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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-10
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD.

1-Firm opposition to Speaker Cannon.
Aviators gather to break records.
Binger Hermann will face jury
Ballinger suspends officials.
Taft adopts Pinchot's plans.
President Finley is optimistic.
France suspicious of the open door.
Farmer kills family and himself.
Underwoods star In the ascendant.
2-Pinchot has just begun to fight.
It's hard to keep good man down.
Men arrested on serious charge.
Daily routine in federal prison.
81. A. Wilkinson out for state treas
urer.
To prevent spread of disease.
Recorder Sugg will not hold court at
Pratt City.
Icy lake cheated out of victim.
Police puzzled by murder case.
EEditorial comment.
5-Two negroes killed by live wire at
West End.
Rev. Anderson fills pulpit of First
Presbyterian church.
Rifle men to engage in national shoot
ing contest.
Birmingham postoffice matter has
local politicians guessing.
Y NJ c. A. men will hold two meet
ings daily, preparing for campaign
O'Neal's card signal for opening Of
campaign.
6--Social problems of the United States
stock market Ia very sensitive.
Boy finds home with his father
Navy is popular in German empire.
Reape~s inroads on millionaires.
Historic hotels are passing away
Boy prodigy still has them guessing
s-0eneral sporting news
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B|NC[R HERMANN
WILL FACE JURY
Former Congressman Must An
susT Charge Of Conspiracy
OREGON LAND FRAUD CASE
Herrnann's Trial Has Been Postponed
Time After Time for Five Years,
But at Last the Case Has
Been Called.

Portland, Ore, January 9.-Binger Her.
mann, who for 16 years represented Ore
gon in Congress, and former commission
er of the general land office, will face
tomorrow in the United States district
court a charge of conspiracy to defraud
the government of part Of the govern
ment domain.
The indictment upon which he is to be
tried was returned February 18, 1905, and
the conspiracy charged was the most stu
pendous in conception of all the Oregon
land fraud cases. Hermann was Jointly
indicted with Senator John II. Mitchell,
ex-Deputy United States District Attor-
ney Franklin Pierce Mays, Edward N.
Jones, George Sorenson and H. A. Smith,
Mays, Jones and Sorenson were convict
ed on September 12 1906 Senator Mitch
ell and Smith died without coming to
trial.
Hermann's trial has been postponed
year after year, sometimes at his own re-
quest and sometimes by the inability of
Prosecutor Francis J. Heney to conduct
the trial.
At the trial of Mays, Jones and Soren-
son, witnesses testified that they con-
spired to have set apart as a forest re-
serve 100000 acres of land in Oregon and
other states.
The testimony showed that Mays, Jones
and Sorenson sought to benefit by se-
curing the 1900 acres of state school
lands embraced within the reserve, which
they proposed to use as a basis of ex-
change for timber lands located in other
parts of the state, privilege granted by
the act of Congress of June ., 1897.
Evidence was introduced apparently in
tended to show that this trio secured,
though fatty in violation of the law, both
advance information as to the identity of
the government agent who was to pass
on the merits Of the nroposed reserve and
adsancG infoisnatipn As to the date tho
Information on the latter point, it is
charged, was given out by Hermann, who
was then commissioner of the general
land office.
Capt S. B. Ormsby, government agent,
was designated to view the proposed re-
serve. Ormsby confessed at the trial of
Mays, Jones ad Sorenson that he reported
In favor of the withdrawal and that in
consideration therefor he was given two
sections of the school land.
The temporary withdrawal of the re-
serve was made, according to the tes-
timony, by Acting Secretary of the In
terror Ryan, on the recommendation of
Hermann, July 3, 1902. 1t was also testl-
fled that Hermann gave out. on July %,
the fact that the withdrawal was to be
made.
Francis J. Heney, special prosecutors
John McCourt, United States district at,
torney for Oregon, and Tracy G. Breck-
er, assistant attorney general of the
United States, will represent the govern
ment. Hermann will be represented by
A. s. Worthington of Washington, d. c..
and former Senator John M. Gearin of
Portland.
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THREE KILLED IN
PASSENGER WRECK

Shreveport, January 9.-Three persons
killed and one fatally injured is the re-
suit of a collision which occurred about
11:3O O'Clock tonight in the Texas and
Pacific freight yards between Kansas
City Southern switch engine and train
NO. SO, westbound on the Texas and
Pacific. The dead:
John Cornwell, conductor of Texas ana
Pacific train, Marshall. Tex.
Percy Parrish, switchman. Shreveport.
Miss Evans. passenger, Boyce, La
Fatally injured:
John Brandon, porter on the Pullman
car.
The passenger train was backing
through the yards from the passenger
station when the switch engine, hurrying
to get out Of the way of another pas
senger train then due, crashed with ter
rife force into the Pullman car attached
to the rear of train No. 53 ploughing
its way fully half the length of the Pull
man. Conductor Cornwell and Miss
Evans were standing on the rear platform
of the Pullman when the switch engine
struck it, and were buried beneath the
debris. Conductor Cornwells body was
crushed almost beyond recognition. while
Miss Evans, who was pinned underneath
the wrecked Pullman, lived almost an
hour, but was dead when workmen were
able to reach her. e+
Switchman Parrish was riding ON the
rear footboard of the switch engine and
was knocked of by the crash, the re-
bound of the engine having caught and
crushed him, killing him Instantly.
John Brandon the Pullman porter, was
in the rear of his car and was so badly
crushed that he will die.
The small number of fatalities is attrib-
uted to the few passengers in the Pull
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PRESIDENT FINLEY is
OPTIMISTIC ON SOUTH

Washington. January 9.-tSpeeial.)-
President Finley of the Southern Railway
has just returned from long inspection
trip in the south, comforting with officials,
and mapping out improvements. He
found, conditions better than they have
been in years, and prosperity, he said,
is not confined to cotton planters. In
creased attention is being given diversi-
fed agriculture in all the southern states,
with excellent results.
1T may not be generally known that
the record for the largest amount of corn
grown on single acre was made recent
ly by a South Carolina farmer" said he,
land that in Wake county. North Caro-
lima, there were harvested 226 bushels
of shelled corn from single acre in
1909
This I believe is the record production
of corn in the south for last year and so
far as / know 1t is the record for the
entire United States for the year ! be-
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COMMITTEE WILL Be
APPOINTED BY HOUSE
Fires of Battle Are Still Burning
Brightly Between the Opposition
Forces, But Fight Has Quieted
Down a Little.
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEM

Washington, January Especial Amy
attempt on the part of Cannon's allies in
the Senate to strike from the Ballinger
investigation resolution the appointment
of the committee by the House, substitut-
ing therefore its appointment by the
speaker will end in failure. An import
ant conference held tonight insures a suf-
ficient opposition to. this proposed gross
violation of the prerogatives of the House
as to make 1t futile
The fact that the majority of the Sem
ate public lands committee has reported
a resolution to the Senate along the lines
of the defeated House proposition giving
the speaker the power of appointing the
committee against the will of the House,
led to the report that this would be
jammed through the Senate and Speaker
Cannon. with his rivers and harbors' bill
and the President with his patronage,
would yet be able to name through Can
non a committee to whitewash Balm
ger
Certain senators who attended the con-
ference made 1t plain tonight that they
would insist that far as the appoint
lnent of the committee Is concerned the
resolution will go back TO the House in
the same form that 1t is sent to the SEN
ate. AS stated in these dispatches last
night there are signs that this course
will not be wholly unsatisfactory to the
speaker.
For the present, at least, the House or
ganization has got enough OF Mr.. Under
wood and the insurgents. The fact that
the insurgents are going to enter the re-
publican caucus is immaterial. The ap-
pointment of the committee by the House,
ISSUE The hearings being public. all the
facts will come out and the public can
get them and judge for itself without
reference to the formal report
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GAYNOR BECOMES
WHIMSICAL MAYOR

New York, January 9.-Mayor Gaynor
maintained his reputation for political
whimsicalities tonight by appointing a
layman. Independent In politics, to sue
ceed DR.. Thomas A Darlington as health
commissioner. The appointee is Ernest
j. Lederle, who resigns his position as
consulting sanitary engineer with the
state and local water supply boards.
which paid him $1,000 a year. His posi-
tion as health commissioner carries
salary of only half this amount.
Mr.. I,ederle is an expert chemist and
graduate of Columbia university, al
though not a doctor OF medicine. He
was head of the health board under
Mayor Low.
The mayor has appointed Charles h.
Slower, prominently identified with settle-
ment work and park improvements. 10
sncceed Henry Smith as park commits
sioner This is the position which Her
man Ridder. publisher OF the stats
Zeitung. declined to accept.
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FARMER STAYS FAMILY
THEN COMMITS SUICIDE

Ballinger, Tex, January 9.-F. B. KIM
bier, a prominent farmer living in the
northern part of this state, killed his wife.
his six-year-old son and three-year-old
daughter, seriously wounded his niece.
aged 20, and ended his own life by cut
ting his thhroat from ear to ear with a
pocket knife at daylight this morning.
Kimbler had been in bad health for a
couple of months, but got up at the usual
time this morning and was assisting his
wife in making the fires. He stepped out
and secured a hatchet, ostensibly to cut
kindling Returning to the room where
his wife was starting the fire, with the
hatchet in his hand, he said:
'sWife, we have all got to CO." and split
her head open with one blow OF the
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lieve that the movement toward diversi-
fed agriculture and soil conservation by
crop rotation, the planting of humus-pro-
ducing crops. and live stock raising, is
of the greatest economic value TO the
south
Substantial progress has been made
along these lines during the last year.
1t will be continued with the result that,
while the south will increase its cotton
production by securing larger yields per
acre, there will at the same time be a
substantial increase in the production of
other staple farm crops, fruits, vegeta-
bles and live stock"
Mr.. Finley said that many new cotton
factories had been erected along the line
of the Southern Railway.
There has been a general resumption of
work. On the whole, the year has been
one of substantial prosperity. The south,
he added, is building up prosperity in the
manufacture of its raw material, which
1t can produce in unlimited quantities.
and which will extend and spread as time
passes.
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ADiafOrS Are Gather
To Break The Rec ~ S

unofficial hight record of Seo feet,
made by Latham.
Then pointing toward the snow-cla'i
Sierra. Madrasa cleaning in the 81 a
above a curtain of clouds. he asked:
How high is that?"
More than 1000 feet" he was told
well, If you don't mind. III fly over
that"
Curtiss had the Harmon biplane all
groomed and ready today.
A strong wind that was sweeping in
from the sea prevented Harmon's sched-
uled flight today.
All the American bipianes, including
one built by Captain Mueller. the bal
loonist, have four cyolinder motors, ex-
cept that in which Curtiss hopes to make
records and take large proportion Of
the prize money.
The weather forecaster predicts clear.
cooler weather for tomorrow with lit
tie or no winds
Later Curtis made three short flights
in the Harmon bi-plane The first time
he remained up half minute, the sec
ond time forty-five seconds, and the third
one minute and ten seconds.
On the third fight he Travelled three
quarters of a mile.
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IS PULPIT LOSING
HOLD ON PEOPLE?

New York. January 9.-"Is the pulpit
obsolete?' asked DR.. Felix Adler. the
lecturer and author tonight and an
swered yes to his own question. Fail
ing church attendance" continued the
speaker. ''testifies to the failure of the
pulpit. Formerly, views on important
subjects were heard from the clergy.
Now we hear the views of bankers.
"The best men are no longer going
into the pulpit. The age is practical and
men want visible results. In turn, the
influx of inferior men diminishes regard
for the pulpit.
"Oratory as an art is dying out. In
the pilgrim days men listened to preach
ing for nine hours at stretch. Now
they will not stand more than twenty
five minutes"
DR.. Adler believes that in more ethics.
less theology and fewer diffuse dis
courses on general subjects, lies the cure
OF the clergy plight.
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hatchet. Going over to the bed where
the children were asleep, he battered
their brains out with the hatchet, and.
going to his niece's room he struck her
several blows on the head and arms. BY
this time a yeung man. nephew of KIM
bier was aroused and he and the badly
wounded young woman made their es-
cape Returning to the room where his
wife lay unconscious on the floor, Kim
bier used a pocket knife to end his own
life. Mrs Kimbler and the baby lived
for five or six hours, but the six-year-
old boy was instantly killed. The young
woman is in serious condition and her
recovery is doubtful.
Kmbler has been living In this county
a number of years, was a successful
farmer, a county officer in the Farmers
union and was intelligent and popular
with his neighbors.
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ROBERTA DE JANON
Is STILL MISSING

Philadelphia, January s--Although II
days have elapsed since Roberta de jan
on, the 17-year-old heiress, and F'erdi-
nand Cohen, the middle-aged waiter, dis
appeared from the Bellevue -stratford
plete mystery
In spite of the many reports spread
broadcast last week that the girl had
been found, her relatives still deny that
they have yet discovered any clue By
which they can locate her.
The police. having run to the ground
all possible out-of-town clues. are now
working ON the theory that the waiter
and the k1r are concealed In this elxx.
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Ministers Attack the STAGE.

ST. Louis, January S.-Twelve ministers
in the biggest churches of all denomi-
nations united in a general attack on the
so-called degeneracy of the stage today.
When the attack was over. the stage
stood accused of being immoral and de-
grading, a place where nakedness and
nudity were the chief drawing cards the
source of the divorce evil and all forms
OF degeneracy.
Singing criticisms of the stage and it's
people were delivered from each pulpit
In fuithering a demand by the local
churches for municipal law to bar
problem plays and indecent musical pro-
ductions.
The one jarring note in the attack
along the line was the unexpected stand
taken by Rev. H. Lichicter, a Method
list minister. He defended the stage as
modern institution and denounced as
''muckrakers" who seek notoriety, the
ministers who have united in the whole
sale condemnation of everything relating
to the stage.
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Washington, January 9.-(Special.) )-Un-
der the caption, Underwood the
washington Star today editorially says:
"And Champ Clark 20 miles away. Well,
Mr.. Underwood makes very good SUBJ
stitute He knows a bargain when he
sees it, and can deliver the goods. Nor
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OPEN DOOR IN THE EAST
NOT PLEASING TO FRANCE

proposes to go further and force Japan
back into Korea, and thus render eff
fective Chinese domination of Manchuria.
which today is purely nominal.
Secretary Knox's arguments dwell
upon the advantages of terminating the
cause of constantly renewed disputes in
Manchuria, but it is proper to ask wheth-
er the aim of the United States is al
ways to the benefit of humanity or to the
promotion of her own interests. Toxic
must give the answer. Already the Yam
kee policy has compelled Japan to take
the military precautions which so greatly
alarmed Russia. Japan knows how to act
quickly. Therefore, the Japanese re-
sponse will be awaited with inquietude." ;"
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Big Celebration Planned.

Washington, January 9-Plans are
under way for an elaborate celebration
to be held in connection with the dedica-
tion of the new building of the inter-
national bureau of American republics in
this city. While it was anticipated that
the building which is to stand as a
monument to International commerce.
peace and good will, would be ready for
opening this month, 1t now appears that
the structure will not be ready until
some time in March.
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FORTUNE Is LEFT
BY MISER RAGMAN

St Louis, January "a fortune of &c.,
900 in good securities awaits the heirs of
jeremiah Moynihan. an aged miser rag
man. who died on Friday.
Apparently in destitute circumstances,
Moynihan was to have been buried in the
Potter's field today but the public admin
istrator found a key to a safety deposit
vault In his effects
The safety box contained bonds worth
100000.
Moynihan was 30 years old. He lived
alone and so far az known had no rela-
tfves in this country.
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Investigating Irregularities.

Winnipeg. January 9.-Canadian gov
ernment detectives have been investigat-
ing recently alleged irregularities in the
customs officers here and al points along
the boundary line. The report received
here confirms their first suspicious that
many valuable automobiles imported
from the United states come In on un-
dery aluation and their owners are COM
PEELED to pay the difference on demand of
detectives.
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viii Erect Monument.

New York, January 9.-Friends of the
late Flora Adams Darling, founder of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
who died in New York last week. met
today and formed the Flora Darling
Memorial association for the purpose of
erecting a suitable monument to her
memory in Washington.
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Officials Are Pessimistic.

Pekin, January 9.-The highest govern
ment officials are pessimistic with regard
to British support of the proposals of
the American government relative to the
Manchurian railways and believe that
more active German support would bring
about realization of the scheme. The
Chinese government is placing reliance in
W. w. Rockhill, the American ambas-
sador at st. Petersburg, to secure Rus
sian assent to the proposals, which would
also mean French support.
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UNDERWOOD'S STAR is
STILL In ASCENDANT

will mean not only Clark for speaker but
Underwood for chairman of ways and
The Alabamian is in his eighth term and
is veteran legislator, although a young
yocate, and if he leads the next House
the country will hear from him on that
subject
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Dickinson Meets Gomez.

Havana, January 9--Jacob NJ. Dickin-
son. the American Secretary of War.
made an informal call on President Co
moz this morning. He will breakfast with
the President at his country estate near
by tomorrow and probably will sail on
the Mayfower In the evening on his re-
turn to WaAhingtOn-
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Rejoicing at Harbin.

Harbin. January 9.-The Chinese, Brit
ish and American residents have held
demonstrations in approval of the Amer
lean memorandum. The support of the
British government has been asked by the
British subjects here on the ground that
the plan furnishes the only means te
safeguarif equal opporf unities in trade and
commerce.
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New York, January 9.-Memortal SER
vices for the late Rey. David c. Hughes.
D. D., father of Gov. c. Il. Hughes, were
held tonight at the Calvary Baptist
church. Of which he was a parishioner at
the time OF his death.
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st. Petersburg, January 9.-The Russian
foreign office has issued a statement en-
bodying the memorandum of the United
States government bearing on the neu-
tralization of the Manchurian railways.
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Views of Fitzgerald.

Washington, January 9.-Representative
Fitzgerald of New York, the only demo-
cratic member Of the House who last Fri
day voted against the democrats and .'in-
surgents'' in the fight which resulted in
taking away from Speaker Cannon the
power to appoint the House members Of
the joint committee which will investi-
gate the department of the interior and
the forestry service, declared today that
should the Senate return the joint reso-
luton amended SO as to provide for the
appointment by the speaker of the House
members of the committee he will Of
fer a resolution to return it, ION the
ground that its action Is an invasion Of
the constitutional prerogatives of the
House"
Personally" he added. II favor the
appointment Of all committees by the
speaker. In this instance, however, the
House in the exercise Of its unquestioned
rights has decided that its members of the
joint committee of investigation shall be
elected by the House and not appointed
by tho speaker For the Senate to at
tempt to dictate the manner In which the
House shall select its committees would
be not only an invasion OF the preroga-
tives of the House, but an inexcusable I'M
pertinence to be resented in a disnided
and orderly way
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BLEACHED FLOUR
HAS NO DEFENSE

Washington, January 9.-'It Is just to
please the eye. No good can come from
making flour white" declared Chemist
Wiley of the department of agriculture.
''You cannot find any great amount OF
bleached flour going into interstate COM
merce at all now. 1 can tell the change
now by the bread. Every time L cut a
loaf of bread l rejoice, because instead
of its having the whiteness of corpse.
it has that beautiful delicate amber tint
that all bread ought to have. The cleo
tricity was the agent which produced the
bleaching material.
Several cases are now pending against
rnillers and do not betray any confidence
of the millers when l say that the fight
on this case is made chiefly by the men
who are selling the machinery. The mill
ers themselves would not fight 1t for q
moment If left to themselves, but the
men who are making this bleaching ma
chinery have been hurt. The bakers of the
United States were always opposed to
bleached -four. They know the flour was
injured by the process.
This wheat flour case will be fought
by the best talent in this country and
the most celebrated lawyers