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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
REYNOLDS TAKES UP
DUTIES in ANNISTON

Admission. June 16.--tSpecial)-O. M.
Reynolds, Anniston's new postmaster,
was compelled to keep open house and
shake hands in between work hours Mon
day morning. when he formally took his
place as postmaster and custodian Of the
government building in this city, succeed
ing Charles r. Barker, who has had the
office for six years, succeeding J. M
Ragan.
Frank M. Shaw, assistant postmaster,
made the presentation speech Monday
afternoon when all the employees of the
office gathered in the postmaster's Of
flee and presented the retiring postmas-
ter pretty gold studded match case and
a fountain pen. Mr.. Barker replied in a
very felicitous talk.
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CURRENCY PROBLEM
MUST BE DECIDED
BY PUBLIC OPINION
6contInued from Pnsc one,


accompanied or followed by the Presi-
dent s message describing what he be-
lieves to be the necessity for. banking re-
FORM. Then. according to Mr.. Underwood,
the plan of the House will be to rest on
its oars, thoroughly discuss the new bank
ing proposals, aud await the expression
of the newspapers of the country and the
opinion of bankers and business men gen.
orally as to the merits of the democratic
proposals. Should the discussion of tho
bill in Congress be backed up by an in
sistent demand from the country at large
for an immediate revision of the currency
system, 1t is the belief OF the adminstrS-
ton that senators and congressman Will
yield their pleas OF personal discomfort IN
the approaching hot weather.
President Confident
The President believes strongly that
the country will back him up in his
views that the currency system ought
to be reformed so as to alleviate any
stringency that might follow the pas
sage of the tariff bill. Representative
Underwood, after his conference with
the President, said that while the DEM
ocratic party had made up its mind
what ought to be done on the tariff,
currency reform was practically new
question to 1t and it would be impos-
sible to predict how long the House
would take for a discussion OF the
bill 1t would take some time he add
ed, for members to hear from their
home communities. He would not ven
ture a guess as to whether approval or
disapprovaI of the bill could be re-
ported in a month or longer and took
the position that the currency situa-
tion could only be solved by the at
titude which the nation revealed when
the bill was debated thoroughly.
Meantime, Secretary McAdoo, Chair
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be accomplished in the summer months
or whether only a start will be made
In the present session and the meas
ure really enacted early in the Decem-
ber session Is the point upon which
even the President is reported to be un-
able to venture a prediction.
No Authoritative Version
The trainers of the bill have mads
public no authoritative version of tho
bill and up to tonight they declared
there had been no final agreement as
to detail. The main essentials--the
distribution OF reserves and the elactic-
ity of the currency--have been final
ly agreed upon only after wide diff
ferences of opinion among the currency
advocates themselves were reconciled
A more conciliatory spirit toward
the currency plan prevailed among
members of the House committee today
following a visit to the White House
by Representative Phelan of Massa-
chusetts. one of the members. Several
of the members of the committee who
have felt that they should be con-
suited with or advised regarding the
currency while SO many conferences
We're in progress. talked among them
selves with view to securing party
harmony.
SpeechmalSing in the House on cur
rency will begin soon. When the
House meets tomorrow, according to
plan arranged today. a request will be
made for time for Representative Nee
ly of Kansas. a member of thee ommit-
tee majority, to speak at the earliest
opportunity. He believes with Repre-
sentative Henry of Texas that there
should be an immediate renewal OF
the inquiry into the money trust"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
MUSIC FESTIVAL IN
GADSDEN THIS WEEK
Final Rehearsals for Great Social
Event Thursday and Friday
Held Last Night

Gadsden, June 16.-Final rehearsals
for the music festival which Will be
given on Thursday and Friday of this
week by prominent social leaders OF
Gadsden were held tonight at the Gads-
den Opera house. More than 200 peo-
pie will take part.
Twenty-Five Baptist ministers of Eto-
wah county met at the First Baptist
church here this morning for a con-
ference. Matters pertaining to the
church throughout Etowah county were
discussed. 1t was planned to have a
church rally this summer, visiting every
church in the county
Ed Hicks, assistant ticket agent for
the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
returned today from an extended trip
through Texas and the southwest. He
stated that crop conditions are excel
lent in all parts of the country
c. L. Harris, general superintendent
OF the Southern. and other officials of
that line were in Gadsden Monday
morning on tour of inspection 1t
was decided to build new loading
track here. Other improvements OF q
minor nature are contemplated.
Matt Rasberry, a white man, who es-
caped from the city chaingang several
weeks ago, was arrested In Birmingham
and brought back to Gadsden today to
complete sentence of 1854 days.
tracy Street, young man who jumped
from Fast Alabama Great Southern train
near Springville Saturday night. reached
mere Monday morning. His face was
lacerated by falling in pile of cinders az
the side of the track. otherwise ne
escaped injury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
Notice

Office New Orleans Railway and IArht
Company, 201-209 Baronne street, New Or
leans, La. June 3, 1913.-Sealed bids will
be received up to ~ o'clock, noon, Mon
day, June 16, 1913. for furnishing one
years supply of Beehive Oven coke (ap-
proximately 10000 tons) to this companv
beginning July /, 1918, as per specifications
on file at the office of the company. 2Of
Baronne street, cores OF which may be
obtained upon application.
Bids must be addressed to Mr.. Hugh Nc
Closkey. President and General Manager
JOSEPH III. DeGRANGE.
Vice President and Secretary.
6-S-10t
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STATE TEXT BOOKS
MAY BE EXCHANGED

montgomery. June 16.-(Special. )-Text
DOCKS used in Alabama public schools
can be exchanged for new ones by the
payment of the exchange price, no mat
Ter what the condition of the old ones
ls' This was the statement OF Henry
j. Willingham. state superintendent OF
education, today made because there had
peen some misunderstanding since tho
text book commission adopted new books.
IL there is any evidence to show that
oook is an adopted one. 1t can be ex.
changed for another and Mr.. WillinRham
declared that he hoped parents would not
fail to exchange books because they were
not in good condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
NEGROES Convict White Man

Admission, June 1f.-(Special)-On the
testimony of four negroes, II. l.. Hopkins,
white man, vas fined s99 and costs by
Recorder Green Monday morning on a
charge of carrying a concealed pistol
Judge Green's policy of raising the fine
for Sunday drunks every week seems to
be bearing fruit, as the fine last week
reached S3S NO one was arraigned Tor
this purpose Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
DR.. McDourall ON Vacation /.

McDougall. president Of the Alabama
presbyterian college, has gone On vaca-
ton to his old home in Michigan He will
visit In New York and other places before
MS return Dean W. A. White 10 IN
charge here during his absence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
Funeral Party MisrOuted

Admission. Jaadery 16-tSpecial.)-
to the fact that they were misrouted, they
say, Mrs G. Sloan and her little child, Mr.
and Mrs. j. IL. Colyer. all of Tucson,
Ariz.. had to spend the day in Admission
Sunday en- route to Chattanooga. The
party was routed from New Orleans via
Mobile, instea1 o. by way of Birmins-
ham
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Auditorium Discussion

Another cause for discussion was the
proposition said to have been made by
the Chamber of Commerce to the Pas
tors union in which the union offered
to give $4,000 toward the $4,000 that
is estimated would be necessary to meet
the expenses of the proposed revival,
provided the union would build a tab
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
ASK JURY SYSTEM
FOR CANAL ZONE

Washington. June 16--One OF the
immediate results OF the. conferences
between Secretary. Garrison and Col.
George Goethals. chairman OF the Pan
anna canal commission, now In WASH
ington. will be Introduction into the
canal zone of tho Jury system for the
trial of. persons charged with felon-
les fS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17

Berlin, June ia remarkable story
showing Emperor Williams attitude to-
ward a constitutional monarchy was re-
lated today during the celebration of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of his reign
by the faculty and students of Berlin
Prof. Otto Hintz, professor of
and administrative history,
declared that the Emperor himself had
told him years ago how he had first dis
and then destroyed the stand
ing appeal made by Frederick William "
Of Prussia To his successors to abolish
the Prussan constitution. The Emperor
said the first document he found in his
desk after his succession was an en-
velope containing the political testament
of Frederick William ", which was to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17

ZAMORA TEMPLE WILL HOLD A
CEREMONIAL SESSION TUESDAY.
JUNE II. AT $50 y. NJ, At THE BIJOU
THEATRE. ALL MEMBERS OF "a
MORA TEMPLE ARE EXPECTED TO
BE PRESENT. VISITING MOBILES
ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.
w. II. M'ADORY.
MLUSTRIOUS POTENTATE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17
Officer Kills Assailant

+ Chicago, June 16.--When Patrolman
Frederick e. Wooster attempted to ar
rest Chester E. Robinson on disor-
derby charge today Robinson, a negro,
| assaulted the officer. Wooster fired two
shots, killing his assailant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17

ernacle and turn it over to the cham
Der for use after the meeting. OBJ
lection Was expressed and the chair
man was authorized to appoint a COM
mittee to confer with the Chamber of
Commerce on the subj jeet.
There was a good deal of feeling in
jected in all the discussions and it was
evident nothing could be done at the
meeting yesterday in regard to bring
ing about the proposed revival. Dr.
E. X. Wright of Ensley offered a mo-
ton that the Pastors union would not
undertake to raise the proposed amount
which was seconded by Dr.. Dickinson.
but the motion was voted down by d
large majority
Although in session for almost three
hours no definite conclusion was ar
rived at, and the meeting adjourned.
Another meeting will be held next
Monday morning at II o'clock and 1t Is
hoped that the matter can then be set
tied without so much opposition.
That there was some misunderstand-
ing about the proposition of financial
assistance from the Chamber of Com
merce was learned when the result OF
the pastors meeting was disclosed.
The officers of the chambers stated
that they knew of no such proposition
having been made.
n1Is DnOUh DtdtCniNht
In speaking of the matter Paschal
Shook chairman of the auditorium COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce,
said: "Some time ago DIR. Jones of the
Moody Bible society appeared before
the auditorium committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce and stated it was in
tended to hold Gypsy Smith meeting
in Birmingham next fall, and that those
Interested in the meeting desired the
tor, a.f 1ah
Chamber of Commerce in providing u
suitable auditorium in which to hold
the said meeting.
also that it was contemplated the
Chamber of Commerce would be inter-
ested in the proposition in view of the
very earnest desire to secure for the
city a great permanent auditorium and
that 1t had a standing committee work.
ing to that end. lie was told by the
committee that it would carefully con-
slider the suggestion. Or. Jones then
suggested that any further negotiations
be conducted through Mr.. !. w Minor,
chairman of one of the various COM
mittees working on the proposed Gypsy
Smith meeting.
mo proposition or suggestion has
ever been submitted to or considered by
the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
relative to this matter. AS chairman
of the auditorium committee | discussed
the subject with Mr. Minor and said
to him that | thought 1t might be pos
sible to get the assistance of individual
members of the Chamber of Commerce
to further the proposition, but that |
was satisfied that the Chamber itself
was not in a position to render any as
sistance whatever
such attention and consideration as
has been given by the aditorium COM
mittee was done on the theory that all
the ministers of all the churches in
Greater Birmingham We're in entire ac-
cord as to the desirability of holding
such "A meeting"
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London. June 16.-Emile Dubonnet and
Welby Jordan, two aeronauts. who was
participating in a long distance balloon
race from Paris. were picked up today
by tug % miles south of Ventor on
the south coast of Isle of Wight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17

Duluth MINI. June 16.-The Greene
cananea Copper company today voted to
change the value of shares from $50 to
Sioo each, and reduce the number of
shares from 5000, 900 to 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-17

Sofia, June 16.-The bodies of 100 dead
have been taken from the ruins of the
houses demolished in the earthquake Sat
urday at Tirnova
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-12
SHOCKING
FATALITY
HAPPENS
Young Southerner Is Elec-
trocuted At Hammond BY
South Shore Roads High
Voltage Which Passes
Through His Body.

number of people witnessed a
shocking fatality at the intersection
of the B. & o. terminal. near Columbia
avenue, in Hammond, yesterday after
noon when A. d. Martz. 643s Parnell
4venue. Chicago. was electrocuted by
a high tension wire of the South Shore,
$500 volts passing through his body.
Death was instantaneous and the re-
mains were removed to Burns morgue
in Hammond.
Martz was employed as an interstate
commerce man for the B. & o. terminal
and met his untinely end in g most
peculiar manner. very few cases of the
kind being on record. The accident
was witnessed and described by Jesse
James, an Erie railroad engineer, re-
siding at "a Douglas street. Hammond.
With a tape measure in his hand
Martz attempted to measure the dis
tance between the high tension wire
on the South Shore line and the track
He threw the tape over the charged
wire and as Martz touched one end OF
the tape to the track it formed a
ground. There was a sharp flash and
the $500 volts passed through his body
killing him instantly. DR.. Hale. of East
Chicago, did everything in his power
to revive the victim. but his efforts
were futile.
1t is doubtful IL Martz was aware
that the cloth tape line. which he was
using, contained at least a dozen in
visible hair-like copper wires and az
soon as the tape line touched the ten
sion wire and the rail, the voltage wa.
carried to the ground. The end oi
the tape line was burned also wa.
Martz's hand An inquest will be
held sometime today.
Martz IL 24-years old and boarded al
6zss Parnell street. Chicago. His par
ents live at Frederick. Maryland. and
arrangement sare being made to shir
the remains there for burial
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-12
Plan Big Celebration.

Plans for a big union Labor day
the indications are that owing to the
the indications are taht owing to the
united efforts of all the unions in the
region. that it will exceed anything in
Lake County's history. Joint commit
tees from the Lake County Trades and
Labor Council and the Building Trades
Council have already been held and the
preliminaries have been disposed of.
Heretofore these organizations held
their picnics independent of each other
The next thing to be decided is the
location for the picnic. Lake Woods
Park between Hammond and Gary is
the favorite spot if suitable arrange
ments can be made for transportation
with the Gary and Interurban.
The cooperation of these two organi-
zations assures everything to be on a
big scale.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-12
DIES AT WORK
FROM HEART FAILURE
Employe American Maize
Products Co. Drops I'm
conscious To Floor.

Julius Dimiter, FL years DID, an en-
ploye of the American Maize Products
company at Roby, was found lying on
the floor in an unconscious condition
by fellow employees yesterday noon,
and although every effort was made to
save his life, he died an hour later
1t is thought that he succumbed to an
attack of heart failure. The remains
We're removed to Baran's morgue at
Whiting. where am inquest wifi be
held today.
Fellow workmen found Dimfter un-
conscious. His head was resting on his
arms and at first 1T was thought that
he had been overcome by gas fumes.
A Q. Mitchell. in charge of the North
ern Indiana Gas company's pulmotor,
rushed the pulmotor to the Roby plant
and worked on Dimiter from ~ o'clock
until 4~oclock yesterday afternoon.
Dimiter had been dead half an hour
before the pulmotor arrived and al
though the pulmotor crew succeeded
in getting perfect resperation. the
victims heart failed to respond. At
tending physicians pronounced it use
less to use any more effort, as there
was no hope of bringing him back to
life. The victim is 21 years old and
boarded on Indiana boulevard. A
search is being made for his relatives
and funeral arrangements have no,
been made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-12
ADVISORY BOARDS
!. WAKE UP BOARD
State Board of Accounting
Certifies Lake County
List To Governor.
TIMES BUREAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

indianapolis. Ind. July 1.-THE
state board of accounts today certified
to Governor Ralston a long list of re-
ports, charging Lake county officials
with retaining various small sums IL
legally in the years between 1905-1909.
Another report charged John C.sBecker,
township trustee of North township.
Lake county. and formerly president of
the trustees association with over
payment of his advisory board to the
charges aggregating 1928. Becker
wished to stand suit on the question
whether he should pay back to the
county the sums alleged to be due, and
the state board sent down the reports
with that understanding.
The other former county officials
against whom charges were filed all
were members of the county council of
Lake county. and the sums charged
against them were recorded by the state
board because of alleged excess salary
they received. One of the officers has
explained to the board that with the
rapid growth of the population of Lake
county it has been imperative that the
county council increase its schedule OF
special meetings. Many members had to
neglect their other business.
Those charged, with the various
amounts, follow: Albert Foster, s12O;
Henry g Batterman, $40: Fred Seehou-
ser. $120: Otto Huldegrandt, $125; Frank
Sharbuck $47.50; John A. Johnson. $40;
Henry Lundt, s35; William E. Water
$3.50; John j. Wood. $40; Henry Aul-
wurm, s35; Jacob Rimback S35.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-12
|GARY CITIZENS PARTY
HOLD BIG CONVENTION
Three Parties in Fusion to Name Tic
ket Opposing Knotts and His
Administration

A GETTING TOGETHER FOR GOOD.
"a movement against corruption and
in favor of decency. 1t was suggested
by different individuals that the thing
to do was to get together to fight for
the city's intereHts."
Attorney Hodges stated that at times
he had become so discouraged that he
had set sixty and ninety days as the
time for his leaving Gary. but that he
was now here to fight.
Admfssion by Ticket.
No one was admitted to the conven-
ton of the Citizens party to-day who
did not possess a ticket of admission
signed by Secretary W. ]. Fulton. Each
central committeeman was allowed fve
tickets, each delegate one, each alter
nate one, and each candidate ten.
In all there were 143 delegates and
as many alternates. Pontus Heintz and
Ike Bloom were appointed sergeants-
alarms to take care of the doors. and
these two big fellows kept non-ticket
holders on the outside
Primaries Last Night
Last night primaries were held in the
z
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-12
K. H. BELL ENDS HIS LIFE

me to drive south and when we reached
Stony Island avenue near the Pennsyl-
vania tracks at S2nd street. he excused
himself and left the electric. He went
to a clump of trees about a hundred
feet away and fired one shot in the
air to try the gun. 1 thought then that
everything was not quite right and 1
ran to his side. / heard a second shot
and found him bleeding from the fore
head. The shooting took place shortly
after eleven o'clock this morning"
Mrs. Bell is just out of the hospital,
having been released three days ago
from st. Luke's where she was operated
on for tumor.
The domestic life of the Bells during
the past few years was clouded by the
wifes charges of her husbands mental
arrangement and subsequent divorce
proceeding which is still pending in
the courts. Mr. Bell is said to be
worth in the neighborhood of quarter
million dollars. He is the owner of the
Lake County Savings and Trust bank
building at the four corners in Ham
mond.
Two daughters survive the father.
they being Mrs. Emma Brown and Mrs.
Anna Jones. B. L. P. Bell of Hammond
who is now at his summer home on
Lake Winnebago is brother OF the
diseased
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-12
d. EDER HAS
NARROW ESCAPE

Daniel Eder. ns< srietor of an auto
supply. house. was slightly injured yes
terday afternoon when thrown from a
motorcycle which he was driving at
tremendous rate of speed on South
Holman street That he escaped in
stant death is thought remarkable by
witnesses who saw him sail through
the air for fifty feet and light on his
hands and knees, to rise and walk
about, apparently unhurt-
Eder. who is the son of George NJ.
Eder. out for a spin with the
throttle wide open. His flying motor
cycle swirved the wheels struck the
old &. c. & l.. railroad tracks at Ken
wood. The machine went one way and
the driver another. Quite little dam
age was inflicted on the machine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-07-12
ELKS END GRAND
LODGE SESSION

Rochester.eN Y, July 1.-THE forty
ninth annual reunion of the grand
lodge. Benevolent Protective order of
Elks closed with ball last night in
the state armory.
Prizes were awarded yesterday for
the various Elks competitions as fol-
lows:
Competitive drill-Denver, first prize.
$500; Battle Creek, Mich. second, $500;
Syracuse. third, $500.
Best band in Hne--Alexander's Band
of Wilkesbarre, first, $3.50; Elks' Band
of Battle Creek, Mich, second. 800.
Greatest aggregate mileage in at
tending the convention-Seattle, first.
$3.50; Denver, second, 800.
Most unique uniform in line-Sayre
Pa, first, 5000; Cleveland. second, 5000
Detroit, third, s100
Most attractive float in parade
Seattle. first, $500: Sayre, Pa. second
$500; wilkesbarre, third, 5000.
Best appearance in line-Buffalo.
first, 5000; Denver, second, 800: De-
troit. third, $50.