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lation Of the treaty. they would not in
sist upon exemption.
Then a leading exponent on the floor
of the House suggested that the excep-
ton be made and that if England OBJ
jected that a case be made for deter
mination at The Hague. Since that ex-
emption was made that gentleman AM
others of his associates object to arbitra-
ton at all.
Proposes Two Things
This resolution proposes two things.
First, an experimental test to demon
strate whether or not the tolls will pay
the expenses of operating the canal. ex-
elusive of the tolls of the coastwise trade,
and the other is to afford opportunity
to adjust all questions of diplomacy
touching tolls. Assuming that the adj
vocates of exemption were sincere in
their contention on these two PROPOSE
tons, it should not prove embarrassing to
them at all nor be regarded as any aban-
donment of their position. to pass this
resolution to test the correctness of two
contentious in the two propositions. If II
is demonstrated that the tolls are suffi-
cient to spare the tolls to the coastwise
trade, the state department will be al
lowed time to adjust questions growing
out of the treaty stipulations, and if the
advocates of exemption are found to have
been correct in their contention as to a
sufficiency of revenue and the diplomatic
questions are settled in their favor. az
executive order then will put the exemp-
ton into force"
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MYSTERY OF DUAL
| EXISTENCE OF COUCH
REMAINS UNSOLVED

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of DIR. J. F. Curlette, brotner-fn-law of
the dead lawyer.
DIR. Curlotte notified the coroner and
the sheriff and these officials Joined in
an effort with him to keep the facts of
the lawyers double life from becoming
the gossip of the village.
The story became known when Mrs
Couch. exploring her husbands offices
after his student death went into. a room
which the lawyer always had forbidden
her to enter. There she found Miss
Brance.
Later the woman told her story to the
county prosecutor. Many years ago, she
said, she lived at Goshen, N. u, but facts
concerning her early life she withheld.
After much questioning she told of her
life in the little room opening off Couch S
offices. She never went out except at
night and then only when she was sure
no one would see her. She lived on pro-
visions brought her by the lawyer and
through it all she said she was happy.
Was 40 Years Old
She said she was 40 years old and hac
been a book seller.
Her story stopped here except with the
explanation that it was While trying to
interest Couch in book 10 years ago
that their friendship started. They met at
frequent intervals after that time, she
said, until about three years ago, when
they concluded that secret meetings that
had lasted day could be prolonged val
iantly to one week and then weeks. She
took up living quarters in the lawyer $
office then.
When confronted by the widow of the
man with whom she had lived in secret
for many years Miss Brance begged
for forgiveness, crying:
II loved him; loved him."
Her grief at COUGHS death was genuine
and the sheriff, who at first harbored sus-
picions concerning her, was finally forced
to admit that there was criminal
charge upon which she could be retained.
In the county jail Miss Brance has de-
MED herself to all callers saying that she
desired only to be permitted to leave and
to be forgotten. An autopsy performed
on the body of Couch revealed that his
death had been due to heart disease.
The coroner's verdict was accidental
death. The body was taken to Couch S
late home at the request of the widow.
Mrs. COUGHS silence remained today I'M
broken.
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Solomon Never

Funeral services over the remains of
Solomon Meyer. aged 60 years, who died
of heart failure on Monday night, will
be conducted from his late residence,
1902 Cliff Road. at o'clock this aft
ernoon. Interment will follow in Tenn
pie Emanuel cemetery. The pallbearers
will be Gus Rotholz, David Meyer, Ed
ward Martin. T. o. Motion, Herman
Beck, and Simon Klotz: the honorary
pallbearers are DR.. Wyatt Heflin, Emil
Levi, Leo Steiner A. S. Hochstedder and
Ike Simpson.
Mr.. Meyer had been a resident of
Birmingham for the past 20 years and
was we'll known in business and realty
circles. He formerly had resided in
Tuscaloosa and Chattanooga. He is sur
vived by his widow, two sons, John
5. Meyer and Charles NJ. Meyer of this
city; three daughters, Mrs. w. II.
Crumrine of Birmingham, Mrs. Sam
Picard Of Biloxi, Miss, and Mrs. Leo
Frankel of Chicago, Ill. The deceased
is also survived by a brother, Leo
Meyer, of Tuscaloosa.
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States should pay the same tolls as
others.
The free toll provision now is under
diplomatic protest.
Not Administration Measure
Representative Adamson introduced
the resolution on his own responsibility
and 1t will not go before Congress as
an administration measure. 1t was said
In high official circles, however, that
the silence of the administration did
not mean that the proposed step was
disapproved Any declaration of policy
in subject of canal tolls has been
avoided since President Wilson as
sumed office last March.
When Ambassador Bryce left wash
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24
PRESIDENT LEAVES
EOR PASS CHRISTIAN

Washington, December 23.-President
Wilson, with Mrs Wilson, their two
daughters, Misses Margaret and Eleanor,
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones and DR.. Cary
Grayson, naval aide. left Washington to-
night at 1915 o'clock for Pass Chris
tan. Miss, to spend Christmas.
Z The President eluded the crowd which
had gathered at the depot to see him
depart by boarding his private car an
hour before the time scheduled for its
departure. He will return to Washing
ton in time for the diplomatic reception
January 10.
Joseph Tumulty, the Presidents secre-
tary, will remain at the White House
during the holidays and keep in touch
with the President by telegraph.
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DELANO RESIGNS
AS RECEIVER

st. Louis. December 2S.-The resigna-
ton of Frederick 4. Delano as one Of
the three receivers of the Wabash rail-
road, was formally accepted IN an order
ISSUED here today by Judge Adams. TIE
court then announced that the appoint
ment of a successor to Mr. Delano was
unnecessary, as the two remaining re-
ceivers. E. B. Pryor and ". X. Bixby,
could serve the purpose Of the court.
The failure of Judge Adams to appoint
n successor to Mr.. Deano Is considered
In local railroad circles as indicating the
Wabash reeevership soon will be dis
solved It was recalled also that on DE-.
cember Il, Thomas r Fauntleroy. special
master, said he expected the road would
be sold at public auction before March
l, 1914. to satisfy the claim of trust
company of New York city
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NO HOPE HELDOUT
FOR SWEAR|NGEN
Was Injured by Tidewater
Car Monday, on Which
Son Was M0tOrman

The condition of J. S. Swearingen
showed no change at st. vincent's last
night, and 1t was stated that tire was
no hope for his recovery from injuries
received by being struck by Tidewater
ear on Monday night The accident oc-
Cured at Thirty-second street and Fifth
avenue.
M. L. Swearingen, the son of the In
jured man, was the motorman on tho car.
He is at his residence, $50 North Thirty
ninth street, Frustrated over the accident
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ADJUSTMENTS
"The Girl of Nv Dreams

A full house is expected at the opening
performance of the engagement of The
Girl of Ny Dreams" Christmas day mat
inee at the Jefferson theatre. The or
ganzation numbers more than 80 people
and the cast includes Countess Olga Won
Hatzfeldt. Roy Purvance, Irving Brooks.
Eda VonLuke. Francis Gaillard Neil
Burns Frank McEwen, Cecile Renard and
many others. The seat sale is on.
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AT the Riiou

Large audiences of enthusiastic people
are seeing Little Emma Bunting in Lit.
tie Lord Fauntleroy" at the Bijou this
week, and enjoying the performance
There will be holiday matinee Thurs
day, tickets for which are in great de-
mand. and holiday performance Thurs
day night. The management is antici-
pating the largest audiences this season,
as indicated by the advance sale Of
tickets.
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Ben G.. Shiyers

Ben G. Shivers, aged 30 years, a miner
was killed yesterday morning about IL
o'clock by a fall of rock at Rufner mine
near Irondale. Funeral services over the
remains will be conducted this afternoon
at 8 o'cloc kfrom the family residence
of the deceased at Irondale. Interment
will follow in McElwain cemetery. The
deceased, who is survived by his widow,
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try north of Torreon and west of Mon
terey.
The last report from Villa was that he
was sending men and supplied toward
Torreon in preparation for an attack or
that city. AS the federals from Torreor
had not opposed the rebel advance, Gen
eral Villas plan was to implant his me-
strongly and in numbers near that city
before attacking 1t.
A train which left Chihuahua for Jua.
req before the telegraph was interrupted
had not reached here tonight, although il
was believed the railroad had not beer
impaired.
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Mrs. Sarah Louisa Brock

Centre, December 23.-(SpeciaI) -Mrs.
Sarah Louisa Brock, mother of l. L..
Brock, cashier of the Cherokee County
bank, died at the home of her son at
an early hour this morning She was
past 80 years OF age. One of her sons
the Rev. Louis Brock, is a Baptist min
lister and serves a church in the south
ern part of the state. Another son is
Prof. George w. Brock. president of the
Livingston State Normal college, who
reached here few hours before her
death.
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At the Orpheum

BY far the best vaudeville attraction
that has been seen in many weeks i
offered at the Orpheum this week. Il
is bill of five acts without a singh
poor one There will be a special holiday
matinee on Thursday afternoon. ticket
for which may be had in advance, ant
two performances Thursday night! for
which there is a large and steady de
mand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24
CHILDREN ROBBED
OF CHRISTMAS TOYS

Syracuse, N. Y. December 3d.
Scores of little children We're robbed
of their Christmas presents late
today when burglars broke into the
South Presbyterian church and
stripped a big Christmas tree of
its toys and candies. The burglars
forced an entrance into the pas
tors study and stole a diary con-
tanning an outline of 20 sermons,
and eight written sermons.
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Marigula Terlikis

Funeral services over the remains
of Marigula Terlikis, aged years, who
died at the family residence. 1126 Ave-
nue. I'll on Monday afternoon, We're con-
Quoted from the Greek church yester-
day afternoon. Interment followed in
Elmwood cemetery.
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'1'he Quaker Girl"

The seat sale for THE Quaker Girl
will begin tomorrow morning at the JEFF
ferson theatre, a matinee and night per.
Torrance to be given Saturday. Concern.
ing THE Quaker Girl but little nee4
be said. so widely have the praises been
sung. The record of THE Quaker Girl
includes runs of two years in Londor
one year in Paris and one year in New
York.
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James Row Turnham

Funeral services over the remains of
James Roy Turnham, aged IL years
who died at the residence of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Turnham Mon
day. were conducted yesterday after
noon from the family residence, 2l19
Fifth avenue. Interment followed in
Forest Hill cemetery
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Joseph Burnett Scott

The remains of Joseph Burnett Scott,
aged 6 years, who died yesterday after
noon at the residence Of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles III. Scott of 3431 High
land avenue, will be sent to Montgomery
this morning at $40 o'clock, for inter-
ment, by Lige 10y.
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BeSsen1er News

Bessemer, December Especial. DIR
George D. Waller, city health officer.
states that the smallpox situation shows
no Improvement. as several new cases
have been discovered and sent to the
pesthouse in the past few days. The
officers who are engaged in vaeeinating
are making a thorough canvass of the
city and already about 1000 people have
been vaccinateds
DIR. Waller states that one reason why
there is SO much smallpox is that SO
many negroes from infected district in the
state have come to jefferson county and
the cities after having finished picking
cotton and no one can tell where the
contagious disease will break out.
A Hobson club was formed at the
Jonesboro school auditorium tonight The
officers were elected as follows: Chair
man, Ray Tillman; vice chairman, r
]. German secretary treasurer, T. II.
Lovelace. The following persons were
named on the membership committees w
T. Lovelace, E. A. Dudley, M e. Craw.
ford, c. L. Crook, j. +. Moore, j. r
Houpston and r. S. Moon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Wright and Mr.
and Mrs. Rose Huey will entertain al
dinner on Christmas day at o'clock
when their mothers, with their children
grandchildren and great-grandchildrer
will be present.
Among the guests will be Walter Fur
man and his bride, whose marriage t
Miss Edna Walker of Cherokee station
will be solemnized at 70 o'clock of tn,
same day. The ceremony will be per
formed by the Rev. w. p McGlawn
who, with his family, will also be guest.
at the dinner party
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Stevenson
We're hosts today at a family reunion
The occasion was also the thrtieth an
niversary of the marriage of Mr. an,
Mrs. II. L. Jordan of Atlanta, Mrs Jor
dan being a sister of Mrs. Stevenson
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs
II. l.. Jordan of Atlanta, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Swenson of Birmingham, Mr.. ant
Mrs Charles II. Hager and family o
Birmingham and Mrs. Swenson of At
| lanta.
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EVELYN Causey

The remains. OF Evelyn Causey, aged
years, who died at the residence of hel
parents. 2S16 Sixth avenue, north, on Mon
day afternoon, will be sent to Roanok,
this morning at s o'clock, for interment
by Shaw & Son.
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News of Ensley

The vestrymen of the st. Johns Epis-
portant meeting Monday night in the Of
flee of w. N. Wood. The church had
called the Rev E. b. Tulford of Virginia
as pastor and the call was accepted. Mr..
Tulford comes to Ens!ey highly recon-
mended. He will preach his first sermon
in this city on Sunday, January Is. Much
work has been done by the vestrymen of
the church and the st. Margarets guild,
who have paid for the new lot and also
lifted the debt from the church.
The Christmas entertainment of the
Hunter Street Baptist church of Fair
view will be held tonight at 1880 o'clock
very interesting programme has been
arranged under the directions of Mrs j.
C Milton, chairman Of the programme
committee, and Mrs. Herbert Deering.
There will be a Christmas tree and Santa
Claus will be present. The programme is
as follows: Song, Joy of the World
by the Sunday school,; piano solo, select
ed, by Miss Eula Dean: song, Merry
Christmas" by junior girls: recitation,
The Christmas Spirit" by Graham
Braoely; song, Chimes of the Christmas
Bells" by the junior girls; song, 1.-The
Little Baby Jesus" by Hazel Jones;
recitation, THE Generous Boy" by Alton
Allen; piano solo, 1.-The Waltz of the
FAIRIES, by Raymon Milton; recitation
| selected, Gladys Aired; cofonet duet, j.
c. Milton and Britton Kirby: song
Beautiful Star" by Miss Euna Killing
worth and Miss Gertrude Logan; piano
solo, selected, by Miss Edith McCallin;
violin solo, j. c. Milton; vocal solo, by
Miss Annie Taylor; song, 1.-The Growing
Christmas" the junior boys; cornet solo,
by Mr.. Kirby; recitation, selected, by
Miss Willie Winfield; song, Ringing the
Christmas Bells" by junior boys; recita-
ton, selected by Miss Ruby English;
violin duet, by Miss Winfield and Mr..
Milton, Miss Dean accompanied; dialogue,
Aunt Hetty,' by Mr.. Deering and Mrs.
Strickland.
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FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF DE-
POSITORS THE AMERICAN TRUST
AND SAVINGS BANK WILL DE OPEN
THIS EVENING FROM TO r. NJ,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1913.
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w. 7. Elliatt

The remains of w. r. Elliott, super
intendent of Altoona mines. who died
in local infirmary Monday night
We're sent to Altoona for interment yes
terday afternoon by Lige 10y
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Lee McGensey

Funeral services over the remains
of Lee McGensey, aged 81 years, who
died Monday, were conducted yesterday
afternoon from the late residence, 227
Eighty-second street Interment fol-
lowed in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-24

There will be masses at st. Anthony's
Catholic church on Christmas day at the
following hours, T. and 10 O'Clock. The
last will be high mass when st. Peters
celebrated music will be sung by the full
choir under the directions of Mrs. H. u
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ington in April It was generally IN
derstood that he had secured some sort
of assurance that no effort would be
made by the United States to execute
the free tolls provisions of the canal
act. There has been no official con-
firmation of this. but significance has
been attached to the fact that the
negotiations between Washington and
London in regard TO the tolls question
came to a complete stop about that
time, although Mr.. Bryees last note
practically committed the British for
eign office to the delivery of another
communication amplifying and
strengthening the points adduced by
the ambassador in opposition to the
argument of the state department in
support of the existing canal tolls act
The weight of opinion in official
circles is that, now that Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, the present British am
bassador, has regained his health, he
will be prepared to resume the nego-
tiations at the point where they were
suspended, though he probably will
wait a reasonable time to afford Con
gress an opportunity to act upon the
administration bill.
Explains Resolution
Representative Adamson. in a Statement
! tonight, explaining his resolution, de
| clared Ii did not involve the principle
of granting subsidy to special interests
but did afford an opportunity to clear NJ
i the international phases and to test con
tentions of all sides in canal toll contro
yersy.
"Those of us who advocated uniform
| tolls" said Mr.. Adamson, rested on
case largely on the contention that thl
tolls would be needed to operate the ca
nal, to prevent the operation and mainte
nance from becoming a charge on th'
treasury. Most of those who advocated
| exemption for the coastwise trade pro
| fessed that, If the government reall,
needed the tolls to operate the canal
then they would not insist upon the ex
emption, but they contended that Their,
would be a large surplus of tolls iron
| other vessels and that the exemption
could be we'll afforded considering thu
plethora of revenue.
ION the other proposition, the advo
| Gates of uniform tolls, while it was still
| a domestic proposition. and before Eng
| land had been heard from at ALL con
| sidered the treaty stipulations and sough
to avoid violation of them. The advo
Gates of exemption, insisting that Their
was no violation of treaties, asserted tina
| they would not consent to violate
| treaty, and that If it really was a vio
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JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone iooa

LICE 10y. Undertaken. Phone N
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REBEL COUNTRY is
INVADED BY FLYING
WEDGE OF FEDERALS

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WOULD NOT GRANT
FREE PASSAGE TO
AMERICAN SHIPS

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Decorations

Specially designed and sup
ervised by Mr.. Doetsch
Potted and blooming plants,
wreaths, immortelles and
other ornamental decorations,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-25
Base Ball Boys Meet

A meeting of the Elko Baseball
Club was held al the Commercial
Hotel last night and several of the
regular members Of the club were
present.
The bylaws were adopted. No.
thing will be done towards roofing
the Grand stand till next week.
Chairman Mcnamara appointed a
publicity Committee Messrs Kel-
ly, Dorc and Crane
No correspondence has been
opened up with neighboring clubs
as yet The subscription list is be-
ing circulated today. If you are
anxious to help the boys put up a
winning team. why, do as Dean
Swift once advised Come. down
with the coin"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-25
PHIL SNYDER RETURNS
TO OLD NEVADA
There's a Reason" Phil Says.
Returns to a Better Country"

Phil SNYDER, an old-time Tusca-
roran returned last night to old
Nevada, and he will stop-not stay
with us until the last whistle blows.
He sold out his ranch at Auburn.
Cal, and comes back to better
country" as he tells his friends.
Mr. Snyder left Nevada two year
ago, ard is an Ex-County Commits.
sioner. He was also Mine Superin-
tendent at Cornucopia. Nevada, in
1877. Phil, we regret to tell it,
lost his health while sojourning
among the natives" Welcome
home again. Thrice welcome Phil.
We are glad you are back.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-04-25

from the Seats of the Naughty.
They partook ravenously of the
bread and water placed before
them by the iailers.
Men surely are ruminant bipeds.
They are tumbs for the interment
of Observation-Disclosures
hamaneggs. Chief of Police O'Neil
at the conclusion Of the strike.
announced that the regular fare
would be served the Industrial
Workers in the future. He said:-
They are human even if they
are buns, and trouble makers. We
have ted them nothing but bread
and water since their last arrest
Monday night, to teach them they
cannot come into Denver and run
the Police. While they live here
they are going to behave themselves
or again feel the iron hand of the
law"