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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-31
WHITE WOMEN HUNG
UP IN CELL ROOMS
investigation of Atlanta Stock
ade Reveals Cruelties
GIRL TELLS EXPERIENCES
Prison is Described as Filthy Yet Wo-
men Are Put in There and Hung
Up and Whipped for
Disobedience.

! Atlanta. December 30.-That white
women were hung up on the wall of cell
room, as though crucified, with extended
arms: that at least one attempt was made
to whip woman, and that prisoners were
used to do work for private citizens were
some of the things testified to today in
the city council investigation of the city
prison, known as the stockade.
Charges that the city prison, to which
men and women convicted of misdemean-
ors and unable to pay a money fine are
committed. is a filthy place, unworthy
of holding even animals. that there has
been graft and that barbarous cruelties
are practiced there have been mace
The grand jury recently indicted Super
intendent Vining and two guards. and
made public scathing reports, which were
used In this investigation.
Ruby Gather. a country girl. who said
she was 10 years old, was the star witness
of the day. After the grand jury had de-
scribed the prison as 1.-The dirtiest, foulest
place on EARTH dirtier than any pig pen"
the girl was called. She told how she
was sent to the stockade after her mother
remarked, because she fought with her
stepbrothers. and how one day she was
struck by another woman prisoner. She
struck back and fearing to be punished
went to Superintendent Vining and re-
ported her infraction of rules
"Mr. Vining grabbed me-" she said.
land snapped a handcuff around my right
I dragged
me to the wall in the cellroom and hooked
my arm to a ring in the wall. The
ring was so high that I could not stand on
| my feet, but had to stand on my tip toes.
l told Vining that I was i'll and suffer-
ing, but he paid no attention to me.
hung there in agony for nearly an hour
until / tainted. I do not know how long
was hanging, but 1 was down and the
doctor was attending to me when l recov-
cred consciousness
The witness told of seeing another girl.
| also white, hanging by both wrists. A
third girl was hung up. but her hands
were so small that she slipped through
the handouts. This same girl, the witness
said, was put in the whipping machine, a
which the victim is placed, fastened and
then turned over for the application of the
lash. The lash is heavy leather strap
with large metal rivets studded In its sur
face. This girl Pearl Ryan. was so
small, however, that she slipped through
the chair, and the guards gave up the
attic mpt to beat her.
The superintendent and the guards are
indicted for cruelty beating a negro. An
other negro died a few days ago from
blood poisoning caused by shackles rust
ing on his legs and cutting into the flesh.
When prisoners arrived at the stockade
shackles were riveted on over their CLOTH
ing and no matter how long they were
held they could not remove their cloth
ing. Only I've soap was furnished the
prisoners and they got no towels.
The investigation will continue .tomor-
row and over 100 witnesses have been
| summoned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-31
LEAGUE IS FORMED
AGAINST TRUSTS
Campaign VIII Be Waged To
Cut Down Cost of Living
PLAN TRIED IN GERMANY
Germans Are Said to Have Broken Up
Combines BY Such League and
Americans VIII
Follow Suit.

Washington, December 5D.-Plans for a
national boycott against combinations
that increase the cost of living were laid
here tonight when the National Anti
Trust League was launched. Members OF
congress are Interested in the new move
ment and immediate steps will be taken
toward perfecting state organizations
Then, when prices soar. the league MEM
bers, by stopping the use of articles or
commodities that have gone above GER
tain level will try to put them back by
refusing to furnish a market.
The plan was tried in Germany a few
years ago and 1t is said broke up a COM
bine that had raised the price Of coffee
to almost a prohibitive point
The meeting was informal and no final
organization was effected. It was agreed.
however. that the crusade just beginning
should go under the name OF the National
Antitrust League and that the organi-
zation should be non-political.
Among the speakers tonight were Rep
rensentative Champ Clark, the house mi
nortty leader: Representatives Alexander
and Murphy Of Missouri Martin of South
Dakota; Kinkaid of Nebraska: McKinlay
Of California, and Morgan of Oklahoma
One matter was settled tonight. how
ever The women of the United States
will be taken into membership on equal
terms with the men and will have equal
voice in the campaign. The women, be-
ing the housekeepers of the country, the
pioneers of the plan believe their assist
ance Is vital to success.
I'VE furnish the purses" said one of
the speakers, but our wives and sisters
and mothers make the disbursements
from them. We've got to have the women
with u.s."
Accordingly, when congress meets the
league Will work through the representa-
tives and in some cases through senators
with view to having them interest them
selves In the organization of state
branches. A nominal fee will be charged
each member probably not exceeding
twenty-five cents a year, to cover the
cost of mailing procamations against GER
tain articles Of food that have been push
ed too high in the market.
A national charter probably will be
sought and the head offices will likely
be in Washington.
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INSANE ASYLUM
BADLY HANDLED

Guthrie, Okla. December S0.-Intolera-
BILE conditions have been found at the
state insane asylum at Fort Supply by
Miss Kate Barnard, state commission
er of charities and corrections who today
submitted a special report to Governor
Haskell. Lack Of heating facilities, negii-
gence on the part of the superintendent,
unframed nurses and attendants. insani-
tary conditions and Ill treatment of pa
tents are reported.
The report says that little or no at
tention has been given to the cure of
patients and that the patients are consid-
cred as guilty persons sent there to be
punished.
Superintendent Z. G. Newell is charged
with negligence In permitting three dis
astrous fires that have partially brought
on the bad conditions. Miss Barnard sug-
gests training school for nurses, an
increase in the number of attendants the
appointment of an advisory board of three
physicians to visit the asylum quarterly,
the segregation of the tubercular patients
and the discontinuance OF mechanical re-
straints.
Hereafter" she says, mo corporal
punishment shall be inflicted. This rule
must be Observed
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REVIVED IN IEREST
IN KELLNER CASE

Louisville December 3o.-All informa-
ton except the actual receiving of a
letter from some town in Ohio promising
the return of Alma Kellner to her par
ents on payment of $500 ransom is re-
fused at the Kellner home The girl dis
appeared December and tho demand for
ransom received today, although it may
not be genuine. brought with it the first
real hope for her recovery.
Frank Fehr, millionaire brewer and
cousin to Fred Kellner, father of Alma,
is going to Chicago tonight and although
he said positively his trip had nothing
to do with possible negotiations with
kidnapers of the Kellner girl, it is be-
lieved he is going TO Chicago or else
where on such mission.
The activity of the Pittsburg police to-
day is believed to have commenced after
the demand for ransom had been re-
ceived by the Kellner family.
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CHAM" CLARK C NFlDENT
OF C miro LING HOUSE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE u


March A last gives congress authority to
reprint any copyrighted article on its own
authority.
A provision of the section says: PRO
vided however, that the publication or
republication by the government either
separately or in public document of any
material In which copyright is subsisting
shall not be taken to cause any abridge-
npent or annulment of the copyright or
70 authorize any use or appropriation of
such copyright material without the con-
sent of the copyright proprietor"
Senator Smoot, chairman of the COM
rnittee on printing of the senate, and au-
thor of the new copyright law, was
nsked about this section. He declared that
the law was never intended to give au-
thority to the government TO reprint copy
righted material, without the consent OF
the owner of the copyright.
This question is not new at the capitol.
1t came up last spring in connection with
the tariff bearings. An article by Andrew
Carnegie, printed in a copyright maya
zine, was reprinted In one of the house
phamphlets. When it was discovered that
the consent of the proprietor of the
copyright had not been obtained, for re-
printing the article, the issue was held
up until consent could be obtained.
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CIGARS FOR CANNON.
Speaker Well Remembered at chriet
mas Time.

Washington, December a0.--speaker
Cannon. laden with a few barrels OF
Christmas cigars, returned to Wash
ington tonight from Danville, and will
put in tomorrow at his office in Z o
capitol. outlining the work for the COM
ing session. Every one who reihem
bered him on Christmas appeared to
have been inspired with the one idea
for his gifts were practically all cigars.
of various brands and of equally vary
ing excellence.
Uncle Joe" went directly to his
home on Vermont avenue. whore he
spent the evening with friends. He de
clined to talk politics with them and
when asked about his preparations to
meet the advertised onslaught Of the
House insurgents" he merely smiled
He smiled more broadly when inquiry
was made about his reported decision
to relinquish the speakership.
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Taft Attends Theatre.

New York. December 30.--President Taft
hustled into town today for tho wedding
of his niece, Miss Louise Taft to George
H. Snowden, took dinner with his broth
er, spent the evening at the theatre and
whirled back to Washington again on
the midnight train The two boxes
occupied by the presidential party were
decorated with flowers and American
flags. The President had one box and
his brother, Henry w. Taft, the other
Mrs. Taft remained in Washington. Po-
licemen lined the streets In the neighbor-
hood Of the theatre and large escort OF
mounted police accompanied the party
To the ferry after the play.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-31
EARL PERCY DIES
WHILE IN PARIS
Rumors of Fighting Duel Are
Denied in London
SOME MYSTERY IN CASE
Earl Perry Had Represented South
kenslngton in Parliament and Mr..
Balfour Deplores Loss
to the Party.

Paris. December 30.-EaTi Percy CHenry
Algernon George of London. member
of the British parliament and formerly
British under secretary of state for for
eign affairs, died here today from acute
pleurisy.
Death occurred at a second-class ho-
tel. opposite the railway station, and the
fact that the earl had occupied these
humble lodgings created the impression
that there was something mysterious in
connection with his illness.
II was rumored he had been shot in a
duel outside of Paris a few days ago.
These stories were denied today by the
attending physicians. The hotel manage
ment explained that it was Earl Percy's
custom TO stop at this hotel whenever he
visited the city.
Despite all denials the rumors per-
sist that Earl Percy was the victim Of a
duel His opponent is said to have been
an Englishman who had been received
as a friend in the earl's family. What
caused the quarrel is not stated but the
two are said to have left England for the
express purpose of lighting the duel.
A bullet is said to have pierced the
earl's lungs.
Sir H. Austin Lee. counsellor of the
British embassy here. declared that the
story OF duel was a preposterous in
vention.
The physicians state that death was
Immediately due to heart failure follow
ing an acute Inflammation of the lungs.
The sudden demise of Earl Percy leaves
the conservatives without a candidate for
South Kensington. His election address
was In the hands of the printer. The earl
had planned to open the campaign in his
= district next week.
Although several strange circumstances
surround the case-the unpretentious char
acter of the hotel where Earl Percy reg
istered as ''Mr. Percy" and the reticence
of his brothers, who are still here-ali
inquiries fail to strbstantiate that he died
as the result of a wound received in q
duel. The police report that his death was
due to natural causes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-31
General Booth Gets New Trial.

New York, December 3O.-Gen. Will
liam Booth, founder of the Salvation
Army, was granted new trial today In
his effort to Gust the American Saliva
ton Army. The original suit. brought
in 1907, went against General Booth, who
had asked for q permanent injunction
forbidding this American army to use the
manual and ritual of the Salvation Army
and directing the members of the Amer
lean army to surrender their uniforms
and titles and retire to private life. The
supreme court dismissed the petition and
the appellate division now reverses the
supreme court The American Salvation
Army was Incorporated in Pennsylvania
by James w. Duffy, as commander. In
1896
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San Juan. December 30.-Jacob M. Dick
inson. Secretary Of War Of the United
States, yesterday received a number Of
prominent business men and political
leaders, with whom he discussed the in
ternal affairs of the island. Later he
attended the opening meeting Of the
Porto Rico association at the stock ex-
change, where he delivered a brief ad-
dress. At banquet given by the associa-
ton in the evening the secretary spoke
on the policy OF the American govern
msnt with reference to Porto Rico and
promised that some Of the aspirations
of Porto Ricans shortly wsuld be full
filled. Brig. Gen. Charles r. Bdwards.
who was injured yesterday BY = fall, 4
rsatly ampsovAA today
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Wealthy Girl Disappears.

Philadelphia, December So.-Miss Ro-
berta de Janon, the 16-year-old daughter of
Ferdinand de Janon Of New York, and the
granddaughter and sole heir of Robert
BUST, millionaire seed merchant of
this city, has been missing since yester-
day from the hotel where she was stopp-
ing with her grandfather. Miss De Ja-
mons mother died here a month ago and
She appeared broken hearted. Before the
girl d sappeared she wrote two letters
to her father. saying she could not live
without her mother. She declared she
was going to commit suicide either in
the Schuylkil river or in Paramount
park
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-31
BOY Accidentally Killed.

Nashville, December so.-Andrew Mo-
Call, IS years old, son Of J. G. r. Mo-
Call, assistant United States district At
torpsy here, was accidentally shot and
killed this afternoon while hunting with
several boy companions on his fathers
country place near this city. The lad had
crossed a wire fence and was attempting
to drag his gun through when the ham,
mer became entangled in the wires and
the weapon was discharged, the entire
load of b rdshot entering the left CHEEK
and causing almost instant DEATH
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HaIIman,s Case Settled.

Cincinnati. December 50.-The ma
tional baseball commission today denied
the appeal of the Portsmouth, Va, club
from the decision of the National Asso-
citation of Baseball clubs regarding
Player Mailman, recently awarded Co
the Fayetteville club of the East Caro-
lima league. The decision says: The
question involved IS entirely as to
what minor league club has the title
to a minor league player. The COM
mission is of the opinion that this is
an internal affair of the National asso-
citation, and therefore not subject to
appeal from the finding of that board
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Writ of Error Granted.

Springfield, ILL.,, December so-Chief
Justice Farmer Of the Illinois Supreme
court today granted a writ of error to
the supreme court Of the United States
in the case of Thomas Burch F. and Ed
ward It. Rhodus. of Chicago in which the
supreme court Of Illinois had affirmed
the Judgment of the circuit court Of
Cook county, in sentencing the Rhodus
brothers to six months in the Cook coun-
ty jail for failure to turn over to Re-
ceiver John c. Fetser the books Of the
Mercantile Securities Co.. In which they
were interested. The Rhodus brothers
contend that the order IL in violation OF
the constitution, inasmuch as that, by
turning the books over. they would be
giving evidence which win be used to in
criminate them in a criminal proceeding
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Clues to Friers Murderer.

Pittsburg. December 30.-with four per-
sons under arrest and the detectives
searching for waitress said to have
served to Jimmy Friel and "a tall
man" the night the boy Is supposed to
have met his death. It is said that the
murder mystery Is near solution to-
night. Arthur Buzxard, an elevator oper-
ator. arrested last night, It is reported.
disclosed to the police important facts
concerning Friers death.
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Fraud in Railroad Passes.

st. Paul, December 30.-ExtensNc
frauds in the disposal of trip passes.
whereby the Great Northern Railway
company, IL is said, has lost from $125,-
900 to $4,000 year for several years.
became known today in connection with
the arrest of Paul Carbon, saloon-
keeper. He is charged with Illegally
disposing of some of the passes. Tie
police say that several employees of the
railroad company will be arrested and
that one employee in the maintenance o.
way department has confessed and will
assist the prosecution.
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Shortage in Flax Supply.

Minneapolis, December So.-Cash fax
today touched the highest point ever
known on the floor of the chamber of
commerce.. when it went up to $2.0sh.
This is az cents higher than May flax
In Duluth, which is quoted there at
$2.06. The high price is due TO the
shortage of flax all over the world and
particularly in the northwest Very
little was offered at the price bid
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Strata FiIIino with Ice.

st. John, Newfoundland, December 3d.
The telegraph land lines are still down
as a result of the recent storm. The
steamer Home, which arrived today from
Labrador reports a tempestuous pas
sage through the Straits of Belle Isle,
which Is now filing with arctic ice. Seals
are numerous In the straits and 700 have
been taken in Battle Harbor this week.
This is said to indicate good spring
fishing
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Fn,lt Not Badly DAMAGED.

Tampa, Fla, December 30-At a late
hour tonight General Manager Myron e.
Gillette of the Florida Citrus Exchange
with headquarters in Tampa, reported
that the damage to South Florida from
the present cold wave is confined entire
~ to tender plants, and that the fruit
will not suffer at all. unless the present
cool spell is followed by additional cold
weather, as was the case in the big freeze
in 1894 The lowest temperature reported
here is 81
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Alison claim Id be lnvestiaated.

London, December aO.--Baron Mac
Naghten, ex-lord Of appeal in ordinary.
is mentioned as likely to be delegated
by King Edward to investigate the re-
spective cases of the United States and
Chile in the Alsop claim dispute, OF
which his majesty is the arbitrator.
Chilean Minister Cana Is busily en-
gagged in the preparation of his coun-
try's brief.
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New York. December 30-William Boz
micke, retired merchant, SO years old,
was arrested today and held in $500 bail.
charged with the abduction of 15-year-old
FL Frieda Tottlebach WHO disappeared
from her home in Hoboken on December
IS. Two men informed the police that
Boemicke had given them $500 to pay for
the girls and their own passage to Eu-
rope. Information is now that the MISS
ing girl Is in Hamburg with relatives AMI
her mother probably will go to brinb her
back.
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Mode cate Cold n Texas.

Dallas, Tex. December 30--Generaily
moderate temperatures have been re-
ported from various sections Of Texas
for the past "a hours. Weather condi-
lions have been favorable to the out
look for fruit and berries. The grain
acreage In the Texas panhandle was
largely increased this fall and the out
look for good crop Is favorable.
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Search in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg. December s.-The police an-
thorities of Greater Pfttsburg deny that
they have received an appeal to assist IN
the work of capturing the alleged kid
napers of little Alma Kellner. the Louis
vile child who was secretly taken from
her home December s. The postoffice In
spectors for this district have, however,
been asked for assistance In tracing the
writer of letter said to have been re-
ceived by the parents of the child today,
asking for $4,000 ransom.
The investigation by the postal author
tiles invades eastern Ohio, it is said
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Springfield, ILL.,, December 3o.-Mrs.
Ella F. Young. superintendent of the
Chicago public schools. was today
elected president Of the Illinois State
Teachers association. This IL the first
time in the history Of the association,
and probably in that Of any similar
state association, that q woman has
been chosen as head of the orgahtza-
ton.
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New Bank Authorized.

Washington, December 3o.-, Specially
The application of L. M. Bashinsky OF
Troy, A. J. Merrill, Fox Henderson, W..
c. Black and r. Frost to organize the
First National bank Of Dozier with
$4,000 capital has been approved by
the comptroller of the currency. Thom-
as Fl. Boron is appointed postmaster
at Hurtsboro, Russell county. vice l..
r. Pollard, removed
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wanted Santa cIaus Arrested.

New York. December N.-Treddie Lo-
REM. aged .. demanded warrant for
the arrest of one Santa Claus In the
Brooklyn children's court today. Accord
ing to the complainant, Santa Claus failed
to deliver = pair Of skates December =
No warrant was issued but It - safs to
~ Freddie VII ct the skAasA
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s.n.4nr CLAY Needs Rest.

Atlanta, Ca, December 3o.--United
States senator A. s. Clay entered To-
cal sanitarium today. where It was an
nounced he will remain several days for
treatment and I much-needed rest HIS
condition IL not considered IN the Least
ALARMING.
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aookkeeper Is Arrested.

Pittsburg. December 80. Charles
vererka, a bookkeeper and teller Of
the Workingman's Savings Bank and
Trust company, was arrested today.
charged with embezzling about e3e.co9
OF the banks funds.
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AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE

Packard touring car. ssven-p aasngsg.
fully equipped. good - new: owner lsav-
ing for European trip. Apply at once.
s.An1smosl,s.- soss Third avenue,
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Holiday Excursion Rates Via Central
Of Georuia Railway.

Low rate excursion tickets on sale De-
cember d. 1909, and January l. 1910. re-
turn limit January g. 1910. For rates and
information relative to train and sleeping
car service, apply to D. e. Gown, Com
nercial Agent. 2o09 First avenue, Bir1ning-
ham, or r. W. Luokstt, Ticket Agent.
Terminal station u0~2t