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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
GREAT AWAKENING
 FOR ENTIRE SOUTH Meeting of Southern Conmer- ciaI Congress Is Lively VAST RESOURCES SHOWN Secretary of War Wright Makes Speech on Wonderful Possibilities
 for the South Through the
 Panama Canal.
VAST RESOURCES SHOWN

Washington, December With pro- phecies of an almost unparalleled eeonom- ical and commercial advancement near at hand for the south the initial movement for a still greater development of the nat ural resources of that section of the country formally was inaugurated at the first meeting here today of the South ern Commercial congress. The vast pos abilities that yet await development were referred to in glowing terms by the va- rious speakers. The south was pictured as a land where nature had been lavish with her gifts, which thus far hardly had been touched. The prediction was made tEat great commercial awakening soon ould come over the entire section.
 Some of the reasons advanced by the speakers as to why the south has not made greater progress in the development of it's almost unbounded natural resources were that that section had suffered to a marked degree because of the lack of adequate transportation facilities. A fac tor which had prevented better railroad transportation facilities, it was pointed out, had been the alleged hostility of some of the legislatures of the southern states to the railroads. But changed sentiment had come over the legislators, it was stat increased facilities, with this important factor of alleged hostility eliminated, with improved waterways and harbors. nothing stood in the way of greater pro- gross in the south a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Luke Wrieht's Address.

Secretary of War Luke Wright care fully analysed the trade situation in this country and throughout the world in re- lation to the Panama canal and declared that it was not possible to fully predict the effect of the Isthmian waterways upon the commerce of various industrial nations. The canal, he said is built for the world although the labor and ex- pense of its construction fall upon the United States
 Though we shorten the distance that separates us from the markets we desire to reach," said Mr. Wright, we give similar If not equal advantage to our competitors. Though he add to our own industries we encourage the industries of others and though we increase our own transportation facilities we afford oppor- tunity for the same or greater increase elsewhere All of this, truly is for the progress of the world and for the benefit of mankind; yet it is doubtful if these altruistic purposes would be sufficient in themselves or that the canal would now be building if we could not reasonably expect to profit commercially more than the others we help
 The price of transportation, MT. Wright said, often means more than the cost of production to competitors for trade. For thls reason the first advantage lies with the producers nearest the point of need In order to shorten the distance to foreign markets the United States is now devoting, he said, the best of its talents and millions of dollars in remov- ing the few miles of rock across the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08
Notable Speakers.

The opening session was marked by the presence and participation in the pro- ceedings of two members of the cabinet Gen. Luke Wright, Secretary of War. and Oscar s. Straus, Secretary of the De- partment of Commerce and Labor who were the notable speakers of the day. h. dicating by their presence their interest in the movement for a greater south" southern senators and representatives were present at the meetings, and were participants therein. Governor Smith headed the Georgia delegation. Several hundred delegates. among whom are the leading business men of the south, were in attendance today, and it is said that many more will arrive tomorrow.
 At the afternoon session the south's water powers and coal resources and the commercial significance of the Appalach- ian forests were discussed.
 Clifford Pinchot chief forester of the United States, spoke on the latter sub ject
 Frank S. Washburn of Nashville spoke on Water Powers of the South" and Dr. L. C. Glenn, professor of geology at Vanderbilt university, on Coal Resources of the South.
 Added interest to the afternoons pro- ceedings was lent by the presence of John M. Parker of New Orleans the noted huntsman ana an intimate friend of Pres ident Roosevelt
 Other speakers were J. +. Kane of Sa- vannah, Representative Richmond P. Hobson of Alabama and Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida, each of whom dwelt upon the wonderful possibilities in the x.ybi ioL nannla only hap1In to realize What the south needs now, these speakers pointed out, was to be brought to an industrial level with other sections of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-08

A. A. Coleman presiding: Minnie Read CTS vs. Lillie Williams ct al, appeal by defendant; Julia Andrews, pro ami, vs. Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, damages; Lillian Gardner vs. Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, damages; J. V. Dickinson vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, damages; Birmingham Coal and Iron company vs, E. M. Tutwiler, dam ages.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
fatigue, he labored night and day
in behalf Of the two and at the

fatigue, he labored night and day
in behalf Of the two and at the
finish saw victory perched on h is
banner. They called him radica l
then; still it is of note that the
last legislature both bodies unan-
imously agreeing, ordered the ca
pacity of the state Irvine plant in
creased, and appropriated none y
for the same. The two bodies
went so far as to provide for the
manufacture OF farm machinery by
the state. And their action was
not hailed as radical either. And
so it ran on down the list. The
Roaring Jacobson of yesterday
is the accepted man of wisdom to-
day. During his official career
the old Commoner's strongest asset
was his honesty Though his
enemies might call him alarm
clock Of the house, their insinua-
tions had to stop at that. His re-
cord was above suspicion, and no
one dared point the finger of SEQ IN
at his work. He was of the people,
for the people and with the poop lie
and that was sufficient.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
Our Boost.

Changing business conditions with
in the past few years have everywher ere
forced changes in business methods.
Com Dinations and Capitalization Of
business energy have been found so
advantageous to the larger enterprises
and the larger cities that the advan-
1ages to be derived from concerted
and persistent effort are gradually
impressing themselves upon the
minds of the more alert business men
of the smaller cities and towns.
This has led to the organization OF
the business men in associations for
the general advancement Of their
business interests, which, in the Ian
guage of the dag, are known as
"booster clubs" and it may be said
just now that the boost is the thing
The spirit of boost is in the air, aud it
is poor town that can not get its
business men together for some kind
! Of an effort to increase their business,
AS a start toward a Systematic
''boost' for Worth1ngton, The AID
vance issues this special business re.
view of the town, with the aim OF
showing and advertising the advan-
tages of Worthington as business
and residence location, and shown g
the opportunities here for new euter
prise5 and industries. The ablest
business men Of the town are agret d
that the time is ripe for boost for
Worthington that will benefit the
entire community. United action by
the business men would increase the
volume of trade for the business estab-
lishments already here, ard would
bring in new industries. that would
add to the population and increase
the wealth of the town.
The Advance has had the support
of the best citizens of the town in this
effort, and it is gratifying to note
that there is a disposition all around
to get together for the advancement
of Worthington, the best town in
southwestern Minnesota.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
END OF THE GoEBEL CASE
Caleb Powers and James Howard Are
Pardoned.

Frankfort, KY, June 13.-By an
nouncing the pardon of Caleb Powers
and James Howard, Governor Wilson
closed the last chapter in one of the
most noted criminal cases in the his
try OF this state, in which the people
OF all sections of the United States
have formally expressed their interest
by signing the petitions for pardon.
In the closing days of January eight
years ago, while the contest of Will
lam Goebel for the gubernatorial
seat occupied by William s. Taylor
was being heard, Goebel was shot, dy-
ing later from his wound. The shot
was believed to have come from a
half open window of the secretary
of states Office and as Caleb Powers
was then filling that position sus-
plclon was at once directed toward
him and his arrest followed.
Four times Powers has been put on
trial for his life on the charge of
completely in the murder, the first
three trials resulting in conviction
and sentence, death being the penalty
in two trials. On the fourth trial,
which came after the case had been
carried to the federal supreme court,
being finally appealed to the supreme
court, which turned it back to the
state courts, the jury disagreed and
thereupon the efforts for a pardon for
Powers, as well as for James Howard
who had been convicted some years
ago on charges of completely, were re-
neWed
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
A Word of Caution

To the Republican voters of the
Fifteenth Legislative Dist:
The time is at hand for the selec-
ton of delegates to the county con-
ventions, which will in turn elect del.
egates to the state convention, to be
held in St. Paul July 1st.
1t is of the utmost importance that
you attend the primaries and vote
your personal preference for dele
gates who will stand for the interests
of this district and the state.
For Governor we havo two leading
candidates, whose combined follow
ing represents large majority of the
voters of the party. The indications
are that an effort will be made, by
the interests, to create a strife be-
tween the delegates who desire the
nomination of one of these two men
for governor, and thus make it DOS
sible 70 nominate one Of their own
liking, and the danger lies in the
fact that a divided convention is Ii
able to be stampeded to man who
will represent their interests rather
than that of the people, and Incl.
dentally will mean defeat for the
party next fall, because you will turn
down at the polls any man nomi.
mated in such manner.
Let US fight hard for the man OF
our choice, but also keep good ma.
tured so that which ever one of the
two noble leaders shall have the
larger following may have our en-
thusiastic support, both at the con.
vention and at the polls in Novem.
Der. Large attendance at the phi.
maries will mean delegates who will
vote for men who are with the people
Yours Truly, ...s
S. B. Bedford, 5
State Senator.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
REPRlEVE FOR BILLEK.
1t Arrives When His Neck Is Barred
for the Moose.

for the Moose.
Chicago, June 13.-Herman Billek.
the clairyoyant condemned to die at
IL O'Clock Friday, was granted a re-
prieye as his neck was barred for the
moose and his guards were ready for
the death march to the scaffold. Judge
Kenesaw NJ. Lands, the federal Judge
who fined the Standard Oil company
$29, 100000, ordered a stay of execu-
ton at lilo o'clock, thereby giving
Rillek time to carry his case before
the supreme court of the United
States.
The incidents attending the stay of
execution were dramatic in the ex-
IRENE. Billek was snatched from
death almost at the foot of the scat
fold. He had received the rite of ex-
IRENE JUNCTION. With Father O'Cal
lahan he had uttered his last prayer.
His neck had been barred for the moose
and the jailor was forming the line
to march to the scaffold
Billek was tried and convicted of
poisoning to death Mary VZral, TWEEN
ty-two years old, and was accused of
similarly causing the death of four
other members of the Vzral family.
Mrs. Rose Vzral, the mother of Mary
VZral, committed suicide when she
was arrested as an accomplice of Bill
lex
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

Chicago, June 16.-Cattle-
$5.00@8.2o; Texans, $4.65@6O0; West.
ern cattle, s4.7O@6.25; stockers and
feeders, $2.60@5.5O; cows and heifers,
:$2.50@6.50; calves. $4.75@6.25. Hogs
Light, $5.30@5.7711s;; mixed, $5.40@
.5.85; heavy. $3.50 05.821z; rough,
#$5.30 @6.b0:: good to choice heavy,
$3.50 @5.6211k; piEs. 81 .35 %. Sheep,
s.. 40 @6.6o yearlings. $50 !;
lambs. $4.25 q $50.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
St. Paul Union Stock Yards,

ST.. Paul Union Stock Yards.
st. Paul, June 16-Cattle-GOod to
choice steers, $6.00@6.75; fair to good,
$5.00@5.75; good to choice COWS and
heifers, $4.50@5.50; veals, $3.75@5.00.
Hogs-$5.50@5.65. Sheep-Wethers,
$4.75@5.25; good to choice lambs,
$5.25@6.75; springs, S6.0O@650.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, June 16.-Wheat-July,
SSM @S9c; Sept, S7h@87Ac; Dec,
Ss%c. Corn-July, 67K @e7%c; Sept,
67Mc; Dec, 58Ac. Oats-July, old,
44%c; July, 43Ac; Sept, 36%c. Pork
July, $14.20; Sept, $14.45@14.47h.
Butter-Creameries, 19@23c; dairies,
17@21c. Eggs-141ac. Poultry-Tur.
keys, lac; chickens, lie; springs, 20
M24c.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
WOMAN'S TERRIBLE DEED
Kills Her Husband, Six Children and
Herself.

Herself.
Cadillac, Mich, June 13.-Mrs. Dan
iol Cooper shot and killed her hus-
band,s five OF her six children and her
self, in their home here. The sixth
child was fatally. wounded. Mrs.
Cooper is said to have been subject
to spells of dementia The bodies
were found by Mrs. Cooper's mother.
When Mrs. Kealy, Mrs. Cooper's
mother, went to the Cooper home she
found the bodies of her daughter and
Mr.. Cooper lying on the floor. A re-
volver lay beside Mrs. Cooper Mrs.
Kealy rushed into an adjoining room
and there found the five children lying
dead in pool of blood, with the sixth
child fatally wounded close by.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, June 16.-Wheat-To arrive
and on track-No. hard, $1.101a; No.
Northern, $1.0812; No. 2 Northern,
$103k; July, $1.06; Sept, 917sc. Flax
TO arrive, on track and July, $1.24;
Sept, $1.21A; Oct, $1.20k; Dec,
S118.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-06-19
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis, June -Wheat-July,
$1.06A; Sept, old, 90% @91c; Dec,
old, S92c. On track-No. 1 hard,
Sill; No. Northern, $1.09; No. 2
Northern, SLOT: No. Northern, $1.03
@1.05.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
FIRST PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECK SINCE ROAD OPENED

Los Angeles advices received at head
quarters of the Tonopah q Underwater
show that three men We're killed in the
wreck above Shoshone, which is almost
midway between Ludlow, the southern
terminus of the Tonopah- -Tidewater
line, and Tonopah, the northern ter
minus.
The victims were Engineer w. P.
Hamilton, Fireman H. c. Broadwell
and a man supposed to be tramp VINO
was "beating his way" on the train
Traffic was delayed only a Few hours,
as a shoohy track was Immediately
built around the damaged portion of the
line.
The scene of the wreck is at the 100
mile post, the posts being marked from
Ludlow northwardly, one to the mile.
The train was No. 10, going south
wardly, at the rate of only fifteen miles
an hour.
Oficial kilograms say that there had
been a cloudburst and that where the
disaster occurred the track runs over
a fill which had been weakened by the
rains. The engineer was slowing up as
a consequence.
Reports are that only the engine and
baggage car left the rails, the Pull
man escaping injury.
Passengers, mail and express were
transferred and sent on their way.
This is the first passenger train
wrecked on the new line since it began
operations December last. For two
or three years prior to that a daily
train has been run as far as Beatty on
the partly completed line.
Goldfield is 242 and Tonopah 275 miles
north of Ludlow, which is the southern
end of the line.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
LEAGUE IS READY
FOR HARD FIGHT
PRIMARIES TO BE HELD TODAY
THROUGHOUT STATE
Three Sets of Delegates to State Con-
ventIon to Be chosen-Six
Tickets, All Told, In
the Field
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.-Prima-
ries will be held tomorrow through
out California for the election of three
sets of delegates to the state con-
vention, which will select presidential
electors; to congressional district con-
ventions for the nomination of eight
congressman from this state, and to
county and local conventions, which
will nominate eighty assemblymen and
twenty state senators for the state leg
islature and superior judges in the va
rious counties.
More than usual Importance attaches
to the nomination and election of a
full lower house and half of the sem
ate in the state legislature this year,
because of the election by that body
of a United States senator at the COM
ing session, Senator Perkins term hav-
ing nearly expired.
In both the old parties sharp con-
test is being waged in almost every
county and district in the state by two
factions for the control of the party
machinery.
In the Republican party the fight is
between the Lincoln Roosevelt league
and the regular organization, with
both wings expressing confidence to-
night that they will have majority in
the legislature and control the election
of United States senator.
The Democrats are in a similar po-
sition, also having two tickets in the
field; the regular organization, known
as the Gavin McNab faction, and the
adherents of ex-Congressman' Theodore
Bell the Democratic state leader, who
routed McNab at the state convention
in Fresno.
The two wings in each of the old
parties are probably making their
hardest fight in San Francisco and
Alameda counties.
In addition to the four tickets put
in the field by the Republicans and
Democrats there will be an Indepen-
dence league ticket and Union Labor
ticket.
In the Second and Third congression-
al districts Congressman Duncan Nc
Kinlay and Joseph Knowland appear
to have little opposition for the Repub-
lican nomination. In the Fourth, Frank
Martin, head of the Good Government
league, is mentioned as a possible Lin
coin Roosevelt league candidate for
nomination against julius Kahn, the
incumbent, and in the Fifth there is a
hard fight being made against Con-
gressman E. A. Hayes. In the Sixth
it is said Congressman j. 9. Need
ham will have little opposition for re-
nomination. In the Seventh Congress-
man James McLachlan is slated by the
machine Republicans.
A heavy registration in San Fran
cisco indicates that a lively interest is
being taken by electors in this city
in tomorrow's primaries.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
TWICE ARRESTED WHILE
BEATING HIS WAY EAST

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 10.-Detec-
tive William j. Burns tonight con-
firmed the report of the arrest of Peter
Claudianes and announced that the
Greek, having waived extradition. will
start west from Chicago tomorrow in
custody of George E. Burns and John
S. Mccarthy.
When Detective Burns learned that
Claudianes had left this state, and he
was not in Reno, where it was rumored
he had gone, the officer decided the
man had started east. This belief was
strengthened by story to the effect
that a man answering the description
of Ciaudianes was seen beating his
way on an eastbound train
Burns at once took steps to cover
Omaha. st. Louis, Kansas City, Chi
cago and other points to which the
alleged dynamiter might go. George
q. Burns, a son of the graft prosecu-y
ton detective, was in the east and his
father sent him instructions to take
up the chase in Omaha
1t was learned that Claudtanes went
from st. Louis to Chicago. A decoy
letter addressed to Peter Claudianes"
was sent to the Chicago postoffice.
Today George Burns and Detective
Sergeant John Rohan of the Chicago
police department arrested Claudianes
when he called and received the letter.
At first he denied his identity. claim
ing he was Jack Wilson. but when con-
fronted by John S. Mccarthy. a mem
ber of Burns staff, sent to Chicago
for the purpose of identification and
to assist in the search, he broke down
and admitted his identity.
He waived extradttion. It develops
that Claudianes was arrested at Lara
mie, Wyo., for vagrancy and also at
Green River, Wyo.. while beating his
WaV east.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
NABCLAUDIANES
WHEN HF CALLS
AT POSTOFFICE
LURED BY DEC0Y LETTER AT
CHICAGO
ALLEGED BOMB THRoWER TELLS
OF BEATING HIS WAY
Twice Arrested for Vagrancy, Wyo-
ming Police Fail to Recognize
1lm-WlII Be Returned
to San Francisco =,
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.--Peter Claudi-
anes, who had been sought by the au-
thorities of San Francisco because of
his alleged completely in several bomb
throwing outrages there, was arrested
here today by the local police at the
instigation of detective from District
Attorney Langdons office.
The capture was effected by means
of decoy letter sent by the San Fran
cisco police and received by Claudi-
anes a moment before his arrest In the
postofflce. The prisoners brother,
John, was arrested several weeks ago
in San Francisco, and is said to have
confessed placing a bomb in the resi-
dence Of former Supervisor Gallagher
in Oakland.
Peter Claudianes left San Francisco
about July Z, according to the local
police authorities. He went to several
Nevada cities with a woman COM
panion and then came east. The pair
were traced by Detective Burns to the
vicinity of Chicago, and the latter hur-
ried here and enlisted the aid of the
Chicago detective bureau and of the
United States secret service represen-
tatives here. Several traps were laid
for Claudianes, but he eluded all OF
them except the decoy letter.
The local police believe the prisoner
will support his brothers confession
when he is returned to San Francisco.
No formal questioning of the prisoner
has been undertaken, the part of the
local police being merely to hold Clau-
danes until requisition papers arrive
from California,
Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-11
LEAGUE LEADERS URGE
WATcHFULNESs AT POLLS

Practical politicians identified with
the Lincoln Roosevelt league have sent
out pointers applicable to all workers
fighting the S. P. machine.
Here are a few of them:
1.-THE most important thing is for
workers to be on hand promptly at the
opening of the polls. Where we lost
in the May primaries it was mainly
because the machine workers were out
in full force in Los Angeles, at or be-
fore a. M, and made thousands of
extra votes by forcing machine tickets
on unsuspecting voters who We're not
presented with the acknowledgements
ticket at ALL Properly caring for q
precinct on election day means being
there from before the opening of the
polls until the last vote is counted anu
the returns are signed. Polls in coun-
try precincts will be opened from to
s p. M In Los Angeles and Pasadena
from a. m. until 6 p. m.
There cannot be too many election
day workers. One or two men should
not be burdened with the responsibility.
There should be one or two men in
side the polling place to check off the
voters, see that no Irregularities are
permitted and to challenge when neces-
sary: and as many workers as possible
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