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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
FAMOUS VICTORY
OF COMMODORE
PERRY CELEBRATED
Erie Business Man Imper-
sOnates Famous Naval
Commander i'm the
Celebration

Erie, Pa. July 7.--Commodore Oliver
Hazard Perry, impersonated by Ludwig
Meyer, a local business man. left Fort
Anthony Wayne this evening at 6
o'clock, and. driving over the route
followed by the hero of Put-in-B Bay. en-
tered Erie an hour later. The city was
ablaze with light and color in COM
memoration of the centennial celebra-
tion of the famous victory. one of a
series of similar events to be held at
ports on the Great Lakes The pro-
gramme as carried out was designed
to recall scenes enacted while Perry
and his men were building and fitting
out their ships In Erie harbor.
The procession was met in the out
skirts of the city by civic organiza-
tions and escorted to Perry squapa.
Earlier in the day Perry square was tKe
scene of another notable event when
tee Conestoga wagon, a reproduction of
the wagon which carried ammunition
to Perry's squadron a century ago, ar
rived after 500-mile drive from PhIla-
de1phia. The arrival of the wagon,
with its accompanying guard of Uni
ted States cavalrymen from Fort Myer,
Va. was timed to correspond with that
of the original first load of ammuni-
tion, and the route was the same as
that covered years ago. To the harbor
front where the rebuilt Niagara,
Perry's old fighter, lies moored. the
wagon was driven and the troopers
quickly dismounted. Immediately old
time kegs. presumably filled with ex-
plosives, were passed from the wagon
to the dock amid the cheers of the
large crowd. The national colors were
run up to the masthead and the cere-
mony was completed by the firing of a
eommodore's salute of 13 guns from
the naval training ship Wolverine. ly-
Ing alongside.
Tomorrow will be children's day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
WaterwOrks Financier

New York. July 7-fhe officers of First
Second National bank OF Pittsburg are:
". s. Kuhn. president, and J. NJ Young,
William McConway and Oscar L. Telling,
vice nresidents.
Young is also cashier, ". S. Kuhn Is
also vice PRESIDENT of the American
Waterworks and Guarantee company, OF
which j. s. Kuhn is president The
company controls waterwork plants in
about 50 cities and towns in the United
States. The capital stock of the various
controlled companies is about SIS. coo
Shreveport Natelworks company. Belle
vile. ILL.,, Water Supply company, Belle
vile, Ind; Butter Water company, Belle-
Ter, Pa. California -Idano company. a le-
velopment concern which owns land In the
sacramento Valley CITY of Neweast. .e
Water company. Newcastle,e Pa: City
Water company. Marinette, Wis; City
Naterwofks company, Merrill, Wis. Clih-
ton ~aterworks company. Clinton, Ia;
Connellsville Water company. Connelis-
vile. Pa: Great SEoshone and Twin Falls
Waterpower company, Huntington, W.
Va; Joplin Waterworks company, Joplin.
Mo-. KeokuS Waterworks company, Keo-
kuk Ia; Kokomo Waterworks compang,
kokomo, In6. Louisiana Water company,
Louisiana, Mo-; Monongahela Valley
Water company. Nlonongahela, Pa, an1
Mount Vernon Electric Light and Power
company, Twin taIlS, Ida. North Side
Vernon Waterworks company, Muneie,
Ind, Waterworks, Racine Water coui-
pany Racine, Wis; Sacramento yalle.5
Irrigation company, St. Joseph, Mo.
Water company, South Pittsburg Water
company. Twin Falls, Ida, North Size
Land and Water company, Twin Falls,
Oakley Land and Water company. Twin
Falls, Salmon River Land and Water
company. Welsville, N. Y, Water COM
pany. Warren, Pa, Water company,
Wellsyllle. N. Y. Electric Light, Heat
and Power company, Wichita, Kan,
Water company.
The American Waterworks and Guaran-
tee company Is the largest operating
waterworks company in the United States
controlling more than two score such
plants throughout the United States.
Since 1889 the stock has paid an annual
dividend of 6 per cent and in June of
last year a stock dividend of $50 per cent
was declared from the surplus. This called
for the disbursement of more than $780,
600, Among the company subsidiaries of
the American Waterworks and Guarantee
company are Arkansas Water company,
Little Rock, Ark; Birmingham Water
works company. Birmingham; Chatta-
nooga City WaterworlSs company Chatta-
nooga; City Water company, East st.
Louis, ILL.,; Portsmouth, Berkeley and
Suffolk Water company, which supplies
Portsmouth, Norfolk and other Virginia
cities and Shreveport, La, Waterworks
company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
EXPLOSION CAUSES
SERIOUS INJURIES
Three Terribly Burned From
Explosion in Cistern
Room of Distillery

Peoria. ILL.,. July Three men were
injured in an explosion in the cistern
room of the Clark distilery this after
noon William benson and Fred steekel,
laborers. terribly burned. will die
Fire broke out Immediately and gave
the firemen a three hours struggle TO
keep the flames confined to the one
building.
Workmen had just emptied a big
copper kettle of high proof whisky
and accidentally let a block of wood
tan into the receptacle man was
lowered into the vat and later an in
candeseent electric light bulb was sent
down to him The bulb struck against
the side of the vat. broke and an ex-
plosion of the gas in the kettle fol-
lowed. A second explosion followed
the fire and for time threatned tho
big wareh Nuses.
The loss by fire. it is said, will not
exceed $50. 000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
Three Leading Banks
of Pennsylvania Forced
Into Hands of Receivers
Continued From Page one1

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bedside of his wife. who is i'll at Prides
Crossing. Mass.
Differences Of long standing with the
treasury department concerning tho
character and value of certain assets
of the former First National bank of
Pittsburg. which was merged with the
Second National bank of Pittsburg last
March under the title of the First
Second National bank of Pittsburg. cul-
minated this morning in the closing oil
the institution by order of Deputy
Comptroller of the Currency I. p. Kane
Officials in Conference
Directors and officers of the insti-
tuition were in conference yesterday
and last night with special bank ex-
aminers Early this morning notices
were posted on the bank doors that it
had been ordered closed. The Pitts
burg Clearing House association has
taken charge of the situation and an
nounees generally that no further trou-
BILE is expected. None of the officials of
the bank would make a statement this
morning announcing that affairs were
in the hands of the government Of
ffcials. -
Pittsburg witnessed a series of finan-
cial difficulties today that began when
the First Second National bank failed
to open its doors.
Within a short time the First Nation :
al bank of McKeesport closed and dur
ing the afternoon receivers were ap-
pointed for the American Waterworks
and Guarantee company, one of the
largest concerns of its kind in the
United States. and for the banking
| arr, aP G nd nh r.
porated.
A run was made on the Pittsburg
Bank for Savings. another large instl-
tuition. This was among the days
events. Financial difficulties confront
ing the Kuhn interests of Pittsburg
was the cause of the trouble.
No Cause for Alarm
1t is said the embarrassment is only
temporary and that there is no i'm
mediate cause for alarm.
Heavy investments in waterworks
properties. coal and timber lands and
interurban railway companies, togeth-
er with the financing of an office
building are given as some of the
causes leading up to the suspensions
An alleged deficit of $2.145.000 In the
legal reserve of the First Second Ma
tional bank and the subsequent ex-
animation brought matters to a ell
max.
Attorneys today appeared before
Judge c. p. Orr in the federal court
and asked for receivers for the Ameri-
can Waterworks and Guarantee COM
pany and also for the firm of j. S. and
w. s. Kuhn, Incorporated. For the for
mer these were appointed: ]. s. Kuhn
w. X. Kuhn, ]. TT. Purdy and Samuel
y. Bailey, a bank official of this city
For the Kuhn company was ap-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
OFFICE
New Orleans nnilway and Light Gom-
psny, 2Oi-2OO Baroane street
New orleans, La, July 3. 19l

New Orleans, La, July 8. 1913.
Sealed bids viii be received up to
u o'clock, noon, Thursday, July 10,
1913, for furnishing one years supply
of by-product coke Approximately
10000 tons) to this company, begin
ming August /, 1918. as per specifca-
tions on file at the office of the COM
pany, 201 Baronne street, New or
leans, copies of which may be OBJ
tained on application.
Bids must be addressed to Mr.. Hugh
McCloskey, president and general man
ager. JOSEPH II. DeGRANGE,
Vice President and Secretary.
7-5-6t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
MAN CONFESSES TO
SERIES OF MURDERS
Simon Helfinstine Tells Strange Story
When Accused of Passing
Bad Check

Los Angeles. July 7.-Arrested accused
of having passed bad ehecelS. Simon 2.
Helanstine. in Jail here today. startled
officials with purported confession in
which he detailed a series of eight mur-
deres in Ohio. These include the Staying
of Pearl Bryan. for whose death the
medical students, Jackson and walling.
Were eXeeuted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
Deposits. S16,21s, Isl. 80.
Rediscounts or borrowed money. $780,

Deposits. s16,2ls, 1919.
Rediseounts or borrowed money. N,saS.-
460.71.
Totals. ss9.ss7s47lo
The report for the First National of
Mekeesport. which also closed its doors
today, showed capital S3o00O0; surplus
end profits, Sa69.5oo; individual deposits,
Sc, 4445 500; loans S2a28,0oo: cash, S22f $50.
Gave Up Attempt
After working for weeks to prevent, If
possible, receivership for the First
Second, officials declare that theg gave
up the attempt in despair only after il
became known that big depositors of the
bank who had heard rumors OF its pre-
carious condition had begun to withdraw
their deposits. In order to place the
little depositors on the came footing
with the big ones and accord them equal
protection the officials decided to place
the institution under government control
when the board of directors had an
nounced their inability to repleuish the
capital and the Pittsbgrg clearing house
association had expressed its unwilling
ness to risk the necessary assistance to
the banks.
Officials of the Wilson administration
diselaim responsibility for tile merger of
the First and SECOND National hanks of
Pittsburg. They declare that the con-
solidation was authorized by the pre-
Vious administration and that, although
the amalgamaton was not actually ac-
complished until March H. Secretary Me-
Adeo had nothing to do with IT,
During the several years the First Ma
tionai, previous TO its consolidation with
the Second, had been under the surveil-
lance of the government, various attempts.
1t Is said, had been made to consolidate
II with other banks. Lawrence O.. MUIR
ray. former comptroller of the currency,
compelled the bank two years ago to
''charge Off Sl,000,000 of Its assets re-
garded by the government as precarious.
Shortly afterward Mr.. Murray was offered
and virtually accepted the presidency of
the bank but the plan fell through and
O. L. Telling. chief of reports division
of the comptrollers' offices became it's
president.
Brought Forth Protests
An attempt later on TO consolidate the
Exchange National with the First brought
forth protests from minority stockholders
of the Exchange, which resulted in the
| abandonment of the effort,
The situation progressed gradually until
| a final effort to rescue the First National
from disaster was made a few months
ago by its consolidation with the Second.
W. S. Kuhn became president and Mr.,
Telling vice president of the consolidated
bank.
Treasury officials We're not prepared
tonight TO state how long 1t would take to
! liquidate the bank or to indicate definitely
whether depositors should be paid in full
although the belief was expressed that
| tlfey would. They were not informed as
to the character of the paper which had
| caused the failure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
To Extend stnff Officers

Washington, July 7-Hereafter the ce-
tail of every army officer in Washington
exceupt bureau ctiefs will be strictly
limited to four years. Secretary Garrison
will extend TO star officers and Officers
of all grades the operation of the so-called
Manehu law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
John F. Wright Not Arrested

John f. Wright, the we'll known engi-
neer of the Frisco system. who has lived
in Birmingham a great many years,
wishes the statement made that he was
not the John Wright who was recently
arrested ON charge of being implicated
in a highway robbery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08

As far as could be learned the bank
owes nothing to it's six New York corre-
spondents and with four of them had
small balances. Bankers here said the
failure would not affect any other instl-
tuition other than those in which the
Kuhns had an interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-08
Federals Defeated

Eagle Pass. Tex, July 7.-Constitution'
alists led by Governor Carranza are re-
ported to have defeated federais yesterday
near Candelaira in Coahuila. No details
are given.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-06

and to be directed by the same clerks
and election officials
A section of interest in connection with
the sittings of the council reads:
"At all meetings Of the city council
the mayor, when present. shah preside,
and shall have the same right 70 vote
on all questions as any other member
OF the city council Four members Of
the council. including the mayor, shall
constitute quorum. bet no ordinance
or resolution shall be passed EXCEPT by
an affirmative vote Of a majority OF
members of the council The
mayor shall have no power to veto any
measure, but every resolution or ordi-
nance passed by the council must be
signed by the mayor or four councilmen,
and be recorded before the same shall
be in force"
This digest goes as far as the Prouty
bill does at the present time. As stated
before the measure Is incomplete, ana
fails to deal with the question of the
distribution Of the funded debt, the dis
position of much real estate and build-
ings now held either jointly by the Dis
trict and the United States, or by the
United States alone. and number OF
other problems which Judge Prouty now
Is considering. Representative Prouty is
not entirely satisfied with the election
and primary provisions and may make
some changes before finally introducing
the measure. There are numerous in
consistences of comparative unimpor-
tance which careful editing would elimi-
nate
The Washington herald., 1913-12-06

quantity of outside commercial paper.
preparing for the period which Is, year
by year, eomewhat duh with us-from
January I to April /.
Loans Very Much Higher.
E. F. swinney. a weIi-known Kansas
City banker, wired:
Deposits here are great amount less
than one year ago. Loans very much
higher"
James B. Forgan. president Of the First
National Of Chicago. wired:
aOur loans to country banks are $780,
900 more than they were at the corre-
spending date OF last year"
There were other kilograms and letters,
all furnishing the same list OF testimony,
that bank credits were not being con-
tracted in any section Of the country as
result of the long consideration that
has been given 10 the currency bill"
Senator Weeks avowed himself in favor
of a central bank. and approved the bill
reported by the Hitchcock wing Of the
committee, except the guarantee Of bank
deposits. 10 which he said he was unalter-
ably opposed.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-06
LOCAL FORM OF government
RADICALLY CHANGED in BILL

lumbia for one year, and who are citi-
Zens of the United States, shall be al
lowed to vote, but the city council 50 se-
lected shall have the right and power to
fix and determine the qualifications OF
electors at subsequent elections"
The District Commissioners under the
present form of government are empow-
cred to assume the direction of the first
election. the city council then elected to
make the rules for succeeding elections
during its term of Office.
Direct primaries for all officers. in
cluding the candidates for delegate to
Congress are provided for, to be held
the second Monday before the general
elections. Each candidate is required
to file with the city clerk a statement
of his candidacy. signed by at least
twenty-five registered voters, at least
ten days before the primary. Publica-
ton in local newspapers Of the names OF
all candidates is provided for. The pri-
mary and general elections are required
to be held as nearly in the same places,
and between the same hours as possible,
The Washington herald., 1913-12-06
SENATOR'S WIVES
BOYCOTTING EGGS
Mrs. Marshall Willing to Alb
stain ''For Sake Of Com
mon Good. g.
MRS. w. ]. BRYAN In LINE
More Than Twelve Thousand sigma
tures Have Been Obtained
in Washington.
MRS. W. ]. BRYAN In LINE

Wives Of Cabinet members and Sena-
tors high in the administration have
Joined the boycott against eggs because
the price has scared steadily. The latest
addition to the boycotters' forces is Mrs.
Thomas Marshall, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, who Joined yesterday.
Mrs. Marshall suggested that Federal
legislation similar to that recently adopt
I'D by the State of Indiana relative to cold
storage products be enacted.
Anything / can do to help the matter
along l will do willingly. 1 am willing
to abstain from eggs for'a a while for the
sake of the common good said Mrs
Marshall
1t was stated that while great sympa-
thy had been expressed by the women of
the White House in the movement, they
had not yet been asked to sign the pledge
to refrain from eating eggs, but would be
in several days.
Mrs. Champ Clark, who is an enthusi-
astic egg boycotter and recruiting many
of the Congressional women for the
cause, says: Il renounced eggs long ago
in the city. Most of them are cold stor-
age products, anyway. l really believe
that II the women Of the country would
be together toward the high cost Of liv-
ing. practice a little denial toward those
articles whose prices are beyond reason,
II Nollu bG a NhANh anu odAN NAA
Senators wives Give Views.
Mrs William Jennings Bryan, wife of
the Secretary of State, said: amy sub
| ject that touches the home touches the
heart of every woman who ever she Is y
The women of the Senatorial set Joined
in the movement yesterday. Mrs. Ollie
James, wife of the Senator from Ken
lucky, was one who expressed herself in
sympathy with the boycott plan.
The plan has my approval" said Mrs
James. I'm fact, l favor any organized
movement which will bring eggs down
to a normal price and in the reach Of
all
Another Senator'S wife, Mrs. John
see the smaller dealers make a good
profit and for eggs to be brought within
easy reach of poor people"
More than 1900 signatures have been
obtained to the Washington petitions,
and it is expected that before the cam
paign closes next Monday more than
5000 women will be numbered among
Washington egg boycotters.
Greater Hen Efficiency.
Chicago. Dec. 5.-Not satisfied with the
progress they are making in forcing the
price of eggs downward, although a 10
cent drop has resulted from the wide
spread boycott on high-priced eggs,
women of Chicago today planned a cam
paign for greater hen efficiency.
H. w. Young. vice president of the
Illinois Farmers Institute, was the
author OF the scheme for teaching farm
ers to provide summer conditions for
hens in winter, and inducing them to
produce eggs in larger quantities during
the cold months.
Retail prices for best storage eggs at
cents. further drop was predicted be-
fore noon.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-06
CURRENCY DELAY
CAUSING NO W0RR
Senator Weeks Reads Into
Record kilograms from
Bankers.
CREDIT 0vERExPANDED
New York National City Loans Are
$4,000, 900 in Excess Of Same
Period Last Year.

In speech In the Senate on the cur
rency bill yesterday. Senator John w.
Weeks OF Massachusetts, read into the
Congressional Record telegrams from
leading bankers, and supplied statistical
Information to, show that credit was not
being contracted by the larger banks or
business depressed by delays In passing
a currency bill.
The Senator read from the loan state
ment Of the National City Bank OF New
York. figures showing that unsecured
loans TO merchants and manufacturers
were $2o.000,ooo on November Is last In
excess OF the same character OF loans
outstanding in December, 1912. The fig
ures showed that the National City had
unsecured loans last month of $5s, 240. 81.
while for the corresponding period last
year they were only So, e,14o,50s
George NJ. Reynolds. president of the
Continental and Commercial National
Bank Of Chicago, wired Senator Weeks
as follows:
THE truth is, there is an over-expan-
sion OF credit throughout the West, and
this applies particularly to country
banks and bankers which are our cor
respondents, about $26 o00.0O0 all Of which
has been scattered amongst nearly 1000
banks. The liquidation which took place
in New York earlier in the year. has not
been followed to the extent that II
should have been by the smaller institu-
tons throughout the country. as is evil
denced by the fact that our loans to our
correspondents banks (Which have aver
aged about s25, ,OOo0 900 since the middle of
May are about sl0.Oo0.ooo higher than
the average for the same period last
year"
Not Restricting Credits.
Sol wexIer, of the Whitney Central
National Bank, in New Orleans, wrote
Senator Weeks on this point in part as
follows:
Banks throughout this section of the
country are not restricting credits on ac-
count Of pending currency legislation.
nor are credits. in fact, restricted at ALL
except in the sugar section. which has to
face a - per cent reduction in the tarin
for the coming two years, with free
sugar thereafter. and which naturally
affects the basis OF credits on loans Of
that character
William Woodward, president of the
Hanover National Bank of New York,
wired:
"Our discount line today is 1900, 900
above that of the same date last year,
while our deposits on the other side are
about s., 500. 90 less. showing that We are
granting considerably more commercial
credits, on a smaller business, than at
the same time last year. Our discount
line went to higher figures this fall than
it has ever been. During the last two or
three weeks We have purchased large
The Washington herald., 1913-12-06
HONOR DR.. M'GEE's MEMORY.
Scientists and Statesmen Attend
Exercises at Carnegie Institutiob.

EhGNSAACs - So @@@@NAeStN'@'
Statesmen. Federal officials, and scien-
lists paid homage TO the memory of the
late w. ]. McGee, Of the Bureau of
Soils. Department OF Agriculture, at me
mortal exercises held at the Carnegie
Institution last night.
The following addressed the meeting.
on theslife and work Of DR.. MCGEE: DR..
Francis Boaz of Columbia University;
DR.. +. W. Hodge. Smithsonian Institution:
DR.. ]. A. Holmes. Bureau of Mines: Sem
ator Francis G. Newlands. Senator Theo-
dore z. Burton. N. II. Darton. of the
Geological Survey; Henry Gannett, OF the
Geological Survey: Col. II. C. Rizer. DR..
Milton Whitney, Chief OF the Bureau of
Soils, and DR.. F. v. Covile, OF the Bu-
reau OF Plant Industry. Clifford Pinchot
presided at the exercises.
DR.. McGee's accomplishments in an
thropoIogy, geology, reclamation, water
ways Improvement, ethnology, conserva-
ton, and general science were Landed by
the speakers. Delegates from scientific
societies both in this country and abroad.
which were interested In the work of
DIR. MCGEE. attended the meeting.
The Washington herald., 1913-12-06
TODAY's SELECTIONS.
By NEW YORK MORNING TELEGRAPH.
Charleston

First race-Lttle Ep, Hearthstone.
Austin Sturtevant.
Second race-Daddy Clip, IncisIon.
Premier.
Third race-Brave Cunsrder. Brigs
Brother, Harebell.
Fourth race-G. NJ. Miller. John
Furlong, Ringing
Fifth race-Donald Mcdonald, Col
onel Cook, Counterpart
Sixth race-Dartworth. Earl Of
Savoy, Chester Krum.
JuareE.
First race-superiority. Baltimore.
Angie d.
Second race-Tom Chapman, Garter.
Swiftsure.
Third race-Little Marchmont, Curli-
cue, Robert.
Fourth race-Pan Zareta, Florence
Roberts, Gold of Ophir.
Fifth race-Stanley S, Binocular.
Emerald Isle.
Sixth Race-Melts, Brookheld. Ia
hoe.