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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
GOVERNORS GATHER 1 FOR ANNUAL MEET
Eight Executives in Rich mOnd-TO Confer With
 the President

Richmond, Va, December 2.-Eight governors reached Richmond during the day to attend the fifth annual gover- nors' conference which opens here to- morrow Thirty-six governors, it is ex- pected, will attend. Those arriving to- day were: Governors Baldwin of Con neeticut, Oddie of Nevada, kitehin of North Carolina. Gilchrist of Florida, and Norris of Montana.
 The opening days programme pro- vides for addresses of welcome by Gov ernor Mann of Virginia and Mayor Aims lie of Richmond; response by Governor Norris, details of organization, and an address during the afternoon by Cover nor Baldwin. In the evening the gov ernors will be given a reception by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
WANT AMENDMENT
 FOR COMMERCE ACT


 consider means of promoting legislation for court appeals from orders of the In- terstate Commerce commission whether they be positive or negative, it was pro posed that congress amend the Interstate Commerce act. The amendment would require the commission to enter defin- ite order in every case in which an opn- ion is rendered and not, as is done ire quently, merely suggest to the railroads that they comply with the findings of the commission.
 A committee was appointed to consult with the Interstate Commerce commis- sion as to the phraseology of proposed amendments to the law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
EVIDENCE HEARD IN
 FREEMAN KILLING
John Williams Pleads Self Defense in Killing
 Boy in 1911

Tie evidence was concluded yester- day afternoon in the case of John Williams charged with the murder of w. NJ. Freeman, on trial in the first division of the criminal court before Judge Samuel E. Greene. The argu- ments will begin this morning and the case will probably go to the Jury be- fore noon.
 Williams is charged with stabbing Freeman to death at Sadler's Springs. on Red Mountain, in September, 1911. The two men had fight over. a trivial matter and the death of Freeman, who was young boy about 20 years old, was the result The defendant pleaded self defense and testified that the de- ceased had attacked him with a stick and that he used his knife in self de- fense, but with no intention of taking the life of Freeman. He was self pos sessed on the stand and answered the questions of the prosecution promptly.
 Attorney Edgar Allen is the defend ants attorney; Assistant Solicitor Hugh Locke is conducting the prosecution. cluding such railroads as the Pennsyl- vania, the Rock Island, New York Cen tral and others, would be affected by the decision was the general belief at head queraters of the Union Pacific. Another official said the road would have the ad- vantage of being ahead in knowing what was in store. An official of the law de- partment expressed the opinion that the result was victory for the railroad. He declared the original intention of the railroad company was for control of a direct and through line to the Pacific coast rather than for control of the South ern Pacific system. He said former Pres ident Hartman was compelled to take over the Southern Pacific property in or der to get a continuous line to the Pa cific slope.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
South Dakota Law Upheld

Washington. December 2.-The constltu- tionality of the South Dakota antl-mo- nopoly or so-called unfair discrimination act of 1907 was upheld this forenoon py the supreme court. The act makes 1t crime to sell with Intent to ruin eompet- tion commodity in general use to a deal CT in one place at a lower rate than to another dealer at a different place within the state. Similar laws have been en- acted in several northwestern states and are regarded as among the most severe statutes ever enacted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
ROckhOld New Dallas Post master

Washington, December 2.-President Taft has appointed George r. Rockhold postmaster at Dallas. Tex, to succeed Sloan Simpson White House officials would not discuss reasons for the change, but it was said that MT. Simp- son resigned He was said to have been supporter of Colonel Roosevelt and a friend of Col. Cecil Lyon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Hammond Not Liable

Washington, December 2-In a decision by the court of appeals of the District of Columbia today it was held that John Hays Hammond, the mining engineer
 was not liable for the S1. 600,000 subscrip- tion of the preferred stock of the General Cotton Securities company as alleged by Daniel J. Sully, former cotton king, but that the obligation was personal to Suily himself. The court held that John P
 Miller, the original owner of the General Cotton Securities company, and now a resident of New York city, is necessary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Law Is Debatable

Washington December 2.-The constitu- tionaity of the section of the immigra- ton act of 1907 authorizing the govern ment to deport women who become un- desirable inhabitants within three years of the time of their arrival in the United States was today withheld by the supreme court in the case of Urszulia Zallonaite arrested in East St. Louis. H., and held for deportation to Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Mississippi Law Invalid

Washington, December 2.-The United States supreme court today upheld the de- cision of the Mississippi supreme court that under the Mississippi prohibition law a contract for the sale in that state of the beverage poinsetta could not be en- forced. Justice Hughes said that law the sale of malt liquors. whether intoxicating or not. was not against the federal constitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Hook Denounces Test

The test which the majority applied in the subordinate complaints and in the test determining whether the railroads were competitors was denounced by Judge Hook as probably allowing Ne Union Pacific to purchase lawfully control of all the great parallel railroad systems of the United States.
 Another complaint was addressed to the construction of the San Pedro Los Ange- les and Salt Lake Railroad company. Defendant Clark and his associates started to build road to connect Los Angeles and Salt Lake City and so did the Union Pacific. Because of the al- legged impracticability of constructing two lines through the canyon known as Meadow Valley Wash,' one road was built, the court found, each group of promoters taking one half the stock The entire court found nothing violative of the Sherman antitrust law in the Union Pacific's control of this road.
 The government complained of the pur- chase by the Union Pacific of controll- ing stock in the Northern Pacific com pany. The court declared it was only necessary to say the Union Pacific had sold that stock.
 Still another complaint was the pur- chase in 1904 by Defendants Hartman, Rogers, Stilman, Schiff. Kahn and Will liam Rockefeller of $30.O00,000 in face value of the stock of the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe Railway company and the investment in 1906 by the Union Pa cific in per cent of that stock The court found no proof that any control was thus obtained over the rival Santa Fe..
 Thus defeated in the circuit court, the government brought the case to the su- preme court. Attorney General Whieker- sham. Frank B. Kellogg and Cordenio A. Severance appeared for the government. A long list of attorneys headed by P. F. Dunne of San Francisco, and N. H. Loomia of Omaha represented the de- fendantS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Sayedi !

Washington, December 2.-The supreme court of the United States today was saved the necessity of deciding when an egg is 'decomposed by holding the United States circuit court of appeals for the third circuit had no jurisdiction to decide the question, and, therefore, the supreme court itself had none. The point arose in the seizure of AS cans of frozen egg product in New Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
MOhler Interested

Omaha, Neb., December 2.-President A. l.. Mohler of the Union Pacific railroad was eager for minute details of the SUI preme courts merger decision today.
 He declined to make any comment prominent official declared it would put the Union Pacific company in position tn go ahead with many projects which have been held up awaiting the outcome of the suit That many other lines, in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03

party to the proceedings and must be secured before the case can proceed fur ther. The case was remanded to inc lower. court with the provision that, if service is not had on Miller within req sonable time, the suit is to be dismissed. The court further held that 1t had no Ju- risdiction over the management of the Securities company. which is Delaware corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Court Reaffirms Decision

Washington. December 1.-The supreme court today reaffirmed itself that the Kansas Corporation law closing Kansas state courts to foreign corporation with out a certificate to do business in Kan sas was unconstitutional
 Two years ago the law declared nncon- stitutional as a burden on interstate com merce the enactment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Carney Defeated

Detroit, December 2.-According to the Secretary of State, Congressman J. NJ. C. Smith, republican of the Third district, was reelected by a majority of 127 votes over Claude $. Carney democrat It was generally believed that Carney had been elected. It is said Carney will contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Crude Oil Goes Up

Pittsburg, December 2.-The prin- cipal grades of crude oil were advanced cents barrel today, the price being based on $1 for Pennsylvania crude. No change was made in Somerset, which remained at $1.10 and Ragland at 6b cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Johnson Case Advanced

Washington, December 2.-The supreme court today advanced for hearing on Jan uary 6 the case against Jack Johnson, negro pugilist, charging violation of the white slave act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
CUsTER's LAST SCOUT DEAD

Worcester. Mass, December o. Harold Willis Powell, or Mon tana Harry" as he was better known throughout the country. believed to be the last surviving scout who was with General Custer in his Indian campaigns, fell dead in hotel here today. Powell who was 64 years oll, was the holder of several gold medals of honor from the government bestowed for brav- cry in the field. On his breast was found a gold medal awarded for bravery at Pine Ridge January 1, 1891.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03

the Northern Securities case that the holding of the stock of two companies by third was violation of the law, therefore the holding by one of those two of the stock of the other must like wise be violation. But Judges Adams Van Devanter and Sanborn did not pass on this question because they decided the case against the government on the sec end question.
 The second question was whether the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific were competitors for San Francisco bus mess. The government presented wit nesses to show the two companies before the merger maintained rival soliciting agents in the east and that they were commercially regarded as competitors for transcontinental business. The court reached the conclusion that the question of whether they were competitors was not to be decided entirely as a matter of fact governed by testimony, but was partially question of law As a mat ter of law it was held that the two could not be competitors because the Union Pacific had to depend upon the Southern Pacific to get from ogden to San Francisco and upon independent railroads to bring freight and epassen- gers from the east to it at Kansas City and Omaha. In so finding. the court con- .cluded the Union Pacifics line from og- den through Portland to San Francisco was impracticable.
 Motive of Union Pacific
 Weight was given by the majority of the court to the testimony for the rail roads that the purchase was made not to throttle competition, but to prevent the Union Pacific being bottled up at Ogden. It was said that MT. Hartman. acting for the Union Pacific, first tried to our- chase from the Southern Pacific the old Central Pacific line, extending from Og- den to San Francisco. In this, he failed. Then he entered into negotiations with c. P. Huntington for the purchase of a large block of the Southern Pacifics stock. In that, too, he failed. After MT. Huntington died, efforts were renewed. The Gould interests were said to have been rival bidder. This time, MT. liar riman was successful. The motive of the Union Pacific, it was insisted was merely 10 have friendly outlet to San Francisco.
 The government also complained that the two systems, the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific were competitors for business from Atlantic seaboard and in- terior points of the country on the oae hand to Portland, Ore, on the other, be- tween the Atlantic Seaboard on the one hand and Colorado and Utah common points on the other; between Portland on the one hand and Utah. Colorado and Nevada common points on the other; be- tween San Francisco on one hand and Portland on the other; between San Fran cisco on the one hand and Montana and Idaho common points on the other; be- tween New York and interior common points on the one hand and the Orient on the other.
 In each of these subordinate complaints, the majority of the court found that the business of each of the railroads to the respective areas in question constituted so small percentage of their total traf- fic that 1t would not be taken as the basis for substantial restraint on inter state commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03

Washington, December 2.-More than twenty governors have accepted Prest- dent Taft's invitation to confer next Sat urday at the White House on the sub jects of agricultural credit systems and farmers cooperative banks. The con ference will take place after the gather ing of the governors in Richmond and President Taft desired to take advan- tage of the presence in the east of many state executives believed to be partic- ularly interested in the proposed farm CTS banks
 The president will probably make an address to the governors. Myron T. Herrick. ambassador to France, who i'm vestigated similar systems abroad. and Senator Fletcher of Florida, president of the Southern Commercial congress, will be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03

citizens of Richmond. The conference will adjourn Saturday.
 During the evening Governors Plais- ted of Maine, McGovern of Wisconsin, ONeal of Alabama. former Governor Fort of New Jersey, Secretary Riley of Madison, Wis. and George Jordan. for mer secretary of state of South Carolina, arrived at the conference.
 A committee representing the city of Richmond has assigned a committee of three citizens to act as an escort for each governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Fight Began in 1908

The governments fight against the Union Pacific merger began in 1908. In that year Attorney General Bonaparte filed in the United States circuit court for Utah a petition to split the transcon- tinental railroads brought together by Edward H. Hartman. This powerful combination was alleged to be in viola tion of the sherman antitrust law.
 Hartman, Jacob H. Schiff, Otto H. Kahn, James Stillman, Henry II. Rogers, Henry c. Prick and William A. Clark were named by the government as the creators of the combination and the sup porters of its existence. The allegations set forth in the petition stretched over the development of the entire nation and went far into the years of the past Circuit Court Judges Sanborn, Van De- vanter. Hook and Adams were called to pass on the suit.
 The governments case was built large ly around the purchase by the Union Pa cific Railroad company in 1901 and 1902 of i6 per cent of the stock of the South ern Pacific company referred to as or dinarily controlling interest. The main line of the Union Pacific extended from Kansas City and Omaha to Ogden. By subsidiary companies. 1t reached Port land Oregon, and thence, by steamers San Francisco and the Orient. The Southern Pacific has line by sea and land from New York to San Francisco and Portland by way of New Orleans and owned the Central Pacific extending from the terminus of the Union Pacific at Ogden to San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03
Two Weighty Questions

Two weighty questions were present. ed by this phase of the case. The first was a question of law-Does the pur- chase outright by one railroad company Of the controlling corporate stock of an other result in a combination in viola tion of the sherman antitrust law? No case seemingly had arisen which decided the point. Judge Hook reached the con clusion that since it had been decided in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-03

In Business for 25 Years Birmingham and Louisville
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-04
sHERIFF,S SALE.

BY virtue of writ of fieri facias. to me
directed, issued out Of the Court of Chan
Gerry of the State of New Jersey, will be
exposed at public sale, on
Monday, the Twenty-ninth day of April
next, between the hours of II and O'Clock,
to-wit, at O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day at the Court House, in the City of
of New Jersey, all the following described
real estate, that is to say:
All that certain lot, tract of piece OF
land, situate in the Borough of Paulsboro:
New Jersey, known and designated as
Lot % on plan. of Lots of William J.
Adamson, made by William n Carter,
February, 1903, on file in the office of the
Clerk of the said County of Gloucester,
bounded and described as follows
Beginning at point in the middle Of
and "a on said plan, and runs thence q
along the Easterly line of said Lot "a
North forty minutes East one hundred and
fifty-five feet to a corner of said Lot "a and
Lots 25 and % on said plan; thence 90
along the Southerly line of said Lot %,
South eighty nine degrees. and sixteen
minutes East fifty feet to corner in the
same and to Lots o1 and 20 on said plan ;
thence (3) along the Westerly line of said
Lot 20 South forty-four minutes West one
hundred and fifty five feet to the said mid
die of Roosevelt Ave, corner to said Lot 20
and Lots 35 and "a on said plan: and
welt Avenue North eighty mine degrees and
sixteen minutes West fifty feet to the
place of beginning.
being part of the same premises which
John L. Shuster and wife, by deed bearing
date February Goth, A. D., 1908. of record
in the office of the Clark of the said
County of Gloucester at Woodbury., in
Book 1872 of Deeds, on page 17S &C., grant
ed and conveyed to the said William J.
Adamson, in fee.)
Seized as the property of Mary S. Adam
son. ct ais. defendants, and taken in ex-
ecution at the suit of Edward N. Casperson
complainant, and to be sold by
WILLIAM C. ALLEN,
Sheriff
Dated March 9th, 1912.
Joseph J. Summerill, Solicitor.
Prs. Fees, $3.50.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-04
sHERIFF's SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of fieri faeias, to me
directed, issued out Of the Court OF Chan
Gerry of the State of New Jersey, will be
exposed at public sale, on
Monday, the Twenty y-ninth day of April
next, between the hours of u and 5 o'clock,
to-wit, at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day, at the Court House, in the City of
Woodbury., County of Gloucester, and State
of New Jersey, all the following described
real estate, that is to say:
All that certain lot tract or piece of
land, situate in the Borough of Paulsboro.
in the County of Gloucester, and State of
New Jersey, known and designated as Lot
80 on plan of Lots of William J. ADAM
son, made by William NJ: Carter. Febru-
ary, 1903, on file in the Office of the Clerk
of the said County of Gloucester, bounded
and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the middle Of
Roosevelt Avenue, corner to Lots 3S, IA and
IL on said plan, and runs thence % along
the Easterly side of said Lot 3S South
forty minutes West one hundred and fifty
six and twenty one hundredths feet to a
corner in the same and to lands Of /. g.
Cox & Brother; thence ~ along the lat
ter South eighty-nine degrees and sixteen
minutes East fifty feet to a corner in the
same and to Lot 40 on said plan = thence
(3l along the Westerly line of said Lot
40 North forty -four minutes East one hum
dred and ffty-six and twenty one hundred
this feet to the said middle of Roosevelt
Avenue. corner to Lots 10 and II on said
plan; and thence az along the said middle
of Roosevelt Avenue North eighty mine de-
grees and sixteen minutes West fifty feet
to the place of beginning.
being part of the same premises which
John L. Shuster and wife by deed bearing
date February. 20th A. D., 1903, of record
in the Office Of the Clerk Of the said County
of Gloucester, at woodbury., in Book 1872
of Deeds, on page 17S. &C., granted and
conveyed to the said William J. Adamson
in fee.)
Seized as the property of Mary S. Adam
son, ct ais, defendants, and taken in ex-
ecution at the suit of Louisa G. Miller,
complainant, and to be sold by
WILLIAM c. ALLEN.
Sheriff
Dated March 27th, 1912
Joseph J. Summerill, Solicitor.
Prs. Fees, $3.50.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-04
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias, to me
directed, issued out of the Court of Cham
Gerry Of the State of New Jersey, will be
exposed at public sale on
Monday, the Twenty-ninth day of April
next, between the hours of 12 and 5 O'Clock,
to-wit, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, at the Court House, in the City
of Woodbury., County of Gloucester, and
State of New Jersey all the following de-
scribed real estate, that is to say:
All that certain lot, tract or priece of
land and premises, situate in the Borough
OF OF Paulsboro, County Of Gloucester, and
scribed with courses DETECTED from true
meridian as follows:
Beginning at a point in the. Southerly
line of Roosevelt Avenue, distant two hun
dred forty-fve and fifty one-hundredths
feet from the centre line of Delaware
Street: thence % along the said Southerly
line of said Roosevelt Avenue South sew
enty degrees, thirty seven minutes West
fifty feet to a corner of Lot No. Al, on plan
of lots laid out by William ). Adamson,
known as Capitol Hill thence (2) by line
of said lot No. II, South forty four min
utes West, one hundred thirty-one and
twenty hundredths feet to corner to
land of / G. Cox and Bro, and other
lands Of said William r Adamson.; thence
(3) North eighty nine degrees. sixteen min
utes East, by said lands, eighty-one and
twenty five one hundredths feet to a stone
other lands Of said William j. Adamson; |;
thence a. still by other lands of said
William J.. Adamson, North twelve degrees
fourteen minutes East, one hundred fifty
two and FIVE one hundredths feet to the
place of beginning
Being lot No. AZ on said plan mentioned
above.
Being part of the same lands and prem
ises that John L. Shuster, eft ux.. by deed
dated the Twentieth day of February, A.
d., 1908, and recorded in the Clerks Office
in Book 1872 of Deeds, page 17S, etc. grant
ed and conveyed unto William ). Adamson
in fee
subject to taxes, 1910, 5000, and, 1911,
$19.13 IS
Seized as the property of Mary S. Adam
son, ct ais. defendants, and taken In ex-
Estate Mutual Loan Association" Com
p1ainant and to be sold by
WILLIAM c. ALLEN.
Sheriff.
Dated March 22d 1872
David o. Watkins, Solicitor.
Prs fees, $500.