The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-02
Wire Sparks

Cleveland, CA plea for teaching
 home making In colleges, high schools
 and elementary schools and a promise
 of government support in every effort
 to introduce such course brought lherty applause today from women who heard Philander F.. ClaXton, United
 States commissioner of education, ad-
 dress the annual convention of the American Home Economies association at the college for women of Western Reserve university.
 | Peabody, kan.-The death list from yesterdays and Mondays storms in Kansas reached total of five today when Walter w. Davis, Jr., and Fred Davis, brothers, were found dead in a | field on their farm near here. They had been struck by lightning.
 Philadelphia--The germ that causes pyorrhea and a cause for the disease have been discovered by Dr. Michael F Barrett of Philadelphia, according to an announcement made here today at the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania State Dental society pr. Barrett,
 who announced his discovery before association, said the germ is similar to that which causes dysentery. l Denver, Col-A bill looking toward
 the appointment of a receiver for the l Denver Union Water company was filed in the United States district court to- day by counsel for the New York Trust | company, trustees under a mortga for 1 $S,000,000 given by the water company.
 The defendant failed to meet the prin-
 cipal of the mortgage, which became due today.
 St. Louis.-Charges of negligence
 and unskillfulness have been filed against S. B Withrow, pilot of the ex-
 cursion steamer Majestic which sank
 in the Mississippi river near here on
 June 30. Withrow will be tried before
 the local board of steamboat inspection. Chicago.-For five months govern
 ment authorities searched for William ] F. Manning, a private in the Fifth cav
 airy, Fort Sheridan, as deserter; to-
 day his body was found in the Chicago river.
 | Chicago.-To obtain data that will
 aid in the construction of Chicagos
 new $65, 5000, 900 union depot and termi nals, six aldermen will go to Europe
 July 8. Ten thousand dollars is avail
 able to pay their expenses. l San Francisco-Red Fezes and oriental
 costumes with less famboyant costumes
 of the Occldent, gave an early suggestion l of the international complexion of the
 Panama Pacific exposition at the ground. breaking ceremonies of Turkey today.
 Washington.-An arbitrary legal limit | Nf itaI t1 l@o oil xr11
 in a single corporation engaged in any l particular line of business was advocated
 in the Senate today by Senator Cunmins | in a speech supporting the administrade | trade commission bills
 | London.-The canteen scandals, which cuminated last May in the conviction of
 nine British army officers and eight I civilian employees of Liptons. limited, to- day had an echo in the House of Lords. | Lord Save and Sele, formerly lieutenant
 colonel of the Royal Scots fusllliers. no wcontroller of the kings household, said the charge that he had tempted l Lieutenant Colonel Whitaker, who was sentenced to six months Imprisonment, | was a lie.
 Sarajevo.-Martial law has been pro- claimed at Tuzla and Maglaj because of serious rioting. Much Servian property las been destroyed.
 Topeka, Kan.-The sand fly has been shown to be the agent for the trans mission of pelagra, Prof S. J. Hunter of the University of Kansas announced today.
 Professor Hunter allowed a monkey to be bitten by sNnd flies that had bitten persons known to have pellagra. The simian showed symptoms of innocula- ton, he says
 New Orleans.-Suits for damage against the American Sugar Refining company aggregating $150,000000 must be tried in the United States court of the eastern district of Louisiana under a ruling of Federal Judge Foster here today. Edwards, Miss.-Smith's hall, the main dormitcry of the Southern Christian in- stitute was destroyed by fire here to- night. The building was recently con- ! structed The loss is estimated at S70000.
 Seattle.-Japanese corn growers began competition with the American farmer with the arrival here today from Japan of cargo of grain.
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