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The Washington times., 1908-05-10
Washington Made the Basis.

-rcf- Don-d presented 10 railroad man
ayers quite an elaborate plan, in which
he proposed that the local meridian Of
Washington should be made the basis.
He atterward suggested the New York
city meridian as a basis, and then the
Greenwich meridian. His plan advocated
Ille feJentlOn OF local time in all places.
ana proposed that the difference he
tween local time and railroad time al
stations should be Indicated by plus and
minus signs Though IL was generally
admitted tnaL his idea was eood rail-
road men decided that Prof IJovG-S
piall. as presented. vas TOO complicated
and presented TOO many difficulties 10
be put into practical use.
Between tne years 1876 and ISS2 SIR
stanford tienlng presented a carefully
worked out plan 10 the American 50
ciety Of Civil Engineers Efc suggested
the 40 clock notation. similar To lhsr
Stiii in use on the fnteUcol0uiaT r5iIvav
OF letters instead o. numbers In mark
ing the hours The tine zones. each one
hour apart he marked of geocrauhicaI
- and located upon state bOuud4rIe--
Ihis plan never was presented officially
10 the raiUOa0S- 50 nothing ever came
o. II.
The case seemed almost hone less
says the New York Press. ard railroad
men were about TO decide THAI The dif-
ncGltleS IN the way or Standarlizius
Il ne Were practically lusuperable. when
III April. ISIS Mr. Allen announced O.
the general time convention and the
Southern rail time convention, bodies
which aftcTWaTd COTbiued into the
American Railway Association that he
had worked cut a system which ne cor
Sidered practicable. He then presented
MS formal repo-l-
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
Weakens Taft Vote.

More than this. The Presidents ap-
paarancC in the list Of candidates with
zeal 1.-Two delegates opposite their names,
takes jUs" that many from TAFT II
Texas, Utah. and California vote for
Roosevelt on first ballot, Taft prob
ably cannot be nominated on that hal
lot And all the Taft people hive been
Insisting that they would nominats on
the first ballot. They have counted
Texas and California 70 do IT.
SO The anti-Taft managers calculate
that Taft cannot be named on first bal
lot. But they have larger plans chan
that. They expect 70 turn some real
tricks between now and the convention,
and one of them was disclosed yester-
day.
II Is proposed to have great num-
Der Of Republican candidates for office
nominees on State. county. and Con
gressional tickets-invade Chicago at
convention time. and tell the delegates
plainly and squarely that IL the Re
pubIicans want 10 win. they must have
Roosevelt These candidates-nominees
OF their party Tor state treasurer and
county surveyor and township trustee
and slI the comfortable jobs with sal
ary attachments-are 10 unite In a ire
mendoUs fnsistence. before the conveu-
ton. that n 1hey are 10 be elected they
must have the ticket headed by Roose-
welt for President
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
Differed From Other Systems.

His plan was based upon the even
hour differences. but in C-her respects
differed materially from all other Sys-
TENS previously suggested Among its
distinctive features were provision for
an elastic instead OF a rigid boundary
line between the hour sections OCsiEua-
ton of every point urOn the oondaFy
lines where the change from one hour
method OF passing from without
danger of Interference or mistake
ucduite Information as ito the changes
required IN the schedule or every train
On each railroad IN passing from the
use Of the old 20 the new standard so
as to preserve uubrOken the relative
time and connections with trains orr
other roads. and the suggestion mat it
would be wei practically 20 abolish
local time
Al noon. then. on November IS. 1SS7.
there was a general resettlnG Of watch
es and clocks ali over the United States
and Canada. and the four grcslt time
zuBeS. one hour apart into VII ch the
countrr Is divided. came into being
So smoothly did Mr. Aliens plan work
from the beginning that the general re-
adjustment was accomplished without
great difficulty. and IL has worked salts
factorily ever since
Other countries were quick TO take
notice Of the convenience OF this new
arrangement, and many Of thin have
sdopted the same system. With the
exception OF France and Russia every
European country regulates both its
railroads and local time by the Green
wien meridian or nleFidians exactly one
Or fWo hours f~orr A
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
Nominees Are Scared.


Now. 1t happens that this sort OF
movement doesn't need to be manufec-
tured. The truth is that a nrmber OF
candidates for local offices iu different
parts OF the middle west-mo5 1T q ,hem
nominally Taft men, too-hgve opened
UP just this sort OF movement OF late.
The candidates in Ohio and Indiana are
scared thoroughly; Illinois IS not much
better. and Iowa. split as 30 Is BY a ter
rife Senatorial fight, which seems GER
tain to drive the defeated faction 10 a
bolt. Is coming TO be recognized as un-
certain on the State ticket Wisconsin
Is set down IN all the possibly Demo
cratic lists. even BY Republican stats
ticians. New York, New Jersey. and
Delaware always figure in the danger
Gus list; the border States are conceded
as probably Democratic.
In this situation, the candidates for
the local offices think they are entitled
10 consideration They want the ma
uonai ticket fixed so that it VIII help
them, rather than be a load 10 them.
They want buoyancy. not ballast, at the
top. They want Roosevelt.
why, he'd sweep Ohio by 800. coo: Taft
may carry IL, or may not" declared a
local candidate in that state. who was
In Washington recently. And that is
the epitOme Of the opinion Of a great
number Of the lesser politicians. whose
wishes are to be systematically appeal
ed 10 from this time forth. The anti
TAFT people fully believe II will be the
best card they have played.
Taft Claims 1t All.
The weekly announcement OF victory
absolutely achieved came last evening
from the Taft forces in these terms: .
with California. Georgia Louisiana.
Michigan. Montana, Noirh dakota. Ore
Eon. Texas. and Washington, as well as
g score or more Of scattSrih- districts,
nearly all OF which will instruct for
Secretary Taft. yet To hes- rom. the
Ohio man IS already as good as nomi-
mated. If none OF the conventions
scheduled for next week. which entail
the electicn Of an additional 12S dele
gates, should be held. vet Secretary
Taft would have enough strength 10
nominate him on the first ballot at Chi
cago- There viii be $50 delegates in that
convention. and 4si necessary to a
choice. The developments Of this week
swelled Tafts instructed following to a
total Of 45f delegates. The number of
.uninstructed delegates Is III. and three
fourths of them favor the nomination
of the Secretary Of War
'Of the "a delegates elected this week.
= were instructed for Taft and two for
Foraker. the others being uninstructed.
Among the uninstructed are the dele
gates from two New York districts as
well as the New Jersey and Utah dele
cations, the latter. however virtually
Pledging its allegiance 20 Secretary
TAFT"
Allies Too CLAIM, Victorv
The Washington times., 1908-05-10
The Truth-PartIy Clothed.

4 correspondent of the Hartford
Times bravely calls for a taboo
against elbow sleeves and mosquito
net shirt waists. Says he:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
COTTON HOLDING
 CONCERN BANKRUPT
THOUSANDS OF BALES OF COTTON WILL PROBABLY BE THROWN ON ATHE MARKET AS A RESULT. OF THE FAILURE.

Houston, Tex January 12-CredHors of the Farmers and Bankers Warehouse Building association filed petition in involuntary bankruptcy against it in the federal court yesterday. The answer was filed by J. O. Brown, acting manager in the absence of President David H. Shapiro. The liabilities are estimated at $5OO000, or exceed that figure, and the assets are uncertain. Notes for large amounts, aggregating over $100000, trans ferred by Shaprio to T. w. House, now bankrupt, are being investigated by the grand jury.
 Involved in the bankruptcy proceedings commenced today against the Farmers and Bankers Warehouse Building asso- citation of which David H. Shaprio is president and against Shapro personally are cotton and cotton warehouses in five states, the liabilities being over $5O0,oOo.
 This company has built warehouses for local companies in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and both sections of Oklahoma, the buildings costing from $17, to $725,0O0. A small amount in cash would be paid the company and note to secure the balance would be given There are 200 warehouses, most of which are held by the company. The notes have been rediscounted at banks in all the states, $2 in notes being given for each dollar borrowed from a bank. These warehouses contain from 1200 to 5000 bales of cotton, being held for higher prices and the warehouses are dependent upon the sale of this cotton to get money sut- ficient to meet the maturing paper. There fore. it is believed much of this cotton will be thrown on the market.
 The Berger Manufacturing company of St. Louis is creditor to the extent of $60,- O0 The creditors mainly are banks and manufacturing concerns in large cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

onlltQ GtAIRS DuDllC nHdiln anu iAaA AAAN hospital service.
 Tuberculosis in animals and it's re- lation to man, pr. Leonard Pearson of Philadelphia. president.
 Eminent Speakers.
 In connection with the congress a series of public lectures will be given by some of the most eminent of the for eign investigators This list of speak CTS includes Dr. K. ". Philip of Edin burg. founder of the first tuberculosis dispensary.
 Dr. Theodore Williams of London.
 Dr. Arthur Newsholme. health of ficer of Brighton, Eng, director of King Edwards sanitarium.
 Dr. c. H. spronek of Utrecht Hol- land.
 Dr. Turban of Davos- Platz, Switzer- land, the originator of the sch eme gen orally followed at present for the clas- sifoation of tuberculosis.
 Dr. Gottholdt Pannawitz of Berlin secretary general of the international conference on tuberculosis. pr. Emil Won Behring of Marburg. the origina- tor of the diph theria antitoxin.
 pr. Calmette, director of the Pas teur institute at Lisle, France. I, pr. Letulle of Paris, secretary gen eral of the last international congress on tuberculosis.
 Dr. S. Kitasato of Tokio. Japan. direc- tor of the Imperial Institute for the Research of Infectious Diseases.
 Committee on Arrangements.
 Among the recent Additions to the committee of arrangements for the con gress are MT. John Barrett, the direc- tor of the bureau of American repub- lies; Dr. Henry Gustav Beyer of the United States navy, Dr. William A. White of Washington, superintendent of the government hospital for the in sane; Dr. c. H. Mayo, the well known surgeon of Rochester, Minn.; Dr. Henry M. Bracken, secretary of the state board of health of Minnesota, and Sena- tor Gallinger of New Hampshire The committee is not limited to medical men but includes representatives of Humanitarian undertakings that are in terested in the social aspects of the anti tuberculosis movement. Among the latter are MT. John M. Glenn, director of the Sage Foundations MT. Livings- ton Farrand of New York MT. Ernest P. Bcknell of Chicago, Miss Jane Ad- dams of Hull House, Chicago; MT. Ed ward T. Devine of New York, MT. Will liam H. Baldwin of Washington and Mrs J. E. Newcomb of New York. pr. Y director of the Phipps institute, is chairman of the committee, and Dr. John S. Fulton of Washington is the secretary general The other members of the committee are:
 Dr. Herman M. Biggs. New York
 pr. Frank Billings, Chicago.
 pr. Vincent Y. Bowditch, Boston
 pr. James c. Greenway, Greenwich, Ct.
 Dr. Charles G. Hatfield, Philadelphia.
 pr. Abraham Jacobi New York.
 Dr. George M. Kober, Washington
 Dr. Lawrence Litchfeld, Pittsburg.
 Dr. Alfred Meyer, New York
 Dr. Leonard Pearson, Philadelphia
 Gen. G. M. Sternberg, Washington
 Dr. E. L. Trudeau, Saranac Lake N, Y.
 Dr. Victor c. Vaughan, Ann Arbor' Mich.
 Dr. Joseph Walsh, Philadelphia
 Dr. William H. Welch, Baltimore.
 Surgen General Walter Wyman, Wash ington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Showing the arrival and departure of passenger trains at the rev Terminal Station. Birmingham:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

trade winners-The Gawk makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

women will learn those two points and stick to them they will have little or no trouble in acquiring the rest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13


 stick to them they will have little or no trouble in acquiring the rest.
 T have been told that l might have been a great artist. That is something I have never believed. I care next to noth- ing about a painting or sketch that l cannot reproduce with my needle.
 Tt has always been the case. In the milliner's shop l would hurry through an errand and stop after the store was closed to take few more stitches on a piece of embroidery that had been given me to fill my time. That was the way I discovered my talent.
 After I had been in that shop few weeks my embroidery was so much better than that of the other girls that all the customers wanted me to do their work. The demand was so great that the owner of the store took advantage of it and not only charged more for my work but kept me at it all the time.
 After some six months of this sort of maneuvering I woke up and deter mined to see if I couldn't do something for myself. As a beginning I got a few customers to give me work that I could do at home. When l thought that l had enough trade to keep me going I gave up my place and devoted myself to em- broidery.
 flt has never appeared to De real Work to me. However long my hours, there has always been the love of the design, the anxiety to see 1t completed and have it express the something within my heart to interest me. I am sure it Is that love of the work combined with business methods that has brought me success.
 q have always told girls who came to me for work that if they didn't like en- broidery not to try to do it. I am a great believer in avoiding misfits. That is the chief reason why so many women fail they attempt work for which they have no real love"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
 Miners Return to Work.

Goldfield Nev., January 12.-Nearly 200 new men took jobs in the mines yester- day, most of them former members of the Western Federation of Miners. All the active mining region is picketed by hundreds of striking federation men, who swarm the hills attempting to influence the miners to quit work. The miners have to run a gauntlet nearly half a mile long to get to the quarters provided by the mine owners, but so far few have se- ceded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

The following are some of the consignors to Fies & Sons big auction sale Wednesday, Jan. 15, 10:3O a. m.: Moerlein Brew ing Co.,, L. T. Trousdale, for mer agent Chattanooga Brew ing Co.,, Meyer Marx Co.,, Moore & Evans, Newell & AL len. w. L. Woodruff and G. w. SOWell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Southern Railway.

Effective January 5. 1sO8.) fI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13

The congress will be divided into seven sections, each of which will be under the direction of men of particular distinction in their respective Yields. These are the sections and the chair man of each:
 Pathology and bacteriology, over which William H. Welch of the Johns Hopkins hospital will preside.
 Clinical study of tuberculosis, pre- sided over by Dr. Vincent Y. Bowditch of Boston.
 Surgery and orthopedics, Dr. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester, Minn., presi- dent.
 Tuberculosis in children, under the presidency, of pr. Abraham Jacobi of New York city.
 Hygienic, social industrial and eco- homie aspects of tub uberculosis, Edward T. Devine of New York city, presi- dent.
 State and municipal control of tuber- culosis, under the presidency of Sur xeon General Wilter Wyman of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
GREAT CONGRESS-
 ON TUBERCULOSIS Will Assemble In Washington
 In September THE ALABAMA COMMITTEE Wide Scope Will Be Given in the Study of the Dread International 'Malady-Foreien Repre-
 sentation.

Washington, January 12.-(Special1- Widespread interest is being taken in this country and abroad in the international congress on tuberculosis which is to be held in Washington next September un- der the auspices of the National Associa- tioh Tor the Study and Prevention Of Auoereuiosls. The gathering will be unique in several respects It will be the first congress of the sort to he held in this country, and 1t will differ fro,, the earlier congresses in giving greater prominence to the non-medicaI aspects of the campaign against the white plague. Ihe outlook will cover the ant-tubercu- losis movement as a whole, and em- phasis will be laid upon the humanita- rian and social factors of the problem as well as upon the medical, surgical and pathological aspects of it.
 A central committee was appointed for each state and for each of the countries abroad at the beginning of the prepara- tions for the congress. A number of these have organized and have formulated defi- nite plans for the representation of their respective states or countries in the con gross and in the exhibition that will be held in connection with it. The activity Of the local committee has been preceded in nearly every instance by official ac- tion by the governor of the state author izing the participation of the various de- partments of state government in the un- dertaking. This has been done by the governors of 29 states and other execu- tives have signified their intention of taking up the matter at an early date. The federal government is arranging to take part also, seven of the nine depart ments having expressed desire to be represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-13
Alabama Committee.

Some idea of the extent of the interest shown in the United States in the con- gress is to be gained from the fact that over 600 persons, in different sections of the country, are serving on the state committees. The members of the Ala bama committee are pr. Cunningham Wilson, 1l07 South Twentieth street, Bir- mingham; Dr. Glenn Andrews, Montgom- cry; Dr. Scale Harris, Mobile Dr. W. H. Blake, Sheffield, and Dr. w. H. San ders, Montgomery.
 The central committee of arrangements for the congress has invited the state committees to promote the coordination and cooperation of all the organizations of the state interested in the crusade against tuberculosis; to secure appropria- tions for state and local exhibits and con- tributions to the maintenance fund of the congress; to secure members of the con -gress; to enlist the interest and cooper alton of state and local officials to se- cure state and municipal exhibits for the congress; to make reports to the secre- tary-general on the status of the fight against tuberculosis in the state. etc.; to welcome the cooperation of the Ma tional Fedegation of Woman's Clubs through the state committees.
 Activity of State Committees.
 Each of the state committees is work ing out it's plan in its own way. The New York committee, for instance, is ar ranging for the preparation of an ex- hibit, and for the collection of informa- tion from a wide range of sources, med ical, surgical, meteorological, pathologi- cal, industrial and economic, in regard to the prevalence of the disease and the
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-19
REV LA. CURTISS SAFE
Proved 10 Detectives. That HIs .CellsciIeps Were LseI,Iusle.

The Rev J. A. Curtiss was brought to the detectives ofice this morning as 1t was thought he might be col- lecting money under false pretenses. MT Curtiss is a colored minister who breaches every Sunday in Win sted but whose home Is in Hartford. It took him only a very few moments to show Lieutenant Dodds that he was collecting money for a legiti- mate purpose and had authority to do 1t. The minister said he was glad he was brought In by the po- lice and that In the future when he struck town he would go immediate ly to the station and let them know that he was here.
 MT Curtiss Is soliciting funds for the New England annual conference and for the past few years has come to this city at least once year. He said he was acquainted with the col ored sharpers, Hampton and Ches- hire. who were arrested in this city few days ago and that one time they threatened to kill him In Hart- ford because he exposed them. The local police learned yesterday that the colored sharpers had not left the state as they promised for they op- erated in Ansonia yesterday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-19
SMOKE OBSCURES SUN.
Fierce Forest Fires 1,2OO Miles Awpy
 Have Strange Effect Here.


 Have Strange Effect Here.
 With the. shifting of the wind around to the northwest again yes terday there was a return of the haze caused by the widespread forest fires in Michigan and Canada, and everybody in Waterbury noticed the strange conditions. The cause is more obvious this time than it was the first part of the week, the haze Is near the earth's surface and the atmosphere is charged, very notice- ably, with the pungent odor of the smoke.
 In the last spell of northwest wind the haze was in the upper air, too far up to appeal to the nostrils. But It caused red sunrises and sunsets for several days, gave a queer tinge to the moon and made the sky appear overcast when the weather was really fair.
 The fires are about 1,200 miles away. If the wind blew continuous ly from the northwest at the normal rate of twelve miles an hour New York would see and smell on Thurs day the smoke that arose from the blazing timber land on Sunday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-19
SPEAK AT BOSTON.
Delegates From Ireland Appear Pc
 fore Large Crowds

Boston, Sept 19-The three Irish delegates to the convention of the United Irish league, John E. Red- mond, NJ. F., Joseph Devlin, M. F., and John Fitzgibbons. were the guests and speakers to-day at several meetings. receptions and luncheons. At each of the gatherings which they attended they found crowds of ad- mirers waiting with enthusiastic welcomes for the three most promi- nent of the leaders of the Irish party. The most imposing reception ae- corded them during the day was at a dinner at the New Century club, where they met many of the more prominent workers in this country for the cause which they uphold across the sea. The forenoon was occupied largely with rest, the en- voys being fatigued after their jour ney from New York last night.
 The opportunity of hearing the delegates speak attracted great gathering of Irisbmen to the annual field day of the United Irish league. at the American league baseball grounds. Here programme of sport ing events had been arranged 10 be followed in the evening with address es by each of the envoys and by sey- eral of the officers of the league fn this country.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-19
WED IN PRESENCE OF DEATH.
Eloping Couple Married at New Bos.
 ton Funeral.


 Winsted, Sept 19.-After eloping in an automobile, George Carl Lu- cia, aged 21, of Northampton, Mass, until recently clerk in the cloth ing store Of N. T. Hurlbut, and Miss Matilda Chevalier, daughter of MT and Mrs Charles Chevalier, were married yesterday morning in the presence of the dead, surrounded by yelled mourners, by the minister who few minutes later read the last rites of the church over the corpse. Arriving in New Boston the couple procured marriage license from Town Clerk Wesley Clark. who also informed them that the, village parson was out of town. He remem- bered that Rev MT Terry of South field would be in the village yester- day to conduct funeral services for Mrs Rhoda Gaylord and so informed them. Consequently the anxious young couple climbed back into the auto and were driven to the home of Lyman Clark where the services were to be held They arrived short- ly before the hour set for the funeral and the clergyman, in the presence of the waiting mourners, proceeded to tie the nuptial knot The happy couple returned immediately to Win sted It is expected that they will make their home in Northampton, where the bridegroom father con- ducts an art store.