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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
NEW HA VEN DIRECTOR
CONTRADICTS MELLEN
Says Former President Didn't Try To
Shield Morgan.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June 5.-Lewis Cass
Ledyard, a director in the New Haven
road, today contradicted the state
ment of former President Mellen that
the latter took the responsibility for
the Grand Trunk deal under which he
was indicted in order to shield J. P.
Morgan, who was at that time in fail
ing health.
Ledyard completed his testimony In
the New Havep Investigation 3
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
Big Loan Is Levied.

Mazatlan, June 5.-The loan of a
million Pesos was levied by the con-
stitutionalists on Apenish residents in
the city of Topic, according to infor-
nation reaching here today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
HEDGES DENIES L! he
STRUCK, MRS. WEST
(By Associated Press,

Topeka, Kansas, June 5.-Governor
Hedges today testified that he did not
strike Mrs. Luella West during scuf-
fie for papers in his office last April.
He said he merely took the papers
after Mrs. West had seized theln from
his desk The Qpk Ar1of 4 dercl>
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
Hold Brief Conference.

Niagara Falls. Canada, June s.
Pending a reply from Carranza which
is not expected until he reaches Sal
tillo, the mediators today held brief
conference in which they discussed the
latest phases of the situation.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
SiIIman Talks With Bryan.

Washington, June 5.-John R. Sill
man, American vice-consul at Saltillo,
conferred with Secretary Bryan today.
They discussed the consul's recent i'm
prisonment, but no details were given
out.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
ElaLENT VOLCANOES +.
' IN The PHILIPPINES
fBv Associated Press.)

Batavia, Java, June 5.-Violent vol
canic eruptions were reported touay
on the Dutch island Sanguir' In the
pbilippines. Several volcanoes were
active. About 100 houses were ae-
stroved but no loss of life has been re- re-
ported. .s,s.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
THE MARKETS.
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans. June 5.-Gotton quiet
at an advance Of from ten to eleven
points.
s Chicago June 5. - What closed
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-06-05
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
PANAMA CANAL ZONE
 RICH IN BIRD LIFE

From the New York World It probably will surprise many to learn
 that the narrow strip of land known as
 the Panama canal zone contains a great CT variety of bird life than any state in the union
 The current issue of the Canal Record, published by the Isthmian canal commis- sion. says that from various sources short lists of the bird species had been recorded , from time to time but that prior to the construction of the Panama railroad such lists were neither complete nor authentic. All scientific handling of the subject was left to the years succeeding the opening of the railroad in 1855. Since that time collectors have made much progress in recording the ornithological history of | the isthmus.
 | About 900 different species have so far I been discovered. Lion Hill, one of the settlements on the old line of the Panama railroad, now a small island in Gatun l lake, is said to have furnished more type | species of birds than any other one To- cality in the Americas. E. A. Goldman 1 of the biological survey at Washington l has made two short collecting trips to l Panama within the last few years and procured about 300 different species of 1 birds in the zone. l.. l.. Jewel, a private l collector, has recorded about 250 different species found in the immediate vicinity of 1 Gatun.
 Robert Ridgeways work on the birds of North and Central America, now in the course of publication, will contain, it is 1 said, practically all the authentic rec ords as far south as the line of the Pan
 anna railroad. This work is purely scen- l tific: the economic and popular side of l local bird life has not yet been treated in any published work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
PROGRAMME FOR ALABAMA
 CONGRESS OF MOTHERS

This evening and tomorrow meeting of the Alabama Congress of Mothers and Parent Teachers associations will occur at Cable hall. The officers of the 1911 congress are:
 Mrs w. Jerome Chambers, president, Montgomery.
 Mrs E. A. Parker, corresponding secre-
 tary and treasurer, Montgomery.
 Mrs. s. B. Stern, vice president, Mont gomery. Mrs. E. l. Gladden., auditor, Montgom- cry.
 Mrs. E. E. Smith, 14l2 N. SOth st.. Bir- mingham, chairman local arrangements committee. The programme includes: Tuesday Evening, April !. Invocation, Rev S. T. Slaton, Birming-
 ham. Address of welcome, Mrs. R. Dupont
 Thompson, Birmingham. Response, Mrs. E. D. Thames, Green. vile.
 Presidents message, Mrs. w. Jerome Chambers, Montgomery. Parents and Their Problems Mrs l l.. A. Munden, Birmingham. Address, Mrs. l.. J. Haley, Birmingham Wednesday Morning. 9:3O-Meeting of the credentials commit. tee. 10:00-Opening of congress. | Report of credentials committed. | Report of the treasurer. Report of the auditor Report of the corresponding secretary. Club reports. Wednesday Afternoon. 3:00-Minutes. Club reports continued Open discussion. New business. Electior of officers Installation of officers Se | lection of place for next meeting. Ad | journment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
"Uplift Movements"

Members of the committee spoke of MT Rock efeller's interest and work in various ''uplift movements and asked why he had not gone about welfare work in the Colorado coal fields in a similar way.
 q did just exactly as I have done in all of my investigations" he said. q picked out the best qualified men I could find, placed them in charge and trusted them to do their best
 No amount of cross examination could shake this statement. As the hearing drew to a close MT. Rocke- feller said that he would consider ar bitration of the dispute in the Col orado fields if he could be assured that a fair and unbiased board of arbitra- ton could be secured. He suggested federal judges as the best qualified to serve on such a board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
HUNDREDS GATHER
 FOR EDUCATIONAL
 MEET IN LOUISVILLE
Many Lines of Human Ac. tivity in South Repre- sented-COnventiOn
 Opens Today

Louisville, Ky, April 6--Hundreds of men and women visitors, representing vir- tually all lines of human activity in the south, are in Louisville, and others are arriving on every train tonight to attend the seventeenth annual sessions of the conference for education in the south, comprising various organizations working to upbuid country life, and the annual convention of the Southern Educational association, which opens here tomorrow and will continue through Friday.
 The programme for the series of meet ngs and conferences calls for addresses and demonstrations by men and women of prominence in the business, agrlcul- tural, educational and scientific circles of the country, in addition to number of government experts. Delegates are here from 16 southern states
 The conference for education in the south opens tomorrow morning in the First Regiment armory, in which exhibits have been arranged to represent a model rural community, and where instruction and demonstrations will be given as to the best methods of organizing and con 1dT1neTS CluDS ana CO-optIdllNC . projects, rural schools and churches, boys and girls clubs, country homes, and vari- ous other interests embraced in rural community life. Demonstrations also will be given in domestic science. community hygiene and health and home building.
 Various Sections
 The conferences of the various sections will be held in the mornings and after moons, with public mass meetings at noon and at night, when addresses by noted speakers on phases of country life will be made.
 The general conference will embrace the following sections: Farmers, business men, country women. country preachers, country doctors. editors, and boys and girls clubs
 The convention of the Southern Educa- tional association, which will be held this year in conjunction with the conference for education in the south, opens ses- sions tomorrow afternoon. Much of the teachers programme will be devoted to educational work in rural communities.
 In addition to these meetings the league of southern women writers also will begin in annual convention here tomorrow, and the Southern Association of College wom- en will hold meetings Thursday and Fri day of this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
SON OF WORLDS RICHEST MAN BEFORE | HOUSE COMMITTEE .fIt John D. Rockefeller, IT,, Tells of Moral RespOnsi-
 bility for Industrial
 Strife

Washington, April 6--John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., son of the richest man in the world, testified today before the House mines committee about the ques- tion of his moral responsibility for the industrial strife which has kept the coal fields of southern Colorado in tur- moil for six months. After more than four hours of cross examination Mr. Rockefeller had told the committee:
 That he and three other directors represented his fathers interest of about 40 per cent in the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, central figure in the big coal strike.
 That as a director he had fulfilled all of his interest and responsibility for the company when he placed off cers, "competent and trusted men, in charge of the companys affairs.
 That he knew nothing of conditions in the strike district except from re- ports of the officers Of the company.
 Fight for Principles
 That the strike had become a fight For the principles of freedom of la ,bor'' and that he and his associates would rather that the present violence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07

sibley and their little son and daugh- ter will join him in week or two.
 The three children of Mir. and Mrs. James Barton are ill at their home in East Birmingham.
 MT. and Mrs. M. H. Bennett have re- turned to Pratt City after spending seevral days with Mir and Mrs. A. F.. Tubbs at New Castle.
 Miss Evelyn Strickland is i'll at her home in Pratt City.
 MT. F. R. Ryland leaves today for St. Louis to make his future home. Mrs. Ryland and the children will join him later.
 MT. Olin Young of Avondale will leave Tuesday for California.
 Mrs. J. D. McCool has returned to her home in Avondale, after a visit to friends at Acmar. Miss EsteIle Hollingsworth and Miss Nora Hollingsworth are the guests of relatives in Montgomery.
 MT. T. J. Fuller of Carbon Hill is the guest of friends in Avondale. Miss Estelle Jones of Hawkinsville, Ga, who has been visiting in Avondale, has returned home. Miss Hattie Echols and Miss Nettie Taylor have returned to Pratt City aft CT visiting relatives in Helena. Ala. MT. James Stark of Jacksonville l Fla. is the guest of his parents, MT and Mrs. William Stark, in Pratt City | Mrs. John Oswalt. who has been quite 1 i'll with pneumonia at her home ir Pratt City, has been removed to the Hillman hospital. | MT James Robertson and MT. Robert l Robertson have returned from stay at Blossburg. MT Henry Wynn has moved his fam | fly from Faunsdale to Pratt City. | Miss Wallace Coker of Edgewater is the guest of Miss Evelyn PGllips o1 | Pratt City. Miss Mary Burwell of Pleasant Ridge will arrive Wednesday to visit MT. ant Mrs T. s. Morton of West End. Mrs Clarence Richardson of Wes' End is seriously i'll at the Birmingham infirmary. Miss Helen Ledbetter of Annistor spent the weekend with Miss Hortens' simpson at Owenton. Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher has returne, after an extended trip to Wisconsin an' Ohio.
 Mrs. Houston Jones has returned t' her home at Pharr, Tex, after visiting her sister, Mrs. N. G. Clarke, in Ems ley.
 MT. and Mrs. Samuel Mcdowell O lLynchburg, Tenn, are the guests } MT. and Mrs. M. H. McDowell in Ems ley.
 MT B. l.. Whatley is the guest o MT and Mrs H. A. Schummell in Eas
 Lake.
 MT. Clarence Dewitt of West End
 resting well at the South Highlan
 infrmary, following an operation TO
 appendicitis.
 Mrs. George Leath is convalescin
 from a recent illness at her home |
 West End.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
Its Own Reward
the Buffalo EXpress.

From the Buffalo Express.
 Mrs. Waldorf Astor at the port of New York declared the other day that she never wore aigrettes, or the feath- CTS of song birds, or the plumes of any thing that flies. Yet she was wearing sables at the time; her boots were of calfskin her gloves were kid and she would go to the Ritz-Carlton for luncheon and swallow tiny, living oysters, after ward eating young trout, outlets of lamb. grilled quail, and so forth and so on. Oh, consistency!'
 The speaker was pr. l.. G. Witherspoon, the San Fraicisco dietician. He continued
 Man is cruel toward the animals. There is no denying it. And hence Mrs. Waldorf Astor is rather foolish to prate of her kindness as regards aigrettes when, on her behalf. we slaughter daily birds and sheep, sables and seals, fish and kids.
 ''Yes, as the world is constituted. any talk of kindness toward animals strikes me as absurd-reminds me. in fact, of the Anti-Cruelty society of Nola Chucky "A man with a big club appeared at the annual convention of the society and demanded the annual medal, or first prize What kindness the president asked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07

continue land that they lose all of their millions invested in the coal fields than that American workingmen should be deprived of the right under the constitution to work for whom they pleased"
 That he favored arbitration in in- dustrial disputes generally, but that in the present instance he supported the officers of the company in their refusal to submit the question of union iZing the mines to arbitration.
 In support of these conclusions Mr- Rockefeller was kept busy four hours explaining, defending and arguing. He declared that employer and emp1oye were fellow men and should treat each other as such" but could see no anal ogy between the unionization of work men and the combination of capital. He told the committee that his "conscience acquitted him" of having done his full duty in regard to the striking coal diggers, by placing competent men In authority over them and leaving re- sponsibility to those men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07

o'clock at the home of Mrs. A T Lon don on Highland avenue.
 An egg hunt will be given under the auspices of the Elyton School Improve ment association at 330 o'clock tomor- nue, West End.
 The School Improvement association of the Highland school will give an Easter egg hunt for the children to- morrow afternoon at Magnolia park. It promises to afford an afternoon of do- light to the children.
 The B. Y. P U. of the Richmond Place Baptist church will give an old fash toned spelling bee at the home of Miss Jamie Belle Pitts, 2319 Tenth avenue, south, Tuesday night, April '. at 7:30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Tickets may be obtained at Terreson's photo shop.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Graduate Nurses association will be held at the Paul Hayne school, on Wednesday, April 8, at o'clock.
 
 The West End Music Study club will meet Wednesday morning with Mrs. W C. Jones as hostess.
 
 The Thursday Afternoon Social club will be entertained by Mrs. ". l.. Fur ner
 The West End Forty-two club will meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs c. B. Covers.
 The Avondale chapter L. D. C., will meet Thursday evening at the library. The Thread of the Story club will meet Thursday with Mrs. Alex Poss in Ensley
 Mrs T. C. Mitchell will entertain the Ensley Highland Forty-two club on Wednesday afternoon.
 The Thursday afternoon Forty two club will meet with Mrs. H. C. Russell in Ensley
 association will meet this afternoon at the school.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Ensley City Beautiful club will be held Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at the High school
  a regular meeting Thursday afternoon lat o'clock at the Walker Memorial church.
 The Cunningham School Improvement association will have an Easter egg hunt Wednesday afternoon at 2:15 at the school. Mrs E. T. Swindle invites the mem bers of the Fiftieth Street City Beauti . ful club to meet with her this after noon, at her home in East Brming ham. The Methodist Ladies' Aid society of Inglenook will meet this afternoon with Mrs. c. l.. Huey.
 The Ladies Aid society will mee. this afternoon at the Presbyterian church In Inglenook.
 Mrs B. F. Sloan will entertain the Ladies' Aid and Missionary societies of the Vivian Methodist church on Wednesday afternoon.
 Brundidge chapter, No. 27, O. F. s.. will meet tonight at the Wytam Ma sonic hall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07

The B. Y. P. U. of the Richmond Place Baptist church will give an old fash toned spelling bee at the home of Miss Jamie Belle Pitts, 2319 Tenth avenue, south, Tuesday night, April '. at 7:3O o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. Tickets may be obtained at Terreson's photo shop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07

him, what kindness have you shown titled you to our medal?'
 Wal, yer honor, said the man, spared the life of a bear. l migii killed him with this here club. Bp let him off,
 !" Where was this bear?' the pf dent asked Where was he. and V had he done to your
 He'd killed my wife the man piled.
 "'IIo. hol' cried the president. you demand our gold medal2 My fri. you've been sufficiently rewarded ready"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
Society
Continued from Page Six)

room and at the end of this was a dunee cap the one finding the tallest cap win ming the prize.
 Delicious refreshments were served to the following: Mrs. l.. B. Burchfiel, Mrs. J. R. Saddler. Mrs. 1. D. Tomlinson, Mrs. A. A. Bancroft, Mrs. R. H. Walker, Mrs. D. G. Meadow, Mrs. NJ. L. Davidson, Mrs. O. B. Newman, Mrs. D. F. Gilmer, Mrs. | Robert Molten, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Dan l Huff Mrs Robert Hewlett, Mrs. Y. Prude, Mrs l.. A. Ransom, Mrs. M. l.. Brown, Mrs. Hugh smith and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
Cummins Bill Reported

Washington, April t.-The Cummins bill to make common carriers liable for full value of shipments was favoraply reported today from the Sonata inter state commerce committee, with amend mcnts to require full damages for live stock, and making certain exceptions where the nature of the shipments is concealed. or the interstate commerce commission approves rates on certain values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
MAN ASKS TO
 BE ARRESTED

Danville, Va, April 6-Placed in a cell at his own request, according to the po- lice, Van Henry Goldsby is being held here tonight while the authorities await information from Douglas, Ga, as to whether Goldsby is wanted there for shooting and killing Thomas Hart The police say that Goldsby claims he killed Hart at Broxton, near -oouglas. on Sep tember S, 1910, more than three years
 ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-07
LINEN SHOWER
 FOR MISS BROWNE

The home of Mrs. Rosa Teague and
 Mrs. Kate Wallace. her mother, was the
 scene in Columbiana of a beautiful linen shower when Mrs. J. T. Leeper enter tained jointly with Mrs. Teague for Miss Myra Brown, whose marriage to MT, Koenig takes place April 15.
 The receiving line, composed of Mrs. Teague, Miss Wallace, Mrs. Leeper, Mrs.
 Roper grandmother of the bride-to-be)
 Miss Myra Browne. Miss Margaret
 Browne, and Mrs. Tayloe. stood just within the reception hall which was dec orated with palms. ferns and cut flowers. This new home, with all the lower floors thrown together, is idea for occasions of this kind, and a fitting setting for the charming hostess.
 The punch bowl was presided over by l Miss Clarice White, whose marriage to MT. F. O. Luck takes place June g. | The guests were ushered into the parlor by Mrs Wales Wallace, Jr., and little Annie John Haynes, dressed as fairy, asked for good wishes for the April bride | Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Leeper and Miss l Dinnie Mae Rowe responded. Upon the waving of the little fairy's wand the | double doors rolled back, disclosing a l scene of loveliness, where little Cupids | iran riot'' and the wishes were fulfilled as little Catherine Parker emptied the l "horn of plenty upon table made | beautiful with soft shaded pink candies festoons of ribbons, and tiny pink Cupids | The affection felt for the bride-elect was l beautifully manifested by the quantity of exquisite linen and dainty silken lin gerie showered upon her at this time.
 The brides book of good wishes was jr
 the hands of her sister, Miss Emma II Browne.
 The out-of-town guests were Mrs. J. H
 Taylor. Isabella, Tenn; Mrs. Sam H |, Wallace. Inglenook; Mrs. Edgin Pope II Wilsonyille: Miss Leon Pope. Anniston
 Miss Margaret Brown. Montgomery. ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Pelham chapter. U. D. C., will mee
 with Mrs. J. A. Rountree Wednesda' afternoon at o'clock at her home | |llS0O Eleventh avenue, south. The Creche meets this morning at l,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-09-24
DANCING ACADEMY
OPENS AUSPICI0USlY

Mrs. 4. N. Kerr opened her dane
ing academy Wednesday evening In
a most auspicious manner. Some Of
the best people of Canon City were
in attendance and the dancing school
at once assumed the atmosphere OF
the first cfins academy which 1t is
destined 10 be. Mrs. Kerr Is an expo
nent OF all the standard as wen as
the latest popular dances and she
manages her dancing school on a
high moral plane and caters only TO
the respectable class. Those who
we're in attendance Wednesday night
saw at once that she was fully in
touch with the art which she teaches
and felt fully repaid for their efforts
In going.
Mrs. Kerr comes to Canon City
highly recommended and has conduct.
cd successful dancing academies in
many cities of the state.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-09-24
general.
CRAFT PRODUCES
CROP FIRST YEAR

From a graft made by c. Il. VII.
liams in his orchard on East sher.
man avenue. Lincoln Park. last
spring a cluster OF seven sood-sized
and perfectly formed Rome Beauty
apples were grown this season. The
scion grated on the tree was hard
Iy Of greater diameter than an ordi-
nary lead pencil and only u few
inches in length. 1t started to grow
very soon after the grating process
and branched out about an Inch aud
n half above tho place where the
joinure with the tee was made ~
It was there that IL buidcd. blossom
cd and produced the fruit. The graft
with it's cluster Of apples may be
seen in the window OF the Record
office. II Is m Interesting freak TO
horticuiturists.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-09-24
|. R. STOCKTON ABSORBS
INTERESTS OF PARTNERS

Invoice was started on Friday
marking the purchase by Mr. l. r..
Stockton aad associates of the In
terests OF Mr. A. T. fowler and VIII
lis Watson in the Towier-stockton-
Watson Mercantile company. furnish
ers to men and boys.
II is understood that the move
may eventually result In the consoli.
dation along certain lines OF two Of
the strongest mercantile establish
men,s In Fremont County and this
part OF the state.
The present move has been made IN
the interest OF better merchandising
and better service to the public in
general
Mr.. Tow,er will remain with the
new firm indefinitely and perhaps per.
manentiy. sut Mr.. watson's plans
have not been formed as yet.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-09-24
smiTH.o'HAnLok WEDDING

Florence. Sept l9.-James A. o.
Hanlon was united in marriage to
Miss Susie p. smith at St Benedicts
church at 1880 yesterday morning.
Father Edmund Butz performed the
ceremony. A nuptial high mass was
celebrated with the choir singing
The groom holds a lucrative position
with the Santa Fe at Pueblo. The
bride Is the daughter OF Simon p.
Smith and Is a native Of this county.
The couple will enjoy n short honey
moon trip to Albuquerque. New Mex
leo. after which they viii take up
their residence in Pueblo.