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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
Gets $500 Verdict by Agreement

After the plaintiff had presented his case Judgment against the Birming- ham Railway. Light and Power com pany for $500 in favor of W. Displain, administrator, was agreed on by attor- neys in the case. The trial was had in the circuit court before Judge C. B. Smith, the plaintiff suing for the death of Ollie Displain. who was employed as a lineman by the defendant company and who was electrocuted while work ing on a pole at CreWs' station
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
Must Do Something

But the violent death of d British subject, and the refusal by those in Mexico to allow the circumstances to pe investigated, make it incumbent upon count.
 "Presuming that the United States does not desire itself to take any re- sponsibility for intervention it has been urged upon me that we should take immediate steps without, however, giv- ing me any suggestion or indication of what action we can take at the mo- ment,
 "I must repeat what I said last week There is nothing we can do under pres- ent conditions
 The government in Mexico City has no control over the territory where the death of Benton took place, nor over those responsible for his death. We can not, therefore, under the present cir cumstances secure reparation through that government.
 We have no intention of engaging in such a fantastic attempt as the sending of force, which to the best to be eff fective, would require large force being placed in any part of Mexico. Url- der ordinary circumstances We might have taken action at a port or a by way of a passive blockade.
 Under present circumstances if we took such action and 1t had any effect it could only result in giving assistance to the contending party in north Mex leo.
 ITO take action that would positively help those from whom We demand rep aration, simply for the sake of appear ing to do something would be worse than futile.
 But we do not intend to let the mat ter rest and as soon as by any change of circumstances 1t Is in our power r1 carry the matter further, we shall take whatever steps may be practicable"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
TO Survev Island

Austin. Tex, March 3.-The Mexican counsel at Laredo has ordered survey of the island in the Rio Grande, which figured in the Vergara case, to deter mine whether 1t is Mexican or American territory, according to advices reaching Governor Colquitt today.
 State officials construed the informal tion as meaning that the Mexican gov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
JACK LIVELY SIGNS
 WITH MONTGOMERY

Montgomery, March 3.-The signed contract of Jack Lively, pitcher with Sacramento last year.. was received by Manager Gilks today. At the time his un- conditional release notice from Sacramento was received, show ing the pitcher to have been q free agent. Several cities have claimed to have signed this pitcher.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
Lecture at FairvieM

DY. B. l.. Wyman gave an interesting lecture yesterday afternoon on Environ ments of the Adoiescent Age at the FaiTview school, which was enjoyed by a large crowd Following the ;ecture the ladies of Fairview held meeting in the interest of the city beautiful movement. A number of talks were made and plans were made in their work on beautify- ing Fairview and making it one of the attractive suburbs of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
Mems Banouet at Church

Three of the leading Methodist preach- CTS of the Birmingham district will be present tonight at the banquet that will be given the male members of the Ems ley Methodist church in tae persons of Bishop J. H. Mccoy, Dr. J. D. Simpson
 president of the Birmingham college, and the Rev. MT Sturdivant. presiding elder of the Bessemer district. The purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
ADJUSTMENTS
Anna PavlOwa, Russian Dancer

There was a big rush for seats for
 Pavlowa and company and orchestra
 to be at the Jefferson theatre Thursday
 evening and no doubt is now had but
 that the house will be crowded on this
 occasion The local public will see the most accomplished danseuse in the
 world and in programme that will exhilirate everybody Pavlowa is de- light and she will have big and ac- complished company. a complete sym phony orchestra and sumptuous stage settings. Her dancing is the highest l expression of terpsichorean art and at the same time a joy to mankind gen. orally. A number of good seats are yet obtainable.
 At the Lyric
 Lucy Daly gave delightful lesson in the refined methods of dacing the tango and the modern dances at the Lyric yesterday afternon following the mati- nee. and her friends who went on the stage greatly enjoyed the event. The dansant will be repeated Thursday aft ernoon. This weeks vaudeville Is one that has four excellent features one that is good and two others that are entertaining.
 At the BijOu
 Little Emma Bunting. favorite of all popular priced stars that come to Bir- mingham, is coming to the Bijou next week in The Princess of Patches which is a southern melodrama. The indications are that there will be an immediate rush for tickets tomorrow morning when the box office opens. At the Orpheum
 That the people are keen for return of musical comedy was evidenced this week at the Orpheum theatre when Max Bloom and his company in "The Sunny Side of Broadway commenced with the largest Monday in the history of the house this season and continued Tuesday the same way. The show is still what it always was, q clever me- lange of music and comedy. There is a matinee daily at 2:30 and two per- fOrmances nightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
Lodge to Meet

The regular meeting of Ensley lodge, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons No. 560, will be held Thursday night in their hall on Avenue F at 1:30 o'clock. The regular routine business will be carried out All qualified members are requested to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04

thinks it proper to take further steps either on behalf of it's own citizens or of a British subject, we will gladly wait the result. But, if for reasons of it's own the United States does not think 1, desirable to take such steps, we must of course reserve to ourselves the right to secure reparation whenever il is in our power to do so.
 Our general policy towards Mexico and the Central and South American re- publics is confined to commercial in terests which we keep within nonpolit- ical limits.
 Therefore, as a rule, all questions that arise between those republics and ourselves, are settled by diplomatic means, or can be referred to arbitra-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04
Many Fire Calls

Yesterday was very busy day with the Ensley fire department four alarms being turned in between and 3 o'clock and it kept the f1remen on the go for about six hours. The first alarm was at the home of w. X. Spencer in Wy lam, which was about 9:30 o'clock in the morning, which was nearly com pletely destroyed by fire, the damage be- ing estimated to be ovel 5000. In the afternoon they were called to Prince ave- nue and Clara street on the Ensley South Highlands, where a house was completely destroyed with damage of about 5000. While fighting the latter ire an alarm was turned in on Avenue H and Six teenth street. to the home of an Italian. which was answered by the Pratt City department. There was practically no loss. At the same time another alarm was turned in on Avenue C and Twen- ty-second street, which was answered by the Vivian fire department Very small damage resulted from this fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04

of the banquet is to discuss ways and means to complete the interior of the church.
 A special programme has been ar- ranged and about 200 persons are expect ed to be present A number of short talks will be made in acd;iion to the speeches by the speakers named above. II. C. Russell will act as toastmaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04

The second team of the Bessemer Ath- letic club defeated the fast team from North Birmingham on the local floor by a score of 3s to S. The game was in- teresting throughout A delightful dance was enjoyed after the game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-04

Isadore Shapiro. who enjoys the dis tinction of being the only presiding Of
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tie at a time. but he couldn't quite make
UP his mind to do that. You see he was
SO proud to think that he had found a
whole suit that he wanted to take it
home just as it was and give Mrs.
Cresty a great surprise. So he tried to
be patient, as he struggled to get it free,
though l am afraid he did a little scold-
ing under his breath. Two or three
times he had to put it down to rest, and
each time he sat and g1oated over it with
shining eyes.
Mrs. Cresty says that I spend alto
have left all the work of building our
nest to her. but ! guess when she sees
this she won't scold any more thought
he.
And then. because he was SO eager
to reach home and show her his prize, ne
once more seized the old suit Now 1t
never pays to be in too much of a hurry.
No. sir. it never pays to hurry too much.
1t is very apt to lead to carelessness. 1t
was that way now with Cresty the Fly
catcher You see, he was almost home,
and it seemed to him that he couldnt
wait another minute to get there and
show Mrs. Cresty his prize. So he was
careless. and when he seized that old
suit of Mr.. Blacksnake this time he didn't
get it in the middle. One end hung down
very much farther than the other
Never mind" thought he. 1T isn't
much farther. and I'll soon be there.
Just then that long, swinging end
caught in the branches of tree and
brought Cresty up SO short that he had to
drop the old suit to save himself from
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What Became of Mr.. Black.
snakes Old Suit.

Cresty the Flycatcher vas having no
end of trouble. He had seized Mr. Black
snakes cast-off suit right in the middle
and started for home. thinking how tic
killed. Mrs. Cresty would be when she saw
what prize he had found He knew
that it was just what she was looking
for. Indeed she had been very much
worried that very morning because she
had hunted and hunted for at least "a
piece OF one of the old suits of Mr.
Blacksnake or some of his cousins, and
hadn't been able to find any. Now
Cresty had a whole suit for her. Do you
wonder that he was tickled?
But that old suit wasn't the easiest
thing in the world to carry. You see
Mr.. Blacksnake was a big fellow. big
enough to have swallowed Cresty if he
had caught him. and his suit was whole
for he had managed to get out of it with
out tearing IT, So. when Cresty started to
fly with II, he found that he had rather
more than he could comfortably manage
1t hung way, way down on both sides of
his bill. and when he tried to take
short cut through the trees it caught on
the branches. Once he thought of tear
ing it to pieces and taking it home a lit
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RESURFAC|NG STREETS
BY ASSESSMENT PLAN
Property Owners to Be Taxed Under
Borland Law for Needed
Improvements.

Church street between 18th and 18th
streets: 21st street between New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts avenue; King
man place from P to @ Streets and
Rhode Island avenue, from Iowa Circle
to Scott Circle. all located in the north
west section, will be the first thorough
fares to be resurfaced under the pro-
vision Of the Borland amendment to the
District appropriation bill taxing prop
erty owners with half the cost of i'm
provements OF this character.
Orders for the resurfacing Of these
streets have been issued and work will
begin at once 1t is estimated that the
assessment on private property abutting
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PETER RABBIT IS STILL
VISITING HIS FRIENDS
And the Story Today Is About an
Elephants Wondrous
Wisdom.

......M... Peter Rabbit says
please keep on eX-
J. !: !: !:
$3Sys5N cusing him. There is
A%S tESA nothing special that
k demands his presence
~ VI at the Briar Patch
" :. today, but this is
No. " " lust the sort of
NZlN weather for him to
visit around among
his friends in the
Green Forest and the Old Orchard
and at the Smiling Pool, and he
couldn't-he just couldn't tear himself
away. And. honest, he might just as
well be having his good little time. be-
cause most of you members are out of
town, anyhow. and letters can always
keep over a day.
But before I close the shutters and
lock the door ] might tell you of an
elephant I know about. I got the story
from man named Plutarch.
OF course, this isn't the regular day
for Greek names. but it isn't really an
extra hard one if you call him Plutark,
like that. Just say it over couple of
times and it will come as easy to you
as-as Smith. And when you once get
to be friends with him you will keep
on liking him more and more, because
he knows such splendid stories.
Belonged to a Circus.
This elephant I'm telling you about
had to perform in a circus with lot
OF other elephants. but someway he
couldn't learn to do his tricks. All the
time the other elephants were per-
forming for the man who was teaching
them this poor fellow would keep ON for
getting what TO do next OF course the
keeper man didn't know the elephant
he was trying to do his best, so he
beat him and kept on beating him
until one night. And then he never
gave him another lick. This is why:
That might when the keeper man went
to take look at his elephants before
going to bed he missed the stupid
one. So he had to hunt and hunt until
he found him-guess where?
Why. there was that elephant out
in the lonely moonlight going through
would know them next day. Well, the
next time the poor fellow forgot. the
keeperman patted him instead of US
ing the whip. because. you see, he had
found out how hard the poor chap
was trying to learn. And every night
after that when the elephant would
steal off to practice his tricks the
keeperman would follow to see how he
got on. And Plutarch says-and he
knows-Plutarch say that after awhile
that elephant learned to perform even
better than the others
I've seen boys and girls like that
haven't you? At first they will seem
stupid because they are slow at learn
ing lessons, but after they once know
they never forget. And don't they
make fine men and women.
S. 3. S c.
'per Sec)
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tumblng heels over head. This was a
little too much for Cresty. and he lost
his temper. which was even more fool
ish than trying to hurry too fast. He
darted down at that old suit and yanked
and pulled, and the more he yanked and
pulled the more it became tangled in the
branches. Cresty didn't care now how
much he tore IT. My. my, my! He was
have torn it all to pieces had not Mrs
Cresty happened along just then.
What under the sun" she began.
and then she saw the old suit of Mr..
Blacksnakc. She didn't wait to finish
what she had started to say. She prompt
w pushed Cresty aside and went to work
to untangle that old suit. Cresty sulked
for a few minutes and then. looking rath-
er ashamed. he began to help her. With
two at work it didn't take long to get it
free and then. each taking one end, they
few over to the tree in which was the
hollow where they were building their
nest and which was their most sacred
secret And there Mrs. Cresty tore the
old suit of Mr.. Blacksnake to pieces to
use in her nest. Can you guess why?
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SUES FOR A RECEIVER
FOR NEW HAVEN ROAD
Jersey Stakeholder Alleges Morgan,
Mellen and Rockefeller Misap-
propriated Funds.

NEW YORK. August "a receiver
ship for the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company is prayed
for in an equity suit brought yesterday
in the federal district court against the
company, its officers and directors and
the estate of ]. T. Morgan by Tisla D.
Clarke, a resident of New Jersey and
holder Of twenty shares of stock.
The suit introduces no personal dam
ages and is chiefly confined to a complaint
OF the personal losses alleged to have
been incurred by the stockholders through
the actions of the roads directorate.
which have been investigated by the in
terstate commerce commission.
Mr.. Clark states. In the complaint, that
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E. HORTON HARRIS 4 SUICIDE.
Private Secretary to Hr. Dupre
Takes Life in New Orleans.

Word has just been received in this
city of the suicide In New Orleans OF
E. Horton Harris. private secretary to
Representative II Garland Dupre or
Louisiana. The news OF the death OF
Mr. Harris came as a shock to his
friends at the Capitol this morning. az
they say he was one OF the most cheer
full Of men. No reason for the suicide
is ascribed Mr.. Harris was twenty Ave
years old. and at one time was q news
paper man. Interment win be in New
Orleans where he had gone to visit his
parents.
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CHARLES DENNY TO RETURN.
U. S. Consul General at Vienna Go
ing Back Immediately.

Charles DENLY. United States consul
general at Vienna, Austria, who arrived
here a few days ago on leave Of absence.
has changed his plans to visit Detroit and
has arranged to return to his post of duty
without delay. He left Vienna before con-
ditions became alarming.
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the twenty shares Ire owns came TO him
by inherit anco~and that tho suit 10 not u
collusive one. brought to confer on tina
federal court jurisdiction. as in a case OF
which II would not otherwise have cog
nixancs.
It is sought to recover from the indi-
viduai defendants, rs present and former
directors, large sums. which. II II alleged.
were withdrawn and misappruprfated.
after Charles 8 Mellsn's election ~ presi-
dent in 1903, by q ''tr4umvfrate~ composed
Of J. p Morgan, william Rockefeller and
Mr. Mellen.
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Colored Man Robs Till.

A young colored man visited the
store Of Mrs. Fannie Shapiro, 1900 Del
aware avenue southwest, yesterday
afternoon and took So from the cash
drawer. When Mrs. Shapiro saw him
take the money she tried to stop him,
but he made his escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-04

Capt W. B. s. Powell was reelected
mayor of Ocean City, Md. defeating DIR.
Francis j. Townsend by a majority OF
thirty-five votes. He carried with him
TO victory his ticket of councilmen.
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VOTING FOR ALL OFFICES
FIRST Time IN KANSAS
Women Contribute Unusual Features
in State Wide Primary
Today.

TOPEKA. Kan, August 4.-Kansas is
holding its fourth statewide primary to-
day. -........-
Women are voting for all offices for
the first time The names of 100000 of
them are upon the poll books and they
are represented by several state and con-
gressional candidates.
The women's organizations have forced
every candidate to declare himself on
national prohibition and national suffrage.
An unusual feature was the fact that
candidates for the supreme and district
courts ran on a non-partisan ticket and
a woman, Mrs. Lizzie S. Sheldon of
Lawrence. appeared as a candidate for
Justice of the supreme court.
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Average of Assessments.

Estimates made by the engineer DEPART
ment are to the effect that the average
assessment against property owners on
account Of resurfacing work will be Sc
a foot.
The resurfacing program calls for an
expenditure Of about $500 and II is
the plan Of the Commissioners to prose
cute the work as rapidly as possible.
Numerous protests from owners have
been received and will be carefully con-
sidered, but It is not thought probable
that extensive changes will be made in
the schedule.
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Candidates for Senate.

Representative Victor Murdoch of Wi
chita, IS the progressive candidate for
United States senator and Henry j. Allen
heads the ticket for governor.
Joseph L. Bristow is having strong OPP
position in the republican primaries In
his effort to return to the United States
Senate. Charles Curtis OF Topeka, A. M:
Harvey Of Topeka and H. H. Tucker OF
Kansas City oppose him
Seven democrats seek the senatorial
nomination.
George III. Hodges has no opposition for
denomination as a democrat for governor
nor has Arthur Capper of Topeka for the
same office as a republican.
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Ninety-Eight Western Lines
Heed Appeal ITO Avert Ma
tional Disaster"
CHICAGO is SELECTION
FOR THE CONFERENCES
Hearings Must Be Begun Within
Thirty Days and Award Made
Within Ninety Days.

Following an all-niSht conference with
the United States board of mediation and
Cancellation. the committee representing
ninety-eight western railroads at o'clock
this morning signed the agreement to ar
bitrate their differences with 5000 engi-
neers and firemen.
1t was the eliminating act in the efforts
of the federal board of mediators to avert
what President Wilson characterized as a
national disaster" and followed the
Presidents appeal to the railroads to
place patriotism above property interests
The arbitration conferences are to be
held in Chicago. The railroads and the
employees are to name two arbitrator
each and they are to select two others
II they fail to agree on that point the
board of mediation will act.
The hearings must be begun within
thirty days after the organization of the
board, and its award must be made with
in the next ninety days. 1t is to become
effective ten days later and continde for
one year.
Conferees Leave for Chicago.
This agreement to arbitrate comes I'M
der the plan approved by the mediators
and the employees. although it was real
lied, and the President pointed out, that
all the merits of the case could not be
considered.
The conference committee of twelve
high officials of the ninety-eight railroads
and the two labor union officials who
have been representing the engineers and
iremen at the White House conferences
left for Chicago this morning.
The questions to be submitted to the
arbitration board are the original de-
mands of the employees contained in their
communication to the railroads last Oc-
tober. Counter claims of the railroads
are withdrawn. The wage schedules and
working rules in effect last october are
restored. and they cannot be adversely
affected, so far as the employees are con-
cerned, by any award of the arbitrator.
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Csc and 39c
Summer Neckwear
Reduced .o:14c each

Fresh. dainty, clever creations now
enjoying the greatest favor for sum-
mer wear. It's the timeliest neck
wear news ever known! Be here
early tomorrow to secure first choice
OF the beautiful styles ana buy
enough to last all summer.
The collection includes all the
smartest and most becoming ideas.
Collars, Fichus. Collar and Gun Sets,
etc. Every piece Of necikwear IN the
lot fresh. new and desirable. Former
selling prices, csc and sec. Now re-
duced to lac.
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Church street will amount to S1.tO foot:
on list street and Rhode Island avenue.
s.. 10 foot, and on kingman place, Sl.e0
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Notions and Small Wares

2O0-yd. spools White
BastinS Cotton: &c
kind; 8 spools Sc
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. Black or White Darn
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spools; q .. r.
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Silk: regular &c
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for .-.............
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Silver-plated T h i'm
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kind; all sizes. -
Linen-finish B u ton
Thread: black f1/@
or white: spool. >/2S
Dust Caps, 10c and 15c
kind, neatly made: good
quality lawns and Il
dimitieS ........... ~
Woven Initials: fast
color: turkey red: quar-
ter gross in package:
any letter; pack a.
age
Slipper Trees, well
made, with hard 5e
wood tips: pair. ~
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