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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
EXPECT ALL FIVE OF
RESERVE BOARD MEN
TO BE CONFIRMED

Washington, June 24.-Admlnistration
supporters on the Senate banking and
currency committee will make an effort
tomorrow to obtain the committees APP
proval of the five nominations for the
federal reserve board recently made by
President Wilson Secretary McAdoo to-
day talked with several democrats on
the committee about the nominations.
There has been opposition to the con-
firmation of Paul M. Warburg of New
York and Thomas ID. Jones of Chicago.
but it was understood tonight adminis-
tration leaders expect all of the nomi-
nations to be confirmed.
Mr.. McAdoo was said tonight to have
told, members of the committee that a
report current at the capitol that be-
fore he became Secretary of the Treasury
he had personal financial relations with
Kuhn. Loeb & Co., the New York bank
ing house with which Mr.. Warburg Is
connected. was untrue. 1t is understood
the secretary explained the company that
constructed the so-called McAdoo tubes
under the Hudson had relations with
Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
WILSON "CUSSED"
BY FELLOW GOLFER
President Sends Ball Whizzing Near
Another's Head-Profuse Apollo
gies Follow

Washington, June 24.-An account of
how President Wilson, golfing on a local
green, sent ball whizzing near another
golfers head. and how the other fellow
roundly ''cussed" the President of the
United States, and then in confusion and
chagrin made profuse apologies, had a
sequence today when President Wilson
and the other golfer exchanged letters,
one an abject apology and the other an
Acknowledgement coupled with a firm
declaration from the President that he
was within his rights under the constitu-
tion of the game.
Managers of the club We're expecting to
take some action against the "cussing"
member when he wrote his amends hon
orable
Local clubs keenly compete on the local
green's for the Presidents game on their
greens. He probably now will not visit
the rivals again.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
PROGRESS SLOW ON
ANTITRUST MEASURE
Senate Makes Little Headway In 10
Days Consideration of House
Bill


Washington, June 24.-After 10 days
consideration of the Clayton antitrust bill
passed by the House. the Senate judiciary
committee tonight apparently was no
nearer conclusion as to what it shall
report to the Senate than it was the day
it took it's first look at the measure.
Members OF the commitfe have found
little common ground for prohibition of
interlocking directorates and holding COM
panies, and they have not finally agreed
on how to prevent price fixing. The So
called labor sections have led to endless
argument. The prospect for an early
agreement, some members of the COM
mittee say, is not rosy, and sentiment
against representing any such measure at
this time is growing.
new complication in the situation came
tonight when Senator Cummins offered
five propositions which he asked the judi
ciary committee to approve and report
as amendments to the federal trade COM
mission bill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
LITTLE SICILY
YESTERDAY SCENE OF
125 MURDERS IN YEAR
Chicago Police Helpless to Apprehend
$ Murderers-Italians Stoolpig-
cons for Police Is Latest
Victim

Chicago, June 24.-The l25th murder in
Little Sicily" in the last three and one
half years took place early today. Frank
de Mario. a stool pigeon for the police,
being the victim.
The police admit themselves helpless to
apprehend the murderers.
The story of the assassinations are so
much alike that in most essentials they
might be written with a rubber stamp.
Hundreds of arrests have been made
with no convictions.
De Marc was engaged to help investi-
gate the murder of Isaac Levin in Chi
cago Heights eight months ago.
He knew he was marked for death.
Shortly after midnight. with two other
Sicilians he was walking along the street.
One hundred yards from Death Corner"
where dozens of similar murders have
taken place, his two companions dropped
back and opened fire.
Three bullest entered De Mario's head
and one found lodgment in his body.
In moment the streets were crowded
with Sicilians, but when the police ar
rived none could be found who saw the
murder. and most of them said they did
not hear the shots
A threatening note received by De
Mario read:
'Squealers always die"
In the absence of better name. most
OF these crimes have been called BLACK
Hand" but recent investigation showed
they are crimes of the Malta
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
RAINE ARRESTED
ON NEW CHARGE
Indicted Memphis Banker Charged
With Using Mails to De-
fraud

Memphis, June 24-C. Hunter Raine,
against whom indictments are pending in
state courts charging that while presi-
dent of the Mercantile bank of this city
he misappropriated sl,091 900. was arrested
late today on a federal warrant alleging
use of the mails to defraud. He waived
examination and was released on $4,000
bend to appear at the November term of
the United States district court.
The warrant sworn to by Herbert
Fisher, United States district attorney.
is based ON the circulation, through the
malls of statement of banks condition,
which is alleged to have been fraudulent.
Raine appeared for trial last week on
indictments returned by the county grand
jury proved futile and the case was con-
tinued until October.
He left tonight for New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
WALDO r. BALLOU
DIES MYSTERIOUSLY

Stamford. Conn, June 24.-Waldo r.
Ballou. 10 years of age, a we'll known
citizen and former member OF the city
council, died early today at a local
hospital of a fracture of the skull.
Mrs Helen M. Angel, 40 years of
age, is under arrest. pending investi-
cation of the death.
Ballou was found unconscious on the
street about midnight.
Ballou visited Mrs Angel. a divorcee.
frequently it is alleged, and 1t was
averred they were engaged to be mar
ried
According to the police bloodstains
were found on the carpet and furniture
| In the apartments of the woman and
Ballou's straw hat was discovered In
a clothes chest, crushed and bloodr
stained
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
AMERICAS REPLY
TO JAPANESE NOTES
is BEING PREPARED

Washington. June 24-America's reply
to the last note from Japan protesting
against the California alien land law was
being prepared at the state department
today for publication June 26, with all the
correspondence between the two govern
ments on the subject.
The last Japanese note was dated Aug
ust 20, last, and until recently it was
understood that the state department did
not consider that it called for a reply.
Secretary Bryan said today, however,
that the reply would be made public
with the earlier communication in ac-
cordnce with an agreement with the
Japanese government to give out the cor
resrondence simultaneously in Washing
ton to Toxic.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
Value to Nashville
YOUNG HARTMAN
WELL QUALIFIED FOR
RAILROAD POSITION

New York, June A-W. Averill Harri-
man, eldest son of the late e. NJ. Harri-
man. whose appointment as vice president
of the Union Pacific railway has just been
announced. Is but 20 years Of age, but
nevertheless he has had five years of
railroad training. He has been a member
of the board of directors for sometime.
Mr.. Harriman's knowledge of the rail-
road business has not been gained alto
gether from the executive end. When he
was IS years of age he worked as line
man on surveying gang on the Oregon
Short Line, and since has worked In the
shops of the Union Pacific at Omaha as
a locomotive fireman and as clerk at va
rious points on that system.
He has specialized in the purchasing de-
partment of which he will now take
charge
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
PROTEST AGINST
GIVING GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS AUTOS

Washington, June 24.-The annual pro-
test against the use of government au-
tomobiles for personal purposes by pub
lie officials was made today in the House
and as a result the sundry civil appro-
priation bill was amended SO as to pro-
vide that two electric automobiles as
signed the public printer shall not be
used for passengers. Representative How
ard of Georgia led the fight,
"If you were to kill off all Wash
ington by automobiles he said, 80 per
cent, probably, would be killed by gov
ernment officials
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
GIVEN $4,000
FOR LOSS OF LEG

Springfield. Mass. June PA jury In
superior court awarded verdict of $4,000
to Edward Collins, 10. in his suit against
the Holyoke Street Railway company for
the loss of leg as a result of a col
Ision between trolley cars in 1912. The
railway company admitted liability but
argued that artificial legs have been so
perfected that the loss of leg no longer
is a serious handicap. Attorney William
P. Hayes for the plaintiff called attention
to the profession of baseball as one from
which young Collins Is barred and said
he never could follow In the footsteps OF
his illustrious namesake, Edward Collins,
of the Philadelphia Athletics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
ADMINISTRATION is
INDORSED BY GEORGIA

Atlanta, June 24-The present national
administration today was indorsed by the
Georgia legislature which convened for
50 days session. The resolution declares
That the 15 months Of unparalleled
achievement Of the national adminlstra-
ton, under the leadership. Of that brilliant
exlGeoreian. Woodrow Wilson, is indorsed
and approved and with pleasure com
irended to the democracy Of the state
and country
Among the important bills introduced
was one proposing that the sale of beer
in the state be legalized and licensed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25

TWO KILLED in
WISCONSIN TORNADO

wausau. Wis. June 24,-Two persons
were killed, three fatally injured and II
hurt, several Of them seriously. when the
house and barn OF Michael Kurtzwell. In
the town of Emmett, was blown down by
tornado early today during a wedding
celebration.
years, and the 2-year-old child of Kurtz-
we'll
The wedding of Kurtzwells daughter
had been celebrated In the evening and
the crowd had remained for barnroom
dance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
ITALIAN ANARCHIST
MAKES GOOD ESCAPE

Geneva, Switzerland, June 24.-Enrico
Malatesta. the Italian anarchist. whom
the Italian government has been seek
ing to arrest in connection with the rev.
olutionary risings in Italy. has escaped.
Mafatesta. who organized the plot to
establish republican rule. fled from An
coma when blliejackets reinforced the An
coma garrison,
Disguised as. a workman Malatesta
made his way to Switzerland. He re-
mained In hiding for awhile and now
Is believed to be on his way to Lon
don ..s.4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
CHARGED WITH USE
OF MAILS TO DEFRAUD

Philadelphia. June 24--Charged with us
ing the mails to defraud Col" George
Wilkinson. president of the Central Ten
nessee company, and Mahlon v2nBuskirk.
counsel for the development concern.
were arrested today and held In $500 bail
by United States commissioner. IT Is
alleged that the concern exploited Spring
City. Tenn. using the mails to induce
purchase of land owned by the Develop
ment company and the bonds and other
securities It issued.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25

1-Birmingham opens college fight to.
day.
Peace agreement reached.
Roosevelt attacks Colombian treaty.
Z Huntsville to collect road tax.
S--Many banks are consolidating.
4-Editorial comment.
First luncheon for college campaign
silver service presented to Harding.
Special coroners Jury useless.
See how jails are placed elsewhere.
G. Society.
7-Sports. .i +.
S-Governor wants to help fight crime.
sExhaustive report by commissioners.
10 Democratic split has not occurred.
1l-Justices VIII read record before It Il
printed
t-0overnor-elec silent reEardiug ap-
poihtn1ents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
U. S. CRUISER LEAVES
FOR PORT-AU-PRINCE

Washington, June 24-The armored
cruiser Washington late today steamed
from Vera Cruz for Port au Prince. Sec
retary Daniels tonight said the cruiser
had no orders to interfere with Haitien
arms or customs house, and that the
action of the department In sending a
vessel was not connected with the ru-
mored demands of France and Germany
on the little republic for the payment
of debts.
The presidents of both the island re-
publics are in the field in desperate
struggles to crush revolutions which tend
to destroy both governments
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
WILSON CONSENTS TO
RECEIVE SUJFFRAGISTS

Washington. June "a. President Wilson
today agreed to receive on June 70 dep
utation OF 100 women suffragists repre-
senting the organized club women Of the
country headed by Mrs; Harvey w Wiley.
They Will press for hts support to the
suffrage constitutional amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
CONFEDERATE WHITE
HOUSE NEGRO DEAD

Montgomery. June 24.-Patsy Bryant
an aged negress, employed as servant
at the old white House Of the Confed-
eracy.'' the home of Jefferson Davis was
found dead In her home this morning
The coroner pronounced It as death from
heat prostration. Last night was the hot
test OF the season in this city. and today
the temperature reached s. degrees,
Shich does not equal Tie seaaon's record.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
TEN FISHERMEN
B. BODIES REMOVED

Friedchenshafen. Germany. June "a
Ten fishermen's bodies were recovered
from Lake Constance today and at least
% more are missing, believed to have been
drowned In squall which broke over
this region yesterday. Many were res
|cued by lake steamers and other craft
after their light boats had capsised-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
SANG CASEY JONES'
ON EXECUTION EVE

Harrisburg. Pa, June 24.-Pascal Hall.
a negro, who was hanged here today for
murder. refused to wear a new black
suit provided for his execution. He said
he would go to his death in his old suit.
as the trouble with people nowadays is
that they are too proud"
Hall refused to sing hymns with the
minister who attended hm last night or
today, but last night startled the prison
by singing Casey JONES'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
DIES IN PRISON OF
"HUNGER STRIKE"

Holly Springs, Miss, June .24.-As the
result of hunger strike started Is days
ago, L. B. Matthews. under sentence of
10 years in the penitentiary, died in his
cell at the county jail here today. He
had been Ill more than month before he
started to starve himself. according to
Jail employees. Matthews was convicted
Of brutally mistreating a young son in
Benton county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-06-25
BIRMINGHAM WILL
/. BEGIN FIGHT FOR
UNIVERSITY TODAY
DIR. A. ]. Lamar Leaves
Nashville to Attend I'm
p0rtant Meeting Here
is WARM FRIEND
OF BIRMINGHAM
Magic City viii Not Make Fight for
Methodist College Alone. Says
Feagin-Teachers viii Be
Asked to Aid
u, uuen w. ROBERTS

Nashville. Tenn. June "a specially !
DIR. A. }. Lamar. hook agent of the
Methodist publishing house. in re-
sponsc to a telegram from DIR. simpson.
president of birmingham college, left
for the Magic City tonight. DIR. Lamar.
who is member of the commission
named to select site for the Metho-
dist college to he created, understands
TINT In birmingham tomorrow VIII oc-
cur an important meeting In which
formally Birmingham's fight for the
college Will he launched.
In DIR. Lamar. Birmingham has a
warm friend He formerly served
Methodist churches in Union Springs.
Selma. Auburn. Montgomery and Mo-
bile. OF course he has not committed
himself save only to express his friend-
ship for Birmingham and admiration
for the spirit which has prompted it's
citizens TO temporarily to turn their at
lars and cents.
Bishop Hoss this afternoon indicated
that in his opinion Birminghams chance
of success was good. He referred to the
excellent nucleus which Birmingham col
lege. surrounded by &C acres of ground, af-
fords. And yet with considerable sgnifi-
cance he spoke of the persuasive eloquence
of Atlanta's multi millionaire, Mr..
Gambler.
Feagin Says That State Will Fight
William It. Feagin. Alabama's superin-
tendent of education, who is here attend
southern states, declares that Birming-
ham will not make the fight alone.
This is matter for the exercise of
state PRIDE" he said. 'rhe effort to ac-
quire another great educational institu.
tion for our state will he shared In by
every city and every town l will sound
the cry TO all teachers of the state as
soon as l return.
Everybody must take hand and make
the fight a winning fight. 1t can be made
winning nght.''
Value to Nashville
There is an excellent illustration of the
value to a city of large university pre-
sented in Nashville at the present time
Seven thousand alumni Of the George Pea
body college for teachers have gathered
here. They have come from every south
ern state. They have come to celebrate
the beginning of the greater Peabody.
They are in holiday spirit. and the crowd
ed shops indicate that merchants are reap
ing the benefits.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
'Faker' Who Got So
Bill From BleaSe Is
Held for Vagrancy

l.. W Bernstein, whose proud boa st
it is that ne "nicked Governor Cole
Blease for a five-case note" by a SYM
pathy-dodge, Thursday afternoon was
held for trial in bond of $500 by Re
corder Broyles on charge of va
grancy and on charge of being a
common cheat and swindlers
Playing the part of a deaf and
dumb peddler of chewing gum, Berk-
stein never uttered an audible word
from the time he left Atlanta two
months ago until the time of his ar
rest Wednesday night by Policeman
Harper, according TO the remarkabl
storvShe told in court. He carried a
slate with him to convey all his mes
sages.
1t was the slate that won the Ave
dollar bin from the Governor of South
Carolina. Bernstein, after having a
conversation with Blesse. is said to
have written on the slate for the ben
eft of Blease's secretary that he
thought the Governor was a mighty
fine man. The compliment. as the
vender of gum intended, was told to
the Governor and the greenback was
Forthcoming
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Policeman Admits He
Tried to Kiss Girl, 10,
Rscorting Her Home

Admitting that he attempted to
kiss little May McGinnis, "a 15-year-
old girl whom he was escorting home
from the city's night school. Police
man w. II. Bone has been stripped OF
his arms and suspended until the Po-
lice Commission can investigate the
charges against him.
Bone was suspended by Chief Bea-
vers after the patrolman had been
fined $l0.75 in the Recorders Court
on a charge of disorderly conduct
The accusation was made by the Nc
Ginnis girl, who told the court the
officer asked her for a kiss Wednes-
day night after he had panied
her from the night school to No. 40
Garnett street.
When questioned by the Chief, Bone
admitted that he asked the girl to
kiss him, but declared that he simply
intended 10 find out whether or not
she was fast" Bone has been on
the force for 20 years He has a
family.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
PUBLIC ASKED To
MOTHERS MEET

The Georgia branch Of the Ma
tional Congress of Mothers will hold
It's annual meeting and election of
officers Saturday in the assembly
room at the Piedmont Hotel.
The meeting will be an allday ses-
sion and will be featured by address
es by some of the most brilliant
speakers in the State.
The executive board will meet at
? o'clock and be in session until VI
o'clock a. m Following the executive
board meeting, an open session will
be held to which the public is in
Vited
Mrs. James r. Little, State presi-
dent of the National Congress of
Mothers, will make her report, cover
ing the work accomplished by the
organization during the year. Mrs.
Little will be followed by a general
discussion by the presidents OF the
local branches
Among the speakers will be Miss
Katherine Wooten, of Carnegie Lii
brary. who will speak on library ex-
tension work, and Miss Carolyn Cobb,
State organizer for the National
Drama League. who will tell of the
play instinct of the child.
Mrs. Hamilton Douglass will have
charge of the speech program at the
luncheon at the Piedmont.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Bull Moose Brands
Republican 'Looter'
In Pinchot Quarrel

WASHINGTON, March I2.-Glf-
ford Pinchot's candidacy for Uni
ted States Senstorship from Penn
syvania was brought into the debate
on the agricultural appropriation bill
in the House to-day, and for half an
hour Republican leaders commented
derisiveiy upon the former chief
forester attacking his record in the
forestry service.
Representative Bryan. of Washing
ton Progressive, accused Represen-
tat:ve Humphrey, OF Washington, Re-
publican, of favoring hooters" of the
National Forest Department, and de-
clared that Pinchot had saved the
situation against the old line Repub-
licans"
Representative Moore. of Pennsyl-
vania, pretended to be much con-
fused as to whether Pinchot was a
candidate in Pennsylvania or Wash
ington and as to whether Bryan was
not seeking to run for the Senate in
Pennsylvania
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
WOMAN HACKED
To DEATH BY
STEPSON
Victim Found Dead in "Torture
Chamber" Of Home, Tied
to Bed Post.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, March IL
Mrs. Anna Kadigai, of East Thirty
seventh street. died at noon to-day in
a hospital a few minutes after she
had been rescued from a torture
chamber in her home. where since
early last evening she had been tied
TO bed post while man slashed
and cut her. Her stepson, Frank
Spiclra confessed and has been held
for murder.
Screams beginning early last eve
ming attra cted the attention Of neigh
bors. A little later they died away,
only 20 be heard again at midnight,
Throughout the night the screams
continued al intervals.
This morning a patrolmsn broke
down door and on the second floor
of the house found a woman tied to
a bed post. She was bleeding from
scores OF wounds and was uncon-
Scious
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Confessed 'Slugger'
Held as Plotter to
Dynamite 2 Homes

INDIANAPOLIS. March 12.-Dayid
F. Masterson, who recently confessed
that he was employed as "slugger"
by the street car companies of In
dianapolis and Terre Haute during
the strike troubles, was arrested to-
day on request Of Sheriff Shea, Of
Terra Haute
The affidavit Echarges Masterson
with completely in an alleged con
spiracv to dynamite the homes of
Special Prosecutor Roach and Judge
Fortune, who prosecuted the Terre
Haute election fraud cases.
Bert Dickens, a Terre Haute car
penter, was indicated earlier in the
week and is held in $4,000 bond on
similar charges.
Masterson was driven out of Terre
Haute yesterday following the an
nouncement Of a public meeting at
which he promised to tel startling
things about the Terre Haute street
car strike troubles