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sor the police. Then an officer came
and put me under arrest I have ki own
Maynard for long time and he was
good friend of mine"
There was only one eyewitness to
the tragedy. {. f zwald, 1921 Hunts
Vile avenue When asked for state
ment about the shooting he was nigh
y excited. AL l know is that the
Two men got in an argument over a
same of cards. ne said. Then the man
who was killed tried to hit smith.
whom / know. with lamp. which was
en- the table. As he did Smith pulled his
gun and fired. I had been in the house
sometime when the two men CAME in
and didn't pay much attention to them.
All | know is that ] had nothing 90
do with this killing. There was ], t
of argument between the men before
The killing. but l didn't take any part
in it"
Officer Darnell who arrested the slayer
of Maynard made the following state
mont: Il happened to be passing by the
house where Maynard was killed about
1890 o'clock. Ny attention was attracted
to the house by a man screaming in a
loud voice for the police. | ran up on
the porch of the house and saw Daven-
port with a man in his grasp. strug-
Cling TO get away. / Immediately put him
under arrest In minute Officer Buck
alew came up and / walked in the room
where Maynard was lying ON the floor in
pool of blood. lie had evidently died
instantly. A pack of cards were scattered
over the table and floor, and everything
was in a state of wild disorder I asked
Davenport where the gun was that was
used to commit the deed. He told me that
the killing had been done with his gun,
and that It was in the dresser drawer
in an adjacent room. | took this weapon
In my possession. 1t was a Colts .3S
calibre, and there was only two loaded
shells in it. By this time the patrol had
arrived and | placed Smith in 1t and
brought him to the station
Maynard the deceased was a young
married man, about 26 years of age. He
was formerly the proprietor of the May
nard hotel on Fourth avenue and
Twenty third street. He was shot just
below the left eye, only one bullet taking
effect Powder marks were all over his
face.
George Smith. the man who admits kill
ing Maynard, is a young man about 20
years of age, and is well known in this
district lie says that up to a few
months ago, he had been employed by
the Maryland Coal company as book
keeper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-17
POLICE ATHLETICS


A meeting was called to order for
the purpose of organizing police
athletic association in the police roll
call room last night
Captain r. II. Hawkins acted - 81
chairman. Desk Sergeant X. p. Warren
acted as secretary. =
The following officers were elected;
r. c. Williams. president Fred
Schweikert, vice president; X. P. War
rem, secretary treasurer; a. Nespor
honorary member), physical director
NJ Fienfield (honorary member), as
sistant physical director
The following committee was ap-
pointed by the vice president to draft
rules and reguia tons: Fuller, Riley.
Pittman, Macke, Schweikert, r. G.
Williams.
Said committee to meet April 20 and
draft said rules and regulations and
to report back to the vice president
at the next meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 9;1o ps m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-17
THREATENED ASTOR
AND IS ARRESTED
Black Mail Letter Made
Into Trap and Bitter
Is Bit

New York, April 1G.--Aecused of
threatening to kill Vincent Astor if
he should refuse a demand for $500,
John Meriella, a youth of 10. was ar
tested at the Grand Central terminal
today on complaint of Mr.. Astor's busi-
ness agent, William A. Dobbyn
AIeriella was taken to police head
quarters, where It is said he had ad-
mitted sending two letters to the young
millionaire containing death threats
end demands for money. lie admitted.
according to the police, that if he had
rot been arrested he would have at
tempted to carry out his threat.
In addition to a charge of attempt
cd extortion. a charge of violating the
law forbidding the carrying of con-
cealed weapons was made against hira.
According to Dobbyn, the first letter
contained the demand for $500 and
stated that unless it was forthcomirg
the young millionaire would be killed
No attention was paid until the sec
ond letter was received when Dobbyn
notified the police and plans were
made to trap the man.
Detectives followed Dobbyn to tic
Grand Central station, where Meriella,
in response to a prearranged signal,
approached Dobbyn and asked if he
had the $500. The police officers then
arrested Meriella after a struggle in
which the man tried to draw a re-
Volver.
Meriella, at police headquarters, said
that his father was an Eastside baker
and that two week ago he had run
away from home with $275 of his
fathers money. He spent it in see
ing the sights, he said, and he thought
he had found an easy way to get more.
No one else, he said, was concerned III
the plot.
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Releases Announced

Auburn, n. Y, April 16-The following
releases were announced tonight by John
II. Farrell, secretary of the National
Association of Professional Baseball
Leagues:
Released by Purchase-By New York
IN. Id Robert Bescher, to ST. Louis IN.
L.: by st. Louis On. Id w. d. perrtt,
to New York IN. ID; by st. Louis CA. La
Edison Hemingway, to Birmingham; by
Paduoah, Ky, Charles Cornell, to Green's
boro. n. c.; by Charleston, S. c., Edward
L. Foster, TO Macon, Ga; by Houston,
Tex, H. G. Baker, to Talladega Ala; by
Chattanooga, Tenn, Mike .Balenti, to San
Antonio Tex; by Birmingham. John
Cartley, to Evansville Ind.
Agreement Exercised-By st. Louis CA.
L.) Yale Sloan to Birmingham.
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From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
DR.. Ewing, st. Louis physician, has
raised voice of protest against the sur
gical propensity to the use Of the knife
on the tonsils. For long time it was the
vermiforn appendix which was only IN
the way but lately, owing perhaps to
growing incredulity in the public mino'
surgery has turned more to the tonsil as
tho superfluous thing which is capable OF
doing a great deal of harm and absolute
ly incapable of doing any good
Dr. Ewing insists that the tonsils make
q nesting place for the phagocytes, tnat
Ella &c Of good microbes which get into the
blood and fight great battles there with
the bad microbes who infest our systems
The tonsils says DR.. Ewing, are recruit
ing stations at which the phagocyte ar
niles are enlisted and from which they
march away to fight for our lives. If we
remove the tonsils out of the rising gen.
Grafton, the rising generation may be left
without rhagoscytes to fight their battles
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MAKE APPEAL FOR
NEW RELIEF FUND

Jackson Miss, April 15.-(Special)
The Mississippi commission for relief
in Belgium, of which G. A. McIlhenry
of Forest is chairman, makes another
appeal to the citizens of the state for
aid and asks organized effort on the
rart of the people or the various coun-
ties. SO far three counties-Scott,
Copiah and Covington-have generous
ly responded. Prominent citizens of ev-
cry community are urged to take hold
of the work and raise something in
the way of contributions in cash or
foodstuffs for the starving millions of
Be1gium
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BELDING HEADS
SUPPLY DEALERS

Atlanta, April III. c. Bedding OF
Augusta, Ga, was elected president of
the Southern Supply and Machinery
Dealers association at the closing ses-
sion of its annual convention here to-
day. Other officers elected included
first vice president, Ernest Howell.
Charlestown, w. Va. second vice pres
ident, George II. Manning, Knoxville,
NJ Smith, Richmond, Va.
w. II. Banks, Huntington, w. Va,
and w. A. Ray, Pensacola, Fla, were
elected to the executive committee.
The selection of the 1916 convention
city was left to the executive commit
tee, members of which stated that
Memphis virtually had been decided
UPON
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cars will be built at the company
passenger cars and 2l02 Of the freight
cars viii be b ullt at the company g
shops a Altoona, while the remainder
Will be placed with outside companies.
The new equipment is to be used for
feplaeements and Will not be additions
lie the present equipment.
In statement tonight the com
pany says that its policy of adding
only steel cars to its passenger equip
ment is being followed with reference
to its freight equipment and that -ilti
mately every train on the system Will
be of all-steel construction
The Invitation for bids tomorrow, the
statement says, marks the first eqrip
ment buying of any magnitude By the
company for more than year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-17
CONDUCTOR CHARGED
WITH MANSLAUGHTER

Detroit, April 16.-George Assam, con-
ductor of the street car wrecked here
last Wednesday night with loss of 10
lives was arrested today charged with
manslaughter
Several eyewitnesses of the accident
have told the city prosecutor that Assam,
who ran ahead of his car to see if the
track was clear. signalled his motorman
to come ahead without actually looking
up and down the railroad to make sure
no train was approaching.
j. C. Westover, the student motorman
handling the street car, and Richard Val
ade, the regular motorman and instruc-
tor, are still held at police headquarters,
though no formal charge has been placed
against them.
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1T MAY BE WEEKS
BEFORE THE FL is
RAISED TO SURFACE

Honolulu, April 16.-Naval officers in
charge of the work of raising the subma-
rine FL, said today it would be several
weeks before the hulk, which contains
the bodies Of p men, could be brought
to the surface.
There are now three lines attached to
the craft and another must be hooked
on before p0ntoon scows are employed
to begin lifting operations.
1t was said a plan had been devised to
raise the submarine several feet and then
tow 1t over the shelvin ocean bed until it
strikes ground again, this operation to
be repeated until the hulk is brought in
to shallow water.
In straight lifting, it was said there
was danger of the lines slipping off.
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RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE
BROKEN, is CLAIM
Austrians Give Summary
of Fighting in the
Carpathians

Berlin, April 16.-(Via London. April H.,
2.25 a. m.)-War correspondents at Aus
trian headquarters have taken advantage
of the lull in the Carpathans to sum-
Marie the results. of Russian efforts to
break through the mountain barrier since
the fall of Przemysl
The Russians who hurled massed
troops first against one and then an
othor part of the line, advanced slightly
in the depression south of DulSa pass,
where they hold a considerable area OF
the southern slope of the mountains.
They also forced the Anstrians to
straighten out the big northern bulge in
their line east of this point between
LuplSo and Uzsol1 passes, where it had
pushed into Galicia towards Przemysl in
the February operations, The rest of the
Austro- German line has not bent under
the furious Russian attacks, but has adj
vanced materially eastward of UzsoS
pass.
Eugene Lennhoff. correspondent i'm the
Carpathians for tho Zetung am Mittag,
estimates that the Russian losses in
killed, wounded, sick and prisoners in the
attempt to force a way through tho
passes, is dt least nail a lnllllOu III lillS
connection, Lennhoff says:
Strength Broken
.tThe strength of Russia's proud army
is broken, without coming any nearer the
goal for which the Russian leaders cast
everything into the balance. Its losses are
prodigious. Bodies lie in heaps before the
allied lines.
I.ennhoff believes the after effects of
this struggle, like the winter battle in
the Champag ne district, will be highly
important. The Russians, he states. are
exhausted and he expresses the opinion
that their offensive power will be seri-
ously crippled.
The correspondent of the Lokal An
zeiger describes the Carpathian opera
tons as the greatest in history
He says that fully 100000 men have
been engaged. The battle he continues,
has taken heavy toll from the Russian
nobility, large numbers of young guard
officers having recently been assigned to
this front. One hundred and fifty mem
bers of the guard were killed in an en-
General Iissoffsky and Major General
Michael Kalmitzy were among the Sc
verely wounded Russian officers. The
correspondent says that Grand Duke Mi
ohae younger brother of the Russian
Emperor, is understood to command a
division of this front.
After a few spring days, winter weather
has set in over the Carpathians. The
dispatches say the Russians seem to have
suspended their offensive movements.
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HUERTA'S AID
e, is NOT WANTED

San Antonio, Tex, April 16-Federico
Gamboa, chairman of the permanent
committee appointed at a recent con-
ference here today, denied reports that
General Huerta had been asked to
join the committee in devisinS plans
for the pacification of Mexico.
A dispatch from Monterey several
days ago said that it was reported
there that General Huerta was to lead
a movement for the formation of an
other Mexicn faction sanctioned by
Felix Diaz and others identified with
the San Antonio conference.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-17
SPECIAL MEETING OF
CYRENE COMMANDERY

4 special meeting of Cyrene COM
mandery No. 10, knights Templar, will
be held this afternoon commencing AT
4:30 O'Clock at which the Red Cross,
knights of Malta and the Knights
Templar degrees will be conferred.
There are II candidates for the. Temp
lar degrees and by special dispense
ton all the degrees will be conferred
this afternoon. Luncheon will be served
at the temple at 6 o'clock. Eminent
Commander John 3. Bethea will pre-
side over the ceremonies and preDar-
atoms have been made for a large
number of members to be present.
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Deaths and Funerals
The Rev. James NJ. McCord

The Rev. James NJ McCord, aged 62
years, died last night at $50 o'clock
at the family residence, 7716 Hiilman
avenue The deceased is survived by
lis widow and four children, DR.. Carey
p, of Detroit, J. b. of Detroit, Howard
of Lovick and Miss Linnie Mae of
Lovick also his mother, Mrs. Nj. ~
McCord, and one brother, w. S. McCord
Funeral services Will be held from
the Ruhama Baptist church, East Lake,
this afternoon at o'clock. Interment
will follow at East Lake cemetery.
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Vancouver. Wash.--A stranger from
Portland made cleanup yesterday OH
tea which he had brewed to tho color
of good whisky He sailed forth from
the. ferry and by many whispers and
winks soon disposed of suitcase full
of pint bottles to those who recently
were deprived of their daily nip
through the town going dry under the
local option law.
He did not present the product as
whisky. but simply as tea" Tho pur-
chasers, however, took it for whisky.
and when they found their mistake the
bunco man was on his way across the
river.
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PASS MEASURE TO
IMPEACH MAYOR

Terre Haute, April ia bill OF i'm
parchment against Mayor Dom M.
Roberts, recently sentenced to serve
six years in Leavenworth penitentiary
for election frauds, was passed by the
city council tonight. The bill charges
the mayor has diverted public funds
to his private use, has sought to dis
rupt the efficiency of the police de-
rartment and has been convicted of a
felony.
The council set April 20 as the date
for the MAYOR to answer the charges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-17
RUSSIANS lombard
BLACK SEA PORTS

London, April 17.-(2:37 a. m. )--Reu-
ter's Amsterdam correspondent says:
Turkish headquarters reports that a
cruiser Saturday bombarded the Dard-
anelles Notifications from the en-
trance.
"a Russian fleet bombarded Eregli
and sunguldaik dn Asia Minor, on the
Black sea).'
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Pennsylvania Road to
Make Large Purchases

Philadelphia, April 16.-The Pennsyl-
yania Railroad company will go into
the market tomorrow for approximate
ly 100000 worth of new equipment
and material.
The equipment progra mme includes
IA new locomotives, LAG all-steel pas
senger cars and about 10000 freight
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ADJUSTMENTS
At The Lyric

Records for attendance will go to smash
at the Lyric for the matinee this after
noon for the best vaudeville bill of the
season promises to attract the largest
saturday matinee crowd. Seats are SELL
ing fast, and the Indications point to
every seat being occupied. Ethel Green.
Dooley and Rugel. Harry Beresford, Ar
thur Greary and the La Toy brothers
constitute the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-17
Vets Win Election

Munsing, Mich April 16.-An Off
eial recount tonight of votes cact in
Alger county, April 3, on the dues-
ton of local option. shows a major
ity of two for the vets. Unofficial
figures gave the drys a majority of
one. Sixteen Michigan counties voted
on local option April 5. Algs' was one
of Ia recorded as going dry
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MAN ROBBED BY
AUTO BANDITS

Philadelphia, April 6.-Automobile BAN
dts held up and. robbed William Tutel-
man, shirtwaist manufacturer of near
ly $500 today as he as returning from
the bank to pay his employees.
The robbery was effected in thickly
populated district. Three shots were fired
at Tutelman when he made plucky at
tempt to follow the bandits.
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T. F. Goolsby

verbena, April 16.-(Special.)-T. F..
Goolsby, aged 80 years. died at his home
and was buried in the family burial plot.
The funeral services were conducted by
thu Rev. Mr.. Wallace of Deatsville. The
deceased is survived by one brother. w.
w. Goolsby; Mrs. Tatum, Mrs. Esey and
Mrs. Manning.
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Hubert Black Taris

Funeral services over the remains OF
Hubert Black Taris aged years, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Taris, who
died yesterday at the late residence, 800
Georgia setreet will be conducted this
morning at IL clock. Interment will fol-
fol in IImwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-17
Kid Lewis Wins

Montreal, April 18.-Kid Lewis feather
weight champion OF England. and holder
of the Lord Lonsdale belt, outpointed
Johnny Lore of New York, in a 1o-round
bout here tonight.
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FOR them, and will fall victims to the ar
mics OF evil microbes who will then at
tack them unresisted. Race suicide.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-14
Serge Suit
 Is Supreme


 WOMANdND may be for world
 wide peace, but the serge Wa1E- ing suit of the fashionable woman fairly calls for war. It calls in . most attractive way, too, for perfectly blended are the blue Of the serge and the red of it's suede trimmings. Thege, of course, are not of the pelt, but of kid surfaced cloth akin to dWVstyR The real soldier would not ceu Gdig fetching uniform servicS suit, but woman would regard it as the most and suede cloth wear better &hSn do many other popular fabrics.
 Much might be expected from c model seen the other day. The GEir6 does not appear wide in contrast with a coat whose lower section, applied at knees. It Is a species of rSdlngote cut in two parts. From the front the ma terial, in tiny, outstanding flutes, crosses either side ends under deep hip flaps and joins seams with q pSP- fectly plain back, dropping dRt1y to within few inches of the skirts hem. That severely straight back. however starts from q yoke, pointing deeply at center, which is stitched on with ajours 1 in heavy floss. This single feminine k ouch would save the suit from the sea- -ma of strong nindedness-
 | ISYn1n1n1CY D&GEdyS 1CBSN 20E second time in white pearl buckle fastening a black patent leather strap ped self belt, drawn low at front at I the Joining or reVerg faced with red suede cloth and trimmed with rows of blue bone buttons at the ends of blue bound buttonholes. The revers expose < a glimpse of a red VTaistcoat, while the high rolled collar and broadly turned back cuffs show facfngs oR the same deep. warm hue
 Fancy trimmings do not destroy tho outlines of the crisp straw hats worn with the costume nntntaire. It is usu- \ ally a t0rban with a. broad hrizn xNn-
 ming to sharp point at left back and dominating 6 flat crown whose sole 1 garnfshfng is three 1ooped velvet Fto- l bon bow. Wells are not added to the chapeau which goes with such cOs- tune.
 A When blue serge Is not trimmed with Esuede cloth 1t almost certainly carries a quantity of black silk braid and braided ball buttons-not the bullet T sized spheres which last September came into fashion merely % go ouf again because they would not stay fas- l tened. but tho larger sort which. Tn l small numbers are conv1ncingly orua- mental. A dozen of them on a Jacket are as ornamental as three gross of the
 others, and they make practical fasten- | fngs for military braided Jacket fronts. 1 The natty short coat Of a blue serge model thus treated is fitted with darts from the shoulders to the chest and from the bust. running at the waist line under a belt of blue patent leather to part way over the hips So smooth ly does this basque it that 1t might be l the yoke for a skirt laid in narrow side pIaits, but having at front single | broad box plait swinging loosely. like a tabliers almost to the hem
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-14
sefiqures'' Hqain Mathematical

WE are unuuestionably going back to
 the ''agure'' of half a decade ago, when the phrase "She has a good hg- ure'' was often on peoples lips. This com p1iment of other days is likely to be restored to favor. The low. bone less corset is to be superseded-so fashion now decrees-by one sctentid- cally boned and shaped. to train our de- moralized figures back into the narrow way Let us hope it will not be too narrow and that the feminine folly of tight Iacing will never again be perpe- uated.
 It is said that one of the reasons for the change is that the Frenchwoman. to whom the soft. shapeless corset has never appealed because it did not suit her type of figure. has decided to have no more of it. All we who, like sheep. have gone astray in the primrose path of comfort and untrammeIed ease. will henceforward, like sheep, have to fol- low the Parisienne' 'sslead and bring our bodies once more into subjection.
 The new corset is cut considerably higher than the old and curves itself