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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
NEW DECATUR

New Decatur, June 1S.-(Special )-When George James. confined in the Morgan county jail for safekeeping, was notified today by The Age-Herald correspondent that the supreme court yesterday had af- firmed his death sentence for the murcer
 of Enoch Claiborne in Cullman county, on January 8. 1914. he declared that there was one more step that he could take to escape the penalty.
 ''Will you appeal to the governor for
 a commutation?" he was asked.
 "No," was the reply.
 James declined to state the nature of
 the step contemplated His attorneys
 however. state that an application for rehearing will be filed with the supreme court. and If denied, that an appeal will
 be made to Governor Henderson fol
 clemency James claims to be but 1! years of age, and at his trial pleaded
 insanity.
 According to Solicitor D. c. Almon. who prosecuted the case, Claiborne was foully murdered, being shot to death while read ing the Bible in his country home wes of Cullman With his wife Claiborne hat just heen discussing the Scripture, '1f { man die. shall he live again?' when bullet fired through the window snuffe, out his life and plowed its way into the book held in his hand. Two leavei of the Bible, one of them containing reference from the book of Job as to tn. punishment of those who slay, were pune tured by the leaden missile.
 A telegram received here today by Cir cult Solicitor D. C. Almon from Attorne, General Martin of Alabama stated tha the supreme court had declined to re ceive the submission of the case of T l J. Newsom, charged with the murdel here of c E. Hatchett a news dealer | According to local attorneys the actiol of the supreme court means that tn Cd SC cannot come hofore the suprem court until the call ot the docket of tn Eighth circuit, someti,le next February | and that Newsom vii: be kept in jail unti rhat time, or until his trial is held New som had been granted bond in the sun oe $l5OO on & habeas corpus hearing b, , Judge Thomas Vert Of obe Morgan coun lty law and equity court. but the state ap pealed from the ruling and the defendan
 muet remain in jail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19

Montgomery, June 1s.-(Special )-That Governor Henderson does not think the Montgomery Age-Herald correspondent has done him an Injustice in saying that he the governor was responsible for the examination of the books of the agricultural department by Examiner J. H. Craig, was the declaration of the governor today, when his attention was called to the interview of Chairman Henry P. Merritt of the Investigating commit tee in Fridays Age-Herald.
 Chairman Merritt stated in his interview that he thought "The Age-H erald. through it's Montgomery correspondence, was doing Governor Henderson an in- justice in saying repeatedly that he as- signed Examiner Craig to go into the Iecord Of the asfiouitiif= tiep5ir tffieiit. ''
 As matter of fact, Examiner Craig, according to the governor was named a special examiner by the executive as esS-1 as he ascertained that the records of the department might show certain dis crerances. The governors attention was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19

There was an old woman sitting on of the business centre of the city few evening ago, just about dusk. A sun bon net hid her face from view, but she seemed so feeble one could not refrain from peeping behind the bonnet to ask if there was any need of friend at that time.
 We found the wrinkled face of an old negro woman. and she was waiting for her cousin, who cooked somewhere nearby. Her name was Mirandie, and as we asked, 'Auntie,' if your cousin should not expect you do you know where 10 go?" 'I never said l was Aunt Mirandi said cousin Mirandi Groom. Tse from down the country on the Groom place. No. I didn't say Greensboro, either; I said Groom place; that's where my folks live. Ise here a visiting my cousin
 Her eyes were milky with film across the pupil. She leaned on a stick. and she said, T ain't going take up with these Birmingham folks hearn bout how quick they put you in jail, and dats one place I ain't never been and never gwine to be- We told her the jail was only for very bad people and we felt sure she would be treated right in the city. Its mighty pretty here, with these great. big fine houses and churches. but for me. give me my log cabin in the field I knows where I am at there; but l here. Miss, to tell you the very truth, I i,, a fine house near a fine church and l thought it might be here; so | waiting. | Well. we asked if she don't come can you tell the number of her house. No, chile, we don'tgo by numbers in my country dat's penitentiary trick I know dis :, cause my boy was in the mines for doing bad and he was number 53 and I got a bad taste in my mouth for numbers after that, and I don't want any stripe dresses, either That is the raasnn l got this here blue dress; l aint no convict" Night was drawing near and the old woman was a bit uneasy. so we asked her if she could show us the way she came We started with her. as she pointed across a pretty flower garden" (Capito park, and just as we got to the mid dway a small, greasy faced little negro boy came running up and said. Now, you done try to run away. I said you wal | going get lost. Come on nanny and you stay in this alley till you learn the way
 If you don't. the police going get yo,
 sure.''
 l This old woman was fresh from the country with mortal dread of things sh,
 heard about Birmingham. She was visit ing in terror and longing for her los cabin. She resented our relationship witt herself as "Auntie." sShe was Mirandi, l Groom. and proud of it. Her demeanor a first reminded me of an incident tha happened several years ago, when a ne gro woman, well dressed and consciou of it. was walking in front of a wei known lady of the city. There was on little touch needed to make her appear ance complete. This the lady attempte' ! to remedy. So she spoke gently, "Auntie
 your white skirt is a little too long.
 Tossing her head in the air she replied
 'I ain't none of your aunt, Ise Mis-
 Brown"
 It is natural to wonder if these stranger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
PLAN TO UPBUILD
 SUBMARINE ARM
 OF THE U. s. NAVY

Washington, June 1S.-A general policy for the upbuilding of the submarine arm of the navy will be worked out in a se- ries of conferences which began today between Secretary Daniels and bureau chiefs and Capt A. w. Grant. recently appointed to command the Atlantic un- derwater hotila, and to exercise super. vision over the entire submarine branch of the service.
 MT. Daniels said after today's confer ence that it was proposed to find means of improving and increasing the efficiency of both material and personnel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
Alabana's Ne1U LalUs

The Age Herald will publish the official certified copies of four newspaper pages of new Alabama statutes
 Monday June 21, 1915 This newspaper the only in the state which publishes complete the of the legislature for the benefit of its read CTS Next Monday laws will include all which passed by the early of the legislature not heretofore approved and published All certified by the secretary of state
 If you wish copies of the issue containing these laws please notify newsdeaer the circulation department of The Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
Pbillinps Named Receiver

Walter Phillipps of Pinson was ap- iointed receiver yesterday at a hearing Of the creditors of w. NJ. Hurphree, who filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States court. The peti- tioner is a merchant at Pinson and sched- uled his liabilities at $5657 and his as- sets estimated at s100o. The case was re- ferred to Judge E. H. Dryer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 s3420-R. F. Culverhouse to E. H. West lot 16, block {, Princeton.
 S5oj0-W. R. Stewart and wife to Nellie D. Afford. lot ?. w. M. Burgin's first addition to Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
Bryan Prepares Speech

Washington, June 1s.-Forrner Sec retary Bryan spent today in prepara- tion for his first public speech since his resignation, which he will deliver tomorrow night in New York at Car negie hall, the occasion being a peace meeting under trade union auspices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
THE: WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, June 1S.--Forecast for Ala
 bama and Mississippi and Georgia: Fair Saturday and Sunday. Tennessee: Fair Saturday except show CTS and cooler east Sunday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
Steamship Afire

Liverpool. June 1S.-The British steamer Explorer, which arrived here the 18th from New Orleans, has fire in the No. hold. steam extinguishing Flames
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the "A hours ending at p. m., 18th meridian time June 1S 1915:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-19

Stations and Weather at 8 p. m.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
BIRD LAW EFFECTIVE
Department will Continue to Pros
ecute Illegal Killing of Birds.

Many of the press comments on
the decision of the United States
district court, rendered March 20
at Topeka, Kansas, holding that
the Federal migratory bird law
lis unconstitutional, in the opinion
of the department, are erroneous
and are apt to mislead the public
concerning the real situation in
this matter.
The Kansas decision, like a for
mer decision to the same effect in
the eastern district of Arkansas,
| is limited in its operation solely to
the district in which it was render
ed. Neither decision settles or
nullifes the law, and the exact
contrary has been held by the u
nited States district court for
South Dakota. The Arkansas
case has been appealed to, and is
now pending in the United States
Supreme Court. The act of Con-
gress protecting the migratory
birds stands effective until the Su-
preme Court finally decides the
question of its constitutionality.
In the meantime, it is incumbent
on every law abiding citizen to OBJ
serve its provisions and the regu-
lations. 1t is the duty of the de-
partment to enforce this law, and
the officials in charge will endeav-
or to do so as long as it is in force.
Reports of violations will be care
fully investigated, and when suf-
ficient evidence is secured they
will be reported for prosecution.
In this connection it should not be
forgotten that an offender against
this, as in the case of other United
States laws, is subject to prosecu-
tion any time within three years
from the date the offense is com
mitted.-U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
RECOMMENDS PUNTA GoRDA
And Will Himself Locate Here
Permanently Later

ID. c. Johnson of Clinton, Ind.
who will be remembered as having
spent the winter of 1913-14 here
writing to renew his subscription
to THE HERALD says;
81 want the paper, and it was
my intention to take my family
there to spend the remainder of
our year in Punta Gorda, but /
had some estate matters to settle
that kept me here.
81 recommend Punta Gorda to
those inquiring about location
in Florida and | know | have sent
three persons this winter. If !
live, | and also my family expect
to locate there permanently. | am
a radical Punta Gorda man and
recommend it to every soul that
wants to locate in the South. "
"The Herald has more news in
it than any paper published in a
town that size"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
DEsoTo PRESS ASSOCIATION
Met in Arcadia on Friday and
Discussed Various Matters

The DeSoto County Press Asso,
citation met in Arcadia last Fri.
day, with all the newspapers OF
the county, excepting "one, repre-
sented, the attendance being as
follows:
Andrew Carter, S. A. Mcbride,
Frank Horton, Il. r. Jones and B.
Vance, Arcadia; Geo. Goolsby,
Wauchula; G. W. Adams, Zolfo
A. P. Jordan, Punta Gorda.
La was an important meeting
and various matters pertaining
to the publishing business were
taken up and discussed, the ses-
sion occupying parts of both the
morning and afternoon.
AT the noon recess the attending
scribes were guests of Frank Hor-
ton at an elegant luncheon at the
Southern Hotel, and they all en-
joyed it greatly. 1t was in the
sun parlor of the Southern Hotel
that the business sessions of the
association were held, the proprie-
tor of the hotel having extended
this courtesy.
1t was an important meeting
and profitable, as action was taken
looking to better things both for
the newspaper publishers and
their constituents.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
CORN VS.. PINEAPPLES
Former Geovernor Gilchrist Tan.
giles Corn Farmer Ideas

Former Governor Gilchrist is
always ready with the repartee
especially if the subject has to dc
with the State of his early adopt.
ion. Here's an instance:
Sometime ago a tourist from
Illinois, in my presence, was run
ming down the soil here. / asked
him what was principally raised
in his country. He said corn. |
asked how many bushels per acre,
He said about fifty, weighing a.
bout ffty-six pounds to the bush
el, or about one ton and hall
(short tom to the acre. | said go
down this street to the nearest or
fartherest pinery. You will find
that 12,000 or more are planted to
the acre. Returning, stop at the
express office, where you will see
some crates of pineapples ready
for shipment. On each box the
number of apples is marked, the
crate weighing about eighty
pounds. You will find the aver
age today or any other day to be
about sixteen to the crate, five
pounds each, about thirty short
tons to the acre-call it half. This
land will not raise much corn;
your land will not raise any pine
apples. Your land will raise a.
bout one and a half tons of corn
to the acre; ours call it fifteen tons
of pineapples. Your land will
produce fifty bushels Of corn to
the acre, worth $40 to $50. The
land you arc cuTsing cut will pro-
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
FLORIDA LEGISL LATORS HAVE
BEEN KEPT BUSY THIS WEEK
expected to be made within the
next several weeks.

"The proposed game law, which
would prohibit the killing of deer
and wild turkey for five years is
a good one and should be adopt
ed" says the Zolfo Truth. "Stop
hunting the deer and turkey, for
that length of time and many
counties in the state would have
an abundant supply of this game.
Then shorten the season to say
not more than thirty days and it
would be a long time before our
state would be depleted of these
animals and birds. "
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29

for sterilized grapefruit juice,
it is believed that many persons
will find this juice, with the addi-
ton of water and sugar, a pleas
ant variation from lemonade or
limeade. Those who like grape
fruit should find the beverage in
viting. The method is so simple
that those in regions where grape
fruit are cheap and plentiful can
prepare this product on a small
scale with ordinary household ap-
rlianccs.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29

| Washington, d. CA simpl,
method of bOttling the juice o.
grapefruit for use in making aciC
beverages is advocated by the u
'nited States Department Of Agri
culture as a means of gaining /
useful by-product from hundred,
of thousands of cases of grape
fruit which now are wasted. An
investigation was undetakan a.
the urgent request of Florida
grapefruit growers who reported
that the market during the sea.
son would not take up a large pro.
portion of the grapefruit crop
and asked the Department to de.
termine the possibility of utilizing
the fruit or its juice in some profit
able way.
All that is necessary, according
to the Government s fruitjuice
specialists, is to bring the grape
fruit juice to the boiling point in
a porcelain-lined or enameled ket-
tie, pour it while still hot into bot
ties, which then are Theoretically
sealed. The juice when so hand
led will keep indefinitely, and pro-
vides base for grapefruit-ade or
other acid beverages having the
characteristic acid, somewhat bit
ter, flavor of the fruit. Expert
ments show, however, that it is
highly important that the bottle
be completely filed so that no lay
er of air be left between the top
of the juice and the cork or seal.
Where air in any amount comes
In contact with the top of the
sterilized juice it will cause the
juice to change its color. In hand
ling the juice it is particularly
that it be kept from
coming into contact with iron or
other metals easily acted upon by
acids.
The investigators found also
that it was possible to freeze the
grapefruit juice into solid ice and
then by whirling the ice in a GEN.
trifugal machine, to take out a
large part of the water and leave
the solids and fiavoring matter of
the fruit. This freezing and con-
centrating of the juice greatly re-
duces the bulk and makes a pro-
duct which can be sterilized by
heating and kept indefinitely.
Care must be taken to keep the
juice from coming in contact with
iron.
Those who wish to make a clear
juice, may filter the grapefruit
juice before it is heated by adding
to it from 2 to 3 per cent (about 3
ounces avoirdupois to the gallon)
of infusorial or Fuller's earth
well washed with hot water. The
mixture is then forced through q
non-metallic filter press and the
clear juice reheated and boiled.
With the freezing process, the
Juice is filtered after concentra-
lion, about twice the amount of in-
fusorial or Fuller's earth being
used per gallon of concentrate.
The chemists, in connection
With this bottling of grapefruit
Juice, notify the public that the
same process is not suitable for
,ottling the juice of oranges and
emons, which will not retain their
lavor if handled in this way.
While as yet, as far as known,
here is no commercial market |
luce several hundred crates of |
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29

duce several hundred crates of
pineapples to the acre worth
from $3.50 to $3.50 per crate, de-
pending upon season of the year,
market, etc. (Some farmers are
better than others and have more
sense.) He quit talking" "
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29

Judging from the bloom report
ed over the orange belt, Florida
will have another bumper crop
next winter, and let us hope that
better prices will prevail De
Land Record.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
WARNING TO GIRLS ENDORS-
ED AT DADE CITY
MEETING
Action Taken by Board of Direct
ors of State Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs = Young Women
Advised of San Francisco
Scheme

AT a meeting of the Board oi
directors of the State Federation
of Women clubs, held at DadC
City on Tuesday and "Wednesday
of last week, action was taken
calculated to dissuade young wo
men from going to San Francisco
to seek employment.
AT this meeting there was read
a warning, received from the gen.
eral Federation, prepared by tho
San Francisco club ladies. The
warning has been forwarded to
every State Federation and dis
seminated to the various clubs in
all states. 1t was urged that the
warning be endorsed and given
as much publicity as possible.
The board endorsed the warn
ling herewith published as read at
Dade City;
"The women of San Francisco
are determined to prevent the let
ting of a portion Of the fair
grounds for the purpose of estab-
Fishing houses of prostitution and
are doing all in their power to
stay the evil.
However this controversy
ends, one thing must be remem-
bered, the vice that sacrifices the
.girlhood and boyhood of the coun-
try, and brings contamination up
on innocent wives and children
that intends to flourish somewhere
during the worlds fair.
"Let it be remembered that the
country will be secured for girls
to supply the demand for this ne
farious business, and every means
that is possible will be used to
snare and mislead girls, in order
to secure them.
"Every girl should be warned
against advertisements of posi-
tions in San Francisco, for every
place that is worth while will be
taken if not already, and the door
that will be open for the strange
girl will be the door that leads to
"All girls who will or must go
to San Francisco, should go under
the care of the Travellers Aid So
ciety Of California.
"The papers that do their duty
to the nation will publish the
warning, and women of every
town and city who would protect
the youth Of the land, will sound
the alarm and caution and guard
the girls of their neighborhood." "
Another matter discussed at
length and endorsed most heartily
was the proposition to ask the
railroads penetrating the resort
towns to furnish suitable matrons
at all stations, to look after young
girls and ladies travelling alone
and women with small children,
who are more or less dependent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1915-04-29
Neither Side Seems to Have Gain
ed Much Ground
GERMANS ARE HELD BACK
Planning to Renew Dardanelles
Attack, the Allies are Land
ing Fresh Troops

London, Eng.-The battle in
Itha Ypres section continues. 1t is
one of the most stubbornly con-
tested engagements of the western
Icampaign since the beginning of
the war.
According to the British official
statement given out this morning
all of the German attacks north
east of Ypres have been repulsed
and the British troops, taking the
offensive, have forced the German
lines near st. Julien and west of
that town back, making consider
able gains of grounds. The French
have retaken Het Sas.
The Germans are said to have
lost more heavily than the allies
in their assaults
Much of Ypres was partly dis
troyed by fire, the Germans
throwing incendiary shells upon
the town.
The English public, hoping that
the most violent phase of the Ger
man offensive along the User ca
nal is past, is turning its atten-
ton again to the Dardanelles,
where the landing of troops is,
still under way. Russia is lend
ing earnest cooperation by bonn
bardlng the forts of the Bosphor-
us.
NO attepmt is made here to
the Importance of the
German operations in Flanders.
which have been said to be ample
revenge for the British victory
last month at Neuve Chappelle.
The Belgian report claims the re-
pulse of three German attacks
south of Dixmude, which indicates
that the German contention that
their advance was made over a
front extending from Ypres to
Dixmude was accurate.
The latest official German com
claimed recapture of
Lizerne from the French, but the
Belgian report made subsequently
asserts that possession of the
town was won for a second time.
and that Belgian artillery assist
ed greatly in winning it.
Lizerne, on the western side of
the canal, has been bone Of
fierce contention, having changed
hands four times in the course of
the present fight. It's Importance
is due to the fact that its posses
sion would give the Germans an
hold on that side of the
canal and would compel the al
lies to readjust their line.
That the fighting along the User
IS causing anxiety in England is
indicated by the demand of the
press that the government expe-
lite the sending of new army to
France.
A strong German offensive is
lnder way also at st. Mihiel. Thus
he two points where the German
offensive ceased before Christmas
-on the User and st. Mihiel-s
have been chosen for resumption
II activities in the spring. 1t re-
mains to be seen, however, wheth-
n these points have been selected
rs tents while the main onslaught
S made elsewhere.
The eastern front is receiving
'cant attention. Official reports
merely speak of detached actions
n the CarpathianS. !.