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of the United States at
Their Tenth Annual
Dinner
New York, February 4.—“J cherish the
earnest hope that your gathering may
emphasize the cordial relations that we
know exists between Briton and Cana
dian and American. ’ wrote King Georg*
V of England In a message to the Pil
grims of the Ohl ted States, read at,
their tenth annual dinner in this city i
tonight.. The king extended "greetings
and best wishes for a delightful re-j
union.”
Other messages of good will read by I
Joseph H. Choate, former ambassadoi j
to Great Britain, the toastmaster, were]
from Field Marshal Earl Roberts, Sir
Thomas Upton, Captain (.'lenient Greato
rex of tlie British cruiser Natal; Admi
ral Lord Charles Peresford and Queen
Alexandra's private secretary. Several,
hundred citizens of England and this
country joined in the banquet of fellow
ship Henry E. Brittain represented
Field Marshal Roberts, president of the
Pilgrims of Great Britain.
Diplomacy still will be employed, Mr.
Choate declared, to ensure friendly rela
tions between the two countries and arbi
tration will be used successfully when
differences cannot be settled through
diplomacy.
“We have a little difficulty just now," j
he said, “but J do not look upon it as J
half as serious as those that have arisen
in the past a dozen times or more. There
is nothing in it that cannot be settled
by direct application of the doctrine of
good faith and honest dealings with one
another.’’
riie two men who made the Hay
Pauncefote treaty, lie said, lived and died
without suspecting that the language by
which they agreed the ships of both na
tions should use the Panama canal on
equal terms was susce ptible of more than
one interpretation; .both sides did their
best write it in cleat* terms; now
that there has been a disagreement, it
will be adjusted by conferences. Both
countries will keep the treaty “in the
next hundred years by keeping faith with
•aeh other,” Mr. Choate concluded.
Mitchell Jnnes. counsellor of the Brit
ish embassy at Washington, speaking for
British Ambassador James Bryce, echoed
Mr. Choate's sentiments.
"If there were any treatment between
the two countries which had been got
by one of us by any sharp practice by
one deceiving the other—if it were one
sided—I would be the first to tear up
the treaty,” he said. “I am certain our
government has the same feeling I have
that there was no intention of breaking
the treaty.”
Other speakers were Bishop Boyd Car
penter, canon of Westminster; Sir Er
nest K. Shackelton, the explorer, and
President John H, Finley oC * be'"City’
college of New York.
STATE COMPLETES
ITS rntCUMSTANTIAL
AGAINST BEACH
Dued from page One)
notes with a gold pencil. Once she joined
heartily in the laughter that followed a
subtle compliment offered her by the el
der Dr. Wyman. Colonel Henderson had
asked him how Mrs. Beac h looked when
he saw* her just after she had been at
tacked.
“Not as well as she Is looking now,” re
sponded Dr. Wyman. Witness bowed gal
lantly to Mrs. Beach.
Mr. Beach appeared in the court room
fully an hour before the case was called.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Beach, her
sister, Mrs. James B. Taylor and Miss
Marion Hollings. Mrs. Beach was be
comingly attired in a brown suit and
brown toque hat, heavily veiled. Beach
and his wife sat at their lawyer's table
behind a bulkwark of books, chatting
gaily while the counsel was examining
the witnesses in another case. Soon after
their arrival, Mrs. Golvin Islln came in
with Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Hollings and
took seats just behind the Beaches. Back
of the rail a score or more of women, only
a few' of whom were members of the win
ter colony, had pre-empted the best seats
and strained eagerly for a glimpse of
Beach and his wife. The case was called
at 10:20 o’clock, the first juror chosen be
ing H. P. Davis, a farmer.
Foreman Chosen
The court designated the first Jury
man chosen to act as foreman. While
the Indictment was being read Mrs.
Beach kept her eyes Intently upon
Prosecutor Gunter. Her face did not
Change expression when he reached the
words “Did assault with murderous in
tent.” Mr. Beach rested his chin on his
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for your bigli-ball or hot punch? It Is
said to he the best and purest of the
imported Whiskies, and we handle the
finest brands of imported Liquors as
well as domestic brands from the best
distillers. We guarantee all our Wines
and Liquors to be pure and full-flav
ored, and. the best for ordinary family
use and medical purposes.
Following Scotch Whiskies
always found here:
Haig & Haig.
King William V-O-P.
Jno Dewar. Special. 22 years old.
Old Sandy McDonald. 15 yeara old.
Black and White Scotch.
Drummond;s.
Phone
hand and gazed straight before him.
He wgs not formally arraigned, thus
being spared the humiliation, of stand
ing in the prisoner’s dock. Prosecutor
I Gunter opened his side by having the
stenographer read the testimony of Miss
Lallah Wyman, who is ill, taken yes
terday, '
Miss Wyman was examined in the
presence of Prosecutor Gunter and Col
onel Henderson, counsel for the de
fense. She testified that site was in her
bed in the front room of her home,
which is directly across the street from
the scene of the* assault, when she heard
two screams. , $he went to the open
window and tried to locate the sound of
the screams. Seeing no one, she re
turned to bed, she said, and a few
minutes ‘latter shev heard two other
screams.
This time she saw a man come down
the street from the direction of the
Beach home when she shouted to him
to stop that noise "or she would cal)
the police.” She said the man broke into
a run.
“You had better run and run fast,’1
was her parting injunction to the re
treating figure, she testified. Miss Wy
man cbuld not say whether the man was
white or black. • She said the suit he
wore was not real light or real black.
After she returned to bed she said she
heard a third series of screams from the
direction of the Beach home. Dr. Hast
ings Wyman, father of the girl, was
the first witness- The doctor said that
he was in his library reading when he
heard two sets of screams' across the
street, lie did not hear the third set
of screams referred ro by his daugh
ter.
Wyman said that after he hoard the
screams h«* and his son. Dr. Marion!
Wyman, rushed o\er to the Beach homo
and wore admitted by Beach to a room
in which Mrs. Beach was lying on the
sofa with blood streaming from her
throat. Beach told him that his wife
had been stabbed by a negro who at
tacked her when she took her dogs out
for exercise. On cross-examination Dr.
Wyman said that the attitude of Beach
and his wife toward each other could
not be regarded as constrained. Dr.
Marion Wyman testified that he heard
three distinct sots of screams from the
vicinity of the Beach home ahd then
a knock on a door followed by the
sound of r voice commanding ‘‘Let. me*
iu, this is Reach.” Examined minutely
on this point, the witness said that he
asked Beach the next day about the
knock on the door and that Beach had
explained to him that after carrying his
wife into the house he had secured his
revolver and had gone outside again
in search of the assailant.
Corroborates Evidence
When court reconvened Mrs. Marion
Wyman corroborated her husband's tes
timony as to hearing screams from the
Beach lawn. Then she heard a door
slide, and subdued screams. Immediate
ly afterwards, she testified she heard a
loud knock and a voice demanded "This
is Beach, let rue in."
Pearl Hampton, the negro servant who
was employed at the home of J. W.
Holmes adjoining the Beach cottage, at
the time was the next witness. She testi
fied that the Lyons were giving a dinner
party that night and that the Beaches
were not present. She started to leave
the house shortly after 9 o’clock and was
attacked by an unknown man near the
fence separating the two houses. She was
hit in the back of the head and knocked,
down. Screaming she returned to the
kitchen, reporting the occurrence to two
other servants. She said they accom
panied her away from the place by an
other exit.
On cross-examination the woman was
unable to tell whether her assailant was
a white man or a negro. She said he
wore a dark gray suit or overcoat.
Anna Bowman, a white servant, em
ployed at the Lyons, testified that she
beard screams and a few' minutes later
Pearl came back crying and told of the
HU lick. Pate O’Keai, white, cook at the
Lyons, corroborated this testimony.
Charles Woodbrklge, a valet, testified
that ills wife, now in York, wras
Mrs. Beach’s personal maid at the time.
Frequently, he Bald, he called for his
wife at the Beach home at 9:36 o’clock
at night and left with her ten minutes
later. He said she was summoned from
their home to attend Mrs. Beach about
10 o'clock.
Relates Insane Story
The last witness of the day was Sheriff
H. L#. Howard, chief of police of Aiken
at the time. He told of being summoned
to the Beach home about an hour after
the assault was supposed to have oc
curred. To him Beach related the same
story that he told to others. He said
he did not. see Mrs. Beach. An examina
tion of the premises, he said, had dis
closed evidences of a struggle on the
ground in the side yard. There he found
ear rings, combs and hair pins, after
wards identified as belonging to Mrs.
Beach, and a bloody fence picket which,
be said, bad been torn off the fence sepa
rating the Beach and Lyons premises.
'Beach told me,” said the witness, “that
he heard his wife scream and rushed out
of the front door in time to see her as
sailant strike her. Beach said he al
most tripped the man as lie fled by him
out of the gate.
After carrying his wife into the house
he said he went upstairs, got his gun
and went in pursuit of the assailant. Re
turning from the chase after a short
time he said, he knocked on the door ana
said:
'This is Beach, let me in.”
The witness suid that he discovered
footprints of a man and a woman in
the side yard. Mrs. Beach has claimed
that the negro attacked her in front of
the house and dragged her into the side
yard.
Exchange Between Counsel
Sheriff Howard caused a sharp ex
change between counsel when he testified
that he ca l let! at the Beach residence
a month after tho assault, but quit
when he saw’ Colonel Henderson there.
The defense then brought out the fact
that the case against Beach was worked
up by a detective named Baughn, who
was employed by the town council.
Prosecutor Gunter then established by
the same witness the alleged fact that
another detective named Post was put
on the case by Beach before Baughn
cams.
A number of photographs of the Beach
house were placed in evidence by the
piosecutlon before adjournment was
taken until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Mrs. Beach was the victim of a mys
terious attack on the night of February
26. 1912.
Said Assailant Was Negro
She hras assaulted while on the lawn
of the beach winter home here and sus
tained a serious cut on the throat. Im
mediately after the attack, Mrs. Reach
asserted that her assailant was an un
known negro. After an investigation by
city authorities and detectives a war
lant was issued for the arrest of Mr.
Beach. He repeatedly has denied the
charge.*
Mr. Beach is represented by an array
of legal talent, composed or both local
and New York lawyers.
The prosecution is being conducted by
Solicitor R. L. Gunter. Thirty-six men.
1 mostly farmers compose the venire from
I which the Jury is now being selected,
j Because of the -prominence of the <le
| i'er.dant and the mystery surrounding the
I attack, introduction of testimony is be
! Ing awaited with eagerness. Eight wit
nesses have been subpoenaed by the
prosecution, while so far as is known,
only three will be Introduced by tin* de
fense. It is averred that Mrs. Beach
I v ill reiterate the story of tin* attack
implicating the unknown negro and cx
t operate her husband
SUFFRAGE LEADERS
AT WHITE HOUSE
Washington, February 4.—Throe women
suffrage leaders successfully ran the
gantlet of doorkeepers at the White
House today, and confronted the Presi
dent with their request for a guard of
soldife, sailors and marines for their big
parade here March 3. They asked for
the granting of a half holiday to women
employes in government departments. The
President pledged himself to discuss the
question with his cabinet.
FOX FELLS OF
POLICE GRAFT
Gives More Testimony Re
garding the Corrupt
Conditions
New York. February 4.—Eugene Fox,
the self-confessed graft collecting police
man who is expected to toll the extra
ordinary grand jury a story of graft levied
by the police in Harlem, mado a confes
sion to the district attorney, supplemen
tary to the one he made yesterday, in
which he figures he handled I^G.000 in
five years, most of which, he says, went
.to certain superiors in the department.
Ten per cent of his collections, Fox told
the prosecutor, he retained for himself.
The rest was divided between his cap
tain and men who represented the inspec
tor responsible for his precinct. Some of
the money found its way to ‘downtown'’
police headquarters, according • to his
story.
Fox reiterated that Ire could produce
witnesses to substantiate his story and
the district attorney expects to have per
sons mentioned by Fox as having knowl
edge of graft taking, appear with the
policeman before the grand jury next
week in an effort to indict officers ac
cused by Fox and others.
REPUBLICANS FAIL IN
EFFORT TO CONSIDER
TAFT APPOINTMENTS
(Continued from page One)
found to predict that the caucus will com
mit itself to a “no battleship” programme.
TO TAKE UP CANAL
TOLL AMENDMENT
Amendment to Repeal Free Tolls Pro
vision Considered Friday
Washington, February 4.—The repeal of
the Panama canal free tolls provision,
proposed in an amendment by Senator'
Root to the recently passed canal admin
istration law, is to he taken up Friday at
a meeting of the Senate committee on in
ter oceanic canals. The call for the meet
ing was issued today by Chairman Bran
degee.
Advocates of the free tolls provision for
American coastwise ships are prepared
to light the proposed amendment in the
committee, and to prevent if possible its
indorsement. Should the amendment be
favorably reported to the Senate it Is be
lieved it will be impossible to secure final
action on it during the pending sessions.
Taft Sends Message
Washington, February 4.—In a special
message to Congress today President
Taft recommended legislation to compel
exporters to prepare accurate and com
plete lists for merchandise sent out of
the United States.
Washington, February 4.—President
Taft today signed the bill incorporating
the National Institute of Arts and Let
tere.
Washington, February 4.—Alaska’s re
sources lie dormant because of lack of
railroads to connect the inland water
ways with the coast and because of in
adequate coal land laws Secretary Fisher
today told the House territories commit
tee. “There’s been a dog in the inanger
policy in Alaska since 1900,” he declared.
Secretary Fisher asked for an appropria
tion to Investigate the Alaskan railroad
possibilities.
Washington, February 4.—Former Sen
ator Joseph W. Bailey’s farewell address
to the Senate will not be printed as a
public document. When Senator Martin
proposed it today, Senator Smoot of Utah
objected to having the speech reprinted
at the expense of the government.
Washington, February 4.— All hearings
be lore the House commerce committee to
day were cancelled because of congestion
because of business In the House. In
vestigations of the long and short haul
provision of the Interstate commerce law
ana uniform baling of cotton were
among those planned.
Washington February 4.—Federal seiz
I ure of merchandise imported by trusts
<1 under illegal contracts was provided
for In the Norris bill which passed the
Senate today. It already has passed the
house and was recommended by Attor
ney General Wickersham to give federal
officials power to seize coffee held in
storage at New York by the Brazilian
coffee monopoly.
Washington, February 4.—"Loan
sharks" in the capitol credited with doing
a mammoth business among government
clerks received a blow today when Presi
dent Taft signed the "loan shark" meas
ure limiting their charges and also those
of pawnbrokers to one per cent a month.
Passage of Jhe bill had been fought for
years in Congress. The money lenders
appealed personally to the President to
veto it.
Washington, February 4.—Federal in
corporations of the Mothers Day Interna
tional association was proposed in a bill
today by Senator Penrose. Mothers
•lay" was founde by Anna Jarvis, a
Philadelphia woman.
Washington, February 4.—President
Taft took a vigorous stand against
lengthening rteamship piers in the Hud
I son river at New York in a special com
munication to Congress today . He ve
toed the proposal that he appoint a
United States engineer to the joint har
bor line commission of New* York and
New Jersey.
Washington, February 4.—A committee
of Washington's women workers appear
ed today before the House committee
contending the La Follette bill would Im
pose a hardship. The delegation said
the La Follette bill would impose an un
due burden. Instead of Improving their
condition. Many women delegates op
posed the measure, on the ground that
without time pay it would be almost im
possible to make a living.
PATROL STEAMER
FOR ICE REGIONS
London, February 4.—The British gov
ernment has entered into negotiations
with the principal north Atlantic steam
ship lines with a view to equipping a ves
sel with a powerful wireless installation
to patrol the i* e regions and notify wire
less stations on the American coast and
I liners plying the Atlantic of the loca
tion of Icebergs and of similar dangers.
The cost of the service as Contemplated
is to be shared by the government and
tHe companies.
Hauser Signs Contract
St. Louis, February 4.—Shortstop Ar
nold llauser. a National league club
| "holdout,” today signed a 1913 contract.
The only remaining regular who has not
signed is Konetchy, who demands $7500
for playing first base this year.
Optical Headquarters
At .las. H. Tinder's. .His finely fin
ished eve-Klasses are carefully ad
justed to wearer. He is an expert, in
frame adjustment. 306 N. Nineteenth
street.
_
Citizens Favor Bond Issue,
But Want a High
School
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At ail enthusiastic meeting held in the
Woodlawn city hall last night citizens of
the eastern end of the city expressed
themselves as favoring a bond issue for
new schools, but maintaining that a
pledge must be made to Woodlawn that a
high school would be built in that section
of the city.
The meeting was largely made up of
Woodlawn citizens. b\it representatives
from the other eastern suburbs were
present. W. 13. Perryman presided over
the meeting and Mrs. J. C. Forney acted
as secretary.
Mr. Perrymaji called on Mrs. K. DuPont
Thompson to present the needs of more
adequate school facilities for Woodlawn
and East Lake. Mrs. Thompson sa
that while 1390 childen were in school
there wax accommodation for only 1100.
Bhe said that relief In some measure
was necessary and recommended a' bond
issue.
111’. R. F. Lovelady of the boaixl of
revenue., who was present, spoke and
said he favored a bond issue, but that
unless a pledge was made that
a high school would be built in
the eastern end of the city
he wouid not vote for the bond iss
Horace Wilkerson and Mr. Cox followed
Dr. Lovelady and indorsed his remarks.
Ben Davis .spoke on the need for more
schools and indorsed the words of the
previous speakers.
The acquisition of a site for the pro
posed school was discussed, but action
was deferred and the matter referred to
a committee to report back at an early
date.
The chairman was authorized to appoint
a committee of seven from Woodlawn,
East Lake, East Birmingham, Gate City |
and Avondale to meet soon and come to i
some agreement on the school question.
It was announced that another mass |
meeting would be held soon, but the ex
act date was not giveft.
CRUMP SUSPENDED
FROM POLICE FORCE
Charge Against Officer Is Neglect of
Duty in Connection With Window
Smashing at Weil’s
Policeman E. W. Crump was suspended
from the police force yesterday, the
charge against the officer being neglect
of duty.
Crump was working on First avenue In
plain clothes early yesterday morning, j
when a window was smashed In the store
of Marcus Well, an overcoat and a hat
being stolen. The theft occurred at 6:40
o’clock yesterday morning. Officer Crump !
stated last night that he had passed the j
window at 6:!J7 and looked at the clock j
In the Western Union Telegraph office.
He stated that he walked to the Twen- !
tieth street corner, crossed the street
and walked to the Chris restaurant where
he used the telephone. When he came
out a minute later the window had been
smashed and the thief had disappeared.
The high piles of wooden blocks for pav
ing purposes on the sidewalks obstructed
the view of the officer on the opposite
side of the street.
When the window was smashed a negro
porter in the building ran to the street
and saw the thief running away. He
says that ho chased the man to Seven
teenth street and Avenue A, but was un
able to catch him. The occurrence yes
terday was the fourth time the window
of the Weil store has been smashed.
Acting Chief of Police Martin Eagan
stated yesterday that the robbery was
caused by gross negligence on the part
of Crump and that he was suspended
for an Indefinite period. Crump has al
ways been regarded as a very efficient
officer.
ASSEMBLY GUESTS
OF STATE PRISON
Nashville, Tenn., February 4.—For the
first time in the history of the state, the
members of the general assembly were
tonight the guests of the Inmates of the
state prison, who gave a minstrel show
in their honor. The convicts are lobby
ing for the enactment of a conditional
pardon or parole law'.
A quartette, composed of two highway
robbers and two murderers, gave a num
ber of vocal selections. An eight piece
| orchestra furnished music and 23 negro
prisoners were in the oast.
M’LEAN OUTSKATES
ALL OPPONENTS
Boston. February 4.—Again tonight
“Bobby’’ McLean of Chicago, outskated
all opponents In the national indoor skat
ing championship races here. McLean
won the titles in the mile and half mile
events and outdistanced the field in a one
mile handicap race, in which he sorted
at scratch.
STORYOF FOOCHOW
AND THE BOMB
Foo Chow, China, February 4.—After
the civil governor of Foo Chow escaped
a bomb that killed 20 bystanders today,
he rushed at his would be assailant and
with the help of citizens arested the
man.
Set Date for Hines Case
Jackson, Miss.. February 4.—The case
of the state^of Mississippi vs. the Edward
Hines Lumber company of Chicago* has
been set for trial at Poplarvllle fo’*
Thursday. The state alleges that the *
lumber company, with subsidiary con- j
earns, owns more than the $2,000,000 worth j
of timber lands allowed one individual
or concern, and asks a forfeiture of
lands in excess of that sum.
Knights of Columbus Ball
About 160 couples attended the Knights
of Columbus Marti! Gras ball last 1
night at their hall. The hall was
decorated in the colors of the order.
Miss Helen Armstrong and Miss May
Agnes Hilleke presided over the punch
bowl. Progressive euchre was played
by the older people.
Approve Direct Election
Santa Fo. N. M., February 4.—liy i
vote of 34 to ji the lower house of (he
legislature totiuy adopted the ' resolution
approving the proposed amendment to
the federal constitution providing for the
direct election of United Suites senators.
Its adoption by the senate is conceded.
—
The trial of the suit filed by B. B.
Comer against the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad. E. A. Bickert and B. M.
Starks, on trial in the first division of
the city court, Judge C. C. Nesmith, will
probably be concluded this morning. The
plaintiff claims $15,000 damages for an
alleged libel published in The Age-Herald
and the Birmingham Ledger in April.
1904, ^ when he was a candidate for rail
road commissioner. The article in ques
tion was an affidavit made by Bickert
which was used as a campaign docu
ment.
The pleadings were concluded yesterday
morning und the case went on trial w-ith
the examination of Ross C. Smith, former
business manager of The Age-Herakl. as
the first witness. James J. Smith, *puo
lisher of the Ledger, was also put on
the stand. Mr. Comer was the next wit
ness. He made a denial of the general
statement of the affidavit which was pub
lished.
The plaintiff is represented by C&pt.
Frank S. White & Sons and Cabaniss <£
Weakley. Tillman, Bradley & Morrow' are
counsel for the defendant.
BOMBARDMENTS OF
ADRIANOPLE FORTS
CONTINUE TERRIFIC
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the Ottoman officers, which must tend
to undermine tlie efficiency of the army.
British and German warships passed
through the Dardanelles yesterday for
the protection of the foreign residents
of Constantinople and a fleet of war
vessels belonging to other powers is
anchored in Bezika bay, other wise ready
for any emergency.
Forty new' Servian 7-inch guns are bom
barding Adrianople, says a dispatch to
the Daily Mail from Belgrade. Fugitives
from that town say there still are com
paratively large quantities of food in
Adrianople and few' medical necessaries.
A Bulgarian aeroplane yesterday
dropped proclamations into Adrianople
inviting the surrender of the town.
The Constantinople correspondent of
the Times saya all attempts to raise a
foreign loan have failed.
A Vienna dispatch to the Times says
it is stated in competent Balkan diplo
matic quarters there that a new Serbo
Bulgarian agreement has been concluded
under which Monastir will fall to Servia
as compensation for the help afforded
Bulgaria.
Vienna, February 4.—The Neue Freie
Presses Constantinople correspondent
says that the Turkish cabinet has agreed
In principle to the cession of Adrianople
on the Bulgarian conditions, but wishes
to await the issue of hostilities.
The Neue Frie Presse is regarded as
the channel of Young Turkish communi
cations.
STEWART EDWARD
WHITE INJURED
Panta Barbara, Cal., February 4.—
Stewart Edward White, the author and
explorer, broke a leg while sliding for
the home plate in a ball game here to
day. Among the players in the game
was Winston Churchill, recently progres
sive candidate for governor . of New
Hampshire.
SUFFRAGISTS MADE
CABINET SNEEZE
Taondon, February 5.—The Fxpres* says
that the whole cabinet was set sneezing
yesterday by the simultaneous receipt by
each minister at the house of commons
of suffragette leaders containing red
pepper.
To Cut Passenger Rates
London, February 4.—The Austro-Amer
ican Shipping company, says a Vienna
dispatch to the Times, announces that it
has decided not to cut the passenger
rates between Trieste and Canada, In
order not to artificially stimulate emi
gration to the dominion.
Deaths and Funerals
—
Houston Jones Whist nan t
Houston Jones Whlslnant, 9-monttis
old child of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Whist
nant. died at a local infirmary yester
day afternoon at 2 o’clock. The funeral
services will take place this afternoon
at 3 o’clock from the residence, 187
North Fifty-first street, with interment
in Woodlawn cemetery.
Joseph W. Openshaw
The hody of Joseph W. Openshaw, aged
14 years, who died in lJttleton Col., Jan
uary 31, arrived In Birmingham yester
day morning. Funeral services will be
held this afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from
the chapel of Warner-Smiley, with inter
ment In Woodlawn cemetery. Mr. Open
shaw Is survived by a mother, Mrs. A.
Openshaw and three brothers. George J.
and Ted of Birmingham and John Open
shaw of Washington. He has two sisters,
Mrs. T* W. Johns of Birmingham and
Mrs. Grace Beggs. Funeral services will
he conducted by the Rev. M. S. Bon
welk
Mrs. W. P. Pankey
Huntsville, February 4. < Special.)—
The hody of Mrs. W. P. Pankey, Sr.,
formerly of Huntsville, was brought
to this city today from Waco. Tex.,
where she died Sunday and Interred In
Maple Hill cemetery with services at
the grave by Rev. Cary Gamble. Mrs.
Panke.v was the molher of Will Pan
key, who was formerly engaged in
the printing business here.
Edward Leper
Gadsden, February 4.—(Special.)—
Edward Leper, 64 years old, died to
day of apoplexy at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. J. Ti Gibson, 1137 For
est avenue. The funeral will be held
Wednesday morning, burial being at
Forest cemetery.
Mrs. Nora E. Baker
Anniston, February 4.—(Special.)—
Mrs. Nora E. Baker, who died at a
local infirmary Monday, was laid at
rest In Edgemont cemetery Tuesday
afternoon after funeral services at her
lato residence, 1538 Walnut. She is
survived by her husband, A. L. Bil
ker, and a daughter.
Mrs. T. W. Freeman
Centre, February 4.— (Special.)—
News reached here last night of the
sudden death at her home, eight or
nine miles south of Centre, of Mrs.
Carrie Steele Freeman, wife of Thad
deus \V. Freeman, a leading citizen of
the county. Death came without warn
ing; while talking with the family sh*
suddenly fell from her chair and ceased
to breathe.
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LLOYD-GE GEAND
CHURCI L RESIGN
Reasons Given for With
drawal From Reform
Club
tendon. Februarj* 4‘—-The chancellor of
the exchequer. David Idoyd-Oeorge. and
the first lord of the admiralty, Winston
Spencer Churchill, resigned from the Re
form club, according to the Express, be
cause.the club blackballed Baron Maurice
Arnold De Forest, whose candidacy was
seconded by Mr. Churchill.
The Express adds that Sir Edward
Grey and bewis Harcourt also threaten
to resign unless a general meeting of
the members is called to rescind this ac
tion.
Baron De Forest is a hereditary baron
of the Austrian empire and authorized to
use his title in the United Kingdom by
royal authority. In 1909 he offered a prize
of $110,000 to the first British aviator to
cross the English channel in a British
built aeroplane.
CANNOT EXACT THE
EXTRA WORD CHARGE
Order in Favor of Postal Company
Made by New York Service
Commission
| Albany, February 4.—(Special.)—In re-1
| lation to the order of the up-state serv-j
I ice commission prohibiting the Western
j Union Telegraph company from 2 cents a
word for the “via" and'the name of the
place necessarily added Avhen messages
are to be transferred to the Western
Union for transmission to destinations
not reached by the Postal lines, the
Western Union company is required to
advise the commission by February 15
whether or not it will obey.
The Postal company now ^receives mes
sages at competitive points for points at
which it has no office, but. at which the
Western Union has offices. The Postal
transmits the message to its own office
that is nearest to the point of delivery,
and at such office transfers the message
to the Western Union and pays for the
transmission from there to point of ad
dress, the Western Union charging the
regular rate between the point at which I
it receives the message and the point at
which it is delivered. In addition to this
regular charge the Western Union
charges for the- words referred to.
On November 8, 1911, the commission
made an order directing the Western
Union to desist from charging the Postal
for the originating address and date
upon transferred telegrams in all cases
where no charge is made for the orig
inating address and dates upon telegrams
delivered to the Western Union company
originating at the point of transmission.
In the eases now decided and also that
decided in . November, 1911, the commis
sion held that the charge exacted was
unjust and discriminatory. In the pro
ceeding of 1911, the Western Union
claimed that tho additional charges was
not for the name of the originating point
of the message and the originating date
of the message, but was for the word?
added at the point of transfer to indi
cate that point. While the hearing was
going on. ^the Western Union changed
Its position and claimed the words
charged for were the original point and
date. The decision in the first case was
against the Western Union, but after the
decision the company made a new rule,
under which it now charges for the words
added at the point of transfer and cuts
down the number of words from four or
five to three. In the hearings of the
second complaint now passed upon, the
Postal asserted that the changing of
rules was merely to obey the decision
of the commission and this contention
was supported by the fact that through
out the rest of the United States a new
rule was promulgated about the same
time by the Western Union that the
three extra words charged for should be
the place and state of the origin of the
message and the word "via." It was
shown that the Postal company makes
no charge for extra words on trans
ferred messages, that the Great North
western Telegraph company makes no
such charge and that by reason of the
discrimination against it by the Western
Union it had been obliged to discontinue
transmitting messages part way because
the extra charge of the Western Union
amounted to more than was received for
the message.
The decision of the commission just
made forbids the imposition of charge
for any words attendant upon a transfer
of messages from dne company to the
other and Is a victory for the Postal
company. The order is effective on
March 1.
Edwards-Sorrell
TV. it Sorrell and Miss Lucia Ma?
Edwards were married quietly yesterday
at the home of the bride by the Rev.
E. C. McVoy. They wil be at home
to their friends at 1307 Cullom street.
As a wedding trip Mr. and Mrs. Sorrell
nill attend the Inauguration at Wash
ington. *
BEULAH CREVASSE
EIGHT HUNDRED
FEET IN WIDTH
i ;
River Rising Rapidly and
the Water Is Pouring
Through Crum
bling Breach
Memphis, February 4.—The crevasse In
the Mississippi £iver levee at Beulah,
Miss., is now 3800 feet In width and, with,
the river rising rapidly in the section,
water is pouring through the opening lit
great volume, according to tonight’s dis
patches. Further caving, however, is
not anticipated, the ends of the gap being
composed of tough “buckshot” earth.
The stretch of levee which collapsed was
largely of a sandy loam. It is now esti
mated that aproximately 1000 square miles
of farming lands will lie flooded.
At the solicitation of the Mississippi
delegation in Congress, who were appealed
by Governor Brewer of that, state.
Secretary of War Stimson today author
ized the shipment of all tents at the dis
posal of the Mississippi National Guard
to the overflowed section, where refugees
are reported to be in a sorry plight be
cause of lack of shelter. Weather condi
tions are the most severe of the winter
and representation was made that un
less prompt action was taken, much suf
fering would result. The greater number
of those driven from their homes are
negroes.
At all other points the levees are hold-*
ing. At Memphis the unofficial reading
of the gauge tonight showed a fall ofl
one-tenth in the river here today.
MANY CONVICTIONS
IN LIQUOR CASES
Jackson, Ky. February 4.—More than
100 convictions most of them for liquor
law violation cases, wrere obtained In the
Breathitt county circuit court today,
thus surpassing all records for any cir
cuit court in Kentucky.
In one of the cases, that of a woman
accused of assisting her husband In the
robbery of a store, the defendant came
into court with four children ranging in
age from 1 to o years. She pleaded
guilty, but the judge sent both she and
her husband home, with instructions tt>
m<nd the children, pending action on
their cases by the grand jury.
FILE LIABILITIES OF
BANKRUPT CO.
Jackson, Miss., February 4.—The sched
ule of assets and liabilities of the Na
tional Warehouse company of this city,
recently placed in bankruptcy, has been
filed with the clerk of the federal court
and referred to the receivers.
It shows liabilities of $158,097.86, with
assets of $252,559.91. The principal asset*
are the 56 warehouses listed at their
book value, but which creditors claim
will not bring .TO per cent of that amount.
Leaves Fortune to Partner
New York, February 4.—With the filing
tcday of the will of George W. Crossmau
o£ the c-offeo importing firm of C'rossman
& Sleleken, it became known that the
two partners several years ago had en
tered Into an agreement by which each
should hequeath tl.MO.OOO to the other.
The fact of the agreement was mention
ed In a codicil to the will, which, a
second codicil says, a new agreement
supplanted. By this will, however, Mr.
Crossman left $1,Mo,000 to Herman Siele
ken, his business partner and nearly
Si,000,000 more to relatives and friend*.
Hamilton Is Hurt
Petersburg, Va., February- 4.—Alexan
der Hamilton, vice president and chief
counsel of the Atlantic Coast Lino rail
way, suffered a fractured collar bone In
a runaway accident here late today while
driving with his daughter. Mr. Hamil
ton was thrown from his carriage. Miss
Hamilton also was slightly Injured. They
were removed to their home here after
the accident.
Trembled for Enemy
From Tit-Bits.
A detachment of soldiers was about tf*
attack- the enemy, who awaited then*
draw'll up in battle order.
A seasoned old sergeant noticed a young
soldier fresh from home visibly |fTected
by the nearness of the coming light. His
face was pale, his teeth chattering and
his knees tried to knock each other out.
It was sheer nervousness, but the ser
geant thought it was downright funk.
•■Tompkins," he whispered, “it Is trem
bling ye are for your own dirty skin?”
"No, no, sergeant." said Tompkins,
making a brave attempt to still his shak
ing limbs. "T’m trembling for the enemy.
They don’t know Tompkins Is here.”
Willie Knew
From Life.
Sunday -School Teacher—And what
should we do alter breaking a com
mandment. Willie?"
Willie—Muzzle de papers and hire a
good lawyer.
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