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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
MORE EVIDENCE OF POLICE BUNGL|NG
 IS BROUGHT OUT
It Is Shown That New York Detectives Did Not Hurry to Start Search for
 Missing Girl

New York, June 27.-Additional evidence
 of police hungling in the search for Ruth Cruger, murdered high school student. was brought out today at the investi-
 gation Leonard M Wallstein, commits sioner, of accounts, is conducting. by or
 der of Mayor Mitchell to fix responsi- bility for police failure to find the body
 which was hidden in the cellar of AL fredo Cocchis bicycle repair shop. Admission was wrung from Lieut.. Fran cis A Stainkamp of the fourth branch detective bureau, where the case wa. handled, that although a report of Miss Crugers disappearance was made by Alfred N Brown, 8 friend of the Cruger
 family, at midnight, February 13, he had entered it in the complaint book as hav- , Ing been made February 14 at 9:45 a. m. Ills excuse was that he got the report at that time when he went on duty. AS a result of the delayed entry Detec- tive Sergeant John Lagarenne was not as- signed to the case until D. rn., Feb ruary 14.
 Detective Sergeant Edward Nlli, who took description of Miss Crugcr from MT. and Mrs. Brown when they visited the branch bureau at midnight, February IS, denied the testimony of Police Lieu teidIt broWn earuer III the day thdt ne had been told to aid Miss Crugel' S friends in the search. Willis police record of Il years contained eight charges against him, it was brought out at the inquiry, one of which involved 14-year-old girl Mrs. Alma Brown, who accompanied her husband to the branch bureau to ask for an immediate search for Miss Cruger in the hospitals, the morgue and police sta - tions, testified that the police showed no eagerness to do anything
 Arthur Woods, police commissioner, in- formed Commissioner Wallstein today that Detective Sergeant Lagarenne would be tried for neglect of duty.
 'T hope that you will at once send me further evidence, if you find it' he wrote, against other members of rne 1 force"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
CoCCHI BEING QUESTIONED

Bologna, Italy, June 27.-Alfredo Cocchi, who is wanted in New York for the mur- der of Ruth Cruger. is being held strict ly incommunicado in the jail here, eX- cept that he is frequently brought from his cell to be interrogated by Judge Zuz- conf, who wrung from him the confes- sion that he killed the girl in his store in New York and buried her body in
 the cellar Despite frequent requests,
 Signor Venturini, Cocchs attorney has not even been permitted to talk with his client.
 Judge Zucconi is awaiting evidence from
 the United States, which may be the basis for fuller revelations by Cocchi. Mean while, he has interrogated a number of the confessed slayers relatives, including his father and brother and his mother in-law and sister-in-law. Both Cocchi s father and brother denied absolutely that the prisoner had ever hinted that he killed the New York girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
AmnWs@mn@mGs
At the Lyric

A new programme of entertainment will be presented at today's matinee at the Lyric. AS the headline attraction, Fir tation,'' satire on college life, will be presented and this act abounds in tune ful music, catchy songs and clever comedy.
 The Five Musical Hodges are top-notch vaudeville entertainers. A special attrac- ton will be Scarpioff and Varvara fla nous tenor and pianist. Melville and Rule in ''Ain't He Awful" are clever en- tertainers and the same can be said of Lazar and Dale in a blackface comedy and musical offering. Pathe news pie lures feature all performances. There is comfort at the Lyric, the theatre being cooled by iced air and electric fans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
LOew's BiiOu

The popularity of Loews Bijou is grow ing by leaps and bounds, and the man |agement is highly appreciative Of the wonderful patronage given at every per formance. They feel it is the result of having carried out every promise made by MT Loew at the opening of the Bi- jou, namely, that he would give the best entertainment at the most reasonable price ever presented at a local theatre" " And, incidentally, the Bijou is the most cool and comfortable place in the city these hot days. Another splendid bill is the offering for the last half of the week and includes "The Six Serenaders,' a dainty musical comedy; the irresistible Sam Harris in tinkling tunes and timely topics; Kennedy and La France, dancers extraordinary; the Artois duo, marvel lous bar artists, and Carlyle Blackwell, the brilliant figure of the silent drama in his newest success, The Price of Pride'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
Country Is Thrilled at News of Landing of
 U. s. Army in France
Continued from Page one)

1 enough to hold himself and his personal l staff. There, with the aid of the gen.
 eral staff of Secretary Baker and of the
 chiefs of the war department bureaus,
 the plans were worked out.
 1 Announcement of the sending of the I force under General Pershing was made
 May IS. Matters relating to the expedi- 1 ton were carried out without word of I publicity The regiments that were to l go with General Pershing were all se- | lected before he left and moving toward 1 the seacoast from the border
 1 Other regiments also were moving 1 north east and west to the points where they were to be expanded. and the move- ments of the troops who were to be first in France were obscured in all this hurrying of troop trains over the land. i, GREAT ARMADA Great shipments of war supplies began l to assemble at the authorization ports. Liners suddenly were taken off their reg Glar runs with no announceemnt. A great armada was made ready, supplied, equipped as transports, loaded with men and guns and sent to sea, and all with virtually no mention from the press The navy bears it's full share in the achievement. From the time the troop ships left their docks and headed toward sea, responsibility for the lives of their lHOuSdLuS Ol HIGH IcStcu upOH tue OIllCciS and crews of the fighting ships that moved beside them or swept free the sea lanes before them. As they pushed on toward where German submarines lay in wait. every precaution that trained minds of the navy could devise was taken.
 BUSY IN FRANCE
 While his troops were embarking or steaming toward their destination, Gen eral Pershing and his staff, supplemented by special corps of general staff off cers, have been busy in France preparing the way for the new army. The camp sites have been selected, the details of the final training have been worked out and the questions of supply and transpor- tation lines studied. Regiments of the national army, composed of railway workers and engineers, will aid in that work They, too, have been created in few weeks time,
 The war department has no announce ment to make as to General Peshing's disposition of his forces. Presumably that has been left to him to decide in conference with the French general staff and with officials of the British army The American troops will be an inde- pendent force, cooperating with the al- lies. It has been suggested that the Americans might be placed between the French and British forces as connect ing link. but the exigencies of the planned campaigns will govern that ques- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
U. s. Aircraft Experts < Arrive in England to
 Study Methods There

Washington, June 2T.-The safe ar rival at a British port of a party of about 125 aircraft experts sent from this country to investigate European methods. aircraft designing and man. ufacture, was announced late today by the aircraft production board. In- cluded in the delegation are men rep resenting legal manufacturing, de- signing, engineering, military and na- val experience and training
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28

departments cooperate with Red Cross.
 The following organizations of the state arc combined in this council of defense. each retaining its own iden- tity and working through it's estab- iished channels: Alabama Federation of Womens clubs, Suffrage assocla- ton. Judson alumnae. Daughters American Revolution: Colonial Danes; Womans Christian Temperance union, Woodmen of the World. Alabama sym odical, National Music association, Cnf- ted Daughters of the Confederacy, Episcopal Missionary society, School Improvement association, Navy league.
 Thses committees, as announced by Mrs. Hooper, will have charge of the war work which has been assigned to them as long as ths war lasts. From time to time calls will be made on the state defense council, from the national council of defense and at such time the committee in charge of the specified work will be notified by the state chairman, Mrs. Hooper.
 J. R. Moss. well known planter and a merchant of Hugo. sold on the Selma cotton market 95 bales of cotton at 26 cents. The transaction represent ed approximately $12.000. Moss de- clined to part with ITS bales in am other lot at the same time, saying he intends to hold it for 40 cents.
 Selma is planning big Red Cross demonstration for Monday with a line of women 500 strong, dressed in Red Cross costumes, and a number. of prom inent men of the city also in line.
 speaking will be held at the Acad. emy of Music. and later booths will be established at the downtown stores to collect money for the Red Cross A brass band from Birmingham will bc imported for the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
Parcel Post Thefts

While employed in the parcel post de- partment of the Birmingham postoffice, Sam Davis, negro, stole several parcels and sold them according to Detectives Moser and Garner, who yesterday arrest ed the negro on charge Of grand Ia rceny. Following the arrest the home of the negro was searched and it is stated approximately s175 worth of parcels were found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
RID OF A LINGERING COUGH

Cold weather persisted so late this year that many more persons have colds than ever before at this season. You can get relief from racking, hacking coughs. from wheezy. sneezy breathing from raw. sore throat and tight chest. w. G. Gla- zier, Bentonville. Ark. writes: T can recommend Foley's Honey an Tar Com pound I used 1t for cough that I had for years and was said to have con sumption. but it cured me" Contains no opiates. Children like 1t. Sold ev- erywhere.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
MUCH DEPENDS ON JOHNSON
International League

At Richmond Richmond ,. Toronto T.. At Newark: Newark 6, Rochester O
 At Providence: Providence 5, Buffalo At Baltimore: Baltimore 4, Montreal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28

| Pels' offensive that we have noticed so far, The Pels have kept on top while both Barbare and Bittle were hitting un- der the 200 mark That is not a natural percentage for either man.
 Edmondson, Gilbert. Knaupp and Baker may be depended upon to stick reasonably close to their present percentages, but if there is any stacking anywhere along the line Dobbs always has that superb little utility fielder and consistent hitter, Jack Stansbury, to call on.
 MUCH DEPENDS ON JOHNSON That's the bright side of the team s outlook on the offensive. And there is nothing really alarming about the pitch ing situation but Pelican fans will feel little better about it if the darkhorse of the staff, Arthur Johnson, shows some thing in these next road games.
 Everybody knows what Smith, Walker and Robertson can do but those three cannot be expected to do it all. Kelly has not been physically able to show his best either early or late this season. So a whole lot depends upon Johnson.
 The big fellow was one of the very best pitchers in the league a couple of years ago and there is no apparent req son why he should not pitch as good ball now as he pitched then-or better for he has the best supporting team behind him he ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
Both Men and Women

Suffer with backache, pain in kidney and bladder regions headache, yer tigo, dizzy feelings and sometimes fail to recognize where the trouble lies. CongeSted kidneys cause a lot of dis tress, and should never be neglected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
RiDdls of Pels GroW
 Cheerful As. Schedule
 Calls DObberS on Road
By WILL HAMILTON

New Orleans, June 27.xAdversaries oi the Pelicans are getting a great deal ot satisfaction these days out of two facts
 l. That the Pels now have more road games than home games to play.
 2. That some of the Pei pitchers are not going good.
 They point out the fact that the Pels once before held the lead for a long time on the home grounds but lost it as soon as they hit the road not to regain 1t until they got back home:
 Atlantians, especially, get a lot of con- fort out of this line of dope as the shoe is on the other foot with Cholly Franks team-he has more home games than road games from now on, and most of his pitchers are at their best.
 WILL FACE GOOD PITCHING
 This is, indeed, bad time for John Dobbs to have trouble with his pitch CTS. Now is the time that nearly every teams pitching is at it's best and when the Pels invade the camps of the en- emy they are going to be up against some very effective hurling. This will be true at Birmingham, Atlanta and Nashville. Such pitchers as Comstock, Perryman, Black and Hess usually reacn the top of their form about this stage of the season, and Orleanians have just now seen what Roy Ellam has to offer in the pitching line with his Taylor, De- catur and Ellis
 The best evidence that the pitching has improved is found in the shrinkage of a vast number of batting averages, and there will be lot more shrinkage- even in the cases of some of our best Pelican hitters
 WHERE OFFENSIVE IMPROVES
 But that's looking at the dark side of it. Don't forget there's silver lining to this cloud-Barbare' improvement, for instance. If this young Pelican continues at his gait of the last week he will more than make up for any falling off in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
Canadian Strike Ends

Calgary, Alta June 27.-The strike of 5000 coal miners in western Cam ada, which has been in progress since April 1, ended today when Commits sioner w. H. Armstrong, appointed by the government to investigate and take any action deemed necessary, ore take any action deemed necessary, or tions in all mines affected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
PENNINGTON SCHOOL HEAD
HOULDITCH ON STAND

Charles Houlditch, auditor of the South ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph com pany, was witness in the Birmingham telephone case before the public service commission throughout Wednesday. He gave testimony about the company S methods in arriving at a proper division
 of receipts and expenses of the Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28

mingham offices and other offices in the telephone system.
 When the hearing is concluded this
 week it will not be taken up again until after the regular July session of the commission, which will begin Monday. This is necessary because cases set on the regular docket cannot be postponed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
FAREWELL TO BE ORATOR

Rev. Middleton s. Barnwell of Bir- mingham. minister of the Church of the Advent. has been selected as chief orator for the annual celebration here July 4 and has accepted the invita- ton. A special committee has been appointed to make the celebration the largest in many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
MARTIN WANTS PREPARING

William l.. Martin, attorney general, filed in the court of appeals Wednes- day afternoon an application for re- hearing in the case of Ben Edmunds of Russell county, in which the court gave Edmunds another trial on charge of violating the prohibition laws because the court charged the jury that if it believed the evidence 1t must be forced to convict Edmunds. Attorney General Martin contends that this was not an invasion of the prov ince of the jury.
 The application is preliminary to an appeal to the supreme court for a final decision on the case. Edmunds was charged with disposing of liquor in wholesale quantities at Girard. Liquor valued at more than $50.0OO. which was claimed by him. was con- fiScated and destroyed by the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
GRAPHITE IN DEMAND

Demands for graphite for use in manufacturing munitions have become so great the graphite fields of Ala bama have been extended to Montgom- cry county. Until recently Clay and Coosa counties had a monopoly on the graphite business and have become rich. Now comes notice to the secre- tary of state that the Black Witch Graphite company has been organized in Montgomery with an authorized capital of $100,000 and a paid-in cap ital of s25,000.
 The company will have authority to engage in the general mining business in Montgomery county. Those inter ested are W. D. Hallowell of Mont gomery, F., B. Jamison of Atlanta and E. R. Beckwith of Montgomery. CONVICTION LOSES SUIT Judge Henry D. Clayton has given judgment for $7Ss9.S5 against the board of revenue of Covington county in favor of W. L. Stevens, architect of New Orleans who designed the new courthouse for Covington county. Ste vens charged that he and the Fali City Construction company were given the contract to build the courthouse but that before the work was fin- ished the board of revenue attempted to revoke the contract and have the work done by other persons.
 PAROLES GRANTED
 Arthur Needy of Jefferson county, who has been serving 12 months at hard labor for grand larceny, was granted his liberty on parole by Gov ernor Henderson Wednesday. Keedy's parole was urged by the physician inspector of convicts.
 NESBITT QUALITIES
 Charles H. Nesbitt of Birmingham, chief mine inspector of labama, who was reappointed by Governor Hender- son several weeks ago, qualified and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-28
NESBITT QUALITIES

Charles H. Nesbitt of Birmingham, chief mine inspector of Alabama, who was reappointed by Governor Hender- son several weeks ago, qualified and began his new term Wednesday. MT. Nesbitt has been mine inspector Tor three terms
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-18
RILEY EASY TO UNDERSTAND
For That Reason There Is a Glass
That Refuses to Recognize Him
as Great Poet.

Widely enjoyed and beloved, the
poetry of James Whitcomb Riley will
probably always in our lifetime en-
counter q species of objections in the
minds of many Americans. His poetry
sings. Its force is emotional. Its
sincere charm is absolute, and de-
pends not at all on being something
like something else-On the audiences
recollection Of Greek verse, or fa-
miliarity with japanese art, or i'm
pressioniStic landscape. To the kind
of reader for whom a recognizable,
musical idea limits, instead of greatly
liberating the communicative faculty
of poetry, to the kind of reader who
thinks of poetry as q species of mere
tight-mouthed and cryptic prose, to
the kind of reader who is worried by
poets who will not give him, so to
speak, any reliable library references
for their inspiration-tO such Ameri-
can readers as these James Whit
comb Riley's poetry must always
seem all wrong and misguided. Any
one can understand his songs. Peo-
pie have always been cutting them
out of the newspapers and reciting
| them at ice-cream SOciables and
church benefits. They are a part Of
the national consciousness.-New Re
public.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-18
CHAPTER XII.
Light in the Darkness.

Soon Hardy had approached into the
circle of the freight. Some of the
Indians started to aim their weapons
at him. He held up his right hand
palm forward. A deep voice called out
a cultural order. The threatening
bucks drew apart to right and left and
a naked boy ran forward with a
blazing stick to drive off the dogs.
Hardy calmly advanced to the fire
between the grim and stolid bucks.
There was not one among them who
was not itching to drive bullet or
an arrow through his body, and he
knew 1t. Yet he faced them as cOolly
and quietly as If they were his own
party.
The bucks looked toward the far
side of the fire, as If for the signal to
strike down the audacious intruder.
Hardy followed their glances and per-
ccived blanket-wrapped Indian who
sat in the midst of the volcanic hush
seemingly as placid and immobile as
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-01-18
OPPORTUNITIES
THAT ARE MISSED
Nhy Wait? Why Not Go to West
ern Canada Now?

The writer has frequently heard the
remark that "after the war we Will so
to Western Canada" 1t does not Oc-
cur to those making the remark that II
they wish to secure lands in western
Canada, whether by homestead or pur-
chase, the best time to go is now. AFTER
the war the welcome will be just as
hearty as ever, but the chances are
that land values will increase and to-,
day homesteads are plentiful and land
Is reasonable in price. There is no
question about what the land in Mani
toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta VIII
do, what it will give under proper cul-
uvation.
Farmers in Western Canada are pay
ing for their land holdings with the
proceeds of last years crop. That this
Is no idle statement may be Cleaned
from the three following items, which
are picked out at random:
"In the spring of 1916 half-section
Of land was offered for sale at S17.OO
per acre. There were 105 acres or
summer-fallow, which because the
owner could not at the time find
buyer, were seeded to wheat. A yield
of 40 bushels per acre, 4,2OO bushels
all told, grading No. l, was obtained.
The price the day the grain was sold
(Which was very early in the season,
before grain prices advanced to round
about 5000 was $1.60, which brought
| hD ho afnI Of Three
hundred and twenty acres at $l7.OO
equals $5440O0, so that buyer, by
placing less than half of the whole
under crop, would have made profit
of $1,2S0OO" Robson Messenger,
Robson, Sask.
"That the Indiana Boys farm this
year raised sufficient crop to pay for
the land, all the machinery and all
overhead expenses as well as make a
handsome profit, is the information
given by N. 3. Davis, the manager.
The wheat yield was over $4,000 bush
els. OF twelve cars already sold, nine
graded No. l, and Mr.. Davis has sold
over 1000 bushels locally for seed at
$500 Naturally, when he gets to In
diana he will be big booster for AL
erta."-Bassano Mail, Bassano, Alta.
oscar CastalOr, who bought land at
Blusson after the crop had been put
in last spring, for $3,S00.00, has
threshed $500 bushels Of wheat, which
is worth at present prices about
$7500.00. He refused an offer Of
$5,000.00 for the land after the crop
had been taker off."-Lethbridge Her
aid, Lethbridge, Alta.
Reports from the wheat fields are
highly encouraging and show that the
wheat crop of many farmers in West
ern Canada was highly satisfactory.
Coblenz, Sask.-W. A. Rose has
threshed an average of 33 bushels per
acre and SO bushels of oats.
Gleichen, Alberta.-Up to date 237,-
S12 bushels Of grain have been received
100000 bushels were wheat. Seventy
one cars of grain have already been
shipped.
Stoop Creek, Sask.-James McRae
has threshed 5,400 bushels of grain,
1000 bushels of which were wheat,
grading No. / Northern. One field
averaged Al bushels per acre, and a
large field of oats averaged SS bushels.
If information as to the best loca-
ton is required, it will be gladly fur
nished by any Canadian Government
Agent, whose advertisement appears
re.-Advertisement.