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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
British Elections Are 10 Be
Fought With Bitterness
CAMPAIGN IN FULL SWING
Lloyd George Delivers Speech IOS
of Fight In Which He oeols $
the Budget Will Soon q
Revived.

London, December 3.-King Edward S
second parliament, which appears des-
tined to become memorable one in the
country's history, was prorogued today
with the customary formalities. 1t will
soon be dissolved and writs issued for
new elections to the house of commons
The polling will begin January 10, and
will extend to January "a. The new par
lament will assemble about the middle
of January.
Although Premier Asouith has made no
arrangements to meet the situation cre-
ated by the house of lords the commits
sioners of customs have issued a notice
that taxes on tea, tobacco, spirits, etc,
will continue to be collected pending the
assembling of the new parliament.
The trades affected by this order all
agree that this course would preclude
disturbance In business.
The election campaign already is in full
swing and many speeches were delivered
tonight in all parts of the country. Lord
Lansdown, the opposition leader in the
house of lords, in an address at Ply
mouth, defined the issues as tariff re-
form versus the extinct budget and two
houses OF parliament versus a single
chamber.
Winston Spencer Churchill president
of the board of trade, spoke at Preston
and challenged the unionists to show any
benefit that could come to the cotton
trade from their fiscal policy.
Believing that a victory of the union
lists would put back the clock on social
reform, the labor parties executives have
agreed to the liberal proposals to avoid
triangular contests by recommending the
withdrawal of a score of labor candi-
dates The principle to be observed is
that the 1aborites will contest the seats
they held in the expiring parliament
At the luncheon of the National Lib
ersI club, Mr.. Lloyd George delivered
a fighting speech in which he expressed
confidence that although the budget had
been buried, it was insured the certain
hope of an early resurrection. Attempts
would be made he said, to divert the
minds of the people to irrelevant ques-
tions; but the one great and dominant
question was that of the house of lords,
and this would absorb all others. 1t was
time for the lords to be handled firm
ly, the chancellor added, and for one he
would not remain member of the lib
eral cabinet for an hour unless he knew
that the cabinet had power to carry
its bills. Declaring that a majority of
the lords were In their places simply
to prevent the passage of radical meas
ures, he added that the greatest men
ace of the upper house had been op-
posed to the rejection of the budget
bill. Even Lord LansdowRe, he believed,
would rather have passed the budget, but
he had been forced into the position
taken against his better judgment.
The chancellor concluded:
with all the lords cunning their
greed has overborne their craft, and we
have got them at last"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
SENSATIONS PROMISED
TN THE WARRINER CASE

rapher from the United States collector
of customs office. will appear before the
grand jury next Monday or Tuesday.
An attorney has given this assurance to
Prosecutor Hunt Since she fled on No
vember II her whereabouts have been
unknown until detective agency To-
Gated her last night. 1t is believed she
went to Chicago and New York to con-
fer with certain interested persons.
While Couden was closeted with the
grand jury today it was reported that
Edgar s. Cooke the Chicago man who
supplied the letters of Mrs. Jeanette
Stewart Ford to the prosecutor, accord
ing to the latters declaration, had again
appeared in Cincinnati. This report was
at first discredited but was confirmed
tonight by the testimony of q man who
has known Cooke for 15 years and who
saw him leaving the railroad depot
What Cookies temperance within a
few days and what his conference with
the imprisoned Warriner mean are mat
ters of conjecture.
In the meantime rumor is being fed as
siduously by the attorneys for Mrs. Ford
They insist that when the whole truth of
the defalcation is known men of higher
position in the railroad world than those
already under suspicion will be implicated
and they also asserted that the real
shortage will be found to be many times
in excess of the $642000 which has been
named in WARMERS confession.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
BOSTON PEOPLE
VISIT CHICAGO


Chicago, December s.--To promote
closer social and business relations be-
tween Boston and Chicago banquet was
rendered the members of the Boston
chamber Of commerce, now on a visit
here, by the Chicago Association of Com
merce tonight. Gov. Eben c. Draper,
governor of Massachusetts, and more
than 100 Boston busines men and Gov.
A. J. Pothier of Rhode Island were
guests.
Addresses were made by Governors
Draper and Potbier, Gen. Charles II.
Tavlor of Boston, B. J. Rothwell, acting
president of the Boston chamber of COM
merce. and E. M. Skinner, president of
the Chicago Association OF Commerce.
General Taylor complimented Chicago
ON its wonderful growth and still more
wonderful future.
General Taylor then spoke on the great
development of New England as a sum-
mer resort.
"A conservative estimate OF the annual
revenue from the vocation industry or
New England must place the total at
from s5O.0O0 900 to 100000 900" he said.
Thus out Of the pocket of the trust
ing summer cottager and boarder, the
thrifty Yankee digs far more wealth ev-
cry year than is dug out or all the SILVER
mines of America
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
It Is Believed That a New
Speaker viii Be Elected
WHO WILL SUCCEED HIM 2.
Iowa Man Who Follows Cannon Might
Be Elected Speaker But For Fear
That insurgents Will Gain
Too Much.
BY WATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington, December Especial. y
Republican members of the House who
are in close touch with the House or
the maintenance of Cannon rule as they
would have believed. In fact, It Is ad-
mitted by those in the speakers conf
dence that the most he can expect is a
series of parliamentary victories in the
House this winter. They do not believe
that Cannon can be reelected to the
speakership in the next Congress and
gress expires he may lose his grip in
the organization. The most vital ques-
ton confronting Speaker Cannon's close
friends in the House today is not the
reelection of the speaker, but rather
upon whim will his mantle fall.
Deserved or undeserved, whether it be
true or false that any other organiza-
ton man under the present rules would
be as unpopular as the present speaker,
it remains that it is Speaker Cannon for
whom public sentiment has it in for and
there is no escape from it. Realizing
this, there is a general casting around
for some man as the next speaker of
republicans.
The influence of the speaker will, OF
course, play the most important part in
the solution of this problem. AS matters
stand he can name the next speaker.
but there is we'll defined opinion that
II is aoing to be a hard matter TO get
| the speaker to concede that he is out
one Of his companions.
The consequence LIS that fear is ex-
pressed by some of the members within
the organization that an outside combina-
ton may be effected that will gain con-
troll and name q man who will not favor
the insiders. Considerable sentiment is
believed to be developing upon Represent
ative walter l. Smith of Iowa. Mr.
Smith is member of the appropriations
committee and is regarded as one of the
ablest members in the House. He is a
Cannon follower and in fact about the
only Iowa member who is not an out
right insurgent. He promises to loom up
very strong when the break comes
Six contested election cases will be
heard before the House of Representa- :
tives Monday. Two are from South Caro-
lima Richardson VS.. Lever, in the Seventh
district and Prioleau VS.. Legare in tho
First district-all the contests are from
the south, except one, the Tenth Massa-
chusetts district where ]. M. Calvin is
after the seat of J. G. O'Connell. H.
C. Warmth is contesting Representative
Estopinal in the First Louisiana dis
trict; ]. A. Smith wants Representative
Webb's seat in the Ninth North Caro-
lima district and ]. NJ. Parsons is the
contestant against Representative Saun-
ders of the Fifth Virginia district.
Owing to the large republican majority
in the House the chances are believed to
be unfavorable to the seating of the con-
testants In recent years the gaining of a
contest is not as easy matter as for
merly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04

Cincinnati, December S-Charies Il.
Warriner. according to developments to-
day, was compelled to make cash set
tlement of $4,000 In one lump to escape
being held in the clutches OF certain
blackmailers. for II years to come.
Prosecutor Hunt has in his possession
25O demand notes for 500, each of which
is alleged to have been presented by
a woman to Warriner for immediate sig
nature on September %, 1905. These notes
bear dates from September rs, 1906, to
August 21, 1922 The notes are said to
be a part of a scheme Of blaclSmail by
which Warriner was to have been held
in financial bondage as it were for II
years.
But Warriner baked on discounting the
future, it is said, and paid the entire
s25. 900 at once instead of paying that
amount in 500 installments. Warriner
is reported to have told the prosecutor
that he sent the unsigned notes to a
man in Chicago, with written explain
alton of why he had not attached his
signature.
WARMERS refusal to sign the notes did
not free him from the grip of blackmail,
a $ he later was compelled to pay various
sums ranging from $3.50 hotel bills to
$1,000 for expenses for the benefit of a
woman.
Miss Ida Brockaway, missing stenog-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
mrs. DOXEY COMES
BACK FOR TRIAL


st. Louis December S.-Witn mrs. Dofa
f. Doxey in the custody of Sergeant
Wade Matthews of the ST. Louis police
aa,art,,,a,+ an route from Colunnb,s.
- 80 ,,,,raar 1,,ro,a,.
NED, 10 race cnai SO u niu' ".
Baron today completed arrangements TO
hold an inquest over the body of William
Y rrder. The coroner expects to have
~ oo,,n,et. renort of the chemist bv
.ne ~,
MONDAY ana II IS possip'e 'ne 'iaues. WIN
be held on that day The state alleges
Mrs. Doxey put arsenic in Erders food.
sho lived with him as his wife.
-. II, .,,,,a .ara tor,,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
MORE ARGUMENT
In PIERCE CASE

Austin, Tex, December 3.-Arguments
on the disability of the affidavit in the
trial of IT, Clay Pierce, charged with
false swearing, were concentrated to-
day upon the question Of whether in max
ing it, Pierce swore 20 conclusions and
whether repealed statute can be used
to base a criminal prosecution upon.
Considerable attention was given today
by both the state and the defense to the
applicability to the case at bar of the
Schoenfeldt case. in which the Texas
court of criminal appeals last May dis
missed an indictment for perjury predi-
Gated upon testimony given by de-
fendant in civil suit as to what he
had agreed to do in the execution of a
certain contract the court holding that
he had made oath to conclusions.
The entire day was occupied with argu-
ments and at adjourning hour late this
evening the argument was still uncon-
cluded.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
Secretary OF Macy Says
Keep The Macy YARDS

Washington. December 3.--Warning the
government that it might be compelled to
buy them back at an increased cost, Sec
retary Meyer of the navy department.
in his annual report to the President.
today recommends the retention, for the
present, Of all the navy yards owned by
the governmerss He would have the gov
ernment wait until the completion of the
Panama canal before closing any of the
yards on the southern coast
Two big battleships of all-big gun class
are recommended by the Secretary, as
we'll as a repair ship. He makes it plain
in his report that he is opposed, ex-
cept occasionally, as a check on cost, to
the construction of battleships at gov
ernment yards, and to the limitation of
the construction of only one battleship
by any one shipbuilding concern.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
TESTIMONY GIVEN
IN MINE INQUIRY

Cherry, ILL.,, December S-Testimony at
the hearing before the coroner's jury and
the Illinois mining commission, which are
investigating the st. Paul mine disaster,
tended to substantiate the charge of the
miners union officials that the fire start
ed from an unprotected torch.
Based on the testimony Of Charles
Throne, driver, and others. the suppo-
sition now is that car of hay was drawn
beneath a naked torch which was tipped
downward at an angle sufficient to drop
oil and saturate the load.
Hugo Kundig, the purchasing agent.
testified that the electric cable was put
out of condition on November and that
he had ordered a new one, which arrived
yesterday.
In the meantime, he said, torches had
been used.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04

Baltimore. December Sit was learned
here today that r. Henry Lynn. of the
American National bank of Washington,
was killed while duck hunting on the
Susquehanna fats near Havre de Grace
today. 1t is believed that Mr. Lynn's gun
was accidentally discharged. blowing a
hole in the sink box he was occupying
and that 1t recoiled upon his abdomen
making 1t impossible for him to call for
help which was within easy reach. There
are no wounds upon the body and it ap-
pears evident that Mr.. Lynn. probably in
sensible from the effects of the recoil.
drowned as the weight OF his body
dragged the sink box down and filled Y
with water.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
ToDAY's AGE-HERALD.

1--Zelaya ignores ultimatum of Knox.
Cannonism will be knocked out.
More mystery in New York tragedy.
British contest will be memorable.
Secretary of Navy urges activity.
Sensations promised In Warriner case.
AParr examined in sugar trial.
Report made on Athens epidemic.
3-News from Ensley.
stevens will not run for Congress.
4-Editorial. comment.
5-OfficiaI count In JEFFERSON shows 17O1
majority against amendment.
Three political contests scheduled for
next year.
waterworks company will rush work
on new plant.
Macon. Ca, officials in city.
TTniaue fire test will be made today.
Robert A. Teer dies from injuries sus-
tained in fall.
DR., Hadley lectures on value of public
library
a. schattanoosa to get big plant.
drainage laws need amending.
-Birmingham social events.
Dolly Dalrymples department
sTrade reports are irregular.
APrjces Of stocks move upward
sharp furry in wheat market
Ginners report sends cotton higher.
sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
NEW PARTY SLOGAN
FOR DEMOCRATS

washington, December S.-(Special)-
washington wouldn't; Grant couldn't;
Roosevelt shan't." The above is slogan
for the democratic party IN lSiS II coineS
from a republican source
Senator Overman of North Caroilha re-
peated it to some of his democratic col
leagues at the capitol this morning. the
senator was speaking of the prevalent
opinion among politicians concerning the
noss,h,,ities of the Roosevelt renomina-
ton in 1912.
~ dined the other day with very
prominent republican SAID the SENATOR
"and found him insistent upon the idea
that there would be no escape from
Roosevelt. II he is nominated he said
+ would propose this campaign slogan
for your party.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
Deputy Sheriff Shot.

Pittsburg, December s.-For pulling
down a black flag in defiance of the edict
OF an infuriated mob of striking foreign
workmen near the Colonial Steel com
panys plant at Monica, Deputy Sheriff
Conway Crowley was shot today and
probably fatally wounded. Striking work
men. after taking down the American
fiag, placed the black flag on pole and
gathered about T. daring the police Of
flcers to take 1t down. Tho sheriff has
placed deputies on duty at the steel plant.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04

New York. December 3.-President Taft
was bitterly assailed as unqualified to
speak on the negro problem in the south
by Francis d. Winston, former governor
of North Carolina, who addressed the
annual meeting of the North Carolina
society Of New York at its banquet at
the Astor hotel tonight The President.
he said, had written with some heat
on the subject Of the negro and the
franchise, matter upon which. as a.
northern man. Mr.. Taft had no special
right to debate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
Comment BY Newspapers.

Mexico City, Decen Der 3.-Mexican row
ernment officials continued uncomrnuni-
cative today on the subject OF the Mica
raguan controversy. The Mexican press
commenting editorially, speaks in sa rcas-
tic terms of the action of the United
States in severing relations with the
southern republic.
Acctuahdades. a recently established
Spanish newspaper. declared that II was
not the rupture which caused amazement.
but the terms of Secretary Knox's let
ter, by reason of the abuse contained
in it toward a representative of a SOW
ereign nation
These declarations" to quote the edi-
torfal. mark an epoch IN Yankee i'm
periaism and sanctify the right which
a strong nation has to make war upon
a weaker In the name of liberty and civil
ization'
Mexico Neuvo quoted Secretary Knox
In his reference to the revolution repre-
senting the ideals of the people and de-
clares:
1T appears that the success of the
revolution depends upon ability to con-
vince the Washington government that
the movement so represents the peoples
ideals"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
sa.eial Train Wrecked.

Mobile. December s-News reached mere
tonight from Newton, Miss, telling Of
~ ,,recktne last night of special train
81 10 New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago
Va ilroad at that town. The train consist
Al OF an engine and two coaches. The
rear truck of the first coacn Is ssld 10
t''r asor Conductor A. T.. Neal was
sl,aht,, ,ninred. One car, the superin-
asrdent,s was badly damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
passenger Train Wrecked.

Lewisville. Ind. December s-The st.
Louis-New York flier No. "a on the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad, was wrecked here
at o clock tonight when II ran into a
broken rail The express car plunged
down an enlbankment and three express
messengers were seriously injured The
baggage car left the track and was stand
Ing scross the rails when the train WAS
stamped
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
officers Run pistilIerx.

Lincolnton. N. c., December s.-Timothy
Lail, magistrate. and Carl swink, a
deputy sheriff. Of Burke. the adjoinng
county, were caught red-handed today by
revenue officers. while operating an Illicit
distillery in the South Mountain district
20 miles from this town The still was
in full blast when the officers descend
ed and a 5o-gallon still nine fermenters.
1000 gallons of beer and many gallons
OF corn whisky we're destroyed This
county Officers were given preliminary
hearing and sent to jail here In defauit
of bouds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-04
ZeIaya May Disappear.

san francisco, December 3.-President
Zelays of Nicaragua has anticinated thar
he will be compelled to seek safety I'm
night, according to passengers arriving
today from Ancon, on the liner Peru.
and has kept the gunboat Momotombo
manned by picked crew and fully stored
with coal and provisions In Corinto har-
Dor.
Miss Isabel Stephens OF New York, a
passenger on the Peru, attempted to
visit the Nicaraguan Interior At Corinto
she expected to meet the American con-
sui at the train, but as he was late, she
started to walk to his office. She was
halted by soldiers, who surrounded her
with fixed hayonets and kept her waiting
in the street until the consul came to
her rescue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-02
DROP BOTH
BATTLES TO CHAMPS

Check up a couple more for those
Cubs. The champs grabbed two vic
tories from the Phillies at the west
side yesterday. More vivid contrasts
have never been exhibited in a double
header Mordecaf Brown held the Wis
itors to one single in the first battle,
winning. 3 to 0. Each side used a
trio of pitchers in the second and the
count was to 6. In the last there
was enough rough, rugged. mirthful
and dolorous play to last a whole
week.
Lights and Shadows of the Pastime"
would make a good title of the double
header. The lights beamed through
the forepiece and the shadows in the
aftermath. Through everything. how
ever. the really great performance of
old Mordecai stood out alone and ma
jestfc 1t takes something to hold
those smuggling Phillies to a lonely
bingle Brownie had about all a pitch
er wants in that first fray. With the
three runs his mates gathered off Nc
Quillan in the first inning behind him,
he waded along calmly and quietly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-02
WHITING NEWS

Captain James Landon of Laporte
avenue was paying his regular evening
visit to Mr.. Scott at Denhams news
stand on Saturday evening before leav-
ing for his work at the Standard Oil
company. Mr.. Scott and the genial
captain Were holding a chat. when sud
denly the former noticed the latter
growing pale. 1t was not many mo-
ments until he fell to the floor being
stricken with a paralytic stroke. A
physician was summoned and Mr.. Ian
don. instead of going to work was re-
moved to his home. Mr. Landon is a
C. A. R. veteran, and it Is hard to find
any one more popular than he. and
great was the sorrow when it was
/ learned that he had suffered his third
stroke of paralysis. Although in quite
a dangerous condition. he is in a fair
ly good state a present, when the seri-
BUSINESS of the third attack is taken
| into consideration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Koch and chill
dren were San Souci park visitors yes
terday.
Mr.. Lemon, who spent the past week
with his wife and her parents, Mr.. and
(
| terday afternoon for his home in Gales
burg, III
Miss Celia schaefer spent yesterday
at Michigan City, making the trip by
boat.
Miss Katherine Peterson left Satur-
day for Williams Bay, Wis, for a short
visit with relatives.
Waldo Matthias returned to his home
in Woodlawn today after a few days
visit with his aunt, Mrs. Williams, OF
the Peterson block.
Mr. and Mrs Carlson of Sheridan
avenue entertained relatives from the
East Side yesterday.
Albert Schaefer of Sheridan avenue
took a lake trip to Grand Haven. Mich.
yesterday.
Mrs. William Eaton of Sheridan ave
nue. is entertaining her sister, Mrs
Harrington of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew Schaefer spen
yesterday at st. Mary's cemetery in Chi
cago
Mrs Lottie Eaton and sister. Mrs
Harrington, spent Saturday with thei
sister Mrs James Ravens, at Chica
go Heights III.
Mrs. Ahlendorf and daughter, Helen
were East Side visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morse and children o
Chicago visited Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
of One Hundred and Nineteenth stree
, yesterday
Mrs. F. Stafford OF the East Sid
visited friends here Saturday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Beaubien of La
porte avenue visited J. H. Collins a
Longwood, H., yesterday.
Messrs. Tom O'Neil, Robert Stewar
and E. Oils spent last evening at tn
White City.
Miss Florence H. Stewart of Sheridan
avenue returned home last evening aft
er two weeks visit with relatives a
, Cleveland, o.
Mrs. Cecilia Abraham of Schrage av
enue has been spending several week
at Union Mills and vicinity and intend
| ed returning home Yesterday, but ha