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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1913
Page
1
Washington July 1 The Newlands-Clyton bill creating a federal mediation and conciliation board to settle railroad wage disputes won swift passage from Congress and was signed by President Wilson. The measure aims to avert a nationwide strike by 80 000 conductors and trainmen with an armistice in place while mediators are appointed.
Dr Hother D Cogdell and G W Humphrey, tied to the Southern Railway, arrive in Birmingham to assist stock growers and dairymen. They provide practical guidance on breeding, feeding, health, milking, butter making, market access, and building needs at no cost, with contact through Dr A C Misner at 122 Church Street.
A well known bereaved family member and a bystander were found with a large snake coiled about their ankles at a July gathering south of Franklin. A third person helped dispatch the reptile to prevent injury.
Dodge City Kansas July 16 at least 100 farmers in Ford Grey Edward and Pawnee counties joined in spreading tons of poisoned bran mash to combat grasshoppers. The effort supervised by Kansas State Agricultural College and University of Kansas representatives, with county commissioners funding the poison.
Secretary Bryan says the administration’s peace plan has progressed enough to claim likely success. Twenty nations have fully or tentatively assented or agreed to negotiate soon, including Italy Austria Brazil Sweden Norway Peru Great Britain the Netherlands Russia France Germany Bolivia Denmark Haiti Spain Belgium Portugal. Mexico was omitted due to unsettled conditions and lack of U S recognition.
J G Finley proprietor of the Polk House and other city property today purchased the old fair grounds and a race track. The farm spans thirty four acres at 300 dollars per acre. He plans marked improvements and is known as a prominent farmer and owner of Finley island.
Collected anecdotes reveal King George and other royals amassing vast troves from stamps to ties and walking sticks. Kaiser Wilhelm reportedly stores thousands of neckties. King Edward owned hundreds of walking sticks. Queen Alexandra catalogs nearly 11 000 photographs. King Alfonso guards life war memorabilia and near‑misses from assassination attempts.
Rev J P Cotton and his son Jarvis depart Tororoca Tennessee tomorrow to attend the Summer Conference of the Presbyterian Church U S A The trip will involve travel to Tennessee and Alabama as part of the church gathering activities.
Albert Sapene former mayor near Toulosi left five hundred thousand dollars to King Alfonso of Spain in his will. The St Gaudins court upheld the will despite challengers who argued Sapene was insane. He was deemed capable to decide and disinherited his sister due to a long standing family quarrel and royalist views.
London reports Evelyn Thaw confirms engagement for the Victoria in New York opening August 4 by William Hammerstein. Report notes a quoted $4,000 salary and Thaw’s mixed emotions about the rumored move while Gustav Hammerstein leads Hippodrome plans and Thaw discusses a Brooklands flight with aviator Gustav Hammer.
Herbert Yarborough of the Decatur post office is praised as an agriculturalist and presented the office with an Irish potato weighing 112 pounds, or 12 potatoes fused together as one freak of nature in vegetable life.
In Atlanta on July 16 a senate introduced bill would make white slavery or the traffic in women a felony rather than a misdemeanor under Georgia law.
The Central National Bank of New Decatur Alabama No. 10423 is now doing business under United States authority. President A A Hardage reports officials in Washington empowered officers to commence operations. The Commercial Savings Bank and Trust Co. is dissolved and the new bank lists T H Mattocks as vice president C W Gover as assistant cashier and Thos A Bowles as cashier.
The Southern Railway funds two field experts to help local stock and dairy interests at no cost. Contact A. C. Misner, D. V. S., 122 Church Street, Decatur 25, to connect with the specialists. The note touts high quality live stock, dairy handling, and regional breeding success, citing Forbes Poultry Yards' prize poultry as a model.
L. C. Stout was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to six months on the county roads for violating the prohibition law. Judge Thomas W. Wert ordered 600 dollars worth of whiskey belonging to Stout destroyed. The liquor is in the sheriff’s hands and an appeal was filed with the Court of Appeals. Stout was released on a 1500 dollar bond.
A 14th century BCE clay tablet in the University Museum depicts the oldest known combined plow and seeder. The device, credited to Abraham per Hebrew sources, shows three men operating the plow with grain fed through a funnel to cover seed as soil is turned.
Ground will be broken tomorrow at the corner of Church and Bank streets for a two story brick business building to house Olshine Bros. The project, contracted to R G Ross, aims for occupancy by October 15. The first floor will feature furniture and ladies wear, with offices on the second floor.
The Sunday School Teachers' Union of the Decaturs trains teachers. Miss Joegendyke leads advanced work on Church History with Pedagogy and Child Study to follow. Mrs Ramage teaches the standard class and Mrs BBC Payne will receive a diploma August 12 at Central Methodist Church during the county convention.
First Baptist Church Decatur conducts weekly Wednesday prayer meetings at Mirat Baptist Church in the pastor's absence. Tonight the program is led by J. A. Thomason.
Richmond July 16 Mayor Ainilieso4 Vallee Chief Warner ordered the first arrest here for wearing a slit skirt. Blowsom Browning gave the name at the station house. Women friends gathered at the police court today as the young prisoner defended that her dress bought in a department store was fashionably worn.
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