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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
CHICAGO BANDIT
WAS ENGLISH LORD

Chicago, January 3.-That Harry B..
Featherstone, bandit and safe blower,
who was killed by a Chicago police
man while holding up q saloon New
Years morning, was the inherited
son of a noble English family, was
sworn to here today at the inquest of
the robbers death by his sister, Miss
Emma Featherstonaugh, who declared
that her brother was rightfully the
bearer of the name Lord Featherstoh-
augh.
Featherstonaugh lived here with his
mother, sister and wife under the
name of Featherstonaugh, but to the
erstone. His sister, in describing tn
dead mans lineage, said at the in
quest:
MY grandfather, Henry Hardiff
Featherstonaugh, was the nephew and
heir of the last baron of one of the
Oldest families In Essex, England. The
daughter of an English neighbor had
been picked out for him to wed, but he
ran away and married a poor Irish
girl. For this he was disinherited. He
came to America and settled at Os-
wego, n. Y, where he prospered.
Twenty years ago we learned that
the last Lord Featherstonaugh was
dead and that we were heirs to part of
his estate Harry went to England to
claim the estate and found it had been
secured by his brother Wallace. He was
the rightful heir, but we never could
secure our rights in the case"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Tuskegee. january 3.-(SpeciaL)-
The marriage of Miss Allie Fay Hen
don and Mr.. James Meadows, both of
Tuskegee. which took place at West
Point Sunday at IL o'clock. came as a
great surprise to their friends and
relatives here, it being a runaway
match. In company with several 9th r
girls Miss Hendon spent the night pre-
vious with a friend in Tuskegee. Aris-
ing eariy next morning she left the
home Of her friend saying she had to
go somewhere" and did not care for
breakfast.
Not until news of the wedding was
telepho ned from West Point could the
strange manoeuvers or the mysterious
Somewhere" be understood. Mr..
Meadows met her at the gate where
she entered carriage and attended by
Miss Ethel Taylor, they were driven
through the country to Chehaw, where
they boarded the Western train. Pa
rental objection has prevented the
marriage for some time. Miss Hendon
is the daughter OF Mr.. william H.
Hendon, tax assessor Of Macon coun-
ty, and Is one Of TusHegee's most
charming young women, being bright
and intellectual, and by her attractive
personality had won q number of
friends since her recent debut into So
ciety.
Mr.. Meadows is a successful young
business man Of Tusk egea. being en-
gagged in the cotton business. The best
wishes of a host of friends are ex-
tended to Mr.. and Mrs. Meadows. who
will reach homo today at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
MAURICE HEWLETT
ENTERS CAMPAIGN
Novelist Appeals To Working
men As One Of Them
ATTACK UPON THE LORDS
Hewlett Denounces Protection as the
Policy of Capitalists Because
it Enables the Creation
of Trusts.
ATTACK UPON THE LORDS

London, January 3.-Maurice Henry
Hewlett, the novelist, has entered the
election fight with a two-column mani
festo addressed to working men of Eng
land in which, describing himself as
''one of yourselves. gaining my liveli-
hood by the work of my hands and
head" reminds the workers that they
can gain everything they want by two
strokes of the pencil in the polling
BOOTH
Mr.. Hewlett proceeds to declare that
he belongs to no party out intends to
vote for a liberal or a laborite, because.
FIRST, the house of lords is a preposter-
GUS assembly which has become danger
Gus to the state and must be abolished
in favor of an elected body: second, be-
cause tariff reform is the hopeless pol
icy of reaction, whose advocacy by the
conservatives is due to washy senti-
mentalism and vile self-interest in equal
parts.''
In this connection he denounces pro-
lection as the capitalists policy because
1t enables the creation of rings, corners
and trusts, ''as,' H. adds, they have
tl,em to their ruin in the United States.
God keep us from such mischief as
that"
The third and fourth reasons for his
attitude are that only the liberals are
serious about land reforms and ''the
budget was step jim the direction of
taxing the over-rich for their own bene-
fit and the benefit of the community
Here Mr.. Hewlett declares that the
monstrous expenditures for ornaments
has been maintained solely in the inter-.
ests Of the wealthy classes, but fof
whom he adds, wars would cease
and strongly denounces the attempt to
stir up strife with Germany.
In conclusion, In demanding the re-
moval Of the church monopoly from the
schools, he says:
II have spoken strongly because feel
strongly. The thing is too serious for
mincemeat remedies"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
MINOR LEAGUES
PLEA Is DENIED

Cincinnati January Sin a decision
ident of the National league, Ban B.
Johnson. president of the American
league, and August Hermann of Gin
cinnati, composing the national baseball
commission, the latter tonight denied the
request of Class c and D leagues for
an amendment of the rule concerning the
purchasers of minor league players.
The attention of the commission was
called to the case of j. H. Farrell, Sec
rotary of the national association, who
submitted resolution offered at the re-
cent meeting held at Memphis by the
Class C and d leagues requesting that
rule Sc be amended so that minor league
players can be purchased by one minor
league club from another, without hav-
ing such players report to the purchas-
ing club on or before the commencement
of the major league drafting season.
AS the new rule now stands when
minor league players are purchased by
one minor league from another and they
do not report by September / they are
subject to draft from the clubs that
they are with on August 20.
The commission, in its ruling, says:
1--WE reiterate that IL the rule was
changed so as to cover the request as
now made, it would be detrimental not
only to the major leagues and Class A
clubs but all players operating under or
ganized baseball as well.
THE statement recently issued by the
national commission shows the amounts
expended by major league clubs alone
during the past year for drafted and
purchased players to be about 100000 and
in addition to this IL all the players in
question are to be retained payments
amounting to practically $4,000 addition
al are made. This shows that the minor
league interests have been fully pro-
I'D
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
FEELING
BETWEEN RACES
American Presipitates Trouble
In Havana Hotel
NEGROES RESENT ACTION
Negro Element in Havana Is UP In
Arms Because American Bartend-
err Refused to Serve Drinks
to Negroes.
NEGROES RESENT ACTION

Havana, January "a strong race feel
ing has been engendered by the trouble
which arose last night at the Hotel
fusal of the bartender to serve drinks
to two negro congressman This result
ed in a riot which, although no one was
seriously injured, made necessary the
calling out of the police reserves. Today
the clerk of the hotel was arraigned in
the correctional court and fined $40.
An enormous crowd of negroes, includ-
ing a strong representation of the Vet
GRAMS association, attended the court ses-
sion and demanded exemplary punish
ment on account of the insult to the
colored race. Senior Morua Delgado.
president of the senate, and leader of
the negro element, conducted the prose-
cution and insisted upon the extreme
penalty, which is a fine of $1,000 and six
months imprisonment in JAIL
The decision Of the court to inflict a
minor penalty was greeted with strong
expressions of disapproval. After the
adjournment of court, the two negro con-
gressmen heading a procession of 400 ne
groes marched to the hotel. crying Viva
Maceo,' viva La Patria-" They entered
the bar and demanded drinks which were
served with no further protest.
The incident has caused much excite
ment and there are grave fears of a
serious race clash.
Many Cubans are sympathfzing with
the attitude Of the American hotel man
agement, but tonight a strong guard of
police has been thrown about the place
lei Triunzo," government organ,
publishes a bitter editorial declaring that
all blacks and whites In Cuba are upon
a plane of absolute equality and that
1.-THE Americans must be taught by the
strong arm of the law that they shall not
be permitted to introduce into Cuba the
anti-negro sentiments prevailing In the
United States
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
CANDIDATES ARE
THICK IN JACKSON

Jackson, Miss, January 3.-The Missis-
sippi legislature will convene at the noon
hour tomorrow. Nearly all the members
have reached the city and the all absorb
ing subject is the contest for the unex-
pired term of the late United States Sem
ator A. J. McIlaurin.
All of the senatorial candidates have
arrived except Hon. F. A Critz, who is
detained at his home in West Point by
legal business.
Hotel lobbies are filed to overlooking
and caucussing has been lively through
out the day.
The roster of candidates thus far an
nounced is as follows: G. III. Alexander.
Jackson; Leroy Percy, Greenville; J. X.
vardaman, Jackson; W. D. Anderson,
Tupelo; Adam Byrd. Philadelphia; c. G.
Dunn, Meridian; r. A. Crftz, West Point:
J. c. Kyle, Batesville. and Oscar f. Bled-
soc, Grenada
Each candidate was accompanied to the
city by a host OF friends. supporters and
active political lieutenants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
INNOCENT MAN IS
HANGED FOR CRIME

Wheeling. w. Va, January 81 want
to tell you something I have had on my
mind for a good many years. cannot
keep the terrible secret any longer. 1t was
I and two foreigners who killed Con-
tractor Samuel 7. Ferguson near Wash
ington, Pa, on September 25, 1903, and the
man they hanged and the man who is
serving 20 years for that crime are in
nocent," said Joseph vasteIlo today. He
is a prisoner in the Moundsville, w.
Va. penitentiary. He made the state
ment to Captain of tho Guards g. G.
Dawson.
Milovar Kovovic was hanged for the
murder of Ferguson and Milovar Patrovic
is now serving sentence in the peni-
Tertiary at Pittsburg.
Vastello is serving a sentence for an
other crime. He was arrested few
months after Ferguson was murdered for
the robbery of the railroad station at
Burton, w. Va, and sentenced to eight
years Imprisonment. His term expires
next November.
vastello is said to have told detailed
and consistent story. Vastello implicated
two foreigners, who are believed to have
returned to their native land.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
PROBING WHITE
SLAVE TRAFFIC

New York. January 3-The district at
torney of New York and the son of the
richest man in the world took up today.
one directly and the other Indirectly, an
investigation of the so-called white slave
traffic, a subject that agitated the re-
cent municipal campaign and more lat
terly formed the basis OF a report to
Congress.
John d. Rockefeller, Jr., Is foreman of
grand jury sworn in today, charged
especially with the task of inquiring into
the traffic in women, with view to rigid
prosecution of an end to Sensational
ISLANDERS against New York" Charles
g. Whitman. the new district attorney,
began similar inquiry on this, his first
official day IN office. In a statement
given out tonight Mr. Whitman urges
that the public come forward with any
and all evidence that such traffic exists.
The district attorney intimates that
prominent men in the city not only in
dorse the investigation, but stand ready
to aid him in more substantial ways.
In his address to the grand jury di-
recting that the white slave traffic be
thoroughly Investigated Judge O'Sullivan
said:
THE main object which l desire you
to keep In mind through the investiga-
ton is the uncovering, not alone of iso-
lated offenses, but of an organization.
II any such exists, for traffic in the
bodies of women. The laws machinery
is at your command The wealth of
this opulent city is at your call. The
sympathy and sentiment of its law-abid-
ing citizenry are with you.
your inquiry should not be satisfied
by any halfway answer. If organized
traffic in women exists In this city the
law is adequate to end it and punish
the persons so engaged II such traffic
does not exist your inquiry should end
forever the sensational ISLANDERS against
the city of New York"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
INDOOR MEET AT
ATHLETIC CLUB

The Birmingham Athletic club has
announced an indoor meet to take place
on the club gymnasi SUM floor January
10. This is in preparation for the New
Orleans indoor meet which will be
events.
Twenty-yard dash for novices: &c
yard dash for seniors; running high
jump standing broad jump; hop, step
and jump 12-pound shot, pole vault.
The last five events are handicap,
open to any member of the club. En-
tries close at 6 o'clock Saturday, jan
uary Is, with W. l.. Anderson.
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TAKING VOTE ON
THE WAIVER RULE
ANY PAIR OF

league club owners are now taking a mail
vote OH the question as to whether
manager or president shall be required to
keep secret the requests for waivers on
his players sent him by other clubs.
There has been complaint from some
clubs that the practice does them dam
vance.
circular letter has been sent out by
President Lynch of the league, asking
club owners to fix dates when their teams
will have to carry only rs players and
when 30. When the National league clubs
adopted a resolution last month to have
limit of IS men during the off season
and of % later, no dates were specified.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
LID IN MERIDIAN
MAY Be TAKEN OFF
Judge BuckIey's Charge Is In
terpreted as avorabIe
A. |. CLAY WILL BE TRIED
Man Who Slew Eugene Chestnut Will
Try to Prove That He Killed
Him in Self-De-
fense.

Meridian, Miss, January 3.-(speeial.)-
The January term of the Lauderdale
county criminal court was convened to-
day by Judge Buckley. The grand jury,
with O. W. Barrett of Lauderdale as
foreman, was sworn in, after which Judge
Buckley delivered a most able charge.
The feature of interest was his reference
to alleged Sunday law violations In this
connection Judge Buckley brushed the
whole agitation aside by stating 10 the
grand Jury that in his opinion such vio-
lations should be looked after by the
peace officers in the city or community
where existing; that If public sentiment
was against such violations the officers
would see that the laws are enforced
His words were taken to mean that
the court did not care TO have the grand
jury's time taken up with Investigations
of such insignificant charac~er
This Interpretation of Judge Bucllley's
meaning caused great 1nteres; and as it
is thought public sentiment is against
the strict enforcement of the Sunday
laws it is believed the lid will be raised
to such an extent that soft drinks and
newspapers can be bought on Sundays
in the future
Late this afternoon special venire was
drawn returnable Thursday morning
from which to select a jury to try A. L.
Clay for killing Eugene Chestnut in this
city something over q year ago. This
is the case in which Chestnut Killed Lee
Henderson and Clay killed Chestnut, the
deadly duel taking place on the streets
of Meridian on a Sunday evening. Chest
nut resided in Birmingham and was a
conductor His attempt to talk to Mrs.
Lee Henderson over the telephone is said
to have caused the fatal affray. Clay
will endeavor to prove that he killed
Chestnut in self-defense after the lat
ter had shot Henderson. The trial is
expected to be filed with sensational
features.
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come nothing more than a second COM
mission. They preferred to take appeals
direct from the commission to the federal
courts. The recommendations for a court,
however, will remain in the message.
Objections of Railroad Men.
The railroad presidents objected most
seriously also to the proposed restrie-
tons upon the issuance OF stocks, bonds
and short term notes President Taft
will recommend that no such securities
shall be issued in the future without
the approval of the interstate commerce
commission, based upon d finding that
the issues are for purposes authorized
by law and for price not less than
par for stock and not less than the rea-
sonable market value for bonds.
The railroads claim this restriction will
seriously interfere with their borrowing
ability. The amendments are designed
to prevent over issues of stocks and
bonds, and the custom known as IVA
tering." If adopted, it is said, the
amendment also would put an end to
what is known as speculative construc-
ton
The railroad presidents objected fur
Their to the proposed amendment Civ
ing to shippers the right of selecting a
through route for their goods and to CIV
ing the interstate commerce commission
the right to initiate complaints and hold
up new ratings and classifications by
a railroad until sufficient cause shall
be shown for the new rates.
1t was said today that no bill has been
prepared by the administration to car
ry out the Presidents ideas as to a fed
eral incorporation law He will leave
the working out of this measure to Con-
gress. He will, however, recommend that
the law make the process of federal in
corporation a voluntary one. The terms
upon which charters are to be allowed
and licenses granted will have to be in
cluded in the law, but it is believed
that no law can empower the executive
branch of the government 20 revoke eith-
Ell charter or a license and that such
revocation can come only through the
courts for cause.
Those attending the conference were
President Mellen, New York. New Ha-
ven and Hartford railroad; President Nc
Crea of the Pennsylvania; President Lo-
vett of the Union Pacific railroad and
allied Hartman lines; President Baer OF
the Philadelphia and Reading railroad
President Finley of the Southern railroad
and President Brown of the New York
Central.
Attorney General wickersham also at
tended.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Miss Morgan objects to Socialism.

New York, January 3.-Miss Anne Nor
gan. daughter of J. P. Morgan, objects to
the injection of socialism into such meet
ings as the striking shirt waist makers
held at Carnegie Hall last night. She was
at the meeting as a friend of the strik-
ers cause. but in statement issued this
afternoon she deplored the fact that some
socialistic orators were permitted to
preach to the girls. "It is very reprehen-
sible," she said, ''for socialists to take
advantage of the dire straits Of those
poor girls to teach them their doctrine"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Question Of Pay for Forage.

Washington, January 3.-How far away
from his post of duty may an officer Of
the army keep horse and still draw
pay for forage is a problem which has
been asked by the war department of
the treasury department. The question
is as to whether an officer who is on
duty in New York city is entitled to
mounted pay for keeping a horse in
Stamford Conn.,, where he lives, dis
lance of thirty-six miles from the station.
If an affirmative answer is given the
question will arise as to whether there
is a limitation of a distance affecting
mounted pay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Advertisement Tells Story.

Cincinnati, January 3.-That the par
ents of Alma Kellner the S-year-old
Louisville girl who disappeared several
weeks ago are negotiating with the child's
abductors, was revealed here today by an
advertisement inserted in local news
paper The notice reads:
please let the party that has our girl
know that we will comply with their re-
quest. All they need do is to ask 1t.
The local police assert that they are
prosecuting no special search for Alma
or her abductors They profess to be-
lieve that none of them is in Cincinnati
and say the child probably has been
taken to some nearby Ohio or Indiana
town.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
HIGH SCHOOL TO
PLAY ST. PAUL'S

The Birmingham High school will play
the st. Paul Athletic club aggregation
tonight at s o'clock sharp at the Young
Mems Christian association. The High
school team is now in fine shape, playing
fast ball and has great prospects.
The new suits have arrived and the
boys expect to initiate them by piling
up a good score large crowd of High
school students is expected to turn out
and show a renewal of spirit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Confession Of Murder.

Kansas City. Mo-, January s.-After
making detailed false confession caus-
ing one innocent man to be arrested on
the charge of murder and man and
woman to be held for investigation, Ed
ward Mower, OF Falls City, Neb., con-
fesssd to the police of Kansas City. Kan,
tonight that he alone murdered Neil Me-
Coig, also of Falls City, on December "a.
All those who were taken into custody
as result of Mowers original confess
sion were released tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Denial of Ownership.

Chicago, January 3.-Nether Charles
p. Taft, brother of the president, nor
Charles P. Murphy, of the Chicago Ma
finals, owns stock in the Philadelphia club
OF the National league, according to a
signed statement issued by Mr.. Murphy
here today. Mr.. Murphy also made the
statement that he does not know who
are the hackers of President Horace Fo-
gel or Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
New Cancer Treatment.

Manila, January 3.-Great hopes are en-
tertained for the success of cancer
treatment which was announced the
night before the Manila Medical Society
concluded it's work. The treatment con-
sists in making the patient immune from
further progress of the disease by use
of vaccine preparations from the pa
tents own cancer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Fatal Auto Accident.

Nashville, Tenn, january Sin an au-
tomobile accident near Mt. Pleasant.
Tenn, late yesterday afternoon J. T..
Fisher was crushed under the car and
probably fatally injured, John Eberwain,
the chauffeur injured externally; Rufus
Ross cut about head and badly bruised
and will probably die; Walter Pecherson
seriously hurt The young men all be-
long to prominent families. A tire blew
out while the machine was going at a
rapid rate, the car overturning.
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strike in stone ouarries.

Amherst, O., January 3.-About $50 en-
ployes Of the Cleveland, Ohio and Malone
stone quarries struck today against the
10 to 60 cents per day cut in wages GUS
tomary during winter. Increased cost Of
living h their reason for opposing the
cut
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
Postal CHANCES.

Washington, January 3.-(Special. D
Postmasters appointed: McFall, Calhoun
county. William M. Thweatt; MELVILLE,
Henry county, Roberta Harrison; Walk
err Springs, Clarke county, Frank r.
Simpkins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04
electrical Engineers to Meet. 4

B Charlotte, N. c., January alt wat an
nounced today that the American 4hsti-
tute of Electrical Engineers, embracing
: membership Of more than 6Oo1 from
every corner of the world. will mold its
annual convention in Charlotte, March
~ - and =.
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Prominent Educator Dead.

Indianapolis, Ind. January 3.-Prof. w.
Fl. Denote. for sixty years one OF the
most prominent educators of the deaf
and dumb In the United States, died ear
ly today at his home In this city. He was
70 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Crawfordsvflle, Ind, January Ss-David
W. Girard supreme chief Of the Tribe Of
Ben Hur, died at his home here tonight.
His death wss due to hardening Of the
arteries.