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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
KEEP GIVEN TERM
 IN PENITENTIARY
DeKalb Citizen Gets Almost Eight Years for Killing Bare
 footed Lad

Fort Payne. March 15.-(Special)- )-The jury in the John Reef murder case, which has been out for over 24 hours. rendered a verdict this afternoon finding John Reef guilty of manslaughter and giving him a sentence of seven years and six months in the penitentiary. The case was to have been tried at the regular spring term of court in February. but owing to the absence of M. w. Howard, who was employed to defend Reef, It was decided by Judge W. w. Haralson to hold an adjourned term of court this week to try this case.
 Something like 40 Jurors were summoned from all over the county from which 10 select an unprejudiced jury. It will be remembered by many that in last July John Reef and his father. Thomas Reef got into row with the Denson boys and John Reef shot and killed the young est Denson boy barefooted lad of about 15 years who was unarmed.
 The fight was tho termination of an old family fued that had been going on for a number of years and in which all parties had been participating pretty freely.
 The trial of Thomas Reef as an access sory will not be tried until in August at the regular term of fall court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

In celebration of Founders day about n members of the Phi Delta Theta Greek fraternity gathered at a banquet at the
 University club last night. Practically every chapter Of the fraternity In the
 state was represented and the meeting
 was one of the most enthusiastic ever
 held by the fraternity.
 The Phi Delta Theta fraternity was first organized at Miami university at
 Oxford, O., in the year ls4S since It's organization 1t has grown in membership until now it is one of the strongest in | the country | At the banquet last night Col. Alex ander NJ. Garber formerly attorney gen.
 eral of the state, and graduate of the | University of Alabama, acted as toast
 master Among the members who re- sponded to toasts were Hugh Morrow, W. s. Mudd. pr. A. A. Walker, M. D.
 Ianier J. IT, McCary, George l.. Wat
 kins, pr. L. r. Luckie and w. J Con mfr.
 1 The following officers for the Birming ham Alumni association of Phi Delta
 Thetas were elected: Hugh Morrow, pres 1 ident; W. J. Connin, secretary and Dr.
 l.. F. Lucllie, reporter. Delegates elected to the national convention in Chicago in November of this year were w. J. Con mfr and George Watkins.
 1 The local Phi Delta Thetas have been practically assured that the national con- vention of 1914 will be held In Birming- | ham. As committee of ways and means to work toward bringing the convention i here the following men were elected:
 Robert Jemson, Jr.. Hugh Morrow, W. 1 J. Conniff. M. D. Lanier. w. F. Mudd and i George l.. Watkins. If the convention
 is secured for Birmingham it will mean i that about 2000 members of the frater- nity, representing every state in the l union the chapters al Quebec and To- 1 ronto. Canada, one in the City of Mex
 leo and one in Cuba will be entertained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
ROOSEVELT MEETS CHIEF L|EUTENANTS Bureau Answers Charges
 Made by H0user HE WINS OKLAHOMA Solid Roosevelt Delegation Elected by Guthrie Convention-Rooseyelt Did Not Think LaFollette
 Could Be Elected
HE WINS OKLAHOMA

New York, March 15.-What was per haps the most important conference held of leaders of Roosevelt forces was held here today. The colonel and his chief lieutenants went over the situ- ation to map out a plan of campaign who 1t Is understood will have part in shaping the campaign.
 The conference lasted way into the night and those who participated in it said that they could make no deh- nlte announcement of plans agreed upon as yet. The colonel sent out a sembled In New York tonight virtually all the prominent figures of his party who could attend.
 The colonel met the men at the home of his cousin, J. West Roosevelt Those present were Senator Dixon, L. w. Ward, national committee of New York R. P. Edwards of Ohio, Governor Had ley of Ohio. Governor Glasseoek of West Virginia, George ". Perkins, Henry l., Stoddard and Frank Nun sey of New York, Albert J. Beveridge, former United States senator from ln- diana; Alexander II. Revell of Chicago and Thomas Niedrlnghaus of St. Louis.
 This is a gathering of the elan," said Colonel Roosevelt. Senator Dixon wanted to consult me about any speeches 1 might make during the campaign
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
FINE FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
 FOR VIOLATING STATE LAWS

this company on the basis of a pay ment of 5000, which will also prob ably be settled without further con
 troversy. Another company represent
 ed by MT Tillman was the Empire Flow company, which the board assessed s250
 The Crescent News company. cor poration with principal offices in Texas,
 was assessed $500 by the board. This corporation was represented by Ben
 jamin J. Waldo of New Orleans. The Crescent News company is doing bus mess In seven places in Alabama, oper- ating news stands and restaurants. Another foreign corporation assessed
 by the board was the Burroughs Ad- ding Machine company, which had fail
 ed to designate an agent in the state after another had been transferred to
 another place. This company was as
 sessed $500, being represented by Du- pont Thompson, a Birmingham atior- ney.
 The Crandall Packing company was
 given a hearing before the board and
 the case was continued. This corpor alton was represented by Attorney James L. Davidson of Birmingham. The contention was that the company had failed to designate an agent. Other cases that had been scheduled to come before the board today. and continued were the Aef..a Powder com pany of New Jersey, represented by V. !. Nesbit of Birmingham, and the Bar rett Manufacturing company, repre- sented by R. c. Redus of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
NO TRACE FOUND OF
 ESCAPED CONNECTS

Lincoln, Neb., March l5.-The three conviots who yesterday murdered Ward en Delahunty, 8puty Warden wagonei and Usher Heilman at the Nebraska night stin at large without definite clue as to theirf1iding place. Four men were arrested this afternoon at the town of Bennett. in this county, but late reports from there say they bear little resemblance to the murderers. In tht meantime the man hunt is being VIZ orously prosecuted.
 Sheriff Mann believes the men were as sisted in reaching safe cover by per sons outside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Pottsville. Pa.-Seventeen hundred Of the S4O0 mine workers who quit work at the colieres of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company in the Panther CrsiS Valley because some of the men refused to wear union buttons returned to work today.
 Rock Hill S. C.-Fifth congressional district deelgates to the republican na- tional convention: Maj. John r. Holmes, Blaclburg; C. P. T. White, Rock Hill, in structed for Taft.
 New York.-A grand jury in Brooklyn today found an indictment of murder in the first desre against winifred Ankers. a hospital attendant. who was arrested for killing infants by putting poison in their milk. Nine deaths resulted.
 New Orleans.-For the year ending Jan uary sl, 1912, the earnings of the American Cities company applicable to dividends on stocks were reported to be s2.S43.0ss at d meeting here yesterday of the board Of directors recently elected at meeting Of the stockholders in Jersey City.
 Nashville.--A special dispatch from South Pittsburg. Tenn. today says that after deliberating several days trying 70 come to an agreement with the H. Wetter Manufacturing company on a new scale of prices, the iron mouders have struck me strike affects about 300 men.
 Caracas, venz-The archbishop or Cara cas has granted a dispensation permitting Catholics to participate in banquets and dances during Lent so they will be able to join in festivities planned during Amer can Secretary of State Knox's visit with his party.
 Nashington.-The summary of the tariff bureaus bulletin of the cotton schedule was laid before the President today It Is expected he will begin writing King Vic tor Emmanuel for subject matter on the subject to be presented to Congress.
 Columbia. & C.-Telegraphic warnings which are being distributed to postmas- ters in territory affected by the weather bureaus scope here say that almost un- precedented precipitation over the Pied mont watershed during the past "A hours
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Wins in Oklahoma

Guthrie, Okla, March l5A solid Roose- welt delegation of 10 to the national re- publican convention and the indorsement of preferential presidential primary plans were the results of an all night session here of the Oklahoma state republican convention The convention did not end until dawn and was given over To hard fight, A delegate dropped dead just after the convention closed, He was s. s. Denison of Lexington, who fell as he was running for a train to take him home. Apoplexy was sad to be the cause.
 A telegram was received from Theo- dore Roosevelt later today expressing ap- preciation of the action of the convention. It was addressed to A. E. Peary, an &C., tive Roosevelt supporter. who, until two days ago, was candidate for national committeeman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
VETERANS TO MEET
 THIS AFTERNOON

There will be a meeting of the Confed- crate Veterans Benevolent association in the auditorium of the Chamber of Com meree building this afternoon at 2:30 O ocloek. This will be one of the quarterly meetings and delegates from all chapters and camps of Jefferson county will be present. J. F. Foster, president of the association, states he is very anxious to have a large attendance at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
NEW EXPLANATION
 OF CANAL VOLCANO

Washington, March 15-An explana- ton of the mysterious emission or steam and hot gases from crevices in tho fam- ous Culebra cut which gave rise to a report that a volcano existed under the Panama canal area. is given by the Canal Record just received from Panama by mail
 It is declared that the phenomenon is attributable entirely to the oxidiza- tion of iron pyrtes caused by the expos ure to the air, and that the temperature developed disappears in the course of a few days after the pyrites are unoov- cred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
THE WESTERN UNION
 ANSWERS THE POSTAL

Washington, March 15.-The Western Union Telegraph company today filed an swer to the proceeding brought against it before the interstate commerce com mission by the Postal Telegraph and Ca
 ble company denying that the Postal company had right to demand the use
 of the larger facilities of the Western Union.
 It is maintained by the Western Union that 1t would be an unjust burden upon 1t to place its great facilities at the prac- tical business disposal of it's competitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
LaFolIette on Roosevelt

Bismarck March 15-United States Senator LaFollettc. candidate for the republican nomination for President. today delivered what he calls his es- timate of Theodore Roosevelt. This oc- ourred at Mandan, more than loo miles from the scenes of Colonel Roosevelt $ ranching days al Medora.
 Senator LaFollette not only did 1his but he departed with. the cheers of hi. audience ringing in his ears. His Man dan speech dealt principally with the Initiative, referendum and recall, thc sherman antitrust law and the 1907 nanic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

| will cause flood stages in the important rivers of South Carolina.
 Atlanta Military commands throughout Georgia will assemble in their arinories tomorrow afternoon and at i:30 o'cocll will fire a salute and sound 'faps over the burial of the battleship Maine outside Havana harbor.
 San Diego. Cal.-By a verdict of 10 to 3 the jury found for the contestant tonight in the suit brought by George l.. Patte-- son, a banker of New Castle, Pa, to have set aside the will in which his mother. Mrs. Harriet Thurston. beqneathed 10 Mrs Katherine Tingley. head of the Uni- versal Brotherhood and Theosophical so- ciety, an estate valued at s247.0 GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Houser's Charge

Jamestown, N. D., March l5.-"Gifford Pinchot knows that Theodore Roosevelt had encouraged the candidacy of Senator La Toilette for the republican presidential nomination. Pinchot knows that the eX- President not only encouraged but favored LaFollettes candidacy until it began to appear that it might succeed
 This statement was gwen out today by Walter Houser, campaign manager for Mir I.aFollette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

Colonel Roosevelt is out against the camera men. and. as shown in the ac- companying picture. he is denouncing a snapshot performer who dared take shot at him. This is his first out break against the photograph boys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
c. s. Morgan

C. s. Morgan, owner of the famous Stafford Springs. Miss. died at Stafford Springs Thursday Ills remains were re- ceived in Birmingham last night by the Johns Undertaking company. The funeral cortege will leave the Johns Undertaking company this afternon at 2:30 o'clock for the chapel in Elmwood cemetery, where services will be held and interment made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Deaths and Funerals
Henry Momalxer

Henry Homaker. aged years. died yes- terday at local inflrmary The remains were sent yesterday afternoon by Shaw X Son to Brookwood over the Louisville and Nashville for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Storm in Chicago

Chicago, March 15.-A snowstorm amounting almost to a blizzard ragged here throughout last night. It continued today with a prediction from the weather bureau that it will last throughout flle day with falling temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
|. Mrs. Martha T. Prescott

Mrs. Martha T., Prescott aged 2s years. died yesterday at local infirmary. Ths remains will be sent to Flat Creek by Shaw & Son this morning for lnterment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
PHI DELTA THETA FRATERNITY
 CELEBRATES FOUNDERS DAY

here. It was stated last night that it was practically certain that the 1914 con vention would be held here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
May Be Editor

New York March 15-It was authorita- lively announced here today that Dr. Wiley. who retired from the department of agriculture in Washington, would be- come a contributing editor to a publica- ton devoted to household and domestic matters. Dr. Wiley, it was stated, would give his especial attention to matters re- lating to pure food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

Nashville. March 15.-The executive committee of the Nashville Board of Trade met today and indorsed pr. Lu- ceus Brown for chief of the bureau of chemistry of the department of agrf- culture to succeed pr. Wiley. Dr. Brown is president of the National Food and Drug associations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
William A. Rogers

William A. Rogers. aged ss years, died Thursday at s:45 o'clock at 4141 Avenue A, Avondale. Funeral services will be held there this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Inter ment will be made in Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
DIR. WILEY RESIGNS POST HE HAS HELD
 FOR MANY YEARS
CONTINUED FROM FACE ID


 writer or as an editor of household magazines.
 Until his successor is appointed Dr. R. E. Doolittle will act as chief of the bureau of chemistry.
 Hampered for Long Time
 Tor a long period pr. Wiley was dis satisfied with his work cooperating with Secretary Wilson. He said he was ham pered in his work and harassed by other officials. The recent Wiley-McCabe Wilson controversy is an outcropping of existing friction. House committee complimented the food expert and scored his opponents. He entered the service in 1883, serving as chief chemist ever since.
 Because of alleged technical irregulari- ties in the employment of pr. H. H. Rusby, a New York consulting chemist pr. Wiley some time ago was recom- mended for dismissal by Secretary Wilson and Attorney General Wickersham.
 President Taft set the recommendations aside One rumor circulated recently was that pr. Wiley would enter political life and might become a candidate for vice president on the democratic ticket. Dr. Wiley denied this with it's inception.
 Worked to Secure Peace
 T have been a long time working to secure peace in the department" he said, this, however, cannot be obtained so long as warning elements exist.
 If I determine to withdraw I snail issue statement of which there will be no difficulty in understanding
 He is quoted as saying the foregoing at the time of the rumors. He was then asked whether if he had expressed his views to Secretary Wilson. He replied then he had done so long ago"
 q have told him what kind of people who could get along together and the kind who could not" he said.
 At the cabinet meeting MT. Taft was in- formed of the resignation. Secretary Will son gave out the report. To the reporters Secretary Wilson said:
 "rhe relations between myself and pr. Wiley have always been pleasant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Reply to HOuser

Washington, March 15.-The Roose- welt headquarters here tonight gave out an open letter by Clifford Pinchot, which quotes a letter written by Gill son Gardner, a newspaper man, to Wal ter l.. Houser, Senator LaFollette's campaign manager, denying that Col onel Roosevelt promised his support to the senator's candidacy with the as surances that he himself would not be- come candidate. The letter was given out as an answer to MT. Houser's state ment at Jamestown. N. D., today that 'Pinchot knew that Roosevelt not only encouregd but was favorable to BaFol- lette's candidacy until it came 10 ap- pear that it might succeed"
 Was Not Anxious
 Gardners letter to Houser declares untrue any statement that Colonel Roosevelt urged Senator I.aFollette to become a candidate. If then goes on to say that Colonel Roosevelt sent word by Gardner that he did not be- lieve Senator I.aFollette could win and that he believed Tafts renomination would be forced by money and patron a6 and therefore the colonel said he did not feel like urging LaFollette to go into q losing fight.
 Other quotations from Gardner's let ter follow:
 "The former President said he would not indorse any candidate but, through the columns of the outlook, would do what he could to draw attention to the work accomplished by Senator La Toilette in Wisconsin, Beyond this, he said. he could not go.
 Made No Promises
 Colonel Roosevelt did not promise that he would not himself became q candidate. He was very careful at that and all times 10 say that he would not bind himself as to his future course by any promise or statements. He made this clear to Senator LaFollette and the senator. to my own Knowledge, knew at all times that Colonel Rooss- welt regarded himself free 10 take any course that he mgiht wish.
 Finally l told Senator LaFollette that Colonel Roosevelt agreed that If Senator LaFollette proposed to under take campaign for the presidency with the quite certain prospect that he would make a losing fight, She sooner the campaign was begun the better.
 That was the sum and substance of the message which l brought from oyster Bay.
 "It was understood by all of Senator LaFollette's friends that he became a candidate without serious hope of being nominated and for the purpose of con solidating the progressive movement" MT. Pipchot's letter compares Senator I.aFcllette to an injured player in a foot ball game. whose spirit is so aroused by the contest that he refuses to leave the field, although he cannot longer do his part in winning the victory for his side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

JOHNS Undertaking Co.,. Phonss ioeo LICE LOY, Unde-takar. Phonss 7A SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones (
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

writer or as an editor of household magazines.
 Until his successor is appointed Dr. R. E. Doolittle will act as chief of the bureau
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-06

This department has been very ac-
i've In the enforcement of the law. 1t
has been better organized and with a
larger force than ever before in the
history of the government The prose-
cutons which have been successfully
concluded and which are now pending
testify to the effectiveness Of the de-
partmental work.
The prosecution OF trusts under the
sherman antitrust law has gone on
without restraint or diminution. and
DEGREES similar to those entered In the
Standard Oil and the tobacco cases
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-07
Self Interest and Street Parking

TREETS which which there difference OF
the 80 foot paved
the wide parking ahead with the work of planting
parking deferred
operators parking
plan feet wastefu
hot barren dazzling pavement while the
the children without
going with
actually bills will
insisting parking
thOrOughfares The
a
parking
walk trees shrubs
public the
viii transform the
The self interest of the the bills
ton the wide parking and the roadway The self of
automobile
who pay the bills viii think little and then consult their interests they viii
to wait for paving The parking be started
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-07
SAYS HIS WAGON WAS
UPSET BY AUTOMOBILE

While driving his express wagon on
the county road Sunday night about
o'clock four miles east of Ell Paso
Favian Quiroz, aged about IS years
claimed he was struck by a fast speed
ing automobile coming from the direc-
ton of Ysleta. and that his wagon was
overturned.
Quiroz was badly skinned about the
lower part of both legs, and both knees
were considerably swollen. He asserted
that his wagon was completely turned
over and badly demolished by the con-
tact The automobile, he said, stopped
after the collision, and the persons in
the machine returned to see what dam
age they had done. A As caliber pis-
tol, which QUiroz said he had in the
wagon, was found to be missing when
he finally succeeded in getting his
scattered things together.
The number of the automobile which
QuiroZ claimed ran into him was given
to the police as $50. That number was
issued at the county clerks office to
W. B. Gillespie.
". B. Gillespie stated Monday that
he was, the owner of the automobile
that coHided with the wagon. He said
that he was running slow and believed
that the Mexican drove across the road
in front of the machine. Mr.. Gillespie
stated that he had only the oil lights
on the car burning. the carbide lights
having gone out. For that reason, he
said, he could not see very we'll He
said the wagon was turned over as a
result of the collision, but he did not
believe the driver was injured very
much.