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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
ELECTION WILL NOT
 GET INTO CONGRESS

There appears to be little or no lilseli- hood that any change can come which would throw the election of the president and vice president into the House or the Senate. Governor Wilson in the division
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Will Turkish Army Make a Stand in Forts Outside Con- stantinople? e?-Greeks
 Push Forward
BOTH ADRIANOPLE AND SALONIKI ARE
 NOW SURROUNDED
Diplomacy Has Done Nothing to Stop , War But Await Final Battle. Great Britain Prepares Her
 Naval Forces for Imme-
 date Service

London, November 2.--After the four days decisive battle of the war there is calm for a few hours, and no news comes from the field of the re- cent fighting. Constantinople officials still refuse to permit messages deal ing with the Turkish defeat to be sent out of the capital. How far the Otto man army will be able to pull itself together, and whether it will make stand in the forts outside of Con- stantinople are questions unanswered.
 The Servian advance toward Saloniki continues. The Greeks claim to be pushing steadily forward, but Turk ish messages insist that the Greek army has met with a repulsei that the crown prince ran away and that the Greek position is precarious.
 Adrianople and Saioniki are now surrounded by enemies The Turkish army in Macedonia Is cut off from all sides. servians hold all of old Servla and are administering the government from the ancient capital, uskup. Re- ports of massaores by the retreating Turks, with barbarous details, are pn- ing up.
 Diplomacy Inactive
 Diplomacy has done nothing ih the direction of stopping or limiting the war The powers now await the ex- pected final battle which will force the Turk to his knees. The allies pro- claim their determination to hold all they conquer. European sentiment certainly English acknowledgements to indorse their ambitions. If Austrian interests can be arranged.
 All the sailors of the British destroy CT and submarine squadrons. on leave, have suddenly been ordered to return. The action of the British admiralty has caused a stir. but 1t may have no relation to the war.
 only two lines of forts known as Thactalja, one to the northwest of Ad- rianople and the other reaching across the peninsula outside of Constantine pie. now stand between Turkey and the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

New York, November 2( Special. )-Woodrow Wilson IS the next President of the United States.
 That deduction to be made from the Herads canvass of the nation, drawn to close.
 Wilson and Marshall indicated by the great flood of test ballots gathered in trtseven states They indicated by conclusions of experienced political reorter who carried their inquiry every county every debaabe stae get ting information from in all walks of life.
 Analysis of the Electoral Vote
 Based the test ballots and the personal investigations the following analysis of the electoral vote IS justfed
 Governor Wilson 360; President Taft 27; Mr Roosevelt even 37 doubtful To Governor Wilson in the table are given thirty To President Taft sxldaho, New Ham shire Rhode Island Utah and Maine To Mr. Roosevelt IS given Washington; while elevenCafornia Colorado Illinois, Massachusetts Montana New Jersey North Dakota Oregon Penns South Dakota and Wyoming cassed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
ILLINOIS GOES IN
 DOUBTFUL COLUMN

Illinois with her g electoral votes also goes into the doubtful column.
 In the Empire state with its great block of 45 electoral votes, usually regarded as the pivotal state in all national con- tests, indications are that Governor Will son will be an easy victor
 Michigan, another of the important bat tie grounds, is classed as doubtful. 1t leans toward MT. Roosevelt. The test ballots, by very narrow margin, point to him. But conditions there are chaotic it is anybody's state. The President
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Indicated Electoral Vote Shows Will son 300, Taft 27, Roosevelt 7 and 137 Doubtul-Anaysis of
 The Close States
LITTLE GENERAL CHANGE
 IS NOTED FROM RESULTS
 POLLED OVER MONTH AGO

Only Doubtful States Are California Colorado Illinois Massa chusetts Montana New Jersey North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania South Dakota and Wyomng-Taft Leads ia Six, Idaho New Hampshire, Rhode
 Island, Utah and Maine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
RUMORS OF SILENT VOTE FAIL TO MATERIALIZE

TAIL lO MA EhiALiHE
 In the closing days there are rumors that the great silent vote-that of the men who decline to express any prefer ence in advance--will swing to Mir Roose- welt. The Herald has made every pos sible effort to sense any such general drift, but has been pnable to do so It is true that In New Jersey there has without doubt been swing to MT. Roose- welt. It has been so marked that the Herald this week places the governor $ iicme state In the doubtful column. Here tofore 1t has been regarded as certain for MT. Wilson.
 There are ntimations also that MT. Roosevelt has been gathering strength among workers in some of the New Eng land factories. and that in Pennsylvania he may make ''clean mp There are no indications in the Herald's ballots or in the reports of its investigators to sup port that declaration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

Throughout the campaign there has been but the slightest fiuctuation in the relative positions of the nominees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
EXPECT LONG TARIFF TALK
Finance Committee Of Senate
Makes No Progress with Bills.


Washington. May t6.-The plan for early
disposition Of the tariff bills now In the
senate 10 pave the way for adjournment
Next month was not advanced to-day by
tho Senate Committee on Finance. which
failed Ia come to an agreement with r"-
spect 10 "A vote on the measures. tn" COM
uittco decided to take action on the free
sugar and excise tax measures tomorrow
and on the wool bill next Tuesday. Sub
stituto measures for the Hous" sugar and
wool bills viii probably h" reported I'M
loss an agreement Is reached with the
democrats in the mcantim" to abandon
thair coalition with the insurgents
The regular Republicans are preparing
for q long siege of tarin debate, but Hope
has not entirely been abandoned that
programme may BE- arranged by which this
may be avoided.
The agricultural appropriation bill after
three DAYS debate on the national forest
Motley. was passed by tn" Senate to-day
practically in the form I'm which 1t was re-
uor,ed by the senate committee.
Democratic Senators will caucus Friday
uirht to consider the order OF legislative
business as well as the provisions of some
of the tariff bills The opinion was eN-
messed by many to-day that Il definite
programmc would have the effect of at
least curtailIng session after the national
party conventions in June.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
CRUSHED BY SUBWAY TRAIN
Clerk Jumps to Track-Had
Been Patient at Amityville.

Walking slowly away from his brother
and sister-in-law. Harry Simons. young
clerk. hurled himself from the 10th street
platform OF the Lenox avenue subway line,
Just as the rush hour was beginning yes
terday afternoon The incoming north
bound train ground him to pieces. He
had just come from n sanatorium on Long
Island.
Slmons who was thirty-three years old.
had been In the sanatorum at Amityvile
for six weeks, but yesterday the author
tiles thought IL safe for his brother Ar
thur. and his sistcr-in-aw, Beatrice Sig
raj. to take him to his home at No. 10 West
10th street. All the way up In the train
from Flatbush avenue station he was In
the best Of humor, and seemed to antici-
pate with great JOY seeing his wife and
seyen-yedr-od daughter again. lie Laughed
and joked at a great rate.
BY mistake. all three got out at 10th
street instead OF ll6th street, and 80 had to
wait for another train. 1t was then that
Simons left the others, and without warn
inP threw himself under the northbound
express. The motorman, Robert Mercer.
saw him, and set his brakes with "A jar
that threw passengers from their seats,
but the train was golng fast. The front
trucks or the first car went over Sinpns'
body, and the car had to be jackodV up.
while II was taken out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
HOUSE DEBATES CANAL BILL
Opposition to No Preference for
American Ships Provision.
From The Tribune Bureau s.

From Inc Tribune Bureau
Washington. May 16.-Thc House entered
to-day upon a protracted debate upon the
Panama Canal bill which prescribcs a
form of government for the Canal lone.
gives the President authority Ia assess
tolls against ships using the canal. and
closes that waterway 10 all steamships
owned or dominated by railroad Interests.
\ great diversity Of opinion exists between
House members regarding two sections Of
the bill and this resulted in spirited
cooquy concerning The time In he allotted
for a discussion Of the hin. Representative
Broussard Of Louisiana who - not in ac-
cord with some Of his follow Democrats on
the Interstate Commerce Committee on al
features Of the Panama bill suggested at
least three days debate. The question was
finally left open subject T." future agree
ment
Strong opposition on both sides Of the
chamber has developed 10 that section Of
the bill which provides there shall %" mo-
preferential treatment Of American owned
ships i'm the matter of tolls. IN" hill
places all ships upon equal footing and 'N-
pressly prohibits the remission of tolls TO
American vessels. I'm recent message to
Congress President Taft suggested the nd
visibility Of RENTING these tols At least
for an experimental period. but tn" ma
iorlty of the committee I'm charge 81 tho
bill decreed otherwise. The President Is
given authority to assess tolls, provided
they do not exceed 81 % per ton. registered
tonnage and provided tho ships OF an ma
lions arc treated alike.
Representative KnoWland. ranking mi
nority member Of the committee. delivered
a lengthy speech to-day IN opposition TO
this section Of the measure which, he
asserted. was blow ~ the coastwise trade.
Mr. KnoWlanJ was equally vigorous in his
defence Of the section of the bin which
provides that no ship owned or controlled
l.v a competing railroad shall he permitted
10 use the canal
The Interstate Commerce Committee to
day agreed 10 amend this section ~ tie
hill 20 rs 10 give the Interstate Commerce
Commission authority to determine whether
ship seeking tho use 81 the canal is a
railroad owned ship aud therefore subject
10 the embargo
The proposed amendment ~ the inter-
state commerce act not only applies 10
ships using the canal but would prohibit
any railroad engaged i'm interstate com
merco from owing or controlling - com
pcling steamship line engaged either IN
coastuiso OF lax" ond river trade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
DISAGREE ,0N TREATIES
Arbitration Advocates Hear Two
Views of Conventions.

Mohonk Lake. y. Y, May 1.-THE view
expressed to-day by numerous speakers
a the Lake Mohonk Conference on Inter-
national Arbitration. notably by William
g. Dennis. when he declared that the rati-
ncatiou "f general treaties with Great
Britain and France. as amended by the
Senate. would hinder rather than help
the cause of arbitration" was vigorously
combated by Theodore Marburg, Of Bal
timorc
Mr.. Marburg compared the proposed
treaties, az amended. seristim with pre-
cedinG treaties, and held that the pre-
amblc. obligating two great nations To
settle their duarrels peaceably, the joint
high commission Of inquiry and the year :
delay before war could he begun rendered
the new treaties steps far In advance.
Mr.. Dennis. formerly assistant solicit
tor Of the State Department, found spe-
ciu fault with the Bacon amendment TO
the treaties. saying:
The so-Called Bacon amendment strikes
a the very fundamental principle of the
trea ties II nullifeS their basic PROPOSE
tion. namely, that II Is the nature and not
the Importance of question which de-
tprmiurS whether or not ii * arhltrable.
by excepting from the scope of the
treaties a list of specifically enumerated
questions. some OF which are and some
of which are not JuSticlaol"
Addresses were also made by William
RenwiCk Riddell. member of the High
Court OF Justice for ontario; John Ball
Osborn. chief OF the Bureau of Trade
Relations Of the state Department, chr.
l.. Lange. Of Norway. general secretary or
the lnterparliamentary Union, and Or:
Otfred Nippold professor OF International
law In Berne University. Switzerland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17

Despite the desnerate effort OF colohei
Roosevelt and his campaign managers 10
carry the national election 10y storm max
ing so MANY baseless pretensions ana 50
much noise that no one VIII nave ''rie
TO think the experienced POLITICIANS per
sist in sitting down occasionally IN the
aliiet Of committee room or CLOAK room
and casting up accounts. And Wheh tneN
do SO their figures Invariably show mat
Mr.. Taft Is the stronger candidate for
instance. the latest calculation OF TINS char-
scter was made to-day by E"puphcah
Senator. who finds that President Ialt
has already carried northern states haNlhS
an aggregate representation ~ IN" F'''-
toral College of 152 votes, rs against an
aggregate representation in the Electoral
College 81 the states carried 10y Mr.. Roose-
Welt Of IT, vote. These figures take NJ"
account Of the southern states or of WIS
ConSin and North Dakota, both OF when
instructed their delegates for ia Toilette
and who, in view OF the deep resentment
Of Mr.. La Toilette and his followers he
cause of the "treachery' Of Mr. Roosevelt
viii probably prefer Mr. Taft to Mr.. Roosc-
Nfll. u, lH'I'lbl'', THESE lN' '''''N' Wv
added TO those carried by Nj. Taft the
President may be said To- have the sup
port Of Northern states with an aggregate
representation In the Electoral College OF
10 votes. giving him Il lead over the eN-
President of 81 votes. Such strenuous ef-
forts have been made by the Roosevelt
campaign managers 10 becloud the facts
with statements regarding the Southern
states that this showing becomes OF more
than ordinary importance. in this calcu-
latlon the states credited to President
Taft arc Colorado Connecticut Delaware.
Indiana. Iowa. Massachusetts. Michigan,
New Hampshire, Nevada, New YORK,
Rhode Island, Vermont. Washington. Wyo-
ming and Utah. Colonel Roosevelt is cred
tied with the votes Of California. Illinois,
Kansas. Maine Nebraska, Maryland. orc
gon, Pennsylvania and Minnesota.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
Decide on a Colorado Vacation

You have often thought about gong ~.
TO Colorado, but somehow always pul
of. ia like 10 have you 90 this year d'u
see what fine time you will have ana NJ
well Won will feel Tor the outing. Colora
Isn't lust "A place for sick folks either
a Mace for everybody who enjoys goou az
and the most beautiful scenery ina,
outdoors affords. I can take YOU 10 ple,,
I'm Colorado that Europe would give ~
ION dollars to get. but the Old WORN 80" in
have them.-theyre ours to ENJOY
this country. 80
Your trip To Colorado will b" no'.Il' 10,
Measure from the very start II YOU -.
the right road to so on. the bufli.s ~
Route" There are no more ooIHte' p,,r.
trains In the world than those ID III.
lington service to Colorado.
Drop me a postal and | II ,end !So,i,'s
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some wonderful pictures ana lhiI 'sr
Won To scores Of places where Titan
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prices for board. names ana pus.Uy,icu,srs
dresses OF proprietors and fun par in 10
You Fan leave all details Tor VIE IA DE-
me. Even to engaging your pyI W. nostal
Iivering YOUR tickets. Write nc and
now. ri send YOU maps, pdinp sNnara
pictures by return mail. w; y; - e E.
Eastern Passenger Agent. {: =. ~,,I Mad
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
EXAMINE ALIENS AT HOME
Dr.. Pilgrim Believes Plan Would
Bar Insane Immigrants.

Poughkeepsc, y. Y, May ia more
thorough inspection of immigrants at Ellis
Island that steamship companies require
aliens TO give certificates showing them TO
be i'm sound mental conditions. and that the
companies be made TO give a bond making
them responsible for aliens brought Ia this
country. were some of the suggestions made
fer decreasing the number of allen insane
pouring into this country AT a hearing held
to-day before Or. Spencer l.. Dawes, COM
missioner on Alien Insane. at the Hudson
River state Hospital here. br. Dawes was
appointed by Governor Dix To make an M
Ntstigation and report To the next Legls-
J1turc. Offering suggestions for remedial
|, Eislation.
Dr. Charles W. Pilgrim. superintendent
OF the Hudson River State Hospital, ana
Dr. w. NJ Ranor. having charge Of the re-
ception of the patients at the hospital, We're
the witnesses.
Or. Pilgrim said the aliens should he eN-
aInincd at home before leaving. The plan
ot inspection at the points of emigration
has no beneficial results.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
SUGAR TRUST SECRETS TOLD
Havemeyer Employe Testifies as
to Spreckels- Arbuckle Fights.

Ernest ". Gerbracht. former superin-
tendent of the Havemeyer & Elder Rein
cry in Brooklyn, was again on the stand
Yesterday in the governments dissolution
suit agansr the alleged sugar trust. He
told OF various conversations he had with
officials Of the American Sugar Refining
COMPANY from which he learned about The
trusts intention to drive certain compel
itors out OF business.
J. o. Bonner. q director. told him Of II.
q. Havemevcr's preparations TO pound
the Spreckles roinories in California. Ger
bracht said. In talk with II. .. Have
never himself August. 1884, the creator Of
the sugar trust told him 10 deliver letter
to Henry Dauscher. who was then pre-
pairing to build refinery in California,
telling the prospective competitor Ia keep
out of the field. Mr.. Havemeyer added, ac-
cording ~ Mr. Cerbracht: II he don't
keep out IT is up 10 YOU to crush him
Tho manner in which John Arbucklo
started his refineries WAS also described by
Mr.. Gerbracht. Until 1875 Mr. Arouckle and
his associates were good customers Of the
Havemeyer companies, but the trouble came
early that year, aud =. .. Matthessen.
later director Of the American Sugar
Company told Mr.. Gerhracht about It, the
witness said.
The ArNuckles insisted that the Have
never refneres should take back thei, bar
rels and pay for them was Mr.. MatthiHs-
sem story according 70 Mr.. Gerbracht.
Mr.. HavemAyer refused despite the threat
IT Mr. Arbuckle 10 build his own refinery,
Gazing to let them start the refinery; they
could not get any sugar talent and the
American Sugar Company would soon put
them out Of business.
And when it became known that the
,efuerv was actually TO be built as result
IF this ouarrel, Mr. Donner said 80 me
,bat ~ ~ had not been for Matthiessen s
hui. hesdedness the refinery would have
nE,er been built As 10 the threat that
tblv would drive Arbuckle out of business,
MIR Bonner said there Was no use 10
Threaten 2 man with s25 w,0 o9 behind him -
Trank I. CraV ford Of counsel for the
defence obie ted 80 this line Of testimony,
ca linz. .e,eral ot the men Involved were
Ind II &, lucky for the defendants that
,reT are dead. was the retort Of Henry a.
Wise United states ATTORNEY.
JnIius : Stursbere, ons Of the original
trustees under the first trust agreement
mat consolidated the Eastern refnerics and
ultimately resulted in the formation Of the
American Sugar Refining company "t New
Jersey. was also witness.
He said that he was secretary Of The
Erooklyn Refining COMPANY prior 10 1885,,
and then described how the trust Of the
comnetinc sugar companies was formed in
that year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
4 DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.

\ prominent Democrat. who is convinced
that the greatest evil which could happen
to this country would he the election Of
Mr.. Roosevelt for another term, suggests
that a golden opportunity offers Itself 10
the Democracy in the amendment 10 the
Constitution reported favOrably by the
Senate Committee on Judiciary. and which
would inh!bit any President being elected
for q second term and extends the normal
term to six years. This statesman Sue-
gests that the Democrats in both houses
Of Congress should drop everything else
and devote all their energies TO securing
the necessary two-thirds for the amend
ment in the Senate and House. This done
he proposes that for once the Democrats
display abnormal energy and prosecute a
campaign to secure the ratification of the
amendment by the necessary three-fourthS
Of the state legislatures. He expresses the
belief that by beginning with the South
ern states, inducing their Governors TO call
their legislatures in special session and
ratifving the amendment, a movement
could be started which would sweep the
country like prairie fire. and that thus
the amendment of the Constitution could
be achieved before November I next. The
scheme does not sound particularly prac-
ticabe but it is Of interest as sugges-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17

Governor Hiram Johnson Of 'al'foih'' -
the only one Of the seven little Cover
who has made good and delivered his emu
state delegation 10 MI Roosevelt. Nc'"'U
ing to current report, MI Roosevelt P''''
ised TO each of these seven the h"Ho' ~
being his running mate, and ne must '
fore be relieved of great embarrassment
tho fact that only one Of the seven mas i"'
filled the conditions and delivered ms S'''
dc1ecatiou intact. Popular curiosity IL my
1IraIIv aroused now regarding the pr"od '''
itv OF Governor Johnsou'S claimn- HIS
ward i'm case Colonel Roosevelt Is I'D ~
sl;ion 10 bestow 1t. OF course, "''
Johnson IS an extreme radical l u'' '.''
Guidance his state has gone IN TOT q" "
"isuls" of the Vcriest insUrgeut II va
suggested about the Senate TO-DAY Una y
bans In view of the fact that CaIlloii" "
.,asts only twcnty-sis votes in the fl', go
College and j. pretty certain I''P'
state anyway. Colonel Roosevelt h'F"'
eide that il WAS lctt"r politics J." '"o''
running mate from some more PoF"''
and less certain state, hut that siEs'N''"'
WAS Indignantly repudatcd by the '''o"'' .
laval supuortere. who declared that no "'''
had ever known Mr.. Roosevelt 10 :" ""' Z"
~, a friend TO rcpudiatc a pledge OF W
,orforn any action dictated 10y po"''''
rather than by the highest Ideals VI" '''
Of which it would seem safe I''"', ,''''
that Governor Johnson will he me
Presidential candidate-provided '"'' VA
Roosevelt needs a running mate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-17
NEGRO MAID IN DIVORCE SUIT
SAYS Wife in Case Forced Her to Sigr
Affidavit for Her.

Edmonia Harley. a negro maid. was on
the stand Yesterday in the Supreme Court
in the divorce suit of Charles r. MacDon-
aid, manager OF the Atlantic Hotel Supply
Company She was Sasked why she had
made two afiidavits-one In favor of Mrs.
Macdonald and the other against her.
Pointing her finger at the defendant, she
replied she told me ! would be arrested
IL didn't sign the one she wanted
The girl said that she went to the Office
Of lawyer, and that Mrs. Macdonald also
was present. Mrs. Macdonald. she added.
answered n number OF questions which the
lawyer asked. and then paper was given
to the maid to sign, and she signed it, she
said although she had not given the tes-
timony herself She said she did none of
the talking.
The maid told Yesterday of the meeting
between Mrs. Macdonald and one of the
three correspondents mentioned by the
husband, and mentioned many affectionate
terms which she said they addressed 10
each other.