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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03

At a time when the officers believed all
 soldiers who participated in the dem
 onstration had been placed in the patrol
 wagon another disturbance broke out among soldier sympathizers. Several oth-
 CT soldiers were placed in the wagon and taken to police headquarters.
 In the meantime threats to get them out of ian'' were heard. Trouble ceased , for the time being until the fire depart ment got a call to 2051a Dexter avenue, in the heart of the business section. MstalSing the number, the fremen stop ped at 105 Dexter avenue before realizing they had made mistake. The firemen 1 thought they had answered false alarm, but at 2O51a Dexter avenue house run l by Irene James, probably dozens of gal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
By Associated Press

Washington, May 2.-Only about 35 per cent of the more than 2a,oO0 men composing the Forty-second tRainbow) Division as it returned from France, as organized at Camp Mills, New York. to embark for the front. Practically all of the men, if was learned today. have been wounded or otherwise incapaci- tated during the months of service. They had been returned from the hos pitals and rest camps to the division, and when it Received orders for home, a special effort was made by the divis- ion staff to get together all the origi- nal Rainbow personnel who had sur vived the rigors of the campaign.
 The intense activity of the diviisou
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03

Ions of gasoline and kerosene had been poured on the walls, beds, floors and tables of the building. After several hundred dollars damage had been done the fire was put out.
 Irene James, known to the police, in a statement made to the fire chief, said the safe, containing 80 in cash and $500 in Liberty bonds and other valuabies, had been robbed. She was instructed to appear at the police chiefs office Sat urday morning. Investigation showed that everything in the building had been saturated with oil. Clothing in the dresser drawers were wet with oil when the off cers arrived. Mastering had been knocked from the walls and oil poured down through the holes.
 | In this way peaceful Montgomery eel ebrated Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
FINANCE BODIES MEET

By AssocIated Press . ., | Versailles May "A meeting Of the 1 ,erman and interallied finance commits sion was held this morning at the Trl- anon hotel The German delegates. num- bering eight, arrived afoot, walking
 across the park under the escort Of a French captain. The American ana
 other inter-allied delegates drove rom
 Paris in automobiles.
 The delegates embarked on prolonged
 discussion, apparently continuation oi
 the negotiatipns at the Chateau Plessie yjllette. at Senlis, near Compiegne The German delegation included Bankers warburg, Melchoir and Strauss. The American delegation comprised Thomas w. Lamont, and Henry P. Davison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
Colonel French Named
 Sheridan Commander
Bv Assoc,ated Press

Montgomery. May 2-Informa.;on was received here tonight of the ap pointment of Col Charles G. French to the command of Camp Sheridan. Coli onel French, an infantry line officer. comes here from Camp Dix. He Will succeed Col. George Rains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
GERMANS OPTIMISTIC
By Associated Press

Versailles, May 2.-The German dele- rates to the peace congress today ex- nressed themselves as well satisfied tha. the first meeting Thursday with repre- sentatives of the allied and associated ~owers, took the form of a mutual ex- change cs credentials rather than one s;ded demand for the production of the ( ,erman papers for purposes of identlnca- ton. They take this as an indication that the negotiations are to be con ducted on a basis of equality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
0y Associated Prsss

Ban Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, May 2. Costa Rican exiles met and defeated a force of Costa Rican frontier guards on the Rio Eric. near the southern shore of Lake Nicaragua, Thursday. The frontier guards retired after the light.
 It is reported here that other revo- lutionists have begun an attack along the border between Costa Rica and Panama.
 According to the reports reaching here a small schooner carrying revolu- tionists ca psized in Lake Nicaragua aft CT the skirmish on the Rio Frio. All on board. however, were rescued. ! Tho reported outbreak of fighting be- kuoon tho Costa Rican exiles and Costa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
RED COMMANDERS AT MTTNICH HAVE
 BEEN CAPTURED
sy Assssi.tss Prsss

Berlin. May 2-The entry of government troops into Munich from all points was to begin at noon today. according to the Vos- sische ZeltunE. Dr. Landauer and EgelhOser, commander of the red army, have been captured, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
LESS THAN THIRD LOAN SUBSCRIBED; FULL SPEED AHEAD
 PLEAOF TREASURY
Public Asleep to Necessity of Raising Full Amount in Order to Bring Men Back Home and Care
 for the Wounded
Rv Aseoeiated press

Washington, May 2.-The need of the government of funds to bring the war to successful conclusion will be carried directly to every per son in the United States who can be reached, asa result of the slowness of the public in volunteering subscriptions to the Victory Loan.
 Latest figures compiled by the treas- rry department tonight showed $l,497.- 347, eco. less than one-third of the loan quota subscribed. Individual subscrip- tions in nearly every reserve district were said to be running far short of those in previous loans, apparently indicating that the public was not awake to the ne- cessity for raising the full si.5o0, GOO, ,0O0 asked for in order to bring the men back from overSeas, complete demobilization and care for those wounded in the serv- ice.
 Plans immediately were laid and tele- grams sent to every state organization in the country to make the last seven working days of the loan campaign pro- ductive of sufficient individual subscrp- tions to put the loan lover the top with out calling on the financial institutions and tying up credit.
 The St. Louis federal reserve district leads the country in having subscribed 59. .6S per cent of it's quota, and two other western districts, Chicago and Minne- apols, rank second and third respective- ly The southwest or Dallas district was at the bottom when the latest tabulatioD Of subscriptions was made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
CHINEsE ISSUE STATEMENT
Nv Assocjated Press

Paris, May 2.-The Chinese delegation to the peace conference issued state ment this afternoon with regard to the decision of the council of three concern
 fContinued on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
CANAL STATUS SETTLED

Paris. May 2.-CHavis.)-The council of
 three today settled the status of the kiel canal Germany probably will retain proprietorship of the waterway, but toils s for passage through it will be levied un- tder international control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
Gompers Sitting Up

by Nssuctkleu rFess
 New York, May 2.-Samuel Com pers, president of the American Fed eration of Labor, today sat up for the first time since Sunday when he was seriously injured when a taxicab in which he was riding was struck by a surface car
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
SHIP PROCEEDS

by NssOcIateu FfesS Washington, May Biased on the off cial report that subscriptions to the Vic- tory Liberty Loan totalled almost $l500,- OOOO0O the Victory Ship Crane was or dered today to proceed to ll1a latitude completing precisely one-third of her voyage toward New York. This will
 (Continucd on Page TwO)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03

The Richmond district today reported the largest gain of any single day since the campaign began. increasing it's sub scriptions nearly sl0.OO0,000, taken by IT, 233 persons. Maryland has subscribed go, ,0O1 150; Virginia, sls.95l,65o: West Vir- ginia. $3.O3S, 900; North Carolina, ss,2sl ,05O.- South Carolina s1, ,56S 100. and District of Columbia $7, S54,000
 In the New York district. the days gain was s43527, 800.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-03
DISTRICT PERCENTAGES

The amounts subscribed by the federal reserve districts together with the per- centage of quota attained by each district as officially reported to the treasury tonight were as follows:
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lCeatia.eA ea Pese Twel
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CHAPTER w.
(CORtiRHed from Last Sunday
Copyrtrht. 1913, By star Company.


wv HAT the mystery of the poisoning Of pretty
M young Billie Carleton after her happy night at
w the gay Victory Ball last November in Albert
Hail. LondOni
The eoroners investigation started without delay,
began to many very strange things al
ready revealed IN these pages which previous Sundays
have told of the efforts of the English authorities to find
caused the death of the pretty and popular star
of the Haymarket Theatre. Continuing the record of
the testimony from last Sunday brings the reader to the
garrulous maid of Reggie de Veule Mrs Mary Hicks
''McGinty" they all called her The investigation
then proceeded thus:
CORONER: What is your occupationH
MRS. MARY HICKS: Maid-servant for the last eigh-
teen months to Mr. and Mrs. de VeuIe at fat in
Dover street.
O. Did Miss Carleton call at the fat?
A Yes lot of times I took a lot of money from
Miss Carleton to Mr.. de VeuIIe.
O. What was it for?
A. 1t might be for her dresses as ne made all her
dresses.
@ Did you ever send wires off for de VeuIIe which
you signed "McGnty' and which were addressed to
Belcherf
A. Yes. Mr.. de veuIe told me should get some
"coc'' for him. That the usual short word we used
for cocaine. knew he taking it, De Veulle wrote
two letters, TO Billie Carleton and one to Belcher
He sealed them and told take to the Haymarket
to Miss Carleton and TO give the other Belcher at the
Cafe Royal, at $50 He told me would get $25 from
Miss Carleton, and to give it TO Mr. Belcher with the
letter. Mr.. Becher would give the cocaine l went
to the stage door, the up and Betty Miss Garlic
ton s maid, came back with $25.
asked if ] was to come back and Betty said mo"
often went for money TO the Haymarket but never to
get cocaine handed Mr. Becher the letter and the $25
and he handed me small silver box Mr. de VeulIe ar
rived home about 10 As and gave him the box and he
said ''McGinty, it's very little for $25" He had told
me that when got the cocaine if Miss Carleton wanted
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emptied the silver box, because Mr. de Veulle too
nervous and put what in the package into the silver
box to if it was more and it was
Q. Have you ever shifted cOcanef
A. No, sir Mr.. de Veule told send phone
message through to Miss Carleton tell her to call at
HOekeys that night for message. The maid answered.
l went to the ball spectator Miss Carleton at
the de Veules supper the Saturday before the ball.
and they seemed quite happy They always on the
best of Mr. and Mrs de Veue said that they just
spoke to Miss Carleton the night of the ball and that
she had shown de Veue bouquet she had had made to
match her dress
l had some conversation with dc Vcullc about the
death of Miss Carleton the Friday morning and he
said, oh, McGinty, | know the truth now and |
awfully upset about it, As far as know de Veulle at
tended the opening Of the inquest On his return he told
me about Mr.. Belcher mentioning Mrs AdamOf. He
laughed about it, and said he Bclcher) had found good
name for it. | said, What funny name. Where did
he get FRONT? Mr. de VeuIlc said There are detec-
tives following and if any stops you, will you
take them, please, to Mr. Chattprtons office at 213
Strand" He told me | to say nothing and not to
say that ever got any.
Q. Did You get cocaine from any other place?
A. Yes; from Chinatown about three times De
Veulle sent me for it. 1t $40 packet from Lime
house Causeway. 1t mistake ! taken up to
where they used to smoke DE Veup also sent me to
Mr.. Touse, at Torringon Square, in the beginning of
August
O. Was TOuse Engshman?
A. No. he was a Scotchman
O. He charged you good deal | suppose?
A Proper robbery il | gave Mr. Touse $25 and
he gave square packet with very much in it. 1t
cocaine; looked at it when got home Miss Garlic
ton came in few minutes afterward De Veule
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Q. Did you know that she took drugsf
A. l did not know it until August last when was
told that she took cocaine.
O. Did You ever speak to her about its
A. l spoke to her about it several times. spoke of
the danger of taking drugs. / tried to dissuade her
she would try her best and that she thought she could
give it up when she wanted to.
O. Do YOU know where she got itf
A She told me that Mr. de Veule got it for her.
@. Did you ever speak to de Veulle about it? You
knew him, did you mott
A. spoke to him several times especially the night
of the armistice told him that night that if he
her anv more there would be trouble He said that he
had given her very little lately and would not give her
any more We were then at the Criterion Restaurant
Miss Carleton not there.
O. Did YOU complain to him about giving her cocaine!
A. did not complain. | simply said that thought
it a sin for him TO give her any.
Q. Did you speak to her about that conversation?
A. I spoke to her several times, but not especially
of that conversation.
O. Did you tell her that you had seen de Veue and
told him not to give her cocaine?
A. No because | only saw her for few minutes next
day We did not speak of drugs she seemed very
we'll and happy On the second Sunday IN October |
visited Miss Carleton in the evening at the Savoy. She
did not seem very we'll but rather drOwsy and spoke
in the presence of Mr. and Mrs de VeUe about the
danger of taking drugs spoke Of girls had heard of
taking it. who were ruined through it, and who had died
through it, and especially of girl who had died in an
insane asylum in Paris. Mr.. de Veule agreed with me
that it was a very dangerous thing
Q. Did he Taught
A. No he did not laugh exactly. We helped Miss
Carleton TO fix up her fat We stopped to dinner and
about 80 went into the bedroom to put my hat.
She with me, and believe she called de Veulle-I
not Sure-and he in went to the dressing table
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How the Death of Pretty Billie Car
Has Led to Revelations of London
Have Startled All England and

ad none of it. He handed it to her, and she
little bag. believe Miss Carleton gave me
he money at her Eat at LOngacre that morn
Miss Carleton had given the other SO to
: night before.
3 give it to yOuf
lie did, because Mr.. TOuse would not have
stuff otherwise.
IiSs Carleton take it,
md said afterward it was dead robbery
was small.
are you doing running about and getting
rug for peOplei
employed, and had to do what / was told
I'VE me sealed letters, and had to 60 when
CORONER: Oh, no, you hadn't
A. had no idea it was 50 deadly before.
@. You know what he wanted it fort
A. Yes; did not know II was illegal,
and did not know was doing any harm
in going for It. i didn't know what drugs
were until went there. never took any.
@. Have you seen the opium partiesi
A. have seen the opium, the pipe and
the lamp cooker to smoke with. Miss
Carleton came in to leave opium and pipe
with me and some China tea and teapot.
@. How old are .youi
A. Twenty-eight
Q. Were you surprised to 60 to China
town and HmehOuse TO buy cOcainei
A. I had MOI idea it was such a place
until went. went three times. never
saw sueA dirty place. Water up to your
knees and then you go upstairs into old
black rooms.
Q. Were you frightened
A. was frightened Of getting some
thing on my clothes to carry home; that
is all
Q. You must be very simple, Mrs.
Hieksf
A. was simple to be caught in a trap
like this I'm not 50 simple now. Once
bitten, twice shy.
This for the present ended the testimony
of "McGmty," the servant of de Veulle.
Very important facts were established
from her evidence showing that de Veulle
was procuring cocaine for the dead actress.
Miss Malvina LOngfellOw, well known
as an actress and artist model both in New
York and London, was then called to the
witness stand She wore a brown hat
trimmed in front with a bunch of curly
brown feathers and coat with deep,
brown fur collar
THE CORONER: How long have you
known Miss CarletOni
MISS L0NGFELL0W: / have known
Miss Carleton slightly for two years and
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some 1 was to 60 back, but was
not to let her take more than
half. At Belcher'S fat l found
Belcher and Miss Richardson
breakfasting in bed. l was
handed a square package with
$25, and either a big "B" or
&C" on it. / took it back and
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-11
70 Help Roumanian Children.

Queen Marie of Roumania has draft
ed every housewife, owner of a NOV
Ing picture theater, storekeeper, hotel
owner and landlord In her kingdom
into a national army to contribute to
the support of the Roumanian Chill
dren's Relief association, which has
been organized to continue permanent
ly the work Of child feeding begun by
the American relief administration.
In an appeal just issued to her peo-
pie, described In a cable received from
Mr.. Hoover In Paris at the offices of
the administration, AZ Broadway,
Queen Marie has requested that all
Roumanian families refrain from eat
ing dinner one day each month and
contribute the amount thus saved to
the funds Of child relief.
The queen has requested the various
classes among her subjects to contrib
ute to the child bureau In the follow
ing amer AL. -tores and hotels,
one-tenth of their net proceeds one
day each month; all landlords own
ing business buildings, one-fourth OF
their net proceeds n day each
month all banks on an equivalent ba'
sis and churches of all denominations
q share of their collections one Sun
day each month.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-11

ished the machine excavation and
will have completed the jub fully
after a few days of leveling. Their
work has been done in a very salts
factory The next step will
be the paving of Center street and
several intersections.
r. III. Mayfield is being assisted to
day while ~wrecking the Thos. Kra-
kowski building located on Egan v
nue. N. The front section will be
moved to the rear to make room Tor
workmen to begin excavation for a
two-story brick structure. Mr.. Kra-
kowski states that he has already
rented one-half of the building to be
erected. This block will go up ST
simultaneously with the one Mr.. May
field has planned. Mr.. Mayfield has
parties waiting to nov into his build
ing the moment it is completed. Tue
ladies who conduct the art store have
arranged with Mr.. Mayfield for the
use of the store room
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-11
Oldest Customer In Nation.

Columbus, O.-The oldest dry goods
customer In Ohio, and likely the old
est customer of any store In this
country, was claimed by e. M. Thir-
kield al the Ohio Retail Dry Goods as
ISOLATION convention. He said he was
connected with the department store
of e. B. Thirkield & Sons company at
Franklin, and that James Mclean, one
hundred and four years old. made his
first purchase In that store March ID.
1884, So years ago. and that he is stil
q good customer
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

We are told that Rensch Hardware
Co. claim they a reduce any fam
ily's yearly fuel bill from $3.50 to
50E. This IL strong talk, but as the
Rensch Hardware Co. isn't given 10
exaggeration, we would recommend
that you see them at once.
Wanted. Position by lady stenog-
raper. Call at this office.
Upholstering and trimming auto
mobiles. Over Browns garage.-A.
T. ireland.
am soon to leave on a m~uch-need-
ed vacation. hence my studio will be
closed from August II to 25.-A. C.
Floe.
Have just received a line of suits,
also q new shipment of silk dresses.
- Mrs. Struble's Ready-to-Wear
Shop.
In spite of the strike and prevail
ing conditions. n of our merchants
has succeeded In getting through o
carload of fine peaches from the Cal
ifornia fruit belt. Mr.. Munro liz ad'
vertising them elsewhere in this pa
per.
For Sael. Well located moderr
house. Phone 1909.
MY cottage, with garage and boa
ON c~hautauqua grounds, for rent a
reduced price,. @. Ball.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-11
WALKS AROUND ISLAND
New Jersey Man Takes Stroll Around
Porto Rico and 10 Glad
He Did.

San Juan, p. R.-M. X. McCosh "a
East Orange. N. j. strolled into San
Juan a few days ago after a tramp
around the entire island. which took
him three weeks. feeling fine and de-
claring that the well-meaning friends
who had warned him he would not
find any food ft to eat In the small
hotels had been sadly misinformed.
He found the hostelrles I'm the small
places clean and the food good. and
he said the object of his trip. to re-
cuperate from the effects of an attack
Of ptomaine poisoning and a Siege of
the influenza, had been realized. He
came here intending to make the re-
turn trip on the same steamer, but
he found the sea voyage had not help
ed him as much as he had hoped and
he decided to stay oyer and make his
long tramp. Now he Is glad he did II.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-08-11
WORLD TOO MUCH WITH US
Writer Questions Whether Mankind as
Whole Does Not Neglect the
Best investments.

A thoughtful American who lost his
life when the Lusitania was sunk re-
marked as he awaited his fate with
calmness that Death is the 0 beau
tiful adventure In life" 1t was a sin
gularly impressive utterance which
was wired around the world, and 1t Is
still remembered and treasured In
hosts of hearts.
A tombstone In Flanders bears the
words of another reflective American.
Dinsmore Ely, a soldier from Chicago.
With what seemed a ~premonition that
the supreme sacrifice was at hand, he
gave the world q thought comparable
In interest and significance with that
Of Charles Frohman. when he wrote
In his last letter to his mother that 1T
Ia an investment. not a loss. when a
man dies for his country"
Both of these notable utterances
sound a high note too rarely heard In
u hurrying world of today. But If
life lis the greatest individual asset OF
any one of us, surely its wise invest
ment should be our matter of greatest
concern. What sort of an investment
of life do we make In living selfishly
for self? Can 1T yield an adequate re-
turn? Does the very best that 1t has
to offer-wealth, position, power
make It worth while7 Nothing is more
certainly established than that these
invariably dlsappoint the hearts set on
them and altogether impermanent is
such satisfaction as they do confer.
As a matter of theory we admit, or
most of us do, with Cicero, that Ma
ture has lent US life at interest and
with Seneca, that the body is not a
! home but an inn. We also give nomi-
nal assent to the teaching Of the faith
into which we were born that life In
trusts us with talents-one or more
of which we must make wise invest
ment. We are left in no doubt as to
what that investment is, yet how few
Of us make IL. and how little thought
the world as a whole gives to invest
ments of the higher kindf
Is II not that the world is too much
with us, that Its Investments are too
alluring2 Yet the soul which denies
love asked of 1t, withholds kindness
expected from 1t, or refuses the OPP
p~ortunity for sacrifice offered to 1t.
may have world banks filled and yet
be bankrupt any moment. Fol the
only investments that cannot fail are
those of sacrifice and duty done and
love.-Rochester Post-Express.
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