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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
GOLD LEFT WITH u. S. NOW
A PROBLEM FOR CONGRESS

In 1856 H. j. Peters brought $127S7
worth Of gold bullion to the San Fran
cisco mint; in 1858 Joseph Baker pre-
sented $3S.27, and in 1863 j. M. South
er handed over s156.96. Each was given
a receipt and told to come back for
gold certificate as soon as the gov
ernment ascertained the value of the
bullion. They have never returned
In 1882 Thomas +. Davis brought
5000 ounces of silver bullion to the
New York assay office to be made into
fine silver bars. and has not been seen
since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
TO ROW LENGTH
OF MISSISSIPPI
Andrew KOehn Leaves St. Paul on
Long Journey--Navy Depart
ment Approves Action

St Paul, Mimi, June 15.-Andrew
Koehn. honorably discharged duartermas-
ter Of the tinted States navy. who in
tends to row the entire length of the
Mississippi river, left Lake Itasca on his
long journey today. He will re-enter the
navy when he finishes his trip. which
he expects will consume about 80 days.
The trip is being made in a galvanized
steel boat koehn expects to cover the
distance between here and Lake Itasca
,(about 500 miles, in 20 days. The UNDER
taking has been approved by the navy
department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

mime operators to present case today.
MAY block currency reform action.
es Miners vote to renew strike.
Bryan discusses abandonment of dol
lar diplomacy.
Twenty-four hurt in car collision.
senate to spend busy week.
2-..Penssy" makes wonderful record.
Ex-senator Depew gets democratic views.
4-Editorial comment.
5-Labor adherents hold indignation
meeting.
Personal Invitations from 'iYanks'' tc
former enemies,
BOY scouts camp ends today
birmingham Railway. Light and
Power company officials cause ex.
element.
G-Sports.
s-Far too early for politics in Morgan
county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
COUNTRY SWELTERS
& UNDER HEAT WAVE

Washington, June 15.--Practicaly the en-
tire country sweltered today under the
first real hot wave of the season and to-
night the weather bureau experts held ont
next 4S hours.
Omaha, Neb., and St Joseph. NO.. were
the hottest cities in the United States to-
day. with the mercury lowering around
SO degrees. Chicago ran loose second
with the Thermometer registering a.
Washington suffered its. hottest day of
the season and one stroke occurred The
maximum temperature at the weather bu-
reau today, was 81, but the government
thermometer, registered 100 degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
EMILY DAWSON. 81
is LAID TO REST
Suffragette Martyr" Buried in Nor
peth-Quiet Funeral

Morpeth, England. June ia large del
egation of suffragettes and thousands Of
spectators witnessed the interment today
of the body of Emily Wilding Dawson
In st. Mary's parish church yard. North
umberland. Miss Dawson was killed In an
attempt to stop the Kings horse on derbv
day and her funeral at London yestepday
was made the occasion of a great demon
stration by suffragettes.
Today four white clad women led four
black horses attached to the open wagon
on which the coffin rested Another.
wagon loaded with wreaths followed and
then carriages with relatives NJ 81 : 4
Before the coffin was lowered n ua :
covered with a pail from Miss DAWSON :
mother, inscribed. welcome. the North
cumberland Hunger Striker, IS :,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
UNCLES SAM TRUE PROTECTOR
OF LIFE OF INDIAN WARDS

over by a railroad train Auditor Wooley
sustaining the position of his prede-
cessor. thought the bill unauthorized and
unreasonable.
Charley Walker, "a blind Navajo of the
Leuph, Ariz., indian school, and ward
of the government. deserted by his guide
and companion upon the approach of a
train. was run over. Dr. sampson, called
to his assistance. amputated his left leg
and right foot and cared for him for
three months.
This was an emergency II there ever
was one: the Indian had to be cared for
at once as matter of humanity" said
the physician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16

Washington. June 15.--More than a
half century ago Uncle Sam was hand
ed three bags of gold worth about 5000.
he is still holding them. Some thirty
years ago he was handed bag of
valuable silver bullion and the owner
has left it with him ever since. This
gold and silver has been a great nuis-
ance to the accounting offices of the
federal government.
Comptroller of the Currency Downey
th.s just decided it is problem for
GtngresA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16

Washington, June 15.-Uncle Sam is just
as much a protector and guardian of
the life and welfare of his Indian wards
as a parent iseof his child or husband
of his wife. This principle of responsible
ity was proclaimed today by George f..
Downey. comptroller of the treasury, in
overruling the appeal of Robert w.
Wooley, the new auditor for the interior
department. for a reversal of the comp
tioller's previous decision approving q
$500 bill of George p. Sampson of Wins
low. Ariz.. for treating and nursing back
10 life blind Indian, who had been run
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
WEST VIRGINIA
MINERS VOTE TO
RENEW STRIKE
Feeling Runs High at Meet
ings Yesterday
Strike at Cabin Creek
Is Probable

Charleston. w. Va. June 15.-Word
from various sources that the miners at
work in the operations on Paint and
Cabin Creeks hal voted at mass meetings
yesterday to renew the strike which for IL
year has convulsed the coal field Ac-
cording to reports reaching Governor
Hatfield, meetings Eskdale and in the
mountains above Kayford voted not io
return to work this morning
The miners We're at work under an
agreement framed by Governor Hatfield
and agreed 70 by miners and operators.
Mutterngs of discomfort had been heard
among the miners for several days.
Will Renew Strike
Representatives of the miners appearing
before the Senate committee investigating
the strike received confirmation of the
report that the strike would be renewed
this morning.
Information that has just come to me
from Paint and Cabin creeks" said S. h.
Montgomery. Of counsel for the miners.
makes it practically certain that the
strike will be renewed this morning. The
suspension will ! be general on Cabin
creek, but 1 carrot say how far Paint
creek will be affected. Feeling ran high
at the meetings yesterday, l understood
-Four miners were beaten up by guards
on Cabin creek yesterday and the men
are very INDIGNANT.
"The operators have failed to live up to
the agreement OF Governor Hatfelds
which provided that the strikers were to
be taken back to work without discrimi-
nation" syi tF
Governor Hatfield was at the executive
Office early this morning awaiting further
word from the field and the suppressed
excitement in Charleston increased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
BRYAN DISCUSSES
ABANDONMENT OF
|. DOLLAR DIPLOMACY
Talks With DIR. Muller on
Commercial Relations Be-
tween United States
and Brazil

Washington, June J5-Secretary Bryan
Brazilian minister of foreign affairs, on
special mission here the reason for the
abandonment by the Wilson adminstra-
tion of the so-called dollar diplomacy
policy" DR.. Muller had called at the
home of Mr. Bryan to pay his farewell
respects.
There is no lack of desire to encour-
age increase of commercial relations be-
tween the United States and Brazil and
other nations, Mr. Bryan told his Wis
itor ;,
This is to be done, however, he said,
without having the government back en-
terprises of American capital in foreign
countries. The administration, he added,
desires to see American business secured
abroad through the establishment of
friendly relations with those countries
and their people, and by the use of abso-
lutely honorable commercial methods.
DIR. Muller agreed that this was the
~isest policy. and he asserted that he
would do what he could to encourage
Brazil's endorsement of it.
Prevent Improper Business
Mr.. Bryan suggested that the state de-
rartments OF the two governments could
do much to prevent improper business
from gaining a foothold by reporting
promptly any cases they discovered. DR..
Muller promised to do this.
( Tonight shortly before the Brazilian
minister and his party left their hotel
for the train, Secretary Bryan called to
say farewell.
: President Wilson'S friendly reception
last Wednesday, Secretary, Bryans cor
djality. and the recess by the Senate in
his honor Friday afternoon, were the
three features which DR.. Muller said
pleased him most in his five days here.
Today. the Brazilian embassy staff gave
him a luncheon at the Chevy Chase club.
I On two special cars the Muller party,
accompanied by Dudley Field Malone.
I third assistant Secretary of state, and
others left at midnight for. South Bethle-
hem where tomorrow will be spent in
Inspecting the great steel plant there
They will reach New York tomorrow
night to spend Tuesday. Wednesday they
go to West Point on a torpedo boat de-
styoyer, Thursday to Boston and Friday
to Niagara Falls.
The party will reach San Francisco
June 27. and will be back q New York
July Z, whence they viii take the bat
tleship NIinas Geraes for Brazil.
-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
! MALONE KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT

Little Rock, June 16.-Robert 3. Ma
lone, formerly of Tuscumbia, Ala
and a planter of Pine Bluff, Ark, was
killed, his son Robert. 12 years old
and William Il. Kirby, also of Pin,
Bluff. were probably fatally injured
and Mrs Kirby was seriously hurl
when the automobile in which the,
were riding ran into an embankment
and overturned near Little Rock early
this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
SAGGING WIRE CUTS
THROATS OF TWO
New York Picnickers Swept to the
Ground and Windpipes Partly
Severed by Wire

New York, June IA sagging wire to-
day cut the throats of two members of
a picnic party riding on top of a double
decked automobile bus near Long Beach.
Long Island, and swept another man to
the ground. One of the men. William
Pleng, is suffering from a partly sew
cred windpipe and probably will die. 1t
is expected that the other two men, al
though their injuries are serious, will
recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
Call in GarrisOns

General Mercado, acting military COVER
nor, has called in all other outlying gar
risons to the defense of the capital The
insurgents are maneuvering to prevent
these movements.
Some 500 federals at Juarez alone re-
main unaffected by the general orders.
Juarez is threatened by movement of
constitutionalists from the Ojnaga dis
trict, below the Texas border, according
to military reports received at Fort Bliss,
Texas.
Practically every railway line in the
state is out of commission as a result
of rebel activities. There is no traffic
on the Mexican Central railway north or
south of the state capital The Mexican
Northwestern railway is operating below
the border only as far as Casas Grandes.
The only armed forces in consequence
in the ,Casas Grandes district is lead by
Colonel Castillo, a mutineer from the
federal ranks. He has proclaimed for
the Vasquez Gomez revolution. which is
not connected with the constitutionalist
movement - s
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
Leaders Apparently Deter
mined to Defer Currency
Legislation
WILSON ANXIOUS
ACTION BE TAKEN
The Presidents Stand for Legislation
Nav Not Be Effective-Under-
wood Personally Against
Currency Action

Washington, June 15.-Developments
of the last week at both ends of the
capitol have indicated growing de-
termination on the part of democratic
leaders of Congress to pass tariff bill
and wind up the work of the extra
session without action upon currency
reform or any other important sub
ject.
Notwithstanding President Wilson
repeatedly expressed desire to see some
positive action taken toward reform
of the nations financial system, tho
controlling forces of the party in both
houses are showing disposition to de-
fer action on monetary reform until
the regular session opening next De-
cember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
Cars InterlOcked

The cars We're interlocked and bob
telescoped. A passenger ran mile to
telephone for a wrecker. Nineteen OF
the injured were taken to the Missouri
Baptist sanitarium and five We're treated
by physicians at overland The others
helped each other bandage up their
wounds and were brought into town on
the wrecker.
The crash knocked women and chill
dren out from either side of the cars
into the gulley beside the tracks.
The shrie6s of the children, frantic
mothers and injured passengers brought
farmers and suburbanites to the scene
from radius of half a mile.
The open air cars were twice the
length of the city street cars and had
only awnings as roofs.
The forward end of one car and the
| rear half of the other were reduced
| to splinters. similar accident oc-
Cured on the same curve two years
| ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
st. Louis Trolley Cars Crash
Together With Serious
Results
TWO PROBABLY
SERIOUSLY HURT
Trolley Slips From Front Car and
Second Car Crashes Into Rear.
Both Were Crowded
With Picnickers

ST. Louis, June Io.-Twenty-four
persons, mostly women and children.
were injured In IA rear end trolley car
collision on the Creve Coucr Lake line
in st. Louis county tonight.
Two of them, Mrs. Dora Bingham,
and Mrs Regina A. Carouthers. will
probably die. a score of others were
bruised and cut by dying glass, but
refused to go to the hospital.
The accident occurred near Overland
park. Both were open air cars, crowded
with picnickers. The trolley of the first
car was off IL rounded a curve, leav-
ing thee ar in darkness, and the second
car, running 40 miles an hour, crashed
in To
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
STEAMER COLI IDEi

0aiuinet, M'ch'' we ia.739 ire steam
er Jesse opaidins' 'eeeHsed ! collision
Win the coai sseai ef NJ. Snei-
der, Jr., is missing on Iaf6 S, ,nerior 70.
night, somewhere, r. IN thafe n IN tha
vicinity of xeweana& pont stress sis,~
nails from the Spa ING ess sail suddenly.
aiaer .he coil'sion LTD y fog this
morning, and the .sfis. 81 which han
backed clear, was ul1ahi "a s~l3 3the otha,.
injured vessel. =
The Snyder, Jr., rses only 1tly dam
aged above the vasef iue & possib,,s
the Spalding was ei.r lhe me of the
collision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16

fer action on monetary reform until
the regular session opening next De-
cember.
Opposition Developed
A session of the Senate currency
committee last week and the open an
tagonism voiced by Representative
Henry of Texas against present action
have served to emphasize the opposi-
tion that has developed within the
party ranks against the Presidents
programme of immediate action. While
the Senate committee took no definite
action, many members, including in
fluential democrats, openly expressed
the opinion that no currency law would
be enacted at this session.
There is but little enthusiasm in
either house over the administration
move for currency legislation at this
session. In the Senate there is even
grave doubt of the banking and cur
rency committee agreeing on a cur
| rency bill at this extra session. despite
the insistence of Chairman owen that
currency legislation is imperative In
the House Chairman Glass so far is
the only anember who. has evinced. anv
determination to press currency reform
before the regular December session
Underwood's Stand
Democratic Leader Underwood has
not been in favor of currency legisla :
tion at the extra session, but his dis
position is to have the democratic ma :
Jority in the House act in harmony with
the President as far as possible in the
interest of party unity.
Mr.. Glass expects to start the cur-
rency machinery in motion on Tuesday
by introducing bill he believes will
represent the composite views of Presi-
dent Wilson. Secretary McAdoo. Chair
man owen of the Senate committee. and
himself. If this plan is carried out
the House committee on banking and
currency will get together for a nre-
liminary consideration of the question
on wednesday or Thursday, when the
Bukley subcommittee also will report
In favor OF open sessions while cur
rency reform is under consideration in
committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-16
West Virginia Not on Trial

'"rhe state of West Virginia is not
on trial here" is the way Senator
Swanson, the chairman of thee ommit-
tee, states the question, this com
mittee has no power to try anyone for
any offense We are simply here to
determine the facts, and report them to
lCAufInued nm R~un us...x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-04
A DARING ESCAPE

Only once In the past few years has
any officer on the Birmingham police
force had such an experience as befell
Detective Kicks yesterday afternoon. He
arrested man and took him to the de-
tectives' room at headquarters to question
him. Kicks left the room for minute
and when he returned his prisoner had
Jumped to the alley below from the sec
ond story window. The detectives room
il on the second floor of the city hall
building and is at least 20 feet above the
ground. Although Ricks had left the
room for moment only the man had
sprung out of the window and disap-
peared.
At late hour last night Kicks was still
looking for the man to remind him that
he forgot his hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-04
PROVO. g '9,l
AAacEau

Friends of Woodrow Wilson have
said that his political ability is vested
in his family, which consists of a
charming wife and three equally at
tractive daughters.
Mrs. Wilson was born in Georgia.
After her engagement to Mr. Wilson
she took up the study of art at the Art
Students league in New York. She
continued her art work after her mar
riage for three years until the birth of
her first daughter. She liked portrait
ure particularly WELL A clever, smil-
ing, matronly woman, she is described
as an ideal housekeeper and mother,
and Mr.. Wilson declares she has been
his chief aid in his rise to fame.
Miss Margaret Woodrow Wilson was
born 26 years ago at Gainesville, Ga.
Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson was also
born at Gainesville, 25 years ago.
Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, who is
%, was born at Middletown, Conn.,,
where her father was an instructor at
Wesleyan college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson have carried
into effect advanced ideas in the edu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-04
His Last Day as President
Crowded With Many
Pleasantries
GREETS INCOMING
PRESIDENT AND WIFE
President Expresses Himself Pleased
With the Days Happenings.
Bryan Calls on Wilson in
the White House

Washington, March 3-President Tafts
last day in the White House was one of
his busiest.
As working day it did not last more
than 10 hours, but 1t was crowded with
usual events, full of incidents that fall
to the man who sits In the White House
and crowned with pleasantries.
The President shook hands with sew
governments; received scores of kilograms
from friends all over the world signed
his name to pile after pile of pictures
and letters and held three receptions
He quilted the room he has occupied for
four years in the executive offices with
a smile and without backward glance.
He met his old time friends of the Wash
ington diplomatic corps and the justices
of the supreme court in the White House
and last of all he gave the first formal
welcome In that mansion to the President
elect and Mrs. Wilson.
Tonight the President and Mrs. Taft
were guests at private dinner given by
MISS Nuapel bOdTuIndn+ Alio6ChAtEs do
Mr. Taft told visitors today, it was one
of the happiest days of his life, and the
regret he may have had over things he
was unable to accomplish was more than
offset by the remembrance of the pleasant
paths he has traversed.
The President received the President
elect and Mrs. Wilson at 6 o'clock to-
night. Col. Spencer Cosby, chief aide to
the President. was the escort and the
President had sent his own touring car
TO bring them through the crowded
throughfares. A few hundred persons
gathered in front of the mansion cheered
when they recognized the next President
and his wife.
On the bronze seal OF the United States
imbedded deep in the marble floor of the
main hall way President Taft was wait
ing to receive his guests. He offered
his arm to Mrs Wilson and escorted the
next first lady of the land" to the quiet
of the green room. Mrs. Taft and Miss
Helen, the only members of the retiring
Presidents family in town, came down
the stairway a few moments later and
the President-to-be, his wife and the
President who quits tomorrow. and his
wife and daughter. talked alone.
William Jennings Bryan was one of
the last distinguished visitors who saw
the President in his office. Colonel Bryan
came unannounced late in the afternoon.
Here's something 1 want to show you.
said the President as he grasped his vis-
itor by the arm and led him to the cabi-
net room.
This" continued the President, 'is
the cabinet ROOM.
Mr. Bryan sat down in the chair of
the Secretary OF State, but made no
comment.
II Just dropped in to say farewell, -
he told the newspaper men as he de-
parted. 81 have many republican friends
as we'll as those in the democratic party"
Before he left his office for the last
time the President shook hands with the
members of the executive office staff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-04
PERSONNEL OF THE
NEW CABINET is
THOUGHT COMPLETE
sOontlnued From Pass o.e,


portant factors under the new administra-
ton and their jurisdiction will fall on the
head of the war department. Chancel-
lor Garrison is a close friend OF Mr.
Wilson and is regarded as one of the best
men New Jersey has ever elevate to
the bench.
The choosing of David Franklin Hous-
ton, chancellor of Washington university,
ST. Louis, Mo-, for the portfolio Of agri-
culture also occasions little surprise as
Mr.. Wilson's intimate knowledge of ag-
ricultural questions has led him to seek
a man familiar with the processes OF
advancing scientific farming and allied
questions in this country. Mr.. Houston,
was president of the Texas Agricultural
and Mechanical college for a number OF
years.
For the portfolio of Secretary of the
Interior, 1t is said Mr.. Wilson has been
influenced to select a westerner of legal
training.
Franklin X. Lanes experience as inter-
state commerce. commissioner, 1t is as
sumed, has fitted him for executive and
judicial tasks involved in administering
the public land policy of the country.