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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
VETO BILLS THIRD READING JULY 20 House of Lords Concludes Report Stage of the
 Measure

London July 1S.-The house of lords to- veto bill and fixed July 20 for the third l.readng. It now seems certain that the bill will go to the house of commons with the changes made by Lord Ians- downe and Lord Cromer unmodifed. It is assumed that Premier Asquith then will move the rejection of the amend ments en bloc and will state what the government intends to do with respect to the creation of new peers to overcome the opposition in case tue lords reject the bill.
 An amendment moved by Lord Cromer, the object of which was to prevent the tacking on extraneous legislation to fi- nance bills was carried today without division. Lord Morley of Blackburn de- clared that the amendment was inadmis- sible, but Lansdowne pointed out that the words in the amendment the main governing purpose of bill imposing tax ation" were used by Premier Asquith himself He considered the amendment vital, otherwise bills of far-reaching political and social characters could be drafted In the guise of finance bills and would be entirely removed from the con- sideration of the upper house.
 Lord Newton moved an amendment providing that no bill for the further limitation of the legislative powers of the house of lords shall be introduced until after another general election. Lord Lansdowne gave it no support and after adverse criticism by the earl of Ancaster, unionist the amendment was withdrawn. The adoption of a minor amendment con- cluded the report stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
IN THE
 STOKES CASE TRIED
Disappearance of the Tell tale Letters Is In-
 vestigated

New York, July 13.-The Stokes case was kept in the public eye today by the trial of the four city detectives on charges arising out of the disap- pearance of nine letters from the col lection taken from the apartment of Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad after they. were arrested for shooting the wealthy hotel man. The men ordered to appear before first deputy police commissioner today are Lieutenant Wells and Detectives Walsh, Dewey and Flynn.
 representative. of the district at torney's office has asked to attend the hearing.
 The investigation is being hurried so that the evidence may be laid before the present grand jury which will de- termine whether the two girls shall be indicted on charge of assault.
 It was late today when the case of Lieutenant Sullivan was called. John Bloom, the proprietor of the apartment house where the young women lived, testified to seeing the package of let ters tied with pink ribbons. It was removed from a trunk, he said, on the evening of the shooting by Detectives Flynn and Devery. They took out 20 or 9 letters, Bloom declared, placed them in a pasteboard box and handed the box to Lieutenant Sullivan, who took it away They threw the other letters back in the trunk, he added
 The case adjourned until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
MEMORIAL TABLET
 ID WILLIAM PENN
Luncheon Is Held Stimuli taneously at New
 York Hotel

London. Julv lS-A memorial tablet to William Penn was unveiled today in the church of all hallows, Barking blythe tower. in which the 'proprietary touiiuer and governor of Pennsylvania was pap tized on October g. 1644. The tablet was provided by sons of Pennsylyania' actihs through an international eomnii,'ee which Philander C. Knox. American sec retary of state, Is chairmani AhoreW Carnegie. honorary chairman ana Loiu Beresford, vice chairman. Il was u"- yelled by Col. Robert NJ. Thompson oi New York, president of the PennsylNaiia society.
 Between thirty and forty of Pennsyl- vania's descendants were the guests oi Colonel Thompson at a commemoratlon dinner given at Stafford house ioiilsi Ut by courtesy of the duke of Sutheri"iiu The company also included Field Marsha, Lord Kitchener, Viscount Hereford Loru Deresborough, the Marquis of staiIore' the Lord Mayor of London Rear Ad, miral Chadwick, L. s. N. Rear Admliai Capps, T. s. N, and Curtis Gulo' the New American ambassador 10 Rnssia'
 Philadelphia. July 1S-Simuitaneous- ly with the holding of the Penn pan Quet today m LOHuoli, Cpi. Thompson. president of the Pennsyl- vania Society of New York. was the absent host al a .memorial luncheon on the roof of hotel in thls clty' Dl- rect cable communication was estap- lished between the tables Of the lunch- con party here and in London and mes sages and excerpts of speeches were exchanged across the Atlantic.
 Guests at each function drank to the President of the United States and to the King of England Secretary of State Knox, Governor Kenner of Pennsylvania and former Senator Will liam A Clark. vice president of the Pennsylvania Society of New York. who were unable to attend the luncheon here, cabled regrets to London to which answers were received. Regrets re- ,-tv..l in London from Arthur J. Bal four, Augustine Birrell and Prince Louis of Batenburg. were forwarded here to- gether with abstracts of speeches ot Lord Charles Beresford Lord kitch- ener and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
CAPTAIN FABRON|
 DEFENDS HIS MEN
False Evidence Has Been Manufactured Against
 Carabineers He Says

Viterbo, July 13.-During the contin- uation of the examination today Cap tain Fabroni of the Neapolitan Cara bineers. expressed indignation over the accusations that the Carabineers had manufactured evidence against the Ca morrists, asked the court to give him one whole day to refute the specific charges one by one.
 The witness described the ring that the murdered Cucoccolo had worn and said that the one exhibited in court and alleged to have been recovered from the Camorrists appeared to be the same that Cuoccolo had possessed.
 Fabroni testified that when Giuseppe Salve was arrested he told Mariana De Gennaro that he had received Cuoc- colos ring from Geuzeppe De Mariris to be forwarded to the sister of L'iigi Arena. who had demanded the ring as evidence of Cuoccolo's deati. Salvi and De Gennaro are charged with being the actual assazsins of Cuoccolo.
 The witness described the search O, Salvfs house and the finding of the ring inside a mattress. The search he said, was absolutely legal although Ic NVulu nave pi iCitI ph lp nav o Aiiou' it in the presence of judge, thu: avoiding the campaign of islander which has been carried on against the Car
 a abineers.
 At this point Salvi was given per.
 mission to leave the court. As he de- | parted he turned and shouted: "I don't want to listen to this liar. Fabroni told of the origin of a squad
 of 12 picked Carabineers which was soon known as a squad of terror. Alone these 12 men faced the Camorra rep. resenting directly and indirectly hall a million persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14

Washington, July 13.-Comptroller of the Currency Lawrence o. Murray has asked bankers in g large cities to adopt the plan of having a clearing house ex- sminer In letter to the bankers today the Comptroller says if he were to be granted all the power for which he might ask and if the state banking authorities were similarly equipped, the combination could not equal the efficiency of clear ing house examiner as a force for sound banking.
 In large cities where the cost of such an examiner would be no burden upon tho banks Comptroller Murray urges that the clearing house association employ such an official. In smaller cities he pro- poses plan of cooperation between na- tional and state bank examiners and the clearing house association
 S"The banking power of the United States is approximately $21 0Oo,o0o,ooo, says the comptroller in his letter, "a sum greater than the combined bank l. ing power of the United Kingdom, Ger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
WILL ALABAMA COLLECT
 TAX ON SOLVENT CREDITS? :?

The excuse offered in the brief for sucn a step, it is declared, is that the law which the state has been operating un- der for the past eight years is entirely unconstitutional. Inasmuch, however, as back taxes can be collected only for five years, the previous three years cannot be included in the count Nfst
 At the present time nominal recording fee is charged every time a mortgage is filed in probate judges offices while. in addition fee of 15 cents on every S100 ia charged. It is now contended that there Is no authority for this fee that ths mortgage is solvent credit. and that 1t should be taxed just as other solven. credits. iNS K1R
 Under the new revenue bill section IA gives authority for the taxing of mort gages, and it is believed that the law Is constitution. a fact which would mako such a move on the-par of the state thoroughly valid in every particular. How ever, q the foreign loan companies, it is said. would in all probability have eo withdraw from the state, owing to the fact that they could hardly compete with domestic compan nies. It is feared by some that withdrawal of the foreign companies at the same time would greatly incom- mode promoters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
2O,0OOELKS HAVE BIG DRESS PARADE New Orleans Lodge Stands High in List of Prize
 Winners

Atlantic City, N. J., July B-Twenty thousand Elks marched through the prin- cipal streets of this city today in annual review. An immense crowd was kept interested from the moment Chief Mar shal James R. Nicholson of Boston came into view with his staff until the rear end of the line marched by.
 A heavy thunderstorm In the forenoon threatened to mar the big feature of the reunion but the storm soon passed out to sea and the sun came out to brighten the procession of fantastic uniforms A number of elaborately decorated floats were in line.
 The following prizes were awarded;
 Lodges having the largest number of men in line, aggregate mileage. First Portland, Ore, s25O second,aNew Orleans s1OO: third, St. Louis, $50.
 Lodge making the best appearance in uniform. First, St. Louis, $aO; second Elizabeth, N J., $50; third, Cincinnati $1OO.
 Lodge coming greatest distance. First
 Portland. Ore, sl5O; second. New Or leans, $50. Lodge having the largest numbT ol ladies in line, aggregate mileage First
 Portland, Ore, goo; secord, Cincinnati s1OO; third, Syracuse. $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
ADJUSTMENTS
At East Lake

A great day today a East Lake, And great night also-resplendent with gorgeous fireworks excelling even the display of the Fourth of July! Spe- cial arrangements have been made by the management for the annual picnic of local department stores employees and a jolly good time Is in sto-,e for everybody. The regular visitors will profit by the efforts that will be made .--.,- behalf >of-> the y-piGnickers, anc the old saw, "The more the merrier, will certainly hold good at East Lak, today.
 The two big free attractions put ol this week have without doubt takel the pleasure public by storm. Ther was never such wonderful monkey a Count the First" who eats with knife and fork, skates on roller skate and rides a bicycle with the skill o a messenger boy. The thrilling plung of 75-foot ladder into the lake b. the aquatic expert, Lowbe, is anothe free number which has occasionet much enthusiasm at the park thi week.
 And the vaudeville bill al the Ca sino is, on the whole, better than an, attraction in this line ever offered a the park Cliff Watson, the black fac, comedian. Is genius of his profes sion as are Ferris and Copeland wItf their exceedingly high-class perform ance in rapid fire comedy. Francis Raymond and Baby Isabella are grea favorites in their skit entitled "A Bi of Nonsense" while there is always z delight In the songs of Ben Duncan. IT addition there Is an interesting line oi motion pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
EVELYN A. SEE.
 Is FOUND GUILTY Punishment Fixed From One to Ten Years
 Imprisonment

Chicago, July 13.-Evelyn Arthur See, the man who founded the Absolute Life cult, the chief tenet of which was said to be the esta abishment of a perfect race, tonight was found guilty of the abduc- ton of Mildred Bridges, the T-year-old disciple of the creed. The jury was out only forty-five minutes, and is said to have taken but one ballot. The penalty was fixed at from one to ten years in tho penitentiary.
 Counsel for See made an impassioned appeal for retrial of the case.
 Sees flat, the home of absolute life, named in the cult publications as "the House of the Lord" was raided in Jan uary. See was arrested and two girls, Mona Rees. aged 21, and Mildred Bridges, aged r, who had been living in the apartment were taken into GUS tody Mrs Felicia Rees and Mrs. Lucille Bridges, the mothers of the girls, and followers of See, were also closely ques- toned and the police investigation result ed in charges of abduction being brought against See.
 Stephen Bridges, a wealthy jeweler, father of Mildred, whose wife admitted she had contributed S1OOO, $50o and many smaller monthly sums to Sees support. aided the police in gaining evidence. He also began action for divorce from Mrs. Bridges and suit for alienation of affec- tions against See.
 See in apparent fear of public senti- ment did not seek bail and remained in jail until his trial began, more than two weeks ago. While in jail he continued writing and preaching his doctrine of a perfect race to be established through the new belief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
ORDERS ON ENCAMPMENT
Local Companies of Third Regiment
 Go to Anniston July IS

Official orders have been issued to members of Companies E, A and G of the Third infantry of the Alabama Ma tional Guard to report into active serv- ice of the state for the purpose of perfecting it in military discipline and drill. The military maneuvers will be held at Camp Oxford. near Oxford, Ala. commencing July IS.
 The members of the companies are ordered to wear service uniform and will move in heavy marching order The report requests that the guards shall wear freshly laundered uniforms and a pair of high tan shoes. Notice is given that no one shall be excused from the service unless by an order of the regimental surgeon and it states that any member failing to attend the encampment other than by above or der will be punished by the existing laws for performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
CASTRO BELIEVED ID BE IN VALENCIA  Former Guatemalan Minis ter to Venezuela Has
 
 News of Him

New Orleans, July 13.-According to private correspondence received by pr. Maximo Soto Hall of Guatemala GUY. formerly minister of Guatemala to Vene- zuela, who is in New orleans for few days, Gen. Cipriano Castro, the exiled Venezuelan president, was in Port Limon, Costa Rica. not more than three weeks ago. pr. Hall says he was informed that Castro came from Europe to Port Limon and after remaining in the Costa Rican city several days took ship for Colon. At that port he embarked for Santa Marta, Colombia, where he re-embarked for Valencia. Venezuela. pr. Hall be- lieves that Castro received strong SUD- port at Valencia, as he has a large foi- lowing there The former minister de" clared that the Castro party is being reinformed from Cuba, where the major part of Castro's supplies and ammunition have come from
 Willemstad, Curacao, July lS-A "ire- less message received here from Arupa says that the next landing Of revoiution- ists is to be made south of Geogira.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
SELMA FAIR TO
 HAVE MIDWAY

Selma, July 13.-(Special.) 1.-The midway and special attractions which will be ex- hibited at the Knoxville. exhibition have been secured for the fair, which will be put on here from October 24 to 2S by the Central Alabama Fair association. The manager of this amusement company has been spending the past few days in Sel- ma and has closed the contract. The dif- ferent shows will come to Selma in a special train from Knoxville.
 A suit has been filed In the equity division of the city court of Selma by Miss Una Mullen and Mrs. Lennie Mullen Ward 10 compel an insurance company to pay to them 5000, which is the amount of policy carried by the late R. R kornegay. It seems that when MT. Kor- negay took out the policy on his life he named the beneficiaries as Misses Belle and Mamie Kornegay, but by a provision in his will and also by paper notation attached to the policy he left 1t to Miss Mullen and Mrs Ward.
 MT Kornegay during his life failed to notify the company that he desired to make change in the bensficiaries and the company refuses to pay the money to any one except the ones named in the policy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
LIGHTNING HITS
 IN TWO PLACES Considerable Damage Done to Shiloh Baptist Church
 on Avenue c

During the thundershower yesterday connected with the Burger Dry Goods company and burned out the fuse. The wire In the building burst into flames and a general alarm was turned in to the fire department. The blaze was easily extinguished and did little dam age.
 The lightning also struck the Shiloh church at Avenue c and Nineteenth street. The fire department was quickly on the scene but the building was dam aged to the extent of several hundred dollars.
 The fire laddies were out in most of the rain and were a drenched crew last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
CAMP HAS
 A BIG CEREMONIAL
Unknowing Ones Were the Goats at the Fraternal
 Hall

The Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan, Camp Aladdin No. 153 assem- bled, held a most glorious ceremonial on the 18th day of Rajah seventh month of the year 1929. or in plain unaduterated English, yesterday evening at 6:50 o'clock. at Fraternal hall
 The Tyro band was escorted on their gorgeous Oriental parade down Twentieth street by Maud, The Tiger and Mokanna and his brigands. The affair was elab- crate, and was interspersed with fun fast and furious, a little zem-zem, a few smokes and occasional stops to recover the lost dignity of the line of march
 Following this line of festivities, the herd of about twenty Tyros who had been rounded up by the votaries in the valleys, Anniston. Gadsden and Talla- dega, were led back to the original 'stomping ground" and furnished good meat for the Tigers. All this being done in "the spirit of love and affectlon!'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
TRUST BUSTERS
 PAY "UNAPPROVED"

Washington, July 13.-All the vouchers on which Frank B. Kellogg, special gov- ernment counsel. drew s75.OOO for his sue cessful trust busting fight against the Standard oil company were declared 'unitemized' and "unapproved' by Chair man Beall of the House committee on ex- penditures in the department of justice to- day. Mr. Beall supplemented his declara- tion by reading the law, which prescribes that government employees shall be paid only actual expenses on 'itemized ac- counts The committee will examine vouchers of Wade H. Ellis and others employed by the department of justice ir | it's trust busting fights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
Comptroller Murray Advises
 Examiners Of Clearing Houses

many and France. If we are to have supervision of banks at all, let us have it in our reserve cities. That super vision is not by the national exam ination and control 1t is not by the state examination and control It lais by the control of an efficient q clear ing house association and an efficient clearing house examiner under the authority and with the advice of a clearing house committee composed of the ablest and most experienced bank ers." E-,
 : Comptroller Murray asks the bank CTS to communicate with clearing house associations in New York, Chi cago, St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, St. Joseph, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Milwaukee, Philadel- phia, Oklahoma City, Nashville or Cleveland, where the clearing house ex- aminer system has been adopted.
 Among these 32 reserve cities now without clearing house examiners are Savannah, New Orleans, Dallas, Fort Worth. Galveston, Houston, San An tonic. Waco, Cincinnati and Indianap- oils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
SOLDIER KILLED AT
 TARGET PRACTICE

San Antonio. Tex, July 13.-Private El- bert J. Baum, of battery A, Third U. s. Field artillery, was killed during target practice today at Leon Springs reserva- ton. Baum was the driver of a caison. His horses took fright at the firing and in endeavoring to keep them from run ming away Baum fell from his seat and was run over. Private Penner was in- jured In the same accident, but not seri- ously. Baum was IS years old. He en- listed six months ago in Pennsylvania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
Griggs Is Ready

Tacoma, Wynn, July 19.-Everett G Griggs, president of the National Lum- bermens association, has been notified from Washington that the government wants the books of the association thrown open to inspection and said today that he had agreed to turn the books over to the government representatives and to assist in the inquiry.
 Regarding allega tions that the whole salers have formed an agreement for curtaiment of output and thus have kept prices up in spite of a decreasing de- mand President Griggs said today:
 The government has been investigat- ing the lumber interests of the country for about feur years and if 1t has found anything illegal 1 wish it would let us know. The allegations in the dispatch from Washington are untrue. We desire to give the government representatives all the aid possible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
Building Permits Issued

The building inspectors report for yesterday Is as follows:
 $6000-W G. Tyler, to erect two two- story frame residences on Thirty first street and Thirteenth avenue, north.
 $3600--Elliott Knight, to erect two one story frame buildings on Twelfth street, between Seventeenth and Elgb- teenth streets, south
 $2000-Elliott Knight. to erect two- story frame building on above location
 S2000-R. H. Walker. to erect two. story frame building on Eightieth street, East Lake.
 $1240-Raymond Bration, to erect one story frame building on Twenty. sixth avenue. North Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
NOW WHO'S TOBE
 GE0RG|A' SENATOR

Atlanta, July 13.-Joseph M Terrell will not return to Washington to serve as United States senator from Georgia, and positive announcement to this effect, 1t is stated tonight, will be is- sued by MT Terrell in the next day or two. Should he find that such action is required by law, 1t is. MT. Terrell's intention to submit his resignation to Governor Smith before the end of this week.
 Governor Smith is equally emphatic in his declaration that he will not qual- fly as Georgia's junior senator until December and 1t is probable that he will decline to accept Senator Ter rells resignation should he present it before the adjournment of the present session of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
ROOSEVELT HOPES TO
 KEEP IN RETIREMENT

Rochester, N. Y., July 13.-F ormer Pres ident Theodore Roosevelt will not attend the annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, which will oe held here next month. according to letter re- ceived today by Henry s. Rodman, chair man of the general committee of arrange msnts for the encampment
 Prom now on.'' wrote Colonel Roose- welt, "I wish to avoid making any npeeches 1 possibly can avoid"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
Stockholders Get Message

Philadelphia. July 13.-A dispatch received. here today by A. F.. Freeman II, a stockh older of the Philadelphia mine at Porcupine, Ont, says:
 "A desperate hurricane fire swept Porcupine district, Pottsvlle and South Porcupine. Sixteen mines were com pletely wiped out and burned. the Phil adelphia among them. Charles Adams Heart gave out In the midst of the excitement. Ashmore, our general man ager, was seriously injured Hundreds drowned and burned.
 An awful wind blew so miles an hour and rendered the fire breakers useless. The Dome mine with fire breaker of 600 feet width went with the rest. Over 200 men were smothered to death In the tunnel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-14
ATLANTIC RATES
 TO BE CONTINUED

London, July 13.-The Atlantic shipping conference today decided to continue the existing agreement on traffic rates until October 3l when 1t is expected new tariff will be signed. A special commit tee has been appointed to consider thS proposals advanced at this weeks meet ing and report to the full committee in October