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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
MUST GRANT JUST
 RATES, SAYS I. c. c.

Washington, March 27.-The interstate commerce commission today held that through routes and just rates should be granted between stations between the Kanawha coal district and Chesapeake and Ohio railway destinations in east ern and southeastern territory.
 The commission held the charge that it was discriminatory to deny Kanawha mines access to markets which are avail able to Chesapeake and Ohio mines had not been established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
PROTEST AGAINST
 MEMS SUSPENSION

Altoona, Pa, March 21.-Following the suspension of 12O0 employees from all de- partments of the Pennsylvania shops as a result of the companys retrenchment policy, meeting of suspended men was held tonight to protest.
 Speakers urged the men to resist what they claimed to be an assault on union labor. The speakers claimed efficiency and seniority were disregarded in mak- ing the suspensions.
 The suspensions have disturbed busi- ness in this city, the railroad shops be- ing virtually the sole dependence of All tcona
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
CHARLES KENLOCK
 HELD WITHOUT BAIL

Philadelphia, March 27.-Charles Ken lock, who shot Ora Griffin. a waitress; killed Mrs. Anna s. Phillips, and then attempted to end his own life in res taurant here February 21, today was held without bail by the coroner's jury to await action of the grand jury Ora Griffin testified that Kenlock had shot her without word, and that Mrs. Phil lips, another waitress, had been killed in an attempt to save her. Kenock said he did not intend to kill Mrs. Phillips
 Both Kenlock and Miss Griffin have recovered from their wounds which 1t was at first was believed would prove fatal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Army Conditions Attacked

London, March 27.--The New States man says the resignation of the cavalry officers has turned every supporter of the government into an enthusiastic, de- termined army reformer. The newspaper adds that the need for the democratiza- tior of the executive ranks of the army and the abolition of the 'absurd condi- tions which practically restrict the selec- ton of officers in most of the regiments to those having private means, has been recognized for generations.
 Concluding, the paper says that here tofore there has not been enough steam behind the demand for reform to in sure serious changes being attempted. but that the Curraugh incident makes certain that the much needed reform will take high place in the programme of the liberal party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
AMERICANS WIN
 IN OXFORD MEET

London, March 27.-The yearly athletic meeting between track and field teams representing Oxford and Cambridge was held at Queens club today.
 H. H. Macintosh of Cambridge won the 10O- yard dash in 10 1-5 seconds
 w. B. Ravens, a Rhodes scholar from Rutgers college. was third
 E. T. Adams of Oxford won the hammer throw with a mark of 127 feet inches
 Adams is a Rhodes scholar from Baylor university, Waco. Tex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Advertisement
TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN

Personally appeared before me, Henry J. Martin, a notary public in and for Jefferson county, state |of Alabama, H. c. Stradford. who being first duly sworn, says:
 On or about February 12, I, H. e. Stradford, assistant secretary |of the Underwood Campaign Committee, placed an order with A. F. deFuniak for three thou sand (3000) paraffin signs with the union label specified. These signs were delivered and the union label did not appear on same and they were rejected by me and have not been paid for and will not be paid for, for the reason that they did not come up to specifications, to-wit: The union label did not appear on the signs.
 (Signed) H. c. STRADFORD. (Signed) HENRY J. MARTIN,
 Notary Public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Their Reasons Are:


  the ecostst staxedag the state the in Too manykn aw breaker are for him.  
 more rampant now than when
 The citizens of Jefferson county who our laws vigor ously enforced easily nominate the solicitor of eer county if they conscientonsy do their duty in voting April G. And not find have the experience am the better qualified and capable and will efficiently and at tentvey discharge the duties of solicitors office then dol not ask vote personal consideration ground worthy of the sacred right of franchise.
 z. T. RUDULPH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
RECEIVERS FOR b|G
 GAS CO. NAMED
Judgment of S3OO,OOO Asked for Violation of Kansas
 Trust Law

Independence, Kan. March 27.-on application of John s. Dawson. attor- ney general of Kansas. receivers were named for the Wyandotte County Gas company of Kansas and for the United Gas Improvement company of Penn- sylvania. The application for receivers was an outgrowth of the failure of receivers of the Kansas Natural Gas company to obtain a federal court or der turning over to them the prop critics and funds of the Kansas Nat ural, held by federal receivers of the company.
 w. J. Breidenthal, a Kansas City, Kan, banker, was named receiver for the Wyandotte County Gas company, and John Overfield, receiver for the Kansas City Pipe Line company, was named receiver for the United Gas Im- provement company's property in Kan sas. The United Gas Improvement company is the owner of the Wyandotte County Gas company
 The attorney general in his petition asked Judgment against the United company in the amount of $500, 1000 for alleged violation of the Kansas anti trust laws.
 The allegations in the petition of NefNi hNS 6tHttdl tildIReS that the united Gas Improvement company agreed to create several corpora tions In furtherance of an alleged design to violate the antitrust laws. As result of this alleged agreement it is charged that Kansas City Gas company the Wyandotte Gas company and the Kan sas City Pipe Line company were or gantzed and chartered A part of the plan, it is alleged, was to burden the Kansas Natural Gas company with tre- mendous rental charges, thus furnish ing an excuse for increases in rates for natural gas.
 Philadelphia, March 27.-Samuel T. Bodine, president of the United Gas Improvement company, declared tonight that his company did not own property in Kansas and that he could not ac- count for the appointment of receivers by the district court in that state Mr Bodine also said that so far as he knew the United Gas Improvement company never had violated the Kansas anti trust law.
 Tt may be, the proceedings referred to are but another stage in the nat ural gas situation in Kansas and Mis- souri, he said. "The natural gas sup ply there has been steadily falling and there has been resentment because of the lack of intelligent effort to con serve it. There have been trials with out number"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Baseball Results

At Austin. Tex: Chinese University of Hawaii O. University of Texas 1.
 At Starkville. Miss. Mississippi A. and M college 6, Marion Military in- stitute B.
 At Philadelphia, Ark: Henderson Brown college 4, Arkansas A. and M 1.
 At Philadelphia, Ark: Ouachita col lege ', Arkansas A. and M l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Detroit
Tennis Champ Defeated

New York, March 27.-W. A. Larned, many times lawn tennis champion, and F. G. Inman of New York were de- feated tonight in the invitation tourna- ment here by G. F. Touchard, the na- tional indoor champion, and w. NJ. Washburne of Harvard The latter pair. themselves were eliminated in the semi final stage by the Boston team of A. s. Dabney and N. W. Niles. which will meet R. N. Williams II of Phil adelphia, and H. c. Johnson of Boston in the final
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28

paign up to date. The state department has had no advices from the seat of wal later than Wednesday evening" and such information as the war department ilas been able to collect came from border points far removed from the scene Of hos tities and consequently is more or less inaccurate.
 Out of the mass of rumors and private dispatches it was gathered that Villa, notwithstanding the formidable resist ance, at one time assuming the charac- ter of active attack, which he had en- countered after his first victory at Go meg Palacio, had determined 10 chance his entire fortune on this phase of his campaign, and to renew the attack on the suburbs of Torreon with practically the whole of his army.
 Is Turning Point
 Failure to capture lorreon now, in the opinion or the army experts. means the collapse of Villa campaign and possl- ply the dispersal of his forces. That inc hghting has been more severe than at any battle in the present revolution is generally believed here, and it, is pre- dlcted that even if successful in capturing Torreon Villas army will be in no shape to continue his forward campaign toward the capital for many days to come.
 That it would be difficult to get rein AOA eeiiShtS tO NdicoiutI, lHt leOt1dl COlfl- mander at Torreoh from Saltillo, was demonstrated by a report from the Amer ican consul at the latter place, stating that there was no communication with Torreon; that railroad connection with Monterrey still was suspended, and that bridges to the north of Ramos Arzipe had been burned. From Eagle Pass also 1t was reported under Yesterdays date that there was no railroad communlca- tiOn SOlltn pf Mnpplnxra be vi, been cut at Espinoza.
 From the gulf coast Admiral Mayo reported to the navy department through Admiral Fletcher that no important de- velopments have occurred at Tampico. The federal forces there were intrenched, apparently awaiting attack. No knowl- edge was possessed as to the force CT movements of the constitutionalsts Though the pumping station of the water works has again been cut by the rebels, separate source of water supply has been established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Nomination Confirmed

Washington. March 27.-The sSenate to- day confirmed the nominations of the two new state department officials, Rob- ert Lansing of New York, counsellor, and Cone Johnson of Texas, solicitor. The appointments of John L. Desaulles to be minister to Uruguay, and William N. Spence to be United States attorney for Alaska also were confirmed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Harvard Wins Dehafe

Cambridge, Mass, March 27.-Harvard won from Princeton tonight by a unani- nous decision of the judges in it's home section of the triangular debate, arguing the negative side of the national. woman suffrage question:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Jenkins Defeated

Ottawa, Ontario. March 27-Raoul De Rouen, heavyweight championship wrest- Ter of Frapce, again defeated Tom Jen- kins here tonight. De Rouen took the first fall in 3l minutes and the second in 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Labor Leader Speaks

Derby. .England March 27.-James Hen " Thomas, labor member of Parliament for Derby, addressing a labor meeting here tonight, said before many months there would be an appeal to the coun- try and that the dominant issue would be whether the country should be gov erned by it's elected representatives or the army ''as tool of the aristocracy." The ultimate result of the issue Mir Thomas declared, would be that "the highest command in the army will be open to the humblest recruit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
PELICANS DEFEATED
 BY DETROIT TIGERS

Jackson Miss. March 27.-The Detroit Americans defeated the New Orleans Southern league team here today by a score of to o. Though the grounds were in bad condition from heavy rains, the game was fast and snappy Both houses of the Mississippi Legislature recessed and attended the game in a body. Score:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Jesse Willard Rested

foungstown O., March 27.-Jesse Willard of Kansas and Tom NJ. Mahon boxed 12 rounds here tonight Willard, substituted on short notice for Bat ting Levinsky, who is sick was not in the best of condition and McMahon had slight lead. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Princeton Rests Yale

Princeton, N. J., March 27.-Princeton supporting the negative side of the won- an suffrage question. defeated Yale here tonight in the annual triangular debate between Harvard, Yale and Princeton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Reports Conflict

Washington. March 27.-Confiicting re- ports of the results of the fighting which has been in progress for the last four days in the neighborhood of, Torreon have baffled the efforts of armyi experts hera to estimate the results of Villas cam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28

They are, in all essentials, improved Connecticuts, with the intermediate bat tery of that class replaced by two 12-inch turrets. In no sense are they dread naughts.' being lacking both in speed and size, and to attach them to the dread naught division means the tactical sacri- flee of that division of over two knots speed" |.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
City in Turmoil

Juarez, Mex, March 27.-This city was in a turmoil of excitement today as re- port after report arrived. with news of the occupation by the rebels of Lerdo and Gomez Palacio and the attack on Tor reon, and it was predicted by many that when General Carranza, supreme chief of the revolution, arrives here at 2 o'clock tomorrow he will be shown original dis patches that the conquest of all three cities is complete
 News of the Torreon assault came ex- clusively in official dispatches during the day and while it has been the recent cus- tom to accept them with reserve, frebel officials in the highest spirits over the dispatches from Gomez Palacio, were, prepared to believe every word concerning Torreon, including prediction that the town would be in Villas hands tonight Villa, more conservative, suggested to- morrow in his earlier messages, but at 5 o'clock D, m. sent word he was concen- trating for attack.
 Enter TOrreOn
 General Herrera, with his own brigade and part of the Zaragosa brigade all vet erans, are reported to have entered Tor reon from the east 4000 strong, and to have fought their way from house to house and from street to street. until the bull ring on the northern fringe of the town had been taken, together with the part of the city through which the railroad passes. This includes the busi- ness district, or much of it.
 At o'clock this afternooa the Stirnau hotel, in the heart of the city was said to be in rebel hands and the armies were fighting for possession of the railroad shops.
 The city was reported burning in sev- eral places but as the buildings are most ly of adobe there was no fear of a gen. eral conflagration.
 Unofficial advices from the front were that the federals were concentrated in their last defense in the western part of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
dvert Who Shall Succeed MT. Heflin?

Fully 70 cent of the voters of Jefferson county will pudiate Mr. Hens business like administration citors office Many every openly declare they twill vote for anybody to beat Hefin'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
UNCLE SAM THIRD IN NAVAL STRENGTH Navy League Counts Only
 Dreadnaughts BRITAIN FAR AHEAD Claim That an Effective Battle Unit Must Add Strength to Fleet or
 It Is Handicap-Beginning
 of Dreadnaughts
BRITAIN FAR AHEAD
By c. E. STEWART

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 Estimate of the worlds naval strength, according to the Navy league. Only "big gun vessels Of all nations are included, those com pleted and those under construc- tion:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Banker Leaves City

Mexico City, March 27.-Senator Jose Castellot, a banker and politician. left Vera Cruz on the last Ward line steamer departing from that port. He is said to be entrusted with a secret government mission. which it is understood contem- plates an attempt to obtain recognition States.
 General Blanquet, minister of war, is quoted as having said privately to an American business acquaintance today that the government, in spite of an- nouncements by the war office, was with out information from Torreon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
Cheeks Believed Exacted

Eagle Pass, Tex, March 27.-In the be- lief that the checks had been exacted as tribute, banks today here refused to honor orders for the payment of $4c.O9O to General Francesca Murgia of the Mex ican constitutionalst army and signed by Ceci1io Paez. a wealthy ranchman of Monclova. The checks were dated March 1o the day Murgia's command captured Monclova and the railroad shops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28


 dust and sweat, red bandanna handkc1- chief about his neck participated. He rode up and down the lines, swearing and cheering, cursing and calling on the saints. At times he apparently was calm and again in a fury. Through it all he urged his men forward and all seemed to realize that the attack was the last one. Human flesh could stand no more of the heat, the thirst and the hunger and the cruel scenes which followed one another until the whole picture was a confused blur of blood and fire, where men in their dying aSonies whined for water or cried out uncanny vivas. peti- tions to "Our Lady of Guadalupe" and other jargon of delirium.
 On the way into the city from Fl Vertel early today and particularly in the streets of the town itself, General Villa was constantly called on to re- turn the salutes of the wounded
 some of them were limping, not to the rear, but to the front to catch up with their comrades. Some already placed on hospital trains, escaped and returned to their commands. Others re- gaining consciousness as they were be- ing borne away In filters, promptly cursed their would-be rescuers and tumbled out, joining the scattered pro cession following in the train of the general
 Viva Villa, Viva Maderoi Viva el Constitutionn' they cried in cracked voices from parched throats.
 The remarkable endurance of these peons and their mad obsession to re- turn to the front greatly impressed the Americans in the train of General Will la There were men in that strange possession with deep gashes across their cheeks, men with great masses of flesh torn from their backs or sides. in tat C.. 11.. with arms and legs torn and lacerated and blood matted hair pasted over their eyes.
 There was more patriotism to inspire the rebel assaults, for behind them lay the most cruel desert in Mexico and ahead the possession of the enemy. food and shelter and the cooling streams of the irrigation ditches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
WOUNDED FIRST
 TO BE ASSISTED

The wounded in the outskirts of the city were the first to receive assist ance, but the small hospital corps, ,aI- though working heroically. was abso- 1utely inadequate to the situation. The dead who fell early in the assaults or had been slain by federal shells were buried first.
 At every water car station there were groups of wounded. In plain sight of the dying the dead were removed and the. bodies dragged into shallow trenches. It will be necessary to incin- crate many of the bodies of those who fell in the streets, as decomposition sets in rapidly here and the business of fighting requires every available man. General Villa is anxious that the bodies shall be disposed of immediately to avoid a possible pestilence.
 In the course of the battle there were instances of attachments, all of whose officers had been lost, running wildly about calling for new officers to lead them or joining other commands which were not leaderless.
 Other attachments, in the excitement of the fight, failed to hear. or deliber- ately disregarded orders to fall back, or seek some shelter observed by their calmer officers. They dashed unheed- ingly into barbed wire entanglements or the enemys trenches and were moved down in heaps by federal rapid fro guns.
 Another incident of the engagement yesterday was the meeting of two arm ored trains at long range. One was on a siding and the other on the man track. They exchanged shots like two warships but with little damage and the federal train which had the switch track. retired around curve and was lost to sight. Gomez Palacio is a rail- road town and is network of tracks
 General Villa today said that his hat was off to General Velasco for his de- fense of the town. The conduct of the federals was credit to them as sol diers, General Villa said, and General Nelasco had proved himself man of resource as well as of courage.
 Three of Velasco's generals, it was re ported, gave their lives in defense of the town-Generals Pena, Reyna and Anaya It was reported also that Gen eral Ocaranza was seriously wouded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
A Card From Frank Hewitt

The Hobson Cam paign Book was pub lished in w e stville e, Ohio. It is a fact that part of the issue con tained the Union Label and part of it did not.
 They charge that the Underwood Campaign Book was published in Cincinnati by the Whis- key Trust. This false charge is made to off set or cover up their own acts. Read the fol lowing affidavit:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
REACH COMPROMISE
 ON S|EGEL CLAIMS

Boston, March 97.-By the payment of S132000 the Henry Siegel Co., of Boston will liquidate claims of the inter-related companies amounting to more thaA sl,- 500,oo0, according to the terms of com promise reached today in the bankruptcy court. It was agreed that the payment should go to the Siegel bank depostors, whose funds were loaned to the Boston store.
 George R. Nutter, counsel for the Bos- ton trustees, said they expected to pay the merchandise creditors a dividend of from 20 to 25 per cent. Claims of this kind totaling s1,1OOOOO thus far have been proved.
 Mir Nutter announced that he would present the compromise offer at meet ing of the bank depostors in New York Monday
 He added that under the same agree ment the Simpson Crawford company of New York was to pay $47,0Oo and the Fourteenth Street store, also of New New York was to pay $47.5O0 and the ing total of S224, 800 which the latter would get in settlement of their claims of $2.575,0o0 against the three department stores.
 New York, March 27.-Additional inter- est in the case of Henry Siegel and Frank E. Vogel was excited today by the grand jury examination of officials of six banks with whom the Segel enterprises had maintained financial relations.
 One of the witnesses represented bank which claimed to have advanced $50,00O on the strength of an alleged false state ment of the financial condition of the Siegel and Vogel interests, while four other banks represented claimed an az sregate loss of S75,000. No figures could be obtained in the case of the sixth.
 Siegel and Vogel already are under in dictments for alleged grand larceny and violation of the banking law in connec- ton with the management of their failed private bank and mercantile enterprises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
VILLA CAPTURES GOMEZ PALACIO
 AFTER FOUR DAYS
 BLOODY FIGHTING

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desire to repeat the statement: We have procured the circuit court room in which to receive the election returns. Ev. erybody is invited to be there and partic. Ipate in congratulating Oscar w. Under. wood. F. A. HEWITT,
 Chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-28
TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN:

The foregoing statement is true regard ing the rejection of the three thousand (3000) signs for the reason of not having a Union Label, to my.own personal knowl- edge, and assure all union men that MT. HI. c. Stradford has acted fair in every respect toward organized labor and the Typographical Union in regard to this order for signs
 (Signed) R. P. SCHOPPERT, President Typographical Union No. 104.