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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

Fred Stritter recorder of Vanderburg Ecounty, Ind. has been doing a little fig Nuring on the European war. He finds Nthat the allies could raise an army of &37, ,705 men, figuring their capacity on "a percentage basis of population. The
 Tcombined population of the nation s Fighting under the allied flags is 10S5,- Es7S,645 Combined population of the na- 'M ions fighting under the German flag is
 H 45, ,S9764S. The population of the Uni rH ed States is figured at 11O,000,000, and
 %ts military capacity is placed at 1O,-
 R00.000 or 100000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Waco: Waco l. Dallas B.
 At Fort Worth: Fort Worth 1, San Antonio 1 ton 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22

| Roumania is an important grain pro- ducing country Its average exports of corn from 1911 to 1913 ranked second only to those of the Argentine while it's wheat exports. stood sixth among all countries and it's oats exports fifth. The country has a somewhat smaller area than the state of Arkansas Rumania also has.
 rich oil wells operated to considerable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
THE NEGLECTED WIFE"
Chapter .XI-A Reckless Indiscretion

tNovezed serial by Mabe bert
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
BELIEVE MRS. KING COULD
NOT HAVE FIRED SHOT

CONCORD. N. C., November 3o-Dr.
W n. Burmsister. ooroners physician
Of Cook county. III. testifytng for the
state, on cross-examination, in tho trial
Of CASTOR B. Means charged with tho
murder Of Mrl Maude A. King. this
morning swore that the pistol that in
nicted the wound causing Mrs Kings
death was not in contact with the head
when fred.
E. T. Canister Of counsel for the de-
Tense, brought from the witness repeat
ed and emphasized declarations Of his
opinion that 1t would have been a phys.
ical impossibility for q woman Of Mrs.
Kings etoutness to have held . pistol
in the position necessary. to have
caused the wound he found in her head.
DR.. Otto Schultze Of New York testi-
ned. in reply to hypothetical question:.
that In his opinion It would have been
impossible for Mrs. King to have 6red
the fatal shot his opinion being based
upon ths description Of the wound in
the question propounded. which follow
cd the description made by DR.. Bur
meister.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
MRS. De SAULlES MIND !
UNS0uND, SAYERtRTs

MINEOLA, NJ Y, November. 3o-Mrs'
Blanca De Saulles was not mentaiiy
sound, did not know the nature OF
quality of the act" and did not know
that It was wrong" when she shot her
former husband. John L. Do saollss' Al
his Long Island home. according to ex-
perts who testified today In her oenaiI'
This opinion was given in response
to a 15,000-word hypothetical question
put by attorneys for the defense 1t. IN
brief. summed up the evidence given
during the trial by witnesses for the de-
PENDANT.
1t recited each occurrence and cir
cumstance during Mrs. De Saulles Ire
which her attorneys maintained mas
have Influenced her mind on the night
of August 8, the time of the shooting
at "the Box DE Saulles' home near
westbury.
To brain pressure resulting from a
and to hypothyreosis. a disease OF the
thyroid gland which affects the oraln
and nerve centers. was ascrfoed MIS-
De saulles alleged lapse OF &C
s coy, 1t was tns dur defgsnda ant
claims she fred the revolver shots.
Because District Attorney Charles r
Weeks did not approve OF the Iramine
Of the Hypothetical question put by MRS
De Saulles' attorneys, he served notice
that he would prepare one to his owr
liking which he will submit to aiienists
called in behalf Of the state.
This is expected to lengthen the tax
ing of testimony considerably. and it Is
believed the examination of expert wit
nesses will not be ended before Monda!
or Tuesday. '-..'
!. In reference to the phrasing of the
hypothet ical question put today. it was
pointed out that the New York laws
provide no person shall be convicted OF
a crime committed while the defendant
was suffering from such defective
reason as not to know the nature and
quality Of the act or as not to know
that 1t was wrong.
In answer to cross questioning by
District Attorney Weeks. DR.. Wigh
said he believed that had no brafr
pressure existed as a result of a skull
fracture Mrs. De Saulles would have beer
,, subject to lapses of memory in con
sidera ton Of other causes related II
the hypothetical question.
| The witness was asked whether n
knew Of a person having been com
mitted to an insane asylum because
of hypothyreosis. He answered NO"
The noon recess was taken a Few
minutes later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
DR.. EDWARD M. SCHAEFFER
FOUND DEAD IN HIS CHAIR
Physician and Handwriting Expert,
!. Longtime Resident Of washinx-
Il ton, Heart Disease Victim.

lDr. Edward N. Schaefrer, q resident Of
Washington for practically sixty years.
facticing physician here for a number
u years. and a handwriting expert
NAs found dead in a chair carly this
morning in his room at 1917 X streef
northwest. Death was due to heart dis.
ease. brought on by an attack of thu
Strip, from which he had suffered for
ten days Funeral arrangements have
not yet been completed
years old. was born in Jamaica. n
Re was the son of the late Prof. Georre
christian Schaeffer of Columbia I'M.
xersity. New York, who was at ono tim.
Hcientihc librarian Of the United States
patent office.
Dr. Schaeffer had been an assistant
Army surgeon. and was at one tins
connected with the National Musennn
Eor many years he held the position Of
Deputy coroner Of the District Of CO.
xnmbia under Coroner Patterson.
DR.: Schaeffer was q noted chemist and
handwriting expert. He attended many
q the important cases in the District
courts in that capacity. He va =
Snember Of the Medical Society ST the
District Of Columbia. He ieayea 4
slaughter, Miss Hilda Vernon schaefsee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
War Department Officials
: Announce No Loss of Lives
During Big Troop Transfer

Announcement Of the arrival In Francs
of the first National Guard units gives
the first official notice that An extensive
troop movement has been accomphsnsd
despite hostile submarines. shortage OF
troop and supply ships and other oo-
stacies, but without the loss of man.
Thousands Of men have been moved to
the seaboard from all parts Of the coun-
try, loaded on transports and safely land
ed in France without any general knowi-
edge Of the facts having been disclosed
to the country at large.
War Department officials were grataded
at Gen. Pershing's decision to announce
the arrival of the National Guard forces.
but permission to publish the designations
OF the guard units now at the training
centers in France still ID withheld I'm
less Cen Pershing sees At to release the
Information there is no present prospect
of its publication
1t can be stated, however. that the brief
dispatch of today covers a large move
ment that has been in progress for several
weeks The next stage will be actual
occupation of front line trenchesA
Guard units to be sent later will be
~oore sectional in character. the group
fng of the old divisional organization
having been adhered to as closely as
possible. The entire country, however.
shares in the honor of having its rep
resentative units now at the front In
the world war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
Additional Forces Going.

Secretary Baker has announced that
as fast as men and ships are ready
they will be combined and additional
forces sent to Join Gen. Pershing. By
this means guard divisions drst TO
show themselves fitted for transporta-
ton to the training camps in France
will be first to go. II appears possible
that the regrouping of National Army
divisions. made necessary by the use
of drafted men to dll up depleted Ma
ttonal Guard divisions. will determine
the order of the first National Army
units to be sent over. In that re-
grouping two National Army divisions
were formed. one representing the
whole eastern section of the country
and one equally representative of all
middle western states All of the far
west is already in the National Army
division at Camp Lewis. American
Lake, Wash.
If the same policy is followed with
relation to the National Army that has
been followed in connection with the
National Guard, 1t seems likely that
these three divisions. other things
such as training and equipment being
equal. would be the first Of the Ma
tional Army to go over. as every state
in the Union would then have National
Army men at the front as 1t now has
national guardsmen-
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RESCUERS WORKING TO
4 REACH TRAPPED MINERS
Eghsesn Impzisoned- at Christopher
= on 0O0-Foot Level When Ex- ~
plosion Occurs.

tCHRISTOPHER. Ill. November 3d.
Rescuera worked all night in an effort
to reach the eighteen miners trapped
on the 6eu-foot level Of the New North
mine of the Old Ben Coal Corporation
here by an explosion last night which
wrecked the main and the air shafts.
RAscua parties from Benton and Her-
rim reached the scene a few hours after
the explosion and aided the men als
ready on the ground. That only eight
cen men were caught In the mine was
due to the fact that yesterday was a
holiday and the remainder of the TOO
men employed at the mine were not at
work.
have beer unable to- learn the cause ~
the explosion, as no unusual amount
Of gas had been noticed in the mine.
So great was the force Of the explo-
sand yaeds, cage, being hurled
through tia top Of the tipple house, and
compietetY wrecking the cage-trans-
portation, machinery.
The imprisoned men were employed
in repairing shafts and at various
other work after the mine had closed
down orEthe day. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
U. S. Officials Concerned
Chiefly Over Farley
of Russ and Germans

Out Of the maze of Russian compli-
cations there emerged today word of
renewed trouble at Petrograd. with
momentarily at least, the interest of
the Washington government. What
proportions the movement assumed was
q matter of conjecture. the early re-
ports telling Of firing and woundinx
Of several persons and epidemic of DO
litical turmoil No Official message has
come on the outbreak. and Ambassador
Francis IL presumed to advise Wash
ington promptly of any disturbance
that reaches such dimensions as to be
at all significant.
Like the other entente allies, the
United States government 10 reserving
formal expression Of its attitude to-
ward the bolsheviki regime pending
further developments and Its concern
is focused largely on the conference
set for next Sunday between the Dol.
sheviki leaders and the Germans re-
garding armistice and peace.
From American and from British
sources warnings have gone out for the
information of the party in power at
Petrograd Of the serious consequenoes
Lieut.. Col. Judson. head Of the Amer
lean military mission at London. LET il
be known that the logical outcome OF
the movement would be the cutting OF
Of the American supplies, and Wash-
ington ohlcials unomcially conceded
that his statement summarized the
situation accurately"
That the British contemplate issuing.
in conjunction with the allies, q 'res.
sonsd statement" for the guidance of
tho Russians as to the serious results
likely to follow conclusion of n aens ;.
rate peace was disclosed to the British
parliament yesterday by Lord Cecii-
That plan IL in line with the attitude
Of his government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
Of the Treasury may refuse

controller Of the Treasury may refuse,
10 pay the salary.
AS the minimuni salary in the schools
ID $500 plus an increase of rs per cent,
and the salaries offered in the govern
ment departments in war time double
this figure in many cases. many school
teachers have not been held back by
their obligations as teachers and have
entered the service Of the government.
Examinations to Fill Places.
Examinations to fill the places of those
former teachers will soon be held. An
examination for kindergarten teachers
was held at the Franklin School last
week. Only graduates Of normal schools
may take the examinations for teachers
Many married women. former school
teachers. have sent in applications for
Unemployment, and many who were re-
fused positions as teachers are now in
line for employment In the schools
The situation Is not looked upon as un-
desirable by the teachers. however. Tho
lack OF teachers in the public schools is
now SO great that it is felt that the in
creasos in pay for which the teachers have
been striving cannot longer be denied
when the 19IS-1919 school budget for the
District system comea before Congress
at the session which starts Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
CONSIDER PUNISHMENT
FOR H0ARDERS Of COAL
Administrator Weaver and National
Fuel Officials Also Confer on
Electric Signs.

What to do with Q retail coal dealer
who hcards his fuel supplies when the
community around him is suffering
from a coal shortage was the problem
that confronted District and national
noon
At luncheon at the Lafayette Hotel
at o'clock. John l. Weaver. federal
fuel administrator for the District, con-
ferred on the case Of the Northeast
Washington coal dealer who has been
reported for boarding, with repre-
sentatives from National Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield and Major of Police
Pullman. The conference also was call
Cd to consider the enforcement of the
regulation Of DR.. Garfield that electric
signs in Warrington must be dimmed
At IL o'clock at night.
Persistent violation Of this order Of
the fuel administration has caused the
question to be called up by on1cials.
Drastic action will be taken to enforce
the regulation with respect to fuel
saving. It was said.
Rosslyn supply Company. was today
appointed by Administrator Weaver as
a member Of the advisory committee
which is assisting him in sowing fuel
problems confronting the District. The
committee will meet late today to
take up new phases Of the question Of
| retail price-fixing Of coal In Washing
ton. The new scale OF prices will not
be announced until next week, Mr..
Weaver said.
| Coal supplies continued to reach
Washington today. the national fued
administration announced. and the local
situation was said to be Improving.
Small dealers who heretofore have boon
unable to ket supplies reported to the
administration that their orders were
now being nlled. Individual requests
from consumers busted officials Of the
District fuel administration, who sought
in each case to afford prompt relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
TO HELP U. 5. PROVIDE.
SHlPBUlLDERS's HOMES

Prominent real estate owners ana
agents Of Baltimore are IN consultation
today with Chairman Hurley of the
shipping board In regard to providing
quarters in Baltimore for the workers
on ship construction who are or will
be employed at SpArrows Point. The
housing problem for shipbuilding em-
concern here and elsewhere.
The shipping board contemplates
providing capital for construction Of
dwelling houses at Sparrows Point to
take care Of large number Of ems
ployes These will not suffice, it, is
believed. to provide quarters for all the
workers.
Agents of the shipping board have
been in consultation with Mayor Pres
ton and have taken q census Of houses
in the city available for lodgings. The
preached to provide transportation
service and cheap fares between Spar.
rows Point and Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
$1,000 RATHER
THAN FULFILL CONTRACT
Fertilizer Company Notifies D. c.
Heads It Cannot Dispose of City
Garbage After June so.

FORGETTING $4,000 as guaranty for
executing a new contract in which the
consideration named Is more than 100
per cent increase over the present price,
the Washington Fertilizer Company has
notified the District Commissioners
that, after June 80 next, 1t will be un-
.able tossecntinus an theS business -
collecting and disposing of all District
garbage.
This decision by the company. due to
increased costs Of operation caused by
the war and a falling OF in the value
of garbage. leaves the District without
any plans whatever for the handling
of city waste of this character when
the new fiscal year begins.
Tho company Is now operating under
a three-year contract, which calls for
S69 $40 a year Prior to beginning the
execution Of this agreement 1t had OPP
Grated under a hve-year contract at
$S8. 400 year.
called for garbage bids, the company
submitted an estimate Of $143.400 for
ono year. to begin July l next. Not
withstanding the price was double the
Commissioners. realizing that war
conditions greatly had Increased the
cost Of the work. accepted 1t. and the
company deposited check for $4,000
as a guaranty for executing its pro-
visions.
The company now claims that it
could not do the work for one year at
the increased figure without mourning
great financial loss. and prefers to for
felt the deposit than attempt to carry
out the contract.
Just what recommendations will be
made to Congress to meet tho emer-
gency the Commissioners themselves
do not know, but the subject is one
that is certain to receive a great deal
of attention when the estimates are
taken up by the House appropriations
committee.
That the Commissioners may seek au-
thority to take over the plant Of the
fertilizer company at Cherry. Va, and
operate 1t as a municipal institution, or
that the company may be authorized to
continue operation on a cost basis, with
a certain allowance for profit, are sug-
gestions that have come from unofficial
quarters.
Three years ago plans were made for
a municipal garbage plant, the ultimate
cost of which was to be in the neigh.
borhood of 100000. Although Con-
gress appropriated funds for an In
vestigation and preparation Of plans
It failed to sanction the carrying out OF
such an enterprise, although the Com
missioners reconSnended 1t annually
Even though Congress at the present
session. should approve the recommen.
dation, a plant could not DO built an6
equipped by July 1 next, when the con.
tract Of the Washington Fertilizer Com.
pany expires.
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TREASURY ANNEX PLANS.
IN HANDS Of ARCHITECT
Building to Be Erected on Site Orig
inally. Selected for Justice De-
partment Quarters. -

The annex to the Treasury building. to
be constructed at the northeast corner, Of
Pennsylvania avenue and Madison place,
on the site originally selected for the De-
partment Of Justice building. IL to be con-
structed under plans and specifications
prepared by q special architect. The serv-
ICES of Cass Gilbert Of New York city
have been retained by the Secretary Of
A general design has already been
submitted by Mr.. Gilbert. but this be
is not yet satisfied with and will mod
lily and alter it. He IT, going right to
work on the designs. plans and speci-
fications, so that the least amount Of
delay may be occasioned In beginning
As. MI. Gilbert Is proposing. tho
building will be six stories high, with
basement. It will occupy, the entire
site, going right MP to the Belasco
Theater building. which the lot ad-
joins.
The construction plan. will contem-
plate the possible extension Of the an
mex. and the design will make this pos
sible. = - s..t' -
The appropriation Of Congress for the
building IL $l,350.0e0. The designs and
specifications prepared by. Mr.. Gilbert
win consider the expenditure of $1,000
600. leaving $500, 900 for construction az
subway. installation Of heating plant
and incidentaIs. The subway. it In aS-
timated. win cost at least 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
RUSSIA NOT TO SHARE FUND.
Nsw York Bazaar Management WIN
Hot Aid Unstable Goyerumsnt

NEW YORK. November ao.-An.
nounoement was made today BY the
management Of Hero Land. the srsat
basaar which 10 being given here for
the bensht Of allied war relief orran-
tzations. that mono of the procs.d.
from the bazaar will@bs contributes -
Russia until there IL established th.rs
4 stable government which in reco1-
nised by the United States.
II also was asserted that the Ame,,.
can ambulances now In Russis viii h
transferred to the Rumanian fronf
ana that the forty or more ambufanc0s
now ready for shipment from ~
unitsd states 70 Rnssia WIN ho s1nk ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-30
sLEUTHS SEEK PL0TTERS.
Search in Lynn, Mass, for Ac-
complices of Western Anarchists.

LYNN. Mass, November 3o.-Local
and federal authorities are making a
thorough investigation in this city in
an effort to Determine whether any
Lynn Italians were concerned in al
legged anarchistic plots for which sew
enty men were arrested IN Pacific coast
cities recently.
Inspector Thorne of the Lynn police
claims to have obtained positive in
formatfon that literature circulated by
the alleged plotters was printed here
and shipped by express to Seattle and
other cities. Secret service men Wis
tied two printing offices yesterday. but
found no one in either place.
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GEN. A. c. N. PENNINGTON =
DIES ON RAILWAY TRAIN

1. NEW YORK. November so.-Maj.
Gen. Alexander G. NJ. Pennington.
U. 8. A., retired. died on train shortly
after its departure from the Pennsyi-
yania terminal station here today,
Identification WAS established by cards
and papers In his pocket. The body
was taken from the train at Newark.
II. J., where Gen. Pennington lived
a Gen. Pennington was born at Newark
oeventy-nine years ago and entered
quest he was retired from acttve serv.
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Make Desperate Effort
to Avoid Disruption
of Russian Democracy

Representatives of the conservative
and law-abiding forces Of Russia, in
the persons of the diplomatic ENJOYS
Of the constitutional government of
Russia stationed at allied capitals in
Europe and Washington. are making
desperate efforts to save the Russian
democracy from disruption.
Cable messages are being exchanged
almost hourly from the Russian en-
bassies in London. Paris. Rome and
Washington now. containing the views
the most forceful and best equipped
leaders in Russian liberal thought
The burden Of bringing these views
to the official attention Of allied lead
ers will rest upon II. Maklakon. Rus
stan ambassador In PariA
Host Effective Methods.
Tho most effective method by which
the allies could answer the bolsheviki
armistice proposals, to bring about the
overthrow of the ultra-radical regime
and rally Russia to the support of the
constitutional edspfnn1ent ana ner OBJ
legations to hsraes. is known to be
the burden Of the exchange of am
baisaaerial views NO word. has been
given out in advance as to what COM
illusions have been reached.
Men in Washington in close touch
with Russian developments do not be-
lieye that a mere formal rejection or
protest against the bolshevfki proposals
will accomplish the greatest good. In
stead it L. their hope that the reply
will supplement the inevitable refusal
Of the armistice proposed. by . clear
statement. of the dangers to Russia
herself of such 4 program. of the fact
that the will Of the German people
must be touched before any satisfactory
peace can be hoped for. and that 3 Wig
orous prosecution OF the war by Russia
in conjunction with the allies will be
the quickest method Of bringing about
q lasting peace for democracies.
Confidence IL expressed here that such
an appeal would be Understood by the
great majority of Russian people. that
the bolsheviki already Is riding to Z
fall" by its visionary enactments. and
that the fraternization Of Lenine and
Trotxky with German officials in itself
will ALLEVIATE much Of the radical sup
port the bolshevikf element hoped to
gain.
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CALL TO TORONTO TO BE
DECLINED BY D. C. PASTOR

iToRoNTo. Canada. November 10
Aev. DR.. James shera Montgomery. n...
f9r of Calvary Methodist Episcon.,
Church Of Warrington, D. C.. ha. re-,
attended call as pastor of the ~
GIreet Congregational Church here.
sDr. Montgomery confirmed tn. .,~.
IMPORT but stated he intended - ~
Line the invitation to become pastoe oe
He Canadian church. "