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LITTLE BOY IS KILLED WHEN HE FALLS UNDER CAR WHEELS! i ..I BURT ROBERTSON, AGED NINE YEARS, WHILE RIDING BI CYCLE, COLLIDES WITH FIF TEENTH STREET CAR Burt Robertson, aged 9 years, was in stantly killed at the intersection of Ave nue G and Fifteenth street, when he fell beneath the wheels of an inbound Fif teenth street car and was cut in two about 7 o’clock ’last night. The boy's grandfather. M. H. Wagner, was the first to pick him up. The accident at first was shrouded In mystery. Several police officers were de tailed to investigate, but it was not until a very late hour that any report was made. The motorman, G. If. Hilton, dis appeared and could not be located by the police. He is wanted on a charge of manslaughter. J. H. P. DeWindt, general manager of the Birmingham Railway, Bight and Power company, stated at. 11:30 o’clock last night that undoubtedly the motor man had become unnerved by the acci dent and had gone to some friend's home. Mr. DeWindt stated that Motorman Hil ton would be on hand this morning to onswer to ans' charge that the police might bring forward. Mr. DeWlndt could not make an official statement on the accident In detail as he was not familiar with what had actually taken place. The police account of the accident as rendered by Police Scouts Mullin and Rochelle was to the effect that Burt Robertson and another little boy named Sherrod were riding bicycles down an incline in an easterly direction and the Fifteenth street car was going In a north erly direction when the collision occurred. It is stated that the Sherrod boy man aged to pass in front of the car on his bicycle without being struck, but that young Robertson was not 30 fortunate and was swept under trie wheels and his body cut in two. The police state that parts of the boy's body were burled 50 feet from where ho was struck. There were few witnesses of the acci dent and they state that the car stopped and then without investigation oiv the part of crew when It was seen that there was no one about it sturted on. After the car had gone a crowd garnered and the boy's grandfather appeared on the scene. Shaw's ambulance also arrived in a few moments and removed the corpse to the morgue. Burt Robertson was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. \V. A. Robertson, of 10091 Avenue G, where also Mr. Wagner resides. The shock ot the killing of her son com- j pletely prostrated Mrs. Robertson, neces sitating medical attention. Funeral arrangements over the remains of the boy will be announced later. CAMP HARDEE HEARS DR. B. F. RILEY SPEAK The regular semi-monthly meeting of Camp Hardee. United Confederate Vet erans, was held yesterday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce auditorium. The feature of the meeting wns an ad dress by Dr. Eh F. Riley, on "The South in the Building of the Nation." Dr. Riley was extended a rising vote of thanks by the camp at the conclusion. The new commander, W. E. Yancey, was escorted to the chair and Installed in office by Maj. T. A. Hamilton, the retir ing commander. The noncommissioned officers and com mittees of the camp were appointed as follows: Chaplain, Rev. if. H. Wells; color Sergeant, T. H. Millsap: surgeon. Dr. H. N Relsser; librarian, A. <-. Oxford; officer of the day, T. A. Hamilton; sergeant, Alex Carroll. Relief committee—A. M. South, chair man; J. F. McLaughlin, -T. T. S. Wade. Finance Committee—T. B. Alford, chair man; P. M. Vance, T. Y. Peteet. Membership Committee—D. R. Bize, chairman; George H. Henning, N. A. Graham. T. A. Hamilton. J. T. Garretson. Entertainment Committee—R. H. tla good, chairman; W. H. Sims. W. B. Leedy, 1. H .Benners. R. G. Hewitt, R. H. Elliott, Dr. A. H. French, Gen. E. W. Rucker. W. J. Milner. F. F. Norton. E. M. Tutwiler, W. S. Brown, J. D. Mon roe. Frank S. White, H. F. Wilson. Hawkins Hurt in Auto Accident Sam Hawkins, yard clerk for the Louis ville and Nashville at Boyles, while rid ing a motorcycle, was struck and pain fully, but not seriously injured by an automobile driven by C. H. Baxberger, manager of Woolworth’s store. The acci dent happened at Eighth avenue and Twenty-first street about 12;30 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Hawkins was re moved to an infirmary in Lige Loy’s am bulance and Baxberger was put under $200 bond on a charge of reckless driving. June Trunk Sale Just in time for you summer travelers, prices are sharply cut on Trunks, Bags and Suit Cases $25.00 Trunk* . $17.50 $20,110 Trunk* .$14.05 $15.00 Trunk* .12.45 912-50 Trunk* .,$ 0.05 — Cowhide Suit Cases Full *l*c, 24-In., lonuelodi lined, heavy *trap* nil around, Mrong lock and cntchen. The kind of a \ Mult ca*e you'll he proud to carry. Special In June *alc at $4.95 __> Birmingham Trunk Factory J. I). Roncnherger \ 315 N. 10th St. Next City Hall « ■ IT-—1 The Kind of Place That You’ve Hoped Birmingham Would Some Day Have The Empire Rathskeller Beautiful appointments, excellent serv ice, unsurpassed menus, music and mod ern features, such a^ Business Men’s Lunch 35c Special Table d’Hote Lunch 50c A pleasant surprlae will mark your first visit Geo. H. McLin, Mgr. REPUBLICANS AT CLANTON SATURDAY Clanton, June 20.—(Special.)—At a meet- i ing of the Chilton county republicans, i held in the courthouse at Clanton today, 12 ! delegates were elected to represent Chil- ! ton county at the republican state con- j vention, which meets in Birmingham on July 22. The delegates were instructed to vote as a unit on all questions. One of the1 delegate^ at today's meeting voted for Abraham Lincoln. The . "progressives" did not attend today's meeting, but it is understood they are going to attend the progressive meeting in Birmingham next Tuesday. The meeting was well attended. Irrigate by Electricity Fiom the Newr York Sun. Muscatine, Is.—Electrical Irrigation Is being resorted to on the Muscatine Island in order to safeguard against droughts. Last year witnessed the adoption of ir rigation by means of gasoline pumps, and the results were so favorable that permanent irrigation Js now being fol lowed. For the first time in the history of the island district, which is perhaps the greatest truck gardening area in Iowa, an electrically operated irrigation system will be In use. F. ?. Schaefer, a Muscan tine laundryman, who intensively farms an 80-acre strip, this week contracted for the extension of electrical wiring from Muscatine to his farm, and the pumps which were installed last year will be operated by electrical energy. A dis tribution system In which galvanized iron piping is used has been Installed and ev ery inch of the 80 acres will be systemat ically watered during the dry season. Truck gardeners throughout the eastern part of the state are watching the ex periment with interest and that others will follow' the laundryman gardener Is certain, as the Muscatine Lighting com pany is now considering the extension of n wire through the island district, thus bringing power to every farm. To make the Island farms droughtproof w'ould re sult in a saving of many thousands of dollars annually to Individual growers. This summer a loss of thousands of dollars has been sustained because of a lack of moisture during the strawberry growing season, and to preclude the pos sibility of a melon failure Irrigation sys tems are being established on a score of the largest farms. Mr. Schaefer Is confi dent that the results which will accrue from hl.s novel step will be such as to bring about the general use of electricity on the island and thus safeguard the richest melon producing area In the state of Iowa from crop failures. CHESS PLAYING A Game Among Games, “For the Depths of the Soul” From the Ohio State Journal. Chess is a winter game, and yet wre have been thinking that in times of excitement, and when popular emotions are on the rampage, what a great ref uge there Is in a game of chess! Then one's thoughts come In from wander ing about the turmoils of the day and sit down In the cool of contemplation and happy calm. Tennyson sin^js in his "Lotus Eaters": "There Is no Joy but calm." But mankind takes it dif ferently. It goes on the idea that there is no joy hut excitement, hurly burly, going somewhere, and talking forever. All this depends upon the I depth of one’s inner nature. "The shal lows murmur when the deeps are dumb." For the deeps of the soul chess is In vented. It stops all murmuring. It looks down on the movements of the knight and bishop, and even the Queen, with large. calm gaze that shuts out the flutter and glitter of the day and beholds In quiet movement the grace and beauty of life. If we were "King of France or. what’s better, pope of Rome," wre w'ould stop all exciting games tBut crowd out reflection ami require people to play cheRS, nnd thus try to catch onto the quiet reality of things. Broad Enough "I hear your wdfe has abandoned her idea of a European trip. What hap pened to make her change her mind?" "She overheard some one say to a friend that travel broadened one Im mensely." iH 10 REPRESENTATIVE Wr. 1AY BE NEW FRENCH ENVOY. WILLIAM G. SHARP The nomination of Itepresentuti. A'illiam f!. Hhnrp, of Elyria, Ohio, to 1 \mbussador to France will be sent t rite Senate within a few days, nccor np to a report from Washington, Mr. Sharp is a retired mauufacturt and a man of sufficient means to me • lie demands of his new post. He is n particularly well known in Washington til hough his hobbies, aeronautics am universal peace, have lately gained liii some prominence in I he discussions i t Congress. He is now serving his thir term in Congress, and this Is practical! Pis first public service, FAR EAST LIKES “MOVIES” Singaporeans Quick (o Seize on the New Western Pastime The wide popularity of moving pic tures in Singapore is only another in stance of the rapid absorption of west ern ideas of eastern people, popularly con sidered as indifferent to the march of civilization, according to United States Vice Consul General Casper L. Dreier, writing from the Straits Settlements in the New York Herald. Going to see the “movies” has already become a favorite form of relaxation with the Singaporeans, Mr. Dreier says, and he predicts a great future for the cine matograph in all parts of the east. “Singapore,” he says, “was by no means behind the rest of the world in its adop tion of the bioscope. Many years have elapsed since the cinematograph was first introduced to local residents in a small show on High street, and the surprise of tho native population when they witnessed moving and performing acts which seemed more in place in actual life can much more easily be imagined than described. There are now five picture houses in this city, and in a short time more will be added to the number. Some of the buildings used for motion picture pur poses are ordinary frame structures with thatched roofs. “An interesting feature of local cine matograph theatres is the way they cater to the poorer native classes Dy arranging benches made of planks at the rear of the stage or screen. Admis sion to this part of the house is 10 cents local currency, or about 5.7 cents United States gold, and it is not unusual to have nearly 1000 people witnessing the pictures from the other side. They are compelled, of course, to view the picture backward, but it seems to make little difference, as they do not read the English description and receive their sole amusement from the attractiveness of the picture itself. This feature is depended on by the thea tres for a goodly portion of their revenue. Admission to the front part of the build ing seems exorbitant compared with simi lar shows in the United States, the gen eral price being $2 local currency, or $1.14 American.” Chewing Gum From Mexico How many people in the United States chew gum? No accurate governmental statistics being available, a conservative estimate may place the number at 10,000, 000, dividing them into two classes, the inveterate or habitual chewers and the occasional chewers, says the Topeka Joui nal. Under the latter class may be placed school children, who are not permitted to chew gum during study hours. According to the census of 1910 there were in the United States 27,750,599 per sons between the ages of 6 and 20 years in the 4.S states and the District of Co lumbia. Of this number 17.300,204 attended school, at least occasionally, and may be classed as potentially occasional chewers, leaving a balance of 10,450,395 as poten tially inveterate chewers of gum, all un der the age of 20 years. Of course, all of these may not have been gum chew ers; equally, of course, Inveterate gum chewers cannot be confined under the age of 20. These figures may be taken, however, to show that the estimate of 10,000,000 inveterate chewers is very con servative. The latest statistics published by the department of commerce show that dur ing the calendar year 1913 the United States imported 13,401,315 pounds of chicle, valued at $5,119,500. Now, the word “chicle’’ to most people in this country i might be Greek, but it, isn’t. According' to the pamphlet on Mexico recently is- j sued by the Pan-American Union at I Washington, D. C.. the word “chicle” j Is of Aztec origin, and is the name given to the sap of the sapote tree, botanically j known as the sapota zapoltilla. It is this sap which is the basis of practically all the chewing gum used in the United States. It is estimated that 300,000,000 packages of gum are sold annually In the United States, each containing on an average five pieces. These, placed end to end, would extend a distance of 71,025 miles, or nearly two and one-half times around the world. If in their elastic state they were stretched into a thread one-six teenth of an inch in diameter, this thread of gum would extend a distance of 497, 875 miles, or from the earth to the moon, wrap three times around that satellite and back to Mother Earth again. If the physical energy used in chewing this amount of gum could be reduced to foot pounds and mechanically applied, it would furnish a power beside which that of Niagara B'alls would dwindle Into insig nificance. Wheat Chance Pays $20,000 From the New York Sun. Kansas City. Mo.—Speculation in wheat is not confined to buying or selling fu tures on the Board of Trade, as is evi denced by the experience of William Sohrenkler. a merchant of Gorham, Kan. He tells how he is about to clean up $30,000 on a chance he took last fall with the farmers near Wakeeney. At the end of the drought last year some of the farmers were so reduced in finances they could not buy the seed wheat for this year’s crop. Mr. Sohrenkler supplied the wheat to seed S000 acres at a cost of $0720, agreeing to accept one fourth of the crop this year, if there was any. “The 8000 acres will average about 20 bushels to the acre,” he said. “My share will be 40,000 bushels. It should sell for I about 65 cents a bushel, or $26,000. That will leave me a profit of sonAwhere near 1 $20,000.” The Traffic Transportation club will en tertain its members and friends next Tuesday with a trip to the industries of the district and a barbecue to be served at Bayview. This announcement has been sent out by W. C. Kilgore, chairman of the entertainment committee, who expect a large crowd to attend the barbecue: Some barbecue, music and other things, Bayview. given by the Traffic and Trans portation club. Take the tram at the Seaboard freight station. Avenue A and Twentieth street, and go. Leaves prompt ly at 8:30 a. m. Will visit industries at Ensley and Fairfield. Will get you back by 4:30 p. m. (maybe). Also some pleasant surpri • -s. Don’t forget the date and hour, 8:30 a. m . Toe :1ay. June 23. 30)4. By W. C. Kilgore, chairman; T. L. Hill. H. F. Latimer, Henry Hideri, E. M. Kilby, J. W. Porter, entertainment committee. N. 1).—Don’t bring a grouch witli you, if you have one, leave it at home. Held on Larceny Charge Mrs. R. L. Alexander was arrested yes terday morning by Detective Williams and Goldstein on eight charges ot' |»etit lar ceny. It is nllc.g d that she is a shop lifter. A quantity of goods, which were later identified by downtown merchants, were said to have been found in her possession. Maintaining Dirt Koads From the Tacoma Daily Ledger. The simplest remedies often have the greatest virtue. That seems to be the caso with the split-log drag. It lixos up the dirt roads well and cheaply. It drags the dirt toward the center and so furnishes a crown for the road and good drainage. At the same time the drag tills up the little depressions and scrapes off the humps. In western Washington we have a rainy season and a dry season, the lat ter lasting from about the middle or end of June until the middle of Septem ber. The most effective work with the split-log drag can doubtless be done before the dry season sets in. While there are still rains and the dirt roads are moist, the scraping and leveling process can be carried on more success fully. The bumps cut off more easily and the holes are filled and packed bet terthan they can be after the rains have ceased to fall and the roads are dry and dusty. The split-log drag which D. Ward King of Missouri has been demonstrat ing and lecturing about in this state is not a complex device. It is the same kind of thing the farmers long used to mash clods in clayey soil and level up the field for planting. Any farmer can make one in a few hours. When the timbers of a drag are sot at a proper angle they pull the dirt toward the cen ter of the road and at the same time smooth the surface. Mr. King, we understand, does not pretend to lie tlie inventor of the split log drag. It ■was used before his day. But he deserves great credit, neverthe less, for demonstrating to the country how the roads may be kept in better condition by the use of it. Road authorities of the United States department of agriculture say that maintenance of roads is an even more Important problem now than construc tion. Often after a good road is con structed it is neglected and soon deter ii' ■ 11 ■ ■ ■■ . SOUTHERN RAILWAY DAIRY I CAR TO BE HERE TOMORROW I ' Dairy Instruction car of the Southern Railway The Southern railway's special "dairy instruction car," now engaged for the second lime in an extensive tour of Ala bama for the purpose or encouraging greater attention to dairying, will spend tomorrow in Birmingham, and prepara tions are being made to bave a large crowd of local producers and consumers of milk in attendance for the lectures and demonstrations which will be con ducted from 10 a. m. to 12 noon and from 2 p. m. to 4:30 p. m. This car is fitted out like a complete farm dairy with all the latest machinery and utensils necessary for the economical production of milk, cream and butter and expert dairymen are in charge to con duct the demonstrations and lectures and to give advice on all questions of in terest to dairymen. The men in charge of the car will discuss the opportuni ties which Alabama offers for the dairy men who will turn their attention to this Industry and will be prepared to show how a dairy may be operated so as to yield attractive profits. Milk samples will be tested and advice given based on re sults of the tests. The ladies of Blr ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••' iorates. The split-log drag is a remedy for deterioration of dirt roads. Proper attention to a well-construct ed dirt road will save a state millions of dollars that might be expended in hard-surface construction. 16 Houses Burn in Movie Fire From the New York Sun. Philadelphia.—Blazing celluloid films, whirled high in the air following an ex plosion today ut the plant of the Lubin Manufacturing company, Indiana avenue and Twentieth street, set fire to a row of dwellings, 16 of which were destroyed. The building In which the explosion oc curred was used for the storage of films. It was wrecked and $500,000 worth of films were destroyed, according to one of the Lubin officials. The damages to the houses is $25,COO. One boy, Kay Eidiu. 2933 (larrett street, was severely burned and his death is ex mingham managing households, it is said, will find much to interest them in the discussion which will relate to the im portance of clean dairies and are especial ly invited to be present to lend their support and influence to tnrs movement for the upbuilding of tho dairy industry in Birmingham territory. From Birmingham, the car will spend the week out on the Birmlngliam-Colum bus line, making the following stops with lecture hours the same as at Birming ha m: Tuesday, June 23, Fern Bank; Wednes day, June 24. Millport; Thursday, June 25, Kennedy; Friday, June 26, Fayette; Saturday, June 27, Bankston. The remainder of the itinerary for the car is as follows; Monday, June 29, Barry; Tuesday, June 30, Corona; Wednesday, July 1, Oakman; Thursday, July 2. Jasper; Friday, July 3, Nauvoo; Monday, July 6, Haley ville; Tuesday, July 7, Spruce Pine; Wednes day, July 8, Russellville; Thursday, July 9. Tu8cumb!a; Friday, July 10, Leighton; Saturday. July 11, Courtland; Monday, July 13, Hillsboro; Tuesday, July 14, De catur; Wednesday, July 15. Madison; Thursday, July 16, Huntsville; Friday, July 17; Gurley, Saturlay. July 18, Scotts boro; Monday. July 20, Stevenson. pected. A moving picture actor dragged the boy, who was unconscious, from the path of the flames. Two hundred girls fled in panic from the Lubin plant, but none was hurt. The explosion is believed to have re sulted from spontaneous combustion. Good at Figures From the Magazine of Fun. Heiter—They've hired a ladles’ tailor as paying teller at the Suffragettes bank. Skeiter—A tailor! Why? Heiter—He understands women’s fig ures. Oh, Shux! From the Cincinnati Enquirer. I stole a kiss, 1 did not know That to the theft she would demur; But I repented soon, and so I gave the kiss right back to her. Eagle Pass. Tex.. June 20.—The breach between Villa and Carranza apparently J was widening on Friday, according to ' travelers from Mexico, who arrived here today. Early Friday, according to the travelers, a statement was issued from Carranza's headquarters saying the diffi culty with General Villa was of a minor nature and would surely he satisfactorily adjusted, but. a few hours later It was announced that Gen. Felipe Angeles, act ing secretary of war, had been deposed 1 from the position by General Carranza for disobedience. According to stories told by the trav elers arriving at the border w hen Villa * tendered his resignation as commander of the army of the center, it was ac cepted unconditionally by General Car ranza. The latter, however. It was said, asked that before he turned over the command. Villa recommend a successor. This message, it was said, was answered by a communication from 15 generals in Villa’s army declaring that they declined to allow' their chief to be supplanted — General Carranza then Issued a peremp tory order, it was said, for General An geles to come immediately to Saltillo. CHANGE AT HEADQUARTERS Darnell Will Be Given More Time to Be on Streets A change in the detective department to give Sidney H. Darnell more time to be on the scene of various investtga-e tions occurred yesterday morning when James B. Donelson, the head desk ser geant, was appointed active detective sergeant in charge of police head quarters while Chief Eagan and Chief Darnell are out on the street. \ "There is so much criminal w'ork to he investigated at the present time,” said Mr. Darnel], "that it necessitated a 1 desk man to take care of the office duties. I could not sit still at a desk all day and listen to complaints, as I wanted to be out In the field with the men. For awhile the arrangement of having Mr. Donelson attend to the of fice duties will be tiled and if It proves satisfactory It will be made perma nent." 1 Warrant Out for Jones According to Detective Walter Gar ner, the shooting several nights ago at 2013. Fifth avenue, in which B. U. Nixon, an iron worker, was wounded in the ankle by H. L Jones, general la bor foreman for the F. A. Wells Con struction company, wus not accidental. Detective Garner is now looking for Mr. Jones, with a w'arrant charging assault with intent to murder. Magness Held Without Bond According- to the verdict of the cor oner’s Jury yesterday morning Robert Magness unlawfully killed his wife a few days ago. He was remanded to the county jail without bond on the charge of murder. Your Porch Needs Jacobs’ Club Plan For Furniture Buyers Make big bills ns easy to pay for as little ones. Therefore buy that furniture you need NOW—at Jacobs’—and the paying for it will be arranged to suit you. Jacobs’ prices are all the same, whether you pay cash or not. We charge you not one cent extra for the club plan privilege. BUY YOUR FURNITURE NOW—USE IT NOW—PAY FOR IT LATER. “To live on your porch, to make Summer worth while.” It’s cool in your porch while it sizzles outside. The life of summer’s there. You can eat there with the appetite that live air gives. You can “sleep deep’’ there, have your nerves bathed to health by Dr. Air while you sleep. Equip your porch with Vudor Porch Shades. They add a room to your house, bring you air and shut out glare, make it easy to live out-of-doors with perfect privacy, lead you to health, give you ginger, make you feel glad to live. Just Such Rockers as These , Special $0.45 Monday ^ Regular $4.75 Rocker It’s An Old Hickory “Andrew Jackson” Old Hickory Porch Furniture is the most practical of all furniture in tended for outdoor use. Nature gave It vitality to withstand wind and rain and sun. In the process of manufacture, beauty and comfort are added without sacrificing its rustic strength and longevity. We can outfit your porch with chairs, rockers, tables, swings and settees at a ( cost we know you will consider reasonable. (patNi<Asciorrine*EcoNOMic m. TBABE MAMR HEBISTENED ft The “Caloric” Is a Fireless Cookstove Guaranteed! Many women who have owned fireless cookers have come to Jacobs’ re cently and bought CA LORIC FIRELESS COOKSTOVES. They had allowed the fact that the “cooker” was a little cheaper to sway them. Now they know better. You see it’s impossible for anyone to be other pleased with the purchase of a “CALORIC.” We antee them. If they don’t please, we won’t have your money. The “CALORIC” won’t teach you to cook. If you know j how you can use the “CALORIC.” You can do with it anything you can in gas or coal range and do it cheaper and better. . THE CALORIC COOKS EVERYTHING FROM THE RAW STATE. & Chamber of Com 1911-13 Third Ave. ^“Why Don’t You Marry the GirlP-We’ll Help You” merce‘_ ..1 ■ "i.1 '"," j, ■. '». 1 • k I ' V : :.*r. . ...