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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-13

Dallas, Tex, August 12.-The lasioder-
ma zerrlcorne, the beetle responsible for
the unwelcome holes In cigars, is ap-
parently on the point of having its pred
atory activities checked. A preliminary
report of United States government in
vestigators of the pest shows some Of
the vulnerable points of the beetle through
which cigarmakers and dealers may COM
bat 1t. The report was made to w. d.
Hunter of the United States bureau Of
entomology here in charge of the work.
The preliminary investigation was made
at Key West, Fla. by G. A. Runner. 1t
is still under way.
The japanese government was respon-
sible for this country's official campaign
against the beetle Receiving a shipment
recently of many hundreds of hogsheads
of American tobacco, In which the leaves
were perforated by the parasite, the
japanese government, which conducts
tobacco monopoly, complained to the
United States. On April 16 last this gov
ernments investigation began at Key.
West, where the cooperation of cigar
manufacturers was secured The hole Dor
Ing WAS found to be done by the larvae
OF the beetle, which Is a very small in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-13
WIDOW K|LLSA
REJECTED SU|TOR


Nashville. August 12.-Mrs. ]. r. AL
len, a widow aged % years, today shot
and instantly killed VIM. Schoffer, %
years old, as he entered the hall of her
home. Leaving the body where it fell
she went to a telephone and notified
her brothers and officers at the county
Jail. Upon her arraignment. she al
legged that she shot to protect herself
and her home.
Shoffer who was In the navy with
one of the brothers of the young wo-
man and returned here with him two
years ago has been making his home
with the family. Ten days ago Mrs.
Allen alleged Shoffer committed an as
sault upon her. subsequently he teie-
phoned her asking her to marry him,
she alleges. She told him he must get
out of Nashville 1t is alleged he COM
municated to the same effect afresh
during the day and added he was COM
ing to the house of Mrs. Allen to kill
her she alleges.
When Shoffer arrived Mrs. Allen
fired. The widow was admitted to
$4,000 bond Ohio Is said to have been
the original home of Shoffer. Mrs. AL
lens brothers own taxicab service
and Schoffer was employed in garage
by them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-13
BELIEVE HERMIT
WAS POISONED

Harrisonburg, Va, August 12.-Rock-
ingham county authorities investigating
the unexplained death of George NJ
Nicholas, the wealthy hermit farmer of
Port Republic. have discovered extra
ordinary features of the aged man s
life. He died last week after drinking
coffee. Three others who drank with
him became desperately ILL., His stomach
is in Richmond Va, for examination of
the viscera. He was worth 81 100000 He
is said to have deposited this amount In
many banks throughout Maryland, va
The hermit lived with an aged house
keeper in squalor in an old mansion. The
place was bare of furniture. He slept on
a mattress on the floor. He always wrote
his checks on scraps of paper. Once he
is said to have written a check for a
large amount on the margin of a news
paper He was a Confederate veteran
and wore a wooden leg he had made
Thoroughbred horses died of old age on
liis farm because the man could not get
the price he demanded for their sale
Nicholas left no will and died without
marrying. He leaves four younger
brothers.
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JUDGE R. 7. SIMPSON
DIES IN NEW YORK

Florence, August Especial Judge
r. T. Simpson, a member of the supreme
court bench, died In the city of New
York this afternoon at o'clock. Judge
Simpson and his daughter Miss Nettie,
left Florence about two weeks ago. APP
parently in good health. The news of his
death created shock here.
New York, August 12.-(Special.) Jus
tice Robert Tennent Simpson, associate
Justice of the supreme court OF Alabama,
died today in the Presbyterian hospital.
Justice Simpsons home was in Florence.
Ala, and he was born there in 1887. He
was graduated from Princeton in 1851,
later receiving his masters degree from
that university. He began the practice
of law at DesArc. Ark, and at the out
break of the civil war enlisted with the
Fourth Alabama infantry.
Mr.. Simpson was paroled as captain of
the Sixty-third Alabama in 1866, after hav-
ing served through the entire war. He
resumed his practice at Camden, Ala,
after the war, and later removed TO Flor
ence. He was a member of the house of
representatives of Alabama from 1882 to
1888; served as state senator from 1884 to
1887, and was appointed associate justice
of the supreme court In 1904 Justice
Simpson was a director of the Alabama
Trust and Savings Bank at Florence.
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METHOD OF DESTROYING
CIGAR EATING BEETLE

sect thriving on tobacco in nearly every
form.
Among the beetles places for depositing
eggs the open ends of cigars appeared to
be the most common Matching from
these eggs the larvae chewed holes into
the cigars and later ate their way out
again. usually making another exit
The Key West experiments were de-
signed to find means of fighting the bee
ties. For cigar factories the following
formula of attack was found to be salu-
tary: Prompt destruction by Immigration
OF all worthless or infected material
fumigation of all bales or hogsheads Of
tobacco when 1t is brought into the fac
tory in case signs of serious affection
are apparent. keeping cigarmakers in
rooms free from dust or refuse tobacco
in which beetles may be found breed
ing; screening or covering trays of newly
made cigars; tight storage compartments
and trap lights. Three fumigants which
were tested for destroying the past after
1t is once found in tobacco were found
disable. The beetles are susceptible to
either of the ingredients. They kill the
insects In stores and factories where
the space requiring fumigation Is COM
paratively limited the use of carbon disu1-
phide was found effective. 1t was poured
into shallow pals The strength is not
less than four pounds to 1000 cubic feet
of space. Forty-eight hours exposure
was necessary.
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SEVEN MURDERERS
DIE IN THE CHAIR
Electric Chair Is Over
worked at Sing Sing
Prison

ossining, n. Y, August 12.-Seven
murderers were electrocuted in Sing
Sing prison this morning This is the
largest number of criminals to suffer
the death penalty by electricity on any
one day since the electric chair was
adopted as a method of capital punish
ment The six Italians and one negro
executed went to their deaths quietly.
The wardens duty was accomplished
within one hour and Is minutes
The condemned were put to death in
the following order: John w. Collins,
Lorenzo I. Cali, Salvatore DemaTco
Filepo Demarco. Angelo Giusto and
Vinoenzo Coma, all Italians, and Joseph
Ferrone Collins the negro went first
Prison guards expected Ferrone to put
up a fight on his way to the execu-
tion chair but he meekly walked to
the chair Coma tainted as the straps
were being adjusted. The cap was
fixed quickly and the voltage followed.
The Italians protested their inno-
cence The condemned negro came in
with smile and seemingly satisfied.
He did not deny his guilt He prayed
on his knees at the chair before he
was executed.
Giusto, Coma, Cali and the two De-
marco men we're convicted of the MUIR
der of Mrs Mary Hall in lonely farm
house at Griffens Corner in West Ches-
ter county on November 8. 1911. Santa
Senaza the sixth member of the hand
of assassins was electrocuted July s,
after he had confessed in a letter. He
wrote Governor Dix that he had
stabbed Mrs Hall. The others were
convicted as participants. The men
gained access to the house on the pre-
text of buying milk.
Collins, who was a young negro from
Florida, killed Michael Lynch, New
York city policeman on the morning of
July 1, 1911. Collins had been drink
ing and had fired revolver out of his
room window in the section of New
York known as Hells Kitchen. Lynch
heard the shots and went to investi-
gate. When he knocked at the door
Collins opened it and fired his revolver
He appealed to Governor Dix to COM
mute his sentence to life Imprisonment
ne WAS So tAClltu at TIE tllnt
that he was unaware of what he was
doing. He asserted he had never
known the officer. Governor Dix re-
fused to interfere. Joseph Ferrone
killed his wife, Kate Ferrone in New
York on October "a. 1871. Mrs. Fer
rome had refused to live with her hus-
hand because of i'll treatment but she
was induced to return from Philadel-
phia where she was living few days
before the crime was perpetrated on
Ferrone's plea that their child was
sick in hospital. Friends endeavored
unnecessarily TO bring about a recon
citation and the murder followed.
The womans body with her throat
slashed was found In the street. When
convicted Ferrone attacked a juryman
and then attempted to commit suicide
by cutting his throat with a piece of
broken watch face On the way'to the
deathhouse Ferrone made second at
tempt at committing suicide by trying
70 swallow a jagged piece of tin.
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METEOR SHOWERS
IN THE HEAVENS

Washington, August 12.-Astrono-
mers at the United States naval observ-
tory We're on the lookout tonight for
the first sight of a series of meteor
showers due in the northeastern heav-
ems in the constellation Perseus. They
had promised that the appearance of
this would be towards midnight to-
night, becoming more brilliant just be-
fore daybreak.
This display of heavenly fire works,
to be visible to the naked eye will con-
tinue throughout tomorrow night
The Sayants explain that this is
caused by the earth passing through
the thickest portion of the meteoric
particles known as "Perseus showers
the effect of which Is that the heavens
will contain swiftly moving shooting
stars In all directions. 1t Is pointed
out that the display ought to be un-
usually brilliant this year as there is
no moon to obscure it
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TO DESTROY
GOVERNMENT PAPERS

Washington, August p.-The police be-
lieye an attempt by some interested per-
son to destroy official documents having
an important bearing upon the House
district committees investigation into mu-
nicipal affairs here was frustrated late
today by Representative Ben Johnson.
chairman of the committee.
Representative johnson, returning to his
office, found his private papers, includ-
ing documents relating to the excise,
school and tax apartments ablaze In the
closet where they were stored. The closet
key had been stolen and the door locked.
With sledge hammer Mr.. Johnson broke
the door down and rescued the papers
before they had been seriously damaged
1t has been rumored a scandal will be
aired when the committee makes its re-
port.
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ARRESTED WHILE
ON HONEYMOON

Chicago, August 12.-Arrest on a charge
of failure to pay for a typewriter he had
purchased today interrupted the honey
moon of John Drashkovitch Orioff, who
claims to be a Russian count Orioff
married Miss Mary Sparrow in the aft
ernoon. The bride. whose matrimonial
venture has been a matter of some pub
lie interest since the Chicago Russian
consulate questioned Orioff's claim to no.
blity, accompanied her husband to the
police station where he arranged for
bail. She reiterated there her confidence
both in his claim to nobility and in his
innocence of the charge against him.
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AGED MAN INJURED
IN SHOOTING SCRAPE

Nashville, August ia special from
Elkton, KY. says that Robert Mahon,
the 71-year-old man charged with stab
bling to death Clarence Higgins at the
Cedar Grove church Sunday, has returned
to his boarding house at Clifty suffering
with an ugly wound in the head 1t Is al
legged that the rock infiicting the wound
was thrown by an uncle of the dead man.
An alleged eye witness says Higgins was
the aggressor. 1t is also said that Mahon
after the difficulty, entered the church,
then vacant, the crowd being on the lawn
eating dinner, and was fred at there sew
eral times by a relative of Higgins. He
left the church through a transom.
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ARMY ADVANCES
ON NEW YORK CITY
Gotham Town in PeriI0us
Position In Mimic
War

Maneuver Headquarters, Stratford,
Conn. August 12.-That it has success
fully felt out the forces of the defending
Blue" army and deferred them sufficl-
emily to concentrate it's own forces at a
point from which New York can be taken
by sweeping down the Hudson valley,
was the great advantage gained by the
hostile RED" army in today's maneu-
vers.
By making a spectacular move with its
left wing as though TO take the bridges
over the lower Housatonic river Brigadies
General Smith with his Red army sue
eeeded in drawing the blues" TO that
point while his cavalry forced a passage
to the west bank by the way Of bridge
Is miles above.
This passage of the river was part of
a general advance by General Smith along
his entire front of 80 miles. A direct ave
nue. to the Croton reservoir and the back
DOOR OF New York city may be cleared.
Picture New York with its water sup
ply cut off was the way the war prob
lem was put in an official statement from
headquarters tonight.
The blue" army is now moving along
almost its whole front to meet the
enemy
Marblehead, Mass. August 12.-Lieuten-
ants Arnold and Kirkland of the United
States army began a 200 mile aviation
flight in hydroaero2lane from here to-
day in the mimic warfare. It was planned
to follow the southern New England
coast and land on the aviation field II
satisfactorily negotiated the flight. it was
said, would be the longest ever made
In this country in q hydroaeroplane. The
aviators expected to he aloft about seven
hours. The conditions were good when
the aircraft assembled from the harbor
A 2l-mile southwest wind was blowing
and the atmosphere was comparatively
clear. After circling the harbor the craft
was headed toward Boston. Lieutenant
Arnold acted as pilot and his fellow Of
ficer lode as passenger. 1t was planned
to skirt the cbast to the entrance of the
Cape Cod canal. fly over the canal and
proceed over New Bedford. Newport r.
T., and along Long Island sound to the
landing place on the banks of the Housa-
tonic river.
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FIVE KILLED IN
RAILROAD WRECK

Seattle, August 12.-F'ive persons were
killed and several injured late today when
the westbound Olympian train of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound
railroad broke through bridge half a
mile west of Keechelus, 67 miles east of
Seattle The train was a double header.
Engineers and firemen of both engines
were killed. Mrs Simon Zurich of Sc
attic was the only passenger killed. The
railroad officials say no other passenger
was injured.
The train was approaching the summit
of the Cascade mountains when the for
ward engine was derailed on small
bridge The pounding of the wheels over
the ties broke down the bridge and both
engines, the mail car and the baggage
car fell into creek.
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KNOX LEAVES FOR
JAPAN FRIDAY

washington, August 12.-Secretary Knox
will leave here Friday for japan to at
tend the funeral of the late Emperor
Mutsuhito. Mr. Knox will be the en-
voy extraordinary of the United States
Rear Admiral Oscar f. Stanton. United
States navy. retired, has been selected
by President Taft as naval attache to
the special embassary to the japanese
Emperors funeral. A telegram has been
addressed to the admiral at New London.
Conn, inviting him to accept the detail
However, up to the closing hour today
no reply had been received from him.
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Telegraph Taft on Canal Bill

Newport News. Va, August 12.-E. C.
Dawson, president of the Virginia Fed
GRAFTON of Labor tonight sent this tele-
gram to President Taft
viii you withhold your signature
to the Panama canal bill until organ
lied labor of Virginia may be heard In
opposition to the provision which per-
mits American registry of foreign
built ships"
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CONFESSION CLEARS
CO[L|NSOF MURDER

Montgomery, August 12.-(Special lex
ecutlye clemency has been extended TO
1rby Collins, white man of Clay county,
who was sentenced to a term in the peni-
Tertiary for the killing of j. M. Hawkins,
which occurred some time ago.
The action of the governor followed
the confession of Yes Collins. brother
of 1rhy Collins. TO the effect that he had
innocent.
Yes Collins was then tried for the crime
end convicted. wheredpon his brother was
released. Parole was recommended by
the pardon board and by large number
OF citizens of Clay county.
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WILSON SPEAKS
FOR MORE SYSTEM
CONTINUED From Page one)


voters In California, Washington, Wyo-
ming, Utah, Colorado and Idaho,
Without going into the suffrage
question. Mrs. Hartman according to
present plans will make her appeal by
speeches on the tariff, the cost of liv-
ing and legislation relating TO hours
of employment and workmen's COM
pensaton in wages.
The governors approval was pro-
duced in abstracts by Mrs. Hartman
including the workmen's compensation
act Laws including other benefits to
workmen were produced with the sig
nature of the governor of New Jersey.
Roller Wells former mayor of st.
Louis who was appointed treasurer of
the national democratic committee was
expected TO call on Governor Wilson
here during the day. Word reached
here of Mr.. Wells arrival in New York
and of his intention to visit the gov
ornor during the trip.
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KEEP PROSTESTANTS
OUT OF PERUVIA

London, August 1.-THE Peruvian gov
eminent will not permit a protestant
mission to go to Putumayo to investi-
gate the alleged uprising of inhabitants
ieported by Sii Roger Easement on be-
half of the British government to have
been perpetrated on the Indians.
At the request of an association which
is raising funds here for that purpose.
the British minister at Lima, Charles L.
DesGraz, was instructed to ascertain
what facilities would be granted to a
protestant mission by the Peruvian gov
eminent. In reply the British minis
ter cabIed that the foreign minister had
informed him, after consultation with
the President. that any mission other
than Roman Catholic would be barred by
the Peruvian constitution.
Washington. August 12.--Cardinal Glib
hons has been appealed to by Alfred
Mitchell Innes, charge in the affairs of
the embassy, to start movement in
this country for sending Roman Catholic
rubber district of Peru. Collection of
funds for such a purpose has been started
in England.
Mr. Innes also has written to the state
department suggesting that 1t lend a hand
In the mission work. The state depart
ment is considering the suggestion of Mr.
lines but has not yet communicated
with Cardinal Gibbons.
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Flood Sufferers Ask Aid

st. Martinsvlle. La. August 12-At
mass meeting here today. held upon the
request of physicians who reported that
acute suffering was being experienced
among the flood sufferers of this parish,
st. Martin, and other parishes. resolu-
tions we're adopted. requesting aid of the
federal government. The petition was
wired to Congressman Broussard. to be
presented by him to the authorities at
Washington.
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Vote on Strike

New Bedford Mass. August 19-Mem-
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World will vote tomorrow on the ques-
ton CT calling general strike In all of
the cloth mills of the city. This action
was decided upon tonight.
The present strike was called by weav-
ers affiliated with the textile council. The
Industrial workers went out in sympathy.
Eight of the 20 mills in the city are closed.
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Chairman McCombs Ill

New York. August 12.-It was learned
tonight that Chairman McCombs of the
democratic national committee had suf-
fered slight physical collapse under the
burden of campaign work in which he
as been engaged for nearly year.
Vice Chairman McAdoo took his place
at headquarters during much of the day.
1t is said that the claimants physician
has recommended that Mr.. McCombs
should take a weeks rest. Whether the
active young manager will follow the
doctors advice was not announced.
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To Change X. of P. Age Limit

Denver, August 12.--The supreme lodge,
Knights of Pythias. today approved
plan to change the age limit from Il
to is years if the legal department de-
ciares it constitutional.
The proposition to appropriate 5000 to-
ward the erection of monument to the
late Major General James r. carnahan
Of Indiana, who for 10 years was head OF
the uniform rank. was defeated. The
Hawaiian lodges were given representa-
tIon In the supreme lodge.
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Topeka, Kan. August l2-The Taft man
ayers in Kansas after a conference here
today decided to contest the nomination
of the eight Roosevelt electors chosen in
the primary last Tuesday. They will set
up the plea that the Roosevelt electors
having declared they would not support
President Taft are not entitled to a place
on the primary ballot as republicans.
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Woman Kills Stepson

Pittsburg, August 12.-Mrs. Mary
Hurley killed her six year old step son
with an axe and then ended her life
by slashing her throat with razor
at their home near Gregg station, this
county today. William Hurley. the hus-
band who was in field, Witnessed the
killing of his son and arrived at the
house in time to prevent his wife from
completely decapitating the boy. The
husband claims his wife was jealous
because of attentions he paid to his
two children, a boy and a girl.
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Baltimore. August 12.-In gratitude for
having restored his appetite Diamond
Jim" Brady of New York has given s22o,-
900 to Johns Hopkins hospital here. 1t was
learned tonight.
After suffering for nearly six months
from stomach trouble during sshich he
could not indulge even in the luxury OF
dry toast without being savagely revenged
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Three Killed in Fight

Chicago, August 12.-Three persons
are dead tonight because John B. Laut-
zenheiser could not prevent Thomas
Argubright from showing attentions
to the formers aunt, Mrs. Mary Bur-
WELL Argubright, a roomer at Mrs.
Burwell's home had been warned to
leave but refused, and the nephew shot
him and the aunt dead and then killed
himself. From the position of their
bodies it was apparent that Argubrfght
and the woman had been standing or
sitting close together when they were
shot The nephew shot himself in the
mouth
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GIRL CONFESSES TO
FIRING HOUSES

Springfield, Mo-. August 12.-Edna
James. Ii years old, nurse girl. today
weepingly admitted that she had started
three fires in Springfield last Saturday.
act
Thirty -five fires occurred here Satur-
day in various homes and the police say
they believe Edna started all of them.
The girl refused to answer questions and
would only admit that she started three
of them.
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Engineer Hurt in Wreck

Leesville, La. August 1.-THE Kansas
City Southern passenger train No. l was
derailed here at 4:30 o'clock this after
noon, resulting In probably faral injuries
to Engineer Coomber and slight injuries
to the fireman. name unknown. The en-
CINE and baggage car let the rails and
overturned