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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18

Officer E. H. Jones is the mounted call man at police headquarters from Il clock at night until [ o'clock in the morning.
 The the uninitiated that may not mean much but to those who are familiar with police work it speaks instantly Of trou- ble. The call man on the dog watch doesn't lead the happiest of lives and unless he possesses sense of humor he is in danger of finding himself growing sick of the job.
 The call man at headquarters is in the center of all storms. If there is a mur- der in the darkest alley in "Buzzard' s Roost' the mounted call man is the first dispatched to the scene and the desk sergeant shoots him help as fast as he can. But he usually bears the brunt of the burden of trouble if there is any.
 This is true of the call man on any shift, but especially so of the morning man, that is the one who works from il at night until in the morning. If a burglar takes it into his head to enter the domcile of any citizen who lives say, on Quinlan avenue. he is most like ly to do it after Il o'clock and it is probably the call man who must puff out in response to the agonized appeals for help.
 Consequently. the officer selected for , the position of morning call man is al- ways an experienced policeman who is noted for his nerve, resourcefulness and quick thinking. Jones is' said to possess these qualities to a marked degree. but there are situations which can get the best of even the most experienced po- liceman
 Jones says he likes his job except on April l. Then he says it's-but what he says wouldn't do to print. There is a lot of alleged humor wasted on the call man at headquarters during the early hours of April l and this year Jones fell for one with loud thud
 It happened substantially as follows Jones and Desk Sergeant Posey were laz- fly discussing the relative merits of buff cochins and Rhode Island Red chickens about three minutes after midnight on the morning of April l this year. The telephone at Jones' elbow rang viz orously. He took down the receiver and murmured his usual Hello" The re- sponse was piercing scream. The of ficer started though electricity had been applied. His feet came down off the desk with abang. He had been sit- ting on the small of his back and he came to attention with a snap.
 Again he shouted Hello" and again there NdS u DlODu tuIulNlnS scream. A gruff voice cried
 Get away from that phone or I'll kill you"
 There was the sound of a pistol shot, a gurgling cry for help, a terrific clat- ter and the phone went dead.
 Jones by this time was in a pitiable state, to say the least. His fellow officers aver that at the end of two minutes he was standing on top of the desk, bran- dishing his revolver in one hand and wildly shouting into the telephone. Jones denies fhis. although he admits that he was a trife excited.
 1 Jones wasted about 30 seconds trying l to get the operator to answer his frantic l calls. He intended asking her what num- | Der had been talking to .554." For some l reason or other central did not respond and Jones banged the receiver on the hook, grabbed his cuffs and pistol, and dashed from the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
NEW MORTGAGES FILED
Tutwiler Hotel Co. Takes Action on
 Refinancing of Project

Mortgages aggregating s1.300, 001 were yesterday filed in the office of the probate judge on the property or the Tutwiler Hotel company, Inc to the Title Guarantee Loan and Trust company as trustee. one mortgage for S250,000, one for s300,000 and anothe, for $750,000. all dated April 1, 1914 and payable February l. 1882, and bearing per cent interest, the property. in- volved being lots !, 8. and To-, block 59 of the survey of Elyton Land con- pany. -t .s. -5
 The mortgages have mo special sig nificanee5 and are explained by officials as being simply a refinancing of the project to meet the larger requirements of the lessees of the hotel.
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A. ]. Seabriskie Dead

New York, April 17.-Aaron J. Seabris- Sie. engineer and secretary of the New York monuments commission since 1SSS, died suddenly at his home yesterday At the end he was 6S years of age. MT. Sea briskie designed and superintended the making and placing of monuments to the memory of soldiers from New York who died ill battle during the civil war at Chattanooga, Antiatem. Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Andersonville and other places
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. VeoIa Abernathy

Mrs. Neola Abernathy, aged 40 years died early yesterday morning at local infirmary after a brief illness. Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon nue Baptist church. Interment will be in Elmwood cemetery. The deceased Is sur yived by four aunts and one uncle. She resided at 3s00 Thirty-second avenue, North Birmingham
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Mrs. H. F. Yarbrough

Information reached the city last night of the death of Mrs. H. r. Yarbrough. wife of H. r. Yarbrough, 1114 North Twenty ninth street, at 2:3o yesterday at Madison, Colo. Mrs. Yarbrough had been in i'll health for over year and went to Colorado in the hopes of regain ing her strength The end came sud- denly yesterday. In addition to her hus- band, she is survived by a daughter, Miss Doreda Marlborough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
Forger Sentenced

New Orleans April 17.-Alphonse o. Pessou, former Louisiana agent of tic Union Central Life Insurance company, was sentenced to 10Ayears in the pen itentiary here today Pessou recently was convicted on one of several in- dictments charging forgery. His all legged peculations according to charges in all the indictments were about $60 900
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
William Johns

Cullman. April Special )-One of the old pensioners of the Confederate soldiers, William Johns, who was sum- moned to show cause why he should not be dropped from the list of pen sioners by Judge Ferguson, is dead. His home, some 10 miles away from Gull man, is shadowed, by two deaths with : in two weeks, his wife first, and yes terday he was buried by her side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
You Have Never Seen Shirts Like These Before for 69c

These Shirts are offered in our store for the first time and seem to .e equal in every way to any Shirt that we have seen sold at LOO. They are made of fast colored percale in colors and styles as good as loo Shirts. They are made as well as LOO Shirts and fit as we'll. Have laundered cuffs, are made coat style, with pearl button fronts and the colors are fast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
Porosknit Underwear 35c

Of course everybody knows that the regular price of Porosknit Underwear is 50c garment We are selling these instead of 50c, for 35c. Some are sec onds" and others are broken sizes There are short sleeved shirts, ankle length drawers, and are an exception al value in the sizes that we can sup ply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
MILEAGE ALLOWANCE
 IS STRICKEN OUT

Washington, April 17.--The House struck the time-honored mileage allowance for congressman out Of the legislative ap- propriation bill today and provided for actual expenses of members to and from Washington to attend Congress.
 The Senate has yet to agree to the proposal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
Samuel Lee Langley

Funeral services over the remains of Samuel Lee Langley. aged years. Who
 died in a local infirmary Wednesday, will
 be conducted this afternoon from the fam ily residence, 1014 First avenue. Interment
 will follow in Elmwood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
Mrs. I. Huntington Howell

Funeral services over the remains ot Mrs. l. Huntington Howell. who died Thursday, were conducted yesterday, aft ernoon from the. family residence, 12o First avenue. Intermenti followed in Elmwood cemetery. The deceased is survived by her husband and her mother and one sister, Mrs. T. H. Aldrich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
Mrs. s. A. Bissett

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs s. A. Bissett, aged 6S years. who died at the residence of her son Wednes- day in Sanford, Fla, were conducted from the residence of T. J. Bissett, an- other son. at 1211 Fifteenth street. south,
 yesterday afternon. nterment followed in Elmwood cemetery. The remains were brought~to Birmingham in charge of the Johns Undertaking company The de- ceased had long ben a resident of Bir- mingham,3 and was well known. She is sbrvived by three sons and two daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
Insist on Minimum Wage

Boston, April F.-The freight handlers employed by the New Haven railroad voted to insist upon minimum weekly wage of $15 throughout the year. Nearly 2500 men are affected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18

Eccentric Mir. Clark, by James
 Whitcomb Riley. The Princess Elopes, by Harold
 MacGrath. As the Heart Panteth, by Hal
 lie Erminie Rives. Rosalynde's Lovers, by Mau-
 rice Thompson. The House in the Mist, by An
 na Katherine Green. Trolley Folly, by Henry Wal
 lace Phillips. Motormaniacs, by Lloyd Os- bourne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
K. l.. Ross

Word was received yesterday of the death of R.. l.. Ross at Citronnelle. The deceased was well known locally, having been connected with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company at Pratt City for many years. He is survived by his widow and several children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18


 headquarters the crowd lunged toward him, menaeing and 1oud-yoieed, but the police drove them back.
 Whips and Pistol
 The automobile whie- waited on Park Row was to take the mayors party to luneh In 20 seconds the ear would have started. At that moment, Mahoney, who had been standing on the fringe of a crowd 50 wards away. attending noon meeting of the unemployed and the h. ustria Workers Of the world. saw that Mayor Mitchell was within few feet of him. As the mayor took his seat Ma honey whipped a revolver from his coat pocket and shot.
 According to his own story, Mahoney had tried 10 see the mayor last Mon day, but had not been able to get an interview His idea, he said. was to c,iticize Mayor Mitchell for the "extraV- agant expenditures of his administration aul incidentally to ask for a job.
 His repulse embttered him, and when he came back Wednesday it was with the intention of killing the mayor. He thought better of his ptrpose on this oc- casion, however. and deferred the at- tempt. Today, warm~d with a glass of whisky. which he said he had just had at Park Row saloon, he determined 10 act
 In the several examinations given Ma honey today he appeared to be man of weak mentality. the futility of whose protest against fancied individual wrongs and present social conditions had driven him 10 the verge of insanity Two letters taken from his pockets, one addressed to Mayor Mitchell and the other addressed To Mayor Armstrong of Plttsbnrg. Pa. for the most part were unintelligible. but it was evident that the writer was trying to voice protect against the police bills recently urged by Mayor Mitchell at Albany. and other municipal actiyi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
Nelu and Special-Si]k Bosom and Silk Cuff Shirts for $1.65

Porosknit Union Suits ,oith Short S1eeues and Three-' IQuarter Length Sleeues. Former Price $1, for 69c
 89c Night Shirts 75c | Just plain case of a reduction in lprice. These are made of thin, soft lmull and plenty of material in the gary lment. Made without collar either lplain or trimmed. Madras Union Suits 50c Athletic Union Suits of checked madras al 5oc-a wonderful value. Made without sleeves, knee length and lwith elastic webbing in the back. New! Initial Leather Belts
 Complete for 50c These Belts are made with initial : buckles and have one. two or three letters. All initials complete with belt flor soc.
 | (Men's Store, Main Foor)
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Appeared 4 pitaied

In these letters Mahoney appeared to be agitated by the attempt to get George W. Goethals to take the police commis- sionership.
 He knows less about politics work a much as a boy of F or H. was one of the disiointed statements in the letters, referring to Colonel Goehals, and eontinu- ing: Also knows lots of engineering as F or H-year-old boy" The letter than launched into a general attack on Colonel Goehals.
 Among other things Mahoney told the police he was born in Ireland; that at one time he had been worth more than sl00 900, and that he had gone heavily into real estate speculation. He had spent number of years in Pittshurg, he added, and had lived in New Orleans. For the last 10 years he had lived in New York. Once he said he was sorry he attempted to shoot the mayor.
 Mahoney will be arraigned tomorrow.
 '"rhe attack on the mayor and the in- cidental shooting of Corporation Counsel Polk shows the danger to which public officials are subjected" said District At torney Whitman tonight. 'rhe mayor was properly guarded and will be even
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18

The Fifth String, by John Phillip Sousa. ' Wallingford, by George Ran dolph Chester. A Guest at the Ludlow, by Bill Nye. Four in Family, by Florida Pope SumerwelI. A Fool for Love, by Francis Lynde. The Case of Jennie Brice, by Mary Roberts Rinehart.
 Book Store, Main FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
LICE LOT. undertaker. Phon. 7a.

JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phon. looz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-18
ON LIFE OF MAYOR OF NEW YORK
 FAILS; POLK INJURED

tContinued from Page one)
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"onys" @ Hosie,y

Loveman, Joseph & Loeb Will Have the Onyx Sale of Hosiery For Men, B Days Beginning Monday Women and, April 2Oth, 21st and 22nd Children
 Today Is the Last Day on Which Any of
 These B Good Books of Fiction May
 Be Bought at the Special Price of 29c
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
SUPREME court
Fight EXPECTED
over ATTORNEY
Cathcart as incumbent Advises
Clerk to Prepare Ballot With
No Candidates Entered

The territorial supreme court Is
expected to be asked to decide the
question whether City and County At
torney John w. Cathcart was reflect
ed,at Saturdays primary and to give
a clear Interpretation of the some
what ambiguous phraseology in the
new primary statute. It will be up
to Attorney Joseph Lightfoot, the De-
mocratic aspfrant to the city and coun-
ty attorneys office, to begin the legal
proceedings.
Acting under the legal advice of
Cathcart, who has given it in his pre-
sent capacity as incumbent of the city
and county attorneys office, City and
County Clerk David Kalauokalani will
proceed to prepare Cathcart's certi-
ficate of election and also to arrange
the ballots for the November election,
eliminating the names of Cathcart and
Lightfoot from the list Of candidates.
Attorney Lightfoot must then OBJ
tain an injunction restraining the
clerk from issuing the certificates OF
election, or institute mandamus pro-
ceedings compelling him to insert the
names in the November ballot. On
either of these points the case can be
carried to the highest territorial trib.
unal and the desired opinions secured.
Territorial Secretary Thayer sup
ports Lghtfoot's contention that
there was no election because Cath
cart did not get a clear majority Of
all the votes cast at the primary, even
though he did receive q majority OF
the votes cast for candidates for that
particular office. On the other hand
Attorney General /. M. Stainbach is
inclined to believe Cathcart was elect
ed, although admitting, after some in.
vestigation, that much authority sup.
porting each side of the argument is
to be found among court decisions on
similar questions in the states.
at seems obvious enough" says the
encouragement, that the words ma
jority of the voters voting of the dis
trict in which he is candidate, as
given in the primary law, mean a ma
jority of the voters voting for the par
ticular office for which he is running,
and the fact, as Secretary Thayer ad-
mits, that this seems to have been the
intent of the legislators when they
made the statute strengthens the
opinion.
'"Tbe weakest thing about It Is that
this was only a primary, for the nom.
ination Of candidates, leaving some
question whether it was not meant
that to be elected the aspirant must
get majority of all votes of the vot-
ers registered. If it were final cleo
tion, such as that of next November,
there would be no doubt; the require
ment of majority of the voters yot-
ing would mean those voting for that
particular office, and not for some
other office"
81 shall take no action in the mat
ter" said Cathcart today. Il have
advised the city and county clerk as
to his course in Ihe matter, and it is
I'D to those who think was not elect.
ed to move as they gee fit in the mat;
ter"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
SUPREME court
MAY NOW Open
THEBALLOT BAGS
Election Returns from Fourth
of Fifth Are ErroneouSly
Enclosed With Votes

Besides deciding whether City and
County Attorney Cathcart was elect
ed at the recent primary the terri
torial supreme cou viii be called
upon at once for action upon another
AFFAIR growing out of the primary
City and County Clerk Kalauokalani
this afternoon or tomorrow will nj
a petition, accompanied by an am
davit asking permission to open the
bag containing the ballots from the
fourth precinct of the fifth district.
An official at that place erred IN
inserting in the bag the official count,
instead of sending it in a separate
package to the clerk. These ballot
bags at the conclusion of an cleo
tion and after the votes are counted
are sealed by the inspectors and must
not be opened by anyone Thereafter
without permission from the supreme
court. In the present instance the
result is that the city and county
clerk has no official record OF the
count made by the election officials.
His only figures are those telephoned
him by the inspectors Immediately
after they had finished their work.
The affidavit and petition are IN
preparation this afternoon by the
county attorneys office and will be Ill
ed by Kalauokalani In the supreme
court as soon as possible, that he
may get the official results from the
pooch and enter them on his own rec.
ords officially.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15

Three hundred thousand dollars
win be distributed to stockholders Of
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Com
pany on October 5. instead Of $4,000,
as would be the case il the present
dividend basis were continued.
At a meeting df the directors of II.
C. & s. Co. IN San Francisco this
morning il was decided to increase
abe monthly dividend TO 25 cents a
share from the present rate Of 15
cents. Also, an extra dividend of so
cents a share was declared. payable
on October s, when the increase in
the regular dividend will begin. Thus
the October payment will be rs cents
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
], 5. TROOPS AT
VERA Cruz Will
GO; ALL Serene

TAssociated Press by Federal Wirelessl
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 15.-
All the United States troops at Vera
Cruz are ordered withdrawn, accord
ino TO a notice from the war depart
ment today. A statement from the
White House says that the troops are
withdrawn 'in view Of the entire re-
uoyal- of circumstances which were
thought to Justify the occupation OF
Vera Cruz by the American soldiers"
The move 10 taken as evidences OF
quiet in Mexico, following the estab.
Iishment Of government under Gen.
CarranZa.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
BILL
HAS CHANCE TO
PASS CONGRESS
Robert w. Shingles Energetic
Work Results in House
Getting Busy

Robert w. Shingle, president Of the
Henry Waterhouse Trust Company,
yesterday eahied his firm that action
on the federal building bill in the
House Of Representatives may be ex.
pected about October I. As told In
the star.6ulIetin correspondence be-
low, earlier action was expected, but
the House didn't get around TO u.
Single has been hurrying things up
and Il 10 now believed something de-
finite Will be done before the present
session Of Congress adjourns. Shin
gle has been In Washington, New
York and Boston, cabling from the
latter city.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
By C. S. ALBERT
Special Star-Bulletin Correspondencel

Especial Star-Bulletin correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 3. -
Congressman Burnett of Alabama, who
has charge of the Honolulu federal
building bill in the House, feels Ger.
tain that action VIII be taken before
Congress adjourns, though it is quite
possible that the bin will not come up
aniil just before the session ends. The
House COMMITTEES on Public Buildings
aid Grounds has made a number of
changes in the measure which passed
Esbe Senate, AMI il Is likely that they
will be agreed 10 by the House and
la;er on viii be modified when the
matter goes to conference.
One of the important sections which
las been stricken out IS that provld-
Ing for the repayma'it Of the $35, ,p0G
Is ilich was suisse -,hc.l AMI used for
.he opening OF Bishop street This
wae done mainly through fight na,le
lii the committee by Congressman Will
liam A. Ashbrock of Ohio. It is like
~, however, that this viii be changed
VIXEN the bill goes to conference and
rearly certain that half the money
mentioned, If not all, will be refunded
under the provisions OF the bill when
II is finally passed.
This bill Is now on the unanimous
consent caleEdi ir and may be brought
up on September Z. but, being SEN
ate bill, has IN especially good chance
to pass, even If it does not get
through under unanimous consent, as
such bill MAJ be brought UP in the
last three days, through special
rule. while House bills are compelled
to wait over. Mr.. Burnett with whom
Continued on page three)
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
HARBOR BOARD
READY TO spend
new BONDCOIN
Treasurer ConkIing Reports
Money Forthcoming Within
the Next Thirty Days

The territorial bond issue, or that
portion to be floated in the east, will
be sold October and the money from
the sale received at Honolulu about
October Is. This information from
Territorial Treasurer d. L. Gonkling
was impaired to the harbor commits
sion this morning by Col. G. j. Nc
Carthy. On his motion the commits
sion voted to authorize advertisement
the next 30 days for bids on the con-
struction of the shed at the Kuhio bay
wharf, at Hilo. Registrar Henry Ha.
PAL finished signing the bonds yester.
CONTINUED. on page eight
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-15
OLAA REACHES
seven; AHEAD
OF KBRYDE

Yesterday Olaa caught up with Nc
Bryde after a long chase. To-Day tne
Hawaii plantation gave its Kauai sis-
ter the road dust. Before today's ses-
sion Of the stock exchange 24S shares
of Olaa sold unchanged at 7-S and
975 at z, the advance being maintain
ed on the board, for 45 shares. NC
Bryde opened in recess IA point down
for 1000 shares, but recovered yester.
days figure Of s rs for an aggregate
of 2255 shares, holding this price on
the board for total Of 800 shares.
Pioneer was steady at % IL for 30
shares In recess and 100 at session.
Oahu opened steady in recess at 20 81
for sales of 364 shares, gained IA for
10 on the. board and closed at u 1-S
for 35 shares. Hawaiian Commercial
under the stimulus Of increased pnd
extra dividends payable next month";
had a run of $40 shares with gains
totaling 1 IA points as elsewhere re-
ported.
Waialua was steady at 10 for 10
shares between boards, but dropped
2 points on the board for shares.
Hawaiian Sugar lost IL point for %
shares in recess, recovered 1-8 for 100
shares and closed at 81 Ia for 30
shares, or 1-S below yesterday. Pine-
apple was steady at 30 IA for %
shares reported, and Gas common sold
down 2 1-2 points to los for 2 shares.
On the board the only sale, besides
those already mentioned, was lOO
Hilo Railroad common advanced 5-S
to IL.