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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
THE BEST ATHLETE OF HIS
 CLASS IN HIGH SCHOOL
John Hassler Is a Frank Manly Sort of Fell0w-It Is His Ambition to Become an Electrical Drummer
By ELLIS c. HoLLuMs

Here's frank, manly sort of a feI- low, John Hassler. He is one of the best athletes. in fact, the very best athlete in his class in Ensley. He car~ ries The Age-Herald to residents of Ensley Highlands. He is the holder of the record in pole vaulting at the Ems ley High school, clearing the bar when it was perched at the eight feet, seven inches mark. In recent field meet held in Ensley he came away with five first prizes and three second prizes. Not Q bad record even for professional, and there are few professionals you can find who will equal such record
 John is getting the right sort of training. An athlete has a better chance in the world than fellow who keeps within doors all the time, never get ting fresh air, never knowing how it feels to beat some other fellow out in clean, hard game A fellow who has not felt the thrill of physical supremacy over worthy adversary has not lived.
 It is Johns ambition to be an cleo trical drummer" l don't know just ex- actly what he meant by drummer" There is no such thing as drummers now except in bands. The old time salesman was called a drummer, but the term, in later years, has been dropped, as opprobrious. A drummer is supposed to typify a fat, vulgar, loud mouthed salesman that fourished a de- cade or two ago. Nowadays he is known as travelling salesman, with reverse English on the adjectives. The sales man of today is clean cut, quiet and aggressive, but never "mouthy" He gets there. but does it quietly and with out resorting to the questionable method of questionable stories I hope, If John meant salesman when he said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
CANADIAN TROOPS
 FIGHT BRILLIANTLY
Lose Heavily in Battle But Win Praise of General
 John French

Ottawa, April 25.-That the Canadian oi- vision was hotly engaged Thursday, Fri day and Saturday last is indicated by a list of 30 casualties among officers alone 2l killed and 59 wounded The list is in- complete, as no artillery officers are men toned though a battery of Canadian guns was taken by the Germans and later re- covered.
 The Canadians did well, Sir John French said in a telegram to General Alderson, commander of the Canadian division:
 ''I wish to express to you and the Can adian troops nay admiration of the gallant stand and fight they have made. They have performed a most brilliant and valu- hle service.
 t is believed here that when the list of casualties among the noncommissioned officers and men is received the three days fighting will show more than 1000 Canadians killed and wounded.
 Canada will dispatch more troops im- mediately.
 Among those reported killed is Lieut. Col. ". Hart McIIarg of the Sixth D. C.. o. R. Vancouver, who was the champion rifle shot of the world. winning the title at the last rifle matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, in 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26

drummer, he will become a salesman. There is nothing better than selling goods, and there's worlds of fun in it. almost as much fun as there Is in do- ing newspaper work
 John says he asks for a subscription to The AgeHerald purely on the merit of the product he offers for sale. The product is the best on the market any where and he points to the many marks of merit it carries as evidence to sup port his assertion. But. right behind that statement about the merit of the paper John tells me that if he owned The Age-Herald he would sell 1t and get the money it would bring.
 What? Oh, yes, of course, John plays baseball and football. He catches for a rattling good team in Ensley during the summer and when football holds the boards a post card addressed to the halfback will come to his hands
 Tomorrow. I. C. Parker and J. 1T. Parker, twins, who live at 12O Compton street, will be discussed. These fellows insisted that they appear in the paper together, so I am com mbining the story
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE
 GOODS INTO GERMANY DISCOVERED BY POLICE
Plot to Violate Italian Neutrality Is unearthed at Naples-Six Hun- dred Thousand Dollar Cargo
 Is COnfiscated

Naples, April s5.--(via Paris )-The police discovered here today an attempt to smug- gle out of the country large quan- tlty of contraband goods apparently in- tended for Germany. The goods were brought into Naples and placed on the steamer Cornello Scuotto and were said to be for shipment to Venice. In reality the police say these goods were to have been shipped to some Austrian port
 The shipment consisted chiefly of cloth for the manufacture of military uniforms. amounting ir value to $6O0.00O. There also was a large quantity of shoes and over coats.
 The police were unable to pr ocure suf- flcienr evidence tc justify the confisca- tion of the cargo, but placed on board the vessel officials tc see that the goods act ually were taken to Venice. The captain of the vessel then declined to sail and unloa1ed the cargo.
 The police also sequestered 300 hogs heads from America, labeled resin, but actually containing gutta percha, and 20 hogsheads billed as wine which con- tained beans. These hogsheads were con- signed to Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
FREDERICK SEWARD
 DIES IN MONTROSE
Was Assistant Secretary of State Under Presidents Lincoln, John-
 son and Hayes

Montrose, N. Y, April 25.-Freecricls w Seward, assistant Secretary of State in the cabinets of Presidents Lin- coin, Johnson and Hays and son of tho late Secretary of State William Fl. Seward, died here today in his eighty fifth year.
 MT. Seward was closely associated with some of the gravest events in the nations history. It was he who was sent on the memorable mission from Washington to Philadelphia to warn President Lincoln that his life was in danger if he followed his itinerary through Baltimore.
 Four years later he figured in an- other stirring incident He was at his fathers bedside when Payne, one of Wilkes Booths accomplices, pre- tending to be messenger with med icine for Secretary Seward, suddenly drew a revolver and beat back Fred erick Seward into unconsciousness. Then, dashing into the sick room. Payne slashed Secretary Seward many times. Both Stewards eventually re- covered. Later Payne was captured and executed with others involved in the Lincoln assassination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
EMPEROR NICHOLAS
 VISITS PRZEMYSL

Petrograd, April 25.-(Via London.)-Dis- pa atches from Lemberg. Galicia, says that Emperor Nicholas, accompanied by Grand Duke Nicholas and his staff, visited Przemysl Friday The Emperor also stopped at Sambor to inspect the guard or honor commanded by General Brus- sioff. He thanked the soldiers for their faithful services and distributed the cross of St. George.
 Emperor Nicholas arrived at Przemysl at o'clock in the evening and was re- ceived by the commander of the fortress, the troops lining the route and acclaim ing the ruler with enthusiastic hurrahs. The royal party dined in the residence for merly occupied by the Austrian com mander, General Kuamanek. After dinner the Emperor examined trophies of the victory and or the following day visited the forts, accompanied by Grand Duke Nicholas, after which the royal party re- turned to I.eniherg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
TO SEND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO FIGHT DISEASE IN MEXICO

Washington, April 25.-Medical sup plies to combat smallpox and to pre- vent spread of disease in Mexico City will be forwarded from Vera Cruz to- morrow, according to a message to the Carranza agency here tonight. The medicines were sent from New York.
 State department advices say tha, C -sease in Mexico City has not reached the epidemic stage.
 A message from Carranza to his agency said that Obregon marched through Salao Saturday, advancing on Aguas Calientes. It added that Gen eral Dieguez, after taking Guadala- jara, had joined him.
 Further successes In the Villa at tack on Tampico were reached in dis- patches tonight to the Villa agency here General Urbina, the dispatch said. had defeated the Carranzaistas and advanced to Auza, where he had established headquarters.
 Announcement also was made that Monterey and San Luis Potosi remained in Villas control despite reports that they had been evacuated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26

c~~r>~~~~~~>~~>~--~-~~~ to in one of my letters as having been sent by me to Mir. Lee was nothing more than a rough draft of statement con- corning the Colorado situation which I had drawn up, in answer to statements which had appeared in the press but had never used.
 "A copy of this memorandum which as I wrote to Mir Lee on June 10, 1914 was incomplete and only suggestive. accom- panied this statement. When I learned of MT. Lees suggestion to Major Bough- ton it occurred to me that this memoran- dunn contained material which Mir. Lee might find helpful in that connection Mir. Lee drafted his ideas and sent them to Major Boughton but they were never even submitted to the governor From Governor Ammons' statement in the morn ing papers, it is obvious that he never knew that such suggestion had been made"
 In the memorandum referred to MT. Rockefeller reviewed the labor situation in Colorado, saying to MT. Lee that so much had been crcualted anent the situa- ton which was untrue that the public mind was confused. and that for this req son he desired his CMr. Lee's) attention to a few of the salient facts. MT. Rocke- feller, in the memorandum, then says there was no Ludlow massacre.
 "The engagement he said, started as desperate fight for life by tvs small squads of militia against the entire tent colony, which attacked with more than 300 armed men. There were no women and children shot by the authorizes of the state or representatives of the opera tors in connection with the Ludlow en- ga cement. Not one.
 The memorandum says that for this statement, reference is made to a report tte commanding general of the Colorado militia under date of May ?, 1914. The memorandum then declares that there was one child shot in this engagement and by stray bullet, and the two women and Il children who met their death in pit underneath the floor of one of the tents, were smothered.
 While this loss of life is profoundly to be regretted" the memorandum con tinues, it is unjust in the extreme to lay it at the door of the defenders of law and property who were in no slightest way responsible for it.
 The meo, andum refers to an article written by one who visited Colorado, in which the statement is made. alleged to have been based upon the reports of Ad- jotant General Chase, that "an over whelming majority of the state militia were mine guards and other employees of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
SOCIALISTS PLAN TO
 KEEP ITALY NEUTRAL
 IS HELD INADEQUATE
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unteer military organizations. Never theless such a feeling of sympathy is not sufficent reason for armed inter- vention by the whole nation, whose sol diers are called to the colors by con- scription.
 There is not in the history of na- tions, even of those many times strong CT and richer than Italy, an example of any of them which, on account of purity of motives and desire for exacting jus tice, became the avenger of the wrongs such as fill the pages of history. There Is no such a case, because practical req sons always forbid such altruistic ac- tion."
 Signor Turati closes his letter with the declaration that Italian socialists would make themselves more useful to the proletratiat of other nations by re- maining neutral than by joining in the war,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
ROCKEFELLER DENIES
 ALLEGATIONS MADE
 BY CHAIRMAN WALSH
Issues Long Statement Re- garding Correspondence Referred to-Reiterates
 Complaint of Walsh

New York, April 25.-Iohn D. Rocke- feler, Jr., today gave out a statement in amplification of one he issued yes- terday in answer to that of Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the industrial rela- tions commission, who made public cor respondence between Mr Rockefeller and l.. NJ. Bowers. chairman of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, Mir. Rockefeller also reviews at length incidents in con nection with the Colorado strike situation.
 At the outset MT, Rockefeller reiterates his complaint against Chairman Walsh whom he charged in yesterdays state ment with drawing false inforenees from the correspondence which he and asso ciates had placed in the hands of the commission, waiving all constitutional rights protecting private correspondence.
 Says Statement False
 Mir Rockefeller characterizes as false the statement of Chairman Walsh that he (Rockefeller) presumed to dictate let ters that went out to the President of the United States and to Inc governors Of the states over the signature of the governor of Colorado.
 These facms Nh. Rockfelers state ment declares. ''are as follows: Last May, Governor Ammons sent Maj. E. J. Bough- ton, attorney general of Colorado to New York. l never met Major Boughton, but he told MT. Lee Ovy l.. Lee, Mr. Rocke- fellers representative) that Governor Am mons had been disturbed over the mis- understanding which prevailed in the east err states concerning many phases of the Colorado strike Major Bopghton asked Mir. Lee if he had in mind any effective way of getting the facts before the public. MT. Lee suggested that one method would be for the governor to write a letter to the President of the United Stats and to his fellow governors in ether states setting forth the situation as Governoi Ammons saw it. Major Boughton stated that he could not tell how the governor would regard such a suggestion
 ITO get the matter into shape for con sideration, Major Boupghton asked MT. Lee to make his suggestion concrete by preparing a draft of the kind of letter which he had in mind. As a basis for the preparation of this draft Major Boughton sent MT. Lee a memorandum of his own view of the situation. The memorandum written by me and referred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
LIQUOR FIGHT
 IS ON IN ALBANY

Albany. N. Y, April 2o.-A determined but futile fight in the assembly on a bill to raise the cost of liquor licenses one-fourth throughout the state delayed adjournment of the legislature until al most daylight today.
 The license measure passed and now goes tc Governor Whitman. He is expect ed to sign it.
 Appropriation measures, which brought the state budget up to about $64OOo,ooo, also were passed in the closing hours. Al bills relating to the busting of public service commissioners were killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
ANOTHER FLOOD
 THREATENS TEXAS

Austin, April 25.-Another heavy rain swept central Texas tonight aLd streams already swollen out of their banks by last weeks rains. began ris- ing rapidly.
 No deaths have been added to the 21 killed last week. but score of psr- sons still are missing.
 In Austin today rain damaged streets and bridges Persons in the low lands fled before the waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26

of the coal companies, which had been enlisted, armed and uniformed by the state and sent out to make war upon .xe strikers
 rhe facts are,1 the memorandum con tinues, that mine guards were enlisted in cniy one of the companies of militia sent to the strike zone. While it is true that in this company mine guards were enlisted as militia men, theie number, in proportion, to the total number of militia Tn the field at any time is inconsequent.
 Tie memorandum then says that the total amount thus paid was only s7S000o and that at the same time the company voluntarily increased wages of miners and of steel employees by s5200C0 a year.
 Here again." the memorandum stated, the effort to discredit this company and those connected with it for ulterior and selfish purposes is obvious"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
CHILD LABOR LEADERS TO MEET IN MEMPHIS

Memphis, Tenn April 25.-Uniform state laws, the present system of taxation as it relates to child labor and state aid for mothers were among the subjects an- nounced for discussion at the annual con- vention of the southern conference on woman and child labor. which will be in session here tomorrow and Tuesday. The addi ess of the president Miss Jean Cor. don, of New Orleans, will be delivered tomorrow night. Other speakers will in- clude Representative k. D. McI<ellar of Tennessee, Mrs. Henrietta C. Cosgroye. Springfield, Mo- and Jerome Jones of Atlanta. Ga. Officers will be elected Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
NEWS OF ENSLEY

Memorial Day was observed yesterday by Camp Pat Cleburne, Confederate vet erans, at Oakland cemetery with appro- priate exercises The programme and other arrangements were made by Stone wall chapter Daughters of the Confed- eracy, Mrs. James Dupuy in charge. D. J. Hummer acted as master of ceremonies and introduced the orator of the dav Hugh Locke of Birmingham, who made fine address in which he paid an elo- quent tribute to the memory of the hon. ored dead. At the conclusion of the ex- ercises the graves of the old soldiers were profusely decorated with beautiful flowers
 Ensley lodge No. 165, Independent Or der of Odd Fellows, will celebrate the nnety-siXth anniversary of the order next Thursday night at the new headquarters in the Knights of Pythas hall. A pro- gramme consisting of vocal and instru- mental selections will be rendered and several short addresses will be made. All Odd Fellows. their families and friends are invited to attend
 ioi ise ueieSduon or members of the order from Birmingham will attend the regular meeting of Steel City lodge. Knights of Pythias, to be held next Tues day. The damatic team of Steel City ledge will confer the rank of knight in amplified form.
 Company of Steel City camp Wood- men of the World, attended the unveiling or Woodmen monument at Pratt City yesterday.
 The meetings of the bands of the Ladies Aid society of the Baptist church will he held this afternoon as follows: The
 H1ghand' with Mrs. N. R. Baker, the Workers" with Mrs. Irby Zeigler. and the Builders" with Miss Mollie McKen- zie, on Avenue G.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
DAVIS CAPTURES
 GOLF TITLE

San Francisco. April 25.-Harry K. B. Davis of the Presidio Golf club, San Francisco, won the Panama Pacific ex- position golf championship today by defeating Heinrich Schmidt of the Clearmont Country club of Oakland at the San Francisco Golf and Country club 1 up.
 Schmidt had put Charles Evans, west : ern champion, out of the meet. Davis had eliminated H. Chandler Egan, for merly national champion, in the semi finals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
MINE EXPLOSIONS RIPPED TRENCHES AS THE BRITISH
 CHARGED UP HILL
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which swept away whole sections at . time, filled the trenches with dead bodies and so cumbered the approach to the front line that endorsements could not reach it without having to climb over the prostrate forms of their fallen com rades.
 Our losses naturally were heavy. Nevertheless they have not depressed the men, all of whom, including the wounded, are extremely cheerful, for they know that the fight for Hill No. 60 has cost the Germans far more than 1t has cost ue"
 The desperate efforts of the Germans to recapture the hill, the eyewitness says, probably were due, not only to the in trinsic value of the position, but the fear of personal consequences to the generals concerned if they failed to hold it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
Negro Fatally Shot

In a shooting affray at Avenue D and Eighteenth street, Jim Merritt, negro, was shot and probably fatally injured. Percy Jones, another negro, was captured by Eddie Burgess, police patrol driver, without assistance, and is charged with the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, April 25.-Forecast for Ala bama- Mississippi: Generally fair Monday and Tuesday
 Georgia. Fair Monday and Tuesday,
 Tennessee: Fair Monday and probably Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at Uni ted States weather bureau stations dur ing the 24 hours ending 8 D. m, 10th me- ridian time. April 9. 1915:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-26
Local Data

or the 24 hours ending at p. m..
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Stations and W eather at 8 p. m.
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Company of Steel City camp Wood- men of the World, attended the unveiling or Woodmen monument at Pratt City yesterday.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05
Standing of the Crews
HARRISBURG SIDE
Philadelphia Division

s1 sr Division D. m los III fGs f5sw 1o
ff9 fSs. ''rft 11O Sis is7. liz. & 1872. 12C. i1S.
Engineers for 101. 10s, 11S.
Firemen for 1O1. 1Os. los, ia.
Conductors for 116. 1872.
Flagmen for los. 113, 1872.
Brakemen for 1852. 11O. 127, 1872
Engineers up: Welsh. Davis. Brue-
baker, Long. Albright. Geesey, Streep-
er. Bissinger Madenford, Buck, Seitz
Downs. Leayman. Tenant, Smith, Refs
Firemen up: Huston. Wagner. Nc
Neal, Arusberger, shiyer.. Behman.
Miller. Robinson. Everhart. Moffatt
Bushey, Durall, Cover. Shaffer, Man
ming, Weaver. Lantz, Collier, Bleich
Chronister, Spring, Dunlevy, Wagner
Conductor up: Ropp.
Flagmen up: First. Bruehl, Clark.
Brakemen up: McGinnis, Wolfe
Felker, BaltoZer, Kochenouer. Fergue-
son, Dengler, Jackson, Campbell. Kone,
Boyd. Kope. Mcintyre. Brown. Malseed
Middle Division 233 crew to GO
first after 1915 p. M: 23s, 224. Is, 90
Slow freight will close down from 6
o'clock this afternoon until midnight
Sunday, June 6.
Fireman for 20.
Flagmen for Is, 22, "a
Engineers up: Mumma, Kugler, Gar
man, Hertzler. Smith. Havens. wissler
Fletcher. Thomas.
Conductor up: Baskins.
penter.
Rissinger. Winter, McHenry, Spahr
Stahl, Clouser.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05
OTQQ1 TNtN cllDOL crown Enl6bSPlReA
49, ~ aaR2aAhRQo:QR ADsengAurS
ONLY TEN LICENSES
FOR DOGS ISSUED
Authorities Perplexed Over What
Effect New Law Will
Have Here

Just what the signing yesterday by
Governor BrumDaugh of the House
bill prohibiting unnaturalized foreign
ers in this State from owning or hav-
ing in their possession any dogs will
mean to Steelton, is question with
which the borough authorities are
now perpleXed.
Borough Secretary Charles P. Feidt
said this morning that this year so
far only ten dog licenses have been
issued. James Pearson. the official
dogcatcher-that was-has caught
23S of the CANNES during the first
five months of this year-and from
all reports there are still some hun
dreds of homeless hounds here, OF
hounds that will be homeless when
the new law goes into effect.
On account of councils action al
its last meeting when Mr.. Capella
found some fault with the manner in
which the dogcatcher was paid
James Pearson, the dogcatcher. re-
signed, or rather just quit. Apparently
no one wants his job.
That's what's puzzling the authori-
ties
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-06-05
FIRE COMPAMEST To
AID IN CELEBRATION
Merchants Association Committees
For Big Fourth Of July OBJ
servance Hard at Work

Although 1t only commenced work
yesterday, the committee of the Steel
ton Merchants Association in charge
of the proposed Fourth of July cele-
bration, reports that indications point
to the biggest affair of the kind ever
held in Steelton.
Many members of the six borough
fire companies have taken up the idea
of municipal celebration for Mon
day, July 3, and official action by the
various companies is almost assured.
Two of the companies, the Paxtang
Hook and Ladder Company and the
Citizen, have already signifled their
intention to participate in big street
parade which has been suggested. Fire
Chief John E. Shupp, Jr., has con-
sented to meet with representatives
of the various companies to draw up
a line of parade.
From present indications it looks
as though the fire companies might
invite out-of-town firemen to be their
guests during the day. A Hungarian
lodge is planning a big time in the
morning and there will be a baseball
game. A display of fireworks and a
band concert on Cottage Hill are also
being planned.