The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-02
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Washington Gen. Ruper Rlue of sthe public. health service to day opened an annual conference here with the state and territorial health officers.
 Atlanta-The public bathing reserve at Piedmont park claimed 1t second victim this week when Charles Camp bell, aged II. was drowned. The other victim was James sims, aged 20. Both fell from capslzed boats.
 Pelham, Ga-Dus Lewis shot and in- stant1y Killed Jasper Gloster with q shotgun today near thesI.eads home, seven miles from here The men had a quarrel yesterday afternoon Lewis was arrested.
 Washington.-Pre Taft played his second game of golf of this year on the Chevy Chase links today. It was the first opportunity MT Taft has had to indulge in his favorite sport since he began his active speech making campaign for renomination several weeks ago.
 5Ntcb,sza,, ali.l..,- ind.-Pouring Iaqei- ful of molten metal down the back of a fellow foundry worker was the method taken today by Joseph Hyran to settle an old grudge. The victim. Nepham Sam may die of his injuries. He was picked Up unconscious and was taken to a hospital. Hyran was ar rested.
 Washington.-Co paid in con nection with goods purchased abroad are not dutiahle. The United States customs court of appeals so decided this important question today against the government. The issue was decided on an importation of cotton and worsted from England, An agent of the importer was paid a com mission of 21a per cent in connection with the purchase.
 Washington For the first time in his- tory the Secretary of the Treasury toda- signed the interest checks on the Ha issues of the United States. IT fzf holders of the s5o.o0o000 Pane aual bonds of 1861. were paid the interest, aggregating s24' drawn on the treast' States and signed A veagh. In the lea been signed hg
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 Lrud41 C national executive coun- rI iba transport Workers Federation fsfdl 1t a meeting this morning that
 should be- no national strike pend ie, the result of the meeting summoned .y the government for June to deal with the proposal for a joint eoneiliation board.
 Harrisburg.-Th tenth biennial conven- tion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers came to an end today after having been In session for 24 days. One Of the important things done by the con vention was the establishment of volun- tary pension system with sliding scale of assessments and benefits according to age.
 Washington.--Som of the democratic members of the committee on appro- priatfons are strenuously insisting upon the elimination of the S2b.000 allowance for the Presidents travelling expenses from the supdry civil appropriation bill 10 be reported next week The sub committee in charge of that measure flvors cutting 1t out. The full com- n'ittee will vote on the bill next Mon- day, and later it will be the vehicle of a , lively fight in the House.
 Washington. Navigation experts both those in the government service and in private enterprise, will appear before the Senate sub-conmittees or commerce next week to recommend and discuss proposed changes in the naviga- vion laws with view to preventing disasters at sea. Senator Smith of Michigan, chairman of the sub commit tee, is the author of the bill under consideration, and hopes to have il enacted4at this session.
 Washin gton.-Although reluctant to discuss details of the negotiations for the $50.0o0.000 loan by Representatives of six powers 10 China, in advance of a conclusion, state department officials to-day admitted that there were indica- ticns that the hitch that he'd been ex- ps rienced owing to objections advanced by Russia and Japan was about to be overcome.
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