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AMERICANS THROWN
INTO A PANIC WHEN
WAR WASDECLAREO
In London When They
Couldn't Get Money They
Roasted the Kaiser
INTIMATE SKETCH OF
LIVELY DAY WRITTEN
Georgia Woman Living in England
Moved hy Pity lo Kill “Fatted”
Calf for Her Coun
trymen
London, August 1.—After the crown
prince of Austria and his consort were
essasslnated by the dastardly act of
a Serb student the world began to won
der what the ultimate outcome would
be. It looks more and more serious
each hour.
No one criticized Austria for her
feeling of revenge and if their quar
rel had not been interfered with by
"our war lord ’ of Europe We would all
be spending peaceful days instead of
the uncomfortable feeling of perpet
ual uncertainty.
Today we were called back from
Eastbourne, where we were spend
ing a short holiday. Markets of all
description—cotton, corn, stock ex
change—in a state of panic! Bank
rates arc jumping first 6 per cent, then
8 per cent, now 10 per cent, and Mon
day Is a bank holiday, as is every
first Monday in August. The King
declares a moratorium and there arc
rumors of the banks remaining closed.
We reached the tSavoy at 6 p. in.,
having replenished our inner feelings.
1 am sitting listening to what one
would imagine the languages 'round |
the Tower of Babel must have been \
like. The predominating voices, how
ever, are Americans, all stranded; no
passages home. They hold a meeting !
tomorrow at the Waldorf hotel. A
most amusing conversation is just now !
going on in the corner. One man says
to the other: "Say, J-, I feel very |
uncomfortable." The other replied: "l;
don’t. England has never been licked 1
except by us and this time we ain't
up against her. We are with her and
if she can’t lick those liter drinking
foreigners and they touch one of tin
transatlantic steamers flying the Brit
ish flag and getting some of us home,
Swell, 1 guess she might have Uncle
Bam to reckon with, too, and the Ger
man sausages with their little Willie
won't be in it."
1 long to talk to some of the Amer
ican women folk to assure them how
safe they are, much more so than on
the high stas where the possibilities
of being chased by a German cruiser
are greater £han the landing of Ger
man soldiers on English soil. Tomor
lu\v morning we must go on by motor
car home. It is impossible lo get a
chock cashed, regardless of how well
.known you may be; cannot get a five
pound note even changed. The man
ager tells us we can stay on credit
and get what we want. He says: "Wo
have known you for seats; simply give
us an 1. O. U. When the banks open
Btnd us a check, but wc cannot take
your bank notes as we do not know
what tomorrow may. bring forth."
Only an hour ago two young peo
ple not long married and who were
with us in Eastbourne returned to
their flat to find the store cupboard
empty and only a few shillings in their
pocket. Tlie prospect of the banks not
opening perhaps for days confronted
them. 1 had 10 pounds, five in gold
and five in a note. ! offered the note
to them—I know I had no money at
home in gold—but no one would
change it. By sheer cheek on my part
I tackled the cashier and after a long
and strenuous conversation with much
persuasion and a promise to redeem il
at any cost, come what may, he gave
me the gold and my two young friends
went on their way rejoeing to replen
ish their larder.
It Is midnight and the excitement
of the stlanded Americans has not yet
subsided. How I long to invito them all
to the farm and kill the fatted calf
In their honor, but when I think of
w hat is before us we might need I he
fatted calf ourselves. As 1 have 200
miles lo go tomorrow, must look for
the first free room I have ever bad at
a hotel, to be paid for when the banks
open .
Chester. August 2.—We are home,
thank heaven. Two hundred miles in a
two-seated motor car.* four people! I
ft el as if 1 hat I chronic rheumatism.
Our first encounter was a storm, for
England the- worst In years: blind
ing rain and washed out roads ami
drenched through. In a remote part of
the road we met Bui on Von Is-. one
of our neighbors and supposed to be
quite a swell in these parts, member of
the Hunt club. etc., which all goes lo
make lip n country gentleman’s posi
tion and standing. He looked worried.
He had his wife with him. a charming
woman and English. Very little lug
gage was on the back of the car, w’hich
Fi t up the Sherlock Holmes corner of
my mind, knowing England was and
still is filled with spies. T began to
wonder where be, intended going. How
ever, T may be w'rong.
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Tuesday, August 4.—As I expected,
the furniture wagons are removing the
baron’s furniture today. The tradespeo
ple of O-have been "let in," as the
expression is hero or as w’e would say,
Ftuck. He has been stopped in London:
a suspected spy. simply detained; no
paw?port hoirrr allowed.
SAVANNAH BAH RETT BUTT.
SCHUCHTINC’S ART
COLLECTION IS
LEFT TO THE LOUVRE
Paris. August 24.—The will of Baron
Snelle Der Scblichting. one of .the not
able Russian residents of Paris who
di.fd recently, leaves bis magnificent
collection of paintings. bronzes and
sculptures, valued at $20,000,000, to the
Eouvre. Among his objects of art are
114 snuff boxes for which t lie late .1
Fierpont Morgan is said to have of
fr ifd $2,000,000, On** of these boxes,
painted by Fragonard, is valued at
$100,000.
Remove Sugar Embargo
Kingstoyrn, Jamaica, August 24.—The
embargo of the exportation of sugar
from Jamaica, imposed recently by the
local authorities, lias been removed ex
cept to countries hostile to England.
BOX OFFICE ur/AB VUtucJAV
SEASON OPENS MONDAY. A LG. Slat
“The Heart Charmers”
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SCOOP GIVES IMPRESSION
OF PRESENT DAY WARFARE
At a little grocery store at th'e corner
of XSightieth street and Xlnderwood ave
nue, East Ijake, an old negup man was
discoursing yesterday morning upon the
relative merits of the present European
war and that of the sixties, in the latter
of which he was a participant. He said
that if "dem furriners lit fer four years
Ink we did dev il know sumptin ’bout
war.”
The storekeeper asked "Old Man
Henry,” as the negro is called. If he had
seen what "Scoop" had done. The/oId
darky asked who was Scoop. "X ain’t
nevuh hyerd uv a gen’ral named Scoop,”
lie said.
The storekeeper produced a copy of
The Age-Herald and showedsthe nfgro
where “Scoop" was lighting hie pipe with
the fuse of a bomb which had been
dropped from an airship. The negro was
greatly astonished and asked if that was
the way the fighting in Europe was be
ing carried on. He was assured that it
was.
"Lawdy!" he exclaimed, “dev gits you
cornin’ and gwlne, don’t dey?” And he
proceeded on down the street witn the
paper, saying he wanted to show "the ole
oman" how fighting of the present day
was conducted.
KELLER ON SCOUTING TRIP
THROUGH SOUTH ALABAMA
Montgomery. August- LM.—(Special.)—W.
S. Keller, state highway engineer, left
today on a scouting trip over one of the
proposed highways from Montgomery to
Mobile, a member of the state highway
c-bmpanied by Captain John Craft, of
Mobile ,a member of the state highway
commission.
The scouting party finished the first
lap of the journey at Evergreen tonight,
and will start for Mobile early tomorrow
morning. The'party will return to Mont
gomery Thursday afternoon.
Next week Mr. Keller will make a
scouting trip from Birmingham to Jasper
and Russellville. He will go to Bir
mingham on the train next Sunday night,
and Will start for. Jasper in an automo
bile early Monday morning.
With the completion of the scouting
trips from Montgomery to Mobile and
from Birmingham to Russellville, by way
of Jasper. Mr. Keller will be prepared to
make his report on a proposed system of
mink highways. This report will be
submitted to the legislature at its next
regular session.
The highway engineer will recommend
in his report six or eight main state
highways, extending in different direc
tions over the entire state. It is prob
able that he will recommend that sev
eral of these highways connect Birming
ham with Montgomery and with flour
ishing centers in north Alabama, and that
several state roads lead to Montgom
ery. The most important of these high
ways will be the Birimlngham-Montgom
ery road, part of which lias already been
constructed.* This road will connect at
Birmingham with roads leading to Flor
ence, Huntsville, Gadsden and Anniston,
and at Montgomery with roads leading to
Mobile and to principal cities in east and
west Alabama.
OVER 1000 APPLICATIONS FOR
PENSIONS TO BE CONSIDERED
Montgomery, August 24.—(Special.) 1
Members of the state board of pension
examiners are meeting in annual ses
sion in the office of the state auditor
to consider more than 1000 applications
for pensions. The meeting of the board
was called for August JO, but owing,
to the absence of Chairman John C.
Webb, the session was postponed. The
a mual meeting today opened with a j
full attendance of the boand.
Consideration of the various appli i
cations for pensions will consume sev- j
eral days, and the board will hardly I
be able to make a report to the gov
ernor before the last-of the week. Each
case is being carefully investigated by
the board.
-At its present session the board will
not consider cases -of ineligibility. Dur
ing the past few months the board has
• held a number of sessions, at all of
• hich meetings the pension rolls were
! urged of many pensioners who were
drawing money from the state illegally.
The members of the board are John
[ C. Webb, Inemopolis. chairman; Dr. M.
i Ij. Wood, Montgomery, and Gen. Fred
Is. Ferguson, Birmingham.
REFUSES TO DISCUSS
THE MOBILEINCIDENT
Scully Returns From Bir
mingham Where Batteries
A and I) Are Paid Off
Montgomery, August 24.—(Special.!—Ad
jutant General Joseph B. Scully returned
this afternoon from Birmingham, where
lie went to pay' off the officers and mem- |
hers of Batteries A and I), first battalion ,
of field artillery. General Scully said he
had not decided what action would be
taken relative to tin* Mobile incident,
and declined to discuss the matter. He
indicated that he would first talk with
the governor before making any definite
announcement. In the meantime, the mat
ter is being thoroughly investigated.
PRIMARY TODAY
Columbia. •C5. August 24.—Democrats
of South Carolina tomorrow will partic
ipate in a primary to nominate candidates
for governor. United States senator. Con
gress, and various states officers. De
cisive action by the primary is equiva
lent to election. A second primary to de
cide all races in which no candidate re
ceived a majority, will be held September
8. If such contests, the two contestants
receiving the highest vote will run
again.
Factional lines have been sharply
drawn In an extended campaign. Seek
ing the nomination as United States sena
tor are Governor Cole L. Blease, L. D.
Jennings, AY. P. Pollock and United
States Senator Ellison L). Smith.
The eleven candidates for nomination |
as governor arc:
Lieutenant Governor Charles A. Smith. I
M. Is. Smith, J. G. RUehards, B. I.
Manning, Prof. J. G. Clinkscales, \V. C.
Irby, Jr., R. A. Cooper, L. J. Browning,
C. C. Sims, J. B. A. Mullally and J. T.
Duncan.
AH seven congressmen are standing for
re-election and of these only A. F. Lever,
of the Seventh district, is unopposed,.
Anniston. August 24.—(Special.)
As the result of an automobile acci
d» nt which occurred on LeLghton avc
ruc late Saturday night, one negro is
in a local hospital with his leg broken,
another has three ribs shattered, and
the horse which the negroes were driv
ing is in a veterinary hospital and
may have to be killed. The negroes
were driving along the street when
they were struck by an automobile
and their buggy was completely shat
tered. The driver of the automobile is
unk now'll.
MILITARY OFFICIAL
AT DECATUR RESIGNS
Montgomery, August 34.—(.Special.)
Announcement watt made at the office
of Uie state military department today
that S. A. Tisdale, first lieutenant of
Company 13. Fourth Infantry regiment
of Decatur, has resigned, and that an
election has been ordered to fill tile
vacancy. The returns from Hie elec
tion will be sent to the office of the
adjutant general. •
Commission Meets Today
t'p until last night nothing of Impor
tance was scheduled for action at the city
commission meeting at 3:30 o'clock t li
afternoon. The report of the public wel
fare hoard, as printed in this morning's
Age-llerald, will cujno before the board,
hut no action of any kind will be taken
now.
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4 COUNTY TICKETS
IN FIELDJN ETOWAH
Democratic, Progressive, Re
publican and Socialist
Tickets to Be Voted
Gadsden. August 24.—(Special.)
Four county tickets now are in the
field in Etowah. They are the demb
crat, progressive, republican and so
cialist. The last named ticket was
nominated Saturday at Walnut Grove.
S. R. Holloway of Murraycross, will
make the race for sheriff, S. G. Clay
of Altoona, for state representative,
and Henry Pippin of Alabama City
and John Condray of Walnut Grove,
for commissioners.
Probably the 4ast battle on street
paving of the present administration
will be fought tonight over the Wal
nut street problem. It is unlikely that
the council will take action, but will
turn this problem over to its successor
which takes office October 1.
The 1914-1915 city directory for
Gadsden, Alabama City and Attalla has
just been issued, and shows a great
increase in names as well as in business
firms and in residences.
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Equipment and dental gold valued at
from $150 to $200 were taken from the
office of Dr. N. N. Vann at Attalla last
night. A typewriter, forceps and other
tools were taken. The thieves escaped.
Monroe L. Bradley and Miss IAly
Hobbs, both of Crossville, were married
Sunday morning. Probate Judge E. L.
Hcrzbcrg performing the ceremony.
Dr. R. A. Burns, mayor of Alabama
City, lias ordered “clean up days” to
be observed August 26, 27 and 2S.
Carl Whorton of the Whorton Phar
macy company left Saturday night for
Detroit to atteifd the meeting of the
American Pharmaceutical association as
a delegate from the Alabama associa
tion.
PISTOL DUEL OCCURS
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John Harris and Herman
Harper Principals in Af
fray Near Scottsboro
Chattanooga, Tenn.. August 24.—A spe
cial from Scottsboro, Ala., says John
llarriB is dead and Herman Harper fa
tally wounded as the result of a pistol
duel five miles west of Scottsboro last
Sunday afternoon. Both men were
wealthy and prominent farmers. Harris
was shot through the chest and Harper
twice through tlie head and in the chest.
M’REYNOLDS AND
T. W. GREGORY ARE
FAVORABLY REPORTED
Washington, August 24—Nominations oi
Attorney General McReynalds to be an
associate justice of the supreme court
and Thomas W. Gregory to be Attorney
General were ordered favorably report
ed to the Senate today by the judiciary
committee.
Arrested for Burglary .
• Anniston, August 24.— (Special.)
la. T. Simpson, a white boy about IS
y«-£.rs of age, was arrested this morn
ing by Officers N. T. Glosson and
George Rutledge No. 2 and admitted
<»n the way to jail that he broke open
tie safe in the Savoy theatre about
‘ six weeks ago and Hlolc about $2011!
• Simpson was suspected of the rob
1 hoty as soon as it was discovered and
• bo was traced to Birmingham and there
i lost sight of. He came back to An
niston a few days ago.
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Americans in Europe Prac
tically Cared For—Finan
cial Condition of Tour
ists Improved
Washington, August 24.—Secretary
Garrison, chairman of tjie government s
r« Pef Hoard, tonight reiterated that
steamship accommodations for Arner
leans from all part, of Europe wore
adequate for the present. He also de
ck1 red his report showed improvement
in the financial condition *of Ameri
cana in the war zone.
Assistant Secretary Breckenridge of
tiie war department cabled the follow
ing report today from Berlin:
"I left The Hague with party last
Saturday. August 22, the Dutch gov
ernment furnishing a special train to
the frontier. There the German govern
ment gave us a special to Berlin where
we arrived 8 a. m. Sunday. I will get
In touch with the situation in Austria
and Italy from here. '
Mr. Garrison said he had been ad
viced of the departure yesterday from
Liverpool for New York of the St. Paul
and the Olympic, the former carrying
620 first class and .330 second class
passengers, and the latter 706 first, 800
second and 3 16 third cabin passengers.
No Finances Needed v
The American minister to Portugal,
Thomas Birch, cabled from Lisbon that
no financial aid was needed.
Consul Robert .1. Thompson, at Alx
la-Chapelle, Germany, telegraphed that
Americans and British in East Belgium,
Liege, Vervlers and Spa are safe,
telegraphed that he could say positive
telegraphed that he coul say positive
ly Americans and tileir property are
safe in Dresden. Secretary Garrison
gave out the following jummarj- or
reports received to date concerningfthe
movements and disposition of the of
ficers and relief funds sent to Eu
rope:
‘The Tennessee arrived at Falmouth
at 7:20 p. m., August 16. Assistant Sec
retary Breckenridge, with Major Ketcb
um and Captain Dalton went on to Lon
don, taking $300,000 for use there. The
officers remained to aid in relief work.
“On the 16th the North Carolina left
for Cherbourg with relief funds, and
With a parly of officers. This party
took with them some of the officers
who were previously stationed at the
various service schools, etc., in France.
From France they were to endeavor to
reach .Swiss and Italian points where
they could aid In the work. Two offi
cers were rent to Rome with $50,000
and to Vienna with $25,000. Captains
Schindels and Colvin and Lieutenant .
I hipps, Jr., with $35,000 were sent to }
Christiania for relief work in Norway^
Sweden and Denmark, and two officer^;
with $50,000, were sent lo T ie Hague
and Rotterdam. Assistant Secretary
Breckenridge, with five officers and
$160,000 are in Berlin. Captains Wil
liams was sent with $3000 to Antwerp.
Detailed to Relief Work
“The military attaches already in Eu
rope and the officers at various for
eign service schools have been detailed
to relief work.
“In addition to the dispositions re
ferred to, $10,000 has been sent to
Major Langhorne, the military attache
in Berlin, and Ambassador Willard was
given $25,000 for work in Spain.
The mayors of many of the larger
cities of the United States are being
requested by the American Red Cross
tonight to bring about a co-operative
arrangement with the Chambers of
Commerce, Boards of Trade and local
R« d Cross organizations, whereby the
soliciting of contributions for the
American Red Cross European expe
ditions may ho systematized."
PROGRESSIVES 10
NAME A CANDIDATE
Meet This Afternoon at 3
O’Clock—Republicans to
Convene Thursday
Anti-democrats are igain getting
busy.
This afternoon at 3 o'clock "progres
sives” will convene in the city hall and
nominate a candidate for Congress. Their
choice will probably fall on M. W. How
ard. who formerly represented the Sev
enth district in Congress. Should Mr.
Howard thrust aside the crown, the
"progressives” will probably adjourn for
further Investigation.
Thursday the state executive committee
of the republican party will meet in
Birmingham. It is thought that a cam
paign committee will be named and that
headquarters will he arranged for in
order that an active fight might be made
for "g. o. p." nominees.
JACKSONVILLE NOTES
Jacksonville. August 34 —(Special.)—The
Calhoun County Baptist Young People's
union conevenes here next Sunday, Au
gust 30, at the Baptist church.
Stevenson merchants from the city will
attend the Merchants' association, which
meets in Birmingham this week.
The steeple of St. I.uke's Episcopal
church is being repaired. This church is
over GO years old and this is the second
time work has been done on the steeple.
The state normal school will re-open
September 15. Families are moving in,
ready for the opening. The eighth grade,
which was recently eliminated from the
training school, will be taught by J. D.
Samuels. 1914 graduate In a building near
the state normal school.
The Anniston conference of the colored
Methodist church Sunday school Wom
an’s Missionary union, and Epworth
league was finished Sunday night with a
’ sermon by their bishop.
Registrars’ Meeting *
Anniston. AuguBt 24.—(Special.)
D. F. Shuford. W. J. Siott anti 1. P.
I Carpenter, who compose the board of
registrars of Calhoun county, met at
the courthouse this morning for the
! purpose of registering the qualified
voters. They will he In session all of
the week and will again meet at tho
• courthouse for registration purposes be
ginning with the week of September
2S. They will also meet two days be
lore the general elections in the fall
to give those an opportunity to reg
l.-.er who have not already done so
by that time.
| OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER j
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Weather Forecast
Washington, August 24.—Weather
forecast for Alabama, Georgia and
Mississippi: Local thundershowers
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tennessee: Thundershowers and
somewhat cooler Tuesday; Wednesday
unsettled, probably local showers.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
August 24, 1914:
Highest, temperature . 90
Lowest temperature . 72
Mean temperature . 81
Normal temperature . 78
Deficiency in temperature since
•Tan. 1 . 160
Rainfall .00
T< tal rainfall since Jan. 1 .29.60
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1 4.91
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. SO
Fit lathe humidity, 7 p. m. 70
Weather Conditions
Birmingham. August 24.—(7 p. m.)
An area of relatively low pressure ex
tends across the country on the map
tonight from the southwest to the north
Atlantic coast, while along the north
ern border and over the southern At
lantic states areas of higher barometric
readings occur. This has resulted in
generally cool weather over the north
ern states from the Rockies to the east
ern lake region, and in general rainfall
over the middle of the country. This
rainfall area extends as a rather narrow
band across the country from New
Mexico to Maine, also extending over
Texas, Louisiana and southern Ala
bama. A small area also apepars over
the upper Missouri valley, where heavy
amounts were reported. Havre re
ported 1.18 inches and Williston, 2.02
irl^hes. In the cotton belt no heavy
rainfalls were reported except Abilene,
where 2.42 inches fell since Sunday
night.
Temperatures ranged below 80 de
gress over the Mississippi valley and
over southern Alabama, southern Geor
gia, and northern Florida. Higher read
ings occurred in Texas and Oklahoma
and over the interior of the cotton
states east of the Mississippi.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations
during the 2\ hours ending at S p. m.,
Toth meridiax:
Temp’ture Pre
High Low cip
To* Last ita
day.N’ht. tion.
Abilene . 80 68 2.42
Apalachicola . 90 71
Atlanta . .88 70
Birmingham . 90 72
Boston . ,84 70 .04
Brownsville . 74 78
Buffalo . 68 62 1.34
Purr wood . 92 78
Calgary . 62 44
Charleston . 70 78
i Chicago . 66 64
Corpus Christi . 88 so
Denver . 86 68
Des Moines .. 78 68
Dodge City .. 88 58
Duluth . 56 46
Durango . . 7a 42
Fort Worth . 82 .. .«
Galveston . 88 80 .»
Green Bay . 62 46
Hatteras . 84 76
Havre . 54 48 1.1S
Helena . . 64 46
Huron . 76 50 .224
Jacksonville . 92 76
Kansas City .. 72 68> .34
Knoxville . 88 72 . .18
Louisville . 90 76 .02
Memphis . 84 72
Miami ... 86 72 .24
Minneapolis . 68
Mobile . 88 76 .20
Modena . 81 62
Montgomery .. 92 74 ..
Nashville . 90 74
New Orleans .. 88 76 .12
New York .. 86 70
North Platte . 88 68
Oklahoma . 84 74 .88
Palestine . 90 72 .01
Phoenix . % 76
Pittsburg . 76 68 .20
j Portland .... 84 62
j Raleigh . 04 74
Rapid City . 72 68
| Ro.seburg . 84 ^ 50
Roswell . 86 64 .08
Salt Lake City . 88 64
San Antonio . 92 76 ..■>
San Francisco . 64 52 .,
Sault He. Marie . o4 42
Sheridan . 64 ,56 .01
Shreveport . 86 i. .48
Spokane . 80 46
St. Louis . 78 6S .26
Tampa . .. 92 74 74
Toledo ... 66 36 .22
Vicksburg . 88 72 .38
Washington . 92. 74 .02
Williston . 46 44 2.02
Winnemucca . 88 48 ..
E. C. HORTQN, Local Forecaster.
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KELLER AND PARTY
,j.:. ...1
Highway Engineer Met by
Delegation and Escorted
Into Town—Dinner at
Georgiana
Greenville, August 24.—(Special.)-*-W. S.
Keller, state good road engineer, and
party arrived in Greenville today. Mr.
Keller Is scouting looking for the host
route to build the trunk line from Mo
bile to Montgomery. Several routes have
already been gone over and another will
be made as Mr. Keller and party return
to Montgomery. He Is making notes on
each trip and when all routes are looked
over he will recommend the best one to
the state highway commission.
The party left Montgomery early this
morning and went by Highland Home to
1‘Ionoraville to Greenville. Mr. Keller
stated that the roads were good to High
land Home but from there to Honora
ville the roads were not so good with
the exception of several miles that Cren
shaw county had built. From Honora
ville to Greenville the i-iad was in •«
fairly good condition, but Mr. Keller was
welt pleased with the road that is ii
course of construction from Greenville
to Honoravllle. He was especially pleased
with the excellent reinforced -concrete
and steel bridges that are being built
in Butler.
Mr. Keller and party were met by a
delegation of good roads enthusiast?
from Greenville at the county line and
escorted to Greenville. The party wa?
gladly welcomed in Greenville by a large
number of citizens. A numbers of citizen?
from Georgiana find Chapman were ir
Greenville to escort the party to Geor
gian a, where dinner was prepared.
Butler county teachers’ institute was
opened here this morning at the court
house by Prof. C. H. Lewis, county su
perintendent of education. Tne enroll
ment was large and the institute Is des
tined to be one of the .best ever held lr
the county. Prof. NY. C. Griggy of Gads
den has charge of the institute and hf
is assisted by Miss Gray of Birming
ham.
CHARGE VIOLATION
OF COPYRIGHT LAW
Vogue Company Alleges Caheen Bros
Used Copy of Frontispiece of
Magazine in Advertisement
Suit was filed yesterday in. the Uni
ted States court by the Vogue company
publishers of a magazine devoted t«
woman’s fashions, directed against Ca
, heen Brothers of Birmingham In whicl
i charged a violation of the copyrigh
law. The complaint alleges that the de
fendant firm copied the frontispiece o
the Vogue magazine and used It as ai
, advertisement in a local newspaper.
The suit is in equity and will be heart
before Judge Grubb on his return fron
New York.
1 Feagin Has Throat Affection
I Montgomery. August 24.—(Special.:
illiam F. Feagin, superintendent o
. education, is recovering from the ef
. fects of a slight operation on hh
throat. Superintendent Feagin Is con
1 fined at St. Margaret's hospital -an<
reports Indicate that he Is lmprovlni
i rapidly, and that he will be back at hli
cilice by the last of the week.
FOR DETECTIVES
Luther Robertson, Negro,
Shot August 9, Dies—“Bad
Man,” Police Claim
Coroner Charles L. Spain was apprised
yesterday afternoon that Luther Robert
son, a negro, had died of a gunshot
wound at the Hillman hospital on Sunday
afternoon.
Coroner Spain states that he received
Tio particulars of the shooting of the
negro except that it happened on August
9. He stated that he would look into the
affair sometime today.
At police headquarters on the record
book of murders and suicides there is a
notation to the effect that a negro named
Luther Robertson was found fatally
shot in the early hours of August P at
Forty-sixth street and Railroad avenue,
near the Southern, railway tracks. The
negro’s address is given as 603p Motley
avenue. Woodlawn.
The police report of the shooting states
that Luther Robertson was probably shot
W'hile stealing brass from a freight car.
A quantity of brass is alleged to have
been found near the wounded negro by
Sergeant Bagley of the Woodlawn pre
cinct. A freight car containing brass is
also alleged to have been broken open
that night in the Southern railroad vards.
The police report asserts that it is
thought that the shooting of the negro
was done by a special agent employed
by one of the numerous railroads in the
vicinity where the shooting took place.
At police headquarters last night un
usual stress was laid in statements made
to a reporter that the negro. Luther Rob
ertson, was an extremely bad character
and had served several terms in the mines
for car robberies. The word “died” was
also placed on the police record book
against the name of the deceased.
AUTO RACER Ys
GIVEN SENTENCE
_
Chicago, August 24.—Edward A.
liearne. automobile racer who finished
f:ith In the Elgin road race Saturday,
was sentenced to 6ft days in jail today
fm* failing to pay $5ftft alimony. Hearnt:
'v.'.s unable to give bond to pay the
amount and his former wife would not
ajvrtc to free him on his own recog
nizance. so he was taken lo jail.
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LIKELY TO SUCCEED
LATE JUDGE SHELBY
Judges E. K. Campbell and
Henry D. Clayton Also
Prominently Mentioned
for Judgeship
Montgomery, August 24.—(Special.)—Con
siderable speculation was heard in offi
cial circles today concerning the probable
successor to Judge David D. Shelby of
Huntsville, United States circuit judge,
who died last Saturday. Judge Shelby
was well known in Montgomery, and the
news of his death was received with pro
found regret.
Among the prominent men mentioned aa
Judge Shelby's successor are Judge Rich
ard W. Walker of Huntsville, chief jus
tice of the Alabama court of appeals;
Judge E. K. Campbell, recently appointed
to a federal judgeship in Washington, and i
Judge Henry D. Clayton, United States
judge for the middle district of Alabama.
Several other names have been suggested,
but it is the consensus of opinion that
the three above mentioned will stand the
better chance of securing the office.
Judge Walker is ronsidered the most
likely appointee. It is known that he and
the President have been close personal
friends for many years, an acquaintance
ship which began when the two wrere at
Princeton together, and continuing up to
the present time. At the time of Judge
•Thomas G. Jones’ death it was at first
believed that Judge Walker would be
named as his success, but later the report
became current that the President was
waiting to name his old classmate for a
circuit judgeship. Judge Walker was also
prominently mentioned for the place on p
the United States supreme court, which *
was filled by the appointment of Mr. Rey
nolds.
Jap Liner Sails
-San Francisco, August 24.—The Jap
anese liner Shinyo Maru sailed today
lor the orient. supposed she will
he joined at sedMBd convoyed by the
Japanese cruiser Idzumo, who preceded
llc,• last Saturday. Somewhere between
till*, port and Japan art* the German
cruisers Leipzig and Nurnberg.
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THAR’S a lot o'
I whether Germany
n or France or Russia’s
U men’s got the best
□ equipment. But I
[reckon they’ve all got
the same kind o’ moth
ers-an’ wives, an* them’s
□ th’ 6nes that bears th'
fl burden, after all.
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