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New Britain herald., 1916-03-20

MORGAN REPORTS NO
 SIGN 0F WEAKENING
FinanCier Says England Is in No
 Need of New Loan

New York, March 20.-J. r. Nor gan returned yesterday from England with Mrs. Margan on the American liner Philadelphia. Beyond denying that he had arranged to take up American securities accommodating in 1>cndon on deposit with the British government he would not discuss the easons for his trip.
 He asserted that he knew of no contemplated new loan to the Allies adding that their resources did not seem to be exhausted
 Tn answer to the report that he had arranged a new credit against Ameri- can securities mobilized in London, MT. Morgan said:
 "I understand that the British ex- rect to handle these securities as they have been doing in the past and that they will be taken care of in a way that will not hurt the market" MT. Morgan was asked about his impressions of the progress of the war.
 "I am not a military man. he said with a smile, and cannot discuss that question. I did not observe however, any signs of weakening"
 Any stray process server who might have been lurking around the pier to slip Mr. Morgan an invitation for an- other little chat with Senator Thon1p son was foiled by the capitalists pre- caution to hurry from the ship to a. waiting automobile via. the steerage sangway. He avoided the waiting crowd by descending an inside stair way from his rooms to the third class deck.
 Countless photographers who had formed a disconsolate group around the locked door of MT. M organs suite CT the Philad delphia's promenade deck while the boat came up the bay were likewise foled. One look at the motion picture cameras, fanked by a determined squad of reporters, as the revenue cutter came alongside at Quarantine had sent MT. Morgan Iurrying to his stateroom. His son Junius met the steamer at the pier and escorted his father to the waiting automobile.
 MT. Morgan sailed from New York on February 2, and it was then re- ported that he had gone abroad in connection with 8 new French loan. The rumor was denied by Octave Homburg, of the IEaglo- French com mission, the French governm financial representative here Later reports from England had it that MT. Morgan was concerned with certain accumulated American securities.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-20
PROMISES ID HAUNT
 HER FAITHLESS BEAU
Girl Suicide Compares Him to
 RiCheSOn and Schmidt

1 Brooklyn, N. Y, March 20.-<I only 1 hope than when you ever take an- 1 other girl in your arms as you have l taken me there will appear before
 your eyes the word Murderer and if l there is such a thing as coming back
 to earth I will be there to single you out.'
 1 This is an excerpt from letter found in the room occupied by Miss
 Addie Richardson, in boarding house at 24s Cumberland street, where she had committed suicide ! Miss Richardson was a corset model 1 in one of the department stores of Brooklyn. She came from Barre, Vt i The letter was addressed to a man 1 who lived in the same house, No. 246 Cum berland street. Here Is the letter l as given out by the coroner:
 Have you ever thought that there was more than one kind of murder? You condemned Richeson because he gave poison to one girl to marry an- other who could give him more social standing. after he had won the love. confidence and promised to marry the girl he killed
 You condemned Hans Schmidt be- cause he killed a, girl to save himself after he had won her love, lived with her and got he in trouble.
 Are they one bit worse than a man who would accept everything from a woman, give her all kinds of promises plan for their future together, then, after many years, turn her down when she had been straight with him in every thought and action?
 As Guilty as Richeson. No, his hands are just as much stained as were Richeson's or Hans Schmidt's. The only difference is that the world won't find him out, but be- i've me, If there is just God-and I believe there is-he will be punished as much with the stings of his own conscience as he would be if he was executed for the crime
 ou are Just as much responsible for my death as if you had chopped Die or poisoned me, and it would have been thousand times more merciful to nave Killed me quickly than to have treated me as you have, and I cnly hope that when you ever take another girl in your arms as you have ] me, there will appear before your ] eyes the word murderer and if there 1 is such a thing as coming back to 1 earth, I will be there to single vou l out.
 q have given you everything a l woman could give. I am not sorry, 1
 because l love you better than any ! other woman will ever love you.
 T cannot live without you and I l cannot face my people and tell them 1
 am not going to be your wife
 You have spoiled my life, and you 1
 have killed me. Now you go your 1 way and answer to your God for your crime. (Signed) "ADDIE." 1
 The letter was found beside the )
New Britain herald., 1916-03-20

expenditures, amounted to $24,821.-
 40S, as compared with s9,649,661 in 1914, an increase of nearly 260 Der cent. Orders on hand December 31, 1915, aggregated $175,432,895, as against $46,513,7S9 on the cores pounding date of the previous year. A statement by Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the board of directors, and F. G. Grace, the president, refer ring to the remarkable recovery of the steel industry from it's low ebb prior to the outbreak of the Euro I can war, declared that today there exists an actual shortage of steel
New Britain herald., 1916-03-20
LOOK FOR THIS SIGN IN HE ND O w

body. Near it also was an empty vial that had contained chloroform liniment. An autopsy on the body showed that the woman had died from drinking the chloroform.
 The place she lived in is fur nished room house. She had been there about three years. The man also lived there. He is said to have been attentive to her. Last Thursday night they were together, it is said by others in the house.
 1nasmuch as the letter was not sealed, the coroner opened 1t, and then made the contents public. So
New Britain herald., 1916-03-20
BIG YEAR FOR BETHLEHEM.
Steel Company Reports Earnings h. creased 26O Per Cent

New York, March 20.-The annual report of the Bethlehem steel cor poration for 1915, issued at New York Saturday, disclosed that the net earn ings of the corporation and it's sub sidiary companies, after deducting
New Britain herald., 1916-03-20

far as those in the house know, the man is not married. Relatives in Vermont have sent for the body
New Britain herald., 1916-03-20

making capacity in this country"
 An interesting feature of the re- port was the statement that the av- craze number of employees of the company in the United States had increased from 15,5S6 in 1914 to 22,064 in 1915 and that wages paid in 1915 amounted to 21,800,664, as against s14,312,04S the previous year.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-20

The store of the Bell Clothing com~ pany in Sweeney's block on Main street was flooded yesterday by a bursting water pipe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
Dirie Sport Scribes Still
Discussing Vdndy Schedule

killing the sport in the capital city
OF Tennessee
"The action of Vanderbilt in drop
ping the Auburn game was a small
piece of business in our estimation and
its schedule is a very weak one, de,
spite the Chicago game.
Among the stalwart foes the Com
modores will meet in Nashville mex
year are Transatlantic and Howard
college, both of which Tech High
school could lick easily. 1t was be.
iieved at one time that Vanderbilt
might arrange a game with Georgia
but there was nothing doing. Wander
bilt faces the season without battle
with a single member of the Big Fou,
of the S. T. A. A.
Compare this milk and water
schedule with the blood and iron
schedule of Tech. and compare tn,
treatment of Nashville by Vanderbilt
with the treatment of Atlanta by Tech
Atlanta will see in 1917 Virginia
Washington and Lee, Georgia and Au
burn here-four big games. In addi-
ton, Davidson's scrappy little team II
action is worth going miles to see
A game is also arranged with Fur,
man college and when you learn tina
Furman beat the Tech freshmen las
year "a to 0. with Joe Guyon. Jacl
Butner and Bowling in the lineup, yol
can see that F'urman is not baby
team by any means.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
Y. MI C. A. AND VANDERBILT CLASH TONIGHT
"Y' IN EXCELLENT J
SHAPE FOR TONIGHT" !
CONTESTWITH Wand y
of the Best Games of Season Expected When Commodo
Five Meets Locals Tonight at Y. M G. A-Game Starts
at 815 o'clock

playing against the Athletic club ar
the Y M. C. Al last year is well r
membered and follower are hoping J
will perform as wei for the ''Y'' as /
did against them last year. i
Grin Harsh, captain and coach OF la
years Crimson five, was elected cal
tain of the team recently. He will pla
at one of the guards, with Arthur Greer
wood, a reliable from last years squa
playing the opposite guard. Both are e.
cellent defensive players.
The Vandy aggregation is made up
members of the football team OF the pa
season. Josh Cody, captain-elect of til
1917 Commodores plays at forward. Han
ilton, the big center, plays the same pr
sition on the quintet as ne played on tt
eleven Red Floyd the fiashy little hal
back, who ploughed through Auburn
line. is at the opposite Forward from tt
famed Josh.
Tommy Zerfoss is manager of the fiT
The guards of the team are not known
The game will start promptly at s.:
o'clock Either E. A. Pritchard of Ger
trail High or r. c. Young of the Sout
Highlands school will referee.
The game will give basketball fans a
excellent opportunity to get line on II
prospects of the local boys. Coach Mitcl
ell believes that he will develop his tea
into one of the best in the south. Tt
material is plentiful and followers al
expecting one of the most successful year
in the history.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
HUNTING PROVES
AMERICAS MOST
DANGEROUS SPORT
1O6 Lives Claimed During
1916 Season-MajOrity of
Deaths in the North
ern States

Hunting Americas most dangerous
sport, reaped a toll of 106 lives during the
1915 season
Completed returns from the Maine
woods brought the total to that figure.
The number of injured probably never
will be known, but more than 40 were
seriously hurt.
Fatalities as usual were heavier in
Maine and Michigan, where hundreds of
sportsmen flock each year to hunt deer
and other large game.
Mistaking hunters for deer and care
1essness were the main causes of fatal
tiles.
Many deaths occurred in states where
there is nothing larger to shoot than
rabbits or ducks
Deaths due to hunting were much heav-
Ter than last year, when SO deaths and
&C injuries were reported. In 1914 III were
killed and 1872 wounded.
1t is estimated that 10000 hunters
secured the Michigan woods and almost
as many sought big game in Minnesota,
Wisconsin and Maine
These figures do not include deaths due
to hunting in Canada, where there are
always many fatalities.
Game wardens in the Dig game states
declare that nervous hunters, novices at
the game, are responsible to great meas
ure for the number of deaths.
Shooting at sounds and bits OF NOV
ing color many times lead to deaths,
wardens declare.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

That Vanderbilt caused the discon-
tinuance of the annual game with Au
burn seems to be growing universal
and the Commodores are now draw
ing more than their share of news
paper comment Thus far all of the
comment has been most unfavorable to
the Tennessee institute.
The latest writer to break out is
Morgan Blake. an old Vanderbilt man
and sporting editor of the Atlanta
Journal at the present time. Blake
hands the Commodore management a
"hot one for framing such weak
schedule and at the same time com
pares the Vandy schedule with that of
Georgia Tech.
His article in full, is as follows:
THE worst deal Vanderbilt has ever
given the Nashville public is indicated
in the 1917 football schedule of the
Commodores. But two games that
might be called big ones are to be
played on Dudley Field. These are
the Tennessee game and the Sewanee
game on Thanksgiving. Four games are
played away from home with Chicago,
Virginia, Alabama and Kentucky State.
Nashville used to be the best foot
ball city in the south, but such raw
deals as this will do much toward
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

The first basketball game of the sea-
son between local and foreign quintet
will take place tonight at the Young
Mems Christian association, when the
Vanderbilt Commodores are met The
"Y'' team is in excellent shape and one
of the best games of the season is antle-
ipated.
The Vanderbilt five will arrive this
morning The game marks the first of
their southern tour. Coach Mitchell Of
the local 'Y' has worked his team hard
for the past FIVE weeks and has conse-
quently whipped them into mid-season
form.
The locals are the strongest they have
been for years. An abundance of new
material is on hand in addition to that
of last year. Three of the stars of the
strong University of Alabama team of
last year are on the squad and, together
with a pair of the stars from last year,
the team is expected to show unusual
strength.
Brooks. captain of last years team,
and one of the best forwards in the south,
will start the game tonight, with Lewis
Smith, formerly of Ala bama, at the for
wards. Brooks and Smith are both dan
gerous shooters. Ed Bowron, star for
the Crimson last year. is at center. His
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
WATERS UNION AT
MEETING LAST NIGHT

At well attended meeting of Local
No PSI, Cooks and Walters union, held
last night at the Greenwood Cave, Of
ficers for the semi-annual term were
elected. Practically every member was
present and some of the contests for
the several offices were quite spirited.
After the election an open meeting
was held and short talks were made
by H. A. McClurg of the trades council,
c. E. Barnadr of the engineers. Jack
Christian and several others. mo-
ton prevailed that every member of
the union qualify as citizens and
voters Installation will be held on
the first meeting night in January.
The following officers were elect
ed: President, George Despanson; vice
president, Victor Economu; financial
secretary, Victor NJ. Cassimus; record
ing secretary. James Christopulos;
treasurer. Andrew Costos chaplain,
Spiro Millios; inspector, Spiro Malit-
CHS; outside guard, Andrew Skanda-
mus; trustees. Angelo Cassimus, Ben
nett Ellis. Bill Dragagis; business
agent, Jack Christian (re-elected)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
WASHINGTON STILL
WATTS ON CARRANZA

the hope that Carranza's reply would be
favorable. The more general opinion
among government officials, however, was
that the Mexican executive would not
alter his repeated declaration that the
American troops must be withdrawn I'M
conditionally and that any further dis
cussion of international subjects could
not take place while foreign troops VIC
lated the sovereignty" of Mexico.
If Carranza persists in his refusal there
will be nothing for the members of the
joint commission to do but to hold one
last conference to close up the record
and say good-byes
Luis Cabrera, chairman of the MeXic
group, spent Christmas here, the guest
of Ambassador Designate Arredondo, but
was not in communication with the Amer
lean chairman and returned last night
to New York for the meeting with his
colleagues today.
If a favorable answer finally is re-
turned by Carranza the conferences will
be resumed to discuss such subjects as
the creation of an international court of
claims. the treatment of foreigners, san
itation by cooperate ton of international
forces. notifications in neutrality laws
and other questions affecting the interests
of the two countries.
DISRUPTION of the commission would,
it is believed. make very slim the chances
of Carranza obtaining a loan without
which those high in his own government
concede it will be almost impossible for
him to continue the task of conducting
an administration beset by organized
bandits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
ANOTHER DEFEAT

Berlin, December 26.-(Via Sayville)
so-Rumanian forces in Dobrudja have
been repulsed after violent battle on
the whole front from Lake Babadagh to
Tuerkcatza, says an official statement
issued at the Bulgarian army headquar-
tiers the statement reads:
I'm Dobrudja the enemy, after vio-
lent struggle on the line of Lake Baba-
dagh, Washkos Kamceara and Tuerk-
catza, was repulsed on the whole front.
Bulgarian, German and Turkish troops
took prisoner 9S5 more Russians, and cap
tured three machine guns"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

We have a good government. and, incl
dentally we are having a good laugh
at what we read in the Birmingham pa
pers about the trials of the city commits
sion in Birmingham"
How about prohibition" he was asked.
'It works fine in Hopewell," he replied,
land it has eliminated lot of trouble
from our little town. In Virginia they
only allow a married man a quart of
whisky once a month. and the single
fellows don't get anything. That prohibit
ton law has proved a great incentive
to matrimony in Virginia, as in the Old
Dominion at the present time married
life has its grateful moments.
but, all joking aside, Virginia is dry
The legislators went ahead and passed
a real sure enough law that would pro-
hbit, and then they passed an enforce
nent statute that enables nice, sensible
young man to travel all over the state
with two or three assistants and a fund
of $50, 600 annually to punish all the vio-
lators And this young fellow is an en-
forcer in that all he wants is Jail SEN
fences for the fellow who violates the
law He is getting the jail sentences and
as natural consequence operating
blind tiger around Hopewell Is almost
a lost art"
do you have SWITCHES in Hopewell?"
Mr. Wren was asked
NO" was the emphatic reply. I'VE
only allow men to work and live in
Hopewell.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
ONE STEP FORWARD
TOWARD PEACE is
WASHINGTON VIEW
from Page one)

ton of what would confront the dele
gates.
Germany's proposal for IAN immediate
meeting of delegates at a neutral place
is received as admittedly much more spe-
cific than the original proposal to "enter
forthwith into peace negotiations" and
to go even further than President wa
sons suggestion that "soundings be
taken This alone is rocked upon a a
step toward peace. despite the repeated
declarations of allied statesmen that it
was impossible without statement of
Germany's terms. They expect these two
positions, apparently far apart, to be rec
onciled by the art of diplomacy.
WILSON WILL REPLY
How far the United States can or will
be concerned can only be decided by
President Wilson. Officials assume that
Germany expects the United States to
inform her enemies of her reply.
Two features of the note beclouded the
situation slightly and caused some con-
Germ among officials here. The first was
the giving out of the note in Berlin be-
fore it had opportunity to reach Wash
ington and the other was the connection
of the reply with the original German
peace proposal President Wilson went
to great pains in his note to disavow
any association or influence with his pro-
posal and the association in the German
reply was somewhat disquieting to Of
ficials who foresee the necessity of prob
ably reiterating the position of this gov
eminent.
Pending receipt of the official text, at
tenton turns to the reply of the entente
governments. At their embassies here
the view prevails that their answer, while
expressing sympathetic regard for the
Presidents purposes and ideals, will de
cline to negotiate on the status quo. The
entente reply to the German proposals
is expected to be couched in the sharpest
language probably taking opportunity tc
lay stress on the moral questions &C
which their statesmen have devoted mucf
attention in public utterances.
Dispatches today from Petrograd out
ling the official view there, foreshadow
ing that the allies would not discuss peac,
terms until they stood in military pos
session of territory they claim, attracted
much attention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
TURKISH REPORT

Berlin December 26-(Via Sayville.)
An official statement issued at the Turk
ish army headquarters, reporting opera
lions on the Persian and Tigris fronts
says:
North of Hamadan Russian efforts to
attack by surprise were repulsed with
great Russian losses.
ION the Felahe front: On the Tigris
river below Kut-el-Amara and in the po-
sitions south of Felahie, artillery duels
continue"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
Willie Smith, Noted
Golfer Dies; Held Open
Championship in 1899

Mexico City, December 26.-WillieI
Smith. golf professional at the Mex
lean Country club and national openI
golf champion of America, died here
today of pneumonia. Willie Smith was
professional at the Mexican Country
club for number of years. He woni
the American open championship att
the Baltimore Country club in 1899
and played in the open championship
tournament of Great Britain and ST
Andrews, Scotland in 1910
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
Famous Astrologist Dies

Paris, December 26.-Madam De
Thebes. famous as an astrologist and
clairvoyant. died Sunday at her resi-
dence in Meung -SurL are, aged ~
years The real name of Madame De
Thebes was Anna Victorine Savigny.
She was a well known personality in
Paris and possessed innumerable Sc
crets concerning the private lives of
men and women of note.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
Mrs. Josephine Kellogg

The funeral services of Mrs. Jose
phine Kellogg, aged 81 years, who died
al o'clock Monday evening at the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. ]. H.
Mitchell, 2211 Seventh avenue, north,
were conducted from the private chapel
of the Lige 10y Undertaking company,
at o'clock yesterday afternoon, and
interment followed in Oak Hill GEM
eterY
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
BIRMINGHAM WILL
NOT WIN FARM BANK
IS NOW INDICATION
BY HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington. December 26.-(Spe
cial)-Indications tonight on the eve
of the day when 1t is thought the
farm loan board will announce the
farm loan districts and bank cities,
are that neither Alabama applicant,
Birmingham nor Montgomery, are in
cluded.
Present indications are that south
ern banks will be established in Bal
timore. Columbia, Nashville, New Or
leans and Austin. 1t appears that Ala
bama will be included with Tennes-
see and Kentucky in a district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

Washington, December 26.-Although
General Carranza had not replied tonight
to the demand of the United states that
he either ratify or repudiate the protocol
drawn by the Mexican American joint
commission. the expiration of the time
limit was not made the occasion for for
maly declaring the negotiations at an
end.
While the time expired at midnight,
officials were inclined to take into con-
sideration that reply might have been
delayed and indicated that a favorable
reply even though day or more late
would not be rejected, inasmuch as an
adjustment of the international Difficult
ties was the chief object.
Refusal to accept the terms of the
agreement under which American troops
would be withdrawn from Chihuahua,
the joint commission for adjustment of
the questions at issue between the United
states and the de factv government of
Mexico. What effect the new situation
then presented would have on the policy
of the United States is not known, but
it was said at the state department to-
day that any further move would be made
through the usual channels, and not by
the commission, which, for more than
three months, attempted to effect an ami
cable settlement.
DR.. John r. Mott, one of the American
commissioners, conferred with Secretary
Lane during the day and both expressed