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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
TH|RTY-FNE BANK
OFFICIALS INDICTED
Serious Charges Follow the
Failure of Trust Com
pany of Augusta

Augusta, February s1.-Thirty- five
indictments charging violation of state
banking laws, forgery and embezzle-
ment were returned here today by the
Richmond county grand jury which for
the past three weeks has been inves-
tigating the failure of the Citizens
Trust company of Augusta involving
approximately s105,O00 unprotected by
assets.
Officials of the defunct institution
indicted include B. Sherwood Dunn,
New York; d. II. willard. Philadelphia,
and several we'll known local men.
Dunn formerly vice president OF
the Citizens Trust company, was in
dicted in two counts charging viola
tion of banking laws. Willard is
charged in the indictment with for
gerry and embezzlement.
w. B. Pace, Augusta, president of
the company, was indilted on nine
counts charging violation of banking
laws, while NJ. c. Dowlints, vice pres
ident and cashier, is charged with
similar violations and embezzlement
All of the indictments except those
against Willard are basel on the al
legation that the defendants, as Off
GERS of the banking institutions, ac-
cepted deposits after they knew the in
stitution to be insolvent.
Willard was indicted on charge of
forgery and embezzlement. in that he
is alleged to have altered the bylaws
of the Insurance company so that he
could sign checks to himself and get
money from the trust company.
No arrests have yet been made but
bench warrants will be served to-
morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
WILSON WITNESSES
MUSICAL COMEDY
Laughs Heartily at Political
Hits-Returns Home
Today


New York, February 21-President-
elect Wilson saw a Broadway musical
comedy tonight and gave every evil
dence of heartily enjoying the per-
formance. With William F. McCombs $,
democratic national chairman. and Col.
e. M. House, close friend, Mr.. Will
son occupied box and laughed fire.
quently at the jokes, many of which
were political in character. Some of
the songs, too. touched on things po-
litical and one in which caricature
busts of Taft. Roosevelt, Wilson and
Bryan We're displayed seemed particu-
larly to amuse Mr.. Wilson. one of the
comedians recited a quotation in what
purported to be Latin and when no
one appeared to understand he trans
lated the sentence as meaning you
can elect new President but you can [
always be sure of an inaugural ball
Mr.. Wilson laughed heartily at this
sally.
The band played the Star Spangled
Banner as tribute to the President
elect and when the audience diseov-
cred to whom it was directed, every
body rose and cheersd.
Mr.. Wilson arrived here late this
afternoon from Philadelphia. He spent
the night at the home of friend and
planned to return to Princeton tomor-
row
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
LOCAL MILITARY
INSPECTION OVER
No Official Statement of
Result Has Been
Made

The inspection of the four local COM
panies of the Alabama National Guard
has been completed and Col. e. H.
Graves of the Fourth regiment, Lieut..
Col. Leon MeCord of the same regiment,
Capt Albert Goodwin of the United States
army and Charles L. Townes, represent
ing the state. have departed
NJ official statement as result of the
inspection of local companies was made.
Captain Goodwin conducted the maneu-
vers. while Mr.. Townes checked up the
equipment of the companies. 1t is up-
defstood that three companies made cred
liable showings, but that one will be the
sui Ject of drastic recommendations.
Mr.. Townes has been engaged in check
ing up the companies of the state for
practically month, and will be occupied
in that work for more than month
longer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
MARSHAL SHOT AND
. Z NEGROES KILLED
|. IN TENNESSEE RIOT

Memphis. February 21.-Nesl Borum,
deputy marshal of the town of folierville,
Tenn, near Memphis, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded and two uniden-
tilted negroes were killed esrly tonight
at Collierville, as the result. of an at
tempt by Borum and two other officers
to arrest Henry wilkins, negro, charged
with disturbing the peace. Wilkins es-
capped but is being pursued by posse.
If he is captured it is ant eipated that
an attempt will be made to lynch him.
Borum was shot as he entered wilkins
home where fight between the negro
and his wife was in progress. After
shooting Borum, wilkins escaped through
a rear door and jumped into a passing
wagon driven by the two negroes killed
Not needing comman is to stop the ne
groes whipped up the mules and Borum' $
fellow officers opened fire. Two of the
negroes were mortally wounded but Will
kins leaped from the wagon and escaped.
A posse with bloodhounds was sent from
the sheriffs office here to aid in the
search.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
RAILROAD SERVICE
RESUMES AGAIN
Flood Conditions in Missis-
sippi Are Improying-N0
Further Apprehension

Vicksburg. February 21.-Only one
train succeeded in getting through the
overflowed Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley tracks north of Valley Park to-
day. The regular train servioe between
Vicksburg and Valley Park continued
as usual and trains were running as
far south as Rolling Fork from the
north end. Major Woodruff left today
for Chicago to meet President Town
send of the river commission. 1t is
presumed Major Woodruff WIS called
to Chicago to sign the contract with
the Illinois Central for closing Beulah
crevasse, work upon which is not well
advanced.
There is still about Ia feet OF water
up against Salem levee but no further
apprehension is felt at this point. The
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley has a
large force of workmen filling in near
Kelso station. where the lines are
washed out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
WELL KNOWN ALABAMIANS
IN BIRMINGHAM YESTERDAY

Capt. Reuben f. Kolb. commissioner
of agriculture, and a candidate for gov
ernor, spent yesterday in birmingham on
official business. Concerning his chance
of being Alabamas next governor Cap
tain Kolb is most sanguine.
The people are for me- stated ne,
'and those who deprived me of the Of
flee of governor in years gone by are pre-
pairing to support me during the next
campaign. There seems to be an opinion
almost unanimous that the so-called
wrong shall be righted."
j. Lee Long. president of the state
taS commission, was also in the city on
business. Other employees of the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
CONANT OPPOSES
MONOPOLY CONTROL
BY GOVERNMENT
,Contfnucd From Page One1


corporations expressly provided for In
vestigationss of insurance corporations, Mr.
Conant announced that inquiries of that
character had been abandoned owing to
doubtful jurisdiction, as the United States
supreme court has repeatedly held that
Insurance was not commerce.
Substantial results have followed in the
wake of the bureaus campaign of pub
licty, the primary purpose of its exist
ence, SAYS the commissioner. The rebate
and dissolution suits against the Standard
Oil company and the suit against the
United States Steel corporation were, he
says, to a very large extent, predicated
upon facts published by the bureau while
certain of the bureaus information was
used in the governments litigation against
the tobacco trust" In addition, he adds,
many corporations have corrected faults
pointed out by the bureau and in other
instances this country has been given
information for the basis of a construc-
tive policy in dealing with economic prob
lens Mr.. Conant urged that corpora
tions be required to submit regular and
automatically to the bureau of corpora
tions, business and profits, especially the
larger interstate concerns. Mr.. Conant
also asks that the powers of the COM
missioner of corporations be more clearly
defined.
These Investigations by the bureau are
still pending: International Harvester
company, final reports on the tobacco
and steel industries, and further reports
on water transportation, lumber and state
taxation of corporations.
The cost of some of the important in
vestigations by the bureau, exclusive OF
administrative expense as shown by the
report, We're:
Lumber, $323S03; oil, $143,5SS; iron and
steel, Sl06,1S1; tobacco, s119,3S5; water
transportation, $106,S34; harvester, s90, ,167.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday
in the office of the probate clerk, showing
the following transfers of real estate, the
consideration being $1,000 or more:
S2500-George Tribble to Theodore u.
Buchhist lot Is, in block 20, according to
the plans and surveysaof owenton
sNOO-E. f. 1Ioyt to r.. A. Brown, part
of block 297. near lots IL, IA, according to
the plans and surveys of Birmingham.
S70O0-Thomas Ward and wife to K. \.
Brown, lots II, 12 and 10, in block 2aI, ac-
cording to the plans and surveys of Blr-
mingham.
$3.50 -E,ugenia Williams to ID. ii. Brown,
part of lots and A. in block 2Ss. according
to the rlans and surveys Of Birmingham.
sl0OO--J, H. Gardner to S. N. Gore. lots
and 4, in block 2. lot in block /. ac-
cording to the PLANS and surveys of West
End.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22

who visited Birmingham yesterday were
Hervey ". Laird, deputy insurance COM
missioner; Lorrie Rice, fire marshal, and
Lee Cowart. immigration commissioner
Cspt. W P. Lay of Gadsden, one of the
electors of the state, and one of the lead
ers in the development of latent water
power, also had business in Birmingham.
John w. Abercrombie of Tuscaloosa,
former president of the University OF
Alabama, and congressman at large=eleet,
was another prominent visitor James
x. Powers who was at one time presf-
dent of the University of Alabama, now
president of the normal college at Flor
ence, is at the Hotel Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
LOCAL POST OF 7. p. A.
TO HAVE SMOKER
pulling Out Mileage Better Hotel
Accommodations" "Anti-Tipping
Club" and Others Subjects
To Be Objects

Post B of the Travellers Protective as
sociation meets tonight in their SEMI
monthly smoker in the directors room OF
the Chamber of Commerce at o'clock.
o. P. Fontaine. president of the post,
will preside.
There will be number OF speakers at
the meeting tonight, the speaker of the
evening, however will be DIR. IL. A. FL
korrie. Among the topics 10 be discussed
toiiight will be Pulling Out Mileage,
Better Hotel Accommodations" New
Railway Stations" State Convention on
MAY TO-" New Members" Advertising
birmingham and "Anti-Tipping Club.
A large attendance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
SERIOUS SHOOTING
AFFRAY IN KENTUCKY

Smithland, KY, February 2.-Barney
Trimble, aged 43, a Livingston county
farmer. was shot and killed near here
late today by Claude McCandless, who
declared he shot to save the honor of his
family. Last fall McCandless brought suit
for s50,oo0 as damages against Trimble,
alleging criminal assault on Mrs. Nc
Candlesss McCandless, seated in a neigh
bor's home when Trimble rode past, fired
both barrels of a shotgun from the door
way. Both families are wealthy. Me-
Canoless, held by the coroners was per-
mitted tonight to remain at hotel here
under guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22

A good crowd witnessed the Young
Mems Christian associations third annual
gymnastie exhibition. held in the Young
Mems Christian association gymnasium
last night.
The programme opened with run by
all the classes. This was followed by
the wand drill. which proved to be the
hit of the evening. Next was the volley
ball match. and in which the Gross team
was easily victorious, winning both of the
games played.
The dumbell drill by the seniors showed
a great deal of work on their part and
they captured great deal of applause.
After this drill came the apparatus work
in which all the classes participated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
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CHANGES MADE In
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will be taken up in the Senate Monday
with an agreement for a final vote be-
fore adjournment that day.
The bill would require the interstate
commerce commission to make a Valua-
ton of the physical property of all com
lnon carriers to secure a basis for The
making of rates and would give full con-
troll over issues of stocks and bonds to
the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
Y. NJ. c.. A. EXHIBITION
PROVES A BIG SUCCESS

In the basketball games the business
boys were defeated by the High school
class team while the Birmingham High
school team met defeat at the hands of
the Young Mems Christian association
seniors.
The special features were excellent and
were greatly enjoyed by the large crowd.
In the boxing contest, all of which were
o-decision matches, Blackman met Free
man, Mccullough tied up with Woods,
while Sims hitched up with Hilty
In the wrestling match Rogers and
Linton put up good exhibition, and after
long time on the mat. with no result,
the match was called a draw.
The last event on the programme was
the work on the parallel bars by Reed
and Bevill both of whom did splendid
work. 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22

In support of his statement that negli-
gence was shown in reference to the care
of property in former administrations,
General Scully produced a letter which
ne liad received from Maj. William j.
Snow, acting chief division of militia af-
fairs of Washington Major Snow said:
1T is believed that the loss of some
of the ordnance property enumerated in
the survey proceedings might have been
satisfactorily accounted for, had the pre-
decessors of the present adjutant general
of Alabama established a proper system
of property records, and accountability"
In substantiation uf his claim that the
National Guard is al present in a most
satisfactory state Of discipline, General
Sculy produced another letter. written
at tile direction of the Secretary of War
by Brigadier General Mills, in reference
to the Alabama National Guards dis
cipline at. the Admission maneuvers. This
letter said:
II am further directed by the Secretary
of War to express his qualification at
the excellent condition as regards santa
ton, and the very satisfactory state of
discipline, is indicated by the reports
mentioned"
General Scully believes that the Ala
bama National Guard is now on more
efficient basis than ever before in the
history of the state, and he is conf
dent, he declares, that with the new sys-
tenn of property records recently inaugu-
| rated in the adjutant generals depart
ment there will be little complaint from
the government with reference to loss of
property.
Governor O'Neal is bending every en-
ergy to secure all property Illegally held,
having directed the sheriffs of the state
to arrest all persons caught with such
property in their possession. He thinks
the situation Is become more and more
clarified, and he believes that the Ma
tional Guard of the state is now in a
better state of discipline than it has been
in a number of years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22

Pittsburg, February 21.-Mrs. Will
liam Thaw, mother of Harry X. Thaw,
tonight denied that an attempt had
been made with the consent or knowl-
edge of the Thaw family to bribe DR.
John w. Russell, superintendent of the
Matteawan state hospital for the GRIM
inal insane, or any person else, with
a view of effecting her sons release
"While | am anxious to have my
son released from the asylum" said
Mrs. Thaw. every effort in that d.
rection Will be made in strict con-
formity with the law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
TURKS ANXIOUS FOR
PEACE SETTLEMENT
Haiku Pasha Talks of the
Situation in
London

London, February 21.--Hakki Pasha.
the Turkish ex-grand vizier. in an in
terview here today, said he had no
official mission to perform in London
as a peace delegate but that he had
been sent here unofficially because he
would be able to do things impos-
sible of being done in an official ca
pacity.
Peace as a result of direct negotia-
tions between the belligerents seems
out of the question:" said Haiku Pasha.
Therefore we have addressed our
selves to Europe We would be happy
to see our business in the hands OF
the conference of ambassadors. We
have every confidence in the ability
of the ambassadors to discover some
formula on which we can conclude
peace. 1t must be obvious. however,
that the formula should contain all the
bases of a treaty of peace so that the
discussion would be limited to the work
of drafting it.
1--WE have no interest in continuing
the war as the territory lost cannot
be recovered. We want to conclude
peace that will permit us to be friends
with our present enemies.''
Troops Being Landed
The correspondent of the Daily Mail
telegraphing from a port on the Dar-
danelles under date of February 10
says:
Twelve thousand Turkish troops
from Gallipoli are being landed here
from a constant succession of steamers
to resist an expected Greek landing in
Besika Bay. Entertainments already
have been prepared on the historic
plain of Troy. The Turkish troops are
bivouacing under severe conditions,
huddled around flickering camp fires
at night in a bitter north wind on the
shelterless shore covered heights.
The Turkish fleet, which is always
cleared for action. lies off the town.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Constantinople dated Friday, says re-
ports are current in the capital that
battle has been begun at Belair.
Bucharest. February 22.-The council of
ministers today decided to accept the
offer of the powers to mediate in the dis
pute between Rumania and Bulgaria on
the boundary question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
At the Majestic

| Reserved seats are on sale for the
matinee at the Majestic this afternoon.
1.-THE two performances tonight close the
4 engagement of Max Bloom in THE
Sunny Side of Broadway,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
"ROught and Paid For

The seat sale is on for the Broad
hurst play. Bought and Paid For
which viii be at the Jefferson theatre
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with
a matinee Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
"The Trail of the Lonesome Pine

With Miss Isabelle Lowe playing
June" The Trail of the Lonesome
Pine" will be at the jefferson theatre
next Thursday, matinee and night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
At the Biiou

There will be a matinee today of The
Rosary at the Bijou The curtain at
the night performance will rise at S
O'Clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
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ADJUSTMENTS
At the Jefferson

At the jefferson
This Afternoon and Tonight
: Dustin Farnum in "The Littlest
Rebel
At the Bijou
This Afternoon and Tonight
"The Rosary"
At the Majestic
This Afternoon and Tonight
} Max Bloom in "The sunny Side
: of Broadway"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
RUSSELL OFFERED
$4,000 FOR THE
RELEASE OF THAW
CONTINUED from page one,
Mrs. Thaw Knows Nothing

had remarked to him that Thaw was
Perfectly sane"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-22
Former Administration Criticised

publicity as is the case in many in
stances. could not be resisted
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-19

happy captives were streaked in lu-
dicrous patches of lamp black.
Somehow, they managed to get out
of their trouble; somehow, too, the
story got out.
j1"There seems to be something to
explain, " remarked Rose to Ralph the
next evening.
Ma chere, c'est que je t. Anne" re-
piled Ralph, epigmatically-' which
means, how much love you. In other
words, poor teacher of languages,
too poor to select his preferable resi-
dence, lives in the building where our
good friends located me. He has
been teaching me French"
Which explained the seeming mys-
terry and made fair, trustful Rose
Briefly love him more than ever.
D. Copyright by W. G. Chapman.)
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-19
Daily HeaIthogram.

Lumbago is muscular rheumatism.
The best remedy for those who are
strong enough to stand it is Turk
ish bath, a purge and light diet.
This combination of correctiVes
should soon cure the afIment,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-19
ONION SOUP

Chop up a few onions. Fry in but
ter, taking care that they do not
burn. Stir in three tablespoons of
white haricot beans, add a pinch of
grated nutmeg and. rub through a
sieve. If the puree is too thick add a
little stock. Serve with croutons.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-19

known. No medicine, it is claimed, is
so useful in cases of nervous pros
tration, and there.is nothing else that
will relieve so quickly and tone up
worn-out system. Onions are helpful
in all cases of coughs, colds and in
fiuenZa, and if eaten regularly are
very good for the complexion.
AS laxative, as poultice or as
a sleep producer, the onion works
like a charm. A drop of the juice
will cure earache, and persistent ap-
plication is said to cure deafness.
Onion juice, too, is a well-known hair
restorer In olden times famous
ointment, called Devils Mustard, was
supposed to cure cancer, to remove
tumors, etc. 1t was compounded Of
garlic, which is of the onion family,
and olive oil
Emperor Nero thought that eat
ing leeks improved the human voice,
and, as he was ambitious of being
a fine singer, he had leek diet on
several days each month. Pliny rec
commended garlic as a remedy for
many of the mental ailments Of the
country people.
Bacon gracefully tells of man
who lived for several days on the
smell of onions and garlic alone. 1t
is a popular belief that a traveller be-
comes acclimated quickly by eating
onions in every country visited; and
the onion eater is supposed to be
practically immune from contagious
diseases.
ONION SOIIP
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-05-19
zMoRE NEWS ABOUT ONIONS
BY Caroline coe.

BY Caroline Coe.
About the only luncheon in their
own countries of the German, Italian
or the Spanish laborer today is black
bread with an onion, and in many
parts of Italy it is almost the only
vegetable in common use, being
eaten as we do apples.
Our New England ancestors
thought a great deal of onions, and
no Thanksgiving dinner or other hoi-
day feast was complete without a
dish of them boiled. While this is,
perhaps, the simplest way of cooking
this succulent vegetable, like all other
simple culinary feats, it must be done
perfectly.
2 Although the onion is the most
maligned of vegetables, even being
associated with vulgarity, it is never
theless a valuable food, and is held
in high favor by the culinary artist.
: If the food we eat furnishes the
chemical elements necessary to in
sure a sound body, the onion must
rank first among vegetables for its
health-giVing constituents, including
nitrogen, potash, phosphorie acid,
phosphate of lime, sulphur, albumin,
sugar, mucilage and certain salts.
Onions are almost the best nerVine
Mountain advocate. (Barbourville, Ky.) 1904-1935, 1913-08-22
NOTICE
Change in Roadway

ii ere will he filed in the Count v
Court on SEPTEMBER 5th, 1913, a
petition for a change OF roadway
from Swan Pond to Stoney Fork f.,
aud described as follows
Beginning some where near the
house where l.. ". Hampton form.
erly lived and running around the
hillside to the lett over lands OF l.
". Hampton to the pass in the top
OF the mountain " here the old road
crosses. aud down and around the
mounta ain over the lands OF Joshua
Scar an | \. 6roley. Gordon Par
ker aud the heirs of T. d. Parker.
deed. to the torks OF the road near
& Irdnn Parker's residence. in some
places following the old road and in
Others leaving it in order to give
the grade and bed for the road.
{. Il. PARROTT, Road Eng
For Knox County.