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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
Ancient Bones Arouse Interest
lm thc San Francisco Chronlcle.

From tbe San Francisco Chronicle.
 Stanford Unversity.-Pr ]. C. smith of the department of paleontology cor roborated tonight the report received aid to the injured in quail fashion re- it's are of the plestocene period. If the bones found are human. and are of that period. he said. the find Is of great im- said have been found in Europe. but not on this continent. He pointed out that the present find may be bones of digger Indians the consistency of the asphalt being such that modern bones might be found at pleistocene depth
 J. C. Branner. president of the univer- sity took a lively interest in the report ed discovery.
 ''rhe question of the age of the hu- man race on this continent hass inter- csted scientists for years" he said 50 far. discoveries at La Brea ranch seem Co be purely Hypothetical In this in- stance the bones must be identified as human before the discovery becomes act ually signflcant and In the next place we should have to find how human bones got Into their present position. If a sSel- eton were buried in hJwing asphalt. it might move into a position where t would be surrounded by fossils of much older period
 ''Eyen if the fossils surrounding these bones which ate said to look like parts of a human skeleton. are of plelstoeenc age. or of the plocene. we should still have to make sure how they got thers before we could build history on them.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
The Arrest and Conviction of the Murderer and Suicide of
 the InstigatOr of the Crime.

Yes replied the other. q noticed her yesterday in that building where my brother had his office. She ap- peared to De having an earnest conver- sation with the ianitor.r
 Now there was no reason why the fact that the dead man had had his office in the building which the young woman visited should in any way im- p1ieate her in, or connect her with, the crime. Nevertheless, l could not get her cut of my mind. The doctor took his departure, and I strolled on thoughtfully. Before l had gone a block the conviction that l had ob- tained a clue became so overwhelming that l decided to find out who the young woman was and what her busi- ness with the janitor had been.
 Sheriff cabel knew everyone in Dal-. las and I turned round and went back to the courthouse. where I found him.
 'Sheriff.s l said, "I saw eolored girl near the hotel a short time ago, and l would like to know who she Is and something about her l then de- scribad the woman.
 That girl is known as Liza John son. answered the sheriff You know Emma Johnson? Well. she is the daughter of an old colored woman who lived with Emma Johnson for many years. Her mother died when she was a child, and Emma raised her as though she were her own daughter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
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vSzzA2y run uoWil HIS quarry, the Aoiio"- ing narrative seems to demonstrate. If this is not so, what impulse led me to connect the unknown murderer with the strange young colored woman with the red hair?
 One day early in the nineties, I received telegram from James Arnold, chief of police of Dallas, Tex, and Ben Cabel, the county sheriff, requesting me to come to that city immediately for consultation in murder case. Knowing both these gentlemen well, I telegraphed back that I would start on the following day. which l did
 I found the chief of police and the county sheriff waiting for me at the depot. and we three drove immediately to q hotel. There the nature of the case was explained, the names here given being fictitious ones, for obvious reasons.
 On the night of the preceding Sunday a prominent citizen of Dallas, who may be known as Temple. had boarded a heavily loaded electric car downtown in front of one of the principal churches of the city, being bound for hisfhome. The car contained at least 40 or 50 passengers, most of whom were returning from the evening service infthat church, at which Temple had also been present. Temple lived on the outer edge-of the city, in fine residential district. When the car reached his house he got off and started toward his front gate. As he stepped from the street to the edge of the sidwalk a colored man, who had been lying in wait behind tree, sprang out and was seen by a number of passengers to strike Temple powerful blow on the head with something resembling a baseball bat After striking one blow the negro dropped his weapon and fled into an alley, where he was soon lost to view, leaving his hat upon the ground Those who had wit messed the assault from the rear end of the car hastened to Temple, who lay unconscious on the sidewalk, picked him up, and carried him into the house. The physicians, who were hastily summoned. found that Temples skull had been frac- tured and assistance was impossible. ae only hVed few moments never recover ing consciousness.
 The weapon with which the blow mad been inflicted was a piece of one and one-half-inch gaspipe. nearly four feet long, and it had been used so violently that the pipe was bent midway to almost right angle. The hat which the mur- derer had dropped was new. cheap. broad-brimmed black one of unusually large size. It was, in fact. too large for any ordinary mans head and for that reason, probably, it had fallen off when the negro delivered the blow
 The Witnesses of the crime all had a plain view of the murderer, whom they unanimously described as a tall young negro, very black well built, well dressed. and with the features of a white man. The lips were thin, the nose straight and the general impression was that he was a white man who had blackened his face for the purpose of disgusting himself.
 The dead man had brother. a pron,i nent physician of Springfield, H.. vino had been sent for and had arrived at Dallas two days after the murder. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

daughter, Elizabeth, built several found- ling hospitals: and Catherine the Great built the vast Moscow hospital She was put up to 1t by her favofite. Betsky. Bet sky himself drew the plans. Catherine issued decree, saying that the dom was flor the good education of innocent children, and to prevent the nnumerable murders by unhappy mothers" The dom was to take children born out of wedlock whose mothers were poor. It was to be a model institution, ito save many thou sands of lves' The male foundkngs when they attained manhood, were to marry serf girls, who by virtue of the marriage were at once to be set free This pious intention was frustrated by the fact that more than half the babes male and female, died before they were F months old; that not one in 10 reached the age of 10; and that not one in 20 reached an old enough age to marry and 1iberate a serf girl.
 The trouble was that while munificent Catherine and beneficent Betsky built splendid edifice they gave it no subsidy. They declared that it must be maintained out of good mems charity The good mems charity was so abundant that in ltbi, four years after the foundat tion out of l0S9 children taken in. 1913 died To remedy this a tax was put on playlnc cards for the ''dom'sr benefit, and it was allowed to run a pawnshop. These ra- sources brought 1t in 5000 a year, or about $2 a year per child. In those days the dom" took, and slaughtered about y1toO children year; now its sphere of bene- ficence is enormously enlarged, for it takes and slaughters about 1OOW The last attempt at reform was the inclusion of the dom in the class of charities known as The Institutions of the Elm press Marie This charitable organiza- tion has sl.500.00O annual revenue. which comes partly from compulsory ''vol,m- tary" contributions; partly from a tax on playing cards and theatre tickets The elderly Empress Marie is unable to man. age it: much of the $1.5 .500,000 is stolen: the institutions are all badly run, and the Founding hospital continues to man ufacture corpses at a speed which would make the god of cholera turn green with envy
 The full exuberance of massacre is of course. not shown by the official figure. The official figures merely show that of 10000 babies taken in in the decade ending 1893. 50.000 died; that in the next decade out of 114.000 4s.00O died that in the next decade 40.O00 died out of 1o300o The figures further show that in the 150 years of existence which were con,- pleted this summer the charitable insti- tuition took in 1.063, ,0o0 children, of whom 49S00o died within a year. In reality most of these died, not within year. but (of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
By JULIUS OStrERMANN

into the hospital during 150 years at least 900.0O pershed either there or in the village, within one year of birth.
 The cause of the massacre of iRno- cents is more or less intentional neg lect, starvation and lack of air, "The conditions in the hospital" says Dun aisky. ''are such that the figure of Mercy, which stands on one of the gate pillars. ought to be labeled Death.
 That is. unless mercy is understood to mean the putting of iccocent chil- dren out of a sinful. sorrowful world. In that case the dom is an institu
 tion of mercy for the feeding, clothin.
 and ventilation are splendidly arranged for the causing of speedy death." Near 1y all the deaths are registered as due to intestinal and breathing troubles. That means. that the children are eith- CT starved or wrongly fed to death: or that they perish for want of air. There is no decent milk supply and there are foster mothers for only third of the infants. This alone means death. for all the infants are at an age when milk Is the only nourishment. Further, the hospital is ovcrcrowded. It was meant to take in 5000 children a year and to keep them till they came to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

(C7oSCOW. March 2l.-tSpecial)
 MI Empress Alexandra Feodorovna,
 Moscows governor. Count l.. Hs$EX N. Mouravlelf, and many other mightv oersons are deep in discussion of the massacre of innocents. The massa- ere of innocents nothing like 1t has been seen since Herods day) is the terrible slaughter of babies that goes on in Mos cows foundling hospital
 Everyone in Moscow knows the found- ling hospital-the .Nospitatelni Dom''-a vast. white. barrack-like house. probably the empires biggest building, which lies an the banks of the Moscow river. No body can help knowing it. for from it every day issue from 10 to 50 collins of little children who have done no one harm, except the harm of being born into the world. Since this charitable 1n- .titution was founded it has put nearly
 million babies to death and despite "sci- .--s.e'' and .'civilization, and the prog ress of medicine" it is more fatal to be put into it today than it was in the bar barous age of it's founder, Catherine the Great For though in the first years o1 foundation 60 per cent of the foundlinss died before 1 year of life was finished, that is nothing to what happens now. or the 1l9,f70 foundlings brought into the dom" during the decade ending l911- ye- S59 were dead within a year.
 Last summer a member of the Moscow municipal assembly called the "Vospitatel- nj Dom'' a great lethal chamber; but somewhat expensive. If they must all be killed why not kill them at once? This remark was called forth by a news paper report that of 207 children brought into the hospital during Easter week l35 were dead before the end of July. Mos COW wits call the big institution "bozhya srablya," or Gods rake,'' for there is proverb that God rakes in everything at the end:" and a baby sent to the dom is almost sure to be raked into the grave as is d sentenced man who . already has the moose around his neck.
 Russia had always peculiar ways of treating her foundlings. Peter the Great was considered a great civilizer when he issued a decree ordering the church ito institute hospitals at the church bound- aries: and to circulate the ukase that children who were found thrown away should no longer be swept into the ash pits with other dirt, but should be hand- ed over to the aforementioned hos pitals.' Since then many Czars and Carinas have fought the problem. Peter's widow. Catherine the First and his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

the same as his masters. which l can not It present recall
 Was his masters name PerryH
 Yes. That is it--John Perry, But John is not in town now. He left last Monday. He came over and saw L ga anc told her he was going to the races at San Antonio there this week. He writes 10 her every day, and she got . letter from him this morning."
 Can you let me see the letter with out Liza's knowledge?" asked.
 70, yes,a replied the lady. T will send Liza over to the drug store on an errand ana I can get it for you be- fore she roturns.'
 She sent Liza to the drug store and got the letter, which she handed to me It Lad been mailed the day be- fore from San Al. The rest Of the word was not apparent, because the
 San Angelo was a small cattle ship ping towr Within an hour after our arrival I had been able to ascertain that the negro, John Perry. had left on the Saturday evening for Lampasas, Tex. On the following morning we ar rived at that point. Lampasas was the county seat and it was court week, mailing stamp had not touched the pa per completely.
 There seemed now no doubt but that the murderer had been found and
  elicited promise of secrecy from Miss Johnson. I next proceeded to the plumbing shop where l had reason to believe the pipe had been bought The brother of the proprietor, boy of IS, at once recognized the piece of pipe. which he said he had cut from Q large ioirt for the negro the Friday before the murder He described the man as fully as Miss Johnson had done and said that he could identify him on sight. l immediately arranged for the young fellow to accompany me to San Antonio at my expense, agreeing to rec ompensc lim for his time. The boy got ready and we left for San Antonio. ar irving there the next morning While breakfastmg at the hotel q telegram was brought me. It was from Sheriff Cabel and read:
 'Go to San Angelo. Tex, at once.
 Before leaving for San Antonio [ mad arranged that the sheriff should examine all letters received by the maid with the result that on that morning one had arrived with the San Angelo postmarl< plainly stamped on it. We accordingly took the next train for that point, arriving on the following morning. Sunday, just a week after the murder of Mir. Tenn pie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

school ase, allowing for q normal child mortality. Instead 1t takes 10000 q year and has sometimes taken 15,OO0 The overcrowding means wholesale death Tbo wholesale death would re- lieve the overcrowding were it not that there are enough homeless infants in Moscow alone to fill three such hos pitals.
 The dom takes a pride in saving a few infants. It picks these out on eugenic principles choosing the strong CT and these it gives to healthy foster mothers and puts in relatively well aired rooms. No serious attempt is made to save the ether children. The hospital administration reasons that death is the best thing for them. If they are kept alive the dom" would soon not be able .o take any more and what would become of the 10000 due next year? The simplest thing is to put them to death and make room for the next. The slaughter in the viii lages is accelerated by the fact that the don sends out the most un- healthy children. Tho peasant woman does not feed them with milk. She chews rye bread into a sticky paste. wraps it in ball-shape in a wet cot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

office building over on Commerce stand that she has been seen in an street, ana am anxious to learn what business took her there"
 Why, | really don't know. but I reckon can find out" answered Miss Johnson. About a month ago the ne- groes here in Dallas had a picnic and Lizan vert to that picnic. She met . young negro there and he brought her home. l saw him. and he was good looking, well dressed and appeared to be fairly wen educated. He was IS black as ink but he had good fea- lures. like those of a white man. Ie had thin lips. a small mouth. and il straight rose. If he had been white man he would have been good look ing"
 This was an exact description of the slayer of MT. Temple.
 ''Iie came here from some place in the state,'' continued Miss Johnson. He is stranger here and does not mix with the other colored people. He is acting as q sort of body servant to his master who has an office in that building cn Commerce street.
 What is his name?' l inquired.
 "Hls first name Is John." replied Miss Johnson, "and his last name is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22
A Self-Firinr Engine

From the New York World.
 After blowing through snosdrifts four fe ct high to answer two alarms, fire engine No. l. recently equipped with tractor caught fire eNrly today in go- ing to a third blaze. The fire was start ed by explosion of the gasoline tank.
 X crowd gathered on Main street to view the novel spectacle of d fire en- zine on fire. sand snow and chemicals were. used in vain attempt to quench the flames. but a jet of steam from the boiler did the work eventually.
 Trolley traffic was delayed two hours until a wrecking car lifted the badly damaged tractor to one side and then hauled away the main part of the e0p zine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

Governor Mouravieff visited the "dom." he saw 10 babies collins carried out al the same time. One man carried three. balanced on top of one another as walters balance plates This is a auiet day, said the hall porter "The day be- fore yesterday g died"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

TAT there does really exist a
 sixth sense, a sort of instinct
 which enables the detective to run down his quarry, the follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

Emma thinks good deal of her and can tell you all about her, so if you would like me to, will take you over to see her"
 on my assenting, the sheriff took me to Miss Johnson's house, where the sheriff Introduced me. stating that i was q friend of his
 T want to know something about your maid, Liza" I said, q under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

)SCOW. March 21.-tSpecialD Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, Moscow's governor. Count L.
 N. Mouravleff. and many other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-22

Next week. "A Fall from Grace"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-06
Remember That II
Is Tag Day Today


children whose folks can't do quite as
well for them ut home.
That's what the Humane society is
having Tag bay for-for children
and babies. for horses pnd dogs ana
oil other living things that are in the
habit Of being mistrcatcd and ne
elected
You know the causc--it was Now In
the time Of the Good Samaritan. but
It's old now. and grows brighter ana
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-06

ALBANY y y. Juno o. Governor
Ghnu today declined an invitation 20
speak 100 wumnu'a suffrage meeting
here tomorrow night on the ground
Chat although he WAS not opposed 10
woman suffrage he did not feel the
tnc VuH ripe for him ~ the chief
executives ~ the state To- participate
IN L I.I-L- llmnnatfAtlnn.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-06-06

NEW YORK.. Juno Fred Kelly.
"a chauffeur arrested 10y the police on
charge ~ completely in The robbery
Dft tWo clurlg OF % brooklyn pain, COM
pary today. at midnight whs said g.
have confessed and named his accom-
plicos The number of kclly's auto
mobile. according o. the police. Tailed
with fhat elvcn by the clerks robbed.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-21

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-21

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-21

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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-21

State Of Louisiana. Parish Of Iberia.
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J. o. BONN. Cashier.
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day Of March. 1914.
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-21
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-21
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The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-21
WILLARD AND WEEKS
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Of the
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LOREAUVILLE. LOUISIANA,
Parish of Iberia.

Statement furnished 10 the State Examiner of
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+ Business on March 11th, 1914.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1914-03-21
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The Prescott daily news., 1914-08-06

William A. Stoddard, now deput!