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MEEKS PREPARED
10 RESIST PASSAGE
OF FOREIGN TROOPS
•ervia Given Assurance
That Possible Invasion
Would Meet Deter
mined Resistance
Berlin, September 28.—(By Wireless
> Sayville.)—According to the Over
f'as News agency, Greece has assured
ervia she will resist the passage of
areign troops through Greek terrl
>ry.
The news agency says:
“Reports from the Balkans say that
he Greek minister to Servia called on
he Servian prime minister and told
im that Greece had decided to offer
etermined resistance to the passage
f foreign troops through Greek ter
Itory.
“Budapest newspapers say that the
ervian minister at Sofia, Tcholak An*
itch, told Premier Radoslavoff, of Bul
aria, that he would depart on leave of
bsence, owing to ill health. The pie- !
iler told the Servian minister that j
;Rve of absence had been granted to j
iulgarian consuls in Macedonia."
The allusion to the passage of for- !
gn troops through Greek territory
robably refers to recent reports that
? Bulgaria should attack Servia the
ntente allies would send troops to ,
reece.
Roumanian View
Berlin, September 28.—(By Wireless to
iayville.)--The Overseas News agency
ays:
"The Athens correspondent of the Lokai
inzeiger reports that he is able to con*
rm the rumor that Premier Venizelos Jf
•reece failed in the negotiations which he
ttempted recently to open with the Rou
lanian government. This is considered
8 a definite indication of Roumania’s at
tude.
“The correspondent adds that pubUc
pinion in Greece is being manifested
lore strongly against a literal interpret i
on of the Servo-Greek compact (obli
ating Greece to support Servia in case
f attack by another Balkan state), as
reece has been released from this ar
angement by the action of Servia.
IRDMORE DEATH TOLL
tEACHES FORTY-FOUR
(Coatlnued from Pago One)
le time of the explosion say the car
as shunted to a siding on account of
s “bad order” notice. The car was leak
lg gasoline so badly that a pool had
irmed on the ground under it.
W. A. Wood, car inspector, the railroad
len say, mounted the car, unscrewed the
ap and peered inside. Just then the
asoline became ignited. Woods, the car
nd every loose piece of material within
X) yards was hurled through the air.
Reports that there were two explosions
ere confirmed today. Dynamite in the
weight storehouse was set off by the
rst explosion.
The damage caused by the shock was
reater than that caused by the fire that
cllowed. The dynamite explosion de
molished nearly a score of buildings,
.'ear the siding wrere a number of wood
n structures, part of which were occu
led by negroes. In this section a two
tcry wooden building collapsed. Many
egroes In the upper hall fell with the
bilapse. These were extricated. A force
f 100 men maintained a semblance of or
er throughout the night.
Bicycle Stolen
An Overland racer bicycle, the property
f Robert Russell of The Age-Herald, was
tolen last night from the front of the
efferson County Bank building. The
ollce were notified.
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Josephine Self
Mrs. Josephine Self, aged 55, died yes
3rday morning in Tuscaloosa and the
emains were received in Birmingham
esterday evening by Ldge Hoy. The
uneral will be held at 10:30 o'clock this
lorning at the residence of her brother,
!. B. Haynes, 110» North Fifty-first
treet, the Rev. E. E. Emerson and the
Lev. L. J. Alverson officiating. Mrs.
elf is survived by her husband, J. W.
elf; four sons, George. Will, Thomas
nd James Self of Warrion; one daugh
er, Mrs. Mattie Swann of Birmingham,
nd two brothers. Rev. J. O. Haynes
nd E. B. Haynes.
Mrs. M. E. Fiske
Funeral services over the remains of
Irs. M. E. Fiske, aged 58 years, who died
t a local infirmary Monday afternoon,
•ere held from the private chapel of
,ige L/oy yesterday morning at 8 o'clock,
‘he remains of the deceased were sent
) Mobile for Interment.
Judge J. M. Reynolds
Mortevulto. September 33.—(Special.)
udge J. M. Reynolds died here last night
t 11 o'clock. He was 76 years of age. He
ad been sick for two weeks. He is sur
Ived by his widow and a son, Arthur
;eynolds. of Bessemer, and a daughter,
[rs. Jim Broadhead of- Thomas; three
rothere, Capt. H. C. Reynolds of Tampa,
la., and M. C. and M. P. Reynolds of
irir Ingham; also by a sister, Mrs.
rown.
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THE WAR AT A GLANCE lj
Furious fighting still characterizes the
united efforts of French and British to
break through the German lines on the
western front. The allied forces, the
jrrench war office announces, continue to
make gains.
Foot by foot, as the official communica
tion reads, the French are advancing east
of Souchez. and likewise have continued
their advance In Champagne. The com
munication contains the significant state
ment that among the Germans taken pris
oners were men of the guard corps, who
had been brought back from the Russian
front a few days ago. This would seem
to indicate that the Austro-Germans
have been compelled to weaken their
eastern battle front to reinforce the west.
Sir John French reports the capture of
powerful German defenses around Lyos,
where the number of prisoners taken by
the British has now reached 300. Forty
machine guns were taken and many de
stroyed. The British have captured the
first and second lines and are heavily
engaged in an attack on the third.
The allied trenches in the Argonne are
being violently bombarded by the guns of
the German crown prince, but no infantry
attack has been attempted. Some of the
first line trenches taken from the French
by the Germans on this front Monday
have been retaken.
On the eastern front the Russians near
Dvinsk are declared by Berlin to have at
FRENCH BATTERING
AT SECOND LINE OF
GERMAN DEFENSE IN
CHAMPAGNE REGION
(Continued from Pnge One)
important action, but the Germans say
it is a minor one, designed to improve
tire situation and that the desired resuli
has been achieved.
There has been no cessation of the
heavy fighting on the Russian front. Frorr
Riga to Galicia the armies are contest
ing every inch of the ground and ai
least four separate battles are in prog
ress. Von Hindenburg has resumed hie
effort to reach Dvinsk, which town hat
been denied him so many times.
The Germans announce that the Rus
sians have been driven from two suc
cessive lines of trenches southwest ol
Dvinsk.
Except for Field Marshal Von Mack
enzen, who is held in the Pripet marshes,
all the German generals report advances,
even General Von Llnsingen, whose army
was rather roughly handled by the Rus
sians in Volhynla, having, with the aid
of strong reinforcements, been able tc
take the initiative again. In addition
to capturing Lutsk, he has crossed the
Styr river below that fortress.
In Galicia the Russian General Ivan
hoff is still holding the Austrians back
and is himself gaining ground
Montenegro, the smallest of the allied
rations, is taking a hand in the general
attack on the central powers. She has
launched an energetic offensive, accord*
ing to an unofficial telegram, and has
taken some Austrian positions.
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary. In the House of Commons to
day made statements concerning the Bal
kan situation which should tend to cleai
the atmosphere. While saying that Bul
garia has assured the powers that sht
had no aggressive intentions against hei
neighboring states. Sir Edward took oc
casion to warn that country that any ag
gression would bring to the assistance
of any friend of the allies attacked the
whole power of the British empire.
The enthusiasm with which the Greek!
are answering the call to a mobiliza
tion is considered in London as also belni
likely to affect the Balkan situation.
Fighting Favors Russians
The fighting in the east still favors the
Russians on the southern flat end of the
line, although there is no confirmation e>i
the report that they have reached the im
portant railway junction of Kovel. The
most momentous struggle is still centerec
on Dvinsk, where it is said the Germans
are regrouping their forces preparatory
to another great blow.
Bulgaria, though she has mobilized hei
troops, has not made her next move any
clearer on the Bosnian front.
New Allied Offensive
Paris, September 28.—(1:40 p. m.)—'Tin
new offensive movement of the allies hai
resulted in a further gain in the Artoii
region near Souchez, the French war of
flee announced today.
Additional progress is reported ii
Champagne.
The German counter attack in th<
Argonne is said to have been repulsed
The Germans left the ground before th<
trenches covered with dead.
The Germans are offering determine!
resistance in Champagns. The position:
to which they have retreated are pro
tected by a system of barbed wire en
tanglements.
The text of the communication fol
lows:
"In the Artois district we made ad
vances yesterday evening and last nigh
we gained ground step by step in th*
directions of the hill tops to the eas
and to the southeast of Souches.
•*In the Champagne district the Ger
mans are offering resistance from cer
tain of their positions where they an
protected by concealed barbed wire en
tanglements.
"We have made further progress ii
tlie direction of hill No. 185, which i
to the west of Navarin farm and in th
direction of La Justice, which is to th
north of Massiges.
"In the Argonne the obstinate attacl
delivered yesterday by the enemy witl
about eight battalions against our firs
line trenches at La Fille Morte and a
Nolante resulted in a serious check. Th
counter attacks made by us in th
course of the night made It possible fo
us to expel the German infantryme:
from almost all the positions they ha
succeeded in cutting through the wir<
in front of our trenches the space 1
covered with dead bodies of the enemy.
‘The night passed with relative calr
along the remainder of the manhol
front."
British communication:
"To the northwest of Mulluch we hav
repulsed several counter attacks an
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy. Ou
captures now reach a total of 53 off!
cers, 2800 men. 18 cannon and 32 rapi<
fire guns. The enemy furthermor
abandoned a considerable amount o
war material which has not as yet be«
put back on the lists." ^
PETITION AGAINST
RATE ADVANCI
Washington, September 28 -Formal p<
tition asking fyr a rehearing of the west
ern advance freight ease was filed toda
with the interstate commerce commissio
by western carriers. Rates the road
want revised are on meats, live stock an
food products.
The principal ground on which the re
opening is asked is the failure of the com
mission to pass on the need of the cai
riers for additional revenues, which th
petition eaye is a ‘-fundamental Issue."
In the original case the railroads argue
that if all Increases asked for wer
granted they would receive additions
yearly revenue amounting to about 110
000,000. After the commission's opinio
was rendered. It was said the increase
allowed would amount to about Sl.UOO.tK
a year.
German Prisoners Landed
Southampton, September 28—Three hur
fred men, the first detachment of Germa
prisoners captured by the Brltiah In th
! last battles In the west, were landed her
< today. Moat of them are young met
They are much bedraggled and otherwle
the effects of the ordeal they ha
terppted to recapture groud lost to Field j
Marshal Von Hlndenburg Monday, but }
their effort was unavailing. Progress is |
recorded for the Germans who are still
driving the Russians from the Vilna sec- I
tor and for those who are engaged in j
Volhynia.
Various reports are in circulation re- j
specting the trend of events in the Bal- j
kans. One of these says Greece has in- I
formed Servla that she will resist the
passage of foreign troops through Greek
territory. Another says that Bulgarta j
and Greece are reported to ha. e agreed
to the establishment of a neutral zone
between the two countries.
The attitude of the British government
with regard to the possibility of Bul
garia entering the war has been plainly
stated by Sir Edward Grey, the British
foreign secretary, who has told the Brit- *
ish Parliament that In case Bulgaria as
sumes an aggressive attitude on the side
of the central powers the allies will give
their support to “our friends in the Bal
kans in a manner that would be most
j welcome to them."
American bankers have agreed to Toan
Great Britain and France $500,000,000 to
re-establish a credit basis in the United
States.
Dr. Constantin Theodor Dumba, the
Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the
United States, has finally been recalled
by his government at the request of the
American government. He will be given
safe conduct home on a steamer sailing
from Newr York October 5.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
HALF BILLION LOAN
ARE ANNOUNCED BY
THE COMMISSIONERS
(Continued from Page One)
terms." was the comment of one banker
familiar with the proceeding.
Chicago Bankers Jubilant
Chicago, September 28.—Cheers from
scores of Chicago's foremost bankers and
business men greeted the announcement
at a banquet here tonight that the $500,
000,GOO credit loan to France and England,
the largest external loan ever contracted
for in the United States, had been ar
ea nged.
The announcement was made here by
Lord Reading, chairman of the Anglo
French commission, who, with two other
members of the body, arrived today.
Thomas W. Lament of .1. P. Morgan &
Co., who accompanied the commissioners
here, explained during the day details of
the loan to virtually every banker in Chi- j
cago, and to representatives of bond ]
houses. Tonight he expressed the opinion
that the bonds would be hospitably re
ceived here.
Lamont explained that the selling opera
tion was the largest ever undertaken by
a syndicate in America.
The bankers were informed that infor
mation from New York today showed that
banks with German connections could be
counted on to do their share at the proper
time.
Chicago bankers will meet with Lamont
tomorrow to arrange details In the Chi
cago district of the selling syndicate. Tel
ephone messages Informed Lamont that
Boston bankers wrere a unit for the plan;
that Pittsburg promised a slmilnr attitude
and that Philadelphia and New York were
for it.
SELMA
Charles Niel Kills Mike Jones—To In
vestigate Municipal l<«nn Passed by
Legislature.
Selma, September 28.—(Special.)—Mike
Jones, known in Selma for years as a
“bad man,” but leading an exemplary life
for the last four or five years, was shot
and killed in RochmiU’s cigar store Just
before noon Tuesday. Charles Niel of
Atlanta, a chauffuer, is in jail charged
with the killing. Niel is a brother of
Lloyd Niel, who was killed by Jones
four years ago. Jones was acquitted by
a jury In the city court.
The killing Tuesday morning appears
1 to have been cold-blooded in the extreme,
1 and for a time excitement ran high. Jones
was standing in the cigar store talking
with the clerk when Niel entered the
i door. Walking up to Jones and not even
speaking, Niel is suld to have drawn a
' revolver and fired three shots, either of
i which would have been fatal. Niel calm
ly walked from the store and was ar
l rested two blocks away by police of
1 fleers.
When arreBted Niel asked if anybody
else b#d been injttfed and when assured
that there had been no one else hurt,
lie smiled at thb officers and remarked
that he was satisfied; that they could
• do with him as they wished. He is in
> jail and will be given a preliminary hear
. ing within the next two weeks.
The killing of Niel’s brother took place
. four years ago, when Jones claimed that
. he went home and found Niel with his
, wife. At the first trial the jury failed to
. agre; at the next term of court a Jury re
turned a verdict of “not guilty," and
, Jones was set free.
j While Jones wras known for years as
. a dangerous man, the killing of Niel ap
» peared to have a softening effect and for
the last four years he has been a good,
: solid citizen. He leaves a wife and cen
, siderable property. Funeral urrange
l ments have not been completed.
[ Congressman Fred L*. Blackmon of An
\ niston will find he has opposition In his
- next race for Congress, according to an
! nouncement made by Hon. H. M. Judge
1 of Columbiana, representative from Shel
by county and president of the Judge
j Mercantile company. Representative
Judge announces, according to informa
, tion reaching Selma, that he will oppose
j Congressman Blackmon in his next race.
No new city ordinances will be adopted
» in Selma until City Attorney Leo Leva
j can go to Montgomery and ascertain just
r what effect new bills passed by the re
. cent legislature will have on Selma and
I Selma’s laws. This was decided at a
3 meeting of the city council Monday night.
• AIM OF LAWYERS
IS TO AID JUSTICE
, (Continued from Page One)
most honorable traditions of the pro
fession. Ask no questions, desire to
know nothing, be not Jealous of him if
• he succeeds as long as he succeeds
/ according to the honorable lines laid
i down to guide him.
a "No welcome that I shall receive in
, the United States will be more wel
come to me than that of the bar asso
ciationss of the different great centers
- that I have visited."
- U. S. SERGEANT KILLED
,FROM AMBUSH IN HAITI
—
? Washington, September 2*7—Sergeant
Edward C. Thompson, of tile Sixth
, .'ompany of marines at Port M Prince,
b Haiti, was killed by HalUen outlaws
H yesterday while returning to camp at
the head of a party which recovered
the body of private Matther I Llttak,
who had been drowned while swim
ming.
» In reporting to the navy department
e tonight. Read Admiral Caperton, corn
s' mandlng the American forces In Haiti,
- skid Sergeant Thompson and his party
i were attacked from ambush by natlvss
1 who escapsd. Thompson's boms was in
Philadelphia
Jam'
NEW OLEANS MAYOR
CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
League of American Municipalities to
Adjourn Today—Newark Next
Convention City
New Orleans. September 28 — In order to
conclude the business sessions tomorrow
the League of American Municipalities
at its convention here today advanced
tlie election of officers and the selection
of the 1916 convention city set for Thurs
day. Martin Behrman, mayor of New Or
leans. was elected president, and New
ark, N. J.. named as the next conven
tion city. Originally it had been intend
ed to conclude the business of the con
vention with a brief session Thursday
morning, at which time the election was
to have taken place.
Subjects discussed during the business
sessions today included “The Municipal
ity’s Responsibility.by Ira \\\ Jayne,
superintendent of the recreation commis
sion of Detroit: “Public Markets,' by
1 eon I. Kahn, commissioner of public util
ities of Shreveport. La.; “Advantages of
Commission Government in Trenton." by
C. J. Swartz, receiver of tuxes of Tren
ton. N. J.; “Public Safety,” by Harold
W. Newman, commissioner of public safe
ty of New Orleans: "The Economic
vantages Resulting from Port Develop
ment." by George H. Davis of New Or
leans. ami "Municipal Fire Insurance."
by Mark F. Phillips, chairma/i of the
finance committee of the cit> of New
ark, N. J.
After the business sessions today the
delegates boarded a steamer and in
spected the harbor and the municipal
waiehouses and piers.
LETTERS TO EDITOR
City Manager for Birmingham
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
I have read with much interest the
comment in last Saturday's Age-Herald
upon the passuge of the five commissioner
bill by the recent session of the legisla
ture and Its apparent effect upon Bir
mingham. I think, as Mr. Bonner, that
the five commissioners will tend toward
a truer democratic government. Yet 1
am more inclined to think along with
Mr. Thach that what Birmingham really
needs is a city manager. The question
of government of our American cities has
been a topic of widespread interest for
years, and Birmingham is in such a con
dition that no question could more profita
bly be discussed than one of city govern
ment.
In all cases where the proposition has
arisen, al’. are more or less prone to ask,
“is the proposed plan one that will lessen
expenditures, and at the same time re
main efficient as well as democratic. Of
all the new forms of city government
which have been tried, this new form of
government by a city manager comes
nearer filling the three above require
ments than any other thus far. Tt Is true
that it has not been tried extensively, yet
some of our fairly representative cities
have tried It and apparently It is proving
a great success. Among the cities which
have adopted this plan are Included
Sumter, S. C.; Dayton and Springfield,
O.; Phoenix. Arlz,; LeGrand and Salem.
Ore.; Cadillac and Manistee. Mich.
Whi’-e it is true that there Is a difference
in the forms used, they are all based on
the same principle, i. e., the concentra
tion of all the business activities under
one head. That head, as Mr. Thach said,
"is to be a business man of sterling
character and one who has never dabbled
in politics, and has no intention of doing
so.” Mr. Thach’s idea of having a city
manager with a board of five, to act ue
an advisory board is the more practica
ble, although as I have said, there are
several different plans of the city man
ager plan of government. It was first ac
tually adopted in 1912 by Sumter. S. C.,
but is more popularly known as the Lock
i port (N. Y.) plan. Since that time It lm-i
made rapid strides. In brief, the Sum
ter plan consists of a single executive
head of the city’s affairs. He is em
ployed and subject to a popularly elected
commission.
Mr. M. M. Worthington, an eminent
civil engineer, was the first city manager
chosen for Sumter, S. C.. and in the first
year saved one-half of his salary in
one or two items of the city’s expendi
ture alone. The Staunton plan differs
from this In a great many respects. In
the first place, the mayor and council
are retained; and the general manager
Is given entire charge and control of all
executive work of the city in its various
departments, over the heads of these de
partments. and the employes. He Is ap
pointed by the council for the term of
one year, with a salary of $2500. and Is
required to make a bond of $5000 before
entering upon his duties. Suffering from
political mismanagement, and the ef
fects of an awful flood, Dayton, O.. in
1914, adopted a “home rule” charter. The
plan laid out in this charter was quite
simitar to the Sumter plan, as it w’a^
copied from it. It provided for a board
of five commissioners—a legislative body—
to be elected by the city as a whole with
out respect to ward lines on a nonpar
tisan ticket. In the charter the initiative,
referendum and recall are provided for
The city manager who was chosen by
this commission was given a free hand
over the city’s affairs, having supervision
over all departments except the courts
and schools. The question still remains,
“Wherein Is the advantage?” Thai
brings us directly to the point of show
ing where, in a few remarks, the city
manager plan 1b superior to commission
government. In commission government,
each commissioner acts in a. dual ca
pacity: (1) As a member of the board;
(2) as a head of a department. Again,
there is a tendency toward “log rolling”
among the commissioners, which Is ab
solutely eliminated under the proposed
plan. Also the commlsion form has not
succeeded in getting the most suitable
men of an administrative training and ca
pacity. The administration of a modern
city is expert business, and we all knov.
executive ability is not obtained through
process of election. Among the other
salient features of the city manager plar
are (1) all business activities of the clt>
are concentrated under one head, closelj
co-ordinating the work of the differen
deportments. (2) One purchasing a gen
for ail the city’s supplies. (3) Clty’i
books open at all times to Inspection
(4) At the beginning of each fiscal yeai
the manager submits his estimate to s
finance committee, showing needs of varl
ous departments.
Trusting that you will find space foi
the above in your next Issue, and thank
Ing you in advance for same, I remain
yours truly, 8. H. FRAZER.
Tuscaloosa. September 27, 1915. Uni
versity of Alabama.
MEXICANS~EXHIBIT
HEAD OF CAVALRYMAN
Brownsville, Tex., September 28—Th<
head of Private Richard J. Johnson, th,
United States cavalryman missing sine,
last Friday's battle near Progreso, hai
been exhibited as a trophy on the Mex
tear: side of the Rio Grande, according
to a statement made tonight by ,
Mexican prisoner to Hidalgo county of
fleers at Pharr, according to a repor
which reached here.
The officers admitted they wen
holding the Mexican in connection wltl
the disappearance of the soldier, bu
declined to confirm the report.
For French Defense
Paris, September 28.—The Senate to
day passed the bill already approved b;
the chamber providing $1,248,000,000 for na
tional defense for the last thret month:
of this year. During the dlschsslon o
the bill, the minister of finance, M. R1
hot Bald: "We are engaged with Grea
Britain in obtaining a certain stability
of negotiations with America, which wil
permit us to Improve the situation as ti
exchange, and I do not doubt that Ameri
ca will give evidence In rani form of It
•u>auaaUa-«d wmpaUur"
ADDED ATTRACTIONS
FOR ALA. STATE FAIR
President Brown and Secre
tary Fowlkes on Scouting
Tour for Amusements
H. A. Brown, president of the Alabama
State Fair, and Sam H. Fowlkes, sec
retary, leave today for Memphis,
where they go to attend the Tri-State
fair, which Is in progress there. This
| is one of the largest fairs held in the
! south and President Brown and Secretary
j Fowlkes expect to secure some very high
iclass additional attractions for the Ala
11-a rna State Fair. While the number of
| exhibits and amusements already se
cured for the fair here, which opens Oc
tober 7, surpass those of former years,
the officers of the association are en
thusiastic over the outlook for a suc
cessful fair this year and are anxious to
secure even additional attractions. They
will return from Memphis Friday and it
is expected that they will have import
ant news to report as they did after the
\ isits to the Kentucky State fair at
Ixmisvllle and the Tennessee State fair
at Nashville.
In discussing the progress made at the
fair during the past few days. President j
Brown said: “With the opening of the.
executiVe offices on the fairgrounds
Monday morning, the preparation for the 1
lair received a big impetus. Exhibits
are now being placed in every depart
ment and the superintendents and mana
gers are on the ground getting their work,
in perfect shape for the opening on Oc
tober 7. We expect to have everything
ready promptly on opening day, and It
\vc uld not surprise me if we did not
break all attendance records for an open
ing day on that occasion. Another big
flay during the first week will be Miners’
Field Day. I have been agreeably sur
prised at tlie interest manifested in Ibis
event. The fact that holidays will In*
given at the mines In the district on
that occasion and the interest and encour
agement being given by the United States
government, the mine operators, and the
miners and their families, assures one of
Hie most largely attended days during
the fair.”
—.-■>. ... — -
Judgment Against Hank Stockholders
Amerieus. Ga., September 28.—Attorneys
representing the comptroller of currency
at Washington in court here today wer*
awarded judgment against certain stock- j
holders of the defunct Amerieus National !
bank for amounts levied on the stockhold
ers in the receivership proceedings Insti
tuted nearly two yeurs ago. 'Hie various
sums which they must pay range from
$500 to $2000 each. The failure of the
bank is said to have involved a loss of
$500,000 to stockholders and depositors.
Three of the bank's officials are under
federal Indictment In connection with al
leged irregularities in the management of
the bank.
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Taylor Fined
C. E. Taylor, convicted of perjury in
connection with the Whitehead cases,
was sentenced to pay a fine of $250 by
United States Judge William 1. Grubb
yesterday morning. It is understood that
Tovlor will appeal.
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NOT CONSENT TO
BECOME EMPEROR
Honolulu. September US. Yuan Shi
Kai, President of the republic of China,
would not consent to become Emperor
of the “Now China,” according to Ur.
F. J. Goodnow, legal adviser to the
Chinese government, who arrived here
from the orient today on tin* liner
Manchuria. Dr. Goodnow gives Yuan
Shi Kai himself as authority for the
declaration.
Dr. Goodnow said the Chinese re
public is a success. He declined to
discuss his own recommendation for
China's constitution.
The Manchuria’s passengers include
124 German refugees bound for Sail
l* Yu n el boo.
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Mrs. Henry ('abut Diditc Dies
Nahant. Mass., September 28.—The
midden death of Mrs. Henry Cabot
bodge, wife of Senator bodgt*. at her
home here last night, was announced
today. Mrs. bodge was 65 years of age.
Heath resulted from heart disease.
Mrs. bodge was the daughter of Hear
Admiral Charles Henry Davis, U. S. N.,
and was horn at Cambridge In 1850.
She and Senator bodge were married
Immediately nfter Ills graduation from
Harvard in 1871.
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