davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
SCHMIDT WELCOME
TO JOIN FEDERALS.
SAYS KAVANAUGH

Little Rock. Ark, February 11.-"lf 1t
is true as claimed by George Stovall that
Charles Schmidt, the Mobile catcher has
signed Federal league contract, then
Schmidt will have to play with the Fed
eral league next season, the Southern
league will not have him. said Presi-
dent w. NJ. Kavanaugh OF the Southern
league tonight.
"If man is of the class that he does
not regard a contract with the Southern
league as binding. then he is welcome
to CO.
Schmidt, it is stated, has accepted terms
offered by the Kansas City Federal
League club.
President Kavanaugh stated that. he
would investigate reports that several
Southern league players HAD been given
bonuses to secure their signatures TO con-
tracts. Such a gift, the president pointed
out, would be a violation of league rules
and would not be permitted.
So far as he has been advised, Mr.
Kavanaugh declares, only three players.
Catcher Bemis of Memphis. Outfielder
Lush of New Orleans and Pitcher Nc
Cornell of Chattanooga, have negotiated
with the Federal league CLUBS. None Of
these, according to Mr.. Kavanaugh's in
formation, have signed With the new
lea que.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Supreme Court To Rule On
Taxable Shares Of Corporations

Mr.. Loveioy's holdings. 1859 shares, were
assessed at Sll5o and taxes were figured
at s159 by the tax collector. tie appealed
to the board of revenue ON the ground
that the corporation had sie6.ooa in banFs
and $4,000 in state bonds, that such hold.
that the property could not be figured
in when an effort was made TO determine
the value of individual shares. The at
torney generals department agreed tina.
the corporation could not oe required 70
pay taxes on the holdings. nut contended
that individual shareholders, wnen the
attempted to determine the value of their
shares to give In for ad valorem taxes,
would be forced to consider the exempt
holdings in the light of assets that made
their shares more valuable.
Members of the board of revenue de-
cided against Mr.. Lovejoy and he APP
pealed to the circuit court. Tne circuit
court reversed the hoard>of revenue. The
state appealed to the court or appeals
and the circuit courts decision was ar
firmed. Mr.. Seay Is now asking a writ
OF certiorar directing the court or APP
peals to certify the case to the supreme
court for review.
When the value of a share of stock Is
considered now, assets exempt from tax
alton are not considered In the light of
holdings that affect the Individual value
of the share Should the state win I'm
the supreme court all property, pe II tax
able or exempt. would be inquired i'm To
determine the amount of ad valorem
taxes a shareholder should pay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
SAYS GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP is TO BE
BIG POLITICAL ISSUE

Baltimore February 17.-Judge G. A.
Prouty, in charge Of the physical valua-
tion of railroads by the government, de-
clared in an address before the Traffic
club here tonight that forces are at
work that will make government owner
ship a big political issue in the near
future.
T am not foreca sting or trying to in
Na.ace the decision of the rate question" !"
i'd Judge Prouty, but / say there are
forces at work which will make gov
ernment ownership big political issue
In a short time If government owner
ship comes it will be because the rail-
roads have not given satisfactory service.
They cannot give satisfactory service
without the necessary money.
Take for arguments sake the valuation
of the railroads at $4,000 ,O00,0 000 The
roads declare they should be allowed to
earn s per cent. Most people believe
per cent sufficient. That makes a differ
ence of $4CO 100000 the country will have
to give railroads controlled by private
interests. VIII the country be willing TO
pay?
''Thc thing for the railroads to do is
to create public sentiment in their favor.
The fair thing for the public to do is to
meet the railroads half way"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
SHIP CHARGED WITH
ELECTRICITY WHILE
POUNDING IN STORM

Boston, February 17.-IIow a huge
sea which boarded the German steamer
Wartenfelds last Saturday wrecked the
chart house. smashed a powerful cleo
trio signal lamp, short circuited the
wires and for time charged the ship
with electricity was related today by
Captain Schov, when the steamer ar
rived from Calcutta.
Chief Officer Noight was thrown
from the bridge and n beam from the
demolished chart house pinned the Ma
lay quartermaster to the deck. The
vessel was rolling heavily and a human
chain was formed to pull away the
beam. When the end man IN the chain
took hold of a steel stanchion he and
all the others were knocked down by
an electric shock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Plan Titles for Men Who
Will Enter ROund-the-
World Contest
LETTERS SENT TO
PEACE ADVOCATES
Urge Inauguration of International
Peace Movement i'm Which Bird
men Will Be Pathfinders.
Plans Are Made Public

New York, February 17.-"Messen-
geis of international peace" contest
arts in the 1915 round -the-world aero
plane race from San Francisco will be
called If plans of the Aero Club of
America, announced here today. go
c. C. Moore, president of the Panama
Pacific exposition. urging that the air
contest be made officially an expedition
of peace
1t was announced that the club has
written to the countrys foremost peace
advocates inviting their cooperation
in having the race inaugurate world
wide peace movement in which the avi-
ators, flying above potentially un-
friendly frontiers, would be pathfind-
cts.
Among those to whom letters were
sent are President Wilson, Secretary
Bryan, William Howard Taft, Joseph
B. Choate, Andrew Carnegie, William
c. McAdoo, Lindlay NJ. Garrison, Jo-
sephus Daniels, Nicholas Murray But
Ter, Vice President Marshall. Miss Jane
adams, Oscar c. Strauss, Clifford Pin
cnot, JACOB Ii. Scnlit, Alton Is. PafKer,
George w. Perkins, William B. How
land, Albert Shaw, Hamilton Holt, John
HAYS Hammond. Vincent Astor, Cor
EeJ'us Vanderbilt and Edward T..
Dunno. Some of these members of the
American committee arranging the
hundred years of peace celebration
among English-peaking peoples.
Feeling of Duty
The aero club in its telegram to the
exposition president said 1t was with a
feeling of duty to humanity that we
urge you to make every effort SO that
the airmen who start in the world race
may start messengers of peace. that
post Gritty may know them as pathfind-
ers who opened the way to new
epoch, a new civilization free of the
restriction of frontiers
In its letter to international peace
supporters, the club wrote:
"The opportunities to start a world
wide movement to spread the gospel
OF peace through this one event are
many and far reaching. In the
past year England, Germany, Austria
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
D. {. LEWIS DIES At
LOCAL |NF|RMARY
Was Shot on February 8.
Henry Norman Held
at County Jail

David L Lewis died Yesterday after
noon at o'clock at a local infirmary as
result of gunshot wounds received
last Sunday. Mr.. Lewis was shot In the
abdomen and very little hope of his re-
eovery was held out from the first
Mr. Lewis charged that he was shot
by Henry Norman as a result of a aues-
tion about remarks Norman is reported
to have made about Mr.. Lewis. The
shooting occurred at Avenue + between
Thirty-seeond and Thirty-third streets
Norman was arrested on a charge OF as
sault with intent to murder He Is now
In the county jail, not having been al
lowed bond.
Funeral services over the remains OF
the deceased will be conducted this after
noon at 3 O'Clock from the residence OF
Mr.. Lewis father, 1022 Twelfth street,
north. Interment will be at Elmwood
cemetery.
Mr.. Lewis was 30 years of age and at
the time of the shooting was operating
meat market at Avondae He is survived
by his widow and two small children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
CONTEST OVER
WILL SETTLED

New York. February 17.-Threatened
contest over the win of the late Baroness
Margaret Laura De Steurs-Zborowski,
was settled today by report OF referee,
who recommended that two children by
her first marriage be given a share in
their mothers 100000 estate. The ref
cree recommended also that the words Of
condemnation be expunged from the bar
oness' will, which cut them off without
cent because she said. they had not
shown her proper love and respect.
The contestants were Hubert and Mar
garet De Steurs children of baroness by
her first marriage to the Baron De
Steurs, whom she divorced in 1890 The
referee recommended that they be given
S325,0O0 each. The contested will left the
whole estate to Louis Zborowslki. son OF
the baroness, and her second husband.
Count Elliott ZhorowsSi. 1t is said that
all parties concerned have agreed to ac-
cept this compromise.
The baroness before her marriage was
Miss Margaret Laura Astor of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
PLANS TO GIVE ART
WORKS TO FRANCE

Paris. February 17.-Negotiations
were concluded today whereby Auguste
Rodin. the French sculptor, presents to
France the whole of his collections of
Greek, Roman and Egyptian art and
also all of his own works still in his
possession The gift is conditional on
the French government creating a
Rodin museum In the residence now
occupied by M. Rodin and appointing
him custodian for life.
On behalf of the French cabinet a
bill was introduced today in the cham
Der complying with M. Robins con-
ditions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Deaths and Funerals
O. 4. Neill

Q. u. Neill aged A years. died last
night at $40 o'clock at his late residence,
1905 Twenty-sixth street, north. after a
lingering illness. Funeral arrangements
as yet have not been made.
Mr.. Neill is survived by his widow, his
mother. Mrs. j. NJ. Neill, two brothers,
William Robert Neill of Memphis and
Jesse Milton Neill, 1910 Thirtieth street,
north four sisters, Miss NJ J. Neill, Miss
Sarah o. Neill. Miss Helen Neill and
Mrs. George Woodrow of Bessemer.
Mr.. Neill was a member of the firm or
]. M. Neill & Son, stock ana cattle broK-
ers. He had been in business with his
father, now deceased, for ~ years, ana
had many friends throughout Alabama,
He was member of the Knights of
Pythias and of the United Commercial
Travellers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
.BESSEMER fire
CHIEF SUSPENDED
Outgrowth of Trouble Be.
tween Chief and Men
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
Tom Donahne Appointed Acting
Chief--Dr. Waller's Report Shows
1924 Vaccinations-Dr Edmund
son Named Justice of Peace

Bessemer, February 1s.-(Special
sensation was sprung at the city hall
tonight after the regular meeting OF
the council had adjourned when W. b
Nolan, chief of the fire department
was suspended pending an investiga
ton of disagreements between the
chief and his men. Tom Donahue, as
sistant chief of the department, was
appointed acting chief by Mayor Rut-
ledge.
There had been reports of trouble in
the fire department, but as the chair
man of the fire department commit
tee was not present the matter was not
taken up in open meeting. The fire.
men declined to continue to work un.
less something was done and declared
a strike.
The aldermen Were recalled to the
council chamber and the above actor
taken.
The only other feature of the meet.
ing of the council tonight was the re.
port of DR.. George d. Waller, city
health officer. DR.. Walters repor
showed that the births had exceeded
the deaths during the past year. II,
also read his January report. He saic
that the vaccinating committee hat
performed 2224 operations and thai
$3.50 trips of investigation had beer
made. Twenty-eight cases of smallpox
hac been found.
He made a number of recommenda.
tions looking toward the improvement
of health conditions In Bessemer. Two
ponds of water on Hall avenue between
Eleventh and Thirteenth, streets wer,
condemned as menace to the health
Of the community.
The judiciary committee was
instructed to draw up an ordinanc,
requiring owners of office building.
to burn a light at the head of tn,
stairs at night. This action followe,
the death of Judge r. II. Lopez from
injuries received in a fall downstairs
A number of complaints were heart
tonight. The city bills were ordered
paid and the treasurers statement fol-
the month was read The chart show.
ing the redistribution of arc lights II
the city. prepared by the street ant
light committee, was adopted. Aftei
transacting considerable routine bust
ness the meeting adjourned.
DR.. e. l. Edmundson of Brighton re
ceived the appointment as justice o.
tho peace this morning from the gov
ernor of Alabama to fill the unexpiret
| term of Judge e. H. Lopez. who diet
last week as a result of fall.
Dr. Edmundson stated this afternior
that he had not decided whether h,
would have an office in Bessemer OF
Brighton, which is also in beat SO, ant
| 1t was possible that he might have al
| office at both places. Dr. Edmundsor
said he would qualify Wednesday OF
Thursday and would enter on his new
duties at once.
| DIR. Edmundson is mayor of Brighton
and has lived in this district for
number of years. where he Is wei
known. H.. is being congratulated by
his many friends on his appointment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
NEW TWIST GIVEN
UNEMPLOYED TANGLE

New York, February IA new twist
given today to the question of the
unemployed by resolution introduced
at a meeting of the board of aldermen
to give preference to strictly residence
labor over the floating labor" witt
whom. particularly in hard times, New
York is a Mecca.
The resolution states that the major
portion Of the men who apply for work
at the new city employment agency are
nonresidents. thousands of whom have
been attracted to this city by the ar
ticles in the press concerning the bu-
reau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18

commission was asfed-in a resolution in
troduced today by Representative Green.
republican. of Iowa.
The best policy in making Alaska coal
availa BILE would be to open the lanus
under ? leasing system Secretary Lane
told the House public lands committee
today, allowing limited areas to small
coal operators with reservations of 512o
acres In the Bering river coal tract ana
1880 acres In the Mantanrska fields for
government purposes.
James J. Hill today told Chairman
Adamson of the House commerce commit
tee he did not feel business should be
apprehensive of the administration trust
legislative programme.
Charles Dushiknd OF New York repre-
senting committee of 10 Independent to-
bacco manufacturers asked the House ju-
dietary committee today to let the Sher-
man act alone. He declared the trouble
was the lack of enforcement of the pres
ent law. He contended any attempt to
define the laws provisions further might
increase trusts and monopoles and pro-
duce more litigation
An e1ort to strike from the pending
Indian appropriation bill a provision to
| abolish the five Indian warehouses main
| tained by the government for the pur-
chase and storage of Indian supplies
failed today in the House. The ware
houses are located in New York, Chicago.
| st. Louis. Omaha and San Francisco.
Representatives from these cities pro-
| tested vigorously. but vainly against the
provision and expect to reopen the fight
| tomorrow. Detailed consideration of the
Indian bill took up the entire day in the
| House.
Testifying before the Senate mines COM
| mittee today, w. L. Cummings of Placer
vile, Colorado, declared monopolization
of radium lands an impossibilty because
of the great extent of the mineral zone.
He said his own properties had been idle
for many months because he had been
unable to work them proftably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
]. M. Doss

Hartsells. February l7.-(special.) )--Fu-
neral services over the remains of J. M.
Doss, who died Sunday night at the res
idenoe of his brother, c. C. Doss, were
held at the First Methodist church here
this afternoon. the Rev. w. w. Scott
conducting the same Mr.. Doss was horn
In Mississippi. but located in Lawrence
county, Alabama. in early manhood and
was circuit clerk in that county II years.
For the past 10 years he has made his
home In Texas and Oklahoma and ha =
been identified with the Methodist church
q years.
Mr.. Doss Is survived by his wife ana
four sons, Or. L. M. Doss and H. G..
boss of Oklahoma City; w. p. Doss OF
Kingsville. Tex. and J. F. Doss of shaw
nee. Okla. and brother, G. c.. Doss Of
this city. His death was due to Brieht's
disease, from which ne suffered many
years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
SENATE AMAZED BY
WILSON'S POSITION
fContinued From Page One,

(Continued From PAGE One.,
to work. Now the members are in
clined to stand by their guns despite
the Presidents spiked attitude, GER
tain that the measure can pass the
Senate and not at all sure that 1t
might not repass both houses by a two
third vote over the head of the Pres
ident.
The Senate reported a similar bill
defeated over President Tafts veto
o gain reporting it but 1t failed in the
House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Mrs. H. E. Jones

MRS. H. E. Jones, the mother of Mr..
H. Il. Jones, died at her home here ON
Sunday afternoon after a. prolonged ILL.,
ness of heart trouble. Mrs. Jones was
about So years old She was a member
of the Methodist church. Among her chill
eren VINO survive her are r. e. Jones
Miss Rosa Jones, and Miss I;I,,. rs
of Greenville. Funeral services mes w.
held at the residence Monday mornine
una interment was made at Magnolia
cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Remains Sent to Evergreen

Greenville. February III Special )-The
remains OF Miss Emma Guice. who was
burned to death on Saturday night, were
shipped this morning to Evergreen for
interment. Miss Guice was a devoted
daughter to her aged and crippled father.
She had sacrificed much in life to per-
sonally care for her father Miss 0ufce
was greatly beloved by all who knew her
She is survived by her father William
Guice and her four brothers. Capt. Duke
Guice, the Rev. William Guice. Tsnto
Guice, ]. q. Guice and ]. Guice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Mrs. Frank Miller

Huntsville. February 1Z-(speolaI.)
The body Of Mrs. Frank Miller, wiz
died In Birmingham after = surgical oper-
alton, was brought to Huntsville yos-
terday afternoon and conveyed to Locust
Grove church. near Deposit. Mrs. Miller
who was formerly Miss Virginia Connai,
ly, was - years old and was Z daugh-
ter 6f Mr.. and Mrs. James Connaliy Of
this county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Mrs. Adeline Caldwell

Mrs Adeline Caldwell. aged 65 years,
died yesterday morning at o'clock at
the residence of her nephew, w. j. Camp
bell. 1910 North Forty-sixth street. The
remains were sent to Prospect, Tenn.
for interment last night by the Wood
in Undertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Thomas Irwin

sylacauga, February 17-tSpecia1,
Inomas Irwin. an aged and highly re-
spected citizen of the town, died last
night after weeks sickness from
stroke OF paralysis. He was 10 years of
age The burial took place at the Mar
Die City cemetery this afternoon. He
leaves two daughters, Miss Matte Ir-
WIN OF syiacauga and Mrs Moffett of
Birmingham. He was a member ~ tha
Presbyterian church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
LETTERS ARE NOT
WITHHELD-WILSON
Wilson's Reply
tce.ti.uss frsn Pass o.e)

you may give to my request. I am. yours
very truly, w. w. PRESCOTT"
Wilson's Reply
The Presidents reply, under date Of
January 10. 1914, reads:
my Dear Sir: Allow me to acknowl-
edge the receipt Of your letter Of jan
uary IL, and to thank you Tor your can
Cor In writing mo.
II beg leave to assure you that the
impression that any part OF my corre-
spondencs IL withheld from me in any
circumstances by my secretary account
of religious predictions on his part ID
absurdly and utterly false. venture "a
say that no President ever had more
frank and satisfactory relarions With his
secretary than have with mine. The
whole Of my correspondence IL constant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
J. H. Laushmiller

Huntsville. February 17.-(Special),J.
H. Laughmiller. aged n years. died yes
terday at the home Of his dausntsr, Mrs,
j. w. Bragg, near Newmarket. He sus-
tanned q stroke Of paralysis q few day.
ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
George w. Ferry

The remains of George w. Ferry, aged
81 years, who died Monday in local in
Urinary are being held at the morgue of
Shaw d Son pending the funeral arrange
ments of relatives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18

Montgomery. February fs.-(Special1
Application has been made TO the Ala
bama supreme court for that tribunal
to review recent decision of the court
of appeals declaring that holders Of shares
in domestic corporations shall be forced
reached. before properly exempt from
taxation, has been deducted from taxable
holdings. The question has been brought
before the supreme court by Assistant
form of an application for writ of eer-
tiorari to the court of appeals. filed in
the supreme court today. should the
supreme court decide in favor of the state
shareholders of all domestic corporations
will be required to pay taxes on value
reached after all property of the cor
poration has been included In its visible
assets.
The dispute came about in a case in
the circuit court of Montgomery county
which was won by T. E. LoveJoy, pres
ident of the Montgomery Trust company.
and shareholder in the Alabama Fidelity
and Casualty company The state law
exempts from taxation money In banks
and investments in state bonds, but the
tax collector of Montgomery county con-
tended that In attempting TO reach the
value of individual shares the total as
sets must be considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Mrs. Matte Johnson

The remains of Mrs Matte johnson.
aged 20 years, who died at her late resi-
dence, los Thirty-eighth street, Monday
We're sent to Athens, Ca, yesterday by
the Woodin Undertaking company. The
deceased is survived by her husband and
one small child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Brings Large Beef Shipment

New York, February LITTLE steamer
Highland Harris. which arrived tonight
from Argentine ports, brought $3.50 tons
of chilled beef. This is said to be the
largest shipment OF beef ever brought to
this port
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18

and Russia have made laws forbidding
aviators to fly over their frontiers
without special permission and the aero
clubs of three continents have united
to remove these restrictions and have
appealed to the Aero Club of America
for cooperation. Four years of
development in aviation have shown
that the air craft primarily Is an In
strument of peace. The 1000 licensed
aviators OF the world, while military
in part, all fly for peace each day
and while the aeroplane Is supposed
to be the terrible destroyer, the rec
o-ds show that 1t saved thousands of
lives in the Turkish-Italian and Bal
kan wars. The aerial scouts were so
swift in detecting the movements of
armies that where they We're en-
ployed the element of surprise was re-
moved = The aeroplanes have SO
far been the best messengers of peace
the world has ever had"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18
Final Preparations

Macon, Ga. February 17.-City coun-
Gil tonight made final preparations
i here for the funeral of the late Sem
ator A. o. Bacon, who died Saturday
In Washington, when resolutions were
adopted asking that all business houses
be closed from IL until IL o'clock
Thursday. the hour of the funeral here.
The body is expected to arrive here
W ednesday night. 1t will be taken to
Christ church. Episcopal. where 1t will
lie in state until the final church serv-
ices. Interment will be In Rose Hill
cemetery.
Delegations from the Macon Bar as
ISOLATION and the Macon Chamber Of
Commerce will 20 to Atlanta Wednes-
day for the service there and will es-
cort the body to Macon. Col. J w. Pres
ton, commander of the Georgia divi-
sion Of United Confederate Veterans,
today invited all United Confederate
Veterans camps to attend the services.
There will be no military display here.
however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-18

ly open to me. MIR. Tumulty is mora
prompt, perhaps, TO call my attention to
matters In which his prejudice is sup
posed to be engaged than to other mat
ters of relative Indifference.
"Of course, | need hardly add am
not speaking from an impression, but
from knowledge of just how my corre-
spondence is handled. Sincerely yours.
WOODROW WILSON