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Fasting Woman Flaunts Death; Brief Telegraph News of U.S. Newspaperman Falls Sixteen Stories to Death in Cleveland -$50,000 Gems Taken From Hotel-Air Mail to Be Extended to Los Angeles. By the Associated Press tary headquarters here under orders of Gen. Steiner From Birmingham the DANVILLE. III., January 15.-Exsoldiers will be sent to Townlev to pressions of doubt that she had fast place the thirty-four members of Company M. Tuscaloosa who were brought ed forty-seven days, as she alleges, to here for examination in connection with influence her husband to join church the lynching of William Baird at Jaswere characterized today by Mrs. per, and to generally strengthen the military forces now in the Walker Ernest Harrington as "attempts to cheat God of the glory of preserving county field for the preservation of or der my body and keeping me alive until the great victory is won. Mrs. Harrington statement was Liquor Bribery Charged. particularly directed at Dr. W o BOSTON conDixon, city health spiracy and the acceptance of bribes who, after an examination of her conwere returned by the federal grand dition said he was certain she had jury against Samuel M. Beresi fasted the last week since nurse prohibition enforcement agent on the was installed, but doubted her statestaff of William McCarthy super ment that she had abstained from vising agent for this district. Danial food previously Dr Dixon said the Ryan of Worcester a former prowoman's condition virtually was hibition agent. also was indicted for normal. acceptance of bribes. Her Husband Laughs Receiver Named for Bank. When asked if she did not fear she would die if she persisted in fasting MEMPHIS, Tenn S McConnell superintendent of the Mrs. Harrington said 'Death Why no. I've never given that a thought banking depar was appointed receiver for the People 's Savings Bank know howe that am not going to die. Why, God wouldn't let me die. and Trust Compan of this city, which If do then nothing will be accomvoluntarily closed its doors The bank was capitaliz at $200,000 and, at the plished by my fasting issued last statement its was in time Do you object to having visitors? November, held deposits of she was asked "No, for God told me it would be all with loans of $1,352,526.56 and a surplus of $20,000. right for you to come and see me He said, If they come in by the front Plantation Company in Court. door, admit them to your room but if they come in the back door, I do MOBILE. Ala.-The Demonstration not want you to see them, she rePlantation Company of Pittsburgh plied. Pa., operating on an immense tract This statement was greeted by land in this county was thrown into laugh from her husband, who was in the hands of a receiver on application another room, but overheard her reto the federal court by Pittsburgh in terests. ply That's one time your message got sidetracked- we came in the back Home for Navy Contract, $250,000. way, he said. DURHAM N. C.-The Durham hos iery mills have been warded a gov Back With Electoral Vote. ernment contract for 1,600,000 pairs RICHMOND, James M. Hayes of hose for the Navy, according to of the office of the secreta: of the telegram received here The commonwealth has eturned to Richprice is said to exceed $250,000. mond with the lve elect votes that Virginia had cast for James M. Probe of Ocean View Fire. Cox for ident and Frankli D NORFOLK, insurance offi Roosevelt for Vice President Vice cials have ordered an investigation President Thomas R. Marshall hav to ine the origin of a series declined to receive the ballots in fires at Ocean summer resort Washington because they had not ten miles from Norfolk. where, been prepared in proper form. three mont there has been a prap erty loss of approx nately $400.000 Hung Despite Appeal. Nine cottages burned Monday night PHOENIX. Ariz Pedro Dominguez. and five on Wednesday Rumors in whose behalf the Mexican governthreats of what would happen ment recent ly appealed for clemency December 27' are to be investigated. was hanged at the state prison at Florence. Ariz. He had been convicted Libel Verdict, Six Cents. of murder in connection with the killing of a fellow miner at Metcalf. NEW YORK Six cents damages. Ariz., last year. and more for costs were found against Dr Percy W Roberts, emi21 Election Boards Ousted. nent New York physician and surof DETROIT Mich Dismissal geon. sued for libel by Dr George twenty-one election board officials Barrie brother practitioner who was announced by the city election alleged injuries through a letter from commission, following investigation the defendant more than a year ago into alleged irregularities in the No. The jury took just half an hour to vember election. Discrepancies be reach its verdict. tween the official canvass and the sult of a recount in local judicial Cut Glass With Diamond Ring. contest precipitated the investigation HUNTSVILLE, L-Using a dia. mond ring as glass dutter was the Blackmail Letters Received. method resorted to by Walter Jones PHILADELPHLA, Pa.- The arrest and John Fear to gain entrance into here of two men on charge of misan optical store Wednesday night ac. using the mails resulted in the police revealing that many persons well cording to officers. who placed the known in society circles here have youths in jail on charges of grand been receiving letters from alleged larceny arrested men are The blackmailers. George Clema and William Dougherty Seized Alcohol "Evaporates." who. according to the police, demand JACKSON. Miss When attorneys ed $300 from Henry F. Michell, a seed for the Jackson Fruit Products Com merchant. pany, whose president was acquitted on a charge of violating the Volstead Oppose Constabulary Bill. act, demanded the return of $5,000 COLUMBUS. Ohio The Ohio miners' worth of alcohol seized by prohibition convention, at its closing sessions agents, it was discovered that about here. adopted resolutions favoring an old-age pension law and opposing the half of the property had apparently "evaporated." state constabulary bill pending before the legislature. Has New Form of Contract. LOS ANGELES- A new form of con. Letters Cheer Mary Garden. tract, covering a series of years CHICAGO Telegrams and cablewhich the California Associated grams wishing Mary Garden success as director of the Chicago Opera ComRaisin ompany of Fresno hopes the pany pour into the offices of the opera government will indorse, was preassociation Miss Garden. the first sented here at a conference of the woman to be appointed to such a post corporation's attorneys with Judge in this country, took complete charge B. F Bledsoe of the United States dis. of the company. trict court, and John H. Atwood. spe. cial assistant to the attorney general Air Mail to Los Angeles. Whether the government would in LOS ANGELES. Calif. Western dorse the proposed contracts and headquarters of the United States withdraw its anti-trust suit against Transcontiner tal Air Mail Serv will the corporation was not decided. be established in Los Angeles within thirty days. and pilots will fly with Falls Sixteen Stories to Death mail from New York to this city, acCLEVELAND, Ohio Palmer Slocording to statement by George B Harrison secre of the cum, newspaper man theater director Aero Club of Southern California and publicity agent for theat ical and commercial houses was instantly This informa tion. Mr. Ha irrison said killed when he fell sixte stories was received by the club from Otto down an elevator shaft in the Hanna Praeger, second assistant postmaster building, under construct here. He general. was thirty-six years old. Urges Peace With Germans. Widow May Run for State Senate. CHICAGO. An early settlement of BRISTOL Tenn -With the the German indemnity question is withdrawal of two or three candinecessary as a reliminary to a turn dates mentioned to make the race for the better in European business the second senatorial district to suc conditions. Gerhard M Dahl New ceed the late Senator J. Parks WorYork banker said in an address before ley, Mrs. Anna Keys Worley, his wid. the Illinois Bankers' Association The ow. has been urged, and has the procondition of European business. he posal under advisement, to make the said. was the most important single race for the unexpired term. factor in America's domestic situation. Ex-Cashier Arrested. BUTLER. Ga. A. H. Hendricks St. Louis Y. M. C. A. Burns. former cashier of the bank of Mauk ST. LOUIS, Mo. The central Young Ga.. was arrested at Franklin, Ga Men's Christian Association building on two warrants charging forgery here was practically destroyed by and embezzlement It was announcfire, said to have resulted from crossed at the time of the failure of the ed wires. Officials place the loss at bank several weeks ago that Hen$500,000. dricks was short in his accounts several thousand dollars. Woman Burned to Death. COLUMBIA, S. C.-Mrs. Louisa D. Commerce Chambers Merge. Logan, eighty-six wealthy Columbia NEW YORK.-Merger of the Arwoman, was burned to death in her gentine- American chamber of com. home, where she lived alone. merce. with headquarters in this city, and the chamber of commerce Bryan Denounces Grain Trading. of the United States in Argentina MIAMI, Fla.-Trading in grain fuwas unanimously ratified at the an tures was vigorously by Wilnual meeting of the former organiliam Jennings Bryan an add here zation here. The Argentine chamber Mr. Bryan also declared that he exauthorized the amalgamation several pected during the rest of his life to opmonths ago. Dose with all his influence stock market trading as now conducted. $50,000 Gems Taken From Hotel. PITTSBURGH Jacob Allison. mem. Gambling Cases Postponed. ber of a New York firm of diamond NEW ORLEANS, La -Trial of the merchants reported to the police officials of the Business Men's Racing here that he had been robbed of dia Association and Moralizers operating monds valued at $50,000. Fifty rings the fair ground tracks, charged with and scarfpins were taken when Alli violating the anti-gambling laws. was son was absent from his room in postponed indefinitely by Judge Humhotel he said. A small hammer. used phries in the district court. to break open a trunk which con tained the stones, was found by the More Guardsmen on Duty. police. The authorities expressed the train opinion that the robbery was the BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -Every work of persons who followed Allientering Birmingham is bringing memthe Alabama state mili- this city from New York
