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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
O'Nears Letter to Harding

The letter of Governor O'Neal to MT. Harding Is as follows
 Morris Hotel, Jan. 29, 1910 MT. W. P. G. Harding, Birmingham, Ala.
 My dear MT. Harding: In response to your letter of the 18th inst, making in- quiry as to my position on corporate leg islation, in the event am elected gover- nor. beg to say that my published state ment expresses my sincere convictions on the subject matter of your letter, and by which I will be guided if called to the position of chief executive of the state
 "I will say further, however, that I oonstrue the recent election in Alabama as an expression on the part of tho peo- pie for more temperate and better consid- cred legislation on the subject of cor porate property.
 ',I further believe that the recent elec- tion carries with 1t the further lesson that the masses of thoughtful people in the state believe strongly in more con servative policy in the regula ton of pub lie service corporations.
 ''I shall be guided. if elected, by this sen. timent, which I firmly believe pervades every class of my fellow citizens.
 Thoughtful men are now more inter- ested in the extension of these corpora tions, with better service and better euuip ment, than they are in radical legisla- ton for further rate reform
 All realize that the development of the resources of the state demands addl- tional railroad construction and increased railroad facilities for the more expedi- tious handling of the great volume of freights produced by the mills. mines and farms of this state.
 T am thoroughly canvlrced that the people of Alabama have no disposition to prevent fair and even liberal returns tr those who have invested their earnings in our public service corporations.
 "We cannot succeed in our efforts to restore tranquility and prosperity to the 
 fCONTINUED ON pAaE zN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Road Work Progresses

Florence, December 15.-(Special. 1.-The work on the new state county highway Is being pushed forward despite the forbid ding weather w. H. Keller. the state highway ct mmissioner, has reported fa- vorably on all the work that has been done
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Sympathy Monstrous

"Sinee the startling outcome of the McNamara trial certain apologists of these men have made themselves con- spieuous by asserting that these de- prayed criminals, who have on their scared souls the murder of so many innocent persons-all of them laboring people, by the way-are victims, or at worst fanatics who should receive sympathy because they were acting In what they regarded as a war on behalf of their class! The plea is mon strous in it's folly and its wickedness. It Is precisely the kind of plea some- times advanced on behalf of a crooked man of great wealth caught bribing a egislature-that he has to do it to pro- tect his business. We are not here dealing with any of the kinds of of lenses incidental to the sudden and sweeping changes brought about by modern industrial conditions into whict capitalists or labor men are sometimes drawn without any very great con scious moral amplitude on thei- part We are dealing with crimes as old aS the lawgivins from sinai with crimes murder and theft--that have been prohibited ever since the decalogue was formulated.
 The murders committed by men like tho McNamaras, although nominally in the interests of organized labor, differ not one whit in moral culpability from those committed by the Black Hand, or by any band of mere cut throats, and are fraught with an infinitely heavier menace to society. Yet great though the menace is to the community, the menace 10 the cause of honest organized labor is still greater. and no duty is more im- peratively laid on the leaders of labor than the duty of affirmatively freeing themselves and their followers from the talnt of responsibility for such criminals and such crimes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
IMPORTANT FACTS
 ABOUT DYNAM|T|NG
Kansas City Chief of Police Testifies Before the
 Grand Jury

Indianapolis, December 15--Government officials aiding in conducting the investi- gation of the dynamite conspiracy before the federal grand jury today learned of explosives in whcih it is said others than the McNamaras were implicated.
 w. E. Griffin, chief of police of Kan sas- etty, Mo, Sweo had knowledge Of five explosions in Kansas City was ques- toned about certain facts which 1t IS said had never been revealed. As not more than two of these explosions were con- fessedly the work of Ortie McManigal, Chief Griffin's information was sifted as to who else might have destroyed the property.
 Much important testimony bearing upon the records taken from the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers was obtained from Miss Mary Dye Until several years ago Miss Dye, now of Pittsburg, was confidential secre- tary in the iron workers headquarters, Mrs. Andrew J. Hull. the iron workers former bookkeeper, also visited the fed eral building.
 Many hotel clerks from various parts of the country have been summoned to tell what they know of the movements of McManigai.
 It was iniimated that the iron workers officials were not opposing the govern- ment efforts to expose all impHcated in the dynamiting. About 5000 papers are to be digested for the benefit of the grand jury.
 Los Angeles, December 15-Perhaps four indictments probably will be re- turned here next Tuesday or Wednes- day against men living in California and suspected of complicity in nation wide dynamite plots. This will end the western section of the governments investigation.
 Miss Tillie McCarthy of San Fran cisco, a stenographer for the Asiatic Exclusion league, appeared before the grand jury today, remaining about 15 minutes. She was preceded by Thomas Mills of San Francisco, a chauffeur, whose appearance recalled the story that after James B. McNamara had dynamited the Los Angeles Times build ing he hurried north to San Francisco and with companions went automobile riding, apparently having plenty of money"
 Mrs. Maud B. King, assistant house. keeper of San Francisco hotel, ap- peared before the grand jury a second time being the only witness recalled she Is said to have been acquainted with Milton A. Schmidt. fugitive under indictment for complicity in the Times dynamiting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Opnose Immediate Action

Washington, December 15.-Opposition to the Senate programme for immediate ac- ton on the Sulzer House resolution look ing to the termination of the Russian treaty of 1892, is developing among some senators. It is based largely on the theory Lthat an estrangemept between this coun- try and Russia would nave the effect of bringing Russia into alliance with Japan with the result of injuring the Oriental trade of the United States. Many tele- erames advancing this idea were received today and in most of these messages the Senate was urged not to be precipitate.
 This view will be presented to the com mittee on foreign relations when it meets Monday Suggestion has been made that Secretary Knox should be invited before the committee, but as the committee s course was practically prescribed by the Senate it has been decided it would not be consistent to invite possible opposition to the immediate action contemplated.
 There is a possibility of ultimate delay on account of changes in the resolution which would require the concurrence of the House. Most of the senators believe the notice of abrogat tion provided for by the treaty must run for a year after the 1st of next January succeeding action upon it. Senator Lodge has intimated his intention of offering an amendment making clear the language of the Sulzer resolution to cover this point.
 If the committee and Senate accept this view it will be necessary to send the reso- lution back to the House. If this would be done 1t will prevent action by both houses before adjournment for the Christ mas holidays, and there would be no fur ther necessity for haste as an entire year would be left then in which Congress might express itself. The House, how ever, will be disposed to act quickly so as to expedite the resolution to the Pres- ident for formal approval.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Murder Is Murder

Murder IS murder, and the foolish sen timentalists or sinister wrongdoers who try to apologize for it as an incident of labor warfare are not only morally cul- pablo, but are enemies of the American people, and, above all, are enemies of American wage workers In honorable contrast to these men stand the various labor leaders who have never asked for more than a fair trial for the Mo Namaras whose purpose has only been tc get justice, and who now sternly demand that murder shall be punished when com mitted In the nominal interest of labor precisely as under any other circum- stances. I believe with all my heart in the American workingman; I believe with all my heart in organized labor. for labor must be organized in order to protect anu secure It's rights; and therefore with all my strength I urge my fellow citizens the American men and women who earn their livelihood as wageworkers, to sec that their leaders stand for honesty and obedience to the law, and to set theil faces like flint against any effort to ideu- tify the cause of organized labor directly or indirectly, with any movement which in any shape or way benefits by the corl- mission of crimes of lawless and murder ous violence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
Identified With Labor

"The labor leaders who by their loud championship of the McNamaras-as pre- viously of Mover and Haywood-have suc- ceeded in identifying them with the cause of tabor in the eyes of the public, have rendered an evil service to that cause. MT. Dehs and the extremists of his type among the so called political socialists-I say so called, because Debs and his fol- lowers of the Emma Goldman kind are not socialists at all in any true sense Of the word, but mere inciters to murder and preachers of applied anarohy-and the labor leaders affiliated with them have always boasted of the part they played in the trial of Mover and Hay wood; and in this case they repeated their familiar tactics, and held mass meetings, and scattered broadcast papers and ad- dresses in which they furiously denounced the effort to bring wrongdoers to justice, and sought to arouse every evil class in- stinot against all who upheld the cause of law or sought to put stop to as- sassination and murderous violence. It is worth noting that since McNamara con- fessed his guilt, MT. Mover, the head of what purports to be labor organization is reported in the press as commenting upon it, not by denouncing McNamara for having committed the murder, but by denouncing him for having confessed it. Such denunciation is significant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
To Donate Debris of Maine

10 Donate DeDrlS OI Mdlne
 Portions of the wreck of the Battleship Maine now being cleared of mud and debris in Havana harbor are to be do- hated to cities. societies and the survi- vors or heirs of survivors of the Maine under plan presented to the House to- day In the urgent defiency bill
 The entire bill carries s2,27o,000. It au- thorzes an additional appropriation of S25O, 600 for raising the Maine. making a total appropriation of s900, 600 for that pur- pose.
 The bill would authorize the secretary of war to "give some portion of tho wreck" to the republic of Cuba for ln- corporation in a public monument to be erected in Havana. It would also au- thorize the secretary of war and navy to donate pieces of the battleship to any municipality of the United States or to any military or naval association or so- ciety in the United States. or to the for mer officers and crew of the Maine or their heirs and representatives" The only conditions upon which these grants would be made are that the parts can be recovered and removed without interfering with the general work of re- moval now being done by the war depart ment; that the labor and cost of secur- ing them be paid by the city or society getting the relics: and that "reasonabie assurance" be given to the government that they would be properly preserved and cared for and not disposed of with out the governments consent. The work If raising the wreck is hearing comple- ton.
 The urgent deficiency bill will be rushed through the House tomorrow, it is ex- pected, and passed In the Senate early next week The money now in hand will be used by the war department De- cember 20 at the present rate of work on the Maine, and department officials have advised the appropriation committee that if the wreck is to be lowed to the United States an additional expense of sl0O day will be necessary.
 The bill includes; s500.000 for further work in the census bureau, s35o, 600 to com plete two revenue cutters now building qt Newport News for which sl50,O0O was appropriated last year: s15i0Oo for mile. age for members of the House; M7G1 mileage for senator's; S65,9l6 for public bliilding and S427320 for the bureau of engraving and printing, because of unex- pected demand for new small bills.
 No Encouragement for Knox
 Majority Leader Underwood of the House today expressed the helief that Secretary of State Knox would find littie announcement In the House of Repre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-16
No Encouragement for Knox

Majority Leader Underwood of the House today expressed the heNef that Secretary of State Knox would fud little encouragement in the House of Repre- sentatives in his request that he be given
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07

The Neal internal treatment cures the
periodical, occasional ar moderate drink
~, the habitual and excessive drnker,
ana the nervous man who has to drink
to keep from becoming more nervous. II
takes away all inclination To drink. ali
desire and craving for drink by neutral
izins the poison of alcohol IN the system
ANA Kidding the blood of the poison by
rapid process of elimination leaving the
thinker i'll the same normal condition ne
was in before tasting LIQUOR, 50 far a.
the effect of alcohol may he concerned
all appetite for drink gone-and h. a new
man.
The Neal internal treatment effects
perfect cure in three days, without hyper
aefmc injections.
y guaranteed bond and contract *
given each patient agreeing to effect a
perfect cure OF refund the money at the
nd of the third day
Portlands new branch of the Neal In
stitute affords pleasant haven't real
harbor of refuge-for victims of the drink
habit who cannot afford to spend IS t. y
days away from their buainess-th"
period required by the old hypodeimic in
lection treatment.
Three days is the limit Of the Neal
Treatment. Three days At the Neal In
stitute can always be arranged by the
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comment his ahsenc" will create will he
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TO the skeptical physician We would
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07

Boxing Bouts This Week.

TCESDAY--Pal Moore VS.. George
Alger. Young McGovern of Woburn VS..
Jack Leonard, Haywood Briggs VS.. Joe
Brown, Johnny Gallant VS.. Joe White
and Young Kenny vs. Young Cote.
Armory \. A.
Tommy Quill VS. H Morrow. Syra-
cuse.
Willie Lewis VS.. Frank Klaus New
York.
Dick Nelson VS.. Johnny Waltz, New
York
jeff Smith VS.. Kid Henry, Albany.
Danny Goodman vs. Tommy Love
Pittsburg.
f. Mantel VS.. Joe Thomas. Kid
Pantz vs., Paul Tripanier and T. Bcr-
gin rs. o. kalloch, Augusta, Me
WEDEE3DAy-Ad Wolgast, vs. X.
o. Brown, Jim Barry vs.. Joe Jean
nette and Jimmy Carroll VS.. Young
o'Leary. Philadelphia.
Kid Burns VS.. Young Donahue. Al
bany.
Jack Morgan vs.. George Chip, Indi-
annapolis.
Phil Brock VS.. Tommy Cary, Wind
sor. Ont.
Walter Parker " Paddy sullivan,
New York
Bill Mckinnon rs. Tommy sullivan.
Manchester, \. Il.
Young Otto W. j. Savidge, Memphis.
THURSDAY-Gcorge Cotton vs.
Morris Harris, New York.
Young Ahern W. Harry stone
Brooklyn.
FRIDAY-St. Alphonsus a. y. Anna
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07

THE EASTERN LEAGUE
WI Open Season April 20 in South
and May in the North.

baltimore, Feb. Cit took the Eastern
Baseball League Club owners three hours
at their session In the Hotel Rennert to-
day TO adopt the schedule for the plav-
ing season of 1911, Little dissatisfaction
was expressed with the dates decided on
by President Edward Barrow. Some nee
essary changes We're made in The original
draft
The season will open on Anil 20. Tor
onto VIII play in Baltimore Montreal in
Newark; Buffalo in Providence and Roch-
ester in Jersey City. On May s. the open
ihgs in the northern end oG the circuit
VIII take place. Newark will play in
Montreal; Baltimore in Buffalo; Jersey
city in Rochester: and Providence in Tor
ONION. The schedule will be released for
pooication on Feb. L.
Inc cub owners will resume their la
DOTS tomorrow morning and expect To
,heh clean up all their remaining work
lohiSht they We're the invited guests al
Minstrel show, and afterwards they
were rendered banquet at the Eutaw
House by ]. G. O'Brien
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07
BASEBALL NOTES.

Distribution OF tn annual conr,osv
cards 10 Chicago National ,c,epc
games amonC DISTINGUISHED Fans"
was begun Friday. William II Tar
Washington. u. G." received card No.
l.
The busiest training Trim o,.or
mappp, ONT for ,bc Jarroit ,rioor,. hoe
been announced b,. presiIe,t 7,
Navin. No less than - games are
scheduled with the iapffas of tho
South and Middle West Tho SQUAD
VIII leave Detroit far 2Tan,na r.
Saturday evening Frb 9TH
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Quate Batoman. Who b.ll m. s1c1.
down before IIvnos VIZ stahh.d ..nl
nearly Killed in - row win fharIa,.
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rs 9eneuuiN meeting in Baltimore
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
features of the Days Dealings In All
the Leading Stocks

New York, Feb. 6. After a brief pc
riod of strength and activity in the eaiiE
part of the day. the stock market lei,
into state Of dizziness which restricted
sion 20 narrow limits.
Prices advanced readily in the arst hour
under the stimulus of a resumption or
last SATURDAYS buving and the anxious
efforts of short interests to cover. With
the execution of buying orders which had
accumulated over the week end demand
fell of appreciably. Traders VINO nave
been persistentlv attempting to force a
reaction seized the opportunity to sell
the market which eased of. but not TO
an eXten sufficient to lend much ehcour-
agement to hear operators. during me
remainder of the day, prices held fairly
steady at point somewhat below the
best. but in the final hour. most gains
were wiped out. New York Central ana
United States steel were especially weak
at the close.
Reading, which has been in good de-
mand at steadily advancing prices for
some weeks reached l6la but declined at
ways. Louisville e Nashville. Atlantic
Coast Line, and Chesapeake and Ohio
moved up briSkly on reports of increased
cotton shipments. Reports of better con-
ditionS in the steel trade had IL favorable
effect on prices OF number of equipment
companies. including American Locomo-
tive Pressed steel Car and American
Car. Missouri Pacific touched its high
IpllIt VI TIC ytsbE NiH-i TIE iNpoit b'tdllit
current that an experienced Western
railroad man had been selected as it's eX-
ecutive head. Shalles of the Texas COM
pany declined abruptly at the news of a
proposed bond Issue of 100000, but later
recovered most OF the loss.
The reduction today by the Imperial
Bank of Germany and the Imperial Bank
of Austria OF their rates from = to a per
cent was a further index TO the case of
money in the leading European markets
London and Berlin were reported To have
made further purchases Of American
stocks today. chief the Hartman is
sues and United States steel.
Advices from Chicago that freight traf-
fic of Western roads was holding up
well, and that tonnage figures were run
ming close to those of last year were ac-
cepted as further justification for the
marked improvement in sentiment of re-
cent day.
Bonds were steady Distillers Securi-
ties IS We're especially strong. Total
sales. per value. $4,000. United States
, bonds were exchanged ON call.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-07
BOXING NOTES.

Speaking of white hopes and society
versions, this William Warren Barbour
of the elect, is showing plenty Of the
competence thing. He is in the iish-
cuffs game as a hobby and he seems
10 be playing it to the limit. HE IS
yeported az ii clean. fast boy and
~ onponent for any of the would-be
champs.
Abe Attell. the shifty little Hebrew
champion, is coming in for the great
est banning ever handed any pugiiist
in many years. Every new bout brings
material to the sporting writer's and
each is doing his best in the line OF
sarcasm or straight knocking. Any