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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
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VOLUME xxxxm_ BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER JO, 1913 J4 PAGES NUMBER 207
MEXICAN FEDERAL
GENERAL SUICIDES
WHEN CITY IS TAKEN
General Antanio Rabago Takes Own Life Fol
lowing Capture of Victoria According to
Authentic Reports
r -
PART OF MEDITERRANEAN FLEET
ORDERED TO PROCEED TO MEXICO
No Communications From Fletcher Or Lind Regarding Condi
tions of Oil Well Territory—Absence of Report Re
garded As' Encouraging Sign By Secretary
Bryan
Mexico City, November 2S.—Like
Gen. Jose Gonzales Salas after the
battle of Kellano in March, 1912, Gen.
Antonio Rabago, military governor of
| the state of Tamaulipas, killed him
self after losing Victoria, the capital.
The suicide of General Rabago is not
admitted by the government, but the
news is contained in a private tele
gram to his relatives here, who do not
question its authenticity.
General Rabago, as military gov
ernor, was responsible for the garri
son when Victoria was attacked by
the rebels on November 17.
It was not until this morning that
the newspapers of the Mexican capi
tal published any intimation that Vic
toria had been captured. General
Rabago, it was stated, had evacuated
the city.
The private message fails to give de
tails of Rahago's death. Among the in
cidents connected with the capture of
Victoria by the rebels one is related
of the execution of Ca.pt. Thobaa Jamez.
He was told that his life would be
spared if he foreswore the government.
He refused and was given an hour for
meditation. When the hour had elapsed
and his guarde had come for him he
asked to be taken before the man who
had execution. He embraced the mil
itary judge, assuring him that he
cherished no resentment and then
marched to the place designated for
his death.
There he distributed among the fir
ing squad all but one of a package
of cigarettes. This ho lighted himself
and signalled to the officer in com
mand to give the order to fire.
Claim Information Meagre
The government still pretends to
have the most meager information re
garding the fighting south of Juaroz.
This reserve is characteristic with re
gard to the military operatons
throughout the republic. That Tam
pico is seriously menaced by the rebels
is indicated by private advices which
say that they are moving southward
from Victoria and today cut the rail
road 40 miles north of Tampico,
wrecking at that point a train of 20
oil tank cars.
According to late dispatches the
managers of the branches of the L«on
don and Mexico and the National banks
at Tampico have been instructed to
close their establishments and remove
the archives to Brogreso. The branch
of the Bank of London and Mexico at
Monterey has been closed for several
days.
Industrial concerns in the interior
of the republic are in a serious situ
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SUFFRAGISTS FLOCK
TO WASHINGTON FOR
HUGE CONVENTION
f ■'— i
Espousers of “The Cause”
From All Over Country
Answering the Call of
“Votes for Women”
—
Washington, November 28.—To the call
I of ‘‘votes for women” suffragists from
I every state are flocking to the capital
! for a mammoth convention, which opens
T tomorrow and continues a week. Visits
| to President Wilson, hearings before the
i congressional committees on constitu
tional amendments to infranchise women,
addresses by senators and representatives
j and such leaders of the cause of suffrage
] as Miss Jane Adda ms, Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw, Senator Helen Iting Robinson of
Colorado, Mrs. Meddil McCormick, Mrs.
Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Ella S. Stew
art and Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCul
lough will feature a week of meetings.
Such organizations as the National Amer
( lean Wowman Suffrage association, the
National College Woman’s Suffrage asso
ciation, the Congressional Union, the
woman’s Political Union of New York
1 and the Men’s League for Suffrage will
be represented.
Will Celebrate Triumph
Fresh from victory in Illinois, the suf
fragists will Indulge In a celebration of
their triumph and urge Congress, by»
amending the constitution, to extend the
, ballot to women voters in all states. Al
1 though lhe formal meetings of the cbn
vent ion do not open until Monday the
College Women’s association and the Na
tional American Woman Suffrage asso
ciation will have a joint session tomorrow'
and plans for the opening of the suffrage
school, under the auspicies of the Con
gressional I’nion on December S, Immedi
ately at the close of, the convention will
be perfected.
Lectures morning, afternoon and even
ing w'ill he given suffrage workers for the
advancement of their cause. The "art of
lobbying" will be expounded in six lec
tures by Mrs. Sherman K. Booth, who
was a foremost worker in winning the
Illinois victory. Automobile campaigns,
street meetings, "how to reach the man
Voter." "suffrage as it affects the home"
and other subjects will be treated. Mrs.
Robert LaFollette will lecture on "how to
(Continued on 1'ngc Eleven)
RATHER THAN FACE
Indianapolis Mayor Victim
of Labor Disorders—One
of Most Unique Char
acters in the Country
|ii<lin»H|>oiirt, November 2K-llather
tlinii fnee Impeachment proceeding*.
Snmuel Lewli Sliank resigned ns mayor
of I n d in no polls this afternoon and was
automat lenlly succeeded by Harry II.
Wnllnce* city controller.
A committee of business men had
prepared to Institute proceedings to
remove Shank from office* in case of
any further labor trouble in the city
and when the mayor was told by labor
leaders this afternoon that a strike of
union teamsters was iminent ho sent
Ills resignation to the city clerk.
"1 feel that I did everything pos
sible on my part to be fair to both
sides during the recent street car
strike." said Mayor Shank In announc
ing his resignation, “but after the crit
icism that lias been heaped on me by
the safety hoard of the Chamber of
Commerce I feel that I probably could
not retain my position and do my
duty to the general public as mayor
on account of the hitter feeling that
has grown out of the labor contro
versy."
' Wallace Issues Statement
■Mayor Wallace Issued a statement In
which he said:
"1 shall do my duty Impartially and
fearlessly. Life and property must be
protected at.whatever cost and the fair
name of our city restored. Every per
son lias a right to conduct his own
business In his own way so long as
he does It lawfully and I will not tol
erate any Interference with It by otTi
PT S.”
Mayo# Wallace said the police situ
ation Is so critical that he will take
personal charge of the department for
a time.
The new mayor has been prominent
in republican politics and has served
one term uij county auditor. .
Shank probably is the most novel
figure that ever occupied the mayors
(Continued on I’ngr Eleven)
WASHINGTON’S SURVEYING
OF 1751 FOUND PERFECT
Government Experts Check Up Work Done by Immortal Patriot
and Are Able to Find No Flaw—Old Fairfax Line
Easily Distinguishable
I Washington, November 28.T-George
Washington’s surveying, done in 1751,
"when as a lad of 10 he ran lines with chain
and compass through the wilderness of the
Virginia hills for Lord Fairfax, has been
•becked up by government surveyors, who
have Just made their reports, and who
fou the work of the immortal patriot
V«-reetf
Washington, running Ids lines with prim.
jMve instruments and bonfires on hilltops,
left monuments and boundaries in whioh
technically educated surveyors using high
power transits and uii the refined and
accurate methods modern instruments al
low* have been able to find no variation.
Jtom the top of Middle mountain in the
Massanutten range, the old Fairfax line
may he distinguished without the use of
Instruments, and ran ho followed by
boundary fences dating from the earliest
days and by blocks of tlmhey which come
up from the county lines ifhd stand out
like squares upon a checkerboard. Down
across the valley of the south fork of the
Hhennndoah as far us (he eye can dis
tinguish the line shows 'plainly,
Washington's survey biases out Into the
trunks uf trees, and long grown over,
have been rediscovered, nnd all are sev
eral feet higher from the ground tlmn
those the woodsmen of today would make. ’
Some authorities contend Washington
made them from the Maddle with a long
handled axe,
The government has been retracing the
old lines because It Is buying land through
the territory which they run for the new
Appalachian forest reserve,
The Star of Hope Is Shining 0?er the Mall
GENERAL ELECTRIC
AMICABLY SETTLED
Outlook for Agreement Fa
vorable Following Confer
ence Between Officials and
Labor Representatives
Schenectady, X. V.. November 2S.—Pros
pects lor an amicable settlement of the
strike at the General Electric company’s
plant are blighter tonight than at any
time? since the 14,000 employes walked out
Tuesday. After a five hours conference,
company officials und strikers, represent
atives failed to reach a definite agree
ment, but announcement was made that
"the outlook is favorable." Another con
ference will he held tomorrow morning.
Details of what passed at today’s meet
ing lack official confirmation, but it is
currently reported that the company of*
flcials have agreed tentatively to rein
state all the strikers, conditionally and to
resume operations Monday on part time.
If this is true, Frank \,. Du joy and Miss
Mabel Deslie, whose discharge caused the
strike, will go back to their places, it is
understood, however, that the strikers
will consent to the removal of Du jay and
Miss l^eslle and any others if the com
pany can demonstrate that their work
was unsatisfactory. The officials have
asserted the laying off of the two leaders
was due to a policy of retrenchment;
labor leaders have declared resulted,
from their activity in union circles.
two C'onlerences Held
There were two conferences today at- j
tended by company officials, members i
of the strike committee and Mayor George
H. Dunn. No progress was reported at
the first meeting,. but when the second
conference was called, It was rumored
that an agreement was in sight.
It was 8 o’clock before the meeting
broke up and Mayor Dunn then Issued
this statement:
"While no definite agreement has been
reached, the outlook Is favorable. We
will meet again tomorrow morning. Any
agreement reached will be submitted to*
the various organizations.”
The company paid out approximately
$260,000 in wages this afternoon. The
strikers, led by nearly 2000 women com
panions, marched to the plant and re
ceived their pay envelopes for the previ
ous week’s work.
Grain Shipments Under Way
Port Arthur, Ont., November 28.—The
Greatest grain shipments ever known '
at Port Arthur are in full swing. Be
fore navigation closes It is expected
that 170,000,000 bushels of grain will
have left the elevators at the head of
the lakes. Since tho opening of navi
gation approximately 113,000,000 bush
els have been shipped east from Port
Arthur and Fort William, which Is
10,000,000 bushels more than was
Bhipped by water during all of last sea
son..
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TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— Mexican general suicides following de
feat.
Shank quits office as mayor of In- j
dianapolis.
Underwood again at post of duty.
Currency conference having trouble. 1
Treasury will aid banks to comply j
with currency act.
2— Stop looting corporations, says Unter- ;
myer.
3— To give support to requests for ad
vanced rates.
4— Editorial comment.
5— City salaries smashed in effort to '
cut expenses.
Train derailed but no one hurt.
Morning medley of day’s doings.
Miss Fancy will be at home today.
6— Society.
7— Sports.
8— Anxious husband seeking for lost wife.
it— Mills running below capacity.
10— State committee may meet in Decem
ber.
11— Underwood club formed at Ensley.
18—Markets.
14— Jola degree team Initiates class of 600
candidates.
UNDERWOOD AGAIN .
AT HIS POST OF DUTY
Democratic Leader Ready to Take Up Congres
sional Labors—Is Highly Pleased With Sen
atorial Situation In Alabama
BY C. E. STEWART
Washington, November 28. -(Special.)
Rf preset] t tU ive .wood iwvived in
Washington at noon .today and put In the
afternoon at rest. The House leader it:
highly pleased with the progress of Ills
campaign in Alabama and expresses him
self as delighted with the reception that
he received at the hands of the people
wherever he went in the state.
He immediately set at rest the rumors
that have been flying round Washington
for the past few days to the effect that
he would resign from the House in order
to prosecute his campaign for the Senate.
"1 have never had the least Idea of
res(igidets." said Mr. IkuierMoisi, "and I
am hark here mxu ,i.n JUUte .up and help
carry out the work mapped out for the
democratic party during the coining ses
sion. Tf the House should take a recess
of 10 days or two weeks fpr the holidays,"
said Mr. Underwood, "1 shall return to
Alabama and put In that time In visiting
certain sections of tiiat state that 1 have
been unable to reach in the limited time
that X have had."
Mr. Underwood expressed tiie opinion
that tile session beginning would prob
ably lapt until next June, and possibly
longer, hut would make no comment upon
proposed legislation.
FUNERAL SERVICES
FUR WM. I FINLEY
All Business on Southern
Railway Suspended for
Five Minutes During
the Services
Washington, November 2R.—Funeral
services for the late William WifSon
Finley, president of the Southern Rail
way system, were held here this morn
ing in St. John’s Episcopal church, at
tended by many government officials
and his former associates in the com
mercial and transportation world.
As the body was carried into the
church just before 1L o'clock sill ac
tivities over the Sonthern ^railway’s
700p miles of road ceased for five nlin
utes.
Employes everywhere laid down their
work, trains everywhere were brought
to a standstill and in shops machinery
ceased to turn.
Officials and employes at headquar
ters of the company assembled in front
of the general offices on Pennsylvania
avenue and marched to the church in el
drizzling rain. The body was born* by
six negro porters, veterans in the em
ploy of the.company.
Honorary l allbearers
The honorary pallbearers were Col.
A. R. Andrews, George F. Baker, James
J. Hill, Charles Steele, Fairfax Harri
son, K. H. Gary, Adrian iselin. Jr.,
George F. Maker. Jr., Francis Lynde
Stetson, Alexander P. Humphrey, Al
fred P. Thom, .1. M. Culp, T. C. Powell,
Henry B. Spencer, E. H. Coapman, R. I).
Lankford, R. V. Taylor, John K. Mun
son. H. C. Ansley, A. H. Plant, A. t'.
Downing, Leonard M. Leveling.
Representatives and employes of the
passenger traffic department came to
attend the funeral from practically all
of the offices of the.company through
out the coutnry, attended church in a
body and marched to the cemetery
where two lines were fornix* through
which the funeral cortege passed.
Directors’ Meeting
A meeting of the directors of the
Southern railway will be held hefofe
December 12 to consider a succi ss/r
to Mr. Finley as president. It ha.s been
suggested a selection may be delayed
because of the situation arising from
the recent death of President Emerson
of the Atlantic Coast Line, a competi- 1
tor of the Southern. Thomas C. Powell, j
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SENATE CONFERENCE
ON CURRENCY BILL
IS HAVING TROUBLE
Obstacles Threaten to Ex
tend Meeting Over Into
New Week—The Work
Drags Slowly
Washington, November 2S.—Obstacles
encountered by the Senate democrats in
their consideration of the administration
currency bill in conference today threat
ened to extend the meeting over Into next
week. Work on the 1>I1I today dragged
along, the discussion occupying the time.
J 'radically no material amendments were
made in the draft as presented by Chair
man Owen and the live administration
democrats on the banking and currency
committee.
Several members ventured the opinion
that the conference would tie unable to
conclude its consideration of the hill be
fore next Tuesday or Wednesday, not
withstanding the vote to linish tomorrow
night. The leaders still hope, however,
to present the hill to the Senate on Mon
aay. »
Open Session Monday
Arrangements were made today for the
Opening of the regular session of Congress
Monday. Acting Majority Leader John,
son of the House, at tile request of the
President, conferred with Senate Leader
Kern, and It was arranged to have the
President lead his regular message to
Congress at a joint session Tuesday aft
ernoon at 1 o’clock.
Thu currency conference referred back
to the committee several paragraphs to
bo redrawn with changes of phraseology
or form. In one of these the conference
decided to provide that no member of
the federal reserve hoard, which control
the new system, should he allowed to ac
cept a position with any member bank for
a period of years after leaving the fed
eral hoard.
The paragraph allowing national banks
to act as executors and administrators
also was referred back to the committee
to he drawn so that it would not conflict
with the laws of various states.
Question Left Open
The question of the number of regional
reserve hanks to he created has been left
open, and probably wilt be taken up to
morrow for settlement. The Georgia sen
ators insist that if the south Is to have
a regional bank It should be located at
Atlanta. * * .
While progress was slow today, the
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ENGLISH TEACHERS
BITTERLY ATTACK
“RAGTIME” WRITING
Graces of Folk Cultures of Old World
Being Melted Down to Uniform
Vulgarity, Declares St.
Louis Instructor
Chicago, NovemJ^r 28.-—Ragtime writing
and speaking underwent a merciless at
tack here today before the National Coun
cil of Teachers of English. Percival
Chubb of S|r Louis delivered an address
charging t*t in destroying the harmonies
of speeches well as of song, Americans
are the tyiief sinners. Mr. Chubb declared
that th4 varied graces of the folk cul
tures of the old world were being melted
down ^t*y us “to the uniform vulgarity
of oiMr national culture the culture of our
slut* and our great white ways.'*
Delegates to the council, more than 4<K}
in •*number, who were present from SO
states, were chiefly men, but there were
njrany women, Including half a dozen
mack-robed nuns. Other particularly not
ible speakers besides Mr. Chubb were
Joseph Jastrow of the University of Wis
consin and P. N. Scbt.t of the Univer
isitv of Michigan. •
''Movies'* came In for n share of the
'scoring given by Mr. Chubb. He said
Vhey formed one of the direct influences
that have tended to put linguistic elo
quence into cold storage. He urged a
retuit* to the senses—to the use of all
the senses. Culture, he said, was becom
ing increasingly eye-mindod and he urged
the development of ear-mindedness. mak
ing auditory sensitiveness and respon
siveness the touchstone of good usage so
that in the place of the blight of literary
bookishness there might he substituted
a reliance on the auditory sense and
judgment instead of the premeditations of
the pen.
LETTER RECEIVED
FROM NEW YORK S
PARK COMMISSIONER
Successor to Stover Makes Public
Communication—Letter Written
From Cincinnati—No Reason
for Disappearance Given
New York. November 2S.—Charles H.
Stover. New York’s missing park com
missioner, was in Cincinnati last Mon
day. This became known today with the
appointment by Mayor Kline of Louis*
F. LaRoche as Commissioner Stover's
successor. Mr. LaRoche’s first act was
to make public the following letter re
ceived from Commissioner Stover,
dated Cincinnati, Novemher 24:
"My Dear Friend LaRoche: r have
reached Cincinnati in my travels and
write you tills Monday night, November
24, to let you know that when this let
ter reaches you, my resignation will be
in the hands of Mayor Kline. I hope
he will appoint you my successor and
I should therefore advise that you see
him immediately.
"Now let there be no further con
fern about me. In my day I have trav
eled not a little and am fully com
petent to make niv way anywhere
around this world in safety. 1 repeat,
therefore, let there be no worry over
my travels. Hoping you will succeed
me, 1 remain with best wishes to you
and to all, sincerely,
"CHARLEJJ R. STOVKR.’*
The letter na as in Commissioner Sto
ver’s own handwriting and the envelope
was postmarked Cincinnati. Mr. Sto
ver’s resignation was received by May
or Kline yesterday.
“GOD MADE ME LIVE
SO LONG,” DECLARES
100-YEAR-OLD WOMAN
Mrs. Margaret Kiddney Says Yale
Professor Who Asked Regard
ing Her Longevity Is
Foolish
Newark, N. J., Novemher 28.—On her
100th birthday anniversary today Mrs.
Margaret Kiddney received from Irving
Fisher, professor of political economy at
Yale, h letter asking her to Inform t|lin
to what habits and circumstances she
ascribed her longevity.
"How foolish he Is," exclaimed Mrs.
Kiddney. "I'm not responsible for living
so long. It is God who has made me
live so long."
Mrs. Kiddney prepared yesterday, with
the aid of her sister, Mrs. Annie Gara
brant, 87 years old, a Thanksgiving din
ner for relatives and other guests.
KING OF LOAN SHARKS
TO SERVE SENTENCE
Daniel H. Tolman Convicted of
Usury—Charged 200 Per Cent
Interest on a Loan
New York, November 28.—Daniel tt. Tnl
man, “king of the loan" sharks," must
serve six months In the penitentiary for
usury. Ill so deciding today the appellate
division upheld the lower court, which
imposed sentence.
Tolman based his appeal on the ground
that the act of usury was committed hy a
woman employe without his knowledge nr
consent. The court held, however, that
In charging 200 per cent Interest on a
loan she acted In behalf of her employer
and to Ills advantage and that he there
fore was hound hy her act. .
Tolman formerly operated a string of
money-lending simps throughout the coun
try.
McReynolds' Stand Commended
Washington, November 28.—The "Na
tion's Interest In Attorney Oeneral Me
Reynold’s investigation of the alleg'd
cold storage trust" was Indicated today
when hundreds of letters of comrrtend.i
tlon from all parts of the T'nited States
came to the department of justice.
TREASURY WILL AID
BANKS TO COMPLY
WITH CURRENCY ACT
No Restricting of Credit to
Meet Conditions Neces
sary, Says McAdoo
NO HARDSHIPS
TO BE IMPOSED
Secretary of Treasury Issues State
ment on Situation—Attitude of
Department to Be at All
Times Helpful
Washington, November 28.—Secretary
McAdoo issued a statement tonight de
claring that banks throughout the country
reported to be restricting credits in order
to meet the provisions of the expected
currency law are making a mistake. He
announced that, the resources of the treas
ury will be at the disposal of the imnkj
to aid them in complying with the new
law when it is put on the statute books.
Tiie statement in part said:
“The secretary expressed the conviction
that the new lav\ will impose no hard
ship on the banks and that the trans
fers of capital and reserves to the pro
posed federal reserve banks will be ac
complished with little or no Inconven
ience to the banks and to general busi
ness.
Available Resources
j ne secretary said that the treasury
department had large available resources
at its command; that he should not hes
itate to use them for tile purpose of aid
ing the hanks .to comply with the new' law
ami that in his opinion the banks could
with perfect safety proceed with the
granting of accommodations to their cus
tomers in the normal and usual way.
“The secretary said that he did not,
of course, assume to advise the banks—
he only wanted them and the* business
public to know that there is no ; round
for apprehension* and that the attitude
of the treasury department is to lie help
ful and that he thought, it could be ef
fectively helpful. He said that if any
banks are laboring under the impression
that, the new law will necessitate tjr oc
casion a restriction of credits they are
controlled by error, as no such thing will
result.
“The secretary stated that up to date
the banks had called upon the treasury
for only $34,86.1,000 for crop movement pur
poses: that these deposits were, under
the arrangement^, to be, returned in four
Installments, beginning December 15 and
ending March !.
“The secretary said that lie would con
sider favorably and upon its merits the
application of a*ny national hank holding
crop moving deposits for a postponement
of :'0 days of the time for beginning re
payments. so that payments may com
mence on January 15. 1914, Instead of De
cember 1*. next as now provided “
SUNDAY’S AGE-HERALD
Especial features by women writers
in Sunday's Age-Herald will include
the following:
Dolly Dalrymple's subject is "A.
Dowdy Appearance Means a Dowdy
Mind."
Ida Clyde Clarke writes about Baron
T. H Yun, recently convicted by the
Japanese government. He was eudeated
at Vanderbilt university and is well
known In the south.
Fima Milner Harrison writes on
"Crumley's Chapel and Doceria
Schools."
Marian Harland’s topic is, "What
Does Sunday Mean in Your Horne?"
Anita Alnslee writes on "A Night in
a Haunted House.”
Karl Kafter takes as her subject,
".Speaking or Thanksgiving."
Other features will include the fol
lowing:
Frank G. Carpenter writes on 'The
Greatest. Man tu China."
Bill Vines submits some views on the
opening of the regular sesion of Con
gress.
A classic in .'i page is • Effective Af
finities," by .Johan Wolfgang von
Goethe.
Richard Splllane takes as the subject
of Ids Romance of the Business World,
"One Good Turn Deserves Another.”
C. F. Markell wr ites on "The Languid
Sp«dl the Mountains Weave."
Professor Eric Doolittle has an il
lustrated article on "The Story of the
Heavens In December."
Articles from European capitals in
f-lode the following:
London —"England’s On at Experi
ment in Socialism." by John S. Steele.
London—"The Wonderful Pearls of an
American Duchess," by Hayden Church.
St. Petersburg—-"Kuprin, Russia’s
Greatest Novelist," by Julius Ostrnann.
On the editorial feature page will bo
the following:
"Business Men, Not Kings, Now Great
War-Makers,” by Richard Splllane.
"Heart to Heart Talks," by James N.
Lu rip.
"Another Eastwood Story," by Dr. W.
E. Evans.
"Lafayette's Visit," by Dr. B. F.
Riley.
"Woman’s Professional Efficiency."
by Dr. George Eaves.
In addition to these there will be the
usual array of other high cla^ fea
tures. including the comic section in
colors with Old Doc Yak and the other
funny people.
JURY FINDS PRIEST OF SUN
WORSHIPERS’ CULT GUILTY
Otoman Zar Adusht Hanish Sentenced to Imprisonment or
$5000.00 Fine for Sending Obscene Literature Through
Moil—Text Book of Cult Branded Unfit
for Circulation
..
Chicago, November 28.—O toman Zar
Adusht Hanish. “high priest of Mazdaz
nan,” and leader of the Mazdaznan cult
of sun worshippers, suid to number about
14,000 in different cities, was found guilty
by a federal jury here today of sending
objectionable literature by express in vio
lation of the interstate commerce laws. He
may he sentenced to five years’ imprison
ment or SudOO fine or both.
The verdict brands as unfit for circula
tion the text book of the cult. The book
was icad to tlte jury and almost no other
evidence was offered by either side. The
book prescribed sun baths and herb reme
dies, but its striking feature, anti that
objected to by the government, was a
treaties on sex relations.
Jan is was trapped by Daoia Angrier, a
postal inspector, who wrote from Brook
held. Mo,, asking for a copy of the text
book, giving the fictitious name of "Julia
Fl. Gardner." Hanlsh sent the book by
express to avoid conflict with postal regu
lations.
Hanlsh is at liberty under his original
bond of $1O,0um. Hearing of motions and
sentence will be by Judge Mack on his
ietnrn from New Vork next week. TUt
verdict \Nas read by Judge Carpenter.