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the tents was made before the coroner's
jury today by r. j. Mcdonald, stenog
rapher for the military commission. Nc
Donald testified in the inquest over the
Ludlow victims.
The witness said the order was given
by either Maj. Hamrock or Capt. Carson.
he was not cert ain which
Mcdonald was questioned about the
capture and death of Louis Tikas, Greek
leader of the strikers. He said that while
near the scene of the battle he heard
commotion behind some box cars. mad
was told that Tikas was a prisoner and
probably would be hanged.
A little later he met Lieut.. E. X. Lin
derfelt. He asked Linderfelt if Tikas
had been hanged.
carrying his rife over his shoulder. stock
to the rear. and holding it by the barrel.
The physicians autopsy showed that I'll
kas' skull was fractured.
G. A. Hall, a chauffeur, told the jury
that he had heard militia officer give
tire order to "clean OUT the tent colony
and burn the tents.
Verdict Over Maj. Lester's Death.
wALsENBURG. Col. May 2.-The cor
oner's jury yesterday returned its verdict
in connection with the killing OF Mai. P.
P. Lester as follows:
MAI. Lester was killed by a gunshot
wound and internal hemorrhages. The
killing was felonious and he was shot in
the line of duty as a medical official and
while wearing Red Cross
Wounded Miner Dies.
BOULDER. Col, May 2.-Peter Stein
hoff, a miner who was shot in the head in
Tuesdays battle at the Hecla mine near
Louisville. died at the hospital here to-
day. The coroner will hold an inquest
Monday. District Attorney Carlson Is ex-
pected to begin a grand Jury investiga-
ton.
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Auto Parade in St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. May 2.-Sxty automobiles.
carrying 800 women and a number of
men. formed the suffrage parade here
today.
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SUFFRAGE DAY IN
MANY BIG CITIES


3 o'clock. preceded by a motor cycle
escort of police and led by the 'Kansls
Guard" made UP of women who We're
foremost in obtaining suffrage for
Kansas.
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transparencies TO advertise the votes for
women campaign.
Mrs. Mary Realty Clagett. Mrs Jessis
Hardy Stuhbs and Miss Mary Brennad
are IN charge of arrangements. The pro-
cession will form In front of Congres-
sional Union headquarters, 1870 r street
northwest.
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It matters little what 1t Is that you
want-whether situation or a servant
q want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will fill your need.
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CULEBRA YIELDING
TO GIANT DREDGES
Fear That Opening Will Be
Delayed Is Rapidly
Disappearing.
TREACHEROUs HILLsIDES
WILL REQUIRE WATCHING
Coming Rainy Season Likely to Send
Many Slides Into the
Canal.
PANAMA, April %. 1914.

PANAMA. April %, 1914
Rock and dirt are still moving down
the Cucaracha slide into the Culebra cut,
but the engineers who have been fight
ing the treacherous slides in this vicin-
ity. are at last gaining upon nature
Fears that the opening of the canal set
for January, 1915. would have to be post
poned indefinitely, have been growing
less each day. for the dredges and steam
shovels have been taking out the dirt
and rock much faster than it slid into
the canal.
The Culebra slide, just to the south of
the Cucaracha trouble, is entirely at rest
and it is hoped it will remain SO, but the
canal engineers will watch this treacher-
hillside with some anxiety as the
any season approaches. Breaks already
are showing far back from the canal
prism, and these may indicate move
ment which might any day precipitate
tons of crushed rock and dirt into the
canal for the tireless dredges and steam
shoyels to remove. The coming wet sea-
son will be likely to loosen anything
ready to slide.
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It matters little what it Is that you
want-whether a situation or a servant
a want ad in The Star will reach the
person who will I'LL your need.
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John Hall Mckay. who has been mem
toned as private counsel for former
President Mellen and who, in the opinion
of Chief Counsel Folk, is an important,
If not an essential. witness. 1t was learn
ed by the commission that some time
during yesterday Mckay sailed for Eu-
rope. Mr.. Folk is now trying TO learn
whether his departure was before or after
his name was brought into the proceeding
by the production of conf1dential letters
from Stevenson Taylor.
Samuel Hemingway. president of the
Second National Bany of New Raven, one
of the recalcitrant witnesses OF April ~
testified yesterday, but disclosed little Mr..
Hemingway, who was a one tlne treas
urer of the much-discussed Billiard Com
pany, said he understood the concern
was a holding company. first capitalized
at Soo.O00 Subsequently the capltal was
Increased to s2,OD.0O0. He said he DID
not know where the capital came from
that he knew nothing of the company S
operations.
Political Contributions Disclosed.
Political contributions paid in 1904
by President Mellen to the republican
national committee and to various
state committees. amounting. it is
stated. to 100000. figured in the days
testimony as an enlivening incident
These payments, it was shown. did not
appear on the New Haven's books.
having been authorized by the New
Haven directors out of unexpected
profits from MIR. Mellen's sale Of
treasury stock of the company.
Julian NJ Tomlinson. auditor of the
New Haven. testified about the contri-
buttons which he said President Mellen
told him he had made out of his own
funds. afterward being reimbursed by
the road. The witness said he recalled
seeing a voucher of the Consolidated
Railroad Company, another New Haven
subsidiary. showing payment Of
100000 to Mr.. Robbins. then general
counsel for the New Haven.
Mr.. Tomlinson also said he thought
the books show a payment of $4,000
to John Hall Mckay from the New
England Navigation Company.
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Suffragists Of Washington
Taking Part in Celebrations
Being Held in Other Cities

While Washington is the one place in
the United States where there Is no big
observance of suffrage day. today the To-
cal suffrage workers are participating in
the celebrations elsewhere and in Alex
andria and Fairfax counties flying
squadron" in decorated automobiles is
making whirlwind campaign of all the
larger towns.
practically deserted. The group of wom-
an orators have been sent to several
large cities to speak. as follows:
Miss Alice Paul and Miss Lucy Burns
chairman and vice chairman of the union
nave gone to New York to speak at a
meeting tonight under the auspices of the
Womens Political Union at Carnegie
Han. Other speakers will be Mayor
Mitchell. Katherine Davis. Senator Shat
roth and Mrs. Antoinette Funk.
Mrs. Jessie Hardy Stubbs has gone to
Wilmington, where she and Senator Shat
roth were scheduled to speak at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon, the senator depart
Ing Immediately for New York, and Mrs.
Stubbs motoring to the races. to make an
open-air speech at o'clock.
Other Speakers Scheduled.
Miss Doris Stevens will speak at Par
noFeuuT8, W. va. from the same platform
with Gov. Hatfield. Rhita Childe Dorr
and Miss Emily Perry will speak in Phlla-
delphia. Miss Elsie Hill at Oxford, Pa
and Mrs. Mary K. Clagett at Westmin-
ster. Nd. Miss Mary Brennan, Miss An
mis- Salisbury and Mrs. Mary Morris Lock-
wood. who will be speakers from auto
mobiles comprising the flying squadron
that is to tour Alexandria and Fairfax
counties.
Many prominent Washington women
have Joined the chorus of 1000 which one
week from today will climax the pageant
parade here by singing the March of the
Women" on the east steps of the Capitol,
under the leadership of Mrs. Appoline -.
Blair, president of the Rubinstein Club
The first rehearsal for those who will
participate is being held this afternoon in
Woodward & Lothrop's auditorium
To make up for their not having a
parade in Washington today. local suf-
frage workers are planning to have one
all their own Monday to arouse interest
in the big parade here next Saturday.
Many local workers are planning to
make this parade a unique one. Women
attired in dominoes in all three colors
of the Congressional Union will march
through the streets with drums and
Evening star., 1914-05-02
Disarming of Mine Factions
in Colorado Strike Warfare
Is the important Issue Today

DENVER. Col. May 2-Disarmament
Of the two factions. mine guards and
strikers. who have clashed since the
miners strike began last September was
the important question today. both in the
northern and southern Colorado coal
fields. Almost open declarations Of de-
fance were made BY strikers to any
orders which would deprive them Of
their guns. while the mine guards re-
tained their arms
Comparative quiet prevailed in the
southern fields today. where the federal
troops are In control. but from the north
ern fields came reports Of slight disorder
in spite of the heavy state military
guard there.
The two non-union men who disap-
peared last night while en- route to visit
their wives in Denver had not been
heard from early today. Fears for their
safety were expressed by their friends
News of the dispatch OF additional
federal troops into tho strike zone was
received with satisfaction by state Of
ficials.
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CLAYTON IS PICKED
TO Be U. S. JUDGE
President Nominates House
Judiciary Chairman for
u Alabama Vacancy.
GRATIFIES LIFE DESIRE
TO DON FEDERAL ERMlNE
Two Washington Men in Consular
Service Are Given
Promotions.

President Wilson today sent to the SEN
ate the nomination of Representative
Henry d. Clayton of the third Alabama
district to be United States district Judge
Of the middle and northern district of
Alabama. to succeed Judge Thomas j..
Jones, who died a few days ago. Rep
resentative Clayton and Attorney General
McReynolds have been intimate friends
for years. ....
Mr.. McReynoids has understood the
lifetime ambition of Mr.. Clayton to go on
the federal bench. and when notification
Of the death of Judge Jones was re-
oetved Mr.. McReynolds promptly sent to
The White House the recommendation
for the nomination of Mr.. Clayton.
The President without hesitation
signed the commission. his own opinion
of Mr.. Clayton being a high one. MIR.
Clayton is chairman of the House COM
mittee on judiciary and such has
been In charge of the preparation of
the trust bill now before the House.
He has conferred frequently with the
President and Attorney General Nc
Reynolds
Judge Jones' whose death made the
vacancy, was democrat, appointed to
his position in 1901 by President Roose-
Welt who was unable to find a repub-
lican big enough for the job. Judge
Jones' had been Governor of Alabama
and made u Creditable record.
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Other Nominations Made.

Among the other nominations sent to
the Senate by the President were those
of two District of Columbia men to be
consu,s. Adolph H. Williamson. who has
been consul at Tansui, is appointed consul
at Dalny, Manchuria Mr.. Williamson
was born in Washington and is a gradu-
ate of the Western High School and of
the Business High School. He engaged
N the real estate business for three
years Later he was pnys4cal instructor
At the Y. NJ. c. A. and then a news
paper spondent. He was a SER
Seant in the District of Columbia Ma
tional Guard.
The other Washington man appointed
Is j. Paul Jameson He was born in
Washington and his home is here. al
though he was appointed from Pennsyl-
vania. He is now vice deputy consul
general at Hankow, and his appointment
is to be consul at Antung, China.
Other nominations sent to the Senate
today were:
United States judge for the district of
Minnesota, Wilbur +. Booth Of Min
neapolis.
Consu--Willys r. Peck of California
tnow Chinese secretary to the legation
to China. at Tsingtau. China
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II is understood in the House of Repre-
scutatives that Representative Clayton
VIII accept the place.
Fn.. chdirmansh!p of the judiciary COM
= 1T will in all proba bility fall upon
r preventative Webb of North Carolina,
s,st ranking member of the committee
a- d q firm friend of the administration.
ar. Webb has been in consultation with
HvI'bcrs Of The administration within the
past few days.
Representative Clayton. it will be re-
iuetnbered. withdrew from the senatorial
race in his state at the request of the
President at the time the campaign
seemed to be free-for- all affair between
Mr.. Clayton, Representative Underwood
and Representative Hobson. At that time
there We're rUmors that the President
would appoint Mr.. Clayton to a federal
ludgeship.
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Guard Order Stir Inquest.

TRINIDAD. Col, May 2-rhe direct
charge that an ofiicer Of the Colorado Ma
tional Guard gave an order to clean
OUT the Ludlow tent colony and burn
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Tells Of Steamship Company.

Departure Of Witness Causes Stir.
Information that one Of the important
witnesses in the New Haven investiga-
ton had gone to Europe yesterday caused
stir during the proceedings at the In
terstate commerce commission. It was
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Chevy Chase Heights

Situated on the highest ground In the
Of Columbia.
Altitude means cool, fresh air. the great
iunct to health and comfort.
The nearest point to the city where the
Chase standard Of suburban development Is
able.
Improved with every city convenience.
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~ T. I'll SCOT UISNJ
 IN cNG
VOLS WILL BE ENTERTAINED
 BY BARONS FOR THREE DAYS

Bill Schwartz will lead his struggling Volunteers against the Barons at Rick wood today for their first appearance of the season. They come from New Orleans where during the past week the Pelicans have worked their way into first place, displacing the Look outs at their expense,
 While the strength of the Nashville tossers Is not to be underestimated, for at intervals they have shown flashes of brilliancy. the Barons have n roseate opportunity now to crawl above 800. using the Vols as their stepping stones.
 For a time toward the opening days of the campaign the Nashville club travelled along at nice gait but since then it has faltered and dropped to the second division. The Barons have not been able to got above the .500 mark single time this season. al- though several times they have rested on it. They are now at .500 and by winning two of the three games that will be staged here they can leave or road trip with an average that will
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PELS TAKE FINAL FROM THE VOLS AND
 DISPLACE LOOkOUTS

Sandwich. Eng, May 20.-The excel lent playing of Charles w. Evans, Jr., of Chicago, and Harold Weber of To- ledo, carried them through to victory in their respective contests today in the British amateur gold champion ship tournament and they now are the scle remaining representatives of the United States for the next round.
 Francis Ouimet. the American open champion; Frederick Herreshoff. New York, and Arthur G. Lockwood. Bel mont Springs Country club. Massa- chusetts, lost their matches.
 In the fourth round tomorrow Ev- ans will meet c. B. MacFarlane, a Scottish international, who won his way to the semi- final two years ago and was runner-up in the French championship the same year. Mac Farlane is the best player that Evans yet has had to meet Weber is drawn with Capt. Cecil Hutchison, another Scottish international, whose record Is even better than that of MacFarlane.
 Weber won two matches today. de- feating his first opponent by : up and 6 to play, and his opponent in the third round by two Hp His score going out in the morning was 36, which is considered good. Later pr, Gillies of London, now one of the
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OUIMET LOSES TO
 YOUNG BRITISHER
American Contenders Slowly Being EminatedBrsh Youth Outplays American Youth-Evans and Wilson Sole
 Representatives of Uncle Sam

strongest fayorites, did 1t in S2 We Der failed to show so well In the att ernoon aud he took S9 to go out and s2 for-the round.
 ouimet's defeat by the youthful player. Tubbs, of Littlestone, was un- expected, for Tubbs is little known outside of Littlestone. Tubbs was scratch" there when he was 17 years old. Ouimet was off in his second and third shots today. His chief weakness lay in his failure to get distance in his approach in which he was often short
 Evans did poor work with his wooden clubs after the first nine which had been indifferent going out. Although several times trapped, he fin- ished well. winning the match by 3 up and ? to play.
 Herreshoff also finished strongly in both his matches. He was handily in the morning contest by up and to play, but in the afternoon he could not quite make up his bad start against the Honorable Michael Scott, the ex- champion of Australia and France. losing on the eighteenth green.
 All the American players are plan ming to enter the French champion ship, and all except Travers will com pete in the British open champion ship.
 Chick" Evans mother was an in- terested spectator of her sons play ing today She followed him about the course.
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stand few reverses without putting them in a bad hole.
 The Vol outfield Is composed of King, formerly of Chattanooga; Sloan. last year with the Bllikens. and Callahan. The last mentioned player is hitting in great shape now and will likely give the local hurlers some trouble.
 Schwartz Is still at first base but he will he relieved by Gene paulette. last year with the Gnlls. Paulette went to the Cleveland club last fall and was turned over to the Cleevland aggrega- ton in the American association He failed to stick, so the Nashville club purchased him several days ago and 10 is probable that he will report here either today or tomorrow.
 Schwartz is well fortified behind the bat, having Gibson, one of the stellar performers in the league last season, doing work Gibson went to the Tigers at the end of the 1913 season but failed to make good so was turned back to the Nashville club Gibson Is a heavy hitter and possesses a good throwing arm. so the Barons will have to eN- | tend themselves on the paths if they hope to get away with any bases at the l expense of Mir. Gibson.
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grounder to McDermott at third. who fielded 1t cleanly and threw perfectly to first. For some reason Merritt let the throw dribble out of his hands and Ira gesser landed safe. Hardgrove hit to Shanley, who threw to Mullen at second, trying to force Tragesser. but the Turtle captain lost the ball and the Baron catch CT again was safe. With the bases full, Mcdonald doubled to center for his sec ond extra base hit of the game. Ellam and Tragesser scoring. Marcan drove a liner through the pitchers box. which Steele knocked down but the ball bound ed to the left field and Marcan took two bases. sending in Hardgrove and Me Donald.
 Marcan started to steal and then dou- bed back on his tracks but Schlei threw to Mullen at second and caught Marcan in a chase. Marcan again lodged toward third when Stewart was forced toward second SchleL Mullen, Merritt, Shanley, McDermott and Wilson all joined in the chase. first Marcan being run and then Stewart. Finally Merritt received a throw between first and second and ran across the diamond, forcing Marcan toward third again, where he threw to Shanley, who made the put-out-
 Both the Barons and Turtles were in- active in the third and fourth rounds. but in the fifth the Barons got busy and pushed over two runs on Kniselys triple to left. AIagee's walk. Covington's sacri- fee fly, Ellam's single to left and Ira gesser's infield tap.
 The Turtles broke the monotony of whitewash in the sixth. through Shan ley's double to center and Mullen's sin gle to the same region. Mullen stole sec ond and attempted to come home -on Merritt's short tap back of first, but Car roll. who was playing the initial cushion. threw him out at the plate. To match this the Barons scored an other brace of tallies in their part of the sixth and added another in the eighth after the Turtles had increased their total to two runs.
 The final score was the result of good base-running. Marcan beat out an in- field tap between third and second. He stole second. and then third. coming home on Stewards single to left. Stewart stole second but died on base.
 Carroll took Covington's place at first in the sixth. Tex having hurt his ankle in the preceding round.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-21
SCOTT CFIESNUTT WILL MAKE
 INITIAL APPEARANCE TODAY


 Scott Ghesnutt will be on hand this aft ernoon to officiate in the series between the Barons and Vols, which begins today and ends Saturday. For both Scotty and the Volunteers it will be an initial ap- pearance and if the tsan headed by Bill Schwartz shows up as well IS Chesnu,t is expected to then the Barons will have hard proposition on their hands.
 It was reported that Chestnut would umpire in, the series with the Lookouts last week, but he was delegated to Mo bile instead. Today, however. he will offieiate at Redwood and give local fans a taste of real umpiring, which has been sadly lacking up to date
 All over the league the local boy has been given the glad hand by the fans and scribes alike. something unusual. az the umpires are generally the target foi criticism. His method of speeding the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-21
BRITISH POLO
 TEAM COMPLETE

London, May Baron Wimborne an- nounced tonight that Maj. l. Y. D. Bng- ham would not go to the United States with the English polo team, which will play at Meadowbrool> for the International polo trophy.
 The English team will comprise Mai. F. w. Barrett Capt. Leslie St.c. Cheape. Capt II A. Tomkinson, Capt. Vivian Lockett and John Traill, a native of Ire- land, wko is playing here with the Argen- tine polo team
 The positions of the players will be an nounced tomorrow.
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| game up has been ioyfnlly received by the fans, for not only in Birmingham but in other league cities have spectators been forced to witness games of from to 2 hours duration
 Although the youngest umpire in point of actual service on the stan. Chesnutt has already eclipsed his colleagues tn ability and stands forth as ono of the best indicator holders that has been in the Southern for long time.
 President kavanaugh thinks well If Chesnutt. us do the various league mos guls a majority of them having urgei his appointment to the chief executive
 In all of the cities that Chestnut has worked the fans have been out in large numbers to give him a rousing welcome and t Is hoped that local fans will rally and royalty welcome this afternoon | local product who by his ability Is gar nering for himself a place in the fore of ! the minor league umpirins ranks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-21
ROBERTSON RESTED
 IN PITCHERS DUEL

Mobile, May 20.-Perryman bested Robertson in a pitching battle this afternoon, Atlanta winning the last game of the series, score to I. Though Perryman gave up one more hit than did the local pitcher, Mobile could do nothing with the visiting twirler in but one inning when Perry hit home run. A sensational jumping catch by Flanagen robbed Lord of an extra base hit and prevented Mobile from scoring in the fourth inning. Singles by Eibel scored both Atlanta runs. welchonce was put out of the game and park by Umpire Rudderham for disputing de- cision Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-21
VOLS WANT UMPIRE
 KELLUM SWITCHED

New Orleans. May 20-President Claude Shropshire and Manager Schwartz of the Nashville club of the Southern association decided soon after Mir Shropshires s arrival here today to ask the association officials to take Umpire William Kellum away good umpire that he has been with the team too long at one time-l6 games-and good umpire, that he has ben with the team too long at ono time-16 games-and that he believes a change would do good. There has been some criticism of decisions since the team has been here.