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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Stone Doesn't Favor Hearing
MUSICALE SUNDAY NIGHT
Singers at the Highlands Methodist
 Church Are Announced

Below Is a partial list of those who will sing at the midsummer musicale. to be held at the Highland Methodist church at Five Points next Sunday night at s o'clock:
 Sopranos: Miss Cecil Daniel. Mrs. Louis Forst. Mrs. N. C. Glass. Miss Emma Me- Carthy, Mrs. Thomas Page, Mrs. A. D. Smith, Mrs. C. ]. Severin, Miss Flora Jones, Miss Susie Ferguson. Miss Mary Lee Bell, Miss Ruth Sims. Miss Kath- Teen Hard. Miss Edith Bowron. Mrs. Wade Wood, Mrs. Kimball Morrison.
 Altos; Mrs. William R. Allen, Mrs. N. B. Maus Miss Mamie Manly, Mrs. Ruby Gill. Mrs. Furman.
 Tenors A. c. Decker, O. R. Murphee. w. l.. Riddle, R. D. Coffman. J. O. Tay- Tor. Athanasius Thomas. Harry Lyon, H. R. Rice, ". A. Reed. Mir Naylor, Arthur Thomas
 Bassos R. l.. Culver, E. E. Crow, W. H. Maxim, G. II. Grain, L. P. Smith, F F. Moore. J. C. Stapleton Horace Shaw, & N. Hanby. John $. Kennedy, MT. Holmes MT. Williamson. MT. Severin, Fuller Manley. asiq
 A rehearsal of the orchestra and chorus will be held on tomorrow night at o'clock at the Highlands Methodist church instead of Thursday night, as previously announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
BARBECUE OUT AT LOCKWOOD ID BE
 B|G AFFAIR TODAY
The Birmingham Motor and Country Club Will Enter tain Members and Lady
 Guests This Afternoon

Fully l50 huge watermelons were in cold storage last night at the Birmingham Ice Factory for the big barbecue Of the Birmingham Motor and Country club which will be given this afternoon. The affair will be for members and their lady guests and few invited friends who are not of the membership.
 The barbecue will be given at the club house at the end of the Edgewood car line and will begin about noon. After 1t o'clock this morning Edgewood cars will leave the Phoenix club. South Twentieth street and Fifteenth avenue, every 10 min utes. Officials announce that members are expected to bring the ladies along as there will he music and dancing all afternoon in the clubhouse. The hard wood floors in the club were finished only last night
 Todays barbecue Is expected to direct public attention to the great work being done in that section of Shades valley. where club officials are creating what promises to be an Incompatible ssort not the least feature of which will he an artificial lake a mile and q half long
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
SPECIAL JURY WILL
 NOT BE SUMMONED BY CIRCUIT COURT
Crow and Tate Convince Governor That Nothing Would Be Gained by
 Such Action

Unless other instructions are re- ceiyed from the governor. there will be no special Session of the circuit court or the organization of special grend jury. And thus it appears that
 to reach the solution of the so-called
 criminal problem in Jefferson county.
 Judge E. C. Crow of the circuit court and Solicitor Joe Tate returned last
 night from Montgomery. where they
 conferred with the governor in regard
 to instructions received from him Mon
 day which made a special session of
 the circuit court imminent. Judge Crow
 stated that when the governor was in-
 formed that when the court was ready
 for action only two weeks would in- tervene between that time and the reg ular session of the grand jury. he, in should proceed just as if they had re- ceived no letter of instructions from him.
 We informed the governor that some time would be required before the court could be prepared for work said Judge Crow: that, as a matter of fact, we would not be ready to pro- ceed before the middle of August At that time we would be in advance of the regular term of the grand jury only two weeks. We told the gover- nor that we had come to Montgomery to lay these facts before him and not because of any desire we might have to escape labor We made 1t plain that we were ready and willing to follow any course which he might indicate "The governor then informed us to proceed as if he had never written his letter. Therefore. it is safe to say that there will be no special session of the court or a special sitting of the grand jury unless the governor should send new instructions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
HOUSE COMMITTEE
 OF SOUTHERN CLUB
Oscar C. Turner Named Chairman and Asked to Select Other Members
 of His Committee

Announcement was made yesterday that President T. o. Smith of the Southern club had asked Oscar C. Turner to serve as chairman of the clubs house commit tee, and that Mir. Turner had been fur ther requested to name the other members of his committee and that his selections
 The personnel of the new house com. mittee is as follows: oscar c. Turner. chairman; J. T. Stokeley, H. c. Ryding, l.. Sevier. R. II. Thaeh, Jr., and Alfred Shook. The committee will make spe- cial effort to arouse more interest in the clubs affairs and will look after all details of administrations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
ROOSEVELT WOULD
 APPEAR BEFORE THE !. SENATE COMMITTEE
Wants to Tell Why He Op- poses Paying S25, 100000 to Colombia for the
 Panama Canal

Washington. July PA request from Col Theodore Roosevelt for an oppor- tunity to appear before the Senate for eign relations committee as an advcr- sary to the Colombian treaty. was cons sidered today by the committee, without action. however. as Chairman Stone was unable to marshal quorum.
 Colonel Roosevelt wrote Chairman stone he wanted to tell why lie opposed paying S25,oOo0oo to Colombia for the partition of Panama, etc.
 T replied to Colonel Roosevelts letter
 personally. saying that I would submit
 the matter of hearings on the Coom-
 bian treaty and his appearance before it
 to the committed Senator Stone said. The Missouri senator said he had not
 set date for another meeting of the
 committee, but that he would try to get
 the members together soon.
 The text of Mir. Roosevelts letter he
 would not make public because it was ad-
 dressed to the committee.
 Senator Stone later made public Colonel
 Roosevelt's letter in which the ex-Presl-
 dent wrote:
 Mir. Roosevelt's Letter | If there Is any intention of your com
 mittee to act favorably on the proposed 1 treaty with Colombia by which We are l to pay Colombia S25000,000 and to express | regret for the action taken in the past, 1 respectfully request to be heard thereon. "I was President throughout the time of the negotiations by which we acquired
 the right to build the Panama canal. Every act of this government in that con nection was taken by my express direc- tion or else in carrying through the course of conducting it l. as President. laid 1t down."
 MT. Roosevelt declared he had full
 knowledge of everything of any import ance that was done regarding the matter and assumes sole responsibility for what was done. and says no living man now
 except himself had this nrst-hand knowl- edge, and no, living man or dead man shared with him the responsibility for
 the action he took, save in wholly minor degree "I request to appear before you,s says MT, Roosevelt's letter in conclusion to
 make full statement of precisely what did and of what was done by my or | ders; to state the reasons therefor and to answer any questions that your body
 or the members of your body choose to put to me-
 Stone Doesn't Favor Hearing Senator Stone indicated that he per sonally was not In favor of additional
 hearings.
 The question to be considered by
 this committed, said Senator Stone, "ls
 not so much what happened in Colombia 10 or Il years ago. The subject for us
 to consider Is how to adjust our rela-
 tions. If Colonel Roosevelt has anything further to say, far as I am concerned let him write it out and send it to the committee. l am not much in favor of turning the foreign relations committeo of the Senate into town meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
LEN GREER MAKES
 TRIPS TO MINES

Len Greer, inspector of the state con vict bureau. was in Birmingham last night He is on his regular visit to the mines employing state convicts which are situated in the environs of Jefferson county.
 From a standpoint of health." said the inspector. conditions are excellent. The situation is better. l believe. than it has ever been before at this time of the year, The mining conditions are very good, in- deed"
 MT. Greer will retire from public life at the conclusion of the present state administration. He will not be an appli- cant for reappointment to his present post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
MEMOLI'S BAND AT
 THE PARK TONIGHT

Memoli and his band will give a concert at Capitol park tonight instead of Friday night as in previous weeks Next Sun days concert will be given at Fairfield.
 TonIghts programme will include Mo- xart's Don Juan" overture, the sextet frcm Lucia and beautiful symphonic march, new in Birmingham.
 The night concerts begin at o'clock and end Ut 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
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At the Lyric

The only complaint that has been made about this weeks vaudeville bill at the Lyric is that it is the last of the sea son. Otherwise, 1t Is one of the best combinations of talent that the year has brought forth. and the seven acts are greatly enjoyed by the large audiences Will Oakland and his associated singers, 'Rube' Dickinson and Jack Wilson, are three of the seasons best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
May Withhold Recognition

The Washington administration will in- sst that an amnesty be granted as the most logical step toward peace. Recogni- ton will be withheld. until a. peaceful transfer of authority is agreed upon be- tween constitutionalists and the Carbajal government.
 Jose Castellot. personal representative of provisional President Francisco Car bajal here, said he was confident that the commissioners sent by Carbajal to treat with Carranza would reach satisfac- tory agreement. He is relying chiefly on the influence of the American govern ment to prevent further fighting and bring about an amnesty. As soon as the proposed conferences are begun it is understood Carranza will declare an armistce. Both Jose Castellot and Emilio Rabasa, head of the delegation which represented Huerta at the Niagara Falls mediation, declared today the Carbajal government wanted no political share in new administration.
 ''The only thing, said MT. Rabasa which the Carbajal government desires is that an amnesty for political offenders be granted and that protection be given to the property of all. The government is perfectly willing to transfer the power entirely to General Carranza or whoever the constitutionalists may designate If an amnesty is not granted naturally the people who support the Carbajal govern ment will resist to the utmost any ad- vance of the constitutionalists But I be- liece the American government will use it's influence to prevent such a state of anarchy as might result from further fighting. Even if the Carbajal govern nent does submit and no amnesty is granted, the constitutionalists cannot then be certain of a stable government. 9Rather than take chance on being ex- ecuted, many of the generals who sup ported Huerta will. as Orozco already has done, go to the mountains and begin a counter revolution
 Mir. Rabasa had a long talk with the South American mediators and called on the spanish ambassador before leaving for New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Small Fire in North Birmingham

Fire Which broke out last night shortly after Il o'clock at Thirty sixth avenue and Thirty-second street, North Birmingham, did damage estimated at S3000 before 1t was extinguished by the fire department. Two houses occupied by negroes were destroyed and a ne- gro church was badly damaged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Should Give Cheaper Water

Arch Henderson. "I read the stato- ment of Mir Percy on the water ques- ton clear through. have also read statements from the city hall. My opin- icn is that the water company has won justly and I think the commissioners should give the people of this city an opportunity of getting water as cheap as under 97-C, which Is not being done now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23

E. B. Crawford: The water problem rests l am sure, entirely with the commission. The courts have instructed the water company what it must do and that is being done. I certainly be- 1ieve that the question should be set tied amicably by the representatives of the people and the water company. From what I can gather the water com pany has made very fair offer even since winning everything in the cOfirtr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Rests With Commission

further than my water bills at this time. What l want is pure and cheap water"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Mediators Visit Wilson

The three mediators paid a formal call on President Wilson and together with
 Secretary Bryan discussed the success of the Niagara Falls mediation. It was the first time Ambassador Da Gama of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

fOR SALE-1911 5-passenger White steamer; in Al condition; four new tres, have been run 3500 miles; owner mas two ears; price sS5o; terms. H-36, care Age-Heraid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Has Not Studied Question
Playing Politics

1 M. E. Norton q think Mir. Wealth.
 erly is playing the water question for politics. He may be sincere as he tGoubtless is but my interest in the matter goes only to the extent of cheap CT water and good water. We have the best in the world now. am told, but 1t is not the cheapest. They should settle this question now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
ENTANG[EMENTSOF OF MEXICAN SITUATION BECOMING SERIOUS Several European Countries Have Grievances to Air
 With Carranza
 SMALL ASSURANCES ]. OF PEACE GIVEN
Carranza Disinclined to Grant Am nesty to Political Offenders-Car- bajal Wants Assurances of Im-
 munity for Officials

Washington. July 22.-Peace in Mex leo is far from assured and complica- tions both internal and international are rapidly entangling the situation, according to administration officials. tions here who are in touch with all phases of the problem.
 The United States government is ex- erting every diplomatic influence to- ward harmonizing discordant elements, but certain aspects are admittedly grave. Official reports reveal that the most threatening factor is the aloof- ness of General Villa from the author ity of General Carranza. Another vex- ing point is that General Carranza, ac- cording to his agents here, is disin- clined to grant an amnesty to political offenders and will insist on an uncon- ditional surrender by the Carbajal gov ernment Unless Carranza is willing to 4 gsve assurances that there will be no wholesale arrests. executions and con- fiscation of property when the consti- tutionalists enter Mexico City, provis- icnal President Carbajal will rally all the military elements at his disposal and resist to the end the constitution a1ist advance.
 Amnesty Would Guarantee Peace
 The diplomatic representatives of Argentina. Brazil and Chile who me- dated in the international dispute be- tween the United States and Mexico, have indicated through Secretary Bryan their belief that a peaceful transfer of authority could be accomplished with little difficulty if an amnesty were granted and proper guarantees given.
 ~oreign complications are looming up as between Mexico and England, France and Spain, and European creditors gen. .erally who had financial relations with lthe Huerta government. ><England is tpreparing to ask for satisfa ction for |, the killing of William S. Benton and France is making vigorous protest over the killing of two French citizens at Zacatecas. The Spanish government is anxious that the Spaniards driven from Torreon and other points be re- imbursed for their losses. The griev- ances of these countries are lodged against General Villa particularly and General Carranza's arrangement with Villa has made it difficult for the first chief to settle them satisfactorily.
 No indication of Villas attitude has come, but reliable advices to-the Wash ington government are to the effect that Villa has been concentrating his {, troops preparatory to making vigorous T demands upon Carranza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Forced to Increase Rates

Thomas Hopkins: We have good wa
 ter. but the water company was forced to increase the rates under its con tracts. I think there should be an ad-
 1ustment of this proposition and the people get cheaper water. There should
 be quick settlement of this prob lem"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23

the suits against the water company and we don't want to do that. We would just be at the same place we nave been for years and years. We want a munich pal water plant, the bond issue would get it for us sooner than any other plan l . I NFf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23

A. B. Tanner: The city. like all in- dividuals, should keep it's contracts As see 1t the city has lost its onslaught against the water company in every court of justice. The only thing to do Is to give the people relief while this matter Is being pursued if the off cials think 1t should be pursued fur
 ther. My interest in the matter goes no
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
Needs General Manaeer

Hugo Marx: "The city needs a gem
 eral manager and that will come when
 a receiver is appointed"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-05
mike" MURpHY'S SON
Aims to be Great Athlete-Preparing
to Enter Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia, Feb. 5.-Charles +.
Murphy, the l7-ycar-old son of the late
Michael G. Murphy, the famous trainer
Of the Pennsylvania track team, has
entered the West Philadelphia High
School. which won the inter scholastic
championship here last year, To pre-
pare for Penn.
Young Murphy is Il star all around
athlete. From the time he was little
boy his father trained him carefully.
He was sent To George school four
years ago by his father because of the
reputation that school has for payin :
as much attention to athletics as To
studies.
Mike" Murphy declared frequently
that he was training his son to enter
Penn and he the best all around ath-
lete that institution would see in 4
long time. Until his death, the vet
eran trainer personally supervised all
the athletic work of his son, and made
him leader i'm track athletics, besides
baseball and basketball at the George
school. Young Murphy is said to be
one Of the best athletes turned out by
the George school. He chose the West
Philadelphia High school for preparing
for Penn. because of the cnviable rec
ord made by that institution in schol-
astic athletics last season
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-05
SPORTS
BIG SALARY INCREASES.
Federal League Blessing In Disguise
For PLAYERS

The Federal league may blow up
and it may drop into the classification
of an outlaw minor league, but thc""
will always he a tender spot for it in
the hearts Of the players.
According Ia the statements given
out by the magnates of organized
baseball" the aggregate increase In
salaries To the boys who have stuck t.
the big show and sent in their con-
tracts is upward of 100000. In addi-
ton to this 20 players, who are rapid
ly nearing the end of their careers,
have been given three-year contracts.
And still the magnates advise the play
ers that the Federal league is dan
gcrous thing for them To even think
about!
The increase i'm salaries has not
been limited to the stars or drawing
cards by any means. The smaller
fry are the ones ~~hO have been benc-
iNed. For instance. Josh Devore who
has been shunted around the league
for Il year or two, got an increase u
$3.50 and contract for three years
with the Phillies. Heinie Zimmerman
had his salary jumped from $4,000 to
$1,000, and he also got three years of IT..
Even Roy Hartzell, one Of the oldest of
the veterans. who expected To he trad
ed, got an increase from the High
landers for which he wrote he was
duly thankful. Bill Fischer the Brook
Ign catcher, was also treated to some
thing of Il raise.
Then To top it off the Giants re-
ceivcd letter from Fred Snodgrass
in which he thought he was worth 4
little more for 1914. Yes, ana he got T.,
too! Dozens of other near stars have
been dealt with similarly.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-05

view 10 perfecting a military aeroplane.
Sir Hiram, although a naturalized
British citizen, comes from an old New
England family, and was born in
Maine, February Q, 1870. As a mechan-
ician and inventor he is regarded ~
among the foremost of the time. Since
1883 ne has made his home In ENGLAND
and has visited America only occasion
ally ON business trips.
I'm early life he entered his unclc's
engineering works in Fitchburg, Mass.
whore his inventive faculties began 20
develop. His first invention was an
automatic mouse trap In the late eos
and when he left the United States in
1883 many regarded him as the peer of
Edison.
I'm 1854 Mr.. Maxim abandoned cleo
tricity and took mp machine-gun MAX
ing, an industry in connection with
which his name is best known. The
small works which ne then established
In Holborn grew until the firm EN-
ployod $4,000 pers ms, and produced ey-
cry thing required In war. from the
tiniest weapon to complete battle
ship. What is still regarded as the
greatest of the Maxim inventions IS
the automatic gun This gun fires and
loads itself and can eXpcl from 500 20
600 bullets a minute. Every bullet thus
expelled can penetrate five men stand
ing face 90 back I'm file.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-05

for instance, for it would simply PIT
an extra man on base and Ty would
still be at bat. But, as with the other
suggestions, there is a bad fault IN
this. II WOULD result i'm no end of eX-
IRA work for the scorers. They would
have an awful job keeping track 90
the dongs of two men i'm one square
on the scoreboard, particularly if COM
pick plays should arise.
The suggestion that seems best, and
al feasible, is TO allow base runners
to advance on base on balls as they
would II the batter had made "a hit,
The rule could be worded this way:
In case base on balls or hit bats
man, while one or more runners are
on hase--l. The batsnan shall take
his base; .. All runners shall move
forward one base unless 3. They are
forced forward by the base on balls,
i'm which case the farthest advanced
runner shall move forward two bases"
This plan would put n stop TO inten-
tional bases on balls. If there he just
runner on first base, he could be
advanced To third by the base on balls
If 4 lone runner be on second. hc
wouid score. With runners on first an
second, walk would send in one run
and leave men on first and second.
With men on second and third, one
would come in and n runner would be
left on third and another on first.
With men on first and third. run
would come in and men would be left
on first and third.
Maybe the rulemakers will do some
thing else, but this plan seems the
best to eradicate the intentional pass
evil.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-05
cHoYNski A PROFESSOR.

Pittsburgh, Pa. Fec. Interest in
amateur boxing has been aroused To its
highest point by the announcement
that joe Choynski, the expire fighter,
who achieved fame years ago by near
ly knocking out Bob Fit2simmons, haG
been engaged To coach the students Of
pitt university in the manly art of self
defense. Choynski met all the great
fighters of his day in the prize ring
excepting John. L. Sullivan, although
he did box thrce-round exhibition
with the old gladiator. The only tightcr
who ever laid Joe low was Peter Ma
rounds at New York en- November 10.
1896.