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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-21
LETTERS TO EDITOR
In Defense of Greek Army

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
l see by the Associated Press dispatches
that the Greek army is being accused by
its enemies in Europe, especially Bull
garian citizens and officials, of commit
ting atrocities contrary to the rules and
usuages of civilized warfare. 1 was with
the Greek army in the campaign of Epirus
in December. 1912. and January, 1913, and
witnessed their conduct under allecircum-
stances. The army is properly differed
by able and humane gentlemen, scrupu-
lously considerate of every one.
While in Epirus I saw their treatment of
Turkish prisoners. 1t was kind, friendly
and more than magnanmous. They gave
the officers of the Turkish army their sal
aries regularly, presuming, of course. that
the Ottoman government would reimburse
them when peace would be finally de-
clared. / saw thousands of Turkish pris-
oners at the Island of Corfu, also in the
city of Patras and at Phaleron, Greece.
They were treated kindly and were we'll
fed and housed. so l am compelled to be-
lieve these statements eminate. not from
truth, but from a malicious and selfish
desire to injure and destroy the fair name
and prestige of the Greeks as soldiers
and sailors. ~
/ was personally with the Greek army of
Eprus, directly connected with the Fif-
teenth regiment of infantry and eight bat
teries of field artillery, and consider 1t
only simple justice to this race to let the
American people know that these stories
are absurd, unfair and untrue.
/ watched their conduct of the war and
their treatment of prisoners and captured
territory closely; they should be applaud
ed and not condemned. The country of
Greece is small, it is not overburdened
with wealth, but they have shown great
courage and true manhood in their policy
OF the war
THOMAS s. HUTCHINSON,
Brigadier General National Guard OF
Tennessee. Retired)
Chicago, July IS, 1918. sos Schiller Build
ing.
Not Woods Campaign Manager
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
In answer to Mr. Wards card in Sum
days Age-Herald and to your state
ment to the same effect:
That I was campaign manager for
Judge Clement r. Wood. candidate
for president of the board of COM
missioners. l would say that am not
JuuBe Woou campaign manager or
anyone elses. But l am personally
supporting Judge Wood for the posi-
tion, as I believe him to be compe-
tent and eligible for the place, and the
only candidate representing the work :
Ing people or that will do them any
good.
The gratuitous title of Colonel,
which Mr.. Ward chose to give me, /
disown. as 1 hold no military title
whatever.
Please make this correction in your
columns and oblige. Yours truly,
FRED NJ. DeWOLFE.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
Jews FROM FAR
AND NEAR

Paris, June 13.-Prince Alexis
Georges Karageorgevitch cousin of
The king of Servia, espoused an Amer
lean bride, Mrs. Hugo Pratt, nee Myra
Pankhurst. The ceremony took place
at Marie Rue d'Anjou Wednesday.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June ia
holocaust was narrowly averted here
Friday when fire broke out in the jail,
the lives of fifty prisoners being pre-
served only by lively work of fire
department.
Hammondsport, N Y, June 16.-An-
other country was added Friday to
the list of those using American mill
tary flying machines, when Brazil
cabled Glenn Curtiss for the immedi-
ate delivery of flying boat.
Washington, June 1.-THE United
States Supreme court decided that
Porter Charlton must be returned to
Italy to stand trial for the alleged
Staying of his wife in June. 1910.
The Supreme court upheld the con-
stitutionality of the newspaper pub
Hcity law enacted as a part of the
postal appropriation act of 1912
Bombay, June 17-Three hundred
persons, number of them religious
pilgrims, have been drowned by floods
around Palatana in the peninsula Of
Kathiawar, it was reported in advices
received from the stricken district.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
SUGAR STOCK WATERED
OxNkRD SAYS SECURITIES HAD
FICTITIOUS VALUES.
Blames New York Bankers in Testi-
mony Before Lobby Inquiry
Committee.

Washington, June 1S.-Henry T. Ok
nard, known as the father of the beet
sugar industry" and vice-president OF
the American Beet Sugar company
was the principal witness before the
senate lobby investigating committee
Monday. Mr. Oxnard was on the
stand for several hours and proved
an entertaining witness.
He told the committee how New
York bankers who helped to organ
lie the beet sugar company insisted
upon putting in about s15,000,000 wa
ter in a s20,000,000 corporation, and
how he and his brothers had made
about a million by the sale of their
share of the watered stock.
He gave warning that the Under
wood bill with it's free sugar provision
would result, in his opinion, in the
formation of a new sugar trust"
which would not violate the antitrust
law
The committeeman took Mr.. Oxnard
over most of the ground that other
anti-free sugar witnesses have COW
cred. He told them he received $10,-
600 year in his official capacity, but
that it was not for Legislative work. 4"
The questions learned that he had
been fighting reductions in sugar du-
ties for many years, and heard with
interest that he knew something about
Sugar at a Glance" the celebrated
pamphlet that was made a senate
document and sent over the country
postage free under the frank Of Sen
ator Lodge.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
WILL READ MESSAGE
PRESIDENT FINISHES WRITING
HIS VIEWS ON CURRENCY
LEGISLATION.
URGES IMMEDIATE REVISION
Wilson's Paper VIII Follow the Intro
duction of Administration Meas
ure, About Middle of the Week
Prompt Action Is Predicted.

Washington, June lS.-Both
branches of congress will assemble in
the hall of the house next week to
hear President Wilson's view OF, cur.
rency legislation. He will read
his own message
He finished writing the MESSAGE
on Monday. 1t is about 1900 words
long, and urges immediate revision Of
the banking and currency laws.
The president expects the currency
bin 10 be launched in both houses of
congress some time this week. II
represents the administration views.
and, according to Mr. Wilson, will be
"no mans bill" but the result of com
mon counsel among currency advo-
Gates whose suggestions were con
densed and formulated by Secretary
McAdoo, Cheirmen owen and Glass,
with the advice and assistance of the
president.
The impression prevails thGt the
bill will be introduced In both houses
Thursday, and that the PRECEDENT will
pronounce his views to congress
about June 90.
The president dsclared that there
were nc essential variations among
the leading Democrats with whom he
had consulted concerning currency re-
form. His impression was that the
need OF currency legislation was rec
oghized, but that the only objection
raised against its enactment at the
extra session was the hot season.
Harmony of purpose, but perhaps
not harmony of opinion, is the way
the White House sizes up the currency
situation. With the feeling that the
trainers of the bill have been on sound
ground, the president and Democratic
leaders hope to reconcile differences
so that there will be party agreement
eventually. There Is no disposition to
regard the currency bill as it lie
launched as the final word of this ad-
ministration an the subject.
This talk of no currency legisla-
ton at this session." said Senator
Owen, lis based on artificial senti-
ment. 1t is sentiment stirred up by
persons who do not want currency
legislation"
Senator Owen believes in a plan,
which the bill will embody, of re-
gional reserve system and a central
board of control dominated by the
federal government Personally"
said Senator Owen, Il believe that the
bankers should get out of the govern
ing business, just as the bankers have
argued that the government should
get out of the banking business"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
DEFENDS HIS ACTIONS
GLASSCOCk SAYS MARTIAL LAW
WAS NECESSARY.
Asserts Railroad Officers Had Elk
ceeded Their Authority and Up
holds Military Commission.

Charleston, W. Va, June 16.-For-
mer Governor Glasscock told the SEN
ate committee Investigating mining
conditions in West Virginia Friday
the reasons for the calling out of the
state troops on July &c, the placing of
the district under martial law and the
lifting of the same on October IL last
year
He stated that the first complaint
received was from the miners who
said railroad officers were exceeding
their authority. He stated that three
OF these railroads police had been
brought before him and two of them
were summarily removed by him.
Senator Borah persisted in getting
an admission from witnesses that the
civil authorities had not performed
their duties properly. Mr.. Glasscock
insisted that there had been pitched
battles, which meant that a state of
war existed and that the most dras-
tic measures were required to meet
conditions.
Mr.. Glasscock emphasized his be-
lief that the acts of the military com
mission were legal. 81 believed it
then and believe it now" he said.
Mrs. Georgia Parker, wife of a
striker, testified that last February
a mine guard refused to allow her to
visit cemetery at Warrior where
she has a child buried
Mrs Maud Estep, widow of Coso
Estep, a striker. who was killed on
the night of February last, when it
is alleged a train of deputy sheriffs
and guards known as the Bull
Moose" train shot up Holly Grove,
testified that when shooting began,
her family attempted to retreat to
their cellar. Her husband was car
rying his child when he was shot
dead. Half dozen bullets, supposed
fy from the passing train, struck the
house. Enoch Ferrel, who was with
Estep, was shot in the leg.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
PRIZES FOR PERRY ESSAYS
~. S. Trottman of Milwaukee Gets
First Honors in State Contest
Ripon Student Second.

ADMINISTRATION Trottman of
the University of Wisconsin, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Trottman, this
city, won a prize of 5000 in the Perry
Centennial prize essay contest con-
Quoted by the Wisconsin Perry COM
mission. State prizes in the normal
school, college and high school con-
tests were as follows:
Second-s1O0, to Nathaniel B. Dexter,
Ripon college, on a manuscript of A.
GOO words with the title, Wisconsin
in War of 1872
Third-$5O, to Alta L. Bussard,
Lawrence college, on a manuscript of
11,600 words with the title, Forts and
Settlements Along the Great Lakes at
abe Beginning of the War of 1872"
Eleven gold medals were awarded in
the high school competition, one for
each congressional district
The judges were DR.. c. H. Van Tyne
of the University of Michigan, Prof
+. M. Anderson of the University nf
Minnesota, and DR.. B. F. Shambaugh
of the University of Iowa.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
FIVE ARE KILLED IN WRECK
pullman Car Telescoped by Wild Elk
press Train-Ali in Coach
Slain.

Stamford, Conn, June 14.-Five per
sons are dead and scores injured, FIVE
fatally, following a rear-end collision
on the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad here Thursday afternoon.
The first section of the Boston ex-
press was standing in the station here
and just about TO resume its trip to
New York when the second section of
the train came rushing into the depot
at almost full speed. The rear parlor
car of the first train was telescoped
by the engine of the second train and
everybody in the car was either killed
or injured.
The engineer of the second section
said his air brakes failed to work and
he was unable TO control his train.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
GIVE WOMEN VOTE
EQUAL SUFFRAGE WINS VICTORY
IN ILLINOIS LOWER HOUSE
OF LEGISLATURE.
HAD ALREADY PASSED SENATE
Bill Permits Fair Sex to Vote for All
Offices Created by Statute So
Soon as Governor
Signs II

Springfield III, June Woman
and her cause triumphed Wednesday
in the house of representatives when
the suffrage bill was passed by a vote
OF SO TO SIS.
Now the bill will go to Governor
Dunno for his signature, and when he
signs il. as il is believed confidently
he will, Illinois Will take its place as
the first state east of the Mississippi
river TO give considerable voting pow
er to women.
Equal suffrage, as broad as it is pos
sble to make it without constitu-
tional amendment, became almost a
fact in this state when Speaker Viii
liam Mckinley announced the result
of the final roll call on the bill.
Under the operation of this act
women In Illinois will be allowed TO
vote for all Offices created by statute,
including presidential electors and
United States senators, and on all
propositions submitted to the people
Following is the text of the Illinois
woman's suffrage bill:
Sec l. THAT all women. citizens OF
the United States, above the age or
twenty-one years, having resided in
the state one year. in the county 80
days and in the election district 30
days next preceding any election
therein, shall be allowed to vote at
such election for presidential electors,
49, 90 ,fn IF a L.
zation, clerk OF the appellate court,
county collector, county surveyor,
members OF the board of review, sani-
tary district trustees and for all Off
GERS of cities, villages and towns Tex
cept police magistrates). and upon all
questions or propositions submitted to
vote Of the electors of such NUM-
cipalities or other political divisions
of this state
Sec 2. All such women may also
vote for the following township on
GERS: Supervisors, town clerk. asses
sor, collector and highway commits
sioner and may also participate and
vote in all annual and special town
meetings in the township in which
such election district shall be.
Sec g. Separate ballot boxes and
ballots shall be provided for women,
which ballots shall contain the names
of the candidates for such Offices
which are to be voted for. and the spe
cial questions submitted as aforesaid
and the ballots cast by women shall
be canvassed with the other ballots
cast for such officers and on such
questions At any such election
where registration is required women
shall register in the same manner as
male voters"
Washington, June bly, practical
ly unanimous vote the senate com
mittee on woman's suffrage Wednes-
day ordered a favorable report on
the proposed constitutional amend
ment granting the franchise to all citi
zens irrespective of SEX Elaborate
hearings were held on both sides Of
the question by the committee. Sen.
ator Ashurst has been detailed to pre-
pare the report and the committee
will urge that congress submit the
proposed amendment to the states for
their ratification.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
MISSOURI RATES ARE UPHELD
U. S. Supreme Court Renders Decision
In Favor of State-Wins Six
of Nine Cases.

Washington, June 1S.-The Supreme
court of the United States on Monday
sustained the rates fixed by the state
of Missouri as to sig companies, the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. the
Santa Fe, the Kansas City Southern,
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, in
Guiding the st. Louis, Kansas City &
Colorado, and the ST. Louis & San
Francisco. In three of the cases the
rates were held to be confiscatory,
the st. Louis & Hannibal, the Kan
sas City, Clinton & Springfield, and
the Chicago & Great Western. The
decision sustaining the rates as to
the six companies applies to the ST.
Louis G. San Francisco, the Missouri
Pacific, ST. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern, Wabash, Chicago, Milwau
kee & ST. Paul and the Chicago &
Alton.
The decision holding the rates to
be confiscatory applies to the Quincy,
Omaha & Kansas City and the ST.
Joseph & Grand Island railroads The
state therefore is victorious in six
out of the nine cases involved in the
eighteen suits and the rates fixed
by the state on interstate commerce
are upheld so far as they apply to the
majority of the important railroads
In the state. In the case of these
railroads with respect to which the
state rates are held to be confisca-
tory, the railroad commissioners and
the attorney general of the state of
Missouri are given permission to ap-
ply to the courts whenever it shall
appear that by reason of a change In
circumstances the rates fixed by the
states act are sufficient to yield rea-
sonable compensation.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
DUKE OF ORLEANS SAILS
Prince Louis Philippe Believed to Be
Starting Tour Around
the World.

Brussels, Belgium, June 1.-THE
pending suit for separation, alimony
and the restitution of large sums OF
money brought by the duchess of Or
leans against her husband, Prince
Louis PHILIPPE, duke of Orleans, lends
interest to a dispatch received here
from Genoa stating that the duke. un-
der the name of Count Philippe de vii
Tiers had left for Buenos Ayres with
the intention of making a voyage
round the world.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
ST. JOHNS GETS HON0Rs
u. S. Government Recognizes the Mill
-. tary Academy as a Distin-
81 cuished institution.

Delafeld.-For the third successive
year, the United States government
has honored st. Johns Military
academy by naming it as one of the
ten distinguished institutions select
ed annually by the war department.
The following message from the ad-
jutant-general at Washington was re-
ceived by President Smythe: THE
secretary directs that you be informed
that st. Johns Military academy at
Delafield, Wis, has been designated
distinguished institution for 1913, an
announcement to the effect viii be
published in bulletin of the war de.
partment in the near future"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
MARTYR IS BURIED
THOUSANDS OF PERSONS MARCH
IN FUNERAL PROCESSION IN
HONOR OF MISS DAWSON.
MRS. PkNKHURST ARRESTED
Sut.Tagette Leader, at Liberty Because
of illness, Taken Into Custody Again
When She Sought to Take Part in
Parade in London.

London, June 17.-Funeral services
for Miss Emily Wilding Dawson. the
militant suffragist who was killed
while interfering with the kings horse
IN the derby on June 4, were held at
st. Georges church on Saturday.
A funeral procession nearly a mile
long and containing nearly $4,000 wo-
men, according to the estimates of the
leaders of the Women's Social and Pc
litical union, marched through the
streets escorting the remains of Miss
Dawson from the railroad station to
st. Georges church in Bloomsbury,
where the rites were held.
Fifteen bands in the procession
played sacred and revolutionary mu-
sic. All the women wore mourning
and many carried banners of masses
OF flowers. Militants rubbed shoulders
with the most peaceful of suffragists.
Hundreds of foot and mounted DO
lice guarded the route and soldiers
were held ready to curb any outbreak.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, at liberty
because of Illness, arising from a
ANASNA SUNNI SOuSHI W TAKE part,
but was arrested
So impressive was the procession,
with its ranks of women CARRIED alter.
nately in black and purple, that it COM
PEELED the respect of the vast crowds,
and even the most rabid anti-suffrag-
lists stood silent or with uncovered
heads while the ranks solemnly
marched by. Many clergymen lent
their presence to the procession. The
cortege reached the church without
incident.
The first inimical scene came at
the end of the march, when the pro-
cession was jeered and a wsman
tried to pull the suffragette colors
from the coffin. She was arrested.
After services at st. Georges the
procession turned back to Kings
Cross station, where the coffin was
shipped to Miss Davison's home in
northumberland for interment Thou
sands of the women dropped out of
the line because of the boisterous
tactics of both men and women in
this second procession, and by the
time the line reached Kings Cross
less than 10000 were in line. Women
on the sidewalks hurled bags of -four
and pepper among the marchers and
many were nearly blinded.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
U. S. MEN KEEP POLO TITLE
American Players Take Second Game
From Great Britain-Score,
4H to 4A.

New York, June 17.-America on
Saturday successfully defended the
Meadowbrook cup by defeating Eng
land in the hardest fought match in
the hie DRY of the international trophy
competition. The score was Az to
Az goals.
Through eight periods 10000 per-
sons cheered an exhibition of polo skill
that left little to choose between the
rival teams.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
PERIL FROM INSECT PESTS
White Grub Working Great Damage
in Wisconsin, Says Prof. J. G.
Saunders.

Madison-Somethin must be done
10 save Wisconsin from insect pests,
says Prof. j. G. Sanders, state ento-
mologist and particularly just now
check the devastation of the white
grub, which throughout the southern
part of the state is working ruin to
the corn crop.
Prof Sanders says that in Grant
county the corn crop is practically
ruined and that all throughout the
southern section of the state the loss
=Vill range from 80 to 80 per cent.
The white grub, he said, is the worm
that develops into the June beetle,
but it takes three years to arrive at
the beetle stage and during that time
1t lives on the roots of vegetation. 1t
is the three-year-olds, he. said, that
now are working havoc with the corn
crop.
Proper rotation of crops and fall
blowing, Prof. Sanders says, are the
most effective methods of combating
the grub They thrive in the roots
of grasses in the meadows and when
these are plowed in the spring and
the ground is planted to corn, or 9th
er cereals for that matter, they are
IN prime condition when the crop be-
gins to grow to Ego to it"-and they
do 1t with disastrous results.
. The grasshoppers in the northern
section of the state are becoming a
curse and Prof. Sanders said there
should be systematic warfare made
Hpon them. AS they work above
ground they may be killed with
sprays.
Wisconsin, he says, is behind other
states in making warfare on insect
pests but it must awake soon or the
awakening will be a sad one later. he
says. A 10 per cent loss on the six
principal crops, corn, wheat, oats, bar
sey, rye and hay, would amount in
Wisconsin in a single year to S13,-
Geo. 600.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
SIX U. S. TROOPERS SLAIN
American Forces Capture Intrench-
ments of Sultan of Jolo in Fierce
Battle With Moros.

Manila, P: l., June 1.-THE in
trenchments of the rebellious Moros
under the sultan of Jolo at Bagsak
were taken Thursday by the Ameri.
can forces after a fierce battle, in
which the American casualties were
six killed and u wounded.
The killed were two privates OF
company Nj, Eighth United States in
fantry, three members of the Fifty
first company Of scouts and one mem
scouts
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
PUT HEMP ON FREE LIST
Harvester Trust Wins Victory by Ac.
ton of Senate Finance Commit
tee on Tariff Bill.

Washington, June 1.-THE Har-
vester trust won a signal victory in
the senate finance committee Hemp
was put on the free list The house
split the Republican duty in half and
fixed rate of $11.20 a ton on hemp
for the revenue it would bring.
Heckled hemp. dutiable at one cent a
pound in the Underwood bill, also was
transferred to the free list. The
revenues received from these amount
to about $4,000 a year. Practically
not pound of hemp is grown in the
United States.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-06-24
Colorado Jail Guard Slain.

Laveta, Colo, June 13.-John B..
Russell, forty-hve, night captain at
the state penitentiary in Canon City,
was shot through the heart and killed
in a daylight duel at Laveta by Con-
ley Baldwin an escaped convict and
box car robber. After receiving his
wounds Russell fired two shots at
Baldwin, which entered his abdomen,
causing wounds that will prove fatal.