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CHANGES IN MERIDIAN
METHODIST CHURCHES
City Gains Two New Preachers and
Lost Two, Following Action
of Mississippi Conference
Meridian, Miss., December 10.—(Special.)
The Methodist people of this city have
gained two new preachers and lost two
by the action of the Mississippi conference
at Natchez. The Rev. G. S. Harmon, who
has been pastor of the East End Method
ist church for four years, has been suc
ceeded by the Rev. \Y. B. Hogg.
However,’ Dr. Hanion, who is greatly
beloved by his congregation and the peo
ple generally, has been transferred to the
pastorate of the Poplar Springs church
Ir. the suburbs of the city, which is very
gratifying to his friends and admirers.
He succeeds the Rev. John Paul, who
has been transferred to the South Caro
lina conference at his request.
The Rev. A. H. Broadfoot succeeds the
Rev. C, M. Crossley at the Southside
church and Dr. Crossley goes to Forest,
In the other four churches of the, city
there have been no changes, and the peo
ple are glad that so few changes were
made In this city.
LARGE SUN SPOT
IS DISCOVERED
San Jose, Cal., December 10.—Fath
er Jerome Richard of Santa Clara uni
versity discovered a sun spot today,
the largest seen in two years. The sun
spot is in longitude 9. 17, 24 east of
the central meridian. It is due to a
heliocentric conjunction of the earth
with Saturn on December 7. The new
aun spot has an area of 409,936,709,160
aquare miles. It is 32,013.15 miles long
and 12,805.26 miles wide.
VAN ANTWERPAND
GREER ELECTED
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New York, December 10.—William C.
(Van Antwerp and William A. Greer
were fleeted governors of tho New
York stock exchange today to succeed
Bernard M. Branch and Ira A. Kip,
Jr„ who recently resigned.
Former New York Priest
Is on Trial for the
Murder of Anna
Aumuller
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New York, December 10.—Witnesses who
knew Anna Aumuller, and others who
found portions of her body after Hans
Schmidt had cut it up and cast it into the
Hudson river, testified for the state to
day at the trial of Schmidt for murder.
Through all H%ii; testimony the former
priest sat as if he were a disinterested
spectator instead of defendant. His at
torneys seized on every'point that would
support their contention that he -is in
sane.
On a table before Schmidt lay the saw
and the knife with which he had dissect
ed Amm Aumuller’s body; nearby were
the stained pillow slip in which he had
wrapped a portion of it before he dropped
it into the river from a ferry boat, and
stones with which he had weighted it.
Accused Unmoved
To these exhibits for the state he paid
no heed. He was unmoved when a sten
ographer read the confession he made to
the police, and when a—physician told
minutely of the manner in which the vic
tim’s body had been dissected.
The only expression of interest mani
fested by Schmidt was shown when Anna
Hert. friend of the girl Schmidt is charged
with slaying, said that Anna Aumuller
told her Schmidt wanted to marry her.
“We will get married,” Schmidt told
the Aumuller girl, according to Miss Hert.
“and go to aomn^ar off country, and 1
will hang my cassock on a high hook.”
By that. Miss Hert said, Schmidt meant
he would leave the. priesthood. The wit
ness knew of Schmidt's relations with
the Aumuller girl. Once Anna Aumuller
had asked her if she would be god
mother to the child Anna was expect
ing.
"I told her maybe,” the witness said.
“I never met Schmidt, but Anna used to
tell me about him. Sho called him 'the
baron.' ”
Schmidt told the police In his confes
sion that he had married Anna Aumuller,
acting as both bridegroom and priest.
The witness knew nothing of this secret
ceremony.
FLORALA NEWS
Florala, December 10.—(Special.)
At a regular meeting of Florala camp
No. 289, Woodmen of the World, held
last night, the following named offi
cers were elected for the ensuing year:
James R. Doster, consul commander;
Walter Hurston, advisor lieutenant; T.
J. George, banker; J. W. Pendrey,
clerk; W. If. James, escort; I. A. Bell,
watchman; Clem Crossin, sentry; R. G.
Hoover, manager; Walter Welch, cap
tain degree team.
This order has the largest member
ship of any fraternal order in Florala.
The rate of growth Is high In the lo
cal camp as Well as in the state.
The pupils of the Florala City school
are preparing for Christmas exercises
in every department. The department
of music will give a recital; the expres
sion department will present a juvenile
play, and each room wrill have special
exercises appropriate for the season.
The members of the senior class have
undertaken the sale of Red Cross seals
in connection with the local distribu
tors. Lamar-Britton Mercantile com- ,
pany.
Reports continue to come in about
the large yield of pecans in this sec
tion. One farmer said last night on
the streets that he had just gathered
more than 100 pounds under one tree.
He gets 25 cents a pound for them.
Another farmer who has sold several
hundred pounds already has something
more than 1000 pounds to gather yet.
These facts have induced many to plant
pecan trees on their land.
During the next few years it is prob
able that thousands of acres of the
cutover lands in this section will be
planted to pecan trees.
Several business changes will be
made here the first of January. Mat
thews Brothers will move their gro
cery business to a building where F.
Turnquist now is, near the postoffice.
Messrs. Hal Scott and Herbert McLeod
will open a grocery store where Mat
thews Brothers are on Fifth avenue.
Mr. Turnquist will move his business
to the building now occupied by the
Princess theatre.
VANDERBILT RACE TO
BE RUN ON FEB. 21
Los Angeles, December 10.—It was
announced here today that the Van
derbilt cup race would be decided on
the Santa Monica course on February
21. The race will he conducted by the
Western Automobile association. The
Vanderbilt cup event will he restrict
ed to cars of GOO cubic inches piston
displacement.
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SIR WILLIAM ST. LO TO MRS. ST. LO
The Countess of Shrewsbury was one of
the most remarkable w’omen of the reign
of Queen Elizabeth, beautiful in person
though inasuline In character, and by all
evidence utterly selfish and without a
heart. Yet her fascination helped her to
four husbands, each of whom seems to
have been equally in love with her, ami
each of \#hom she ruled with Imperious
sway. This letter from her third hus
band, William St. l.o, a bluff soldier of
Elizabeth’s guard, was written while he
was stationed at the Queen's palace in
Windsor.
“My Own-More dearer to me than I
am to myself, thou shalt understand that
It la no small fear nor grief to me of thy
well doing than 1 should presently see
what 1 dowgst, not only for that my con
tinual nightly dreams beside my absence
have troubled me, but also chiefly thut
Hugh AIsop cannot certify in what estate
thou nor thine Is, whom I tender more
than I do William St. Lo. Therefore 1
pray thee, as thou dost love me, let me
shortly hear from thee, for the unquitting
of my unquieted mind, how thine own
sweet self with all thine doeth, trusting
shortly I may be among you.
“All my friends here saluteth thee.
Harry Skipworth desires me to make
thee and none other privy that he is sure
of Mistress Nell, with whom he is by this
time. He hath sent 10.000 thanks unto
thyself for the same. She hath opened
all her heart unto 1dm.
“Tomorrow Sir Richard Sackville and 1
ride to London together; upon Saturday
nevt we return hither again. The •Que- n
(Elizabeth) yesterday her own self riding
upon the way craved, my horse, unto
whom 1 gave him, receiving openly for
the same many goodly words.
“This wishing myself with thyself, I
Md thre, with my own good servant and
chief overseer of my works, most heartily
farewell. From thine who is wholly and 1
only thine, yea, for all thine while life!
lasteth. s.
"From Windsor, the 4th of September. '
by the right worshipful. master tmd most
honest husband.
"MASTEH SIR W1HHTAM ST. HO. ESQ."
The countess of Ohrewsburg was fa
miliarly known by her nickname "Bess
of Hardwick." She was first married at
the age of 14 to John Barlow', the ownei
of a large estate, who did not long sur
vive, and left his widow wealthy. She
did not marry again for a number of
years. Her second husband was Sir Wil
liam Cavendish, who, to please her, sold
his lands in the south of England and
purchased the Chatsworth estates in'Der
byshire.
Sir William St. Ho was the third hus
band. When they were married she in
sisted that his lands should he settled on
her and her heirs, and when Sir William
died without issue she made good her
claim to all his property. "Boss of Hard
wick" was now t lie weathiest subject of
England. Her income was calculated to
amount to $800,090, which was relatively
a far more important sum then than it
is today.
She still retained her good looks, and
she was much sought in marriage. With
the approval of Queen Elizabeth, who was
not by habit a matchmaker, she was mar
ried in 1598, when she was 50 years of ago.
to George Talbot, the sixth earl of
Shrewsbury. She made her usual good
bargain as to settlements.
This was the only unhappy marriage
of the four. The earl tried to obtain a di
vorce from his wife, and the countess re
venged herself by accusing him of an In
trigue with the Queen of Scots, a charge
which she was forced to retract before
the council. After the death of her hus
band in 1590 she lived mostly at Hard
wlcke, where she built the noble mansion
which still stands. She died in 1008.
SATURDAY—THE PASTON LETTERS.
WALLACE 10 SPEAK
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To Address Legislature and
Urge Adoption of State
Game Law
Montgomery, December JO.—(Spe
cial.)—John U. Wallace, Jr., state game
ami fish commissioner, has been In
vited to address the legislature of Vir
ginia during the 1914 session and urge
tile adoption of the game law which
will be proposed. The law will be
modeled after the Alabama game laws,
of which Mr. Wallace is the authbr.
In wrltln gto Mr. Wallace, George
B. Rorebtrosn, a member of the Vir
ginia legislature, declared that he knew
of no game law' better than the Wal
lace law'.
"Quite a few of us in Norfolk, Rich
mond and scattered throughout the
state are trying to get better game
laws for the protestion of our game
and don't know at present of a bet
tor law than the Wallace game law ot
Alabama. I have followed it for years;
in fact, since you began on the law
originally, simply because our com
pany owned at one time some land In
your state."
Mr. Wallace has written his accept
ance of the invitation to address the
Virginia legislature and has Indicated
that he can go to Richmond on Jan
uark 1, 2 or 3.
.The Alabama game laws have been
adopted In 14 states and have been
applied by the United States govern
ment. Mr. Wallace, as the author of
these laws, has addressed a number
of state legislatures and used his In
fluence to secure the passage of the
federal migratory game laws.
ID CUTOFF LOPEZ'S
MR SUPPLY
Sheriffs Make New Move to
Capture the Mexican
Desperado
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Bingham. Utah, December 10.—Dosing
faith in their ability to starve him out,
and having failed to smoke him out, the
sheriffs trying to capture Ralph larpez,
slayer of hIx men, decided tonight to
attempt to cut off Ills water supply In the
Utah-Apex mine.
With this plan in view a posse will
b» sent into the mine within the next
few hours. Unless 1-opez is dead or has
escaped, another underground tight, such
as took place on November 29, when two
deputies were killed, is thought probable.
The sheiiffs are convinced that there are
only two places in the mine where the
desprado can obtain water. They intend
to String wires through the tunnels and
illuminate these places with searchlights,
leaving guards stationed in the darkness
to prevent him approaching to drink.
Although the search of the miles of un
derground workings was discontinued on
Monday, for fear of sacrllieing more lives,
the council of sheriffs decided that to cut
off his water supply would he worth risk
ing another encounter with the deadly
marksman.
Dopez took refuge In the mine on No
vember 27, after killing a miner and three
peace officers on November 21.
R \TE INCREASE IS
NECESSARY, SAYS
RAILROAD HEAD
Boston, December 10.—A substantial
Increase in rates is necessary for the
success of the Boston/and Maine rail
road, according ta- S. M. Felton, presi
dent of the Chicago and Gveat Western
railway, who has been making a
thorough examination of Boston and
Maine affairs. Mr. Felton's findings
were filed today with the public serv
ice commission.
Mr. Felton made his Investigation at
the request of President Elliott of the
New York, New Haven and Hartfoid
system.
"Tile situation is serious, said Mr.
Felton's report. “The rate Increases are
I necessary and should he secured at the
earliest possible date." His findings arc
summarized:
“The present capitalization exceeds
the value of the property. An increase
of $5,000,000 ill transportation revenues
Is imperative, to be divided If feasible
between the passenger and freight de
partments.
“An increase of approximately $600,
000 from mail and $400,000 from express
is needed."
TENER INAUGURATED
AS EXECUTIVE HEAD
New York, December 10.—Inaugurated
as president of the National Deague of
Professional Baseball Clubs here this aft
ernoon, Governor Tener of Pennsylvania
said he would work to place baseball on a
higher plane, if possible, than it is other
wise today. He said he would endeavor
to serve the chief asset of baseball—that
is, its honesty.
He said he would not announce his poli
cies now, but would leave to their en
forcement a more practical demonstra
tion.’
The new president said he believed the
sentiment of the game should enter into
business considerations of the league, but i
not to such extent that it would endanger
business principles.
Garry Herrmann informally projected a
FURNACE RESUMES
WORK AT GADSDEN
First Cast in Months Made
at the Gulf States Steel
Plant Wednesday
Gadsden, December 10.— (Special.)
After a shut down of several weeks,
the blast furnace of the Gulf States
Steel company, formerly the Standard
Steel company, made Its first cast < -
iron at 4 o'clock this morning. The,
furnace now will be kept ir*
operation, and will endeavor to equal
the record run of almost two years
without repairs. Twenty-five addi
tional men went to work this morning.
Plants of the Gadsden Pipe company
and tlie Campbell Manufacturing com
pany are again in operation, and iv
is said that the Coosa Pipe and foun
dry company will open again after
the first of the year.
Superintendent Brooks of this divis
ion of the Louisville and Nashville,
today is conferring with directors of
the Chamber of Commerce regarding
the installation of increased passenger
set vice between Gadsden and Onlera
Jt was decided the proposed service
would hurt Gadsden merchants and the
subject was dropped.
The jury in the trial if Oner Coffey,
charged with the murder of George
Burgess, was completed at 12:1» today,
and the. trial has begun. The stale
ciaims Burgess caught Coffey in the
act of robbing the cash register an?
was attacked. The defense expects
tc. show the shooting was accidental.
The work of preparing the roadbeds
of the Alabama City, Gadsden and At
talla railroad and the Gadsden, Belle
vue and Lookout Mountain railroad
on Forest avenue is going forward rap
idly. The contractor expects to com
plete the work in January.
J. A. McCluney, agent for the farm
demonstration work in Etowah county,
reports that he is highly pleased with
the work done on the demonstration
farms this year. One man, he says,
made 3300 pounds of cotton on one
acre.
E. T. Hollingsworth, president of the
Gadsden National bank, has returned
from Baltimore,- where he underwent
an operation, and has resumed his du
ties at the bank.
An effort probably will be made by
the city to purchase four lots in the
rear of the Eleventh Street school
building for a playground. The lots
are valued at about $3000.
movement for pensioning Pop Anson, a
pioneer figure in baseball. Governor
Tener said he heartily favored the plan,
that all he knew of baseball lie learned
from Pop.
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Belgium Statesman Wins
1913 Prize—No Prize
Last Year
Christiana, December 10,-^-The Nobel
peace prize for 1912 was conferred to
day on Senator Elihu Root of New
fork. That for 1913 was conferred on
Senator Henri La Fontaine of Brussels,
Belgium, who was formerly president
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of the permanent International Peavo
Forum of Berne. Switzerland.
As no peace prize was awarded last
year there were two for distribution
this year, each of them worth $40,0uu.
The report of the committee this morn
ing refers to Senator Elihu Root's
work in pacification of wrongdoing in
the Philippines and in Cuba and in the
handling of the American-Japanese dis
pute. It praises his high ideals, his
prominence as a statesman and his con
stant efforts to promote international
peace.
The Hague, December 10.—Senator
Elhi Root wus today selected as a mem
ber of the court of arbitration to which
are to be submitted claims of British.
French and Spanish subjects in regard
to property seized by the Portugese
government after the proclamation of a
republic in that country.
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