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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1913
Page
1
Ex governor Braxton Bragg Comer issued a formal declaration of his candidacy for governor. He said he had not planned to announce soon but a letter to a friend in Eufaula hastened the move and he will release a detailed platform as his campaign begins across Alabama.
Blaine Gulp and Jackson Swope both aged 15 confessed to robbing a mail pouch that disappeared from the Decatur depot on Tuesday. They will be taken to Huntsville for trial.
May 15 Scottsboro Alabama sheriff and deputies spirited away Lonie Connell a negro boy charged with writing improper letters to a lady of a prominent Lar kinsville family. A mob forming to lynch him prompted private transfer to a neighboring county for safety to avoid bloodshed.
Hoagansville Georgia May 15 Sam Owensby a negro who shot and killed Brooks Lane a prominent young farmer was taken from the Hogansville jail and lynched by a mob. Lane was killed on his Franklin Georgia plantation during a dispute over a cow trade. Owensby was removed for safe keeping and then killed.
At seven thirty the Decatur insurance men will gather at the Lyons to discuss business matters. Attending are Messrs. Thos Pride Jno Patterson Lamar Penney BE Allison W R Smith A C Calin R H Wolcott T M Dix and Wallace Gover.
Bedford Indiana May 15 Mr and Mrs Festus McPadden of Guttrie both bitten by a dog that proved mad will take the Pasteur treatment after examination of the animal s brain on advice of Dr J T Freeland The dog had bitten other dogs and some stock before it was killed
Flood stage at 21 feet observed. current river height 4.5 feet and falling. River stage shows ongoing decline with no immediate overflow.
Mohonk Lake N Y May 15 three hundred delegates at the nineteenth Lake Mohonk Conference on International Arbitration heard Dr Lyman Abbott of New York presiding say disarmament remains a utopian dream The blow of the first the gleam of the sworn the bark of the cannon will continue until some power greater than armed man protects innocence from injustice Abbott noted his remarks as a reply to the American Peace Society whose fellowship he recently lost
About two o clock the New Decatur fire department battled a blaze in Oklahoma destroying eight cabins. Five cabins owned by B Crawford were insured while three belonged to local negro residents. Contents were saved by hurriedly moving furniture to the street as water was pumped from a distance of three quarters of a mile after merging hoses from two shops and the New Decatur department.
Niagara Falls N Y May 15 A young woman believed to be the wife of Charles M Schmidt proprietor of Tivill Hall a Buffalo cafe was swept over the American falls at Prospect Point yesterday afternoon. It is unclear whether she killed herself or died accidentally.
A Washington wire reports Lewis Gover passed the naval physical and will begin education in naval affairs at Annapolis tomorrow. His friends in Decatur Daily extend congratulations and good wishes.
A North Carolina governor's speech at the Central M E church champions prohibition, asserting liquor harms society and urging Alabama and the nation to join in abolition. He cites Kansas and Alabama histories, cites crime and poverty figures, and mocks wet state arguments while praising prohibition.
JOSEPH W FOLK is introduced as a reformer famed for ending doodling in legislature and ending free passes for officials. The piece highlights his role in repealing legalized gambling, cleaning graft from police, closing saloons on Sundays, and promoting purity in politics as his national crusade expands from Missouri to other states.
The piece outlines four aims to aid prohibition in the south including liquor sales rights and army canteen restoration, while opposing the Anti-Saloon League. Governor Glenn criticizes fear of enforcing law and praises direct truth telling, as a man hands him a banana gift during a reception, prompting laughter.
London report says Theodore Roosevelt might be invited as candidate for the Albanian throne proposed by powers on the Adriatic. Ismail Kemal Bey, visiting London, calls the claim a joke and doubts serious consideration.
In Morgan Circuit Court, the Court of Appeals overruled key applications in the matter of John L. Brock and others versus Mattie J. Young. The ruling affects filings from the Morgan Law and Equity court concerning the case posture and potential remedies.
W. F. Boswell leaves this week for an auto trip through the country to Asheville North Carolina. He will travel in an E M F and expects to reach Asheville by the latter part of next week.
Justice Butler issued a judgment for 17 dollars 26 cents against M F West in favor of Morgan Furniture Co. The case concerned payment for furniture sold by the plaintiff to the defendant.
Washington May 15 Secretary Garrison sent to the Senate his answer to Senator Dupont s request for the record of employment of all retired army officers Both in active and quasi military life He said 1 026 officers are retired including four Lieut Generals twenty three Major Generals and 229 Brigadiers Total pay for all retired officers is 3 363 607 50 Since 1908 one hundred seventy seven have sought active service and one hundred seven have been detailed The aim is to see if many retired officers can handle minor work now done by the active list Action likely months away
Secretary of State Bryan will accept an invitation to address an Auburn Alabama audience on June 3. He had previously left doubt about attendance, but yesterday he confirmed he could fill the engagement and travel to Auburn from Washington D C.
Springfield, May 15. Senate inquiry into Lieut Governor O Hara ends after a 17 minute session. Witnesses deny improper relations, with testimony suggesting broader conspiracy but not to be disclosed. The panel plans a report clearing O Hara and quieting the scandal.
Classified notice from the Decatur Daily seeking a competent Linotype operator who can deliver results. The ad insists on business seriousness and courtesy, stating no bum or unreliable applicant will be tolerated and that they want a gentleman.
Governor Hiram W. Johnson says he will sign California's anti alien measure after reviewing a telegram from William Jennings Bryan and weighing treaty obligations and discriminatory concerns. He argues the bill faces objections rooted in national obligations and Japan’s protest.
Gadsden May 15. Deputy Marshal W. Q Bass said he helped raid seventeen moonshine stills in three weeks with about twenty five arrests. He noted harsher conditions in the western state area and found families in want, saying the illicit trade yields little profit and some moonshiners lack food.
Retrogression a detective thriller screens tomorrow at the Delite Theatre featuring battles, Indians, and a convict seeking honesty after prison. The climactic pursuit ends in tragedy as fate toys with a fleeing friend and forces a life or death fight.
The Starnes stock company drew crowds in Jasper with performances of The Web and Pride of Wirgh, earning strong audience response. Upcoming nights feature Polly of the Circus with Frederick Meany and his theater group. The company, led by veteran showman Mr. Starnes, remains active and well received.
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