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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Villa declares he will protect for
eign policy.
Stewart expects to reduce postal
expenses.
Disastrous fire in Portsmouth, Eng
Wilson to consider applications for
reserve board.
2-Taylor of First will leave to fight
to retain seat.
3-New York state to float big bond
issue in midwinter.
4-Editoral comment.
5-Johnston's reply to Hobson's latest
Suit to recover staffs expenses
very important.
Judge "Ab" does guard duty.
Large attendance at memorial mass
Parcel post will be taxed to limit.
6-Sports. ~
Helping Hand Hints.
s-Walker Dunson will talk in Gin
cinnati.
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TO DISCUSS MEANS
OF ENDING STRIKE

Houghton, Mich, December N.-A state
wide special labor convention will be
called by the Michigan Federation of La
bor, to be held at Lansing within 80 days,
to discuss ways and means of settling the
copper strike. This information was given
out by members of the executive board
who came here today to meet officials of
the Western Federation OF Miners.
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WILSON TO CONSIDER
APPLICATIONS FOR
THE RESERVE BOARD
With This Exception, Vaca
ton at Pass Christian
Will Be Free From
Official Duty

Washington. December 21.-President
wilson intends that his vaction at
Pass Christian, Miss, shall be a COM
plete rest from official activity. but
In leisure moments he will apply him
self to the task of choosing tentative
ly members of the federal reserve
board to be created by the new cur
rency law
The President will see no visitors.
Will engage in no voluminous cores
pondence and Will isolate himself for
three weeks of recreation ana ouiet
thinking. lie realizes that in the Sc
lection of the federal reserve board
he will be confronted with one of the
most important problems of his ad-
ministration and that the success or
failure of the new currency law Will
depend to some extent on the quality of
the officials of the board who will ad :
minister it. ~
Is Considering List
Mr. Wilson thus far has fixed on no
individuals. He has a tentative list un
der consideration and is adding to II
daily. Members of Congress, especial
iy democratic senators, are not recon-
mending anyone, as they have an
nounced they wish to leave the Pres
ident free from any political pressure.
The President Is desirous of getting,
the best men possible, versed alike in
the details of business and finances.
James j. Hill, formerly head of the
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discussed the question Of placing the
comptroller on the board without re-
suit. The Senate conferees We're even
ly divided ON the question, the admin
lstration senators. Hollis Shafroth and
Pomerene, siding with the House mem-
bers
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Assembled Early

The currency confreees assembled
early in the day and at the opening of
the evening session had settled many
controverted points. An analsis of the
bill by Senator owen and Representa-
tive Glass chairmen of the cpnferees,
showed AZ points of difference between
the two houses; but many of these were
of a minor character and were disposed
of quickly.
Among the more important decisions
of the committee today were the fol-
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To Make Report TO Congress

Consideration is being given 10 the ques-
tion of additional compensation for trans
portation OF the mails, and a report Will
be made to Congress by the commission
appointed to conduct the inquiry By or
before March 4, 1914.
Such experiments as heretofore hnye
been made In the carrying of mail by
aeroplanes have been conducted without
expense to the government, although the
malls thus transported were intrusted
only to sworn carriers. The satisfae-
tory performance of the service has in
duced a recommendation by Mr.. Stewart
for an appropriation of $4,000 for reg
ular experimental aeroplane service.
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English Aviator Killed

London, December 21.-Robert Bert
ram Slack. a well known English avia-
tor, was killed in an automobile ac-
cident between London and St.. Adams
today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-22
ATTORNEY GENERAL
OF MISSOURI WILL
CONTINUE FIGHT
Federal Judge McPhersoa
Suspends Decree Against
Railroads But Barker
Will Continue Work

jefferson City, Mo-, December Pinot
withstanding Federal Judge Smith Nc
Pherson at Kansas City yesterday aft
ernoon suspended his decree of the morn
ing ordering the dismissal of the rail-
roads injunction suits to restrain the
state from filing restitution suits. Attor-
ney General Barker tonight announced
he would proceed with the filing of suits
against all railroads operating in the
state to recover excess passenger and
freight fares paid during the time the
laws were tied up in courts
The attorney general continues he will
not be in contempt of court on the ground
that mandate issued by the supreme
court of the United States disposed of
against him.
Other Suits To Be Filed
Suits similar to that filed against the
Missouri Pacific here yesterday will be
filed against the other roads in various
circuit courts about the state tomorrow
morning, Mr.. Baker said.
In reference to Judge McPherson's ac-
tion suspending entering Of the dis
missal decree until January 10 to allow
attorneys for the railroads time to file
other pleadings, Mr.. Barker said:
II do not understand Judge McPher-
sons way of blowing hot in the morn
ing and cold in the afternoon. 1t was not
necessary that should have waited for
his ruling of the morning before filing
suit but out of respect for the court
did wait until the decree was ordered"
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Tampico Defense Strengthened

Iamp1cO De1enSe strengthened
Mexico City, December 21.-The rebel
forces are crowding close on Tampico
and formal attack may be expect
ed soon. The report received by the
government last night that the assault
had begun was not questioned, as it
was assumed at the palace that this
was the rebel plan, but it has devel-
oped that the officer who made the
report had become confused over a
minor engagement at point some
miles from Tampico.
The war office has utilized the time
since the last attack to strengthen the
garrison at Tampico and processes con-
fidence in its ability to resist the
rebels. Forces under Gen. Panfilo Ma
terra are slowly advancing on Zacate-
cas-, capital of the state of Zacatecas.
and between Saltillo and San Luis Po-
tosi along the main line of the Ma
tional railway, rebels again have APP
peared in large numbers This region
has been comparatively free of rebels
for several days.
Two minor engagements have oc-
Cured between Tampico and Altamira,
2S miles to the north and the federals,
according to the war office were VIC
torjous In both. 1t is also announced
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Second Assistant POstmas.
ter General Makes His
Report Public
SEND PERIODICAL
MAIL BY FREIGHT?
Much Space Given to This Method of
Transportation Report Says
Many Publishers Favor 1t
Over Other Means

Washington, December a.-The report
of Second Assistant Postmaster General
Stewart, made public tonight, disclosed
the fact that the postoffice department
expects to reduce the increased expendi-
lures for railway car service by estab-
fishing railway terminal postoffices and
reoCiring u separation by routes, of first
and second class mails of publishers
During last year, says the report. a
largo amount of additional ear space was
required on mail trains because of the
establishment of the parcel post system.
That the extension of the service neeessi-
tated considerable Increase In the an
nual expenditure for car rental is shown
In the statement that from January L
to November 20, 1918, there was a net in
crease of $45l, ,072 60.
Mr.. Stewart expects, however, to re-
duce these expenditures by lnstitutng the
reported changes.
To Increase Operation Cost
The report shows that the cost of oper-
ating rail, ocean, river lake. street eur.
screen wagon, pneumatic tube and mail
messenger service during the year ended
June 80 last, was sS6 1o2. 2sf 81. This sum
will be increased for the current fiscal
year approximately $io,0on0o0.
The number of all Glasses of domestic
mali service routes was 1227s. the COM
Lined length of which was 27S.5ss miles.
Considerable space in the REPORT Is given
to n discussion of the transportation of
periodical mail by fast freight. Mr..
Stewart says this method OF transporta-
tion has been generally satisfactory to
publishers "as I'm most cases 1t has been
practicable to overcome the slower move
ment In the freight trains by advancing
the date of delivery to the postoffices
al the point of origin" Some publish
ers, however, objected to the fast freight
service, because of the news character of
the contents of their publications. In such
instances 1t had been the FOLEY of the
department., after adequate shaving has
Hbeen made. 10 strsnsssurt the stillil in reg1-
lar mail trains.
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VILLA DECLARES
HE WILL PROTECT
FOREIGN PROPERTY
Says He Will Execute Any
one Caught Looting-Six
Rebels Are Shot
SECOND ATTACK ON
TAMPICO IMMINENT
Constitutionalists Are Closing In
Around the City-Defenses Have
Been Strengthened and Fed
erals Are Confident

chihuahua, December 21.-"Any-
ono who hereafter Ioots or moIcsts
property OF foreigners or Mexicans
will be executed. The right to con-
fiscate property Will rest only with
the constitutionaiist government"
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property OF foreigners or Mexicans
will be executed. The right to con-
fiscate property Will rest only with
the constitutionaIist government.
Gen. Francisco Villa issued this or
der today as showing his intention to
taaintain strict military discipline. AS
an example he executed on the plaza
a band of rebels who had been found
guilty by courtmartial of sacking the
home of wealthy Mexican. While the
six rebels were marched before the
firing squad the stolen goods were re-
turned to the owner.
All stores confiscated from the ex-
PEELED Spaniards today were closed and
sealed. Orders were given that no more
goods are to be taken from them. This
action was believed to have resulted
from the protest of the United states
against the seizure of Spanish property.
Already great quantities of the goods.
valued at several million dollars, had
been utilized by the rebels. The re-
mainder of the property is to be held
pending an investigation as to whether
the owners aided the Huerta. govern
ment.
Proclaims Amnesty
General Villa said his forces were
being strengthened by desertions from
the federal troops. lie proclaimed am
nesty TO federal soldiers who would
surrender and give up their arms. Many
federal troops are reported to have
joined the rebels. Three hundred thou
sands rounds of rifle ammunition and
600, 600 rounds of artillery ammunition
were recovered from a lake east of
Chihuahua. where they were hidden by
General Mercado's evacuating federals.
: Telegraphic and railroad communica-
tion has been extended as far west as
ALlnaca and as far south as Bermejillo.
IL thefe is no federal interference.
General villa expects soon to have
the states Of Chihuahua, Sonaro and
Sinaloa as freely open as in times of
peace.
Raoul Madero, brother of the late
president conferred with General Villa
regarding the formation of civil gov
crnment Mr.. Madero is to be an ad-
wiser to villa.
Reports that a battle is imminent be-
tween large bodies of opposing forces
south of here are untrue.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
WAS OLD TIME LAWYER.
Jonathan 3. Farnsworth Resident Of
Windsor Since 1864.

WINDSOR, NOV. Jonathan Brew
or Farnsworth. fof many years a RESI-
dent OF this place died Yesterday he
was born in South Woodstock, Vt, in
1926.
lie graduated from the Green Moua-
tain Liberal Institute at South Wool
stock in 1910 and from Dartmouth eel
lege in 1888. He became professor of
Latin and Greek in the Rittenhou.e
school in Washington, D. G.. and after
q law course was admitted TO the Yer
mont bar in 1876. lie went to Detroit.
Mich, and practiced law there undI
ls64. when he settled in Windsor.
lie represented this town in the leg
stature from 1869 to ISL Mr. Farms
worth married Maria Hatch OF Wood
stock and to them were born -four sons
Arthur, Welter and George OF RotIaae
and james Of Meriden. Conn
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
HOW TO OBTAIN TROUT.
Commissioner Titcomb Issues Litter to
Those Interested i'll Stocking
Streams.

John W. Titromb of Lyndonyillc.
state fish and game commissioner, has
sent the following letter to Nermonters
supposed to be interested in stocking
trout streams:
. IN order to plan for the best re-
suits in 1911 ! ought to know right
away how many brook trout eggs to sc
cure for the hatchery, and in order to
know how many eggs to secure,
ought to know how many applications
TOR fish viii be received. Fry and fin
gerlings designed for planting in 1911
must he placed in the hatchery in the
form of eggs, within a comparatively
short time. If you contemplate stock
ing streams in 1911 will you not kindly
file applications at once? If YOU wish
to secure fish please write asking for
one application for fish blank for each
stream or water YOU desire to stock. II
y1Q will cooperate with nae to this
extent il viii he helpful and much az
preeiate3. | am mailing q copy of TINS
.ctter to all applicants to whom fish
were assigned th.- year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

III. f,,l-.s, t,,,..,I,i.,. y,...s,,,. ,,.il l..,.
a r.mmage sale in lie PARK b,n!d.ng
Tuesday and Wednesday.
The study class Of The CONGREGATIONAL
church will meet with Mr.. II 4 Rice au
Chestnut bill Monday afternoon n
$50.
Mrs. William II. Bond will resume
her position as comtraIto singer in the
Centre Cougrega tioual church choir
tomorrow
Mrs + p Bailey. whose office aa~ been
closed on account 81 the illness and death
,ot hcl father IN Westerly, Il. l.. "isl r>-
open her office Monday
The date OF the Lotus Quartet concert
wi, he December T. | ge Quartet comes
/ under the auspices OF re mon Enter
lalhllehl course committee.
! The music lovers oJ iirattleboro are to
( he given rare treat Nev. - 10y the Hu-s
Concert company who VIII appear here
/ rnder the auspices OF the Btattltbola
/ Woman's club.
Mrs Charles Evans OF Maple street ca
tertained few friends at her home last
evening in honor Of her birthday ami
veIsary. Cards were played and refresh
ments were served
DIR. E. K. lynch was called 10 the
! I,arrap bosnitai rcrcntI, ia operatn an
| Mrs Frnest Co,,r+Iand If S,,ring6elI
NJ. for cvn,,+l,..tr,i. .,o;trc ITO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
UPPER CLASSES WILL
ENTERTAIN FRESHMEN
Reader and Harpist Engaged for To
night in Grange Hall-Dancing
viii Follow Program.

The annual party given the members
Of the freshman class of the Brattle-
boro high school BY the other classes
will be held this evening in Grange hall
at 0 clock. A departure from the
custom Of previous years will be an en-
tertainment preceding the dancing. Ed
ward Nj. Whitney of Boston, the reader
who made such a hit at the alumni re-
union this year, will give some of his
readings, and Miss Lydia White will
entertain with selections on the harp.
Dancing viii follow. The enter
tainment is not public but friends OF
the pupils and alumni of the school will
be welcome to attend so far as the seat
ing capacity of the hall will permit.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
BUILDINGS BURNED
IN NORTHFIELD, MASS
Fire Started on Charles B. Field
Premises While Family Was Away
Loss $1,000 Ahovc Insurance.
Especial to The Reformer.)

NOtI lit lllD, Mass, NOV l.
The cottage house and farm build-
iugs On Charles +. Field : place Just
over the line i'm Winchester, \. H.,
were destroyed by fire yesterday at
ternoon, together with their contents,
including fine pair of work horses.
causing a loss of probably $4,000 in
addition to the small amount of in
surancc carried.
MIR Field, who is a farmer, was
home ut noon, although his family
were visiting elsewhere In town. and
after dinner he went TO South Ncgaon.
The fire broke out while hc #a- there
and it was from that place that he
saw the Hamcs devouring his haun.
Citizens gathered as quickly aa pc-
siblp bat were not able TO aavr waoh.
The loss included the faruituyc, .vo
horses worth $500, about $500 bashc's
of corn, some Is tons of haH, cu#iiagc,
Wagons and farm tools. On" Lu%g,,
which stood la the yard was saved.
Much sympathy is icit for the faw
iIy. Mr.. I'icid was Inn the Hampton
hospital iu Springfield, Mass. tvo
month, last spring for Treatment For a
broken shoulder.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01

ago the cables brought word that the
Ward liner Moro Castle had been de
tanned at Vera Cruz while Huerta 5
agents searched for eight rebelhouS
members of the legislature Of the state
Of Vera Cruz Until the Moro Castle
arrived last night only those aboard
knew that two of the eight depu-
ties had escaped arrest.
These men, Adolfo Dominique and
Miguel A. Cordera, say they will stay
in New York until Mexico becomes a
safer home for the opponents of Hu-
erta Mrs. Lind said that her husband
the special envoy, had expected to
come home after the Mexican election
Now She did not know when he would
come
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
WARMING is GIVEN
BY JUDGE MARTIN
Yeggmen Operating in Vermont Must
Expect Stiff Sentences if Caught
Three Found Guilty.

4 warning to Ncggmcn planning to
operate in Vermont was extended by
Judge james l.. Martin in United
States court yesterday afternoon, says
the Rutland Herald. when he said that
for some reason or other there had
been many recent breaks in this
state in buildings where government
poStoliccs were housed, and in sentenc-
ing Horny and William NORM and
Benjamin Williams Of Nashua, n. r.,
be implied that other yeggmen would
fare even worse il offenses of this
nature we're continued The three men
in question were found guilty of bur
glarizing a store in East Rygate which
contained the postoffice of the village
and on the stand they told a story
Of obtaining the goods found on their
persons from another respondent,
Charles Avon, alias Rex Sheldon of
keene, \. II. Avon who was accused
OF robbing the postofice at Barnet,
was rricd yesterday afternoon and he
did not tal,c tho stand. The Morins
and Williams were sent 10 Atlanta for
three years and Avon was sent to the
same prison 1or two and one half
wears.
Thee foar respondents were ar
raigucd the first day 81 the present
session and all pleaded not guilty.
None Of the men were able to
employ counsel and the court assigned
. G. Y PouHu 10 defend the Morns and
/ Williams. and Walter s. Fenton to de
feud Avon. District Attorney AleNon
der Dunuett appeared for the govern
mcut in both eases. Only q few wit
ncsscs were examined.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
DEATHS.

I'll Keene. y. H., Oct 80. Mrs. Ruby
II. (Rollins) Pearson. as, wife of
Charles II. Pearson, formerly of Hins
dale.
In North Walpole, y. H., Oct. -. ut
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mich
ael Mahoney, Mrs. katherine Barry
o Common. widow of Bartholomew
o Conner. 90.
H. Bellows Falls Oct. %. john J. Me
Isaac, %.
n >tacyville IoNa. Oct. 81. Benjamin
,P. Tyler, native OF Vernon. 81 years.
Is months and II days
In Lutherville, Nd. Oct. 80, Helen.
wife of Arnold Z. Waters. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. john N. knight of DUN
merston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
NEW EMPLOYMENT LAW.
Statute Affecting Women in Effect in
Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG, Pa, Nov. The
new woman s employment law went
into effect in this state today, limiting
the hours of employment of women
and girls to 81 per week except in
the home or on the farm. 1t also
prohibits the employment of women
and girls for more than six conseeu-
tive days and not more than 10 hours
any one day. Forty-fve minutes must
be allowed for the MONDAY meal, and
rest periods are provided after long
stretches of continuous employment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
JURYMEN SUMMONED
FOR FOSTER TRIAL
Case May Start Wednesday-Wide
Publicity May Make Difficult the
Task Of Securing jury.

\ dozen or more extra jurymenwera
summoned yesterday afternoon to appear
at Newfane Tuesday They will fill
the panel from which II is planned to
secure - disinterested men to try the
cas- against Leu A. Foster of Halifax
who is charged with killing Ossie
Proutv.
Il is not unlikely that the Foster
case will start Wednesday Of next
week. and on account of the wide
publicity it has received it will not be
surprising if considerable difficulty Is
experienced in securing jury.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
DIES AT LYNDONVILLE.
Mrs. Harriet Thompson, Mother OF Mrs.
Samuel w. Mccall

LNNDONViLLE, Nov. Airs. Har-
riet wiley Thompson, for 81 Yea S
- resident Of this place, died at her
homo Yesterday after an illness of more
than = year. She was born ia Stowe,
Me. and IL 1916 was married to Sum
ner $. Thompson, VINO built the Ia g.
sumpsic railroad and other roads in the
White Mountains, Maine. Canada ard
the West. He died in 1889
Besides two daughters, Mrs, Samuel
w Mccall Of Winchester, Mass, and
Mrs. Charles l.. Stuart OF this place,
She leaves seven grandchildren.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01
POSTMASTER 20 YEARS.
Ma. James C. Farwell, Civil War Vet
eran, Dead at Spolford.

Mai. James c. FarweH died at his
houlc iu Spofford, =. H., yesterday, aged
sl. he was a merchant here and a
tostma-ter. He served i'm the lst Min
rveoDa regiment in the Civil war. Since
%. war he had lived here.
tla served in the legislature in 1896
aud was postmaster for 20 years. He
,t... member Of the Masons aud John
@.t.wjcf post, G. A. r.. He leaves his
vs.e aud three children, Mrs. +. NJ.
Hamilton of Kecnc, J. Fred and Will
jaa Tarwcil Of Spolrord, also two grand
children and one great grandchild. The
funeral win take place Sunday. Mrs.
y. l.. Clawson OF Brattleboro IS his
Granddaughter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-01

There are living conntcrparts today oi
the same kind OF people who participated
in the French revolution.
The bureau of forestry of the Philip
pines islands will send tropical timbers
to the United States forest service so
that their suitability for fine furniture
veneers may be aseertained.
There are % oaks in the United
States. about evenly divided between
the East aud the West. The eastern
species and particularly white oaks are
the most valuable.
German foresters are experimenting
with Douglass fir from tine United
States. trying TO find a variety which
Will combine the fast-erowine quality
of the Pacific coast form and the hard
illness of the Rocky mountain form.