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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
New Assistant Pastor Arrives.

The Rev. Father McDermott. the new assistant at St. Paul's, sung high mass yesterday. He is young priest but has had nearly ten years experience in par ish work He was stationed in Birming ham for a month or two summer before last, but was transferred from here to Mobile. Father McDermott enjoys the reputation of being an excellent scholar and a genial man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Storm in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, January 12.-A heavy thunderstorm passed over the city this evening bringing to a close day marked for it's warmth. The storm was accom- panied by high winds and lasted nearly two hours, during which time there were several clashes of thunder and lightning. According to the government weather bu- reau officials only one has occurred in this region in any January since 1871. The single exception was on January IA. 1899. The storm today was accompanied by a wind that reached a velocity of nearly % miles an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Rin Fire In Min neapolis.

Minneapolis, Minn., January 12.-This city, for the second time within the week suffered a big loss last night by fire which spread over a block in the whole sale district, causing property loss of s150O00. This is a conservative estimate The Pratt Paper company probably is the heaviest loser in both stock and building while the Northwestern Picking company suffered greatly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Many Suicides Reported.

Boston, January 12.-A number of cases of suicide were reported in Massachusetts tonight following a day marked by stormy and depressing weather conditions. Five persons including four men and one wom- an took their own lives. A sixth death was caused either by accident or vio- Ienee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Aziz May Be peposed.

Paris, January 12.-A special from Tan gier to the Parseinne states that the news from Ifez has produced such a tre- mendous sensation among the native pop ulation that the government officials fear that the deposition of Abdel Aziz may also be proclaimed at Tangier soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Snow in Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, January 12.-A bliz- gard swooped down on Milwaukee early today and tonight continued without abatement. Telegraph and telephone wires are down in all directions and street rail- way traffic Is paralyzed. Steam rail- roads were only slightly delayed.
 The weather bureau reported a fall of Is inches of snow up to ' o'clock to- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Successful AeropIane.

Paris, January 12.-Henry Farmer twice completed the one kiometre circle with his aeroplane this afternoon, but did not win the Deacon prize of s10,OOO as the com mittee having the supervision of the award was not present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

for trial in the first division of the crim- inal court today, Judge Samuel L. Weaver presiding:
 Henry Holly, false pretenses; Dave Strother, burglary and grand larceny; Arthur Cole, burglary and grand larceny; Louis Price, grand larceny; Jim Kennedy, murder in the second degree; George Lucas, assault with intent to murder; Fritz Braun, grand larceny, seven cases; Will Henderson, grand larceny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Gale at Havana.

Havana, January 12.-A heavy north west gale today drove high seas against the ocean front, sweeping over Laceleonza wall and inundating the lower part of the Prado and adjacent streets to the depth of several feet
 The lower section of Vedado. a suburb, was also inundated. A fireman while en- gagged in rescuing persons from flooded houses in Vedado fell into the water and was drowned. Much damage was done to the Hotel Miramar, and scores of resi- dences on Gulf avenue, the lower floors of which were submerged.
 Entrance or exit from the harbor was impossible during the gale Great waves striking Moro hurled the spray 50 feet over the lantern of the light house. The storm is subsiding tonight.
 In Michigan.
 Detroit, January 12.-Trolley train and telegraphic service were seriously inter rupted today by blizzard which swept a large portion of Michigan. At Bay City IS inches of snow was reported, and all the churches abandoned the Sunday even ing services because of the obstructed roads. In the Thumb district many miles of railroad track are covered by enor- | nous drifts that will likely hinder the | operation of trains for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

People who suffered from rheumatism lasting relief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

Great Auction Sale of 125 horses and mules, consigned by different owners, and will be sold without reserve. You can secure bargains at this sale Wednesday, Una. 15, 10:30 am.
 FEES & SONS,
 Sd Ave, and 18th St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
B. T. Shaw & Son. Undertakera

Green Undertaking Co.,. Wallace c. Johns. Manager.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
CARNEGIE ON TARIFF
STEEL king Disconnected The
TARIFF Thinkers.
WAYS and Means Committee Now
Anxious for ANY Scrap That will
D'SCredit the lrOnmaSter. Hear
ingS Brought to an End After Car.
nsgie'S Shakeup 10 Protection.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec.2S.-
Still Hurried and angered by the in
sid1ous assault on the whole prOtec-
tive system delivered by Andrew Car
negie, the Ways and Means Commit
tee closed its present series of tariff
hearings with day devoted to a
perfunctory hearing of a leftover
witness on woolens, whose talk inter-
ested them much less than their own
thoughts on the probable effect on
the country Of the great ironmaster's
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. attitude tow
ard the sacred tariff schedules.
A nights reflection seems to have
brought home to the Republicans of
the committee keen sense of the en-
barrassing position in which the
Carnegie TRADE had left all devot-
ed stand-patters. From scraps of
talk let fall by them it was evident
they were deeply resentful toward
Carnegie. Their feeling seemed to
be that the little multi-millionaire
whatever his real purposes may be,
had got before the country facts and
insinuations which would go farther
toward creating a determined public
sentiment for genuine tariff revision
downward than anything that has
been said or done by President-elect
Taft.
Taft might be disregarded as a
theorist, but Carnegie is practical
man with a knowledge as wide and
deep of the tariff in all it's aspects as
any member of the Ways and Means
Committee, and with knowledge of
business to which no member Of the
committee would lay claim. He de-
clared openly for the total removal of
duties on iron and steel because they
are useless or worse than useless, and
he made broad insinuations warrant
ing the belief that he regarded many
of the other schedules much as he
did the metal schedule. He had CIV
en- a jar to the whole edifice of pro-
lection and scattered confusion
among the stand-patters.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
Smith Pearson.

Daniel w. Pearson and Miss Ruth
Smith, were married last evening at
the home Of brides parents in North
Aberdeen, Rev. f. A. LaViolette Of
ficiating. Mr. Pearson is the son of
Judge and Mrs. j. G. Pearson, and
is one of the oldest residents of this
city, and has been for some time
bookkeeper at the North Aberdeen
shingle mill, and is one of the best
known young men in the city. Miss
Smith is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. M. D. Smith, and has been in
the employ of the Pacific Telephone
Co. The young people will be at
home to their friends at their new
home presented to them by the par
ents of the groom, as a wedding pres
ent, after January.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
SCHOONER WRECKED.
The Schooner Gotama is Total Wreck
=. Between Grays Harbor and
Willipa Harbor.

News of the loss of the schooner
Gotama ten miles off Willapa harbor
early Christmas morning was brought
here last Sunday by Captain Olson of
the steamer Santa Monica. The San
ia Monica rescued the crew of the
Gotama when the vessel was drifting
ashore with certain death to all on
board. With Captain Gruggel of the
Gotama is his wife, mate, cook and
four seamen, who were brought to
Aberdeen, where they were cared for.
One of the crew, Eric Jensen, had a
fractured foot and was sent to the
Hoquiam hispital.
The Gotama sprung a leak on the
afternoon Of Christmas day and the
water, rushingmbfwy fwy wp pppou
water rising rapidly, drove the mast
ter and crew to the after deck, where
they were held without water and
with little food. The juice of a case
of tomatoes was all they had to drink
from the time they were driven to
the deck by water until they were
rescued. The Gotama loaded lumber
at Jacksonville, Ore, for the Miami
Lumber company of San Francisco,
leaving Tillamook bay on December
23. The vessel was insured.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
CHARGE AGAINST THE
TARIFF COMMITTEE

BALTIMORE, Dec. 29.-Following
todays meeting of the various Sec
tions Of the American Association for
the Advancement of Science there
was a general meeting at Johns Hop
kins university devoted to a tariff
symposium.
A paper by DR.. J. J. Orton of the
Tariff Reform club of New York
created something of a sensation in
the meeting by charging that men,
bers of the ways and means commit
tee are pecuniarily interested in the
tariff schedules which they have to
adjust. DR.. Orton was absent but his
paper was read by another.
'If we had a high honest stand
ard Of public morals in congress, "he
said, "it would be much easier to get
an honest tariff and the consumer
would not be plundered as he is now.
I venture to say that the moral code
in congress is lower than in most city
councils. In Washington 1t is COM
mon gossip that out of nineteen men,
bers of the ways and means commit
tee, which will frame new tariff,
various ones are pecuniarly interested
in this or that schedule"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
WEDDING BELLS ARE RINGING
Halferty-King.

The wedding of Joseph King and
Miss Alice E. Halferty, occurred at
the Episcopal church last evening.
the Rev. F. F. Green officiating. The
ceremony was witnessed by a large
number of friends and relatives of the
contracting parties, the church being
appropriately decorated for the oc-
casion. A reception was given at the
home of the brides parents, 11S E..
First street, to invited guests, and
the large number of wedding gifts
presented to the newly welded pair
showed the high estimation in which
they were held.
Mr.. King had for some time been
in the employ of Kaufman Brothers
but his home is now in Spokane. Miss
Halferty being the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. p. F. Halferty of this city,
Mr. Halferty being the president of
the Sea Beach Packing Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. King left for Spokane
this morning, where they will make
future home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
CLOSE CALL FOR THE
SCHOONER C. E. FALK
Well Known Schooner Encounters
Gale Off Grays Harbor ard Runs
for Puget Sound.

PORT TOWNSEND, Dec 2S.-
Driven since last Friday morning un-
der the scantiest of jury rigs and
over tempestuOus winter seas, the
American schooner C. E. Falk, 245
tors, was l.cNA into Puget Sound
from the ocean today and anchored
here tonight. The schooner was
bound from San Francisco to Aber-
deem. Struck by the force of the gale
that swept the North Pacific and Pu-
get Sound Christmas eve, the vessel
all but foundered.
According to Capt. Jacobson, the
master, escape from destruction and
the loss of all hands is little less then
miraculous.
The first of the gale came late
Thursday afternoon, developing in a
few minutes from a strong southeast
wind to a storm so severe as to blow
out the three great sails like paper
An attempt to raise a peak that
might give steerage way to run be-
fore the wind resulted in all the
spare gear aboard being torn to
shreds by the blasts that ragged with
violence that no canvas could with
stand.
The Falk is the first sailing vessel
to reach the Sound since the Christ
mas storm. Capt. Jacobsen states
that not in many years experience
has he seen more violent weather
and should any but the stunchest
craft have gotten into the full force
, OF the storm, wrecks could scarcely
have been avoided.
The Falk awaited a tug off the
Grays Harbor bar when first encoun-
tering the storm. Without steerage
way she was driven so far on a north
erly course that it was found impos-
sible to recover the distance without
more sail. With the intention OF
making Cape Flattery for repairs on
Puget Sound, Capt. Jacobsen met
with exceedingly heavy weather last
night. The jibs that had been i'm
prOvised from the bits of remaining
canvas were blown to tatters. BY
rare good fortune the direction of the
wind sent the schooner into the
straits and far towards this port by
morning.
The Falk carries crew of nine
the hardships undergone by them In
all of whom are nearly Frustrated By
the great storm. The schooner is
well known among the lumber-carry.
ing fleet. She was formerly a fire.
quent arrival on Puget Sound, but
for three years has been in the Aber.
deen-San Francisco trade.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Transacts Routine Business Last
Night-Numerous Street I'm
provements Ordered.

At the meeting of the city council
last night, number of water meters
and iron frames to protect them were
ordered.
The following contracts were
awarded: For all plumbing on water
mains, Carl Peterson; for 10000
pounds of black service pipe, Crane
& Co.
Improvement of Kansas street, Os-
car Holm; wooden water mains, Ma
tional Wood Pipe Co.; laying water
mains, Ole Johnson. The bids for
fire department helmets were referred
The saloon license of Chas Hale
was renewed.
J. Taylor was refunded $32, the
same being an over assessment.
Resolutions were adopted for the
following street ir nrovements: Sec
ond street between vision and Oak
Oak street north from Second; Wood
ing street between Ninemire and Sec
ond; Custer and Congress streets be-
tween improved points; Thornton
First and Jeffrey streets between i'm.
proved points, for which January 49,
was fixed to hear protests.
An extra man was ordered placed
on the North Aberdeen bridge dur.
ing the stormy weather.
Justice of the Peace-elect N. w
Bush was granted the use of the po.
lice court room when necessary for
his court.
The chief of police was directed tc
see that residents on Dabney hill
were notified when the contractors
were about to set of blasts.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
FOR COURT OF APPEALS.
Bill to Be Presented to Coming Legis.
lature to Expediate Court
Business.

OLYMPIA, Dec. 3O.-An important
bill will be presented to the coming
session of the legislature will provide
for the submission of a constitutional
amendement to the voters, which will
Great" district court of appeals in
this state.
The features Of the bill have been
decided upon by leading members OF
the State Bar Association and the
drafting of the measure has been de-
legated to an officer of that organi-
zation.
The bill will call for the creation
of three district courts, two of which
will sit in Western Washington and
the third in Eastern Washington.
Each court is to have two judges, who
will receive a salary of $1,000 each.
The third member of each district
court will be one Of the regular su-
perior judges os member of the SUI
preme court, as convenient at the
IiihC VI oitIiheo may pCA Hilts HC COuI
of appeals will be empowered to sit
also as trial court in the event OF
laxity of business. The present su.
preme court, under the provisions oil
the new measure, will remain un.
changed as to number of justices, but
by the relieving of that judicial body
Of large part of Its labors 1t is be.
lieved the business Of the court will
permit the members to participate In
the hearings in the court of appeals
at intervals. With such an appellate
court in existence the supreme
court would consider only cases ir
which law points were involved. The
appellate court would be the final ar.
bitter in all cases where the issues
were questions of fact.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
ABE RUFF SENTENCED.
Former Boss of San Francisco Bood
lers is Sentenced to IA Years
in Penitentiary.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-Four-
teen years in the penitentiary, the
maximum sentence provided for brib-
cry of a supervision, was the penalty
meted out tonight to Abraham Ruef,
who for four years directed the po-
litical destinies of San Francisco as
advisor Of the administration of Eu-
gene E. Schmitz, former mayor of
the city. Judgment was pronounced
at the close of a day devoted to le-
gal battle, wherein the defense sought
to introduce many reasons for new
trial.
When Judge William p. Lawlor had
denied this and and other motions in
volving delay the defendant arose at
the courts command and stood un-
moved through the recital of judg-
ment.
There was no demonstration on
the part Of the spectators during the
proceedings in the court room, MOI
later, when Ruef, having entered the
prison van In the custody Of depty
sheriff, started in the dusk on his
long ride to the county Jail.
Before the adjournment Of court
notice Of appeal had been filed on be.
half of the defendant and the court
had signed a writ of probable cause
x1f \ tnf ,nr -
tia in the case.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
GORDON'S VERSION.
Great Northern Attorney Testifies in
Judge Root Case Before State
Bar Committee.

SEATTLE, Dec 30.-The testimony
given by M. j. Gordon, former coun-
sci for the Great Northern, before the
state bar investigation committee,
will be submitted, to Judge Milo A.
Root today. 1t is the purpose of the
committee to give Judge Root Oppor-
tunity to answer every phase of the
testimony. Whether he will be heard
again by the committee will depend
upon his own wishes in the amtter.
Judge Gordon came from Tacoma
yesterday shortly after noon and re-
turned at o'clock. His testimony
before the committee occupied more
than an hour.
II shall not discuss my testimony
before the state bar committee" said
Mr.. Gordon yesterday. 81 regard the
committee as having all the dignity
of a court, and it would be improper
for me to say in advance of it's re-
port what questions were asked of me
or what my answers were. l would
be lacking in respect for the commit
tee if related what had occurred at
the interview
P. c. Sullivan, attorney for Mr..
Gordon, who arranged with the COM
mittee Monday for the attendance of
his client was at the meeting of yes
terday. Attorney Sullivan explained
to the committee what features of
the case his client would testify up.
on. That the committee did not care
to go into Mr.. Gordon's relations with
the Great Northern, Mr.. Sullivan was
assured. The committee, however,
said that Mr.. Gordons version of the
origin of the campaign fund which
he assured Judge Root would be sent
last July, of the letters which passed
between them and of the decision in
the Harris case was desired
A statement of Mr.. GOrdon's testi-
mOny will be submitted to Judge
Root and if he decides that any phase
of it requires further answer, he
will be heard again. If Judge Root
does not desire to speak further, the
committee will begin at once on it's
report to the president of the State
Bar Association.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
VALUABLE SUITCASE MISSING

A suitcase belonging to c. T. Ssur-
ry, salesman in the employ of the
West G. Slade Grocery Company and
containing articles valued at about
$500, has been stolen from a John
ston Transfer delivery wagon. Mr..
and Mrs. Scurry had been at Olympia
for the holidays and packed a num-
Der Of valuable presents in the case.
The Johnston company lived the
case. W. 'ch was taken out by W. D.
Husband. a driver, with a number
of other { YES and trunks, for deliv-
cry. Hush. Ids did not miss the case
until he reached the Scurry home.
1t is believed the case was taken
from the delivery wagon in an alley
off F street while Husbands was
making a delivery.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
PARDONS FADE
IN LABOR CASES
CONDEMNED LABOR LEADERS Dis.
POSED To fight OUT ISSUE.
will Try Appeal First, Which Means
Two Years Delay and Meanwhile
Congress May Tackle Problem.
1T ClemenCv Were Desired, II
Would Fall to Taft.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2S.-
President Roosevelt and William ].
Bryan have taken hand in the
Gompers-M -Mitchell-M Morrison conyic-
tion and sentence for contempt of
Court by Justice Wright, of the Dis
trict Supreme Court.
Bryan got into the matter by wir-
ing Secretary Frank Morrison, one
of the condemned Federation leaders.
from Pittsburg.
Sorry to read decision. You did
your duty in testing law. Glad you
are taking appeal
President Roosevelt got into the
case because he couldn't keep out.
Very probably by inclination, but
certainly as result of lombard
ment of protesting kilograms from
| labor leaders throughout the country
| he took up the matter by notifying
Attorney General Bonaparte today
that he wished to go over the record
of the contempt case with him. Just
what the president can do in the mat
ter now is not clear to lawyers, but
what President Roosevelt might do
is in the realm of speculation.
Talk of pardon by President Roose-
welt is regarded as idle by those who
are watching the case, as the ap-
| fn1- i
will drag the case through the courts
for about two years, and they claim
to be able to win out. The con-
demned labor leaders would hardly
accept a pardon from the president
before the case is finally decided. To
accept a pardon would be an admis-
sion of guilt before their last legal
hope had been tried in the Supreme
Court. A pardon for Samuel Comp
ers from President Roosevelt would
be a strange procedure, anyhow, in
view of the open enmity that exists
between the labor leader and the
president. Some lawyers doubt the
power of the president to grant a
pardon in contempt preceding. The
pardon, if ever invoked, it will be
done toward the middle of the term
of President Taft
The probabilities are that before
any action is taken elsewhere, the
matter will come up in an agitation
of the whole injunction question in
Congress. Members who do not go
home for the holidays are discussing
among themselves this possibility,
and the border question involving
present tendencies of judges of courts
created by act of congress.
1t is pointed out that in this par
ticular case, Gompers, Mitchell and
Morrison were not sentenced to Jail
because they violated any law of the
land, but because they violated an
injunction issued by Judge Gould,
of the District Court. The conten-
tion of the three men was that they
had not violated any law. Judge
Gould's decision on which the in
junction was based, was not before
Judge Wright for review.
The hope is generally expressed
that when the case goes up the
courts will find a way to decide once
and for all just how far labor Or
CARNATIONS can go in maintaining
an unfair list" The situation will
be thrown into congress by a flood
of bills. Some would remove from
the federal courts the power of in
junction, and others would seek to
limit the issue of injunction in labor
cases.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-31
Sear-Zumbaugh.

Yesterday afternoon at the home
of the officiating clergyman, Rev. c..
A. Nc s5ermoth, Loren Andrew Zum-
baugh and Miss Abigail Sears were
united in marriage. Mr.. Zumbaugh
is well known in this city. Mr.. Zum-
baugh being sawyer at the Western
Cooperage for the last five years, and
Miss Sears being connected with the
suit department in Kaufman Bros.
store. Their home will be In North
Aberdeen, where Mr.. Zumbaugh has
one of the neatest residences in that
part of the city.