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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-29
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
-I,ind nominated for governor.

Lind nominated for governor
Big deal in Rock Island stock
Name of Rawn brought into Illinois
Central case.
steamer with CrippeR aboard nears
port.
Kevstone party launched in Philadel-
phia
Improved waterways make low rail-
road rates.
o-Cities have not given up fight
state anxious for accurate census.
Convention held for good roads,
Collier killed by Hightower at Ensley.
denominations will be held in October.
Appeal for care of rural schools.
4-Editorial comment.
5-Officals here to locate mine rescue
station.
Runaway baggage cars cause excite
Alabama soldiers will return tomor-
President Morris talks about Alabama
crops
BAR association plans reorganization.
Incorporation tax laws give trouble,
Admission plans homecoming week. I
Mrs. Young dies at Bessemer.
7-Birmingham social events
Dolly Dalrymple's department.
s-General sporting news.
o-Propose to increase capital of First
National.
Efforts to prevent ship from sailing.
1o-More interest in Georgia campaign.
How Alaskan farms are irrigated.
advance is made in stocks
Cotton market is generally higher.
Wheat declines on larger receipts.
Taft is again at Beverly.
Joseph vending believed to be In San
Francisco. al
Soil survey made of Hale county.
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KEYSTONE PARTY is FORMED
TO COMBAT BOTH OLD PARTIES

The following Is the preamble of the
Independent platform:
"Pennsylvanians are face to face with
the necessity for desperate battle for
the preservation of representative free
government.
"A political trust managed by cunning
politicians threatens the commonwealth.
Some corporations are labeled repub-
lican and others democratic, but all are
In league against the people and under
the orders of one head.
Their power is based upon the illegal
and unwarranted use of public property
and office; upon force, fraud and cleo
ton crimes.
Police protected dens of vice are made
to furnish enough illegal votes to over
whelm respectable citizenship.
Both of the tickets nominated and
both of the platforms adopted by the old
parties, 1t is well known, were dictated
by the same authority and were intended
for the deiusionl of the voters and the
further confirmation of the power of the
political machine.
The preamble calls upon the citizens to
unite in the defeat of the political part
nershtp of the boss and the saloon.
The platform, among other things, calls
for the abolition or the party square and
favors the short ballots 1t advocates
local seif-government In the matter of
liquor traffic; advocates the election of
United States senators by popular vote,
and calls for public service commission
similar to the one in New York state.
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HONDURAS AGAIN
BECOMES QUIET

New Orleans, July 2s.-Cabes from Port
Cortez received here announce that the
embargo on banana shipments to the
United States has been raised, and that
the regular service has been resumed on
the Honduran railroad running into the
INTERIOR The cables are taken as an In
dication that peace again reigns, and
that the government will use the railroad
now jointly with shippers. Steamship
lines running to Tampa, New Orleans
and Mobile can enter the port and clear
without interference Laborers are plen-
tiful and the steamer viator will sail for
New Orleans next Saturday with a full
cargo. Service to other gulf ports will
also be started again.
While the commercial conditions are in
terrupted by only slight frictions these
will be hastily removed, and 1t is said
supreme peace will reign through the eff
forts of President Davila, according to
grants to the coast revolutionaries. 1t is
intimated that former President Bonila
still harbors fomenting an insurrection.
and may strike at an opportune moment.
Bonilla has the sympathy of number
Of citizens of Honduras. 1t is believed
ho will sooner or later supplant Davila
as the head of the country
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CHARGES AGAINST
STATE SENATORS

Chicago, July 2S.--The Tribune today
prints statement that an attempt was
made previous to the election Of William
Lorimer as United States senator to pur-
chase II democratic votes at $1,000 VOTE
to secure the return of the then Senator
Albert ]. Hopkins The story comes on
top of a recent luncheon at which Roger
Sullivan, democratic national committee
man of Illinois, and representatives OF
the Legislative Voters league fired point
ed remarks at each other. On this oc-
casion Mr.. Sullivan is quoted as saying:
"Why don't you fellows look into what
Albert ]. Hopkins was trying to do at
Springfield for four months?"
The Tribune declares that $4,000 was
collected to secure the needed votes. 1t
was placed in the hands of two little-
known legislators and the block of voters
selected and made ready for delivery.
1t is alleged that Mr.. Sullivan and
Speaker shurtleff spoiled the plan. The
speaker is said to have told the culprits
that he would expose the plot from the
chair the moment a democratic ballot
was cost for Hopkins. Then sullivan
entered the arena. He arrived at Spring.
field at midnight one night, and, gather
Ing the IL dDOul tiiitheSiiSef " ~ ~,~-
every political bone In their bodies II
they voted for Hopkins. That ended 1t.
The Tribune expresses the belief that
the plot was formed without the knowl-
edge of Senator Hopkins. The story is
said to have leaked out to anti-Hopkins
republicans and to the democratic lead
ers through the babblings of one OF the
II, who was rejoicing at the prospect OF
''easy money"
Mr.. Sullivan, to reporters, denied all
knowledge of the story. Speaker shurt-
left who arrived here from Springfield,
declined to comment. Senator Hopkins Is
said to be on a vacation in the west.
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Philadelphia, July 2S.-Wliliam H.
Berry of Delaware county for governor,
D, Clarence Gibboney of Philadelphia
for lieutenant governor, Cornelius d.
Schully of Allegheny county for state
treasurer, and John Casey of Luzerne
county for secretary of internal affairs
is the ticket nominated by the keystone
party formed here today to oppose the
nominees of both the republican and DEM
ocratic parties
The convention, composed of III dele
gates from 81 counties in this state, de-
nounced both the old parties as being
under the dominance of the liquor In
terests
The nominee for governor was former
Nv state treasurer to which office he
was elected by the combined democratic,
prohibition ana independent votes in the
political upheaval Of 1905. While in Of
flee he uncovered the state capitol scan
day In the recent democratic state con-
vention he was defeated in the nomina-
ton for governor but received 159 votes
Many democratic delegates subsequent
ly bo1ted their party and took part in
todays convention.
The name Keystone was adopted by
the convention as the party name
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Great Cotton Mills OF
The East Unite In One
Mammoth Corporation

New York. July 2S.-New England, New
York and Baltimore mill owners, bank
ers and capitalists Incorporated today
the International Cotton Mills company
under the laws of New York, with an au-
thorized capital of $100oo,000 per cent
cumulative preferred stock and $1o,000,00o
common stock.
A statement issued this afternoon by
Myron Taylor, president of the new cor
poration, says that the textile mills and
sales and distribution agencies in this
country and Canada, which manufacture
and sell 5000 varieties of cotton cambrics,
are included in the merger.
The properties consolidated represent
% mills and 35 principal brands owning
10000 acres of land. part of which is
under cotton cultivation, and employs 10.-
900 hands with an aggregate annual out
put of approximately $1S,0o0,000.
Among the companies are the Stark
mills of Manchester, N. H.; the Mt. Ver-
non Woodbury. Cotton Duck company, the
Consolidated Cotton Duck company, the
Boston Yarn company, the Bay State
Cotton corporation, the Eastern Mills and
the Maryland mills.
President Taylor is president of the
American Commercial corporation and a
director of the Bay State Cotton corpora
ton, the Boston Yarn company, the Low
ell Weaving company, the Mercantile cor
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MRS. RUSSELL SAGE
WILL AID AVIATION.

Garden City, N. Y, July 2S.-Mre.
Russell Says has developed into an
aeroplane enthusiast. She has no in
tention of making flight herself but
she Is anxious to do all in her power
to help the development of aviation
and she wants particularly to see that
woman has a part in the work.
Mrs. Says was visitor at the Aero
clubs aviation field yesterday as the
guest of Miss e. L. Todd. whose work
on an aeroplane of her own design
has earned for her the distinction of
being Americas only woman aviator
Il hope to see many women engaged
in the efforts to solve the problem OF
human flight" Mrs. Sage said to her
interviewers. II am earnestly inter-
ested in all efforts made by women
along such lines and shall gladly give
them any aid in my power. or course
+, l receive hundreds of letters from in
ventors who seek my assistance, and ]
cannot give aid indiscriminately. But
I shall gladly help any woman who has
practical plan"
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Washington, July 2s.-(Special. More
and more is it becoming evident that
President Taft struck a popular cord
when he informed the Congress of the
United States, during the closing days of
the last session, that legislators could
expect veto If the next rivers and har-
bors bill was not framed with the view
OF eliminating piecemeal appropriations
and appropriating for accepted projects
in such amounts as would hasten their
completion.
The latest member of Congress to ex-
press himself as being heartily In favor
of the Presidents policy toward the riv-
ers, harbors and canals of continental
United States is Representative Ollie M.
James of Kentucky.
Mr.. James, who is an enthusiastic ad-
vocate of waterways, said yesterday:
1.-THE rivers should be made to work.
The transportation problem Is a great
one, and when our rivers can be made
to do their part the question of freight
rates will be settled, for competition is
a greater regulator of rates than legisa-
tive enactments.
There is no country In the world so
blessed with river facilities of transporta-
ton, and II we but improve that which
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IMMENSE DAMAGE
CAUSED BY STORMS

Owensboro, KY, July 2S.-Damage
estimated at 100000 to property and
crops, besides immense damage to prop
critics of the Illinois Central and the
Louisville, Henderson and ST. Louis
railroads, has been caused by Hoods
following an unprecedented rainfall Of
last night and early this morning.
Traffic on the Illinois Central and the
Louisville, Henderson and st. Louis
railroads has been abandoned here. In
some sections the Illinois Central tracks
are under five feet of water. Near
Hawesville there have been IA sep
arate landslides along the Illinois Cen
trail tracks.
At Philpot, Davies county, stores ana
residences are under four feet of wa
ter and the lowlands of Davies, Ohlo'
Mclean and Hancock counties are un-
der II feet Of water
There was a rainfall of from TO
inches throughout the entire section.
An Illinois Central train due here
this morning from Horse Branch, KY,
has not been heard from and tonight
it had not been located. Crops. that
escaped damage In the rains OF the
past month have been completely
ruined.
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EXCITING SCENE
OCCURS IN COURT

Cincinnati, O., July 2s.-Percy Proctor,
member of a wealthy Cincinnati firm. ap-
peared suddenly in court today and faced
his wife, the former Baroness Nadine
Won Klifuss, for the first time In many
months. Upon his failure to recognize
her his wife promptly swooned. Proctor
instituted the case in which he testified
today to stop the transfer of $40, 900 worth
of stock which his wife claims was
given her In furtherance of marriage
contract made in Berlin before the
American consul.
By the agreement which Proctor
acknowledged he was to settle upon her
100000, the marriage to take place upon
her securing a divorce from the Baron
Won Klifuss. Shortly afterwards the
baron died. Proctor taking the stand
acknowledged the genuineness of the
contract. He said he gave a note for
$4,000 In fulfillment. The family of the
woman asked for something tangible,
the witness declared, and he said, II
put up the stock as collateral and the
marriage took place in London October
a. 1907
1T was understood that title to the
stock was to remain in my name and
that my wife was to have only the in
come from it," testified the witness.
Proctor under oath charged the former
baroness and Joseph De Wyckoff,
solicitor of London, with being parties
to conspiracy to obtain not only the
stock in question but also all the money
possessed by him. He turned the stock
over as soon as he could to De Wyckoff
at Mentone, France, he related. He
wrote to his Cincinnati counsel to pre-
vent the transfer of the stock.
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GUTHRIE is AGAIN
CAPITAL OF STATE

Guthrie, Okla, July 2S.-Guthrie was
re-established today as the capital OF
Oklahoma In practically all respects
following the decision of the state su-
preme court yesterday. The only Of
ficials who followed Governor Haskell
to Oklahoma City were William Gross
secretary of state, and Charles ray
lor. state examiner and inspector OF
public accounts. Their offices were
kept open in Guthrie, although they
themselves removed their headquarters
to Oklahoma City. Mr.. Taylor today
ordered his office sign at Oklaho oma
city taken down and all work under
him centered at Guthrie. Mr.. Cross
is seriously i'll at Oklahoma City, but
business will be transacted here.
What Governor Haskell Will do has
not been stated. The state board of
eoualisation is In a quandary 1t has
held several meetings at Oklahoma
city and the question arises whether
the action taken there must be ratified
in new sessions at Guthrie,
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DETECTIVES WAITING
FOR ARRIVAL OF PAIR
wireless Messages Are Being Sent From
the Ship About the Suspected
Couple Who Are Unconscious
of Their Fate
IN THE HANDS OF FATE

; New York, July 2.-Plugg1ng To-
: night through the Labrador logs
; the engines of the steamer Mont
rose are bringing nearer and nearer
; to identification two passengers on
; board supposed to be DR.. Hawley
II. Crippen and his fugitive COM
panion, Ethel Leneve, who are
; wanted by the London police in
connection with the disappearance
; of Crippen's wife.
Fellow passengers know nothing
of the suspicion that attaches to
; the strange couple aboard The
2 suspects are not under arrest on
: shipboard, and they are also ignor-
ant of the wireless messages OF
conjecture that are flashing over
their heads from police headquar-
ters miles and miles removed
The most important of these mes
sages was a communication to the
Associated Press tonight, presum-
ably sent with the authority OF the
captain of the vessel, that the per-
sons sought were on board.
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Chicago, July 2S.-In a continuation OF
his testimony before Master In Chancery
Mason in the Illinois Central suit here
today Harold A. Sims, formerly travel
ing car inspector of the Illinois Central
railroad, told of secret contract which
he asserted the Memphis Car company
had with a Memphis lumber company
The company he declared maintained q
separate set of books showing that
lumber purchased for the railroad COM
pany was at a higher price than that
actually paid.
Out of this arrangement Sims asserted
that his share of the profits amounted
to $3.50 before a quarrel with the head Of
the concern caused him to end his con-
nection with the repair company.
Henry C. Ostermann, president of the
car company, who failed to heed a sum-
mons to appear and testify, will be ar
rested tomorrow for contempt of court
unless he attends the morning session,
according to the matter in chancery.
The name of the late IIa G. Rawn,
whose death by shooting is the subject
of a searching investigation, was brought
into the proceedings for a moment, but
not sensauonally. Attorney Biggs of the
Illinois Central introduced a letter, the
contents of which were withheld, as hav
ing been written by himself to Rawn.
Sims testified that H. c. Ostermann.
president of the Memphis Car company.
held shares of the concern for persons
other than himself (Ostermann) and that
he (Sims) held five shares of the stock.
Five shares each were also owned by
E. H Ward and William Brennan, he
said.
1--WE made it point to do some kind
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San Diego, Cal, July 2S.-D. w. Nc
Kay, the millionaire mining man who
was recently arrested at Tijuana, just
across the Mexican boundary, for cut
ting a fence, and taken overland to
Ensenada for examination, came to San
Diego today and conferred with his
attorneys with view to seeking
redress from the Mexican government
Mckay declared he had not yet decided
what steps he would take.
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INSULT IS RESENTED

Chattanooga, Tenn, July 2S.-At a
conference held here today, Colonel
Tomas, envoy of General Estrada,
offered the command of the pro-
posed battalion of Americans to an
officer of the First Tennessee regi-
ment. who promptly referred to the
military code of the United States
and struck the envoy across the
cheek with his riding gauntlets,
citement and the matter was quick
ly dropped.
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The House of Mystey

Shioa6or July 20. ~ -"
the third session of the< * = lal In
quiry into the death q ss,>.4 Rawn,
formerly president OF 4onon rail-
road tonight, that y 2 lse in Which
Rawn met his 80 70 as constructed
with particular q against in
truders.
Joseph r o sowner of the house,
testified tlis the construction of
the house he lad so arranged the t1rst
and second floors that they could be
separated by concrete floors. Doors au-
tomatically worked were also installed
An elaborate system of electric light
ing was arranged, he says, so that the
entire lower floor could be flooded with
lights by a button from the upper
floors.
Mr.. Gay testified that the working
of the safety devices was explained
to members of the family. The author
tiles at Winnetka regard the evidence
as substantiating their theory of sui
eide in the house of mystery.
The marks on an outer screen door,
said to be Jimmy marks made by a
housebrealzer in entering the home,
were identified by Mr.. Gay as having
been made by taking off storm door
several months ago.
Instead of being a millionaire Mr..
Rawn died possessed of an estate
valued at only 100000. So, at least, a
petition filed today by his widow, de-
clared Mr.. Raw's will was PROMPTLY
admitted to probate. Mrs Rawn was
appointed executrix. According to the
petition there was no real estate.
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xick.hurg seII. Hnnnifan

st. Joseph, Mo, July 2S.-Announce-
ment was made tonight of the purcase
of pitcher Hannifan of the Vicksburg,
Miss. team Of the Cotton States league
by st. Joseph. The purchase price was
given as $500.
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MOBILE MEN WANT
JERYY RETAINED

washington, July 2S-(Special)-Ef-
forts are being made by Mobile busi-
ness men to have retained in his pres
ent position Major Jervy, the engineer
officer in charge Of the improvements
In Mobile harbor
He has been there for some time and
the commercial interests believe 1t Will
be advisable to use his experience on
the 27-foot channel project authorized
in the rivers and harbors act.
Senator Johnston has written the
chief of engineers requesting that
Major Jervy be retained.
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poration and other interests in the trade.
Other officers are: Charles M. War
ner of New York. Thomas H. Turner of
New York. and P. T. Jackson of Boston.
vice presidents; J. d. Armitage, Boston,
general manager Augustus p. Loring,
Boston. treasurer; David II. Carroll, Bal
timore, secretary and s. Davies War
field, Baltimore, chairman of the board
OF directors.
All the officers are named as direc-
tors in addition to a number of prom
inent men in New England, New York
city and Baltimore.
Undertaking Is Immense
Boston, July 2S-The proposed consol-
idation of cotton mills Is said to be
the largest of the kind ever undertaken
in the United States. The Consolidated
Cotton Duck company, which Is to be
absorbed by the International Cotton
Mills corporation Is a combination of
duck mills itself including the Stark mills
of Manchester, N. H., and the Mount
Vernon Woodbury. Cotton Duck company
of New Jersey and Maryland.
The Consolidated Cotton Duck company
is controlled largely by Boston capital.
The other mills to be taken over in
clude yarn mills in this state and in
New York and two mills In Canada.
The big cloth mills of Fail River, New
Bedford, Rhode Island, Lowell, Law
renee and Manchester, N. H., with the
exception of the Stark plant, are not
connected with the new corporation.
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RAILROAD STRIKE
MAY BE SETTLED

Montreal, July 2S-The minister Of labor
arrived here tonight. This has started
rumors of a settlement of the Grand
Trunk railroad strike through arbitra-
tion Mr.. Kings arrival In Montreal
was preceded by large number of tele-
grams sent to Vice President Murdock
of the trainmen and President Hayes of
the Grand Trunk by mayors and boards
of trade in Ontario cities. asking them
to settle the strike in the interest of the
public at large.
Mr.. King refused to discuss the pur-
pose of his visit. He was met here by
Sir Frederick Borden, also a member of
the government.
Troops Gather in Detroit
Durand, Mich, July 2s.-Upon the ar
rival here today of four companies of the
First regiment. Michigan National Guard,
called from Detroit to prevent any dis
order in connection with the strike of the
Grand Trunk railway trainmen, mass
meeting of citizens assembled to regis
ter protest against Governor Warner s
action in ordering out the troops.
The strikers. 1t is said, are Offering
strikebreakers the regular strike allow
ance from the strike fund. and many of
the new men are deserting the company,
A brakeman on the train carrying the
troops into Durand was persuaded IA
leave his post at Pontiac,
There has been nY trouble today.
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Name OF Ira G. R0wn Is
Brought Into Illinois
Central Graft Case

of repair work on every Illinois Central
car brought to us SO that the inspector
would report on It," the witness con-
,inued. Then we would doctor the bill
in the office. should judge the pad
ding averaged about 40 per cent"
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Postal Changes

washington, June 2s.-(Special) )-Percy
Lee is appointed carrier. G. NJ Deshay
substitute, route No. l at Montevallo.
Postmasters appointed: Bashi, Clarke
county. Alexander B. Carleton vice NJ.
M. Pugh, resigned. Little River, Bald
win county, Chester c. Can't, vice l. F..
Can't, deceased. Alice l.. Harris is ap-
pointed postmaster at Almond Randolph
county, vice L. l.. Perry. resigned. Ste
phen w. Herrin has been reinstalled ru-
raj carrier, route No. 8 at Troy. Amos
A. Gill Is appointed rural carrier, route
No. at Midland City
less message from the steamer Lauren
tic.
A second wireless message received this
evening was from Inspector Dew. 1t was
addressed to Detective Walsh, and asked
him to obtain leave from the immigration
and marine authorities here for the land-
ing Of Dew at Father Point. The neces-
sary permit was granted.