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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
MITCHELL AND GOMPERS
 ARE EXAMINED IN COURT

the mine works convention in Jan uary last when @ resolution was adopted placing the stove company on the unfair list" and imposing a fine of $5 on any member buying the prod uct of the concern. MT. Mitchell said he took no part in drafting the resolu- tion, and did not have any knowledge of the subsequent distribution of the resolution among the S00,000 mine workers of the country.
 For years have been followed about the country by detectives" MT Davenport's knowledge of his move ments. "A greater familiarity about my movements than I have myself shows 1t was acquired in this manner I think MT. Van Cleave is responsible for it."
 Samuel Gompers, in his testimony characterized -dr. Van Cleave's fight against him as Ian attempt to assas- sinate my character" He said he did not know that the publication of the stove company's name in the Fedora tionist was in violation of an order which had not then become operative. "The word unfair is notice of a diff ference between employer and em- ploye. The term we don't patronize is a statement of fact and does not af- feet the business of an employer, ex- plained 'the witness, when asked by counsel to differentiate between the two expressions as used in the execu- tive councils report.
 The hearing was adjourned until Thursday next.
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HEARST COMES AGAIN.
Independence Leader Reports What
 Bryan Said to Him.

Atlanta, September 13-W. R. Hearst of New York tonight gave to the Asso- ciated Press a statement in reference to published denial by W. J. Bryan of the statement made by MT. Hearst in his speech at the formal notification of John Temple Graves of his nomination for the vice presidency by the independence party: The statement follows:
 "Of course, MT. Bryan cannot deny having been at my house, because MT. Chanler, in his suit, made affidavit that deny that he met me at the dinner, be- cause MT. Gardner and MT. Murphy of Mark Cross were present at the dinner at Dr. Cox's house, at which l found MT. Bryan.
 q would not have mentioned Dr. Coxs name, but MT. Bryan has seen fit to do so. Therefore, the whole truth might as well come out.
 After the dinner, MT. Bryan drew me aside in the hall while pr. Cox politely entertained the other gentlemen.
 "Mr Bryan said: think I can say positively that I will be the next demo- cratic nominee and l believe I will bo elected. My position in history is secure. I intend to serve only one term. If you support the democratic ticket, you will naturally be the nominee next time, and if you support the nominee this cam paign I will, of course, support you next campaign
 If this statement is susceptible of any other construction than the one I put upon it. then I should apologize to Mr. Bryan, and if it is not susceptible of any other construction, then MT Bryan should apologize to me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
Prominent RepDy$scan
 Condemns T&H's VieWs
General Draper Declares That Taft Is Unsound On the Tariff and Writes a Letter Of Criticism To the American Economist Saying That Paper Should Not Support
 Taft In the Presidential Election

Washington, September 13.-(Special)- Gen. William F. Draper a staunch re- publican and vice president of the Amer ican Protective Tariff league, has direct ed a letter to the American Economist" the official organ of the league, which is arousing much resentment In republican circles
 The former ambassador to Italy is now in Switzerland and his letter indicates that he has little sympathy for the Taft candidacy Incidentally General Draper is man of great wealth and is under stood to have been a liberal contributor to republican campaign funds within the past 30 years.
 General Draper believes Judge Taft is unsound on the tariff, and he states that the Economist errs in supporting him along the lines it editorially indicates.
 The letter of General Draper is as fol- lows:
 "Editor American Economist:
 Dear Sir-I have read with interest several letters that the Economist has printed regarding MT. Taft's position on the subject of protection, and the eoi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
Voters Of Maine WiU
 Cast Ballots Today
Republicans Claim That Their Nominee For Governor Will Be Elected By 15oOO Majority While Democrats Hope To Carry the Day By Safe Margin Owing To the Great
 Popularity Of Their Candidate For Governor

Portland. Me, September 13.-With the republicans confident and the dem ocrats hopeful, and with clearly de- fined issues of local rather than of national importance, the voters of Maine will cast their ballots tomorrow for governor. congressman, state audi tor, members of the legislature and county officials. In addition, they will also be asked to accept two proposed amendments to the state constitution, both dealing with the initiative and the referendum.
 The election of Bert M. Fernald Of Portland by at least 15,oO0 plurality was claimed tonight by the republican leaders. while their democratic oppo- nents predicted the success of Obadiah Gardner of Rockland, who heads the ticket, by a safe margin.
 The republicans have won in Maine
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Wilkesbarre, Pa, on Wednesday and at the New York State Fair in Syracuse on Friday.
 New York republicans will open their state convention in Saratoga on Mon day and New York democrats will follow with their state convention on the next day at Rochester. Connecticut demo- crats will meet in Hartford on Tuesday to nominate state officers and con- gressman-at-large. The New Hampshire republican state convention Will De heio on Thursday in Concord
 Although political events figure most prominently in the weeks programme much of interest is foreshadowed in the happenings of a general character.
 New England will gather the chief executives of all its states together In a meeting on Monday in Boston. The oo- feet is to evolve concerted action for the preservation of New England's nat ural resources.
 Wednesday will mark the beginning of an invasion of America by champions or home rule for Ireland. On that day there will arrive in New York John E. Red mond, chairman of the Irish parliamen- tary party; Joseph Devlin, Belfast member of parliament and Chairman Fitzgibbons of the Roscommon city coun- cil. They are to attend home rule convention in Boston on Saturday. after popular reception in New York on Thursday
 In the foreign field there are not a few important events on the schedule. Persia. on Monday, will fnaugurate her new electoral system, with an election for members of the parliament which is to be con9oked on November 14.
 The inter-parliamentary union will open its meeting in Berlin on Thursday. Many members of the United States House of Representatives with Richard Bartholdt of St. Louis at their head. will attend.
 An international aeronautic congress will open Monday at Marseilles. This country will be represented by Gen. James Allen. chief of the signal corps of the army, who has taken the lead here in the matter of military aeronau- tics.
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torial replies thereto. These replies are hardly consistent with the Economists own criticisms of MT. Taft prior to his nomination, and the correspondents could fairly say either that the Economist has changed it's views or that 1t has subordi- mated them to what seems political exigency-probably the latter. l submit that it would be better policy to take the position that it supports MT. Taft, not because he is radical protectionist but because he is the republican nominee, and that, in it's view, temporary party suc- cess is more important than too strict devotion to the principle which it repre- sents.
 q have considered MT. Taft, and still consider him, as a protectionist of the Cummins- Burton-Foss type and I do not agree with that kind of protectionist His speech in Maine, his purchases of for eign supplies for Panama and the Phil ippines indicate sufficiently where he really stands on this question.
 "Political parties, perhaps. must some times compromise to obtain majorities, but organizations like the American Pro tective Tariff league cannot do so with out losing influence. Sincerely yours,
 CIVILIAN F. DRAPER"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
GOVERNOR SMITHS
 FATHER VERY ILL

Atlanta, September 13-(Special.) )-Hosea Hildreth Smith, the father of Gov. Hoke Smith, Burton Smith and Mrs. F. s. whitesides, is critically i'll at his resi- dence, 5S2 West Peachtree street. It was reported at late hour tonight that he was not expected to survive this attack. MT. Smith is very old man, and his age has made the progress of his disease more rapid than would otherwise be the case.
 MT. Smith came to Atlanta years ago from North Carolina. At one time he was a professor at the University of North Carolina and has taught in several other and has taught in several other states. Since the news of his illnes has been learned in the city there have been many telephone calls at the house of the governor and of Burton Smith, and many calls at the residence to learn of his con- dition He is being given the very best medical attention and everything possible done for his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
ART TREASURES SECURED.
Will of French Collector Bequeaths
 Gifts to Galleries.

Paris, September 13.-By the will of the late Charles Drouet, the well-lxnown collector, the French galleries came into possession of some exceedingly valuable works. the more so that they are prn- cipally examples of schools in which the galleries are at present deficient. Thus the Louvre. besides Murilo's master piece, "The Prisoner is to have five Constable landscapes, six Turner's and a picture of Venice by R. P. Bennington. The same gallery gets magnificent col lection of Japanese drawings, prints and Kakemonos. To the Luxemburg, the gallery of contemporary art, M. Drouet left pictures by Whistler and Carolus Duran, to the print room of the Biblio- theoue Rationale, a portrait etching of himself by Whistler and to the Ecole Des Beaux Arts a collection of drawings by the Italian, Flemish and Dutch mas- ters,
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in every election since 1880 by plu- ralities averaging about 2s,0OO on pres idential years, reaching 2S,S46 In lSso' and falling to 12,5Os in 1892
 The paramount issue fin Maine is again the liquor question, and resub' mission or the constitutional amend ment to the people. The democrats have also put forward plea for tax ation of the wild lands and reform in the business methods at the capital. The republicans strongly advocate the enforcement of the prohibition law and the retention of the so-called Sturgls act with its stringent regulations for the suppression of the liquor traffic
 So utterly devoid has the campaign been of national questions that in some localities Taft and Gardner clubs have been organized to encourage republi- cans to vote the democratic state ticket, while the republican campaign orators have urged the democrats to join In an effort to uphold the prohi- bition law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
THAW IS PLACED
 IN HOSPITAL WARD

Saratoga, N. Y., September 13.-Sh CT : if Lane of Westchester county, who is a delegate to the republican state con- vention, learned today that Harry K. Thaw had been transferred from the Duchess county jail to his custody. He telephoned instructions to the warden of the White Plains jail to place Thaw in the hospital ward of the prison On his arrival there tomorrow.
 Sheriff Lane said that this ward was a large room about 20 feet square, with barred windows and doors, and that Thaw would have no exercise except what he could get in this room. There would be no objection, he said, to his having meals sent in from a restaurant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
FIRES ARE CHECKED.
Cloudy and Quiet Weather Helps the ! Situation Very Much.

Duluth, Minn., September 1S-Clouds and an absence of wind gave the Mesaba range day of quiet today and the forest fires ceased to be a menace. No rain has fallen and the situation will be threaten ing until moisture puts an end to the smouldering fires which make the forest like finder.
 Grand Maraise on the north shore of Lake Superior, is thought to be safe from further invasion by the flames, owing to back fires around the town.
 Under orders from Gen. c. G. Andrews, state fire warden, Chief John T. Black of the Duluth fire department today sent 40 men to the scene of the worst forest fire above Maraise.
 At Grand Rapids and Cobassett which were the center of the fire on the Mesaba range Saturday, no fires were reported today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
IS PROHIBITION
 CAMPAIGN ISSUE?

Atlanta, September 13.-Aaron S. Watkins of Ohio, the vice presidential candidate of the national prohibition party, delivered three political speeches here today at St. Marks Methodist Episcopal church. MT. Watkins dis cussed the issues of the campaign, de- livered an address at the Associate Re- form Presbyterian church in the aft ernoon and tonight spoke at the Bap most of his speech tonoght to an attack upon the democratic and republican candidates, saying that both Bryan and Taft were opposed to prohibition, wh icn was the paramount issue of the cam paign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
HORRIBLE MURDER
 OCCURS IN CHURCH

Charlotte, N. C., September 13-A spe- cial to the Observer from Newton says that demonical murder was committed near that place this morning when Miss Bullinger, 19 years old, was stabbed to death by Lon Rader, aged 21. The girl was seated at the organ playing the clos ing hymn at Sunday school, when sud- denly Rader leaped across several benches and with his pocket knife stabbed her once in the back and twice in the breast. She died almost instantly.
 Rader was arrested and is now In tho Newton jail Some months ago he was committed to the State Insane asylum, and in his rawlings often mentioned Miss Bullinger's name. Recently he was dis charged from the hospital curel.
 In jail this afternoon Rader said he killed the girl because she was witch"
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Washington, September 1S.-John Mitchell. former president of the United Mine Workers, who, with President Gompers and Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor, is charged with contempt of court in the injunction case against the officials for boycotting the Buck Stove and Range company, testified in his own defense today before Albert Harper, examiner. MT. Gompers also was on the stand several hours
 Mir Mitchell, although subjected to a severe test by Daniel Davenport or counsel for the complainants, was calm and collected throughout only once did his eomposure seem to leave him, and that was when his suggestion that J, w. Van Cleve, of the stove company, had raised one and one-haH million dollars to disrupt organized labor, in- vited a heated protest from Attorney Davenport. The latter asserted that the idea that such fund was raised originated in the heated imagination of labor enthusiasts. MT. Mitchell was plainly annoyed by this rejoinder but did not evince it in words. Jackson H, Ralston of counsel for the federa- tion, however, read from the testimony in the original suit MT. Van Cleave's statement that in three years he had obtained one and one-half million dol lars for educational purposes, pure and simple.
 Much of MT. Mitchelrs testimony re- lated to his movements leading up to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
Sim Fein Manifesto.

New York, September 13.-The executive committee of the Sim Fein League of America, organized at a conference in Buffalo. N. Y. on August last, issued manifesto to the Irish people of America after a meeting held in this city today. The document oommends appeals to the British parliament as useless and urges Irish Americans to give no money or moral support to the Irish parliamentary party, whose envoys, John R. Redmond and Joseph Devlln, members of parliament, are about to visit this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
PREMIER ASQUITH
 IS SUPPLEMENTED

London, September 13.-An enthusi- astic meeting of the members of the Protestant Alliance was held In Caxton hall at Westminster tonight, where speeches were made rejoicing at the success of the alliances campaign against the Eucharistic procession and a solemn league and covenant to de- fend the Protestant religion was voted.
 John Kensit, president of the Anti Ritualistic league, and other speak CTS paid high tribute to Premier Asquith flor vindicating the Professionalism of England" They declared that the congress had failed miserably, and that instead of promoting the doctrine of the Church of Rome, had occasioned a great Protestant awakening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
LITTLE CHANGE
 IN COTTON CROP

New Orleans, September 13-The Pica- yune will say tomorrow:
 Crop conditions in Louisiana and Mis- sissppi show little change during the past seven days As a rule the weather has been dry, but scattering showers are reported from various sections Cotton picking is going forward at rapid rate, and nearly all gins are now running. Numerous complaints come from parts of Louisiana regarding damage done by the boil weevil, the short crop and inferior grade of cotton produced in sections where the boil weevil has gotten in it's work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
Negro Hanged by Moh.

Brokenshire, Tex. September 13.-Dave Newton, negro charged with complicity in the murder of John Buchtrin, a white man, who was shot and killed at his home yesterday, was taken from jail late last night by a mob and hanged. The father and brother of the negro lynched are un- der arrest in connection with the killing and have been placed in the jail at Hemp stead to prevent further violence. Intense excitement prevails here and all idle ne- groes have received instructions to leave the community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Page 1.

 Great throngs witness Catholic pro- cession in London. New York democrats have not agreed on candidate. Prominent republican condemns Tafts policies. Secretary Root may be oh oice of re- publicans for governor of New York. Voters of Maine will cast ballots to- day.
 Political events occupy center of stage.
 Mitchell and Gompers examined in contempt case.
 Page 2. Another week of extra session. Roosevelt comes out in defense Of Attacks made on Candidate Joe Brown.
 Page 3. Negro boy jailed at Ensley for stealing horse and buggy Deliveryman held up and robbed in Bessemer.
 Slag and molasses used to build dustless roads. Dents majority still increasing.
 Page 4. Editorial comment.
 Page 5. All arrangements complete for inde- pendence party rally at eHippodome to- night. oscar Mason lies seven hours with leg cut off. What the l.. & N. is doing between Birmingham and Calera. East Birmingham has an epidemic of highwaymen. Rev. Claybrook breaches at St. Mary's. Troop D will accept Capt. Stewards resignation tonight. Authorities bothered to find place to store conficated liquor.
 Page 2. Newspapers are raising big demo- cratic campaign fund. Second primary soon to be held. Heart to Heart Talks.
 Page 8. Little Rock plays in Birmingham to- day.
 Detroit loses to St. Louis in Ameri- can league. Hayes capitalizes his fame in Mar athon race. owners of stocks are holding to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
CHANLER AND SULZER
 ARE MOST PROMINENT
lt Is Believed That the Field Will Be Left Open for Developments After Convention Has Assembled
 for Work

Rochester, N. T.. September 1s.-LittIe or no progress was made today toward a specialization of sentiment in favor of any one of the many candidates whose names have been mentioned for the gub- ernatorial nomination to be made by the democratic state convention which meets here Tuesday at noon
 Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall did not arrive today as expected, and this re- tarded anything like a settlement of the governorship nomination MT. Murphy and number of his closest advisers will. arrive tomorrow morning. National Chair man Mack is expected in from Buffalo at the same time. Senator Pat H. Mc- Carren also will be on hand tomorrow
 State Chairman W. J. Connors contin- ued today to be the central figure of in terest
 T am personally in favor of an up- state man in preference to one from New York;" he said. T believe such man would make a better race, and that is what we want this year. a good race anG victorious one.'
 Chairman Connors has stated seyera: times that Lieutenant Governor Chanler was his personal choice. The chairman again talked peace today and declared that he did not look for anything but en- thusiastic harmony at the convention.
 Congressman William H. Sulzer was busy today interviewing delegates and leaders. His friends express great conf dence that MT. Sulzer will make an excel lent showing on the first ballot of the convention for the governorshp.
 Bird s. Coler of Brooklyn arrived today afuIl Io.,~ 4l, z William B. Ellison of New York city for governor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
Two Killed In a Wreck.

Sandusky, O., September 13-Two ne- groes were killed, another was injured and a white man, name unknown, is missing as the result of a wreck on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern rail- way, which made kindling wood of 14 freight cars between Huron and Yer million early today The four were rid- ing in @ freight car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
sartorI Not Badly Injured.

New York, September 13-Paul Sartori, the automobile racing driver who sus- tained compound fracture of the right arm by being hurled from the French car he was driving in the 24-hour race at Brighton Beach, was removed to his home today. It was first feared that Sar- toria had been internally injured It de- veloped, however, that he had only been badly shaken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
No Preference Expressed.

Buffalo. N. Y, September 1S.-The demo- cratic national committee will make no attempt to influence the delegates of the democratic state convention in their choice for governor, nor has William J. Bryan indicated his preference for any man for the gubernatorial nomination. The attitude of MT. Bryan and the na- tional committee was made known on the arrival here of National Chairman Nor man D. Mack from the west, in the fol- lowing statement:
 "The democratic national committee has no candidate that 1t would like to see nominated for governor. The committee simply desires that the strongest man be named, and 1t will not through me, as it's chairman, or anyone else, seek In any way to interfere with the choice of the delegates MT. Bryan's attitude is iden- tical with that of the national commit tee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-14
Procession Is Disturbed.

Budapest, September 1S-The socialists today created serious disturbances dur ing the Eucharistc procession, which was held in connection with the Catholic congress, now sitting here The police used their swords to restore order and 50 of the rioters were arrested.
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