The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-18
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

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 ocala. Fla.-J. W, Brooklyn shot ant
 killed Mamie Fort lear here this morn.
 Ing and then went Sone and shot his
 wife to death. It is Said Brooklyn had
 warned Fort not to gl to his home ana
 when he saw him com hg from there to-
 day shot him.
 Somerville. N. J-Tha Rev Nathaniel
 Il. Foster and an unidentified woman
 were killed at a crossing Aat. Lincoln near
 hefe tonight when an express train on
 the New Jersey Central struck the aute-
 mobile in which they were ridang. Eugene
 Nauheim, the chauffeur, was seriously in
 1ured Mir. Foster was graduated from
 Princeton seminary and ordained only
 three weeks ago.
 Stoekholm.-lt was announced at a luncheon given today by the Swedish Ex- 1 port association to the commissioners representing the Panama Pacific exposi- ticn that steps would be taken to arrange for Sweden's participation in the expo- sition on an adequate scale A representa- tive of the association would go to San Francisco for that purpose. The Ameri- can commissioners left here for Chris tiania this evening.
 Trenton N. 1.-The United States Rub Der company today filed notice of an in- crease in its capital stock with the sec- retary of sate from s75,ooO,ooO to s12o,0 {. 900. Accompanying the notice was the assent of more than 5000 of the company's stockholders.
 Winnipeg, Man.-Jaek Dillon of h. dianapolis defeated 'Knockoutn Brown,
  tempt from the very start tomorrow to ap- peal their case to the convention itseif minus the contested delegates seated by the national committee. Taft forces are gong to insist that the proceeding shall move strictly according to precedent. On the eve of the convention both sides plain- y were nervous. It was difficult enough Tor them to reach any sort of conclusion as to how the delegates finally would line up orkhe nomination and next to impos- sible 10 determine what delegates could be depended upon to put through the pre- liminary programme.
 ChplSCEucutSu IuceTtd1nLy
 Some of the delegates instructed for Colonel Roosevelt, it was known, would not support all of the moves made by his steering committee on the convention floor, while it appeared equally true that many of the delegates instructed for Taft did not feel obligated to support his man. agers on any other question. These facts threw an element of doubt into the sit- uation and give to every prospective move in the convention an uncertainty unknown in recent years in the republican party.
 The Roosevelt plan tonight stood fully revealed and but slightly changed from the tentative programme approved lasr night
 It is to force a roll call at the earl fest opportunity on the proposition to Purge" the convention of the dele gates "fraudulently seated by the na- Iional committee" Failing in this MT. people will submit to temporary organization and then carry their fight before the committee on demanding that each case passed upon by the national committee De reheard.
 If defeated in this committee it is he Roosevelt plan to take the contests | Q the floor of the convention and there | Q demand a further hearing on each | ,ase.
 HIS plan carried With It threat | 0 delay action In the credentials com | nittee and in the convention for sev- sral days. throwing the final sessions 'f the convention into next week or ater.
 New Scheme of Taft Men
 The Taft managers declared they | were not alarmed by this plan of cam roI tf,e arsy-esaTee sy on credentials and i hat the committee would make rules which would cut off long debates and ,ring the hearings on the contested .ases to an early close. The commit ee it was said, would throw out or all contests in which the yote of the national committee had oeen unanimous or nearly so.
 The suggestion that these tactics night savor of the steam roller" only a shrug of the should ers. It was explained that the con gention must proceed expeditiously ana to custom.
 As plans of the opposing forces took definite shape today all of the talk of physical violence in the convention seemed to die away. Fifty police took charge of the Coliseum tonight. how ever. and Chief MeWeeny announced that he had decided to increase the force on duty in the hall from 250 to 500 men.
 Victor Rosewater of Nebraska, chair man of the national committee, will call the convention to order promptly at noon tomorrow and will introduce the minister to offer the opening prayer The proceedings up to this point, it is understood, will not be in- torrupted
 As soon as the prayer Is concluded MT. Rosewater will announce that in obedience to the will of national com mittee he presents Elihu Root of New York as temporary chairman mo- ment will be allowed for other nom- nations and Senator Borah of Idaho will be offered as the Roosevelt can didate Governor Hadley of Missouri, floor leader of the Roosevelt forces, was promised recognition today by Chairman Rosewater for all Roosevelt motions.
 First Test on California
 Although they have a contest in Alabama, the Roosevelt leaders have chosen to make their first test on the California vote, characterizing that case as one of the most fragrant of the attempts to thwart the will of the people"
 Governor Johnson of california will attempt to cast the entire 26 votes of his state for Senator Borah. His right to do so will be challenged by the two Taft delegates from the Fourth district seated by the national committee This will precipitate the fight and as an incident to it the Roosevelt leaders are expected to move the substitution of A new roll for the temporary roll re- ported by the national committee, the | motion to exclude all contested dele- gates from voting upon the proposi- ton.