The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-14
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

New York.-By singular chance an
apprentice to a barber had dragged a
couch from the shop to the sidewalk
last night just before Thomas Nevill.
guard. fell from Ninth avenue ele-
waited train as 1t turned a curve and
Nevills life saved. The helper had Just
completed brushing the couch when
Neviil landed on it. His drop broke a
leg of the couch. but he himself was
only slightly wounded.
columbia.-Men from farms attend
ing the University of Missouri, are In
ferior physically to students from cities.
according to c. f. Field, Instructor in
athletics, who yesterday opened a class
especially planned for the physical de-
velopment of farmer youths. Mr.. Field
based his conclusion upon examinations
made in the gymnasium.
Denver, Colo.-At a meeting of the
Why club, ar organization of business
and professional women, a movement
was launched today to have a woman
appointed a member of President-elect
Wilson'S cabinet. Mrs. Mary C. Brad
ford, who was elected state superin-
tendent of instruction at the recent
election, said that women now poll
large enough a vote to be entitled to
representation in the Presidents OF
ficial family.
Topeka, Kan.-Fred ". Stanton. So
cialist of Girard. will cast the deciding
vote IN the Kansas senate during the
next four years on legislation in which
the republicans and democrats oppose
each other with their full party
strength.
London.-The resignation of James
Bryce as British ambassador to the
United States and the appointment of
Sir Cecil Spring Rice as his successor
are officially today announced.
jackson, Miss.--As a step in crusade
against near beer establishments in
Mississippi, Attorney General Ross Col
Inns filed petition in chancery court
here today asking that 81 such concerns
in Vicksburg be restrained from con-
tinuing in business.
Chicago.-The National Gamers as
ISOLATION will establish research labo-
ratory for study of methods in prepar-
ing and preserving canned foods, ac-
cording to action taken at a meeting
of the association today.
and the fifth man-divided The fifth
man disappeared in lot of building ma
terial in front of the addition to the
Hotel Woodstock. He ran along the north
side of Forty third street and never en-
ba standing "a Ell do
of the street.
THAT, gentlemen of the jury, Is the
story of the killing of Herman Rosenthal
and we will prove it out of the mouths of
the people who were with Herman Ros-
enthal when he was killed. by disinter-
ested witnesses and by people who will
prove that this was a scheme to get
these boys there and put the crime upon
them. We will prove that the motive
behind the whole affair was the fear of
Jack Zelig."
To Discredit Witnesses
Mr. Wahle said he would be able to
discredit the testimony of the identifea-
ton witnesses, Luban and Krause and
that 1t would be shown that Shapiro, the
chauffeur had declared he had not seen
the sfaces of the men who rode in the
motor car behind him. The cross-exam-
ination of witnesses in the day had indi-
Gated that the defense was preparing an
attempt to prove that others than the
gunner had fired the shots that killed
Rosenthal.
This was particularly noticeable In the
cross-examinaton of Jack Rose, who re-
peated In its essentials the testimony he
gave at the Becker trial, declaring that
the defendants, threatened by Becker
with a frame up" on the charge of
CARRYING concealed weapons agreed II
kill Rosenthal. Mr.. Wahle in question
ing Rose particularly against some one
else" who had gone to the scene of the
murder with the gunner and asked many
questions about the movements of WALTON
and Weber.
Another witness of the day was Clio
vani Stanich, who identified Whitley
Lewis as one he saw fire two shots at
Rosenthal. Deputy Police Commissioner
Dougherty was witness who testified
to some of the gunmen's movements