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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1913
Page
1
James G. Oakley, president of the State Convict Department, was arrested in Montgomery on embezzlement charges connected to the Lacy defalcation. The warrant cites multiple counts including cashing a $6,262.88 Cincinnati check and deposits without security, tied to payments for Boergner’s cotton mill goods. Sheriff Hood posted $25,000 bond.
Raymond Weaver, a new janitor at Lucia Avenue School, was beaten and shot at by Burton B. Monts who then fled. Weaver, wounded, notified police at the Highland substation before Monts turned himself in claiming motive stemmed from an insulting letter to his 13 year old daughter.
The text notes a shift in vocabulary from guest to house guest and party to house party, illustrating how social language has evolved in recent years. It traces changes across visits, gatherings, and attire, highlighting the spread of the house prefix in everyday terms.
The piece argues that families suffer when industry fails to provide for dependents of injured or dead workers. It cites New York and Pennsylvania as leaders in failure and notes workmen's compensation laws as rare protections, with many states using constitutional loopholes.
Tomorrow evening at 8 o clock Thursday March 20 a Central Methodist church meeting will address by Dr Geo R Stewart James Cannon Jr and Mr Joan R Pepper of Memphis All three are noted evangelists and Sunday School workers The event is hosted by the Methodist churches of Decatur New Decatur and local pastors and congregations are expected to attend.
Asa Macklen was charged with trespassing in police court this morning. He was fined and offered a choice between paying 12.50 or 30 days imprisonment to work on making the city beautiful.
A jury yesterday awarded the plaintiff five dollars and costs in the suit of Nor s. Dut on against a defendant, with the verdict recorded as a verdict of five dollars and costs.
In Saloniki on March 19 King George of Greece was shot dead while walking with Lt Colonel Francoudis. Assassin Aleko Schinas, seized immediately, used a seven chamber revolver. The king died en route to Papaion hospital. Crown Prince Constantine to assume the throne, with Constantine at Janina awaiting arrival trail.
March 17 board resolution calls for beautifying Decatur High and Gordon School grounds with public subscriptions. It urges improving walks and landscaping to elevate surroundings, noting small costs and community backing including a $10 start from Decatur Daily and a donor pledge.
Washington reports Dr. P. P. Claxton warns current spelling books fail to build a strong vocabulary compared with the old Black Spelling Book. Dr. Leonard P. Ayers analyzes 2,000 letters showing 289 of 414 commonly used words do not appear in typical lists. He finds 24,000 words tabulated with 2,051 distinct words. Both urge a practical vocabulary based book.
A major sewer serving the north side of Central Town is clogged and out of commission. Officials say repairs may take a week or ten days as the cause appears tied to a sunken ground near the oil mill and an underground spring. Street crews are working, but the hole remains about 21 feet underground. The Fourth Ward largely unaffected due to a new sewer line on Eighth Avenue draining to the river.
Fire at the Kelley residence on Fifth Avenue West destroyed the house after a stove fire rekindled by a defective flue. Night officers Bell and McGun discovered the blaze. the New Decatur department battled strong winds to save neighboring homes. The family escaped with minimal belongings. insurance coverage existed.
A capacity crowd filled the Masonite Theatre last night as Al Shaffer and Company staged the musical farce Winning a Mother-in-Law. The audience roared from start to finish and the troupe performs all week with nightly new sketches and complete changes.
A. J. Moore purchased an old residence from J. C. Brumbelow Ltd on West Avenue. J. B. Melonas, the real estate man, facilitated the sale.
In Harrisburg on March 1 suffrage supporters and opponents packed the chambers as the senate committee heard arguments on a "votes for women" measure. The lower house had already adopted the resolution and the fight moves to the senate next week with both sides presenting their cases.
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