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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-19

dry civil. the army. the navy. the FORTH
hcatious.. and the postofnce appropris-
ton bills have yet to become law before
July I. Il Ia not seen how Congress will
straighten out the tangle. and continue
Ing resolutions are In prospect for these
diplomatic, spndry civil, and army bills
are. yet TO 60 through both the House
and Senate, while the remainder Of
those mentioned are hung up In the up
per chamber.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-19
Chicago, Northwestern
Will Turn Over Road

MADISON, Wis, June 1--we will
turn over the entire railroad to the
Government for the movement OF state
troops II II s necessary" was the an
nouncement OF President II. II. Ashton.
OF the Chicago and Northwestern rail-
road, here today.
1--WE have issued instructions to all
superintendents to hold the necessary
equipment for the troops. and will do
everything In our power to assist the
Government" said Ashton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
Feeling Is Running High in Greek Capital-Venizelos Issues a Fiery Protest Against Development
FURTHER PROGRESS BY AUSTRIANS HALTED
 BY ITALIAN FORCES
Germans Succeed in Gaining Local Advantage in Fight
 ing Around Verdun-No Further News of Bulgars

Paris May 29.-A news dispatch from Athens says that grave trouble has broken out there following the news of the invasion of Macedonia by the Bull garians
 Bulgarian troops crossed the Greek frontier on May 26 and occupied the Greek forts of Rupel, Dragotin and Spa tovo. The Greek troops, which had gar- risoned these forts, withdrew on the ad- vance of the Bulgarians, who claimed permission from the Athens government for their capture The Bulgarians were said to have been led by German offi- cers, who explained to those in charge of the Greek forts that the central pow CTS were being accorded the same privi- lege that had been given the allies in permitting them to occupy Saonilli.
 It was reported from Athens yesterday that feeling was running very high in the Greek capital over the Bulgarian in vasion. The Herald, the organ of M. Venizelos, appeared yesterday with a black border and contained a fiery article from the pen of the former premier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
FAILURE OF NOTE
 FROM CARRANZATO
 ARRIVE MYST|F WING
Supposed Special Messenger From Mexico Arrives, But Declares He Has
 Nothing

Washington, May 29.-State officials were somewhat mystified today over the failure of the new note from General Carranza to reach the department or the Mexican embassy. The department ad vices indicated that it was to be ex- pected yesterday.
 Manuel Mendez, the foreign office at tache from Mexico City, who was sup posed to be acting as special messenger, arrived here today. but declared he had no knowledge of the note whatever, and merely had come to Washington on vacat ton. Eliseo Arredondo, the Mex ican ambassador designate with whom Mendez conferred, said that none of his messages from the foreign office con- tained any mention of a new note.
 Word that the note was coming and that it probably would renew the sug- gestion that American troops be with drawn from Mexico reached the depart ment last week. Later dispatches from Mexico City said the Carranza govern ment was taking precautions to guard against premature publication of the note and that nothing concerning its contents would be revealed until it had been pre- sented in Washington. De facto gov ernment officials were quoted as say
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
KITCHEN SPEAKS FOR
 NAVY INCREASE BILL
Supporting It Because It Eliminates Departments
 5-Year Programme

Washington, May 29.-Majority Leader Ktichin made his promised speech in be- half of the naval appropriation bill !n the House today explaining that while he believed the measure provided fo- greater preparedness on sea than the country really needed he was support ing it because it eliminated the navy departments five-year building pro- gramme. He devoted himself most vigor- ously to attacking the so-called big navy men. asserting that the present clamor for preparedness was due in the main to hysteria and jingosm.
 In opposing the five-year programme, MT. Kitchin said it would be foolish to contract for ships at present high prices when it was probable that the high cost of materials would be much lower after the war. General debate closed with MT. Kitchin's speech, and the House then be- gan consideration of the bill under the rule permitting 5,OOO00O speeches on amendments. This probably will be con tinued until o'clock Friday afternoon, the hour set for the final vote. Tho House remained in session until late to- night and the leaders agreed to meet tomorrow at the usual hour instead of recessing over Memorial Day.
 Representatives Farr of Pennsylvania, Britten of Illinois and Roberts of Mas sachusetts spoke during the day for the minority report with it's larger build ing programme, including two dread naughts and six battle cruisers instead of the five battle cruisers provided for Tn the bill MT. Farr drew applause from
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
Summary of the News
GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS 1-Athens stirred by action of Bull garians.
 James J. Hill dies of blood pOis- OninE. Alabama will i'm future supply gov crnment coal for southern ports. Failure of note from Carranxa to arrive mystifying. Brief sketch of career of Hill. Waterway hill is passed by Senate. Kitchin speaks for navy increase bill. headquarters opened in Chicago.
 STATE NEWS 1--RedfieId principal speaker at Tus- calOOsa meeting. c-Impressive parade marks opening of Tuscaloosa centennial. 3+Hunstville police officer killed in duel. 7-Realty exchange target of Sims in reply to tax protests. Auburn preparing for record crowd at commencement. Review of Auburn cadets postponed by governor.
 Murphy is killed in autO accident. High school principals for state named.
 Hubbard returns from Gerard.
 LOCAL NEWS @SensatiOnaI auto thefts uncovered in Chicago.
 Warrior river highway is highly indOrsed by government expert. Capital cases on trial in criminal court.
 MiIligan to speak on preparedness. Redfield points to new vision of all manufacturers. Activities of bond issue campaign. meeting on bonds held.
 FEATURES :-New York stories by a Birming- ham man. :+HOlland's letter. 4EEditOrial comment. OSOcial and Dolly Dalrymple. 3EFOOtliRhts and Screen. 
 SPORTING NEWS S-Bar0ns drop first to Memphis. south allows but a single binEle. Crisp comment on things baseball. News of the Southern league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
Alabama Will In Future Supply Government Coal
 For the Southern Ports
Again Will Fuel for Gulf Transported From Philadelphia Norfolk-Important Development Had Small Beginning, But Outlook for Future is Bright Alabama Candidates May Be Cited for Failure
 to Report Their Campaign Expenses
By HUGH. w. ROBERTS.

Washington, May 29.-(Special.) Alabama coal has found new pur- chaser-the United States government.
 As already reported in The Age-Her- aid, in competitive bids submitted for the New Orleans and Pensacola sup ply, Alabama producers were awarded the contract. The indications are that never again will coal to be loaded at gulf ports be transported south from Philadelphia or Norfolk. n
 The development, of so much impole- ance to southern coal operators, had a small beginning. Admiral Samuel Me Gowan, paymaster of the navy, while a witness before the House commit tee on naval affairs, told of the enor- nous amount of coal the government annually purchases He was asked by Representative Oliver of Alabama re garding the source of the coal supply and he replied that it was purcha sed exclusively in West Virginia and Penn- sylyania.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
BRIEF SKETCH OF MARVELLOUS CAREER OF
 JAMES J. HILL, EMPIRE BUILDER OF WEST

railway was formed to operate the prop erty with Hill as general manager When in 1883 MT. Hill was elected president he undertook the extension of the road from it's Dakota and Minnesota homestead to the Pacific ocean. He was confronted by three great competitors to the south, each of which had received big bonuses as government aid, whereas the Manitoba or the Great Northern, as it came to be known, did not have a dollar of govern rnent subsidy or an acre of grant to for ward it's progress from the Minnesota boundary to the sea.
 In this light, Hills plan was widely deemed pure folly, but he pressed it to conclusion by building and populating as he built. For several years he leid rails and at cost of $30,0OO mile, and as he went he left trail of embryonic farms by the raiside.
 With the line to Puget Sound once laid, he turned empire builder. He introduced the live stock industry into vast areas of bunch grass plains, and developed them by importing blooded stock; he sent dem- onstration trains through the country with men who showed the people how to raise more wheat to the acre: he made an outlet for the grain by esta blishing a cheap rate by rail and steamship 10 Buffalo where he built great elevators: in fact for upwards of 20 years he left nothing in his power undone to develop the country where he had staked out his claim as the great common carrier
 But at the Pacific tidewater he was not satisfied, for he saw in the orient still fur ther opportunities. He organized a fleet of Pacific steamships for the commercial invasion of Japan and China Japan at the time wanted steel rails. but proposed
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
WATERWAY BILL IS PASSED BY SENATE
 BY NARROW MARGIN
Majority Is But Three-East River Project Restored by Senate and Items
 of Moment Added

Washington, May 29.-After persistent flight, lasting for three weeks, the Senate today passed the rivers and harbors ap- propriation bill carrying approximately S43,o0O0oo, by vote of 5to 32
 The bill, which has been under constant debate in the Senate for three weeks, houses, The fighting against it began by Seantor Kenyon of Iowa and Senator Sherman of Illinois, gained strength until the final effort to displace it with a bill appropriating lump sum of $50 0OO, ,OOo was defeated today by only one vote.
 Senators Ashurst, Gore, Hollis, Hust- ing, Lang, Newlands, Putnam, Pomerene Taggart, Thomas and Thompson, all dem ocrats, voted with the republicans to send the bill back to the committee.
 Nine democratic. and 23 republican sen ators voted against the bill, They were Democrats: Ashurst, Gore, Hollis, sHust- ing, Newlands, Pomerene. Shafroth, Tag gart and Thompson. Republicans: Borah, Brady, Clarke, Wyoming; Cum mins Curtis, Dillingham;, Fall, Gallinger, Harding, Jones, Kenyon, LaFollette, Lip pitt Lodge, Norris, Page, Shoot, Suth- erland Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren, Weeks and Works.
 Senators Tillman of South Carolina and Thomas of Colorado, democrats, sought to vote against it, but could not transfer their pairs, and thus were pre- vented from voting.
 Seven republicans voted for the bill Brandeges, Mclean, Nelson, Oliver, Pon- dexter, Smith of Michigan and Sterling. Just before the final vote was taken Senator Kenyon predicted it would be the last of it's kind to pass an American Congress.
 Shortly before the bill was placed upon it's final passage the Newlands amend ment to create a national waterway com mission, which had been accepted, was stricken from the bill on renewed point of order made by Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire.
 The bill as it passed the House carried approximately s40,O0O,OOO. Chief among the Senate additions was $lSOO,C0O for diverting dam in the harbors at Los Angeles and Long Beach. Cal; s220,OOO for the harbor at San Diego, Cal, and .O00 for. a turning basin, the harbors of Duluth and Superior, on Lake Su- peror.
 An appropriation for $2Oo,o0O for deep ening East river, New York. the only
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

l in 1856, he disembarked from a Mississippi river packet at St. Paul that place was frontier town of 5000 inhabitants. At the sign of w. J. Bass & Co.,, agents for the Dubuque and St. Paul Packet com pany he found job as both stevedore and clerk.
 In the 15 years that followed he seized every opportunity to Judy the whole problem of river transportation. He gath cred no end of experience and little capital with which he launched his own firm of Hill. Griss X Co.,. which prompt ly displayed it's initiative by bringing the first load of coal that had ever been seen in that section into St. Paul. Two years later, with a flat bottomed steamer he established the first regular communica tion with St.. Paul and the Manitoba ports of the fertile Red river valley
 At about that time St. Paul was hav- ing it's first experiment. in railroad bui.d- ing. Eighty miles had been fad to st. Cloud, 316 miles to Breekenridge both of which terminals were at the southern end of the Red rivel Valley, and there We're about 100 miles of track which be- gan nowhere and enGed in that same ndefenite spot This venture ran up a debt of $33,0O0000 and collapsed. with i.s only assets being "a few streaks of rust and right of way.
 Hill had had sufficient success 1T the region to be seized with co,suming desire to purchase the defunct prop .rty. After five years of financial dickering including the sale Of Gl, his otner in terests, which netted a fortune T $l5oy10, he and a syndicate .of three others-Sir Donald A. Smith, George Stephen and Norman w. kttson-obtalne~ the object of this desire.
 The St. Paul, Minnesota and Manitoba
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
INFECTION PROGRESSES

This infection progressed slowly and Friday Dr. William J. Mayo made a small incision in the infected area. That night Dr. Hermann M. Biggs, an old friend of the family, arrived from New York and has been at MT. Hills side constantly.
 Saturday Drs. William J. and Charles H. Mayo returned and opened time on the infection spread down the right thigh to below the knee and Mir. Hill gradually lost strength
 Game fighter that he was.' said pr. Gilfallan later The complained, but little of his illness, which was rather painful. He was conscious most of the time"
 Mir Hills last public bequest were gifts for the advancement of educo- tion. in which he was deeply inter- ested throughout the latter years of his life.
 Mir Hills wealth is represented at from ssaa,000,000 to s1oo,Oo0.000. He was probably worth between ss00,- 100000 and $25O.000,OO0.
 MT. Hill had the absolute control of the First National bank and North western Trust company, which have combined capital and surplus of $6.- 500,000. He was large holder of stock in the Chase National bank of New York. First National bank of Chi cago and the Northwestern National bank of Minnea polls. He was large , <Continued on Page Tw0)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

James J. Hill discovered the bread basket of the world'' in the great north west; he led in it's development from a wilderness into what now comprises six and he blazed trail for transportation which reached eventually from Buffalo to Asia, with total mileage of rail and steamship facilities that would nearly girdle the earth.
 achievement.
 Near Guelph, in Ontario, where James Jerome Hill was born in 1888, the son of an Irish-Canadian farmer, who died when the boy was 15. there stands a tree stump labeled 'The last tree chopped by James J. Hill"
 It marked the lads resolution to go to the United States. He had been prompted by an odd incident. According to the story that is told strange trav- eler had stopped at the Hill farm to take dinner, and left his horse at the gate. Young Hill saw the animal was tired and he carried it pail of water. The strang- CT was pleased with the lads thought fitness, and as he drove off he tossed him a newspaper from the United States, and called out gravely:
 "Go there. young man. That country needs youngsters of your spirit ,
 Hill read the paper carefully It con- tained glowing accounts of opportunities in the states He resolved to investi- gate for himself. It was the next morn ing that he chopped his l-st tree.
 STARTED AS CLERK
 As mere roustabout lad of 1S he toured from Maine to Minnesota. When,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
NEGROES EJECTED 1. FROM SLEEPING GAR One of Them Is the Wife of New Head of Tuskegee
 Institute

Montgomery, May 29.-Mrs. Robert B. Moton, wife of the new president of Tus- kegee institute. was elected from a Pull man car at Troy, while en route back to Hampton, Va. Mrs. Moton was accom- panied by Blanton Moton, brother of Ma jor Moton. The couple secured Pullman berths in Montgomery, it is saii,. and between Montgomery and Troy, Ala, the white passengers made objections and an officer was called when the train stopped at Troy, it was held while the couple were moved forward to the regu- lar negro car to the front of the train. and the rest of the night was spent in that coach.
 Major Moton stated today that he had not heard from his brother or from his wife, other than to receive a report which stated that they had arrived in Savan- nah. He stated that he specifically ad- vised against trying to travel in a Pull man, but he presumed if the Troy tele- gram is true, that some one else had advised differently when they reached Montgomery. He said his wife had visited this section once before, some five years ago. but had come through on special car, and had returned the same way. She came to Tuskegee last week on a spe- cial car from Hampton.
 Major Motion stated that he was abso- lutely regardful of southern opinion, in asmuch as he was born in the south, and has lived, worked and travelled all over the south, and has never sought to over ride southern public opinion in the mat ter of racial relationship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30

When asked why Alabama coal was not used, he stated that as far as he knew it had never been tested--in oth- CT words, that the government, pre- pairing to buy never submitted bids to Alabama producers MT. Oliver insist ed that he give Alabama producers an opportunity to prove the value of their goods. This the admiral agreed to do.
 Shortly thereafter, at the suggestion of MT. Oliver, there came to Washing tos Eugene Fies, Henry DcBardeleben, Walter Moore and John H. Bankhead, Jr. They interviewed Admiral Me- Gowan. And as a result of that inter- view plan was conceived and agreed upon which would guarantee a fair trial of Alabama coal.
 The admiral promised to submit bids to Alabama producers, to create an emergency, in other words, in which the temporary use of the coal would be necessary. Certain ships on a cer- tain date entered New Orleans with empty bunkers. Bids were submitted
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
Secretary of Commerce Is Principal Speaker at Mass Meeting of the Centennial Celebration at Druid City POLITICS OR WAR
 NOT TOUCHED UPON
 DU RING ADDRESS General Black Urges That Citizens IndOrsePrepared- ness-Heflin Given Ova- tiOn-Allen a Speaker
By c. w. GREER

Tuscaloosa, May 29. - Especially Tuscaloosa and this section of Ala bama has been brought in touch with the sea through the Warrior river. The sea now connects nations; it does not sever them. As the Warrior flows to merely with another section, another state or even another nation, but with the entire civilized world
 With these words as the keynote of his speech, Secretary Redfield tonight addressed an audience of approximate ly 5000 people gathered to attend the tennial Other speakers of the after noon were Gen. William M. Black, B. M Allen of Birmingham, Mat Mahoney of Mobile and Congressman J. Thomas Heflin.
 The Secretary of Commerce spoke for less than half an hour, but his words, falling as they did from the lips of one of the best informed figures on commercial life in America, bespoke
 
 Alabama unrivaled by that of any sec tion in the entire country.
 PLENTY IS NEAR
 The secretary traced the history of commerce through the recent vast in- dustrial activity of the United States He connected the past traditions of the city with its present period of commercial~ progress, and testified that the horn of plenty lay within the grasp of it's people through the splendid re- sources of this section.
 'However," he declared, 'if the peo- pie of Tuscaloosa and of Alabama are to reap the benefits which they so justly deserve, their vision of business, commerce and industry must be propor- tionately as great as the opportunity offers. This is the day of big things, the day of world commerce and not sectional commerce. Through the War rior river Tuscaloosa has a pathway to the markets of the world. It is there she must seek to benefit from her wonderful resources"
 Secretary Redfield confined himself solely to the subject at hand and not
 
 ident Wilson or touch upon politics. The only remark he made concerning the European war was when he de- clared that just as America was reaching out to make her peaceful influence felt over the world, so should her citizens reach out for the commerce of the world This remark Mr. Redfield aft erwards explained bore no especial significance
 BLACK FOR PREPAREDNESS
 Following the address of Secretary Redfield, Gen. William M. Black, chief of engineers of the United States army, in a brief but able speech turned for the moment from commercial lines and urged upon the people of Alabama and the south the necessity of preparedness. Service, General Black declared, should be the ideal of every citizen, and true service could only result where there
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-30
AUSTRIANS STOPPED

London, May 29.-The Verdun region and southern Tyrol continue the thea tres where the most sanguinary battles are taking place. While the Italians are holding back the Austrians from fur ther advances and infiicting heavy losses on them in counter attacks in Tyrol, their another gain in the capture of about 300 metres of French trenches north. west Of the village of Cumieres on the left bank of the Mouse near verdun.
 Fighting of great intensity has beer in progress around Hill BOA and between Le Mort Homme and Cumieres but ex cept near CumiereS all the Germans vicious onslaughts were set at naught by the vigorous counter ofensives of the French.
 The sectors east and west of Fort Douaumont northeast of Verdun, have witnessed still another violent artillery duel, but no infantry attacks were launched The artillery of both sides has been busy along the remainder of the front in France and Belgium.
 GUNNERS RELIEVED
 m lyrOl the AuSlfldnS III the LdSdrlnd valley and south of the Posna torrent threw heavy assaults against the Italian positions, but the Italians repulsed the attackers with considerable losses. On the Asiago plateau the men of two bat teres which were surrounded on Monte Mosciag by the Austrians were relieved by an Italian regiment and their guns brought safely away.
 Except for a report from Petrograd that the Germans have repeatedly bom- barded the railway line to the east of Riga, no operation of moment has taken place on the Russian front.
 Minor successes have been obtained by the Russians over the Turks in the Rivan- 1ouza region of the Caucasus front
 Nothing new has come through with regard to the maneuvers of the Bulgars in Greek Macedonia, where important
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