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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
0'NEAL APPEARS AS
WITNESS FOR STATE
IN VAND|VER TRIAL
Says Vandiver Remarked
Rowan Was Making
Serious Charges
HOOD CORROBORATES
n O'NEAL'S TESTIMONY
Vandiver Declares Only Once Did
He Say Rowan Made SANDER
GUS Remarks Con-
cerning Him

Montgomery, April 2.-tSpecial) Gov.
Emmett O'Neal, appearing as a witness
for the state in the trial of Henry F..
vandiver, formerly business man of
Montgomery and member of the COVER
nor's staff. swore to a jury this afternoon
that Vandiver while in his office once
remarked that Sloan Rowan had circu-
lated the report that he (yandiveD was
intimate with Walter Jones' wife.
vandiver is charged with aiding in the
murder of Rowan. who was shot to death
by Jones July 16. 1912 Jones will be
hanged for the crime Friday.
The appearance of Governor ONeal in
the case cfeated sensation. vandiver
was removed from the governors staff
soon after his name was mentioned in
connection with arson cases in Lowndes
county, which led to the murder of Row
an. Vandiver's rank on the staff was
colonel and while he was with Governor
O'Neal at the commencement}o the Ala
bama Polytechnic Institute last June re-
marked several times about Rowan, ac-
cording to Governor ONeals testimony.
Exact words of the conversation could
not be given and the court refused to ad-
nit. the evidence.
Positive of Report
Governor ONeal was positive that Van
diver while in his office and in the pres
ence of j. H. Fielder and w. j. Cowling,
steted that Rowan was circulating the
report that he was intimate with Jones'
wife, Sheriff Hood Tuesday testified that
he heard Vandiver make the remark at
another time.
Vandiver, while a witness this morn
,u.
making the remark except on one occa-
sion. when Walter Jones and his father
we're at his home. Governor O'NeaFs s
Testimony was meant to prove that Van
divers testimony was false. The defend
ants evidence was denial In toto that
he was behind the killing of Rowan or
in anv way aided Jones and was the re-
verse of Jones' story to the jury last
week.
Defendant Continually Harassed
ar was nearly run crazy by Jones, >
said yandiver. "He was constantly after
me for money with which to purchase
cartridges and rifles or guns which he
wanted to take to Benton
The defendant said he never urged nor
advised Jones to kill Rowan. but on the
contrary he begged and pleaded with him
to turn from his determination to do so.
The witness detailed various business
transactions he had with Jones prior to
the Rowan killing.
T.. B. Farley. president of the new
Farley bank witness for Vandiver
testified that he heard Vandiver tell
tones to stay away from Lowndes county
as he would only get into trouble by
going there and E. Ewing, superintend-
emf of the Vandiver plantation, said
he overheard Vandiver tell Jones that he
wanted him to keep out OF trouble, as
he owed him too much money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
GOVERNOR SULzER
Is AFTER BARNES
Says Barnes Caused Trouble
+ Over Prediction
Promise

Il Albany. N. Y, April 2.-Governor Sulzer
tonight accused William Barnes, Jr.,
chairman of the republican state commit
tee, of having instigated the resolution
offered yesterday by Senator Brown re-
questing the Senate Judiciary committee
to determine what If any, action should
be taken by the senate or the legisla ture
in relation to published letter in which
the governor was quoted as having made
a prediction promises to sign the full
crew bill
"If Boss Barnes does not keep out of
the senate and keep his hands off the
legislature, I will get after Mr. Barnes, .
declared the governor. Barnes is the
man who instigated that resolution. He
is part of the invisible government
He has no business meddling with the
legislature. There would be a howl If Mr..
Murphy came here and went into Senator
Wagners room and drew resolutions
against the governor. I want Mr. Wag-
against the governor. want Mr.. Barnes
to okeep away from the capitol. He is
the republican boss. The people do not
want basses up here. The people are the
bosses now.
Even II had promised I would sign
,the full crew BILL 1t would be ali right.
Governor Hughes and others promised
they would sign certain bills If they could
get them passed. There is nothing wrong
in that. notice Governor Fielder signed
"a full crew bill yesterday over in New
Jersey. Between the railroads and the
people, am with the people. IN nv
opinion. one human life Is worth more
than a. train of freight cars
Senator Brown denied that Mr.. Barnes
had any part in drafting his resolution.
Governor Sulzer aid tonight that John
Fitzgibbons Of Oswego, legislative rep
resentative Of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
of the letter accredited to him, in which
the statement was made that the COVER
ror had promised to sign the full crew
bill II elected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03

Hamilton, April 2.-(Special.)-The worst
fire in the history of Hamilton occurred
this afternoon about / 80 p. M, destroying
10 buildings, entailing a loss of between
$40, 600 and $21 900. The fire was first dis
covered in the hotel roof, supposed to
have caught from a defective fiue. The
wind was blowing from the south and the
fire had such a start that nothing could
be done to check the flames.
The following buildings were destroyed
w. r. Cantrell's hotel, loss $4,000, no In
surance; barber shop of A. v. Stidham,
loss $500, no insurance.; soft sdrink stand
building belonging to NJ f. Holiday, loss
$500, and stock of goods of Dow Pearce,
$780, no insurance; law office of c. e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
Do Not Blame Minister

St. Petersburg, April 2.-"The Russian
government has shown itself capable only
of following Austrias triumphal car"
said Deputy Savenko, a nationalist I'm in
PRODUCING in the chamber of deputies to-
day an Interpolation regarding the action
of the police IN charging the crowds and
using their whips to suppress the pro-
Slav demonstrations on Monday. These
popular demonstrations were held in honor
of the victories gained by the armies of
the Balkan allies over the Turks.
M. Savenko said that the nationalisfs
did not blame any individual minister
for the brutal methods employed, but the
supine political policy of the government.
The minister of the interior, in reply
ing promised to investigate the accusa-
tions made against the police and, If
sustained to punish the guilty severely.
After several members had spoken. the
sitting was closed owing to the uproar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Claim Smith Conner contract best ever
made.
United States to recognize Chinese re-
public.
O'Neal ON stand in Vandiver trial.
Thirteen buildings burn at Hamilton
Agree upon free raw wool.
Powers TO Interfere with Montenegrins
2--Lane makes speech to negroes
New leader in financial world still
unknown.
4-Editorial comment
City employees to be elected.
Cincinnati woman speaks on flood
situation.
Inspect end OF boulevard.
Anxious to have potlatch buttons worn
6-Society.
sports
s--Plan to cope with flood situation.
9-Mrs. Pankhurst pleads. not guilty.
l2-Experts appear In lumber rate case,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
BUILDINGS GO
UP IN SMOKE AT HAMILTON
Fire Starting in Hotel Roof Causes Fire Entaing Loss
S21 0O0-Blaze Worst in Towns History-Court-
house Saved By Slate Roof

Mitchell and part of the law library, loss
$1,000, no insurance; Marion County News,
G. j. Wilson, proprietor, loss, building
and contents, $4000 no insurance; b. w.
Quinn, law office and library loss $1,000,
insurance $500; J. II. Smith, residence and
part of contents, $1,000 loss, no insurance;
Mrs. Phebe Brown. residence and con-
tents, $1,000 loss, no insurance; Mrs. M.
]. Wilson, residence, loss $1,000, no insur-
ance; telephone exchange of Peoples Tel
ephone company, $3.50 loss, no insurance:
M. A. Ballard, residence, $500, no insur-
ance
By heroic work the drug store of DR..
j. C. johnson was saved, thereby stop
ping the fire from taking the residences
in the western part of town. The court
house escaped on account of having a
slate roof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
HOOPER DENOUNCED
BY SPEAKERS

Nashville, April 2.-Declaring that the
language used by Governor Hooper In
his messages vetoing the election bill and
the bill providing severe penalties for
breaking legislative quorum was 'un-
parliamentary the house of representa-
fives today returned to Governor Hooper
tho two vetoes. The debate on the reso-s
luton to return was featured by violent
attacks on the executive and he was se-
yerely denounced by number OF speak
ers. 1t is doubtful II the return OF the
messages will have any practical effect
% the vetoes had been entered upon the
io,,rnal the previous day. There was no
motion to expunge the messages from the
Journal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
HIGH WATERS KEEP
CAIRO IN STATE OF
TENSE EXPECTANCY
River Gauge Stands at 54.4.
Trouble in Other Cities
Reported Hickman
Improved

Evansville. Ind. April EVERY
building in Caseyyille, KY. is afloat
or ruined and inhabitants of the place
say 1t will never be rebuilt. They are
encamped tonight on the hills back of
the townsite. The buildings that have
not already floated down the Ohio river
are knocking together in the wind
that is stirring up great waves in the
flood No lives were lost.
Caseyville with 300 inhabitants is on
the Ohio in Union county.
Cairo, Ill. April 2.-With the highest
flood waters passing Cairo in the Ohio
river tonight the city is at a state of
expectancy never before experienced
here The river gauge at $50 o'clock
stood at 544 and rising, stage three
tenths of an inch higher than any pre-
vious record.
Nearly every hour brought reports of
trouble in other cities, the verifcatioh
of which were impossible from this iso-
lated town. One of the most thrilling
Of the stories to reach here was brought
by Capt. S. A. Martin. regimental quar-
termaster and Capt. s. A. Jameson of
the Sixth Missouri national guard.
They were rescued in a launch from a
section of levee which broke away at
Bird Point, Mo-, just bleow here.
Thirty-six of their men, they said, are
now on the levee section, which is 200
yards long and 10 feet wide and floating
down the Mississippi.
Commander McMunn of the naval re-
serves at once arranged for a steam
launch and started out to rescue the Mis-
souri, soldiers. A pilot who understands
the river course was taken along to
guide the reserves There Is a swift
current in the river and the safety of
the men Is causing their commanding Of
fcer much worry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
Stokers Under Fire

New York, April 2.-Mechanical stokers
used on locomotives of some railroads
were under the fire all day today Of wit
nesses for the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and Enginemen in the ar
bitration proceedings between the fire.
men and 54 eastern railroads. Witness
after witness testified that the stokers
lghtened the work Of the fremen not at
all and In some cases increased It. These
witnesses testified In rebuttal to evidence
introduced previously by The railorads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
Tarabosch About to Fall

Cettinje. April 2.--620 p. m.l-Greut
Tarabosch fort. which for months has
held the allies off Scutari, Is now prac-
tically In the hands of the Montenesrlns.
thanks 70 the sacrifice of 2a0 bofab throw
ers, every one of whom lost his life in u
last desperate effort to clear the way to
the town. for the possession Of Which
Montenegro is ready to give up every
thing.
These bomb throwers were all picked
men. chosen from several battalions,
Clambering up tile mountanslde under a
murderous fire from the Turkish guns
they cut the wire entangements and, get
ting TO close quarters threw bombs among
the Turks, thus opening the way for the
storming party.
Not one of the bomb throwers returned.
but they had accomplished their object
and the Montenegrin infantry following
close to them charged the trenches.
The Turks covered their ground aud
desperate bloody, hand to hand fight en-
sued, lasting an hour and ending in VIC
tory for the Montenegrins who lost 800
men killed and wounded.
Tier after tier of entertainments had
to be taken, but the troops OF the south
ern division under General Martinovitcfl,
to whom the task had been assigned.
cvercame all obstacles.
The tactics followed. particularly in
regard to the use of bomb throwers, were
similar to those adopted in the capture
of Adrianople. But in the advance on
vided the wire entanglements surrounds
ing the forts were clad in culrasses and
provided with shields. Al Tarabosch the
rough mountainside made it necessary
for the Montenegrins to dispense with all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
THE &V|TED STATES
! TO T0ZECOGNfIzFE 03 fF*7a The
c. IESE REPUBLIC
Note Recognition Being
{ Pr bred at the State
Department
Cow .NMENT WANTS
TO low FRIENDSHIP
SecretaI Bryan and Wilson Confer
Com ing Details of Recog-
M ion-No Formal
Announcement

Washington. April 1.-The United States
government has decided to recognize the
new Chinese republic Secretary Bryan
conferred with President Wilson for
nearly an hour today at the White House
completing the details and a note is be-
ing prepared at the state department to
be addressed to China through the Chi
nese minister here.
Whether 1t will be presented before
the meeting of the constituted assembly
next Tuesday or is intended to reach the
Chinese government on that date has
not been disclosed, but the mere presen-
tation OF the note to the Chinese min
lister and resumption OF formal interna-
tional relations with the Chinese minis
ter are regarded in diplomatic circles as
tantamount to recognition The United
states government Is anxious to show
Its friendlness toward China and while
there have been rumors that other ma
tions might anticipate the action of this
country and Recognize China before the
United States does. in official circles,
however, II was believed that the United
States would be found first to show its
faith in the new republic No formal an
nouncementfis expected from the admin
istration hefe until the Chinese govern
ment is in receipt of the American gov
ernment's hote
Embassies Received
This aftHnoon at the request of the
Secretary % State. members of most of
the foreign embassies and legations in
Washingtohf appeared at the state de-
partment Ind were received individually
by Mr.. B1gan.- Among them were rep
resentativeI of Brtzil, Japan. Great Brit
ain, Russial Portugal, France, Germany.
Netherlandt BelIium. Sweden Peru.
Denmark. uexicqI Austria-Hungary and
Spain. Thd callsl lasted but a few min
utes In eath calf and both Secretary
BRYAN and his viiltors by agreement de-
clined to make any statement as to the
object of he visls.
A noticeable facd however, was the alb
sence of ille CHI Iese minister, and it
was concluded thM In order to present
repetition of the Stticisms in foreign cap
itals occasioned Ily the recent Chinese
loan statement, Ne state department in
this instance hH given due notice of
It's intentions Regarding China to all in
terested powers 4sfore publication thereof.
1t was admitted at the department that
a formal statement of the attitude of the
administration towards the new Chinese
government would be given to the press
in the course of few days and there
Is ground for the belief that without inn
mediately recognizing China, assurance
has been conveyed to Yuan Shi Kais
government and the world powers have
been notified that such recognition will
be extended after the first Chinese con-
gress has assembled and organized next
Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
FLOOD SITUATION
AT PADUCAH, KY,
IS GROWING WORSE
First Floors of Wholesale
Houses Are Inundated.
River is Rapidly
Rising

Paducah, KY, April 2.-The flood sit
uation here is growing hourly worse. AT
7 o'clock tonight first floors of every
wholesale house and many retail stores
were flooded. The river rose foot
and a half today, going to stage of
52.2 feet and the forecast is for four
feet more of. water. Should this occur
only five blocks in the city will be
out of water.
Lieut.. s. B. Buckner. u. S. A., and
two noncommissioned officers of. the
regular army Communicated the steam
er Rapids and every power boat they
could get and with three barges start
ed for Cairo This was done In ac-
cordance with orders from the war de-
partment.
Lieutenant Buckner said today that
relief work was very well organized
and there would be very little suffer-
ing. Small wooden buildings have been
hastily erected on the western edge
Of the city and as rapidly as water
poured into new districts Inhabitants
were taken to these shelters. Late to-
day there were rations for 10000 per-
sons for 10 days,
for large district will be directed
from Paducah. Relief work will be
started at Brookport and Smithland
both reported seriously affected by the
flood. The former Is cut off From COM
munication except by boats and water
is four feet deep in parts of Smith
land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
MARIETTA HEARS
OF MORGAN'S DEATH

Columbus. o.. April 2.-Completely
cut off from the outside world for
seven days the city of Marietta. o..
today. through the Associated Press.
for the first time. learned that j. p.
Morgan is dead that Adrianople had
fallen: that the Aliens had been exc
cuted; that Columbus and Dayton and
nearly the entire state of Ohio Is
emerging from the worst flood disaster
in its history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
Conditions Improved

Hickman. KY, April 2.-Phone from
C. G. )--Notwithstandng that the flood
waters of the Mississippi are pounding
against the embankments with increas-
ing force tonight the situation here is
regarded by those directing the fight as
improved At Hickman the water rose
six inches during the "a hours ending
at 10 o'clock tonight. Along the gov
ernment or Reelfoot levee which pro-
tectS several populous counties In Ken
lucky and Tennessee. there is still safe
margin untouched by the water, accord
ing to the United States engineers sta
toned here. and the city leyee. which
acts as a protecting barrier for Hick-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
Falling at Louisville

Louisville. Ky, April 2.-The Ohio
river was falling here tonight at the
rate of little more than tenth
of foot in IL hours. and at o'clock
the stage was 449, fall of one-tentn
of foot since O'clock this morn
ing.
Salvage corps tonight were keeping
a watch at several big distillery ware
houses in the western section of the
city, which have been weakened by
flood waters and are In danger of col
lapsing The receding waters have
disclosed also weakened foundations
under houses In the eastern end OF
the city. The police tonight are pa
trolling that section in boats.
Western Kentucky points tonight
continued to report rising water, with
serious damage threatened at Paducah
and Hickman. Owensboro and Hender-
son were centers OF refugee for In
habitants of the lowlands who are
fleeing before the crest of the flood.
Wickiffe also with the aid of federal
shipments Of tents and supplies was
caring for several thousand refugees.
Tenders Federal Aid
jackson. Miss, April Ex-Governor
Brewer of Mississippi received tele-
gram today. from Secretary of eWar
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
Have to Deal With Seryia

Should the demonstration prove inef-
fective 1t is understood that the Montene-
grin port of Antivari and Dulcigno viii
be occupied. When the Montenegrin
trouble is out of the way 1t Is likely
that the powers will have to deal with
Servia. She has informed the British
minister that it was impossible to With
draw her troops from Scutari. as Seryia
was bound to Montenegro untl peace has
been signed and that any drawing back
at the present time would be the death
knel of the Balkan alliance. Servia, too,
is reported to be preparing for the perma-
nent occupation of Durazzo. This action
would be directly against the decision
of the powers.
Elsewhere matters are moving smoothly.
An agreement has practically been
reached with regard to the boundary be-
tween Turkey and Bulgaria, although
Bulgaria is guarding against any slip in
the peace negotiations and is moving
virtually the whole of her Adrianople
army TO Tchataia. The captured town
will be left in possession of gerdarmes.
A partial agreement is reported as hav-
ing been arranged between Bulgaria and
Roumaria, the latter getting Silistria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
War Vessels Gather Along
Coast of Scutari to
Stop Fighting
TARABOSCH FORT
PRACTICALLY FALLEN
England, Italy and Austria Assume
Threatening Attitude-May Have
to Deal With the
Servians

London. April 2.-Just as Montenegro
las scored her first real success by get
ting a foothold at Tarabosch, the key
to seutari, the warships of the powers
are gathering along the coast to compel
her to give up the most precious fruits Of
five months fighting.
After series of desperate engagements
the Montenegrins. assisted by the Ser
vians, are practically in command of
Tarabosch. simultaneously with the ar
rival OF this news came the further in
formation that Austrian warships ara
anchored off Antivari, and that British
and Italian warships are on their way TO
join them for the purpose of making
demonstration which is approved by all
the powers not excepting Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
Discuss Wool Schedule

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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-08-29
MONROE BRITT
Fatally Injured At Saw Mill il
huntingdon

At Conyers and ..Britt's Stave
and Handle Factory. last Tuesday
morning, Monroe Britt. a member
Of the firm, was fatally hurt.
He was running the header when
a piece of timber struck him in
the stomach knocking him some
distance.
just how badly Mr.. Britt was
hurt could not at FIRST be ascertain
ed and there was considerable hope
of his recovery. Later develops
ments, however, were very dis
couraging, andy Wednesday he
was in a very critical condition,
suffering greatly. The end came
Thursday morning about 4 o'clock.
The terrible accident is greatly
deplored, and came as a severe
shock to his friends.
Mr.. Britt was a man Of good
character, and a useful citizen,
being a partner in the factory at
which he was killed and owner Of
a general merchandise store in
East End. He was forty-six years
old, and is survived by his wife.
two children, his mother, Mrs.
Martha Britt, two brothers, w. s.
and j. H. and flour sisters, Mrs.
Hattie Bullock, Mrs. S. /. Cham
bers, Mrs. Annie Key and Mrs.
Maggie Redden.
The funeral occurred Thursday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at Long
Rock cemetery.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-08-29

nizej church organ Of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church, is to be
continued BY the Cumberland
Presbyterian Board, as will also
the Sunday School literature of
the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church. The next copy Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian will
be issued by the new board free Of
cost, and the next quarter of the
Sunday School literature will be
issued practically free Of cost. All
distinctly Cumberland Presby-
terrain books, papers plates, copies,
etc. are to be retained by the
Cumberlands.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-08-29

beans, cantaIoupes, watermelons,
pickles, iellies. ice tea, ice lemon
ade, coffee, elc.
Jennie Foreman, Mary Thomas
and Clarence Huffman attended "a
the culinary interests Of the camp.
Boating, swinging, hunting,
kOdaking, reading, and games
we're greatly enjoyed as pastimes.
Their only regret was that they
must leave Riverside Rest" and
return home so early.
The party returned By moon
light, stopping at the Green Allen
spring for a wayside camp and
supper.