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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Bessen1er News

Bessemer Hay O.--(Special )-Henry Schultz, a young white man, had both legs badly mashed just below the knee yesterday afternoon. It is stated that he was driving log team when the logs became unfasten,d from the wagon, throwing him off and rolling on him. The injured man was employed by A. Brown of Morgan station and was brought part of the way to Bessemer in wagon. A. ordan, who passed in his automobile saw the injured man and brought him to the Elizabeth Duncan Memorial hospital where an examination of his injuries showed that both bones in both legs were broken. Arnputation will not be necessafy.
 Ed Threadford. a negro wanted at Laurel. Miss, it is alleged, on a charge of assault and battery with intent to murder, was arrested in Bessemer yes- terday by Constable Joe Leonard and placed in the city jail. Mir. Leonard i'm mediately got in touch with the sheriff at Laurel and told him of the arrest Several months ago Mr. Leonard arrest ed this negro and another both wanted in Laurel, and an officer came for them, but it is alleged that both men escaped at Meridian. Officers will arrive for the rrisoner Monday and will take him back tc Laurel
 Aucil interest Is being manifested in the S2O.00O school bond election. which will be held tomorrow in the council chamber at the city hall. The city schools are badly crowded and a new school building is needed while the otlfer buildings are badly in need of repairs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
AMERICANS SEIZE
 LIGHTHOUSE ON THE
 ISLAND OF LOBOS

Mexico City, May 10.-Foreign Minister Ruiz has telegraphed the South Amerl- can mediators in Washington that sew eral United States torpedo boats with a transport and tender have appeared off the Island of Lobos. on the east coast of Mexico between Vera Cruz and Tam pico. landing party on the island and arresting the lighthouse tenders. who were released after they had turned over the instruments and apparatus for op erating the lighthouse. The mediators were asked to make representations to the United States government fin con nection with the armistice.
 The Island of I.obos lies eight miles off the east coast of Mexico. 1S0 miles north of Vera Cruz and 6 miles south of Tampico. Two islands are near together. of Cape Rojo and lie off the long spit of Tamiahua. extending inland and north ward nearly to Tampico.
 Lobos island is near the main route of steamers plying between Vera Cruz and Tampico and has a powerful light to guide shipping. one of the most impor- tant along the east coast. The island is low and sandy with nothing on 1t but the lighthouse equipment though its loca- tion might make 1t of considerable strategic importance.
 A line of shoals runs south of the Island making navigation dangerous. The town of Tuxpam in the center of rich oil region, lies 25 miles southwest on the coast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11

,( Charles Weaver it is stated, heard the shot and going to the backyard discov- cred tie body of Davidson, who had prac- tically been killed instantly by being shot through the heart with .SS-calibre "t, s" pistol. The police were immediately summoned and also an ambulance and the coroner.
 Investigation by the police disclosed the fact that there was a bag in the chicken house. such as might De used by . chiecken thief and also the pistol was found within the chickenhouse quite a distance from the body Of Davidson. As the photograph shows Davidson was shot Immediately in front of the door of the ohickenhouse, as if the murderer had been within and fired the fatal bullet as Davidson opened the door. The fact that the body was found in front of the chickenhouse door and the pistol was found within the chickenhouse as well as a bag, which some say had 6 chicken in when picked up, has about convinced the police, detectivesi and the coroner that Davidson was the victim of chicken thief and that 1t is practically impossible to apprehend the culprit. It is not likely that anything more will be done on the case.
 However, the relatives of the murdered man are restless. They desire some &C., ton on the case and are prone to crti-
 
 chicken thief is not caught, and the rela- lives of the late Albert Davidson-espe- cally his father, James C. Davidson, Of West End. a former police officer, are not at all certain that it was a negro chicken thief that shot and killed young Davidson. In fact the elder MT. David son has publicly stated that he believed that his son was "bushwhacked, and that there was conspiracy to murder his boy.
 Others point to the fact that Albert Davidson was member of the Campisi jury. which gave Gus Gampisi 9 years for killing his wife few days before Davidson was assa ssnated, and also state that several other members of that jury have been threatened. This theory was thoroughly investigated by the police and they state that it is totally unsubstanti- ated by facts.
 In the last few months there have been several killings more or less mys- teilous in which it was stated that un- known negroes were the murderers. These alleged assassins have never been caught and after few days of excitement fol- lowing the killings the affair dies down and nothing is ever done It now looks as if the Davidson killing is destined to sink into the indifferent obscurity Of its predecessors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
FREQUENT SHOWERS WILL FALL THIS WEEK Unsettled Weather With Mild Spring Tempera-
 lures Is Predicted

Washington, May 10.-Unsettled weathe, for the week. with mid-spring tempera- lures in the southern states and west of the Rocky mountains and temperatures below normal over the rest of the coun try. was the forecast tonight by the weather bureau.
 ''The weather during the week will be generally unsettled said the bulletin. with frequent showers the first half O: the week in the middle west the region of the great lakes and the middle Az 1antic and New England states.
 "A disturbance that now overles the Rocky mountain regol. will advance slowly eastward and reach the Atlantic states about Wednesday, This disturb ance will be preceded and attended b general precipitation Nast of the RockN mountains during it's movement eastward
 Another disturbance will prevail ove the middle west at the end of the week This disturbance will be preceded by ris Ing temperature and be attended by ger eral showers and thunder storms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
SWEDLAW REPORTS
 THEFT OF HIS AUTO

Dr. H. Swedlaw reported to the po- lice last night that his Ford automo- bile was stolen from in front of the Temple Emanu-El on Highland avenue. about s:s0 o'clock last night. The po- lice assured Dr. Swedlaw that his su- tomobile--what was left of it--wouid be recovered in the morning in the suburbs as the thieves or joy riders" which ever 1t happened to be, always left the car where 1t could be found when they got through with it.
 Dr. Swedlaw did not appear to. de- rive much satisfaction or consolation from the description the police gave of how his car would be found. Ac- cording to the police. if Joy riders appropriated the car they will either run up the side of house or throw it in a ditch. If thieves got the car they will run it to Oxmoor and take away all the tires and the brass off the car and leave the skeleton in the middle of the road.
 The police speak from experience as there are no less than two or more automobiles reported missing every night and the remains are usually found in the morning and sometimes the same night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11

northern states. Snow was reported iali- ing at Helena, Mont, al D. m.
 Temperatures have risen somewhat dur ine the past 24 hours over most of the country and moderate conditions were gen. eral.. Freezing temperatures were report ed at Duluth. Minn. over the cotton belt req dings have risen from to 10 degrees, and normal values for this season pre- walled over western sections, and were but slightly deficient in remaining district
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations Temperature Lowest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11

Britain should be on terms of equality with the owner of the canal" He main tained that the position taken sy Presi- dent Taft and written into the laws of Congress ''is as seund now as then" and that time confirms its wisdom, it's pa triotism and it's strength The position he summarized thus:
 AS Great Britain has no interest in the canal itself, but only in the use of the canal. the United States should nov admit that the -Pauncefote treaty imposes limitations upon the free Sssn of action of the United States to legisate upon matters not affecting Great Britain $ or the terms upon which her use is to be enjoyed. And, in the absence of al- legation or proof that the canal act itself or the President under authority of the act has, as fact. by exempting coast wise. imposed terms upon the British use or charges for such use that other wise vessels from paying tolls or other- wise British vessels would not have been compelled to meet or t0 pay the freedom of action of the United States in legislat- ing respecting it's own coastwise trade is not restrained"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Negro Stabbed to Death.

Frank Smith. negro. was stabbed through the lungs about 6So o'clock last night at Second avenue between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. He was removed to the Hill- man hospital, where he died within an hour. The murder is charged uIN. by the police to vick Medley. q negro. Who escaped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham. May 10.-C7 D. m.)-Barom- etric conditions are relatively high over the gulf states on the map tonight, and fair skies prevail throughout the, coun- try east of the Rockies, except in the lake region and the St. Lawrence valley. An
 area of low pressure over the central Rockies and plains states is causing gen eral cloudiness throughout the western half of the country with rain over the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
DEVINE CRITICIZES
 THE COLORADO MINE
 OWNERS IN ADDRESS
1Continued from Page Oney

-~><>--->--->-- are so obsessed with scientific methods that they forget poor people have feel ings.'
 Il am not uninindful of the value oi system and organization,' Mir. Vance de- clared, but we must not worship our tools nor be so tenacious of our system as to make the people we try to help our victims
 selection of the next place of meeting announced today that Baltimore had been selecteh. The date will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Jenkins Improves

The condition of J. w. Jenkins. the street car conductor who was acci- dentaIly shot through the heart Sattir day afternoon when his pistol fell out of his pocket while turning a switch, was reported as being greatly improved at the Birmingham infirmary last night It is now thought by physicians that Jenkins has an even chance for recovery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
ADJUSTMENTS
Al the Lyric

Iaasky's The Trained Nurses" with Bergman and Clarke, two of vaudeville's cleverest entertainers in the star roles. will be the attraction in chief at the Lyric this week Fred Lindsay world $ champion expert with the stock whip. and his English company of swordsInen and stock whip experts. and Bert Levy, the famous artist entertainer, and four other acts constitute the bill, which appears to be an excellent offering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Calls Hitention to Article III

s22es51S attention to article ! of the Weaty, on which Great Britain bases the protest. MT Knox explained that it con tafns six rules, the first granting q privi lese and the other five specifying condi- tons on which that privilege is to be enjoyed.
 The canal shall Dc free and open 10 the vessels of commerce and of war or all nations observing these rules is the language of the grant" he continued. quoting the rules which relate to war, he submitted that they did not apply fo the United States
 Has the United States" Mir Knox in- qnired. bound itself not to use the canal II II should exercise right of war or act or hostility within it. if it should re- Ictual its ships take stores in the canal; 1T It should embark or disembark troops within the canal; if it's vessels of War ishouid remain within the waters longer than "A hours, and if so, who? If se< who Is going to enforce these rules upon the United States, and will our Obedience to them be compelled by the guns we are planting there for the pro- lection of the canal? Does not such a view of our rights invite all other na- tons to war with us if we, during an actual state of war. use the canal for any military purpose? In short, would we not thus make all nations the allies of our immediate adversary if we have agreed With all nations through Great Britain that the rules we prescribe for the use or the canal apply to ourselves the grant ors of the use?'
 Sir Edward Grey., Mr. Knox conti,,aa seeks to avoid the application to the United States of all the rules of article except rule l, by saying, now that the 1nited states has become practical soy erlgn Of the canal his majesty's gov ernment does notsquestion it's title to ex- ercise belliserent rights for it's protec
 
 fuired sovereignty automatically exempts us rom the application of five Of the rules to be observed by all nations AS A sonol,loh TOT the use of the canal; but our ownership plus our sovereignty does not exempt us from the other one
 Now, If the right to protect the canal and the right to protect ourselves bv ev tfcisng privileges in and about the ca nal uehieu to other nations. by our rules is an incident Of our sovereignty. tie right ID promote our domestic cominerce in a i.eiu eNciuslvely its own is an incident oi soNefeisnty and ownership ha vine the same effect. e '"s
 To deny the free use of our .,wn canal TOT our own vessels is just as much an impairment of our sovereisntv as to neny our right to exercise acts of he,- ,serehcy m and for its protection. And the implication that we have not sur rendered one of these sovereign noysrs py the use of the words all nations is just as strong under the first rule. which - js our contention. as it is under the otber 1lFe which IS Sir Edward Grey's con eention,r
 Reviews History Negotiations TT. Knox reviewed the history of ne- gotiations during his administration over the British protest, the proposal of arbi- fratlon. declaring that it was never coli templated ''at any period in the history ,*sof the isthmlan undertaking that Great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Louisiana Legislature to Meet

Baton ItDuge, Ila., May I0.-The 1914 Session Of the Louisiana general as- sembly will begin here tomorrow. to continue for so days. Hundreds of bills have been prepared for introduction by the members, and much Legislation Of progressive nature will be con sidered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Al tl,e Orpl,eum

In an entirely new frogramme, Which includes d baseball monologue by John J. McGraw. the Edison genuine talking motion pictures will be seen at the Ma jestic all this wek. with a matinee every afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock and perform ance every night at s:30 o'clock. Comedy. music. novelty and minstrel show will be included in the entertainment as well as Mother Goose speciality for the children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Weather Forecast

Washington. May lo.-Forecast for Ala banua and Mississippi; Generally fair Monday and tuesday; moderate south winds
 Georgia Generally fair Monday and Tuesday, light, variable winds
 Tenrfessee; Fair Monday. Tuesday un- settied, probably local rains and cooler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11

nue and Twenty fourth street about clock and seriously injured. The brick thrower, William Cheeks, negro, was arrested by officers Fully and Martin and placed in the city jail on the charge of assault with intent to mur- der. The woman is expected to die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Arrow points to

Albert Davidson. the young Southern backyard a week ago Saturday night, lies in his grave unrevenged by any action cf the state or municipal, Authorities. His assassin is still at large-unknown.
 In the sheriff, f,s<office when the question is asked of ~fwhat is being done on the North Birmingham killing-for Albert D3Sidson, lived in North Birmingham and was one of the most highly thought of young men in that suburb the answer is generally that there is nothing doing; that it must have been negro chicken thief that shot and killed the express clerk.
 In the police and detective department, although Detectives Edward II. Jones and w. H. Propst have been busy on the case and they are known throughout the state as excellent criminal investigators they answer all queries to the effect that it must have been negro chicken thiet that committed this murder They have dropped all other theories-in fact have practically dropped-s the case. Coroner Charles l.. Spain is also somnolent on the case and to all appearances the Davidson murder will now sink gradually into the obscurity of many other crimes of similar nature in the past several years in Jefferson county and Birming- ham.
 Albert Davidson was g years of age and married. He resided at 4S1 North Nineteenth avenue The first photograph represents his home and the second the woodshed where he kept his chickens. The arrow indicates where his body was found by Charles Weaver, the husband of his wife's sister who lived in the same house.
 On Saturday night, May 2. young David son returned to his home at his usual hour and about o'clock went out and got some kindling from the shed. Fol the next hour or more he remained in the house in conversation with his wife and MT. and Ms. Weaver. About 9:1F o'clock the Weavers retired and a few minutes later Davidson stated to his wife that he was not sure that he had locked the shed where he kept his chickens and would go out and lock 1t. He went out and in few moments a cry from David son was heard followed by shot. Then stiffness,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
And Keep the Promise

From Judge.
 He-Darling, refuse me, and l shall nveer love another girl
 She fbriskly)--what I want is mar who will promise me that if I accept him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Struck With Brick

Helen Davis, 2 woman, was struck on the head by a brick at Second aye
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Millions to Fortify Canal

Pointing out that the United States is building the Panama canal at an expen se or s4o0,Jo0O00. MT. Knox further declares in his argument
 We alone are expending the untold millions necessary to rortify and protect the canal so that some belligerent eager to secure the resulting advantages may not destroy 1t; we alone are bearing the risk of losing all this investment us the result or some natural cataclysm, such as an earthquake, against which no hu- man agency can secure Us; we alone have stood for whatever of criticism has come from the manner of acquiring the canal zone-a criticism encouraged and Iostered by the very class which now seeks to turn over to Europe, as a gratu. lty, the benefits of our action we alone nave put the lives of the flower of ollr army engineers and of thousands of Amer ican citizens through all the hazards and udhsers or fatal tropical malades and nhaly, no other country has shared and uoes not propose to share one penny of tnis expenditure or any phase of any FISK connected with our stupendous nm dertaking '''
 surely upon these facts there arises no necessary implication that Great Brit Hin IS entitled to tho benefits of this coiossal work on the same and identical terms as we. the owners the buildeps the protectors and the insurers of,rtbe cahai' or mat she shau dictate hrv ve si snah treat matters of purely local ma tional trade and commerce. m, tha. r,o shall be denied the very risbts ii, ras,,,t we to our domestic commeJoa u.,,,a,s .,, s,. herself claims and exeySises and n,ins every other nation,jm the world noe sesses'' "oiio pos-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
Reviews History Negotiations

TT Knox reviewed the history of ne gotiations during his administration over the British protest the proposal of arbi- fration. declaring that it was never coli tempiated at any period in the history sot the istnmian undertaking that Great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-11
KNOX STATEMENT
 ARGUES AGAINST THE EXEMPTION REPEAL
Asserts Toll Exemption for the American Coastwise Ships Does Not Vi0-
 late Treaty

Washington, May 1o-Philander c. Knox, Secretary of State in President Tafts cabinet, who rejected Great Brit ain's protest against the right of the United States to exempt American coast wise shipping from tn. payment of Pan anna canal tolls. in Washington tonight, issued public statement arguing against the exemption repeal now under consid- eration in the Senate.
 Primarily Mir. Knox asserted that toll exemption for American coastwse ships does not violate the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, as set forth in the protest of Sir Edward Grey, British secretary of foreign affairs. He confined his discussion of the subject to the conclusion by Presi- dent Wilson that it violates the treaty.
 Asserting that in any discussion of the Presidents statement that the tolls act violates the treaty or of Sir Edward Grey's more specific claim that 'our free dom of action" in respect to the canal is limited by the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, MT Knox said '.it is important to carry Tn mind that such limitation either must be found in the words of the treaty or arise by necessary and irresistible impli- cation from the facts defining the rela- ton of the parties to the treaty and to it's subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01
GOOD ROAD MEXICO TO CANADA.
By End of 1915 Pacific Coast High
way Will Be COMPLETED.

By the end of 1915 automobile tour
lists will be able to journey from south
ern California to British Columbia
over a hard-surfaced road. The route
thus established will take them
through the principal cities of the Pa
cifc coast from San Diego northward.
Eventually they will be able to con-
tinue farther, even to Alaska, through
some of the most beautiful scenery in
the world.
This magnificent highway will bear
a close relation to the Canadian auto
mobile highway now in course of con-
struction from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific, each complementing the other.
They will meet at Vancouver, the ter
minus of the Canadian highway. This
western activity is merely one evidence
OF the great power of the automobile
in bringing good roads into being.
California. Oregon and Washington
have been completed in recent years.
the increasing use Of the motor car
being a principal cause Of their con-
struction. British Columbia spent ST.
100000 on good roads in 1913. Its prin-
cipal effort now IL to open up north
and south lines Of traffic in that prov
traffic highways even to Yukon terri
tory. Thus are roads on this continent
improving under the demands of the
automobilists where farmers had
proved needless of their own interests.
The farmer will profit by these valu-
able benefits and the city householder
will profit as well. For all of which
some thanks are due to the forceful
motorist, who demands good roads and
gets them.