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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
GIBSON ROBBED
 0F OVER $5O00 Police Hunting Unknown Party Who Robbed North
 Carolina Man

The police are looking for the man who robbed l.. B. Gibson of Gibson. N. C.. of property worth slightly over $500 since the latter has been in Birmingham
 Gibson applied to police headquarters yesterday for assistance in recovering his property, which he said had been taken from him by trick formulated by the other man. whose name he does not know.
 He states that he was en route from Charlotte, N C., to Muscogee, Okla. and had to wait in Birmingham several hours for another train to continue his jour ney. While here. he states, he was robbed of his valuables.
 Gibson states that the thief secured a long red wallet which contained his valu- ables and that they comprised S575 in cash. 5000 in notes made payable to him and due in the fall, deeds to several town lots in Keoto, Okla. the remainder oi his ticket from Charlotte. N. C.. to Mus cogee. Okla, and a baggage check for his trunk, which has gone on to the Oklahomu city.
 It is the calculations of the polire thai the thief left the city immediately and will present the baggage check in Mus cogee for the baggage. Gibson stated | at police headquarters that his baggage consisted of a trunk containing about S29 worth of clothes and other articles. A telegram was sent the chief of polici Of Mascogee by Chief Bcdskcr of tho local department askins Ailn to a.'s.e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

B. Hicks of Autaugaville and the alter mates area. McMennett of Wedowee ar' Wiley J. Harris of Tuskcgce. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
History of Charges

Interstate Commerce Commissioner
 Meyer recited the history of the charges against Judge Archibald. The commission CT said that in March. 1911. the interstate commerce commission was holding hear ings in a case Of the Marion Coal com pany of Scranton and the Lackawanna railroad. w. P. Roland of the Marion company was interested in the case and last January approached MT. Meyer with
 the photographic copies of letters and documents relating to the charges against Judge Archibald. He told how lie had listened to the statement of MT. Roland as to the charges. He had Roland return the next day and repeat the statement which was taken down by the commis- sioner's secretary This statement, to- gether with the photographs and other matter, is now in evidence Mir. Meyer then took Commissioner Clements into his confidence Later we decided to take all our col leagues into our confidence said, the
 commissioner. and we decided that the
 con mission ought not to have anything
 tc do with the charges, as the commis-
 sioners were charged with having a cer-
 tain attitude toward the commerce court.
 We then decided that the matter should
 be placed before the President and the
 commission instructed me to lay the mat
 ba
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Elsewhere in This City

Think What This Sale Means. Owning shops buying sungs making up best clothes right here in Br mingham absolutely independent of the overoaded condition of manufacturers possible mistakes their part and the values offer spring Suits the favorable and economical conditions low prices periodic spasmodc but have ruled since we opened Birmingham Originators of he Maker-to- Wearer plan the merchant who profit obber and manufacturer compete with Wegive our customers the benefit of the middle mans share
 Included at these remarkable prices serges, cass and wooens the nobbest patterns and designs shown anywhere this spring All sizes
 The Style and The Tailoring Speak for Themselv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
TAFT WINS IN THE
 FIFTH DISTRICT

Montgomery, May 11--Delegates and all
 ternates from the Fifth Alabama district
 to the national republican convention were elected and instructed for Taft at con- pention of the regular republicans of the district held today at Tuskegee. The dele gates are Douglass Smith of Wedowsc. L.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

well sells these tailored manh shirts consented to her photograph while thus engaged Re twill will
 
 noitas NOW 1.19 buys cream and tan Sosette Cloth Shirts. NOW LAS buys Sosette Cloth Shirts plain, an blue black cluster stripes on white or cream. Also 148 for Crystal Cloth Shirts whe tan creambasket fabric. and 148 Russian Cord Madras, with plain stripes of blue hello black wide mercerized tan bueish green The picture shows the pattern anyway. NOW 198 buys Silk Soisee Shirts in plain cream, white tan or stripes in triplcate.
 Collar Match and to Fit Well Included in these Prices
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Conflicting Testimony Given

Much othe- conflicting testimony was | given during the day. Edward J. Williams contradicting himself several times and | getting the record so confused that he is to be recalled next week.
 l The committee will resume the hearing
 Monday when ". P. Roland will take the stand. Roland tonight expressed conf dence that he would be able to straighten out the tangle in the testimony thus far taken. The committee today called upon w. A May, superinten lent of the Erie railroad properties, to produce all cor respondencs in his possession bearing on the negotiations made by Williams and Judge Archibald for the Katydid Culm banks or any other property, believing that other transactions not yet revealed may be discovered.
 F. J. Williams of Scranton, Pa, testf- flying before the House judiciary com mittee today in the hearing of charges against Judge Robert w. Archibald of the commerce court entangled himself in a labyrinth of contradictory statements that almost baffled his interrogators.
 Williams, who was a partner with Judge Archibald in an alleged effort to procure Culmbank coal property from the Erie i railroad, was confused about an assign ment in September in which Judge Arch l bald was referred to as a silent party. First denying that he ever signed such q contract and then admitting it, he said q contract before the committee was not the one he signed. He finally declared he had no good recollection about it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Under Heavy Fire

Williams was bombarded by questions by different members of the committee, and Judge Archbalds counsel. A. S.. Warrington.
 Witness answered questions put to him by MT. Worthington and when asked some questions by members of the com mittee he repeatedly contradicted his former statements.
 The committee submitted to Williams a series of photographic copies of papers in evidence containing his signature. VII. Hams admitted that the signatures on the papers were his but declared he could not remember having signed them with a stag pen
 w P. Bolen of Scranton produced be- fore the committee the original of the as- signment contract containing his name and that of the silent party, which was said some days ago to have referred to Archibald himself.
 When shown this Williams said he did not remember ever signing the contract. but eadmitted the signature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

bend any party or parties applying there for the trunk. The police seem to think that the thief will go straight to Okla homa, although some of them think that he has sold the unused portion of the ticket The ticket bore the name of Gib- son in his own handwriting.
 Gibson is young man. apparently about 8 years of age. and states that he was going west on a prospecting tour. He states that his home Is in Gibson, N C., short distance from Charlotte.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12

THE MEMBERS OF THE BIRMING- HAM LODGE B.sP. 0. E. ARE RE- QUESTED TO MEET AT THE ELkS' HOME AT O'CLOCK TO-DAY, TO AT TEND THE SERVICES OF OUR LATE BROTHER WARREN TICE, TO RE HELD AT ST. PAUL'S CHURCH AT { O'CLOCK. JOHN ". PERKINS,
 EI. RULER.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Denies Judge Gave Him Note for Share of
 Option
WITNESS WILLIAMS
 IS BADLY TANGLED
Contradicts Himself So Often and Confuses Record So That. He Will Be Recalled This Week.
 Roland to Take Stand

Washington, May n.--John Henry Jones of Scranton. Pa, a promoter. denied to- day before the House judiciary commit tee Investigating the charges Of miscon- duct against Judge Robert w. Archibald of the commerce court the testimony of Edward J, Williams, that the jurist had given Jones note for $500 for a share in an option on Venezuelan timber lands.
 Jones declared that the $500 note was indorsed by Judge Archibald out of the fullness of his heart to help him pro- mote the deal: that the jurist never had an interest in the option and that he made the judge a present of $259 later out of a s500 commission he made in the sale of a Culm bank. Jones said he gave Judge Archibald half of his commission because he had favored him in indorsing the note, which figures in the testimony as the note which w. F. Roland and his brother, who brought the charges against the judge, refused to discount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-12
Taft Directed Probe

The commissioner related how he had
 gone to the President with the charges.
 and how the President in his presence wrote a letter to the Attorney General
 directing an investigation.
 Later the commissioner took W. P,
 Roland and his brother. C. G. Roland, be- fore the Attorney General
 Charles w. Gunster, cashier of the Mer- chants and Mechanics bank of Scranton, testified his bank ''dd not care" to dis count the $500 note of Judge Archibald to John Henry Jones'
 G H. Won Storch. president of the Prov idence National bank of Scranton, tes- tfed that the original s5ot noie was taken by his bank in December, 1909. He said
 John Henry Jones presented il and that
 he called upon Judge Archibald about it.
 The judge told him that the note was all right The note had been renewed every
 three months since December, 1909, MT. yon Storch said. It was made out in
 the name of John Henry Jones, payable
 to Judge Archibald and indorsed by Judge
 archibald and Edward J. Williams. | Rollin B. Carr. cashier of the Provi-
 dence bank corroborated MT. Won Storch s ! testimony. He said he did not know who renewed the note.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
EXPRESS CAR ROBBED
Four Men Accomplish the Job in
Twenty Minutes.

Corinth. Miss, March 2O.-MobiIe
q Oh1o passenger train No. 4, north
bound, was held up and the express
safe blown open and robbed four
miles south of COrinth last night by
four men heavily armed and masked.
After accomplishing the robbery the
quartet took to the dense underbrush
OF the Tuscumbia river bottom
Bloodhounds have been te1egraphed
for and a posse has been organized to
take up the pursuit.
1t is reported the safe contained
considerable money and valuables-
One report has it that $4,000 in cur
rency was obtained
Where the robbers boarded the
train is not known. Engineer Wildar
and Fireman HUFFMAN first learned of
their presence when two of the men
crawled over the engine tender with
revolvers drawn and commanded that
the train be brought to a halt
In the meantime, other members of
the band had gained entrance to the
express car and after subduing Ex-
press Messenger Snoddy, set the ex-
plosive. which was touched off when
the train came to a stop.
The contents of the safe were
quickly gathered, and al the signal of
the man who seemed to be in charge
of operations, the four took to the
woods without attempting to rifle the
mail or modest tl1e passengers. The
robbery was completed within twenty
minutes after the men first appeared
in the engine cab.
Details of the Robbery.
ST. Louis. March 2O.-More than two
hours behind it's scheduled time the
Mobile & Ohio passenger train No. 4,
which was held up and robbed near
COrinth, Miss, arrived here today. The
express messenger, William Snoddy,
told further details of the robbery. He
bandits obtained. Passengers quoted
Snoddy as saying $4,000 was in the
safe.
I had no idea the train was being
robbed when it stopped" he said. The
first 1 knew anything was wrong was
when I heard something crash against
the door of my car. Then the doo gave
way and the first thing L knew a man
had jumped in. He threw revolver
up and ordered me to put up my hands.
He ordered me to keep still and then
another man came in.
I was ordered then to leave the car. !
Outside one man guarded me. Another
was busy in the car for several min /
utes. Then he too came out. A minute |
later came the explosion as the safe !
was forced open"
J. J. Howell, his wife and their daugh- !
ter, of Avon, ILL.,, We're passengers on
the train. Howell told how the passen- |
gers hid their money and valuables |
when the conductor rushed through the /
coaches informing the people the train |
DoiiiS Aeio Up WolueH put JeWe4S
in their stockings and hid them in their /
hair, he said, while the men slipped |
their purses under seats and into every
available niche.
The safe in the express car was
wrecked beyond repair. the whole front
being torn away. Officials believe
was used for the blast
Windows in the car were shattered and /
express packages broken open by the I
force of the explosion. Members of the I
rain crew with the exception of Snoddy
eff the train at Jackson. Tenn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
BOMBS AS EVIDENCE.
Nicaragua Preparing to Punish At
tempt to Blow Knox Up

New Orleans, March 2O.-As the
result of alleged discovery by the gov
eminent of Nicaragua of a plot to as
sassinate Secretary Knox during his
recent visit there, it is not improbable
several leading liberals will be put
to death, according to advices re-
ceived today from Blueffeld-
Thirteen Dynamite bombs placed
beneath the roadbed over which Sec
rotary Knox's special train Travelled
from Corino to Managua and con-
nected with an electric battery were
discovered by government agents and
will be used as evidence against the
conspirators On the day of Mr..
Knoxs arrival at Managua a bomb
was exploded under the Chilamate
bridge, between Leon and LaCeiba,
destroying a small portion of the
track, but doing very little damage.
Washington Is Surprised.
Washington, March 2O.-State de-
partment officials today expressed
surprise at the reports from New Or
leans that the Nicaraguan govern
ment contemplated executing Lib
erals arrested March and in con-
nection with a reported plot to kill
Secretary Knox.
United States Minister Weitzel. in
reporting the arrests to the state de-
partment at that time, declared the
records failed to show that any dyna-
mite bombs actually were placed, but
the men were arrested merely to
keep them quiet during the secre-
tary's visit, as they had been talking
wildly and publishing inf1ammatory
articles in the newspapers.
Secretary Knox in cablegrams to
the department declared these pre-
cautions were unnecessary. No re-
quest of any kind for the punishment
of the men was made by the Ameri-
can government.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
SEEKS COMFORT.
The Governor Makes Light of Big
Roosevelt Defeat.

Governor Stubs did not discuss the
North Dakota primary results today
beyond saying that it had turned out
the way he predicted in State journal
interview the day before the primary.
The governor expected LaFollette to
win, as he had been campaigning II.
the Dakotas for years. The governor
pointed to the light Taft vote in the
primary as indication of the presi
primary contest. TT was a progress
sive victory said the governor, AMI
that is the main point. 1t shows the
Taft strength in the northwest more
plainly than anything else could have
done. Taft received hundreds where
Roosevelt and LaFoIlette received thou
sands each"
Nevertheless the result in North
Dakota was a bad defeat for the gov
ernor and the colonel. The governo or
seems to forget that a few weeks ago
the Roosevelt followers were SO SAN
guine of success in North Dakota
that they wanted Governor Stubs to
go up there and participate in the
victory. Instead of going himself he
len. up there to help Colonel Roose-
Welt in the country where Roosevelt
spent several years of his life and
where he is admired personally. But
North Dakota would have no third
term Roosevelt received the tremen-
dous setback of 1900 plurality out
of $4,000 votes. The Taft people kept
out of the fight. preferring to see
test of strength between LaFollette
and Roosevelt.
This was the first presidential pri-
mary test for Roosevelt and weak and
impossible as LaFollette is, the result
must be distressing to the Roosevelt
following
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

Matt and B. Slower, of Beloit, are the
incorporators.
Dennis Telephone company of Den
mis-, Labette county, capital, $4,000.
Central Garage and Machine COM
pany, of Pleasanton, capital, $4,000.
Church of Christ, Sherwin Junction.
Loeny Mercantile company, of Nor
ton, capital, $4,000.
blackberry Mutual Telephone COM
pany of Bartlett, capital, $1,000.
NARROW Seed company, of Wichita,
capital $4,000.
Antholine Manufacturing company,
of Hutchinson, capital. $4,000. Object,
the manufacture and sale of ointments
and cosmetics
The Hutchinson Flour Mills company,
capital, 100000
Pawnee Rocklight, Power & Ice COM
pany, of Pawnee, capital, $4,000.
Perfection Forced Draft Slack Burner
company, of Lawrence, capital. $4,000.
Rippetoe Lumber company, of Over
brook, capital, $4,000.
Meade County Fair association, CAPT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
TODAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on
Chemical Tariff Bill.

Washington, March 20.-Senate in
session at 2 p. m. Finance committee
held hearing on chemical tariff reduc-
tion DILL.
House met at noon. state depart
ment committee began investigation
of Secretary KnoX's alleged use Of de-
partment employee as a valet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
NEW Topeka COMPANY
Central National Gets Charter-Tax-
payers League Chartered.

The Taxpayers Protective associa-
ton, Burton, Harvey county, has been
organized to promote efficiency in
state and county officials and to pro-
mote harmony The Harvey county
concern secured corporation papers to-
day from the state charter board.
George A Thompson, F. w. Gillespie,
Ben A Harlow, r. E. Thomas and j.
H. Gresham, all of Burton, are the in
corporators. e
The charter board also granted other
charters to new corporations as fol-
lows:
The Hutchinson & Northern Railway
company, capital, $1,000 The main
offices of this company are to be To-
Gated at Hutchinson. 1t secured a
charter to run from Hutchinson
through the counties of Reno, Harvey,
Mcpherson, Marion, Dickinson, Clay
and Washington to Fairbury, Neb. 1t
can conduct either a steam or electric
road. w. S. Thompson c. o. Hitch
cock, L. S. Davis, L. A. Brinker and F.
E. Feast, all of Hutchinson, are the in
corporators.
The Central National Insurance com
pany, headquarters at Topeka, capital
grain against damage by hail A.
Andrews, j. Clark, E. j. Buuel, j. r.
Beard, John F. Beck, w. w. Jenkins,
J. o. Liggett, and ]. H. Halter all of
Baldwin, Douglas county; J. N. Fike, of
Colby; w. F. Sapp, of GaIena; A E.
Turner, Albert Johnson, B. F. Smith
ers. N. P. Horton, Peter Meyer. E. A
Messenger, John Drake, J. M. Pollom
]. w Moore, G. w. Belts, o. Fullmer
o. H Winner, A. F. Colson, md L. e.
Sharpe, all of Topeka; S. K. Rife, of
Anthony: Frank A Busbonny, of
Jackson county; H. G. Leaner,
of Lecol pton; Frank N. Daugherty. of
Concordia: E. E. Hamer, of Fowler;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
tai. 10000

tai, 10000
Educa tional Publishing company of
Pittsburg. capital, $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
CHURCHES MAY UNITE
Cards, Dancing and Theaters to Fur
nish Fight at Meeting.

Kansas City, March 2O.-Card play
ing, dancing and theatergoing are
among the topics scheduled for discus
sion by the forty-fourth annual meet
ing of the st. Louis conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church which be-
gan here today.
drop it or enforce it, is the slogan
of many ministers regarding the rule
in the Methodist discipline against
these diversions. All the Methodist
churches of southern Missouri are
represented at the meeting. Bishop
William A. Quayle of Oklahoma is pre-
siding.
While the Missouri conference is in
session the fifty-sevenrh annual meet
ing of the Kansas conference of the
Methodist church is to be held in
Kansas City, Kansas. A union of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
FLOOD is THREATENED
An Ice Gorge at Ottumwa, Ia. Nine
Miles Long.

Ottumwa, Ia, March 2O.-A repetitior
of the flood of 1903 is threatened here
today An ice gorge nine miles n
length. extending from Eddyville 20
Chilicothe, Ia, has caused a rise of
eight feet in the Des Moines river il.
II hours
Bridges at these points here, OF
tumWa and at Clixand a few miles
south of here are in serious danger
Many families were compelled to de-
sert their homes in the Ottumwa pack
ing house district as a result of an
other ice gorge at the Cliff1and bridge,
which backed up the river.
Dynamite is being used in an effort
to break the ice pack. Should the river
rise another foot here the main street
will b0 flooded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
card of Thanks.

Card OF IhanIks.
1 wish to thank the many friends and
neighbors who so kindly assisted me in
my late bereavement in the death of
my wife. Ocie Holt. Also for the beau
tfful floral offerings
L. c. HOLT and Children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20

northern and southern Kansas church,
es divided since Civil war days was re-
garded as a possibility of the Kansas
conference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
MAY VISIT PRISON.
Investigation Good for Any Institution.
BeaI Says.

Leavenworth March 20.-Congress-
man Beal of Texas, chairman of
house committee to investigate federal
prisons visited the United States prison
here today Beal said it would be de-
cided whether his committee would
visit the local prison after his return
to Washington. He said it was prob
able that subcommittee would inves-
tigate the institution said he knew
nothing wrong with conditions at the
prison but believed an occasional con-
gressional investigation benefited any
public institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-20
REPORT ON COTTON.
Amount Ginned Up to February % in
United States.

Washington, March 20.-The census bu-
reau's report on cotton ginned to Feb
ruary % issued today. follows:
Running bales, 10 05O,S19.
Five hundred pound bales, 16, 205. 097.
Estimate included to be ginned after
March canvass 239,146 bales; round bales,
100, 4S9; Linter bales, 546 1853
Average gross weight per bale, 504.S
pounds.
Number of ginneries $3.50.
Ginning by states 600 pound bales);
Oklahoma, 1,060 ,13S; Texas, AS, $50.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29
Err, Coal anh Ilipo0
WOOD AND COAL.

OUR DRY KINDLING BEST IN CITY:
heretofore handled by Midlothian
Wooc Company: $50 half-cord. DA-
slD NJ. LEA & CO. Phone Monroe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-29

NEW ARRIVAL OF THE FINEST
goods on earth now on exhibition
and at reasonable prices Come and
see them. YARDS. 2l7 y. Fifth.
HUMAN HAIR BOUGHT AND SOLD
at EUGEESJS. 2U9 North Third.
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poultry, pets arb Ribr sturk

FOR SALE Collie PUlPPfEs. SABLE:
and white. perfectly marked. strong
ana heaIthy; pedigree contains suci,
cfiepfated show coilics as Cham
lions Seediey Superior. Squire OF
lytton. 'arbold Peacock and An
Held Model Good show prospects.
rrlces reasonable. GEORGE. r.
1000, No. 400 East Marshall Street.
FOE SALE. lIAMBLEToNIAN Stall
non hNe years old. Tor cash or on
nm. or VIII exchange for an auto
mobile. Address J I37. care Times