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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
CONDUCT OF MONROE
OFFICERS INVESTIGATED

manned in one minute and fifty-two
seconds The members Of the board SAID
they could not understand why some %
the Monroe's lifeboats could not be low
ered even in five minutes. Both wit
nesses replied that the ship listed imTne-
diateIy after the collision and that in
few minutes she was almost on her
beam ends. making 1t impossible to
launch them. The witnesses could not
say why these boats aud nest of five
life RATS were not cut away and allowed
to fall into the water whore struggling
passengers and members of the crew
could have hung on to them. Both Wit
nesses said that. so far as they knew
no orders we're given TO cut away this
life saving equipment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
SIX PRISONERS DIG HOLE
THROUGH WALL TO SAFETY

the jail keys from the sheriffs office 100
yards away, and then released the other
five.
The men who escaped were Joseph e.
Smith, charged with burglary and break
ing jail; Edward Dunn. burglary; Cor
nelia Estopa. burglary; Norris Nicaise.
larceny; Tim Williams. carrying con-
cealed weapons. and Oliver.
Oliver and Smith broke out Of the
same Jail last December by twisting ofe
a brass faucet. using It to loosen this
mortar between the bricks. They were
recaptured near the town
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
FORMER VISCOUNT
SIUZO AOKI DEAD

Toxic, February 1s-viscount' siuzo
AoSi. former Japanese ambassador TO
the United States, died today. The Wis
count had been i'll for sometime. The
diplomat was the son of village doc
tor and was born in 1914. He was
among the first of the Japanese to
seek an education abroad going to
Germany for this purpose in 1859.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
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!. !, KENNEDY To Be
BURIED WEDNESDAY
Await Family's Arrival for
Funeral of the Dead
Treasurer

Buffalo. y. y. February 1.-THE fu-
neral OF John ]. Kennedy. the state treas
uer, who committed suicide here Sunday,
will be held wednesday morning. All the
arrangements have not yet been made.
as the family is awaiting the arrival OF
John p. Hopkins. former mayor OF Chi
cage and a lifelong friend, who will take
charge of the funeral
The board OF aldermen, of which MIR.
Kennedy was a member for 20 years,
adopted a resolution expressing regret 1T
the loss of a faithful public Official. =
loyai and patriotic citizen" and many
other organizations with which Mr.. Ken
nedy was identified took similar action
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
Lieut.. J. McMurray Killed
When Machine Falls 500
Feet Into Water
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
NOT YET DETERMINED
Death of Young Aviator Deeply Felt
in Washington - Daniels Sends
Message of Smypathy-Second
Naval Aviator to Be Killed

Pensacola. February 1e--bielt. J. Me-
Murray of the United States naval AVA
tion corps stationed here was instantly
killed about o'clock this afternoon when
his machine plunged into Pensacola bay.
He fell about 800 feet The machine was
demolished and Lieutenant McMurray's
body was discovered shortly afterwards
about 100 yards from the spot where
he fell
Lieutenant McMurray had been flying
out In the gulf and was returning TO
the station when the accident occurred.
An investigation has not revealed the
cause OF the accident.
The death of Lieutenant MeMnrray Is
the first fatality that has occurred at
the Pensacola station.
Three or -four aviators had been in
the air during the afternoon and Lieu-
tenant Murray was among them. lie
crcled over the gulf several times and
came over the city. lie had been in
the air about an hour. possibly and
about o'clock he was coming toward
the city from the gulf at an altitude
OF about 500 feet when spectators saw
the machine dip it's nose suddenly to-
ward the water. Some thought the avia-
tor had control OF the craft and would
rlane upward, but this he did not do.
Instead the aeroplane turned its nose
still further downward and gaining
velocity, struck the water with tre-
mondous force, the water splashing
up into the fair for 80 feet.
From the top of one of the tall
haldings in the city. the weather OBJ
server saw the accident and quickly
telephoned TO the aviation station and
the boats In the harbor The latter re-
sponded quickly while two OF the aero
planes at the station flew up to the
scene of the wreck. The body of tho
lieutenant was found floating some dis
tance away from the machine and the
latter. crushed almost to pieces, float
ed in the water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17

Bay St. Louis, Miss February 16.-Four
white men charged with, burglary, one
enlarged with carrying concealed weap-
l 2ns, and another charged with larceny,
| Escaped from the Hancock county jail
here last night by digging hole through
q three-foot brick wall.
One of seven negro prisoners who re-
fused to leave. said the escaped men
were directed In their work by Alfred
Oliver. aged 20. charged with burglary
and breaking jail. He said one of the
prisoners escaped through the hole. stole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
.UNDERWR|TE STOCK
! OF WESTERN UNION
Plan to Seperate Interests of
Telephone and Telegraph
Companies Announced

New York, February 16-For the pur-
pose of underwriting Western Union Tele-
graph company stock to the amount of
about sse,ooooOo. now owned by the Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph company,
a syndicate. at the head of which is
Kuhn. Loeb & CO.. has been formed, ac-
cording to an announcement made to-
night.
Details of the underwriting plan have
not as Yet been made public, but It Is
understood that 1t is designed TO carry
out the agreement reached recently be.
tween federal department of justice and
the American Telephone and Telegraph
company. providing for the segregation Of
the interests of the Western Union and
the American Telephone and Telegraph
companies 1t is the intention Of the syn
dicate to undervrite the stock to present
shareholders of the Western Union COM
pany.
1t is said that on October q, 1911 the
American Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany owned 500, 657200 worth of Western
y MON stock of total of ss0.000,000 then
outstanding. Due to the fact that the
Telegraph company was being voted on
in block. this one-third holding gave the
company control over the Western Union,
1t was charged by the government The
stock in question was acquired by the
telephone company through purchase OF
the Gould, Sage and Morosini holdings
Under Investigation
The American Telephone and Telegraph
company was under investigation by the
department of justice for number OF
years, it being charged by the various
Independent telephone interests that the
trunk lines 3of the combination were
closed to them and competition stifled
The Maokay companies complained of
unfair treatment in the matter of rates
charged on messages transferred from
it's system to the Western Union and al
legged that the telephone company in
structed the operators to switch all sub
scribers wishing to send a telegram on
to the wires and offices of the Western
Union which complaints were sustained
by the public service commission.
In addition to its promise to relinquish
its Western Union holdings the telephone
company's agreement with the depart
ment of justice also provided that neither
the parent company nor any other COM
pany. in the Bell system hereafter will
acquire dominion or control over com
peting telephone company. The agree
ment also stipulated that arrangements
would be made promptly by which all
other telephone companies could secure
for their subscribers toll service over the
lines of the Bell companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
NEGRO TAKEN FROM
TRAIN AND LyNCHED
Mississippi Mob Stops Train,
Takes Prisoner From the
Sheriff and Hangs Him

fernando, Miss. February I6.-stop-
ping an Illinois Central passenger train
In the woods near Love, Miss, late to-
day n mob of nbout 80 masked men
held passengers and members of the
crew at bny under cover Of reyoIvers
while they forced sheriff E. +. Nichols
of DeSoto county to turn over to them
johnson McGuirIS and bill Philips, ne
arscs. accused OF woundine &. x. Iu-
Ernm, n wealthy mill owner, near n.y.
haIn, Miss. several weeks ago. Me-
Guirk was hanged from n railroad tres
tie and Phillips restored to the custody
Of the sheriff.
When the sheriff and his two pris-
oners diSembarked the mob permitted
the train to proceed while they marched
the handcuffed negroes to the trestle
Preparations were being made to lynch
both but the pleadings of Nichols in
behalf of Phillips, against whom, IL is
stated, the evidence Is slight, was ef-
fective. and he was returned to the
sheriff. With little ceremony a rope
wds placed around McGuirk's neck and
he was forced to leap from the bridge
The mob then dispersed and Nichols
came to fernando aboard later train
with his prisoner.
Terrify Passengers
The two negroes were being brought
to Hernando from Batesville, where
they had been taken at the time of
aft 70, ,,;fI o..
preliminary hearing tomorrow. At
Love station the mob surrounded the
train and while four of the men took
charge OF the engine crew others
marched through the train terrifying
the passengers with the brandishing
'reyolvers and shooting irons.
Nichols declares that his first inti-
nation that mob had taken possess
sisnaw when two pistols and II shot
gun were pressed against his face with
orders to deliver the negroes. Realiz-
ine, he explains, that resistance would
have been futile, he devoted himself to
saving Phillips. Against McGuirk. 1t
is declared, considerable evidence had
been secured tending to establish his
guilt
So far as can be ascertalned none Of
the members of the mob have been
identified.
Ingram was shot from ambush three
weeks ago. lie was taken to a Mem
pllis hospital. where he is still in q
precarious condition.
At the time of the shooting several
hundred men secured the woods about
Iiynalia for 4S hours in search of Nc
Gu.rk, who was captured in an ad-
joining county by a sheriff's posse and
taken to Batesville before the fact of
his arrest became generally known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
Scraps of Messages From
Stricken Vessel Makes
Real Plight Uncertain
CALLS FOR HELP
SENT TO CUTTERS
Ship Pounding Heavily in Fierce
Snowstorm and Gale, But Frag-
mentary Reports Tell of
No Immediate Danger

Gayhead, Mass. February 16.-For
SIX hours tonight the Febre Steamship
company's liner Roma, with more than
400 passengers and crew Of 100.
bound from MarseiIIes for Providence
and New York, was reported In pre-
carious condition on the rocky shoals
of No Mans Land. shortly after 10
o'clock message was picked up, say
Ing the vessel had fioated ana was
proceeding to Providence.
This was confirmed by late mes
sage to the naval radio station at New
port. Conditions for wireless work were
very poor and details of the accident
wero lacking, But from the messages
sent by the Roma's radio there seemed
to be no grave concern on the part of
Captain Combernous for the safety of
his ship or passengers.
The Roma struck on the southerly
side of the bleak little island during a
blizzard which at that time was central
over Nantucket a few miles away. The
gale was from the northeast and later
backed into the northwest, piping up
over a mile q minute. The direction of
-
walton of the steamer. Although moth
ing was said of how the Roma man
aged to get free, mariners said the
northwest gale would help blow her off.
The Roma was not expected to reach
Providence before daylight.
Tonight the fate of the vessel was in
doubt. The static conditions We're bad
And wireless communication with her was
uncertain. A message picked up al
Siasconset three hours after the steamer
had made known her plight seemed to
indicate that she had floated, but the
meaning of the dispatch was not clear.
Assistance was delayed by binding
snowstorm which carried ON the wings of
a. 7e-nlile wind, made navigation in the
vicinity of the Forbidding Island ex-
tremely hazardous. The revenue cutter
1tasca in the western end of Long Island
Sound was first to respond 10 the dis
iress signals. but had before her hard
fight of several hours. The revenue
cutter Acushnet set out from New Bed
ford al 10 o'clock on an equally difficult
trip. 50 .g.-,s,..s - +. IL s.
Was Due Saturday
The Roma was due at Providence last
Saturday and after buclSing gales all the
way across the Atlantic, ran into a gale
that moving eastward. was central to-
night off Nantucket Apparently the
vessel was 20 miles off her course which
lies along what is known as the 20
fathom curve when she brought up Oh
the south shore off No Mans Land. The
direction of the wind was her Immediate
salvation for few vessels have escaped
from the rocks of The little island with
the wind from the south.
The egg-shaped island with a coast line
of three miles, lies about eight miles
south of Gay Head light and is the
most isolated place of habitation on the
Atlantic coast A single family lives
there this winter.
Message for Aid
The first wireless .nessage from the
Roma was picked up at the Naval Radio
CONTINUED on Page Eleyenl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
Naval Officers Shocked

Washington, February 16+News or
the fatal accident 70 Lieut. j. Nee
Murray at Pensacola Fla, shocked the
naval officers and officials of che navy
dopartnlent. Who REGARDED the young
officer as one OF the most skii1ful avf-
ntors of the corps. lie was the sec
ond navy flier to lose his life. the first,
having been Ensign W. ID. Billings1ey.
who fell to his death In Chesapeake
bay. near Annapolis, on june 20. last.
No official report on the tragedy had
come TO the department tonight and Of
ficials were not inclined to discuss the
probable cause. They expressed pro-
found grief over the news and spoke
feeligly OF Lieutenant Murray's fine
qualities as an officer and man.
When | hear of such accidents as
this | am almost persuaded TO the be-
lief that the tolls which science and
progress exact are too heavy" said
Secretary Daniels.
Daniels Expresses Regret
Mr.. Daniels expressed regret that tue
records of the department We're not
available so that he might communi-
cate tonight with the relatives of the
young officer.
Lieutenant Murray was regarded by
his fellow officers as a most prom
lsing officer" he said. "ITe bore prom
Use of great usefulness TO his country I'm
the development of his profession ana
know of none that I could more just
ly praise for his application to his
chosen work.
"Lieutenant Murray was one Of tho
iaost promising officers in the bavy.
said Assistant Secretary Roosevelt.
Ellis record was most excellent and
he would have been promoted to the
rank OF lieutenant commander in an
other year"
Capt. W. I. Chambers, head OF the
navy aviation corps, said: "tieuteuant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17
Emergency Ward Dedicated

New York, February 1s.-The emer-
gency ward OF St. vincent's hospital here
was formally dedicated today to the
memory OF DIR. William Francis Norman
O'Louehlin. surgeon Of the Titanic, who
perished on board his ship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-17

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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-03-19
WHY NOT THE
ELECTRIC CITY
WITH GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR
ELECTRIC USE WILLISTON
SHOULD BE THE ELECTRIC
CITY
Ever since the closing of the con-

Ever since the closing of the con-
tract with the Government Irrigation
I Project Power plant for electricity
for the city of Williston there has
been discussions pro and con regard
ing the cost and use of electricity
here. Citizens have been looking else
where for information as to its var
ious uses and find that many cities
are giving their citizens the advant-
age Of rates enabling them to use
electricity for cooking and the var
ious other uses it could be put to in
the home. A number of the farmers
under the project and several of them
taking the eastern trip came back
with the idea that instead of calling
Williston the "City of Opportunity"
it should be known as the "Electric
City" of North Dakota. Calling it the
City Of Opportunity in their opinion
was rather foolish as opportunities
came to those who made them and this
name would rather imply that the op-
portunities came to anyone who would
sit down and wait for them here.
The farmers think we have a
golden opportunity with the present
cheap rates to use electricity for al
most everything. They would also
rlike to see the consumption increased
for what would help Williston in this
respect would also help all farmers
under the project and the increased
payments to the government would
naturally be benefit to the irriga-
tion project and thus benefit to the
farmers under the project.
Next Monday evening the Willlston
Commercial club expects to take up
the question of White Wav for Will
'liston. This will be an excellent move
as it will beautifv the city and aid in
electric consumption. The following
week the President states they expect
to take up the question of cooking
power and light rate. Many cities are
giving the people cooking rate
which enables them to cook by cleo
t1icity as cheaply as by gasoline and
without the dirt and danger that goes
with the use Of gasoline stoves. There
Ms no handler. cleaner or nicer method
of cooking than by electricity and
there is no reason why the citizens of
~Williston should not enjoy its use for
this purpose Turn out to these meet
ing. They are of interest to every
user of electricity in the city and
good work along.
You will find that Bismarck, Bill
1ings, Great Falls and many other
western cities are using electricity for
cooking and that the number of cleo
! trio ranges in these various places are
rapidly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-03-19
DOYLE GETS u. S.
MARSHALL JOB
WILSON NOMINATED
81. DOYLE FOR MARSHALL
MONDAY

Washington, March 16.-Stephen j.
Doyle Of Darlington, N. D., was today
nominated by President Wilson as
United States marshal to succeed
James F. Shea.
The nomination went to the United
States senate this afternoon, and was
referred to the regular committee.
The action of President Wilson in
nominating Mr.. Doyle today is the
elimination of a long fight that has
been waged on the position, and which
has been particularly animated within
the last few weeks.
BY endorsing Doyle for the posi-
ton, the department of justice and
President Wilson override the dem
ocratic state organization which,
through National Committeeman
Bruegger of Williston, and State
Chairman D H. Macarthur of Fargo,
had endorsed William Collins of Bot
tineau for the position.
Doyle obtained the support of the
department Of justice several weeks
ago when his name was sent up to
President Wilson. Messrs. Bruegger
and Macarthur became aware of the
fact, and hied themselves to Wash
ington where they nave spent about
three weeks seeking to head off the
action taken by the president today.
Is Prominent Politician
Mr.. Doyle is prominent democra-
tic politician of the state, who has
been a member of the legislature; who
was candidate for congress in the
Second district two years ago.
The term of J. F. Shea already has
expired and he holds Office now by
virtue Of the fact that the democrats
have been at war among themselves
on the appointment.
The fight will be continued before
the committee.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-03-19
NORTH DAKOTA'S
GREAT RESOURCES
AT RECENT AGRICULTURALBAN-
QUIET AT FORKS RESOURCES
OF STATE WERE DISCUSSED

Grand Froks, March 18.-The won-
derful resources and development of
North Dakota were discussed by the
speakers at the recent Agricultural
Achievement Banquet at Grand Forks
and particular emphasis was laid up
on the following group of facts, study
them, they illustrate the greatness Of
North Dakota:
The bank capital and surplus of
North Dakota's state and national
banks is $2O,6OO,O0O.
North Dakota's bank deposits in
creased from S9,109,O0O in 1898 to
s90,32l 900 in 1913 or 1000 per cent.
No other state can approach this in
percentage of increase.
North Dakota has the largest un-
developed coal area in the world.
North Dakota has the largest till
able area Of any state in the Union.
North Dakota has the lowest death
rate, and the highest birth rate of any
state.
North Dakota live stock marketed
at South St. Paul as follows:
In 1918, hogs, head, 163,O33. 1912,
hogs, head 64,044, per cent increase
At. In 1913, sheep, head 79,425. 1912,
sheep. head 59,572; per cert increase
33. In 1913, horses, head, 558,237.
1912, horses, head, percent
increase135. In 1913 car loads, 6,31C.
1912 car loads 4,1O4; percent of in
crease 81.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1914-03-19
DURUM WHEAT
IN THE DAKOTAS
PRODUCTION DECREASED DUR
ING PAST FEW YEARS-PRICES
NOW ABOUT EQUAL TO NO.
HARD

Washington, D. c., March 14.-The
production of durum wheat in the.
three states of Minnesota, North Da--
kota, and South Dakota (Which pro-
duced 95 per cent of all grown in the
United States in the Census year
19O9), in 1913 was about 21,529,OOC
bushels, as compared with 34,561 ,OO0'
bushels in 1912, 16,O24,O00 in 1911
24,131 900 in 1910, and 37,S31 900 IN
1909 These figures, except for 1903
which are Census figures, are esti-
mates made in the Bureau of Statls-
tics of the Department Of Agriculture.
OF the total production of all wheat
in the three States named, smaller
proportion (13.5 per cent? was, durum
than in any of the preceding four
years. This reduction of durum last
year is due in part to the fact that
crop yields last year were relatively
shortest in those sections where
durum wheat is mostly grown, and
in part to a greater preference Tor
other varieties last year than IN the
preceding several years.
Durum wheat yields better than
common spring wheat, but an obstacle
to the growing of it has been the low
price obtained for it as compared with
the price of common varieties. IN
1909, although durum wheat yielded
about two bushels per acre more than
common spring, it sold for about II
cents per bushel less than common
spring, and was therefore less profit
able. But the demand for durum has
been increasing until this year the
difference in prices is slight; in fact
at Duluth durum wheat on some days,
lately has been selling on a par with
No. / Hard spring wheat. With such
near equality of prices durum wheat
can be grown more profitably than
common spring in the western part OF
the spring wheat states North and
South Dakota), when good seed can
be obtained.
Durum wheat was introduced pri-
marily for growth in the semi-arld
regions in the western parts OF the
spring wheat states, but in fact much
smaller proportion Of the wheat crop
! in the western part Of the States OF
! North and South Dakota is durum
| wheat than in the eastern part. Thus,
| in North Dakota the wheat crop OF
the western third of the State Is 20.
per cent durum, the central third 10.
per cent, and in the eastern third 25.l
Der cent is durum wheat. Similarly,
in South Dakota, in the western third
1875 per cent of it's wheat is durum.
in the central third ia per cent, and
in the eastern third 49.4 per cent is,
durum wheat.
A comparison of this season with,
1909 Census year, shows that in
yield per acre the relative position of
durum wheat and common spring has.
changed only moderately, but the dis
count of the price of durum, under
that of common spring, is not nearly
so great now as in 1909. In 1909 the
value per acre Of durum was less than
common spring, whereas in 1913 the
value per acre of durum is greater
than the value per acre of common
spring wheat.