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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
MAY POSTPONE ARGUMENTS IN
 LEO FRANK CASE

Atlanta, May Assignments on the fenced Leo M. Frank to be hanged for the murder of 14-year- old Mary Pha- gan are scheduled to be heard in the superior court here tomorrow Hugh M. Dorsey, solicitor general and chief of the states legal forces.
 indicated tonight. however, that he would probably ask for postpone ment on account of lack of time for preparation of the prosecutions plea. The motion of the defense for an an
 nulment of the verdict is based on the absence of the factory superintendent from the courtroom when it was re- turned. The question involved is whether his attorneys had the right to agree to his absence which was sug- gested by the presiding judge on ac- count of the feeling against the de- fendant.
 Counsel for the defense plan to con- fer with Benjamin H. Hill, superior judge, on tomorrow regarding the cer- tification to be made to the state su- preme court. where the defense has an- nounced it will carry the extraordinary motion for new trial, which was overruled by Judge Hill.
 Investigation of the bribery charges and allegations of coercion and per jury that characterized the recent hear ing on the extraordinary motion for a new trial will be asked by Judge Hill of the grand jury. which meets May IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
To Teach Spanish

T was extremely glad to learn on
 my visit to the superintendent of schools when I was here last that d thorough course of Spanish was, per haps, to be inaugurated in the high school here next year. Spanish is the most important foreign language that any young person in Birmingham can learn at the present time. The Panama canal means more to the people of Ala bama than to those of almost any oth- CT state in the union, if you will only take advantage of it. You may have noticed in the newspapers that the Jap anese government has just authorized
 subsidy of $9O0,000 per annum for steamship line to come from Japan through the Panama canal to our gulf and south Atlantic coast ports. Tn oth- CT words. the Japanese are making such greater efforts to get beenfits from the canal than we are, and if I were a citizen of Alabama such action on the part of Japan and on the part of Spain, which has a large steamship line all ready to go through the canal to Cal ifornia. would put me to shame when I considered that the canal would never have been built if it had not been for one of the greatest sons of Alabama, the late Senator John T. Nor gan, and that the lives of countless thousands were saved during it's con
  ments of another son of Alabama, Col. William C. Gorgas. great part of the training that Colonel Goethals re- ceived was on the Tennessee river In northern Alabama. and cannot believe that the citizens of this great and pro- gressive state will allow the South American opportunities to get pas, without making a permanent and con structive effort to secure as much of | it as they possibly can In two days the canal will be actually and perma nently open and American merchant ships will be the first to pass through | it. As the 10th falls on Sunday, un- fortunately for you all, you cant have l a special holiday. but I hope that you will all think of and be inspired by the life work and purpose of John T. Morgan on that day, the man who
 could always break his own record and i that of many others"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09

for place on the ways and means but he has hardly been in Congress long enough to hope to win such place. and as he is not a lawyer he could not con tend for a place on the Judiciary. or course the new members have no chance to land a committee assignment in their first terms on either of these big com- mittees 1t looks like, therefore, that the state is to lose it's representation on these two big committees when it loses the chairmanships.
 Mir J'nderwoods long experience in
 Congress and the spurs he has won as
 leader of the House will be a great deal of help to him in obtaining important committee assignments in the Senate Senator Bankhead is now the chairman of one of the most important committees in that body-postoffices and post roads in addition to this chairmanship Senator Bankhead has a membership on five other mittees-transportation routes to the | seaboard, coast and insular survey. com merce, conservation of national resources
 and standard weights and measures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
CHILD WALKING BETWEEN FRIENDS
 KILLED BY BOLT

Selma, May S.-(Special.) al.)-According to a report received here Friday Ella Black. 16-year-old negro girl, was instantly
 killed by lightning on the plantation of
 R. B. King in the western section of
 the county thursday afternoon. The girl
 with a number of other negroes was at
 work in field when a black cloud came up and the negroes quit work and started
 home walking abreast iptthe road. They had gone only a short distance from the field when there was flash of lightning and Ella Black who was walking in the middle of the bunch of several negroes, fell over dead. An examination of tine body of the girl later revealed there wS.s not an abrasion of the skin, but that every bone in the body had been broken. The other negroes were only slightly shocked by the lightning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
M. [. CONFERENCE .DEVOTES MUCH TIME ID SPECIAL PRAYER
Proposals to Change Meas, ure Urging Cooperation With COlOred Church
 Causes Debate

Oklahoma City, Okla. May S.-Proposals made on the floor of the convention, sug- gesting changes in the phsaseology of a measure which urged cooperation with the Colored Methodist Episcopal church in America. caused spirited debate today in the quadrennial conference of the Meth odist Episcopal church. south.
 Discussion of the proposed amendments had not been concluded when the confer ence adjourned for the day.
 The greater part of the days session was devoted to a special prayer service. Provision was made in a resolution adopt ed yesterday for the setting aside cer- tain day each year for prayer ito se- cure special guidance and help in deal ing with the problems and questions of more than ordinary importance which are to be considered"
 Bishop E. R. Hendrix of Kansas City presided during the devotional session. Among those who lead in prayer were: Rev. G. Carter, missionary from Mex ico Rev. J. w Cline. president of the Methodist university at Soo Chow, China Rev William Bradfield, fraternal delegate from the British Wesleyan church, and Bishop W. A. Candler. MT. Carter prayed that solution of the present diff |oulties between Mexico and the United States will be found without recourse to war.
 Bishop Candler offered a special prayer for Baron Yun. member of the Meth odist Episcopal church in Corea, now con- fined in a Corean prison, charged with conspiracy against "the life of the gov ernor-general of Corea.
 Several resolutions presented today urged the church to adopt resolutions against the use of tobacco. One was of fered in behalf of the Womens s Christian Temperance union of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
MANY ALABAMA CHANGES
 IN THE COMING CONGRESS
By C. E. STEWART

Washington, May s-(Special.)-ln the shifting fortunes of politics Alabama is to lose much of her prestige in the House of Representatives in the way of chair manships in the Sixty-fourth Congress. Under the unwritten law of seniority, it takes long time to win ,the chairman ship of big committee. No matter how able a congressman may be, when he enters the House he must win his spurs in that body before he gets much recog- milton, and even then he takes his place at the foot of the committees to which he is appointed and only time and the passing out of his colleagues ahead of him promotes him to higher position.
 Even then he can only win chairman ship when his party controls the House. It took Oscar Underwood 16 years to win the charmanship of the ways and means committee, and it took Henry Clayton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
 FILED BY CANDIDATES

Montgomery. May s.-(special.) Expense accounts of number of can didates who ran in the primary on April were filed in the office of Sec retary of State Cyrus B. Brown to- day.
 The largest account was filed by Walter D. Seed, who ran for governor MT Seed spent $5250. Other expense accounts were as follows: Oscar L. Gray. nominated for Congress from the First district, $3256. K. T. Simpson oi Florence, candidate for supreme court $2S20: J. c. Milner of Lamar. candi- date for state senate from Twelfth district, $25550; Hal T.. Walker. can didate for house from Montgomery county, s65; T. $. Faulk of Samson ca ndidate for the senate from Twenty third district. $65.90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09

lures which require a great deai Of structural steel. In 1912 nearly $500, oo0 worth of iron and steel nails were imported Into Argentina. of which only very small amount came from the United States and only about s160, 900 worth of the million dollars worth of bolts and nuts which were imported aaring the year came from the United states. the remainder having been inn ported from England, France, Germany ana Belgium. Almost the same propor- tlon holds true of steel rails. In 1912 the United States only supplied 40 per cent of the steel rails sent to Ar gentina, the remainder coming from the United Kingdom, Germany and Bel sium. Again under the general head ing of manufactures of iron of the to- tai amount of $1,40o.000 worth. only s220.00o came from the United States. The United States supplied per cent of the total imports of iron columns and beams, which amounted to Ss.35o,- 0oo. Over $1,200, 900 worth of galvan- iZed iron pipe were imported from Eng land and Germany, which could have come from Birmingham. There is also great and growing market for Ala bama coal in Argentina. Tn 1910 We sold Argentina 1S,414 tons of bitumin- ous coal, valued al $47.7S1, while in 1912 our sales to that country had in creased to 156,792 tons thereof, val ued at s57O535
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
25O QUALIFY FOR
 NAVAL ACADEMY

Annapolis. Md, May S.--Two hum dred and fifty-seyen youths from vari- ous parts of the country were accept- ed to their mental qualifications out of the 500 who recently took the examination for admission to the naval academy. The list of candidates found to be eligible mentally was nounced today. These with some l50 others who already had passed the mental test will be examined physieal-i ly about June 1. next, when the form aton of next years fourth class will begin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
KILLED TRYING TO
 SAVE COMP ANON

Fort Smith. Ark, May s.-Frances spankee. 16 years old, met death today while trying to save Mary Oberlee, her s-year-old companion. The girls were walking over a trestle near Clarksville when they heard the approaching train. Both ran. Frances cleared the trestle, but when she looked around Mary vas sit ting on the structure, ,her foot caught be- tween the ties.
 Frances ran back and as she bent to ex- tricate the imprisoned foot the locomotive struck both girls and hurled them from the trestie Frances was killed and Mary suffered severe injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09

day night. The meeting will be presided over by President w. C. Agee of the Dallas County Henderson club and the principal speaker of the evening will be w. H. Sanford. Mr. Sanford will wind up the campaign in Dallas county Satur- day. He will speak at Tyler Staton Sat urday afternoon at 30 0 clock. Everything is in readiness in Dallan county for the election Monday. sheriff Randall Friday sent ont the ballot boxes. ballots and returning blanks to the elec- tion officers in the different precincts of the county and it is now predicted that at least 2000 votes will he cast In the primary Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 J. P. Patton, Birmingham, to Miss Ella Mize.
 R. w. Furman Birmingham, to Miss Margaret Smith.
 Oscar Daffron. Ragland, to Miss Eetta Gailups.
 James M. Domit Birmingham, to Miss Bahin Nohra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
ENCOURAGES SOUTH
 AMERICAN TRADE Chandler Delivers Enlight- ening Lecture At School TO TEACH SPANISH
Arrangements Being Made to Teach Language Here In Hopes of En- couraging Intercourse Be-
 tween Countries

Having been impressed with the pos abilities of trade relations between this district and South American coun- tries brought about by the work of Chrales L. Chandler South American agent for the Southern railway and allied lines, the board of education, it is said, will establish class in Spanish in the local high school. No decision has been reached but John l.. Parker, president of the board, said yesterday that MT. Chandler's work had made a great impression on the officials and that some official state ment would be made soon.
 MT. Chandler was here yesterday and at the high school delivered this address:
 '.How to build up, secure and retain a diversified export trade Is one of the most important problems for a new industrial city such as Birming- ham. which is very we'll located to de- velop a large export business with South America, as she is less than 300 miles by direct rail connections from the port of Mobile. A direct line of steamers goes every month from Mo- bile to Argentina, our largest South American customer. Argentina is a very remarkable country. She has only about 9,ooo,ooo people and in 1913 she had foreign trade of over $500, ,000, 900.
 Large Foreign Trade
 That is the largest per capita for eign trade of any country in the world and furthermore. their purcha ases from the world at large are constantly ex- banding. She is particularly good and constant customer for everything made in Birmingham, as she has no manu- factures of iron and steel and must import all of Birmingham's produce for many years to come. For instance, there are over 50 sugar refineries in northern Argentina in which over $20,- 000.000 are invested. Here is a rich market for sugar machinery of all kinds. Again, there is a great field in Argentina for both Alabama coal and lumber. Over $25, ,00O, 900 worth of coal is imported into Argentina annually from England, and a market for lum- Der of all kinds as Argentina imports annually over $13,000,000 worth of lum- Der, a large portion of which comes from our gulf states. The market for all kinds of iron and steel products Is both extensive and diversified. There are very few countries in the world which have a greater variety of iron and steel products than Argentina In the great city of Buenos Aires, the Ar genuine capital, there are over 10000 new buildings erected annually and many skyscrapers and elevated struc-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
HENDERSON RALLY
 IN SELMA TONIGHT

Selma. May s,-tSpecial.)-Under the auspices of the Dallas County Henderson club, the final rally of the campaign will be held at the Academy of Music Satur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-09
Gunboat Sails

San Francisco May s-The gunboat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
THEY MELT AWAY|ASk T0PEkA'S AID .
Solid Masses of Germans
Hurled Against Belgian Forts
Are Moved Down by Machine
Guns of Defenders.

London, Aug. 10.-Telegraphing from
Brussels. the correspondent OF the
Daily Chronicle says regarding the
fighting at Liege:
THE Germans tried to overpower the
forts by f1inging immense bodies OF
men against them in mass formation.
The last Prussian assault on Boncelles
reminded one Of the early days OF Port
Arthur. The infantry melted away be-
fore the machine guns Of the defenders.
The morale Of the Prussians was en-
tirely broken toward the end Of the
general attack. The casualties among
the German officers were considerable.
The attackers ran short OF rife ammu-
milton. Wounded Germans declared
they had had no food for two days.
A despatch to the Chronicle from
Brussels says Liege IL invested and all
communication cut of but the forts are
intact and can hold out for months
Brussels. he added, has been turned
into vast hospital: hotels. private
houses and public buildings having
been given over to the Red Cross.
The Daily Mails correspondent says
the city of Liege Is to some extent in
vested by Germans but that the forts
are holding out and will not surrender
as the garrisons will blow them up
when resistance is no longer possible.
The correspondent also says the bonn
bardment Sunday was only intermit-
tent. supposedly because the ammuni-
ton Of the Germans was nearly ex-
hausted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
FACE BUSY" SESSION.
Kansas Labor Federation Adjourned
During Wilson Funeral.

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 10.-The Kan
sas Federation OF Labor, in its eighth
annual session, this morning tele-
graphed a message of coincidence to
President Woodrow Wilson and follow
ing the preliminaries of organizing the
convention adjourned until tomorrow
morning out of respect for the memory
Of the presidents late wife.
The federation il facing busy ses-
sion in which several matters of pro-
posed legislation in favor of the work.
ing class will be discussed. The legisla-
tive committee is preparing amend
ments to the workmen's compensation
law, widows pensions, maximum hours
for women workers. and the initiative.
referendum and recall. The commit
tees reports, If approved by the fedora
ton. will be presented to the state leg
islature and the proposed changes urg-
ed by organized labor
1t is also ordered that the meeting
will take action on the proposed plan
of again placing the selection of the
officers OF the state labor bureau in
the hands of the labor ORGANIZATIONS.
The state legislature at it's last session
legally abolished the State Society OF
Labor and Industry, which has been
in charge Of this work.
The federation is also planning to
extend its good office in an effort al
ending the strike of the employees of
the Joplin and Pittsburg railway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10

KAw VALLEY PoTArOEs-Per bu..
SWEET POTArOEs-Per hamper. saoo.
CALIFORNIA CABBAGE-Per bl.. $40
CHEEsE-ls3k61sc.
Topeka Tint r. E9e~ ami vsowltry
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing ca.
Corner Laurent and Madiaon.J
Topeka. Kan, Au~. 4
POULTRY-Hens, 12lkc: springs over 4
lbs. 15c: broilers. lbs. and under. iec:
turkey hens to young toms. Ice; Old tom
turkeys, lac: ducks &c: geese, &c.
EEGS-16c.
BUTTER-17c.
Butter and EegA.
Cyurnishsd by -he Continental creamwp
Co. Topeka. Saa.1
Topeka. Kan, Aug. 4
CHICAGO EGGS-200z0Nc.
NEW YORK E3GS-23024c.
STORAGE EGGS-N11@251hc.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago, zs1kc:
N. r. 2sh@2sc; Elgin. &c: Topeka whole
sale, SOC.
Topeka Grain MARKET
FURNISHED BY ,. B.. Billiard. corner Hanp
cas- ave and Curtis et1
Topeka. Kan. Aug. &
CORNING
OATS-96c.
Topeka Hay MARKET.
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 4.
NEW PRAIRIE HAY-e1o.0h
NEW ALFALFA-S10.00
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
have S MILLION men.
All Russia Anxious to Enter the
Army.

London. Aug. 10.-A st. Petersburg
dispatch to the Times says:
"Ukases published show that Rus
STA is determined to fight to the bitter
end.
practically the whole population
capable of bearing arms are now
called to the colors. When the pres
ent mobilization is completed Russia
will have considerably more than
100000 men, under arms.
Deputies arriving from all points to
attend the opening OF the douma re-
port that mobilization Is proceeding
with remarkable rapidity.
The first batch of plowmen reservists
were seen in st. Petersburg last even
ing marching gaily, some still wearing
the birchbark shoes and rough attire
characteristic Of remote provinces.
"A wave Of patriotism has brought
in SO many volunteers that the general
staff was compelled to publish special
rules restricting admission. All school
boys over 16 are eager to enter the
service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
SP0R rs
MAY NOT PLAY.
T. G. Bunday WIN Again He 1lcLough-
Inns Teammate In Tennis.

New York. Aug. 1o.-The absence OF
Karl H. Behr from practice since his
defeat in the sectional doubles at Chi
cago last week and the fact that
Maurice e. Mclaughlin and Thomas
C. Bunday have been practicing to-
gether. has led to the belief there that
Behr Will not be the champions
teammate against the Australians in
the doubles for the Davis cup next
Friday While It was openly stated
yesterday by prominent tennis author
tiles that Behr had been eliminated
from the American team. no onlcial
confirmation was forthcoming.
In practice yesterday the teamwork
Of the national champions was the SUBJ
1ect OF favorable comment. They won
one set S-6 and the second was 6-all
when play was stopped. The Austria
lians took a much needed rest yes
terday. but planned to practice today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-10
FINAL TRIBUTE.

tOOuIluue0 1d8c Ohc-I
the cabinet and their wives. commit
tees from the senate and house. and
the employee. of the White House.
were asked to be present. Those in
vited made a group Of less than two
hundred persons.
The mahogany casket covered with
gray brOadclOth was taken from the
room in which Mrs. Wilson died to
the east room, and there surrounded
by a profusion Of beautiful flowers
from all parts of the country. Lilies
Of the valley and roses filled tho room
with their sweet fragrance.
With the president and his daughters,
Miss Margaret Wilson. Mrs. McAdoo.
and Mrs. Sayre, were Secretary Nc
ton Arson. Mrs. Wilson's brother. who
arrived here early today after a race
across the continent from Oregon to be
present at the funeral.
Near the family a place had been re-
served for the members of the cabinet
and their wives. The employees Of the
White House. all Of whom Mrs. Wilson
had befriended by simple acts Of kind
ness and thoughtfulness, had a special
part of the room assigned to them.
No music was arranged for the SER
vices and Rev. Sylvester Beach of
Princeton. N. j.. the Wilson family
pastor for many years and Rev. ]. H.
the president has attended since COM
ing to Washington decided on the SIM
plest kind of services. They selected
several verses from the 18th chapter
of First Corinthians and the 14th chap
ter of st. John for the Scriptural read
ing and short prayers and benedic-
ton completed the services.
Let not your heart be troubled; We
believe in God, believe also In me-
was the opening verse from the Scrip
ssT- 70
many mansions; II it were not SO,
would have told you. I go to prepare
| a place for you, will not leave you
comfortless; I will come to you."
The members of the senate commit
tee, headed by Vice President Marshall.
capitol. to drive to the White House to-
gether Speaker Clark and the other
members Of the house committee,
which included the senior members OF
each state delegation also met az the
capitol to attend the funeral in asbody.
! There were no honorary pAilbeArefs.
! A group Of White House attendantswho
4 have been on duty there Tor many
years, were honored by being chosen
to bear the casket. -
cess until tomorrow and orders hac
been issued that all government de-
partments be closed at 1 O'Clock today
and tomorrow afternoon. All flags II
the city on public buildings and pri
vate homes and stores were at half
| mast.
The trip to Rome. Ga. where Mrs
Wilson will be buried late Tuesda!
afternoon beside her mother AMI
father in Myrtle Hin cemetery will b
made on a special train. Those in thu
party will include the president, Mis-
Wilson, Mr.. anc Mrs. Sayre, Secretar.
and Mrs. McAdoo, Prof. Arson, J. r
Wilson, George Howe, DR.. Cary 7
Grayson and Secretary Tumulty.