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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04

and the general financial condition of the
enterprise.
There will hereafter be appointed by
the President nine civil engineers of the
highest standing, having experience In
work of canal construction and hydraulics
to constitute a board of consulting en-
gineers, to which will be submitted by
the isthmian canal commission for it's con-
sideration and advice the important en-
gineering questions arising in the selec-
tion of the best plan for the construc-
ton of the canal. The recommendation of
the board of consulting engineers shall be
considered by the isthmian canal commits
sion and with the recommendations of the
committee shall be finally submitted
through the Secretary of War to the Pres
ident for his decision.
Duplicate Reports.
1.-THE executive officers of the commits
sion shall make duplicate reports upon the
works and upon the irrespective depart
ments to the Secretary of War and the
isthmian canal commission from time to
time and as often as may be required by
the Secretary of War or the chairman of
the commission. The Secretary of War
will make to the President a report at
least annually and as often as he may
deem avisable or the President may re-
quire
"All executive orders relating to the
subject of the Panama canal except so
far as this may be inconsistent with the
present order. remain in force"
The order closes with an announcement
of the appointment of the new commits
sion The appointment of Judge Magoon as
governor of the canal zone shall take
effect upon the date of his arrival on the
isthmus, and the resignation of the pres
ent incumbent of said office shall there
upon take effect.
The commissions of Messrs. Shonts. Ma
COON. Endicott. Haines and Harrod were
delivered to them today and they took
the oath of office as the isthman canal
commissioners.
Commissioners Met.
After their. induction into office and
their consultation with Secretary Taft.
the commissioners met in the office of
Governor Magoon and had a brief talk
over the reorganization plans, but neces-
sarily this was of preliminary nature,
because most of the new commissioners
were unfamiliar by personal experience
with the mechanism which the old COM
mission had created. 1t is said that there
is no disposition to make sudden changes
in It, though in the end more or less
complete reorganization is expected. I'm
der the Presidents orders. the actual
Headquarters of the commission will be
in Panama. and there probably will be a
considerable transfer of employees from
Washington to that place. leaving here
only a sufficient force to carry on the
work of the administrative branch and to
keep the duplicate accounts. Chairman
Shonts with Governor Magoon and En-
gineer Wallace. win spend most of his
time in the zone, but as the administra-
tive offices are directly in Mr.. Shonts
charge. he will be in Washington more OF
less The purchasing agent OF the COM
mission probably will establish himself
in New York.
Rear Admiral Endicott and Colone
Ernst are at present charged with i'm
pcrtant duties in connection with the
navy and army The admiral is CHIEF
% the naval bureau of yards and docks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
TOOK UP QUESTION
OF 100000 GIFT

Boston, April S.-By prearrangement the
regular weekly meeting of the Congrega-
tionalist members of Boston and vicinity
considered the question of the acceptance
of the 100000 gift from John ID. Rockefel-
Ter to the American board of commission
ers for foreign missions, and the protest
of representatives of the miners of the
denomination in New England as we'll as
the recent report on the question adopted
by the prudential committee, defended the
action of that committee in accepting the
gift The protestant spokesman was the
Rev. Daniel Evans of Cambridge. The
meeting hall was oyercrowded, and be-
sides the two principal speakers many
were heard on both sides when the sub
ject was open for general discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04

phone we ascertained that the papers
had been sent and we have been trying
all morning to locate the money wagon
of the Adams Express company in which
the package will be found The package
arrived this morning, but so far has not
been delivered We are ready to go on
with the habeas corpus proceedings, but
ask for continuance in the matter of
the extradition."
Remanded to Jail.
The court then continued the case, re-
handing the prisoner to the county jail
in charge of the sheriff.
The three points upon which Shay and
Cogan based their contention that the
prisoners must be released under the
laws and decisions of court are:
First, that they are not fugitives from
justice.
Second, that the requisition papers were
signed in blank by Governor Herrick.
Third, that when arrested there was
outstanding against them no warrant
bill or charge of any sort; that war
rant is not retroactive; that before they
can be arrested legally they must first
be set free from arrest under the al
legged illegal detentions.
The sum of their contention Is that the
reouisition papers were not issued by
Governor Herrick, but by a clerk, and
that the issue OF papers of extradition is
an executive prerogative which cann'
be delegated.
When the papers were issued Governor
Herrick and his party were In Texas. II
had left with his executive clerk a num-
Der OF forms of extradition papers signed
in blank 1t was one of these blanks that
was duly filed out for the return of the
Smiths to New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
SECOND SQUADRON
LEAVES MADAGASCAR

st. Petersburg, April 4-(2 a. MA let
ter from Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky to
his wife, which has just been received
&. here, indicates that the departure of the
second squadron from Madagascar waters
is final and that it is now on the way to
Vladivostok.
In the letter the admiral wrote that the
sailing of the squadron had been fixed for
March 10, but. naturally, he avoided men
ton of the route which 1t is intended to
follow on the voyage eastward.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
Alabama Postmasters.

washington, April s.-tSpecial Post
masters appointed: COMPOUND. Winston
county, Lee r. Revis; Magnolia Spring.
Baldwin county, Wilson A McCreary:
seIoca. Jefferson county. Luther p. Rcg
ers: Sewickly, Lawrence county, James
M. Byars; Steen, Wilcox county, Annie
p. Tomey. Rural free delivery route Nc.
ordered established May / at Ethels-
VILE, Pickens county. serving 4sS people
and 104 houses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
VULCAN is AT HOME.
Will Be unIoaded From the Cars On
Red Mountain Today.

Vulcan will be unloaded at Red Noun
tain Park station on the Mineral Belt line
this morning. The last section of the
statue has arrived and will be unloaded
from the cars near the point selected for
its permanent location.
Capt. Norman Webb will superintend
the work of unloading ana erection.
The statue viii stand on the highest
point on Red mountain.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
CITY ITEMS.

SURGICAL OPERATION.--Rev. e. A.
Wright, who has been in feeble health
from injuries sustained In a street car
accident more than a year ago, has been
compelled to undergo very delicate sur
gical operation, which was successfully
performed by Or. Howell T. Hefin at
the Heflin infirmary Mr.. Wright hopes
to be out in few weeks,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
ADJUSTMENTS
Sothern and MarloWe.

Already the advance sale OF seats for
the e. II. Sothern and Julia Marlowe
engagement in Romeo and Juliet at
the JsS0rson tomorrow night gives as
surafhcn of thronged attendance, and or
ders are rapidly coming in both from the
city and adjoining suburbs, as the occa-
sion is looked upon as the dramatic
event of the past several years.
1t is seldom that anything like an adj
euuate presentation is made of Shakes
peare's dramas but the announcement of
these stars under Charles Fruhman
direction, Is sufficient guarantee of what
may be expected.
Mr.. Sothern is still a young man who
has never swerved from his ambition
to reach the topmost pinnacle of his
profession. and the success that he has
achieved so far has been the result of
purpose, study, effort and great natural
endowment. TO see Miss Marlowe as the
heroine in Shakespeare's love story, the
greatest ever written with it's exacting
requirements, will be a most delightful
and memorable experience.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
Shops Burned.

Waycross, Ca, April 8.-The Atlantic
and Birmingham railroad shoplwas burn
ed here tonight The total loss was some
thing over $4,000. The entire machine
shops, general storekeeper's office and
$4,000 worth of stores, besides about
twenty freight cars, and seven or eight
passenger coaches, were destroyed. No
Insurance,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
OF ATLANTA WOMAN
Death of Mrs. Ruby Larned tx
cites Suspicion
HUSBAND Is WELL KNOWN
Was Artist on Atlanta Paper and Also
Worked at His Profess
fession In New
York.

New York, April 3-The police are
investigating the death of Mrs. Ruby
Larned, % years old, formerly resident
Of Atlanta Ga, which occurred under pc
culiar circumstances at her home in
Lenox avenue apartment house today and
the woman's husband and a servant en-
ployed by the couple are held pending an
inquiry.
The husband, w. T. Larned % years
old, says he Is an artist and that he for
merly worked as a newspaper man in
this city According to the story which
he told the police, Mrs. Larned had been
i'll for several days and yesterday ap-
pcared to be in particularly low spirits.
During the afternoon she asked the maid,
Anna Miller for a glass of claret and
soon after drinking the beverage became
very drowsy and went to bed. She slept
heavily all the afternoon and evening
and when she showed no sign of awan-
ening before midnight the husband says
he became alarmed and called physi-
clan. Three other physicians later were
summoned and worked over the woman
for hours, but despite all their efforts,
she died without regaining consciousness.
Two bottles containing carbolic acid
were found on a stand near the bed. One
of them was nearly empty. The stories
told by Larned and the maid are declared
by the police to be conflicting.
When Larned and the airl were arraign-
ed before a coroner before they were pa
rolled unSil tomorrow in tile custody of one
of Larneu's friends. The coroner's physi-
clan said letters in which Mrs. Larned
had threatened to commit suicide had
been found, and shat he thought the wo-
man committed suicide.
Atlanta Ga. April 3.-Mrs Larned
whose mysterious death is announced
from New York, formerly was Miss Ruby
Ray of Americas Ga, where she be-
longed to one of the most prominent fam
lilies of the state. She married William J.
Larned last August, after a romantic
ccurtship. Both at the time of their mar
riage were about % years old. Her hus-
band was formerly employed as an artist
on an afternoon newspaper in this city,
and went to New York about three years
ago to familiarize himself with metropoli-
tan newspaper work. He is well known
here, and bears fine reputation as an
artist and as a young man of excellent
family and personal worth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
100 LATE TO CLASSIFY.

WINTED-50 clothing. furnishing goods.
shoe and hat statesmen and sales ladies;
must have experience and reference;
also 10 cash boys; apply Wednesday af-
terneon from 8 to 6. Chamblee Bros,
2022 I'd ave. 4-4-2t
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-04
At the Rllou.

Mary Marble, at the head of the best
company seen at the Biiou this year,
played Nancy Brown last night to a
packed house. Every seat was taken and
the audience showed the utmost
thusiasm. The company is good, the
voices are well suited to the music, and
Miss Marble renders the title part in a
new and most enjoyable way.
Miss Marbles Interpretation of the
part differs from that of others who
have played it, and 1t is an improve
ment. Her songs are well chosen, and
she is ably assisted in all of them. The
company has the original scenery, and
the play is produced with admirable
effect
In the cast are David Andrada. Robert
Harry and Frank Craven, all of whom
have been at the Bijou before and they
were given an ovation last night. William
Vaudeville as the Boy of Bllyhoo, and
Ben Lodge, as Socrates FINS, are fine
character actors, and were the creators
of much of the fun and laughter last
night.
The company will be at the Bijou the
entire week, and indications are that
the attendance will break all records
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
MUST PAY FOR POWER
Court Decides in Favor of Telluride
Company Against Joseph
r. De Lamar.

Judge c. w Morse yesterday rendered
a Judgment for 81, 45S.5S in favor Of the
plaintiff in the case of the Telluride Pow
er & Transmission company in its suit
against Joseph R De La Mar. The evil
dence showed that De La Mar entered
INTO a contract with the Telluride com
pany. July Is. 1887, to take electric power
from the Telluride cOmpanV'S plant in
Utah county to run his mill at Mercur
Iooele county De La Mar was 10 pay
$50 per year per horsepower for suffi-
cient electrical energy to supply his mill
with necessary power and light.
De La Mar refused to settle with the
Telluride company, claiming the service
rendered had not been continuous. but
! was frequently interrupted, and that in
consequence he was entitled to a large
OFFSET or draWbac on the bill.
I In his decision judge Morse held that
clause in the contract provided that
the Telluride company should not be held
responsible for Interruptions Of its serv-
lee by storms. lightning. wind. accumu-
lation Of ice OF snow. or other causes over
which 1t had no control The service,
he said had been as nearly continuous
as circumstances would permit. and
there had been no wiHfUI violation or
evasion of the terms of the contract by
the Telluride company.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
Court Notes.

Daniel Macintosh Detitioned the court
to appoint him administrator of the es-
tate of Daniel Macintosh. who died
Sept. l6 1850, leaving property worth
81 coo.
Ara keppler was yesterday granted By
Judge Armstrong a decree of divorce from
J. Reddin& kepDler to whom she was
married at Dallas. Tex. May %, 1900
She convinced the court that KepDle-
had failed to provide her with food and
clothing.
Elizabeth Grace Macintosh Frost yes
terday filed a petition in the probate
division of the district court asking TO
be appointed administrator of the estate
of Frank Edward Frost. who died Nov
l. 1888, leaving property of the value of
500. She also asked to De appointed
administrator of the estate of Eliza beth
Macintosh. who died in 1881 leaving
property valued at $1,000.
Suit in partition was filed yesterday in
the district court by Lenora Miller Green
Harriet Ann Miller Morgan and Nellie
Cramer Miller Headman against Thomas
c. Boam. administrator of the estate of
Mary Elizabeth Miller Beam. deceased
Dewain Reuben Miller and Mary Eliza
beth Miller The court is asked to d.
vide the estate left By the mother of
the parties to the suit. Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Miller Beam, who died in Salt Lake
City. July %. 1901. into five parts. The
estate consists of lots Z. II and IA block
>, 10-acre plat A. Big Field survey.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
DECIDES MINNIE MAUD CASE.
Supreme Court Affirn,s Lower Court
Judgment.

The supreme court yesterday affirmed
the judgment of the lower court in the
case Of the Minnie Maud Reservoir <
irrigation company, appellant, against
Martha CRANES respondent. The opinion
I was WRIT en- by Chief Justice Bartch and
was concurred in by Justice McCarty.
Justice StrauD filed dissenting opin-
ion
The action was brought by the Min
ME Maud Reservoir K Irrigs ton com
pany to determine and quiet title to the
waters of Minnie Maud creek, in Car
bon county. and the court was asked TO
en1oin the defendant. Mrs Martha
Cranes from interfering with or divert
ing the flow of the stream
Mrs. Cranes cOntended that by reason
OF having settled on the bank Of the
stream and having used the water OF
the creek continuously for frrigating Dur-
poses, she was entitled to take enough
of the water to irrigate 160 acres of land-
This she has not done. however, haN-
ing but about fifty acres under cultiva-
ton.
The district court of Carbon county
sustained her contention and gave judg-
ment in her favor. awarding her a Ger
tain portion of the water of the stream
Both parties to the suit are enjOined from
taking more water from the creek than
the decree permitted.
From this judgment the Minnie Maud
Reservoir & Irrigation company appealed,
and the judgment is now sustained by
the majority opinion of the Justices of
the supreme court.
Justice Straup. in his dissenting opin-
ion, contends that there were settlers
along the creek at points lower down
than the land of Mrs Cranes. who were
entitled to use the water before she ap-
ME Maud Reservoir & Irrigation com
pany became their lawful successors
Hence the finding of the ma jOrity OF the
court was not well founded
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
OF INTEREST TO OFFICE MEN.

1t has been generally reported that
A r. Derge & Co. have been gradu-
ally closing out their Office supply de-
partment. Such is not the fact how
ever, as Mr.. D. A Callahan, who has
purchased the entire business, has de-
cided to make this a leading feature
of the esta blishment- With this end
in view he has secured one OF the most
competent men in the west TO take
charge. This department has been
greatly enlarged and now contains
everything that should be found in a
well appointed ONCE Supply House
Call and get acquainted with our stock
and prices d. A. Callahan. successor
to A. P. Derge & Co. 1874 Main st.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30

Shaded portion of this map indicates
area set apart for forest reserves,
for the reclama ton service, etc, and
not aVaiia bic for entry when the reser-
walton is opened next month The light
portion embraces all ene land that may
be secured by homeseekers at this time
as well as the Indian allotmentS. This
map was prepared from the official
map at the local United States land Of
fee and is corrected to include all land
withdrawn from entry no to yesterday
afternoon. The local land office is not
in possession of information to show
the exact location of the Indian allot-
ments. but it is understood they lie
chiefly along the Duchesne river.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
FUNERAL OF CAPTAIN BURT.
Former Army Officer to Be Buried
With Full Military Honors.

Full military hOnOrs will be paid to
the remains of the late Captain An
drew ]. Burt today. The funeral will
be attended by members of the Utah
Philippine Veterans society and mem
bers of Torrey's Rough Riders with a
firing squad of sixteen men and a
trumpeter from the National Guard. A
platoon of police and members of the
sheriff's force will also be present, in
additinn to the friends of the former
officer.
The services will be held in the flu
neral 4DarIors of Joseph William Taylor
beginning at 1890 o'clock. Judge Will
ham H. King will deliver the funeral
Grafton. Pallbearers will be selected
from the ranks of the Utah volunteers.
and interment will be next to the re-
mains of the captains father in the
family plot at the City cemetery.
Volunteers will meet at the funeral
parlors at 1915 o'clock.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-30
THANKS FROM THE ELKS
Efforts of the Public to Make Purple
Day a Success Appreciated
by the Committee.

The Salt Lake Elks are gratified over
the outcome of their annual outing and
the treatment they received from the
general public. J. &. Leary writes The
Herald asking that it publish the re-
port of the color committee. In his
communication Mr.. Leary says:
THE go committee of the EIks' club
thanks you very much for your many
kindnesSeS in connection with its Pur-
pie day celebration, and particularly for
your happy and truthful description of
our great racing events at the park"
The report of the color committee is
submitted by Dana T. Smith, the chair
man. The report closes with the fol-
lowing award of prizes for the best
window decorations:
First-W iIles-Horne Drug company
cash prize, $50
Second : Keith-o'Brien company.
cash prize, S25-
Third-Auerbach & Brother. cash
prize. SIS.
Speaking of the interest taken by the
public in the matter of decorations in
honor of the Elks MIR. Smiths report
saws
Il have the honor to report for your
color committee on Purple day, 1916.
that the business houses of the city
of the white and purple with a lavish
ness and artistic arrangement which
greatly exceeded our expectations
Every business block in Salt Lake
made a generous showing of Elk cOlors
and emblenls, and the kindness of the
public in this particular extended even
into the residence districts.
My committee feels so grateful for
the generosity of this response that ~
desires you to make an acknowledge
ment of the same to the public by pub
fishing this letter, and adding our
thanks TO the many who competed for
the prizes offered, as well as to those
who threw white and purple to the
breeze out of a kindly feeling to the
antlered herd. which helps and never
hinders' any good cause"