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Arizona republican., 1913-12-19

The Mesa Daily Tribune, a reincarnatfon of the Free Press is almost unrecognizabe in it's new "leSs' new head and generally improved appear ance Mesa is growing fast and Tribune is run ming a neck neck race with it.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-19

The country is O find new curenc, law Tn it's stocking. It will later determine whether the congress and the president are members in good standing of the Society to Prevent Useless Giving
Arizona republican., 1913-12-19
FOR TIGHTWADS

Advice Q msers: Take of the pennies and the dollars will take care of your heirs and their lawycrs.-Daas News.
Arizona republican., 1913-12-19

A commission manager form of government is like decately adjusted machinery. I do good work but it needs watching It is not automatic and self lubricating
Arizona republican., 1913-12-19
MERELY LOGICAL

Boss" complained the famous twirer. I'm all down"
 don't wonder sharply answered the the "Yon've been trying to your by pitching without winding up."-Chicago
Arizona republican., 1913-12-19

This is not much like holiday weather says the ne" comer No not the kind of weather you came here 0 escape
Arizona republican., 1913-12-19

fghte off stunts while in before the Ritchie- ba Wednesday,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
STICKS OF DYNAMITE
HURLED INTO MINE
TO GUST MEXICAN

Bingham, Utah. December 7.-Sucks OF
dynamite were hurled into a room In the
J1tah-Apex mine today in which Ralph
Ionez. SLAYER of six men. is believed TO
have crawled, wounded, dragging his rifle
behind him.
Tons of earth and rock choked the room
after the explosion. Tomorrow work VIII
he begun oclear away the debris, 10
learn if the Mexican desperate finally was
trapped. Lopez was traced to the room
along a tunnel by imprints showing that
he had crawled on his hands and knees,
dragging his weapon. Members of the
nosse followed the tracks until they led
into the ROOM There the searchers.
knowing the deadly aim of the Mexican,
feared to follow.
Aside from the possibility that the des-
perado lay dead in the room. the sheriffs
and deputies found nothing today to dis
pei the belief that Lopez had escaped be-
fore the gases which were forced into the
mine last week to asphyxate him, be-
came overpowering. However. the search
was pursued vigorously tonight and will
continue until every part of the mine has
been explored.
The pursuit of Lopez began Novembe"
81 when he killed a Mexican miner.
Since then he has killed the chief OF po-
lice and four deputy sheriffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
Train Crew Wounded

Mexico City, December 1.-THE govern
ment has disregarded the warning of the
Zapata forces that they would shoot any
railway employees in case the operation
of trains on the Curenavaca line was at
tempted after December /, and as re-
suit pitched battle has taken place be-
tween Curenavaca and Iguala. Luis VAL
dez, Mevican who was naturalized in
Texas and a member of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, who was in charge
of the train, was shot and seriously in
jured, while another conductor, a Mexi-
can also, was wounded.
The Zapata forces had made arrange
ments to dynamite the train, but through
miscalculation they fired on the train
Just before 1t reached the mine The train
stopped and a fight ensued, in which sew
eral of the escorting soldiers were killed
Fighting between the federals and rebels
near Huitzilac, which is situated between
Mexico City and Cuernavaca, apparently
had ended today, but the outcome has not
been determined although the rebels
withdrew.
Notwithstanding reassuring reports is
sued by the war department, rumors that
Monterey and Saltillo have been taken by
the rebels are persistent, and the temper
ature of the residents of the capital now
is such that reports of federal reverses
are given more credence than those %
leuerdl victories, lnere was munlclpdl
election in the capital today, but the
scenes at the polls failed to indicate that
the average citizen knew anything about
the affair. Although the public took no
interest in the election. 1t did manifest a
very lively interest in a bull fight the
great attraction being the presence in the
ring of Belmonte, famous Spanish ma
tador, and Goana, an idolized son OF
Mexico.
M tc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
CURE WILL GIVE
HIMSELF Up TODAY
Ex-Syracuse Mayor Declares
Charges of Bribery
"Frame-Up"

New York, December f--James X. Nc
CURE, former mayor of Syracuse, who
was indicted here on a charge of solicit
Ing a 5000 campaign contribution from a
corporation, the Union Oil company OF
California, in statement issued today,
denied all the charges made against him,
explained his absence in the tropics while
District Attorney Whitman's graft In
quiry was In progress, and declared his
intention to surrender to the authorities
tomorrow
Mcclure. who returned Yesterday from
San Domingo and Havana. summarized
his denial, of the accusations against him
by declaring;
'All the charges against me are des-
perate attempt of oil men to destroy me,
frame up, despcable In its object and
cruel In its purpose He also charged
that before he sailed for the south repre-
sentatives of the oil interests informed
him that they would destroy the affidavit
of Fillmore Condit, local representative
of the Union Oil company, whose testi-
nebny was largely responsible for Nc
CURES indictment If he sould desert his
friends land Join their side in the asphalt
controversy at Albany
Mcguire said his visit to San Domingo
was to look over proposed public work
with view to bidding on ii.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
MEMORIAL SERVICE
HELD AT ALEXANDRIA

Alexandria, Va, December 7.-Serv1ces
commenorating the one hundred and thir-
tieth anniversary of the final departure
of British armed forces from American
shores after the revolutionary war were
held here today in historic Christ Epis-
copal church. Many prominent persons
including representatives of the National
Society of the Colonial Danes of America,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
the Sons OF the American Revolution,
the Society of the Cincinnati. and others
were present. The services were under
the auspices of the local committee of
the Colonial Danes of Virginia, and We're
reproduction of services held in Christ
church 130 years ago today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
MIDDLE WEST HAS
TOUCH OF WINTER
Drop of Is to 30 Degrees in
Temperature in Chicago
Since Saturday

Chicago. December 1.-The middle west
got its first touch of winter. today. A
drop of from rs to 80 degrees in tempera-
ture in the last "a hours was reported.
Snow accompanied the cold wave in most
places.
In Chicago the mercury dropped to is
degrees above zero and weather bureau
officials predicted that 1t would go lower.
There were constant fiurries of snow
during the day.
Denver, December 7.-Warm sunshine
and the work of nearly 1000 men with
shovels partly brought Denver from under
It's blanket of snow today Several of
the street car lines were able to resume
ana many men and women returned to
their homes for the first time since the
storm started last Thursday Railroad
traffic also was greatly improved though
still far from normal.
The fate of the persons on a Colorado
Springs, Cripple Crek and Florence train.
snow bound at one of the highest Rocky
mountain passes, still is in doubt. Moth
ing has been heard from rescue crews.
which started out on snow shoes and
SKIS for the passengers, with provisions.
Every effort is being made by snow plow
crews to reach the snowbound train
indianapolis. December IA blizzard
accompanied by rain. snow and sleet.
swept over Indiana today putting an end
TO the spring-like weather and causing a
big drop in temperature. The government
thermometer here registered Is degrees
above zero tonight, a drop of 25 degrees
In u hours Towns in the northen part OF
the state reported from three inches to
two feet of snow and drops In tempera-
ture ranging from 35 to 80 degrees The
wind reached a velocity of from 80 to %
miles an hour, but little damage was
done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
Refugees Reach Texas

Port Arthur. Tex, December T.
Thirty Americans, refugees from Tam
pioo. Mex, mostly women and children
arrived, here late today on two barges
and a tug. The refugees said they
were leaving Tampico because of the
threatening condition there, that the
federals had begun to fortify the city
against force of 7e00 rebels to the
south and west and several bands of
rebels of few hundred each on the
north,
The men had been employed In the
oil fields, they said, but because OF
conditions. there was no work as the
rebels were located between the Oil
fields and Tampico. Many of the refu-
gees stated that they were from in
terror points and had been waiting at
Tampico several days for transporta-
ton to the United States. They said
also that Tampico was crowded with
many others waiting to get away.
Many of the refugees had only sur
ficient funds to take them to Calves
ton, there they said they expected they
would be cared for by officials of the
Red Cross.
On one of the barges were Mrs.
Maude Tomlinson and three children of
Fowlertown, Tex; Mrs E. L. Downes.
Springfield, Mo-; Mrs. D. P. Steward
and two daughters, st. Louis, MO-; G. A.
Pope and wife, Belfount, Ark; p. j.
Tyler and son of Mansfield, La.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
REPORT OF LOBBY
COMMITTEE WILL Be (,
READ ON TUESDAY
No Recommendation Will
Be Made to House-Will
Comment Severely on
Some Facts

Ill i
Washington. December 1.-THE House,
committee which has begun investigas-
ling the charges of lobbying at the
capitol decided tonight upon a report
which will make no recommendation
to the House. though 1t Will comment
sevetsiy upon some of the facts dis
closed during the months of inquiry
following the published accusations Of
NJ. NJ Mulhall former agent of the Ma
Itionai Association of Manufacturers.
| Representative MoDonsld of Mich
igan. the progressive member of the
committee, will file a dissenting re-
port, though he agrees in the main
with the statement of facts aset forth
by the majority. of. the committee.
The reports win be read ito the
House Tuesday and tomorrow a final
meeting of the committee formally Will
adopt the majority report agreed on
tonight. .s Si
The committee after meeting until
near midnight last night, was in ses
sion all of today. considering the scope
of It's report and its language and the
question of whether there should be
any recommendations concerning Rep
resentative McDermott OF Illinois, mem
toned by Mulhall or as to Remedial les
islation. Chairman Garrett said toni ght
that tentative draft of a report sub
mitted by him to the committee had
been torn to pieces and changed gem
erallysf ffssaa
I The majority report is confined to Il
statement of the facts, including ex-
a
spondence concerning the operations of
the National Association of Manufac-
turers, and to formal conclusons
couched in many cases in severe lan-
guage. The resolution creating the
committee did not call upon it TO sub
init recommendations.
The dissenting report of Represen
tative Mcdonald, While NOT differing ds
to the main facts disclosed by the IN
quiry, goes considerably further. 1t
sets forth that unless the popular
branch of Congress is kept above sus-
picion the balance between the legis-
llative, executive and judicial branches
of government is endangered, contends
that 1t is the duty of Congress to fear
lessly expose and to apply the most
drastic remedies, particularly as there
is broadcast a suspicion of conditions
in Congress. 1t urges the need of re-
forms in the Legislative METHODS of the
House, a simplificatfon of the rules to
avoid trivial technicalitieT publicity
for all committees, well ordered sys-
tenn of registration of lobbyists ana
penalizing of attempts to bribe or
otherwise properly influence leglsla-
tion.
The report further declares that tho
alleged lobbying under Investigation
was a battle between the vested and
labor interests and arraigns the s.
as pretext for Vaccinations OF lob
byists 1t states that the dis
closures a few days after Presidcnt
Wilson's public charge of improper III
auences at work on legislation, brought
overwhelming proof of the need OF thu
inquiry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
MRS. PANKHURST IS
RELEASED AFTER A
SHORT STAY IN JAIL
Followers Greet Announce
ment With Cheers-DOna-
tions Amount to $4,000

London. December Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst, the militant suffragette
leader. who was arrested at Plymouth
December 4, on her arrival from the
United States aboard the steamship
Majestic, was released from the Exeter
Jail at 10 o'clock tonight
Mrs. Pankhurst began a hunger and
thirst strike Immediately following her
arrest.
Mrs. Pankhurst was driven to ho-
tel She appeared very weak and i'm
mediately went to bed, in charge of
q nurse. Mrs. Pankhurst is liberated
on seven days license. She intends
to proceed to London at the earliest
possible moment.
Not anticipating the early release o:
their leader, suffragettes gathered to-
night at the Empress theatre, Earrs
court, TO protest against her imprison-
nent. The house was only three-quar-
tsrs filled, and General Mrs. Flora
Drummond, who presided, explained the
empty seats by accusing the postof-
nce of tampering with letters contain
Ing invitation tickets. In the course of
. speech denouncing the government.
she exclaimed:
Here and now we swear that never
again will the government get Mrs.
Pankhurst. We shall organize a body
guard which will even face battle
ships" A resolution demanding the in
stant release of Mrs. Panxhurst was
carried with enthusiasm, but as the
meeting was dispensing her liberation
was announced and was greeted with
cheers.
Several large donations to the cause
were made and promises of further do
nations given, amounting In all to $50
600. This amount includes s22,5O0, the
proceeds of Mrs. Pankhursts Amer.
fcan tour.
Scores of suffragettes invaded ST..
Pauls cathedral this morning and
chanted: God save Emmeline Pank.
hurst" The service was stopped until
the women finished and then was re-
sumed. The suffragettes quietly 1ef,
the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08

An important meeting of the Alabama
Association Football league, was hela
yesterday morning at the city hall at
Ensley for the purpose of planning the
game of soccer football, which Is to be
played on New Years day at Rickwood
for the benefit of the widows and orphans
of the recent Acton mine disaster.
Representatives from the eastern divi-
sion Were on hand to select the players
for the all-star team of this division,
which will play the western division. The
players will be selected next Sunday and
1t was decided that Wylam would have
play the left halfback, goal keeper, een-
ter, and center forward: Ensley the right
halfback, right fullback, and inside right
back; Pratt City the outside right back.
inside left back and left full back; Edge
water the outside left back. The above
teams will represent the eastern division,
while Lewisburg, Republic, Cardiff and
Blossburg represent the western division.
! Several committees were appointed to
look into the arrangement of the tickets
and other matters of importance. In the
epinion oI tnose Iamlllar with soccer loot
ball, the game that is to be played at
Rickwood on New Years day will be one
of the best games that has ever beea
played in the state, both teams are about
evenly matched and hard and close bat
tie is expected. The game will commence
promptly at 2 o'clock, and the halfs viii
be 45 minutes EACH
meeting will be held next Sunday
morning at 1880 o'clock at the city hall
TOR the purpose OF naming the players
who will represent the two divisions. Two
representatives from each club in tho
league are requested to be present at this
meeting to make final arrangements for
the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
FULGFIUM SHOT AND BADLY
WOUNDED THIS MORNING.

ghum was removed in Isge Loy's am
bulance, 1t was stated at an early hour
this morning that he was shot twice in
the abdomen and was in very critical
condition.
Fulghum Is said to have arrived at
Vandiyer's residence about II O'Clock and
Franklin at about the same time. Van
diver claims that about Il 80 O'Clock there
was disagreement. He says he looked
into the room where Fulghum and Frank
lin We're alleged to have been and saw
F'ulghum lunge at Franklin with a knife
He says Franklin then shot Fulghum.
Miss McGraw made practically the same
statement
According to Miss McGraw the trouble
arose over a pocketbook which was stol-
en- from one of the people in. the house
She says Fuighum was accused of the
theft and was searched by Vandiver and
Franklin. She declared he became angry
at this and the shooting followed.
A revolver which had been discharged
four times was found in the room where
the shooting occurred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
Villa Taking No Chances

Juarez, Mex, December 7.-Still forti-
flying his telegraph and railroad commun-
ication with Juarez against possible at
tack by federals, Gen. Francisco Villa
Sause, about 80 miles north of Chihuahua.
Villa said he would delay his entry into
the capital city until he was confident he
was not going ODE cut off from the
north.
The idea prevailed that some of Gen
Salvador Mercados federal troops, after
eyacuating Chihuahua, possibly might
have left the main body and swung
around to the north and west in an at
tempt to throw a force between Villa and
his base at Juarez
Should Villa lose his communication with
Juarez he would be isolated in Chihuahua,
and thus be in the position of the feder-
ais before they evacuated that city Di-
rect telegraphic communication with Viii
las headquarters, however, showed that
no federals had been seen anywhere and
Villas slow progress toward the state
capital was merely precautionary.
Villa himself is convinced that the
hurrying away of the federal generals
without being put under fire was suffi-
cient indication that they were disheart-
ened and fearful of mutiny by the unpaid
soldiers, and in consequence no more i'm
portant fighting is to be expected until
the Tepel army lnVaueS the territory south
of Chihuahua. Meantime he is moving
cautiously The extension of their terri
tory has placed new responsibility upon
the rebels. 1t consists in protecting the
property which formerly they We're en-
gagged in destroying.
That Mercado's routed federal army and
his generals and officers were still maxi
ing frantic efforts to reach the United
States border but were handicapped be-
cause of the scores of civilian refugees
came in messages from Ojinaga, opposite
Presidio Tex.
A bullion train, after travelling two
weeks over the desert from the mines at
Parral arrived on the border with silver
valued at more than a million pesos
Some of the drivers. including members
Of wealthy Chihuahua families, reported
that the caravan of federal refugees could
be seen many miles away.
Behind them the refugees had left q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
Contreras Leaves Torreon

Hermosillo Sonora, December 7-Gen-
eral Contreras notified General Carranza,
the consttutionalist leader, today that he
had left Torreon to meet two federal COZ
umns advancing from the east
The insurgent force is estimated az
GOOo or 1000, while the federal strength Is
unknown. The federal columns whicf
came from Monterey and Saltillo, nave
halted temporarily at San Pedro ano
Parras, small towns near the Coahuils
border.
Rumors of disagreement between
General Villa and Carranza were received
here today and occasioned much surprise
1t was stated at constitutionalist mead
quarters that Villa had been making reg
ular reports to his commander-ln-cmei
and that there had been no disposition on
his part TO vary from General Carranza
orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
NEWS OF ENSLEY

, the Impressive exercises The members
of the Jorge marched to the theatre in a
body where the lodge was opened by Ex-
allied Ruler j. Ellis Brown. Secretary :.
H. Wood read the names of the deceased
members of the lodge and announced that
there was mo response" DR.. I. +. Hay
made the Invocation and the programme
was carried out.
J. E. shelby of Birmingham paid fiae
tribute to the memory of the departed
brother and spoke on the principles OF
the order. The Rev. A. X. Wright made
an address on "Fraternalsm." The mi-
steal part of the programme was excel
lently rendered and included vocal solo
by Miss Rita Chisholm, selection on the
piano by Alvin Keller, bass solo by JACK
Thomas and several numbers by the
Boys quartet. The exercises closed by a
henediction by DIR. Hay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
INTEREST CENTERS
IN MOVEMENTS IN
NORTHERN MEXICO
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presence of the American warships ha 3
had the effect of checking insurgent
depredations and recomemnds that they
be retained indefinitely.
1t is believed that the next point of at
tack will be Monterey, and after that San
Luis Potos
Mexico City, December 7.-Foreigners
must not be interfered with if fighting oc-
ours in the federal district. This injunc-
tion is contained in the general army or
ders issued today. The orders specifically
state that in the event of fighting the
officers in command of the government
troops must understand that the lives and
property of all foreigners are to be re-
spected; that no moneys or supplies are
to be exacted from them. and that they
must be permitted to leave the scene of
the fighting at any time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
THOMAS CONDITION
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED

Nashville, Tenn. December 7.-Reports
late tonight from the bedside of John w.
proved He was stricken with pleurisy
Chattanooga and ST. Louis railroad, indi
cate that his condition is slightly inn
proved He was stricken with pleurisy
about two weeks ago, which later de-
veloped into pleural pneumonia. Grave
fears for his recovery have been felt
here for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
MEGARO is DENIED
ase., BAIL AT NEWARK

Newark, N. j., December Armand
Megaro. the South American held in s2O.-
600 bail on a charge of having assaulted
Mrs Majorie Graft, victim of supposed
poisoned needle attack in local the
atre last week was not permitted to see
anyone today except his attorney. No
date has been set yet for the presenta-
ton of his case Louis j. Hood, prose-
cutting attorney said today that the ac-
tion of his office in the matter would be
kept secret until the case was presented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
SAUL FRANKLIN AND LIVELY
VANDIVER HELD IN CONNEC-
TION WITH THE AFFAIR

In a mysterious affray at 25OO Fourth
avenue at 12;45 o'clock this morning Pete
Fulghum, a former police officer, was
shot in the abdomen and fatally wounded
Saul Franklin and Lively Vandiver were
arrested and are held at police head
quarters on a charge of assault with
intent to murder in connection with the
shooting. Mrs. Franklin and Miss Lide
McGraw. cousin of Yandiver. are held
as material witnesses.
Both Vandiver and Miss McGraw stout
ly deny any participation in the shoot
ing. They both claim that Fulghum was
shot by Franklin, who declines to make
any statement
At st. Vincent's hospital where Full
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
r. Y. p. II. Officers Elected

The Baptist Young Peoples union held
a meeting last evening at the Ensley Bap-
tist church The election of officers for
the next six months was held. An inter
esting programme was carried out. The
Rev. A. X. Wright talked on Bible study.
The Baptist Young Peoples union has
had very prosperous year and has taken
in the largest membership in the history
of the union. The following officers wefe
elected: w. e. G.. Coates president; T.
G. Kelly. vice president; Miss Mamie
Rasco, treasurer, and Miss Ruth Davis,
secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-08
American Arrested

Laredo, Tex, December HI b.
Gillette, an American trainmaster of
the National Railways of Mexico, with
headquarters at Monterey. was arrested
at Nuevo Laredo Mex, on orders of
the federal military authorities there,
but later was released through the eff
forts of American Consul Garrett. No
reason for his detention was given, but
1t Is understood he was told not to re-
turn to Mexico. Refugees continued to
arrive here in numbers today, proceed
ing north in most instances.