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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
TAFT Is VISITED
 BY DEMOCRATS
South Carolina Delegates Ex-
 tend Cordial Invitation
MANY SPEECHES AHEAD
Reply Made By Taft Is In Praise of the South and It's People and He Ad- vises All To Stick To
 Principles.

Augusta, January 1L-One hundred and eighty men, who said they were demo- crats, citizens of Anderson, s. C.. visited the President-elect today. They left the radiance of the Taft smile after deliv- ering and receiving a speech of cordislity, enthusiastic in the belief that their town is to be placed on the southern itinerary of MT. Taft when he travels next fall.
 Six men from Thomson Ga. all of them Confederate veterans, called about the cotton tax that was levied on several southern states after the war and col lected to the total of sS.ooo.ooo The su- preme court declared the tax unconst- tutional Although Congress has been asked ever since to refund the money it has not done so. Mir. Taft's interest in the matter was petitoned. One of the veterans incidentally remarked that he had been the husband of four wives, was the father of 1s children and had lost all count of his grandchildren and great grandchildren, but just as sample he added one of his grandchildren was the father of seven.
 The negro '. Nj. c. A. of this city will be addressed by Mir. Taft next Sunday afternoon according to arrangements made today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Question of Jurisdiction.

Washington, January 14.-Holding that there may be some question of unjust discrimination involved in the matter of express companies dealing in exchange, money orders, etc.. the interstate com merce commission today refused to dis miss the complaint of the American Bank CTS association against the American Ex- press company. At the same time the commission declined to issue a subpoena as requested by the .complainants declaring that the information about the express company's business sought to be obtained did not seem to be necessary at the pres ent time. The commission asserts that 1t has jurisdiction over such complaint. Unless the complainants dismiss the pro- ceedings, the commission announced that the case would be set for hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15

ured suitcase to the ground MT. Me Nall said: 'I guess was lucky, all right. I was one of the first ones out of tho building and saved all the bonds I had in my grip. All lost was a little cloth ing"
 Thomas Benton Murdock. the veteran editor of the Eldorado Republican, occu- pied a room on the south side of the fourth floor AS soon as he was awak- ened by the cries of fire he opened the door to the hallway, but when a cloud of smoke poured into the room he closed the door quickly and climbed out of the win dow. Once outside he pulled down the window to prevent being suffocated by the smoke and hung suspended from the ledge. Soon his roommate handed blanket out of the window. Down this improvised ladder Editor Murdock fled, finally dropping to the roof of an adjoin- ing building. He was not hurt.
 When seen shortly after the fire MT. Murdock was sitting in the Y. M. c. A. rooms. clothed only in a night shirt and trousers.
 q was only slightly injured" said he. "I jumped from the end of that blanket to the roof of a low building adjoining the hotel, and then climbed down to the ground and came over here in my bare feet. I left everything, including my watch, pocketbook and diamond stud"
 Ex-Gov c. W. Click was carried down a ladder from the third floor and escaped without injury.
 Escape From Injury.
 Mai. A. A. Fuller, assistant postm aster of Topeka, escaped injury by climbing down fire escape from the fourth floor. He was clad only in his night robe and was unable to save any of his belong ings.
 w. Y. Morgan, a member of the legis- lature, and editor of the Hutchinson News, and his wife were among the guests. Both escaped with their lives, but Mrs. Morgan sustained a painful injury
 MT. Morgan later said: Mrs. Morgan and myself were in the southeast corner on the fourth floor. When we awoke the rooms and halls were filled with smoke and flames. And 1t was impossible to escape through the hall, and there was no fire escape at our windows. l secured a blanket, and as I held it out of the window, Mrs. Morgan slipped down 1t to the roof of adjoining building one floor below I followed her, jumping. From the roof we reached the grounds by means of ladder. Mrs. Morgan's ankle was broken by the fall to the roof. but she is resting easily. The hotel was crowded and it is a miracle that many did not lose their lives.'
 I. E. Lambert of Emporia, who is be- lieved to have been burned, and whose body probably is in the ruins, was one of the best known men In the state. For eight years he was postmaster at Elm poria and for four years he was United States district attorney for the Eastern district of Kansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
ANNOUNCEMENT

We take pleasure in making the an- nouncement that the Taylor Carriage Co. was incorporated today with a fully paid capital stock of s25,O0O. The cor poration Is virtually a successor of the Taylor Carriage Co. of which MT. E.. D. Taylor has for many years been the sole manager. MT. Taylor as president will continue the management of the business. and will be ably assisted by MT. A. B. Lovelace, vice president and treasurer, and by H. W. Nash, secre- tary In behalf of MT. Taylor, we wish to acknowlege his sincere thanks to all for the many favors and courtesies, both business and others, which have been shown him in the past; and for ourselves we extend to and earnestly so- licit a continuance of your patronage, with the assurance that the same prompt and faithful business relations will be maintained in the future as have been in the past.
 THE TAYLOR CARRIAGE co.
 Birmingham, Ala, January 13, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Personal and General.

The fire department was called to Arling- ton avenue, between Eighteenth and Nine teenth streets today, but the fire was of no consequence.
 The work on the government building is to a certain extent delayed by the wealth CT of the past week. as the structure is still not under roof and until the roof is placed there will be no opportunity to work when the weather is extreme. The contract is to have the building ready by March 31, but it looks now as if more time will have to be asked unless the weather Is more propitious.
 The sum of $263. .25 has been forwarded to the Italian sufferers by Mayor Walter L. Rush, that sum having been subscribed by the, citizens of Bessemer to assist in helping the destitute. The committee con- sisted of Mayor Rush and number of Italian citizens.
 Some months ago A. J. Caldwell and T. J. Parsons engaged in a difficulty in the road near the home of the former, the trouble arising over a ditch connected with the road work, of which the latter was ovcrseer In the difficulty Caldwell Is alleged to have cut Parsons with a knife. and the case has not yet been tried. Some time after the difficulty Parsons brought suit against Caldwell for slO,0o0 damages and the case was tried today in the BeSSemer clty courl' the Jury lehoSi ing a verdict for 1 cent. AS the amount is so small the plaintiff will be taxed for the costs, which will be well toward s1OO
 The Bessemer Medical society met to- night at the city hall, a large number of the members being present. Dr. William Waldrop read a paper on Medical Ethics" Dr. V. Ragsdale paper on Minor Surgery" and Dr. Compton a paper on the "Use of Microscopes" The papers were well prepared and enjoyed by those present. Outside of the reading of papers the regular routine of business was gone through with.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
TASTEFUL WAYS
 ARE TO BE PROBED

Washington, January 14.-The question whether the Equitable Life Assurance society has been extravagantly managed was under consideration today in the su- preme court of the United States in con- nection with the suit of J. Wilcox Brown, in behalf of himself and the 60,0oO other policy holders, asking for general &C., counting and the appointment of re- ceiver.
 Among other charges was one to the effect that $10,O0O,0Oo more than was neces- sary had been retained in the treasury, and it was argued that this fact resulted in extravagant salaries and other waste full expenditures.
 The case comes to the supreme court on an appeal by the company from a ruling of the United States circuit court of ap- peals for the second circuit to the ef- feet that the society should be required to make answer to the charges, and that the case should not be dismissed on a demurrer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
NEGRO SOLDIER
 OUT OF HIS PLACE

Watertown, N. T., January 14.-Be- cause the proprietor of hotel in Sackett's Harbor refused to provide room for himself and three white wom- en A colored soldier of the Twenty fourth infantry, stationed at Madison barracks. drew a revolver and threat ened to shoot, and as a result Is now in the guard house, pending action by the military authorities.
 An effort was made to secure the soldier on a warrant charging him with assault in the second degree, but Col onel Pauling, commanding the regi- ment, refused to give him up. The pris- oner will be tried by courtmartial on the charge of creating a disturbance and conducting himself in manner prejudicial to the good order of the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Interest In Annexation.

The interest is growing in the proposi- tion to try to have Jonesboro and Brigh- ton annex themselves to Bessemer during this year. There is some opposition to the measure in all three places, but the general opinion is that the move would be a most advantageous one, as it would give to the two towns benefits that they could not hope to have in years. It is pointed out the bonds of the city at large would command larger price and more bonds could be sold for developing the two places than either could hope to have if they remain as they are for years to come. It is expected some definite move will be made shortly as to calling an election to secure an expression from the citizens of the two towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
NEWSPAPERS MAY
 BE SUED FOR LIBEL

New York, January 14-Although Uni- ted States District Attorney Stimson would not make known today his plans for bringing an action against the news paper publishers who have criticised the manner in which the purchase of the Pan- anna canal was conducted, it is understood that an appeal will be made to the state courts if it is found that the case comes within the prescription of the New York state law governing libel
 The action of the federal authorities in calling the attention of District Attor- ney Jerome to the case is regarded as in- dicating that no attempt will be made to bring the matter before the federal courts.
 Whether the state laws cover the criti- cisms of the canal purchase remains to be decided by MT. Jerome.
 The case is regarded by New York law yers as a most unusual one, and the de- cision of the district attorney is awaited with greatest interest, both among pub fishers and lawyers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
FURTHER REMARKS
 UPON ROOSEVELT

Washington, January 14-There was a recrudescence in the House of Represen- tatives today of the controversy of that body with the President regarding the language used by him in his annual mes sage to Congress bearing on members of Congress and the secret service. MT. Landis offered a resolution calling for the publication of 100000 copies of the pro ceedings of last Friday, which resulted in administering a rebuke to the chief ex- ecutive. The printing involved a cost of $6s, 900. The resolution, after brief but spirited discussion, was unanimously tabled.
 Although he charged that the Presi- dents utterances were insulting and of- fensive," MT. Williams of Mississippi de- clared that the House should not dignity the matter further by action such as the resolution proposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Riddle Talks With the czar.

St. Petersburg, January 4.-John w. Riddle, the American ambassador at tended the emperor's New Years recep- ton of the diplomatic corps at Tsarskoe- selo today The Emperor chatted pleas antly with MT. Riddle regarding Presi- dent Roosevelt's African trip and re- gretted that he could not have similar release from the cares of state. MT. Riddle left tonight for Switzerland, on a few weeks leave. MT. John Van A. MacMurry, the new second secretary IS in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
FUNERAL NOTICE.

The funeral of T. A. Craig will be held from the family residence, 2311 Eleventh avenue, north, this afternoon at 4:3O O o'clock. The remains will be taken to Marion, Ala, for interment. Following are the pallbearers: J. H. Ninto, H. C. Miller, Samuel Scott, John P Willoughby, H. D. Lyman and W. II. Bone The hon. orary pallbearers are: c. H. Krauss, N. A. Graham, c. A. Hughes, c. N. Craw- ford, John R. Hornady, M. M. Howard, J. w. Leslie and Samuel l.. Graham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Russian Officials Reappointed.

St. Petersburg, January 14-The Offi- cial Gazette announces the new years appointments including those. of the council of the empire, which remains practically unchanged. Count Witte, Pre- mier Stolypin, ex-Viceroy Admiral Alex jeff, and other leading members arg all re-appointed.
 The newspaper reviews of 1908 are gen. erally written in & gloomy, strain and the year is considered to have been an unfortunate one for Russia viewed dip lomatically and financially. The improve ment in Russian credit as indicated by the foreign loan is noted with satisfac- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Fast Train Derailed.

London, Ont, January A.-The trucks on the last coach of Grand Trunk train No. A left the rails near Geulph today while the train was travelling 40 miles an hour, and it fell over an embankment. Eighteen passengers were more or less seriously injured. Doctors were hurried to the scene on a special train from Hespeter and the injured were taken to Guelph hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Will Visit Roosevelt.

Grafton. w. va., January 14.-Judge A. G. Dayton of the United States district court for the Northern district of West Virginia has been invited to Washington to take dinner with President Roosevelt tomorrow. At that time, 1t is reported here, he will be offered the navy port folio in the Taft cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Wilbur WriQht Denies Renort.

Pau, France, January 14-Wilbur Wright who arrived here today with Hart o. Berg, says there is no truth in the report that he has been engaged by King Alfonso of Spain to teach him to fly. MT. Wright inspected the field where he is to teach pupils in aviation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Compulsory Education.

Montgomery, January 14.-The first conn pulsory education law ever tried in Ala bama is going to be put into effect right away by the jail and cotton mill inspec- tor. It requires that every child under the age of 16 employed in a cotton mill must go to school at least eight weeks each year, six of these being consecu- tive. The law became effective with the first of this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS. PIZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days or money refunded. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15

FOR SALE-My handsome home,- South Highlands, 1929 Tenth Avenue, south. All mod ern conveniences. Julius Marx, phones 259.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15

FOR SALE-Bottling plant, machinery in perfect condition. If interested write M., P. O. Box 706.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Many Speeches Made.

There are to be Taft speeches distrib- uted freely between here and Atlanta to- morrow, when the President-eleet goes to that city by special train and under es7 cort of an enthusiastic committee. He has consented to do rear platform work wherever the committee may care to stop the train, and a number of stops will be made, including Thomson, Crawford vile, Greensboro, Madison, Social Circle, Covington and Decatur.
 Mrs. Taft left here for New Haven, Conn. She will join MT. Taft either here on the 22d or at Charleston. when he goes to that city to embark for Panama.
 Every city. town, village and hamlet on the New England coast wants to be the summer home of the Tafts. at least such is indicated by the avalanche of letters which is coming here daily on the subject. Mir. Taft said today that no negotiations had been opened with any one on the sub ject, and that the matter would not re- ceive his attention for months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
Carrying Out Reforms.

q know that sometimes the constitu- ton seems to be in the way of direct ef- fectiveness. The division under our sys- tenn, by which the central government is limited to certain things, and the state governments carry on other things, some times seems to work against the rapid carrying out of some of the reforms, as for instance, the conservation of our natural resources, and perhaps the regu- lation of railroads, and the suppression of those abuses which have crept in with our marvellous progress in the combina- ton of capital. And, yet, gentlemen, that constitution simple, clear and com prehensive has in the past been capable of such fair construction as to meet in a marvellous way the developments and emergencies of our country, which could not have been anticipated by those who framed 1t, in any detail at all, and I am very certain that the same constitution will meet the emergencies which may come on in the future.
 What We look to In the south is to have the support of those institutions from the people who believe in them. and are willing to maintain them, and to fight for them if 1t be necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15
No North, No South.

Mayor G. L. Sherard of Anderson was the spokesman for the 1SO men from that town. After saying they came as demo- crats, but also as loyal Americans, he declared:
 we believe that you will be President of all our people, knowing no sectional difference and manifesting no spirit of partiality in your administration of the nations affairs
 MT. Taft valued the expressions of cor diality, referred to the growing prosper ity of the south, under which i've are willing to let by-gones be by-gones, and to forget everything of the past that we ought to forget"
 He had no quarrel, because his callers were democrats, remarking that under our form of government parties were necessary machines for making effec- tive the public will. "All that we can hope for" he added, "all that we ought to ask, is that the people of all sections shall make up their minds, in an inde- pendent way, and then vote for the prin- ciples they favor" Asserting his posi- ton regarding the effectiveness of the constitution to meet needs of a develop ing civilization, MT Taft said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-15

McNall waited patiently in the front window of his room while the firemen and spectators below were making frantic eff forts to get ladder up to the window. The first ladder was too short. A fireman had in the meantime reached a fire es- cape 10 feet from the window ledge. There he waited until another ladder was sent up. to him. Holding this across the gap the fireman supported McNall while the latter climbed to the first ladder and to safety. McNall first had thrown his treas-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Jealous Woman
Kills Husband
DR.. R. A. M. Collins is Shot
and Killed by Wife at
Portland.

PORTLAND, Ore, July 24,-Dr. r. A. M.
Collins, a prominent physician was shot
and killed by his wife today at the home
of Captain ]. II. Sladen, whose house they
were to occupy for the summer. Jealousy
was the cause.
Mrs. Collins jealousy Of her husband,
It s said, was so great that she is alleged
frequently to have threatened his life.
Both DR., Collins and his wife had been
married and divorced and it is alleged that
the first Mrs. Collins arrived here re-
Gently from ST. Louis
DR.. Collins was a graduate of the Medi-
cal department OF Drake university, Des
Moines, and Of the ST. Louis Medical col
lege, after which he served as an inferno
at the st. Louis hospital. He came 70
Portland about two years ago.
Mrs. Collins is some years his senior
Until her marriage to Collins, she con-
Quoted a dressmaking business, her
clientle including some of the most fash
ionable women in the city. A son by her
first marriage was killed in the Philippines
during the Spanish-Americsn war.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
7ORTY-ONE KNOWN DEATHS
Such is Harvest of Fierce Hurricane
on Gulf Coast.
WHOLE FAMILY BLoTTED oU,
Husband, Wife, six Children and
Negro Servant Are Drowned
Additional Reports Being
Received Constantly.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer.

NEW ORLEANS July 24-With definite
reports today of thirteen deaths not here
tofore recorded in the hurricane, which
swept portions of Texas and Louisiana last
Wednesday, the death list tonight totals
forty-one, with six persons prsviouely re-
ported missing still unaccounted for.
Dispatches today from Angelton, Texas,
confirmed the reports that Maurice p.
Wolfe, his wife, six children and negro
servant had been drowned at Christmas
Bayou. Added TO these nine were Captain
]. K. Glasscoch, who died at Angleton,
Texas from shock and exposure and Co
lumbia Maddox, believed to have lost his
life near Angleton. His body has not been
found. Rock Island, Tex, swelled the list
to thirteen late today with the deaths OF
John Finley and David Jarvis, farmers,
who lost thier lives when their homes
were wrecked.
Those still missing are: c. H. Daily
circulation manager Of the Galveston Trib'
une; Onezeme Hebert OF Orsola, La, and
four members of the crew of the schooner
Columbus, blown out of to sea from
Quintantate Tex. Practically all hope fol
the rescue Of Mr.. Daily has been aband,
oned
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Train Hits Auto;
Three Are Killed
Michigan Banker, His Wife and
Niece Are Struck by North
western Passenger.

MENOMINE Mich, July A.-Three peo-
PIE were killed at Birch Creek today and
four miraculously escaped without serious
injury, when the automobile of Ole Erick.
sen, president OF the State bank OF
Escanaba, was struck at a grade crossing
by a northbound Chicago & Northwestern
passenger train. The dead:
OLE ERICKSEN, owner of the auto
mobile.
MRS. OLE ERICKsEN.
MISS BELLE ERICKSEN, II years old
a niece of Mr.. and Mrs. Erickson.
The others In the automobile were Ed,
ward Erickson, brother Of Miss Belle
Chauffeur James O'Donnell, and Edward
Erickson and daughter, Bertha, not rela
tives Of the banker.
The automobile was within three feet o.
the tracks when the party sighted the trail
coming around curve The machine haC
too much headway to be stopped in tim,
and its momentum drove It almost across
the tracks. The train struck the rear o
the automobile with crushing force anC
picked the car up on the pilot, where /
was carried fifty feet.
The four survivors succeeded in Jumping
from the automobile without injury, bu
the bodies OF Mr. and Mrs. Ole Ericksel
were terribly mangled and scattered alonl
the railroad right-of-way. Miss Belle Erick
sen was instantly killed, though her bod!
was not dlsmembered by the wheels
ole Erickson was 5S years old and
native of Norway. He was prominent a
republican politician, was mayor o
Escanaba two terms and served two term
in the lower house Of the Michigan legisla
ture.