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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
CONVICTED MANS CONFESSION
 AIDS PITTSBURG GRAFT PROBE

Pittsburg, March 31.-Wiliam Brand, former president of the common council, who was brought from the penitentiary to testify before the grand jury. today con- tributed his full confession to help the graft-probers in trailing the men higher up.
 District Attorney William A. Blakely said this afternoon Brand had completely given away under the inquisition today. q don't believe he could have suffered more in years of imprisonment than he has by the worry and humiliation of the past week." said MT. Blakely.
 Brands confession and that of Charles Stewart yesterday leaves only one more important witness to be heard, it is stated. before more sensations are public ly sprung.
 The witness is said to be Councilman Hugh Ferguson. who was at the court house today seeking opportunity to tell his story and have done with 1t.
 The grand jury was too busy, how ever, and put him off until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
ANOTHER JOB FOR
 NEW YORK SOLONS

Albany. N. Y, March 31.--The disclos- ures unearthed by Superintendent of h. surance HotchlSiss in the fire insurance investigation under way in New York has spurred the legislature to action. The as- sembly ways and means committee to- day reported resolution providing for legislative investigation by joint committee of three senators and five as- semblymen. not only of the affairs of fire insurance companies but of casualty and other branches of the insurance bus mess.
 The committee is authorized to sit dur the recess of the legislature and is charged with reporting to the next legis- lature such proposed legislation as in the Judgment of the committee will meet and correct any and all abuses. and improper practices which may exist in the conduct of the business of such companies"
 The committee Is to be clothed with the usual powers of a legislative com mittee and $25,ooo is provided for It's ex penses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01

New York, April 1.-At midnight the members of the American Association of Masters, Mates and Pilots went on strike against four trunk lines and the resigna- tions they sent in previous became inn mediately effective. About 150 pilots, as many masters, and half that number of tugs are involved in the walkout
 Besides the railroads involved the pilots ond masters employed by Arbuckle Broth CTS sugar refinery, which owns a small fleet of tugboats of it's own, have also walked out. Four hundred cooks. fire men and deckhands less certain of their ground, discussed the situation last night and decided to hold their jobs for the present
 companies said they had received appli- cations for work today from 1000 men in Albany, Boston and this city and ad- ded their boats would run as usual whether the masters left them or not
 The strike affects the freight traffic of the harbor only.
 Under the provisions of the admiralty law officers holding federal licenses are forbidden to go on strike, on penalty Of losing their licenses, without which they cannot obtain employment. The men, therefore, chose to resign, it is stated, but 1t is well understood their action is q forerunner of trouble on the four roads in question for the granting of their de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
SHARP TESTIMONY IN SAYLER TRIAL

Watseka, Ill, March 31.-That Mrs. her slain husband, J. Byron Sayler, de- clared 1t was all his fault, was the testimony which stood out sharply to- day in the trial of Mrs. Sayler, her father. John Grunden, and w R. Miller, for the murder of Sayler
 Two sisters of the slain banker de clared that such was the utterance Of Sayler home. One of them, Mrs. Ida Snead, caused consternation in the court room by saying that Mrs Sayler looked as If she felt like. saying to the body of my brother, We have got you where we want you"
 This remark was ruled out of the evidence by the court. Mrs. Snead and her sister, Mrs. Myrtle Green, declared Mrs. Sayler showed no signs of grief over the death of her husband.
 Two Crescent City women testified that they passed the Sayler home the night of the shooting and saw Mrs. Sayler carrying lamp while John Grunden, her father, was gesticulating as if he had a weapon.
 pr. Miller frequently visited the Say Ter home. according to the testimony of a neighbor.
 Ter, told of Snding the Sayler door locked three years ago while pr. Mil Ter and Mrs. Sayler were within. A motion to exclude this evidence because of remoteness was taken under advise ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
BiIbo Details His Charges

Jackson, Miss, March 31.-Exoneratng himself from moral and legal liability therefor on the ground that he was acting
 as a detective for the Vardaman forces and to prove that bribery was being
 used in the recent senatorial contest,
 State Senator Theodore Bilbo appeared
 before an executive session of the sen
 ate tonight and told how he had accepted bribe from Hon. l.. c. Dulaney, a
 wealthy planter of Issaquena county, in
 the sum of $645 to change his vote from former Governor Vardaman to United States Senator Leroy Percy
 The recital lasted more than an hour and Senator Bilbo went into full details of the alleged incident. His cross-exam- ination will take place at another secret session of the senate tomorrow morning, MT. Bilbo was placed on the stand after the adoption of a resolution chang ing the plan of procedure originally adopted The attorney employed by Bill bo, Duaney and others were excluded from the senate chamber and resolu- ton was adopted providing that the sem ate select two of it's members to act as attorneys and Blbo be permitted to se- feet two colleagues to act in the same capacity.
 The senate named Senator w. D. An derson of Tupelo and Senator George J. IeftWich Of Aberdeen
 Bilbo, it is stated, told the senate that it was first suggested to him in Janu- ary that he might sell his vote for a
 good sum; that he arranged a meeting with Dulaney through another person but this arrangement failed. and he finally opened negotiations direct. Then Bilbo IS declared to have testified it was agreed that he was to receive 5000 in several payments.
 He received s645 in all, he declared, the final payment made being after the cleo tion of Senator Percy.
 Mir. Bilbo's plans, he asserted, he had
 related to several friends of former Gov ernor Vardaman, including Judge w. H.
 Potter Benjamin F. Ward Jr., and T. P. Barr. who approved of his suggestion that a trap be laid
 | 1fo corroborate his statement Bilbo claimed that the Rev. B. s. Culpepper, president of Clark Memorial college at Newton. occupied apartments with him at | n local hotel: that he hoped to have him present at one of the transactions as an actual witness, but the plan failed. and | that he exhibited the money after one of the payments to pr. Culpepper ex- nlaining to him how he secured it was | shown. M Mir. Bilbo said his agreement was to | cast his vote for former Governor Loin- s;no during the caucus. but, at the end | to vote for Percy. Instead he voted for Vardaman throughout
 | Judge Potter. Bilbo declared. advised him not to make the facts known until after the senatorial contest was ended. The entire amount he received. he stated, was turned over to the grand jury after he had noted the numbers of the currency. Bilbo also told of being informed that an effort was being made to secure the votes of other legislators | The house committee appointed to probe into alleged bribery was also in session | tonight.
 The testimony before the committee. | however. was of only minor importance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
TODAY'S AGE HERALD

1-rhree hundred thousand miners Senator Root defends railroad bill. Taft explains dominance of the
 east.
 Secret session of senate in Jack
 son.
 Pilots and masters on strike. Confession of convicted man in
 Pittsburg.
 woman murdered by masked bur
 glar. 2-Today is anniversary of Louisville
 and Nashville station. S-Paying stoped by injunction. Tag sales show great increase. Ensley city beautiful campaign IS
 success. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Citizens continue to discuss dust
 evil.
 New pastor arrives today for Ku-
 hama church.
 Walsh is cleared by Judge FeaEiii. Joy rider shoots up street lights, Coyernor's race will open in eur
 nest next week.
 County candidates having strenu-
 ous time. e--Looking to Canada for grain sup
 ply. 7-Birming gham social news. Dolly Dslrymple's department. 9-Agriculture to be discussed. 1o--Meth odlst conference opens. 11--Summary of days work in Con-
 grers.
 Admiral Fournier utters warnings. 1 Estate auto meet here next month 13-Little activity in stock market. Cotton market is unsettled. Wheat advances on crop reports. 1f-- Biz race to open again next week General sporting news.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01

P. B. Kearns, former select council man. was mutinous when brought up as a witness today, but was forced to submit upon threats of commitment to jail for contempt of court There were also more directors and employees of banks before the jury today, and two young women Misses Bessie Curran and Nellie Sherlock, telephone operators at the Farmers Ma tional Deposit bank
 Three more councilmen took the im- munity bath by pleading no defense to charges of taking bribes. These were Samuel Hoster, who admitted getting s40O from Stewart for his vote on the ordi- nance at issue: T. O. Atkinson, who con- fessed taking bribes of $100 from Dr. w H. Weber for his vote on street ordi- nance, and $500 from Stewart to support the bank ordinance, and John Mccartney a former select councilman, who said he got $400 for his votes on both ordinances
 Under threats of commitment to jail IA of the men recently indicted,' said an official, appeared today with bondsmen, who gave bail of $5000 each for their ap- pearance in court tomorrow"
 The grand jury will be in session again tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
AMERICANS ARE
 BALKED IN CUBA

Washington, March 3l.-The action of the Cuban government in holding up the sanitation contracts entered into with American firms is giving rise to good deal of embarrassment.
 It seems that the United States govern ment. acting in measure under treaty rights to oversee the installation of sani- tary works, had suggested that some new changes be made in the method of carrying out the work. The suggestions were made entirely in the interests of better sanitation. The Cuban government, however. is offering objections which are not regarded here as valid.
 In the meantime the prosecution of the much needed work is being seriously Ina p1Dered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
How to Feed Oysters

Washington. March s1.--oysters can no longer be fed in brackish water Le- fore they are offered for sale. The de- rlrtment of agriculture has ordered that the practice must stop at once. The order affects the whole oyster raIs- ing business in the United States and is. of importance to dealers. Recently the department gave hearing to the oyster men who maintained the Qual : ity of the bivalves is improved by the floating process
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
CASE ARGUED
 FOR JAP PRISONERS

Manila, April 1.-The writ of habeas corpus obtained on behalf of the two Japanese who were arrested in connec- ton with the plot to secure plans of forti- fications was briefly argued in the su- preme court today before Justice Grant P. Trent and the case was taken under advisement.
 Counsel for the petitioners contended that the court was without discretionary powers in the matter except to grant the petition and added their belief that the prisoners were held without authority.
 The argument developed that the war department was fully advised as to all the steps taken in the case and that the arrests were made under it's orders.
 The prisoners were not produced in court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
poos.vcIt wm Visit Copenhagen

Christiania, March 31.Former Pres ident Roosevelt will spend day II, Copenhagen on his way to Christiahia, where he will arrive May 8. He will deliver the Nobel lecture May and will leave either the 9th or 1th TOT Stockholm. From there he will go to Berlin. King Haakon has invited MT. Roosevelt to be his guest at the pal ace during his stay here. The Uni versity of Chrlstiania will confer upon him the degree of doctor of philosophy, Colonel Roosevelt having signifled his acceptance of the honor through the American minister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
CbInc.c Sue for Damages

Mania March S1.-The six Chinese
 who were deported from Manila by
 government authorities at the request
 of the Chinese consul, and who are seeking re-admission by writs ot habeas corpus proceedings. have begun suits for damages against Governo, General Forbes, Chief of Police Hard ing and Chief of the Secret Service Trowbridge. They allege that their seizure and deportation was an illegal act and each Mongolian asks sa0o0O
 dama gts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
SNOWSTORM CAUSES
 DEATH OF JAPANESE

Victoria. B. C., March 31.-Details of the great snow storm of March lS on the Japanese coast in which more than 1000 fishermen perished were brought by the steamer Tamba Maru today. The tempest was most severe off Chiba and Ibaragi prefectures and the official report that gave the loss at S4 vessels and HOG men is generally believed to be too conservative. It IS known 34 fishing vessels from Cochoshi Cihba, and IA from other villages which took out 500 men have been found by patrols and similar news of disaster was brought from Mito in 1baragi' where vessels containing 400 men were missing.
 When the hurricane broke 120 fish ing vessels attempted to make their way into Chochi harbor for refuge, put nearly all were capsized off the har- bor entrance by heavy seas. Few bodies were recovered.
 The Japanese cruiser Takachihe was hurried to the scene and found II fish ing boats with the fishermen all frozen to death and numbers of drifting bodies. Telegrams from several Will lages report the drifting ashore of wrecked boats laden with dead crews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
SENATOR DANIEL IS
 IMPROVING SLOWLY

Daytona, Fla, March s1.-~The con- dition of Senator Daniel Is better to- night than yesterday, but shows very little Improvement over his condition four days ago. according to announce ment made by pr. Chowning tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
susts to Recaxer Land

ment today filed suits in the United States court here to recover title to thousands of acres of valuable coal lands In the ELK mountain district in Carbon county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
Bribery Charges Are Being
 PrObed SIOw|yAt Jackson WITNESSES ARE CALLED
Nothing Is Given Out Regarding the Work of the Senate Investigators But No Interest Is Lost
 In the Case

Jackson, Miss, March 31.-(Special.)- The senate held another secret session on the Blbo bribery charges tonight last ing till 10 o'clock. The mode of proce- dure was changed radically by resolution, excluding even the attorneys employed, Senator Bilbo and l.. C. Dulaney, the former senator whom he charges with paying him s645 to vote for Leroy Percy for United States senator. Scores of witnesses summoned from over the state were here, but only two or three were put on the stand The most important of these was Rev R. c. Culpepper of New ton, named by MT. Bilbo as witnessing the transaction, and having possession of the money since Dulaney turned 1t over to him at his hotel.
 The senators are dumb as oysters about their proceedings, not leak being re- ported tonight and nothing is known for certain, save that the bottom is going to be gotten at, if possible, before the probing stops.
 Mississippi never experienced any such investigation before and is demanding heroic treatment.
 The Hinds county court will not take
  work.
 The Mississippi capitol was as quiet as if nothing unusual had happened the day before. The fsticuff between Represents tive Miller and Stenographer Streit was on every tongue, but 1t was discussed in a friendly way, and the impression is that so far as the two participants are concerned that matter is at an end Streit has a beautifully colored eye, but Miller shows mn Sio1 of the conflict
 Streit went before the grand jury today and it is presumed the matter is being investigated. Ex-Governor vardaman ar- rived today from featuring tour, but has not been before the grand jury to tell what he knows of the doings of the late senatorial contest. It Is understood a subpoena was issued for him some days ago. but he has been absent from the city ever since.
 The lower house of the legislature held stormy session today the "inter-insur- ance bill'' being under discussion, This bill admits cooperative insurance be tween owners of sawmills and they have made great fight Chances are fol l passage with amendments providing sl0 | privilege tax.
 | The fight continued well into the night l motion after motion to adjourn failed and when quorum was lost the ser. geant-at-arms was ordered to bring mem. | bers back However, they took to tht | elevators or bounded downstairs and ad. journment was forced, leaving the bill pending for morning.
 The friends of the, bill claim the old line companies are fighting them, but that is denied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
Habea. corpu. Writ Obtained

Manila, March 31.-A local firm of law yers today obtained a writ of habeas corpus from the supreme court direct ing the military authorities to produce m court tomorrow the two Japanese who were arrested in connection with plot to secure plans of the Qualifications at Cor regidor Cavite. through the purchase Of photographs from an American soldier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01

of a corporation of another state. The question is whether 1t is not an in- fringement of the right of the states over their own creations"
 He was inclined, however, to believe that the courts would not sustain such an acquisiton of stock because 1t bears so close a relation to the restraint of trade. Nevertheless he regarded 1t as ..the greatest. the boldest and the most radical step evor taken by Con- gress in the regulation of commerce.
 MT. Bailey failed to agree entirely with MT. Root as to the tenor of the decision in the Northern Secuities case. What he wanted. he said. was law that dealt with results and not With motives. He agreed with MT. Root that the merger, provision prohibited tho purchase of less thal 90 per cent of the stock of one company by another, but he found inconsistency in the fact that it authorized the purchase of more stock when 50 per cent of it had been acquired.
 MT. Root had not concluded when the Senate adjourned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
EIrhteen Inche. of snow

Dertoit March s1.-Eighteen inches of snow is reported at Tower. 50 miles north of Alpena, Mich. At Sault Ste Marie the mercury fell 3l degrees last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
a..ooo ou. .p rour Sts.e~

kansas City. March sl. sl.-Approximately 8 GOO union coal miners today quit work in the southwestern field. composed of the
 
 CONTINUED UN FACE 2.l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-01
From Theory to Practice

"This is no advance" he exclaimed. "It is merely an advance from the theory to practice: 1t is an advance krom newspaper dissertations to defin- leeislation. The serious question
 whether, under our constitution, We .an say that railroad corporation of |any state shall not purchase the stock
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-06
Beware Of OintmentS for Catafrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous surfaces. Such articles
shoeld naver be used except on prescrip'
ton from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do is ten fold to the
good YOU can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
FL. Cheney 81 Co.. Toledo, o., contains
no mercury. and is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. In buying Halls
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine
Its taken internally and made in Toleo
Ohio, by f. J. Cheney & Go. Testimon
ials free. Sold by Druggists. Price, .;
cents per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa
ton.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-06

In spite of the fact that the Alma
college foot ball team was in q very
crippled condition, the Saginaw high
school team was forced to take defeat
at the hands of the Presbyterians by a
score of Is to last Saturday afternoon.
The high school which presented line
and back field as heavy as Alma's show
ed up in fine form and played foot ball
every minute of the game and were
successful in scoring a goal in kick
from Alma's % yard line the last minute
of the game. Cook, Harwood, Marks
Chapel and Johnson Of the college. dis
played remarkable ability and by their
fast playing made the game intensly
interesting from beginning to end.
The line up
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-06

One more theory is exploded. That
theory is that the southern states and
California are the only parts of the
United States that can produce good,
healthy fruit in the fall, which ordi-
narily should bear in the spring. Sat-
urday mysterious box was brought
into the Record office. 1t might have
been an internal machine, Judging
from the gingery way in which it was
handled, but it wasn't. 1t proved to
contain two branches of elegant rasp-
berries. They were sent by Mrs Geo.
| Sandel, and had been taken from a
plant in her garden. They held over
one hundred good, ripe, red berries,
and made an excellent dish for supper
Another knockout blow to the Cali
fornia theory was administered by
Girls Renner, who the same day said
that there was a pear tree in his yard
on West Center street that was load
ed with blossoms. Mr.. Renner
brought a sample limb to this Office
He had the goods all right. Both are
results of the very extremely mild
weather we are having this fall.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-10-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Mrs. w. J, Melchers spent Friday in
Saginaw,
d. L, Johnson and wife spent Satur-
day in Bay City.
]. w. Birrous went TO Owosso Tues.
day on business.
Mrs. B. A. DePlanta went to Ithaca
Tuesday morning to spend the day.
Mrs. J. Z, Henderson of Cadillac spent
Sunday here with her daughter Isabelle
E. ]. Mccall of the Gratiot County
Herald spent Monday afternoon IL
Alma.
Mrs. J. w. Barron aud daughter May
and Miss Lancashire left for Detroi
Sunday to spend few days will
friends.