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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
BARBER REVEALS
 EXTENSIVE FRAUD

Council Bluffs. la, September l7s-H. K. Robine, formerly a barber Of shis city today pleaded guilty in the federal court to having been party to swindling oper- ations aggregating s1o6o0 in which l. |. Mabray and his associates were prin- cipals Judge Smith McPhersoa withneld sentence in the case.
 Robne admitted having solicited Ralph Mattingly of Nashville Tenn, R. Nelson Pratt, Toledo, O., and F. z. .Alsbaugh. Terre Haute. whose losses respectively were $5oOo. s4o0O and sl6oo. all on fake wrestling matches. The swindles were accomplished in the fall of 1908.
 E. c. Moore, alleged to be a partner ct Mabray and one of the ''millionaires. will be brought to trial tomorrow after , two years fight against eXtiadition from California. Moore took his ease to the United States supreme court, the final judgment of which forced him to stand trial. Moores trial will be the last of the alleged ring leaders of the Mahray swind- lers, whose speculations aggregated S2 OO0 GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
TRICKS CONFESSES
 IN WILLIAMS CASE

Rome, Ga. September 17-Further dis closures connected with the killing of Charles Williams here July l7 We're prom ised by the prosecution following the con- fesson under oath yesterday of Carter Tricks, in which he said that the murder was inspired by robbery, claiming Cassie Williams. mother of Charles Williams, was implicated with Taylor Tricks, his brother. One man is under life sentence and the two others implicated are in jail, charged with being accessories. GiLson's defense at the trial was that he himself shot in self-defense The trial of Mrs. Williams and one son is set for the latter part of September. Gibson has T motion pending for q change of venue.
 The murdered man was the husband of Cassie Williams. The couple had been separated and the husband, after an ap- parent reconciliation, went ta the home of his wife. who was keeping house for Gibson, the accused. and his brother. near Rome According to the story of Tricks the man was shot in the doorway by Ed Gibson who then seized an aX and smeared it with the blood of his victim and said he shot Williams as the latter was advancing on him with the aX. The prosecution charges that the convicted man was in love with Mrs. Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
TOERECT MEMORIAL
 ID GENERAL BOOTH
Daughter Plans Training School for Salvati0nists
 in America

New York, September 17.-Establish- ment of general training college for the Salvation Army as a memorial in Ameries 10 it's founder and late commander, Gen. William Booth, is a plan outlined tonight by his daughter. Evangeline Booth commander of the Salvation Army forces of America. Miss Booth said the project had been considered by her for the last two years and the idea had lately been pressed upon her as one for a fitting memorial to her father as Il had been one of his ambitions to have such college.
 She made public a message from her brother. Gen. Bramwell Booth, in Lon Jon. approving of the idea, and 1t is understood that efforts 10 carry out the plan will be begun at once. Bramwell Booth recently announced T similar plan for a memorial to General Booth in England
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
.DR. MORRISON IN
 BELLEVUE HOSPITAL

New York, September f.-Rev. Dr. William Morrison secretary of the board of inebriety. who had a controversy re- gently with Mayor Gaynor over the police situation, was arrested in the office of the mayor this afternoon. He was re- moved to Bellevue hospital for observa- tion as to his sanity. He threatened to kill himself but accompanied the police without resistance, declaring he wished to get rid of the evil spirit in him.
 Dr. Morrison began talking incoherently almost as soon as he entered the mayor s office. He said that he was going to kill himself to shake off the evil spirits following him. He added that there were "a thousand reporters in his room last night. He also talked incoherently about polarity
 Dr. Morrison formerly was pastor of a well known Brooklyn church and has been identified with police chaplain work He Was overcome by heat last year and since has not been entirely normal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
SCHOOLS RESUME
 AT EDWARDSVILLE

EdwardsS file, September 17-(Special.)- The Edwardsville seminary. school con- trolled by the Methodist Episcopal church. and the public school conducted their opening exercises for the year here Mon day morning with about 70 or 75 pupils present. A number of short talks by the friends of the school were made.
 Both scbccls will be taught in the sem mary building with Prof W. D. Steven son as principal and Prof. Warren Manst as co-pfint ipal and Mrs. II. c. Steven son in charge of the primary department. Several more pupils are expected to ma triculate within a short tmc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
FRENCH MANEUVERS
 END IN BIZ BATTLE

Paris. September 1.-The French army maneuvers, begun on September II, ir Touraine and Potou in which i2ooo1 soldiers have participated, ended today with a battle in which the eatire front of the defending army held the superior forces of the enemy in check until the arrival of achievements
 President Fallieres witnessed me battle. The president gave an official lunehe hl aiter the maneuyers to Gran1 Duke Nich- olas of Russia and the American and other military missions
 The great feature of the minle war WIS the flying scouts who in a few hours were able to accomplish work that the cavalry would take days in doing. The military aviators were able to unmasl, every position and to keep position ard to keep the respective commanders fully informed regarding the movements Of the opposing force Bicycle scouts also proved useful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

mittee Investigating graft In the police department.
 Boston.-OTicials of the International Hotel Workers Union announced today that they arc planning to call further sti<es at Boston hotels while the rfth ln- ternational congress of Chambers of Com merce is in session here next week  Hagerstown. Md.-The anniversary of | the battle of Antietam was Celebrated to- day on the battlefield by hui dreds of sur. vivors of the Sanguary batte reunions being held by members of the Twentieth New York and Fourteenth and One Hun- dred and Thirtieth Pennsylvania regi- ments,
 Buenos Ayres.-ln spite of the opposition of the minister of foreign affairs, ths Argentine senate today adopted a reso- lution ordering the construction of third dreadnaught
 Cape Girardeau, Mo.-Two persons were killed and Il injured tonight when a train of two ears carrying Lamonts dog and pony show crashed through a bridge on the St. Louis and San Francisco rail- way. one of the dead Is said to he the owner of the show. There is no tels- graphic communication in the vicinity.
 New York.-Dr. II. r. Wiebe of Berlin, q prominent German scientist and official representative of Emperor William to the international Congress of Applied Chem
 stry which concluded it's session here
 last Friday, died suddenly at the Hotel Netherland tonight. He was stricken with heart trouble while dining alone and he died while he was being carried to an ambulance.
 Bingham, Utah.-Four thousand men employed in the copper mines here will go on a strike tomorrow, having been re- fused an increase of 50 cents q day. All classes of labor received an increase of p cents q day last March
 Lima. Pern-Capt. Enrique Y. Gomez has been appointed military attache to the Peruvian legation at Washington.
 Winnipeg, Manitoba.-C. A. Kellar of San Antonio, Tex, was chosen today grand sire of the Sovereign lodge, l. 0. o. F., by exclamation. Seven candidates were placed in nomination for deputy grand sire Other officers chosen were Judge Robert Daniel. Georgia deputy grand sire; John E. Goodwin, Baltimore. reelected grand secretary, and M R. Edwards. Philadelphia reelected grand treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
FEW CONTESTS IN
 NEW YORK PRIMARY

New York, September 1.-The new di- rect primary law, given today it's first real test throughout the state. brought out compa ra tiyely few contests. Voters cast their ballots for delegates to the coming state conventions and for various candidates designated for nomination by party conventions Congressional senate and assembly nominations were made as well as those for city, village and county offices
 A noteworthy congressional contest was that in the Thirty-first district, where Serene E. Payne was nominated by the republicans over former Mayor F.. Clar- ence Aiken of Auburn. In this city the only eoner essional contest was in the Third district, Brooklyn, where pr. Frank E. Wilson, the present congressman, won nomination on the democratic ticket over Frances P. Bent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
MINNESOTA HAS A
 STATEWIDE PRIMARY

st. Paul, Minn., September 17-Polls in the first statewide primary in Minnesota closed tonight at o'clock. Few returns of q definite nature were expected be- fore tomorrow morning.
 Indications are that Congressman r. C. Stevens Of the Fourth district had been renominated. His contestant. Ambrose Tighe apparently did not hold the pro- gressige vote cast two years ago
 indications are that Governor Eber- hart and United States Senator Knute Nelson have been renominated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
SIXTEEN KILLED
 IN ENGLISH WRECK

Liverpool, September 1L-sixteen per sons were killed and 50 injured by tho derailng tonight of the express from Chester 10 Liverpool at Ditton Junction. eight miles from Liverpool. The train had passed over the long bridge epannlng the Mersy and was running down the ir- cline leading to the Junction when. at the cross over points, the engine jumped the rails and crashed into the buttfess of A bridge spanning the line.
 The coupling of the ear next to the en- sped onto the station The leading cars crashed into the platform with terrific force and were wrecked One car was overturned and caught fire and soon was consumed.
 Several bodies In this car were ere mated Some of the injured were thrown from the windows.
 The engine driver was crushed to death and both legs of the fireman were broken. He was pinned under the locomotive for two hours.
 The work of extricating the dead and injured by the light of honares was con tinucd until a late hour. All passengers in the first two ears were killed. The fourth car became rearing furnace and the terrible cries of the injured and ap- peals for help, together with the diff eulty in taking the passengers from the wreckage, were narrowing scenes.
 Several of the bodies still are uniden- tifed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
OPEN WARFARE
 IN MONGOLIA

London, September 1.-The whole of the Mongoian frontier from kaigsn to tie Sungari and Nonni river is in a state of open warfare and 2e miles of rich Chinese corn lands, stretching from Sha1taikwan to Harbin, lie unprotected along the Mon- golian frontier. says a Mukden dispatch to the Telegraph
 Chinese authorities have concentrated have ordered them to maintain q strictly defensive attitude. The situation is cont plcated by the knowledge that Russia has dispatched several bodies of frontier guards into Mongolia and thus any Chi nese attack would be warfare on Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
DAWSON SUES FOR
 INHERITANCE TAX

Topeka, Kan, September 1I.-John s. Dawson. attorney general, brought suit in the district court here today to col lect s12 0aO inheritance tax from the estate of the late Edwin Hawley, the New York capitalist. The suit is brought to test q section of the Kansas inheritance law relating to reciprocations between states.
 The law provides that a resident of another state having an inheritance tax may be relieved from paying the tax in Kansas, provided their state will relieve Kansans of paying of inheritance tax on property they may own in another state. New York and Kansas each have an inheritance tax law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
MISS WOODS FATHER
 REACHES NEW YORK

New York. September 17.-H'ss Julia Wood, daughter of Henry Wood of tho navy department. Washington. is believed to have been suffering from meiancholia when she fell from a window on tie seventh floor of an apartment here last night. Her father reached licre this fore noon from Washington ana only ther learned of the death of his daughter
 The father came in response to- tele- gram signed by his daughter requesting him to come The father said his daugh- ter had lived in New York for more than L year and was engaged in literary pur- suits and had spent the summer in Maine. His daughter had never given an indca- ton of suicidal tendency though she had been Respondent after the death of the mother, MT. Wood declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
HEAVY FINE ON
 OBSCENE. EDITOR

Knoxville. September l7-james M. Freeman, editor ef the Fair Zeal, a Sat urday evening publication which has printed several salacious local stories, was fined $50 and sentenced to SIX months in jail in criminal court today on the charge of circulating obscene literature Judge Nelson remarked in sentencing him that he was sorry he couldn't giv.. him more
 An appeal was taken. Freeman IS in jaii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
OFFICIALS DENY
 RESPONSIBILITY

Chicago, September 17.-In a statement tonight officials of the Aero Club of 1lli- nois reply to the criticism of the man. agement of the aviation meeting given under their auspices in which Howard Gill was killed and George Mestach in jured last Saturday.
 They declare it was not too dark for safe flying when the accident occurred and that both Gill and Mestach, vet eran aviators, violated rules of the inter national cede of the air, which prohibits contestants passing one another within 75 feet on level or 150 feet above or below
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
CHARGE AGAINST
 NOLAN QUASHED

New York. September Hilary Nolan newly appointed secretary 10 the iega- ton at Panama, recently arrested on a charge of abdueting q Scotch girl named Marion McYickar, was discharged today by Magistrate Murphy on a motion Of Prosecutor ReYnolds. who said that he was unable to procure the evidence neecs- saly for q conviction. Nolan and the girl were arrested shortly after their arrival on a boat from Norfolk A technical charge Of vagrancy against Miss Mcyick- ar wil be dismissed and she will sail on Saturday for Glasgow. Scotland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
MEAD INDICTED | FOR BOYCE KILLING

Amarillo, Tex, September 17.-John Beal lead, Amarillo banker, was indicted to- |y by the Potter county grand jury hrged with murder in connection with killing of Al G. Boyce, the young
 hcher, who eioped to Canada last No- tnber with Snead's wife and whose liner Snead shot to death in Fort
 birth hotel January 13 last. The younger |yce was riddled with buckshot while was walking along one of the prin- bal streets of Amarillo last Saturday It is anticipated that proceedings will instituted tomorrow in an effort to pure the release of Snead, who is in Ison here. under bond.
 The second trial of Snead for the kill of the elder Boyce is set for Novem- f 12 at Fort Worth. At the first trial e jury was unable to agree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
JRMAN BAGWELL
 FOUND NOT GUILTY

|nderson, $. C., September IA yer
 \ of not guilty vas returned here Day in the trial of Fnrman Bagwell, hrged with killing Milton Taylor here Ii July. Bagweli shot and mortally wounded bted into the Order of the Woodmen the World. He became excited when |ylor and other members of the desree m began firing blank cartridges. Rush
 to his coat he secured a revolver ana ed several shots. Taylor was the only fson fatally wounded. Before death
 |ylor requested that Bagwell should not prosecuted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
Breaks Jail at Jasner

Jasper. September 1l-(special)-A pris- oner made his escape from the county jail last night. He was negro. and was the fourth one to break jail within the last 10 days. Every one of them have cut holes in the brick wall large enough through which to emerge from prison. None of them have been recaptured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18

New York.-A general strike of walters and cooks that will paralyze every first class restaurant and cafe in this city at the opening of the winter season, is the latest plan of the International Restau- rant Workers union. A statement by one of the union officials says election night has been decided on as the psy- chological moment for the walkout.
 Nashville.-The National Rural Letter ! Carriers association opened four days session here today. There were delegates present from practically all states The morning session was devoted to appoint ment of committees and welcoming exer- cises.
 Seatile.-Judge R. B. Albertson of the King county superior court has decided he has jurisdiction in the suit brought by James Moore, promoter of the West orn Steel corporation. against the Met ropolitan Trust company of New York. lie denied last night the motion of Mocre's attorney to remand the case to the Jefferson county court where the suit first was brought.
 Mnneapois.-lf the city oe Duluth has the price 1t can buy the Duluth Street Railway company C. c. Goodrich, pres ident of the Twin City Rapil Transit company, which is also owner of the Duluth corporation, today said.
 Lawrence. Mass.-Counsel for William D. Haywood. general organizer of the In- dustrial Workers of the World, said today Haywood desired to be tried after Joseph
 tttor and Artnre Gioyanitto, accused of complcty in the death of Anna leopizzo.
 The Hague the Netherlan1s.-Aftcr holding demonstration today Tn favor of universal suffrage, a body of socialists came into conflict with the police here and the rioters were only dispersed at the nuzzle of the carbine.
 Montreal-It was announced today fol- lowing a conference between D. McNicoii. vice president of the Canadian Pacitc Railroad company, and representatives of the Order Of Railroad Telegranhers, that q settlement had not been reached on q dispute over scales.
 New York Mayor Gaynor was served today with a summons in q Sl0o,o10 libel suit brought against him by Alderman Curran, chairman of the aldemanie com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
ATLANTIC CITY


 Atlantic City. N. J., September 17.-One man in every l2 residing permanently In Atlantic City has been accused of some crime and will come up for consdera- ton before the October term of the grand Jury according to startling figures given out at the prosecutors office today. At this term 600 new cases have already been listed. the greatest number in the hs- tory of the county With these will be considered 200 referred to the October term and disposed of at special sessions. Two hundred more are in the hands of the special counsel for the attorney gen eral in connection with gambling and election onenses, which also must bs tried by the October jurymeu, making a total of i0e0.
 About S0a of these cases concern men. The voting population of Atlantic Clw
 Is 1o.0o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
RATIONAL BANKS DECREASING LOANS |omptrOller Murray Watch ing Condition of the
 Banks Closely

Washington, September 17-Nationa1
 Fe loans in accordance with the order
 Comptroller of the Currency Murray
 king them until September 3 to bring
 ms within the legal limit of 10 per ht of capital and surplus. This fact
 evidenced by reports to the comptroller
 response to the call of September 4.
 Examination of the returns from one
 If of the reserve cities indicated, MT
 lrray announced today, that excessive ms, previously numbering 2S in these hces, had been reduced to 19, of which ur have since been reduced. Several only slightly in excess.
 All banks showing excessive loans, the
 mptroler said, would be compelled to me within the law within a reasonable he. He will increase the number of aminations of these institutions prob 3ly to the extent of three or four a onth to see that they comply He has .e power to revoke their charters |Dn June Ii, the date of the previous |ll, SIT banks had excessive loans, az 'egating S5,271, ,603.
 September 17.-As a result reports of impending money stringency 'cessitating the deposit of government Inds in national banks to finance the |timated $10.000,000 crop now being har- Isted, Comptroller of the Currency Mur- Iy is watching the condition of banks shown by the call of September 1, re- tiving reports from New York. Chicago | q St Louis on the subject of the pre- bus call showing: New York reserve S3 pc rcent, decrease 1.S3, Chicago re- I've 24 22 per cent, decrease .S2 per cent;
 Louis reserve 27.5 per cent, increase i per cent.
 Bankers are applying to the treasury de- rtment for deposits of public money to
 used in connection with financing the crop. Applicants. it is sail, however.
 ve not yet raised the cry of stringency [ based their requests upon published ports that Secretary MacVeagh had the |bject under consideration Robert O. 3iley, assistant secretary of the treas N, within a few days will go to Dublin,
 H., the summer home of Secretary hcVeagh, to discuss the nature of de- sitting some of the governm snt's surplus hds to facilitate crop financing and pvement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18

Sioux Falls, s. D. September 17-Gover- nor Wilson on his journey here from Sioux City la. tonight made half dozen rear platform speeches and shook hands with many persons. At one town an aged farmer handed Up a $2 campaign contri- Lution. Governor Wilson addressed a gathering in the city auditorium and an overflow meeting at another hal here to- night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Nancy Wren

Mrs. Nancy Wren. aged Gi years. died last night at 7:3O o'clock al local in- firrnary. Mrs. Wren lived at the resi- dence of her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Ed wards. 1n2 North Twenty-dfth street. The remains will be sent over the Louisville and Nashville at o'clock this morning to Owensboro, Ky, by the Johns un- Gertaking company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
Miners Out on Strike

Victoria British Columbia September T.-Twelve hundred men, most of them miners, went on strike today at the four oollieries operated at Cumberland, Vancouver Island, the Canadian collieries, Dunsmuir. limited. The plant at the mines is shut down. The men announced dissatisfaction with their hours and wage scale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
COLONEL ROOSEVELT
 SPEAKS IN ARIZONA
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progressive presidential electoral and state candidates was filed with the Sec retary of State today with nearly twice the 2O00 signatures required.
 Salem Oregon, September IA. E. Clark. an attorney of Portland was nomi- mated for the United States Senate over Jonathan Bourne, incumbent by the pro- gressive state convention here today. The convention then named state ticket. oregon does not elect a governor this year Senator Bourne who was not an active candidate, was arraigned by sev- eral speakers who questioned his progress siveness The platform adopted the Chi capo "confession of faith in it's entirety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-18
PERSONAL

Mrs. T. A. Crumley and family have returned from visit to reiatives in Greensboro.
 MT. and Mrs. Jack Powers of Greens Crumley.