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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
YALE JUNIOR HELD
 ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Charged With Assaulting Citizen of New Haven Several Months Ago.
 Hearing Today

New Haven, April f.-Stanhope Wood Nixon of New York city, junior in the Sheffield Scientific school at Yale, was arrested by detectives tonight charged with assaulting Edward M. Everett, chie- engineer of the Southern New England Telephone company, on October 2 last Mir Everett was walking home late at night, when he was struck from behind and rendered unconscious. IL was thought at the time the motive was robbery.
 On the night of the assault there was student outbreak, during which iron bolts were hurled through windows Of homes of prominent residents. Detectives have been working quietly ever since last fall but no definite clues were found untl today when, 1t is said, several iron bolts we're found in Nixon's room Nixon then made a complete confession, according 10 the police. He is out on bond of $l5o0 for a hearing tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
RURAL CREDIT BILL
 ABOUT COMPLETED

Washington, April 1,-Senator Hollis of New Hampshire and Representative Bulkely of Ohio, chairmen of the two subcommittees in charge of rural credit legislation. told President Wilson today that republicans and democrats alike of their committees were unanimously agreed on the Fundamentals of the bill and the measure would be ready shortly. 1t will embcdy their views. The President inn pressed his callers with what seemed to him to be necessity for prompt action and were told in detail of the pro- gramme.
 Mr Bulkely believed rural credits would follow the appropriation billS in the House.
 In the Senate. MT. Hollis said the tolls controversy and appropriation bills would occupy many weeks, but that rural credits would be disposed of ahead of the trust question.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
NEW TURN IS GIVEN THE FIGHT BETWEEN
 CLARKE AND KIRBY
Secretary of State Committee Refuses to Accept Certified Vote of POin- sett County, Which Gave
 Clarke Victory

Little Rock April LA new turn was given the senatorial contest between Sen ator James P Clarke and Judge Will liam F. Kirby today when William G. Hutton, secretary of the state democratic committee, refused to accept the certified vote from Poinsett county.
 The vote as certified by Chairman Going of Poinsett county gives Clarke the nomi- nation.
 Without the Poinsett vote he will be sev- eral hundred votes behind his opponent.
 Action of the state secretary came as q great surprise to the Clarke forces. The Clarke men are now in conference, and it is not known what the next move will produce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
AVAILABILITY OF FINGER PRINT TEST
 PROVED IN N. Y.

New York, April 1.-The infal- libility of the finger print test. hung in the balance for two weeks until the police today discovered way to bring out the characteristic whirls and loops erased from the digits of an aged criminal and were not beaten.
 The man who for a time seemed to have found how to beat the vet eran system without actually mutt lating himself, is dead.
 The police are still trying to find his formula. He was picked up in the street unconscious two weeks ago and died in the hospital with out being resuscitated or revealing his identity.
 In an effort to learn who he was the police took an impression of his finger tip digits, only to find that they were smooth as glass.
 When chemists of the detective bureau finally brought out faint lines upon the hitherto blank sen sitive surface, they compared them with their record proofs and dis covered that the dead man was Pat rick Walker, alias Napoleon Green, once famous burglar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
WAS NOT A JOKE FOR
 THOSE INVOLVED
Joker Told Chicago Unemployed There Was Work at Railroad Offices Almost Riot

Chicago, April IA first of April joke perpetrated by some persons unknown to the police today, caused more than 50O unemployed men to congregate in a cold rain in front of the Soo Line freight ter minals and wait for the employment promised by the joker. Before the men could be made to understand that there was no ground for the report that the railroad wanted hundreds of workers, the hordes surged against the steel gates, breaking the hinges and poured into the yards shouting, Give us the places.'
 It took the police nearly one hour to clear the men out of the premises The author of the hoax is sought by the police. He spread the false rumor among the hundreds of men gathered along West Madison street in front of employment agencies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

r. Scene of tolls Tight shifts to senate Heavy fighting around Torreon con
 tinues.
 Commission will devote attention to
 rate only.
 Funeral services for Judge Richard-
 son tomorrow. 2- Says Hobson will become candidate
 for President 3 Features involved in warehouse
 scheme.
 Wars expense as navy argument. a--Edtoria comment 5--Wholesale grocers surrender 10 gov
 ernment
 Hobson abandons aeroplane trip dur
 ing last days.
 X change of sympathy.
 Board of Trade to fight trash cans Shelby sees no objection to cans, GeWomen's page. e-Sports. S-civil government established in canal
 zone. 9-Rotary club holds weekly meeting. io-- Car orders for March very light. 1e- Pension bill passec uy House, 13-Tripe tragedy in Tennessee. l5-- Markets It. Present an auto to pr. Edmonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02

New York, April 1-Averse to being
 subjected to further. Identification pro- cesses, 'Dago Frank Cirofici, Lefty ouie' Rosenberg, 'Gyp the Blood Harowitz and "Whitey Lewis" Seiden- sinner, the four gunmen convicted oi the murder of Herman Rosenthal. and now awaiting execution at Sing Sing prison. have served notice on the aa- tl,orities that hereafter they Will go into hiding under their cots should othes efforts be made to identify them in con rsction with the case. This was learned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
Carranza Receives Lengthy Report from General Villa.
 Resistance Stubborn
REPORTS ARE HEARD
 OF REBEL VICTORY
Persistent Rumor in Mexico City Says Torreon Has Been in Villas Hands Since Sunday-Huerta Reads
 Message to Congress

Juarez. April I.--Hcavy fighting was in urorrcss at Torreon today, accord- ing to n t000-word report received by General cnrranza from Genera, Niiiu tonight.
 The sist of the information wns given out through General Cnrrnnzn's secretary. Alfredo Brcccda, to the cf- feet that the heaviest fighting was pro eeedinr in a so-eaIied canyon named Huarachc. the southern railroad exit from the city.
 The canyon is said to be. in reality sort Of basin formed by the proSimity of three mountains. Through this ha- sin two railroads run It is one of the most strongly fortified of the federal po- si,ons and Senor Breceda said the rep- els were making stubborn resistance. l It Is reported that General Joaquin niaas. with federal endorsements, who lad reported at Satillo from where he recently has been sending dispatches, and which Is to the east of rorreon. is
 making circuit 10 the, south with ths l purpose, the rebels assume of joining
 the Nolasco forces in lIuarache Whether
 ibe rebel force under General Herrara
 sent out to intercept him has been en- gagged. is not known. According to Senor Creoeda the rebels have cut the railroads between san Luis Potosi and Aguas Calientes. This Is 90 miles south | Of Torreon, and is said to indicate tho activity of another column of rebels, in
 tent on hinderng the movements of the l foLernls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
Petition of Eastern Roads To Be Acted on in the
 Near Future
HEARINGS ARE TO BE
 HELD CONTINUOUSLY
Necessity For Quick Action Is shown. Case May Be Submitted on Briefs Without Argument-La-
 follete Introduces Bill

Washington, April 1.-Whether east freight rate increase may be decided by the interstate commerce commission within Il month. That the case would be disposed of at much earlier date than had been expected became appar- ent today with the commissions de- termination to hold continuous hear ings until all testimony Is in, even though railroad representatives cannot conclude their final statements tomor- row night, as planned,
 Recent developments tending to show the necessity for quick disposition of the question have caused the commis- sion to devote it's attention almost wholly to the rate question The case may be submitted upon briefs with lit tie, if any. oral argument. The rate case was the subject of general dis eussion at the capital today as the result of Senator LaFollette's action in introducing a bill to make unlawful any attempt to influence proceedings before the interstate commerce com mission except in accordance with the commissions regulations.
 The senator gave notice that he would speak on the measure in tho Senate tomorrow He would not talk about the matter but it was said that senators have been told that the com mission is deluged with communications from many sources urging an increase in freight rates anG that some mem , hers of the Senate have written to the commission on the subject. W. H. Williams, third vice president Of the Delaware and Hudson com pany. submitted an elaborate statement of the general financial condition of the railways at today's hearing before the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02

tosight through a statement issued from the office of District Attorney Whit man.
 In preparation for the retrial of Charles nccKer r,es former police lieu tenant, wrcae con tctton and sentence Tor the murder cf Rosenthal recently were set aside by he court of appeals. MI. Whi man had sent to Sing Sing a witness whose formal Identification of the four grhnlen V Us deemed desirable. When the witness appeared two of the sunmen .tfnaea into beu and pulled the covers O 9f tlclr heads One of the other tw, eiu1ed strutiny by covering his face ' ftf hlf uands, while the fourth lid behind tif bed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
UNREAL SERVICES AT HUNTSVILLE FOR
 JUDGE RICHARDSON
Governor Orders Flag at Half Mast-TO Close Cap itol During Funeral
 Tomorrow
nx c. E. sTEMART.

Washington, April (special)- body of Judge William Richardson left Washington tonight for Alabama ar irving at Huntsville tomorrow night about 1o3o The funeral services will be held in that city at the Episcopal chureh at Il a. m. Friday The body was accom- panied by the congressional committee and members of the family
 Judge Richardson was culogized hy his friends here today as man faithful to his duties and his friends He stuck to his post here in Washington long after his health was impaired and his life endangered by doing so. Even after his death the congressman from the Eighth district was faithful to his friends and lon the job in their behalf Robert L.. O'Neal. a friend of Judge Riehardson's, and highly indorsed by the prominent citizens of. Huntsville for the postma ster- ship there. was Judge Richardson's can didate for that place. When the judge was compelled to leave Washington on account of his failing condition he. left a letter to the postmaster general with his secretary introducing Nr, O'Neal and urging his appointment.
 MT. O'Neal arrived in Washington yes- terday ignorant of the death of his friend. He learned of 1t after arriving here, and found the letter to the postmaster gen eral in his behalf. MT. Underwood went with MT. ,O'Neal to see Postmaster Gen eral Burleson and presented the official with Judge Richardson's letter.
 That said Mir. Underwood, referring to the letter, Is the last request of a faithful public servant"
 The postmaster general without nesi- tation signed an order for the appoint ment of MT. O,Neal.
 Vice President Marshall today named the following committee -of the Senate to attend the funeral of the late Rep. resentative Richardson Of Alabama: Sen ators' Bankhead, Thornton, Robinson Gronna, Poindexter and Crawford.l
 Flag at Half Mast
 Montgomery April 1.y-In evidence of the states appreciation of the long and, distinguished career of Juege William Richardson, late member of Con- gress from the Eighth Alabama district who died at Atlantic City last Tuesday the governor tonight issued q prociama- tion ordering that the states flag be placed at half mast on Sthe capitol and that all the offices at the statehouse b.. closed on the day of Judge Richard. sons funeral.
 The governor paid a high tribute tc Judge Richardson fin his proclamation He declared that the late congressman from the Eighth district was one df the most loyal sons of the state and tnaA he was lever alert to the interests of his people, and that he consecrated to their service his great abilities
 Governors Proclamation
 The governors proclamation is as fol- lows:
 Ut becomes my painful duty to make official announcement to the people of Alabama of the death of Hon. William Richardson, member of Congress from the Eighth congressional distric., winch occurred at Atlantic City on Tuesday, March 3l. .
 Judge William Richardson mas long been one of the most commanding figures 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
Williams Testifies

The average amount annually OK pended by the railroads during the last six years forR additions and better ments' he said "has been substan- tially $500. 900, ,000 and to earn i.l0 per cent on this amount would require ad- ditional receipts of $7S.5i4,06l. If the railroads are to secure sufficient funds their credit must be improved and this can only he accomplished by larges excess of current earnings over the current cost of operation and taxes
 There has been general increa se in the interest return demanded of in- vestment securities and railroads have been forced to meet growing competi- tion in the investment field, The abil- ity of the railroads to secure new cap- ital has been impaired by the reduc- tion of the factor of safety of invest ment"
 ". C. Wishart. statistician of the New York Central, testified concerning railroads cost of living
 Rates of pay for transportation have gone down sharply" he declared. The consumer of today can secure more transportation for a given amount of goods than he ever could before and the carrier continues to sell at de- clining prices regardless Of cost of pro- duction. While average revenues have declined somewhat, wages have risen 2d per cent per unit of traffic and oth CT expenses and taxes about l2 per cent per unit of traffic"
 J. T. Wallis, general superintendent of motive power of the Pennsylvania, testified that that system was obliged now to pay far moret for repairs. sup plies and general maintenance of equip ment than ever before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-02
Four Gunmen Object to
 Further Identification

n.r rer Apr -Avsr.s 6sns
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-02

rested charged with violation of cleo
ton law.
Winchester, Ky.-"Red Tom" Day.
idson, indicted with II others for as
sassination of Callahan, feud leader,
placed on trial yesterday
Lexington, Ky.-Coroner Gordon
not convinced by autopsy reports of
Chicago pathologists that Mrs. Laura
Wilder Simpsons death was due to-
bullet fired by herself accidentally.
Will insist on grand jury probe.
New York.-Announcement of de-
fault of interest due on obligations of
Pere Marquette Railroad. Protective
committee appointed.
New York.-Gross earnings of New
York Central Railroad for month of
February showed decrease of IA per
cent from earnings of February, 1913.
Milwaukee, Wis.-TriaI of Mrs.
Carmello Musso, Italian woman
charged with murder of her husband,
halted when attorneys for state failed
to get answers from witnesses who
remembered nothing.
Washington.-Rsp. McAndreWs in
troduced Dill proposing TO increase
Chicago federal building cost from
81, $50, 900 to $3,75O,OOO.
New York.-Dougias |. Mckay, po-
lice commissioner of N. Y. City, ten
dered resignation to Mayor Mitchell.
Understood will be accepted.
Neutrality-suspicious. passed Key
bill pensioning widows and dependent
II, =
Spanish-American war.
New YoTk.-ConVersion of whole
arena of Madison Square Garden into
worlds largest swimming pool where
city's poor may battle free all sum-
mer possibility.
Berne.-Youth, 19, admitted to In
terlaken. Hospital suffering from
stomach disorders, found to possess
two stomachs
Dover, Eng.-Spanish steamship
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-02
E NEWS FROM WIRE AND CABLl

OUTSIDE NEWS FRO
Rheims, France.-EmiIe Vedrines,
younger brother of Jules Vedrines,
famous aviator, killed while attempt
ing to loop the loop in monoplane.
Topeka, Kas.-Kansas retail shoe
dealers brought injunction suit
against officers enforcing Kansas
pure shoe law which requires all
shoes containing substitutes for
leather to be labeled to show adul-
teration.
I Lacrosse, Wis.-Less than week
after his release from state prison at
Waupum after serving term for high
way robbery, John Hamburger was
arrested for beating up pedestrian
and stealing his watch. =
Kankakee, IlI.-Judge Charles B.
Campbell of U. S. district court, dead.
Racine, Wis.-After working short
hours and short handed since last
Fall, the Case Threshing Machine
Co., which employs 1000 hands,
started full blast in all departments
yesterday.
MassiIIon, O.-ReV. Leland w.
Brignall, 81, South Wales, N. Y, Sc
lected as chaplain of Coxey's second
army Of unemployed, which starts
April Is for Washington.
Cincinnati, O.-Geo. Stone, actor,
New York, acquitted of manslaughter
charge. Pleaded self-defense in kill
ing of Max Opatowsky.
Washington.-1oo war pensioners
die every day, according to report of |
House appropriation committee in |
submitting annual pension appropria-
ton bill aggregating $169, 100000.
Culebra, Canal Zone.-Col. George
w. Goethals, builder of Panama
canal, became first civil governor of |
Panama yesterday.
Washington.-Major General VIM.
Rotherspon will become chief of |
staff of U. S: army April %, succeed
ing Major General Leonard Wood
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-20
THos. ROACH JR. DIED
SUNDAY AT DENVER
Tn. Remains viii Arriv. Her. TO
morrow Where Burial will
Take Place.

Relatives IN the city have received
q message bearing the sad announc =
ment OF the death At Denver. SEn5ay
q Thomas Roach. J-.. son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Reach, Sr.. former rest
cents OF Keokuk
About four years ago young Roach
aaTing shown symptoms OF lung
ranbie. the family removed to Denver
for The benefit Of his health and hare
continued their residence there. It
seems that tn symptoms grew into
q teath-dealing affection and his lifs
vas taken away By that dread dis
ease. tuberculosis. He was a prom.s.
ing lad and grew to capable young
man and was about twenty-five years
O. age az the tina o. his death.
he Is survived By his parents sir.
and M-s Thomas Roach, ST.. one
brother John Reach and two sisters
Missss Mary and Margaret Reach.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-20
CITY NEWS.

Be sure ard read Gate City ad-
ve-s.ssmsnts
sAervcoa FOR everything n he
harness line
Last week OF Luiwsgs shoe sale
Tsss advantage OF the low prices.
Miss Kath .r;ne statiess who has
been III for several weeks. Is slowly
improving.
Have harness repaired a. She
woods. .es Main.
TIE fellow WHO waits for . JOB
cutting ice 80 fa- this winter has
had no more work than nneman on
wireless telegraph
Take advantage o. Ludwig's shoe
sale nov going On. II ends Saturday.
Main street is receiving clean.
ing For one reazcn that It neeie
:. and for the second reason that tha
spring election approaches
Regular meeting Morning Star
lodge Ne. 5, Knights o. Pythiss, 10
night, q. 500 o'clock al Castle ham,
FIFTH and B.ordeau. Visiting knights
invited John P. Hornish. C. c. Work
IN FRS, and second ranks.
Regular mee.ias Loya. Order
q. Moose. Kenkuk lodge No. 7o4. 10
right al S O'Clock IN Moose hall. visit.
ing brother. cordi-lly invited A L.
Laahersheimer, dictator. Ed S. Lot,
ten. sec.etar-.-Acv.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-20
PASSING AWAY OF
MRS. MINNIE WORsTER
Funeral will be Held Tomorrow After
noon at Daughters Residence
on Exchange Street.

Mrs. Minnie Worster died at 3:Ia
o'cloo1 YESTERDAY afternoon, at he-
home - South Second street, from
liver trounble She was born at Alex
andria. No, April %. 1859. and had
lirsd in Keokuk about thirty years.
she was a member OF the Methodist
church.
She is survived By one daughter
Mrs. n. 4 Leming and two grand
children Of Keokusz: her mother Mira.
Nary Busbey o, Kansas City. and
two sisters, Mrs. ". " Murphy and
Mrs. 3. H. Boi.n. both OF Kansas
City
The remains were taken today to
ne residence Of her daughter Mss.
II. A. Lemtng. s28 Exchange. where
funeral services will be held at 2:.3o
O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-20
SERVICES
OPEN AT CHURCH
Address of Two Weeks
Meeting.

The Rev. H. T. jackson OF Ans
worth. Iowa. opened the evangelis-ic
services at the United Presbyterian
church last night He preached
strong, soul-stiring sermon to an ap-
prec.ative audience His theme was,
How shall we prepare room for
revival in our hearts and in our cen
Eegatioae He based his address on
the words from Kings. third chap
ter. sixteenth verse: Thus saith the
Lord. make the valley full Of disehes-
FOR thus saith the Lord, " shall no.
see wind. neither shall ye see rain;
yet tia. valley shall be fllec with
water"
He placed the truth before his hear
ers simply ald plainly, showing tina.
waiting for revival implies senss
OF need in the soul for the out-pouring
OF Gods grace upon it, that indiffer-
ence may b. broken down, and the
heart moved to greater love and ser
vice for God. II implies also desire
that the baptism OF the spirit may
come TO the individual. to the church
and through than 10 the world. There
is no consistency or proprtety In say
Ing that we are waiting for revival
or baptism OF the holy spirit, If we
are Indifferent about It. The desire
for revival implies also expectation.
IN othar words, exercise OF faith II
God, and his promises: such faith
as the disciples ha6 when they wai1ei
in jerusalem in obedience to Chr:st's
command for the prom ised baptism
Of Ere.
Christians said the speaker,
should pray for a ravivai IN deep
humility, and such prayer should be
offered with willingness to cooper
ate with God In promoting 1t, II
should be also with prayer that
v-stles with God until the ansve-
comes"
The services will be continue for
two weeks. TIE Rev. Mr.. Jackson
will preach again tonight and Wed
nesday evening. Thursday ard FRI
Oar at $50 p. m, the Rev D. l. Nc
Bride Of Winfield wifi have c-a-ge OF
tha services. The following week TIE
psstS- win preach each erening.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-20
DEaTH NOTICE.

woRsTER-Died al her home q
South Second street, sfenday after
noon at S57 o'c,ock. Mrs. Minnie
Wo-ster Services vii be held from
the residence Of her daughter Mrs.
II. 4 Lening. s2s Exchange street
"Wednesday afternoon. Jan. p, at 2 80
O'Clock fnterment at Oaksaad cane.
terry Friends invited. Burial pFi a.c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-20

ard By his aunt Mrs. Pat-scs Stafford
Of 1924 Estes street. keokuk, t.
whose home the remains VIII be tax.
en- on their arrival here tomerro1
afternoon.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-07-09

Phone news items to the Tidings.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1914-07-09
Carnival Queen
To Be Elected

Among many other interesting fea-
lures which the ladies of the Civic
improvement Club are sponsoring
along with their midsummer carnival
is the voting contest for queen of the
gala event.
1t has been decided to have all
contestants represent some lodge or
club-that is, each candidate must be
the representative of an organization
or corporation to be eligible to enter.
No independent contestant will be al
lowed.
The method of voting will be by
ballot. Ballots will be handled by u
number of the merchants and given
away, one vote with every ten=cent
cash purchase. The votes will also be
sold by other business houses and