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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-25

Washingtol teinber 24-(Special.)
Muscle Shoals has already won the
$50, 100000 nitrate plant which the gov
ernment will construct, in the opinion
of republican publicists who are en-
'deavoring to elect Charles E. Hughes
on the issue of sectionalism.
The Age-Herald has already reported
the attack of Representative Tess OF
Ohio, congressional publicity agent for
the republican campaign committee
Mr.. Tess declares that the south is not
only in the saddle, but that the south
through the force of it's position, is
robbing the treasury of innumerab Bile
rich sums. lie wonders how union vet
Grams feel when contemplating the gov
eminent they fought to preserve in
control of men who. in 1861, attempted
ito destroy it.
In citing instances of southern plum
der, the republicans point to items in
favor of the south contained in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-25
ACTIVE P|CkE ING
BEGINS IN NEW YORK
IN TRAMWAY STRIKE
Union Men Will Be Fined if
They Ride on Street Cars.
Coopers Vote for a
General Strike

New York, September 24-While sew
met today and discussed the threatened
suspension of work" Wednesday in aid
of the carmen, who quit their places on
September 6, active pcketing of the tram
sit lines which have been declared ''un-
fair by organized labor was begun by
thousands of men and women.
Sentinels We're posted throughout the
city to watch for union men riding on
the cars. All cases of the kind will
be reported to the unions to which the
men belong and fines will be assessed,
it was said.
Eight hundred coopers, affiliated with
the longshoremen's union. it was an
nounced, voted in favor of general
strike. They will take no further ac-
ton. however, until definite decision
is reached by the longshoremen, it was
said.
Except for sporadic attacks against elc-
waited railway trains by men lurking on
housetops, there was little outward
change in the situation. Traffic on the
subway and elevated lines continued nor
NAL while surface car travel showed inn
provement.
What few attacks there were on cars
today were of a minor character. ac-
cording to the police. No one was in
jured. Jitneys and various other vehicles
pressed into service during the strike APP
parently did a thriving business, especial
ly on the East Side of the city. where
many union sympathizers refused to pa
tronize the transit companies.
Oscar S. Strauss. chairman of the pub
lie service commission, issued state
ment tonight in which he declared that
the public, which already has been great
ly Inconvenience by the strike, is de-
handing that both the carmen and their
employers submit their differences to ar
bitration The question, he asserted, nov
concerns in a larger measure the 100000
innocent persons in Greater New York
than organized labor on the one hand
and the operators of the transit lines on
the other. e
THE public demands arbitration," Mr..
Strauss said, land makes its demand
strong enough that the traction COM
panies and the unions will have to con-
sent. Neither side has been free of wrong
and the public is tired of the; incon-
venience that has been imposed upon 1t
because both sides could not agree"
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FURTHER Deere SE
|NRA|LROAD SHARES
ABROAD REPORTED
L. F. Loree, President of the
Delaware and Hudson, Re-
ports on Investigations
of Stock Movement

New York. September PA further in
-crease.sof. sso7.ssi ,sss in the amount. of
American railroad securities abroad abb
sorbed by American financial interests
and individual investors between July
81, 1916, and July 81 1916 is shown in
the latest compilation prepared by L.
F. Loree president of the Delaware and
Hudson company, who has made an ex-
haustive study of this movement since
the outbreak of the war.
Data collected by Mr.. Loree from l05
railroad companies whose securities We're
held in part abroad fixes the total par
value of these stocks, bonds, notes, car
trust and receivers certificates so held
in July, 1915, at s2,7O4 400, 3e4. Six months
later the total had fallen to s., 22S $40, 229,
and the compilation of July 81 last dis
closes an additional reduction to 81, 49,
62S, 563.
From January 81, 1915. to July 81 1916,
the total amount (par value) of these
securities held abroad was reduced by
no less than $1,2SS, 773S01.
These figures, according to Mr.. Lorec,
indicate the pressing needs of the finan-
cial institutions, corporations and indi-
vidual countries of the entente allies.
There is nothing in the statement to in
dictate that any part of these securi-
ties was owned by interests owing al
legiance to the belligerent powers
Mr.. Loree points out that in August,
1915, the total market value of American
railroad securities held abroad amounted
to s1,751, 437,912 as against total valu-
alton of s1,l1o,O99Ooo on July 81 of this
year.
A final report will be submitted by
Mr.. Loree early in 1917, which probably
will embody more definite data dealing
with various American securities payable
In pounds or francs.
Large amounts of such securities al
ready have been received here and IN
several instances they have been retired
or changed to make them negotiable in
the American dollar.
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PROFIT CANDIDATE
LASHES MINISTRY
FOR INDIFFERENCE
DR.. Ira Landrith Takes a Hard Ran
at Clergy-Says Prohibition Is
a Church Fight

Phoenix, Ariz., September 24.-For
the first time in the history of the
prohibition party. it's candidates for
national honors held Sunday meetings
today, members of the special dry
campaigning party holding four meet
ings in Phoenix churches and meet
ing tonight in a local theatre. No
apologies were offered for the. meet
ings. but on the contrary the churches
were urged to get into the fight for
nationwide prohibition. DR.. Ira Lam
drith, the vice presidential candidate,
himself a preacher, particularly urged
that the pre- Nition fight was a
church peor' battle and assailed
preachers WI emained noncommittal
on the sal question because they
desire to ~ out of politics.
THE y, yner who stays out of
the fighf y said here tonight. who
aims a hing from his pulpit and
who n to see nothing fatally
wrong h the liquor traffic, ought
to quit Preaching and go to follow
ing a mule across a 10-acre field and
that's the meanest thing ever said
about mule.
Whenever the pulpit attacks with
out apology or provocation the evils
that hurt men it never falls of hear
ing. A lackadaisical, spineless syco-
phantic and platitudinous clergy has
no place in twentieth century re-
ligion.''
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PRICE INCREASES
NOTED IN REPORTS
Wholesale Food Quotations Are
Reported One Per Cent
Higher

Washington. September 24.--Although re-
tail prices for food decreased per cent
during 1915, wholesale food quotations
averaged per cent higher for the year
than in 1914 and wholesale prices in
general showed considerably larger in
crease. according to figures made pub
lie tonight by the bureau Of labor statis-
tics. The greatest changes recorded by
any one group of Wholesale markets were
in metals and metal products. which
Jumped IL per cent. Wholesale prices
for drugs and chemicals increased 10
per cent, farm products 2 per cent and
clothing ! per cent. Wholesale prices Of
commodities in the fuel and lighting
group averaged per cent lower; lumb er
and building materials per cent lower.
and house furnishing goods | per cent
lower OF SAG commodities or grades
lower. OF 346 commodities or grades
creases, 1876 decreases and 81 remained
nearly stationary.
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Fight in Church

Paris. September 24.-The services in
the Greek church in the Rue Georges
Byzet We're interrupted this morning by
Greek student who interposed an OBJ
lection to the congregation, praying for
the King and royal family of Greece. At
the end of the ceremony the student
rushed into the pulpit and began to
harangue the col, cation. This led to
fisticuffs inside the edifice which later
were resumed outside the church, where
the congregation listened to speeches ex-
pressing gratitude to Greece and then
dispersed. cheering France and Greece.
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NO EARLY DECISION

Washington, September "a
That no early decision in the
location of the S1l.000,000 gov
eminent armor plate plant need
be expected was made certain
this afternoon when Secretary
Daniels of the navy announced
that final hearings of applicant
!. cities would be permitted Octo-
Der 10.
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An Even Dozen Airships Of
Latest Type Participate in
Bombardment of East
Coast of England
I GREAT DAMAGE DONE
BY FALLING BOMBS
IN CITY OF LONDON
Crew of One Zeppelin Were Killed,
While Crew of Another Were
Taken Prisoners in the
County of Essex

London, September 24.-Of
the II big Zeppelins which in
vaded the British isles last
night to deal death and destruc-
ton from the skies, two today
lay stark in black masses Of
aluminium in the little village
Of Mangold, Essex county.
They fell victims of the anti
aircraft defenses of London and
outlying districts.
One came down flaming torch, as
did the Zeppelin L-21, destroyed three
j, weeks ago, while the second disabled
by gunfire, effected landing which
saved the lives of the crew, who to-
night are prisoners in England. The
crew Of the first raider died in the
consuming flames of their own ship,
but they were not so terribly charred
as their predecessors.
This last raider to light her own funeral
way on English soil collapsed and was
consumed much more quickly than the
,4L-21. 1t is possible, though, that some of
'xthe men were still living when the great
body was found some distance from the
wreck.
HEAVY TOLL OF LIVES
The Zeppelins which raided London and
the southeast counties of England last
h night killed 80 persons and injured ITO
Others according to British Official
statement, issued tonight. OF the casual
ties Is men, women and children We're
killed and 80 men. women and children
We're injured in the metropolitan area OF
London
Outside of the London district two per-
sons We're killed and II injured in an
east-midland town and it is feared that
two other bodies may be buried in the
ruins.
The missiles dropped by the hostile air.
craft caused numerous fires and demol-
ished or damaged large number of
residences and stores in London.
THE CASUALTIES
The casualties in the metropolitan area
according to an official compilation, are
as follows:
Killed; Men IT, women 8. children 81;
total %.
T-,i, H.. a1,t
total 90.
An official statement issued by the Brit
ish Press bureau tonight said:
--latest reports show that probably not
more than IL airships participated in
last nights air raid. Police. reports from
the provinces indicate that the damage
by the airships Is slight. In one town
In the east midlands, however, a num-
Der of bombs were dropped and it is
regretted that two persons were killed
and IL injured. 1t is feared that two
more bodies were buried under some
ruins in this town.
Some damage was caused at rail-
way station, and about a dozen houses
and shops were wrecked or damaged and
a chapel and storehouse set on fire. This
| is an exception. No other casualties have
/ been reported outside the metropolitan
area and, although a large number OF
bombs were dropped promscuously over
the districts visited by the airships the
/ material damage is insignificant. A great
number of bombs fell in the sea or In
open places
KILLED IN CITY
4 'In the metropolitan area II men, 8
women and 3 children were killed andi
A men and 81 women and II children
! were injured.
"A considerable number of small dwell
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A Severe Storm

Hamilton, Bermuda, September 24-Ber-
muda was swept by severe storm Yes
terday afternoon, very general damage
being caused throughout the island Many
buildings were badly damaged Trees
were uprooted and electric light and
telephone communication was interrupted
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Four Are Killed

Van Vert, O., September 24.-Four per-
sons We're killed and two We're injured
SO seriously that they may not recover
wren Pennsylvania railroad passen-
ger train struck surrey in which they
were riding on grade crossing near
here today.
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Prince Rupprecht Reports
That the Great Battle of
the Somme Continues
With Increased Fury
RUSSIAN ACTIVITY
IN PRIPET MARSHES;
PRISONERS TAKEN
Sofia Reports Calm on Dobrudia
Line-Allies Cross the Struma
River, Driving the Bulga-
rians Before Them

Paris. September Fisherman troops
this morning attacked the French po-
sitIons on the farm of Liable wood,
north of the River somme. but were
repuised by artillery and machine gum
fire, says the official statement issued
this afternoon by the French war de-
partmcnt In aerial encounters yester-
day &c German machines were forced
to descend, the statement adds, many
of them being destroyed. Lieutenant
GHynemer accounted for his eighteenth
aeropIanc.
The text says: North of the somme
our artillery showed activity during
the night The enemy replied feebiy
This morning German attack was
launched on the farm of Liable wood
and the positions to the south came
under a violent fire of our artillery
and machine guns. The enemy was dis
persed before he could approach our
lines. leaving numerous dead on the
ground.
'On the right sank of the Mouse we
easily repulsed several German at
tempts upon Poivre hill and southeast
of Thiaumont
Aviation: Yesterday, enemy airmen
having shown unusual activity, our
pursuing squadrons successfully en-
gagged them in aerial combats. On
great part of the front our pilots
gained considerable success and indis-
putably had the upper hand of the
enemy.
MANY AIR COMBATS
ION the Somme front there were 20
arrangements. Four enemy planes were
brought down. One fell in the yaux
woods Two, attacked by ub-Lieuten-
ant Guynener, descended in flames after
some minutes of fighting. making Guy
nener's seventeenth and eighteenth
aeroplanes. A fourth machine crashed
to the earth south of Miserey. Three
other German We're seriously hit and
fell wrecked near Sstrees and in the
region of Peronne. Four enemy aero
planes were compelled to descend In
! their own lines. 1t is confirmed that
one German machine reported seriously
nit september x, was Drought DOWN
between Miserey and yillois- Carbon
ellie.
! Between Chaulesn and Havre six
Germans were brought down. One fell
burning near Ghaulnes during an en-
gagement between four French and six
enemy machines A second fell at Lii
court a third at Parvillers and
fourth south of Marchelpot. A fifth and
a sixth were brought down by the
same pilot in an engagement between
a French squadron and six Germans.
They fell in the region Of Andrehy, one
in our lines.
FALLS FLAMING
"a Fokkar fell flaming near our
lines, north of Chalons. Another was
apparently seriously damaged.
I'm the Verdun region machine guns
winged a German at close quarters
CONTINUED on Page Two,
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Train Kills Minister

Nashville. September 24.-rhe Rev. Il.
L. Moody for 55 years Southern Meth
odist minister. was instantly killed today
by Louisville and Nashville train ut
Culleoka. Tenn, where he was pastor
according to Columbia. Tenn, dispatch
He was walking the track from Pleasant
Grove to Culleoka, when the train came
upon him. He leaves widow. He was
widely known in the Tennessee confer
ence.
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KILLED IN CITY

'In the metropolitan area II men, s
women and 3 children were killed and
A men and 81 women and II children
were injured.
"A considerable number of small dwell
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-11-01
Capt. Miller Declares
He Will Insist ON His
Friends Trying Tan|a(

it. I've taken Tanlac now and feel
like different person in every re-
spect. 1t has built me up all over. In
fact I've gained thirty-five pounds
since l began taking Tanlac. | was
losing all interest in my surroundings
before taking Tanlac but it's different
now. My work is pleasure and take
a new interest in everything.
81 want to recommend Tanlac be-
cause of the good it has done me. |
shall insist that all my friends, who
are in my former condition, give this
medicine trial"
AS system builder, following an
attack of illness, or as a strength pro-
Queer and general upbuilder after
general breakdown such as Capt. Mil
Ter describes, Tanlac has no superior"
the Tanlac Man, who is meeting the
public of Richmond at the Sixth and
Main streets drug store of Glenn
Thistlewaite said Yesterday ITO
weak, run down, half-sick men and
women all over the country Tanlac's
work is proving a revelation. In thou
sands of cases of this kind Tanlac has
proved most beneficial"
Tanlac is now being introduced in
Richmond at the Sixth and Main
streets store of Glen Thistlethwaite
where special Tanlac representative
is explaining the new medicine to the
public daily. 1t also may be obtained
at Thistlethwaite's other stores-Adv
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the room as she saw us and eyed us
TREMENDOUSLY, as though to ask US why
we had intruded. 1t was rather
awkward situation.
Quickly Norton came to the rescue.
l hope you will pardon me. Senorita, "
he bowed in perfect Spanish, Out
ooh, Professor Norton, it is you!"
she cried in English, recognizing him.
I'm so nervous that didn't see you
at first"
She glanced from him to US, in
quiringly. recollected that my editor
had mentioned daughter who might
prove to be an interesting and import
ant figure in the mystery. She spoke
in an overweight, agitated tone.
studied her furtively.
IneZ de Mendoza was Enthusiastically
beautiful, of the dark Spanish type,
with soft brown eyes that appealed to
one when she talked, and figure
which at any less tragic moment one
might have been pardoned for admir-
ing. Her soft olive skin, masses of
dark hair, and lustrous, almost volupt-
uous, eyes contrasted wonderfully the
finely chiselled lines of her nose, the
firm chin, and graceful throat and
neck. Here one recognized girl OF
character and family in the depths of
whose soul smouldered all the passion
Of fiery race.
Il hope you will pardon me for in.
truding," Norton repeated. Believe
me, it is not with mere idle curiosity.
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THE GOLD OF THE GODS
BY ARTHUR B. REEVE CAN s Rsas.S t siss 5 Be By

nedy in open-eyed amazement and in
| terest.
/, Exactly what am sending Walter
| to do" he returned II have some
specially prepared paper that will take
those dust marks up and give me a
perfect replica"
l hurried back as fast as could,
and Kennedy bent to the task of pre-
serving the marks.
"Have you any idea who might have
| an object in stealing the dagger"
| Kennedy asked, when he had finished
| Norton shrugged his shoulders. II
believe some weird superstitions were
connected with it." he replied. "It
has threesided blade, and, as told
you, both the blade and the hilt were
covered with peculiar markings"
There seemed to be nothing more
that could be discovered from fur
Their examination of the Museum 1t
was plain enough that the thief must
have let himself out of side door
which had spring lock on it and
closed itself Not mark or scratch
was to be found on any of the window
or door locks; nothing else seemed to
have been disturbed.
Evidently the thief had been after
that one, to him priceless, object.
Having got it, he was content to get
away, leaving untouched the other
treasures, some of which were even
intrinsically valuable for the metal and
precious stones in them. The whole
affair seemed so strange to me, how
ever, that, somehow, l could not help
wondering whether Norton had told
us the whole or only half the story as
he knew it about the dagger and it's
history.
Still talking with the archaologist,
Kennedy and l returned to his labor
atory.
We had scarcely reached the door
when we heard the telephone ringing
insistently. | answered, and it hap
pened to be a call for me. 1t was the
editor of the Star endeavoring to catch
me, before / started downtown to the
office, in order to give me an assign
ment.
That's strange" l exclaimed, hang
ing up the receiver and turning to
Craig. 1--WE got to go out on a muir
der case
can interesting case?" asked Craig,
interrupting his own train Of 1nvesti'
cation with a flash of professional in
terest.
"Why, man has been murdered in
his apartment on Central Park, West,
believe Luis de Mendoza is the name,
and it seems
Don Luis de Mendoza" repeated
Norton, with a startled exclamation
"Why, he was an influential Peruvian,
a man of affairs in his country, and
an accomplished scholar. Tiff you
don't mind, I'd like to go over with
you | know the Mendozas"
Kennedy was watching Norton's face
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keenly. Il think I'll go, too, Walter"
he decided. "You won't lack assist
ants on this story, apparently"
Perhaps you can be of some assist
ance to them, Also" put in Norton to
Kennedy as we left.
1t was only short ride downtown,
and our cab soon pulled up before a
rather ornate entrance of a large
apartment in one of the most exclu-
sive sections of the city We jumped
out and entered, succeeding in making
our way to the sixth floor where
Mendoza lived, without interference
from the hall-boy, who had been COM
pletely swamped by the rush that fol-
lowed the excitement of finding one
of the tenants murdered.
There was no missing the place. The
hall had been taken over by reporters,
who had established themselves there,
terrible as an army with concealed
pads and pencils. From one of the
morning men already there l leaned
that our friend DR.. Leslie, the coroner,
was already In charge.
Somehow, whether it was through
Kennedy's acquaintance with Dr. Les
lie or Nortons acquaintance with the
Mendozas and the Spanish tongue, we
found ourselves beyond the barrier of
the door which shut out my rivals.
AS we stood for moment in hand
some and tastefully furnished living
room a young lady passed through
hurriedly. She paused in the middle of
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It is doubtful of there is a better
known or more highly respected man
in Richmond than Capt. H. F. Miller,
for thirty-three years at the head of
the local organization of the Salvation
Army, who lives at 81 South Fourth
street, this city.
The desire of Capt. Miller to extend
helping hand to others has always
been one of the dominating traits Of
his character. 1t is not unusual, there
fore, that after trying Tanlac, the
Master Medicine, and deriving great
benefit through its use, Capt. Miller
went to the Tanlac Man at the Sixth
and Main streets drug store of Glen
Thistlethwaite and volunteed a state
ment regarding his relief, hoping that
others might be benefited by what he
had to say
Some time ago I suffered from a
general physical breakdown" Capt.
Miller said 81 lacked my former
strength and health and although
tried medicine after medicine l could
find nothing that would build me up.
| felt tired and weak and worn out all
the time. My stomach was in a very
poor condition. l had no appetite and
/ didn't relish what | ate. l stopped
eating breakfast. entirely.
Tanlac He described several in
stances where this medicine had
proved beneficial and l decided to try
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