "The Great Russian Prose Master" Wallace Bruce Amsbary.
 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
 Concert. Maurer Sisters orchestra. Lecture "Political Patriotism" Gov. Ashton c. Shallenberger of Nebraska.
 WEDNESDAY EVENING.
 Joy night impersOnations ana mu- sic. John B. Ratio and Maurer Sisters orchestra.
 THURSDAY MORNING.
 Children's hour, Scandinavian folk tales and folk >dances, Miss verna Swanson.
 THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
 Dramatic lecture, "The Martyrdom of Fools" Thomas Brooks Fletcher.
 THURSDAY EVENING.
 Song recital Alice Nielsen. one Of the worlds most noted prima donnas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Calls It False Accusation

ITO the Editor of The Age Herald q As wage earning woman and an lactive member of the Birmingham Equal .Suffrage association, I wish to deny the 8false accusation contained in your issue
 of May 19. regarding the paying of dues by the Birmingham association. Every member &of the association, Whether rich or poor has the same privi- klege. and it is not the intention on the
 part of few who have more of this
 world goods than we, to crowd out their X"toiling sisters" or take away any of 9their privileges, as is plainly shown by 4the amount of dues assessed There are #women in our association who could, If Unnecessary. pay $25 s30 a year; yet. to
 zgive everyone equal part. the dues Nwere fixed at the lowest possible rate. and Eno woman who is really interested in so *good cause is too poor to pay the mere Epittance of 50 cents year. and believe Hthe number is very small who are not .4wiling to pay this small amount. 4 We can now feel more free to express
 xour views and opinions on any subject Ethan heretofore. knowing that we have Kan equal share, instead of leaving the Financial burden to a few. As far as Bother associations in the st1te not pay Hing dues. will state that nearly all Ala zbama associations have dues. < Thanking you for this space. I am. re- CATHERINE RUMMAGE. & Birmingham, Ala, May 2, 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
Monday Is q Day of Duty
By MRS. J. B. REID

Monday is the hardest of all housekeep- ing days, there is such an accumulation of left-overs from Sunday-left-over duties and scraps of Saturdays market ing
 Then the washerwoman has to be con- tended with. and this Is no small job While getting together things for the laundry it is a splendid time to take stock of the household wardrobe.
 The system of counting the soiled linen out and in again is tedious, but 1t Is profitable. this hurried way of giving things out is the cause of much loss and annoyance in settling accounts. This same detail, the handling of your belong ings consumes much of Monday from the cellar to the garrett. because 1t Is the beginning of routine weekly duties. The making of plans for the operation of homes, involving the preparations of 2i family meals consuming the period of one week No matter how simple, they must be combined with qualities for health and economy. It is best to plan these de- tails on Monday because of these left overs from a bountiful Sunday We all more or less burden our digestion with too much food on that day. In conse- quence of extravagant buying, if we are resourceful we can utilize much of Sat urday's forage throughout Monday, or un- til after breakfast Tuesday.
 These features make housekeeping in- teresting if we really like managing. There Is so much variety in the duties of home that 1t should not be monoton- ous job Monday is the starting point and you often hear women say, T dread the day because there is so much extra work" Really we make our Sundays too strenuous, hard for ourselves and for those who serve us Instead of a day of rela xation, it is the day of big dinners, and the cause of too much improvident buying: and then Monday we feel dull and repent of our mistakes. We are not In a frame of mind or spirit to begin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24

the week; we have overdone ourselves ply scally and often financially.
 By our lack of thought and system We have made almost every day too fuli of tedious trials. but Monday they seem to have accumulated until we date all of our troubles from that day and look forward to it as housekeeps dark Friday"
 Then, too the cooks seem to change their homes on this day--they receive full pay Saturday night-rest Sunday and start out new job hunting on Mon day. It is not uncommon to hear the housekeepers say, wait until Monday and you can get all the cooks you want.n So this is often great big Mon day horror-a new cook-and more oft en she is no cook at all-just an idle makeshift--who adds to the horrors of the day.
 Again the merchant has named Mon day bargain day. and this is terri ble temptation to rush through the duties to be among the plum seekers'- there always great opportunities lost if one Is not at the counter on time. After shopping and lunching. Mon day afternoon Is consumed by the ma 1ority of women in the meetings of their church socials. and these involve quite a good deal of schemng-it Is really wonderful how much the women do ac- complish in their church offices-they make hundreds of dollars every year, and the greater part of it is planned for and spent on these Monday after noons Thus one can readily how the dread of full Monday confronts the housekeeper, or the women who are l busy, it is day full of odd jobs, but a day of doing; and what does 1t mat ter if it does come once a week if it is d day of deeds.
 1 Most of our hardships are born of the dread of undertaking things we do not start into them with the right spirit We are perfectly satisfied with the easy days, but the full day Is unwelcome. There is much of life that is trou- be, there is so much of good to make glad. that it behooves us to peep over the gloom of duty and catch the light. | learn to soar above the ordinary ills. make duty a genuine pleasure. by this only Is success attained After all the greatest success Is in contentment, whether 1t is for Monday or forever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
Big Class Initiation

Everything Is in readiness for the big class initiation and meeting of the Woodmen of the World of the state which will be held Tuesday at the Jefferson theatre when 800 candidates will be initiated into the order. The exercises will commence at 2S0 when addresses will be made by Sovei ign Commander w. E. Frazer and other officers of the sovereign camp at Omaha feature of the meeting will be a parade in which the uniformed iank of the order and all members in attendance at the meeting will par ticipate. The parade will be formed at the Jefferson theatre and will pass through the principal streets of the city. Many unusual features are prom ised and it is expected that every Woodman of the district will be in the parade a4ef4 Nr r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-24
COMMENCEMENT ON
 AT HOWARD COLLEGE
The Rev. A. G. Moseley of Wetumpka Delivers Bac-
 calaureate Sermon

What was declared to be one of the best was the baccalaureate sermon delivered at Il o'clock yesterday morning in the college auditorium by the Rev. A. G. Moseley of Wetumpka. The largest audi ence that ever attended the opening of Towards commencement exercises filled the auditorium to the doors and many were unable to get inside The bacca- laureate sermon usually is delivered at the Ruhama Baptist church, but all the exercises in connection with the com mencement this year will be held in the auditorium.
 Mir. Moseley took for his subject. "A Parable of Processes" He said that nothing was worth having and nothing could be properly appreciated without work. "A mother loves her offspring more ! than any one else possibly could," he de- clared. ''She must pass through the valley of the shadow of death in order to get the child and loves it because of the suffer f ing she had to bear in securing it." ! MT. Moseley said a man could not properly appreciate fame if it came to ! him without effort.
 4 At the college auditorium last night at i 8 clock the Rev H. Ross Arnold of La fsyette delivered an address, his subject being. ''The Missionary Incentive" This morning at o'clock the final as- 4 sembly and roll call will be held in the { auditorium. The oratorical contests will s hold the boards at 10 30 o'clock and ir 1.-the afternoon field games and athletic contests are scheduled on the athletic field.
 The annual slun,1x banquet will-be hels at the Newspaper club tonight at o'clock and the senior class assisted by East
 Lake girls, will present the annual play
 Jack Straw" a three-act comedy has
 been selected for the occasion.
 Tomorrow there will be class reunions #in the auditorium. In the afternoon the dhcnorary graduation of Towards war 'jstudents will take place and the annual Perception on the college campus will be zlheld. This is one of the social events of Ethe year, and all visitors are made to Sfeel at home, the people of East Lake Hjoining with each other in making the en- Entertainment attractive.
 4 The graduating exercises will be held g "Wednesday morning. pr. Leslie Davis of
 Philadelphia will deliver an address to the |tgraduating class, as will Superintendent 3W. l., Porter of Brewton. The exercises Hwill be held in the college auditorium.