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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
Engine Turned Over

The fast train was running at high rate of speed, estimated at fully 50
 miles an hour, and the immense engine was hurled 35 feet off the main line, turning completely over Engineer
 Smedley, whose homo Is Atlanta, was
 caught beneath the locomotive and in stantly killed. The fireman of the loco
 motive, Tom Jordan, a Mont gomery ne gor, had several ribs broken and was
 badly bruised. Jordan jumped from the
 engine just as IL left the rails.
 Among the injured was E. T. Eckles
 of Montgomery, general freight agent
 of the West Point route, who had his
 nose broken and was badly injured about the head. MT, Ecl<les injuries
 are not regarded as serious and he will | recover, according to the advlces of physicians. He will be confined to his home on South Hull street probably d few weeks.
 Another official of the road who was hurt in the wreck was Frank G. Brow der of this city who was badly bruised and cut about the head, though his in juries are not serious. MT. Bro wder is | chief clerk to the general freight agent. Others who were injured are:
 A. s. Graves baggage master, of At lanta, head crushed and otherwise bad | ly bruised and hurt.
 | R. E. Poster messenger of Spartan- | burg. S. C., both legs badly injured and
 otherwise bruised and cut.
 | Mrs. C. F. Sweeney, Montgomery, Sruised and shaken up, injuries not serious.
 Hallway Mail Clerk Small of Atlanta slightly injured.
 Conductor J. l.. Bellamy, slightly ! bruised and ribs fractured. Spikes Removed Railroad officials are inclined to the theory that the wreck was the work of mscreants The heavy train left the rails at a siding a few hundred paces above Mllstead. and the defect was at
 the switch point An investigation made by Special Agent F. R. Yarbrough of the West Point route. who was on tLe train. revealed the fact that several spikes
 had been removed from this switch. While these spikes might have been withdrawn by members of the section | gang, who have been at work on the rails at Milstead, and left out through | negligence, 1t Is not believed that this
 could haze. been the case. The theory l that the wreck was the work of criin-
 inals is supported by railroad officials | by the fact that local passenger train | No. 8, bound for Montgomery, passed the defective spot at 6;33 D. m., and that eastbound passenger train No. 36 passed the same place about ' D. m, both trains getting by without accident As soon as the news of the wreck reached Montgomery Superintendent " NJ. Cox and a large force of officials and hands went immediately to the scene of the disaster and remained throughout the night and the greater part of today. The main line was cleared about o'clock this
 morning, when through traffic was re- stored.
 The relief train which went to the scene
 of the wreck with several physicians re-
 turned to the city at 4:30 o'clock this
 morning, bringing the body of Engineer
 Smedley and the injured. Several of the
 patients were taken to St. Margaret's hos
 pital, including A. S. Graves. the baggage
 master, R. E. Foster, and the negro fire
 man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01


 San Antonio, Tex, February 2.-Emilio Vasquez Gomez denies he will go to Juarcz to assume the provisional presidency of Mexico.
 "Only at the triumph of the revolution will I go said he. T have not by word of mouth. by letter. nor by message sought to direct the operations of the Vasquistas. 1 am in no way implicated in the revolution beyond the fact that the revolutionists have assumed my name !. If the lives and property of the people of Preside, Tex, become endangered by fighting at Ojinaga. Mex, troops will be dispatched to protect the citizens of Pre- sido. according to Brig. Gen Joseph w. Duncan, commander of the department Of Texas, who has been apprised of the fact unofficialh' that the residents of Preside, anticipating rebels will attack Ojinaga, have petitioned Washington for troops.
 Ojinaga is across the border from Pre- sido and would be in direct line of fire in the event of battle.
 General Duncan has also received peti- tions from Eagle Pass. Columbus, N. M M,, and other cities on or near the border asking for troops, but has been unable to comply with the requests owing to a lack of men.
 MatamOros Will Fall
 Army officials at Fort Sam Houston re- ceived reports tonight through official channels predicting that Matamoros, in Tamaulipas, opposite Brownsville, Tex, will fall into the hands of the Mexican revolutionists within two or three days. The report comes as surprise. Although there have been several maraudng bands in that state it was not supposed they had any connection with the revolutions ists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
Do Not Like Interview

Protest will be made by the United States to Mexico for the alleged anti American declarat tion of Juan Sanchez Azcona, private secretary to President Madero.
 Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson at Mexico City was today requested by Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson of the state department to determine the authenticity of Azconas' statements from an official, whetn-r speaking in formally or not, were likely to inspire antagonism against Americans in Mex ico.
 The first impulse here was to ignore the reports of Azcona's statement in which he was alleged to have said Americans would be massacred if the United States intervened at the border Later however, in long telegram to a newspaper here, -Azcona declared he had said
 intervention means war to the death. and death would be long ways off. ,"
 The department learned today that train load of federal troops was at tackled by rebels at Camache, in the state of Coahuila, two days ago. Fifty. of the federals were reported killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
D|X'S REASONS FOR REFUSING PARDON Says Brandt Is Self Con-
 fessed Forger OFFERS NO EXCUSE Believes Facts Justify Refusal and Feels No Regret for His Action.
 Will Appeal the Habeas
 Corpus Writ
OFFERS NO EXCUSE

Albany, N. Y. February 9-Brandfns Folke F. Brandt as a self-confessed for- gor and declaring that until it Is eonclu- sively shown the former valet Of Moru- mer l.. Schiff did not commit the crime for which he was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment. Governor Dix in state ment issued tonight says he will tustify and maintain his declaration that Brandt is not worthy of pardon. The governor says the statement is his farewell word in the case unless the higher courts set aside the writ of habeas corpus by which Brandt won his release.
 The governor says he has not regret Tor his action and offers no excuses. Moral as well as legal considerations, he says. influenced him.
 To sustain this point the governor points out that while District Attorney Whit man has expressed publicly the opinion that Brandt's indictment, conviction and sentence were illegal he did not make any reference to such a contention in his re- port to him or urge full and imme- date pardon of the former valet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01

,o cohtFol tne north ana the south.
 It is believed here that the Picking outbreak will irretrievably damage Yuan Shi Kai's prestige.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
UNITED STATES WILL NOT CLOSE PORT AT Il PASO
  Will Protest Against Inter- view Given Out by
 OzcOnas
ZAPATA REPUDIATES
 VASQUEZ GOMEZ
Failure to Go to Juarez Disgusts Followers in Mexico-Madero' Paper Blockade Collapses.
 Clothing for the Rebels

Washington, February 2s.-The United States will not prohibit exportatons Of merchandise into Juarez, Mexico. from El Paso. This conclusion was reached to- day at a conference among officials of the departments of state, justice and treasury The attitude of the United Sttaes government in dealing with the Jua- reg rebellion is merely a reiteration of the policy adopted during the Madero revolu- tion. Shipments of arms and ammunition, which to all appearances are legitfmately sent from a shipper in this country to a dealer in Mexico, will not be intercepted
 Agents of the department of justice and treasury on the southern frontier have been instructed at the same time to see that the neutrality of the United States is. preserved.
 Munitions of war which seem a part of the plot against Mexico will not be per mitted to go over the frontier. The law and precedents were gone into exhaustive- Jy by the authorities by request from the Mexican ambassador and the Mexican consul at Fl Paso that arms and ammuni- ton be kent ont of JlIarez
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
Facts Warrant Sentence

But while I frankly and deliberate ly base my refusal to extend clemency upon the fact that in his effort to se- cure a pardon, Brandt has not scrupled to attack the lIonor~of woman and to invade the sanctity of a home, I also declare my conviction that the facts in the case as presented to me by no means indicated that the law had been violated in the conviction and sentence thereupon."
 Attorney General Carmody today sent notice to District Attorney Whitman and Mirabeau l.. Towns, counsel for Folke E. Brandt, former valet to Nor timer l.. Schiff of New York, that he would take an immediate appeal from the recent 30 days decision of Supreme Court Justice Gerard granting writ of habeas corpus through which Brandt was released from prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
Americans Protest

representatives, or tneSe interests pro- tested to the Mexican authorities of lack of protection. asserting that the firing of well would douhtless mean destruction of many others, if not of the whole. field Three hundred troops have also been sent to Cuiacan, Sinaloa, where uprisings have occurred.
 Manuel Garza Aldape, once vice presi- dential candidate on the vasquez Gomez ticket, protested in a telegram to- E Ini- parcial today from San Antonio against the use of his name on the enrile procla- nation recently issued at El Paso. He believes the fall of Madero is necessary for the good of the country and inevitable. but declared 1t should not be accomplished through intrigues.
 Officials Surprised
 Government officials tonight ex- pressed surprise at the reported action of the United States in refusing the petition of Mexico for the closing of Juarez against American commerce and minister of foreign relations Manuel Calero asserted that inasmuch as he had received no official communica- ton from the ambassador Fin Washing ton he was inclined to doubt the finality of the action officials at Wash ington.
 T hsve again wired the ambassa . dor" said he, and have advised of the report published here with instruc- tions to furnish me an official con- firmation pr denial."s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
enlist.
The Legation Guard

would occur among the 800 00 enlis ed men in the republican a Gnx.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
Contradicts Brandt

Referring to the statement of Brandt and his attorneys that no attempt was made to attack the honor of woman in the prisoners appeal for clemency, the governor says:
 Tn regard to this particular feature of the case there remains only to say that that application for clemeny does include statements of scandalous nature and which reflect upon the integrity and honor of a woman whose name Is mentioned
 "In the exercise of executive discretion it is as much my duty to protect the fair name of a woman and mother who has never had an opportunity 10 defend that which is dearer than life and liberty. as 1t is to protect the mach mooted legal rights of one who has been convicted of T crime upon his own D ca of guilty. In the letters submitted to rhe he has attempted to disprove the crime to which he for merly pleaded guilty Ivy stating facts and uttering insinuations which would make him guilty of still more abhorrent of fense-an offense against the sanctity of beleyable. l refused, through the exer- else of clemency to condone wrong more despicable and insidious than burglary or assault by blasting the character and reputation of a woman on the unsupported statements of self-confessed forger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
Juarez Prepared for Attack

stirred tonight by the report that a large body of troops had arrived at -Guadalrpe, 40 miles east. of-th citN on the Rio. Grande, Believing these troops are those of Colonel Villa from whom they have been expecting an at tack for several days, the rebel forces in Juarez immediately prepared for ao- tion. Early tonight about 1000 men were sent out east in the direction of Guadalupe; about 300 south, and about 100 west. Nothing has been heard yet from any of the troops
 It is believed here that the troops reported at Guadalupe are those under the rebel Brauilo Hernandez, who yes terday was reported ~n his way to join the rebels in Juarez.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
"Paper Blockade' Collapses


 The ''paper blockade, declared against Juarez by President Madero today proved to be of the most fragile. tissue. Sothing for the rebels to the value of $2400 and a considerable supply of groceries went through it as If the embargo was not in existence.
 The order of the Mexican president closing the port found no one in com- mand to receive it. There is no obliga- tion on the part of American officials to see that the order is not violated and the rebels naturally pay no attention to it.
 They went further today. They reduced import duties 50 per cent for the an- nounced purpose of stimulating trade across the international boundary. In this way they hope to secure the money necessary to finance the expedition against Chihuahua and the City of Mex ico. They stated that work train will leave Juarez tomorrow to make the mea- ger repairs needed on bridges and that troop trains will follow Saturday. Rebel Leaders at Juarez Gomez. Pobelo Palino Martice and David De La Frente, representing Emilio Vasquez Gomez. titular head of the rev olution and whose middle name supplies the root of the word "Vasquistas," by which the rebels usually are designated, visited Jaurez today. They haranged the insurrecto forces in the plaza and were received with enthusiastic ''vivas." They stated that Dr. Gomez in person would come to Juarez within few days Don Juan Terrazas, son of Gen. Luis Terrazas, whose land holdings in Mexico aggregate 100000 acres, experienced a war assessment while visiting Juarez. The rebels persuaded him that his return to American soil would be greatly expe- dited by a contribution of 5000 Mexican money. When he returned to his hotel in Fl Paso hes explained his delay on the Mexican side, and showed a receipt which, he said, accounted for the fact that he had returned at all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
THE LONG DREADED RIOTS IN PEKING
 HAVE BROKEN OUT
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ID

because foreigners have not been mos tested.
 Occasionally there is the sound of Max i'm firing and the booming of heavy guns The officers have been unable to control the soldiers and among the fugitives now housed at the legations are officials of the Chinese foreign board and officers of the imperial guards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-01
Gomez Is Timid

of the penitentiary was among the slain
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
0 'BR|EN KNOCKED
OUT IN FIRST INNING

Continued from page one)
trying to stretch the hit, Merkle was
safe on an lntield hit. Merkle was
out stealing Two hits; no runs; no
errors
Fourth Inning
First Half. stahl scratched an in
field hit Wagner flied out; Cady
singled, Stah taking third; Collins
grounded to Fletcher. who threw Gag
out at second; Doylc throwing Collins
out at first TWO hits; no runs; no
errors.
Second Half Herzog flied out;
Meyers tripled; Fletcher flicd out;
Marquard grounded out One hit; no
runs no errors
Fifth Inning
First Half: Hooper, Yerkcs and
Speaker flied our in order
Second Halt Devore singled; DOYLE
flied out; snodsrass flied to Hooper.
who doubled peyore at first Two
hits; no runs; no errors.
Sixth Inning
First Halt Lewis fouled out; Gard
ner and stahl famed No hits; no
runs. no errors.
Seventh Inning
First Half Wagner grounded out;
Cady and Collins flied out. No hits;
no runs: no errors
Eighth Inning
First Half. Hooper flied out,
Yerkes singled. Speaker and Lewis
flied out no hits; no runs; 10 er-
rors.
Second Half: Devore grounded out;
DOYLE fouled out: Snodgrass safe on
inlield hit and was out stealing one
hit no runs; no errors.
Ninth Inning
First Halt: Gardner flied out; Stahl
lied out; Wagner grounded out
The Giants made runs: II hits
and errors. The Sox, runs: : /
tits and / errer.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
TRIED To
GET To
WHITMAN
DAMAGING EVIDENCE TO.
DAY I'M ROSENTHAL
MURDER CASE
(By Associated PressJ

New York, Oct H." Bridge" Web
Der was called to the stand in the
Lieut.. Becker trial this morning to
corroborate the testimony Of BALD
Jack Rose.
Sheehan. secretary to the police
commissioner, identified Lieut. Beck
ers signature to letter handed him
before We5ber was called to the
stand and testified as to what Lieut.
Becker said about Rosenthal
They are trying to get me in
eyeryway Now hes going to get TO
Whitman. That's got to be stopped
he's got to be croa@ed before be gets
to whitman Webber testified
Becker told him Similar words we're
also used ia the letter
The possibility that the case OF
Becser on trial before Justice Goff
'or the murder Of Herman Rosenthal
will 80 TO the jury without any de-
Tense having been presented by John
r Mcintyre. Becker's counsei. was in
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
GOV. CRUCE HAS
FINISHED HIS MESSAGE

Ardmore, Okla, Oct. 14.--Gov.
Cruce, who had been at the home OF
his brother here since Monday, pre-
pairing his message to the legislature.
left today for Oklahoma City. His
presence here was not generally
known until today, when he left.
Instead Of waiting until the legs-
lature convenes. GOV Cruce will pub
lish his message in circular form and
will send copy to every member Of
the state legislature. six weeks prior
TO the conyening OF the Iaw-makng
body This plan. announced several
days ago, is an innovation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
CONVICTS
ESCAPE THROUGH SEWERS

Columbus. o., Oct l4-Four Of the
most desperate convicts in the Ohio
penitentiary escaped by saving
through the bars OF sewer manhole
behind the prison hospital
They dropped into the underground
tunnel aud worked their way to the
sewers outlet on the banks OF the
Scioto river
The missing prisoners are: James
Neal, serving three years for burg
larry; Clyde Stratton, serving five
years for burglary, and Williab Barn
egraff. serving life for murder. STRAIT
ton escaped over the wall last year
and was recaptured in Chicago sever
al months later
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
WOMAN DIES TO
SAVE LITTLE SON

Mrs. Hugh Pridemore, who lived
sixteen miles west of Thomas, in Gus
ter county. was killed in a runaway
accident yesterday, but saved her
small son from serious injury. See
ing her son in the wagon, drawn by
the frightened horses. she Jumped in
as the team passed by, only to be
killed few minutes later when the
horses fell into a deep canyon The
mothers body saved the boy who fell
on top of her
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
A Marvellous Escape.

MY little boy had marvellous
escape writes P. f. Bastlams or
Prince Albert Cape Of Good Hope
ut occurred in the middle of the
night He got very severe attack
or Group. AS luck would have it.
had a large bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy in the house After
following the directions for an hour
and twenty minutes he was through
all danger" Sold by all druggists.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
" " " " " " " " V " " x u u " "
FACTS ABOUT ROOMS,
FOR RENT.

~ Renting a room? Many house y
y holds find it convenient, pleas Y
~ ant and profitable to have a y
y roomer or two "
~ It's surprising how many peo- "
y pie, whether by force or circum- y
" stances or by preference, make "
" their homes in cozy, comfortable "
Y furnisher rooms. ~
y There's always 3 demand for "
- the right kind OF neatly cared "
* for, pleasant little home rooms "
" and it's an easy matter to select Y
x just the kind OF occupants for "
y such rooms. V
Y The Want ads are the most ef- ~
Y fective. quickest and best means "
Y OF securing roomers and board "
y ers. "
Y II you want room. or II you "
Y have room for rent, make use "
Y OF the Wants "
Z y
n W " " " " " " " " " " " " xwW
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14

A. an Illustration, comparing me
lew Law with the old Guthrie eiti-
zen can send five pound package
through the mails at Guthrie for de-
livery in the city or on any rural
route ont OF Guthrie under the parcels
post law ior cents; at present the
same weight package would cost 4
cent per ounce, or for the five pounds
$50 ounces) So cents quite saving.
The law limits the size of package
to maximum Of y inches in length
and glrth combined and to z pounds
in weight
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
NEW LAW
WILL Be
HELPFUL
CAN SHIP BUTTER, EGGS
AND LIVE BIRDS BY
MAIL

Just how much the parcels post
law. which goes into effect on Janu
airy LIST next will affect the business
Of the postoGice department, how
many more men will be required 10
handle the Increased traffic, il any,
or how much additionas car space un
the railroads will be needed for car.
rying extra matter, it any is a gues.
tion that is lust now agitating the
mind Of Postmaster Mccoy.
Il depends upon how quicS-y the
people OF this community take to ~
new order Of things They may not
patronize the parcels post at first any
better than they did the postal saw
ings bank Ii may 80 slow for a
time and then on the contrary it may
swamp us The postal savings banks
throughout the country are now flour
ishing. at first they We're a failure,
ID measure Now they are a perma-
nent success Only actual experiment
can tell anything about the parcels
post
Postmaster Mccoy rather inclines
to the opinion that farmers will pat
ronize the department as far as rur-
all transportation OF matter is concern
ed. The law does not place any very
prescribed limit on the amount Of
matter that can go through the mails,
embracing, as the statute says farm
and factory products Undoubtedly
ii will be benefit to the local mer-
chants Of a town by providing a
means for their farmer patrons to
shop by proxy. However, there are
those who believe that the new sys-
tenn will open up new iield for
such concerns as the Sears-Roebuck |
TO compete with the local merchant
One thing. congress was wise in
sitting January ist as the date for
the new law to begin
During the month II is usually verN
dull In the postal business, on ac-
count OF the big rush OF the holiday |
period, just preceding. There isn't
much work for the employees and II
the parcels post causes a rush OF
work at the beginning il couldn't be
started at a more convenient time
for the department
The following table gives some OF
the charges for different weights and |
for various zones Live birds. but.
Ter and eggs can be shipped The
maximum weight Of a single package
allowable is eleven pounds;
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
TELL TALE LETTERS
IN DYNAMITINC CASE

indianapolis. Ind. Oct. 14.-Enough
letters were on hand before the jury
in the dynamite conspiracy" trial to-
day to keep witnesses busy for
week identifying them. The letters
are said by the government to have
been written by the defendants in ar
ranging for explosions for six years.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-10-14
PRINCE OF WALES
TO VISIT kntRICA

London, Oct l4-lt is now pretty
definitely arranged that the Prince OF
Wales will visit New York as his
grandfather, King Edward. did when
he, too. was Prince of Wales.
Should the young prince set foot
on American soil he will be the
guest OF Ambassador and Mrs White
law Reid