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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
PROMINENT ITALIAN IS ASSASSINATED
 IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, November 19.-Vincent Moreci, 60, prominent in the affairs of the Italian colony here for many years and head of numerous organi- zations of his countrymen was assas- sinated near his home in the Italian quarter of the city. The police are working on the theory that the kill ing was the result of a blackhand plot and detectives expect to make sew eral arrests within the next few hours, ir was said tonight. The discovery of two sawed off shotguns and a revolver in the vicinity indicated that Moreci me: his death at the hands of at least two persons, it was stated at police headquarters.
 Morcel rendered the authorities val uable assistance about eight years ago in the prosecution of the kidnapers of Walter amana, son of a wealthy Ital- ian citizen here, whose decomposed body was found in a canal after the refusal to pay an exorbitant ransom One of the kidnapers was executed and five others, among whom were two women, were sentenced to life i'm prisonment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
WARM SENATORIAL
 CAMPAIGN CLOSES
 IN STATE OF TENN.
Senator Lea Has Two Op- ponents-Light Vote Is Indicated in Today's
 Primary

Nashville. Tenn. November ls-After one of the hottest campaigns in the his tory of the state. Tennessee democrats will hold a primary election tomorrow to select a nominee for the United States senatorship. Senator Luke Lea of Nash vile is candidate to succeed himself, and is opposed by Congressman K. D. MeKellar of the Tenth district and for mer Governor Malcolm R. Patterson, both of Memphis.
 Reports from various points in the state indicated a light vote will be the case, but in spite of this, campaign man. agers for the various candidates were confident tonight of success. The highest vote ever cast in a democratic primary ir Tennessee was in the Patterson-Ca mack race in 1908, when the total was 165,OO0. The predictions are that tomor- rows vote will reach but little over the 100000 mark.
 Senator Lea was resting quietly at home tonight, preparing to receive the returns here tomorrow. Adviees to their head- quarters here stated that former Cover nor Patterson made his last speech at Arlington this afternoon and returned to Memphis tonight. Congressman Me Kellar wound up his campaign with a speech at Jackson tonight and will be in Memphis tomorrow to vote.
 Memphis, November 19.-Former Gov. M. R. Patterson returned to Mem phis today enthusiastic over the pros pects for his nomination as demo- cratic candidate for the United States senatorship. Congressman Mcclellan will not return before tomorrow. Prospects were for fair weather and 9 good vote in this section in the primary tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
RE THREATENING BLOCK IN ROSEDALE Fgroes Unable to Cope With Flames-Aid From
 Birmingham

Ire of unknown origin which broke out morning at o'clock, destroyed three ITO dwellings and early this morning threatening a whole block of houses. D other houses are on fire and owing h high wind it is feared all of the filings in the path of the flames will Fh fire.
 wing to the town of Rosedale not hav- a fire department and being a mile of the city limits, it was impossible the bucket brigade to cope with the hes. There were no water plugs In town and the pressure was low. Chief (dleton dispatched Assistant Chief (ton and an assistant to direct the K, and if possible to stop the spread fhe fire. It is thought some of the |ses in the path of the wind will be |En up or torn down to save the re- ming houses. The damage done thus by the fire is estimated at s4000, none
 which is covered by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
DIR. HAISELDEN FREED FROM ALL BLAME BY
 THE CORONER'S JURY
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(Continued from Page 0ne) hemorrhage in the pia mater in the left sylvian Assure.
 we believe that a prompt operation would have prolonged and perhaps saved the life of the child.
 We find no evidence from the phy- sical defects that the child would have become mentally or morally defective.
 Several of the physical defects might have been improved by plastic opera tonS.
 'We believe that morally and ethicaliy a surgeon is fully within his rights in refusing to perform any operation which his conscience will not sanction. We find no reason to believe that the parents of Allan J. Bollinger were deprived of the privilege of consultation.
 ''We recommend strongly that in all doubtful cases of this character a con. sultation of two or more surgeons of known reputation for skill, ethical stand- ing and broad experience should be held to decide upon the advsability or mad visibility of operative measures.
 ''We believe that the physicians highest duty is to relieve suffering and to save or prolong life.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
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the hopes of Hillstrom's sympathizers that a stay of execution might be grant ed The governor refused to grant 8 respite on the ground that no new evil dence tending to point to Hillstrom's In nocence had been presented.
 Under the Utah law Hilstrom was all lowed to choose between hanging and shooting.
 In his statement tonight Governor Spry said:
 '.Every lawb breaker, every man who de- fles law and order, every man who is op- posed to law and order-call themselves what they will--will be driven out of the state. I am going to see that the work is started at once. If the city officers and others whose duty it is do not do so, I will do it myself I am going to see that inf1ammatory street speaking is stopped and at once, let them call it by free speech or any other name they vish.''
 The governor said the militia would be used if necessary to clear the state of the men who have been writing threatening letter and making incendiarv speeches"
 It is known that considerable amount of evidence has been collected by the state in the last few months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
MARION

Marion November 19.-(Special. .)-Infor- nation from Stafford received here today gives an account of the death of Allie F. Wallace, who was shot by a negro. He is survived by his widow and two small children: his father, L M. Wal lace, mother and two brothers, who re- side in Birmingham, and one brother in Minnesota. He was reared here and a few years ago married Miss Lena Stroud. Particulars of his death have not been received here.
 The Perry County Fair association has been reorganized by electing s. A. Menus president; J. M. Moore, vice president; b. K. Mason treasurer; F. Thomas of Do- than, secretary and general manager. The new directors are the officers and c. A. Wilkerson, c. A. Webb, J. F. Suttle and E. K. McCollum.
 Marion will witness it's first interesting football game of the season on Thanks giving Day, when Birmingham college plays the Marion Military institute var sity team. The visitors are coming to Marion with a highly accredited team, while the local eleven has had only one game so Tar with prep Scnool, tHtl with Anniston during the reunion in Selma, the bulk of the games being with lightweight high school teams in which little resistance could be offered and ths game staged with Auburn, in which they were sc decisively defeated However, Birmne ham has always met defeat on the Marion field.
 Miss Willie Kelley, for 21 years mis- sionary in China, has been at Judson for several days, and while here delivered several interesting lectures She is one of the former Judson girls and the in- stitution has given her much material aid on the foreign field.
 Special Thanksgiving exercises are planned for Pine Flat Baptist church. 10 miles east of here.
 The county officials are advertising for bids to hire the county convicts for 1916 For a number of years they have been leased for farm purposes.
 Gen. E. N. Weaver of the Coast Ar tiIlery service, Washington, D. C., is visit ing his son, Maj. Walter Weaver, com mandant at Marion Military institute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
Rnhert Arpn

|odwater, November 19.-( Special. )-Mr. |ert Argo, who died here Wednesday
 hing, was buried today in the local etery. At the time of his death MT. D was v years of age, and up to a or so ago he was in perfect health, was not until only a few days ago his condition became critical.
 tncle Bob.' as he was best known l. had been connected with the in- Ets of the community for many years. Iwas a member of the Eighth Confed- E during the civiN(war and made a hdid soldier. A gybd number of for comrades in arms were present at burial and took and active part in ceremonies. He was member of ID Bill Adkins Confederate veterans, was always ready to assist his sol friends. The following veterans were brary pallbearers: J. J. Brown, com 'der of the local camp: J. B. Flournoy, w. B. Dunlap. J. R. King, w. |nedy, Fiber Grimes. J. A. -Skaggs,
 h. Ingram, T. l.. Bagley and NJ. ".
 |Eon. Other veterans present were. ! H. Partridge, c. H. Gilland, J. E.
 tullens, J. A. Evans. and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20

days and had not been reported to- night. It is believed that some of the vessels may have found refuge in isolated harbors.
 San Francisco, November 19.-Today was New Orleans day at the Panama Pacific exposition and San Francisco paid tribute to her leading rival in the contest for the honor of holding the fair. A medal commemorative of the occasion was presented to w. J. liardee, city engineer of New Orleans. and that city's representative. Speak CTS told of the contest winch the west won by a vote of 1SS to 159 in Congress on the last day of 1910 and of New Orleans message of congratulations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
Hrs. Josephine Elizabeth Jones

Is. Josephine Elizabeth Jones, aged
 died yesterday morning at the resi- De of her son, H. M. Harton, 1922 Vir- h avenue, south. The body will be to Belk for interment this afternoon pohr. Undertaking company. The fu- ! services will be conducted from the Hence of her brother Sunday after at Belk. The deceased is survived ! son, H. M. Harton; two sisters, Miss |nie ard Miss Kitttie Morehead, and |ral grandchildren
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
JOSEPH HILLSTROM
 FACES FIRING SQUAD
 WITHOUT PUNCHING
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ing he was innocent and would die like a man. His voice was clear, but low He was quickly adjusted to the death chair and the attendants drew aside
 Hillstrom yelled, Fire! Let her go, a moment before the rifles cracked.
 Hillstrom wore his prison suit. A dark suit had been obtained for him, but the officers feared delay might cause another outbreak.
 His breakfast of poached eggs re- lrained untouched and unnoticed.
 Ed Rowan, secretary of the local In-. dustrial Workers of the World, claimed Hillstrom's body. He intimated 1t would be sent to Wyoming for burial, as re- quested by Hillstrom.
 The telegrams received this morning as- serting that William Busky, of Seattle, had made an affidavit that he was with Hillstrom the night Morrison was mur- dered were from o. H. Hilton of Denver, one of Hillstrom's attorneys Warden Pratt asked Hillstrom if he knew Busky and Hillstrom answered that he did not.
 Hillstrom declared last night that he did not wish any of his friends to see the execution and a committee of the Indus- trial Workers of the World, accordingly. was denied admission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
MAJOR COMPTON
 AT DEATHS DOOR

Selma, November 19. - (Special) Maj. J. c. Compton, one of the states best known lawyers and one of Sel- mas oldest citizens, is at deaths door and relatives have been telegraphed to come if they wish to see him alive. His son, William Compton, manager of New York insurance company. will reach Selma early Saturday morn ing. Major Compton Is the author of many books dealing with conditions following the civil war. and Is wealthy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
Mrs. Sallie Vandegrift Box

Box, aged 76 years, who died sud- |y at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
 |. Embrey, at Ashville yesterday, was
 lived in Birmingham last night. The based was the widow of the late Judge
 by F. Box, and was well known in bana. The deceased is survived by |son, A. $. Vandegrift, of Los Angeles, two daughters, Mrs. J. A. Embrey, Ashville, and Mrs. T. J. Hodges of
 Funeral services over the hins of the deceased will be held from residence of her daughter, Mrs. J. A.
 prey, this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
Mitchell Succeeds Mudd

Montgomery, November 19.-(Special) William IT. Mitchell of Florence has been appointed by Attorney General William l.. Martin to fill temporarily the position of assistant attorney general. succeeding Joseph F. Mudd of Birmingham. who has had to give up his duties on account of his eyes. Mir. Mitchell was formerly con- nected with the attorney generals de- partment. He. one of the leading young lawyers of north Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
Deaths and Funerals
Walter B. Bennett

hneral services over the remains of tier B. Bennett. aged fl, who died
 rsday morning in 3ocal infirmary, held from the residence of his fer, W. M. Bennett, 606 Princeton ave- West End, yesterday afternoon at 8 tck. Interment followed in Forest cemetery. MT. Bennett is survived bis widow, father and mother, Mr. and w. M. Bennett. and two brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
No. Not Fallen Pedestrians

From the Boston Transcrlpt.
 They were out in their Rattler car and had had several breakdowns. As hubby got out his repair kit for the fifth time, wife remarked: '
 "Pity we didn't bring squirrel along"
 "What fora mascot?"
 "No," she replied: it could run be- hind and pick up the nuts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20

vaudeville while others will spend the cold term practicing new stuff. None of them will rest. Another thing which pro- notes good feeling about the lot is the fact that probably three-fourths of the people have been engaged for next year.
 HAD GREAT YEAR
 The good feeling Is enhanced, too, by the fact that the Hagenbeck-W Wallace cir GUS has had an unprecedentely good year.
 ''We started out on April 24." said l.. H. Heckman, excursion manager, last night, "and now we are closing what has been our most successful year on the road. That is no press agent bull but the real thing. We have been packing them to the top row at practically every per- formarce. We have been as far west as Wyoming, east to Virginia and south into Tennessee, North Carolina, South Caro- lima and little of Alabama. We have found the south this year to be on the top wave and expect things to be even better next year.
 For the people of Birmingham, may I, through the columns of The Age Herald, express the very great apprecia- ton of the management for the many favors that have been shown us here and for the very liberal patronage despite the coldness of the weather. Until next year then, good night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
DIRE RESULTS FEARED

 with gold and the enemy would throw his sword into the scales as did Brennus to make good weight. Our captors would take possession of our homes and of our women. for to every household would be detailed certain number of officers or rrivates.- to be fed and entertained. You would no longer be masters of your own households, but the officers in charge would be masters of ceremonies.
 While all the other nations of the world are armed to the teeth, and are still armitg and fighting for the mas tery of the world, it is the extreme of imbecility for us not to arm also We gre forced to decide whether we will kill our enemies in self-defense or allow our enemies to kill us.
 of this country should be invaded and we should send our young men to the front without adequate preparation it would be merely to sacrifice them in a shambles of slaughter. We do not want to do this thing. It is your duty-it is the duty of all of us-to use our brains, our mouths, our pens and our money to the full to defeat the propaganda of pernicious pacifisnn.
 ''We are the richest country in the world and we can very well afford national in- surance, and we must insure in time of peace. Look at England, France, Rus sia. Think of the vast burden the tax payers of those countries will have to bear in future, and how much greater that burden will be than it would have been had those countries been as wen prepared as was Germany.
 ''The chief lesson of the present war is that we should prepare against war From every sense of obligations; from every sense of economies; from every sense of duty and religion, we should get ready-and lose no time about 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
MAXIM ADVOCATES
 GREAT NAVY AND ARMY FOR DEFENSE
Famous Inventor Says Our Army Would Make Just About One Days
 Good Killing"

Kansas City, Mo, November 1e.-Hud- son Maxim, inventor of many implements of war addressing the Kansas City Com mercial club at it's annual dinner here tonight asserted that the only way America could be saved from war would be to have a navy big and powerful enough to stand successfully against any other navy in the world and "an army big enough to save the country from the horrors of defeat and humiliation, even should our navy be destroyed.
 "Our little, poorly equipped army would not be able to offer resistance enough to make a pirrle in the line of the enemys advance" MT. Maxim said. Our army would make just about one good days killing.
 Suppose the enemy should land at Boston or New York or at any of the ports between. Nothing under heaven we could do would prevent the invaders from capturing the entire country between the Alleghenies and the sea within two weeks" MT. Maxims suppositional in- vason was by first-class European power at the conclusion of the present conflict.
 Any one of the great warning nations, if victorious" he said, would have avail able several million war-tred veterans for a trial at arms with us. and should that foreign nation be either England or Germany, it would have navy far su- perior to our own, and, consequently could not be opposed by our navy. Hence that nation would be able to land upon our shores it's legions of trained fighters, equipped with all the paraphernalia and enginery of war as fast as they could be brought overseas
 A quarter of a million men, MT. Maxim said could be landed within a month and endorsements of that number brought over every 30 days thereafter, if needeo. After they had captured that area, the inventor continued, for America there would be but one way out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20
STATEMENT OF COMPANION

Seattle. Wash November 19--William Rusky, 21, the German-American who de- clared that Joseph Hilstrom was not in Salt Lake City on the night of the mur- der for which Hillstrom was put to death today, tonight made the following state- ment:
 "On the day of the murder Hillstrom and I applied for work at the smelter at Murray, Utah. seven miles from Salt Lake City. Our names should appear on the books there, as we were given employ ment and told to report that night at Il o'clock.
 We remained at Murray and did not leave IIillstrom until 10 o'clock that night Hillstrom was not wounded then.
 "When Hillstrom was given his prelimi- nary hearing before Judge Ritchie in Salt Lake. I was witness for the de- fense. I told the judge about Hillstrom and I being together at the time,t but he cut me short and said my evidence was rot any good. I was not put on the stand again. but was sent back to jail
 q had been arrested previously by a detective who heard me talking about the Hillstrom case on the street. I was in jail fl days. Finally they turned me loose and told me to leave the state and never come back
 GOVERNORS ANNOUNCEMENT
 Governor Spry of Utah announced to- night his intention to clear the state of the lawless element that now infests it and see to it that infiammatory street speaking is stopped.
 The governorS statement came as the aftermath to the execution by a firing squad here early today of Joseph. Hill stron for the murder of J. G. Morrison and Morrison's son on January 10, 1914
 Hillstrom's case attracted countrywide attention and prompted the intercession or President Wilson. the Swedish min ister to the United States and the Amer ican Federation of Labor. The-reply yes- terday of Governor Spry to President Wilson's second message, asking re- spite for Hillstrom, definitely terminated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-20

Lexington, Ky, November 1s.-A S5- pound turkey which will grace the Thanks giving table at the White House, will be shipped to Washington Monday from Lexington as the gift of South Trimble, clerk of the national House of Repre- sentatives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
AKIN TELLS WHERE
THEY COME FROM
General Manager Throws
Light Upon Varied
Stories Now Widely
Printed

One can scarcely pick up a news
paper without his eyes striking story
about Vitalitas. the new earth product
that is attracting world notice. Some
of the stories are in the form of In
terviews or statements from people
who are enthusiastic about Vitalitas.
Colonel Akin, general manager of the
vital Remedies company of Houston,
Tex, the sole producers of Vitalitas.
In an interview said:
You ask how and where we get SO
many statements about Vitalitas; see
here." and he turned to a file case
showing bundles of letters and slips of
paper. These are written statements
from people throughout the south about
Vltalitas. II you will run through some
OF these packets you will decide this
Is the most wonderful collection of
expressions of praise and gratitude
you have ever heard of being given
to any one thing You will find them
from professional people, farmers, me-
chanics, laborers, society women, SER
wants, bankers and railroaders. Vital
itas Is giving back vigor and health
to the ailing and diseased in all walks
of life. Not one OF these expressions
has cost us one cent. They are vol
untary. made out of gratitude and
fullness of heart for this splendid gift
Of nature"
See the Vitalitas display at Averyt's
drug store, 109-111 10th ST., Or writ ,
there for Information.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-12
URGES RATIFICATION
COLOMBIAN TREATY
u. S. Cannot Afford to Re-
ject Pact, Says Senator
Ransdell

Washington. January l1.--Urging in
of the pending treaty with Colombia
under which the United States would
pay S25,000,000 for the Panama canal
strip. Senator Ransdell declared that
the United States could not afford to
reject the treaty from the standpoint
of either justice or business.
When the Louisiana senator began
the discussion in open session Senator
Jones suggested that treaties usually
were considered executively. No one
attempted to stop the speech though
Senator Lodge gave notice that he
would discuss the matter when it came
before the Senate in executive session.
Until Colombias grievance rs re-
moved said Senator Ransdell. there
can be no cordial relations and peace
with the Latin-American world"
lie insisted that the paramount mat
ter to be considered was not what the
people of the United States thought
Americans thought of 1t. Most of the
nations of South and Central America,
in his opinion, sympathized with Co.
lombia and were inclined to look upon
the United States with i'll feeling as
long as the treaty negotiated at I'ogota
remained unratified. To further delay
ratification of the pending treaty he
declared. would put a barrier across
the path of the movement to win for
the United States that part IL the trade