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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
STEEL CORPORATION
SHOWS DEFICIT FOR
. THE PAST QUARTER
Over 81, 100000 Short After
Payment of Charges and
Dividends = Improve
ment Expected

New York, January PA deficit of
slightly more than s,oo0,ooo after payment
of fixed charges a1ividends was dis
closed today in the statement of the
United States Steel corporation for the
last quarter of 1913 That the corporation
more than earned its charges in the course
of the year was shown in the surplus
reported for the three previous quarters,
amounting to s32.337,743.
Earnings for the quarter aggregated s25.-
50S,56s with total earnings of s23oS6, Si9
and net income of s1I,2o3, ,625 These re-
turns, while somewhat under forecasts
compare with SAC, ,9S3,5Sl earnings. sos, 49,
400 total earnings and s29 9622. ls6 net in
come in the preceding quarter. In the
final quarter of 1912 earnings amounted
to s37, 126,312, total earnings to ss5 lS5 ,557
and net income to $25. 764 926.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
Train Held Up

Juarez Mex. January 27.-Officials
of the Mexico Northwestern railroad re-
oeived word today that train filled
with American ranchmen and Mex
leans, which left Juarez Monday had
been held up by bandits near Guzman,
So miles south of the border. A section
foreman telegraphed from Guzman that
the bandits, under Maximo Castillo.
had taken the passengers captive after
robbing them.
Anxiety was felt for the Americans,
who were returning to mines and lum-
her camps. because of reported threats
by Castillo that he would kill all for
eigners. force of rebels has been seit
after the bandits.
Rebel leaders received a report that
Gen. Toribio Ortega, who led in the
first attack on Oiinaga and who had
gone south to prepare for the attack on
Torreon. had been captured by fed
erals. The report was said to have come
from federal sources by way of Mex
leo City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
Battler Sent to Scene


Washington. January 27.-Wireless news
that President Oreste of Haiti had fled
from his revolution torn capital leaving
no government" caused Rear Admiral
Badger at Guantanamo. Cuba. tonight to
start the battleship South Carolina on a
500-mie forced draft run for Port an
Prince.
Captain Robert l.. Russell. commanding
the South Carolina. has orders TO join
tie armored cruiser Montana. which al
ready has landed bluejackets at the
Haitien capital. and to take such steps
as may be necessary to guard the lives
and property of Americans and other
foreigners. The battleship should reach
the scene late tomorrow.
The first official news OF todays de-
velopments at Port au Prince came to
Washington tonight in report from
Admiral Badger, commanding the Atlantic
fleet at Guantanamo. who had been in
communication with the cruiser Montana.
Continued ON Page Scvenl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
Brown HurIers Sign

st. Louis. January 27.-Bil Steele and
Rol Perritt. pitchers, today sent in their
signed contracts to play with the st.
Louis Nationals this season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
HOUSE COMMITTEES
TO START ANTITRUST
HEARINGS THIS WEEK
Judiciary Committee Begins
Work Thursday and Inter-
state Commerce Com
mission Starts Friday

Washington. January 27.-Antitrust leg
islation plans crystallized quickly today
in the House committees. Both the inter-
state and foreign commerce and the ju-
dietary committees agreed to expedite con-
sideratlon of the Presidents programme,
and to start hearings Immediately, the
judiciary on Thursday and the interstate
commerce Friday of this week.
The interstate commerce committee set
aside consideration of all other general
legislation until after the antitrust meas
ures are out of the way. Hearings be-
fore this committee on the cold storage
of food products and on pure fabrics
legislation. which had been set for the
first week in February, were indefinitely
postponed TO clear the way for the ad-
ministration programme.
mo other general legislation will be
undertaken by the committee until these
bills have been completed" announced
Chairman Adamson.
Representative Adamson issued a state
ment concerning she much discussed ques-
ton of committee jurisdiction over the
pending measures.
Law Primarily Criminal
Under the House rules the state
ment said, "all bills which seek to regu-
late the conditions of Interstate and for
eign commerce are within the jurisdiction
of the interstate ana foreign commerce
committee. The antitrust law is primarily
a criminal provision, though incidentally
and colaterally some civil remedies are
provided by it. Under the House rules
the judiciary committee has jurisdiction
over judicial procedure and civil and
criminal law generally"
Mr. Adamson said the hearings before
his committee would he on the general
propositions and rot simply on individual
bills, of which many are pending. He
announced his approval ''in the main
OF the Interstate trade commission bill
introduced by Chairman Clayton Of the
judiciary committee
Both House committees announced that
the enlightened sentiment of the business
interests OF the country on the measure
pending in the respective committees
would be welcomed. and Invited all per-
sons prepared to furnish any information
to notify the committees.
The Senate interstate commerce COM
mittee will meet tomorrow to begin con-
sidera tion of the interstate commission
bin. and to discuss the proposal of joining
with the House judiciary committee in
hearings ON the bills to supplement the
sherman act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
Debate Brief

The debate on the resolution was brief
Representative Keatlng outlined condi-
tons in the Colorado coal fields. declar-
ing that the constitutional rights Of cit
liens had been trampled upon.' and urged
that the radium of publicity be employed
to cure this cancer"
Representative Macdonald of Michigan
declared that the police power of the
state of Michigan had been turned over
to men imported by the copper COM
panies. The time has come for fed
eral investigation" he said. '"rhe author
tiles of the state either are unable or
unwilling to subdue the disorder
Representative Kelley Of Michigan op-
posed the resolution. lie said that If
the investigation was to be made. It
should be conducted by the Industrial
commission. which had ample authority
To inquire into the conditions Repre-
sentatives Hardwick of Georgia and Gar
rett of Tennessee contended that Con-
sress had no authority to make the in
vestieaton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
JUDGE SPEER AGAIN
RESENTS REMARKS
MADE DURING TRIAL
Springs to Feet and Protests
When Acts, Are Referred
to as sC0wardly-Charge
Official Misconduct

Savannah, January e7.-Members of the
special congressional committee who are
here investigating charges of official mis-
conduct ON the part OF Federal Judge
Emery Speer of the southern district of
Georgia, today witnessed another dra-
matte outburst from the accused iurist
Chairman Webb of the committee with
difficulty silenced Judge speer and threat
ened to eject offending persons from the
courtroom unless more temperate Ian
guage was employed
The incident occurred during the test-
mony of Gen. Peter w. Meldrim, mem
ber of the Savannah bar, who charged
that on one occasion he had been "griev-
ously insulted and outraged by the cow
ardly remarks of Judge speer.'
Speer Resents Charge
Judge Speer sprang TO his feet and We
hemently exclaimed:
1T is ineonceivably wrong that you
permit witness in this courtroom. where
I presided for 2S years, to speak of my
conduct as cowardly."
After he had restored order, Chairman
Webb made a brief statement outlining
the objects and aims of the committee.
1--WE desire" he said Ito establish the
facts regarding the accusations against
this eminent judge These hearings are
ex parte Judge Speer and his counsel,
as well as the public, are allowed to at
tend these hearings only by courtesy of
the committee | warn every one con-
oerned that no witnesses will be permitted
to use offensive language and that no
demonstration will be tolerated"
Several witnesses today made charges
of official misconduct against Judge
Speer. A. r. Lawton vice president of
the Central of Georgia railroad, accused
Judge Speer of having wrecked the Cen
tral of Georgia banking company Mr..
Lawton said Judge Speer had issued a
''midDght order appointing receivers
for the company at a time when the par
value of it's stock was 800 per share and
its market value slightly more than
$40 The witness said that Judge Speer's
acticn was taken on a bill (which had
no equity in it," and that through the
appointment of receivers the credit of
the company was completely destroyed.
Love of Publicity
Judge Speeris alleged love of publicity
again was touched upon today when Cen
eral MeldrIm testified that he had tried
cases before Judge Speer "on the porch
of the hotel at Mount Airy, N. c.. with
en- audience of ladies'" The witness de-
clared that the majority of LAWYERS
Throughout the state do not regard
Judge Speer as ft Judge
W. NJ. Toomer, an attorney. who for
mcrly practiced in Waycross. Ga, said
that Judge Speer was one of the most
humane men he ever knew and goes Wig
If t,.ttt n 10 tl...s
Judge Speer had terrorized clients of his
into pleading guilty to a charge OF peon-
age.
W. NJ. Mackall, attorney. told the
committee he considered Judge speer
unfit to be q Judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28

administration.
The arrival Of the Montana and yineta
has relieved the situation here. so far
as foreign residents are concerned. The
legations are under guard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
Passes Resolution Empower
ing Mining Committee
to Make Inquiry
SEVEN SUBJECTS
ARE SPECIFIED
Investigation Will Be Confined TO the
Coal Fields of Colorado and Cop
per Mines of Michigan-To
Subpoena Witnesses

Washington. January PA sweeping
investigation of strike conditions in the
coal fields of Colorado and the copper
district of Michigan was authorized by
the House late today. BY vote of 15t
to 10 the House adopted the resolution
of Representative Keating of Colorado,
empowering the mines and mining COM
mittee to make inquiry as to conditions
in Colorado and Michigan In which the
federal government might he concerned.
Hearings will be conducted in the strike
regions by a subcommittee, or subcom-
mittees, which will start west as soon
as arrangements can be made for the
trip. The resolution carries authority to
subpoena witnesses for testimony under
oath aud to require the production of
records and papers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
Seven Subjects Specified


The investigation will be confined to
the coal fields of Colorado in the coun-
ties of Las Animas ITuerfano, Fremont,
Grand Routt. Boulder and Weld. aud to
the copper mines of Michigan in the
counties of Houghton, Keweenaw and On
tonagon Seven different subjects of in
,quiry are specified in the resolutions
whether the postal services are inter-
fered with.
Whether the immigration laws are be-
ing violated,
Whether citizens have been arrested
and tried contrary to the constitution of
laws of the United States.
Whether conditions have been caused
by agreements and combinations contrary
TO law for controlling the production. sale
and transportation of coal or copper.
Whether arms and ammunitions have
been shipped into the fields for the pur-
pose of excluding the products of the
mines from competitive markets in inter-
state trade
Whether peonage exists or has been
maintained"
IF any or all of these conditions ex-
lists, what causes led up to these eondi-
tiOnS -
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CONTINUED ON Page Fourteen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
Correspondence Suspended

NUTTVSpUTUtTICV DUSUtIutU
Diplomatic correspondence over the tolls
question, which had been in progress since
Great Britain lodged formal protest IN
July. 1912. virtually was suspended after
Ambassador Bryce delivered a note last
February Just before the expiration OF
the Taft administration. reasserting the
British position. Secretary Knox made
no effort to reply for the reason that
he did not desire to embarrass his sue
cessor in the office of Secretary of State
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Continued on Page seven)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
EDISON GETS MANY
CONGRATULATIONS
IncandeScent's Birthday Is Oc-
caSion for Hundreds of
Messages.

West Orange, n. j., Oct. 2l.-Hun-
Greds of kilograms Of congratulation
were received to-day at the laboratory
of Thomas A. Edison, in honor Of the
thirty-ffth anniversary of the perfec-
ton of the incandescent light.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Edison, with his
wife and son, Charles Edison, are on
their way by automobile to Detroit,
end have not notified the officials OF
the Edison companies here Of their
whereabouts, Mr.. Edison will have to
wait until he returns to read the mes
sages. Some we're received from men
who have made fortunes from the cleo
trio light.
edison Day" which was observed
generally throughout northern New
Jersey by flying the American flag from
municipal poles, passed at the NAM
moth works here without any notice,
oxcept the raising of the flag on the
laboratory staff.
A few of the men who were asso-
ciated with Mr.. Edison in his early
DAYS are with him still. The majority,
however, have died, whereas Mr.. Edi-
SON. nearly sixty-seven years old, IS
working as hard as ever, sometimes
putting in sixteen and eighteen nours
2 DAY. 1t was with the 100000 ne
received for the incandescent light that
he built and equipped the laboratory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
FEW SAILING TO
FACE WAR PERIL
Schwab, Deploring Steel Trade,
Off to Europe on Olympic
Mauretania Away.

With a mere handful of travellers
on board the Cunarder Mauretania and
the White Star liner Olympic sailed
Yesterday for Great Britain. The
Olympic will tie up at Glasgow for six
or eight months, and the Mauretanis
will remain at Liverpool until bust
ness warrants her return to service.
She may be taken by the British Ad-
mralty as a scout cruiser and trans
port.
Charles NJ. Schwsb, president of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation. WAS one
Of the Olympic's forty saloon passen,
gers. He was booked as Charles Mac
donald. and on being recognized eX-
planned that he wished to travel incog-
nito to avoid being interviewed. The
steel man said he was in poor health
and was merely going abroad for
short excursion on the Atlantic.
Mr.. Schwab said the iron and steel
business just now was in the most de-
pressed condition he had ever seen IT.
'Steel. however" he declared, us not
the only industry that has been nit.
The whole industrial world is feeling
the effect of the war. The steel out
nut is only half normal. The mills
making car supplies and wheels are on
one-tenth capacity, but | look for in
provement soon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
WHAT IS GOING on TODAY.

Free admission 70 the American Museum OF
Natural History. Metropolitan Museum Of
Art and the Aquarium.
Convention OF the American Manufacturers
Export Association. Hotel Biltmore, ? p. m.
Political symposium. Peoples Club. q West
1i5th St, evening
ororin. OF the Red Cross Bazar and Uni
yersai Market, Grand Central Palace.
evening.
prhlle lectures ~ he Board Of Education.
s.is n m: Observation-Disclosures Irving
nigh school. 40 Irving Place. The Colonial
Cornorations" Or. William r. Guthrie.
p,hiic school q. fe5 st.. east OF Third az,
scotland in song and story Mrs. Ksth-
,-i,e Hand: Public School IS. l55th 81 and
=, Nicholas aV. Rousseau: The Return 10
Safure." Professor Christian Gauss; Pub
lie school 80. 22S East oith ST., "Orvieto:
'rhe pearl OF the Hill Towns. DR.. Brun9
po.elli: Public School g. Hester and Essex
az. shakespeare Julius Cesar Rich
ara A. Purdy; Public School l65. losth ST.
us. or Amsterdam av., "Ruskin,' Dr. J.
Duncan Spaeth: Institute Hall. IS East
i0sfh st Modern Agriculture. William
Moves: Labor Temple. l4th -. and Second
sv.. life Among the Lowry RAYMOND l..
Ditmars; moving pictures; Public Library
ils East esth ST.. king Lear. william II.
F1eming: Public Library. io5 West i35th St.
.-rhe Giories Of India" samuel Alden Per
riuc: 81 I.uke's Hal. so Hudson St, The
Texan and HIS state. r. Cornelius Rsey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
HOME FOR EDISON MUSIC
Built Especially to Exhibit
New Photograph.

The diamond disc photograph the
latest Of Thomas A. Edison's inyen-
tions, occupies richly decorated
building in Fifth av., directly opposite
the Public Library. It was built pur-
posely for the exhibition, under per-
feet conditions, Of the new Edison IN
vention. ,L.
The building is four floors in height
On the first is a reception room nm
ished in American walnut. In the
rear is the concert chamber, in which
daily recitals are given from 10 a. m.
10 $3.50 D. m. Special attention has
been paid to acoustics, sound-prooi
walls, lighting and ventilating feat
ures.
On the second floor is the RECORD
room. with sound-proof booths for the
testing Of records. Executive Offices.
with spacious foyer, rest rooms ana
three demonstrating rooms, occupy the
third floor.
Rugs of special design were ordered
for the building from Austria. Inc
war has held up their delivery. ana
the Edison people are compelled Tor
the present to use temporary ones.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
TO QUIZ PACKERS
ON EGG TRUST
Books of Swift, Armour and
Others Subp9naed for the
Parsons Inquiry.

The books of half a dozen OF the
largest packing houses in the coun-
try, including the Swift, Armour, Sulz-
berger and Morris companies, as well
as the heads of the bookkeeping de-
partments of these concerns, have been
subpenaed by Attorney General Par
sons, whose inquiry into the alleged
"egg trust" will begin this morning at
299 Broadway.
A list of 1900 available witnesses
has been prepared, and as many OF that
number as are necessary will be called
on to testify at the inquiry, which IS
directed specifically against the Mer-
camille Exchange, Of this city, which,
the Attorney General alleged in ms
petition. is acting in restraint OF trade.
DEPUTY Attorney General Frank Ken
nedy. of Albany, will conduct the
states investigation, while Edward k.
OMalley, of Buffalo, formerly Attor-
ney General, will act as referee. The
hearing will be called at lO:30 this
morning, and in all probability will last
three weeks.
"If there is any manipulation or the
butter, egg and cheese market by the
Western packers, who handle the bulk
of those commodities, the Mercantile
Exchange or other individuals or or
CARNATIONS" said Mr.. Kennedy yes
terday, 1--WE intend to bring 1t to the
surface. The books of all the large
packers will be examined by expert &C
countants"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
OBITUARY.
JULIUS ROBERTSON.

Julius Robertson, philanthropist and
one Of the pioneer manufacturers Of
colored feathers in this country, after
suffering for a number Of years from
heart disease, died yesterday at his
home, $50 West End av. lie was sixty
five years old.
Mr. Robertson was a native of Ger
many. With his father, l.. F. Robert
son, he established the tanning and
leather firm Of L. +. Robertson & Sons,
Al Spruce ST., in 1865. julius Robert
son succeeded his father in the presi-
dency of the firm in 1882.
Mr. Robertson, besides being patron
or member of almost every hospital ard
charitable organization in the city, was
director of the Montefiore Home,
chairman of the Bedford Santarium fer
Consumptives, and a member of the
American Geographical Society, the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the
American Museum of Natural History,
the German Club, the Fulton Club and
the New York Chamber of Commerce.
lie leaves a daughter, Claire, and two
sons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
THRICE WED TO
BROKER, SHE SUES
Mrs. MacNamara, Also His Third
Wife, Seeks TO Break Her
Triple Alliance.

Henry +. MacNsmara, a stock broker,
vas defendant in Il separation suit yes
terday in the Supreme Court. Mrs.
NacNamars, who is his third wife. Was
married 20 him three different times.
twice by notaries public and a third
time by a ceremonial marriage. But
even this triDle alliance has failed TO
hold them together, one of the reasons
being, as alleged by the wife, that she
saw her husband kiss and hug "A chorus
girl in the Great Northern Hotel.
Mrs. MacNamsra is associated with
the New York Association for the
Blind. When she first met her present
husband she was his secretary in Pitts
burgh. She was inclined to accept his
proposal of marriage until she learned
that his second wife was still alive.
she married Richard !. Watson, and
later learned that Watson also had
another wife. SO after undong that
marriage and believing that MacNa-
mara had been divorced from his sec
end wife she became the third Mrs.
MacNamara. They were married be
fore a notary in 1910. 81 nearly died
from horror" says tho wife about her
feelings when MacNamara, in 1912. told
her that he had had their marriage
annullcd. But they met again in Den
vcr, and another marriage contract was
signed before notary, the contract
later being solemnized by ceremony.
Mrs. MacNamara says that it made
her husband angry when he failed to
engage her in an argument and he
used 10 storm and rage" MacNa-
mara says that his wife threatened to
drive him out of Wall Street and that
she used to make him leave his bed at
night and 20 out for cigarettes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
DESERTED WIFE WINS
Gets Alimony from Fund Hus'
band Left Behind.

Mrs. Jeannic Frances Page. who has
been supporting herself and three chill
drea by working in department store
at 81 week since her husband, Henry
W. 4. Page. a commission merchant
fed the country, received welcome
news from the Supreme Court yester-
dav after Justice Donnelly ordered the
receiver appointed +" her husband to
turn over Sc. 900 to Page, part of
81 900 which, it Wa, covered, was
due Page in commissions.
Page was convicted in 1912 of GRIM
inally libelling members of Congress.
lie was sentenced 10 five years in
prison and to pay fine of 81 900. lie
was paroled, but when he again abused
the government officials the parole
was revoked and ne was ordered ar
rested. Page fed to Canada.
Before that time Mrs. Page had OBJ
tained a separation with $4,000 year
aIimony. After he became a fugitive
Page quit paying alimouy. The re
cciyer recovered $1,000 due Page as
commissions from Belgian firm he
represented here.
There is 1866 due Mrs. Page from
hor husband, but Justice Donnelly de-
oidod TO give her $4,000 now and leave
the rest for her with the receiver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-22
MISS DENNY TO WE'D
Will Be Married to j. S. Xii
ner on November 6.

Miss Alice Denny. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Bigelow Denny, Of
Brooklyn, will be married to John
Saunders Kilner, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel T.. Kilner, OF $50 West 18th St,
on Friday afternoon. November 6.
Christ Church, in Clinton ST., Brook
lyn, is TO be the scene of the ceremony
at o'clock. and half an hour later a
reception for the members OF the two
families will be held at Mr.. and Mrs.
Denny's home, SIS Remsen st.
The bride will be attended by a
maid of honor. Miss Jean Murray, and
four bridesmaids, Miss Mary Kilner, a
sister of the bridegroom; Miss Ruth
Calender, Miss Alice Bulkley Moss, of
Brooklyn, and Miss Lauren Ford, Of
Manhattan.
Erich Kilner. brother Of the bride
groom. is to serve as best man, and
the ushers will be Ellsworth Ford, Ho-
bart Ford, Roswell Trip. Alfred Zoe
bisch and Cary Denny. Mr.. Kilner vas
graduated from Yale in 1906.