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New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
BOROUGR PRESIDENTS.

DTSCREDTT4BLE ROROUGR PRESIDENTS.
The resignation Of Borough President Rer
mel when commissioner was appointed 10
take testimony on the charges against him is
2 proha BILE anticipation Of the results Of the
hearing The scandals in his administration
We're serious and evidence of his general IN
fitness for office existed in abundance. His
resignation unfortunately is not likely to re
Sulr in anv great advantage To the city. for
his rival former Borough President Joseph
Cassidy who now bosses the Queens Demo
cratic organization. thanks to Murphy and
Connprs at the Buffalo state convention. has
announced his candidacy TO succeed Bermel
and as Cassidys men make majority of the
Queens aldermen he IS likely to have his
WAY. Cassidy was the first Borough PrCS-
dent of Queens. and his regime was so bad
that even Queens revcltnd and chose Kernel
to take his place. Kernel proved no better,
and now he gives way. probably to Cassidy.
The scandals in the various borough presi-
dents Offices this year will no doubt receive
consideration from the new Charter Revision
Commission. Of the five borough presidents
ore has been removed for inetfcienCy another
has resigned under serious charges. third has
been investigated hv the Commissioners Of
ought to he suppressed. and only one Of the
five is a valuable servant Of his borough and
credit 10 the city. If the office is to he
continued il should he largely stripped of its
powers
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who will sail to-day for
Europe
DEUTSCHLAND FOR HAMBURG.
Aesandro T. A. Mccirav
lAntonto Scott
Mr. and Mrs NJ. r. Iage. Nr. and Mrs. o. + Tamm-
ard Mrs Edgar F. MIR. and Mrs. G. Whitecup.
Luckenbach
la SANOIE. FOR HAVPE
Mr. T. II Baldwin Mrs a
). Caste- Mrs William Rand. lT.
Pol PIanCun. Mrs X. l.
ARABIC. FOR LIVERPOOL
II. e Boomer. Lawson Reid
Mrs John X. clark. MIR. and Mrs W n Phelps
u. Mrs GadwaIader
Charles l. Hackstan
Travellers who arrived yesterday from abroad
were;
OCEANIC. FROM SOUTHAMPTON,
MT and Mrs. Arthur Mrs Theotora Olcott.
plin. nd Mrs H
Mr. and Mrs s. CoaIe bridge.
Str James Gowsn. John HI. Rutherford
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
WU TiNG-FANG OFF THE WATER CART
From The Philadelphia Record.

From The PhIIadeIphlR record.
As evidenced at the recent banquet Of the Amer
lean Philosophical Society in this city, that dis
tiuguished Oriental. Wa Tlng-fanE is no longer
located on the water wagon. on that occasion the
Chinese Minister observed to imbihe freely OF
the various forms "f liquid refreshment upon the
menu, although ii is said that long before he
returned from China. few months ago. he wrote
friend in this country that, through the efforts
OF Mrs. Henderson. prominent member O the
WOmans Christian Temperance Union Wash
ington, he had become teetotaicr He was even
said to have endeavored to enlist the Empress
Dowa6er OF China In the cause of the White Rib
boners and with considerable prospects OF success
His views upon temperance have. however. been
apparently modified again by contact with the
N"nQueting customs of the Occident.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
T. NJ. sANTA cELEsRATEs.

Theodore NJ. E,tuta cashier of Tire New -.
Life Insurance Company. celebrated yes'eiuaS ~.
httieth anniversary of his connection Win -
company. Hundreds OF messages OF eo'SI =,
latiOn and flowers from friends poured -
his Office all day. Mr. Eanta Is seventy -
years old. He entered the service OF the S'i'F -,
in 1854 and has held his place through the ad..a
istrations of five presidents During the tiiie . -
connection with the company he has seen ''S
ness increase from SiAOO0009 to SEQ Ot0.O1S.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
rBv Telegraph - The T-t1u-s-I

TPv Telegraph The Tribune
Newport. r. 7. April 29-Fsoberr S41sTtck V1o
has bAe7 here for a faw DAYS. returned 70 New
York to-day
Nrs william H Sands went u New York this
evening
Nh and Mrs George Z. Rfves expected for n.
season Tomorrow.
NJ and Mrs H Mex Tv0rhly and Miss TTc1n-
r1,- arrived this evening from New York Inspect
their estate.
Elias J. Herri-k has returned 70 New York
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
WEDDINGS.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Wilmington. Del. April 22.-MiSs Ellnor NHV"
daughter of General James II. Wilson. L. ;. =,
CetiredD. Of this city. married 20 Ed EdNa-I
Carey Williams. a banker. OF Boston. n Ira--s
Episcopal Church here at noon to-day The we'd
ding the feature OF the social season N De'a
ware Andrew Carnegie sent handsome sod anu
silver after-dinner coffee set as A gift
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
IEr Tslesrarh 70 Tse rrisens

stamford Conn. April 22--NliSs Mary Lo1'S'
Smith, daughter Of the late Walter VI S'IH'-" :
New York merchant. was married at her nome 80
this noon TO Henry Z QUITS Of Brooklyn Ihs
Rev. Ford Cottmau. pastor OF the tlr@t fFeSN.
terian Church. performed the ceremony oWins .
the recent death Of the brides father there "7'
few
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
CARNEGIE PEACE PALACE CONTRACT.

The Hague. April 2e.-The committee having IN
hand the building OF the peace palace given by
Andrew Carnegie for deliberations of the Hague
tribunal. etc, has awarded the contract for the
construction OF the foundation anS easements The
contract price $4,000
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

This newspaper is owned and published ov
The Tribune Association. q Ncfr YORK corpora
fiar office and principal place of business. IF3o-
.l,,e Building. No I5f Nassau SfTecf. Nc" lo'h'
.3odeu fiIle. president. Nathaniel TuttIe. sec
.,,or,, and treasurer The address Of the off
,srs is the office of fhjS newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

The Republican State Convention IN fehhsSi-
vania having fallen into line in FAVOR oi io
vision Of the Dingley schedules. the stahu p'
ters" may as well conclude to "Stand pat ai'ei
1909 on new version of the tariff
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

first time German empire in the Western
UemisDhere Yet such a consummation is
within the possibilities of the not distant nut
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
lem71ork Dsa1iIn GTibr,rr.

THURSDAY. APRIL 80, 1905
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

Thomas F. Grady the successor OF noui NC
Cochran in Congress would strongly refhlnu peo
nIe of his predecessor for his country1nan 'ia-
l,ttiona1 reason-because he's so different.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Ap
plln
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Chase COale
Str James Gowsn.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30
Abouf People and Social Incidents

Gotham. FOR which several hundred invitations had
issued.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

Mr. and Mrs Henry FORBES NcCreery ard II
and Mrs Richard TrinhIa were among those who
sailed Yesterday FOR Europs.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

Said Governor John A Johnson yesterday a.
Detroit: Il am not in fight for the pun po'
defeating Mr. Bryan" II ne IS 10 oe
as the Democratic Presidentlai caluiu
will have to defeat Mr. Bryan. In that case 'he
ros,,1t will he inst as unpleasant to Mr.. Bryan
whatever the purpose
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

Fossils are reported to have been louhu oAi
the Columbia University campus. "eh' - "
better TO have them there than IN the pioAe'
sorfal lecture rooms.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

Mrs Ernesto G. Fabbri. Mrs G. Ledya-d Blair.
Mrs. William E IsaIin. Miss Dorothy Whitney
Mrs Howard Mansfield. Mrs. Moses Taylor PINE
and Mrs Warren DeIano. 5r-- vere among those
present at the concert given yesterday afternoon az
the Plaza hv / Paderevski for the benefit OF n.
Music School Settlement.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-30

Among the weddings set for today is that ot
Miss Mary Fardvick % Lieutenant Robert e
Wood L s 4. in 81 Th0rnas's church. - which
the brides brother -fn-Iaw. the Rev. Dr Ernest n
Stfres fs rector. II viii b distinctly military
wedding. as the bridegroom. his best man and his
ush4rs viii be in Uniform
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
Night Riders Tell
 Stories Of Dark Deeds

The court declined to let this testimony go before the jury.
 The state attempted to show that Rus sell had been threatened with death since the trial began. He said he had, but as the prosecution could not connect the threat with the defendants it was ex- eluded.
 Mrs. Jennie Williams was a witness. At her home one night a night rider had a fit, according to Fehringer Mrs. Williams corroborated this. She supplied a bottle of camphor, and all she got back was the cork
 Warren Morris was the third self-con- fessed night rider to take the stand for the state. He is small in stature, swarthy and very cool. He was brought into court under strong, guard of soldiers and dep uties. He is not related to Bud Morris, one of the defendants. Morris was sworn into the band by Garrett Johnson, one of the defendants. and acqaus @nied the rid CTS on nearly ali of thsi4 niislDight visita- tions as recounted Dy Fehringer. He was one of the four men who held the horses the night Rankin was murdered. His story was a close corroboration of all that Fehringer and Russell had told Morris recognized at the Rankin murder Sam Ap plewhite, Garrett Johnson, Bob Hoffman, Bud Morris, Frank Fehringer and eight others not yet on trial. Cross examination failed to shake the witness on any de- tail.
 I1erschel Hogg, another night rider who has turned states evidence, was the first witness after luncheon, and for the fourth time the story of the night rider outrages eliminating In the Rankin mur- der was told to the Jury. Like the others Hogg said Governor Patterson promised ,,,1 fror state If he would tell the truth. Ex- Deputy Sheriff William Mayo, still an- other confessed member of the riders, told of making one raid with the band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Union City, Tenn, December 23.--When the state asked an adjournment of the night rider trial this afternoon it was an- nounced that it would close it's case early Thursday morning. The attorney general said that there were one or two witnesses with whom the counsel wished to consult. It was possible, he said that they would not be called. In any event their testi- mony would be very brief. The judge then declared that instead of adjourning tomorrow until Saturday it might be bet give the defense a chance to prepare it's case This question will be decided to- morrow. The defense of course, is an alibi for each of the eight defendants. Members of their families will swear that the men were at home, and in bed the night of October 19, the night Captain Rankin was murdered. Nc at tnlpt will be made to show their whereabouts the nights other outrages were perpetrated, as the defendants are being tried only for the murder of Captain Rankin.
 William Russell, the self-confessed night rider, who began his testimony yester- day was called for cross-ex examination today. A huge revolver projected from his pocket. The states attorney noticed 1t and sent the witness out of the courtroom to dispose of his artillery. The defense elicited from the witness that after he was arrested by the soldiers he was told by some men that they knew he knew about the murder. They added that he would not be under guard always, and they often punched him through the tent. The men who did this were not soldiers,t hut oi+izans He thought they were riders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Page i.

Page i. Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison sen tenced. Pittsburg has great municipal scandal. oil companies busted from Missouri. Important witnesses heard in Cooper trial. More night riders testify at Union City. Plans laid to build up commerce.
 Page 2. Torch applied to blast furnaces.
 Page 3. Pasteur section well advertised. Page q. Editorial comment.
 Page 5. Kenton indorses charge of Greene. Old slave seeing city by trolley and motor car. Solicitor Burr resigns; many seeking his place Status Of affairs since supreme court de- cision as explained by Smith. Board of Revenue could use auto.
 Page 6. Gadsden schools want more room.
 Page 2. Feminine fancies by Dolly Dalrymple. Birmingham society.
 Page 8. Pistol holster figures in case.
 Page ii. Stocks recover recent losses. Cotton advances few points. Wheat is higher on good demand.
 Page 12. Powell company gets the contract. tect the minority stockholders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
PIans Are Being Laid
 To Build Up Commerce

foreign trade. In other countries there is a much closer connection between government and manufacturers. In province than does American board of trade, which interests itself in wider province then does American boards of trade, is a government institution with member in the cabinet. Indeed it corresponds more nearly to our de- partment of commerce and labor, but is. In much closer relation with the manufacturers and the government than is the case here.
 In this country the foreign market has been largely a side issue with American manufacturers, sort of dumping ground, where they could get rid of their surplus products if they desired.
 The importance of the foreign trade was early realized by Representative Byrd of Mississippi who led the agita- tion which resulted in the appointment of special agents of the department of commerce to travel abroad and make reports upon the exact quality of ma terial as well as styles demanded by he foreigner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
No Sympathy for Castro.

Berlin, December 23.-All the news papers of Berlin, with the single ex- ception of the Kreuzzeitung, give full credence to the news of the downfall of President Castro and not one of them is inclined to waste words of sympathy on him. The Kreuzzeitung, however. Is still skeptical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Oil company. It sends out to the trade card quotations, giving tank, wagon and barrel prices. As a rule these prices are followed by other oil companies, including the independent companies doing business in this state. As long as the independent companies do not reduce prices or 1n- crease the aggregate amount of their sales about 10 to 15 per cent of the en- tire amount of the sales. made in the state there is no war made upon them regarding prices. But whenever any ln- dependent company reduces prices below those fixed by Waters Pierce. or when ever their aggregate sales exceed 10 per cent of all sales made in the state, viz orous Warfare is waged against them, chiefly through the Republic company, by means of an elaborate rate system of es- pionage in their business and cutting prices or giving rebates until the inde- nendents are glad to throw up their hands and say enough and be content ed to sell oil at the prices, and in the quantities prescribed by the Waters Pierce company, and aoquiesced in by the Indiana and Republic companies
 Fixed the Prices.
 "As a result of this method the Waters pierce oil company fixed the prices for which all such oils are sold in the state bv all dealers, including the Independent companies, and at the same time and by the same means 1t controls and monopo- lizes for itself and the Indiana and Re nl,lc oil companies from S5 to 95 per cent of the entire business of the state.
 ..1he direct effect of those facts, which are not seriously disputed, was to create, by incirection, pool. trust and combina- ton in restraint of trade and to fix sno
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
PTTTSBJJRC
 COURT CRAFT CITIES
Important Witnesses
 Heard in Cooper Trial

that he would continue to use Cooper's name whenever he saw fit Witness said he returned to the Tulane and said to Col. Cooper that he could accomplish nothing.
 Cooper, witness said. then tapped his Lccket where was a letter addressed to Carmack and said By God, then this note goes" This was all that he said al that time, according to the witness. Witness said he went back to the Tennes- sean office, and told Carmack that he was in danger and should be prepared Car meek, he said, replied that he did not have a pistol. and did not need one.
 Mrs. Burch on Stand.
 Mrs Lucius Burch, daughter of Colonel Cooper was the next witness. She said Robin was younger than she She saw her father between 10 and Il o'clock on the day of the tragedy. Had not seen him before on that day. Her brother, Robin, had Joined her that day between and a:15 o'clock. Robin ss ,, fPapa is armed and that he fAared 5uDle;" that his father was very inucn scepsed over some editorials in the Tenreassan.
 Robin said try democratic headquarters and the club Robin said he had to go to the chancery court. Robin wanted wit ness to see her father and prevent trouble. Robin was so anxious to prevent trouble.
 
 in a small way to stop trouble. When she stopped her father he came in. Her father seemed very indignant. Her father sat down at her desk in her library and VII ote a letter. the substance of 1t being about:
 q am an old man 65 years old. am not an officeholder or an officeseeker. am private citizen, and you have no more right to say these things about me in the kD a m ' face"
 Counsel for the defense produced let ter ard asked Mrs. Burch to look over it aad refresh her memory as to the original. The state demanded the original. The defense said it was iiot in existence. Quite a lengthy argument between counsel en- sued here. The defense said the original letter was not In existence.
 Letter Identified.
 Mrs Burch identified the copy as con taining substantially what was in the original While she sat on the witness stand her husband, pr. Burch, stood by her.
 The impression the witness had concern ing her father was that he was filled with righteous indignation, but that he was go- ing to do all he could to avoid trouble. She never knew her father to threaten any living man; never knew Robin to have any trouble.
 w. B. Seruggs, private secretary to Gov ernor Patterson, was the next witness He saw Robin Cooper al the Tulane the morning of the killing. Witness was asked if he was hunting for Colonel Cooper and at whose request. Upon answering that it was at the request of neither of the defendants the court rulei it incompetent. Witness did not meet Robin Cooper by appointment. He had conversation with him near the southwest window opposite the Tennessean office. This lasted five or 10 minutes Witness was asked if he did Lot at l o'clock at the capital say to J. ]. Roach that Colonel Cooper came very near killing Senator Carmack that morn ing. Objections to this evidence was made by the defense and sustained by the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
Defense In the Dark.

It was apparent yesterday that the de- fense was in the dark as to what some of the state witnesses knew and conse- ouently did not know what to ask them or exactly where to begin. This was par tlcularly true as regards the witnesses whose statements had not been published in the papers. The attorneys for the de- fense In fact. made constant use of a scrap-be book containing newspaper clippings anu conducted their examination largely from these. On the other hand 1t seemed the purpose of the state to keep from showing it's hand as much as possible.
 Henry Bell, colored, was the first wit ness called today. He knew nothing of the case and was told to stand aside. Patrolman Vaughn was the next witness. He was on the scene immediately after the killing and told of Carmack's pistol, a 3S-calibre hammerless, being handed to him by Lieut.. Winston Pitcher. The weapon contained two empty hulls which the witness thought had been recently fired and three loaded cartridges.
 Cross-eXamined by General McCarn the witness said he did not search Colonel Cooper and that Colonel Cooper said noth- ns or did nothing about sufrendering his own pistol.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

CONTINUED ON FACE ls.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24
craig's Testimony.


 At the afternoon session of the court former State Treasurer E. B. Craig testi- fled to a conversation he had with Col onei Cooper previous to the tragedy. Fe said Colonel Cooper brought Up the sub ject of his name appearing In the Ten nessean. Colonel Cooper objected very seriously and seemed to be lncensed. Col cnef Cooper referred to MT. Carmack as the author of the references. lie de- nounced MT. Carmack as "a scoundrel and an ingrate' He said he had been kind to MT. Carmack in the past He spoke of the American when 1t was first started, said he had appointed MT. Carmack to some position on the American. The state objected to this evidence, but 1t was ruled competent as tending to show the state of the defendants mind. General McCarn insisted such evidence was m im- peachment of the deceased by hearsay evil . dence.
 Colonel Cooper made the statement that his name must not appear in the Ten nessean; that he was a private citizen and an old man, and that if they did not cease to put his name in the Tennessean that The or CarmaclS must die said MT. CIaig further detailing the conversa- ton with Colonel Cooper.
 Witness said Colonel Cooper told him to ccrvey this information to Carmack.
 Conference With Cooper.
 While on the stand Mir. Craig testified to arriving in Nashville the Sunday be- fore the killing, remaining here until 9:30 Sunday night. He conferred with Colonel Cooper early that Sunday night al the Tulane hotel. Colonel Cooper, wit ness testified, appeared highly incensed, cf Hing Carmack "a scoundrel and an in- glate," and declaring if his name did not cease to appear In the editorials of the Tennessean that he or Carmack must die Witness stated that he told Cooper that unless he objected he (witness). would go over and talk with -armack and see what he could do. Witness went, he testified. and told Carmack that Coop CT was very much agitated and that he thought Cooper meant business"
 Carmack, witness stated, replied that this was the second threat" that he hadn't reflected on Cooper's honor or in- tegrity that he was part and parcel of an administration not to the interests of the state nor the democratic party, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Nashville, December 23.--Six witnesses were examined today in the hearing be- fore Judge Hart in the criminal court on the application for bail for Col. Duncan B. and Robin Cooper, and exSheriff John D. Sharp, charged with murdering former Senator D. w Carmack. At the con clusion of the testimony of former State Treasurer E. B. Craig, late this after noon, court at the request of the de- fense. adjourned until o'clock tomor- row morning. Counsel for defense assured the court that every effort will be made to complete the hearing Thursday after noon, but if this is found impossible, an adjournment will then be taken until Monday.
 Two of the most important witnesses occupied the portion of the time today One Of these was Mrs. I.ucius D. Burch dalshter of defendant lss B. Cooper, and elder sister of ItoJin G7oper. lie im- passioned manner in which she told of scenes with her father and her keen in- csive answers to every question were replete with an eloquence not of words. The other was E. B. Craig. of Chatta- nooga. MT. Craig was an intimate friend of Mir carmack, and has known Colonel Cooper well for many years. It was he who attempted to bring about a recon clliation between Cooper and Carmack.
 The r witnesses examined Tuesday and the six today completed this phase of the hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-24

Washington December 23-tSpe- elal. al.)-Headquarters of the National Council of Commerce will be opened In Washington about the first of the year.
 This is an organization of American manufacturers and exporters, formed through the inspiration of Secretary Straus of the department of commerce and labor. w. R. Corwine of New York has been made the secretary or the new organization. Until perma- nent headquarters are provided he will be located in the office of Major Car son. chief of the bureau of manufac- turers department of commerce and labor.
 The object of the council is to bring the manufacturers of the United States to close touch with the government, the sate department and the department of commerce and labor, and thus en- able them to take fuller advantage of opportunities offered by the con- sular service for extending American