The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], September 21, 1913, Page 4, Image 4

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MSS. BUMS SMS
HER BIST! MUST
HAVE BEEN UNDER
AN UNLUCKY STAR
Woman Charged With Mur
der Talks of Her Favorite
Authors and Love of
the Theatre
TROUBLES CAME IN
RAPID SUCCESSION
DURING WHOLE LIFE
Coroner's Jury Yesterday l liable to
Reach Verdict and Recommends
That Grand Jury Take Up
the Death of Mrs. But
s ler's Husband
By RICHARD F. T/USSlKR
After having gone into the killing of
Itobert R. Butler, the Woodlawn cloth
«>ir, for several days, and having wrestled
for over six hours without arriving nt a
verdict, the coroner’s jury on the Butler
Inquest adjourned sine die at 11:90 o’clock
yesterday morning with a disagreement.
The jury, however, recommended that the
September term of the grand jury make
a thorough investigation into the death
of Mr. Butler.
Mrs. Butler received a representative
of The Age-Herald in the jail corridor
very cordially yesterday aud talked on
a number of subjects vivaciously. She
would, not, however, make any sort of
statement concerning the predicament in
which she finds herself. She stated that
her lawyer, Mr. Harsh, of Harsh, Beddow
& Fitts, had advised her not to talk to
anyone.
To other questions of the reporter Mrs.
Butler answered willingly. She stated
that she was 21 years of aue and had
been brought up at Gallant, a small coun
try place, about 12 miles from Gads
den. She had lived with her parents
until they were murdered in November,
1911. She was visibly affected at the
reference to the death of her parents.
Life l ull of l roubles
•‘My life lias been full of troubles,”
she said. “I guess 1 must have been born]
under an unlucky star. AVhy should 1
tell you the story of my life? There is
nothing of interest about it.
"My name is priseilla Lutes Butler,”
she began, “®ncf 1 am only years old
rot 22 years, as you newspaper men have
printed. My people were not wealthy
but were comfortably well off for coun
try people, and I never wanted for any
thing.
“I was educated in the rural' schools.
It was very lonesome out there at Gal
lant, but I lived there with my parents
until they were killed nearly two years
ago. I inherited the property and came
4p Birmingham.
“You needn’t talk to me of sweethearts
for there is no romance in my life. It
has been full of troubles and I no more
than got out of one trouble than another
arrived.
Fond of Theatres
“Yes, T am very fond of the moving
pictures and J like drama the best. I am
also an inveterate theatregoer. As tq i
leading why I read all the newspapers
and current magazines when at home.
1 have no favorite authors, being im
partial in my desires on modern litera
ture and tiie classics. Of the poets Ten
nyson pleases me the most, although a
little Lord Byron helps towards making
a rainy day a little less drear. Of the i
modern authors, Robert W. Chambers is
to me the most interesting. I find that I
get along very ‘comfy’ with the latest
Chambers, a box of chocolates and the
Grafonola going at full speed.”
Mrs. Butler talked on literary and the- I
atrical subjects and proved very well in
formed. but when pressed to change the
sQbject and gave her own version of her :
latest tragedy, she said:
“I cannot make a statement of that
affair. My lawyer forbids it. I assure
you that when the proper time comes 1
will explain the whole thing and give
you boys a great big story, but. at the
present time I must keep still.”
And with these last words she walked
|(iood Reports Made by Com
mittees Yesterday on
Progress
Reports of the various cdtnnittteee
of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage as
sociation wore received at the meetirtg
held yesterday afternoon and showed ;i
gratifying activity on the part of the
committees and substantial progress in
the cause* made during the summer
months. During the heated term tlie
regular meetings of the association
were suspended blit tfiat the work went
on was evidenced by the committee re
port made yesterday. A large increase
in membership was Ah own and an in
crease in the number of associations
throughout tlws state.
In the absence of the president, Mrs.
Oscar Hundley, the first vice president.
Mrs. W. L. Murdoch, called the meet
ing to order and presided. Mrs. Solon
Jacobs, chairman of the membership
committee, reported that 93 new mem
bers had been added to the association
during the summer months and that the
majority of these were men. She re
fered to the fact that the three can
didates for president of the city com
mission in the recent election were
members, two of them, George Ward
and Clement Wood, had been members
some time, with Yasser Allen a recent
convert. Mrs. Jacobs also referred to
the state association, of which she is
president, stating that at the time of
the last meeting there were only four
local organizations in the .state, but
she could now report nine locals and
all in nourishing condition.
Previous to her report on the equal
suffrage booth at the State Fair, Mrs.
Samuel tollman spoke on the distribu
tion of equal suffrage literature, and
stated that the committe had selected
the best articles and pamphlets that
had been published by the national or
ganization, and that those who de
sired the same could secure them from
the committee oh the distribution of
literature. Mrs. Ullm&n made an ex
tensive report on the equal suffrage
booth at the approaching State Fair
and prefaced her remarks by making
an earnest appeal for coworkers at
the fair. She stated that every day
tliere would be a feature that would
require a special committee and out
lined many other matters that would
require attention. At the suggestion
of Mrs. Murdoch, a call for volunteers
for this work wns inaHt* u’hinh w/nst
responded lo.
Mrs. Murdoch, on behalf of the presi
dent explained the player piano con
test that has been started by Mrs.
Hundley and is under the auspices of
the Equal Suffrage association. She
stated several institutions had already
entered into the contest and that the
interest would increase with the as
sistance of the members of the asso
ciation. She requested them to ask the
merchants specified on the list for cou
pons when they made a purchase and
that they could vote for any charitable
institution they saw fit.
Arrangements are being made for the
visit of Miss Charlotte Perkins Gilman
of Now York, one of the most noted
workers for equal suffrage in the coun
try. At the next meeting of the as
sociation plans will be made for the
state-wide campaign when Miss Belle
Kearney, an organizer of note, will
spend a month in the state for the pur
pose of extending the equal suffrage
cause. Miss Kearney is a southern
woman and Is said to be an orator of
ability and well fitted to present the
claims of the advocates of equal suf
frage.
out of the corridor into her cell. Her
step was firm and her head was erect—
site smiled and said, Good-by, ami the
barred door clanged as it closed.
Jury’s Formal Verdict
The formal verdict of the coroner’s
jury yesterday in the Butler case was as
follows:
“We. the jury duly impaneled by the
coroner of Jefferson county, on to-wit:
the 17th day of September, to inquire
into the cause of the death of Robert R.
Butter, having diligently investigated said
cause, taking all the testimony obtain
able. we agree that the deceased came to
bis death by a gun shot wound in the
abdoman, but have been unable to agree
as to who ‘ is responsible fpr the same.
We earnestly request the Septemebr term
of the grand jury of the criminal court of
Jefferson county to carefully investigate
the case.
“J. F. Barker, E. M. Everett, F. J.
Bender, t* M. Karri?, J. B. Sfendifer,
foreman.”
Robert R. Butler was 42 years of age
(Continued on Page Eight)
jLITTLE CHANGE IN
Some Lines Show Slight Re
ductions While Others
Advance Sharply
STOCK FEED SHOWS
LARGEST ADVANCE
Lard Is Over 2 Cents Cheaper, While
Bacon Has Advanced From
3 to 5 Cents—Compara
tive (Quotations
My ELI.IS C. 1101,1,1 VIS
Is the cost uf living realty getting
higher?
This is a question of absorbing Interest
to the ultimate consumer. Looking back
over tlie past year, the market quotations
of September 20, 1912, as against the quota
tions of September 20, 1913, It will be
found that the prices on groceries anil
feedstuffs have really changed little, in
many instances thp prices have beeh re
duced. rn some cases, however, there has
hieu a sharp advance and the consumer
pays.
Business on Morris avenue during Sep
tember. 1912, was quiet practically the
whole month. Along toward the last of
that month trade began to show activity,
hut prices were, as a rule, fluctuating and
tlie demand was very slow. Supplies in
most lines were easily equal to t*he de
mand, and there was an oversupplv in
some commodities.
Tn direct contrast to last year’s trade,
the business this month on the avenue
lias been brisk. The demand has been
very good and supplies In most lines are
well abreast, in tlie fish market there
exists at present a shortage, hut that
wlll.be relieved by uex't Tuesday or
Wednesday, and the market will soon re
cover front the ill effects of the tightness.
Irish potatoes arc selling at an unusually
high price, due to a short crop in Vir
ginia. and tlie fact that tlie western crop
is not yet mature. The pfrlee of Irish po
tatoes per bushel is now *1.20. while it
was only 90 cents September 20 last year.
Tlie present shortage accounts for the
difference, however.
Poultry About the Same
In the poultry market lust September
20 fryers were quoted at 22 cents. The
price today is from 21 to 22 cents, and the
demand is non** too brisk. Mens are now
quoted at It; and 17 cents, while the price
last yeal1 was only 15 cents a pound.
Practically no hens are now to be had
on Morris avenue, but there is no conse
quential demand. The price on eggs has
advanced only 2 cents within a year, and
the demand now is much brisker than it
was the same time in 1912. The egg mar
ket is upward in trend at present, while
in 1912 the demand was slow and Uie sup
plies about on a par. ,
In the meat market lard wus selling at
1344 cents last September, and Is now
quoted at 10% cents, a drop of 2 cents
and a fraction. Breakfast bacon, how
ever, .has advanced from 3 to 5 cents.
Skinned ham has experienced an advance
of only 1 cent within the year. The de
mand in meats now is even better if any
thing than it was the same time last
year.
Cooking apples have also dropped in
price over last year’s figures. The price
today is only $3.50 a barrel, as against
$4.f>0 and $5 last year. On September 20,
1912. lemons were quoted at $S and $10
per box of 300. The price now' is only
$3 and $5.50, a drop of from $3 to $5. Cab
bage has advanced % of a cent during the
past year and onions have gone up
cent. Sweet potatoes are selling now for
$2.25 to $2.50 a barrel, which wras' last
year’s quotations. . ^
Stock Feed Advances
The cost cf feedstuffs for stock has ad
vanced far more than any other line. Corn
is quoted now at the same pHce as last
year. Oats, however, are 10 cents higher
now than they were a year ago, and al
falfa hay Is selling at $3 more on the
tCis than It was in 191?. The prices on
cotton seed products are from $3 to $G
higher now than they were this time in
1912. The demand now from the New
England states, however, is a prime factor
in the present inflated prices. Northern
and eastern stdtes are buying large quan
tities of cotton seed hulls, cotton seed
meal and cotton seed oil cake for cattle
feed, and this heavy demand will have
the effect of holding up the present quo
tations throughout the winter, it is said.
C. S. hulls were quoted at $10 a ton in
(Continued on page Eight)
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j MAKE UNDERWOOD
Developments in Senatorial
Race Throws Governor
ship into Background
MUSGROVE’S ATTACK
ALREADY DISCOUNTED
Bankhead Incident Itself Has De
prived Musgrovc of One of His
Weapons to Use in the
Hobson Fight
ll.v 111 Gil W. ROBERTS
The Mtafe demvcratlc executive com
mittee, when It meetM Id December or
early .1 tiuuary, wl|l adopt (lie majority
rule Cor the election next year.
'I’lilx 1m the unanlmoiiM conclusion of
tlioac political student* who liavtt made
a Ntudy of the nltuatLoii and conditions
governiug the Mltuntlon. It mean*, In all
probability, that there will lie n run-olT
between rival candidate* for the guber
natorial nomination. It mean* alao that
tiiere will not lie a poMMlhlllty of any'
other lnun l ejirewr tit log Alabama In the
Senate n* the aiiceeaMor of Seuator
•lollimton wave Oacar \V. ( uderwood.
While B. B. Comer is generally ad
mitted to be one of the strongest gub
ernatorial candidates and while the at*
mission is general that he \yould bo
in tin* run-off, thef<£ is marked differ
ence of opinion as to whether or not
he would be able to triumph ever the
strongest of his present competitors in
a single handed conflict. The question
evolves itself into this—“Is there a
sufficient number of anti-Coincr votev
in Alabama to elect the man on whom
they are united7”
Underwood Victory Certain
But the senatorial situation continues
to hold the limelight, and the race of
the “governors" Is still a side issue.
The determination of the executive*
committee to put the majority rule into
effect makes, as 1ms been stated, the
election of Underwood-a certain tj . in
view of the fact that it has been con
sidered possible for some man to re
ceive a plurality over Underwood were
several candidates to participate in the
struggle, there has ‘been more or less
apprehension among his friends lust
circumstances might combine to pro
duce his downfall.
This apprehension, when the major
ity rule is adopted, will be dissipated.
For it is a foregone conclusion th/it
irrespective of the number of candi
dates who might enter, Underwood
would" he in tlie run-off, and in a sin
gle handed conflict there is no ques
tion of a doubt in the minds of best
posted men blit that the Raider of the
party could, with little effort, sweep
the state and practically every county
of the state.
Will Musgrove Attack?
The practical certainty tlrat the com
mittee will adopt the majority rule
makes the assurance of Underwood’s
success doubly sure, so sure, as a mat
ter of fact, tliat it is believed possible
that his sole competitor will, in the long
run, be Congressman Richmond P. Huu
son of the Sixth district.
Hobson, for a year, more or less, has
been actively engaged in his campaign
for the Senate. He has made whirl
wind flights in many of the counties
of the state, has starred at the head of
a number of government employes in
the Sixth district, and this week will
electrify the hills and dales of Jeffer
son county w'ith his remarkable elo
quence. Tt is reported, has been pub
lished, as a matter of fact, -hat his
campaign manager, U B. Musgrove, of
Walker county, considered one of the
most adept politicians of Alabama,
will, in furtherance of his champion’s
ambition, issue, in the near future, an
attack against Underwood.
The leader of the party, however,
has done such splendid work in the
Congress of the nation, is so highly re
garded by the people of the nation, and
so highly esteemed in Alabama for his
faithfulness to duty, his personal in
tegrity, his superiority over his fel
low's in Congress, that the attack of
Musgrove, if it is made, will affect
its result, in all probability as the as
saults against Genres B. Ward by his
political enemies effected in Birming
ham’s municipal election last Monday.
The Bankhead Incident
In this regard, it is interesting to
note that Senator Bankhead in pro
testing against the candidacy of Mr.
Underwood has deprived Mr. Musgrove
of one of the weapons which it has
been understood he was planning to
(kvield. It was the general under
standing in politics that l^t would be
[charged that Senator Bankhead, in an
effort to acquire political control of
the state, had shuffled the cards in the
deck of candidates and chosen from
the list Mr. Underwood as the only
man who could defeat Hobson.
Shrewd deductions unfavorable to
Underwood might have been drawn.
But inasmuch as Senator Bankhead
holds, as do many other well posted
men, that either Clayton or Heflin could
defeat Hobson, and inasmuch as he has
urged Underwood not to run. the Mus
grove thunder, in this particular re
gard. will tumble, If it does rumble, im
potety.
If the report is true that Musgrove
will fire Ills broadside against Under
wood it is reasonable to presume that
he will point out the fact, already
known throughout Alabama, that T.
Fortune Ryan, the capitalist, contrib
uted financially to the presidential
campaign of Mr. Underwood. Inasmuch
as men of mom y^nnd the harvester
trust—contributed to the campaign
funds of other candidates, notably that
of President Wilson, it is seriously
doubted that that “bugaboo” will cause
the defection of a single Underwood
supporter—not even if it is shown that
i tlie future senator sought the contri
bution, or knew of its reception.
Mr. Underwood’s Successor
Tnas much ax it Is a foregone con
clusion that Underwood will run—and
will be elected—-Interest grows dally
In the little broil that is brewing
among his would-be successor!?.
At this time It is reasonably certain
that Nathan L» Miller of Birmingham
and Maj. Thomas T. Huey of Bessemer
will be congressional candidates. Bor
den Burr and W. Melville Drennen are
mentioned. Inasmuch as the adoption
of the majority rule will guarantee a
Jefferson candidate's success little con
sideration Is now given to the rumor
that J. Fritz Thompson of Bibb may
enter the list of aspirants.
While the situation is only in Its
embryonic stage, the belief is that the
field will gradually narrow down until
Mr. Miller and Major Huey will be the
rivals. The race between them. It Is
generally admitted, would bo interest
ing. .
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BOARD HAS NOT
BOUGHT A TRUCK
The board of revenue failed to take any
action yesterday on the purchase of a
motor truck, and will take the matter
up the early part of this week. The boa id
advertised lor bids for a live-ton motor
Truck for use on the county roads for
hauling road building material. The bid
ding was quite liyely, no less than nine
automobile agents putting in one or more
bids. The bids range from $3200 to $5250.
Suits Filed
The following were among the suits
tiled yesterday in the city and circuit
courts:
Henry Blalock vs. Birmingham Water
works company. $3000 damages claimed
for alleged personal injuries.
W. P. Hughes vs. Western Union Tele
graph company, $1000 damages claimed
for an alleged failure to deliver a tele
gram.
Roy Shellnut vs. Beach nut Packing
company, $2900 damages claimed for al
leged personal injuries.
John M. Gast vs. Simon Hotel com
pany, $0000 damages claimed for an al
leged assault and battery by an agent .*f
the defendant company.
Alex Thorton vs. Southern Railway
company, $30tR* damages claimed by the
plaintiff, alleging the loss of an arm.
Lee Dlsheroon vs. Collins &. Co., $3000
damages claimed for alleged personal in
juries.
Rebecca Bradford vs. Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company; $30tK)
damages claimed for alleged personal in
juries.
Eugene Patton vs. Birmingham Rall
I way, Light and Power company; $3‘KW
damages claimed for alleged personal in
juries.
John Murry vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company; $5000 damages
claimed for alleged personal injuries.
YANCEY SOCIETY’S WORK
First Meeting of Year Held—Soon
Reach Membership Standard
On Friday, September lit, the Yancey
Literary, society held its first meeting
of tlie 1913 term and incidentally start
ed the* ninth year as a society of the
Birmingham high school. Mr. Myatt
held the chair and Mr. Corey the seat
-■■ ■ . .. .1
of recording secretary. Malcolm Grant
was appointed critic for th© meeting.
On ncc,ount of ihc large number of
Yancey. graduates the membership is
not up to t >«■ standard, but i; is ex
pected to reach the "high water mark"
in a few days with the addition of new
members.
The Yancey is the oldest society in
the high school, the Hilliard anil Cur
ry coming ih order following. The fol
lowing officers are the eighteenth elect -
ed by the club: President, Armstrong
Cory; vice president. James T>owney;
recording secretary. Mark Myattj cor
responding secretary, George O’Neal:
treasurer, Malcolm Grant, while Fred
Perry is the third member of the stand
ing committee. Under this corps of of
ficers the Yancey hopes to make this
the most successful year of their ex
istence. The club heard an encouraging
address by Mr. Met^lathery.
To Lengthen Schedules
Xew York, September 20. -Beginning
October 5, the New rfaven railroad will
lengthen the running time of its day
trains between Boston and Xew York by
from five to 20 minutes. The rearrange
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