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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-15
Mrs. George X. Harrington

jackson, Miss, December 14.=(Spe-
cial. THE remains of Mrs. George X
harrington, arrived here today from
or two since at the hcme of her daugh-
Ter, Mrs. Alice ketchum, and the fu-
neral services will be held tomorrcw
afternoon. Mrs. Harrington was the
only daughter of the late E. Bark sdale.
Tor many years editor of the Clarion
and representative of this district in
Congress several terms. She was the
relict of Dr. G. X. Harrin gton, one Of
the most prominent physicians of this
section and who died some 10 or IL
years ago.
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BOARD OF TRADE
Of TUSCALOOSA
TO MEET TONIGHT
Will Discuss Proposed In
crease i'm Water and Tel
ephOne Rates-0p-
position Strong

Tuscal loosa. December tSpeeial)-An
important meeting Of tie Tuscaloosa
Board of Trade will be neld at the court
house here Monday night at which there
will be discussion on the raise in rates
by the telephone company, which be-
come effective on January ]. and the raise
in rates recently made by The water works
commission of the city. II is not known
just what action the Board of Trade Will
take on the effort to raise the telephone
and water rates, but it is reported that
there will be considera BILE opposition de
veloped to the increases at the meeting
The water works plant here is NUM-
cipally owned and operated and ii is
claimed by some that the rates have
always been much higher than necessary
the city using the profits of the system
TO help pay the expenses of the city gov
ernment Recently the city commission
announced a change, which, 1t is claimed
by some will still further increase the
rates. There are quite a number of local
citizens and business men who are op-
posed to the present plan in force by
which the water works is made TO pay a
large part of the expenses of the city gov
ernment. they contendinS that the water
will operate and maintain the plant with
out any profit. 1t is forecast that quite
a lively fight will be made on the effort
of the city commissioners 10 increase the
rates, and it is believed by some that
the agitation may result III the operation
of the plant under rates which will not
bring the city any profi,.
The telephone company claims that un-
der a contract signed with the city a
number n "A II a1IfhnriZp1 n
increase the rates at this time and notice
has already been served or the telephone
users that the increase will go into effect
January /.
City Engineer Resigns
1t is reported authoritatiyely today that
w. H. Nicol, for a number of years city
engineer of Tuscaloosa, has rendered his
resignation to take effect on January ],
and, according to a we'll defined rumor
current, II. S. Sibey, assistant city en-
gineef, formerly of Birmingham. Will be
elected by the city commission to sue
ceed Nicol
None of the city commissioners would
deny or affirm the report. Nicol, who has
considerable real estate interests here, is
resigning to devote his time to private
business. 1t is stated that he is to be
the head of realty development COM
pany which is now being formed here
Sibley, who is to succeed Nicol, according
to the report. is at present assistant city
engineer and was for some time construct
ing engineer for the Tidewater interests.
The funeral of Mrs. Henry Gregg who
died at the family residence here SAtur-
day. was held Sunday at $3.50 o'clock at
the home. She is survived by four chill
dren, Messrs. Frank, Henry and VIM
Gregg and Miss Bessie Gregg
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Joseph ID. Wright

Eufaula. December 14.-(SpeciaI)
Joseph d. Wright, well known attor-
ney of Virginia. whose former home
was in Barbour county. died last week
at the home of his sister, Mrs. A. l..
Martin, at Clayton, following a brief
illness. He was taken to Clayton sew
eral weeks ago, where he became iii,
and his condition had gradually be-
come worse until death resulted. Fu-
neral services and burial were held
at Clayton.
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VILLA is VIRTUALLY
THE DICTATOR OF
CHIHUAHUA, SAY
THE REFUGEES
CONTINUED From Page one)


passed his lifetime as bandit Villa
would listen to no reason. He said
the property in the city belonged 10
the poor and those who would not con
tribute. whether foreigners or Mex
leans, or who would not accept revolu-
tionary script, would face a severe pen
altY."
Theodore Kyriacopulos, head of a
rebel junta, in the lobby of an 1Gl Paso
hotel today stabbed A. s. Fernando, a
Spaniard. Fernando was not fatally
wounded Kyriacopulos said he had
scted because a crowd of Spanish refu-
gees had yelled lynch the supporter
of Villa. He was arrested
Believing that his son in Chihuahua is
in danger of execution by the rebels,
Luis Terrazas, Sr., appealed to business
men of El Paso to ask the American
government to intercede on behalf of the
prisoner. The business men telegraphed
to Secretary of State Bryan and to Tex
as members of Congress. The older Ter
razas escaped with the federals and came
to FL Paso by way of Ojinaga. The telc-
grams also appealed to the United States
to protect women and children members
of Mexican families who remained in Chi
huahua.
An unconfirmed report reached here
through refugees that Torreon has beer
recaptured by the federals The recap
ture of Torreon was reported from Mex
leo City several days ago.
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Miss Matte Rrazier

Eufaula, December IL (Special.t
Miss Matte Brazier died Saturday aft
niece, Mrs Ella Robertson. She was
SO years of age and was born in Mon
roe county, Georgia, coming here two
years ago to make her home Funeral
services and burial were held in Eu-
faula
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Miss Nj. l.. Frankenberger

Huntsville, December 14.-(Special)
Miss nj. L. Prankenberger formerly of
Huntsville, is dead at San Diego, Cal,
from injuries received in railroad
wreck two years ago. Miss Frankenber-
ger was moving west with other mem
bers of the family when she was in
jured in wreck and she never re-
covered
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Abraham Andrews Dead

san francisco, December 14.-Col.
Abramah Andrews. one of the oldest and
widely known jewellers in the United
States, died here today aged SO years.
He was the oldest Mason in California,
having been initiated in 1S45
Colonel Andrews fought IN the Mexcan
war and in 1850 came to California. He
was one of the first men to work quartz
gold into jewelry.
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Nj. Hampton Collins

IiuntsNlIIe, December H.-tSpeciaL1-M.
Hampton Collins, well known contrac-
tor and builder of this city, died Saturday
night at his home on Walker street after
an illness of two months. He was 81
years old and is survived by his wife,
one son, Gail G. Collins of this city and
two daughters, Miss Gertrude Collins
of this city and Mrs. Frank c. Christ Of
Pittsburg, Pa.
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Deaths and Funerals
Augustus L. Taylor

Augustus Z. Taylor, the infant son oe
Mr. and Mrs. J Fl, Taylor, died at the
family residence, 1906 Mcmillan avenue
West End. last night The remains Of
the infant will be sent TO Tuscaloosa this
morning at 1890 o'clock for interment
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Mrs. Victoria Pennington

Mrs. Victoria Pennington age so years,
died Sunday afternoon at the family res
idence, 4127 North Tenth avenue She is
survived by a husband, Jasper Penning-
ton, four sons, one daughter, c. S. Allen.
I. NJ. and j. A. McDougal and Mrs
Josephine Holcombe. Funeral announce
ments will be made later
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three daughters, Mrs. Orline Arnold Ship
man, Mrs. Frances DeBardeleben and
Mrs j. l.. Drennen, all of Birmingham.
and one son. who resides in California
The pallbearers at Yesterdays funeral
were Capt. Frank s White Sr., Capt.
Robert f. Manly. Bradley J. Saunders,
DR.. W. ID. Taylor. George c. Whatley
and Nathan l.. Miller
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Asks for Information

Hermosillo, Sonora, December 14.-Al
though no official report had been re-
ceived here today concerning the reported
expulsion of Spanish residents of Chihua-
Eua City Gen. Venustiano CarranZa has
asked General Villa for information as
to what took place.
Il think that if General Villa has taken
action General Carranza said. 'it has
been only against those Spaniards or other
foreigners who have taken part against
the constitutionalist cause. The foreign
er who upholds the so-called government
of Huerta should be Judged and sem
fenced"
If any representations have been made
by the state department at Washington to
insurgent officials here, no comment was
made on the subject.
General CarranZa issued another order
today, that all chiefs of the revolution
appropriate no supplies during campaigns
without giving receipts, to be redeemed
later by the constitutionalist government
1t was reported today through the
American consul and insurgent officials
here that w. S. Windham and J. NJ.
Dunn, American ranchmen of Quimichi
Topic, had never been under arrest by
the insurgent military authorities Their
case had been the subject of the repre-
sentations to General Carranza from the
state department at Washington
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Louis r. Brock

Louis r. Brock aged 20 years, died at
an early hour yesterday morning at the
residence of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d.
A. Brock, of S400 Eleventh avenue, north.
Funeral arrangements will be announced
later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-15
Guests Escape Fire

Chaffee. Mo-, December 14.-One hun
ored guests escaped in their night clothes
and more than $125,o00 loss was caused
by a fire which DESTROYED the Astoria
hotel here early this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-15
ORGANIZE JUR|ES
FOR CRIMINAL COURT
Case of Harry Pe1.ctt Among
the Murder Cases cn
Docket

Judge w. t. Fort will organize the
iuries for the week in the first division
of the criminal court this morning and
sound the capital docket set for the
week.
Among the murder cases is that of
Harry Petett, alias New York Harry,
who is charged with being implicated In
the murder of two Birmingham police
men about 10 years ago. The case has
been set for hearing several times but has
been passed for various causes. IL is
understood that the case will be tried
this morning or in the event the state
is not ready he will be discharged by
the judge. Among the other cases are
four jail cases which were passed over
from last week.
Judge S e. Greene will preside over
the second division and il possible assist
Judge Fort in the trial of the capital
cases.
EN- and children. Everything possible was
done for their comfort by the officers
end men of the gunboat.
The Wheeling passed oown the river in
the moonlight with a searchlight playing
on her colors. She passed the rebel pickets
and anchored at midnight off La Barra.
The battleships lowered boats, and in
heavy seas the transfer was carried out.
occupying four hours.
Many of the women were seasick and
the bluejackets were nusy caring for
the invalids and babies. The Virginia re-
ceived 121 of the refugees, the New Jersey
lis and the Rhode Island 63 All that thy
saved was their hand baggage. Until con-
dtions improve the Americans will be
cared for on the battleships.
Many of the children some of them in
fants in arms suffered severely from ex.
posture on the crowded decks OF the little
gunboat, but they are now receiving at
tention from the naval surgeons. Tho
Wheeling arrived here today. When she
left Tampico yesterday afternoon fight
ing was in progress. but apparently the
rebels feared to expose themselves To
the fire from the batteries of the gum
boats Bravo and Vera Cruz, anchored in
the river.
According to officers of the Wheeling,
the federal generals, Arzamend and Zara-
goza commanding 1900 men. suffered
severe reverses on Tuesday and Wednes-
day last II is reported here that General
Carranza Is now, ON his way to Tampco
to assume personal command of the con-
stitutonalists. If Tampco should fall,
the plan of the campaign is said to in
clude an advance on Tuxpan and an at
tempt to capture Vera Cruz. which has
only a small garrison The arrival OF
any further reinforeements here depends
on the railroad from Mexico city. the cut
ting of which by rebel bands is possible
at any moment.
The eonstitutionalists around Tampico
are estimated at about 10000 A careful
watch is being kept against the advance
of Gen. Joaquin Mass from Tuxpan to the
relief of Tampico. 1t is possible that the
rebel commanders will attempt to cut
him off. as he has not moro than 1000 men.
many of whom are recruits.
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cool In the face of the furious fire to take
away with them every locomotive and
most of the rolling stock
That the rebel loss was very great also
is emphasized in these adviees. which add
that the buzzards. which inhabit the Mex
lean coast and which for generations
have been protected by Inv. hoated today
over the hattlefields in number so great
as to present the appearance of low lying
black clouds.
According to the federal report 500 rebels
were killed before they could get out of
range and this probably would mean
many other hundreds wounded and left
behind.
1t is regarded here as probable that the
relief of rampico is only temporary anu
that before many days the rebels will re-
sumo the attack in greater numbers. al
though the three days battle has ma
terially cut down their supply of ammu-
milton. This may delay operations for
a time
Reports reaching here do not indicate
that the property loss as a result of the
fighting has been large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-15
Report Denied

OFFICIAL denial was made today that
President Huerta had expressed anger at
the alleged interference of Rear Admiral
Fletcher with the federal gunboats, nor
did the government ever receive cor
roboration of the report that the Amer
ican commander-in-chief had issued any
order that could be Interpreted as inter-
ference
Whether the rebels under General
Blanco now at Victoria decide to renew
the attack upon Tampico or direct thell.
efforts against Monterey, they will be
able to move men and war material much
more expeditously in the next venture,
since as a result of the engagements
about Tampico they now have in their
possession 90 locomotives and several hum
dred cars many of them loaded with con-
struction material and other supplies.
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Only One Foreigner Mentioned

Inc only foreigner mfntlOncd IN Rear
Admiral Fletchei's dispatches as having
been injured is Edward Finally, who was
shot in the ankle but Is being cared for
in the hospital in Tamp.cc and is repoi ted
to be doing well
Practically ali the foreigners were out
in the harbor several miles from the
scene of the fighting, some aboard the
German and English ships, but the great
est number IN the American battleships,
Rhode Island, Virginia AMI New Jcrsey.
The American army transport sumner
and the American liner MOI % Ga stle were
due to arrive at Tampco today TO take
away any refugees who desired to go.
The official number of refugees aboard
the American battleshlps was given at
the navy department. tonight as 1876 men,
166 women and 1i6 children. f
From the maps at the department show
ing the relative pos'ti Of the cons.itu-'
tionalists and federal troops the arrival
of the federal gIinpoass undoubtedly was
strong factor In causing the attacking
forces to withdraw
Bravo First to Arrive
ADMIRAL Fletcher st first estimated the
strength of the con stilrtonalists at 5000,
while the federal garrison had about that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-15
GERMANS COMMEND
UNITED STATES FOR
NAVAL HOLIDAY"
Resolution Passed by House
Creates Favorable Com
ment Among Lovers
of Peace

Berlin, December 1.-THE large majority
by which the naval holiday resolution
passed the American House of Represen-
tatiVes has attracted interest and favor
able comment from peace lovers in Ger
many, and the attitude CT the United
states on the proposal that international
naval construction be discontinued for
one year is regarded as of possible far
reaching influence
The question just now is at a s.andstill
50 far as Great Britain and Germany
are concerned, and American Initiative
at TINS iuneture would have many ad-
Vahtases, in the opinion of certain Ger
man naval officers. Unlike the proposals
to this end put forward by Great Britain
the suggestion from a neutral nation to
discontinue building battleships for IL
months would be open to no suspicion of
hostile intent. Addressed to all nations
1t would avoid one of the main objections
to the British plan, which is that neither
Gleat Britain and Germany nor any other
two nations afford to stop building
battleshps, If other countries continue
their naval programmes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-15
Constitutionalists Withdraw

Washington December 14.-After four
days of fierce fighting the Mexican federal
garrison at the seaport of Tampico, re-
inforced by the arrival of gunboats with
troops, ammunition and dynamite, has
driven the attacking constitutionaists out
of range of their guns.
With cessation of hostilites. medical
officers from the United States gunboat
Tacoma and the scout cruiser Chester are
ashore in the. military hospitals helping
t. care for more than POO wounded.
This inform atun M;,s coHtailied in dis
patches from Rear Admiral Fletcher to
the navy deparsment. The last message
was dated 10 p. m, Saturday. when tite
firing had cease and ths constitutional
ISIS had withdrawn. The message was
sent by wireless from Taripico to Vera
Cruz where 1t was c;,bled i'll cipher 10
Washington VIA Galveston, which ac-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-15
ant No "JOkers''

1t need contain no "jokers'' such as the
exception allowing England to build bat
tleships for Mediterranean service and to
accept three Canadian battleships or their
equivalent while other nations were OBJ
serving the naval truce. The American
proposals, if made. it is pointed, should
be worded SO clearly as to lave no room
for evasion by diverting funds saved on
battleships to the construction OF cruisers,
torpedo boats submarines or airshps or
by providing for accelerated construction
in following years.
There naturally is little or no sympathy
at the admiralty for the idea, but in gov
ernment circles outside the admiralty such
a proposal might not be altogether un-
welcomed. The treasury department
forced TO devise schemes eor new taxation
and the majority of the Reichstag. faced
with the unpopular task of voting of
them are against any increase in naval
expenditure. Chancellor Won Pethmann-
Hollwege is already pledged to consider
any scheme for limitation of laval arm
aments along such lines
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-12-12
He Would Get Over.

IF he's as good as he looks" said
Lord Archie, ''he'll d."
"Thry him, yer honor, thry him."
said Delaney confidently. 'T've .
grand field and plenty o. jumps"
The colt was saddled, and Lord
Archie mounted. He first galloped
Eound the field, about twenty acres
m extent, and then took him over a
couple Of hurdles, a wide turf fence
and finally Q stone wall quite five
feet high King Brian jumped like
. stag, be could ga good pace, and
bis mouth vas perfection.
~How about water?" asked his
lordship.
"Wather, Il it?" said Delaney,
With supreme disdain. "Sure, if We
put him at the river Shannon he
wouldn't balk."
"Do you think he'd clear itY'
:. swell, no, yer honor" replied
Delaney thoughtfully. 81 wouldn't
70 as far as that. But, bedsd," be
added, with an air of conviction,
what he didn't Jump he'd sviml"
LONDON Apsven.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-12-12
THE COLORADO DESERT.
hew Sound Carries and the Way MI
RACES Come and Go.

New Sound Carries and the Way MI"
RACES Come and Go.
Talk about wireless telephonesl
The Colorado desert goes science
one better in that line. According
to travellers IN that neck Of sand
and sagebrusk, you can dispense
with any kind of telephone, with or
without wires, at least up to GER
tain distance.
Two men a mile apart can carry
on conversation In an ordinary
tone of voice, particularly if there
happens to be q small hill behind
each, writes Harvey Hall Kessler in
the Travel Magazine. The prevail
ing silence is SO intense that 1t
might be called deafeRing.
Perhaps, after all, the weirdest
among many strange features of the
desert is the mirage. We have
-camped perhaps and gone to bed
early in the evening with the Their
mometer registering not far below
til. hundred mark. We awake,
Suffering with cold beneath our
blsnkets, and look toward the east.
There is the slightest suggestion
Of light in the sky there, which az
we watch grows slowly in strength.
A grayish haze marks the horizons
edge, which stands out more sharply
at one point, from which broad,
pale rays creep up and out high
above in the sky. These again
slowly fade as point Of brilliant
light appears at their base. This
point grows to a half circle, then
breaks and runs along the sky line
In q surging, golden lake.
Upon. the shores of this lake
cities spring up, towers, spires and
solid blocks. These fade into fields
and forests and farming scenes
fields of golden grain, cattle stand.
ing in green alfalfa, sheets Of wa
ter. !. The mountains near the edge
of the lake separate from their
bases and float upward, topple over
and stand on their heads, their un-
wieldy feet in air.
Soon our lake begins to contract
and collect into a big round ball OF
dazzling brilliance hung Just above
the horizon. Farms and forest dis
appear. The mountains, as though
abashed at being caught in such an
unseemly attitude by the broad
light of day, quickly resume their
normal position, while all the stark
landscape stifens into unstirring en-
durance of the garish light and
blazing heat of the desert sun. The
[mirsge is gone like a bubble. Only
the gray desert remains.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-12-12

Several years ago Lord Clonmel
brought to this country string OF
race horses, and at the close of the
season Phil Dwyer gave a banquet
in his honor. Sheriff Tom Dunn Of
New York was called upon for
speech.
Faith and this is the wonderful
country said Dunn. 81 was poor
Irish lad, and me dear old mother,
God rest her soul, hardly had pen
MES enough to bring me over. And
here l am tonight citing cheek by
jowl with Lord Clonmel himself !
Why, me friends, back in the old
Tpperary days | couldn't get near
enough to has lordship to hit him
with shotgun p-Everybody's.
Didn't Suit Washington.
Until the early part of the last
century Milford, Conn, had house
in which Washington was said to
have spent a night. 1t was in 1889,
when Washington made a tour Of
New England Tradition says that
there were certain things about his
stay at the Milford tavern which he
did not enjoy. The supper set be-
fore him consisted of boiled meat
and potatoes. He was not pleased
with the meal and asked for bowl
of bread and milk. The landlord
brought the new order and a broken
pewter spoon with which to eat it.
"IIave you no better spoons than
this" asked General Washington.
'1t's the best l have in the house,
sir," replied the host.
"Send ME the servant" said hia
exceilency. "Here's 2 shillings. Go
to the minister's and borrow sill
yer spoon"
Tradition does not add whether
be got the spoon or not -E1-
change.