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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-04
ELECTIONS TODAY
IN MANY STATES:
RESULTS IMPORTANT
Both Sides Confident i'm New
YOrk-Candidates Make
Final Appeals to
Voters

New York, November 3.-With fusion
and Tammnny leaders predicting n
landslide tomorrow for their respect
i've candidates, the municipal campaign,
described by OId-tIme politicians as the
liyeIiest of generation, came to n
close tonight with speechmaling In all
pnrts of the city.
I'VE will win by 10000" declared
Charles F. Murphy. of Tammany Hall,
who in the last three weeks has been
moved to break his sphynx-like silence
more often than in any previous cam
paign.
Fusion estimates of victory ranged from
5000 to 125.OOo John Purroy Mitchell is
the fusion candidate for mayor while Ed
ward E. Mccall is the Tammany standard
bearer.
Information reaching police headquar-
ters that "strong-arm" men, gunmen
guerilas and thugs generally, were to be
employed to intimidate voters tomorrow
resulted in promises tonight of police
activity unusual for election day in this
city. Seven hundred picked policemen
familiar with underworld characters will
be assigned to all parts of all boroughs
Police Commissioner Waldo announced
At midnight tonight every police cap.
tain was shifted from his regular pre-
cinct to another for "a hours
Measure for Protection
| The commissioner gave these orders
acting upon a communication from Mayol
Kline, who had been visited few hour.
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THOSE INTIMATE WITH
PRESIDENT INSIST HE WILL
TAKE. THE LATTER COURSE
American Charge d'Affaires Delivers United
States Final Decree to Mexican Dictator.
Huerta Guards Contents of Note From
Intimate CounsellOrs- in
Military Preparations

Mexico City, November 3President Huera has been told
he must resign the presidency Of Mexico without loss of time
and that he must not leave his General Aureano
Banquet his minister of war; any other member of h4 Of
ca family of the unofficial cotere whom might bel ex
pected to control.
This ultimamm from Washington was conveyed to Presi-
dent Huera through his private secretary Rabago b
Nelson O'Shaugnessy the American change affaes acting
under instructions from the state department
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URGES FRIENDS TO
USE NO RANCOUR OR
UNJUST CRITICISM
Admission Audience, Representing
Every Type of Citizenship, Listens
Closely and Applauds :
Warmly the Speak
er's Utterances
NJ HUGH w. ROBERTS

Annistdh, November g.. Especially
Residents of Calhoun. CIeburne and
TaIIndega counties were furnished "A
striking illustration of the difference
when Oscar w. Underwood. candidate
for the Senate. pitched his campaign
here this morning--and. of course,
pitched II on an exceedingly high plane.
''If I can't obtain this promotion"
he said in the beginning of his speech,
Jpn my record, 1 don't want it on
aIay shortcomings of my opponent"
And in concluding, he said: IF you
are my friends, not a word of rancour
DR. unjust criticism
would throw no mud, or wade into no
mlre of vicious politics, or say anything
Which might tend to reflect on the in
tegrity or fair name of his opponent,
s5ited that In justice to the people he
VI ,uld submit the record of his opponent
4 Without criticism-and that of his own.
And in so doing, inadvertently, per-
havs he gave expression to a striking
Thought which might become the slogan
ofithe campaign:
fIf it's absent treatment that you want.
tFen I'm not the man
IThat statement was greeted with bos-
ferrous applause and considerable laugh
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SENATE CAUCUS MAY.
SOLVE CURRENCY PROBLEM
Believed Plan Will Be Adopted By Administration in Order to
Prevent Radical Changes in Bill-Owens Pre-
diets Early Report

Washington, November 3.-There was
lively speculation among senators gem
orally today as to what would occur when
the Senate committee resumed consider
alton of the administration currency bill
on Wednesday.
The freedom with which democratic sem
ators discussed the possibility of a caucus
to insure harmonious and early action
led to the belief that such a plan might
yet be adopted by the administration sup
porters in order to prevent radical
changes in the bill by the committee.
Chairman owen said after conference
at the White House that report would
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be Forthcoming in few days. Senator'S
Thomas and overman also discussed the
currency situation with the President.
wait till Wednesday," remarked Sem
ator overman as he left the executive
offices.
The President Is awaiting tomorrow's
elections In New Jersey, Massachusetts
and Maryland. and II is said that IL they
result in democratic victories he will
feel stimulated TO urge with renewed
vgor early action on the House bill.
The President made il plain today that
he would stand by the bill as 1t passed
the House. and would not consent to any
changes in fundamentals.
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WORDS OF JESUS WRONGLY
INTERPRETED, SAYS DAVIES
Peace Advocate Says Quotation II Came Not to Bring Peace
But the Sword" is Poor Translaton-Looks for the
United States to Show the Way

The wrong translation. ne said, often
had been quoted approvingly by advo-
Gates of militarism. Mr.. Sangdon Davies
said that peace advocates in Europe were
looking to the United States to show the
way for disarmament and that the United
States could lead the way because of it's
geographical isolation.
He said that Theodore Roosevelt was
an inconsistent advocator of armament
in that he held that too long periods of
peace enervated nation but argued for
the big armaments apropos to preserve
peace.
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NO WORD RECEIVED
FROM CUTTER MIAMI

Key West, Fla, November S.--No
word had been received tonight from
the revenue cutter Miami, which early
today set out in search of the steam
yacht Anahma, reported in distress of
New Inlet
Reports that the Anahma was dis
playing distress signals were wire
lessed to Key West by the tank steam
er Paraguay. Two other steamers in
the vicinity reported by wireless today
that they had not sighted the Anahma
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MAN IN STRIPES
PLEADS OWN CASE
Former Mississippi Newspaper Man
Appears Before Supreme Court
Judges i'm Own Behalf

Jackson. Miss, November 3.-For the
first time in the history of the Misss-
sppi supreme court it's judges looked
down from their bench today upon man
dressed in prison stripes and there to
plead his own case The prisoner, ]. G..
Bennett, a former newspaper man of
jackson, has served two years of a 10
year sentence for bigamy.. He pleaded
today that a lower court judge had erred
In refusing to reopen his case. Bennett
says he has evidence to prove his inno-
cence.
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st. Louis, November 3.-B. N. Langdon
Davies of london, who represents the
Carton foundation for the promotion of
peace, told members of the St Louis
City club today that the famous words
of Jesus, II came not to bring peace,
hut the sword were a poor translation.
\ He repeated the Greek words of the
fginal text, then said they should be
\ nslated:
came not to bring peace but divine
\ 1n.'
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DIPLOMATIC CORPS
SUMMONED TO PALACE

General Huerta summoned to the max
uonal palace tonight the diplomatic corpsl
but FOR what purpose was not revealed
Three Of the ministers. those of Germany
Norway and Russia. were absent. TheA
have been in Vera Cruz, where they werel
In conference with President Wilson )
representative, John Lind, who is under
stood to be fully conversant with the
latest representations from Washington
Changes in the military situation
throughout the country today included,
according to the report the advance Of
the rebels to attack Zacatecas, but the
government believes that the garrison
there is sufficiently strong to resist an
attack successfully.
Queretaro capital of the state of the
same namese on the main line of the Ma
tionaI railway south of San Luis Potosf,
is surrounded by rebels and practically
i'm a state of siege. North of San Luis
Potosi a new method has been adopted
by the rebels to prevent the operation of
trains. Placards addressed to railroad
employees have been posted notifying them
they win be hanged If they attempt to
run the trains. As result the men are
refusing to take them out.
Havana, November 3-General Felix
Diaz, fugitive from Mexico, arrived here
today aboard the steamer Esperanza.
He was transferred from the United
States battleship Michigan to the Espe-
rama off the Mexican coast during
rough weather in a lfeboat. He was ac-
companed by Jose Bonales Sandoval an
attorney, and Cecil Oeen. both of whom
were also refugees on the American war
ship. An American newspaper corre-
spondent, Alexander j. Williams, who
was with General Diaz at the time OF
his flight to the battleship Louisiana at
Vera Cruz, was also aboard the Espe-
rama.
General Diaz recounted some OF the inci-
dents from the time of his arrival at
Vera Cruz on the steamer Corcovado un-
til his departure from Mexico Many OF
his followers were registered as guests
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AUDIENCE CHARACTERIZED
BY EARNEST ATTENTION

Mr. Underwood spoke in the courthouse
20 what is said 20 have been the largest
audience gather together in Anniston this
scar To hear political discussion. Every
seat was taken and men stood in the
doorways and around the walls. A signif-
icant fact was that while the cheering
and other expressions of satisfaction
were scattered throughout the address.
the audience was chiefly characterized by
it's earnest attention. There were repre-
sentatives of every trade and profession
present and the number of men from the
rural district was large. These represen-
tatives were determined, it was evident,
to hear dispassionately a dispassionate dis
cussion of the issues They We're deeply
Interested in the elucdation of the tariff
and currency bills. and the running re-
view of the work accomplished by the
democratic majority in Congress. The
references to the record and accomplish
nents of Captain Hobson produced laugh
ter and applause, but this fact did not
tempt Mr.. Underwood to criticise.
The speaker, declaring that he had
nothing to conceal, that his record was
an open book. declared his allegiance to
local option in regard to liquor traffic,
and discussed the money which Thomas
IT. Ryan contributed to his presidential
campaign,
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Senior Rabago presented the mem
orandum to his chief late Sunday, but
up to this evening President Huerta
had returned o answer and as far
as could be learned, had guarded its
contents from almost all of his Of
ficial and intimate counsellors.
HUERTA NOW
MUST SHOW HAND
Those who learned of the Wash
ington note regard General Huerta J
position as one in which he will be
forced to give one of two answers
refusal point blank to comply viii
the demand, possibly going SO far as
to hand the diplomatic representative
his passports, or the elimination of
himself officially.
Those most intimate with the Presi-
dent insist that the latter course will not
be taken for many reasons. chief among
which is that such action would be tanta-
mount to submission 20 the rebels. Of
ficial Mexico is no longer IN doubt that
the Washington administration favors the
rebel cause and is conviDced that this
Is the means adopted by President Will
son ana Secretary Bryan to assist Car
rama TO win.
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NEWSOF ULTIMATUM
NOT UNEXPECTED IN
OFFICIAL CIRCLES
Bryan Refuses to Make Of
ficial C0mment-No In
timati0n of General
Huerta's Reply

Washington, November 3.--rhe As
sociated Press dispatches from Mexico
City were read to Secretary Bryan over
the telephone shortly after midnight.
He manifested much interest. but said
he would make no official comment.
All during the evening the secretary
had been expecting news developments
and prepared to stay up late to receive
d spatches. The night operator in the
telegraph room of the state department,
who usually leaves the key at midnight,
was ordered to work through the night
News of the ultimatum had been eN-
pected in official circles. though un-
usual efforts had been made to keep
secret the plans of the administration.
was conveyed to Secretary Bryan by
the press that some announcement was
expected In Mexico city. lie acquaint-
ed President Wilson with that fact, but
the President had retired when the
news dispatches came and was not
awakened
20 intimation had been received up
to midnight by the state department
as to what the nature of Huerta's $ reply
might be. and no news had been re-
ceived officially that a meeting of the
diplomatic corps had been called to-
night. These developments were await
ed with keenest interest by officials
no
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APPLAUSE GREETS
REFERENCE TO RYAN

\ significant fact, in this regard Is
that the greatest outburst of applause
which greeted a single remark of the
speaker followed the declaration that the
Ryan contribution was made voluntarily,
and was accompanied by a note from this
native born Virginan, saying that he
was hopeful that he would live long
enough to see southerner in the White
House.
Mr.. Underwood was presented by Chan
cellor W. w. Whiteside, a prominent resi-
dent of oxford. He declared that Mr.
Underwood was one of those men who
had achieved greatness the man who had
accomplished more In Congress than any
other democratic leader since the war.
the man who had held the different ele-
ments of the party together in which
task his predecessors had signally failed.
Mr. Underwood" he continued. 'is a
worker as distinguished from a taker. I
would not reflect on the orator, but there
is rare difference, you must know, be-
tween an orator and a statesman"
As Mr.. Underwood stood, he was given
an ovation In which practically every
man and woman present Joined
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MRS. ELLIE NJ. LAKE
DEN|ESBARR CHARGE
Had No Part in killing of
Young Texas Woman,
She Says

Dallas, Tex. November 3.-Mrs. Ellie
NJ. Lake. held as an accessory to the
murder of Miss Florence Brown on the
strength of assertions made by Mead
Barr. who has confessed to the kill
ing, issued a statement tonight deny
ing that she had any part in or knowl-
edge of tue 'silling OF the young WON,
an aud 'attributing Barr's attempt to
implicate her as an endeavor to be
revenged for her refusal to accept his
advances.
According to the statement Barr ex-
pressed his love for the woman before
the death of her husband a month ago.
At the time Lake and his wife and
Barr and his sister had apartments in
the same house
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DEEPLY GRATIFtED BY
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK

speech" began Mr.. Underwood, land
am deeply gratified in that the oppor-
tunty has presented itself whereby
might speak to this fine gathering of
Ala labamians.
"My distin gushed opponent has
charged that l am not native Ala
bamian. I am not. l was born in Ken
lucky But I came to Alabama 30
years ago. My children and my grand
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Copies Sent Powers


1t was reported in diplomatic circles
here tonight that copies of the ulti-
matum had been transmitted to all for
eign governments by the United states
In line with the policy of keeping them
informed of every step taken in the
Mexican situation The ultimatum was
regarded by official Washington as the
first step in the American programme
for which the United States had asked
all nations to wait before they for
mulated any new policy toward Mex
leo 1t was learned, too, that the
Washington administration had indi-
lcated desire to all foreign powers
that any government set up as a result
of the elections OF October 26 should
not be recognized until the United
States has communicated its views on
the subject
All efforts to learn from adminis-
tration officials what course had been
pped out by them should Huerta
refuse to accede to the American de-
mands were futile.
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Mrs. Lakes Statement

Il was introduced to Barr about five
months ago" Mrs: Lake says in her
statement. "Afterward Barr claimed he
loved me. / resented his protestations
of love and warned him not to enter my
apartments unless my husband was
there. He said then he would get even
with me some day. That is the only
reason 1 can give for his attempt to
connect me with the killing of Miss
Brown.
Il DENY most emphatically that |
ever gave him a pistol or weapon OF
any kind"
Barr in his story to the grand jury.
told of beating Miss Brown about the
head with a pistol before cutting her
throat. Mrs Lake. in her statement, did
not give details of Barr's version of the
pistol incident. The appeared before the
grand jury today. That body recessed
for the night without announcing any
action.
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Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Bonds for Title

sag, l5o Penal Sum-Realty Investments
TO Daniel Bros. Company, lot 25 by ia
feet,, west side Peachtree street, 229 feet
hortheaSt Of West Peachtree street,
March 26, 1912. Transferred to George
T. Rowland February z So
soy, 100 Penal Sum-Realty Investments
TO Daniel Bros. Company lot % by 1913
feet. west side Peachtree street, 254 feet
northeast OF. West Peachtree street,
March 26, 1912. Transferred to George
T. Rowland February Z. '' 90
y sS,4OO Penal Sum-W. d. Langley to
v, y: Furrh, lot ~ by 100 feet south
side s,o,io Neal street AZ feet east of English
so 500 Penal sumo. w. Johnson 70
Mrs, Kate c. Galamore, lot SC by 100
rect, % Plckert street November 81, 1912
81 $40 Penal Sum-George W. Parrot
ct al, 10 Mrs. l.. II Paris, lot - by 100
tcet. northwest corner School place and
buchanan street. September 4, tqi2'
Transferred to $. H. Smith. Jr. et ai
September 49, 1912
Stg6 Penal SUM- G Black and w.
IS Matthews TO Mrs T.. n Paris. lot
81 10y 90 feet. west side Buchanan
street, 3S feet south of a foto aley. be
ing lot 3. Of Gabbett Hill property. Sep
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
WHITEHALL STREET
By B. LEE SMITH.

the of the retail district of Atlanta today White
Whitehall and short
the advantages of this consdered believe
will be- by the wideawake who
made Atlanta the commercial heart of the South.
The city council realizing the Whitehall
pending looking to the grading widening
this business thooughfare the Of few short
this will be of the greatest business streets III the greatest
city in the Sunny Southland
With only steady growth Whitehall street and this
section inflated being much lower than IN
other location and future
the accepted beginning OF
the automobile highway the South Whitehall w not al
ready-be the most travelled street in Atlanta.
The great of business already established Whitehall
certainty This bus
established the few amounts millions OF dollars
annually present. and will be greatly increased
established.
From purely residential Is years from Trinity
SOUTH Whitehall the of of the largest
in the city, and the development has but just begun
Take little aunt Whitehall today
Photographic then make nearly you the trip years
hence Well unless sadly Aaddns could not
conjured greater transformation.
My tip Atlanta business property Whitehall Fortunes
with the development will reap the harvest
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
Bonds For Title.

$500 Penal Sum-. B. Tillman. as
trustee for Marie Herbert Rhodes, to Mrs,
lda CoIoert, lot 5OX150 feet, southwest
street; also, lot 5Ox1OO feet. west side
Barnett street 15O feet south of Ponce
DeLeon avenue. March 10, 1913
81 900 Penal Sum-W. f, Newell IN
Willie May Albert, lot 50x150 feet, north :
west corner North avenue and Miranda
avenue. June 27. 1912
$3.50 Penal Sum-W. NJ Sisk TO Mrs.
SIDE Sis< street, being lot 3. of Sisk subdi-
vision, land lot 24S, Seventeenth district
March 1, 1918 '7'i ~ =
$4,000 Penal Sum-Mrs. Esther Pierce
individually and as executrix of viii of
K j.; Pierce, TO John j. Eagan. trustee,
lot lot 29$X4OOXS2Ox5o0 feet. north side
,Gireensferry, road, 265 feet west of east
March II, 1913. ~ =
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REAL ESTATE
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Warranty Deeds,


81 200. X. Landers to DR.. William NJ
Ethridge, lot 40x127 feet, west side Eng
lish avenue, 100 feet north of North ave-
nue.. March 3, 1910.
$700-Albert c. Parks to Mrs Mary
| Hays, lot 5Ox12O feet. west side McMil-
/ Ian street, 100 feet south of Exposition
street. s5sd IGmrct Marcb Il II. {, 1919 ,S;, =
Lampkin to Robert H. Jones, Jr, lot 50X
1872 feet. northeast side Highland avenue
ol feet ct from northeast corner said avenue
and Ward street. November 29 1909
%, ,l5O-Brookhaven estates to Mrs.
Lannie H. Daniel, lot 75x283 feet. north
side Prado, being lot 6, block Is, Ansley
Park. March 8, 1918.
D, A: Hartsock and James T. Williams,
2S6 Washington street, 54x14O feet.
$7,OOO-Mary L. Wright to Williams
hartsock Company, same property. Feb
s96o-Edwin P. Ansley to Miss Mamie
Lane being lot 49, block 1s. Ansley Park
| So, 100. II. Whisenant to J. A. Kelley.
| 90 Rice street, 45x14O feet. Nav 20, 1912
| S125-Sophia Simmons to James McDon. Don
aid, lot 43x1O0 feet, east side TaIiaferro
street, 80 feet south Of Emadel street.
$250-A. G. Allen to p. E. Mcconnell.
lot 4Sx140 feet, east side Mcmillan street,
20 feet north of Gallatin street January
| 8, 1911.
$8OO-John S owens to F. A. Smith. lot
50X200 feet, east side Howell Mill road
800 feet south of a ten-foot alley, $50 feet
south OF corner of Collier and Howell Mill
roads. March 4, 1913
S3,9OO-John S. Owens and c. O. Han
nah to Hugh G. Keeney, lot 60x79 feet, at
| corner of northeast side Marietta street
and southeast side Curran street. March
| 10. 1913. VI
$152-Same to T. P. Thornton, lot 50x1 4s
feet, south, side White street, 150 feet
| east of Springer street October 30, 1912.
~ $5OO-T. F. Thornton to Herbert A. L.
Ferrell, lot 56x150 feet, southwest corner
| 1913. 0' H.
$475Lsame to same, lot 5Ox14s feet,
Springer street. March IL, 1918
S655-George W. Parrott ct al to S. H.
smith, Jr., ct al, lot 72x100 feet north
| street. March 5, 1918
- SCENTS. Paulina NJ. Weber to John
Barnett; lot 3Ox100 feet. east side Battle
street. 200 feet north Of West Fair street,
March 10, 1913.
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12

tember 8, 1912. Transferred to S. H
Smith, Jr., ct al, September 1S, 1912.
$496 Penal Sum-E. c. Black and w
B. Matthews to Mrs. L. H. Paris, lot 81
by 100 feet, west side Buchanan street, rs
feet south of a 20-foot alley. being lot
s, of Gabbett Hill property. September
8, 1912. Transferred to S. H. Smith, Jr,
ct al, September IS, 1912.
$496 Penal Sum-E. G. Black and w
b. Matthews to Mrs. L. H. Paris, lot
3S by 100 feet, southwest corner Buchan-
an street and a 20foot alley, being lot 4,
Of Gabbett Hill property. September s,
1912 Transferred to S. H. Smith, Jr,
ct al September IS, 1912
Atlanta Georgian., 1913-03-12
OultcIaim Deeds.

S24-A. P. Harrington to Railway FosssS SS5
Clerks Investment association, NO. 0y'
Magnolia street, 4OX9O feet March Il
1913 ..s
$5-Georgia Investments IncorpoiTsa.tslao;
to ] A Kelley, No 90 Rice street 40AI''
feet. January s, 1913. ,,.n.,.
$10-Joseph Buchanan to James MGpGn' Ms.,in
aid, lot 43x100 feet, east side Id'is' Ia a
ferro street. 8 feet south of Emanue 81
March II. 1913.