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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11

SPECIAL CHILDREN'S
 DAY AT STATE FAIR
Fair Association Is Arranging Special Children's Programme-Admis-
 sion Will Be 15 Cents

On account of the exceptional edI-
 cational and amusement features of the State Fair, the Alabama State Fair as
 sociation has decided to make Satur- dy, the last day of the big show, an other chiIdren's day and call 1t 'spe- cial children's day" This announce
 ment was given out late last night al
 the fair grounds.
 All children under fl years of age will be admitted to the grounds for IS cents. The special programme will include Shetland pony parade, Shet- land pony race. additional flights by
 Aviator Duyott, and If possible spe- cial day display of fireworks in which fireworks made especially for use fin daylight will be used. This Is new thing and if the special stuff can be or dered and shipped here in time 1t will be the biggest feature of the whole day. 1t Is stated.
 This special day is intended for those children of Birmingham and Alabama who did not get to see the fair on the regular childrens day last Mon-
 day or who did not come Monday and didn't get to see everything. The mid- way will be open and all the free acts
 will be carried out until the last min
 work will be done toward tearing down exhibits until after 12 o'clock Saturday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

i--Today is Birmingham day at Falr. Archbold admits Hanna and Penrose
 letters are genuine.
 Becker trial well under way.
 Montenegro wins first battle Of war. Noisy welcome for Wilson in Chicago. Wants flat rate on alr packages. 2-Talladega may have street fair Roosevelt again criticises Wilson. Clerks identify Ortie MeManlgal. 3-Finley and party visit Tuscaloosa. New hospital will be built in Mobile, 4-Editorial comment 5-Ncsmifh to hear argument on Lane
 custer today.
 Little headway made in solving ceme-
 tery crime.
 Live subjects before commission to-
 day.
 Two hundred Order KoKoals In town Roads convention closes at Fair. G--Societv.
 Dolly Dalrymple. 7-Sports. Skew council al Jasper sworn in. Edwards by Birmingham Kennel club i0-Iliegal payments charged in shelby. ii-Federals defeated near F:scalon.  1x-To use aeroplane in artillery fire. seyenty-fiys bales sod in Fort Payne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
NOISY WELCOME FOR. WILSON IN CHICAGO.
All Factions March Side by
 Side in Demonstration
ISSUES ARE SERIOUS
Nothing Less for America Than Life and Death-Greatly Exhilarated by Cheers-Lauds Part of
 Bull Moose Platform

Chicago. october 9.--All factions of Illi- nois democracy marched side by side to- day and eheered Governor Woodrow Will son. the standard bearers of the national ticket From the moment of arrival until late tonight when the governor departed for Ohio his reception was one of noisy demonstration and enthusiasm. As he rode through the densely crowded streets on his arrival he stood in an automobile and waved to thousands who dotted the windows of factories and offices and a moving mass of people who trailed along beside him. The governor revived his voice sufficiently to make an extended speech at a theatre at noon, but was un- able to reach the crowd that gathered at the Seventh regiment armory tonight. The theatre where the governor spoke at noon was damned from gallery to pit. The cheering developed into a prolonged demonstration and the governor tried 10 quiet the crowd to begin his speech. A noisy element in the gallery continued to shout.
 .Put them out, put them out" protested voices in balconies.
 "No. no. don't put anybody out" said the governor quickly, and the crowd grad ually quieted itself.
 q have been greatly eXhilarated as have passed from one part of this great nation to another" said the nominee, "hy the generous cheers of the people that greet me. The cheers are not going 10 settle this contest Steadfast principles clear vision, fearless thinking are going to save this nation and nothing else, and therefore it Is my duty whenever l have the privilege of facing an audience to call their attention to the very serious issues which are at stake, for in my judgment they are nothing less for America than thss issues ef fife and death"
 | flac during tne sovtrntsf's seeesh. q voice in the gallery called IIurrah for Teddy just as the speaker began 10 take up the blanks in the progressive plat form.
 "Just wait minute" said the governor, and see if you will feel the same way after l explain"
 The governor then lauded that part of the progressive platform which advocated humanitarian and social reforms. but de clared failure of the same platform to condemn monopoles and pronounced itself explicitly in favor of tariff reform. made it a task by whom and how the social parts of the programme were to be ae- complished. The governor emphasized. 'who and how in his question and the crowded responded with cheers and ap- proval.
 At the Seventh regiment armory Gov ornor Wilson addressed a crowd which overflowed the building. His speech touched mainly upon the points he had discussed during the day. The brief rest he had obtained between speeches had improved his voice and he was able 10 make himself heard with little difficulty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
= SAVED FROM WATERY
 GRAVE BY AVIATOR

Sea cliff, N. Y, October 1o--Rescued from drowning by an aviator who came 10 his aid in q hydro-aeroplane was the adventure of Walter Strohbach in Hemp stead harbor this afternoon. Strohbach. d poor swimmer. fell from q rowboat a half mile in less than minute, tossed brought tolthe attention of Charles Waid, Aviator Wald was turning his machine preparatory to flight. He covered the half mi e in les sthan minute, tossed a life preserved to Strohbach and dragged the drowning man into the machine. Then he made the return flight with strohbach as passenger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
The Fair gets better each day.

The Fair gets better each day.
 Each day sees an increased attendance and there is not the slightest doubt but that all records for attendance have all ready been broken.
 Today Is Birmingham day and indica- tions point to a vast attendance. The interest in the Fair has not slackened one bit and the Fair officials are working as hard as ever for It's success.
 It was not difficult to learn that yes terday was Kentucky day and good roads day: for hundreds of visitors wore the delegates badges to the good roads con- vention and the Kentucky ribbon.
 Mitchell Arrives
 Additional isterest was aided inA the motorcycle races yesterday by the ar- rival of Arthur Mitchell. the speed mer- chant of Chicago. we'll known in Bir- mingham, and the old-time rival of Bob Stubbs. Mitchell entered the races yes- terday, but had to ride a borrowed ma- chine and consequently was not able to do so well. A five mile and ten mile race were run yesterday resulting in Bake winning both events. Joyce sec ond and Mitchell third. Mitchell declares that be will win the 25 mile event today.
 The live stock and poultry exhibits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
HARAHAN COMES ID BIRMINGHAM TODAY Seaboard Officials Are Mak- ing Inspection of
 the Line

Atlanta, october 10.--W. J. Harahan, recently elected president of the Sea board Air Line railway arrived here today on his first inspection of the lines. The party included S. Davies warfield, chairman of the executive committed; c. H. Hix, vice president and general manager; Charles R. capps, vice president. W. L. Seddon, chief en- gineer and others. They will visit all the principal points on the system. Birmingham. Montgomery and from Tampa, Fla, to Richmond, Va. Mr. Harahan will be in Birmingham tomor- rnNx
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
PLANT IGNORANT OF ANY CONTRIBUTION TO
 UNDERWOOD FUND
Turned Over Nothing to Managers Either Before or During Balti- more Convention-Mr. Hilles
 Reads Committee Letter
 Written to Perkins
i. II. IT. INIT MADE NO CONFIRM "IoN TO UNDERWOOD

Washington. October l0.-Before the Senate campaign fund inyestl- gating committee today A. H. Plant. comptroller of the Southern railway, said that he knew of no contribution to the pre-convention campaign funds this year. Wit ness testified he had no knowledge nor did he turn over anything to the Underwood managers before or during the Baltimore convention. Senator Dixon testified it had been common report that A. Plant handled funds for the Underwood campaign.
 The report of the comptroller of the Southern railway. which was introduced, did not show any con trihutions before or during the Bal timore convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
Two More Witnesses Found
GETS DAMAGES
 FROM RAILROAD

Kokomo. Ind, October 10.-Miss Bella Ritchel. who was forced to ride in a Jim crow" car and finally set off a train while riding through Kentucky a little more than a year ago has received word from her attorneys at Frankfort. Ky, that the court of apeals has award ed her $37J9 damages. Miss Ritchel has dark complexion and was unable to make members of the train crew believe she was entitled to ride with white per- sons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
Prosr.mme, Friday, October II.
Birmingham Day.


 g a. m.-Gates open.
 p. m.-Grand live stock review in front of grandstand.
 to 3:3o D. m.-Nappis band, with free acts.
 2:S0 D. m.-Flight of Aviator Dyott in monoplane.
 3 D. m.-Motorcycle races, profess sional and amateurs.
 3;30 to D. m.-Liberatfs band, with grand opera singers. p. m.-Flight by Dyott 6:30 to S:30 D.. m.-Nappi's band, with free acts.
 s:30 to 9 p. m.-Pain's fireworks spectacle. ''In Old Mexico" with 300 people.
 to 10 D. m.--Special concert by Liberati's band and grand opera singers in costume.
 Pleasure Plaza open all day. Mitchell, Bake and Joyce will race 25 miles during the after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11

continue to attract attention and are vis- ited by hundreds of interested visitors each day. The exhibits in the main buildings are attracting great crowds.
 There is not the least doubt but that the free attractions are better and more varied than ever before. The Lberati's famous concert band and grand opera singers are easily worth the price of ad- mission and have been much appreciated by the crowds. Every kink in the free acts has been strengthened out and the performance is given with snap and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
Guilty of Land Frauds

Tacoma. Wash. october io.-"Guilty as charged" was the verdict of the jury in the cases of D. F. Houston and John H. Buloc. tried in the federal court on a charge of conspiracy 10 defraud the government on coal contracts in Alaska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11

, owned by Lon Allbritton, North Birming- ham, first; bay colt by Pulsus, owned by
 pr. J. A Bagley. Republic, second; bay colt, owned by J. D. Parker, Bessemer, third.
 Best yearling colt: Bay colt by Renie
 McEwen. owned by Walter Robinson.
 Birmingham. first; bay colt by Renle
 McEwen, owned by Dr. A. V. Vine, Bes- semer second: bay colt by Mokoline,
 owned by T. B. Wilson, East Lake, third Best 3-year-old colt: Spotted colt, owned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11

HOfSe SHOW AWdTuS
 The second day of the morning horse show in front of the grandstand yester- day attracted splendid audience and the winners were warmly applauded. Moxie Fies, superintendent of this fea- ture of the Fair. has been the recipient of many congratulations upon the man ner in which he has handled it.
 Awards were made as follows:
 Best 2-year-old: Sorrel colt by Pulsus,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11

Here are shown the photographs of Mrs. Clara Sulzer, the wife of Repre- sentative William Sulzer, democratic nominee for governor of New York, and his mother, Mrs. Thomas Sulzer. To these two women Mir. Sulzer credits the success of his career both in public and private life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
WANTS FLAT RATE
 FOR ALL PACKAGES Companies Handle European
 Business That Way LITTLE EFFICIENCY A D.t,,~, Ero,.. 4, En~ S0
LITTLE
EFFICIENCY
Average Return From Car Is $2.50 Day and Average Mileage But 16 Miles--Delbridg Urges
 More Drastic Reductions

Washington. October 1o--A flat charge for all packages, whatever their contents and whatever the distance of transporta- ton, was advocated by James l.. Cowles, secretary of the Postal Progress league, on the resumption today of the express rate hearing before the interstate com meree commission. Mr. Cowles said the American express companies were carry ing parcels from Europe up to II pounds weight at flat rate of 27 cents to any part of the United States. He believed that such service could be given to the people of this country at a profit to the carries. provided their business was man aged efficiently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
The Waiter Proves Star Witness for the
 Prosecution
HE IDENTIFIES THE
 SLAYERS OF GAMBLER
Two Hours of Cross- Examination Fails to Shake His Story-Goff Stops Questioning and Dis
 misses the Witness

New York, October 10.-The trial of Charles Becker former police lieuten- ant for the murder of Herman Rosen- thai, the gambler, began in earnest to- day The jury was completed. Dis trict Attorney Whitman made his open ing address and the taking of testimo- ny was begun.
 Louis Krause. a Hungarian waiter, was the star witness. He was called by the state as an eye witness of the mur- der and identified in the court room "Gyp the Blood" Lefty Louie" and "Whitey Lewis as the actual slayers of the gambler As to "Dago Frank, B the fourth of the gunmen indicted for the murder of the gambler, Krause was not certain. but he positively identified Jack Sullivan, one of Becker's alleged tools, as the man who bent over Rosen- thal's dead body after 1t lay on the sidewalk in front of the Hotel Me- tropole
 Although John F. Mcintyre, counsel for the defense, spent two hours of cross examination the waiter stuck to his story
 Golf Stops Questions
 Justice Golf himself finally stopped the lawyers questions.
 'I do not think 1t is conducive to the interests of justice further to ex- anime this witness" declared the jus tice. T will permit no further ques- tions and discharge the witness.'
 Krause's identification of the three gunmen made a dramatic scene in the court room. The waiter told of hav- ing been attracted into Forty-third street about o'clock on the morning of July 16. the day of the murder by several groups of men standing In the street" In one group. he said, was "Bridgie" Webber and in another the three gunmen also were standing near touring car.
 q saw e man come out of the Me- tiopole aud gne 4 signal" sata the witness "IIe raised his hand. Another man came out of the hotel right after this one and then four men crossed the street from the automobile. The last three of them had revolvers and fired.
 w Hlie HOHe0iHdl WAS iylnR OH the sidewalk. l saw Jack Sullivan bend over him. Sullivan looked up and smiled at the other men"
 The four gunmen and Sullivan were then brought into court. Krause, who later testified that he has received let ters threatening his life and who ever since he testified before the grand jury has been guarded by a detective. walk ing over the bar where the prisoners were lined up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
Identifies Gunmen

That is Lefty Louie,t" said Krause touching the gunman on the sholder. He identified the other prisoners with the exception of "Dago Frank and met their angry glares without flinching
 Then MT. Mcintyre began his cross examination. That it was his purpose to try to discredt the iden ntihcation of the gunmen soon became eviden; and this caused stir. It had been generally supposed Becker's attorney would make no effort to defend the
 men charged with the actual slay- ing.
 Shea. special officer, that you did not see a single person who did the murder?" asked Mir. Mcintyre 1 "I did not"
 You say you saw three men whom you thought did the shooting"
 No. three men who did the shoot
 ing" corrected the witness. When you say you saw these three
 men in the group about the touring car" thundered the lawyer. don't you know that you are committing delib- | tidtt ptiJhf3
 l q do not" rejoined the waiter. That the state would be allowed
 wide scope in introducing evidence
 bearing upon graft in the police de- 1 partment was indicated when Justice 1 Gcff overruled an objection to refer
 ences by the district attorney in his address to the jury of the alleged gambling house relations between Becker and Rosenthal.
 1 Tt is perfectly evident that the states case depends upon circumstan l tial evidence" said Justice Golf. and the field for proving conspiracy must l be wide. l will allow all evidenca tending to show motive" Two More Witnesses Found Two mysterious new witnesses for the prosecution were brought to the district attorneys office handcuffed late today They are Jacob and Morris Luban. broth CTS. who have been under arrest in New ark. N. J., for alleged connection with a band of swindiers.
 While Mir. Whitman would not disclose tonight what he expected to prove by the two men, it was reported that they had been eye witnesses to the killing oi Rosenthal and would he called on to identify the slayers MT Whitman, upon the arrival of the men. went for Jack Rose, one of his important witnesses who remained in the prosecutors office l for half an hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
Car Service Inefficient

"One trouble is that there is no effici- ency in the car service" he insisted. The Railway Age has pointed out that the average return from a car is about s2 50 day and that it's average daily mileage Is only 16 miles. Why. the mod ern freight cars don't earn as much as the old fashioned stage coach earned half century ago.
 c, l.. Delbridge of St. Louis urged the commission to enforce even more drastic reductions than those proposed. He re- lated some of his own experience in which he said he had received no satisfaction either from the company or from the courts.
 ''I have ceased praeticing before the courts he declared because l foun-. them to be merely the refuge of thieves and murderers."
 Chairman Prouty interrupted with an admonition to MT Delbrdge not to be so critical of the courts.
 The statements today covered a wide range of views, various representatives of shippers occupying most of the time.
 T. K. Redehick of the Memphis freight bureau said the proposed rates favored St Louis as against Memphis. an active competitor of the Missouri city for wes- tern business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
Should Not Reopen Case

B. L. Fairchild, speaking for the Bos- ton Chamber of Commerce, and several New York commercial bodies. vigorously insisted that the case should not be re- opened to permit the railroads to become nteryenors.
 Frank Lyon. formerly an attorney for the commission, maintained that the rail- roads should not be permitted to inter- vene because the express companies were the natural principals in the proceedings, and the rail carriers merely were agents of those companies. He pointed out that the railroads, as shown by statistics he presented. were receiving at present p per cent more revenue from their express business than they received in 1900.
 Walker D. Hines, for the express com panies began the closing argument with an elaboration of his first statement. that the express companies would be confront- ed with a heavy deficit if the proposed rates were made effective. He said the percentage of actual profit for 1912 thus far was less than per cent. MT. Hines had not concluded when the commission recessed until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11

tconti.uea .. Page Ten,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
This Is Birmingham
 Day At State Fair
Awards Made Yesterday In Horse Show, Mineral And Machinery Department Womdn'S De-
 pertinent And Others
25 MILE MOTORCYCLE RACE TO
 BE ONE OF TODAY'S FEATURES

Interest in Big Show Has Not Sackened Bit and All Attend ar Records Already Have Been Broken-Free Attrac- tons Better and More Varied-Liberati's Band
 and Opera Singers Themselves Worth Admission Fee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-11
Horse Show Awards

vim that pIeases the crowds of spec
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
The National Republican Convention at
Chicago Finishes Its Labors After
a Week of Hard Fighting.
ROOSEVELT DELEGATES REFUSED TO VOTE
Fast Time Was Made After Committee on
Credentials Report Was Adopted---Taft
and La Toilette the Only Candi-
dates Placed in Nomination.

Convention Hall.-William Howard
Taft of Ohio at 9:25 o'clock Saturday
night was renominated for president
of the United States by the Republi-
can national convention on the first
ballot The vote was Taft SCI, Roose-
welt 1917, La Toilette Al, Cummins II,
Hughes 2; absent 6; present and not
voting S44
Vice President James s.. Sherman
was renominated as Taft's running
mate on the first ballot.
Following the nomination for the
president, the band played America"
while the aisles were cleared.
Nominations for vice president were
called at 1886 o'clock p. m. The roll
OF states was called.
Alabama yielded to New York OIL
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ton elected in his place F. ]. Stanley
of Wichita, who was chairman of the
state convention at Independence.
In the confusion just before adjourn
ment, a resolution was adopted giving
the national committee power to de-
clare vacant the seat of any man on
tho committee refusing to support the
nominee of the regular convention Of
1912.
The convention adopted the Hemen-
way resolution authorizing the nation
al Republican committee to fill vacan-
cies in its membership 'in whatever
manner occurring, and to declare va
cant the seating any member of the
committee refusing to support the
nominee of the convention"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27

basement were the extensive quarters
of the several telegraph companies
and news associations, Messenger
boys in a continuous stream gathered
up the copy" and in a minute it was
on the wires
Besides the ordinary working news
paper men on the job, the press sec
ton was graced by the presence of a
number of famous writer's. Among
these were FINLEY p Dunno C"Doo-
ley"), William Allen White, Ebert
Hubbard, George AIDE, Percy Ham
mond, George Fitch, Sam Blythe, Ed
ward ]. Clark, John Callan O'Laugh-
lin and, last, but not least, William ],
Bryan.
Many Women In Galleries.
1t looked as though about half of
the spectators in the Coliseum were
women, and they added much to the
liveliness of the scene by their pretty
costumes and their enthusiasm.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth,
who sat beside her husband in rear
seats on the aisle, could not contain
herself. She was not recognized by
more than dozen persons when she
entered the hall.
Women Delegates cheered.
CALIFORNIA; two woman delegates
Mrs. Florence c. Porter of Los An
geles and Mrs Isabella w. Blaney Of
Saratoga-cast the first national con-
vention votes ever given to members
Of their sex by any great political
party. They went with the progress
sives, voting for McGovern, and as
each rose to her feet to announce her
choice she was cheered by the dele
gates and the audience.
Wild Demonstration for Hadley.
Hadley was the man of the second
days sesslon-Hadley of Missouri. He
had stepped forward to speak In sup
port of Governor Deneen's motion
which was designed to prevent the 7S
contested delegates voting on their
own cases, but before he could utter a
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-06-27
Second Day.

When the convention met on Wednes'
day Governor Hadley renewed his mo-
ton to unseat the contested dele
gates. Another test Of strength came
when Watson of Indiana moved to re-
fer the motion to the credentials
committee.
Governor Deneen moved to amend
so as to provide that no contested
delegate should vote on the member
ship of the committee on credentials
or on its report.
Mr.. Watson moved to table the mo-
ton of Governor Deneen.
Motion carried by vote of 564 to
$40. This was defeat for the Roose-
welt forces.