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that Mrs. Plum stoned one chicken TO
death. The other side says that the Phil
lipson children, for there are two little
girls besides the two boys, roller skated
over other peoples sidewalks.
Thus things went on until Mrs Plum
brought Mrs. Phillpson into court as a
disturber OF the peace. The court decided
that there was no cause for action. After
that" said Mrs. Cruickshank to-day, I'VE
decided not to notice Mrs. Plum any more,
even II she did say my baby was crazy.
II was spite that caused Oscars arrest.
but to-day Mr.. Plum found public opinion
SO much against him that he had to sign
one of the petitions to the Governor"
Oswald r. Love. the son OF the late
Rev Edward Love of 229 East Ninth
street. started the petition to the Gov
ernor. He Is u student OF music and
has been working all day getting sig
natures to the appeal. Meanwhile his sis
ter. Roxane b. Love. a teacher In the
somerville High School. went to the
county jail and talked with the prisoner.
Many women. members OF the Women's
civic Club. are taking an active interest
In the petition, and the Justice OF the
Peace who sentenced young Phi!lipson il
said to have been forced to sign it. All
are unanimous In their good opinion OF
the boys character
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BERKMAN HELD FOR ASSAULT.
VIII Leave for PittsburG 20 CcIc-
bratc FricL shooting,

Alexander Rerkman. the anarchist
waived examination Yesterday before
Magistrate Simms In the Essex Market
court and was held for the Grand Jury
ON charge OF felonious assault made by
Patrolman Wagner. Wagner said Berk-
man took his nlghtstick away when the
police interrupted an anarchist celcbra-
ton in Ninth street near Third avenue
early Monday morning
Perhaps the fact that IL convicted Berk-
man may serve five years In prison. or
pay $1,000 fine or both, somewhat ruffled
his usual composure, for the anarchist
played the coy retiring violet yesterday
when he came from the court room, out
on $1,000 bail For the first time since
his long prison term for shooting Henry
c. Prick during the Homestead riots he
held a newspaper before his face TO foil
photographers and would made no state
ment
The celebration that got Berkman and
four satellites into trouble was fare
well party before he left 20 begin an eX-
tended speechmaking tour at Pttsburg
Berkman expected TO leave last night.
II was said that his Pittsburg speech
would commemorate the twenty first ami
versary of the shooting OF Mr. Frick. and
that 1t would be Berkman's first appear
ance in Pittsburg since then.
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FLIES OVER THE CITY
IN GYRO AEROPLANE
Spcrry Visits Town in Machine
That Won $4,000 Prize
in France.

Lawrence r. Sperry. winner OF the
$4,000 aeroplane stability prize at
Bezons, France. on June IS. new his
automatically stabilized prize winning
flying boat down from Little Neck Bay
yesterday afternoon, circled four times
around the Statue OF Liberty and raced
back to his hangar at the Baysde Yacht
Club.
lie flew flfty-ilve miles In nifty min
utes, most of the time with his hands
entirely dsengaged from the controls
and putting the machine through the same
manpuvres that were worth $4,000 to
the French Government. lie swept grace
fully under the Manhattan and Brooklyn
bridges on the down trip, but for the most
part he flew high. as Il was not an eS-
hibitlon flight. and in fact few persons
noticed the machine.
Lawrence y. Sperry. known to his
| friends as Gyro. Is the son of Elmer A..
! Sperry. OF Brooklyn. inventor OF the gyro-
! scope stab!liDer.
| Mr. Sperry Is planning 10 give an OIL
! cal public demonstration OF his ma
chine for officials of the Aero Club OF
| America on November 81, and the flight
| was in praparati ion for this.
| He left the Baysde Yacht club at :22
| +. NJ. with his mechanician, NJ NJ Tit
| terington. passenger and flew past
/ Fort Totem, Flushing, Long Island city.
| Hell Gate. over Governors Island 20 the
| Statue of Liberty. He stood up in the
machine with both his hands and feet
! frea OF tho controls and with New York
1000 feet below. Ttterington climbed
| out of his seat onto the wing section,
! hut the balance of the machine was not
! p rceptibly disturbed
The Sperry stabilzing apparatus con-
| ssts of four little horoscopes that never
/ fail to bring back the machine TO a hori-
zonta plane. The entire outfit weighs
! about forty pounds. The gyros weigh about
! two pounds each and are rotated at 1000
! revolutions per minute by an alternating
! current derived from small generator
I driven by the main engine. The landing
Of the aeroplane as well as It's flight is
I automatically controlled.
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SAY CARRANZA YIELDS.
Dispatches Declare lie VIII Retire
when Successor Controls North.

FL PAso Tex, Nov. ia telegram
from Aguascalentes to-day said that
tho commission headed by Gen Obregon
had informed the convention of Generals
that CarronZa was disposed to turn over
the Government as soon as "A provisional
President and his Cabinet had assumed
control of the civil government of the
nation, This further mystifed the stu
alton regarding the attitude of Car
rama, who previously had declared that
he would not accept the conventions ac-
tion in deposing him,
Aguascalientes advices from Carranza
sources said
Cdrrauza informed the commission
that while he was not bound in any
way 10 recognize the validity OF the
conventions actions or desired to
give them formal recognition, he was
prompted by the feelings of pat
riousm to turn over the eNecu-
tive power Of the nation and the chief
.7smmand of the constitutionalist
forces TO amy man named by the con-
NentlOn to govern for "A definite Pc
Rod who would actually assume a
real control over the division of tho
NORTH assuming command OF the
troops and govern that portion of the
Republic in like manner as all
others.
\ Despite this despatch Col, Sebastian
J CSTranza, nephew Of Gen. Carranza
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TOFIELDER
FOR BOY W HO
SHOT RABBIT
North Plainfield Busy on Pc
tition Against 12O Day
Sentence.
ARREST Is TRACED
TO FAMILY FEUD

PLAINfiELp. N. J.. Nov. io.-Only a
tiny creek separates this town from North
rlainheld. but II has taken five whole
days FOR a wave OF wrath over the inn
prisonmcnt Of boy for shooting a rab-
hit to enlist the sympathies of prominent
and wealthy residents of Plainiield. To-
day q petition to the Governor to pardon
the boy was being enthusiastically signed
and wilt he presented to Gov. Fielder
tomorrow or the next day.
Oscar Phillipson. 10 years old. Is the
lad who Is serving a sentence OF 100
days in the county Jail at Somerville
for shooting n rabbit last Tuesday, and
over IN North Plaintield at 300 Manning
avenue. is the house where the boys
mother and brother live. In the yard
back of It tho rabbit was chewing Mrs.
Phlllipsons cabbages when Oscar came
upon it. Before he realized what pun
ishment his act might carry with Il
young Oscar had shot the rabbit with
a .22 calibre repeating rife.
Then came the boys arrest by william
Hobltzel, fish and game warden; his
arragnmeut before Justice OF the Peace
Shape. his admitting his guilt and the
severity of me New Jersey law which
resulted in fine OF 500 for shooting
rabbit out OF season and an additional
fine of $2l for doing 1t with a repeating
rifle.
Since young Phillipson was taken to
the Somerville jail last Thursday to
serve his senteuce--for the family is too
poor to pay the hne--the community has
been aroused over what it considered
excessive punishment. Oscar and his
brother, Wills. Is years old, were the
sole support of their widowed mother.
The story has come out that fam
ily feud between the Phillipsons and
their next door neighbors. the Plums.
caused the boys arrest. Mrs. Phillipson
and her married daughter, Mrs. Howard
Cruckshank, who lives with her, say that
Freaerick Plum told the authorities OF
the shooting OF the rabbit out Of spite
and in hopes that he would get a share
of the fine.
As the nelghbors tell the story-and
they tell 1t vividly-the trouble between
the two families began six months ago,
when Mrs. Philipson decided that she
could save cent "A day on her milk bill
by walking half mile for the milk rather
7 than have Mr. Plum. a distributor. leave
/ II. Then one side SAYS that the Plum dog
/ jumped on the Phllipson chickens and
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TO GRANT U. S. DEMANDS.
Carranza Said 10 Have Agreed to
Evacuation Proposals.
Sprciai quite Despatch to THE srv.

MEXICO CITY, Nov. l0.--Gen. Carranza
has promised to publish a decree grant
ing full guarantees to refugees in Vera
Cruz. especially specifying Mexicans and
foreigners who served the Americans ac-
cord!ng to reliable unofficial authorities.
After publishing the decree he will again
ask the United States to set a date for
the evacuation.
The commission which asked Carran-
za's resignation reached Celas this morn
ing en- route TO Aguascalientes 1t is
said that the commissioners will am
nounce that Carranza has asked them to
postpone the date fixed for his turning
over tho Government to his successors
for the purpose of continuing negotiations
There were Wild rumors all day that
at o'clock, the hour fixed by the con
vention for Carranzas resignation, the
Informed troops would uprise and cap
turo the city, but nothing happened.
Gen, RlanCo will arrive tonight from
ARuascaientes to take command of the
forces at tine capital.
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SOCIETY TOO COSTLY,
KORAN KILLS HIMSELF
Philadelphia Saloon Keeper
BroOdcd Over Expensive
House and Auto.

PHILApELPHtA. Nov. 10.--Timothy J.
Koran. a saloon keeper. killed himself
here to-day because he had been dis
appointed in his social aspirations. lie
had tried 10 make his way into circle
socially far above the workmen whose
nickels and dimes had brought him wealth
and he found that the new life brought
mental depression. Sc he hanged him
self in room above his saloon with a
rope torn from a dumbwaiter.
Koran was So years old and his saloon
was at South and Thirteenth streets. u
was a rendezvous for workngmen ami
they came to know him as a man OF
generous impulses who would do amy
thing for a friend. He never went back
on his old trade Tie didn't set himself
up in such a place OF business as his
former patrons would scorn To visit
He went on with the saloon, but when
Il came time to quit he didn't walk up
stairs as he used to. An automobile
came for him and took him away to his
new home at 2O32 Locus; street, near
Rittenhouse square, in the heart or one
of the exclusive sections Of Philadelphia
There Koran proposed to himself to he
one with his nesghbors. His automobile
was one of the best His home was
deliberately furnished. He had retinue
of servants In every way he sought 10
live as those around him lived. Ana ne
found the pace too swift
II tell you" he would say to ms
friends in confidential moments. "it costs
lot of money to keep that house up and
YOU ought 10 see what the bill is tor
running that touring car OF mine.
He was more than usually morose TINS
morning and spoke again and again OF
how he hadn't known how much 1t cos,
to break into society. He disappeared
and several hours later his body was
! foupd II was removed TO the home ii
| Locust street,
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YOUNG HERO WILL RECOVER.
boy burned saving "soldtcr" Com
rade I. saved by surgeons.

II was announced at St Johns Hospi-
tai in Long Island City last evening that
the efforts OF the surgeons would very
likely save the life OF Charles Shell O. of
50 boulevard, Long Island city, who had
proved himself hero. lie had at the
risk of his own life saved that of Eddie
Runnell 10, of 81 Boulevard, his play
mate. The two boys lie in adjoining cots
in the hospital
4 number of the boys from the Astoria
section were playing war and She'll was
the captain, In tent Of canvas and
boards fire was built Monday night In
order to cook. The boys were modelling
their camp after some of the pictures OF
European soldiers in trenches The tent
caught fire, and the Runnell boy, who was
inside, was overcome by smoke. While
the other boys ran calling for help young
She'll rushed into the burning tent and
dragged his companion out. He was So
badly burned that 1t was thought at first
that he would die,
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CIRCUITS CASE UP TODAY.
Justice Benedict VIII Pass on De-
mand for linn ediate Trial.

Supreme Court Justice Benedict in
Brooklyn announced yesterday that ise
would decide from the bench to-day
whether or not ex-Comptroller Edward NJ,
Grout shall be tried Immediately, as he
requests, on an indictment charging him
with committing perjury as president OF
the Union Bank. He will also decide
whether or not an earlier indictment
should he squashed.
In moving the court to take action Law
yer Stephen G. Baldwin, counsel for Mr.
Grout, made bitter attack on District
Attorney Cropsey He dwelt particularly
on the District Attorneys recent refer
ence to hand picked" Justices made In
connection with the !atters effort to have
an upstate Justice try Mr. GrOut.
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Advces have been received that $50 OF
Maytorena's men Mt Cananea, Sonora.
mutinied and seized the Quartet together
with large quantity of military sup
plies and number of machine guns.
The mutineers. 1t is reported, have de-
clared In favor Of CarranZa.
ReenforCements from the south have
arrived at Aqua Preta. Sonora, and the
garrison at that point now numbers
about 500 men, equipped with a number
of machine guns
Ten. villa is I'm close touch with IA
pata, according to reports from Aguds-
calentes. 1t liz said that the northern
leader has sent number of lengthy
messages to Iapata stating tina, there
will he no action taken looking to the
election of a permanent provisional Pres
ident until Zapata is represented at the
conference by his full quota OF dele
gates
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moved 100 Constitutionallst troops
from the garrison of Piedras Negras, OPP
poste Eagle Pass, to-day, to attack Sal
tillo. capital OF the state OF Coahuila.
Saltillo Is held by Gen. Luis Gutierres,
whose brother, Gen. Eulalio Gutierrez,
has been sworn In as provisional Presi-
dent of Mexico by the Aguascalentes
convention.
Following the announcement by Con-
stitutionalists that Carranza had decided
to yield to the wishes Of the Aguasca-
ientes convention. the troop movement is
regarded as significant, and by villa sup
porters his army concentration is looked
upon with suspicion.
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II is believed that the convention could,
without sacrificing any OF its prestige,
take the Carrauza message as a basis for
further discussion and find some way to
achieve it, object, the elimination of Car
rama, without again involving Mexico in
wholesale internal warfare.
The state Department, however. had
absolutely no advices rejecting on the
Villa situation. Secretary Bryan said the
Department advices were such as TO
allay any alarm which may he caused by
dispatches Of the last few days. Asked
To specify this information, he said the
Department had received word that
Augustin Rodriguez, one of the Huerta
delegates i'm the Niagara Falls medration
had been released from confinement in
Mexico cty. Secretary Bryan admitted
however. that this fact was pleasing to
him. but had nothing to do with the really
vital issues of the provisional Presidency
Officials here do not credit reports from
Mexico that American forces have been
landed at Acapulco on the west coast
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A Scotch friend reminds us
that plaid" to a Scotchman
means his shawl rather than
its pattern.
We were speaking Of new
plaid overcoats-if we'd said
tertans, no Scot could have
misunderstood.
The coats are made of
Through and through" Scotch
tartans - the Black Watch,
Murray, Mackenzie, Douglas
and Cawdor Campbell tartans
The cloth is made by the
Scotch mills that turn out the
kits for the famous Scottish
regiments.
Everything men and boys
wear.
ROGERS PEET COMPANY
Three Broadway Stores
at At Al
Warren 81. 18th ST. 34th ST.
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Meeting Held ut Cordoba.

TIL announcement from Cordoba, g!vei
out here by Rafael Hubaran' the Con
stitutionalist agent is as follows
The First chief conferred to-day
with Gems. Obregon, Nillareal Ben
avides and Hay, the committee sent
BY the Aguascalcntes convention TO
inform him of It's actions. The con-
ference was AT great length.
Carranza Informed the convention
that while he was not bound in any
way to recognize the validity Of the
conventions actions or desired TO give
them formal recognition, that he was
prompted by the feelings of patriotism
To- turn over the executive power OF
the nation and the chief command OF
the Coustt;utionallst forces to any
man named by the convention to
govern for definite pre-constitutonal
period. who would actually assume a
real control over the division OF the
north. assuming command or the
troop, and having the central govern
ment in fact and not merely In the
DRY govern that portion OF the repub-
lie in like manner as all the others.
This message to-day IL being de-
livered to the convention and great
optimism prevails that peaceful
solution Of the present difficulties will
he discovered.
Administration officials. when the
learned of this announcement. were hope
full that IL would result in postponemer
OF the clash threatened by the convention
ultimatum to Carranza to recognize III
conventions sovereignty and retire
favor Of Gen. Gutierrez by o'clock thi
evening.
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EX-INSPECTORS LOSE APPEAL.
Conviction OF sweeney, Murtha aud
Thompson Upheld.

Albany. Nov. 10.--The Court OF An-
peals affirmed to-day the conviction OF
Dennis Sweeney, John j, Murtha and
James Il. Thompson, ex-inspcctors OF tho
New York police force, who We're found
guilty Of conspiracy to obstruct justice
and sentenced for one year each in the
New York penitentiary and to pay each
a fine Of $500.
The crime was the result of corrupt
agreement to prevent George A. Slpp and
his son from testifying as To certain
charges of graft against Patroman Eu-
gene T. Fox.
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ALEXANDRIA blanche Ring a Co..
Bobby North, Flo Ir-
- Daily Mat ESQ win a "a. Lucy Cillett ,oths
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CARRANZA WILL
YIELDONLY TO
VILLAS MASTER
Man Who Can Control North
ern Mexico May BE Presi-
dent. He Says.
DOUBT If CONVENTION
WILL ACCEPT ANSWER

wAsutNGroN, Nov. 1O.--Therc is still
n chance of Carranza bowling to the VIII
OF the AEuascalicntes convention and re-
lnquishing the provisional Presidency or
Mexico without a struggle, according TO
announcement by the Carranza agency
her, OF a message received from the
First chief
According to the announcement car
rama has informed the representatives
of the convention that he will yield II
tho convention will name man to hold
office for prediction period who viii
really govern the northern division as the
rest of the country is governed and not
leave that territory in the hands of a
military chieftain holding himself superior
10 the central government In other
words Carranza renews his previous state
ment that he will got out on condition
that villa il completely eliminated from
the situation.
The conventions ultimatum to Carranza
eNsired at O'Clock tonight. and no word
has been received as to whether the con-
Vcntion is willing to accept this conditional
statement OF Carranza as satisfactory
reply to their demands or not. General
opinion is that the convention VIII not
accept IL, especially as Carranza states
in his messages that he makes this oner
not because he recognizes the validity or
any of the acts Of the convention nut
purely out Of patriotism,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05

With City Commissioner James Weath- erly in the drivers seat the new 5000 electric automatic pressure street fiusher was given a trial demonstration yes terdayeon North Nineteenth street Tie trial was satisfactory but not perfect. Che or two valves, probably on account of their newness, did not work properly and the fiusher failed to properly throw the stream at all times.
 The demonstrator has taken it to the machine shop to have some of the worN- liis parts loosened up a bit and tomor- low at F o'clock 1t will be given an other and complete trial in front of the city hall on Nineteenth street. The new machine attracted much attention on the sheets yesterday it's en.rmous size sur rrising everyone. It holds 1900 gallons of water.
 The machine is propelled by electricity and runs as quietly as any electric prougham ever set on wheels. The pres sure which forces the stream across the street, thereby washing the dust and dirt Into the storm sewers, secures it's force rom automatically compressed air. The great tank, appearing almost as large as an oil tank freight ear, is air tight
 This bank is allowed to fill with air and the water Is then forced into the tank compressing the air at the top. The result is that when the noz- zle Is opened the water is propelled by the automatic air pressure and gray itation.
 It appears to me that the machine Is going to be entirely satisfactorily" said MT. Weatherly after the trial The machinery was new and fitted tightly and did not work just exactly right yesterday, but that will be easily overcome. The quietness of the oper- alton of the machine is an enormous feature. Compared with the old gaso- line engine flushers We had last sum- mer, it's like a bicycle and a log wagon.
 IT this machine is satisfactory we Will immediately order another one the two being amply able to flush all the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-05
NEGRO TEACHERS
 MEET WEDNESDAY
State Convention Will Be Addressed by Booker T. Washington Friday
 Night at Jefferson Theatre

Beginning Wednesday night at the Sixth Avenue Baptist church. the Alabama State Teachers association, composed of teachers in the eolored schools of the state, will hold it's thirty-fourth annual session. The meeting will bring to Bir- mingham more than 1000 negro teachers from the common schools, the city schools and the various colleges and other insti- tutions of the state. The sessions will be held for the most part in the Sixteenth Street Baptist church, Sixteenth street and Sixth avenue, except the first night at Sixth Street Baptist, and the last night, Friday, when pr. Booker T. Washington will deliver an address at the Jefferson theatre.
 Actively cooperating with the negro teachers, the superintendent of public schools has sent out a circular allowing as time taught the days consumed in attending the association, which makes it possible for large number of the rural teachers on small salaries to attend the association without so much sacrifice.
 A comprehensive programme has been arranged which deals with practical aues- tions affecting the negro schools Some of the speakers for the white teachers as- sociation and experts attending that body will address the negroes. On their pro- gramme are Dr. ". H. Sanders of the state board of health, State Supervisor James l.. Sibley. while the governor of Alabama has promised also to address the teachers. The meeting will be pre- sided over by William Pickens, president of Talladega college, Talladega