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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
CLAIM M'MANUS A
 MEXICAN CITIZEN

Vera Cruz, Mexico. March 16.-The-state- ment was made here today by persons connected with the Carranza government that John B. McManus, who was killed in Mexico City on March Il by Zapata troops, was not an American citizen. MT. McAIanus lived in Mexico City for about 15 years and was said to have become a naturalzed Mexican.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
Ship Fired On

Galveston March 1.-The tender of the United State7 battleship Delaware was fired upon by snipers at Vera Cruz on March 10. according to reports brought here today by passengers on the Nor wegian steamship City of Tampico The tender went into the harNor for Captain Rogers of the Delaware, and was fired upon while inbound, and again while re- turning to the warship 7eyo one was in- jured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17

Issued by the department of commerce to- night shows that exports for the three months from December l, 1914, to Febru- ary S were estimated at $77S.511.Sn and imports $s67. .02S. .s62, netting a favorable balance of $411. 4ss.0os.
 cotton exported during the week end- Ing March 13 amounted to 292, $50 bales, making the total since August 1, 1914, the beginring of the cotton year. s,O45.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
WEEKS TRADE BALANCE
 LARGEST IN U. s. HISTORY

Washington. March 16.-Exports exceed cd imports passing through the 1s prin- cipal American customs districts during the week ended March 13 by H7.229, ,659 giving the largest balance in favor of the United States ever produced by a single weeks foreign trade business. 4
 The total value of exports for the week was $6s.s4O. 719 and of imports s22, ,611. .060.
 An analysis of foreign trade conditions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
Decides on Route

Washington, March 16.-President Will pon has decided on the route for the Alas kan railway, the building of which is to begin this spring, but an announcement will await outcome of negotiations with one of the two existing lines which the government may buy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
Building Dedicated

San Francisco. March 16.-Denmarks s building at the Panama-Pacific exposition was dedicated today with a setting of native costumes, native songs and ad- dresses by distinguished danes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
Would Pay for Papers

 T told Madden said the witness, that the people whom I represented would pay $1O0 for the papers I needed. Madden, he said, procured his (Mad- den's) baptismal certificate for him, but that also was not the paper needed Madden then secured certificate of his birth from the bureau of vital statistics in Hoboken and with this Stegler said he succeeded. in the name of Richard Mad den, in obtaining the passport. He paid Madden therefor sl0O, he said. He admitted that he had sworn falsely in making his application. On cross ss-examination Charles F. Ober- wager, attorney for the defendants after attempting to attack Stegler's character brought out from the witness that pre-. to reporter of a New York newspaper and had been put on the papers pay roll | He was asked if he had not said to Cook that it was the purpose of the papers owner to show up Mr. Bryan" Stegler denied having made such 6 1 statement, also d statement that he .'coull | get money from other sources for repudi ating his story. Mr. Oberwager said ht wanted to show that Stegler's motive, were purely mercenary. Stegler admitted 1 that he had gone with his story to tho editor of another paper and had beer given job at $2.60 a day. ! His examination will be continued to morrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
ADMITS FRAUD IN EFFORT
 ID GET PASSPORT
Testifies Against Germans Charged With Attempt to Obtain FraudulentIy
 Passport for Him

| New York. March 16.-Before 2 jury se- lected because they had neutral war opin- ions, Richard Madden and Gustave Cook
 were placed on trial today charged with
 aiding Richard P. Stegler, German naval | reservist, to obtain a false American
 passport. Stegler, who also Is under in
 dictment testified against them. His
 case will be called later. but because he
 has become the governments witness and
 today confessed that he had sought to obtain an American passport fraudu- lently and had employed Cook and Mad den to aid him, the charge against him, his attorneys believe, will not be pressed. It had been rumored that Stegler would repeat that part of his confession to gov
 ernment authorities in which he was al by Capt. Boy-Ed, German naval attache. at Washington, to go to England as a
 German spy and had obtained the pass port for this purpose. However, Boy Ed S
 name did not enter into his testimony.
 Stegler said he met Cook and asked his
 help in getting papers necessary for him to obtain an American passport, paying him $10 in advance for his services. Cooa. he said, procured for him naturalization papers of d German-born citizen. These he said, he told Cook would not do whereupon Cook introduced him to Mad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-17
Criticizes Democrats

Knoblaueh began to criticize the dem oeratic party, and I told him it didn't make any difference to us when we were protecting Americans whether they were repcblicans or democrats. anta-sr didn't think 1t would make any difference to the Mexicans down there.'
 Knoblauch cited the democratic platform and when Mir. Bryan asked him what his politics were he said republican. The secretary said later he had refused to discuss the question further from par tisan basis, and that the ythen took up tisan basis. and that they then took up
 T told Knoblauch.'' said Mr Bryan that it made no difference to the Mexi- cans what party we represented and we certainly did not tell people who were being protected by this government to be partisan.
 Copy of Interview
 Late today Knoblauch returned to the department with copy of the interview attributed to him and told Mir. Bryan it was untrue that he had said he was un- able to get satisfaction
 Later Knoblauch issued statement in which he said
 ''So far as anything the state depart ment has done in this individual case is cOlitefGed, nave no SroundS Tor unfaN- orable criticism. My criticism was di- reeted against the general policy of the administration in regard to the Mex ican question. The democratic national platform specifically promised to Amer jeans who reside in foreign countries or on the border protection. l maintain that Americans residing in Mexico or on the border have been given virtually no pro- tecuon, and may add that in this respect the Taft administration was quite as re- miss IS the present one.'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
four DETACHMENTS
OF TROOPS RUSHED
TO THE Scene
SEVENTY OR EIGHTY MEXlCANS
WERE IN THE PARTY; WERE
REPRESENTATIVES OF PlzANA
(By Associated Press.)

Brownsville, Texas, Oct. 49,
Mexican bandits held up and robbed
the passenger on the Frisco railroad
near Climito. seven miles north of
here. early today. They killed the
engineer and soldier and wounded
three persons. They pulled a rail,
causing the engine and baggage car
to derail There were seventy or
eightWMexicans in the party. They
looted the train and fired a trestle
near the scene, nearly destroying it
The passengers said the robbers
shouted Viva Pizana. +" Pizana is
the leader, so called of the Texas
revolution The sheriff and posse
started TO the scene in automobiles
as soon as they learned Of the hold
up. Also two companies of infan-
try on special, a cavalry troop and
infantry detachment were sent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
FLORIDA CITRUS CROP is
MOVING SLOWLY

Jacksonville, Oct. 19-The Flor
ida cit - crop is moving very slowly
as tn season is later than last year
and shippers are careful about NOV
Ing, immature fruit. Grapefruit must
contain a. ieast seven parts of solu-
BILE to one part of acid, and oranges
light parts of soluble to one part of
acid in ordet to come under the
classification Of mature fruit. Last
season, TO October g. 275 cars of
grapefruit and two cars of oranges
had been moved With present ship
is 2Ia cars below the record one
year ago While the fruit is later
than last year, yet the principal
reason that more fruit has not been
shipped is that the shipper does not
care 10 run up against the new i'm
mature fruit law. Up to the present
time there has been little fruit in the
state that would stand the maturity
test. There IS no doubt that the new
law has st a standard of maturity
that will prohibit the shipment of
green fruit which will be of great
benefit TO the citrus growers This
will be made manifest when the re-
ceivers in the northern markets
realize tina they take no chances as
the maturity of the fruit is assured
The penalty for violation of the
law Is confiscation for the first Of
fense, and colfiscation and a fine of
$3.50, or imprisonment, for the sec
ond and cacn additional offense.
Experts say the quality of the
Fiori0a orange this season will be
hetter than last year and the fruit
will be Of more uniform size. Grape
fruit 10 doubt will bring fair prices
this season owing to the shortage of
the crop
Reports from Fort Myers on The
West Coast. and Miami on the East
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
S50.0OO AS A REWARD
FOR KINDNESS
(By Associated Press,

London. Oct. IA legacy Of $780,
900 has just come to Mrs. John
Wareham of Golcar, Yorkshire. as a
sequel to her kindness to a wounded
ed Australian soldier. Robert Nc
Clure.
Mcclure. who was a ranchman
from New South Wales, was serious
ly wounded during the Turks at
tempt to cross the Suez Canal He
was sent to England and lodged at
hospital not far from Mrs Ware
hams home. Mrs. Wareham. whose
husband is serving in the army.
raid frequent visits to the hospital
and did several small services for
the wounded Mcclure who died
about a month after reaching Eng
land. He made Mrs. Wareham his
sole heir.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
j. S. FORMALLY
RECOGNIZES
CARRANzA.
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Oct. 19.-The for
NAL recognition by the United States
of the de facto Mexican government,
with CarranZa as chief executive,
was accomplished at noon. The mes
sen GER carried the letter from Secre-
tary Lansing to Elisio Arrendondo,
Carranza's representative at the
Mexican embassy. Similar letters
were sent to other Pan American
conferences. Arrendondo tomorrow
starts for Saltillo, Mexico, to meet
Carranza Henry p. Fletcher, am
bassador to Chile, is the most likely
choice Of ambassador to Mexico.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
A. c. L. WILL SOON BULB
SOUTH TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE

Miami. Oct. lS-lntention of the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad com
pany to start work on the extension
of the lines southwark from Sebrins
to tn, shores Of lake Okeechobee is
announced in Miami The plan is
Il have the Coast Line tracks LAID
southwark from Sebring, the present
Ft. Thompson, where they. will cross
terminus, to short distance east of
the Caloosallatchee river. From this
point the tracks will run on south
to Point near Immokalce. The
positiv" statement was made today
that IL was the intention of the Coast
Line officials to carry this work for
ward during the coming winter
Win the announcement of the ad-
dition tc 'c made ty the railroad,
James A. Moore. Everglades land
owner, stated that plans for new
town on the shores of Lake Okeecho-
bee welc being rapidly carried out by
aim and his associates. the new place
to be known as Moore Haven. Six
hundred and forty acres have been
set aside as 4 town site and il Is the
intention of the promoters to lay the
city Oh, along the most modern lines.
Coast Line to Take
With the establishment of the
townsite of Moore Haven, which is
located at the junction of Three Mile
canal and Lake Olleechobee, the At
lantic Coast Line Company will lay
its tracks from short distance above
Ft. Thompson TO Moore Haven. One
branch of he line will run south to
lmmokalna from this point while the
other eastern branch will run to the
lake.
IT is pointed out that the new de-
vclopmont work will open up one of
the richest cattl and hog countries
in the south. Part of the grading
work on the development was done
before The outbreak of the European
war and some of the track work was
laid south Of Scbring. With the
starting of the war however the
work was stopped. II was an
nouneA1 few days ago that the rail
road Work would stop this winter
in the vicinity Of lmmokalee, which
would mean that some se.enty miles
OF new track Is under consideration.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
THIS HOBO KEPT BOOKS

Minneapolis, Oct. 10 When Elmer
Norton saw the white lights of
Minneapolis his systematized bust
ness as IA "hobo" came to an end.
Detective Kelly found on him a note
book containing in ledger form a de-
tailed profit and loss account, show
ing that his income as as"hobo" was
well worth over $1,000 year above
travelling and living expenses.
In bookkeeping process that a
professiona' expert accountant
scarcely could criticize, all that came
and all that went out of the pocket
of Norton was set down. The figures
afford the first evidence the Mime
apolis Police Department ever has
seen Of the cost of conducting per-
sonal tour in box cars, flat cars. on
trucks or blind baggage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
En-. HAM|LTONpS
REMOVAL CAUSED
| THIS RUM0l
tARLES MUNROE IS TO sue.
tEED HAMILTON AND INSTEAD
)F WITHDRAWAL CAMPAIGN
LAY BE WAGED MORE AC.
tIVELY
{ By Associated Press.


london, Oct. 19-Italy has de-
led war against Bulgaria.
either she will send troops to ioin
FBritish and French in Serbia is
eure. AS the results of the fight
on the east Serbian frontier, the
tonic armies appear to have ad-
ced over fifteen miles south of
Grade. The outcome of lighting
feen Serbians and Bulsarians
z the Saloniki-Nish railroad can
be summed up so easily. At
biya the Bulgarians assert they
reached the railroad. On the
b the Serbians are reported to
driven the Bulgariaus back.
hens and Paris papers main
that the An.glo-French lave
Strumitza in Bulgaria. There
no official reports, and noG are
cted until the fighting is more
lusive.
e removal of General Sir Ion
ilton from the Dardanelles COM
is received with mixed feel
coming on rumors of a possi-
withdrawal from Gal,ipoli. The
informed circles interpret the
ntment Of General Sir charles
70 to succeed Hamilton as an
alton that the campaign will be
cuted with renewed energy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
SUFFRAGISTS EXPECT VICTORY

Trenton, n. j., Oct. 10 The
election which is being held th-ou gh-
out this State today is for the pur-
pose of giving the voters a chance to
say whether there shall be a woman
suffrage amendment added to the
constitution The result of the spe-
cial election is not to be officially
promulgated until Nov. 5 and there
fore, even in case the amendment is
adopted, women would not be per
mitted to vote at the general state
election on Nov. 2. Those who favor
votes for women say that they will
win. Male and female ants assert
that the amendment will be beaten
by $4,000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19

to demand higher price than here
tofore paid. Packing houses of both
the exchange and Independent
growers are preparing for shipping
fruit. and already crates and boxing
material have been received and are
ready for the rush.
When tho fruit begins to ripen
the freight business will pick up
wonderfully aud the market will
have plent" of good, wholesome,
Florida fIuit. The talk of hard
times is heard no more In Florida
and wher the fruit is marketed there
will be more money in circulation
here.
Their seems to be a great short
age Of alligator pears this year. ALI
gator pears is a fruit that has been
overlooked in Florida in the rush to
raise oranges. grapefruit and pine
apples. 1t IS in great demand in the
nortn, as well as elsewhere, but can
not b. purchased at any price. be-
cause there is none. think it would
be a profitable plan for growers to
cultivate this fruit more, as the
marka. is certainly indicative of
quick sales"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
PRESIDENT VOTES FOR
WOMAN SUFFRAGE

Princeton, Oct. 19.-President
Wilson, accompanied by Secretary
Tumulty and special party, arrived
here this morning so that Mr.. Will
son might cast his vote in favor of
votes for women. I'm recent state
ment, Mr.. Wilson said that he be-
lieves the time has come to grant
that privilege and responsibility to
women. He wishes it understood.
however, that he is not voting as
the leader of his party, but on his
own personal conviction as a citizen
of New Jersey called upon to express
his convictions at the polls.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
RATES FOR CITRUS FRUIT
IN BULK
IN BULK

JacksOnI lille, Oct. Citrus fruit
growers can ship their oranges and
grapefruit to northern markets in
bulk shipments. Shipping in bulk
does away with the cost of sorting,
wrapping, boxing. etc. and a saving
of 35 to 45c per box is realized, with
a minimum carload of 200 boxes
This would amount to 500 to $135
per car.
At the present time the bulk load
ing rates are available in the terri
tory east of the Mississippi river as
far south as St Louis, thence on a
line following the Ohio river to
Pittsburgh and east to Buffalo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
HE IS CHAMPION RIFLE SHOT
OF THE UNITED STATES

Jacksonville. Oct. 1S-The cham
pionsh'r rl'lc shot of the United
States is Gunner Sergeant A. Hagen,
United states Marine Corps, who
won he title in the Presidents
match of the National Rifle Associa-
tion of America, completed Thursday
on tho State range near this city.
Fifteen consecutive bulls eyes were
made ty this marksman at the ex-
treme range Of 900 yards, and hav-
ing total score for all ranges of III
out of possible $50.
The first stage of the Presidents
matca, which was fired on the 200
and 800 rapid fire and 600 slow fire
ranges, was completed Wednesday,
with -. competitors on the firing
line. In this stage all were elimin-
ated except the 200 leading competi-
tors. wEp shot on the 1000 yard
range.
In the first stage of the match
Wednesday. First Lieutenant Middle
ton, Second Indiana Infantry, led
with score of ia out of a possible
175, but on the 1000 yard range he
failed to keep the pace and was
passed by Sergeant Hagan He took
nineteenth place at the finish.
Letter From President
Sergeant Hagen wins the title of
champion sho,, wins a gold medal
and cash prize os $45, and in addi-
tion tc this the President of the
United States will write him an auto
graphed letter OF commendation. Cor
poral J. ';randy, Troop G., Second
United States Cavalry, finished Sec
ond with a score of 247 also, win
ming silved medal and S37.5O cash
prize. Color-Sergeant J. T. Lawless,
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, fin
ished third with score of PAT, and
was awarded II bronze medal and $50.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
SAYS CITRUS FRUIT WILL
MOVE LATE THIS YEAR

Jacksonville, Oct. l9-The move
ment of Citruc !ruit from Florida
will be somewhat late this season be-
cause of the enforcement of the State
law making it prohibitive for grow
ers to ship frGi, until it has reached
a certain stage of ripeness, according
to l.. ID. Jones, commercial agent of
the Merchants and Miners Transpor-
tatiou Company, who has Just re-
turned from Il trip down-State.
The eaHy cold weather last year
made it 'pnssiblc for shipments to be-
gin at this time, but only a few car
loads have been handled to date
The growers are all expecting good
prices for the fruit this year." said
Nr. Jones. The crop is not as
plentiful as last year. and the de-
mand for good fruit this season will
boost the prices above normal
1T will probably be November 90,
or cv IN later. before oranges. grape
fruit and pineapples begin to move
in volume tIis year The lack of
real cold weather has made the
ripening somewhat slow and growers
will not pick the fruit until it has
reached the stage specified by law.
A shipment OF green fruit would
mean that il would be confiscated
and destroyed
Some argue that the law has good
results because it makes the grower
put better quality of fruit upon the
market and ne is thus In a position
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
KILLED.;
Ten hurt IN
R. |. COLLISION
(By Associated Press.
hhoma City, Oct. l9.--Six
killed and ten hurt in a head
llsion of a Rock Island passen-
Pa freight train near Chickasa
pND OF GUNS
fEMIST CARRIES ON HIS
INVESTIGATIONS
tBy Associated Press.

Is, Oct. 19-Dr. Alexis Carrel
4 Henry NJ. Dakin in maxim g
discovery of the new antiseptiC
|nshot wounds carried on the
with artillery fire sounding
constantly. Several houses
he chemical laboratory of the
Filler Foundation at Con-
We're struck by the huge II
|fter shells. However DR.. ar
continued on duty in his la
n without permitting his re
to be interrupted.
antiseptic is the result of
Ponths of experimental study
Ia 0oratory and of six months
'arlous French military hos
As it has met the required
Is expected that the antisep-
De used on a large scale by
seons of the French army. Ia
Ion with q statement concern
new qualities of the anti
Dr. Carrel said that while
az been a surprising lack Of
diseases this past summer
renches, the greatest medical
the war was an antiseptic
night be used Immediately
soldier had been wounded in
prevent the frightfully rap
ION which sets in at the
ase of the wounds. lie on
was not wounds but in
caused through the carry
solled bits of clothing into
y proiectiles, that brought
majority of deaths He
nat antiseptics heretofore
while often good for external
not effective for washing
ands, where the infection
violent.
the later work on the new
Drs. Carrel and Dakin
q the general principle that
sntiseptie powders nor anti
alSsolved in oils or vaseline
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
ARMED BANDITS HELD
Up AND ROBBED
TWO WEST Shore
FREIGHT trains
(By Associated Press

New NCrk. Oct ~ Six armed
bandits held up and robbed two
freight trains and attempted to rob
the American Express on the West
Shore railroad at the entrance of the
tunnel between Congers and Mayer
stras, New York. They loaded an
automobile with packages from the
freight train and escaped. The ex-
press engineer pulled the train out
when the robbers failed to guard
him. A signal light tampered with,
stopped the trains.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19

should be used, but that all antiseP-
,ic should be applied in liquid .crm.
The new antiseptic, which .
based on hypochlorite of soda with
its irritating properties neutrali%ed
bv the use of carbonate of lime and
borjc acid, may beleft week on a
yonnd without any inconvenien
rho antiseptic is prepared b. the
decomposition of chlorite Of line
,vitb -olation OF carbonate of soda,
filtered. and then boric acid added.
This final solution Of the an'.s"lt'c
should not be kept more tnah
week nor should it ever oe injected
into ,be veins. BY tn use o. al
,oboI a solution may be obtained
hat remains efficient for at least
r,onth such a solution has already
baan placed at the DISPOSITION OF
Paris surgeons.
The antiseptic was found to de-
strov rangerene tissues. 1t also pos
sesses the quality OF arrestins blood
eow in a limitable measure. In prae-
tical hospital work the antlsep'le
asyaIoped remarkable strength.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-19
FLORIDA POSTOFF1CE CHANGES

Washington, Oct. 10. thomas
J. Parker has resigned the postmas-
tership at Lake Wales, Polk cOrnty,
and Clarence G. Thullbery vas TODAY
appointed to the Office.
Herbert W. Shaw was appointed
to fill a yacany in the rural carriers
force at Dade City