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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11

Albany, N. T., December 10-Efforts on the part of State Comptroller Will liam Sohmer to obtain from Gen. Dan iel E. Sickles, U. $. A, retired, an accounting for certain funds paid to him by the state as chairman of the New York monument commission hay ing been unsuccessful, the comptroller has placed the matter In the hands of Attorney General Carmody. The amount unaceounted for. according to the comptroller, is $29,246.44.
 The New York monument commission has charge of the erection of monu- ments on battlefelds and nearly s500,- 900 has been appropriated to It's use, of which about s50,u00 has not been expended. The members include Gen. eral Sicltles, Gen. Anson c. McCook Gen. Horatio c. King and Representa- tive Thomas W. Bradley.
 Correspondence made public today shows that efforts to obtain an ac- counting from General sioixles have been made from time to time since 1910. Comptroller sohner on Noyem- Der 21 notified General slcisles that
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Weather Conditions

Birming ham, December 10.-7 D. m. The area of low pressure that was central Monday night over Manitoba has moved eastward during the past 24 hours and Is now central over the eastern lake region. This movement, together with the decrease in the in- tensity of the high pressure area over the gulf states, has caused a general fall in pressure conditions over the eastern half of the country. The re- suit is that there has been a general increase in cloudiness and in temper atures east of the Rockies, except over the northern half of the plains states. In that section and also over the Rocky mountain plateau the pressure has risen rapidly. following the pas in temperatures of from to 34 de- grees has occurred within the past "A hours. It has also been attended by a light fall of snow over the north ern Rockies and the Dakotas.
 Freezing weather at z D. m. extend ed over the north and central Rockies, the northern half of the plains states, q zion, and at Winnipeg the thermometer registered 6 degrees below zero at that hour
 Over the southern states tempera- lures at D. m. ranged between 40 and 50 degrees and weather condi tions were generally cloudy. Rain has fallen in light amounts over the Texas coast and the mountains of Alabama and Tennessee. The narrow trough of low pressure now extending from southern Texas northeastward to the Great Lakes will cause rather cloudy weather with constant temperatures over this section Wednesday. It will be followed by a change to cooler weather probably by Wednesday night or Thursday, as the pressure rises with the approach of the "high'' to the west It is also probable that this cool change will be attended by rain Tn this section.
 Summary of observations made al United States weather bureau stations December 10:
 Temp ture
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SENATOR CLAPP HAS
 HIGH PRICE REMEDY

Washington, December 10.-An effort to put into the federal laws the same prin- ciple of ant-monoply or unfair discrimi- nation legislation now in force in several states is embodied in bill introduced in the Senate today by Senator Clapp ot Minnesota.
 The bill would prohibit corporations or firms doing an interstate business from selling goods in one locality cheaper than in another, except where freight charges Justified the difference.
 The supreme court of the United States recently upheld the South Dakota law under which corporations are prohibited in that state from cutting down prices in one locality to drive out competitors.
 Senator Clapp's bill was referred to the committee on interstate commerce, of which he Is chairman. The same prin- ciple is embodied in general antitrust bills now before the Senate introduced by Senators LaFollette and Cummns and an effort will be made to perfect meas ure in the committee which can be passed at this session of Congress.
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FRIDGE" WEBER REPUDIATES STORY
 TOLD DURING TRIAL
Says There Was No Plot to Kill Rosenthal, But It Was Merely Intended to
 Brighten Him

New York, December 10.--"Bridgie" Webber. one of the four informers whose testimony convicted Charles Becker and the four "gunmen" of the nurder of Herman Rosenthal, returned from Havana today and issued state ment repudiating in many respects the story he told on the witness stand To- day he said there was no plot to mur- der Rosenthal, but on the contrary the gangsters went to the Metropole hotel to frighten the gambler. He said two of the number got drunk ..Bridgie" said the fatal shooting then resulted Frank Hoss who conducted Webber's examination on the stand, de- clared he was amazed.
 His is the first time I've heard such a tale" Moss declared. If he had said before the trial he did not know of any plot of course we would not have called him as a witness"
 Webber appeared nervous, but said he did not fear for his life; that he would have never confessed if Jack Rose had not pursued this course and that he was haunted with the thought of the four gunmen being In the death house.
 Rose" Webber added, "kpet con ning the gunmen as how strong Becker was with the district attorney of getting them attuped to throw a scare into Herman. The plan was to frighten Rosenthal so he would not go to the district attorney. Rose did gay to the 'gunmen,' why you could croak Rosenthal anywhere and Becker could fix it all right But that did not mean they should croak him. It simply was meant to impress on them that Becker was so influential in the police circle that he could square killings"
 District Attorney Charles s. Whitmans comment after reading reports of Web ber's denial of the Rosenthal murder plot was:
 well, Webber is liable to say anything in order to make his bed easier in New York if he intends to stay here" This was all the district attorney would say.
 Jack Rose, at his home in Queens bor- ough tonight said that Webber was not telling the truth when he asserted that there was no plot to kill Rosenthal, and that the murder was done on the spur of the moment because two of the men were irresponsible. Rose said it was true he never intended to have Rosenthal killed and that he tried to ''staye it off'' and did so until Becker became exas-
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TORPEDOES ARE NOT
 PROPERLY HANDLED

Washington, December 1o.-"There still is much improvement to be hoped for in the handling of torpedoes on board ship, D said Rear Admiral N. c. Twining, chief of ordnance of the navy department. in his annual report made public this fore noon.
 Insofar as the design of material is concerned. Admiral Twining said that the torpedo situation had greatly improved during the past year.
 It was declared that comparison df American missiles with the best of those in use abroad indicated that the United States was at least abreast of all foreign countries in this respect.
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COMMITTEE
 ON HAGUE MEETING

Washington, December 10.-Joshua R. Clark, solicitor of the state department; Brig. Gen. Enos Crowder, judge ad- vocate general of the army. and Rear Ad- miral Richard Wainwright today were ap- pointed members representing the United States on the international preparatory committee for the third Hague peace con- ference. This committee will collect the various proposals to be submitted to the conference and ascertain what subjects are right for embodiment in an intern6s- tional regulation and will also prepare a programme for the conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
BOSTON OBJECTS
 TO MARY GARDEN

Boston, December 10.--Mayor John r. Fitzgerald notified the management of the Boston opera house today that un- less the performance of Mary Garden in "Tosca" tomorrow evening is mod flied from the presentation of last week the license of the opera house would be suspended. Special complaint Is made of the second act in which the acting of Vanni Marcoux as "Scarpia and Miss Mary Garden as "Tosca" Is held to be objectionable. Director Henry Russell announced tonight that modi- fications would be made to meet the complaint.
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ADJUSTMENTS
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine"

Manager R. s. Douglas announces a special matinee on Tuesday, December IT of the thrilling play. "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" The eternal tri- angle, two men and a woman. is com pleted quickly by Eugene Walter in the first act of his dramatization of John Fox. Jr.'s widely read story. Step by step the story develops and Is very dramatic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
WRESTLING BOUT AT B. A. |. LAST NIGHT
 HIGHLY SUCCESSF u
Lawrence and English Draw, Each Securing
 One Fall

The wrestling bouts at the monthly stag of the Birmingham Athletic club proved to be quite a drawing card and were witnessed by good sized crowd. The feature was the wrestling bout between Lawrence and English, which ended in a draw, each securing one fall
 The preliminary bouts between the local boys were especially good and afforded much amusement for the crowd Miles won the first two falls from Agee, Brady and Blackburn d draw, each securing one fall. Gallager secured two falls out of three from Barnard.
 A clever exhibition of hand and head balancing was given by Adoph and Ray mond, two professionals who are in the city Tor a few days
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Tried GETS-IT, The
 New Corn Cure, Yet?

"sETs.ir VIII Get Every Corn You've Got?'
 At last, real does-what-it-says corn cure. Nothing like 1t has ever before been known.
 Every man and woman who has ccrns, callouses, warts or bunions. ought to try "Gets-It" at once and see how marvelously it works. Quit shaving your corn with a razor. You may draw blood and cause blood poisoning.
 "GETS-IT" is remarkable because it never irritates or turns the true flesh sore or raw. It can't It is as safe as water. Stockings won't stick to 1t. Corn pains stop. The corn or callous shrivels up, comes out Blessed relief.
 "GETS-IT" is sold at druggists at 20 cents a bottle, or sent on receipt oi price to E. Lawrence & Co.,, Chicago.
 Sold in Birmingham by Eugene Ja- eobs' Drug Store Gale Drug Store, stores. BOT First Avenue and Pratt sta tion, Pratt City. Ala.
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BETTER BUILDINGS
 ASKED BY AMERICANS

Washington, December 10.-That the American people are becoming better ed- ucated along architectural lines and are demanding better types of buildings was emphasized by Walter Cook, president of the American Institute of Architects in his annual address at the forty-sixth annual convention of that organization to- day The same idea was dwelt upon by D. K. Boyd chairman of the committee on public information, in his report. Most of today's session was occupied in the reading of annual reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
COURT SENTENCED MAN ID |DLENESS
Wife Claimed He Spent Money for Drink and
 Became Abusive

Chicago, December 10.-The unique sen- tence of 30 days of idleness imposed upon Joseph Girsch came to an end today and the court solemnly assured Girsch that he might resume his bread winning oc- cupation.
 Girsch thanked the court profusely, de- claring that his enforced lay off had taught him the blessedness of toll.
 Girsch's sentence was Inflicted a month ago at the request of his wife who com plained that when her husband worked he earned money; when he had money he spent it for drink, and when he drank he was too irritable and abusive to live with.
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NEW YORK DOCTOR
 GETS NOBEL PRIZE

Stockholm, December 10.-The Nobel prizes were presented tonight to the win ners by the King at a banquet over which Prince William presided. The prizes were distributed as follows:
 Mediajne-Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rock efeller institute, New York.
 Physics-Gustaf Dalen of Stockholm.
 Chemistry-Divided between Professor Grignard. Nancy university. and Prof. Baul Samater, Toulouse university.
 Peace-Not awarded.
 Tomorrow the King will entertain the winners at dinner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
Weather Forecast

Washington, December 1O.-Forecast for Alabama: Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday.
 Georgia: Generally fair wednesday and Thursday
 Tennessee: Fair and colder Wednesday; Thursday fair.
 Mississippi: Unsettled Wednesday; Thursday fair.
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Orpheum-Vaudeville

The great white polar bears of Mile Bernice are drawing hunoreus of .the busy shoppers of tho city to the Orpheum this week, for 1t Is a novelty that draws and packs the theatre. There are four other good acts on the uill. winch are to De seen at the mat
 inee daily at 2:So and the two per formances nightly at 7:S0 and 3 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11
BROTHER MAURICE
 GOING ON LONG TOUR

Mobile, December 10.-Brother Maurice. for the past year director of St. vincent s academy, Mobile. has been appointed pro- vincial of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart for the United States, succeeding Brother Isidore, who relieves Brother Maurice as director of St. Vincent's.
 Brother Maurice as provincial of the or der will soon start upon an extensive tour. during which he will visit all insti-
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Majestic-Vaudeville

Bush and Shapiro are the comedy hit of the week at the Majestic. and their original dancing. comedy and songs earn for them no end of splen- did applause which they deserve. There are four other good acts this week and the theatre 10 packed at each O. the matinees daily and the two night ly performances
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New York, December 1O-The stand taken by the police department to stop gambling in New York was upheld by an important decision of Supreme Court Jus tice Mccall today when he declared that the department had the tight to station uniformed officers regularly in any place where there was evidence that gambling had been going on and would continue If policeman were not present. The opinion is exactly the reverse of the per sonal liberty decision of Mayor Gaynor when a justice. It was the Gaynor opin- ion which Herman Rosenthal invoked when the police posted men in his gam bling houses.
 The Mccall decision was handed down in suit brought by William H. Regan, proprietor of Broadway billiard hall against Police Commissioner Waldo all leging that the commissioner had ruined his business by having stationed 8 uni formed officer in his place day and night since october 24. Began sought writ of mandamus to compel the removal of the officer.
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perated with him and put Webber at the work.
 Rose denied any of the gunmen were drunk on the night of the shooting. He said he saw them leave Webbers place in perfectly serious and sober condition, in his estimation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-11

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Palestine, cloudy ........... 46 Parry Sound, cloudy ........ 54 Phoenix, clear ..........,.. b4 Pittsburg, cloudy .......... 44 7 Portland, cloudy ........... A ; Raleigh, clear ........-..... 40 . Rapid City, clear .-.....-.. 24 Roseburg, partly cloudy .... 43 ; Roswell. clear -............. 46 Salt Lake City, clear ...... 3f San Diego, clear ........- 56 1 San Francisco, partly cloudy 54 1 Sault Ste. Marie, snuw 22 Seattle, cloudy ............ Al ; Sheridan, clear ............s It :. Spokane, cloudy ...-....... 2S ; Shreveport. cloudy ......... 4S St, Louis, clear ............ 40 , St, Paul, cloudy .,......... l6 Swift Current, clear ........
 Tampa, clear .............. 6V Toledo. cloudy ............. AZ Washington, cloudy ........ 46 Williston, clear ...........
 Winnemucca, clear ....... 36 Winnipeg, clear ............ "6
 s-Below zero.
 D. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
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PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS. Your druggist will refund money f I'AZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Pro truding Piles in to IA days. soc.
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tutons of the order in this country. His headquarters, it Is said, will be in New Jersey.
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Local Data

For the 2i hours ending at D. m Decenbe1. 10.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21

wards utterances when he said that
the Balkan states, so troubled in the
past. ...... an era of tranquility and
progress"
Speaking of the first meeting of the
conference. Count Devoinovioh, one
of the ablest of the Montenegrin dele
gates. said:
To-day we simply looked into each
others eyes"
a climax will be reached tomorrow.
when both sides exchange their re-
spective propositions for the conclu-
sion OF peace. The terms of the al
les are:
The immediate surrender of the
turkish fortresses Of Scutari Adrian
ople and Janina, to the garrisons OF
whicn full military honors will be
granted; the evacuation of eastern
Europe by Turkey as far as East
Tchatalja to a line to be delimited on
the spot; the cession to Greece Of
AL the Aegean islands: the annexation
CT Crete to Greece and the payment
by Turkey of war indemnity and cf
the expenses incurred by the allies on
account of the Turkish prisoners.
hTe allies in return are prepared
to grant complete amnesty to the
Mussuiman population in the terri
tories they annex for any acts Of hos
tility curing the war; the return OF
all prisoners; the recognition of the
spiritual sovereignty Of the Sultan
over Ottoman becoming subjects of
the Balkan States. and the free ad-
ministration by the Mussulmans Of
their pious foundations in the Bal
kans.
To these conditions has now been
added the taking over by the Balkan
states OF that part of the Ottoman
public debt corresponding to the ter
ritories which they annex, unless the
powers controlling the Ottoman debt
allow them to deduct that part from
the war idemnity imposed upon Tur-
Key. which would thus remain the
only debtor.
hTe terms formulated by Turkey
have been kept secret. but it may be
asserted on good authority that they
include the renunciation by both sides
OF any money transaction under the
form Of indemnity or otherwise except
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21
WILL ASK COURT TO AID.
instructions Sought for Dissolution of
Hartman Roads.

New York, Dec 1S.-Robert s.
LoVett, chairman of the executive
committees of the Union and South
ern Pacific railroads, announced this
afternoon that he had arranged with
Attorney General Wickersham to an
peal at once to the United States Su
preme Court for instructions in Wn,k
ing out the dissolution plan of the
railroads. Mr.. Wickersham, the an
houncemcnt continued, has refused TO
approve any plan involving the dis
trlbution Of Southern Pacific stock
owned by the Union Pacific.
In support Of his contention that
Southern Pacific stock be distributed
among Union Pacific shareholders
Judge Lovett cites the Northern Seem
rites cases and the cases of the Stand
ara Oil and American Tobacco COM
panios These, he asserts, are funda
mentally comparative with the Union
Pacific-Southern Pacific dissolution
Ihe unusual course adopted by the
Hartman officials is taken in the in
lerests OF all parties, Judge Lovett
says, in the hope that the decree of
the supreme Court may be facilitated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21

the taking over by the Balkan states
of portion of the Ottoman public
debt prOportionate to the new terri
tories they acquire.
They provide also that the sultan
shall have representative in the ter
ritories passing to the allies. where
Ottoman courts shall be instituted for
Mussulman subjects.
Adrianople, the first Turkish capital
in Europe, and surrounding territory
shall remain subject to Turkey.
The TurcO-Bulgarian frontier south
of Adrianople shall be marked by the
Martha river, while the territory west
or Martha as far as the Struma river
would go to Bulgaria. which thus
would have the port Of Kavala, to
which she has long aspired
Furthermore, Turkey will demand
that Saloniki. over the possession of
which. IL Is pointed out, serious
Gtaeco-Bulgarian antagonism has
arisen. shall remain Turkeys and, to-
gether with Monastir and Scutari and
their respective districts, shall form
Ottoman territory surrounding AL
bania.
Servia is to have Uskup, Pristina.
Nj !ltrovitza and part of the Sanjak
Of Novipazcar, the remaining part
gOiIf. to MONTENEGRO
To Bulgaria is conceded the island
OF TEraos, but Turkey claims posses
sion Of the other islands in the Aegean
including Samothrace. Imbros. Lemo-
Eos and Mitylene. together with
those now occupied by Italy, because
the latter belongs to Asiatic Turkey.
But the administration at Constan-
tinople pledges itself to obtain from
England, Russia, France and Italy,
the four protective powers in Crete,
their consent that the island be an
nexed to Greece
These terms would give the allies
four-fifths of the territory which a
Few weeks ago was European Tur-
key, but following what seems a
great concession, a comparison Of the
terms Of the allies with these Of Tur-
key is sufficient to show the immense
gulf separating them. Even admit
ting concessions on both sides, an ul-
tin:te understanding appears ex-
tremely difficult. Because of this,
the idea of mediation has been put
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-12-21

Negro Charged With Attempting to
Assault White Woman at Kline
is Lodged i'm Jail

Barnwell, Dec. 17.-Gregsie Moye.
negro, was lodged in the Barnwell
county jail this morning, charged
with attempting to assault a white
woman near Kline, in this county.
yesterday afternoon After an all
night hunt, Moye was caught at
Caves station this morning by a Mr.
Walker, who turned him over to the
authorities. There was no attempt at
lynching, as was at first feared
The alleged attempt occurred about
$50 o'clock yesterday afternoon. the
victim being a white woman about IS
years old. According to the best in
formation that can be gotten here to-
day, she was walking through some
pusnes near the edge Of a road, when
Moye, who was armed with a shot
gun. accosted her, telling her to come
to him or he would kill her. The wo-
man refused to obey his command.
The negro, it is said made no further
attempt to carry out his purpose.
The telegram that was received
here last night merely stated that
negro had assaulted a white woman
near Kline and asked that blood
Rounds be sent at once. 1t was ad-
dres sed to Capt 7. b. Morris, former
supervisor, now sheriff, of this county.
Capt. Morris was in Williston when
the message was received but he was
telephoned and rushed the dogs to
the scene Of the alleged attempted as
sault in his automobile. The chase
resulted in the capture Of the alleged
GSSailant.