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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-22
Sermon Touches
Embezzler'S Heart.

Michigan City, Ind. Jan. 21.-Miehael
J. Coyle, who says he was treasurer
of lodge of Owls in Boston in 1910,
and a member of the massachusetts,
Legislature in 1904 and 1906, gave
himself up to the police here, tonight,
in order that he might be sent back to
Boston to face a charge of embezzling
$1,000 of the funds of the lodge He
told the police that a sermon which
he heard in church, today, caused him
to surrender
Boston. Jan. 21.-Michael j. Coyle
UP to July, 1910, was treasurer of the
Massachusetts Nest of the order OF
owls of Boston. Upon the election of
his successor to office Coyle failed to
turn over the funds in his possession
claiming that his successor Was not
legally elected Discussions arose in
the nest, which led to the expulsion of
Coylc and four other members of the
order.
Michael A. Drew, chairman of the
auditing committee of the Massachu
sets Nests and one of those expelled
Immediately organized the New Eng
land order of owls and led in the Sc
cession of most of the members. At
the same time the new organization
put in claim for the funds held in
the possession of Treasurer Goyle.
The quarrel was taken into the SUI
preme body of the Order of Owls and
the courts. The Supreme Nest ruled
in favor of the original Massachusetts
nest.
Coyle was representative TO the
General Court from Boston in 1904 and
1906
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-22
CONGRESS.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
DILLON W|THDRAWS
 FROM RACE IN OHIO
Republican Nominee Unable to Reconcile Party
 Factions

Columbus. O.. July Reliability tc reconcile factions of the republican party in this state was given by Comm6n Pleas Judge E. B. Dillon of Columbus, re- publican nominee for the governorship, m a public statement, in which he said he would decline the nomination He said he would present his withdrawal to the republican state central committed, which will meet here next Wednesday, : The state central committee is empow- cred to fill the vacancy. It was reported today however, that the committeeman may decide to call the convention to- gether again to name a candidate.
 Judge Dillon was named il the second session of the republican state conven- ton July 2 and his name was put forward as a compromise after numerous ballots and failed to give a majority either to A. L. Garford of Elyria, the Roosevelt candidate, Lawrence K. Langdon, the Taft candidate or B. T. Kroger. who re- cefved the undivided support of Cincin- natls big delegation
 Judge Dillon's determination not to ac- cept the nomination, 1t Is believed. was reached last week after conference in Toledo with Walter F. Brown, chairman of the state central committee and for mer manager of Roosevelts campaign in the state.
 Harry M Daugherty of Columbus and Warren G. Harding of Marion were men, toned today as possible nominees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
WEEK IN
 COTTON GOODS

New York, July 2S.--The cotton goods markets have ruled firm all the week and further price advances have been announced. Fruit of the loom 4-i bleached muslins have been placed al value and American prints have been placed at value preparatory to an ad- vance of Ac Il yard to be announced during the week. This will bring prints to basis of 6Hc q yard. A
 Sales of print cloths at Fall River last week reached 220.000 pieces. Drills and sheeting are hrmer and are now held on a basis of , is c and h c for the better grades of 470 goods. Staple ginghams continue in good call
 Jobbers have been doing a better general trade during the past week. The underwear and hosiery trade is now in good shape for spring as some of the leading lines have been sold up and withdrawn. yarns have grown firm CT and are quoted ic pound higher on 2-2 ounce than at the opening of the month. Cloth prices rule about as follows:
 Print cloths. 2s inch. 64xG4s. 4e: 64xe ounce, 3sc; 3Sh inch. 64x64s. 5Ac; southern brown sheetings, standards, TAG and Sc; ticsings, ounce, 13c; denims, ounce, i3hc; staple ginghams. 6hc; standard prints at value to be 59c cress ginghams, 9Ac.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
COTTON CONDITION
 MUCH IMPROVED Hot, Dry Weather Works Wonderful Change In
 Alabama Cotton

Memphis, July 2S.-The Commercial Alp peal tomorrow will say:
 Considered as whole the cotton crop made advancement during last week as compared with the previous week.
 In most sections of the cotton belt, In fact in all sections save central Texas, the week was a favorable one from a weather standpoint, and the crop in all but this section made excellent progress over the previous week. Some fields, however. will be abandoned on account of foulness.
 The plant grew and hardened to some extent in all these states. Fruiting still backward, but made better progress last week, than has been predicted.
 West of the river excellent progress was made in all sections save in central and parts of western Texas The plant made splendid growth and fruted very satisfactorily. Fields are clean, soil we'll cultivated and the plant Is green and healthy Tn central and western Texas some damage has resulted from drought, but farmers are of the opinion that the damage is comparatively sma,l
 good rain generally over the west would bene1lt the crop, althotBh udmabo will accrue from dry weather for another weeks extreme dry weather.
 Army worms are reported from nearly every section of the central valley and a few in Texas, Georgia and Alabama Damage from this source 30 far Is small
 Montgomery, July 2s.-Hot. dry weather of the past two weeks has worked won derful change in Alabama cotton. accord ing to reports gathered by The Aeser~ tiser. Fields have been cleared of grass. and the plant has grown steadily. The crop will be late, estimated from one to four weeks, due to early season setbacks. The plant is small and is spotted in many localities. Little alarm Is felt concern ing pests, corn having received more dam age from this source than cotton. On the whole Alabama farmers in the past two weeks have been lifted from a slough of despondency to condition of cheerful op- timism.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
KANSAS MUDDLE ID SUPREME COURT Justice Pitney to Hear Ar
 guments Thursday AGREE TO THE DELAY Taft Men Seeking to Prevent Print ing Names of Roosevelt Men on
 Primary Ballot Under
 Republican Party"
AGREE TO THE DELAY

Kansas City, Mo, July 2S.-1he Kansas electoral case will be heard by Justice Pitney, of the United States supreme court at Morristown, N. J.. next Thurs day, the Journal says this morning.
 The decision of the Taft attorneys to appeal to Justice Pltney, resulted in the stipulation of the opposing attorneys at Topeka today to delay the printing of the primary ballots.
 The Kansas supreme court late Satur- day refused to interfere in the case, and thereupon the Taft attorneys notified Justice Pitney that on Monday, he would be asked for wirt of error. In answer the justice telegraphed both Taft and Roosevelt leaders that they should do all in their power to keep the case in it's present status, and suggested Thursday as the date for the hearing of the argu- ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29

Montreal, July 2s.-The Canadian Pacific railway steamer Empress of Britain out ward bound. collided with the collier Helvetia, In dense fog in St. Lawrence estuary late Saturday evening
 The collier was sunk but it's crew was rescued. The. Empress of Britain was badly damaged and turned back for Que bee, where she is expected to arrive late tonight.
 The Empress of Britain sailed from Quebec Friday evening with 700 passen- gers for Europe. The Helvetia was bound from Sydney for Montreal with cargo of 5000 tons of coal.
 The collision occurred about 10 miles west of Fame Point Que, a lighthouse station on the southern shore of the St Lawrence river. near where it empties into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. This is approximately 300 miles from Quebec.
 Although the accident occurred at 4:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, deffnite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
STEAMER SINKS COLLIER AND
 IS BADLY DAMAGED HERSELF

news was not received until today, when Captain Murray of the Empress reported to the authorities here and at Quebec that his vessel was badly stove in about the bows and her fore compartments were filled with water It was believed how ever that the vessel was in no danger of sinking. Both the wreoking steamer Lord Strathcona and the Canadian Pa cifc tug cruiser hastened to meet her.
 It Is understood that the Empress of Britain struck the Heiyetia amidships, cutting the collier squarely in two. The smaller vessel sank almost immediately but there was quick work aboard the liner and rescue of all hands was speed fly effected. The passengers on the steamer were awakened by the collision and many rushed to the deck but se- rious panic was averted.
 At s o'clock this afternoon the damaged liner had reached Father Point. making slow progress up the St. Lawrence. The Alien line steamer Pretorian was stand ing by at that hour and some of the pas sengers and the mails were being trans ferred to that vessel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
GRADE CROSSING
 CLAIMS M!CT'MS
Six Killed and Three Injured When Train Hits An
 Automobile

Toledo O., July 2s.-With crash heard mile away, a Lake Shore and Michigan Southern train struck an automobile con taining nine people this afternoon at Alexis. about 12 miles from here. The dead:
 Rudolph cousino, aged 30. farmer, La Sale, Mich.
 Eve Navarro, aged 20 daughter Mir. and Mrs James Navarro. La Plea sant, Mich. Mrs Louise Cousino. aged 30. wife of Lafayette Cousino, La Sale.
 The twelve and s-year-old and 4-year-old daughters of Rudolph Cousino.
 The injured:
 Lafayette Couisino, aged 2s. farmer La Salle. taken to hospital, will die.
 Mrs Marion Cousino. taken to hospital, will die. A sister of Mrs Navarro Opal, 2-year-old daughter of Lafayette Cousino, taken to hospital injuries not serious
 The accident happened on a grade cross ing where the view of the track was ob- strueted by corn field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
REBEL ARMS AND
 AMMUNITION FOUND

Mexico City, July 28.-Another dis- tributing station for arms and ammuni- tion for the rebels was discovered by tho police today in pawnship in Guadaloupe. a suburb of Mexico City. In deposit vault under the floor of the establishment some 50 rifles were found. of Which Is were Mausers from the national arms factory owned by the government. Several thousand rounds of ammunition were found con- cea1ed in the bags of saddles and other ingenious hiding places. A large part of the ammunition was also from a government factory. The owner Of the shop. a Spaniard. was arrested and d careful investigation will be conducted to ascertain how the arms came into his possession. since arms from the gov ernment factory are government prop erty and cannot be disposed Of.
 The five men who were arrested on the train from the north last night for Illicit trafficking in arms are still in the hands of the chief of police Of the federal district and it is stated to- night that confession duplicating several other persons would be obtained before, the prisoners were consigned to the district judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
JEFF GAFFNEY AND FRANK
 BAKER WILL MEET TONIGHT

Jeff Gaffney, the fighting actor will meet Frank Baker of Nashville, in ten round boxing exhibition at the Jefferson CTS are welterweights and a promising fight is promised Both of the two men seem to be in good condition for the fight and if the word of the managers of the two fighters is to be accepted, it will be u neat bout.
 Gaffney's record shows that he has met some very prominent fighters while Baker is a newcomer in the boxing world. Calf ney has been in training at the Birming- ham Athletic club for the past few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
CALL OF POPULISTS
 TO CONVENTION

Joliet. H.. July 2s.-The call for the populist national convention to be held at St. Louis August 31. was issued today by James H. Ferris, chairman of the na- tional committee.
 The convention will name a presidential ticket. and will adopt platform em- bodying. among other things, these dec larations:
 Congress shall issue all money and regulate it's value. and volume; public land shall be for actual settlers: the gov ernment shall control the railroads and those public utilities which by their na- lures are monopolies; the initiative, ref erendum and recall shall be made law and labor shall be protected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
BOYS MAKE LIVING TORCH
 OF SLEEPING MEMPHIS MAN

Ellis. employe of local ice company. had gone into the park .cool off" and fell asleep on a bench. NNbe boys say they tried to set fire to him, expecting he would skin bis clothing and jump into the lagoon but his clothes were damp and the light went out. Taking a quart of whisky from Ellis pocket. they mixed tho beverage with gasoline which a park at tendant had hidden under the shruebery, threw the mixture over the sleeper and applied the torch
 They then played hide and seek with the police as Ellis burned.
 Ellis leaves a widow prominently con nected in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
Agree on Delay

Topeka, Kan, July 2S.-Undcr stipula- tion entered into tonight by opposing at torneys for the presidential electors case. county clerks are restrained from printing the republican primary ballots until Thursday at least.
 The stipulation was prepared by D. R. Hite for the Taft forces ana Congress man Fred S. Jackson for the Roosevelt forces. Its was agreed to by Governor Stubbs. The stipulation provides that no preparations for the primary prejudicial to the Taft forces shall be made until the application for writ of error and super sedas can be lieard not later than Thurs day, August l. It is stipulated that the county clerks may proceed with the print ing of the ballots immediately upon the announcement of the courts decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
TWO RESCUED EXPLORERS
 ASSEMBLED WILD ANIMALS

beings in that neighborhood was a wooden bar with the date 1912 cut in it, set up as a signal which the Norwegian fishermen happened upon. Investigation disclosed the cabin. The fishermen knocked on the door and Mkkelsen and lversen rushed out, nearly naked, with guns in their hands, under the impression that the knocking was caused by beasts of prey.
 Mikselsen had veen very ill on the long journey to Bass Rock Island. and IverseR had dragged him a hundred miles on a sledge. Fortunately the men had enough ammunition to enable them at all times to procure food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29

Christiana, Norway, July 2s.-Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen, the Danish Arctic ex- plorer and the Engineer Iversen, who were rescued July IT on the coast of Greenland by a Norwegian fishing ves- sel. after having spent more than two years in that region, looked like wild animals when their rescuers found them. They had spent the previous winter at Bass Rock Island, not sham ock Island, as previously stated, and it was here that the Norweigans came upon them in cabin they had brilt.
 The first sign that there were human
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29

and has followed the routine training work of shadow boxing, rope skipping, long distance running and srarring with his partners.
 Baker arrived from Nashville Saturday where he was helping to train one of the boxers there. He says that he Is in per feet trim for the fight and that he hopes to get the decision over GaffneY. As both of the men are rather light, the fight fans hope that the figM will be fast.
 Johnny Collins will referee the bout, while Charley Frank will act as time- keeper. It Is expected that a large crowd will view the battle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
HUSBAND KILLED IN
 DUEL WITH HIS WIFE

Atlanta, Ga, July &.-Frank Tedder aged 3s. a painter was shot and killed by his wife after he had shot at her al their home this morning. According to the police Tedder had gone home late Saturday night and spent the night wraneling with his wife. This morning when Mrs. Tedder went 10 a trunk to get clean laundry for her husband he caught sight of two revolyA-s lying there and snstching one of them fired at his wife The woman then caught her hus- bands hand and in the struggle succeeded in directing the pistol at Tedder and flr- ing two shots. Mrs. Tedder was ar rested.
 James Baliew, brother of Mrs, redder, who was at the house and IS alleged to have witnessed part of the sStair leading to the shooting also was held without bond as a material witness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29

mer controls, thereby intending to pre- vent competition
 If the vendor makes discrimination in the terms of sale which is based on quantity or aggregate price of the com modity purchased.
 If the vendor uses unfair or oppres- sive methods against competitors.
 The bill holds that the words "re- straint of trade mean any restraint in any respect or to any extent of the trade and commerce among the several states or with foreign countries.
 Another sweeping change proposed IS that sovereign states or individuals may have the right of intervention in any suit brought under the sherman act
 It provides that any person who shall be injured in his business or property, or shall be threatened with such in- jury bv any person or corporation by anything forbidden or declared to be unlawful in this act may bring suit in equity in any circuit court of the United States in the district intwhich the de- fendant resides or is found. to prevent and restrain violations of this act and for other appropriate relief.
 The bill also provides that each days violation of this act shall be separate offense.
 There are so many bills and amend ments that will grow out of the stan ley investigation of the Steel corpora tion and there seems to be such hopeless and irreconcilable difference of opinion between the various mem bers of that committee as to just what kinds of legislation is needed as a remedy of the pFesent trust evils, that to say with any degree of certainty what laws will finally find their way to the statute books and when, is simply impossible.
 There will be. however, many amend ments to the sherman act introduced into the House and the question is book ed for a geenral airing when Con- sress gets to grinding early in the next session. It is not supposed that there will be very much of it during the present session unless the session strings out into September, as many think now that it will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
FIRE DESTROYS
 BIG LUMBER PLANT

New Orleans, July 2s--The Fischer Lumber company's plant at Fischer's s landing on the Mississippi river. 10 miles above New Orleans. was detsroyed bv fire of unknown origin early this morning The loss, as estimated by C. " Fischer. president of the com pany, will not be covered by the $f15,- 900 worth of insurance carried The mill had not been operated since April. when q shut down was made necessary by the high water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29

New Haven, Conn. July 2S.--six bathing fatalities occurred in the state today.
 Malcolm AI smith, IA years cid, of East in the water at Clinton and drowned. A similar attack cost the life Of 19-year-old John Thompson of Bridgeport as he was swimming in Housatonie Lake. three miles above Derby Miss Bertha De Roser aged e6, of New Britain, member of a houseboat party going from Hart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
SIX BATHING FATALITIES IN
 CONNECTICUT IN ONE DAY

ford to saybrook, got beyond her depth 7 while enjoying a dip in the Connecticut river with other members of the party. Being unable to swim she drowned de- spite efforts to save her, Anthony Wernes. 6 years old. was padding along the shore of the Housatonc river at Derby when he slipped into deep water and lost his life. At Southington Frank Czbkicl1i and Frank Lasl<owslSy. aged 25 and 35 years respectively, were drowned in the Quinnipac river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29

Memphis. Tenn, July 2s.-Mitcheil Caba- niss aged IS, just out of an insane asy- lum, and Clarence Shaw, aged 10, taking refuge behind the monument of General Forest in the beautiful park here which bears his name. watched policemen Fri day night tear the clothing from Robert M. Ellis, who burned to death after the boys had made a living torch of him with the aid Of match and mixture of gasoline and pilfered whisky. When ar rested esSrly today the boys smilinsly con- fessed They said the fun did not turn out as they had expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29
GENERAL HUERTA
 REACHES CAPITAL

NeAIao City. July 2s.--General Huer- at4ii nander of the. federal forces in 5 tn, arrived in this city today. used to be interviewed and gave
 statement as to the purpose Of sftt to the capital. Due to the hat President Madero is absent
 on q trip to Pachuca, General was unable to see him. and the day with his family. It is sted that an interview between general and the President win take s tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-29


 The statement summarizes the con- tested Ninth Alabama district delegates by states as follows.
 "The Ninth Alabama contest turned on the question whether the chairman of a district committee had power to All vacancies, whether committee man who had sent his resignation to take effect only in case he was not pres- ent, being present, should be prevent ed from acting as committeeman, and, third. on the identity of another com mltteeman. The written resolution under which the right of the chairman to appoint to vacancies was claimed showed on it's face that the specific au- thority was written in different writ ing and different colored pencil be- tween the lines. and alfidavits were presented which caused some of the na- tional committee to hold II was a forg- cry. The committee decided the two other Issues of fact before them in fa vor of the Taft contention. although the first decision was conclusive"