Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 135, Lebanon, Boone County, 5 March 1917 — Page 1
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T. J : . i.r is the c,!j aJyr Newspaper In Boone aunty. " I in f I i muff Fiir IwrtijrNti virntfr x.pt in trrmr south Mtrtinn; urwtn, pHify t'lmifty and m vrnier VOLUME 25. LEBANON, INDIANA, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1917. NO. 135.
.tESIBENT MAY BE
mm Jvisers ITrxeThat He Ha Muthority Despite Congressional Action. ERTS EXAMINE STATUTES CLOSELY heir Decision is Favorable 'the President Will Issue I I Orders at Once. jnY JOHN' FinVl.V NFVIN. 'till the lnlent'itvual eirt Frrnrr.i VASHlN'lITON, March .'.-- Pio-i-t Wilson yet may he alile to arm "Ttfan merrhantmen despite the ision that old laws dealing wit!. I protection of vfweli ag iin.-,t pit -f seem to deny him such authorwithout an enabling act bv con : e'olbwimr the isiance i,v the uient last night of his statemcn iJpriating the senate filibusters for I action in blocking the "armed srality" legislation several adminetion advisers who are experts on itinnal law sent word ti the nt that, in their opinion, he carl oiiler the American vlamied. The preshirnt immediuteil into consultation Scrutiny e Tensing anil Attorney gene---ory. s nfternoon the secretary anil rncy-general will examine the en list of statutes hearing on the lation anil will make a final dc!n for the benefit of the prosii this wrrk they are to have the stance of the most eminent nuihnn international law in this itry. Should it finally be devl that the president has the authy it is stated on authority, tha vs wilt be immediaely issued to it th pasaer-Kf r and mail carrying rs of the Ameristi line an that t ran resume regular sailinifs. B Iht Inirrnathntal YriM Rcreicr. .ASHINOTON. Marih f " A little ip of willful men, representing no ion but their own, have rendered Kreot Rovernment of the I'nited en helpless and contemptible." 'us declartion by President VVood- ! Wilson, made within a few hours r he liail taken the oath as his nuceesaor, in assa:linir the senIs who prevented tiie passage of i "armed neutrality" bill stood nut iy s the irrpast sensation in re1 American histoiy. It came as an itnr ahork to the entire nation, Siled as it was with the admission Jthe president that he had been Jtaken when he told the congress I he bad the power to arm inerht vessels for their own defense ;innt (ierman aubmarines. It has "ilirated the international situaaso far as the L'nittfd States is rrned. Officials who were enorinit tmlay to find out what the rstep will be professed themselves mplctely puzzled. re were many open evidences of resentment in certain quarter.. '" the president's statement. Nat "iy the senators who were directly ailed in the formal ttatement. isifi from the white house last nnjht. So hitter. They had company iR a ,ber of senators and representaH who had fought their hardest to re fojr the president the lejjislah had asked. Their position was . had the presjdi-nt taken the iitry into his confidence, even as a last Saturday, and frankly ittl that the ancient laws of the ton bound his hands and made it imible for him to aim Amerirar. ela, public pressure would have ed the senate to permit a vote on hill. No Explanation Made. o explanation was fnrthrnminK as hy this information was withheld. at l Saturday white house and n department officials were taken j'rtinif that no matter what the n of cofitre, tne presiii'in Id procted with his program and Id restore the American flag to Atlantic. It was emphatically id that the president had pientv wwer to carry out this program. i J It wa Wltn litis oenei in in. ir 5 that aenatr.rs prepare.1 the anI Incement wh:ch was signet' by an ' ' frwhelminif majority of th lmi nt the uprier honse that, they i :d huvo voted for the armed neutt'v law bad they been permitte.1 I opportunity. ?mcialdrm generally was asking mv what eould now b done. Aeinj the president's words for what -.- nnemed te Hmait. it was agreed t tne hands of tne United .SUL ml lied antil an extra cewiun
President In Inaugural Address Appeals to the Unity of America
tfiti th itl-riMireotill Vivs ,trHce.i WASHINGTON, March 6. 'lesidcnt Wilson's inaugural ailas fo! Ft lli.w f 'i year which have clap I stood in this plan I sine1 la-l hav" been crowi..d with oouri-ei ami attorn of the inn t vital interest am! cn-ipu.-nre. Perhaps no equal period in ,ur history has bffn so fruitful if i:nl'"itont reforms in our economic a'id industrial I fr ..r so full of fig-rt-liciint changes in the .irit ami l.ui (.r- f ,.ur political action. We have jught verj thoughtfully bou lder, i.l aht t the f mif mil quicken ition.ii fcjtri i us "iid-r intei ,i' tin' people ll i.' a r. i.l nu'i.r v;;iii'iy mid tng'.ilar ih.--ni'li.in. Hut 1 . ball not attempt to view it. It -peks for itself a,..l ill tie of increa-ing inftuem-c a the eartun 1,'tni .i't. It is tune, lather. . p.'ak our tiitiught. and ,i 'tit anil the im-outte ftltuti" Although we In and a. t. ..n w eotratiun and cute rh unusual I -iitiii'iii in which .vi veari ago, and miip1 our atten1. 1 i n.. i ther matters ha' fan-nil them..elve.. tion, matters lyinR outMile our i hie a- a niti..n and over which la,l no ci.nirol. hut whith. de.. i ur vi h to keep fiee of th have dtawn more and more of congres.. should give the power al : re-i.lv reouired. liut in tins corner turn it '.opined apparent that the f dent was standing hy his alieail; nounced policy of withholding any call for an extra session until the la.-t prsihle moment. The president h-id fi.iiikly declaml: "It would not cure the difficulty to call the C.th congress in cxtraordi'iaiy session. The paralysis of the senate would remain. The purpose end the spirit of action aie not lack ing now." Tu Amend Kulis. Senators closest to the admini.-.tiu-ti'in openly stated that they hoped to st irt a fight in the senate to amend the rules. The senate, meeting today in extraordinary session for the purpose of considering nomination. may be in session for some time Kiii-nd:. of Senatoi IjiKollcttc de ciared that he will reply to the pn .-i dent's statement as soon as he ge the opportunity. Other senators whose course of conduct is reflected on arp expected to set forth their position. A real fi:;ht between the executive and the senate which may greatly impede U'o transaction of any busine.sj in the nate. In the last session of the senate met Senator John W. Kern of Indiana, the Ih'tnocralie leader, was jponsor for a movement to change the rules and thus avoid such a situation as resulted in the death of the armed neutrality biil. Tanvass of the membership, revealed the fact that the majority were opposed to any such action. It w is argued at that time that the poi lion of the senate Was such that it meded its ancient rules to art a ' a check on the hou.-e which jammed through most of its legislation under "gag rule." Whether the senate no-v ".ill see the light" is a proposition UKn which none of the member would hi.zard a guess today. The legislation which President. Vi. sin has discovered wiil prevent him from aiming merchant ve .scU an the laws of and 1 K 1 :). The first law prevents the arming of merchantmen against pirates. The ,-erond specifically prohibits such armed merchant men from "opposing and defending against any aggrega tion by a public armed vessel of any nation in amity with the United States " Submarines are public armed vesseles ami tne i'nited States at present is in amltv with Germany despite the breaking of diplomatic relations. DEATH TO AVIATORS FLYING OVER FRISCO FORTIFICATIONS lW the infrrliantt fr SWrfcff.l SAN KRASriSCO, March t,. Instructions to "shoot to kill" any aviator riving over fortifications in San Francisco t,v, were given sentnes today by Col. Richmond P. IJavii, commanding officer of the coast defenses of Sn Trancisio. Order di had already lieen issued pioh, bitmg aviator flying over the fortifications. They have not been obeyed, according to Co). 1'avis. "I'm tfrj of temporirinf and It will mean dsfh to the next man Im atlrnipta SUCH a It'tnt," be caul.
resitibly into their own current and influence. "It has been imios.-.ihle to avoid them. They have affected the life of the whole world. Hard to I're.M-rvc ( aim. "They have shaken men everywbeie with a passion and an apprehension they never knew before. It has been hard to preserve ca'm counsel while the thought of our own people swayed this way and that uniier their influence. We are :i com;iosite and cosmopolitan people. W e are of the t,l.,od of all nati .is that are at war. The currents of our thoughts as well as the currents of our trade run qui. k at all seasons hack and forth lietween ui r. in I them. The war inevitably set its mark from the fust alike upon our minds, our iiulu-tries our commerce, our pohtiis ar.d our social action. To he indirterent to it or independent of it was out of the liurstion. And yet all the while we have lK-en conrcious that we were not part of it. In that consciousness, despite many divisions, we have drawn closer together. We have been deeply wronged upon the seas, but we have not wished to wrong or injure in i;eturn; havp retained thri'Ughoui Ihe imt i.iu.i ness of standing in some sort apart, intent upon an inu-ret that transcended the immediate i.-.-ucs of the war itM'lf, As some of the injtuies done us have become intolerohle v.c have ..till been clear that wo wished nothing for oui-.elves that we were not ready to demand for all mankind fair dealing-., justice.
LEGISLATURE 10 i Senate MaV Have tO Turn Clock Back to Complete Itt Work. GENERAL REVIEW OPTIIPIVOIH' vv-VI,' Wl 1Mb WWIUV )H;.r. I Outline of What Hat Keen Afromplished and Miat Has Ileen Left I'ndone. itlj Iht hitn ntl'tnut Vfif K'rttrr. i INIiIANAPOl.lS, Inl, March 5. Todav the Seventieth session of the general as-embly c loses. The legi.slature of 1!17 has been one of radicil legislation to say the least. Woman sulfrng", tis far u is possihle for the legislature to grant such is included in the Mast.m McKinley sulfruge bill which has been signed by the governor. Under the provis- : ;on.- of the mea.sUie women are gianted about nme-tenths full surf lire. Icing accorded the right to vote .r ell officers other than those proided for in the cimstitution. A cout. tutional convention II h. held next jear a, enactment of : i that one hunl-ei a; -.hall be olerli .1 to in the chamber of resentatives and f constitution which the result of the ensure providing I fifteen delegnte.iiiivcne next y;ar he House of R..p- : ne a new slate hill! ho subject to the ratification of the male voters of the state. Full woman suffrage, constitutional prohibition. new ystem of taxation and many other important measures are expected to, be included in the provisions of the nw constitutional. On April 2, I!8 Indiana will become one of the "dust-dry" states as the result of the enacting of the Wright state-wide prohibition bill. The Indana prohibition law is generally conceited to b one of the most perfect and air tight prohibitory measures ever enacted by any legislature and under the provisions of the Kr-n-yun law the federal government will aiaist state authorities in making Indiana, as tempera.ice leaders bve characteriieil it, ".Mahara dry." Primary Law Changes. Important changes In the state-wide primary election law nhirh wut enucteil by the 1915 (Oemocrntit) legislature, by the passage of th Cham bers primary election bill In the House durui the closing days of tn pre biil
the freedom to live and He at ease against oiganixed wrong.
To Vindicate Trace. ,s ,n th,s spint ami with this thought that we hiive ronn more. and more awarp, mure and more eeitain that the pit wis wished to piny was the part of these who mean to vindicate and fortify peace. We have been obliged M aim ourselves to make good our claim to a certain minimum of right and of freedom of action. We s.atid linn irt armed neutrality, -hiirp it set-ms that in nn other way we can demon- . strate what it is we insiit upon and cannot forego. We may even he dravn on, by circumstancei' ti,.t by our own iuriK.se or desire, to a more active assertion of our rights as we see them and a moiy immediate r.s -ociation with the great struggle itself, liut nothing will alt-r our thought or purpose. Tbey ae too clear to he obscured. They are too deeply rooted ill the principle's of our national life to lie altered. We desire neither conquest nor advantage. We wish nothing that can be had only nt the cost of unother people. We have always pro'essed unselfish purpose and we covet the opportunity to prove that our P'Ufessmns me slmeie. "There are many things still to do at home, to ilarify our own politics and give new vitality to the industrial proc sses of our own life and we shall do them as time and opportunity serve; hut we rt-aHxe thin Ihe Ricate t things that remain CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR. "' - - 1 of the present prmary lav but it will not effect tomorrow', primaries I I Miens of bills atTwting the" roaC law, not provided lor under tne pro-
visions of the pohyns highway com- jnate note everywhere was "America i Crowd Restless, mission bill w hich has passed both ; irst." j Houses of the legislature, have be- president Wilson made this very I As ,h hour for thf apearance of come laws in Indiana during the past p;n ; s inamrural address. In- the president on the wind-swept plat-sixty-one days. Amendments to vari s,sting that prihaps no period of '"'m aiiproached the big crowd along on., law s affectinr schools, ti-acnvrs. AmcHcan history has been so fruit -i the plat became restless. A rush rivers and wateis, nsh. (lrhinis mtm-i fui of important reforms in our ocou. j of impatient 3pei tators swept away icipalities and other miscellaneous mat- oinir and industrial life the president ; a troop of Roy Scouts that hud been
t. rs have also been appended to the state statutes as the remit of the legislature which has been in pro-
lfre. .-inre the firrt week in January- "v( aie of the wood ol all ration.- try to re-torm tne t'ne. a iew nmii Among the business of the to that are at war." declared the chief utes later the crowd was allowed to houses of the legislature there is one executive in solemn tones, and then till in up to within thirty feet of the ! vitally important measure which was he demanded a singleness of purpose i stand once more th Boy Scouts ' introduced in the form of resolu- for the people of the nation in the try- i guord had a tight on their hands. The i to ns in the House and the Senate, ing days that now are immediately ! crowd was good natured. however, and the resolutions endorsed the action ' liefore us. And the sentiments thus there was little teal dilliculty in keep- : taken by President Wilson in never-', uttered seemed to find a receptive ing it in order. Finally, a squad of
ing diplomatic relations with (iennanv itm lM,Kin(t th(. SUp,,r, t Imlima to the President during the present. in'ernutional cri.-is. "Indiana. R.pub-1 licaus ami Itrmorrat. are behind the - siilcnt of the United States, right wrong." is the sentiment expressed the departing legislators, "but the . President is right." One Iteatlt Recorded, During tne resion wnini noses 10- . which closes ton.ght at nminighl mere na.- oeen one , death, that of Senator William T. (iieen. Republican, of Albion, who re presented Noble, Lagrange and Steu ben counties in th upper hou.-e. He was stiiiken suddenly with pneumonia and died w ithin three days. Senator ("baric, J. Munton, Republican was CONTINUKO ON PACE SIX. PRESIDENT RENAMES HIS PRESENT CABINET llj thf IzternnttuMt .Vr.rj Xrrrlce.) WASHINGTON. March f,. Prosilent Wilson renamed his present rub-in-t today as follows: Secretary of State Robert Lansing of New York. tsry of the Treasury W illiam filhhs McAdoo. of New i (,rk. Secretary or War-Newton I). Haki, of Ohio. Attorney-General Thomas W. fire K'po't0msrter-'(';encral-Alhert Sidney . Rurlesnn of Texas. : Secretary of the Navy - Josrphus of Texas. tmiiieis, or .Minn v.sionii-1. Secretary of the Interior -Franklin j ir-i-hi i... ..r California. , Secretary ' of AgricultureDavid ' Franklin Una-ton of Missou.i. I Secrelarv of Commerce w ilhiim Cm Rcdh-ld of New York Serrrtirv of Labor William llau-j rhon Wilson of Pennsylvania. (mlv three of the ten cabinet otll-i
cers named four years ago have 'lt"! at 11, the senate gallaries were , ington today. hanged. The first to retire wassail overflowing with the guests of Kalb Is said to have told the secret James McReynolds, attorney general ennt rs and representatives. Fvery service men and police that "somewho quit when appointed t.i the bench ( available Inch of space was filled. I thing went wrong" with the plot
of the supreme rouit. W illiam Jennings Rryan retired fr im the secretaryship of state, M protest ag.in.tt President W ilson's note to Cermany after the sinkini of the Lusitania. IJndley M. flarrisoB retired ait sei rury of war because he did not endorse the president's views on the preparednesu situation hotiHny tnem inad-
CHIEFEXECUTIVE
llmpressivc Scenes Mark His . 1 ( 1 Succeed Onaygural. A GREAT THRONG HEARS VDDRESS I President Rertives Enthusias J tic Creeling Incidents 1 of Inauguration. I:V JOHN KDWIN NKVIN.
in ihr n'rmiifi'min v,r svrri. . i : order, every seat was tilled and even WASHINGTON', March 5. Facing, standing room had been exhausted, to ue his own words, not retrospect Voiiferotis applause greeted the but the thought and purpose of the president as he entered the senate present and the immediate future, chamber al noon. Woodiow Wilson, of New Jersey, to- Vice ptesi.lent Marshall, entering day subscribed in public the o.ith as a moment later, was given an almost his ow n successor. : equally cordial lceeptim. Not since President Lincoln kissed Rcc Fotre-t ,T. l'rettyman. the senthe Ilible in suhsi-ribiiig to the same atc chaplain, delivered the opening
n BuiiSiiics , 3 p c-i ieiii . been induced into office under such extreme tension in national afr.iir as prevailed tmlay. The dominant note of the day w-as patriotism and a united nation. The city of Washington was beautiful in the ertirine simplicity 01" ail drcol 3 tions the national colors alone prevail -1 ing. Ann rrom the moment that President ilon and Vice-Piciilent Marshall left the white house ut U iij to proceed to the rapitol until lbs ast man in the inaugural iiarade h id passed the court of honor the one dom insisted that the nation must present a united front in its relations to the i existing crisis. j tone in the hearts of all who heard l.im. ' President Wil.-on never looked het-1 ter than he did tmlay. lie seemed to have shaken off the air of worry and ' depression whicn has marked him ; lur'ing the last few momentous J weeks, rrom the moment he entered j lne ?f; " carriage, iirawn i,y i "ir ; oiauiiiui morougi orens, 10 proieeu , to the capitol to subscribe to the oath . until he rfturned to the white huu T : ,. ,. , ' of tnp par:l,e h1 aml Mrgi Wilson bowed to a crowd that acclaimed tbeni plainly in sympathy with the nn,l the itoctrine foe wliieh 1 president and the doctrine for which he stands. Animated Scene. The scene along Pennsylvania avenue as the president proceeded to the. capitol, was an animated one. Three j carriages each drawn by four hoise.s and entirely surrounded bv soldiers. conveyed the president and Mrs. Wilson. Vice-president and Mrs. Marshall, inaugural chairman Larpox nnd the senate and house committee representatives to te gray hill w-hich dominates the city. And each had its own individual escort. Preceding: 'he entire coiumn warMajor drneral Hugh Presrott chief marshal, ar.d his aides, the majority of whom were designated from the icgular army. Then came the squad of the second cavalry """''tod y the president as his own individual .i . kih h,.r,., emit t.. the .. lar army and designed to show that Woodrow Wilson was the president of the ...-hole peoile and not any individu- . .. .. . . ' ., ,, , rte hv tne aitets ot me quiver - mounted .Military acauemy 01 muiana on coal black horses and presenting a wonderful pirt'jrr. Inaugural Chair- , n.nn narpei, u inrai u no- m trict. had for his individual escort. the troopers of Troop II, District of! i Columbia militia. When t'ne preeident reached the eap - F-en tn i omatic fatiery was j jammed almost to suffocation, all of ; the f !? "tvoys hriig ia the dress ttssi fi.ttnn of their rank. Caninrl Members Present. Members of the cabinet were on hand in the president's room, when he reached there. All shook hand with him and congratulated B.m or. Ui fact
OATH TAKEN BY WILSON
If.t ftcraa((M!ill Srtrt ffe-cfr. I WASHINGTON, March 6. The oath which president Wilson tmlay took in public and in pirve.te yesterday in the presence; of hi- cabinet, Mrs. Wilson and a few inviteil guests, was as follows: "I, Woodrow Wilson, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United ,sa1,'s aml 10 lh' "f, pbllify, preserve, prnreet and defend. Ithetomtitution of the Imted States. I that the "Wilson lurk" once : gain i had prevailed and that, whereaj early j in the day it bad looked as if the eni tire program Was to ! spoiled by rain, the skies had cleared and the sun as shining brightly. The pre .ident. in gay r.pirits, accepted this ai an oftien for lb? future. At U 50 the senate had assembled and the members at the house entered th chamber in a body res. led by Scrgr ant-at-arms Gordon. Five minutes later Mrs. W dcim left the president's office and wus escorted to the seat re.-eived for her in the presidential seats in the senate gii'lpni. At 1oYlock, when the senate was called to hi . ddenb Marshall then i sworn in by President Pio Teni. Sauls- , bury of Delaware and delivered his in- ' augutal address. 1 Vice president Marshall then udministered the octh to the senatorsi,t While these scene were hetng en acted in the senate chamber the great ' stand which extended hefoie the entire east front of the Capitol from ; the house to the senate wings, filled ! w ith spectators. designated hy t mer 01 mure ruiiman to hold the clear space before the stand and it tool; a company of infanmounted men were called nn. They backed their hor.s. s almost over the heads of the ieople and restored the original line, to some extent. B. o:2n oVlork the crush about tl,0 presidential platfotm was terrific i the melee a youngster hrok throu(Il tn, iinPB , began crying pitifully for his mother. He created Ultp fu,0,-e before he was rescued hy the iluiwt. Directly lacing the pre.suteni.ai constructed for the Kattery of moving ..i..,.. ..I,,,,,,,.. i.l filmed the , Proceedings. TT Man Arrested in Hohoken, N. J. Implicates Others in Romb Plot. fltf ffiC sli-rjuileoisi .Vcn NKW YORK, March :.- -Secret serofficers nnd a sioiioi of nollee this h.t, into .. room in the ... ' Commercial Hotel, Hoboken, N. J j and arreste,, a mn who gave his I name as Richard Kalb, .'Hi. J A ar-e supply of tinmbs, dynamite. i picric id and nitroglycerine was ! confiscated. According to Chief of Police Hayes of Hohoken, Kalb :iot only confessed to having participated in the Rlack Tom and Kingslands ex plosions but agreed to give the names of 14 men who, he said, were a j luted with him in a conspiracy to 1 aanainate President Wilson Washagainst me prenneni ann mai n nn to be abandoned. KI.EVEN PF.RlsHEn. NORFOLK, Va., March S.Eleven men of the coast guard cutter Yameeraw perished in attempting to rescue the crew of the stranded oil steamer Louisiana near Winter Quarter Light, it waa learned today.
WADE W
BE HELD TUESDAY Ward Boundaries and Foiling Places Are Announced. LIST OF THE MEN SEEKING OFFICE Only Three Contents For Nominalinns Most of Nominations Without Opposition. With only two ontets for the nominations for offices on the Hcpubliian ticket and only one contest on thf l)emiK-ratic side, the primary for the nomination of Kepubli.au and Deiiiocrotic candidates for the city election November 7, w ill iie held here tomorrow. With the exception of two oilier (he Republican candidate:, will bae hir econd waid two car, '..Kites lire out and it promises to be n good race. T. Porter Wiley and Charles R. Miller ate making the race ngainst each other from this ward. For city clerk the Republican also have two aspirants. J. O. Casou and Abraham Artman. L'ntil within the past fc' days there was a hot contest on the Republican sid.-. between two cundidutes for mayor, Paul O. Tnucr ir.d Clark I.. Lindeiiy. Mr. Lindsay was appointed as secretary to the state tax l.i la-t week and 'or this reasor withdrawn from the ra The Democrat:! have only one contest in the entire list and that is for city treasurer w here William I. Mar . tin and George 1. Oullion are making the race. fcarh side will elect nine randidiite( one for councilman from each of the four wards, two for councilman at large, one for city clerk, one for city tieasuror and one for mayor. The election commissioners, including William F. Smith, Klza O. Rogers and Ivory C. Tolle. met last week and printed the election ballots. The Democratic ballots are on pure white paper and the Republicans on cherry co'ored paper. Ward Itoundiirics. The city has been divided into four wards and many voters, unless special notice is taken of the following instructions, will probably become confused in their voting places. All people living in the see'. ton ,,, of Lebanon street ami north of Main street aie included in ward No. 1 and will vote at the County Surveyor's office, in the court house. All people living in the section of Ibanon street and north of Main street will be included in Ward No. 2 and will vote at the Prosecutor's office in the court house. All people living in the section west of lebanon street and north of Main street will be included in Ward No. :t and will vote in 1he Lady's Rest room at the court houe. AH people living in the section east of Meridian street nnd south of Main street are included in Ward No. i "tu! will vo'e nt th" Civ T""uror,s offio in the city building. The polls will be opened prmptly at 0 o'clock a. m. and will be closed at ! in the evenir.fr. The organizations of the two parties have prepared for l big vote. The followiT.g t'.i a complete lis of the candidates: Republican Mayor, Paul O. Tauer; tteasurer, Reginald Stewart; clerk, J. O. Cason and Ahrsham Artmnn; councilman at large Willis H. Winn and A. M. Loftand; councilman from Ward No. 1, Harry A. Hurt; councilmen from ward No. 2 T. Porter Wiley and C. R. Miller; councilman from Ward No. H Ira Boyd; councilman from Ward No. 4. F.lmer T. Stark. Democrat Mayor, Frank O. Myers: treasurer, William D. Martin and Cenrgn J. fiullion; clerk, William F. Smith; councilmen at large. Claude Shaw and Harvey C. Trout; council- ' man from Ward No. 1, New'?ll Hol'oinan; councilman from Ward No. 2, M. L. Kllis: councilman from Ward ' No. .1, Urban Weitiel; councilman from Ward No. 4; Ceorgc CndLIC.HT INJl RF.O. MOBILE, Ala.. March R.-Eight ;rrsnnf were injured, one woman critically, when a Louisville A Nashvilie freight train, cut the rear coach of a Mobile Pay Shore train in half last night, two mi'.ea north of Theodora. Thirty persona were itt the coach.