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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21

Los Angeles, Cal, January 20-Job Har-
riman, once socialist candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles and assistant counsel in
the Mcnamara case addressed the con-
vention of the State Building Trades
council today, declaring that Olaf A,
Tveitmoe and e. A. Clancy of San Fran
cisco and j. f. Munsey of Salt Lake City,
convicted at 1ndianapolis of participation
in the dynamite conspiracy, were inno-
cent.
AT the close of Harriman's address a
veil of banners was dropped at the rear
OF the stage showing TNeitmoe's picture
draped in a huge American flag in the
center. The delegates rose and cheered.
Tveitmoe is secretary of the council.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
Deaths and Funerals
James Fleetwood Foster

James Fleetwood Foster, aged 72 years,
$40 South Thrtieth street, after an i'll
ness of one month. Funeral arrange
ments will be announced later
Mr.. Foster is survived by three chill
dren. Miss Minnie Foster, j. F. Foster,
Jr., and Robert Foster. He was a ma
tive of Mobile, but had moved to Bir-
mingham a little less than two years
eran, serving in the Army of Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
Educational Society Meets

Atlanta, January 20.-The executive
committee of the Southern Educational
association, in session here today, post
poned until later meeting the selection
Of city for the 1913 convention. Nash
Vile, Charleston and Asheville are being
considered for the annual meeting. NJ. l.
Britain, superintendent of education for
Georgia, presided at todays committee
meeting, at which topics for consideration
az the annual convention were discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
County Funds Transferred

Cleon B. Rogers. new county treasurer
yesterday transferred the funds of the
county, s604 475.2 20, to the new depository
The first official act of the new treas
urer was to issue a voucher for the
hoard of revenue for 800.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
CARPENTER BADLY
INJURED BY FALL

W. E. jackson, a carpenter working on
the roof of building at the Sloss-Shef-
field plant, First avenue and Thirty
eighth street, fell about 30 feet from the
roof yesterday morning. He was taken
u St vncents hospital by the Shaw
ambulance 1t was stated last night that
he was seriously injured
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
NEGRO WANTED HERE
CAUGHT IN ATLANTA

a telegram from the chief of police of
Atlanta last night notified the local po-
lice that Monroe Parks, alias Jim Scott
a negro, had been arrested in Atlanta and
had confessed to killing Wesley Wallace.
another negro. at the corner of Twenty
first street and Alley B. birmingham. in
June of 1910 Sheriff McAdory will send
after Parks at once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
HOUSE COMMITTEE
TAKES UP TARIFF ON
CITRUS PRODUCTS
Z Continued from Page one.)

mot at all. There is free competition, /"
said Mr.. Powell.
Mr. Travis testified that the New York
Fruit exchanges view was that the
lemon industry no longer needs protec-
ton. and he pointed to the opening of
the Panama canal as meaning a lowering
of the freight cost on lemons
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
George w. Mcbride

The funeral of George w. Mcbride, an
old resident of Pratt City. who died at
the residence of his son at Ensley, will
he held this afternoon from the Metho-
dist church, Pratt City, at o'clock.
The Odd Fellows will have charge of
the funeral
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
+. II. Kennedy

Fort Deposit, January 2o-(Special)--fn
the recent death of F. II. Kennedy
Lowndes county lost her oldest landmark
He was nearing the ninety-fifth milestone
having come to Lowndes county from
South Carolina in 1898. settling at Hayne-
willie. where he lived until the war be-
tween the states. He was an excellent
soldier rendering good service to his
country throughout the war. afterwards
he came to Fort Deposit where he has
since resided.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
GOLDSTEIN STORE
ENTERED BY THIEVES

Twenty-four watches and number of
pairs of shoes were stolen from the store
of Goldstein, JOG South Twentieth street
when it was entered by thieves early yes
terday morning.
The Davis shoe shop, pa Poplar street,
West End. was also entered and 10 pairs
of shoes stolen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
Absorb Independent Companies

Complaint also Is made, the Attorney
General adds, that In cases where Ameri-
can companies have assumed to make
connections with independents, they have
done so In such manner as, in effect, to
prevent a satisfactory exchange of facili-
ties of communication, thereby intending
to discourage the patrons of the indepen-
dent companies and drive them to the
American companies.
I Further, according TO the Attorney Cen
era, ii is charged that the American com
pany has Disseminated between the lines
of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany in which 1t owns an interest and
those of the Postal Telegraph company in
cases where telephone subscribers re-
quest to be put into communication with
the Postal company for the purpose of
sending kilograms. In places where there
is no competition, the local and long dis
tance rates of the American companies
are alleged to be unduly high, said the At
torney General, while in places where in
dependents are established rates have been
reduced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
10000 Independent Companies

There are said to be some 1000 indie
pendent telephone companies representing
investments aggregating many millions of
dollars, which together operate somewhat
more than 1900 900 telephones
No one of these companies represents
capital or business comparable in size
with that of the American company or
any of its principal subsidiary companies.
The American Telephone and Telegraph
company, either directly or through sub
sidiary companies, whose stock 1T owns,
operates what is known generally the
ward of 1000 places, distributed among
practically all the states of the union
having some 1850, 900 telephones in use
ano operating the principal long distance
lines between the states. 1t has an in
vested capital of book value of nearly
00,000,000. 1t also is the owner of a
large block of stock of the Western Union
Telegraph company, through 1t practically
controls the operations of the telegraph
and cable lines of that corporation
Outlining compla ints of independents
against the American company, the Attor-
ney General says they charge the Amer
clan has not contented itself with the
normal extension of its system, but has
purchased competing lines in such manner
and in such circumstances as would de-
stroy competition that it has refused to
make connections between local lines not
owned or controlled by II and its own long
distance lines; and has terminated con-
tracts and arrangements for the inter-
change of business between lines it has
acquired and lines of Independents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21

Washington. January 2o-The House
bill making it a federal offense to steal
freight express or baggage from trains
in transit was today favorably reported
by the senate judiciary committee. 1t is
intended to render the difficulty of fix
ing the penalty of such offenses The
measure provides for trial in the federal
as well as the state courts and fixes
penalties ranging as high as fines of
5000 and Imprisonment for as much as ten
years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
SENATE REFUSES TO
ACCEPT REPORT ON
IMMIGRATION BILL
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character of immigration we now
have"
Hundreds of kilograms and protests
were received by the Senate early IN
the day from Jewish societies and inn
migration organizations. 1t was claimed
that Russia by refusing to issue ceru-
icates of character TO Jews or other
citizens could practically stop emlgra-
ton to the United States.
Senator LaFollette criticised the power
exercised by conference committees IN
putting new matter into bills, so that IL
could not be amended in the Senate OF
the House.
Rules and regulations of the senate
and House have been so framed ana SO
built up and engrafted upon by precedent
as to put the legislation of this Congress
in the hands of few men, declared SEN
ator LaFollette in the Senate To-Day
81 eaking against the conference report on
the immigration bill Il hope the time is
coming when these two bodies VIII pe
made more democratic and more respon-
sive TO the public will.
Senator LaFollette attacked the clause
put into the bill by the, conference COM
mittee, by which immigrants might be de-
barred from the United States unless they
brought certificates of character, when
their native country had a law authorize
ms such certificates. He believed that
conference committees of the House and
Senate should not have the power to put
new provisions into bills over which the
two houses had disagreed.
Fight Against Character Clause
Such action, he declared put the legls-
lation of important questions into the
hands of six or a few more men,. A de-
termined fight in which Senators Stone,
OC,orman and Simmons Joined, was made
on the certificate of character clause. Sen
ator LaEolette said it went far beyond
the purpose of the supporters or the
plan and turned over TO other coun-
tries the determination of what
class of emigrants should be acceptable
In this country. Practically every sena-
tor received telegram from Louis Mar
shall, president of the American Jewish
league. saying the inevitable result would
be to exclude majority of Jews coming
from Russia and Roumana. Senator
Ledge contended that the provision did
nor affect Russian immigrants and held
that the conference had not exceeded
their authority. Senator IaFollette de-
clared Russia could prevent its people
leaving for the United States by refusing
to issue certificates of good character
Russians who now come to the United
States surrepttiously, he said,. would UNI
der the new provisions be excluded.
"All those who believe in republican
principles of government could be refused
a certificate the senator declared. 'Rus-
STA knows that one free tongue In New
York is more harmful to Russian despot-
ism than 10000 shackled subjects in ST.
IBERIA Russia does not want these people
seeking freedom admitted to the United
States and | believe that is why some
others do not want them admitted tor
these people age menace to plutocraey,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21

Washington, January 2o.-Representa-
tives of large commercial organizations
will appear tomorrow before the House
committee on commerce to urge favor
able report on the Peters bill to provide
deputy interstate commerce commission
ers with authority to conduct hearings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
Eight-HOur Law Bill

Washington, January 2e.-Provisions for
the eight-hour law applicable to all EN-
ployes on government contract work were
today extended by Congress to employees
on river and harbor improvements The
supreme court had held that laborers
on river and harbor improvements were
seamen and were not susceptible to the
provisions of the eight-hour law To
overcome this the Senate today passed
the House bill amending the original
eight-hour law
Washington, January 20.-To permit
homesteaders acquiring 60 acres of public
land TO take an additional 80 acres with
out living on the property for five years,
as the law now requires. a bill by Rem
resentative Taylor of Colorado was
passed today by the House.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
REGULARS l' j
.ELEsI A-L|SON
Tennessee Leg. ature Still
Unable to Select United
States Senator

Nashville. January 20.-The regular dem
ocrats in the Tennessee legislature today
threw their strength to Chancellor John
Allison of Nashville for the long term
sena torship. There was no election. The
vote follows: John Allison. democrat, SO
B. A. Enloe, independent democrat, 45; X.
ID. Mcclellan, democrat, 16; John 4.
Shields, democrat, 9; l.. d. Tyson, demo-
crat s. scatter1ng. ;. Necessary TO elect,
e6. The vote on the short term was not so
diffrsed. The vote: John r. Neal, dem
ocrat, 81; f. e. Butler, republican, 81; W.
r. Webb, Independent democrat, 81; rest
scattered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21

Nashville, January 2o--At caucus of
the regular democrats of the general
assembly held here tonight, It was
sgred to throw the full support of the
caucus tomorrow to Col l.. d. Tyson
of Knoxville for long term United
states senator. For the short term, the
caucus nominee for tomorrow Is Repre-
sentative Lon Mcfarland, of Wilson
county. Independent democrats and
republicans will again support Col. b.
A. Enloe for long term senator, Prof
w. r. Webb will be the Independent
candidate for the short term and State
Senator Beatty Cecil the republican
ing votes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
REFERS TELEPHONE
TRUST PROBLEM TO
OWN COMMISSION
(continued From Page one)


the subject will be cheerfully put at your
disposal"
Calling the commissions attention to
the immensely of the subject Mr.. Wick
ersham said:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21

ami there are certain people in this coun-
try who do not favor encouraging the
menace to plutocracy."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-01-21
LICE 10y. Undertaken. Phone. 1sa

SHAW. the Underwater. Phones ..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-23
BOAT CAPS|ZES
AND NINE DROWN
Members of Government Survey
Party Meet Death in Mis-
Sissippi River.
Especial to The Times-Dlspatch.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch
New Madrid. Mo. June 22-Nins men
were drowned and five others had n
narrow escape this evening when a
sudden mississippi River squall hit the
government survey boat Beaver caus-
ing it to capsizc four miles above here.
The boat sank near Hotchkiss light
in Shakey Bend. and as soon as re-
port of the accident was received here
word was sent To Memphis, and the
government steamer Chsla hurried to
the scene.
The party had been up the river on
surveying work. and ii is supposed was
about To return here when the suuall
struck H.
Those drowned are:
e. 8. Williamson, chief engineer, Mn
son. Ohio.
j. VI. Mcconnell, recent Srn,luntc
Of the law department of Cornell Uni
versity.
Captain Lamb. pilot.
4. ID. COstOn, engineer.
Hurry ShcrreII. mate, Cottonwood
Tenn.
Phil Wrny. Jackson, Tenn.
- - Freeman, deck hnnd.
Two rod men, nnmcs not known.
None OF the bodies has been recov-
n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-23
VICTIM OF ARREST
IS SOCIETY GIRL
Miss Florence Elliott Indignant
Over Her Treatment
by Police.
[Special to Tho Tines-nisnatch

n.
Philadelphia, Pa. June 22-As q re-
suit OF her arrest early this morning
Whiie returning home with Lieutenant
Earl fiochwalt. L. s. a. Miss Florence
Eliloti, daughter of the late Charles
D Elliott. and one of the most promi-
neht society girls of Philadclphia will
ceGin prosecution against the two
.ramc oii,cers who made the arrest
ana a wholesale crusade against the
Folice force is expected to follow
Whlle / am enraEed and mortified
at the unJustified arrest of Lieutenant
iiochwalt and myself" said Miss Ell
iiott. i shall base my principal charges
on the indecent and abusive language
used by the officers when we addressed
dress"
MISS Elliott and her escort were re-
turning home along Broad street short
lE after midnight when they walked
under the covered way erected in front
OF where the building of the Manufac-
turers Club is being erected
heavy rain had looscned a mass
OF plaster on top of the covered pas
sage and large piece of this dropped
On Miss Elliotts back, running her
dress
Lieutenant HochwaIt told the Off
GERS on traffic duty at the nearest cor
ner that they should make Il report OF
the matter
Miss Elliott. her escort and several
witnesses who chanccd to he passing
by at the moment. aver that the police
man turned on Miss Elliott and told
her she should be on Callowhill Street.
in the heart Of the restricted district,
instead Of on Broad Street. This so
angered Lieutenant Hochwalt that he
gave vent to his feelings, and the po-
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-23

Washington, June o2-The Prcsi-
dent of the United states will go to
Congress tomorrow 10 deliver the
second MESSAGE of his administration
AS when President Wilson submitted
his ideas on tariff reform, Congress
viii meet in Joint session in the cham
her of the House To hear his message
on currency legislation.
For tho second time In more than
100 years on such an occasion, the
Senate will march in "A body to the
House chamber at 1880 o'clock in the
afternoon. The front rows will he re :
served for the senators, members OF
the House cr"wdinS into the rear
seats. President Wilson will arrive
at o'clock. and after hcing presented
by Speaker clark. viii deliver his mes
CONTINUED on Second PagcD
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-23
CALLED FROM BEDS
AND SHOT TO DEATH
Merchant and Wife Brutally
Murdered-Three Negroes
Under Arrest.

Dublin. Ga, June 22-J. T. Hewol
aged thirty-fvc n merchant of Lon,
branch, near here. and his wife ,vnro
murdered early this morning after he
ing called from their beds a shoteun
being the weapon used Bloodbounds :
taken to the scene OF the murder Ied
u posse To the cabin of three negroes
smith Harris, Joe Mckay and Henry.
kitchens, who were hurried to the inil
and heavily guarded.
NJ o'clock tonight several hun
dred men gathered at the iail ana ,
FnchinE appeared imminent. When the
majority of the crowd withdrew for
supper. the sheriff slipped his prisoners
out .! the Jail under heavy guard
placed them aboard a train and took
them 10 Eastman. ana thence to Macon.
where precautions were taken tonight
10 protect them from a mob
From evidences at the scene of the
murder it was supposed that shortly
before daybreak Ilewcll was called
from his bed and went outside, carry
ing lantern. His murderers riddlcd
his head with shot. Mrs. Hewcll. it
appears. hearing the shots, ran outside,
and was killed at the doorstep. \ neigh
nor VINO heard the shooting notified
the sheriff. who took a posse and hur-
ried to the scene. When he arrived
lIewcll was still alive. but died while
being brought here He wa; unable
10 talk intelligibly. but is said to have
indicated that negro had done the
shooting.
The motive for the murder appears
TO have been robbery, as Mrs Hcwelrs
trunk was ransacked. suit cases search
ed and thhrown into the yard. and a
small grip in which Hewcll Is sup
posed to have kept money was found
In the woods nearby Barefoot tracks
and shoe prints were found here and
1T the scene OF tho murder.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-23
COUNTRY IS HURT
BY EMIGRATION
Speaker Clark Seeks Way to
Prevent Exodus of Ameri-
can Citizens.

Washington. June 2o.-While COM
hlttees OF both houses in Congress are
preparing to press immigration reforms
at the next session. Speaker Clark is
giving attention to the other side of
the question. Emigration. the Speaker
SAID, In statement tonight is cost
ing the United States millions of dol
iarS year in actual money aside from
the loss involved In giving up a real
American TO be replaced by foreign i'm
migrant
1T is high time" said Mr.. Clark
that more attention be paid to the In
llucnce OF emigration upon our future.
These Americans who are leaving us
understand our institutions. our ways
ana our aspirations, while most of the
have to he taught these things
In ~ week. not long since. 1.s45
American farmers with S3SS,5 in cash
and $4,000 in personal property
crossed into Western Canada to settle
permanently in British North America
That's an average OF S3SS per capita
and that week was below the weekly
average into that region alone How
many more 10 other countries, do not
know.
The emigrants are among our best
citizens am personally acquainted
with 200 or 300 or them. There is NOT
n bad or shiftless man In the lot. They
are seeking To better their condition..
The principal reason they expatriata
themselves Is the lure OF cheaper lands
and less stringent land laws as TO
homeBteading. etc.
Congress should make our home-
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-23
President Proposes to
Accept His Resigna-
ton Promptly.
LABOR SECRETARY
SHOULDERS BLAME
1t Was at His Request Delay Was
Ordered in California Cases,
Which SO Incensed District
Attorney That He Wired
Sensational Charges to
Washington.

Washington June 22-The resigna.
tion of United States Attorney John L.
McNabb. OF San Francisco. wired YES.
terday to President Wilson. with sen.
sational charges that Attorney General
McReynolds had directed delays which
threatened TO defeat justice in certain
criminal prosecutions. will be accented
promptly. That was the only inforrna
tion from the White House to-day on
the situation
The cases are those OF Maury I.
Diggs and Drew G. Caminetti, of san
Francisco. indicted under the white
slave law; and officials Of the Western
Fuel Company, indicted for conspiracy.
70 defraud the customs Caminetti is
a son Of Anthony Caminetti. recently.
appointed Commissioner G eneral Of I'm :
migration.
McNabb. Republican holding over
from the last administration charged
that rich and powerful" Influences
were working 10 defeat the prosecution,
Attorney General McRcynolds was will
ing to say this much for publica ton:
There Is every intention of prose
cution in all those cases They will he
taken care Of in due time by capable
officers No one will suffer by the
postponement."
The Attorney intimated he
might issue formal statement later
The official version is that when Com
missioner Caminetti applied for leave
of absence to attend his sons trial il
was not easy to spare the imInicration
commissioner. for work was pressing.
and q postponement was suggested as
"a way out of the difficulty 1t was also
said that the order OF postponement
was issued after subordinate officials
OF the department had investigated
Another version was volunteered by
O. c. Boynton, Il san Francisco la wyer
associated in other cases with r. T.
Devlin, of San Francisco, counsel In
the defense Of Caminetti and DigCs
Both Dcviin and Boynton are to appear
here July ! before Secretary Lane in
some timber cases. Boynton. in "a
statement. declared one reason for the
postponement was to permit Devlin
10 appear in Washington. and that Nc
Nabh had informed Devlin that he was
willing for the delay
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-23
Assume. All Blame.

lSpeclal TO The Times Dispat tCh
Washington. June oo-Sccretarv of
Labor Wilson came TO the defense of
the AttorneyGeneral to-day in the
iGSs-Caminetti white slave case in
California. District Attorney McNahb.
of California, who was conducting the
case. resigned. and in a message to
President Wilson and Attorney Cen
eral McReyuolds. said his action was
due TO government interference in the
case,
Secretary Wilson. in his statement,
says:
The Attorney General postponed
trial In the Diggs- -Caminetti case solely
upon my request. / am. therefore, re :
sponsible for the postponement Mr..
\. Caminetti has but recently assumed
the duties of Commissioner-Ge of
immigration. He has not yet fully.
familiarizcd himself with the duties Of
the Office lie asked me for leave of
absence in order that he might return
10 California to he present at the tria |
OF his son. | insisted that he remain
here until he was sufficiently acouaint-
ed with the duties of the position Of
commissioner general to be able TO
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