davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
DRYS FAIL IN PLAN
TO HOLD ELECTION

Chiacago, March 25.-Chicago has. lost
its change to vote on the saloon question
in the election of April 5, according to
a decision reached by the election COM
missioners tonight.
The commissioners decided that the peti-
ton offered by the prohibitonists to have
the question Shall this city become anti
saloon territory" put on the ballots lacked
sufficient signatures.
The Observation-Disclosures or 'wets' had
filed complaint averring that out or
the 1900 names 26,12S were those OF per-
sons not registered. The commissioners
sustained the charge after an investiga-
ton and the prohibition forces tonight
declared too little time intervened be-
tween now and election to permit of court
action to have the question submitted TO
the voters.
The decision nullifes the work of hun
dreds of prohibition workers, including
many women who for weeks stood in the
downtown streets, on elevated train plat
forms and in public buildings seeking Sig
natures to the petition.
According to the "drys' each man was
asked whether he was a registered voter
before he was allowed to sign.
A. e. Wilson, state chairman OF the
prohibition league. announced that petl-
ions will be circulated tomorrow to have
the question of statewide prohibition SUD-
mitted to the voters.
He also declared that next year the
.'drys" would succeed in having the ques-
tion voted upon in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
STRIKE WILL SOON
BE CALLED OFF

Philadelphia, March 25-Anticipating
that the Central Labor union at its next
meeting Sunday, will officially call off
the sympathetic strike which has been In
effect here for three weeks, union workers
In most of the trades still affected by the
general strike order today arranged to re-
sumo work Monday.
At the Office of the Philadelphia Ma
tional Baseball club 1t was stated that the
iron workers will resume operations on
the grandstand and bleachers, and 1t Is
hoped to have the work completed before
the opening of the season.
Five hundred horseshoers who have re-
manned idle since the strike was declared
have also determined to return to work.
The committee of 10 which has mad
charge of the general strike met the
executive committee of the striking car
men today and discussed plans for the
continuation of the carmen's strike. IT
will make q full report to the Central
Labor union Sunday. when 1t Is thought
that al 1.-The sympathetic strikers Will be
ordered back to work and requested TO
render financial assistance to the carmen.
The committee in statement issued
tonight says that as a result OF the gen
eral strike more than 1900 new members
have been enrolled in local unions.
Most of the grocery clerks who Joined
in the strike are having difri 'ulty In Sc
curing their former positions, and COM
mittee was appointed to confer with the
employers who are charged with dis
elimination against the union men.
Three -year-old Ida Packman was killed
by a car near her home today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
AND PARTY VIEW
THE SPHINX BY MOONLIGHT

waste to Metropolis, but Mrs. Roosevelt
and Miss Ethel chose a more comfortable
sand cart.
Later Colonel Roosevelt and Kermit
paid q visit to the Cairo geological gar
dens and inspected with much interest
the specimens there. Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Ethel and the other members OF
the party meanwhile had retired to the
hotel to rest for the banquet tonight.
The visit to Cairo of Mr.. Straus Is with
out political bearing. He came merely as
a personal friend of Colonel Roosevelt
in whose cabinet he served as Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor. He will return to
Constantinople.
Colonel Roosevelt dominates the thought
of all Cairo. Everyone is watching his
movements and his sayings are Of intense
interest.
Americans are everywhere to be seen
in Cairo Three hundred of them who are
on tour today sent an address Of welcome
TO Colonel Roosevelt, congratulating him
on his safe return to civilization. Colonel
Roosevelt will hold a reception for the
Americans tomorrow and thank them for
their kindly expressions.
The hotels here never before were SO
crowded. Among the arrivals today were
Prince Eitel Frederick, son of the Ger
man Emperor, and WI Ting Fang, for.
mer Chinese minister to the United States
who is on the way home. He hopes te
see Colonel Roosevelt before he proceed
ION his fplii'ney. ..,i 3, >s.ss+ss =,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
MOUNT AETNA'S CRATER is
STILL SENDING FORTH BIG
VOLUMES OF LAVA AND SMOKE

Catania, Sicily, March 25.-Etna still is
angry. From the top of the old crater
volumes of white smoke are issuing to-
night. while from the new craters that
have formed lava is gushing and large
incandescent masses are exploding with
loud detonations and emissions of black
smoke.
From Catania and along the railway
surrounding Etna thousands Of persons
are watching the volcano, following with
telescope the progress of the eruption.
The streams of lava have surpassed in
volume those of the eruption of 1892, but
changing. their courses just as they
reached Belpasso and Nicolosi, they have
invaded the main roads near these two
villages which seem thereby now to have
escaped destruction. The people are still
fearful but in both villages soldiers are
encamped in the squares to avert panic,
while the mayor and parish priests are
ministering to the needy
Carnidal Nava, who returned today to
the scene of the eruption. promised to
bring back to the people OF Nicolosi and
Belpasso the veil of st. Agatha, which
they believe has the power to stop the ad-
vancing lava Professor Ricco, director
of the observatory on the volcano, de-
spite a narrow escape from death today,
hes returned to the lava fields. To those
who advised prudence, he replied, MY
post Is now there.
Frank A. Perret of Brooklyn, who Is
attached to the Royal Observatory on
Mont Vesfyius. arrived here today and
proceeded Immediately to the scene Of the
Mr. Perret arrived at Nicolosi this
evening and Immediately sent the follow
ing telegram to Catania:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26

Cairo. Egypt, March 25--Up with the
sun today after restful night at the
Mena house, Col. Theodore Roosevelt and
his party were early astir preparing Tor
a visit to the Necropolic of Salkara,
where are the wonderful tombs of various
kings and the sacred hills. A potion of
last night was spent in viewing the
sphinx by moonlight, and Colonel Roose-
velt said today that the weird sight had
been thoroughly enjoyed by himself and
his family. 1t was the most interesting
thing he had seen during his trip to Af-
rica.
Tonight Colonel Roosevelt and his fam
ily returned to Cairo, dined with the
American consul-general, Mr.. Iddings, and
later attended a banquet rendered hlm
by Sir Elden Gorst, the British agent
and counsel-general in Egypt.
Mai. f. K Watson, pasha. aide-de-
camp to the Khedive, who met Colonel
Roosevelt a year ago at Port Said. was
an early caller at the Mena house today
He paid the respects of the Khedive TO
the American huntsman and rendered to
him the use OF the Khedive's special
camel corps for the eight-mile ride across
the desert, to Sakkara. Such a tender
always Is special mark Of favor, and
Colonel Roosevelt accepted it with much
pleasure. The colonel and Kermit each
rode one of the animals over the areafy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26

THE great eruption continues with I'M
abated violence. The craters constantly
are throwing out liquid fire and rock to a
height of 20 meters. 1t is a magnificent
though terrifying spectacle.
THE lava has flowed 10 klometers. Oh
about seven miles, in two days. Tho
lower end of the stream is 200 meters
broad and FIVE meters high The adj
vancing 90 meters per hour steam Is
destroying vineyards and houses.
ENORMOUS damage to property has beer
done. The Alpine clubs refuge has been
destroyed.
"The lava will reach and partly de-
stroy Borrello and Belpasso within three
days If present conditions continue. Mic
olosi is not In danger.
There is now little smoke from the
eruption. The central crater is inactive
but there are prolonged rumblings within
IT, The explosions from the side craters
are very terrifying
"I have measured the surface tempera-
ture at the lower end of the lava stream
and 1t registers 800 degrees centigrade
The lava does not form In a crust around
trees, but ignites them.
Crowds of visitors are enjoying the
wonderful spectacle.
"The present eruption is the esquel te
the abortive outbreak in April, 1905 ano
was expected and even predicted.
II hope soon to visit the mouths, which
have as yet not been visited by any ons
The entire path of the ascent of =
volcano is covered with burning lava :,
some places shallow and In others : g.
1t Is coo meters broad.
''The final result of the eruptio = Z, ,
not bep redicted, all depending y 81 {
duration of the phenomenon. O 81
observations show a slight re- r, - II
the intensity OF the eruptio
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
MANAGER OF GUGGENHEIMS
ALASKAN PROPERTY TALKS
OF CUNNINGHAM CLAIMS

Mr.. Birch said he did not think this
was a fair question to ask him. He
admitted that the Guggenheim inter-
ests were large; that they had invested
about s15,o00,000 already and had con-
tracted for the expenditure of other
millions of dollars. There had been
no returns from these investments as
yet. he said but he added the 'syndi-
cate had pipes"
AS to the Cunningham claims. Mr..
Birch produced the option which a
claimant had given to Daniel Guggen-
helm July 20, 1907. He declared this
option had been accepted by the Gug-
genh eims deal of that year. The claim
ants, however, had never lived up to
their terms. Cunningham, he said. in
January or February, 1908, had con-
tended that the Guggenheims them
selves had voided the option by chang
ing their railroad base from Katalla
to Cordoya and that furthermore tn G
option was of no effect because a ma
jority OF the claimants had never rati-
fed it.
Mr. Brandeis sought to show that til 9
Morgans and Guggenheims with their
great power and influence in the coun-
try" must have brought this influence
and power to bear during the last two
years in an effort to get patents grant
ed to the Cunningham claimants. Mr..
biTcHt nOWtNti, dcCldltu tint it HiCN W
of no such efforts having been made.
What could we have done?' he pro-
tested.
"Mt. Birch, you can answer that far
better than L." drama tically declared
Mr.. Brandeis.
As to his estimate that the coal III
Alaska was worth so cents a ton and
that therefore the Cunningham claims
represented an actual value OF $25,0o0,-
000 Mr.. Birch declared 1t was just 8
possible to say that the icehergs in
Alaska were of inestimable value. The
icebergs, he said. would be valuable
| il they could be brought to market IN
this country. So it was with the coal,
he said but the transportation facil-
| tiles had to be provided.
1t was evident today that members
Of the committee are growing irrit-
able and that this irritation extends to
| the counsel. Therefore frequenr
clashes and both Messrs. Brandeis an1
Nertrees made apologies at the close
of the session for imprudent remarks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
ACTION TAKEN UNDER
PROHIBITION LAW

Trenton, Ca, March 25.-On the ground
that delivery to the express company OF
a shipment of whisky constitutes sale
within this county, Notwithstanding that
the shipment Is destined to a point be-
yond the state, the Dade county grand
jury today returned inducements against
George w. Cureton in three cases charg-
ing violation of the Georgia prohibition
laws.
Cureton, who is proprietor of the Cure
ton distillery at Rising Fawn, Ga. re-
Gently closed by order OF Judge Fite OF
the Dade county superior court, was yes
terday convicted of operating his dis
tillery in violation of the prohibition law
and sentenced to pay a fine of $1,000 or
serve II months in the penitentlary.
Judge Fite set for trial next Monday the
three cases resulting from today's action
of the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26

Cincinnati, March 25.-With a complete
disagreement as to the sense of its men-
bers, the scale committee of the joint
conference of the miners and operators
Of Ohio, Indiana and western Pennsyl-
vanla will report to the main body to-
morrow morning, and the conference Is
scheduled to come to a close.
Just what action the miners will take
following this Is a question that is troub-
ling the mining interests here. 1t is
known that western Pennsylvania and
Indiana mine operators have offered
5-cent increase on pick work and that
Ohio has refused every demand. 1t IS
expected that at tomorrow's meeting or
the committee the question will be wheth-
Ier to strike in Ohio alones@r TO refuse
all offers and call a general strike This
latter proposition is thought improbable.
Another alternative that has consid'
erable backing would be the dissolution
of the miners convention without definite
action having been taken other than to
instruct the various districts to sign new
agreements, or, failing in this, to begin
open warfare with the sanction of the na-
tional organization.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Sixteen lives sacrificed in fire.
Mount Aetna is still angry.
Red flag shaken In House.
Testimony in BallingerP Pinchot case.
Pittsburg's direful plight revealed
Operators and miners fall to agree.
Roosevelt visits the sphinx.
Little stories around the town.
3--Good Friday at Bessenher churches.
Mallory flying squadron ready.
Tragedy at Athens.
4--Editorial comment.
5-Presdent Judson and Miss Arnold
made striking addresses last night.
Gossip among delegates to tonvention.
Two negroes hanged yesterday.
Colonel Robert Chisolm dies.
Birmingham social news.
Dolly Dalrymple's department
S-Addresses at teachers meeting.
9--Plans for removing houses in Ensley
hear Booker Washington.
outlook is favorable.
~ (hicaSo Cubs sofeat Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
REMARKABLE PURSUIT
OF "A LAW BREAKER

GAINESVILLE, o., March 25.-One of the
most extraordinary pursuits of a man in
many years has brought the participants
into Muslingum county tonight of Rob-
ert Green. a former banker, who is past
middle age and said to have led a sed-
entary life. Green for five days outfooted
the hardened officers of the law and
husky armed farmers since he broke jail
in Elyria last Monday
Practically without sleep he has made
his way across the hills of the country
of six counties, urging onward the wear
led horses he has stolen. When they
failed him he has depended on his feet
to get him forward
Today farmer at Newcastle north OF
here caught Green In the act of remov-
ing horse from his barn Green de-
parted insfanscr
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
DISFRANCHISEMENT
OF NEGRO PLANNED

Annapolis, March 25.-Late tonight in
n caucus of the democratic members OF
the legislature looking to the disfran-
chisement of the negroes of this state
it was decided to adopt the Digges plan.
This is based on the fact that the state
of MARYLAND has never ratified the f1f-
teenth amendment to the federal consti-
tuition giving negroes the right to vote.
It provides as. the constitution OF the
state gives the ballot to white men only
negroes may he refused registration 1t
is not provided under this plant to at
tempt to prevent negroes voting at con-
pressional or presidential elections, and
the restriction will apply only to state
and municipal elections.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26

smoky that / could scarcely see, but
heard a babel of screaming and moan
ing. I hesitated moment and then.
Jumping, clasped the elevator cable and
slid down to safety.
three bodies were discovered together
in the southwest corner of the wreck
age. Their position showed that they had
been in an attitude of prayer when death
came.
the police this afternoon and taken be-
fore Marshall Moran for interrogation.
Miss McGrath's body, by means OF the
ring. was Identified by her brother, Jo-
seph.
Mrs. Nina w. Bell, wife of the adver-
tisjng manager of the concern, was among
those who called, but she was not allowed
to view the bodies of the men because
their condition was such as to make rec
ogntion by ordinary means Impossible
She was led away sobbins.
George J. Tennyson right of way agent
for the Chicago Telephone company, was
another caller who was turned back. Mr..
Tennys0n said that he and Miss Gertrude
Quinn, one OF the missing were to have
been nnarried IN June
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
COOLER WEATHER WILL
FOLLOW HEAT WAVE

Washington, March 25.-The general
heat wave over the eastern part Of the
United States today will be succeeded
by cooler weather tomorrow. The un-
seasonable hot weather of the last few
days has been due according to the
weather bureau to the general stagna-
ton of the atmosphere, the ground and
air being unusually dry for the season.
BY tomorrow it is predicted the tenn
perature will be back TO the average of
the present season, which has been
slightly above the usual average.
The hot wave today was central over
the eastern portion of the country. BY to-
morrow it will have passed eastward be-
yond the Atlantic coast
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
platt,s VIII Probated

Owego, n. Y, March 25.-All of former
United states Senator Thomas C. Platts
property is left to his three sons under
nj Will. which was admitted to probate
here today. These sons are Edward H.,
Frank H., and Henry B. Platt The
v G of the estate is not given in the
will; the attorneys who presented 1t de-
clined to make any estimate. The three
sons are named as executors without
hoild
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
Fielding Confer. with TAFT

Washington. March 25.-W. 8. Fielding,
minister of finance of the Dominion OF
Canada, arrived in Washington today.
and was the guest of President Taft at
dinner tonight. The arrival of Mr.. Field
Ing has renewed the predictions that the
tariff difficulties between the United
States and Canada will be overcome at
the approaching conference and the way
cleared for a mutual understanding Only
seven days remain under the Payne law
In which the maximum and minimum pro-
visions of the tariff may be observed
1t is probable Minister Fielding will have
u conference with the President tomor-
row,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
Effect Of Child Labor Law

Providence II. l., March 25.-Should
Governor Pothier approve the child labor
bill. which has passed the senate and
house, as it is expected he will. the de-
partment stores of Rhode Island will have
to readjust their working forces. The new
law provides particularly that no child
under Is years of age shall work after
p. m. Nearly 1900 children in the state
are afected,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26

Wrightsville, Ga, March pm J..
Webb. charged with killing D. B. Field,
his brother-in-1aw, near Adrian last Sep
tember, was tonight found guilty of vol
untary manslaughter He was sentenced
to serve six years in the state prison.
The killing followed quarrel between
the two men over business matters
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
SENATOR DANIEL
OUT OF THE COMA

Daytona, Fla, March 25.-There has
been such a marked Improvement in the
past two days in the condition of United
States Senator John w. Daniel that his
physicians believe it will be possible to
remove him to his Virginia home within
the next two weeks. The senator spoke
several times and Is out
of the coma which has enshrouded him
for IL days past.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
Naxel Goes to Sd. Loui.

Washington, March 25.-Secretary Ma
gel of the department of commerce and
labor. left here tonight for ST. Louis,
where he will deliver an address tornor-
row night before the Commercial club of
that city on the general subject of trade
extension.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
Mrs. James cayIcy divorced

Denver, Col, March 25.-Julia Gardner
Gayley OF New York, wife OF James Gay
ley, former vice president OF the United
States Steel corporation was today grant
ed decree of divorce on her cross
COMPLAINT fled in tAe district court liere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
Hot in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, March 25.-Today was the
warmsst March rs in the history of the
local weather bureau. The mercury rose
rapidly from 81 degrees at s O clock, a. m,
to 81 degrees at p. m. Here is remained
until sundown.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26

New York, March 25.-Today was the
hottest March day that New York has
had for at least 40 years, the weather
bureau records go back no further The
m/fcury rose to n degrees at 2 o'clock
this afternoon and that Is the highest
official temperature recorded for March.
Forecaster Scarr could give no good
reason for the sudden hot wave The
official report today said the temperature
was dropping and it would be cooler to-
morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
weston stiIl walking

Marceline, Mo-. March 25.-E. P. Wes-
ton arrived here tonight. having walked
40 miles during the day. He is still 10 days
ahead of his schedule.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
OPERATORS AND MINERS FAIL
COMPLETELY ON AGREEMENT

Cincinnati, March Pa committee COM
posed of railroad conductors and another
of trainmen of the Big Four railroad
called on Gen. j. Q. VanWinkle today and
submitted requests for changes in work
ing rules and new scale of wages. The
scales are almost identical with those
submitted by employees of the Baltimore
and Ohio southwestern to that road and
rejected by them. Mr. VanWinkle in
formed the committee he would consider
the matter and give them his answer in
q daY or two.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26

Chicago, March 25.-The members of the
board which Is TO arbitrate the wage dis
pute between the z.o00 firemen on west
ern railroads and the railroad managers
we're selected tonight. W. r. Scott, as
sistant general manager of the Southern
Pacific railroad was selected by the rail-
roads and Timothy Shea, vice president OF
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen, was chosen by the fire.
men They will meet Monday to select a
third member. The fremen demanded a
121s per cent increase.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-10-06

rental for the land, he would prefer to
make a little investigation of his own.
Trent professed himself ready to vote
On it at once 4 m tired of being the
goat he said. eff some one will
make a motion, l II vote.
''You make the notion suggested
Brown.
'No. it S not my turn and I don t
want to be the goat. I've been the
goat up to now.
Brown objected to voting at once. He
didn t think he had knowledge enough
vet on the subject.
Trent said that in court when jury
can t agree, it is locked up until it
can. He thought it might be a good
idea to adopt that policy with the
board Il wish somebody would make
a motion, so l can vote on it, he
said.
But he wouldn It make the motion
himself.
At last. having arrived at no conclu-
sion. the board passed on two or three
small matters of exchanges for road
purposes and adjourned until next Sat
urday at two clock.