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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
NEGROES ID HOLD
 RED GROSS MEETING
Special Service at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
 This Afternoon
DR.BARNWELL TO TALK
Leaders of Women's Auriliary Plan to Raise Five Hundred Dollars for the Red Cross Cam
 paign Fund

The loyalty and enthusiasm among the colored people of Birmingham has never been manifested to a more marked degree in any campaign than it has during the past week in the Red Cross campaign for funds for use in the war The Booker T. ~Washineton auxiliary of colored women, affiliated with the Birmingham cha apter up. to noon Saturday had raised more than S250 through the tag system, and their collections were augmented consider ably by report from headquarters that the negro workmen at Acipco had contributed s400.
 All the funds given by the colored workmen at the various plants and mines is to be credited, as far as pos- sible, with the negro fund. The effort is being made to raise $500 on the part of the leaders in the auxiliary com mittee, and the plans bid fair to suc- ceed. Several hunderd women wearing the insignia of the Red Cross will march at 2:30 this afternoon from the Alabama Penny Savings Bank building to the Sixteenth Street Baptist church,
 where big Red Cross mass meeting is to be held.
 The speakers for this occasion are Rev. Middleton Barnwell, rector of the Church of the Advent; J. R. McWane,
 vice president and treasurer of the American Cast Iron and Pipe works, land Rev. A. C. Williams, pastor of the Sixteenth Street Baptist church, The choir of the Sixteenth Street Baptist church will sing specially for this occa- lsion those famous negro plantation melodies that have thrilled so many audiences of white and colored people at this church. The choir will be dressed in Red Cross costume Uniform caps will be furnished all women at the Penny Bank building at 2:30 at cost. All contributions at this meeting are to be credited to the fund raised by the negroes. The further plans of the aux Hillary committee call for outdoor exer- cises Monday at Delta Vity park, when all the amusement features will be open and two games of baseball will be played one between teams from
 Acipco and Ensley and the other be- tween the negro physicians and the barbers of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
STOCK MARKET FOR WEEK

New York, June 25.-(Special.) )-Instead of advancing this week on the heavy oversubscribing of the E, ,0OO, O,OO0,OO0 liberty loan bond offering, as many had ex- pected the. stock market suddenly began to decline. At the very same instant the stock prices began to erumble, call and time money rates advanced to the highest level of the year. Then, inn mediately announcement was made that after a lapse of a month gold imports from England, by way of Canada had been resumed, the initial shipment being $22, ,000,0OO All of the closely connected the satisfaction of those who have only slight knowledge of financial affairs
 Interest on money fluctuates in exact ly the same way as the selling price of any other commodity. If money is to De borrowed, the prevailing interest rate must be paid. The prevailing interest rate is regulated by the demand. When q lot of people want to borrow money at the same time, naturally the interest rate goes up, when money is a drug on the market" interest rates fall. For a fort night, up to the beginning of this week. people all over the country had been borrowing money from the banks to make the initial payment of 2 per cent on the S2,000,0 000,000 liberty loan bond offering, which was oversubscribed by S800,000 eco; in many cases money was borrowed to make full payments on the liberty loan bonds purchased Naturally, the wide spread demand for money in financing the record breaking liberty loan resulted in an advance in interest rates.
 To the strain on the money market just described must be added the financing by corporations, banks, trust companies, etc., to meet their July interest and dividend distributions. On January 1 and July 1 these obligations are the largest of the year, because of the many semi-annuai payments. This July no less than $300,- 000,000 will be distributed through interest and dividend checks. That demand from corpora tions for banking accommodation, plus the money needed all over the coun- try by individuals and corporations to make full or partial payments for this weeks advance in money rates.
 But why should an advance in money rates make stock prices decline? is the next point raised. Here is the answer. A very large percentage of the business transacted on the stock exchange daily is done on a margin. MT. A. gives stock broker B. check for 5000 and an order to buy 100 shares of United States Steel, say at lot. The actual market value or 100 shares of Steel at 130 is s13,000, or S11O00 more than MT. A. put up in the check turned over to Broker B. Broker B. first buys 100 shares of Steel for MT. A. on the stock exchange floor from a fellow member Then takes the stock to his bank and deposits 1t against loan, which stands until Mr. A. sells his Steel. Then the loan is paid off.
 In their loans with the local Wall street banks stock exchange house arrange to borrow 70 per cent of the money needed to carry their customers on time and 30 per cent on call, that is, loans that can be called by the bank or paved off by the borrower at any time. On both time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Julius Marx

Uniontown, June 23.-(Special) al)-Union- town is greatly grieved and shocked at the news of the death of Julius Marx which occurred in Birmingham several days ago.
 When MT. Marx left Uniontown on. a business trip he was apparently in per- Act health. He was born in Uniontown 4 years ago, and has been prominently connected with the social and business life of the town since early manhood His many splendid qualities endeared him to a wide circle of friends
 Mr Marx leaves widow, who was be- fore marriage Miss Yerta Ehlbert of Greenville, and two children, Elono and Julius; his mother Mrs. Flora Marx, and three sisters, Mrs. H. P.' Hirshfeld of Mobile, and Mrs. M. K. Erdreich of Bir- mingham, and Mrs. A. Lewis Morgan, all of whom attended his funeral at Unon- town,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

tcrcycle shop in New York, Police Com missioner Woods cabled to Italy asking for the mans arrest on charge of murder. This was followed by request to the same effect by the state depart ment at Washington, and Cocchi was ar rested on June 20. He at first ve- hemently protested his innocence and in sisted that he had left America on ac- count of trouble with his wife The mans nerve broke down after he was placed in solitary confinement, although he retained a lawyer and announced his intention of fighting extradition. There was some question as to the possibility of his being returned to this country, due to the Italian law, which requires Italian citizens to be tried in Italy even for offenses committed abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

Poultry and Egg Production and Pre- serving Eggs" Professor Ferguson : "The Place and Value of School Proj-. ects," Professor James; "Hoover's Food Conservation Plans Dr. Meurman.
 Friday, to $50 a. m.-Smith dim ing hall: Conference on secondary school problems, continued from Thursday.
 10 to 1O:SO a. m-Langdon hall, Storage of Sweet Potatoes" c. C.. Starcher. horticulturist
 10:30 to 12 a. m.ZLangdon hall, Dry ing Fruits and Vegetables,' lecture and demonstration, Miss Feminear, as- sistant home demonstration agent.
 2:30 to 40 p. m. - Horticultural laboratory, demonstration in canning. members of the horticultural staff
 D. m-Langdon hall, The Value of Agriculture to the Community" Professor James; Athletics and Vo- cational Subjects in the Rural High School" an illustrated lecture, Dr. Meurnnan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Southern Will Build
 New Depot in Anniston

Anniston, June 23-(Special )-An- ncuncement was made here Saturday by J. A. McGuirk, local agent of the South ern railway, that the Southern railway has decided to withdraw from the pres ent union depot and will erect a new de- pot near the intersection of Fourth and Noble streets
 The depot building will be an unusually fine one, with a beautiful architectural design and the most up-to-date construc- tion and equipment both inside and out. $75,0o0.
 The merchants of the city have placed their windows at the disposal of the Red Cross committee, and some have been already dressed. Living models were placed in several of the windows Saturday.
 Teams are well organized and Calhoun and Cleburne counties have been placarded, the Boy Scouts doing fine work with the posters Thee olored peo-
 pie of the city have also organized to do systematic work, and give liberally of their means.
 An impressive feature of the campaign will be the parade to be held along No- ble street Monday afternoon, in which all the ladies of the city are asked to take part The decoration of all the white way posts along Noble street is an attractive addition for the campaign to begin on Monday.
 Joe Levy, who has been engaged in business on West Tenth street for sev- eral weeks, was arrested Friday at the request of Atlanta police authorities and taken to Atlanta in custody of a detec- tive from that city on the charge of hay ing stolen goods to the value of $12OO Uncle Sam will spend $250, 100000 for good roads this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Condition of AlmOn
 Continues Favorable

Washington, June 23.-(Special )-Repre- sentative F. B. Almon of the Eighth Ala bama district, who was operated on Fri day for appendicitis, continues to gain strength.
 It is announced that while the condi- ton of the appendix was highly unsat- isfactory and while certain adhesion had obtained no gallstones or other unusual complications were in evidence.
 Mr Almons children have reached Washington to be with him and Mrs. AL mon during the illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
OTHER OFFICERS DISMISSED AFTER
 COCCHI CONFESSION
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abandoned today his pretense of inno-
 cence of the murder of Ruth Cruger
 and confessed his guilt. Jealousy was
 his motive. He was unable, he declared
 to win her love and became furious when
 she rebuffed his persistent attentions.
 The admissions of the young Italian
 were made in tears after searching in-
 terrogation by Judge Zucconi broke down
 Cocchi's reserve. Prior to this examina-
 tion Cocchi had coolly and insistently
 maintained he had known Miss Cruger
 only two days before her disappearance
 in February, when she went to his shop
 to have her skates sharpened, and had
 tirely correct.
 Under Judge Zucconi's searching ques-
 tions today, however, Cocchi finally burst into tears. He became so agitated as
 his confession fell haltingly from his lips that the persons surrounding him believed he was about to have an epileptic fit.
 He was granted time to recover and then resumed the story of how the 1S- year-old Wadleigh High school graduate
 met death at his hands in the building,
 where her body was recently unearthed from the cellar.
 TALKED FREELY After making up his mind to tell the truth, Cocchi talked freely and without reserve, giving full details of his crime. including the burial of Miss Cruger's body
 After the confession had been com pleted the judge directed the clerk to read to Cocchi the written report of his deposition. The prisoner said it was correct, and later signed it. On returning to his cell, Cocchi said to the prison attendants: "At last I feel relieved I have freed myself from nightmare which tortured my conscience. Now, I have told every thing, and I am ready to suffer any pen atty" f Judge Zacconi questioned an American woman, relative or Miss Cruger, who came here for the purpose of giving tes- | timony concerning the motive for the crime, and the circumstances under which it was committed. The name and address of this woman have not been asoertained.
 GREW RESTLESS ] Previous to his examination Cocchi had ! been reported to be growing very rest
 less in the close confinement under which he was held by the Italian au- thorities He declared that he was ill with a fever, and asked to be sent to a | hospital. The prison doctor could find n, symptoms of sickness and his request was refused
 l Since his arrect Cocchi has shown great interest in what the newspapers said about him and begged to be allowed tc read the papers. This also was refused | as against the prison rules.
 Cocchi admitted that the murder had been preceded by an assault He had de
 nied this previously.
 1 Alfredo Cocchi went to Bologna from I New York In February after the dis
 appearance of Ruth Cruger. a girl l' years old. When the girls body was dis
 covered in the basement of Cocchts mo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

(COntfnued from Page One) trol operations of the American ships extend south of that point and what ar engagements have been made under which they would be based at British naval stations or depots in the south Atlantic. Navy officials decline, for military req sons, to discuss any details of the plans.
 ALTERED LAW
 The government found it necessary to alter existing law in order to place Ad- miral Caperton or an officer of similar rank in command of the southern wing of the patrol line It is recalled that sometime ago, without giving a specific explanation, the navy department secured from Congress authority to remove the restrictions which allowed only three ad mirals to be appointed, one for the At lantic fleet, one for the Pacific fleet and one for the Asatc feet The law was amended so that the geographical dis tribution of the officers of this rank was eliminated. It is now understood that the step was taken so that Admiral Caper- ton could be sent to southern Atlantic waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
ELEVEN

came west in connection with the reor- garization plans.
 The resignations of Charles Gates Dawes and E. D. Hubert of Chicago are expected at the meeting, as MT. Dawes has become major of engineers and expects 10 go to France, and Mir. Hull bert is said to have too much other busi- ness on his hhnds. Also, it is said, that Jchn c. Sheed, the chairman, may re- sign. It is over the chairmanship that fight is expected to develop between Mir Amster, who is said to favor the chairmanship for himself as he is al- ready head of the executive committee, and James W. Wallace, president Of the Central Trust company of New York. Mir Wallace was chairman of the Wal lace committee of the stockholders in 1914, said by the Amster faction to have been part of the Reid Moore propa- ganda, and still regarded by them as fa- voring the old regime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

Cotton seed started in the house and the plants set out in sunny spot in the garden will bloom and perfect their cotton bolls during the autumn The plants are bushy, from two to three feet high. Flowers. green pods and cotton bolls appear on the plants at the same time. Set the plans two feet apart and keep well cultivated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

The harp was the national instru- ment of the Hebrews and was we'll known throughout Asia. Moses assigns its invention to the antediluvian pc riod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
AMENDMENTS TEXT

nittee, and was adopted on his motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

Practically the only available source of supply of chalk is England and France. and in these countries chalk mining has been suspended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
ANTILIQUOR MEN WRITE SWEEPING
 CLAUSE IN FOOD
 BILL IN HOUSE

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24

Uncle sam will spend s25o, 900, ,OoO for good roads this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
AMERICAN PACIFIC FLEET ARRIVES IN
 BRAZILIAN WATERS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-24
Prof. Judd of Auburn Issues Invitation for All Inter-
 ested to Attend
THE FOOD QUESTION AND OTHER PHASES
 WILL BE TAKEN UP
This Assembling Is Following Out Suggestion of MT. Hoover and Programme Will Include Ex-
 perts of Wide Experience

Auburn June 23.-(Specal)-In follow ing out a suggestion made by Honorable Herbert C. Hoover, proposed food admin istrator of the United States, Prof. Zeb- ulon Judd has issued an invitation to ail the chief school administrators in the state to gather at Auburn June 25-29 for a week of conference on the prob 1ems of our new industrial and agricul- tural life.
 Recent developments in international re- lations have brought new problems which can only be met by thorough co-opera tion by all the people and the school ad- n1inistrators have been selected to carry the message to the hearts of the people.
 The importance of ~conferenc for 8 discussion of all the related problems has been recognized and the government has consented to send some of its ex- perts to address the conference
 Reduced rates have been declared on all railroads and the college authorities are making preparatio to entertain a large number of school workers.
 Prof. Zebuon Judd will preside at the conference and President Thach, in his address of welcome, is expected to sound the keynote of the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-08
CAPT. J. A. SHACKELF0RD
DIES AT COLONIAL BEACH
Was Civil War Veteran and One of
First Members of D. c.
Police Force.

Capt. John a. Shackelford, civil war
veteran, a lifelong resident of Wash
ington and one of the first men to serve
on the police force of the District, died.
in his seventy-ninth year, Tuesday, at
Colonial Beach. Funeral services are
to be held tomorrow afternoon at >
o'clock. at the residence of his son,
Charles d. Shackelford. 81 L street
northwest, with Rev. Hugh T. Steven
son officiating. 1nterment is to be in
Congressional cemetery.
Capt. Shackelford was we'll known in
Odd Fellows circles in this city, being
connected with that organization for
nearly fifty years. He was past grand
master of Columbia Lodge, No. 10; past
chief patriarch of Mount Nebo En-
campment ard past commander of Can
ton Washington, No. /. He also was a
member of Stone Post, G. A. r.. having
served with the 1st District Volunteers
in the civil war; of the Veteran Fire
mans Association and the Association
of the Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
He is survived by six children
Harry L., Charles D., James William
i. Allyn and Lydia L. Shackelford and
Mrs. {. Frank Hayward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-08
MEDIATOR TRIES TO HALT
STRIKE OF SWITCHMEN
Commissioner Chambers Offers His
Services-Men and Officials
Meet in Chicago.

CHICAGO, February s-William L.
Chambers. commissioner of the United
States board of mediation and concilia-
ton. today offered his services as
mediator in the threatened strike of
Chicago switchnen The railroads asked
for mediation but the switchmen have
not done so.
Representatives Of eighteen railroads
entering Chicago and of switchmen en-
ployed by them met subsequently to
discuss their differences and the prof
fered federal arbitration. About 5000
switchmen affiliated with the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen have voted
10 strike if demands, in respect to five
grievances disre garding discipline and
operation, are not granted. Members of
the Railway SWitchmen's Union of
America, who comprise about one-thlrd
of the men employed in the Chicago
switching district, are not involved in
the controversy.
George Hannauer, chairman of the
railway general managers committee.
which met with the men, asserted that
the roads were willing to submit their
differences to arbitration either by a
federal board or one chosen Jointly by
the yardmen and the roads.
Before the meeting, however, James
Murdoch. vice president of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, who was
spokesman for the switchmen, said
that the five points of difference con-
cerned the safety of the men at their
work. and that the only possible set
Element would lie in assurances that
the lives of the men would be safe
guarded. He declined to say whether the
eieht-hour day had been added to the
demands.
The first sitting was brief The de-
mands of the men were presented and
adjournment was taken until this after
noon. Mr Chambers. who is in the city,
was not present at the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-08
FOR MOBILIZATION OF U. S.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Organization Headed by Former Cab
met Member James Wilson
Makes Plea.

Mobilization of the country's agricul-
tural resources. to prepare for the event
of war is urged by the National Agricul-
tural Society. with headquarters in New
York of which James Wilson of Iowa.
secretary OF the Department of Agr-
culture during the administrations of
Presidents Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft,
is president.
"In the light of present day happen
ings it is somewhat surprising that little
or no consideration has as yet been given
to the question of the country's agri-
cultural situation in the event of war,
says a statement issued by the society.
II is now known that war. under mod
ern conditions. is the supreme test of the
entire strength of nation. demanding
that all national clements work i'll close
ordination and according TO "A well
prepared program. 1t would, therefore,
seem to be the part of wisdom for our
country at this critical time to determine
at the earliest possible moment the state
of its own food supply and other agricul-
tural resources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-08
WASHINGTON WOMEN ENLIST.
Misses Dutton and Wilkins Offer
Services in Case of War.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. February Sat the
meeting of the Women's League for
Service. held at the home of Mrs. Will
liam K. Vanderbilt, yesterday, ad
dressed by Miss Anne Morgan and 9TH
ers. the first two young women to en-
list for service were Miss Eva Dutton
of the Chevy Chase Seminary. Wash
ington, D. c., and her chum, Miss Isabel
Wilkins. niece of J. X. Mullin, million
aire Colorado milling man. Mrs. Van
derbilt warmly congratulated her young
guests upon their prompt enlistment
and they are already actively training.
Miss buttons enlistment met with
the hearty Endorsement of her father,
Sam Dutton of Denver, chairman of the
Col. William Cody memorial committee,
who is in New York to confer with Col
Theodore Roosevelt on the memorial
Both young women are from Denver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-08
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Main floor, Tenth street.

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