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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23
Richmond Is Chosen.

Richmond, va. December 22.-The
executive committee of the Confederate
Memorial association. which consists of
Gen. Robert White of West Virginia.
chairman; Col Thomas s. Kenan of North
Carolina Col. J. NJ. Hickey of Washing
ton, and Judge George L. Christian ana
Lieut. Gov. J. Taylor Ellyson of Rich
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23

been out since shortly after noon today
the jury In the case Of Joseph Mcmahon.
former assistant customs weigher. re-
ported tonight that It had failed to reach
q verdict and was discharged. Mr.. Nc
Mahon was paroled under his former bond
or $500. Mr. Mcmahon was Jointly in
dicted with Eustrasio d. Papavasitoputo,
an importer. who has disappeared.
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due to the school teachers of the state
about 81 200, 900 on last years work. When
the treasury gets through with the
states debts 1t will be talked of in con-
siderably smaller figures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23

Three million post cards,
Christmas and New Years at
one penny each, beautiful selec-
lions. Come Quick. Post
Gard Exchange.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23
Will INQUIRE Into Flour Milling.

Washington, December 2S.-John M.
Turner of San Juon. p. r., has been
appointed special agent of the bu-
reau of manufacturers. to investigate
the -four milling industry in foreign
countries. Mr.. Turner has been at the
head of several of the large milling
concerns of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23

during the month ending December 10,
II were chartered In Georgia with a COM
bined capital of $4,000 while the com
bined capital of the Al banks was W.
400 900. Tennessee was second with eight
new banks and Alabama third with SIX s
Georgia now has approximately Wv
state hanks and 10 national banks, which
is an average of little more than four
to each county. Today there is no coun-
ty without bank; ten years ago there
were 90 counties that did not have one.
Auditor For Atlanta.
Atlanta IA to have an auditor. This
is the age of auditors. livery Dig gus
ines. cornoration has had them for years.
Gradually states and municipal govern
ments are falling In line.
Ii has been decided that 1t is time Tor
Atlanta to get one He Is to be PAID
$1,000 a year. He will be employed ana
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23
Case Must Be Tried Again.

New York, December 22-The govern
ment will have to try its first big customs
fraud case all over again. After having
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23
Money In State Treasury.

put to work some time next year, as
soon as provision has been made for
his salary.
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mond, met here today and unanimously
approved the site in this city recently
chosen by the city for tho proposed Con-
federate battle abbey.
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There is more than sl,Ooo,000 now in
the state treasury. The money Is COM
ing in rapidly. People seem not only
to have money. but are more ready than
even before to pay their taxes prompt
ly, however little they may enjoy the
process.
Much of this money will have to be
paid out before January /. but more will
come in. While there will not be ST..
100000 In cash In the treasury on jan
uary /, there WILL be at least half that
sum and probably as much more will
come in during January.
But $4,000 in pensions are to be paid
out about the first of February and then
the school fund. There will still be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-23

Nifty, gifty things at the
Woman's Exchange. Title
Guarantee Building. Lunch
served daily.
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Qualifications Of a Judge.

That he drinks, smokes, chews and
swears." were the objections made to
the governor recently against the APP
pointment of a certain applicant for
city court judgship. while 1t was de-
clared by the obJector that his oppo-
nent did not do any of these terrible
things and, furthermore, that he
taught Sunday sch DOL class.
Naturally such charges as these led
to Investigation. 1t would look on
first blush as If the man who did not
drink, smoke, chew and swear" and
who also taught Sunday school, would
get the job without a furry.
1t so happened. however, that there
were other qualifications which had to
be taken into consideration, and It is
said to have been found that while the
man against whom the charges were
made did really do those things, he
was nevertheless temperate in all that
he did, never exceeding the limit, and
furthermore he knew how to be Judge.
So 1t came about that the man who
drinks. smokes. chews and swears'
got the job, but he had been judge be-
fore and had given evidence of the
fact that he knew how to hold down
the job to the entire satisfaction of all
concerned.
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Suffers Through Friend.


An Ignorant Dutchman," is the way
an official order in the executive Of
dce, granting his pardon from further
service in the penitentiary, characterizes
John c. Witsell, who was sent up from
Gilmer county for a term of four years
for larceny.
Witsell has been in the penitentiary
for two and half years as the re-
suit of q peculiar stroke Of misfortune.
He once undertook to do friend a
kindness by lending him $50, and there
is where his trouble began The time
came around for the payment of the
debt but the friend failed to pay. Wit
sell begged and importuned, but couldn't
get his money.
Finally acting upon the suggestion of
another friend, who told him to go and
give the debtor a licking and then steal
his horse, he stole the horse, but the
order fails to state whether the sug-
gested licking was administered.
At any rate Witsell sold the horse for
SIS, just half the debt; the former friend
had him arrested for stealing it and
recovered his property, While the man
who bought the horse got back his $25;
80 Witsell was still out the $50 and two
and q half years hard work in the pen
itentiary, all on account of his friends.
He will doubtless be careful in the fu-
ture as to what sort of friends he
makes.
Georgia Needs More Banks.
Georgia seems to be In need Of stu
more banks to take care Of all the money
prosperous timas have brought into the
state this year.
Some statistics just presented by the
Southern Banker show that Of Il new
banlu chartered In ten southern states
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
CoRBETT TO HELP.
Will Do All He Can to Prepare Jeff for
Big Fight.

New York, Dec. Thames j. Cor
bett will be the animated punching bag
on which James ]. Jeffries will prac-
tice in fitting himself for his fight with
Jack Johnson for the heavyweight
championship of the world. Corbett
will use his skill as q boxer in land
ing on Jeffries at every possible OPEN
ing.
This was the announcement made by
Corbett on his arrival from Europe to-
day on the Mauritania. The one time
wearer of the championship belt, said
that he would start series of hard
fights with Jeffries 40 days before the
big fight comes Off
II am going to do all can to help
Jeffries VIM" declared Corbett.
II think that if he simply spars to
get into shape it will do him little
good and have arranged to get into
condition myself and have some real
fights with him. They will not be mere
ly light forms of exercise but we will
so at one another as if there was a
big stake up and good house looking
on. l believe this is just what Jeffries
needs to make him fit.
"If Jeffries was the Jeffries of 10
wears ago. wouldn't bother going to
see the fight" continued COrbett. But
we must find out just what stamina
he may have lost while he has been
out of the game. In some of my bouts
with him we go as many as 20 rounds.
have no monetary agreement with
him i am simply helping him out be-
cause of my desire to see him in shape
to beat Johnson"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
AUTO RECORDS FALL.
Intense Cold Interferes with Racers
at indianapolis.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 17.-Racing
against freezing wind johnny Ait
ken in National today broke all
worlds records for distance and ! to
20 miles at the Indianapolis motor
speedway. So severe was the cold that
lubricating oil on some of the racing
machines froze and finally forced the
contestants to quit the races against
time 1t is probably that no attempt
will be made to run the schedule
events on tomorrow's program because
of the cold weather.
Athens dash was in the 2C-mile
time event He covered the distance In
1854. Athens time for five miles was
4.6.56. He went 10 miles in S.12.10 and IL
miles in 12.1701.
Walter Christie with his Freak
horsepower Fiat, were unable to lower
records because of the low tempera
ture. Christie, however, ran a quarter
mile in 8.7S, thereby setting Il new
American record for the distance. This
was at the rate of 1913 miles an hour.
Strange established a new record for
the Indianapolis motor speedway by
driving one mile in 4O.61. The previ-
Gus record for the speedway was 43.6,
established by Barney Oldfield last Au-
gust.
Strang declares he can lower his
mile record of .37.71, made at Atlanta,
on the newly paved Indianapolis
course
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
USED SWEAR WORD.
Continued from Page One.)

that he and his wife were sweet
tender, solicitous and loving couple.
Mr.. Gilbert testified that Brokaw was
not i drinking man. Bagley, one OF
Brokaw's grooms, gave the same evil
dence
Mr.. Gilbert had an amusing passage
at arms with his sister-in-law over
point in her earlier testimony. Mrs.
Rrokaw had then refused to admit her
use of profane adjectives as applied to
a servants berth in which she said her
husband had made her sleep while
crossing the Atlantic unless Mr.. Gill
bert would swear she used it.
Coming around the ships deck, l
met the plaintiff face to face. l lifted
nv hat and she exclaimed: I'll be -
if I occupy that BERTH" testified Gill
bert today.
AS ne repeated the debatable adjec-
tive Mr.. Gilbert looked at the plaintiff.
She nodded her head and smiled. So
did Justice Putnam as she made good
her word.
A crank with wild story of bribed
witnesses threw a momentary f1utter
into the court decorum during the at
ternoon session. officers led him away
while counsel for both sides agreed
that his charges We're baseless.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
CAPITAL JoTTiNGs.

The ambitious and sometimes mis-
chievous exploits Of Amateur Jack
Binnis resulted in an introduction Of a
joint resolution Friday by Roberts,
Mass, for the appointment of board
of seven experts to prepare compre.
hensive system of regulations to gov
ern the operations Of all wireless plants
afioat and ashore, both government and
commercial.
Congressman Robert F. Broussard of
Louisiana was severely burned Thurs
day at the home of his wife's mother
at New Orleans. His dressing gown
caught fire from a crate and Mr..
Broussard sustained serious burns
about the body and shoulders. Mrs.
Broussard. in her efforts to tear the
blazing garment from her husband.
was burned about the hands and arms.
President Taft had as luncheon
guests Friday at the White House
George Thompson of the st. Paul PA
neer Press, n. v. Jones of the Ninhe-
apolis Journal William Loeb, Jr., COL
lector Of the port of New York; Otto
Barnard, who was recently the Repub-
lican candidate for mayor of New
York. and Mayor Rhett Of Charleston,
s. O.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
A CONFEDERATION
OF the Central American States Is Said
to BE Under Way.

washington, Dec. 17.-Plans are afoot,
it is believed. for the contamination of a
confederation Of the Central American re-
publics. Proof of this is offered to the
minds of the Central American diplomats
here in the sudden disappearance of DIR.
Luis Anderson. DR.. Anderson was here
as the special representative of Costa
Rica. In addition he was the candidate
of Mexico for President Of the proposed
United States of Central America"
He left on receipt of a telegram and it
was learned today that his destination
is Cartago. Before going he had an m
terview with Senior Creel. former ambas-
sador to the United States here and now
as the special envoy of Mexico in the ex-
listing trouble in Nicaragua. 1t is believed
that DR.. Anderson hurried south in antic-
ipation of more serious developments in
the situation. He has the endorsement
of Mexico. the most powerful near neigh
Dor of Central America, and holds the
confidence of at least two of the other
| states on the isthmus In the event that
| affairs reached crisis demanding consol-
idation he would be on the ground and
ready to step into the breach.
The Mexican government is committed
| TO the amalgamation of the five fiery lit
tie republics of the isthmus.
senior Enrique Creel has declared that
his government would like to see such a
| consolidation, though he qualified the dec
laration by saying that he did not be-
lieve the time ripe for such transforms
ton.
Although the United States has been
| deliberately and studiously considering
| the subject, it is understood that this
| government would not entertain any great
enthusiasm over such a consolidation. It
would mean that Mexico could exercise a
far greater influence over such a grouu
| and that the United States would lose
| prestige. The close alliance of the Latin
| American. race would bring such a sit
| uation about. The state department dis
claims all knowledge of the movements
of DR.. Anderson or his object in going to
| Costa RIGA at this time. Central Amer
| lean diplomats tonight protested vigorous
ly- that they knew nothing whatsoever
| about the matter. .s
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-18
LEoPoLD's PROPERTY
Will Cause More Trouble Than Any
Claimant to the Throne.

Paris, Dec LIT is not believed here
that complications are likely to arise
over the question of the right Of &C
cession to the Belgium throne Of the
son of King Leopold and the Baroness
Vaughan. as religious marriage
without civil ceremony is illegal
alike under the French, Belgian and
Italian law.
1t appears most probable that there
will be much litigation over Leopold s
estate, especially his property in the
Riviera where he was one of the larg
est holders of real estate. 1t is under
stood that the King made some ar
rangements for withdrawing this and
other of his property from the right of
general succession in order to convey
it to the baroness.
Under the Belgian law parent is
not permitted to bequeath more than a
Quarter of his belongings away from
his children and reports are current
here tonight that counsel for Princess
Louise already has made the first move
for legal battle.
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" TINt-7 N iTTfH I--fI| " ~
By Mi|Iionaires 10 Gain
Balance Of Her Property
Is Alleged by Mrs. Martin,
Mother Of Late 0cey Snead.
Insists That Daughter Ended Own
LIfe..Snead Refuses to Talk.

New York, Dec 17.-Mrs. Caroline w.
Martin raised her heavy wells today
and suddenly became spokeswoman
for the three silent sisters who must
explain to the courts Of New Jersey the
death of Ocey Snead Anxious as she
was to avoid questioners before her ar
rest. Mrs. Martin, the victims mother,
in the Tombs, has proved far more
communicative than either Virginia
Wardlaw the aunt, at East orange, or
Mrs. Mary Snead. another aunt. both
of whom, like their sister, are charged
with murder.
ct am here" volunteered Mrs. Mar
tin today, "as the result of conspl-
racy on the part Of millionaires VINO
want what little property I have left.
Every newspaper in New York is sub
sidized by these millionaires who are
prosecuting me. l and my sisters nave
lived out of the way of the world and
things we say are easily twisted. The
shock and injustice of my arrest nave
enfeenled a very old woman. If that is
what nv enemies want they need go
no further.
INV daughter Ocey came to her
death by her own hand. l did not see
her do it. I did not know that it was
done until Virginia was arrested, but
| was not surprised"
1--WE starye herr" exclaimed Mrs.
Martin, in commenting on the police
suggestion I'VE all loved her move
than our lives. That was one of the
ways in which she intended to do away
with herself if no other fashion Of
tered."
Mrs. Martin insists that the suicide
notes found in her hotel room were
all written by Ocey while she was
.rieying over the disappearance OIL
Fletcher Snead, her husband, and that
she had to be constantly watched TO
rro,,ent her taking her own life. The
, thought of suicide became a mania
with the girl. her mother asserts.
In direct contradiction OF Mrs Mar
tins picture of her daughter Ocey as a
mining respondent girl, lapsing heip-
lessly into a fatal melancholia, MIS-.
clarence Burns, a well-known Ne"
yorL cluh woman and charity worker,
said TODAY that she remembered Ocey
snead for her beauty and vitality
ST knew Ocey Snead," said Mrs.
Rurns. "a year ago as young woman
working for her living. I was greatly
impressed by her beauty and her mag
nificent head of fair hair. She did not
seem 10 he Respondent and spoke quite
cheerfully of the future. It seemed tnat
she was struggling to tell me some
thing but could not quite bring herseii
, to it, wiz
franklin Fort, Jr.. counsel for VIZ
p;nia Wardlaw, said tonight that ne
; had advised New York counsel LOT MIS-
Mary snead and Mrs. Martin not "
fight extradition.
81 am confident, ne
that my clients will be quickly 80.
free after they have been taken "
New Jersey. TO oppose extraol'loi.
would mean only longer confinement
for thOm.'
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CIVIC FORUM BANQUET.
All Glasses and NationaIities Together
At Big Family Party.

New York, Dec. lti-millionaires
and janitors figuratively Joined hands to-
night at the first municipal banquet of
the Civic Forum at the Hotel Aston. 1t
was New York's first big family party
and there mingled persons of political
faiths, nearly all races and religions all
gathered to consider the outlook for the
city's welfare. The comprehensive and
cosmopolitan character Of the affair was
indicated by the presence of three Syrian
bankers, an Armenian physician who mas
practiced in New York for 80 years,
Danes, Belgians, Norwegians, Greeks and
four Negroes, three of them pastors of
churches. Predominant, of course, were
Americans.
Civil service employees were represented
by delegation, including a number OF
letter carriers and q captain Of the fire
department and four lieutenants. bill
Edwards, superintendent Of street clean
ing. was on hand as were various bur-
ough heads.
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AMERICAN PROCLAMATION
Says There Will Be No Fighting al
BIuefields.

Bluefields, Nicaragua, Dec. 1.-THE
American grip on Bluefields was tight
ened today when Commander Shipley of
the cruiser Des Moines, on the authority
of Rear Admiral Kimball. in command of
the American forces in Nicaragua, issued
a proclamation formally stating that no
fighting would be allowed at Bluefields.
Thomas P. Moffat, the American consul
here, delivered the message to Adofo
Diaz, provisional secretary of state, to be
forwarded to Gen. Estrada, the leader Of
the revolutionists and provisional Presi-
ident, at Rama. A copy of it is being
sent also to General Vasquez the leader
of the Zelayan forces.
The proclamation quotes the letter of
Sec. Knox dismissing the Nicaraguan
charge daffaires at Washington and then
declares that fighting at Bluefields is pro-
hibited because American property and
the lives of Americans would be enoan-
gered.
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QUIT AGAIN,
Ludlow Strikers Work
But Short Time
After Returning 10 Mills and
Then They Strike Again.
Strike Breakers Bone Of conten.
ton Is the Latest Trouble.

Ludlow, Mass, Dec. 17.-After work.
ing for an hour and half the 1900 Po-
landers who have been on strike at the
bagging mills Of the Ludlow Manu-
featuring Associates today walked out
on second strike, amid disorderly
scenes. AS an aftermath, three suits
have been begun against two mill fore
men by three strikers, two Of whom
are women. The three together ask
damages in $1,000.
Representatives of the State Board
of Cancellation and Arbitration, who
arrived here today, have been unable
to patch up the differences between
the mill owners and the strikers.
The strikers, in explaining the sec.
ond strike, charge:
That the strike leaders were refused
unemployment. This the mill owners
deny.
That strike breakers were retained
and that the Polish girls We're forced
to show these men how to operate the
machines.
That the girls were forced to work
on the same machines as strike break
ers.
That the strike breakers, in one case
at least, Greek, drew a knife and
shaved violence to the girls.
The wage question does not enter
into the second strike directly, it hav-
ing been originally agreed to allow it
to lie quiet pending arbitration.
The strikers who have brought suit
charge that the foremen concerned.
James Smith and Richard Brady,
StrI,ck and nllshed them Smith is SIZED
for $4,000 in each of two suits. Brady
is sued for $1,000.
Secretary Bernard f. Supple Of tie
state hoard tonight was in conference
with the Springfield union labor ad-
visors of the strikers, but made no an
noun1 ement.
A large force of police is being kept
in readiness to quell any disorder.
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Five Sugar Men
Are Found Guilty,

New York, Dec. 1.-THE jury tonight
found guilty five of the six employees
of the American Sugar Refining Co.,
who have been on trial for the past
three weeks charged with criminal
conspiracy to defraud the government
of customs dues on imported raw
sugar. In the case of James f. Bender
nagel, former cashier of the COM
pany's williamsburg plant. the jury
disagreed. Mercy is recommended for
all those found guilty.
The jury was out 10 hours. Under the
Indictment oliver SpietZer, dock SUI
perntendent, John r. Coyle, THOMAS
Kehoe, Edward A. Boyle and Patrick
]. Hennessey, checkers, may be pun
ished for the commission of two over
facts. the maximum penalty for each OF
which is two years Imprisonment and
$4,000 fine.
The failure to convict Bendernagel is
regarded by the government as as
tinct disappointment. The effort of the
prosecution has been to trace the Gus
toms frauds already admitted, to
higher source, and Cashier Benderna-
gel. although an executive officer OF
the company was still an employe who
came into contact with those who
shaped the company's affairs in their
larger aspect.
Special emphasis was laid by Mr..
Stimson in his summing up for the
prosecution on such of the evidence as
tended to show culpability upon the
part of Cashier Bendernagel.
II regard it as my duty" said Mr..
Stimson. ito bring to justice those
persons higher up who knew of and
profitted by these sugar frauds.
eff these defendants are not guilty.
then no one in the American Sugar
Refining Co. is guilty and no one IN
the customs service is guilty"
As other indictments are pending
against the convicted five on which
they are yet to be tried, it was agreed
by the government that they be paroll-
ed in custody Of counsel