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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at ?. m., October 19:
 Highest temperature ............ T6 Lowest temperature 56 Mean temperature ..............- G6 Normal temperature ............. G3 January l ................ 196 Rainfall .00 Total rainfall since Jan. 1........ .37 .0s Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1. .3s Relative humidity a. m. ..,.... 69 Relative humidity a. m . 65
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
SOME EARLY GLIMPSES
 AT NEXT LEGISLATURE
MT. Welsh of Bessemer De- clares We Will Destroy the Traffic in Liquor." On Other Topics
By HUGH W. ROBERT.

The traffic in liquor cannot be regu- iatee- We are going to destroy It.
 Tho language is that of William shelton Welsh of Bessemer, lawyer former city attorney. politician and future legislator
 mere is no question but that Mfr. Welsh is committed on the subject of ste wide prohibition But on other s1psects he is not so bold For he de- chnes politely to answer question Regarding woman suffrage. And when asked in respect to his age, he is as silent as the sphinx. He does not tell the exact spot of his birth. although he is communicative to the extent Of stating that he first saw. the light tn bayette county.
 MT. Welsh is well known. He is a. graduate of the University of Alabama and prior to taking up residence in Bessemer, lived in Tuscaloosa He has been successful in the practice of law. and as stated above. was at one tima city attorney of Bessemer. He Is an Odd Fellow, woodman of the World and D Knight of Pythias. He Is a Meth odist- He is also a politician. During the recent campaigns he was not only a candidate. but he took the stump in behalf of other candidates. For in- stance, he delivered. certain powerful addresses against the candidacy Of Os~ car w. Underwood. and it was chiefly the result of his speeches that Captain Hobson came so close to victory. In the run-oyer campaign, he spoke for E. E. Conner who was a candidate for governor That Mir. Welsh was unable to land either of these gentlemen is not to his discredit either as an orator or logicfan. He did his best An angel, as someone has said before, Is seldom able to surpass that effort.
 In regard to prohibition, Mir. Welsh speaks with a great deal of assurance In the first place he declares with a marvellous degree of finality that the traffic in liquor cannot be regulated He might as we'll have added that pro- hibition cannot prohibit, because if the law in one respect connot be enforced, how in the other can it be enforced
 But Mir. Welsh continuing says: "We are going to destroy it."
 In this connection, it is interesting to note that others have so declared in the past. The traffic in liquor cannot be destroyed. It can be made legal and file gal.
 At any rate, MT. Welsh is advocating q plan which will win to his standard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
PEOPLE IN ALABAMA WHO DO NOT THINK
 WAR IS IN PROGRESS
Man Found Who Thinks Re ports Are Simply Trick to Depress Price
 of Cotton

There are people in Alabama who dc not believe that the nations of Europe are engaged in death-to-death struggle
 Some days ago a prominent citizen of Shelby county told Col. R. A. Mitchell of Gadsden that there were individuals in sthat county who had been made to believe that the newspapers have published h,ws of the European war in order that the rich capitalists of the east night capture the cotton crop. Colonel Mitchell was in- formed that the deIuded people in Shelby declare in substantiation of their cnnten- ton that a certain lady. just returned from France was authority for the state ment that peace prevailed across tie waters.
 And yesterday 1t developed that in Franklin county there are people whc dc not believe that there Is war. John l.. Burnett, congressman of the Seventh dis trict, inclosed in a letter to w. D. Nes- bitt, chairman of the state democratic campaign committee, a letter which he had received from J. M. Clark of Russell vile. MT. Clark wrote Congressman Bur- nett that certain people of Franklin were scoffing at war news. and declaring it as R fact that the papers were in league with Wall street in order that the farmer might be robbed of his cotton.
 Ut is reasonable to ina zine that re- publioanc would endeavor to fool the peo- ple,' said J. B. Garber, secretary of the campaign committee, but it is remarka- ble that there is in Alabama a single in- dividual who believes that pea7e exists in Europe. That there are certain people in at least two counties who SO believe is simply phenomenal
 The committee scarcely knows how to correct the impression.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
GRAVES ISSUES CALL TO THE DEMOCRATIC
 CHAIRMEN OF STATE
Continued from Page one)

what plan should be adopted. The law makers must ultimately decide and act. But we state chairmen can and should inaugurate the movement that will bring these lawmakers into common council. think we should do this at once and there let our functions end
 T think we should each cause the con- stituted democratic authority in our re- spective states to call conference cau- GUS or convention. at an early agreed date of it's democratic governor and leg islators or democratic nomines for these offices
 ''The democratic lawmakers, when as- sembled in their respective states, will be in wire communication with like bodies in simultaneous session in the other cot ton states, and will surely in few days work out all necessary details and agree upon some effective plan of concerted action.
 Feeling that our party will not have done it's full duty until it shall have tried to meet the requirements of this situa. tion, I suggest the above. It is the best I have, there is no pride of opinion in 1t and I will be glad indeed if you have something better.
 Please give the matter your seriouI consideration and advise me promptly oi your conclusion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20

ducted at the Baptist church has been very successful. It will close on next Sunday evening.
 At the last meeting of the members of Camp Pat Claybourne. United Confeder- ate Veterans, Commander E. F.. Frizell and John A. MaclSey were elected dele gates to attend the Confederate veterans reunion which will be held in Mobile October 22-25. They will leave Wednesday afternoon.
 The Ensley high school football team will play the Owenton reserve football team this afternoon at the Ens1ey park at 3 o'clock. Although the Ensley team is slightly crippled by the losses of Cook al quarter, who is out of the game with an injured side, and Gingery and Ponder, halfbacks, who received injuries in the game last Saturday, they are prepared for hard fought battle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
1. & N. TOPAY TAX BEFORE MATURITY Governor Requests Railroad to Assist State-Others
 to Help

Montgomery. October 19. = (Special.1 State and county taxes amounting te s314, will be paid tomorrow by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad com pany, following a request from the gov. ernor. The amount to be paid, to the various county tax collectors through which the Louisville and Nashville rail road operates and to the state auditor represented two-thrds of the company's total taxes for the year, and will be paid nearly two and one-half months be- fore their maturity in order to help out the state treasury. The remaining one- third of the taxes due by the railroad for the year will be paid early in Decem- Ter.
 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad company will pay taxes in practically every county in the state through which it operates, Sl counties being included in the list certified to the state auditor.
 In addition to the Louisville and Nash vile, several other roads operating in Alabama have agreed to pay their taxes in advance, the Atlantic Coast Line rail- way having paid it's taxes in full on Oc- tober 8. The Coast Line, however, op- crates in only about six counties of Ala lama.
 Other corporations are taking similar steps to pay their taxes before Janu- ary 1. express companies. public utility corporations and many of the banks having agreed to make advances to the
 state auditor. Altogether something like $5OO. 900 has been paid over to the state during the past week or two by various corporations operating in Alabama.
 With the aid extended by these corpor- ations the state will be able to meet al of its obligations between now and Jan ,.ary 1, at which time taxes become de. inquent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
TO PRESENT PLAN
 TO CABINET

No matter what plan is worked out, it will be necessary for Sir George to return to England to present it person. ally to the English cabinet or to carry cn correspondence with his government hy cable. He has no authority to accept q proposal and probably none to refuse one.
 According to authorities here, how ever. 1t is possible that conferences will develop that English bankers are willing r. accept short term papers bearing the indorsement of American federal reserve banks or of some well known banking institutions not directly governmental. This might lead to a decided improve ment and obviate large gold exports.
 It was said tonight that cotton ex- changes probably would open shortly if arguments made here availed One diff ficulty is the fact that there are no quo- tations on which the factor or the manu- facturer can base offers
 The question of opening London and New York stock exchanges probably will be taken up later at conferences with New York bankers. Secretary McAdoo tonight said that representatives of leading banking houses in New York Will be invited" to these conferences
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
GREAT BRITAIN AND U. s. TO TRY TO SOLVE
 COTTON SITUATION
Continued from Page one,

may get to discussion of international Blackett.
 The cotton crop is of first importance in these conferences because on it the United States has relied in past years to cancel the larger part of it's foreign indebtedness.
 Sir George is known to hold that Eng fish cotton manufacturers do not wish to buy cotton now unless they are satis- fled 1t has reached the bottom price. American manufacturers according to information available at the treasury de- partment. apparently feel the same way and little cotton is being sold. With the slSO'0oo-0o0 loan fund in operation, how ever, it is argued that millions of bales of cotton will be taken out of this mar ket and direct and stimulating effect will be felt both here and in England. With cotton moving again across the Atlantic. the indebtedness of ehe United States to England would be decreased rapidly and materially and conditions bere would improve in consequence
 According to information here Sir George did not come to Washington with any plan to present; he came on invita- ton to hear such plans as the United States government may have to meet American debts to English merchants It was said tonight that English Bankers and merchants have coming to them from the United States more than s2O0.0O0, GOO. They know this country has about H,- Goo, O0,000 in gold and are at a loss to understand why the United States is not anxious to meet it's obligations in that metal
 Government officials since the war be- gan have been loath to see American gold exported and, too, it is not easy for the treasury to get it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
EASTERN RAILROADS
 ASK FREIGHT RATE
 INCREASE OF I. c e.
econt.nued fren Paxe o.e)

meet obligations?" asked Commissioners Clements.
 Both in measure" said MT. Willard The Baltimore and Ohio is well worth its outstanding obligations and much more, but our returns have been small. We have put $S0. 100000 Into the prop erty in the last two or three years- $35,00O, 900 in short term notes. Com servatively it will require $l5.00Q,000 q year for many years"
 Questioning MT Shriver MT. Brandeis drew out statement that the ratio of operating expense per nile had de- a cross-examination tending to show that the cost of railway supplies, with the exception of coal, was lower this gear than in preceding years,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Weather Forecast

Washington. October 1s.--Forecast for Alabama: Local rains Tuesday or Tuesday night and probably Wednes day.
 Georgia Fair Tuesday; Wednesday showers.
 Mississippi: Local rains Tuesday; Wednesday partly cloudy.
 Tennessee: Unsettled Tuesday, prob ably local rains in west; Wednesday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20

In the northwest With the cx : captions of these two rather small rain areas, the weather has been fair throughout all of the interior of the country since Sunday night. Tempera- lures have ranged rather high over al- most all sections, reading of over 6c degrees being reported at ' p. m. in Minnesota, North Dakota and Michi- gan.
 jn the cotton belt cloudy, seasonable weather prevailed over all sections north and west of here. Atlantic coast districts reported fair skies. Summary of observations made at Uni ted States weather bureau stations dur tng the "A hours ending D. ln.. 10th me- ridian time, October 15:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Waather Conditions

Birmingham, October 19.-(7 p. m., Treasures have risen slightly over ths esStern portions of the country during the past 24 hours, and fair weather has prevailed. The low pressures pra- vailing over the southwest have causot light rains over most of Texas ans Louisiana and quite cloudy skies al far east as Georgia, but thes-xain ares has not apparently extended eastward within the past 12 hours. Another rsfr area is attending the low pressure ares
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20

many adherents. For If he guarantees
 the destruction of the liquor traffic
 every man, woman and child in Ala
 oama will strike hands with him and
 cry Bravo" and when the task Is com
 pleted add, Well done thou good and
 faithful"
 MT. Welsh would favor a measure
 providing for the creation of public
 utility commission to have general su- pervision over all public utility corpor- ations of the state. He is in favor of calling @ constitutional convention. He does not answer questions in respect to tho abolition of the convict lease system, but expresses favor of the sug gested plan that the state return to dependent families of convicts a frac tion of the earnings of such convicts. MT. Welsh does not reply when asked If he would support a bill abolishine the fee system throughout Alabama, but in regard to retrenchment, he speaks out promptly. t q am in favor" he said "of abolish ing every office the necessity for which is not plainly demonstrated" He believes that important matters in addition to prohibition to be consid cred by the legislature will be the reformation of the judiciary, taxation and retrenchment He will in all prob :
 ability have bills dealing with each of these subjects.
 It is reported that he will endeavor to resurrect the county of Pettus, but he dces not so state. The creation of a new county out of Jefferson territory might be accomplished in the next-ses- sion of the legislature. The dream which during two sessions was not se- riously considered is now deemed
 worthy of grave attention.
 1 Mr Welsh is a widower. It is said | that lis large coterie of friends Is due 1 10 the ease with which he makes | friends.
 Tomorrow. Philip WilIingham. who
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20
Evers Gets Rousing Reception

Troy N. Y.. October 1s.-Troy gave Johnny Evers. captain of the Boston Braves. rousing reception tonight on his return to his home. There was n parade with-10 bands an dseveral drum corps and moro than 5000 men in line. Evers rode at the head of the column ami was wildly cheered. After the parade there was . banquet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-20

Tomorrow. Philip Willineham. wh, will represent Sumter county In sh next session of the legislature.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-08-20
DETALLES De la halJERTE De MA.
DERO Y PINO SUAREZ.

despu6s de acalorado debate, Sc
cOnvino por los miembros de
dicho Gabinete, asi como por Fe-
lix Diaz, que como caudillo de la
Revolution triunfante asisti6 a
ese Consejo, que Madero Y Pino
Suarez fueran quitados de la es-
cena politica porque 81 vivian ha-
bian de dar mucha guerra.
EN- tanto que este Sc resol-
via en- el Gabinete, Huerta estaba
en- ell comedor de Palacio, cenan-
do y cuando sc di6 cuenta de 10
OCURRIDO va habian sido ase-
sinados los reos de referencia.
"El unico ministro que tuvo el
valor civil de votar en- contra fue
el Ing. Robles Gil.
''El recibo de entrega de los
reos, 10 di6 ell ministro de Justi-
cia (Reyes,) al de Gobernacion
Garcia Granados) y este 10 en-
treg6 al comandante militar
(Blanquet) quien a su vez 10 en-
treg6 a la escolta que comandaba
Cardenas, quien fue ell ejecu-
tor de 10 ordenado por ell Gabi-
nete.
'Mondrag6n orden6 a los me-
dicos militares que practicaban
las autopsias de los cadaveres,
que describieran las entradas de
los proyectiles por Ia espalda, pa
ra dar toda la apariencia de un
asalto."
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-08-20

De un peri6dico de la Capital
de nuestra RepGblica tomamos ell
siguiente relate respecto q Ia vic.
lenta muerte de Madero y Pine
Suarez:
''El dia que Sc di6 ell golpe de
Estado por el general Huerta,
Banquet, Zepeda y los principa-
les jefes del 29 battalion, proce-
dieron 9 la apprehension de los Sc
nores Madero Y Pine Suarez.
Por 6rdenes de Banquet, los
referidos politicos fueron hechOs
prisioneros e internados en- las
dependencies de la Intendencia de
Palacio, quedando una escolta del
29 cuidando a los citados reos.
''El General Huerta conVino
que al presentar sus renuncias los
referidos Madero Y Pine Suarez,
6stos serian llevados la Esta-
ci6n del Mexicano para ser IIeva-
dos q Veracruz, en- donde Sc en-
BARBARIAN en- el buque cubano
Cuba"
En- la Estaci6n esperaron la
viuda de Madero, el eX.ministro
Lascurain y el ministro del ia
pom, hasta las once de ia noche y
como no llegaran Madero y Pine
Suarez, Sc retiraron las mencio-
nadas personas de la Estaci6n pa
ra investigar las causas de la no
llegada de los prisioneros. Ell
tren especial qued6 listo y en- es-
pera.
"Al saber de la Barra, Blan-
quet, Mondrag6n, Rodolfo Reyes
Felix Diaz y demas ministries la
determination de Huerta para que
los reos fueran eXpatriados, Sc
opusieron de una manera terml-
nante, debiendose citar la actitsd
de Reyes, Mondrag6n y Felix
Diaz.
"Huerta, ante esta actitud, con-
vino que en- consejo de ministries
Sc reso!viera ell asunto, excusan-
do 6l, (Huerta,) de presidir di-
cho Consejo.
"Reunido todo el Gabinete y
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-08-20
CONTIHUA la FRIcCION ENTIRE
VILLAY CARRANzA

vii. con obligation de cOnvccar q
pueblo a elecciones generates; Y
que ningun jefe militar ocuparia
la Presidencia provisional de Ia
Republica. nj pudiera ser. Gober-
nador de ningUn Estado. Villa
mismo accedia a retirarse de 81
puesto de Gobernador milit&c de
Chihuahua, para que Carranza
dejara tambi6n el puesto de pri-
mer jefe.
"Segundo. Reformas agrarias
llevadas inmediatamente a Ia prac
tica. de acuerdo con la Constitu-
ci6n mexicana, por medios legales
' equitativOs.
Tercero. Ell actual ejercito de
la Federation debera disolverse,
conservando a los jefes, ofciales
V tropas que pOr sus meritos fue-
ran dignos de ingresar al nuevo
ejercito de Ia Rep1hlica, tornado
Dor las fuerzas constitucionalis-
tas.
"Cuarto. Sc decretara una
amnistia para todos los reos poll
ticos, excepto para aquellos que
aparezcan directamente respon-
sables del derrocamiento de Ma
dero y Pine Suarez."
La primera de las demandas de
Villa, esta en- complete desacuer-
. do con ell programa politico cue
previamente Sc ha trazado don
Venustiano.
Los amigos intimos de Villa d.
/ cen que el resultado de todo
este sera una nueva y sangrien-
ia lucha entire federales y consti-
tucionalistas, 10 que ma ocasiona-
do que muchos de los generates y
jefes que ahora apoyan a Carva-
ijal, simpaticen con Villa.
Incidentalmente Sc ha sabido
en- Washington que aunque los
federales "%evacuaron Ia Capital
para evitar = los no-combatien-
tes los peligros de una batalla,
los cuarenta mil que aun quedan
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-08-20
PGSG q la pig. 6.
Varias noticias sobre los
ultirnos sucesos.

Antier, martes, desembarCaron
en- territorio frances ciento vein
te mil soldados ingleses, que van
a combatir contra los alemanes
en- combination con los franceses,
beIgas y ruSoS.
-Aunque en- Berlin Sc asegu-
ra cue los fuertes de Lieja han
caido en- poder de las fuerzas ale
manas, en- Paris y Londres Sc 81
que negando Ia especie.
Las fuerzas de Maytorena Sc
apoderaron antier de Naco, Sono-
"a, sin disparar un solo tiro.
Wilson ha enviado a Mexico
al abogado Paul Fuller, para que
procure hacer llegar un acuerdo
a Villa y q Carranza.
-DespachoS procedentes de
Paris aseguran que las tropas
francesas han continuado su
avance en- la provincial de Alsa-
cia, rechazando a los alemanes
en- los diferentes encuentros que
han tenido.
Villa ha encargado a un CO.
merciante de Ell Paso, Texas,
cincuenta mil pares de zapatos
para sus hombres.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-08-20

dres nuevas informaciones del
ataque de los alemanes sobre las
fortalezas belgas, diciendO que
los fuegos de los primeros habian
sido muy POGO electives Y er cam
bio ell de los segundos era certe-
70 V sembraba la muerte en- sus
filas. Los alemanes lntentaron
varias cargas de caballeria sobre
su enemigo. pero debido a los ac-
cidentes del terreno, Sc veian
Obligados q hacerlaS en- pequenOs
grupos, expuestos a los fuegos de
las barricadas belgas, cue me-
nudo los detenian en- su marcha.
Pronto sc hizO general el ataque
sobre los fuertes que defendfan
los belgas. Los ofciales alema-
mes obligahan q Sus soldadOs a
que avanzaran, TO Obstante que
comprendian queiban q unamuer
te segura, bajo los canones bel
gas.
"Hombres Y caballos caian CO.
mo moscas, hasta cue sc impusO
Ia orden de retirada, cue no son0
hasta las seis de "a tarde de ese
dia."
La derrota de los alemanes fu6
corlpleta. dice para terminar el
informe-sus p6rdidas Sc calculan
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-08-20

ci6n de la capital por las fuerzas
federales.
Una brigada de infanteria sa-
li6 de la ciudad y numerosas tro-
pas de las otras armas siguieron
a la brigada, creyendose que su
destino era ell Istmo de Tehuan-
tepec, donde el ejercito espera-
ria Ia acci6n del nuevo gobierno.
Noticias contradictorias.
EI jueves Gltimo, va tarde, Sc
recibi6 en- esta un mensaJe con fe
cha del dia anterior, que segura-
mente Sc habia retrasado en- su
Transmission, por Ia via de Laredo,
daudo cuenta de que el ej6rcito
federal Sc habia rendido incondi-
cionalmente y solo faltaba acor-
dar en- detalle la forma en- que
debia ser desarmado. Esta noti-
cia veDia de Teoloyucan, dOnde
Sc decia cue Sc habian reunido
en- intima conferencia Carranza,
ell Consul americana Juan r. ST.
lIiman, Isidro Fabela Y Robes
DOmingueZ.
En- seguida, el primer jefe ce-
Iebr0 otra conferencia con don
Eduardo Iturbide. GobernadOr
del Distrito Federal, estando pre-
sentes los cabecillas Obreg6n y
Gonzalez Y Robes DomingUez.
para arreglar los detal!es. de la
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-08-20

Los ofciales elFuerte de Sam
Houston, ubicado en- esta ciudaG,
estan alarmados por Ia posibili-
dad de que 81 pals Sc yea envuel-
to en- la guerra que acaba de des-
atarse en- Europa, para protejer-
Sc contra la inromisi6n de los ia
poneses en- el Oceano Pacifco.
FL Gobierno japones ha anun-
ciado Ofcialmente sus intencio-
mes de ayudar q Su aliada la Gran
Bretana, en- los mares del Pacif-
co. Y dicen los referidos oficiales
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1914-08-20

Diiimcs en- DuestrO ndmeTO an
terror. que con ecXcepci6n de Ia
toma de Lieja por los aiemanes, y
de Ia batalla que ALI Sc estaba Ii
brando, tCdO 10 iem&s carecia re-
lativamente de imDortancia, dada
Ia magnitud de los ej6rcitos con-
tendencies, cuyaS unidades Sc
cuentan Dor miuones; pero pare
.ce que cstamos en- visperas de te-
ner noticia de una de las batallas
mas grandes que registra Ia his
toria de Ia guerra, en- su5 etapas
antiguas Y moiernas. Mientras
este sucede, vamos q seguir dan
DO clenta q nUesCros lect0ces de
los acOntecimient9S mas sObresa-
liente de Ia Ultima senara, des-
arrollados en- los campos guerre-
ros de "a reyueita Europa.