The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-10

rolls if the proposed woman suffrage constitutional amendment is voted on in 1915 were assured today wien Governor Giynn signed the Foley pill granting this privilege to women.
 Terre Haute Ind.-Six of the 16 demands presented by the scale committee of dis
 trict No II. United Mine Workers of
 America, were rejected by the Indiana Bi-
 luminous Operators association today. At adjournment the demand for an eight
 hour day for engineers, firemen and black smiths was under diseussion. Philadelphia,-The Mexican revolution was blamed for the failure of the Inter-
 national Lumber and Development com pany to carry out promises contained in its prospectuses by James Scarlet, counsel for convicted promoters and officers of he company. in arguing for new trial
 before the United States circuit court of appeals. The revolution, he said, had
 made labor so scarce on the company 5
 Mexican plantations that contracts could not be completed
 New Orleans.-Althoug the United States hospital ship Solace is under or ders to sail for Tampico, where fight ] ing is reported between Mexican con- stitutionalists and federals, tomorrow morning at o'clock, officers of the vessel stated tonight that she would hardly weigh anchor here before Mon day.
 l Fort Worth.-R Reading of the reports
 of officers occupied the business ses- sion today of the Women's Missionary council of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, in session here. l Hobart, Okla.--Earth tremors late to-
 day rocked buildings in Hobart and the surrounding country. Small articles
 fell from shelves and chimneys toppled
 No one was injured
 l Brownsville. Tex.-Reinforcements
 en route to the aid of the Tampico fed cral garrison were defeated yesterday
 with the loss of 40 men, according to constitutionalist reports today to Mat amoras headquarters.
 Houston, -"Elimination of the jobber," was declared not even a re- mote possibility at open meeting here today of the Southern Supply and Machinery Dealers association. which was attended by representatives of jobbing interests affiliated with the as- sociation.
 Indianapolis.--A proposal that the central division of the Associated Ad- vertising Clubs of America merge with the eastern and western divisions to form a more compact association, was considered by the executive committee of the central division, which opened it's convention here today.
 Philade1phia-The torpedo boat de- stroyer Downes returned to the build CTS yards here tonight from a sue cessfu1 preliminary trial trip. 1t was announced that the Downes made 29 knots an hour as required by the con- tract.
 Uniontown. Pa.-Large bequests to various boards of the Presbyterian church and many charities are made in the will of the late Judge Nathaniel Ewing, chairman of the Pennsylvania state public service commission, filed here today.
 Cedar Rapids-The Western Grain Dealers association in annual session here today discussed at length the new law regarding government grades Of corn. The only point really criticized was the fact that under this new law the buyer can demand reinspection at destination and should corn deteriorate en route the grade will be lower and the seller would be loser.
 Peoria, Ill.-Illinois coal miners and operators continued their sessions to- day but DO final action was taken on any of the demands submitted