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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
MRS. PETERSON|S
 FREED BY POLICE
Assault by Unknown Per- sons on Her Husband Great
 a Mystery as Ever

According to Detectives Propst and tigate the mysterious assault on D. L. Peterson. the proprieor of the Palace pool room barber shop, about S:30 o'clock Thursday night, robbery appears as the only motive
 Mrs D. l.. Peterson. who had been detained at police headquarters since the assault on her husband, was re leased yesterday afternoon on the orders of Chief Martin Eagan.
 At the Hillman hospital it was state1 last night that MT. Peterson was in a very critical condition and was not ex- pected to live throughout the night
 That the Birmingham police depart- ment is confronted by another mystery was made apparent yesterday when, ait. CT several hours of investigation, nc possible motive with the exception of robbery could be found in the assault on Peterson. Investigating detectives found out that Peterson had spen. Thursday at work at his barber shop and had had no trouble with any per son. He left his shop shortly after 8 o'clock and walked to his home at 1911 Avenue B. There in front of his home some unknown person struck him down with blunt instrument, inficting three fractures of the skull
 What is puzzling to the police is that Peterson had $6S on his person and thIs money was not disturbed Also the bar Der carried a loaded pistol in his belt and this gun was found in it's place fully loaded when Peterson entered his hone semi conscious and informed his wife that he had fallen to the street
 According to Mrs. Peterson her nus band had not an enemy in the world and they were very happy together. Mrs. Peterson, after having borne with great fortitude the. humiliation of spending the night at police headquar- ters, broke down yesterday afternoon under the strain. The police now say that she has no connection with tho affair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
BENJAMIN CARTER
 NOW IN BIRMINGHAM
Washington Attorney Appearing in Standard Home Case Was Once a
 Reporter on Birmingham Age

Benjamin Carter of Washington, a well known attorney, who was at orc time a reporter on the Birmingham Age, which later became The Age-Herald. is in Birmingham. He is engaged in argu- ing the demurrers in the case of the United States against the Standafd d Home company, as well as defending that company against the grand Juiy examinations. Mir. Carter appeared for the Standard Home company when of- ficers of the company filed charges against members of the department of justice.
 MT. Carter said that he was certain that the Standard Home company would come out of its troubles with flying co1ors. He was a guest yesterday of Walker Percy, Leroy Percy and others at luncheon. MT Carter is a brother of J. Rivers Carter of this city, who was postmaster here sometime ago.
 "I recall very pleasantly my work as a newspaper reporter on the Birming ham Age" said Mir. Carter yesterday. 'The papers in those days were not quite up to the present day dailies. but at that we managed to get out rather attractive sheet. The men were all de- voted to their work and they laborcd for the upbuilding of the paper and the upbuilding of Birming- ham. l was a youngster then.
 'I studied law from 10 o'clock a. m. until afternoon when 1 started report ing. This resulted in my being called to the bar after l was 27 years of age. Birmingham, as one may see, has grown very much since l was here. This city with all of its romantic characters and its wonderful progress interests me very much."
 Mir. Carter said yesterday that he would be here for day or two before returning to Washington. He met scv- eral persons here yesterday whom he knew in the old days. Mir. Carter Is well remembered by the older citizens of this city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
PRIZES ARE OFFERED
 ID BOYS FOR BEST
 SPECIMENS. 0F CORN
Termination Contest Next Week Is Part of Crop DiversificatiOn Cam
 paign Plans

Prizes of $3, $2 and s1 will be given to the three boys in Jefferson county who send in the best ears of corn to the crop diversifieation campaign head quarters in the Chamber of Commerce rooms.
 The campaign managers want corn for a germination testing box that will be filled Tuesday and they offer these prizes to the boys of the county in. or der to get this corn," said w. R. Baugh- man last night. "The germination box contains 2S squares and in each square will be tested six kernels from an ear of corn. Each Jefferson county boy talk ing part in the contest is requested to send in or bring in only one ear of corn with his name and address on piece of paper wrapped around the ear. Kernels from the various ears sent in will be pus into the germination box next Tuesday morning and a week and day later the grains will have sprouted."
 The boys owning the first, second and third best ears-as shown by the germination test-will be given $S, > and $1 respectively. Not only this, but the names of these boys will be men toned at the big crop diversification meeting in this city on Wednesday, February 3. The judge of the winners in the corn testing contest will be P. G. Holden, the noted authority on corn. who will be here next week for the campaign.
 The boys are requested to send in their corn, one ear each, by mail or otherwise to the crop diversification headquarters in the Chamber of Com merce rooms. They have until Tuesday morning to get into the contest.
 Dr. J. T. Doster of this city has been made chairman of the campaign work in Jefferson county He will appoint his committees today and the first of the week the advance work in this county will start. The campaign throughout the county will take place on February 3. Prof. P. NJ. McNeil county superin- tendent of schools will have the Jef- ferson county schedule finished today. It will include nearly 60 school and farm meetings. Each of these meeting places will be visited by the advance men be- fore the campaign starts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
DIR. HAMILL'S DEATH SHOCK
 TO HIS MANY FRIENDS HERE

l.. N. Hamill. the well-known attorney, who resides at 100 Woodland avenue, left his home yesterday morning at 6 oclock for Tate Spring. Tenn. to attend to the funeral arrangements of his uncle. the Rev. pr. H. M. Hamill of Nashville, o'clock Thursday night. 1t was an- nounced last night at the Hamll resi- dence that the funeral services over the noted Bible school worker would be con afternoon. The Rev. pr. Hamll is sur vived by his widow, a son, Frank Hamill of Chicago, and his nephew, F. N. Ham, i'll of this city.
 which reached this city are that it was very sudden. Dr. Hamill. who was 69 years of age, was taken i'll sometime be- fore Christmas and left his work in Nash Spring. It was known to his immediate family that Dr. Hamill was suffering from a malady that would prove fatal but 1t was thought that his life would be pro- longed for several months yet. About o'clock Thursday night Dr. Hamill suf- fered total collapse and physicians were immediately summoned but he passed away two hours later.
 Dr. Hamill was formerly field secre- tary of the International Sunday School association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
BIG COLLECTION
 MADE YESTERDAY
Relief Committee to Meet This Morning to Plan
 Distribution

| "Streamer day." which in reality was two days. resulted in another large col lection yesterday. At the headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building the committee in charge said that donations which were left untouched on the first day which was Thursday, were gathered in yesterday, and the net result was al- most as much as was secured Thursday. The result has been unusually gratifying to the ladies in charge of the work and exceeded their greatest hopes. There will be a meeting this morning at 10 o'clock of the committee that has been in charge of the work. At this meet ring the final plans for the distribution of the goods will be made. At the meeting yesterday it was decided that the com mittee would not undertake to pay rent bills, and that whomsover was given the donations an investigation as to the re- .cipient's worthiness would be made. The committee, it is stated, has been imposed upon in a few instances.
 The committees appointed yesterday by the executive committee are composed of the following:
 Committee on Distrbution-Mrs. J. B.. Reid, chairman, with a large force of helpers.
 Committee on Applcations-Mrs w. S. Lowell, Mrs. T. G. Bush and Miss Marion Orr.
 Finance Committee-Mrs. P. B. Bowers, Mrs J. Friedman and Mrs. John London.
 Ways and Means Committee-Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, Mrs J. s. McLester, Mrs. James Weatherly. Mrs. w. l. Grubb. Mrs. M. " Joseph
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
SOLICITOR BLACK ATTACKS VALIDITY OF
 PARDONS ISSUED BY GOVERNOR O'NEAL

For the purpose of attacking the validity of the pardon issued last year to Louis Brandes by Gov. Emmet oNeal. Hugo l.. Black, solicitor for Jefferson county, has pettioned Judge w. E. Fort asking that a rule nisi be served on William B. Cope land. clerk of the criminal court, com manding him to appear and show cause why writ of mandamus should not issue requiring the said Copeland to issue a capias for the arrest of Brandes.
 The suit against the clerk is of friend ly nature. and is brought to bring the matter of the pardon of Brandes into the criminal court Brandes was convicted in the first division of the criminal court on a charge of keeping a gaming table. The jury found him guilty and imposed a sentence of s10o. the court adding an addi- tional sentence of 12 months imprison- ment at hard labor. An appeal was taken to the supreme court which affirmed the decision of the lower court Brandes was pardoned by the governor, or rather pa roled on good behavior
 Solicitor Black contends that the pardon is void and that Brandes should be rear rested and compelled to serve out the sen- tence imposed. He demanded of Clerk Copeland on yesterday that he issue the capias which was refused by Mir. Cope land on the ground that Brandes had been pardoned.
 It Is also understood that Solicitor Black will oppose the motion to set aside the sentence of Oscar Freeman. who was also convicted for keeping a gaming table and fined sl0o and six months additional pun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
A. c. c. SAGE HERE YESTERDAY
Nephew of Russell Sage Is Shown
 Over the City

A. q. C. Sage, a nephew of the late Russell Sage, the New York multimil- lionaire, was here yesterday for short time. He visited the Tutwiler hotel and other points of interest, and left on an afternoon train for the east MT. Sage did not say whether he was here on busi- ness or just passing through. He re- mained very short time and although he talked with some local men, he did not to outside appearances transact any busi- ness while here.
 Mr. Sage said that Birmingham was a very interesting place and that he was very glad that he had an opportunity of seeing q part of it. He said that to all indications business was getting better and that within a short time normal status will be regained. Mir. Sage was shown over the city for about two hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23

ishment, and who was also pardoned by Governor ONeal, which comes up this morning before Judge W.1E. Fort In the Freeman pardon Solicitor Black declares the law regulating pardons was not com piled with and that it is void and in- valid.
 In speaking of the matter Solicitor Black stated that a pardon could be attacked like any other court paper, and the pro- ceedings instituted would define the scope of pardon. The petition of Solicitor Black in the Brandes case is in part as fol- lows:
 ''To the Hon. William E. Fort. Judge of
 the Criminal Court, Jefferson County: Your petitioner, Hugo L. Black, solic- itor of the criminal court of Jefferson county, on behalf of himself and the state of Alabama, respectfully shows the fol- lowing facts;
 T. That your petitioner is the solicitor of the criminal court of Jefferson county and that William B. Copeland is the clerk of the criminal court of Jefferson county, Alabama.
 '2, That on October 1, 1913, Louis Brandes was convicted in the criminal court of Jefferson county. Alabama, for the offense of keeping, exhibiting or be- ing interested or concerned in keeping a gaming table for gaming in Jefferson county. Alabama, and had assessed against him fine of Sl0o together with costs of the prosecution, and an add- tional punishment imposed by the court of F months hard labor for Jefferson county, Alabama and.
 3. Petitioner further shows that on October l. 1913, the said Louis Brandes having prayed an appeal to the court of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23

appeals of Alabama. and the same having been granted him, executed bond for sl5oo.
 "i. Petitioner further shows that in com- pliance with law. Walter K. McAdory. sheriff of Jefferson county, did on May 13, 1914, the said judgment of the crim- inal court of Jefferson county against said Louis Brandes having been affirmed in the court of appeals of Alabama on May II. 1914 return said bond forfeited to the clerk of the criminal court of Jeffer- son county. said return being in substance as follows:
 CT hereby certify that l5 days have elapsed since the within stated ease was affirmed by the supreme court. and the within named defendant has not surren- dered himself at the county jail nor in my custody as was required of him under the conditions of the within bond. Wit ness my hand this 18th day of May, 1914
 ''WALTER K. M'ADORY. Sheriff"
 "5. Petitioner further shows that, not withstandng the above facts, the said William R. Copeland. clerk of the crim- inal court of Jefferson county, has not is sued eapias for the arrest of the said Louis Brandes as required by law, and has declined to issue such capias.
 "The premises considered, petitioner prays that your honor will cause to be served upon said William sB. Copeland, clerk of the criminal court of Jefferson county, a rule nsi. commanding him to appear at such time as your honor may fix and show cause if any he have, why a writ of mandamus should not he issued requiring the said William R. Copeland, clerk of the criminal court of Jefferson county, 10 issue such capias to the sheriff of Jefferson county for the arrest and con- finement of tine said Louis Brandes in order that the judgment and sentence of this court shall be executed.
 HUGO l.. BLACK, Solicitor of the Criminal Court of Jef-
 ferson County
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
RED CROSS CAR HERE UNTIL NEXT MONDAY
First Aid Demonstrations to. Be Given to A. G. s. En-
 plOyes and Others

The American Red Cross first aid cal now making trip over the Queen and Crescent lines. arrived in Birmingham yesterday and will remain until Monday. It is in charge of Red Cross Surgeon pr NJ. ]. Shields, and is stationed on the Queen and Crescent tracks near the Crane company plant on Twentieth street.
 While here the car will give demonstra- tions of Red Cross first aid work not only to employees of the Alabama Great Southern but also those of the general public who are interested. These dem onstrations are to be at II a. m., D. m.. and D. m.
 Sunday afternoon large demonstra- tion for the benefit of the general public will be given by Dr. Shields at the Young Mems Christian association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 D. w. stafford. Birmingham. to Mrs. Emma Stephens.
 w. A. Goolsley Birmingham, to Miss Eula Latham.
 J. A. Streetman. Birmingham, to Miss Alice Fairburn. John M. McKaalakos, Birmingham, 10 Miss Koulos J. Chafatemos. c. R. Lewis. Woodlawn. to Miss vir- gil Buchanon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
Real Estate Transfer

The following real estate transfer was yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 $7500--Hattie Ambruster to J. T.. Barksdale. lots 1 and ?. fin Hewitt and Bradley's. a tract of land bordering on Bradley and Seventeenth streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
HEAL YOUR SKIN
 WITH RES|NOl
It stops Itching Instantly and Clears
 Away Unsiwhtly EruptiOns

If your skin itches and burns with eczema or any such tormenting, un- slightly skin disease. simply wash the sore places with Resinol Soap and hot water. dry and apply little Resinol Ointment. The itching stops INSTANT LY, you no longer have to dig and scratch, sleep becomes possible and healing begins at once. That Is because the soothing. antiseptic Resinol medi- cation strikes right into the surface. arrests the action of the disease. and almost always restores the tortured, fn- famed skin to perfect health--quickly, easily and at little cost
 Prescribed by doctors for twenty years. and sold by every druggist. For free trial, write to Dept. SIR. Resinol, Baltimore, Md.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23

tain markets of the world nails have to be packed in little cartons of a certain
 size so many packages to a crate and so
 on. Here you pack them only in kegs.
 When l told an American maker how l wanted them put up he scoffed at the idea.
 He said he put them up in kegs. if l want ed them that way all right. and if didn' |
 could let them alone. He soon changed his mind when he saw he wasn't going to get the order. It's up to you Americans to make things like the man who buys them wants them made. Other manufac- turers do it. and if you don't want to, as soon as the war is over we'll deal with the producers of other countries. who are glad to cater to our wishes
 Tt seems to me you people here in the south are still not fully awake to your opportunities It is amazing the low cost at which you can produce iron and steel. Yet l never knew 1t until l came over here just few months ago. Why do you try to keep 1t to yourself? 1 have been buying some products like you make here for years, and yet l never knew that you could make them cheaper here than any where else"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23

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 The deceased has visited Birmingham or numerous occasions to deliver lectures uate of Auburn. He was d Confederate veteran and chaplain general of the Uni ted Confederate Veterans. He was well known throughout the entire civilized world as an author and lecturer on Sun day school subjects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-23
Adyentists Meet Today

The Seventh Day Adventists hold their regular Sabbath services today. They meet in the chapel on Nineteenth street and Seventh avenue Sabbath school at 9:45 6. m. Preaching Il a. m., subject, Bible Temperance" Young Peoples Missionary Volunteer society and the Junior Missionary Volunteer society at 3 D. m. The public is invited.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-04

Brawley News: The cantaloupe
shippers in California, some of whom
were served with summons in law
suit during the session of the Western
Fruit Jobbers, are unperturbed in re-
gard to the action taken under the
Sherman Antitrust act by japanese
growers, through Chicago attorney.
However, they are very much con-
cerned because of the necessity during
the coming season for increased dis
tribution and consumption of the can
taloupe crop.
This matter is emphasized by the
fact that, according to the acreage,
the crop this year will be the largest
in history and more thorough or
ganiZation for the proper distribution
of the product must be gotten togeth-
er. The total acreage this year is
. 8,238, which is a slight increase over
last year.
]. S. Crutchfield, who arrived at
Brawley yesterday with l.. C. Seibert,
says that with this acreage in Impe-
rial valley this season not 40 per cent
of the crop can be marketed without
loss, except by cooperation of the
shippers and iobbers. \ system of
distribution, says Mr.. Crutchfield,
must be worked out.
During the jobbers' convention the
cantaloupe people interested held two
meetings for the discussion Of some
plan for the coming season. It has
been said that the cantaloupe shippers
and jobbers lost $162,000 handling the
crop last year. Whether or not this
is true, nobody can verify, but gov
ernment investigation last year and the
failure of consumers, ON account OF
so much agitation, to eat cantaloupes,
because they were impressed with the
Tact that the cantaloupes were a trust
product, resulted disastrously to the
growers and handlers. At the Cali
fornla cantaloupe meeting every grow
er and shipper, with the exception of
Edward Byrnes, was represented.
Among these were c. A. Coggins. of
the LyonCoggins Company; Charles
f. Virden of the United Marketing
Company; A. G.. Kohnhorst. of the
United Marketing Company: S. A
Gerard of Cincinnati; |. d. Hale and
c. H. Weaver of Weaver & Co., Chi
cago; w. l.. Wagner, of Chicago; Joe
friedheim of Chicago; J. A. Crutch-
field of Pittsburg; Duncan Campbell
and A. w. Phelps, of Los Angeles and
San Francisco, representing the Dun
can Campbell Company; Fred Speich
of Riverside; Arthur Gregory of Red
lands, representing A. Gregory and
the Rialto Orange Company; Ben
Coons, of the American Fruit Dis
tributors, Los Angeles; Arakelian
Brothers of Fresno; Will S. Fawcett
of Heber, Cal; Fox & Godding, of
Chicago; Ole Oleson, of the Turlock
Shipping and Supply Company, of
Turlock. 1t was the unanimous sense
of beth meetings to protect the canta-
loupe industry.
A committee has been appointed to
formulate a plan which will explain
the entire cantaloupe situation, its
trials and troubles, to the California
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-04

revising the Constitution that Is n
dependent of Congress and of the state
legislatures. This new plan requires
that the question of holding a conven-
ton to propose amendments TO the
Constitution shall be submitted to the
voters of the country at every fifth
presidential election, or every twenty
years, and at such other presidential
elections as a ma jority of Congress OF
a majority Of the states may deter
mine.
When decided in the affirmative,
delegates would be chosen and the CON
vention assembled on the 18th Of March
two years afterwards and the conven-
tion's recommendation submitted to
popular vote at the ensuing presiden-
tial election. BY the terms Of this
measure a majority vote for ratifying
amendments proposed by conventions
would be sufficient. Each state would
be represented in the convention by
as many delegates as it had represen-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-04
Cantaloupe Situation
Worries the Packers

Chamber of Commerce, to bankers,
to the railroads, to the governor Of
California, asking each and every one
to join in a petition to the Department
of Justice and the Federal Trade Com
mission, to indicate the limit to which
the cantaloupe growers may 90 in CO.
operation that will stabilize the in
dustry and protect the growers as well
as the shippers and consumers. EX-
pert lawyers will be hired to draft a
plan which will come within the Anti
Trust law and it is hoped that the en-
tire matter may be worked out on a
basis which will permit of taking care
of increased production through a
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-04
Reduced Rates on Holton Interurban.

Reduced Rates on Holton interurban.
Effective Wednesday, December %,
fare one way between FL Centro and
Holtville will be 35c; round trip, SOC.
Ride in comfortable motor cars on
a good roadbed.
Leave Fl Centre. 7:3O a. m, 1900
M, 1:Oe, $40 and G:3o p. m.
Leave Holtville. 700 and 900 a.
H.: l:30. 4:45 and 7:15 p. m.-Adv.