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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
''OLD TOM" KNOWS
 THE POST ROAD

"Old Tom.' stage horse on the road between Phiomath and Alsea. and now beginning his fifteenth year as a carrier of mail for Uncle sam" has a most remarkable mileage record says a Phllo- math special to the New York Herald. He is positively known to have travelled a distance equal to three and almost four times around the world. yet he is still on the ioh and even in his advanced years holds his head higher and can get over the Alsea mountains faster than the best of them
 He is the property of Kendall X Davis. liverymen. of Philomath. who have the mail contract on this route. and, unlike all other horses kept in the barn. re- quires no rope or halter and no closed stall. He knows his place and he re- mains there faithfully when not on the road. And despite his remarkable rec ord and the hard work he has done he has never been known to lie down in his stall. He takes his sleep standing.
 Tow knows this route so well that when roads are bad and storms raging. making it impossible to get the mail hack over the line, he needs only to have the bags and pouches packed on his back and be liberated here. He gets through alone and unaided and seldom fails to arrive on time either a Alsea or Philomath. He has carried the mail in this way times without number when It could not have been taken through in any other way At time the mail hack stranded by deep snows or slides in the mountains has been left by the wayside, while old Tom car rying the mail, went through alone The horse has been on this route SO long that he absolutely refuses to go over any other road. If an attempt Is made to take him even few hundred yards east of the Phlomath depot he balks Nor will he leave the depot till the train comes in, as 1t has always been his cus- tom to wait with the hack for the ar- rival of passengers and mail destined for Alsea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
TWENTY REFUGEES
 BEL|EVEDEXECUTED
 BYFEDERAL TROOPS

Chicago, April 24-Twenty refugees, 19 Americans and one British subject, have been taken prisoners by Huerta forces and are believed to have been executed by firing squad. according to tele- gram received from Secretary Bryan to- night by pr. Herbert A. Parkn, presi- dent of a Mexican plantation company. MT. Bryans telegram follows;
 The following, dated April 24 at 10 a. m. and received from the American con- sul at Vera Cruz, is sent for your infor- nation:
 Am just reliably informed soldiers stopped train in vicinity of Tiera Blanca on Vera Cruz isthmus railroad, tawing following prisoners:
 w. Mangum, railroad superintendent Elliott, engineer; Riley and Hart, con- ductors: all are Americans. These per- sons are taken to Cordoba or Orizaba and believed ordered shot.
 Some IS or more Americans left for Tierra Blanca. c. B. Heron, secretary Isthmus railroad. wife and four children J. O. Cook. chief engineer; John Fighter conductor; J. F. Langston and wife; Ker- win, engineer ,and MT. and Mrs George Macomber.' '
 Same soldiers stopped at hacienda MotZorongo on same railroad. taking prisoners Edward Wunsch and son. Sid- ney: A. M. Turner, secretary of the ha- cienda Motzorongo. all Americans: also a man named Boyd, Brisish subject All taken 10 Cordoba or Orizaba. It is reliably stated that these prisoners may be exc cuted. Admirals Fletcher and Badger have this, information before them
 BRYAN 1"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25

Washington, April i.-Supplementary revised lists of dead and wounded Amer jeans in operations at Vera Cruz on April % and 23 were given out at the navy department tonight.
 April 22-Dead
 Walter L. Watson. ordinary seaman; home, Boston; attached the Arkansas.
 Wounded;
 Edwin J. Cantwell, ordinary seaman, home address, Cincinnati; attached to New Hampshire.
 George C. Craig, ordinary seaman; born at Augusta Ga. February 1, 1896; home address, 556 Hamburg avenue Brooklyn, N. Y Next of kin, Beulah Craig, moth CT same address; attached to Utah.
 Platte A. Bowden, ordinary seaman; born at Randelman, N. C., November ,, 1892; home address, Greensboro, N. C. Next of kin, Julius Bowden, father. Greensboro, N. C.; attached to Yer mont.
 Henry P. Nagornowsk, private, First company, First regiment, Adv. B.; home, Philadelphia.
 Randolph Summerlin, private; born April s. 1892, at Willacoochee, Ga, home, Willacoochee. Ga. Next of kin, father, Benjamin F. Summerlin. Willacoochee, Ga, attached to marine detachment U. IS s. Vermont
 April 23-Dead
 Louis Frank Boswell, chief gunners' mate: home, Coulterville, III.
 Elzie C. Fisher, ordinary seaman born at Marsalis. La. May s, 1894; home ad- dress Hays, Miss; next of kin, James E. Fisher, father, Hay<, Miss. attached to New Hampshire.
 Esau Hursh Frohlichstein, ordinary sea man, born at Mobile. Ala, February 24, 1894; home address, Mobile Ala next of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
CAMP WILCOX MEETS
Programme for Memorial Day Exer-
 cises Announced

At the regular meeting of Camp Wilcox, Confederate Veterans, held yesterday aft ernoon the programme for the Memorial day exercises was announced April 26 having been selected-as the day to dec- crate the graves of the dead the follow ing programme was announced: Members of the camp will meet at the courthouse Sunday afternoon at o'clock At 2:30 O clock Judge N. B. Feagin will make an address before the camp. At 3 O o'elock procession will be formed and the vet erans will march to the cemetery to take part in the memoriaf exercises and the decoration of the graves.
 At the meeting yesterday about 80 mem- bers of the camp eniolled as members of the Camp Wilcox delegation to the approa ching reunion al Jacksonville. Fla The committee on delegates to the re- union returned the names of IS members of the camp from which at the next meet ing six delegates and sixalt ernates will be selected. Many other business mat ters were brought befo>e the camp, which was one of the best in point of attend ance the camp has ever had. Capt. John e. Smith. commander, was in the chair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
REBEL ATTACK ON TAMP|CO RENEWED So Far as Is Known All Americans Are Out of
 the District

Washington, April 25-Constitutional- ists renewed their attack upon the Mex ican federal garrison al Tampico .GSr y. This was~reported to the navy depart- ment early this morning by Rear Ad- miral Mayo at Tampico through Rear Admiral Fletcher at Vera Cruz.
 The department issued this statement at 2:15 a. m;
 Tn a dispatch from Vera Cruz dated April 25 additional Badger reports the following from Admiral Mayo at Tam pico:
 {" The Patterson and Pauling have arr rived at TuXpam The Esperanza sailed for Galveston with 140 Vera Cruz refugees and 2eo Tampico refugees. The Dixie sailed for Galveston with 575 refugees. The Connecticut sailed for Galveston with 419 refugees. The total number of ref, ugees, including other ships not mem toned, sent to Galveston is 1854
 "'So far as is known all Americans are out of the district around Tampico.
 The constitutionalist attack on Tam pico is in progress today. Gunboats are firing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
Great Truths Were Decided

From the New York Press.
 History shows that many discoverers of great truths have been the subjects of de- rision and persecution They have often been treated as visionaries and danger ous innovators
 Harvey, the dscoverer of the circula- = tion of blood, lost his practice and was lampooned over the then civilized world, Bartholin, who discovered the lacteals, was treated with contempt and ridicule. Even Harvey. when he became old, never believed in the thoractic duct, but be- leved the lacteals all terminated in the liver.
 Horace saw his odes despised. Eliza beth. regarded Bacon as an unsound spec ulative genius and as, incapable of serv- ing her with judgment Socrates. for teaching the unity of God, was compelled to drink hemlock and die. Ptthagoras s was banshed for his opinions; Demo- critus was cast into prison for dissecting human body. Every historian known that Galileo at 70 years old. was impris- oned for announcing the motion of the earth.
 Aristotles books were burned. Descartes was pcrsecuted because he taught the innateness of ideas; his books were burned by order of the University of Paris. It Is said of the Newtonian phil osophy that ''authority scowled upon 1t: taste was disgusted by it and fashion was ashamed of it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
BOTH HOUSES PASS
 VOLUNTEER BILL

Washington. April 24.-rhe volunteer army bill to which President Wilson would resort to augment the land forces of the United States in case of war. re- ceived the final approval of both houses of Congress today, was signed by Speaker the Senate and tomorrow will be laid be- fore the President.
 The bill with Speaker Clarke's sigma ture did not reach the Senate until 630 tonight and after it had been signed the proper officials in the House could not be reached and it could not be taken to the White House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
Taking His Cue
Ernln 1lIdn

\ small street urchin from the city, who was spending some time In a fresh air camp, was the source of considerable entertainment to members of the family at farm where he frequently called for milk and apples.
 Whad dye thing about the youngster, anyhow the farmer asked his wife one evening,
 Hes n nice little fellow" the wifa replied; but I cant just make him out. '
 How make him outea
 Every time grampaw sneezes Tschi' that boy allas laughs and wells. Ka Rib- blei' ;"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
ALABAMA RUNS WILD OVER GEORGIA TECH
Crimson Players Hit Opposr ing Hurlers Hard and
 Win With Ease

Tuscaloosa. April sf-(Speoial)-Ala hama enjoyed swatfest off Georgia Tech pitchers and ran wild on the bases syamping the cracker boys Il to 2. Tie Crimson batted Bryant from the box in the third inning, scoring seven runs. aid- cd by two costly errors and five hits Jordan, who relieved him, was hit freely. but was accorded better support The hitting of Stevenson and Johnson and the lightning base running and fielding of Cargile were distinct features Stew enson pitched we'll and kept his scattered. Owing to the big lead obtained he never tried to exert himself both of Tech runs Mere earned. Score.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
LONG SPIKED WHILE TRYING ID STEAL Cracker Spiked on Hand by Balenti-Will Be Out
 Several Days

Chattanooga, April 2t-tspecial)-As the result of spike wound received at the hands of Balenu, while pilfering sec ond in this afternoons game between the locals and the Crackers, Tommy Long the champion run scorer of-the Southern league. and star left fielder of the smith men, will be out of the game for several days.
 The wound is upon the digit of Longs right hand, and whilt it does not occasion any real pain. it practically pre- vents his throwing kircher will play left fer the Crackers during Longs ab- sence.
 In the hopes of breaking the Crackers temporary slump, smith has entirely changed his batting order, moving Pol land to second place and dropping Elan igan eighth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
COLORADO TROOPS IN COMMAND OF
 STRIKE DISTRICT
State Troops Occupy War Zone With Little Trouble. Mine President Is
 Released

Trinidad, Col, April 24.-state troops Chase tonight advanced toward Lud- low, after occupying Lynn and Aguilar without resistance by the warning strikers. At Aguilar the militinmen re- leased the company men imprisoned fin the Empire and Southwestern mines since Wednesday. All the prisoners. in- cIuding J. W. Siple, president of the Southwestern Fuel company, were snid to he unharmed.
 The whereabou of the strikers, who suddenly abandoned their plan of resist ing the troops at Lynn, was not definitely known. It generally was believed, how ever, that they executed the maneuver begun early in the day and massed their forces in the Black hills, two miles north of Ludlow.
 The bloodless capture of the strikers capital at Aguilar was effected several hours after a brief skirmish near Bunker Hill, on the way from Walsenburg. This fight was between an advance force of about 70 mounted militiamen and a party of stikers. After brisk exchange of shots, with no casualties reported, the strikers retreate0. The main body of state troops soon afterward reached Lynn. No strikers were found there or at Aguilar.
 Mine Fortified
 The territory into which state troops penetrated today and which for two days |, tends northwest and southeast for about 15 miles. At it's widest point it is perhaps four miles or more wide. The zone is bounded on the south by Ludlow on the north is Rouse, where a strongly for tified mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company offered an effective barrier. To the southwest is the Hastings canyon. where Wednesday the strikers were beat en back in sharp brush with guards and militamen.
 Throughout this district until the ar rival of the state troops the martial rule of the strikers was supreme, except at the mines, where besieged defenders held out desperately after the above ground works had been burned. Strike leaders commanding a force estimated as high as 1000 held absolute sway over that portion of the population which had not fled to the hills.
 The refugees from the Empire mine had been without food for three days Both the Empire and Southwestern camps are completely destroyed, according to II. D. King. part owner of the company.
 telegram signed by B property own CTS and business men of Trinidad, sent to Governor Ammons today. declared that state of anarchy existed and pe- titioned the state executive to get fed eral troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
.GEORG|A MAN IS HELD BY FEDERALS w. B. WaffOrd Is Among Americans Taken by
 Martinez

Vera Cruz, April 4.-The names of five more Americans arrested by Major Panu- cio Martinez and added to those whom he previously had taken to Cordoba, reached here tonight. These men were taken a few miles out of Vera Cruz from train. The news of their capture was brought to Vera Cruz by a newsboy. Major Martinez took them to Tierra Blanca and thence to Cordoba.
 Then men are w. B. Wofford of Geor- gia. F. W. Eehmer of Omaha, w. A. Bedford of Michigan, W. c. Disbrow of New York and James Blicher of Buffalo. All these men are interested in agrcul- ture in the section in which were ar rested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
ADVOCATE CHANGE
 IN THE CALENDAR
To Recommend Perpetual
 Invariable Calendar

Paris, April 24.-Adoption of a per- petual invaria ble calendar and a fixed interchangeable date for Easter are to be recommended by the international calendar commission, which has been charged to study questions relating to the unification and simplification Of the divisions of time. The commission which was created by the International Association of Academies at St Peters burg, will make a report on its work at a meeting to be held in Berlin
 Various reasons are given by advo- cates of the proposed reforms in cal endars, among them the inconveniences caused by the variation of Easter, after the Julian and Gregorian calendars and other holidays.
 Early Easter Costs Millions M. Lecointe, director of the Royal Belgium observatory. one of the men interested, says the warmest partisans of the proposed reform are not Uto- plans but practical men, They are, he says, financiers and business men.
 NJ. Lecointe recalled that at meet ing of Chambers of Commerce the Ger man delegates declared that German commerce lost millions of francs when Easter came in March. The two aca- demic semesters, separated according to universal custom by Easter, are declared also to cause inconvenience in teaching, while spring vacations are apt to come during bad weather when Easter falls too soon.
 As to the actual divisions of the year it is true. say those interested, that one is accustomed to the anomalies. but that it is nevertheless highly desirable to do away with them.
 They call attention to the months having 2S, 29, 30 or 31 days. trimesters with 90 91 or go days, while the num bers of weeks included in the differ ent trimesters. or in the two semesters are unequal. Commercial complications and confusion under the present cal endar are among the arguments of members of the commis sson. Practical ly all the academies voted in favor of the change. the academy of Amsterdam alone being against it.
 The proposed reform in the calendar, however depends on the decision of the religious authorities. The fixing of Easter is question for the government of the church and 1t can be celebrated on date determined by the pope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
A Real Saver

From the Chicago Record Herald.
 America is the land of high wages, and it is really possible here for a work ingman to grow rich. But England.'
 The speaker was the late Frederick Townsend Martin, the occasion a luncheon of Americans at the Berkeley. He continued:
 English farm laborers are striking for Is shillings week. TLey get 13 or IA shillings. They want 16. But l doubt if they get 1t.
 And their pastors, living in beautiful manses on salaries of $400O or $500, call the improvident because in their old-age they'e unusually destitute! The idea of expecting them to save money! It re- minds me of old Bill Smith.
 My sons got a. fine job now. said old Bill. He's a savin' money fast
 What is he doingT said l.
 He's a night printer. sir Bill an- swered. Oh, fine job. He works all night and saves his lodgin's and then he sleeps all day and saves his food.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25

The Philharmonic orchestra of the Young Mems Christian association, Philip Memoli. conductor made it's first bow to the public last night in a concert in the association's auditorium. A great deal Of allowance is made amateurs, but this new organization acquitted itself with high credit and in the two overtures-"Lust- piel' and Poet and Peasant the audi ence could hardly iealize that it was list ening to other than an orchestra of pro-
 fessionals The violins as we'll as the
 wood wind and brass sections were re- marked for their good tone quality and eyenness of attack and for their rhythmic swing Mr Memoli as a conductor is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
EQUAL SUFFRAGSITS
 WILL MEET TODAY

The feature of the meeting of the Bir- mingham Equal Suffrage association, to be held this afternoon at the Cable hall, will be address by Miss Eva Dibbins on "Hindrances to Democracy" The as- sociation will meet promptly at clock and all persons interested are invited to be present. At ? o'clock, previous to the meeting, Mrs. H. H. SneIf will conduct a parliamentary law class in the suffrage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
SUPPL LEMENTARY REVISED LIST OF THE DEAD AND
 INJURED AT VERA CRUZ

kin, N H. Frohlichstein, father, Mobile Ala; attached 10 New Hampshire.
 Dennis J. Lane seaman, Sew York city, attached to the New Hampshire.
 Wounded
 Louis r. Bates, ordinary seaman, Mer- iden, Conn. attached to New Hamp- shire.
 Theof Vintez Bisllup, boatswain's mate Winona. Minn.; attached to the Minne- sota.
 Sidney J. Everett, ordinary seaman born at New Orleans, December II, 1894: home address, 233l St. Claude street New Orleans; next of kin. Peter Everett, uncle; same address, attached to the South Car olna
 Harry Firdth, ordinary seaman. Phla- dephia; attached to New Hampshire.
 Eugene l. Grey. ordinary seaman. Brooklyn, N. Y. attached to the New Jersey.
 Walter l.. Hawk. boatswain's mate, St. Louis Mich: attached to the Minnesota. John l.. Harris. seaman, born Tracy City, Tenn, January 23, 1S9O home ad- dress, Tracy City, Tenn. next of kin ]. A. Harris father, same address; at tached to Minnesota.
 Ralph O. Jans. ordinary seaman, born at Dallas. Tex, April 3o 1s9i; home ad- dress 901 Iowa avenue, Muscatine, la; next of kin, Hanna Jans, mother. same address; attached to the Minnesota.
 William O. Keas, Hilsdale, Mich; at tached to the South Carolina.
 Robert E. Lee. New York city; at tached to the Vermont
 George j. Soden. gunner's mate, War ren, Mich; attached to the Utah.
 Edward Carl Walter, ordinary seaman, Burlington, la; attached to the Vermont. Claude Clifton Wilcox, Irving, Mich, attached to the South Carolina.
 Beard Guy Wright, ships cook, Edn- burg, Ind; attached to the New Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
Making an Estimate

T Tnm IUUge+1
 Would you ikc 10 go to the opera to- night dearest?'t
 What darling hoy you are, Of course would, What is the bill for .o. nght?p
 About sil. I guess"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25

Jr.. oboe, and Miss Norma Schoolar, so- prano. Miss Bennett gave a beautiful reading of Svendsen'S Romance. play ed with stral>accompaniment. Young Memoli won spontaneous applause in Evening starr from Wagner's Tam hauser. and Miss Sehoolar thrilled the audience in "Nisse d'Arte Nisse q Amore" from Tosca.
 Among the compositions that the or chestra played other than those already mentioned were Godards Bereeuse" and Song Without Words" by Tschaikow- sky.
 The Philharmonic will have a series of concerts next winter. The organization now numbers 31 performers. but it will be considerably increased in the fall.
 W. K.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
A Dig

From the Boston Evening Transcript
 Grumpley-"oh, bother the pictures I'd sooner go to the dentist than to the photographer.
 His Spouse-"No doubt The photog- rapher expects you to look pleasant the dentist doesnt.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25

tague. Crawford. Stevenson and Johnson. Two-base hits Hamilton and Hill. Double play. Wtherington to Burr Struck out. Stevenson 1. Jordan 9, Bryant !. Base on balls. Bryant Q Jordan 3. Stolen bases. Pitts, Joplin ?. Wells 9. Cargille |. Hagan, Hll. Left on bases, Alabama 2, Tech 1. Umpire Burke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
A Good Whipping

From the Chicago News.
 Tommy" said an irate mother to her incorrigible offspring, If you don't be- have I'll give you good whipping"
 Well. that'll be change anyway" re- piled the little fellow. "All the othe~ whippings I ever got from you were bad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-25
Open Air Funeral

Trinidad, Col. April 24-Fifteen hun dred men. women and children crowded in front of the H Ioly< Trinity church to- day while open-air4 funeral Services were held for IA victims of the Ludlow fire.
 The aged father of Charles Costa who, with his wife and two children was killed last Monday, created a demonstration at the morgue by vio- lent verbal attack on the-Colorado mil itia.
 Separate services will be held for Louis Tiska, leader of the Greek strik- CTS, who was killed.
 Denver. April 24.--John McLennan. dis trict president of the United Mine Work CTS of America, held by the state militia under Maj. P J. Hamrock. near Lud- low, was ordered released today by Lieut. Gov. s. R. Fitzgerald. There was no charge against McLennan, and. therefore Fitzgerald said. there was mo reason for holding him
 Numerous conferences today resulted in an informal agreement for a truce in the strike district. it was announced to give opportunity for public excitement to sub side. It was said that strike leaders would use their influence 70 restrain their followers and Lieutenant Governor F'itz- gerald made it plain that the militia was in the strike zone merely to maintain or uel diiu WOulu nOt ldk$ the ONenSlNe.
 The terms of the truce were contained in telegram read to Adjutant General Chase over the telephone in the pres ence of Horace N. Hawkins attorney for the United Mine Workers Of America It reads:
 Truce Is On
 Release John McLennan at once. There will be no shooting by either side In- definite truce is on We must observe it. Go no further south than Ludlow until further orders
 Hawkins said the conference between himself and Leutenans Governor F,itz- gerald was arranged by George w Mus ser. chief justice of the Colorado supreme court.
 "It was arranged he said, "on con- dition that General Chase stop his troops at Ludlow; that John McLennan. presi- dent of the state federation of labor and district 15 of the United Mine Workers of America, be released as I would need his aid in any steps taken to avert fur ther bloodshed. It also was understood that l should call union headquarters throughout the state and notify them of the agreement and urge that any hos tile steps contemplated be abandoned This I did"