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AND ADTD COLLIDE;
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Lowenstein Sustains Fatal
Injuries in Twenty-First
Street Accident
MESEROLL AND BROWN
ARE BADLY SHAKEN UP
Brown and Lowenstein Flung Com
pletely Over Automobile—Brown
and Meseroll Leave Hospital
After Few Hours
_
In a collision bctw.ecn two motorcy
cles and an automobile yesterday aft
ernoon at G o'clock Nathan Lowenstein,
a salesman, was fatally hurt, Walter
Meserol, a collector for The Age-Herald,
and H. C. Brown, an advertising so
licitor of the Ledger, were also in
jured.
The accident occurred at Avenue E
and Twenty-first street. The motorcy
cles ridden by Brown with Lowenstein
as a passenger and Meseroll collided
with a Hudson touring car owned by
the Birmingham Ice factory, driven by
John Osborn, with Louis It, Botsal as
a passenger.
The injured men were picked up in
the automobile and hurried to St. Vin
cent's hospital, where Mr. Lowenstein
died at 10 o'clock.
Mr. Brown, although knocked un
conscious by the collision, left
■ the infirmary a few hours after the acci
dent with a broken hand, a broken knee
cap, ixis back badly wrenched and severe
bruises all over his body. Mr. Meseroll s
Injuries consisted of bad bruises on the
hands and !egs. lie was the least Injured
of the three.
According to accounts of the collision,
Osborn, driving the ice factory automo
bile. wa* coming south on Twenty-first
street anil Brown and Lowenstein on a
tandem motorcycle, followed closely be
hind by Meseroll on another motorcycle,
were going north on Twenty-first street.
The automobile turned east Into Ave
nue E and the two motorcycles struck
the front and xear fenders of the touring
car, Meseroll, striking the front fender
of the automobile ut about the same time
that Brown and Lowenstein crashed into
the rear, was hurled to the left across
Twenty-first street and lay dazed for a
few moments. Brown and Lowenstein
sailed completely over the automobile
when they struck and landed on their
heads several feet on the oth^r side. Both
were unconscious when picked up.
Nathan Lowenstein was 22 years of
age. and resided at 1306 St. Charles
street, south. He was employed as city
salesman for the Birmingham Macaroni
factory. He Is survived by hin father
and mother and a brother in Bremen,
Ir.d. They have been notified of the
txagic death of their son, and will ar
rive in Birmingham tomorrow moi'ning.
The motorcycles driven by Meseroll and
Brown were completely demolished and
were later picked up by a dray and
brought to a repair shop.
BANKERS AGREE ON
TO
Believe Administration Will
Be Convinced by Argu
ments and Will Mod
ify Measure
Chicago, August 23.—Bankers from nil
parts of the country at the close of a two;
days’ conference agreed on a number of
important amendments to the Owen-Glass
currency bill now pending in Congress,
and appointed a committee of seven to go
to Washington and endeavor to have the
changes Incorporated in the measure.
Members of the conference expressed the
belief that the administration forces in
Washington will be convinced by the ar
guments they will present and modify the
bill so that it would be reasonably satis
factory to the banking and business inter
ests of the country.
The amendments were presented to the
conference by a committee on resolutions
and were adopted after long discussion by
a unanimous vote. Te committee went
through the currency bill section by se<V
tlon and recommended more than 20
changes.
The committee named by Chairman
Hepburn of New York to go to Washing
ton and present the recommendations ct
the convention to President Wilson, Sec
retary of the Treasury McAdoo and Con
gress included James B. Forgan, Chicago,
chairman; George W. Reynolds, Chicago;
E. J. Hill, Norwalk, Conn.; R. F. Mad
dox, Atlanta; Sol Wexler, New Orleans;
Joseph Chapman, Minneapolis, and Festus
J. Wade, St. Louis. The committee will
go to Washington in a few days to begin
its work.
The resolution adopted at the confer
ence read as follows:
"The currency commission of the Amer
ican Bankers’ association, charged with
endeavoring to secure remedial banking
legislation and regarding the banking
measure now pending to Congress as evi
dencing the earnest wish of the adminis
tration to give a wise law to the country,
has profoundly desired to co-operate in
every way. To this end, upon its invita
tion that the president’s on the 47 state
bankers’ associations and that representa
tives of the 191 clearing houses attended
a meeting and unite in an expression,
this joint body composed of bankers from
the south and north and from coast to
coast, representing country and city
banks, state and national and trust com
panies. after carefully considering the
bill, has adopted the following:
Must Warrant Acceptance
"Whereas, we recognize the imperative
necessity of incorporating into the bank
ing and currency system of this country
those proven principles which will pro
vide the most ample credit facilities with
greatest safety and a currency based on
gold which automatically adjusts its
volume to trade requirements in order
that the highest stability may be attained
for our commerce, thereby assuring con
tinuity of employment for the laborer and
favorable markets for the producer, the
fundamental basis of general prosperity,
and
"Whereas, although the pending meas
ure has many excellent features and rec
ognizes certain principles fundamental in
airy scientific banking system, yet It Is be
lieved, the application of those principles
may in certain respects be made In ways
that will more surely avoid a credit dis
turbance and more efficiently attain the
desired benefits for the whole people, and.
"Whereas, we believe that to insure the
successful operation of a new banking
law. it must be of such a character as
to warrant a general acceptance of its
provisions by all existing banking institu
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S|ieeial attention given lo mail or
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A Full Line of Fine Cold
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At My Cigar Department
Are carried the largest line of Do
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can always find what he wants at
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The Baseball Fans
Will find the results of all South
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noon on window in my store back
of Cigar Department.
Floral Department
Always on hand the freshest
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Floral Work for all occasions.
This department is open all day
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Seed Department
The most complete line and freshest stock of Turnips, Mustard, fleets,
Siinp Heims and other Seasonable \egeluhle Seed sold In bulk.. Onion Sets
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DRUGGIST, FLORIST AND SEEDSMAN
Phones 1107 and 918 1st Ave. and 20th St.
WOODWARD BLDG.
tloris, since the first test of the measure
of success must be the strength and pow
er of effiicently serving the interest of
the entire country, which can alone be
had from general participation of banks
of all classes; and believing that the bill
as now drawn will be its onerous pro
visions prevent state banks and many
national bunks from joining the system,
end earnestly desiring to co-operate with
the administration In bringing about tlie
adoption of the most highly efficient plan,
therefore be it.
“Resolved, That we recommend the fol
lowing changes in the bill, convinced tlmt
while not rendering the plan ideal, these
changes would render organization more
probable, would avoid a credit disturbance
and provide a system that would gradu
ally develop into a bulwark for the pro
tection of our whole commerce, benefit
ing alike and in equal measure the la
borerer, the farmer and t lie business
man.”
Summary of Changes
A summary of the important changes
in the currency bill proposed by the reso
lutions adopted by the bankers follow;
That there should be established one
central federal reserve bank under the
new currency and banking plan instead
of 12, and if this found inexpedient, the
number should not exceed five with as
many branches as may be required.
That membership in federal reserve
banks be made voluntary instead of com
pulsory on the part of national banks as
Is provided in the case of state banks.
That the amount of subscriptions to the
capital stock of the federal reserve banks
be reduced from 20 to 10 per cent of the
capitalization of the bank applying for
membership.
That in order to remove control of the
federal reserve banks from political in
fluence. direction of the institution be
vested in a boar dof seven members com
posed of the Secretary of the Treasury,
as ex-officio member, three members to
be appointed by the President of the Uni
ted Htates. who shall give due regard
to geographical territory, and three mem
bers to be selected by the number of
banks. The terms of ofice are fixed at
three, six and nine years at the begin
ning and nine years for all members af
ter the first term. The salary is fixed
at $10,000 a year with allowance for neces
sary traveling expenses.
That three of the directors of regional
banks shall be experienced in banking
and live in the district.
Elect Own Officers
That directors of regional banks be au
thorized to elect their own officers, who
with the federal agent designed by the
federal reserve board shall manage the
institution. ,
That the appointee of the federal re
serve board shall not act as chairman
of the board of directors of regional
banks.
That the advisory board of tlie federal
reserve bank be abolished.
That the authority of the federal reserve
board to compel one member bank to re
discount paper of another member bjgnk
be made optional instead of mandatory.
That the cumulative dividends allowed
member banks out of earnings on their
shares in the federal reserve bank be in
creased rrom five tix per cent.
That state banks accepting membership
in federal reserve banks be required to
adopt the word “national’’ in their cor
porate names.
That all government monies be deposit
ed in federal reserve banks except the
5 per cent redemption fund of outstand
ing national bank notes.
That federal reserve banks be prohibited
from rediscounting paper drawn for car
rying of securities other than stocks and
bonds.
Reserve be Reduced
That the country banks' required re
serve be reduced from 15 to 12 per cent
and that not less than 4 per cent be kept
in the bank vault, not less than 4 per cent
deposited with the federal reserve bank
and the remainder with the correspond
ent.
That the reserve city banks' required
reserve be fixed at 18 per cent instead of
20 and 25 per cent, G per cent to remain
in vault, G per cent in a federal reserve
bank and 6 per cent with the correspond
ent in a central reserve bank.
That the central reserve city banks’ re
quired reserve which varied from 20 to 25
per cent be fixed at 2o per cent, 10 per
cent in the vault and 10 per cent in the
federal reserve bank.
That the time limit on farm loans be
extended from nine to 12 months.
That the section of the bill relating to !
savings banks be stricken out.
That the federal reserve banks issue the
necessary currency bank notes under con
trol of the comptroller of the currency
instead of having treasury notes issued
by the government.
The conference considered this plan
necessary for the protection for the gov
ernment credit in time of war or other
emergency.
Amendment Proposed
The amendment proposed for this pro- i
vision of the Vftll follows:
“That federal reserve hank notes be is- !
sued by permission of the federal reserve
board, by federal reserve banks, are here
by authorized: the said notes shall he ob
ligations of the federal reserve banks and
for all taxes, customs and othdr public
duties.
“They shall be redeemed in gold on de
mand by the bank of issue.
“Any federal reserve bank upon vote
of its directors and within a limit pre»* ;
scribed by the federal reserve board may
issue such amount of the notes herein
after provided for as it may deem best.
“Whenever any federal reserve bank
shall pay out federal reserve bank notes
Issued by it as hereinafter provided, it
shall segregate in its own vault jyid shall
carry to a special reserve account on its
books gold equal in amount to 40 per cent
of the federal reserve bank notes so paid
out by it, such reserve to be used for the
redemption of said federal reserve hank
notes.
“That full amount of such note issues
by each of said banks shall at all times
be covered l>> rediscount paper and pur
chase of foreign bills held by such banks
under the provisions of this act: however,
nothing herein provided shall prevent an
exchange of said federal reserve bank
notes for gold of equal amount of the is
sue of said federal reserve bank notes for
the purchase of a like amount of gold.
Notes so paid out shall bear on their
faces the name of the issuing bank.
Issued Without Tax
“Whenever the gold reserve Is 40 per
cent or. more such notes may be issued
without tax; whenever such reserve shall
fall below »0 per cent and shall be be
tween 37% per cent and 40 per cent, such
deficiency of reserve shall bear a tax of
Interest at the rate of 1% per cent per
annum and for each 2% per cent or part
thereof of further reduction o? reserve
an additional tax of interest at the rate
of 1% per cent here per annum on such
deficiency of reserve shall be paid into
the treasury of the I'nited States and
whenever and while such reserve shall be i
reduced to 33 1-3 per cent of such out
standing notes, no further^ssues of notes
shall be made.
"Whenever federal reserve bunks note*
issued by one federal reserve bank shall
be received by another federal reserve
bank they shall he returned for redemp
tion to the federal reserve bank by which
they were originally issued and at its ex
pense for transportation. No federal re
severve bank shall pay out notes Issued
by another under penalty of a tax of 10
per cent upon the (ace value of notes so
paid out. 'Phc amount of such federal
reserve bank notes so issued by any such
(ederal reserve bank shall become a first
and paramount lien on all the assets of
any such federal reserve bank."
JERRY ENIS CONFESSES
TO 2 TRAIN ROBBERIES
IMPLICATING LEWIS
I Continued From Pntre FIt»1
where we stayed thne or four days.
Then we cam back to a pine.* below
the robbery of the New Orleans and
Northeastern train and wo stayed in the
woods three or four days.
GOT ON ENGINE
AT PURVIS. MISS.
“Wednesday morning .about J2:30 a.
nk, we got on the engine-at Furvis,
Miss., and we crawled up over the back
ol the tender and covered the engineer
und fireman. We told the engineer
where we wanted him to stop and he
said he could not see because he did
not have any headlight, but for us to
show him where to stop. Barmy (Bar
ney S. Lewis; hold the light to show
him where to stop. Before the train
stopped good, Barney ( Barney S. Lewis)
got off the engine and went hack to
the express car. Th*» express messen
ger would not open the door and the
engineer told them to open it or the.v
would blow it open. They opened the
door. Barney (Barney S. Lewis) went
into the car and got one of the mes
sengers and the other two run out the
j other way and went Into a passenger
coach. I held the engineer and fireman
and messenger while Barney (Barney
S. Lewis) blew the safe. He made four
or five shots on the safe: used up all
of tlie dynamite and nitroglycerin he
had. 1 had spme dynamite and he told
me to give him the package that 1
had, and that he would try to blow
the safe one more time. After the
last shot he came out of the express
car with some packages. I put some
of them in a sack and Barney (Barney
S. Lewis) carried two or three large
packages In his arms. We walked un
til about daylight ana then we stopped
and destroyed all of the papers. Wo
did not get any jewelry of any kind
from this robbery. We stayed in the
woods, walking until Friday night We
then went to a house and got something
to eat. I do not know who lives at
the house, and do not know the exact
location.
“We went from this house to where
we got on a branch of a railroad, which
I understand is a branch of the Illinois
Central railroad. We caught a freight
train and went towards Winona. Miss.,
but got off some little distance before
we got to said place. We walked all
that day and all Sunday and then we
walked to where we caught a Southern
train at some little station and rode to
Bankston, Ala., which is about nine (9)
miles from my home. We hid the
money In the woods somewhern in Mis
sissippi. j do not know the exact lo
cation.
I did not see Barney (Burney S.
Lewis) any more until about August
or September of 1912. He brought me
at that time nine thousand (9000) dol
lars, mostly of it in 10's and fO’a and
5’s and I think two $50 bills, as my
part of the money stolen from the
Southern express car which we robbed
near Okahola, Lamar county, Miss., on
the morning of May 15, 1912.'*
CHIEF BODEKER
TELLS OF TRIP
In speaking of his trip to Mississippi
yesterday afternoon Chief Bodeker re
marked he was well satisfied with
what progressed there. He stated that
he had seen Barney S. Lewis, whom he
had sent up for safe blowing in 1900,
and talked over old times with him.
Lewis, according to Chief Bodeker was
not very talkative to the chief. He is
said to have stated to a prison attend
ant at Hattiesburg “that when TJodeker
got after you. you might as well give
up, as he would get you sooner or
later.”
Lewis flatly stated to Chief Bodeker
that the authorities would have to
prove him guilty as he would never
confess, no matter what any one else
might do.
“Yes, I was remarkably fortunate In
my trip to Mississippi,” said Chief
Bodeker last night, “and besides the
confession of Jerry fRnls, I secured a
lot of interesting information concern
ing the methods used by Enis and
Lewis in evading the officers in their
escape following the robbery of the
trains. For instance, Jerry Enis de
scribed to me of how he and Lewis
wrapped up their feet In such a way
that bloodhounds could not follow their
trail and various other interesting lit
tle sidelights about these two now fa
mous train robberies.
HENRY ENIS HAPPY
ON BEING FREE
"1 brought back Ilenry Enis with me
to Birmingham and that young man
was the happiest of youths that he was
a free man again. He left immediately
over the Frisco railroad for Caroon Hill
and tonight I suppose is nestling in the
wild mountains of Fayette county,
wiser than on last Saturday night,
when a few hours later he was rudely
awakened to be taken to Birmingham
as a train bandit.”
Throughout yesterday and last night
Chief Bodeker was congratulated by all
his detectives on securing the con
fession from Jerry Enis. and even Com
missioner A. O. Lane and President of
the City Commission Culpepper Exum
joined in congratulating Chief Bodeker
on his work in rounding up these two
train robbers after the Pinkertons and
Burns private detective agencies had !
given up the fight.
Where the hidden money of the rob
bers is located is now the greatest
question that confronts the detectives.
It is said that from now on and for
many a day expeditions will be m%de
in the woods about OkoKala, Miss., In
the hope of locating the missing $75,000
that Is hidden there. This money is in
$10 and $20 bills and will prove a
great incentive to many to dig in the
swamps of Mississippi.
PUGILIST DIES
FROM INJURIES
RECEIVED IN BOUT
(Continued from Page One)
be taken to his father’s home ^t Glenn
Rook, Wyo., for burial.
Recause of the death of Young. Ar
thur Pelkey, claimant to tlie title of
heavyweight champion, has called off
his scheduled match at Vernon Sep
tember 23 with Charley Miller.
Pelkey. who was the opponent of
Luther McCarty in the fight in which
the latter was killed at Calgary,. Al
berta. several months ago, was a warm
friend of Young's. He said today that
lie could not enter the ring where
Young was fatally injured with any
thing but sorrow' in his heart.
No expression of opinion was ob
tained today from officials of the Pa
cific Athletic club as to how Young’s
death would affect the scheduled fight
Labor Day between Leach Cross and
Johnny Dundee or the contest Septem
ber 9 between Joe Divers and the
winner of the Crgss-Dundeo match.
Dr. A. F. Maisch. autopsy surgeon,
made a post mortem examination of
Young's body late today and found that
death had been produced by brain hem
orrhage. Hardening oi the aorta possi
bly contributed to Young’s death. There
were no evidences of spina! troubles.
THAW’S LAWYERS
BAFFLED BY MANY
LEGAL COMPLICATIONS.
(Continued from Pace One)
the minister of the interior, who at pres
ent is in Vancouver on vacation. Fac
ing such a predicament, it was said to
night that the habeas corpus hearing
would be held Wednesday.
Another possibility was suggested. Thaw
would come into court, plead not guilty
to the present charge and demand triai.
This, it was said, might not take place
until the October term.
“How about It?" Thaw was asked.
“Wait for Roger." he said.
O'Mara was thus literally the miss
ing keystone In the Thaw forces to
night. and William T. Jerome. Thaw's
old enemy and prosecutor, was the
missing general of the New York
forces. It was said here that Jerome,
retainer bv the New York attorney
general’s department, would arrive Sun
day.
NOT DISTURBED
OVER JEROME
Thaw did not appear particularly dis
turbed when £?•»; .Terome was hurrying
here.
“So WfUic’s coming." he said. “For
once in my life l have lawyers who
have no tremendous amount of ability, i
but Ijaj^pable to confer with. them, i
have never had a lawyer except Del
mas and maybe a couple of others who
were worth over |25 a day.
“A clique of Stanford White’s friends
have already pursued me and they pur
sued me up here. But their influence
is waning. Canadians are learning that
New York is trying to treat Canada
as a little principality. But l think it
was wiser to hjtve come to Canada than
to enter Pennsylvania.
“Well. I hope Jerome has a good time
here. I have a lot of things on Je
rome. f was going to spring them at
White Plains in 1908, but decided not
to. T’ll spring them some time,
though.”
As he ramtded on. Thaw had a sten
ographer taking down what he said.
Ho declined to say a word about Evelyn
Thaw or the child she says is his.
THAW’S LAWYERS
SPARRING FOR TIME
Without O'Mara, Thaw's lawyers are
spurring for litre. With the arrival of
Jerome those here from Hutchens
county ami Albany will drop into the
background. Kranklyn Kennedy, a dep
uty attorney general from Albany, and
Hamuel Jacobs, a Montreal lawyer, re
tained to represent the New York of
ficials In court, went to Montreal on a
secret mission thts afternoon returning*
tonlgh t.
K. A. Conker, district attorney of
Dutchess county, said tonight that, of
course, he and Kennedy would he su
perceded when Jerome comes. "I don't
believe all this talk about til ’ agree
ment to deport Thaw to Newport. Vt. '
nutd Conger. "While I understand tin
immigration agents have b. en in
structed to use their discretion In the
matter, they are, in my opinion, noth
ing more than policemen, and I think
the decision is tip to the minister of
the Interior. "We'll get Thaw sure
Whether we will deport hint to Ver
mont I cannot say. We haven't suc
ceeded, however, in getting even a ten
tative promise to shoot him across at
the New York state line."
Inside Story
The inside story of how Thaw's Cana
dian lawyers were retained has cropped
up In Sherbrooke. When Thaw's arrest
was flashed to New York, a New York
theatrical man who had met Margaret
Thaw Carnegie abroad, called up the
Carnegies and Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw,
in New York, and told them Thaw’s posi
tlon was perilous.
The advisor explained that his home
town was Sherbrooke, that he knew whirh
lawyers to onguge. It was on his advice,
it is said, that those now on the Th.iw
payroll were retained by telegraph and
telephone. He accompanied the Carnegies
here and is said to have promised the
lawyers staggering fees—*50.000 to he dis
tributed among five of them as a re
tainer. But he had nothing in writing jo
confirm this and the lawyers tonight had
no assurance from the family of what
they were to receive.
Chief of these lawyers is J. N. Oreen
shields. K. C., of Montreal, a reputed mil
lionaire. Assisting him are W. I\. Me
Keown, K. C., of Montreal, officially
designated as "family counsel:" Charles
I). White, K. C., and H. R. Fraser of
Sherbrooke; W. I., Shurtloff of Coaticook
whom Thaw retained. Louis St. Laurent
of Montreal, acting in a supplementary
way as counsel for "Gentleman Roger"
Thompson, the chauffeur who drove Thawr
from Matteawan, and Henry Hlrschberg
of Newburgh, N. T.
Political Whip
Shurtleff Is described by the towns
people as the "political whip of 10 coun
ties" and it was he who wrent to Ottawa
in Thaw’s behalf.
Ex-Governor Stone of Pennsylvania who
interested himself in Thaw's behalf at the
habeas corpus proceedings in New York,
arrived tonight.
Thaw spent the day arguing with ids
patient lawyers, pacing his cell, eating
candy and reading up the fine points rela
tive to international law and insanity.
Throughout the day he refused to dis
; cuss legal aspects of his case, hut issued
a series of statements concerning his
plans for distributing throughout the
world something lp> intends to issue later.
He described this as very important.
Thaw said he had not heard anything
about the suggestion of New York state
authorities easing up on "Gentleman Rog
er" provided he told the detajls of Thaw s
delivery and the inception of the plot.
"He’s a British subject," said Thaw.
Thompson said be thought he bad better
keep still. “I’ll give you the history of
my life, though,” he added. He labori
ously wrote out a statement which fol- j
lows in part:
“Mitchell Harrison Thompson, born at i
Toronto, Canada, about 34 years ago of j
respectable Irish parents. At the time of
my birth my father was a Toronto police
officer. My father died when 1 was about
4 years old. Shortly afterward I was i
brought to New York city by my widowed
mother and have lived there ever since.
My mother's father and hpr family arc
living In New York and tny father left
Canada with my brother and sister and
myself to live with them in New York
oft|.
Lives With Mother
“1 am single and live with my mother
who remained a widow. I have never
been accused or indicted in any country
or court for any crime other than auto
mobile speed law, and have not lost one
year’s work since l left school about 15
years ago. Roger Thompson (the Roger I
assumedlis no more than a nickname that*
was given me by my chums and seemed
to stick. I am sure when these facts of
my life are verified the people here will
not, on my first visit to the land of my
birth try and persecute me.’’
Among the many communications re
ceived by Thaw was the following one on
a postal card:
.“Friend Harry: Arrived safe. Will
write later. Best regards. Hope every
thing turns out o. k. Bob and Fred.”
was postmarked Chicago, August 20, ,'T
p. m.
Sherbrooke. Quebec, August 23.— Rumors
of a possible attempt to rescue Harry
Thaw from the prison here so alarmed j
the provincial authorities that Sir Homer 1
Gouin. premier of the province, tele- '
graphed to Sheriff Aylmer asking that !
official to give his opinion as to whether1
the ordinary staff at the prison was pro- j
tection enough against “ap excessive i
raid.”
The sheriff telegraphed the premier he I
had no fears, although he thought an ade- j
quate armed guard would be essential to,
escort the prisoner to court. .
The sheriff pointed out the display of ex-!
traordinary precautions against rescue
might only serve to incitement and sug- j
gest Such an attempt to the prisoner cr|
his friends, or even to Irresponsible per
sons in search of adventure or eager to
get some of the Thaw money which has
been prominent in Canadian accounts of
the case.
No Additional Guards
The sheriff was emphatic In his assertion
that no additional guards were needed at
the prison.
Out of the tangle of red tape surround
ing the case of Thaw, there issued today
what was understood to be an ultimatum
from the immigration officials.
It was that Thaw, if he so elected, would j
be deported to Newport, Vt.. as an unde
sirable person after his arraignment in
court here on Wednesday, and that then
the Canadian authorities would literally
wash their hands of the blind affair in
whole.
ff he chooses not to submit to deportu
! tion. he will be held here under the pres-'
S ent commitment of being a fugitive arid
will not have a hearing until the October |
term of court on the habeas corpus writ.
Tills put the next step in the case!
| squarely up t othe prisoner himself a sit
uation said to be very pleasing to him.
His lawyers conferred with him all fore- !
noon, but with what result was not ma le |
known.
Roger O'Mara of Pittsburg, reported to
be on his way here to sit on the lid for
the Thaw family, had not arrived, and
Thaw was still the dominant head of the
proceedings.
To Maintain Silence
An uncertain status of ids lawyers under |
the circumstances has not preoiiptated an1
open break, but it is understood in the ab
sence of any definite address from Thau !
except those largely given out extempor
aneously the remaining hours will be
spent in silence.
After his admission that he was the
! chauffeur that drove Thaw from Mattea
wan. “Gentleman" Roger Thompson kept
his lips closed during the day.
Thaw issued promptly a statem^rit that
he had retained counsel to defend Thomp
son and that he regarded the rhauffeur
as “A British fed subject, a victim of
false imprisonment."
Thaw Is said to be helping Thompson.,
the son of a Toronto policeman. For years
he has lived In New York.
New York officials concerned in get
NEGRO ARRESTED
- .'
Believed to Have Been Im
plicated in Killing Offi
cer O’Brien
Charley Gibson, a negro, was arrested
yesterday morning about 10 o’clock by
Detectives Tyler and Moser and placed
In the city jail charged, with murder. Ac
cording to the detectives, Gibson is one
of the negroes who shot and killed Po
liceman O’Brien at Avenue B and Twen
ty-second street about two years ago.
There were three negroes concerned in
the killing of Policeman O’Brien.^ Two
were captured and are now serving 99
year terms at Pratt Mines, but the third
escaped and Detectives ’Tyler and Moser
believed that in Charley Gibson they have
the missing man.
Conference Closes Today
Tonight’s service will close a very suc
cessful conference of the Birmingham
district of the North Alabama confer
ence of the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion church. The reports to tlie conven
tion somewhat substantiated progress has
been made in the affairs of the church.
Abuot 200 new’ communicants with two
new' churches were reported. Over $300
was raised for educational purposes.
ting Thaw hack to Mat tea wan are await
ing developments meantime, likewise ex
erting pressure on the Vermont officials
in anticipation of expediting extradition
proceedings in that commonwealth.
Prisoner Petulant
The prisoner wras petulant particularly
over Roger Thompson’s declarations that
he “had been framed into the Mattea
wan plot.”
Letters and telegrams are pouring in
on the prisoner. While still without per
sonal funds, his credit appears to be pret
ty good because imported cigars, candy,
fruits and other luxuries are piled on
his table.
it’ Thaw were to decline to submit to
deportation and elect to face trial on
the defective charge on which lie was
committed by the Coatieook judge, months
and perhaps years of litigation could fol
low’ in possible appeals in litigation.
Attorneys for him believe during the
life of such litigation Thaw could remain
in Canada and they cite the case of Greene
and Gay nor, who fought extradition to
the United States for years.
Should Roger Thompson decide to con
fess and give the inside of the Mattea
wrtn plot. District Attorney Conger will
recommend that immunity from prose
cution in New York ho granted him.
Such a confession would greatly
strengthen New’ York state’s case. It
might be the means of proving bribery
of Matteawari attendants and upon the‘r
indictment New York would have an ad
mittedly extraditable offense on which t •
demand Thaw’s release in Vermont.
THE DAY’S WORK
Does it sometimes seem that
you simply could not get your
work done? Do you constantly
feel like sitting down? Per
haps you yawn continually.
Then you need
Tutt’s Pills
Because your liver is sluggish
and should be stirred to ac
tivity—at your druggist’*,
sugar coated or r>lnir>.
He Just Proposed
a trolley ride—she accepted—gleefully—and away siie
went for hat and wraps and the children.
Make tie same proposal to your wife or your best girl
tomorrow, or any night in the week. Don’t stick around
home, wishing the weather were cooler. Take a long ride
on the easy-riding B. Ik, L. & P. cars—get thoroughly coo!
and comfortable—see how big Birmingham is—note wit h
wonder how far you can vide for a nickel
You will appreciate what a great street car system you
have- you will appreciate hew big Birmingham is—you
will wonder at the enjoyment to be had—all for a nickel
on the B. Ik, L. & P. street cars.
4
.lust try it—you don’t have to know where you arc
going when you start -ask the conductor—you will find
him well informed, courteous and anxious to servo you.
Our transfer system permits you to got the utmost serv
ice from your car fare, and our tracks traverse the very
prettiest parts of Birmingham and all of its suburbs.
Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power Company