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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Action is Unanimous and By Rising Vote Dele gates Express Confidence in Their Officials. Special Committee Goes to Washington
 Tomorrow to Enlist Aid
Wilson Agreement Neither Indorsed Nor Reject ed Convention Will Assemble Again to Hear a Committee Report Grievances Will Be
 Adjusted and No Strike Called

 tiona adjourned 0 a a nutshell, the final Alabama until resolution to effect Workers America Action
  by w. Wilson, norre rejected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Deeds Recorded

Among the deeds recorded in the probate court yesterday were the fol- lowing:
 s250D-Aurora Shumate to. Byron D. Griffith, parts of lots 10. II and F. East Lake SLand company survey
 $1800-S. A. Smith to A l.. Roberts, part of survey of North Birmingham Land company.
 $S0o--William Ellis to William VII liamson, lot IS, block 4 Corey Land company survey.
 $5oO--Lester D. Gay to John Lewis. lots 9 and 10, block l, George R. Kelley survey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Ford Stolen

A Ford belonging to Smith Cullom. 3219 Cliff Road, was stolen from In front of his residence sometime during Thursday night, according to report made to po- lice headquarters yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Labor Agents Held

J. P. B. Laase and Charles O. Free man were arrested yesterday on charge of violating the revenue laws. The white men are charged with acting as labor agents without paying license. Bond was set at sl0O0 each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at 8 o'clock. Night performances 7;So and o'clock.
 Bijou: Superior vaudeville and fea- ture pictures. Continuous performances to Il D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Give the Seaboard

A trial on your next trip east. Leaves Birmingham 7:so a. m, Solid steel train; through sleepers to New York. Splendid dining car service and latest steel ob- servation cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08

By virtue of the adoption of another plan of securing adjustments of local diff ferences, the Wilson proposals will never again receive official attention.
 In hope of enlisting the aid of gov- ernment officials, the miners appointed a committee to visit Washington. When that committee completes its work and prepares its report, the miners will again convene, and will convene under instruc- tions to consider the committeee's re- port, not the Wilson proposals.
 The committee, which leaves Birming- ham for Washington Sunday night, is composed of the following: J. R. Kenna- mer, president of District No. 20; w. L. Harrison, organizer for District No. 20; John c. Smith of Galloway. Thomas Hammond of Cardiff, and J. W. Harold of Piper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
Florence Hotel 2d Ave, and 18th St.

Thoroughly remodeled and newly fl nished. Absolutely modern. Excell cafe. Rates: Rooms without bath E per day. Rooms with private bath $ per day. Whitman taxicabs and garl VI connection with hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-08
ACTION CAME AS SURPRISE

ser of the convention came aAd As a surprise to everyone. when the convention q 10 order, 1t was obvious that a as and other union miners in
 attendance. were infuriatsd
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-16
AUTHOR OF 1.-THE OCCASIONAL OFFENDER"
SYNOPSIS.

On Winward Island Palidori intrigues
Mrs. Golden into an appearance of evil
which causes Golden to capture and tor
iure the Italian by branding his face and
crushing his hand. Palidori floods the is
land and kidnaps Golden's little daughter
Margery. Twelve years later in New York
q Masked One rescues Margery from Le-
gar and takes her to her fathers home,
whence she is recaptured. Margery S
mother fruitlessly implores Golden to find
their daughter. The Laughing Mask
again takes Margery away from Legar.
1egar sends to Golden a, warning and a
demand for a portion of the chart of
windward Island. Margery meets her
mother. The chart. is lost in a fight be-
tween Manley and one of Legar's hench-
men, but is recovered by the Laughing
Mask. Count Da Espares figures in a
dubious attempt to entrap Legar and
claims to have killed him. Golden's house
IS dynamited during a masked ball De-
gar escapes but Da Espares is crushed In
the ruins. Margery rescues the Laughing
Mask from the police. Manley finds Mar
gerry not Indifferent TO his love. He saves
her from Mauki's poisoned arrows. Man
ley plans a mock funeral which fails TO
accomplish the desired purpose, the cap
ture of the Iron Claw and his gang Mar
gerry is saved from death at the hands of
the Iron Claw by the Laughing Mask. An
attempt by the Iron Claw to blow up the
O'Mara cottage is frustrated in the nick
Of time. The Laughing Mask discloses
his identity to Margery.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-16
FOURTEENTH EPISODE
The Plunge for Life.

4 strange mood of happiness, as I'M
reasoning as it was inexplicable,
seemed to have taken possession of
Margery Golden. A less timorous light
shone from the depths of her pool
brown eyes. At all times Of the day,
too, she could be heard singing about
the house.
This Maynard blitheness of spirit
was something more than a puzzle to
her heavy-browed father, who found
little in the situation Immediately con-
fronting him to cause him any undue
lightness of heart. For that situation
had Unexpectedly taken on the form
of defeat.
After all Jules Legar's campaign for
the possession of that pregnant scrap
of parchment which carried the key
TO the secret of the lost treasure of
Windward island, the long-fought-for
document had suddenly disappeared
from the Golden vault. And all evil
dence pointed to the fact that it was
the Laughing Mask who had stolen
the chart and cipher code from the
safe.
Golden was in the midst of his
second conference with the russell
faced Captain Bracket of the head
quarters staff, when a telephone call
came for that official. The talk over
the wire was one-sided. Then with
great elaboration the official hung
up the receiver and swung about to
Enoch Golden.
well, we've got your Laughing
Mask for you"
You've got him?" repeated Golden.
Our man Walcott located him by
trailing his chauffeur. And before
nightfal we can have him rounded
up"
Where was he found?"
Just where you'd least expect a
man of that character to be found.
He's hiding in a cave in the Hudson
Palisades, not ten miles from where
we're sitting at the moment, just above
Coleman's village. And the fact he's
ducked to Malina like that bears
out what we've always claimed, that
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-16

charge In force down the 67oken face
of the cliff. And as the minions of
the law descended on the cave-mouth
the evileyed group gathered there
erupted into sudden life. There was a
wild scramble up the rock-ledges,
quick encounters and combats, blows
and counterblows, tha impact of ash
night-sticks on resounding skulls, the
captivating cry of half-stunned cap
tives.
But Legar fought, backed close
against the rock, with the ferocity of
wildcat holding off every attack and
with his failing iron claw sweeping
back every assailant. Then, swing.
lag about, he leaped up the cliff-face,
springing from rock to rock with the
agility Of mountain goat
At the top of the cliff, when Enoch
Golden himself, side by side with the
police captain, attempted to bar that
flight, the fugitive bowled over those
two rotund figures and bolted north.
ward along the topmost ridge of the
~AAAs, AShNAhS LII IhO bi"bOl AOI IuOl 6
than hundred yards away.
But by this time two of the officers
recovering theiv wind and burning
with the indignities to which they
had been subjected, had caught sight
of the fugitive and started in pursuit
They ran well, and they ran deter
minedly. Legar, realizing that they
were gaining on him. and further real
izing that he could est keep up his
gait for long, veered suddenly toward
the river, where a road-builders' too
shed stood at the extreme end of a
rock-cut along the cliff-top. Through
the doorway of this shed he darted
with his two pursuers, now Joined by
third officer, not a hundred yards be
hind him.
Running to the far end of the shack
he sent his wooden arm crashing
through the window, leaped to the sill
and stared out. Below him lay the
Hudson. Crouching low, he leaped
out into space and then dropped like a
plummet to the river below.
The Octopus Bomb.
Margery faced the supreme dilemma
Of her life.
The girl walked slowly to the still
open window and gazed out, but the
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-16

crossed the room to the vault and
swung to the heavy safe door.
With an oddly birdlike movement of
the head the girl stopped and stared in
tently at his figure, clearly outlined
against the dark folds of the portieres
behind him. Then, instead Of locking
the vault door, she took four swift
steps to the heavily carved teakwood
table to her right. In another moment
she had caught up a Roman lamp of
solidly cast bronze and, with all her
strength, hurled it at the swaying por.
there behind him. "Legar!" was her
cry. And at the same moment she ut.
tered shrill cry Of warning
1t was time. From behind one OF
the folds of the portiere she had
glimpsed an iron claw at the end of a
preternaturally long arm. And as this
iron claw was lifted high in the air she
cried out as she caught sight of the
CLINT of naked steel knife blade
Her warning was sufficient. Lightly
the Laughing Mask leaped to one side
By this time Legar was in the room
itself. and as he advanced he drew
revolver from his pocket.
But the man in the mask was more
agile than his enemy. He swung
Margery about in twinkling and
whisked her back to the vault, where
with one tug of his free hand he
swung the vault door open. Legar fired
but the bullet ricocheted harmlessly
against the open safe front of steel.
Father keeps a navy revolver in the
coin drawer of the vault here" whis
pered Margery as the man in the mask
pushed her more deeply into the
shadow of the protecting door,
At the moment that the Laughing
Mask swung about and tugged oper
the coin drawer Wilson and round
eyed footman, having heard the sound
Of the shot and having previously
failed to get any answer to the tele
phone, came running to the library
door. But before they could open thai
door Legar, realizing that his time was
short, had taken matters into his owl
hands. Charging bodily against the
still half-open vault door, he swung il
shut upon the Laughing Mask anG
Margery before they had time tt
realize his intent. Then Legar threw
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-16

on the lock, spun the dial and wheeled
around to cover the two white-faced
and gaping-mouthed servants with his
revolver.
|. With q flourish of his revolver he
waved them to the door and would
have reached it himself had he not
at that moment heard the entrance
door of the Golden mansion flung open
and the noise Of many feet sounding
on the stairs a minute later.
Slamming the room door shut upon
Wilson and the footman, Legar, his
look of triumph gone from his features,
stared frantically around the room. He
dashed to Perugian panel screen of
ancient design, its panels fashioned in
sixteenth century tapestry, and
crouched behind it, his revolver still
in his hand.
AS Legar found this precarious hid
ing place. the door of the room
opened and Enoch Golden entered
amid clatter of hurrying feet and a
babble of voices. Wilson, for the third
time, tried to explain to his master
what had happened.
"Margery! My daughter shut up In
the vault, you say, Wilson," cried her
father.
Eyes, Sir, shut up in there with the
man in the yellow mask, the man as
these officers. sir. have been looking
fort"
Golden strobe over to the vault door.
His face was pale and he breathed
hard as he stopped over the lock dial.
The man in the yellow mask, il he
felt any fear for the outcome Of this
his most precarious adventure among
the innumerable strange predicaments
that his self-appointed guardianship OF
Margery Golden had flung him into
save expression to none. He treasured
her gently and chided her, even, for
her seeming lack Of confidence In him
"Have you forgotten. my dear. that
I have the confession Of Legar?" be
whispered to her. THAT alone means
safety, for 1t will take care of most OF
the crimes which the Iron Claw has
fastened upon me-"
He took from pocket and hand
ed to the girl little hard black
ovoid. In her hand. It felt to her touch
to be like cake of soap. only there
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-16

mental problem that engrossed her
preoccupied her attention to the exclu-
sion of everything else. Then q voice
behind her spoke:
"Can you see any of them2"
Margery turned to the man in the
yellow mask, who stood close behind
her.
NO." said Margery, In answer to his
question. 1--WE have a few minutes
grace. Do you think it surely the
wisest thing to do; do you think it nee
essary beyond all doubt that go away
with you? l know you must realize
what that must mean to mel can
not but think Of father!"
q have thought of everything you
have said-everything you have even
thought" said the Laughing Mask
gently. But it is no longer safe for
you to stay here. had to tell you
this. And l had to get from your IA
Tiers vault the thing that will clear
me of some. at least, Of the crimes Le-
gar has fastened upon me-Legar's
confession"
"Then, come, let us hurry" said
Margery.
The two of them then stole quietly
down through the shadowy house to
the library.
The Laughing Mask went swiftly to
the vault and in a moment its heavy
door swung open. But the next min
ute tingle of alarm swept through
Margery's body, for the call bell Of the
telephone on the rosewood desk sud-
denly rang through the room. By this
time the Laughing Mask was within
the vault, but the shrill Of that bell
brought him out into the room.
Don't answer it," warned the girl.
But Wilson or another of the serv.
ants will surely come to answer it," ex-
planned the Laughing Mask as he
moved toward the only door that he
had not locked on entering the library.
"The confession-have you got it?'
asked Margery. not needing what he
had said, SO great was the tension of
her mind.
ut is where 1t is SAFE" quietly re-
plie3 the Laughing Mask.
Then I'll shut the vault door" she
said.
He stood watching her as she
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-16

long. Hs he,d : TO tnsx eight % That.
he could read it and then, with his.
claw, he tore the paper to shreds.
The Laughing Mask, too, had beat
the detectives. He ran with all the
fieetness of foot that his athletic build
and slim strength could muster, out
beyond the Golden grounds and down
the nearest street to the trolley line.
AS he reached the tracks a car, just
from the barns, came to a stop and
the Laughing Mask boarded it at a
leap. The conductor Of the car had
gone to the signal box nearby. AS the
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-03-16

he's as big a crook as this Iron Claw
himself For honest men don't crawl
into river cavesl"
Golden was about to reply in the az
firmative to this self-obvious statement
when he was interrupted by the Ell.
trance of his daughter.
But suppose our fugitive" said
the serene-eyed girl as she smiled
down on the somewhat startled police
captain, had enemies who seemed at
the moment stronger than he was and
at the same time found himself in poe.
session of something which it was es-
sential that he should guard? Wouldn't
it seem natural for him to go where
he'd be least likely to be found?"
The russet-faced captain blinked
stofidly up at her.
When an honest man has some.
thing itsseems dangerous to hold, he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
WIFE OF IOWA MAN
IN CHICAGO CELL ON
CHARGE OF 6lCAMY

Chicago. Feb. 20. - Edith Harkey-
Bernsdorff- (Clampit) -Bertnelson, lyric
soprano, aged % and possessed Of
beauty, is not worrying over bigamy
charge. She doesn't even care q little
bit about 1t.
She said SO Sunday in her cell at
the South Clark street police station.
where she is held on her husbands
complaint. Her husband is C. B. Ber-
thelson, contractor tinancier Of Clear
Lake, Iowa, who alleges she left him
month ago with one too many hus-
bands and $1,000 of his cash.
She was arrested in Detroit and re-
turned to Chicago to face trial. It Is
alleged that she was married to Will
liam Bernsdorff in Indianapolis five
years ago, that while she still was his
wife she married Charles Ciampit, and
that last August she became the wife
of the Iowa contractor, Clampit act
ing as best man. Her first husband
was killed in an auto accident she
says.
It's too amusing for me to worry"
she said. There are plenty Of jag
bands for me when get thru with Jail.
I'm not the wife of any man except
Berthelson. and wish that was not
his. l was married once before-to
William Bernsdorff, of Cincinnati, but
he was killed in an auto accident. Then
sang on the stage and met Charles
Clampit. We were to be married blu;
didn't because his former. wife had her
divorce set aside on the day we got
our marriage license.
After that / met my present hus-
band. My husband introduced Mr..
Clampit at Clear Lake as my step
brother.
4 never took $1,000 from my hus-
band as he charges did. He admits
this himself
.My husband was insanely jealous
and stingy. He gave me IS weekly for
the house. You couldn't get dollar
out of him with crowbar."
The husband declares that he met
his wife thru want ad in a matri-
monial paper. 1t read, he says: I'm
pretty, plump, loving, and want to be
an old mans darling. But I'm expen-
'sive.'
THE real causes for her leaving
were the bright lights and love for
JAZZ bands" the husband claims,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
Getting the Cars.

Upward of 1900 cars of live stock ar
rived at Chicago today. $4,000 cattle,
10000 hogs and $4,000 sheep constitute
supply for one days market among
the largest of the winter season.
For weeks it has been matter OF
getting cars which has determined the
size OF receipts. Car shortage has been
salvation from breaking prices for
both cattle and hogs and. in some meas
ure. sheep as well.
Supplies at market have been so reg
ulated by the inability of shippers to
secure all the cars wanted as to pre-
vent price breaking. In the case OF
cattle and hogs, If cars had been avail
able in recent weeks many more mar.
ketings would have come forward.
High corn nd generous profits In CASH
ine stock have been the magnets draw.
ing supplies to market. and car short
age was alone the restricting force
which prevented oversupply.
The live stock car situation Is easing
ND lust at time when cars for hauling
general freight are scarcer than ever
stock cars promise to be more readily
available on most western roads from
now ON and, with this situation at hand.
the danger the live stock markets face
is that of too many offerings arriving in
one day. =
Severe declines, not easily recouped,
may well be expected whenever the re-
CENTS pile at market in excess OF ex-
isting demands. For ten days past
bearisn trend OF values has been plain
" apparent and swelling of supplies
orly accentuates this condition. There
i. being staged now demonstration OF
the old axiom that things which are 100
high must be reversed in due time
Farmers and Drovers Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
DaiIv Grain Letter.

furnished by Lamson Bros. & Co.,
2O3 Masonic Temple. Phone 1881
Chicago, Feb. 20.-Wheat-Fresh ex-
port demand for wheat, together with
further hope Of improvement in the car
situation, has frightened shorts and
caused some new buying. The outside
long interest, being light and shorts not
being disposed TO sell more, has made
a fairly rapid advance on comparative
ly small buying,
Corn-Prospects for some relief in
the freight situation has had the OPP
posite effect to that recorded In the
wheat market. The daily receipts were
not in especially good demand, local
industries have things pretty much
their own way. While country offer
ings were not large, consignments
might we'll be expected TO increase with
any Increased car supply.
Oae-The trade is gradually awak-
ening to the fact that oats are the
cheapest and most plentiful cereal we
have this year and really worth the
money, In spite Of exceptionally heavy
stock, current arrivals command good
premiums. altho bids to arrive are not
in line with spot prices. Outside In
dustries and southern markets continue
to pay above the Chicago basis for
oats.
Observation-Disclosures demand, both
domestic and foreign, for such meats
as can be offered has encouraged con-
siderable fresh buying Of provisions
which may well be considered OF a
good class.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
Waste Of LANGUAGE.

Ephraim Jones was charged with
stealing a dozen and half jars of
peach jars from Mrs. Watson's cellar.
He stood in humble silence while the
arresting officer and the judge dis
cussed the dement's of the case.
He did it, all right. your honor" said
the policeman. II was watching him
when his head peeped thru the door.
His arms were filled with jars"
Yes" continued the Judge. From
all can understand. this prisoner de-
liberately broke into that cellar. waited
until he thought the coast was clear
and then grabbed up as much as he
could carry. Ethically, It Is apparent.
moreover. that
The prisoner broke in at this juno
ture.
-Pawdon me, jsdge," he declared. but
what's de use en- yo' folks wastin' all
yer legalish talkf Use done made up
nah mind ter say done hit enyhow."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-20
NEW HIGH LEVELS TOUCHED De.
CAUSE or SMALLER RECEIPTS
THAN TRADE EXPECTED.
VALUES JUMP UPWARD
FROM is 70 20 CENTS
Run Falls Below Mondays Estimate
and Bulk Sells Within Range Of
s12.4s and S12.so-castle Sellers
Handicapped by Presence Of Large
Left Over Supply.

Chicago, Feb. 20.---New high record
prices were touched in the hog market
today largely owing to the fact that
the number of arrivals fell much short
of the total which had been expected.
Shippers bought 140G1S0-pound aN..
erages al an extreme range OF l1.S0a
1890 with comparatively few below
120o. Canadian packers bought fancy
1S0-190 pound smuggling weights high as
12.40, but they are no criterion Of the
general market. Pigs met with good
demand at generally steady prices,
selling largely at lO.00Glo.40 for fair
to choice.
The seven leading western markets
Monday received 10000 OF the $4,000
hogs at eleven markets. Chicago alone
had $4,000, or 10,700 more than year
ago ST. Panl received only 12.ooe,
against 32,1O0 year ago. Most out
side western points decreased com
pared with a year ago. Buffalo hah
5000 less than year ago.
Cattle.
Cattle sellers were handicapped by
the presence of an unwieldly left over
supply.
A very moderate crop in the west
gave indication that the car SITUATION
there is more acute than that affectlns
Chicago territory. In Iowa and Min
nesota cars were more readily ava1ia :
BILE late last week, and this accounted
for the swelling of supplies here. 1t
was pointed out late last week that up
on the car situation alone depended
supply conditions, and today the re-
ports were to the effect that many
more cattle had been started than got
here, frequent Nebraska shipments
which were due being still on the road.
1t is apparent that as fast as cars
can be secured many shippers VINO
have not been able to move stock in
recent weeks are DESTROYS OF cashins
in. and this situation coming just al
the outset Of the lenten season, Is a
bearish indication for the market
Further generous runs are looked 10.
later this week and demand will need
to show a much broader status in mid
week than todawshf Il renewed price
breaking is to be averted.
Sheep.
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