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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge: Miss Bonnie Low Orange.
 Willard Jones, East Irondale, to Miss Fannie Glass.
 George Hill, Bradford. to Miss Dora Franklin.
 R. l.. Mccain, Birmingham, to Miss Louise Edna Ward.
 G. c. Stewart, Shades mountain to Miss Harriett Trough.
 w. A. Candler. Birmingham, to Mis-. Gertrude Norwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
Tomorrow Is Legal Holiday

TomOrrOw being Memorial Day, the Birmingham postoffice will be closed except from to 10 o'clock in the morning. There will be two deliveries in the business section and one in the residential section of the city. As Me morial Day is legal holiday. all banks that are members of the Birmingham clearing house will be closed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
Montgomery Rabbi to Speak Here

Dr. B. c. Ehrenreich of Montgomery
 will speak this evening at 8S0 o'clock at Knesseth Israel synagogue al
 Seventh avenue and Seventeenth street
 under the auspices of the Tekwath Zion society of Birmingham pr. Ehren- reichs subject will be. Back to Pal estine." The public is cordially invited to attend. The Montgomery rabbi is known as deep thinker and force ful and eloquent speaker. and a large audience Is expected to hear hj-~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

Cape Jasmine, in pots,
 each soc Moon Vines Sc Sweet William, per dog. 75c Petunias, single, per dog. 40c Geraniums, varigated, red,
 pink, white and rose,
 dozen LOO Coleus, per dozen 40c Salvia, per dozen 35c Asters, three colors, dog. 40c Vinca, per dozen LOO Wandering Jew, per dog. 40c Verbena, per dozen 40c Ageratum, per dozen 40c Anthericum, per dozen 60c Begonias, per dozen LOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

Special-Burbank's Cor
 ona Rose, one year old, field grown I 0n plants, each 1sVV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25
Loveman, Joseph 6 Loeb
Flower sale Monday

Boston Ferns, in pots 39c Boston Ferns, medium 10c Spengari 10c Asparagus Plumosus 10c Baskets, Hanging 5Oc Baskets, Hanging 1.25 Heliotrope, per dozen 100 Shasta Daisy, per dozen 40c Dusty Miller, per dozen 40c Night Blooming Jasmine,
 each 10c Pansies, per dozen 200 Snap Dragon, per dozen 100 Lantana, per dozen LOO Cigar Plant, per dozen 100 Chrysanthemums, dog. LOO Lemon Verbena, dozen 100 Fuchsias, per dozen LOO Sultana, per dozen 100 Boston Ferns 25c (4th FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-25

For the first time the highest court of a state has upheld the constitutionality of a law against night work for women in factories. How this decision came to be rendered Is told by Mir Ellkus, who gave his services for three years as counsel for the factory Investigating commission in New York state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
WOMEN TOO FREE
Eugenic Expert Charges Equal
Liberties With Men.
And Women Are Not Made Nor
ally Superior, He States.
REIMBURSEMENT OF SEXES SOON
Single Standard of Morals Will
Be New Teaching.
Men Drink Barrel of Whisky
Where Women Take Pint.

San Francisco, Cal, July 29.-Did
God make women to be morally su-
perior to men? Prof. Thomas w.
Shannon, president of the Single STAN
dard Eugenic- Movement and editor of
Practical Eugenics,' thinks not. And,
he says, unless men rise to the higher
plane of morality which obtains
among women, then women will soon
sink to the lower plane of morality
prevalent among men, or both sexes
will meet on a compromise plane of
morality, threatening the vitality of
the human race.
I'm every land, in all ages, among
all races he said, arbarous and
civilized peoples have held a higher
standard of morals for women than
men. In our penal institutions seven
times as many men as women are
found. Men drink a barrel of whisky
where women drink a pint; they sow
their wild oats, where women SOW
purity and love. Are these social and
moral differences conclusive evidence
that men are Inherently more de-
praved than women? For ages mans
selfish interests have led him to af-
firm this. Women's acquiescent ma
ture and fondness for compliments
have led her to accept the opinion.
"A readjustment of the sexes is now
possible, necessary and inevitable.
When the natural restraints forced
upon women in the past shall have
CONTINUED on Page Two-J
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KaiSer'S Advance Over NareW
Recorded at Only 6 Miles.
LULL OVER ITALIAN FRONT
Austria Declares InactiOn Due
to Her Stunning Blow.
Berlin Claims, Paris Admits,
Gains Near SOucheZ.

London, July 29.-Except from So
kal, Galicia. where the Russians claim
by a counter offensive to have thrown
back the Austro-H Hungarian forces
across the Dniester river, little definite
news reached London this morning
from the eastern battle front. To the
east of tthe Narew river the extent
of the German advance from Rozan
is marked by the character of the viii
lage of Goworowo, which lies only
sixty miles from the river.
East Puzzles Experts.
The exact status of the operations
on the eastern front is proving a puz-
zle to students of the Warsaw cam
paign. even Petrograd being uncer
tain whether the vast operations be-
tween the Bug and the Vistula rivers
mark the crisis of the battle or only
a pause to allow one side or the other
to draw breath or rearrange it's forces.
Along the western front, compare
tive quiet prevails, with Berlin claim
ing and Paris admitting the re-occupa-
ton of trenches in the Souchez sector.
Rome explains the lull along the
Isonzo river front on the ground that
the Italians are engaged in organ
izing and securing the positions which
they won on the CarSo plateau, but
Vienna claims the lack of activity
means the termination Of Italian at
tack after a successful Austro-Hun-
garian defense along the whole chosen
battlefield.
PIungers Keep Up Warfare.
German submarine warfare which
ra ged around the Orkney islands at
the end of last week presumably
against trade with the only open Rus
sian port, Archangel, has been trans
ferred to the northeast coast of Suf-
folk where several neutral, as well as
British ships, have fallen victims to
the undersea commerce raiders.
The situation in the near east re-
IContinued on Page Two.l
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DIKES FOR CREEK
City Will Be Protected From
Shunganunga Overflow.
Drainage Board Asks for Bids
on $4,000 Job.

Flood prevention work along Shun-
ganunga creek in South Topeka, cost
ing about $4,000, will be started as
soon as bids are presented to the
members of the Shunganunga drain
age board. A dixie on the north side
of the creek through the fair grounds
will be built This embankment
which will be built from the western
extremity of the grounds to the To-
peka avenue bridge will cost close to
$500. The county commissioners have
agreed to pay five-eighths of this
amount and the members of the drain
age board have accepted the offer.
improvements of the dixie on the
west side of the creek from Seven
teenth street to Twelfth street also
will be made to prevent the flood
waters from overfIowing the land
along the creek. Estimates on the cost
of this work are $3.50. In addition to
constructing a new dixie and improV-
ing the one already existing the
drainage board plans to have a cut
made from the Missouri Pacific
tracks in a northeast direction. This
straight drain of 425 yards will re-
lieye the congestion and give the
water an easy chance to get to the
creek.
I'VE will start the construction of
said c. B. Zarker, chairman of the
drainage board. with this dixie and
the improvements on the old dixie the
danger from high water will be prac-'
tically eliminated"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
MODIFY BLOCKADE
Britain Believed About to Yield
to Uncle Sam.
Why Is England Inclined to
Make Concessions?
.SH-H! FOR PEACE In MEXICO!
John Bull Getting Worried
About His Oil Holdings.
Must Have Petroleum for War
Purposes. DOncher-Kn0w.

Washington, July EFF President
Wilson should take steps to compel
peace in Mexico and Great Britain
should modify its starvation blockade
of the German coast about the same
time, it might be something more
than a cOincident, close diplomatic OBJ
servers of the international situation
hinted today
AS matters stand, it was generally
recognized the German-American ne
gotiations have come to a deadlock.
Officials said matters might remain
as at present or extend into the in
definite future long as no more
Am orleans suffer from German Subma-
rine activities either on belligerent
or neutral vessels in the European war
zone. Such a state of affairs, how
ever, were looked on as too precarious
to last.
For Modification of Blockade
To break the deadlock, it was agreed
that efforts must be made to bring
out satisfactory understanding and
adjustment of present conditions.
There seems only one way to do
this-to induce Great Britain to call
off its starvation blockade" or to
modify it at least.
One version as already stated was
that the proposition would be included
In the scheduled supplement to the
recently received British answer to
Americas latest protest against the
oIueT IN council. Another account
was that the supplement would simply
modify the original defense of the or
DER, out that the modification offer
passed on corresponding German
modlflcatlon of the kaiser's submarines
methods-would come a little later.
These were only theories. but were
from Well Informed sources.
She Needs the Oil.
Why, was the question frequently
asked, should Great Britain ask such
a concession In answer it was pointed
out that England has been more than
anxious for a long time past to better
Mexican conditions and, even leaving
the Monroe doctrine out of consider
alton, has no agents in Europe at
present to work for them.
Aside from the general British in
terests in Mexico City they, like all
other nations with investments there,
have suffered heavily by the pro-
longed chaos south of the Rio Grande
and observers call attention to the
fact that there has been increasing
worry in British governmental circles
recently concerning the safety of the
country's Mexican oil holdings, OF
which it is largely dependent for pc
troleum and its products for war pur-
poses.
If America guarantees the safety of
all these interests, the opinion was
expressed that London would be will
ing to make corresponding conces-
SIonS to the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
PACHUCA is TAKEN
CarranZa'S Forces Defeat Villas
Flying Column.
Rout Troops Working South to
Reinforce Zapata.

Washington, July 29.-General Car
rama cabled his Washington agency
today that his forces. after six hours
fighting, had captured Pachuca and
routed the Villa flying column which
was working south to reinforce "a
pata forces near Mexico City.
General Carranza's dispatch was the
first word from behind the veil which
has covered military operations about
Mexico City for almost two weeks
When General Gonzales and the Car
rama army evacuated Mexico City
on July II, after having occupied it a
week it was announced they were go
ing out to meet a Villa force moving
south. The Villa agency announced
that it's column under command of
General Fierro was moving to join the
Zapata forces and re-take the capital.
Since then Mexico City has been cut
off from the outside world.
Pachuca is an important point to
the north of Mexico City. The Car
rama authorities claim their victory
eliminates Villa forces from central
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
For Discharge of B. J. Clifford
From Penitentiary.
RELEASE VIOLATED RULES
The Opinion of the Attorney
General Was Oyer-Ridden.
He Is Wanted as a Witness
Against Warden BOtkin.

Trouble is in store for someone,
through the discharge this week of B.
J. Clifford, forgery convict at the state
prison, who is wanted as an important
witness in the custer suit against
Warden ]. ID. Botkin. Gifford's dis
charge through the granting of extra
time, was in direct conflict with a rul-
ing of S. NJ. Brewster, attorney gen.
eral.
Brewster's ruling was an official
communication sent to F. E. Snyder,
parole officer at the penitentiary. The
ruling was made February 13, this
year, and was or should have been
part of the official files and records of
the prison. In the face of this ruling,
it is claimed that Clifford was dis
charged from the prison three weeks
in advance of the Botkin hearing and
35 days before his regular prison term
expired. Now Clifford is wanted as a
witness in the prison investigation and
cannot be found. 1t is asserted that
he is also wanted in other states on
forgery charges.
When the prison tWine plant was
running extra time, Warden Botkin
proposed to give each prisoner work
ing long days extra time for his ser
vice In February F. E. Snyder, parole
officer at the prison, asked the attor-
ney generals office for a ruling on Bot
kin's decision. Replying to the letter
s. M. Brewster. attorney general, stat
ed emphatically that the statutes did
not provide for granting extra time.
In the face of this ruling, Clifford was
released and permitted to leave the
prison.
Explanations in Order.
Now it is up to Acting Warden Toll
man or some other official at the pris-
on to explain Gifford's release. In the
face of the prison heads action in
releasing Clifford, was his record of a
former escape.
The law concerning the granting of
extra time to prisoners for good be-
haVior or extra service, is clear and di-
rect. 1t provides that where a per-
feet record is maintained during the
first year, three days shall be de-
Quoted from the prison term for each
M onth. During the second year, six
days extra time are allowed each
month. For each additional year,
eight days time off each month ST al
lowed on perfect prison records. This
law was quoted in the communication
to Snyder In face of his record for
violation of the prison rule by escap-
ing, Clifford was granted 35 days ex-
ira time for his work in the twine
plant.
1t was generally known that Clifford
was to be called as a witness in the
case against Botkin. Now he is
gone. AS a result the attorney gem
era1 and attaches of the governors
office are looking for someone who
will kindly aYn1aiO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
II BL ACkHANDERS
Even Dozen Italians Taken in
Kansas City Raid.
Effort to DepOrt Men Who
Number Many Victims.

Kansas City, Mo. July 29.-Six more
men, making a total of twelve, today
were added to the list of men under
arrest here in connection with the al
legged blackhand plots by which
wealthy shop keepers claim to have
lost many thousands of dollars in the
last year. The arrested men are all
natives of southern Italy, as were
most of their victims.
Following the arrest last night of
six of the number several business
men from the foreign quarter visited
police headquarters today and told for
the first time of extortion by the al
legged gang. In fear of their lives,
they said, they had paid the demands
of the gang, without notifying the po-
lice. The methods of the gang, as de-
scribed by the victims, was the same
in each case. A letter was sent to
the prospective victim, demanding
that he deliver a stated amount of
money at a certain poin, and time.
According to the police the gang
attempted extortion on a larger scale
than has ever been here before Six
detectives have been at work on the
case for more than six months.
A letter to Samuel Brancato,
grocer, demanding $4,000, was the
clue which led to the arrests
An effort will be made to deport
the arrested men.
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new PROTEST TO BERLIN
L. s. to Demand ReparatiOn i'm Tor
pedOing of the LeeIanaw.

Washington, July 29.-State de-
partment officials today We're draft
ing a note to Germany asking pay
ment for loss of the American steamer
Leelanaw. torpedoed by a German
submarine off the Orkney islands last
Sunday, on the ground of violation of
the Prussian-American treaty of 1928.
Preparation of the document fol-
lowed the receipt of a report from
American Consul Dennison at Dundee,
Scotland which showed the Leela-
naw's captain attempted to escape but
submitted to visit and search after
warning shots had been fired. OFF,
c1als hold that the right to escape is
conceded by International law only
repeated attempts to evade capture or
forc1ble resistance being regarded as
affecting the case.
Any doubts in the minds of officials
that the treaty had been violated was
removed by unofficial advices which
said that the German submarine com
lnander was unwilling to jettison the
Leelanaw's cargo and to allow her to
proceed The claim for damages is
similar to that made in the case of
the VIM. p FRYE
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
REDFIELD INQUIRY SCORED;
PROBE BY WILSON ASKED

Chicago. July 29.-President Will
son today was asked to appoint a
special commission to probe the
EastIand disaster and the history of
all connection federal steamboat in
spectors have had with the death
ship since she first dipped her bar
rel shaped hull in the Great Lakes.
The request was made by resolu-
ton adopted today at a meeting
of the aldermanic committee on
harbors. Charles Morris intro
duced the resolution. giving as his
reason his belief that the inyeSti-
CATION opened by federal steamboat
inspectors today at which Secretary
of Commerce Redfield presided,
does not merit public confidence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
BABY M 'ADOO is SICK;
DOCTORS IN CONSULTATION

Cornish, n. H., July 29.-Be-
cause of the illness of Ellen Will
son McAdoo. the baby grand
daughter of the president and the
daughter of the secretary of the
treasury, DIR. Cary Il. Grayson, the
presidents naval aide and physi-
clan, left here today for Boston TO
consult with a physician who has
been attending the child.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
ONLY ONE WETTER.
This Year Is a Close Second in Amount
of Rainfall.

Showers have beeu general in east
ern and south central Kansas in the
last twenty-four hours. The heaviest
rain was 212 inches in Harper county.
The rainfall for Topeka up to seven
o'clock this morning was IL of an
inch. Practically the entire state was
cloudy this morning. The forecast
calls for partly cloudy weather with
little change in temperature.
The rainfall for July up to this
morning was 6.48 inches. If no more
rain fall this will be the fifth wettest
July on record at Topeka
The rainfall this year has amounted
to 1859 inches. In the same period
in 1891 the precipitation was 35.99.
With the one exception the last seven
months have been the wettest on rec
ord The rainfall in July, 1891 was
1850 inches The rainfall in the
twelve months of 1914 was thirty
inches even.
The wind was four miles an hour
from the east this afternoon.
readings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-29
Members of Ships Crew Ig-
nOrant of Nautical Work.
CORONER'S JURY HOLDS 6 men
Charge of Observation-Disclosures
Boat Line Manager.
Captain Petersen and Two In
SpectOrs Accused.

Chicago. July Examination of
witnesses in the inquiry in the United
States department of commerce into
the cause of the East1and disaster be-
gan here today, under the supervision
of Secretary Redfield.
Witnesses including the officers and
crew of the steamer and a long list
of survivors were summoned to the
Federal building to tell their versions
of the catastrophe.
While this inquiry was progressing,
United States District Attorney Chas.
f. Clyne prepared to impanel a fed
eral grand jury to investigate the
question of criminal responsibility for
the accident.
In the states attorneys office eff
forts were directed to determine the
extent of the jurisdiction of the state
grand jury over the persons held by
the coroner's jury for grand jury ac-
ton.
United States District Attorney c.
F. Kline, with five of his assistants,
and Hinton G.. Clabaugh, chief of the
bureau of investigation, went over the
evidence that is to be presented to the
grand jury, and selected the witnesses
who will be presented. Among the
first of these will be William H. Hull
general manager of the company
owning the Eastland, who arrived in
Chicago this morning in response to
subpoena.
Indictments Are Planned.
Indictments based upon six sections
of the federal laws are planned, it
was given out after the conference
One of the points to be laid before
the grand jury is the competency of
the crew of the Eastland, reports OF
investigators indicating that many of
the members of the crew were unfa-
miliar with nautical work. Evidence
supporting a charge of negligeT4=e also
viii be presented to the grant jury
The first witnesses called bef0i the
= II --.>.- I1SpectiO& service nv eStl-
cation were Captain Westcott, super
visor of inspection for this district,
and inspectors Eckliff and Reid of
Grand Haven, Mich.
The county grand jury, which was
adjourned yesterday, following con-
ference between Secretary Redfie1d
and States Attorney HOyne was re-
convened today and the report of the
coroner's jury recommending that six
persons be held was laid before it.
Charged With MansIaughter.
A charge of manslaughter was rec
commended by the coroner early today
against William H. Hull, general
manager of the company owning the
EaStland; Harry Petersen. captain of
Continued on Page 2.)
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BY CARL w. ACKE,RMAN.

Berlin, July 29.-There is no chance
to doubt that the situation growing out
of the new differences between the
United States and Germany is regard
ed here as extremely serious. Ameri-
cans in Berlin who are in touch with
the American embassy know that the
feeling there has become extremely
grave.
Gerard Adopts Firm Attitude.
Ambassador Gerard in his dealings
with the foreign office has adopted a
firm attitude. indicating in effect that
the Lusitania incident is closed, as
States government is concerned; that
he expects to have nothing further to
communicate to Germany on the sub
ject.
This attitude on the part of the
ambassador is new. Gerard, who was
here and at home, made strong efforts
in the direction of an agreement be-
tween the two countries, L learned to-
day. He even sent to- Washington, fol-
lowing the dispatch o4gthe last German
note, several propositions urging a
compromise and pointing out the pos
sibility for an amicable understanding.
No Compromise Possible.
Gerard now. however, has taken the
Wilson declined to commit the United
States to suggested compromises he
as ambassador must stand rigidly by
the declared position of the United
States.
I have neard many expressions of
regret that Gerard was unable to see
the kaiser in an attempt to clear up
the situation. He, of course, now con-
siders the time past for such a con-
ference with the emperor.
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GERARD IS NO
LONGER WARM
TOWARD BERLIN
Ambassadors Attitude Held to
Reflect Grave Crisis.
Strong Efforts Toward Com
promise Come to Naught.
LUSITANIA INCIDENT CLOSED
No Further Representations To
Be Made on Horror.
Envoy Stands Rigidly by Dec
laratiOn of U. s.
CHANCELLOR CALLS GERARD

DR.. Theobold Won Bethmann-HolI-
veg, the German imperial chancel-
iOr. who returned to the capital
yesterday from "a visit to the army
headquarters in the field. where he
talked with Emperor William. sent
for James W. Gerard. the Ameri-
can ambassador to Germany. The
conference between the American
ambassador and the German cham
ceIlOr is expected to have an i'm
pOrtant bearing on the future de-
velopment in the relations between
Germany and the United States.
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YOU BET HE WAS PROUD
OF HIS COUNTRY Y--AMERICA

London, July "a suffraea++a
recruiting agent on the Strand So
verely berated a stalwart young
man because he had not joined tba
army.
After accusing him of cowarfiica
she asked: Have you no pride in
your country?''
Recovering from the shock. the
s. Y NJ finally answered: Yes
madam, have plenty of pride i'm
my country. I'm going back next
week. I'm an American"
The suffragette apologized.