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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
No Harm Done.

Selma. August 9.-(Special.J "A mar row escape from serious wreck was made by train No. 27 on the Southern from Birmingham Sunday night when some person threw switch at Brant- leys, lumberyard turnout about six miles north of Selma. The engineer felt his train curve into the siding and ap- piled the emergency brakes in time to stop 1t just before striking line of box cars on the side track.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
Annjver,arv of coronatIon.

Rome, August 9-The fifth anniver- sary of the coronation. of Pope Plus was celebrated with great pomp today. High mass was celebrated in the Sistine chapel with Cardinal Merry del Val, the papal secretary of state, officiating. A large number of the cardinals. mem- bers of the diplomatic corps and of the aristocracy and several of the pope's relatives were present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
Tradinq Stamp HIII EnIoined.

From headquarters, the local branch of the trading stamp company received the following yesterday: "J. W. Kenyon. the Sperry & Huchin-
 son Co.,, 2011 Third Avenue, Birming-
 ham, Ala.
 The federal court at Augusta has issued an injunction against the Au- gusta trading stamp bill It is the same as the Alabama measure and full particulars will be sent later"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
George BaxIey Potts.

George Baxley Potts. aged 5S years, died yesterday morning at 1616 Third avenue. A widow and one daughter sur vive Funeral services will be held this morning at 10 o'clock at the residence and interment will be in Elmwood cemetery. The following gentlemen have been re- auested to act as pallbearers: Louis Bow en, J. D. Drake, Park Willard, J. F. Pine, c. T. Ball and A. McGlemery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
Mass Meetinn Toniaht.

Tonight at o'clock mass meeting will be held in the O'Brien opera house to discuss the commission bill. c. P. Beddow will preside and a number of prominent citizens will make speeches. It is understood that both friends and enemies of the proposed bill will at tend, and the argument may grow in 'teresting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10

senate, where the friendly aid of Lieu tenant Governor Gray could be invoked and obtained
 Opponents of the bill, the information from Montgomery has it, were overjoyed at the unexpected success, and it Is gen. orally admitted that the measure is now in It's final throes.
 It is thought that the fight for and against the measure will be continued, but, 1t Is judged by politicians the odds are in favor of the bills final and IT, remediable defeat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
More Honestead Land.

Washington. August s.-Acting Secre-, tary of the Interior Wilson today desig- mated 1.65s,st0 acres more of land. To- cated in the northwestern part of Mon~ tana along the Missouri river near Fort Benton. as coming within the large home stead act This makes up to date 25.- 4e9 200 acres so designated in Montana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
Louisville Banker Dead.

Louisville, August 9.-Theodore Harris president of the Louisville National Banking company, and one of the most prominent bankers in the south, died today of complication of diseases. Mr. Harris had been i'll for some weeks He was 72 years old. He was the father of Zudie Harris. well known in Europe as q naantak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
New Charter for Missouri Pacific.

Topeka, Kan, August 9.-The Mis- souri Pacific Railway company has ob- tained a new charter from the state charter board showing SIT, 100000 in- crease of capital. The addition is a reissue of the capital stock of those comnanies which have been constructed with the Missouri Pacific proper. To get the new charter and make the in- crease, cost the company $39,020.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
Whaleback Runs Aground.

Calumet, Mich.. August 9.-The steel down from Duluth, and consort Saga more ran on Engle river reef in Q dense fog today. Efforts to release the boats have failed. The Pathfinder has big hole in her side. She is loaded with 5000 tons of ore and the consort carries 4500 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
Marriage License Issued,

The following marriage license was Issued yesterday from the office of the probate court:
 w. Henry Parks of Birmingham to Miss Maudine Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
PERSONAL

Prof. w. c. Mcconnell. the well-known dancing teacher, will leave Birmingham for St. Louis, Chicago, Detroit, Bos- ton and New York city to be absent for about two weeks Professor Mcconnell states that he will visit the best dancing academies in each of the large cities as matter of instruction. He will open his academy in town at an early date after his return.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
Honduras Is Outlet.

Mobile, August 9.-A. T. Mayer of Seattle arrived here today from Hon. duras on the steamer Bodo and says that the country is now quiet politically.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
THE WEATHER.

Washington, August 9-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Partly cloudy with local showers in south portions; Tuesday and Wednesday; moderate vari- able winds, mostly east.
 Following Is the local report of the United States Weather Bureau at Bir- mingham for the 24 hours ending at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-10
JEFFERSON Is IN
 GREAT DANGER So Says Representative Glover To Secretary Babb BIG MEETING TODAY Directors of the Chamber of Commerce Will Come Together and Big
 Delegation Will Hasten
 to Montgomery.
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 The receipt of this telegram yesterday afternoon resulted in a called meeting of the board of directors of the Bir- mingham Chamber of Commerce sched- uled for II o'clock this morning. As soon as Secretary Rabb received Mir Glover's warning a consultation was held and President Frank Nelson decided upon al called meeting to take steps toward defeating the new county amendment.
 It is known that Senator Miller and Representatives Haley and King concur In Mir. Glover's belief that the bill has a good chance of passing if Birmingham does not bcstir itself. The bill, accord ing to Secretary Babb. would leave Jef- ferson county only enough area to make it the forty-sixth county in area in the state.
 It Is probable that a big delegation will go down on the train this afternoon. Everyone believes that if the amend ment Is put up to the people of the state 1t would be adopted practically unani- mously. It is a matter of fight now or never.
 Lobbyists Are Off.
 To Montgomery yesterday afternoon went Judge s. D. weakley, pr. J. T. Sturdivant Escar Floyd, the Rev. Dr. Frank Brandon and Walter Sessions, in- terested in the prohibition bills; T. C. Me Donald, E. D. Smith, Rivers Copeland, John Copeland w. B. Leedy, T. H. Mol ton, John w. Tominson, Walter Moore, M. J. Gregg, Barnes Morgan, Fred F'ulg- hum and others, opposing the commits sion bill; w. P. G. Harding, in favor of the state banking laws which were be- fore house committee last night. Mir. Motion will also enter into the fight for Greater Birmingham. MT. Tomlinson will lead the fight for the anti-tradng stamp bill. Mayor Frank P. OBrien went down to secure several changes in the laws regulating absorption of cities, so that Greater Birmingham may work smoothly.
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
A BUSY SP0T.
HONESICK CROWD
TRIES TO DEPART
Womenand Children Caught
in Station Crush, But
None Injured.

Scores of inaugural visitors. who had
gone to the Union Station today TO
take homeward bound trains. fought
their way out Of the crowds at the va
rious gates and came back to the city
TO wait until the congested conditions
improve.
The New York express due To leave
at 9 o'clock this morning, was not
ba cked into the train shed until a few
minutes after that time.
Hundreds of people went TO the sta
ton early in order to avoid crowd
and 10 make sure OF getting a seat.
Their plans were upset, however. be-
cause the train on which they were TO
ride had not been made up and was
lost out in the yards
Crowd Is Restless.
At 9 o'clock, the hour al which the
train was due TO leave. the crowd
around the gate had become restless,
and when the train was finally backed
IN and the gates were opened, there was
a crush which the guards on hand were
unable to handle.
The ticket Inspector saw about one
ticket in a hundred as the wouId-be
passengers ran, stumbled. and fell past
him. and he made no effort TO inspect
the tickets.
number Of women. accompanied BY
children, were caught in the crush,
and extricated themselves with diff
Guilty. When they did so they left the
station and came back into the city 20
remain until tomorrow or such time
as they are assured ths they stand
chance of getting cn board train
without engaging in a wild scramble
and forming flying wedge through the
gates. Their example was followed by
many men, who declared that they pre-
ferred TO spend another day In wash
ington to lighting their way TO a train
and then TO stand up on the journey TO
New York.
The Royal Blue was backed into
the station twenty minutes before the
hour set for its departure, and it got
away on time
The train dispatcHers are still Grip
pied in handling trains, and informa-
Continued on Fourth PageD
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
IN TOUCH
WITH OUTER WORLD
Leased Wire of the Munsey Papers Brings First Tele-
graphic News From Monumental City Since
the Blizzard Of Last Thursday

ported having reached Baltimore by
way OF New Orleans and around 10 Phil
adelphia. Roth the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies are bend
ing every effort to restore their direct
lines 10 the Monumental CITY. but the
damage done by the storm is 50 cxten-
sive that much more work will have TO
be done before this is accomplished.
This re-establishment OF telegraph
service TO Baltimore by the Sdunsey
News Service was all the more remark
able in view of the length of the wire.
In spite of the unfavorable conditions
news from Boston and New York was
received simultaneously on the wire by
Philadelphia, Baltimore. and Washing
ton
Through hearty cooperation on the
part Of the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph Companies. the AIunsry News
Service also was enabled 20 get in COM
municatiOn with all parts OF the country
Continued on Fourth Page.)
The Washington times., 1909-03-07

After being isolated for three days as
the rest { Of the wednesday night hnz-
zard. Baltimore today was restored to
teleGIaphic communicated with the
world by means Of the M1useY News
Services lcased wires, which are CpeT st
I'd for the benefit of the Sunday after
noon editions If Franz \. Mcrsey's 3
parers in Washington, Baltimore, and
Philadelphia.
These leased wires. wnicn run direc;
FIRM Washington through Balti-noI e
Philad eIphia, and Now York TO. Boston,
were opened at $50 q. m. today and
satisfactory cnnection with Baltimore
was re-esta bIished Immediately The
wires we're kept working for the re-
mainder of the lay without any break
in the Baltimore Gfice.
These wires, which are leased .rom the
American Telephone and TtleSr arh
Company. we're The only ones more
over, that were open 20 Baltimore until
noon. when the Postal Company re-
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
MOTIVE ADVANCED
FOR GOLFERS ACT
Prospect of Dismissal From
Police Force Prompted
Murder, Is Theory.

The fact that John W. Collier. the
policeman who killed capt. William II.
Mathews IN the Fifth precinct station
house. was under the minimum age
limit required of members OF the police
force and that It may have been known
10 Captain Mathews. is being advanced
today as a possible motive for Golfers
deed.
Captain Mathews had earned reputa
ton as strict discipIinarian, and there
is no doubt in tie minds OF those who
knew him that If he had learned that
Collier had Joined the police force when
he was only nineteen years OF age, in
violation of the departments reguIa-
tions, he would have dealt summarily
with the offender. These regulations re-
quire all candidates for appointment as
years of age.
Family the Authority.
Golfers family is authority for the
statement that he was only nineteen
years old when he was appointed, and
that he is today only twenty-three
years Old Although he would pass Tor
twenty-eight or thirty years of age, on
account of his large physique, Collier
has a boyish face
II any exception 10 the age limit reg
ulation was made IN his case. it is
known 20 his brother officers. Lieuten-
ant Sprinkle, who has been in charge
of the Fifth precinct since the death Of
Captain Mathews, stated today that he
had never heard il intimated that Col
lier was under the age limit when he
entered the department
That is absolutely news to me-" he
said. 81 am sure that no exception was
made in Golfers case. I knew him
four years ago when he was appointed,
and even then he looked several years
older than he was, II it IS true that he
was only nineteen"
Theory Advanced.
1t is believed by many that IL this
informa ton came to Captain Mathews,
ne would be likely 70 seek some expIa-
nation from Collier. Had he done so.
it is suggested, and had Collier acknowl-
edged having violated the department
regulation, IL is generally conceded that
Continued on Second Page)
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
STUDENTS PAPERS
SEIZED BY POLICE
Mass of Anarchistical Lit
erature and TreatiSes on
Bomb Making Found.

WARSAW, March 7-During the ex-
animation today of the papers seized
with the 10 university students arrested
by an order Of the government while
holding a meeting discussing their
grievances. a great mass of revolution
ary and anarchisticaI literature was
included were several trea-
tises on the art Of bomb making
The police also found evidence show
ing that one student had recently been
in communicable. with Azeff, the revO-
Iutionary police agent, and that some
of them have been involved in a recent
plot against the government. a further
search will te made today OF the homes
Of relatives nd friends Of the prisoners.
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
FIGHT OVER CARDS,
SHOT BY HIS GUEST
Killer of Wilkesbarre Italian Con-
tractor Escapes After Mys-
teriouS Shooting.

WILKESBARRE. Pa. March shot
down at work this morning by one Of
his guests, Antonio Venevento, an Ital-
ian contractor. of ?ittstOn, was dead
when the police arrived, and the guests
had fed The revolver with which the
shooting was done was In the room with
the murdered man, and table, on
which the party had been playing cards.
was upset.
AS far as the police have been able
10 learn, Venevento and three of four
friends spent the night playing cards.
and this doubtless resulted in the quar-
rel which led 10 the shooting
State policemen have captured two
Italians but they declare they were
not at VeneventC's house, and knew
nothing Of the shooting until the police
arrested them.
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Victim Supposed to Have Been Walter F. Schultz,
Sioux City. Iowa, Found Half Buried Under Snow
Near Railroad Station
MONEY AND WATCH SAFE IN POCKETS
Throat Cut In Manner That Makes Suicide Seem Inn
possible-Robbey Not Believed to Have Been
Object Of Slayers

With his thoat cut from ear to ear his BODY half COW
cred by snow his vauables untouched in his pockets and
with signs of struggle unknown white man, con-
cernng whose identity there is yet considerable doubt
was found dead this morning a field near Alexandria
The police first inclined to the belief that the
slain man was Walter F. Schultz of 1914 Douglas street.
name the pockets of the VICTIM well an express
money payable to the person As yet however
the Identification has not been confirmed and doubt
mains because of the possibility of the card being
anOther's.
The unfortunate mans throat was literally hacked
apart as though end fends had invoked the more
horrible ortures of ragged instrument rather than use
sharp knife.
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
SAVES 6 FROM FIRE;
ARRESTS MERCHANT
Policeman Does Valiant Service
at Blaze in Tene-
rnent.

NEWARK, \. J.. Marcn After
rescuing six persons in fire this morn
irg RoundsmaR Henry Seipel arrested
Morris Peal. on a charge of incendi-
aTism.
The fire broke out shortly after mid
night, at 50 Prince street, in the heart
OF the tenement district. Peal has a
confectionery store on the ground floor
at that address The three floUrs above
are occupied by living apartments.
seipeI was near the fire when the
alarm was sent. He carried two women
and four children out safely and quell-
ed the panic.
After the flames lad been H-inECisn-
eI he made an investigation. and ind
ing that the fire had appeared in two
places at the same time, arrested Peal
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
WARRANT IS SERVED
AFTER LONG SEARCH
Contractor Evades Law for Two
Years, BIT Is Finally
Caught.

BJFFALO. n Y, March After
evading a warrant for TWO years, AL
bert Beattie. a contractor, fell into the
hands of the police at the international
bridge near this city this morning as
he was about TO leave for the Canadian
shore. Reattie is charge with perpet-
rating a land fraud in Lorain. Ohio,
realizing 81, 900 on the deal
Alex Santi, q LOTain butcher and the
victim of the alleged fraud, got word
that Beattie was in this city and yesteT-
day came here with a lawyer.
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
POLICE ARE BUSY.

This afternoon the police department
OF Alexandria is at work on what Is
regarded as one Of the most mystifying
and coId-blooded murders ever commit
ted in this section. Coroner Moore viii
hold an inquest over the body during
the afternoon
There are no clues as yet TO the
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
SMALL BOY ROLLS
OUT OF BED; KILLED
Often Had Tumble Before Without
Hurting Himsslf-ThiS Time
Neck Breaks.

TOLEDO, Ohio. March THE four
year-oId boy Of Bradford Norton was
killed at his home. at Monroe, Mich,
near here, today by falling out of Bed
The little fellows neck WAS broken
by the short fall from his bed to the
floor.
He had rolled out number of times
before without being hurt.
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
LOST ON BROADWAY.
PLIGHT OF MISSES
Sixty Start for Church, But
Can't Travel Gay
White Way.

NEW YORK. March Lost on
broadway was the plight of the sixty
pretty young girls from Belmont Col
Iege. Nashville, who are here seeing the
city
They started out from the Cumberland
Hotel this morning to attend services
at the Broadway Tabernacle. They
marched two abreast with the chaperOn,
Miss Heron, at the head Some one
had told them that the church was but
a few blocks away, SO they dressed in
all of their light Southern finery, dis
daining umbrellas and rubbers-
Instead Of going north on Broadway
they walked south, and, before they
had gone far. the rain commenced to
come down in fine drizzle, whiting
their pIumes and plastering the sober
brown wells to their faces At Forty
ninth street they found a man standing
on a corner and, after q consultation,
the cnaperCE, backed by the line of
girls, entered into a cOlloquy with him
on New York distances.
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
ROOSEVELT TRANPS
SIX MILES IN RAIN
With Wife, He Walks
Through Mud to Attend
Church Today.

OYSTER BAY, March Former
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt
walked three miles over muddy roads
and in a drizzling rain this morning TO
attend church
Other church attendants and even
friends acquainted with the Roosevelt
idea of pedestrianism gasped with as
touishment when they saw the eX-
President and his wife come walking
down the street with muddy shoes and
other signs OF travel,
But the amazement increased WREN,
after the services, the President and
his wife quickly left the church and
started on a three-mile tramp back To
their home again.
The ex-President wore a gray suit
and his wife was dressed plainly in
black with hat to match and rotable
for its simplicity. They had dressed for
walking.
Children Ride.
Miss Ethel and Kermit may believe
In pedestrianism. but they cannot be
fully convinced, for they came TO church
in a blackboard. Kermit had a soft
cap on the back Of his head. while his
sister initiated her mothers severely
plain attire.
When the time for holy communion
arrived the former President, with his
wife. walked 10 and kneIt at the altar
while the TWO children took places be-
Continued on Second Page.1
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
WEATHER REPORT.

The barometer continues low over the
Lake region, and depression has
moved southeastwaTd 10 Colorado Rain
IN the south Atlantic and east Gulf. and
rain or snow in the middle Atlantic
States, has been followed by fair
weather snow fiurr.es continue in the
lower Lake region.
The weather viii be fair tonight in
the middle Eastern and Southeastern
States, with increasing cloudiness Mon
day and rain or snow by Monday night
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Fair tonight and Monday; weather
moderate. west winds.
The Washington times., 1909-03-07

motive for the murder There are but
few as to the identity of the victim
In his pocket was found card bear
ing the name OF Walter F. Schultz. 1sli
Douglas street. Sioux City, Iowa There
was also found welis-Fargo Express
Company travellers money order for
$500, payable to the same name It was
Gated Los Angeles. December $, 1sos
A letter, without envelope, evidently
belonging to the dead man. was dated
Sioux City. December 90. and was signed
Your Sister, Ellen Dorothy"
There were three cards. one bore the
same Of Mrs Alnan Hume Gillette:
another was a business card Of the
Berkely. 2ss North Capitol street; on
the third was written j. I. Bzrch.
Carriage Builder. washington, d. c.
No person with these initials could be
located here this afternoon. ]. A. Burch.
a Wisconsin avenue contractor. VINO
was once IN the carriage business, said
he knew nothing OF the man found dead
nor had he given anyone a card OF this
character It IS thought some one nay
have given the supposed Schultz such
a card as a reference.
Cash in Pockets.
The pockets also contained s2S11 in
cash, gold watch. ana a few trlnkets.
The body was neatly dressed. and be-
yond its contact with the weather. the
clothing was uninjured. The hat was
missing
The fact that the Perpetrators Of the
crime did not take money and valua-
bles from their victim deepens the mys-
tery, as it removes from consideration
the idea Of robbery as a motive.
The man evidently had been dead for
two days. although the body was vel
preserved, probably by reason of The
unusually cold weather. and its being
partially covered by snow.
It is deemed possible that the strang-
er might have got off the trak at
Alexandria on the stormy night befors
Inauguration day and wandered in the
storm out into the field. The supposi-
ton Of Chief Of Police Goode is that tie
man came over from washington dur
ing the night and started across the
field.
Feared to Rob.
About 100 yards from the statiGr.
where the body was found. the police
believe he must have been attacked by
some one who had followed him. prob
ably intending to rob him Although no
signs Of a struggle are evident. the
subsequent snowfall and rain eould
easily have obHterated such marks.
After hacking his victims throat zitn
some ragged or blunt instrument tAe
murderer evidently lost heart and fed
without carrying out his original se-
sign robbery.
Others contend that no criminal des-
peTate enough % commit a deed OF this
kind would have left the loot behind.
and that therefore the theory OF rob
berry should not figure in attempttng :
solution of the battling murder mystcry.
The idea Of suicide is eliminated by
reason Of the fact that no instrument
was found near the oody. and that H.
dead mans knife Was found shut in his
pocket In addition, n Is regarded as
a physical impossibility that any one
could tear and cash his own throat 70
such an extent before unconsclousness
OF death came.
The mutilated body was found at s.so
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
Hid his ignorance.

The man evidently did not want to
confess his ignorance OF the where
abouts of New York churches and di-
rected them further down and over to
ward Seventh avenue. SO the line re-
surned its march.
The Washington times., 1909-03-07
TEMPERATTRF-
SIN TABLE.


Today-High tide. S:32 a. m. and S:4s
p m Low tide. PA a. m. and 3 p. m.
TomorroW-High tide. 9:O6 a. m and
9:26 p. 40. Low tide, 3:19 a. m. and 1886
p. m.