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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
JOHN WANAMAKER
 IS SERIOUSLY ILL

Philadelphia, August e9.-John wana- maker. merchant and former postmaster general, is reported seriously i'll at the home of his son in Atlantic City. At MT. Wanamakers place of business 1t was said he had been i'll with cold for two weeks and confined to his room but was better. Positive denial was made of reports that he had undergone an op- eration for bladder trouble. From an ether source 1t was learned that Mir. Wanamaker is suffering from a nervous disorder and two weeks ago was serious ly i'll. Since then 1t is reported his con dition has improved.
 Sensational stories regarding his ill., ness were denied by a member of his family. It was, admitted that after his return home from the republican national convention he became III. It Is said he Is now very much improved. Mir. Wana- make is resting at the seashore cottage of his son. Rodman Wanamaker at Chel- sea. MT. 'Wanamaker was operated on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
SHARP EXAMINATION
 FOR FRANK MORRISON

Hartford Conn.,. August 29-Frank Mor- rison, secretary of the American Fedora ton of Labor. was subjected to cross- examina ton when the hatters' trial was resumed today in the United States dis trict court. The witness said the Ameri- can Federation of Labor never had any thing to do with placing boycott on the product of D. E. Loewe of Danbury, plaintiff in the present suit. It developed that after the verdict of s222. 900 had been rendered in the first trial the original de- fendants dropped out and the Federation or Labor assumed full responsibility for the appeal and retrial.
 President Samuel Gompers of the Amert- can Federation of Labor was called and when asked what Jurisdiction rhs Ameri- can Federation of Labor exercised ov0 the unions comprising the United Hatte' of North America between 1896 and 19ol said 1t had exercised no Jurisdiction over those bodies Central bodies he said, af. filiated with the federation, which violated It's constitutional principles. were dis- ciplined for so doing. Mir Gonpers wih be recalled tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
F FAMOUS SCULPTOR
 DIES IN SEATTLE
Was Under Ten-Day Treat. ment by Chinese
 Physician

Seattle, Wash, August @.-Louis Pot- ter, S9 years old noted American sculp- tor died in great agony in an obscure ho- tel on Sixth avenue here today after un- dergoing ten days treatment at the hands of a Chinese physician for skin disease which he had been afflicted with almost since birth.
 The exact cause of Potters death has not been determined, although Coroner Snyder is convinced that it was not blood poisoning as at first believed.
 An autopsy was held tonight but noth- ing definite developed. chemical analysis of the stomach will be made to- morrow.
 Dr. Snyder said he would examine the Chinese doctor tomorrow to learn the ex- act nature of the treatment.
 Potter arrived here August 19 and registered at an obscure hotel as Dr. Percy, Percy being the name of his stepfather His presence in Seattle was known to one or. two meni- bers of the local art colony but 1t was not until the coroner was called to in- vestigate the death of "Dr. Percy that Iotter's identity became generally known. The investigation by the corner disclosed that Potter had been without food since frlday, when he submitted to a painful operation at the hands of the Chinese physician. The abdomen was scratched with scissors and an Oriental plaster applied to the lacerated surface.
 New York, August 29--Louis Potter was not quite 8 years old, but he had at- tained international fame as a sculptor. Several years ago he attracted attention by executing a remarkable bust of Mark Twain, although he had never seen the great humorist and worked solely by the aid of pictures. A Potter group entitled Earth Bound" exhibited here last year, was another of his noteworthy produce tions.
 MT. Potter was born in Troy. N. Y and studied in this country and abroad. Per haps his best known works are groups of American and Alaskan Indians. He was unmarried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
BRADY ID HEAD
 NEXT CONGRESS
Trans-Mississippi Congress Advocates Federal Aid for Exposition

Salt Lake City. Utah. August 29.-James H. Brady, former governor of Idaho for next president, and Wichita Kans., for the next meeting place of the Trans Mississippi Commercial congress, were practically decided upon today, although official announcement of the decision will not be made until tomorrow Jared w. Sanders. Louisiana, withdrew New Or leans from the contest and declared for Wichita today.
 The congress went on record today as 000. .0OO. in aid of the Panama Pacific ex- position at San Francisco and s1 ,000,0 ,00O to assist the San Diego exposition in 1915 without the votes of the California dele gates, who adhered strictly to the pledge that no financial help should be asked from the government.
 Col Isaac Pryors demand that the tar if on farm and ranch products be made commensurate with the duties on manu- factured products received the approval of the congress as did the other Texas resolution that the United States gov- ernment should continue the improve ment of harbors and intercoastal water ways in Texas.
 Tn an address this afternoon J. F. Calbreath secretary of the American Min ing congress, protested against the policy of the interior department in refusing to locaters of waterpower and irrigation wa ters and other public utility projects rights of way across the public domain.
 A promise of cooperation in the see America first movement and a bid for American settlers in Australia was made by P. E. Quinn. an immigration commis- ,.r A to the fact that San Francisco is the nearest English speaking neighbor to Aus tralia, and exactly half way to Lon- don and he said the Australian tourists should be persuaded to make their trips to England by way of America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
FALLING OF STEEL
 SAW FOILS PLOT

New York, August 29,-It was by the aid of a pretty young girl who smuggled steel saws and a bottle of muriatlc acid to her sweetheart that a jail break plot in the Tombs prison nearly came to a successful consummation it was learned today. The plot was exposed by the fall ing of one of the saws in the cell of Reynolds F'arnsby, the steel tinkle arous- ing the guards.
 The young woman who visited Farms by Sunday was immediately suspected and on her reappearance today was ques- toned She confessed that she had smugged the implements into the prison for the prisoner to make his way to free dom. She said that on effecting his es- cape she planned to flee with him to Canada. Deputy Commissioner of Cor rections Wright thought she was more obe pitled than blamed for her act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
Will Made Public

are prohibited. The presence of the mayor Of Stoke-Newngton who granted the per init, solved the difficulty
 Will Made Public
 A summary of the will left by the late General Booth was made public today. All the properties held by him as general of the Salvation Army. and all like public trusts, both real and personal including copyrights, are vested in his successor as general for time being of the Salvation Army, to be held by him ''upon trusts af- feoting same
 By codicil his small private property, having a net value of e4S7 19s (approxi- mately s2440) he gives to the Salvation Army with the exception Of certain pri- vate papers and memor slda, which are given to his eldest son, Bramwell and a few articles chosen by himself which are given as momentoes to each of his children and his clildren-ln.law
 Another codicil deals with property es- timated to value a5295 (s26 475) represent ing monies settled on him many years ago by the late Henry Reed for private use. It was this provision which enabled him to draw no stipend nor remuneration of any kind from the funds Of the army. This property is divided among his chill dren, Bramwell Catherine, Marian, Her bert, Eva and Lucy. His successor, Bram- we'll Booth, is appointed executor of the will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
BANKS RESPOND TO
 M'ADOO'S REQUEST

New York, August 29.-Acting Chairman McAdoo of the democratic national com inittee said today that surprisingly large number of banks had responded to a recent letter which he sent out asking that popular subscriptions be received and forwarded by the banks. He exhib- tied a list of forty-two banks from whom acceptances had already been received and one which had refused The latter, the national bank of commerce of Eos ton requested that full publicity be given tc it's refusal. as it held that banks should keep aloof from politics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
|LUSK RUN DOWN
 | AND BADLY HURT

Anniston. August 29-(Special)- )-Wal- lace Lusk, aged 45, living near Piedmont. this county, was run down by Southern passenger train in this city this even ing as he alighted from passenger train at the crossing at Fifteenth street.
 Immediately after he was dragged from beneath the cars he asked about his wife. who is critically ill at the family home. He was rushed to Sellers hospital. where his right arm was amputated. Besides this he suffered severe confusion on the skull and Is very weak from loss of blood.
 He may not survive the shock, it was announced this evening.
 The Lusk family is well known in Call houn county and the injured man is well connected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
WOLVES ATTACK
 STATION AGENT

Prospect. August 29-The arrival of a freight train here early this morn ing saved the Northern Alabama rail- road station agent from a horrible death by pack of wolves. The wolves surrounded the little depot early in the night and drove the agent inside, where he barricaded windows and doors. He shot two of the wolves when they tried to jump through the win dow. The arrival of the freight train scared the pack away. The agent left with the train, going to Jasper, 12 miles away. A conductor on the Illinois Central youches for the truth of the story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

San Francisco-Secretary Fisher ar
 rived here today enroute to Honolulu
 where he will investigate the territorial
 reference to the conservation policies of the administration.
 Knoxville-At their farm home near
 Maryville, Mrs. James Carver shot and
 Killed her husband tonight. Mrs. Carver
 surrendered to the authorities She
 states that her husband had been abusing
 her. that she first threatened him with a
 chair if he did not desist, that he took
 the chair from her and that she then got
 pistol and shot.
 Huntington, W va.--Fired upon mys- teriously while riding on hay wagon. in the country near Ashland Ky, F per sons were injured tonight The charge contained buckshot and four of the in-
 jured were seriously hurt.
 Knoxville, Tenn Three men were killed
 and several others were injured in an
 explosion of one of the mills of the Rand
 powder company at Marlow, g miles
 west of Knoxville today. The dead are
 John Giles, Frank Barrett and George Newbrill
 New Orleans.-A reliquldation of sugar entries at this port from the year 1910 to 1907 recently ordered by Secretary of the Treasury MacVeagh was completed today under the direction of Collector of Gus toms Hebert. It was announced the to- tai for which the government would make claim of the American Sugar Refining company is $103,oS3.
 Norwich, England:-The weather cleared today and the floods are rapidly receding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
FIRE FIGHTERS ARE
 TRAPPED IN CANYON

Los Angeles. August 29.-Thirteen Mexican fire fighters were rescued in 2 pitiable condition today from Devils Canyon, where they had been hemmed in since Monday morning by the flames that are sweeping through the brush on the San Gabriel range. Physicians think all may recover.
 By means of rope hung over q preoipice 300 feet high. volunteer entered the fire-swept canyon and found the mena All were delirious from heat and Jack of water.
 One by one the men wore tied to the rope and hauled to the top. Several times 1t was necessary to resort to force to get the crazed men fastened so they could be pulled out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
Wilson Reaches Home

Seagirt. N. J., August Ex-Governor Wilson reached his summer home here a' II 80 o'clock tonight. After leaving Eas- ton he retired to his room in the special car in which he was travelling to get some rest At Somerville. however, ne was routed out by demonstration from a hig crowd which had gathered. He came to the rear platform and waved a gl eeting. Retiring again to bis room, he slept during the last few hours of his journey.
 The governor expects to go to Red Bank tomorrow to attend the Monmouth county fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
INDICTMENTS TO BE
 MADE PUBLIC TODAY

Boston. August 2s.-rhe identity of the remaining three persons against whom . secret indictment was found today by the grand jury in connection with ths Lawrence dynamiting cases will be made known. it was intimated tonight
 Since the recent Lawrence textile strike, when dynamite was found in the tens- ment districts, claims have been made that the explosive was planted" That the unknown persons indicted may have to face something more serious than mis- 1emeanor charges was made known at the district attorneys office tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30


 the free list, and meat on the free list, and salt on the free list, and bagging and l ties for the southern farmer who needs the bagging and the ties for his cotton. | And what happened to it2 It was vetoed l by the President beeause-let me say pa i renthetically, that 1 have great per sonal respect for MT Taft but MT. Tat has not given himself those wide connec- tions of sympathy which enable a man to understand the demands of the people = the United States-Mr Taft vetoed that I free list bill because consciously or un- consciously he represents not the people of the United States, but those who have l held their power in trust for their own | purposes.
 The Worst Machine
 You hear of corrupt influences, gentle | men, You hear of those corrupt infiu- enees being exerted here, there, every where that they can be exerted. l would be ashamed if I said things of one party that l was not willing to say of the other | if it was guilty; and I am willing to ad- init that in certain instances, in certain places, among other places in the state of l New Jersey, the eaders-a little handful, but nevertheless the leaders-of the dem | ocratic party have had alliance with these corrupt influences, and the worst machine l you can get up against is not machine
  democratic, but machine that Is made up | of both of them, and that work together at every turn of public affairs.
 ''rhe men that conduct those machines are a small fraction of the party that they pretend to represent and that the men who exercise corrupt influences upon them are a small fraction of the business men of the United States And what we are banded together to fight against | is not party. is not great body Of citizens. but a little coterie, a group of men here and there. few men who sub sist by deceiving us
 The chairman of the meeting, MT. Greasy. kindly referred to me as the next President of the United States. Now, 1 don't know whether I am to be not, but I do know this; that I am going to have just as much fun one way as the other. I would like to have the fight ing advantage that that great office would give me but having been born of a fighting breed l don't nave to have the office to do the fighting. I have en- listed for life and I don't have to be an officer. l. can shoot just as straight as a private"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
JACKSON POLICE
 CHIEF IN TROUBLE

Jackson. Miss. August 2s.-Formal charges were made today that Chief of Police Allen and Assistant Chief Ruffin of Jackson solicited tributes from disorderly houses and that mem bers of the police department were afraid to raid gambling houses and other illegal resorts in fear of their jobs as they thought would displease the chief.
 Investigations are being held to de- termine the real sources of the graft. Some interesting developments are ex- pected tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30

thought the prize money which had been received under that system by the manu- lecturers of the country was legitimate booty.
 Analogy Interesting
 '"The analogy is an interesting matter. Prize money is generally acquired by cap ture and not by any process of earning power. But MT. Roosevelt is always frank and says that his only objection to the system is that too much of the prize money remains in the hands of the of ficers and too little of it is distributed to the crew. His own object he ayows to be to see to 1t that more of the prize money gets into the pay envelopes of those whom the freebooters employ. The interesting point I wish to raise now is who supplies the plunder, from whom Is the prize money taken. The present demo- cratic Congress had the old fashioned Idea of government. They supposed that it's benefits and projections were to be distributed and equitably shared. It intro duced and passed a bill which became known as the farmers free list bill. That bill put many indispensable things on the free list Most prominent among them were agricultural implements, because the American farmer pays more for his agri- cultural implements than any other farm CT in the world.
 FOTe1RH OOTSuIntT Dtfftlits
 ''The American manufacturers who make agricultural implements sell them much cheaper on the other side of the ocean. Ii was a very natural act on the part of a democratic Congress to put ag- ricultural implements on the free list i; to put fence wire also on the free list, and the bagging and ties which the south ern farmer needs and uses for his cot ton It added lumber and lath. and shingles and leather and shoes, and salt and meats thinking not of the farmer alone, but of all of us who are strug- gling to live and pay our bills. But such changes did not comport vita the ideas and plans of the trustees and the Presi- dent vetoed the free list. I dare say he was correct from his viewpoint for he represented the trustees and not the peo- pie. The trustees represent also the big bankers in whose hands our banking sys- tenn lies to be manipulated. and no re- publican administration; no republican Congress, has attempted to serve the farmer as he ought to be served in the matter of credits. It is practically im- possible for the farmer to borrow money on the kind of securities ordinarily laid down and demanded. It does not serve his purpose to borrow it for the snort time periods insisted upon by most banks. He needs rather long time money and he needs them on his own kind of secur- ity. He cannot be mortgaging his farm every time he needs a little money Other countries have discovered how to assist the farmer An admirable system of agricultural societies has been developed ia Ireland and an excellent one in Ger many and the present democratic Con gress has done nothing better than to provide for a careful investigat ton of this subject with a viewpoint to early action so that the law may be fitted to the creation of these new instruments or ousl- ness which the farmer so much needs and ought to have"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30

The electric light and traction systems
 have been restored and the pumps in the
 water works are in operation. Business is being resumed and unless there is fur
 ther rain normal conditions soon will be
 restored.
 Augusta, Ga-After selecting Mont
 Eagle. Tenn. as the place for the next
 meeting, the annual convention of the Southern Nurserymen's association ad-
 journed here tonight officers selected to- day were: President, O. Joe Howard,
 Greensboro; vice president, R. c. Chase, Huntsville; secretary-treasurer. A. 5. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
 St. Louis.-Robert M. Grant of Hartford, Conn, today was elected commander In
 chief of the Southern Sons of Veterans to succeed Col. Newton J.
 Mcclure of Indianapolis and Miss Fran ces M. Fox of Rochester, N Y., was elected president of the ladies' auxiliary to succeed Miss Flora Staples of Wor- cester, Mass
 Salt Lake City.-The democratic state convention today nominated J. F. Tolton
 of Beaver City for governor and T. r.
 Johnson of ogden and Mathonihali
 Thomas of Salt Lake City for Congress. Great Falls. Mont-The democ tc state convention, after nominating Sam R. Stewart of Virginia City for governor and T. J. Walsh of Helena for united States senator, adjourned tonight until
 tomorrow when the ticket will be com pleted.
 Chicago.-Attorney Arthur B. Wheeler former president of the Chicago Tele-
 phone company, died suddenly tonight or oino neotoria at his home in Lake For est. a suburb. He was 51 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED
 IN THE BOOTH MEMORIAL

Preparations for the memorial service in honor of the memory of Gen. William Booth of the Salvation Army which takes place Sunday afternoon at o'clock in the First Methodist church continues with unabated activity and great interest is being manifested by leading citizens in the service in memory of the great leader.
 Adjt William Halpin of the local corps of Salvationists is in active charge of the plans of the memorial and is 6usi- ly canVassing the city to arouse sentiment and secure the cooperation of the clergy and prominent men for Sundays exer- oises. The following citizens have signi- fled their intention of attending and talk ing part:
 Commissioner J. T. Weatherly, Com missioner A. o. Lane, B. Gilreath. MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
GOVERNOR WILSON
 GREETED BY LARGE j CROWDS WHEREVER
 HIS TRAIN STOPS
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  .fed on with the apparent aequiescence of er own voters.
 sWhat happened in the Congress which A Is just adjourned? The House of Rep resentatives, with the acquiescence of a senate which Is not democratic, passed what was known as the farmers free list hill what did that do? It put agricul- tural implements on the free list: 1t put lumber on the free list, and shingles ea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30

and Mrs J. W. Sibley, John L. Parker, George II. Bodeker, chief of police. A. V. Bennett, chief of fire department; Will liam c. Radcliffe, William F. G. Harding. F. M. Drennen, William M. McGrath, secretary Associated Charities; Mrs. Mary F. Cecil, F. w. Bromberg, Robert Jemi- son, Sr., John s. Jemison, Jr., Dr. Charles Whelan, Louis V. Clark w. K. Brown, W. E. Fort, Eugene Enslen, A. W. Smith, c. H. Estes, Judge Hugo Black, R. s. Munger, R. D. Burger.
 The services will be impressive The late generals favorite songs will nredon mate, sung by the leading church s5loists of Birmingham, as well as other sacred songs sung en masse. Short addresses on the work and the life of the great evangelist will be made by clergymen and business men of the city. The service will close with prayer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
Enough to Kill

From the Denver Post
 Doctor--I see what the matter is. It's dyspepsia. All you have to do is to laugp heartily before and after each meal
 Mrs Bink-Impossible. I cook them myself, and wash the dishess
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
Gotham Shooters Win

Seagirt, N. J.. August 2s-The revolver team match concluded today was won by the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver club of New York with total of 1Q34.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-30
PERSONAL

T. w. Evens, superintendent of the : ranama Great Southern railroad. rc- turned yesterday from French Lick West Baden and other resorts wnere he has been for several weeks. He was accom> panied by Mrs. Evens.