The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-14
Wire Sparks

Madison, Wis. May lS.-TAe Wisconsin,
legislature tonight approved the proposed
constitutional amendment providing for
the initiative and referendum, the senate
concurring in the assembly joint resolu-
tion favoring direct legislation. The meas
ure will go TO the people next year.
New York. May 13-Henry e. Hunting
ton, officer and director OF so big corpor
ations, was sued today by former stock
holders of the defunct National Steel and
Wire company.
Washington. May 13.-James ]. Hill ana
Governor Cox of Ohio, were guests of
honor at a luncheon given at the capitol
today by Speaker and Mrs. Clark.
Washington, May Ex-senator Jones
was instructed today to draw up a re-
port of the investigation of charges of
police negligence and incompetence In
handling the suffragist parade here
March 3.
Boston, May 12.-George W. Stewart di-
rector of music at the Chicago and st.
Louis world fairs, received notice at
his home here tonight of his appointment
as musical director of the Panama Pacific
exposition.
London, May 13.-Tne home office is
considering the introduction in parliament
of a bill providing for the recovery of
compensation from the suffragette funds
| for damages suffered at the hands of the
| mlitants.
So Petersburg. May 13.-The budget
committee of the duma estimates that the
Balkan war has entailed upon Russian
$50 600, COO.
Mohonk Lake n. Y, May 13.-A buzz
of comment among the 500 delegates to
the nineteenth annual Lake MohonlS
conference on international arbitration,
which opens here tomorrow, was caused
by the announcement tonight that the
Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott lately reported
disfellowshiped by the American Peace
society at its meeting in st. Louis, is
to be the presiding officer at the first
session.
Washington, May 1S.-Representa-
tives of the war and navy departments,
of the bureau of standards and of the
weather bureau together with several
outside aeronautic experts, have been
invited to form an advisory committee
which will hold its first meeting here
next week to consider plans for the es-
tablishment of the Langley aero-dyna-
mic laboratory.
Berlin, May 13.-In stormng ma
tive village in Kamerun, a German
colony in West Equatorial Africa, the
Germans lost two killed, including the
commanding corporal. The natives lost
80 killed. They had attacked and
robbed caravan, killing a negro SOL
dier.
London, May 14.-An international
naval force will occupy Scutari today
and the Montenegrins will tnen begin
evacuating the town.
Kansas City, May 13.-Twenty- y-seven
thousand railroad shopmen will receives
increase in wages as a result of agree
ments ratified by representatives of the
Federation of Shop Crafts and the South
ern railway and allied railroad COM
panies and the Wabash system at the
headquarters of the federation in Kansas
City, Kan, tonight.
Peking, May 1.-THE first advance of
81 100000 was paid today to the Chinese
government by representatives of the five
power group of financiers, with whom
China recently negotiated a loan for
100000.
that the Chinese loan will be issued in
Europe next week at per cent. The
issue price will be 30.
Washington, Pa, May 13.-The thirtieth
annual session of the Women's General
Missionary society of the United Presby-
terian church of North America opened
here tonight with 300 delegates attend
ing.
Washington, May 13.-The dangerous
counterfeit Indian head five-dollar silver
certificate recently discovered continues
in circulation, despite the vigilance of
secret service and treasury officials.
Buffalo, N. Y, May 13-The twenty
first biennial convention OF the order
Birth Abram will close tomorrow with
Installation of officers elected tonight.
Springfield. ILL.,, May 13.-The sem
ate committee investigating charges
against Lieutenant Governor O'Hara
Will resume its sessions in Springfield
tomorrow night. This was the informal
decision on the committee tonight.
Plainfield, N j. May 13.-William
Henry Larrabee, editor author and
critic, and said to have been the oldest
graduate of DepauW university, died to-
day at his home here.
Pittsburg, May 13.-Placing the legal
responsibility on the mine foreman and |
moral responsibility on the mining laws
of the state, the coroners jury which |
Investigated the deaths of 96 men in |
the recent explosion at the Cincinnati |
mine. at Finleyville, returned its verdict |
tonight