The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-13
ADMISSION

Admission, October 12.-(Special )-When
son of S. E. Watson, a well known
citizen of Admission, aged 60, shot at a
burglar whom he saw peering in at the
window Wednesday afternoon, his father
was fatally shocked, according to the
general supposition, Thursday. Mr.. Wat
son is survived by a widow and five chill
dren. His brother, H. B. Watson is
manager for the Southern Bell Telephone
company here
Mr.. Watson was apparently in good
health Wednesday evening. He was
awake when his son and wife saw man
pecring in at a. window He protested
against the shooting, but it was thought
he merely wanted to avoid possible blood
shed and when the pistol was fired he
was in bed, where he was found lfeless
Thursday morning. 1t is believed his
death was caused by a shock due to
heart trouble
A truck belonging to the Alabama
Power company is the worse for wear
Thursday as the result of collision with
Ford automobile belonging to Sunshine
" 1SCNAiloOli, JdIlh utdltTS lie cars COL
lded at Ninth and Wilmer Thursday
morning. j. T. Lloyd, driver of the
truck, was slightly injured when the We
hicle turned over and a negro helper
was also hurt. The damage to the truck
will amount to about $780, The Ford
was less damaged.
While out driving in a new Chevrolet
which she had purchased only few days
ago, Mrs. 7. M. Mayfield, 141S Pine ave-
nue., ran into a tree near Seventh and
Quintard Wednesday evening and badly
damaged the machine. Her hip was con-
siderably injured, the other occupants of
the car, r. I. Mayfield and little Win
mic Mayfield, being slightly bruised
None of the injuries will prove serious.
Mrs. Thea Gray, wife of Thea Gray Of
Ofatchee, member of the county board of
education, died suddenly of heart failure
early this morning while milking a cow
So far as could be ascertained, Mrs
Gray had not been sick, and had made
no complaint of feeling unwell when she
went to the barn. Members of the fam
lily noticed she was gone longer than
Usual and upon investigating found her in
the COW yard almost unconscious She
died a few minutes later.
She is survived by her husband and
five sons. She was a sister of Dr.
]. II. Brothers of this city, and was a
native of this county, having been born
within a few miles of her present resi-
dence.
The funeral will take place tomorrow,
the interment being in the family bury
ing ground at Ohatchee.
Thirty employees of the Admission Cord
age company quit work at 8 o'clock
this morning, when their request for an
increase in wages from 10 cents to 12h
cents an hour was turned down.
About half the number of strikers are
women who claim they are doing as
much work as a number of other en-
ployes who were granted an increase of
2h cents an hour last Saturday.
Manager Newton Wilson of the Cordage
company admitted today that he had paid
the spinners and bankers more money
and had refused to pay the packers and
spoilers more because the latter, he said
were receiving as high rate of wages
las the same class of employees received
at other plants.
He also admitted that the strike would
delay the work at the plant to some ex-
tent. but felt confident that the strikers
would come back to work in day or two
and go to work for the same salary they
had been receiving.
The strikers are part of the force of
packers and spoilers of the plant The
factory has been in operation night and
not yet tell whether the night spoilers
and packers will join the day crew that
struck for the 21a-cent increase.