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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
DEFEAT CANNON
BY 1900 VOTES

srs,,, rs,,s,sILi.E. /, ills.. Nov. demo
a. leaders here today estimated
ior~ = man. democrat, defeated
es.~s ' speaker JOS. G.. Cannon for
siII - ~ py 1900. The republicans
No.. NY ccncede that Cannon is
aae,a a, declaring that missing pre-
w. s1e strongly for Uncle joe"
ASs..aD aDoying has been charged
- tne cannon men, and war
ics.x Vt four persons have been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
HAY LEADS
In SPOKANE

SPOKANE, Nov. 7.--Complete
returns from 15i precincts out OF
III in the city and county OF Spo-
kane show the following results for
the governorship: Hay S,7s4, Lis
ter S.i6S. Hodge 6,S9S.
The same precincts show that
Roosevelt received 12.47S. Wilson
S.37s. Taft 3.2S9. Debs 1921. Chafin
53S
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
NOSES TILT HIGH

WATERBURY. Conn, Nov. T.
Litchfleld people are holding their
noses higher than ever since the
town, for the past few days, seems
to be the rendezvous OF all the
skunks I'm Litchfield county.
One householder found two In his
bathroom.
This morning, from n sluiceway,
parade OF several skunks emerged
and went so feet across the main
street undisturbed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
NICK LONCWORTH
IS DEFEATED

tBy rsissd rr~ss Leased wfrey
CINCINNATI, O.. Nov. T.
The defeat OF Congressman
Nicholas lora~orth. son-lp-lsw
OF Col. Roosevelt, for re-elcc-
sion BY the narrow margin Of
f59 votes. is Indicated by COM
pletc unofficial returns from
the First district. Bowdle. the
democratic candidate, appears
TO be ei--'-d. but the official
count may change the result
" Bo~die 10 declared elected.
Congressman Lonnworth prob
ably will appeal 20 the house.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
SENATORIAL SCRAP
STILL IN DOUBT

PORTLAND. Or. Nov. -
The Oregon senatorial result Is
stiil uncertain. Harry Lane.
democrat, appears to have a
slight advantage, but Ben Sell
Ing, republican, stilI figures
strong. Jonathan Bourne, in
oumbent, Is hopelessly beaten.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07

A TRAGEDY
in N. P.
TUNNEL

EllENsBuRo. Nov THE
breaking In two Of vest.bound
Northern Pacific freight In STAN
pede tunnel. through the Cascades.
filled the tunnel full of smoke and
pas. killing Conductor Leonard Hal.
let OF Seattle, rendering ~ of q
crew Of 10 section hands uncon-
seious. and driving one Insane.
The accident occurred late In the
afternoon. The section crew was
layltg rails In the bore At the time.
when the train broke, they did not
attempt TO gct out. thinking II
would be- Immediately recoupled.
This was not done. however. and
the tunnel filled up AZ once.
ono of the section hands man.
AGED 90 got outside and crew
working al the tunnels portal made
brave attempts 10 rcacue the un-
conscious men. carrying " OF them
out Conductor Hallet died t5 min.
ute~ after being carried out. A
train Was made UP al Elienshurg
soon after the accident. and pulmo.
tors. doctors and nurses sent TO the
tunnel.
fialiet. the conductor Who died
from The smoke and gas. had lived
IN seattle for seven ycarA. Ito was
d5 years old aud il survived By a
widow. baby boy and daughter. Mrs
Haliet was informed ~ the acci-
dent and icft last night for Tacoma.
where her husbands bodY VAS
taken.
All Rescued.
Later reports from the scene of
the accident were that the ~ men
who had been carried out of tho sun-
mel unconscious ~ere ali revived
and will recover. The five men left
In the tunnel. whose death Was
thought certain. were rescued luss
before the special train from Eiiens.
burg arrived and ~cre all revived
with pulmosers. Most OF the victims
we're taken 20 the company hospital
IN Tacoma.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
IN DANGER In
OREGON

~. A..vniLAND. Or. Nov. THE
y woman suffrage In the state
'' very much In doubt. al
s. susn Indications are that II will
Tb Y probably less than 900.
~, w earliest reports to the effect
~ - t1osii@nd voted down the meas.
49, - heavily while the rest OF the
s,lsk. sas maintaining II by a
4 ". margin Of votes, sflIl seems
I ~ ~, good, and the question now
& ~ he lead In the remainder Of
Il es' s overcome the adverse vote
Er,s s'snd and contiguous terri
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
LATEST FROM OHIO

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. 7.-Com-
plete returns today from 20 OF the
80 counties In Ohio. President
Taft's native state. give Wilson
345,19O, Taft 229.6S0. Roosevelt
$50. .02O.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
HODGE BEATS HAY

TACOMA. Nov. complete re
turns from i3t out OF lag precincts
In Pierce county for governor give
Ernest Lister. democrat. lead OF
1855 over Governor Hay. Hodge is
second In the race. with 1928. Hay
has 5.766 and Lister 9,s52.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
lMCOVERN WINS

MILWAUKEE. Nov. with ten
counties yet to be heard from. Gov
McCioverns plurality for reelection
Is 500. The missing counties. the
democrats claim, will increase VIII
son's plurality.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07

Snohomlsh Is depended upon 10 give
him the election over the stand.
patter.
oulaiey Defeated.
The count from 9S0 precincts on
the other candidates shows that the
progressive congressional and state
ticket carried the county and that
the county republicans with the ex.
ccpsion OF Qnigley and s,arwich arc
winners
The figures follow.
congresamcn.ss.Larse.
Falconer lr.i is.b5o.
Bryan tP.D if.2Sr.
Frost tRl lara
Dewey lRl 1901.
Lieutenant covernor.
Teats (Pl 19.2sS
Hart tRl i3.a90
State Treasurer.
Cory (P1 ta.0Oi.
Meath tRl i3.7T6.
Insurance comn,issiorer.
Collins tPl f3.t57
Ffshhack gR.b ia.s6s.
County Auditor.
Phelps tP.l 1881
Quiglcy (R.l i3.STs.
County Sheriff.
Cudlhec tDl i5.31t
Strinwer tP.9 is.37s
S,arwleh tR1 li.sTs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07

n count from $50 precincts on
I, kIns county legislative contests
Hno4H:
IN Senatorial District
DnlDer tR.l i21i.
1l1em tD.i ssz
Durvus tP.i So.
~ legislative District
Iuri1x lRi 1855.
NJ III LIS.
Ionkh iRl So.
cnI1p1n tD.l 30.
~ Legislative District
lwk tPl ELL.
Dtu6eF tP.l 3.8fs.
p1hsa tD.l Las.
1yIsssser tR-l i.s42.
w>heter iR.} i.sis.
~ Legislative District.
cgklensen sP.l t.s2s.
NuDAine tP.l s.7l3.
whit RI 3.zS3.
S1Ioide lR.l s,010
11lkbun ID z.ss7.
~ id ASA
~ Legislative District.
1onjek fR.l 1867.
NnU tRl ss7.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
EIGHT MICHIGAN REPUBLICANS

DETROIT. Nov. --latest oh.
tainabie election figures here today
show that Michigan's delegation IN
congress will consist OF eight re
publlcans and two progressives.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07

pQpAt@S
s.s.es lister. democrat Is
,S.,,l ssysrnsr Of Washington on
q -. q prsssnt returns By from
- y 5000 votes
n.huss T. ftodse, progressive mas
.ss1 nav cut of second place IN
s1ele ssd King county % q mar
- -.rssa of g. votes with So pre-.
- ysi 70 report
rs11s slse defeated Hay decisive.
: & is<oma and Pierce county, the
s.~soe.ve running a neck ara
e rses with Lister In his home
- Nay IN Tacoma 10 a bad
- r,turrs from so5 precincts
y 4 III IN King county give the
Saoutno On ooverrorsnip:
th1sf ts25e.
49, i1s5o.
nrixe has been gaining steadily
= uas On the late returns and In
1rnfIprs ars that he will beat Hay
4 ~ in the county aud BY i.5Qo
) fsecma.
m sane precincts give:
E1npkvy it.sis.
La.1oa 1855
H<ifnxs 1855.
l1adcn has gained on Humphrey
4 shs cosnty and bis big lead in
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07
hodge, BEATS HAY
| m BIG COUNTIES

.-...ve Noses Hay Out in King and Defeats Him De-
yrlv in Tacoma and Pierce Counsy-Progressivc Con-
ssnen and State Candidates Also Winners: County Re
sbIcans With Exception OF Quigley and Starweh Win.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07

4 Occasional rain tonight or 4
4 Friday. moderate southwest 4
4 winds. Temperature at noon 4
4 40. 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07

d c $ p a ir with
Thanksgiving three
weeks away, though
il sure puzzles us 10
know what the
standpat gang has TO
be thankful for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-11-07

ftNIUV : t'"FN"
iifcmen won ther
swo-platoon system
fight. in spite of all
the Anti ENtrava-
ganee league" could
do
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15

find outit You have kid
ney or bladder trouble.
When writingmention
reading this generous
offer i'll this paper and
send your address to
r. TF.t. O.. r.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
rhuns In Female Attire.

Thugs dressed as women attacked
Mrs. May Bernhcimer at her home in
q fashionable uptown apartment house
In New York city. and beat her into
insensibility. pound ana gagged her
and escaped with gems valued at So.
900.
Mrs Bernheimer told the police that
her maid met her at the door upon
her return from a shopping expedition
and welcomed her with blow on the
head with potato masher. second
blow knocked her unconscious, she
said
When she awoke she was lying.
bound and gagged. upon the maid s
bed. while the maid. two men dressed
as women, whom she had passed in
the hallway. and her jewels We're miss.
ing
During the tlme employed by the
thieves to loot the apartment a seam
stress sat NJ her sewing machine In
the sitting room. but heard no sound
OF the struggle. The seamstress ac.
counted for this 10 the police by de-
claring that she was deaf.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
VOTES FOR WOMEN
TO BE- A 7. R. PLANK
Roosevelt Says Il viii Be in
Platform Draft.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt made
the announcement in Oyster Bay. y.
". through indge Ben d Lindsay. OF
Denver. Colo, that he is in favor OF
woman suffrage in this country AMI
that the platform which he will subn I
to the Chicago convention will con.
tain an unequivocal declaration to that
effect.
Colonel Roosevelt" Judge Lindsay
said. has come out decidedly for wD-
man suffrage He was induced 20 take
this definite stand by what the W.
men voters have done In Colorado in
opposition 20 Messrs Guggenheim ard
Evans In Washington. California and
Other western states. Colonel Roosc-
Welt told me tina, he was convinced
irofa this record Of the advantage 70
b. gained by placing the ballot In the
hands o. the women. The colonel also
said that he had definitely decided TO
incorporate in the platform which he
will submit 10 the Chicago convention
a womans suffrage plank"
Colonel Roosevelt said that Judge
Lindsays staetment was entirely cor
rect
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15

Joseph Moore. a villisca. Iowa. bust.
ness man. his wife and four children
and two women. supposed to be Mrs.
Van Glider and her daughter, relatives
OF the M0ares. were found murdered
In the Moore home.
Their heads had been mashed and
an axe covered with blood and hair
was found
All were murdered in their beds.
There Is no definite clue 10 the muir.
derer. although search is being made
for one person suspected by the au.
thorltics.
Owing 10 the terrible mutilation the
Identity OF the two women could not
be absolutely established. but the Van
Gilders. who live few miles from
Villisca. are known to have been Wis
iting the M0ores. AMI all attended m
entertainment together.
No robbery was committed and Il
seems that only desire FOR revenge
could have prompted the murder un
less the work was done by mad man
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15

Binghamton. n. Y. The regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. Y, OH every bottle.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
pours Oil on Mothers Fire.

Two children of Mrs Ida Laverty.
OF Harrisburg. Pa. are dead and she
herself is likely TO die. as the resu I
OF an explosion following her sons nc.
ton IN pouring oil on the kitchen IRE
at their home in an effort TO starr II
for breakfast.
The house was partially wrecked by
the explosion and another son was
painfully burned. as vas Charlie
Scott, policeman. who rescued The
woman and children.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
fa For conseIenee Eurd.

Ar unnamed Boston man sent SO 10
che governments conscience fund"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15

hold waite. and scaiding pain in passingit,
or bad effects followingusc Of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity of being compelled to 20 often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp.R0ot Is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney. liver
or bladder trouble, it will be found just
the remedy you need. II has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved so successful that a special ar
fangement has been made by which all
readers OF this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
STOCK EXCHANGE
SAVED BY MORGAN
Money Probe Brings Forth Tale
Of 1907 Panic.
HOW IT WAS RELIEVED
Finaneisr Loaned s25.ooo.ooo When
Call Money Was 100 Per Gent and
Saved the Day.

The tale OF how J. Pierpont Morgan
came to the rescue Of the New York
Stock Exchange at the height of the
1907 panic By lending 1t s25,0O0.000 in
cash when call money was being
quoted AT 100 per cent was told on the
witness stand al the Pujo congress
sional committees inquiry In New
York into the money trust" by X. IL.
Thomas. who was president Of the ex
change at the time.
ON Oct "a, 1907. when banks were
failing and money could not be OBJ
tanned. the appalling discovery that
there was no money was brought
home to the members OF the exchange
with badness which caused conster-
nation MIR. Thomas said he rushed
over to the National City bank TO con
suit with James Stillman. who was
president Stillman advised him to go
to see Morgan.
After Thomas left for Morgan's OF
fee. Stillman called up the latter on
the telephone and advised him OF the
situation. There was much confusion
and excitement at the Morgan offices
when Thomas arrived there. No soon
er had the exchange president reached
the door OF Mr.. Morgan's private office
than 1t opened and the financier ap
peared on the threshold. Without wait
ing Tor Thomas to speak. Mr.. Morgan
brusquely exclaimed:
We are going TO let YOU have s25,-
100000 Go over TO the exchange and
tell them"
Thomas suggested that II might be
well to split the money up in sums to
be divided among different bank rep
reesntatiyes 20 that there would be
plenty of money in money quarters.
Mr. Morgan thought that was good
idea and shouted out;
Perkins divide that up In Jumps"
Then he retired TO his Office. slam.
ming the door behind him. Thomas
went back to the exchange and in less
than FIVE minutes J. r Morgan 4 Co.
had delivered s25.O0O.000 in cash and
saved the day
The first witness was James G. Can.
non. president Of the Fourth Naiiona
bank Mr. Cannon showed no hesita-
ton in admitting that the entire coun-
try pays tribute 10 the stock exchange.
which Is the soul OF Wall street.
1T is done" Mr.. Cannon said. by
out.of.town banks carrying deposits in
New York banks. These deposits are
farmed ont in loans on the exchange
In 1887 clearing house associations Is
sued s250.0o0. 900 worth Of certificates.
of which sl0O.00O.O00 worth were Is
sued IN this city"
Asked II his bank would lend money
10 the Consolidated stock exchange.
he said 1t would not. He thought there
were banks that would lend 10 the
small exchange. bu; could give NJ
names.
Mr. Untermyer brought out an adj
mission from the witness that the
banks in all parts OF the country send
their surplus funds TO New York -
be used in call loans. which made pos
sible vast speculations.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
rMo SURVEYOR KiIIed on Railroad.

William ". Woodhouse. OF Wethers.
field. Conn. and Philip Dell. of Derry.
Pa. members OF Pennsylvania rail
road surveying party, were run down
and killed by fast passenger train
near New Florence. Pa. when they
stepped from telegraph tower to the
track. They did not see the approach.
ing train
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
Indiana Pure Food Law Upheld.

The Indiana pure food law of 1907
was upheld as constitutional by the
United States supreme court. Tse prin.
ciple was announced that states may
enact such measures without interior.
ing with the federal pure food and
drugs act of 1906.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
puchess Of connauaht Gains.

Physicians attending the Duchess OF
Connaught IN Montreal Can. reported
that her condition showed material
and steady improvement" She Is sui
lering from appendicitis.
Unless unexpected symptoms de-
veiop the recovery of her royal high.
ness will be complete and speedy.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
To Na.uralize Man witnou, Flag"

Eugene Prince. born in Russia, but
a man without a flag, would receive
American citizenship by a bill favor
ably reported 10 the house While
Princes father was an American. the
state department contends the son Is
not citizen OF either the United
States or Russia.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
Train Bandit Sentenced.

Fred A. Becker. the young man who
was alleged to have held mp alone and
robbed the passengers on Baltimore
& Ohio train in western Maryland on
Feb. 10 last. pleaded guilty to the
charge in Oakland, Nd, and was sen.
fenced 10 nine years in the Maryland
peniteniiary.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
saw Mother Starved Child.

Humane Society Agent James d
Stuber has reported to the authorities
in Allentown. Pa. the death of IN.
two months old daughter 81 Mrs. An
ME Danylaw. as the result, it is al
legged. of starvation. the mother. II l.
declared. having refused nourishmen
to the child. saying that feeding II
with so-called holy water was suiii
cient.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15

Three persons were Killed md more
than Atty were hurt when Western
& Atlantic exclusion train running
from Calhoun. Ga. 70 Chattanooga
Tenn. was wrecked Al Dalton. Ca. by
the spreading OF the rails.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15
Do You Get Up
With a Lame Back2
kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everyone knows Of DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney. liver and
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-06-15

bladder remedy. be-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp.
Root fulhils almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism.
pain i'll the back. kid
ncys, liver, bladder
and every part Of the
urinary passage. II
corrcrfe INABILITY IN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-08
ANOTHER OCEAN
TRAGEDY AVERTED
Fall River Steamer and Bat
tleship New Hampshire
Collide in Fog

Newport, r. l.. July 7.-The Fall river
steamer Commonwealth. with 1000 sleep
ing passengers, were rudely awakened at
4:30 o'clock this morning when the
steamer, cropping her way through
dense fog over Narragansett Bay.
rammed the United States battleship New
Hampshire. Those who scrambled to the
decks learned that while both vessels
had been considerably damaged no per-
sons were hurt and that there was no
danger
The Commonwealth, putting out from
Newport. on fits New York-Fall River
run, was almost upon the battleship when
the lookout dscerned that vessel The
Commonwealth bow was stove in while
the New Hampshire's stern was cut near
the protective deck. the after compart-
ment crushed through. the gun and berth
decks smashed and the captains after
cabin and the boiler room damaged
The Commonwealth unloaded her pas
sengers here and tonight proceeded to
New York to go into dry dock The New
Hampshire has not yet been ordered
away. Captain James H. Oliver inn
mediately after the collision made ready
for collision drill, though close by were
the warships Florida and Louisiana to-
gether with several smaller vessels of the
first and second Atlanuc divisions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-08
GUARD FELLED BY
"TRUSTY PRISONER
Inmate of Tombs Emerges
from ManhOIe to Attack
the Guard

New York, July 7.-At midnight to-
night the keepers OF the Tombs prison
and a large squad of police were be-
ing held at bay by 'trusty' prisoner
who two hours before had felled a
guard with cold chisel. armed him
self with the guards six shooter and
fortified himself in manhole in the
prison yard. The outbreak brought the
6s7 prisoners to the verge OF panic.
So far as the authorities had ex-
planned at midnight the prisoner is
George Watson, a chauffeur, who had
been assigned to kitchen work as
trusty, 1t Is believed he hid after his
days work In a vault almost under the
bridge of sighs." He emerged by way
of manhole in the prison yard, crept
upon Guard William Hoolihan and
felled him with the chisel. seiziDg the
guards gun. AS he disappeared in tho
vault he fired shot at Hollihan. but
1t went wide. The guard gave an
alarm and mustered all the 25 Keepers
who began firing toward the manhole,
trying to draw fire from the prisoner
but up 10 midnight 1t was believed he
still had five shots left in his gun.
1t was not known for a time wheth-
er the prisoner remained in the vault
or had escaped to another part of the
building. This uncertainty made the
the more tense and guards
were sent searching about the prison
building.
prisoner. Deputy Warden Nicholas
Jones said at midnight that no further
effort would be made TO capture Will
son until after midnight unless he
invited gun play by making a break
from his hiding place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-08
THREE ARE KILLED
WHEN CARS COLLIDE
Head-on Collision Between
Interurban Cars in
Indiana

Marion. Ind, July Flour persons were
killed and more than a dozen seriously
hurt. some perhaps fatally, in a head-on
collision between interurban cars on tho
Marion, Bluffton and Eastern traction line
in this city this afternoon. The dead:
Garrett Van Weeldy. Marion.
William Lentz, Marion. glsssworker
George Dolgoufee, Upland, Ind.
Benjamin &. Slyers, Marion National
Military home.
The collision was between regular car
and one loaded with merrymakers bound
for an amusement resort, and occurred on
a straight track. No cause had been
assigned for the accident late tonight
The heavy interurban car crashed half
way through the lighter park car. The Iat-
ter was crowded and contained iuany
women, but only one was seriously hurt.
Soon after the wreck 1t was reported
some of the injured had been robbed. one
man said he saw a woman robbed of her
purse, which she said contained 800. The
police are Investigating.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-08
ELKS GRAND LODGE
MEETS IN PORTLAND
Special Trains Bring Promi-
nent Elks from Through
out United States

Portland. Ore, July 7.--More than 20
special trains. to say nothing of regu-
lar trains, run In two and three sec
tions, arrived here today and tonight,
bringing delegates TO the meeting of
the grand lodge, Benevolent and Pro-
tective order of Elks. the first session
of which will be held tomorrow.
The grand forum, which considers all
contests and disputes between lodges
and members and the credentials com
mittee, held all-day sessions.
Three candidates for grand esteemed
leading knight have already announced
themselves. They are Judge George
Addington of Albany, n. Y. James l..
King of Topeka. Kan, and Frank King
of Providence. n. /.
p. Leverni of Keene, n. FL, for grand
inner guard, candidate for reelection,
is opposed by Fred Lee Clark of AL
buquerque, ". M.