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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
ATLANTA TO HAVE
FORTY MORE POLICE
RECENT WAVE OF CRIME HAS
CAUSED EXTRA PROVISIONS TO
BE TAKEN FOR PROTECTION IN
FULTON COUNTY.

Atlanta, September 1.-CNpecial)-Fort
new policemen will be added TO the At
lanta city police force, and twenty-four
new officers will be placed on the county
police force within the next ten days,
making a total of sixty-four new police
men who will be patrolling Fulton coun-
ty Atlanta included, within that time.
This action was due in large meas
ure to the recent outrageous assaults on
white women by negroes, particularly in
the outlying districts of the county.
At a meeting of the finance committee
of the council today provision was made
for the appointment of forty new po-
licemen on the regular force. These men
will all have to stand a civil service ex-
animation, and 1t will be ten days or two
weeks before they can be actively in
stalled on the force.
The county commissioners have already
provided for increasing the county police
force from twelve to thirty-six men, and
the twenty-four new men will be elected
at the meeting TO be held next Wednes-
day There are already 11S applicants for
these twenty-four positions. and 1t is only
a question with the county commission
srs as TO who will make the best officers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
THEATRICAL SEASON OPENS.
Several New Plays Are Given for the
First Time In New York.

New York, September with the
opening tonight of number of the
best houses, the theatrical season may
be said to be fairly started. Wallacks
began with a new American play. "The
Judge and the Jury" by Harry D. Cot
trell and Oliver Moresco, both new
authors. Ida Conquest and William
Desmond took the leading roles. The
play was well received.
At the Knickerbocker FRITZ Scheff
began her second season in Mile.
Modiste."
The Hippodrome put on "a Society
Circus" tonight under new manage
ment, and at the Savoy Rose Stahl
was seen in James Forbes play "The
Chorus Lady"
David Warfield resumed his long
run in "The Music Master" at the
Bijou. This is his third consecutive
season on Broadway with practically
the original cast.
The critics agree that the "Hypo-
critics." Henry Arthur Jones' new
drama, produced at the Hudson this
week, is a great play well played.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Monthly Coinage Statement.

Washington, September 1.-The
monthly statement of the coinage ex-
ecuted at the mints of the United
States during August shows a total of
13,820.000 pieces, with a value of s9,-
1863, 100. OF this $4,000 pieces were
eagles and double eagles, value 49,
10000, and 5,179,000 pieces of silver
amounting to 100000. There were
S,081, 900 one-cent pieces struck off,
besides 100000 five-peso gold pieces
for Mexico and 10000 silver pesos for
the Philippines, for which work TO
charge except the cost of labor is
made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Loneshoremen's Strike Ended.

New Orleans, September 1.-The
strike of the longshoremen which be-
gan this morning and threatened to tie
up all traffic on the river front was
settled this afternoon In Mayor Behr-
mans office. After Lneir meeting the
strikers asked for another confer
ence with the stevedores and ship
agents, which the mayor Immediately
arranged. An agreement was effected
that all claims of insufficient help shall
be referred to a committee composed
OF four longshoremen and three steve
dores. The agents and stevedores will
now sign the new contract and the
men will go back on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
BISHOP M'CADE MAS
STIRRED TROUBLE
Genuineness of Signature to
Letter is Questioned
CLAIM He Is MISINF0RMED
The Letter to Judge Parker, Although
Dated Evanston, ILL.,, Was Mailed
In New York On Last
Friday.
CLAIM HE is MISINFORMED

New York, September 1.-The letter
written to Judge Parker, as chairman
of the executive committee of the In
ternational policyholders' committee.
by Bishop Chase McCabe of the Meth
odst Episcopal church in which he dis
approved of some OF the actions OF tho
committee and advocated that the COM
mittee endorse the administration ticket
in both the Mutual and New York Life
Insurance companies was read today by
the committee.
The letter was dated from Evanston,
Ill, August 20. but the envelope con-
tanning the letter bore the New York
postmarlk of August 81. It's contents
were made public at the offices of the
Mutual Life Insurance company yes
terday.
Immediately following the receipt of
the letter the following telegram was
sent by Bishop McCabe by c. r. Scrug
ham. organization manager of the in
ternational policyholders' committees:
Letter addressed Judge Parker
mailed in New York yesterday reached
this office this morning. Signature on
same has the appearance of not being
your own. Was letter signed by you
or merely authorized"
Mr.. Scrugham, proceeding, says:
SAYS Bishop Is Mislnformed.
HE cannot possibly know anything
about the affairs or condition of the
company's affairs. Such misinformation
as he may have was received in his
recent talks with Mr.. Bruckner, vice
president of the New York Life at the
company's office and with Mr. Pea
body of the Mutual Life, at whose Of
fee in New York City this letter was
prepared.
"It is evident that the bishop knows
none of the facts In the possession OF
the committee. Is he for instance aware
that the administration ticket, which
he advises his associates to approve.
includes members of he old finance and
agency committees of both companies
under whose administrator the loot
ing of the policyholders occurred? Is he
aware that all the vice presidents OF
the New York Life are part OF the
old regime under which the policy
holders were plunderedY
Mr.. Scrugham states that II Bishop
McCabe will attend the executive com
mittee meeting Wednesday or commit
fee meeting Thursday he will learn
much of the work in which he Is not
informed.
viii Soon Acknowledge Error.
1--WE are sure" says Mr.. Scrugham,
in, conclusion, that no one VIII ques-
tion the entire sincerity of Bishop NC
Cabe in making his recommendation
for the endorsement of the old man
agement and that when he knows that
he will be the first to acknowledge his
error"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Warm ReeeptIon At Newark.

Newark September 1--William Jen-
nlngs Bryan was given a warm reception
on his brief visit to Newark today. The
streets through which he passed on the
way to Military park, where he spoke to
an audience numbering fully 10000. were
lined and the visitor was cheered coptinu-
ously throughout the ten minutes ride.
He told his auditors that he could speak
to them only on time that really belonged
to Jersey City.
"But | remember that Essex county
gave me a majority of 1000 in 1900 so I
Just had to come to see you" said he,
"and I hoped that by coming here 1
could help democrat to be elected to
the United States Senate over Senator
Dryden, and to help two democrats to
Congress over republicans.
Mr. Bryan declared the strength of the
republicans was rapidly waning and that
the time for democratic success at the
polls was not far distant.
I'm 1896 they won by tremendous ma
jority," said he, "and they also had a
very respectable lead over us in 1900
"And they'll do it again" shouted a
man to the right of the stand. Instantly
half a dozen policemen had seized the
interrupter and were rushing him through
the party, when Mr.. Bryan cried out;
Don't put that man out officers; don't
put him out. He's the man / m trying to
reach"
Continuing. he said that the republic
cans now admit that If a presidential
election were to be held at this time,
they have only one man who could have
sny chance of success. And he is a man
with all the great prestige of the Presl-
Dental office.
aHe would have that chance only be-
cause he has followed the democratic
platform" said Mr.. Bryan.
Popular on Democratic Principles.
Roosevelt has not an atom of popu-
larity that he does not owe to the fact
that he differs from the party which he
leads, and if Roosevelt can become as
popular as he is by occasionally doing
something democratic, what would be the
popularity of President who always Is
a democrat?'
Mr. Bryan discussed the tariff and the
trusts at length He said that If the
tariff is to be reformed 1t must be done
by those who believe in tariff reform. He
declared that while he is willing to give
republicans credit for what they have
done toward the regulation of trusts,
they have not yet begun even to scratch
the surface of that scourge.
Until they put the trust magnates in
the penitentiary as they would a COM
mon criminal, we can't believe that the
republicans are in earnest / believe that
the most fruitful source of anarchy in
this country Is the fact that while they
whip the poor man with the law the
rich criminal is permitted to go free"
At the conclusion of his address Mr..
Bryan held a reception shaking hands
with hundreds. after which he left at
once for Jersey City.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
saw MlII Operatives strike.

Lake Charles, La, September l.
Following the refusal of the managers
of seven local saw mills to grant ten
hour work day, their 1000 employees
went on strike today. The men de-
clare they will hold out until their
demands are granted.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
NEITHER SIDE CAN
WHIP The OTHER
Cuban InSurrectioh is Growing
Constantly
MAY EVEN TAKE HAVANA
Ardent Hope Is Expressed That Uncle
Sam viii Exercise Prerogatves
of Platt Amendment and
Clarity the Situation.

Havana. September 1.--"Neither side
can whip the other" is the concise state
ment now heard everywhere In Havana,
and it also may be fairly construed to be
the growing conviction of thoughtful per-
sons throughout the island
In Havana at least this conviction has
led among all unprejudiced persons to ex-
pressions of an ardent hope that the pre-
rogative of the Platt amendment will soon
be utilized by the United States for the
purpose of effectually putting an end to
condition that everybody believes Is
otherwise bound to grow more and more
intolerable.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
orders Imprisonment Of Slave Traders

Tangier, September 1.-The Sultan
has ordered the Imprisonment of slave
traders and the liberation of slaves
arriving at Moroccan ports on board
ships. This is the first application of
the decision Of the Algeciras coufer-
ence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Dimes With Newspaper Workers.

w. ]. Bryan was the guest tonight
at a dinner given by 200 of the work
ing newspaper men of New York City.
The affair was strictly informal, in ac-
cordance with the wishes of Mr.. Bryan,
who stated in his letter of acceptance
that he would Just like to sit down
with the boys to an old-fashioned
American dinner"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
No Session Monday.

Chicago, September 1.--There will
be no session Of the board of trade
Monday, it being Labor Day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Brvans Government Ownership
BrIDgsStOrm Of Protest
KICK is ALMOST UNANIMOUS
Livingston of Georgia Is Especially
Vigorous and Thinks Bryan Must
Be More Explicit Before
He Gets Nomination.

Washington. September L-tspecial)-
Probably a hundred democrats from all
over the United States have passed
through washington last night and today
en- route home from the Bryan reception.
Many of them are members Of Congress.
At least all of them are prominent In
the councils of the party.
There was not one OF them who did
not express himself most emphatleally
against government ownership of rail-
roads. That section of Mr.. Bryan's speech
has seemingly met with a rebuff from
every democratic quarter Unanimously
the southern democrats oppose 1t; many
from the west declare themselves In SYM
pathy with 1t, and yet all are for the re-
nomination of Mr.. Bryan two years hence.
Naturally few democrats will allow them
selves to be quoted. The idea of placing
themselves on record against the senti-
ments of the acknowledged leader of the
party does not appeal to them from any
standpoint. All of them say that at the
proper time a protest will be entered, that
while Mr.. Bryan will be the nominee he
will not be the committee on resolutions
at the next democratic convention. They
hope the details will satisfactorily work
themselves out later For the present with
them the less said the better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Must Be More Explicit.

$50 far as the people of Georgia are
concerned. and also the people of most
of the southern states, / believe they ex-
pect Mr.. Bryan to be more explicit than
he was in his speech. You remember he
said that he did not know that the coun-
try was yet ready for this change and it
Is my opinion the democrats of the south
will require him to state when he pro-
poses that the government shall acquire
possession of railroads. In my judgment
they will request an answer to this ques-
tion before they agree to vote for him
for the Presidential nomination In 1908.
OF course Mr.. Bryan may mean that
the government ownership should come
only after It has been demonstrated be-
yond all doubt that the present schedule
of railroad ownership cannot be tolerated
or he has suggested the proposition In a
tentative sense for the purpose of Great
ing discussion AS an economic PROPOSE
tion II is bad and II Mr. Bryan insists
upon It would not venture to predict his
nomination two years hence"
what Is your objection to government
ownership
1T would result in the organization of
the greatest political machine this coun-
try has ever known. II were President
at the time the government became the
owner OF the railroad It would be cary
for me to perpetuate myself In power
and possibly establish a Livingston dy-
nasty In the White House."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Might Even Take Havana.

Nobody appears to believe that the In
surgents will take Havana. although this
is not regarded as impossible, especially
when 1t is considered thai cooperation in
such a movement assuredly would come
from within. Everybody comedies that
the government troops can continue their
record of victories In almost all open
fights with insurgents. but how the gov
ernment with the forces now at its COM
mand and in view of tho small number
Of enlistments can ever prevail against its
enemies who fight in the same old method
of guerrilla warfare, is conundrum which
nobody pretends to solve
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02

means; by special privileges. and they
have drawn their tribute from every
man who tolls"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Insurrection Grows Constantly.

That the insurrection is growing con-
stantly is undeniably evidenced every day
and the deere of pardon recently extended
by the government has brought no appre-
ciable change in the situation. One Of the
few Americans who Joined the insurgent
ranks came to Havana tonight. He has
ben a farmer In Cuba for several years
past and presumably is a reliable source
of information. He told the correspondent
of the Associated Press tnat the 1900 in
surgents now south OF Artemisa In scat
tered parties. shortly will concentrate with
others from the vicinity OF Guanajay and
holding the entire width of eastern Pinar
del Rio province, they will thus control
the situation far better than did the Span
ish troops In the days of the famous
trocha, and at precisely the same points.
The insurgents already have taken Ca
banas and Bahaia Honda, on the north
coast of Pinar del Rio province, and ac-
cording to conservative statements have
easily rs per cent of the people of this
district with them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Black Hand Takes the Extreme.

The only reaction noticeable is the in
crease in activity of the black hand or
ganzation, which constitutes the other
extreme. Kovonitzen, the head of the Or
ganzation known as the True Russian
People," whose life recently was attempt
ed, in an open letter calls upon his fol-
lowers to revenge his death by the de-
struction of thousands of those who are
terrorzlng the nation under the flag of
liberty" In case the next attempt against
him Is successful.
In the Baltic provinces where terrorism
is again rampant, near Vengen, the wife
and children of a peasant who was con-
sidered to be reactionary were first shot
and then allowed to perish in the flames
which destroyed their home.
A teacher who took the place of a
STRIKER" was ambushed at night and
his body riddled with bullets. All wit
nesses of these revolutionary acts have
been threatened with death If they ap-
pear In court to testify against the ter
roriSts
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Girls Play Prominent Part.

In the vendetta between the govern
ment and the revo1utionaries, women. es-
pecially girls who have always played
a prominent part in the liberation move
ment, continue to enact leading roles.
Many of them are high born. Princess
Obolensld was arrested today at Rybinsk,
near Karoslav, for participating in con-
spiracy. All eyes are now directed toward
the country where In a few weeks the
peasants will have finished the harvest.
In the cities. the government has demon
strated It's ability to hold down the prole-
tariat and unless the peasants rise, little
beyond individual acts of terrorism arc
expected to take place this fall. Some
renewals of agrarian disorders have al
ready been reported, but the details are
meager.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
livingston Vigorous In Opposition.

Livingston Vigorous IN Opposition.
Representative Livingston of Georgia,
one of the minority leaders of the House.
and the ranking democratic member of
the committee on appropriations, was
very vigorous In his opposition to the
proposition. He is quoted as saying:
"Mr Bryan's proposal of government
ownership of railroads vas the only dis
cordant note in an otherwise magniii-
cent speech. | disagree utterly with him
In this scheme. The idea is impractical
BILE and If put into effect would prove
a disappointment to the people Of the
country For the government to own the
trunk lines and the states the Interstate
lines would result In endless controversy
between the federal and state authorities"
.'What effect will Bryans advocacy of
Government ownership of railroads have
upon his candidacy in 1882 Mr.. Llv-
ingston was asked.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Commercial Valuation Enormous.


The commercial valuation of railroads
operating property in the United States
must bo close upon twelve billion dollars"
said a democrat tonight, "it is difficult
to realize the stupendous amount en-
braced In the figure. 1t is almost equal
to the combined national debts of the uni
ted kingdom, France Germany and the
United States. 1t may exceed this sum as
the probabilities are that the census bu-
reau placed Its estimate at a minimum or
was unable to obtain fully detailed In
formation from the railroads. A so low
rase as per cent this sum would call for
two hundred and forty millions annually
interest There has never been a private
combination or government project which
even remotely approaches 1t. However
the worst feature is that the number of
employees OF railroads might easily be
stretched to two million perhaps three.
There are nearly a million and a half
now. Under orders from Washington the
government owned railroads increased by
the postal and other service branches
could for all time keep an administra-
tlon in power. OF its dlslodgement there
would be no hope-a veritable Mexicaniza-
tion"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
Would Rid Country of Jews.

The Moscow organization fatty pro-
poses to rid the country OF Jews by en-
dorsing the Zlonists movement and
urging the government to assist in ex-
patriaton.
1t is remarkable amid ali the crime,
bloodshed and horror with which the
country is filed, that the music halls
and cafes of the capital are thronged
nightly by gay crowds. solely on pleas
ure bent. To foreigners 1t seems al
most as if a certain moral sense were
lacking in the Russians. A brother of
Premier Stolypin writing in the Novoe
vremya calls attention to this pc
culiar weakness of his countrymen,
who in the presence of the greatest
crisis. he says, think only of snatch
ing pleasure from the hour. 1t was
thus in the Cafe Chalant that the
conspirators who tried to Kill Premier
Stolypin last Saturday. spentsthe night
previous to the attempt. But M.
Stolypin says it was always thus in
Russia, that officers on the eve of a
battle caroused and flirted and spent
money for vodka that would feed
starving peasant families. He calls It
the spirit which inspired the orgies of
the middle ages while thousands were
dying of plague.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
They Are Regarded as Brains
of Russian Revolution !.
STOLYPIN'S BROTHER 7 !,
Thinks 1t Remarkable That Amid
Crime, Bloodshed and horror Cafes
Should Be Nightly Filled
With Gay Crowds.

st. Petersburg, September 1.-The re-
newal of terrorism on large scale
has greatly intensified the hostility OF
the ruling classes against the Jews,
who long have been regarded as the
brains of the revolution, and it is be
lieved has correspondingly diminished
the chances of the Jews of obtaining
more than a nominal enlargement of
their rights.
Every official report of assassina-
tion or crime emphasize the role played
in it by the Jews, and the past week
saw the launching OF two parties, the
national at st. Petersburg. Russian
popular party" at Moscow. The prin-
cipal planks in their platforms are for
the seclusion of Jews from all politi-
cal activity, and from service In the
army the latter to be commuted, as
in the cases OK Tartars and Firms for
a money consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-02
viii Soon Ackno

1--WE are sure" says Mr.. Scrugham,
in conclusion. that no one will ques-
tion the entire sincerity of Bishop Nc
Cabe in making his recommendation
for the endorsement of the old man
agement and that when he knows that
he will be the first to acknowledge mis-
orn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-08-18

aent, the party in this state can give
sor l have always felt that l would
rather be governor one year than sen
ator six years. The governorship is
a position of actual and complete pow
er. 1t is, so to speak, an entirety by
itself while the senatorship is simply
a position which, as its name indicates,
makes a man a member of the senate
one man out of ninety. Having this
conception of what the Illinois republi-
cans have done for me, you can see at
a glance that ! would despise myself
were | not to take any further interest
in public affairs.
Has Explained Position.
Il am inclined to think that | have
talked so much about the duty of a
man to participate in politics that com
paratively few people will believe that
| have really decided to keep out.
do intend to refrain from running for
office. at least for while, but | shall
enter actively into the campaign of
this fall and that of 1908. and will make
as many speeches as the state commit
tee will arrange for me and shall con-
slider it my duty TO attend the prima-
ries and in addition any convention to
which | may be elected Il delegate.
Very truly yours,
RICHARD YATES"