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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
RICH GIFT sPURNED.
Operatic Director Refuses To Become
 Conreid's Successor.

Chicago. February s.-(Special.)- )-The richest gift ever offered a grand opera impresario has been spurned by Henry Russell, director of the San Carlo com pany He has refused to permit J Pier potn Morgan and the other directors of the Metropolitan Grand Opera company of New York to name him as Heinrich Con- reid's successor. The reason was re- vealed today.
 As head of the San Carlo company MT. Russell has built up large following in Boston, and Eben Jordan, millionaire of that city, whose hobby Is grand opera and fine horses, has agreed to build in Boston a magnificent home for the San Carlo company.
 MT. Jordan has submitted plans for the building to Russell.
 Dissatisfaction with Conreid as director at the Metropolitan began when he failed to take aggressive measures to prevent oscar Hammerstein from becoming a dangerous competitors with his Manhat- tan grand opera house.
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trial situation. depression and It's out look for the future. MT. Morgan said he thought this depression is very useful and he did not care to see it relieved at all just now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Crushing of Labor.

Tn other words, then, MT. Morgan, this crisis will serve to crush the power of the workmen. You will use 1t for reducing wages. But will not the fed eration oppose?"
 They are unable. Industry is partly stopped.
 "They will go on strike"
 '"Strike? They have got no jobs now. There are no stocks on hand, you know. We do not want to take up. work again now So what can they do? They will have to submit, or they will starve. The question Is to be settled. They are to learn that they cannot control industry. We want wages that will make homes and profitable business possible. The question is now the same all over the world
 s.So, then, the real causes of the crisis are much deeper than I supposed. They are of social kind. They are. in fact, due to the necessity of bringing the strug- gle between employers and employed to a definite result.
 ''Mr Morgan seemed anxious to be the champion of social order against social- ism and even against unionism.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
DR. KIRBY CLEARED
 OF MURDER CHARGE
JURY RETURNS VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY FOR THE SHOOTING OF. JAMES D. MONEY, JR., LAST SEP TEMBER.

Memphis, February S.-A special from Greenwood, Miss, says:
 The jury before whom Dr. Grover Kirby has been on trial for the past two days, charged with the killing of James D. Money. Jr.. returned verdict late to- night adjudging pr. Kirby mot guilty
 The verdict was returned after an hours deliberation.
 Money was shot and killed on the porch of his fathers store at Money. Miss. which adjoined the office of Dr. Kirby, in September of last year. and the trag- edy was the sequel to the killing of a relative of Dr. Kirby by Money. the lat ters trial resulting in a verdict of ac- quittal. Both of the parties were mem bers of prominent families of this state. Money being a relative of United States Senator H. D. Money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
opposing Open Shop.

Washington. February S-The formation of a National Building Trades alliance will be undertaken here Monday to affii- fate with the American Federation of La bor for the specific purpose of opposing the open shop movement. Delegates to the convention are expected from all parts of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09

The democratic members of the House committee on the election of President Vice President and members of Congress will urge upon the chairman, Repre- sentative Gaines of West Virginia, the consideration of. the Clayton resolution, expressing the sentlmsnt of the House against the third term Ordinarily uNte would be no chance for report from a republican committee, of such reso- lution. but in the present instance there is some hope, owing to the independence which has always characterized MT. Gaines service in the House. The West Virginia congressman has declined to be driven into the Taft ranks and in re- cent forcible letter scored reports to the effect that the meeting of West Vir- ginia republicans was an indorsement or Taft The committee to which the Clay ton resolution has been referred is one of those which can only meet upon the call of the chairman, hence without his agreeing to it, the resolution cannot even be considered by the committee, much less brought before the House.
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Senator Depew likes the United States Senate and life too well to accept an in vitation for the unexplored hereafter. He paid call of respect at the White House today and as he went out stopped to talk with a number of newspaper friends. A trembling old man, with a ministerial appearance stepped up and greeted the New Yorker.
 Senator" he said q heard you speak many years ago at Galena, H., at the Grant memorial" Whereupon the sem ator bowed low and long.
 "I am glad to see you again. the old man went on, and l hope to meet you in heaven.
 Well my friend hurredly remarked the New Yorker, "I hope it will be a long time before you go there and still longer one before I meet you there.
 Following his interview with the Presi- dent. in which he expressed himself fa- yorably to aid the Ladies' Hermitage as- sociation, in the caring for the "EIermit- age" the home of Andrew Jackson, Rep resentative Gaines of Tennessee has in- troduced a bill, appropriating $4O'OO0 for that purpose as we'll as procuring the remainder of the Jackson relics.
 The bill which has passed the House authorizing the construction of a bridge across the Coosa river at Wetumpka will be reported from the Senate com mittee with an amendment to the ef- feet that the bridge shall contain a draw. This satisfies all parties interested and is done in order that the chances for future improvement of the river be not impaired through the erection of bridge which would impede navigation. In this form the bill will be passed by the Sen ate and the House will concur in the amendment w. $.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Fears Growing.

The latter part of this week the fear grew that an attempt would be made the day the funerals were held, Saturday, to complete the bloody work that was left unfinished week ago. To prevent anything of this kind extraordinary pre- cautions were taken. It was decided that neither the King nor the Queen snouid follow the funeral cortege At first the King insisted upon following on foot be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
Democrats Will Choose Leader
 of Congressional Fight
NEW YORKER MAY GET PLACE
Representative Ryan Is a Strong Can didate Against Three Others. Third Term Resolution Will
 Again Be Brought Up.

Washington. February S.-tspeeial.)- The democratic congressional committee meets Monday night to elect a chairman, who will have charge of the management of the campaign for congressional dis- tricts this year. For the first time in many years there Is a vigorous strus- gle over the position, the candidates. seemingly having an almost equal vote Those who are offering for the position are Representative Lloyd of Missouri; Representative Flood of Virginia, and Representative Ryan of the Buffalo, N. Y, district. Representative Bowers of Mississippi who owing to the good serv- ice he rendered the party in the last campaign in the capacity of vice chair man. may also be a factor Representa- tive Ryan is the first northern democrat to offer for the onerous work in num- Der of campaigns Realizing that hls geogra phical position would be of dis tinct advantage, he has secured a mum Der of southern votes, as well as all ot those from the eastern states. He is, therefore. looked upon as the most for
 nidable candidate. MT. Ryan is serv- ing his fifth term in the House. He has steadily increased his majority In his district. and is a good politician who understands conditions in the doubtful districts of the east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09
King Remains Behind.

When the members of the court and the special representatives of foreign eoun- tries entered the chapel for the last brief service the King remained behind Neither he nor the two Queens followed the cor tege to the cathedral. The violent death of his father. 1t is explained absolved King Manuel from conforming to the tra- dition of walking behind the dead to the grave. Nevertheless his absence and the absence of Queen Ameie and the Dow ager Queen has caused universal com ment being generally attributed to other reasons.
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hind the collins of his father and brother, with his uncle, the Duke of Oporto, but he was dissuaded by his mother, Queen Amelie and the premier, Admiral Fer reira, who refused to assume any re- sponsibility for such rashness
 The censorship that is being main tained at Lisbon over both commercial and press dispatches is rigorous There is in operation regular star chamber, to prevent any but the most rosy view of the situation from reaching the out side world Even letters mailed at the postoffice are opened by the authorities. The foreign newspaper correspondents who Hooked into Lisbon after the trag- edy were completely fooled for several days. They were informed by telegraph officials that the censorship was virtually at an end. By this means they were induced to file their messages in Lisbon. But thousands of the words written by the newspaper men never got any further than the waste paper basket The send CTS became suspicious that they were being tricked, and this belief was finally confirmed when sections of news dis patches, taken at random, in order com were returned to the writers. The cen sorship was applied in the most stupid fashion.
 Effects of Censorship.
 Not only was everything representing Portugal to be In other than state of blissful tranquility and deepest mourn ing eliminated from the outgoing press reports, but whenever a censor with a half-knowledge of foreign languages saw a word that looked dangerous. he would extract whole sentence. regardless of the sense and meaning. As an instance, a dispatch sent to the Associated Press denying the reports of an uprising at Oporto was mutilated by the arbitrator striking out of words like revolutionary '.rfes' plot" etc. The use of the words "regicide," dictatorship" arms bombs" plot" or the like was usually sufficient to have the message thrown away. Statements that troops were on the streets of Lisbon were cancelled and nothing regarding the financial situation was allowed to pass the censor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-09

Apart from the horses. themselves. which were covered with heavy draperies and trappings of black velvet. bordered
The sun., 1908-03-24

by Mr.. Pang. Even notables that had
been overlooked in making out the invi-
tation list came to glimpse things, notably
Mr.. Chuck Connors, who stayed at the yes
tibule but a moment. His carriage was
waiting without, 30 he beat il,
They interrupted everything but the
rice wine 10 let Congressman Goldfogle
arise in the middle Of the function TO make
a speech Mr. Ho introduced him simply
as 'the honorable Goldfoge' The honor
able Goldfogle made brief address during
which he extolled the Chinese that have
settled in America for their law abiding
peaceable citizenship Any one that thinks
differently, said the honorable Goldtogle,
misunderstands the sterling worth OF the
Chinese character.
Judge Foster who has travelled and
knows a lot about the Chinese. spoke in the
same vein. All this time the guests were
falling in love with the tableware and buy
ing il from the cashier. As result most
Of Judge Fosters interesting remarks were
punctuated rapidly by the ringing OF the
bell OF the cash register. The speaker
wasn't bothered, however, nor was the
Cnliiese miss who handles the cash for the
house. She even smiled agreeably,
Judge Henry added some remarks before
the hashlight brigade arrived. The picture
men acted In good faith and supposed that the
Orientas present knew that il is the prero-
gative Of camera brigades always 10 blow
up dinner parties and beat retreat under
the blanket Of smoke. But the Chinese
present didn't know. Many seemed TO
think that that old affair between, the Hip
Sings and the On Leongs was on again and
was approaching a crisis. But the Amer
ican folks present half the party was
American -petted them back 10 composure.
and the banquet was resumed at the nine
teenth course.
Julian Mitchell might have staged the
banquet room. with It's soft lights and it's
maze Of artificial leaves and flowers that
hid the walls and ceilings. Tiny paper
lanterns nestled among the leaves, and
under these were human decorations In
the form Of American girls in gladdest Of
evening gowns. The gowns were not Just
the kind Mr.. Mitchell would have supplied,
however, Most Of the girls were Sunday
school teachers connected with various
Chinese missions.
As the newspaper trains were being
made up the courses were working around
TO the early twenties and going strong
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America.

lauded by Keats and Shelley, VINO spent
his life trying TO out-Raphael Raphael
only to find that nobody wanted his great
canvases like the Napoleon at ST. Helena
in the Metropolitan Museum, and refusing
to paint portraits (this with an exquisite
bow 20 Mr.. Alexander) became discouraged
and wound up by blowing his brains out.
Mr. Crowninshield believed in the fellow
ship Of the arts and the idea represented in
the MacDowell House proposal.
Daniel Frohman said that II was neces-
sary TO move with the times, but he said
emphatically that art in its best form on
the stage could only be possible with a
stock company and he hoped that the New
Theatre in undertaking that idea would
prove this and aid in the work Of developing
a real dramatic art here The MacDowell
House idea was in the direction of art i'm.
provement and development, and he should
take great pleasure in organizing next
season a benefit from which he felt conf
dent several thousand dollars would be
realized toward making a MacDowel House
possible in New York
Mr.. Morris, who has had a good deal OF
experience in organizing exhibitions joined
in the general expression Of oninion that
such centre as was projected, and toward
which an institution like the MacDowell
House would contribute largely, would be
a distinct benefit TO art in this country.
Heretofore American painting had been
largely English or French in its motives and
methods because the students had been
Obliged TO study abroad; 80 with archi-
lecture Mr. Morris believed that we were
only now at the turning point, that Amer
lean thought in art was dwelling upon
American possibilities; he saw il all over
the country; il Was realized abroad, and he
felt confident that American art had an i'm
mense future which was but now opening.
Nothing could be more timely than such q
foundation as the proposed MacDowell
House.
Mr.. Garland told of the organization OF
some other clubs in Chicago and elsew here
and Of the enthusiasm he had found in those
cities. Mr.. Thomas livened up the evening
by pleasant personal suggestions scattered
from Mr. Frohman 10 Mr.. Alexander, and
said that he had been asked TO close the list
Of speakers, but that he demanded 70 see
il. and when il was shown him he had said
that he would stand for everything but
the Harvey sauce. When Col. Harvey came
on TO close the evening with a speech that
the French call the mustard after dinner
everybody knew what Mr.. Thomas had
meant
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Bang! AT THE CHINESE DINNER
FLISHLIGHTERS FILL CELESTIAL
BREASTS WITH ALARM.

Banqueters Fall In Love With the Table
ware and buy II Plecemeal IN the
Intervals Of ~ Courses Chinese In
Nlte Their Sunday school Teachers.
When you've had United States dinner
with trimmings just before heading for
Chinatown to attend in an official capacity"
the sixteenth annual spread Of the Oriental
Club at the new Mandarin Tea Garden in
Doyers street you learn early in the game
that your lack Of knowledge Of things
Oriental is shocking. Never take any
United States liquid trimmings just before
attending a Chinese dinner
Rice wine. fortunately, is served in glasses
that literally are the size Of a thmble. But
every two minutes white coated Celes-
tial saunters toward you beneath the paper
fowered ceiling and keeps right on filling
and reflling and rerefilling the thimble and
there you are! To be exact, there you
aren't. The Rev. Fung Y. Now. supern-
tendent Of the Morning Star Mission, may
be sitting in the next chair and assuring you
that rice wine really isn't strong and that
all Of our most prudish families in China
drink it regularly Still
Consul Ho presided. At the guest table
and scattered among the tables that seated
about l75 members and guests we're the
Rev. Charles Ackley. A. W. Bash, for
merly the chief engineer Of the Hankow
Railroad Joseph Singleton. former inter-
prefer for the Chinese at the Custom House.
but now fnancier; Mrs, Singleton who s
a matronly American woman; Miss Hilda
Singleton. very pretty Chinese American
girl who played the piano we'll after the
orchestra had finished all the Merry
Widow score; Kwa F. Pang, merchant
and maior-domo Of the banquet; j. Alex
ander and wife, Judge Foster, Judge Henry
Of Newark Congressman Goldfogle, who
hurried all the way from Washington 10
attend and then hurried back at midnight;
Dr. Froman Tong. a graduate Of the I'M
perial Medical College Of Tentsin, who
last week passed the State medical board
examination DR.. f. A. Aronson and Mrs.
Aronson; Mr.. Jue Chue, the Rockefeller
Of Chinatown, and Messrs. Foon, Maine
and Wing. Mr.. Wing had Hon. before
his name on the dinner card, He is presi-
dent OF the Oriental Club,
And speaking about the dinner card.
the following was undertaken-were under
taken, rather:
Mushroom Chicken and Egg Soup,
Fried sharks Fin,
Fried Homeless Fish with Pineapple.
Broed Spring Chicken. Chinese Style.
Birds Nest Soup, with Picked Chicken
Brolled SQUAD, with Chinese Salt.
Poon Lung Don which Is going som0-
Hlce. Chinese style.
Chicken Chop Suey, with French Mushrooms
Tea.
Pineapple.
Ly Chez Nuts.
Golden Lims.
Almonds.
Crystsllzed Ginger.
Chinese Green Apricot
California Orange.
Rice Cakes and Cakes.
Sue Kwong. Mar Tai Kow
Gar We Sue.
You Yip
Chinese Cigars
Rice Wine. Rice Wine. Rice Wine
q Rice Wine.
That You Zip affair was great stufI, not
10 mention the Sue Kwong, which iesn't
q show girl. And all the time the prole-
tAriats OF Chinatown climbed the stems
and took look and we're shoOed away
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Prize. for COlumbIss Buddins iatterateurs

Awards were made yesterday in Columbia
Universtys annual belles-lettres contest
by Prof. Joel +. spingarn Of the depart
ment Of comparative literature. r. l..
Roeder Of the sophomore class was the win
ner Of the first prize for the best poem. The
prize for the best short story was awarded
TO j. O. Cotton, freshman, and honorable
mention was given to q, W. Cronyn, 10.
for narrative poem entitled 'The Crystal
SPRING. Roeder's poem is in dramatic
form with the subject Venice Fifteen
poems, nine short stories and eight essays
were submitted in the competition.
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SHOT Up A DANCE HALL.
Five Thirsty Italians Bore In and Wound
Three Quests.

Five Thirsty Italians Bore In and Wound
Three Quests.
Five Italians went into the dancing aca-
DENY Of Cohen 4 Weissman on the ground
foor Of the new Atlantic Hall at 20 Delaney
street last night, while a dance was going
on. When an accounting was made II was
found that Abraham Shelter, 10 years old,
Of 200 Moore street, Brooklyn, had been
stabbed in the right side lsidore Weissman
of rs Norfolk street one OF the academy
Arm. had a bullet wound in the right arm,
and Solomon Rubinstein, is, Of 10 Reade
street, had been stunned by bullet which
had struck his head and carromed.
DIR. Birdsall Of Gouverneur Hospital at
tended Rubinstein and Weissman and they
went home. Shelter was taken TO the hos
pital in a serious condition,
There is a saloon in the front Of the
ground floor The Italians stopped there
Tor drink, and then they went on into the
dance hall II is thought an attempt
ives made to put them out,
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ANTKRACTTE
"THe hardest variety of stone
coal. 1t burns sLO1Iy Vith in
tense heat, Without smoke, and


tense heat, Without smoke, and
With little fame. 1"
APPBEToN's ENCYCLOPEDIA.
The Anthracite coal supply Of the
United States is obtained from the
Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania
reached by the Lackawanna System.
II is more than a hundred years
since Anthracite Coal was dis.
covered in Pennsylvania; but it
remained for the Lackawanna Rail-
road to adopt its exclusive use.
Its use on all passenger trains
means freedom from the black,
choking soft coal smoke that soils
the clothes and mars the landscape.
1t means that the Lackawanna is
The Cleanest Railroad in
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POSTUM.

There's cheer in a cup Of
piping hot Postum served
with good cream, and no
headache In the combination.
Clean, hard wheat in.
Guiding the bran-coat with
It's natural phosphate Of
potash for rebuilding brain
and nerve cells-is used in
making Postum, and no cof-
fee or other harmful sub
stance enters into its manu-.
fscture.
"There'S a Reason"
The sun., 1908-03-24
Politics Club Organized al Columbia,

Columbia joined the ranks Of the Inter.
collegiate Civic League yesterday when the
Politics Club Of Columbia University ws'
organized The club, which starts out with
seventy-five members, was formed for thu
purpose Of encouraging the study OF poll
tics and political organizations from prac.
tical standpoint n. Price, co. and R. I.
Nash, 'Os, we're elected as delegates to rep.
resent the newly organized society at III,
annual convention Of the lntercOllegiats
League, which is 10 be held in this city on
April /.
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The SeaEOers.

Sailing to-day by the North German
Lloyd steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm for
Plymouth, Cherbourg and Bremen:
Nine. Calve. Benjamin Guggenheim. Mr..
and Mrs. Hector Dufranne, p, II. Ashmead,
William T, Aldrch, the Countess de Laugitr-
Villars, Mr.. and Mrs Jean Perrier. Henry
Siegel. George c. Tyler. Herman II, Wolf
The sun., 1908-03-24
n.re. Of n 900 Persons Cut 10 Per Cent

New BEDFORD, Mass. March 2S.-The
anticipated reduction Of wages in the New
Bedford mills was announced to-day when
notices we're posted by every corporation
in the city 10 the effect that cut OF about
10 per cent. IN the wages OF % 900 persons
would become operative after April a.
The sun., 1908-03-24
JOTTINGS ABOUT TOEN.

James r. MeDougal, the Ells Island agent who
WAS convicted last week OF accepting a bnbe OF
! 900 marks 70 oonnive al the escape OF Harry
SchAwe, a detained immigrant, was sentenced
Court 10 hve months on BlackWell's Island.