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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31
DEMOCRATS TO MEET
 AT CARROLLTON
County Chairman Issues Call for
 Monday-Telephone Company Granted Franchise

Carrollton, January 30.-(Special.)- D. D. Patton, chairman of the demo- cratic executive committee of this coun- ty. has called q meeting of the com mittee to assemble at the courthouse in this place next Monday, for the pur- pose of confirming the action of the state executive committee in holding the primary on the first day of April From what information that can be gathered. 1t seems that the candidates all favor single primary and no doubt but that will be ordered by the com mittee.
 At a recent meeting of the city coun- cil franchise was granted the West Alabama Telephone and Telegraph company for the purpose of operating and maintaining a telephone system in the city. This gives Carrol1ton two separate and distinct telephone sys- tems
 pr. C. C. Clear, prominent and in- fiuential citizen, who resided a few miles east of Carrollton, died at Gordo yesterday after an illness of several weeks duration. He was about GO years of age and leaves numerous relatives and friends in this county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

Under Mir Wallaee's management of this department the balances as shown by tile auditors books for each year that he has held the office are as fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

ing calls from every section of the county to present tho matter and give
 instruction in methods. appliances and fertilizers. The work Is well in hand and the result will not be known until the increased yield of hillside and val ley is garnered at the harvest of>neNt autumn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

The two women who were on tho house boat when sam Nichols and Harry East were arrested and the stolen goods from various places confscated, were tried this morning for complicity and concealing stolen goods They were both bound over to await the eonven- ing of the next circuit court. A clear case was made against them.
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 of people have learned so ell how sure and dependable Stuarts dyspepsia Tablets are for all stomach Is that they are never without pack Ee at home and at the office, and bon any indication that the stomach a little weary. they take Stuarts hblet after each meal for few days htii the digestive organs get rested up kain.
 This is splendid plan to follow and fways results in much good. The ap- 3tite is improved, the food is relished |pre, your sleep is more refreshing, Id your disposition will make you
 ends instead of enemies.
 For Indigestion, Sour Stomach, Belch- B, Gas. Coated Tongue. Intestinal h. gestion and all Stomach Disorders and
 ins--or for loss of appetite-Suart's s
 spepsia Tablets are invaluable.
 Use them freely-they are as harm
 IS as sugar would be-and are by no
 bans to be classed as medicine" They
 We no effect whatever on the system
 cept the benefits they bring you
 rough the proper digestion of your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-31

All drug stores sell Stuart's Dypsep-
 Tablets. The price is 50 cents per K. Physicians use and recommend
 fm. If you wish to try them before |rchasing.. address F. A Stuart Co.,, D Stuart Bldg. Marshall. Michs and lal package will be sent you free.
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AsTOR CAPTAIN SETS OUT
GOING 70 Halifax In Hope ot Idcr,,.
flying body of Col. Astor.

Capt. Richard Roberts, comm ,,d..
of the Mona. the Astor yacht, s,ar,..
for Halifax last night There ho veil
await the return Of the cable shin Mac
kay-Bennett with bodies of the Ti,ar,.
dead in the hope of identifying the b,ds
of Col Astor
When Vincent Astor learned last veoL
that his father was probably lost he trieJ
to get the Mona. which Ia laid up at Tebo.
'shipyard in Brooklyn. ready for a dasb
to the scene Of the wreck. but abandoned
the idea because the wireless app,r,tns
was out of order.
The Astbr estate has at present No.
plans for sending ship to search for
the body of Col. Astor In case it is no.
among those recovered by the Markav'
Bennett II was said yesterday n, tbo
offices OF the estate. % West Twentv'
sixth street. that the White Star lima
seemed to be doing everything possbIo
TO find the bodies William bohbvn
secretary Of Col. Astor. said he had had
no word as to whether or not Col Astnrs
body was among those aboard the cahls
Mrs. Madeleine Force Astor was via.
tied twice yesterday by DR.. Reuel Kim.
ball and DR.. Biggs. 1t was eaid that sh.
was resting more comfortably than on
Sunday As soon as she can be moved
il is expected that she will go to the Astor
home at Rhinecliff.
Il was announced yesterday that m
action had been taken toward settlins
the Astor estate. Mrs. Ava Wiliine
Astor, Vincent Astof's mother, will arrivs
in New York on Friday or Saturday.
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LOOKED FOR VIOLENT END.
DR.. Hillis at Memorial Meeting says
william r. Stead So Told Him.

The meeting of the Men and Religion
Forward Movement at Carnegie Ha
last night took the form of a memorial
for William T. Stead. the journalist who
was lost with the Titanic. A large por-
trait Of Mr.. Stead hung in, front Of tfe
speakers desk. The Rev! DR.. Newell
Dwight Hills said that on his last visit
to America Mr.. Stead had told him that
he expected to be stoned to death by q
mob or otherwise to die by violence&
DR.. Hills said that what made Presi-
dent Mckinley was chiefly his unmaking
and added that had Col. Astor lived a
hundred years and watched all the time
he might not have found the splendid
opportunity which came to him of leaving
a worthy name to his son. Dr. Hills
also paid tribute to Mr.. and Mrs. lsidor
Straus and continued that the public
Of the United States and of Europe rad
been lifted up by the example set by T. Q
heroes of the Titanic and that the influ-
ence of this example would never be lost
Nln his tribute to Mr.. Stead Dr. Hills
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-23
SAVED BY WOMAN HE SAVED.


Several stories OF bravery and SELF
sacrifice on the part Of the crew of the
Titanic were recited yesterday by an
officer Of the Seamen's Church Institute.
at 34i West street. The rescue Of Frank
Prentice. q storekeeper on the Titanic,
he considered a miracle. Prentice was
saved by Mrs. W. NJ. Clark. whom he had
assisted into lifeboat shortly before the
ship sank
When the ship struck Prentice jumped
to his station. and when orders to lower
the boats we're given he stood by and
assisted women and children into the
boats. In the course Of this work he met
Mrs. Clark. He helped her to put on q
life belt. She asked him il there was
any danger. He did not tell her what was
in his mind. but hustled her to the boat
As she stepped into the boat she said.
"Good-by. steward. I hope to see you
agaiH"
Prentice then started for the stern to
see what the chances were there. The
how was far down in the water and he had
q hard time Of it making the stern. When
he GOT there he had to cling on to prevent
himself from sliding back. He climbed
over the rail and jumped. The Titanic's
stern at that time was possibly 100 feet in
the air.
The impact Of the water stunned him.
but by instinct he started swimming in
a few minutes He came abreast a life
boat and was dragged in by Mrs Clark
and others. A few minutes after he
jumped the ship sank.
To a matron on the Titanic many OF the
women who were brought in on the Car
pathia owe their lives This matron.
whose name is refused. went down with
the ship. She had refused q place in q
lifeboat. But she impress M on many
women passengers the necessity OF
obeying orders Many a t rem refused
to leave the ship when ordered by officers.
they thought tho danger was 80 slight.
assuring them that the lifeDoats were the
sAfest place to be
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my boat. kept about 100 yards of
the Titanic, being afraid Of the suction.
Not seeing 6hy one I could pick up. I
started my boat away.
Did you see any one in the water,
alive or dead?"
Il Jaw only one body in the water from
the time left the Titanic until got to
the Carpathia. II had seen any people
in the water should have taken them
into my boat a. far as safety would
permit"
The witness then told Of az ing the
lights OF the Titanic 60 out when he
thought his boat was about half or three
quarters of a mile from the liner He
told of burning bright green lights. which
he had ordered put into the seaboat
after the accident. These lights, he said i,
were the only ones of the kind burned
by the lfcboats he saw: the others had
only dim lamps.
The Carpathia. he said. steered straight
for tho green lights he burned when
she reached the neighborhood of the
disaster.
Boxhnll said he saw no one refuse to
get into lifeboat, though he heard on the
Carpathia that some people did SO refuse.
He could not remember the names of any
persons who were reported to have thus
refused. He declared he saw no one
rsfused permission to enter the lifeboats,
nor did he see any struggle to get into
the boats; he saw no one elected from
any lifeboat
When his boat got alongsi the Car.
patha, BoAhal said. he handed each
one OF his passengers up the ladder by
which they reached the liners deck, he
being the last to leave the small boat
Boxhall declared during his preliminary
examination that he personally made
certain when the ship left Belfast that al
her lifeboats were properly equipped
and provsioned. Before the Titanic ef,
Southampton he said. inspection was held
and lifeboat drill performed. In thi,
drill he said, the hfeboats were not lowere,
to the water, but swung out ready to be-
lowered. He said the capacity of the life.
boats under conditions such as existed
when the Titanic sank was sixty-tiv.
persons each: of the sea boats or emer.
gency boats, about thirty persons. and OF
| the collapsibles, about thirty persons.
The lifeboats. the witness said were ali
new and bore the name Titanic.
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JAMES CLMCH SMITH,
Member Of the Union diab-Mrs.
stanford whites Brother.

George Stuart Smith writes TO The sry
as follows:
Amid the maelstrom Of mourning in con.
nection with the recent disaster (which
was indeed "Titanic"'. the newspapers
seem TO have overlooked the loss of one
of our most estimable citizens
I refer to Mr.. james Clinch Smith.
brother of Mrs Stanford White and
member OF the Union Club. who seems 10
have gone to his death with the quiet
modesty that marked his life,
Upon inheriting great wealth he main.
tanned the same conservative character
as before in spite Of examples of display
that marked many of the gay social set"
OF which he was respected member
There are no stories of heroics concern
ing his conduct during those awful final
hours He seems to have stood aside
in the terrific struggle with the same
dignity that marked him at all times. and
he must have fulfilled the law of Women
and children frst!".-going silently into
eternity with the greatest sacrifice hu-
manity can give.
lie has left a broken hearted widow
across the sea, "a woman whose brilliant
personality and graceful hospitaliies have
put the most representative classes Of
both American and European society under
deep obligation
His death is peculiarly pathetic, because
he was journcyirg to arrange his elaborate
home for his family in their native land
again. He was of no relation to the writer
but the prolonged friendship of both Nj.
and Mrs Clinch Smith for very dear mcn.
bers OF my family for several years abroad
Occasioned a most touching de<elopmrnL
yestcrdaya letter from which III. follow
ing Is an extract:
Jim sails to-day OF the great ri anio Tor
New York to ye; ready the old homo Tor
Bertha. who follows in October
Thus he has been cur down in the hcalta
and strength of his life and like the great
Moses Of old has gon" to "a grave that no
mpn shnll know"
IT is fitting tha. these humble words bci-
their modest testimony OF sorrow for tho
great loss not only to those who know hin,
but also Cor the loss of such an exemplar'
] fe to the community.
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FRANKL1N's TESTIMONY,

P. s. A. Franklin. vice-president Of the
International Mercantile Marine Company
and the White Stars representative in
by the Senate committee.
He began by declaring. in respnse TO
Questions. that neither he nor any other
officers OF the White Star company had had
the slightest communication with the
captain of the Titanic on its last voyage.
Did you. asked Senator Smith. chair
man of the committee. "or any of your
subordinates receive any communication
from Mr.. Ismay after or Immediately
preceding the departure of the Titanic
from Southampton?"
Il sent to Mr.. lsmay "a the steamer
was running between Southampton and
Queenstown. said Mr.. Franklin. simply
bon voyage; Successful! future 10 the
Titanic and successful voyage also to
yourself or something to that effect
Vice-President Franklin testified that
Mr. lsmay's reply TO this message was
simply: Much appreciate your message"
or words of like purpport.
Did you, asked Senator Smith. sre-
ceive any communication from any officer.
director passenger or member of the
crew Of the Titanic by wireless after the
Titanic left Southampton and up 10 the
time she sank"
Not word or communication OF any
kind or description except that We had
the regular wire that comes through
the regular channels from Cape Race
which advised us that on Sunday morn
ing the Titanic was fifty-five miles south
east of Cape Race.
Mr.. Franklin said this messag ge had been
telephoned to him by one of the White
Star people on the Sunday morning before
the accident simply as a matter of in
formation.
Explains Wire to Hughes.
Senator Smith then produced in evil
dence the telegram purporting to have
been signed by the White Star lihe and sent
to Representative j. A. Hughes at Hun
tington. W. Va. on Monday. April IS,
the day after the Titanic had hit the ice
berg. This telegram read:
Titanic proceeding to Halifax. Passen-
gers will probably land there Wednesday
all safe.
Il ask you said Senator Smith.
whether you know anything about the
sending OF that message. or by whom it
was authorized or from whom III eman-
ated"
Il do not. sir replied the White Star
vice-president. "and since this was men
toned at the meeting in New York we
have had our entire passenger stan in the
Broadway Office asked and We cannot
find out who sent the message
Now. what We would appreciate your
company doing would be to have the
telegraph company deliver to you the
message received from the White Star
Company and rec where they got it and
how they got il
Il think it is only fair for us TO explain
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called him the greatest Of Anglo.Sa,,
journalists. Other speakers were t,od
B. Smith. who presided the Rev. W ''
Cameron and j. A. Mcdonald of roron,'''
and Arthdeacon Madden of Liverpoo'
unable to be present. "ds
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necessary to prevent Q repetit1on OF tne
Titanic Disaster" Mr.. Frank lin was ask e J..
Presents New PrOblcms.
"The disaster presents new problems, :.
ho replied The Titanic was regarded
as a large iifeboat. There Is no reason
TO feel that every precaution against acci.
dent was not taken. We had the he I
captain and crew and every one on board
was interested in the success Of the ship.
The vessel was fitted in every respece IN
excess Of the British Board Of Trade re-
quirements.
sThe only precaution which might be
taken to prevent future accidents of this
sort was ordered by MIR. lsmay last Fri
day. when he sent . cablegram to Liver
pool directing that all this boats Of the
company be equipped with a suhicient
number Of lifeboats and RATS to save all
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Boxhall was asked to give an account
of the circumstances in which he left the
Titanic.
Il was in the last boat but one to leave
the Titanic on the port side he said
"There were no more boats hanging in the
davts on that side
Did you see any boats prevented from
being used because Of tangled ropes?"
NO, ! didn't see any boats with tangled
gear. So far as heard all went smoothly.
The people showed no great anxiety to
get in the boats, | did not put them in,
but helped assist people to the boats
II got in the sea boat when the captain
told mo to get in and go away. In my
boat was one seaman, whose name don I
know and never found out There were
about twenty-five or thirty people in it
altogether almost its capacity. l tried
to count the people by having each person
ting ont a number, but most Of them
didn't speak English and couldn't make
them understand There were only four
men in my boat besides myself one was
a seaman, one steward, one cook and one
male passenger, This passenger was a
middle aged man who spoke no English.
-All the men handled oars. had one
myself, and lady. whose name I never
learned. assisted me. Another lady
Mrs. Douglas Of Minneapolis. | believe
eteered the boat after had asked her to.
Looked for Swimmers.
y went astern Of the Titanic and around
to the other side, figuring that I mieh,
Epick up few people and take them in
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-01-19
SOCIALISTS GAIN IN GERMANY
Victorious in Almost Every Communi
ty and Will Have Commanding
Position in Reichstag.

Berlin, Germany.-In the general
election for members of the Reichstag
the Socialists were victorious in al
most every community, according to
the latest returns, and will have a
commanding position in the new cham
ber.
The Socialist party of Germany may be
called the party of radical reform. Its
demands embrace practically the COM
plete upset or change of all existing forms
ana regulations. national. political and in
dustr.al. Formulated, its program en-
braces these demands:
Abolition of the monarchy; abolition of
the Bundraseth rnd the upper houses of
the state legisatu abolition of the
standing army and creation of national
guard responsibility of the cabinets to
the parliaments; election of all officers by
popular vote; initiative, referendum and
per capita representa- ton to all legisla-
tive bodies; naturalization of al means
of productions; heavier taxation of the
great fortunes and incomes; manhood
suffrage and ballot for women; abolition
of the indirect taxes and of the duties
on the necessaries of life; shortening OF
hours of labor by law; prohibition of child
labor; stringent women labor laws; COM
pulsory better safety devices; creation
OF Industrial courts on broaded lines; i'm
proved inspection of industrial plants and
home industries
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-01-19
PLEADS GUILTY TO
MURDER CHARGE
DOCTOR ADMITS sLAYiNG HIS
WIFE ON FIRST ANNIvER-
SARY OF MARRIAGE.
GIVES DETAILS OF BLOODY ACT
Physician Tells How He Hacked
Young Woman With Small Knife
Until She Stopped Yelling
After Couple Quarreled.

Oregon, Ill.-Dr. Harry e. Web
ster pleaded guilty to murder in
the Ogle county circuit court here on
the first anniversary of his marriage
to Bessie Kent Webster, whom, by his
own confession, he killed here last
September. Webster withdrew plea
of not guilty previously made by him.
Attorney John e. Irwin of Websters
counsel announced formally that his
client desired to enter the plea of
guilty and Webster, in response to in
terrogation by the court, then made
the plea in person.
After he had entered his plea Web
ster seated himself near his mother,
who wept quietly throughout the pro-
ceedings.
Webster's confession says that, after
driving out of Dixon on the morning
of the murder, he and his wife quar-
relied, that he drew a small knife from
his pocket
Bessie jumped out Of the buggy"
said the confession, land l threw her
handbag at her. She ran, screaming,
down into a wood, a sort Of ravine. /
ran after her, several blocks, / guess.
She stumbled and fell as l neared her,
and fell over.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-01-19
DOCTOR ORDERED ARRESTED
Warrant Sworn Out Against Former
Head of Academic Department of
Pittsburgh High School.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Rev. William d.
d. Mcfarland, formerly head of the
academic department of the Pitts
burgh high school, must answer to
the grand jury on charge of per-
forming criminal operation which re-
suited in the death of his former Sec
retary, Elsie d. Coe. After an in
quest relative to the woman's death,
District Attorney Blakeley and Cor
oner Jamison swore out warrant for
the arrest Of the divine who fed sfrom
Pittsburgh after the woman was ad-
mitted to the hospital.
The gist OF the girls deposition is as
follows: Believing that / am about to
die. / make this statement: My present
condition was caused by two opera tions,
performed upon me by DIR. William Nc
Farland, knowing that was in a delicate
condition. The father of my child is Ro-
land Mcconnell OF Chicago"
The finding OF the coroner's jury was as
follows: "That Elsie Dodd Coe came to
her death from peritonitis. due to Grim
inal operation committed by one W. d.
Mcfarland. 1t Is recommended that Nc
Farland be apprehended and held to
await the action Of the grand jury"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-01-19
H|BBEN IS PRINCETONS HEAD
Educator Elected President of Univer-
sity to Succeed Woodrow Wilson
Who Resigned in 1910.

Princeton, N. J.-Dr. John Grier
Hibben, Stuart professor of logic,
was elected president of Princeton
university by the. board of trustees of
the institution. He succeeds Wood
row Wilson, who resigned the presi-
dency in the fall of 1910 to make the
run for governor of New Jersey.
The new president was graduated from
Princeton In 1882 and since 1891 has been
a member of the faculty. He has for
years been n prominent educator and
writer of philosophy and Is at present
president Of the American Philosophical
society and editor -in-chief of the inter-
national series of philosophical mono
graphs. Doctor Hibben was born In Pc
oria ILL.,. in 1861. After being graduated
in 1882, he studied at the Princeton the
illogical seminary. From there he went
TO the University Of Berlin, where he was
graduated in 1887.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-01-19
SIX ARE K|LLEDAT
GRADE CROSSING
FIVE WOMEN AND ONE MAN DIE
WHEN CARRIAGE is HIT BY
FAST TRAIN.
BODIES HORRIBLY MANGLED
Victims on Their Way to Church to
Attend Early Mass Tossed High
In Air, Thrown on Track and
Cars Pass Over Them.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Five women and
one man, all servants in the homes
Of the wealthy Biddle and Mas
sey families, were killed when the
carriage in which they were riding to
church was struck by Chicago to
New York flyer on the Pennsylvania
railroad at the Linden avenue grade
crossing at Torrosdale, IL miles from
this city. The dead are:
Roddy, Harry, 20.
O'Connor, Nellie, 10.
Malloy, Bridget, AZ.
Garrity, Agnes, 81.
Gallagher, Rose, 1S.
Dawson, Charles, so.
Dawson, coachman for the Bid
dies, was taking the women to st.
Dominick's church at Holmesburg to
attend early mass. They reached the
Linden avenue crossing at 1920 a. m.
Dawson waited for a freight train to
pass and then started the horses
across the track behind the last car.
The next moment the pilot Of the loco
motive of the onrushing express hit
the carriage squarely, tossing 1t high
In the air and throwing its occupants
ahead on the track. The women land
ed in heap and before the train was
brought to a stop all but the last car
had passed over their bodies, man
Cling them horribly. Dawson, who
was sitting in the front seat, was in
stantly killed by the impact and hurl-
cd to one side Of the tracks.
The accident caused a semi-panic
among the passengers on the express.
Several women tainted and others
went into Mysteries and the services
Of two physicians were required. The
engineer and firemen were the first
to reach the six bodies and, summon
ing the other members Of the crew,
they placed them aboard the baggage
car and took them to Tacony Station.
The carriage was found stuck fast to
the pilot Of the engine. The horse
was unhurt.