THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD VOLUME XXXXIII _BIRMINGHAM. ALABAMA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 7, 1910 3- PAGES NUMBER 185 INDIANA’S NATIONAL GUARD SURROUNDS CITY OF INDIANAPOLIS 2000 Soldiers On Hand Ready to Cope With Car Strike Situation—Begin Duty Early This Morning PROCLAMATION OF MARTIAL LAW EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED TODAY Strikers Demand Forced Arbitration of Governor Ralston—Governor Declares He Will Inforce Law At All Hazards Indianapolis, November 6.—Indiana’s entire national guard, consisting of more than 2000 soldiers, are encamped in different parts of Indianapolis tonight ready for duty in con nection with the strike of employes of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal company. Special train* brought the troops un der hurried orders* and they were de trained In the hu bur bn, virtually sur rounding the town. Great neereey. wan maintained an to the movement and arrival of the militia and few cfttlseua Knew that the tr«,«i>* had been called out until late today. The trains bringing the soldiers were •topped outside of Indianapolis by of ficers of the National Guard and given directions. All companies wore held when they arrived until they were of such number that it was deemed safe to bring j them into the ctyy. This was done to k prevent any clash with t^e strikers, who ^ after learning the troops had been called «.ut were on the downtown streets In large numbers. The troops will no. begin duty Until early* tomorrow morning. Whether the street cars are to be manned by soldiers, officers in charge would not say tonight. Martial law had not been declared early tonight, but such a proclamation is expected to be issued from the governor’s office before morn ing. Late this afternoon nearly 300 women, members of the Garment Workers’ union, lushed across the state house lawn, Into the capitol and to the governor's office, where they demanded that Governor Ralston force arbitration in the street car strike and call a special session of the state legislature. Many of the wom en were hysterical and Mrs. Edna Davis, president of the union, declared: “We are willing to take up arms to help win this strike.” Will Enforce Law Governor Ralston, answering t lie wom en, asserted that he had no authority to force arbitration, but that he had taken ttn oath as governor of Indiana to. sup port the constitution and to enforce the $ law. He said ho was in sympathy with i the union men. hut could hot allow a condition OL lawlessness 10 exist, ana it was his sworn duty to protect life and property. Brig. Qen. William McKee, in command, of the militia, is said to have stated that he knew nothing of the street car strike officially, hut had been told there was rioting in Indianapolis and that he had been ordered to end the disorders. This he said he would do. A suit for a receiver for the street car company, which whs set for hearing to day, was postponed until tomorrow be cause of the illness of an attorney for the company. * A second suit for a receivership was filed late today by Judge Frank Roby, former member of the state appellate court. No attempt was made by the company to move cars today. Hopes for Agreement Governor Ralston announced that he was withholding the proclamation of martial law in the hope that tho strikers and the street railway com pany would be able to come to terms during the night. It was learned that two members of the Indiana public util ities commission had asked traction company officials to submit the differ ences to arbitration. The company representatives agreed to receive a committee of its own em polyes and try to conn* to an agree ment with them providing the charter of the local union of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electrical Railway Employes was cancelled and that the strike leaders and organizers leave the city# The company also agreed that in case it and the employes’ committee Were unable to reach an agreement by November 31, to leave the settlement with the public utilities commission. None of the strike leaders would ex press an opinion as to what the strikers would do in regard to the company’? proposals. Four companies of the state militia are quartered in the basement of the I state c apitol. As the trbnps "marohej nkii'g the streets they were hooted by the crow'ds. TO BE GIVEN LIBERTY “Poor Health” Gains Con fessed Dynamiter’s Re lease From Califor jj, nia Prison Los Angeles, November t>. -urtie E. McManigal. the confessed dynamiter, will be formally freed soon, according to a statement made today by John 3». Fredericks, district attorney, who Monday last ordered the informer’s re lease from the county jail because of the prisoner's "poor health.” Frederick said the reports that Mc Manigal was fleeing secretly from thy country to avoid old associates was unfair to the state and to the inform er’s old associates as well. •••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••■••« TODAY’S AGE-HERALD ^ l—National guard surrounds Indianap olis. Leaders insist currency charges must *be remedied. Gaston resigns as probate judge. McGuire denies tie gave Hennessy graft Information. Instructions to O'Shaugnessy not divulged. J Land congress comes to close. 3 important Issue raised in court in Harvester suit. 4 Editorial comment. 5— Lane thinks park unavailable for auditorium site. Morning’s medley of day’s doings. 'I’eam captains for free dispensary chosen. Wilson Brown In critical condiion. 6— Society. ) 7—Sports. 8— Underwood rally in Montgomery to be. big occasion. 9— Senate passes resolution to probe Louisville and Nashville. I 11—Markets. : 12—Dr Eaves submits report. ■***••••••«•••••••••••••••#•••••••••••••••••••••••• PERFECT PLANS FOR Selma Making Big Prepara tions for House Leader’s Visit Tuesday Selma, November 6. — (Special.) Practically all arrangements for the I holding of the black belt Underwood rally here next Tuesday night were completed this afternoon by those who have tiie visit of Mr. Underwood to Selma in charge. While in Selma Mr. Underwood will be the guest of L. M. Hooper. He will arrive in Selma at l o’clock, coming by Montgomery, and it is expected quite a number of his Selma friends will meet him on the arrival of the train and welcome liIni to Selma. At tiie speaking Tuesday night which will be held at the Academy of Music. U. M. Hooper will preside. William B. Craig, ex-member of Congress from the Fourth district, and who was a col league of Mr. Underwood for years, will introduce him. After his arrival in Sel ma Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Underwood will be lunched at the home of Mr Hooper, and at 3:30 o'clock will be turned over to a kinswoman, who with other relatives will drive him over Sel ma and vicinity and point out the dif ferent places of interest. From 4:3(1 until 0 o’clock Mr. Underwood will hold an informal public reception at the Fallas club, where It Is expected he will meet hundreds of tiie voters of this portion of the state. Mr. Underwood will leave Wednesday morning for his home in Birmingham. Woman Pleads (iuilty Pensacola, Fla., November 6.—Mrs. Martha A. Green, aged 70, today pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding the government by forging pension orders. She was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $500. Because of her age the sentence was suspended. .... WERNER ELECTED JUDGE OVER REPUBLICAN LEADER Bartlet Indicated on Early Returns—New York Republicans I Admit Tliey Have Not Working Majority in Assembly. But Two Votes Are Lacking New York. November 6.—The eleo |\ tlon of William E. Werner, republican, ( [ as chief Judge of the court of appeals. |r Wll3 claimed tonight by William Barnes, E jr, republican state chairman. Early turns had Indicated a plurality for {^Willard Bartlett, democratic and In dependence league candidate. Mr. Barnes conceded that the re publicans had not elected a sufficient number of republicans to the state as sembly to control the lower house. They elected only 74 mein^. he said, while 76 are needed for a a jority. Figures received by C. Irman Barnes from 48 counties, most of them upstate, give a plurality of 93.209 for Werner. In 12 counties, including all those comprising the city of New York, the plurality for Bartlett is 89.628, accord ing to the chairman's figures, indicat ing Werner’s election by over 3000 votes. Chairman Barnes claimed the two votes necessary to give the party the control in the assembly would be se cured from among 31 members of "com plicated independence”—men whose election was brought about through coalition of progressives with either the republicans or the democrats. Mr. Barnes claims that the progressives elected only four assenablymeji. He con cedes the election of 41 democrats. [URGE OWNERSHIP OF TELEPHONE LINES BY GOVERNMENT ! REPRESENTATIVE d.j. LEW 15 ©PM«ro WRRlisEWIHS A 5 BURtEiON . • £0*V«l«HY 1901 •» A 5WIWO-. Representative D. J. Lewis of Mary-1 land, author of the parcel post law and j the recognized congressional authority on express and telegraph and telephone 'questions, urges that the government pass oVer the question of purchasing the v^wt properties of the Postal and Western Union Telegraph companies. His Idea is to have the government con tent itself with the 3,300,000 miles of interurban and long distance telephone wires, which, being of copper, can be utilized by the postoffice department for the simultaneous transmission of both telegraph and telephone messages. These, he estimates, can be acquired for about J20U.000.000. thus establishing the government as a competitor of the commercial systems and paving the way for purchase of the telegraphs later. Theodore N. Vail is president of the Western Union Telegraph company. PARTY CONFERENCE MAY BE CALLED ON CURRENCY QUESTION Leaders Insist That Coir • mittee Vote Back Amend0° ments to the Bill ENTIRE THEORY OF MEASURE CHANGED Entire Shift in Makeup of Bill Made, Declares Chairman Owens. Regional Bank System Changed t \\ jimIiiugton, November tt.—Demo cratic leaders iu the Senate decided late today that imleMN the Senate banking anil currency committee promptly voted back into the ailmfnlatration currency ••III Nome of the fundnnientalN that it hail eliminated, n party conference or cauciiN would |»e called for the begin ning of next week to cOiiNhler the .sub ject. Telegrams were sent to absent dem ocrats urging them to return to Wash ington jyt once. The senate committee had continued to make changes in the House bill to which supporters of the administration took objection end a number of democratic senators at the White House during the day told Pres ident Wilson that no progress would be made by permitting the House bill to be buffeted about in a committee wherein a coalition of republicans and ’insurgent” democrats would alter the entire theory of the measure. It is not known what position the President took. Newspaper men who asked the President whether a caucus would be called were told by him that it was u subject for the Senate to decide. Work on Private Report Tonight it became known that four stanch administration supporters on the committee—Senators Owen, Hollis, Pomerene and Shafroth—had been working quietly on a report which they probably will submit to their demo cratic colleagues, Senators Heed, O’Gor man and Hitchcock. Should they de cline to sign it, it is believed that the plan will be to submit the report to the democratic caucus or conference. Senators who insist upon some kind of party action take the position that the democratic party will be required to stand sponsor for whatever legis lation is enacted, that efforts to get a non-partisan report means intermin able discussion, lots of wrangling on compromises that would seriously delay the passage of the bill and embarrass consideration of the remainder of th<» party programme in the regular ses sion of Congress. Hope for Change Many senators were still in’ hopes that a change of sentiment would yet develop in the committee and a,o agreement be reached before November 10, the date on which it had been ex pected by the,White House and promi nent administration supporters that a bill would be reported to the Senate. President Wilson has not relaxed in j his determination to have the currency bill passed during the present session j and many democratic senators have in dicated to him that they are restive tin , der the delay and want to make the bill a party measure. Washington, November C.—Amendments characterized by Chairman Owen as “al tering the entire theory of the bill” were written into the administration currency measure today by a coalition of repub lican and democratic members of the Sen ate banking committee. The administra tion supporters in the committee w^re decisively outvoted on all but one of the points settled today and later the talk o? a calicos of democrats to discipline the committee was revived. Notices wfipe sent out summoning absent democrats back to the Senate chamber, but no defin ite call for a caucus was issued. The committee today voted into the bill the following affirmative provisions: “That the regional banks to administer the new currency scheme be capitalized by public subscription, the stock not taken by the public to be taken up by the member banks of the system. That each regional bank be controlled by nine directors, five to be named by the government through the federal reserve board and four to be chosen by the mem ber batiks. That the new currency to be Issued be treasury notes, obligations of the United States, loaned to the banks, and not bank notes guaranteed by the government. This sustains the administration bill at it passed the House. Redeemable in Gold That the new notes be redeemable in ' gold” by the regional bank and tin treasury and not in “gold und lawful money” as provided by the administration bill. With the exception of the proposal tc indorse the administration provision mak ing the currency, government notes, each amendment today split the democratic side of the .committee. Senators Ueed and Hitchcock voted with the five repub licans to make the regional banks pub i licly owned and government controlled. I as against the admlnisti ation proposal for ! bank owned and bank controlled regional bunks On the proposal to eliminate fht ' words lawful money” from the redemp j tlon clause of the bill. Senator O’Gor tCouiiuucd oa Fag« Eight) GENERAL FELIX DIAZ STABBED BY MEXICAN; INJURIES NOT FATAL Mexican Political Figure Victim of Would-Be Assassins in Ha vana, Cuba, While Walking Along Street—Remark About Carranza Said to Have Provoked Attack—Entire Party of Assailants Placed Under Arrest Havana, November tj.—General Felix Diaz was stabbed by a Mexican at .10:30 o’clock tonight. He was wounded twice, probably not fatally. The attack on Diaz oecured while he was walking on the Maleeon, a fashionable promenade, lie was wounded behind the ear and in the neck, besides receiving several blows on the head from a cane. Diaz was removed to a hosp General Diaz/ with Cecilo Ocon, a fellow fugitive from Mexico, and Luis Malda were listening to a band con cert in the Malecon when a group of Mexicans, among them a young Mexi can, Perdo Guerrero, passed the Diaz party. Diaz is said to have made some unpleasant remarks about the followers of Carranza, whereupon Guerrero went to the seawall, where other Mexicans were seated, and in formed them of Diaz’s alleged insult. The entire, group came back to where Diaz and his friends were con ital. His assailant was a n ested. versing ami hot words were ex changed. Guerrero sprang at Diaz with a knife, wounding him. The two struggled for a moment together when a policeman seized Guerrero by the shoulders. Someone drew a re volver and fired. The bullet struck Guerrero. Diaz’s wounds were superficial. Guerrero is seriously wounded. General Felix Diaz made his escape from Mexican soil October 27, taking refuge on board the Unitec^ States 4( oilltnii«‘il on I’agc Nine.) GASTON RESIGNS Tenders Resignation to Gov. O’NealOwing to III Health. Tax Collector Teasley His Successor By U S. BETTY Montgomery. November 6.—(Special.) Governor O’Neal this afternoon appointed Tax Collector Charles B. Teasley pro bate judge of Montgomery county, to suc ceed Judge J. B. Gaston, resigned, and appointed William T. Sheehan, editor t the Montgomery Advertiser, as the sue- j cessor of Mr. Teasley. The appointments were announced sim ultaneously with the receipt of Judge Gas ton’s resignation, which reached the ex ecutive late this afternoon. Within an hour after the two appoint ments hud been made, comment was widespread throughout the city, though of a most favorable nature. Judge Gas ton bad been in ill health for months, and his resignation was expected. As bis successor, Tax Collector Teasley had re ceived the most favorable mention and the opinion wras general that he would be ! named for the office. I William T. Sheehan had not been men I tioned as Mr, Teasley’s successor in the j event he should succeed to the probate i judgeship, but his appointment has le ? celved favorable comment from all j classes. Judge Gaston had heen probate j judge of Montgomery county since 18K1. j and was one of the most prominent offi ICttntiaued on Fag* Mae) F=! Ambassador Page Reads Message From Wilson. Panama Canal Prob lem Is Discussed London, November 6.—A large and dis tinguished gathering welcomed the Right Hon. James Bryce, late British ambarsa dor at Washington, at the dinner given in his honor by the Pilgrims tonight. The American ambassador, Walter H. Page, read messages from the President of the i'nited States, Joseph H. Choate, former ambassador at London, and cithers. Pres ident Wilson’s message was as follows: “Few men have done more than James Bryce in strengthening the ties of friend ship and brotherhood which unite Eng land and America.” President of Panama Exposition Charles C. Moore cabled: ”1 still hope tiie British and American flags will wave together at San Fran cisco In 1915.” Discus-es Panama Problem Mr. Bryce began his speech by express ing the belief that the Panama question would be solved in a manner satisfactory to both countries. That belief, he said, was based on his conviction of the recti tude and elevated sense of honor and in ternational justice possessed -y President Wilson. A large part of Mr. Bryce’s spe- -h was devoted indirectly and directly to replying to criticisms made by the r* a. e profs of his work as ambassador, fie emphasized the idea that tire British am (Continued on Page Mae) Appears as Witness in John Doe Proceedings in New York City i HENNESSY DECLARES HE CAN PROVE CLAIM Reiterates Charge When Placed on the | Stand—Produces List of Firms Alleged to Have Come From McGuire \ew fork. November II.—Ueurge II. NoGnlrr of Syraoujie denied on the ufliiesN stand today that lie litid ever furnlMhed John Heunesay, former (iovernor Sulaser** graft Investigator, with n list of eonatriictlon firms vthleh bad been “aniHllHigged” Into giving eninpnlgn eontrlbiitloiiN to Tammany llnll, ns testified by tleunesNy last week. McGuire, who la a brother of James K. McGuire, former democratic mayor of Syracuse, and with him a partner ip the firm of McGuire tie Co., engaged in bonding construction companies, and in j liability insurance, appeared as a wlt i ness in tlie John Doe proceedings in stituted by District Attorney Whitman to investigate Ilonnessy's charges. After McGuire had sworn that he had never specified to Hennessy a single in stance of any construction company en-1 gaged in state highway or barge canal I work having given up campaign oontri- j buttons, he was withdrawn from the; stand and Hennessy, taking his place. \ reiterated his statement and added that i he could prove it by others. Hennessy said that lie hud met M« - Quire in tlie latter's room in a hotel in Utica. September 1L’. lie produced a list of firms which he said McGuire hod named to him as having made contribu tions. The list was written on stationery of the hotel and Hennessy said lie had taken it down In the presence or Me-1 Quire. “McGuire wanted me to defeat Mur phy,” said Hennessy, “and said he wanted these revelations made. But in* said ho didn't want it known that lie had told me anything owing to the affiliations of ids brother.” Did Contract Work District Attorney Whitman elicited from McGuire that bis concern had hint a large business in bonding the contracts of construction firms engaged in the state highway and barge canal work and that McGuire, after having given $.1-rt to Sul zer as a campaign contribution had. at Sulzer's request, given liif.OO to Hennessy to enable the latter to pursue his investi gations into the state highway depart ment after the governor's special appro priation had been cut off by too Assem bly. This was in September la^t, .ifter the governor's impeachment. Hennessy, in support « f hi* version, produced a telegram lie received October j (Continued on I’ngc Nine) Government Contemplates Restriction Upon Use of Term “Bank” _ Calcutta. November 6.—The long string ; of bank failures In India is causing much alarm and the government is conteniplat ; ing legislation restricting tlie use of the term “bank" in this country. The gov ernment has no intention of imposing irksome restrictions on solid banking in stitutions conducted by either foreign or i domestic capital. . Borne of the clauses of the new measure ! approved today by the Marquis of Crewe, | secretary of state for India, bear striking I resemblance to the provisions of the cur rency bill now before the American con gress, and It is believed the Indian gov ernment has availed itself of Information furnished as the result N>f Washington searings on banking and currency. India also has banking problems pecu ar to herself. The Indian public is slowly abandoning the time honored cus om of bury.ng its gold and is adopting he more lucrative practice of bank de I pos its bearing interest. The government insists that this practice should continue unchecked. 1 “Ultimatum” to Huerta Par tially Explained by Admin istration, But Nothing Definite Is Given Out LITTLE CHANGE IN THE SITUATION MADE YESTERDAY Wilson Emphasizes Determination Not to Recognize" Huerta—U. S. Has Not Said l ast Word in the Parley—In Close Touch With Congress Washington, November rt.— No ilevel opmenti, good, bad or Indifferent-— till* WflM (lie word Hint came from the W lilte 11 o ii mi* lute today a* to the *ta Him of tlie >Sexienu *11 mi t l the decision as to the legality of the elections. This \vas \ looked upon generally here as an Inten tion on the part of General Huerta to have the election nullified while he con tinued in power indefinitely. Though the President made it plain to callers that he had no intention at pres ent of laying the subject before Con gress, he is keeping in close touch with the capitol through Chairman Paeon of the Henate foreign relations committee. It is not regarded as likely that the Pres ident will make any move until he hears from General Huerta through Charge O’Shaughness.x. Though newspaper press dispatches have indicated that General Huerta would refuse to retire officiAlix, it was said nothing along this line of a definite character had been received. Tlw> President, incidentally, in discussing the situation, spoke of the loyal attitude of Charge O’Shaughenssy. Alternative Measures Alternative measures that the United States might take ip event of a rejec tlon by Huerta of the American demands were variously discussed today in offi cial circles. Attention centered chiefly on the proposal to remove the embargo on arms. The President indicated that nothing new had been determined upon in this connection. In his recent address to Congress he took a strong position against giving arms to any faction on the ground that more munitions of war meant added in humanity in the strife. Members of Congress, and especially many pf the Senate foreign relations committee, think the embargo should (I 'on tinned on I'nge Ulght) California Executive Makes Short Talk on Massachu setts Election Chicago. November G.—Gov. Hiram W. Johnson of California, fresh from his activities in eastern campaigns, was guest of honor at a dinner given by the Chicago Progressive club tonight Of the Massachusetts election he said in a post-prandial speech; “The theatre of action, from the na tional standpoint, was Massachusetts. Here was neither complication nor pre tense. liird, the progressive candidate for governor, was niilitantly progres sive. Gardner, the republican candidate, | represented the embittered opposition | to progressistn. ".Side by side with reactionaries auil the apologists of last year there fought, | in behalf of Gardner, those nearly progressive and the entire presidential lightning rod contingent. In dulcet tones Senators Cummins, Borah, Nor ris and others pleaded for the old re publican party, portray Its past, and, in the name of its glorious traditions and the division of offices that migh' be made in the future, tearfully begg progressives to return to their old a’ glance.'*