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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08

clue the campaign unless peace comes 10 spare the bellieerents further carnage
 The rumor that Salonili has been oc- enpisd is not confirmed, but it is known the own is hard pressed. Mussnlmen refugees continued to arrive at inc ont skirts of the capital from praetieafv the whole country south of the Bulgarian advance lines. The scene outside the city walls at the Adrianopel gate Is one of direfnl distress. Men. women and ehil- dren, carts and cattle are huddled to- gether
 Send Refugees to Asia Minor
 The authorities are trying to supply the immediate wants of the refugees and have decided to send them to Asia Minor Thousands have tramped the country the last 10 days and have undergone intense suferings. They say they feared the in- vaders would burn the villages.
 The ambassadors of the i've powers held meeting this morning at tho porte and there met the grand vizie. and the foreign minister It Is under stood they discussed measures of pub iic safety and the question of media tion but nothing Is known of the de- cisions reached The powers havei made no move with reference to media- ton
 Ahdullah Pasha. lately commanding the eastern army, has arrived at Con- stantinople. The vali of Adrianople has sent dispatch briefly outlining recent operations. The last sortie occurred yesterday with severe losses to the Bulgarians
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Heavy Fighting Described

Belgrade, November 7--Official reports describe the two days heavy fighting which preceded fife surrender of Prilin 20 miles to the. northeast of Monastir The Servians outnumbered the Turks, but owing to tho nature of the ground were unable 10 use their artillery. They could bring only one mountain battery into action against the vigorous fire 9f the Turkish artillery.
 The Serviaus were not able to form up in fighting line and were obliged to make big sacrifices. taking one position after another at the point of the boy onet The Turks held such strong posi- tions that they should have been able to annihilate the storming parties. Only at the end of the second day did the Servian infantry succeed in driving the enemy from their stsongholds and putting them to flight in the direction of Monastir. The Serviah wounded numbered many more than the Turks.
 Fighting is reported north of Monastir. A heavy snow is falling throughout Ser via and Macedonia and the roads are all most impossible for guns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
HARRY MOOSE MAKES
 ANOTHER CONFESSION

Crown Point. Ind. November 7.-The second confession of Harry Moose, for- mer city clerk of Garnia Ind. in con nection with the bribery cases in that city resulted in q new bribery charge, which also involves Mayor Thomas E. Knotts and William Cain, contractor, being filed against Moose today. Moose pleaded guilty and refused to permit any one to go on his $10,000 bond. He is said to be a victim of tuberculosis
 According to Moose's latest confession he accepted 5000 from Mayor Knotts and $i000 from Cain for disappearing from the state, thus forcing the states att torney to drop the cases against Knotts and Cain. against whom Moose was the chief WItness.
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Pennsylvania

Philadelphia. November As was expected. Roosevelts plurality over Wilson in Pennsylvania took another jump tonight upon the completion of the count in a number Of counties in- oluding estimates from He missing dis triets in Allegheny county. Roosevelts plurality now stands at 44.311. The of- fcial count, 1t is believed, will send the Roosevelt plurality to about 50,00o.
 The complete vote so far computed tonight stands, Roosevelt 42S,570, Will son 3S4,259 Taft 269,166.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
Queer Manx Laws
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harpers weekly.
 The Isle of Man presents many curious features, none of which are more curious than it's laws. For instance, the legis- lature is called the House of Keys and was in other times judicai body charged with the duty of interpreting the laws. Any. person so bold as to islander this House of Keys was liable not only to fine in the amount of e10, but 10 the loss of both his ears.
 Two deemsters were once appointed to execute the laws which before the year 1417 were uneodihed. and these were known as Breast laws for the reason that they were imparted to the deemsters in secret, to be kept by them within the secrecy of their own breasts as long as they chose or during their whole service, though they were authorized to impart and explain to the populace as much of these special laws as should at any time seem wise and expedient
 Certain of the Manx laws, as set down after the codifcation, are extremely quaint. Here are a couple of extracts from the manx legal rulings:
 "If man steal a horse or an OK it is no felony, for the offender cannot hide them but if he steal a capon or a pig he shall be hanged
 Tn case of theft, if 1t amount to the value oI SlXpenfe udlipenHys IL snail be felony and death to the offender; and un- der that value to he whipped or set upon a wooden horse which shall be provided for such offenders"
 The arms of the Isle of Man. which, though it may sound like an Irish bull to say so are legs-three legs bent at the knee and apparently kicking outward from a common center in the midst of d shield-have provoked q number of joc- ular descriptions of which the best de- clares that one leg spurns Ireland one kicks at Scotland. and the third kneels to England.
 On July of every year the laws Of the Isle of Man are still read aloud to the assembled people from the top of Tynwald Hill. This is said to be the most interesting and archaic legal ceremony observed today in Europe.
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Nebraska

Lincoln. Neb November With re- turns from three -fourths of Nebraska's $ counties. Wilson's plurality is SlOOo The remaining counties should Increase his lead. making 1t probably nearly 40,0oe. Practically the same counties show Moorehead. democrat, for governor, 1a0o0 ahead of Aldrich with a probable further gain of 1000 or 5000 for Moorehead. Nor rls. republican, for United States senator, is leading shallenberger. democrat, by about the same ratio.
 Chief intsyest today centered in the leg slature the republican state committee claiming control of both branches. Re turns from senatorial districts show the election of b republicans, only two short of majority, with Ii districts to report. Returns on the House are too incom- plete to justify claims either way
 All the state officers except governor, are republicans.
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Wyoming

Cheyenne, NVyo., November 7.-Thrce hundred and ten precincts out of total of 472 in Wyoming give Wilson 10 591, Taft 10,32S, Roosevelt 4624
 The drop in the Roosevelt vote was due to failure to count his vote in a number of counties. The senatorial result still Is in doubt.
 Democrats have 70 votes in the next leg islature, the republicans 35, necessary to choice 43. Lincoln county is missing Uninta county, which with Lincoln com prises an election district. has gone dem ocratic by a small majority This district elects eight legislators and holds the de- ciding vote
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MicI,ipan

Detroit, Mich. November 7.-Michigan's g congressional representation will be com posed of eight republicans, three demo- crats and two progressives.
 Both of the progressive congressman elect succeeded republicans.
 Late returns today failed to show any marked change In the plurality of Roose- welt or Governor-elect Ferris, but Taft and Wilson still are in the midst of a spirited race for second presidential hon ors, with Wilson maintaining a slight lead.
 Political leaders have given up hope of knowing before Tuesday, the fate of the state ticket as whole. Despite several setbacks received in lower Michigan eoun ties reporting complete today, the equal suffrage amendment was adopted by up- wards of 6O00
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Washington, D. C., now has Bureau of Social Requirements" This establishment, hitherto unknox'f to r,ae- national capital, is under the super vision of Mrs. Peter Rathbone La bouisse, formerly Miss Isabel Townsend. of New York, and at one time Mrs. S. Osgood Pell.
 The Bureau of Social Requirements, which has opened It's dainty offices at No. 2,219 Leroy place, just off fashion- able Connecticut avenue, is designed to fill all the needs of much harassedI hostesses. or to tutor those who are still untrled in the social labyrinth.
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Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, November 7.-okla- homa will have six democratic and two republican representatives in the sixty third Congress, according to complete returns received tonight.
 The contest in the Second district was in doubt until this evening when returns from all of the counties showed Dick T. Moran, republican incumbent, to have been reelected by a majority Of SIT votes over John J. Carney, dem- oorat Bird McGuire, republican, was reelected In the First district. In the other districts and from the state al large the democratic nominees won by large maiorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
Washington

Seattle, November 7.-Fourteen hun dred and fifty precincts out of 1903 in the state give for governor;
 Lister. democrat, 76,1s7; Hay repub- lican, 77,527
 For President, 123S precincts give Roosevelt 70162. Wilson b716s, Taft 4A,1S2. The socialist vote in the state probably was three times that of 1908. In Snopomish county Debs boiled near ly 5000 votes and Anna Maley, the candidate for governor, received more votes than either Hay or Lister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
Some on the Doctor, Too

From the New York Sun.
 A doctor who had q custom of cultivat- ing the lawn and walk in front of his home every spring engaged O'Brlen to do the job. He went away for three days and when he returned found O'Brien waiting for his money. The doctor was not satisfied with his work and said
 70 Bren the whole walk is covered with gravel and dirt and In my estimation it's a bad job"
 OBrien look at him in surprise for B moment and replied
 "shure, doc, there's many a bad job of yours covered with gravel and dirt,
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ASK S7500 DAMAGES
 FOR COLLISION

Norfolk. Va. November 7.-Willig & Ebert, bankers of Bremen, Germany. and others in the United States district court today >hled a libel against the Nor wegian steamship Noreuga of the Bryde line. claiming s75o0 damages.
 The plaintiffs are owners of the cargo of pine and oak lumber valued at s35, ,00e aboard the Norwegian ship Glenlui with which the Noruega was in collision 95 miles south of Cape Hatteras last Friday morning. They allege that the collision was due to the negligence and inefficiency of the crew of the Noruega.
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 Clapp of Minnesota, LaFollette of Wis consin Poindexter of Washington and Works of California. Mir. Norris has been one of the leaders of the progressive ele- nent in the House and will continue to cooperate with that element in the Sem ate as it is expected that Senator Kenyon of Iowa will and possibly Senator Borah of Idaho, in such measures as may ap- peal to them.
 Much interest is manifested in the polit- ical affiliations of the progressives. Here tofore they have been content to be known as progressive republicans. Wheth- CT. any number of them will withdraw fiom the republican party is a problem. Senators Bristow, Clapp and Poindexter arc understood to have supported MT. Roosevelt and if they should decline to cooperate with the republicans of the Senate the change would materially weaken the old party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
Colorado

Denver, November 7.-Complete re- turns tonight from 20 out of 62 coun- lies in Colorado including Denver, sub stantiate the predictions made Tues day night that Wilson's pluality in the state would reach 10000 These fig ures together with partial returns from 90 of the remaining 42 coun- ties, give Wilson S4.064 Roosevelt 53.165, Taft 41.473, giving Wilson q plurality of S0,s9e for the 964 pre- cincts reported
 Ammons for governor and the re- r1ainder of the democratic state ticket undoubtedly has been elected es well 8s four congressman and sufficient Lumber of the state legislature to send Governor Shafroth and former Gov ernor Thomas. democrats, to the Unit cd States Senate
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Montana

Helena. Mont. November 7-Partial returns in Montana show the demo- cratic national and state ticket well in the lead.
 Incomplete unofficial returns frora 36 of the 31 counties at o'clock give the following
 For President: Wilson 1856, Taft 11,92S, Roosevelt 13,67S Debs 1476.
 For United States senator Walsh. democrat, 21,569; Smith, republican, B. 106; Dixon, prohibitionist, 15.147
 For governors: Stewart, democrat, 1S, 562; Wilson, republican, 15,590; Ed wards, prohibltionist. 12,4sS; Duncan, Sl70
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Iowa

Des Moines, Ia. November 7.-Practical- ly complete returns from all but five of the 99 counties of the state continue 10 increase the plurality of Woodrow Will son. The figures are: Wilson 169. 162, Roosevelt 149.5i0 Taft 111,0S4 Wilson's plurality is 19,e22. Complete returns from all but two legislative districts show that the legislature will be overwhelmingly re- publican. This assures the reelection of United States Senator Kenyon.
 official count of the vote of Iowa will be necessary to determine the election of governor. Supposedly &C., eurate returns from 9s of the 99 coun- ties of the state give, George " Clarke, republican, 176,1S2, and E. G. Dunn, democrat 176.099
 A reported Dunn plurality of 37 in the missing CHarrison) county reduces the Clark plurality to 49 votes.
 Both sides are claiming the election
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
Balkan Expectations

Paris, November 7.-The Balkan allies will ask for tie partition Of European Turkey, leaving the fate of Constanti- nople to the decision of the European powers. according to Premier Pachiteh of Servia in an interview today with the correspondent of the Temps in Belgrade, Servia. The Servian statesman said:
 ''Servia wants the ports of St. Giovanni Di Medua. Alessio and Durazzo on the Adratic sea. which the Servian empire possessed In the middle ages and by which she was territorially connected with the balance of Europe
 Servia, NJ Pachitch declares. has not received any proposal from Austria. but assuming that Austria has no territory designs Servia is quite willing to favor economic and commercial aggrandizement for Austria's neutrality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-08
A Rare Film

From the Washington Herald
 Madam, I understand that your daughter helps you daily with your housework."
 "It is true.f
 What royalties would you charge me for moving picture reel of this most unusnal siohf2"
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Kansas

Topeka Kan. November 1.-Although complete unofficial returns from all the counties of Kansas have been received, the result of the contest between Arthur Capper, republican, and George II. Hodges, democrat. for governor. still is in ldcubt and probably the official count will be required to decide the election
 Republican State Chairman Dolley, said the returns gave Capper a lead of 1000 votes, while at democratic headquarters Hodges was credited with a plurality of 1900 Independent compilations placed the democratic candidate ahead by from 300 to 1000 votes. All of these compilations are unofficial.
 The resuH on the state ticket probably will be determined by the mail vote, which is expected to total at least 5000. At the state university and the state agrlcul ture college 800 votes were cast. Under law enacted by the lasf legislature legal voters who are unable to vote at their voting places may cast a ballot in any precinct of the state in which he happens to be on election day and may have his vote mailed to the county clerk and by that official mailed to the elsc- ton commissioner of the county in which the voter lives.
 The mail votes are not counted until th~ee days after the election.
 Complete unofficial returns give the na- tlonal democratic ticket a 10000 plurality and William H. Thompson. democratic candidate for United States senator. i. lead of l5,0o0
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Minnesota

St Paul, November S.-At 1 q. m. 2s53 precincts out of total Of ss6S n Minnesota had reported the follow ing:
 Taft 59.712 Wilson, 96.s67, Roose- welt 113,008.
 Roosevelt's lead, 16.t41.
 In the contest for United States sen- ator 2157 precincts at the same hour gave Knute Nelson, republican, 129,- i65; Daniel Lawler, democrat, S2,138.
 For governor; Eberhart republican, in 2373 precincts, had 116,601; Ringdal, democrat, s9,756; Collins, 27,573.
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West Virginia

Wheeling, W. Va, November 7,-Re- turns from all counties of the state al midnight, many complete, some with few precincts missing and estimates for others, show that the republicans have elected their candidate for gov ernor pr. IT. T. Hatfield, by about 4000 plurality over Thompson, demo- orat The totals are, Thompson 90,4S9, Hatfield 94,97s
 Wilson for President has 92,095; Roosevelt 5S,613, Taft 39,451. Prohibi. ton wins by about 75,O00. The vote for prohibition w5s f25,759 against 49,5Sj.
 The legislature Is republican on joint ballot by &.
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Massachusetts

Boston, November 7.-The democratic victory of Tuesday in Massachusetts ap- parently did not extend below the offices of governor, lieutenant goveranor and secretary of state Unofficial returns from the 33 cities and all but a few of the towns show pluralities for the repub- lican candidates for state tickets.
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New Hampshire

Concord, N. H., November 7.-Complete returns for the entire state ticket give the republicans a majority of 21 on joint ballot in the legislature, which will be called upon to choose a governor and United States senator. The complete vote fofN President was: Taft 32,964; Wilson 34743, Roosevelt 15SO2, Chain 35i, Debs 1e40.
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democrats, and the Wilson lead, while small. seemed safe.
 After apparently holding Illinois for nearly 40 hours from the time the polls closed, Colonel Roosevelt lost it's 20 elee- total votes late in the day when the as- sembling of statewide returns showed a definite victory for Governor Wilson
 Estimates of Popular Vote
 On the strength of incomplete returns as to the popular vote for Wilson, Roose- welt and Taft the estimate was made to- night that Governor Wilson would not have a majority of all votes cast. In many states the popular vote has been only roughly estimated thus far but the reports indicate that the combined vote of Roosevelt and Taft will be approxi- mately 100000 more than the vote for Governor Wilson.
 The figures will be materially changed by the final count. but 1t is expected that the proportion for each candidate will not vary greatly. The preliminary count gives Wilson approximately l5 per cont of the votes. Roosevelt p per cent and Taft 25 per cent. The total vote thus far reported is less than in 1908, while official returns are expected to bring it above those figures. In 1908 out of combined vote of 14,O3o S5s cast for Taft and Bryan, President Taft received over 54 per cent.
 Returns from Minnesota today con firraed the claim of Roosevelt to the F electoral votes of that state The Wilson victory. claimed on the earlier returns. had become doubtful last night as the count progressed. Latest returns today, with many precincts still to be heard from gave Roosevelt an apparently safe ma jority.
 The victory for Wilson in New Hamp- nlt{ t.-4tH ,t,,a .+ the state legislature, where the repuhi- cans again have a majority on joint bal To. and will dictate the selection of United States senator
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Visca Occupied

Sofia, November Tt is officially an- nounced that the port of Rhodosto on the Sea of Marmora and the city of Visa southeast of Adrianople, were occupied by the Bulgarian troops on November ,
 The Bulgarians occupied the town of Drama on November 5. The Turkish troops in that region have been scattered in all directions. Most of them have sur rendered their arms and are returning to their homes.
 Throughout the district the inhabitants have warmly welcomed the BuIgarians and the Bulgarian administration has been stablished.
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GENERAL SHAKE UP
 OF COMMITTEES IN
 HOUSE NECESSARY
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>-~~~~~~-~~~-~~--~-~-~-~~~~ cases to select minority members from any of the minority parties.
 The Hepburn rate law, increasing the rnmber of members of the interstate commerce commission from five TO seven, provided that mot more than four commissioners shall be appointed from the same party"
 The Regulations
 The law governing the appointment of three civil service commissioners provided that mot more than two of whom shall be adherents of the same party" The law creating the board of general appraisers at New York pro- y.des that mot more than five of whom shall be appointed from the same po- litieal party" The personnel of many commissions, such as the managers of the national home for disabled volun- teer soldiers, and the board of regents of the Smithsonian institution, Is de- termined upon by the houses of Con- gross without regard to the law as to -partisanship.
 It is generally recognized that the question or moral support for the de- mand for. representation will be passed upon by the democratic leaders alone
 In the House and Senate representa- ton of progressives on committees and commissions is likely to bring com plications. In the last Congress the democratic majority required the re- publican minority, the leading minority, to care for the socialist member in the committee appointments The gen. eral rule in both the House and the Senate is to allow the minority leader 10 make assignment of minority mem bers or senators to the respective committees.
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Rose Held Insane

alas. Tex November "A jury today adjudged c. H. Rose insane. He gave himself to the police recently claiming that 20 years ago he had killed a man in Covington Ky and that recently he burned his Dallas home. The Dallas police communicated with Covington. but found nc thing to connect Rose with a killing thfrp
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Georgia

Atlanta, November 7--official returns from all the counties of the state re- ceived today show that Wilson received a3.657 votes. majority of more than G6,000. Roosevelt received 21s45 and Taft 5167. Roosevelt carried six eoun- ties Paulding, Gordon, Cherokee, Pick ems, Douglas and Haralson. as against 3I carried by Taft four years ago. Fig ures on the socialist and prohibition yite were not tabulated.
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LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SITUATION IN
 THE PAST A HOURS
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that intervention by the powers Will fol- low the accomplished fact
 The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Mail reports that he was in Tchor- lu on Tuesday last, at which time there was no sign of the Bulgarian advance
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Federal Judge Dead

Fordville, N. D., November 7.--Wiliam R. Asher, for many years federal judge of Oklahoma territory, died here today after an illness of three years. Judge Asher was appointed judge of Oklahoma by President Mckinley.
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Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wis, November 7.--Gover- nor Francis E. McGovern, republican, will have a plurality of at least 5000 votes ever Judge John c. Karel. democrat. in N iseonsin, according to returns received by Republican State Chairman Scott.
 The few additional returns received to- day do not alter Wilson's standing in Wisconsin. Ills estimated plurality re- mains from 20,00O to 300OO.