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Mrs. Mosbach Acquitted

New York. January 5.-Mrs. Margaret lIosbach was acquitted by a criminal jury today on charge of willful negligence in connection with the death by diphtheria of her daughter, Katheryn, last Novem- Der. The jury held that the mothers ig- norance of the severe nature of the dis ease did not constitute winful negligence. She called in only practitioners of mental healing.
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Differences Adjusted

Philadelphia, January 5.-It was an- nounced at the office of the Philadelphia National League Baseball club today that the differences between President Fogel and Manager Charles Dooin had been ad- justed and that the latter would again manage the team during 1912.
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Fowler at Biloxi

Biloxi, Miss, January 5.-Aviator k. q Fowler arrived here from Pass Christian at 2:2s o'clock this afternoon. His biplane is in excellent condltion and ba expects to leave here tomorrow morninr at II o'clock for Mobile. In today's flight Fowler rose to an alti- t,,da of 9O00 feet.
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Weather Prediction

New orleans, January 5-The local weather bureau this morning registered minimum of 40 degrees. though reports from towns throughout the state indicate temperatures near the freezing points. Frost is predicted for Saturday.
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ROOSEVELT GIVES
 HIS VIEWS OF THE
 NATIONS COURTS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

 there a clearer statement both of he advantage of conferring upon the courts the power that they possess under our system and also of the further fact that unless that power is judiciously exer- cised, it must inevitably be restrained It is, I believe, an advantage to have fixed in the court the power to state that q legislative action is unconstitutional, but only provided that the power is exer- olsed with the greatest wisdom and self restraint. If the courts continue to use it with the recklessness that has ofte1 been shown in the past, it is almost in evitable that efforts will be made to amend or abolish it. *.* l know, for instance, as far as I am personally con cerned, l hope to see in the next New York state constitution provisions incor- porated in it which will enable the peo- r,e to decide for themselves by popular buliot aftec due deliberations finally and without appeal what the law of the land shall be in cases such as those 1 have mentioned where the courts of the state have refused to allow the people to estap- fish justice and eouitv
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TOO MANCHU TROOPS KILLED IN A BATTLE
 AROUND HANKOW
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ID

operate in the great and noble task of
 the worlds civilization
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JOHNS Undertaking Co.,. Phones ioo'

For appropriate floral offerings. phone q. See Goddens Seed 6 Flower Store. 20ls First avenue
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that Yuan has been perfectly fair throughought and conceded everything possible to bring about peace. The dip- lomatists here interpreted Wu Tang Fangs attitude as an admission of want of confidence in popular support of the revolution. Even in the southern pro- vinces vast majority of the population shows no sympathy with the republican movement
 Tollio, January 5.-The developments at Shanghai are deeply deplored here. It is generally believed that Yuan Shi Kai has been playing a double game from the first and now finds his plans frustrated by the election of Sun Yat Sen as presi- dent of the provisional government. Ja- pan continues policy of strict neutrality in China
 A report from Picking that Yuan had applied to Japan for help is discredited in Tokio. Even if it were true the belief prevails here that it would be premature for any power to forsake neutrality at this juncture ex- cept it were preparing against emergen- cies which might arise through the Man chus turning against Yuan.
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SHORT INTERVIEWS WITH
 WELL KNOWN CITIZENS

with the mining department" said he, and had little opportunity to discuss pol itics. I found affairs in Montgomery quiet, though there is interest there as to who will receive the appointment ol back tax commissioner in Jefferson coun- ty. I was unable to learn anything defi- nitely, though there is considerable gos- sip
 Charles B. Hervey, who operates the Cawthorn hotel in Mobile, and his broth CT. George Hervey, manager of the San Carlos hotel of Pensacola, spent yester- day in Birmingham. They did not dis cuss the report that they were in Bir- mingham for the purpose of looking into the hotel situation, though it is under stood that such was their business here. The Hervey brothers. in addition to those in Mobile and Pensacola, also operate a hotel in Houston, Tex.
 Gen. F. W. Fucker returned last night from trip to Montgomery. While in Montgomery he was in consultation with Governor O'Neal.
 Another Birmingham man who returned last night from Montgomery was For ney Johnston, who had legal business in the Capital City.
 ". C. Davis of Jasper, formerly mem- Der of the state democratic executive committee, and at one time candidate for Congress against R. P. Hobson, is in Birmingham.
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SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones g.

LICE JOY, Undertaken. Phones 7es
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l.. r. Greer, convict inspector of the state, spent last night in Birmingham. and will leave this morning for the Lucille mines. Mr. Greer is member of the state democratic executive committee. "In travelling all over the state,' said he, '1 have never heard a criticism of the ac- tion of the committee taken in it's meet ing some time ago save in Birmingham. The people, knowing that we acted in the interest of MT. Underwood, are thorough ly satisfied. I have found the people ev- anywhere heartily advocating the nomina- tion of MT Underwood and there is a great satisfaction throughout the state that we have a man big enough to re- ceive flattering inducements from every section of the nation"
 Jones G. Moore, after spending yester- day in Montgomery, returned last even ipo want m bucinasc in connection
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Judge E. B. Almon of Tuscumbia, speaker of the lower house of the Ala bama legislature, is in Birmingham for the purpose of attending federal court. The judge, who was mentioned sometimes ago as a probable opponent of Congress- man Richardson, and also as a probable candidate for congressman at large, re- iterates his former announcement that he will not make either race. However, stated he, T believe that Congressman Richardson will have opposition. Samuel Blackwell of Decatur, will, in my opinion, make the race"
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Mason City, Ia. January 5-After suf- ferinl cold in unheated coaches for nearly 24 hours, passengers on a Chicago Great Western railway train which had been stalled near Burchnal since yesterday afternoon were reached by a rescue crew today They were taken to a farm ~house and then to Burchinal.
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Denies Scott Message.

Hobart. Tasmania, March S.-Cap-
tain Roald Amundsen. the Norwegian
explorer, denies having telegraphed
anything regarding Captain Robert
Scott or the British expendition.
Captain Amundsen. up to the pres
ent is the only member of the Ant
arctic expedition who has landed from
the Fran Nobody is allowed TO go on
board the vessel under any pretext
whatever. The explorer says that he
is pleased with the results of his eX-
petition. but otherwise maintains alb
solute silence ON the subject.
Captain Anundsen intends to stay
at Hobart for few days. He will then
go to Australia and give few lectures
there. afterwards departing for Eu-
rope by the eircuitous route of Buenos
Ayres then round Cape Horn up to
the Berings Straits and through the
Northwest passage and the Arctic
ocean.
The confirmation of Captain Road
Amundsen's attainment of the South
Pole on Dee. IA, Ill, received. today,
from the explorer himself at Hobart,
Tasmania, sets at rest the conflict
irg reports afloat, yesterday. A dis
patch published by the Daily Express
in London, Yesterday morning, dated
Wellington, n. H., declared that
Amundsen had stated that Scott had
reached the South Pole. 1t was assum-
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NOT SCOTT.
AmundSen the Man
At South Pole.
Sends Dispatches, Friday,
To Christiania Papers.
Denies TeIegTaphing Anything
About Capt. Scott.
Intense Interest in EngIand-..Re-
joicing in Norway.
Intense Interest In England--.Re.
joicing in Norway.

London, March S.-While naturally
there is bitter disappointment every
where over the fact that Captain Rob
ert Scott, head of the British Antarc-
Tic expedition, has failed as yet to re-
port on his quest for the South Pole,
there is nowhere anything but praise
Of the achievement of Captain Roald
Amundscn, the Norwegian explorer, in
finding the southern axis of the earth.
Not even an mixing Of the present
whereabouts of Scott and his steamer,
the Terra Nova, has reached Lonuon,
but the Englishman's agent III New
Zealand thinks that he is still engaged
in exnloring and scientific work and
that he probably may not be heara
from for several weeks.
That Amundsen had reached the
Pole and planted the Norwegian colors
there was confirmed, today, in dis
patches sent by him to Christiania
one of these dispatches was addressed
te King Haakon. The contents OF 1t
was not made known but another said:
pole reached. 14th-17th December.
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TO RECEIVERS.
Order Places &c, Mexico
& Orient Ry. Co.
In Response 10 Application
OF Attorneys.
Difficulties Arise from Opposition
Met In Mexico.

Kansas City. Mo, March S.-A form
al order placing the Kansas City,
Mexico * Orient Railway Go. in the
hands Of receivers, was made By Judge
Pollock in the federal court in Kansas
City. kas., today. Edward Dickinson
of Kansas City. vice president and
general manager of the company; J.
e. Davidson, a banker and capitalist
of Wichita. Kas.. and NJ. l.. Truner, an
Oklahoma City banker, We're named
receivers
In response To the application. yes
terday, of attorneys representing the
creditors Judge John C. Pollock was
expected, today, to name an additional
receiver for the company to serve With
Edward Dickinson, agreed on at yes
terGay's conference. The selection of
Dickinson, who is vice president and
general manager of the company was
made after claims against the railway
amounting to more than 81. 100000 were
allowed by the court. Claims of $l5,-
00o, 600 IF bonds represented by the
United States and Mexican Trust Co.
also were allowed.
The only reason advanced for the
company's difficulties We're obstacles
to construction encountered in Mexico
ON account of the fighting there and
the demands of investors for higher
interest on bonds.
In recent statements urging federal
action against the so-called money
trust A. r. StillwelI of New York,
president of the company, told of diff
flculties in financing the road which
is to connect Kansas City and I'opolo-
bampo Mex. More than half the line
has been completed. The construction
VIII not be delayed. attorneys for the
receivers say.
The subsidy promised by the Mexican
government was $5,S10,o0o in Mexican
silve. dollars, of which amount SPAS, :
000 has been paid.
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Washington March S.-Gov. Albert
w. Gilchrist of Florida entered pro-
terest today. against the alleged dis
crediting of his state by the investi-
CATION of the Everglades reclamation
project The governor complained that
the scope of the inquiry by the Moss
investigating committee was now be-
ing limited, although much to the
discredit and much in the defama-
ton of it's Everglade lands had been
put in the record. He came here to
present the other side, if possible, but
is chatting under the limitations of
testimony.
At the hearing, today, he presented
II letter to the committee, which was
taken under consideration, its rele-
yanrY to he decided later.
In his letter the governor invited
the committee TO visit Florida and see
what drainage was being done and
what might be accomplished by the
plan being put into execution by the
state. He cited many authorities and
gave several Instances intended 70
sihstantiate ~the claim that the soil
Of the Everglades was fertile ard rich
and could be reclaimed,
Referring to Representative Clark Of
Florida, who recently attacked him in
the House, Governor Gilchrist said;
In 1906, Mr. Clark stumped the state
against the drainage project. From
what | have heard, ! have every rea-
son to believe thai he is at present
against the drainage. In my opinion
his action has damaged the state mil
lions of dollars. | have stated that
the railroads of the West are great
~ benefited by this unwarranted at
tack upon the Everglades of Florida.
1t would evidently be 2 benefit to
them for the migration from their
territory 10 cease. / have never
thought that Rep, Clark was in any
way controlled or owned by these
railroads His actions, however, play
into their hands"
AS witness, today. Rep. Clark put
into the record correspondence with
the secretary of agriculture and 9TH
ers to refute newspaper criticism of
his attitude.
Rep. Clark described a visit to Sec
rotary Wilson. He said he was accom-
panied by some of his constituents,
I'VE talked about several things and
finally ! said to him; Mr.. Secretary,
we came to talk Everglades to you >
said Mr.. Clark. The mention of the
word Everglades kind of riled the old
man. He told me that he had sup
pressed the, circular about the Ever
glades and said L think | did right,
don't you?' | said You did right, Mr..
Secretary if the circular was untrue,
but YOU did not do right if it was
true We talked for some little time
and when the secretary told me he
had suppressed the Everglades re-
port because he had been requested
to do so by men selling Everglades
lands, | was astonished.'
Mr.. Clark was subjected to yigor-
Gus cross-examination by Solicitor Nc
cahc. There is much feeling between
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Dinners, Parties and Hotels Invaded az
Result Of A||-day Fi|ibuster Against
Private Pensions Bill in the
HOuSe---WiII Be Passed.
Senate Confirms Nomination Of Pitney for Supreme
Bench But Sets Action Aside.
ALL DAY FiLl5USTER.

Washington, March Skinner par
ties were raided, hotel Hobbies We're in
vadcd and many theater parties We're
broken up, tonight, as the result of a
day-long Glbuster against the private
pensions bill in the House.
The sergeant alarms and his assist
ants We're the raiders and more than
sc absent members We're hailed under
arrest before the House to record their
votes. Among them was Rep. Mckin-
ley of Illinois. manager of President
Tafs campaign. The bill was COM
pleted and will be passed by the House,
tomorrow.
Rep. Roddenberry and Tribble. Dem
ocrats of Georgia, conducted the filbus-
ter. They contended that many iteras
in thu omnibus measure We're unfair
and announced they would oppose
their passage even if it took all
night" Leaders of the majority includ-
ing Mr.. Underwood. appealed to them
in violation 10 abandon their oppose
ticn.
At first Rep Roddenberry alone
fought any summary passage OF the
bills. For several hours he inveighed
against it until he was on the Ferge
OF collapse Then Mr.. Tribble came to
the rescue.
Every parliamentary method of delay
and obstruction was employed until the
reading of the bill was completed. Mr.
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TAFT AT TOLEDO.

Toledo, O, March S.-After a day
spent for the most part, on the rear
platform of his private car President
Taft concluded his brief .campaisn"
through eastern and northern Ohio
here. tonight with a speech in the
Coliseum. ON the way north from
Pittsburg to Toledo the President
made more than dozen speeches
from his private car to crowds which
varied With the size of the towns at
which his train stopped.
Although most of the day rain or
snow We're falling, the Ohioans turned
out in good numbers to see and hear
the President and his friends aboard
the train protested tonight. To be more
than satisfied with the greetings
which began Mt Alliance, early in the
day and continued into this city.
President Taft spoke ON all sorts of
subjects. prosperity and peace, the
tariff and business, farming and con-
servation. None of his speeches We're
long. Twice he referred to the refusal
by the Senate, Yesterday, to ratify as
they were framed, the arbitration
treaties with Great Britain and
France, making it plain that while
he was disappointed at the Senate's
action. he had not given up the fight
for the two conv entions.
THE cause is a just one and we are
bound to win" he said at Mansfield,
and later at Tiffin he amplilied this
statement by saying:
Il have not given up, but l am 60
Continued on Page Five.)
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Situation in China's
New Government.
Marking Assembly and
Yuan Under Pressure.
Deferred Coalition Hurried by
Circumstances.
Peculiar Conditions Promised
Al First Of Regime.
Republican Cabinet Fears Pekin-.
Stories Of DisloyaIiy.
Republican Cabinet Fears Pekin-.
Stories OF Disloyaiiy.

Pekin, March 3 -G2f0 \. Mil is
evident, today, that the Nanking Re-
publican Assembly and President
elect Yuan Sni kai still have not
REACHED complete agreement. The
so-ealled coalition may, therefore. be
again deferred, but circumstances are
forcing 10th parties very hard ana it
is expected that Yuan Shi Kdi will
take the oath which is now being
drafted. tomorrow
After the President-elect has taken
this step strange situation is prom
Used. Tang Shao Vi. who is generally
considered as the prospective premier.
is 10 return to Marking. where the
Republican cabinet will assemble
without either the President or the
Vice President OF the Republic. The
presence of those officials is required
to maintain more or less order re-
speetively at Pekin and WI Chang.
The individual members of the Re-
publican cabinet are believed general
ly to fear to come to Pekin, where
political distrust and also personal hos
tility may endanger their lives Con-
sequently il is expected that tie Re-
publican cabinet will conduct the
government in the South and leave
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Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington, March S.-A trough OF
moderately low pressure extends from
the Gulf of Mexico northeastward to
the Gulf of St. Lawrence. with ae-
companying general rains to the east
ward and SHOWS to the northwestward.
Moderate temperatures prevail east
of the Mississippi river but westward
they have fallen decidedly.
There VIII be rain or snow. Saturday,
in the middle Atlantic states and New
England. followed by fair weather,
Sunday.
1t will be colder, Saturday night and
Sunday in the Atlantic states.
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OPPOSITION TO PiTNEY.

Washington, March S-Thc Senate,
to-day, confirmed President Taft's
nomination of Mahlon Pitney, chan
cellor of the state of New Jersey. to
succeed the late Associate Justice
Harlan on the supreme court bench
and then set aside its action for fur
ther consideration, because of nppo-
sition TO Chancellor PitneY, which
cropped up in the executive session.
The discussion wassx sufficient Ia
arouse friends of CMhcellor PitneX
aad to make some OF them apprehen-
siye that his nomination might be
rejected. His sponsors. however. eX-
pressed the belief that he would soon
be confirmed.
The nomination was among large
number laid before the Senate as soon
as the executive session convened.
late today. It was quickly confirmed
in the routine way. Suddenly. Senator
Bacon asked its status. Vice Presi-
dent Sherman announced that the
nomination had been confirmed. Sena-
tor Bacon then suggested that the
confirmation he halted until Senator
CpIherson WAS present. Senator Cui-
berson. who has been inqniring INTO
the decisions made by the chancellor.
came into the chamber, moment al
terward and joined the debate.
Senator CuIbersen called attention 10
chancellor Pitney's decision in what =
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The Strike in Prussia.

Berlin, March 1S.-The strike fever has
spread to the Siesian coal fields in
eastern Prussia, where the Socialist ana
Christian and the Polish miners trades
unions represent all the miners in the
district. today, presented to the employ
ers a demand for Is per cent increase in
their, wages
The government is endeavoring to find
q basis for the settlement of the diff
culties which have arisen in the West
phalian coal fields, but it is very doubt
full whether the efforts will be success
full. Even the most optimistic believe
that at least 10000 out of the S50e0O
Westphalian coal miners will declare n
strike, on Monday next. The mine own
ers are already assembling non-unionist
workers to take their places.
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Taft at Toledo Terms Method "Crude, Revolutions;
ary, Ftfu| and Unstable Dixon Issues New
Challenge from Roosevelt Headquarters.
Oscar StrauS Lauds the Colonel
DIxoN's NEW cHNLLENGE.

Washington March S-Senator Jo-
seph NJ. Dixon issued another chal-
ienge from the Roosevelt National
headquarters, tonight to Director Me-
KinIey of the National Taft bureau.
upon the subject of Presidential pri-
nlaries. Replying to NJ, Mckinley
letter of last night, Senator Dixon
charaeterizes it as '1at refusal to
aid i'll getting Presidential preference
primaries; and he makes a new de-
mand upon the Taft mana gers.
Director Mckinley said ilt his reply
to Chairman Dixon, last right, that
he was in absolute accord with the
selection of the delegates to the Ma
tianai convention by the primary sys-
tern wherever primaries are or may be
legally provided. fairly conducted and
surrounded by the restrictions of the
law.
Senator Dixons letter sent 10 Mr..
Mckinley, tonight, is in part, as fol-
lows:
Dear Mr.. Mckinley:
.Your fiat refusal to aid in securing
for Republican voters AN opportunity
indirectly to name the candidate they
desire to support in the approaching
campaign is received. Your decision
must be regretted by every one who
has at heart the success of the Repub
lican party. next November. In your
letter to me of March 9Th, you stated
you have been asked by President Taft
to act as director of a bureau with
headquarters in Washington, organ
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ROOSEVELT RALLY IN N. n.


Manchester, n. H., March S.
man who has done more for the COM
mon people than any man since Abra-
ham Lincoln" and the man whom the
people long to have for their leader in
our present emergency" by speakers
at a rally held. tonight, under the
auspices of Roosevelt Progressive
League Oscar S. Stratus, former am
bassador to Turkey and secretary OF
commerce and labor under President
Roosevelt, Governor Robert p. Bass,
James b. Reynolds. former secretary
to Ex- Mayor Seth Low of New York
and Senator Moses f. Clapp of Min
nesota We're the chief speakers. Rob-
ert L. Manning of this city presided,
and read "a letter from Colonel Roose-
welt in which he declares his fight to
be the fight of the plain people for the
plain principles of Abraham Lincoln.
Straus' Address.
Mr.. Straus quoted George Washing
ton against the claim that third term
would violate the precedent establish
ed by Washington himself. and as
sailed President Taft, charging him
with using the power of officehoidefs
to gain denomination" He said;
II doubt if the spirit of the consti-
tuition has ever been so fiagrantly
violated as recently, according 70
weil-authenticated reports, when. 10
nominations for postmaster in North
Carolina were Withdrawn in order.to
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