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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
ANTI-TIPP|NG LAW
GOOD IN NEW YORK
High Court Sustains Fine of
$100 Imposed
HAD BOUGHT SOME SECRETS
Court Held Defendants Sought to OBJ
tain Substantial Advantage In
consistent With interests
of Employing Firm.
HAD BOUGHT SOME SECRETS

New York, January 4.-The anti-tippng
law passed by the last legislature, was
upheld today in a decision made by the
justices of the court of special sessions.
The case is known as the state against
Edward Pergoli and James Flood, who
were arrested on charge of stealing
secrets.
Pergoli describes himself as a broker.
Flood was the superintendent of an al
legged tobacco trust concern. These men
were found guilty of violating the anti
tipping law, and today We're fined Sl00
each. Flood paid his fine but Pergoli did
not appear in court. His bond was de-
clared forfeited and a bench warrant
was issued for his arrest.
Flood and Pergoli induced a young man
named Carl Durand to get work in a
tinfoil factory, and paid him for informa-
tion about the business of the concern.
Flood. through Pergoli, paid Durand
weekly for his reports.
The opinion handed down today says:
THE logic of the facts before us is
that as an employe of Lehmaier Schwartz
& Co., Durand received a gift of gratuity
from the defendants; that this gift of
gratuity was given with an intent to in
f1uence his action as such employe, con-
cerning the business of his employers,
whereby the defendants might obtain some
substantial advantage inconsistent with
the interests of the employing firm, each
of the defendants must be found guilty"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
SHIP CATCHES FIRE
IN STRONG GALE
One Passenger Goes Mad and Another
Jumps Overheard and browns.
Finally Driven Ashore.

Christiana, January 4.-News was re-
ceived here today of dis 5ter which
overlook the mail steamer Lind .olmen
which plies between this port and Ber-
gen, off Farsend yesterday. The stes ser
was discovered to be on fire. A strong
gale was blowing at the time and the
flames soon spread to the saloons and
cabins Thirty passengers, most of them
seasick, hurried from their quarters to
get on deck. -Four of them were suffo-
Gated in their efforts to get out.
Others jumped overheard and one was
drowned. Another passenger went mad.
One life boat was burned and another was
crushed against the side of the ship.
Finally while the remainder of the half
dressed and panic-stricken passengers
were huddled on the forecastle in blind
ing snowstorm, the rest of the ship being
in flames, the captain drove the vessel
ashore and managed to save the remain
ing passengers and the crew.
There was much hardship, however, be-
fore all the ships company were landed
safely.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
LUMBERMEN CASE
READY TO ARGUE
TAKING OF TESTIMONY BEFORE
RAILROAD COMMISSION ON THE
OVERWEIGHT HEARING is FIN
IsHED I'M NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, January 4.-Taking of tes-
timony closed today In hearing of south
ern lumbermen before the state railroad
commission on the claim that $1,000, 900 is
lost to lumbermen through overweghts
charged by railroads on lumber ship
ments. Arguments will begin tomorrow.
e. d. Becker. superintendent of the
Western Weighing and Inspection bureau
of Chicago, principal witness for the
railroads, denied that cars were heavy
with dirt and submitted figures to show
that old cars, instead of being heavier as
the lumbermen claim. average 17S pounds
lighter, which loss railroad bear.
The first witness today was II. d.
Hewes Of the Jeanerette mills Jeanerette.
La. Mr.. Hewes testified that a car
shipped from Jeanerette to New York via
Alglers was billed at 5000 pounds, while
the actual weight was under 900. Claim
was filed for the excess charge, the wit
ness said but no satisfaction has yet been
given by the railroads.
Attorneys for the railroads sought to
show that these overcharges occurred
during the Southern Pacific clerks strike
and that the railroads billed the cars at
their marked capacity. They claimed also
that their companies have ninety days in
which to settle claims. Robert bowman,
another witness. who is interested i'm five
mills, testified that the railways furnished
cars which had been used to haul coal
and that weights were increased by coal
dirt to the amount of 80 cents to $3.50
per car.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
NEGRO HANGS FROM
TREE AT MIDWAY
HIS BODY RIDDLED WITH Bull
LETS FOR ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
UPON YOUNG LADY OF. PRoMI-
NENT FAMILY.

Eufaula, January 4.-(Special.) )-Will
Scott. a negro who attempted an assault
upon Miss Morrell King at her fathers
house at Midway Wednesday night, was
taken from a deputy sheriff near that
place today and swung up to a tree and
riddled with bullets. The negro made d
fun confession.
He was just out of the penltentiary. BY
opening the shutters he succeeded in en-
tering Miss Kings private room about
midnight and had grasped her hand when
her screams awoke the inmates of the
house, who came to the rescue, but the
negro escaped in the darkness. A posse
put out in hot pursuit and captured him
yesterday. 1t was learned that a similar
attempt was made to enter the room of
wo other young ladies there a short
dine ago and the citizens We're indignant
over the affair. Miss King is a daughter
of Lem King, prominent banker of the
place, and is a beautiful and cultured
young woman. Her mother died a few
months ago and she was in charge of the
household.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
WANT WARSHIPS
FOR. NICARAGUA
Is Asked to Protect American interests
In That Country-Navy Depart
ment In Ignorance.

New Orleans, January At was re-
ported tonight OH good authority that the
George D. Emery company of Boston is
about to ask the United States govern
ment to send a warship to Bluefields,
Nicaragua, to protect American interests
in that country in case of trouble issuing
from approaching arbitration of dis
pute between the Nicaraguan govern
ment and the company over the Emery
mahogany concession.
II is reported that three weeks ago
the Nicaraguan government seized the
Emery concession, claiming that the
American company had violated its con-
tract by selling provisions and supplies
to others than their employees. Through
the efforts of American Minister Merry.
il was decided to submit this dispute to
arbitration. Now it 10 asserted that the
Americans fear they may not receive falr
treatment in the arbitration.
1t is claimed that under the terms of
the concession no duty Is charged by
the Nicaraguan government for supplies
imported for the use of the American
companies emploes.
The concession includes part of the old
mosquito Irdian reservation. 1t contains
immense warehouses and equipment
valued at about a quarter of million.
According to the reports received here
Nicaraguan troops were marched upon
the concession and took possession of it.
+ Washington, January 4.-Offcals of the
navy department tonight stated they had
no knowledge of any request having been
made or about to be made for the dis
patch of a war vessel to Nicaragua to
protect American interests there in con-
nection with the disposition of the Emery
concessions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
CUTS SONS THROAT
WHILE WRESTLING
Father Laughs as Deep Cash
Is Seen
DAZED BY DRUG OR DRINK
Thomas o'conner and His Boy Discuss
Whether Strongest Wins In
Wrestling Bout-Tels
Nothing to Police.

New Orleans, January 4-Thomas O'con-
nor, Jr., was killed tonight, having his
throat cut with knife while scuffling
with his father. The elder Thomas O'con-
nor has been arrested and charged with
the murder of his son.
Members of the family told the police
that while the family was gathered on
the veranda tongiht father and son dis
cGssed whether the strongest always wins
in wrestling bout The father claimed
that the strongest did not always VIM.
and offered to wrestle his son.
The family said that the father was
laughing when he arose from the floor
after apparently getting the best of the
boy, and that Immediately afterwards a
deep cut was discovered in the younfl
mans threat. Z
The police claim that the father is da' y
as if suffering either from a drug q 1
drink, and that they have been alb
learn nothing from him. The son V
years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Suburban Handicap Entries.

New York, January 4.-The entries for
the suburban handicap of 1907 to be run
during the summer meeting of the Coney
Island Jockey club at Sheepshead Bay
were announced today. With several
owners to be heard from the entries num-
Der seventy-four as against last year.
Among those entered are: Go Between,
last years winner of the event; Dande-
lion, which ran second; Artful Salvidere,
the champion 2-year-old of last season; j;
Cairngorm. Oxford, Blandy, Blawestown,
an imported horse; The Quail, Sir Huron,
Burgomaster. Clark Griffith, Accountant,
Whimsical Oiseau Coincidence. w. FL.
Daniel, Ballot. Grimaldi, Superman. Court
Dress, Electioneer, winner Of last winters
futurity: SeweIl. Fountainbleu, Demund,
Horace E.. Frank. Gill, Bat Masterson
and Kentucky Beau.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Kicks Out Of Caucus Which
She Proposed
MAY GO TO WAYS AyO MEANS
Unless the Situation Changes There
May Be No sub-Treasury In
Group of States Selected
BY Secretary Shaw.

Washington. January 4.-(Special)-Un-
less there is a change in the situation
there will be no United States sub treas
ury established in the group of states
decsh.Ess upon by the Secretary of the
Tnx Secretary Shaw is inclined to
t4R inion and it is strengthened by
~ velopments of the past day here.
N, anita. which originally started the
=. ,osition to leave the matter to a eau
'Ss today is trying to back out of it
s. I'd threw the fight in the ways and
means committee. The Atlanta delega-
ton arrived here today and during the
afternoon called upon Secretary Shaw
and virtually told him they were against
the caucus plan.
They then went to the capitol and
through Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee a meeting of that
committee will be held tomorrow to con-
slider the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Livingston, establishing the sub
treasury at Atlanta The Alabama mem
bers of Congress, as we'll as those from
the other states in the group will also
be present. so it is evident that the meet
ing of the committee will not result in
anything definite.
According to the story circulated here
today the Atlanta people learned that
they would be defeated by Birmingham or
some other city IL they entered the eau
Gus so they have, therefore, determined
means committee to secure the sub
treasury.
There is a good deal of Indignation ex-
pressed over the course of the Atlanta
following, They themselves proposed that
the matter be settled by caucus and
when the Alabama. Tennessee and Caro-
lima members accepted the proposition
fhey took It for granted that 1t was made
in good faith and would be adhered to.
Instead of this 1t seems that the At
lanta representatives will not attend the
caucus at all and therefore it cannot be
considered, as entirely representative OF
the states designated by Secretary Shaw.
The upshot of the matter is that the
whole sub-treasury project has received
a severe setback as the ways and means
committee will hardly be willing to re-
port any one of four or five bills be
fore it. Had the caucus determined upon
Atlanta, Birmingham or some other city.
the bill would have been promptly rushed
through by the committee. but with At
lanta, Birmingham, Charleston and other
cities all wanting the location the COM
mittee is not likely to discriminate be-
tween them.
Representative Underwood of Alabama,
who Is a member of the ways and means
committee will. of course, be present at
the meeting tomorrow and will call up
his bill locating the sub-treasury site
at Birmingham. Regardless of the wishes
of the Atlanta people, it is the present
intention of the other state delegations
to hold the caucus next Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
TEST CASE ON FREE PASSES.
This Road Enters Other States Before
Reaching Chattanooga.

Chattanooga. January 3.-(Special.) 1.-The
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail-
road will probably issue passes from Chat
tanooga to Nashville, and in fact from
any point In the state, although the train
might go into the states of Georgia and
Alabama before reaching its destination.
A test case is to be made. If the Nash
Vile road is able to issue passes on its
line between Nashville and Chattanooga,
1t is said that the Southern railroad will
have the right to issue passes from Chat
tanooga or Knoxville to Memphis, al
though the greater part of this line passes
through the states of Alabama and Mis-
sissippi. only travelling in Tennessee at
short distances at either end of the line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
WANTS BIRMINGHAM
TO GET LAND OFFICE
r. T. Johnston, Register of Office at
Montgomery, Favors Moving 1t
Here-Receiver Opposes.

washington, January 4.-(Special. .)-Rob-
ert T. Johnston, register of the land Of
fee at Montgomery, has reported to the
department in favor of removing the land
office to Birmingham, while Nathan IL.
Alexander, the receiver. in a communica-
tion to the department, protests against
the removal.
telegraphed the land office that he de-
sired to be heard ON the matter, but he
has not yet put in an appearance. 1t is
understood here that the officials of the
land office are opposed to the removal,
and will so recommend to the Secretary
of the Interior.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Ran BY Light.

Washington, January 4-rhe coroner's
jury Investigating the Terra Gotta wreck
of Sunday night on the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, heard testimony all day
from telegraph operators, and others at
the Silver Springs, Takoma and Unlver-
sity stations, all of which went to show
that the two trains received white light
at Silver Springs; that the passenger
train cleared Takoma from University
and that the dead train ran by red
light at Takoma.
The Takoma operator was corroborated
by four eye witnesses as to his state
ment that he gave the dead" train the
stop signal.
Members of the train crew will be heard
tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
ITALIAN is INDICTED.
Is Charged With Triple Murder In a
Virginia Railroad Camp.

Danville, Va, January Fired Armato.
the Italian who has been in charge of
the commissary for oliver Bros, railroad
contractors, was indicted by the grand
jury at Chatham, the county seat, today
for the triple murder at Motleys on
December 30.
The victims of the murder were 10
Patrello, an Italian laborer, Maggie Sulli-
van, with whom he lived as man and
wife. and her 12-year-old son, Lawrence
Sullivan. bitter feud had existed be-
tween the families. and this is alleged to
have been the cause of the killings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
is USED BY
THE COMMISSION
VIII Try TO Stop Awful Rail-
road Wrecks
WANT NEW SYSTEMS TRIED
Engineer Who Caused the Terra Gotta
Wreck Testlfies He Had But
Six Hours Sleep Out of
Forty-elaht.
WANT NEW SYSTEMS TRIED

Washington, January 4.-What promises
to be a most rigid investigation of the
recent wrecks on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad in which more than two score
passengers lost their lives, and on the
Southern railway on Thanksgiving day
when President Spencer and several others
were killed, was begun today by the In
terstate commerce commission, acting un-
der a general resolution passed by Con-
gress in the last session, providing for
an inquiry into the operation of the block
system on the railroads throughout the
country. 1t is the purpose of the COM
mission to determine whether the respon-
sibility for these Two wrecks should be
placed on the workings of the block sys-
tenn or on the carelessness of the railroad
employees stationed at the block signal
stations.
Commissioner Clements is conducting
the inquiry and the railroads are repre-
sented by attorneys. The result of the
commission 5 findings will be submitted to
Congress, and 1t is understood If the
block system is found to be unreliable
some immediate legislative remedy may
be urged upon Congress by the commits
sion.
The Terra Gotta wreck was first taken
up today. Chief Dispatcher Dent of the
Baltimore and Ohio, stationed at Camden,
testified that the whereabouts of trains
are often unknown to him for four to ten
minutes, because of the failure or inability
of operators at the block stations to COM
municate with him when train passes
their station.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Kick Made on Management
Of Jamestown Exposition
BAD IMPRESSION ON YOUTH
Advisory Board Claims American Peo-
Pile Have Been Shocked BY the
Continued Exaltaton of
Mlitarism.

Boston, January "A lengthy protest
by members of the advisory board of the
jamestown exposition against the diver
sion of the exposition to the service of
mlitarism was issued tonight. The pro-
test is made by Carroll d. Wright, pres-
dent of Clark college; Edwin ID. D. Mead
and Rev. Edward Everett Hale, d. D., of
Boston: Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore.
John Mitchell, president of the United
Mine Workers of America; Miss Jane Ad-
ans of Chicago, Miss Nj. Carrie Thomas,
president of Bryn Mawr college; William
Couper, the New York sculptor; Prof.
James II. billiard of New Orleans, Prof.
c. M. Woodward of st. Louis, Prof.
Charles Zuebln of the University of Chi
cago, and others.
The document in part follows:
1.-THE extravagant militarism of the pro-
gramme of the coming jamestown exposi-
tion as developed and disclosed during the
last few months is profound shock TO
a great body of the American people.
Comes as Great Surprise.
1--WE believe that the knowledge of this
programme of which this is one of the
many statements in the expositions jour
nal and bulletins in these months, has
come to three-quarters of the American
people as a great suINtise. 1t is a pro-
gramme utterly different from that given
when the plan of the jamestown eXposi-
ton was first submitted to the public.
THAT an interesting naval and military
celebration was to have conspicuous place
in the exposition's programme as pro-
vided for my Congress in granting aid
for that purpose in 1905 was we'll known,
and was conventionally proper but that the
purpose to make this great exposition,
primarily a naval and military spectacle
TO intoxicate the American people for six
months by great living picture of war
with all enticing splendors' encourage
ing the notion that war is a thing Of
splendor. a pageant and a game Instead
of horror and today almost invariably
a crime, was not known, was not avowed,
and has clearly been a gradually evolving
purpose whose carrying out as now ad-
vocated and advertised can only work i'm
mense mischief to the country. We SOL
emnly protest against it."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
CAPTAIN HANsELL DROPS DEAD.
Assistant Manager In Atlanta Of the
virginla-carollna Chemical Co.

Atlanta. January 4-Capt. William A.
Hansell, assistant manager In Atlanta of
the Virginia Carolina Chemical company,
dropped dead from heart failure while
debating a letter in his office today Cap
tain Hansell was 60 years of age. He
was born at Marietta. Ga, the son of
General Hansell Of the Confederate serv-
ice.
He served through the Civil war. en-
listing as a member of the Thirty-fi
Alabama He is survived by his wife. two
sisters Mrs. r. NJ Clayton OF Atlanta
and Mrs j. H. Katneg of Washington,
by three sons, Dr.. H. S. Hansell of the
United States army, w. a. Hansell Jr..
of Atlanta. and A. j. Hansell OF Cuth-
bert Ga. and my two daughters, Mrs.
Lewellen Hillyer of Macon and MIRA y.
II. ,Whittle Of Savannah.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
BODY FLOATS zoo
MILES TO GADSDEN
REMAINS OF LUTHER WALRAVEN,
DROWNED ABOVE ROME, GA,
FOUND IN THE coosA, BADLY
DEcoMPosED.

Gadsden, January 4.-(Special.) 1.-The
body of Luther Walraven, young man
who was drowned in the Oostanaula river
above Rome, Ga, was found In the
Coosa river above this city and has been
sent back to the young mans home
The body was badly bruised and decom-
posed, having been in the water so long,
and had fioated nearly two hundred miles.
Young .Malrayen had been to call ON a
young lady and was attempting TO cross
the river when it had become very high
and was washed down and drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Hill Courts Investigation.

Lansing, Mich, January Arthur Hill
of Saginaw. one of the four republican
candidates for United States senator and
against whom Governor Warner ex-
pressed unalterable opposition in a state
ment issued Wednesday, in which he
spoke of rumors of improper influencing
of legislators. today sent a letter to At
torney General Bird asking him to at
once begin an investigation of his methods
during his campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Mexican Strike Ends.

Mexico City, January 4.-Today, as the
result of arbitration of President Diaz
and Vice President Carol, the strike of
the textile workmen, the greatest strike
Mexico has ever had, was brought to a
close Monday $4,000 workmen will re-
sumo in the fifty-four factories which
have been closed down completely or in
part and within fifteen days the agree
ment will be signed.
The exact terms under which the men
will return to work have not been given
out, but the men have been assured that
they will receive an increase in wages.
and that their hours will be shorter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Brownsville Officers to Be Tried.

I.awton, Okla, January 4.--MaJ. Charles
w. Taylor, in charge of the Thirteenth
cavalry, stationed at FIT. Sill, today re-
ceived official notice from General Nc
Caskey, commanding the department OF
Texas, that the general courtmartial
which is to try Maj Charles w. Penrose
and Capt. Edgar B. Macklin of the
Twenty infantry, will convene at FIT.
Sam Houston February 4. The specific
charge which the two officers must face
is that of conduct to the prejudice of
good order and discipline" In failing to
exercise due diligence In preventing riot
ing at Brownsville, Tex, last August.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Want Devices Tested.

Washington, January Ain view of the
several recent disastrous railroad acci-
dents, seemingly due TO the failure of
operation of the block signal system, the
interstate commerce commission has for
warded to Congress a resolution for en-
Gctment into legislation, which will en-
able either the commission or some other
government body, to conduct experimental
tests of automatic devices for the preyen-
tion of railroad accidents.
The communication says the commission
is eredlbly Informed that such devices
have been invented, and expresses the
opinion that they ought to be tested at
government expense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-05
Hope to Reach AGREEMENT.

Hamburg, January 4.-The designations
of the officers of the Bremen lines from
the Captains and Officers association at
the instance of the companies, has not
affected the attitude of the officers of the
Hamburg lines. The latter, however ex-
pect to reach an agreement with their
companies. Forty-three of the officers re-
Gently dismissed. received today for the
first time advances of money from the
associations fund.