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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-10
"I'M DYING, I'M DYING, SID
 ALLEN DID IT'' SAID JUDGE

The defense continued today it's plan of building up evidence to disprove the prosecutions charge that the Aliens matched a conspiracy to shoot up tho Tfillsville court and came prepared to do the work. It has been alleged that they even wore metal breastplates to protect them against the fire of the defenders.
 Jack Allen kinsman of all the sang, denied on the stand today that he had taken a steel breastplate from his brother. Floyd, before detectives had arrested him. Jack Allen resented the sharp cross examination to which the prosecution forced him to submit
 Other testimony intended to favor Allen seemed to be shaken on cross examination. Witnesses were sworn to testify that the first shooting came from the court officers. One of these, however, admitted that the first two shots came from where he had seen Sidna ard Claude Allen standing. Five men of Carroll county swore that prior to the shooting they had heard no i'll of any of the Aliens. Floyd Allen was OH trial for a felony when the shoot ing took place.
 Fmployes of restaurant testified that when the courthouse bell rang on the day Of the shooting Wesley Edwards and Friel Allen left their breakfasts and hurried into the court, where Aliens jury was ready to return verdict against their kinsman.
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Local option bills valid
 Gen. B. H. Young heads veterans. Serious situation at New Roads. Secretary Knox defends Mir Taft. Baackes ordered papers destroyed Young belonged to Morgan's scouts. stormy session of House. 2-Watson on trial charged with Holland
 murder
 Judge Merrill may poRtpone court. Homicide occurs at Union Springs. Decatur to have $50,0o0 hostelry. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Duncan not placed on stand in Cole
 hearing.
 Exum says city will set pace in gen
 eral progress.
 Excise board collects S275.700. Walter Jones gets life sentence GA trio of story-ettes
 Society.
 ,--oports. S-Home rule passe second reading. Civic league holds good meeting. Governor Hooper heads congress fc-Ireland suffers from emigration il-Believe half of s5o.0o0 has been sub
 scribed.
 East Lake-Ensley boulevard to be
 quilt 12-G. o. P. race too close for comfort 1s-Markets. 14-Advance guards of two armies clash Guests ice from burning hotel.
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wytheville. Va. May e.-'I'm dying; I'm dying. Sid Allen did it."
 Judge Massle's first words as he fell mortally wounded during the pistol battle that killed four others in the Hillsville county courthouse on March 14 were repeated today at the trial of Floyd Allen. one of the gang charged with the five murders.
 Daniel Thomas, sturdy countryman who was the first to reach the dying Judge. detailed the scene and the fight. When he repeated Judge Massies words his eyes filled with tears and he gave way to his emotions. Sid Allen never has been captured
 One other. incident, though 1t oc- cured outside the court room, touched the days proceedings with the dra- matte Campbell Crowder, friend of the Aliens, was talking with some wit nesses on the courthouse green when he exclaimed:
 q hope the Aliens will shoot up this court worse than the one at Hills vile"
 crowder immediately was taken be- fore Judge Staples. who told him that any more such talk would mean T term in jail. The man had been drink ing. but the incident served as re- hinder that the Allen gang Is not without friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-10
All People Warned to Get Out Immediately by
 Lieutenant
 Weeks
FLOOD SITUATION
 WITHOUT INCIDENT
 AT OTHER POINTS
Refugees Continue to Pour Into Baton Rouge-Rescuers Working in and About Lettsworth Have AL
 most Completed Work.
 Sunshine Is Needed

New Roads, La. May 9.-A sand boil developed late today in the Irwinvilie levee on the Mississippi, six miles from this place. The Torras water is rising against the hastily constructed protec- ton levee about the town. Lieutenant Weeks, in charge of the rescue corps here, has warned the people that con ditions are serious and that they must get out at once.
 There are approximately l5,Ooo persons In what Is known as the New Roads dis triet. Lieutenant Weeks has decided upon Cooks Landing. a short distance south, as the point of concentration In the event Of trouble and q fleet of steamboats and barses has been. ordered to report there early tomorrow. Relief trains tonight could operate as far south as Port Allen. opposite Baton Rouge. and service will be maintained as long as the tracks arc above water
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-10

Montgomery May s.-(Special.)-G Emmett O'Neal this afternoon announced his committee on the reform and revision of the judicial system of the state. The committee is composed of 30 of the most eminent jurists and lawyers of Alabama. and is headed by Chief Justice John R. Dowdell of the supreme court. Two other justices of the supreme court are named on the commission and the three judges of the court of appeals.
 Tn announcing the personnel of the ju- dicial commission, the governor made public a letter he has written to each of the appointees. in which the executive declared the imperative need for many needed changes In the present cumbersome and antiquated method of procedure, both criminal and civil. and asked that each member give to the state as much of his time as necessary in effecting these num- erous reforms. The letter concludes with call of the committee to meet in tho supreme court room of the Capitol on Thursday. May 2s, at o'clock in the aft ernoon. in order that the commission may begin its labors at the earliest possi- ble moment.
 The commission Is composed as fol-
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BULKHEADS OPENED AFTER
 CLOSED FROM THE BRIDGE

Washington. May 9.-When the inquiry irto the wrecking of the Titanic today was reopened Maurice L. Farrell. man. aging news editor of the Low, Jones S Co, ticker service. was interrogated about an item published on the day of the disaster in which 1t was announced the White Star line would send a special train to Halifax that would accommo- date no passengers.
 Witness said the information had been given 10 one of his reporters by Vice President Franklin of the White Star line.
 That would seem to indicate MT Franklin that afternoon had information oe the actual life loss. and knew then the survivors were only about 7oo. sug- gested Chairman Smith.
 Witness replied that 1t would seem SO but he said the White Star people ex- plained to him the next day. that all the news they gave out the day of the wreck was unofficial and unverifed.
 They claimed they did not know the extent of the wreck until after o'clock al night the Monday of the disaster said Farrell.
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London, May 9.-Doors to the Titanic's s four watertight bulkheads were opened after they had been closed from the bridge in order that the engine crew might reach the pumps. according to the statement of Thomas Dillon of the engineering staff. brought out in the British Inquiry today.
 Dillon said the chief engineer ordered the bulkhead doors opened. Dillon said they were not closed after the crew passed on tkeir way to the pumps.
 The White Star attorney interrupted witness to say that the doors mentioned by Dillon could not be opened without be- ing released from the bridge.
 The point was not pressed further.
 James Johnson, a steward on the wrecked liner, described the conduct of J. Bruce Ismay as exemplary. It was the first time in the inquiry that the Inter national Mercantile Marines chief had been mentioned.
 MT. Ismay did everything an English man could have done" declared the stew ard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-10
FREEL DISSOLVES CHICAGO
 UNION OF STEREO~vPERS

their members, gif ; ie men stand ing in any office country. Pres ident Freers orde .;S cling the char ter of the local Q 9 a also cancelled to any of it's r % $.
 The effect Of 2 lction by MT. Freel is to leave ey Q ereotyper employed in Chicago o os the union ranks.
 yt is unds a . to be the intention of Mir Free Y to organize another focal union f,- he place of the one just wiped out by him.
 Although there was some disorder today the newspaper situation fappar- ently improved. Several attacks by sympathizers of the pressmen were re- ported to the police during the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-10
.BAACKES ORDERED . PAPERS DESTROYED Gave Order Before the Steel
 Suit Was Filed CAUSES A SURPRISE Steel Corporations Attorneys Fought to Keep Him From Answering.
 Judges Discuss Petition
 for Injunction
CAUSES A SURPRISE

New York, May 9.-The question as to whethar officers of the American Steel and Wire company ordered the destruc- tion of the evidence used in the so-called Jackson wire pool cases before or after the filing of the pending dissolution suit against the United States Steel corpora tion, was answered today Frank Baackes. vice president of the wire com pany testified before Commissioner Brown that he had given the order to George A. Cragin. his assistant sales manager at Worcester, Mass, in September or early in october last. The suit was filed on october 26.
 Orders Given Early
 Baackes testified further that he had given orders after the dissolution of the wire pools three years ago for the de- struction of all the papers connecting his company with the pool operations, but that the order had been only partly exc cuted. It was due to this oversight that the papers now in question came into the hands of the government.
 This testimony came somewhat as a surprise as it was elicited by the Steel corporations attorneys after they had fought to prevent Baackes from answer ing questions regarding the date of his visits to Worcester. where the papers were burned by Harry A. Whitney. a subordinate, who subsequently resigned. Whitney testified a day or two ago that Baackes had given him the order person ally during a visit the latter made to xNoroaetar in NoVau,bar md that at tba grand jury investigation into the oisap- pearance of tho papers an effort was made by Baackes and Cragin to guide his testimony in this regard. They hoped that he would testify that the directions were given by Cragin, he said.
 | It was upon Whitneys version that the government attorneys appeared anxious to prove that the papers were ordered de- stroyed after the filing of the suft so they might not again be used as evidence.
 Whitney Contradicted
 Both Cragin and Baackes today de- nied Whitney's testimony, but neither could give the exact dates upon which Baackes visited Worcester All that Cragin definitely testified to was that on one of the visits Baackes had asked him if the papers had. been destroyed. Henry E. Cotton of counsel for the gov ernment, who conducted the grand jury investigation failed to ask Baackes directly as to when he gave the order but R. V. Lindabury of the defense sprang the question with dramatic sud denness.
 While Cragin was on the stand Judge Dickinson for the government tried un- successfully to get the witness to say that James H. Farrell, now president of the United States Steel corporation was aware of the wire pools cragin stoutly denied that he had ever had any correspondence or conversation with Farrell on the subject.
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Chicago, May 9.-President James J. Freel of the International Stereotypers and Electrotypers' union today took drastic action against members of stereotypers local union No. 1, who quit work in sympathy with the news paper pressmen.
 Freel and his associate members of the executive council of the interna- tional union formally cancelled the charter of the local union because the men refused to return to work after ordered by Freel. Several days ago. iH anticipation of this discipline, of ficers of the local union made prepar- ations to issue "traveling cards" to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-10
Conditions Improve

Washington. May e.-Cold. official facts exhibited in the reports of the army en- gineer officers. free from the influence Of local excitement, are that conditions have slightly improved within the last 24 hours in the flooded district of the Mis- sissipp valey
 Major Sherrel at New Orleans has in- spected the levees for 50 miles below that city and found them in improved eondi- ton. The levee at Melville .is being held against the greatest odds and the condi- tions are bad in the neighborhood of Plaquemine.
 1 Farther north. in the Memphis sec tion. Major smith reports an improve ment in the situation. though water is still running through the existing crew. | aeses
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Situation Without Incident

New Orleans, May 9.-Other than the rescue of marooned persons in the over flowed sections and the closing of an in- cipient crevasse at Illyria, near the mouth of the Mississippi river, the Louisi- ana flood situation today was without in- cdent. Workmen, in decreased numbers, were engaged at nearly all doubtful places between Natchez and New Orleans. taking advantage of the fair weather in strength- ening entertainments.
 Rescuers working in and near Let's worth. where the Torras crevasse has spread water over portions Of two parishes have about completed their work and turned their attention to places more distant from the river. Water from the Torras crevasse rose three inches ar Morganza today. Railroads in that sec tion are paralyzed by the washouts
 Refugees in Large Numbers
 Refugees are continuing to pour into Baton Rouge, Opeousas and other con- centration camps. whence they are trans ferred to places less congested. Few refugees arrived al New Orleans today because train service about New Roads had to be suspended The remaining refugees from Morganza and Batchelor were sent to Port Hickey.
 Lieut.. H. J. Weeks. in charge of the rescue corps at Morganza today re- ceived a telegram from Batchelor 10 the effect that the country was well cleared of refugees and that the motor boats would go to Morganza. All were anxious to get into that portion of the submerged country to the south of that point as quickly as possible.
 For the first time In weeks the Unit eG States engineers here, who nave been working night and day, today took advantage of the respite. Chief Ensi- neer $. 0. Sherrill said that he had re- ceived no important telegrams, these having been supplaated by ordinary routine reports Withl a few more days sunshine all were of the opinion that the probability of more serious crey- asses was remote.
 No Change at New Orleans
 At New orleans the river stage at : o'clock tonight was 21.l feet. no change Having been recorded since z a. m. This was within one-tenth of the predicted rec ,rd of the weather bureau officials. who believe that the stage will not go over 21.5 unless southerily winds pre- vail, tending to hold back the water.
 Probably 200 workmen, are still em- ptose ed on the leYee m tile tlli1 oi=- trict, near the American Sugar Rein ery Those in charge stated that this levee would be filled out ass far as the revetment only as a measure of pre- caution, and that the activity did not indicate that the embankment was weak or the work necessary
 The break at 1lyria, on the west bank. was discovered about o'clock this morn ing and was about 10 feet i'm width. Finer gency gangs were put to work imms- Giately and the hole was stopped. Tt~ e tnntry thereabouts is sparsely settled the proximity of outlets to Barataria ba~ preclude the possibility of much damage in the event of crevasse in that sec
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-10
YOUNG BELONGED l. TOMORGAN SCOUTS | Learned to Ride Before He Could Walk HIS WAR EXPERIENCES Joined Morgan's Brigade When He Was IS, Was Captured, Escaped
 to Canada and Led Successful
 Raid From There
HIS WAR EXPERIENCES

Louisville, May 9.-Gen. Bennett II. Young of this city, who was today elected commander in chief of the United Confed- crate Veterans. was one of Morgan's raid CTS. This term has always served to de- scribe in Kentucky those who fought dur Ing the civil war under the famous. Con- federate cavalry leader, Gen. John H.
 Morgan, and who followed him on his raids into the heart of the northern coun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-10
Torras Creyasse Disastrous

Baton Rouge. La. May s.-Approxi- mately 17000 were made homeless by the crevasse at Torras. La. and 12, 900 are receiving subsistence from the United States government, according to figures in the governor office and in the office of Captain Logan. in charge of the United States army relief res- cue work Probably 45O0 of these are in Baton Rouge Five thousand are caring for themselves
 The thousand made homeless by the Panther Forest, Dogtail and other crevasses have not oeen accounted for officially and it will probably require
 
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Rode Before He Walked


 Born in ls4s in Jessamine county, Ken lucky. in the heart of the Blue Grass region. Bennett H. Young is said Co have learned to ride horse before he could walk At IS years he gave up his books for the saber and spurs of Confederate trooper. and with the exception of the time he spent in northern prisons served continuously until the close of hostilities.
 Since the war General Young has com bined farming with the practice of law as well as serving as a director Of numerous banking, trust and insurance companies. He has found time to devote himself to historical research the chairman of this department in the Veterans associa ton He has published many original papers General Young Is by political preference democrat but has declined repeatedly political office. He served one term as moderator of the synod of Kentucky in , his church. Coming from a family of slave holders, General Young has always been staunch friend of the negro. Much of his philanthrophic work, both personal and in connection with church charity. has been devoted to this race.
 Negroes Prayed for Him
 In 1911 when he was taken to q Balti- more hospital for an operation special prayers fx his speedy recovery were of- fered in many of the negro churches of Louisville. General Young lives with his wife and children in Louisville during the winter months, deyoting his time to his Kentucky farms throughout the summer.
 General Young comes Of fighting stock. His grandfather, John Young was a rev. olutionary soldier and fought under Gen. | eral Greene in most of the campaigns in Virginia and the Carolnas. John Young was at the battle of Kings Mountain, and his brother, Robert Young. killed General Ferguson. the British commander, in that l fight.
 On hIs mothers side General Young is descended from Col Joseph Crockett a distinguished officer of the revolution who also served with Gen. George Rogers Clark in the northwest.
 His War Experiences General Young first enlisted at the out break of the civil war in the Eighth Ken lucky cavalry. C. s. A., which formed part of General Morgans brigade. He was | captured in Ohio with General Morgan confined in the state penitentiary at Co l lumbus. later al Camp Chase and wa. finally taken. as prisoner of war tc l Camp Douglas.
 | He escaped from Camp Douglas and succeeded fin reaching ca>,da. whence he sailed to the West indies. Runnins | the blockade he reached Wilmington x. C.. and again enlisted in the Con. federate army He was finally given the commission of lieutenant and detailed or
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underwood'. Majority 1881

Jacksonville. May 9.--The state democratic executive committee met here today and canvassed the vote of the primary held April 20, showing the following results:
 For president: Underwood. 2s,- 343 Wilson, 20.482.
 For governor: Trammell. 27.1l1: Milton, l2,4o9.
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Discuss Petition for Injunction

Trenton, N. J.. May 9.--The applica- ton in the United States district court here for an injunction to restrain the United States Steel corporation and number of it's subsidiary concerns from the destruction of books and papers which might be used as evidence in the suit of the government for the dissolu- ton of the Steel corporation was dis
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Makes Earnest Plea

Mr. Knox made an earnest plea that President Taft he given second term
 This has been." he said. the republi- can rule without exception, except one fPresident Hayesl, which so forcibly em- 2hasizes the rule and unless the repub- lican party has become the plaything of enc man, prompted by his whims, his im- perious ambitions. his vanities and mys-
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, 1912-11-07
Killed convicts

Three of the worst characters
went to their grave at hands of
Posse.
The posie that went out from
Baggs after the reported location
OF some of the convicts succeeded
in getting three more. The men
were tracked in the snow to a
place about As miles south west OF
Baggs and when the Dupty War
den's men located them they we're
ready for a fight and stood their
ground. The posse closed in
working carefully until they got
in rife range and then open up.
Finly only one Of the convicts re-
iturnedSthe fire and finely none at
all and the dupties fearing a pos
UNI play they worked up close
enough to find that if they were
not both dead they were to help
less to do any o damage and
when they got up to them they
found that they we're Both dead.
Richardson was shot 4 times,
once in the leg, once in the
stomach and twice in the head.
Baxtrom was shot four times in
the chest and once in the head.
The third man, Burke, was found
dead before they come upon Rich
ardson and Baxtron. 1t is believ-
ed that Burke, being in such a
bad condition from being shot
with buck shot in the back when
making his escape, that he was in
no shape to travel and that Rich
ardson or Baxtron killed him at
his own request, as he vas 8 hot in
the head when found. Richard
son it will be remembered was the
mar who shot the barber in Raw
Inns, at the time he was making
his escape when the barber tried
to stop him. This ends the lives
of three of the notorious criminals
that escaped in the second bread
at the penetentiary.
, 1912-11-07
New Lumber Yard Manager

NJ d. Beaver,Sthe auditor of the
Foster lumber Co.. and NJ j.
O'Leary the new manager arrived
here Friday and started the work
of checking in the new manager
and checking out j. E. Hobbs.
The business was quickly complet-
ed and Mr.. Beaver returned to
Brush, Colo, on the Sunday train.
Mr.. O'Leary is a young man and
has had considerable experience
in the lumber business and will
undoubtedly make good here.
Mr.. Hobbs. the old manager, gave
excellent satisfaction and the peo-
pie who deit with the lumber com.
pany as'wen as every one in the
town are sorry to see Mr.. Hobbs
and his family leave here.
, 1912-11-07
+ Elk Mountain Letter

Mrs. Frank Odom shipped all
of her furniture and live stock to
Buffalo Wyoming during the
week, she leaves Elk Mountain
the 7th Nov. to join Mr.. Odom
there.
A number of friends gathered
at Mrs. Elizabeth Meyers, home
Friday evening to wish Mrs.
Odom a bright future in her new
home in Buffalo, she received
presents from the Sunday school
children and the members of the
church.
Mrs. Meyers, and her neice
Miss Hearst leave Thursday for
their winter home in Denver.
John Veitch il having a wind
mill erected over the drilled we'll
at his Milo ranch.
The telephone up to timber re-
serve stations has been completed
one car now communicate with
U. s. Government rangers with
out a long ride to their head
quarters. This line is owned by
Uncle Sam and connects with
intermountain Telephone Co.
/ lines at Elk. Mt. and the Bell at
Saratoga over Intermountain
lines.
Dave West has had his ranch
connected to Intermountain Tel
ephone.
Mrs Hannah Bruce has return
red to her home from Denver.
Albert Larson of Denver is
visiting at Elk Nj.