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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD
VQLtJME XXXXIV_ BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1915 10 CAGES NUMBER ,'!15
PRINCE VON BUM
DECLARES AUSTRIA
IS WILLING TO CEDE
TERRITORY ASKED
Promises Italy a Free Hand
in Southern Albania in
Payment for Support of
the Kaiser’s Cause
ALLIED DIPLOMATS
PRESENT SITUATION
IN DIFFERENT LIGHT
/I
■K.
^Italy’s Only Chance for Ter
ritorial Aggression Lies in
Joining War Against Ger
many, Is Claim
t.
ti
Rome, March 15.—(Via Chiasso,
Switzerland, March 16.)—Political
pressure upon Italy to pledge its fu
ture course either to the empires o/
central Europe or the allies has been
augmenting for sometime and is to
day believed to have about reached its
climax.
According to thoroughly reliable
sources, Prince Von Buelow, German
ambassador, has given formal assur
ance* that Germany will be able in the
end to overcome resistance of Austria
and Induce Vienna to concede to Italy
territorial concessions demanded. to
gether with a free band in southern Al
bania. In addition, the central ^npires
■would further Italy’s ambitions in the
eastern Meditteranean. The German
diplomat pointed out furthermore that
the marine supremacy of Great Britain
and France would have the effect of
crushing Italy.
Representatives of the allies have pre
sented the matter in quite a different
light. They have united in saying that
the defeat of Germany and Austria Hun
gary was inevitable, even without the
participation of Italy. In case Italy re
frained from taking part she would re
ceive nothing from the allies when set
tlements are Hade. They advance the
further argument that with the conclu
sion of peace ,or shortly thereafter, the
separation of Hungary from Austria was
to be expected. Tills would lead io the
absorption of the Austrian provinces of
German nationality by Germany and th§
consequent extension of German domin
ion to Trieste, which thus would forevef
be lost to Italy. In addition Italy would
be forced to abandon Avlona and' the
Aegean Islands.
Territorial Claims
“What, is believed in high quarters to
be an authoritative outline of Italy’s ter
ritorial demands and Austria’s position
regarding them was obtamed today. The
< difference of view's, as thus indicated
appears to be so great that well In
formed persons can see no likelihood of
an adjustment
Roughly speaking, Italy wants a sweep
of territory north and east which would
extend her boundary around the north
ern end of the Adriatic sea as far south
as Flume, on the eastern coast. That
■would include the Austrian coast. That
would include the Austrian naval bass
at Pola, and the provinces of Trent and
Triest, which Austria is believed to be
willing to make are insignificant, as
compared with the demands.
It Is regarded as probable that, under
pressure frogi Germany, the negotiations
may be extended, and Austria may be
induced to grant^ larger concessions, but
the belief Is generally held in responsible
quarters that the extreme Austrian con
cessions would be insufficient to satisfy
1 Italy.
Italy's demands as outlined today, are
Bet forth as follows: “To the north, she
*!esires the entire province of Trent,
bringing her frontier to Venoste. Passirio
and Brcoie, including the districts of
Beverto, Trent, Bozen, Meran, Bressanone
and Bruneck: to the east, she wants to
extend her frontier to the Julian Alps,
Including the province of Goritz and
Istria, with the districts of Tolmein,
Goritz, Triest, Pola and Flume. Besides:
*he wants the Dalmatian Islands, espe
cially Veglia, Cherso. Lunge. Brazza,
iLeeina, Curzola, Mcleda and Lissa.
Only Rectification
The only rectification of the frontier
which, according to this information,
Austria, is willing to grant is cession of
territory which w'ould give to Italy pos
session of Lake Garda, with the town of
F.iva and the valleys of the Chinese and
i Adige rivers, including the towns of Rov
erto and TIone, but exclusing Trent and
to the east, the valley of the Isonzo river.
Including Grudlsca, but excluding Goritz.
'it is understood also that In return for
such territory as she is willing to cede.
Austria asks for a large sum of money
and also the renunciation by Italy of
any claim to other territory within the
Austro-Hungarian empire, which is in
habited by Italians. In return for these
concessions by Italy, Austria is willing
to make certain local grants, including
the establishment of an Italian univer
sity at Triest.
Decides on Route
! Washington, MUreh 16.—President Wil
pon has decided on the route for the Alas
kan railway, the building of which is to
begin this spring, but an announcement
will await outcome of negotiations with
one of the two existing lines which the
government may buy.
RENEWED ACTIVITY
IN WEST FORECASTS
GENERAL OFFENSIVE
ON PARTOF ALLIES
Belgians and British Con
solidate Ground Captured
Recently From the Ger
man Forces
| HEAVY FIGHTING
NEAR ARRAS; BOTH
CLAIM SUCCESS
Russians Even More Active
in the East, Where Ger
man Offensive Has Failed
to Materialize
Iamrion, March 1«.—<10:50 p. iu.)
With (he increasing activities of the
British, French and Belgian arinieS'
(he reappearance on the coast of Bel
gium of British and French unruhlps
and (he time drawing near for a big
effort in the west, the British public
is following with renewed Interest the
dally reports of operations.
The Belgians, supported by the allies’
warships, have consolidated the ground
they have won in the last few days,
while the British have done likewise
with the strip of territory taken from
the Germans near Neuve Chapello, and
have recovered most. If not all, of the
trenches lost in the region of St. Elio.
Simultaneously there has heen heavy
fighting north of Arras, in Champagne,
in the Argonne, and in the Vosges, in
which both French and Germans claim
successes.
All the operations are believed here
to be due principally to the general
offensive the allies will undertake
when the ground dries.
Russians Active
I lie Russians are even more a. live
than their western allies. The Ger
man offensive against Prsasnysz hav
ing failed to materialize, probably ow
ing to the thaw, the Russians have un
dertaken the offensive, and, accord
ing to their own account, are ad
vancing successfully along both banks
of tin- Orzyc river and have occupied
the village of Stegnu, On one of the
main roads leading to Prziiauysz from
the uovitvast. At thtis point t fifty re*
pulsed a determined counter attack.
The Germans, however, say the Rus
sians attacks have been repelled and
that they captured 2000 Russians.
In the Carpathians and in Eastern
Galicia the Russians report a series of
successes against the Austro-Ocrman
armies, which, despite deep snow, have
kept up almost continuous attacks in
the Baligrod region, and in some of
the central passes, in the hope of re
lieving' Przemysl. The Russians are
closing around the fortress and their
infantrymen are within rifle shot oi
northern forts.
From unofficial sources it is learned
that the Russians have resumed the
offensive in Bukowina, and a battle is
in progress near the Bukowina lron
tier, along the Stanislau-Kolomea rail
way.
Again on Move
In the Caucasus, too, the Russian*
aguin are on the move, and. according
to Petrograd accounts, are pushing the
Turks pack along the coast of the
Black sea and are threatening »thc
Turkish army at Olti, on the Uusso
Turkish border.
The allied fleet continues its opera
tions iu the Dardanelles and off fchnyr
na, but no official report of its prog
ress has been made for some days An
Athens report says the British cruiser,
Amethyst, has penetrated the straits as
far as N agar a. The cruiser is said to
have heen hit by three shells, which
killed a number of the crew.
There is a belief in some *iuarter»
here that the Turks will capitulate, If
the flebt gets through the straits, to
save Constantinople from bombard
ment.
TiOrd Southwark, at a meeting of
the Associated Chambers of Commerce
tonight said that since the outbreak
of war. Great Britain’s output of war
material has increased three hundred
fold.
DENY M’MANUS A
MEXICAN CITIZEN
Chicago, March 10.—Relatives of John
B. McManus, the former Chicagoan, who
was killed by Zapata troops March 11,
in Mexlc£ City, denied today that he
had become a naturalized Mexican.
Mrs. P. J. Dargan, a sister of McManhs,
said:
“When my brother John was in Chi
cago a year ago, I asked him if he
had become a naturalized citizen of
Mexico, and he replied that he would
not give up his United States citizenship
for anything in the world. I know the
report from Vera Cruz is untrue."
Similar opinions were expressed by
other relations and another sister and
several friends.
CLAIM M’MANUS A
MEXICAN CITIZEN
Vera Cruz, Mexico, March 16—Thajiale.
ment was made, here today by persons
connected with the Carranza government
that John B. McManus, who was killed
In Mexico City on March 11 by Zapata
troops, was not an American citizen. Mr.
McManus lived in Mexico City for about
ID years and was said to have become
a naturalized Mexican.
WEEK’S TRADE BALANCE
* LARGEST IN U. S. HISTORY
| Washington, March 16.—Exports exceed*
‘ sd Imports passing through the 13 prln
\ clpal American customs districts during
the week ended March 13 by $47,229,669,'
giving the largest balance in favor of the
United States ever produced by a single
Week's foreign trade business. .
The total value of exports for the week
Was $69,810,719, and of Imports $22,611,060.
An analysis of foreign trade conditions
Issued by the department of commerce to
night shows that exports for the three
months from December 1, 1914, to Febru
ary 38 Were estimated at $778,511,871 and
Imports $887,038,862, netting a favorable
balance of $411,483,009.
Cotton exported during the week end
ing March 13 amounted to 292,630 bales,
making the total since August 1, 1914,
of the cotton year, 6,045,
497 bales.
¥ • , . . ■ .
VILLA FORCES MEET
DEFEAT, LOSING 400
MEN KILLED, REPORT
Carranza Troops Win Victory in
Bloody Sunday Battle at Allende.
Commander Deserts
Antonio, Tex., March 16.—A battle
between Villa and Carranza troops at
Allende. Coahuila. resulted In 400 Villa
j 1118,1 killed, according to a message re
ceived he^e today from Sabinas.
The engagement began Sunday night
continued throughout the following day,
the Villa troops leaving many dead and
wounded on the Held.
As the result of the defeat of the Villa
men at Allende. the message said, Rosalio
Hernandez, Villa commander in charge of
Piedras Negias, deserted the border post
| and fled with his men into the interior.
He encountered General Maclovio Her
rera, who was In command of the. Car
! prtnza men at Allende. at Hemollno this
i morning and a second defeat of Villa
troops followed. No details as to the
number killed at Hemollno were given
in the message.
LET THOSE WHO WANT
TO FIGHT ENLIST IN
ARMY, SAYS MARSHALL
Vice President Speaks on Pugnacious
ly Inclined Citizens of Uncle
Sam and Suggests Remedy
Chicago, March -Citizens who
think the United ^should take
part in the war jKjri be made to en
list in the a.T/ *Voro being allowed
to spread ^y ’Ideas broadcast. Vice
President. ^tall said here today.
The vicr ^ Relent will leave tomor
r°w U A Panama-Pacific exposi
tion. ^ w
“T». s the first time in 40 years’
f bservahee,” he continued, “that J
have found public men disputing what
at one time was considered an axiom—
that politics end at the seashore.
“There was a time when I. too.
thought it was our duty to go out and
whip Anyone, anywhere who happened
to shake a finger at Uncle Sam l h&vt
changed my mind. 1 oppose war un
less I am willing to ask the govern
ment to place me in the front ranks of
our army."
DENNY TO APPEAR
BEFORE COMMITTEE
j Will Corroborate Testimony Given by
O’Neal Relative to Money Due
Montgomery Bank
University, March 16.—(Special.)—Pres
ident George H. Denny of the university
will appear within a day or tw*b before
the legislative investigating committee
sitting at Birmingham to corroborate
testimony given by former Governor
O’Neal relative to certain Interest money
due during his administration to the Far
ley National bank. Mr. Denny has cer
tificates of indebtedness from Governor
O’Neal for the amount in question which
wus part of the endowment, fund of the
university and had to be invested by the
trustees either in state or national so
e.yriiies. the actual transaction taking
pla« e between the governor and the 'pres
ident. of the university.
Dr. Denny states that there 1s at
present a bill pending before the legisla
ture for the relief of the university to
the amount of $27,500, and that this fact
must be known to the legislative investi
gating committee.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NOT LIABLE TO SUIT
UNDER SHAN ACT
Attorney General Gregory
So Notifies Counsel for
the New York Sun Pub
lishing Association
Washington, Marctj 16.—Attorney Gen
eral Gregory has written a letter ad
dressed lo James M. Beck, counsel for
the New York Sun Printing and Publish
ing association, disposing of the com
plaint against the Associated Press for
alleged violation of the federal antitrust
act made by the Sun association.
The Attorney General's letter, dated
March 12, makes known that there Is no
ground for action by the federal au
thorities against the Assorted Press un
der the antitrust act.
The Attorney General's letter is tlnf
result of a petition filed on February 3,
1914, by the Sun Printing and Publishing
association, asking the Attorney General
to make an investigation and then to in
stitute proceedings against the Associated
Press.
The chief point of interest In the At
torney General's letter Is his statement
as to the right of a group of newspapers
to form an association under given con
ditions, as follows:
“Assuming that the kind of service In
which the Associated Press is engaged is
Interstate commerce (a question not free
from doubt), I am nevertheless of the
oplrlon that it is no violation of the
antitrust act for a group of newspapers
to form an association to collect and dis
tribute news for their own benefit, and
to that end to agree to furnish the
news coileoted by them to each other or
to the association: provided that no at
tempt is made to prevent the members
from purchasing or otherwise obtaining
news from rival agencies. If that Is
true the corollary must he true, namely,
that newspapers desiring to form and
"maintain such an organization may deter
mine who shall be and who shall not
be their associates.”
"This, of course, is not to say that such
an association might no- develop into an
unlawful monopoly. Tile facts adduced,
however, in my opinion, do not show that
that has happened in the case of the As
sociated Press.”
Frank B. Noyes, president of the Asso
ciated Press, referring to the Attorney
General’s letter tonight, said:
"The clean bill of health given the
! Associated Press by the Attorney Gen
eral after his study of the complaint of
the New York Sun 1b, of course, highly
gratifying to the members of the organi
zation.
It is the more gratifying because It was
the result of a long, careful and searching
scrutiny by The department of justice of
the object and form of the organization,
its scope and its methods.
Building Dedicated
San Francisco. March 16.—Denmark's
building\t the Panama-Pacific exposition
was dedicated today with a setting of
Native costumes, native songs and ad
dresses by distinguished danes.
AMERICANS IN
MEXICO GIVEN NO
PROTECTION SAVS
GEO. KNOBLAUCH
I Business Partner of J. B.
McManus Engages in a
Heated Argument With
Secretary Bryan
CITESTHE DEMOCRATIC!
PLATFORM TO SHOW
PROTECTION PLEDGED
_
Attack on Democratic Party
Arouses Wrath of Secre
tary of State — Discuss
McManus Case
WflNhlnKton, M«rel» lit,—(itiorse W.
Knoblauch, of Xew York* InisSnens
partner of the late .John It. McManus,
the tinrilenn killed recently In Mex
ico City, engaged Secretary Hryan In
a heated argument at the state depart- J
meat today on the subject of demo
cratic and republican politics In ref
erenee to the protections of foreigners
In Mexico.
Knoblauch came here In the interest of
the widow and children of his business
associate for whom lie seeks an indem
nity After ar. interview with Mr. Bryan
he went to the White Mouse, to learn, he !
said, the viewpoint of Secretary Tumult,',
in the matter. Mr. Tumulty referred him
to Secretary Bryan, saying the matter
was being handled at the state depart- ,
ment.
Later in tlie day a Washington news
paper published an interview with Knob
lauch quoting him as saying: he had «been
unable to find out what had been done by
tlie state department, and had appealed to i
! the President, and that in his talk with
Secretary Bryan the latter hail become
angry because of a reference to the demo
cratic platform as pledging protection
to the lives and property of Americans
abroad. When the interview was shown
co Secretary Bryan he said:
Criticizes Democrats
"Knoblauch began to criticize the dem
ocratic party, and I told him it didn't
make tiny difference to us when wo were
protecting Americans whether they were
republicans or .democrat#. and i didn't
think it would make any difference to
the Mexicans down there."
Knoblauch cited tlie democratic platform
and when Mr. Bryan asked him what ids'
politics were he said republican. The
secretary said later he .had refused to
discuss tlie question further from a par
tisan basis, and that the ythen took up
tisan basis, and that they then took up
*‘I told Knoblauch,** said Mr. Bryan,
"that it made ho difference to the Mexi
cans what party we represented and wo
certainly did not tell people who weie
being protected by this government to be
partisa n.'
Copy of Interview
Late today Knoblauch returned to the
department with a copy of the Interview
attributed to him and told Mr. Bryan it
was untrue that he had salcT he was un
able to get satisfaction.
Later Knoblauch issued a statement in
which he said:
"So far as anything ttoe state depart
ment has done in tills individual case Is
com^rned. I have no grounds for unfav
orable criticism. My criticism was di
rected against the general policy of the
admanistratlon in regard to the Mex
ican question. The democratic national
platform specifically promised to Amer
icans who reside Tn foreign countries or
on the Border protection. 1 maintain that
Americans residing in Mexico or on the
border have been given virtually no pro
tection, and 1 may add that in this respect
tlie Vaft administration was quite as re
mits ns the present one.*'
THAW WILL BE
, -
Is Denied Motion That He
Be Returned to New
Hampshire
1 New York, March 16.*—Justice Pag"
today denied Harry K. Thaw’s motion
i that he be returned to New Hhamp
> shire.
The judge ordered that Thaw be sent
' hack to Matteawan, unless legal pa
; pers were served on the warden of
the Toombs calling for the prisoner’s
L retention in New York city. That al
! ready has been done.
Ship Fired On
| Galveston, March 16.—The tender of the
| United State.- Battleship Delaware was
fired upon by snipers at Vera Cruz on
I March 10, according to reports brought
• here today by passengers on the Nor
wegian suamship City of Tampico. The
tender went into the hai^tv for Captain
i Tlogcrs of the Delaware, and was fired
i upon while inbound, and again while re
turning to the warship. **To one was in
; jured.
: TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
i 1—Italian situation approaching a crisis.
No protection for Americans In Mex
: ico.
IntimationB of wrongdoing brought
. out at probe.
2—Probing question of consolidating
i courts.
• J—Business men think flood tide Well un
\ der way.
4—Editorial comment.
6— An example of what Is the matter
with Birmingham.
Cotton mill t be erected here.
Zoo request up to Ward.
No Intimation of ousting Nespor.
| 6—Women’s page.
7— Sports.
2—Markets.
10—Huddleston on equal suffrage.
Sketches of Probe Hearings _I
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Warden Nelms of I.ucile mines on the stand
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REPRESENTATIVE WELSH REPRESENTATIVE EKEENE
If Jefferson county putting questions til Dallas, sponsor for the suffrage
to a witness bill
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STEGLER ADMITS
TO GET PASSPORT
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Testifies Against Germans!
Charged With Attempt to
Obtain Fraudulently
Passport for Him
Now York, March 16.— Before a jury se
lected because I hey bad neutral war opin
ions, Richard Madden and Gustave Cook
were placed on trial today charged with
aiding Richard P. Stegler, a German naval
reservist, to obtain a false American
passport. Stegler, who also is under in
dictment. testified against them. His
case will be called later, but because he
has become the government’s witness and
today confessed that he had sought to
obtain an American passport fraudu
lently and had employed Cook and Mad
den to aid him, the charge against him.
his attorneys believe, will not he pressed.
Jt had been rumored that Stegler would
repeat that part of his confession to gov
ernment authorities in which he was al
leged to have said that he had been urged
byr Capt. Boy-Ed, German naval attache,
at Washington, to go to England as a
German Hpy and had obtained the pass
port for this purpose. However, Boy-Ed's
name did not enter into ills testimony.
Stegler said he met Cook and asked his
help in getting papers necessary for him
to obtain an American passport, paying
him $10 in advance for his services. Cook,
he said, procured for him naturalization
papers of a German-born citizen. These,
he said, he told Cook would not do,
whereupon Cook introduced him to Mad
den.
Would I’ay for Papers
“I told Madden.” said the witness, “that
the people w'hom I represented would pay
$100 for the papers 1 needed.
Madden, ho said, procured his (Mad
den’s) baptismal certificate for him, but
that also was not the payer needed.
Madden then secured a certificate ol’ his
birth from the bureau of vital statistics
in Hoboken and with this Stegler said he
suceeded, in the name of Richard Mad
den, in obtaining the passport. He puid
Madden therefor $100, ne said.
He admitted that he had sworn falsely
iri making his application.
On cross-examination Charles h\ Ober
wager, attorney for the defendants, after
attempting to attack Stegler’s character,
brought out from the wltno.is that pre
vious to his arrest he had to d his story
to a reporter of a New York newspaper
and had been put on the paper’s pay roll.
He was asked if he had not said to Cook
that it was the purpose of the paper’s
owner to “show up Mr. Bryan.”
Stegler denied having made such a
statement, also a statement that he “could
get money from other sources” for repudi
ating his story. Mr. Oberwuger said he
wanted to show that Stegler’s motives
were purely mercenary. Stegler admitted
that he had gone with his story to the
editor of another paper and had been
given a Job at $2.60 a day.
His examination will be continued to
morrow.
RESERVESYSTEM
REPORT JULY 1
Washington, March 16.—Income anil ex
penses of the Vi federal reserve bunks
will be made public July 1, according to
a federal reserve board announcement
today. The first statement will show
earnings and outgo from the opening of
the system.
Despite unusual conditions in financial
circles it was said today the banks are
doing a fairly good business and that
mumber banks probably will get returns
on their Investments.
NEUTRAL WATERS
Second Violation of Naval
Warfare Is Charged to
England—No Proof
for Claim
Ynlparnisw, Hnreli id.—The Gcrmnii
of fleers of llie Dresden who him* nr
rtved here deelnre they w ere nt tucked
while nt ani'lior in < unilierland bay. on
the north side of the Island of .Innii
Fernandez. They assert that other
ships lying In port were damaged by
the Vlrltlsh ships and that shells ex
ploding on shore killed a woman and
a ehild.
The Hlnistro Zenteno, a (liMeitii
cruiser, has been sent to bring the crew
of the Dresden here from Juan Fer
nandez and to Inquire into the sinking
off the German warship.
Washington. March Id.—A statement
issued by the German embassy here
tonight declares that the German
cruiser Dresden sunk liy a Ilrltiah
squadron off the Chilean coast Sunday
“apparently was attacked while In
shelter off neutral waters.”
The embassy's Information came In ca
blegrams yesterday and today from Val
paraiso. Chile,
The statement follows:
“Yesterday morning the embassy re
ceived from Valparaiso the following ca
ble:
“ ‘German cruiser Dresden, after hav
ing destroyed an Knglish sailing ship on
March 8, whs surprised by an Knglish
armored cruiser and pursued by her from
3 o’clock In the afternoon. Dresden es
caped the armored cruiser under the
cover of darkness. Damage In the ma
chinery and lack of coal forced her to
put into the Island of Juan Fernandez/
“According to today's telegram, re
ceived at the embassy from Valparaiso, 15
wounded of the Dresden were landed by
the Orama at said harbor. Three men
of the German cruiser are reported to
have been killed. The telegram further
says that the whole rest of the crew
Is landed on the island of Juan Fer
nandez, and will be brougt to Valparaiso
by a Chilean steamer.
"According to tlio British admiralty re
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LIVING ON $6 PER WEEK
SIMPLE PROBLEM SAYS GIRL
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| Miss Dorothy Miller, 19-Year-Old Shop Girl Tells Investigating
Committee How It Is Done—Says Story Is Based
On Actual Experience
Albany, N. Y„ \lar«'li W.—Living on »6
a week in New York city Is a simple
problem. Miss Dorothy Miller, a 19-year
old shopgirl, told a legislative committee
Investigating the minimum wage proposi
tion today. If one wants more clothes,
ahe explained, it is only necessary to
eat less food, and if more food Is wanted,
skimp on the clothes allowance.
Miss Miller came here at tho behest of
the Consumers' league of New York, to
relute her personal experience as a work
ing girl.
"My story is not bused on theory, but it
la an actual experience," she said, "and I
don't want you to think that t am a pa
thetic little picture for I represent 40wt
girls who earn no more *fltan I do. At
one time I received only J5. I lived at
home ami waa fortunate in having to pay
•nto the house but S3.GO. That left ma
40 cents a week to spare after 1 had paid
my car fare and purchased lunches.’*
Judge Alfred E. Onimen. repreeentlng
the New York Typothetae, and W. A.
Dryer for the State Kata>' Dry Goode aa»
soclaflon, opposed the ml>&.uum'wage bill.
Judge Ommen argued that the state
should not act as a paternal guardian for
those who cannot act for themselves,
und said that some women are not worth
'*5 a hunch.'* Mr. Dyer said the estab
lishment of a minimum wage really would
[ be a charity.
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O’Neal’s Former Secretary
Takes Direct Issue on
Charging Personal Tele
grams to State
CONVICTS HEARD
ON TREATMENT
GIVEN AT MINES
Brown Testifies Regarding
Automobile License Funds.
Agee Tells About Work of
the Excise Commission
My HUGH XV. ROBERTS
The session of the legis
lature's investigation com
mittee yesterday was replete
with hearsay evidence which
might be taken to indicate the
possibility of several neat
scandals.
A former secretary to Governor
O’Neal, t>. S. Simpson, ileelnred that
he had never been instructed not to
charge the chief executive's personal
telegrams to the state.
A purchasing agent, of the convict
department, Mr. Page, swore that, he
had heard from a Mr. Newby of the
Jefferson Powder company that l.en
K. Greer, state convict inspector, had
through personal gain, thrown the
state's powder purchases to that com
pany.
Bradley (!. Brown, former automo
bile license collector in Birmingham,
introduced In evidence a cancelled
check signed II. S. Button and made
payable to .1. 10. Kennedy, another
former license collector, to prove that
money on which Mr. Button was said
to have said tie did not. receive hts
tag, had not been paid to him (Brown).
\\ . C. Agee, chairman of the Jeffer
son county excise commission, testllled
as to the amount of work which he and
hts associates ilWform, and enlivened the
day by tart passages with Senator Bon
ner and Denson. [Exceedingly Interesting
testimony was offered by two Intelligent
convicts, fjfe at Dudle, Flat Top, Ban
ner and Aldrich mines, at which state
convicts arc worked, was Illustrated in
the testimony of half a doxen witnesses.
Dr. E. T. Field of Ensley added spice to
the day’s proceedings by reviving In hia
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REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
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