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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-10
Cry of "Panic" fom Panic-Stricken

dare not have opinions Of their own.
Therefore the desperate attempt OF
g.o.p. machine serving correspondents
to create an impression that there is
"panic" among Governor Harmon's
friends is so laughably ridiculous that
it would be sure to take the prize for
assinity at horse show.
You may expect to see daily an
nounoements from now on in g.o.p. or
gans about "panics" of this kind among
the governors friends. 1t is acknow-
Judgement of a condition that has exist
ed in the g.o.p. camp ever since Judson
Harmon was inaugurated governor Of
Ohio.
Have another smile and pass on
without alarm. President Taft started
this dern- fool talk about "another-pan-
ic" in his speech at Ada, and the cop.
correspondents have to follow the ex-
ample by screaming "Panic!" about
everything else to conceal, If possible,
the panic Governor Harmon has created
in the g.o.p. camp by giving the people
of Ohio an able, honest and admirable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
ILLINOIS CENTRAL
 CASE IS HEARD
L., J. 6 L.

Chicago, July 29.-F. w. Belmont. for
 mer clerk of the Memphis Car Rapair
 company, padded bills against the 1lli-
 nois Central as high as 1000 per cent, ac- ccrding to his own testimony before Mas
 ter of Chancery Mason today. He de- clared that H. c. Osterman, president of the repair company, and his assistants
 went so far as to substitute bills of the Osterman company of West Pullman for those of the Memphis concern, and to pass
 on the West Pullman bill the 70. K" of the Memphis inspector. The average pad
 ding of bills, the witness said, was be-
 tween 40 and 50 per cent. Osterman, who is said to be wanted to tell the names of
 men higher up, did not appear in court. A deputy sheriff was ordered to ascertain his whereabouts and bring him into court
 next Monday, until which time the mas ter court adjourned. .
 | Concerning the transfer of the car in- lspectorship at Memphis from one Crabtree to w. H. Moore, Belmont said that MT. Ward, an officer of the concern, desired
 to be rid of Crabtree because he saw too much" .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
NEW PLAN FORMED
 TO AID THE SOUTH

Atlanta, July 29.-A new plan for ad- vancing the development of the souths resources was originated by the execu- tive officers of the Southern Commer- cial congress, who met here today. On October next over 150 of the represen- tative business men of 16 southern states will meet here to devise means of ad- vertising the natural wealth of the south and of disseminating among business men, farmers and merchants of this section data on the best methods of developing their resources.
 Today's meeting was attended by John M Parker of New Orleans, president of the congress; Charles Hall Davis of Petersburg, Va, chairman of the execu- tive committee, and Edwin l.. Quarles of Petersburg, Va, secretary of the con- gress.
 The governors of the 16 states will be asked to participate actively in the move ment, each governor to appoint ten of the foremost business men of their states to attend the meeting on October 1. These states are Texas, Missouri Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kentucky. Tennessee, Missis- sppi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Geor- gia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Vir- ginia, West Virginia and Maryland.
 Before this gathering will be laid the plans already worked out by the officers of the Southern Commercial congress- The business men will be asked to am- plify these plans, to work them into form to fit the needs of every section of the south, and to spread in their homes states enthusiasm for the develop ment of Dixie. They are to be the in structors in a campaign for education in prosperity.
 This meeting will be preliminary for the second annual convention of the
 Southern Commercial congress, which will be held in Atlanta next spring, at a date to be set later. It had been ex- pected that the convention would be held this fall. but the big gathering will
 go over until spring in order to give time for the educational campaign first. In addition to the officials of the con gross who met here today, the new plan has the backing of all the other offi- cers of the organization. which Is head ed by some of the best known busi- ness men and statesmen in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
COTTON WAREHOUSE
 SYNDICATE FORMED
Daniel J. Sully Is One of the
 Principal Organizers
PLANS NOT COMPLETE
Men Ut Head of Big Organization Do Not Plan to Corner Cotton But to Help the Grower in Market
 ing His Product

Boston, July 29-Having for its purpose the revolutionizng of the cotton indus try of the United States, a conference was held today at the home of John Hays Hammond at Gloucester at which were present besides MT. Hammond, Dan iel J. Sully, the New York cotton oper- ator, and Scott Delglesh of Cairo, Egypt, the representative of the Hirsch syndi- cate of London. Briefly. the idea IS to establish warehouses in all parts of the cotton producing districts of this country as well as in the manufacture ing centers for storing the cotton crop, so that, instead of selling it from hand to mouth, as has been the practice here tofore, it will be marketed through the entire year when desirable It Is believed that economy will be effected in the mar keting of cotton which will result in a saving of not less than $50,0oO,0o0 an- nually.
 The General Cotton Securities company, of which MT Hammond is president and MT. Sully vice president and general manager, is to be the organization through which this economy is to be ef- fected The Hirsch syndicate, it is un- derstood, has already underwritten the project.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
JOHN CRAFT SPEAKS
 UPON GOOD ROADS
Mobilian Addresses Convention
 at Niagara Falls
LOSSES BY BAD ROADS
Captain Crnft Advocates Action By the Federal Government in Helping the Several states to Build Better Roadways

Niagara Falls, N. Y, July 29.-The sec
 ond day of the third annual convention
 of the National oGod Roads associa-
 important addresses. Practical sugges-
 tions for permanent and extensive bet terment of good roads were advanced. | Captain John Craft, chairman of the Alabama delegation at the National Good Roads congress conveyed to the assemblage the greetings of his state and stated that he was in attendance in
 three fold capacity, as a delegate from Alabama, president of it's Good Roads association and a member of the Ma tional Good Roads association.
 1 He said he considered it the duty of
 the president to do something for the
 miserably neglected public roads of the
 country, over which the mails are trans ported by primitive means and at cost
 of vast sums of money and if the roads
 were built along permanent lines the
 cost of transporting the mails through
 rural districts would be reduced to
 minimum. It would be a retrenchment
 to the national postoffice department and bring happiness to many homes The loss to farming interests by reason or
 bad roads now amounts to loss of over a billion dollars a year. It was not unreasonable of the people to de- mand of congress that it should ap- propriate at least s25,000,0O0 annually for fifteen years for good road construction. l Captain Craft spoke of the millions Of | bushels of grain that had to be moved
 along roads of the rural districts.
 | Continuing he called the attention of the congress to the great resources and
 matchless climate of Alabama, which
 was an empire in herself with great min eral deposits, virgin soil, miles of water
 system in the interior penetrating a sec
 tion containing billions of tons of iron, coal, fancy marble, granite and lumber.
 Also a great cotton raising belt. In Mo-
 bile county there Is a growing season
 of ten months of the year where five
 staple crops could be raised in one year,
 with citizenship of the highest type to be found anywhere, with a fine school system and purest of drinking wa ter.
 Captain Craft dwelt upon the Alabama oyster, its size and flavor and produc- ton. He spoke of the oyster beds and
 bottoms adapted to the culture of the
 bivalve, which was attracting attention
 as an industry Concluding he said there was no state in the union which could parallel the state of Alabama in the
 character and plentitude of its resources and in the marvellous conditions which
 are peculiar to that great state only.
 II say to you gentlemen stated Capt.
 Craft mot in the language of Horace Greedy, nor in the language Of James Hill, go not to the west nor to Canada
 but come to the south and cast your | lots with us, especially with Mobile Mo- bile in the great state of Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
DAVILA PREPARES
 FOR EMERGENCY

New Orleans, July 29.--That President Davila had strongly fortified several points and distributed troops for many miles along the Atlantic coast of Hon. duras, in expectancy of an attack by the revolutionary party under former Presi- dent Manuel Bonilla. was the news brought by passengers arriving here late today on the steamer John Wilson from Ceiba. This steamer was used as a transport by the Honduran govern ment in distributing the troops late last week, but cleared for New Orleans Mon- day.
 On the same day the John Wilson sail ed battle was reported to have been fought on the outskirts of Ceiba between band of revolutionists and govern- ment troops. A report that thirty men had been killed and wounded was brought to the ship just before the time of sailing. This could not be con- firmed.
 Senor c. Dunruh, one of the passen- gers, said that, contrary to the con- tentions of the revolutionists sentiment III ftOnuuraS was, apparently, equally divided between the followers of Davila and Bonilla. Arguments over the respective claims of the two factions lead to street broils. resulting in calls for troops, and ultimately of reports oi battles, when only few men participate ed in the fight
 When rumors of a possible landing by Iot rtx, fia law was declared in Ceiba and other coast towns, and the government troops have been patrolling the streets since that time. When the Wilson sailed there was evidence of greater confidence or the part of the government, and conse- quently slight relaxation in the excite ment which had prevailed. Assurances were given that there would be nc cessation of trade with the United States although at first it was announced tha an embargo would be placed on banans shipments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
L., J. & L.

section of the state nearly every day for five weeks, and the damage to crops is mounting high, some authorities plac- ing the loss to farmers and railroads thus far this season at s3,000,000. There was rainfall of 5.27 inches at Beaver Dam Ky, yesterday, Burlington reports BIT; Bowling Green, 1.S0; Owensboro, 1.75, and Bardstown 112. Railroad traffic in the southwestern part of the state is prac- ticalfy at a standstill, the Louisville, Hem derson and St. Louis railroad being prac- tically out of commission owing to the 15 washouts in the vicinity of Hawes- vile. The Illinois Central is also exper- fencing difficulty in moving its trains in that section of the state.
 A fa<t passenger train on the Louis vile, Henderson and St. Louis railroad was forced to stop on account of the storm and while the train was stand- ing the torrents washed the dirt from under the track. The engine and one coach was struck by lightning, but no one was injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
CRANE ADVISES WITH PRESIDENT
 UPON POLITICS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D


 >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~-~~-~-~~~~~-~~~~~- western and southern trip this fall and his forthcoming visit to Panama. it was stated today that the President finds himself confronted with conditions which have required him to rearrange his plans this fall between Septembe CT Il and December, when Congrtss meets.
 Official Duties Heavy
 The President has found it impossible to make certain engagements which he hoped to make at a time when he could not anticipate the extent of the burden of official duties for the fall.
 The President said today that he re- gards the Panama canal as one of the very great executive responsibilities of his administration. He holds that rapid and efficient development and prompt completion of this great enterprise to be of the highest national importance. Elk perience, MT. Taft says, has shown that nothing stimulates the work so much as a visit by the President. For this reason he expects to take 20 days In November in going to the isthmus and inspecting the progress which has been made there and in settling some questions of importance to the administration that await his com ing.
 Whether MT. Taft will leave before or after election day November has not been definitely settled.
 The chances are that he will leave inn mediately after Some of the things which will occupy the Presidents time in the immediate future and which entered into his determination to avoid all travel during the early fall are the supreme court appointments, the appointment of a court of commerce, the appointment of a railroad stock and bond inquiry commits sion, the subject of economy in the gov ernmental administration, the estimates for the coming fiscal year, and the prepa- ration of the annual message to Con- gress.
 Among the engagements officially can celled today were The Ohio Valley ex- position. Cincinnati. October 1; the Win ona Lake Ond.) chautauqua. August 30; the governors conference at Frankfort, Ky, November 29; the Trans Mississippi congress, San Antonio. November p, 25; the Toledo Business Mems club, Septem- Der 1 the encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic, Atlantic City, September 1924: the Atlantic Deeper Waterways as- sociation convention, Providence, R. l., ir September; the Erie Chamber of Com Imerce Erie, Pa, in September or Octo- ber; the reunion of the Army of the Po- Itomac, Antietam, September 16-17; the Ap- lpalachian exposition, Knoxville, Tenn. early in October: the Tennessee State fair. Nashville, late in September, and the Louisiana State fair, Shreveport, in Mo- vember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Boy. Are Put on Probation

Because of the pleas of a broken-heart- ed mother and father two white boys were released on probation yesterday by Judge Feagin. They were Charley God lin and Dave Frew and were arrested for stealing watch from a man named Myars at 1922 First avenue. Frew's fath- CT and Godlin's mother both appeared before Judge Feagin. The pleas of the aged father and the mother brought tears to the eyes of many men in the dingy court room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
RAILROAD SETTLES
 ALL DIFFERENCES

Pittsburg, July 29.-All differences between the Pennsylvania Railroad company and the employees of it's lines west of Pittsburg have been satisfac- torily adjusted. The statement was made by General Manager G. L. Peck of the lines west tonight following the concluding conference today of nearly three weeks negotiations.
 A new wage scale was signed which covers technicalities in working condi- -tions of which the men complained. The basis of adjustment Is practically the same as the New York Central award with wages slightly higher, according to G. H. Sines, vice president of the Order of Railway Trainmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
STRONG OPPOSITION
 TO PRESIDENT LEWIS

Springfield, H., July 29.-State Presi- dent John H. Walker of the Illinois Mine Workers today announced that he would be a candidate for the national presidency against President Lewis be- cause of the latters indorsement of the proposed agreement of the Illinois strike. Returns were received from 51 locals today and the vote now stands 29.O14 against the acceptance of the terms of the compromise effected at the Indianapolis conference to 234 favor ahle to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Railroad shop. Burned

Columbia. s. C., July 2s.-Fire that started from an unknown origin at 8 o'clock this morning, totally destroyed the shops of the Carolina and North western railroad. located at Chester, s. c. Besides the buildings and con tents, two engines and passenger coach that were practically ready for the road were burned up. The loss is estimated to reach more than sl00,n0o. and the insurance will but partly cover the loss. The shops were located ad- joining the SprunEstein cotton mills, which had narrow escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
REPORT OF NATIONAL
 GINNERS' ASSOCIATION

Memphis, July 29.-The report of the National Ginners' association issued here today indicates condition of 72.9 per cent for cotton up to Jury 25.
 This, the report says with a view to weather conditions would seem to in- dicate yield from 100000 to Ill., 500,000 bales.
 The report by states fololws:
 Alabama, S7; Arkansas, TO; Florida 72; Georgia, 67; Louisiana, 64 Missis- sippi, 8S; North Carolina 73; Oklahoma S3; South Carolina, 6s; Tennessee, 75; Texas, 7s. Average, 72.9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Convention Location Changed

Cincinnati, July 29.-John L. Vance of Columbus, O., president of the Ohio River Improvement association, today telegraphed President Reynolds of the Ohio Valley exposition that his organi- zation had decided to change the place of the annual meeting this year, Sep tember 19 to "A, from Pittsburg to Cin- cinnati. The week selected is the same during which President Taft is ex-- pected to be here. Conservation of na- tura1 resources vii be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Marries His Mother-in-Law

Louisville, H., July 2s.-Henry Krints, having lived to the ripe old age of 75 years, yesterday upset all traditions of the comic papers by we'd ding his motherin-law, 60 years old while the thermometer stood 100 de- grees in the shade. His bride before the wedding was Mrs. Elizabeth Fuchs, whose daughter divorced MT Krintz several years ago. Both live al Oskaloosa, III. Friends of the two are trying to figure out just what relation Krintz Is to his wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Active Possesison

From the National Monthly.
 Guinevere. aged four was going out to walk with young lady, of whom she was very fond As they opened the street door, they were met by swirl ing cloud of dust. blown up from the thoroughfare.
 Keep your lips tightly closed. Gwen, or you'll get your lungs full of mi- crobes," warned the young lady.
 Guinevere pondered moment and then looking up demanded:
 What are your crokes?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Negro Pay. Penalty of Crime

Atlanta, July 29.TInstead of the four negroes who originally were sentenced to hang in the DeKalb county jail at Decatur today for the murder of Motor man T. s. Brown in the Druid Hills street car holdup last April, only one of them, Charles Walker, paid the pen alty for his crime. Walker was on the gallows 35 minutes before the drop fell He spent IS minutes in making a statement asserting his innocence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Residence h Robbed

The residence of J. c. Collier, 4S1e First avenue, Woodlawn, was entered by thieves yesterday afternoon while the family was absent and about $50 worth of household articles were stolen. Two negroes are suspected of the crime. They have not been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Life sentence for Negro

Nashville, July 2s.-The jury in the case of Rufus Browder, colored, charged with the murder of James Cunningham. prominent Logan coun- ty, Kentucky. planter, today. at Frark- lin, Ky, returned a verdict of life tm- prisonment. On his first trial Byowdor was gtven the -dsath psnstlxs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Messenger Boys in New Uniforms

The Postal Telegraph boys appeared yesterday on the streets in new summer uniforms. and the fine looking youngsters whom this company employs cut quite a figure on the street. The uniform is khaki throughout, and does away with the coat and the heavy cap used in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
Engagement Announced

Vienna, July 2S.-Announcement was made today of the marriage engage ment of Miss Gladys Kerens of St. Louis. Mo, daughter of Richard c. Kerens, American ambassador to Aus tria- Hungary, and George H. Colkst of Shiladelphia~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
KENTUCKY VISITED BY STORM AND FLOOD Cloudbursts Are Reported at
 Several Places DAMAGE IS VERY HEAVY streams in Many Sections Are Over flowing and Crops Hurt Badly.
 Railroad Traffic Is Much
 Delayed
DAMAGE IS VERY HEAVY
L., J. & L.

Henderson, Ky, July 29.-Following the unprecedented rainfall of two weeks ago rain approaching the magnitude of a cloudburst fell over this section of the state late today. Beginning at o'clock and ending shortly after o'clock almost five inches of water fell, flooding streets and stopping street car traffic. Bridges were washed away and damage was done to crops in Henderson, Union and Web- ster counties.
 At Highland the Illinois Central rail road tracks are under water and traffic has been stopped for several hours. At the fair grounds here many tents were blown down. Water stands on the grounds three feet deep. Reports from the imme- diate vicinity say ten wagon bridges have been washed away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
VIII Honor Mark Twain

Heidelberg, July 29.-The American colony here has decided to erect statue of Mark Twain in Heidelberg where he conceived the idea of writing "A Tramp Abroad" The necessary funds for the statue were partly sub- scribed today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
u.,vx n.in m LouisvIIIe

Louisville. July 2s.-Followins yester- days heavy rain in Louisville and many sections of the state there was a pre- cipitation of nearly one inch In Louis yills this morning. t has rainsd n tnis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
CIoudburst at Hawesviiie

Hawesville, Ky, July 29.-Anotner nara rain here last night and early tooay added to the damage done by the cloudt burst of the day before. A large stonf bridge at the west end or the town "ei't out late this afternoon. The greatesf danger to the railroads is believed up be over. The Louisville. Henderson ana St. Louis railroad. whose tracks were washed out in 15 places, managed to get a train through from Evansville today The hotels here are crowded with people waiting to start for Louisville. The rail roads expect to get a train through to the north tonight The bridges on every wagon road leading into Hawesville have been washed away and country traffic Is at a standstill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30
storm mt Owensboro

Owensboro, Ky, July 29.-The Green river section of Kentucky was visited bv another terrific rain and thunderstorm today bling the water to greater depth over thousands of acres of crops already covered. At noon today it commenced to rain again and the situation is very gloomy
 Every small stream in the Green river section is out of it's banks and fertile fields of tobacco and corn and thousands of bushels of unthreshed wheat have been washed away.
 The Ohio river at this point is rising more than six inches an hour and bot tom lands of Kentucky and southern ln- diana will soon be under water. So rapidly did the water rise last night that the family of John Fulkerson, a farmer. awoke to find the house and furniture floating. They managed to cut hole in the ceiling and climbed to the roof, whence they were rescued by neigh bors
 During the past three days more than ten inches of rain has fallen in this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-30

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