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Suspects Placed In Jail

Newark, NJ j.. August 14.-Burt
Dunn. charged with guilty knowledge
of the lynchng of Carl Etherington,
July s; Elan Conner and Dan Coffman,
the latter a restaurant keeper, all Of
GAINESVILLE. were brought to Newark
today and placed in Jail. Coffman was
released on a 5000 bond. The other two
are detained. Conner and Coffman are
charged with perjury in connection
with the testimony before the special
grand jury investigating the lynching
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Boer General /. Remembered

Ell Paso, Tex, August IA. B.
viljoen. who gained his title in the
Boer war, and who is now farming
near Las Cruces, N. NJ, has received
cablegram offering him the post of as
sistant minister of native affairs of
the South African federation, and Is
now considering the matter.
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;ss" ~ w Caldwell Will Buy Bell n 1s's r.:
Stock in all local banks.
Eloss Bonds.
Southern Iron and Steel securities.
Country Club Bonds
Protective Life Stock.
Hotel Hillman Stock.
State Fair Bonds.
Alabama State bonds.
Underlying bonds of T. C. I. Co.
Interstate Casualty.
While not guaranteeing 1t. we will I'M
dertake to buy and sell securities at
prices named in our daily quotations.
Inquiries solicited.
CALDWELL q WARD
New York Correspondents: Hanover Ma
tional Bank; Harvey Fisk & Sons.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
BIRMINGHAM ALA
Surplus 100000.
Capital 81, 900, 900.

The Safety Vault Department of this bank has the most
complete and modern equipment to be found in the South
large has been added this department which is at
the service of the friends and patrons of the bank 1t will
be found convenient meeting place for those who have
private business to transact.
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OF Every Manufacturers Make
IT WILL PAY YOU TO CONSULT u
We Repair All Makes
REByILT TYPEWRlTER CO..
ZIG North 2Ist st. ,. A. BATE, MgP.
Bell Phone 6402. Bsrmtpghams Ala
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HUBBARD BROS. & GO.

Hanover Square, New York.
NEMBERS-New York Cotton Elk
change, New York Coffee Exchange,
New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Chicaeo
Board Of Trade. Associate Members
liverpool Cotton Association
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Young Yet

From the Chicago Tribune.
sharpson-You said this was to be the
greatest fight of the century,
Phlatz-Well. wasn't 1t? The century
isn't much more than started, you'll re-
member
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Delightful Outings

Ten-day excursions to Cumberland
and st. Simon Islands via A., B. & A.
Tickets on sale Saturdays.
6-16-th-mo-tf
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man for the last ten years. that Jarvis
will be candidate for Brownlow's seat
The attendance upon the Joe Brown
meeting in the superior court room was so
representative and so free from the pres
ence of politicians that the club members
present were almost one in their declara-
lions that the gathering had more signfi-
canoe In 1t than had any other of its
kind in many years.
r. w. Barnes, Judge Robert Hodges.
C. R. Pendleton and others made adj
dresses.
The membership of the club is now
larger than it has ever beer, according to
President Hart.
A great deal of time Is being given to
a pure food exhibit that will take place
In several buildings. A great effort is
being made to show goods made in local
buildings here. This feature will be con-
Quoted with special care
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ton who knew Mr.. Brownlow and who in
consequence are well acquainted with Mr.
jarvis. who was Brownlow's right hand
man for the last ten years, that Jarvis
will be a candidate for Brownlow's seat
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
PLANS OF TARIFF BOARD
Woollen Schedule To Be Consid
cred on September 21.
From The Tribune Bureau.

washington. Sept 9.-The Tariff Board
viii meet in this city on September 81
and lay the foundation for a scientific
investigation of what are regarded as
the most important schedules of the
Payne Aldrich law
The now famous Schedule K. the
woolien schedule which has been both
sharply attacked and strongly defended
will have first considerat ton. The cotton
schedule and the metal schedule will fol-
low in the order named It is under
stood the board hopes to have a least
five schedules thoroughly scrutinized
during its first years work. and it is said
such plan has President Taft's ap-
provaL
Whether the fact that the board is
meeting in Washington the same week
that President Taft has called the Cabi-
net to the White House for several days
work behind closed doors has any sig
nificance no one here attempts TO say.
II is generally accepted as fact. how
ever. that another revision of the tariff,
to be made schedule by schedule. as may
he needed. will be one of the subjects
discussed at the White House confer
enCe.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
SCIMECA BOY RETURNS
Doctors Son, Kidnapped Three
Months Ago, with Grandfather.

Michael Scimeca. the young son of DR..
Mariana Scimeca. of No. ? Prince street.
Manhattan. who was kidnapped on June
u. was returned last night to the nome
of the boys grandfather, at No. Isl
Sands street, Brooklyn.
The boy was taken to his grandfather's s
home in a cab by his aunt. They ar
rived at the house just before midnight
a few minutes later two detectives from
Manhattan headquarters reached the
house. It was learned that no ransom
had been paid.
Little Michael Scimeca was carried
away from the apartment house at NO
Prince street. in which his father lives,
on the afternoon of June 21 DR.. Sci
mecca. when called to visit patient. left
the little boy with his mother and baby
at home
Little Michael heard Vito Tagano. the
ianitor's little son. and Maria Azaro
PLAYING on the stairway and asked to
be allowed TO play with them. His
mother cautioned him against going out
side the door and as a preCaution left
the door open. She called the child a
few minutes later but he was enjoying
himself so much that she decided to let
him plav. A few minutes later he dis
appeared.
DR.. SCimeca admitted that he had re
Ceived fifteen Black Hand letters in the
last three years. Late in July he an
nounced that 5000 was demanded for
the boy. That was the last information
made public with regard to the boy.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
0DELL OUT OF POLITICS
Ex- Governor Will Take No Part
in Local or State Contests.
IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

~ l@l'ETdpn 70 me 1TlDune-l
! Newburg. n Y. Sept 9.-Much sur
prise has been occa stoned here by the
announcement that Ex-Governor p. B.
jOdeH. ir.. has withdrawn absolutely
from an active participation in politics.
His action has caused CONSERVATION
among the old guard of this city who
had hoped for Mr.. OdelTs support to de
| feat a movement TO make Senator John
B. Rose local leader. So far as state
| politics are concerned. il is believed that
Mr. OdeITs disinclination to support
either Theodore Roosevelt or William
Barnes, jr.. prompted him to retire. Mr..
Odell to-day gave out the following
statement announcing his retirement:
Prior to my departure for Europe
Informed those who were entitled to my
confidence that ii was my intention to
retire absolutely from active participa-
tion in the politics OF this district Since
my return this decision has only grown
stronger and a positive declaration has
been withheld up TO the present at the
request of those who thought that per
haps party harmony might be restored
through compromise. and that l could be
Of service in that direction.
I see. however. no reason for con-
tinued silence and therefore announce
that under no circumstances viii l in
terest myself directly or indirectly in
local OF state Republican politics. except
a Is a loyal Republican in contributing my
mite toward Republican victory this
autumn. This is all that l care to say.
except to express the hope that those
who represent the old as well as the
newer ideas Of Republican policies NAV
fnd il consistent to unite and harmonic
district"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
cnrard.s nj Meanon-innuendo.
KILLED WITH A LEAD PENCIL
limited States Sailor Fatally Stabbed
with II in Saloon Quarrel.

alher. CurTen, first class fireman
hoard the United States gunboat Han
,ock was stabbed to death with lead
mcneil bv John J. Schmidt during an alter
.atjon in Frank Holuh's saloon, al No. %
s,ainway avenue. Long Island City, yes
teUday.
according 10 the police, the two men be
,,.t, "a quarrel Schmidt bad ia his hand A
sbarp pointed lead pencil when Curren
s,ruck him. schmidt said he did not realize
a. be stiIl held the lead pencil In his
clenoned hand when in resenting curren, :
he struck sf3 6aek sid IF t6s blow ns ausn snd
'he 81 sharp pointed lead pencil pierced his
ne ti,F,,,,ar ,ein He died in q short time.
S(hnaidt was held without bail on a
charge # holn'9'c"'
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
MAYNARD YOUTH AN HEIR
Imprisoned Dartmouth Student
to Receive SIS, 900.
TRy Telegraph 70 The Tribune,

Hutchinson Kan. Sept. 9.-Sentenced
to the State Reformatory because he had
secured 500 under false pretenCes and
now. while serving sentence, receiving
an inheritance of s15.O00 are the bad and
good fortune of Steven Richardson
Richardson's mother died a couple of
weeks ago, and he has received word
that his grandfather, who lived in Con
necticut. has also died. leaving him not
less than $4,000.
Richardson. il is said. was student
in Dartmouth College. Hanover. n. II.
He has brother who is connected with
the American Locomotive Works, at
schenectady. y. Y The young man had
left his New England home and drifted
West He finally got into difficulty at
Topeka. and needing money. but too
proud To ask his relatives To assist him.
he obtained by means of a bogus check
the sum of $50.
His conduct lin the institution has been
good, and he will he paroled soon.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
ONE BABY FOR A PIG
Policeman Prevents Deal Made
by an Irate Husband.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Winnipeg. Sept 9.-"The Tribune" to-
night published a story Of a Russian
woman, living a few miles north of the
city. who gave birth to twins yesterday
afternoon The husband was greatly
offended at the dual arrival and with
out the consent of his wife traded one
of them off with a neighbor for young
pig. A police constable then stepped
into the game and called the trade off,
making the father of the twins take
back the pig and receive in return the
baby. 1t is understood that the family
will he deported.
The Tribune" says: This is one Of
the unfortunate instances where the
strict divorce laws OF the country pre-
vent decent woman from separating
herself legally from something resem-
bling in appearance only human
being"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
J.I. HILL DENOUNCES HENEI
Railroad Man Says Lawyer Told
Falsehoods About Him.
~ Telegraph II The Tribune

St Paul. Sept. 9.-Iames J. Hill gave
out the following interview to-day:
Francis / Heney made certain state
n7ents before the Conservation Congress
Yesterday 50 recklessly and maliciously
false that they cannot be passed with
silent contempt He spoke of matters Of
long public record. 1t was his business
70 know. and il is fair to assume he did
know. the facts He wilfully falsified
Them. He said we gave to Mr.. Hill
SO. GOO. 600 acres Of land. worth, at a far
price. SO an acre This has not rag
Of truth 10 cover its nakedness. The
Great Northern nor Mr.. Hill received not
:. dollar or an acre of land from the fed
eral government He took advantage OF
q coyard's pet weapon-innuendo-
What shall the public think Of man
who on an important occasion tellS
hundreds Of people many of whom have
no way TO tell between the fact and the
faIsehood. these bold, deliberate ana
carefully prepared falsehoodsE'
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
HORSE FOR Mr.. ROOSEVELT
One of the Morgan Stock Pre-
sented to Him at Sioux Falls.
lRN TcleEraph to Tho Trihune. !

IN
Deadwood. s. u, Sept. 9-Theodore
Roosevelt received during his recent visit
TO Sioux Falls present of one Of the finest
snecimens of horsehcSh i'm America today
one Of the odtime Morgan breed. II has
never known another home than South pa-
kota and in South Dakota Mr Roosevelt
will keep It,
II was gift from William ". Miller, of
Canton who went To Sioux Falls on sat
urday 10 tell the ex-President what he mad
previously written To Captain Bullock-that
Mr. Roosevelt need feel no embarrassment
in accepting the horse. As there were no
strings 10 the present, implied OF otherwise.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
FROST IN THE NORTHWEST
Will Damage Corn Crop in South
Dakota SO Per Cent, 1t Is Said.
INV Telegraph IN The Tribune. !


ST Paul. Sept 9.-The first frost of the
season and the coolest day of the sum
mer was the record established this
morning The temperature stood at 40
only 4 degrees above freezing, at 6 a m.
and even at 7 o'clock ii had failed to
climb a degree. At o'clock the sun
managed to add ; degrees To the tenn
,,arattlre and at noon the mercury rose
IA a tri1e above SO degrees.
Wafertovn. s d, Sept 9.-The first
frost of the season in this section of the
state came last night. and the temper
ature dropped TO j IN Na'ertoNn All
fax. except that on breaking has ma :
tured but the loss on the corn crop in
This locality is fully 90 per cent. it is
feared.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
HARDWARE IN HER STOMACH
More than 1.5O0 'Insolubles Found
in Body of Insane Negro Woman.
Telegraph to The Tribune.

BY Telegraph 10 me lTtnuhe.I
Kansas city. Mo Sept. 9.-Fifteen hun
dred and ffty-one separate pieces of hard
ware and other indgestible substances
we're found in the stomach of Sallie Roper.
a negro woman who died at the Missouri
Hospital for the Insane, at ST. Joseph. the
other day.
Eating had been the woman's mania.
Her appetite was Unsuitable She suffered
no i'll effects for a long time. Finally =
min worked its way into the lungs and
caused her death.
Among the 'insoluhles taken from her
stomach we're 45S nails, - screws. bolts. ;
easpoon handles, thimhies, salt shaker
tops, l15 hairrins, 1o5 safety pins. ! string
of small beads, four feet long So carpet
tacks. y needles and nail ne three and a
halt inchse long.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
INVITED THEM TO FUNERAL
Newburg Man Then Went Home
and Committed Suicide.

George William Baker does not have q
large attendance at his funeral to-mor-
row it will not be his fault. He visited
all his friends and invited them to his
funeral. and then went home and com
mitted suicide His friends thought he
was Joking when he asked them to come
wanted a large turnout at his funeral.
He also informed them that he was
going to end his life
When Baker reached home he drank a
quantity of laudanum. His wife found
the empty vial. but too late to save her
husbands life. Poor health is believed
TO have driven Baker to desperation.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
browns IN SIGHT OF WIFE
Bather Seized with Cramps Il
Midland Beach.

James Lomas. a clerk. thirty-five years
old. Of No 1o3 Leroy street, Manhattan.
was drowned at Midland Beach, Staten
Island. yesterday afternoon in sight of
his wife Mrs LomaS collapsed when
her husbands body was brought ashore.
She was removed to the s r. Smith In
firmarY in a serious condition
Lomas had gone in bathing While his
wife sat on the sand and watched him.
He was seized with cramps after he had
been in the water about fifteen minutes.
and sank
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
DEMOCRATS ASK
BALLINGER'S HEAD
Minority of Committee lnyssti-
eating Pinchot Charges Re-
ports Against Secretary.
RESIGNATION is DEMANDED
Republican Members of the
Committee to Meet in Chi
cago, but Democrats Say
They Will Not Be There.

Minneapolis. Sept a-'That Pichart
A. BaIlinger has not been trus TO the
trust reposed in him as Secretary of the
Interior. that he is not deserving of
TubIic confidence. ard that he should be
requested by the proper authorities .
resign his Office"
The foregoing sums up the findings ~
the four Democratic members Of fna
BaIlinger- Pinchot Congressional 'nVes-
tigatfng committee. which were Tedr
public to-day.
Summarized. the Democratic findings
declare that the evidence shows:
That there vas no conspiracy against
Mr.. Ballinger.
That Clifford Pinchot and L. r.
CLAWS were faithful trustees Of the
peoples interests
That Mr.. BalIinger's conduct on Ger
tain occasions was intended To. and did.
have the effect Of deceiving the Presi-
dent.
That Mr. BaI1inger-s action IN hav-
irg clear listed the so-caIIed Cunning
ham Alaskan coal lands and ordering
them patented showed bad faith
That he advocated Dill 20 Nallddt7
Alaskan coal claims alleged 10 be fraud
ulent
That his action in acting as attorney
in cases pending in the Land Office while
he was Commissioner was reprehensive-
That he helped to force the Cunning
ham coal claims to hearing before the
government was ready TO proceed
That he encouraged insubordination
in the reclamation service and continued
improper official conduct in that connec-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
AFRAID OF THE BLACK HAF)
Charges Made Against italian
Communal Officials.

Rome. Sept. 9.-The ''Tribuna" says to-
day that the operations of the Black
HAND Society have reached such proper
uons that the communal authorities, have
been forced to treat with : to
preserve lives md property The news
paper demands exemplary punishment
for the murderers of Rovolino. the po-
hceman, and his family at Pellaro re-
Gently, saying that otherwise the popu-
lace Will lose all its confidence in the ad-
ministration of justice
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
| C.. K. HAMILTON BADLY HURT
Aviator Dashed to Ground Dur
ing Race with Auto.

Sacramento. Cal. Sept 9.-Charles X.
Hamilton was injured seriously tonight
when his biplane crashed to the ground
during race with an automobile
around the fair grounds racetraCk-
Hamilton was taken to a local hotel
and several physicians were called in
consultati ton 1t is believed he is inter
na1Iv in iured.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
l,erizes these
Nitbcrs wn. Deposited
.--. s. H1t0

On MAY :. 1901, GoodseIi purchased
"ne hundred Steel common for s.. 80.
'f@ hundred Steel preferred for S9.9S7 80
Nd one hundred Southern Pacific for
"-''N1 20 on IUne = ne sold the SOUTH
frn Pacific for S5asa 30 ON December
- he sold the Steel common for 81 o.
- 80 loss. and the Steel preferred for
>''"e ~. which cleared him out Of
N'o'k - the one hundred Trans had
'+fa delivered to MIN on October Il.
Dh March ,. 1902 he drew his profit.
Continued IN tticJ Ua-e-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
BEGAN ON NO MARGIN,
COODSELL MADE $4,000
Graft. Hunters Find Record OF
Unusual Experience in
Wall Street.
LASTED ABOUT FOUR YEARS
Ex- Senator Doesn't Think Ger
tain Legislation Had Any
Connection with His
Good Fortune.

The legislative graft hunting commit
tee is IN douht. so far as its work has
proceeded. whether to entitle its report
Wall Street. the Legislators Primrose
Path TO Wealth or The Legislature
and the Railroads: a Treatise on Stocks
Tor Practical Men II was reported that
after Yesterdays session even the "old
guard element on the investigating
committee had withdrawn IFS opposition
t. either title As too aluring. and would
remain neutral while the Democrats and
insurgent Republicans fought it out.
For Yesterdays session. dealing with
the experiences in Wall Street Of Louis
2 Goodseil. onetir7e Senator from the
0del territory. showed an accumulation
by him Of some $4,000 end 100 shares
Of more or less valuab bic stock from moth
ing And at that Goodsell lost money
or two Of the five stock transactions
which marked his four years invasion
% the financial world, so far as the legis-
lative graft hunters placed it on the
record
Mr.. Goodsell had no explanation u
offer about all this good fortune He
seemed TO he a matter-of-fact individ-
uaI taking what the gods gave without
question or very much thanks. Judge
Bruce. counsel for the legislative graft
hunters. asked many questions about
that hill Senator Goodsell introduced
hack in 1900 comforting valuable rights
on the company which issued the
Trans stock
Coed Bill. but Not Important.
Judge Bruce evidently had some notion
that this financial good fortune might
have had some connection with that
legislation But Senator Goodsell didn't
think 50, He didn't seem to have at
tached much Importance to that bill At
least he didn't seem to think it was
- orth while hothering about now. espe-
cially as he didn't recall that anybody.
from Governor Roosevelt down, had
bothered much about il then. It was 4
perfectly good bill. he remembered. but
not 50 very important
The graft hunters. though. still retain
the notion that this bill must have eXer-
Cised some mysterious. potent influence
on the financial affairs OF legislators in
1900, and they are going TO try to find
ont Just how when they resume work
the middle of next week.
All they learned yesterday was that
Goodsell got II from Senator Henry
CoggeshaH. Of Oneida County. now dead.
t1oodseIl may tell more about it next
week. Also some Of the other members
Of the Committee on Miscellaneous Cor
pcrations which handled 1.-THE
n1orEUe." as il was termed-may be
asked about il Among these members
were George r. Malhy. now Representa-
tive in Congress: Ben Wilcox and
Big Tim Sullivan.
The first witness yesterday was George
Carpenter. the silent bookkeeper for
EllingWood & Cunningham. From his
mods Of the head Judge Bruce corrobo-
rated his Interpretation of what the
books meant in Goodsen's case Good
sells account showed that beginning on
no margin on April g. 1900. the day
after adjournment Of the Legislature. he
had cleared up some S24 ol0 and the
original purchase Of 100 shares Of
Trans" stock by August 13, 1904.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10

Goodsen drew out in cash as follows:
S247402 -

lie also received one hundred shares of
transportation From March 3. 1902. to
5snuarE >. 1aa4, there were no stock
'."hsaetions at all All transactions
*i'er March >. 1902. were simply de-
l.SI's and withdrawals of cash. and the
'asa was withdrawn almost "a soon as it
|3> 5ePosit%d. The following table sum
A-arizes these.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
ALL ENGLAND IN UNREST
Strikes and LoCk-0uts Threaten
to Check Many Industries.
CRISIS IN COTTON TRADE
Boilermakers Refuse to Meet
Demands s-Trouble in Wales
Railway Men Angered.
RICHARD a. BALLINGER.
Photograph copyright by C1inedinst
TBy Gable to The Tribune.I

London. Sept 9-Day by day the out
look in the British industrial world be-
comes more threatening and trade
unionism itself is on trial The boiler
makers concerned in the shipyard lock-
out have revolted against their leaders
and emphatiCally refuse TO authorize the
executive to give assurances TO the Ship
building Federation against local strikes
From Lancashire comes the news that
a lock out in the cotton trade. due TO A
local strike. is possible
South Wales has been seething with
discomfort ever since the miners eight
hours act began to teach the reforming
zealot that the customs of great trades
cannot lightly be changed
or many railways the results of arbi-
ation are being received with uncon-
cealed disgust. and on every side unrest
is anDarpnt.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-10
FIRE AGAIN ON GENERAL sLoCuM

lbs Telegraph To The frihune-l
Philadelphia. Sept 9.-fhe hull OF the
steamboat General SoCum, the burning OF
which cost nearly one thousand lives at
New York In 1904, was BADLY damaged by a
lre of unknown origin at a wharf in Cam
den n j. this afternoon. After the New
York disaster tho vessel was converted
into coal barge by Peter Hagan, of this
citv