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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
BRYAN ATTACKS | GOVERNOR HARMON

Lincoln, Neb March 22--Declaring that Governor Harmon is a reaetionary and the. choice of Wall street. William J. Bryan has given out a statement attack ing the candidacy of the Ohio governor. MT. Bryan comments on the attitude taken by Senator Hitchcock fayoring Governor Harmon and adds.
 F ."Governor Harmon cannot be nominated without the active aid of Wall street and Mir Bryan has worked too hard and too long for progressive democratic prin- ciples to become instrumental in passing the party into control of special interests If Nebraska's democracy instructs for Harmon Mir. Bryan will refuse to- serve as a delegate dn case he Is elected) but will instead go to Baltimore as an in- dividual and. as an individual. do what he can to secure the nomination of a progressive democrat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
: -----~--'s'----------- MITCHELL TALKS OF
 COAL SITUATION

Washington. March 22.-John Mitchell
 today discussed the coal situation with Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel and pr. Charles r. Neill, com missioner of labor. The government is keeping close in touch with the devel- opments, but President Taft is said to believe that any action at this time by a federal authority might he miscon- stl1ied and he hoped to intervene when needed and not before. He said the action might be misunderstood by the two factions otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Tang at Shanghai

Shanghai, March 22.-Premier Tang Shao arrived here today from Picking and was met by a guard of honor of Chinese troops and a salute by the ring ing of bells. He was escorted to his hotel by detachments of French and British police. The premier probably will leave for Ranking tomorrow. Premier Tang is decidedly optsfnistic about the situation in China. He says that all questions concerning loans and the test organization of the republican govern ment will be solved satisfactorily with in the shortest possible time,,
 Premier Tang denied here today that he had violated agreements covering the recent loan negotiations aimed at the tiding over the financial crisis. The statement was not given as official. but the premier said he was prepared to re- pudiate any charge of bad faith when it is brought by responsible persons.
 Delegates with the premier said com pete order soon will be restored in China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
AGED WOMAN TELLS OF BEING CHEATED

St. Louis. March 22.-Mary F. Crop eey, 6e years old, of Plainfield, ILL, testified today at the trial of F, G. Lewis, University City publisher She appealed to Francis " Putnam, the young treasurer fo Lewis enterprises, f, treat her as he would his own daughter" in handling 5000 she sent the Lewis Publishing company for in- vestment. She said all she ever got back of her investment was s55 in- terest and that because of the com panys failure to return her money sho was unable to buy fuel or pay her taxes.
 1g1,ewis who is being tired in the Unit ed States district court on charges of using the mails to defraud. listened in- tentIy to Miss Cropsey's testimony.
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 in that direction.
 Edwards Talks Freely
 In the presence of Detective Felts Edwards talked freely tonight.
 q know nothing of the cause of the courthouse shooting he said q walk ed into the court room when I saw Uncle Floyd jump up and say some thing. l could not hear what it was Right away somebody began to shoot from about Clerk Goad's desk. but I don't know who fired the first shot. saw Uncle Sidna after the shooting began I did not see my cousins or my brothers. AS soon as I could with my lame foot got out of the court house and stood at the bottom of the steps. l saw Uncle Sidna and MT. Goad shooting at one another. After it was over l got my mothers horse and rode home. Before I left I saw Uncle Floyd on horse and then saw him lying on the ground. If he had been able to ride We would have taken saim away with us. l saw my brother Wesley on the road and that afternoon I saw uncle Sidna at his store. I have never seen any of them or heard tell any thing about them or where they are since that evening. I stayed at home until Sunday and had started to a neighbors when l saw the officers. I was in plain view from the road and they could have taken me then, but did not go back home because heard the officers had orders to. shoot all of us on sight. I went about and lived the best I could until the officers ran up on me last night. I did not haya a pistol at tho yonythQnss or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
DARING OF YOUTH SAVES HIS
 FATHER AND AGED NEIGHBOR

lniontown, Pa, March 22.-The daring of a 19-year-old> Laurel Ridge mountain boy, was responsible for the rescue near here today of the youths father and an aged neighbor, who had been caught in the deadly current of a swollen mountain stream that was rushing them to a 300 foot waterfall. The hero of the rescue was young John Hardy. Early this morning he and other members of the his family were awakened by screams for help They hurried out of doors to find, floating past their house on a swollen stream a cabin At the doorway of the cabin praying for help was William Mcdowell, an Swear cid neighbor His home had been wrenched from it's foundation by the floor
 and swept into the torrent,
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Only g short distance down stream was waterfall of 300 feet A dash over this nleant death for the cabins occupant.
 Charles Hardy, Johns father, raced with the cabin until he got ahead of 1t, Then he plunged into the creek and reached the side of the frightened mountaineer. | Hardly had the elder Hardy scrambled from the cabin n-with his charge, when the current caught him. John, running along the streams bank. had fastened a rope about his waist. He threw this into the stream near the men. They grasped 1t.
 Their combined weights dragged John along the bank The youth cinched tree and held fast. Then he began calling Tor help. As nefghbors arrived John tainted He was carried to his home by the men he had rescued. He will survive. Soon after the two men. left it the cabin crashed over the waterfall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
DIMINUTIVE EMULATOR OF 4
 BLACK HAND IN THE TOLLS

you and mrs becey bleckerner or we vii kill your son put 800 dollars in the sellar of PAT 10 street or not we will murder you by monday night quick or your son will be ours.''
 The letter was signed black hand gang" The boy when arrested declared he and a schoomate whose name he did not remember were promised 10 cents by an unknown man If they would write the letter, ne declared Is adore was remanded to ,ne custody of the children's society, while the officers investigated his story. They do not be- leve the letter was dictated by man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
BOTH HEADQUARTERS CHARGE
 USE OF THE PATRONAGE CLUB

lect funds from officeholders for Roose- welt campaign purposes.
 The Roosevelt headquarters tonight added another statement on the same subject to the series of the day re-
 ferring' to a political advertisement in Texas papers attributed to II. F. Mac Gregor, the Taft manager in that state. This advertisement, takes place in history beside the notorious Norton letter, wherein the secretary to the President admitted his use of federal patronage to force Congress to pass the kind of Legislation MT. Taft de-
 sires,' said Senator Dixon, the Roose-
 welt manager. That procedure was a
 gross violation of the spirit of the
 bribery statute and certainly was in-
 limitation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

New York, March 22.--A diminutive East side emulator of black hand methods came to grief today-traced by letter he had written and which had struck terror to the wealthy fam fly receiving it. The story came out when Isadore Ginsburs., il years old, was arrested charged with penning the threatening nissive to Mr and Mrs. Harry Bleckner on Avenue A.
 Don't tell the pol,ce, the letter read, "or for you death dear sir give us five hundred bucks or we will kill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

Washington, March 22.-Counter charges that efforts had been madefto
 coerce fedear officeho olders were made by the Taft and Roosevelt headquarters in Statements given here today. The Roosevelt managers declared the Taft workers were making an "open and unblushing attempt to eoerce the re- publicans of Texas into selecting Taft delegates to the Chicago convention by means of the patrons se club"
 In a counter statement the Taft bu- reau declares Cecil Lyon,, republican national committeeman Tor Texas, has
 been trying to force federal offcehold-
 CTS into line for Colonel Roosevelt, and
 that attempts have been made to col
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
WOMAN ARRESTED;
 BURGLARY CHARGED

Atlanta, March 22.-(Special. .)-Thirty-s hours after the arrest of her husband on the charge of breaking into hard ware store in Greenville, Ala. and steal ing a large number of pistols, Mrs. A. J. Brown was placed under arrest in Atlanta on a similar charge.
 Acquisition papers for Brown by Gov ernor O'Neal of Alabama, have been con tested and may delay the departure of the pair. A hearing will be held on 1t Saturday morning before Governor Brown.
 J. R. Porterfield, the Greenville chief of police, and H. H. Grant. deputy sheriff, arrived in Atlanta Friday morning with requisition for Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
REPUBLICAN, CLUB
 ENDORSES MIR. TAFT

New York, March 22.-More than $50 members of the Republican club attended the special meeting of the club tonight to pass resolutions indorsing the admin istration of President Taft and his can ddacy for renomination. The resolutions were adopted without dissenting voice. Otto T, Barnard presided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
News Causes Joy

Chicago. March 22.-Reports that equal suffrage had been granted to Chinese women by the parliament at Ranking was hailed with joy yesterday by women who are active in the cause. "Isn it wonderful" said Mrs. Gather inc Waugh McCulloch. justice of the peace of Evanston. Tt seems too good to be true. We ought to sit down in humility. We've bees afraid of the yellow peril and the degradation that China would bring to us. and now they have taken this step"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Deaths and Funerals
Franklin M. Frazier

Mai Franklin M Frazier, who died Thursday night at the home of his son-in- law C. D. Ebersole. 2S19 Pine avenue. was buried yesterday afternoon al 1 o'clock at Oak Hill cemetery, Dr. T. J. Beard officiating. The pallbearers were; Active Mai. w. J. Cameron. J. Rivers Carter. G R. Harsh. William G. Montgomery. C. F Beddow and J. P. Ross; honorary, Robert Jemison. Sr, Judge J. P. Stiles, Col P. c Rowan, ]. A. VanHoose, A. Latady, Col J. A Montgomery w. V. NJ. Robertson and R. C. Hemphill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
ROOSEVELT GAINS
 ON LAFOLLETTE

Grand Forks, N. D., March 22.7-With returns, from $50 to 1900 precincts ot the state lacking, Senator Robert NJ taFollettes majority over that of Theo- dore Roosevelt in the presidential pref erence primary has been cut to 95l9 The returns from the so0 precincts will not be known until the official count ls made.
 At present the count stands: LaFol- tette. 2S,62o; Roosevelt. 19,10l, Taft. t64s. total 49.62i. ~.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
PRUSSIA WILL NOT BE IN THE CHINA LOAN Notifies Syndicate of Her
 Withdrawal TROUBLE IS BREWING
kwang Si Province Is Turbulent. Christians to Have Freedom.
 Suffragettes Adopt Eng fish Methods

St. Petersburg, March 22.-The for eign office has informed the syndica te of foreign fnanciers in China that Rus sia will not participa>c in the SIX powers" Chinese loan as it considers the conditions unsatisfactory.
 Misgivings are felt Tn certain guar ters here over Rnssias step as it is considered ii might pit her against the five other powers interested in the loan and complicate the situation in Mongolia. Russia's refusal to partici- pate in the loan emphasized the fact that the empire has important inter ests in Manchuria and Mongolia which were not sufficiently -afeguarded by the scheme of the loan syndicate.
 The Russo-Asiatic bank which was to participate in the "six power" loan was formed by amalgamating with the Russo-Chinese Northern bank, a branch of the Societe Generale, one of the banks participating in the Anglo Bel gian loan to China.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
WOLGAST BACKS UP
 HIS MANAGER

Seattle Wash, March 22.-'1f Tom Me- Carey wants to do business with Ad Wolgast he will have to do it through Tom Jones. my manager" the lightweight champion declared today. Jones and I have been partners for three years. We are more than manager and fighter. we are fast friends. l know what agRt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
WILL INQUIRE INTO NATIONAL COMBINE Charge Coal Dealers and Selling ligents Keep
 Prices Up

Chicago, March 22.-A nationwide in- quiry into an alleged coal combine with this city the center is in progress by the government, according to reports cur rent today. Conditions in number of southern states and east to Pennsylvania are being investigated by the government agents.
 The inquiry is said to have been ordered several weeks ago from Washington and the report had it that statistical informa- ton touching the coal trade has already been gathered by coal agentsA According to the rumors the charges are to be made that certain coal producers and their selling agents combined to main tain stipulated price.
 Washington, March 22-The department of justice contemplates an investigation of associations of coal dealers in the northwest which it has been charged have combined to maintain a high price for coal in violation of the sherman anti trust law
 No inquiry into an alleged trust in the mining and transportation of coal has been initiated it is declared, in addition to the proceedings already in the courts. Numerous complaints against the asso- citations of coal dealers, principally in The great lakes region, have reached the de- partment during the last few months lt Is believed here that proposed inquiry into this situation is the one referred to in the Chicago reports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Adopt English Methods

London, March 22.-Chinese suftra- getts a Ranking, dissatisfied with the national assembly's academic resolu- ton favoring women suffrage accord ing to advices received here today. forced an entry to the assembly and after knocking down the police on guard garrisoned themselves and smashed window glass. The room was reopened under military proteetion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

London, March 23.-Referring to the s300, ,OO00OO loan offered China by the in- ternational financiers, the Morning Post s St. Petersburg correspondent says that as American bankers are taking the lead in it, Russia is inclined to see in the loan another and more dangerous form of the schemes pursued by American bankers in China some years ago and which threatened strategically Russia S whole position in the far east"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Railroads Reducing Service

Railroads are reducing their service to the minimum. Food supplies from abroad are threatened. The bacon factors and creameries of Denmark, which depend entirely on England for their supplies. are barren. They soon will look else where. Reports come that one of the South American governments Is com mandeering the supplies of coal on hand in its ports for naval purposes. which will prevent the shipment of meat to England.
 Ih is officially declared today that the Derhyshire pits will not be reopened un- til the surfaccmens demands for in- creased wages have been complied with.
 In political circles it is believed that the return of MT. Bafour to the leader ship of the unionist party in the house of commons is more than temporary one and that in all the big debates he will take the actual, if not the titular, leadership of the opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
Funds Running Low

Funds of the trade unions are running low In some places this weeks pay ment of out-of-work benefits will be the last.
 At Burstem. in Staffordshire one of the centers of the potteries' district. i0,000 meals have been served by the vicar of the parish in the last Il days, for which small charge has been made. Now the people of the district are unable to bear the burden of paying even a pence for the meal and are compelled to fall back on charity.
 In Wales and in Scotland, and in the industrial districts of England, relief measures have started and soup kitchens have been established. There Is scarcely mining village in Scotland where the children are not being fed by the public authorities. Tn the English coal fields the people are better off, as the trades union funds are more abundant and will last much longer. The work of relieving the distress is getting beyond the means of the local charities and demands are now being made on the government to take the matter in hand.
 Tie miners ranks are augmented daily but the funds are being depleted. Fac tories of all kinds continue to close down.
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of $125O0 is not fair one,1 and Tom told the truth when he wired McCarey that his offer caused big laugh here
 The champions statement was in reply to a telegram from the California pro- moter, made public kyesterday, saying Wolgast would not be asked to fight in southern California again while. Jones was his manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
ADOPT A NEW
 HARMONY PLAN IN TENNESSEE

convention and the selection of a new state committee. EE
 It was further provided that in the event that majority of the members of the two state executive committees ratlfy the proposed plan by April that they shall constitute the harmony democratic executive committee to direct party af- fairs until their successors are named. In the event that majority of each com mittee declines to ratify the agreement another conference of democrats is to be held in Nashville on Aprill2 for the pur- pose of calling the convention and to ef- feet the reorganization of the party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23
DELAY SELECTION OF
 W1LEY's SUCCESSOR

Washington. March D. President } Taft probably will not appoint a
 :, successor to pr. Harvey W. Wiley
 } of the bureau of chemistry for sev-
 } eral weeks. There are many, .candi- dates for the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

JOHNS Undertaking Co.,. Phones loO1 LICE LOY, Undertaker. Phones 76A SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones q
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while I was trying to .seep from being arrested"
 It is understood that witnesses oe fore the grand jury which returne" the indictments, testified that siona Edwards handed pistol on the coui, ho,so green to Sidua silen to enable the latter to continue ais pistol duel with Clerk Goad.
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  Mosant fell the body helped -.
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POSSE PURSUING
 OUTLAWS MAKES
 FIRST CAPTURE
Edwards Talks Freely
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So far there have been no development; in that direction
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-23

Nashville, March e2.-As the combined result of two conventions here today of democratic politicians of the state, har- mony plan was adopted, which it is hoped will reunite the discordant elements of the party.
 The net result of the meetings was the adoption of a resolution providing flor a state convention to be held at NashVilie on May 15 for the purpose of nominating A candidate for judge of the supreme court. judge of the court of civil appeals the nomination of presidential electors. the selection of delegates to the natiohai
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Secret Negotiations

Apparently an insurm6untable obstacle had been encountered Then followed ne- gotiations in the lobby, conferences be- tween members of the cabinet, the miners and the leaders of the coal owners, and meetings between parliamentary and labor leaders and the miners executives. All these were secret.
 1t was announced that the house of lords would meet tonight to pass the first reading of the bill, from which it was inferred that all the snags had been cleared away, and the bill had been pre- pared so as to receive the royal assent to- morrow, and the men would return to work Monday.
 These sanguine anticipations were dis sipated and replaced with gloomy forbod- ngS, however, when Premier Asquith asked the change in the governments pro- grsmme with respect to the passage of the bill. He said in the course of the dis cussion of the measure that the points at issue had been much narrowed down, and that the main outstanding point was that a minimum daily wage of $1 2 and 50acents He added that the government therefore had decided it was better to call conference of the owners and the men for Monday and hoped the difficulties be- tween the two parties on this point would be still further narrowed at that time The premier announced that the house would be adjourned until Monday afte: the bill had passed through the commit tee stage.
 Some of the larger mine owners declare pits were the minimum rates of wages granted. In the meanwhile starvation menaces the industrial population of the country
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SUBCOMMITTEE IS
 UNABLE TO ADJUST
 THE DIFFERENCES
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

government would make this concession to the miners, but Premier Asquiths flat re- fusal to accept labor amendment insert ing clause covering the s1.25 and 50 cents minimum or to put any fixed rates in the bill, changed the whole situation. Enoch Edwards, labor member of parlia- ment, and president of the Miners feder- aton of Great Britain, declared the gov ernment had closed the door which they had left open the previous night while William Brace, another representative of the miners, said the refusal meant that if the bill were passed as it stood the miners would not return to work until their schedules of minimum pay were set tied for every coal field in the kingdom.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-09-27
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AT THE ORPHEO

The Orpheo Theatre presents an- othe, goo'l bill to .ts patrons fer the ast ralf i the week.
 IT. R. A. e. Trio is the head line and gives fte,n minutes of gem ne anusen;@; in song and mus c. .he members of the trio appear il Iai cess and open with a popular song sung Il novel way The hit ot the act is the story ia song of Mrs Casey Jones'" One of the trio g yes a banjo solo, another plays the sccompaniments and the three voices blend very tremendously.
 E. T. Alexander sets up his easel on the stage, paints water, woods sky, etc., Il oil, and keeps a running talk while he IS painting, occassicn- ally put ing over' new 'Fdaffydil. The fiaished D ctures are presented to lad es in the aud ence