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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD
VOLUME XXXXIII O BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1913 54 PAGES (IN SIX PARTS) NUMBER 33
OFFICIALS OF UNITED;
MINE WORKERS ARE
INDICTEDJ COURT
Charged With Violating the
Sherman Anti-Trust
Law
!ohn p. white
AMONG NUMBER
ill — •
I Qta«ed Defendants Conspired With
I* Coal Operators to Raise Wages
| in Coal Fields—Perry’s
I Statement
Charleston. W. <Va., June 7.—President
John P. White and 18 other officials of
the United Mine Workers of America
were indicted in the federal court here
today on a charge of violating the Sher
man anti-trust law. It is alleged the
defendants conspired with the coal oper
ators of western Pennsylvania, Ohio, In
diana and Illinois to raise wages in the
West Virginia coal fields, so as to pre
vent its competition with other states.
Those named in the indictment are:
John P. White, president: Prank J. Hayes,
vice president; Thomas Haggerty, Joseph
Vasey, James Cantrell, Charles Hatley,
Marco Roman. George H. Kdmonds and
Benjamin F. Morris, organizers of the
' United Mine Workers of America; Thom
as Cairns, president; Clarence C. Grif
fith, vice president; James M. f’rago, sec
retary of district No. 17, United Mine
Workers of America, and James Diana,
John Nutter, Rome Mitchell, W. S. Reese,
F. D. Stanley, IT. S. Cantley and A. D.
Lavender, subordinate officers- of district
No. 17.
It is said here that this case is the
first one in which officers of labor or
ganizations have been indicted on
charges of having violated the Sher
man anti-trust law.
The indictments charge that the i9
men angaged in a combination and
conspiracy in restraint of trade and
commerce. Th<* offense is said to have;
Parted September 1, 1912, and con- 1
tlnued since.
Agents of Organization
It is charged that the indicted men
have been agents and members of an
“unincorporated voluntary organiza
tion of individuals as a labor union
known as the United Mine Workers of
America, having many thousands of
members who unlawfully combined and
conspired together with the object and
Intent of unionizing and making mem
bers of said organization the laborers
employed in and around the coal mines
of the state of West Virgllna in order
that and with the intent that said or
ganization, by regulating the wage to
. be paid to said laborers for their work,
rcoulfi and would fix and control tho
price at which the coal mined in the
state of West Virginia could compet
with coal mined in the west part of
Pennsylvania and in the states of Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois in the markets of
the states in the LTnited States outside
of West Virginia. The indictment al
leges that coal produced in West Vir
ginia is shipped in competition with
coal mined in the other states of the
(Competitive field and that not more
than 15 per cent of the coal output
jif West Virginia is consumed within
She state.
I To Fix Wages
"The object amt purpose of the Unit
Bed Mine Workers is to flx wages lo bs
■ paid to laborers and to refuse to allow
said laborers to work unless said
I wages are paid," the complaint furth
I er reads. Continuing It Is stated "the
organization intends to unionize the
miners in West Virginia, and, if suc
cessful, to flx the price at which coal
Of West Virginia could he sold in the
outside markets named, thus permit
ting the competitive states to compete
more favorably In the western markets
with the product shipped from West
Virginia."
It is charged that the mines in tlie
competitive states are unionized, dom
inated by the United Mine Workers
and the coal operators of Pennsyl
vania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois have
entered into a combination and con
spiracy with the miners' union where
in the alleged conspirators have agreed
to prohibit the coal mined in West
Virginia in entering the lake markets
and Canada,"
The Information upon which the in
dictment is said to have been hased
Is said to be the result of an extend
ed probe into conditions by Mlstrlct
Attorney Hard A. nitz of Bluefleld, W.
Va., and his assistant, H, D. Rum
mell of Charleston.
The indicted men, it is said, will he
summoned Into court during the com
ing week.
“It Is Ridiculous”
Indianapolis, Ind., June 7.—"It Is ridic
ulous." Thus Edwin Perry, secretary and
treasurer of the United Mine Workers of
America, tonight expressed himself when
Informed of the indictment returned
against the mine workers' officials In
Charleston, W. Va.
“We have never conspired In any way
against the West Virginia operators and
have only tried to see that the miners
there received fair compensation for their
work. In the matter of wages we always
were willing to leave it to disinterested
parties and were ready to take a reduc
tion in the scale if facts warranted. The
West Virginia operators always have
fought every attempt to unionize the
miners and we felt that under these
conditions it was impossible for the men
to receive Just wages."
No Charges Made
Washington, June 7.—While no
Charges of violation of the Sherman
law, as far as is known, have been
made against the West Virginia mine
workers to the Senate's special com
IComtlaued on Page Tea)
x
FURTHER EVIDENCE !
IN PHAGAN MYSTERY
IS GIVEN BY FEIJK
Reproaches Edit Pub
lishing Alleged Conversa
tion in Atlanta Paper
POLITICAL MUDDLE
DEEPER INVOLVED
Charges and Counter Charges of Cor
ruption Growing Out of Sensa
tional Murder Still Entangled.
Numerous Letters
Atlanta, June 7.—Additional contri
butions to the mass of charges and
counter charges in the controversy In
which the local police department.
Mayor Woodward, Attorney Thomas B.
Felder and others ore Involved, grow
ing out of the recent alleged use of
a secret telephonic device purporting
to have uncovered evidences of polit
ical machinations In the Investigation
of the Mary Phagmi murder mystery,
were made today by Attorney Felder.
In a lengthy card to James R. Gray,
editor of the Atlanta Journal, Mr. Feld
er endeavored to reproach him for hav
ing published the alleged report of a
conversation between Felder, A. S. Col
yar, Jr., and G. C. Febuary of the local
detective department. This alleged re
port, which Mr. Felder asserts is spur
ious, purported to relate to the removal
of certain papers from the offices of
the police department. These papers, it
was claimed, would have an important
bearing upon the controversy over the
manner in which the Phagan case was
being investigated.
Another card, sent by Mr. Felder to
day to Newport Lanford, chief of de
tectives, attacks in vigorous terms
Chief Lanford's alleged part ir. em
ploying the telephonic device and his
administration of the detective depart
ment. Another letter, similar in its na
ture, was addressed to Chief of* Police
J. D. Beavers.
DECLARES BOY IS
Special Hearing to Investi
gate Louisiana Kidnap
ing Case Held
New Orleans, June 7.—Notwithstand
ing the ldentitticgtion today by six
witnesses from Pearl River county,
Mississippi, of the child taken from \\ .
C. Walters at Columbia, Miss., several
weeks ago, as the one they had known
as Bruce Anderson, who was at then
homes prior to the kidnaping of Rob
ert Dunbar, near Opelousas, last Au
gust, John M. Parker, a prominent local
business man, appointed by Governor
Brewer of Mississippi to conduct an
investigation of the boy's identity, late
tonight wired the Mississippi governor
that in his opinion the child is the
missing son of the Dunbars.
New Orleans, June 7.—Further evi
dence in support of the contention of
7V. C. Walters that the boy found in
his possession at Columbia, Miss., sev
eral weeks ago is not Rohert Dunbar,
who disappeared from his home ill
Opelousas. La., last August, was in
troduced at a special heating to In
vestigate the hoy’s ldently here today.
Six witnesses, all residents of Pearl
River county, Mississippi, testified
that the child recovered from Walters
and claimed by C. P. Dunbar as his
missing son. was with the itinerant
tinker In that vicinity several weeks
before the Dunbar boy’s disappearance.
At the sight of only one of the wit
nesses did the 6-year-old boy, brought
here from Opelousas for the hearing,
show any signs of recognition. When
Jeptha Rilbo appeared t lie oil lid. in re
ply to a question, said: "That’s Bil
bo.’’ Bilbo testified ttiaf Walters and
the boy known as Bruce Anderson spent
several days at his home in July, last.
Today's hearing was held at the re
quest of Governor Karl Brewer of Mis
sissippi. who refused to honor requi
sition papers from Louisiana for Wal
ters. held at Columbus, suspected with
kidnaping Robert Dunhar. until further
Investigation had been made.
POPE WRITES TO
GERMAN EMPEROR
Rome, June 7.—The pope has written
an autograph letter of felicitation to
the German Kmperor on the occasion
of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
Emperor's reign. The letter will he
presented by Cardinal Kopp.
King Victor Emmanuel has also sent
a letter to the Emperor, in which he
said that he hoped to renew his greet
ings shortly when returning with the
Queen from a visit to the Swedish sov
ereigns.
Wilson Plays Golf
Washington, June 7.—President Wil
son motored over into Virginia today
to play golf with Dr. Cary T. Gray
son of the White House staff by way
of takfrig his usual week-end holidaj'.
THE CONTENTS OF TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
1—Mine Workers officials indicted.
Further evidence in Pahgan mystery. 1
Judson before vice commission.
Wood acquitted by Jury.
President may appear before lobby
committee.
^-Keller begins tour tomorrow.
8— State patronage in Mississippi causing
trouble.
4— Ex-Governor Folk at Chuatauqua.
5- Joe Folk in Birmingham.
Holmes to attend inspectors' institute.
Bankhead has not met "insidious
lobby.”
Call to stop working convicts in mines.
*— Suffragettes open headquarters.
T—Stocks drops to low ebb.
{—Alabama boy making good in scientific
world.
P— Railroads expected to make hard fight.
10—Hobson severe on old time politician
U— Recommendations will be approved by
O'Neal.
13— Tubercular cows not sold for food.
14- 15-22—Sports
20— Militarists not yet satisfied.
21— Fate of German arctic expedition.
22— First day's battle at Gettysburg.
24— Epworth leagues meet Wednesdav.
2ft—Society.
27—Longer frocks amt own rooms.
25- 29—Editorial comment.
30— Solution of Mother-heart problems.
31— Ophelia reforms (?> the colonel.
32— Type of Olympiad to be changed.
34— Automobile Bossip.
30—Dolly's dialogues. 14
37—Trip on the Tidewater.
35— Few men save lives of thousands.
29— Common sense in the home.
40— J A. Bryan a "live wire" minister.
41— Markets.
42— Literary gossip of the Old World.
43— 50— Magaalne section.
Il-M—Comic sopplement
■ WILSON HUNTS "INSIDIOUS "~LOBBY
u. s.
JEN ATf
HARRY P. JUDSON
TESTIFIES BEFORE
College Graduates Are Soon
Financially Able to
Marry, Says Col
lege President
Chicago. June 7.—Most college grad
uates enter business and soon there- j
after are financially able to marry and j
most of the “sweet girl graduates wed,
I am happy to say,” testified Harry
Pratt Judson, president of the Uni
versity of Chicago, before the Illinois
senate commission inquiring into the
relation of low wages to vice today.
Volunteering that many of “our
young men work their way through
, college,'’ Mr. Judson said school and
college courses should be shortened so
young men and women could be start
ed on the serious business of life
earlier.
Asked whether he thought the law
should provide a minimum wage for
minimum efficiency, Mr. Johnson re
plied that the efficient man could earn
I more than the law could provide; that
industrial training might be provided
for the semi-efficient but for the in
efficient there was no remedy.
Men who are fitted for bank work
are not the kind who would marry un
less they could afford it, according
to VS*. T. Abbott, vice president of the
Central Trust company. He believed
man could marry.on $1900 a year."*"
Destroy Efficiency
He thought the establishment of a
minimum wage in a bank would de
stroy efficiency.
A. W. Harris, the third witness and
president of Northwestern university,
said he believed it the duty of- every |
community to see that the girl thrown
on her own resources was able to live I
respectably.
Dr. Harris declared some of the rich
men were not necessarly inefficient, j
Referring to sons of Chicago packing j
house magnates, he said he did not
know one of them that was not the
business equal or superior of his
father.
Dr. Harris said E. E. Harriman’s for
tune of $100,000,000 was not too muen
compensation for a rare individual who j
made encJre railroad systems more ef- I
fleient and indirectly worked to the
welfare of hundreds of thousands of
working men and working women.
LUNCHEON GIVEN
PEACE DELEGATES
London, June 7.—At the luncheon
given by the King in honor of the
Balkan peace delegates today his maj
esty expressed the hope that their la
bors would soon be' satisfactorily con
cluded. At a subsequent meeting of the
delegates, however, little progress was
made and an adjournment was taken
to Monday. The delegates failed to
reach an agreement on the form of the
draft protocol.
King George, conversing with the
delegates regarding the danger of
fresh struggles among the allies, re
marked that another war would be a
crime against humanity.
WANT THE OREGON
TO LEAD THE WAY
Washington, June 7—A petition
signed by (50,000 Oregon school chil
dren expressing the desire that the
battleship Oregon he detailed to lead
the parade through the Manama canal
at its formal opening, reached-Secretary
Daniels today. Mr. Daniels said the
the navy department had given no con
sideration to the form of naial repre
sentation in the ceremonies that may
mark the formal opening of the canai.
IMPERSONATED A WOMAN
TO ESCAPE THE MEXICANS
—
Mexican-American Rancher Adopts Unique Method of Eluding
Bandits—Appeal to Mexican Chivalry Successful,
and American Saves Money
Doirdas, Ariz., June 7.—George Pogar
tis. a Mexican-American ranctjer of
wealth, attributes his personal safety and
the possession of hi# money to 'ds success
at feminine impersonation. He arrived
here today to relat? how by donning
women’s cloth?* he escaped bandits who
had demanded his money. Captured near
Opulu, Sonora. Bogartis was ordered to
pay $5000 for his life. He took the ban
hits to his ranch house and told then: to
wait outside while he fetched the money.
Ir, the house he pu: on woman’s clothing,
and secreting his money, passed through
the picket lines, which had been placed
about the premises. The bandits doffed
their big hats as the supposed woman
passed and the ran her rafely mane his
way to the border, depositing bib money
in a bank here.
Dr. C. Dusynrt. secretary of Sinaloa
state, met here today with the constitu
tionalist committee, after which it was
announced tint Governor Feliv»c Rivera
will not be re-instatod as governor of
Sinaloa. Rivera at the time of M.dfro's
downfall was taken a prisoner to Mexico
Glty. where he escaped to Havana. He
has agreed to net . under the present con
stitutionalist governor of his state.
Sensational Conspiracy Case
Comes to End—Disagree
ment in the Case of
Atteaux
Boston, June 7.—After deliberating
throughout the night, n Jury today ac
quitted President William M. Wood of
the American Woolen company of -the
charge of conspiracy to injure the tex
tile strikers at Lawrence by “planting"
dynamite.
A disagreement in the case of Frederick
E. Atteaux was reported.
Dennis J. Collins, who turned state's ev
idence, was found guilty on two counts
and not guilty on the other four counts of
the indictment.
The first count charged conspiracy to
injure the textile strikers and the second
count conspiracy to injure unknown per
sons. The other counts allege conspiracy
against certain persons and a plot to dam
age nropert\
Sensational Case
The case, one of the most sensational
that has grown out re ently of a dispute
between capital and labor, was given to
the Jury at noon yesterdav.
The jurors began their lellberations at
3 o'clock, and when they had failed to
report at midnight they were locked up
for the night. Court reconvened at 9:30
o’clock this morning and the Jury came
In half an hour afterward.
The foreman reported that Collins was
guilty on the first two counts. Wood ac
quitted and that the Jury had been unable
to agree in the case of Atteaux.
The court ordered that hall for Atteaux
be renewed pending disposition of his case.
Counsel for Wood asked the court to di
rect an investigation of the published
statement that an attempt had been made
to influence Morris Schumann, one of the
Jurors FridaV Schumann was questioned
bv John Crosbj regarding a statement
which lie was said to have made recently
to the district attorney.
This was t the effect that an unnamed
man had intimated to him that he might
have a business position for life and
In cash If he voted right.
Allowed to Continue
fpon assuring the court that he would
not be Influenced by the alleged attempt
at bribery Schumann was permitted to
centime in the Jury hox
Judge Crosby -tated that an inquiry
would be begun before him next Wednes
I ^Continued on Torn)
PATERSON STRIKERS
PRESENT PAGEANT
OF WAGE STRUGGLE
|
Over a Thousand Strikers
Join Big Demonstration.
Audience Plainly Im
pressed by Scene
| New York. June 7.—In the presence of
I a throng that packed Madison Square
| Garden tonight the silk strikers of Pat
! erson, N. J., presented in pageantry the
struggle they were waging with the Pat
erson mill owners for higher pay and
shorter hours.
More than loon strikers, a large num
ber of them women, led by Elizabeth
Gurley Flynn arid Hannas Silverman, the
17-year-old girl who has played a promi
nent part in recent strike developments,
came from Paterson on a special train:
I to take part in the big demonstration.
| The big audience was plainly impressed}
| by the “six episodes" in the mill strike
i that the workers presented in picturesque i
fashion.
Bustling With Activity
The mills depleted were bustling with I
activity when the first scene opened, but ,
the workers were soon walking out on .
their strike, singing the Marsellaise. A
the second episode started the police were
shown interfering with peaceful picket-i
ing and conflicts between strikers and the '
police were staged. The killing of a man |
by detectives’ bullets, the impressive fu
neral of the victim, a strikers' mas- j
meeting and the sending away of strikers’ |
children to be cared for elsewhere were I
successfully presented, the pageant end- '
ing with a reproduction of a mass meet
ing at which Miss Flynn and William
D. Haywood, the Industrial Workers of
the World leaders, made typical strike
speeches.
Join in Singing
Hundreds in the audience Joined with
the thousand or more on the stage in
singing the Marsellalse. The stage police
men were • booed" and the actor pickets
were cheered. Among the hundred of the
latter were Vt employes who had actually
been arrested by the police of Pater
! son.
Sheriff Harhurger of New York county
was In the audience. He expressed dis
approval of a placard which hung from
a gallery bearing the Inscription. ‘ No
God. no Master. " and It was removed.
Patrick Quinlan, the convicted strike
leader, made a short address. He pleaded
with the strikers to hold out.
"Say. strikers, keep this In mind: Don't
let a strikebreaker get Into the mills un
less he goes over your dead body," he
Mid.
PRESIDENT If
APPEAR BEFORE
-*
Will Make Answer if Spe
cific Charges Against
Him Are Made
CHARGES WILL NOT
BE MADE ISSUE
Confident That Whatever Influence
Used by Him at Capital Was for
Interest of People—No Def
inite Plans for This Week
Washington, June 7.—Senators on 'he
lobby investigating committee were of the
opinion today that Senator Townsend
sensational charge that President M ilson
himself virtually lind been lobbying for
the tariff bill would not be taken up by
the committee as cn issue unless some
specific charges were made.
The committee v.ia In recess today pre
paring for its nex; week’s work, which
will not only ftnisa the testimony of the
dozen senators yet not exaryined but will
begin questioning ine score or more of
men whose names have been brought out
in testimony ns having represented spe
cial interests »n Washington. The White
House profess ■! to he unperturbed by Mr
Townsend’s charge
It was said the President would not take
the stand to make a pei sonal answer un
less some specific charge was made
against him.
vv llson l omicietu
Officials declared that Mr. Wilson wne
confident that the people of the country
would take the position that he was rep
resenting them in the capitol and had toe
right to use ail his Influence to further
legislation pledged in the democratic plat
form.
It was denied that The Patronage dull
had been wielded to »:eep senators aligned.
Fresident W ilson will be welcomed be
fore the committee if he desires !«# ap
pear. Acting hairman Peed said, add
ing. "But I see no reason why he should
deny charges that never hive been made."
Democratic members t- ok the position
that it remain’ d for republicans to pursue
inquiries on whether President Wilson
"Had used undue influence" with anvl
democratic senators and insisted that the
statements by Senators Townsend, Weeks'
and Warren nad been of a general char
acter.
No Definite Plans
Senators Nelson and Cummins, the re
publican members of the committee, had
no plans for following up thut,/ljnA of ln«
mitry. I intend, ho* t , er. to 1h<lM bl
fore the pea rill**, a.e over," said SeTri
tor Cummins, "tb.it President Wilson fui
nish the committee with the facts or it
formation upon which ho based his stat*
rnents as to ‘ insidious lobbying ' in
Washington.
The list of witnesses for next week was
enlarged by 'he audition of R. D. Bowen
of Paris. Tex. Circular letters signed by
Bowen as ( hairman of the National Far
mers’ union committee on the greater
consumption if cotton were furnished by
Senators Ransdeil and Kern.
These letters urged cotton farmers to
"Use strong language with their senators
in favor of higher duties on cotton cloth."
AND TROOPS TAKEN
Mexican Rebels Capture En
tire Command in Battle
Near Matamoras
—
Brownsville, Tex., June 7.—Two federal
soldiers were killed and an entire com
mand of 50, with their leader, Capt. An
tonio Eschasaretta, was captured today
in an engagement with 100 rebels near
Matamoras, Mexico. Eachasaretta, who
with his men was brough to Matamoras.
will be courtmartialed and shot, accord
ing to a member of the staff of General
Blanco. Blanco occupied Matamoras a
few days ago. The 50 men. with 15 com
panions. escaped from Blanco's clutches
when he attacked the city and sought
safety on the Texas side of the Rio
Grande. A detachment of United States
soldiers arrested 15, hut 50 waded the
river, regained Mexican soil and took to
the brush. A scouting party discovered
them today.
Eschasaretta. leader of a company of
volunteers, is a resident of Cameron coun
ty, Texas, and is widely known in the
state of Tamaulipas.
United States cavalrymen, patrolling the
border, late today arrested a squad of 15
Mexican federal*, 14 miles northwest of
Brownsville.
A rebel soldier, convicted of attacking
a young .Mexican woman, was executed
this afternoon in a Matamoras plaza by
order of General Blanco, it is reported
two soldiers, charged with minor crimes,
were also summarily dealt with In another
part of the city at the behest of their
commander.
WILL GIVE TARIFF
RILL RIGID IRVOLIT
To Be Considered byFinance
Committee Before Con
sidered by Caucus
OPPOSITION TO
MANY CHANGES
Simmons Calls Meeting of Maiority
Committee Members for Tuesday.
Fight in the Committee
Seems Certain
Washington. June 7—Before the tar
iff bill gets to the Senate democratic
caucus where It will be submitted to
th© most severe test it must meet be
fore its passage, it will have a pre
liminary tryout before the Senate
finance committee that promises to be
most rigid.
Although the subcommittees have
been at work on various schedules q
month and are about to finish their
work, it was said tonight th.it there
would be opposition by democrats on
the finance committee to many changes.
There i a prospect that some of the
subcommittee recommendations may be
not adopted.
Meeting Called
Chairman Simmons of the jinanet
committee tonight called a meeting of
the majority members of his commit
tee for Tuesday morning. He hopes
to r.ill the meeting of the entire’com
mittee next week, but two of the sub
committees still are struggling with
schedules and cannot complete their
work before the middle of the> we«*k at
the earliest Senator Johnson s sub
committee will work tomorrow. If some
schedules are reduced as much as is
reported a tight in committee seems
certain.
The Johnson subcommittee today
praetb ally decided to keep the duty on
cut diamonds at in or 15 per cent. The
Underwood bill proposes 20. Diamond
merchants filed briefs showing it wan
the opinion of customs officials that an
increase of duty would increase smug
gling.
To Modify Clause
The subcommittee also decided to
modify the clause prohibiting the im
portation of plumage of wild birds,
holding that it wras too rigid and would
shut out feathers of birds not protect
ed in foreign countries The amend
ment will not, however, admit aigrettes.
Two of the Senate finance subcom
mittees working on the tariff bill failed
to complete their work today and Sen
ator Simmons, chairman of the ilnanc
committee, has been compelled to with
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Hi.iM oimiHiiw nan not settled upon th
administrative features or the incom
t x section of the bill.
These committees may be able tv
complete their work Tuesday.
Senator Williams' committee is con
sidertng eliminating the anti-dumpin
clause of the Underwood bill on th
ground it might precipitate retaliator
tariffs by foreign nations.
1500-MILE COWBOY
RACE IS STARTEE
Race Starts From Kansas City and
Will Extend to Winnipeg
Kansas City, Mo., June 7.—A 1500 mile
cowboy rare for a prize of $l<vw> started
from Kansas City vesterday. Miller Hawk
of Spur, Tex., William Benton. Sierra
Blanco, Tex., and T. O. Henderson of
Coayama. Mexico, are the contestants,
and their destination is Winnipeg. Can
ada.
Each of the riders has a pack pony
besides his mount.
They will go bj Wav of Omaha over
the same route to Minneapolis. There
each will choose a separate trail.
We will make 25 miies a day at first,’*
raid one of th** riders, but on the home
stretch we will make 70 miles a day."
Mayor J* >t, who sent a letter with the
ra ei s to • he mayor of Winnipeg, acted
as official starter.
— —— — ■■■ — ■ -
WILSON IN 1896 WAS
ASKED TO ACCEPT
PRESIDENCY OF ALA.
Tuscaloosa. June 7—(Special.>—It is
of much Interest to friends qf the Uni
versity of Alabama to learn through
Dr. \V. S. Thorington. former dean of
the law school, that Woodrow Wil
son. president of the United State**,
was offered the presidency of ‘he uni
versity in 1896 and seriously considered
accepting same but owing to the fact
that lie was writing a hook which he
considered the most Important work of
his life, he declined the honor.
To Demand Demobilization
Constantinople. June 7—It is reported
that several of the Buropean powers havs
instructed their emoassies and legation!
to firmly but polite!- take collective steps
here and in the Balkan capitals demand
in* tlie demobolization of the respectiva
armies.
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THIRTY-ONE EMPLOYES OF
WEATHER BUREAU REDUCED
Action Follows Investigation of Alleged Political Activity
Which Resulted in the Dismissal of Chief Willis L.
Moore—Fourteen CasL„ II:id in Abeyanc#
Washington. June 7.—Thirty-one em
ployes of the weather bureau have been
reduced for connection with the alleged
political activity which resulted In the
recent dismissal of Chief Willis L>. Moore.
Henry L. Helskell, professor of meteor
logy-. and D. J. Carroll, chief clerk, have i
been suspended without pay pending an j
Investigation.
Chatges have been preferred against !
30 employes In all, alleging that- they
procured Increases In salary or promo-1
Lions in grade in return for promotln
Moore's candidacy for Secretary of Agrl*
culture In President Wilson's cabinet.
Thirty-one already have been demoted
to their former status. Secretary Houston
announced.
Copies of the charges preferred and all
other papers tin the cases have been laid
before tfye civil setwlce commission Four*
teen cases are held In abevance.
Monro was dismissed and Charles T.
Burns, nls riltef lieutenant, was demoted
after on Investigation In which Secretary
Houston reported that Bums had traveled
about the country at government expense
ostensibly pn business, but actually doing
gfollticai work for Moore