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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Approprlate fund to close Hymelia
 creyasse.
 Richeson loses last hope Of life. Taft says Roosevelt's claim Is false Money trust Kept up price of coffee. House takes up Panama canal bill. How the sugar trust was formed 2-Dr. Thomas Clyce chosen moderator Prices affected by Gary dinners. 3-Railroad builders stop at Decatur. O'Rear hearing set for May % f-Editorial page. 5-Ad club planning big time tonight Orphans home to remain at Mobile. Bishop Lloyd sees steel plant.
 Burford alleges deep plot to kill. Officers to unite In tiger warfare. 6-Society.
 Peggy has "Chickinitis" 7-Sports. S-Ramsey class gives banquet.
 Scheme to pass Underwood bills. 9-"Live wire campaign for 1000 mem
 bers.
 Union Springs to have clean up week. Bessemer to have unique election. House bills will be reported today. 10--Dr M. A. Mathews made moderator. H. Markets. F. Preachers should be more worldly. Boosters back from Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
HOUSE TAKESUP THE PANAMA CANAL BILL A Bitter Fight Over Alleged
 Joker" Seems
 Certain

Washington, May 16.--The Panama canal bill providing for tho admin istratlon of the canal zone and the operation of the canal itself was in- troduced into the House today. As a result of more than seven hours debate opponents of certain provisions of the measure affected to discover a joker" which they clamied would give to Cam adian railroad owned steamships a monopoly of the traffic through the Panama canal at the expense of Amer ican railroad owned vessels which would be barred under the terms of the measure.
 A bitter fight seems certain to result over this provision. Representative Do- remus of Michigan, democrat, charged that "a small coterie Of Wall street par astes" had entered a conspiracy with the railroads 10 force Congress to strike out the prohibition against railroad ships He said the attempt had been made to force the hand of Congress by refusing 10 advance money for tho building of ships, tho operating com panies of which were divorced from the railroad corporations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

Los Angeles, May l6.-lndications at the close of the second day of the trial of Clarence S Darrow, the Chi cago attorney. indicted for jury bribery, pointed to the probable completion Of the jury by tomorrow night When court adjourned tonight I men had been tentatively passed by the prose eution and defense and one was under challenge for cause by the defense
 Peremptory challenges are expected to be used by both sides tomorrow Ho- mer L.aughlin, Jr, a young Los Angeles millionaire, was the venireman chal- lenged by the defense, and he was locked up with the other prospective Jurors tonight, pending the ruling of Judge Hutton,
 The examination of Laughfn occu- pied nearly two hours at the moon session and it brought aboV' xxNfuent tits between opposing coy Ao
 The relation of the DaE . aease to economic conditions as e cNng diff ferences between labor O ,,s. 6ital was emphasized in the 2 / Sation of Laughlin. who admittef oScnad trouble with labor unions VI .<s sh the man ufacturing business Shat interests ssss'sssss.ss.ss..sss.. z, tssssssss..sssssssss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Iieh Waters Falling All Along the Mississippi
 River
sREAT FORCE OF MEN
 WILL BE PUT TO WORK
railroads Offer Aid to State in Clos ing Break-Sanders Recommends Taxes in the Flood Dis
 trict Be Omitted

Now Orleans. May 16.-The Hymelia revasse, S5 miles north of New Orleans dll he closed within ten days if the xpenditnre of a quarter of a million dol ars can effect the object desired. To- a5 the Mississippi river commission de- ided to appropriate s1oOOOO for the wor, nd an equal amount, or even more, I is necessary has been pledged by prop rty owners affected and state and par Eh authorities.
 Capt. c. O. Sherrill chief of the United tstes army engineers, in charge of the nurth levee district. has charge of the turendous job.
 The work of tieing the ends of the evassee, which today reached width I2o feet, was begun at noon and this tternoon material was assembled for the Fork of cribbing across the opening. Several hundred laborers were at work his afternoon. and tonight more than 100 men will be on hand, and the crk will begin in earnest.
 Aid From Railroads
 In addition to fleet of seven lvern- lent boats. t,3e Southern Pacific and exas and Pacf1e railroads have sent pile rivers, lumber and 200 laborers to the ,ene; the LaFourche levee board has lrrished material and promised 200 men; overnor sai .ders has ordered 250 con jets to.report there for dut, and plant Fs and mill owners in The section af- Ected by tke crevassee waters have edged 200 or more laborers
 The entire force of men has been placed nder Captain sherrill who has detailed lree of the best engineers in his office D assist in the work. Assistant Engineer E. Knoblech will have charge of le cribbing of the upper end the lower id being given O Junior Engineer John Id being given to Junior Engineer John equiera has been placed in charge of se movement of men and supplies.
 The water from the crevasse spread bout nine or ten miles inland today ae eneroaehed upon tile towns along the Ver north and south of the break, bu:
 lives have been sacrificed. Captain res A. Logan. who is in charge of Q relief work in this state, came here day and organized his corps for rescue orl1 in the territory affected by the ymelia crevassee. He has several army ficers in the Held already, with three dsoline launches and a large number
 skiffs Besides these, three revenue itters. the Davey Windom and Winona -e at hand and are kept ready to answer llls for help day or night
 No More Serious Breaks
 The engineers today expressed the be- ef that there would be no further seri- IS creyasses in this territory, but armed all guards to watch the levees ore closely than ever. as there will be Rnger while the waters of the river are sceding.
 The river fell during the 24 hours end- bg at 5a. m. at all points north to Louis except Vicksburg, where 1t was ationary At Missouri City the gauge lowed d rise of four-tenths of a foot. here was fall of 12 feet at Cairo, four 'nths of a foot drop at New Orleans. nd from one to three-tenths at other olnts.
 From Natchez south the following table LOWS the present stage and the highest Pcorded during this flood:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Pass Agriculture Bill

Washington. May 16.--The Senate tces day passed the agricultural appropria ton bill carrying sis.o0o.o00 for the conduct of the agricultural department for the next fiscal year. The Senate increased the total appropriations in the bill as 1t came from the House about s2.o0O.000. The bill now goes to conference.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Vessel Captured

Rome May 16.--The Italian destroy CTS Nembo and Aquilone today captured q vessel laden with arms and ammu- hilton in the vicinity of Porto Secore on the Turkish Island of Lipso. near the smyrna coast. Admiral Niale in his official report Of the occurrence telegraphed to the minister of marine says the garrison and the civil author ities of Lipso were taken prisoners by. the crew of the destroyer Nembo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Passed Day Quietly

Richeson's day passed very quietly. He wrote no letters but. received three from members of his family.
 W. A. Morse. counsel for Richeson. felt very keenly the governors decis- ion. He said
 Although I feel that the evidence submitted warranted a different con- clusion, as one of the Richeson coun- sel l wish to thank Governor Floss for his thoughtful consideration Of the pe- tition for communication of Richeson's sentence. He was just and courageous enough in the midst of bitter cry for yengeafce to pause and look around him.
 T, who have been so near Richeson during all these months, feel very sad that it must finally end in his being killed by the method at present ap- proved by the law. He now must look for merciful judgment to his God, to whose service in the innocence of his boyhood he consecrated himself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
No Alarm Felt

|Houma, La. May 16.-Predictions that he parishes of LaFourche and Terre |onne arc likely to be inundated with the
 boa waters from the Hymelia crevasse Fs caused very little alarm here. The |wn is built on ridge. which will prob- ply not tc reached by the food Farmers in this section are working
 by and night They are constructing nd repairing protection levees around peir farms in an effort to prevent the later from flooding their crops of |igar cane in the event the water Fould enter this section Houma. situated in the northeast
 |Prtion of Terre Bonne parish, has a |opulation of $500 persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
| MARYLAND GOES
 FOR CHAMP CLARK
Utmost Harmony Marks Proceedings of Maryland Convention-Great Crowds Greet Roosevelt.
 Quotes Taft's Father
There Were Two Cats of <iI- kenny.
 "And Each Thought There Was One Cat Too Many.


 Cleveland, O., May 16--"I would not he here to bother you tonight if it did not concern the American people more than it does me 10 de- feat Theodore Roosevelt for the presidency"
 That was the way President Taft introduced his criticism of Colonel Roosevelt here tonight.
 rlf it were purely personal matter with me" he continued. "I would be content to abide the yer dict of time and would remain in the White House silent under his misstatements and attacks upon me But more than my own feel iugs in the matter Is at stake. It Is of supreme importance to the American people,
 Toledo. O.. May 16.-"Of the dele gates already elected, l have 5O1, ' said Colonel Roosevelt. speaking here. T am confident I will he nominated on the first ballot at the Chicago convention"
 He was told today that President Taft would dispute his claim as to delegates and he directed the prep aration of figures 10 reinforce what he had said. In his speeches during the day, Colonel Roose- welt replied to several of President Tafts statements severely critlcls- ing him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Many Out of Work

Plaquemine. La. May 1s.--Eightv ne knt of the area of Oberville parish is |ow overhowed by the water from inc tevasses at Torras and in the Atch- Ealaya river just below Melville or be 410,00O acres comprising the parish bout 40 per cent is open farm land. |here are 90 sugar reineries in the
 brish, several of them being among be largest in the state. with a capacity 1000 tons per day.
 The extensive flooding of farm lands
 Ind the closing down of the refineries
 hd many other industries will throw 15.000 men out of work. Inc sugar refineries not only consume he cane raised in this parish. but also |rge quantities shipped in from other Rrishes.
 Baton Rouge, La. May Ex-Governor hnders today sent a special message 10 he Louisiana general assembly reciting he disaster of the flood in the Missis- |ppi valley. He recommended that the hxes for 1912 on real estate and other tise on personal property in the inun- hted territory be omitted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
TELLS HOW 44SUGAR TRUST WASFORMED Why American Broke Off
 With Arbuckle HAD A "RED HOT WAR" Julius A. Stursburg Tells Special Examiner That Dispute Brought
 Bad Business and Formation
 of Trust Resulted
 
HAD A "RED HOT WAR"

New York May 16.--The American Sugar company and John Arbuckle broke off relations in 1898 because of dispute between. officials of the com pany and John Arbuckle over the re- turn of barrels at 20 cents each, ac- cording to F. W. Gerbracht. who was witness today in the governments suit to dissolve the so-called sugar trust.
 After the dispute the Arbuckle fac tory was built. This was in 1898. One of the officials of the American, Ger bracht testified. told him that they would drive Arbuclkle out of business some day
 How and why the so-called sugar trust" was formed was told today be- fore the special examiner in the gov ernment's dissolution suit by Julius A. Stursberg. formerly secretary of the Brooklyn Refining company, who was called as a witness by the government Strong competition was the reason as- signed by MT. Stursberg, He said the trust agreement was brought about through conferences which John D. Scales of thes Brooklyn Refining con- papy had with officers of other com panies.
 Mir stursberg said that after the first agreement had been entered into in 1885 all refneries were closed down for 10 days to reduce the over production of sugar. ~
 Did negotiations to form the sugar retiperles company follow that shut down?' asked the district attorney.
 Red Hot War
 sNo. sir answered the witness; red hot war followed"
 And after the red hot war'?' prompted the district attorney
 Bad business."
 When. did you commence on the con ference that ended by the formation 1 of the sugar refineries conipany?y
 "Tn the spring of 1ss7.s
 How was the trust agreement brought about"
 "By MT searles of our company sec ling the officers and owners of other companies" ! Mir stursberg said that under the trust" agreement ff was contemplated that the reineries entering into 1t should be directed by board of II trustees
 s5o,OOO,eOO Stock
 stock to the par value of $50.000 000 | he said, was issued by the trustees ana ss5. COG. 900. worth of this was distrib- uted to the stockholders and owners 1 Of the refneries that entered into the com nbination The remaining S15.600, 600 | of stock, he said. was put into the treasury for 'furtker need." | Mir. stursherg named concerns in Boston Philadelphia and southern states which were in competition with the sugar reiineries company, the name | of the corporation created by the trust" agreement of 1887. 1 District Attorney Wise was question ling MT. stursberg regarding the change I In business methods in 1891 in which year the sugar refineries became tho American Sugar Refining company when the hearing was adjourned until tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Irrges Miners to Accept

Wilkesbarre. Pa. May 16.--In as Erong terms as he could possibly use, bhn P. White, international president inc United Mine Workers of Amer la. and other union leaders today |rgcd the delegates in the anthracite liners convention to accept the ten- btive agreement arranged with the
 bal operators and end the present sus- |ension of mining. The entire day was bnsumed in sneeG'n eng and a vote
 Fke Tsg aaas aF not come be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17

The stage of % feet at New Orleans is .lofficial, but authentic, and was recorded
 a. m. May Il, the night of the severe form, when the high wind banked the ater up eighth-tenths of a foot
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Insanity Commission Re ports Condemned Man Is
 Perfectly Sane
TO DIE IN ELECTRIC
 CHAIR NEXT WEEK
Doomed Man Passes Quiet Day and Is Not Informed of His Fate. Governor Foss Issues
 Statement


 Boston, May 1s.-Clarence Y. T. Rich eson's hope of escaping the death chair next week for the murder of Avis linnell expired tonight when Governor Floss announced he would not refer Richeson's petition for communication of sentence to the executive council
 The statement from the governor came soon after the filing of the re- ports of the special insanity commis- sion, which declared the condemned man sane. although subject to fits of hysterical insanity. The commission found that Richeson was sane at the time of the murder. and he is sane now.
 In the death chamber the prisoner has borne himself calmly since he was transferred from the Charles street jail Tuesday It was apparent that he still hoped clemency would be extended to him and it was believed today this alone was keeping up his spirits.
 The statement issued by Governor Foss shows that the alienists found that Richeson's family was afflicted very generally with insanity and that the condemned man himself is neu- rotie, d somnambulist and neuras- thenic and subject to hysterical in sanity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Richeson Not Informed

Richeson was not informed of the governors decision tonight. His spir- itual adviser. the Rev. H. s. Johnson, and the prison chaplain, the Rev. II. W. Stebbins, visited the prisoner at s o'clock and remained with him for an hour. When they entered the death chamber they were not aware. however, of the governors finding.
 Upon leaving the death house Mir. Johnson was informed of the decision. T am very sorry. 1 had held hopes that it might be different9 he said.
 However, l think the governor has acted very humanelys and with great justice and wisdom in submitting the matter Co alienists as he has,
 When asked if he would notify the prisoner of his fate in the morning, Mir. Johnson said he could not tell.
 Deputy Warden N. D. Allsn said to- night that the prison officials would not give the prisoner the news. He ex- pected it would be conveyed to him some time tomorrow, whether through his counsel or one of the clergymen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17


 Cleveland, O.. May 16,-Presdent Taft today declared that Theodore Roosevelt's claim that he controls 522 delegates to the republican national convention at Chicago is without foundation and not borne out by the facts.
 The President said that If Roosevelt were to get all the delegates yet to be crosen he could not be nominated. "The vote in Ohio much to my gratifl- cation. will be the decisive one and vii | llbew settle the question of the nomi- notion said Mir. Taft.
 Only 1ss delegates to the Chicago con Nention remain to be chosen. If Theo- dore Roosevelt were to get all of them he yet could not be nominated the Presi- dent said.
 Carefully prepared figures, he said. show that only 309 delegates thus far are instructed for. or pledged to him, and the talk of real and genuine contests against delegates who are instructed for me Is as unsustained by the facts as many of the misleading issues which have beer injected Into this campaign.
 The number Of Taft delegates thus far chosen" said the President. not counting the eight from Montana and a number from Arkansas and Texas. which VII be elected, is 52. and the vote in Ohio. m. home state, much to my qualification will be the decisive one, and will settle the question of the nomination"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
"Scandalous." Says Ted

Defiance. O., May 1e.,-When Colonel Roosevelt learned Of the outcome Of the republican state convention fin the state of Washington yesterday. as a result of which two sets of delegates are to be sent to the national convention, he de- nounced the action of the supporters of President Taft there as 'scandalous." At Pauiding he said:
 Wherever we held primaries in that state We beat them. Where they were strongest we beat them two to one. Where they were not so strong we beat them about eight to one. They had no chance of any kind and so they have endeavored to steal what they could not earn. to try by theft to get what they could not get from the people, Large crowds met Colonel Roosevelt during the day. At Lima the streets were filled for several blocks with people who were unable to gain entrance into Me morial hall. While Colonel Roosevelt vas speaking man called out: What about the third term? Colonel Roosevelt whirIed about and 
 (Continued on Page Efshtl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
Great Crowds Greet Taft

After a day of rest, during which he made two talks to workingmen at local manufacturing plants and conferred With state leaders, the President spoke here tonight to great crowd.
 The care taken to spare his throat and to keep him quiet today showed in the night speech and it was n rejuyenated President that faced the audience in the big armory. Although his voice was still hoarse, it was strong.
 "I am here most reluctantly but am here from sense of duty" said the President '"I am here to ask justice for an Ohio President"
 The crowd stamped and cheered and ap- pauded that statement with vigor.
 The President made the same sort of speech as throughout his Ohio tour, but at times he varied the arguments for sup port of his administration.
 Speaking of the Payne tariff bill and the need existing for further tariff re- vision, MT Taft got A laugh and d cheer by remarking:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-17
President Draws Laugh


 If the democrats will only give me the money I'll see that the schedules which are too high will be revised MT. Taft spoke for an hour and a half and made probably the most comprehen-
 siye defense of his own administration that he has delivered in the present cam paign. MT. Taft made some new phrases
 in speaking of Colonel Roosevelt. At one point he called his ideas of constitutional government wild and ridiculous notions 9
 and at another he spoke of MT. Roose-
 velts tyranny" and explosive ineon- sistency."
 The President brought again the charge
 that MT. Roosevelt hts campaign man ager. Senator Dixon. and the democrats in the Senate were responsible for the failure of the British and French arbitra- ton treaties.
 T propose. however, said the Pres ident, whether in or out of office, to carry on the agitation for those treaties.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-13

manda. de acuerdo con La exception
previa va discutida, lhizo constar que
es por tanto innecesaria resolver tai ex-
cepcion
lldefonsa Varela, VS. Belen Requena.
No. 1922 Celebrada EN- este case la Wis
Ia de las excepciones previas a la de
manda, y comparecieron ambas parties
por medic de sus respectivos abogados,
qulenes acordaron con la venia someter
la question por medic de briefs que pre-
sentaran EN- ell plazo de diez dias.
Nancy Neron Longpre, VS.. Ramon
Wolf. No 5178 Cancellation de hipote
ca. Mateo Rucabado. interventir. Lila
mado en- este casO la vista de la mo-
ci6n del demandante sobre elimination
de clertas parties de la demanda de in
tervencion, solo compareci6 dicho inter
ventor por medic de sus Letrados, quie-
nes no habiendo comparecido ell deman-
dante, sollcltaron que Sc transtiera di-
cha VISTA seilalando la Corte ell dia (26)
velntiseis del actual para dicho acto.
Gregorio Melendez, VS. p. r. Railway
and Light Co. and Power Co. No. Sis.
Danos Sc celebro en- este case la vista
de la moci6n de la demandante sobre
elimination de la exception previa pre-
sentada por la demandada, habiendo
comparecido ambas parties por sus abo-
gados, la Corte oldas las mismas decla-
ro con lugar la mocion y orden6 dicha
elimination por haberse presentado di-
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-13
Abril IL de 1912


Ell Pueblo, VS.. Rafael Diaz, hom yo-
hlntario. Siendo hoy el dia senalado
para la aprobacion de la exposition del
caso Ell la presente, comparecio ell acu-
sado pOr su abogadO ell senior Diaz Ma
varro y ell Pueblo de F. r., por su Fis,
cal el senor Campillo la Corte Ges-
pues de OR este 1ltimo petici0n de
la defensa, concede la misma un ter
mino hasta ell dia 16 de los corritntes
para c0ntestar
FL Pueblo, VS.. Manuel Rivera Colon
otros, luegos prohibidos A petic;6n
Fiscal Sc suspendi6 cl juicio hasta me-
vo senalamiento.
Ell Pueblo, VS.. Margarita Barbosa. al
terar la paz. Celebrado ell juicio la Cor
tie impuso la acusada 81 V costas un
dia de carce
Rafael Cruz Diaz. Exparte Dominic.
No. 3069. La Corte en- ell dia de hoy
aprueba ell expediente en- este case.
Ell Pueblo. VS. Jose Torres. acomt.
agresn. gra. Celebrado ell iuicio la Cor
te condeno al acusado $50 Y costas
un dia de carcel pOr cada dollar que de-
je de pagar
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-13
,oUrERE listed SER D1cHoso

no vivir con tristeza, miseria, preocupa-
clones tormentosas, sin amor, sin algeria,
sin felicidade Pida hoy mismo los medios
positivos para lograr exito en- la vida y
conseguir cuanto Sc desee; tener fortuna,
salud suerte con mi Iibro que mando
gratis de ssSecretos maravillosos.
Escriba q J. CATALA, Caster No. ,,
PARIS (Francia) E incluya centavos en-
timbres 6 sellos de correo de su pals, para
la condensation.
fFrannuear la carta con centavos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-13

Seccion segunda Libro de Minutas. No.
Is. folio 92
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-04-13

cha exception despales de anetada su
rebeldia