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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
21 OFFICIALS OF NEW HAVEN ROAD
 ARE INDICTED
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monopolized The late J. P. Morgan is named in the bill as one of the conspir- ators.
 Among the officers and former direc- tors of the New Haven also mentioned as conspirators, but not indicted, were: ' Edward N. Reed, Charles P. Clark Chauncey M. Depew, Luciqs Iutie' Charles S. Mellen, Royal c. Taft, Rlcn- ard A. McCurdy. H. Mex. Twombiy, Alex ander J. Cassett, Timothy E. Byrnes, Ed ward G. Buckland. Oakleigh Thorne ana Marsden J. Perry and divers officers agents, attorneys and employees of the New Haven company, whose names are to the grand jury unknown.
 After naming the 16 corporations, the indictment charges that the conspirators used certain of them. including the New England Navigation company, the Boston Railroad Holding company, the Billiard company and the New England Steamship company through their influence, credit and funds, to impose on other concerns contracts and working arrangements which would insure monopolization of commerce fin harmony with the designs of such conspirators."
 Said .conspirators," reads the indict- ment ywere to induce and compel such sales of capital stock, such leasing of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03

ported maximum wind velocity of 52 miles from the northwest and Seattle 40 miles from the south.
 temperatures have risen slightly during the past 24 hours and readings or 70 degrees or higher were quite gen eral over cotton districts west of Ala bama at-7 p. m. Temperatures exceeded 60 degrees at that hour over almost all states south of Pennsylvania, Lake Michigan, Minnesota and Nebraska, Kansas City and Des Moines report ing readings of 72 degrees, which were the highest reported over the country tonight Much cooler weather prevailed over the lake region, readings there being between 40 and 50 degrees at [ p. m In the cotton belt temperatures were about normal and fair skies pre- vailed over Oklahoma, Arkansas and all districts east of the Mississippi river
 Summary of observations made at Uni ted States weather bureau stations dur ing the 24 hours ending 8 p. m.. 10th me- ridian time, October 31:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
GALL MEETING OF PAPERS TOD|SCUSS
 COTTON SITUATION
General Purpose Will Be to Organize System of Pub licity That Will Encour-
 age Acreage Decrease

Memphis, Tenn, November 2.-After an Axchange Of views by number of the newspapers of the south, a call was is- sued tonight for a conference in this city November 12, of representatives of all the daily and agricultural papers in the southern states to discuss the cotton situation. The general purpose of the meeting is to organize a system of pub licity that will encourage a voluntary reduction of the cotton acreage next year and the planting of unused lands in other crops.
 It Is planned to adopt a system of reporting pledges to reduce acreage to a central body, which in turn would in- form the trade within % days to what extent reduction Is contemplated. Plans for united effort for crop diversifica- ton will be formulated. Cotton in it's relation to banking and the country mer- chant also will be considered
 From Investigations already made by scme of the papers," the announcement states, sufficient data has been secured from farmers to warrant the belief that proper publication of voluntary pledges of curtailment of production will result in a general reduction, the extent of which made public would influence the price of the present cotton crop to a point nearer its value than the prices now quoted"
 The call is signed by the Memphis Commercial-Appeal. Raleigh (N. @ News and Observer, Columbia (S. O State, Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta Journal, Birmingham News, New Orleans Times Tfcayune, Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Led- ger, Arkansas Gazette and Houston fTexas) Post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
THREE ARE HELD
 ON SERIOUS CHARGE
Mrs. Ida Williamson and Two Others Charged With Attempt to Kill
 Formers Husband

Bob Williamson, who resides at 110t South Thirty-ninth street, while getting a pail of water from his well about [ o'clock last night was assaulted by sev- eral persons and after a fierce fight was shot under the right ear and left for dead. The bullet glanced and came out in the back of the neck. inflicting a seri- ous though not necessarily fatal wound.
 Sergeant Sydney H. Darnell, accom- panied by Detectives Warren, Moser Flu banks and Eliard, went to the scene, and after thorough search of the old peach orchard, between Avenue A and Avenue and Twenty-nnth street to Thirty second street, they captured Mrs Ida Williamson, wife of the wounded man; Emma Hayes and Ollie Hitchcock, boy about 17 years of age. All three were brought to the city jail and locked up charged with assault with intent to .mur- der in connection with the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
OPERA GO. ARRIVES ' FROM WAR ZONE CarusO and Geraldine Far rar Among Fugitives.
 Had Rough Trip

Boston. November 2.sTwenty principals
 and 75 members of the chorus of the
 Metropolitan Opera company arrived from
 the European war zone by way of Naples
 on the steamer .Canopic tonight. High salaried singers. used to travelling in lux
 ury, told of seemingly endless journeys in third class railroad cars, freight cars.
 farmers carts and afoot in their efforts to escape from the trouble area.
 Among the passengers were Enrico Ca-
 russo, Emmy Destinn. Miss Geraldine
 Farrar, Director Guilyio Gatti- -Cazazza., Conductor Arturo Toscanini, Georgio Po3 lacco, Miss L. Bori and Friday Hempel.l Miss Farrar was in Munch when war was declared. She first went to Am- sterdam, hoping to obtain passage there for New York, but hearing the North seq was mined decided to go to Naples. "All I remember she said, lis what
 seemed to be constant travel in smelly, dirty third class trains. sleepless nights and a bayonet at my back while num- berless officials demanded passports, pa assports.'
 After being shunted about for eleven days waiting sidings for troop trains to pass sleeping in crowded cars and often going hungry, we found ourselves back in Munich We pinned the Stars and Stripes prominently on our clothing and boarded another train. This time we went through Switzerland, where travelling was just as uncomfortable as or our trip to Amsterdam"
 Caruso said he had been living the
 simple life'' on his farm outside Flor ence.
 Georgia Polacco and his wife, who were in London when the war began, hurried
 to Carlsbad, where they were detained for 15 days by the authorities. They made
 the journey to Milan after they were re- leased in farmers carts and freight cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
SOME EARLY GLIMPSES
 AT NEXT LEGISLATURE
MT. Sawyer of Chiffon Be lieves in Education But Not in Prohibition or Fe- male Suffrage
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

me democratic nominee for the legisla- ture from Chiffon county is Leroy S. Saw yer who was born in shelby-a town. not eounty-December 8, 1885.
 MT Sawyer believes in retrenchment As matter of fact, he would not make an appropriation unless the state had money enough to meet it's obligation. He would hold expenses, in other words. within inc oouhds or the income. He believes that all unnecessary offices should be abol- ished' especially that of county treasurer Jury commissioner, back tax con,nis- sioner and others, which he considers of the same fix.
 MT. sawyer is unmarried but he is an Ood Fellow and a Baptist and demo- crat Ills business is stock growing and farming.
 The Future representative of Chiffon will nave oilis to introduce, but at the present uine' ne thinks 1t would be unwise to give 'nen publicity. He states that Alabama needs new and effective system of reg lstering land titles, a school system that Will work to better advantage for the cniid or the rural sections, and that the commonwealth should do more toward the alo ana encouragement of road building.
 "heh asked 1T in his opinion it would De wise for the state to attempt further ieeisiatioh regarding the liquor traffic. ne SHOOK h1s head. And he did likewise when asked if he favored equal suffrage. lie thinks the fee system should be abol- isneo at once, and the convict lease sys- teH' gradually. He would vote for a measure requiring the state to turn over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Expect Bitter Fight

Washington, November 2-Nobody in the department of justice believes the at- tempt to try directors of the New Haven railroad for criminal conspiracy in re- straint of trade will be successful with out bitter fight. The men indicted are reputed to be for the most part wealthy, well able to employ the best legal talent, and are expected to fight to the bitter erd.
 On the other hand, there is every inten- tion on the part of the officials to get conviction if possible Special counsel eral probably will give personal attention to the developments of the case.
 During the year or more the New Haven has occupied the attention of offi- cial Washington 1t has figured in spec taoular speeches in Congress and in start ling testimony before the interstate com- merce commission.
 Efforts of the department to unwind the slxein of railroads. trolleys, steam ship lines and other transportation sys- tems and their adjuncts which fgo to make up the New Haven of today met almost every conceivable obstacle. It is a well known story in Washington that there was a decided effort to convince the authorities that in dissolving the New Haven-it might upset business in all New England, with a marked detrimental effect on the whole country. This argu- ment resulted in New Haven negotiators heing given as much time as the admin istration thought was necessary to con- slider the departments demands.
 According to all the reports that came out of the scores of conferences here the department stood firm in the outline of what 1t expected. but never until the last days of negotiations did it flatly announce that 1t could hear nothing fur ther and must sue in the courts. When the end did come and the lawyers found themselves unable to agree, President Wilson took hand directly in the case and directed the Attorney General to sue in the courts for civil dissolution and to go into It's criminal phases. The converting of a special grand Jury Tn New York fnlloWed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
NE:WS0F ENSLEY

Yesterday afternoon about 5:30 clock Tom Ratcliff, a negro prisoner in the Ensley jail, jumped from a two- story window of the jail and made his escape. The distance to the ground Is over 35 feet and how the negro was able to get away at such a high rate of speed after such a jump is a pug gle to the police department. Desk Sergeant Brodie was giving the pris- oners supper on the first floor and as he sent them back the negro made for the window and before anyone could stop him leaped through it.
 Several of the city firemen heard the noise and ran out, but the negro was gone nearly a block and was running like the wind. He got away.
 A large crowd attended the opening of the revival services last night at the Ensley Presbyterian church, which will continue all this week. The pastor, the Rev. T. P. Hay, is being assisted by the Rev. George F. Robertson. A spe- clay 30-minute song service was held last night which was very appropriate and enjoyable. The regular choir is be- ing assisted by a number of prominent local singers. Services will be held in the morning at 10 o'clock and in the evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Mitchells store at East Thomas was broken into between closing time Sat urday night and yesterday morning and a large quantity of goods stolen The robbers gained entrance by breaking the lock off the back door and from the quantity of goods taken 1t is thought that they must have had a dray to carry them off. Among the articles stolen were a number of suits of clothing, shoes and bolts of cloth.
 A meeting of the Fairyiew School Improvement association will be held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the school building. The meeting of this association was formerly held on the second Tuesday on each month but has been changed to the first Tuesday. A suitable programme will be carried out and refreshments served. All memb CTS are urged to attend
 Yesterday morning about 2:45 o'clock the Ensley fire department made a quick run to Gary avenue and Forty fifth street, Fairfield, to a vacant store formerly used by Wade Allen. A num- Der of articles that were stored in the building were slightly damaged The cause of the fire Is unknown, but 1t is thought that it was of incendiary origin as no one had occupied it for several months.
 The regular meeting of the Ensley club will be held tonight in the in- ferior courtroom at 7:30 o'clock. Sev- eral matters of importance will be con sidered and all members are urged to be present
 James Burkitt, district manager for the Continental Casualty company of this city, has accepted a position with the Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany at Richmond Va. MT. Burkitt and family left yesterday morning for their new home. 3-5A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Gets Away With Grip

As Mrs. T. l.. Powell of 2e17 Seventh street Tuscaloosa, arrived In the city about 6 o'clock last night a tall, slim young man noticed the heavy grips she was carrying and offered to assist His offer was accepted and Mrs. Powell un- suspectingly boarded a street car fol- lowed by the apparently obliging young man. However. at Sixth avenue and Twenty sixth street the man nimbly leaped off the street car with the largest one of Mrs. Powelrs grips. The loss was considerable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
TWELVE POISONED
 BY WOOD ALCOHOL

Bristol, Vt, November 2-Twelve per sons died here tonight as a result ot drinking liquor that contained wood alco- hol last Saturday. All the victims, ac- cording to the authorities, purchased the aiquor at the drug store of D. A. Bisbee, who is under arrest. Feeling in the town ran high today and the sheriff removed Bisbee to Middlebury.
 About 30 others who are said to have purchased liquor at Bisbee's store on Saturday were watched by physicians to- day. Several were reported dangerously i'll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
.CARRANzA HAS NOT
 AGREED ID CHANGE
Asks Explanation of Con. ference in Accepting
 His Resignation

Ell Paso, Tex, November 2-Al- though General Carranza has stated that he would give up the executive power at the completion of the trans actions of the Aguas Calientes con- vention, the first chief of the consti- tutionalists tonight had not recognized Eulalio Guitterez. appointed by the convention as temporary President of Mexico.
 Carranza, now in power at the na- tional capital, today issued a further demand for explanations from the con- vention, which previously had retired both himself and Villa. Evidences to- night pointed to a possible conflict be- tween the Carranza and Villa factions, 1t was said. It was reported that both sides had begun troop movements The short term of office, limited to 20 days, accorded to Gutierrez, was out of con- sideration for Zapata delegates, who had no vote in the convention for lack of authorization from their chief. Within the 20 days allotted 1t was ex- pected Zapata could arrange to allow his agents to vote for him.
 A message from the central bureau of information at Mexico City, given out by the consulate generals office today, reads:
 ''As soon as the first chief was in- formed of the action of the Aguas Cal ientes convention he stated to the con- vention delegates that he was disposed to do as he had promised--to give up his command and executive power as soon as the convention fixed the form of provisional government and ar ranged for Zapata and Villa to give up command of their forces.
 Also he asks that an explanation be made to him of the motives which had impelled the convention to decide to accept his resignation and the mo- tives for which it had considered ex- pedient his resignation from power"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, November 2.-7 D. m. ) High pressure conditions prevail over the eastern and western portions of the country on the map tonight. while an area of low barometer overlies the country between the Rocky mountains and the Mississippi river. Small rain areas are located in New England, southern Texas Washington and north ern Minnesota. Cloudy skies prevail over all of the Great Lakes and North
 Atlantic sections, over most western cotton districts and over the Pacific northwest. Fair weather prevails over most of the interior of the country. Corpus Christi reported 1.20 inches rainfall since Sunday night. and
 Brownsville, 1.SS inches. New York re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Temp ture Pre-

properties and facilities and such making of contracts and working arrangements and such engaging in combination by us- ing and threatening to use the advantages possessed by said New Haven company and the accumulation of power arising from the control of some of the said other common carriers to grasp the commerce rightfully and normally belonging to said other and remaining common carriers, and to drive such other common carriers out of such commerce, except as they might engage in it in combination with and subordination to said New Haven company"
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 to indigent families of convicts a frac- ton Of the money which the convicts earn for the state. He would favor a meas ure making of the railroad commission a public utility commission having general supervision over public utility corpora ton.
 MT. Sawyer agrees to support a call for constitutional convention, provided, '' as he says, "a constitutional convention is necessary before more money can be obtained for the cause of education" Chiffon county believes that 1t will send wise representative to the legislature in the person of MT. Sawyer. There is no apparent reason why any other county should doubt Chiffon countys conclusion in this respect
 Tomorrow, c. F. WinkIer of Green vilic, who will represent the Seven feenth senatorial district in the Iegis- lature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
MIGHTY MATTY MAKES
 A POLITICAL SPEECH

New York, November 2.-Christopher Matthewson tonight made what he de- scribed as the first political speech in his ba seball career" The National league pitcher took the stump in Elizabeth, N. l., in behalf of friend Frank H. Smith. republican candidate for Union county registrar of deeds. "Matty" con- fined his political speech mostly to baseball "reminiscences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
ADMITS USING THE
 MAILS TO DEFRAUD

Baltimore, November 2.-George Elmer Long pleaded guilty here today for using the malls to defraud the Baltimore and Ohio railroad by false claims for losses on goods transported by the railroad. He was sentenced to three years in the At- lanta federal prison.
 Long Is said to have mulcted the rail- road of about 35000O. He entered the road s employ three years ago as a claim ad- juster in the freight department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Knights of Columbus Installation

At largely attended meeting of Bir- mingham Council, No. 635, Knights of Columbus last night. Judge Oscar R. Hundley was installed grand Knight. Frank McGowan, deputy grand knight, and the other officers who were lected in October for the ensuing 12 months, M. E. Linnehan, state deputy, officiated at the installation ceremonies, assisted by Sterling A. Wood, past state deputy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Feeling Against War

New York November 2.--James LarlSin she Irish labor leader, who arrived here Tonight on the American liner St Louis. said there was considerable feeling in England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland against the war Most of the Irishmen who have gone to the war. he said, were territorials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Villa Troops Defeated

San Antonio, Texas, November 2.-Car- ranza forces, commanded by Luis and Maslovio Herrera, today defeated Villa troops near Parral, Mexico, according to an official dispatch from Mexico City. No details of the battle are given other than that the Villa forces Host consid- erable number of men, rifles and a quan- tity of ammunition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Stop Cotton Cultivation

London, November 2.-8:5S D. mo.A decree has been issued prohibiting the cultivation of cotton in the upper Egyptian basins in 1915, according to Reuters Cairo correspondent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
JAKE SHERIDAN DEAD

San Jose, Cal, November ?. Jake" Sheridan, dean of the umpiring staff of the American league, died here today of heart failure. He was 62 years old and had been an umpire for 30 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-03
Weather Forecast

Washington, November 2.-Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: : Fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
 Georgia: Fair Tuesday and Wednes- day.
 tennessee: Fair Tuesday and Wednesday,:
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