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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-12

Boston, January 11.-Boston today in the first party-ess election held under new charter, elected former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald to again fill the mayors chair, this time for four-year term, giving him 4s,96s votes and a plurality of 1923 over his nearest opponent, James J. Storrow, banker. former president of the cham Der of commerce, and former chairman of the school board. The most remark able feature of the election to many was the small vote of 17S3 given the present mayor, George A. Hubbard, who received 3S,00o votes two years ago. being elected on a reform ticket over Fitzgerald. The fourth aspirant, Nathaniel H. Fay Tor, found only 629 supporters.
 While the figures above were those an nounced at city hall, MT. Sorrows cam paign manager has other returns. and on these bases a statement given out early tonight that while he acknowledges the election of Fitzgerald by an apparent plurality of 291 votes he would ask for a recount.
 The campaign was noteworthy in many ways record total vote, 95,125 more than S4 per cent of the total registra- tion, was cast.
 MT. Fitzgerald won his victory today in spite of the fact that not one daily newspaper in the city advocated his cleo
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD.

1-Insurgents stand firm on legislation. Boston elects mayor without politics Three negroes saved from mob. senatorship in Mississippi unchanged. Ancient custom in Congress over
 turned.
 Recognition expected by Nicaraguans Enthusiastic politics in England. Government cannot win against rail- roads. 2-Devclopment of North Carolina. No danger of beef shortage. 3-Change in Anniston hrm Talladega holds to blue laws. Water works purchase defeated in Bessemer 4-Editorial comment. Blanks of Birmingham held annual meetings yesterday.
 Captains appointed for r. M. c. A.
 work.
 Board of Trade holds special meeting East Lake board of control meets
 here.
 Judge Jones and J. o. Thompson go to Washington.
 Retail Lumber Dealers association of
 Alabama. Tennessee and Georgia meets here 6-Ensley merchants take up license question.
 Accused couple in New Orleans. 7-Birmingham social events. Dolly Dalrymple's department. New river bridge nears completion. s-Strong eulogy of General Wallace Jefferson leads in incorporation. o--Some soft spots in stock market Cotton recovers part of losses. Wheat declines under selling. Io-0lenn Curtiss defeats Paulhan. Basketball championship may be de- cided In BirminghAm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-12
Three Negroes Sdved
 From MObS By Action
 Of Railroad Company

Vienna, H., January 11.-Mobs that formed at Eldorado and Harrisburg to- night to lynch three negroes in jail here, charged with the murder of Allen Clark rural carrier, were frustrated when they could not get a train to bring them to this place.
 Acting on instructions from Sheriff Mathis, the Big Four officials refused to permit freight trains to continue to this city from Eldorado and Harrisburg, and no trains will be run until tomorrow morning.
 By that time it is expected four com panies of militia, ordered out by Gov-l ernor Deneen upon an apepal from thes sherifr that a lynching was imminent, wills have arrived. S
 The jail is heavily guarded, Shert<i Mathis having sworn in 300 deputies, < < nearly every available man in the & lage, to protect the prisoners ,
 The militia company from Cairo is on the way here, it Is said, and st arrive by midnight. Cairo is 35 miles dis tant.
 Clark was assaulted by three negroes Saturday night while en route to Harris burg. The negroes were Jesse Taborn, Harry Taborn and Alexander Jenks.
 The three were arrested and lodged in the Johnson county jail at Vienna.
 Clark died tonight at o'clock and the report of his death aroused popular sen- timent against his slayers to the frenzy point. particularly at Hirrisburg, his home.
 Mobs of between 300 and 800 persons each formed at that city and Eldorado, and were only awaiting means of getting transportation to this city Sheriff Mathis took immediate precautions to protect his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-12
EFFORT TO TAKE POWER
 FROM CANNON DEFEATED

Washington. January 1,-An effort to take away from Speaker Cannon the power to determine what part of the re- cent message of the President should go to the House committee on interstate and foreign commerce and what part to the judiciary committee was defeated in the House today.
 A rule providing for the reference was reported early by Chairman Payne of the committee on ways and means and after lying on the table for time was called up for consideration. A vigorous protest against the resolution was made by Underwood of Alabama. acting as minority leader on the floor
 ''rhe day has come when members of the Hopse must stand responsible for legislation in this House." declared the Alabama member. ''The whole issue for which we have been fighting for the last month is involved. It is whether the speaker shall control the House or the House shall control the speaker.' r
 Underwood asserted that the House itself should have some voice in select ing the committees to which business
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should be referred. He said the country expected the members to be responsible and did not want the speaker to direct their legislation.
 Representative Grimes of West Vfr- ginia In replying declared that the House already had the powe rin the daily reg ti,ar order of business to seek change of reference.
 The resolution, as reported. carried a committee amendment providing that ''so much of the message as relates to the Judiciary" be referred to the judiciary. Thus the speaker would be given the power to determine ti which committee should go the section of the message re- lating to the proposed United States court of commerce and the section re- lating to the federal incorporation of corporations doing on interstate busi- ness
 Representative Garrett of Tennessee offered an amendment specifacal' V refer ring that portion of the message refer ring to a federal charter to the commit tee on. judiciary. MT. Payne said pro- vision for such reference already was made by the resolution.
 The Garrett amendment was lost and then the resolution Itself was agreed to by viva voce vote
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Soldiers Are Ordered Out.
 Springfield, H., January Ex-Governor Deneen tonight ordered four companies of the Fourth infantry. I. N. G., to re- port at once to Sheriff John P. Mathis of Johnson county in order to prevent the possible lynching of three negroes now ceafined in jail at Vienna on charge of s ng Allen Clark, rural mail carrier, kr saturday night.
 S s ptains Satterfeld of Mt. Vernon, iGS any of Cairo, Cody of Paris and Swain - Danville with their respective com aies were ordered to report at once to z eriff Mathis for duty. All orders from :, le governor were stamped lat once" ] Sheriff Mathis said he had been informed hat mob was forming at Bldorado and Harrisburg and had planned to go to Vienna on a freight train. At Wanna 1t was planned, SO he reported, to mob the jail and lynch if possible the three ne- groes. According to advices received here from Sheriff Mathis a rural mail carrier, Allen Clark, was shot last Saturday night on the train on route from Vienna to Harrisburg by trio of negroes named Josie Taborn, Harry Taborn and Alex ander Jenkins.
 To further forestall the reported mob ly to P J. Maloney of Mt. Vernon. su- perntendent of the Cairo division of the Big Four railroad, ordering him not to transport over his road any crowd of per- sons such as described by Sheriff Mathis.
 Governor Deneen also issued a special order to Sheriff Mathis to swear in special deputies and to take every precaution to enforce the law to the letter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-12
GOVERNMENT CANNOT WIN
 AGAINST THE RAILROADS

Washington, January 11.-Settins forth that the government cannot win the suit for the dissolution of the merger of the so-called Hartman lines instituted at Salt Lake City two years ago, the ruling spirits of the railroad interests have made clear their atti- tude to the officials here. They want the pending suit discontinued.
 This, in short, was the character of the representations made to President Taft and several of his advisors at the conference at the White House yester- day by Judge Robert s. Lovett. presi- dent of the Union Pacific and allied Hartman lines and his associates.
 The statements made by the railroad officials will be followed by carefully prepared written data setting forth fully the contention of the railroad in- terests. Attorney General Wickersham
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ENORMOUS ENTHUSIASM
 IN BRITISH CAMPAIGN

London, January 1.-The increasing confidence which is being manifested at the unionist headquarters and the enormous enthusiasm which has been aroused through out the country, be- token that tremendous poll will be recorded at the coming elections and that hosts of electors who are usually too careless or indifferent to vote will be brought out for the balloting. It Is upon this section of the community that both sides are depending on tb uphold their cause and both sides sp- pear equally sanguine.
 While the struggle Is maintained with undiminished vigor, it becomes increas- insly difficult to find anything strik- ing or novel in the speeches Premier Asquith at Ipswich and Mir. Balfour,
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and Frank B. Kellogg. the government trust buster" will prepare a memor- andum for the President giving their opinion on the proposition sub mitted.
 The attitude of the administration cannot be stated positively. It is said. however, that material concessions will have to be made by the railroads from the stand they have taken if they hope for any relief from the government. unless their contention that the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific lines are not competitive within the meaning of the statute is accepted by the gov ernment.
 c. A. Severance. principal counsel for the government in the dissolution sui, is expected in Washington tomorrow, when he will explain fully to the Att torney General and to MT. Kellogg the position of the government.
 Representatives of the railroads will arrive later for the further conference with the law officers of the govern ment.
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the opposition leader in the commons both addressed large gatherings and open air overfiows tonight. MT. Bal four devoted himself to criticising the premiers election address
 Mir Asquith dealt at some length with the question of tariff reform. He as- serted that the advance of Germany and the United States was attributable to other causes than tariffs, that the United States had an internal free trade and Germany had become formidable rival by reason of her education and organization.
 Among the minor incidents of the campaign, David Lloyd- George, chan celler of the exchequer, has drawn handsome apology from Lord Roths- child for wrongfully attributing to the chancellor the declaration that there was likelihood of Great Britain having to expatriate the Jews.
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.SULZER HOPEFUL
 FOR DEMOCRACY

Washington, January n--(epscial)- 'The democrats of the state of New York will go to the people this fall on the Income tax issue and believe we will elect the legislature" says Rep resentative sulzer of New York.
 MT. sulzer sees in the message of Gov ernor Hughes the defeat of the income tax by tho present New York legisla- ture. "But," says MT. sulzer. that does not settle the question. If the re publican members of the legislature de- feat the proposed amendment to the con stitution the next legislature will have the opportunity of ratifying it. From now on all our energies will be used in New York to bring this question squarely before the people and next November we will see whether the gov- ernment is to be deprived of this most just of means of raising revenue"
 Mir. Suizer said the campaign was all ready on. Letters have been written to the state and county committees advis- ing them of the opportunity afforded the democrats.
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MRS. MORSE OPENS
 ACTIVE CAMPAIGN

New York. January 11.-Mrs. Charles w. Morse opened an office In the finan- cial district today from whence she will conduct a double campaign, first to pro- cure the pardon of her husband, serv- ing a 15-year sentence in the federal prison in Atlanta and second to rebuild as far as possible his shattered fortune. The office is modest two-room affair furnished with articles taken from the Morse home. Mrs. Morse began today putting in circulation blank petitions asking President Taft for Morses par don.
 "I will devote my entire time to free ing my husband.'' Mrs. Morse declared today. Mrs. Morse is back from a visit to her husband She intends she says. to invoke every possible legal means to secure the former bankers release
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No Action on cooke,s Case.

Cincinnati. January n.-No action wAs taken by the grand jury today when It met to consider the charges against Ed- gar S. Cooke of Chicago, accused of having received part of the $64S.ooO which Charles T. warriner confessed to have stolen from the Big Four railroad. War riner. former local treasurer of the Bfg Four system. and now under six-year sentence for his share in the embezzie- ment. was brought from his cell to tes- tify Frank Couden, who claims to have first notified the railway of the shortage. was also a witness.
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PINCHOT CANNOT
 ATTEND MEETING

Lincoln, Neb., January 11.-In answer to an invitation to speak at the proposed ''insurgent state meeting here next week. the following reply was received to- night from Clifford Pinchot. who is in Washinston:
 My best thanks for the action of your meetins. I appreciate your support deep ly. but l cannot leave here just now"
 The invitation was sent in response to action taken at local meeting of Ire publican insurgents' yesterday at which 1t was decided to form a state organiza- ton.
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No Fighting in the City.

Bluefields, Nicaragua, January 1.-The action of Captain Thesiger Of the British cruiser Scylla, at Greytown. in forbidding fighting within the city proper. has great ly embarrassed the provisional govern ment In it's contemplated attack upon that town. The Madriz forces are in that city and hence under British protection and safe from attack
 Commander Thesiger sought American joint signature to his order, but this was refused by Commander Shipley
 Although preparations are being made to send 1000 men with heavy guns and rapid irers to Greytown 1t Is likely that only blockade will be established, as it is not believed the small force of the en- emy will come out in the open.
 Captain Thesiger in his order, which was given to both sides, declares he will enforce 1t with arms if necessary.
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Psychic Disciple Suicides.

St. Louis, January 11.-Jesse H. Tour vile. noted as disciple of the belief in psychic waves. killed himself here to- day in view of hundreds at the busiest corner of the city. Seventh and Olive streets. Tourvile proposed to dispel the London fogs and st. Louis smoke by means of psychic waves. He maintained also that psychic forces created strife in his family and in his belief he was borne out to the extent of Q separation between himself and his young wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-12
Nenro cnlleue Burned.

Atlanta, January 1.-The Morris Brown college for negroes was destroyed by fire tonight. It is estimated that 1t will require $20,oo0 to rebuild the burned structure, which was a four-story brick building One of the students was seri- ously injured in trying to effect her e. cane
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Farmer and Wife Shot.

San Antonio Tex, January l1.-E Hor- less. farmer residing near here, and his wife were fatally shot last night while sitting at the supper table. There is no clew to the assailants who fired through the window and escaped. The Victims were brought to this city and placed In hospital where 1t is said they cannot recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-12
Hawaiian Visitors Arrive.

Washington, January u.-Former Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii and her party have arrived in washington. The one central purpose of the Hawaiian visitors is to promote . better understanding in the United States of the needs of the island possessions and to encourage immigration from the United States to Hawaii
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British Steamer Sunk

Grimsby, England, January 1.-The British steamer Hadrian. . 1Oo0-ton ves- sel, while lying at anchor in this har- bor today was run Into and sunk by the German steamer Meoklenburg. One man was drowned
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RECOGNITION EXPECTED
 BY NICARAGUAN PEOPLE

alleged semi-official advices said to have been received at Buenelds. It Is pointed out that the United States scarcely would take action at this time while the revc- lutionists and the government forces are on the eve of what promises to be de- cisive engagement.
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coinu to Attend Funeral.

Mobile. January 11.--Mrs. Theodp P. shonts left here this afternoon f Chicago to attend the funeral of I Henry D. Shonts, her father-in-lawi
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Aoed Preacher pead.

James H. Shaw, aged Ss. the oldest Meth-
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Suicide wIth a Pistol.

New Orleans. January n.--J z. Hardee. assistant city engineer of New Orleans. committed suicide at his home here today by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. Temporary insanity Is believed to have been responsible for his act
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Riotino in Philadelphia.

Philadelphia. January 1l.-Increased rioting and charges of police brutality made by the striking shirtwaist makers and their suffragette allies marked the progress of the strike today in this city. Alterations between girls doing picket duty and workers were numerous. More than a score of arrests were made.
 Among those taken into custody was oscar Dornebloom, the local strike lead CT, who was arrested while escorting Miss Eleanor S. F. Pue, young society wom- an. Investigating strike conditions. She declares the manner of his arrest was an outrage
 Mrs O. II. P. Belmont is expected here tomorrow when she will be the guest of honor at a meeting arranged in the interest of the strikers.
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Soldiers Are Ordered Out.

prisoners, appealing to Governor Deneen for troops.
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Bluefelds, January 11--Dispatches al- legged to be of a semi-official character have been received here declaring the recognition by the United States govern ment of General Estrada as President of Nicaragua to be matter of days. This dispatch has created enthusiasm which, however is tempered by the desire for confirmation.
 It is stated here that such recognition would probably not affect the forward movement of General Chamorro, although it might result in the disorganization of the forces of President Madriz, leaving Chamorro little to fight against
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Report is Not Believed.

Washington, January 11--Small credence is given here to the report that the United States Is about to recognize Es- trada and the rumor that has thrown Nicaragua into furore is generally re- garded as not emanating from any official source. The state department maintains silence concerning it's attitude
 None of the Central American diplomats tonight could explain the basis for the
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MISS MORGAN WILL
 AID UNION LABOR

New York, January 11.-It was report ed today that Miss Anne Morgan, daugh- ter of J. P. Morgan, is contemplating the formation of s1,ooo,00o corporation to manufacture shirtwaists and employ only union labor. The report could not be verified. Miss Morgan has been an active sympathizer with the shirtwaist makers now on strike in her public ut terances.
 Several fashionably gowned women ap- peared among the strikers today and questioned them as to the wages they would expect as union workers, and re- garding the conditions in the industry in general One of the women said she with the others had been asked 'by a very wealthy young woman to make the Investigation
 eff I gather facts which prove satis- factory and the plans now on foot go through she added "a s1,000.0Oo corpora ton will be formed to manufacture shirt waists and this corporation will recog- nize the union of girls
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and harbors bill. He thinks there h no doubt that in line with the engineers reports Alabama will be well provided for.
 Representative Taylor of Alabama has designated Gregory L. Smith of Mobile and J. w. White of Clarke county for principals as midshipmen to the Naval academy. w. w. Wynn of Marengo coun- ty is named by him for West Point.
 The rivers and harFors committee gave a hearing. today ta w. F. Brown of
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eve will get all we can reasonably expect-'' In this statement Representa- tive Taylor. a member of the rivers and harbors' committee. sums up tho Ala bau,a situation in the fcrthcomins rivers
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-29

when We SAW women Il to a window
the east side we followed. The
boy, Roy Dawson, raised the window
and told all to get out to the platform
of the fire-escape. I was trampled
upon in the mad rush, but / finally got
onto the fire-escape. | saw Angela Riz-
zolo and a girl l knew as Matilda jump
the flre-escape at the bottom OF
the windows of the third floor, because
there was only a rickety ladder leading
to the yard.
my chum, Ella Ramon, jumped
next and fell on her left side. l jumped
and fell on her. Men n boys helped
us over a fence to Burnet street and
q woman took us into her house, where
we remained for half an hour. The
girls helped me to my house. Satur-
day night / had commissions"
Ella Ramon was seen in bed atN her
home, 2O7 Eighth avenue. She said her
left thigh was severely bruised and a
physician is treating her. Miss Fausto,
when she jumped from the fire-escape.
she said, fell upon her as she lay on
the ground. "Other young women lay
ing on the ground were moaning" she
said.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-29
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY
GATHER IN BIG RALLY.
Many Councils Unite for Exer-
else at Hall of Order.

A union rally was held under the
auspices of Pride of East End Council,
Pride of Putnam Council and Roseville
Council. Daughters of Liberty, at the
hall, Roseville avenue and Orange
street, last evening. Deputy State
Councillor Miss Nellie Bates, of Essex
county district, and several prominent
grand officials. including State Coun-
oillor jennie B. Hayward, State Secre-
tary Willard Hayward and other mem
bers of the State staff were present.
Speeches were made by the grand
officials and an entertainment proved
a satisfying side attraction. Refresh
ments were also served by the joint
welfare committee.
Among those attending were Coun-
cillor Mrs. E.. Schue, Mrs. M. Weber,
Mrs. B. Clement. Miss Lottie Rowe,
Mrs. Julia Eaton, Mrs. Mary Moon,
Tessie johnson. Arthur H. Norris and
George ". Crelin, representing Pride of
General Putnam Council; Councillor
Louisa Bartrup, Rosetta Bowdish, Anna
Benbrook, Martha Drew, Eva Calvert
and Clara Williams. of Roseville Coun-
ell, and a large delegation of members
from Pride of East End Council and
sister lodges of the order. The attend
ance was large and the affair proved a
decided success.