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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21
TO HEAR TESTIMONY
IN RATE LITIGATION
Master Will Sit at Montgomery
This Week
EARNINGS OF SOUTHERN
Experimenting on Rabbits Mt the State
Laboratory - Eufauia Has 5000
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Given
Fines of 500 Each
EARNINGS OF SOUTHERN

Montgomery, August 20.-(Special Ties
timony in the rate litigation now on be-
tween the state and the Central of Geor-
gia railway will be taken In Montgomery
next week, beginning Monday. Judge
W. S. Thorington, master, will sit and
the state will be represented by Judge
S. D. Weakley and Attorney General A.
NJ. CARRIER. Maj. R. E. Steiner will APP
pear for the road he being the district
attorney at Montgomery. After a few
days here, taking of testimony will be re-
sumed at Savannah.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21
EufnuIa Enumeration

White males outnumber white fe-
males by 40 in the city of Eufaula
while negro females are ahead OF ne
gro males by 5o4. These figures are
shown in a report of a census just
made of the city and reported to the
secretary of state by Mayor Z.
Mcdowell 1t Is shown that In the
limits of the municipality there are
6059 people, divided as follows: White
males 1899, white females 1888, total
whites $685. negro males 1855. negro
females 1869, total negroes 1924. II
will also be noted that there are 409
more negroes than whites.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21
Our Man Tailor Is In New York
Studying New Fall Styles for You

tailoring
al
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21
Make Rabbits Sick

One big old gray rabbit in the cages of
the state laboratory is entertaining an ac-
CURED case of typhoid fever that seems
to do him no harm, and several are com
ing I'D to either death or recovery as a
result of the injection of the bad blood of
mad dogs. In the latter cases the rab-
bits die of hydrophobia If the dog from
which their injection is taken had It; II
not, the cotton tail goes on to another
case all his future however, being lin
tied to dying some time in the interest Of
science.
The fever patient is not likely to have
any trouble. In fact, the inocculation of
the serum does not really give typhoid,
but has a sort of vaccination effect.
Firing ahead against typhoid is now com
mon In many sections of the country.
Well 'vaccinated" in this way person
will throw off the dread disease for a
year or So Soldiers in many of the coun-
tries are regularly treated in this way,
though it is not general In this part OF
the country. The old rabbit mentioned
eats his share Of the cabbages and blinks
al the visitors as If he were In the best Of
health and spirits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21
Southern Earnings

For the week ending August earnings
of the Southern railway were s1,0s9. 696,
Compared to $1,047,4S5 during the same
time year ago. For the same period in
1908 they were sse6,s64; in 1907, the ban
ner year, 1904 PIP, and in 1906, s9So,224.
The average daily earnings for this
week in 1910 were $127,307 compared to
$165, 434 in 1909 In other years they were:
1905, s136O4S, 1907 s16s147. and in 1906 $751;
199 More track was operated this year
than any other, but the increases are
heavy even on the lines that were In use
In other years. A very large part of the
Southern mileage is In Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21

THESE Dresses, you know, are
L not for summer alone, but for
evening wear whenever white
frock is required. The opportunity
is so good that it will surely pass
quickly. There are Princess Dresses,
overskirt styles, overskirt effects,
etc.; plenty of them that formerly
sold as high as $1,000 and $3.50.
Choice at $500
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21

JUST 25 Dresses in this lot, most
~ ly linens. The following
"stock list" will give you an idea
just what you will find when you
come tomorrow. OF course the
higher priced ones will go first:
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19

ton hall and gave him an enthusiasts
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
AMERICAN SAILORS IN FRAcAS.
200 Expelled from Cafe at Cherboure
Stoned Building and Gendarmes.

Cherbourg, Nov. 1S.-Two hundred
alleged disorderly sailors from the
American visiting fleet were expelled
from cafe here today. after which
they stoned the building and the gem
darn1es who interfered.
H. G. Weidlich, a sailor from the
Louisiana, fell into the harbor today
and was drowned. His body was re-
covered.
Cherbourg Nov. 1S.-The sailor from
the Louisiana who was wounded in the
abdomen died later in a hospital.
Brest France Nov. 1S.-A group OF
sailors from the American fleet lighted
a wood fire on the water front today.
The flames spread until they threat
ened to communicate with neighborinS
barrels of nitrate and alcohol. The
policessaw the danger and extinguish-
ed the fire.
Cherbourg, Nov. 1s.---A dispute be-
tween white and colored bluejacksts OF
the American squadron under Admiral
Vreeland developed tonight into an ug-
ly fight, in which it is said revolvers
and knives were used. The gendarmes
arrested a sailor from the Kansas / rho
is charged with having stabbed a man
from the Louisiana in the abdomen.
One negro was sent to hospital in g
serious condition from several stat
wounds in his back, while another
black man was wounded on the head
The authorities are arranging for
stronger police patrols to prevent fur
tl1er disturbances.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FROM SING SING ORDERED
Two Men Should Not Have Been Pros.
ecuted at All.

New York, Nov. t8.-An order for
the immediate release from Sing Sing
prison of Morris Taub and Louis
Brown, formerly engaged in the cotton
goods business here as Brown & Taub,
was issued tonight by the appellate di-
vision of the supreme court. The men
We're convicted in February. 1910, by a
jury IN general sessions, and were sem
fenced by Judge Malone to Sing Sing
for not less than two years and six
months and not more than four years
and six months, on a charge of forg-
cry in the third degree.
According to the appellate division,
they should not have been prosecuted
at all on the charge of forgery, and it
appears to be case of grave doubt
if any offense warranting crinSa1
prosecution was committed. 1t was
charged by the district attorneys Of
flee that Brown and Taub, with intent
to defraud," made an entry in their
ledger of S26. .345.S4, which purported to
indicate that the share of Brown in
the business amounted to that sum,
whereas the share of Brown in the
business was S5,787.32.'
The order of the court will be taken
to Sing Sing tomorrow by a lawyer.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
One Hundred Persons Reported Killed Fri
day In The City OF Puebla
18TH BATTALION LEAVES FOR SCENE
For the Scene of the Disturbance and Other Troops
Held in Readiness-Revolution in Mexico is De-
clared Be Inevitab1e-So Far AS Known No
Americans Were Killed in Yesterdays Roting.

Mexico City. Nov. 1S.-One hundred
persons, including the chief of police
were killed in riots at Puebla today,
according to statements of passengers
arriving tonight from that city. They
say the trouble began this morning,
when a number of policemen, headed
meeting of anti-re-e -electionlsts,
which was held in a large hall.
As Chief Miguel Cabrera and his
men advanced towards the building a
door was opened by a woman, who
shot and killed the chief
Bomb Thrown, Killing Many.
fight then ensued between the po-
licemen and the occupants bomb
was thrown from one of the windows
in the midst of the policemen and ru
rales, the latter having been called to
assist the officers. The bomb explod-
ed, killing many.
The other casualties occurred in the
course of lighting which took place in
the street. So far as known, there
were no Americans killed.
The passengers further asserted that
from midnight until they left Puebla
I'm the afternoon there was continuous
rioting; and while anti-re- electionists
had been dislodged from the building,
fears were entertained that the dis
orders were by no means at an end.
Troops Start for the Scene.
From other sources in Mexico City
tonight it was learned that the Sew
enteenth battalion left here late today
for Puebla by special train and that
other trains were in readiness to
transport additional troops to the
scene Of the riots if deemed necessary.
Il was officially stated in Mexico
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19

team was travelling toward Kansas
City with the body of the man who, in
Brookins' own words, flew as he
pleased Arch Hoxsey, whose feats
Johnstone ever sought to excel, gave
the two flights called for by his con-
tract, and another to please the crowd
Rising and circling co. a. height of
about 1000 feet, taking nine minutes
to do it, he headed northwest toward
the foothills until only the keen eyed
could see the machine.
20 Miles in 20 Minutes.
When he reached the field again, it
was learned from his description of a
lake over which he passed that he COW
cred an estimated distance of twenty
miles in twenty minutes. Hoxsey esti-
mated his greatest altitude at $500 feet
from the ground, or $500 feet above
the sea level.
Crowd Grew Anxious.
A fourteen minute fight, as the be-
ginning of the days programme, was
without incident, but in his final fight
Hoxsey rose and dipped and turned
until the crowd voiced a seemingly
unanimous desire that he come down.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
MRS. SCHENK INDICTED
BY WEST VIRGINIA GRAND JURY
Charged With Administering Poison TO
Her Millionaire Husband.

Wheeling. w Va, Nov. 1S-Ars.
Laura F'arnsWorth Schenk. charged
with administering arsenic to her mill
iionaire husband, John Q. Schenk, was
indicted by the grand jury of Ohio
county today While no definite in
formation is given through the prose-
outing attorneys office, il is learn ed
that only nurses who have been en-
pioyed in the Schenk family and DE-
frank l.. Hupp. upon whose findings
NIrs. Schenk was first arrested. testi-
fed before the grand jury. For the
first time in the history of the county
the corridors of the county building
were cleared while the grand jury was
in session. Newspaper men were not
exempt and threats of Jail for contempt
OF court were made if they ventured
within the portals of the building.
The names Of the witnesses had not
been disclosed and when two strange
women, heavily yelled, rode up to. the
courthouse in an automobile they We're
taken at once to the jury room. 1t was
subsequently, learned that they were
nurses from the Hasl1ins hospital. DIR.
Baskins is a brother-in-law Of John o.
Schenk.
Before the grand jury was sent out
80 consider the case, attorneys for Mrs
Schenk urged that a continuance bs
granted because no preliminary hear
Ing had been held. The court overruled
the motion. however.
During the hearing Mr.. Schenk. who
IS at the North Wheeling hospital, re-
covering from the effects of arsenic
poisoning. was most anxious to learn
the results or the jury's findings. AS
he was wheeled about the corridors of
the hospital he made frequent inquiries
and had a friend in frequent communi-
cation with the prosecuting attorneys
office. He had no comment to make
when he learned Of the Indictment.
The date for the trial has not been
Enf
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
DEPLORABLE RESULTS OF
ABOLITION OF ARMY CANTEEN.
Described by General Potts, Command
er in the Philippines.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-The same old
story told by many commanding Off
GERS of the army of the deplorable re-
suit of the abolition of the army can
teen is repeated in a graphic way by
Brigadier General Ramsey D. Potts,
commanding the department of Luzon
in the Philippines. General Potts says
that most of the courtsmartia1 last
year were traceable directly to the use
of the native liquors. the deleterfous
and in many cases disastrous effects
of which he said, are too well known
to call for comment.
'Tt is a violation of law to sell such
liquor to soldiers, but the law cannot
be enforce ed,'' says General Potts. "One
who has never seen the effect of even
small quantity of native liquor upon
young. American unaccustomed to it's
use can form no judgment as to the
seriousness of the situation now pre-
sented. situation which is beyond the
control of the military authorities,
while the civil authorities can do very
little I can only suggest the removal
of temptation by providing a substi-
tute for the vile native liquors in the
shape OF beer and possibly a little wine
through the post exchange"
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
VOoDoo CHARMS PRESCRIBED
AS CURE FOR INSANITY
Fortune Teller Held on Charge of U.s.
ing Mails to Defraud.

Cincinnati, o.. Nov. 1S.-'SNoodoo"
charms and similar methods were pre-
seribed as a cure for insanity by Mrs.
Clara Barnes, according to testimony
by Mrs. Mary J. Koehler, before a
United States commissioner here to-
day. AS a result the former was held
to the federal grand jury on charges
of using the mails to defraud.
"She took every cent [ had" Mrs.
Koehler said. This woman pretended
she could cure my son of insanity and
got me to draw all my savings out of
the bank and give them to her"
The fortune teller made her give up
$50 as a retaining fee, Mrs. Koehler
said. Then she had her bury SO in
gold in a cigar box full of salt The
gold piece disappeared, but the son re-
mained insane.
One of the letters exhibited in
structed the washerwoman how to use
the cigar box.
place $40 in gold in teh box, cover
the money with salt, repeat the 1880
and 124th psalms over the box, then
place it under the bed where you
sleep" the letter said, '1eave it until
1 come up Sunday. Don't tell anybody
about this trick now. not a soul. if
you want it to work.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
COUNT ToLSToI'S CONDITION
TAKES UNFAVoRA9LE TURN.
Oxygen Administered to the Patient
Hope Not Yet Abandoned.

Astapova, Russia, Nov. fs.-After
having remained practically unchanged
throughout the day, the condition of
Count Leo Tofstoi took an unfavorable
turn late today. Oxygen was admins
tered to the patient. who frequently
lost consciousness.
Great anxiety was expressed by those
at the bedside of the stricken novelist
but hopes have not been abandoned for
his ultimate recovery.
DIR. Usoff, professor OF internal dis
eases at MOSCOW un versity, and DR..
Thtchurousky, who treated To1stoi for
bronchitis in the Crimea in 1901, have
been urgently summoned to Astapova
At 7 o'clock this evening Tolstofs tenn
perature was 97.S8, pulse 110 and res
pirahion 36. At that hour he was quite
conscious, but sleepy and very weak.
Still later in the evening, after a cIys-
ter temperature had been taken which
registered 9s.2 degrees, the general
feeling of the patient was better.
DIR. Berkenheim says the case is not
hopeless, though no means will avail
to relieve the overtaxed heart through
out periods of Inconsistencies
Astapova, Aussta, Nov 19.-At fs.40
o'clock this morning Count Leo Tolstoi
was resting quietly.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
Efforts To Find
Keene and Whitney
SUBPOENA SERVERS UNABLE TO
FIND TWO MILLIoNAIREs.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENT
At Resumed Hearing on Anti Race
Track Betting siIIs-$1oo, 900 Offered
for One Vote Against.

New York, Nov. 1S.-One hundred
thousand dollars to vote against the
anti-race track betting bills in 1908
was offered to State Senator Eugene
A. Travis of Brooklyn, so he swore on
the stand today, testifying before the
legislative graft committee. A rnys-
ter1ous little man, whose name he does
not divulge, made the offer in tha
lobby of the senate he said, on behalf
of former Senator Frank J. Gardner.
And Gardner, he added confirmed it
in subsequent telephone converse
ton.
Gardner is now under indictment.
charged with having attempted sim
ilarly, though with a lesser amount,
to influence Otto G. Foelkner of
Brookiyn, now congressman, but
then a state senator. Foelkner voted
for the bill, as did Travis, and it was
passed, notwithstanding the efforts OF
the race track interests and the al
legged use of a fund which previous
testimony has placed at s50o,O00.
Chairman of Committee impatient.
Travis testimony and the commit
tees efforts to subpoena James r.
keene and Harry Payne whitney two
millionaires whose hobby is horse
racing, were the most interesting de-
Velopments of today's hearings, re-
sumed after an adjournment on Octo-
Der %. Efforts to find Messrs Keens
and Whitney have so far been with
out success, and NJ. Linn Bruce chair
man of the committee, is growing i'm
patient Both men have been mem
toned in previous testimony as having
been at a conference at Delmonico's
at which the alleged corruption fund
was raised and the committee is anx-
ious TO examine them.
Two New Names Added to Those Ap-
preached.
Travis testimony today added two
new names to the list of senators ZAP
preached" The amount offered him,
he explained, was to paid in two In
staliments, $4,000 down and $4,000
after his vote had been cast.
did you ever hear of any other
senator being approached" he was
asked.
Yes, I took lunch with Senator
Fuller and Senator Carpenter one day
and they told me they had been ap
preached. Senator Gates also told me
he had been called on the phone
Would you know the man who 30
preached you If you saw him againr'
yes, think So"
Was he a regular Iobbyist?'
Il think So He was interested In
other measures"
Senator Carpenter, whom Travis
Westchester Senator Fuller was a
Brooklyn democrat. Senator Gates
came from Madison county,
Deniafs at Afternoon Session.
During the afternoon session. Con-
rad Hasenflug OF Brooklyn, a former
state senator, denied any activity in
influencing others against the bin, al
though he voted against it. Similar
denial was made by ex-senator Gill
christ of Brooklyn. He said he voted
against the bill because he believed IL
was unjust and unfair, and because
there were many in his district who
wanted to see the bin defeated. In
answer to a broad question IL he knew
of any moneys paid anyone for vot-
ing against the bill, he said ''Nc."
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
FALSE CONSULAR INVOICES,
ANOTHER FIRM IN TROUBLE
Charged With Fraud in Woolens I'm
ported from France.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Isaac and
Manning Phillips. memb bers of the firm
of I. e. NJ. Phillips, importers, in bus
mess at No. is West Eighteenth
street. were arrested late today,
charged with having defrauded the
government out of duty on wooden
wearing apparel imported from
France by means of false consular in
voices. AS the government is in pos
session of evidence concerning a num-
Der of alleged fraudulent in1portations
by the firm. The prisoners were held
for examination in $4,000 bail each.
which was furnished.
Assistant United States District
Attorney Whitney, who has charge of
the prosecution, says the Phillips firm
have been acting as importers since
1907, and that the total of the duties
out of which the government has been
defrauded will reach $4,000.
The case follows quickly on the
proceedings against Joseph Brooke &
Co, English woolen goods importers,
whose branches in this country have
been seized. No arrests were made in
the Brooke case, as the members of
the firm reside abroad, but the gov
ernment has attached the stock and
brought suit to recover 100000.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII,
THE AMERICAN GIBRALTAR
Chief Constructor Capps Going Abroad
on Special Temporary Duty.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-Chief Con-
structer Capps is going to the Philip
pines on mission of great Importance
to the navy under an order detaching
him from duty as the senior member
of the board on hull changes in yes
sells building on the Atlantic coast,
and directing him TO proceed abroad
on special temporary duty. The chief
constructor is to make a careful ex-
animation of the navy yard at Cavite
in Manila harbor and the naval sta
ton at Olongapo on Subig bay.
Part of the general scheme of the
navy department is to create an Am
erican Gibraltar at Pearl Harbor, Ha-
waii, which involves abandonment of
the idea of establishing a powerful
naval base in the Philippines and also
involves converting the station at
Olongapo into a mere repair depot.
There is not water enough at Cavite
to enable heavy warships to approach
the navy yard there and it is doubtful
if Olongapo could be rendered i'm
pregnable.
Still, in view of the necessity of re-
pairs to the American fleet which
must be maintained in the orient,
some suitable plant must be main
tanned at point nearer Asia than
Hawaii, hence the need for placing the
naval station at Olongapo in condi-
ton. The report of Constructor Capps
will enable the navy department to
fix the amount of the estimate of ap-
propria ton which must be submitted
to congress at the approaching ses-
sion.
When his work in the PHILIPPINES is
concluded the chief constructor will re-
turn to the United States by way of
Europe, taking advantage of the OPP
portunity to make a thorough study
of recent developments in naval con-
ET great
the European maritime powers. In
cidentally, he is also to look into the
naval development of the aeroplane for
naval use.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
100000 ATTACHMENT
ON TIE NEPONSET MILL
In Connection With the Governments
Suit for Under-Valuation of Imports.

Boston Nov. 1S.--Following yester-
days action by the United States dis
trict attorneys office in New York i'll
obtaining writs of attachment on the
property of Joseph Brooke & Co in
that city, in connection with the gov
ernment's suit for 100000 damages for
alleged under valuation of imports, AS
sistant United States District Attorney
Garland of Boston today instituted
civil suit against the company, and
placed an attachment of 100000 OH
the Neponset mill, owned by the COM
pany. The mill employs $50 hands.
Mr.. Garland acted at the request of
Unite States District Attorney Wise
of New York. It is understood that
the factory will continue in operation,
but all receipts will be turned over to
the government until the case is final
ly settled.
The. case will be heard at the Febrtt-
ary term Of the United States circuit
court here, -----------.-
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
INcESsANT HICcoUaHs
Have Worn Down Pastor Mclaughlin
Almost to the Grave.

Belmar. n. j., Nov. 1S.-Violent and
incessant hiccoughs have so worn
down the strength of the Rev. J. w.
Mclaughlin of this town that pfysi-
clans in attendance have slight hone
Of his recovery. -Four years ago he
had a similar but milder attack and
was only saved with great difficulty.
The present attack began last Tues
day and continued until yesterday
evening, when powerful opiates brought
it under control, but it is feared that it
Will come on again. The force of the
convulsions rapidly weakened the pa
tient until he could no longer eat and
when he sank into natural unconscious
ness from sheer exhaustion they still
continued.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-11-19
TO BE RETIRED NOV. 80.
MAJOR GENERAL ELLIOTT,
Commandant of the United States Ma.
rine Corps.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-AGajor General
George Frank Elliott commandant of
the United States Marine corps, will
be retired Nov. 80, under orders issued
today. The navy department iy con-
sidering the question OF appointing a
temporary successor pending the action
of congress upon Secretary Meyers
plan to decrease the tenure of office
of the marine commandant- Mr.. Mey-
er, it Is said, will ask congress to make
the commandants term OF office four
years, instead of until retirement or
death, as at present.
General Elliott retires by reason Of
the statutory age limit provision. Col
oneI William P. Biddle is tho ranking
officer Of the eight colonels OF tho
corps. 1t could not be learned at The
department however, whether or not
he will succeed General Elliott On
November 80 General Elliott with term
mate an active career in the marine
corps Of more than forty years.