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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
Wants to Take Lenient View.

London, October 27.-The Toxic cores
pondent of the Times say that the gen.
eral feeling in japan is that, while the
nation is anxious to take the most lenient
view possible of the San Francisco Incl
dents, it cannot differentiate between one
section of the American people and an
other Unless some remedial measure is
applied. the warm friendship of the Jap
anese for the United States will suffer
a shock. An association of japanese and
their American friends at Toxic met yes
terday, and resolved to send a cablegram
to President Roosevelt, urging him to Sc
cure a satisfactory settlement of the diff
ficulty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
MOBILE MAN VICTIM
OF BRUTAL ASSAULT
Negro Workman Became Angered Be.
cause He Was Required to Put
In Full Days Work.

Mobile, October 26.-George Faircloth,
manager of the Republic Creosote COM
pany of Mobile, was the victim of a brutal
assault last evening by negro workman,
who became angered because the manager
insisted that he put in a full day, and
struck Falrcloth from behind with a
four by four scantling, weighing fifty
pounds.
Faircloth dropped like log with frac-
tured skull. He is in critical condition
and it will be a miracle If he recovers.
His assailant escaped. Mr.. Faircloth late
ly removed here from Indiana.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
MORE FISHERIES TROUBLE.
New Americans Refuse to Be Bound
BY Compact of Their Countrymen.

ST. Johns, N. F., October 26-New trou-
BILE has been injected into the fisheries
question because of the fact that the
American fishermen who have just ar
rived at Bay of Islands, refuse to be
bound by the compact entered into by
their countrymen who preceded them to
Newfoundland waters and the colonial
fisher folk under the terms of which the
Americans agreed not to use purse seins
and the colonials contracted not to fish
at night.
Captain Anstruther of the British
cruiser Brilliant, and A. B. Alexander.
the United States government agent. who
is on board the American paval tug Poto-
mac, are endeavoring to arrange another
compromise between the dscontented
fishermen
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
Mission Remains at Fez.

Tangier, October 26. The American mis-
sion, headed by Minister Gummere. has
decided to remain in Fez until the Sultan
takes steps for the payment of the in
IDENTITIES demanded for outrages on
American citizens. The government de-
clares it has not sufficient funds to meet
these demands. 1t is rumored here that
DR.. Rosen, the German minister to Moroc-
co, has arranged to make small loan to
the Sultan. DIR. Rosen will remain at
Fez because of the disturbed state of the
country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
Extend Rural Service.

Washington October B.-lt Is an
at the postoffice department that
hereafter the delivery of mail by rural
carriers will be permitted to persons re-
siding not less than a quarter of a mile
from postoffices at unincorporated
towns, or villages, provided such persons
will erect boxes on rural routes as Of
fcially laid out. This will apply at both
distributing and intermediate Offices
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
ICE MEN LOSE IN
LATEST DECISION
CIRCUIT COURT OF TOLEDO up
HOLDS LOWER JUDGE-FINED
$25oo AND SIX MONTHS IN JAIL.
THE PEOPLE SURE DO RULE.

court today upheld the decision of Judge
Knkead of common pleas court in the
sentence he gave Reuben Lemon, Rollin
Beard and Joseph Miller, convicted of
conspiracy in restraint of trade in the sale
of ice. These are the famous ice cases
which were tried in common pleas court
last summer. The sentences given the
men were $250O fine each. and six months
in the worllhouse, and if the supreme
court affirms the lower courts they must
serve their sentences.
the circuit court also held the Nalen-
tine antitrust law constitutional.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
SUSPENDED DISTRICT ATTORNEY
WINS APPARENT VICTORY, BUT
SOME EXCITING SCENES ARE
ENACTED IN COURT ROOM.

San Francisco October 2j.-After day
of excitement, District Attorney Langdon,
who was last night suspended from Of
flee by Acting Mayor Gallagher, was ap-
parently in a victorious position tonight.
Almost at daybreak this morning an at
torney representing Langdon appeared a.
the residence of Superior Judge Seq .y
and obtained an order tempora' a.
straining Abraham Ruef, wsh~ 80
ing mayor appointed to ST r
from interfering with th> >df-
fairs of the district attorney
Judge Seawell set the hearins one week
from today. The restraining order was
served on Ruef and the board of supervis-
ors at an early hour, and Dangdon and
his assistant, Francis ]. Henri were not
disturbed.
The excitement came with the proceed
ings this afternoon in the court of Su-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
Japs Partly to Blame.

London, October 27.-The Toxic cores
pondent of the Daily Telegraph protests
against Misrepresentation of Japanese
feeling regarding the shutting out of Jap
anese children from the schools of San
Francisco He says it is true that the
Japanese are panied at the occurrence.
but that they realize that California is
not the United States. The Jill Shimpo,
according to the correspondent, even con-
tends that the Japanese in San Francisco
are themselves partly to blame, on the
ground they do not assimilate American
ways and customs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
GRAIN DEALER IN
SERIOUS TROUBLE
Embarrassing Disclosures Made
At Oes MOInss Hearing
R. W. HARPER THROWS BOMB
After Members of Cereal Club Say
Grain prices Are Not Fixed This
Man confronts Them
With Facts.
R. W. HARPER THROWS BOMB

Des Moines, October es.-Sensational in
cidents marked the testimony before the
interstate commerce commission here to-
day. relative to the fixing of prices for
grain by the Des Moines Cereal club for
the members of the state grain dealers
association, and the pooling of elevator
business at many Iowa points. After sew
eral members of the Cereal club had testlz
fed that they could not remember that
the organization had ever voted to fix
prices for grain, r. w. Harper testified
that as a guest of the club he had often
attended its banquets and meetings. and
that after discussion of prices, a vote
was taken by lifted hands as a basis for
quotations for the ensuing week, and that
the result was furnished to members Of
the association by Ward Case of this
city.
Commissioner Lane of the Interstate
commerce commission then gave MEM
bers of the Cereal club an opportunity to
amend their testimony.
Secretary Wells In Trouble.
Secretary Wells on this invitation said
that he had intended to testify that he
had not put motions of this character at
every meeting of the club. and was about
to proceed when Commissioner Lane,
leaning quickly over his desk, inquired
did not you try to mislead the COM
mission on that point?''
Mr.. Wells said that he had not
Did you not try to create the i'm
preston in the commissioners mind that
there was no fixing of prices. and that
nothing was done to fix prices at these
meetlngs?"
Mr.. Wells insisted that he had not.
WAS not that your distinct effort in
answer to the question:" persisted Mr..
Lane.
mo sirF replie eJr. Wells,
'Dd not yoa y, ssliy wa Try eqade
the questions OF Mr. Marble, the com
missions lawyer, in regard to fixing
prices?"
Mr. Wells started to make some ex-
PLANTATION when he was dismissed from
the stand.
Not Certain About Information.
Ward G. Case, who was said to furnish
the price card to the members of the state
association of grain dealers, was inter-
IOBdleu III uetdu reSdIulIlB the caruS. lie
was not certain about much of the in
formation he disclosed, and denied any
arrangement with the Cereal club.
The facts disclosed by the testimony
were to the effect that the grain dealers
association is making fight against the
farmers elevator, which Is not member
of the association, that extensive pooling
arrangements exist In Iowa; that prices
of regular" elevators are governed more
or less by card issued here by Ward G.
Case: that this card formerly was the
result of the weekly discussion of the
cereal clubs; that Secretary Wells and the
members of the grain dealers association
regard this card as the basis for prices
to be paid the farmers, and that inde-
pendent elevators are forced into a pool
ing arrangement with line elevators on
penalty of losing business by price man
ipulation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
GIVES LIFE FOR OTHERS.

Spartanburg, s. c., October 26.-
Newton Tillotson, 56 years of age,
and for TIVE lty-two years in the
employ of the Southern railway,
way killed today by plunging in
front of a fast passenger train to
save the lives of an aged man and
woman who were crossing the
track in buggy, and in which he
was successful. Tillotson's act was
cheered by a crowd of eye wit
nesses, unaware for tf~ no
that his heroism had CT
life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
COMING TO BIRMINGHAM.

New Orleans, October 26-Articles
of incorporation were today drawn
up for a new railroad to be known
as the New Orleans and Mississippi
Southern. 1t will run between
Baton Rouge and Birmingham,
with spur from Waynesboio.
Miss, to Scranton. Miss. Names
of the financial hackers Of this road
were not announced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
raft,s Itinerary for Inspection.

washington, October rs. = Secretary
S itinerary of army posts inspection
include stops at Fort Sill. Fort Okla
ia, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and
t Oglethorpe, Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
Caused BY Deficiency In Studies.

Toxic. October 26.-The allegation that
the retirement of Midshipman Asahi Kit
igak from the Naval academy at An
napolis was due to the request of the
Japanese embassay at Washington. is
deemed here impossible, as the Japanese
government has carefully avoided any
thing likely to provoke the United States.
NJ Kitigakis parents are without word
from him, but it is believed his retire
ment was in no way connected with the
situation at San Francisco.
1t was announced from Washington
October % that. according to informa-
tion given out at the navy department,
the sole reason for the resignation of
NJ Kitigaki. who was a son of Baron
Kitigaki of the Imperial privy coun-
ell, was deficiency in his studies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
Bla Sale Of Sea Island Cotton.

Gainesville. Fla, October 26-Eight
hundred and fifty bales Of Sea Island cot
ton were sold here today, mostly to rep
resentatives OF foreign spnners, at an
average price Of % cents pound.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
Strikebreakers In Richmond.

Richmond, Va, October 26-The first in
stallment of strike-breakers to take the
place of striking machinists in the South
ern railway shops at Manchester. arrived
this morning from Spencer, N. c. These
men were originally sent from northern
cities to Spencer and from the latter
place sent here. More are expected later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
cabinet Discusses Situation.

washington, October 2s.-Today's cabi-
net meeting was attended by all the
members, except Secretary Shaw and
Postmaster General Cortelyou Among
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the important matters discussed was the
situation growing out of the anti-Amer-
ican sentiment in Japan, and the exclu-
sion of Japanese children from the public
schools of San Francisco. 1t was stated
by a member of the cabinet after the
meeting. that the general opinion of the
members was that the Japanese situation
was exceedingly grave, and would require
the most delicate treatment to avoid an
open rupture.
1t developed today that the proceedings
initiated in San Francisco yesterday to
compel the authorities to receive Japan
ese pupils into public schools, were di-
rected by the department of justice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
LIZ n, D|SCOURAGES
ANY OWNERSHIP
Officials Not Allowed to Be In
tereSted in Industries
MAP0THER ON THE STAND
He Says He Owns No Stock In Coal
Lands and Knows of No
Employe So In
terested.
MAPOTHER ON THE STAND

Louisville, October 26.-The hearing be-
fore the interstate commerce commission
of the alleged illegal relation between
railroad and mining companies in KEN
lucky was resumed today.
j. M. Ross was the first witness. He
owns half interest in the Rock Creek
Coal company of Wayne and Pulaski
counties.
The station OF the company is at YAM
icraw, which is little town situated on
the Kentucky and Tennessee railroad, a
line ieht miles In length
Mr.. ROSS contention is that the rail-
road refuses to accord him through rate
to the Cincinnati market for his coal. The
Kentucky and Tennessee connects with
the Queen and Crescent, and the owners
of the railroad also own four mines on
the line and also half interest in Ross
mine
j. N. Sharp of Somerset represented the
Kentucky and Tennessee Railroad COM
pany. He admitted that the kentucky and
Tennessee line was owned by the same
people, and had the same officers as the
Sterns Lumber company and the Storms
Coal company. He said that the company
in building the line as an outlet for its
products had inadvertently made 1t long
enough to become common carrier, and
realized that they would have to furnish
rates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
CORTELYOU AIDS
IN RAISING FUNDS
Ihmsen Says So, But Woodruff
Denies 1t
SECRETARY IN NEW YORK
Republican Chairman Says Not Dol
lar Has Been Received From Any
Corporation or Corpora
ton Interest.
SECRETARY IN NEW YORK

New York, October 26.-AIax Ihmsen.
chairman of the executive commi
the Independence league. and man
the campaign of W. r. Hearst for
nor, today made a statement in W
charged that the republicans are al
ing to raise an enormous corruptio
for the purpose of electing Mr.. L
He also declared that Postmaster
Cortelyou had come to New York L
Chairman Woodruff of the state
lican committee, how to raise
fund.
II believe that the election is won to-
day" said Mr.. Ihmsen, "and that the vic
tory can only be taken from Mr. Hearst
by the republicans stealing it.
1--WE are reliably Informed that George
b. Cortelyou, postmaster general of the
United States, has been here to show Mr..
Woodruff how to raise an enormous cam
pagn fund from the corporations. They
cannot this year apepal directly to the
trusts so they will seek aid from the in
dividual officers OF those corporations
"Our organization and the voters up the
state will see to 1t this year that the
tombstones don't vote. I am satisfied that
we shall carry Kings county
Candidates Up State.
William r. Hearst left this afternoon
for short trip up the state.
Charles E. Hughes, the republican nomi-
nee fer governor spoke this afternoon in
the Casino at Bath, N. Y, where the
stats home for Union veterans Is located
The crowd in and about the Casino was
so great that Mr.. Hughes addressed an
overflow meeting at the court house. He
referred to the patriotism and valor of
the soldiers who fought for the preserva-
tion of the union, and these sentiments
were loudly eheered
Woodred Den.se amsen Story.
Chairman Woodruff pf the state repub-
llean committee today Issued tho r1llow-
ing statement in reply 70 Mr.. Ihmsen's
charge that George b. Cortelyoa had boan
in this City to show Mr. Woodruff how
to raise big fund from tine corpora
tions.
1.-The statement is absolutely false from
beginning to end. The fact is. that not
one dollar has been received from anv
corporation. or corporation interest. What
little money we have received. a sum %
to the present time insufficient for ahsa-
lutte necessities of the state committee
without our having been able TO officially
assist a single county Organization. has
come from our appeal for a popular sub
scriptlonh resulting In many coutrihu-
tions, the aggregate of which Is very
small"
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Mapother Is Called.

w. l.. Mapother first vice president OF
the Louisville and Nashville, was called to
the stand. He said he owned no stock
In any coal lands and knew of no em-
ploye owning stock or coal lands. He was
asked by Mr.. McChord what was done
with the earnings OF the Louisville Prop
erty company. Mr.. Mapother said there
had been no earnings, and that the Louis
Vile and Nashville made advances to
meet deficits of the Louisville Property
company.
Mr. Mapother explained that two tracts
of coal land of about 10000 acres were ac
quired by the Louisville and Nashville
road in the name of the Louisville Prop
erty company, though advancing money
for development purposes and subse-
quently in foreclosing mortgage In one
instance, and purchasing the property
outright in the other instance.
Mr. Mapother said the only mine which
the Louisville Property company is oper-
ating. has never earned dollar. Mr..
Mapother explained the manner of dis
tributing cars on the requisition of mining
companies. When a division has an am
pie supply of cars on hand II honors the
requisition. Should the mine fail to
utilize all the cars asked for, and fur
nished, the next requislton would be
curtaled. Should there be a shortage of
cars on the division, the cars are pro-
rated according to the capacity of the
mines making requlsitlon.
Officials Cannot Own Industries.
c. B. Compton, traffic manager of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, said it
has always been a recognized policy of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad to forbid
its officers from being interested directly
or Indirectly in any industry along Its
lines, and that as far as he knows this
policy has never been violated.
George Evans, fourth Vice president of
the Louisville and Nashville testified as
did Mr.. Compton and Mr.. Mapother, that
he does not know any official who owns
stock in any coal or oil lands
The price Of coal In various cities was
gone into. Mr.. Sackett, who testified late
yesterday afternoon that the retail price
of coal in Louisville was 4.l2 a ton, came
upon the stand to correct the statement.
1t should have been SO IS a ton. Advices
from Lexington are that coal sells and
prices there are s5.25 a ton, but Lexington
Is not on a water course. The price of
coal in Cincinnati is less than in Louis
vile because Of the shorter river haul
from Pittsburg, and because of shorter
railroad hauls. G. b. Compton, traffic
manager of the Louisville and Nashville
made the statement that coal is sold here
by the wagon load; in Cincinnati by the
ton, and In New Orleans and Memphis by
the barrel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
WILL INVESTIGATE
KANSAS OIL RATES
PRODUCERS CLAIM THAT RATES
OUTSIDE or STATES ARE PRO-
HIBITlvE AND IN FAVOR OF
STANDARD OIL CO.

Kansas City Mo-. March 11.-Francis
NJ. Cockrili Hudson {. Clements and
Charles A. Prouty. members of the inter-
state commerce commission. arrived in
Kansas city tonight and tomorrow will
begin the hearing of testimony on alleged
illegal rates charged by railroad COM
panies for shipment of oil from the Kan
sas field. 1t is expected that two and
probably three days will be consumed in
the hearing. Frank s Monnett, former
attorney general of Ohio and Clifford
Thorne, of Washington Iowa. will be at
torneys for the oil producers
The oil producers are satisfied with the
rates existing between points inside the
state of Kansas. These are controlled by
the maximum rate law passed by the last
session of the legislature, but the rates
to many points outside OF the state are
said to be absolutely prohibtive and in
the interest Of the Standard oil COM
pany. The producers will show rate
sheets issued by the railroad companies
as evidence. The railroads complained of
are the Santa Fe, Missouri Pacific. Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas, Rock Island,
st. Louis and San Francisco Union Pa
cifc, Kansas City Southern and the Burl-
ngton. Members of the Producers as
sociation and railroad officials will be the
chief witnesses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
PRESIDENT FAVORS
ELLIOTT FOR PLACE
Secretary Taft, However, Is Said to
Be Strongly Impressed by the
Showing Made for Gen.
C. M. Shelley.

Washington, March 11.-(Special) For
mer Congressman William Elliott of Beau
fort. S. c., is understood tonight to be
the Presidents choice for the position of
commissioner in charge of the appropriate
marking of the graves of the Confederate
soldiers, for which two hundred thousand
dollars has been allowed by Congress-
The President told one of his visitors
today that he was inclined to favor
Elliott's candidacy though the appoint
ment is made by the secretary of war and
he may have some other man in view.
Secretary Taft is understood to be i'm
pressed with the strong Endorsement
made for Gen. c. NJ. Shelley of Alabama,
though he would of course appoint Elliott
in case the President should be at all in
sistant upon it.
Elliott was an officer on the staff of
Gen. Stephen d. Lee, commander of the
Confederate veterans He served six
terms in the House. He is s. years OF
age. General Shelley is 70.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-12
FAST PASSEtsssssa aR TRAIN
CRA' IFS INTO FREIGHT

Otto Lee, Fostoria, circus performer;
head and hands scalded.
Mrs. George Stair, Detroit; three ribs
broken
Edward Lott. Lacey, Ia; scalded.
II. F. Wallet, Sullivan, Ia; body
scalded.
Catherine Craig, aged y. Baltimore; leg
bruised and thigh scalded.
Oliver Martrat, Paris France; side
burned.
owne Woods. Jessup; newsboy; head
scalded.
William Henzer, Aurora, H.. head and
body sealded.
w. A. Bailey; cut about head.
Thomas Manatta, Newark, o.; express
messenger; bruised.
G p. Frank, Chicago; cut about head
Ila Gaggher, Philadelphia; leg cut.
A freight train had stopped for water
at the scene of the wreck when another
freight train bore down on 1t, pushing it
into the westbound track. A minute later
the fast Baltimore and Ohio passenger
train came along at high speed. Three
cars of the passenger train were tele-
scoped Several trainmen were pinned be-
meath the wreclSage and those near the
engine suffered from scaping steam.
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Wilson Confirms Dispatches.

Indiana polls, Ind. March 1l.-Secretary-
Treasurer w. b. Wilson, of the United
Mine Workers of America, tonight con-
firmed the report that the anthracite OPP
orators had broken off the negotiations
which have been in progress with COM
mittee of their employees in New York
during the last two weeks
Mr.. Wilson said he had been advised
late Saturday night that such a state
ment would be issued today from New
York He refused to discuss the effect
the action of the operators of the an
thracite field might be expected to have
in regard to the coming meeting of the
miners and operators to be held in Indian
apolis this week and next.
Under the Ryan resolutions" adopted
by the miners at the close of their ma
tional convention In February, this move
by the anthracite mine owners would
seem to forestall any action that might
be taken by a joint conference of the
bitumnous operators and miners.
The Ryan resolution provides that no
contract shall be signed in any district
under the jurisdiction of the United Mine
Workers until satisfactory agreements
are reached In all territory governed by
the organization.