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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
FINLEY EXPLAINS
 TRANSFER OF FUNDS

Atlanta. March 1S-Following confer ence with President w. W. Finley and other officials of the Southern Railway company, Assistant to the President J. S.. B. Thompson said that President Finley had submitted a statement to the railroad commission stating why the deposits of the road had been transferred to the banks outside of the state. MT. Thomp- son said that this statement explains the Southern's position and will probably be made public by .Ae commission. Contin- uing, he said:
 "The garnishment laws of Georgia are such that as soon as suit is brought against our road an attorney can issue an attachment and we have to give bond for double the amount to secure re- lease"
 i've have had our banging accounts tied up, our rolling stock tied up and our duty as a common carrier interferred with It became necessary to as Tar as possible remove this obstruction and hence the action
 The garnishment laws of Georgia permit a person living in distant state ana injured in that state to attach the iunds of a railroad in Georgia which runs through both states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19

Albany, N. Y, March 1S.-The final committee hearing on the Agnew-Hart anti-race track gambling bills was held today before the senate judiciary commit tee. The measure considered was the one to expunge that section of the Percy Gray law which now virtually legalizes betting at race tracks by providing for the recovery in a civil suit of the amount wagered. This bill has already been re- ported in the assembly,
 Tn.seentire opposition to the bill was voiced by Joseph $. Aueroach, counsel to the Jockey club. The large crowd which was a feature of previous hearings was conspicuosly absent. MT. Auerbach ad- vanced the same arguments which have been heard by the senate and assembly codes committees. E. s. Comstock, on behalf of the State Asslciation of County Agricultural societies formally
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
BRYAN DECLARES
 WORLD IS UNFAIR Nebraskan ResentS Attacks By
 New York Paper PEOPLE TO DECIDE MATTE R Bryan Says the People and Not the New York World VIII Decide His
 Availability as a Candidate
 For the Presidency.
PEOPLE TO DECIDE MATTE R

Columbia, S. C., March 1s.-Willianl m J. Bryan, in a letter to William E.
 Gonzales, editor of the State, says that
 1t Is not for him to discuss the ques- tion of availability of candidates. His availability as candidate, he says, is not question upon which his judg-
 ment should be ventured or accepted.
 'I have simply stated that it is a ques- tion for the voters of the party to de- termine.
 AS a democrat have resented the claim that a few editors should decide this question for the people. I am 0 believer in free speech and in free press, and l recognize the right of any editor, whether his circulation be large or small to state his opinion and his reason for it. but those who read his opinion have right to give 1t such weight as they think it deserves. "I have insisted that the records ought to show what pecuniary interest the editor has in the questions under discussion. For instance, I asked the World to state edltorially what fnan- cial interests its owner, MT. Pulitzer, has in the stocks or bonds of railroads and in tn stocks and bonds of corpor- ations commonly known as trusts. The |>World has not seen fit to answer tn e question.
 q do not deny the right of Harri-
 man. or Morgan, or Rockefeller, or
 Pulitzer to own paper and present
 their views to the public, but l do
 contend that in the interest of honesty
 and fair dealing the owner of the pa per should be known and the interest of the owner in the questions frankly stated"
 Continuing Mr. Bryan says: "It Is deliberately unfair in ignor- ing this question and charging the defeats of 1896 and 1900 to me, just as
 it is unfair in ignoring the still worse
 defeat of 1904 when the World was gain the party's advisor.
 T especially appreciate the generous support that has come to me from the southern states. If the democratic voters believe that I can assist the
 party by being a candidate, why should I refuse? And why should I take the advice of few editors who have never been friendly rather than the advice
 of millions of democrats who have been laborers with me for more than de- cade?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
Edga CIarkson, HobsOns Sscre-
 taIy WiII Take StandInLHIey Investigation
SPEARS BENIALS DO NOT
 COUNT WITH ROBSON
AIabamian Declares That His Secre- tary Can Repeat Spears Exact Words Relative To Having
 Influence With Cannon.

Washington. March 1s.-Edgar Clark
 son. secretary to Representative Hobson
 of Alabama. will be the first witness
 called by the submarine Investigation
 committee when its sessions are resumed
 tomorrow. MT. Clarkson is expected to
 natly contradict the sworn testimony of
 former Naval Constructor Lawrence r.
 Spear. now vice president and naval arch itect for the Electric Boat company in
 which he denied the truth of the sworn
 statement of Representative Hobson that
 he sought out and told Hobson that the
 Electric Boat company had influence with
 Speaker Cannon and that if Hobson
 "stood right on submarines, this infiu-
 ence would be brought to bear to secure
 his assignment to the House committee
 on naval affairs. MT. Hobson today made
 formal written request to the committee
 to place MT. Clarkson on the stand. the latter's offer to testify having been thrice turned aside by the committee.
 In an interview Mir. Hobson said "The statements made by me to the investigating committee were absolutely accurate. MT. Spear did. after approach ing the subject in a roundabout man ner inform my secretary that his com pany had influence with the speaker and was WllllnR to use that lnnuence 10 Se- cure my assignment to the naval com-
 mittee in return for a friendly attitude
 on my part toward submarines. The statement by MT Spear so astonished my
 secretary and made such a vivid impress
 sion on his mind. he informs me, he prac-
 tically can repeat MT Spears words. MT Clarkson at once acquainted me with Mr. Spears visit and his offer and sub sequently MT. Spear called me on the telephone and repeated to me personally | his declaration of influence with the | speaker and his offer to use it in my l behalf There is not the slightest pos | sibility for any mistake or msunder- | standing on my part as to what MT. | Spear did and said and meant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19

Washington, March 1S.-Details of the conference held yesterday between Seth Low of New York. president of the CIVIC federation, and Samuel Gompers, presi- dent of the American Federation or La bor which are slowly coming to light, indicate that labor is not yet committed to legislation about to be urged by Pres ident Roosevelt along the lines recom- mended by the Civic federation. That there Is a difference of opinion that threatens to overturn the programme was learned today from an authoritative source. Mr. Low is said to have returned to New York much discouraged. He had expected to be able to harmonize the points on which the labor interests repre- sented by MT Gompers failed to conform with the programme of the Civic federal ton.
 The officials of the American Federa- tion of Labor are said to be withholding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
DROPPED PISTOL
 ENDANGERS LIFE

Jackson, Miss, March 1S-(Special.)- Governor Noel received word from Gren- ada this morning that his brother, pr. H. L. Noel, and wife had been shot during the night. and were then on their way to Memphis for surgical treatment
 Dr. Noels home Is in the country. Last as he and his wife were preparing to re- tire, she pulled the covers back and threw pistol to the floor. It was dis charged, the bullet passing through Mrs. NoePs leg below the knee, and lodged in pr. Noel's groin, ranging up They were taken to Grenada and placed on the train for the Memphis hospital.
 Telegrams today stated the bullet had been located and would be extricated. Strong hopes of recoverg are being held out to the governor. who was unable to leave Jackson because of his multitudin- ous duties during the closing days of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
JOHN KING SAID
 TO BE ARRESTED

Trinidad Col, March 1S.-John King, alias Joe Collins, colored, wanted at Birmingham, Ala, on the charge of murdering a policeman in 1902, was ar rested here today.
 King Is the alleged murderer of Pa trolman Mullin, who was shot to death In Buzzard's Roost in 1902 while driv- ing the city patrol wagon. He went to Buzzard's Roost one evening after King, who had been arrested for as- sault and battery upon a negro wom- an. It seems that the arresting of ficers made the fatal mistake. of not searching King, and as he was enter ing the door of the patrol he turned and fired, killing Officer Mullin. He then fled and made good his escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
UNION LABOR AGAINST
 PLANS OF LEGISLATION

their support from the programme be- cause the President feels that he cannot indorse legislation which would legalize trade boycotts by labor unions. The pro- vision of the proposed bill exempting la bor organizations from the operations of the Sherman antitrust law was the med ium through which it was intended to secure full indorsement by the American Federation of Labor. At the conference at the White House which MT. Com pers attended, 1t appeared that organized labor was in complete accord with the programme of the Civic federation. Later, however. MT. Gompers conferred with some of his associates in the American Federation of Labor and the concensus of opinion was that the President in his message to Congress should recognize the right of organized labor to with hold it's trade from a concern whose man ner of conducting its business was inimi- cal to organized labor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
GEORGIA RAILROAD
 WILL ADOPT RATE

Atlanta Ga, March 1S.-(Speciai,)-lt IS understood now that the Georgia rail- road will come in on the agreement to issue 20oO-mile mileage books at the rate of cents per mile and at 2A cents per mile for 50O-mile books
 The report comes from an authoritative source. This is the agreement made re- gently by the Southern and Atlantic Coast Line railroads. It Is also said that if tbe Georgia railroad will do this the railroad commission will give them per mission to increase their fiat rate for tickets from 2A cents to 2h cents per mile. This applies only to straight tick cts and not to mileage books.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
OLDEST MEMBER
 OF SENATE DEAD
SENATOR WHITES DEATH TAKES AWAY A STRONG FIGURE FROM THE SENATE-ALDRICH BILL IS DOOMED IN THE HOUSE.

Washington March S-(Special)- death of Senator William Pinkney Whyte of Maryland takes away the oldest mem Der of the upper body. William B. Ali son of Iowa is now the oldest Senator Tn point of years, as he is in point of serv- ice. MT. Allison is 79 years old. three months older than Isaac Stephenson of Wisconsin and eight months older than Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois.
 Senator Whyte was S3 last August. h. cluding Mr. Whyte, the three oldest mem bers of the upper house have died since the Sixtieth Congress came into being on the 4th of March, 1907. The others were John T. Morgan and Edmund w. Pettus, both of Alabama.
 According to Representative Hin of Con- recticut, a member of the House commit tee on banking and currency, some things will happen to the Aldrich bill when 1t gets over to the body that claims to stand close to the people. MT. Hill was with the President today, and when he wens out of the executive office he was asked:
 What will be the effect of the elimina- tion of the railroad bond provision from the Aldrich bill?"
 That will make 1t all right" was the prompt answer. But when it gets over to the House we will wipe out the balance of the bill and fix 1t up in good shape"
 There will be no pension legislation en- acted at this session of Congress for the volunteer officers and soldiers of the union army in the civil war The House committee today laid on the table the bill 1t has been considering to provide for the pensions. 1t would have meant an annual additional appropriation of ss0,- GO0.O00 to the pension roll The committee aiso voted not to consider the question again at this session, this being done to prevent all action on second bill of the same nature which Is also pending before the committed. w. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
NEW YORK RACE TRACKS
 APPEAR TO BE DOOMED

protested for these organizations against the passage of the bill.
 The two new speakers for the advocates of the bill were. Rev. pr. Charles H. Parkhurst, and Rabbi Stephen Wise of New York. pr. Parkhurst said among other things:
 "The question is one between the consti- tuition and the financial interests of the race track fraternity Whatever may have been the intention of the authors of the PercyGray law, it has been a failure. Gambling on race tracks has not been stopped. l am not here to speak against gambling If 1t was question between the constitution and body of missionaries, I would uphold the consti- tuition. The right and wrong of gambling seems to me to stand aloof from this question. The Percy Gray law may have been intended to carry out the constitu- ton, but 1t has failed and should be re- pealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
MERGER OF RAILROADS.
Two Important Lines VIII Unite It the
 Legislature Agrees.

Boston, March 1S.-A merger of Boston and Maine railroad interests with those of the New York New Haven ana Hart ford, is approved, subject to certain con ditions in the majority report Of the coiii- mission appointed by the Massachusetts legislature last July, which report with two minority reports, was submitted to the legislature today
 Three members of the commission, J. ID Warner, chairman; George C. Crocker and Charles Francis Adams. l. l., agree on the main report The dissenting mem bers are ex-Gov William L. Douglas and J. R. Crosier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
BuBoNlc PLAGUE INCREASING.
Conditions In Ecuadorean City Are
 Causing Alarm.

Guayaquil. Ecuador, March 1s.-fhe bu- bonic plague here is increasing and the sanitary condition of this and other towns Is causing great alarm. There are 53 cases of the plague in the Laz- aretto, besides several cases of small pox and yellow fever. Drs. Perry and Lloyd are at present in Quito, conferring with the government regarding sanitary measures to be adopted at Guayaquil and neighboring towns Many insalubrious buildings here, including the town hall. which is more than 200 years old, are soon to be destroyed by fire.
 Senator William B. Allison in his place; that we do this because he has brought great distinction to the state. because he has served the whole party and the whole country with singular fidelity and ability because of his present commanding po- sition in the Senate and in the counsels of the nation, and because he has strength in all situations and in all emergencies. He is recognized as the master legislative architect of his time.
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
New Kind of Vessel Built.

Newport News, Vt, March 1S.-The limited States steel derelict destroyer Seneca was successfully launched at ths Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock company yards today. Miss Edith Hepburn. granddaughter of Congressman Hepburn of Iowa, christened the vessel and large party of congressman attended the launching. The Seneca Is tho first craft of her type ever constructed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19
TRIBUTE TO HEFLIN.
conoressran Clayton Praises His Col
 leagues Great Speech.

Washington March 1S.-tSpecial').Mr. Clayton today said: "l am proud ol .ne sr,,endid address made today by my gift sS coljea rue. Tom Heflin, His array of facts and arguments in behalf of the matchless resources of the south and wonderful industrial growth was in structiye and edifying. His arraignment NJ the New York exchange was forceful
 NJ d call to arms for fighters against
 k gamblers who rob our cotton grow .ks He pictured eloauently the import, States to the world and civilization. It is the one product that gives us our $ooo, o0o. .O0O in gold as our annual balance or trade. His tribute to cotton from inc tiny nlant to the snow-lixe lint was not only beautiful but 1t was classic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19

seaboard. quick line to Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-19

setboard, best line Eastern points
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06

trict Attorneys. Congressmen aud
Presidential electors.
With this general engagement
of the suffrage forces of the land,
will open many State contests,
involving officials. and members
of that digni6ed body of law-mak-
ers generally known as United
States Senators.
However. the American freemen
are best satisfied and highly de-
lighted when they can measure
swords in political combat. They
realize that thus only can they
preserve intact their great boon
of liberty. and enjoy the inestima-
BILE privilege of turning the ras-
Gals out" There is no question
that this is a great country, and a
mighty government, and as the
common people make it what it is,
they never refuse the opportunity
to join in general "mix-up." to
measure their political strength.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06
Sue WAS LONESOME.

There are thousands of pathetic
incidents in real lite in which
wives. left alone in the homes.
resort to ruses full OF melo-dram
to prevent their husbands from
resorting to the latch key habit.
and absent themselves on the plea
of business, sitting up with some
sick friend or attending lodge
meetings. A case of this kind
has recently been published. de-
failing how Mrs. Rossing bound,
gagged and tied herself to a sew
ing machine. after leaving evid-
ences that burglars had visited the
house. in the hope of winring her
husbands sympathy and inducing
him to "stay at home at night"
The Times Democrat we'll says
of this incident:
at is a melancholy fact that the
man who. as lover. found it pos
sible to tear himself from the
preeence of his adored and leave
her fathers parlor at a reasonable
hour only by supreme effort oi
the will. finds it fatally easy to
leave the beloved presence ate,
the honeymoon has waned. Where
the 6ancee found il difficult to
drive her lover from the drawing
room. the matron finds il well
nigh impossible to chain the Ben.
eeict q she sitting room. The
clnb, gee : desers place # exiIe
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06
MoaI tLIcIloHs.

Verify. the people have expert
enced a strenuous and long-drawn
out season of political excitement.
But the end is not yet. Scarce
has the struggle tor the selection
of State and parish officials been
completed. when another era Of
the same compIexion is opened.
In April the people will emphasize
their selection by an endorsement
at 4 regular election for the nomi-
nees Of the Democratic party.
The sounds of the recent con-
flict have hardly ceased their re-
verberations. when the call of .
new blast from the trumpet Of
Ameriean Suffrage i heard sum-
uonioe 1Ibe elans g array them-
~ S S !
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06
CONCEALED WEAPONS.

The carrying of concealed weap-
ons is one of the greatest evils OF
the day. Intelligent and refined
men abhor and despise the prac-
tice and scorn to thus defy the
law and shame their manhood and
courage. 1t is a brand of coward
ice. In time ofprofound peace and
amid scene of social festivities it
has no place. 1t is the incentive
to more homocides, murders and
accidents than any other practice
among men. 1t cannot be too
severely condemned. No law too
drastic can be enacted to stop this
detestable and reprehensible
practice.
1t is noted that the ignorant and
depraved stratas are the most
frequent violators of law in this
respect Particularly is this the
practice among the negroes. Their
savage propensities glory in the
braggadocio spirit of "toting a
gum" and they use it on the
slightest pretext. The safety of
human life. the peace of society
are imperatively demanding the
passage of a drastic measure that
shall put the pistol toter out OF
business.
Heavy fines seem to have no
Statutory effect on il. Hence the
public demand is for a law that
will make this practice impossible.
The John law in Alabama prohibits
the selling of any pistols. the
barrels OF which shall be less than
"a inches long. Such law would
make pistol carrying impossible
as no man would like to thus pub
Ideally proclaim his lack OF
courage. or be Inconvenience in
carrying a weapon that would be
both conspicuous and an incon-
venience.
The next session of the Louis
lana Legislature will confer favor
on the people Of the whole State
and elicit universal commentator
by enscting Law that will make
it impossible to carry one of these
dangerous and death-dealing
weapons.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06

II is a remarkable change of
form in the government, when one
section of the land is denied rep
resentation on the national ticket.
b. slhe other section. Still that is
he status in these United States.
II the earlier history of this coun-
ny its most illustrious chief mag
iotrates came from the South. To-
day no heed is given to its men
a brains in whose veins runs the
purest strain OF American blood
aid whose craftsmanship stands
Ugh 10 shaping the destiny of the
uatioh.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06

The sentence imposed on Lieut.
chant General Stoessel by the
Russian court martial is the lasting
disgrace of the twentieth century
on the history of that tyrannical
government. If carried into effect
in the. least minutie, it will leave
an indelible stain on the bloody
escutcheon of that empire, THAT all
future centuries will be unable to
erase.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06

The increasing danger and men,
ace of the age to free government
are emphasized in these times. by
the constant exposure of the wide
spread graft that exists in every
branch and department of the
government into which the probe
of investigation is thrust. Well
may the people call halt and
loudly demand true reform in
existing methods.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06

When the masses become ac-
lively concerned in the conduct
of public affairs, there is room tor
little astonishment that there is a
sweeping change in the status OF
their officials. They will continue
this revolution until they secure
what they desire-good govern
ment.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06

The standard of lofty aims is
the surest criterion for assured
success. Attainment can only be
secured by the most strenuous
and persistent endeavor. No
young man can hope to reach the
goal to which he aspires, without
the resolve to utilize all his time
and energy for its attainment.
Action, action. action is the key
note for the final victory.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06

Those who are wont to cnticise
the inner workings of the busy
journals, have not the least con-
ception of the multitudious duties
that are entailed on the active
brains of those who manage these
news gatherers and disseminators.
Criticism is an easy weapon to
WELD, but the strenuous work OF
compiling the contents of the
weekly or daily paper. is a hereu-
lean task that occupies every
faculty. with the imposition of a
vast amount of physical toll.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06

to the lover becomes an oasis to
the husband. Matrimony appears
to cause some strange and yet
unexplained change in the mental
processes of the lover, and the
psychologist who discovers the
cause and cure will earn the graft
tude of nations"
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1908-03-06
Friday, March 6. 1908.

When constitutional liberty
ceases to become an integral part
of the peoples faith. then will tree
dom exist only in name. and the
boasted independence of the land
take wings in fight to some other
cline.