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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Americans Released

Mexico City, March 12.-Americans who had been bottled up in the town of Valardena for month reached Dur4 ango today, according to dispatch from that city. With few exceptions the refugees are well. The dispatch gave no further delays.
 The Durango telegram also told Of the doings of Ramon Elorduy, a rebe' leader who has been cooperating with the insurrectos of the Laguna district. Elorduy, the telegram says, has occu- pied the town of Sambrete in western Zaeatasca, has declared 1t the provi- siona1 capital of the state, and has pro- claimed himself provisional governor.
 According to a mining engineer, who arrived today from the state of Sin alba, conditions on the west coast are such that mining and necessarily all other business has been abandoned. Protection from any sort of authority is entirely lacking. he asserts. In the region of Osarco, state of Durango. 5000 mine and shelter workers are out of amplOVmeut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13


 Chihuahua, Mex. March 12-The first brush between rebels and federals at santa Rosalla occurred this evening. X scouting party drew the fire of an out- post of the little heseiged garrison. Tho shots were returned. but the exchange resulted in no damage.
 General salazars force. now numbering more than 1o0o, has been operating in the hills about the place. He has two ma chine guns, manned by Sam Drebcn, anu Tracy (. Richardson, soldiers of fortune. who have been serving in Central Amer lea and the Philippines. IL Is not be- lieved the federas have artillery. t Is possible Salazar may delay the attack until the arrival of a train sent tonight bearing additional troops. According 10 an uneonfirmed rumor government forces, either those of Villa or those that crossed the line at ozlnaga. will cui tho railroad north of here within the next 2i hours
 Report Is Derided
 Tho report is derided at Orogcos head quarters. All firearms and other muni- tions of war in Chihuahua must be sur- rendered to the rebels within three days or their owners will he considered as enemies and tried by courtmartial. ac- cordng to decree published by orozeo today.
 After three daGs Il search will be made and if arms are found the holders will be punished severely
 Orozeo and his advisers expect much prestige 10 he given the revolutionary cause by the presence in Washington of the two commanders, who left hero for the American capital today.
 The local junta believes it not impossi- ble that Luien and Prieta Quemer may Induce President Taft to recognize the bellingerency of the rebels
 Consul General Arnold Shanklin of Mex leo City arrived here tonight with re- port upon the effect of the disturbances on the business situation in Mexico and their relation to American Investments Mir. Shankln admitted the situation was seri- ous but he declined to discuss it. His re- port may be presented at the conferences tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Would Restrict Patents

The proposed amendments would en- deavor to bring within the law the vast area spoken of by the chief justice be- tween the restrictions placed on rights by the patent law and the laws of the lapd.'
 Representative Littleton, after confer ring with the commissioner of patents. announced he would introduce a bill to meet the '1egalized monopoly decision handed down yesterday.
 President Taft when a circuit judge, it was learned today, concurred in an opin- ion substantially the same in principle as the decision of the supreme court. The opinion, like yesterdays decision, was rendered by Judge Lurton, then a judge of the Sixth circuit, Judges Taft and Hammond concurring. The opinion rendered November 12. 1896. involved the right of a patentee of fastening buttons on shoes with metallic fasteners, buttons sell such under condition that they were sold under regulation.
 Judge Lurton declared that another party manufacturing and selling staples for such shoe machines would be guilty of contributory infringement of patent and subject to injunction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Fuel Lacking

These industries have practically suspended operations Tor want of fuel.
 From Guadalajara 1t Is reported that the band of rura1es, who revolted Sun day, attacked the village of Concep- cion De Buenos Ayresl yesterday but were driven off
 A correspondent at Mazaltan tele- graphed today of the taking of the town of San Ignacio, March 9. After defending the town for 13 hours the garrison of 20 men were finally forced to surrender to 200 Zapatistas. The reh els footed the town and dynamited business houses.
 Villa De Sinaloa, in the same state. was unsuccessfully attacked by party of rebels on the same day The cor- respondent comments that federal sol- diers are being "criminally sacrlficed'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
DISCUSS THE SUGAR
 BILL TOMORROW Finance Committee Reports
 on Steel Bill Also WILL BE SIGNIFICANT Expect Sharp Discussion of Free Sugar in the House-Mr. Under
 Wood Is Working on
 Other Bills
By WALTER HARPER

Washington March 12rtSpecial) )-rhe Underwood sugar schedule of the tariff will he called up for consideration In the House Thursday It win probably hold the boards for the remainder of the week
 On the same day the finance commit tee of the Senate will bring the steel schedule back into the Senate with an adverse report. The minority members of the finance committee will make q report favorable to the passage of the bill and this will precipitate the first tariff fight for the session in this end of the capitol.
 Expect Sharp Discussion
 The discussion of the sugar bill in the House is expected to be sharp and full of political significance.
 The free sugar feature will precipita;e a warm discussion and 1t is expected to he the most interesting of the Sixty-seeond Congresgl Following the surgar bill Mr. under@ "aas indicated that he will m- trod 'len bill after the probable ds@ "ior.the excise measure intro due 'oh 'week ago as a companion mes que sugar bill.
 IL ae present intention of Leader Un 's to introduce a cotton bill at this 5n A cotton bill was passed at the special session and vetod by the Pres {. There Is no use in doing this worl r. The reintroduction of woolen bill pe based on new information of fereG he tariff board,
 II is aable that the woolen bill. fol- lowin, sugar and excise bill, will be the la se considered at this session of Congre verything however, depends upon L of the bills already on their way tn Congress. If these bills pass both Inc to to the President and are vetoed, $ understood they will be. the dem will close their case and go to the pr verdict.
 spends on Taft
 If son | of the bills should be signed l. President the democratic House htinue with the work until the Hist of tAriff Schedules has beer d.
 MT. un ] desires ? finish up all the pi lusiness oi present session lne of the meeting of the natiot ientions. All the ap- propriatio other bills that are urgent har prepared and can be put throuf House with prompt ness.
 Of cours Npected that much time will r fp with the discus- sion of all bills in the Senate. only one. Jill, has been con- sidered by se committee. Ex- tensive hea V been given and the commit 5t now ready to report 1t int ite. The commit tee will nt. tip the chemical schedule vi scently passed by the House cted that two or three weeksH Voted to hearings on this bill
 woi Ise Bill
 MT Under been personally engaged for ys in the per lection of VI and in lay ing out worli nittee on other bills and ha little rest. He has been co deny himself to visitors n time. so as to be able to 2 ny work
 If he per would have absolutely ais committee work or to- s own eorre- spondence. dly minute in the day and delega- lions are no flor an audi ence with { eader of the party.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Prospects Brighter

London, March 12.-Although nothing definite was accomplished at the joint conference of coal owners miners and cabinet members today. the prospect of settlement of the coal strike is de- cidedly brighter The executive commit tee of the miners federation met late tonight and adopted a resolution rec ommending the federation to agree to Premier Asquith's plan for a joint con- ference in the various districts to set tie minimum wage proposals on the understanding that none of the dis tricts resume work until a.;national agreement is effected.
 Should the federatioh. as is expected, adopt this recommendation it will be a decided step forward. as general agreement on a minimum wage is likely to have considerable effect on the obdurate Scotch and Welsh owners.
 King Is Informed
 The prime minister again had aa audience with the King and informed his majesty of the proceedings at the joint conference
 , The extent to whicn the strike is curtailing railway services is hindf- cated by the fact that the Northeastern railway alone has suspended 1889 trains It is estimated that the unions. excluding the miners. are paying out s250.000 weekly to those out of em- ployment, while 160.06O men are work ing on short time. The funds of the North Wales Miners association are almost exhausted and the association has been obliged to stop strike pay.
 Little Information
 "A general discussion of the slti- ation took place and the conference adjourned at 6:39 D. m. until 1f:D o'clock tomorrow morning.. This was all the information divuiged by the official statement concerning the results of the momentous conference at the for eign office today on which hangs the last hope of settling the coal strike without recourse to legislation. The conference was attended by representatives of the coal operators. miners and the cabinet Premier Asquith presided. Three and a half hours were devoted to discussion of
 CONTINUED ON PAuE l0)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Strike Making Progress

The strike is making considerable pro gress in all districts, many of the mines working only one of the three shifts that are ordinarily employed. Arrangements have been made for the miners willing to work to enter and leave the pits during natural light. so as to prevent disorders with artificial light.
 A union of the hoisterers joined the strike The owners of the mines have invited committees representing workers from individual mines to a conference to- morrow. Figures issued show that wage increases demanded by the miners can not be granted owing to the financial con- dition of the mining companies.
 At least 20,000 miners have struck in Westphalia according to conservative es- innate Several speakers in the diet sug gested the necessity of declaring martial law in Westphalia for the protection of non-unonlsts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
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Mir. Under engaged for lection of { ing out worll bills and Ina has been ct to visitors n be able to q
 If he per. absolutely n work or to spondence. in the day lions are nc ~ 1e
 party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
STRIKERS CLASH
 WITH THE POLICE Many Strikers Wounded in
 German Disorders CONFERENCE MEETS
Meeting in London Without Results. Meet Again Today-Coal Own CTS in New York Meet for
 Further Discussion

Berlin, March 12.-clashes between the strikers, police and non-unionists are re- ported today from the coal regions. The most serious conflict was near Ilamborn. in the district of Dusseldorf, where a mob of 200o strikers attacked detachment of 10 policemen injuring five. The police charged with drawn sabers wounding many of the strikers. e.
 At many places workers were stoned. The police used their sabres in dispersing the strikers. The number of casualties is not known.
 Owing to the disturbances the Christian trades unions announce in conjunction with the mine owners they will telegraph to the minister of the interior to send troops to reinforce the police. The police on the other hand, aver their protection is sufficient. It Is probable that interested parties are painting the situation in darker colors than is justified in order to secure larger forces of police in the district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
FIRST BRUSH WITH 1. FEDERALS OCCURS AT SANTA ROSALIA Is Merely Indecisive Skir- mish and Little Dam-
 age Done AMERICANS REACHED DURANGO YESTERDAY President Taft Will Hold Confererce With Cabinet Members on McNi-
 can Situation Today-Con-
 flicting Reports Received

Mexico City March l2-The Ha- patista campaign was extended to within 31 miles of Mexico City to- day when band Of 300 rebels un- der Alfonso Miranda. raidea the town of Salazar. forced two mer- ] chants to "contribute' s500 gold to the revolutionary canse and made away with a quantity of arms and , some horses. Another party is re-
 ported to be marauding in the same
 locality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
Ise Bill

been personally ys in the per nl and in lay Pittee on other little rest. He deny himself time, so as to ny work.
 would have ais committee s own eorre- ally a minute
 and delega- f flor an audi leader of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13
WANT REHEAR|NGOF PATENT DECISION Act on Ground That Two Seats Are Vacant
  CONGRESS MAY ACT
Representative Littleton Says He Will Introduce Bill to Meet "Legalized Monoply"-Taft Concerned
 in Similar Decision

Washington, March 12.--Aroused by the tremendous bearing of the supreme courts patent monopoly decision yes |terday upon the governments anti trust campaign Attorney General Wick ersham today turned his attention to- ward the probability of a rehearing or the case. The department of justice, it was declared, will lend its assistance in presenting the case to the supreme court if rehearing is granted
 The Attorney General today commun- icated with the defeated parties to the suit to ascertain if they contemplated asking a full bench to reconsider the important issue. The government is anxious to know their plans because only by their request can the. case be reopened.
 Should an application for a rehearing be made 1t is said, the Attorney Gen erai would ask for permission to in tervene and present the hearing of the legalized monopoly of a patent upon the sherman antitrust law. The ad- ministration of that statute has an inn portant relation to the scope of pat ent monopoly.
 Bills to curb the monopolizing power of patentees over unpatented articles used in operating patented machines began to show life today in Congress.
 All Bills Revivified
 Some old bills were revivifed and new ones drafted in response to the appeal of Chief Justice White for Con gress to change the law which a ma jority of the court rendered an opinion dissenting from the chief justice in the matter how patents may be used
 The Senate committee on interstate commerce recently investigated patent moponolies along with monopolies not sanctioned by law. It has been under stood that the committee would deal with the patent question upon any rec ommendation which might be mace with regard to changing the antitrust laws.
 agreed upon will contain in some form blow at the comparatively recently adopted plan of cutting license restric- tion on the use of patented articles sold by the patentees. Any treatment will be designed to place restrictions on illegal methods resorted to for the purpose of bringing numerous articles of. common use within the monopoly Of patent. If tIress were hot adopted clain,s are made almost every household article would be embraced. This would tend to enmesh the whole of society in monopoly.
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Expect Sharp Discussion

The discussion of the sugar bill in the House is expected to be sharp and full of political significance.
 The free sugar feature will precipita;e a warm discussion and 1t is expected to he the most interesting of the Sixty-seeond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-13

If son signed !
 House ' until the has beer
 MT. Cn all the pl session D the natiOt propriatio urgent hst put throuf ness.
 of courE time will sion of all only one, sidered by tensive hea the commit report 1t int tee will n' schedule, VI the House. three week si on this bill.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-29
Flood Sweeping Down
On Wilson Forces.

The food was al It's crest 1t was
sweeping down on the Wilson ranks
with the avowed purpose Of demoIish-
ing them. The question was, could the
Wilson forces so shore its levees that
they would stand the strain.
The score stood, with the addition Of
New York to the list. Clark 407. VIII
son 1SS, Harmon 80, Underwood 81.
Marshall 81, Bryan /, Kern /. and the
call was not half way down the state
list
The anxiety over the exact situation
aided the sergeant at arms TO get a
semhlance of order. He pleaded and
pounded, demanding attention Curios
ity to know what was coming got the
upper hand of enthusiasm for what had
already gone before. and the delegates
paused in their wild riot.
The clerk. with the entire house un-
der intense nervous pressure said in
quringly:
New York, 81 votes for Clark"
Murphy was in the center OF the aisle
again He took up the incompleted
sentence of the half hour agone as
though he had never been interrupt
ed
zone for Underwood, eight for VIII
son"
Again he was stopped by Wild dem
onsuation which was based upon a
New York delusion and a snare. Cor
hardly had il died when the cool Mur-
ply continued, without breaking tho
tone OF his disconnected response:
Under the unit rule of 30 for Clark
Had fire engine hose turned an ice
water stream on the Wilson host the
effect could not have been more start
ling Had a man dropped a powder
magazine in The act OF exploding into
the Clark camp the result could not
have been more suddenly violent. The
one groaned and Kissed the Other
cheered until the building shook
-Four minutes OF boisterous cheering
of agonized boos Then the call wa.
picked up and everybody hung upon thu
call TO see whether the clark food wa.
going 70 wipe away Wilson planta-
tions Evidently the Wilson worker,
had struck pay dirt on their hasN
rounds for oklahoma first blocked tn,
aood When her name was called at
Il2:45 O'Clock delegate started a
epeerh
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on the stand seemed to favor the pro-
ceedings and helped it along. The ser
geant at-arms beat time for the cheer
ing and ollie James smiled his largest,
fourteen foot smile, For twenty two
solid minutes the outbreak continued
The Wilson host, stunned by the sun
den switch Of New York. sat dazed for
moment and then every worker
among them few to the other delega
lions as men along the Mississippi
upon the time of a flood fly at midnight
carrying sacks Of sand to protect a
threatened levee from a dangerous
break.
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New York S Shift
Brings Clark Outburst.

MIR. Chairman" began Murphy, the
New York delegation has polled 1t
stands 81 for Clark"
He didn't hnish that sentence for
half an hour In the meantime there
was action of the most thrilling de-
scription. McGravs West Virginia
lighters pluoked their standard and
started g parade North Carolina, Ne
vada. Colorado Kentucky, Missouri,
Kansas. California Illinois. New Mex
aco Maryland. Washington, the Dis
trict Of Columbia and Rhode Island
Joined the procession in the order
named
mighty cheer marked the making
of thu Murphy announcement and the
starting of the parade Tire entire con-
vention delegates. spectators and po-
lice guards. was on Its feet and on
chairs. Men sailed thei hats over the
assemblage as small boys would throw
chips al play The gallery became a
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-29
Up Again and
Ready for Struggle.

1t was nineteen minutes after mid
night The eleventh ballot had been
started Hardly had the "a votes of
Alabama been placed mechanically in
the Underwood column before it was
evident that a ferment was in progress
Roger sullivan of Illinois, was making
a personal round Of the delegation. He
stopped long at Pennsylvania. He even
sought William Jennings Bryan for a
talk and Bryan Immediately got up
and went to the New York delegation.
where he talked with Charles f Muir
ply. Connecticut had Wavered in her
decision and had asked to be passed.
Massachusetts, had followed suit Tht
atmosphere was full of uncertainty
McGraw. of West Virginia, joined in the
party calls that were being made on
the delegations openly before the
press stand he arranged with George
Fort Milton the Tennessee editor to
send IS delegates over to the clark
column. There came a rumor that
Biyans friends we're preparing to send
his name into the contest and that a
demonstration was on tap. Nellie BY,
the noted newspaper woman went
forth 10 verify the report. With Wo-
mans wit she asked Bryan if he eX-
pected to make a show, and then get
ting no satisfactory answer. suggested
suppose start demonstration for
you?"
Either Bryan saw through the ruSe
OF he was astounded by the proposal.
He quickly flushed and rephed
III YOU do. I will leave the hall
That was all the newspaper woman
wanted. merely to know where he
stood
New York was reached in the ballot
ing while the foor work of the leaders
progressed. The delegation from the
Empire State was on its feet, eagerly
caucusing. All eyese went to the spot
in the center OF the braves.
AS the hands of the clock dropped to
nineteen minutes after midnight the
clerk called
1.-THE state OF New York"
Charles Murphy advanced to the cen
ter Of the aisle The convention waved
itself from hum and buzz of excited
conversation to moment of grave
like silence
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fellows draped his grotesque figure
about the standard of his state and
shouted:
we came to this here convention in
two sections. We stand now just
where we were when we came here.
What we insist is that we don't join
Tammany"
They stopped Alfalfa Bill" with Wild
storm of cheers that instantly progress
ed to a great Wilson demonstration BY
nearly ten minutes Ii eclipsed it's pre-
ceding rival in period of elapsed time
In noise either would have halted the
final blast of the last reveHle.
In the center of the hall under the
stanton banner of the Wilson fight
ers, Mrs A. f. Thornton. Of Stanton
Va. supported a remarkably pretty lit
tie girl in white who stood on a chair
and cheered on the demonstration. Two
other women Joined the throng and it
became the center of a group of abso-
lutely frantic men It was the first
sack Of sand thrown upon the Wilson
levee to stop the oncoming rush of
the angry mighty Clark tide that
threatened to stampede the conven-
tion and make the houn' dawg song a
national air.
The sack of sand worked perfectly
Alfalfa Bill" Murray had checked the
stampede and the receding clark wa
ters, impeued by the mighty current
Of the New York vote, had not, at the
close Of the vitality important ballot
taken one inch of earth from the bull
warks before the Princeton cause on
the contrary it had added an accretion
Of half a vote over the original Wilson
strength Of the New York and had
taken but 81 scattering votes IN ad
ditton to New York from the other
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That was hardly fair, as Murphy would
not let his men hiss anything from the
Bible
Bryan said if it was worth while to cut
off the right hand to save the body it was
right TO cut of Morgan and Ryan and
Belmont to save the party
Then Lewis Nixon got up to say that
New York did not ask BRYAN to Withdraw
any part of the resolution. The chair.
ollie James, said Bryan had withdra wn
the last part Of his resolution. taking out
Ryan and Belmont, and the chair ordered
the resolution read as amended by Bryan
pledging the Democratic party against any
candidate tied up with Morgan. Ryan
Belmont and such. but leaving off the
part about kicking Ryan and Belmont out
Of the han
The roll-cal starts. Yelling and shout
ing continues as the resolution is ex-
planned as one 10 suspend the rules and
in adopting AIR Bryans amended resolu-
ton, telling the whole world that the