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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-20
Labor Leader Protests

DES MONIES, Ia. Feb. ia. L.
Trick, president Iowa Federation of
Labor, today protested to Senator Cum
Minis and Kenyon at Washington
against the appointment of Chancellor
Mahlon Pitney to succeed the late Jus
tice Harlan on the supreme bench.
Trick said the appointment of Pit
ney would be inimical to the interests
of the working class in the United
States. lie cited several recent judi
ciaI opinions as evidence of this state
ment, referring particularly to the case
of Frank and DUNCAN versus Herold as
pledged to property rights as against
human rights.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-20
Prominent Men Involved

1t was in connection with the fling
of applications of 210 entrymen on
Boise basin, Crooked river and Six-four
lands in Idaho in 1901 and 1902 that
the government instituted proceedings
against the Barber Lumber company,
James T. Barber, Sumner G. Moon, Will
liam Sweet, John kinkaid, Louis M.
Palmer and Horace S. Rand, in which
1t was charged they had conspired TO
defraud the government by devising a
plan with former Governor Frank
Steunenberg of Idaho. John l. Wells
and others to gain unlawfully large
quantities of public lands by the use
of dummy entrymen.
BY reason of the prominence of the
persons involved and the great amount
of land involved, the case excited great
the present suit. in which the govern
ment is the appellant and the Barber
Lumber company the appellee. the cir
cult court decided in favor of the de-
fendant corporation, the bill being dis
missed upon the ground that there was
not sufficient evidence to connect the
defendants with the alleged conspiracy.
In affirming the decision of the lower
court the United States circuit court of
appeals places a new Interpretation on
with the acquisition of public lands.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-20
Law SANCTIONS
DUN MES Use
IN Land DEALS
Decision Fayors Corporations in
Acquisition of Public Land
Through Others
Agreement to Purchase May
Even Be Made With Entry
men, Says Judge Gilbert

Wide latitude in the use of dummies
In acquiring public lands is permitted
by law, according to a decision by
Judge w. b. Gilbert in the United
States circuit court of appeals yester-
day in the case of the government
against the Barber Lumber company
and others for alleged conspiracy to
defraud the government of large tracts
Of land in Idaho.
Basing his opinion upon previous de-
cisions. Judge Gilbert set forth his in
depreciation Of the law as to the acaui-
sition Of government land through
agents or dummies"
Gist of Opinion
After reference to various precedents
Judge Gilbert held as follows:
The decision of the present case
is ruled by the legal principles an
nounced in the Budd case and in
the Clark case. Those decisions are
authority for the proposition that
a person or corporation desiring
to acquire title to a large body
of timber lands Of the United
States under the timber and stone
act may express that desire to an
other, and may enter into an agree
ment with him to buy the lands
upon his obtaining title thereto;
and may loan him the money with
which to acquire title, and may in
spect and select the lands, and that
such person or corporation is not
bound to inquire into the method
by which the other party to the
contract acquires title, and is not
chargeable with knowledge of any
fraud upon the land laws that he.
may resort to. and that in taking
titles based upon the issuance or
final receivers receipts to the en-
trymen without actual knowledge
of such fra I'd or of facts sufficient
to put one upon inquiry, such per-
son or corporation is an innocent
purchaser of the lands.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-20
Lower Court Reversed

The United States circuit court of
appeals yesterday reversed the lower
court for error in nonsuiting Christina
A. Sandidge in an action for dana ges
against the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway company because her hus-
band was killed in Arizona in 1909 by
the derailment of a boxcar in freight
train Of which he was conductor.
The lower court was sustained in the
case of the American Bonding company
of Maryland against County Treasurer
r. o. Welts, County Commissioners Nick
Bessner, George A. Henson and w. J..
Henry and Patrick Halloran, r. M.
Moody and James Dunlap, in which the
bonding company sought unsuccessfully
to recover damages against the county
officials after it had been called upon
to cover the peculations of former
Auditor Fred Blumberg in Skagit
county, Washington.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-02-20

TTT ASHINGTON. Feb. 1s-only
XN congress and not the supreme
court of the United States may
ob3ac+ 70 Tho Initiative and
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THE CALL LEADS IN

POLITICAL
THEATRICAL
REAL ESTATE
SPORTING
COMMERCIAL
SOCIETY
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Feb. %
\A Representative Hayes OF
" California, who has been one
of the most radical of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02

London. October 1s-.With tho exception of Roumanla, all the Balkan countries are placing their armies or war soetihs .bul DO stsp has yet feen taken ifiiaatins an outbreak or hostilities.
 A dispatch filed at Constantlnonle at II 0 clock tonight announced that the for- eign minister was still without any com muncatlon from Bulgaria or Servia land no definite move in the way of combined action on the part of sthe great powers has been made.
 Short of1actual hostilitles, however, the situation could be hardly worse. The re- port that Turkey has decided to seize all Greek vessels in Turkish waters. has an especially war-like appearance while it is further reported that Greece fig about td proclaim the annexation of crete-an act which Turkey has repeatedly declared would be considered as a easus belli.
 The Neue Freie Presse of Vienna ex- presses doubt whether the great powers are in harmony on the Balkan question. It regards the action Of the Balkan states as defeat for European diplomacy and thinks servla is so devoted to Russi, that she would not have ordered moblllza- ton without Russla's consent
 Peace depends largely on the attitude of Roumania. according to the Constanti- nople correspondent of the Daily Tele- graph and much significance is attached 10 a long interview which the Roumanan minister at Constantnople has had with the Turkish foreign minister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
GRAPHIC STORIES ARE TOLD OF NARROW ESCAPES IN THE
 L. 6 N WRECK YESTERDAY Y
MAYOR WALL OF ATHENS
 AMONG FIRST AT WRECK
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rapidly as possible and aided many peo- pie to climb through windows and mase their escape. II is marvellous that many people were not killed
 "A remarkable incident was the fire which destroyed the several coaches There We sat for hours watching the fire There was nothing with which we could extinguish the blaze. although d chemical jar would have done the work, From the first to the second coach the fire extended. and. one by one, each af seven was burned.
 Mr. Wall described an incident in which Bishop J. H. Mccoy. who was injured in the wreck. played part. Mir. Wall had equipped himself with a quantity of whis- ky and offered 1t to every man, woman or child who seemed in need. Eventuan he came to Bishop Mccoy. and not reo> ognizing him. offered him drink.
 The bishop replied: There is no . $ o5' but that il would do me good, have never made use of alcohol o 2 ! thankful. just the sane.' Q
 Later MT Wall again offered ths .op a drink, and was again refused. hen the Identity of the injured man beeame known, and both laughed. despite the fac that the bishop was in great pain as a result of a fractured shoulder
 Mir Wall accompanied the relief train to Birmingham and returned home last night at s:s7 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--Graphic stories told of narrow es-
 capes in L. & N. wreck. David Bruce Brown killed during
 trial Of machine.
 Naval lieutenant killed in eXplo-
 sion on destroyer.
 Finn and Hooker testify before
 Clapp committee.
 Balkan situation continues grave. Incidents of the wreck. 2-Present tour of Roosevelt over. Salaries may be raised in Gadsden. 3-Spurious coins in Dekalb 4--Editorial comment. 5--Long looks into compromises on
 state tax cases.
 Ringing show in town today Budget for coming year within
 citys income.
 Many fine agricultural exhibits
 ready for fair.
 Halls remains brought to city. Commission. will borrow s420,O00. 6--Society.
 Dolly Dalrymple.
 Helping Hand Hints. 7-Sports. s-No talesmen are chosen in trial of
 labor leaders
 Organize fight on fee system 9--Will resume car service today. Officers of Ninth cavalry arrested. lO-Trial Of dynamite cases is under
 way. Regarding troops for federal court -Eiimination day for candidates Markets. l6-Underwood denounces bull moose
 policies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
SAYS SMALL CHEMICAL COULD HAVE EXTINGUISHED FIRE BUT THAT THE SPECTATORS PRESENT WERE HELPLESS

Fred Wall, mayor of Athens, brought to Birmingham yesterday vivid descrip- tion of the wreck and burning of Louis vile and Nashville train No :. which oc- cured near his city early Tuesday morn ing.
 T was at the station. said he, pre- pared to board that train for Blrming- ham. I heard the ergine whistle and got ready For a long time nothing more was heard of the train thought to be approaching, and there was wonder what had occurred. Finally, however, the en- zine hove into view. The engineer ex- plained that the train had tumbled off the track. and that many people, ,.o feared, had been killed
 Doctors were placed aboard the en- zine, and we went to the scene of the wreck as quickly as possible. When we arrived it was seen that all the coaches save one to the rear of the train. in which were a number of Italian immi- grants, had leaped the track One of the coaches at that time was on fire.
 We went about the work of rescuing as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
Commended for Bravery

Washington, October 1.--Lleut. Donald Morrison. who was killed today in the explosion aboard the torpedo boat de- stroyer Wake, at Newport. met death on the day d letter was addressed to him by the acting secretary of the navy commenting his courageous action in Jumping overheard from the Wake on the night of September p last and res- cuing from drowning an enlisted man of his crew. This letter. which Admiral An drews wrote today, was in the mail when the news of the explosion reached the navy department.
 At the time Lieutenant Morris rescued the enlisted man his conduct was highly commented by his immediate commaui- ing officer, Commander F. w. Eberle of the Atlantic torpedo fiotilla, as well RE by Rear Admiral Osterhaus, commander ir chief of the Atlantic fleet
 Lieutenant Morrison was the son of the late Maj. Jasper Morrison of the judge advocate generals department and iis mother. who Is visiting in the south. still makes her home here.
 Besides his mother. Lieutenant Morrl- son is survived by bride of a year. He after attending Washington schools was appointed to the Naval academy in 1909 He had been on duty on the Wake since last June
 Harry Lee Wilder, first class machinIsrs mate. whose death also was repo' ted to the navy department here. was 26 yea rs old and native of Sparks. Nev. He had been in the service five and half years. Ills father, Robert l.. Wilder, lives in Orlando. Fla.
 Admiral Osterhaus reported to the navy department that the forward end and steam chest of the port turbine of the Wake blew out when sine was starting full power trial and naval experts at once became greatly interested as a sim liar explosion is not on record in naval annals Under the naval regulations ic became incumbent upon Captain Cape hart, commander of the naval station at Newport to start an investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
BISHOP M'COY RESTING WELL
 AFTER INJURY IN WRECK

Bishop James H Mccoy, who was injured on the i'll fated fast passenger operated by the Louisville and Nash vile yesterday morning, is resting well at his home. He was unable to receive callers yesterday. Mrs. Mccoy said in answer to inquiries that the bishop had suffered severe sprain of his shoulder and would be confined at home for several days. He was attended yes-
 terday by pr. Cunningham Wilson, who pronounced his injuries slight. Bishop Mccoy was rendered aid on the train
 by Miss Edith Walker of New York. who was travelling to Selma with her brother. well known banker of New
 York city. The statement was made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
BLEASE DECLARED REGULAR NOMINEE Committee Says Frauds Would Net Change
 Result

Columbia, $. C.. october l.--Gov. Cole l.. Blease was today declared the demo- cratic nominee for governor at the com ing state election by the state commt- tee. This action was taken after a sub committee had reported that it's inyestiga- ton of the recent primary had disclosed irregularities involving, but not sufficient to alter the result.
 On the face of the returns of the recent primary Governor Blease defeated Judge Ira B. Jones and John T. Duncan in the gubernatorial race by about 3qo0' votes.
 When the representative Of the sub committee was submitted to the execn- tive committee attorneys representing Judge Jones withdrew his protest against the balloting in the primary.
 A second primary was ordered by the committee to determine the democratic nominee for attorney general. The con testants will be J. Frazer Lyon, incum- bent, and Thomas H. Peoples, the two candidates who boiled the highest vote on August P.
 returns were declared elected by the com mittee. The contest brought against United States Senator B. K. Tillman by T. W. Talbert and N B. Dial was dis missed. fhe contestants failed to appear. Senator Tillrnan will be reelected by the legislature at it's next session in January,
 The matter of prinlary reform was left in the hands of the committee of six appointed by the state convention last May.
 Before adjournment the committee urged that all violations of the primary law be rgidly prosecuted by the circuit solicitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
KING TAFT

Chicago. October l.-Nicholas Buch- hauser. an Austrian, who has worked IS a printer in Chicago for five years. ie- clared his allegiance to King Taft f,,- day. In applying to Judge K. NJ. Landis in the federal court for naturalization papers.
 "King who?" asked Judge Landis
 'Iking Taft replied Buchhauser. He's the ruler.
 This man is as well qualified to be- come a voter as most of those who hsy4 appeared here today" Judge Landis said later. We must give him time to thirs over our questions"
 Euchhauser was one of nearly POD rcr seeking naturalization in the fedora court today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
NARROWING STORY TOLD OF
 CREMATION OF CHILTON

A narrowing account of the crema- ton of the remains of s. M. Chil- ton, the express messenger on the Ill fated Louisville and Nashville train yesterday morning, was given here yes- terday by passengers. They said that MT. Chiffon would probably not have met death had it not been for the fact that he was pinioned beneath some heavy debris and also a coffin containing some dead man en route to Florida. It is said that Mir. Chill ton begged piteously for aid and that heroic efforts were made to secue the imprisoned man, but all efforts were unavailing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02

yesterday that Bishop Mccoy, although injured, seemed to be unwilling that anyone should render him any service until it was ascertained that others perhaps more seriously injured had been given attention
 Bishop Mccoy, upon arrival here. entered car and was driven to his home in this city. Several messages were received by him asking about his injuries during the day His escape was the source of qualification here where he is widely known and greatly esteemed. He was en route to his home from the Louisville conference. over which he had been presiding for tho past several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
LADY WAS HURTING TO
 DYING FATHERS BEDSIDE

ing father. suffering ipjHries tr g wreck 'siid then carried in m ambsi@nce 10 the bedside Of the parent breathing
 his last, was the experience yesterday of Mrs. Tussey of Franklin, Ky, who reached Birmingham yesterday morn- ing. Her father, who is a resident of Woodlawn was reported by Louisville
 and Nashville officials yesterday to be at deaths door and his daughter was
 hurrying here to attend him during his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02

The injured man was beneath the coffin all the while and although con- tinuous efforts were made to tear him from the rapidly burning coach 1t could not be done Finally the doomed man made one extraordinary effort to free himsea and fell back swooning. He was given up as the blazes from the coach quickly overwhelmed him.
 The corpse, which was upon the dy- ing messenger, was cremated along with MT. Chiffon, according to all re- ports. No one on the train reaching here seemed to know whose corpse 1t was that was cremated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
BALKAN SITUATION
 CONTINUES GRAVE Could Hardly Be Worse,
 Short of HOstilities TURKEY is BELLICOSE Will Mobilize Her Army and Has Ordered Seizure of All Greek
 Vessels in Turkish Waters.
 Powers Not in Accord
RuMoR OF uLTIMAruM

London, October 2.--A dispatch from Sofia to the Exchange Tel telegraph company. says that Bull garia. Greece, Servia and Monte negro have presented an nltimatum to Turkey, demanding reforms in : Macedonia The ultimatum will expire in IS hours.
 No confirmation of this state ment has been received from any source.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02

last moments. She was injured in the wreck and was carriod to Woo assn in the ambulance of a local under taker
 The officials of the Louisville and Nashville here reported that Mrs. Tusz sey was considerably shaken mp and bruised, but that she was not serious ly injured.
 Immediately after the rescue train reached here yesterday the injured lady was hurried to Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
Bad Wharf Fire

Gulfport. Mss. october Hive hun
 dred feet of new creosoted wharf of the Gulf and Ship Island railroad pier was destroyed by fire today. One flat car and a new pile driver were also destroyed The loss Is estimated at s75,- 000 The fire Is supposed to have been caused by live coil on the coil hoist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
Discipline of Men Perfect

The discipline of the crew is said to have been perfect and their conduct tn leapins down into the steam filled engine room to carry out their wound ed comrades brought the highest praise from their superiors Lieut. Charles l.. Train, the commanding of- ficer, on the bridge at the time. handled the situation in a way to gain per- sonal commendation from Rear Ad- miral Hugo Osterhaus, commander or the Atlantic fleet, who boarded the de- stroyer later. The Wake came into harbor under her own steam and will go to the New York navy yard for re- pairs It is believed she will be able to take part in tho great naval review Tn New York this month.
 The Wake was driving ahead through the heavy seas with the full power or her engines when Lieutenant Train heard q muffied roar and felt the destroyer culver. Her speed slackened and she be- gan to roll heavily while steam pouIed up the hatchways. Everybody on board knew what had happened Somebody, without waiting an order, turned off the steam in both engine rooms, while res- cuers with blankets soaked with oil went down Into the scading, snffocatlng at mosphere They found the explosion vic- time, rolled them in the blankets and staggered back 10 the deck before the room had cleared of steam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
Wounded Sent to Hospital Ship

After boat from the Perkins had put Hospital Steward Charles Mccullough and four men with supply of bandages aboard, Lieutenant Train, finding his star board engine working all right, signaled the other ships that assistance was not needed and under half power put back up Narragansett bay to the hospital ship So- lace, where the wounded were transferred The remainder of the Atlantic fleet here, with the exception of the Perkins, which acted as convoy, went about the days drill as if nothing had happened.
 Rear Admiral Osterhaus and Captain Eberle were the only ones allowed on the Wake this afternoon. The cause of the explosion will not be known until after the report of the board of inquiry which has been ordered. Whether Lieutenant Morrison was killed by the blow on the head when the head casing of the turbine split could not be learned.
 His body was found near the bulkhead pump and 1t Is believed he died instantly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
Attempt to Prevent War

Paris. October 1.-The French dii lmatic representatives in the Balkan states have received instructions from the French government to continue to exercise all possible proper influence in order to pre- vent war between the Balkan states and Turkey.
 It is understood here that French bank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
Congre.sman Anderson Killed

Fostoria, O.. October l--Congress- man Carl c. Anderson of Fostoris was instantly killed tonight when an automobile in which he was riding overturned near this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-02
To Mobilize Army

Constantinople, October 1.-The cab met after a prolonged meeting tonight decided 10 order partial mobiliza- ton Of the Turkish army. The exact orders are, for the present. kept se- cret.
 The cabinet also rejected the Servian demand respecting the transport of ammunition through the Turkish lines. This action is In reply to q note sent to the porte by the servian minister, Dr. Nenadovitch, in which he request ed the porte either to sanction the passage of ammunition. at present de- tained by the Turkish authorities, or return it to France.
 servia has now stopped consign- ments of ammunition from Germany for Turkey, while Bulgaria has sus- pended freight traffic between Turkey and Bulgaria. and communicated all the cars for military service.
 The porte now has decided to de- tain all Greek vessels in Turkish wa ters in order to requisition their sery- ices for the transport of troops.
 No Ultimatum Yet
 Although no communication has yet been presented by any of the Balkan states with reference to Macedonia. it is the opinion of many diplomats here they will formulate demand for Macedonian autonomy which Turkey is certain to re- fuse. War will then be inevitable, unless liie powers succeed in restraining Bull garia and two Kingdoms If they embark on hostilities against Turkey. But 1t IS doubted # Austria and Russia will be able to agree on such joint action.
 Consequently it is regarded as probable that Austria backed by Germany will act slngly. Or it may be that war can be stayed of by assembling European con terence.
 1t is reported that the Turkish govern ment Is about to address q circular 10 the powers repudiatfng responsibility for the crisis which it says has resulted from the provocative attitude of the Balkan states.