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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
HOot Down Proposal to AL
low Strikers to Return
to Work
CENTRAL UNIONS TO
CONSIDER REQUEST
Business About Noymal Again in the
City-Little Interference With
Vehicles by Strikers-May
Close Saloons

Indianapolis. Ind, December 4-After
strikers be permitted to resume work,
the local teamsters' union, at meeting
late today, called upon the central labor
union to declare a general wall1out in
sympathy with the teamsters' strike,
which began four days ago. This de-
nand was to be considered at tonight s
meeting of the central unions strike COM
mittee.
The proposal that was lost was made
by Thomas ]. Farrell general organizer
of the unicn, and provided that those
employees of team owners who had agreed
to pay union wages and not discriminate
Farrell said that employers of about 15eJ
men had signed such an agreement.
Before Farrell made his recommends
ton. John f. McNamee, editor Of the
Locomotive F'iremen and Engineers mag
azine, and Cal Wyatt. representing the
American Federation of Labor. addressed
the teamsters and asked them to con-
slider wisely the proposition Farrell would
submit The plan was suggested by the
Central Labor union.
General Strike Urged
The resolution which urged the gen.
eraI strike was passed by a unanimous
vote and was cheered loudly. William G.
Beatty president of the central body,
who attended the teamsters meeting, said
he did not know what action the COM
nittee would take.
Farrelfs statement that the employers
of 150 omen had signed the union con-
tract was disputed at the offices of the
Commercial Vehicle Owners Protective
association. 1t was said there that only
few of the smaller employers had
signed.
Business was almost normal today,
more wagons, including "a number for the
collection of garbage, were running today
and there was less interference than at
any time since the calling of the strike.
Squads of police today notified saloon
keepers that. if they did not prevent
lettering II. their places of business their
licenses would be suspended. This action
was taken by Mayor Wallace and acting
Superintendent OF Police Coffin on in
formation that many of the attacks on
wagons had been organized in saloons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--Nucleus of Villas army enters CHI
,huahua.
Teamsters ask general strike.
suffragists given hearing.
Texas flood center shifted southwark.
Mclean indicted by jury,
Birmingham man describes fight south
of JuareZ.
S-Reasons assigned for quietude in busi-
ness circles
4-Editorial comment.
5-Prominent men urge governor to give
Birmingham relief.
Wire mill will start early In January.
Press club to have opening first of
year.
Birmingham must be location for reg
ional bank.
6-Society.
7-Sports.
S-Elks' minstrels in Ensley prove event
of the year
9-Volunteers will aid in swelling I'm
derwoods S vote.
12-Pig iron outlook better in Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
Phillips May Be New
Superintendent of
Washington Schools

Washington. December 4.-(Special.)
The board of education for the Dis
trict of Columbia is considering among
others Dr. ]. H. Phillips, superintendent
of the public schools of Birmingham, as
superintendent of the schools of Wash
ington.
In view of the fact that DR.. Phillips
is not an applicant for the place, it is
distinct honor to the Alabama edu
Gator that he has attracted the atten-
tion of the Washington board by his
work in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
ABERCROMBIE URGES ARMOR
PLANT FOR TUSCALOOSA
Bill Providing for Appointment Of Board of Survey
to Select Site Proposed Pan-Declares Tuscaloosa
is the Logical Place for Plant
BY c. e. STEWART

certainly Alabama was the state for
such an Institution. because, he saii.
Alabama has the raw material in
greater abundance than any other state
enjoys that has the other advantages
also possessed b. Alabama
Il believe that II the plant is built
in Alabama continued MI Abercsorn-
bic. that Tuscaloosa. because of tho
fact that IT has the raw material aiid
also an open waterway 10 the guilt, is
the logical place for it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
NEW YORK POLICE PREPARE
LIST OF CHRISTMAS "DON'TS''
Issue List Of Warnings Shoppers and Others Who Are Likely
to be Careless During the Rush of the Holiday Sea-
son-Extra Detectives Assigned

| New York, December 4-The police de-
|Dartment prepared for the Christmas sea-
|pon today by assigning extra detectives
10 guard shoppers and issuing the follow
|tpg lists of "dont's:"
Don't pay for C. O. D. packages until
|you have examined the contents.
Il so>sdsplay money
Leave your handbag in the baby car
|riage under the pillow.
Beware of persons who call after the
delivery of a package representing that
The package has been delivered by mis-
'nAkA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05

Don't purchase tewelry on the street.
Don't carry your purse in your hip
pocket.
Don't be hoodwinked by any person
who claims you have dropped your hand
bag and shows you a shifted pocketbook.
Be sure that you have your pocket
book, for this is a swindling game
Don't leave the room of your apart
ment in which messenger delivers a
package to show its contents to another
member Of the family and permit the de-
livery messenger to await your return.
Don't enter into coin matching games
on the street."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05

Washington, December 4.-(Special.)
Representative Abercrombie today In
troduced a bill in the House providing
for the appointment of a board of sur
yey for the purpose of selecting suit
able site for naval armor plant at or
near Tuscaloosa. In discussing his bill
Mr.. Abercrombie declared that first of
all he believed that IL the government
decided to erect a plant of its own for
the manufacture of armor plate that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
NUCLEUS OF ARMY
Of GENERAL VILLA
ENTER CHIHUAHUA
Rebel Chieftain Prepares
for Expedition Against
Mexico City
REBELS IN SOUTHERN
MEXICO ARE ACTIVE
Trend of Events Viewed With Salts
faction by Washington-Ciyil
Authority Beginning
to Appear
BATTLE IN OIL FIELDS

Brownsville. Tex, December 4.
A 24-hour battle near Tula, 40
miles below Victoria, Tamaul-
ipas, in the region of important
Mexican oil fields, resulted in a
federal loss of 220, according to
a constitutionalist report re-
ceived at Matamoras late today
from General Aguilar, the COM
mander in chief in that district.
The constitutionalists losses
were not stated. Late adviecs
from Victoria said fighting was
again in progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05

villa Ahumada, Mex, December 4.
Fifty-five hundred rebels forming the
nucleus of the army with which Gen.
Francisco Villa says he Will march to
DIexico City to overthrow the Huerta
dictatorship, were to enter chihuahua
City, the state capital, tonight.
1t is in this city that villa. now
in supreme command of the military
gather about him 10000 men to start
south by way of Torreon and Zacatecas
TO Mexico City. :. The report that Ia
catecas. with 10000 population, and the
capital of a rich mining district al
ready was being attacked. indicated
that the rebels to the south were in
great numbers. Scattered bands of
rebels. ranging each from a few hum
dred to several thousand, are to be
Impressed into the main army accord
ing to Villas plan to have al least
10000 men when he reaches theShigh
pN yu leading to the capital of the
republic.
= Army Well Equipped
-Iready equipped with machine guns,
artillery and millions of rounds of am
nlunition by his victories In the north.
Villa said he was no longer hampered
by inability to get arms from foreign
sources, b,st could readily obtain them
from the federa1s. who are reported IN
the few remaining northern strong
holds to be ready to evacuate The de-
feat of the federals in their retreat
from Juarez is known to have placed
great quantities of arms in the hands
OF the rebels.
The rebel advices was that Federico
Moye. civil governor of Chihuahua, had
made elaborate preparations for the re-
ception of Villa, having put in gala
state the palace where Villa will now
command, and that Villa probably
would occupy home vacated by one
of the millionaire Terrazas family.
Different Reception
1t was from Chihuahua that villa,
10 years ago, adopted the career of
q bandit because he was ordered ar
rested on charge of having killed an
brmy officer. When he arrives here not
only villa himself but also the men
who rallied around him will occupy the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
May Join Conference

Chicago, December 4.--Three nonconfer-
ence universities, Notre Dame, Nebraska
and Marquette, will seek tc become MEM
bers of the big Nine at the conference
meeting here Saturday. OF the three,
Nebraska is thought to bave the best
prospects.
Marquette has not showed much athletic
class in recent tests. 1T is probable that
the Milwaukee school will not press its
oemands urgently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
"PRESSURE, TOO GREAT;
HOBSON LEAVES POST

Washington, December A.
(SpeciaD-Representative Hobson
surprised everybody and con-
founded his traducers by APP
pearing three days in succession
upon the floor of the house. He
was here Monday. Tuesday and
Wednesday. But the pressure"
must have been too great for
the captain, for he left town
Wednesday night. Just where
the captain is information is
lacking. His office says that he
did not go to Alabama, but
left town last night for the
'week-end,' and would be back
Monday" c. E. S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
Democratic Committee Off
cial Charged With Receiy-
ing Contributions
EVERETT p. FOWLER
IS AGAIN INDICTED
Indictment Makes Third Growing Out
of Investigation of John A.
Hennessy's Graft
Charges

New York. December 3.--Arthur A.
Mclean. treasurer of the democratic
state committee, was Indicted this aft
ernoon ON two counts for receiving
campaign contributions from corpora
tions.
Everett p. Fowler Of Kingston. the
alleged rammany "bagman," already
under indictment for extortion. was
again indicted, charged with soliciting
a campaign contribution from cor
poration.
The indictment of Mclean makes the
third growing out of the district at
torney's investigation of John \. Hem
nessy's charges of graft in the stato
highway department.
Sent Contribution
The first count against Mclean,
whose home is In New Burg. was based
chiefly on the testimony of Mathew
Van Alstyne of Albany, an officer Of
the shaughnessy Construction COM
pany, who testified that he had seut
a campaign contribution of $1,000 IN
the form of bank draft. to Mclean
In October, 1912. and received therefor
MeLean's receipt. The other count was
based on testimony of Harold " owens,
secretary and treasurer of the Daie
Engineering company of Utica. that in
the same month he had sent a cheek
for 500 to Mclean as campaign CON
tribution for his corporation.
The new Indictment against Fowlec
was based on owens testimony that
Fowler had solicited him for the con-
tributlon Under the state laws either
the solicitation or the acceptance of a
campaign contribution from corpor-
| alton is a misdemeanor, punishable by
a years Imprisonment and fine of
$1,000. No warrant was issued for Me-.
Leans arrest. 1t was understood he
would be given an opportunity to sur
render
! CorroboratiNe evidence in the Van
Alstyne count was introduced before
the jury in the form of the original
of the $1,000 draft, and the postofficc
registry receipt for the letter in which
| 1t was enclosed. signed by Il. j. Burke,
| a messenger in the employ of the
democratic state committees Burke was
among the witnesses as were also or
ficials of banks in New York an Al
bany through which the draft passed
and employees of the state highway de-
partment.
COrroborative Evidence
The cancelled check of the Dale Err
gineering company, indorsed with Me-
Leans signature. was a part of the
corroborative evidence introduced in
support of the second count
The grand jury did not have time
today to hear all the witnesses in ths
case of Thomas Hassett, former Sec
retafy to State Engineer Pensel
charged with having solicited a br'be
from Madison r. Aldrich, Poughkeep-
sic contractor.
All the witnesses called to testify
against Hassett We're subpoenaed to
return tomorrow. The district attog-
news John Doe inquiry. at which the
evidence against those now under In
dictment was originally brought ous,
also VIII be resumed tomorrow. More
contractors are expected to testify as
to having been "sandbagged" for cam
paign contributions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
HOBBS DECLARES
BREWER OFFERED
Him IMMUNITY
Mississippi Politicians Given
Another Thrill-SenatOr
Gives Out Sworn
Statement

jackson, Miss, December 4.-Missis-
night when State Senator G. A. Hobbs,
who faces trial a charge of receiv-
ing and soliciting a bribe, gave out
IA sworn statement saying Governor
Brewer offered him immunity and the
governor said such a statement was
not true.
Hobbs with Lieutenant Governor Bilbo
gave bond in vicksburg of $4,000 each yes
terday as the result of indictments charg-
money to purchase their influence for
passage of a new county bill at the next
Legislature
Hobbs was arrested In jackson Tues
day and Wednesday had a conference
with the governor. In his statement to-
night Hobbs charges that Governor
Brewer asked him to perjure himself, ito
send Bilbo to the penitentiary." Hobbs
says that when he refused that Governor
Erewer said he would put me in the
penitentiary, too
Governor Brewer sent message to
United States Senator Vardaman tonight
saying there was no truth in Hobbs
statement.
viclSsburg, Miss, December 4-Members
of the state legislative investigating com
mittee. including A. c. Anderson, chair
man, arrived here today and 1t is said
would look into the charges made by Lieu
tenant Governor Bilbo that the indictments
against himself and State Senator Hobbs,
charging them with soliciting a cribe,
were the result of political connivance.
The committee Will investigate the affairs
of the Mississippi Charity hospital here
and inspect the records OF Camp William.
son. the National Guard encampment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
Henney Elected Committeeman

Hartford. Conn, December 4.--Wil-
liam +. Henny, twice mayor of Hart
ford was unanimously elected mem
ber of the republican national commit
tee from Connecticut at a meeting of
the state central committee here to-
day,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-05
STATE CONTINUES
EFFORT TO FASTEN
CRIME ON DR.. CRAIG
Three Witnesses introduced
Who Swear They Heard
Screams on Night of
Knabe Murder

Shelbyville, Ind, December 4.-The
today to support it's theory of mur-
der and to fasten the crime on DR.
William b. Craig, who is on trial here
charged with the killing of DR.. Helene
Knabe.
Three witnesses swore this afternoon
that they heard the scream of woman
in the vicinity of DIR. Knabe's apart
ment some time after midnight on the
night of her death. Joseph Carr, one
of these witnesses. who was passing
the apartment building at the time
said that few moments later he en-
countered a man who was holding a
handkerchief over his nose, walking
brisl<ly out of the alley in the rear of
the structure.
Carr said the man was about 5 feet
nine inches in height and weighed
about $50 pounds. DR.. Craig measures
6 feet 1 inch and weighs more than
200 pounds.
Says She Heard Screams
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Vail Powell
who occupied the flat directly above
Dr. Knabe's, testified that she heard
screams between midnight and 1
O'Clock. She said the cries seemed to
come from about a block south. JEFF
ferson Haines, negro Janitor. who
slept in a basement room directly un-
der DR. Knabe's bedroom testified he
was awakened by something falling
In the room above him. This sound was
followed by a scream, he said. and dhcn
he heard light footsteps above.
In an effort to establish motive
for the alleged murder. the prosecution
introduced Miss Katherine Fleming of
Avon, Ind, who admitted that DIR. Craig.
had been attentive to her for the past
three years. Miss Fleming denied, how
ever, that any engagement existed be-
tween them.
Defense Wins Point
Judge Blair blocked an attempt by
the prosecution to get DR.. Knabo's s
bloodstained kimono before the jury
through the testimony of a chemist,
who had examined the garment. Alonzo
M. Ragsdale an undertaken, was IN
dicted jointly with DR.. Craig because
the kimono was found in his possess
sion. The court ruled that the state
must first show some connection be-
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The Press., 1913-09-10
MoNsoN.

The marriage engagement of Harry Rourke and Miss Ella Hughes is an- nounced
 Miss Lucy B. Woodward of Hart ford, Conn, resumed her position as organist at the Congregational church last Sunday after a months absence at Watch Hill, R. I.
 A very quiet home wedding was held Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at the residence of MT. and Mrs. W. H. Orocker, when their daughter, Miss Florence May, was married to Charles H. Streeter of Worthington. Rev. G. A. Andrews, pastor of the Congregational church, performed the ceremony, the single-ring service being used. The house was very prettily decorated, asters predomina- ting. The decorations in the parlor were white and in the dining room pink. Only the immediate family and friends were present. The couple were unattended. The ushers were Emery Bardweu and Roger Munsell, a cousin of the bride. The bride wore a travelling suit of gray. whipcord and a white hat. The groom's gift to the ushers were gold stick pins set with pearls. Following a short wedding trip, MT. and Mrs. Streeter will live in Warrington.
 Henry Billings Brown, retired as- sociate justice of the United States supreme court, died Thursday in his apartments in hotel at Bronxville, for more than a year, but was not taken seriously i'll until two weeks ago. The immediate cause of death was heart disease. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Warren, wife of Senator Warren of Wyoming, were at the bedside at the time of Justice Browns death. He was in his 18th year. Burial will be in Detroit, Mich. Justice Brown was an honorary alumnus of Monson academy and was always in- terested in the schools welfare. He was one of many interesting speakers at the academy's centennial in 1904, his topic being "Reminiscence and retropsect. D He was a native of South Lee, graduated from Yale in 1850 and was on the supreme bench in Washington, D. O., until 1906.
 Miss Bessie Leahy, daughter of Mrs. John Leahy, was married last Wednes- day at 3. 80 p. m. in the residence of Rev. Thomas O'Keefe to Dr. Chester Perrin English of Hartford, Ct. The maid of honor was Miss Anna O. Mur-
The Press., 1913-09-10

phy and the best man was Dr. Will liam H. Walper of Hartford. The bride wore gown of heavy liberty crepe and white hat. The maid of honor wore pink crepe, with a pink picture hat. The bride is a native of Monson ard was graduated from Mon- son academy in 1908. The bride groom formerly lived in Windsor, Ct., and was graduated from Monson acad- emy in 1906. He received the degree of B. s. and M. D. at the University of St. Louis. After the wedding there was 8 reception at the home of the brides mother. Hughes. of Springfield catered. The house was decorated with asters and gladioli. Guests were present from Hartford, Windsor, Stafford, New London and Groton, Ct., and from Springfield, Westfield and this town. After Nov. 1 Dr. and Mrs. English will be at home at 30 Washington street, Hart ford.
The Press., 1913-09-10
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
September IA. 1883.
Items of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.

Luther Crawford seems to bear the palm in this vicinity for potato crops Fifty of his potatoes made a plumb bushel, and three of them when weighed lacked but one ounce of five pounds. Jarius Hatch, his hired man, dug for him sixteen bushels in two hours and ten minutes.
 At a school meeting held in dis trict No. (Street) Monday evening. A. o. Scripture was chosen clerk and treasurer; J. R. Buck, H. F. Bottom and A. O. Scripture school commit tee, and G. R. Kingsbury collector The fall term of school is now in ses- sion, John M. Larned teacher.
 Wm. N. Thompson, one of the old residents of the village and for some fifteen years past a merchant here, has sold out his interest in the gro- cery firm of Thompson & Whiton, chiefly because of poor health. He expects now to go to Los Angeles, Gal. His late partner, Andrew Whiton, will continue the business.
 Born. Stafford Springs, Aug. 2Sth, son (Howard B. to Reuben s. Con- verse.
 Stafford, 9th, daughter to George and Hattie Johnson.
 Staffordville, 18th, a son to Leroy and Lucinda Squier.
The Press., 1913-09-10
ROAR OF THE ARCTIC.
SuIIen Thunder of the Gales and tn
 "Voices of the Ice."


 "Voices of the Ice."
 Most of US cherish the idea that In the far reaches of the Arctic circle there prevails an everlasting death like stiffness. But those who hnve spent much time In the fur north as- sure us that that region Is far from being silent. although 50 little life Is manifest for the greater part of the year.
 On polar seas the ice. though thick and solid us granite, is hardly ever still. There are tides in the arctic. and these lift and lower the huge ice6eldS. causing them to give out all manner of noises. Even as late as November the pack will wake up withput. warn ing and pile itself in huge Maps with indescribable crashings, groanings and roarings. I'eary speaks of the 'rabld roar" of the "tumbling chaos of ice blockS" His EsikimOs were terribly frightened and set up weird howlings The dogs whined and parked, and alto gether the noise was terrific. Every arctic explorer has given similar ac counts
 The movements of the ice-the grad ual crOwding and pressing, bending and pushing, the breaking of the masses of snow lying at the "ice foot" have given rise to the expression of explorers. "The voices of the ice" 1t may be that one will hear a low sing ing. spashing or grumbling. alternat ing with various other sounds. crack ing and snnpping. These sound irreg ulnrIy from q great distance. like a confusion of human voices. the racket of railway train or the skurrying of slcdging party. Then. again, tine noises are such as to cause the ex plOrer to fancy he hears the steps and voices of various species of animals.
 Spring is the nOisiest time in the IO- lar seas. Mcclure of the Investigator compared the breaking up of the ice at that season to heavy thunder or the sound of great guns. Another writer likened the sound of the breaking ice foe to that produced by a volcanic eruption.
 Moreover, the air in the arctic re- giOns Is seldom absolutely still. Gales are frequent. The winter winds. ac- cOrding to Peary. blow with almost unimaglnnble fury. On one occasion in the cabins of the Roosevelt the sound rcSHmbled that of some gigantic power plant. everything vibrating to the pulSatiOn of the machinery. The whole atmosphere was filled with the deep. suIIen roar of the wind. and so thick was the cloud of snow picked up and swept forward on the wings of the gale that powerful lamps were invisi- ble ten feet away.
 On high ground. such as that of i'm ner Greenland. the wind Is never still. Nanscn tells of the constant hiss of the breeze laden with tiny bits of ice, which flowed along knee high like a shining white river glittering in the pale arctic sunlight
 Nor Is there lack of sounds caused by animal life. In the arctic may of ten be heard the paying of wolves and the barking of seal. while in the sum mer the harsh cry of sea birds echoes along the faces of the cliffs. -Harper's Weekly.
The Press., 1913-09-10
Formation of Worlds.

There are two hypotheses in reference to the condition of the matter of the universe at the moment when science begins it's discussion of the formatiOn of the worlds. Both these agree that the matter was in nebulOus condition. AS Professor Young says: This does not assume that matter was created in q nebulous condition. As the egg may be taken as the starting point for the life history of the animal. so the nebula may be taken; as the starting point for the life history of the planet ary slstem." On one theory the nebuIn was in the form of heated gas; on the other. 1t was a cloud of cold me teOric dust. This latter many astrOD- omers think is more likely to be true. Scientific American.