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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
CONGRESS HAS HARD TIME FINDING HOW THE PEOPLE
 STAND ON PREPAREDNESS
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington. May (Special.) )-How extensively would the people of the
 Limited States prepare if they themselves
 Ewere charged with the responsibility of
 meeting the emergency?
 President Wilson and ex-President Roosevelt believe that the sentiment of |the people favors preparing to such an
 |extent that the country would be forti-
 flied in the event of danger to grapple successfully with any foe MT. Bryan. on the other hand, declares |the people are for peace. and are dis |satisfied with the effort of the admin
 |istration to prepare standing army and
 Ia navy of formidable proportions. Members of Congress cannot agree
 |amcng themselves.
 THE FORD VOTE Considerable significance is attached to
 Etho large vote with which Henry Ford, |the Detroit automobile manufacturer has been complimented.
 As is known, he carried Michigan cas- lily over that other son of Michigan, Will liam Alden Smith. He accomplished that feat without striking a blow for himself -snd despite the fact--or was it on ac- |count of the fact?-that he strenuously tried to 'end the European war and has |persistertly inveighed against the pre- Eparedness' propaganda. Without an effort. he ran close sec-
 |oad h Nebraska, so close second, that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
NEW ORLEANS GETS
 BAPTIST MEETING
Southern Convention Meets There in 1916-Commission Reports Time
 Not Ripe for Church Union

AsheviIle, N C., May 19-New Or
 leans was selected late today as the 1917 meeting place of the southern Baptist
 convention by the committee to which
 the time and place of the next meeting
 was referred The selection is subject to approval of the convention.
 Louisville, Kansas City, Mo, Jackson
 vile, Hot Springs and Muskogee, Okla, also sought to entertain the convention
 next year. Baptists of the Missouri and
 Kentucky cities proposed that the south ern body meet with the northern Bap- tist convention.
 The motion by M. H. Wolfe of Dallas, Tex, that the three boards of the con- lyention be consolidated was sent back tc l the committee, headed by MT. Wolfe and the committee was instructed to make complete report to the 1917 con vention.
 The convention spent the entire daN in business sessions deferring attempts to complete the s1S0,0O0 fund started last night to wipe out the foreign mission
 board debt. The Womans Missionary
 subscriptions to the fund of approxi-
 mately $11,000, and it was expected that
 both the convention and the woman's or
 ganizaticn would seek later to complete
 the amount.
 The report of the commission on a world conference on faith and order, which stated that the time was not ripe for church union, also was adopted. The night services were devoted chiefly to devotional exercises and it was an nounced that Sunday would be a day of evangelism in Asheville with Baptist preachers occupying virtually every Protestant pulpit in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

oAH1N AAAeAA IN Il " . 1-ReaI differences between two big; parties hard to define. New York aroused over tapping of telephone wires.
 Mann's filibuster blocks passing of shipping bill. New expedition to remain in Mex icO.
 Congress has hard time finding how people stand on prepared ness.
 Lynch's sentence has not yet been confirmed. sss s,.ss. Efforts begun to reEAiH possession of IiQuOr seized.
 Concentration of wealth is danger ous, says Williams. 7-Austrians preparing new offensive against Italians. 2-Danfels appeals to Wilson to save oil reserve. s, LOCAL NEWS 5-Lily whites to meet at the Bijou. City hall again i'm limelight as re- union wanes.
 Railroads handled tremendous crowds during reunion. Congress urged to enact laws to preserve records.
 Campaign for school bonds to he renewed.
 7-Grnduating class of Bessemer High school announced.
 FEATURES 2-FOOtlights and screen. 3-Holland's letter. New York stories by . BfrmiHs han, man. 4-EditOriaI comment. 6-DOlly Dalrymple and society. si a SPORTING NEWS S6Barons play we'll and cop. Athletic club meet today. Newman Is easy winner in G. A. l.. Moriarity signed to manage Chicks. Crisp comment on things basebalI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20

IL IS a matter of general belief that hao he exerted himself in the way candi- dates generally exert themselves, he could have captured the state.
 In Pennsylvania, Roosevelt and therefore, "heroic' territory, Ford ac- quired a great victory when he ran sec ond only to Governor Brumbaugh-the favorite son of that commonwealth.
 ON THE EXTREME
 But when Congress endeavors to in terpret the Ford vote as the expression of a strong sentiment against preparing for war. certainly against extensive preparation, up springs a martian spirit with strong argument to the opposite ef- feet.
 Representative Anthony of Kansas. de- clares that in taking poll of the citi- zens of the state for which he acts ir Congress, he mailed to his constituents 5000 letters. Eighty per cent of the let ters were answered. The representatives as result of his study of those an swers, reaches the conclusion not only that Kansas is overwhelmingly in favor of preparation for war. but is favorable too, to universal service
 Universal service. if adopted as a pol icy. would require every male citizen of the United States to give certain por- ton of his time to his country in that he might be prepared to render military assistance in the day of emergency.
 President Wilson, while guest of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
Fourth German Ship Sunk

London, May 19.-The new submarine campaign against German shipping in the Baltic is reported to have resulted in the destruction of another German merchantman. Following yesterdays s announcement of the sinking of three German vessels, a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company to- day says a fourth vessel was sunk yes- terday by a submarine. The steamer was bound from Lubeck, Germany, for Norway with coal. Her crew of II was saved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
Tart Exchanges Between Mayor Mitchell, Senator Thompson and Attorneys Mark Day
REQUEST TO DESIST FROM INVESTIGATION
 NOT COMPLIED WITH
Government Interests In- volyed, Mayor Mitchel Says, and Dubs Thompson a Traitor

New York, May 1s.-Disclosures. de- velopments and charges followed in rapid succession today in the Thompson legis4 lative committees inquiry into the wire tapping activities of the New York police. After hours of verbal exchanges between State Senator George F. Thompson, chair- man of the committee, and municipal of- ficers, Police Commissioner Arthur Woods was permitted to take the stand to att tempt to justify the wire tapping prac- tice
 Earlier in the day, when the contre- versy between Mayor Mitchel and Sena- tor Thompson had reached an acute stage, the mayor accused the senator of 'accu@ mulative treachery'' to the United States because the committee chairman insisted on going on with his inquiry after Mir. Mitchell had protested that to do so might involve the federal government to grave international complications, associated by the mayor with munitions contracts Sen- ator Thompson asserted that the United States was in no way involved. He was supported in this contention by District Attorney Swann
 MARSHALL COMES BACK
 This phase was complicated tonight when United States Attorney Marshal is- sued statement declaring any publ,ca- tion of the facts in the case at this time would be most regretable from the stand- point of the administration of federal justice'
 T have made inquiry into the cir- cumstances concerning the investigation now going on in the listening in on the wire of Seymour & Seymour" Mir. Mar shall said, "and find that the case which the police department referred to as having to do with the federal authorities is case which I know has been of in- terest for sometime to the federal authori- ties and which involves national issues,
 MT. Woods in his testimony failed to make any disclosures regarding au inter- national plot.
 Late today, after the occupants of tue offices of Seymour & Seymour had been examined by District Attorney Swami it was announced that the committee was satisfied no crime had been committed by the Seymours or the other men who SnaTeQ InelT OIIlceS. A IeW minutes later public inquiry into the motives that inns pelled the police to tap the wire leading to the Seymour & Seymour offices was begun.
 WOODS ON STAND
 Commissioner Woods was called to the stand in the open inquiry, after witnesses had testified that William J. Burns had engaged room adjoining the Seymour offices and caused the installation of telc- phonic devices. It already had been an- nounced by the district attorney that the Burns detectives were engaged hy J. F. Morgan & Co.,, from whose offices had been pilfered official messages from the the French government relative to muni. tions supplies. It was alleged this in- formation was sold to munitions manu- lecturers to enable them to make satiD- factory bids.
 The police commissioner did not discuss the Seymour case He admitted, however,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
MOBILIZATION SLOW

Washington, May 19.-G.neral Fun ston's realighment of, tfN border pa trol is being delayed. war department ton of the Arizona and New Mexico National Guard and by the disappoint- ing showing in numbers and equipment of some. of the guard companies that have reported for service
 Although it has been 10 days since President Wilson called out the Texas. Arizona and New Mexico guardsmen their mobilization and assignment is
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
)nly Issues Between Them Are Sentiment, Tradition and Bunk, and Many Think, Mostly Bunk
INTERVIEWS WITH TWO LEADERS OF
 THE RIVAL PARTIES
Hard for Man With Open Mind to Tell How Demo- crat Differs From the Republican
By BILL VINES

Washington, May 19-(SpeciaL)-If a
 Newspaper man with an open mind would
 nake it his business to interview the
 eading politicians of both great parties.
 nd should be intimate enough with them
 b get their private opinion, he would
 make a discovery.
 | He would discover that the only issues
 f any consequence which divide the two
 olitical parties in the United States are
 entiment, tradition and bunk-mostly
 unk. Of course, there will be a lot of | Ivital issues" in the approaching cam |aign, and it will be interesting to read
 he keynote speech made by the repub- |icans at Chicago, for it is up to them
 Q make the issues, as they must be the Fggressors.
 ! It remains to be seen whether they Will fall back on the tariff, or attack 1 he administration foreign policy, or ontent themselves with the former tand-by of the democrats and view with Harm"
 TARIFF SCARES NO ONE The country has been fooled so much
 n the tariff bugaboo that it has ceased |o be effective. Besides, the administra- Eion has thoughtfully abbed most of |he opposition's thunder by declaring for tariff commission to study conditions khat must arise to upset present cus- |oms and trade conditions after the war. l he republicans might put themselves in hole if they attack the foreign policy themselves with mere generalities and do ot too specifically state what course they Evould pursue. They would make ene- |nies if they declared for policy that |vould result in war, and equally as many Ef for the milk and water route of peace 1t any price.
 In addition to robbing them of the tariff commission slogan, the democrats have Il lso taken along the full dinner pail for E:ood measure. The country is prosper bus, and it's prosperity proves political boomerang to the G. O. F. Following the outbreak of hostilities in Europe there svas a period of great depression in this country with the business world. The republicans promptly charged this condi- < ion to the tariff and the administration, \ md valiantly declared that the war had [aothing to do with it. But now all is E;hanged. The country has never known greater commercial activity in all lines; higher wages prevail than ever before; peace and plenty reign from Maine to California, and the G. O. P. is forced into X he anomalous position of declaring that Et is because of the war. The war was 5soing on in late 1914 and early 1915 and here was commercial depression. That fvas due to a democratic administration. Efhe war is going on yet and there is prosperity. That is because of the war; A DEMOCRATIC VIEW Recently l had a heart to heart talk with prominent democrat who stands firmly in support of the administration. X asked him: Why should the country <Continued on Page Two)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
Osprey Is Sunk

London. May 1S.-A dispatch from Hull to Lloyds says that the motor fishing boat Osprey has been sunk by the gun fire of a German submarine. The crew was picked up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20

the case and upon his report will de- pend any future steps in behalf of Lynch. The American government can only insist that no sentence be exe- cuted until there has been fair trial.
 BIRRELL ON STAND
 London, May 19.-Augustine Birrell, whc resigned as chief secretary for Ireland day as a witness before the royal com- mission, which is conducting an inquiry into the Irish rebellion The presence of the chief secretary aroused keen in- terest, in view of the dramatic testi- mony given by Sir Matthew Nathan, for mer under secretary for Ireland, at yes- terday's hearing.
 Sir Matthew testified that the gov- ernment had had advance information re- garding the German plans for aiding the Irish rebels. and MT. Birrell was expected to give more details on this point.
 At the outset of the hearing MT. Bir- rell stated that he had read Sir Matthew Nathan's statement, and that he did not know that there were any additions or detractions he wished to make. He then read statement which he had prepared and which he described as dealing in . general manner with Sim Feiners.
 MT. Brrell continued:
 If the home rule bill had not been placed on the statute books there would have been great explosion of rage and disappointment, both in Ireland and in the United States, which when war came would have assumed alarming propor- tions. The events in Ulster and the guns
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
EFFORTS BEGUN TO
 REGAIN POSSESSION
 OF LIQUOR SEIZED
Owners Willing to Ship Goods Out of State-Baughn Refuses and Tender son Will Be Asked to Intervene to
 Save Men Involved From Ruin

Girard, May 19.-Efforts to regain pos session of a large quantity of whisky, beer and gin seized by state officers in raids on places where liquor was stored in violation of the prohibition laws were begun today by owners of the liquor Special Agent M s. Baughn, who con- ducted the raids for the state attorney general. was told that they wish to ship the liquor out of the state.
 A conference between Baughn and four men and one firm on whose property liquor was found. and three other Gi- rard property owners was held in Col umbus late today. Those participating in the conference besides Bauhn were B H. Dennis. E. l.. Richards, N Edmonds and W, E. OHalloran and representa- tives of Porter & Jones, in whose places liquor was found, and Wilson Whitaker. I. l. Moses and J. P. Marchant
 The Girard men told Baughn they want ed to ship the liquor out of Alabama. Baughn stated after the conference that he had told the men this could not be legally done.
 Wilson Whitaker, it was announced, will go tomorrow to Montgomery to con- fer with Governor Henderson in behalf of the whisky men.
 Petitions started in Girard today ask ing that the owners of the liquor be allowed to ship it out of the state were withdrawn after a number of names had been gathered. They will not be pre- sented to the governor as planned.
 Baughn announced tonight that he had found five illicit stills in Girard during the raids and that United States revenue men would arrive from Birmingham to- morrow to destroy them.
 Montgomery, May 19--Information received here tonight from Columbus. Ga, says that as a result of a con ference there tonight Governor Hen derson will be requested to call a spe- cial session of the legislature to per- init the confiscated liquor being shipped out of the state to it's orig nal owners. This conference was held by men prominent in Girard and was attended by some of those who are credited with being interested in the ownership of the liquor seized by the state deputies under M S. BaNShn, the attorney generals law agent in charge.
 T. Il. Dennis, member of the legis- lature from Russell county, and Dr. C. T. Yarbrough, legislator from Lee county, were at the conference It was decided to lay proposition before the governor asking that the legislature be called for the purpose of passing a law permitting the reshipment of the con- tlscated liquor. of which nearly half million dollars worth already has been confiscated with nearly half as much more claimed to be located. Those favoring this action claim precedent Was~set by the legislature last year wneAa law was passed permitting tza1espAef Aliauors in Mobile county to ship the contraband goods to another state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20

What promises to be sensational trial will start in New York on May 22 when Dr. Arthur Warren Waite is called to plead to charge of having murdered his father-in-law, John E. Peck, of Grand Rapids, Mich. The case will be heard before Justice Clar- ence Shearn and the prosecution will be conducted by District Attorney Ed ward swann. Mrs. Clara Louise Waite, wife of the prisoner, will be a material witness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
MANN F|L|DUSTER
 HOLDS UP PASSAGE
 0F SHIPPING BILL
Measure Will Probably Be Enacted by House Today Without Amendment De-
 spite Strenuous Effort


 Washington. May 1s.-Filibustering by Republican Leader Mann tonight pre- vented the democrats from carrying out their plan to pass the administration ship ping bill before adjournment.
 Debate on the measure closed at o'clock and three hours later it was ready for passage virtually as reported by the committee in spite of persistent efforts to amend it. Representative Mann de- manded a teller vote on many of the hun dred or more amendments offered by re- publicans and when a final vote on the measure itself was about to be taken, he insisted that the formality of reading the engrossed bill be observed. As the bill , had not been engrossed, there was noth- ing to do but adjourn. The vote probably will be reached tomorrow afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
LAUGH FOR REPUBLICANS

Early in the day, while the House was in the committee of the whole, the re- publicans succeeded in striking out the section providing for the purchase oi ships by. the, government, but this was restored by the House itself. The only result of the strict party vote by which the section was stricken out, 1O6 to 90 was to give the republicans an oppor- ltunity to cheer and laugh at the dis comfture of the democrats over the fail ure of their. forces to be on hand tc vote. Majority leaders sent out hurried calls for members and when the section again was voted on it was restored by a vote of 2O5 to 152.
 Indications tonight were that the bill would pass without vital amendment by almost strict party vote. Representa- tive Miller of Pennsylvania and Moss of West Virginia, republicans, spoke in behalf of the measure during the day, indicating their intention to vote for it. and on one occasion Representative Slay- den, democrat, of Texas, voted with the minority, but few assertions on either side are expected in the final vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-20
, ONLY FOURTH COMPLETED

Less than fourth of the bill had been read when, by the special rule under which the measure was being considered, all debate was stopped at o'clock, most of the day having been taken up by amendments offered by Representative Bennett, republican, of New York.
 Three important amendments probably will be offered tomorrow and roll calls demanded on them. One would deny for eign built vessels, the rest to operate either in the coastwise trade of the Uni- ted. States or its territories. instead of only along the United States coast proper. Another would fix the amount that the government shall invest in vessels at exactly $5o.0O00O0 instead of mot to ex- ceed $5O0oOO0O.'' and the third would make the primary purpose of the bill the upbnilding of the naval auxiliaries in- stead of the merchant marine.
 Immediately after the final vote on he bill the army conference report will be taken up in the House. Some appro- priations measures will follow it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-12-08

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-20
Winners of Gregory Contest.

The Gregory Coal, Coke and Lime
Company offered prizes of coal to the
best guess made on the number of
pounds exhibited in their booth at the
Marshall county fair. The result was
as follows:
First prize-Ellen Woodward, La
noble, Iowa, guess 1880. $40 worth Of
coal.
Second prize-Tie-Mrs. John Rank,
r. F. D. 2, 1929, SO worth of coal. l..
Moller, r. f. d. {, 1929, SO worth of
coal.
The fourth. fifth. sixth and seventh
prizes were as follows, and each are to
receive 81 worth of coal: c. +. Coffin,
Montour, 1893: Earl Ferris Hampton.
1898; Mrs. F. c. Cumming, 610 East
State, 1888; Mrs. Linderote, 7OS Brom-
ley, 1926. The second and third prizes
were divided as the second prize was
tied. ~
The above mentioned winners are
asked to call at this office. Gregory
Coal. Coke and Lime Company. 8 South
First avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-20
Al the hosnitals.

August Bollinger, Of Tilden, Neb.,
underwent an operation for abdominal
rupture at the Deaconess this morning.
Ills condition is good.
Vesta and Orlyn. children OF A. J.
B%linkinsop. of Chelsea. had their ton
sils removed at the Deaconess this
morning.
Mrs. j.. c. Holm. 1905 West Linn
street, submitted to an operation on
her nose at the Deaconess this morn
ing.
John Thompson, of Morrison. under
went q nasal operation at the Deacon
ess Tuesday.
Robert Breen. of st. Anthony, is still
very seriously i'll at the Deaconess. fol-
lowing his operation for general per-
itonitis. 2 There was no decided change
in his condition during the night or to-
day.
Henry A. Fuller, who was injured a
few weeks ago. when he was run down
BY an automobile and had both legs
broken, is making as rapid progress to-
ward recovery as could be expected
Mr.. Fuller is at the Deaconess hospital,
where he was taken directly after the
accident.
C. r. Carter, the farm hand who was
badly injured by being u owe by a
manure %spreader on the c. B. Damien
farm Monday, is still about the same,
An X-ray photograph taken Tuesday
showed hat Carter had sustained a
fracture of the pelvis. and confirmed
the diagnosis made before the picture
was taken. Carriers condition today
was no worse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-20
TO WE'D DURING HOLIDAYS.
Miss Ruth Hayner and Perry c. Rude
to Be Married in Detroit.

In honor of Miss Ruth Hayner, for
merly of this city, and Perry c. Rude.
who are to be married in Detroit in
December, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl, b. Dunlap
entertained a few guests informally at
dinner Tuesday evening at their home,
101k South Twelfth street. Fall flow
ers were used in the decoration of the
rooms and table, and the evening was
pleasantly passed with music and Wis
iting.
The announcement of the approach
ing wedding Of Miss Hayner n Mr..
Rude will be received with interest, as
Doth are well known in this city. Miss
Hayner was for the past three years
instructor in physical training in the
local high school. She and her mother,
Mrs. Grace Hayner, came here from
Madison, Wis, where their home was
at that time. Mr.. Rude has been a
resident Of this city since October,
1914, when he came here from his
home at Perry and organized the Rude
Auto Company.
The wedding will take place in De-
troit during the Christmas holidays, at
the home of Miss Hayner's uncle,
George C. Hubbs. The couple will live
in this city.