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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
MANY INJURED IN
 MINERS RIOT

Pittsburg, July ei-ln a riot today be- tween miners of the Mansfield mines of the Pittsburg Coal company at Glendale, an isolated portion of Allegheny county three constables, two county detectives and a score of miners were injured, sev- eral fatally Fourteen men and one wo- man have been arrested. All were held
 in slOoO bail, on charge of rioting. E Three of the injured are suffering from bullet wounds. The others were either stabbed, stoned or beaten with clubs
 A factional dispute, the outgrowth of union election trouble, has been in pro- gress at Glendale for some time. Early today three constables arrested miner who had almost beaten another work man to death. The news of the arrest spread rapidly. When coming from Glendale through an isolated country to Heidelberg, the officers were attacked. The officers fired into the mob but they were soon stretched out unconscious from bullet or club.
 During the fight two county detec- lives arrived. One of these, Detective McMillen, dropped with his face crushed from g huge stone while Detective In- skipt sustained a fractured skull. The prisoner, foreigner, was shot through the head by the men who tried to rescue him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
CARS SDAMAGEDB SUNDAY COLLISION
 - Rutledge and Martin Ma chimes in Accident MRS. SMITHSON DIES More Reports Received of Cases of Infantile Paralysis at Virginia Mines-Other News of
 Bessemer

Pesscmer July 24.-(Special)-Sund afternoon about o'clock while motoring along the Pleasant Hill pike to his home in Jcnesboro James Martin, driving his own machine, a five-passenger Pullman, collided with the Stevens-Duryea be- longing to George Rutledge of this city and Icing managed by chauffeur, doing considerable damage to the automobiles and spilling out one of the occupants of the Martin car.
 Boti cars were going in the same direc- tion. and at a fair rate of speed when front machine to slow up but not come to full stop. It Is presumed that the attention of Mir. Martin, who was trail ins the car ahead, became attracted else- where, causing him to be In ignorance of the slowing up. The lamps and fender of the Martin machine were completely de- r1o;ished and the bow and two rear springs in the. tonneau of the Rutledge car were bent and broken.
 Both automobiles were filled with pas sengers and were not put out of com nj .ss,cn for the remainder of the trip.
 Miss Bettie, who was riding on the front seat beside her uncle. Mir Martin, saw the approaching danger and partly feet from the car across the road by the collision, but with the exception of bad fright was unhurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
GIVES
 OUT ULT|MATUM Either Vote in Parliament or Election Will Be
 Ordered

Ottawa, Ont, July 24.-"Permit a vote to be taken in parliament on reel procity or we will take a vote of the Canadian people on 1t without delay" was the ultimatum Premier Sir Wil- frid Laurier addressed to the conserya- tive opposition in parliament today. The chief obstacle to holding a gen. eral election to which the premier re- ferred Is that under the census, which is just being taken western Canada would be entitled to 20 or more ad- ditional members. The census will not be completed until October and law giving the west its increased repre- sentation cannot be passed for some held before the law is enacted the liament for at least four years and the political leaders believe will show its resentment to the party which it holds responsible for this.
 With this situation confronting them there was a sharp debate when con- sideration of the agreement was re- sumed this afternoon. A. s. Middleton, conservative, said that 55 conserva- tives have not spoken on reciprocity, who have the right to speak without obstruction being charged He de- clared the government should have taken the census two months earlier.
 My honora ble friend" replied Pre- mier Laurier, tries to convince the house and the country that the op- position is not obstructing. Neither the fore the house today, and we cannot go on with them. But reciprocity is before the house to be dealt with. We do not want reciprocity to wait We want 1t to pass either in this house or before the country, The opposition say they want an election, but when we take steps to have one they protest The last thing the conservatives want Is to go before the people of Canada in opposition to this question in an election. Well, there is but one way for them to escape then, and that is by allowing a vote to be taken on the agreement and pass it so that the Can adian farmers may have access to the American market for their crops this fall"
 Opposition Leader Borden replied that as Canada had waited 40 years for reciprocity it could afford to wait six months longer and allow -distribu- tion to give the west it's proper rep reSentatiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Mrs. Smithson's Death

J.ast night at o'clock Mrs. Sarah Cardweli Smithson. aged 69 years, died at the home of her son. J. A. Smithson, near McCalla, after an illness of three months. She was one of the oldest resi- dents of this district, coming here from Georgia when she was an infant. In Oc- tober, 1S61, she was married to William J. Smithson of old Jonesboro and has been resident of that vicinity ever since Although reared a Presbyterian in reli- eious belief, Mrs Smthson became an active member of the Baptist faith l., years ago through the influence of her husband who died in March, 1906. The deceased is survived by two sons, J. N. Smithson, mayor of Jonesboro and depl,- ty sheriff of Jefferson county; J. A. Snithson of Route No. 3, and daughter Mrs. R. k. Lindsey of McCalla.
 The funeral services will be held at the residence of J. A. Smithson tomorrow morning a 10 o'clock, Rev. S. Gabrell of- ficiating. and the interment will be made in the Massey cemetery at McCalla. The pallbeaiers will be P. J. McAdory, Grif- fen ?. Martin, D. M. Jones, R. s. Cem- ents, J. K. P. Fletcher and J. K P Reeves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Ethel Pennington Knapp

Mrs. Ethel Pennington Knapp, the wife of T. P. Knapp died yesterday morning at o'clock after a short illness at loca! infrmary. Mrs. Knapp was in her twentieth year at the time of her death and had been married but one month and 16 days. The funeral will be held this morning at 9 o'clock at the family res idence. 1124 North Thirty-fifth street, with interment in Elmwood.
 Tho following are requested to act as pallbearer: Active, s. c. King, Walter McNeill, J. N. Carmaeehael Jerome Byron, Hinton Brooks and Howard Kelly. Honorary. F. H. Mccormack, ]. A. Shook. E. R. Roseman, R. NJ. McGill, R. E. Chad wick and E. w. Averyt.
 The deceased is survived by her hus- band, D. P. Knapp, her father and moth CT, Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Pennington, . brother, l.. H. Pennington, and a sister, Mrs. H. G. BraXton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Residents Arc Impatient

Ensley Highland residents are getting impatient with the slow progress belns made with the street improvements iu thar district The contract called for the wor.l to be finished bys June b, but a, the present date there is yet much to hs done. There is talk of calling mass meeting of the residents and discuss methods of bringing about the completion of the job. The people claim that the streets are torn up, causing them much trouble in getting about and that they want to see the job finished at an. early date. szzzzza.
 Tie improvement in question are being made between Helena station and Palmer Terrace and ,llave added considerably 10 the upbulding of that community. Work was started more than a year ago and those parts finished are equal 10 any 1T Birmingham. The streets are being paved with brick and the sidewalks are being graded and laid by the most modern methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
ENSLEY OPPONENTS HOLD CONFERENCE Make Active Campaign Against Saloons
 . ENSLEY HIGHLANDS
Residents Are Growing Impatient at the Delay in Finishing Improve ment Work-Other News
 of the Steel City

The Saloon Opposition league of Ensley hell an important meeting at the new headquarters last night and discussed questions relative to the coming election. White the meeting was intended to be more as a conference of tho opposition leauers it was well attended by members -as well as leaders of the club.
 Tie first business of the evening was to hear the report of the committees ap- pointed at the last meeting. The commit tee appointed to secure desirable head quarters reported that the former store of Young & Faircloth had been secured for the purpose. They also announced that the necessary arrangements had been made about the campaign stationary. clerical help and miscellaneous jobs.
 An executive committee was appointed consisting of N. W. Scott, w. B. Bridge, R. E. Brown, D. N. Lewis, H. C. Russell M E. Wells, J. w. Minor, Dr. W. H. Wynn, Clayton Eubank, George Byram and John Angwyn. A publicity commlt = tee will begin work at once
 1t was announced that 110 names had
 
 and others expected It was also an nouEced that the young men of Ensley \ ere expecting to organize at an early date. Roscoe Scott will have charge of the organization. Announcement was made that the ladies of Ensley would hold a meeting Wednesday afternon at tine Methodist church and that Mrs. Jer- fries president of the w. c. T. U., would make an address.
 A feature of the meeting were talks by some Ensley physicians. Well knowr, prohibitionists also made talks. At the close of the meeting it was announced thas another meeting will be held one night next week at the opera house. The leaders expect to have either Dr. Gun ninsham or Congressman Hobson, or probably both, to be present and address the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
PERKINS, DEFENSE
 OPENSAT ER!E:

Erie, Pa, July 24-The government concluded and the defense opened it's case today in the trial of Gilbert B. Perkins of Pittsburg and Charles Franklin of Philadelphia, detectives charged with senoing blackhand letters to the family of Charles H. Strong. uti-millionaire, in connection with the dissertation of the msusoienm of the late Congressman Scott father-in-law of Mir. Strong. Franklin made general denial of the government S allegation.
 The sensation of the day came when At torney Thompson for the defense saio the defendants were not connected with the crime and he would show who wrote the letters to MT. Strong. He stated lur- tler that the author of the leters was in the court room and in this connection mentioned Thomas J. Dempsey manager or detective agency of this city and franklin, Pa, who is under charges of having sent blackhand letter to Gen. Charles Miller. millionaire oil man or F'rankin, demanding $5000.
 The alleged evidence against Dempsey in the Miller case was secured by tho Perkins firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
PASS HOUSE WOOL
 BILL OR NOTHING

Washington, July 24.-Pass the House wool tariff revision bill or en- act no wool legisla ton at all was the slogan of strenuous fight made by House leaders today among their party associates in the Senate. and the net results after a series of conferences was a growth of sentiment among dem- ocratic senators in favor of this policy. which may mean no wool Legislation at this session. The fight is directed against the adoption of the LaFollette substitute wool bill or any other re- publican measure put forward to SUD- plant the proposed Legislation framed by Chairman Underwood and his col leagues of the House, ways and means committee.
 Some of the democratic senators con- tend that their party will be in a bet ter stategic position if consideration of the tariff question is left until next year; others say they do not want to aid the presidential aspirations of Sen ator LaFollette by adopting his bill.
 Members of the ways and means committee were busy most of the day doing missionary work in the Sen- ate. As a result the more zealous tar If reformers among the democrats in the Senate voiced displeasure over the prospect. These were inclined to con- tend strenuouSly for action even if it meant the acceptance of the LaFollette bill on the theory that any reduction from the rates of the Payne -Aldrich law would be in the line of democra tic contention.
 The progressive republican senators declared emphatically they would vote against the House bill, though the same wing in the House has taken the stand and ultimately voted for the measure The regular republican sen ators, particularly Senator Shoot of Utah and Crane of Massachusetts. are actively conferring and most of them | are doing all they can do to prevent the passage of any tariff legislatio at this session, contending that 1t should await the report of the tariff board.
 The House will caucus tomorrow or the cotton tariff revision bill just com pleted by the ways and means com mittee and the Senate will caucus .eith- CT tomorrow or Wednesday on wool The Senate caucus proceedings will not be binding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Personal and General

\ Quite sh gk to the friends of Mir. and Mrs. D. r. Knapp was the an nouncement yests' lay morning of Mrs. Knapp's death. which occurred late Sunday nigh. at the McAdory infirm- ary. Mrs. Knarr was well known in Ensley and had wide circle of friends. Before her marriage she was Miss Ethel Pennington, daughter of E B. Penningtca, 1i24 North Thirtieth street. Mrs. Enarp, was recently oper- ated on for appendicitis. She stood the operation al ilght and was thought to be on the road. to recovery, but re- gently took turn for the worse and Sunday night the end came. The fu- neral services will be held at the home of Mrs. Knapp's father, Mrs. E. B. Pennington, this morning at 9 o'clock Anterment will ne at Oakland cerne- tery. The following will be active pail hearers: Waaer McNeill, $. c. King r. H. Brooks. ]. N. Carmichael, J. ] Ryrum and Howard Kelley.
 Tne 12-mor:'tt,. old child of Mr. and Mrs Mims ii 4.chins was buried yes terday morning at Oakland cemetery. Funpral servi es were From tho Cath ole church. ~ Mrs. Anna ;,obiaeon of Searles died at the home 0. hei mother at that place yestcrday erning. Mrs. Robinson of fairview is a iclning the funerals
 S. H. Poe, resident engineer of the Corey Land company has returfed "om Taadega where he has been spending his vacation.
 Mrs. George Lewis, who was operated onrsome time ago, is steadily improving.
 Mrs. l.. J. Pruitt and Miss Persis Fruit. who are the guests of Mrs. C. A. Gapon. have returned after spending a-sfew days at Avondale.
 Miss Elizabeth Agnew of Vivian is l tfie guest of Mrs. William Persons on F6rty-third street.
 Miss Daisy Harrison and Miss Dora Campbell of Columbus. Ga, who have bocn visiting Mrs. w. M. Carmichael at Corey. have left for Alexander City.
 Mir. Dan Donald of New Orleans, who has been the guest of his brother, c. J. Donald, has gone to Corey where he will practice medicine. Dr. Donald grad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

Springs arrived Saturday to spend wee. with Mir and Mrs, l.. L. Whittle.
 Miss Frankie returned home last night from a weeks visit to relatives at Jas per, Tenn.
 MT and Mrs H. C. Christlieb will leave tomorrow for point on the Warrior rlver, to be the guests of MT. and Mrs. Roberts for a week.
 Mrs. Hackett left yesterday for Monte vallo to visit friends.
 Ernest Romeo returned to his home in Blrr .ingham today after a weekend visit to Benne Schwabacher.
 Vernon Lee who is now located in Tus- caloosa, is spending a few days in the city with friends
 Ross Parker the son of MT and Mrs. Archer of Jonesboro, left yesterday for Porter to spend a fortnight with his grandmother Mrs Doud.
 Miss Stamps N'll leave tomorrow to spend the month of August with rel atives in Talladega, Ala.
 Mrs. w. D. Ianier has returned from a visit to relatives in Montgomery.
 Mrs. J. NJ. Robertson and Miss Bar tow Robertson left today for a two weeks visit tc Montgomery. Rev. and Mr.. |. r. Parrish of Jones boro have as theii guest Henry Russell of Cullman, Ala.
 The little n of Mir. and Mrs. s. M Johnson is e. tically i'll with typhoi fever at the family residence on Sec ond avenue.
 MT. and Mr. Robson left for Searles Ala. today to atrend the funeral of relative of the latter.
 J. w. Donaldson will leave tomor row moraing for Atlanta, Ga, wher' he has accepted position as electri elan with ore of the business hrm' of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
NEGRO KILLED BY
 FALLING WAREHOUSE

Nashville, Tenn, July 24-One negro laborer was killed, white man seri- ously injured and several workmen more or less bruised, when the walls of a three-story brick warehouse and store at Broadway and First avenue collapsed this afternoon Others may be dead beneath the ruins, spectators stating that they saw men near the building at the time the walls fell. Jim Polk was the negro killed. The wound- ed are W. s. Mitchell, white, and AL bert Crockett, colored. Both will re- cover.
 The collapse of the building, which was occupied by the Mckay Reese Grain Co.,, on the second and third floors, and the Arcade Milling company and a steamboat office, was caused by an overload of stored grain. Both the second and third floors were filled to the ceiling with sacks of grain.
 Immediately following the collapse of the building firemen and citizens began work to rescue those imprisoned beneath the debris, and quick action saved several in the ruins who would have otherwise smothered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
ABERCROMB|E IS
 AGAIN HONORED
Notified of Reelection to Membership in National
 Educational Council

University, July (speclaD-Pr John W. Abercrombie has been notified that at the annual meeting of the Ma tional Education association recently held in San Francisco he was reelected to membership in the national council of education for a term expiring in 19l7 The membership of the council is limited to 12O, and when it is remembered that there are more than half million teach CTS in the United States 1t is apparent that the honor which has been conferred upon President Abercrombie is great one.
 The membership of the council includes the names of the leading educators of the nation. The council itself is regarded as the inner circle of the National Edu- cation association, the largest and most important educational organization in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
URGES CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS

Washington, July 24-Senator Newlands of Nevada urged upon the Senate to- day a programme of corporation con- trol legislation to be taken up Novem- Der to which he proposed Congress should recess after completing its pres ent legislative programme.
 Calling up his resolution outlining pro- posed legislation on physical valuation of railroads, control of interstate industrial corporations, reform of the banking laws and revision downward of the iron and steel tariff, he asked the Senate to agree to the recess plan. There was no action.
 Senator Owen urged the continuation of the present session until legislation for a physical valuation of railroads could be enacted. Senator Reed of Mis- souri declared he would oppose any ad- journment of Congress until some cor poration legislation and real tariff re- form had been passed. He appealed to insurgent republicans to join the demo- crats in passing other tariff bills.
 Senator CummIns of Iowa, insurgent republican, expressed a willingness to take up corporation legislation at the present session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Albert D. Simpson

The remains of Albert E. Simpson, the railroad engineer, who died in Columbuc, Ga, Saturday night, were received here yesterday afternoon at 19:30 by Shaw X Sons
 Uron their arrival at the Terminal sta ton they were conducted to the Wood lawn cemetery, where the internent was helG Mir Simpson was a Mason. He had resided here for number Of years but had recently moved to Columbus. The deceased is survived by his widow and a daughter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
General News

The police court this morning was filled with African offenders charged with gaming, intoxcation and disorderly con- duct. The cases docketed numbered 90 fines assessed, s2O750; fines paid, s9S.50; one case was turned over to the juvenile court and two continued. Will Dawkins the neghc who caused the shooting excite ment of Sunday morning. was dismissed Claude Steele. charged with defamation of character by w. H. Crawford, was carried to the county jail this morning.
 Today workmen began the painting Of the exterior woodwork and griles of the United States postoffice building and ex- pect to finish this in three or four days : Everything is in readiness for the sur~ vey of the local option forces of this city at the mass meeting to be held at the courthouse Tuesday night at s o'clock General Chairman Jones c. Moore will organize the brigades and Isadore Shapiro will be the first aid with his address on the Parks and Smith bills
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25

uated in medicine at Tulane universitv last year.
 w. l.. Cameron of Atlanta visited C. H. Cook yesterday l.. Blackman of Eufaula is visiting M M. Johnson this. week
 Miss Lizzie Moore of East Lake was the guest of Mrs. Sam Wilson recently. Mrs. W. B. Ragland will entertain the St Agnes guild at her home at Corey Thursday afternoon. oMr. Whitaker is visiting his family at West Point, Ga.
 Miss Bertha Lou Scott of Monterey, Ala, who has been visiting Mrs. c. J. Donald is visiting in Birmingham.
 MT. 7. P. Curry, former Enslcy cit izen, passed through Ensley yesterday en route from Biloxi, Miss. to Gadsden. Mir. Curry was formerly connected with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. He is now with the steel mill at Gadsden %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
HAITI DECLARES
 PORTS BLOCKADED

Washington, July 24-Withcut any known resources to make it's decree ef- fective, the Haytien government intends to declare ports Liberte, Gonaives and St. Marie blockaded. She has Served notice to that effect on the United States.
 These ports are in the hands of the revolutionists and American Minister Furniss has informed President Simon that a paper blockade will not be recognized and that the government must actually blockade these ports to give it's course International force.
 The rebels are now within 10 miles of Port au Prince. Minister Furniss re- ports. and the United States Iunboat Petrel has been held at the capital to await developments in the situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
RAID NEGRO TIGER
Officers Had to Break Down Doors
 to Get In

Jim Shaw, a negro, was arrested ye.- terday afternoon by Officers Williams and Moore on a charge of violating the nrohi. plti"n law It was necessary for the off cers to break open the door of what was apparently vacant house at Avenue P and Thirteenth street, south, to loca,. the tiger, but when found it was one or tho most complete that has been un- eartied outside of the business district.
 The officers secured the following rooo !, from the place: One gallon container, |, gin, one cask of beer, one ice chest flled with beer on ice, 15 half pint bottles of gin and whisky, two. five-gallon jugs Of whisky and one one-gallon jug of gin There were also several quarts of whisky found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-25
Passes Worthless Check

J. Jaffee of the Jaffe Jewelry company notified the police last night that man had passed worthless check on him for s450 He asked the police to look into the matter and Detectives Burge and Me Donald are working on the case The man who passed the check is described as about 5 feet or inches high, sallow complexion, blue eyes a little crossed has bad upper teeth and fingers badly stained from cigarettes.