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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-07
VICE PRESIDENT
IS IN NASHVILLE
Guest of Honor at Founders
Day Celebration at
Y. M. C. A.

Nashville, June GA banquet tonight
at the Young Mems Christian association
in celebration of founders day, at which
he was the principal speaker, concluded
the days activities of Vice President
Thomas r. Marshall, who spent "a hours
in the capital of Tennessee. In his ad-
dress the vice president confined his re-
marks entirely to matters non-political
Tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock he leaves
for indianapolis. This afternoon the vice
President and Mrs. Marshall visited the
Hermitage. the home of Andrew Jackson,
where Mr.. Marshall was presented with
a hickory gave made from wood grown
on the place. The presentation speech
was made by Miss Louise Lindsey, rep.
resenting the Ladies' Hermitage associa-
ton.
Nashville June 6.--vice President and
Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall are guests of
Nashville today. having come for the cele-
bration of Founders Day by the Y M.
C. A., Mr.. Marshall being the principal or
ator for the banquet this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Marshall arrived this
morning.
At noon public reception In their honor
was held at they. M. c. A. This after
noon they visited the Hermitage, An
drew Jacksons s old home. A reception at
the Centennial club for Mrs. Marshall was
an afternoon feature. The banquet this
evening was a 81 plate affair
Senators Luke Lea and Shields and for
mer Senator w. r. Webb were on the
programme.
From here Mr. Marshall goes to Indian-
apolis for the unveiling of the bust OF
Col. Richard Owen, placed in the capitol
there by confederate veterans in recog-
milton of his kindness to prisoners of war
captured at Fort Donelson while COM
mandant at Camp Morton.
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Iobbv probe takes unexpected turpS
Cabinet reads Japan's reply
May amend paper schedule
Aftermath of press spelrng bee.
page makes speech in London.
May make treaty renewals impos-
sible. tf
o-yeterans of state in session.
3-Confidence in nations future
4-Editorial comment
6-Society. a g-.a=
7-Sports. -..
s-Deny intention of striking blow at
tobacco trust. r
Commission postpones action on
Kelley plans.
10-Five arrested In lsbell case.
1f-Overflow house hears kyle's band.
13--Markets
u-Steel mills have plenty of orders.
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WONDERS AT
JAWBREAKING WORDS OF
PRESS CLUB SPELLING BEE

Washington, June s.1-Two cabinet Off
GERS had apologies to offer today as a
result of last nights spelling bee con-
Quoted by the National Press club of
Washington. just before the cabinet
meeting began at the White House Secre-
tary Bryan smilingly said he was sorry
he did not see the glass of grape juice
set before him and took drink of water
instead as he read an ode to the print
ing press.
Secretary Houston, who was the :pro-
nouncer," remarked thai the Wort tny-
drocephalus,'' which Senator Poindexter
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spelled "hydrocephalous' and yielded the
championship thereby TO Representative
Frank b. Willis of Ohio could be spelled
either way, according to whether the noun
or adjective was intended.
Really, the honors were even," said
Secretary Houston.
President Wilson who attended the
spelling bee, was wondering today where
the Secretary of Agriculture had un-
earthed his unusual number of jawbreal-
ing words and some of the cabinet men,
bers were concentrating each other that
they had not been drafted to participate
IA the, contest billed as a spelling bee''
between Is newsp,trer men and IS states
men.
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M'COMBS MAY YET BE
FRENCH AMBASSADOR

washington. June G.-William McCombs.
chairman Of the democratic national COM
mittee. may yet be ambassador to France,
it was said today. Though he has twice
declined the post, the President has not
abandoned. hope of his acceptance. and II
is known Mr.. Wilson is holding the posi-
tion open for him.
O'Gorman about diplomatic Apprentices
from New York, Mr.. McCcmbs' home
state.
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Emily Dayisson Worse

EPSON. Eng. June 6.--The condition
of Miss Emily Wilding Davisson, mill
tant suffragette wto was so severely
injured while interfering with the
Kings horse in the Derby on Wednes-
day. became much worse today
She passed restless night and the
doctors considered the symptoms grave.
An operation probably will be nee
essary
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<Oe.ti..s1 :. Pass nj a.
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Support Party Measure

lCsatinued ON Pase 'ren.)
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
LUMBER SWINDLERS
ARE FOUND GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict Against
Promoters.

Philadelphia, April z1.-A verdict OF
guilty was. rendered in the United
States district court here against the
promoters and officers of the Inter.
national Lumber and Development
company. who were charged with con.
spiracy to defraud stockholders OF the
company through the United States
mail.
The defendants were John X. Mark.
ley, promoter OF the company; Isiah
B. Miller, a partner of Marley; A. c.
Stewart, director and commissioner,
who made their headquarters in Chi.
cago, and G. M. Mcmahon, former
secretary of the company, and w. II.
Armstrong, former general manager
The government charged that the
company sold stock to the amount OF
6.O00,0 900 by circulating through the
mails false and misleading literature
regarding the value and profits of a
plantation of 2sS, 900 acres In Cam.
peche, Mex.
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bank in which he was employed. He
waived examination and was remand
ed to the custody OF Sheriff Simon
until his Ease Is called before the dis
trict court In June. He vas not ad-
mitted to bail, under the provisions OF
a North Dakota statute relating to
prisoners whom II is possible may be
convicted by a jury for murder In
any degree, or manslaughter. Ander-
son will remain a prisoner In the Nc
Lean county jail for the intervening
two months.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
ENTERS EMPLOY OF HILLS
Csrml Thompson General overseer Of
Their interests.

st. Paul. April 19.-Carmi Thomp-
son, former treasurer of the United
States and former assistant secretary
OF the interior. took up his new duties
with the Hill interests. Mr.. Thomp-
son is to become general overseer Of
the Hill interests, according to l.. w.
Hill.
Mr.. Thompson made his first visit
to the offices of the Great Northern
railroad. He was accompanied by l..
w. Hill and they went into conference
with James j. Hill.
When asked if Mr.. Thompson would
become an officer of the First National
bank, l.. w. Hill replied:
"He will be there when I am, and
he will look after the ore fields and
other work. Just what Office he will
take has not been decided, but will
be in a week or perhaps less"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
STRIKE COSTS
IMMENSE SUM
Belgian WaIkout Means Loss
Of S2,OOO,OOO a Day.
EMPLOYERS ARE lit HARD

Organizers Of Movement Assert That
Capitalists and Supporters Of the
Existing System Must Stand Two
thirds OF This Amount.
Brussels, Belgium. April 21.-Twelve
million dollars Is the figure compiled
In trustworthy circles of Belgium's
loss In the first six days OF the strike
for equal political rights. which has
been Joined by about 400, 900 men,
half the male working population OF
the country.
Two-thirds this loss of 1000. 900 a
day falls. according to the Socialist
trade union leaders, upon the employ
ers and supporters OF the existing
system. Organizers of the strike at
firm that the men by exercising self
denial a hold out as long as the
capitalists for a political reason only.
All appearances go to show that the
strike will continue for a consider
0SAO PCA iVds
The printers OF the capital struck
work at midnight, but as the newspa-
pers were practically ready for pub
lication at that hour all appeared as
usual. Even the men employed on
the Socialist organ, LIE People, walked
out, but enough will be permitted to
stay to print q sheet containing strike
news.
Mons. Belgium, April 21.-The work
mems trains conveying nonstrikers
on a OF the suburban lines were de-
layed for several hours by obstruc-
lions on the tracks.
Strikers during the night had trans
ferred the contents OF a great lumber
yard on to the railroads right OF way.
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MINNEAPOLIS Grain,

Minneapolis, April 19.-Wheat-May,
S7Ac; July, S919c; Sept, 901sc. Cash
close on track; No. l hard, S9Bc; No.
l Northern, SS$ @S9%c; to arrive,
8Sas @SSBc; No. 2 Northern, S6% %
S7%c; No. 3 Northern, S3@S5c; No. 3
yellow corn, 54hc; No. 4 corn, 510
53c; No. 3 white oats, 32c; to arrive,
3119c; No. 3 oats, 2S@SGc; barley, Al
@57c; fax. S1.30A; to arrive, $l.30H.
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SECOND GRAFT CONVICTION
New York Policeman Found Guilty Of
Collecting Tribute.

New York, April 21.-The second
trial of a policeman accused OF graft.
ing resulted in the conviction OF Pa
trolman Thomas f. Robinson on the
charge OF extorting protection money
from a restaurant keeper.
Robinson, II is alleged, was graft
collector for former Inspector Dennis
Sweeney, awaiting trial ON thir.
teen separate accusations.
Another patrolman who served un.
der Sweeney Is now serving a term In
Sing Sing prison for perjuring him
self to protect his former superior In
the district attorneys vice crusade.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, April 19.-Wheat-May
1850; July, 90%c; Sept, $3.50. Corn
May, 55#@56c; July, 56h @56Ac;
Sept, 56M6 57c. Oats-May, 35hc;
July, 34h 034%e; Sept, 34Ac. Pork
May, $19.S5; July, $4,000. Butter
Creameries. 27@34c. Eggs-16A a
1Sc. Poultry-Chickens, 15c; springs,
15c.
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Declares Policy Unsound.

Chicago. April 19.--Professor ].
Laurence Laughlin, head of the de-
partment OF political economy at the
University of Chicago. attacked the
movement for minimum wage legisla.
ton for women as unBound and di-
rectly opposed TO the real interests
of women workers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
Hospital Doctors Poisoned.

New York. April 19.-The sixty-iv.
physicians on the staff in Bellevue
hospital have started an investigation
to find out where the chicken came
from that was made into a salad for
their luncheon and poisoned the whole
STAFF with ptomaine. Every doctor be
came Ill and 1t was some hours be.
fore the last had recovered.
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Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, April 19.-Cattle-Beeves
Western steers. $7.000S,l0; stockers
and feeders, s6.1OG9.2O; COWS and
heifers, s3.9O@S.4O; calves, S6.5O0S..
so. Hogs-Light, SS.90G9.25; mixed,
$S.S5@9.25; heavy, SS.65 $500; rough,
$S.60@S.S0; pigs, $6.9009.1O. Sheep
Native, $6.OO6720; yearlings, $6.5O0
7.90; lambs, $6.60@S.75.
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Crane May Refuse Post.

Washington, April ia report
that Charles r. Crane, whose name
has been under consideration by
President Wilson for several weeks
to be ambassador to Russia, had noti-
fed the president that he could not
accept the position because of pres
sure of business affairs was widely
here.
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vetoes Another Measure.

st. Paul, April Ex-Governor Eber.
hart has vetoed the Minnette bill,
placing the regulation of telephone
companies in the hands of the state
railroad and warehouse commission.
He also reiterated his former decla-
ration that he would call an extra
session to secure the enactment OF =
satisfactory public utilities bill.
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Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. April 19.-Wheat-To ar.
rive and on track-No. l hard, S91Ac;
No. / Northern, SSHc; No. 2 North.
ern, $50 4S6hc; May, SShc; July
90%c. Flax-On track and to arrive,
$1.3OA; May, $l.3OA July, $1.32h.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
GRAIN AND PROVISION PRICES
South St. Paul Live Stock.

South st. Paul, April 19.-Cattle-
Steers, S5,75@S.50; COWS and heifers,
S4.50@7.00; calves, $4.50@7.75; feed.
ers. S4.50@7.75. Hogs-$S.S0@S.95.
Sheep-Lambs, $4.5O@S.25; wethers,
$450@6.25; ewes, $2.25@6.OO.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
METEoRIc CAREER ENDED
Former States Attorney Wayman Of
Chicago Commits Suicide.

Chicago, April 19.-John E. Way
man, former states attorney Of Cook
county and prominent politician, Is
dead after shooting himself twice be-
low the heart.
Wayman was noted for his meteoric
career in Illinois politics. He recent
ly made a strenuous primary cam
paign for governor and the effect of
this is thought to have affected him.
He also had worked day and night to
straighten the affairs OF his ONCE be-
fore. retirement.
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EXCEEDS FORMER RECORDS
Stage Of the Mississippi From Mem.
phis South.

New Orleans, April 1.-THE wealth.
or bureaus predictions of three weeks
ago that the present Mississippi river
flood would exceed the record stages
from Memphis south has been fulfilled.
The gauge at Helena, Ark, registered
64.04 feet, OF OF foot above the prev.
ious high record made on April II
last year.
Engineers In charge of the levee
work south of vicksburg are optimis.
tic, but Il is admitted the bikes be-
tween Arkansas City and Natchez will
be subjected to the most severe strain
yet recorded within the next two
weeks.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-04-21
AMERICANS LEAD IN USE
OF SUGAR.

Washington, April 19.--There
are more Sweet toothed" per-
sons in the United States, APP
parently, than in any other
country OF the world, its aver
age per capita consumption of
sugar being almost forty
pounds. as shown by data gath
cred by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce.
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Anies to Accept Peace.

Vienna, April 1.-the Balkan al
lies will shortly notify the European
powers OF their acceptance of the
peace proposals. say the Neue Freie
Press. Bulgaria, Servia and Greece
1t the amt time will telegraph to
King Nicholas Of Montenegro urging
him to follow their example.
Woman Faces Trial Alone.
Shreveport, La, April 21.-Mrs.
Della Stroud will alone face trial for
the murder of her husband. whom she
shot down in the presence of her adj
mirer, Edward Beeler. Beeler was re-
leased after a eyere grilling. He
corroborated the woman's story that
she shot her husband because he mis-
treated her.
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Calgary. Alberta, April 19.-Fire de-
stroyed the building occupied by the
Morning Albertan and with 1t the
newspaper plant. The loss Is estimat-
Cd at $500. 900.
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POPE Plus SAID TO !.
Be MUCH BETTER
Venerable POniift Continues to
Improve.

Rome, April 21.-Pope Plus is said
to be much better and his condition
continues TO improve uninterrupted
ly He passed a fairly tranquil night
without fever and partook OF nourish.
ment which his stomach retained with
out difficulty. His temperature was
97.1.
1t was the third day the holy father
had been without fever and the ply
sicians say Z he passes two more such
days he may safely be regarded as
convalescent.
Professor Marchiafava and DIR. Ami
CT, announcing that they would here
after issue but one bulletin daily,
gave out this me-:
The pop passed a tranquil night
and his condition is much improved.
Temperature GIL"
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Lower coast gazette., 1913-05-10

ing that suicidal quality. The Dem,
ocratic vote was held together solidlr
voting against every amendment o.
fered to amend the sugar section Of
the bill,
The California exclusion bill still
lives and bothers the peace Of the na-
tion. The State administration solid.
ly supports the bill. The Democratic
opposition opposes the bill because St
is too lax The Democratic opposl.
ton would have it more exclusive.
The whole State supports it, The only
differences arise with regard &c the
limit of exclusion desirable. MT. Bry-
an, being a sincere peace preacher,
he must consistently oppose this kind
of proceeding, because the Japanese
spirit, at thought of this legal discrim-
nation is aroused and demanding
bloody reparation. But NJ, Bryan Is
staring at facts whcih try his pa
tient peace. In his innermost heart
and deepest depths Of reason ne must
feel the awful jolt with whicn shese
two pregnant facts cunningly shaSo
ter his peace programme. He must
all must-recognize the peril. He does
recognize it. But he car nov recog-
nize the incurability OF the dread dis.
ease except by the shedding o. human
blood. Peace is preferable. But neace
is impossible. Unless Japan retreats
from the offensive stand she has YAK
en-, war is inevitable. He wants peace.
But the only plans to get peace he
has advanced are sayored with the
unsavory ugliness OF american aervil,
ity and base acceptance OF Japanese
terms. California demands exclusion.
Against this demand. in plaintiye
pleading, is heard the voice o. Bryan,
the Prince OF Peace. But California
wants exclusion because it wants &c,
lief from threatening foreign domino.
ton. California wants that sirst enc
peace after.
1t is not just that California should
surrender her sovereign rights enc TAI
in this hour of gravest apprehension
when her citizens, who support nel
government in order that from it they
may receive, if not charity, at Teas
justice, cry with one unanimous cno
rus for protection. Should she clos
her ears and for the sake Of clingin.
peace welcome or allow the ieprouI
yellow snake TO Irvine about her whit
:. Caucasian flesh?
California. passed the alien lanG Law
} + Republican and n democratic
Senator voted against it. Before sigr
ing the bill, Governor Johnson wi
wait to allow for the filing OF reason
able protests.
9 Whether because OF the agitatio
g ever the bill or because Of it's decide
1 naval increase policy no one know
, Japan has ordered three Dreadnaugki
e with displacements OF $4,000 tons eacl
. Formal objection to the bill was mad
, BY the Japanese ambassador al Wasl
ington.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-05-10

town. 1t is true that Julia Anderson
saw or felt that she was welcomed
and an unwelcome visitor to Opelou-
sas. 1t is true that these facts would
have initiated against her truthful dis
closure of the Identification il the
boy was hers to her mind. And in
contrast to the attitude Of Opelou-
sas toward Julia Anderson is the well
come and assisting attitude of Missis-
sippi towards Mrs. Dunbar. It is true
that Walters stands now assailed by
no more real accusing evidence than
he stood in the beginning, and it is
true that the anticipated benefits were
not realized and that the case to-day
stands more confused and chaotic
than it did before the memorable
journey made by Julia Anderson to
settle this mysterious question.
The Steamer Concordia sank at
Clayton, La, in the Tensas River,
after striking the drawbridge of the
New Orleans and Northwestern Rail
road at Clayton. She was laden with
refugees from the flooded sections on
the Tensas River. twenty-five Of her
passengers were drowned and numbers
who still live were injured.
The condition of the levee at Poy.
dras, where the cave-in occurred, is
very fine. The prediction Of the en-
gineers that the water will not go
much higher this year than it is now
gives almost positive assurances that
no further trouble need be feared at
Poydras.
In New Orleans recently a young
italian woman returning from church
was stabbed with a hat-pin by a negro
woman who demanded that the white
girl must get off the banquette te
make room for her. She was caught
and narrowly escaped %lynching.
Fire at Lafayette, La, destroyed be
tween 100000 and $4,000 worth O.
property, including twenty-five auto
mobiles temporarily garaged there b.
members of Knights of Columbus
from other sections here for an init
alton. The fire was at mid-noon time
The presumed cause is gasoline eS
plosions.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-05-10
NATIONAL NEWS.

T. S. Doyle, chief Of the Latin
American division of the State De-
partment and official chief Of the
trade expansion policies of the last
administration, which popular disgust
has branded dollar diplomacy" has
SEN in his resignation to Mr.. Bryan,
and begs for its immediate accept.
ance. His severance was inevitable,
but was not so near at hand. 1t has
been accepted and his assistant will
hold the chiefship until the inevitable
Democrat unseats him.
The strike at the Irvine mills of the
International Harvester Company, at
Auburn, N. Y, has been settled. The
quickness of that company in declar-
ing they would move that factory to
Germany was evidence that that fac.
tory would never be moved. That
threat was a cheap bluff and we hope
that it did not influence or intimidate
the men and force them to surrender.
The report We have read does not
inform us as to what the settlement
was. We hope it is a settlement-not
an ending. Few strikes are settled
many are temporarily ended. The
settlement Is postponed. And until II
takes place the concern interested
and the men interested do not work
tremendously and strikes follow, i'm
poverishing the men and paralyzine
the industrial progress of the concern
The attitude of this company was in
Lower coast gazette., 1913-05-10
FOREIGN NEWS.

From Europe rumors OF inlernal
troubles amongst the Balkan allies arc
heard, accompanied by declarations
tlat Austria viii attempt to force
Montenegro TO surrender Scutari un-
a:det by the rest Of Europe. Essad
2asha, who has proclaimed himself
King OF Albania, is respected very
much by European powers now be-
cause Oh their seeing in mis- prestige
and popularity q chance Of satisfying
Montenegro and Austria. Whether
they have reason for believing that
Montenegro will gladly submit to such
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