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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

Arkansas northward, and it was at
tended by snow quite generally
A narrow trough of low pressure eA-
tends from the central gulf up the eastern
Mississippi states to the eastern lakes'
In this portion of the country rain has
fallen, except along the Ohio valley
and temperatures We're relatively high.
The p. m. readings ranged from 60 to
20 degrees over states south of the Ohio,
and exceeded GO degrees in other sections,
except at lake stations. High pressures
attended by fair skies prevailed through
out the Atlantic slope.
In the southern states cloudy skies pre-
vailed at p. m. from Alabama west
ward but no measurable precipitation
was reported at any station east of the
Mississippi Temperatures fell over 80 de-
grees IN Oklahoma and northern Texas
during the past "a hours, and from 10 to
26 degrees in other western sections. There
has been a slight rise over the central and
eastern districts.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations:
Temperature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
HOUGHTON JURY
COMPLETES LABORS

Houghton, Mich, January 29.-After de-
voting two days to an investigation of
the Paintesdale murders, in which three
nonunion men were victims, the special
grand jury inquiring into disorders grow
ing out of the copper mine strike was dis
charged today. A. F. Heidkamp, the fore
man, announced to the court that the
body had no further report to make.
The grand jury began it's deliberations
December Is and since has been in session
almost constantly. Seven indictments and
seven mo true bills" were reported,
among the former being the true bill
against Charles H. Meyer, president, and
81 other members of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners on a charge of conspir-
ing to interfere with nonunion miners.
In the Painesdale case the jury recon-
mended that a further investigation be
made by the sheriff's office. Sheriff Cruise
has possession of all evidence bearing on
this case, and he and his men will con-
tinue the inquiry.
The trial of the six deputies accused of
killing three strikers at Seeberville last
August is docketed for trial in the Hough-
ton county circuit court beginning Mon
day. The state has subpoenaed 40 Wit
nesses, 80 of whom are foreigners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
CHARGE NEGROES
WITH BURGLARY
Three Arrested by Detective Hickman
Alleged to Have Entered
Two Houses

Emanual Haywood Luther Cash,
alias Henry Watkins, and viii Healey,
alias Win Austin, all negroes, were ar
rested yesterday by Detective Hickman
ana placed in the city jail charged with
burglary and grand larceny.
Late yesterday afternoon warrants
were sworn out against the trio and
they were transferred TO the county
jail to await preliminary trial.
According to Detective Hickman, the
negroes entered the residence of M. E.
James at North Birmingham Wednes-
dav night and burglarized the resi-
dence of Jim Calimas at Ula Station,
ON the North Ensley car line, about two
weeks ago. securing clothes and jew
eIry besides some cash. All the stolen
property was recovered as well as some
of the money.
Under examination at headquarters
yesterday afternoon Haywood and Cash
are alleged to have confessed to the
two burglaries and implicated VIII
Healey, alias Will Austin. in the bur
e.larv of the James residence. Healey
stoutly denies all connection with any
burglaries and denies that he ever
knew Haywood and Cash
Haywood and Cash were arrested
yesterday morning at Acipco and
Healey yesterday afternoon at East
1'homes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
.CUL[MAN COAL CO. IS
SAID TO Be SOLVENT
Report That Company Had
Gone Into Bankruptcy
Mistake, Says Attorney

Decatur, January 29.-(Special. )-Judge
the best known lawyers in this section
of the state. stated to The Age-Herald
correspondent that the story sent out to
the daily newspapers a few days ago
from Cullman' concerning the Cullman
Coal and Coke company is a mistake.
1.-The Cullman report does the company
an injustice" said Judge Eyster 1.-The
company has not gone into bankruptcy
nor are there any bankrupt proceedings
pending. The fact of the matter is there
has been filed in the chancery court at
Cullman, Cullman county, a bill for the
dissolution of the company and the wind
ing up of the company's affairs for the
purpose of reorganizng. This bill is
company. The bill itself sets out the
fact that the company is solvent. The
truth of the matter is that the COM
pany has assets valued at fully $500000.
while the company's liabilities are about
$150,000 The bill asks for the distribu-
ton of the assets among all of the
stockholders. This is all there is to it,
The Cullman Coal and Coke company
own vast coal interests at and around
Bremen, in Cullman county, a railroad
running from Cullman to Bremen, a
large number of houses, and several
thousand acres of coal and timber lands.
Much Of the stock, it is understood, is
owned by Hollanders and 1t is reported
that the Queen of Holland is a stockhol-
der in the company.
1t is understood that the company is
hot hn
will go right along with renewed en-
ergy and vigor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Conner SPEAKS IN
. JASPER FEBRUARY 9
Will Make Initial Visit for
This Campaign-Chief of
Police Resigns

Jasper January ial.)-Ex-Gov-
ernor b. B. Conner will make his initial
visit to Jasper for this campaign on
February 9, speaking at the courthouse
at 10 o'clock. The supporters OF Mr..
Conner candidacy for governor is the only
faction as far as is known, that has or
ganized a club for the purpose of sup
porting their candidate.
The citizens of Manchester at Man
chester sawmils, has invited the various
candidates of the county to visit their
village next Saturday night and give an
open discussion of the rights of each
to the office to which he aspires. An
extra train will be run from Jasper over
the Alabama Central for the convenience
of those who desire to attend the meet
ing.
Chief of Police Newburne Appling has
rendered his resignation, asking to be re-
lieved of his office as soon as the city
council can appoint successor.
C. NJ. Sartain, probate judge and B. M.
Hay tax collector, have agreed to re-
main in their offices until midnight Sat
urday night in order to give everyone
a chance to pay his poll tax until the
last minute.
The Rev. W. r. Wells, pastor of the
Christian church at this place, has ten
dered his resignation, which has already
become effective. He will take up evan
gelistic work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Local Data
Weather Conditions a

Birmingham, January 29.-G p. m)-An
of the great central basin during the
the country west of the Mississippi river
or the map tonight, but it's influence has
been most marked over the western half
of the great central basin during the
past "a hours. In the plains sections 1t
has caused a fall of from to 20 de-
grees in temperatures, and in the Sec
tions bordering on the Mississippi a fall
of from 26 to 36 degrees. Freezing weather
prevailed at z p. n. from Oklahoma and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
.ETOWAH FARMERS
ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
Would Have Candidates
Publish Platforms Thirty
Days Before Primary

Gadsden, January 29.-(Special.) )-Certaii
demands upon legislative candidates in
Etowah county are made in a set OF
resolutions adopted at the meeting of the
Etowah County Farmers union. Tho
farmers would have candidates publish
their platform in some paper of the county
at least 80 days before the primary. II
urges legislation for the teaching of all
grades in the rural schools, as well as
law prohibiting railroads from charging
farmers a greater rate on carload lots
than other persons pay. 1t urges the
county commissioners to install dipping
watts in cooperation with the govern
ment's tick eradication work. and wants
street fairs barred from the county BEL
cause of their bad influence on morals
Arthur b. Turner. prominent farmer
of Walnut Grove, will be candidate
for the legislature. according to friends
today. A r. Brindley also has an
nounced. A. V. Lee is unopposed for the
senate.
Since the announcement of the reduc-
tion in light rates offered by the Ala
bama City, Gadsden and Alfalfa Railroad
company, a movement now is under way
in certain quarters to quiet the agitation
in favor of still lower rates.
Capt L. B. Rainey returned this morn
ing from Pell City, where he spoke yes
terday in the interest of his candidacy for
Congress.
The state tour party of the Alabama
Sunday School association will reach
Gadsden Friday morning, and will con-
duct meetings in the afternoon and even.
ing at the First Methodist church.
Building operations are breaking all
records, and one architect reports that
he has more work than at any time since
coming to Gadsden.
Poll tax collections have been heavy
this week, and the receipts yesterday
were $500. About 500 was received from
Alabama City alone yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Marooned Passengers Arrive

Los Angeles, January 29.-Two hundred
and forty-one railroad passengers, ma
rooned at San Luis Obispo since Saturday
owing to washouts resulting from the
worst storm of several years, arrived to-
day on the steamer Santa Clara. The
steamer will sail Immediately for Santa
Barbara to take aboard travellers ma
rooned at that point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
w. H. PORTER BEFORE
BANK COMMITTEE

New York, January 29.-W. IL. Porter,
partner in the firm of j. p Morgan &
Co., was a witness today before the state
senate committee. which is investigating
private banks with a view to enacting
legislation for their regulation. He ex-
pressed the opinion that banks like his
should be exempted because they are
not doing business with the class of peo-
pie the committee desires to protect"
Because dishonest people become pri-
vate bankers" he continued, "should not
make the big bankers liable to legislation
that would hamper the proper conduct
of good business"
Mr.. Porter added that ]. P. Morgan
& Co. accepted no deposits less than
$4,000 on which they paid from to per
cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Fix Treaty Terms

Washington, January 29.-Secretary
Bryan and Joaquin B. Calvo, Costa
Rican minister, agreed today upon the
terms of a new treaty by which the
United States and Costa Rica agree to in
vestigate for at least one year all ques-
tions arising between the two countries
which cannot be adjusted through diplo-
macy. This is the eleventh of the
peace treaties agreed to by Mr.. Bryan
and the diplomatic representatives of for
egn powers, and seven already have been
signed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 9.-Forecast ioi
Alabama: Local rains and colder fri-
day; Saturday fair, colder south portion
Tennessee: Rain or snow and mucn
colder Friday; Saturday fair. warmer west
portion.
Georgia: Increasing cloudiness Friday,
colder northwest portion, local rains al
night or Saturday; colder Saturday.
Mississippi: Rain and much colder Fri
day; Saturday fair, warmer north por-
tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
STATE TOUR PARTY
ARRIVES IN DECATUR

Decatur, January @.-(Special) THE
state tour party of the Alabama Sunday
School association arrived here this
morning at o'clock from the south.
The afternoon session of the institute
was held at the Central Baptist church
this afternoon. A number of addresses
of interest We're delivered at this ses-
sion. Tonight at the First Methodist
church another session was held and
the principal speaker at the night ses-
sion was W. C. Pearce. who spoke on
World Wide Sunday School Work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Humphreys Granted Respite

Columbus, o., January Ex-Governor
Cox today granted respite of 60 days to
Leslie Humphreys, under sentence to be
electrocuted at midnight tonight for the
murder of Samuel E. Kelley of Lanark,
w. Va. Humphreys confessed to the
murder but later he repudiated the con-
fession, and insisted that the killing was
the result of a fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Alleged Robbers Acquitted

GAINESVILLE, January 29.-Five men in the
city prison, charged with completely in the
robbery Yesterday of passengers of Bal
timore and Ohio train, today were ac-
quilted. Another Harry Warner of Sales
ville was held to the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Ohio TO Have Exhibit

Columbus. o., January 29-The state
senate this afternoon passed the house
bill appropriating 100000 for an Ohio ex-
hibit al the Panama-Pacific exposition. In
his proclamation calling the legislature
into extra session Governor Cox recon-
mended the appropriation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Tapparf viii Not Run

Indianapolis, January 2s.-After two
days of conferences with political leaders,
Thomas Taggart, Indiana's member of the
democratic national committee. issued a
formal statement tonight that he would
not be a candidate Cor the United Staets
Senate, but would support Senator Shively
for reelection. n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Constable Given Sentence

Winnipeg, Man, January 29.-Constable
Joseph Reid, convicted of having assisted
Krafchenke, the accused Plum Coule BAN
dit, in escaping from Jail recently. to-
day was sentenced to seven years impris-
onment. Krafchenke is back in Jail,
charged with robbing a bank and murder
ing the cashier at Plum. Coule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

Piles Cured In to II Days
Druggists refund money II PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching. Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First
application gives relief. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
DECIDE ON SINGLE
PRIMARY IN DEKA[b
County Committee Declares
Expense of Two Pri-
maries Unnecessary

Fort Payne, January 29.-(Special AT
a meeting of the county democratic ex-
ecutive committee for DeKalb county
called for that purpose a single primary
was decided on for this county, to be
held on April 6. The expense of holding
two primaries was considered to be un-
necessary. and after much discussion,
it was decided to only have one
There are several cases of smallpox in
the county at present, and their origin
is unknown. Several of the cases are
near Valley Head. above this place and
the others at Collbran.
The United States government has had
a man here for some time with view
to building dipping watts for cattle in
this county. At a recent meeting of the
county commissioners it was decided
that the county would not build any,
but since then a few private citizens
have been building them on their own
farm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
EVENTS OF TODAY
City commission meets at o'clock.
At the Theatres
.llles $50 o, clock.

jefferson: The High Road" s;l5 o'clock.
Lyric: Keith's vaudeville, go and $50
o'clock.
Biion: ..FreckIes." $50 o'clock.
Orpheum: Vaudeville, 80, 80 and 3
O'Clock p. m.
Majestic Motion pictures, 2:So and $50
o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Hamlin Wires Facts

Nothing but eyesight, horse sense and
intellectual honesty are required to as
certain that cotton bagging and ties were
placed on the free list, and will be so
treated by the government. Any honest
man OF ordinarily sound mind, who can
read the English language, can read and
understand the truth about those items
but, realizing that the desperation and
meanness which originally set that lie
in motion-and perpetuated it on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

charged with robbing bank and murder
ing the cashier at Plum Coule.
stump and in certain of the newspapers
of this state-deprive certain persons of
the power of constituting plain English, if
the plain English happens to prove that
those certain persons have indulged in
plain and fancy lying, ! sought and have
received, information from the treasury
department of the United States gov
ernment, which is charged with the ex-
ecution of the Underwood tariff bill, as
to the actual enforcement of the provi-
sons in question. Here is the telegram
which received from Hon. c. S. HamIin.
assistant secretary of the treasury:
Washington. d. c., January %, 1914.
"Mr. Forney. Johnston,
First National Bank Building,
Birmingham. Ala.
"Bagging for covering cotton and ties ,
for baling cotton are now being ad-
mitted free of duty by treasury de-
partment, under paragraphs 40S and
500 of tariff act October 8, 1918. with
out question. C. S. HAMLIN,
Assistant Secretary"
Refers to Papers
''The Montgomery Journal and certain
of the papers which are supporting Hob
son have given extended publicity to Hob
sons and McElderry's statements about
cotton bagging and ties and McElderry s
outrageous insinuation that Mr.. Under
wood had. indeed. put cotton bagging and
ties on the free list. but had inserted a
joker which taxed them Notwithstanding
know that Captain Hobson will not
make any correction, for it is said to be
chara cteristic of his kind that they pro-
ceed unabashed from one piece of detected
mendacty to another; but what | am
curious to know is whether the journals
which have perpetuated that falsehood
will have the courage and Justice to ad-
nit their error, and whether or not Mr.
McElderry will maintain that, in admit
ting cotton bagging and ties free OF
duty, the treasury department is really
in a conspiracy with the New York cot
ton exchange?
"FORNEY JOHNSTON"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Gives Out kilograms Re-
garding McElderry AS
serti0n on Bagging
and Ties
HOBSON HAS NOT
YET REPLIED TO
MESSAGE SENT HIM
Treasury Department Says Bagging
and Ties Are Now Being Ad-
mitted Free of Duty
Under the Under
wood Bill

''With the record available md IN
view of the ease of obtaining exact
information, II Is incomprehensible
how any man out of the asylum the
repeat that Iie."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
McElderry Makes Reply

Mr.. Hobson has not replied up tt
the time this statement is issued. Nc.
Elderly replied substantially admitting
that he charged Mr.. Underwood witt
leaving a joker clause in the bill which
has the effect of subjecting cotton
bagging and ties to the revenue tax
Here is his reply:
"Talladega, January 20, 1914
"Forney Johnston. Birmingham,
Ala:
Il said there was a joker in
the tariff act. You have the act,
also Underwood's bill. One sec
ton on free list another section
bears a tax. Are you lawyer enough
to say just how the government
will construe the act?
&c II MEI.DERRY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

A meeting of all the Odd Fellow lodges
in Calhoun county, % In number, will
be held in this city on February IS al
request of the grand master, Fred j.
Cramton. who will be present to instruct
the members in degree work. 1t is prob
able that candidates win be present for
initiation on that occa sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

The state tour party of the Alabamal
Sunday School association will reach
Gadsden Friday morning, and will con-
duct meetings in the afternoon and even1
ing at the First Methodist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

Building operations are breaking all
records, and one architect reports that
he has more work than at any time since
coming to Gadsden.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1914-09-04

See The Star for Job printing.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-12-27

". H Shardin, veil known printer and publisher. left today for his home at Benson. where he has been called to look after an important mining deal Mir Shardin holds some valuable claim $ in the Rincon mountains. a short dis tance from Benson He has been in Tombstone for the past three weeks. during which time he has greatly assist ed in the preparation of the Prospect 2 or's Christmas Edition, and like all others who ever come to Tombstone. he is more than pleased with the old Camp and says that the future of Tombstone is assured as one of pros perity. and were it not for urgent min ing business. he is loath toleave. Dur ing his brief visit here he has made many friends, and he takes with him their best wishes
 Prof J A Rockfellow is in the city today from his ranch in the Stronghold Canyon He is accompanied by MT. Ross. who with his family, is spending a few weeks at the Rockfellow ranch in the historic Stronghold
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-12-27

Professor J A Rockiellow. of this city. has recently purchased an auto mobile. and the following is what the Courtland Arizonan has to say: En- gineer ]. A Rockfellow. having pur- chased an auto. is spending his days learning the intricacies and pecularities of the new buzz wagon. IL does beat all how those old timers are abandon ing the faithful horse that has been transporting them over .he many miles of this beautiful valley for so many years, and are now whizzing past the faithful four footed steed with the whir of machinery and tine roar of eNplo ding gasoline
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-12-27
Prohibition Case
 Is Now On Trial

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 2l. - Argu- ments on the main issue involved in the injunction suit brought by Arizona liti. gants against the enforcement of the prohibition law passed al the recent election in Arizona, were heard today before Federal Judges Ross. Sawtellc and WelboTn. The technical point was raised by Judge Ross of the Circuit Court. that the tribunal before which ;he proceedings were brought was not npVwered to interfere in the contest of such constitutional amendments After consideration of the point, it vas ruled that the tribunal possessed the necessary jurisdiction
 Coanse! for the several litigants com
 lctei their arguments with the excep- ion O! tie case presented in behalf of he cv Fl omas Connolly. a Catholic .ricst of Tucson.
 Arguments in the contest of Arizona s SG per cent law will not be taken up until the prohibition proceedings are disposed of.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-12-27
WEDNESDAY

We note with pleasure that the Yuma Times will be enlarged with the com rnencement of it's second volume IL richly deserves the support which makes this practicable
 The sale of 70 gallons of Moscai and TWO burros and pack outfits { ook place his morning at the custom house Martin Costello purchased tine mes al at s3 25 Ter gallon and Pasqualc Negro the burros and outfits for S97j Scott White and wife were in Fl ! aso this week registered at the Grand Central
 ! The Mexican who was captured ! few weeks ago by Chas. Smith. in pos session of forty gallons of mescal. had a hearing before the court commission CT today and was bound over.
 There are 27.OOJ men in New YoIk cty who are supported by their wives Co East. young man. go East. : The Sioux campaign is about over. Let the bill pass to disarm all Indians and there will be no more outbreaks.
 They have queer way of punishing a man in Maricopa county A man named Ortega was sent need to be married and one day in jail for breach of the laws os society. Judge Kibbey married the couple and they spent the day sanHiHg ;heEzseivts rn tine county jail yard.
Tombstone epitaph., 1914-12-27
NEW CASES FILED IN SUPERIOR COURT Civil Actions Brought and on File
 With Clerk of Court

953 O Gibson vs Smith Min Go. debt in sum of S5l15
 95i. O Gibson vs Adams debt
 952 R Elias vs J Treu da images 1T urn of S60O
 955 Sarah McNulty vs J McNulty c;ion for divorce
 G27 Abraham. Dr. Houck & Diet e Co Crs; Judgment in the sum of s3lO.7I
 Judgment in Suit
 936. Bradley & Metcalf vs $ Do minguez; debt in sum S22s 4s
 Ss7 Nj Lopez. Dr. Marie Lopez. CT; .ecree of divorce.
 955. J McNulty Dr; Sarah McNulty CT; Decree of divorce,
 sl7. A & K. Starkweather. Drs; J. Scow. CT: Judgment for S52547 Suit No g5S Nj Taylor vs Minnie Taylor action for Divorce. PROBATE PROCEEDINGS F. tate of G Love; Dec 29 day hearing petition | for distribution.
 Margaret Collins; Dec 29 day for ettlemt nt af acct. T. Haberstock Order of sale Of real estate and personal prop. Stevens minors.
 C Asplind; decree of distribution. ' W Slaughter; appointment pf al, praisers.
 R Thompson; Jan. I6. day for hear. | ing pet ition of H K. Street.
 $. Tate Jan. ?. ii me for hearing peti
 ion for letters of adnrn M. Etcheto; H Reese: petition ! granted.