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MELLEN IS PLEASED!
M LABOR OFFER
l
Would Be Highly Honored
as Head of Employes’
Association, He Says
New Haven, Conn., April 17.—Charles
H. Mellen, former president of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road company, would be highly honored,
he said today, if chosen to head the
Federated Railway Employes’ associa
tion, as suggested in Boston dispatches
last night.
The r.ew organization, which will
have a membership of 2.000,000 rail
way employes, will be formed at a
meeting of delegates in Boston on April
26. It will be known as the Federated
Council of Railway Brotherhoods.
Commenting on the mention of bis
name in connection with the leadership
of this federation. Mr. Mellen said:
“I would r<.ther bold that position
than be President of the United States.
"If the great body of railroad union
labor men with whom 1 had been asso
ciated for years as a railroad presi
dent should regard me as a worthy
man to lead them as their chief exec
utive in their federation, I should re
gard it as the greatest honor that had
ever come to me."
AMUSEMENTS
Otis Skinner in “Kismet”
It has been said that the most bril
liant, the most diversified and most ex
acting role that has ever fallen to the
lot of Otis Skinner is that of "Hajj the
beggar.” in the now famous Arabian
Nights play, "Kismet,-*' which was pre
sented at the Jefferson theatre last night
before a large and fashionable audience.
Certain it is that the role gives him
the. opportunity to display his splendid |
abilities to the best possible advantage i
and it is doubtful if a more engaging
rascal has ever been presented on any
stage than Mr. Skinner's interpretation
of the part. It was a wonderful piece of
acting, such as can only be given by
an artist, and was thoroughly appreciated
by the audience last night.
The play itself is a perfect example
of the imaginative poetical drama and
while not dealing with any one of the
"One Thousand and Gtie Stories," yet
it breathes in every particular the at
mosphere of those remarkable talcs. The
plot is centered on "Hajj, a beggar of (
Bagdad,” and lias many incidents that\
remind one of the Arabian Nights stories, i
The play is mounted in the most lavish
fashion, the oriental settings giving the
opportunity for a magnificence and splen
dor that is unknown to modern plays. The
costumes and appointments are in keep
lrg with the play. The musical numbers
were* of that weird variety that one as
sociates with eastern music.
At 8 o'clock the prelude commenced and
although it was drawing near to 12 o’clock
when the final scene was presented there
was not one in the large audience who
left the theatre or even left their seat
until the curtain fell finally.
The support to Mr. xkinner is splen
did and includes many well known play
Miss Merle MadCern Is very good
ns "Marsinah.” "Hajj's" daughter, giv
ing a tender and appealing interpretation
of the part. As the wife of "Mansur,"
Miss Grace Hampton scored decisively.
The other female parts were In very
capable hands. Willard Webster as "The
Caliph,” George Gaul as "Mansur,” Owen
Mcecli as the "Sheik Jawan,” were Well
east and the parts mold not have been
in better hands. Miss Rosa Coates danced
Statement of the t'ontlitinu of
The Bank of Ensley
Loented at Knaley, Ala,, at the 4'loxr of
IIUNlurea April 14, 11114
RKSOIMCFS
Currency ..«$ 45.326.00
om •••.•;•,-;.. 1.947.60
Silver, nickels anti pennies. . . 10 ;,60 08
Exchanges for clearing house 1,522 ’O
Due from banks In Ibis state 71.108 03
, Due from banks in other
\ states.,. 25.851.21
„ Tota1 .$159,805.01
i* Bonds and stocks owned by
I bank .*.$ 43,333.75
i Loans and discounts . 863J9s!7«
■ Demand loans .. 95.$89.0:2
Overdrafts. 84 LI 8
Banking- house . 20.00o!ot)
Other real estate . 19.724.36
\ Grand total .$1,201.792 11
LIABILITIES
Individual deposits.$487,596.06
, Savings deposits . 363.414.66
.Demand certificates. 112,820.18
Cashier's checks . .m.. 119.55
Certified checks . 64 6^75
.Due banks in this state. 25.000.00
Total deposits .$989,797.20
Capital stock paid in.$100,000.00
Surplus fund .. 100,000.00
Undivided profits, less cur
rent expenses and taxes
paid.„. 9,773.77
Reserve for taxes . 1,065.90
Reserve for interest . 1.165.24
Grand total .$1,201,792.11
The State of Alabama
Jefferson County
Before me came P. P. Knapn, assist
ant cashier of Bank of Ensley. w:u*.
being duly sworn, says that the above
and foregoing statement is true and
gives the actual condition of raid hank,
as shown by Uie books on file in said
bank. D. P. KNAPP,
Assistant Cashier.
Sworn to and subscribed before mo,
this 17th day of April. J914.
J T. LOWRY, Notary Public.
with grace ami sufficient abandon to suit
the surroundings.
The play reveals the fart that • Jawan"
had stolen ‘ Hajj's" wife and killed his
son. * Hajj" became a beggar, and sits
outside the mosque awaiting an opportun
ity to wreak his vengeance on “Jawan."
“Jawan" comes to worship at the mosque
and after taunting him with his poverty
throws Hajj a bag of gold, which he
uses as a means to bring revenge on his
enemy. At the bazaar “Hajj" selects rich
r.Vment for himself and trinkets for his
daughter and- to avoid payment incites
the merchants to quarrel and runs off
v.lth the goods. He is captured and
taken before “Mansur,” a public official,
who has squandered the public money.
He is notified by the authorities that he
must make a settlement ami at once
plans to assassinate the Caliph. When
“Hajj" is brought before him “Mansur "
pardons him on condition that he will
ltd* “The Caliph." He falls in his attempt
however and is thrown into prison, where
he finds his enemy. "Jawan." in the same
dungeon. "Hajj" kills him and escapes.
He later kills "Mansor. * whom he dis
covers to be the son of “Jawan." thus
gratifying his desire for vengeance, and
returns to his beggar * seat at the
mosque.
Interwoven in the plot i« a very pretty
h ve affair between "Hajj’s" daughter.
"Marsinah." and "The Caliph." She. not
knowing his exalted station at the time,
becomes his betrothed. The beautiful
“Marsinah" finally weds “The Caliph"
and "Hajj" is sent on a pilgrimage to
Mfeca. The play ends as It began, with
"Hajj" asleep on the steps of the
mosque. H. M.
Ruth St. Denis
Ruth St. Denis, presenting her Hin
do and Japanese dance-plays, will be
the attraction at the Jefferson theatre'
Monday night. The seat sale is now on.
Ruth 3t. Denis has drawn her dances
froi^i oriental tones and rryotives. In
her Hindoo dances she is dan
cing in the market place. The second
time she dances in a temple.
“Damaged t.oods”
Eugene Brieux’s big sociological
drama. "Damaged Goods," will be at the
Jefferson tffeatre next Wednesday and
Thursday nights and Thursday matinee.
The play is^a tremendous preachment
in behalf of a movement for a health
certificate with every marriage license.
The story concerns a young man who,
in spite of his physical unfitness, mar
riel an innocent girl. The seat sale be
gins Monday.
Lyric—Vaudeville
One of the season's finest audiences
is expected at the Lyric this afternoon
for the bill of Keith vaudeville of
fered this week is one of exceptional
,merit and cleverness. The advance sale
of tickets is large. The principal fea
tures of the bill are Kay Cox, comed
ienne; Arthur Deagon. comedian; the
Lilliputians, and the comedy bouncing
table team of Stan Stanley.
At the Bijou
Little Emma Bunting has a play that
pleases the women and the children
this week at the Bijou theatre in "The
Wishing King," and she will probably
draw a house full for the matinee this
afternoon. Next week she presents ev
ery lady with a souvenir at the Tues
day matinee. The attraction will be
"Rachel Goldstein."
At the Orpheum
Women and children always flock to
the Orpheum for the Saturday matinees
and this afternoon promises to be no
exception to the rule, for there is great
interest manifested in this company of
girl minstrels who are highly diverting
and pleasing.
DOUBLE MURDER
BELIEVED EXPOSED
Geddes, S. D., April 16.—What appeared
to be a double murder was disclosed here
today when the bodies of W IT. Menzie,
manager of the Farmers’ Lumber Yard
here, which was burned last night, anti
hi* bookkeeper. Miss Blanche Signal, were
found in the debris of the lumber office,
l oth bodies were badly charred.
Examination of Menzie'* body disclosed
a bullet hole through the head. A re
ceiver kept In the office was found near
\-here his body lay. One exploded shell
was found in the weapon.
A robbery theory, which the police first
held, apparently was shattered when it
was found no money had been taken j
from Menzie. A considerable sum was
found in his clothing.
Charged With Killing
His Stepdaughter
Norway. Me., April 17.—William H.
Adams of Albany, Me., was arrested to- j
day charged with slaying his young step
daughter, Mrs. Ethel Maude Cummings.;
Tie had just stepped trom the sleigh in
which he had followed the body of the i
girl to the grave, when the warrant was j
served. Sherman Cummings, husband of
the girl, has been employed in a neighbor- ,
ins town and bis wU«> bad not been;
with him. She had been living at the |
home of. her parents here, but is said j
to have been preparing to rejoin her;
husband. According to the authorities j
the marriage was against tne step-father's
wishes. Last Tuesday the girl was found .
dead in the Adams home, with a shotgun
lying near. Mr. and Mrs. Adams main
tained that she had committed suicide.
Mrs. W. B. Roberts
Mr*. W. PL Roberts died yesterday
morning at Bessemer. Funeral services
will tc cRitdt cted from the residence
of her brother, W. H. Flowers. 5319
Fourth avenue, north, this morning at
10 o'clock. Interment will follow in
Forest Hill cemetery. The deceased is
survived by her brother and one sister
of Montgomery.
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“ The Season Is On! Join
the Procession With
A Straw Hat
Hot—yes, Old Sol issued a clarion call yester
day and we answerj;his morning with the new
^ straws and Panamas.
" See the swell new “bell” high crown,
medium brim sailors in split and sennet
l straws—they’re the smartest models—
Prices Are $1.00 to $5.00
Beautiful Showing of Panamas. Priced at
$5.00 to $7.50
• Joe & Lee Slaughter
TAILORS —HATTERS1—FURNISHERS
113-15 North Nineteenth Street
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CAPTAIN POLAR
CENTENNIAL TRIP
Nears Completion of 100th
Run Commanding North
German Lloyd Ships
Tuesday morning the Kronprinzessin
Ccceiie of the North German Lloyd line,
wehighed anchor after the health officer
passed her and steamed for her pier in
Hoboken, says the Buffalo News. When
.‘lie was made fast and her gangplank
was down, her captain. Charles Polack,
had completed his om» hundredth round
trip as a commanding officer in the serv
ice of the North German Lloyd.
Such « remarkable record lies not with
out the reach of a number of sea cap
tains, not only of the North German
Moyd. but of all other lines as well, but
few have attained this number of voy
ages as a captain and not come through
iht struggle without many visible signs
«»f age and their labors. Captain Polack
is vet a young man. or at least, he is
still in his prime and with no thought
of retirement or settling down on a
little farmky Besides having acqiffhed
enough metmls ami decorations to eclipse
nnv of the minor luminaries. Captain
Polack, tfuring his long career, has
amassed a collection of adventures that
would furnish any writer of sea tales
with as much material as Sardou could
get ouu of a copy of the Figaro.
Since he entered the service of the North
German Lloyd in ISS6. and rose to the rank
of captain in 1897. lie has commanded the
steamships Aachen. Werra. Koenig Al
flbrt. Prinzess Irene. Kaiser Wilhelm der
Grosse, George Washington and Kronprin
zessin Cecile. And while he has been
prominent on the bridges of these vessels
Ggptain Polack lias traveled more than
636,000 miles.
One of his most memorable trips was
on board the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse,
bound for London ami Bremen, during
October. 1907. Early on the morning of
October 25, lie was on the bridge watch
ing how his vessel behaved in tlie teeth
of a tearing gale, when tlie quartermas
ter cried:
"She doesn't steer!”
In a second he realized that some gigan
tic wrench had torn loose the redder and
that lie. with a steamship full of passen
gers. was 1721 miles from Plymouth. To
have lav to til the gale meant destruction,
so Captain Polack used his propellers as
a means of steering and brought the ex
press steamship into Bremen only 24
hours late. It cost him four and a half
days of continual duty without sleep and
with only a little food, but Kaiser Wil
helm decorated him with the Order of
the Crown, and the world talked about
his feat for the customary nine days.
This is the story of but one of his many
medals. Some of them are rewards for
the display of bravery in saving souls
at sea from botli fire and shipwreck,
and others are in recognition of ids ability
as a navigator, while ids cabin just abaft
and belowr the bridge on hoard the Kron
prinzessin Cecilie is filled with tokens of
esteem from many of his passengers.
COUNT CHARGED
WITH ATTEMPT
TO STEAL JEWELS
l ari.s, April 17.—Count Maximilian von
Montegals, a Bavarian nobleman, and
four other persona, were arrested to
day after a hot chase on tin boulevards
ard charged with attempting to steal
jewels valued at $130,000 from a jeweler's
salesman. The (i^itess Von Montcgals,
the divorced wife of an Austrian offi
cer, also was arrested after a search of
her apartments disclosed a large quan
tity of property whicn the police say
was stolen.
All those taken into custody with the
count and countess are foreigners. The
police declare they form a hand of cos
mopolitan thieves and that the British
ond German governments have Issued
warrants for the arrest of their leader,
the count, who Is wanted on a numller
of charges.
NAMES MAN WHO
PAID HIM TO TESTIFY
FOR FOUR GUNMEN
New York, April 17.—Karl Dresner to
day told District Attorney Whitman tile
name of the man who he says paid him
to be an eleventh hour witness for the
gunmen, slayers of Herman Rosenthal,
btfore Supreme Court Justice Goff Satur
day. Detectives tonight were searching
for the man named by Dresner.
The price Dresner rec<v. ed for Ills falsi
story before Justice Goff was $100. ac
cording to his reported statements to
Mr. Whitman today.
AWARDED VERDICT
OF $176,225.40
Chattanooga. April 17.—Samuel Bennett.
Reno an# Fannie l^ate Prayor, complain
ants against the Chattanooga and Ten
nessee River Power company, for alleged
damages to 7k0 acres of land along the
Tennessee river on account of the over
flows by hack waters from Ole Hale s Bar
hydro-electric power dam, were awarded
$1711.226.trt In a verdict rendered today by
a jury in the Marion county circuit court.
This Is the largest verdict for damages
c\er awarded in a Marlon county court
and one of the. largest on record in Ten
I eesee.
Mentally Unbalanced
Newport, Ky., April 17.—The wife of
Michael Mahoney, who liven here with
her five children, tonight said she be
lieves Mahoney must have been men
tally unbalanced when he made his
attempt on the life of Mayor Mitch el of
New York today.
Mrs Mahoney said Mahoney was a
contractor and when they were mar
ried 29 years ago he was in good finan
cial circumstances. He lost most of His
money and then purchased a small
home for his family here, resuming his
trade as a blacksmith and working in
many citler. Mrs. Mahoney said thmt
the last time she saw her husband was
five years ago. hut that he had al
ways contributed to her support.
Termingtes Martial Law"”
Tulsa. Okla.. April 17.—Assured that
no further attempt would be made by'
the Tulsa Jockey feiub to hold its spring
race meeting. Governor Lee f’ruce to
day issued an order terminating mar
tial law at the fair grounds here. Al
leged disregard of an order issued by
District Judge Poe, prohibiting betting
at the track, caused Governor Cruee to
declare the fair grounds under mili
tary rule
Operators Refuse Demands
Charleston, W. Va., April 17.—Declaring
they would rather shut down their mines
than operate them at a loss, coal opera
tors of the Kanawha field today refused
demands of the United Mine Workers for
a 10 per cent wage advance and asked
the men to accept a cut.
Held for Atlanta Authorities
Ben Brooks was arrested yesterday
by Officers Dal.v and Brown and placed
| In the city 1all charged with being
: wanted for forgery in Atlanta. It was
I also alleged that Brooks was wanted
as a deserter from the army.
Monument Typifying Strength of
Character to Mark John Hay’s Tomb
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MONUMENT TO JOHN H/AY BY MR. J*MES E FRAEjER
Mr. James E. Fraser, sculptor, has completed his clay model for the
monument to John Hay which is to he erected hy the Hay family In Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, 1n memory of the diplomatist nnd statesman
who was Secretary of State in President McKinley's Cabinet. The monument
is now being carved in stone and will be placrd over the grave late in the
spring.
The sculftor in this work has introduced an Ideal figure which typifies
the character of John Hay.
“I have tried to make this figure express the three qualities which io me
seem most prominent in the character of John Hay—strength, reserve and
executive nliillty," said the sculptor.
.V.
NINE OF DIAMONDS
“CURSE OF SCOTLAND”
Dozen Stories Account for Card’s Ap
pelation—Cruel Orders Were Writ
ten On It
The reason as to why the nine of
diamonds is called "The Curse of Scot
land" for close to two centuries has
caused a considerable amount of discus
sion. Tiie antiquarians seem not to be
able to determine when or why this
title was so given, and some have tried
to trace it as far back as the days of
Queen Elizabeth, says the New Or
leans States.
One of the stories which is credited
by many is that, tiie nine of diamonds
and the. nine lozenges in tiie armorial
coat of the Karl of Stair, Sir John Dal
rymple, bear a striking resemblance,
and ns Dalrymple is accused of having
been tiie prime instrument In causing
tiie massacre of Glencoe, which covered
his name with Infamy, that is the rea
son the card received the name "The
Curse of Scotland.’’
Another story is that tiie Duke of
Cumberland, on the field after the hat
tie of ('ulloden. wrote upon tiie back of
the nine of diamonds a very cruel and
inhuman order for the destruction of
the persons and property of the. place.
And still another is that this card
bore a striking resemblance to the cross
of Scotland, and through tiie peculiar
pronouncaition of certain Scots, they
called it the "Curse of Scotland." St.
Andrew is the patron saint of Scot
land. Ho suffered on a cross not of
the usual form, but like .the letter X,
which has since been commonly called
a St. Andrews cross.
In a print entitled "Briton's Associa
tion Against the Pope’s Bull," issued
October 21, 1705, is shown the Young
Pretender attempting to lead acrosa the
Tweed a herd of bulls Bladen with
curses. On the ground before them lies
the nine of diamonds. The nine re
sembles St. Andrew's cross.
One writer says that the true ex
planation for this card being called the
curse of Scotland Is to be found in
the game of Pope Joan, in which the
nine of diamonds Is the "Pope." The
well known anti-papal* spirit of the
Scotch people caused the "Pope" card
to he called tiie curse o Scotland. This
game was originally called "Pope Ju
lio’’ and is said to be as old as tiie
reign of Queen Elizabeth.
The following explanation Is given
in the classical dictionary of tiie Vul
gar Tongue, printed in 1785; an ignoble
authority, it must he admitted: Dia
monds imply royalty, being the orna
mepta of the Imperial crowd, and ev
ery ninth King of Scotland has been
observed for many ages to be a tyrant
and a curse to that country. -*■
From the "Gentleman’s Magazine” of
1791 is taken the following:
“The nine of diamonds, the Curse of
Scotland, has been so called because every
ninth monarch of that nation was a bad
king to his subjects. I have been told
by old people that this card was so called
long before tiie rebellion of 1745, and.
therefore, it could not arise from tiie cir
cumstances of the Duke of Cumberland's
signing orders, accidentally writing upon
a card, the night before the battle of
('ulloden. for General Campbell to give no
quarter."
Another writer states: "John Dalrym
ple justly merits the appellation of the
Curse of Scotland from the part he took
in the horrible massacre of Glencoe and
from the utter detestation In which he
was held in consequence, and which com
pelled him to resign tiie secretaryship in
1695. After the deliberate inquir*' by
the commissioners had declared him
guilty of tiie massacre we cannot wonder
that the man should be held up to scorn
by the most popular means which pre
sented themselves, and the nine of dia
monds in his shield would very natural
ly, being the inslgr^Ui of his family, he the
best and most easily understood method
of perpetuating that detestation in the
minds of the people.”
There is still another story which con
cerns the Duke of York in connection
with this story. When tiie Duke, a little
before his succession to the crown, went
to Scotland, he and his suite introduced
a new' game there, called "comet.” in
which tiie nine of diamonds is an im
portant card. It is the great, winning
card of tiie game, which is sometimes
CHILDREN
TEETHING
MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP
USED BY MILLIONS OF MOTHERS
FOR THREE GENERATIONS
. . M
called “coiuette**!/and the Scots had full
reason to regret Its Introduction and nat
urally looked with abhorrence upon this
one card, especially.
To add still further strength to th«
Cumberland story related above, It Is
noted that the Identical card upon which
the Duke wrote his dastardly order for
the massacre of the wounded Insurgents
iH still preserved at castle seat of Dord
Errol In Aberdeenshire.
And last, but probably the least authen
tic, is the story that George Campbell
was the cause of the nine of diamonds
being called "The Curse of Scotland."
because he had stolen nine diamonds out
of the royal crown of Scotland during
the reign of Mary Stuart, in consequence
of which ail Scotland was taxed. All
these stories are so conflicting that it ia
i difficult to arrive at any satisfactory con
I elusion.
DEPRIVE OFFICERS
OF SIDE ARMS
Douglas. Arlz., April 17. With a repri
mand administered by Col. A. M. Guer
rero, constitutionalist commander along
the Sonora border, to the captain of the
squad which deprived four Arizona mil
itia officers of their sklo arms Wednes
day and the return of the swords today,
the Incident was closed.
When Governors Hunt of Arizona and
.McDonald of New Mexico crossed the.
latrder Wednesday, border guards took
the side arms of militia officers who ac
companied them. It has been customary
here to lay aside weapons when crossing
the line.
The captain apologized for the affront
offered the two governors and their aides.
TO SEND SUCCOR
TO FLOOD STRICKEN
Washington. April 17.—At the request of
Representative Aswell. the Red Cross to
day ordered the dispatch of clothing,
provisions nnd food to 28 families, about
lfiO persons whose farms have been inun
dated for the third time 4n three years
by the Red River, near Marksville, La.
Evans to Sail
Chicago, April 17.—Charles Evans. Jr.,
former western golf champion, will sail
April 28 to participate in the Brjtlsh
amateur championship play at Sanwich
May 18-21. Fraser Hale, another Chi
cagoan. is now on his way to England to
play at Sandwich.
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A Carpet ,Trade Revolution
Gifford A. Cochran's retirement from
the presidency of the Alexander Smith
Sons Carpet company recalled to a vet
eran in the trade an interesting story,
says the New York Sun.
Alexander Smith and his partner,
Halcyon Skinner, tnvented a power loom
that would weave exmlnster and nio
qpette carpets, which up to that time
had been made abroad on hand looms.
The late A. T. Stewart controlled t||c
foreign output practically, and when Mr.
Smith* proved the value of his loow Mr.
Stewart contracted for the entire output
of the factory.
The discovery revolutionised the car
pet Industry. Mr. Stewart profited by
his increased trade and the Smiths had
to build and keep building to houso
looms sufficient to supply the demand.
Mr. Stewart, always inclined to' bo ar
rogant. Imagined that he controlled the
Smith factory.
Looking to further extension of the
plant Mr. Smith went to Mr. Stewart ono
day in 1878 for the needed funds. Mr.
Stewart would only advance them c*n
condition that the price of the output
should be reduced to him. Mr. Smith
wanted 24 hours to think it over and con
sult with Ids brother ami Mr. Cochran.
Across Broadway, about opposite the
city hall, the Sloanes were spreading out
in the carpet business, wddeh they began
in a small way. With them Mr. Smith
made a satisfactory arrangement by
which they were to take over the output
of his factory. The next morning Mr.
Stewart was informed of the change and
found he had lost his hold on tho pro
duct of the Yonkers factory. He was no
longer dictator of the carpet trade and
the Sloane firm began its rapid forward
stroke.
Mr. Stewart built his great factories
up in the Mohawk valley, but did not
! live to crush his rivals as he anticipated
! doing, not dreaming that they had the
enormous wealth they had accumulated
in the industry. The shrewd Yonkers
people had managed to keep their secure
financial position h secret from hankers
hs well as from Mr. Stewart and led tho
latter to believe he was in a position to
' control them until they were ready to
play their trump card.
News of Ensley
The senior class of hoys of the First
Presbyterian church of this city held an
important meeting Thursday at the home
of their teacher. C. E. Tyler, at Hilltop.
Officers were elected' and seevral com
mittee* were appointed. The following
officers were chosen: Burnelle Tyler,
president; Glenn Miller, vice president;
Ray Scholl, secretary, and Gladden Lewis,
treasurer. • A committee was appointed
to draw up by-laws and constitution, it l
was composed of Glenn Miller. Ray Scholl i
and Joe Hickman. The second meeting
of the class will l»e held on next Thurs
day. the place to he announced later.
News has been received In this city of
tHe death of Mrs. R G. Dinwiddle of
Tiago, Tex. Miss Dinwiddle prior to her
marriage, was Mice Kate Windston and
resided with a relative, Mrs. \V. P. Lang
ford, at Falrvlew. She was 25 years old.
Death resulted from pheumonia. Funeral
services were conducted from her home
In Tiago on Thursday with interment at
Dallas.
The second soccer eleven offWylam will
play the second eleven of Pratt Uity tills
afternoon at 2 o'clock on the latter's
ground. The game will be to decide the
winner of the Birmingham Arms cup,
and both teams are in fine condition for
the battle. The last time they ployed
tlie game resulted in a draw and the
game this afternoon is expected to lie
a hard fought one. A large crowd is ex
pected to be on hand.
A smoker will be held tonight in the
Knights of Pythias hall on Avenue 10 by
tlie men of the St. John’s Episcopal
church of this city. All members are
urged to be present as several matters
concerning the crecyon of a new church
will be discussed. The smoker will com
mence at 8 o'clock.
Yesterday morning at 8:10 o'clock the
Ensley fire department was called to
1527 Twentieth street to tho residence of
John Moultire. A spark on tlie roof was
the cause of the fire. Not much damage
was done
Walter Veiteh of the United States navy,
serving on tlie battleship Delaware, onw
stationed at Norfolk navy yard, is in the
city on a visit to his grand parents. Dr.
and Mrs. J. C. Miller. He is their third
grandson serving in the navy.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Mellon returned to
this city Yesterday after several weeks'
visit to Pittsburg.
Dr. W. H. Wynne and J. T. Robers of
this city accompanied P. J. Rogers to
John Hopkins hospital yesterday. Mr.
Rogers will undergo an operation
Df. and Mrs. R. E. Uloud returned yes
terday from Florence, where they have
been visiting relatives.
C. W. Hardy of this city left yesterday
afternoon for Anniston to attend the state
convention of the Baptist Young People’s
Union, which is in session there.
Killed in Tornado
Chlcknsha, Okla., April 17.—One child
whs killed, several persons were injured,
several houses were torn from their foun
dations and the plants of two oil reflnlnff
companies were slightly damaged in a
tornado which swept through Uhtckasha
tonight.
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I)r. (ieorjtp W, Hill Dead
New York, April 17.- Dr, George W.
Hill, astronomer and Inventor, died yes
terday at Ids home at West Nyak, N.
Y.. where he lived as a recluse, Dr.
Hill won distinction for researches on
tho lunar theory,
Lightning (Strikes Oil Tank
Tulsa, Okla., April 17. -IJghtntlig struck
a 35.000-barrel oil tank on the tank farm
of the Pierce Oil corporation, near Han
Springs, tonight. Tlie oil Is still burning.
Other tanks are endangered,
SOU) OUT BECAUSE
OF FEAR OF FAILURE #
New York April 17 Threatened with
a Fold-up of raw material and with a.
price war, tin- Merseveau Manufactur
ing o mpany sold out to the so-called
can frost because it feared a failure If
it did not. according to today's testimony
in the government's a tit trust suit against
the \met lean Tin Plate Company.
lauds Mi Donald, who was secretary of
the MorsercHU companv. a Brooklyn con
* « rn. told how the American Tin Plate
ixtnpuny tiled to purchased the Brooklyn 1
company
McDonald said he and his associate^
v. ere told that if the Brooklyn compM&"
did not sell, the American company would
put them out of business. It was a case
of selling of "going broke,*’ said Mc
Donald. and his companv sold for $700,000 4
in March. 1901.
URGES BETTER
BAY FOR TEACHERS
I !111e Bock. Ark . April 17. The teach- \
« * s of tin- country should have the cour
age to stand together and demand from
the community a remuneration such as
is given the members of other profes
sions. declared Mrs. KUa- Flagg Young;,
superintendent of the Chicago city
schools, speaking before the Arkansas
Teachers' association tonight.
The U< v note of her address was that
the teachers should possess initiative. .She
sail! the problem of education originates
in life ami times of the individual com
munity is different with different pur
poses.
WOULD REOPEN
STRIKE PROBE
Denv er. April 17.- United Mine Workers
of America started a movement here to
night to reopen it) Washington the con
gressional in vest igw 11 on of the Colorado
coal miners' strike, by seeking to place j
before the committee the testimony of
"Mother" Mary Jones, the aged strike * J
leader released from military imprison
ment at Walsenburg Thursday.
"Mother" Jones, who came to Denver,
probably will leave tomorrow for Wash- S
ington Telegrams were sent tonight to
congressmen urging a hearing for
"Mother" Jones. j
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Location
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Grand Central Station within seven minutes.
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