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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Ohio Senator Says Conditions
Laid Down In Convention
Are Impossible
REQUIREMENTS Do NOT
AGREE WITH THE LAW
Foraker Declares That the Counties
Are Not Bound To Follow the
Order of the Committee and
He VIII Not Do So.

cincinnati, January "A flat refusal
to be bound by the conditions of the
call for the republican state conven-
ton. which is to name a state ticket
and select delegates at large to the
national convention, is the conclusion
reached by United States Senator
Joseph Benson Foraker and announced
in statement given to the press here
tonight.
Primaries for a test of strength be-
tween Taft and Foraker as presidential
candidates were provided for in the Of
ficial call and the method provided is
sharply criticised by Senator Foraker.
The statement in part follows:
II am not sure l understand the call.
although l have read 1t several times.
If do, 1t is another case of asking
for bread and getting a stone. My idea
in requesting primaries was to have
the election of delegates brought home
to the people SO that in each ward, for
instance, we could select our imme-
diate representatives. This call makes
all that impossible.
In addition, it prescribes require
ments not authorized by the statute and
not within the power of the state CEN
trail committee Some of these require
ments are in direct conflict with the
statute Some of them are very burden
some. One, in particular. is the re-
quirement that before there can be a
Taft ticket and a Foraker ticket there
must be a petition signed by twenty
times the number of the candidates for
delegates and alternates. That would
mean in this county about 1000 signers
or petitioners.
"The unreasonableness of the re-
quirement that there shall be 1000 petit
TONERS to authorize a ticket is shown,
not only by the fact that the law makes
no such requirements, but in cases
where the law authorizes county and
city officers to be nominated by peti-
tion, only 800 names are necessary to
nominate any county officer an donly
so names are necessary to nominate
any municipal officer.
IF in the contemplation of the law
SO signers are enough to authorize
placing a mans name on the ticket for
mayor of Cincinnati or Cleveland, GER
tainly 1t is beyond anything contem-
plated by the law that 1000 signers
should be necessary to nominate lot
of delegates and alternates to merely
attend the state convention. 1t should
be enough for each party to select his
own ticket and then let the people vote
tn cir preference.
"The counties are not bound to fol-
low the order of the state contral COM
mittee. So far as l am personally con-
cerned | shall make no effort to COM
ply with such uncalled for, Illegal and
arbitrary conditions"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
MORE TROUBLE FEARED.
Producers and Buyers Fail To Agree
On Sale of Tobacco.

Louisville January 3.!Although all is
apparently quiet tonight in the struggle
between the tobacco growers of Kentucky
and Tennessee and the American Tobacco
company. the developments of the day
have given great uneasiness. The town
of Russellville, which was raided py
night riders early this morning, was quiet
tonight, but the sheriff and his deputies,
the police and the citizens were on the
alert to prevent any repetition of the out
RACES 1t was decided by the peace or
ficers and the leading citizens today, in
view of the improbability of another raid,
that the governor would not be asked
for troops
state Fire Marshal Mott Ayres, how
ever, Is on his way to Russellville, and
will begin an immediate investigation or
last nights raid which resulted In the
shooting of three men by the raiders, the
burning of two tobacco warehouses and
a planning mill and the partial destruc-
ton of three smaller buildings. The
county Judge and court officials today
notified Governor Wilson that a special
term of court will be called to consider
the evidence brought out by the investi-
CATION and that extraordinary efforts WIFI
be made to apprehend and punish the
guilty parties
The most disturbing news of the day
following as 1t did on the heels of the
Russellville raid, was the failure of the
Burley Tobacco society and the chief
buyers for the American Tobacco COM
pany to agree regarding the marketing Of
the 1907 crop held by the society The
parties met at Winchester, in accordance
with the terms of compromise agree
ment recently brought about by Gov
ernor Wilson. The Burley men wanted
the company to buy $4,000 hogsheads Of
tobacco from them, while the buyers
would agree to take but 10000 hogsheads.
The Burley men consented to sell the
smaller amount. The tobacco had AL
ready been inspected and graded. The
Burley men fixed a minimum price OF 15
cents a pound. The company buyers re-
fused to give more than IL cents.
The Burley society issued statement
tonight after the failure of the confer
ence, declaring that after making the
concession in regard to the amount to be
bought, and falling to agree on a price
for the smaller amount proposed by the
company, the growers asked the buyers
il they would consider further compro-
mise propositions. The buyers. according
the statement declared that further prop
ositions were useless. The statement con-
cludes:
..The attitude taken by the buyers to-
day demonstrates conclusvely that the
American Tobacco company Is the only
buyer left for our tobacco and that Il
is determined to fix its own price"
A further conference between the buy
ers and Burley association has been called
for Frankfort tomorrow in a final effort
to reach settlement, but 1t is feared
the failure of today's negotiations may
increase the friction in the tobacco dis
tricts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
OUTRAGE AT RUSSELLvILLE.
One Hundred Men Dynamite Many
Tobacco Warehouses.

Russellville, KY, January 3.-Night
riders, 100 strong, swooped down on Rus
sellville, Logan county, early this morn
ing and after overpowering the three po-
licemen and providing against the giving
of an alarm. dy"am'tec and burned inc
two indepenuerC toll acco concerns In the
city and seye1i1 os"er establishments ard
rode away out =tle Hopkinsviiie and
Clarksville pike.
Three men were wounded and the tele-
phone girls and police held prisoners for
nearly three hours. The following build
ings were destroyed:
Frank G. Wake, tobacco warehouse,
building and contents. Loss $4,000.
American Snuff company, factory and
contents. Loss $4,000.
Roberts & Brown planning mill. Loss
$4,000.
Alfred Underwood, grocery. Loss $1,000.
King & Proctor, stable.
Joshua Knowles, cottage.
The wounded persons are
Dr. Charles M. Roberts of Evansville,
Ind.
j. r. Mclean, Russellville.
J. H. Moseley, Russellvlle.
Capt. w. r. Bruce, the chief of police,
as soon as he heard the noises, fastened
to the fire tower, where he attempted to
sound the alarm, but was overpowered
by four of the masked night riders.
Two merchants. ]. R. Mclean, pro-
prietor of grocery store, and J. Henry
Moseley, proprietor of a dry good store,
did not hurry into their homes as fast
as the night riders desired and were shot.
The most seriously injured is DR..
Charles M. Roberts, a guest at the Forest
house, who was wounded about the head
and face by charge of buckshot. DR..
Roberts was shot as the night riders
were leaving town. He heard the general
confusion, and thinking that the raiders
had departed, ran out to see what had
happened. He came face to face with
a group of the departing mob and as he
started to run was shot.
1t was said that they came to Russell
VILE from the direction of Cave Springs,
near where the members are said to have
had their rendezvous. The mob seemed
to be well organized with a head and
lieutenants All the men were mounted
and wore white capes, false boards and
masks Except for the shots at all those
who appeared on the streets, there was
little shooting, the chief business SEEM
ing to be the destruction of the two to-
bacco houses.
This is the third raid which has been
made by night riders in western Ken
lucky and comes in the face of announce
ment by the governor that disorder must
cease. At this time court is in progress
at Plainsville investigating similar raid
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Governor Folk as Fireman,

Jefferson City. Mo-, January 3.-Gover-
nor Folk sprang into the role of volun-
teer fireman on short notice today when
a residence across the street from the
gubernatorial mansion caught fire. The
governor rushed into the burning dwell
ing. helped drag out furniture until the
flames prevented further salvage work,
and then directed the firemen in their eff
forts to check the flames. But the fire.
men failed to stay the confiagration eff
fectively and the residence of Roadmas-
ter John Brandt of the Missouri Pacific
road was totally destroyed and two ad-
Joining residences were badly damaged.
A defective fiue started the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
History of the Case.

Articles published by Maximilien Har-
den in Die Zukunft several months ago
alleged that Emperor william was sur
rounded by a camarilla that exerted an
injurious influence in political matters.
and that the members of this group, in
cluding Prince Philip Zu Eulenburg, at
one time German ambassador at Vienna
General Count Kuno Won Moltke, former
ly military governor of Berlin and Gem
eral Count Wilhelm Won Hehenau, ex-com-
mander of the guard corps. were men of
abnormally vicious tendencies and prac-
tices After Harden had refused a chal-
lenge to meet him in duel, Won Moltke
brought suit against him for defamation
of character. The hearing of this suit be-
gan October %, and a vast amount of
scandalous matter was elected Won
Moltke denied all the charges, but the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
One Of Seaboafds Counsel
Sharply Criticists Statement
Made 10 The Public
SAYS WILLIAMS WOULD
NOT ASSIST SEAB0ARD
Attorney Untermeyer Resents Attack
On Management of Railroad BY
Former President and Says
Is Wrong Impression.

Philadelphia, January 3.-Samuel Inter
meyer of New York, of the counsel OF
the Seaboard Air Line receivership pro-
ceedings, was in Philadelphia today ana
made reply to the statement issued yes
terday by John SHELTON Williams, CRITICS.
ing the Ryan-Blair management of the
road. Mr.. Untermeyer said:
II am surprised at Mr.. Williams state
ment in view of the circumstances under
which he was invited to participate in the
appointment. But in view of past ex-
periences one should not be surprised at
anything Mr. Williams may say. The
facts are very different from what may be
inferred from his statement.
After the directors had endeavored to
further finance the properly on condition
thct Mr.. Williams and his associates
would assist to a very limited extent
and they had refused, the directors re-
luctantly- concluded that a receivership
could not longer be avoided.
The papers were accordingly prepared
and the application arranged for with
out further consulting Mr.. Williams, who
was not director and was not entitled to
notice. In order to fully protect the I'M
derlying bonds the New York inter-
ests arranged to buy the coupons matur-
ing January 1. In this Mr.. Williams also
declined to join and SO it was done with
out him.
'At this stage it occurred to me that
though in no sense necessary, to invite
the Williams interests to participate in
the receivership, which every one agreed
to be inevitable and thus put an end to
the newspaper agitation that Mr.. Will
liams has been for years conducting to
the injury of the property and at the ex-
pense of the security holders. During all
this instances Messrs. Ryan and Blai.'
and their assistants had been pouring
their own money into the property to
the extent of over $l2, 100000 on what has
proved to be mainly precarious and un-
salable securities. 1t was with this money
that the business was increased 80 per
cent and the gross earnings over $4,-
100000 in three years. Without that aid
the property would have been bankrupted
and dsintegrated and the security holders
would have lost their investment.
1.-The fact is that Mr.. Ryan and 1 are
largely responsibility for the arrangement
by which the court was asked that the
Williams interests be represented in the
receivership. 1t was first suggested on
Tuesday on our way to Richmond in the
expectation of effecting permanent set
tlement which we still are hoping will
be the result.
'Mr. Williams seems to have miscon-
strued that act and this effect. His
statement would appear ungracious to say
the least and a little discouraging to
those who expect him to rise to the
occasion instead of creating wrong i'm
preston of the situation, into which he
was invited, into a personal victory or
vindication. All hatchets have been
buried and it is hoped for the sake OF all
concerned they will stay buried
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Won Moltke was condemned to bear this
costs.
The vindicaton of Harden was followed
by an announcement that he was to bs
tried on the charges of criminal libel
by the public prosecutor of the first
provincial court This was the trial that
has lust come to an end. The case was
heard before penal bench of five
Judges Some of the proceedings were
held in camera, it being desired to avoid
q repetition of the previous publicity given
to the evidence bearing on abnormal
practices. Some of the persons who tes-
titled one way at the first trial, among
them the former wife of Count Won
Moltke. reversed themselves at the sec-
ond hearing and the decision against Har-
den does not come as a surprise
Harden Is a Jew of Polish extraction.
His real name is Max Witskowski.
1t was recently reported that Prince
Zu Eulenburg had decided also to bring
a libel charge against Harden and he
may have to stand trial on this count.
With regard to Count Won Hohenau.
Emperor William has ordered his trial
before military court of honor. The
exact charges upon which this proceed
ing will be taken. have not been formu-
To- tod
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
GARRETT is RETAINED.
Seaboard's President Is Named as the
Executive Officer.

Norfolk, Va, January 3-W. A. Gar
rett, president of the Seaboard Air Line
railway, which was yesterday placed in
the hands of Davies Warfield and r..
Lancaster Williams, as receivers, has been
appointed ''chief executive officer for the
receivers" and the first general notice
by the receivers was made public in this
city today.
The following is the text of the notice:
Richmond, Va, January 8, 1908.
'Notice is hereby given to the public,
to all former officers and employees of
the Seaboard Air Line railway and it's
underlying, constituent and controlled
companies, and all persons having, or who
may have dealings with said companies
or any of them, that by decree entered
in the circuit court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Virginia on
this date in the case of Seaboard Air
Line railway VS.. the Continental Trust
company, trustee, under the first mort
gage of the Seaboard Air Line railgay,'
the undersigned were appointed recdvers
of said court for each and all II said
companies and the properties am assets
thereof And by like orders ey,tered on
this date in the circuit couyls of the
United States for the property districts IN
the states of New York, Maryland, North
Carolina South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
Ida and Alabama in ancilD,ry proceedings
Depd1ug IN GalQ COurlS y<uuer Ine ABOVE
style. the undersigned were also APP
pointed ancilary recey/ers for each and
all of the said compaydes and the proper
ties and assets thereof in each of said
states.
"And notice is also given that under
authority of and in pursuance of other de-
crees, the undersigned receivers, appoint
ed as aforesaid, have taken possession of
all the properties, rights and franchises
owned, operated or controlled by the Sea-
board Air Line, its underlying, constituent
or controlled companies, and each of
them: and that by said orders all per-
sons were and are enjoned from in any
way interfering with the positions or
the discharge of their duties by the un-
dersigned receivers of said courts, as set
forth In the said DEGREES respectively, and
were and are enjoined from interfering
in any way whatsoever with the prop
critics or the operation thereof by the un-
dersigned as such receivers, as will more
fully appear by reference to said DEGREES.
sar>~~~-~>~~
(CONTINUED ON PAGE Al
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
DICK is FOR FORAKER.
The Junior Ohio Senator Opposes Tan
Plan For Primaries.

Akron, O., January ST am for For
aker. first, last and all the time,' Uni
ted States Senator Dick said today. and
the report that l desire to climb into
some one elEe's band wagon, IS false
Thus the Junior senator from ONO sizeo
IN his attitude towards Senator For
aker incident to the recent call OF the
republican central committee conceded
bv the Foraker forces to have been decid-
edly in favor of Secretary Taft, the other
Ohio candidate for the republican pres
idential nomination. Senator Dick said ne
was not pleased with the action of the
committee in declaring for early primaries
and a March convention.
"All of the conditions of the call are
arbitrary and hard to comply WITH he
said. "This is exceptionally true of the
feature which provides for the nomina-
tion of delegates by petition. No pro-
vision is made in the call for candidates
for state offices. The delegates will havd
no opportunity to vote for any candi-
dates except Mr.. Foraker or Mr.. Tart.
1.-The voters will have no way OF ex-
pressing a desire in the matter"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
REDUCTION IN GEORGIA.
New Order at oR-cent Rate Will Be
Issued.

Atlanta, Ga, January 3.-The Constitu-
ton will say tomorrow:
An order at 211 cents per mile for pas
senger travel on the railroads of Geor-
gia, effective April 1, will be issued in
a short time by the state railroad COM
mission.
This order will come as the result OF
the conference of governors held in At
Ianta several weeks ago when Governor
Glenn of North Carolina aud Governor
Conner of Alabama met with Governor
Smith to discuss the problem. 1t was
known that the rate was discussed, but
no decision was given out. Since the
conference negotiations have been in
progress in practically all the southern
states The railroads, it is understood,
are very anxious to reach an agreement
which will give the same scale of rates
in all of the states and there has been
much concerted effort on their part to
bring about such a compromise.
In Georgia the fiat rate will mean an
increase on several of the lines over the
present rates, which now range from 2
cents a mile, charged by the Atlanta and
West Point and Western of Atlantic to
21k cents for the Southern, and cents
for some of the smaller roads.
Similar rates are expected to become
effective In North Carolina, Virginia, Ala
bama and Tennessee, which will then
insure an interstate rate of 21a cents
mile throughout the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
LIouor shIpments cut out.

New Orleans, January 3.-Announce-
Orleans will ship no more liquor c. o.
D. to southern states was made tonight.
Some express companies have shipped
considerable liquor to dry counties in
Texas where legal difficulties resulting
from the shipments have cauSsd more ex-
penre than the business was worth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Southern Train DeraiIed.

Atlanta, January 3--A special train on
the Southern railway carrying the Com
ing Through the Rye" theatrical COM
pany, which was booked for a series of
performances in this city beginning to-
night. was derailed near Temple, Ca,
this morning. Engineer John Griffin of
Birmingham was injured. but members
of the theatrical company escaped un-
hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Lumber Company Bankrupt.

Houston. Tex. January "A petition in
involuntary bankruptcy was filled today
against the Long Leaf Lumber company
of Houston by W. A. Bell. L. B. Menefe4
and E. G. Bleker. receivers With IN al~
legged indebtedness of S57,o67 !
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

which was made on that city several
weeks ago. Troops are now on guard
at Hopl1insville.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-22
SULLIVAN LAKE

May to 16.-Miss Kay visited with
Mrs. Ford and daughter Saturday, and
with Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Look Sun
day.
Roy Benton was at the Lake assess
ing property Monday and Tuesday OF
this week.
Mrs L. P. Ford visited with Mrs.
D. W. Sims and family from Tuesday
to Thursday, accompanying Mrs. Sims
and daughter to Onamia Wednesday.
j. R. Benton was a Lake caller
Thursday forenoon.
Peter Adkins and nephew drove over
to the Lake Friday and bought some
hay of T. S. Look.
Miss Anna Hegg and Mrs. T. S.
Look visited with Mrs. Ford Friday
evening.
School Saturday.
A. w. Cook is sick with broken
rib.
Report of school district No. SO for
the month of April:
Pupils enrolled =
Average attendance - s
Days taught %
Those perfect in attendance are
Maggie Adkins, Maize and Merle
Look Dorothy Lynn and Mary Ad-
kins. Anna E. Hegg, teacher.
This report was mislaid
Mrs. VIM. Lynn is suffering from a
very bad felon on her left hand
Masters Tiff and Edwin Wallmark
and Mrs. A. W. Cook were Lake call
ers Saturday morning.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-22
COUNTY BOARD LIMITS NUMBER
OF SALOONS IN SEVERAL
TOWNS.

A. resolution limiting the number of
saloons in certain towns. which affects
Gushing, Flensburg, Hilman, Lincoln,
North Prairie, Platte, and Swan Riv-
er, was passed by the board Of county
commissioners at a meeting Of that
body last Friday. The reason for the
passage. of this resolution was that by
limiting the number of saloons to one
in town the proprietors of drinking
emporiums, who have hethertofore con-
Quoted them without license IN several
of the towns above mentioned, would
willingly take out licenses, as by al
lowing just one saloon to the town the Il
running of it to conform to the state
law and regulations.
Now, instead of having two ''blind
pigs" in a town, there will be one Ii
censed saloon, and the money received
as license fees can be proftably ex
pended by the town and county ir
road and bridge improvements.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-05-22
BOO-ZHOO! UMBA!
To our kindred and fellow nelghbol

To our kindred and fellow nelghbors
we extend cheerful greeting:
Providence has blessed the earth
with another years existence, and
again the day Of rejoicing upon the
White Earth reservation is at hand
It is with pleasure that the citizens of
the reservation announce to the public
that the fortieth anniversary of the
arrival of the first pioneers will be
celebrated at White Earth on June Is
and 16, 1908. We cordially invite
you, and your friends to be present
and to participate in the feast of good
cheer. Here will be an opportunity to
see representation of the Indian OF the
past and to see him in actual life as
he is today.
The exercises will consist of
speeches by representative men from
abroad, who are distinctly friends of
the Indians and by short addresses
from local orators, games Of all dis
criptions native to the Chippewas,
with also those borrowed from the
white man.
H-GON-DAUSH, Pres.
JULIUS BROWN, Vice Pres.
VIM. DAILY, Sec ~.
B. S. FAIRBANKS, Treas.