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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-19
HENDERSON MADE NEW GOVERNOR ID
 SUCCEED 0'NEA[
Vast Assemblage of Citizens Attend Ceremonies Which Are Elaborate in
 Every Detail

Montgomery. Janaury 1s.--(Special.j In the presence of an assemblage of citizens from all parts of Alabama. Charles Henderson of Troy took the oath of office as governor of this state at 1:2o clock this afternoon, follow : ing parade in which the Natinal Guard. several companies of school ca dets and number of marching clubs took part
 The oath of office was administered
 by Judge John c. Anderson, chief jus tice of the Alabama supreme court, and
 the Holy Bible used was the state of- ncial Book, upon which Jefferson Davis placed his hand when he took the oath of office as President of the Confeder- acy, February IS, 1861, and which has been fin use for such solemn purposes since John Anthony Winston was sworn | in as governor. 54 years ago.
 The inaugural parade formed on Lee
 street at Il 80 o'clock and marched up Dexter avenue, headed by a, platoon of mounted police. The present governor. whose term of office ends at midnight tonight and Charles Henderson, the in- coming executive, occupied the first au- tomobile in the procession.
 In the automobiles that followed were
 Waiter D. Seed, the retiring lieutenant
 governor, and his successor. Thomas b.
 Kilby, of Anniston, who will take the
 oath of office at noon tomorrow in the
 presence of the senate nembess of the
 governors staff in uniform and members
 of the inaugural committee.
 Adjutant General Joseph B. Sculy and
 his field staff led the Alabama Ma
 tional> Guard, including the Second regi-
 m..'A infantry and band. the First regi-
 m9le and band. three companies of field
 artilEaly, with signal corps and sanitary
 corpa.
 Following the national guard came the cadets from the Polytechnic institute al
 Auburn. with IS companies and the Au-
 burn band. Then came the Alabama f Boys Industrial school of East Lake 1T
 two companies, headed by their band
 A company of students from Camp Hill
 school concluded the military parade tfTnQng the civilian organizations that
 IL Sed were Henderson Marching clubs
 II. S3irmingham, Mobile, Troy and Bay Mfe.vte, bearing banners. The Mobilians
 were decorated with kumquats. drawing attention to the citrus industry of that section. Among the banners carried by the Jeffersonians, were those inscribed' Greetings to Our Next Governor" Ala bama First in the Sisterhood of States, T '.A Business Administration of Efficiency ] Economy 'Tlliteracy Must Go, ' reserve Inviolate the Credit and Honor the State,' Constructive Legislation Demanded and other, similar senti- ments.
 Engines of the Montgomery fire de partment and firemen in uniform con cluded the parade.
 Rain Falls
 A cold, dismal rain fell in the early hours of the day and continued at in tervals, but at the time of the inaugura ton in. the, afternoon there appeared i; rift in the clouds, though a, cold wind made the audience in the grandstand and about the capitol grounds feel the chill. ! On arrival at the capitol the retiring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-19
BIRMINGHAM GETS .s25,OO0 PIPE ORDER
City of St. Paul, Minn., Buys l146 Tons of Pipe
 from Local Firm

St. Paul, Minn,, January ls.-tspecial.) The city of St. Paul will buy 1146 tons of pipe for use in it's water mains from the National Cast Iron Pipe company of Birmingham Bids were opened here to- day by the water department purchas- ing committee and the Birmingham con cern was found to be the lowest bid der among several large competitors.
 The amount of the contract will be about S25,oeo. The prices are said to be the lowest submitted in 12 years. The pipe will be ordered immediately and will be installed as soon as the weather per mlts in the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-19
BAPTIST TEACHERS
 CONFERENCE TODAY

In the rooms of the Baptist headauar- ters in the Farley building the weekly Baptist Teachers' conference is to be held today.
 The teachers training work is to bs from 11:s0 to 1z:lk. and all the lessons are to come from 12:20 to 12:s6.
 Much intereot 10 being unaffected In tbese conferences and it has bsen found neceseary @ provide additional space t, accommodate the crowds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-19

governor and the governor-to-be mounted the historic stairs together. followed by their escort. and were given seats upon the grandstand, which was occupied by members of the supreme court, appellate court, state officials and others or proml- hence. Mrs. D'Neals and Mrs. Henderson occupied seats near the speakers stand. The invocation was by Rev. Dr. Charles F. Stakely, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Montgomery. who prayed for the peace and happiness of the people of Alabama, and that the governor, and others in authority, might do the will Of God in all their acts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-19
RIVERS KNOCKED OUT

Memphis. Tenn, January is. Frankie Callahan of Brooklyn knocked out Joe Rivers of Los Angeles in the second round of what was scheduled to have been an eight-round bout here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-19

For ages, have prOphets, phf1- csophers and teachers preached against the concentration of human labor upon the one great aim of ac- quiring money. There are riches of other kinds that are gradually recos- rized, and that are bound to rule the human mind as the race grows and, develops. But the struggle for wealth will never cease. As it is with tho in- dividual so it is with the state Wealth is a blessing for what 1t csn accomplish. and curse for what
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-25

want Qlr6CCly at the mlQSeC LllTu
baseman, but had enough steam be-
hind it to make the bungle excusable.
And that is the way Brief has been
hitting for some time. He needs just
trif1e more luck to bound to the top.
Weaver was the same old Buck,
making wild throw and then COM
pensating for the slip with some of
his own stereotyped acrobatic field
ing. He started the Yanks on a ram
page in the eighth with a two-base
wild throw and then, with the bases
loaded and the SoX only a run ahead,
he pulled the feature play of the day.
Boone batted a hot shot toward
center field through the box. 1t
hoped wickedly, but Buck lunged
over, gloved the pill and stumbled
over second base for the final out. In
tuition made him find the bag with
his feet, as he was unbalanced, and
it is doubtful if he could have thrown
to first. That play saved the game.
Earlier he had snagged an intended
hit as it was shooting over second
and tossed his man out at first. 1t
was the second time IN two days that
he pulled a pair of sensational de-
fensive plays in one game.
Russell would have gone through
the game without trouble if his sup
port had not thrown him down. The
Rebel pitched magnifcently until the
eighth. He is also fielding his posi-
ton well, once backing up the plate
on a throw from the outfeld and pre-
venting a run when the ball got away
from Schalk. Plays like that, which
do not show in the box score, prove
the worth of a player and the earnest
ness with which he is trying to win.
Last season Max FIack, Whale left
fielder, was a marvellous fielder, the
best baserunner on the team and
$50 hitter. He was good enough for
the average ball team, but when
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-25

rldCh 10 OIlS VI IuC uIOSI NdludU1O
athletes on the North Side crew. He
still retains has speed on the bases,
his fielding is again sensational, and
his batting is hundred points bet
ter than it was in 1914.
Three times yesterday he poked
singles. One came in the ninth and
assisted in tieing the score. The last
one was stabbed into the 18th and
sent home the winning run. His first
safety was marked up in the first in
ming, during which the Whales scored
twice. Every hit was timely and fig
ured in the tallying.
Somewhere during the past winter
Max picked up the knack of meeting
the ball squarely. He will never be
the slugger that Zwilling is, but he
can get more bases on a shorter hit
than any other man on the team. He
is fixture now whenever a right
handed pitcher opposes the Whales.
Mordecai Brown was the same old
Cub, acting in a rescuing stunt. He
relieved Johnson with two out in the
seventh, and for seven and one-third
I1C 1OuACuO WC1 OCO1ClCOO
only getting three hits. Harry Lord
was in uniform but did not play, He
will require a few days to get into
condition.
George Pierce does not get credit
for defeating the Braves yesterday
but the black-haired southpaw de-
serves praise that can't go into the
record books. He took up the burden
when Cheney slipped, and for the
last five and a third innings held the
Braves hitless. Right now Pierce
looks as good as any pitcher in the
league and is more reliable than
Vaughn for southpawing.
The Cubs go into Philadelphia to-
day with a full game lead for first
place and this margin should be Wild
ened at the expense of Moran's men
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
TRADE COMMISSION PLANS TOUR
Will Make Investigation of Conditions
in South, Pacific Coast and Middle
West.

Washington, July IA tour Of in
vestigation to cover the Middle West,
the Pacific coast and the South was
announced today by the federal trade
commission. Hearings will be begun
in Chicago on July 10. and the COM
mission will travel for nearly two
months. completing its inquiry into
the export trade situation. s's~'
During the tour the commission
Will hold closed hearings at various
points on informal complaints which
have been filed charging business con-
Germs with unfair competition"
From Chicago the commission will
go to other cities of the Middle West.
Later hearings will be held on the
Pacific coast.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
TROUBLE ABOUT DYESTUFFS.
MORE COMPLICATIONS IN TEX.
TILE MEMS EFFORT.
Germany Has Refused to Lift EN-
barge and Now Objects to American
Exports to England.

Washington, July Further COM
pllcauons in the efforts of American
textile manufacturers to induce Ger
many to permit shipments of coal tar
dyes to the United States were report
ed to the department of commerce to-
day by Commercial Attache Thomp-
son, assigned to Berlin, but now at
The Hague.
Barring of American cotton from
Germany by the British order in coun-
Gil was the primary obstacle in the
way of gaining German assent to ship
ments, and now to that has been
added reports of the exporting of
American dyestuffs to Great Britain.
Unless the ban is removed from cot
ton, officials are convinced Germany
will not permit exporting of coal tar
products loaded by American manu-
facturers.
Department Of commerce officials
who began an investigation after re-
ceipt Of the latest advices from Mr..
Thompson determined that coal tar
products were not involved in the re-
ported shipment to Great Britain be
cause they consisted only of vegetal
dyes manufactured in the United
States. Germany will be informed of
this in continued efforts to obtain the
coal tar products.
Commerce department officials have
been active since the outbreak Of war
in Europe in attempting to solve
problems arising from shortage Of
coal tar dyes. A committee of en-
perts Of the department is comforting
with the federal trade commission TO
arrange to assure the stability Of the
growing domestic dye industry when
on the restoration Of peace American
manufacturers have to face German
competition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
PERFECTS SUBMARINE GUNS.
Navy Has Fine New Weap-
on.

Washington, July IA three-inch
disappearing gun for submarines has
been perfected by the navy ordnance
bureau, Secretary Daniels announced
today, and in future all American un-
derwater craft will be equipped with
these weapons for surface fighting.
Mr.. Daniels said that within ten
days the gun and its carriage would
be sent from the ordnance factory
here to New York for mounting on
new submarine MI, under construc-
ton.
For nearly two years naval experts
have been working on a weapon for
use of submarines which would not
delay the clearing of decks for diving,
No navy in the world has a better
weapon of the kind than the ordnance
bureau has evolved, according to the
secretary.
The new gun is shorter than the reg
ular three-inch navy rife to meet
space limitations. This reduces its
range somewhat, but it has been fitted
for high angle firing which will give
1t some chance for use against aero
planes.
The big cruiser submarine author
lied by the last congress probably will
be armed with two or more rifles. DOS
sibly of four-inch calbre.
German submarines of the u type
have made effective use of mounted
guns in the European war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10

has been injected into the system.
Certainly not by the warehouse COM
missioner. 1 am far more deeply in
terested in this system than anything
else on earth. 1 have not and never
Will use it to further any political am
bitions of mine or anyone else. In
fact, If L have any political ambitions
am not conscious of them. There was
an effort in the legislature, by a per-
sonal and political attack on me, to
destroy the system. This utterly
failed, and 1 have no idea that it will
be renewed, even by the men VINO
fought us last winter. 1 know most
or them personally, and have no bit
terness whatever towards them. be-
cause l realize that the State ware
mousse system was a revolutionary
proposition, and it was not unnatural
That it should be strenuously opposed.
do not propose to renew the fight,
but If am attacked I will defend my
self, just as l did last winter. But
smebody else has got to hit the first
lick.
Third. The charge that the busi-
ness has been turned over to a firm
of New York brokers to place at a 1
Ia rate in unauthorized companies
is absolutely untrue, and 1 defy them
to name the firm of brokers. Every
effort have been made by these vam-
pires to find out how 1 was placing
this insurance. That is my business,
and do not propose to tell them.
such reckless lies should show any
fair-minded man that it is malice.
INSPIRED by greed, and worthy naught
but contempt.
THE article makes a statement that
the banks do not regard the State
warehouse receipt as being altogether
satisfactory. In reply beg to say that
it is only those banks that have not
taken the trouble to go into the mer-
its of the system. When l wanted to
finance the State receipts went to
banking institutions-not to pawn
broker shops. Mr.. w. =. G. Harding.
of the Federal reserve board, gave mo
letters to six of the New York banks.
in which he commended the State
warehouse system of South Carolina as
follows 1T is far in advance of any
thing yet attempted, and a model for
the other States to follow Every
tenn gave it his unqualified approval,
and have not requested n loan upon
warehouse receipts where in a single
instance ii has not been granted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
A. c. L.. Objects to Tax Assessment

Columbia, July S.-The Atlantic
Coast Line railroad through it's attor-
neys, George b. Elliott and r. A. Will
cox, yesterday filed with the clerk of
court and lodged with the sheriff
summons and complaint and an order
from Judge ID. E. Hydrick enioining
the South Carolina tax commission.
the State treasurer and the attorney
general from collecting the annual 8
mills license fee. The hearing, as in
the case of five other railroads, and
express and Pullman company. ia set
for July Is. The allegations of the
plaintiff are substantially the same az
those brought forward in the other
complaints and bear upon the alleged
taxation of interstate as we'll as in
rastate receipts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10

From The Daily Item, July 7.
Henley Brisbon. fourteen-year-old
colored boy, was arrested Tuesday and
placed In Jail between 2 and 3 o'clock
this morning by Magistrate j. l.. Gill
lis of Rembert on the charge of hav-
ing criminally assaulted the eight
year-old daughter of farmer of the
Pisgah section Of Sumter county. The
crime is alleged to have been commit
ted about sun-down Tuesday evening
when the girls mother was out at the
lot milking the cow and her father
was away from home. She was lying
on the bed and the boy was carrying
wood into the house at the time, when
it Is alleged he caught her and COM
mitted the crime. The boy was en-
ployed by the girls father and is said
to be we'll grown for his age.
The news OF the assault quickly
spread and Magistrate Gillis who lived
about two miles away from the house
was one Of those notified Of the crime.
He at once left for the scene, where
the little girl and her mother told
him who had committed the assault,
the grils mother having seen him
when he ran out Of the house., The
boy was followed to the home of his
mother. Natalie Brisbon, where a num-
Der of men from the community had
gathered when the boy was located in
the house. AS the men did not want
to hurt the woman and they thought
she would make resistance, IL they
tried to enter the house, they waited
on the officer Of the law who entered
the house looking for the boy. The
woman declared that he was not there,
but he was finally found hiding be-
hind some boxes under a bed. He w..S
taken out and under charge of Magis-,
trate ellis was taken back to REM
bert and placed in an automobile and
brought on to Sumter. which was
reached at 2 o'clock this morning.
when he was lodged in Jail. Mag
istrate Gillis stated today that there
was considerable feeling against the
boy and it was on account of his age
that "a demonstration was not made
against him. The crime was commit
ted in the farthest corner of Sumter
county in the Pisgah section and the
arrest was made about two miles over
into Lee county. Mr.. l.. S. Vinson, on
whose place the boy lived, stated that
he had bad reputation in the COM
munity.
This morning on request Judge
Mauldin instructed the sheriff to
summon the members Of the grand
jury to meet in special session at $50
o'clock tomorrow morning to pass up
on the bill against Henley Brisbon SO
that the case might be tried at the
present term of court.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
DECLARED IN CONTEMPT OF
COURT.
Bench Warrant Issued for Arrest of
Evelyn Thaw.

New York, July 7.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw was declared in contempt of
court today for her failure to appear
against Harry Thaw and an order for
her arrest was issued. She may have
He'd to Canada. DR.. Bernard Living
ston who gave her the ill-health GER
tiflcate, when questioned by the court
said that Evelyn Thaw was suffering
from nervous trouble.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
German Attacks Repulsed.

Paris. July 6.-Tne official report
today states that the British captured
The, German trenches southeast OF
Hiiken. and east OF Ypres canal The
German attack on Sauchez was re-
pulsed. Arras was bombarded all
night. Fighting at close quarters
continues In the Argonnes. German
attacks all along the line were re-
pulsed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
WILL OPERATE COTTON MILL.
Lewis w. Parker Among Organizers
New Company to Run Enorce Mill.

Columbia. July THE Melville
manufacturing Company Of Enoree,
In Spartanburg County, with a capital
vi Sooo'ooo, was commissioned this
morning by the Secretary of State,
the petitioners being j. l. Westervelt.
Perry Beattie and Lewis w Parker
all of Greenville. The company will
run the Enoree Cotton Mill, which
was bid i'm the other day at $2O1,OOO.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
NOTE WILL LEAD TO FARLEY
Kaiser Promises Americans Safety on
Certain Conditions.

. Washington. July THAT the Ger
man reply will lead to considerable
pariey is the belief today. 1t is under
stood that the Kaiser Is willing to
promise safety to Americans on GER
tain conditions. but is not disposed to
adopt the broad policy requested by
the United States. The administra-
tion is expected to notify Germany
that II cannot accept these proposals as
Americans on unmarked ships may
then be murdered with impunity. Yes-
terday's optimism was much I'm evi-
dence today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
HUNTING HOLTS ACCOMPLICES

New York, July 8.--Additional de-
tectives fhayerheen, detailed to- find
Holt's accomplices. 1t is not believed
he could have financed the wholesale
campaign Of terrorism and handled
such quantities of explosives without
assistance. The body has been prac-
tically identified as Eric Muenter, the
former Harvard professor and wife
murderer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
Russians Check Germans.

Petrograd, July 7.-Striking an un-
expected blow at the right flank Of
the Austro- o-Germans between the Bug
and Vistula rivers. the Russians ad-
ministered a decisive check to the
drive OF the Teutonic armies toward
Warsaw from the south. according to
official reports. The experts declare
the crest Of the Germanic advance
was reached on the heights OF Wilkolaz
where the Russians repulsed seven
successive attacks. The German dead
literally carpeted the slopes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10

Berlin. July 6.-Late reports from
tine front show that the Russian army
has been split near Krasnik. Poland.
a. part has been driven east and the
other part northwest. Lublin. Ivan
Ebrod and Warsaw are threatened.
Petrograd denies the split but ad-
mits that the Russians are still re-
sssatiss.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
VAUGHN TO Be SENTENCED.
MANDATE OF UNITED STATES
SUPREME COURT SENT TO
GREENVILLE CLERK
COURT.
Diversified Farming Company Conn
missioner to Issue Farm Magazine
Leon NJ. Green Interested i'm The
Enterprise-NavaI Militia Gets Mon
ey.

Columbia, July S.-The remittitur
of the State Supreme Court and a copy
of the mandate of the Federal Su-
preme Court in the 7. u. Vaughn case
were mailed to the clerk of court of
Greenville county today by Col. U. r.
Brooks, clerk of the State Supreme
Court. Under the law Vaughn again
will be sentenced to death at the next
term of court for Greenville county
unless other legal steps are taken in
his behalf -
The Diversity ming Co.. of Co
lumbia, was Issioned by the
Secretary O. > today with a capi-
tai stock r - q. the petitioners be-
ing Leo y reen of Sumter. and
Phil T = Of Columbia. The COM
pany > /es to do general publish
inS S ss and to edit and distribute
- >es and newspapers and to op-
y Jews and clipping bureaus.
N. Manning has been notified by
IS. Benson, acting secretary of the
l.avy, that divisions of the South Car
olina naval militia having complied
with the law will participate in the
annual allotment of federal funds for
the fiscal year, 1910.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
Renew Drive on Warsaw.

Berlin. July TIT Is officially re-
ported that the Germans have re-
newed their drive against Warsaw
from the West. Five thousand Rus
slams were captured on the heights
south of Borzymow which was taken
by storm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
BATTLE AT PAREDON.
MeN'cans Report Bloody Fight and
Great Slaughter.

Torreon. July 1.-Two days bloody
lighting between the Villistas and Car
ranzastas at Parcdon ended in q draw
AT midnight. Seven carloads of wound
ed Viilistas arrived here today. The
oi'icerS state that ut least four thou
sand were killed in the fighting, which
was hand to hand.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
SUMTER. s. G., SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1916
HEIAOUS CRIME CHARGED,
KENLEY BRISBON, FOURTEEN
= YEAR-OLD NEGRO, HELD FOR
CRIMINAL ASSAULT.

Negro is Said to Have Committed Hor-
rible Crime upon Eight -Year-old
Daughter OF Farmer of Pisgah Sec
uon-Arrcstesi by Magistrate and
Placed in Jail at 2 A. NJ. Wednesday
Morning-Special Session of Grand
Jury Called to Act on Bill and
Speedy Trial will be Had.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-07-10
Russian Have New Army.

Austrian Headquarters. July THE
Russian resistance to the Austro-
German drive is increasing. A new
army has reinforced the Cars troops
and their artillery fire is becoming
more vigorous.