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THE BIRMINGHAM AGE IIERALD
.VOLUME XXXXI1I__ BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1913 12 , PAGES NUMBER VU
THAW WINS MOST
NOTABLE VICTORY
SINCE HIS ESCAPE
FROM MATTEAWAN
Judge Decides He Can Hold
Habeas Corpus Writ in
Abeyance if He
Wishes
JEROME REBUKED
FOR HIS USE OF THE
WORD, LOQUACIOUS
Thaw’s Opponent Does Not Press
laaue of Bad Faith Despite His
Previous Utterance—Fugitive
Is Openly Cheered by
Large Crowd
Littleton, N. H., September 16.—Counsel
for Harry Kendall Thaw laid today the
foundation Cur plans to carry his case to
the supreme court of the United States—
If »uch a stiep is found necessary.
When the governor of New Hampshire
passes bn Hie matter of the extradition
of Thaw to New York, at the hearing to
too held at Concord on Tuesday next, the
•tidings, if adverse to Thaw, will be re
viewed by the United States district court,
and, should a decision against him then
be rendered, successive appeals will be
taken until the case reaches the highest
oourt In the land.
This was the announcement made by
the Thaw lawyers tonight, after the most
notable court victory for the fugitive,
•Ither in Canada or in the United States,
since his escape from the Matteawan
asylum for the criminal insane. It was
Blade after a hearing on a federal writ
of habeas corpus obtained in Thaw's be
half and invoking the fourteenth amend
ment to the constitution had been Indefi
nitely suspended until such time as coun
sel saw fit to begin arguments after the
extradition matter had been decided by
the governor.
Aldrich s Decision
Edgar Aldrich, T'nlted States judge for
Ihe district of New’ Hampshire, in decid
ing that Thaw had the right, In effect,
tc hold his habeas corpus writ, In abey
ance, explained in his rescript that this
was the petitioner's privilege in that
mki(>uld he be ordered extradited, “It would
•till be open to federal authority to af
ford such protection as the constitution
and the laws of the Inked States re
quire.”
Thaw's jubilant counsel, headed by
Mose3 Grossman and L. J. Vorhaus, de
parted for New York, leaving their client
in the joint custody of the I nited States
marshal and Sheriff Drew of Coos coun
ty, not to return until the hearing be
fore the governor is called. The head
©f the New York state forces, William
Travers Jerome, and Deputy Attorney
General Kennedy and Sheriff Horn beck of
Dudiess county also left tonight. They
will come back for the hearing Tuesday.
Thaw, according to the understanding
reached, will be taken to Concord in the
morning. He was quartered in Thayer s
hotel tonight, feeling line and predicting
that the gates of Matteawan would never
close behind him again.
Mr. Jeiome had little or nothing to
lay. “Thaw is tied up now with a fed
eral writ,” he said, “and there is no
getting around It. But the questions to
be decided by the governor are simple
gnd we hope for victory.”
Involves Novel Proposition
•*It is probably open to counsel for the
petitioner," said the court, “to raise ques
tions whether this New' York process lin
ger which Thaw' was held as an insane
person should become a part of the pro
ceedings at issue whether the process
under which he is held here is due pro
cess. The novelty of the situation, as
everybody must see, vesul^s from the fact
that he was held In an institution in New
York as an insane person and the of
fense or crime upon which it is sought to
have him extradited consists, according
to their own account of it, of his escape
from that institution. Now,1 whether the
state of New' York, holding a person as
an insane persons, is in a position to set
up his escape as a crime within the
■leaning of the federal constitution and of
the state authorities, is a question. If
you have found anything in the books,
Mr. Jerome, on that question you have
done better than T have. It seems to
me that it involves a novel proposition."
Jerome: "I understand it to be the
rule as laid down in Czolgosz case and the
Guiteau case, that if a person knew the
nature and quality of the act and that
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i $650,000 NECKLACE
i FOUND BY WORKMAN
ON LONDON STREETS
Kicked It Aside in Disdain as Piece of
Paper When Pearls Tumbled
Forth—Willt Let Re
ward of $5000
London, September 16.—A workman to
day found on a sidewalk practically the
entire pearl necklace valued at $650,000,
which was stolen on July 16 while in tran
sit mail from F*aris to this place.
A reward probably will go to the
workman.
The string of pearls, said to be the
most valuable in the world, was in transit
between the dealer and purchaser when
stolen. Tt was said to be destined for
Mrs. W. Iv, Vanderbilt.
The man was going to work. He was in
Highbury, a northern suburb of London,
when he noticed the pearls lying in a
pile. There were 58. He took them to
a police station, where they were recog
nised as part of the famous necklace,
from which only one pearl is now missing.
Three Englishmen and two Austrians
were arrested September 2 while trying
to dispone of some of the pearls in this
metropolis.
The workman who found the pearls told
the police he at first thought the package
of Jewels merely a ball of crumpled paper
until he kicked it.
The necklace originally was composed
of 61 graduated pearls, weighing alto
gether 1250 grains. The centeiv pearl
weighed over 47 grains. Tho string was
fastened by a diamond snap of rare work
manship.
In the robbery of the necklace from the
registered mail the postal seals on the
original packet when it was delivered to
the London dealer did not appear lo have
been disturbed, but when it was opened
it was found to contain only several pieces
of French sugar.
Later today. Max Mayer, the diamond
merchant who owns the pearls, identified
them.
WHAT CHICAGO WOMEN
SPEND FOR_CLOTHING
A Few Spend $75,000 Every Year.
Average Factory tiirl Spends
$5.84 Weekly
Chicago, September 16.—There are a few
women in Chicago who spend $75,000 a
year on personal adornment, according to
an estimate submitted at the semi-annual
convention of the Chicago Dressmakers’
club today The dressmakers figured that
the average factory girl spends $3.84 a
week for clothing.
These figures were arrived at by averag
ing the estimates made by the various
delegates. The table reads:
A few. $75,000.
One hundred social leaders, $50,000.
Ten thousand others, $5000.
Well dressed club women. $1000.
The suffragist. $f»on.
The church worker. $500.
The social worker, $300.
The stenographer, $275.
The shop girl, $250.
The factory girl. $200.
Madame C. H. Phair, president of the
club, declared that many working girls
lose money because they do not know
how to make their own clothing.
NAVAL OFFICERS
FULFIL! WAOER
Admiral Arbuthnot and Captain Back
20 Years Ago Agreed to Run
Race Yesterday
Portsmouth, Eng., September 16.— A
sprint of 100 yards was run Ibis aft
ernoon by Rear Admiral Sir Robert K.
Arbuthnot and Capt. Erie Back of the
British navy. In fulfillment of a bet
made hy them 20 years api. The cap
tain won by a yard In the excellent
time of 12 seconds.
Both officers were serving; In the
Pacific ocean on board the Warsptte In
1893 when a challenge was Riven and
accepted for a race to be run on the
same date 20 years later.
Admiral Sir Hedworth Mciix was com
mander of the Warsplte at the time of
the wager and was stake holder todaj .
Rear Admiral Arbuthnot is 43 years
old and Captain Back 48.
Sulzer Issues Requisition
Lansing, Mich.. September 16,—Not be- I
ing fully convinced as to who was the \
chief executive of New York since the i
impeachment proceedings, the executive j
office recently addressed a letter contain- |
ing a request for a requisition to “the |
governor of New York” without specify- I
ing the name. Today a reply was re- '
reived in which the requisition had been |
honored and signed by Governor Sulzer.
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
3—Thaw wins notable victory in courts.
Independence Day in Mexico is quiet.
Birmingham men lured to New
Orleans. \
Infernal machine sent to Otis.
Clayton says he did Hot complain of
Miss Liathrop’s visit. ‘
2— Rapid progress made on currency bill.
3— Four billions needed to equip national
highways.
4— Editorial comment.
6—Official returns show Wood second tn
race. j
Board of Trade for currency bill.
Boston veterans praise men in Gray.
Judge Lane will leave today on vaca
tion.
6— Women’s page.
7— Sports.
8— English railroad strike threatened.
9— Governor Stilzei works on defense.
31 Markets.
32—Busy night ‘or the police.
Cruiser At Puerto Plata;
Americans Are Relieved
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic,
Tuesday, September 9.—(Delayed in
Transmission.)—The United States
cruiser Des Moines, ordered to Dom
inican waters by Washington to pro
tect American Interests, arrived at
•Puerto Plata today, where two Dom
inican gunboats were blockading the
port.
The steamer Seminol^ of the Clyde
line was stopped as she was nearing
.port yesterday and boarded by an of
ficer from one of the gunboats and told
•he could not enter the harbor. The
captain of the Seminole replied he
would enter anyway. Upon being asked
what he would do If he were ordered
to remain outside, the captain replied
that he would go In and take the board
ing officer with,him If he did not leave
the ship. The officer hurriedly re
turned to the gunboat and the Sem
inole entered the port. The blockading
boats steamed away,
The Seminole had cleared from New
Twk before the blockade of Puerto
Plata had been declared and having
no munitions of war aboard and rely
ing upon the presence of the Pes
Moines, she entered the port without
fear of molustation.
The captain of the Clyde line steam
er Algonquin, on arriving here today,
reported everything quiet in the south
ern ports which are ostensibly in the
hands of the government.
With the exception of Monte Christl
and Santiago, I he northern part., of the
island Is in the hands of rebels under
Gen. Horacio Vasques, at one time
President of the republic. The rebel
towns of Sanches and Santana are bar
ricaded and the inhabitants are ready
for a fight. Monte dhristi is reported
quiet, though the people there arc
much excited.
It is reported the revolution has
spread to Seybo and it is expected that
town and T.a Romono, both in the
southeastern part of'the island, will be
attacked soon.
An officer of the Des Moines who
came ashore today to take the United
States consul out to the ship lor a con
ference with the captain, was warmly
greeted by a number of Americans who
expressed their relief and pleasure in
having an American man of war in the
harbor.
THE PRIEST WHO MURDERED GIRL, WOMAN HE
SLEW AND THE DETECTIVE WHO CAPTURED HIM
|l
-- II HI!
Above are shown the principals in the New York tragedy which has attracted wide attention. From left to right they are: Police
Inspector Faurot, who investigated the murder and made the arrest; Father Hans Schmidt, who confessed to killing Anna Aumuller,‘cutting
her body into six pieces and sinking them into the Hudson river; Coroner Feinburg, who assisted in the investigation; Anna Aumuller, the vic
tim, in peasant costume.
LOCAL MECHANICS
MAN WHQIS MISSING
Over 60 Go To New Orleans
to Sail For Work in
Argentina
NOTHING IS KNOWN
OF “GREAT DYKE CO”
Were to Change Platte River From Its
Course—Object of the Man is
Mystery As He Did
Not Profit
New Orleans. September 16.—(Special.)
Sixty master mechanics, locomotive en-*
gineers, carpenters, civil engineers, brick
layers. railroad car builders and painters,
mostly from Birmingham, are patiently
waiting in New Orleans to leave for
Argentina, where they were go ini? to
turn the Platte river from its bed or some-'
thing of the kind. The ship that was
supposed to leave for South America to
day and take them to their task is steam
ing in the Atlantic ocean from Savannah
to New York. The man at the head of the
gigantic enterprise is sought Vy the work
men, but cannot be found.
“Oh. if i could only lay my hands on
that guy," muttered one of the victims
as he told his troubles to United States
Commissioner Browne. He referred to a
man said to bo named Taylor, formerly a
carpenter foreman'for a contracting firm,
and now general manager of “The Great
Dyke l,and Improvement company.”
Made Glowing Promises
Taylor lured the mechanics to New Or
leans ftom Birmingham by a glowing ad
vertisement and much Smooth talking,
the men claim. They were to receive
double the wages paid In this country, to
have their transportation paid back home
with the end of a year, and to be well
taken rai*e of. In fact, it was the oppor
tunity of a lifetime, the men say they
were told.
1'pon their arrival here, the Hunters af
ter the. golden fleece sought their Jason
at a local hotel, by appointment. They
failed to find the suite of rooms fitted
especially for the office of "The preat
Dj ke Band improvement company."' The
clerk, Subjected to volleys nr question
within tire "last two days by the sixty
odd applicants, can furnish no Informa
tion. i.i..
Systematic inquiry liy snnic hf the -most
active of the flock of job' Ifuntdra has
convinced iliem that tlic’ ithvblopmhm
company either is a myth or ah organiza
tion w hich has riot yet emerged- Isom tire
embryo, of ponderous finaiicperlriK, buti
above all they feel that they are victims;
of a gbfantic fiasco.
Taylpr’s supposed, visionary, scheme
was one .which Involved' the I’eotgniaiiim
of thousands of. acres., of swamp land Hr
Argentina. - The. world was j»ne .which,
would last for .eiijht Iveses,. he la said to
have explaliie.d to the men.’ First’jof aH.
the Piatte • river most- be changed frerti
Its course, gild a canal with luck - ami
dums substituted, for its original; channel.
A large force und an, expensive equip
ment would he needed, but one banking
maternity was behind the project, it was
related. That w’fla a secret which must
be kept within the; tanks -of the pi rtfcl
pants in the glowing projefct, the work
men say they were warned.. /
Great Secrecy, Was UrgedV
An advertisement appearing In al Bir
mingham newspaper August 6. 7 and 8
attracted the mens attention; AtlTay
lor’s office on North Twenty-fifth (trept
the scheme was unfolded to scores M ap
plicants.- The men were to go'td.New
Orleans, where a ship purchased “The
Great Dyke Improvement ■; rflmpany''
would sail with them i'Or UuciMis Ayres
September 16. 1
It is against the law* of Ajfibaina to
take labor out of the state, awl go they
were urged to maintain thA greatest
secrecy. Secret meetings werii held in
(CiMilaaei •» Faga KJtgMt)
\
Clayton Says He Did Not
Complain of Miss Lathrop’s
Recent Trip to Alabama
Did Not Make Charge of “Pernicious Political Activity’’ In
Connection With Tour of State By Government Ex
perts Under Personal Direction of
Captain Hobson
By C. E. STEWART
Washington. September 16.—(Special.)
Representative Clayton today declared
that neltluoi h€\ ucy\ aftte .of *hin {r^end.sr
that h«-«ha<f «ny knowi<Mge of.- f&A reg
MISS J ILIA LATHKOI*
\\l»o declined nhnoliitely to dhniNN the
matter
fstered a complaint with the government
against the so-called "pernicious political
activity" of Miss Julia Lathrop and
others connected with the tour of the
state of Alabama by government expert*
on education and health.. povsonmiy (•on
quoted by Representative Hobson. ir
fa"i>, authority f«i this slow, which ft is
published In a Mobile paper Monday,
could not be obtained |n Washington’to
da>. if complaint was made it must
have been made by someone in Ala
bama.
In the meantime, Miss Julia l.attirup,
who was specifically mentioned In tin
story as being one of those “perniciously
active,” said today with great emphasis:
“1 know absolutely nothing about it."
Further than this, Miss l.athrop declined
to go. When she was asked if she had
completed her work in Alabama, Miss
Hathrop abruptly excused herself. Miss
I-atlirop appeared a little annoyed, not
to say peeved over the matler.
There has been some discussion of the.
tour in Alabama taken part In by the
government experts by Alabamians here,
it has been suggested that Captain Hob
son is not a senator yet,' and that in
asmuch as he has not confined his edu
cational activities to his district, hut has
Invaded the districts ■ of other members
of Congress, and at this particular time,
when lie Is a candidate for the Senate
If he was not getting the political bene
fit from sui'h an expedition that would
naturally accrue, he was overlooking a
good thing.
However, 11 Is claimed that there has
been no disposition to make any com
plaint to the government, the general
Idea being that tile government lias in
nocently extended a helping hand to tile
captain.
Secretary Wilson is not In Washington
and Information from an official source
as to whether or not a protest had beori
registered could not he obtained.
AMENDMENT WOULD
FORCE N. Y. COTTON
EXCHANGE TO ACT
Conferees Will Probably
Adopt Clark Cotton Fu
tures Tax in Modi
fied Form
... __i__
By C. E. STEWART
Washington, September 18.—(Special.)
What the New Yorlr Cotton Exchange
d-dlned to do voluntarily. It will he com
pelled to do through a modlAeu form of
the Clarke cotton- futures tax. which will
probably be voted by the conference com
mittee on the tariff bill.
Forces are at work to effect this change,
which will undoubtedly he. successful
within a'few days. The taxing power of
the government is to be used to require
an holiest contract to be adopted by the
exchange In place of the unfair gambling
contract which Is now permitted under
the exchange rules.
Must Specify Grades
The contemplated change will require
the adoption of the government standard
grades and that one of these grades be
specified In every ontract. In se'tlement
of these contracts if any grade is ten
dered other than a standard grade the
seller will he penalized 50 cents a bale
' re one of the, nine grades may he
tendered at a price fixed by actual com
mercial transactions in the spot market,
if the purchaser does not want actual
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BELIEVE PRIEST IS
BE IRRESPONSIBLE
Schmidt Confesses to Fixing
Up Counterfeiting Den.
*rhink He Is Carry
ing Out Plan
New York. September ill!.—1The discovery
of a counterfeiters den which 'llans
Schmidt, priest and confessed slayer of
Anna Aumuller. today admitted was fitted
up by him to make, spurious money led
the detectives. Coroner Felnberg aud other
visitors to his cell in the Tombs to ex
press the opinion that Schmidt is sane and
that further Investigation will develop
that counterfeiting was only one of his
"side lines." They declared It as their
belief that he is feigning insanity after
carefully thought out plans of a master
criminal mind.
To the Rev. Father Evers, chaplain of
the Tombs prison to his attorney anil
other callers, Schmidt admitted, his con
nection with the flat In West 134th street
where detectives found bundles of Imita
tion 110 gold certificates.
Muret Evades Federal Authorities
Dr. Ernest Arthur Muret, the dentist
arrested last night after the raid on the
counterfeiters flat, today was held In x.vno
Dull for hearing on the charge of having
I In his possession a revolver lu violation
iCfallun! ua Page T*<|
SENT TO OWNER OF
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis
Saved by Vigilance of
Japanese Servant
THINKS FRIENDS OF
M’NAMARAS SENT IT
I ~
| Police Authorities Believe, However,
I That Mexican Situation Had Some
thing to Do With it—Had Been
Supporter of (ten. Huerta
Los Angelos, September 10. (ien.
Harrison Gray Otis, owner of the Los
Angeles Times, received an infernal
machine by mail today. It was the sec
ond time within .three years Lhal Gen.
Otis’ life had been attempted by a
bomb.
The chance of bis being killed or
injured by the bomb was foiled by the
watchfulness of General Otis' Japanese
servant, who became .suspicious after
be accepted the package and called his
employer’s attention to it.
The first infernal machine sent to
General Otis was found nl his residence
a few hours after his newspaper plant
had been destroyed through t lie ef
forts of the McNamara conspirators.
Thinks It McNamaras* Friends
The attempt on his life today was at
tributed by the general as being to
agencies friendly to those whose con
spiracy ended in the destruction of the
Times building and the killing of 21
men three years ago. The police and
postal authorities, however, believed
that the Mexican question possibly had
a part in it.
General Otis Is largely inter, sted in
lands in the Mexican territory «>t Lower
California, where two years ago in
dustrial Worker^ of the World joined
the "direct action" element of Mex
icans in an effort to establish a social -
istic commonwea 1 th.
A few weeks ago there was an out
break caused, according to report, by
the employment of Chinese in tin
places of Mexican laborer by ranchers
In Lower California. General Ol»H as
serted at the time that none were em
ployed by him.
The bomb reached the "Itivouac,"
General Otis’ home, at 11 o’clock this
morning. It was contained in a small
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INDEPENDENCE DAY
IN MEXICO PASSES
WHO NOTHING 10
MAR HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Ovation Given President
Huerta as He Reviews
Troops and Later Ad
dresses Congress
IN HIS MESSAGE HE
BARELY MENTIONS
THE UNITED STATES
Does Not Deal With Diplomatic Ex
changes Between Two Nations,
Hopes to Pacify Country Be
fore Election—Declares It
Will Be Cnreslrictcd
Mexico City, September 16. In spite
of i lie rumors which dealt impartially
with attacks upon Americans, an army
uprising and the assassination of the
President, Independence Day came and
went with nothing to mar the holiday
spirit.
Politically the great event was the
reopening of Congress and the read
ing of tlie President's message. But
without doubt (Jeneral Huerta was
moved less by that than by !he spec
tacle of thousands of students, citizen;,
and soldiers doing him honor as he
stood on the balcony of the national
palace reviewing the great parade, the
feature in which public Interest cen
tered.
More than 1000 volunteers and stu
dents, ranging in age from 12 years
upward, had their taste of militaiy dis
comfort, standing for hours in driz
zling tain and plodding through muddy
streets. They bore the hardships man
fully, however, marching proudly be
tween dense lines of onlookers whom
the ruin failed to daunt, through the
principal business streets, past the pal
ace* and to various points where they
disbanded.
10,000 Passed in Review
It is estimated that close to IO,onu
marchers passed in review. They in
cluded 1000 of Bla»«l net's veterans, wlu>
did hard service in the Zapata coun
try, regular and volunteer cav.tlr\ and
inlalii i’y, rui ales, mounted and loot po
lice, a.rlillO! y cadets and hospital corm*^
Next to (i i <-■. dents and v olu/iCdvi"^
who received tiie most euthusiaaiio ap
plause were several ambulance uulomo
blles filled with white gowned young:
women of the Bed. Cross hospital serv
ice.
Along tiie line of march balconies,
housetops and pavements were crowd
ed; tiie air was filled with flowers anti
confetti showered Upon those who
marched. At each end of San Fran
cisco avenue, the principal business
thoroughfare, triumphal arches had
been erected and added to the general
decorative effect of the banners hung
from light posts and windows and the
flags of various nations covering the
store fronts.
Wild Applaune (ire«“tK Huerta
President Huerta and his aides, rid
ing through the Streets after the con
clusion of the early ceremonies at
<'hapultepoc. were greeted witli wild
applause. The President's greatest
triumph appeared to he at his recep
tion at the joint session of deputies
and senators when he entered to read
his message. He was greeted with
vivas both by the crowd surrounding
thi‘ chamber and that which filled the
hall. Six o'clock was the hour set for
the formal opening of the session and
u presidential salute of 21 guns was
fired. Prompt to tiie minute the ex
ecutive mounted the steps of the build
ing, stopping only an instant at the
doors to bow It is acknowledgments
The city whs ablaze with strings of
incandescent lights tonight. All public
buildings were Profusely decorated. Pn
til midnight the thoroughfares present
ed the appearance of New Wat's eve in
the big cities of the Fnited States
Crowds filled the Zncalo in front of the
national palace, while crowds wandered
noisily about the streets, tooting horns
and making the most of the expiring
holiday.
Huerta Reads Message
provisional President Vietorlano Huerta
delivered his «emi-umiual message t"day
dt tiie opening of the second sessto^ of
the twenty-seventh Mexican Congress.
in it he promised to spare no efforts to
bring about the unrestricted election of
President and vice president of the .Mex
ican republic next month, declaring that
it would constitute tire greatest triumph
of his career to turn over Lite office to his
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Confederates To Parade
With Federal Veterans
Chattanooga, September 16.—Activities
I of veterans attending the‘Grand Army
I of the Republic’s forty-seventh annual en
campment here Were increased today.
Business sessions also were begun by sev
eral allied organizations meeting simul
■ taneously with the veterans. Interest of
| all tonight, however; centered largely in
| the aljwiys inipreaalve parade of veterans
scheduled for tomorrow.
A novel feature of the parade promises
to be the participation of N. B. Forrest
cfHiip, failed Confederate Veterans. This
| unexpected innovation resulted from a
special' invitation extended to the camp
today by Commander-In-Chief Alfred B.
liters of the G. A. U. and accepted by
Col. L. T. Dickinson of the Forrest camp.
The (Tonfederate veterans were invited to
wear their gray uniforms
Leaden clouds which hovered over the
• ity today threatened to cast a damper
on plans made for the observation of
Chiekamanya day. The predicted showers
failed to materialise and hundreds of vet
erans who participated in the battle of
.chirkamauga visited the famous battle
E Meld.
Interest In the coming election of of
Mrerft by the Grand Army of the Republic
| Increases rapidly. Several caucuses ware
j held today bv representatives of various
'departments. It was generally believed
j that tonight the choice for the next coin
| P'tunderln-ohlef would be between Barren
C. Adams of Superior, Neb., and Wash
ington Gardner of Michigan.
"Giu people, one nation and on»
flag," was the slogan of a mass meet
ing here tonight at which the dele
nates were officially welcomed,
eluded Commander-in-Chief Alfred U.
eluded Commander in Chief Alfred G
Beers of the G. A. It.. ex-Senator Newell
Sanders of Chattanooga, William 1 >.
Atchley, commander of the department
of Tennessee; Mayor T. C. Thompson
I of Chattanooga and others. Gov. B. W.
Hooper of Tennessee was scheduled to
j deliver an address but telegraphed that
he was unavoidably prevented from at
tending. Jn introducing General Beers,
j who presided at the meeting, ex'* Sen
ator Sanders said:
This meeting is the beginning of
a demonstration a* to whether a na
tion a?-encampment of the G \. A. can
be successfully held In the south. We
(Continued on Cage Twoj