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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
CASTRO DEFEATED IN
A VENEZUELA BATTLE
tx President Clashes With the
Government Troops and
Gets Whipped.

London. Nov 2o.-The Venezuelan
consul here received cable advices to-
day from Caracas informing him that
ex-President Castro, at the head of a
considerable body Of revolutionists,
has met with a disastrous defeat near
San CrIstobal.
Castro's Whereabouts has been a
matter Of uncertainty for several
months. The Venezuelan censors
have allowed little news of him or of
the present revolutionary movement
to sift through. Dispatches from
~neighhoring countries have made 1t
evident that a revolt of some serious
ress was either brewing or already
launched, but most of the advices
have carefully insisted that Castro
had no part in the proposed uprising.
The most recent news on the sub
lect came from Willemstadt. Curacao,
pm Thursday last. This was that
Castro was residing on his estate at
Gucula. Colombia, on the Venezuelan
frontier. Cucula is les sthan SO miles
from San Cristobal, where Castro's
defeat is reported.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
DEMOCRATIC LEADER
ATTACKS ROOSEVELT

Washington, Nov. 21.-Declaring that
Theodore Roosevelt makes Alexander
Hamilton look like a novice as an adj
vecate of ahsolution, Representative
Henry. of Texas, chairman of the House
committee on rules, has issued a formal
statement in answer to the former pres
ident's views on the trust question in
his recent editorial in the Outlook.
Mr.. Henry asserts that MIR. Roosevelt,
through his message" is feeling the
pulse of the American people for a third
term; that he is trying to ''discredit Mr..
Taft and Mr.. Wickersham," and pre-
diets that he will "fnd the road to the
presidency rocky while he is running
for a third term with the steel trust
snugly sitting astride his shoulders"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
YOUTH ADMITS FOUL
MURDER TO POLICE
Says He Killed Express Mes
senger in Whose Car He
Was Riding.

Scranton. Pa, Nov. 2o.-william
Peter Bishie. q years old, of Kingston,
Pa, discharged Thursday from the
United States Express service, was ar
rested at 3:15 o'clock this morning for
the murder of Express Messenger Ir-
van G. Berger, on the Lackawanna
railroad, between Taylor and this city
last night. Bishie confessed to the kill
ing. He was riding in the car with
Borger's permission.
Express Messenger Berger was killed
and the safe of his car on the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western rail-
oad looted Of a sun said to be 81, 500
Or S2,0 late last night. Berger was
seen by train hands at work In his car
ps the train stopped a minute at Tay-
Tor. Four minutes later when Il ar
rived at Scranton. Borger's body was
found lying on the floor Of the car with
lis head battered in and a bullet In his
brain.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
PARTY STORY
RELATED TO JURY

Lincoln Center, Kan, Nov. 21.-How
mill of E. G. Clark, one of the wealth.
lest citizens of the community and ar
ranged the details of the plot to tar
Miss Mary Chamberlain, the school
teacher whose frightful experience at
the hands of q band of men and boys
last August ~convulsed all Kansas, was
told on the witness stand by Chester
Anderson, n of the party" at the be-
ginning of the trial today.
The three men on trial today were
Sheriff. Clark, brother of e. G. Clark,
the miller, who pleaded guilty, and John
Schmidt and A. N. Simms. farmers.
Anderson testified that they were not
members of the band who actually
spread the tar" as they came to the
rendezvous on foot and were unable to
keep up with the others Who rode Rotor
cycles.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 2G.-This morn
ing the supreme court handed down
decisions as follows:
Blank versus Independent Ice Co,
appellant, Polk district; affirmed.
Bell appellant versus Kearns, Hamil-
ton district; affirmed.
Richards versus HELEN and Son, APP
pellants, Hamilton district; affirmed.
Swanson versus Fort Dodge, Des
Moines and Southern Railroad com
pany. appellant, Webster district; af-
firmed.
Cheshire versus Des Moines City
Railway company, appellant, Polk dis
trict; affirmed.
Pine Brothers versus Chicago, Burl-
ington n Quincy Railroad company,
appellant. Ringgolo district; reversed.
Krebbiel, appellant versus Henkle.
Lee district; supplement opinion over
ruled, rehearing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23

JUST MAKING OUT A CASE
Uncle Jeth Had Deep Reason for 90
cupation That Was Seemingly
Improbable.

John Collier, the secretary of New
York's board Of moving picture cen
sors, said the other day;
ITS no good getting up objec-
tionable picture plays. We never
pass them. In fact, we turn them
down SO invariably that it Gems to
me the composers Of such plays are
animated by a spirit of ~peryeTsity.
They remind me Of old Uncle Jethro
Husk.
Uncle Jethro sat fishing on the
bank of a tiny rivuler when a stran-
ger stopped beside him and said:
lis it possible that there are any
fish in suCh a small stream as that?
mo, there amt none Uncle Jeth
grunted.
but you're tishing.'
yep said Uncle Jeth.
What. then, is your object?'
My object said Uncle Jeth. is to
show my wife / amt got no time to
sift the ashes.'"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
DEM!ZEN OF FREIGHT CAR
is VICTIM OF GUNSHOT

Council Bluffs, Ia, Nov. 2o.-The
dead body of William Leppin, aged
about SO years. was found today in a
field near the Milwaukee ~roundhouse
with a 45-caliber bullet Wound in the
head.
Leppin, who was formerly employed
by the company. lived with a 20-year-
old son in a box car in the company
yards.
The car was partially destroyed by
fire early this morning and the son
has disappeared. The gun has not been
recovered. but the holster vas found
whether ii is a case OF murder or sui
eide. The police are looking for the
son.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
TAFT'S MEDICAL ORDER
TARGET FOR AN ATTACK

Chicago, Nov. 21.-A caustic criticism
of President Taft vas delivered by B
o. Flower, president of the National
League for Medical Freedom, in his
address today before the state dele
gates of the first national convention
of the order. The purpose of the con-
vention as outlined by the delegates is
to begin a nation wide fight against tina
Owen bill, providing for a national
board of health. which, they say, will
discriminate against all but the allo-
pathic doctors.
President Taft was attacked because
of an order issued by hin October IA.
prohibiting the practice of medicine,
surgery, pharmacy or dentistry in the
Panama zon without securing a license
from the board of health of the canal
zone.
The effect of the order, the delegates
say, is to prevent any but allopatha
practicing in the zone.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
VENEZUELA PEACEFUL.
ITS RULERS DECLARE

Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 21.-The
government announces that complete
peace reigns throughout Venezuela.
Some expatriatcd re~volutionists on the
other side of the Colombian frontier
have shown signs, recently, OF taking
up arms. The Colombian government
had adopted energetic measures to pre-
vent them from approaching the 'front.'
Ter.
The authorities nave placed Augustin
BERT, an important resident of Cucuta,
who sympathiZes with the revolutions
airy idea. under heavy bonds to assure
his neutrality. A veteran army of 3d.
coo men belonging to the border stata
of Tachira is guarding the frontier.
Everywhere public opinion is against
a war.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23

CHTCAGO-John C%ullinan and John
Aahoney, each IS a old. spent last
night in making a round of the levee
resorts. Their one gone. early Sun
day hey determined to get to their
homes by victimizing a taxicab. intend
ing to give him the slip when they ar
rived. In the cab the idea came to
them to rob the chauffeur. This they
did at the point of a revolver, but the
chauffeur, William Barton, % years old.
who had g revolver under his seat,
caught the men off their guard and shot
Culiinan to death. Mahoney fed, but
was captured by a policeman within
two blocks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
-OS ANGELES SOCIALISTS
ASK FEDERATION FOR AID

Atlanta. Ca. Nov. 2o-An appeal was
made today to the American Fed
ration Of Labor. in convention here,
~ the socialists to help them in their
light to elect Job Hartman mayo Of
LOS Angeles.
A letter from the national executive
committee of the socialist party re-
luesting the federation to assist flnan-
.ially in the Los Angeles campaign
and thus prove the solidarity Of Ia.
,or." was reed by President Gompera
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
AGED WOMAN IS STRUCK
BY TRAIN

Council Bluffs, Ia. Nov. 20.-Mrs.
Sarah Livingstone. a crippled woman
nearly so years Of age. was struck by
the Los Angeles limited fast train on
the Northwestern Dad as it was en-
tering the city today and thrown 100
feet. She Is badly hurt and will prob
ably die.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
MURDER N SUICIDE.

Nevada Mo-, Nov. 21.-while his five
children, the Oldest aged II years, lay
asleep in an adjoining room. o. C. Al
lison. a wealthy farmer, early today
shot and killed his wife, then shot him
self to death in his home near this
city. The couple quarreled yesterday,
il is sal ID.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.-The
Adams Express company's depot Office
here was robbed at 8 o'clock Sunday
night OF everything in the safe, a bandit
holding up the route agent and then
escaptng. The safe was rified of sew
eral thousand dollars. the exact amount
not being known.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
MAYBRAY LOOKS FOR
JOB UNNECESSARILY

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 2t.-J. c.. May
bray, the notorious swindler, has spent
a week looking for a job in Des Moines
Today he declared h a he has nothing
to do. Il am simply existing" he saId.
eff I wore not needed to confer with At
torney General Cosson regarding furth-
er prosecutions, 1 would go elsewhere,
as / have the consent of my bondsmen
to move"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
BLACK HANDLERS TRACKED
TO BED BY BLOODHOUNDS

Scion, Ia, NOV. 2O.-Bioohounds last
night tracked to his nome a MAJ want
ed on the charge of having sent black
hand letters to JchT L. Adams, a
wealthy farmer living near here. The
hounds entered the house and seized
upon one of three men lying in I'd.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
BALLOON LANDS.

indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 21.--
The balloon Dusseldorf, which
arose here late yesterday, land
ed safely today at MorroeviIIe,
ITO miles northwest. c. /. Bum
baush, pilot. and Walter Motif,
aide, had sailed in an effort to
lift the Lahra cup for Iona dis
tance flight. To succeed they
would have had to travel more
than 698 miles.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
fTOvGC.

Orator. thought your paper was
friendly to me?
Editor-So it is. What's the matter?
Orator. made a speech at the din
ner last night, and you didn't print a
line of it.
Editor-Wetl, what further proof do
you want?-London Opinion
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23

CHIC&GO-Charles Edward Hewitt,
d. D., secretary of the Northwest Bap-
list Education society and student sec
Rotary OF the divinity school of the
University of Chicago. died here Sat-
urday night DR.. Hewitt was rs years
old. He is survived by his widow n
two daughters.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
BATH TUB CASE.

Detroit, Mich. Nov. 21.-The govern.
ment's criminal case against the firms
M individuals In the bath tub trust
will begin in the federal court hero jan
uary 80. it was announced today.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
TO A NEUTRALITY.

Washington, Nov. 20.-Com-
manaers of the American troops
now near tho Mexican border
today were ordered to hold
themselves in readiness to pro-
coed Immediately upon request
from the proper federal officers
to enforce the neutrality laws of
the United States.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-11-23
COURT PERIOD ENDS WITH
MO DECISION ON MOON LAW

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. 20.--Alti1ough
1t was expected that a decision III the
Moon law should be Forthcoming today,
the supreme court did not hand down
an opinion on the law. The office Of
the clerk was besieged today by anx-
ious ONES awaiting the report of the
supreme court ~ rhe measure.
-
IRETON-w. A. Morgan, ar old and re-
kpected citizen of this community and
father of former County Recorder Nor
gan. was taken to LeMars Wednesday for
an operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-22
MARION MAN HERE
 TO VISIT RELATIVES
w. NJ. Fowlkes Thinks Licensed Sa- looms Best Solution In Jeff
 ferson County

w M Fowlkes of Marion, a prominent attorney of that section of Alabama, is in Birmingham for a few days visiting relatives. He Is an ardent advocate of temperate control of the liquor traffic, leing of the opinion that the city is far too cosmopolitan to make a success of prohibition laws. He said yesterday that away from Birmingham the local fight was of different hue than when viewed from the scene of action.
 q know that some of the best men in this city are for the regulated saloon rather than for the blind tigers" said Mr. Fowlkes 'rhe situation, from what I can gather, Is very good for the return of the regulated saloon as over the dispen- sary or the blind tiger. l hope the regu- lation will win.''
 Every farmer and merchant is pleased with tho crop situation" said MT. FowllSes. "The conditions are excellent and the outlook exceedingly bright. I would be very much surprised If the crop hayes ted this season Is not the greatest ve have seen in many years. The agri- cultural conditions are really the most flattering that south Alabama has ever kr own.
 This renders all the farmers and mer- chants optimistic, and they are laying in stocks for such a fine trade as comes with satisfaction over the outlook"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-22
CONSTANT MEETINGS
 ARE BEING HELD
Speakers In All Parts of the County Are Advocating High License
 and Regulation

Many rousing meetings were held by the local optionists in various parts of the county last night. and there will the polls open on Thursday next, A strong array of platform talent Is en- gagged in telling the voters why they should cast their ballots in favor of high license and regulation.
 Last night an immense audience was addressed in Ensley by P. G. Bowman and Railroad Commissioner Leon Mo- Cord. At Bessemer a large gathering heard Samuel Jenkins, J. T. Glover and Isadore Shapiro, while the voters of Woodlawn listened to Tom L. Long. Lon Greer and pr. Elkourie. Jack B. Woods at Blue Creek and Andy Marx and c. S. Williams spoke at Muga.
 Tonight a number of meetings will be held in various portions of the county, and many forceful speakers will advo- cate the licensed saloon side of the is- sue. The attraction at Pratt City will be P. G. Bowman and Leon McCord, and & record crowd is expected. Other meet ings will be as follows: Mt. Pnson. Il a. m., Tom Lon, Lon Greer, Isadore Shapiro; Gintown and Pinkneyville. Shapiro, Woods and S. A. Smith at 5 D. m.; Toadvine, J. T. Glover and J. T. Collins. Jr.; West End at o'clock, Tom Long, Isadore Shapiro, Lon Greer and Jack Woods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-22
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance of the toioWihs real estate transfers, in which amounts of $500 or more were involved, were nled in the probate court Monday
 sOO-R. c. Morris to W. s. Ailen' part of lots 5 and 6, block GAO, survey Of blr- mingham.
 s45o-D. F. Gibson to 1T. w. Eggler, land in sections %, s2 and B, township 1o range west
 s27lBelle B. Mooar to B. T. Moore, mart of lots 17 and IS, block POT, survey of Birmingham.
 s3OoO-O. w. Fidler to Walter H. Wright, lot ?, block :, in Woodlawn Realty com pany's first addition to Woodlawn.
 s1osO-Mrs Lettie Stewart to W. L.. Drake. lot 24, block g, survey of Avondale Land company.
 se0O-Margaret H. Terrell to Laura P. Davis, part of lot 5, block l. survey or West Vivian.
 sS0o-Emanuel Chastine to Paul Spencer lot I, block "B.' survey of Birmingham
 ss5O-North Birmingham Land company to Eugene G. Smith, lot 4, block 41, sur vey of North Birmingham Land com pany's second addition to North Birming- ham.
 s5OO-B. w. Hooper to Gaius Whitheld( Jr., lot 22. block S, survey of Beverly place.
 s5oo-M A. Hines to c. B. Pyeatt. lot 5, block s. survey of Helena HeishtA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-22
AT THE HOTELS

W. F. Dent of Montgomery is regis tered at the Metropolitan.
 oscar Brown and wife of Cordova were among Mondays arrivals at the Metropolitan.
 Tom Long of Jasper Is in the city at the Metropolitan.
 H. F. Gill of New Decatur is stopping al the Morris.
 Charles F. Douglas of Anniston was in Birmingham yesterday at the Morris S. r. Wright of Fayette is at the Morris.
 John C. Persons of Tuscaloosa is registered at the Florence.
 J. NJ. Rolls of Gadsden was in the city last night at the Florence.
 G. NJ. Davenport of Cordova is stop ping at the Florence.
 J. R. Fsrabee of Anniston is in the city stopping at the Birmingham.
 w. W. Battle of Jacksonville is reg istered at the Birmingham
 R. J. Morgan of Hefiin is at the Bir- mingham
 B. l.. Broadway of Livington was among yesterdays arrivals at the Hill- man. 4aas,
 J. E. Dowie of Montgomery is stop ping a: the, Hillman.
 E. R. Smith of Marvel isAregistered at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-22
GREEN ON PARK AT
 NORTH BIRMINGHAM
Former Alderman Replies to Recent Statement of
 A. L. ThOrp
'o the Editor of The Herald:

To the Editor of The Age -Herald:
 Tn your issue of August 13 there ap' pears a signed article from A. L. Thorp of North Birmin gham, containing so many misstatements and is such an unjust attack upon the North Birming- ham Land company officials that I deem it right and proper to add the following. in addition to MT. Nelson's able and true statement in the same is- sue:
 In the first place, I have been ac- quainted with the North Birmingham Land company and it's officials since its incorporation. From 1899 to the latter part of 1909 was with the com pany as its local agent at North Bir- mingham and part of the time direc- | tor, though only a nominal stockholder.
 Two years of this time I was member l of the aldermanic board at North Bir- mingham and there was not at that time, before, or since, any lobby of the
 land compa.ny's to influence Legislation
 in any wise. While l was memher.
 of the North Birmingham board it was
 composed of as reliable citizens as our | town had. most of them are still living l there and will bear out the above statement that no lobby of any shape
 or character was maintained This ap- plies with equal force to the adminis- trations of Mayors Jones and Berry. 1 Also my connection with the land company extends back of MT Nelson's 1 time, and so far as I know, no records
 were ever changed or destroyed in the
 least. the original survey being. as I recollect, recorded in map book 1, page III, probate court records. and all changes consist of additional surveys
 made and recorded in the regular legal | way.
 l Now the efforts of the North Bir- l mngham Land company to build up
 North Birmingham, due to the untiring
 energy of Frank Nelson, Jr., its presi-
 dent. is well known there to all fair minded people, the number of manu- featuring plants located, due to those efforts, with their pay rolls. wh.ch now keep the town going, is suf- ficient answer and rebulxe to would be traducers.
 Its true that a majority of the last administration of our town, by passing an unfair tax ordinance against these manufacturing plants, going back and | forcing them to pay five years town
 taxes, and that, after they had been
 promised ten years of exemption, did
 our local district world of harm and l it will take time to get over the evil
 effects, but as these mistakes are
 remedled and business conditions get better generally the North Birmingham l Land company and Its officials will be
 again found in the forefront of every
 effort to build up our favorite district
 of Greater Birmingham. | C. M. GREEN
 Corpus Christi, Texas. Aug IT. 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-22
NESM|TH DENIES
 BAIL ID PARKER
Arguments Made Yester-
 day On Applications for Writ of Habeas Corpus

Judge c. c. Nesmith of the city court yesterday morning ruled that E. P Parker, who Is charged with the mur- der of his father-in-law, D. P. Brown, Is not entitled to bail, and remanded him to jail pending the action of the grand jury. This decision was the con- clusion of the hearing on the appli of Parker's attorneys for a writ of habeas corpus from Judge Nesmiths court, which was begun Saturday morn ing.
 The arguments in the case started yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, Attor- ney F. D. McArthur opening for the state, Attorney M. M. Ullman made the first argument for the defense and was followed by Col. P. G. Bowman, who closed the case for the prisoner. So- licitor H. P. Heflin closed the state $ argument.
 A large crowd was present in the court room to hear the argument oi the case. Several relatives of the pris' oner and of Brown were among the number.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-22
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

In the circuit court Monday N Good man filed suit against the Birmingham Auto company and Ben Boshwitz, claim ing sio.oOo for alleged personal injuries. Goodman charges that as he was ridins a bicycle on Eighteenth street on the 26th day of July, Ben Boshwitz. who was driving a machine for the auto company. negligently ran into and over him.
 George Denson sues w. l.. DeLainey and J. B. Grmmer for s2oo alleging that they took from him a COW and calf on an attachment writ which was wrong- fully and vexatiously sued out.
 Frank Carroll Blue brings suit against the City Delivery company, corporal tion engaged in the sale and deliver/ ice to the rail trade, for sl0000 foi legged personal injuries. Blue claims an employe of the company neglige dropped a block of ice on his foot permanently crippled him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-22
NEW RULING MADE
 BY THE REGISTRARS
Hold Man Is Twent-one Years Old
 On Day Before His Twenty First Birthday

The Board of Registrars of Jefferson county made a change in one or their former rulings Saturday afternoon. when an applicant for registration stated that his twenty-first Dirthoay was the following day. he was denieo the privilege of being enrolled the hoard telling him that it had been con sistently held by them that man was not entitled to be entered on the hst of qualified voters until his birthday had passed.
 This ruling was strenuously con- tested by the applicant who supported his argument with several Alapaiiia cases. holding that a man is Fl years of age on the day preceding his twenty first birthday. The board then reversed its former holding and just before the closing of the books on Saturday after- moo by a vote of 2 to l, admitted him to registration.