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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
COMPLETE RETURNS GIVE KIRBY VICTORY Senator Clarke of Arkansas Is Apparently Defeated.
 To Be Contested

Little Rock. Ark, March 30.-official re turns from 72 counties and complete but unofficial returns from the remaining three counties tn Arkansas give William F. Kirby, associate justice of the state supreme court a majority of lSi votes over United States Senator James r. Clarke in the contest for the democratic nomination as United States senator from Arkansas which IS equivalent to election
 The returns of the statewide primary election as reported give Judge Kirby 67 936 votes and Senator Clark 6l.152.
 Already it is evident that the fight will be carried before the democratic state central committee and then to the demo- cratic state convention, which will be held in Pine Bluff on June 3. as the court of last resort At the democratic con ventions held in every county of the state today partisans of each candidate made vigorous efforts to control the election of delegates to the state convention
 Already there is q prospect of big fight in Poinsstt county. In that county the vote is officially reported as Clarke l2s5. Kirby 6l5 However, State Senator Clyde Going, who was chairman of to- days Poinsett county convention. report ed from Harrisburg over the long dis tance telephone tonight that the vote was 1921 for Clarke to i50 for Kirby. These figures if correct would give Senator Clarke a majority of 3l7 on the complete vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31

Location of Regional ReserUe Banks
 Will Likely Be Announced Tonorro7v


opinion is not unanimous among those persons as to the number of banks to be established The law permits the estab- lishment of not less than eight and not more than F hanks. There is apparently little ground for believing that the com
 mittee will name only eight cities and many persons are confident that they wit select the full number allowed. The eX- pectation seems to be quite general that there will be at least four cities on the Atlantic seaboard. In this section Bos ton, New Nork and Philadelphia have been named many times and Richmond and Atlanta Baltimore anu Washington have been put down on many of the ur- eeslsel lS.s Eftween the Allegheny nsuuiaaliis ant 'hts Rockies the prophet are not SD definite. but many of them agree that Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are practically certain to be chosen, and many of them add Minneapolis, ~in- cinnau and New Orleans or Dallas, rex.
 Persons who have figured their lists largely on the resources of the national banks which are to become of the reserve system believe only one bank will be lo- cated on the Pacific coast, at San Fran cisco They point out that in that terri tory there are now only banks with suf- ficient capital to subscribe to only one reserve bank. Under the law each reserve bank must have a capital stock of s4000.- 000 and each bank must subscribe to make this capital per cent Of it's own capital and surplus. If the banks becoming members cannot subscribe a sufficient amount to make up the Si000,0o0. tine stock of the reserve bank is to be sub scribed hy the public. It is assumed here that the committee will not launch the new system in such way that any bank will be the center of a district which cannot without public subscription take up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
HORRIBLE CRIME OF ARKANSAS FARMER Kills Wife and Baby and Then Cuts Off Their
 Heads

Shirley. Ark. March 30-Eliiah Hug gins. farmer. was arrested at his home near Shirley today. charged with hav- ing murdered and beheaded his wife and baby. Huggins, it is stated was recently released from the state insane asylum.
 According to officers who brought the man to jail. Huggins' Swear old son charged that his father first lifted the baby from it's cradle and dashed It ga inst the wall of the room and then attacked his wife with butcher Knife, piercing her body n times. Carrying the bodies to a rear porch he Is al : legged to have severed the heads of both.
 The boy escaped and went to the home of relative. Huggins off cred no resistance when officers reached the scene and in jail here refused 10 make any statement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
Displaying Surprising Endurance

Washington. March D.--Army officers
 here are much surprised at the endur- ance shown by the raw and undisciplined Mexican troops on both sides in the fight irg around Torreon. It Is estimated that for five days past these soldiers have been engaged in almost constant battle
 without opportunity for sleep or rest and practically without a commissarat on the rebel side. at least.
 It is believed here that the explanation
 for the almost unparalleled obstinaey of
 the attack by the rebels Is the knowledge
 that the only way to food and safety
 lies directly behind the federal defences
 in the city of Torreon, and that retreat
 across the arid desert in their rear Is out
 of the question with d victorious enemy
 in pursuit.
 1r the absence of news from the scene of the great battle in central Mexico. the little information that came to Wash ington today was from the naval officers stationed on the two coasts. This related te the case of an American doctor ar
 rested because one of his patients who aied under his ministrations was a con sttutionalist officer. and to really | tn catching situation at Tampco Because of the oil wells in its rear and its rich custom house, Tampico has lcng been an object of rebel desire and today Admiral Mayo reported that he
 hsd heard that large force of rebels had crossed the river above the city and was approaching with intent to at tack the place. To offset thls move. gov er1ment endorsements numbering S0O soldiers with two cannon and an armored car had arrived to assist in the defense. l so it was evident that backed with d federal warship in the harbor, the town would not be taken without bitter st nggle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
Findings of Committee Have Been Kept Absolutely Secret-Opinion Is Not Unanimous

the necessary reserve bank stock. Those who use this argument are inclined to De lieye that the committee may for thsArea say that it will be only few years when say that 1t will b eonly few years when the Pacific inorthwest will be able in the course of normas expansion to take the stock of reserve bank and that by that time that section will need such d bank
 There has been doubt in the minds or some persons as to the number of banks to be set up in the south Atlanta, New Orleans, Richmond and Louisville have been active in an attempt to secure bank, but the committee has been re- minded by others that the south, east of the Mississippi, is still a borrowing country Accepting this statement as true some persons in their lists lave limited themselves to 10. They declare that this would allow for natural expan- sion in the south and permit the estab- lishment of bank there later.
 fact that has not been emphasized n the unofficial reports is that the fed- eral reserve board which is to manage the new system has authority under the law to change the districts and the titiss whenever 1t sees fit Although 1t seems at present unlikely the reserve board could change the organization commit- tees entire plan if it deemed advisable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
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.|ND|SCRET|ON BY
 SAN FRANCISCO COP
Arrested Thirty Queueless Chinamen, But Only Got
 Five to Station House

San Francisco. March 3o.--Single handed Patrolman Michael Miller raided a gambling house in Chinatown last night and arrested 30 Chinese. but when he reached the police station he had only five in his party.
 You should know better. Miller admonished the desk sergeant than to try to arrest so many all by yourself. How did you expect to bring them all in?"
 You see. sergeant Miller said. q have not been on the Chinatown beat since the Chinese turned republica IS and started to patronize. the barber shops In the old days an officer with a wooden leg could have brought in 30 of them without bit of trouble, but last night when I made the raid and reached for their soaps I found that every blessed one of shem had got a hair cult. which prevented tying queues together"
 IL was the custom to tie them in squads of dozen and in this way take them to the station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
CITIZENS OF TOLEDO HAVE AN EASY THING Are Riding Free on Street Cars Pending Court
 Decision

Toledo, O.. March 30.--With decisions delayed in all court proceedings in- volving Toledo Railways and Light company franchise, residents of Toledo Mho insist still are riding free on the street cars
 Reports issued by the company's of ficials today showed that 22,00o passen- gers were carried Saturday free. That was l5 per cent of the usual traffic,
 Sunday the percentage had increased 10 IS. No fares are collected from pas sengers who refuse to pay more than cents.
 Judge John M. killlts of the federal court late today refused to grand the injunction by which the company sought to prevent the city from enforce ing the new 3-cent fare ordinance The judge held relief should be sought in the state courts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
No Reason to Believe That Less Than Twelve Banks Will Be Estab- lished

Washington. March 3e.-After three months of consideration. the reserve bank organization ommittee-Seeretaries Mo Adoo and Houston and Comptroller of ske Currency Williams -eharged with laying the groundwork for the new currency system, is about to define geogra phically the limits of the federal reserve districts into which the continental United States is to be divided for banking purposes. and at the same time name the cities in each district where reserve banks a-p to be located. It is the general expecta ton here that the announcement of these conclusions will be made about April l. for the committee is known to have reached a point in it's deliberations where little remains to be done.
 The committee has taken precautions to keep it's conclusions secret. and has announced that any lists made previous to their official publication are merely speculative Despite this fact. there ha been great interest here in the doings Of the committee and volumes talked by those in official life who are not entirely within the inner circle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
All That Is Known Is That Fighting Is Still in
 Progress
MUCH SURPRISE AT
 TROOPS ENDURANCE
Federal Garrison at Tampico Rein forced in Anticipation of Attack. 900.000 Pesos Captured by
 Rebels off Topolobampo

Juarez. Mexico. March so.-The rebel and federal forces at Torreon are stfli engaged in battle, 1t was learned tonisht, This information came from Roberto Y. Pesquira, confidential agent of the eon- stitutioualists in the United states Nno recently arrived here from Washington.
 Senor Pesquira spent the afternoon and part of the evening in this city investi- gating various rumors and so-called of- ficial reports dealing with the situation at the front. At the conclusion of his investigations, he telegraphed a long re- port to associates in Washington and later talked with newspaper men The ccnstitutionalist secretary of the interior, Senor Zubaran. was present at the inter view
 They had no facts to divulse save fight ing continued and that the contest thus far has been bloody and stubhornly con- tested on both sides. They stated that no telegram from General Villa had been received saying that General Velasco had suggested a conditional surrender, They asserted positively, on the other hand, that federal reports of victory were ah- surd
 "1 believe that the rebels tonight are making q concerted attack on the fed- eral positions. said Secretary Zubaran. With what success l do not know, but in the end believe General Villa is eer- tain of victory Mexicans are fighting against MeXicans and the contest IS stub born, but the moral force, which in the end will spell victory. Is on our side. Many of the telegrams credited to Gen cfal Villa have not really been sent by him Whence they came do not know.
 Villa Is using guns and hand gre- nades, not typewriters. He told rhe cor respondents al the front frankly that they could send no dispatches until h. had taken Torreon There have been no such dispatches and the conclusion aside from our actual, though scanty informa- tion. is clear. Torreon has not been taken.
 "on the other hand every fact tt o,lr command shows that the advantage Is with Us. We have Gomez Palacio and Lerdo and a foothod in Torreon Ths story Is being told there. We may hnvc the city in day or week. but in th, end we will have it. We have no de
 tails; we know only that our men ar' | fighting the big fight of the reNolntia, and that the advantage thus far il 1 with us"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
COLORADO RIVER
 EXPLORERS BACK Have Data on Habits of Many Kinds of Birds
 and Mammals

Berkley. Cal. March S0.--Joseph Grin mel of the California Mupseum of verte- brate Zoology made public today the results of an expedition down the Col orado river for the study of bird and animal life.
 Grinnels party In small boat hraved the dangers of the whirlpools and rocks of the rugged stream and re- turned with data on the habits of 150 varieties of birds and 43 kinds of man. mals. The explorers said the giant cactus. supposed to be known only to Arizona, was to be found on the Cali fornia side as well.
 They made discoveries concerning birds which make their homes in holes in this plant,
 The expedition, which required thres months. was financed largely by Miss Annie Alexander of Oakland, founder of the museum. The collection now con- tains so,ooo mamals. a5.oOo birds and sVoo reptiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
SPRING CLEANING ON MONSTER SCALE 10000 Juvenile Policemen at Work on East Side in
 New York

New York. March 3o.-Under super vision of officers of the East Side Pro- tection association. 10000 juvenile po- licemen started today to give the East Side spring cleaning up.
 Flies will be swatted wherever found. janitors will be told to keep fire escapes clear, and smokers will be advised not to throw cigars on pavements or on the floors of factories or homes.
 The boys, all of whom attend public schools, have been divided into squads just like real cops.
 There is the "health squad" the traffic squad,r the cigarette squad and other departments.
 Some will have liked posts every night beginning tonight. They will as- semble in Hamilton Fish park to re- port delinquencies and deiinquents.
 One of the city ma gistrates will meet with the boys from time to time to present the legal aspect of ohenses against the sanitary health laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
LEWIS SPEAKS ON
 FOREIGN RELATIONS

Referring to the Presidents failure to specify what foreign relations prompted him to appeal for tolls exemption re- peal, the senator did not hesitate to give what I feel may have been good req son" Then he entered upon a recital of acts of aggression on the part of the United States. beginning with the taking of Philippines.
 You entered in the Philippine into a system of colonial government" said the senator. Hardly had you come into office, scarcely were you seated until you met the problem. The cry was: You have come into the Orient and brought your people and we desire that our peo- pie shall now come into yours We can not consent to that
 negotiations of the treaty with Japan respecting exclusion, and hesitant in deed, is the movement respecting the matter of immigration
 Taking up the Mexican situation and reviewing the operations of the United States in other lands and the other in- terest in Mexico of England, France, Ja- pan and other nations, Senator Lewis dramatically declared;
 'The very first moment We move down into Mexico with q view oi executing the Monroe doctrine against these foreign ma tions who have stationed themselves there upon the theory that We no longer had q right to execute the doctrine because
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
NO UNDERSTANDING
 WITH ENGLAND

London, March 3o.--Sir Edward Grey. British foreign secretary, in the House of Commons today denied the published allegations that the action of President Wilson in regard to the question of Panama canal tolls was the result of an understanding be- tween the governments of the United States and Great Britain.
 Tt has been said." he asserted, "that under the terms of the understanding Great Britain had undertaken to as- sist President Wilson's policy in re- gard to Mexico. There is no founda- tion whatever for these reports. and I am glad to be able to take as early an opportunity as possible for saying it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
SUPREME COURT
 RESUMES MONDAY

Montgomery, March, Especially Al ter recess of nearly two months, the supreme court of Alsoama will next Monday resume the call of the various judicial divisions of the state. first talk ing up cases from the first division This division is composed of the coun- ties of Baldwin, Clarke. Mobile. Monroe and Washington.
 The supreme court completed the frs. cal. of the eight divisions of the state on February g. and since that time the members. of the court have been prepar- isg decisions in other cases.
 The court of appeals will also resume ss ssion next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
HOUSE WILL VOTE ON SIMS RILT, TO-DAY

With the final vote on the Sims bill repeal in the House scheduled for late tomorrow interest in the controversy re- vved the closing speech of Speaker Clark in opposition to the repeal serving as the chief objective point of anticipa- tion. Little doubt as to the result of the vote on the bill is entertained by anyone, the majority for the repeal being variously estimated at from 30 to 70 votes. All ears will be strained for the speaker tomorrow and there is much speculation as to the course Of his attack on the bill will take. His friends do not expect him to attack the President. Some democrats believe that he will not re- frain, however, from alusione to political entanslements
 Discussion of the issue in the Senate to day was enIivened by Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois, who pleaded for the Presidents cause. urging, how ever, a compromise giving the President authority to suspend tolls. Thus he pro posed to find some intermediate chan mel between what appears to be Scyla upon the one side and Charybdis upon the other and to prevent the party craft from striking on either promontory, either to be wounded or disrupted.
 Senator Lewis aroused mingled aston ishment and curiosity among his col leagues by discussing the foreign rela- tions of the United States and explain ing what he thought the President might have referred in his message on the tolls issue asking Congress to grant the re- peal. He drew a vivid picture of dire things that would happen should the United States intervene in Mexico.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Troll exemption fight continues. Definite advices regarding battle at
 Torreon lacking.
 Sensational turn to Ulster situation. Will probably announce location of
 regional banks tomorrow. 2=Jdwell dies; victim of unknown. 3-Schwab forsees early adjustment. 4-Editorial comment 5--Viaduct agreement reached.
 Can B. R. l.. X F. Co. buy the Tide
 watere
 Hundreds visit the new Ridgely. Selheimer answers the governor b-Womens page. 1--Sports. close. 9--Disbrow reaches city.  High school has good
 team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
WATT BROWNS RACE
 COST HIM $1237.5O

Washington. March 3o-(Special)-W. T. Brown, candidate for the short term senatorship. has filed his expense account with the clerk of the Senate. MT. Browp has spent for advertising $l,1l7.50: other expense, sl20. making a total sl2375o. iie has had no contributions to his eampaisn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
Congress Is Completely Ab- sorbed in Fight for Re- peal of Canal Toll
 Exemption
HOUSE VOTES ON SIMS BILL LATE
 THIS AFTERNOON
Speech of Speaker Clark Is Eagerly Awaited-Lewis Makes Remark ! able Address on Foreign Re-
 lations-Wilson Discusses
 the Situation

Washington, March 30.-on the eve of the vote in the House of Representa- tives on the repeal of American tcli ex- cmption in the Panama canal net. Con- gross today was completely absorbed in the controversy. Verbal artillery thun- dered throughout the day in both House and Senate.
 While opposing forces are cIashing in oratorical flights at the capitol, Pres ident Wilson took occasion to discuss the alI-enGrOssing situation with call CTS, expressing keen regret that what had promised to he Il dignified contest over principles had degenerated into a light upon the administration.
 While on the subject President Wilson characterized as "a erowning insult of number of insults in the debate, the declaration of Representative Knowland of California, that the administration had made deal to repeal the tolls eXemp- tion with Sir William Terrell, secretary to Sir Edward Grey, British secretary of foreign affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
French Explorer Dead

Pordeaux. France. March @--Emilc Gentil explorer and former army off Ger, died today. With Count De Brazza, Nj. Gertil explored a great portion of the French Congo and Lake Tchad. His trip brought vast area of land under the French protectorate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
Tariff Expert Dead

Mount Clair, N. J., March 30.-William Dcwart. prominently identified with tie First Canadian Protective Tarff associa- ton, and for many years writer of ar ticles dealing with tariff questions in the United States and Canada, died today st the home Of his son here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
shipwrecked Mariners Reach Port

New York. March 30.-The steamer Der mudian. which arrived today from Ber- muda.- brought seven members of the crew of the schooner Frances e. Tlnnell which put into Bermuda in distress while on voyage from Brunswick, Ga. for New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
Fugitive Federals Exterminated

Eagle Pass, Tex. Mnrch 30.-Refugees who reachel Piedras Negras, Mexico. from the city of Monclovia, today report ed that General Murgias command of constitutionalists had intercepted several bands of fugitive federal volunteers from Torreon and killed them to the last man
 No estimate was given of the casualties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
Six Hurt in Explosion

. Boston, Mass. March 3O-Six employees of the Massachusetts Chocolate com peny were badly injured today in an explosion of blower used in preparing cocoa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-31
Asauith Will Be Handy

"Oh, I'll be handy if I'm wanted" Mir. Asquith remarked to Andrew Bonar Law, the opposition leader who thought that the home rule bill could not be proceeded with in the absence of the premier
 MT. Asqulth apparently consulted no one except the King before his bold de- clsion. His colleagues in the cabinet seemed to be as surprised as the other members of the House when he revealed his plans. MT. Asquith Is already first lord of the treasury, which office he will continue to hold If he had merely shifted from one office to another. the resignation of his seat in the House of Commons would not have been necessary. but he said that he had been legally ad- vised that the acceptance of an office of profit under the crown in the words of the statute. necesstated new cleo tion, although he will take only one sai- ary, s25.OO0.
 Gladstone took two offices under sini- lar circumstances, acceptng the salary of one and half the salary of the other, amounting to s37 800 and did not considss a reelection necessary
 The political seers gather that Mir. As auith Is in fighting mood They have been saying recently that he had shown he effects, in his physical appearance, of he heavy strnin of his long labor In of- flee and would gladly see the govern