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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01

Gatewood left today for Blue Ridge
Summit Pa, where they will spend the
summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
WOMAN CHARGED
WITH bLACKMA|L
Alleged to Have Mulcted
Wealthy Men Out of
Thousands

Columbus. O., March 15 - Charged
with having mulcted wealthy men In
a half dozen cities out of thousands
of dollars within the last few months
through intimation of possible ex-
posure, Mrs. Emma Boutwell,, with sew
eral aliases, was placed in Jail here TO-
day to await a preliminary hearing be-
fore a United States commissioner on
March 27. Mrs. Boutwell, was arrested
at Delaware, Ind, today and when ar
raigned before a federal commissioner
in this city this afternoon her at
torney entered plea of not guilty for
her. The woman was remanded to Jail
in default of $1,000 bail.
Postoffice inspectors and detectives
assert they have evidence in the form
of letters showing that Mrs. Boutwell,
wrote her alleged victims claiming to
be in delicate health and demanding
money with which ito provide for an
operation Then later. under another
name, she is alleged TO have written
claiming to be sister of Mrs. Both
well and representing that the latter
had died from the effects of am oper-
alton. From 5000 to $500 was asked to
pay burial and hospital expenses
Later, under still another name, 1t
is alleged. she sent in bills represent
ing herself as a nurse" claiming to
know ALL" and threatening trouble
unless money was sent to pay for her
services "in caring for the late Mrs.
Boutwell,
The inspectors declared they have
evidence that the woman was at one
time the wife of widely known con-
fidence man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
CLAIMS He MEANT
TO K|DNAP GIRL
Salem Man Bound Over to
the Grand Jury on
Charge

Salem, .Ill, March 15.-FranlS Sullens,
who was saved from mob vengeance here
last night by the arrival of the four COM
ponies of national guard. was bound over
to the grand jury this afternoon on a
charge of kidnapping Dorothy Holt, the
16-year-old daughter of Charles w. Holt,
assistant states's attorney.
Ernest Harrison, who Sullens testified
was implicated in the crime, also was
bound over to the grand jury. Sullens to-
night was taken to Mount Vernon, Ill,
for safekeeping and Harrison will be
taken to Vandalia tomorrow.
Sullens, at the preliminary hearing, con-
fessed that he attacked the girl, but tes-
tilted that the original plan was to kid
nap her and hold her for ransom. The
court held the two men under the kid
naping charge The crime is punishable
by death.
Sullens said the kidnapping and ransom
plan was suggested to him by Harrison
who gave him S. TO carry it out. In ac-
cordance with this plan he captured the
girl as she was returning home from a
moving picture show. He said he took
her to a coal mine, where Harrison had
agreed to meet him, but that Harrison
Old not come and then he took the girl
to the slaughter pens. where he attacked
her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
MPLETESSTORy
OF FAMOUS BATTLE
Major N0wlin Before Camp
Hardee-Major Fon-
taine Speaks

The thrilling story of the famous
sea fight between the Merrimae and
Monitor was concluded yesterday aft
ernoon by Maj. s Il. Nowlin at the
meeting Of Camp Hardee. United Con-
fsderate Veterans. held at the Cham
Der of Commerce building Major Now
lin was an eyewitness to the famous
fight that changed the navies of the
world and told his story with much
force and impressiveness. He had given
the first part of the battle at a pre-
vious meeting of the camp and both
sections proved of great interest to the
vets and their many friends who were
present.
Major Lamar Fontaine of Mississippi,
hero of an hundred battles made an
historical address Which was enthusi-
astically received. Major Fontaine went
through the civil war from the start
TO the finish. As a shorpshooter his
name was a dread to the enemy for
it is recounted of him that he never
missed sthe object of his shot. An
Indian fighter, crack shot. scout and
spy, as well as world traveller, the
major kept the audience well enter
tained with his wonderful storiess of
deeds and adventures.
committee was appointed from
Camp Hardee to attend the school
board convention, which will meet
shortly at Montgomery. An invitation
was received from the Avondale chap
ter of Daughters to join them in a
celebration of the battle of Shiloh on
April {, which was. accepted. Accom-
mittee was appointed to join with the
local chapters, Daughters of the Con-
federacy, in making the proper ar
fangements for the exercises on Me-
mortal day, next June.
At the next meeting two weeks
hence, Capt. S. K. Davidson will ad-
dress the camp on the republics of
Panama and of Cuba On motion Camp
Hardee heartily approved of the in
dorsement made by the local Daughters
of the Confederacy of Mrs. Harvey
Jones for the next president of the
Daughters of the Confederaoy of the
state.
The resolutions adopted We're as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That Camp Hardee has
noted with sincere pleasure the pa
triotic unanimity with which the
chapters in Montgomery. Birmingham
and other parts of the state are in
dorsing Mrs Harvey Jones, wife of our
honored commander, for president of
Alabama division u. ID. C.
I'VE wish to express our apprecia-
ton of this movement 1t is a we'll
merited compliment and we feel that
with her at the helm the two organ
izations. Confederate Veterans and IT,.
D. c.. always so close together, will
be united in bonds stronger than ever
before"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
STUDENTS GUILTY
Of MANSLAUGHTER

IIilsboro NJ c.. March 15.-Establish-
ing precedent in the annals of the state
verdict of guilty of manslaughter was
returned this afternoon by the jury in
the trial of Ralph w. Oldham of Raleigh
William l.. Merriam of Wilmington and
Aubrey c. Hatch of Mount Olive, the
three univedsity of North Carolina stu
dents indicted In connection with the
death of Isaac William Rand, In a haz-
ing escapade at Chapel Hill, n. c., Sep
tember y, 1912. There is no record of a
hazing controversy being threshed out
previously in the courts of this state.
The verdict of the jury was returned
at $40 O'Clock, after three hours delib-
Grafton. ,s... ~ 49,
Judge r. B. PEBBLES sentenced eacl1 OF
the prisoners to four months in the Orange
county Jail, beginning April next. Each
of the defendants was ordered to give
Sl00 bonds for his appearance before the
county commissioners "who shall in their
discretion hire them out to whomsoever
they please in this state
The fathers of the defendants were
in the court room when the minimum
sentence for manslaughter was pro-
nouneed. No evidence of emotion was
displayed by them nor by the prisoners.
An array of counsel represented the
defendants in the proceeding which be-
gan last Thursday. As a result OF the
tragedy which preceded the trial 206 stu
dents in the University of North Caro-
lima were suspended or expelled after a
sweeping investigation into the practice
of hazing at the institution.
Hillsboro. n c., March 15.-The students
were released tonight by order of the
Orange county commissioners In pro-
nouncing sentences, Judge PEBBLES in
strGcted the county commissioners to hire
the prisoners "out to whomsoever they
pleased in the state. Tonight the faith
ers of each of the students were permit
ted to pay $175 to the commissioners and
secure the. discharge of their sons. This
amount would have been obtained IL the
prisoners had been hired to other per-
sons in the state.
Discharge under this arrangement leaves
the students without citizenship. A
movement was started at Raleigh tonight,
however to petition Governor Locke Craig
fer their pardon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
KILLS WOMAN Who
DENIED HIM FOOD
Shocking Tragedy Occurs
in Alexander City
Yesterday.

Alexander City, March i5.-(Special.)--
Today at / o'clock Culber Robinson, a
negro, went to the home OF Lille Minifield
and when he asked for dinner she, in a
joking mood, told him lie could not get
it. He then followed her into back
room Of her dwelling demanding the meal
and returned with a gun in his hand and
again demanding something to eat. She
on several oeca sions begged him to lay
aside the gun, but he finally threw her
aside and aimed straight in her face and
fired the gun. killing her instantly.
Robinson. after he was arrested and
placed on trial claimed he was playing
ard did not know the gun was loaded.
He has been sent to prison. bond having
been refused to await the action OF the
grand jury. The woman's face was al
most completely torn away by the force
of the explosion. Two girls of Henry
Gamble We're the only witnesses to the
tragedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
Is Your Hair Gray?
This simple Recipe VIII Darken 1t So
Ii Cannot De Detected

very satisfactory preparation
which darkens gray hair and acts as
a corrective agent for dandruff and
other diseases of the scalp can be
made at small expense and in your
own home by dissolving a small box
OF Barbo Compound in ounces of
water and then adding an ounce Of
bay rum and quarter ounce of gly-
cerine. Any drug store can furnish
these ingredients. This Is to be ap-
piled once week until the hair is
sufficiently darkened. then every two
weeks to keep the hair soft and glossy
and the scalp In u healthy condition.
y may be used with equal success In
darkening the beard. This is a prep
aration that gives splendid results,
both as to hair darkener and remedy
for all scalp disorders. and is well
worthy Of trial. II your druggist
- out Of Harbo Compound, ask him
70 get it for you from his supply
house. as substitute for 1t Is not
possible in preparing this mixture.
a on will find it far superior to the
1srutnary 2 store preparations and much
&ooe expensive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
EMPEROR WILLIAM
MUCH INUNDATED
COurtiers Deceive Him by
Flattery
SETS NEW PRECEDENT
SETS NEW PRECEDENT
Lord Mayor of Berlin Welcomes Royal
Guests at Railway Station Instead
of Waiting Hours at
Brandenburg Gate

Berlin. March l5.-Emperor William has
suffered recently great humiliation owing
to the snobbish flattery of the courtiers
surrounding him. who, according to edi-
toriaI articles in the newspapers. succeed
In making him believe he has done things
that have never even occurred.
The latest instance Of this kind, that
in which the Emperois told the German
council of agriculture that he had evicted
IIelmuth Sohst, the lessee of farm on
his l<adinen estate because of his inef-
ficiency has left an unpleasant impress
sion on the public mind. The tenant is
still in possession and will remain un-
iii his lease expires some years hence.
for the court has decided that his contract
has not been violated.
Two meetings of farmers in the vicinity
of Kadinen have just been held to cor
rect statements made by the Emperor,
who also said that he had been the first
Ito introduce into the province of West
Prussia superior variety of rye known
as PetlSus rye.
His majesty's remarks were received
with surprise and spain by his neehbors'
who knew that both were incorrect. fne
meetings took issue with the Emperor as
to the efficiency Of the lessee and de-
clared that PetlSus rye had been planted
In West Prussia for 20 years-in other
words. before the Emperor acquired
Kadinen.
one speaker wanted to know who poured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
BIRMINGHAM WOMAN :
HEADS CONFERENCE

Admission, March 15.-(Special.)-At the
meeting OF the Woman's Missionary con-
ference of the North Alabama presby-
terry held here today, five Birmingham
ladies were elected to offices Of the con-
ference.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs, L. NJ, Handley. Birmingham, presi-
dent; Mr.. w. H. williams, Birmingham,
vice president: Mrs Bruce, Birmingham,
secretary Sunday school expansion: Mrs.
f., r. Smith, Birmingham. secretary
Christian education; Mrs. G. II. Norwood,
Birmingham, secretary foreign missions;
Mrs. Fl. l.. Carter, Admission. secretary
home missions; Mrs. Thomas Cansels.
Gadsden. secretary local home missions.
Next conference will be held in Birming-
ham on April a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
EDUCATORS WILL
MEET IN CAPITAL

Montgomery, March 15.-(Special.)- 1.-THE
programme of the Alabama School I'm
provement association that will convene
in Montgomery Thursday, March % at {
a. M in the womans Christian Temper
ance union home, follows;
THURSDAY, 8 A. M.
Roll call of delegates.
Address of Welcome-Mrs. Mortimer
Tuttle, president of Montgomery School
Improvement association.
Response Mrs. J. S. Davidson, Thomas
Vile.
Presidents address.
Report of treasurer.
Report of legislative committee.
Report of library committee.
Report of health committee.
Reports of city associations.
Reports of county associations.
Adjournment.
THURSDAY, 2 p. NJ.
Minutes.
"Alabama's s Educational Needs''-Dr ]
J. Doster, University of Alabama.
Introducing Domestic Science in Rural
Schools" followed by demonstration by
Miss Marian Mcclellan, department OF
domestic arts, Jacksonville State Normal
school.
Reports of county associations.
Adjournment
FRIDAY, 8 A. M.
Minutes
Address-N. r. Baker, state supervisor
of rural schools.
= Manual Training in Rural Schools,
Prof. James l.. sibley, Jacksonville.
County reports.
New business.
Election of officers
Adjournment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
RESUME ATTACK
ON ADR|ANOPLE

sConstantinople, March 15.-offcial bulle-
tins state that a slight bombardment
of Adranople took place yesterday. A
detachment of the allies on the Tchatalja
lines tried to advance in the direction of
Hissarbeyii, in the Lake Derkos region,
but was driven back by artillery fire.
semi-official note says that the al
lies terms are regarded as unacceptable
and Indicate that the Balkan states have
no sincere desire to facilitate the efforts
of the powers to end the conflict. The
porte, while awaiting the proposals which
the powers undoubtedly will transmit, will
continue active military operations. Louf-
ii Bey, secretary to Prince Sabah Ed
dine, who has been in hiding since the
discovery of a conspiracy against the gov
ernment which he is accused of organ
izing. was arrested today. Several other
arrests have been made of prominent
men. but the charges have not been dis
closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
TO TAKE UP FRESH DRAFT OF
TARIFF REVISION MONDAY

Washington. March 15.-Democrats of
the House committee on ways and means
tonight completed consideration of most
of the schedule matter of the tariff re-
vision and are prepared to take up
fresh draft of the revision scheme on
Monday. The administrative provisions
and the income tax feature of the coming
legislation have yet to be given serious
consideration while the schedules all the
way down through the present law and
the free list again will be scanned in
final way.
The free list, with the possible exception
of cattle and meats which were on the
democratic free list plan last year, will
be substantially like the previous demo-
cratic free list bill Beyond admitting
there had been substantial reductions all
along the line. greater perhaps than an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

ticipated for some of the items, members
of the committee tonight would say nothi
Ing. The situation is in tentative
stage they declared.
Secretary of State Bryan took occasion
in discussing the subject with callers
today TO point out that the subject OF
the tariff Rad not been discussed between
him and any of the members of the conf
mittee and that he did not propose to put
himself In the positionl of offering any
ideas on a subject thai was legislative
While Mr.. Bryan did not intend TO be
quoted. his talk was in connection with
rumors of differences of views among
democrats, including himself
The experts employed by the committee
will be busy tomorrow and Monday work
ing on the results SO far accomplished
with a view TO determining what balance
ing OF duties may be necessary in the final
form of the revision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

$3.50 MONTGOMERY AND RETURN
VIA LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
RAILROAD. ACCOUNT 4. II. A. STATE,
CONVENTION. TICKETS ON sALE.
MARCH Is-i9 and 20s GOOD RETtRN-
ING MARCH ~. 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16
SMITHS RELATIVES
VISIT Hin IN JAIL
Attorneys Will Request Gov
ernor Monday to Com
mute Sentence

Gadsden. March Especially w
j. Boykn and Wodsen J. Martin. counsel
for ]. Smith, who is sentenced to de next
Friday. will so to Montgomery tomorrow
to make a desperate fight for their client.
Armed with lengthy petition, and much
testimony, they will ask the governor
TO commute the sentence to life imprison-
ment. in case the supreme court refuses
to grant rehearing in the case. Yester-
day Smith saw his wife, mother and
erandmother at the Jail, but little emo
tion was displayed ON either side. Smith
clings tenaciousy 10 the hope that he will
yet be saved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

Great damage to bridges and roads OF
the county is reported by County Surveyor
Fltzhugh Lee as a result of Wednesday ;
storm. The water of the Coosa has
reached the 20 foot stage, and if ii con-
fin,Ies TO rise will pass high water mark
of % feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

such stories into the Emperor's ear. and
said plainly that he had been misinformed
A resolution was passed declaring Sohst
To be "an extraordinarily industrious and
efIicient farmer-with lively interest in
his work and a full understanding of
agricultural questions
As for Petlxus rye. the pastor of the
church said that II had long been planted
IN that region, and probably every farmer
present used that variety.
Inc emperor had told the council that
TIE farmers of the vicinity crowded in
front of his barns at threshing time and
fought for a chance to get some of his
Petkus rye for seed and that conse-
quenty he did an excellent business with
his crop. On the other hand. the farmers
at this meeting declared that none of
the neighboring farmers had bought Pet
kus rye of the Emperor. neither did they
know of anybody that had done so.
: The meeting finally voted an expression
of its deepest pain that our most be-
loved Kaiser has been so incorrectly in
formed about his lessee of long stand
ing."
Meanwhile Sohst has become the
most talked of man in Germany. He
likes a legal fight-when he has the
contract in his favor-and- he proposes
to fight 1t out with the monarch, even
though his suit should be taken to the
supreme COURT.
No more will the lord mayor of Ber-
lin stand at the great Brandenburg
gate on Inter den Linden for weary
hours awaiting the coming of royal and
other prominent personages to welcome
them to the capital city The custom.
which had obtained for a century
or more. was departed from for the
first time upon the recent visit of the
hing and queen of Denmark Lord
Mayor Adolf Wermuth went to the
railroad station. met the royal guests
as they left their train and delivered
his address of welcome there.
The first private wireless telegraph
station in Germany has just been erect
ed at Halle. 1t belongs to watch and
clock factory there, and is designed to
receive time signals sent out by the
big government station at Norddeich.
The army and navy authorities in
Germany foresaw from the beginning
the dangers and embarrassment, above
ALL from military point of view. re-
sulting from the indiscriminate con-
struction of private stations, which was
SO well illustrated in the United States
at the time of the Titanic disaster, and
with the aid of the law giving the gov
communication have interposed an alb
solute veto on the construction of pri-
yate wireless equipment.
Even the station now licensed will
be equipped with receiving apparatus
only, adapted to catching the time sig
nails and nothing else. Fifty other
watch and clock factories have applied
for permission to erect similar receiv-
ing stations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

The sub committee of the trustees
of the First Methodist church has sold
the parsonage to DIR. r. p. McTyeire
for the sum of $3.50. 1t has been in
timated that the district parsonage will
be taken for the local home of the
minister and another purchased for the
presiding elder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

In the Bessemer city court today the
following suit was filed; w. A. Love-
lace VS.. Tennessee Coal Iron and Rail-
road company for $500 damages for al
legged personal injuries
The jury civil docket will be taken
up on Monday morning, when a num-
ber of important cases have been set
for the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-16

Ala May. the 11-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. b. r. Brasher, died
Friday afternoon at the home OF her
parents at Thompsontown after short
Illness of pneumonia and meningitis,
The funeral took place from the res
idence at 10 o'clock this morning with
the Rev. r. A. Thompson conducting
the services. Interment was made at
Cedar Hill cemetery.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-09-24

Robert Gulick was a Carroll caller
Thursday.
Ed kusel, of Denison, spent Sunday
in this city visiting friends and rela-
tiveS.
The citizens of this city were great
ly shocked Sunday morning when it
was reported that an auto accident had
occurred Saturday evening few miles
SOUTHWEST of this city in which Chas.
Dugan, of Vail, driver of the car, was
instantly killed, and the remaining
five passengers sustained minor in
juries, when they missed culvert and
the car jumped over the embankment
into the creek, II feet below. Just re-
Gently the county had torn out the
bridge at that place and replaced it
with culvert, and it appears that
the young people were not aware of
of the fact that the bridge had been
torn away until it was too late to
stop the car, although the driver
made a desperate attempt to stop the
same as the brakes had been set so
tightly that the wheels Of the car
could not be moved 1t was said that
a lantern had been hung near the spot
as a warning, but this was not lighted
at the time the accident occurred.
S. B. McGarvey is the new tele-
phone manager, beginning at his new
duties last week. He has had lots of
experience in this line and we wish
him success.
Mrs. Peter Sievers was Carroll
caller Tuesday morning.
r. B. Harrison transacted business
at Carroll Tuesday.
e, G. Dannatt was business caller
at Denison Tuesday morning.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1913-09-24

days the chairman of the democratic
congressional committee should SO
far forget himself as to demand OF
each democratic congressman the pay
ment of 800 for campaign expenses
and yet there is no room for doubt
but such is the case and that the thing
was done SO braZenly that there is no
chance to escape proof against him.
This action on the part Of the chair
man of the congressional committee
not only ccnvicts him personally, but
at the same time condemns the party
to which he belongs.
This law was not passed to apply
to the republican party and the Of
ficers holding under this party alone,
but was intended to apply to all po-
litical parties and to all public officials
holding federal positions, and when
the chairman of committee whose
authority is so great as that Of the
congressional committee issues an or
der of this kind it simply means that
democratic officials, Notwithstanding
the law, are to be dragooned into con-
tributing to the expenses Of the con-
gressional campaign. Congressman
Mann, the leader of the republicans
in the house, has called the attention
of the country to this fragrant viola
ton of the law and we have no doubt
but what proper steps will be taken
to see that the law is vindicated, even
if it requires the prosecution of dem
ocrat Of such prominence as the chair
man of the democratic congressional
committee.