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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
-FOUR KILLED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Switch Engine Backs Into
Machine at Fort
Worth, Tex.

Fort Worth, Tex, January 10.-Four
Texas business men were killed on tho
outskirts of Fort Worth early tonight,
when switch engine backed a string of
cars onto their automobile at street
crossing
The dead are:
e. E. McLemore. Dallas.
Eugene Corley, Dallas
F. X. Blain, Fort Worth
Allen Blain, Fort Worth.
Charles S. Berry of Dallas, general
sales agent for the Murray Gin company.
the fifth occupant of the car, was thrown
to one side by the impact and escaped
with minor bruises. The negro chauffeur
fell under freight car caught a brake
beam and emerged uninjured when the
train was stopped 100 yards from the
scene of the accident McLemore and
Corley We're decapitated; the Bains,
father and son, lived but short time.
The party had just left the plant OF
the Fort Worth Cotton Oil company.
which they had visited in relation to a
business deal. The chauffeur rounded the
end of a number of box cars on a side
track when the approaching train shunt-
ed by Belt Line engine, crashed into
the automobile hurting five of the oc-
cupants of the machine under he wheels.
Ambulances conveyed the dead to the
morgue and started for a hospital with
the Blains.
f. X. Blain was manager of the Fort
Worth Cotton Oil company, his son Allen
was assistant. Corley was office manager
of the Murray Gin company of Dallas
ana McLemore was his head booklxeeper.
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Rand Threatened With Seri-
GUS Warfare-Martial
Law Proclaimed
THE SITUATION ARISES
FROM RAILWAY STRIKE
Labor Uprising Assuming Serious
Proportions--Boer War Veteran
Placed at Head of Troops
TO Quell Disorder

Pretoria, South Africa, January 1o.-Not
since the Beers laid down their arms
o the Brtons in 1902 has the Rand been
so near war as 1t Is tonight. Martial
law will be declared tomorrow. Many
predicted failure, for the strikers have
become so alarmed they are pleading for
white unity 9s protection against the
horrors of a native uprising.
Johannesburg has the appearance of a
beseged city. The calling out of the
burghers has resulted. in the gathering OF
1o,0o0 Of the old Free State burghers, un-
der command of the veteran Boer gem
eral Jaeobus H. De La Rey.
TIE proposed mass meeting of the trades
federation has not been prohibited but
he martial law proclamation probably
means an attempt will be made to pre-
vent demonstration which might result
in an even more tragic affray than that
of July 4 last, when rioters were fired
on by the troops
The trades federation has asked a gem
eral strike and has ordered that a bal
lot be taken by all the unions before
Tuesday. The federation also has passed
resolution condemning the government
Tor imprisoning strike leaders.
Troopers, infantry and police. are posted
at strategic points along the reef Ii Is
considered a grave question whether the
ourghers will fire on their fellow Beers,
who compose the majority of the Rand
railway men, The strikers seem to share
this belief
Secretary Balm of the johannesburg
Trades federation, for whom a warrant
has been issued. was at a meeting In
the trades hall tonight, surrounded by
hodyeuard of 1000 The police, realiz-
Ing he could not be arrested without
bloodshed, decided to await more favor
able opportunity.
Nothing further has developed with re-
gard to the native unrest. At dagersfon-
tein, where, in an outbreak today be-
tween whites and natives seven native
laborers We're killed and 36 wounded
Henry Burton, minister of railways to-
day said all grievances of the railway
men, except those relating to retreneh-
ment and the reinstatement of certain
men, are being considered
strikers have formed a police force of
400 to assist in the maintenance of order
one of the first acts of the citizens COM
mittee was the closing of all saloons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
COUNTYCOMM|TTEES
MAY FIX UPON THE
PLAN THEY PREFER
rVI I'D cnAnurxrNr
State Committees Ruling as
to Two Primaries Does
Not Apply to C0un-
ty Elections

Montgomery, January TO- -(Speclal) }
The democratic state executive committee
construes the primary resolution recently
passed at its meeting here to mean that
county committees have the right to fix
upon either the majority or plurality plan
for nominating county tickets according
to expressions of more than two-thirds
of the members who have telegraphed
Chairman r. Tyler GOODWIN to that ef-
feet. Chairman GOODWIN announced to-
night that he had received kilograms from
a large majority of the committee placing
this construction on the committees res
olution. The majority plan, according to
Chairman Goodwin, applies to all candi-
dates to be voted for from more than one
county, his statement follows:
More than two-thirds of the members
of the state committee have wired me to-
day constituting the primary resolutions as
not effecting the right of county commit
tees to fix either the majority of the plu-
rality plan for nominating county tickets
I shall, therefore. advise all county
chairmen that the county committees may
adopt either the majority of plurality
plan as they see fit for the nomination Of
all local candidates TO be voted for by one
county
In other words, the majority plan ap-
plies to all candidates to be voted for in
more than one county. When candidate
Is to be voted for in two or more counties
the majority plan applies. All others are
nominated under the plan fixed by the
county committee"
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

l-Rebels capture Ojinaga
IL. killed in mine explosion in Tusca-
loosa.
New Haven agrees to reorganize
Fear strike may cause native upris-
2-Bodeker defies anyone to show he
ever made dishonest dollar.
S-Crook announces for probate Judge.
EThree counties pleased by stand OF
House leader.
5-Underwood' friends fun of confidence
Steel suit hearing closes here tonlor-
Steiner Brothers to build apartment
house. As
County races getting active.
President holds public reception at
Pass Christian.
Flight governors of Alabama.
S-Church news ~
9-Renewal action in market expected.
Go-to-church idea being taken up over
country
1l-1ssues becoming sharply drawn in
governors race.
1S-Hausmannizing London.
14--Sports. ss
news
1s-Ensley Wesley, House entertains.
17-Poultry news.
not wholly agreed on trust
Legislation.
20 Welsh ladies to be at Ensley this week
23-Automobile gossip.
24-Real genius in wantais found playing
violin on Birmingham streets.
26-39-Society.
2s- s-29-Ned Brace and editorial comment.
81 Warrior school and people it serves.
34-The theatres.
s5-Russian exports to United States on
increase
36-Dollys dialogues.
37-Common sense in the home.
Ss--The young people.
39--Ma rlScis.
1-4s-Magazine section
49-52 Comic supplement.
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government at the station in West End
carrying Chief Nesbitt and several others,
came to the scene. Two helmet men ac-
companed the car and assisted In the
rescue work. The inspectors on the scene
besides Mr.. Smith. are Chief Nesbitt,
Frank Hillman and Dave keiso.
Mr. Smith made the following state
ment in regard TO the explosion tonight:
Il was notified of the explosion shortly
before II O'Clock and Immediately hur
ried TO Rock Castle. which is 29 miles
from Tuscaloosa. | entered the mine at
noon and Immediately began assisting IN
the work looking toward the removal of
the bodies from the mine. attribute
the accident to a gas explosion, which
was set off by some of the men them
selves. 1t was not a windy shot as
there was no shooting in the mine In the
morning. | will remain here FOR several
days until the Investigation has becn
made and the cause of the accident has
been officially determined
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ACCIDENT SINCE
MINE HAS OPERATED

The Rock Castle mine is owned by the
Davis Creek Coal ana Coke company, of
which J. C. Maben Is president. The mine
has been in operation for IA years and
this Is the first explosion II is a slope
mine with capacity OF 800 tons per day
and works 1l0 men
The remains OF Wood Quarles will be
taken to Vance tomorrow morning for
inteIment and that of Frank Tillery t.
Blocton. The company is bearing all ex-
penses of interment and is doing all pos
sibe for the relief of the stricken faTn-
lilies.
There was high praise In Rock Castle
tonight of the tireless efforts of Super
intendent Kuffner toward rescuing the
men. lie labored for hours without rest
not coming to the surface until S31
o. clock tonight. All the miners here did
heroic work in going into the mine in
the face of the afterdamp without hei.
NETS. Several of the bodies We're located
sometime before being brought to the
surface but it was deemed best to make
verything safe before taking them out.
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WRECKS AEROPLANE
TO SAVE TWO LIVES

Oakland. Cal, January 10.--To avoid
what appeared certain sacrifice of two
lives, Lincoln Beachey deliberately
wrecked his biplane late today and fell
20 feet, sustaining slight injuries.
Beachey was descending and directly
below was an automobile driven hv
barney oldfield' carrying passenger.
The aviator swerved his machine, which
collapsed and turned almost complete
ly over burying Beachey beneath it.
His only injuries are bruises.
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only remaining commanders of the fed
erai regulars. The other generals COM
manded volunteers and had been threat
ened with death by Villa should they be
captured
he downfall of the TGrerta government
in this section of Mexico was preceded
by a series of dramatic incidents. Just
six weeks ago tomorrow Gen. Salvador
Mercado with his 1000 troops evacuated
Chihuahua City
His flight across the desert to Ojinaga
where he hoped to replenish his food sup
ply and ammunition required almost a
week. lie was accompanied by many
rich Mexican families, among them Luis
holders in the world, who feared vio-
lence at the hands of the rebel forces.
The flight of Mercado with his army
drew forth belief that ultimately he
would be forced across the Rio Grande
and seek safety in the United States
How soon the retreat to- foreign soil
was to follow then hardly could be
conjectpred, but 1t was known federal
troops We're discouraged, without pay
for many months and hopeless of ever
defeating the growing revolutionary
movement. They also were short of am
munition. Appeals to Mexico City
brought money to pay the troops, but
they could not overcome the imposs
lbility of getting more ammunition
through the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
UNIVERSITY BARS
MODERN DANCES
Indiana Students Must Not
Do Kitchen Sink" Says
Presto ut

Bloomipston, Ind. January lo.-The
tango. the fishwalk and kitchen sink and
similar modern dances are barred from
Indiana university, according to announce
ment made today by President William
Lowe Bryan
am not an expert. ON dancing" said
PRESIDENT Bryan. but know there is
right way and wrong way to dance. :"
The dance question was left to the stu-
dents to solve last autumn. and it was
expected they would force the new steps
out OF use by the feeling Of disrepute
against Them but, instead, it became ap-
parent that the modern dances were be-
coming the rage at the various student
social affairs and today's edict was is
sued. =.
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bers have been discussing the outlook with
colleagues, and returning members point
to the growth of the woman suffrage
movement as warrantng the appointment
OF committee to deal with nothing else.
The rules committee recently completed
hearings on a proposal that the house
should deal with the suffrage question
through regular standing committees So
far the committee has not considered tina
plan in executive session. Chairman
Henry's position is that woman suffrage
has become great issue and that ths
problem is as important as the subjects
no wdealt with in many Of the present
standing committees OF CongrosA
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COMMITTEE TO HEAR
SENATE CLAIMANTS
Cases of Blair and Glass
to Be Taken Up
Monday

Washington, January .10.-tSpeciaia
Che Senate committee on privileges
and elections is expected soon after it
convenes Monday to take up for final
consideration the cases of Senator
elect Blair Lee of MARYLAND and Frank
p. Glass of Alabama, appointed by the
governor of Alabama to succeed the
late Senator Johnston. 1t was reported
, today that a meeting of the commit
tee would be called for Monday. Sem
ator Kern. however. Is not in the city
and he is chairman of the committee.
This report could not be confirmed.
The general opinion seems to be that
Ihcither Of the contestants will be seat
ed, although it is said Lee has a pos
lsible chance for favorable consideration
at The hands Of the committee.
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COMMITTEE MAY
BE CREATED BY THE HOUSE
and Strong Favorable Sentiment Has Developed
Among Representatives Problem Important One

Washington. January 1o.-The creation
of standing House committee on equal
suffrage loomed today at the capitol as
strong probability. Chairman Henry
OF the committee on rules returned from
Texas convert TO the proposition on
which his committee must taken action
and a strong favorable sentiment has de-
veloped among representatives. who have
talked over the subject during the con-
gressional recess.
Representatives Taylor and Heating of
Colorado and other -suffragist MEM
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INSPECTOR SMITH SAYS
GAS CAUSED EXPLOSION

The explosion is attributed to gas by
Inspector Smith. In a brief statement
ne said that the explosion was not the
result of windy shot but was caused
by gas which some of the men had set
off. With the exception of seventeen
iIght, none of the mine WAS affected by
the explosion.
Immediately following the explosion
Thomas Tutwiler, chief clerk, notified j.
c. Maben, president of the company in
Birmingham, and the office of the chief
mine inspector was also apprised of tt e
accident The mine rescue car of the
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in general charge of all the physical
work, explained today that the At
lanta Birmingham and Atlantic, with
the other four properties. had been Sc
lected for the first application of the
law because they are regarded as
generally TYPICAL
'.One railroad was selected in each
division" he said. "for preliminary or
experimental purposes. because each is
supposed to present in one form or
another all phases Of the questions
that Vi III arise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
EXPLOSION OCCURS IN
SEVENTEENTH RIGHT ENTRY

EXPLOSION OCCURS IN
SEVENTEENTH RIGHT ENTRY
The explosion occurred this morn
ing at $40 o',lock in the seventeenth
right entry, THY killing the II
men, who were s~di5 burned. Within
five minutes after the explosion,
George, Kuffner, superintendent, had
entered the mine at the head of
rescue party. The first thing done
was to notify all men in the mine
who were unaware of the explosion.
Fifty-four came to the surface un-
injured.
Assistant state Mine Inspector w. p.
Smith, stationed at Tuscaloosa, was noti-
fled of the explosion and hurried to Davis
Creek. He entered the mine at noon and
the work of bratticing was begun in order
to clear the air so the bodies could be
reached. At o'clock six bodies We're
brought to the surface, the first to be
removed. AT o'clock three were brought
mp and at $50 three more were rescued,
clearing the. mine.~ Inspector Smith did
not come TO RE surface Until $40 clock
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MAKES LAST
DESPERATE STAND

On this little hilltop of Ojinaga, in
an obscure border village. 67 miles
from any railroad. and that in the
United States. Mercado elected to make
a last desperate stand.
lie said he never would give up nm
less his men ran short of ammunition.
| He kept his word For six days, end
! ing last Sunday he had fought pluckily
against odds. The rebels fired more
than 100000 rounds into the federal
trenches without avail. II was not until
Villa, military head of the revolution,
,appeared on the scene that the reverse
| came for the federals.
General villa arrived only a few
days ago His presence, together with
the coincidence that the federals had
only 80 rounds of ammunition left for
each man. seemed to take from the
federal generals their last vestige of
hope.
None of the weird scenes in the
moonlight while the horde of rebels was
pouring into Ojinaga and federals were
rushing about in disorder. was more
intensely pathetic than that of Gen
eral Mercado, an old campaigner in
various revolutions. who appeared at
| the river bank and informed an or
derly of the United States army that he
wished asylum in foreign country.
General Mercado was taken to Major
McNamee, the commanding officer. who
held him pending orders from Briga-
der General Bliss.
Major McNamee was convinced at a
late hour that many of the federal SOL
diers had not succeeded in reaching
United States territory but had scat
tered on the Mexican side and prob
ably would come over later II they
were not captured by the rebels.
A later report received by Major Nc
Nance was that the federal cavalry did
not cross to the American side but prob
ably succeeded in getting into the interior
of Mexico.
Despite the report that General Orozco
crossed to this side at remote point
and escaped to the Texas mountains
near here Major McNanee was informed
that Orozco and General Ynez Salazar
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General Mercado Makes Last Desper-
ate Stand and Retreats Across
the Border Only When
Ammunition Fails
VICTORY MOST IMPORTANT
REBEL TROOPS HAVE WON
SINCE REVOLUTION BEGAN
Horde of Panic Stricken Feders Rush Wild Disorder
Border Following Five Hour Engagement With Trium-
phant Foes-Rout Presents Wierd Scene-Huerta
Downfall in the North is Complete

Preside, Tex January 10The Mexican federal army with
its nine generals, evacuated Ojnaga Mexico 10 clock
night The triumphant rebel forces Gen Francisco Villa
Immediately occupied the village.
The rebels still bombardng the federal
O'Clock this evening" which several shells had fallen
on United States territory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-11
EXPLOSION IN ROCK
CASTLE MINE KILLS IL
MEN; CAUSED BY GAS
Disaster Occurs $40 Clock the Seventeenth Right En-
try-Assistan State Mine Inspector Smith Hurries
Mine and Sd Men Reach Surface Without Injury.
Company Doing Everything Possible
for Stricken Families
by LEON BRADLEY

Abernant January 10(Special)In oneentry explosion
the Rock Castle of the Davis Greek Coal and Coke Co.
$40 O'Clock this morning. five white and negroes
killed The other "a men in the mine got out without
injury.
The Dead-Whte:
Wood Quares, 3d. foreman married, widow and three
Frank Tery, 63, married, widow and five children.
Joe Sbasnick married.
Felix Maender. married.
John Huoeln, single.
Negroes:
Sam Brown John Brown Charles tancher Nathan Bakey,
Dennis Thomas Harry Tinker and Gilmore LYONS.
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The entire border patrol was ordered
out because numerous federal de-
serters had already crossed and more
were expected. General Mercado of
the federal garrison sent note to
General McNamee of the Fifteenth
United States cavalry asking if the
federals might send across the border
some guns for which they had no
ammunition.
Gen. Salvador Mercado, who was
Huerta's chief military commander,
crossed the river and surrendered to
Major McNamee of the United States
army.
1t was impossible for Major Nc
Nance to learn what had become of
the federals, whether the bulk of them
had taken refuge on this side or
whether they scattered to points in
Mexico. The country about Ojinaga
is mostly desert.
The defeat of the federal army fol-
lowed only few hours lighting in which
the rebels, beginning at sundown started
to close in on the besieged garrison with
q cannon and rifle fire.
GIVE ORDER
TO EVACUATE
General Castro and General Mercado.
OF the federal regulars, saw that the as
saut was to be nothing less than mas
sacre. The federals only had left 50
rounds of ammunition for each man.
Generals Castro and Meroado therefore
gave the order to evacuate.
All the federal soldiers and their Of
ficers who could scramble to the Ameri-
can side did So The others ran in all
directions. Gen. Pascual Orozco. the COM
mander of federal volunteers threatened
with summary execution by Villa was
the first to cross. 1t was believed he
lad escaped into the mountains in Texas.
About 8 O'clock when the fighting had
( been in progress about five hours, seven
wagons loaded with documents belonging
to the Huerta government came over and
were captured by the United States bor-
der patrol.
Major McNamee Immediately ordered
all caNdlrynen meet an emergency.
Women, children and wounded soldiers
haG been crossing in numbers but the
apparent advance of the rebels gave rea-
son to believe a greater rush across she
border was imminent.
For FIVE hours the sharp flashes of
the rebel fire had been seen drawing
closer to the federal entrenchments. The
whole scene was bathed in moonlight,
partly obscured by dust and powder
smoke.
Among the federals were nine generals,
Castro, Mercado, Orozco. Manuel Landa.
1nez Salazar, Antonio Rojas, Bias Or
rina, Lozaro Alavis and Rogue Gomez.
BIGGEST VICTORY
OF REVOLUTION
Defeat of the federal army at this point
marks the most important rebel victory
of the present revolution 1t leaves the
rebels in possession virtually of all the
north of Mexico.
Mercado. Castro and Landa were the
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TASK OF VALU|NG
RAILROADS WILL
BEGIN NEXT WEEK
A., B. & A. Road Will Be
First Property in the
Nation to Be Put
to Test
Nv G. T.. STEWART

washington, January l0.-tSpecial)
After months of preparation. the COL
losal task of valuing the railroad prop
critics of the United States Will be-
gin next week, and the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic railroad, now in
the hands of receivers. will be the first
pronertv in the nation to be put to
the test. Four other properties in
widely separated sections of the coun-
try have been selected. for valuation
purposes following closely upon the
inauguration of the work in the south.
They are: The Kansas city Southern,
the Norfolk Southern. the Salt Lake
and San Pedro. and the Elgin, Joliet
and Eastern railroads.
Begin in Atlanta
The Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic valuation work viii begin in At
lanta Monday when representatives of
the interstate commerce commission
will meet representatives of the rail-
road William G. Brantley, former con-
gressman from Georgia, left Washing
ton today to meet with the governments 8
engineers Monday. He has been en-
gagged by the railroads of the south to
appear as their legal representative in
the valuation work.
That the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic was signaled out as the first
railroad in the country for valuation is
due to the fact that the government
engineers for the southern division
have been a bit more expeditions In
getting ready for work. Otherwise the
valuation work would have been be-
gun simultaneously in the five divi-
sions into which the country has been
divided for the purposes of valuation.
Howard NJ. Jones of Nashville. one of
the division engineers representing the
government, and b. NJ. Bayliss, his as
sistant will be in immediate charge
of the valuation of the Atlanta Bir-
minghain and Atlantic as they will be
also of all other railroad properties in
the southern division.
Prouty in Charge
Interstate. Commerce Commissioners
Charles a. Prouty. who has been placed
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Prouty in Charge

Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Charles a. Prouty. who has been placed
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BIGGEST VICTORY
OF REVOLUTION

Defeat of the federal army at this point
marks the most important rebel victory
of the present revolution. 1t leaves the
rebels in possession virtually of all the
north of Mexico.
Mercado, Castro and Landa were the
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No Official Statement

No official statement was forthcoming
from the Attorney General tonight.
Negotiations with the New Haven be-
gan more than two months ago. shortly
after Mr.. Elliott came east TO take active
charge of the operation Of the road.