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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-18
CLARKE COUNTY
 HISTORIC GROUND Grove Hill People Alert to
 Opportunities FAR FROM RAILROAD County Eight Years Older Than State of Alabama-Politically Its
 People Are Sound to
 the Core
FAR FROM RAILROAD
RY FRANK '. EVANS

Grove Hill, March 17.-(Special )-This correspondent finds himself now writing amidst scenes of historic interest, of war fare between the red man and the white man; when the whites came down on the aberigines and then down on their own knees and prayed for the repose of the souls of those whom they had slain. Within few miles of where I write the blood of the Choctaw and of the Creek stained the earth in many places and af- forded increment to the flow of the creeks, rivulets and great rivers which water Clarke county. Under many tree and near many a stream hereabout tra- dition has it that "Old Hickory and other leaders of the march or civilization found resting places; and the sound of musketry here met resistance by toma- hawk and blazed the way for the then future which is with us now.
 Clarke county is eight years older than the state of Alabama, having been estab- lished December, 1872, as a political di- vision of the Mississippi territory. A movement is now on foot to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the coun- ty of old Fort Sinquefield. five miles from here, next December.
 The citizenship is composed largely of families whose forebears were Georgians, and this perhaps accounts for the fact Clarke, one of the old time great men of Georgia.
 is fir, hal Ia beyond the sound of a locomotive, and free from disturbance by the rumbing of railroad trains. yet the little town of 400 people is not isolated from the pleasures of social, educational and religious life, no. yet is it deprived of participation in the political affairs of the state and na- tion Clarke county has given and is giving her full quota of public service men in the sustenanee and general uplfft of the commonwealth as she did of her loyal manhood and soldiership to the Host cause" That strain of refinement, that spirit of generous welcome. that loy alty to state and county, that effort for worldly achievement so proverbial to south Alabama is strongly in evidence in Clarke county, and the wonder is that with this delightful climate, this fertile soil these splendid social environments, Clarke county has contributed so largely of capital and citizenship to other sec tions of this and other states.
 In area Clarke county contains 1200 square miles of territory, about as large as the state of Rhode Island; the third largest county in the state in area. Some Of the lands are fertile: some are not; but all can be made so by touch of indus try under modern scientific methods It has been clearly demonstrated that this soil and this climate can produce any thing and everything grown in any of the counties of the state. and that even semi tropical fruits grow well here.
 Down in the forks of the rivers, in Clarke. is a hunters paradise to this day. Bear, deer, wild hogs, partners and wild cats still abound there, and under Ala bamas game laws are said to be increas- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-18
Will Address Negroes

novel meeting will be held here on the last Saturday in March, when half dozen speakers. will address the negro race on the boil weeVi and new methods of farming. A l.. Vaughan will talk to them on the necessity for raising forage crops and making their farms self sus- taining, while F. s. Long will discuss ths boil weevil and put his talk in such way that the negro race can grasp it. Great interest is being taken by the ne- groes in the approaching meeting, and it is believed that much good will accrue therefrom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-18
FARMERS BEGIN WORK IN SUMTER Tillers Take Advantage of
 Clear Weather
POLITICAL POT BOILING
Half a Dozen Speakers Will Address Negroes on the Boil Weeyil and Farming Methods Sat
 urday Week

Cuba. March 17.-(Special: )-After weeks of weary waiting. clear weather has at last dawned for the farmers and work can commence which has been greatly de- layed by continuous rains. The last wind and rain storm proved a record breaker and did much damage to land that had been plowed and also set back potatoes that had been planted by causing them to fail to germinate. From now on things will move with a hum. some fertilizer so- ing out today, but small loads can only be hauled. as the roads are in the worst condition in years in some places being impa ssable.
 The railway company, through F. T. Steel, traffic manager, has capitalized the strawberry rate with Louisville and Nash vile territory, and state that an equaliza- tion on other commodities will be sub mitted to the interstate commerce com mission for approval at an early date and in time for same to be effective by the time shipments begin.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Rebels are Said to
Be Ready to Advance
Toward Mexico City

Ell PASo, March IA train with a
large number OF Americans aboard left
chihuahua this morning, according to
Mexican Central officials. They are due
here tonight. The rebels are reported In
peaceful possession Of Chihuahua, making
ready for an advance on the City Of
Mexico.
II reports brought into this city are
correct hundreds OF Americans and other
residents in Mexico will flock here within
the course OF the week They have placed
tho most serious construction on Presl-
dent Taft's warning and are getting out
of the country, which seems to them
doomed TO anarchy.
MEXICO CITY, March 5-As in the
last days of the presidency OF Porfirio
Diaz. the military school at TlaIpap, a
suburb VI The capital. IA 10 be called npen
, to release Its third and fourth year .stls
dents for service at the front. n Is ex.
peeted that a hundred Of them WIN be
given their commissions and sent north
Immediately.
General Pascual orozco is to be met
with stubborn resistance on his march
toward the south. seventy carloads of
light and heavy artillery started fror,
here for Torreon today.
General banquet. with i,oo seasoned
men. is due TO arrive in the capital today
on his way north.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Demands Of Hard Coal
Miners are Rejected

NEW YORK, March 5.-Anthracite coal
operators, in session here this afternoon.
decided to reject the demands Of the min
ers for an increased pay. A committee
Of operators was appointed to notify
union officials Of the result.
\ CHICAGO, March 5.-Representatives OF
the ybituminous coal operators associations
in western Pennsylvania, Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois. met today with officials Of
the United Mine Workers Of North
America and It was decided that another
meeting should be held in Cleveland.
March %. when the coal mining situation
would be discussed.
Harry n. Taylor Of Illinois. one OF the
operators representatives declared the
union was demanding % per cent In
crease In wages. He said unless this de-
msnd was modified disagreement would
result
Although the agreement Is 70 affect di-
rectly only the miners In western Pennsyi-
vania, Ohio. Illinois and Indiana, II is
used as the basis for agreements in Okla
homa. Arkansas. Kansas. Missouri. Michi-
gan. West Virginia. Kentucky and Iowa
John P. White. president Of the United
Mine Workers, was one Of those who
represented the miners today.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Franklin Tells Grand
Jury Cash Paid Balm
Came from DarroW

Los ANGELES, Cal, March 5.-Clsr-
ence s. Darrow, indicted on a charge Of
jury briblng. has in his possession today
copy Of the testimony given against
him in the grand jury chamber by
Bert II. Franklin, the former McNamara
detective, who recently was fined r.ooo.
after pleading guilty TO a charge Of hav-
Ing attempted 10 influence Robert f..
Balm, the first Juror sworn in the trial Of
James b. Mcnamara
The copy Of Franklin's testimony was
given to Earl Rogers, chief counsel for
Darrow, by w. Joseph Ford. assistant dis
trict attorney. who declared that the for
mer detectives evidence In the presence
of the grand Jurors consisted practically
Of only one question and its answer.
Was the money you paid to Robert f.
Balm furnished you by Clarence S. Dar-
rowT. was the question asked.
Yes" was Franklin's answer.
The additional testimony was furnished
the defense in accordance with the prose-
cution's offer to turn over all the evil
dence in its possession.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Hard Labor Added
to Sentences of.
Suffragettes

LONDON. March 5.-Two Of the suf-
fragettes who took part in last nights
window smashing campaign In Victoria
street In the VICINITY Of the Houses OF
Parliament were sentenced by the Bow
street magistrate today to two months
imprisonment with hard labor,
The magistrate has $50 cases against
suffragettes still to deal with, eighty
seven OF them arising from the serious
riots Of last Friday. when the accused
caused damage of s25.oo and the others
in connection with last nights \disturb-
anees
Alice Wright, described as an American
residing in Paris, was sentenced today in
the West London police court TO two
months imprisonment at hard labor on
the charge of window smashing.
All the other women who engaged In
the raid yesterday in the West End Of
London received similar sentences.
The addition OF hard labor to the term
Of Imprisonment is departure on the
part Of the magistrates and has caused
dismay among the women.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Question Will Be Taken Up at Once
is Promise.
DELEGATION VISITS PRESIDENT
Taft Against Unnecessary Interfer-
ence with Industry.
McAULL ACTS As SPOKESMAN
Secretary NsEeI Expresses Doubt
That Pure Food Act Was Ia
tended 10 apply to Nat
urai Gain.

WASHINGTON. March s.--secIetares
Nagei and Wilson. two members OF the
cabinet who are charged with enforcement
OF the pure food Law. today virtually ad-
ylsed representatives OF the National
Grain Dealers association that the pure
food orders relating to transportation Of
grain IN It's natural state would be sus-
pended.
Secretary Nasel expressed doubt tnat
the pure food act was intended to apply
TO natural grain. No immediate decision
VAS Given, but Secretary Wilson told the
grain men he would lake the question
up with his associates Immediately.
Grain raisers a. well as merchants arc
interested In til edecision. Orders pro-
muigated related 10 sulphuring Of oats
and another held that corn which had
moer than % per cent Of moisture could
not be sold except for dlstilling.
J, l. Mccsall. president OF the Mime
apoiis Chamber Of Commerce. was
spokesman for the grain dealers. Others
in the delegation were A. Brandeis. Louss-
Vile Board Of Trade: r. c. wdlbaum.
president Illlnols Farmers Elevator as
sooiatlcn; r. Il. Goodrich. president ma
tlonai association; O. II. Gibbs. president
Texas Grain Dealers association. and
John W. sncider. Baltimore Grain ex=
change. N-s
President Taft received the grain men
at the white House and promised that 50
far as u lay in his power their industry
would not be obstructed By any unneces-
sary interference.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Head Consul Talbot
Cites WOodmen Law
Of InsubordinatiOn


LINCOLN. Nnb- March .A,r-lspeeiai Tsl-
exram. .l-Hsad conaul Talbot Of me Mod
ern wood1nsn OF America has taken Off
cisi notice o. the meeting called at Hast
Inks by queen City camp OF the order
He has sent circular to each camp In
the state and alao ono TO each member
Of Queen City camp. IN which sets out
what he considers to be the illegal status
Of the Hastings meeting and the conse-
auencez of Il to members who encourage
Il or participate In the proceedings.
In his circular both TO the order at
large and the one to the Hastings camp
members Mr.. Talbot calls attention to
the clause in the bylaws OF the order
which may subject camp or q member
10 discipline which reads. For any act
Of wilfuIl insubordination or contempt OF
any superior authority In the society
the penalty may be suspension Of a camp.
Mr.. Talbot asserts that attendance upon
this meeting may jeopardize the benefit
certificates Of every camp participating
or Of any individual member taking part
lie holds that the new rates were legally
adopted and that the action proposed at
Hastings comes under the head OF In
subordlnation and subjects all to the pen
atty
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Colorado Miners
Strike is Settled

DENVER. col. March 5.-By an agree
ment entered into today by officials OF
district Is. United Mine Workers of
America. and officials Of the American
Fuel company. the strike Of the northern
coal fields. which has existed for nearly
two years, virtually Is settled, 50 far az
the eight mines Of this company are con-
cerned.
As result about 800 men will return
to work in Louisville and Lafayette to-
morrow and nearly LOO men will return
TO work In the northern field within ten
days
The agreement was the result Of con-
cessions on both sides. in order to end
the Industrial warfare which has cost
each side nearly s5oocos since April l. 1919.
Under the terms Of the agreement the
men are giving an increase OF cents a
ton In wages on the run Of mine coal and
Of ; per cent on day work. They asked
for an increase Of SIS per cent on all
work.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Capital Of Chinese
Republic Will Be
Moved to Peking

'NANKING, China. March SIN an et-
fort to restore order and insugurate a
stable government as soon as possible. II
Is understood that DR.. Sun Yat Sen and
his advisers have decided to 90 TO Pekins
and make that city. for the present al
least. the capital OF the new republic,
This step is regarded as advisable on ac-
count of the mutinous spirit evidenced by
the troops in the vicinity Of Peking and
the general unrest there.
The plans which are now being pre-
pared, provide for the early removal of
the entire official machinery of the re-
public. DR.. Sun Yat Sen. the acting presi-
dent. and Ii Yuan Heng. the vice presi-
dent, will be accompanied by all the
members of the cabinet and by the as
sembly. The officials will be guarded by
1.ooo ysseran troops and picked body
guards Of ninety men.
II Is believed here that the removal Of
the seat OF government to Peking Will
Of itself restore order there. The formal
establishment of the government and the
Inauguration OF Yuan Shat Kai as presi-
dent will be undertaken Immediately. DR..
Sua Vat Sen is confident that affairs In
Nsnking will remain peaceful In the
meantime.
Official announcement Of the removal
to Peking probably win be withheld until
after the return here OF the four southern
delegates who have been In consultation
with Yuan. II Is understood that Yuan
is in favor Of the move.
wEI-HAI-wEI. China, March 5-It is
estimated that Lon people were killed
In the course Of the recent fighting be-
tween the repupifesns- una the Villagers
outside the British concessions here. Ths
republican troops are now In complete
control OF the situation.
PEKING. March "a letter from a
missionary At Hwang ,Hslen near chi-Fu.
received here today states that the I'm
perial troops put out the eyes Of forty
Christian converts and then beheaded
them. saying they were naturally rebels
Heads still hang warnlngly on tripods
here and there in the streets OF Peking.
although some OF the bodies have been
removed and buried. The farmers are
not bringing in much produce and prices
are rising.
Some OF the officers are haranguIng
and endeavoring to pacity the soldiers.
but It is reported that many Of the Off
GERS were among the looters.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
WILSON MEN FEAR HARMON
Meeting at Lincoln Organizing Field
Against Ohio Man.
FEAR MACHINE MAKES GAINS
Mike Harrington Declares Bryan is
Only Man Who Can Keep Baiti-
more Convention from GETTING
Into Reactionaries' Hands.
lrrom a staff correspondent.

From a starr Correspohuehtl
LINCOLN, Nebn March @-tspeclal
Telegram.l-The WOODROW wilson demo-
Gratis, or ratner ABOUT seNehly-tNe oi
tnem, met IN a nsI ~ .iio rta'e'hi'y
pui'uips 'o'ss 70 ''sahs4e W. u'e eV'''''s
eampalsn 80
ihey uiu ho. hVni'''ao ans oeNe' "
-. . :
la'eI p
w,,, - rsas. sns rn,l psrnae,s,s
A. sysr, AZ, lhr.rds' sxrsof me Harmon
,.A,, \, ,ha as,ernoen AZ March 10 prc-
c,.d,a. ~. prvsn bi,,haax banouet hnl
,bara n,ck an, a ticket from those no
ha,n n,a. s,t,ng. for delegates
An through the meeting Il was apparent
I, was the intention TO make Il a fight
N the fleld asainst Harmon and the
tone Of the speeches seemed TO Intimate
the speakers feared the Harmon machine
was in such WORKING order that II was
likely to win out. and Wilson men were
further warned that the Harmon men
were flirting with the clark men and
might win them over to an alliance IN
stead Of combining with what the wilson
men deem are their natural aihes.
There appeared to be little entnusiasn'
the only cheering peihs "neh w. ~.
rington said that w. J. bryan was tne
only force which eouid prevent 'he o"'
moro convention from falling INTO ue
hands Of the reactionaries. Judging iron
the-personnel OF those al TINS meruhs
and the Harmon meeting recentiy heio ~
Fremont. the old guard OF the party ls
either kenping out of the fight or Is
's.ss u..on
lined up with harinoh'
Among those present VINO nave III the
nas, been prominent in party councils
- -. =, urolep Pow Ed
were 'uuke a,,,. :,
Brown Of Lincoln. H. Ia Metcale "
lincoln. NJ. +. Harrington Of oNeIll Y.
lAiisoN' .nn, ~ Edgar Harvard
y. oarress Oh rie'''O"'
Of Columbus.
M uyo,drousl of Omaha was MAIDS
. " e a,,.,,.,,,, !,
temporary anu then permanent Snai '', ''''" "
Of the meeting and later elected presi
dent OF the wilson state hasv
side OF the executive committee '.s
tire state organisation Is differed BY the
nrn.t. Xvtlson cilb. n. 8. Daniels, sec
oii'~e =, -. ,r.a.,,ra- nr
retarss ana W. II. oieeh'
Mullin Of Bloomfield was temporary sec
retary.
II was decided to have an executive
committee Of one from each senatorial
district. which was named in full except
the one from the Fourth, Douglas county.
which the chairman is TO name later
1,ha COMMITTEES Is as follows:
p,-., dI.,r,ct v ouackenbush. Ne
maha county; Second. II. II. Hanks. Ne
braska City; Third, DIT. =: y. MeooeI,
Mahoo; flitn, =. " pa1dsr. sevanah !
N Ep,Iy WIsner: Eighth. DR.. Muilin.
Bloomfield; Ninth, J. +; Rice. Neligh'
Tenth, =. J. Hales; Nori9Ik, Eeveht9' w w
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
SULPHURIZED OATS
ORDER is SUSPENDED

CHICAGO. March 5.-All activities Of
the government relative to the enforce
nfent cf the recent rule Of the Depart
ment Of Agriculture against the sale OF
sulphurized oats viii be suspended until
July !. pending further investigation, It
was announced today by President Bunch
Of the Chicago Board OF Trade. Mr..
Bunch received the news from Washing
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
NEW TRIAL DENIED IN
/. KEATlNG DIVORCE CASE

Los ANGELES. March s.-Jedge
Church Of Fresno today denied a new
trial OF the divorce action Of Hazel h.
Keating against Edward keating. son OF
the late Andrew J.-w. keatins. once
known as the nitrate king OF Chile
when Judge Church granted Mrs. Keat-
ing a decree and S5.ooo silmony several
months ago the defense moved for an
other trial on the ground that Mrs
Church had Influenced the Judge on be-
half Of Mrs Keatlng-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
TWO MINERS BURNED TO
DEATH NEAR GALENA, ILL

GALENA. ILL.,. March 5-Peter Chris
toff. Toder Petroff and D. Georgeff. Bull
garian miners. were burned to death to-
day in a fire which destroyed boarding
house at the Vinegar Hill mine, near
here today. Sixteen others escaped by
jumping from windows. Several were
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Never Said He was Unwilling to
Accept Nomination.
MORE CHARGES MADE BY DIXON
Roosevelt Manager Says Mckinley is
Rounding Up Office Holders.
CIRCULAR SENT TO posrMAsTERs
Head of Taft Bureau Calls Attention
to Fact that Requests In Notes
are Clearly Within
the Law.

vo,v u.-.h 5ro claar nm
eonnicuns se1'enu as % N".' "e
sAia IN uie -. ~ ~ o 80
oentiai nomin.sion Ooi0hea lso0se'sN "
DAY mace pubic 2 iet.er Nhien NO "io'e
'sst january 10 rnA ~ '"e
pupnsher. Coiohei hoosese,.s oo'ee' ~
Eivinx OUT tns oomrnunieauoh' ne su'
was 10 rsiute .he onAse o'~e he
pnes1ns promise IN ssreeahs ~Soep'
the nomination II u were oiiefea 10 h'i''
de caien particular attenion "
sage In the letter IN winch ~nsls s'a'-
ing hst ne ~ouid no. % = canuiuae. ns
as>being unwilling to accept the nomina'
ton
To every man 4 taikeu 70. sA'o So'0no'
Hoozeveit' maoe IN suos'2nos 'ne 80
statement. sno l mAne II 'h "'s'""' AS''
oreds OF letters.
The portion OF the Munsey ieuee "
which the oolonei caiieo pal''ea'sf
tention follows:
What ] have said TO you u7sno Ain soeus
20 say to you have Tor instance, sAa
not only TO other fnends VINO tn'nA
ought to be nominated put 70 rnenus
land even foes) who think l ousnt nos 70
be nominated. provided only 1 couid uus'
their sincerity, Intelligence ana ,ru'niul
ness FOR instance ! nave ssia .ue s~ls
thing to Secretary sumson' seereea''
Meyer and Congressman LongNorh, VINO
are supporting tart; TO Mr. rlhchot anu
Congressmen Lenroot and Kent VINO are
supporting Ia Toilette. l have sslo .hs'
60 editors like Mr.. Nelson Mr' van Fai-
kenburg and Mr. wright; pracuc1hs
said that to the entire Aidlne eiuo-ueni''
Gratis, republicans. every one
w" wv
J shall not seek the nomination nor
would ! accept II II II came to me as tne
result OF an intrigue, But J WIZ NOT We
my hands by . statement which wouid
make II uifficult or-impossioae Tor me 70
herra the public BY undertaking great
task II the people as whole seemed
definitely to COME to the CONCLUSION that
J ought 10 do that task. In other words
as far as in me lies l am endeavorins
70 look at this matter purely iFom the
,nt.rest of the people as a whole. and
not in the least FROM my own stand
poip,
,uf s.,ould consult onIv my own pleas
ure and interests l should most emphat-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Hamilton Is wiiiins

CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia. March 5.-John
T. Hamilton. former member OF the
state Board of Control, in an Interview
given out today. said he would accept
the democratic nomination for governor
II rendered him. but that he would make
no fight for the honor.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
The House.

Met at noon.
Mrs. Taft attended Lawrence strike
hearing and listened to tales Of cruelty
told TO rules committee.
Former Indian Commissioner Lesph g
methods were considered at White Earth
allotment Investigation resumed today
Ways and means committee favorably
reported sugar tariff revision bill Excise
later.
Considered agricultural appropriation
bill.
Unanimously passed resolution for in
vestigation Of alleged shipping trust by
Merchant Marine committee.
Representative Sulzer urged be-
fore territories committee that govern
ment build and operate railroads through
out southwest Alaska and engage in coal
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
Iuiurea by Dynamite Cap.

GERMANIA. Ia. March 5.-(speoial Tele-
gram.)-A dynsmite-csp In the hands Of
the young son OF Fred walders exploded
tearing off all the fingers OF his right
h.n6 and two OF his left hand today
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06

MOUNT PLEASANT. Ia. March -
BENJAMIN Yount. IS years old and prOmi-
nent here. WAS today granted a divorce
In the district court from his wife. Anna,
aged 81, on the grounds Of cruel treat
ment.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
The Weather

For Nebraska-Unsettled weather and
probably snow nurries: warmer.
For Iowa-Generally fair; not much
change IN temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06
The National Capital
The Senate,

1iet at noon.
After routine business took Up British
and French arbitration treaties for final
action before adjournment Of the 'legis-
latiye day." which may continue over
several calendar DAYS"
Senator Poindexter unsuccessfuiiy
sought consideration OF his Lawrence
strike investigation resolution
Steel tariff revision bill hearing re-
sumed by finance committee with clock
and electric machinery manufacturers
protesting against reductions.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-06

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