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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS

Page l. World wins it's contention in Panama libel case. Naval appropriation bill is passed. Resources tt nation must be conserved. Mine Workers go wild over John Nit chell. Prohibition condemned as an absurdity. Cooper trial is halted st Nashville. Electoral messengers may be fined. Taft will confer with Knox and Hitch cock Anorderly lynching occurs in Mobile.
 Page z. T.av loses thumb playing in Bessemer. Selma Is after law violators,
 F'see ,. Thomas notified of confirmation. Tuscaloosa city council in session. Higginbotham has narrow escape.
 Faae <. Editorial comment
 Saee 5. Chief Bennett comments on fire risks Birmingham is running. Industrial commissioners of America in session here. Anti-saloon league may take up ques- ton of constitutional prohibition for Bir- mingham. Alabama Wholesale Grocers' association in session here. Woodlawn plans to have new bank.
 Page 6. Insurance men slow to report. Sunday at the churches.
 Page 7. Birmingham society. Feminine Fancies, by Dolly Dalrymple.
 Page 8. Bradstreets and Duns reports.
 Page g. Stocks are inactive and lower. Cotton continues to make gains. Wheat declines on heavy shipments.
 Page 10. Athletic basketball club defeated. Jack Biddle's dogs win at St. Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
Mine Workers Go Wild
 Over John Mitchell
Former President Cheered To the Echo When He Enters Convention Hall-He Says He Is Willing To Go To
 Prison If It Will Help To Strengthen Organization.

won't see things as he used to see them, when he worked in the mines or with the miners"
 Gentlemen, l want to make a pledge to you here," said MT. Mitchell. T do not intend that the day will ever come when I shall see things differently. So long as 1 live l hope to be true to and to de- fend the rights of these people, and to advocate the cause of labor l believe in this trades union movement and in tb United Mine Workers of America /l>s my heart Is with you. ~ S
 What concerns me now is not U .No sibility of going to prison. l am e o,S Il about this union. If my going . y on and even staying there would Q sS or ganize all of the miners in t dntry, 1 would say without hesita, The prison for me
 "Gentlemen, be careful when you leave here that nothing has been said or done that will bring back old days when miner fought miner and operator fought them all. Your differences will be your em- ployers opportunity. Much as l respect the coal operators, and 1 believe as em- ployers they are above the average in fairness, still as you divide they will unite and unite much at your cost.
 Though I may not be able to remain with you long, my spirit will be with you here. Let this ever De III our Hlnds that back at home in the mines and modest little cottages are hundreds of thousands of men, women and children with eyes turned this way. As you act bear in mind that to them you must give an accounting"
 He declared he had given so much of his life to the uplifting of this great union that he had come to regard it somehow as my own child" And" he declared, T will defend it as l would defend my child"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

Indianapolis, January 22-This was John Mitchell day in the convention of the United Mine Workers of America. When the former president of the miners appeared on the stage of Tomlinson hall, 1900 delegates went wild with enthusiasm.
 MT Mitchell pictured what he consid- cred the injustice of a system by which the constitutional rights of free speech and a free press were denied." and by which men could be deprived of their liberty without a trial by jury. He re- pudiated nothing that he had said or written in his book in the past, concern ing the duty of resistance of any order unjustly depriving people of these con- stitutional rights.
 The injunction, MT. Mitchell declared, was not all bad, but he said it had been used as an instrument of oppression.
 P. J. McLester, a delegate, moved that a petition be prepared and addressed to President Roosevelt, protesting against Judge Wrights decision. It was adopted and the petition will be signed by every delegate and officer in the convention.
 Samuel Gompers sent the following message to the convention:
 Please convey to the delegates fra ternal greetings and best wishes for a most successful convention. Now is the time that tries mems souls. Now is the time to more thoroughly organize and solidify the ranks of labor. Stand true for the cause of justice and human free dom.'
 Touching on his own life, MT. Mitchell said:
 Some one may have said John Mitchell is out of the labor movement now; he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
WAR PROCLAIMED
 UPON NEAR BEER

Savannah, January 22-Indictment under the provisions of the GeorgiA prohibition law Is promised all near beer dealers who, by next Tuesday, have tailed to pay the state license tax on near beer selling. The "big stick" method of collecting the tax Is expected to bring every cent of such taxes into the county ordinary's of flee before the time limit is up.
 Fred Haar, whose store was raided last night, was indicted today and Judge Wal ter G. Charlton in his charge to the grand jury, declared that the recent appearance in his courtroom of a drunken juror proved that liquor was obtainable within the vicinity of the courthouse, and urged the grand jury to get after those who failed to pay the near beer tax.
 Solicitor General Hartridge gets several daily reports from the ordinary's office, and keeps lists of those who should pay and those who have paid the tax If the list does not agree on Tuesday, indict- ments will follow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
CALL DEGREES
 ONE- MAN POWER

New York. January 22.-Representativs Samuel w. Mccall of Massachusetts, in the course of lecture at Columbia univer- sity. today commented upon "one man power in Washington and declared that Congress only could be the means of saving the nation from some chance autocratic president"
 ''The presidential message" he said, established by the constitution has fallen into disrepute because it has been used for purposes for which no state paper should ever have been employed, and has now uncommonly been used as a method of making an appeal to the coun- try under the guise of a communication to Congress It has been often used as q vehicle for delivering attacks upon indi- viduau American citizens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
Two Measures Tabled.

Nashville. January 22.-By good majority today the house tabled the senate joint resolution calling TOT ln- vestigation of the alleged whisky lobby and for the second time during the session the house put itself on record as opposed to any kind of legislation of this character. A joint resolution asking for an investigation of the charge made by p. B. Chappeh and B. F. Haynes, local Methodist minis ters, that corrupt influences were be- ing used on members of the assembly was laid on the table by practically 8 unanimous vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
WORKING ON THE
 HUNDLEY CASE

Washington, January 22.-(Special)- Republican members of the Senate ju- diciary committee will attempt to limit those who appear before the committee next week on the Hundley case to charges against the judge which have not here tofore been argued. The anti-Hundley committee Is understood to be preparing arguments alleging Hundley's unf1tness for the judiciary as demonstrated by his rulings from the bench
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
COOPER TRIAL IS HALTED
 AND JUROR MAY BE LOST

Nashville, January 22.-The third day of the Cooper Sharp murder trial passed not only without securing another juror. but if the motion of the state he sustained one of the six already chosen will be eliminated because he was intoxicated when he reported Tor service and was chosen. The state claims 1t secured knowledge of Juror Leigh's condition after it had accepted him and Judge Hart set tomorrow at g am. to pass upon the motion.
 The summoning of 500 additional +alasmen began late this afternoon. The men drawn from the jury box are to appear Monday at a. m. when the CT fort will be made to complete the lz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
ELECTORAL MESSENGERS
 MAY BE FINED 5000

Washington, January 22.-(Special)- Seven electoral messengers from as many states will be fined 5000 apiece if they do not deliver to the Vice President by next Monday the electoral vote Of their re- spective states. Among them are mes sengers from Alabama, Kentucky and Mississippi Both Kentucky and Alabama have sent copies of their vote by mail, but nothing has been heard from their messengers.
 Mississippi is the only state which has not communicated either by mail or mes senger with the Vice President. The fact that the ballots are not delivered propertly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

men who will try the alleged slayers of ex-Senator Carmack.
 Judge Hart announced tonight that no sessions of the trial would be held on Saturdays. He believes that the case can be completed more rapidly by giv- ing the attorneys one day in six in which to consult.
 Shortly after adjournment today Judge Hart became suddenly III and a physician was summoned to attend him in the judges office in the criminal court building. Acute indigestion was the trouble and late this afternoon the judge was much easier.
 pr. w. G. Ewing, who is attending him thinks Judge Hart will be able to call court to order at the usual time Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23

would not prevent the counting of the vote, as the record in the state capitols would be available in any case. Nevertheless the law provides a penalty of 5000 for noncompliance with its terms.
 Representative Wiley of Alabama has introduced a bill which seeks to extend the scope of the operations of the office of public roads of the department of agri- culture so as to embrace national aid in the improvement of the public roads.
 George w. VanHouse, Jr., of Tuscaloosa was today appointed by the President lieutenant in the marine corps on the recommendation of Senator Johnston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
n1hree PIeasant Establishment" :"

Paris, January 22.-An American business man named Bell, who is said to reside at Bayside, N. Y., today made the acquaintance of three pleasant Englishmen while he was admiring the masterpieces of art in the Louvre Afterward MT. Bell and his three ac- quaintances adjourned to cafe, where the Enghshmen relieved MT. Bell of s60OO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
Action for Libel Is Illegal.

Pittsburg January 22-That action of libel cannot be brought in federal courts against the publishers of newspapers con taining the alleged libelous matter con corning the purchase by the United States of the Panama Canal company, is the conclusion reached by a prominent mem Der of the Pittsburg Law school faculty, following his discovery of records of similar case over 100 years old. The Uni ted States supreme court in the February term, 1897, denied that such jurisdiction was within the powers of federal courts
 Later records showed that the Connecti- cut Courant of May [ 1906. contained a 'libel on the President and Congress. charging them with having in secret voted s2,0o0,0o0 as a present to Bonaparte for leave to make a treaty with Spain'
 Judges of the district court were di- vided, and the case was certified to through the supreme court. Judge Mar shall was chief justice and Samuel Chase. Bushrod Washington, William Johnson and Brockholst Livingston, associate jus tices Justice Johnson wrote the opin- ion, saying: Although this question Is brought up now for the first time to be decided by this court. We consider 1t to have long been settled in public opin- ion'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-23
SubpOenas Issued for Editors and Other World En-
 pIOyes Are Set Aside
JUDGE WARDS DECISION
 OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
In Setting Aside Subpoenas Judge Ward Declares That No Citizen Can Be Made to Testify
 Against Himself.

New York, January 22.-The subpoenas served upon J. Angus Shaw. secretary of the Press Publishing company, and Will liam P. Mclaughlin, sporting editor of the New York World, at the beginning of the federal grand 5urys investigation here in connection with alleged libel pub lications regarding the Panama canal purchase, were set aside by Judge Ward of the United States circuit court today. The validity of these subpoenas was contested because they did not name the parties to the proceedings but summoned the witness to testify generally In be- half of the United States
 Today's discussion loses much of it's significance through the fact that tue government has since adopted another form of subpoena in the matter. The federal grand jury which has been tak- ing the testimony of witnesses was not in session today having adjourned yester- day until Monday.
 Of particular interest to constitutional lawyers is that portion of Judge Wards decision which affirms the principle enun- ciated in the fifth amendment to the con stitution which provides that no one shall be compelled to be a witness against himself.
 "It is quite clear" says Judge Ward.
 sthat the ordinary citizen called upon to testify in the strange environment of the. grand jury room under the lnterro- gation of the Juited states attotney will be quite unable to assert his rights, even if he knows what they are. He ought to have an opportunity to consult and be advised of the extent of his right te refuse to testify and of the way in which to protect himself against giving testi- mony that might incriminate him."
 How very wide and far-reachng Is the decision is indicated by Judge ward him self, who declares:
 "It Is not a question of the nature of the particular object now under consid- eration by the grand jury, but the ques- ton is to determine the practice to be followed in this district in all cases. by all United States attorneys and grand juries, a matter concededly of the utmost moment.
 United States District Attorney Stimson while admitting that the decision upsets practice current since 1852, is confident that it does not open the doors to review of federal cases already adjudicated, on the ground that conviction was obtained through the use of the subpoenas today declared invalid by Judge Ward
 Todays decision also affects the validity of a subpoena "duces tecum" served upon the secretary of the Press Publishing company, and calling upon him to produce books, records and receipts of the World for examination by the federal grand jury.
 Judge Ward held that the subpoena in question might amount to an unreason- able search or seizure within the fourth amendment to the constitution" and granted the motion to quash and set it aside, together with the others.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

divided into two nearly equal lots One
was photographed as the sample run.
and the other was picked over by hand
in order 10 get out the small or mis-
shapen kernels. thus leaving sample Of
seed that would be dropped With a fair
degree Of accuracy by the corn planter,
the two being photographed separately
The number OF kernels taken out was
q surprise, and the experiment was re-
peated With othsr ears with very similar
results.
This illustration should make il plain
TO the average farmer that he cannot
afford to plant his seed without some ef-
fort toward eliminating these undesir.
able kernels and grading that lett f0r
size 20 that It win Dc dropped accurate.
~ BY The planter II the illustration
does not, few moments 81 experiment
Ing with ears from his own seed corn
viii 60 far toward convincing him OF
course 4 good deal can be accomplished
by shelling 0if the tips and butts before
Smelling the seed. but even then there
viii be kernels in the seed hat had Far
better not be planted But the hand
picking Of the seed viii take very little
time and the results will certainly be
profitable.
It win cost very little to handpick the
seed TO plant an acre. and a few cents
worth Of time so expended will be likely
70 yield large return IN the increased
yield secured from the better stand Of
corn, which viii not only b. much more
accurately distributed in the hills. but
more uniform in the stalks growing in
those hills, since the plants viii al come
from normally developed kernels which.
if they have been properly tested for
termination, viii have about an equal
degree Of vitality, hence may be ex.
pected to develop less weak and barren
stalks than Is usual III the field where
thc seed i selected and tested and
planted ID the too usual careless way.
We believe that this i ono 81 the early
for the corn crop To which
II will pay TO give some attention On the
average farm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11
wILLIAMST0wN.

Another dance at Grange hall Friday
evening, May ia, with Spears orchestra
in attendance.
w VI Crearson, who has been III for
several weeks, was able TO walk to his
barber shop yesterday.
John a. Perry, our master mechanic
has gone to Mortified, where he has
work at his trade for several weeks.
The two stately old trees in front Of
the Ainsworfh place on North Main
street that have done shade service for
so many years are being cut down.
All members Of the Williamsfown band
are requested to meet at the band room
in the town hall next Monday evening.
May IL; also any others who may be
interested in maintaining band in this
town
Improvements are in progress on the
y. X .Lynde Co.'S store by the addition
of an extended and wider piazza. which
when completed will add greatly 70
the appearance and convenience Of the
buildings.
BY an error Of the types and an omis-
sion in the last item Of this column
yesterday, we were made 70 use what
appearance TO be some kind Of an Indian
word with a French ending, when we in
tended TO say, let MS all work together
pun together, and praise up instead 81
run down the industries and conditions
Of our busy, wide awake and growing
towns talk up the good points and ad
yantages that our community possesses,
and forget the bad ones"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

THE BENEFIT OF FAIRGROUNDS.
Barre having made a start toward Sc
curing Fairgrounds for its children popu-
lation. will be interested in learning
President Taft's positive endorsement
Of the general plan as he gave it to the
Congress Of Fairgrounds association now
in session in Pittsburg President TAFT
wrote. Il do not know anything which
will contribute more to the strength and
morality Of that generation Of boys and
girls compelled to remain part Of urban
populations in this country, than the
institution in their cities Of Fairgrounds
where their hours Of leisure can be occu.
pied b. rational and healthful exercise,
The advantage is two-foId: In the first
place, idleness and confinement in d mar
row space IN the city, in houses and
cellars and nnventilated dark rooms ia
certain to suggest and bring about per-
nieious occupation and create bad habits.
Gambling, drinking. and other forms Of
vice are promoted in such a restricted
mode Of life. In the second place, an
opportunity for hard, earnest and joy
Gus play improves the health, develops
the muscles, expands the lungs and
teaches the moral lessons OF attention,
self-restraint, courage and patient EFF
fort. think every city is under the
strongest obligation to its people to fur.
nish to the children, from the time they
begin to walk until they reach manhood
places within the city walls large enough
and laid out in proper form for the
playing Of all sorts Of games which are
known to our boys and girls and are
liked By them
This little municipality does not,
properly speaking. come under the class
which President Taft specifically men
tions as being the most in need Of public
Fairgrounds. but each succeeding year
finds the children more and more tramp
ed for open spaces for their amusements
and the sooner the city begins system.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11
GETTING READY FOR CORN.
Some Things Which the Planter Should
Attend To.

The selecting and testing Of the seed
corn before planting so as TO make sure
Of a good stand OF corn under normal
conditions, has been talked and written
about so much during recent years that
it would seem that little remains 10 be
said, and yet il is doubtless fact that
not 10 per cent. of the farmers Of the
state or country make an car test OF
their seed corn This Is an important
item in the preparations for the corn
crop which should not be neglected. says
the New England Farmer The adYan-
tage Of testing the seed corn In the man
ner so often described in these columns,
so that the ears from which the kernels
are taken for trial may be saved or
rejected in accordance with their per
formances IN the terminating box, need
not be further emphasized They are
apparent to every man who has given
the subject any thought. But that the
work of selecting seed corn may be-
profftably carried to the kernels after
the ears have ben selected and tested is
q new idea to many This Is point
which was emphasized by Mr.. Davis OF
Indiana, in his corn talks at the Round
Up institute. He urged the careful
hand picking OF the seed, even where the
corn grader is used. to get uniform
sized kernels, SO as to get The kernels
OF such uniform size as to insure aceur-
ate dropping by the planter and to elm.
mate all poorly shaped Or broken kerr
nels.
As a means Of determining how much
there might be in this advice the writer
shelled two average seed ears. These
were in no sense show ears. but about an
average as compared with the seed ears
which are used on the average farm
for planting the main corn crop. These
ears were shelled without removing tip
or mtt kernels, since great many
farmers follow this practice in preparine
their seed, simply Smelling it n the corn
shelter the same as they 90 for chicken
feed. As means Of illustrating how
much chicken feed there is III an average
ear Of corn shelled ii this way. sample
was taken at random from the box into
which the two ears were shelled and
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

The Grand Army post Of st. Adams, il
ii announced, had nothing to do with
the invitation to a former Confederate
to visit Vermont. And on the other
hand, It has not mixed il the controversy
up to date; which must Be repression
on one side Or the other Of the discussion
as g. A. R. men generally have opinions
on matters pertaining to the Civil War,
However that may be, The Times hereby
eorreets any impression it may have
given that the St Adams post was con
nected with the invitation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

Although Williston, in Chittenden
county, voted to license the sale Of
liquor this year, it win remain actually
dry since no one applied for license.
There doesn't seem to be any good reason
why Williston should have voted wet
in the first place unless it was because
Of certain contrariness that creeps into
people now and then.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

attic scheme for providing Fairgrounds,
Tie cheaper II win BE- and Che better for
The good Of the children. IN authorizing
the purchase Of land il a certain section
Of the city At a recent meeting The
citizens made en- excellent move.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

rs there no end Of such slush as this,
1T was an act Of God that directed
Capt. Hains's hand when he took the
life Of the man who had ruined his
home"g Murder trial are trials, indeed
trials Of ones patience in this case.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

State Treasurer Deavitt reports a
good increase in deposits in the savings
department Of national banks. Those
"rainy days" are evidently brought TO
mind by the aetuality Of present at
mospheric conditions.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

New distinction for President Taft;
his uncle. aged 90, out in Michigan, has
eleped with an unusually pretty and at
tractive dressmaker," aged 20. When
other means OF publicity fail, there are
still ones relatives to fall back upon.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-11

Ar exchange states that Col. Halford
of st Adams has been engaged to "orate'
in Barre on Memorial day. We had been
under the impression right along that he
was engaged to speak.