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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
WITNESS REFUSES TO ANSWER
Judge TouImln Rules That He May Not
 Answer Questions.

Mobile, April 1S-(Special )-Some ex- citement was injected into the otherwise commonplace proceedings Saturday of the United States grand jury engaged here in the investigation of the alleged lottery law violation, when John D. Baylis, printing pressman of Wilmington, Del, refused to answer certain questions put to him by the jury. Baylis is a pressman in the employ of John Rogers, printer of Wilmington, who is alleged to have been enaged in the printing of lottery tickets.
 He was asked if the tickets were not printed by Rogers. The witness struck consternation to the jury when he de- clined to answer the question. It was repeatedly put to Baylis. Finally, upon being questioned as to why he declined to answer, Bayls claimed that he would be discriminating himself. The jury and government officials contended that to an- swer the question would not be incrim- mating. Baylis still declined to answer.
 The grand jury then reported the mat ter to Judge Toulmin of the United States district court, asking that an order re- quring Baylis to answer the question.
 Judge Toulmin rendered decision that the witness did not have to answer the question. United States District Attorney Armbrecht said that the decision would only affect this one witness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Biu Rubber Trust.

New York, April 13.-The World to- day says that negotiations are now under way for the formation of a
 worldwide rubber trust" by the con- solidation of the United States Rubber company and the International Rubber company, which control vast sources of the raw product in Mexico and the Congo. The statement is made that If the consolidation is effected a great parent company will be formed to is sue securities not in less amount than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Narrow Escape From Fire.

Cleveland, O.. April 1S.-Men, women and children jumped from thrd-story windows to escape death in fire in tenement building at 1882 Columbus road, northwest, early Friday. Nine families were asleep on the three floors of the building when the flames broke out. Find ing escape cut off through the lower halls panic among the occupants of the upper floors followed and many leaped from the windows. Several received in- 1uries more or less serious. Bremen sue ceeded in rescuing number Of the ten ants with ladders. So far as known there were no fatalities. The loss on the building is small
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
HEARING POSTPONED.
Committee Investigates Titles to Lands
 In Fl Paso.

Fl Paso Tex, April t3--In response to letters from the department of state and the department of justice at Washing ton, requesting that the sixty-fve suits involving title to land in the lower part of the city be postponed until the com mittee could pass on the matter, the court today postponed the hearing of the cases until this could be done.
 Judge Maxey also announced that he would refuse to entertain the plea of cer- tain alleged smugglers who had been ar rested in the disputed territory, that they were taken on Mexican soil and that the United States officers had no right to ar rest them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Silk Mill Meruer,

York, Pa. April 1S.-A silk mill merger with a capital of $22 2500,O00 was announced here yesterday. The merger thus far in- cludes the York and Monarch mills in this city and mills at Carlisle. Fleetwood. Kutztown and Reynoldsvlle, this state. The purchaser is the American silk Man ufacturing company of New York. Plans are under way for the merging of a total of thirty mills, principally in Pennsyl- vania. No bond issue will be made by the new corporation. It will have $i0,500,0O0 per cent preferred stock and $ie, e,0o0,o00 common stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Found Not Guilty.

Knoxville. Tenn, April 13.-James NJ.
 Lay. a saloonkeeper, who on Thursday of last week shot and killed ex-Sheriff Fil- more Naples of Sevier county, Tennes- see, has been acquitted and released. He was given preliminary trial the day of tine killing and was bound to the erim- inal court. An indictment was returned Immediately and he was arragned for trial yesterday. The jury was charged this morning and was out only three minutes. returning verdict of not guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

$50, 100000, which will be the most powerful factor in the rubber trade in the world. In the company there will be represented such interests as King Leopold of Belgium; John D. Rocke- feller, Jr.; Thomas F. Ryan; the Gug- genheim syndicate; the First National bank: Senator H. w. Aldrich; B. M Baruch, A. M. Brady and Col. Samuel r. Colt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Burnham Is DIsbarred.

New York, April 13.--The appellate di- vision of the supreme court yesterday handed down a decision granting a motion to dsbar George Burnham, who was con victed December 16 1906 of grand larceny in connection with the affairs of the Mu- tual Reserve Life Insurance company and was sentenced to states prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
To Get Half Holidays.

Washington, April 13.-President Roose. welt has promulgated an order giving Saturday half holidays during July, Att gust and September to all mechanics la borers and other employees at the manu- featuring and supply arsenals and depart ments under the war department, and in the offices of the divisions and depart ment headquarters of the army and in the engineering department at large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

T will be 9S years of age the 22d day of September next, if live that long. I have been in active business all my life and have had an insurance office at Al and 14s Broadway for over 20 years. came to New York in 1870 from Maine where I was born Sept. 22d, 1S14 and I have used Dufy's Pure Malt whiskey as my only medicine for many years and know my present vigor and healthy condition are due to it's use. My mental faculties are as clear as they ever were; my hearing is Just good 1t was 50 years ago, and the only time I use my glasses is when I write letter or read. I write my own letters by hand, and my friends and clients have no difficulty in reading them.
 I take care of my own furnace and walk four five miles each day soliciting in surance. and every old timer downtown in New York and Brooklyn knows me- I have written applications and delivered policies to over 5000 parties in my 52 years insurance experience. Among the people have insured was President John son or the Unlteu SIateS, ana many DdnK Presidents. Generals of the Army, Diplo- mats, U. s. Senator's and Congressmen. I don't believe there is any man in the in- surance business that has insured many celebrated people I have. Presi
 dent Lincoln was a great friend of mine but did not believe in insurance.
 On my last birthday l received over 100 telegrams and letters from Bank Presi- dents and prominent people throughout the United States congratulating me and wishing that I may live to be 100.
 Va desertspoonful in a little water three I onA Iii r1 1lalar rrnl nd have n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
John A. kebler Dies.

Denver, April 13.-John A. Kebler, general manager of the coal operating department of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, died suddenly Friday, at Trinidad, of ptomaine poisoning, caused from eating canned salmon. MT. Kebler was about 45 years of age, and was appointed a year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Maior MalIett Dies,

Washington, Auril 15.-Maj. Edmund Mallett, for forty years employed in the government service, the last sey- enteen years of which he held a posi- tion in the general land office, is dead, aged 65 years. He was native of Mont real Canada
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Poor Always With Us.

From the Kansas City Times.
 Pittsburg wants 1t understood that some really good men" live there. or course, not everyone In Pittsburg is rich. Some are so poor they can't afford to bs really bad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Mayor and councilmen were elected. me resolution was adopted without disseht- ing vote It is as follows: 'Whereas' It was common rumor at and about the tune of the last city primary election, held on the 10th day of November, 1906, that there were illegal registrations of voters and illegal votes cast in said primary; and.
 ..Whereas. the grand jury of the city court of Anniston failed or refused to make any serious or thorough investiga- ton of the said illegal registration and voting, and a minority of the said grand jury refused to endorse the majority re- port to the city court. but made mnor ity report, insisting that the said alleged illegal registration and votes should De thoroughly investigated, and.
 .sWhereas, the purity of the ballot is first consideration in a free government now, therefore
 s'Be it resolved by the city council of Anniston, That in its opinion the public good will be subserved by an investiga- ton by the next grand jury as to whether or not any illegal votes were registered for or cast in the city primary election held on the 18th day of November, l906, and if evidence justifies that true bills ought to be returned.
 Resolved further, That the clerk or the council is instructed to send copies of these resolutions to the Hon. Thomas w, Coleman, Jr.. judge of the city court of Anniston, and the Hon. John Pelham, judge of the Seventh judicial circuit, with the request that they be laid before a grand jury.
 Resolved further, That the Hon. w. C. Tunstall Jr. solicitor of Calhoun is requested to present the queS- tion to the said grand jury"
 A Sad Case. The sad facts brought out this morn ing in the trial of little John Naulbox in police court for stealing knife from the City Hardware store, were such as to elicit interest and sympathy from the hardest heart.
 Little John is quite a small lad, not over or 10 years of age. His mother is dead his father drunkard, it Is said, now in Birmingham, having deserted his offspring and left him to the care of whosoever might feel an interest in him and care for him.
 Thus deserted the little fellow has fallen under such influences as have led him at his tender age into the commits sion of various petty thefts, as this is said not to be his first He was found guilty by the recorder, of the charge against him In an investigation held in conformity with the new laws govern ing the trial of juvenile criminals, and was sentenced to the state industrial re- form school, where he will be kept under the jurisdiction of the recorder and un- til he shall order him released.
 Dr. Dickinson of Birmingham and pr Foster have exchanged pulpits for next Sunday. Dr. Dickinson will preach at both hours at Parker Memorial Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
ENJOYED A MOTOR SPIN AT
 5, 93 YEARS OF AGE

N All
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Miss Susie Porte. Bibb of Montgomery announces the approaching marriage Of her daughter, Nettie Gilber, to MT. Will liam r. Edmondson, Jr., of Anniston, the wedding to take place at her home we'd nesday afternoon April IT. at 5:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Bob Taylor's New Lecture

At Jefferson theatre next Tuesday night A hundred laughs in hundred minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

spoonful of Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey in little warm water with little sugar, to bed at o'clock and get up in the morning feeling well as ever. Notwithstanding my advanced age, have never had rheumatism, and leading doctor told me that the reason was because kept my system built up and my blood rich by using Duffy's Pure Malt Whisxey
 I anxious that every person, especially the old, should know what Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey has done me, and I firmly believe if every one would take it regularly medicine it would prevent great deal of sickness and prolong lives of and women from 20 to 30 years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
PROF. T. H. MIDGLEY, Constipation Specialist, Inventor of the Druqless Constipation Cure.

Without the use or plIIs, purgdtlves or drugs of any kind, l can and do cure the worst cases of chronic constpation-cure them to stay cured and restore the pa tient to state of health and happiness. such as they had never known before. I can cure constipation, no matter how bad 1t l.. l can show you how to cure your self right in your own home without the use of drugs. Constipation is cured for all time when cured my way. Fill out free common below and mail today.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03
Gillett Demands Wilson's Resignation
as State Railroad Commissioner
Governor Bases His Action on the Testimony Given
by Boodler and Printed Exclusively by The Call

&c Wibon-Dear Sir: If tbe published tbe
Call regard before tb grand
California hereby demand railroad
JAMES N GLLLETT.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03

had received $500 from the fight trust,
$4,000 from the Home telephone COM
pany. $4,000 from the Pacific telephone
company, $3.50 from the gas company
and $4,000 from the United Railroads.
With the publication of Wilson's
confession the governor decided to act.
He felt that Wilson's crimes were par
ticularly vicious, for Wilson was not
stranger to money as was Lonergan.
Wilson was a business man IN good
circumstances. pretended to social POI
sition, but once in office he sought out
the corporations with hand extended.
Nothing in all the confessions shows
the human degradation that appears
in Wilson's own words in which he re-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03
GIRLS DECLARE
A STRIKE WITH
R0Us|NG VOTE
Action Taken at Midnight
at an Enthusiastic
Meeting
CORPORATION is FIRM
Refuses a Final Invitation
to Join in Peaceful
Conference
TROUBLE MAY SPREAD.
Walkouts Likely to Follow
in All Cities of the.
Coast
TROUBLE MAY SPREAD.

Amid scenes of wild enthusiasm
900 telephone girls. composing
nearly the entire force Of operators
in the employ of the Pacific
States telephone and telegraph
company IN San Francisco.
voted at midnight to go out on
strike AT 7 O'Clock this morn
ing the entire local system will
have been he'd up. and with it the
long distance system of the coast
will have been so seriously GRIP
pied as to make it almost useless.
The decision of the girls to strike
was reached after Manager Will
liam ]. Phillips had stated that
the company would not grant the
new wage scale proposed by the
girls. The proposed scale. calls.
for an increase from the existing one
of s2S to s45 10 one that shall extend
from minimum OF $50 month for
operators to $50, with a s75 wage for
the station supervisors
This morning when the last Of the
girls leave their stations they win no.
tify the company that they will return
only when the new wage scale is .put
into effect. At the same time they
have left a chance for the company TO
end the strike by announcing that their
committee will always be
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03

lated how he first sought out Halsey
and sold his vote for $4,000 only to
turn around in few days and sell
himself to the rival company
did you have any talk with any
one connected with the Pacific States
telephone company" asked Heney in
the grand jury room.
Yes. sir" replied Wilson, Il met
Mr.. Halsey and he told me the COM
pany wanted me to look out for their
interests. and he gave me an envelope
which had communication regarding
the matter in it. and it contained $4,000
when I opened it."
Where did he take this envelope
Continued ON Page 3. Column
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03

san rdnciScO lie Hdu tdhei piipSo "
the. amount of s1s,75O; that he had
peddled his honor and had sold out
the city he had taken oath to serve.
Although it had been stated repeat
edly that Wilson was a boodler, the
governor desired to wait until he had
positive evidence before calling upon
Wilson to resign. The positive evil
dence was furnished by The Call
through the exclusive publication of
the transcript OF the testimony given
before the grand jury. In this testi-
mony was the confession of Wilson in
which he admitted that he had looted,
stolen and pluhdered like a pirate
while clothed with official rank Will
son in his confession admitted that he
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03
STRIKE SITUATION

Telephone operators at midnight meeting vote
10 strike and entire system will be tied up
today Page
Executive committee OF the cafmen's union
issues call for mass meeting to be held at
a m Sunday to vote on the question of a
strike in support of the So and eight hour
demand. Page /
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03

The third term idea. Page 6
Breakup of the national guard. Page {
DR.. Margaret Mahoney desirable citizen P. {
Sound advice from Cornelius Page
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-05-03
Telephone Operators Quit Work and Tie Up System
Carmen Are Called to Vote on Strike Sunday Morning
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
NEWS TODAY
TELEPHONE TEMPORARY So
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

HESTERDAY-Clear: westerly winds; maxi
mum temperature, 60; minimum tempera-
ture, 4S
FORECAST FOR TODAY-Fair; fog in the
morning and evening; fresh west wind. Page 9
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In the tere eGorno uponB NJ
heachcn cnsprat he n
heerno the pubh in ~
grand he tina
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06
Wireless Telephony s, 2s MlI,.

Successful experiments in sending telephone messages by wireless elec- tric waves over a distance Of % kiIo- meters. nearly 25 miles. were made recently by Prof Slaby. The messages were transmitted between Berlin and Nauen. and Prof slaby says that no approach 10 SO great a distance las ever before been tried Words and sentences were sent and repeated back with great distincsnesa The success of the experiments ls ascrfbed to the isolation Of the micruphones and to the damping Ost of all foreign vibrations Further experiments are awaited vith much interest
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06

lie long for salaries and positions or for wealth, or for the empty reputa- tion of power he wields only on an others sufferance.
 A glance about me was enough to disclose the chief reason why SO many men had surrendered the inner citadel of selfrespect. In the crucial hour, when they had had to choose between subservience and hard bat tie with diversity. forth from their hearts had issued traitor weakness, the feeling of responsibility to wife and children, and this traitor had cas- fly delivered them captive to some master CT masters. More, or less. than human, it seemed to me, was the courage that could make success full resistance to this traitor, and could strike down and drag down wife and children. T must give up Eliza beth," said to myself, flor her own sake as well as for mine Marry her must not until am established se- curely in freedom. And when will that be-" In my mood of darkness and despair, the answer to that question was relentless: Never, especially If you are weighted with the sense of obligation to her. of her wasting her youth in waiting for you"
 wrote her all that was in my mind. You must forget me-" I said, "and I shall forget you--for I see that you are not for me"
 The answer came by telegraph: Please don't ever hurt me in that way" And of tho letter which came two days later I remember clearly this sentence: If you will not let me go on with you, will make the jour- ney alone"
 This shook me but knew only too well how the bright and beautiful le- gions of the romantic and the ideal could be put to flight, could be harled headlong into the abyss of oblivion by the phalanxes of fact.
 q see what I must do," was my an. swer to her letter. And shall do it. Be merciful to me, Elizabeth. Do not tempt me to a worse cowardice than giving you up. l shall not write again."
 And did not Every one of her letters was answered-sometimes, I remember, wrote to her the whole night through. shading my window so that mother could not from her win dow see the reflection of my lamps light on the ground and become anx. ious. But destroyed those long and often agonized answers. And I can not say whether my heart was the heavier In the months when was get ting her letters. to which I dared not reply, or ia those succeeding months when her small, clear handwriting first ceased to greet me from the mail
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-06
CHAPTER w. The School of life.as.It.Is-


 A day or so after I lost the only case of consequence I had had in more than year. Buck Fessenden came into my office. and after dosing me literally with those friendly pro- testations and assurances which please even when they do not con vince. said: T know you won't give me away, Sayler. and I can't stand 1t any longer to watch you going on this way. Don't you see the old mans after you hammer and tongs? He'll never let up. You won't get no eli ents. and, if you do. you won't win no cases"
 These last five words, spoken in Bucks most significant manner. re- vealed what my modesty-or, if you prefer 1t, my stupidity-had hidden from me. had known all along that Dominick was keeping away and driv- ing away my clients; but had not suspected his creatures on the bench. To this day, after all these years of use, only with the greatest reluctance and with moral uneaslness which would doubtless amuse most political managers. do I send suggestions" or 'tntimations" to my men in judicial office-and I always do 1t, and always have done 1t, indirectly. And I feel relieved and grateful when my judges, eager to serve the party" anticipate me by sending me a reassuring hint.
 did net let Buck see into my sa'oS. "Nonsense!" I pooh.poohed: I've no cause to complain of lack of business: but even if I had. I'd not blame Dominick or any one else but myself" Then I gave him a straight but good-humored look. Drop 1t. Buck" seid I. "what did tho old man send you to me forf What does he want.
 He was too crafty to defend an indefensibe pcs.tion. "I'll admit he did send me-" said he. with a grin, but I came on my own account, too. Do you want to make 1t up with him? You can get back under the plum tree if you'll say the word"
 I could see my mother, as I had seen her two hours before at our poor midday meal-an old. old woman. so broken. so worn! And all through the misery this Dominick had brought upon us. Before I could control my self to speak. Buck burst out, a look of alarm in his face: Don't say 1t, Mir. Sayler-I knov-I know. Itold him it'd be no use. Honest, he ain't as bad as you think-he don't know no better. and it's because he liked and still likes you that he wants you back" He leaned across the desk toward me. in his earnest ness-and I could not doubt his sin cerity. "Sayler," he went on. take my advice. get out of the state. You ain't the sort that gives in. and no more is he. You've got more nerve than any other man know. bar none. but don't waste 1t on a fool fight You know enough about politics to knov what you're up against"
 Thank you said I. but I'll stay on"
 He gave over trying to persuade me. T hope" said he. you've got a card up your sleeve that the old man don't know about"
 made some vague reply. and he soon went away. felt that had con hrmed his belief in ny feariessness- Yet If he could have looked into my mind. bow be would have laughed st his eredulity. Probably hs would have pitied me. too. for 1t is oae of the curious facts of human nature that men are suased and even dis- Eustsd shensver thsy sse-in others -ths lvsaknssses that are universal