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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
CULLOM'S BODY NOW
IN SPRINGFIELD, ILL.
Will Be Taken to Capitol To-
day, Where 1t Will Lie
in State

Springfield. Ill. January 3o.-The body
of Shelby NJ. Cullom was brought here
today and tonight lies In the library of
the home of Mrs, Charles Rldgely. Only
intimate friends and relatives were ad-
mitted to the house tonight, but tomor-
row at, noon the body will be taken to
the capital, where 1t will lie In state
Among the older men who met the train
bearing Cullom's body were men who re-
called the days when Abraham Lincoln
and Shelby Cullom with their scant sup
ply of law books attended court together
here. Among the pioneers the two names
are inseparable In talking OF the old days
Forty-nine years ago Cullom was at
the station when train on the same
road which brought his own body to-
day arrived with that of Abraham Lin
coin. Sunday his funeral procession will
travel much the same road to Oak Ridge
cemetery. and the two will lie in graves
not far apart
Judge ]. Otis Humphrey. in charge of
the funeral arrangements, and who is
expected to be executor of the Cullom
will. was quoted today as estimating the
late senator's estate IT not more than
$4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
CREWS PRESENCE OF
MIND SAVED MANY.
SAYS LINE MANAGER
H. B. Waller Gives Out
Statement on the Monroe
Disaster - Deeds of
Bravery RecOunted

New York. January 3O.--The presence
of mind of crew and passengers alike
WIS responsible for the saving of so
many lives from the Old Dominion liner
Monroe. which sank of Hog Island
early today. according to a statement
issued here tonight by II. b. Walker.
president and general manager OF the
Old Dominion steamship line. through
James Leland, superintendent of the
main line division.
In his statement Mr.. Walker saws
Capt Z. E. Johnson. master of the
Monroe, launched lifeboat No. 7 with
the aid of eight volunteers and then
picked up 27 persons who had jumped
into the water just before the liner
went under, making the total saved by
this boat 30. Equally good work was
done by First Officer Guy Horsley.
who, after launching boat No. 3. with
10 passengers, rescued "a persons who
had jumped from the deck of the steam
er Lifeboat No. l was smashed as she
landed in the water and No. 9 cap
sized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
WILSON ASKS EARLY
ANTITRUST ACTION
Insists on Enactment of
Measures Before Ad-
jOurnment

Washington, January S0.-President
Wilson Is insistent on enactment of anti
trust legislation before an adjournment
event TO give members an early start In
the congressional campaign. This was
made clear TO Congress. today by admin
istration leaders.
Majority Leader Underwood OF the
House told his colleagues that the Presi-
dents desire that trust bills be passed
had led to general taking of stock of
pending legislation with view to cur
BILE. Democratic leaders are setting the
limit for the session at June /, and want
to hew to the line to complete by that
time all bills and other matters that cam
not 90 over.
Representative Underwood will confer
with the President Monday ON the sub
ject of legislative programme. Senator
Newlands, chairman of the interstate
commerce committee. talked with the
President today on the pending Interstate
trade commission bill and proposed iegis-
lation for a federal supervision bill of
railroad securities.
Hearings on the bills 10 supplement the
Sherman law will be continued tomorrow
before the House judiciary committee
with Representative Levy of New York
as a witness. The House interstate COM
meroe committee will resume hearings On
the trade commission bill Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
SENATE COMMITTEE
ORDERS FAVORABLE
REPORT ON TREATIES
Action Will Rehabilitate Ex-
tensive Structure of Arbi-
tratiOn-Teraties Are
Virtually Identical

Washington, January 30-Responding
promptly to President Wilson's appeal,
made at the White House conference last
Monday night, the Senate committee on
foreign relations today ordered favor
able reports on a large number of ar
bitration treaties between the United
states and the leading countries of the
world. These were laid before the Sem
ate later in executive session, and Will
come up for ratification in the near fu-
ture
This action will rehabilitate that extern
slve structure of arbitration which grad
ually had been falling to pieces by the
expiration of the time limit of one treaty
after another until all either had expired
or were about to expire. While the
treaties are yet to be ratified, favorable
action of the committee and the strong
incentive given by the Presidents appeal.
promises to lead to early and favorable
action.
The far-reaching character of this group
of treaties is shown by the long list of
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REBELS WILL ADOPT
CIVILIZED WARE ARE
Villa Announces HencefOrth
No Prisoners Will Be
Put to Death

Juarez, Mexico, January 30.--Gen. Fran
cisco Villa announced today that civilized
warfare, particularly with reference to
the treatment of prisoners, would be
adopted by the rebels He procured a
book from United States army officials
dealing with "The Ethics of International
Warfare which he said would be put
into practice In the rebel army, and he
added that henceforth no federal officers
would be executed. unless they previously
had been captured and on being re-
leased had broken faith not to fight again.
The statement of the rebel leader was
of interest because of the impending at
tack on Gen. Refugio Velascos federal
garrison at Torreon, which is looked on
as the probable scene of the next big
military movement in Mexico. General
Monclovia Herrera, one of Villas COM
manders. today moved south from Es-
Gallon. which is more than half way from
Chihuahua, the present base, to Torreon.
It may be a week or 10 days before the
rebels actually open the attack. s,N
Meantime Chihuahua City, with $4,000
popua ton, the largest rebel stronghold,
is being transformed into ''the provi-
sonal capitol of the republic" A man
sion has been provided there as the ex-
ecutive office of General Carranza, who
is expected from the Pacific coast about
February Is.
To Gov. william c. Mcdonald of New
Mexico, General Villa reiterated his state
ment that he had no ambition to become
President of Mexico or to overshadow
General Carranza.
Il never will be President of Mexico"
said General villa. II never went to
school a day in my life. My alphabet
has been the sight and trigger of a rife:
my books have been the movements of
the enemy"
The rebel leader thus referred to his
is wears as a bandit. when he was hunt
ed in the mountains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
SAFELY IN BED
WHEN CRASH CAME

When the crash came those aboard
the Monroe We're safely in bed and asleep
|Dnly Captain Johnson and the watch on
Heck We're up and about But the shiv-
bring, of the stricken vessel and her list
. ng motion, as the water poured through
! he cash in her side, awakened the sleep
Ing passengers and sent them Chamber
. ng toward the deck. Warned by the Of
|fcers. they hurriedly adjusted life pre-
servers and made for the tilted deck. But
&he time was all too brief. Those res
|,ued agreed that from the time the Mon
zoe was struck, until she settled beneath
he waves, not more than short 10 min
bites elapsed.
Baggage, clothing, valuables, were all
Forgotten in the flight, from the state
Rooms of the sinking ship. Pajamas,
|pightgowns and bath robes and blan-
fets were the common apparel of those
Who made the slipper up-ended deck be-
Fore the water trapped them below.
And most of them wore that garb when
khey left the limping Nantucket at her
Hook here this afternoon
. As the half-clad excited throng of pas
sengers reached the deck they were herd
I I'd toward the lifeboats by officers and
brew Three of the lifeboats from one
side of the crippled vessel were unshipped
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Death list of ship disaster totals Al.
Lie passed when Gompers answers
Mcdonald charges.
Senate committee orders treaties fa-
orably reported.
Lacy denied bond.
Rebels to adopt civilized warfare.
2-Developments of week favorable.
3-Bryan's attitude severe blow to Chi
nese banker
4-Editorial comment.
5-Report friction in handling present
campaign
No verdict reached in New York
Harry trial.
A. g. s. to build more tracking.
Commission to approve proposal Tues
day.
7-Sports.
s-GeneraI Wheeler dies in Chattanooga.
s-Life sentence given Young.
11-Markets.
12-Eleven chauffeursof New York guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
SOUTH CAROLINA MARINES
LANDED AT PORT AU PRINCE,
Blue Jackets Guarding Haen Capital RenforcedMen Land
ed AS Additional Precaution-Selection of New Presi-
dent Puzzling Problem

PRESIDENT Oreste will be re-established
mas not been abandoned here. If the
taiieIlcah "a iesation can persuade suf-
ficient number of the cabinet of the
fallen President to risk a meeting and
the issue of call for the assmblying
of the Haitien Congress, the way might
be paved for the selection of a new
President whose title will be sufficiently
regular to meet the needs of the con-
stitution.
The victorious rebel leader, Theodore.
is marching on Port au Prince with 500
men. If he takes possession of the gov
ernment the United States government
probably will insist that as soon as order
is restored he take the necessary steps
to call Congress in session to choose .
permanent President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

Washington, January 3O.-All the ma
hines that the United States battleship
South Carolina has were landed at Port
|au Prince today to reinforce the blue
backets from the cruiser Montana guard
ing foreign interests there. Captain Rus
SELLS dispatch TO the navy department
said several candidates at Haitian cities
fwere preparing their candidacy for the
presidency by marching on Fort au
Prince tomorrow morning.
Department officials understood that
khere had been no further disorders at
The capital, but that Captain Russell had
landed the additional men as a precau-
zion. Hope that a constitutional govern
nsnt IN Haiti. following the flight OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
SPECULATION RIFE
AS TO WHAT HAS
BECOME OF FUNDS
Now Believed Lacy Came 10 Mont
gomery in Car From Perry's Mill.
If Miles From the Capital.
All Parties Maintain
Silence
L.cl' NOW IN CELL

Montgomery, January 80.
Especial Theodore Lacy. Ala
bama's nrodigal son, who is al
legged TO have stolen $4,000 of
the state convict departments
funds last March, aud who vol
UNFAIRLY surrendered last night.
was placed behind the bars late
this afternoon,
Lacy had been in the Mont
gomery county jail nearly p
hours before being placed in a
cell lie occupied rooms on the
first floor of the Jail. and was
treated with every considerations
About o'clock tonight, nearly
"a hours after his surrender. he
WAS placed behind the bars.
Prior to that time he had had
access to several rooms on the
first floor Of the prison. was al
lowed to see his friends and was
apparently the recipient of num-
erous eourtesies on the part OF
the jail authorities Lacy was
referred TO today as "Alabama.s
Prodigal SON" for whom the fat
ted calf had been killed.
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ny l.. :. BETTy

+. Montgomery. january 3d. specially
Fiction IA no more interesting than the
reported story of Theodore Lncy.s re-
turn to Montgomery. when II WAS
learned that the defauItinG chief clerk
of the convict department had sur
rendered a thousand questions were
asked ns 10 Lacy's whereabouts dur
ing the 10 months of his voluntary
exile. Speculation was rife as To what
he had done with his funds. where he
had been nnd where he hnd come
from. Most of these questions are still
unanswered. but II has been established
beyond all reasonable doubt that Lncy
came into Montgomery In an nutomo-
bile from Perry's VIII. about IA miles
from this city, ON the Central OF
Georgia railroad.
According to the story got off the
Central of Georgia train about o'clock
in the evening at Perry's mill, Immediate
ly got into an automobile and came to
Montgomery The postoffioe at Perrys
mill is called Myrtle.
Authentic reports declare that man
went into a garage on Lee street yester-
day afternoon and said he wished TO pur-
chase a secenod-hand automobile. A Ford
car was shown the prospective customer.
The would-be buyer said he would like to
try the car, and suggested that he be
driven over the roads OF the county. When
the car, driven by chauffeur. turned into
Carter Hill road, the prospective Gus
toner said he would like to go to Perry's
mill to meet a friend. who was coming
TO Montgomery on the Central of Georgia
train
Man Gets Off
The car arrived at Perry's mill consid-
erably ahead OF the train, and turned
around. in order that the lights might
not slime in the direction OF the railroad.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
LONE SENATOR IN
NEW YORK HANDLES
BUSINESS OF DAY

Albany. n. Y. January so.-onlv one
member-Senator Thomas n. Bussey OF
Perry, n. WAS present in the state
senate today. He called himself to order
introduced several bills. made speech
and then offered motion for adjourn
ment, which was unanimously carried.
Among the bills introduced were sew
eral prepared by Mayor Mitchell of New
York city, to effect changes In police reg
ulations demanded by Colonel Goethals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
Vessel Gored By Nantucket In Allan
y tic Waters Plunges To Sea Bot
tom, Carrying Many OF Her
Ill-Fdted Passengers
SHIPS CRASH TOGETHER
UNDER THICK BAND OF FOG
Awful Story Sudden Death Sweeping Out of Dark and Fog
and Taking Unawares the Doomed Half Hundred Board
" Told by the Survivors of the Stricken Vessel

Norfolk January 30The story of how IS souls down
death chill Of the Atlantic when the
ucet ranmed and sank the Monroe early today
BOUGHT port tonight by &C survivors of the sunken ship
nsssengers brought shore by the Nantucket 1t
WIS story of awful and sudden DEATH sweeping out of the dark
ard fog and taking the doomed half hundred with
M hevess of sleep still upon them 1t told how the stricken
noe with her side gored deep by the kneke steel prov Of
tr Nantucket filled rapidly rolled on her side, and in
fev minutes turned completely and plunged to the bottom
with her the faed passengers and members Of the
GREY who had failed o get clear of the wreck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
SAVED
BY TWO BOATS

Fourteen persons were saved by two
boats from the Nantucket. One OF the
life RATS of the Monroe proved the
means of saving the lives of six, while
another saved four persons.
j. e. Gately, second officer, went be-
low Immediately after the collision TO
ascertain the extent of the damage
done. He found most of the passengers
on the promenade deck. He tried to
get them on the boat deck but did not
succeed. When the Monroe went down
he floated off on ladder and later was
picked up.
The law of the sea, that women and
children must be saved first cost the
chief wireless operator of the Mon
roe his life. He was standing by boat
No. 3 when he saw woman without
life belt, and prompetly gave her his
Mr.. Walkers statement counts him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
LIE PASSED WHEN
GOMPERS ANSWERS
MCDONALD CHARGES
Scene of Widest Disorder
Mark Session of Miners.
GOmpers' Opponents
Applauded

Indianapolis, January 3o.-Scenes of the
of the convention of the United Mine
Workers of America, which heard Dun
Illinois miners, declare that Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor was glorious drunk" dur
ing the Seattle convention and on other
occasions; Gompers' denial, and the reit-
Grafton by Charles II. Meyer. president
of the Western Federation of Miners, that
IL the copper strike in Michigan were
to fail. it would be due to the lack of
financial assistance given by the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
The delegates showed little sympathy
for Gompers and he declared he was be-
ing tried before jury whose minds
were already poisoned Every point made
by Meyer and Mcdonald was wildly ap-
plauded. After Mcdonald had concluded,
the tumulet was great that Gompers,
despairing of hearing. put on his over
delegates were silenced, however, by an
appeal from Meyer, and Gompers re-
turned.
The session was short and the only
business transacted was to reaffirm dec
laration in favor of woman's suffrage, dis
cuss a plan to decrease the representa-
tion at the conventions, which was re-
ferred to a referendum, and vote down
a proposition to place clause in the
military to become affiliated with the
miners organization. tf ffs -
Lie Is Passed
Gompers sat within four feet of Me-
Donald and, during the applause which
greeted the statement that the head of
the federation was glorious. drunk lat
Seattle, charges of "har,,' fs'slanderer''
and the like were. hurled back and forth
by the two. In addition to the Seattle
occasion Mcdonald said Gompers was
under the influence Of liquor at the At
lanta convention.
= Mcdonald declared Gompers was intoxi-
Gated at Atlanta, asserted that Gompers
had called him (McDopald) all kinds
of names" while drunk In Chicago, and
ne nuQ neard GOulperS voice lehulnS the
singers at the alleged Seattle carousal.
Mcdonald then turned to the assertion
of Gompers that an assessment for the
Michigan copper strikers would disrupt
the federation.
He asserted the American Federation
of Labor had no money to aid the strik-
ers, but charged that it had plenty to
aid democratic candidates, giving an al
legged instance in Michigan election.
Mcdonald declared that the reason the
assessment had not been levied was due
to the fact that the best Of feeling be-
tween the officers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners did not exist.
In concluding the Illinois miner made
a plea that the delegates give close at
tention to Gompers.
Resents Plan
Il resent the hypocritical plea of Nc
Donald for hearing for me-" Gompers
said, when the cheers had died down
THE worst criminal in the land has a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
GORGAs CONFIRMED
AS SURGEON GENERAL

Washington. January 30.-Col.
William C. Gorgas, the man who
drove disease from the Panama ca
nal zone, was confirmed today by
the Senate as surgeon general of
the army to succeed the late Gen.
George Fl. Torney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31

Tspisht the revised list prepared by
Can ain johnson, who survived the
sunlen vessel. showed:
Issts Passengers 10. crew ~, to-
tai %.
s,ved. Passengers 10. crew 60, to-
hal 20.
|BI( SHIPS MOVED
SLOWLY IN FOG
Under the thick band OF fog that
hid the heavily running sea, both big
tbips were making their was slowly
spd with difficulty i'm the early morn
Ing. The Monroe. with Captain John
ton ON the bridge and double look
but peering into the fog ahead. was
l.dging under half speed TO the north
ward, having left Norfolk for New
kork last evening with nerve rack
ing, fog bound voyage in prospect. The
Nantucket. heavily laden with freight
and with but two passengers aboard,
was nosing her way southward, bound
rom Boston to Norfolk. Urged through
the dripping fog. the two vessels slow
were drawn toward each other.
The crash came about 40 o'clock with
but warning Out of the grayblack fog
hat shut out even the waves from view.
he CLEAN of the Nantuckets search
Light scarcely touched the dripping side
|pf the Monroe before the high steel prov
'bf the southwark bound vessel cut into
'1er side with a ripping and crashing of
plates that threw the stricken ship aback
.rhe Nantucket, with her bow crushed in,
backed out of sight into the fog, as
captain Johnson. seeing that his vessel
WAS fatally stricken, shouted an order
For the lifeboats.
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DEATH LIST OF STEAMER DISASTER TOTALS FORTYONE
APPALLING STORY OF RESCUE TOLD SURVIVOR
LIST OF DEAD AND
RESCUED IN MONROE
STEAMER DISASTER
Missing

Passengers: Mrs. W. L. Bolton. New
ark, n. j.
First Lieut.. lie Grand B. Curtis. Sec
ond Coast Artillery, Watervliet Arsenal.
n. Y, died after rescue
Mrs. D. Gibson, New York.
j Haskell, Cortlandt, n. Y.
W. II. Ingram, Sumter, S. c.
Charles NJ Jolleff. Macaria Theatrical
company
Mrs. Thomas r. Harrington. Bridge
port. Conn. (died on steamer NantuckeO.
Mr.. Lewis, Macaria Theatrical COM
pany.
j. Okakamato, Japanese.
Mrs. c, w. Bole and child of Gray
Sussex county, Va.
]. f. Ray, New York. ;
Steerage passengers: =
j. Gilbert. -. 80
NJ. Bolen, New York
c. Roper, New York. 90
I. Wilson, New York.
Crew:
Boatswain N. Nelson.
Quartermaster Guiles.
Bow Lookout A. Soydin.
Deck Watchman T. Juvich
Saloon Watchman L. Ward
First Wireless Operator Ferdinand J.
Kuehn
Third Assistant Engineer Braxton Has
kins.
White Stewardess Mrs Courtney.
Colored Stewardess Patsy Wallace.
Second Cook l. White.
Third Cook Joe Bradrolf.
Head Waiter p Davis.
Walters. j. Delk j. Martin, A. Prad-
dey, d. Proverbs, w A. Gardner
Among the unaccounted for of the crew
are also several deck hands and coal
passers who have not yet been checked
up by the company
List of Saved
A. G. Brown, New York.
Harry Ludwig, New York.
William Clausen, Milwaukee.
Fred c. Davis. Brooklyn.
c. II. Davis, New York.
Ralph Flanagan, Brooklyn.
Edward German, Philadelphia.
Adolph Hamburger. New York.
I. r. Harrington, Bridgeport, Conn.
f. p. Lyons, New York.
A. F. McNar Buffalo
]. NJ Montgomery, Macaria Theatrical
company.
George NJ Marlow, Macaria Theatrical
company.
Joseph Moore Macarla Theatrical com
pany.
Joseph r. Mann, Macaria Theatrical
company.
Miss sane McCombs. Maearia The
atrical company.
c. Nylan, New York.
e ]. J. Newby. United States navy.
James O'Connel Washington, d. C.
c. W. Poole, Gray. Va.
Charles Rawlings, Lawrenceville, Va
Mrs. Charles Rawlings Lawrenceville,
Va.
Mrs. ]. r. Ray. New York
Miss Eeona Soaie, Maeafia Theatrical
company.
w. SNYDER New York
Miss Hilda Thackeray, Macaria The
atrical company.
A. H. Tillet Macaria Theatrical COM
pany.
B. B. Vernon, Macaria Theatrical COM
pany.
R. S. VanWinl<le, Nutley, N. j.
Mrs. T. j. Woods, Norfolk, Va.
George E. williamson New York.
John williams, New York.
George Williams. New York.
Howard Wilkinson, Norfolk.
Miss TIilda Haveland, Macaria The
atrical company.
Steerage:
John Falkon.
C. Smith.
Louise V. Scott. New York.
Ada Mccoy.
Miss Hida Thackery.
Miss Saville, Macaria Theatrical COM
pany.
F. C. Davis, Brooklyn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-31
HALL AND DANIELS
TO Be COMMERCE
COMMISSIONERS
Will in All Probability Suc-
ceed Marble and Prouty.
Both Are Highly
Recommended

Washington, January 3O.-Winthrop
Moore Daniels of Princeton, n. j..
chairman of the New Jersey public
utilities commission, and Henry Clay
Hall of Colorado Springs. president of
the Colorado Bar association, probably
will be named as members OF the IN
terstate commerce commission tomor-
rew by President Wilson.
The senator's from New Jersey and
Colorado were consulted about their
appointments late this afternoon.
News of the selection of the two inter-
state commerce commissioners to fill the
vacancies caused by the death of John
d. Marble and the resignation of Charles
A. Prouty spread rapidly through the
capitol where Congressman for weeks had
been urging no less than 50 different can
didates.
Hall Highly Recommended
Mr.. Hall was recommended by virtually
the entire Colorado congressional delega-
ton. who urged that their state was en-
titled to representation on the commits
sion. Mr.. Daniels is personal choice
by the President. He is an intimate
friend and long time associate In college
work Mr.. Daniels graduated from
Princeton university in 1885, and went
back, there four years later as an instruc-
ton, finally becoming professor of eco
nomics and public finance, on which sub
jects he wrote text books In use in many
colleges. During the summer months he
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Hall Highly Recommended

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Resents Plan

Il resent the hypocritical plea of Me-
Donald for a hearing for me- Gompers
said when the cheers had died down.
THE worst criminal in the land has
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