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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Persian Cabinet Said To Fa- yor Assistant To For
 mer Treasurer General
|SHUSTER IN TEHERAN
 AWAITING SUCCESSOR
More Than Likely Mornard Will Re- ceiye Position, Owing To Hostility Towards Shuster-British Con-
 sul Is Attacked

Teheran December 27.-It is understood tfat the regent and cabinet desire the appointment of the American, F. D. Cairns, the principal assistant of MT. Shuster as the new treasurer general of Persia. It is more likely, however, that NJ. Mornard. the Belgian ex-direc- tor of customs in Persia. who some months ago made himself prominent by his hostility to MT. Sinister, will receive the position.
 The British consul at Shiraz, W. A. Smart who was wounded in a fight near I<azereon, is lying in caravansary. Med ical assistance has been sent to him. The consul was being escorted to his post by 100 Indian sowars when an attack was made by 500 Kashgai tribesmen. The Indians were forced to retreat to kaz- ereon, leaving the consul behind, and for time much anxiety was felt con cerning his fate disbursements of 15o sowars have been dispatched from Shi- rag to relieve the force at kazerson.
 Shuster in Teheran
 ". Morgan Sinister is still here await ing the nomination of a successor. to whom he can surrender lne luhceohs of treasurer general. The populace. which holds Mir Shuster in great esteem, IS much incensed against the cabinet be- cause of it's action in dismissing him. Many written protests have been sent to the authorities.
 Dispatches from shiraz received here give further details of the attack on the Indian cavalry at Kazereon. The Indian troopers were escortlng W. A. Smart, British consul at Shraz, from the port of Bushier to his new post. When they reached the vicinity of Kazereon, D miles west of Shiraz, they were fiercely at tackled on all sides by the Persians.
 A desperate fight ensued in which the troopers used their lances and carbnes. The Persians were driven off and it is believed they carried several dead and wounded with them. The Indian cavalry men also suffered a number of casual ties. incinding tsSa killed. During the fighting MT. Smart disappeared and 1t is not known what has become of him. His wounded horse was found on the road side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
To Lessen Danger

Berlin, December 27.-An uncomfortable cinematograph film, which will lessen the possibility of panics in motion picture theatres, was demonstrated recently be- fore the Berlin Chemical society. and is reported to be complete success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Communications Cut Off

London, December 27.-All communi- ration with Teheran and Tabriz by means of the 1ndo- European Telegraph companys wires. which is the usual route for telegrams, has been cut off since Monday Messages coming from those two cities except those passing through st. Petersburg. are very brief. They are followed in the first to Bom-
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Club Destroyed

A mob of reactionaries, after demon strating against the constitution in the streets of Tabriz today destroyed the building of the Constitutional club. They then proceeded to the residence of Shau- Ed -Dowle. a former cabinet min ister. and requested him to assume the administration of the province of Azer- baiian It is reported that Shau-E Ed Dowle agreed to accept
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Blind Tigers Are Blamed for Much BlOOdshed Dur
 ing the Holidays
30 GUNSHOT WOUNDS:
 300 ARRESTS MADE
Will Take Recorders Entire Time During Week To Go Through Christmas Cases on the Docket
1ERT MORAN

Atlanta, :, Smber -(speciaD Al though op 2 oof three dead negroes, At ianta br9 oys, forth no Christmas fatali- ties, WY = Pie count was made in the final Sup it was ascertained that the h/ Q casualty list had taken quite a clb ' comparison with former years, and the city's festal record was in evefss. ay upheld.
 Some % gunshot wounds. nten- tional and accidental, almost as many stabs and cuts and dozen or more in- jures self inflicted by boys with toy pis- tols, made up a pretty good days record for the local hospitals; while the police surpassed all former efforts in making approximately 300 arrests between Satur- day afternoon and Tuesday morning. It will take the recorder practically all the week to go through the Christmas cases on the docket.
 Sixty-three of the injured-714 whites and 49 negroes-were treated al the hos pitals; many others had wounds dressed by physicians who were called in, espe- cialy young boys hurt by cap and toy pistols. Two or three more or the negroes now in the hospitals are not expected to live
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Consul Disappears

London, December 27.-Official news has been received at the foreign of- flee concerning the disappearance dur ing the fight between the Persians and the Indian escort in the vicinity Of Kazereon of W. A. Smart. British con- sul at Shiraz. There are no indica
 tions whether MT. Smart is supposed to have been killed or merely taken prisoner Dispatches received here from
 Persia this morning are very meager
 A message from Tabriz states that the we'll known revolutionary leader, Amir Khichmet the head of the radical party, fled Monday to Karadagh in the
 province of Azerbaijan.
 The reaetionaries have since made a
 demonstration in the streets of Tabriz, during which they cursed the demo- cratic movement and the constitution, and raided the palace of the governor general The deputy governor, who at the moment was alone in the palace, sought refuge at the British consul ate
 | Persa's reply to the Russian ulti- matum concerning the appointment of future foreign advisers has been final ly agreed upon in the following modi- fled form:
 'The Persian government in view of it's strong desire always to maintain
 cordial relations with Great Britain and
 
 when engaging officers for the reor- ganization of departments of state that an appointment not be made in way which would be likely to damage the lawful interests of the two govern | ments in Persia. To this end the Per- sion government will be protected through exchange of views with the British and Russian legations at Te- heran.
 Foreign Residents in Plight Latest Tabriz advices received here by English companies having agents, say the foreign residents are in a plight. They are confined to their homes owing to the continued fighting in the
 streets and are running short of pro visions with no help in sight. St. Petersburg, December ETA sup elementary legislative proposal of pro- hibitive character was introduced by the nationalsts into the duma today. 1t is aimed directly at the United States According to the terms of the proposed enactment American citizens of the Jewish faith are to be totally barred from Russia and in the second place customs duties are to be raised by 100 per cent unless the Russian normal schedule Is lower than that of America A duty equalling the Ameri- can duty, however. will be collected. The author of the bill states the last provision is necessary In order to deal with the important American machinery imported The remaining points of the proposed bill correspond in essence with the bill introduced December 22 | by ex-President Guchkoff providing for tariff schedules applicable to the United States at the expiration of the Russo American commerce and navigation treaty of 1882
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Wife Comments

San Antonio, Tex, December 27.-Se- nora Reyes, wife of Bernardo Reyes con yinced of her husbands capture by a tel- egram received today direct from him, said he was mistaken with the desires of the people of Mexico.
 This came about" she said, "when he undertook the leadership. In telegrams he tells me when he called for assistance he was not answered. The government soldiers failed to capture the general. He had an abundance of funds on his way to the gulf water boarded a steamer and escaped to Europe. He did not care to do this as he feared his follow CTS and sympathizers would be captured and executed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

Washington. peeemheg 27.A general without an army and q revolutionary pa triot without even a single follower was the plight in which General Bernardo Reyes found himself when he unfurlel his standard of rebellion in Mexico. Ac- cording to advices received today at the Mexican embassy here from Manuel Care ola, minister of foreign affairs for Mexi- co. General Reyes confessed that mo one man" had rallied to him when he crossed the border into Mexico. The statement follows:
 'Please communicate to the press that General Reyes has surrendered to the government, making the following dec- laration:
 "In order to effect the counter revo- lution, issued call to revolutionists to the army and to the people. When I entered Mexico from the United States not one man answered my summons. This clear demonstration of the general sen timent of the nation obliged me to yield myself up acknowledging the impossibl- ity of creating war
 The embassy officials foretell a remark able era of development for Mexico now that the menace of civil war is eliminated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Surpasses All Predecessors

From the casualty list standpoint as well as petty criminal record Atlanta s 1911 Christmas appears to have surpassed all predecessors. The use of the pistol at Christmas time is becoming more and more general, notwithstanding the re- gently enacted law which requires that every person carrying a pistol shall pro- cure a license from the ordinary. Prac- tically none of those who were found with pistols when taken in charge by police on account of some accident or shooting scrape, were in possession Of the required license. All of them are guilty of a msdemeanor and may be fined as high as slOo0 or imprisoned us much as 12 months. according to the dis cretion of the court.
 Much of the trouble, especially among the negroes. was the result of mean blind tiger whisky or the sort of stuff they get from some Of the mall order houses. For days before Christmas negroes stood len. queue" at the express office to get their shipments of whisky; others were provided by the local illicit dealers, and altogether there was plenty of It to make the mean, fighting drunk that does the damage.
 City Stirred Up
 The city generally is pretty well stirred up over the holiday record from the crlm- inal and casualty standpoint as well as the recent burglaries and hodups which extensively multiplied along about Christ mas time; and it is not unlikely that potent influence will be brought to bear to cause an increase in the police force, not only for such special occasions, but as A permanent proposition. The subject has for some time been agitated, and holiday burglaries, holdups and casualties nut a sort of capstone on the argument which has been made for the increase.
 The courts have been urged, too, to as- sist by dealing severely with the pistol totors, and in fragrant cases there is little doubt they will get "all that IS comfng to them
 Judge George l.. Bell of the superior court has already indicated that he pro- poses to stir things up along these hnes in his charge to the grand jury next Monday, He proposes to insist both upon more effective police protection and upon prompt indictment and trial of those guilty of violent offenses.
 Recorder Broyles is turning all Of the pistol carriers over to the state courts to be dealt with under the state laws, and in many instances is also fining them severely or sending them to the chain gang for discharging firearms within the city limits. It has been held that the city can punish under it's own ordinances Tn cases of this kind, in addition to remand ing the cuprit to the state courts, where he may also be given sentence for viola tion of the state laws. Some of them are practically certain to get a dose of each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28
Foreign Residents in Plight

Latest Tabriz advices received here by English companies having agents, say the foreign residents are in a plight. They are confined to their homes owing to the continued fighting in the streets and are running short of pro visions with no help in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-28

Alliance. O., December 27.-Praising Sem ator LaFolette for his efforts to make popular government a reality and pre- dieting the coming of a mighty struggle to secure the initiative, referendum and recall, even of the judiciary Senator Clapp made the second of his addresses in the progressive" republican campaign in Ohio here tonight. His mention of Roose- vclt eleited brief applause. He vigor- ously advocated presidential primary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
BURN SuASHiNGS NOW
Is Advice Of the Washington Forest
Fire Association to the
loggers

SEATTLE. April 30.-The Washing
ton Forest Fire Association has re-
Gently sent out a letter to loggers
and millmen urging them to take ad-
vantage of the present weather con
ditions to dispose of dangerous slash
ings. The unusual dry weather of
the past three weeks has put cut
over lands in some localities in good
condition to burn. The rains which
We will undoubtedly get before the
dry season commences ought to put
out any smouldering fire remaining
in the burned area. Experience has
taught us that most of the old slash
ings burn during the dry season with
in two or three years from the time
the timber is cut and constitute the
greatest danger of material loss to
green standing timber in their vicin-
ity. This danger can be eliminated
to a great extent by setting fire to
these slashings at time such has
the present when they can be burn
ed with safety, and when fire will
not run in the green timber. A great
many loggers have already taken ad-
vantage of the situation and set fire
to their old works and the Washing
ton Forest Fire Association is urg-
ing the advisability of all operators
doing this wherever possible.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
SHINCLE AGENCY
T0BE ORGANIZED
Manufacturers Of Western
Washington to Pool
Interests

SEATTLE, April 3O--A shingle
agency, representing approximately
two-thirds OF all the shingle machines
in Western Washington, organized
for the purpose of marketing the com
bined output of the mills in the pool.
is now being formed. The organiza-
ton is to be known as the Red Ce-
dar Shingle Manufacturers AssOcia-
ton. The association has been capi-
talized at S125,000. The persons
mentioned in the articles of incor-
poration are: c. +. Guilford. of the
Three Lakes Lumber Company; d.
A. Ford, of Everett, and +. l.. France
of Aberdeen.
Several meetings have already
been held at Seattle Everett and
other points, but steps will be taken
at meeting to be held in Seattle
in the near future to perfect a perma-
nent organization, elect officers and
put the agency on working basis.
Representatives from the shingle pro-
ducing sections of the state will be
present at the Seattle meeting.
Aside from the work of perfecting
permanent organization one of the
things to be discussed at the Seat
tie meeting is that OF manager. L..
J. Flack, manager of the Shingle
Manufacturers Agency and one of the
men who has been largely RESPONSE
BILE for the formation of the new
agency, is said to have been mention
ed for the position. F. A. Trail a well
known shingleman, is also mentioned
for the place.
The agency is expected to enable
manufacturers. by pooling their inter-
ests, to obtain higher prices for their
shingles. Stars are now quoted at
$14o and clears at $1.S5. These
prices are said to be far below the
cost of production In addition to
eliminating individual sales depart
ments, the manufacturers believe that
they will be able to raise a fund with
which to advertise Washington red
cedar shingles in Eastern markets.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01

adopted with the same amount Of
eXertion, trouble and cost as would
be entailed by recall elections in the
cases of the members in the com
bne.
1t is shown that since the city ad-
vanced to the second class. and has
had twelve councilmen, it has been
governed largely through combina-
tions effected by small minority.
and the present financial condition of
Aberdeen may be traced directly to
this vicious system. 1t has been
proved to the satisfaction of all who
have cared to study the problem, that
council of twelve is too large. and
the responsibility too scattered for
efficient results With three commits
sioners, chosen by the city at large,
paid for devoting their entire time,
there is hope that suitable men could
be secured to administer the affairs
of Aberdeen with some degree of bus
mess system. OF course. there is
the risk of choosing the wrong men.
But, that can condemn no plan, as
the risk is equal under any form,
and is the one inherent weakness in
all systems of popular government,
eradicated only through high stand
ard of intelligence and education.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
NORTH ABERDEEN
BRIDGE REMAINS
The Vote at Special Election Held Saturday Favors
Second Street Overwhelmingly
r ALL PROPOSED BONDS ARE CA
Very Light Vote Cast But Result is Believed
' Fair Expression of City - 90

At the special referendum elec-
tion Saturday the interest manifested
was slight, but 952 votes being cast,
while the primary elections in March
brought out 1876 voters. The small
vote is accounted for by the fact that
there was small opposition to the pro-
positions voted upon. and no organic
ed action either for or against. This
was shown by the vote on the bond
issues, and the valuation of warrants,
whose validity had been assailed in
court, and over which a fight was
rather expected, but none developed
and the questions were ratified by
much more than the necessary three
fifths vote. The location of the
North Aberdeen bridge was the only
question submitted that attracted any
organized effort. and that was en-
tirely on one side, those favoring the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
FARMER HAS RIGHT
To STRANDED LOGS
Court Holds Sale Is Valid After Ad-
vertisement and Notice to Re-
move From Property.

MONTESANO, April 29--In the
case of Schafer Bros. VS.. the Syrci-
son Lumber & Shingle Company, in
the superior court this week, was de-
cided disputed point with regard
to the farmer who owns land along
river banks.
The mill company purchased logs
that had belonged to Schafer Bros.
from a farmer upon whose land they
had floated during high water and
who had advertised them for sale. The
jury returned a verdict for the de-
fendant, upholding the farmers right
to sell.
For many years it has been the Gus
tom of the farmer along the rivers
to insert notices in local papers call
ing attention of log owners to the
fact that certain logs were on his
land and stating that unless claimed
and removed they would be sold to
pay damages.
The case just tried was in the ma.
ture of test
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
NAVAL MILITIA

The division of naval militia organ
lied on Grays Harbor through the
exertions of Lieut.. Commander r. H.
Burrows will have to have some finan-
cial assistance to hold it together and
meet current expenses until the state
funds become available, and it has
been suggested that the commercial
organizations of Aberdeen and Ho-
quiam take action to secure the re-
quired aid. The matter will proba-
bly, be brought up at the weekly lun-
cheon of the Chamber of Commerce,
at Hotel Washington tomorrow.
Please mention the Herald when
dealing with advertisers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01

removal simply voting that way,
while those opposing removal work
ed hard all day. Yet, with this eff
fort. but 952 voters expressed their
preference in the matter, 693 of them
voting for the old location.
In some quarters the small vote
cast Saturday is taken to indicate a
failure of the referendum as a means
of ascertaining the popular will, but
analysis of the vote will scarcely
bear out this contention. The results
on the whole considered, the Herald
sees no room to doubt that the will
of the city is fairly expressed, and
has no reason to believe that vote
three time as large would have ma
terially altered the result, which
seems to express fairly the wishes
of the composite voter of the city
The vote by Wards follows:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
WAS ONLY FUMiGATlNG

The fire alarm last evening was
caused by the fumigation of the unoc-
cupied dwelling, 902 West Second
street, belonging to Richard Miles.
The house had been left in a dirty
condition by the last tenants. and Mr..
Miles had it thoroughly fumgated.
passerby noticed smoke issuing from
the intercices at the doors and win
dows, thought it was afire and turned
in the alarm. While going to this
call, the team of horses attached to
the engine, got off the plank street IN
the dark, but were brought back
without the slightest damage.
+. A. Rupert, who is travelling for
the S. b. Hicks Sons Co., with head
quarters in Centralia, came home
Saturday evening. and spent Sun
day with his family.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION

Fire was discovered this morning
in the Crescent hotel building, caused
by the spontaneous combustion of
some rags and other refuse in the va
cant room that is to be used as the
new grill room. A stream of water
was at once applied by the hotel fire
system. and with the aid of the de-
partments chemical engine, the
blaze was stopped before damege ex-
ceeded $3.50.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
WAPPENSTEiN TRIAL SET.

SEATTLE, April 29.-The trial of
Charles w. Wappenstein. former chief
of police, on charge of receiving
a bribe from Clarence Gerald and
Gideon Tupper for permitting them to
operate gambling house, was set to-
day for May "a. There are three other
indictments aaginst Wappenstein.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01
COUNTY FAIR DIRECTORS

The board of directors of the Che
halls County Fair Association will
hold a meeting tomorrow in Monte
sano, to make preliminary arrange
ments for the fair to be held in Alb
erdeen the coming fall.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01

The fire department was called out
yesterday morning by a small fire in
the garage in rear of the residence of
c. Marriott, 115 West Fifth street. The
fire was caused by the ignition of a
carbide tank, and was extinguished
before any damage was done
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01

The South Aberdeen fire alarm bell
yesterday afternoon was rang in try
ing out the boxes from that section.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-01

Aberdeen Printing Co. Particular
Printers. Tel. 6401.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-03
RUMORS SAY GIBBONS
 IS FOR REV. KENNEDY

Philadelphia, April -(Specal)-It may be authoritatively declared, and upon almost the highest authority in Catholic church circles in the United States, that within very short time another Amer ican cardinal will share honors with Car dinal Gibbons of Baltimore. This declara- tion is made upon the authority o1 a man close to affairs at the vatican Tn Rome who also asserts that this condi- tion is brought about through the action of the upper Catholic suffragan bishops. who, in selecting a man to be considered as successor to Archbishop Ryan. who died recently, overlooked the name Of the Right Rev Thomas F. Kennedy, head of the American college at Rome, and unan- imously mdorsed the Right Rev. Ed mund r. Prendergast of this diocese.
 Prior to the meeting of the sufiragon bishops they had been informed that the Pope would be pleased If they would rec ommend the name of Bishop Kennedy as the successor of Archbishop Ryan. This hint came directly from Cardinal Gibbons.