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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20
Demonstration by Relatives

They leaped over chairs and benches. pushed and jostled and amid the cries Tor order in the courtroom, they shouted fearful congratulations to the young man. Some laughed hysterically. oth- CTS cried, and even the blase attaches Of the court of common pleas looked solemn and one was seen to tumble with his handkerchief-but he ex- plained that he had slight cold in apol- ogy.
 The first to reach the young man was his sister, Miss Virginia Doak. His mother was next. and then MT. and Mrs w. F. Allen, and each of the rela. tives endeavored to kiss the embar- rassed George at the same time. Fiji nalIy out of the tumble, George Doak emerged with one arm around his mother and the other around his ais ter, all three crying and whispering tender words to each other
 over dozen witnesses were heard at the preliminary and the courtroom was crowded with spectators attracted by the mystery surrounding the Gone land case. The trial was delayed one hour in vain effort on the part of court attaches to find some member of the solicitors office to conduct the prosecution. Finally Judge Hickman announced that he would do his best to give fair and impartial hearing. Attorneys John Mcqueen and Hugh FL lis appeared for the defendant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20
Case Conducted Quietly

The case was conducted quietly and
 the many friends and relatives of DoalS
 gave no sign of their presence as the details of the actual shooting were
 repeated by the witnesses The attor- neys for the defense pressed the point
 that Mrs Copland was not told that
 she was dying when she accused Doak of doing the shooting, but that she did know she had only a few hours to live when she stated that she shot herself and it was this line of testimony that impressed Judge Hick- man to give verdict of acquittal
 Mrs. Catherine c. Copeland was shot about 1:15 o'clock on the morning of September ', in the room of George Doak, a cost clerk, employed by the Schaeffer Manufacturing company at North Birmingham, at the rooming house of w. P. Allen. 1900 Eleventh avenue. south. Doak, at the time pro- tested that Mrs. Copeland had shot herself but was arrested and placed in the county jail because Mrs. Cope land at the South Highlands infirmary
 made two positive statements in the presence of numerous witnesses that Doak had shot her. Later, few hours before her death, she changed her statements, and said that she had shot herself on account of despondency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20
Jones' Statement Borne Out

1 The official statement says that the dying statement of Engineer William
 Jones contained the assertion that within 300 yards of the switch he saw the man
 run away from the switch, presumably after turning it. The railroad headlights in use on the Alabama Great Southern fast trains can throw a bold stream of light more than 400 feet by electric cur rent and the statement of MT. Jones Is verified to that extent.
 Another evidence that Engineer Jones tried in every way to stop his train was
 the fact that sand which he threw onto l the track trying to halt his train was strewn for about 300 yards, which coin cides with the distance Mr Jones averred | he was from the switch when he saw the l man run away. Another fact that the l fullest efforts were exerted to stop the l train was the fact that all the engine mechanism indicated that MT. Jones re- versed his engine locked his emergency | brakes and ha dall of his ordinary brakes set when he was hauled from under the engine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20

Official A. c. s. Statement
 The official statement of the Alabam Great Southern executive department fol lows:
 Train No. g. in charge of Engineer Jones and Conductor Stone, pulled by engine 250, making schedule time at time of accident, consisting of one baggage car, one mail car, two day coaches and six sleepers, ran into an open switch at Klondyke spur at 3:U a. m. morning of the 18th, the engine hitting car of slag on the spur track, engine turning over, derailing and damaging the train, with exception of three sleepers remaining on the track resulting in loss of life of 10 passen- gers and injury to 37 others. Two of the. injured died as well as Engineer Jones, after reaching the hospital at Meridian.
 'Of the injured 1t was only neces- sary to take 23 of the passengers to the hospital who were well taken care of at the Turner hospital at Meridian. number of the injured will be able to leave the hospital in the next day or two as their injuries are slight.
 Cause of the accident was due to some malicious person breaking the switch lock, removing the switch light and throwing the switch, Engineer Jones making statement before dy- ing that when within 300 feet of the point of accident he saw a man run away from the switch.
 The railroad, through it's general manager, Horace Baker of Cincinnati, has reported the case to both the inter- state commerce commission and the Alabama railroad commission, request ing an investigation as to cause of the accident and two inspectors of the in- terstate commerce commission were on the ground all day yesterday, and are there today. The officers of the railroad have been endeavoring to- day to get in touch with MT Edgar B. Kay engineer of the Alabama railroad commmission to have him go to the wreck and make an investigation. Special agents of the railroad were on the ground as soon as it was pos sible to get them there. securing blood hounds to put on the trail of the party or parties throwing the switch but on account of rain falling in that vicinity they were unable to make much headway."
 It was announced from the offices of the Alabama Great Southern yesterday aft erroon that no developments worthy of note. had occurred in connection with the wreck It was stated that the blood hounds sent to the scene of the wreck had failed on account of the rain and other propositions to take up the trail or the murderer, and that the detectives had not reported any developments. The wrecked cars and the demolished engine reached here yesterday afternoon about dark. They were hauled into the yards near Sloss furnace and will be repaired as best they can for further service.
 It was announced last night from the local offices that w. J. Edwards super intendent of the fine, and his division of hcials. had returned home, but were greatly fatigued after working constant- ly for nearly 40 hours and had retired to their homes without authorizing any sta tement about the wreck further than that issued by the executive department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20
Something of Treasurer's Duties

OOUctHIHg VT IIcdsuIeI DutftS
 The county treasurer handles and re- cords about 65, GOO warrants per year. in- volving the keeping of IA sets of books, which must all balance with the expend- lures of the year which amount to about $ ,30O,000 It is also the duty of the treas
 (Continued on Page seven.)
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
CONGRESS AGAIN
TAKES Up WORK
lawmakers Open Snort Session
at Washington.
LITTLE TIME LOST AT START
Great Many Bills ApproprlatIng More
Than a Billion Dollars Must Be
Passed - Other important
Measures Pending.

Washington, Dec. Scaling Into
action the final session OF the Sixty
third congress, the gavels fell in the
senate and house at noon Monday, ana
the legislators took up the task they
abandoned late in October. Crowded
calendars confronted both houses, al
though it is apparent that the short
session, expiring March by constl-
tutional limitation, must be devoted
largely to the annual appropriation
bills.
Little time was lost in preiminarles
in either house. Except for the hand
shaking and the jibes of both Repub-
licans and Democrats concerning the
results of the last election, the busl-
ness of legislating began without spe'
cial ceremony or incident. There was
not the excitement attendant upon the
converting Of a new congress, when
members are sworn in for their terms.
Crowded galleries were present IN
senate and house, chief interest at
taching. however, to the lower body,
Nnpre lne membership - Iol SCI anu
where there was promised renewal
OF the cotton-relief flibuster which
tied up congress just before adjourn
ment in October.
A survey of the calendars shows al
most a record breaking legislative pro-
gram, the features being as follows:
Fifteen appropriation bills must be
passed. This means that congress
must apportlon more than one billion
dollars between December and
March a. There will be approximately
sixty-five working days, making the
average appropriation per day about
seventeen million dollars, estimating
that the total appropriations will be at
least 81 100000, 600, as compared with
$1,116, 100000 for the long session.
If the fight for a public buildings
bill succeeds there will be l6 supply
measures and as extended fights are
imminent over rivers and harbors, the
naval increase and the army appro-
priation bill, night sessions probably
will be the rule during the short SEES
sion.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
1,090,775,134 ASKED
U. S. EXPENSE FOR 1915 SHOWS
REDUCTION OF $17,s06,643.
Building Program Calls for Two Bat
tIeships, Six Destroyers, Eight
SubmInes and Gunboat.

Washington, Dec. S.-The nation 8
military and naval expenses during
the fiscal year, not including certain
fixed expenses, would amount to $685.
421,357, compared with 1851 ,2S4, 1877
during the current year under plans
of the administration as embodied
in estimates submitted to congress.
The tentative administration naval
building program for the next fiscal
year, as indicated in the estimates,
is for two battleships, six torpedo
boat destroyers, eight or more sub
marines" one oiler and one gunboat,
one of the submarines to be of the
seagoing type and seven or more to
be the coast defense type.
Democratic Leader Underwood,
some of the members of the naval
committees and others in congress,
having in mind the European wars
lessons, favor an increase in subma-
rines rather than in the larger type
of naval craft
The final program will be outlined
by Secretary Daniels just before the
naval bill is reported to the house.
Submarine mines, an important fac
tor in the European conflict, are pro
vided. For purchase of mines and
necessary appliances to operate them
for closing the channels leading to
our principal seaports and for contin-
uing torpedo experiments" an appro-
priation of $19l,350 is asked.
Congressional approval of the trans
fer of four Pinch mortars and their
carriages, valued at $4,000, from for
titications in the United States to the
insular possessions is asked
In the general scheme of fortifica-
tons, aggregating almost s6,00O,000,
numerous increases are asked.
For purchase, manufacturer and test
of ammunition for mountain, field and
siege cannon $1,6OO,O00 is asked, an
increase of 100000.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
LOOT AMERICAN PLANTATION
Fifteen Mexican Bandits PiIfer Ranch
Near Vera Cruz-VilIa Probes
Kidnapping Charge.

Washington. Dec. S.-Fifteen ban
dts have looted an American planta-
ton 144 miles south Of Vera Cruz,
Consul Canada reports to the state de-
partment Six Americans on the
ranch were furnished transportation
up to Vera Cruz by the Constitu-
tionalists.
Secretary Bryan announced he had
a message from Consul Carrothers at
Mexico City stating that General Villa
is investigating the charge that three
Americans were kidnapped by the
forces of Governor Maytorena Of So
nora. The Americans are named
Wilson, Carraway and McNary. There
is some question whether the men
were arrested while they were on
American soil
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
WAR TO BRING NEW PROBLEM.
Seth Low ksserts Strife viii Give
New Birth to Freedom.

New York, Dec. 5.--Presdcnt Seth
Low Of the National Civic federation
opened the fifteenth annual convention
of that body here with an address in
which he declared that the present
war in Europe would bring now prob.
lens before the American people For
solution In part Mr. Low said: we
Americans who see our brothers in
Europe giving everything for the cause
OF their country ought highly to re-
solve, like our fathers at Gettysburg,
that out of this day OF worldwide strife
and sorrow there shall come a new
birth OF that spiritual freedom which
is based on truth. Let us make the re.
lations Of the United States with every
other nation true and genuine and
helpful Let VS. do what lies in our
power to make the relations between
the nations at war, when the war ends.
true and genuine and helpful"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
REPULSE GERMANS ON RATS
Teutons Make Another Attack on Bel
gian Troops at Rams.
capeIIe.

London, Dec. Safeguarding from
Dunkirk, the Daily Chronicles CORE
spondent says:
THE Germans made another attack
on the Belgian lines at Ramscapelle,
near Pervyse. They advanced in nu
merous RATS, which were armed with
machine guns and towed by three pow
erful motor boats.
AS soon as the Belgian outposts
opened fire the motor boats flashed
binding searchlights on them and
opened q deadly machine gun fire.
The Germans reached the shore and
were preparing to land when the Bel
gians brought up a searchlight, en-
abling the Belgian and French artil-
Iery in the rear to shell the RATS ac-
curately."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
Sends Troops to Libia.
KILL TWO AT CHURCH DOOR
Petty Quarrel Of Boys Brings Fatal
Clash Between Parents While
Attending Church Services.

Brittany, La, Dec. S.-As a result
of petty quarrel in a churchyard be-
tween two boys of sixteen and seven
teen years Of age into which their
fathers joined, two persons are dead,
another Is dying and two are in the
county jail The dead are John Can
non, age sixty, and his son, Walter,
age seventeen. William Cannon, age
twenty, another son, is dying, while
John Byaham. age fifty, and his six
teen-year-old son are charged with
shooting the trio.
The trouble started with a fight be-
tween two of the boys in a churchyard
where services were in progress. The
fathers emerged from the church, and
taking sides in the quarrel, started the
fracas that ended with the fatal dis
charge of revolvers.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
EAST SWEPT BY STORM
STEAMERS WRECKED AND PROP
ERTY DAMAGED.
Seven Persons Are Killed and Many
Others Hurt as Result Of Acct.
dents In Philadelphia.

New York, Dec. 8.--Huge seas,
backed by mighty tide and a bowling
northeast gale, battered the coasts Of
New York, smashing houses, wrecking
boats, flooding villages, devastating
summer resorts and forcing transat-
lantic and coastwise steamers to re-
main outside Sandy Hook and fight
the storm.
Damage amounting to hundreds Of
thousands of dollars has been done to
property along the coast from the New
England states to Virginia. The gale
has paralyzed shipping and wire com
munication.
At Sandy Hook the wind attained a
velocity OF 6S miles an hour, driving in
a record-breaking tide and making it
impossible for pilots to board incom.
ing vessels.
In New York harbor the tide was the
highest in 13 years, and the waves
drove the New Jersey ferry boats to
cover and Uttered the shore of Staten
island with the wreckage of scores of
small craft.
In New York city the wind blew at
as miles an hour. The worst damage
in this vicinity was suffered at Coney
Island, where the loss within the last
"A hours is estimated at 100000 Fiji
teen buildings have been damaged. in
GLIDING big bathing pavilions and sum-
mer cottages
Philadelphia, Dec. S.-Seven dead
and nine injured as a result of the
storm, Delaware river shipping para
lyzed by wind and fog, business sec
tons along the. river fronts flooded by
the high tides, many railroad trains
Cancelled, New Jersey towns cut off,
and thousands of dollars in property
damage is the toll of the severe storm
which has ged along the Atlantic
coast the last As hours. The deaths
resulted from automobile accidents, ex-
posture, electrocution and grade cross
ing accidents, all directly traceable to
the storm.
Atlantic City, N. j., Dec. S.-The
storm which has ragged along the coast
for two days had abated here at mid
night and the water, which covered the
streets in some sections of the city to
a depth of four feet, is slowly receding.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
KILLS ACCUSED AND JUROR
Courtroom In Cashmere, Wash, Scene
Of tragic Action Defendant
Charged With Assault on Girl.

Cashmere, Wash, Dec. Starry +.
Carr Of Leavcnworth, Wash, shot and
killed c. ID. Franklin, who was being
tried on a charge Of assaulting a
girl The shooting occurred in the
courtroom here and one of the bullets
which Carr fired missed It's mark and
killed ]. c. Parsons, a juror. Carr's
interest in the case was that Frank
lin was also TO be tried on a stutory
offense against Cars tenyear-old
daughter. Franklin had been superin-
tendent of Sunday schools. He had
wife and five children, who were in
the courtroom. Carr surrendered to
the sheriff Parsons was "A prominent
ranCher
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
PROMINENT INDIANA STATE
OFFICIALS ARE INDICTED
Charged With Having Signed Salary
Warrants in Excess Of the Law
full Amount.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. Lieut.
Gov. William p. O'Neill. Homer l.
Cook. speaker Of the house in 1915
who recently took Office as secretary
of state, and other officers and mem
bers OF the legislature OF 1919, were
indicted by the Marion county gram
jury.
The indictments charge that the Of
ficials signed warrants for pay for en-
ployees in excess of the amounts fXed
by law and for more employees than
were provided for in the statutes.
Among those indicted were Mason j.
Niblack, minute clerk and parliament
tartan OF the last house; Levi T. har'
lin, chief doorkeeper Of the senate;
Douglas Bolser, principal doorkeeper
of the house; John J. keegan, repre-
sentative; George w. Sands, repre-
sentative: Samuel n. Quillan, prin'
cipal clerk of the house; George M
Rabb, assistant secretary q the sen
ate; Paul c. Hill, assistant clerk OF
the house; Wade II. Free, secretary oil
the senate, and George Stellhorn, en-
crossing clerk of the house.
Those indicted are charged with pre-
senting or signing false claims, which
were paid out of legislative funds. IN
only one case was the man named IN
the indictment charged with having
actually received the money paid All
the money was paid to doorkeepers'
clerks and stenographers employed ~
the legislature.
1t Is the theory OF the grand jury
that more than the required number OF
clerks, stenographers and doorkeep'
ers was employed and that therefore
the extra employees were not actual
employees Of the state.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
CONFIRM FRANKS SENTENCE
Federal Supreme Court Refuses Plea
of Man Charged With Taking Life
Of Mary Phagan.

Washington, Dec. S.--The Supreme
a writ Of error to Leo Frank of At
lanta, Ga, who was convicted Of the
murder of Mary Phagan. young girl
employed in Franks factory. Frank
must hang unless the governor Of
Georgia commutes his sentence. The
action by the Supreme court is taken
on his final recourse in the courts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
GEN. Won MEYER Is KILLED
Bavaran Press Reports Leader Was
Entering Motor Car When Hostile
Aviator Threw Bomb.

Berne. Switzerland, via London, De"
S.-The Bayarian press reports the
death Of General Won Meyer as the
result Of an arrow shot by hostile
aviator while the general was enter
ing motor car Dispatches early in
November reported the death Of Gen
eral Won Meyer on the battle front
mt DiXmude.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
MILLIONAIRE HELD BY U. S.
Col. Charles Alexander Of Providence
r. l., Arrested.

2. l., Arrested.
Chicago, Dec. Col Charles Alex
ander, millionaire manufacturer OF
Providence. II. l., was arrested there
by operatives Of the department OF
justice following his indictment here
on charges o: violating the Mann act
The goman involved Is Miss Jessie E.
Cope, a young woman, formerly promi-
nent in society in Los Angeles She
Is living here Colonel Alexander is
married and occupies a prominent po'
sition in eastern social and business
circles He is a director Of the cana
dian Steel company Of Toronto
Providence, II. l.. Dec 7.-"Black.
mail" was the reply of Col. Charles
Alexander to a Mann act complaint
on which he was arrested here by
federal officers on Friday, charging
him with transporting Miss Jessie
Cope of Los Angeles from that city
to Chicago in violation Of the Mann
act Colonel Alexander was arraigned
before United States Commissioner
Mattcson His bail was fixed at ST..
500, and he was released.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
KING PETER WINS BATTLE
Servian Army Cuts Down Austrans, 1t
Is Said, When Ruler Takes
Command.

London Dec. S.-king Peter Of Ser
via, who has been i'll for months, has
assumed command of the Servan army
and, says a Nish report, has checked
the advance of the Austrians, infiicting
heavy losses on them.
The Austrian reply to this is that
the occupation of Belgrade necessi-
tates the regrouping of our troops"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
BATTLESHIP KANSAS IN PERIL
Heavy Gale Compels Big Warship to
Anchor-PrevlousIy Reported
Being Aground.

Sandy Hook, N. j., Dec. S.-Because
of the fury of the storm sweeping the
Atlantic coast the United States bat
tleship Kansas has been compelled to
anchor off Ocean City, Md, according
to a wireless message picked up here.
Reports last night said that a war
ship was aground off Ocean City, but
the Kansas is not ashore. She will be
able to resume her journey when the
gale lessons, the wireless said.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
U. S. TO PROTECT CITIZENS
Bryan Sends Message to Hunt and
Assures Him Troops win
Guard People.

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec S-Gov. George
w r. Hunt has received assurance
from Secretary Of State Bryan that
federal troops viii give all possible
protection to the citizens of Naco,
Ariz. where the Mexican fire in two
months has killed five ard wounded
H. persons on the American side
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
AUSTRIA FEARS
ITALIAN ATTACK
Orders 100000 Troops to Pro-
teCt Border.
100000 TO GUARD POLA
King Victor's Government Re-Enforces
Army at Libya to Be Ready for
Any Aggression - Italian
Workmen Are InsuIted.

Milan, via Rome, Dec S.--Advices
received from the Austrian frontier
and published in the Secolo are that
the statement of Premier Salandra in
the Italian parliament Thursday had
an immediate echo in Austrian mill
tary circles.
Friday night, the correspondent
says, the railway lines poured troops
all along the Italian border and also
into Pola, the Austrian arsenal on the
Peninsula of Istria. 1t is estimated
that 100000 men were stationed along
the Italian border and 100000 at Pola
Soldiers Insult italians.
AT the same time" the correspond
ent continues, "anti-Italian manifes-
tations took place at various points.
At Pragerhoff Hungarian soldiers
spat in the faces of Italian workmen.
Officers who witnessed these attacks
did not interfere At Steinbruck other
soldiers ill treated disabled Italian
workmen who were making their
headquarters in the station
Sends Troops to Libia.
Rome, Dec. Slight battalions of
Italian troops have been ordered to
Libia, Tripoli, to REINFORCE the
troops there and, according to the an.
nouncement, to be ready for any ag-
gression."
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-12-10
Racine.--The Commercial club I.

Racine.-The Commercial club Is
planning a Christmas celebration to
eclipse anything attempted along
that line in Racine. The feature is
the furnishing OF names of poor citi-
gems TO their more wealthy neighbors
and thus cooperating In a universal
observance OF Yulet'de.
Waupun Hirscher of this
city is dead after brief illness He
was we'll known through the state as
a representative OF the John Deere
Pillow company. He is survived by
his widow and three children.