The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], May 05, 1915, Page 3, Image 3

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/CORDOVA GETS
Government Engineers and
Others Meet Bankhead on
Preliminary Trip
GETTING READY FOR
BIG TIME NEXT WEEK
Speakers' Stand Is Being Erected
r and Landing I’lace Fitted Up
for Boats and
Launches
By A. «. SI M.IV \ v
Cordova, May 4.—(Special.)—When
the government steamer Nugent, < at
tain Cole and Pilot Pete Gray, rounded
Into sight here at 0 o'clock this morn
ing cheers went up with the waving
of hats and handkeremef* from the sev
eral hundred people who had gath
ered at the river to witness the ar
l rival of the first steamboat to come
alongside her hanks.
Colonel Keller, 1T. S. A., and Assist
ant Engineer I.ittle were making Un
official inspection of the Warrior from
Lock 17 to Cordova am) to meet Sen
ator Bankhead at this place.
Owing to some delay encountered at
the Southern railway bridge raising
the telegraph wires and the taking
down of a ferry cable near Barney,
’ the senator was on hand at the river
about an hour before the Nugent ar
rived and went down the river in the
launch of the Barney Coal company,
met the steamer and returned to Cor
dova Many were expecting the arrival
of the Inspecting party tomorrow, but
the news of the approach of the steam
er a day ahead spread rapidly over
I town and sevreal hundred persons hur
ried to the river and kept coming for
sometime after the departure of lie
party. Besides Colonel Keller and As
slstant Engineer IJttle there weie on
the boat the party of S. L Yerkes, who
had come up on the steam yacht Ger
htlde, whose mast prevented her from
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Mrs. Owens, Mrs. Hoehn and
Other Ladies Consent to
Vitalitas Interviews
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“To the People of Birmingham: Vital
/ Jtas has put me on my feet; 1 walked
on crutches for three months, and now
L I can do my work. I would not bo with
I out it. I am 60 years old and am no\f
* well. Hope this will make others the
same.” Mrs. G. Owens, Sixtieth street
and Sloss avenue.
“For 10 years 1 have been a sufferer
from indigestion and leakage of the
heart. Three years of this time I was
past doing any chores around the house;
could not even make a bed; and now,
thanks to Vitalitas. am doing not only
work in the house but looking alter my
garden. I have gained in weight and
ran eat anything my fancy desires, am
Strong, feeling fine and it is all due to
f Vitalitas. I consider it one of the great
est blessings to suffering humanity.’
Mrs. C. H. Hoehn, 638 Thirty-ninth
Street, south.
“For 12 years T had dieted, for if 1
did not I would almost die from indi
gestion: then came kidney and bladdei
trouble. 1 tried most everything. An
now using Vitalitas and am one of th>
happiest persons living; tan eat an>
kind of food, sleep well and in genera,
. think I am well. Vitalitas did the
work." Mrs. Nettie Mitehelk
As a corrective and tonic Vitalitas is
\ without an equal. It should be in ever\
i home. See the display and sample Vital
f ltas at Averyt’s drug store. 209-1 11 2011
pt., or write there for information. Alst
*1 for sale by Peg ram-Patton Drug Go.
Bessemer, Ala.
Two of thp lock gates before water
was confined showing magnitude of
project
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passing the Southern railway bridge.
The party included Captain Danner of
Mobile, J. N. Cornazer, general pas
senger agent of the Frisco railroad.
Memphis. C. F. McGregor, passongci
agent Frisco, Birmingham; E. McAul
iffe and others.
Picks Out Location
Senator Bankhead in consulalion
with some of the local committee on
arrangements fur the celebration cn
the 13th had picked out the location
for the speakers' stand and at th.s
location he made a few brief remarks,
introducing Colonel Keller and G. K.
Little, the engineer in charge of the
work at Lock 17. After a drive up
town and a stay of about one hour
the party boarded the Nugent for a
trip flown the river to 17 and on t >
Mobile and pulled out amid three rous
ing cheers called for l*y Senator Bank
head. The senator stated that t he offi
cial programme would he given o'.r
by him Thursday for publication, stat
ing just who would be here, the speak
e*v and other arrangements. The work
of clearing banks, making a suitable
.anding place and erection of tne
speakers' stand is going rapidly for
ward and all will lie in readiness for
the reception of the government party
at this place on the morning of May
13 and the starting from this point for
the trip down the river.
Others to Join
It is understood that other boats ''til j
join the procession further down the |
river after the conclusion of the pro
gramme at this place and departure
of yachts, steamboat excursions and
othf rs in launches. There will hr pos
sibly more visitors in Cordova on that
day than its papulation several times
over, as people have engaged excursion
tickets from all parts of the county
,.nd adjoining counties, coming both
by train and vehicle, as possibly ..ever
before has such a large party of dis
tinguished men and government oftl
cials gathered at one time in a town
, of this size in addition to the attrac
tion of steamboats and yachts.
While here arrangements wore made
. with Local Agent Johnson by G. F.
McGregor and J. N. Cornazer for pio
vid ;ng special equipment over the
5 Frisco railroad for handling of passen
' gera from Birmingham and points west
! as far as Winfield. The round trip to
Lock 17 from Cordova is 101 miles and
I the excursicn-'Tate ic $1.50.
GREENVILLE
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Greenville, May 4.—(Special.)—Mrs. S. E.
1 Washburn died at her home at Bolling,
near Greenville, Saturday morning after
, an illness of short duration. Two of Mrs.
Washburn's brothers are in the Belgian
army, and her parents reside in Antwerp,
1 Belgium. The remains were shipped to
' Racine, and were accompanied by S. E.
Washburn. Mrs. Gendarne and Teddy But
terworth.
The criminal docket for Butler coujity
i circuit court opened this morning. There
» are a number of cases of prohibition vio
lation, and two murder cases among those
1 to be heard this week.
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SOME VIEWS AT LOCK 17 ON WARRIOR RIVER WHERE GATES ARE BEING TESTED THIS WEEK
Lower section of Look 17 looking
downstream
ONE KILLED AND Ml
INIOREDJN AFFRAY
.lames R. Jones Will Die and
His Son Killed by
Johnson
s. ottnboro, May 4.— (Special.)—In a per
sonal difficulty at Pine Island, on the
Tennessee river, about 20 miles from this
place, and In Marshall county, .Tames Tt.
Junes was shot and fatally wounded by
Hob Johnson, and a son of Jones was shot
through the heart and Instantly killed
yesterday. Johnson was shot by the elder
Jones and painfully wounded. T>r. W. C.
Maples of Scottsboro was called to attend
the wounded men, and after nn examina
tion stated that there was little or no
^ chance to save the life of the elder Jones.
Johnson, who had been a tenant on the
3 farm, was discharged by Jones and the
trouble arose over a settlement. Johnson’s
I wounded arc not considered at all serious
•» unless sumo unforseen trouble arises.
Sheriff l>. O. Austin veent to the scene
of the killing and placed Johnson under
i' arrest, and lie will he placed in jail at
\ Guntcrsvllle as soon as he is able to he
n moved from his home.
s Mr Jones came to this section some
v few years ago from Marion county, Ten
1 nessee. of which county he had formerly
been sheriff.
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View show-inn portion of 65-foot waterfall over dam at Lock 17 in Warrior. The anKle of the dam has been worked not so perfectly that the
fall is practically noiseless—Photos by Bert G. Covcll company
DECATUR
Decatur. May 4. (Special.)—Frank
Pierce, aged 55 years, (lied at . his home in
Decatur yesterday after a long Illness.
I lie has resided in Decatur for the* past
30 years and owned a large carriage and
w agon shop here. He was a member of
the Congn gatiotial church and of the Mn- ,
sonic cider, Odd Fellows, Red Men and
Junior Order United American Mechanics.
The funeral services will be held from his
residence cm BWhfc street lotn<»iEn\v after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mr. Pierce is survived by a son and
daughter, Frank Pierce, Jr., and Miss
i Gladys Pierce, and by his wife and one
sister, Mrs. Addle P. Gale of Hollis, N. H.
| The funeral services of Luther Martin
were held this morning at 10 o’clock from
' the home of his brother, Ben F. Martin,
on Line street. The services were con
ducted by the Rev. H. B. Woodward. In
iter ment followed in the city cemetery.
| Mr. Martin died last Wednesday at Tus
con, Ariz., and the remains arrived here
yesterday. Ho was reared in the Dr- 1
caturs and has several relatives and many :
friends here.
James W. Sawyers, aged 42 years, died
yesterday at his home here, lie had been
ill for a number of months with tuber
culosis. He was born in Iuka, Miss., but
bad lived in the Decaturs the greater part
i of hi** life. He was a traveling salesman
and had many friends all over the south.
He Is survived by a wife, his parents, four
sisters and one brother. The funeral ser
vices were conducted this afternoon at 1:30
o’clock from his late residence. The Rev.
E. L. Grau officiated afc the services. The
interment followed in the city cemetery.
The case of the state against Boh I^ang
ston, charged with the murder of Wiley
Hall about three years ago. is on trial
here In the circuit court before Judge
'Robert Brickell.
Langston is one of I he oldest citizens
of the county. At the time of the killing
Hill was a renter on l^angston's farm.
Hill and his wife spent the night with
Langston and wife one Saturday night.
The next morning Mrs. Langston and Mrs.
Hill went to a spring some distance from
the house and when they returned found
that Hill had been shot dead by Langston.
The two men had quarreled and Langston
claimed he shot Hill in self-defense. Up
t^ this time the two men were supposed
to have been on friendly terms. It is
claimed the quarrel was about domestic
affairs.
for some time, resumed operations yes !
terday, giving employment to approxi
mately 100 moil, many of whom hav<
been out of regular employment for some
time. Mr. ('harles Martin. seeretarx and
treasurer of the company, states that the
outlook Is growing belter all the time
and said bis company lias orders for
several cars of stoves. already and this
morning nti order was received foi a
car of sadirons. The resumption of this
plant and the Philadelphia blast furnace-,
which will soon la' blown in, will he of
much benefit hereabout a. as a large num
ber will he given employment who have
been out. of regular work for some time
HUNTSVILLE
Huntsville, May t. (Special.) (5. Wal
ter Junes, retiring road engineer for Mad
ison county, lias submitted his report to
the county commissioners covering Ids
work of the last four years and has been
succeeded by M. S. Bingham of Morgan
county, who assumed his duties today.
The report of Mr. Jones shows that in
the iast three years more than 200 miles
of pike roads have been constructed.
Madison county now has about HH> miles
of pike, extending Into every section of
the county, and it Is the policy of the
commissioners to spend evcr.v available
dollar in the extension of the system.
Mias l*i ai l Hicks, .1 popular 17-year-oh
girl of Merrimack, died yesterday at the
home of her mother,' Mrs. Annie Otwel.
A movement has been started for tin
organization of live stock associations 1r
several of the precincts of Mgdtsoi
county. The first has been formed by tin
tanners of Deposit and liellc Kaetor]
with otha Hammond as president am
Jim Milner secretary and treasurer.
The report of Sheriff Janies A. Foreman
for the month of April, just made public,
shows that during the month there were
60 prisoners confined in the county Jail.
There were 24 white males, two white fe
males. 22 negro males and two negro fe
males. The large majority of these pris
oners were charged with the violation of
the state prohibition laws.
SHEFFIELD
Sheffield, May 4.—(Special.)—Natural
gas was struck by the foundation borers
in the Muscle Shoals preliminary worl<
at a depth of 88 feet oh the Tennessee
river a few miles above here last week
The gas ignited from the heat of the
drill and the flame leaped to the height
of 20 feet, and burned furiously unti
smothered. A test showed that there
was a pressure of 27 pounds and there
seems to be; an indication of the ex
istence of oil and coal.
Yesterday afternoon Will Jones wat
arrested and locked up in the countj
jail at Tuscumbia with a serious charge
against him. The direct charge againsi
Jones, who is a negro, is that yester
day afternoon he approached a whit*
woman near the Southern shops anc
trade insulting remarks to ijer. The po
lice were promptly notified and soot
had the negro under arrest t*nd in jail.
Tile King Stove and Range company
•f this city, whose plant has been Idh
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