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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-07
INDEX OF ToDAY's NEWS
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Page i. Bryan shows that he is not a dead one. Causes that led to Bulgarian inde- pendence. Taft is honored by St. Louis citizens Sheldon is called upon to explain lack of funds. Kern compares Bryan to Andrew Jackson. Mack predicts landslide for Bryan.
 Page 2. Biggest election ticket in years. New Bessemer council holds first regular meeting
 Page 3. Gadsden water superintendent is re- tained. Death sentence given to negro. School fund case goes to higher court.
 Page 4. Editorial comment
 Page 5. Foreign mine experts coming to Bir- mingham Saturday. John L. Parker bids farewell to political life tonight. Harry Jones to take reins. Richard H. Edwards discusses south : ern affairs. Gambill-H Hoyt case is put up to coun- cil by city executive committee Prominent republican spellbinders coming to Alabama Deputy's negro killed at Dolcito.
 Page 6. Mississippi crop conditions.
 Page 7. Birmingham society. Dolly Dalrymple writes for women. Heard over the teacups
 Page 8. Government expert to select site for Ensley postoffice. South Alabama coming to the Fair Taft spellbinders coming to Alabama.
 Page g. Georgia elections come off today. Edmonds talks on Birmingham district
 Page ii. Stocks advance slightly in nervous mar ket. Wheat corn and oats decline. Cotton makes slight advance.
 Page 12. Detroit wins American league pennant. Chicago and New York must play off disputed game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-07
KERN COMPARES BRYAN
 TO ANDREW JACKSON

You men must face the situation as fearlessly as did handful of your forefathers meet the attempted over riding of their liberties on Guilford battlefield 120 years ago"
 Mr. Kern read from newspaper quoting William E. Corey, president of the steel corporation, approving the candidacy of MT. Taft. "IIe is an ideal candidate for Corey.H he said. "because the Coreys and men like him want to be let alone. AIr. Roosevelt says the effect of great corporations like that of which Corey is the head breed im- morality. They do. they breed Coreys and Harrimans and Leeds.
 "When the democratic ticket was nominated the President of the steel trust returned from Europe" continued the speaker, and asked who was nom mated. Who's Kern?' he asked, when told who were the candidates. Let us hope that on the fourth of March he will find out who Kern is."
 The nominee spoke earlier in the day at Guilford battle ground. -He will leave tomorrow morning for Winston Salem.
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Greensboro, N. C.. October 6.-John w. Kern, democratic candidate for the vice presidency, in speech here to- night. declared William Jennings Bry- an to be a second Andrew Jackson to rebuke the modern William Riddle.
 Tn Jacksons time" he said. there was condition in the financial situa : ton of the country in a measure like that existing today. A banker, Will liam Riddle, a power in the country, attempted to dictate the policy to be pursued by President Jackson and threatened financial disaster to the country You tell me that you have power to bring disaster upon the peo- pie? Then you have more power than any man should have and we will take 1t away from you was Jacksons an swer," said MT. Kern
 You have second Jackson in Will liam J. Bryan to rebuke the Rockefel- lers and the Harrimans and the Co., reys."
 Mir Kren related the allaged dopl1- nation of the financial world by a hun dred men, and continued:
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WILBUR WRIGHT
 MAKES $1OO,OOO

Lemans, October 6.--Wilbur Wright, who on Saturday last established worlds record for an aeroplape flight, carrying one passenger, made a new record this afternoon. when under similar conditions he remained in the air. for one hour, four minutes and 26 seconds. His best previous record with a passenger was 55 minutes, 37 seconds.
 MT. Wright thus fulfills the conditions of the contract signed by him and Lazare Weller, representing a syndicate, where by MT. Wright was required to make two flights within a week with passenger or equivalent in weight of 50 kilometres each.
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Mass Meeting In Belgrade.

Belgrade Servia. October GA mass meeting numbering 10000 people was held in the public square tonight, the mayor of the city presiding. The leaders of all political parties made addresses and resolutions were adopted calling upon the government to induce the powers to save Bosnia and Herzc govina from annexation and pledginS the lives of the Seryiau people for the canse. Copies of the reso- lutions were taken by all the foreign ministers with the exception of the Aus trian representatives, Shops have been closed in Belgrade and processions fill the streets. The newspapers demand war
 inspection it would not be difficult to make certain that they could not vio- late the law frequently"
 MT. Bryan" Inc added, Ifs constant ly strivin-s to reach d short-c cut and d royal road to reform of business methods, and elimination of business abuses that require earnest attention, constant application. and gradual prog ress to better things.
 Mir Taft left St. Louis at o'clock tonight for Chicago. where tomorrow he will address the deep waterways convention.
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 Too Much Politics.

Washington October G.--The civil ser vice commission today issued a state ment announcing that Paul w. Cox, Q substitute clerk in the Robinson. Ill., postoffice has been removed from of flee and II. P. Thomac clerk in the Orangeburg, s. C.. postoffice severely reprimanded and reduced in salary from $90O to $500 a year, beginning Thursday, both because of ''pernicious political ac tiyity."
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Roosevelt Has Backed Out.

Rochester. N. Y, October 6.-President Roosevelt will not take the stump in the Earl Cranston, D. D., of Washington, presiding bishop of the Genesee Method ist conference. The bishop said to a number of clergymen at the close of the conference here tonight. "If any one tells you that he will, say to him that he is mistaken" Bishop Cranston is 8 per sonal friend of the President
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Jim Sherman Talks to Farmers

Toledo. O., October 6.-Farmers hocked in great numbers today to listen to the speeches made by James s. Sherman in a series of meetings across the northern part of Indiana and Ohio. He started the day with the intention of making but two speeches. but by night he had visited eight towns in all in which he delivered addresses. He arrived Tn Toledo at . late hour and after a hurried dinner wenr to the hall, where he delivered an address before a large audience.
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BIG ORDER PLACED
 FOR FREIGHT CARS

New Orleans, October 6.-Announcement that S1.000.000 worth of freight cars have been ordered by the Illinois Central rail- road for delivery after December next was made here today by President j. Y. Harahan of that road. tts
 This said MT. Harahan. shows what we think of the prospects for a re- vivaI Of busines" Mr Haralan added that lumber, coal and cotton shipments on his road are now greater than at the corresponding period last year and that manufactured articles are the only class of shipments still considerably under nor mal.
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Mrs. Mack Goes to Chicago.

Buffalo. October 6-Mrs. Norman E. Mack, learned of her husbands illness late tonight After conferring with friends in Chicago by long distance telephone Mrs. Mack decided to leave for Chicago tomorrow morning.
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Postal Changes.

Washington. October 6.--tSpecal)-Lu A. Count is appointed postmaster at Me hanna Colbert county, vice C. NJ. Kerby, removed
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Announcement In Paris.

Paris October 6.--M. Stancioff an nounced officially to Foreign Minister Pichon today the proclamation of Bull garian independence. M Pchon in- formed M Stancioff that France, a signatory of the Berlin treaty. could not accept any modification of this treaty without previous understanding with the powers. It is understood that ex- changes in progress indicate that the powers intend to reserve the right to demand compensation. This is notably the case with Russia, who wants the sDardanelles opened to her warships and Italy, who wants port on the Albanian coast.
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LANDSLIDE FOR BRYAN
 IS PREDICTED BY MACK

with his opponent, William H. Taft, at the banquet of the waterways conven- nn
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ETOWAH.

Gadsden. November Especial while
the republicans are claiming the election
of their candidate for congress in this
district Mr.. Burnett feels certain that
when the full returns are received they
will show that he wins by at least 1000.
This county gives him a majority of 700
and Marshall county will give him up
ward of 200. The st. Clair count is not
vet complete and returns from Cherokee
are also lacking. There were 1876 votes
cast for Taft at the Gadsden box and
Bryan will carry the county by only
small majority. The county ticket of the
democrats is elected by about 500. The
vote or the amendments will not be avail
able until the vote is canvassed.
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INDIANA.

Indianapolis, November A radical
change in Indiana representation in the
national house of representatives was the
most striking feature of the election. The
latest unofficial returns complete give
the democratic party II members and the
republicans two. This is gain of 7
members for the democrats.
William H. Taft carried the state for
President by about 5000 Thomas r. Mar
shall, democratic candidate for governor,
and the entire democratic ticket are
probably elected by a plurality around
150O0. As the returns come in Marshall s
plurality increases.
The state legislature is probably dem
ocratic, which means that a successor to
Senator Hemenway will be chosen In
this connection the name of John w.
Kern is mentioned. The defeat of Con-
gresham Jesse .Overstreet and Charles
B. Lands is regarded as quite sur
prise.
Republican State Chairman Goodrich adj
mitted today that the republicans lacked
two votes of having majority of MEM
bers on joint ballot.
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and the coroner's theory is that her find
ing out about her sons marriage precipi-
tated a quarrel between them, culminat-
ing in the tragedy.
Late today the police found Mrs. J.
Nelson Welt, widow of the dead man, In
another uptown apartment house, where
she said she had been Lying with Veit for
q month past having been away from
New York all the time since her mar
rage with Welt In October, 1907 Mrs.
Veit said that she never met her hus-
bands mother and did not know whether
OF not the mother was ever told of the
marriage. Her husband, she said, left
early last night, and telephoned to her
about 1920 o'clock that he would be home
in half an hour. She did not hear from
him again, she said.
me dead woman was the widow of the
late Felix Welt, a wealthy broker and
senior member of the firm of Welt, Leon
& Co., well known a few years ago in
Wall street. The mother usually spent
the summer months in France, where she
owns chateau. Young Welt was men,
Der of the National Guard of New York.
1t was learned tonight that the maiden
name OF Mrs ]. Nelson Welt was Clara
Jane Monroe, and that she and Welt We're
married by the Rev. DR.. Houghton in the
Little Church Around the Corner in Oc-
tober, 1907. Mrs. Veit said she was an
actress before her marriage.
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newspapers in Jackson have not received
the vote of a single county and it IS
improbable that the election commission
ers of any county in the state know their
totals. Judging by the small vote polled
in Jackson and the few precincts that
have reported the vote of the state will
hardly be more than $4,000 Democratic
leaders here were not surprised at
Bryan's defeat, many of them predicting
it. They had hoped for a landslide to
Bryan but do not feel the sting of de-
feat as keenly as heretofore. Scores have
been heard to declare: There is no use
for democrats to try again to elect a
President and that they favor the nom
ination of a southern man next time.
However, Mississippi has great admiration
for Taft
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cessor to Senator Teller also is apparent
~ democratic.
Mr. Bryans victory in his home state
of Nebraska was a sweeping one. Five
of Nebraska's six congressman will be
democrats, while in the legislature only
Is republicans seem to be elected out Of
a total of 1873 senators and representa-
tives.
An eleventh hour development was the
placing of Missouri, which had been gen
orally conceded to Bryan. in the Taft
column.
Without Missouri, Taft would have 81
more than the number necessary to a
choice, but should his present lead in
Missouri be maintained he will be elected
President by exactly two more electoral
votes than was originally claimed for
him by National Chairman Hitchcock.
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SON KILLS MOTHER
THEN SUICIDES

New York, November 4.-Revelation by
a son to his mother of a secret marriage
and parental refusal to be reconciled to
it, is believed to have been the impelling
cause of a double tragedy in a large
hotel here today. The victims of the
tragedy were Mrs. Rebecca Welt, a
wealthy widow, and her only son, ]. Mel
son Veit q years of age, Wall street
broker, the circumstances of the affair
indicating that the mother was shot by
the son and the latter then took his own
life by inhaling Illuminating gas. The
bodies of both We're discovered today.
Mrs. Welt lay dead in her bed, while her
son was found on the floor of the bath
room in his mothers apartment. An aunt
of the suicide, Miss Anna Welt, discov-
cred the bodies when she sought to
awaken Mrs. Veit, in whose apartment
she had spent the night. The police made
the discovery today that Veit, who was
supposed to be single was married Sc
cretly in October of last year. His mother
had only recently returned from France
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OKLAHOMA.

Oklahoma City, November 4.-Complete
returns from 40 counties in the central
and northern sections of the state re-
ceived by the democratic state central
committee give Bryan plurality of 1900.
The counties yet to be heard from are
principally those bordering on Arkansas
and Texas, which have large democratic
votes.
Unofficial returns indicate that the leg
islature will be composed of 10 demo-
Gratis and 40 republicans. This is a gain
of % for the republicans but the defeat
of United States Senator Gore is not
threatened.
The socialist vote in Oklahoma last
year was approximately 10000. This year s
returns may increase those figures to
1900, both old parties losing, the DEM
ocrats probably more than the republic
cans.
Bird s. MCGUIRE, Richard T. Morgan
and Charles e. Creagor, republicans, are
elected to congress from the First Sec
ond and Third districts, a republican
gain of two.
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DALLAS.

Selma, November 4.-(Speeial)-The
returns in Dallas county from the cleo
ton of yesterday are coming in exceed
ingly slow, the returning officers pre-
ferring to wait until the day for the
count before coming to the city. 1t Is
practically certain that the new eoun-
ty amendment has been carried in DAT
las and that the biennial and Overton
amendments are defeated. The ma
jority against the latter will not be as
large as was expected however. In
Selma the democrats received S2S, the
republicans 3d. the prohibitionists
and the socialists l votes.
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KANSAS.

Topeka, Kas., November 4.-Returns
from SO counties, complete and incom-
plete, have been received. These give
Taft 22,024 and Bryan 16,417 Late returns
are reducing the estimated plurality of
Taft and of Stubs for governor. Stubs
plurality is placed at 10000 to $4,000 and
Taft's is about 1900 MORE
The election of Joseph L. Bristow to
the United States Senate is assured. Re
turns received up to tonight show the
election of 80 democratic representatives
and five democratic senators, 10 republican
representatives and 80 republican SEN
ators.
The republicans have a majority in the
legislature of Sc. not counting the doubt
full members, and of S5, counting all the
doubtful ones in the democratic column
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IAuDERDALE.

Florence, November Especially
The / mill school tax, a county meas
ure, has undoubtedly carried, though
the country boxes, where the greatest
opposition to the measure developed
have not been all heard from. The vote
in the Florence box was about seven to
one. and it carried in a number OF
boxes heard from. The vote for Bryan
in Florence was S99 and for Taft 1872.
Richardson, for Congress, polled 426
votes to 105 for Murphy. The state
amendments all carried with liberal
margins as follows: Good roads amend
ment, for 40S, against 40; biennial ses-
sions of the legislature, for 26S, against
11S; new county amendment, for 800.
against 1T.
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BULLOCK.

Union Springs, November 4.-(Special)-
1t is impossible to get full returns from
election in this county before the official
count to be made next Saturday, but
enough is known to ascertain that all
the amendments to the constitution have
carried here by from 300 to 400 majority.
The county will give the usual demo-
cratic majority. The vote on the amend
ments at this box is, for good roads
amendment. 290; against it, Is. For new
county amendment, 300; against it, 10. For
biennial sessions of the Legislature, 225;
against 1t, r. The county voted for
local bond issue of 100000 for improving
the public roads.
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MORGAN.

Decatur, November 4-(special. 1.-THE
Decaturs gave Bryan 5S1, Taft 1873 and
good majorities for all the amendments
to the constitution. The county will give
Bryan fully 1000 majority. The new coun-
ty amendment has likely carried in the
county but the other amendments have
p1 obably met defeat. Good democratic
majorities were held for state, congress
sional and county tickets. Returns in
dicate increase in the republican vote of
the county Debs received about $50
voies In the county. Only one prohibit
ton vote was cast in Decatur. Complete
returns will not be received for several
DAYS
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ARKANSAS.

Little Rock, Ark. November Awhile
the majority of the vote of yesterday $
election in favor of the democratic ma
tional ticket will be approximately 25,ooo,
a gain of 5000 over 1904 it shows con-
siderable decrease in the normal demo-
cratic majority in this state. owing to
the large negro vote cast. Except in the
Seventh district all of the democratic con-
gressmen were elected by overwhelming
majorities. In the Seventh the race was
close, but returns indicate the election
of Representative r. M. Wallace, DEM
oerat, over his republican opponent, S.
s. Young, by small majority.
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OHIO.

Cincinnati, November A plurality of
about 5000 for Judge Taft, the republi-
can candidate for President, was the
election day expression of the voters of
Ohio who, however at the same time
chose the head of the opposition state
ticket by a plurality of probably 10000.
More than half the precincts of the state
are included in the figures that show
these results, no estimates being consid-
cred, and any difference will be simply
as to the size of the plurality, there be-
ing no QUESTION of the certainty of the
result. Both parties claim to have a
majority in the legislature that will set
tie the United States senatorship.
AS yet only very meagre reports have
been received on minor state candidates
and those give no indication regarding
those places
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GEORGIA.

Macon, Ga, November 1.-The Georgia
republican campaign committee today
gave out the following:
Indications now point to a Bryan ma
iority of 5000 or less. State gave Parker
$1,000 in 1904. We claim greatest victory
of campaign as fight was made without
outside aid of money or speakers and
with the negro not voting. Had the reg
istered negro vote been cast the state
would have given Taft a majority over
all. 1t was white mans fight and the
result makes Georgia the battle-ground in
1912 The people generally are pleased
over Tafts election.
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PERRY.

Marion, November 4.--(Special. 1.-THE
election in Perry county passed quietly,
no great amount of interest being shown
and many prominent democrats remaining
away from the polls At this precinct
with a registration of 275 only about 225
voted. A majority of those not voting
were not in sympathy with Bryan and
naturally remained away from the polls.
Underwood's majority will be large, while
the amendments for the legislature and
roads have possibly carried, the county
amendment losing by a vote of four to
one At Marion T. T. Daughdrill and
Thomas Carry We're elected justices of the
peace and e. M. Blackburn county cor
oner.
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NEW CONGRESS
Is NOT COMPLETE

Chicago, November 4.-Three hundred
and eighty congressional districts have
been heard from and the political COM
plexion of the Sixty-first Congress, ac-
cording to present Information, and with
~ districts yet to hear from, will be re-
publican 2OS; democrats III. The result
in several doubtful districts may alter
these figures.
One hundred and ninety-six votes will
control the House. The House of Repre-
sentatives in the Sixtieth Congress in
clude 166 democrats, 223 republicans and
there are two vacancies.
The table follows.
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COLORADO.

Denver Col, November 4.-Estimated
pluralitles by counties, based upon incom-
plete returns, show that Bryan and the
entire democratic state ticket, headed by
John F. Shafroth for governor, carried
Colorado with pluralities in the neghbor-
hood of 5000 The democrats probably will
control the legislature by narrow mar
gin, insuring the election of Charles j..
Hughes, Jr., as United States senator
to succeed Teller Hughes having been
Endorsed for the position by the state
convention.
Results of the congressional elections
are not positively known, but indications
favor Edward M. Taylor democrat in
the state-at-large, Robert w. Bonyge,
republican, in the First district and John
A. Martin, democrat, in the Second dis
trict.
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MARYLAND.

Baltimore November 4,-Tonight every
precinct in the state has been heard from.
In the city with all precincts reported on
Taft has 50,SS2 and Bryan 49,0S2, giving
the city to the former by just 1900. While
the Maryland delegation in congress re-
mains unchanged in political complexion,
it is changed in personnel. Kronmiller,
republican, replaces Wolf, democrat, in
the Third and Covington, democrat, sue
ceeds Jackson, republican, in the First.
The great surprises appeared in the heavy
reductions in the majorities of Congress-
man Mudd in the Fifth district and Con-
gresham Pearre, in the Sixth.
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MONTANA.

Butte, November 4.-Advices from
throughout Montana tonight indicate that
Taft has carried the state by majority
close to 5000. Charles N. Pray of Fort
benton is reelected to Congress by about
1000. The governorship is still in doubt
with Donlan. republican, running about
$1,000 behind Norris, democrat
Returns indicate the election of the re-
publican state ticket with the excep-
ton of governor.