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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
MEMPHIS DEPUTY SHERIFF is
OUTWITTED BY'HIS PRISONER

Chicago, May 11.-While in the GUS
tody of a deputy sheriff in the Audi
torium hotel here tonight Samuel e.
King, a broker, wanted in Memphis
for passing bogus checks. eluded his
captors, climbed down a fire escape,
jumped from the first floor to the
street and made his escape King s
sensational, it is said. He was walk
ing in the corridor the fifth floor
when he made his break from the
side of Chief Deputy Benners of Mem
phis. He had been paroled to come
to Chicago and clear up some matters
before beginning a prison term in
Memphis.
King, it is said, told the deputy
sheriff that he wanted to return to
his room for a moment and get a
handkerchief. Instead of entering the
room, it is asserted, he lodged down
hallway and, climbing down a fire
escape to the first floor, where it end
ed, from there jumped to the side
walk Hailing a passing taxicab the
fugitive broker entered it and had the
driver make good time. After waiting
several minutes in the corridor Dep
uty Sheriff Benners returned to the
room and found it empty. An alarm
was sounded through the hotel and bell
boys and other attendants were sent
In search of King. Many guests In
evening clothes Joined in the search
The hunt in the hotel proving futile, the
cab drivers at the curb were questioned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
Craig Of Alabama Will
Open the Fight Against
MOndell Coal Land Bill

his efforts to obtain necessary surface
rights would perforce become, II not the
heartless victor, the helpless victim OF
damage suits.
Mr. Craig maintains that only one
fourth of the area of the coal lands
sought to be opened to agriculture entry
Is suitable for agricultural purposes and
Is of inconsiderable extent when 1t Is
considered that the unappropriated pub
lie land in the United States is 50000,000
acres more than all the land patented
under the homestead laws, timber and
stone act, desert land laws, timber cul-
ture and timber and stone acts, coal
land laws and railroad and wagon road
grants combined. The land that would
be affected by the Mondell bill, Mr.
Craig continued, would, except for the
one-fourth, produce nothing more than
native grasses and that one-fourth is
less than per cent of the area now open
to homestead entry.
And since f'he bill discussed would not
change th< a of entry of coal de-
posits, 1t CO. no way prevent frauds
such as ar. = 4, the Cunningham claims
and other ..e< in Alaska and in this
Asked 50 had remedy to offer.
Mr. Graf GO ed that he had-a bill to
provide IS he classification of coal
lands. 9 ication, he said, was nee
essary;i cE d even been recommended
by thel - "a ent. at whose instigation the
presen was introduced. The Uni
ted 81 )ught not to dispose of such
valuable .-nds without knowing what
they were and what they were worth.
Mr. Craig Will introduce the bill Thurs
day when the Mondell bill is presented
for final passage.
Reverting to the conclusion of his
speech to the feasibility of operators Of
coal attempting to mine deposits without
owning the everything surfaces, Mr.. Craig
introduced letters from operators in Ala
bama and West Virginia declaring their
consensus to be that such a proceeding
was to all practical purposes impossi-
BILE. During the debate on the bill Mr..
Craig had splendid assistance from Mr..
Ferris of Oklahoma and Mr.. Robinson of
Arkansas. The trio recently stripped the
public lands withdrawal bill, one of the
administration s pet conservation meas
pres, OF the amendments intended to val
idate fraudulent claims in Alaska and
dry clean the robes of Mr.. Ballinger. and
its efforts Thursday are awaited with a
great deal OF interest.
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Washington, May 11.-(Special.)-Ma
ing the same general charge that he
stated in his successful opposition to the
administration withdrawal bill, with its
amendments for the valuation of pre-
yious entries" said to be fraudulent,
Representative Craig of Alabama is now
trying to prevent the passage of the
Mondel coal land bill to provide for
agricultural entries on coal lands.
But additional to the allegation that
the Mondell measure is false to the true
spirit of conservation, Mr. Craig is Of
fering strong arguments against the spe-
cific intent of the bill. 1t contemplates.
IL the first place, Mr.. Craig says, a
sutversion of the governments policy of
public domain which always has been
granted, if granted at all. in fee title;
ano a change to the granting of surface
rights to homesteaders while the rights
to mineral deposits under the surface
homesteaded are retained to the govern
ment or it's grantees, can effect moth
ing except endless strife and number
less litigations and the increase of op-
portunties and the enhancement of IA
oiites for fraudulent entries by quasi
husbandmen and unwarranted condem-
ration by prospective or real mining oper-
ators who, though individuals and pri-
vate citizens. engaging or endeavorng
to engage in private business, will be
able to utilize the irresistible force of
the right of eminent domain.
The spirit of the laws of homestead,
Nj. Craig said. demanded fee title be-
cause of the fact that the land affected
by those laws was intended for home
stead, permanent residences and sources
of life for those making and maintenance
of homes, which could not otherwise be
made. The Mondel bill would place the
homesteader. and his home, if he had
title only to surface, In the power of
the miner. On the other hand, Mr. Craig
showed, the bill would work injustice
upon the owner of mineral rights, who
must own certainly a considerable part,
probably all of the everything surface in
order to obtain the deposits, and who in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
MANY DROWNED IN
SINKING OF BOAT

st. Louis. May 11.-One woman is known
to be dead and eight other persons are
believed to have been drowned as the
result of the wrecking of the City of
Saltillo. opposite Glenpark, Mo-, "a miles
south of st. Louis. The boat struck a.
rock and sank within Ave minutes, at
$3.50 tonight.
Known dead: Mrs. Isaac T. Rhea, Nash
vile. Tenn, wife of president Of the
company owning the boat, body recov-
cred.
Those missing are:
Mrs Harris, Nashville.
Miss Anne Rhea- Nashville.
Miss Wall, Nashville
Mrs Patterson, Chester, Ill.
Mr.. Pickett St. Louis.
S. c. Baker first clerk of the steam
beat.
Fowler Post, third clerk.
Head porter, name unknown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
BALLOONISTS ESCAPED DEATH
AFTER THRILLING FLIGHT

day afternoon at an altitude of 5000 feet
we ran into another snow storm. Shortly
afterward we shot up to 2600 feet. From
that time on the cold was so intense that
we baceme benumbed and half stupid and
gradually lost power to control the bal
loon. | cannot tell what the altitude
was Just before we made our final de-
scent, but efforts to let out gas by the
valve had not succeeded In bringing us
to the ground as fast as we desired.
Finally l decided to use the rip cord be-
fore we lost consciousness entirely. In
some manner as yet unexplained the cord
did its work entirely too well and
dropped the bag almost from top to bs-
tom The descent was terrific and ]
judge that for the last 100 feet there was
very little gas left in the balloon, as 1t
fell like a stone"
The balloon. although badly damaged,
can probably be repaired.
An Adventurous Balloonist
New York, May 11.-A Holland Forbes
as a balloonist. He is vice. president of
the Aero club of America. On October
II, 1908, while he was competing for the
James Gordon Bennett distance trophy
at Berlin, his balloon, the Conquerer
burst as a height of 5000 feet and fell
swiftly. The gas bag, however, spread
after its collapse into a parachute form
and lowered the aeronaut gently to .
house top uninjured. Mr.. Forbes won ths
Lahrn cub on October a. 1880. for tn,
longest flight of that year. With MAJ
c. Fleischmann OF Cincinnati he started
from ST. Louis October 12, and landed
In Chesterfield. Va, after coming a dis
tance of 731 miles in 9 hours and Is min
utes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
10000 DELEGATES TO
ENGINEERS MEETING

Detroit. May 11.-lt was estimated
tonight that more than 10000 delegates
are in the city attending the ninth
biennial convention of the International
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and the international auxiliary to the
brotherhood
The opening session was held to-
night Mayor Breimeyers welcomed the
visitors in behalf of the city and re-
sponses were made by Warren s. Stone
of Cleveland, Grand Chief Engineer of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers, and P. II. Morrissey Of Chicago,
president of the Railroad Employees and
Investors association.
Claude Barnaby, a delegate from Ty-
ler Texas, has been taken to a hos
pital, seriously III with pneumonia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
FOR NEGROES PLANNED

Lynchburg, Va, May lit was
learned this afternoon that Booker T.
Washington. the head OF the TuskeKee
Normal institute has been the guest of
Mrs. Katherine Gould at her estate near
here for several days on a mission CON
nected with the school, Coupled with
the reported visit comes statement
made today by friend of Mrs. Gould
that she had recently inquired into the
corporation of the Katherine Gould
farm in New Jersey with view of es-
tablshing school along Industrial
lines for the training of negroes at Blue
Gap farm. Mrs. Gould has refrained
from discussing the reports current
personally.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
Big RETURNSFROM
CORPORATION TAX

Washington, May 11.-As was ex-
pected the second New York internal
revenue collection district, comprising
Manhattan. lying south of West
Twenty-fourth street, will pay the
largest assessment under the corpor-
alton tax law, amounting to $2,o74.-
74S.
The first Illinois. Chicago, district
Will pay the next highest amount, the
assessment being s2,2ss,7ss. with the
twenty third Pennsylvania. Pittsburg,
district. third, sl,585,0Ss.
Other districts that will be more than
million dollars tax are the Philadel-
phia district, Massachusetts,. Minnesota
and the Newark district of New Jer-
sey.
Figures showing the number OF re-
turns. assessments and penalties on
account of the tax of / per cent on tho
net income of corporations under the
new tariff act were reported today by
r. Z. Cabell. commissioner of Internal
revenue. They show the total numb err
of returns as s2s1,243, total assess
ments s25,709,043, and penalties for
failure to furnish returns by March l.
S101,570.
Among the districts and their show.
ings are: 4.e
Alabama 1885, returns, assessments
s144.866.
Arkansas 1914 returns, assessments
s5S.O20. ~,
Florida s5s returns, assessments $751;
332.
Georgia 1876 returns, assessments
s194.276.
Louisiana 21s9 returns, assessments
s162 921.
Fourth North Carolina 1889 returns
assessments SS6,506.
Fifth North Carolina 1850 returns
assessments S30,625.
South Carolina 1866 returns. assess
ments ss2,334.
Tennessee 2S43 returns, assessments
$154.034.
Third Texas 27s4 returns, assess
ments $214,7S6.
Fourth Texas 2675 returns, assess
ments S179,015.
The figures given are approxima te
and subject to slight revision.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12

Washington, May 11-(Special.)-
Representative Hobson has secured
$4,000 site for Jasper public building
from the subcommittee and believes 1T
will go through the committee.
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Explanation of Plan

prominent member of the postoffice
committee was asked today to explain
the object of this proposed compromise.
He did not care to be quoted, as the
matter has been in a delicate shape for
the two months that the republicans of
the committee have been trying to get
together but he consented to be quoted
ANONYMOUSLY as follows: The argument
is that we should have by a law a posi-
tive expression of the idea that postal
savings bank system should have first
of all a reserve with which to pay an
unusual demand. Second, it is the idea
that AN per cent OF the funds in the
postal banks should be used for invest
ment In government securities and
through the use of small denominations
to distribute the proposed new popular
bonds generally among the people who
do not now possess bonds. the compro-
mise proposal following, in this respect,
the French postal banks system. The
third idea Is to have in the banks gem
crally throughout the United States An
per cent of the postal funds in order that
the communities may have the use OF
substantially half of the postal deposit
tory funds in the first instance that the
government may earn an interest on
that money out of which 1t will in turn
nav the postal bank repositories and
to have on hand in the banks. open to
Immediate call. at any time. a sum OF
money for use in governmental emer-
gencies,'
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Plan to Usg Money to H.
vestigatG Tariff Is Op-
posed y Democrats.
THIS scH,ME IS CALLED
A TRANSPARENT FRAUD
Democrats Tint Out That Republicans
Had Information Enough To Pass
Coos TariR Bill Had They
Been SO Minded

washipgth, May 11.-(Special) 1.-THE
sundry civlibill the last of the big sup
ply measuls, with the exception of the
general deficiency bill, will be taken up
by the Hose tomorrow. Interest in it
will be lagely confined to the s250,000
eppropriat5n to defray the expenses of
investigating tariff conditions. The item
which vii be among the first reached
will be stutly opposed by the democrats
1t is regfded by them as transparent
fraud, hSing the object in view of de-
ceivine he country into believing that
by suchan investigation a reduction of
The tart will follow, and in the mean
time mixing a plea for the continuance
of the present tariff bill and repub-
lican Jouse.
1t ns pointed out by member of
the vtys and means committee today
that tat committee in Its hearings lead
ing VI to the enactment of a tariff bill
sathefd sufficient information to war
rant bill carrying rates far below those
agfeel upon. The democrats will con-
tens That had 1t been the desire of the
Iepnl1CdNS TO endCt u satisfactory tdTlH
bill he Payne bill would have indicated
1T ad an appropriation of quarter of
a m.lion dollars now is meaningless and
ex,ivagant.
Tito the present date the President has
app3ved the army, urgent deficiency In
dian diplomatic and military academy
bills The pensions and District of CO.
c1unoia bills have been agreed to in
r. -~.-cA and with the exception of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12

Mobile. May 11.--First Baseman Barr of
the Atlanta Southern league team was
installed in a local hospital today He is
said to have contracted typhoid fever.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-12
Charges Against King


Memphis, May 11.-Samuel E. King, who
escaped from Deputy Sheriff Benners In
Chicago today, is under indictment here.
charged with having passed a worthless
check on department store for $500. 1t
Is alleged that King posed as the repre-
sentative of theatrical syndicate con-
templating the opening of theatre in
Memphis, and arranged with the local
establishment for the purchase of fur
nishings for the theatre. check was
presented In payment for the goods,
which amounted to about $50 and the bal
arce was given King In cash. 1t is
averred. Later it was ascertained that
the check was spurious. King was re-
leased from custody, however, it is stated
several days ago, on a parole in custody
OF Deputy Sheriff Benners on his insist
ehce that he could negotiate the money
II permitted to see friends in Chicago.
Since leaving nothing has been heard
OF the two men,
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and it was learned that a man answering
Kings description got away in the taxi
cab The Chicago police were appealed
to but up to a late hour had found no
trace of the fugitive. kilograms have
been sent to Windsor, Canada, where
King formerly lived. According to Ben
ners, King Is under a penitentiary SEN
tence at Memphis where recently he was
convicted of passing worthless checks.
On his plea that he had some very
important business to close up in Chi
caGo, King was allowed to come to Chi
cago under parole while in custody of
the deputy sheriff
81 did not think he would attempt to
escape" said Benners, "and l thought
there was no danger In letting him go
alone to get the handkerchief, as there
" al no fire escape leading from our win
dow"
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Big Guns WIN Open Up

have its effect upon the country and
fleet the consequences in the election
next November.
The sundry civil appropriation bill will
furnish the opportunity for the party
leaders to bring out their campaign thun-
der and explode It for the edification
of the House and the entertainment of
the country.
It is expected there will be on this bill
upwards of "a hours Of debate, equally
divided between the republican and DEM
ocrats.
Representative Tawney Of Minnesota,
chairman of the appropriations commit
tee, will have charge Of the debate for
the republican side, and Representative
Fitzgerald, democratic member from New
York and member of that committee,
will have charge of the democratic side.
"A score of orators on each side will speak
on variety of subjects.
Representative Payne, the republican
floor leader, is expected to open the
battle with a two hours defense of the
Payne-Aldrich tariff bill. 1t is regarded
as the keynote speech of the republican
position on the tariff during the coming
campaign. If Mr.. Payne permits inter-
ruptions from the democratic side, his
speech may last much longer than the
time allotted, and many democrats today
expressed desire to interrogate the re-
publican leader about his tariff law.
Representative Fordney of Michigan is
also scheduled for an important speech
explaining the republican attitude on the
tariff, In which he will devote the prin-
eipal part to reply to the recent speech
Of Senator Beveridge Of Indiana on the
tariff question
The address of both Mr.. Payne and
Mr.. Fordney are expected to be filled
with Vigorous expounding of republican
doctrine and an excoriation of the oppo-
sition.
Many other republican members will
speak during the next week. Represen-
tatives Tawney, Longworth and Boutel
will be among the orators. and most of
their attention will be devoted to the
tariff.
On the democratic side, Representative
Champ Clark, the minority leader. Is
preparing an address in which he will
assai the republican position on the
tariff. Mr.. Clark's address Is looked for
ward to as reply to the speech of Rep
s1esentative Payne and the coming battle
81 the leaders is being watched with
great interest in congress Representa-
tives Underwood of Alabama and Fftz-
gerald of New York will support Mr..
Clark In his assault on the republican
breastworks, and a dozen other demo-
orats are down for speeches from Is min
utes to an hour In length,
OF no small interest will be the maiden
speech of Representative Foss of Massa-
ohusetts, one Of the recent recruits Of
the democratic side. who will also speak
On the tarif. Mr. Foss, who was for
merly a republican, is a manufacturer,
and made his campaign on the tariff
question.
II was pointed out today that the great
prominence to be accorded the question
ef the tariff In the debates is an accurate
Indication Of what will form the prom
inent issue In the coming campaign. The
fact that the leaders are devoting them
selves to that subject Is taken as par
tial fulfillment OF the prediction that the
tariff will dwarf the other issues" In
the campaign
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Washington, May H. Especial. "A
statement given out by the commits
sioner of internal revenue shows that
the Birmingham internal revenue dis
trict collected $144,666.45 on the cor,
poration tax H the Payne bill.
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favor of this short-lived bond is the
precautionary thought, so it is explained,
that there should not he put out among
the people bond that could fall below
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is investigating its merits. The Senate
bill provides that such suspension may
not exceed period of go days, while
the Cummins amendment would prevent
any such rate regulation, ETC., from
going into effect until it had been ap-
proved by the commission. determined
effort will be made to strike out in con-
ference the provisions In the bill, includ-
ing telegraph and telephone lines
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Two Monument. Unveiled

The monument to Pulaski was erecten
by an act of Congress. but the statue Il
Kosciuszko is a gift to the nation from
the Polish National alliance and othop
organizations of Poles who have mado
their homes in the free republic for which
their distinguished conntrymen fought
There was double significance TO thu
unveilihg OF the monument to KosciuszkA
for II marked the opening here tomorro1
of the first Polish national congress, e
attend which thousands Of Poles from al
over the tiiiitcd States have come.
The purpose of the congress is to die.
cuss in all its phases the condition q
the Polish nation. to acquire familiarity
CONTINUED on PAGE 1O.)
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DIVISION I

Comprising Districts A and B)
following boundaries: Slauson avenue
on the south, Arlington avenue on the
west to Wiltshire boulevard. east on
Hoover. north to Fife. east to San
Fernando road. north to Whitmore
avenue, north to Aldama to Fayette
and Crescent. south along Salt Lake
railroad to Avenue Forty-th-ee, thence
east to Griffin, south on Griffin to
Fem, thence east to Westminster,
south to Wabash, east to Hughes,
south to Hollenbeck, west to Alameda,
south to SlausOn.
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DISTRICT A

All territory within the above boun-
daries and west of the following divid
ing line: Main street. beginning at
Slauson avenue to Spring street, along
Spring street to san Fernando, San
Fernando street along Los Angeles
river to northern boundary line. The
dividing line runs in the center of the
given streets, hence buildings on the
west side of Main and San Fernando
are in District A, and those on the
east side are in District b.
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DIVISION II

Comprising Districts and D.
All that territory not within the
boundaries of Los Angeles city as set
forth under heading Division L.
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DISTRICT c

All that portion of Los Angeles coun-
ty not within the boundaries of Los
Angeles city as set forth under head
ing Division l, and also San Ber-
nardino and Orange counties.
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