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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29

New York, July 2S.-Jus- tice John Ford of the su- preme court tonight denied a new trial to Charles Becker, the former police lieutenant, under sentence of death for instigating the mur- der of Herman Rosenthal, the gambler. This decision means that Becker must be electrocuted on Friday.
 Justice Ford announced his decision at 10 o'clock. He had labored for sew eral days and nights on briefs submit ted for and against the application for a new trial. He called the waiting newspaper men into lis chambers In downtown office building and, as his secretary handed them copies of hts tNpewritten decision. the justice said:
 "l have denied the motion for new trial And this is my birthday. I'm 5S today. It's pretty tough way to spend your birthday. isn't it?'
 The Judges Birthday
 The justice added that he had planned 10 spend the day with his wife and daughter
 "I virtually arrived at my decision Tuesday night" said Justice Ford, but spent many hours since then phr-~- ing and arranging the opinion
 Then the justice cnatted for several minutes on the law involved in the case. only newspaper men. his secretary and brother, Michael Ford, and clerk were present None of Becker's counsel was there.
 Mrs Becker was said at that very moment to be visiting her husband In Sing Sing.
 Justice Fords decision goes Into the details of afidavits filed by Beckers attorneys and declares that the evi- dence proffered lis for the most part
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Beckner denied new trial
 Governor score big victory.
 Coroner's jury returns verdict.
 Warsaw still holds out. 2-Money for schools favored by senate. 8-Status of child labor bill. +Editorials. 6-First details of fertilizer plant
 Orders enough for seven months! 6-Society 7-Premer Asquth is confident. 8-Sports. oReport on Leelnanaw.  H-May so limit in curtailment of per-
 sonal rights. f.asis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
BRILLIANT DEBATE SHOWS DIVISION OF
 LEADERS IN HOUSE
Davis and Rogers Lead Fight
 for Governor While Car michael, Merritt and Fite of Marion Oppose Him
By I. s. BETTY

Montgomery, July 28.- |, Especial. )-Governor Tender son today achieved a brilliant victory when the members of he house of representatives, biting in caucus, sustained by h vote of 30 to 39 his right to |lame the members of the state board of equalization, which is provided in the new revenue bill as a substitute for the tax commission.
 It was the most signal success the present administration has won, the ontest being purely on the basis of |yhether or not the executive should |ontinue to exercise the appointive over. Leaders of the house were on pposite sides, some of the strongest 1embers of the majority or prohibit ion faction being on the governors / 'ide.
 |'PLIT IN MAJORITY SHOWN BY VOTE I Following is the vote on the right of | he governor to name the board of .qualization:
 For Governor Blunt, Brindley, Drown of Etowah, Brown of Jackson. ird, Caffey, Carlton. Chamberlain. Dar- en, Davis, Espy. Fuller, Goode, Cor . tn Grayson of Madison, Grayson of lobile, Henderson, Hogan. Hubbard. 1ohp. Jctast on ef MadisQaa. Justice. eelly, Knight. Kyser, Laps1ey. Laverty, ee, Mcdonald Neely. Pruett, Pugh, ;oberson. Rogers of Elmore Rogers of umter Ryan, Sanders, Shapiro, Sig n, Sorrell, Spessard, Stephenson. tringfellow, Sumner. Thompson of Baldwin, Thompson of Butler Tunstall, Walden, Willingham, Wilson. Against Governor-Mr. Speaker, An rews. Bealle. Blackwell, Bradshaw. burton, Cooper, Copeland, Davies,
 
 tuscaloosa, Greene, Griffin, Harvey, ohnson of DeKalb. Jones, Judge. Lag . nby Merritt, Moore. Morris McGough. colt, Smith of Crenshaw, Smith Of eneva, Stewart, Slough, Tarrant, aughn. Ward. WealSley, Welch, White. Williams. Wittmeier, Yarbrough, Young lcod.
 DEBATE CONTINUES
 FOR FOUR HOURS
 The debate, the most brilliant that has zen in the house since the present legis- ture met, continued from 4 o'clock this |fternoon until o'clock tonight, and hen the vote was announced tremendous pplause shook the hall. The governor pr the first time had whipped the ma rity faction; the prohibition lobby, which . ad so consistently struggled to wrest I3ne of the executives power from him. lad been routed.
 Representatives Davis of Walker and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
OTHER ITEMS ARF ENUMERATED GIVINH
 BASIS OF HIS CASE
Says Automobile License Money Turned Over to PurifOy Was Not Credited on State Books
Fly HUGH w. ROBERTS

Montgomery, July 2S.-(Special )-B. G. Brown of Birmingham, former collector of automobile licenses for Jefferson county, preferred this morning with A. H. Car michael. speaker of the house of repre- sehtatives, charges against John Pur- foy, secretary of state, and asked that the latter be impeached. The paper con- taining the specification of charges was pf pfoperly signed and sworn to. Mir Car michael announced later to The Age-Her- aids representative that he would for n1ally put the charges before the house Friday.
 In brief, MT. Brown charges that MT. Purifoy paid to J. Fl. Nunnelly, at that time his opponent in his race for secre- tary of state, the sum of 5000 to secure the withdrawal of the latter from the race. and that in the expense account of MT. Purfoy the 5000 paid Mr. Nunnely was not included; that MT. Pnrifoy paid to Alton P. Stephens of Birmingham the sum of S10 without warrant of law, and that Nil Purifoy. secretary of state. received from Mir. Brown a certain sum of mofley, representing an amount secure q from the sale of automobile licenses. and that the books of the department contain no reference to the reception of the money
 f f1e' ciia rscs created scHsatfon through fl,A f-..rk tf..f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Federal Inspectors Also Named in Verdict Handed
 Down Late Last Night
JURY RECOMMENDS
 OFFICIALS BE HELD
Found That Passengers Were Not in Any Way to Blame for East land Disaster-Investigs-
 ton to Continue

Chicago. July 2s.-A coroncr's jury tonight returned n verdict placing the blame for the loss of hundreds of lives by the capsixing of the steamer East land in the Chicago river Saturday. on six men. William Hull. general mana ger of the Chicago-St. Joseph steam ship company, owner of the Enstinnd; !; Capt. Harry Pcderson of the EnstIsnd, J. M. Erickson, engineer, Robert Reid, federal inspector of steamships. who gave the EsstIand license to carry 25OO inspector of steamships, W. k. Greene baum. general manager of the Indiana Transportation company, lessee of the Eastland.
 The jury recommended that these men be held to a grand jury for indict- ment on charges of manslaughter.
 The jury found that the passengers were not in any way to blame for the capsiZing of the ship. It recommended further investigation by the coroner and other officers to determine whether the men named and others may be gull ty of negligence or of contributing in any way to the cause of the disaster.
 The six jurors selected by Coroner I eter Hoffman to hold the inquest on the victims of the Eastland catastrophe are: Dr. w. A Evans, formerly health commissioner; Col. Henry A. Allen, con sulting engineer; Harry Moir, hotel proprietor J. & Keough, coffee mer- chant Eugene Beifeld, hotel manager; W. F. Rode. wholesale grocer.
 Recommendations of Jury
 After starting with the recommends ton that the men named .be held to the grand jury on the ch..rge of manslaughter. and for such other offenses as the facts may warrant" the verdict continues:
 Nothing in the testimony offered be. fore this jury indicated that the pas- sengers were guilty of any unusual act that contributed to the disaster, and we are of. the opinion that no act of the was responsible for the dis aster.
 "In the absence of evidence of undue acts on the part of the passengers or violent physical causes, such as ex- plosions, fire or collisions. the fact that this vessel overturned is proof atsher that it was improperly constructed for the service employed or that it was inn loaded, operated, maintained, or that all of these causes operated to bring a bout the serious result.
 "It is our judgment that the steamship Eastland was both improperly constructed for the service employed and improperly loaded. operated and maintained, and that the parties named are responsible.
 We recommend to the states attorney and the grand jury that an investigation
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
PRESIDENT OF HAITI SHOT ID DEATH AND BODY IS HACKED UP American Cruiser Enters HarbOr Just After Mob
 Had Rocked Its
 Vengeance

Washington, July 2s.-American marines were landed today at Port au Prince. Haiti, to protect the lives and property of Americans and other foreigners Rear Admiral Caperton advised the navy depart ment late tonight that he had sent force ashore from the cruiser Washington. Rear Admiral Benson. acting secretary of the navy. de- ciined to make the message public, but said: Admiral Caperton now has the situation in hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-29
Specification of Charges

The paper filed by Mr. Brown with the speaker of the house follows;
 Specifications of charges hereinaft- CT preferred against John Purifoy, sec retary of state.
 "Specificaton No. 1. That said John Furifoy did on April IT. 1914, order his authorized agent, John Chapman, to pay to J. H. Nunnally 5000 of money in cash, belonging to John Purifoy at D. m, Room No. [, Imperial hotel Montgomery, Ala, under and by virtue of pre- election agreement with said J. H. Nunnally under the terms of which said J. II. Nunnally up- or receipt of said sum of 5000 was to withdraw from the race for secretary of state in the demo- cratic primary run-off to be held May [, 1914; thus insuring the nomination of John Purifoy, said J. H. Nunnally being at said time a candidate for the office of secretary of state in said dem ocratic primary run-off That under the terms of said reelection agree ment and in consideration of the pay ment to him of the said sum of 5000 paid 8 aforesaid, said J. H. Nunnally withdrew from the race as such candi- date for said office at said time. That said John Purifoy deliberately violated section 54 of the laws of 1911 of the
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
INDIANS ON THE WARPATH
Surround Town of Bluff and Massacre
is Feared.

Grayson, Utah.-The man hunt of
United States Marshal Nebeker of
Salt Lake City and his force of depu.
ties for Use Ne Cat, head of a band of
Piute Indian outlaws, eliminated in a
bloody battle outside the town Of Bluff,
In the extreme southeast corner of
Utah, on the San Juan river.
The outcome OF the battle Is un.
known, for the Indians, REINFORCED by
half a hundred supposedly ~peaceable
members Of their tribe, cut the tele-
phone wires.
just before the wires were cut 1t was
reported that two Indians had been
killed and six taken prisoners and that
one white man had lost his life and
two had been seriously wounded.
Then came word that another force OF
Indians, under a chief named Cosey,
had crept up from the rear and had
surrounded the deputies. Previous to
Use Ne CAT had sent word to Mar.
shall Nebeker that he and his men
would fight TO the death, expected no
quarter and would give none.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
PRESIDENT PUSHES THE KEY
San Francisco Fair Opened--AiI Rec.
ords For First Day Attendance
Are Broken.

Washington, d. C.-President VIII
son pushed a telegraph key, giving an
electric signal which formally opened
the Panama.Paclfic Exposition at San
Francisco.
The flash was conveyed from the
White House to San Francisco both
over telegraph lines and by wireless,
San FrancisCo,-All records for ex.
position first day attendance were
broken at the opening of the exposl-
ton. At q pm the turnstiles had
clicked off 225, 900 admissions, and it
was expected the total would reach
more than 300. 900. The previous rec.
ord was at the opening day of the st.
Louis Worlds Fair Q76,45S) in 1904.
The crowd was a spectacle in itself.
1t filled the grand stands, 1t packed the
great courts and concourses, il poured
through the aisles, ii overlooked from
the sidewalks into the avenues, from
the hills to the bay.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
.HURL SHELLS ON
RHEIMS CHURCH
FRENCH REPORT CLAIMS TEU-
TON GuNNERs MADE cATHE.
ORAL TARGET.
TWENTY CIVILIANS KILLED
Great Damage to Property-Twcnty
Houses Are Set on FIre-Eieven
Hours Are Consumed IN
Smelling.

= Paris. via London.-Tweuty civilians
v ere killed. great damage was done to
property, twenty houses were set on
fire and a total of 1900 shells were
dropped into all quarters Of the town,
when the Germans subjected the city
of Rheims 10 d violent bombardmeut,
according to the French official wal Of
flee announcement.
The statement further says that a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL
Carrying More Than One Hundred
Million Dollars, Measure Passes
the Senate.

Observation-Disclosures a dissenting
vote the Senate passed the army ap.
preparation bill carrying approximate.
iy $lO3, 600, 900, whAe the House aided
in clearing up Legislation for the SEES.
sion nearing a close. by passing the &c..
0o0, 600 Notifications bill.
The only debate on the army bill re-
lated to action of the Senate commit.
tee in striking out Of the House bill a
provision which would prohibit the
use of stop watches and other so-called
scientific shop management methods
in government plants and deny appro-
priations for payment of bonuses to
employees. Senators Hughes. Martin
and others urged restoration of the
provision, while Senator Root, declar.t
ing the committee should be sustained.
made an appeal for the rewarding of
ambition. The committee was sus.
tanned.
Discussion Of the nations defense
marked the passage of the fortified.
tions bill in the House. Representa-.
tive Sherley of Kentucky declared
there vas no danger of American for.
.tifications being destroyed by a hos.
tile fleet; that the fleet Of an enemy
would not seek to reduce fortresses IL
1t had control nf the sea and would not
waste ammunition shooting at 21,00l
o.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
S INCLINED TO ACCEPT
Proposal Allowing Foodstuffs to Go
Through May Sueeeed--opposi.
ton by Neutrais Responsible.

Washington-Great Britain has sub
mtted to her allies, France and Rus,
STA, proposals made by the United
States. designed TO end the n 10
neutral m arising from retail.
iatory measures Of the European bel.
ligerents toward each other.
Briefly, the American proposals, sub
mltted to both England and Germany.
seek the elimination by Germany Of
the recent prescribed var zone, with
It's dangers to neutral shipping and the
adoption by all the belligerents of a
definite policy as TO shipments of food.
Stuffs to the civilian population OF
their enemies.
From such preliminary observations
as American diplomatic officials abroad
already have made. there is said to be
Sm0" encouragement in the manner OF
t.' reception OF the proposals at Lon.
don. Germany is inclined toward an
acceptance Of the suggestions, it is I'M
dcrstood, but on Great Britain's atti-
tude depends the mex move.
The strong opposition which other
neutrals have assumed toward the re.
.talat0ry measures adopted by the bel
ltgerents is playing a considerable part
in the situation Although the Ameri-
proposals have not been communi.
Gated to other neutrals, it may be said
that virtually all the European neu.
trails are in accord with the Washing
government.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
100, 900 RUSSIANS ARE TAKEN
Berlin Says That Seven Generals Were
Also Captured in East Prussia.

Berlin, via L0ndOn.-The German of.
fetal statement says that the captures
in the battle of the Mazurian lakes
district of East Prussia have been in,
creased to seven generals and more
than 100, 900 men. The pieces of can
NON taken numbered $50.
The statement reads:
in the eastern theater the pursuit
after the winter battle in the Mazu-
rian district has come to an end. Dur
ing the clearing up of operations to
the northwest Of Grodno and in the
battles reported during the last few
days in the Robr and Maven district,
n commanding general and four 9th
er generals and approximately 10000
men have been taken prisoners UP to
the present. SeVentyfive cannon and
some machine guns, the actual number
Of which has not yet been ascertained,
and much other wal material has been
captured.
THE total booty taken in the winter
battle in the Mazuriah district as a
result of these additions has been in
creased to date to seven generals,
more than 100, 900 men, upward of $50
and quantities of other mate
rial of all descriptions, the amount of
which cannot yet be approximately es.}
Cannon OF a heavy caliber and am
munition frequently are buried by the
or sunk in the lakes heal Loot
zen and in the Widimer Sea. Eight
of heavy caliber were dug up
pulled out of the water.
The Tenth Russian army, under
Baron Sievers, is considered as
having been destroyed.
There is no news from Poland to
he south Of the Vistula river"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
SELECTS TRADE COMMISSION
Three Democrats and Two Proares.
sives Are Named-Hitch In Con-
sress May Stop Action.

Washington.-Presiden Wilson, five
months after the enactment Of the
federal trade commission law, sent TO
the Senate for confirmation the names
Of the five members to constitute that
commission. Whether the nOmina.
lions can be affirmed by March 4 was
regarded as prObiematical among sen.
ators in view of opposition by individ.
uai senators to some Of the men nom.
mated.
The three Democrats named by the
president are Joseph f. Davies, Mad.
ison, Wis, named to serve seven years
Edward N. Hurley, Chicago, for six
years, and William J. Harris, Cedar.
town, Ga, for five years. The other
nominees are VIII H.. Parry, Seattle,
wash a progressive republican,
named for four years, and George Rub.
lee, Cornish, N. H., regarded as a pro-
gressive, fortthree years.
Consideration Of the nominations
VIII first. be given by the Senate com.
mittee on interstate commerce. Chair
man Newlands said he would call his
committee to consider the list. He
thought the committee would be able
to recommend confirmation of all of
the nominees within a few days.
Democratic and republican senator's
both declared there would be no hasty
aN N,-. -
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
BERLIN ADMITS A CHECK
Cars Men Make Successful STAND
on Northern Rivers-ltaiy's Attl-
tude Accentuated.

London.-A report from Berlin says
that further obstacles have arisen to
prevent the invasion OF Russia ana
this would seem to confirm reports
from Petrograd that the Russians are
making a successful stand against the
invaders along their fortress line on
the northern rivers.
The Russians, from all accounts, are
holding back the Austrians in Buko'
wilma and 1t is stated in official dis
patches that they have re~-occupied the
important railway center Of Stanislau,
There has been little or no change In
the Carpathians where grim fighting
has been going on for two months.
In the west the region around Per:
thes and the Vosges apparently are the
only centers of fighting of Importance,
Significance is attached by military
circles to Operations neal Perthes, as
a successful French offensive there
would relieve Rheims.
The campaign northwest OF Verdun
has a similar object in view, the
French hoping to drive the Germans
from Montfaucan, which has been
strongly fortified, and thus deliver a
fatal blow to the German plans for
capturing Verdun.
According to a Berlin dispatch con
'ern in that city regarding the atti.
.ude of Italy has been greatly accen-
.uated. Nothing is known in London
Is to any changes in the Italian policy,
Except reports that the neutrality par
y has been gaining adherents, partic-
llarly among business men, who are
Icing so well out of the war that they
20 not desire Italian participation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
MASONIC ASSOCIATION MEI
Organization Is Raising Funds fa
Erection of a Temple for RsNas
at Alexandria, Va.

Alexandria, Virginia. - High \
sonic dignitaries from all over
country are here for the fifth and
convention of the George WashinH
National Masonic Memorial Ass
ton. The society has for its OBJ
the collection of funds Throughout
country for the erection of a MsM
ir}nple here as a memorial to Wi
lngton and as a repository for D
priceless relics now stored here.
Following a preliminary sasrHI
the delegates went in a body to I
Vernon, where wreaths were ps3
on Washington's tomb. Last hid
they attended a banquet of WASH
ton Alexandra lodge where send
Burton was the principal speaker
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
CUBAN HOTELS BAR JOHNS
Champion Heavyweight and Rel
Get Scant Courtesy at Havana
Hosteiries.

Ha 'ana, Cuba.-Big Jack Y
son, tie negro heavyweight chang
OF the world. was refused accomnd
tons by all the leading Havana boy
when he arrived here from Gent
COS with his white wife and q n
retinue.
The champion and his wife then1
out to seek private lodgings,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
Couldn't Stand the Hoodoo.

-ie was a college boy, home for va
cation, and his mothers cook had pre-
vailed upon him to lend her five dol.
lars. Much to the surprise OF The fam.
lily, cook departed from her practice
OF keeping such funds indefinitely and
paid the debt promptly. When cues
toned about 1t, she said: mo, dat
boy never once ask me fer dat money.
He never dun me at all: but when l
serves his late breakfast In de mornin'.
he always leave Eve biscuits on de
plate. when he used TO eat EN- al. an
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
THE GERMANS LOST $4,000
French Expert Says Position of the
Russians Is Very Strono,

Paris.-At least $4,000 men were lost
by the Germans in their attack on Rus.
sian positions on the Rawka river and
In the regions OF Borjimow and Gumbi.
men, according to Ludovoc Naudeau.
the Journals correspondent, who wit
messed the operations. He considers
the general situation highly favorable
to the Russians.
The Germans are being. gradually
but implacably worn down." he saws,
Whether they attack or merely de.
fend themselves, their armies melt
away from day to day. Their feverisb
activity and frightful sacrifices show
they realize they are fighting against
time"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
Claim No Care Of prison.r.

Washington.--The entente allies
have made representations to the
United States that Germany is not
meeting the cost Of care of her prison.
ers OF war In their camps and have
asked the United States to make rem.
reservations to Berlin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
Thinks Sell Army,

Phillipsburg, NJ. John Pedfu
Allentown, Pa, who thought be q
the Italian army, built a barricade
rails and of other materials and 4
pared for a long siege A posse g
tured John and took hin to insa1
into his sanity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
U~neasiness Exists.

L~ondon.--A dispatch from Ams,er.
dams to the Telegraph company saws
reports from German frontier saw nm,
easiness exists at the German for,i.
lied seaport of Cuxhaven CONCERNING
two submarines which have no. re
turned to their base.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
Kaiser Needs Ticket.

berlfn.--Even the family of Ernpd''
william was unable to secure pr.
without one Of the bread tickets
sued by the government. This y
line with the governments prog
% conserve the food supply.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
Chicago Women Vote.

Chicago.-Women voted in a Chi.
csgo mayoralty primary for the first
time. Campaign leaders confessed that
they were puzzled over the probable
result of the women's vote, but ad.
mitted It probably would decide the
'ssup,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-26
Boy Tries to KIN Premier.

Lisbon, Portugal.--Jose siivas,s !
year-old boy, who tried to assassin
ex-Premier Alphonse Costa at Opo1
was examined by the police. He ders
having any accomplices. and said
sole aim vas to get revenge for p
Ing been arrested.