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ARE DIVIDED OVER
Jones Attacks American
Administration in the
Islands
Washington, January 2$.—Division that
exists within democratic ranks over
granting independence to the Philippines
was emphasized in the House today when
American administration in the islands
was made th Jubject of a severe attack
by Representative W. A. Jones of Vir
ginia, chairman of the House committee
on insular affairs.
Representative Jones’ suggestions for
Philippines independence, which have
been considered favorably by president
elect Wilson, were opposed by I^epre- ,
sentative Sherley, democrat, of Kentucky,
while criticism of President Taft and
Governor General Cameron Forbes |
brought a sharp reply from Represents- j
tive Murray, democrat, of Massachusetts. ;
The speech by Mr. Jones was both a
demand for independence and a severe ar
raignment of the American administra
tion in the islands.
Charged With Slander
Mr. Murray charged him with having
“filandered Cameron Forbes,” and ‘de
famed President Taft.” Mr. Jones denied
these charges, but insisted the adminis
tration of affairs in the islands had vio
lated at least the spirit of the laws gov
erning the Philippines.
The fight that ensued over Representa
tive Jones' speech brought out the fact
that an investigation of Philippine af
fairs had recently been discussed by the
House committee on nisular affairs, but
no action taken. Representative Mur
ray, a member of the committee, de
clared that had ho known Chairman
Jones intended to make a speech “charg
ing Governor Forbes with being a graft
er,” he would have Insisted on having
Governor Forbes brought before the com
mittee where he could reply to the at
tacks. .
"I have not charged Governor Forbes
with being a grafter," retorted Mr. Jones.
“You have been unutterably unjust to
him in the speech you have made,” said
Mr. Murray. Mr. Murray further de
clared many members of the insular com
mittee were "w'onderlng if it is wise to
commit ourselves and the parts',” to the
support, of the Jones’ bill, which would
give the Filipinos independence In eight
years.
He declared the United States should
not withdraw from the Philippines until
It had made treaties of neutrality with
other nations so Japan could not seize the
ands.
ROLONGEI) SESSION
IN THE SENATE OVER
APPOINTMENT FIGHT
( ron I In ue«l from I’nge One.)
■ d navy appointments, the republicans
' lding that the democrats had shown a
:k of good faith by their deliberate
.inner of proceeding with them,
further it was held that the agreement
is confined to the time it was made,
e republican side moved finally to take
the nominations in order. This was
Fisted by the democrats on the ground
Senate was under agreement to assist
the promotions in the army. The point
s debated at length, the republicans
itending the understanding expired
* time it was made while the delim
its contended it was binding to the
i.
Full Fledged Filibuster
s the executive session progressed It
■eloped Into a fullfledged filibuster,
cwujator John Sharp Willin'"" launched
into a representation of the users the
American array might encounter from
projectiles shot from the aeroplanes. He
read along reports to show how much
more completely foreign armies were
supplied with destructive engines of war
as he. called them than that of the United
States government. He said that in case
of war with Mexico the enemy could ut
terly devastate the army of the Rio
(iraude by sending a flock of aviators
Into the air and dropping bombs in the.
soldiers’ ranks. The speech was humor
ous and provoked laughter on both sides
of the chamber.
During a lull in the Mlssissitipian’s speech
Senator Brnndeges took occasion to ask
Senator Martin of the democratic "wheth
er he had represented his party when he
agreed the army, navy and diplomatic
appointments would bo taken up In the
order nanjed." The Virginian replied he
had spoken for himself, "but had no
doubt that most ot tire democrats would
assent.” The controversy had not pro
gressed far when the chair ruled the
proceedings unwise.
Senator Culberson took exception to the
ruling and an aye and no vote was or
dered. With this the democrats began
to disappear. Some went to luncheons,
others to their offices and some hail
business. 'It Immediately became evident
i hat they were determined to break a
quorum and the sergeant at arms was
soon busily engaged in an effort to find
enough senators to get to work. When
ultimately n quorum was obtained sev.
srul motions, including one to go out
»f executive session, and another to ad
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ARIZONA’S ,TORAL VOTE
SSENGER IS FOUND
HAD UNTIL FE*. 1 TO
DELIVER THE VOTE. AND
WAS MERELY TAKINli HIS
TIME ,
Washington. January 28— Wilfred T.
Webb, Arizona’s electoral vote messenger,
for whom Senators Ashurst and Smith
have been searching by telegraph for two
days, delivered the official vote of the
state to the vice president's office late
today. Although a day\ lute the excuse
Mr. Webb offered for his tardiness was
considered sufficient to entile him to the
mileage of $*142.75, and to entitle the stute
to the counting of its vote in the elec
toral college.
Mr. Webb said he reached New York
--
early today. At breakfast he picked up
a newspaper and read with surprise that
the Senate was searching the country
for him. He immediately telegraphed to
Senator Asliurst and took the nekt train
for Washington.
“I didn’t know anything about the
law,” said Webb, who is a sunburned,
rancher and cattleman, “so I got a lawyer
friend to draw me up a set of instructions.
He told me T had to deliver the vote to
Washington February 1. and so I have
been taking my time to get her*-. It
spoiled n^v appetite for breakfast though
when I saw hbw badly 'I was wanted
this morning.”
Mr. Webb was escorted by a body of
newspaper men when lie went to draw
his money, but no objection was raised
at the disbursing office and he heaved a
sign of relief. All electoral votes are
now in the hands of the Senate ready to
be canvassed at the joint, session of the
House and Senate February 12.
Has Three Times as Many
Cases in 1912 as Any
Other County
Montgomery. January 38.—(Special.)—
Out of a total of 321 persona given an
tlrabic Inoculations by the state pasteur
department In 1912, 87 of these patients
were from Montgomery county, a num
ber nearly three times In excess of the
number of patients sent to the depart
ment by any other county In the state.
These figures are taKen from the an
nual report of Ilr. P. B. Ross, state bac
teriologist and pathologist. According to
Dr. Moss' report, the number of pa
tients from Jefferson county treated by
the state pasteur department was 15; from
Calhoun, 28; Mobile, 10; Barbour, 1(5. Most
of the other counties Rent from one to
five patients to the department for treat
men.
According to Dr. Moss the small per
centage of patients sent to the depart
ment from Jefferson and Mobile counties
was due to the fact that In Birmingham
and Mobile muzzle ordinances were In
effect which Dr. Moss declared to he
the only sure way of preventing the
spread of rabies among dogs and other
animals.
PRESBYTERIANS IN
SELMA THURSDAY
Selma, January 28.—(Special.)—At the
Broad Street Presbyterian church
Thursday night will convene the Pres
byterial Conference of Evangelism and
Stewardship of the Selma district. The
conference will be conducted by Rev.
W. E. Hudson of Winchester, Ky> who
will be assisted by Revs. Robert Lee
Hell and J. A. Bryan of Blrminghant.
The conference will continue through
until Friday night and during Friday
three sessions will be held for which a
most interesting programme has been
a rranged.
| journ. were voted down and the general
discussion continued.
BEGIN ANALYSIS OF
MONEY TRUST PROBE
Chairman 1’ujo to Make Report of
InveKtieation to Committee
i Washington, January 28.—Representative
i'ujo, chairman of the House money trust
committee, went into temporary retire
ment today to begin analysis of testi
mony taken by the committee and to pre
part tl»e report, which will be submitted
to the House, recommending legislation to
deal with the banking and currency situ
ation. Mr. Pujo abandoned his offices in
the capitol and with a voluminous col
lection of documents locked himself aiid
a clerk up in a room at his hotel.
Samuel Untermyer, counsel for the com*
n ’ttee, and other members of the sub
j commnilttee which took the testimony
will aid in framing the report which will
be submitted to the full committee.
Considerable difficulty is anticipated
iu drafting a report that will meet ap
proval of tiie full committee, one-half of
which still is taking testimony in rela
tion to currency reform.
Chairman Pujo and Counsel Untermyer
probably will go to Jekyl Island, Ga.,
about February G to take the testimony
«.f William Rockefeller. Mr. Pujo, after
a conference with .Inhn P. Garver, counsel
mr the standard Oil magnate, said today
lie had had hoped that Mr. Rockefeller
"< uld return to New York that his depo
sition might be taken there, but if neces
sary the examination would be made at
Jekyl Island.
OFFERS SOLUTION OF
CURRENCY PROBLEM
Berry on Stand Before House Cur
rency Committee
Washington, January 28.—The issue of
paper legal tender, based on government,
state and municipal bonds, and backed by
a gold reserve of at least 20 per cent,
was recommended as a solution of the
currency problem of W. H. Kerry, former
Mate treasurer of Pennsylvania, on the
stand today before.the currency commit
tee of the House.
Mr. Berry told the committee that the
ovii of the present system was an insi)f
Jicient supply of legal tender reserve to
support the extended credit demanded by
business interests of the country.
“The banking laws are responsible for
the accumulation of money in the reserve
cities,” he said. “The law allowing the ac
cumulation of millions of money in these
reserve cities is responsible. A lack of
« ash in reserve restricts the banks in the
credit they can allow, and this inevitably
icsults in a discrimination as to bor
rowers. So long as this situation obtains
there will be a money trust.”
A chart, produced by Mr. Berry, pur
ported to show that panics followed an
expansion of credit to a point where it
v as beyond the support of the available
cash reserves.
“That is the situation now,” he con
t'liued. “The credits granted have been
extended to a point where the reserves
are but S.2 per cent of the outstanding
obligations of,the banks. Unless these re
serves are extended in some way a panic
inevitably will follow. That 8.2 per cent'
v as about the breaking point of 1907, and
a panic is now threatened. We have too
much credit for the cash in hand and
too little credit for the needs of the coun
try.’*
Mr. Berry proposed making the bank
note circulation legal tender, and forcing
l.anks to surrender bonds upon which they
issued these notes. Under examination
by the committee he said he believed
that a gold reserve of at least 20 per
cent of the current legal tender would
support the issue.
Mr. Berry declared himself opposed to
the Aldrich currency plan, and insisted
rbat the present cuirency system is re
st onsible for the “money trust.” “stock
e:c< hangc gambling” and “the- unemploy
ment that follows restricted industrial ac
tivity."
FIE MIL y
Negotiations for Detach
ment Are Under Way.
Chamber May Aid
Gadsden, January 28.—(Special.)—A de
tachment of the field artillery of the Ala
bama National Guard may be secured for
Gadsden if negotiations are successful.
Capt. Hi A. Moon of the National Guard
has written to Capt. L. B. Rainey, for
merly commanding the Queen City
Guards. The artillery would have five
commissioned officers and 133 men. The
equipment .costing about $80,000, consl-ta
of four 3-inch tapul tire guns with horses
and carriages. The Chamber of Commerce
may be enlisted in the movement to se
cure this detachment here.
Through a change in assessment made at
the last meeting of the county commis
sioners, Gadsdon in future will receive
only about $80<» instead of $2500 from toe
bridge and road fund. The commissioners
expect to use the money on county roads.
Property owners on Forest avenue are
signing a petition asking that the street
be i-aved, they agreeing to pay one-third
the cost.
A crew of painters Is at work on the
Interior and exterior of the Louisville and
Nashville depot.
A meeting of the business tnen is being
held this afternoon to discuss the plan
of holding a Chautauqua in Gadsden next
summer at a cost of $1500.
At the annual meeting of the Pep-to
| Lae company yesterday it was decided to
move the plant to Birmingham in the
I near future. The capital was increased
from $100,000 to $500,000, and John L. Par
ker was elected to succeed Dr. E. II.
Cross as president.
James K. Phillips and Miss Louise Mc
Call were married yesterday t veiling at
the home of Dr. George Read, pastor of
the Methodist church.
About $25,000 will be distributed tomor
row' to employes *>t the Southern Iron and
Steel company.
It is reported that Loul Hart has inter
ested additional capital in the Gadsden,
Bellevue and Lookout Mountain railroad,
and that upon his return in the next few
days work on the project will be re
sumed.
MOUNTAIN CREEK
OFFICE ROBBED
Believed Professionals Got
in Work in Chilton
County
Mountain Creek, January 28.—(Special.)
last night at 12 o'clock the postoffice
here was entered 'by cracksmen and
robbed.
Every indication is that the thieves
were professionals, as they soaped the
floor and used means to deaden sounds.
T he telegraph operator, Thomas McDort
r ell, discovered them by hearing muffled
robes, and immediately visited the post
cdfice, where he opened fire on the thieves,
discharging three shots.
The morning pursuit commenced, one
party lead by the Rev. .1. H. Long, trailed
cut of the thieves out the county road
leading in the direction of the Alabama
Soldiers’ home. The shoe track looks as
it it is a No. 7 and at places stubs or
matches were found, which indicated that
a stop had been made by the fleeing
culprit.
The postmaster cannot open the large
safe, as the doors have been sprung,
making it necessary to*send for a me
chanic in order to see how much has been
lost.
The safe, he says, contained consider
able money on deposit. by friends, und
jewelry, consisting of watches, diamonds
und other family valuables.
Tiie thieves succeeding in getting all the
small currency in the rooms ut the time.
It is a question as to whether they
reached the contents of the big safe or
rot. This cannot be ascertained until an
expert safe man arrives tonight.
The thieves cut the telegraph wires be
fore they commenced operations, and by
this they saved time in making their
escape.
FARMERS’ MEETING
IS HELD AT WARDS
Cuba. January 2$.— (Special.)—A well
attended meeting of the farmers and
business men of tbo growing town of
Wards was held today when the farm
ers met to listen to F. S. Hong of the
farm movement department of the
Queen and ('rescent route, who gave
an outline of wh it he considered best
for that section to attempt to grow.
He was listened to with great interest.
He was followed by L. Poole, wrho urged
the farmers to pay more attention to
holding the negro laborer on the farms
and to get out and try to teach them
improved methods.
Brick are being placed on the ground
for the Bank of Wards and construc
tion w’ork will shortly begin.
Recital at Judson
Marion. January i;8.*— (Special.)—The
Judson Glee club gave its annual
concert last night under the direction
of Miss Auna Hold. The club was
composed of 18 members and in ad
dition to the tlrst part of the concert,
which consisted of a number of solos,
quartets and part songs in connection
with *he full club members, there was
given1 a musical drama of “A Dross
Rehearsal" of “Cinderella.'* this latter
feature being very pleasing to the au
dience. The present club is composed
of new voices with Hew exception®.
EXPECT CREST OF

Prediction Held Despite the
Unexpected Rise of
Mississippi

Memphis, January 28.—Notwithstand
ing an unexpected rise of five-tenths
of a foot, in the Mississippi river at
Memphis today, to a stage of 30.5 at
7 o'clock tonight, weather bureau of
ficials here hold to their previous pre
diction that the maximum «tage of the
present flood will not exceed 10 feet
when tlie expected crest arrives Satur
day morning. Likewise officials of
the St. Francis levee board, who re
turned tonight from a tour of inspec
tion of the river situation front New
Madrid, Mo., to Helena. Ark., and Uni
ted States army engineers stationed
here, repeat their assertion that the
levees will withstand more than t lie
predicted 40-foot stage. A close watch,
however, is being kept on the levees
at Modoc and Ferguson, Ark., which
collapsed last spring, and at Fitlers
Landing, Miss. At the latter point the
situation is Regarded as especially seri
ous and a force of 200 convicts have
been ordered to the scene to assist in
bolstering the embankments. A private
levee near Point Pleasant. Mo., is also
causing some concern. At Hickman,
Ivy., forces of men are working con
tinuously strengthening several weak
spots. South of Hickman t he Reel foot
lake levee is reported to have sloughed
slightly, but with no more water than
now in sight it will probably hold.
At Beulah, Miss., where the tempor
ary repair work gave way several days
ago, efforts to tie the ends of the
crevesse so far have been without suc
cess. The gap is about 250 feel wide
and the water rushing through the
break is spreading slowly over the
surrounding country. The greater part
of Bolivar county, Mississippi, is now
inundated and the water has readied
the main line of the Yatoo and Missis
sippi Valley railroad near the village
of Helms. Efforts are being made to
divert the flood into bayous and small
streams and if this is accomplished
railroad officials declare traffic will
not be Interrupted.
On the Riverside division of the Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley system in th#
immedate vicinity of the break about
10 miles of roadbed is under water. The
towns of Beulah, Benoit and Rosedale
are partly inundated.
In southeastern Missouri the town of
New Madrid is flooded and the low
lands of several counties are covered
with water coming through a 400-foot
gap in the levee at Big lake.
Ho far no loss of life lias occurred
and •practically all live stock has been
removed from the overflowed area.
Tonight’s dispatches show the Ohio
river falling at ail points and the Mis
sissippi receding as far south as Hi.
Louis. At Cairo the river is stationary,
three feet and one-tenth above flood
stage. Of tlie tributaries the White
river in Arkansas is falling at Bates
ville, while the Cumberland and Ten
nessee are rising.
Only light rains are reported today
over the northern watersheds.
Depends on Weather Conditions
Vicksburg, Miss.. January 28.—Capt.
E. C. Tollinger, assistant engineer of
the third levee district, said today that
the situation at Fitlers depends to a
great extent upon the weather condi
tions. With more rain, he said, tilings
might terminate disastrously at that j
point. A large force of men is at work
on the levee and the prospects for get
ting the levee higher this week are
good. Major Wodruff, now at Beulah,
reported today that the Beulah break
has widened to about 300 feet.
ijoeal planters are not alarmed so
far, but they are not sure what may
come later from the Beulah break,
which is 100 miles up the river. Dr. J.
B. Renton of Valley Park says water
is expected to reach the low places in
that section by the last of this week.
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
Two Address Farmers' at
Greenville—Market Truck
Through Clearing House
Greenville, January 28.—(Special.)—
J. A. Everitt of Indianapolis, president
of the Farmers’ Society of Equity, and
H. Blackburn of Foley, also connect
ed with this society, were in the city
yesterday. They addressed a meeting
of business men and farmers. They
have a proposition to organize the
truck growers of the south into one |
body and market the southern truck
through a central clearing house.
To do this the farmers of each roun- !
ty will organize and each county will
be a unit and until all counties and
sections are organized the different as
sociations of each county will market
their truck through a clearing house!
located in the county.
The proposition, »f carried through,
it is claimed will mean much for the
southern farmer:-.
A meeting has been called for 2:80
Saturday afternoon at the courthouse. ;
It is expected that farmers from all
sections of the county will be in at
tendance.
I ' *
MOON CASE TODAY
- ■— .■
Judge R. R Watts will give out his de
cision in the ease of Marshall Moon,
charged with holding up a Southern mail
train two weeks ago near Lincoln, today
at 12:30 o’clock. The preliminary trial!
was held last Saturday, the judge ad
journing court until today noon. Moon
will either be released or bound over to!
the grand jury.
Watchman Has Narrow Escape
A watchman at a new apartment house
at Seventeenth street between Ninth and
Tenth avenues, exchanged shots with a
negro early yesterday morning, the bul
let from the negro's gun going through
the watchman’s hat. It is said that a
negro and a white man have beeiv hang
ing around the apartment house for some
time.
HARD COLDS
When they first come, the best time to
break them up. One standard remedy—
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral.
Sold for 70 year*.
, | Ash Your Doctor.
ELECTED YESTERDAY
I
Senators Are Chosen From
Several States — Six
Are Democrats
Washington. January 28.—Right United
States senators were ' elected today in
eight different states of the union. Six
ol the number are democrats and two
lepublicans. Three of the number al
ready are members of the national upper
house and were re-elected.
The five new senators are: William H.
Thompson, democrat, of Kansas; Wil-j
liam Hughes, democrat, of New Jersey; i
Judge W. M. Kavanaugh. detnocrat, of
Arkansas; Representative Norris Sliep
panf. democrat, of Texas, and Key Pitt
man. democrat, of Nevada.
Representative Sheppard of Texas, was
elected both tOv till out the unexpired
term of Joseph w. Hailey, ending March
4, and for the fulj six years term com
mencing at that time. He will succeed
Colonel R. M. Johnstone, who was ap
pointed by Governor Colquitt at the time
Senator Bailey resigned, pending action
by the Texas legislature. Judge Kava
mtugu of Arkansas, wil serve only un
til March 4, the unexplred term of the
late Jeff Davis. J. N. Helskell was ap
pointed to the place by Governor ponag
hey, pending the legislature meeting. All
of the other senators were elected for
full terms.
Senators who were re-elected for full
terms were: A. B. Fall of New Mexico,
.Francis E. Warren of Wyoming, anti
Benjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina.
Senators Fall and Warren are republi
cans while Senator Tillman is a den£»
crat.
ABUNDANT FLOW
OF GAS IN WALKER
_
Pennsylvania Co. Increases
Its Capital Stock From
$100,000 to $200,000
Jasper, January 28.—(Special.)—The
Pennsylvania Oil & Gas company has re- j
cently Increased its capital stock from
$100,000 to $200,000 and have filed incor
poration papers with the probate judge of
Walker county announcing Its increase.
The company lias a number of expe-'
rienced men here digging gas wells and
has found four with an abundant flow
of gas. They are now at work on th?
fifth.
The Jasper Natural Gas company com
pleted installing its pipes from the
wells and turned on gas in their place
uptown last night for the first time. They
were pleased with the results and fin l
that the pressure is much more than in
the gas fields in Fayette county. This
company expects to bqgln to install fix
tures in the business houses of Jasper
as early as possible.
Tax Collector W. R. Richardson re
ported today that the citizens of this
county were coming up with their poll tax
as well as expected. About 2000 have
already paHl their tax for this year and
a good number have paid that were in
arrears.
PARADE FEATURES
BIG CORN EXHIBIT
Columbia, S. C.. January 28.—South
Carolina clay was celebrated at the fifth
rational corn show here today, tlie feaV
ture of which was a civic and military pa
rade. This comprised 29 sections. At th»
exposition grounds speeches were made
by Governor Bleaso and other state offi
cials and Mayor Thompson or Chatta
nooga. In the late hours of the day
the South Carolina poultry show war
opened in connection with the corn expo
sition. Thursday has been set aside as
Farmers’ Union day, at which time the
midwinter conferences of the officials of
the union will be held here.
Stock Dealers Robbed
Two stock dealers stopping in the yards
of the Southern Stock company last
night became involved in a serious mix-up
with four negroes. One of the stock
dealers, whose name could nob be learned
was asleep in a room in the yards. Three
negroes entered and are said #o have
stolen his pocketbook. The other white
man remonstrated with them and was
badly beaten by the negroes, who es
caped. Two of them W’ere arrested later
and placed In the city jail charged with
assault and battery, aggravated. The ne
gro who is said to have robbed the man
escaped.
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Mary C. Milner
The funeral of Mrs. Mary C. Milner will
ho held from the Woodlawn Fifty-fifth
Street Baptist church .this morning at
It o’clock, interfient to lake place in
the Woodlawn cemetery.
Mrs. firover Waite
Pell City, Januafy 28.—(Special.)—
Mrs. Grover C. Waite, wife of Grover
C. Waite, proprietor of the Easonville
dairy, died at her home in Easonville
this morning shortly after 11 o'clock
after an Illness of four weeks with
typhoid pneumonia. Mrs. Waile was
formerly Miss Myrtle Henden of Truss
ville. Airs. Waite Is survived by her
husband, Grover C, AA'aite.
Mrs. Mary Jones
Greensboro, January 28.— (Special.)—]
Mrs. Mary Jones, wife of Ma.I. X. B.
Jones, died at her residence here this
morning after a brief illness. She was
before her marriage .AIlss Mary AVatt
of Carrollton county. Mississippi,
daughter of Maj. James AVatt, a gallant
Confederate soldier arid wealthy
planter. •
Mrs. Jones was torn at her fath
er's handsome an o helium plantation
home, "Belie Meade.’ She was a bril
liant woman and a belle of her day.
Her father had also a handsome city
home on CaronUeiet street. New Or
leans, where they entertained lavishly.
Mrs. Jones was educated at Paptapsco,
Baltimore, and was highly cultivated
woman.
Mrs. Jones leaves ;■ husband, one son,
James AVatt, and two daughters, Mrs.
Herbet Childress and Miss Mary Jones.
Shg was a member of the Presbyterian
church and funeral services will be
held tomorrow from her late residence.
LIGE LOT. Undertaker. Phone* ;(|l
SHAW, the Undertel-'— Phone* ».
JOHNS' .Unda. . a bonas 10*
j Considered a Championship
Contender in Field
Trial Stake
Grand Junction, Tenn., January 28.—
Powhattan, a setter, owned by Hobart
Ames of LaGrange, *Jenn.f and handled by
J. T. Jones of Baldwin, Miss., ran a re
I markable race today • in the National
Championship Field Trial stake, making
a total of 12 bevies finds arfd two points
on singles. He is Regarded as the strong
est contender for championship honors
of the six dogs which have run so far.
Powhattan wa^cast off with the setrer
Manitoba May. owned by \V. ji. Milton
of Winnipeg as tlie morning brace. Mani
toba May was taken up before the heat.'
was half finished. Pow hattan went well J
from start to finish.
in the afternoon the setters Sport Count j
Whltestone, uwnal by W. A. Sternberg ,
of Mount Pleasant, ia.. and Theodore
Whitastone, owned by Thomas Field of
Calvert, Tex., ran. The Iowa dog ran
out his heat and found five beevies. He
was going at, a fairly good p&ce at the
end. His brace-mate was taken up after
running for twTo hours and finding five
bevies and dividing one.
Tomorrow morning the setter Revenue,
owned by R. E. Craig. Jr., of Yricksburg,
Miss., will run aguinst the pointer John
Proctor, owuied by W. L. Curtis of Belton,
Tex. In the afternoon Babble Brook Joe.
entered by Louis McGrew of Pittsburg
wlU run against Benstone. the property
of John Dunn of Baltimore.
DEKALB ACCOUNTS
CORRECTLY KEPT
Examiner Townes Sumbits
Clean Record to Gov
ernor O’Neal
Montgomery, January 28.—(Special.)—
Books and accounts of officials of Be
Kalb are neatly ard correctly kept, ac
cording to Examiner of Public Accounts
Charles L. Townes, in a report submitted
today to Governor O’Neal.
Examiner Townes found that Judge of
Probate J. A. Oroley was due the county
$2(10.75 and the state $880.50, both of which
amounts were promptly paid as soon as
the official's attention was called to the
matter.
The accounts of Tax Collector F. M.
Warren showed that he was due the coun
ty $1700 for failure to turn over to the
county treasurer certain taxes he had col
lected. Mr. Warren's attention having
been called to the matter by Examiner
Townes, d prompt settlement was made
with the county treasurer.
The books and accounts of other offi
cials of the county were found to be cor
rect.
SAY SICKLES CASE
WILL NOT BE TRIED
New York. January 28.—Supporters
of Gen. D. E. Sickles, arrested and re
leased under bail yesterday in connec
tion with a $23,000 shortage in funds
of the state monuments commission,
said today that in their opinion the
case would never be tried. So many
offerings of contribution to make up
the deficit have already been received,
they said, that they believed the short
age will be wiped out by popular sub
scription. The general remains secluded
in his Fifth avenue home.
Albany, N. Y., January 28.—Governor
Sulzer toduy c ontributed $100 to a fund
to pay the $23,170 unaccounted for by
Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, as chairman of
the New York monuments commission.
In announcing his contribution the
governor said:
“Very few men in this country have
done more for the state, the country and
the flag than General Sickles. My
sympathy goes out to him in this hour
of trial.”
Governor Sulzer received a telegram
from United States Senator William Al
den Smith of Michigan in which he
said: * /
“Are the prosperous and generous
men of New York to allow a gallant
hero like General Sickles to suffer for
the want of $28,000? Can you not ap
peal to the philanthropists and gen
erous me«n \yho have profited by a
united country to meet this situation
before it is too late?”
BALKAN DELEGATES
BELIEVE MISSION TO
LONDON IS ENDED
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throughout the country in protest against
the weakness of the government In forc
ing the claims against Bulgaria.
Internal Struggle
Vienna, Jaifuary 28.—Constantinople dis
patches report a bloody conflict at
Tchatalja between the adherents of the
late Nazim Pasha and supporters of the
Young Turks and also that Abuk Pasha,
who Is known as a sympathizer of
j Nazim's in marching oz Constantinople
with the fourth army corps. These re
j ports have not been confirmed.
Massacres Reported
London. January 29.—The Constantino
ple correspondent of the 'rimes after ex
amining the charges and counter charges
of massacree arrives at the conclusion
tlint Moslems and Christians are equally
blameable. He estimates that in tlio
whole of European Turkey 20.000 Moslem
and 15,000 Christian non-combatants have
been killed during the war and consld/i
ers that Europe would be better em
ployed in relieving the suffering of the
survivors than in attempting to h\ re
sponsibility for the massacres.
Articles of Incorporation
Montgomery, January 28.—(Special.)--1
Secretary of State 'Cyrus B. Brown has |
leen informed of the incorporation of the
Alabama State Colored Fair association, ;
a benevolent organization of Birmingham.
Incorporation papers were taken out by
J. W. Goodgame and others. The Jeffer
ttn Iron Ore company of Birmingham has
filed articles of incorporation with the
secretary of state. The new company is
capitalized at with Il'Oo paid in.
Thomas Dozier and others are the in
corporators. A Mobile corporation report
ed is styled the Sanitary Collapsible Bed
company, capitalized at Charles
L. Fdfccr and others are the incorpof- .
a tors.
McElhaney Slightly Injured ;
T. \Y. McEUianey, residing 15t»9 AvejHu i
G, Ensley. was struck by an automo
bile at Twenty-fourth street and Red |
Mountain road yesterday afternoon and1
slight I v injured. The driver of the auto I
escaped.
i ■
DEATH MAY CALL
HALTIN PROBE
Commissioner Andrews Dies
Suddenly of Heart Fail
ure in Mobile
Mobile, January 28.—(Special.)—Frank P.
Andrews, for lu years an active member
of the board of road and revenue com
missioners, suddenly succumbed to an
attack of heart disease early this morn
ing at his home in Coden.
For years Commissioner Andrews wax
a leading figure in the county board. He
attended yesterday's turbulent session of
the board, battling against a proposal to
immediately suspend Highway Engineer
Charles Dew of his connection with the
charged county “graft.’’
Commissioner Andrews, from the start,
declared himself in favor of a thorough
probe to investigate the alleged corrup
tion involving the half million dollar
bond issue. In a published statement he
stated he would tell the grand jury of
“certain deals.” It is generally believed
that the unexpected death of Andrews will
alter the procedure of the probe.’ unless
he left attested statements. The meeting
of county commissioners and members
of civic league planned for Thursday will
be postponed it was stated.
The league officers yesterday expressed
their intention of placing evidence in
the hands of the county board, with the
view, it was intimated, of suspending all
contracts existing with certain concerns.
This means that all work on the high
ways and other county improvement*
would then be tied up, pending the grand
jury’s action.
The funeral of Commissioner Andrew*
will he held Wednesday. He|celebrated
his seventy-first birthday Sunday. Com
missioner Andrews was a member of
Raphaels Semmes camp of United Con
federate veterans and u charter member
of one of the earliest mystic societies,
the T. D. S.
State’s Intention Means o£
L. & N.’s Decision to
Transport Staple
Montgomery, January 28.— (Special.)—
The state’s threat to use oxen and mules
to haul 1000 bales of cotton from Mont
gomery to Speigner’s has caused the
IjOUisville and Nashville Railroad com
pany to agree to transport it for 50 cents
a bale. #
Where the railroad made its tariff af'er
securing a permanent injunction from tlio
federal court it made the charge of carry
ing cotton $1 per bale instead of 50 cents.
The state purchased the cotton for use iu
the mill at the prison, but said it could
have it hauled through the country for
50 cents. President James G. Oakley of
the convict department has been advised
that the cotton will be carried for the old
fee^
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