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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
ROOSEVELT REVIEWS CRY OF
THEFT AND FRAUD; NOT TO
CONSIDER RECONCILIATION

New York, January e-Theodore Roose-
welt replied today to proposal advocated
by Frank A. Munsey yesterday to bring
the progressive and the republican parties
together He said:
Il am simply speaking as one Of the
men in the ranks CT the progressive party.
Personally. / strongly feel that we should
no more enter into a combination with
democratic machine l firmly believe
that all good progressives who may hap
pen yet TO adhere to either the repub-
lican party or the democratic party will
in the end see that the chance for honest
government lies only in the progressive
party l hold that we are under the same
obligations to ex-democrats like Judge
Lindsey and Don Dickinson as to any ex-
republicans.
Mr.. Roosevelt referred to a recent
speech by President Taft. in whficn he
said "the result OF the Chicago conven-
tion was a triumph for the permanence
of republican institutions Mr. Roose-
velt then reviewed the elections In Ari-
zona, Michigan, Indiana. Washington.
California and some other states where
the progressives received heavy votes and
added
.'The triumph for the permanence Of
Sepublican institutions Of which Mr.. Taft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Washington January 9.-Questions
wbether President-elect Wilson is free
trader and a single tax advocate and
whether he. together with Senator O'Gor-
man of New York had indorsed Mrs.
steven n. Ayres for the presidency OF the
woman,s National Democratic league
ca,sed dissension in debates at the sec
ond davis session of the convention OF
that organization here today. These
subjects precipitated particular clash
between Mrs John Sherwin Crosby of
New York. the retiring president OF the
oreanization and Mrs. NJ. +. Scott, presi-
dent general OF the Daughters OF the
Revolution.
Mrs. Scott had assembled to the plat
form from which she was about to make
her speech nominating Mrs. Ayres shen
she was requested by the President to
stem down and speak from the floor
The announcement caused much dissatis-
ia etion among the delegates. Mrs. Scott
sftar declaring she had been fnsuted
began her nomination speech In which
che made the statement that Mrs. Ayres
had been indorsed for the office by Presi-
dent-elect Wilson and Senator O'Gorman
Nominating and scconding speeches dis
nIaved much feeling at times. and IL
was with difficulty that the chair was
able to maintain semblance of order
Tho greatest show of feeling came when
The election for president had been COM
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speaks was the triumph of fraud and
theft and 1t vas rebuked by the figures
have given aoove in the various dis
tricts in which it was perpetrated-
Until the managers of the republican
party learn sha- theft and fraud and
swindling the people and imposing the
will of the bosses when they declare by a
2 to / majority at the primaries In TIC
reverse way, - not the method in which,
to achieve the triumph of the permancnce
OF republican institutions, 1t is idle to dis
cuss getting together with them
Elsewhere in his statement Mr.. Roose-
Welt asserted that the republicans lind
shown that under the present manage
ment Of the party they cannot be trusted
not to cheat not TO swindle.
Moreover. the doctrine Of the present
republican managers about the courts Is
in Idaho. The courts of Idaho are acting
along the lines tns.t Mr. Taft, Mr.. Barnes
and the other republican leaders uphold
and defend. The progressives take the
same view of the Idaho case that Abra-
ham Lincoln .oog of the Dred Scott case
We take the sasne view of justice that
Line oln took and of the rights OF the
people to be masters of the constitution
of the courts AID of .he Congress that
Lincoln took
In conclusion Mr.. Roosevelt said:
''All honest men who believe in these
principles. both as regards those set forth
In the plstforIn and those in accordance
with which we. manage the party, will lie
welcomed into our ranks.
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WOMEN CLASH IN HEATED
DEBATE WHEN DEMOCRATIC
LEAGUE ELECTS OFFICERS

pleted. and the announcement made tlat
Mrs. Ayres had been elected. At this
point Mrs. Crosby from the chair said
81 am very glad ladies that you have
elected a new president. Regarding the
statement referred to Mr.. Wilson. / wish
to say that Mr.. Wilson is q friend OF
mine and I know that he would not in
terfere with an election of this organiza-
ton. / propose that he hear how his
name has appeared in this affair
don't care to preside over such narrow
minded set OF women
Mrs. Crosbys statement was made af-
ter Mrs. Scott had risen to q point OF
personal privilege and attempted to de-
fend her previous statement that oresi-
dent-eect Wilson and Senator OGorman
had indorsed Mrs Ayres. With the close
of this discussion the election of officers
proceeded. They are. besides Mrs Ayres
Mrs. william A. cullop. Indiana: Mrs
Edward L. Taylor. Colorado, and Mrs.
Duncan U. Fletcher, Florida, vice presi-
recording secretary; Miss Josephine Nc
Mahon. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Grace p. Hopkins, Washington field sec
retary: Mrs. F. c. Adams WASHINGTON
treasurer; Mrs. c. Morton. Washington.
auditor.
The board of directors was reelected
IL is composed. OF Mrs. A. Stevenson. IL
Iinos: Mrs. Henry L. Edmunds, New
Jersey; Mrs j. Hedges Croweil. New
York city: Mrs. William J. Bryan. Me-
braska. and Mrs. J. Borden Hartman.
New York city.
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INTEGRITY OF ARCHIBALD
DEFENDED BEFORE SENATE
BY JURIST'S ATTORNEYS
Protest Against Action Based Upon Appeal to Passion
Prejudice Declaration of Sterling That Constitution
Was On Trial acknowledgements Close Tonight

Washington. January "a protest
against any action by the Senate based
upon an appeal TO passion or prejudice" ;"
marked the closing arguments today in
the defense of Judge Robert w. Archibald
of the United States commerce court, un-
der trial for impeachment for msbe-
havior as federal judge.
Declaring that Judge Archibald had vio-
lated no law, had been guilty of no msde-
meanor and no wrongdoing. and had
been shown to be jurist of high integ-
r.ty and honesty. his attorneys. Alexander
Simpson, Jr.. of Philadelphia and A S.
Worthington of Washington, made Wig
orous appeal for action by the Senate
within the limits of legal procedure.
unless senators are going to violate
their oaths, they cannot possibly convict
Judge Archibald" declared Mr. Simpson,
because it has been disproved in each
charge that he was guilty of any wrong
doing or of any crime"
The declarations of Manager Sterling
yesterday in the opening speech for the
prosecution that the Constitution was on
trial. brought bitter denunciation from
both Mr. Simpson and Mr.. Worthington.
They declared the House managers were
striving to impeaci1 Judge Archibald upon
grounds that would not be recognized in
any court
1t is true the constitution is ON trial"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
GOVERNMENT WINS
POINT AGAINST THE
LUMBER DEALERS
EnjOined From Making
Price Agreements, Having
"Black List" or COmbin-
ing-ImpOrtant Step

New York, January 9.-The govern
ment's petition for an injunction against
the Eastern States Lumber Dealers Re-
tail association, alleged to be combina-
ticn In restraint of trade, was granted
today by the federal district court. Final
arguments pro and con on the injunction
were made here a few weeks ago.
The defendants include also the New
York Lumber Retail association, the
Building Mems association, the New Jer-
sey Lumber Protection and Retail Lum-
bermen's association. Others are the
Iumbermen's association of Baltimore,
the Exchange of the District of Column
bia and an eastern company.
The petition filed in 1911 alleged the de-
PENDANTS were engaged in a conspiracy
in restraint of interstate trade operated
through the instrumentality of blacklists.
fines and expulsion from membership, and
that by trade agreements they arbitrarily
fixed prices. In the petition the govern
ment asked that the defendants be per-
petually enjoned from making any con-
tract or combination in furtherance of
their conspiracy. Through today's action
the petition Is granted
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said Mr.. Simpson, but what is on trial
Is the question whether or whether not
the senator's who sit in here can rise to
state their positions as judges and de-
eide this case upon evidence produced
and the law that governs 1t; or whether
they are to be swayed by the appeals to
pa ssion and prejudice.
III you are going to say that a man
shall be turned out of office although J.
has violated no law, although his
cisions have been impartial, althoug' n
has been an upright and honest
then you are turning back the ha
the dial of time to the point three or r
centuries ago when the house of lords
at the behest of the house Of commons
turned men out of office simply because
they didn't agree with them. In that re-
spect the constitution is on trial
Mr. Simpson declared the construction
put upon. Judge Archbalds acts by the
House led to the inevitable construction
that Judge would not be permitted to
order a suit of clothes in a tailor shop
owped by one who might some day be a
litigant in his court.
"It is probable that this case would
never have been begun but for the polit-
ical unrest of the times" said Mr.. Simp-
son. II am a part of that unrest; be-
lieve in it; but it does not involve a re-
turn to the times of the Roman arena,
when victims fate was settled by the
thumbs down of the crowd This un-
rest today asks no victims. least of all
from body of men sitting as judges
The arguments in the trial will close
tomorrow night.
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Further Disclosures Made

Chicago, January 9-Further disclosures
of the methods employed by the retail
lumber dealers in their fight against the
wholesale dealers who are alleged to have
attempted tostransact business direct with
the consumers as mail order houses were
made today.
John A. Gauger president of the John
A. Gauger Co. enterprise, was called
as the first witness by the government in
its dissolution suit against the North
western Lumber Dealers association and
others. Hundreds of reports submitted
to the association by its detective on the
business of the wholesale dealers were
offered in evidence by Clark McKercher,
attorney for the government.
The reports disclosed. Attorney MeKer-
cher charged, a complete system of es-
piorage maintained by the retail dealers
at great expense to ascertain whether any
sales were made by the jobbers and
wholesalers direct to the consumer.
Receipt of the reports was followed by
systematic prosecutions by the retailers.
he said. In addition he added sales We're
made through trade journals circulated
among the retail lumbermen. The oh
jective of the publications. the govern
ment charges, was TO establish a boycott
of firms selling TO consumers or miuule-
men direct through the posts.
Harry s. Knox, secretary and treasurer
of John 8. Gauger & Co., lumber dealers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
TEN KILLED WHEN
BOILER EXPLODES
IN RIVER STEAMER
Sixteen Baby Injured-The
James T. Staples Sinks Up
to Cabin and Turns
Over on Side

Mobile, January 9-Ten men are known
to have been killed and 16 severely in
jured when the Tombigbee river stea ner
James T. Staples was wrecked by a
boiler explosion this afternoon at /
o'clock while the boat was tied up at
Bladon Springs. within four miles Of the
grave of the vessels former owner, Nor
man A. Staples, who committed suicide
in Mobile exactly one week prior to the
explosion. Captain w. II. Gray of Mobile
probably owes his life to the death of
CAPTAIN Staples6 for had IL not been for
the fact that Captain Gray had taken
leave of the boat TO attend the funeral
of its former owner, he would probably
have been on The fatal vessel.
The dead white are:
Captain Tom B2rtee, Mobile.
Coot Mckee, second clerk Mobile
Johnnie Kopf, chief engineer, Mobile.
Henry Moulton, mate, Mobile.
The other six dead are negroes, hey
are: Henry Hoskins, Tom Robbins,
Richard Sewell. N. Gardner and two
others unidentified
The injured white are
Jesse Bethea, Mobile.
Alex ussery, Mobile.
Gross Scrug2s, Mobile
Johnnie Farr. Mobile
r. M Harris, Mobile.
Eleven unidentified negroes.
rol1owing the explosion, the boat sank
~ 10 tho cabin and then turned over on
its side.
The James T. Staples was one of the
handsomest and costliest of the Tombig-
nee river steamers. She was built five
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Entering the private bedroom Of Mrs.
f. I. Fields. wife of Dir. E T. Fields,
about o'clock this morning an un-
known negro shot .Ss ealibre bullet
through the right breast of Mrs. Fields
as she sat up in bed. She may die.
Mrs Fields was awakened and sat up
in bed early this morning when a light
suddenly flared up In the room. She saw
standing by the CRATE fire large negro
He had thrown a newspaper ON the
smouldering fire and it was the blaze OF
the burning paper that awakened Mrs
Fields.
Before she had time to cry out or real
ize what was happening the negro seized
IS calibre revolver belonging to DR..
Fields and which was lying on the man
tie near him. lie fired and Mrs. Fields
fell back shot through the right breast
the ball coming out the top of the right
shoulder near the neck Her right lung
was punctured and she is in a very Sc
rious condition.
The report of the revolver awakened
DR.. Fields; who was sleeping beside his
wife. He jumped TO his feet in a dazed
condition, but before he could get thor
oughly awake, the negro stepped ont the
door and disappeared. He has not been
found. At 2:30 o'clock this morning the
sherifrs dogs had been sent for but had
hot arrived upon the scene. DR.. Fields
did not get a sufficient look at the negro
to describe him and Mrs. Fields can
not talk, so It is not known whether
she can describe him.
Not thing in the house was molested
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BULLET FIRED INTO
BREAST OF MRS. E. T.
FIELDS BY A NEGRO
Wife of Prominent Ensey Physician Shot Bed and Perhaps
Fatally Wounded by Negro Desperate Who Entered the
Bed Room About 1 o Clock This Mornings Not
Believed That Robbery Was Negroes Motive

except DR. Fields revolver, with which
the negro did the shooting. This he took
along with him when he disappeared.
The negro entered the Fields residence
1900 Avenue D. through a rear window
of the kitchen, passed through the din
ing room and then entered the bedroom
where pf. and Mrs. Fields were asleep
II is believed he left the house in the
same way Besides DR.. and Mrs. Fields
their son and servant were in the
house at the time.
shortly after the shooting DR.. Fields
said:
Il do not believe that the negro's mo-
live was robbery | believe he entered
the house with the intention OF killing
Mrs. Fields or myself or perhaps both.
OF course we can't tell whether he was
armed or not besides having my re-
volver
Some time ago we might have been
instrumental in eonvicting negro of a
certain crime. The negro was sent to
the mines, but whether his term has been
served or whether he might have escaped
and returned here for vengeance, Is yet
beyond knowledge" DR.. Fields declined
to mention the name OF this negro.
Mrs Fields" he stated, lis in very
serious condition. but under the circun-
stances is getting along nicely
The bullet passed completely through
Mrs. Fields body and through her pill
low. She is under the care Of her hus-
hand at their home
Mrs. Fields is daughter of Col. NJ X.
Clements of Athens, a prominent north
Alabama educator.
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Turkish Deserters Bring
News of Desperate Situa-
ton in Beleagured City
PEACE CONFERENCE
MAY BE RECONVOKED
Constantinople Has Agreed to Views
of Rechad-Allies May Refuse to
Continue Negotiations With
out Knowing Proposals

London. January s.-Official news re-
ceived by the Bulgarian delegation de-
seribes the situation at Adrianople as
desperate. Several soldiers, who deserted
and succeeded In reaching the headauar-
ters of the allies. say the town is in its
last gasp. Provisions are so scarce that
the military authorities have reauisitioned
all the food possessed even by private
individuals and are making only one dis
tribution. comprising half ration, daily.
Conditions have been rendered more
grave by the great number of sick who
crowd the hospitals, where the attend
ance is inadequate. Thus the death rate
is very high. The Bulgarians have al
lowed medicines and Red Cross workers
to enter under the escort of a Bulgarian
detachment
The commander of the fortress has de-
clared he would rather see all die of
starvation than surrender the town. that
Is why all who can are endeavorng to
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Underwood gives position on tariff
revision
Mrs. II. T. Fields shot by negro.
Testimony shows shipping trust agree
ment still exists.
Baker tells of enormous profits or
New York bank
Parcel post means end of public serv
ice monopoly.
Adrianople in desperate straits.
Wilson continues conference with
party leaders.
Orders inspection of national guard.
3-Restrict methods of advertising.
Editorial comment.
J--Woolworth store to have home on
Nelson corner.
Deny report that city intends to build
Avenue r line
Police suspect boys Of being black
hand gang.
Architect will prepare the courthouse
wing plans.
C-Women's page.
7-Sports. Z
s--Kettig goes over Bodeker's record.
L Refuses to submit plans for financing
exposition In 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Foreign Representative of
Prince Line Gables InfOr-
M ~ to Washington
SS 4ELS DENIES
'.NY DISCRIMINATION
Indian Bill Carrying About Eight Mil
lion Dollars Is Passed by House.
Army Officers Advocate Res
toration of Army Canteen
THE DAY IN CONGRESS

Senate convened at noon.
J n. Heiskell of Little Rock,
Ark, sworn in as successor OF
late Senator JEFF Davis for hold
over term.
Closing argument of defense in
trial of Judge Archibald begun be-
fore court of impeachment,
Indian affairs committee heard
witnesses in connection with
Townsend resolution to refer to
Attorney General records pertain
ing to. Grow Indians.
Adjourned at 6;01 p. m. until
noon today.
House convened at noon.
The banking and currency COM
mittee voted unanimously to certify
to speaker for contempt George G.
Henry for refusal to answer cer-
tain questions before money trust
investigating committee
Views on changes in the financial
system heard by currency reform
committee.
Hearing of various interests on
revision of schedule b of the tar
If before ways and means COM
mittee.
Secretary Stimson advocated
restoration of army canteen at
hearing before military affairs
committee.
Merchant marine committee con-
tinued investigation into alleged
Brazilian steamship combine.
Adjourned at e:25 p. m. until
noon today.
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Agreement Still in Force

Washington, January 9.-That the
agreement entered into in 1908 by the
Lamport & Holt, the Prince and the
Hamburg South American Steamship
companies, constituting the so-called
shipping trust" between the United
States and South America, Is still in
force, except as it applies to a pool
ing of interests and rebate system on
southbound commerce, was the testi-
mony placed today before the House
merchant marine committee inyesti-
eating the alleged trazt
The statement was In the form of a
cable from the foreign agent of the
Prince line, who cabled the company's
representative here on the question. 1t
did not agree with the opinion of Lo-
renzo Daniels, agent in this country
for the Lamport G. Holt Co, who said
he thought 1t had terminated.
Mr.. Daniels acknowledged that con-
tracts were made by his company and
that some contracts were made CO.
Jointly with the other steamship lines,
fixing the freight rates charged. The
United states Steel corporation, the
Baldwin Locomotive company, the Sin
ger Sewing Machine company and the
Barber Asphalt company. he said,
agreed to ship all its goods by one OF
the three steamship companies boats
He denied, however, that this was the
same as saying that they would not
ship by any other line. AS to the Steel
corporation he said the contracts Were
specific, not continuing.
Rates Fixed Abroad
The rates to be charged, he declared,
were fixed abroad. not In New York
by the committee there of the companies
The freight rates varied, he said, from
week to week, according to the market
but, he added that there was no discrim-
nation In favor of any shippers and
that the big shippers were protected SO
as to give them as low rates as anyone
else
When letters were read from the Amer
lean Locomotive company and from other
shippers declaring that they had been
Disseminated against in rates, Mr.. Dan
iels vigorously denied it, declaring that
in the case of the American Locomotive
company effort had been made by them
to procure concessions and that this was
refused He knew of only one coffee con-
cern which was bringing its product from
Brazil by independent boats.
Asked about the Booth Steamship line
to Brazil, Mr.. Daniels said the COM
pany occasionally had asked permission
to run into territory now covered by
one of the three other lines. He said
they had been told 1t would make no
difference il it did not establish a prece-
dent
Ibid not the very act of their asking"
inquired Representative Hardin of Texas,
"show there was an understanding
II think not" was Mr.. Daniels reply.
I'VE had been doing business side by
side for years. We would not enter one
of their ports without informing them
of our desire to do so; but that Is only
the courteous thing to do. 1t does not
mean that there is an agreement
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Statesmen Believe That Tel
egraph and Telephone
Will Come Next
EXPRESS COMPANIES
MAY MEET THE ISSUE
Some Think They Will Reduce Their
Rates and Fight for Business.
Congress Is Timid on Pub
lie Utilities Matters
BY c. r. STEWART

Washington, January 9.-(Speeial)--
The successful Inauguration of the par
eel post system, imperfect as it is,
sounds the death knell, not only to
express companies. but of all other cor
porations in this country who are pub
lie utility servants of a monopolistic
character in the belief of progressive
statesmen in Washin gton.
1t will take time and patience, it is
believed, but in the end the govern
ment will operate and control express
service and the telephone and telegraph
service of the country. This is the con-
servative view of many leaders in Con-
gress. The question of government
ownership of railroads, however, is q
different matter, and one which is not
yet believed to be practica able-except
by d few.
Victims of Own Neglect
That the corporation controlling the
express, the telephone and telegraph
companies have been the largest con =
tributors to this sentiment in favor of
government ownership, is an undoubted
fact in the opinion of many This they
brought about by their Indifference
to public service, and their contempt
for public opinion. exorbitant charges
coupled with enormous earnings and
their unwillingness TO bear their share
of the public burden in the way of
taxes. Gradually the demand for a par
Gel post became SO insistent that Con-
gress could no longer ignore it and
out of the parcel post will grow the
absorption of the express business by
the government.
The present parcel post under the
Bourne plan of zones is considered far
from ideal. but time and experience
will perfect the system and regulate
the prices and 1t is confidently expect
ed greatly reduce them. Then 1t ex-
tends an express service to millions OF
H.. "wUn
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Indian Bill Passed

Indian Bill Passed
Washington, January 9.The Indian ap-
preparation bill, carrying approximately
S. 10000. was passed by the House late
today. The principal items in the bill
as finally adopted by the House include
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