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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22

Niles, Mich, September 21.-"A modern Rrp vanWinkle,, who has so changed that his townspeople may never be able to positively identify him
 Such was Niles verdict today in the case of George A. Kimmel, who repre- sents himself to be man for 1s years given up as dead. yet who asserts he is the son of Mrs. Estella Kimmel who al- ready has received life insurance on the supposed death of her son.
 After series of strange contradictions in an effort 10 identify him, Mrs. Kim mel was nonpulssed. After closely scrutin- izing his features she declared her in- ability to identify him
 Others maintaineds,the position that he is absolutely the Kfmmel who. disap- peared from Niles about IS years ago, and then was given up as having been killed either in St Louis, Omaha or New York.
 What was considered most remarkable was that the stranger failed to give any cine that would absolutely fix his identity among people whom he said had known him for years before his disappearance penitentiary.
 The defects which Mrs. Kimmel found on the claim of the man:
 His hands are smaller than my sons, and he has not a particularly crooked thumb which was noticeable in my son.
 He is not as tall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
Mystery Of Missing Son As
 Far From Solution As Ever

His facial expression is different, par ticularly that his chin does not pro- trude
 His eyes are gray. whereas the others were dark brown.
 His handwriting does not at all resem- ble." it s
 Yet despite this. Kimme continued to relate facts about the early family his tory which Mrs. Kimmel said only pug zied her. A number of old residents appeared before Kimmel., Some of them he called by name. while others he could not rec oenize. M Underwood Hunt of Arkansas City, kas.. who said he knew the real kimuael at Artsailsas CNts, declared the man VAS rot Mrs. Kimmes son. The interview was repetition of one which .KInmel had two years ago with Hunt at the Auburn penitentiary Hunt today. as he did two years ago, said, 9kimmel was laboring under a hallucina- tion." Es
 DO you mean to say you are the Kim mel who used to live with us and who used to teach my little daughter her lessons?r asked Hunt.
 kimmel admitted he had no recollec- ton of teaching Hunts daughter. But"
 he added "I remember your wife's name vas Marjorie" sa aa4
 Chief of Police George Francis. with a score of other persons also repeated their doubt that Kimmel was the real Kimmel
 The fact likewise that so far he has been unable to convince Mrs. Kimmel was pointed to as substantiating their doubt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
ABSENCE OF MOTIVE
 IS SERIOUS FACTOR

Leesburg, Ga, September 21.-Ab- sence of evidence of motive of any kind for the killing of Mrs. Mort S Childers by either her husband or Rob ert S. Kennedy. the two men charged with the crime, has been a serious fac tor in delaying the investigation of the woman's death. The next step. to be taken by the prosecution in the case will be the preliminary hearing of Mort Chllders. which was postponed today until September 20.
 While the husband is confined in iai] on suspicion to be connected with his wife's death, no reason of his alleged desire to get rid of her has been ad- vanced. On the other hand, Kennedy Is said by many to have been a for mer sweetheart of the woman and jeal- ousy of the husband is hinted as a possible cause. for him to want her out of the way. +.fI..
 The theory of suicide, as well as that of accidental use Of the strychnine. also has been spoken by attorneys in terested in the case, but each theory has in turn been abandoned as not be ing borne out by the known facts in connection with Mrs. Childers death. Another story being discussed in con- nection with the crime is to the effect that if 1t should be proved that young Kennedy had any connection with the ease he was merely the tool of other parties. ' Mss 4se
 So far the chemical analysts of the bottle of medicine in which the strych- nine vas placed and theedead woman's g stomacls have. not been presented in court It is admitted hy all, concerned that strychnine caused . the woman < death, but where it was obtained and the dtrantity. placed in the medicine have not, beena made public. Some of these facts, it Is stated tonight will be hrousht outsat the hearing of Chill ders next Monday s-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
CHAMP CLARK IS
 GUEST 0F HONOR

Knoxville. September A,-Speaker Champ lark was the guest of honor at the Appalachian exposition today and tho thousands there showed that he is held in high esteem by the people of the. Apalach- ian region. Introduced by United States Senator Robert l.. Taylor as the next nominee of the democratic party for the presidency and the next president" Speaker Clark spoke for more than one hour his remarks being general in ra- ture His discussed the richness of ths Appalachians and then spoke Of the gen eral progress of the nation. At the same rate of increase as at present he predicted that this nation in tine year 720o0 would number two billions of people and it's total wealth would be three thrllions of dollars. He spoke in favor of a univer- sal peace doctrine and denounced the imperialistic policy of holding the Philip pines
 Discussing present day corruption In politics, he expressed, the hope that it would soon disappear forever, for 1t was his belief that every tendency now was toward purificatlon.
 During a reception rendered the speaker tonight in exposition pavilion by organiz- ed democracy Speaker Clark made brief address outlinging the work at the special session of Congress, Y He stated his be- lief that the democrats were never closer to one another while the republican House is divided unto itself and shows signs oi dislntegration. Though declining to re fer in any way to''his own chances pf nomination as his party's standard bear CT he freely predicted that democratic success in 1912 was already assured N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
ENORMOUS SELLING
 STOCKS IN STEEL

New York September 21.-The stock market was thrown into confusion today by selling of United States Steel stocks ol an enormous scale. From almost every part of the country orders poured in 70 sell the stocks of the billion dollar com bine" Confusion prevailed on the floor of the stock exchange as brokers strug- gled to dispose of their holdings. Prices crl mpled rapidly.
 The preferred stock slumped 5ia points to 105ia, It's lowest price since 1908. The common fell to 59H loss of points, it's low record since 1909. On September 1 the preferred sold at 1I5 and the com mon al 70. During the forenoon trans. actions in Steel stocks exceeded yes- teiday's totnls of a0.0O0 shares
 The long slump in United States Steel is eenerally ascribed to fear of many in vestors that dissolution of the corpora . ton may be necessary in order to com ply with the federal governments views in regard to the enforcement of the anti trust law.
 Chairman Gary of the Steel corpora : ton today declined to make any state ment in connection with the report that the corporation would voluntarily dls- solve. |,
 The decline in the Steel stocks follow ing yesterdays slump in the same is- sues caused considerable alarm and prices gave way rapidly elsewhere among the industrials.
 United states Attorney Wise says that the Steel corporation has made no prop osition to the government through hls office for a voluntary dissolution or a segregation Of its companies.
 Selling of United States Steel. dimin- ished somewhat during the afternoon and for time tne price rallied. Before the clcse of the market selling was resumed with increase ed rigor. One block of 5000 shares was thrown on the market. The price paid wss 5Sla Then the stock fell 10 .5s. the lowest of the day and closed q. 5SL,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
CATTLE TICK LAW
 OKLAHOMA SCOURGE

Oklahoma City, Okla, September 21.- The constitutionality of the Oklahoma cattle quarantine law. attacked in a suit brought in Grady county by J. Ii. Stine and H. B. Johnson, prominent cat tlemen, who have obtained an injunc- tion against the live stock department of the state board of agriculture and the sheriff to prevent dipping their cattle for fever ticks. The law provides that cattle must be dipped and if the owner refuses to pay the animals may be sold. The constitutipnality of this section is attacked. The case will be tried September 2s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
WOMEN BARRED
 FROM BAR ROOMS

Chicago. September e1.-A practical result of an investigation by civil serv- ice commission of gambling and other vices in Chicago was the closing last night by order of Chief of Police Me Weeny of all saloons to women.
 number of cafes and saloons that have been frequented by women were ordered to admit only men until after the investigation is over. The chief aim of the investigation is 10 determine what share the police force has in the operation of gambling and prohibited vice. A
 The commission purposes to take the testimony of every police officer with in whose territory gambling of any sort flourishes with view to ascer- taining whether high police officers or der the games to be unmolested for q conside era ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Canadians ,repudiate reciprocity
 Assassination of Stolypin being inves m tigated. a-
 Steel trust trying to conform to law A Taft ends Michigan tour 2--Study plantation systems in south.
 President Gentry on. phone increase. 27Shoemaker bar is notable place. A. Editorial comment. r-State needs public utilities commits
 sion. ss sa 7. New tack In phone increase situation <. Spol.ts. < st .s. f- Dolly Dairymplc.
 Society. sY = '-3s S--Jone sb>fo church to be improved g Observe Jewish holiday. ,t r. Kolb replies to Jones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
Unyeil Monument

Lebanon, Ind, September s1.-Gen. John T. Wilder. of. Knoxville, Tenn, and POO survivors of the famous Wilder brigade. comprising tie seventeenth and Twep- ty-second Indiana arid the Ninety-eightn and 12sd Illinois regiments, and the Eight eenth Indiana battery in the civil war today unveiled a lnoniiment to Col Abram O. Miller who succeeded General Wilder In commando
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
Fielding Defeated


 Halifax. N S., September 21.-NoVa Scotia furnished, probably, surprises in today's ba1loting not duplicated in oth- CT provinces. Fielding, finance minister of the dominion, and next to Sir Wil- frid Laurier, the most important can adian Instrumental in arranging the proposed reciprocity with the United States. was defeated for election to parliament in Shelburn Queens by B. F, McCurdy, prominent Halifax banker.
 The minister of finance is Sir Will frid Lauriers right hand man and mas been mentioned as his successor as prime minister
 Co-incidentally Minister of Customs Patterson. who aided MT. Fielding in negotiating the reciprocity pact, has lost his election in Brant, Ontaria, which he represented for many years.
 The second surprise in Nova Scotia was the defeat of Robert Laird Borden, lead CT of the conservative party in Canada. Mr. Borden failed of reelection for one Of the Halifax seats, as did his colleague, Adam B. Crosby. The conservative lead CT, however. was rejected by the voters of Halifax in a previous election and his reverse was less startling than that which MT Fielding sustained.
 An election result which was entirely unexpected by either party was the over throw of Sir Frederick Borden, minister of militia and defence, in Kings county, which Sir Frederick Borden had repre- scnted for 20 years in parliament. MT. Borden is cousin of the conservative leader. ,.t, r If is probable MT. Fielding, Sir Freder- ick Borden and R. l.. Borden will be of fered safe seats in other constituencies which viii be vacated by members-elect to make room for them.
 The conservatives had many demonstra- | tions, and throughout the province, when lthev learned of the heavy liberal losses the iov knew no bounds, although there was regret that the party leader had fal- len again In Halifax.
 Mir. Bordens friends admitted that had the conservatives again lost in the strug- gle for the control of the government ne would have retired from the leadership Mir. Fielding's reverse was due to sew eral causes His district which includes two counties at the southern extremity of the province is largely peopled by de- scendants of loyalists who removed from New England at the time of the Ameri- can revolution. Many of these were i,p- parently influenced by the flag waving campaign of conservative organization. The conservatives were aided by many of the fishermen who are employed on Gloucester and Boston vessels, the own CTS of which oppose reciprocity.
 The finance minister's constituency is fishing and maritime district. Eleven liberals and seven conservatives | were elected in Nova Scotia. This is a gain of one conservative over the las; | election.
 The I.auricr government, which has been turned out, had nearly score --------~~~
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
Enforce Textile Regulations

Washington. September 21.-Through the appointment of. a special commis- sion which will seek information in the principal texture centers of Europe. the treasury depaNment hopes 'riKidly to enforce the, so-called type, ample regu- lations. It is reported that foreign ex- porters of textffe fabrics deposit 1t the beginning ofAeach shipping eason typi- sulates and ports of entry in this country, F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22

Montreal 2The Laurier and reciprocity Canadian elections today political landslide the liberal majority of 43
 
 Canadian had Seven the defeated candidates tcay of the dominion Where the conservatives tremendous Ontaro the leading of unanimously the administration and reciprocity.
 Borden the conservative will shortly be- will supported parliament by working of far than ample for his purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22

reelection as he had decided to retire 1 fl om public life, and Sir Richard Cart | wright, minister of trade and commerce, | who is a member of the senate, was
 not required to go before the electors
 Jacques Durcao, solicitor general, re- garded with semi i-official members of the administration was defeated likewise. Although the majority of seats won by
 the conservatives is 50 or more, the pop uar majority against the government and reciprocity is even more overwhelming. The election results indicate that the Canadian electors were moved by senti-
 ment more than by material considera- tion
 Liberal speakers and the government ano reciprocity did so chiefly on eco ncnlic grounds, maintaining that it would
 promote the prosperity of Canada and would never lead to annexation With
 the United States or to any change m
 the political status of the Dominion.
 The conservatives on the other hand V bile arguing against the economic ad- yai.tages of reciprocity dealt with more en,phasis upon sentimental consideration, insisting that the eventual result Of f.reei- procity would lead Canada from Great Britain and to the United states.
 Several large affairs will require the immediate attention of the Borden gov ernment. Although reciprocity dies natural death, the conservatives are like
 ly within a short time to give their at tertion to the revision of the Canadian
 tariff, which MT. Borden favors, and
 with the tenders for the construction or
 the ten vessels for the Canadian navy,
 a project which he has condemned, the Lew premier will also have to deal win
 terders for an sS, S,0O0,O00 harbor improve
 ment and dry dock at St. John, which conservatives denounce. A Georgian Bay
 canal, the enlargement of the Welland
 canal and the deepening of the St. Law
 renee river route are other legacies from
 tho Lauiier government. MT Borden promised increased owner
 slip of government public utilities and to aid the west in the construction or
 terminal elevators under government sn-
 pervision, promotion of the Hudson bay
 railroad to develop terminals on Hud-
 son bay and see that fleet between
 Hudson bay ports and Europe carries
 out wheat and cattle of the west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22

The government defeat means that the Fielding Knox reciprocity agreement rafi- fled by the American congress in extra session, will not be introduced when the l2th parliament assemblies next month and that revised basis of trade with the United States, looking to closer com mercial relations, will not be possible in the immediate future. The conservatives are committed to policy of trade ex- panson within the empire and closed door against the United States.
 Laurier to Retire
 Although reelected in two constituent cies in Quebec, the defeat of the liberal party also means the retirement rom public life of Sir W'ilfrid Laurier, whosfor nearly two decades has directed the des- tinies of the dominion. Several times dur ing the bitter campaign which preceded today's election the venerable premier said that defeat of his party at the polls meant the end of his career.
 A liberal membership of bs from Quebec which cut down to 36. which, taken 1lone seriously, threatened the supremacy of the party but it was in Ontario that the conservatives won their great victories Spurred on by appeals to patriotism and the cry that reciprocity was the enter ing wedge for annexation, the conserva- lives swept nearly everything before them. That province, which in the last parliament was represented by S5 liberals and 51 conservatives, will send deisga- ton to the next composed of 13 liberals and 15 conservatives. A notable feature of the defeat was the opposition capture of the two hitherto liberal seats in Sas- katchewan.
 Tabular Result
 The results at 10 o'clock tonight with a few of the distant constituencies estl-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
GOVERNMENT MINISTER'S. AND
 PREMIER ARE DEFEATED BADLY
The Government Defeat Means That the Fielding Knox Recp rocity Agreement, Ratified by American Congress,
 Will Not Be Introduced When the Twelfth Parliament Meets Next Month
TAFT IS DISAPPOINTED

 failed in Canada For great disappointment it would through thing 
 declines still doing business at the old stand"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
Opposition ma aioritv O.

Opposition majority 50.
 There is no doubt that we have been decisively defeated" declared Sir Will frid' Laurier early in the evining at Quebec to a group of friends who had gathered with him to hear the re- turns CT gladly lay down the premier ship, a burden which 'I have carried for 15 years. We believed that in mak- ing the reciprocity arrangements we had done something which would be greatly to the benefit of the people of Canada. The electors have declared otherwise and I bow to their decision. I regret that we have been unable to carry reciprocity, which I still believe would have promoted the material ad- vancement of Canada and would have promoted the growing friendship be- tween the United StA,vs and Great Britain However, the country has spoken. We must bow to the inevit- able and l cheerfully do so.
 Landslide Unexpected
 The landslide was not expected by either side. The liberals were con- fdent that they would be returned with an increased ma jority for they be- lieved reciprocity would be acceptable to the Canadian electors. While the conservatives claimed they would have a majority they did not expect it would be so large. They feared reciprocity Q of Ontario and the farmers and fish ermen of tho maritime provinces. How over. in Ontario especially, the agri- {. cultural vote went almost solidly against reciprocity and In the maritime provinces 1t did not prove to be the popular issue expected ef z.
 The farmers and fishermen of the east do nott appear to have placed the high value upon the American market which was expected While Sir Will frid Laurier, the prime minister. was safe in two counties, the conservatives made a great harvest of ministerial heads, 13 members of the Laurier cab met sought reelection and seven of them weere defeated. Minister of Finance Fielding and Minister of Cus- toms Patterson, who made the reef procity bargain with the United States, failed to win their election; Sir Fred erick Borden, minis;-- of militia; Mackenzie King, minister of labor, Sydney Fisher, minister of agriculture George F. Graham, minister of rafi- t ways, and William Tenpleman, minis ter of international and revenue, also went down to defeat. s
 Tho province of Quebec rejected oai minister British Columbia one, Nova Scotia two and Ontario three.
 The ministers who survive the land slide, are William Pugsley of New Bruns- !. wick, minister of public works; Charles .kNIurphy of ontario, secretary or state; G)FranlS Oliver of Alberta. minister or the yintsror; Premier Laurier, Rudolph Lem- I1r ieux minister of marine and hsneries; I,r IT. $. Beland, postmaster general in inc province of Quebec. A. B. Ayles- worth, minister of justice, did not seeN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-22
Tabular Result

The results at 10 o'clock tonight witt a few of the distant constituencies estl
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1911-03-31
Collar Bone From Leo.

Mrs. A. C. Loveland Of Long Prairie
is recovering from a remarkable sur
gical operation performed here. The
right collar bone had to be removed
because of a tumor of the bone, and
Dr. +. e. Walker filled the gap by
chiseling off a section of the tibia, the
large bone of the lower leg, fashion
ing it to the proper shape, and wiring
it in place.
This has fused to the adjoining part
and the woman is expected to get well
and be as strong as ever by thus using
identical bone material taken from
the same body.
Some fear was entertained when the
operation was begun that Mrs. Love-
land, in her weakened condition, would
not be able to stand the shock, and
it was suggested TO specialists that
if the entire affected part were not re-
moved, the newly added bone would
become affected in the same manner.
Surgeons of the Northwest aver that
the operation is one Of the most deli
cate ever performed, and the result iS
being watched with great deal OF
interest. Mrs. Loveland was kept in.
plaster cast for several weeks. A