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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

Captain Eagan states that the manner
in which he Joined the police force is still
mystery as he did not seek an ap-
pointment but was merely notified that
he had been elected.
For thirteen years Mr.. Eagan walked
a beat" coming in contact with many
interesting characters and sharing In
many strange experiences. Small of stat
ure he was sometimes taken for an
easy mark by some of the city's bad
men, all of which was immensely en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
BUILDING Permits

The following permits permits were is
sued yesterday in the office OF the build
ing inspector:
$780,. H. Fain, Eleventh avenue and
Thirty-first street. north. Two one-story
frame houses
s15o0-J. p Crouch. 14o6 First avenue.
East Lake. One-story frame house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
Several Rumors Denied

That the city was interested In the
proceedings there was abundant proof.
In the first place, innumerable citizens
in all walks of life talked with the
commissioners in behalf of the suspend
ed chief. In the second place, count
less rumors soon became afioat
The most interesting. perhaps, was
one to the effect that the commission
would insist that the very serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
RUMORED DEWBERRY
HAS RESIGNED
Official Confirmation or
Denial, However, Was
Lacking Yesterday

It was generally rumored in Birming-
ham yesterday that j. NJ. Dewberry, vice
president of the Tidewater Street Rail-
way company had resigned
Mr. Dewberry, it was reported, had
contemplated resiging when the Tide
water line began operations. However.
It is understood that Morris Bros,
financial hackers of the line. re-
quested Mr.. Dewberry to remain with
the company at least until the beginning
of this year. That was agreed, 1t is up-
derstood and was followed by the sever
snce of Mr.. Dewberry's relations with the
company January /.
Forney Johnston, counsel for the com
pany, who has been actively identified
with its movements for some months, said
yesterday he did not know whether the
report was true or untrue. The local
Tidewatsr officials said that whatever
occurred was done In New York and local
officials had not heard of it.
Mr Dewberry has Been connected with
the Tidewater Developments here since
their inception. In fact, he is the man
who started the development.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

A year ago Sunday Leon Hostestes
was found on the streets of Birmingham
practically unconscious. 1t was event.
ualy determined that he was suffering
with paretic dementia, and he was sent
to the county aims house
He has been taught to masticate his
food. but has made no other develop
ment. He has spoken one sentence. In
a fit of anger on one occasion, he eX-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

garding the probable tonnage the proposed
canal could expect from this district and
also the public sentiment here toward The
enterprise
An imposing array of speakers, led by
President John w. sibley of the Cham
ber of Commerce then for two hours
preached red-hot facts concerning this
district and the great aid to it's further
development the proposed waterway
would be- All speakers agreed the canal
could be assured tonnage of two and
half million year. Immediately on
It's opening; and that II would prove a
splendid antdete for the car shortage
which is at the present time greatly
hampering commerce in this vicinity.
From the federal engineers remarks II
was estimated that the maximum canal
rate would be about 30 cents per ton
to the gulf. mills per ton mile, as
against s1.25 now levied by the railroads.
only one dissenting note was sounded
at the hearing against the proposed canal
and this was brought out by Major
Flagler when he read letter, the name
of whose writer he would not disclose.
substituting a plan for the government
to build a railroad to Toadvine This
letter was Immediately ridicued by
President Sibley and Chairman van
Hoose of the waterways committee. Fol
lowing this the meeting closed and Major
F'iagler and his assistants, Captain Ward
and G. X Little and stenogra pher, ad-
iourned to a pleasant luncheon in the
Indian room of the Florence hotel as
the guests of the Chamber of Commerce.
Assistant Secretary w. B. Everett and
James Van Hoose acted as host to the
party.
Calls on Harding
In the afternoon Major Flagler called
on W. p. G Harding. president of the
First National bank for a short talk.
Major Flagler and Chester Harding. A
brother of Mr.. Harding, we're classmates
at West Point and graduated together
and by another coincidence are due to
be breveted lieutenant-coloBels next Feb
ruary. In the evening the major with his
assistants left for Mobile. from where
he will prepare his report on the pro-
| posed canal and submit 1t to congress.
rhe report win first be on a preliminary
survey which it is estimated viii cost
about $4,000. From the surveys the final
report on the canal will be submitted
and congress will appropriate accord
ingly.
At the public hearing yesterday morn
ing John W. Sibley presided AS the
first speaker to present facts to Maiot
Flagler Mr. Sibley introduced Culpepper
| Exum. president of the city commission
Mr. Exum spoke briefly and offered his
personal aid and endorsement to the
proposed waterway. He was followed by
Capt r. w. Crook. president of tn,
Bessemer Board of Trade. who STATED
that the coming of the canal would bs
the greatest Improvement possible for tn,
| Birmingham Bessemer district.
J. w. Mcqueen, of the SlossS Sheffield
company presented some interesting fig
ures regarding the prospective commerc'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
OF $500, 900 NEW INCOME ABOUT
100000, LEE LONG SAYS, GOES
AUTOMATICALLY TO THOSE
CAUSES

The assessment OF property for state
taxes for the year 1912 shows an increase.
according to j. Lee Long, chairman of
the state tax commission, who is In Br-
mingham, of So, 100000 in round figures.
This assessment" said Mr.. Long, has
and will bring into the treasury of the
state. sum of approximately s5Oo,0OO or
5000. COO. 1t must be remembered however
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
United States Engineer
Flagler Hears Speeches
by Local Men
SIS, 100000 is THE
ESTIMATED COST
Engineer Explains Proposed Route of
the Canal and Some of the Diff
culties to Be Encountered.
Difference in Rates

Before an audience that overfowed tho
reading room Of the Chamber of CON-
merce and composed of the representa-
tive citizens of Birmingham and BESSIE
engineer detailed by the war department
to make report of the sentiment in this
district toward the proposed ship cenal
connecting Birmingham and the warrio,
river. held a successful public hearing
yesterday morning in cooperation with
the waterways committee of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Major Flagler in opening the meeting
at 10 O'clock stated that the object of the
public hearing was to obtain information
regarding the Birmingham district and
the benefits the proposed waterway would
be to Birmingham. He then told of the
proposed route of the canal. He stated
that only two routes were being consid-
cred. the Valley river and the Village
creek These two routes. the major SAID,
were the only ones possible.
The Village creek route, according 10
Major Flagler. would not bring the canal
nearly as close as the Valley river route.
and therefore the Valley river route was
the only one that had been seriously con
sdered. A canal by the. Valley river
route, Major Flagler estimated would
cost approximately sl5,ooO,OOo, large
share of that sum to be paid by this dis
trict
Practicable Route
"The valley river route,p he said
would be the most practicable. This
route passing through PosslIm valley and
North Birmingham, Ensley. Corey and
Bessemer emptying into the Black War
rior river. appears the most feasible. II
is based, of course, only on a preliminary
examination of the country The esfi-
mated cost of this proposed waterway
would be s15,0Oo0O0.
sThe question of procuring rights of
way for the canal and fiowage rights de-
mands much thought and discussion. we
have found that 25 railroad crossings. six
electric railways and 40 highways lie di-
rectly in the Valley river route These.
II the Valley river route is adopted would
have to be provided with bridges or aban-
doned for other crossings. Locks and
dams would have to be erected, and the
water supply would present another per
picking problem, for in planning on the
canal the fact that Birmingham has not
as yet determined on its water supply
must not be overlooked. 70 procure
water for this proposed canal the govern
ment must not interfere with the city 4
water"
Clear Statement
The majors statement was clear and
concise and presented an adequate idea
of the proposed waterway and the way II
should be built and maintained. Major
Flagler then called for Information re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
Dignity of Bodeker

Chief Bodeker conducted himself
with marked dignity during the trial
and after the verdict was rendered.
He was offered the assistance OF every
man he met following his suspension
but in each instance he insisted THAI
no one intercede.
All of his men expressed the deep
est regret that the commissioner had
deemed it just to suspend him. and
Captain Eagan. who will profit II the
suspension is made permanent, was per-
haps more deeply affected than any
other individual.
Chief Bodeker did not make de-
tailed statement for the press. How
ever. II is known that should he be in
formed that Judge Lane was prepared
10 recommend his dismissal he would.
for the good of the city and the preser.
vation of harmony, ask the other com.
missioners to concur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

charges of the grand jury be inves-
tigated and that If 1T was found that
Bodeker was guilty of tolerating hor-
rible conditions as charged, he would
be dismissed Another was TO the erect
that an effort would be made 10 md
out whether or not the ponce oepar.
ment is demoralised. and if so, who, II
anybody. Is responsible
But neither of the commissioners In
dicated that either of the rumors was
based on fact That Chief Bodeker
would seek an opportunity to submit
the case 10 the people in primary in
case of his dismissal, could not be
varified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

! claimed to the matron-"An Alabamian
can't look a kentuckian in the face. :
This sentence has led to the belief that
he came originally from Kentucky, ami
that his people were not of low degree.
When found, he carried slip of pa
per labeled Leon Hostestes, 10 years
old He has use of his limbs, but whea
one elevates his arms. they remain ele-
vated as in the photograph until forci-
bly, lowered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

OF the proposed canal. He traced briefly
the history of the iron industry in Bir-
mingham and he expressed the opinion
that the 2,2S5.oe0 tonnage for the year
ending last July shipped from Birming-
ham furnaces, could be increased TO s.
100000 If there was a waterway connec-
ton to the gulf
Board of Trade Favorable
J. f. Shelby. president of the Birmins-
ham Board of Trade. asserted that the
merchants of Birmingham were heartily
in favor of the proposed waterway, and
that the Board of Trade was willing to
put its shoulders to the wheel TO bring
the canal to Birmingham.
j. r. Slater. secretary of the freigat
bureau of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association. said that in his spin
ion the proposed waterway would prove
to be a valuable auxiliary to the RAILROADS
lGo..t1uuesI nm 1nxt RsSeh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
The Proposed Route

The officials will ask for the following
route: From Avondale park at Spring
street the new line will proceed along
Avenue d to Twenty-eighth street, where
a junction point will be established. Con-
tinuing down Avenue ID, the new line viii
go to Eighteenth street and Avenue ID,
thence south on Eighteenth street to Ave-
nue. f and down Avenue f to Eimwood
cemetery. At the corner OF Twenty-eighth
street and Avenue D the Tidewater VIII
&c directly north across town to Eleventh
avenue north, thence east on Eleventh
avenue to Twenty-ninth street TO the
mouth of the new Norwood boulevard.
The line will proceed down that,new bolu-
evard to Fifteenth avenue and twenty
eight street and thence by the most di-
rect route to the American Radiator
plant. From that northern extremity the
line goes west to North Birmingham
park, thence into Birmingham by way
of Huntsville avenue. Arriving at Nine
teentb street and Oak Hill cemetery. the
line will come down Eleventh avenue to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07

The most extensive street railway fran
ehise in recent years will be requested of
the city commission this morning by the
Birmingham, Ensley and Bessemer rail-
road, commonly known as the Tidewater.
Ii the franchise is granted-embracing'
it is said, over 125 blocks. it is conceded
the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow
er company will have most formidable
competitor in the Yellow Jacket street
cars.
Following an extensive conference yes
terday between General Manager Brown
of the Tidewater and Fforney Johnston.
counsel with Commission President c,
Exum and Commissioners Lane and
Weatherly, formal verifcation was given
to the rumor heard yesterday morning
that the application would be filed this
morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-07
Clear Statement

The majors statement was clear anu
concise and presented an adequate idea
of the proposed waterway and the way It
should be built and maintained. Major
Flagler then called for Information re-
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-22
'DICTATOR" IS
NAME FOR
WILSON
Executive Coercion" in the
Framing of the Tariff Bill Is
Bitterly Scored by Cummins of
Iowa, Who Declares That Presi-
dent Has Far overstepped His
Rights Over Congress.
:, LBy. ,,Eodcual ,Wireless Telegraph

o6By oJ,edSE4l yXireless Telegraph
WASHINGTON, july 19.-(Special
10 The dvertiser speaking in the
senate today, Senator A. b. Cummins
of Iowa protested against what he
termed "execntive coercion in the
framing of tariff law by congress
lie said in part:
''Many bankers believe that the
legislative department of the. govern
ment should hold executive power, but
it is yet to be proposed in free gov,
eminent that a single executive should
hold legislative authority over great
people. Yet we are drifting in that
direction. doubt if there is man
in the United States bold enough to
assert that the legislative branch OF
the government should be abolished
and that the people should elect, at
stated intervals, a dictator, who would
make and execute the laws. Yet II
would be far better to make the ex
change than to tolerate the practise OF
executive coercion.
Senator Cummins denounced tn,
Democratic caucus, which he declare
constituted "'not only invisible but in
audible government, whose operation
denied the most sacred rights of the
people
lie announced that he intended to
oppose the Underwood Tariff Bill as {
whole.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-22
MURDER, RAPE AND
TORTURE AT SERES

(By Federal Wireless Telegraph.)
ATHENS, July 19.-(Special to The
Advertiser -Blood Curdling stories of
murder, rapine, massacre, looting and
sacking at Sores and vicinity, alleged
against Bulgarian troops by King Con-
stantine of Greece, were verified today
by the Austrian consul at salonika.
Almpst unbelievable stories were told
by the Austrian. His own wife, he said,
was dishonored by Bulgarian officers in
the presence of scores of soldiers and
thousands of inhabitants, and later was
ruthlessly slain by troops.
A special investigating body sent to
Sores to investigate conditions there,
also confirms the allegations of King
Constantine. 1t brought back the names
of notables who were cremated, cruel
fed, hacked to pieces and mutilated
and left dying on the streets. An of.
fetal report says: son the evening of
the last day of the massacre, a com
pany of soldiers, led by lieutenant,
found that a number of women and
girls were concealed in a warehouse.
The girls were dishonored and oil was
poured over the bodies of the women
Then they were locked in the warehouse
and the building fired" The corpses
were found by tho Investigators.
Another specific instance given was
that of twenty officials and wealthy
residents of Sores, who had gathered in
public hall. They were found by Bul
garian troops, tits alleged. and were
bayonetted, carried to trench and
covered partly with earth. Several of
the victims were alive when put il
the trench.
One, horribly slashed, lived ant
told the investigators of the outrage
The investigators assert that it is i'm
possible to estimate the number of men
women and children slain, but that tn,
list will run well into the thousands
The property damage is fixed at 500,
100000, Scores of churches were sack
ed and tapestry, jewels, and siiverwar'
| taken
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-22
RUSSIANS GOING
BACK TO SIBERIA

Russians who have attempted TO
colonize in California, are giving it up
as bad bargain and are returning to
Siberia, ten having passed through
Honolulu last Wednesday ono ths4
steamship Nile. They claim they went n
to California for the purpose of Ndy-
ing farms, but found that in the north.
ern part of the State any desirable
land would cost about $3.50 an acre,
while in the southern part of the State
they We're confronted with $1,000 for
an acre. Whatever the reasons for
their dissatisfaction their excuse
sounds much like those the Russian
immigrants to Hawaii offered when
they did not want to work
The Russians aboard the Nile
claimed that there were millions of
acres of equally good land TO be had
in Siberia, almost for the asking, aud
that they will now do their farming in
Siberia instead of California aud make
up their minds 60 stay az home.
One of the Russians, who spoke lit
tie English, stated that one thing mona
of them could overlook, and that was
the progressive manner IN which all
farming Is done in California. They
arranged Tor shipment VI modern
farming implements o. he sent 10
Siberia, They claim that the Trans
siberian Railroad has caused big in
huX of Russians Into siberia from hus'
STA proper
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-22
AMERICAN TENNIS
MEN BEST CANUCKS

by Federal Wireless .Telegraph.)
LONDON, July l9.-(Special to The
Acknowledgements won the right to-.
day to play England for the Dwight
F. Davis tennis cup, when the Ameri.
can team defeated Canada in the final
round of the preliminary doubles match
at Wimbledon.
Maurice Il. Mclaughlin of San Fran.
cisco and Harold II. Hackett beat r.
B. Powell and II. b. Schwengers of
Canada in straight sets, taking the first
two sets by the identical score of six
games to three. The third set was a
fierce battle, but the Americans finally
won by 12-l0.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-22
Supervisors Committee Inspects
Work Under Way and
Calls It Good.

Reporting the belt road in better
condition than it has been for long
time, Chairman petrie of the board of
supervisors road committee returned
late Friday night after tour of the
Island in company with Mayor Fern,
Sam Hardesty and John Markham,
The party made general inspection of
all the work that is now under way
and laid plans for the expenditure of
the sum voted last week for the re.
pairing and replacing of bridges on the
Koolau side.
The bridge between Heeia and Kan.
eohe, which has been marked sun.
safe" for months is now being torn
down and the little arroyo it crosses
filled in, with culverts for the neces.
sary drainage. The road will be con.
tinued over the ill without bridge.
The contractors on the Heeia section
of the belt road have at their own ex.
pense, reports the investigators, thor,
oughly rebuilt the section which broke
down beneath the weight of the traffic
to which it was subjected. II is now
being used again by the trucks of the
Waiahole water company and the pine
apple companies as well as the stages
which were formerly compelled to take
to the beach.
One of the best parts of the road
they say, is the extension of the cora
road at Kahuku which is now being
run as far as the boys school at Waia
lee with the exception Of a small piece
of road which is always in good shape
There are now thirteen miles OF THU
coral road, says Engineer Whitehouse
and ii is considered the best on tbs
| Island
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-22
SEATTLE SHUT
UP BY ITS
MAYOR
Fridays Rioting Over Alleged
Remarks by the Secretary of
the Navy, Directed Against the
1. w. w, Leads to Strict Police
Control Under Mayor Cotterill.
PUBLIC MEETINGS TABU.

SEATTLE. July 10. - (Spe-
cial to The Advertiser) - Fol
lowing last night s riots, Mayor
Cotterill today assumed powers
granted him by the charter in
case of riots and took personal
charge of the police. He order
ed all saloons closed and forbids
any one holding street meetings
during the next two days, ex-
cept those conducting religious
meetings.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-07-22
CONFESSIONAL
DYNAM|T|NG
OUTRAGE
Nahakuelua, Grating Road Super
visor, Tells Freely How He
Planned to Kill Deputy Sheriff
To Prevent His Testifying did
Not Want to Kill Mrs. Simmons.
an Kahukn Wireless. }

HID, July 19.-(Special to The Ad
vertiser) -Confronte by evidence that
was practically conclusive that he was
the guilty one in the recent attempt
to murder Deputy Sheriff Simmons of
North Hilo by dynamiting his house,
Wilson Nahakuelua, just sentenced for
grating from the county, has made n
full confession, startling in its expose
of the lengths to which the members
of the grating ring are willing to GO
TO prevent the punishment of its mem
bers.
that prevented the murder of the dep.
uty saeriff was the qualms he had
against including Mrs. Simmons in the
destruction.
Giveaway Footprints.
Yesterday morning, Sheriff Pua, who
has been working industriously on the
dynamiting outrage, called at the Jail
and confronted Nahakuelua with the
mass of evidence that had been secured,
Nahakuelua scoffed until the sheriff
produced pair of his shoes and the
measurements of the footprints left by
the dynamiter in the soft soil near the
Simmons house, and showed that the
shoe measurements and those of the
footprints were identical. Then Naha.
kuelua broke down and offered to make
a clean breast of the whole thing.
He said that he had overheard the
telephone conversation between Deputy
Sheriff Martin and Deputy Sheriff Sim.
mons, in which the latter was notified
that a warrant for his (Nahakuelua 's)
arrest had been issued and that Sim
mons would have to serve it and also
testify against him. This was on Fri
day afternoon. He knew that Simmons
knew enough about the grating that
had been going on to send him to Jail
so he decided that, in self-preservation
he would have to put the deputy sheriff
out of the way. His first determination
was to shoot the officer, but he later de
cided that the use of dynamite would
be snrer and would also be safer, as h,
could use the dynamite late at night
whereas the use of gun would hav,
to be in the open and before dark
when there might be witnesses wht
would recognize him.
Remorse Stayed His Hand.
1 He had access to plenty of dynamite
in storage for tie road work, and HI
made all preparations to make goot
job of it. His original plan was t,
tie twelve sticks together and toss thi
homb into the window of the sleepin,
room, which would have smashed tn
house into finder and killed every oc
cupant. He made this bomb and ha,
actually lit the fuse, when remorse a
the idea of killing helpless woman
who had done him no harm, stayed hi
hand. He pulled the sputtering fus
from the bundle of dynamite sticks an
prepared substitute charge of tw
sticks, with which he hoped to kill onl
Simmons.
He fastened these sticks to a pol
and propped them against the wall O
the other side of which he knew Sim
mons and his wife were sleeping. The
he set off the fuse with his cigarett
and ran away.
A charge of attempt to murder wi
Low be placed against him.