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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
BRIGHT WEATHER | MAKES OPENING OF FAIR SUSPICIOUS Prominent Men Take Part in Formal Exercises Dur
 ing Morning FIRST RACES WERE
 FULL OF INTEREST Officials Are Greatly Pleased and Believe That the Attendance
 Will Be Larger Than Ever Before

Sunshine, crowds, races and the best that old Alabama has in the way of farm products and her vast natural resources greeted the opening day at the Alabama State Fair here yesterday.
 The gates were thrown open at O clock and the crowds which had congregated at the gate poured into the grounds in one unceasing. flowing stream of surging humanity Good natured smiles, hust- ling and bustling business and pleasure were the watchwords of the day. and everyone vied with the other in having a good time.
 The famous Innes band, which was scheduled to appear on the opening day, was delayed, and Nappfs band of Bir- mingham most satisfactorily filled the bill s
 There were speeches by Alabama's best talent Men who have helped make the grand old state which is now on exhi- bition at Fairview, extolled in well chosen words the purpose and effect Of the fair
 Owing to the fact that President B. B. Burton of the fair association was up to the neck. practically speaking, John L. Parker presided over the opening ex- ercises and acquitted himself admirably.
 All the officers and directors of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
WINFIELD SCOTT SCHLEY IS
 LAID TO REST IN ARLINGTON

The cadets from Annapolis formed the main escort of the long procession. Their unbroken ranks stretched for two blocks along the side of the church and stiffened to attention as the bugles sounded the approach of the funeral party.
 The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of St. Johns, assisted by Chaplain Bayard of the navy From the church the cas- ket was transferred to the caisson. The blue and white of the Union Jack cov- cred the coffin: upon it rested the sword and hat of the dead naval officer. and behind it marched gunner bearing the draped flag of the rear admiral, a blue field with two white stars.
 Six seamen gunners from Nor tS c the body of Admiral Schle' cA che house and the church and r NeS"at its side to Arlington. The ~ tsters in- cluded eight intimate { oy, ,o. the dead fighter-Rear Admirs .yAooo Olson, crom- well, Gheen' Barle 0 an @ and and Remey; Iaaaty5 Alexander B. . of Washington.
 Secretary of t. .savy Meyer, Admiral George Dewey and members of the SUI preme court, the diplomatic corps, the executive branches of the government, and both houses of Congress thronged the church with scores of intimate friends of the Schley family. It was President Tafts personal request that Spanish war veterans in the government service be permitted to attend the funeral, and a larg ecompany of them marched to Ar lington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06

Washington, October 5.-Surrounded with all the pomp of military honor. the body of Rear Admiral Winfield Scott schley. who died suddenly Monday in New York, was buried this afternoon in Arlington National cemetery.
 thousand men of the nations naval and land forces formed the imposing es- cort to the crepe-decked caisson upon which rested the body of the hero of San taso bay. In the procession were more than 700 cadets from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, marines from Washington and Philadelphia, seamen and gunners, veterans of the Spanish war and cavalry and artillery attachments.
 Distinguished men from every branch of the public service joined in the trib- utes. Rear Admiral Badger, commanding the second division of the Atlantic fleet, led the long procession that marched from historic St. Johns church. across Lafayette square from the White House, to the gates of Arlington, where final salute and Taps were sounded over the grave.
 The public funeral followed a short Ma sonic service at the Schley residence on street. Long before the body had been brought from the residence crowds filled the streets approaching the church and surged against the lines of policemen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
COMMERCE COURT
 MAKES DECISION
Transcontinental Railroads Win Point in Rate
 Case

Washington, October 5.-A freight ate of s1.15 per 100 pounds on lemons from California points to eastern destinations was approved by the com
 merce court late today.
 The interstate commerce commissiop had issued an order after an exhaustive inquiry requiring the railways 10 re- duce their freight rate on lemons rom California points to eastern dest'ha- tions from $1.15 to $l per 100 pounds.
 The rate on oranges was established bv the roads at s1 per 100 pounds, but the traffic in oranges from California
 to the east was shown to be approx
 imately six times the traffic in lemons. In it's decision the commerce court held in effect that the commission had no bower to protect the lemon industry Of California against foreign competition
 The opinion of the court, rendered by
 Judge Mack, says
 AS in our judgment the order tof the
 commission) is based primarily on the assumed authority to protect the in dustry against foreign competition It must be held void, as beyond the powers otherwise delegated to the commission .This conclusion renders 1t unneees- sary to determine whether under the evidence the rate of $1 is confiscatory or whether the commission is empoW-
 cred to prescribe a blanket rate either generally or subject to the limitations that the rate between the most distant points must be at least non-cohlisca- tory
 A permanent injunction against the
 order of the commission fixing the s1
 rate is issued without prejudice, how
 ever, to further complaint of the s1.15 rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
PAID $30,000
 FOR BEVERAGES AND CIGARS

senator usually issued checks for more money when told of the activities of his opponents, but that he sometimes was provoked that SD much money was being spent.
 "In report made by previous Legislative investigating committee, which might be considered not un- friendly to #. Stephenson, the state ment Is made that s30,000 was spent for cigars and beer Do you know if that item is correct?" asked Senator Sutherland
 q do not" replied witness.
 Senator Stephenson's vote was 5000. Some of the voters were in prohibition territory
 Much Of the questioning of Edmonds was devoted to the original charge made by State Senator J. J. Blaine alleging ,stephenson's election was due to bribery and corruption. The charges were read and Edmonds admitted many sums named in the charges had been paid, but he denied the truth Of the phrase used corruptly and in viola tion of the law" as included i'll each charge He denied the fund was used to purchase editorial support in Wis consln papers.
 Blaine was summoned to appear Senator Hepburn announced that where charges of unlawful use of money of fcially had been made in connection with campaign expenses, of which nc detailed account was rendered the pre- sumption was that the money was wrongfully used and the burden of proof was on the accused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
YANCEY EXPELLED
 FROM EXCHANGE
Notice Is Posted on Floor of New Orleans Cotton
 Exchange

New Orleans, October 5-W. J. Yancsy, former wealthy cotton broker and mem Der of the defunct spot cotton firm of Knight, Yancey & Go. of Decatur, Ala.' which is alleged to have defrauded cot ton factors in this country and Europe out of several million dollars, was today expelled from membership in the New Orleans cotton exchange.
 Notice of Yancey's expulsion was posted on the floor of the exchange this morn ing The alleged irregularities of the firm of Knight Yancey & Co. came to light a little over year ago and today several members of the firm and others connected with the alleged frauds are postal laws.
 The notice states that Yancey was found guilty of violating Article of the con- stitution of the exchange.
 The specific charge upon which the ex- pulsion was based was not mentioned. Article 8 of the constitution is rather broad It says, under Causes for Expul- sion:'' Any member of this exchange who shall be accused of willfully violating the COnSulullOI ps iuiS'7 S' ulcnt breach of contract or of any pro- ceedings inconsistent with just and equi- table principles of trade, or of any other misconduct with members or non-mem- bers of this exchange), may. on com paint, be summoned before the commit tee on membership, when, if desired, he shall be heard in his defense and If the charge, or charges, against him be, in me oninion of the committee, substantiated, the complaint shall be referred to the board of directors. who may by vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the board suspend or ex- Del him from the exchange
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
Await Long Struggle

McComb City, Miss, october 5.-With the tightening of lines, both military and union, the struggle here between the Illinois Central railroad and its strikers settled down tonight to one of endurance. Three hundred or more state troops, reinforced by machine gun and platoon to operate 1t, patrol the property of the railroad. Lines or sentries prevent an entrance to the shops, except to those provided with passes issued only by military author ities. s The strikers are orderly and since the outbreak of last Tuesday nothing mas happened to mar the peace of this otner- wise peaceful city. The strikers and ordinary citizens appear to be on the best of terms and no resentment Of the presence of the latter or difficulties nave been noted
 Three additional national guard organi- zations have been ordered here. and will be equipped for an indefinite stay. Three hundred and fifty troops here have gone into permanent camp. Company cooks are arriving on every train. commits sary and supply department for the en- tire camp has been organized and be- gan issuing subsistence tonight.
 COnIeTenceS between the military or ficials, union leaders and citizens have been held, but the nature Of these con- ferences could not obtained as all of those concerned are silent.
 No information concerning the arrival of strikebreakers in available here, local railroad officials asserting that they have not been notified as to the probable arrival of the next consignment
 Arnold Refused Shave
 H. l.. Arnold, the mayor of McCorp City, and also general foreman of the building department of the railroad shops here. climbed into barber's chair this afternoon to get shaved. After fully lath- ering the mayors face, the barber, who is a union man, was told who his cus- toner was He wiped the father off with a towel and refused to provide the shave. The mayor accepted the situation as a good joke and departed.
 The military patrol of this town was Increased today by the arrival of five additional companies of troops. At day light special train from Meridian, un- der command of Colone l Samuel Mc- Cants
 The arrival of additional troops has '-~~-~-~-~
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
Senator Johnston Speaks

SendIOT opCdhS
 Senator Johnston said in part: Gentle men,. while I was not born in the state I moved to Alabama as soon as reached the age of discretion and have never re- gretted 1t. We have the greatest state in the union and Birmingham is one or the greatest cities. Ts are a great peo- ple. In Birmingham alone we have, believe, three ex-governors. some three or four next governors, and in fact, enough office making material to supply the entire state.
 This splendid fair represents the won 0erful progress of the people of Alabama; inc agricultural exhibit shows the great strides in our farming sections; the United States government has appropriated slo,- NaD. .Ooo for the agricultural instruction of the people.
 "Alabama is great in her mineral wealth and natural resources, and equally great n her citizenship, and one of her greatest citizens is your tcwnsman. oscar w. un- derwood, who is probably the most noted man in the public eye today.
 "As I sad before, we have a great state, and with equal privileges Alabama will outstrip any state in the union.'
 Capt. Reuben F. Kolb was the next on tie list of speakers, and knowing exhibits of agricuiture as he does, all stop and listen whe.Ait is known that Captain Kolb r.ronounced it the best that this or any other state had ever seen. Captain Kolb ablv lauded the officers and directors of inc fair association for their work in pre- paring for the people of Alabama such an array of resources and pleasure pro- ducers as they have done
 captain Kolb was followed by c. w. Uf- ford of the directorate of the fair associa- non, who gave a history of fairs in Bir- mingham--how the beginning was made with practically nothing, and how it has now grown to be part of the big, breath ing. throbbing, ever working metropolis of Alabama.
 On behalf of the board of commission CTS of the city. Commissioner James Weatherly made the address of welcome. He paid a tribute to the officers of the fair and ali who have helped to make it the success that 1t is. both employees and exhibitors. MT. Weatheyly said in con clusion:
 .'I am glad now to extend a hearty welcome to this vast concourse of men, women and children to this great fair. I now, on behalf of the city, declare the Alabama tSate Fair duly and officially open"
 M Comment By Officials
 Possibly the busiest men in and about the fair grounds are President B. B. Burton and Secretary Frank F. Chaffee, who are at the headquarters of the fair grounds directing arrange inents and rounding up the final de-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
Alabama Girl Weeds Mempb;an

Hartsele October 6.--(Special. .)--At the residence of the Rev. J. P, M Wooda,l Miss Dora Williams of this county and MT. Marshall Hall. a young business man of Memphis. Tenn. were married at ? o'clock. The brides mother, sister and brother witnessed the ceremony. The young couple left immediately for their home in Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
LaFOllette's Daughter to Marry

Madison, Wis. October 5.-The an- nouncement of the engagement of Miss Fola LaFollette, daughter of United States Senator Robert M. LaFollette, to George Middleton, playwright or New York, was made here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
HAVE YOU COT YOURS

Washington, October 5.--Each cit izen of the United States. under an equal division. should have $3i.35, the per capita circulation on october ?, according to the cir culation statement of the treasury department The total money in circulation amounted to g, PAP, 1S2. 715, an increase over the preceding month, when 1t was $,22S, ,9l3,634. On October 1, 1910, the money in cir culation totalled s3,164.S27.6Sl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
ONE MAN FATALLY WOUNDED D|NR|OTS AT NEW ORLEANS Final Encounter Comes as Climax to a Day Of
 Rioting DEPUTY MARSHAL
 IS ALSO WOUNDED McComb City Remains Quiet, With State Troops on Guard-Trouble Occurs At Houston-Strikers
 Claim Victory

New Orleans, October 5.-One man was shot and probably fatally wounded late tonight when a party of Illinois Central railroad strikebreakers were fired upon while on their way from the company's fruit sheds to their quarters for the night United States deputy marshal, who was escorting the men, was also slightly wounded.
 The man seriously wounded is Louis Lackauer, a strikebreaker from Brook- lyn. He was hurried to a hospital. A bullet passed through his body, pene- trating his abdomen. Physicians at the hospital say he has only slight chance of recovery.
 United States Deputy Marshal Nicho- las Johns, who was taking the mon back to their quarters, was shot in the left hand.
 The imported men, about 15 in num- Der. who are employed as clerks, had been at work all day and until late to- night in the Illinois Central fruit sheds. Evidently not expecting any trouble, Johns was escorting the men to their lodging quarters without assistance. on reaching the corner of Front and Erato streets the party was suddenly at tackled by about a dozen men, who i'm mediately opened fire on the strike breakers. In all about 20 shots were fired.
 No arrests were made When the police arrived on the scene little in- formation which might lead to the
 aclri ircr rtV be obtained
 The men doing the shooting fled and made good their escape.
 New Orleans, October o.--The first real violence here since tie beginning of the strike of the employees or the Hartman lines occurred this afternoon when strik kebreakers imported here to work in the Agiers shops of the south ern Pacific railroad were set upon by a mob of 500 strikers and their symps- thizers and several of them badly beaten.
 The train on which the strikebreak- CTS were brought here had just pulled into the Algiers yards when the trouble began. Several shots were fired from the coaches in which the men were riding, but no one was struck by the bullets Police officers entered the train and made several arrests. By this time a crowd which had been att tracted by the excitement had arrived, and when the officers attempted to es- cort their prisoners out of the car the mob surged forward and began striking them with fists and clubs. The arrival of a patrol wagon of reserves restored order. but not before half dozen of the strikebreakers had been severely beaten. Ten of them landed in jail.
 Another outbreak occurred this att ernoon at Lafayette and Magnolia streets, where the Illinois Central strikebreakers are quartered, when the company attempted to transfer coach lead of the men to the Stuyvesant dock yards. The coach had gone only few blocks when it was attacked by crowd of strikers and smypathizers. Every window in the car was broken by missiles of all descriptions thrown by the crowd. but no one is believed to have been hurt. The attempt to trans fer the men was abandoned and they were taken back to their quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
Curtis Drops Dead

Chicago, october 5.--Advices from Phil adelphia state that William F. Curtis widely known journalist, dropped dead early tonight at Belevu-Stratford hotel here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
.BESIEGE1 3 3l ANSWL 5 I
 FROM l8AH Land Parties 85
 and 0ccl m9 CHURCH SANCTI
 THE PRESEN Message From Turkish Source Brings News of Destruction of
 Italian Battleship But Rec ords Discount News
CHURCH SANCTI
 THE PRESEN

London. October 5.-The Chronicles Constantinople dis patch from Tripoli says 1tslian warships are bombarding Ben ghazi and Derna, and that inc former is vigorously returning the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
.LAUDERDALE GOES 4DRY" IN LANDSLIDE Prohibition Carries By Ma jority of Almost Two
 To One in County

Florence, October 5.--(Special.)-In the local option election held in Lauderdale county today prohibition carried by vote of almost two to one, with only three small bxes to hear from. The 'wets' recieved 65S to 1172 for prohibition.
 Only three boxes in the county went wet, and by only small majorities.
 Florence, Governor O'Neal's home, went dry by a majority of 233 The vote in Florence is, for sale of liquor, 2o4; against sale, 4S7: dspensaries, 221; saloons, 19i.
 The election was quiet and the voters good natured.
 Three precincts to hear from poll small and immaterial vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
Prohibition Has Upper Hand


 Tom L. Long of Walker who has been making speeches in Lauderdale county against the retention O. prohibition, noti- fled The Age-Herald last night over long distance wires that local option had been defeated
 Florence" stated MT. Long, went for prohibition by 232. Elsewhere in the county the break was more evea but tho prohibitionists everywhere held the upper hand. The county vote was very light. the farmers evidently being more con cerned in the crops than in the question of saloon or blind tiger
 MT. Long stated that the indications were that the prohibitionists would get majority of 400. The effort of the local op- tionists to defeat prohibition originated last Saturday after the prohibitionists had secured a firm foothold. Lauderdale county has always been inclined to favor prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
Comment By Officials

Possibly the busiest men in and about the fair grounds are President B. B. Burton and Secretary Frank P. Chaffee, who are at the headquarters of the fair grounds directing arrange ments and rounding up the final de-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
Church Sanctions War

Paris, October 5.-Bostani Efendt. Turkish delegate to the council of the union of the Inter parliamentary union, acting under the advice of other menI- bers of the council, today telegraphed to the porte suggesting that Turkey offer directly locally to arbitrate all the differences between the two gov ernments as both are signatories to The Hague convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-06
Battleship Reported Destroyed

BattleshIp Reported Destroyed London. October 5.--A dispatch to the Chronicle from Constantinople today says n cablegram received there from a Turk
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The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-22
No ic..

In making up the Fair Cata-
log | overlooked Draught colts
under one year and those over
one year ard under two. But
b ing them along same form
willapply as to others.
w. P. LONG, Secy.
Ny price may be Ilttle hik her but
Ciopton, the jeweler.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-09-22
The Fair Next Week.

The thild annual exhibit and
races of the Tri-C County Fair As
sociation will be held at the fair
grounds next week. The man.
agement are now using their best
efforts to present to the people
of this section more attractive
features in all lines than ever
before. While it is a little early
to expect full exhibit of agri-
cultural products. yet, we trust
that the people generally may
bring in everything from the
farm that they may deem worth
while and place it on exhibition.
Our possibilities are great and if
the necessary interest is shown
we can furnish an object lesson
to visitors that will prove val
liable advertising for the county
and our sister counties who are
expected to have a full share in
everything.
The races promise to be the
best ever seen in North Mlssis.
sippi. Horses are already book
ed from New Orleans, Mobile,
Montgomery, and points in
Tennessee and Kentucky. Our
local horses are in fine form and
the race event every day will be
for good purse.
The parade the first day will
include quite a number OF beau
tiful floats. representing the bus
mess people of the city.
Every man, woman and child
within reach should not fail to-
see the fair at least one day.