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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Peace Reigns

Philadelphia. Apri 1.--Peace and .or- der reigned today in the anthracite coal regions where the command to suspend work until the execution of 8 new agreement between the workers and the operators was obeyed by about l175,000 miners. There was no attempt to operate any of the eollleries and everyone appears prepared to await pa tiently the result of the conferer to be held between leaders of
 United Mine Workers and the operat in this city on April 10.
 Labor organizers and officials of Aaa local unions in addresses throughN the region impressed on their hear the difference between a suspens and a strike The men were war by organizers to keep away from property of the coal companies and to gather in groups or discuss con tions with special officers of ot..a- agents employed by the operators
 There was q complete shutdown this morning throughout the anthracite coal regions About 175,00o men are idle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Begin to Feel Flood

Memphis. April With approxl- mately three feet more of water re- garded as certain. Memphis began to feel the effects of the flood today. Gayoso bayou, normally shallow stream which runs through the city and empties into Wolf river, tribu- tary of the Mississippi, is causing the
 first damage. At half dozen points in North Memphis the water is running over the banks of Bayou, flooding the adjacent lowlying section, and tonight several hundred families have been forced from their homes four ifnpor- tant manufacturing concerns have closed down; street car service on four lines has been suspended and the in- undation of one of thel city's pumpin 2 stations and gas plant is threatened. If the latter is flooded Memphis will be without gas In l6 hours, as the. sup ply held in reserve will not supply the city for greater period. Train schedules are disarranged and by to- morrow 1t is probable that the Louis vile and Nashville and Illinois Cen tral railroads will be compelled 10 de- tour their northbound trains.
 Official Prediction Revised
 Today the official prediction of wa ter in sight was revised to a maximum of A feet or more At ! o'clock to- night the stage here was 4l.2, rise of eight-tenths for 24 hours, seven- tenths above the previous high water |
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Thousands Quit Work

Pittsburg, April 1.--Scores of thous- ands of coal miners quit work today In the anthracite fields of Pennsylvania and in the central competitive field of the bituminous portion of the indus try.
 officially the movement Is a suspen- sion of work and whether 1t Is to de- velop into a widespread strike depends on the outcome of voting in the union ranks and conferences between both sides within the next 10 days
 Anthracite men are more appre- hensiye than their bituminous rivals as to the ultimate issue.
 No Definite Agreement
 This condition is predicted on the fact that there Is no definite agreement im- mediately in sight for the hard coal men. whereas the bltuminous conference at Cleveland adjourned after the mems rep resentatives had abandoned hope of re- ceiving the granting of thelr demands.
 The vote in the central competitive field comprises Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. The basis for new wage scales in other sections is widespread. Southern and southwestern mines and the comparatively few workings in the Rocky mountains states are affected by this status of affairs.
 West Virginia and Kentucky bitumin- ous fields will not be greatly affected unless the present suspension becomes a strike. Non-unlon labor preponderates ln these mines and the men in previous sun- liar situations in the industry have shown a disposition to continue at work.
 Approximately 10000 men are directly affected and some 30O000 others scattered throughout the coal districts of the coun- try are watching the issue of the sus- pension for it's effect on their own wage demands and working conditions It proo- ehlv will be month before all mines will have resumed if the referendum votes and conferences result favora1ly. The last days of the time prescribed may pre- sent a problem of fuel to all classes of industries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
NECK AND NECK RACE BETWEEN ATKINS
 AND ABERCROMBIE
Charles Henderson Has Overwhelming Victory TOT haoao Conlmissoner-John Wallace Also Makes Runaway
 Race-Very Large Vote for Underwood
Hobon Defeats Moody in Sxth-Henderson Has Easy Vcto Over Blackwel-Kyle B. Price Surprises Many by His
 Good showjng-Dent Reelected Without Trouble
Alabama voted yesterdayI

Alabama voted yesterday
 They nominated Oscar W. UnderWooo for President of the United States and though in two or more counties there was a. mere expression of knowledge that woodrow Wilson exists, the vote for the fsyorite son of the state was me of the largest ever boiled in Ala bama.
 William Richardson swept the Eighth congressional district, his opponent, Samuel Blackwell. making a very poor attack. In the Second, Hubert s. Dent was an easy victor over O. c. Wiley although his triumph was not as signal as that of Richardson. Richmond P. Hobson will be returned from the Sixth, it being the general concession that he has defeated Frank S. Moody.
 Atkins and Abercrombie
 From the present indication 1t will require the official count to name the winner of the spirited race for con- gressman at large The leaders are V. B. Atkins of Dallas and John w. Abercrombie of Tuscaloosa The lat ter has apparently carried Jefferson county. Montgomery will probably give Atkins majority of 300 and Mo- bile, it is intimated, wont heavily for the Dallas candidate Of 1900 votes boiled in Dallas, Atkins received 1000 in round numbers. From the figures at hand, however, the fact remains that the two are neck and neck, with At kins probably having D shade the bet ter of the argument. Isaac W. Hill will probably finish third, although Kyle B. Price surprised by the showing he made.
 Henderson and Wallace
 Charles Henderson won another term as president of the railroad commission From the figures at hand, he swept the state carrying a great majority of the counties. Cyrus B. Brown, secretary of state and his opponent lost Jefferson and many others on which he was counting Hes sas iasl. county was Walker.
 3ysHn Fs i'SsN V elseaar If .tfs {,
 
 xisn and q sse ccnmission. nas defeF sfn his 70 sse. s 9uau C. Cheney md Thomas S4oodtsaa, f4ssnzil the former made most ltedftaloie .. swliis. .i.o victory Of Wallace will probabfg be only a trifle less signal than that of Tender son.
 Large Vote Polled
 Underwood delegates to the state con vention were elected from every county, and it is assured that the convention, April IT. will instruct the delegation of this state to cast its votes for Under wood at the Baltimore convention.
 There will be no opposition in the con vention to either of the justices of the supreme court, Sayre and Mcclellan, and they will be reelected by exclamation. A large vote was boiled all over the state Fair weather prevailed At no voting place was disorder reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
20 nnn Idle in Michipnn

Detroit, April 1.-Bitumnous coal min CTS to the number of 5000 are idle in Michigan today and remain out of the workings pending the ratification of the new wage agreement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Fort Apparently Defeats Cahalan for Criminal
 Judge by Big Majority
MILLER SLIGHTLY
 AHEAD OF WALKER
Batson and Rogers Lead for Treas urer-Altman, Bradley and Cope land Close-Bowers in Lead
 for Tax Collector

At the first blush, it looks as if some surprises were sprung in Jefferson county yesterday.
 The day was fair, the vote large and the ticket long. The tellers are still counting. Therefore, the present indications might be deceptive.
 At the present writing, however, the fol- lowing appear to have won: Oscar w. Underwood, John H. Wallace, Jr., Charles Henderson, John W. Abercrombie, c. B. Smith, John H. Miller, William F. Fort, Samuel E. Greene, ". B. Copeland, P. B. Bowers D. F. McLendon and P M. Me- Neil. The candidates for treasurer, J. T. Batson and Cleon B. Rogers are run ming neck and neck.
 The above results are indicated from complete return received fro n23 rural precincts, and partial returns from 10 city -aaninoss. Tipare are spough .EotesF stn nn5oun -d L. change the cor eiexioa .. the eniire tuation
 County Assessor
 D. F. McLendon, for county assessor, made a runaway against Jason McLaugh- lin. Another result which seems assured is the victory of William F. Fort over Judge Frank Cahalan for senior judge of the criminal court. From the votes counted to date, ort has received 2S64 and Cahalan 1660.
 c. B. Smith is leading John c. Pugh fin the race for judge of the Tenth judicial circuit with 17s4 votes to 1472 for Pugh. John H. Miller is leading William M. Walker in the race for judge of the city court with 1872 votes to 1897 for Walker. If the above indications prove accurate, the three incumbentss will be displaced.
 Treasurer's Race
 The race for treasurer seemingly has devolved itself into contest between Thomas J. Batson and Cleon B. Rogers. Tn the rural districts, Batson obtained a strong lead, though the city vote for Bowers materially cut down the advan- tage. Of the votes counted, Batson has 11So and Rogers 1135.
 For clerk of the criminal court, il seems that w. B. Copeland has the best chance to land. At the present time he has 1887 votes, Bradley 952 and Altman 915
 For tax assessor, P. B. Bowers seem ingly has great advantage. The race is close, however, with John T. eeic and Clanton Miller following behind At the present time the vote stands Bowers 1880, Reid 1216 and Miller 970
 For superintendent of education, P M. McNeal has established healthy lead over Robert c. f-ewitt, the vott
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Illinois Men Out

Chicago, April t.--Forty thousand min CTS of the bituminous coal helds in H. linois are idle this morning as result of the expiration of the wage agree ment during the night.
 The 250 mines are shut down. They will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
High Water at Cairo
Worst Floods on Record

St. Louis, April 1.-The floods in this section of the country, including Mis- sour, Illinois and Kentucky, are the worst on record Property loss has all ready run into millions of dollars. Rain has been falling Tn the flood districts for the last 12 hours, and no relief is In sight.
 The Mississippi has been stationary here for 24 hours. at 29.S feet, and q further rise is not expected for 24 hours
 Cairo, and the drainage district above that city, are the only two dry places in that section of the country. the entire territory north and south of Cairo being covered win several feet of water
 The river at Cairo reached a stage of 53 feet tonight, which Is eight-tenths of q foot higher than previous records. A stage of 54 feet is predicted before the floods subside.
 Large forces of men patrol the levees constantly and everything Is being done to keep the embankments in condition to resist the water in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Only Two Mines Working

The only exception ,o the general suspension was in two railroad mines at Evansville, Ind, in which the men continued at work with the under
 standing they are to receive the new scale of wages No trouble has been reported from any district and pump
 mon and others required to keep
 the property in shape for resump- tion remained at their posts today. the same as over a holiday.
 Edwin Perry. national secretary treasurer of the miners. says tho Cleveland contract, when ratified, will provide the highest wages ever paid to coal miners of any country. The men of the picks needed the increase" he said "ano I do not think the public will feel that we are try | ing to hold them up. The increase should have little if any effect on the price of coal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Levee Breaks Suddenly; No Lives Are Lost; Damage
 Is Heavy
PART OF MEMPHIS
 IS OVERLOOKED
Floods Are Worst on Record-Prop- erty Loss Runs Into Millions. Tents Sent to Hickman
 and Columbus

Hickman, Ky. April 1--With suddenness that jeopardized lives of lowland dwellers, despite elaborate preparations to warn them, the Mississippi levee broke here at e:SO o'clock tonight and a current went racing through the streets of flick man and West Hickman that reached a depth of two to eight feet within an hour. To add to the danger of the situa- tion, when the inhabitants heard the fire alarm, agreed upon as a signal. they rushed toward the levee to see the spec tacle, unaware that the break was of so great extent. No lives were lost, but tonight many homeless are wandering about in the rain seeking shelter.
 Water is six inches deep in stores and late tonight was rising. Railroad tracks are covered to a depth of four feet. Train service on the Nashville. Chatta-
 nooga and St. Louis, and Chicago, Mem
 phis and Gulf railroads has stopped. Damage Heavy
 The damage caused by tonight's break is estimated at not less than s1oo.0oo. | For four days and nights all the men | in town have been working to protect the ! levee. but the continuously heavy down. pour of rain augmenting the rising river | undid their work in an instant.
 l A Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis | passenger train, running from Nashville | to Hickman, had a narrow escape from l being wrecked by a washout five miles from here early tonight. The engineer
 was feeling his way along in the blind | ing rain and saw the danger just in time l to stop at the edge of the washout. | About % passengers on the train are marooned there tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
With One or Two Excep- tions the Suspension
 Is Complete
RESUMPTION WILL
 BE ABOUT APRIL 20
Expect Speedy Adjustment of Wage Contract in Anthracite Fields at Meeting Next Week.
 100000 Men Out

Indianapolis. April With only one
 or two exceptions the suspension in the coal mining industry of the country, which went into effect at midnight last
 night, when the wage contracts be-
 tween the members of the United Mine Workers of America and the bitum-
 inous and anthracite coal operators ex-
 pired. was general today and approx imately 100000 miners are out of work. John P. White. president of the miners, thls afternoon said he expect ed the bituminous men to ratify the Cleveland agreement and return to work probably by April 20 He also predicted a speedy aoJustment of a wage contract in the anthracite field, when the miners and operators meet | in Philadelphia April 10. The ballots for the referendum vote on the bitum- inous agreement are being prepared in
 the national headquarters here and 1t | is believed they will be returned here | by April 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02
Damage Heavy
To Send Tents to Hickman

Washington, April 1.-President Taft to- day directed the war department to fur nsh the authorities of Hickman, Ky. with 200 army tents to shelter those made homeless by the river floods.
 TO relieve tho flood situation Repre- sentative Ransdell introduced a bill to make an emergency appropriation of s35o000. The money would be made avail able immediately if it were not for the treasury statement Of Saturday show ing a deficit of nearly s14ooo GOO as against surplus of nearly s4oo,ooo this date last year.
 After consultation today with Colonel Townsend, president of the Mississippi river commission, the chief engineer, General Bixby, declared that unless something was done by Congress immedi- ately to enable the engineers to handle the situation, a disastrous flood of the country along the lower Mississippi would be inevitable.
 High Water at Cairo
 At Cairo the waters are higher than ever recorded, they are rising rapidly. This is brought about through the very unusual combination of floods simultane- ously In the Mississippi Missouri and Ohio rivers above Cairo. Heretofore there has always been low water in one or the other of these branches when the other streams were flooding.
 If allowed the $350,0O0 the army engi- neers supplementing the work which will be done by the various state levee boards. would endeavor to strengthen the re- straining banks at the points where branches would do most damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-02

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The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
Dog Fiend for
Riding Horses

Hcinie, the pet dog belonging to
Mrs. Grace l.. Nichols of $40 Grand
avenue. is the brightest, most intel
ligent dog in Grand Junction or the
state. and is horsebacll-riding
fiend, prcferring to take ride back
of Mrs. Nichols on her horse than
to Gnaw a juicy veal bone.
Only recently Heinie took to horse
back riding, it being the climax of
large repertoire of clever accom-
plishments. About the only thing
that Heinic cannot do is talk. and
he makes a stab at that.
Mrs. Nichols is lover of fine
horses and dogs and an enthusiastic
horseback rider, being highly accom-
plished in the equestrian art. Much
as she likes her horse, Heinic has the
inside track. and she would part with
the horse rather than the dog.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
FOOTBALL CALENDAR FOR
THANKSGIVING.
Thursday, November 81.

Colorado College VS.. Denver uni
Nersity, at Washburn field.
University of Colorado VS.. Oklaho-
ma, at Denver.
Mines VS.. Occidental, at Los An
Seles.
Penn VS.. Cornell, at Franklin
field.
Lafayette VS.. Dickinson, at Eas-
ton.
Brown VS.. Indians, at Providence.
Lehigh VS.. F. and NJ, an Lancas-
ter.
Bucknell VS.. w and j., at Wash
ingtOn, Pa.
Ursinus VS.. Muhlenberg, at Allen
town.
Holy Cross VS.. 81. Louis Universe
ty at st. Louis.
Johns Hopkins VS. Virginia Mill
tary Institute at Baltimore.
Pittsburg VS.. Penn State, at Pitts
burg.
Gettysburg VS.. University of Ro-
chester, at Rochester.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
Milne Bros. Moue

Today Milne Bros moved their re
atty office from the room they have
occupied on the first floor of the
Margery building for the last few
years, to their own building, the
Center block The have been con
templating the change for some time,
unknown TO their friends, who were
much surprised to see the Milne
brothers trundling their three-tun
safe up the sidewalk this morning,
after they had moved all their office
fixtures. They will fix up their new
offices in nice shape, and will vel
come their friends to their new quar-
tcrs
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
STILL THEY GO IN PAIRS-$IO
cash. $40 monthly. Best lots in
the city. Chas. L. Chcrriugtou.
ll-2O-tf .

FOR SALE groom house and >
lots, $1,000: small payment down.
rooms and lots, s 800, small
payment down; i-ruOm house and
I lot, $500, small payment DOWN
100 acres high line, u miles from
city S52.JO an acre. FOR E&-
CHANGE-l2O acres in OklahU-
ma; so acres, with full water
right in Texas; an elCEeant home
in Grand Junction, rooms and
modern for alfalfa land. A splen-
did orchard home 10 exchange for
city property. Chas A. Smith,
room 1903, Sentinel building.
/ III G-Im
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
Appleton
News from One OF the Most Pros
porous Rural Sections OF Mesa
County.

The rural life conference held 4r
Appleton school opened Friday after
noon At O'Clock \ large attend
anct was present. an of which en-
loEgd very much the speeches. C.. G.
sargent gave an interesting talk on
The Purpose of the Conference
Hen. Helen M WiNon. smeriutend-
ent of public instruction Of Denver
gave a fine talk on The Awakening
of the Rural School" and Z. \. Sny-
der, Phi D.. president OF Greeley col
legc, also gave a fine talk ON The
Rural Life Vision" Mrs. Charcp
rendered a vocal number. which was
much appreciated by all during this
session.
The second session Friday evening
opened Al p. m. with fine music
rendered by the orchestra from
Grand Junction. Lorau d. Osborn
Ph. D., state university AT Boulder.
held the floor for the resi- of the
evening and gave a very intcrestiug
tllk on Rural Life Values"
The third session opened Saturday
morning al $50 a. m Addresses
were given both by Prof 5 Arthur
Johnson. state agricultural college
Fort Collins, on Problems of the
Rural Situations, and by Miss Iuga
NJ. X Allison, professor Of home eco
nomics, state agricultural college. Ft
Collins, on The Practical Value oi
Knowing How and why. were much
appreciated by the large crowd pres
en-. Also was much appreciated the
duet by Misses Ruth Rankin ant
Margaret Cole. After this session
was over luncheon was served by
the mothers of the district in tn,
basement.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
Lawrence Strike
Leaders NOtGuiIty
LContinued from Page ID

Cluding the Italians, who were most
numerous, Poles. Sluans, Lithuan-
ians. Hebrews, Americans and 9th
ers.
In keeping up the enthusiasm thus
he was aided by Arturo GiOvanniti,
who went to Lawrence from Brook
lyn, William ID. Haywood the leader
of the Industrial Workers of the
World, and many other prominent
men in the work OF the organization.
Later business men and William
NJ Wood, president Of the American
Woolen company, were indicted for
conspiracy to plant dynamite in
Lawrence.
After a parade Etor and Giovan-
nitti addressed the strikers in Law
renee Common, where they are al
legged to have urged The strikers TO
acts of violence. That evening the
streets near the mills were jammed
with the idle millworkers. Soldiers
and police were ordered to clear the
streets.
Woman Killed.
Many blocks OF lice were thrown
at the officers of the law. Police
mems clubs, in retaliation, were
welded over the backs of recalcit-
rant strikers, when suddenly shoot
ing began and Anna Lopizzo fell
lifeless in the street other riots
followed the next day and that mid
night Ettor and Giovannitti were ar
rested charged with being accessOT-
les before the fact to the LopiZZo
murder. Later Caruso was arrested,
charged with Salvatore Scuito, as one
Of the principals to the crime as an
actual participant in the fatal riot.
Indictments of the strike leaders,
and CarusO brouEh about an organ
iZed worldwide effort to raise de
fense fund and workers from many
countries responded. Threats of a
general world strike in protest
again were made, and since the be
ginning of the trial Lawrence has
been flooded with circulars dcnOunC-
ing the agents of he courts and the
conditions of the case. Threats to
storm the Jail have been made and
feeling has run riot up to the very
close of the case. When the trial
began a 24-hour strike of protest was
responded to by 10000 workers in
mills throughout New England.
Used 800 Talesmcn.
The case, after several delays. was
actually taken up early in October in
the superior court of Essex county
before Justice Joseph F. Quinn. Eff
forts TO get jury exhausted panel
of 800 yeniremen. and another delay
until October II followed. When
taken up again a jury was procured
within two days and the common
wealth began the presentation Of tes-
timony October lG District AttOr-
ney Henry c. Atwill had charge of
the case for the commonwealth, J,
p. Mahoney for Ettor; W. Scot
Peters for Giovaunitti; James II.
Sisk for Caruso. with George f,
Roewer Jr. and Fred II. Moore as
advisory counsel, conducted the de-
fensc.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26

Sentinel Special SeryIcc.
Lincoln, Neb., Ne 26.-Johu II.
Morehead, the democratic governor
elect of Nebraska, is a banker and
stock raiser living q Falls City. He
has served as president of the state
senate and is reuuted to be the
wealthiest man in the southeast sec
tion of the state.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
Will Preach to Young Men.

Rev. Charles +. Setter of the
will preach next Sunday evening on
the subject The Young Man, His
Handicap" Last Sunday evening his
sermon Of advice TO girls was pro-
ductiye Of great deal Of interest.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
MINING LEGISLATION IS
DISCUSSED AT CONGRESS-
Assnriatcd Press.

Spokane, Wash, Nov. ia dis
cussion Of proposed legislation for
the protection OF mining investors
led by W. II storms Of San Fran
cisco, the state mineralOgist, is
scheduled on the program Of the
American Mining congress here to-
daE.
The daily sentinel., 1912-11-26
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