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ATTORNEY ARRESTED
ON A CONSPIRACY
Federal Officials Continue
Their Investigations Into
Alleged Passport
Frauds
New York, January 3.—Maurice
Deices, the New York lawyer arrest
ed last night in Philadelphia in con
nection with alleged conspiracy to ob
tain American passports for German
reservists m tlii3 country, returned to
night to his home here after having
furnished a $2.".,000 bond for his ap
pearance in the federal court her
Tuesday. -Mr. Deices woud not discuss
the case, but in his behalf it was de
clared he knew nothing about il and
had no acquaintance with the other
persons alleged to have been involved
in the conspiracy.
Carl Ruroeder and John Auch*r, the
other two men whose arrest hero yes
terday apparently was considered of
considerable importance by govern
ment authorities, remained in custody
today. It was expected, however, ap
plication would be made tomorrow for
their release on $20,0110 bail. Counsel
engaged by Ruroede declared he would
ask for an immediate hearing for his
client.
Officials continued today their in
testigation into the alleged conspiracy,!
tut made no further outward moves ir. I
the proceeding begun late yesterday I
with nearly a dozen arrests. The fed
* ral grand jury will meet Tuesday and
it is expected the conspiracy charges I
against men already in custody and j
possibly others of greater prominence
will be placed before the jurors.
MOST OF STAFF OF
JESUS CARRANZA IS
REPORTED KILLED
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Alfonso Santibanez had failed to in
duce Venuistano Carranza to make
terms for their release.
Jesus Carranza was returning from
n visit to Pacific ports to report t«»
Gen. Venuistano Carranza here when
he was made the victim of the treach
ery of subordinates. The great..r part
of his forces had been sent forward
l'roiiT Salina Cruz over the Tehuan
tepec railway. Carranza and his staff,
traveling in the rear, were overpow
ered at San Geronimo.
A series of telegrams purporting to
have been signed by Jesus Carranza,
hut which, it since has developed, were
sent by Santibanez, were received by
Gen. Venuistano Carranza. Th< major
ity of these urged General Carranza
not to move forces against the cap
tors of Jesus Carranza and suggested
that, arrangements be made for his re
lease. Only vague terms were speci
fied by the senders of the messages,
but apparently the condition most de
terminedly sought was that ,'anti
banez be pardoned for his insubordina
tion and allowed to retain his old post.
Gen. Venuistano Carranza de< lared
that not even for tin? sake of his
brother could he countenance any ar
rangements that any military man act
ing on his own Initiative might make,
and after a day of receiving messages
signed in the name <rf Jesus Catranza
but apparently sent by the one who
was holding his prisoner, he ordered
a movement of troops that resulted in
a sharp engagement at Chevela Sta
tion on tht Tehuantepec railway.
• lJtlle difficulty was encounter'd by
the loyal troops in defeating the re be is
under Santibanez, but later it was
learned that Santibanez had shot ail
those whom he had arrested with the
exception of Carranza and his son and
Peraldi. These he carried away with
him to some place in the mountains on
the isthmus.
Orders have been issued to pursue
the band as far as possible regardless
Cif conseque nces for the prisoners. San
tibanez was chief of the army on the
isthmus.
Efficiency In You* se
By RICHARD F.
| ALEXANDER POPE
LEAVES FOR DALLAS
Phi Convention Here Most
Enjoyable Ever Held,
He Says
Alexander Pope of the Phi Delta
Theta general council left last night
over the Alabama Great Southern for
his home in Dallas, after a week spent
in Birmingham. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Pope. Mr. Pope, who is general
counsel for the Texas Pacific railroad
in Dallas, said that the Birmingham
meeting had been exceedingly enjoya
ble and that Birmingham would never
bo forgotten by the members of the
Phi Delta Theta.
“The members of the general council
remained over here Saturday to wind
up some detail work," said Mr. Pope
'This is the first time since I have been
a member of the general council that
we have been able to attend to all of
the details incident to the meeting
and clean the slate. The meeting in
Birmingham has been indeed splendid.
We have enjoyed every minute of the
stay and have attended to more work
and had more fun than at any conven
tion that I have ever attended. I hope
that the next meeting will be as good
as this one and that everything will
go off as pleasantly and as profitably
to all of those interested in the work.”
Mr. Pope, when asked about business
conditions, said that in Texas the situa
tion was improving somewhat, but that
the cotton crop was far from being
moved.
*T am inclined to think that the sit
uation will begin to get better right
away and that within a short time we
will have normal business conditions
again," he observed.
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introducing the boy deputy—Thomas
1*. 'Williamson.
At the county jail on New Year’s day
Tommie scanned the jail dockets for
his record and discovered that durln
the past year he had been respon&P
for something like 500 arrests. T
mie bethought himself that he
caused much misery in this wor*
cheered up when ordered by the
to effect a raid. The result
more arrests to the credit
youngest deputy in captivity
For his work in the pas*
mi© has attained as many
as a temperamental prir
Tommie hates publicit
manner that a prima
Thomas I*. William
light of day at Hu i
county, in the nc /te
state, about 23 years .
At the coy agejbf 15 >v >mas
emigrated to the Magic City «. find
fng the lights too bright on Twen
tieth street left ^for some nearby coal
mines where for the ensuing six years
he lead an honest and uncomfortable
existence. Odd that honesty and exis
tence are almost synonymous words.
On September 15, 1912, the day that
he became of age, Thomas was com
missioned a deputy constable and
served at that highly profitable calling
(so it is currently rumored) for one
year and a half. At the end of that
time Tommie decided that his one am
bition in life was to become a de
tective, but he resigned as deputy con
stable to accept a position with the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company as a conductor on a street
car in order to study human nature. In
a few months Tommie decided to let
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company shift nloiift in ihe best
way possible without his services, an 1
attached himself to the office of Sher
iff Walter K. McAdory as “the boy
deputy.”
Notwithstanding all the flippancy of
the treatment accorded the youthful
Thomas by the gentlemen of the press,
it is neverehtless admitted that “the
boy deputy” has a record for efficiency
superior to any other man under Sher
iff McAdory.
In the past year Tommie has raided
every gambling bouse in Birmingham,
sometimes with an assistant but usual
ly alone. He has dangled from ropes
at great heights in order to enter
buildings and secure evidence of gamb
ling and also has penetrated the wild
est mining camps in the neighborhood
to arrest desperadoes. He was recently
sent to Praco for a “bad” man.
Tommie went out to Praco with a
variant charging burglary and grand
larceny against the alleged “bad” man.
In Praco the young deputy had no
trouble locating the house of th» man
wanted and entered the place.
“What the h-do you want?” saiu
the “bad” guy.
Thomas calmly locked the ioor,
placed the key in his pocket and, ad
vancing on the di-sporado, who was a
large six-footer, said in a calm, even
voice:
“Mister pian. I’ve got a warrant for
your arrest. Have l got to telephone
for a hearse to come and get you or
do you prefer to come alone with me?”
“Let's reason this thing out,” mut
tered the alleged burglar, reaching out
for his .4 4 under the pillow on the
bed.
“Ho. yon can’t get that gun out
a live.” said Tommie, as he shoved his
42-centimeter howitzer into the .-tom
ad! of tlie “bad” guy. who evidently
believed the young deputy, for lie de
WAR OPERATIONS ON
LARGE SCALE BEING
INTERFERED WITH BY
RAINY WEATHER
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attended services in the village church
at Sandringham.
Say Germans Have Failed
London. January 4.—(1:05 a. m.)—A
1‘etrograd dispatch to Reuter’s says:
"In the opinion of experts hero, the
battle of the four rivers, as the series
of engagements along the Bzura.
Itawka, Pillca and Nidn is popularly
known, may he considered ended. Not
only have the Germans and Austrians
failed to advance on the Russian north
slid south line lying roughly from the
Vistula to Warsaw, Klelce and Pin
czow, hut everywhere they have been
repulsed with heavy losses and th< at
tacks now proceeding may he con
strued as an effort to gain time, pend
in'- new operations.
"By occupation of Kremenz. /.entc
ten, Serctli and Rudautz, in Bufcowina,
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Mon. and Tues., Jan. 4-5
M A TIX EE TI BSD AY
Al. II. Wood* Present* III* Greatest
LiiiikIiIhk Sueeea*
POTASH
PERLMUTTER
An Up-to-Dute Garment in Three Piece*
Made Ily Our Special llexiguer From
Material in the Fanimi* *
SATURDAY EVENING POST STORIES
Prj/.po. Matinee 25e to *1.00
X rilch. Night.25c to *1.50
Sent* on Sale Friday
7 Acta All Star Vaudeville
“COLONIAL DAYS"
(•rent Munleul Act
AJESTI
ALL THIS WEEK
Hex lleaeh**
“The Spoilers”
William Farnum it ad Knthlyu William*
Matinee Dally 2*30 OCp t’bllilrea
Nightly H»3U. 15c
on the Roumanian frontier, Russia not
only holds ^he strategical railway line
connecting Bukowina and western
Galicia and Hungary, but it is within
«' hundred miles of Hungary over ^asy
passes of the wooded Carpathians.
“The Bourse Gazette's Moscow cor
respondent says the Austrians arc
evacuating Bukowina and that more
than HO,00ft panic-stricken Inhabitant.*
of Bukowina and Transylvania have
fled into Roumnnia.
"Three Austrian aeroplanes have
dropped Hi bombs on Kielce. The dam
age is not known.”
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Wants Committee to Take Trips
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
T see several letters in your paper
in regard to the question of taxation.
There is no question but that this is
the biggest question before the next
legislature. It is a question that needs
investigation and thought. T would
suggest that the legislature assemble
it the regular time, organize and ap
point a committee on taxation; a com
mittee on judicial reform, and a com
mittee on any other special branch of
the legislature the governor and the
heads of the two houses deem neces
sary. Pick men on each committee
for their fitness for that, special work
—give them authority and funds *o
thoroughly investigate their respect
ive questions. Let these committees
get the laws of other states and ge*
information from all available sources
and then frame a bill. Have these bills
gone over by the attorney general and
the members of the supremo court.
When these committees have gotten
ready their bills have these bills pub
lished and a copy delivered to each
member of the legislature, then call
the legislature together and act on
these bills. If the right men are
picked on these committees we can
have some laws that will answer the
purpose and stand tlie tests. This in
my opinion will be the most economical
and the best way to gel good working
laws passed. Very respectfully,
J. S. FREEM-'N.
Jasper, January 2, 1914.
Another Reason For Woman Suffrage
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
The Council of Women’s clubs ol
Birmingham has petitioned the mem
bers of the Jefferson county delega
tion of the Alabama legislature to sup
port the child labor bill which will b<
presented to tlie legislature for ap
proval. This is a worthy object and
the action is good; but how different
would have been the method of pro
cedure if these estimable women were
voters.
Before election when any man an
nounced himself as a candidate fox
the legislature he would have been in
terviewed and his opinion concerning
child labor wotlld have been known to
every voter in his district. The votes
he received or did not receive would
have been guaged by his opinion con
cerning the questions under discussion,
The women of Alabama being .ion
voters are in no position to reward
tlie friends nor punish the enemies ol
the hills they wish to become laws.
The men who profit by child iaboi
can, ut the next election, reward thorn
members who favored their interest.*
in the making of law's.
Because' those who profit by .‘hihl
labor and long hours and low vu.-es
tor women do not want women to share
in the power of the ballot is the rea
son why the corporations and vested
Interests oppose votes for women.
ELIZABETH QUIGLEY. ,
Birmingham, January 3, 1915.
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THOMAS P. WILLIAMSON
“The Youngest Deputy”
sistr»(l in hia efforts to get at his ar
tillery.
In the long stretch of woods near
the mining camp as the young d.putv
was leading his prisoner to thg rail
load, the “bad” guy seized an oppor
tunity and jumped on Thomas. He did
considerable damage for a few mo
ments but Tommie finally got working
good ami the alleged burglar went to
the ground with Tommie on top. When
tlie couple got tip the prisoner was
handcuffed and his head was badly
bruised. The next morning Tommie
marched the man in the county jail and
received the plaudits of Sheriff Me
AUory.
Iu speaking of the sensational work
of Tommie as a deputy sheriff his com
rades always state:
“You can't compete with a boy that
has no sense.”
In police parlance the above remark
means that Tommie will go anywhere
his superiors send him; that ho is not
afraid of anything this side of Fes*
senior; that lie js honest, capable and
fully competent to cope with any sit
uation that may arise while he Is on
official business. That is not a bad
record—even for a “boy deputy.”
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t MOB TAKES \ EG HOES 4
• FROM AYETl MPKA JAIL
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• Montgomery, .January 4.—It wno •
v reported over long distance tele- 4
• phone to the governor of Ala- 4
• Hama’s recording secretary. Mr 4
• Moffatt, this morning at 2:15 *
4 o’clock, that a mob had taken 4
4 three prispners from the We- 4
4 tumpka jail, 15 miles from 4
4 Montgomery, and was Lent upon •
4 a lynching. Adjutant General +
• Scully has been ordered to call •
4 out the three Montgomery com- 4
4 panics of militia, who are now 4
4 assembling at their armory. 4
4 General Scully will take per- *
4 sonnl charge of the militia. The 4
4 mob witii the prisoners is said 4
4 to ho headed toward the river 4
4 swamp on the road to Montgom- i
4 cry. •
4 The three negroes reported 4
4 taken by the mob are Jim Smith, 4
4 Ed Smith and amfther unknown. 4
4 The three were arrested Friday 4
4 charged with implication in the •
4 assassination of R. A. SI ill well. •
• a prominent farmer of Elmore 4
4 station. 4
4 Stillwell’s body was found oy 4
4 his neighbors with his head al- 4
4 most blown off and bloodhounds 4
4 from the state penitentiary at 4
4 AVetumpka led to the Smith no- 4
4 groes* cabin. 4
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CLAIMANT TO BIG
‘ ESTATES IS DEAD
Wolverhampton, England, December 22.
(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
The death is announced at the Wolver
hemp ton workhouse of David Jennings,
famous in legal circles as the claimant
to the estate in Birmingham known as
“Jennings Millions,” which Dickens used
as the basis for his Jarndyce vs. Jarn
dyce in “Bleak House.”
The Jennings or Jennens estate has
been under litigation since tno death
in 1789 of its founder, William Jennens,
known as "William the Rich.” He left
about $8,000,000 in money and stocks, be
sides a large amount ol farm land, which
since has become the center of Birming
ham. Lady Andover and Earle Howe,
held to bo next of kin, claimed the prop
erty and their descendants have held
most of It ever since, although legal de
I fen si of their title has cost them over
j $l,260,0oo. The case has not been re
opened, however, for about 40 years,
j David Jennings was 8o years old.
BARON WIMBORNE
NAMED TO OFFICE
London, January 3.—(8:20 p. m.)—Baron
Wimborne, who took the victorious Brit
ish polo team to the United States last
suirmer, has been appointed lord lieu
tenant of Ireland to succeed the Marquis
of Aberdeen. The baron will take office
February 17.
To u deputation which asked him to
reconsider his resignation. Lord Aberdeen
yesterday replied that it was impos
sible
The change in the lord lieutenancy a.ill
be welcomed in Irish social and sporting
circles. Lord and Lady Aberdeen de
voted much of their time to cliuritable
work, it is said the new occupant and
his wife will revive the social glories ol
Dublin Castle and give their patronage
t j racing and other sports.
•Aviators Killed
Kyoto! Japan, January 3.—Two Japanese
aviators'! were killed when their aeroplane
, was wrecked today between Kyoto and
Osaka. \
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AMUSEMENTS
“Potash and Perlmuttcr”
Pinochle and politics, love and law,
strikes and styles go to make up the
story of "Potash and Perlmutter," the
three-act comedy that A. H. Woods
will present at the Jefferson theatre
tonight and matinee and night tomoi -
row, direct from Us second year in
New York city. "Potash and J’erlmui
tcr,” a dramatization of the charge tern
and incidents In Montague Glass'
stories in the Saturday Evening Post
> scored the grealcst triumph in the hia
. tory of comedy—for it is a comedy in
spite of the tremendous heart interest
• that gives it its chief hold on the thea
tregelng public.
Boston English Op<>ra Company
The Poston English Opera company,
which comes to the Jefferson tneatre
’ Friday and Saturday with a matinee
I Saturday has at least five different lia
Mortalities among its members, which
5 in itself is enough to create dissension.
1 particularly in these times of "war'
talk. Add to this the temperaments
: cnd jealousies which are supposed to
- exist among opera stars and the spirit
of good fellowship and harmony which
1 exisis in this organization is ail the
more remarkable. One factor which ex
* plains this condition in a measure is
t the management’s attitude of goo:i wiii
j to every member from the and
prima donna to the chorus dim work
i ing staff. Instead of making the y. hple
I organization suffer for the misdeeds of
the few, dissenters are not tolerated.
, Hut two changes have been made since
th eorganization of the company.
At the Lyric
The Lyric bill for this week con
tains four distinct Keith features in
the seven acts and appears to be the
kind of attraction the audience like
best. “Colonial Days’’ is the largest
and best musical act in vaudeville,
with 10 singers anti musicians: Abou
Ben Hamid's Aribian Whirlwind Der
vishers, acrobats and gun spinners:
John P. Wade and selected players ii.
“Marse Shelby’s Chicken Dinner" and
three other acts will feature tho bill.
At the Majestic
“The Spoilers,’’ a Selig nine-reel fea
ture, will be this week’s attraction at
the Majestic commencing with a matinee
this afternoon and a performance to
night. This film follows closely Rex
Beach's great book of the same name,
and the scenes are shown in Alaska,
where the great fight takes place for
possession of the “Midas ’ mines. Such
great scenes as the dynamiting of an
entire village are included. The mat
inees are at 2:30 o clock and the night
performances at 8:30 o'clock.
Editor Reported Executed
Gondon, January 4.—(2:03 a. m.)
Reuter’s Amsterdam correspondent says
a dispatch received there from Vienna
reports that a newspaper editor, Jo
seph Hotel of Prossnitz, Moravia, was
convicted by court-martial and exe
cuted for making a seditious speech.
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Ella Ruth Ruth Lawrence
1 The remains of Mrs. Ella Ruth Law
rence, aged 44 years, who died in a
, local infirmary Saturday night, were
t sent to Natural Bridge yesterday for
, interment by Lige Loy.
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Mrs. Nettie May feeales ;
The remains of Mrs. Nettie May
Seales, aped 23 years, who died yes- i
terday morning in a local infirmary,
will be sent to Russellville this morn- i
inp for interment by Lipe Loy. The de
| ceased is survived by a widower and
three children, two sisters and her
mother.
H. E.~McWane
Anniston, January 4.— (Special.)
Tile plant of the Lynchburg Foundry
company in this city has been closed
since Thursday afternoon at which
time Associate Manager C. C. Moore
received a telegram from Manager F.
W. McWane, announcing the sudden
death at Lynchburg. Va., of H. K. Mc
Wane, president of this plant and tor
several years Identified with the in
dustrial Interests of Anniston.
John W. Ray
Roanoke. January 2.—(Special.)—The • -
meins of John W. Ray were interred in
the cemetery here at 2:30 o'clock Satur
day afternoon, after sendees conducted
at hie Gate residence by the Rev. E. M.
Glenn. His death occurred New Year's
Day. and followed a long illness. Mr.
Ray was one of the oldeet and saftest
! railioud engineers in tile state, having
served continuously in that capacity for
4S years. Thirty years of tills time be
was engineer on the East Alabama di
vision of tile Central of Georgia railway.
As a mark of the esteem in which he was
held by this company a special train from
Columbus was run, bringing a party of
raiiioad officials to attend the funeral
services. A widow and seven grown chil
dren Hurvite tiic deceased.
JOHNS Undertaking Co.. Phone 100k.
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Weather Forecast
Washington, January 3.—Weather
lorecast for Alabama and Mississippi:
Rain Monday or Monday night and
probably Tuesday,
Georgia: Cloudy Monday; rain at
night or Tuesday.
Tennessee: Partly cloudy Monday;
Tuesday fair.
Local Data
For tile 24 hours ending at 7 p. nu,
January 3, 1915:
Highest temperature . 52
Lowest temperature . 32
Mean temperature . 42
Normal temperature ... 45
Deficiency in temperature since
Jan. l . j
Rainfall . .on
Total rainfall since Jan. 1.00
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1 0.45
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. 03
Relative humidity, 7 p. m. 33
Weather Conditions
Birmingham, January 3.—(7 p. m.)
Cloudiness increased quite generally
today over the gulf states and rain
was reported from much of Texas.
This rain area will probably extend
eastward within the next 36 Hours,
leaching southern Alabama by Tues
day. It was raining along the north
Pacific coast tonight and local snow
fall was reported In the lake region.
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Asheville. N. C., January 3.—The
monument of Mount Mitchell, erected
26 years ago in memory of Prof. Klislia
MHchell,- for whom the mountain was
named, was dynamited and destroyed
by unknown persons recently, accord
ing to advices reaching here today.
The monument was composed of bronze
and lead.
Foreigners employed by a lumber
company working iri the vicinity are
SHRAPNEL WOUNDS
RESEMBLE THOSE OF
DUMDUM BULLETS
New York, January 3.—Shrapnel wounds
probably have been erroneously led to the
charge that dumdum bullets were being
used in the European war, according to
Dr. B. A. Walker of Stockton, Cal., who
served with an ambulance corps in
France. Dr. Walker who arrived here
on the Arabic from Liverpool today said
he found no evidence of the use of dum
dum bullets.
“Shrapnel appears to have been used in
nearly every battle." said Dr. Walker,
"and a piece of steel entering the flesh
and making a small hole, would come
through on the other side, causing great,
gaping wounds leaving the impression that
soft nosed or split bullets had struck the
victims."
The Arabic reported a rough and some
what exciting voyage. For 24 hours after
leaving Liverpool she made slow' speed
with every precaution to avoid floating
mines that recent storms are reported to
have torn from their moorings. *
TO COME HERE TO
SETTLE ACCOUNT
Cincinnati January 3.—Tn the matter of
the Charles McDonald Marble company,
Judge Howard C. Hollister, will tomor
row record a grant of the applicatipn
of receiver. E. L. Winslow’, for authori
ty to go to Memphis and Birmingham
I and investigate and settle, subject to tlie
court's approval, certain disputed claims
I in connection with an account against
the Consolidated ^Engineering company
for tlie marble work in the bank in the
Bank of Commerce building at Memphis
and an account against the Wells
Brothers company for marble w'ork in the
Tutwiler hotel at Birmingham.
The order for probing followed charges
of fraud raised by Knoxville creditors
represented by Attorney Moses and re
sulted In a special hearing of several
days duration. Amiable settlement of the
Memphis and Birmingham disputed ac
counts are expected.
SUFFRAGETTES TO
INVADE WHITE HOUSE
Washington, January 3.—Woman suf
fragists will concentrate their campaign
on the White House again Wednesday,
when a delegation of democratic women
will ask President Wilson to support a
suffrage amendment. The President al
ready has expressed opposition to the
measure on the ground that each state
should decide the suffrage question foi
itself.
Mrs. George A. Armes, president of the
District of Columbia branch of the Wilson
ai l Marshall league, will lead the delega
tion. which will include women from New
York, Tennessee, Delaware, Pennsylvania,
Maryland and Virginia.
Germany Takes Site
San Francisco, January 3.—Despite
the war two large blocks of space in
ihe palace of liberal arts have just
been awarded Germany by the Panama
Pacific International exposition, it wat
announced today. The nature of th<
exhibit is not known.
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MOUNT MITCHELL MONUMENT
DYNAMITED AND DESTROYED
said to have had trouble with a lore
man recently and to have believed the
monument was tin*property of the
lumber company. No arrests have ieeti
made.
Professor Mitchell, a member of the
faculty of the University of North
Carolina, established the height of the
peak as 071 l feet. He eventually lost
his life while exploring the mountain
and was buried on the summit. The
memorial was erected by the alumni of
the University of North Carolina.
HAS ADVENTUROUS
TRIP TO ATTEND
FATHER’S FUNERAL
Columbus. Ga., January 3.—(Special.)
Mrs. Clifford H. Chesman of San Fran
cisco, who came to Columbus to at
tend the funeral of her father. Judge
J. Thomas Lackland of Grove Hill, ar
rived yesterday morning and had an
adventurous trip across the continent.
The train of which she was passenger
was in one wreck; later was delayed
by a washout, and afterward was held
up by bandits. The bandits welt
through several cars on the train but
did not enter the car in which she was
riding.
The remains of Judge Lackland were
held in Columbus for four days pend
ing the arrival of his daughter.
BRANDEIS ADDRESSES
KNIGHTS OF ZION
St Louis, January 3.—“Responsibility
for preserving Jewish customs and ideals
now rests almost wholly with the Ameri
can Jews.” declared Louis D. Brandeis of
Boston in an address today before the
Knights of Zion in annual convention
here. “The people of Israel now are suf
fering the greatest calamity since 1492
when 300,000 Jews were driven out of
Spain. Half the Jewish population of the
world is in the western zone of the Euro
pean war."
Two obligations devolve upon the Jews
of America, Mr. Brandeis said—to give
quickly and generously to the aid of the
war sufferers and to live up to the high
est ideals of American democracy.
“To be good Americans you must be
good Jews,” he told the convention, “and
to he good Jews you must be good
Zionists.”
MOTHER DEPLANCK
DIES IN BALTIMORE
Asheville, N. C., January 3.—Toe
Rev. Mother De Planck, head of the
Sisters of the Order of Christian Edu
cation In the United 8tates and mother
superior of St. Genevieve's college,
which she founded here in 1908, died
in a hospital at Baltimore today, ac
cording to information received here.
Mother De Planck came to the Uni
ted States from Belgium six years ago,
bringing with her six members of her
order. She was the founder of the
Hillside college at Farnsborough, Eng
land, and three years ago she estab
lished a college in Massachusetts.
The body will be brought here for
burial.
Temperatures were lowest tonight in
the northern lake districts. Within the
last 24 hours there have been no de
cided temperature changes anywhere.
A few degrees colder weather was re
ported from the east and south arid no
decided change is indicated for the
next 24 hours. With the weakening
of the high pressure center over the
southeast the winds are becoming
southerly, but this effect is being off
set by the general cloudiness.
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., sev
enty-fifth meridian time, January 8
1915:
Temp’ture Pre
High i,OW cip
To Last ita
day. N’ht. tion
Abilene . 50 . . .14
Atlanta . 46 34
Birmingham . 52 32
Boston . 30
Brownsville . 66 SO .64
Buffalo. 18
Calgary. 34
Charleston . 48 .. *
Chicago. 26
Corpus Christ! . f,8 54 .04
Denver . 56 .. ..
Des Moines 24
Dodge City . 56
Duluth . 16
Durango . 42 . . ] !
Fort Worth . 52 .46
Galveston . 52 50
Green Bay . 20
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Hatteras . ... 40 .. i
Havre . 38
Helena .[.’ll 36 ’!
Huron . 26
Kansas City . SO
Knoxville .. 42
Louisville. 36 ..
Memphis. 60
Minneapolis . 22
Miami ... 70 .. . ]
Mobile . .. 54 44 A.
Modena. 40
Montgomery. 48- 36
Nashville ............. 48
New Orleans . 56 16
New York . -30
North Platte . 42
Oklahoma. 62
Palestine . 68 46
Phoenix . 72
Pittsburg. 26
Portland . 44 .. .1*
Raleigh. 42
Rapid City . 4 4
Roseburg . 48 .. .H
Roswell. 60
Salt Lake City . 36
San Antonio . 63 50 .04
San Francisco . 56 .. .1:
Sault Ste. Marie . 8
Sheridan . *.;. .. 44
Shreveport .. 64 .. . .9
Spokane . 34 .. ..9
St. Louis . 48 . . . .M
Tampa . 66 .. . .If.
Toledo . 22 .. . .tl
Vicksburg . 66 ..I
Washington. 32 .. ..a
Winnemucca . 38 .. .9
Winnipeg . 10 ..a
E'. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster. 1 I
MAYTORENA TO BE
RESISTO VILLAj
Gen. Juan Cabral Ordered
to Take Command of
Sonora Troops
Washington, January 3.—Generali i
Villa, as commander in chief of the
Gutierrez forces, has ordered Gen. Juan
Cabral with 8000 men to take charge
of the general situation in Sonora, su
perseding General Maytorena at Naco
The order is said to have been is
sued by the Gutierrez government as ;♦
means of ipreventing continuance of
j hostilities at Naco and Agua Prieta.
I where there are comparatively small J
Carranza forces. L
General Scott, United States chief of
; staff, who went to Naco In an effort
| to obtain neutralization of that place
and prevent bullets from falling ini.o
American territory, has advised th*
war department that the Cabral troops
now are at Casas Grandes. Maytorena
has delayed signing any agreement toi
removal of his forces pending Cabral *
arrival. The combined Cabral ar.d May
torena forces will total about 12,000
men. General Hill, Carranza command
ant of Naco, has about 4000.
Officials here, beyond expressing con
fidence that the aftUatlon soon would
adjust itself, declined to comment on it
It generally Is believed, however, that
Cabral will sign an agreement declar
ing Naco neutral and that the Hill
forces will be permitted to go to Agua
Prieta.
Cabral, it is thought, in some quar
ters, then will endeavor to drive the
Hill garrison out of Agua Prieta
across the American line, where the>
would be interned. Should Hill elect
to remain in Naco those familiar with I
the situation say a successful attack
might be made in overwhelming num
bers without firing into American ter
ritory.
REOPENING OF SHIP
TRAFFIC POSTPONED!
Stockholm. January 3—(Via London.*
The reopening of ship traffic with Fin
land has been postponed owing to new
information concerning mines. ,
After the recent storm in the Haiti,
the Swedish government Issued a gen
eral warning that -mine* were adrift, an,
sent mine sweepers over all these waters
Fear is expressed that whole German am
Russian fields have broken loose fron
their anchorages. One mine lias ex
ploded violently in Kalmar sound.
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4 MESSAGE TO FRIENDS 4
4 Headquarters of the East,
4 Poland, January 3.—(Via Ber
4 lin to London, 9:00 p. m.)—Field
4 Marshal Von Hindenburg, the
4 German commander in Poland,
4 has requested the press to ex
4 press his heartiest thankB for the
4 New Year's wishes sent him hy
4 so many friends in Europe and
4 America that he Is unable to
4 answer them personally.
4
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