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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
BANKS WILL PAY
THEIR TAXES EARLY
O'Neal Securing Funds to
Meet Treasury Needs
BANKS WILL COMPLY
Governor 0'Neal Comments Favorably
Upon Attitude of Corporations in
Manifesting Willingness to
Relieve the Treasury

Montgomery, November 25.-(Special.)-
Following his plan of securing funds
to meet the needs of the state treasury
by having the railroads of the state make
an early payment of their taxes, Cover
nor o'Nea1 has made a similar request
of all the banks in Alabama The re-
quest was sent out to the banks on last
Saturday. with the result that the gov
ernor has already received notice from
several banking institutions to the effect
that they will gladly make payment of
their taxes.
While these taxes are due on October
/, the railroads and the banks of the state
have been accustomed to paying them on
January !, having been allowed three
months grace, without any rate of in
terest.
This year the governor thought the
taxes should be paid more promptly, and
accordingly he requested the railroads
of the state to relieve the treasury by
making an earlier payment of their as
sessments.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road company and other railway cor
porations operating in Alabama will
ingly responded TO the governors re-
quest, with the result that several
hundred thousands of dollars were adj
ded to the treasury. enough to take
care of the school appropriations for
October and November, which amounted
to 100000 or $4,000.
Meeting a ready response from the
railroads, Governor O'Neal next direct
ed his attention to the banks, asking
those institutions to pay their county
and state taxes. So far, he has received
every indication that his request will
be complied with and 1t is expected
that every bank in the state will With
In the next week or two make settle
ment of their taxes
Governor O'Neal commented favora-
bly, upon the attitude of the railroads
and the banks OF the state in manifest
ing willingness to relieve the Grip
pied condition of the treasury by MAX
Ing an early payment of their taxes.
He thinks it fine indication that the
corporations have the best interests of
the state at heart, and he declared that
he was gratified for the many ready
and willing responses which he has re-
ceiyed to his request
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
LAVENDER WILL
PROSECUTE OAKLEY
Centreville Attorney to AS
sist Seibels i'm Murder
Trial Next Week

Montgomery. November 25.- Especially
Governor o'Neal has employed W. w.
Lavender of Centreville as special counsel
to assist Solicitor Seibels in the prose-
cution of w G.. Oakley, who will be tried
next week for the killing of P. A. Wood,
which occurred in the capitol about three
weeks ago.
The governor announced in reference
to his employment of Mr.. Lavender that
the Centreville attorney was familiar with
local conditions in Bibb county, and that
he felt that the special counsel should
have an acquaintance with the defendant.
Oakley killed Wood in the office of
President James G. Oakley OF the state
convict board about three weeks ago, fol-
lowing the taking of dispositions in a
chancery suit with reference to the di-
vision of an estate. Oakley was arrested
and was indicted for murder in the first
degree less than a week later. His case
has been set for trial December 5.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
TWO RURAL ROUTES
OUT OF TUSCUMBIA

Tuscumbia, November 25.-tspeciaL)-
Two more rural routes are to be estab-
lished out of Tuscumbia after January J..
next and an examination for carriers Will
be held in that city during the month Of
December. These additional routes will
give Tuscumbia four daily routes, and
will give Colbert county as fine rural
mail service as any county in the state.
serving nearly 25.O00 people daily, except
Sunday Sheffield has two splendid routes
with routes out of Cherokee, in the vest
ern portion of the county, and out of
Leighton in the eastern.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
POSTMASTERSHIP AT
EVERGREEN POPULAR

Evergreen, November Go Special)-
w. B. James, who was a recess appoint
ment Of Mr.. Taft as postmaster at Ever
doubtless continue 10 do so until March
A. There will then be three other appli-
cants for the position. If not more. They
are G. C. Dean, who held the office for
six years under republican appointment
w. r. Virgins, who was postmaster
under the second administration OF
Grover Cleveland. and E. c. Barnes. who
has served long while as assistant
Candidates for federal appointments
are numerous in Evergreen and have been
for some time. Most of them are visitors
from other counties j. +. Irwin, en-
sheriff of the county, is an applicant for
marshal for this district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
O'NEAL APPOINTING
COUNTY OFFICERS

Montgomery. November 25-(Special.)-
Governor O'Neal is daily making appoint
ments of justices of the peace ami con-
stables who were nominated in the
spring primary, but who did not run in
the regular election. This situation arose
in a number OF beats and precincts
throughout the state. the names Of the
nominees having been LIT off tn ticket
after having been regularly nominated.
In beats where no nominations We're
made in the primary. Governor ONeal
is making a careful Investigation of the
merits of various candidates before maxi
ing appointments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

DRUG STORE HOLDS
FIRST ANNIVERSARY

Fayette, November 25.--(Spe cial -
The Palace drug store, owned by Capt
J. II. Yuclley. celebrated its first an
niversary on last Saturday. Beginning
at 10 o'clock a. m. refreshments were
served to all parties visiting the store
and hundreds of people wendell in and
out during the day. Every one was
presented with a souvenir as they
passed out Music betting the occa-
sfsn was Also furnished.
The Palace is one of Fayette's new
and enterprising firms that has sprung
up since the passing of the old town
on account of fire several months ago
The store itself is a thing of beauty
being one of the most modern and up
to-date drug stores in this part of the
state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
GAFFORD CHANGING
SWEEPING SCHEDULE

At the request of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
association Street Commissioner +. H.
Gafford is rearranging the hours OF street
sweeping so that in the center of the
city where traffic to and from the thea
tres is affected, no sweeping will be
done before IL o'clock p. m, and none in
any central block between First and
Fourth avenues before 10 y, m.
Mr.. Gafford is also devising screen
to prevent the churning of dust into the
air by the sweepers, about which some
complaints have been made, and is maxi
ing provision TO cover with heavy cant
vas all the trash wagons, when loaded,
and 50 prevent the spread OF germs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
Horace Fogel Again Denies
Statements Attributed To Him

dent of the Philadelphia club, emphatical-
~ denied having made the statements
attributed to him. He declared that If it
Is true, as he is led to believe, that sew
eral New York newspapers have sworn
to affidavits that he said "The National
league race was fixed for the Giants to
win. He will prefer charge Of perjury
against them in court
number OF newspaper men and other
persons who witnessed the game between
the New York and Philadelphia teams in
which Umpire Ortiz, gave the decisions
which caused the turmoil here will, it is
said, go to New York and appear. in de-
Tense of President F'ogei
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
MERCHANT BURNED
OUT FOUR TIMES

Selma. November Especially 1.-The
home and contents of Robert Hall. a
prosperous merchant of Snow Hill. Wilcox
county, were destroyed by fire Saturday
night, according TO information learned
here Monday. The fire is the fourth or
firth of incendiary origin from which Mr.
Hall has suffered during the past year or
so. Upon his dwelling there was no in
surance and the loss Will amount to about
5000.
AS a result of the recent fires of in
eendiary origin and from which he has
lost considerable during the past few
months. Mr., Hall moved his family to
Selma Monday and Will make this city his
home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
EDUCATORS
GOING TO LOUISVILLE

Montgomery. November 25.-(Specal)--
w. f. Feagin. chief clerk in the state de-
partment of education, and secretary and
treasurer of the Southern Educational as
ISOLATION. left Montgomery tonight for
Louisville. TO attend the annual convcn-
ton of the association in that city, on
November $3.50.
More than thirty prominent educators
from Alabama will attend the Louisville
convention. and viii go from Alabama
in three special Pullmans, leaving Mont
gonery and Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
MASONIC SUPPER
HELD IN SHEFFIELD

Sheffield, November 5.-(special.)--
Sheffield commander, Order of the Gold
en- Cross, gave an enjoyable supper and
entertainment Saturday night, and Melted
the sum of $50, which will be applied
on the organ fund.
Besides furnishing supper from
to 10 o'clock, music was furnished on
a piano and by string band, the mem
bers of which belong to the order The
Golden Cross had as their guests num-
Der of people from Florence, Tuscum-
bia and other points.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

Duluth. November 25.-After hover
ing on the brink of dissolution for
months, the Duluth stock exchange
will quit next Saturday. The executive
committee today announced that the
exchange would go out of business be-
cause of lack of public interest. Tho
exchange was organized about three
years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
ON LEAVING TO ATTEND MEET
ING OF NATIONAL LEAGUE,
PHILADELPHIA MAGNET RE-
ITERATES FORMER DENIAL

Philadelphia, November 25.-Before leav-
ing for New York late today where he
win attend the meeting of the National
league tomorrow at which the charges
preferred against him by President Lynch
will be acted upon, Horace s. Fogel, presi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
Weather Forecast

Washington, November 25.--Weather
forecast for Alabama, Tennessee, Geor-
sia and Mississippi: Fair Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BIiOAfC Quinine Tab
each box. 25c
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

The Morris Packing company has opened
a branch wholesale house in the Kyle
building on Locust street with II. Clay
Leath in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

The S-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
II. w Ogle of Murrycross, died yester-
day of diphtheria, and was buried at
Sheppard's cemetery today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

The following representatives from the
Chamber of Commerce to the Rivers and
Harbors Congress in Washington. De-
cember 4, and g. were named by Presi-
dent J. B. Wadsworth today: Capt. W.
p. Lay, Col. r. A. Mitchell, e. r. Schiller,
n. s. Kyle and Mayor ]. II. Holcombe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

The trial of Henry Waller, a negro, on
the charge of murder. was begun this
morning before Judge ]. A. Bilbro of the
city court of Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

The line of the Gadsden, Lookout Noun
tain and Bellevue railroad may be de-
fiected TO pass the Union station, which
is now some distance from a car line.
If this is done, the line probably Will
join that of the Alabama City, Gadsden
and Alfalfa railroad near the Baptist
church
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

Mrs Jennie Game, who died in Bir-
mingfam Saturday, was sister of Emma
SAMSON, the heroine of the war between
the states, and for some years she was a
resident of Etowah county
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

Owen Wright. captain OF the basketball
team which played at BroolSville Satur-
day, met witt, peculiar accident at the
close of the game. When time was called
he made downward gesture with both
arms SO violently that the left arm was
fractured at the elbow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26

Sam II. Patterson of this city and Miss
Callie Strothers of wellington were mar
ried Saturday evening at the Baptist
church parsonage, the Rev. ]. G. Diclsin-
son performing the ceremony.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-11-02
M'FARLAND TO RETIRE.
Fighter to Quit Ring With $2oo,ooo
 to His Credit.

Chicago. Nov. 1.-"Packey" McFar- land announced toda yhe would retire from the prize ring after his forthcom- ing contest vita Young Tack OBrien in Philadelphia next month. He said he was tired of the continual rigor of training and that the lure of the dollar had lost some of it's draw.
 There are only three fights would like to get before I quit" Mcfarland said, T would like to take on Ad Wolgast I'd like to meet Jack Britton and would like to get in the ring with Battling Nelson just to give him a whipping,
 Il have made about $2O0,O00 in the last five years and that is why l am ready to quit My best winning was with Matt Wells, the Englishman. drew down $10,000 for that fight My battle with Jimmy Britt in San Fran cisco brought me $5.000. I have a number of smaller fights right along and clean up nearly $50.000 a year.
 q never bet on myself but have made little betting on others. It never has been paying proposition to bet, though, and I quit it."
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ARGUMENTS IN THE
 GRABOW RIOT CASE
DEFENSE CLAIMS NOT A SINGLE DEFENDANT CAN BE CONVICT
 ED UNDER EVIDENCE.

Lake Charles, La, Nov. 1.--''If you doubt that the union men were pre- pared for trouble said Congressman iArsene F. Pujo, In his argument for the state today in the Grabow mur- der trial. consider the 147 bullet holes jn the sides of the mill offices" ]"
 He also contended that all the at tendant circumstances proved that the union men were also the aggressors in the battle The case of the nine defendant members of the Brother hood of Timber Workers is expected to go to the jury tomorrow afternoon. Four arguments were completed to. day. one by the state and three by The defense, leaving only the concluding argument by Judge Hunter for the de- fense, and District Attorney Moore for the state. and the charge to the jury by Judge Oyer.on.
 The arguments for the defense, made by Attorneys Cline, Bell and Jackson and Hundley, ccntended that tho evidence had shown that the un- ion men went to Grabow to hold a aeaceahle meeting that President Emerson had rebuked union men who were armed; and that corporate in
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will be in charge of the Rev. M. w Stryker. president of Hamilton col lege Mir Sherman and pr. Strykei were class mates at Hamilton college and members of the same colleeg fraternities. Mir. sherman since boy hood has been a member of the col lege church at Clinton of wnich Dr. Stryker was pastor, and although the vice president had attended the Dutch Reformed church for years, he never gave up his membership in the col lege church.
 Dr Striker will be assisted by Dr. Holden. The services will open with song and after reading of the scrip lures by Dr. Holden, Dr. Stryker will deliver a brief eulogy. Dr. Holden will pronounce .he benediction.
 President Taft will occupy the first pew to the left center aisle. With him will be his military aides and other members of his party. The block of pews back of the one occu- pied by the president will be neld for senators, congressman. cabinet or ficers and members of the Utica or ganizations that will be represented at the funeral. On the right side of the center aisle the pews from the front to the rear of the church will be reserved for members of the Sher- man family and tneir immediate friends.
 The casket will be placed on a dais in front of the pulpit. which will be fanked by members of the Conkling Union, political club of Utica.
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GOVERNMENT READS
 DYNAMITING LETTERS
COMMUNICATIONS CONTAIN ED YELLED REFERENCES TO "MlS-
 sloNARY WORK ETC.

Indianapolis. Nov. 1.-Going back to the calling of the strike Of the iron workers against the bridge construc- tors in 1905, the government at the dynamite conspiracy" trial today read letters purporting to show that violence was the beginning of the campaign of explosions" later car ried on by the McNamaras. All of the f5 men now on trial, the government charges, are implicated by the letters.
 The first exhibit was letter writ ten by Frank Buchanan, then pres ident of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Work CTS, to J J McNamara saying Eff a majority Of the executive board ap- proves, strike should be ordered z A strike was ordered against a bridge company which had sublet a contract 10 8 Boston contractors swho employed non-union men. In connection with this, 1t was pointed out that an ex. plosiOn occurred at Millsrs Falls, Mass. in December. 19U5.
 Mir. Buchanan's letters were devoted to the unions business In a letter from McNamara, to Frank NJ Ryan who succeeded Buchanan, was referr ed to friends in Toledo, o. McNamara said Buchanan had authorized mem Der named MuClory to do some mis sionary work in Toledo and that $150 was appropriated for tle purposc
 McNamara said McClory employed four men. of whom two were arrested for assault. and added taat an at torney for the men told them theS would be paroled. but after the men were convicted the central union of Toledo adopted resolutions against the board of public service and parole could not be had. McNamara said he had promised the men pay for the time they were in jail. A letter Was read from John T. Butler, Buffalo vice president of tae union, to McNa- mara about a suggestion T would not care to put in writing The govern ment alleges the suggestion referred to violence.
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BEATRICE RiALL CONWAY TELLS HOW MISS SOPHIA SINGER
 MET HER. DEATH.
iMPLICATES CLOWN HUSBAND
Says He Struck Woman Down and Then They Made Their Escape,
 Taking What Money They
 Could Find in the House.

Chicago, Nov. 1--An ordeal of more than 24 hours Of questioning broke down the self-possession of Beatrice Riall Conway and hysterical admia- sions made by the woman here to-day are said by the police to clear up the mystery of the murder here Monday night Of Sophia c. Singer, the Balti- more hei-ess.
 Since Mrs Conway and her husband were turned over to the Chicago pc lice yesterday in Lima Ohio. the de tectiyeg concentrated their efforts or the woman. putting Conway through an ordeal of isolation, silence and un certainty. This afteTnoon after . number of outbursts of weeping and hysteria. consented to make state ment to the police It was taken down by stenographer in the presence of officers.
 The statement made public by the nolice as the formal confession oi Mrs. Conway, is in part as follows:
 Sophia invited us to come to Chi eago. We took a suite of three rooms for light housekeeping. My husband and occupied one room and Miss Singer and Wcr,hen, her fiance, oc- cupied the other We were out oi money and Sophia knew this before we came to Chicago. On the night oi the killing weslhad dinner tegethel and Worthen went out. Sophia went out to post a letter and came back after a while with her shoes wet She took them off and was in her stocking feet about to change them. We had quarrelled a little about the expenses which Sophia was paying. We were destitute and Sofihia threatened to take Worthen and leave us stranded
 Sophia said we were not doing any thing to get money. She said she had met rich man and wanted me to SC cut and meet him and another maa Conway was furious at this He said l did not have to make money that way. I was washing dishes at the sink and l heard fall. I went into fine bed room and Sophia was lying there My husband said to me. Hur. ry ,et's get our things and get out he fore she gets conscious We did moi know she was dead. Conway never meant to kill her.
 The confession says the pair then fled from the city with SIS which they took from Miss Singers effects and two suits of clothes belonging to Mir. Wofthen. Miss Singers fiance. They went to Hammond, Ind in a street car and linen from place to place till they reached Lima, Ohio.
 While the alleged confession was being wrung from the woman, Con way covered in a cell, hearing the screams and pleadings of his wife, but he did not know what was going on and was denied the privilege of speaking to any Une. The police ex- pect him to break down soon aug make a statement The assertion by the woman that sine is married to Conway will be verified. as if she is his wife, she cannot testify against him."
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nuence was back of the prosecutin of the defendants.
 lMr Puio, after summing up tae ev- idence that the state had presented as to the alleged preparations for yio' lence when the union men started for Grabow said Shat the union men were not only prepared for the battle, but that they precipitated it. He declar- CT that common sense would not per init one to believe that seven men started the fight against 100 aggres- sive, militant men,"
 Attorney Bell, in his argument for the defense, said that corporate inilu- ence was back Of the prosection and that the state had been obliged to attempt to prove conspiracy because mot single defendant oa the simple facts of the case could be convicted "
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SEVERAL FIRE CALLS.

The fire department was busy last night when at least three fire calls were answered within a short space of time. The first was call to West Grand and Central, where flue was burning; the second was further out on Central near Greenwood, and was more of a false alarm, and the third was to the old city aall building, which had filled with smoke from the burning of garbage in the night time in the Kress garbage reduction plant The latter building was filled with dense smoke for several hours, and because of the fact that it was believed the building was ablaze. the fire department turned water into the building On the second floor.
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and, Gioyinnitta, Attorney w. Scott Peters said he would prove that throrgh the strike the defendantS couAgeled against violence and oIt several occasions actually prevented violence. Both Ettcr and Giovannitt he announced, would take the stand and brand as falsehoods the test mony given against them by private detectives
 Attorney J. H. Sisk outlining e.. yuso's case. said his defense would be an alibi, his wife, a friend and other witnesses being ready to testify thai at the time of the riot Caruso was at lome eating supper
 The first witness for the defense will take the stand tomorrow Near'y 200 names are on the list of probable witnesses to be called
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JURY CAN'T AGREE.
City Suit to Recover Wages Alleged
 to be Due May be a MistriaI.

The case wherein Tom Harwood, former member of the Hot Springs fire department, Is sueing the city for the sum of $497, alleged to be due as the difference between the S60 he re- ceived in cash while employed as fire man, and the S75 that he claims he should have received, Is with jury in circuit court. The jury stood di- vided six to six last night and prob bably will not be able to reach yer dict Harwood claims to have been promised s75 for his work by Caief Roy Bedding. while Bedding disputes the statement and says he only offered the $60 in cash, or the $7a in scrip, that was the custom of the city. Therein the issue lies. James l.. Ora. ham represents Harwood and City At torney Leo Mclaughlin represents the city.