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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
GRANT OF APPEAL
is WITHDRAWN

Mobile. May 19.-yice President and
General Manager r. Y. Taylor of the
Mobile and Ohio railroad received notice
from President W. w Finley of the
Southern railway system today that the
order of the interstate commerce commits
sion granting an appeal to the Southern
railway and the Mobile and Ohio railroad
IN the Mobile docks case had been with
drawn and that the railroads would ac-
cept the ruling of the commission, which
says that through bills of lading musi
be Issued through a port without dis
crlnlnat ton in favor of any steamship or
railroad line and that a vessel of any
line may occupy any berth provided that
berth is not already occupied. Every rail
road entering Mobile must deliver at Its
own docks freight consigned to any
steamship plying between this port and
other ports. If its docks are at that time
occupied it must deliver the freight tc
some other dock. The complainant i'm this
case was the Mobile Chamber of Com
merce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
PROF. c. A. MILLER
GETS PROMOTION
Appointed Assistant Secre-
tary of Agricultural Edu-
cation at Washington

Albertville, Nav Especial Prof
c. A. Miller, president of the District
Agricultural school of this place, re-
ceived notice today that he had been
appointed assistant secretary of agri-
cultural education in the department of
agriculture at Washington, D. C.
Mr.. Miller has been president of the
local agricultural school for the past
two years and during his administra-
ton the Albertville school has saved
as much as any agricultural school in
the state, the advances here in the
past two years breaking all previous
records. Professor Millers many
friends here, as we'll as throughout
the state regret his contemplated depar-
ture, but rejoice with HIM at his de-
served promotion. Mr.. Miller received
his agricultural education at the Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute, and for
IL years has been connected with agri-
cultural school work in the state.
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TWO MEN WANTED FOR ROBBING
SAFE IN COLUMBUS, MISS, ARE
ARRESTED BY LOCAL OFFICERS

charges whils the officers investigated
their record
They were photographed and the pic
lures were sent broadcast yesterday a
telegram was received that Foster and
Stewart had been recognized by the CO.
lumbus authorities as the safecrackers
who operated in Columbus. l. Sklar
was arrested at the same time with
Stewart, Foster and two others. The
Nashville police have written the local
detectives his record and he will be held
for few days.
Five safes have been robbed in Bir-
minSham in the past 10 days and the de-
tectives were assigned to all the cases
While unable to connect Foster, Stewart,
Sklar and two other suspects who were
arrested last week, with local robberies,
the officers have devoted their efforts
toward having the men identified by
authorities of other cities where safes
have been robbed
Chief George H. Bodeker was warm in
his praise of Detectives Cole, Goldstein,
Gray and Nation for their work The
detectives hope that by Saturday all of
the five men arrested will have been
identified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
TAX COMMISSION
SPENDS BUSY DAY
Members Adjust Intangible
Assessments of Various
Corporations

Montgomery. May 1e-(Special.)-Ad-
5ustment of the intangible assessments OF
the Western Union Telegraph company,
|. the Andalusia Light and Power company
and the Birmingham and Southeastern
Railroad company was made Monday by
the state tax commission.
The commission will probably be in ses-
sion the whole week completing intangible
assessments of corporations. Represen-
tatives of corporations appear before the
commission every day seeking an adjust
ment of assessments.
The commission is having one of Its
busiest season at this time, with all of the
members of the board lending their ef-
forts to straigi1ten out the Intangible as
sessments of the various corporations in
the state.
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Pictures of Glide Foster, alias Walter
Stewart, and j. NJ. Conner alias Chick
Conner prisoners in the city Jail for
several days, were positively identified
yesterday by the authorities of Column
bus, Miss, as being likenesses of two
of the men who blew up and robbed
the postoffice vault of that city about
10 days ago. They will be sent to Co
lumbus as soon as requisition papers are
made out, which will probably be some
time today There was reward of $500
offered for the apprehension of the two
men.
Foster and Stewart are two of the five
suspects arrested May IA by Detectives
Cole. Goldstein. Gray and Nation on
suspicion of participation in the recent
attempt to blow up the Hood & Wheeler
Furniture company safe and several
other jobs.' These five men when ar
rested We're closely questioned by the
detectives and kept in Jail on various
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
ANT|-AMER|CAN
SENTIMENT STRONG
One American Killed and
Several Wounded Near
TampicO, Mexico

Mexico City, May 19.-The killing of one
American and the wounding of several
others In the last 80 days in and about
Tampico has been the subject of report
to the state department at Washington,
as indicating a strong anti-American
sentiment, The attention of the Mexican
foreign office also has been called to
this matter.
James Crawford was stabbed and killed
near Tampico; another American was
slashed with machete and his condi-
ton is serious while others are suffering
from lesser injuries. No arrests have
been made. Several hundred American
colonists and oil well workers reside in
that region.
The rebels who are threatening Tam
pico are holding their positions. and an
attempt by the federas to run train
into Tampico from San Luis Potosi re-
suited in rebel attack at Ebano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
David /. Fox

Funeral services over the remains of
David J. Fox, former mayor of Brming-
ham, who died Sunday afternoon, were
conducted from his late residence 2176
Highland avenue, yesterday afternoon at
O'Clock. Interment was In Emwood
cemetery. The Rev. II. NJ Edmonds,
pastor of the Highlands Presbyterian
church. offcated. and the services were
under the auspices Of the Scottish Rite
Masons. The pallbearers were: Ben NJ
Jacobs, Brooks Forbes, w. D. Snider,
w. D. Smith, l. P. Andrews and NJ G..
Gregg; honorary, w. ]. Rusnton, Dr. J.
H. Phillips, NJ. V. Joseph. c. II. Nabb
George Bates, F. n. Dixon, George A
Blinn, F. G.. Kinney, DR.. 3. d. Sibley
and Jack w. Johnson
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SPIRITED DEBATES
MAKE PRESBYTERIAN
MEET LIVELY AFFAIR

CONTINUED from Page One)
Among the Negroes" formed the sub
ject of the address by DR.. f. P. Cowan.
secretary of the Freedmans board,
Pittsburg, Pa, Rev. r. w. McGranahan,
Knoxville, Ten, spoke on practical
Plans for Cooperation on Religious
Work Among the Negroes" DR.. J. s.
Lyons, Louisville, KY, new moderator
of the southern assembly discussed
1.-THE Southern Presbyterian Viewpoint
and the Attempted Solution of the Ne
gro Religious Problems"
Preceding the regular session the
gathering was entertained by a special
musical performance, old fashioned ne
gro church melodies being sung by a
choir of 200 negroes from the Atlanta
Baptist college. This feature was
much enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Glenn Wells

Huntsville, May 19.-tSpecial) )-Glenn
Wells, one of the best known business
men in Huntsville. died Sunday at his
home on the Pulaski road after an ILL
ness of only few hours. He attended
to the work of his office as usual Sat
urday and after supper Saturday night
suffered a paralytic stroke and died Sun
day. MIR. Wells moved to this city. more
than 20 years ago from North Dakota
and had large interests here. He is sur
vived by his widow and one daughter
Miss Mildred Wells; his mother. Mrs
W. s. Wells. and a brother. William S
Wells, Jr. captain in the United States
army. He was life member of the
Huntsville lodge of Elks and the officers
of that order buried him with the cere-
monies of the order this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
FOUGHT IMPULSE
TO KILL FAMILY
MelanchOlia Attributed as Cause Uf
Hallock Suicide

Hot Springs, Ark, May 19.-"I have
been fighting melancholia for weeks and
an impulse to kill myself and family.
This note, found in the desk of Mai
II. A. Hallock, United States army Of
fioer, retired, assigned as medical direc-
tor of the hot water baths on the gov
ernment reservation here, led to a search
late today which ended with the finding
of Major Hallock's body in the woods
near Hot Springs, the top of his head
torn away by bullet from a large calibre
army revolver. The pistol was found a
short distance from the body.
Major Halock had been in i'll health
and recently underwent an operation. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
MAN CONFESSES TO
POSING AS WOMAN
Involved in Intricate COun.
terfeiting and Forgery
Schemes

Kansas City, Mo-, May 19.-James Ar
thur Baker, arrested here tonight,
charged with theft committed at sum
merland Cal. in a signed confession to
the police said that during much of his
life he had posed as a woman and that
he had been involved in intricate coun-
terfeiting and forgery schemes.
He early took up the work of a school
teacher, he said. After teaching a few
years, part of the time in Oklahoma, he
went to the Pacific coast, where he
found that men teachers were not in de-
mand. He then disguised himself as a
Idaho village under the name of Alice
Baker" No one suspected his secret
although he taught one entire season.
In 1910 Baker, still garbed as woman.
went to Los Angeles. Here he met n
young attorney, who became infatuated
with the teacher. and a few months
later they went through ceremony Of
marriage. Baker said this attorney ex-
ercised hypnotic iflfluence>ovcr him and
induced him to take a course of engrav-
ing In an art school to make him pro-
fcient in counterfeiting. Later they per-
fected $1,000 worth of bogus s1Oo bills. he
said, and afterward went to Japan,
where the bills were EXCHANGED for gold.
After returning to California, Baker
said, the attorney proposed that they
steal the blank money order book at
Summerland, where Baker said a rela-
tive of his was postmistress Baker WIS.,
tied this relative, he said. and stole "a
of the blank money orders He said
they filed out the orders for 500 each
and cashed IA of them at Riverside. Cal.
and two at Pasadena.
Before going west Baker said he mar
ried an Iowa girl. from whom he was
divorced. They were remarked several
months later and divorced a second time
Baker is small. has a high falsetto
voice and has features resembling those
of woman. He will be held pending
the arrival of the California officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
EWIDOW REPAYS
FRAUDULENT SUM
Sends Secretary $164-1dentity o.
Woman Not Known

NJ Washington, May ia widow of
North Dakota, stricken by conscience
for some fraud against the govern
ment of the United States. today sent
,Secretry McAdoo 1854 in restitution,
with this note:
!, 'This Is money that I promised God
Il would send back If / was able
\ "A WIDOW"
!, The identity of the penitent was not
disclosed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
NAMES DETECTIVES TO
GO TO CHATTANOOGA

Chief George H. Bodeker has selected
Detectives Cole, Goldstein, Williams and
Murphy to attend the Confederate vet
erans' reunion i'm Chattanooga beginning
on May q. 1t is customary for police
chiefs in any city to send some members
of their detective department to attend
any of the large gatherings and conven-
tions In nearby cities.
1t is expected that at the reunion next
week in Chattanooga there will be visit
ing detectives from Atlanta, New Or
leans Memphis, Nashville and other
southern cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

MANY WITNESSES
IN HARVESTER SUIT

Chicago. May 19,-Numerous wit
nesses testified in the government suit
to dissolve the International Harvester
company today that the company, all OF
whose witnesses We're. agents, had never
attempted TO induce them not to handle
goods of competing firms.
Practically the same questions were
asked each and the answers varied lit
tic The hearing here is expected to
last four weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Going the Limit

From Everybody's.
Two members of a country club were
discussing fellow member. The lat
ter, 1t appears, did not have a reputa-
ton for outbursts Of wild extravaganza.
Il understand that Bucky' Brown has
quit the game of golf"
what: 'Buoky' Brown? He used to
be so fond of the camel Why on earth
6io he stop paying?i'
He lost his golf ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Clarence Armstrong

Funeral services over the remains of
Clarence Armstrong. aged years, who
died Sunday afternoon at the Holy In
nocents' hospital, will be conducted this
afternoon from the family residence, "a
Mill Village. Interment will be in Mill
Village cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
T. A. Gleason

The remains of T. A. Gleason, aged IS
years, who died in local infrmary yes
terday morning, will be sent to st. Louis
tomorrow by Lge 10y for interment.
The deceased is survived by his widow
and one brother, who reside in St.
Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Mrs. Jessie Hatfield Wood

Mrs Jessie Hatfield Wood of James,
Ca, died at her home Sunday night She
was a sister of Mrs. Nina Fl. Perry of
Birmingham, who has been al her bed
side for the past six weeks. Her sur
viving relatives are her husband, two
children, mother, father and several sis
ters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Henry ], Knetsch

The remains of Henry ]. Knetsch. aged
81 years, who was found dead Saturday
morning at the Banner mines, were sent
to Lawrenceburg, Tenn, yesterday aft
ernoon for interment by the Johns Tn
dertakng company. The deceased is
survived by his widow and one son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Irene Elizabeth Duke

The remains of Irene Elizabeth Duke.
the 6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
l.. e. Duke. who died Sunday at the
family residence. 1926 Avenue F, were
sent yesterday morning to Montgomery
for interment by Shaw G. Son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Wire Sparks

Washington, May 19.-Every member of
the Seventh Day Adventists' church
will be called upon to contribute 20 cents
a week. in addition to the regular 1.-THE
towards fund for furthering the de-
nominations work, if resolution pre-
sented at today's session of the Advent
lists worlds conference at Takoma Park,
Md. is adopted.
New York. MAY Fellow -townsmen
of Albert W. Freeman of Ramsey, n. j.,
convicted of using the mails to defraud
in the promotion of worthless mining
stocks, brought to the federal building
today s50oooo worth of stocks and bonds
and put them UP as cash security for
the $4,000 bail demanded for his release
pending determination of mis- appeal for
new trial
Washington, n. c.. May l9.-Secretary
of the Navy Josephus Daniels celebrated
his fifty-second birthday here today as
guest of the citizens of his birthplace
The Secretary delivered an address to
an enthusiastic crowd at the auditorium
and was later guest of honor at lunch
con. he lelt TINS AFTERNOON 1Of Ralelgh.
n. c.
Washington, May l9.-An order was
issued by Postmaster General Burleson
today directing that postmasters refuse
tospay money orders issued on and after
May Is AT any postoffice in Mexico un-
less they have received the correspond
| ing advices properly endorsed by the
Huerta postal administration, with a
special stamp reading: ''Visador por la
direction general de correos de Mexico.
d. F. When payment is thus refused,
the instructions say. the holder of the
order should be advised to return it to
the sender.
Rowling Green, Ky. May l9.-By a
majority of only one the general assem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Dennie TAYLOR Sandlin

Denny Tailor Sandlin, aged 36 years,
a prominent merchant of Dora died
yesterday in a local infirmary. The re-
mains were sent yesterday afternoon to
Dora by the Johns Undertaking COM
pany for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20
Deaths and Funerals
s. V. Shanler

The remains of S. V. Shanler, who
died Saturday night in local infirmary,
were sent to Pounding Mills. Va, yes
terday by Shaw & Son for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

had held the post of medical director here
! for three years. He Is survived by a
widow and two children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

Washington, May 19.-Artificial con-
traction of waterways by bridges, cause.
ways and other structures so placed as
TO make it impossible for the channels
to carry away the enormous amount OF
water resulting from an unusually heavy
rainfall, was blamed for the devastatio
wrought by the recent Ohio floods in d
preliminary report filed today by the
commission of army engineers appointed
by Secretary of War Garrison to inves-
tigate the floods and recommend pre-
ventive measures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

Washington, May Ex-senator O'Gor-
man today introduced a bill to amend
the judicial code SO that circuit judges
or the United States may be transferred
In case of necessity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

Washington, May 19.-The Seattle Con-
struction and Dry Dock company of
seattle, Wash, today was the lowest
bidder at 1918. .s9S for the construction of
naval submarine tender of $3.50 tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

piy OF the Cumberland Presbyterian n
church voted here today to maintain it's
connection with the Pan Presbyterian
alliance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

Washington, May 19.-There has been
no change recently in the political status
of Mongolia, according to advices made
public here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

Rowling Green, KY. May l9.-By a
majority of only one the general assem-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

Benghasl. Tripoli May 19.-The Italian
losses in the recent engagement with
Arabs at Sdi Galba numbered 10 killed
and 259 wounded The Italians captured
an entrenehed camp of the Arabs after
hard fight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

Washington. May 19.-The troubles
Prince de Bearn. who came into Anne
lcan l1melight by marrying a daughtt
OF Ross r. Winans. a Baltimore mi
lionaire, today were laid before the 81
preme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

Washington. May 19.-Whether states
have the right under the federal con-
sttution to enact a law prohibiting the
making down of sleeping car berths
before they are actually sold Will be
passed upon by the supreme court of the
United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-20

tContinued from Page one)
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18

tee on postoffices and post roads, be
appointed to investigate and report
upon the. merits Of the Atelepost now
IN operation between st. Louis and
Chicago. The tele post began to be de-
Veloped In 1899 and was established
LOT the purpose Of materially reducing
the transmission lia,es of telephone
and telegraph companies. Its system
is radically different from any other
transmission company. For instance.
us program is to charge l cent per
word for any message between any
two points on its system, operating
similarly to the postofice in the as
sessment of rates. A letter of a GER
tain weight is carried by 2 cent
stamp, no matter what distance it tray
els within the area of the nited States,
and the telepost plan is the same.
The telepost company has been unable
to extend its lines, owing to the secret
and open opposition of the Western
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18

Then you don't get many driving
horses any more?" queried the scribe
Driving horses!" exclaimed the
worker, "Why, when driving horse
comes in the shop three or four men
win make break for it-they are glad
so giad to getahold Of one =
It seems that draft horses have lar
ger feet, and, unlike some humans so
equipped, really require larger shoe.
This means more work and more iron,
and NO more pay. Consequently the
horse shoers look longlingly upon the
olden days when dainty hooflets
brought as much money as the univer-
sal fiat boat Of the present.
There used to be horse shoeing
shops all about the city Of Wheeling
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18

and along the roads that led into town.
Now there are but few The number
of journeymen have dwindled to a
mere handful who, to their eternal
glory be it said, still maintain a mill
tant union that has Joined Wheeling S
Organization campaign
Machine Hurts Too
The machine has hurt the horse
sheer, too. Formerly he took an iron
bar and shaped and fashioned it, with
many a ringing blow upon the anvil,
into a horse shoe. Today he takes a
factory made shoe and taps it around
to fit the horses foot. The Steel
Trust has cribbed that business, too.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18

Union Telegraph 4Compan and the
Bell Telephone Company. The invos
tigation sought is undoubtedly for tho
purpose of establishing the fact thai
transmission companies can radicalI,
reduce their rates and still nav fair
profit on the actual investment Tbera
is still further motive in that tbe
question OF government ownership of
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18
Horseshoers
Hit By Autos

Automobiles have hit the horse
shoers Of the Wheeling district.
The development of this industry
has brought about corresponding de-
preston in the business of shoeing
horses. for the reason that there are
fewer horses to shoe.
About all we get now is bulls"
said local journeyman horse sheer
to Majority man today. By "bulls"
he meant the heavy draft horses.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18

scale if the wishes of the City Council
are carried out The Council has ad-
opted resolutions addressed to the leg
lslature calling for constitutional
amendment that will allow the city to
buy and sell coal and to manufacture
and sell ice. The resolutions must be
approved by the voters Of Boston be-
fore the project becomes passible.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18
TO INVESTIGATE TELEPosT

Washington, Dec Senator Owen
has introduced a resolution asking
that committee of three senators, in
Guiding the chairman of the commit
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18

WANTS TO BUY AND SELL
Boston, Dec 4-This city Wal go in
to the coal and ice business on 4 large
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-12-18

transmission lines is becoming an i'm
portant one, and the investigation IN
doubtedly will still further reveal the
necessity of the postoffice department
taking over all transmission lines
Evening journal., 1913-02-28
GOVERNMENT TO
TEST CULTURE
By The unlted Press.

BY The United Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb 2S.-The Unit
ed States Public Health Service form
ally announced today that 1t would
Immediately begin a thorough and
searching governmental investigation
by actual test, of the Friedman tub
erculosis cure.
The announcement was made by
Surgeon-General Rupert Blue. fol-
lowing receipt today of the first Off
cial report on the remedy which was
submitted by Surgeon John f. An
derson, of the service
Anderson has conferred with DR..
Friedman in New York. A surgeon
and tuberculosis expert of the public
health service will assist DR.. Freid-
mann for period of eight weeks in
treating patients in New York, at the
end of which time DR.. Freidmann
claims the physicians would be able
to administer the culture himself.
Following receipt of Surgeon Ander-
sons report, Surgeon General Blue
conferred with Secretary Of the Treas
ury MacVeagh to determine the exact
course of action to be followed in the
governments investigation.