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• ycr-**-— All the fashion- Ilaby Dolls for ladles able lasts In and rhlldren. A little Pumps and Ox- bit better for the fords for the lit- same price others He lady. ask. The Steadfast Shoe A Southern Made Shoe For Mes of Fashion $5.50 ! The Steadfast is a shoe made after the ultra thought in shoe building for men who exercise pronounced care in the selection of the footwear fashions. Tans, patents and gun inetais are shown in a host of distinct styles in lace and button. Men’s Spring 25c Shinola Half Hose Outfit 10c l Silk Hose of a superior quality is sold here regularly for a full third less than others quote. The 1910 Big 1st Shoe Sttfre Ave. , — -- Friday mid Saturday nnd Saturday Mat inee—-April 17-18 Curtain at 8 Sharp Matinees at 2 lilnw inmI Erluuger Present Otis SKINNER By Arrangement With Charles Froliman IN AN “ARABIAN NIGHT” KISMET By Edward Knoblauch Produced and Managed by Harrison Grey I'lske PRICKS 50c to 92.00 Seats on Sale W ednesday “A BETTER JOB—\ BETTER MAN!” Free Lecture Jefferson Theatre, Sunday Afternoon at ft P. HI. By AA II lln m Windsor. LLIt , Ph.D. E v e ry man a n (1 w oman who is inter ested in mak ing' a fortune, or making a living, should hear DR. AY I L L 1 A M WINDSOR, the w o r 1 d 'a most eminent phren ologist. presi dent of the !n t e r n a t ional College of VI tosoph y. Come and b*-ar these wonderful expositions of morality, common sense and wise living and learn how t«» be a FIRST CLASS M A N. Sunday Mglit, “How Fortunes Are HI :id£!” Tuesday Night. “How to he Healthy!” IF A <11 ABE LOSING MONEY IF YOU ARE DISCOURAGED AND1 REDE, there is something wrong with jour head. Come to Jefferson theatre, Sunday afternoon and night, and hear Doctor A\ illiam Windsor tell you how to be HeaiUiy.^ Strong and EFFICIENT ON Hit. WILLIAM WINDSOR Is not a physician, but a teacher and a doctor of philosophy. He is the most successful and best known Phrenologist in the world. He has made hundreds „of men and women prosperous and healthy. He has hun dreds of testimonials, many from prominent Splendidly illustrated. ‘ Public deline ations of character. Come and bring your friends who have ambition: < onsiiltnt Ions dally at Hotel Morris. Hours Itl ai. m. to I! p. m. Monday Night, April 20 The Original Oriental llnnse Artiste Ruth St. Denis * * Anil Her Company of Native Assisting Artists, Presenting Her Itepertoire of Hindoo and Japanese Dance Plays Anil nil the l.ntcst Modern Dunces. Special Scenery. Gorgeous Costuming, j Tlie Social Fvent of fhe Season j Seats on Sale at Ilox Office Friday Prices 50c to 92.00 Wednesday and Thursday anil Thursday J Matinee, April 22 and 23 Richard Dennett's New York Company of Co-Workers In Damaged Goods ; The play which strips the veil of I •ecrcey from the most s 11 it I ne\ problem j of the duy I'OMJKMXHI) by prudes anil byproerltes HAII.FD by the eullghtrued The piny which initiates a new epoch of civilisation—New lurk Times PRIf RQ. 11 ATINF.K—25c to 91.50 I MGHT—25e to 9200 Seats on Sale Monday 7—Acts Keith Vaudeville—7 Ray Cox, Comedienne Arthur Deagon, Comedian 25c ,,y 25c Z 75c FASTFII GltHFTIXGS Z'„VtK BUNTING In “The Wishing Hlng” triers I5e, 25c, 35e, 50e Phone 1143 Souvenir Mafluee Tuesday' Knt Week—“Hucliel Goldstein” TO RETIREFftOM RACE Purifoy Will Not Be Com pelled to Make Race in the Second Primary Montgomery, April 17.—(Special.)—James H. Nunnelee this afternoon retired from the race for secretary of state. Mr. Nun nelee ran second in the recent primary, though lacked about 12,000 votes of equal ing the record made by Judge John Puri foy, who nearly received a majority. The retirement of Mr. NunnehVe lrom the race means the nomination of Judge Purifoy, who will not he compelled to make a race in the second primary. Air. Nunnelee announced several days ago that he would enter the second pii mary against Judge Purifoy and his de cision to retire from the race came as a surprise to many of his friends. How ever. the long load obtained by Judge Purifoy in the first election made his nom ination in the second primary more than probable. VETERAN TAKES LIFE ON HIS WIFE’S GRAVE Montgomery, April 17.—(Special.)—Des pondent over the loss of his wife, w|o died six years ago, J. B. Merriweather. 70 years old, and a resident of Oak Park, this city, wont to the grave of his wife in Oak wood cemetery this morning and committed suicide. Guards at the ceme* tery hoard the sound of a pistol shot, and rushing to the grave found Merri weather lying with his head on his wife’s tombstone and a bullet through his left ear. Merriweather had been brooding over his wife’s death for sometime. He was in ill health and unable to work. 1KIJ3UTU 1U HiAUAPN I To The Age-Herald yesterday afternoon there came a modest appearing little woman who said she wanted to pay a tribute to Chief Eagan. She did not de sire that her name appear in The Age Herald, but-ehe said she wanted the pub lic “to know what a really big and gen erous man” was the present chief of the Birmingham police. Her tribute follows: “It is with pleasure that I wish to pay a little tribute to our new chief of police, Mr. Martin Eagan. “During last week a woman of unusual brilliance, of good southern connection, became demented through overwork and excitement in an invention that she was getting out to benefit her countrymen. Realizing her mental unsoundness, sue went down to police headquarters and gave herself up to the care and protec tion of Chief Kagan, who at once saw her condition, yet kindly humored her cvety whim, even allowing her to take posses sion of his office, he moving into the outer one. For two days and nights (until the arrival of a relative from an other state to take her in charge), e.ie could be seen sitting at the chief's desk. “No brother could have been more ten der or considerate than was Chief 1/.,an to this woman, a daughter of the south, and who was to him a rank stranger, and it is well for the public to know that bt rieath a seemingly rough exterior th.-re lies a big, warm and generous heart." Camp Hardee Meets Today This afternoon nt 2:30 o'clock in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce building, Camp Hardee, United Confeder ate Veterans, will meet in regular monthly session. The commandant. Major Hamil ton, requests all members of the special committees to be- present, also the Ruth erford committee, of which Mrs. Chap- , pelle Cory is chairman. Among the business transacted will be a discuss’on of the approaching reunion at Jackson ville. A number of the comrades will re- ; late war experiences. The public is in- < vlted to attend. Fire in Theatre . < Cheat Yarmouth, England, April 17.—The < theatre on the great recreation pier here ' was destroyed early today by a fire caused by the explosion of a bomb left , last night under a seat by a militant suf- , fragette. The theatre recently was re- ; built at a cost of $100,000. The usual suffrage literature was found strewn along the pier and on the beach. . - , , j ROY I its WOI.POLK’S Petticoat Minstrels 7i»0—Muhin— I) )A, Mntlnrr One 10c, 20c, 20c, 40c IV Dally 2l20 <6U HOPE TO COMPLETE TENTATIVE TRUST Subcommittee Renews De liberations on Subject in Furtherance of Presi dent’s Determination Washington, April 17.—Tn further ance of the President's determination that an anti-trust legislative pro gramme be completed at this session of Congress, if possible, members *>f the Senate interstate commerce sub committee today renewed deliberation on the subject, hoping to complete a tentative bill for the full committee in tile near future. The subject of stock watering, which has been given serious consideration, is taken care of in the following sec tion proposed for incorporation in the bill by Senator Robinson of Arkansas: “No corporation, joint stock company, or other form of business organization having capital or shares of capital stock, hereafter organized, shall en gage in commerce fimong the states un less its capital or capital stock is paid in full in cash or In property, or con tracted in writing to be so paid at a fixed time by responsible subscribers. If any such corporation, joint stock company, or other form of business or ganization having capital or capital stock proposes to accept property in payment of any subscription to Its stock, said property must equal or ex ceed in its market value the par value of the stock paid for in property—the market value of said property to be as certained and fixed by the commission.'' A similar clause would restrict con cerns now in existence. UUMitNIS Economic Society Favors Organization of Farmers Be Made Possible Chicago, April 17.—Resolutions urging amendments to the Sherman law' to per mit legtimate organizations of farmers were adopted today at the closing ses sion of the Western Economic society, held in conjunction with the national c onference on marketing and farm credits. A fight which the resolutions commit tee expected to he waged against the reso lution did not develop and, only one per son, E. R. Kone, commissioner of agri culture of Texas, spoke against its adop tion. Mr. Kone charged that trusts were seeking to arouse sentiment against the Sherman bill among farmers to gain amendments by which they would profit. "I believe the trusts have brought in fluence to bear on this conference to have this resolution passed,” he said. ' I know they have similarly influenced other such conferences.” The portion to which Mr. Kone ob jected was; "Whereas the Sherman act as It now is construed is a serious menace to the progress of organization and eonferatlon and. “Y\ hereas, farmers and other co-opera tive organizations do not wish to be law breakers. neither do they wish for spe cial exemptions of any kind; and. “YY’hereas, they wish legislation which will not hinder or forbid such legitimate organization and which will prevent un fair practices by all organization as well ns protect such organizations, from un fair discrimination and practices directed by great or small combinations of deal ers, therefore be it, “Rostilvod, That this conference hereby demands from Congress legislation which will properly modify the existing Sherman law to the end that this proper and rea sonable protection and regulation be ex tended to co-operative organizations whether they be consumers or producers and to the end that such organization be fully protected and encouraged thereby.” A committee of 15 called for in the resolutions to plan the permanent or ganization of tlie conference on market ing and farm credits will be appointed in a few weeks by the president of the YVestern Economic society. i 26,966 MARRIAGES IN STATE LAST YEAR Montgomery, April 17.—(Special.) Statistics compiled by the state hoard [)f health show that there were 26.966 marriages in AlabamtP last year, of which number 13,967 were negroes. The compilation of the health de partment further shows that the num ber of marriages represented approxi mately 24 our of every 1000 persons. The report also shows that there were 1641 divorces in the state during -he year, though the figures from 11 •ounties are lacking in this compila ion. The report of the department will be lubmitted at the meeting of the state nedical association, which will be held lere next week. In addition to statistics >n marriages and divorces the report will contain a general summary of oth ?r conditions in the state. RESUME PROBE OF MRS. SIMPSON’S DEATH Lexington, Ky„ April 17.-—Fayette •ounty grand jury resumed its investi gation into the death of Airs. I^aura Wilder Simpson here today. It listened o the testimony of a number of wit lesses who appeared before the for mer's jury ami several of the coroner’s urors themselves. So members of the Simpson or Wild er families have appeared and appar ently are taking little Interest in the ■ase. • Airs. Simpson, who died from the eff ects of a bullet wound in the head m February 23, w'as formerly a rht :ago society girl and married Laurence Simpson, a stock breeder of this :ounty. The report of the grand jury is not ‘xpeoted for several days, according to •curt officials. Fire in Chicago Chicago, April 17.—-More than 600 families were driven from their homes today by in early morning fire which damaged the stables of the United States Express com pany and flat buildings in that vicinity to the extent of more than $200,000. The fire broke out in the express company's Rigbies and 100 horses were burned to defeth before firemen reached the placa. ELEVEN VICK CLAIMED BY FIRE; MANY IRE HURT A Five-Story Apartment House of New York Is Swept by Fire—No Fire Escapes New York. April 17.—A fire sweeping through a five-storv apartment house at 718 Eighth avenue today claimed a num ber of victims and caused the more or less serious injury of many others, one of whom, a man. will die. Only four of the 10 bodies taken from a theatrical hoarding house that occu pied half of the building could be iden tified, the others being charred beyond recognition. The identified dead are: William Wallace. 48 years of age. Nellie Wallace, his wife. Mrs. Nellie Spencer, a cloak model. Mrs. (Jeorge C. Davis. Muriel Davis, 3 years of age. The seriously injured are: Joseph Messer, Martin Welsh and Charles Burke. Mrs. George C. Davis died In the hos pital without recovering consciousness, bringing the death list up to 11. Tlie others are less serioiikty tnjured. The fire started in a pile of waste in the basement of a five and ten-cent store which occupies the grofmd floor of the building. It spread rapidly and shut off escape by the stairway exits. There were no fire escapes in the front of the building and the large number of dead and injured was due to the refusal of the panic-stricken people to remain in the front windows, where many were res cued by firemen. All of the dead and injured were taken from the rear rooms and halls where tiiey were caught while attempting to reach the roof and fire escapes. One man was killed in trying to escape over the roofs. The fire was under control in less than one hour, but in that time many thrilling rescues were made by the firemen work ing from ladders in front and from win dows of a nearby furniture building. Captain Smith, who was suspended by his feet from a window', prevented Douis Boylan from being dashed to death when a ladder broke on which he was crawl ing from the tenement. Captain Smith seized Boylan in a aafssors grasp and held on to him until both could be brought to safety. Bessemer News Bessemer, April 17.—(Special.)—The Jef ferson county conference of the Order of Eastern Star convened in Bessemer this morning at 10 o'clock at the Ma sonic hall with Mrs. Watkins, matron of tlie state, presiding. The morning ses sion was taken up introducing the visit ing offic ers who were Mrs. Ash, grand matron of the grand chapter; Mrs. Salter, past grand matron a net grand secretary; George Ash, past grand patron; Mrs. Ella Langford, grand associate conductress, ana others. At the noon hour a box lunch was served at. the hall. The afternoon ses Skn was opened at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Watkins presiding. The exemplification of the work was beautifully done, while ex aminations of the work were held. In teresting talks were made by Mrs. Sal ter, John T. McEniry, Mr. Hurley and Mrs. Watkins. Avondale was selected as the place for the conference to be held in July. The meeting then adjourned for sup per and reconvened tonight at 7:20 o’clock. The work was exemplified by the Besse mer chapter. No. 61. afte. which short as well as Interesting and instructive talks were made by Mrs. Salter, Mrs. Watkins, (’apt. John T. McEniry, Mrs. Carr, Dr. J. M. Tubb and several others. There were about 150 delegates and guests and the conference was a grand suc cess. The Rev. W. R. Ivey of Orlinda. Term., i former pastor of «he First Baptist church of Bessemer, is visiting friends in this city for a few days. Mr. Ivey came to Bessemer in March, 1894. as pas tor of the Baptist church and served un til November. 1901. During his residence in Bessemer Dr. Ivey made many warm ft lends, who are giving him a cordial welcome. He will fill the pulpit of the First Baptist church at the Sunday morn ing and evening services. The literary society of the eighth grade of the Bessemer High school held its reg ular meeting this afternoon at tlie high school, at whic/h time the following pro giamme was rendered: Duet. Miss Antie Ratcliff and Miss Bertha Williams; read ing. Eugene Williams; violin solo. Miss Bessie Schwabaoher, accompanied by Miss Helen Rodenberg; reading, selected, Miss Edith Christlieb; selection from Washing ton's inauguration, by Rush Ross; reci tation. Miss Luclle Vickers. 1 red Steele, a negro, was given a pre liminary hearing before Justice G. P. Benton this morning and was bound over to the grand jury without, bond, on the charge of murdering Tom Bell, another negro, on the Martin farm, two weeks age. The flower garden of Mrs. W. D. Brown vas visited last night ny thieves and a large quantity of choice flowers were stolen. At the same time a number of chickens belonging to Mrs. Brown were carried away. LECTURES ON PHRENOLOGY Dr. Windsor Will Speak and Delineate Character at Jefferson Theatre The following attractive programme has been arranged. Sunday afternoon Dr. Windsor will lecture on “A Better Job, a Better Man.” introducing public delineations of character of several gentlemen selected from (he audience. Sunday night. “How Fortunes Are Made.” showing how A itosophy enables men to make money rapidly. Tuesday night. “How To Be Healthy.*' Public delineations of character will be made at each lecture. Dr. Windsor may be consulted at Hotel Morris for phrenological delinea tion* of character. PERSONAL Mrs. Von Marie, formerly Miss Ber tha Gelders. who has been spending several months with her parents here, will leave for her home in Holland this morning. Negro Fatally Wounded WiP Minor, alias Will Green, was prob ably fatally wounded in the early hours of yesterday morning as he sought to elude the officers who were after him on a charge of assault with intent to murder. Officers Jones. Lyons, Richardson and Merritt were in ihe chase which covered nearly a mile and a half In West End, and a fusillade of bullets were fired at the fleeing aegro. He finally dropped ex hausted and was captured only to ho taken to ihe Hillman hospital, where he is in a dying condition. I OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER ' " “ 4 ’ ■ ■■■ -- ■ - - -.w . ■ ■ ■-* U. S. Department of Agriculture* Jo^., 3o:1 WEATHER BUREAU. * i j / j ' 'feXF’LANATOWY'NOTES, _tlk*u ‘J25‘J “•J^Jan *>me- Air pressure reduce to sea level. Isobar* (eonthiuoog line*) pass (brotttfl «om« of equal air pressure. Isotherms (dotted lines) pass through points of equal temperature; drawn only for aero, freezing, 903, indlOOn o elB*r: W Partly cloudy; W cloudy: ® rain; © snow; © report missing. Arrows fly with the wind. First figures, highest temperature past la hours; second, precipitation of .01 inch or mare for past 24 hours: third, maximum wind Telocity. Weather Forecast Washington, April 17.—Forecast for Ala bama: Fair Saturday; Sunday unsettled, probably showers and cooler. Georgia: Fair Saturday, warmer south east portion; Sunday Increasing cloudi ness in wrest, fair east portion. Mississippi: Increasing cloudiness Sat inday; showers and cooler at night or Sunday. Tennessee: T’nsettled Saturday; showers an«i colder at night and probably Sun day. Local Data For the 24 hours ending at. 7 p. m., April 17. 1914: Highest temperature . 88 I.oWest temperature . 51 Mean temperature . 74 Normal temperature .! 61 Deficiency in temperature since Jan uary 1 . 283 Rainfall .00 Total rainfall since January 1.12.88 Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1— 5.23 Relative humidity (7 a. m.-7 p. in.)—59-37 Weather Conditions Firmingham. April 17.—(7 p. m.)—An area of low pressure overlies the plains states, and the greater portion of the Mississippi basin on the map tonight. Areas of relatively high pressure occupy the eastern and western coasts. The fall ing pressures east of the Mississippi have caused rising temperatures over the east etn half of the country and unsettled] ancl cloudy weather from the Rockies to the Alleghenies. West of the Mississippi there has been a fall in temperatures, due to the shifting of the winds from a southerly to a northerly quarter, and to the increasing pressures that are pre ceding the “high.” in the cotton belt, ligiit thundershowers were reported in Oklahoma and western Texas. Cloudy skies prevailed at 7 p. m. as far east as Alabama. Temperatures fed from 2 to 30 degrees over Okla licma, Texas, and western Louisiana; rose from 5 to 8 degrees over Tennessee, Ala bama, Georgia and North Carolina, and fell .slightly along the Atlantic coast. In this section the dally mean tempera ture was 74 degrees, or 10 degrees above the normal. Summary of observations made at l nited States Weather Bureau stations I April 17, 1914: Temperature Bowest At for 7 p. in. day. Abilene, rain . 78 64 Atlanta, clear . 78 64 Birmingham, clear ...... 79 61 Boston, clear .^. 50 32 Brownsville, cloudy . 74 70 Buffalo, clear . 50 34 Calgary, partly cloudy . 42 34 ‘diarleston, clear . 64 56 Corpus Christ!, cloudy . 70 70 Denver, cloudy . 46 34 I Vs Moines, partly cloudy _ 74 60 Dodge City, cloudy .f. 60 50 Duluth, clear . 46 38 Durango, partly cloudy . 52 28 Fort Worth, partly cloudy ..72 Galveston, cloudy . 70 69 Oieen Bay, cloudy . 58 38 JIdtteras, clear . 54 52 Havre, cloudy . 46 S3 Helena, partly cloudy . 46 34 Huron, cloudy . 76 56 Jacksonville, clear . 72 62 Kansas City, partly cloudy .. 72 66 Knoxville, partly cloudy . 72 4.8 Louisville, cloudy . 78 56 Memphis, partly cloudy .- 80 64 Miami, partly cloudy . 76 62 Mobile, partly cloudy . 70 61 Montgomery, partly cloudy ... 82 60 Nashville, cloudy . 80 52 New Orleans, cloudy . 74 62 New York, clear . 60 46 North Platte, cloudy . 60 50 Oklahoma, rain . 72 64 Palestine, cloudy . 72 64 Phoenix, clear . 78 54 Pittsburg, clear . 64 42 Portland, cloudy . 56 46 Raleigh, clear . 68 48 Rapid City, cloudy . 50 46 Rr swell, clear . 64 46 Roceburg, clear... 66 46 Salt I>ake City, clear . 50 38 San Antonio, cloudy . 74 62 San Francisco, clear . 68 62 Bault Ste. Marie, cloudy . 44 30 Sheridan, partly cloudy . 52 40 Shreveport, partly cloudy. 76 62 * Spokane, cloudy . 52 40 St. Louis, cloudy . 74 64* St. Paul, clear . 72 54 Tampa, clear . 78 62 Toledo, clear . 58 48 Vicksburg, clear . 78 60 Washington, clear . G2 44 Willlston, cloudy . 5G 44 Winnemucca. cloudy . G2 24 E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster. Son of Wealthy Manufac turer Held in Albany on Murder Charge Albany, X. Y.. April 17.— Malcolm Gif ford, Jr., 19-year-old, son of a wealthy manufacturer of Hudson, X. Y., tonight is in jail here, charged srith the murder of Frank J. Clute. a chauffeur. Clute was shot to death April 1, 1913, w.ille driving an unidentified man to Troy from here. The passenger shot Clute in the back of the head, robbed him. threw his body Into a ditch and (led. The slayer is known to have worn a gray overcoat and a light fedora hat. On that night Gifford, who had been ex pelled from a private school a month before, but never had gone home, and had not notified his parents of his dis missal, left the house of a friend. Der rick Boardman, In Troy, ostensibly to attend a dance. He wore a dress suit, a gray overcoat and a light fedora hat, it is said. But instea* of going to the dance immediately, he disappeared. Several hours later Gifford appeared a,t the dance. Witnesses before the grand jury today said his clothing was soiled. The next morning, it further was testi fied, he put his overcoat in one friend's suitcase, his hat in another, borrowed a tap and left for home. Decently property belonging to Clute was found under an save of the house where Gifford stopped on the night of the killing. Detectives apprehended Gifford at Chat bam. Mass., last Tuesday. He was brought here and his detention kept a sect el, even from his parents, until to day . Gifford's father was expected here to night. BRANDON ACCEPTS SELMA INVITATION Selma, April 17.-(Spectal.>—Gen. W. W. Brandon of Tuscaloosa has notified Com mander D. M. Scott and the l.adies- Me morial association tiiat he will accept the invitation which has been extended him to deliver the address here oh Sunday afternoon. April ifi, at IJve Oak ceme tery during the occasion ot the observance of Memorial DSy. KILLS WIFE"WHILE CHIlDREN LOOK ON Bellaire. O., April 17.—Angry because his wife refuged to pay half the costs of a dirarce action he had instituted against ^her, John Duggi early today phot her four times, Inflicting prob ably fata] wounds. He then killed hlm pelf. Two of their young children wit nessed the tragedy. Thieves Impersonate Officers Detectives are investigating the charge that two policemen held up and robbed Kobert Griggs of 217 Hillman avenue, i.i the early hours of yesterday morning. According to Griggs, two men with police badges arrested him for keeping late hours at Twelfth street and Third avenue, north, and then he was robbed of his watch and money. It was stated at de tective headquarters that it was undoubt edly a ease of thieves impersonating ofti cers. The affair will be thoroughly inves tigated. Earthquake in France Fort De France. Island of ^fartinique, April 17.—An earthquake occurred here to day early. There was no serious dam age. FIRE THREATENS NORWEGIAN VESSEL Flames Discovered in Hold of Steamer Loaded With Sisal at Mobile Mobile, April 17.—Fire discovered early today in the hold of the Nor wegian steamship Aim, at anchor at the Fort Morgan quarantine station, was still burning at 2:30 o'clock, ac cording to meagre advices from the fort, and the vessel and cargo of 3300 bales of sisal were threatened with de struction wholly. The burning vessel was towed to a distance of four miles from the military reservation where buildings were en dangered, but three fire tugs fought the flames. The Aim is a vessel of 1025 tons. t - ----- | TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF WM. SHAKESPEARE New York, April 17.—The three hun dred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Shakespeare will be observed here and in many New York churches next Sunday, the clergymen having agreed to make Shakespeare the sub ject of their themes. Thursday of next week school chil dren will participate in the exercises at the Shakespeare statue in Central park. An outdoor civic celebration will be held in Staten Island Friday and Sat urday a number of pifblic school prin cipals have arranged for exercises in public parks. Negroes to Protest New York, April 17.—Booker T. Washington, principal of the Tuskegee Norman and Industrial institute, has issued a call to the negro people of the United States, askihg them to set aside Sunday ami Monday. June 7 and 8. as special days on which to protest to railroads against discrimination on account of color in the matter of pro viding passenger accommodations. Unused Water Power on the Black water River in Wal ker to Be Utilized Jasper. April 17.—(Special.)—R. A. O’Rear had a formal opening of his new water power plant on Blackwater river Wednesday. The aqueduct which he ha* been opening for several years has been completed and the river water is now. taking the short underground while it* used to run around the hill for about two miles. The aqueduct is about three quarters of a mile long and is cut under a high hill, the point where the water is being turned into it being considerably higher than where it empties, making the water run through it with great force. Mr. O’Rear desires to develop the un used water power on the river and had the underground channel cut in order to concentrate the power. T*lie water from Rrigg’s mill pond has been turned into the aqueduct and will furnish an abundj ant supply for manufacturing purposes. The place is about six miles from Jasper and is within two miles of the Alabaftia Central railroad. 1>. G. W. Hollis, who, according to th* official count, would have been in th® run-off for state senator, has Reclined to make the race against J. O. Milner, who got the plurality vote in the first primary, thus making Milner the nomin nee of this district. The Alabama University Glee club 1* scheduled to give a concert at the city school auditorium next Monday night. They are coming under the auspice* of the School Improvement association. COXEY HAS BUT7 FIFTEEN IN ARMY Canton, O., April 17.—Fifteen march ers made up the rank and file of “Gen." Jacob Coxey’s “army" of unemployed men when it fell into line today to make the start on the second leg of ftie pilgrimage to Washington. Despite the meager proportions of the “army." (Joxe.v says he has no intention of giving up the march to Washington/ -»—..» — ■