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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
TURKS GIVEN UNTIL
MONDAY TO ACCEDE
TO ALLIES DEMANDS
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tory spirit that animated it, had au-
thorized the Turkish military and tech
nical experts attached to the Ottoman
delegation to mark on the map the pro-
posed new frontiers between Turkey and
the allies. which he would present later.
Turkeys Last Terms
Meanwhile he read what he called "the
last possible terms Turkey can offer"
These were as follows:
2First: That Crete. enjoying simple
suzerainty of the sultan, but in reality
under the protection of Great Britain,
Russia, France and Italy, constituted a
question which can be dealt with only
by the powers under the responsibility
of which the administration of the island
is conducted, especially regarding finance,
policy and justice.
Second: That Turkey shall keep her is
lands. That she cannot renounce those
near the Dardanelles because they are
Indispensable to the security to the chan
mel of Constantinople or the Bosphorus,
as 1t is better known. or those further
SOUTH because they form an independent
part of Anatolia.
Third: That the rectifcation OF the
Thracean frontier shall begin south from
Segot (called Port Lagos in Karakatch
bay. and run almost perpendicularly
northward'
This not only would leave Adrianople
in the hands of the Turks. but also the
entire coast along the Black sea now oc-
cupied by the BulgaDians to Lake Derkos,
beyond which the Bulgarians have not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
HEAVY FALL CAUSE
WEDEMEYER'S ACT
Michigan Representative
COMMITTEES Suicide While
Visiting Panama

Ann Arbor. Mich, January 3.-Repre-
sentative William Wedemeyer who
while insane. jumped overheard from a
steamer received a violent fall on a
street in Washington. Today the
friends of the deceased attribute in
part his hard work in the campaign.
His congressional work was always en-
tered into with zest The representa-
tive was IS years old and practiced
law.
Washington, January 3=Representa-
tive William W. Wedemeyer of Ann
Arbors Mich, who suddenly went in
sane atscolon, Panama. at the time of
President Taft's recent visit to the
isthmus, jumped overheard last night
from ship on which he had taken
passage at Colon. The body, according e
to advices, has not been found
The representative went to the zone
with the presidential party. On the
voyage from New York he collapsed.
lie was taken to sanitarium in Pan
anna. Later he was confined in hos
pital where he became violent and
raved about his defeat last election -
He developed suicidal tendency
The representatives close friends say
a few days before leaving for the
isthmus he fell and struck his head
on an Icy sidewalk. 1t was not re-
garded as serious and did not deter
him from going with the party.
Colon, January 3.-Confirmation was
received here by wireless today of the
report that Representative William
Wedemeyer jumped overheard from the
steamer Panama, on board of which
he had left Colon in charge of two
nurses
lie leaped from the deck of the ves-
sci at half past seven last evening
The alarm of man overheard was
given and a boat was Immediately
lowered.
The crew searched the surface of the
sea in the vicinity for forty minutes
without finding any trace of Mr.. Wede-
meyer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
TAX ASSESSMENTS
INCREASED IN 1912
BY YS61,956,0S2
Annual Report of Tax Com
mission Submitted to
Gov. O'Neal
INCREASE NEXT TO
LARGEST EVER MADE
Raises on Real Estate and Personal
Property Amount to S7,915,S24.
Local Cases in Litigation
Not Included in Report

Montgomery January 3.-(Special)-
Alabama tax assessments were increased
s6f, ,956,sS2 by the state tax commission
during 1872, according to the annual re-
port of the body. submitted to Governor
O'Neal late today The document gives
the total assessed value of property i'll
Alabama at 5000 1861, 331.31. The figures in
clude the entire state except in the case
of Shelby county which raises and es-
capes have not been entered into the
report; the state received a to-
tai of s527, 1922. OF this sum the county
tax commissioners procured $129 10Ao.
which left SS9S,0S2s2 procured by the
state commission.
Counties of the state derived a rev.
enue of s532, 1922 from the county and
state commissioners efforts without one
cent of expense to themselves. The in
crease amount to II per cent which is
the second largest ever made by the
body
Raises on real estate and personal
property during the year totaled S,9l5,S2i
compared to s10.523, 165 for 1911. Fran
chise assessments amounted to $24,303 3Ss,
compared to S25 491 ,764 for the preceding
year.
More than s5,O0O0O0 in raises in JEFF
1efSOn county are moi iHCiuuSu III lue
report 1t being stated that 10S cases are
now in litigation. The letter to Governor
O'Neal says in part the work of the
commission combined with that of the
county tax commissioners is greater for
the year 1912 than any year during its
existence.
The counties TO a large extent instead
of cooperating with the state in raising
assessable property to the values re-
uuired by law, have done a great deal
TO hinder the work of the commission.
The commission has encountered very
serious opposition in its work in the
counties of Jefferson, Montgomery and
Conecuh but Notwithstanding this oppo-
sition, the commission was able TO set
tie amicably all of these matters in the
counties of Montgomery and Conecuh,
but have quite an amount of unfinished
work in the county of Jefferson, which
we hope to finish amicably in a short
time.
We find that this opposition to the
commission was fostered largely by
those who are not paying their fair
share of taxes in Alabama and who are
trying to stir up trouble to keen he
commission from making fair and just
assessment against their properties.
The expert assistants employed by the
commission rendered great service to the
state by the collection of delinquent il
canses and also by the assistance aud
help rendered to the assessors boards
of revenue and county tax commission
ers in the state.
The expenses of the commission for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Most Destructive of Season

New York. January 3.-The most de-
structive storm of the season swept
along the Atlantic coast today, causing
great property loss. simultaneously
came reports of storms of equal vio-
lence in portions of the south and mid
die west and along part of the Pa
ci6c coast. Wire communication in
all sections of the country was Grip
pied. At times during the day as few
as five wires we're working between
this city and Chicago, and all wires
south of Atlanta were Frustrated. DAM
age caused to shipping on sea, lake and
harbor cannot be estimated tonight
While the storm was heavy and gem
eral only one death had been reported
here up to a late hour, that of a Brook
Iyn man blown from a scaffold.
In this city early today rain was fol-
lowed by gale that reached maximum
velocity of so miles an hour, working
havoc on land and water. From cap
sized craft scores of persons were res
cued in this harbor. An unidentified three
masted schooner was anchored tonight
five miles off the Little Egg life saving
station, flying distress signals tonight
Reports from the station said she did
not appear in immediate danger but the
revenue cutter Seneca has been dispatched
to her assistance
Human beings We're tossed about by
the wind in some instances like so
much paper. An unidentified man
was blown into Newark bay from q
train crossing a draw bridge and no
trace of him was found by searchers.
William Zimmerman, Brooklyn manu-
facturer, was blown overheard while
fishing from a pier at Coney Island.
He was rescued. A man was lifted by
the wind from an elevated station plat
form in Brooklyn and struck on his
head on the car tracks and was dam
gerously injured. Another citizen was
blown under trolley car and lost a
lpp-
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BRITAIN DELIVERS
REID'S REMAINS TO.
HIS COUNTRYMEN
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ida and North Dakota were drenched with
spray as they came ashore to form a
guard of honor and the little launches
from the Florida that carried the body
to the wharf pitches so badly that the
10 petty officers acting as bearers had
to steady the coffin for fear it would go
overheard.
On the river the guns of the Natal and
the Florida doomed a salute of 10 guns.
The first civilian to board the Natal
after she anchored was Ogden Mills the
late ambassadors brother-in-law When
the procession formed Mr. Mills, with
the ambassadors son. Ogden Mills Reid,
and s. S. Hanks, his secretary stood
bareheaded behind the artillery caisson
with Chandler Hale. third assistant sec
retary of state, and Capt Il. NJ Potts,
United States navy
At the cathedral the casket was in
trusted to a guard of 30 marines from
the battleship Connecticut. In squads of
10 oh two hour shifts, these marines
watched by the casket during the night
AT the funeral services at the cathe-
dral tomorrow Dean William Grosvenor
will read the lesson. Bishop Leonard of
Cleveland, an old friend of Mr. Reid s,
representing the state of Ohio and the
diocese in which Mr.. Reid formerly lived,
will read the creed and prayers The
committal service will be read by Bishop
David III. Greer, bishop of the New York
diocese. Bishop Boyd Carpenter of West
minister abbey, London, will be in at
tendance with the clergy, representing the
abbey. The pallbearers will be:
James Bryce, the British ambassador:
Secretary of State Philander C. Knox,
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Senator Elihu
Root, Joseph III. Choate. j. p. Morgan,
Chauncey M. Depew, Judge George Gray,
Rear Admiral William S. Cowles, Hart
Liman, Donald Nicholson. w. ID. Sloane,
Robert Lincoln, John Cadwalader, Robert
Bacon and Henry White.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Prisoners Are Told

Leavenworth. Kan, January 3.--The
| 33 labor leaders convicted of connec-
ition with the dynamite conspiracy, who
began serving their terms in the federal
prison here on New Years day, lined
| up awkwardly in the warden's office late
today, summoned by Warden McClaugh-
cry to receive news of the granting by
the federal circuit court of appeals of
lsupersedeas bonds, which may mean
temporary freedom for at least 80 of
them. Emotions ranging from surprise
to stolidity and confidence were de-
lpicted in their faces and manner as the
warden told them he had been informed
by the Associate Press of the granting
|of the bonds.
Expecting brief word of thanks
from each, only two of the men had
anything to say concerning the infor-
nation conveyed to them, Herbert S.
Hockin, former secretary of the iron
Workers union, who has been labelled
the 'betrayer" of his fellows and who
lis the only one of the 33 not affected
by the supersedeas order. was the flrst
to speak.
"Will the bond be perfected a. In.
dianapolis or at Chicago?" he asked,
|nervously. The question brought broad
smiles from several of his fellow prison
|ers. Warden McClaughry said he was
unable to answer the query
The face of Olaf A. Tveitmoe of San
Francisco, who like Hockin, was SEN
fenced to six years beamed when the
warden had announced the Chicago
courts action. He shifted nervousiy
while Hockin had the floor, then said:
In behalf of my fellows, Mr.. War.
den, we thank you for this news Some
of us had confidently expected it. vet
were prepared to serve out time IL the
court so willed. With your leave I beg
ITO suggest that these men keep their
own counsel until the full import of the
order has worked itself out"
Warden McClaugh1y assented with n.
nod and with another expression of
thanks Tveitmoe bowed.
Called From Work
When word of the bond being allowed
reached the warden late today the 80
men were at their work in various rarts
of the prison enclosure. Trustees were
sent to call them in.
In the kitchen Tveitmoe who was .re-
pairing vegetables for supper laid off;
his white apron and followed the trlisty
Hockin who was polishing copper
cooker laid aside his furnishing cloth
and followed.
j., T. Butler and P. A. Cooley and
others were called from the steel yard
where they were riveting girders and
President Ryan of the iron workers came
from the carpenter shop.
With caps in hand the men appeared
in the warden's office and stood most of
them with arms folded. Having scarcely
completed three whole days in the pris-
on, they appeared to look upon the pro-
cedure as merely a new piece OF rst-
tine.
Many of the men presented a different
appearance from that of Wednesday
morning when they were checked in u
federal prisoners. All who had mus
taches had shaved them off. President
Ryan who had sacrificed his iron gray
mustaches. appeared 10 years younger
When the warden announced that the
bond for each would be $4,000 for every
year Of each mans sentence some Of the
men glanced inquiringly at each ether
4 slight smile hovered about Frank n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
NELSON ACCUSED OF
ATTEMPTED MURDER

Troy Nelson, a negro man, was arrest
ed last night by Officers Darnell and
Whitfield. charged with burglary and as
sault with intent to murder.
The charges state that Nelson broke in
the lower part of the residence of George
G. Harris, 1872 South Eleventh avenue,
last night. One negro servant was stabbed
in the eye by Nelson and was taken to
the Hillman hospital.
Mr.. Harris and Leon Edwards were at
tracted by the cries of the servants and
attempted to catch Nelson, who Is said
to have cut Mr. Harris across the back
or the hand. The two men finally over
powered him and held him until the
officers arrived. The negro servant
named Robertson, will probably lose one
eye as a result of the cut, according to
the information from the Hillman hos
ptal last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Bandits Get 100000 After
Fierce Fight; Nine Killed

guarded by two score of his cowboys
While he was passing close to the bor-
der. between Portugal and Spain, he
was suddenly attacked by large band
of armed smugglers. who fired on his
party from ambuseade. The herdsmen
returned the volley with vigor. They
were finally forced to fee. They car
ried off Murilhaes who has been serious
ly wounded, but left the whole of the
money and % of their comrades on the
field, nine of them dead, and most of
the others fatally injured.
The civil guards of the entire province
have been called out and are searching
for the treasure and bandits. No trace
of them has been found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Heavy Damage in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia. January 3.-Wind, that at
times attained a velocity of 60 miles an
hour, caused heavy damage throughout
Pennsylvania. Delaware and New Jersey
today. Buildings, trees and poles We're
blown down in all sections of the three
states and numerous persons were in
juder Vessels, mostly small craft, an
chored in the Delaware river and along
the Atlantic Ctoast dragged their anchors
and were driven ashore.
Eleven persons were injured in the col
lapse of four story factory in this
city and a score of others were buried
under the ruins of shed at West Mary
land street wharf, on the Delaware river.
but escaped serious injury.
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victed men.
Judge Baker Comments
Judge Baker said on commenting on the
errors alleged by the defense against the
trial court:
I'm this case the writ of error is an
absolute right; writ of supersedeas is
not an absolute right. 1t has been the
practice of federal criminal prosecution,
however, to allow writs of supersedeas SO
as to release prisoners on bail until the
case is finally decided on review. While
the judgment of the trial court presuma bly,
Is correct, yet there is a possibility of sub
startial error-error SO great that a con-
viction should not be sustained. For that
reason defendants should not be subjected
to the ignominy of Incarceration while
their cases are being reviewed, and writs
of supersedeas should issue when it is
shown that they are asked for in good
faith and not on frivious grounds or
merely to delay the progress of Justice
1.-The chief error assigned in this case
is that the defendants were tried on the
theory of continuing conspiracy. AS
far as we have been able to learn there is
no decision which definitely considers this
point. 1t is a matter to be determined
by reasoning and analogy to precedent
The question as to whether the defendant
should have been tried for conspiracy in
correction with one offense has not been
definitely adjudicated, and there are pos
sibie grounds for difference of opinion, In
such circumstances 1t is the ordinary and
customary practice to admit the defend
ants to ball.
More than 100000 has been pledged
in Chicago to furnish bond for the con-
victed men, according to p. Fl. O'Don-
nell, attorney for the imprisoned labor
officials. No difficulty will be found in
raising bonds to free all the men, he
declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
No Loss of Life

Atlanta, Ga, January 3.--No loss of
life has been reported tonight as a
result of the severe rain and wind
storm which swept Florida, Georgia and
South Carolina today. In many parts
of this section the wind attained an
unprecedented velocity. While minor
losses of property We're reported at Au-
gusta, Savannah, Charleston, Columbia
and the Florida peninsula, the damage
of the storm apparently was confined to
broken glasses, uprooting of trees. de-
struction of small building and pros
tration of telephone and telegraph
wires
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
TWO ARE KILLED AND
MANY HURT IN WRECK

Mobile. January 3.-Two men were in
stantly killed and more than a score
seriously injured, some may die when
a New Orleans. Mobile and Chicago pas
senger train, bound for Mobile. crashed
through a trestle at Leaf, Miss, this aft
ernoon.
The dead:
Oscar Shepard, news agent, Mobile.
Jim Norman. negro porter. Mobile.
Thirteen negroes were badly hurt when
the negro coach plunged from the trestle
to the swamps below. The baggage coach
telescoped with the tender of the en-
gine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
FIRE DAMAGES
THREE HOUSES

Three thousand dollars damage was
done by fire late last night to three
houses in North Birmingham. Numbers
252o, 2627 and 2529 North Thirty-secoad
avenue.
The fire department in North Birning-
nam did not have report on the fires
last night. 1t is stated that William
Cary occupies the house at 2525 North
Thirty-second avenue, and ID. III. Patton
No. 2529. The fremen stated that the
house at 2527 was completely destroyed.
but that no one was at home at ony
of the houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Negro Saves Train

winston Salem, n. c., January B.
Quick action by a negro is believed to
have averted the wrecking of an in
coming passenger train from Green's
boro this morning. The negro discovered
a large telegraph pole which had been
blown across the track by todays storm.
After trying in vain to remove the OBJ
stacle before the arrival of the train, he
removed his red flannel shirt, proceeded
a short distance down the track and
tagged the train, Engineer E. E. Harris
stopped his train few yards from the
pole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Taft Goes to New York

Washington, January 3.-President
Taft, accompanied by Secretary of State
Knox left here at 1890 o'clock this
morning for New York to attend the
funeral there today of Whitelaw Reid,
late American ambassador to Great
Britain. The President this afternoon
will address the international Peace
Forum and the republican dinner at
night. He will return to Washington
Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
LYONS TRACED
THROUGH COINS

johnnie Lyons, negro man, was
arrested yesterday by Officers Brannon
and Ricks charged with highway rob-
berry. Lyons is charged with robbing
Assaid Bharo, Syrian. The thieves
obtained four French coins valued at
s4.s0 each. 1t was through these coins
that the two Officers obtained evidence
to arrest Lyons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Rich Jones Shot

Rich Jones, a negro man, living on Pet
iiford street, was shot in the stomach
by an unknown negro man last night
near the corner of Pettiford street and
Twelfth street. He was taken TO the
Hillman hospital, where it was stated
last night that he was seriously
wounded
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
HE WAS VERY CARELESS.

Never brushed his coat. Carried
around great lot of dandruff with
him. One day friend told him of
Halls Hair Remover. He talked with
his doctor about it. Then used it. Now
his scalp is clean and healthy. No dan
druff. No falling hair. No danger of
staining the hair, either.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
No Aid From Federation

pers, president of the American Fedora
ticn of Labor. today when asked If the
federation would furnish bail for the re-
lease of the men convicted of conspiracy
in the dynamite cases, said:
Neither our men nor the federation has
any means visible"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Mrs Mex emma

Decatur, January 3.-tSpecial)-Mrs
McKenna. mother of Mrs. James
Mitchell. fell dead while on her way to
a theater in New Decatur She be-
came ill after leaving home and stepped
into cafe to rest when she fell dead
Heart trouble was the supposed cause
of her death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
AddingtOn Safe Blown

A safe in the Addington Mercantile
company's store. 1879 Second avenue.
Avondale, was cracked by thieves early
yesterday morning and approximately SIS
stolen from the drawer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
Deaths and Funerals
william A. Young, Sr.

The friends of Mr and Mrs. Morris
g. Helms, Sr., will regret to learn Of
the death of her father, William A.
Young. Sr which occurred Friday
evening at Germantown, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
DUTIES CARRY TAX OFFICIAL
TO SMALLPOX INFESTED SECTION

Montgomery, January S.-tspecial)-
Attorney General Robert C. Brickell re-
fuses TO render an opinion as to the
duties of a tax official when his labors
carry him into sections of the county
pox.
The attorney general was requested by
the state tax commission to advise that
certain tax official of Pickens county
should do with reference to performing
certain service in several communities in
that county in which there is said to
be an epidemic of smallpox. In response
to this request the attorney general helG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
ROmania Mobilizes

Bucharest, Roumania January 3.-The
officers of the reserve of the Roumanian
army have been ordered today to report
for duty. They are to be in readiness to
join the colors at any date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04

Yanelcia-Do-Minho, Portugal, January
s.-Nine cowboys were killed and IA more
or less wounded In a desperate battle on
the Spanish frontier today with a band
of srnugglers who with characteristic
ierceness routed the herdsmen and cap
tured $4,000 in cash. This was the pro-
ceeds of sales of cattle.
Jose Murilhaes, one of the best known
cattle breeders in the province of Minho
had been for several weeks passing from
exposition to exposition and had dis
posed of three herdsss He then started for
home with the Portugese equivilant of
$4,000 In bank notes and cash He was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-04
FIERCE GALE DOES
HEAVY DAMAGE ON
ATLANTIC COAST
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mond shoals near Cape Hatteras, N. c..
was blown three miles from her sta
ton. IS Q. s." calls were flashed by
the lightship but her crew finally saved
her without assistance.
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that it was not in his province to rem
der such advice, and suggested that the
Pickens county officials consult the coun-
ty physician.
Advice was first sought from the tax
commission In letter which represen-
ted to the commission that there was a
large number of cases of smallpox IN
the county. The official declared that he
did not know what to do under the cir
cumstances stating that he did not wish
to neglect his duty, while at the same
time he did not care to run any un-
necessary risk.
Unable to advise the commission ap-
called to Attorney General Brickel who
~ turn ADVISED that the Pickens ofti-
.ial consult the county physician.