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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-07
BELL CAN'T SEE. ANOTHER CUT
FOR THE TUNNEL BUNCH

A lawyer for the Chicago Tunnel
Co., Louis Behan, came to- Asst
States Atty Hayden Bell yesterday
and asked Bell to help cut down the e
tunnel company's taxes from $685.
O02.53 to $13,562.
He had papers for court action all
ready and laid them on Bells desk.
All that Bell needed to do was to sign
his name and the wheels of action
would start in the courts and $4,000
Of tax money would be saved for the
bank accounts of the financiers who
own the downtown tunnels.
The reason given as to why $780,
600 Of taxes should be Topped of in
one slice is because of a misdescrip-
ton Of q certain portion of said real
estate'' Also it was stated that D.
Arnold, a partner of Jacob Clos, the
tax buyer, had refused to buy and de-
clined to accept the certificate of sale
he had bid on at the county treas
urer's Office when the property of the
Chicago Tunnel Co. was advertised
for sale because of non-payment Of
taxes. Further, I'D. Arnold expressed
his belief that no title could be &C
quired to said property by sale for
taxes"
Behan asked that the states at
torney get a court order vacating
the order of judgment and sale. Bells
reply was:
Your property was assessed at
100000 to begin with. That as
sessment was reduced to $1,00O,0O0
by the Board of Review.
Your company has already had
generous reduction of it's taxes. You
are either going to pay the full $685.
900 of taxes as it now stands or your
property will be forfeited to the state
of Illinois"
Behan intimated that the tunnel
system is not real estate, but is only
a hole in the ground and a franchise.
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advance with two entire armies
along the northern and southern
lines, but they have been defeated in
every attempt they have made to
break through the Austrian front.
The AustTians are now on the Of
fensive and will endeavor decisiVely to
defeat the Russians and thus raise
the siege of PrzemysI.
The Russians will soon be in dan
ger of flank attack as the German
invasion of Russian Poland from the
neighborhood of Bendzin is continu-
ing.
The above dispatch received from
Vienna today by way of Rome fatty
contradicts the Russian claims that
they had occupied Tarnow and were
about to cross the Donajec river for
the purpose of isolating CracOW.
Washington.-Spain will continue
neutral because Of the practically
unanimous sentiment of its leading
citizens, Ambassador Riano of Spain
stated yesterday.
Rome.-NeWS agency olspdIcheS
from Athens say it is reported there
that AIbanians are massacreing
Christians in Albania and no effort is
made by the government to pro-
tect them. It is reported that many
villages about Beral have been burn
ed and that men, women and children
have been killed.
The Italian government is inVesti-
eating these reports and if they turn
out to be true it is likely that an Ital-
ian expedition will be sent to Albania
to restore order.
MINISTER NEAR DEATH
Paris.-The Norwegian minister to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
FEDERAL AID FOR IMPROVING
THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER URGED

opments at four sites between LOCK-
port and Utica and the construction Of
Ave locks to utilize for power purposes
water flowing through the Chicago
drainage canal.
1t also is stipulated that the state
of Illinois by receiving federal aid
shall accept in perpetuity full respon-
sibflity for damages caused by changes
In lake levels and to riparian owners
and the state shall transfer to the
United States the locks and the control
of the new waterway SO far as needed
by navigation.
The Secretary's recommendation was
submitted in the form of report from
the board of army engineers.
The report says the waterway from
Lockport to the mouth of the Illinois
river is favorable and that a channel
depth Of eight or nine feet may he had
Such a waterway would have freight
capacity exceeding 10o.O00.000 tons q
year.
The special board points out that the
construction OF dams at or near JEFF
|ferson Barracks and Commerce. Mo-. ts
not necessary for the execution of tha
projects for the Illinois and Mississippi
rivers This work. It says. would not be
justified by resulting benefits to COM
|merce and navigation.
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THREE PASSENGERS
ARE KILLED WHEN
BANDITS LOOT TRAIN
Great Northern, Bound
for Vancouver, Robbed at
Burlington Passengers
Held Up and Robbed

Beilinglam. NASH. February 2e.-Three
passengers on a Great Northern passenger
train bound for Vancouver. E. c.. re-
sisted three bandits tonight and were
shot dead
Thomas b. Wadsworth, a Canadian
Pacific conductor. of Vancouver 3. c.;
r. l.. Lee of Bremertown, Wash, and NJ.
b. McElhoes. travelling salesman of
Vancouver. b. c., were the men killed.
The bandits boarded the train at Bur
lington, a few miles south of the place
where they attacked the passengers in
the day coaches. They rode in the smok-
ing car untid they were ready to act. They
then went into the vestlbule between
tied handkerchiefs about their faces and
entered the day coach with drawn re-
yolvers.
Most of the passengers confronted by
the bandits threw UP their hands, but
four men attempted to resist Three of
these were felled almost instantly.
Two OF the men had gone on through
the day coach. One stood at the rear
door, while a second stepped into the
yestibule. AS the three men grappled
with one bandit, the robber at the end
of the car began shooting into the ceiling
lights.
Shoots Into Coach
The robber fighting the three men
stepped back and quickly fired 10 shots.
Lee was not killed outright and tried
to crawl behind the rear seat The
bandit kept firing and five or six shots
entered Lees back None of the shots
fired by the other bandit hit anyone.
The robber who killed the men, turned
back to the front of the coach. AS he
passed along, several women held their
purses out in the aisles. He gathered UP
several and ran The bandits left the
train together as 1t came to a stop from
g signal given by the conductor, who had
heard the shooting from another coach.
Posses were formed here hurriedly and
special train was sent to the scene,
but on account of the wildness of the
surrounding country little hope Is held
out for the capture of the outlaws.
1t is thought they may have taken a
Loaf and gone to the San Juan Islands
as the holdup took place on the edge OF
Bellingham bay. s
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CALUMET DISASTER MAY
BE PROBED BY COMMITTEE,

Hancock. Mich, February 20.-Unem-
ployed men imported to take the places
of copper mine strikers testified to-
cay before the congressional commit
tee that they had come here believ-
ing the strike virtually was over, and
that during their journey and- after
their arrival they were kept under
guard.
Counsel for the strikers endeavored
TO prove by six witnesses examined to-
dny that to keep the mines In opera
tioi.. peonage was practiced by the
mining companies. The mining COM
panies attempted to establish that the
guard maintained over the strike break
ers We're to afford protection from
strikers.
e'he committee may Investigate the
Calumet disaster on Christmas eve later
II developed today. o. n. Hilton. coun-
sci for the Western Federation of
Miners. became angered by the publi-
cation in a local paper of statement
that his withdrawal OF the request for
an inquiry was due to his inability TO
establish his charges. Hilton today In
sisted that the investigation should be
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nihde and the committee took the mat
ter under advisement.
larry Parks and Albert q. sham
testified that they were hired in De-
'foit, January l6, to work in the mines.
ana that they came with q trainload
OF strike breakers, believing the strike
was about over. When they discovered
they were under guard they said. they
attempted to leave the train at Sagina "
and were restrained.
Arriving in the copper zone, they de-
clnred they still were kept under guard.
The two strike breakers quit work sat.
uiday. when they drew their pay for
January. Parks said his pay was 32. 60
which he refused to take, and Shann
testified that his wages were eS4O.
Both thought the wages were inade-
cuate, having come here with the un-
derstanding tnat they were to receive
S2.60 day. 1t was brought out that
the two men had signed an agreement
before they left Detroit that railroad
fare was to be taken out of their
wages unless they remained here q cer-
tain length OF time. Also they had
purchased at a nearby store supplies
they needed in their work and thio
debt had been taken out OF their wages.
Other witnesses testified that they
had been brought here to work in the
ni1es under similar circumstances, ana
that on their arrival they were kebt
under guard In bunk houses.
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DAY IN CONGRESS
HOUSE.

American Bankers association
urged modification of the interlock-
ins directorates bill.
Labor committee arranged hear
ings next week on the Palmer bill
to bar child labor products from
Interstate commerce..
Territories committee asked to
authorize 32,000.000 private rail-
road in Hawaii.
DR.. John Coulter continued tes-
timony on rural credits before the
F. banking committee.
Indian appropriation BILL. car
rying ss,619.737. passed.
Speaker appointed Representa-
tives Houston, Tennessee; Daven-
!, port, Oklahoma, and Guernsey,
railway bill.
Representative Knowland, Cali
fornia. precipitated lively debate
with speech on woman suffrage
Representative Lewis. Maryland,
declared in speech that a pro-
posed Senate amendment to the
parcel post law might be worth
$4,000, 600 to the express compan-
les. x
Adjourned at 6:15 p. m. until noon
Saturday
~ SENATE. 5
Met At noon.
Arbitration treaties. again dis
Guessed in executive session. y
Administration bill introduced to
raise the Argentine Legation to an
embaAsy.
Disagreed to the House amend
ments to the Alaska bill and sent
1t to conference with Senators Pitt
man, Chamberlain and Jones rs
managers. s
Action on arbitration treaties
went. over until Saturday.
Adjourned at 5 p. m. until noon
Saturday.
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Washington, February 2o.-Federal
aid for improvements ON the Illinois
and Mississippi rivers to carry out the
great lakes to the gulf waterway plan
was recommended to Congress today by
Garrison of the war department,
Participation by the central govern
ment was urged on condition that the
state of Illinois would make, without
cost to the United States and with all
federal interests safeguarded. that part
of the proposed improvements from
Lockport to Utica, on the upper Illinois.
With this stipulation. the federal goy-
ernment proposes to provide a navigable
channel eight feet deep in the Illinois
and Mississippi rivers from Utica 70
st. Louis, Mo. The cost of this project
Is estimated at $4.760.000.
It is recommended that care be taken
5n advance to determine just what effect
the diversion OF the lake. waters into
the waterway will have on commerce on
the lakes
The states proposed improvepnens
Werk contempaltes water power devel-
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REASON FOR GIVING
THAW HIS FREEDOM
SHOWN TO JUDGE
William T. Jerome Will To-
day Make Argument
Against Grant
ing OF Bail

Concord, \. H., February 20.-Reasons
Thaw. for a habeas corpus writ to pre-
vent his extradition to New York state
as fugitive from justice were presented
to Federal Judge Edward Aldrich today.
Arguments against the petition will be
made tomorrow by William r. Jerome,
representing New York
Regarding the question OF admitting
Thaw to bail, Judge Aldrich intimated
that he might leave 1t to the federal
supreme court for decision.
The bail petition was mentioned just
before adjournment. when Thaw's coun-
sci asked an immediate ruling. They
argued that since commission appointed
by the court had found Thaw vas not a
menace to the community no reason ex-
listed for refusing him admission to bail.
Mr.. Jerome remarked that he wished to
be heard in opposition at the courts con-
venience.
Judge Aldrich said If the question Of
bail had been brought to his attention
earlier he might have viewed it in a
different light With the likelihood In
mind that the whole case soon would be
removed to the jurisdiction of the United
States supreme court he felt 1t might be
best to leave the question of bail to the
Justices of that court for decision.
To this Judge William M. Chase, of
counsel for Thaw, replied that as Judge
Aldrich knew thoroughly all branches of
the case he ought to pass on that feature
rather than refer it to the higher court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD


1-British subject executed; Mexican
situation acute.
Suffragettes declare war on Under
wood
May call special term of court to try
Oakley.
Garrison outlines water power plans.
2-DavIes discusses monopoly question.
3-Why Rockefeller buys land in Canada.
4Edftorial comment.
5--No developments In police situation.
Bandits believed in Birmingham.
Man going to prison for life meets one
going out.
Resignation of Carl Gray reported
6-Society.
7--6ports
S--Dr. Roller wins match.
s--Hobson modifies tone of speech.
1O--Farmer accused of oounterfeiting.
fart Of the great Pole delights large
audience.
l3-Markets.
l4-Senate disposes Of amendments to
pending treaties.
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DOCTOR HELD FOR
TEACHERS DEATH

Greensburg. Pa, February 20.--Dr
Martin E. Griffith OF Monessen, Pa.
held in Jail here under coroner's 8
charge of murder for the. death OF Will
liam r. Robinson, music teacher who
he was alleged to have mutilated when
he found him attacking Mrs. Griffith,
January 26 today was admitted to ball.
Judge L. w. Dotyi said the evidence
showed provocation and warranted no
higher charge than second degree mur-
der. The mutilation was not denied.
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Syrian Refused Papers

Charleston. s. c.. February. so-Judge
H. A. M. Smith in the United States dis
trict court refused naturalization papers
to George Dow. native born Syrian,
on the ground that he was not a free
white person" within the meaning Of the
ect OF Congress bearing on that qualifi-
cation for citizenship. -,,sfgff< 50
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Citx Election HeId

Demopolis, February D.-tspecial) )--At
the recent city election the following
ticket was elected: Mayor. John b, VIII
son; councilmen, Gidore Bley. T. 3.
Nounenmecher, W. s. Prout. John c.
Webb, Jr., and l.. X. Simmons
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Witnesses Summoned

Montgomery, February 2o.-tSpecial)
State officials, bankers, prominent Dusi-
ness men and others In every walk OF
life, will be summoned as witnesses Tor
Theo Lacy, alleged defaulter OF the
state convict department, who is IN the
Montgomery county jail under indict-
ment charging hte embezzlement of more
than $4,000 of state funds.
1t was announced by the clerk of the
Montgomery city court tonight that Lacy
had requested that subpoenas be issued
Isl witnesses, who will be summoned
from all parts of the state. The list OF
witnesses includes a number of state Of
ficials. several newspaper men, bankers
and business men OF Montgomery, and
prominent citizens from other parts of
the state.
Among the state officials summoned
are State Auditor Brooks Smith, Secre-
tary of State Cyrus B. Brown. Dan q.
Trawick, chief clerk of the convict de-
partment and others.
The out-of-town witnesses include sew
eral prominent men of Birmingham,
among whom are w. p. g. Harding.
president of the First National bank, and
w C. Agee, chairman of the evcisa coz
mission of Jefferson county. Mobile and
other cities of the state Will also
nish witnesses for the defense.
The newspaper men who have been
summoned are Will It. Sheehan, editor OF
the Montgomery Advertiser, Grover Hall.
assistant editor of the Advertiser. and l..
S. Betty of The birmingham Age-Herald,
Among other witnesses summoned by
Lacy are Congressman Fred Blackmon,
Judge Edward de Graffenried of supreme
court, Judge John Pelham. Judge w. +.
Williamson, Judge Alexander Troy and
Joel Goldsby of Mobile.
1t is presumed that most Of 'he -
ws.tfI .G.-
to his character and standing, none cl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
Hindoo Philosopher Dead

Paris. February 2O.-News reached here
today of the death In Calcutta. India, Of
Baba Bharati, well known as. q Hindoo
mystic and philosopher. He was IS years
old. Raba Bharati lectured in the united
States IN 1sl1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-21
'SUFFRAG|STS WILL
! FIGHT UNDERWOOD;
TO INVADE SOUTH
Recent Action of House De-
feating Suffrage Commit
tee-Brmingham Meet
ing to Be I'm 9ortant
BY c. p. STEWART

Washington, February 2O.-tSpecial.)
fenting the plan for a suffrage commit
tee In the House, and declaring war ON
Mr.. Underwood because he expressed
himself as being In favor Of the states
settling the question of woman,s suf-
frage. the woman suffragists today in
a statement TO the press, announced
their intention OF invading the south
and MT. Underwood's own state. The
statement followst
Woman suffragists are going to in
wade the south in private car DIR. Anna
Howard Shaw, notwithstanding the acci-
dent that happened to her a week ago,
is going to take the road and make a
number of speeches In the southern states.
DIR. Shaw once before when suffering on
account of a similar accident, made a
campaign through Texas with her ankle
In a plaster cast and she is going to do
the same now, IL necessary The date at
New Orleans, which was fixed for March
8, had to be abandoned. but 1t Is possi-
BILE that DR.. Shaw and her party will
reach there at later date. Arrange
ments have been for a very large meeting
at Charleston. s. C., where several
speeches are to be made.
Birmingham Meet Important
1.-THE most important meeting of all will
be at Birmingham. where large woman
suffrage conference Is to be held on
March 3 and 10. The suffragists say that
this meeting will be especially interesting
in view Of the prominent part Representa-
tive Underwood played In defeating the
resolution for woman suffrage commit
tee. Mr.. Underwood has told members
of the congressional committee of the
National American Womans Suffrage as
ISOLATION that he does not want woman
suffrage agitated in Alabama. The women
who are going to invade the south and
make speeches for Suffrage will 'agitate'
that subject, Notwithstanding Mr. I'M
derwood's desire.
DR.. Shaw and the other members of
the party will appear at Tuscaloosa, At
lanta, Columbia. 8. c.. and at Jackson
Vile. Fla. very large mass meeting is
to be held at Atlanta, and the women in
tend to take an active part in the COM
ing campaign In that state. In Florida,
one of the candidates for United States
henator has declared himself in favor of
suffrage, and he will no doubt receive
the support of the suffragists.'
Washington. February 20-Representa-
tive Knowland. republican of California,
made a woman suffrage speech In the
House today, brlstling with satirical ref
erences to the attitude of President Will
son and the democratic party. He warned
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State Ready for Both Cases

4 he state Is ready Tor DOln cases, at
torneys for the prosecution having de-
voted much time to preparation for the
legal battles With reference to the case
of Lacy. In the Montgomery county jail
under seven indictments, charging em-
bezzlement of more than 100000 of state
funds, the state has made most careful
preparation, and II is certain that the
state Will resist any effort to secure a
postponement of the case should such an
attempt be made.
The defense is also getting ready for
the case, and it is believed that Lacy $
attorneys will not ask for postpone
ment.
The attorneys for the defense will most
likely hold numerous conferences during
the next three days, and there is every
Indication that they VIII annouucs
ready when Nhe case Is called neNl
Tuesday.
Col. jessie Stalling the we'll known Bir-
mingham attorney who has been re
tanned by Lacy to assist Ray Rushton
the firm of Hill. Hill, Whiting & Stern
and Il. W. Pettus OF Selma arrived In
Montgomery Thursday night and held
long conference with Lacy Friday
morning.
The governor has employed Capt. Frank
S. White of Birmingham and Ben p Crum
of Montgomery as special counsel 10 as
sist Attorney General Robert c. Briekeii
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(. Washington. February 2o.-Representa-
tive Knowland. republican of California
made woman suffrage speech in the
House today, brlstling with satirical ref
erences to the attitude of President Will
son and the democratic party. He warned
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Governor Will Confer With
Judge Merrill Relative
to the Matter
WANTS HEARING AS
EARLY AS POSSIBLE
Governor DESTROYS of Having Both
Oakley and Lacy Tried During
His Administration--Sta
Ready for Both Cases
BY L. $. BETTY.

MONTGOMERY. February 20~-tspecia1.)
James G. Oakley, former head of the
state convict department. under fndict-
ment by the shelby county grand jury
for the embezxIement of x3of7.sO of
state funds. Will. In NIL probability, he
tried nt special term of court. Oak
ley was TO have been tried at the pres
enf term of the shelby circuit court.
but owing to illness he was unable 10
rftend court, and his case was post
poncd until August.
Announcement of a special term of court
for the trial of Oakley was made by the
governor this afternoon, who said Re
would confer with Judge Hugh d. Merrill
of the Seventh judicial circuit relative to
the matter The governor stated that he
believed Judge Merrill would call spe-
cial term OF the Shelby circuit court, in
dicating that he would make that sugges-
ton to him at conference within the
next few days.
The governor is strongly determined
that both oakley and Theo Lacy shall
be tried as early as possible, since he
wants the two cases definitely settled be-
fore he retiras from office.
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New Public Dam Act

Briefly speaking, II provides that those
who wish to dam a navigabe stream
and incidentally create water power.
must, as at present, obtain the right so
to do from their state then must obtuin
authority from the Congress. The COM
pany seeking this right must be pub
lie utility company and subject to laws
regulating public utilities that its
operations may be properly regulated ard
controlled. The state in which this COM
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-21
WOULD STOP DIVORCE
SENATOR RANSDELL PROPOSES
AN AMENDMENT TO THE CON-
sTITUTIoN PROHIBITING d.
voRcE AND REMARRIAGE-THE
DIVORCE EVIL IN AMERICA.

Divorce with the right to remarry
would be prohibited forever in the
United States and in all places under
the nations jurisdiction by an amend.
ment to the Federal Constitution pro.
posed in the Senate last week by Sena-
tor Ransdell of Louisiana. Enactment
of uniform marriage laws for all States
and Territories, with provision for
separation without permission to re-
marry would be directed by the amend
ment.
The resolution offered by Senator
Ransdell, who is Catholic, proposes
to insert the following provisions in
the United States Constitutions:
Section /. Absolute divorce with
the right to remarry shall not be per-
mitted in the United States, or in any
place within their Jurisdiction. Uni
form laws in regard to marriage, and
to separation from bed and board with
out permission to remarry, shall be
enacted for the United States and all
places subject to them.
Section 2. Congress shall have
power to enforce this article by APP
propriate legislation"
Declaring that the divorce evil has
grown to such vast proportions In the
United States that only the most dras-
tic remedy, constitutional prohibition,