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New-York tribune., 1909-10-06
POLITICAL TRIAL IN RUSSIA.
Fate of Constitutional Democratic Party De
pends on Decision.

ptuuS on U6CISIOn.
ST. Petersburg, Oct 5.-Fourteen members of the
Ekaterinburg committee Of the Constitutional
Democratic party have been placed on trial in that
city on the charge OF belonging to a non-legallzed
organization. The trial is OF great political I'm
portance, the accusations are based entirely on
Premier Stolypin's refusal legalize this party,
and the result will apply TO Constitutional Demo-
cratic organizations throughout the empire.
n \. Kuttler former Minister of Agriculture,
was elected to-day member of the Dourna from
St Petersburg. He is a Constitutional Democrat.
Kharkof. Oct 5-The nobility have excluded
from their ranks Professor Maxim KovaIevsky,
leader Of the Democratic Reform party; NJ.
Gredeskul and three other members OF the first
Douma. who were among the signers OF the Viborg
manifesto.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-06
PLAGUE AND FEVER AT euAyAo,m

C'uayaquil Oct During the second half OF
September thirtyeight cases Of bubouic plague were
reported here with fifteen deaths There were eight
cases OF yellow fever in the same period ana tbr.s
deaths.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-06

Peking. Oct C-CFang Chih Tung. Grand Coun-
clor OF China. died at s:45 o'clock last night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
THE STRANGER.

From Saturday Evening Post.
He waited here among us fortnight and
day
He knew as much before he came AZ
when he went away;
Twas he that had the dancing eyes,
twas he that had the smile.
And the singing voice you'd follow though
1t lead your for mile.
The shoulders of a sergeant, too, for all
his chin was bare
A rovin'. rensin' soldier lad from God
knows where.
Christian bred or heaten bred, he left
The bells Of trsnty parishes could ring
for al Of him;
But, faith, he had way with him that
never came amiss-
No man that wouldn't follow him; no
girl he couldn't kiss
And always with the face of one that's
stepping to fair
A rovin, rangin' soldier lad from God
knows where.
He waited here among us a fortnight and
day
But here's luck goes with you, lad. wher-
ever you may stray;
And here's kat though you choose to
tieaS~ tf,sn;isi fftv towns or more
The times you'll knock therell always be
he door,
It's youil be sure of welcome then, as
I'll be sure of care
A rovin', rangin' soldier lad from 0o4
Knows wilere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
JUDGE CRUDE BUSY.
Much Business Transacted in Hunts
vlIIe Federal Court.

Huntsville, November Especial. )-Mor-
gan Davis of Jackson county was In
d...ted by the United States strand jury
yesterday on a charge of paafing counter
fit money. r. is claimed that Davis be-
1ouged 10 q gang Of counterfeisers that
operated extensively in Chattanooga ahu
north Alabama.
The following cases were disposed of
in the United States court yesterday:
Morgan Lowman. Illicit distilling. verdict
of guilty remanded to jail; John Wilson,
Illicit distilling. plead guilty, 30 days in
Jail and 500 fine; Will Tyra, working in
illiict still, plead guilty. 80 days and $40
fine; ]. F Cason, Illicit distilling, verdict
guilty. remanded; j. M. Akers, Illicit dis
filling, verdict guilty, 80 days and 500
fine.
Judge Grub is hearing some interest
ing cases in his chambers. He has un-
der advisenent now the suit Of M. b.
Shelton VS.. Price, which seeks to set aside
the sale of s50c0 of merchandise In Flor
ence. The suit Of Freeman VS.. Billupc.
involving 5000 acres of land in Frank
lin county was heard last night The
complainant alleges thst he made q con-
tract with Mrs. Bllups for the purchase
of this land for $10,500 and that she re-
fused to comply with the contract when
another party offered her the nrice of
s11.500 for the same land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
Skilled and Unskilled Men Wanted

President Ford of the home street
railway company is distributing 10000
copies of a folder urging workers,
both skilled and unskilled, to come to
this district where employment can
be readily secured. One thousand men
are much needed here, and the indica-
lions are that increased numbers will
be needed every additional month.
The industries of this district are to be
put in full operation. New construc-
ton works are to be begun, and the
entire district is to be put on an ac-
tive basis. The places of the men who
left this district in 1908 must be filled,
and that, too, speedily.
It would be unkind and unjust to
call men here when they are not
needed, but there is no chance for mis-
takes in that respect. Workers, both
skilled and unski1led, are needed here,
and the need is becoming greater in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
IN HOTEL LOBBlES
Wednesdays Cartoon.

Walter Blaclxman's cartoon, Away to
China" in The Age-Herald of yesterday
was pronounced by many prominent cit
liens as one of the artists best. Frank
Nelson, Jr., was one of a score or more
of we'll known men who referred to it
as exceptionally telling. Several persons
gave It as their opinion that Blackman
in this cartoon had struck his high-water
mark
VIII T. Sheehan, staff correspondent
of the Montgomery Advertiser in his gos-
sip about the China joke under date Of
Wednesday, says:
"A half dozen men were circulating
petitions insisting upon and urging the
President to make the governor minister
to China, or if that post was filed to
send him to 'Dahomey or some other
country south of China
1T all came of a joking remark made
by the governor at the Hillman BAN
quet the previous night, but the men,
DRY of the jest will linger long in Bir-
mingham, when the Presidents visit will
be dim memory.
1.-The governor in his banquet speech
naturally enlarged upon the greatness and
resources of Alabama He informed the
President that if he needed a man to serve
as associate justice of the supreme court
he could find him by looking over the
Birmingham bar and he concluded: IF
you have not found a man to take the
post of minister to China, why give it
to me-.
with one accord the liners shouted to
the President to grant his request. Send
him to China Let him go to SIAM
What's the matter with Dahomey?' These
and similar calls went up. AS far as STIR
ring up enthusiasm went, nothing ap-
preached the governors suggestion that
he might go as minister to China. He
could not we'll continue his remarks, but
he smiled and held his ground while the
shouts were going on.
1.-THE President was vastly tickled. He
enjoyed the incident hugely and the other
members of the presidential party weary
with much travelling, saw something hu-
morous and refreshing in the popular APP
prevail that the governor had not expect
ed. And every man that had speech to
make after that, played upon the COVER
nors joke and the endorsement that it
had received
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
Omen Water For Iron Centers

Taking their cue from President
Taft the Louisville Courier-Journal and
the Cincinnati Enquirer are demanding
that the Improvement of the Ohio river
should come first. The President and
the two newspapers have their re-
spective habitats on that river. 1t will
cost $63. oo0, 900 to give the Ohio a
nine-foot channel, and all Ohio men
are demanding that their river should
have precedence.
So, perhaps, 1t should over the IA
foot scheme from the lakes to the
gulf. But it should not have prec-
edence over the opening of rivers from
the mineral district Of Alabama. When
the Ohio is given nine-foot channel
in order to float southwark iron and
steel, coal and coke from Pittsburg
and West Virginia, then the Warrior
and the Coosa should be opened to
render a like task possible from this
district. Any other plan would be
sectional, selfish and unjust.
The Coosa and the Warrior will be
content with sixfoot channels, while
tho Ohio wants a nine-foot channel.
The Ohio scheme will cost $50 ,000, 900,
and the opening of the Alabama rivers
will not cost one-quarter of that sum,
and yet the open Alabama rivers
would probably prove the more useful
of the two, because this mineral dis
trict lies nearer the sea-nearer the
Panama canal-and its rivers would
be open the year round.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
am sure cares an enemy to life.
Twelfth Night.
Freight Rate Cases in Georgia

Last year the railroads increased
rates on products consumed in the
south but grown in the west, and the
Macon Grocery company and other
dealers In Georgia secured from Dis
trict Judge Speer an injunction against
the proposed advance in rates. The
circuit court of appeals dissolved this
injunction, taking the ground that the
interstate commerce commission alone
possessed jurisdiction over interstate
rates. No matter how unreasonable
they might be, the courts have no
jurisdiction. So said the circuit court
of appeals, and an appeal from its de-
cision was taken to the United States
supreme court. The case was argued
in the United States supreme court
on Ocstober 20, and a decision is ex-
pected in December or January. A
decision in this important case will
necessarily involve the entire broad
question as to the right of a court to
interfere in disputes over interstate
rates before the interstate commits
sion has acted.
1t will be seen that the case in the
supreme court does not relate to the
reasonableness of the rates in ques-
ton. That subject has been argued,
too before the interstate commerce
commission, but no decision is ex-
pected until after the supreme court
has announced it's decision in relation
to quick injunctions. When the two
decisions are made shippers will
know much more definitely where
they are at.
The Grosseup decision in Chicago as
to rates to Missouri river points in
wolves similar questions, and no doubt
when the supreme court speaks the
business world will know at 9nce how
unreasonable rates can be fought to
advantage. The subject is a very i'm
portant one in a country as broad and
busy as is the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
GORDON OF POLICE
GUARD BUILDING

New York. November A Gordon Of
police, loo In all, stood guard today around
New York's $500 1000 criminal courts build
ing, which the building inspectors have
suddenly found threatened with collapse.
No one was allowed in the structure ex-
cept few workmen and an occasional
evicted court official in search of inn
portant papers. All traffic on the sur
rounding streets has been stopped. Mean
while 300 workmen are snoring up the
cracking walls and constructing a shield
of Pinch beams across the surface of
Lafayette street to protect the subway
beneath, in case the building suddenly
falls into the street
The city engineers expressed fear to-
day that the historic tombs prison, which
occupies full city block just south of
the criminal courts building, might also
be affected by the slipping of the treach-
GUS earth on which the foundations of
both are built.
The construction of the city's subways,
which run beneath the streets both in
front and rear of the two buildings is
blamed by engineers for the slipping Of
the foundations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
A Young Mans Apology.

Il started out in this campaign to be
an amender, but have about decided to
vote against constitutional prohibition,
said a young man who makes his living
as an expert accountant az have been a.
voter five or six years, and have never
lost an opportunity of casting a bal
lot since l first qualified. do not often
talk politics. but read the papers close
ly and usually make up my mind as to the
way I shall vote long while before
election day.
I'm this campaign l started out, as
say. for the amendment. was one of
those who looked upon the amendment
proposition as moral question. l was a
prohibitionist, and after giving the mat
ter some thought 1 concluded that it was
my duty to vote for the amendment
and take the prohibition agitation out
of politics. But gradually 1t dawned on
me that putting prohibition In the con-
stitution would not quiet the agitation.
remembered the state of Maine, where,
after SO years of constitutional prohibit
ton, the liquor traffic is extensive and
drunkenness is greatly In evidence, and
where campaigns are conducted in the en-
forcement issue and no enforcement is
sue.
1T dawned on me, too. that vote for
the amendment would be vote for Judge
Weakley for governor and vote for Gov
ernor Conner for the United States SEN
ate, and | am for Colonel Mallory for
governor and Senator Bankhead to be his
own successor. And the more think
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
MORE THAN 1000
CASES DISMISSED

Kansas city, November 4-More than
1000 indictments returned during Sun
day blue law crusade made by Judge
william H. wallace of the criminal court
here a year ago, were dismissed by Judge
Latshaw In the criminal court here today.
Prosecutor Virgil Conkling moved that
they be dismissed, in keeping with his
prediction promise
The wallace crusade was the most spec
taclar ever attempted here.
Immediately following his appointment
to the criminal bench by Governor Folk
In 1908 Judge Wallace announced that
he intended closing the town on Sunday.
He called a special grand jury, which
returned hundreds of indictments daily
against persons who worked or kept their
places of business open on the Sabbath.
Theatres were the special mark of the
inQuisitors.
Only nine cases were ever tried. Seven
resulted in acquittal and two in convic-
tons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
INDICTED FOR
DOUBLE MURDER

Russellville, November 4.-(Special.)-
Tom Robertson, who Saturday afternoon
murdered his wife, Mrs. Mamie Robertson;
his mother-fn-law, Mrs. J. w. Clark, and
wounded Mr.. Clark, was this morning in
dicted for murder In the first degree by
the Franklin county grand jury. When
brought into court for his plea he plead
not guilty His attorneys are G. o. Chem
ault, William L. Chenault and Henry D..
Jones. His case has been set for trial for
Friday, November IL.
Murder cases of Mrs. Nora Ezzell and
Mrs. Christiana Waltrip were set for
November II and Is. The two women are
charged with completely in the murder
of the husband Of Mrs. Ezzell and have
been in Jail six months
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05

that until the hookworm is routed the
successful treatment of the coexistent
pellagra becomes impossible. The
Sandwich paper produced a deep i'm
preston at the Columbia convention,
coming as it did from a scientist who
had studied the two diseases in several
countries. His theory that pellagra
and the hookworm work together to
pull down agricultural 1aborers is new,
but he stands ready to prove all that
he teaches. He thinks all agricultural
laborers should be examined in Febru-
airy or March, when the eruption of
pellagra is likely to be present. DR.
Sandwich is confident that a diet of
musty maize" is the chief cause of
pellagra, and no doubt he considers
such diet promotive of hooEworm.
If DIR. Sandwith's theory be correct
hookworm and pellagra are working in
double harness in the south, and they
must be combatted together In that
case the Rockefeller million will GER
tainly be useful, and we need not stop
to ask whether it be tainted or not
The Columbia conference will no doubt
prove useful and instructive, and it
may in connection with the Rockefeller
commission open campaign against
both diseases. Such a campaign is
plainly needed, and the Rockefeller
money will no doubt hasten a work
that all consider desirable and bene-
fetal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
GENERAL KOPPINGER
DIES AT WASHINGTON

Washington. November 4.-Gen John ].
Koppnger died tonight at 1890 O'clock
at his residence in this city of pneu-
monia.
General Koppinger was the eldest son
of William Koppinger. gentleman of
County Cork, Ireland, where he was born
October II, 1894 At an early age he
received a commission in one of the yeo-
many regiments then raised in England
for service in the Crimea, but saw no
active service. He then received COM
mission in one Of the papal regiments
and served during the campaign of 1850.
He was taken prisoner at the defense
of the IArocca Gate and was made a
knight of st. Regis for his services.
At the outbreak of the civil war he
received a commission In the United
States regular army on the recommends
ton Of Archbishop Hughes, and was made
captain Of the then Fourteenth infantry,
September, 1851. He served with gal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
Pellaera and HookWorm

Three hundred physicians and sci
entists are sitting at Columbia, s. c.,
discussing both pellagra and the hook
worm. While it is admitted that a
majority of the 5000 known cases Of
pellagra are in the south, yet there
are many cases in other sections of
the country, and a national scourge is
imminent. In Peoria, ILL.,, 100 cases of
pellagra have been diagonized since
August 7, last, and As of that number
have died. At least 100 more in Peoria
have the disease in milder form.
A paper prepared by DIR. Sandwich
Of London, wellknown professor of
physics. was read at Columbia. He
contends frat where pellagra is found
hoohworm is also found. He conteRds
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05

of 1t the smaller the amendment grows IN
my sight as a moral issue 1t looks as IL
the amendment leaders were simply using
us to advance the political fortunes OF GER
tain self-seelxing politicians. OF course.
1 was told at the beginning of the cam
paign that this was so, but I did not
believe it.
1.-THE Rev DR. Snnott's letters have had
much part in converting me to the anti
amendment side. I do not know a great
deal about politics, but l will venture the
prediction that by next Sunday the bot
tom will fall out of the amendment
business. Two or three of my friends who
still declare they are going to vote for
the amendment say it is hopelessly
snagged."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
Military and Police.

birmingham is not up to other cities
of its size on decorating for gala occa-
sions," said a man who until few years
ago lived in Richpond, Va, but in hand
ling large crowds 1t is unsurpassed. At
the Confederate reunion here in 1903 the
crowds were enormous but they were
cared for with splendid hospitality, while
the good order maintained was the sub
ject of unstinted praise. The police regu-
lations were will nigh perfect.
''On the occasion of President Rocse-
velts visit four years ago the police and
military came in for fine compliments:
and on the occasion of President Tafts
visit this week, the National Guard COW
cred itself with glory and SO too did
the police. Ever since the United States
government established the policy of
bringing the National Guard into close re-
lations with the regular army our citizen
soldiery has been steadily improving in
discipline, appearance and in general mil
itary efficiency.
THE Alabama troops now drill and
march like regulars, dress like regulars
and look like regulars. When saw
them on duty Tuesday night and saw
them in the parade on Wednesday, I felt
proud, indeed, of our Birmingham soldier
boys"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
RAILROADS TEST
THE NEW RATES

Guthrie, Okla, November A deter
mined fight between the state corporation
commission and a number of the larger
railroad companies in Oklahoma to test
the constitutionality of the 2-cent fare
and certain freight rates fixed by the state
began in the United States district court
here today before Judge w. C. Hook.
The railroads are asking for tenn
porary injunction forbidding the enforce
ment Of these rates.
Today Judge Hook heard arguments on
the plea of abatement filed by state Of
ficers, who contended that the railroads
had not exhausted their relief in the state
courts, and that the federal court had no
Jurisdiction in the matter. On conclusion
of the arguments Judge Hook announced
Monday or Tuesday.
In making the announcement Judge
Hook asked:
Assuming that the decision of the court
Is adverse to the defendant, how long
will it take the state to prepare to con-
test the action for an injunction"
Replying. Attorney General West re-
apested that the time be made indefinite.
rs he did not know how long 1t would
take to secure data to prove his conten-
ton.
Judge Hook finally, through agreement
of Attorney General West and represen-
tatives of the railroads, stated that il the
decision on today's plea of abatement was
against the state, he would hear argu-
ments on the application for an injunction
in st. Louis December 7.
Guthrie, OKLA, November 4.-Attorney
General. West made the opening argu-
ment in which he contended that as The
railroad companies have not gone int
the state courts to test the railroad
rate law, the federal court has NJ
jurisdiction.
The plaintiffs in the suit are the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, TIE
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe, the Mis-.
souri, Kansas and Texas and the Mid
land Valley railroads. All the plain
tiffs are subject to the 2-cent passenger
rate except the Midland Valley railroad
The Midland Valley convinced the mem.
bers of the state corporation commits.
sion that 1t was not making a :ail
profit under the 2-cent rate. and In &C.
cordance with tho state law, was al
lowed to charge a Scent rate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05

lantry during the war. was severely
wounded at the second battle of Bull
Run, and was made colonel Of the FIJI
teenth New York cavalry January ~,
1865.
After the war he served mainly on tho
frontier as captain in the Twenty-third
infantry major in the Tenth infantry.
lieutenant colonel in the Eighteenth in
fantry and colonel in the Twenty-third
infantry. He was commissioned brigadier
general April %, 1895, and commanded
the department of the Platte till the out
break of the Spanish war He was made
major general of volunteers In July, 1885,
and commanded the Fourth corps. He
was retired for age on October IL, 1898.
General Koppinger married Alice Blain,
eldest daughter of the late James Blain,
in February, 1882. Mrs. Koppinger died
in 1890, leaving two soris, Blaine and Con-
or Koppinger, who survive.
The funeral will take place Saturday
morning with military ceremony. Inter-
ment will be at Arlington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
TATE DENIES REPORT.
Says He Did Not Attempt seIf-De.
struction.

Meridian, November 4.-(Special. I'M. p,
Tate of Helena, Ark, who, It was al
legged, several days ago had taken an
overdose of bromidia, followed by an over
dose of morphine, at his room in a local
hotel, has entirely recovered from the
effects Of the drugs. He makes a strenu-
GUS denial of the report that he had at
tempted self-destruction He says that
he had been Ill, run down and nervous,
and that he had taken a dose of bromidla
without consideration of quantity, and
that 1t affected his heart to such an extent
that Inconsistencies followed and medical
attention was called in. He was taken
from the hotel to a local sanitarium
where he soon recovered.