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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
Local Data
Weather Conditions

There are few extensive regions on tonight's map where the skies are clear. Portions of the lower Missouri valley, a narrow strip of the west Canadian border and the north Pacific states re- ported clear skies, but cloudy or part ly cloudy weather is noted in nearly all other sections.
 In the cotton belt, local showers con- tinued, and rain was falling at Atlanta and Abilene at p. m. Notwithstand- ing the general cloudiness, little rain- fall occurred in any party of the coun- try, and where any occurred it took the form of light local showers us- ually accompanied by thunderstorms
 The temperatures made little change in any part of the country. They ran
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proving this branch Of trade is not show ing the same strength as finished steel products. Production is at a minimum.
 'The competition of southern pig iron in northern markets has been strength ened by the interstate commerce commits sion decision ordering the railroad to re- duce their rates from Alabama to north ern points at least B cents pertons. It will take several days to develop the full effect of this decision on pig iron prices
 Much relief is afforded in the news that the union sheet and tin plate mills have agreed with the Amalgamated asso- citation on what Is virtually a renewal of the old scale Of wage payments. De- mand for structural material is keeping up well, particularly for the season."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
HOLD EXERCISES AT
 FAIRGROUNDS TODAY

The exercises planned for the Fourth of July at Behren's park and which were postponed owing to rain will take place this afternoon and evening.
 Exercises will also be held at all the other local playgrounds this after noon with the exception of Ensley and Pratt City. Programmes at the various play grounds will be during the following hours:
 West End, to o'clock.
 East Park, 4.30 to 7:30.
 West Park to [.
 Neighborhood House, to '.
 Avondale, 4 to '.
 Woodlawn, to s.
 Ensley. Wesley House, 80 to 9. . North Birmingham, to 6.
 Martin school, to s.
 Behren's park, to 10.
 Lakeview, 4 to T.
 East Birmingham, 4 to T.
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NEW WHEAT CROP RECORD PROMISED Twenty Million Bushels Added By Fine Wes'. CT
 Conditions

Washington. July s.-Thirty million bushels of,wheat were added to the leading prospects of the crop during June by the excellent weather condi- tions reported, making the forecast of the crop as listed today by the depart ment of agriculture 930, 0,000,oo0 bush els, a new recQse.
 The acreage planted to corn this year was only slightly less than that of last year, while the condition of that crop was 1 per cent better than the 1d-year July l mean condition, making the prospects good for a crop estimated by the department of agriculture al 2,S6S,000,O00 bushels.
 A 200. 900, 900 pound decrease in tn, tobacco crop is indicated, a total croI of 733, 1000, 900 pounds being estimated.
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PLANS ARE PROGRESSING
Fairgrounds Carnival Will Be Held
 August 13 At Fairgrounds

Plans are rapidly progressing for the holding of the playgrounds carnival at the fair grounds on August 13. This exhibition of playground work is ex- pected to be one of the largest and most interesting that has ever been held in the south and many unusual features have been specially arranged for the day.
 A large programme is being arranged for the occasion. The book will con sist of nearly 100 pages and will contain the pictures or the super visors and instructors of all of the playgrounds and also scenes from each Several pages will be set aside for each playground.
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high in places in the western cotton states, exceeding 100 in parts of Texas They rise somewhat in the middle Mis- sissippi valley. The highest in St. Louis today was 96, and the mercury had dropped only to 90 degrees at o'clock. There is little prospect of any material change in the temperature in Alabama Thursday, where the readings will again run high in localities that do not receive showers. The chances for local showers in the state Thursday are very good, but the showers will be widely scattered, and it would not be safe to predict their occurrence in any particu- lar locality.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 24 hours ending at s p. m., 75th meridian time:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
HOUSER QUITS THE !
 NATIONALITY RACE,

Anniston, July S.-(Specfal.)-A sudden and unexpected as was his announcement came the withdrawal of Shaler Houser as candidate for mayor of Anniston Wednesday afternoon, at which time he for not continuing in the race. He is at present chairman of the finance commit tee of the city council and representa- tive of the Fourth ward. His friends are urging him to re-enter the race for that position.
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Children's Hospital
 Fund Totals $4172.50

The campaign committee for the Chil- aren's hospital reported yesterday that $4172. .50 of the $5000 asked for the insti- tuition had been raised.
 Tho Committee still has a number of people to see and it is felt that the bal ance of the $5000 will be easily secured. The work of the committee so far has been coT .,arativey easy. The popularity ana known merit of the institution for which the money is asked has been d great influence in persuading people to give money to the institution.
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CRANE MAN MEETS
 DEATH AT PLANT.

Tuscaloosa, July S.-fSpeciaL)-Th fu- neral of Henry Higgingotham, the white man who was killed in an accident at the furnace of the Central Iron and Coal conpany at Holt yesterday afternoon, was held at Holt at 3 o'clock this after noon. Interment was at Evergreen ceme- tery in Tuscaloosa. Higginbotham is survived by his widow and two small children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
NEW RAILROAD
 OPENED FOR TRAFFIC

Mobile, July S.-The Chicora and North western railroad, extending from Robin sons Junction on the Mobile and Ohio to Clara, Miss. a distance of nine and half miles, was opened for traffic today in the presence of 5000 people.
 A big barbecue featured the exercises. cises
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Burger Employes to Have Outinp

The annual outing of the employees of the Burger Dry Goods company will be held at West Lake, near Bessemer. q week from today The outing will be in the nature of picnic and there will be dancing. boating, bathing and other amusements- The employees will meet at the store at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
PERSONAL

c. c. Graves Is i'll at his home in West End of typh old fever. Though the crisis has not been past the attending phy- sician expresses himself as well sat Isfied with the patients condition so far
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Dale Attorney Seriously III

Ozark, July S.-tSpecial.) )-O C. Dos- ter, one of southeast Alabama's lead ing attorneys. lies seriously i'll of typhoid fever at his home on Martin street. His family and friends fear the worst at almost any hour.
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Weather Forecast

Washington, July S.-Forecast for Ala oama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennes- see: Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday.
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BARDES' TESTIMONY
 CAUSES MRS. CARMEN TO BE PLACED IN JAIL
tcontInued From Page one.)

the house and then turned around to begin his journey home.
 Hoard ExDloSiou
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
President Wilson and Secretary Bryan
Satisfied That Mediation Conference
Will End in the Satisfactory Adjustment
Of the Entire Mexican Situation

Washington, May 23.-That and stable govern
ment for united Mexico is certain from the Niagara Falls
mediation conference the word passed out from inner
confidential administration circles tonight Only
unforeseen calamity prevent actual mediation
being assured fact officials close to the president de-
cared They declined to say what they based these
declarations permit themselves to be quoted but the
optimism far marked than at any time since the
beginning Of the entire Mexica imbrogio.
Secretary Bryan and the president held number of
lengthy conferences Bryan also coseed with Judge
Douglas the chief legal representative of Caranza here
Tonight the secretary OF state enthusiastically cheer
full He admitted that he had received advces from Nj
agara Falls that pleased him. But he would not discuss
anything appertaning to Mexico.
1t reported however, that Bryan has received a
positive from Carranza that he is in recep-
tive mood The first chief of the Mexican reconstruction
it declared will not stand in the way of provisional
government for Mexico that does not take him personally
into account. He will insist, it said by those who
claimed to know that any provisional government decided
On by the United States and the medators shall be
dominated by reports favorable to the consttutonasts
Carranza himself it stated, will be perfectly willing
to defer his ambition to be part of Mexico until the
people of that country themselves pass upon his claims at
the polls.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
BIG EXPENDITURE
Will BE MADE BY
SOUTHERN Church
Reports Submitted to Gen
eral Assembly Now in Ses-
sion at Kansas City-For-
eign Mission Work.

Kansas City, May 23.-An expendi-
ture OF almost $1,000, 900 is planned In
the report of the committee on syste-
matte beneflcience read to the general
assembly OF the Southern Presbyterian
church here today, and referred to a
number of committees with scarcely
five minutes discussion.
The permanency of systematic bene-
f1cience is perhaps the most important
of the whole church and in its hand
ling of the great part of the church's
finance has given 1t a good deal of
power. The report is divided into sew
eral parts. dealing with missions. min
isterial relief and kindred subjects.
With regard to foreign missions, the
report states that the executive COM
mittee is sadly in lack of funds and
asks for an increase in funds for this
work
For each of the next two years the
committee recommends a budget to
more than $67S,000 for foreign mis-
sionary work. The committee further
recommends the establishment of a
reserve fund OF 100000 to be drawn
on for foreign missions in time of need.
Table of Expenditures.
The table of expenditures for main
tenance recommended by the commit
tee Is as follows: Foreign missions,
1878, S,333.S3: assembly home missions,
s333. 900; Christian education and min
isterial relief. $172.6o8.87; Sunday
school work and publication, $87 900;
Bible cause, s12,333.3a; total. 81
233,333.33.
Almost 100000 more is asked for
progress and development, the first
sum mentioned being merely for main
tenance. For foreign missions, ST.
600 900; assembly home missions,
SAN $50; Christian education and min
isterial relief, s32S,245: Sunday school
work and publication. SIT 900; total.
81, ,S74, ,495.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
MORE PROSECUTIONS
IN R0SENTHAL CASE
ARE NOW POSSIBLE

New York, May 23.-Prosecutions for
perjury and possibly one for murder
are to be the aftermath of the con-
viction of Charles Becker for the kill
ing of Herman Rosenthal, gambler, ac-
cording to reports which tonight cir
culated in police circles. Several of
the men who swore for Becker, II Is
said, are under surveillance and at a
conference early next week District
Attorney Whitman and Police Commits
sioner Arthur Woods are to decide
whether there has been sufficient evil
dence obtained on which to cause ar
rests.
Lefty Louie's lilly" widow OF the
leader of the four dead gunmen, who
actually slew Rosenthal, has publicly
said: Neither Louie nor Whitley Lewis
actually fired the bullets which killed
Rosenthal. Louie told me so before he
went to the chair. He said Gyp the
Blood. Dago Frank and one other shot
Rosenthal down. He told me the name
of that man, but won't tell.'
District Attorney Whitman has in
timated that this one was a witness in
the trial. Whitman is said to believe,
since Mrs. Rosenberg has talked, the
wife of Gyp the Blood or Dago Frank s
sweetheart may also be induced to
come forward with condolences from
the dying lips of their men.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
SUNDAY BASEBALL
IS UPBRAIDED | n
SPECIAL REPO RI
Important Subjects to Be
Taken UP at General AS
sembly Of the Presbyter-
ian Church.

Chicago, May 23.-Sunday baseball
games, Sunday newspapers, Sunday ex-
cursions, in fact all secular uses OF the
Sabbath day, were upbraided in spe.
cial report of the committee on Sab
bath day observance to the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church of
the United States, made public tonight.
To sound out the opinion of the lay
men, a popular meeting will be held
tomorrow at the Fullerton avenue
church. The resolution will come up
for adoption next week.
On reconvening Monday, two other
important subjects to which the dele
gates are giving profound attention
will come before the assembly. One is
that of uniting all non Hebrew and
non-Catholie churches in the country
into one organization and the other Is
President Wilson's Mexican policy.
The committee appointed to gather
statistics on protestant churches as to
their amalgamation, has discovered
that in this country there are 16,936233
protestant church members, 101,652
ministers and 1885 churches. The
SuBRtSIlOH IOE lHb VI lHtSb
churches does not imply that a common
creed would be adopted, the committee
states, but that the aggregation of the
several denominations into one as So
ciated group would exercise moral
power beyond computation"
A resolution indorsing President Will
sons stand In the Mexico situation is
expected to be offered by Rev. T. S.
McWilliams of Cleveland. In response
to attacks upon tho "watchful waiting
policy by missionaries from Mexico.
Rev. McWilliams attempted to get the
assembly to go on record upholding the
president, but Moderator Alexander
overruled the motion and adjourned the
session.
Much rivalry exists between Seattle,
San Francisco and Rochester, N. Y,
for next years assembly There is con-
siderable sentiment that the convention
go TO a western city.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
GENERAL DELIVERY PLANNED
BY PRISONERS AT THE
STATE PENITENTIARY
U. G. Bereup, in Dying Statement Declared He
Expected to Be led-lnvestigation Of
Tragedy Made by Prison Beard

short time. C. A. Alters, whose arm
was badly shattered and Lyman Jones'
shot through the leg. are under the
care of the prison physician and it is
believed will recover although amputa-
ton of Alters arm may be necessary.
Board Investigates.
The prison board Of commissioners,
Governor Haines, Attorney General
Peterson and Secretary of State Gif-
ford, when notified of the attempted
delivery and the disastrous results to
the prisoners, Immediately rushed to
the penitentiary by automobile to max e
personal and board Investigation.
When interviewed on their return all
three members Of the board expressed
their belief that a wholesale delivery
had been attempted, that the officials
Of the penitentiary had but done their
duty and that had they not acted as
quickly as they did the results might
have been more disastrous. They did
not attempt to interfere with the prison
regulations in the handling of cases of
this kind. They talked with Bereup
before he died and took the statements
of the other two wounded prisoners as
well as the guards who participated In
preventing the delivery. The facts will
be entered in the prison boards record.
Although convinced that a general de-
livery was the intention of the con-
victs, those whom the board members
talked to, especially the wounded men
denied this, saying that they alone
were responsible. Warden Shook does
not believe general delivery was
planned.
Use Cots for Ladder.
The detailed facts with reference to
the attempted escape came out after
CONTINUED on Page Three)
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
BOY SCOUTS DROWNED
IN A SWOLLEN STREAM

Fort Worth. Tex, May 2s.-Ffve boy
scouts and their scout leader clinging
to a log. braved the rapids of the
swollen Clear Fork river below the old
Powell dam, five miles west of the city
this afternoon. Two of them did not
get through alive. John Moore, 18, the
scout leader in charge, saved two of
the four drowning boys and then
tainted in the water while the remain
Ing two went down for the last time.
The drowned boys are James Burns.
IL, and Dave Haggeler. 13. They were
members of the new panther patrol,
composed of boys of the First Metho-
dist church.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
BODIES OF MORE
VICTIMS FOUND IN
SHALLOW GRAVES
The Colorado Legislative
Committee Holds Confer
ence With Representa-
tives of Mine Owners.

Denver, Colo, May 3.-Simultane-
ously with the beginning of negotia-
tions fostered by the legislative COM
mittee appointed by the recent general
assembly to settle the Colorado coal
strike, came a report to the adjutant
generals office tonight that the toll of
dead taken during the recent violence
in southern Colorado had been in
creased by two. According to the re-
port, which is unconfirmed, the bodies
OF two men have been uncovered in
the hills near Walsenburg, where they
are said to have been found In shallow
graves, mutilated and naked Some
military authorities believe they were
Corporal Elmer Hoagland and Private
John Reagan of troop d, OF Boulder,
who were missing and unaccounted for
when their company returned from the
strike zone.
The legislative committee held a
conference with representatives of the
operators tonight. 1t followed a long
conference earlier in the day with John
McIennan, John Lawson, Edward
Doyle and other officials of the United
Mine Workers.
Just what progress has beeA made is
not known as the committee is sur
rounding its proceedings with great se-
creey. Although Governor Ammons
expressed hope that a middle ground
or arbitration could be reached, few
other men were so hopeful.
The military court martial at the
state rifle range near Golden continues.
The trials of ten on-commissioned
officers and enlisted men on charges
growing out of the Ludlow battle began
today.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
SWIhS into LAKE TO
SAVE BOYS; ONE LOST

Chicago, May 23.-Polieeman Phil
Versgrove swan quarter of a mile
into Lake Michigan today to rescue
two boys who had fallen from a raft.
He saved Ray Noreen. but Harry Eng
berg was drowned.
The accident took place off Sheridan
road and scores of automobilists were
attracted by the boys cries. vers-
grove swan out and brought Noreen
ashore. When he returned for Eng
berk the boy had sunk. The policeman
dove 16 times before he found him.
Physicians employed respiratory mea-
sures on Engberg for two hours.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
LABOR MEN INSIST ON
AMENDING THE BILLS
Split Comes Over Question
of Exempting Labor Un-
ions From the Terms of
Measure-The President
Will Stand Firm.
BY John Edwin Nevln

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, May 23.-The split be-
tween President Wilson and the union
labor advocates in the house was so
wide tonight as to imperil success Of
the administrations antitrust pro-
gram. The labor men have taken the
executive at his word that he will veto
any trust bills reaching him which
specifically exempt labor Instead of
abandoning their programs, however
they are more than ever determined
that 1t will be carried out. They in
sist that they have the votes to amend
the Clayton omnibus measure from the
floor of the house and to incorporate
in it the very specific exemption op-
posed by the president.
AS a result tonight 1t appeared
gloomy for anti-tru legislation
other than the possible enactment of
the measure creating the interstate
trade commissioner the present ses-
sion. Influential senators, without re-
gard to party, are known to be aiding
the instruction" in the house. They
do not want the senate on record at
the present session. They prefer that
the entire question of clearing up the
debateable ground surrounding the
Sherman law should go over to the
short session beginning In December.
Meanwhile, charges of bad faith are
being uttered by both the White House
and the "labor group"
Pledged to Exemption.
The latter declare that ever since the
Democratic convention at Denver in
1908, the Democracy has been pledged
to absolute exemption. President
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-24
First Section.

Page stable Government for Mexico
to Result From Mediation Confer
ence; Break Between President ana
Labor Leaders In Congress:, State
Prison Board INVESTIGATES Shooting
of Prisoners and Praises Warden and
Guards: Situation in Mexico City Is
Again Critical: Bodies of More VIC
tins tin Of Colorado War Are maGs F1unS6 AZ
Southern Presbyterians: On Record
Against Sunday Baseball.
Page 2-Villas Army Is Again at Tor
reon: President to Consider the Col
Page ,3-Further Investigation to Be
Made of the Calhoun Case at San
Page New Elks' Home Ready, for
Northern to Be Finished to Payette
Lakes; Market News.
Page 6-Society and Club News.
Page 7mLiyely Interest ea.a in FaIh the Aaa aa
Held in. June: Court to Fix Water
Duties in Boise Valley.
PAGES g and s---Automobile News.
Page 1i-Apology Due President WI.
son for Insult in Idaho National
Guard Bulletin.
Page 12-Boise PREPARES to Honor
Memory of Dead Veterans.
Second Section.
Page 1-Carpenter Letter. Among the
Quichuas of the Andes"
Page 2-Amusements.
Page 3-Annual Report by President
of the Columbian Club.
Page 4-The Debutantes First Social
Summer.
Page 5-Continued Story. THE Adven-
lures of Kathlyn." by Harold Mac
Grath.
Page 6-Is Somebody Burning up the
Long Island Millionaires' Residences?
Pages and S-Comic Section.
Page 9-Palace Secrets OF Russia 8
Car and Unhappy Wife.
Page 10-Newspapers Have One Friend
With the Mediators
Page 11-Classified Page.
Page 12-Editorial and Features.