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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
BRANDEIS ATTACKS HOUSE BILL GIVING |. [. C. MORE POWER Appears Before Senate Com mittee on the Railroad
 Securities Problem NOT IN ACCORD WITH COMMISSION MEMBERS Urges That Railroads Not Be Al- lowed to Acquire Interest in
 Other Lines With Commis-
 sion's Approval

Washington. June ls.-critieism of the House bin giving the interstate com merce commission supervisory powers over the issue of railroad securities was voiced today before the Senate interstate commerce. committee by Louise D. Bran deis of Boston. His. views were not at all in accord with those expressed pre- viously by members Of the commission. which to a large degree has approved the House blll. Mir. Brandeis has been closely connected with the commission as counsel in important cases and ha E been one of the prominent figures in leR islation of this sort for several years/
 The House bill would give the coy<nis- sion the power to approve security is- sues, but would not prohibit specifically any particular issue MT. Brandeis pro- posed to prohibit railroads engaging in any business other than that of carriers or forbid them to Issue any securities ex- cept for the betterment or extension of railroad property. This provision, he urged to curb the desire of railroads to go into coal mining, hotel and other busi- nesses not purely that of carriers. Ills second suggestion was that no railroad should be allowed to acquire stock or interest in any railroad, ship or boat lhe trolley line or in any corporation own ing or controlling "even for the purpose of extending it's railroad system, without the prior approval of the commission. and then only to the extent and in the manner approved by the commission" He also proposed publicity for issues of se- curities. Mir. Brandeis offered an amend ment to the House bill incorporating these suggestions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Mexican mediation on last legs. over 200 entombed by explosion. Burns dropped by police chiefs. Brandeis criticizes House bill 2-Tentatively agree to reorganize Rock
 Island. s-Dinicult for many men to figure in-
 comeb. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Shook asks commission to accept gas
 rates.
 Mineral water shipment seized by the
 government.
 Believe two killed by one man. Formal tender for college made. 6-Society. 7--Rotarians depart for convention. S-Spprts. 9-Grand jury report.  12-Rebel cabinet hailed as msans of heal
 ing breach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
RESCUE WORK
 PROCEEDS RAPIDLY

The rescue work progressed rapid ly and late tonight the entrance had been cleared. Several miners were re- covered alive near the entranc and a little farther on few bodies werc found.
 The mine in which todays disa ster occurred is but one mile from Frank, Alberta. where a disaster occurred 10 years ago. The mines have been op- erated at intervals for 12 years. Be- cause of the danger in working them 1t has been difficult to get men.
 This Is the third great disaster in the mines of this region Four, years ago 36 men were killed In the Bel levue mine and 10 years Frank was wiped out by the neighboring noun, tain toppling over and burying 126 in habitants
 Thomas Corkel official of the miners union, was one of those who lost their lives. 1t was announced to- night.
 Several mine rescue experts said 1t might take week to reach the bodies of some of those entombed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
1. |. DYER UNSEATED;
 GILL WINS CONTEST
Missouri Republican Ousted From House by Vote
 of 147 to 98

Washington, June l9.-L. c. Dyer of St. Louis. republican, representing the Twelfth Missouri district, was unseated by the House late today by vote of 147 to ss. His election was contested by Mich ael J. Gill, democrat.
 Then by a vote of 126 to 10s, a resolution declaring Gill legally elected was adopted Mir. Gill immediately took the seat.
 On the vote to declare Gill elected. 3l democrats voted with the solid repub- lican minority against him.
 Under the usual custom. MT Dyer keeps his salary up to today and gets mot ex- ceeding $200O for expenses of the contest on his side This was MT. Dyer's second term in Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
RAILROAD SUES
 VICTIM FOR WRECK

Newark, N. l.. June 1s.-As the result of collision of a team driven by F. w. Wilkinson and an Erie locomotive, the road today sued Wilkinson for 500 damages because divers slats" of the cowcatcher of the engine were broken. the paint on the locomotive was bruised and the track ''strewn with litter.''
 This suit is an answer and counter claim to an action for $25000 damages brought against the railroad by Will kinson. who claims the accident was not his fault and that he suffered a broken hip, three fractured ribs and other injuries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
Miss Wilson Would
 Have School Teachers
 Play a Double Roll

ment of school principals IS civic secre- taries to direct social and .ecreational activities of communities in which they live was urged tonight by Miss Margaret Wilson. daughter of the President, as the next step in the development of the social center movement.
 Miss Charlotte Perkins Gilman of New York disagreed with Miss Wilson as to the advsability of maiSng the school master assume this double role.
 Both spoke at the state capitol at q meeting preliminary to the first national conference on civic secretaryships as a feature of public service. to be held here in July
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
The President Makes
 Alabama Appointments

Washington, June -(Special.)- )--The President sent the nominations of the fol- lowing postmasters to the Senate today c. F. Fitzpatrick of Montgomery, John B. Tally Jr Scottsboro. Also the following in the consular service Frank Deemeyer, formerly of Birmingham, now consul al Prague. to be secretary of the legation at Chamnitz, Germany; Henry H. Blach, Madison, Ala. to be consul at St. Steph- ems, New Brunswick, Canada, and George K. Donald of Mobile to be consul at Maracabio. Venezuela.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
TO BEGIN PROBE OF
 BANK FAILURES

Chicago, June 19.--Maclay Hoyne. state s attorney, announced tonight he would begin an immediate investigation of the affairs of the LaSalle Street Trust and Savings bank to determine if criminal charges would be brought against it's officers. The announcement of the Wednesday conference with Patrick J. Ludey, attorney general. and Daniel Har- kin. bank examiner. at which an agree ment was reached. MT. Hoyne said. by which possible criminal prosecution was left in his hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
ALCOHOL IS CHIEF
 CAUSE OF INSANITY,
 SAYS DIR. ALDERMAN
New York Specialist Declares U. s. Developing Into Large In-
 sane Asylum

the chief cause of insanity, according to Dr. T. D. Alderman, a specialist m nerv- ous and mental diseases of New York. who in addressing the National Electric Medical association here yesterday de- clared that the United States is rapidly progressing toward the stage where it will be one large insane asylum.
 .We have practically become known as a. nervous nation," asserted Dr. Adler man. we rush and we hurry, turning night into day and we hurry the body to decay with tobacco. drugs, sexual ex- cesses, abuses and alcohol. We must stop this disasterous impetus and head long hurry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
MRS. LAKE DISCUSSES
 PROHIBITION ISSUE

Clinton. Mo. June 19.-"The big question that. confronts the American public today is: Which has the greater value, the revenue derived from the liquor traffic or the lives of the men and women 1t ruins?" declared Mrs. Leonora M. Lake of St. Louis, In ad- dressing the National Conference of Workers of the prohibition party to- day Men and women are the nations best asset" continued the speaker "and every nation which has forgotten this truth has gone down into ob- livion. Men. not money. make na- tion's power This nation must decide and decide at once whether it values men above liquor revenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
ABSENCE OF MEM3EIss
 DELAYS STEER REPORT
Result of Investigation of Georgia Judges Conduct Expected
 Next Week

Washington, June 19.-Continued ab- sence of members of the House judiciary committee from the city has further de- layed presentation of the report of the subcommittee which investigated im- peachment charges against Federal Judge Emory Speer of Macon, Ga.
 The report is not now expected to come before the entire committee before next week
 It Is understood that majority of the investigators hold to the point of view that sufficient evidence was not presented to warrant an impeachment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
AMEND QUARANTINE
 AGAINST COTTON SEED

Washington, June 19.-The federal quarantine against foreign cotton seed and cotton seed hulls because of the pink boil worm has been amended so as to permit of importations from the states of Coahuila, Durango and Chihuahua in Mexico.
 This statement was made by the de- partment of Agriculture today Hith- erto importations were permitted only from the states of Lower California, Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas in Mex ico
 Under the new regulations cotton seed for manufacturing purposes only and cotton seed hulls for any pur- pose may be imported from those states under special permits from the federal horticultural board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR NORDICA TUESDAY

London. June 19.-Funeral services for Mme Lillian Nordica, the singer who died recently in Batavia, Java. will be held Tuesday in the Kings Wayhouse church. Grosvenor square, where Mime. Nordica and George ". Young of New York were married five years ago. The body will be cremated in Golder's Green cemetery
 The body of Mme. Nordica arrived here today, accompanied by MT. Young. who met the steamer on which 1t was conveyed from Java at Marseilles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
DIES OF DISEASE SHE
 TRIED TO CONTROL

New York. June 19.--Miss Marion
 Maibe, 20 years old died at her home in New Rochelle yesterday of diph- theria. disease she had been working for eight months to control by means of antitoxin. Miss Maibe became in- fected with diphtheria germs while ex- perimenting in the laboratories of the Polyclinic hospital in this city. Her serum which would make persons in- oculated with 1t immune from diph- theria had been closely watched by leading physicians and bacteriologists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
INSANITY
 ON INCREASE

New York. June 19-Dr. A. B. Rabanoff of Kings Park Hospital for the Insane, in paper read today at the second an- nual conference of the Eugenics Re- searched association, asserted the number of insane persons in American institu- tions trebled in 40 years.
 The average per 100000. he said, has increased from S6.b to 2S2. The most fortu- nate state was given as Oklahoma, in which only CT per l00.000 of the total pop ulation are insane Massachusetts. he as- serted, is in the worst condition, having 4134 per 100000 of it's total population either insane or semi-insane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
HARRINGTON HEADS
 TOBACCO MEN

Lexington, Ky. June 19.-The United States Tobacco association today elected the following officers: President, T. M. Darlington of Richmond; first vice presi- dent, w. l.. Petty. Lexington; second vice president, H. p. Watson, Watson, N. O.; third vice president, F. P. Eggleston, Drakes Branch. Va; secretary treasurer. c. E. Webb, winstot-salem. N. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
PRIVATE ENDS LIFE
 ON BEING ARRESTED

Spokane, Wash. June 1a.-With seven enlistments to his credit and with but two years to serve before clear retirement, Julius Denow, 45 years old. a private in Company C. Fourteenth infantry U. s. A.. ended his life with an army rifle yesterday just after being arrested for being absent from his post without leave. Denow's record gives as his nearest relative his mother. Mrs. Louisa Denow of Tren- ton. N. J.
 Denow was arrested upon his return to Fort George Wright and asked per mission to pack his blankets before be- ing taken to the guardhouse. He went to his quarters and shot himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
I Died Like a Gentleman, Says De Massey as He
 Suicides With a Shotgun

Detroit, June 19.'I died like a gentle man. anyhow" read a note which George De Massey. who claimed to be former British army officer, wrote before he committed suicide with a shotgun today.
 He was 45 years old and maintained luxurious apartment here. He gave his home address as Pine Lodge, Eastbourne, England"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
VESSEL REPORTED SUNK

St. Louis, June 20.--A report that an excursion steamer with several hundred passengers aboard struck the new water tower in course of construction in the center of the Mississippi river just north of here and sank a few minutes later reached the police and aibor of ficials here early this morning. Police officers and boats were sent up the river immediately to investi- gate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
BOSTON POLICE
 INSPECTOR KILLED

Boston. June 19.-Police Inspector Thomas F. Norton was shot fatally to- day in sensational revolver battle fol- lowing an attempt to arrest Lawrence Robinson. wanted In Grand Rapids, Mich. on a charge of murder and rob bery. Robinson was taken to hos pital suffering from three bullet wounds. He probably will recover. His compan- ion, Joseph F. Daniels, was locked up on a charge of first degree murder. The inspector died soon after reaching hos rital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
DRIVE NEGROES
 OUT OF TOWN

Boise. Idaho, June 19.-Citizens of Shoshone, Idaho. drove all negroes out of that town last night after Jack Ed wards, negro, while resisting arrest on a charge of drunkenness. had shot James May the town marshal, and E. V. Bower. treasurer of Lincoln county.
 Bowers wound might prove fatal. The negro was caught today at Amer ican Falls and taken back to shoshone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
Strike Leaders to Confer

Pittsburg, June le.-Eeaders Of the Allegheny Congenlal Industrial union. In charge of the strike of 12.000 em- ployes of the Westinghouse industries. tonight announced that a committee would confer tomorrow with President E NJ. Herr of the Westinghouse Elec- tric and Manufacturing company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
MOVER TO TRY TO
 PACIFY UNION

Butte. Mont, June 19.-Charles M. Mover, president of the Western Federa- tion of Miners. arrived here today from Denver, and will attempt to bring about peace in the Butte miners union.
 Mover said he expected to prevent the Butte local being reorganized as union independent of other organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
COAL MINERS HAVE
 A NARROW ESCAPE

Liege. Belgium, June 19.-Two hun dred coal miners narrowly escaped death in the vieille Marihaye colliery near here today when fire penned them inside. Four hundred men were in the pit, but 200 got out.
 The Entombed men remained in their perilous position for hours with the fire raging inside the mine, but finally escaped with the aid of rescue gangs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
Justice Lamar's Memoran- dunn to Rabasa Is an Ultimatum-Insist Up
 on Obedience
AMERICAN VIEW UNCHANGED BY
 REBEL DISPUTE
Firm Determination of United States Conveyed to the Mediators-Just What Action Would Follow
 Failure of Mediation
 Is Speculative

Washington, June 18.--Hope that the wavering mediation programme still might bring peace to Mexico was ex- pressed here late tonight by Argentine Minister Naon as he took the train for Niagara Falls after a series of con- ferences with President Wilson and Secretary Bryan and Luis Cabrera of the Washington agency of the consti- tutfonaIists.
 Neither MT. Naon nor any of those with whom he had conferred would say whether any new plan had been devised to break the seemingly final deadlock at Niagara Falls. In official quarters, how ever, it was made known that there had been no change In the position of the aIist could be accepted to head the pro- posed provisional government in Mexico City.
 MT Naon arrived here early in the day from New England, where he had gone to receive honorary university degrees. He first consulted with the secretary of states and they conferred for two hours. Late in the evening the Argentine min ister returned to his legation and there met Mr. Cabrera, with whom he talked for two hours. MT. Cabrera sought to conceal his visit to the Argentine lega- ton and later denied that he had been there. He no sooner had left than Sec retary Bryan arrived and took the min ister to the White House.
 Still Encouraging
 Following the conference with the Pres ident. Minister Naon said there still was encouragement for mediation and Secre- tary Bryan reiterated again his declar- ation that mediation was progressing sat- isfactorily. No official word came from the President.
 When MT Naon left his first conference with Secretary Bryan he was asked d. rectly if there was still hope for media tion.
 'I always look toward the light" he said
 What if the light is put out?" was suggested.
 '1 never grope in the dark" was MT. Nano's reply.
 When the Secretary of State and MT. Naon left the White House after 10 o'clock they were besieged by newspa- per men. MT. Bryan, with a salute to the correspondents, said to the Argen- tine minister:
 There are the newspaper men,
 Yes said MT. Naon respondig to the introduction, ''but there is nothing can say"
 "All that can be said" MT. Bryan as- serted. lis that mediation is progressing satisfactorily"
 Neither he nor MT. Naon would admit that there would be a consultation with a representative of the constitutionalfsts When a representative of the Associated Press, who had seen MT. Cabrera enter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
Gadsden Officials Visit Anniston

Ann1ston, Aprll lg,-{Special.J--A party of Gadsden officials including the mayor, members of the city council and engi- neer are the guests of Mayor Wikle and Chamber of Commerce today. They are here to investigate the local road and street paving systems, with view of adopting the same general style in Gads- den. The party came in several touring cars, and will return hom etonight. All
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
Photographers End Convention

Atlanta, June 19.-Indianapolis today was selected as the convention city for 1915 by the Photographers Association of America at the closing session of it's an nual convention here. officers elected in- cluded. w. H. Towles, Washington, D. C., president: l.. A. Dozier Bucyrus, O.. and dents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
MILITANTS TRY
 TO BURN CHURCH

London. June 1o--An attempt to burn a church at Brockenham. suburb of London was made last night by an "ar- son squad" of militant suffragettes.
 The flames quickly were extingulshed and the damage was small.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
EXPLOSION ENTOMBS OVER 200,
 ONLY IA RESCUED
Hcrest Galleries Scene of Death and Mine Experts Labor Amid Gases and Debris But Hope of Rescuing Alive the 200 Still Entombed is
 Remote-Sixty-five Bodies Recovered

Lethbrdge Alberta, June 19A mighty explosion today entombed 25o miners employed in mine No 20 of the Hill Galleries Ltd Of the 90 miners rescued only 14 were living tonight
 Despite the efforts of woscore mine experts laborng amid poisoned and debris hope of escung alive the POO men vet in the mine remote
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20

Tn cts of the disaster were: N&S in mine when explosion oc-
 cut SS ,00, of whom $50 escaped. per rescued, 50, of whom 36
 Ss4ter.
 ners still entombed 200, probab- !. g titled by fire which followed the
 6 plosion.
 At rusk a group of women stood at the
 mouth of the mine. which had been closed l by the explosion. still Nhopeful that the cries for help that issued from the inner workings earlier in the day might be re- peated. Later. however, many of the women. dispersed. expressing the general
 feeling that the situation was hopeless.
 EXPLOSION SHOOK THE COUNTRYSIDE The explosion. about 3 a. m. shook the
 countryside, lifted roofs from many
 cabins. and demolished numerous small buildings A moment after the explosion a score of panic-stricken surface work CTS rushed from the mine. followed by a dense cloud of smoke and poisonous | fumes.
 | Appeals for help were dispatched to
 many towns, and residents organized an emergency crew and began the work | of rescue.
 When the first rescue crew arrived a | large force of men set about to clear the shaft. working desperately as the
 moans of the entombed men came feebly from the mine The means became fainter l and finally ceased. Thousands of tons
 of rock have fallen into the mine, and Il | is feared the men, even had they escaped
 death from the poisonous fumes. prob l ably were crushed to death by falling | debris.
 | No information as to what caused the | explosion has been given but it Is be- l lieved it was due to gases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20
RELIEF WORK FRS
 REACH SCENE

Early tonight two trains filled with expert mine workers, doctors. nurses and officials of railways arrived and the work of rescue was begun in systematic way. The experts found jumhled in a chaotic mass horses timbers. wagons and mining parapharnaiia. indicating the force of the explosion.
 Fire broke out soon after the explosion, but died out, although gas fumes made 1t impossible for the men to work effec- lively for several hours
 The explosion tore out both ends of the pit and blocked up the interior of the worSings, making it almost impossible to gain entrance. Most of the miners were working about 400 feet inside the mine.
 Most of the men are foreign horn. but n large number of them are English speaking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-20

Thomas Quisley, superintendent of mine, is entombed
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-15
BOOZE AND BASEBALL.

A major league magnate says there
will not be major league contract
signed this year but will contain a
provision that the signing artist of
amusement must not look on the wine
when il is red, or otherwise indulge
in intoxicants. John McGraw of the
New York Giants, says he has never
had such provision in his contracts,
and doesn't think that he ever will.
But he is with the league president
in spirit if not in letter. He says
that every player on his team knows
CROUCH not to drink during the play
ing season, and that if he violates
this knowledge, he isn't going to lin
ger long in fast company.
The reason for this stand is that
the baseball magnates want their
players to do their best. 1t has been
demonstrated time and again that
they can't do this if they drink, even
in moderation. And there's the an
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-15
MORE JOBS FOR THE NEEDY.

Talking about commissions and in.
spectors and various and sundry other
state agents of government efficiency
there is crying need for a state
doughnut inspector to see that the
holes are not made too large. There
ought TO be law regulating the
length of stepladders. There is also
considerable demand for state
fence post examiner and commits
sion to determine how many days in
succession a housewife should serve
turkey hash.
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swer in brief, with nothing doing for
rebuttal.
You may not make the big leagues
to be sure, but anyone will admit the
general Importance of doing his best
if he hopes to progress. And one
can't do his best unless in excellent
condition. Which should be temper
ance lecture enough for everybody,
it isn't.