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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
KANGAROO" ONCE MORE |NTHE TOLLS
 s
Will Sparks, Who Made Sensational Escape in
 Court, Again Arrested

Will Sparks known as Kangaroo, was arrested yesterday by County Detec tive J. H. Garth. The negro was work ing on the Atlanta, Birmingham and At lantic railroad when arrested
 It will be recalled that Sparks made sensational escape from Judge Alston's s court several months ago, where he was on trial on charges of criminal assault and assault with intent to murder. While the attention of the court officials was diverted for moment Sparks quietly slipped out and no trace of him could be found. He was later located in At- lanta and finally traced down until ar rested yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
SPANGLER FINDS
 FIVE FINE PUPS

Earl Spangler, around at Shaw & sons, has five of the finest little bull puppies anyone ever saw, but they haven't any mother
 Spangler found them in pasteboard box in Fourth alley yesterday morning and is at loss to understand how any one would desert such fine pups. How ever he has taken them in charge aud is hunting a mother for them Mean time he is feeding them from bottle and says they are doing fine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
EXPECT MUSIC TREAT

The music lovers of Bessemer will be given a treat Friday night when the Varsity Four quartet of the University of Alabama Glee club, and number of other prominent stars of the Glee club Will appear in concert at the high school auditorium. Sometime ago the Glee club appeared in Bessemer and was largely attended and thoroughly enjoyed and the announcement that a number of the stars of the first appearance here are coming back for a return engagement, has been received with the greatest pleas ure by the people generally.
 Those who will appear in concert in Bessemer Friday evening are: Johnnie Bibb, Barton Isbell, Lehman Meyer, John nie Brown, Royce Crawford, w. V. (Tramp) Wier and Jack Cozine. MT. Wier will be remembered especially as the basso of the quartet while Mir Cozne made quite a. hit with his solo work and guitar playing. A large crowd is sure to attend this musicale, which promises to be one of the most delightful affairs of it's kind ever given in Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
THE BIRMINGHAM AGEHERALD FluDAY APRIL 2l 1916
F1ARDWA ARE MANUFACTURERS
 STAND BY THE PRESIDENT

The hearty support of the American Hardware Manufacturers association, who are in convention here, was pledged to President Wilson in the crisis now confronting the nation in the matter of foreign relations. At meeting of the hardware manufacturers at the Tutwiler yesterday, resolutions to this effect were adopted and copy transmitted imme- diately to the President. The resolution follows:
 Whereas, the President of the
 United States has frankly reported to
 a joint session of the Congress the
 present status of our country's posi-
 ton in foreign relations and,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
CITY BUYS FORD

The city of Bessemer this afternoon pur- chased five-passenger Ford automo- bile for the use of the detective depart ment. It will be remembered that the matter of the condition of the horses used by the detectives and the condition of the buggies was discussed at the last meeting of the city council, and it was decided to buy an automobile as this could be done cheaper than the purchase of two horses and buggies, and the mat ter was referred to the police committee and mayor. The car will be of great service to the detectives who have so much territory to cover and will be 8 great time saver as we'll ...
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Deaths and Funerals
Francis M. Yearwood

Funeral services over the remains of Francis NJ Yearwood; the 19-1nonths-old daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ralph D. Year wood, who died Wednesday morning at the family residence, BIO Thirty-seventh street. north, were conducted from the residence at o'clock yesterday after noon Interment followed in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
ENGINEER TAXES
 GUN FROM NEGRO Man Had Ordered Him to
 Put Up Hands LITTLE BOY IS HURT John Kirkpatrick Struck by Motor cycle-Personal and General
 News of Interest in
 Bessemer

Bessemer, April 20.-(Special.)- )-Late last night as Mir. Wilson, an engineer on the Louisville and Nashville railroad, stepped from his engine near the water tank in the Louisville and Nashville yards, he was ordered to throw up his hands by a. negro.
 Instead of doing as he was told, MT. Wilson grabbed the man and a scuffle en- sued, the result being that Mir. Wilson wrenched a pistol from the negro. who took to his heeis. Although MT. Wilson tried to shoot at the man, he could not do so. as he was wearing gloves and was unable to press the trig- ger. The negro succeeded in making his escape, but left the engineer with a beautiful pearl handled pistol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

Whereas it appears from this re- port that delicate situation con fronts the country requiring in a pe- culiar degree both patience and strength inforced by a codified ex- pression of public sentiment; now, therefore,
 Be it resolved by the American Hardware Manufacturers association, in convention assembled, that we in- dorse and support our government un- reservedly and fully, this action be- ing taken with a complete realization of the value of the sentiment that pa triotism should be above party and all other considerations; and,
 Be 1t further resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be transmitted forthwith, to the President. of the United States, ty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Youth Kills His Father

Nashville, April 2o.-A Morristown, Tenn, special says Ray Riggs, 1s, shot and killed his father, John Riggs, six miles from there yesterday afternoon. It is reported the father came home while drinking and started a TOW about a younger brother. Ray Riggs has not been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Bark Is Sunk

Ravenhill was sunk Tuesday. The crew was saved and landed today. The crew of the bark was storm-tossed for 36 hours in an open boat on rough sea-
 They suffered greatly until they were pick ed up by the Dutch steamer Ocean
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
GENERAL NEWS

Band No. 8 of the Ladies Aid society of the First Baptist church will give an Easter egg hunt Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the vacant lot on Berkley ave- nue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets. small admission fee will be charged and all the children in this city are invited.
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Martha c. Burgin, who died follow ing a long illness, yesterday morning, at her home, were held this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence, the services being conducted by the Rev. M K. Thornton pastor of the First Baptist church. the Rev. MT. Jordan, the Rev. L. P. Craig. Interment followed at the Eucksville cemetery with Kennedy Brothers in charge. The following gen. tlemen acted as pallbearers: Active, James Hope, William Mehurg, J. c. Vines, H. B. Edwards, J. W. Leggett and Jackson. Prof. I. W. McAdory, D. ". Hickman, R. $. Moon L. M. McDowell. Sam Jones and w. B. Denton. The de- ceased was 72 years of age and has lived in this district for many years, where she was very popular. She is survived by eight sons J. s. Burgin D. |. Burgin, R. l.. Burgin, J. W. Burgin, ]. c. Burgin, T. B. Burgin, A. H. Burgin and R. H. Burgin.
 The Lake Breeze skating ring opened last night at West Lake with large at tendance The rink is a new feature at this popular resort end is sure to be- come favorite pastime with the people attending the lake. Will S. Brown for merly of the Hipodrome in Birmingham has been engaged as instructor and spe- cial classes will be held on Friday aft ernoon for the children, while plans are being made to hold special sessions one or two mornings during the week for ladies only. This plan is sure to meet with instant success, as the women of this city are anxious to learn to skate The rink will open at 2:30 o'clock and run until o'clock in the afternoon and from to 10:30 at night
 Clerk Herbert Ethridge of the judge of probate, issued 8 marriage license this afternoon to J. M. Robertson and Miss Lena Barnett
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Mrs. Nettie Johnson

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Nette Johnson, aged 37 who died at local infirmary Wednesday morn ing, were conducted from the private chapel of Lge Loy yesterday afternoon at o'clock, with interment following in Bryan officiated. The deceased is sur vived by two small daughters
 William C. Savage
 Funeral services over the remains of William c. Savage, aged 59 who died
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
PERSONALS

William Aubrey Bagsley is cnite i'll at the homo of his parents on Nineteenth street.
 Chief of Police R. M. Childress who was shot several nights ago in fight with negro, Is improving and is able to be on the streets, althought not able to use his arm
 Arthur Green of Tuscaloosa is spending the weekend with his parents, MT. and Mrs. J. Green.
 Miss Leila Kate Poyner has returned to Bessemer from Mt Hebron. where she was called by the death of her father.
 Ed Williams is improving following a critical illness at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital.
 Miss Zelna Lefkovitz. a tudent at Ward-Belmont in Nashville, is the guest of her parents for few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
INSTALLING TELEPHONES

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad company has commenced work on the erection of poles and is pushing the work of establishing along the tracks of the company into the mining district a tele- phone system to be used in handling the trains of the company.
 For sometime the adoption of the tele- phone system for handling trains has been contemplated and has been delayed owing to the fact that there was a pending suit with the Western Union Telegraph company, which uses telegraph poles and wires along the tracks of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. As soon as the work is com pleted the telephone system will be put in service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
HURT BY MOTORCYCLE

While attempting to cross the street yesterday afternoon shortly after 1 o'clock, John Kirkpatrick, the 6-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. J. D. Kirkpatrick, was struck by a motorcycle driven by John Sapp and was badly bruised and cut about the body.
 From what could be learned, the child was attempting to cross Fourth avenue between Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets and Mr. Sapp seeing the chiid tried to dodge, but both turned in the same direction and the collision could not be avoided. MT. Sapp was thrown to the ground and was badly. bruised and skinned. A physician was immediately called and on examination of the Kirk patrick child proved that no bones were broken. While painful, his injuries are not serious and he will be out in Jew days. The motorcycle was badly dam aged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21

H. Bush, Harrell Rush, Ben Grisby, Worth Lewis, Will Hagerty John Hagerty, E. R. Smith, Norman Lefkovits, Luney Ragsdale. Barton Isbell, Lehman Myers, Royce Crawford, Johnny Brown John Bibb, Howe Price, Fred Bailey, Robert Berry, James Lovett, Melton Hatcher, Karl Bradley, Arthur Green, MT. Mitchell, Fred Gum. Porter Blaw, and many others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
SPECIAL BARGAINS
 BY MERCHANTS IN
 TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Guarantee Shoe company offers a free ter Brown shoes are included
 Jacobs Drug store-Fleck's Easter egg dyes, 5 cents package
 Cox Shoe company has pumps for the Easter promenade at s4.
 Roberts & Son have new Easter cards
 Office Outftters' company advertise ledgers, sheets, transfer binders.
 Wells says Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes mean most to men who consider well the cost.
 Tyler Grocery company states that 'Tyler's Best coffee is great yet costs no more.
 steele-smiths quotes that saying about "Old friends and old wine"
 Blachs talks about your boys Easter and how they can serve you.
 Parkers Drug store suggests potted plants as Easter gifts.
 Saks-Panama hats, s4 to S10
 Louis Pizitz advertises beautiful all- linen table napkins worth s3.5O per dozen for g.
 Loveman. Joseph & Loeb announce a new book, 'On Being Human" by Wood row Wilson. Price, 50 cents. 
 Fuller continues to sell any suit in his stock, value up to $40, for $15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-21
Buster Brown Shoes

Designed to work hand in hand with Nature to develop a perfect, nat urally shaped. graceful foot. Note in each period the gradual develop ment of arch and increasing slen- derness of foot. The snug fit around heel prevents rundown heels The perfect development of the toe in each run of sizes prevents corns. bunions. misshapened feet and other foot troubles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-12
Both National Chairmen
Find Pleasure i'm Result

William K. Wilcox. chairman Of the
Republican National Committee. wired
this relative to the Maine result from
Syracuse last night:
"This means reunited party; that
the Progressiyes have returned 20 the
party and that the election Of Nh
Hughes in November is assured. The
country will not permit the cOntinu-
ance Of minority party IN power.
Maine again has blazed the way for
November. We are delighted and VIII
abate no effort 20 continue the cam
paign as successfully, as this first stage
indicates that 10 has gone thus far"
Democratic Chairman Vance McCor-
mick, with characteristic optimism, de-
clared the result indicated - sweeping
Democratic victory in November
81 have never claimed that we would
win i'm Maine" he said. II resliz
that 20 carry such q rock-ribbed Re
publican stronghold In a Presidential
year would be practically impossible
We have materially reduced the usually
large Republican majority always oh
tanned on national issues M that state,
and that insures the election Of Prcsi-
dent Wilson In November by an i'm
pressive majority just as sure as "a
Republican plurality Of 1880 in Sep
TENDER. 1892. prefaced the election o.
President Cleveland DO November
at is the first time United States
Senators have been elected DO Maine By
popular vote. and the sentiment as 20
national issues is 10 be gagged BIS tho
vote cast upon the same issue iu other
yeare -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-12
Few Green Cars Run;
Passengers Scarce, Too

BY O'Clock last night not a green
Ca. was running in the city. During
the day there had been in operation
only 25N cars. iu comparison with the
1927 normally used. Few passengers
Io1c on these cars. The fear Of vio-
fence on surface lines DETECTED the
flufhc 90 the subway. a." the New
ork Central which IAN special trains
from the Grand Central 20 Harlem dur
inL tho evening rush hour and auto
mobiles.
The first green car out ir the morn
ihy left the Fifticth street and Seventh
Avenue barn az $3.50. Manned by q
regular crew. 10 went down Sixth Ave
rvc Ten minutes later three ears came
ou, of the barn. going down the Broad
way and Seventh Avenue lines.
Two cars left the Eighty Street
crcsstown barn az . O'Clock.
The first car Of the Twenty
Street crosstown line left the barn a,
TWenty-third street and the North
River al 5:35. IL was manned by two
strikebreakers and carried two patrol
~en. From the barn az Fourth Avenue
and Th.rty-fourth Street the first car
started at 6:l5.
Along all lines Of the green cars traffic
had greatly diminished. Tho Fourth
and Madison Avenue cars. for example.
enc Of the longest runs from l35th
street 20 the Postofice were only sell
dom boarded. Normally. traffic over this
route is heavy all day.
Pickcts i'm groups OF two and three
patrolled the sidewalks. They con
tented themselves. however. for the
most part, with crying "Scab, Scab''
a. the cars passed. Occasionally fist
was shaken or a threat to ak YOU
made. There was no real disorder.
Outside the Lexington Avenue barns.
q: Ninety-ninth Street. great numbers
OF strikers collected. but they only
ic,red at the cars. Patrolmen warned
those who appeared early in the morn
ing that attempts at intimidation would
ult I'M arrest.
There was large number Of women
i'm the crowds along Lexington Avenue.
This may be accounted for by the fact
that many of the car men live in the
D.. ighborhood. and the women we're, for
tho most part. strikers wives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-12

tomorrow or Wednesday a, the latest
there will be sufficient number o.
operatives 10 man practically every car
IN The Bronx"
Accommodation for housing the men
IN headquarters were provided. and sew
eral truckloads of provisions were car
red INTO back room in the course OF
the afternoon. Lack of uniforms has
evidently kept the Union company from
using more strikebreakers than it has
thus far, but the huge supplies of new
suits that arrived at the West Farms
car barns late yesterday presage an
increased number of cars to-day.
Bronx Has Corner Meetings.
The Bronx striking car men resorted
last night TO an unusual method OF
presenting their case 20 the public
They had Spellbinder meetings al many
Of the important corners, and their
leaders frankly stated the unions
grievances to the people.
On the Third Avenue system. in Man
haitian. what company officials de-
scribed ds "a "small number of strike
breaker appeared on the few cars
which were In operation. Mr.. Maher
would not state whether this number
would be augmented to-day.
"Some Of our old men are return
ng. and we arc employing a few new
ones" lc said. "Our service. as q
whole. was better than on Sunday, and
/ think We will be able TO make it bet
ter still tomorrow.
Leader Morris says not less than six
teen hundred men are out. The en-
pioycs have installed a piano IN their
-frfk 40 haadouarfpre az tho yeum Dol
East Eighty-siNth Street. and. 20 show
that they weren't AZ all worried abou,
the outcome Of the walkout. amused
them selves between meetings yesterday
by playing and singing Mr.. Morris
declared that not one of the 800 strik-
crs would return 20 work until the
strike had been won.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-12
REPUBLICANS WIN
MAINE BY $4,000
Continued from page I

were some indications that Democrats
had "A chance, the party leaders
brought out the old axiom, AS goes
Maine, SO goes the nation But later,
when "A Republican victory seemed Ger
tain. these same chalmers charged that,
as local issues entered so largely into
the fgh.. the result to-day, no matter
which side won, would have no bearing
on the result I'm November
But. at the same time. knowing that
the sentiment Of the country would be
largely influenced by the Maine result,
they Used all the strategy IN their
power. out failed TO move the voters.
They will not have chance TO vote on
the Hughes and Wilson electors until
November. but. beyond doubt, the
voters set their mark, and it is believed
the trend Of the November election was
indicated at the polls to-day.
The Republican victory IL all the
more disturbing TO the Democrats be-
cause they had only conceded. at the
best. a 5000 plurality TO Milllken. the
Republican candidate for Governor a
plurality which they were prepared 30
charge 10 the church and temperance
support which he has had. They also
surrounded Senator Johnson with all
the oratory they could muster. and
claimed that. while the rest Of the
ticket might be won by the Republi-
cans. Johnson would surely be elected.
Here they were after a vIndicatlon OF
Wilson. and again they failed.
United States Senator James Hamil-
ton Lewis. of Illinois. official clalmer
and spokesman for the administration,
stated only last week that If Wilson
was running at the state electiosl he
would be elected. The vote which the
Republican opponent 10 Johnson Sc
cured makes that position untenable.
The Republicans yesterday admitted
frankly that the campaign was distinct
rs national. No matter now II resulted
they would bank their ?ll on that issue.
Tonight. accordingly. they are in po-
sition 10 capitalize the results.
Colonel Frederick Hale shortly after
10 o'clock made his comment on the
election iu ,he form oI "a telegram TO
Mr.. Hughes at Plattsburg. The telc-
gram read:
"Hon. Charles T. Hughes, Plattsburg
Ny.
Maine to-day has blazcd the way for
the rest of the country. We have
elected our Governor. two United
States Senators and tho indications
point 10 a solid Republican delegation
I'm Congress. The Progressiyes to-day
supported the Republican nominees.
A reunited Republican party has be
come reality In Maine. The cam
naign was waged and woa largely on
national issues and the results are "a
triumphant Endorsement Of your candi-
dacy for President.
81 Signed FREDERICK HALE
The Maine tours Of Charles H..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-12

Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt were
of great value to the Republicans. Not
only did they operate TO bring our
much of the stay-at-home vote of past
wears. but they saved the workers the
trouble OF hauling TO the polls many
voters who otherwise would have re-
quired that service.
The most important result Of thc
visit Of the two men was that Local
petty chickering's were swept aside. he
cutting of Colonel Frederick Hale
which was predicted weeks ago and ON
which the Democrats were counting 'o
win q Johnson victory, faded away and
became almost negligible. The liquor
issue also was eliminated.
Governor Curtis. after receiving tho
early returns. gave out this statement
Prom the figures that have been
given me, it looks like Miiliken. II the
Republican ticket doesn't get $1,000
Wilson is upheld. If Milliken hold.
that ratio, Prohibition wins, of course
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-12
SEABURY ASSAILS WHITMAN
Calls white Book Shield for Black
Record.

Buffalo. Sept. H. Samuel SeaOurl'
Democratic candidate for Hovernor
who also is opposing Governor WHIT
man in the Progressive Gubernatorlai
primary. issued statement tonight
i'm which he termed Governor whit
mans 20 called "wh,tc book a plea
of confession and avoidance, designed
10 confuse the issues and TO cover q
black record"
Mr. Seabury declares the white
hook" consists Of "a statement By the
Governor praising himself and in sup
port of this sclf-pralse he anncNes a
series of letters which he required his
subordinatcs TO write 20 him. IN when
they also commend the Governor "h"
appointed them. aud hy whose laVot
they continue In office.