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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
GEORGIA PUBLIC
PAYS LAST TRIBUTE
TO DEAD SENATOR
Throngs File Past Bier of
Senator Bacon as Body
Lies in State in
Atlanta

Atlanta, February 1s.-For a few brief
hours today the body of Senator Angus
tus o. Bacon, guarded by citizen soldiers,
lay in state beneath the dome of Geor-
gia's capitol, while thousands of those
who honored the venerable statesman in
life paid their last, loving tribute to his
memory. At sunset the coffin was taken
from its flower banked bier and placed
on board the funeral train. A few min
utes later the sorrowful journey to Ma
con, where burial services will be held
tomorrow, was resumed.
Georgias official tribute to the memory
of Senator Bacon was solemn and inn
pressive. From sunrise to sunset the
flags that flew over every public building
in the capital remained at half-mast.
When the funeral train arrived Just be-
fore midday. those who accompanied the
body from Washington were met at the
station by state officials and escorted to
waiting carriages.
Soldiers Carry Coffin
Six soldiers of the Seventeenth United
States infantry, in full dress uniform,
took the flower laden coffin from the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
VANDERBILT HOME Isl
DESTROYED BY FIRE
New Country Residence on
Long Island Burns-Loss
Is Estimated at S175,O0

Jericho, Long Island ~ Y, February
1S..-The new country home of Mrs.
William X Vanderbilt, Jr., on Jericho
Hills. was destroyed by fire today
Tho loss is estimated at $4,000 on the
building and $4,000 on the furnishings
The house was completed just before
Christmas and the work of furnishing
about 10 days ago Mrs. Vanderbilt was
preparing to take a large party OF
friends there for winter festivities
made possible by snow and ice cover
ing all of the hills section.
The house was occupied only by a
cal etaker and two assistants. The
caretaker telephoned for help to Hicks
VILE and Jericho, but the roads are so
deer in snow that no apparatus could
be moved up to the Vanderbilt place.
The fire Is supposed to have been
caused by an overheated furnace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
OAKLEY FACES TRIAL
ON LARCENY CHARGE
IN SHELBY TODAY
Ex-President Convict De-
partment Held Under Five
Indictments Charging
Embezzlement
BY l.. $. BETTY.

Montgomery. February 1S-(Special)
James G. Oakley, former president Of
the state board of convict inspectors, who
will be tried in the Shelby county circuit
court tomorrow on indictments charging
the larceny and embezzlement of s3507. IS
of state funds, was today arrested at
Centreyille by his own brother, Charles
Oakley, sheriff of Bibb county, on ca
phases from the Montgomery city court
charging the larceny and embezzlement
of 49, Oakley furnished bonds to
the amount of $4,000 and was released.
Capiases Served on Oakley
Capiases We're served on Oakley cover
ing five new indictments, returned by the
Montgomery grand jury last Saturday
These indictments were made public to-
day by Henry Hughes. clerk of the city
court. when 1t became known that Oak
ley had been arrested
One Indictment charges Oakley with the
larceny and embezzlement of $4,000 of
state funds. second $4,000 and a third
S62s2 ss Another indictment charges that
Oakiey, tnrouSh elhnezzienent ana lar-
ceny. converted to his own use $2207, and
the fifth charges the embezzlement and
larceny of $685.
The first two Indictments charge Oakley
with embezzing money which Theodore
Lacy, former chief clerk of the convict
department, drew out of Montgomery
banks the day he disappeared last March.
Lacy checked $4,000 out of the Montgom-
cry Savings bank and $4,000 from the
Exchange National bank. The checks on
which Lacy drew the money We're signed
by James G. Oakley as president of the
board of convict inspectors.
Brother Arrests Brother
The news of Oakley's arrest by his
brother was received in Montgomery
early this morning. 1t was described as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Gore exonerated.
Oakley faces tril today.
Alaskan railroad bill passed.
Castillo's capture furnishes knotty
problem.
Bristow attacks Wilson in Senate.
Two killed In collision.
2-Local picture to be exhibited here
March ..
3-Clarke prepared thunder to save
official hide.
4--Editorial comment.
5-Hobson leader catches Tartar.
Lane to take action in police situation.
Fort sustains demurrer in trial OF
Abbott.
Anti-loan shark organization formed
6--Society.
7-Sports.
S--Womans store to be opened here.
9--Anniston pleased with camp rtport.
11--Markets.
12-Large rail orders being received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
WESTERN FUEL COMPANY
OFFICERS FOUND GUILTY
Jury Finds Four Defendants Conspred Deaud Federal
Government New Trials Will be Asked for at Once
Declare the Attorneys

San Francisco, February 1S.-After de-
Mberating for more than eight hours,
the jury in the United States circuit
court in the case of the Western Fuel
company officials and employees early to-
day found three of the four defendants
guilty Of defrauding the government out
D9f customs duties on imported coal. Those
0und guilty were F. c. Mills. SUPER
1ntendent; James B. Smith, vice presl-
dent. and general manager; and E. H.
Mayer. weigher.
Edward J. Smith, checker. was at
Quilted He is a brother OF the gen.
ersl manager.
Both Mills and Mayer were visibIy
affected when the foreman Of the jury an
nounesd ths verdict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19

BANKING COMMITTEE
TO CONSIDER DATA
Reserve Bank Organizers
Return to Washington
After Trip Over Country

Washington February ls.-rhe federal
reserve bank organization committee,
back In Washington after a five weeks
trip through the country i'm statement
announced that its selection of federal
reserve cities and definition of reserve
districts would not be made until II mad
carefully considered information accu-
mulated on the trip. The statement said
the committee found the country prosper-
Gus and learned that bankers and busi-
ness men are confident of the success OF
the new banking system
In supplemental statement Secretary
McAdoo declared he hoped the new sys-
TEN would he established in time TO taks
care of crop moving contingencies next
year. but that IL II were not the treas
ury department would stand ready to
place its funds again at the disposal Of
business men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19


James B. Smith appeared entirely un-
concerned. The attorneys announced a
new trial would be asked FOR at once.
1t was said that two of the Jurors hcid
out for acquittal until tho final ballot.
The first indictments were brought by
the United States grand Jury February
10. 1913. and were directed against Jonn
L. Howard. president of the Westerr,
Fuel company; ]. L. Schm;tt, Sidney v.
smith and Robert Bruce, directors; James
b. Smith, vice president and general man.
ager; Edward J. Smith. mis- brother, a
checker. employed by the company: +.
C. Mills, superintendent. and E. H. May
er. weigher.
They charged that the defendants en-
tered into an unlawful conspiracy to de-
fraud the federal government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
CASTILLO CAPTURE
FURNISHES KNOTTY
PROBLEM FOR II. S.
AS No Government is Recognized in Mexico Exradton Pro
ceedings Would Involve Grave Difficulties Bandit
Has Committed Crime in United States and
Courts Are Without Jurisdiction

Washington, February 1S.-Capture on
Mexican bandit chief charged with re-
sponsibility for the Cumbre tunnel trag-
edy, has furnished a knotty problem for
officials here. From the moment Cen
eral Bliss reported today that Castillo
and his companies had been taken by
the border patrol In New Mexico there
have been conferences and exchanges be-
tween the state and war department Of
ficials to determine what should be done
with the prisoners who temporarily are
held at Fort Bliss.
As the crime charged against Castillo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
FRANKS LAWYERS TO
MOVE FOR REHEARING
Refuse Discuss Grounds Which Motion Will be
Made-Frank Makes Statement Vigorously AS
serting His Innocence

Atlanta. February 1s.-Attorneys for
Leo NJ. Frank. convicted of the murder
here on April 26, 1918 of 14-year-oid Mary
Phagan, a factory girl. have not yet given
up their fight for the young factory SUI
perintendent's freedom. Although the
Georgia supreme court yesterday refused
to grant Franks appeal for new trial.
the condemned mans attorneys tonight
announced that tomorrow morning they
will move for a rehearing before that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19

body They tonight refused to disclose
the nature of the ground upon which they
will base their motion. Neither would
they discuss the report, current here.
agency who how is in this city. had been
engaged to make an investigation OF the
case. Local newspapers today printed
statement issued BY Frank. in which he
vigorously asserted his innocence. Thomas
3. Fielder, attorney general of Georgia
will oppose the motion for rehearlnv
when 1t Is presented to the supreme court
tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Presidents Position on the
Problem Subjected to
Caustic Arrangement
OPENS FIGHT ON
TOLLS EXEMPTION
Several Senators Rally to Defense of
Wilson, While Others Attack
Position--President Confo-~
With Oscar Underwood

Washington. February IS.-Accusing
his views of the binding effect of the
democratic platform aud charging
TINT "grecd of the railroads and the
nuaacIous claims of Grent Britain seem
thnn the appeal of the womanhood of
the nation, senator Bristow, republican,.
of Kansas turned discussion of wom-
an suffrage in the senate. today Into
IA vigorous debate on the proposed re-
penI of the free tolls provision of the
Panama canal net.
Senator Bristows attack brought to the
defense of the President several republic
an as well as democratic senator's. while
it served also as the signal for opening
the fight within the democratic party
against repeal of the tolls exemption pro
vision. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon.
democrat. dramatically declared that he
would not "stultify himself by telling
his constituents that he had not kept his
platform pledge on the toll question be-
cause the President of the United States
does not agree with me-"
First Open Discussion
While senator's were thus engaged in
the first open discussion of the approach-
ing battle in Congress over the chief eS-
ecutive's desire for reversal OF the Pam
anna policy, the President himself was
engaged with leaders of the House of
Representatives who are opposed TO re-
"a .V
platforms. lie discussed the situation with
Majority Leader. Underwood and Repre-
sentative kitchin of North Carolina, but
so far as can be learned, did not con-
vert them to his view that the provision
granting free toll TO American vessels
violates the -Pauncefote treaty and
embarrasses the administration its for
eign relations.
Senator Brlstow based his charge of in
consistency against the President on the
ground that he mad told the suffragists
he could not advocate their cause be-
cause the democratic party had not eN-
pressed itself In the matter, while he pro-
posed that Congress should reverse itself
on the tolls question despite the fact that
the party had ndorsed its action. In this
connection the Kansas senator mentioned
the reference in the Baltimore platform
faNoflnS "a Single pieSiueillal term, anu
asked whether the President would inter-
pret this plank in harmony with his posi-
tion as to suffrage, or as TO canal tolls
Says Roads Behind Fight
When Senator Bristow said that the
transcontinental railroads had for years
been behind the fight against free tolls
for American ships and intimated that
they had Influenced the President, Sena-
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was committed in Mexican territory.
American courts are without jurisdiction.
In time of peace the prisoners would be
surrendered under extradition proceed
ings 10 the governor of the Mexican state
of Chihuahua. But as President Wilson
has declared there is no government in
Mexico, an extradition proceeding would
involve grave difficulties.
The state department has been appealed
to. and pending its final decision it is
the intention of the war department to
retain Vastillo and his party in custody
under the same conditions as General
Salazar and the federal soldiers, who
came across the international line with
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
STRIKERS DESCRIBE
ALLEGED ASSAULTS
BY DEPUTY SHER|FFS
Taylor Rules Committee
Has Power to Inquire
Into Administration
of Justice

Hancock, Mich. February 1S.-Assaults
deputy sheriffs and other unlawful acts
resulting from the copper mine workers
strike were described before the congress
sional committee today after Chairman e.
T. Taylor had ruled that the commit
tee was vested with authority to inquire
into the administration of justice.
The upper peninsula in Michigan
stands alone in its administration of the
law declared o. n. Hilton, attorney for
the strikers, "and in no other place in
the United States would it be tolerated =
He argued that under the constitution
and laws of the United States and this
state, citizens were secure from unrea-
sonable searches and seizures. but that
in the copper country deputies had broken
down doors, opened trunks and stolen
money and property withou. shadow of
legal authority
May Prove Conditions
The chairman said the strikers had a
right to try to prove that such conditions
existed. Representative Switzer reiterated
open the doors to everything that the two
sides of the controversy should offer.
Peter Martinelli testified that he was
beaten by deputies in the branch office
of the sheriff at Quincy mine He said
Sheriff Cruise was present and stopped
the beating by saying that's good
enough" afterwards he was kept in jail
for 80 days. The witness admitted he
knew that deputies had been shot on
Quincy Hill about the same hour he was
arrested. Counsel for the sheriff told
the committee Martinelli had been arrest
ed as suspect in connection with the
shooting.
Says Home Was Invaded
Charles Makknen, a striker, declared
deputies invaded his home at South
Range. got him out of bed and took him,
handcuffed, to Houghton jail. When he
was released and returned home he said,
he found satchel broken open and a
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she arose and walked away with them
and her husband.
L. J. Gibbings. chief of counsel for
Mrs Bond, stated tonight that an ap-
real to the supreme court Will be taken
on the grounds that applause and DEM
onstrations in the courtroom during
the trial had influenced the jury.
Senator Gore stated that he would
remain in Oklahoma City until Satur-
day when he Will go to Hot Springs
for a short vacation before returning
to Washington.
The termination of the trial, which
has attracted more attention and has
been more vigorously contested than
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
EXONERATED;
ONLY ONE BALLOT
is TAKEN BY JURY
Oklahoma Senator Wins Verdict in Big Damage Suit Filed
Against Him by Mrs NJ E. Bond, Alleging Improper
Conduct-Jury Reaches Verdict After Ten
Minutes Deliberaton

Oklahoma City, February 1S.-United States Senator
Thomas p Gore today eNoneraed OF charges of improper
conduct verdict his favor returned district here
the suit for $4,000 damages instituted by Mrs. Minnie E.
Bond of Oklahoma City.
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Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1914-02-12
Whole No. 3S2

world. II has been a jealously
guarded rule that all legislative
bodies shall be the sole judges
OF the qualifications and elections
OF them own members. This is n
provision of the federal constitut.
ION and can not be superseded
10y amy provision Of state con
Stltution The Trainers of the
South Dakota constitution knew
this and hence it could not have
been IN their mind to give to the
provision mentioned above. the
application which the opponents
of Judge Rice and Judge Nc
\ultN would have the people be
lievc il possible. This is not the
ilr>t time the question has been
brought up: twice in Illinois and
once in Kansas attempts were
made 10 bar from congress cir
cult Judges who had been elected
before the terms for which they
were placed on the bench had
expired, and in every instance
the federal house of represent
ativcs insisted on it's right to
judge of the qualifications of its
own members. and seated them.
1t is childish TO assume that be-
cause the present house is de-
mocratm it would stulify itself
by refusing to seat republican
on the grounds urged against
Judge Rice and Judge McNultv,
thus establishing precedent
that at some future time would
react against the party establish
ing it. However far in the esti-
nation of some, the democratic
party may deviate from the
path Of rectitnde in it's political
Vaccinations, il would not de-
vest the congress of the United
States of a privilege that is re-
garded AS almost sacred by the
Legislative bodies Of all nations.
Judge Rice will be nominated, ell
ected and seated as congressman.
Pioneer Times.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1914-02-12
JUDGE RICE WILL
BE NOMINATED

With those who have little or
no knowledge Of constitutional
limitations. the intimation that
Judge w. G.. Rice may be incl
lgible to the office of congress
lonal representative from this
district may have some weight
The intimation is being malic-
iol,sly employed by his political
opponents i'm an effort to defeat
him in the March primary elect
ion. There is malace inthc ef-
fort. because thu>c who are chief
~ instrumental in circulating
suspicion. know that the alleged
flaw i'm his title to the office is
absolutely groundless; they are
not of the class who have little
or no knowledge Of constitution
al limitations. Many of them are
men of the legal profession. who
naturally would be led to in
vestigate the merits of any such
objection TO Judge Rice s no
mInaticn and such investigation
could have no other results than
to convince them that Judge
Rice. if elected would be entitled
to seat in congress, and would,
in fact. he seated.
There is a South Dakota con
stitutional provision which SAYS
that circuit or supreme Judge
in this state shall not. during
the term for which he is elected,
become candidate for any
other office. hut this does not
apply to candidates for the low
er house Of congress or the
United States senate. The franz
crS of the South Dakota constit-
utiOn did not intent it should
so apply. for the very good rea-
son that II was not in their pow
CT to give il any snch application
and they knew they had no such
power. From time immemorial,
i'm every civilized country of the
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1914-02-12
FORT PIERRE ITEMS
(From the News.)

A blaze was discOvere among
some old rubbish and boards nea1
the ceiling in the furnace room
in the court house just after dim
ner yesterday. Quite little ex-
citement prevailed for few min
utes until the fire was extin-
guished by the county officials.
1t would seen that the commiss-
toner's could do worse than to
purchase a couple of fire extin-
guishels and have them handy
for emergencies of this sort as
this is the second fire i'm the
building within the last two
months and what pity if the
court house should burn Just as
the Philip politicians are getting
ready to move it.
Floyd White, while working at
the Marsh farm last Friday. was
painfully injured by having a
horse fall on him. He was riding
the animal. wien it slipped en- an
icy place and fell. injuring Mr..
White s left leg and foot so bad
ly that he will be laid up for
spell.
Albert Norby of Fort Pierre.
John Howe of CottnwOOd. Paul
Bellamy Of HardingrOve and w.
+. Davidson of Interior, four of
the five republican candidates
Legislative honOrs have seen ser
vice in the United States army
in the PHILIPPINE Islands. Under
these circumstances they should
all be good fighters.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1914-02-12
Fourth Glass PoethaSter Exam
ination
Saturday. March IA. 1914

Saturday. March IA, 1914
The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announces that
on the date named above an ex-
animation will be held at Pierre,
:. d.. as result of which it is
expected to make certificatiOn
to fill contemplated vacancy in
the position Of fourth class post
master at Powell s. Oak. and
other vacancies as they may uc-
cur at that office, unless it shall
he decided i'm the interests of the
scrviseto fill the vacancy by rein
statement The compensation of
the postmaster at this office was
$3.50 for the last fiscal year.
Age limit. 81 years and over
on the date Of the examination.
with the exception that in a
State where women are declar-
ca by statute to be of full age
Tor al purposes at Is years, wO-
men Is years of age on the
date of the examination will be
admitted.
Applicants must reside within
the territory supplied bpy the
post office for which the exam
lnatlon is announced.
The examination is open to
all citizens Of the United States
who can comply with the re-
pulrcmcnts.
Application forms and full in
formation concerning the re-
qniremcnts of the examination
can be secured from the post
master at Powell, S. d.. or
from the l.. S. Civil Service Com
mission, Washington. d. C.
Aplicanionps should be properly
executed and filed with the
Commission at Washington at
least I days before the date Of
the examination, otherwise it
may be impracticable to exam
Inc the applicants.
u. 5. Civil Service Commission
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1914-02-12

was filled with the report that
the Bierwagon project was i'm
practicable. We don't know who
gay" out those reports. Only one
man, IN the ordinary course of
affairs, would know anything
about that, and this would be
the engineer in charge-Mr.
Deer. 1t was reported that the
reservoir was too high. that
the elevation at the river was
too high, and that the TERRITORY
between the basin and the river
Was too high The engineers
were somewhat taken aback
After all their elaborate prrpar-
atwn> to impound and distribute
the water they discovered that
the mouth Of French creek was
SO Low that the. could get no
water at that point on the Chev-
Cnne Finally Dan BierwagOn
suggested THAT the difficulty
might be obviated by going
farther up the river to "A higher
altitude for source of supply.
That evidently hadn t occurred to
Mr.. Deer and his student engi-
neel's. The idea looked good.
however. and they proceeded to
go up the river. Either they
were scared or else they lost
their press agent on the way
for nothing was heard of the out
fit for two weeks. It was like
one of those books Of our youth
wherein Stanley plunged
into Darkest Africa" to find
Livingston But finally the engi-
neermg crew were heard from !;
but they had gone so fast and so
far that they were in Fall River
county There they found their
press agent again, and it was
given ont that "a new project
had been found. = This was a
brand new project Of Mr.. Deer S
own, only it had, as "A matter of
fact been surveyed and discard
ed by the United States govern
ment engineers at the time the
Belle Fourche project was sur
veyed. Later the survey reached
the strong-box Of certain Hot
Springs bankers. Evidently that
was what the engineer had been
looking for all the time. The ap-
preparation had been exhausted.
Deer needed money. He proceed
ed to construct a political diver
sion dam. Rumor is that Cover
nor Byrne had hand in the
construction of this. ANYWAY
twenty-five hundred dollars was
Obtained.T This was used to paw up
the surveyors for the bitches
surveyed in Stanley county, and
the students for their vacation.
and the crew broke camp and
went home. Thus endeth the
first chapter, beloved There is
more to follow.