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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-21
SAFE AND SANE
To OPEN FIGHT
Leon Mccord Says People of
AIabanl Want Rest
TOO Much POLITICS NOW
Writes Letter To Each Member of
Legislature Urging Them To
Wait Until Prohibition
Laws Are Tried.

Montgomery, July 20.--(Special. )-"When
q fanatic, such as the Rev. Brooks Law
renee has shown himself to be, attacks
mire the past record of our state and her
citizenship, and when his statements and
assertions are condoned by men high in
church and state, l look upon it as d
sad day In Alabama" said Leon McCord,
who for the past six years has been con-
nected with the supreme court as secre-
tary and who is practicing law in Mont
gomery. But when our governor joins
hands with the Rev. Brooks Lawrence
and caulls upon the legislature to provide
for constitutional prohibition, l believe 1t
is time for the safe and sane business
men of Alabama to rise up and fight
81 expect to fight this constitutional
amendment proposition of the governor s
with all the power | possess l am call
ing upon the safe and sane business men
to aid me and already l have 10000 men
pledged to aid in the fight. The mum
Der will reach 1000 in 10 days. Alabama
will be surprised at the great number of
business men all over the state who are
clamoring for relief from the disrupting
effect of a continual change of the laws.
Business interests are shackled and un-
settled.
Il take no stock in the prating that the
members of the legislature belong to the
governor. 4 believe that the majority
are free men and are untrammeled. If [
am wrong in my conclusion 1 tell you
that the great masses of thinking people
of Alabama will rise up and strike the
governors shackles from the hands of
progress at the next election. 1t is not a
is fair field and a fight to the finish
and 1 am calling upon every lover of
liberty and every safe and sane business
man in this commonwealth to join the
safe and sane movement and aid in re-
storing pease and prosperity in Alabama
Il have prepared and am mailing to
every member of the legislature the fol-
lowing short letter:
Dear Sir-I submit to you that in this
hour of business depression and short
crops 1t is no time to throw our people
into the turmoil of another political fight.
They need rest from political strife, a
rest from political chickering's, a rest from
carping politicians and a chance to work
and be happy. They want and need less
of laws, less sessions of the legislature,
less taxes and less so-called reform.
Give the present prohibition law a fair
and honest trial before 1t is hurried into
our constitution, then If 1t Is a failure and
liquor is sold Illegally and without regu-
lation, we can substitute for 1t a law
under which 1t will be sold legally and
under absolute control and regulation In
which 1t will be made to yield a revenue
to the state well as to the several
counties.
"On behalf of majority of the voters
and in the name of the safe and sane
business men of Alabama l appeal to you
to see that they get needed rest."y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-21
TAFT'S EXPENSE
MONEY ASSURED

Washington, July 20.-The urgent de-
ficiency bill was passed by the House
today after four days of tempestuous
debate. The amount carried by 1t Is
$454,S ,S09 or $40 ,40S more than the origi-
nal sum, and includes the SIG, 900
travelling expenses for the President
The session began calm enough, but
as the day wore on the members got
into more or less surly mood and
this led to a succession of objections
to amendments, and to almost every
one of the remaining paragraphs, some
of which were sustained.
After denying the usual extra
months pay to officers and employees of
the capitol, the House threw out of
the bill the allowance for extra work
to committee stenographers, and then
turned In and refused to carry out a
mandate of the United States supreme
court for the payment to J. M. Ceballos
& Co. of New York of $205,814. Finally
the democrats, led by Mr.. Bowers of
Mississippi. sought to defeat the propo-
sition for the payment of the Presi-
dents travelling expenses. but in that
they were unsuccessful.
At 6:18 p. m. adjournment was taken
until Friday noon.
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SUPERVISORS OF
CENSUS ARE MANY

Washington, July 2o-The division of the
supervisors districts and the designa-
tion of the number of census supervisors
to be employed for the thirteenth census
on April 10, 1910. has been completed by
Census Director e. Dana Durand and
his final recommendations have been
transmitted to Secretary Nagel of the
department of commerce and labor.
There will be $50 supervisors districts,
the United States being sub-divided into
800 districts and the other comprising
Porto Rico. The number of supervisors
will be $50. the limit fixed by Congress-
Alaska and Hawaii will have their CEN
sus taken under the supervision of special
agents of the census bureau.
After the appointment of supervisors
by the President confirmation by the
Senate will be required In due course the
supervisors will designate to the census
director the persons selected an enumer-
ators and, with his consent, will employ
and commission them
Following the provisions of the census
law, the boundaries of each supervisors s
district have been made to conform to a
congressional district as far as prac-
ticable, taking into consideration the dem
sity of population and the difficulty Of
communication.
The southern states, in which the su-
provisors' districts conform exactly to
the congressional districts, and the num-
ber of supervisors allotted to each, are
as follows:
Ala bama 8. Arkansas Z, F1oridaS3, Geor-
gia II, Kentucky II, Mississippi s, North
Carolina TO- South Carolina I, Tennessee
10, Texas 16, Virginia 10.
Those in which the supervisors districts
differ from the congressional districts, and
the number of supervisors allotted to each
are as follows:
Louisiana 8, Maryland g. Missouri IA,
Oklahoma 5.
Those which are separately considered
as a single supervisors district are:
Arizona, District of Columbia and New
Mexico.
Several cities and many single counties,
including cities, are each considered
separate supervisors district. Precedent
has been In the main respected.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-21

Butler, Pa, July a.-The strike which
for four days has tied up the Standard
Steel Car companys works was settled
late today and the $500 employees of the
plant will return to work tomorrow. The
settlement is a partial victory for both
sides, each yielding some points.
The strike was ended through the efforts
of the Rev. Father F. Beczewski of the
Polish Catholic church here, under whose
advice the men have been acting almost
from the beginning. Following the pre-
sentation OF an ultimatum by the men to-
day, Attorney Levi M. Wise and Father
Beczewsd were called into consultation
with the company officials.
The latter agreed to take back all of
the workmen and consented to reduction
of the per cent of delinquent rents taken
from the pay envelopes of the men each
week.
Father Beczewski, acting for the strik-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-21
STRIKE or EMPLOYb 3 IN
CAR WORKS is SETTLED

ers, then agreed to abandon the demand
for an increase in wages. consenting to
the company's statement that 1t follow its
usual custom In such matters. An agree
ment was drawn up which was ratified by
the strikers at a mass meeting held on
the comm cns tonight.
Following the announcement of the set
tlement of the strike 1t was agreed that
the % men in Jail in connection with the
labor troubles be released Immediately
on nominal bail
After an announcement by company of
ficials today that only individual grieF-
ances would be heard the strikers had
formulated an ultimatum whose demands
were that the state troops be withdrawn
that all strikers in Jail In connection with
labor troubles be released Immediately;
that the company treat with the commit
tee representing the men, giving assur-
ancs of an increase in wages as soon as
trade conditions warranted, and that the
per cent of delinquent rent taken from the
pay envelopes each week be materially
reduced.
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ATCHISON STOCK
CHANGES HANDS

New York. July 20.-It became known
today that Kuhn, Loeb & Co. had bought
from the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany all, or practically all, of the s1o,-
100000 Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
preferred stock. which the Union Pacific
purchased In 1905. Part of the stock,
1t is understood, has been already sold
to banking houses. The price received
was not given out.
The s10,0o0,000 Atchison preferred cost
the Union Pacific 1885 per share, and
was purchased from Kuhn, Loeb & Co.
The stock is now selling aroun 105.
ID. H. Hartman is authority for the
statement that the Union Pacific acquired
the N0,000,000 stock, not as a speculation,
but for the per cent dividend paid.
In view of that statement Wall street was
at loss 10 account for today's announce
ment. Among the explanations heard
was that the Union Pacific had sold the
stock to avoid legal complications in the
suit brought by the government
The Union Pacific purchased the At
Gibson stock. together with s2S 900, 900 Illi-
nois Central, S39,540000 Baltimore and
Ohio, 900 New York Central and
smaller amounts of Northwestern and St.
Paul.
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HANGING IN STORE
FOR THIS NEGRO

Winnings Station, Ga... July 20-Automo-
biles and blood hounds started today in
pursuit of a negro who criminally as
saulted Mrs. Exy Brown near here this
morning.
The automobiles were filled with a posse
of excited and heavily armed men, de-
termined to lynch the negro If they
catch him.
News reached here late this afternoon
that a negro answering The description
of the assailant of Mrs. Brown has been
captured near Concord. If the negro
should be identified a lynching is con-
sidered inevitable.
Notwithstanding the news of the cap
ture of the negro at Concord. the search
for Mrs. Browns assailant continued un-
abated in this immediate vicinity and
members of the posse and sheriff 3
deputies will guard the neighborhood
roads all night.
The negro arrested at Concord will not
be brought here for Identification before
tomorrow. There is doubt as to his being
the right negro.
Mrs Brown, who was attacked In the
backyard of her home, is suffering con-
siderably from the shock, but her condi-
tion late tonight is not considered critical.
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TODAY'S AGE HERALD

1-Tariff doctors disagree.
Effort to stop strike by injunction
fails.
Safe and Sane league viii open fight.
Orvllle Wright triumphs in aviation.
French cabinet resigns suddenly.
Strike of car company eployes set
tied.
Mob lynches a negro.
Plea of self defense is routed.
&Bessemer council in routine session.
Arrests in June totaled $685.
Impressions of Los Angeles.
3-Wire mill at Ensley to start soon
Butler farmers held for peonaEe.
benson reelected president Of Ala
bama Baptists.
LEditorial comment
B-Government milk inspectors here to
look over dairies.
Alice furnace will be started before
end of month.
Age-Herald newsboys will have big
outing at East Lake today.
Mayor O'Brfen talks on necessity for
additional street equipment.
e-Sutton must have killed himself.
Bodeker wants increase for police
men.
7-Birmingham social events.
New version Of Union tragedy.
S-Many injured in passenger wreck.
s-Stock market in waiting mood.
Cotton again shoots upward
Wheat declines on weather reports.
l0-General snortinr naws-
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New Railroad Tariffs.

Chicago, July O.-According to de-
cision reached by the southern and west
ern railroads. tariffs will go into ef-
feet October equalling the grain rates
to the southeast from all points In Iowa,
North and South Dakota, Minnesota and
Nebraska, SO that grain can be moved
through this city at rates equal to those
of st. Louis and other Junction points.
At the same time 1t is proposed to put
in fiat rates on grain south of the Ohio
river from Cincinnati and Louisville
two cents a hundred pounds less than
through other Ohio crossings, In order
to equalie the shrinkage allowance which
has been made heretofore, so that all
gateways will be on a parity.
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First Effort To Stop
Strike By The Service
OF Injunction Fails

Pittsburg. July 20.-The first effort ever
made in the United States to stop a strike
by enjoniing both the principals and the
commonwealth failed today when Judges
Ford and Brown of the common pleas
court sustained the demurrer of the
Pressed Steel Car company to the petit
tion for injunction made by the Public
Defense association of Pittsburg against
the company, the striking employees and
the sheriff. The hearing consumed most
of the afternoon.
For the strikers, who joined in the
demands of the Denfense association.
that the court enforce arbitration by the
company it was argued that it was high
time for the courts to intervene. For
the Defense association it was argued
that the strike is costing the taxpayers
much money and mucn uneasiness. For
the company it was argued that as the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-21
PLEA OF SELF-DEFENSE
QUICKLY PUT TO ROUT

Watseka, ILL.,, July 20.-The testimony
of witnesses today before the grand jury
here investigating the sayler murder
tends to put to rout the self-defense
plea of the defendant, Dr. w. r. Miller.
Edward Meyer, d. H. Meyer, Edward
Blanton and Van Harwood of Crescent
City, neighbors Of Sayler, were the first
witnesses called. They testified that
attracted by the shooting, they arrived
at the Sayler home four minutes after
the tragedy occurred. On their arrival
DIR. Miller was standing near the door,
way. Sayler's body was lying on the
floor in small pool of blood. Mrs Say
Ter was not in the room. Each of the
four witnesses declared there was no axe
or other weapon in sight, although some
hours later bloody axe with which DR..
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LUMBER MILL AND
TOWN ARE BURNED

Houston, Tex, July 20.-That the
town of Browndel, Tex. south of Hous-
ton on the Santa Fe railroad, together
with the mill and stock of lumber OF
the Kirby Lumber company, valued at
a quarter of a million dollars, was de-
stroyed by fire late today, is learned
by disconnected telephone and tele-
graphic advices from that point. The
fire originated in the lumber mill, but
further than that practically all OF the
200 houses and small stores as we'll as
the mill had burned. Details are not
available tonight. So far as known
there were no casualties.
Communication with Browndel was
cut of during the progress OF the hre,
the flames reaching the telegraph office
before the completion OF d1spatch
which was being transmitted telling or
the fire. Telephone communication
was also lost.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-21

Paducah, KY, July @.-Without firing
a shot a mob took Albert Lawson, the
negro who shot Sheriff R. M. Compton
at Paris, Tenn, Sunday from the Paris
Jail at $3.50 o'clock tonight and hanged
him to mulberry tree a few yards from
the prison. About 30 minutes later the
body was cut down.
An attempt was made early this after
noon to lynch the negro. He was taken
to the courthouse yard, where rope was
placed around his neck. but as the negro
pleaded more conservative men and the
county officials appeared ON the scene
and begged the mob to allow the law to
take its course. A few short speeches
were made and the negro was delivered to
the officials. He was again locked up
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PROGRESS MADE
BY NEGRO RACE

Cincinnati, July 2o.-Conditions Of tho
negro race In the country at large, and
especially in the south, were discussed at
a meeting tonight at the board Of man.
ayers of the Freedman's Aid Society of
the Methodist church.
Progress was noted in both religion and
education and report>showing salts
factory condition of finances of the Freed
mans Aid Society was made.
At the meeting tonight the Rev Frank
c. English of Cincinnati, former pres
ident of Moore's Hill Qndiana) college,
was elected president of Rust university,
which is located In Mississippi.
The financial report showed that the So
ciety received last year $1Ss.0o0 to carry
on its work and that It had a balance
on hand of ssooo
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MOB lYNCHES NEGRO BUT
DOES NOT FIRE A SHOT

Later Sheriff Compton issued poster
over his own signature. requesting the
people to let the law take it's course,
stating that he was much better. 1t
was thought that this utterance from
the wounded man would have good eff
feet.
The town began to fill up with country
men and by nightfall the streets were
thronged. Lynch talk was all that could
he heard. At $50 o'clock a large mob,
with the rope used earlier in the after
noon, went to the little prison, battered
down the door and lynched Lawson. Sew
eral hundred men nearby paid little atten-
tion to the execution.
Lawson was captured early today in a.
pegro's house in Paris. He had had but
one meal since the shooting.
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ARGENTINA AND
BOLIVIA AT OUTS

Buenos Ayres, July 2o.-The Argentine
government has sent passports to the
Bolivian minister here, ordering him TO
leave Buenos Ayres within "a hours.
The government has also telegraphed
Senior Fonseca, Argentine minister to
Bolivia, to leave La Paz Immediately.
The action of the Argentine govern
ment follows the refusal of Bolivia to
accept the decision of Argentina in the
matter of the boundary dispute between
Bolivia and Peru.
The Bolivian minister today advised the
Argentine government that Bolivia had
decided to submit to. parliament for con-
sideration the arbitrial award rendered
by President Alcorta.
In addition the Argentine republic has
taken offense at the annexation of the
province of Bolivia, who, 1t Is assert ed,
has sent circulars to the projects
throughout the country, casting reflec-
tions on the Argentine government
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petitioners are not injured personally and
as the corporation Is a private one, the
courts cannot intervene.
The court in refusing the petition said;
This court has no right to compel the
company to re-employ these men or to
compel the company to operate its plant
again or pay their men more money, or
to install a new wage system.
I'VE only have jurisdiction in regard
TO trouble growing Immediately out of the
strike and any request for restraining
injunction against violence, or which may
lead to loss of life g damage to prop
erty will be consider = e sustain the
demurrer of the COZ a in all points
except that which 0.S IS the right of
a taxpayer to file T@ bill.
When the men \ * ate today that
they again were fal = e company, only
without an arbitr - council in sight.
ugly threats were 90 ated.
Fewer men weFsT 2 sorleHat the. plant
today than Vestt d
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GROSVENOR DAVE
ON RESOURCES

Narragansett Pier, Mass. July 20
Among the papers read today before the
National Commercial Law League of
America was one by Grosvenor Dave.
managing director Of the Southern Com
mercial Congress. on National Resources
and Legislative Provision He urged all
league members to aid in whatever was
being done in the line of conservation in
their particular locality.
United States District Judge Archibald
Of Scranton, Pa, delivered an address on
bankruptcy.
A resolution adopted urged Congress to
pass an aot increasing the salaries Of
United States district judges.
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Poisoned by ButtermIIk.

Mobile. July 20.-Three grown people
and five children were poisoned tonight
by drinking buttermilk. One man and
four children are said to be in a serious
condition. They are said to have drank
buttermilk out of a tin bucket. Two ply
sicans worked for three hours to save
their lives. The only man In the crowd,
Walter Mayberry. a member of the Mo-
bile nre department, II Is not thought
can live. The matter will be reported by
the police department to the board Of
public health for investiRation-
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Miller asserts that he was attacked, was
found beside Sayler's body. The state
contends that this evidence. with con-
tiicting statements made by Mrs. Say
Ter and DR.. Miller, goes to prove there
was no attack on DIR. Miller; that the
murder was premedtated and that Mrs.
Sayler. Miller and Mrs. Saylers father,
John Grunden, and her fathers brother.
Ira Grunden, consplred to manufacture
evidence after the Staying.
The sealed package which the dead
banker, saying he feared for his life,
gave into the hands of his business
partner for safekeeping, will play prom
inent part in the trial, although the con-
tents still remain a secret. 1t was said
here today that in the package Is an in
teroepted letter from DR.. Miller to Mrs.
Sayler
An indictment probably will be returned
tomorrow.
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Murder Theory Abandoned.

Detroit. July 2o.-Coroner Burgess has
abandoned the theory Of murder of Miss
Hattie Schoenheil, who was found dy-
ing yesterday in her room. The young
woman had a weak heart and it is be-
heved she took an overdose OF NOR
phine and that the bruises found on
her body were caused by her fall to
the floor.
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Crowds Cheer Little Shah.

Teheran. July 20.-Enormous crowds
cheered the little Shah. who drove in
state this afternoon from the Sultan
habad to his town residence, Shemede-
mafet, where he received his new min
listers in audience.
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minister of finance; M. Millerand, former
minister of commerce; M. Pichon, min
lister of foreign affairs; M. Barthou min
lister of public works. and M. Delcasse
also are mentioned ip the order named.
M. Joures, the socialist leader Of the
chamber, said:
with Clemenceau disappears the most
dangerous man of the republic
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Near Beer Dealers Arrested.

Asheville. N. c., July 2o.-The near
beer'' fraternity received a rude shock
this evening when 80 of its member were
arrested on warrants sworn out by three
private detectives. brought here and en-
ployed by the Law and Order league of
this city. The warrants allege the sale
of "real beer" in 20 cases and the sale
of liquor in ten others.
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SERIOUS CHARGE
AGAINST SHERIFF

Albany, Ca, July O.-Sherif L. H.
Glenn of Wilcox county, G. B. McDuffy,
marshal of Leary, Ca, and four other
men were arrested today as a result of
bloody fight in a room in a local hotel
during the hours just after midnight. 1t
is charged that a poker game was in pro-
gress, and that one of the players, a
heavy loser. started a rough house"
The sheriff is charged with assault to
murder gambling. carrying concealed
weapons and assault and battery on four
warrants The room in which the al
legged game was in progress is bespattered
with blood One pistol shot was fired.
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Arrest Made In Macon.

Mason. Ga. July 2o.-G. Snyder was to-
night arrested here on charges of gam
bling, It being alleged that he was
party to a bloody mixup in a poker game
in Albany, Ca. last night. He wore val
liable diamonds
Snyder and his wife came here today.
His wife created a scene when the man
was arrested by her protestations. Sny-
der says Chicago Is his home.