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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-25

mentioned have appeared what are re-
garded at the department as some of
the most important suits that have been
filed in many years.
Willing to Accept Offer
Mr.. McReynolds, in discussing the
American Telephone and Telegraph with
callers and In talking over the efforts of
directors of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad company. has
made 1t plain that he is not willing to
accept offers which don't mean a REFORM
in accord with the department own
ideas. Speaking of the agreement with
the telephone officials, he pointed out thai
their plan had gone further even than the
department could hope court to go il
suit were instituted, and he referred as
well as to the evident restoration of
competition in the telephone field.
There are in process of adjustment in
the courts less than dozen antitrust
cases that are regarded as of supreme
Importance either as to their bearing
on points in the antitrust law yet to
be ruled upon, or as to their effect upon
big combinations. In this list are the
action against the United States Steel
corporation, the international Harvester
company, the United Shoe Machinery
company, the Nation Picture Patents
company, the Eastman Kodak company
and the Reading Railroad company.
Suits have been begun against the
American Can company and an alleged
combination of wholesale manufactur-
Ing jewelers. and there are many 9TH
ers in process of trial or under con-
sideration which officials do not look
upon as of prime Importance No suit
is pending against the New Haven rail-
road, but 1t has been an open secret
for several months that one was in
contemplation when that company be-
gan negotiations with the department
OF the suits enumerated no authentic
advances have come to the department
from the Steel corporation the Har-
vester company, the kodak company,
the Reading company or the can COM
pany. So far as the governments law
yers know these concerns expect to
fight to the end. Negotiations with the
United Shoe Machinery company have
been in progress for long time, but
they have so far not been successful.
Department officials say the shoe COM
pany is seeking to get an agreement
without completion of the suit against
it, but is not inclined to accede to Mr..
McReynold's demands.
Representatives of the Motion Pic
ture company and of the jewelers. have
been in conference several times in the
last few weeks with Mr.. McReynolds
and G. C. Todd, the Assistant Attor-
ney General in charge of trust prosecu-
tions. 1t Is possible that these two
suits will be settled without long liti-
CATION. In every case Mr.. Todd had
made it clear that to meet the de-
partments approval reorganization
plans must conform to the complaint
made by the government. If this is done
there is no objection to settling the
case without litigation.
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Weather Forecast

Washington, December 24.-Forecast
ing and much colder Thursday; Friday
fair and colder; high, shifting winds.
Tennessee: Rain In east, rain or snow
in west Thursday; colder; Friday fair
and colder.
Georgia: Rain Thursday; colder by
night; Friday fair and much colder, in
creasing southeast winds, shifting to
northwest Thursday afternoon.
Mississippi: Rain, followed by clear
ing and much colder Thursday; Friday
fair. colder on the coast; high, shifting
winds.
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ITALY PURCHASES
FAMOUS STATUE

Florence. staly, December 24.-Donatel-
los famous statue of st. john the Bap-
list. which was executed for his friend
and patron, Martelli, and purchased by
the Italian government for $4,000, was
placed today in Donatello's hall in tho Ma
tional museum after having remained hid
den for five centuries in the old Martelli
palace.
Large sums have been offered for the
statue by foreign galleries and art col
lectors, but the law prevented its leaV-
ing the country.
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OFFICIALS GETTING
READY TO CARRY OUT
NEW CURRENCY LAW
CONTINUED from Page one)

-------~---~~~~
rency bill poured into the White House
executive offices from bankers, CONNER
cial and industrial leaders. and profess
sional men of prominence in all parts of
the United States.
Many of the kilograms, declared Presi-
dent Wilson's speech last night, had vital
lzed the currency measure and commend
ed his characterization of the attitude
of industrial leaders toward the day OF
concession and accommodation between
business and the government as the con-
stitution of peace.
Three of the Sc National banks in New
York city have signified their intention
to take out federal charters under the
new federal law They are the Hanover
National, the Gotham National and the
National Reserve bank. Practically all
other National institutions of the city and
state, 1t is said will take similar action
soon, but some are holding back pending
advice from counsel.
Others deem definite action unwise IN
less ratified by their stockholders.
The Clearing House association. which
comprises all the local national banks of
Importance, will have a special meeting
in the near future and place itself on
record respecting the new law
II is believed that the clearing house
viii register its Endorsement of the meas
ure ksass ss's'f GO
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STEEPLEJACK
FOUND DYING

San Francisco, December 24-Olaf
Czarnowki a steeplejack, known through
out the country as 1.-The human fly" was
found dying today on the first floor land
ing of the St Francis hotel annex, now
in process of construction. His skull was
fractured and nearly every bone in his
body was broken APPARENTLY he had
terrible fall, but where he fell from
no person knew.
Czarnowski was speechless, though half
conscious. He had not been employed on
the building and no one had seen him
enter the annex
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NOTICES!
TO ALL PERSONS HOLDING COM
MISSIONS AS SPECIAL OFFICERS
OF THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
ALL PERSONS HOLDING COMMITS
sIONs AS SPECIAL OFFICERS OF
THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM ARE
HEREBY REVOKED. NOTICE Is FUR
THEIR GIVEN THAT SAID OFFICERS
MUST TURN THEIR BADGES OVER
TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COM
MISSION AT ONCE AND FAILURE
TO DO so WILL make THEM LA
BILE UNDER SECTION SOC OF THE
CITY CODE.
A, o. LANE,
JAMES WEATHERLY,
GEO. Il, WARD,
COMMISSION ERS, .
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REFUGEES RESCUED
BY REVENUE CUTTER

Washington, December 24.-Twenty-fire
refugees have been rescued from flood
regions in the Brazos rivers district in
Texas by the revenue cutter Window. The
ship already has distributed three tons
of food and Is continuing the work, Ac-
cordng to reports today to revenue cut
ter Headquarters.
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Strike Settled

Paris, December 24.-The strike of the
and the employers having compromised
their differences. Work will be resumed
Friday.
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Hack Gets Tool Chest

The Butcher Tool and HardWare conn
pany will today send to p. G, Hack d
500 tool chest. filled with tools, which
was won by him In the contest held by
the hardware company. Mr.. Hack lives
at 1914 Fifth avenue.
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Yeatman Wins Caheen Auto

G. NJ. Yeatman. 1900 South Phelan street,
won the automobile given away by Ca
heen Bros, in their Christmas compt
tition, it was announced last night.
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Jefferson-.The Girl of Ny Dreams.
2.so and $50 o'clock. p. m.
Bijou-"Ldtt1e Lord Fauntleroy' 2:90
and $50 o'clock, p. m.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2:So. 7;SO and .
o'clock, p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-25
Present Iron Prices Bargains

Very low prices have resulted in con-
siderable increase in pig iron buying in
eastern territory as many buyers are
coming to regard the present prices as
bargains The Central Iron and Steel
company. Harrisburg, Pa, has purchased
10000 tons OF basic for .Irst quarter de-
livery at a price which is reported to
have been as low as sl4 delivered, which
is the lowest price in the east for a num-
her of years. A steel company purchased
10000 tons of basic or first quarter and
first half at about $1a,25 delivered. a
Bridgeport consumer of basic bought TO-
COO tons for first sauarter at $l47O deliv-
cred
There is much more activity in the
coke market. For furnace coke 50 ovens,
seems to be pretty well established, as the
price for first half delivery. The Nc
lntyre Iron company has taken seven CT
eight tons per month at that figure.
Southern Ohio furnaces have also con-
tracted. Cleveland firms are in the mar
get for large tonnage, but have not
yet closed. The city OF Ottawa will re-
ceive bids February 3 on So miles of riv
eted steel pipe, which will require from
10000 tor 10000 tons.
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ly looked for late Thursday or Thurs
day night.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations
December "a.
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Colds Cause Headache and Grin
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE tablets
remove cause There is only ona .sL,,6s
MO QUININE." 1t has signature OF n
w. GROVE on box. 25c.
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The Iron Trade Review

New York, December 24-(Special.) THE
Iron Age will say tomorrow:
The holiday shut down of iron and steel
works, which began Wednesday night.
has probably not been equaled in length
or in the number of plants involved. The
Steel corporation has closed down prac-
tlcally all of its northern steel works
and rolling mills and they Will remain
idle until January 2.
Most of its blast furnaces in the central
west and the Chicago district will be
banked for the same time. Steel COM
panies generally are making a similar
curtailment. In some cases the shut
downs began December 20 and will last
until January 5.
Steel Market Quiet
The finished steel market has grown
quieter and little is expected from the
last week of the year. At the same time
inquiries are not wanting, and certain
classes of manufacturing consumers have
been sounding sellers as to the contract
basis for the first half of 1914.
Rail orders may be longer delayed than
was thought a month ago and the pros
poets of relocating the early winter roll
ings of recent years are not brilliant.
Structural mills have gone into keener
competition on the small amount of COR
struetion work now coming out. In the
east plain material has sold at 81 to 80
below a s120 Pittsburg basis
Prices on wire products and sheets have
been crowded down intentionally close
to cost for some producers.
There is much interest In the coming
of the Steel corporation into the market
as a seller of ferro-manganese after
many years of limiting its output to its
own requirements.
The largest pig iron selling of the week
has been in the east, total of about
81, 900 tons of basic iron at 80 cents a ton
below the last sales higher than delivered
prices of northern iron In Ohio and Mich
igan.
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EVENTS OF TODAY
At the Theatres

Elks distribute Christmas baskets to
poor at go O'Clock.
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IRON TRADE SHARES
IN CHEERFULNESS
Currency Bill Passage
Makes for Optimism
PIG IRON is DULL
Low Prices Bring Out Considerable
T0nnage-Mills Will Close
Down During the
Holidays

Cleveland, O., December 24-6Speeial1
The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will
say:
The iron trade fully shares the greater
eheerfulness of the business world which
has developed recently on account Of the
passage of the currency bill and the dis
position of the national administration to
cooperate with legitimate business
rather than fight it. Buyers throughout
the country are showing more disposition
to contract for finished materials and
even are willing to buy further into the
future than the mills are willing to sell.
Pig iron is still dull in many parts of
the country, but in some centers, low
prices have brought out considerable ton
mage. In spite of these improved condi-
tions, there is a striking contrast between
the present and the close of last year,
when to almost an unprecedented extent,
real activities continued throughout the
holiday period. This year mills are shut
ting down for an unusually long period.
In some cases even blast furnaces are
included in the active lists.
Most mills will, however, resume on
January 8. Last year mills in eastern
Pennsylvania were able to charge from
SLIGO to $1.65 at their plants for plates,
and $1.70 to $1.75 for shapes and ship them
hundreds of miles, passing many mills
of the central west, which We're unable
TO make deliveries until far into this
year. One large Independent company
came into the market shortly before
Christmas, 1912, and in two or three days
sold all the tonnage it had to offer, in
Guiding 6O,000 tons of bars at $1.40 Pitts
burg. This year while prices are not
much lower, mills are conservative about
contracting and are frequently asking 81
per ton more for delivery during the sec
ond quarter OF next year. An extremely
interesting development is the announce
ment that the steel corporation will be
an active competitor In the American
market of German and English makers
of ferro-manganese. The corporation
has already made a sale at about 81 re-
low prevailing prices
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MANY BIG CONCERNS
SEEK TO CONFORM
WITH THE TRUST LAW

protective agreements have persisted,
however, and In the list that has been
mentioned have appeared what are re-
garded at the department as some of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-25
Willing to Accept Offer

the most important suits that have been
filed in many years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
McGuiRE'S STATEMENT.

Charles Mcclure. who made the trip
to Dayton yesterday in an automobile
in company with Fred Gennett, return
ed with a graphic tale of the stricken
city. 1T would be impossible to exag-
gerate and description of the condi-
tions which exist in Dayton at pre-
sent" he stated to Palladium report
iNr last evening Conditions over there
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
SAYS 1000 MAY Be
KILLED At HAMILTON
Police Sergeant Says Com
munication With East
Side is Established.

WEST HAMILTON. Via Oxford.
d1:30 p. m.)-The police sergeant in
charge of the rescue work here states
that they have been able to communi-
cate with the east side people by
means OF sign boards. A wire has
been sent across the river by shoot
ing cannon and by morning il will
be possible TO establish telephone
communication with the east side.
The c. ii. & ID. railway In sending
wire equipment and crews to lay teie-
phone and telegraph wires connecting
different parts of HamiltoA. No esti-
mate can be made as to the number
of dead in Hamilton but IL is admitted
that IL may reach nearly a thousand.
The sufferers are being taken care of
by the people around Hamilton and
Cincinnati is sending in food and sup
plies.
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are simply indescribable There is nc
system to the work of rescuing those
marooned on the housetops and in
trees. The rescuers are greatly handi-
capped by lack of boats. Only a few
little canoes, probably pleasure craft
from the homes of some of the rich
people near the river, are available for
use. They are putting these to the
best use possible, but as their capacity
is limited and they are unstable, they
can be used only in still water, while
it is out in the current that most of
the unfortunates are"
The bitter cold of last night swelled
the death list greatly in the opinion of
Mcclure, who stated that there were
hundreds of unfrtunates still on the
housetops and in trees who had been
there without food or warmth since the
first great deluge last Monday, and so
weakened from the continued exposure
that he thought they would perish in
women and small children, who are in
the majority.
Loss of Property.
ITO attempt to even guess at the
property loss would be impossible.
However, as far as 1 could see, the
larger and most substantial buildings
of the business district are only slight
ly damaged. 1t is the dwelling houses
out in Riverdale and directly across
the river that have suffered most. 1t
is there also that the great loss of life
has been. When the dykes broke the
people had no time to flee
Il saw no evidences of looting. Ev-
erything seemed to be quiet No dis
order of any kind 1t seems to be the
citizens themselves that are taking
hold of things. AS far as | could see
there were no militiamen or police in
evidence. / heard that soldiers had
been sent from Columbus to Tippeca-
noe City and We're marching towards
Dayton. That is what it needed, some
one with executive ability who can
take hold and direct the rescue work.
The real work of rescue has not start
ed yet and will not start until the riv-
er has receded and boats are brought
in.
Dayton people appreciate very much
the aid that had been given them by
Richmond. l was told that it was the
first assistance of any Importance that
had been received so far. Over there
they want boats and drinking water
more than anything else. They have
plenty of food. The number of per-
sons rescued so far has not been great
enough to even burden the people of
West Dayton who are caring for them.
AS to the number of deaths. it will
not be known for certain until the wa
ters go down. Only in a few cases
which / saw was any attempt made to
recover dead bodies. Everything is for
the living.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
TEMPORARY MORCUES
ERECTED At DAYTON
Aaron Goldfinger Declares
That Many Bodies Have
Been Recovered.

'The loss of life at Dayton will be
between 10000 and $4,000. believe" /"
said Aaron Goldfinger. connected with
the Palais Royal store, when he re-
turned from Dayton early this morn
ing.
Goldfinger asserted that bodies were
being picked up from every place and
taken to temporary morgues. Yester-
day afternoon, he said, it was reported
that there were 500 bodies at the
union station and that there were 300
bodies on the court house steps.
Goldfinger says that rations have
been cut down and two meals a day
are being served. 1T is impossible to
get anything from the east side, which
is isolated from the west side of Day
ton. The city is under martial law
and two negroes were shot yesterday
afternoon for stealing Reports of the
disaster have not been exaggerated"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
OF
LOCAL AUTOS
BRING CHEER
TO VICTIMS

Richmond's flying squadron of relief
automobiles brought good cheer to the
famished, saddened disheartened resi-
dents of West Dayton yesterday. The
nineteenth car to start, test ma
chine driven by Russell Gaar, was the
first to arrive in 'the stricken city and
it's load of bread was seized by the
refugees like pack of starved wolves.
Before returning to Richmond nearly
hundred of the homeless flood suffer
ers wrote letters and post cards to
relatives in other cities, telling them
they were safe and sound, and intrust-
ed them to Gaar's care, to be mailed
at the Richmond post office Mrs.
Leroy Howell, former resident of
Richmond, gave him a message to tele-
phone to George Mcclure on his ar
rival in Richmond. He also bore a
personal message from the son-in-law
of Squire Hunt, living south of Rich.
mond.
Erman Smith arrived shortly after
Gaar and he said that it was impera-
tive that Richmond continue it's efforts
to provision and clothe the Dayton
flood victims. He bore a personal
message from Carl Emerson, a Pal.
ladium reporter, that his sister, who
had been visiting in Dayton, had sur
vived the horrors of the flood. Smith
also told of the rescue of an aged wo.
man off housetop, on which she had
floated all the way from Piqua. He
said that a Richmond woman, Mrs.
Hale, formerly Miss Bessie Johnson,
had escaped from the high waters
John Weller, another member of the
Richmond flying squadron, also re-
turned yesterday after hard trip He
said the refugees cheered Richmond
for it's work in assisting the flood vic
Tins. After leaving his load of pro-
visions at a little school in West Day
ton he obtained permission from a mi
litia major to cross the Dayton View
bridge to assist in removing women,
brought to the foot of the bridge in
boats, to places of safety.
"A member of the Dayton relief
committee told me that 500 bodies had
been found in the traction terminal
station" said Weller. 81 cannot see
where the newspaper accounts of the
catastrophe have been overdrawn."
William E. Bayfield, of this city re-
turned today after experiencing four
days of the horrors of the flood in
Dayton. Bayfield, last Monday was en-
route from Dayton to Lima, but four
miles out of town the train was stalled
and forced to return to Dayton. Bay
field then sought refuge in a small ho-
tel next to the Union station. Early
today he got out of the hotel, climbing
down a fire escape and entering a row.
boat. He was taken to the levee,
along which he walked until he came
to the railroad tracks, which he follow
ed until he reached the Dayton View
bridge. He returned to Richmond on
a train.
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FIFTY DIE At
|ND|ANAP0 P0L|S
(National News Association

(National News Associaticn>
INDIANAPOLIS, (1:O0 A. M.)-Cap-
tain Geo. N. Hoffman of the police
force who has been directing the res
cue work on the west side, stated last
night that he estimated that the dead
from drowning in this city would ex-
ceed so as he had kept account of the
bodies he had seen to date and it had
totaled that number. Captain Hoff-
man has been cut off from the bal
ance of the city for two days and he
says that he has seen many people
drown by capsiZing of boats.
The west side is under semi-marshal
law and the district is being patrolled
by companies of troops. No one is
allowed to enter the district.
The entire city is still without water
but it is reported that the water sup
ply will be turned on in twelve or
fourteen hours.
There are two city lines being oper-
ated by current being furnished by An
derson and Greenfield.
Orders have been issued TO the
troops patrolling the stricken district
to shoot anyone on sight who is caught
robbing the victims.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-28
And
Ohio Rivers
Still RiSinQ
Predicted That Southern
Towns Will Be Flooded;
Provisions Sent TO Peru

INDIANAPOLIS 3:45 NAT this hour conditions in the
southern the state much The Wabash river
steadily predicted that the will be the high
est in its history at Vncennes The Wabash passed the flood
and all cities along the have
been greatly damaged
reports that there loss of life
and other cities the river is difficult to
details of the flood communication
Conditions the northern part of the state reported bet
ter this morning At Peru it believed the death list will be
than at first reported Provisions have been taken
and everyone is being provided for.
CINCINNATI, o., (2:00 mat midnight the Ohio river
had reached the 625 stage the
The stations along the predict the
of Cincinnati and that the will reach the
within short time Great damage being along the