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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
in Pittsburq.

Pittsburg, JlA'e 21.-secretary of War William H. Taft, republican nominee for President, was an unannounced and unex- pected visitor in Pittsburg for nearly two hours tonight because the train upon which he left Cincinnati for New York was delayed by an accident, and the Pennsylvania railroad refused to hold the eastern connection here until his belated train arrived The secretary took the matter good naturedly, however, and when the train pulled into the union sta ton joined the procession of other disap- pointed passengers toward the ticket of- flee to make the next best possible ar- engagements. He and the other members of his party, National Committeeman Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota and James T. Williams of the secretary's po- litical staff, were fortunate, however, in securing berths on the 1S-hour Chicago to-New York train, which is usually crowded, and got out of here at 12:50, an hour and 50 minutes later than they would have had they made expected connections, but due to arrive in New York about the same time.
 News that the secretary had taken a seat in the public waiting rooms was quickly spread, and soon a line of men, women and children were filing past him. each receiving a cordial handshake and a broad smile and a pleasant word.
 The secretary declined to talk politics or to discuss his plans beyond saying that he was now en route to New Haven for the Yale commencement, where he would remain at least until Wednesday.
 He said he would go to Oyster Bay be- fore the end of his service in the cabinet, and that he expected to be accompanied by his successor, Gen. Luke E. Wright, when they would go over matters con nected with the war department with the President He would say nothing about the national chairmanshdp and when told that MT. Bryan had criticised the ant-injunction plank of the plat form in a long statement, said with hearty laugh that he could not make any addition to the political chronicles of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Annual Skat Contest,

New York, June 2l.-Representating practically every large city in the United States, 5000 enthusiasts over the game of skat tonight began play at the eleventh annual congress of the North American Skat league in the Grand Central pal ace. Between 700 and 800 boards nearly all of them manned by a quartet of play CTS were in use. Play was continued until midnight to be resumed and con- cluded at a second session tomorrow. The results will be made known Tuesday at "komers' of jollificiation to be held in Terrace Garden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
EXCURSION TRAIN
 MYSTERIOUS WRECK
THREE MEMBERS OF CREW ARE INJURED, BUT NOT H SASSEN- GER SUSTAlNS ANY HURT. GOES THROUGH BRIDGE.

Sandusky. O., June 21.-An engine draw ing a heavy trainload of excursionists from Indianapolis and points along the Lake Erie and Western who had spent the day at Cedar Point, plunged through an open drawbridge in the east end of the city tonight. None of the passen- gers was injured.
 J. J. Perish of Lima, the engineer. had both legs broken and was internally injured.
 Fred Sullivan, fireman was cut about the head and shoulders and internally injured.
 Charles Schultz. yard clerk here, who was plotting the engine to the city limits, was cut about the head. but not se- rously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Cadet Is Released.

Jackson Miss, June 21.-(Special)- Thomas Howell of Crystal Springs has been released from the United States navy, where he has been since his gradu- ation at Annapolis nearly two years ago and will return home. This was done at the instance of the young mans father. ana through Governor Noel. who wrote to the President of the United States and made the formal application. Mir. Howell pays for his uniform and comes home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Report Is Denied.

Paris, June 21.-Special dispatches re- ceived here from Madrid say that nothing is known there of a reported tornado with loss of life in Spain. A dispatch from ports of cyclone in Portugal are abso- lutely false." Nevertheless two small afternoon papers here print alleged dis patches from Lisbon saying that a ty- phoon ravaged several of the provinces, several persons having been killed and d large number wounded. They report that a coasting steamer was thrown on the rocks at Oporto and wrecked. the bodies of three sailors being washed ashore, the fate of the balance of the crew being unknown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Biq Whisky Seizure,

Chattanooga. Tenn, June 21.-A sensa- tional seizure of illicit whisky took place yesterday at Luttrell. 20 miles from Knoxville. A 15-bushel distillery and fully 20oO gallons of warehouse whisky are in the hands of revenue officers and R. c. Ailor and his boiler tender are under ar rest. The officers claim that Ailor had cistern full of illicit whisky The cistern is under the boiler and the boiler tender was arrested while hauling up bucket f,all of the lininr-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Warship To TanqIer.

Madrid, June I.-Senor Salazar. minis- powers interested have agreed to send a warship to Tangier to safeguard the lives and property of foreigners. and that If the Moroccan foreign office requests troops they may be landed. The minis ter states that there will be no inter- ference in the internal affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
TAFT HAS NARROW ESCAPE Serious Wreck Barely Averted on Pennsylvania Flyer THE PISTON ROD BREAKS Engineer Brings Train To Quick Stop and Perhaps Saves Many Lives.
 Journey East Delayed
 About an Hour.
THE PISTON ROD BREAKS

Dennison, O., June 2l.-secretary Taft had a narrow escape tonight from being involved in serious wreck on the Penn sylvania flyer, which was carrying him east Prompt action of the tower man in q signal station a third of mile east of Coshocton and of the engineer of the flyer alone averted what might have been a bad accident. As the train was speed- ing along at the rate of 50 miles an hour the piston rod on the left side of the locomotive broke short off. Instantly all most the cylinder of the engine was cracked by the manageable rod. The train was just approaching signal tower east of Coshocton.
 The operator saw that something was wrong and threw down a signal to stop the train. The engineer applied the emer- gency brakes and the train of six cars came to a standstill on a sharp curve. The accident occurred at 6:30 o'clock as many of the passengers on the train were at dinner in the dining car. Few of them realized how narrow their escape had been from an awful accident. Secretary Taft and National Committeeman Kel- logg entered the dining car and sat down to dinner even after the accident oc- cured without thought of anything rious in connection with the stopping and delay of the train. The secretary made no comment on the incident when n- formed of it. The engineer of the locomo- tive explained that it was merely good luck that nVprtpd a had accident
 Immediately afterward the tower man sent message to Dennson for another locomotive and after delay of about an hour the engine arrived and the flyer pro- ceeded on its way east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Caseres Is Reelected.

San Domingo Republic of Santo Dom- ingo, June 21.-The national congress to- day proclaimed Gen. Ramon Ceceres re- elected president of the republic for term of six years. The ceremony was carried. out with great solemnity and at its conclusion a salute of 21 guns was fired. The people spent the day ia cele- brating the proclamation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Corners Gets Busy.

New York, June 21.-William J. Con- ners, chairman of the democratic state committed, arrived here tonight from Buff falo on visit considered to be solely of political nature. He will confer, it is said, with Charles F. Murphy and other democratic leaders in the next two or three days and decide on some plan of action by the New York delegation at Denver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Miss Jessie Shay Dies.

New York, June 2l.-Miss Jessie Shay, the pianist, who toured this country with Kubelik, the violinist. in 1902 and had also toured with the Boston Symphony orchestra, died at hospital here tonight. Miss Shay had been i'll several weeks following an injury received on ship board during a storm while she was travelling to this city from the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Contracts To Be Let.

Jackson, Miss, June 21.-(Special)- At the insistence of some of the contract ors who are preparing to bid on the new buildings that are to be erected on the campus at the State university, the date for the letting of these contracts has been changed from July ? to August 1, and all contractors will take notice. However
 the contract for heating, etc. will be let on the date heretofore advertised, July ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Prominent Confederate Dies.

Paris, Tenn, June 21.-J. D. c. Atkins, who was member of the Confederate congress and also served several terms as a Representative from Tennessee in the United States Congress, died at his home here today, aged S4 years. At the outbreak of the civil war he organized a regiment for the Confectionery. Under Mr. Cleveland's first administration he was United States commissioner of Indian af- fairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Car Crosses Lake BalkaI.

Paris, June FLA dispatch to the Matin from Irkutsk says that the American car in the New Yorl<-to-Paris race has crossed Lake Baikal and is expected to arrive there soon. The German car already is at Irkutsk. and will remain at that city un- til Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
Father of Injunction.

\ Secretary Taft is known as the ffather of government by injunction, (and his speech in Oklahoma last year
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
LESSONS FOR DRIVERS.

A number Of the enthusiastic women friends OF
die horse members of tTz Auxiliary the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty Animals.
ranging for a permanent feature designed 10 in
struct drivers IN the proper handling OF their
charges The idea is the OUtgrOwth OF the work
horse parade for May 80. OF which Mrs. James
Su-yer, of No - Madison avenue j. treasurer
Miss +. NJ Clark is chairman OF the COMMITTEES
on young defenders and has organized seven boys
clubs different parts Of the city for the purpose
OF teaching youngsters the proper treatment OF
dumb animals IJ is row purPoSeJ 20 use these
clubhCuses for lectures designed FOR drivers.
Thomas Mccarthy. manager OF the parade. has
been Interested the project. and VIII probably D.
among those selected give the drivers the beHs-
rits Ct wide experience
Not more than one out Of every hundred teams os
said Mr. Mccarthy in discussing che objects of the
course. which. naturally is be free As a gen.
eraI observation, the inside reIus OF two-hOrss
teams are either too long or too short. and tais
defect is most hurtfuI to the horse Then. 200. k
is often the case hsrnes ard oreeching -
out OF proportion the horse. the idea seems
be that any old piece OF leather is good enough 70
use for harness.
When We get the course OF instruction started
we shall hare a wooden horse as a working model
drivers will be shown by practical methods Just
how to apply harness and what sort Also
we shall have moving pictures. which VIII illustrate
the right and wrong methods in general By
this means hope 10 bring about a great better
rnent in the condition of the work animals and
ultimately produce Widespread improvement in the
breed"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
OF Interest ~
" to 6Uon,er,.
TAFT THE BRIDEGROOM
Judge Dike's Biblical Flight EUokes
Unexpected Response.

Judge Norman S. Dixie. OF Brooklyn. has a better
idea to-day than he had yesterday whom the Re
publican party will nominate for President OF the
United States at the coming convention. The Judge
a guest at the annual luncheon Of the Won
ans Republican Association OF the State OF New
York, at Delmonico's yesterday, and after lunch
talked his entertainers about Presidential
possibilities. He seemed to think the mind of man
quite incompetent to make any predictions 10
the action OF the convention. but he had not reck
oned with the mind of woman. After speaking Of
the Go him) impenetrabIe veil which hides the
immediate future, he said:
Here you walt like a bride adorned for the
bridegroom. but any Of you tell me whom he
will be?'
He evidently did not expect any answer, but
clear unhestating. from the back Of the room.
came the reply:
Taft"
The Judge apparently concluded that further re-
down.
In the morning the annual meeting was held. and
Mrs. Cornela Stewart Robinson, chairman OF the
committee to study the encroachments Of socialism.
appealed to the women investigate this subject
SO that they might be Ted away. women
are prone TO be- by their sympathles. Mrs Fred
erick Church ;oId OF having at socialist
theatre play intended presentation in social
ist Sunday schools
Its moral was she said that stealing IS not
stealing because all wealth belongs TO the work
ers and is what is being taught IN the social
ist Sunday schools which springing up all over
the country"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
NoRTHFIELD CONFERENCE.

The second Women'S Home Mission Conference
for the East will be held at Mortified, Mass, from
TuIy l6 TO July -. inclusive. The mornings will
begin with Bible study conducted by the Rev. J.
Holden rector OF -. Pauls Portrnan Square Lon
don Then there will be talks by missionaries from
various fields followed by general conference
hour.
The afternoons. in accordance with Northfeid
custom. viii be devoted 90 recreation and rest Al
: O'Clock there will be the usual vesper hour on
Round Top Among the speakers already secured
are Mrs. Alfred Page. on Work Among the Ind
ians': Miss Lydia A. Hays on Alaska: Mrs
May Leonard Woodruff. Porto Rico" and Pro-
fessor Edward \. Steiner, author of "On the Trail
Of the Immigrant"
cordial invitation is extended TO all who are
Interested home missions, we'll as
women, attend this conference. and special rail
road rates have been secured. The arrangements
are In charge OF a committee OF women OF which
Mrs. George W. Coleman. No. 1T West Brookline
street Boston, Is chairman, and Mrs James L.
Hill, No. - Lafayette street, Salem. Mass sec
retary
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
TO SHELVE MRS. GRANGER.
But Bay State Daughter" VIII Fight for
Their Presidential Candidate

The first skirmish in the fight between Massachu-
setts and New York for the presidency Of tbs
General Society Of The Daughters OF the Revolu-
ton. who in convention at the Waldorf
Astoria, took place yesterday afternoon. when ths
report OF the nominating committee was presented
In spite Of the unwritten law against the third
Mrs D PhunIx Iugra ham. of New York.
nominated for the presidency. while Mrs Alice NJ
Granger. Of Massachusetts, named FOR vice.
president. The latter was interpreted by tbs
Massachusetts delegates polite way Of putting
Mrs Granger and the Bay state upon the shelf,
and the vote TO accept the report of the nOuli-
mating committee carried in spite OF their
vigorous noes" Then one Of them arose and de-
cIined the nomination for Mrs Granger Mrs
Ingraham said that II Mrs Granger wished 10
withdraw her she should have done il befOrs
the acceptance Of the nominating committees re-
port. Accordingly her name still stands upon the
official ballot but nevertheless i- Is expected that
the Massachusetts, people viii nominate her for ths
presidency from L.e toIr TO-DAY
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
IN ARTISTIC RETOLUTION.
Re7i5ing the Technique of the old
Masters in Paris.
Paris, April 20

Paris ApTlI -.
Paris Is the home Of artistic revolutions
Twenty years ago the impressionists were
laughed 10 scorn. and their canvases were ut
terly unstable. It is related Of one of the
most NIustrious OF them, whose landscapes
easily fetch nowadays from $4,000 to $1,000
apiece. that he was then living on the stray
potatoes CLEANED from the fields and abandoned
by the peasants in the picturesque Norman
countryside now chiefly famous for the magnf-
cent studio, with its unrivaIled garden. which
that same artist has since built Paris where
impressiouism first raised its aggressive head is
now giving birth TO the first serious reaction
against its principles. It is painter OF high
abilities. whose knowledge OF his craft is sor-
rowfulIy admitted even by those whom he most
severely condemns. who IS the leader OF this
new movement. Louis Anquetin. a member OF
the Societe des BeauX Arts which was formed
BY the dissident exhibitors at the Old Salon, and
called forth the creation OF the New Salon, Is
the painter who has taken in hand the difficult
task Of reviving the ancient technique Of paint
ing. which he maintains has been completely
lost sight Of in France since the close Of the
eighteenth century
For soma years Louis Anquetin has stood
alone in this effort He had against him not
only the painters Of the official school, such
Tefebvre. Bouguereau and Detaille. Besnard
Iacoues Blanche. Thaulow and Rafaeili. who
without being. strictly speaking. impressonists,
have nevertheless sought to react against the
classical formulas Of the EcOle des Beaux Arts.
have also looked at him askance II he
y-ae in the right they were apparently in the
,,-rong Anouetin preferred 10 be right with
r,,-bens Franz HAS Goya and NelasQuez than
with the most authoritative professors OF mod
ern painting. He does not dispute their inteIli
pence. their genius. even, but holds that they
ava not masters OF the medium of paint. They
ara incapable Of accomplishing what they set
ont 10 do They do not even make right be
ginning.
He explains his theory upon the technique Of
pa hitting as understood to-day. compared with
,bat of the old masters. in the following fash
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
ARCHITECTS BIG PRIZE
McKim, Mead s Whites Design for
City Building Far0red.

McRin1 Mead & White have submitted the winning
design for the proposed municipal Office building 10
cost 100000 and to stand on the plot bounded by
Park Row. Tryon Row. Centre street and Duane
street The jury OF architects selected by all the
competing architects yesterday reported to the
Mayor that the design by McKm. Mead White
the most desirable. The jury composed Of
Messrs Kmball Boring and Day Under the terms
OF the competition the award Of the jury is rec
ommerdation. The plans will go TO Chief Engineer
Ingersol of the Bridge Department and Chief
Engineer Seaman Of the Public Service Commis-
sion. These officials have Jurisdiction because the
two lower floors Of the proposed building will in
volve important Of the transportation prob
lem
Everything is pleasing TO the city officials about
the Mckim, Mead & White design the FACADE
Of the building, which is to be twentyhree stories
high. following French Renaissance in general effect
The aim of the successful architects provide
a floor plan with the best possible arrangement of
Office and elevator service. The successful
plan makes practically all of the rooms outside
ones. with abundance of light and air. There
will be interior court
According to the acquisitions for space turned in
by the heads OF departments when the plans for
a municipal office building first discussed the
city's offices, with the exception of the City Hail.
Police, Fire and Health departments and the Hall
OF Records, occupy floor space equivalent to the
in eleven stories OF the proposed building.
This leaves ten floors for the growth OF the ctys
office needs and, in pinch, will give the Supreme
Court room pending the building OF a courthouse
the Union Square site. The unused offices can
be rented TO private interests.
Mayor Mcclellan and Controller Metz estimate
that by housing all the city government offices in
building u cost not more than S7.O0O,On there
will be a saving in rentals Of nearly s50OnO year,
beside providing room for the ctty's needs for
twenty years to come.
The formal award OF first prize to the successful
architects will be made in two three days. after
which all Of the designs-about dozen IN All
will De placed on exhibition.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
RED CROSS IN CRUS4DE.
Taft Tells Of Proposed Fight
-4gainst Tuberculosis

Another great force has been added to the fight
against tuberculosis the Red Cross from on
deciding 10 take part in the preventive measures
being adopted all over the civilized world To en-
courage the move OF the Red Cross Mrs. Russell
Sage gave $500 to start the work. It VIII be
spent in determining the best way 10 cooperate
with other similar bodies TO carry the work
What the Red Cross will do outlined yester
day by Secretary Taft who is president of the
American National Red Cross. at the annual meet
ing in the Waldorf of the New York State branch.
at which the president Of the branch. William Cary
Sanger. presided. In speaking of the field
taken ug by the Red Cross Mr.. Taft said:
Though at times in this country have had in
have generally been free from the great pestIences
other lands Still we, ~ company with all the other
countries OF the WoFi@ @ IN maze & EsafN sacEee 90 10
hundred and fifty thousand persons die annually in
1eIationaI organization should do it's share in
pestilence-the German Red Cross having set
fhaPrs fhs ne " ATeady our own Red Cross haS Begun
fhe ~9rs t9te ot a8d ia eVa % ocas 6ans m are
being developed TO establish Red Cross day camps
Cross wifi place on sale a specially designed Christ
mas stamp tor the benefit of the tuberculosis work
face Merry Christmas. to more than those
whose Christmas letter or gift II decoratcs-
MI Taft also called attention to the need OF
big emergency fund for the Red Cross. Efforts have
been made to this by memberships costing 81
a year. when a great disaster the Red
Cross could raise millions but the opportunity TO
give small sums does not seem to be attractive
said Mr. Taft. In other countries the Red Cross
organizs tons have big funds, raised by such small
contributions bN cannot do it in this country,
it would appear. II could burn down city
every now and then would soon have all the
money we need, but that would be against the
Constitution"
In opening the meeting Colonel William Cary
Sanger read this message from President Roose-
vet:
! wish 10 send a special word Of greeting 10
the New York State branch OF the American Ma
tional Red Gross This is an organization which
should receive the heart1est support of
American. We should not let people lag be
hind in doing whst Is really interLatona duty.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
Sir James Graham, an Early Tic
tor1an Reformer.

--z- AND LETTERS OF SIR JAMES GRAHAM
~ SECOND BARoNET OF NETHERBY. p c.
I. { 3 I7es-1s6l. BY Charles Stuart Parker
WITT Illustrations Two Volumes Octave
pn XVI. 4s7. TX, ssS i. =. Dutton & Co
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
HOTEL PLAZA TO HAVE A BANK.

A trust company will soon be established the
Hotel Plaza with n capital OF 100000 The new
institution will be known the Plaza Trust Com
pauy of New York and Will be open day and
night William G. Farnsworth, Of Harrisburg. VIII
be the president The other officers will be J. B.
Large and David NJ. Minzesheiaer. vice-presidents;
E X Wheeler. secretary; c. NJ. Minzesheimer,
treasurer: Mark Potter. trust officer
The company will occupy Offices the ground
floor Of the hotel on the 5ath side and will
begin 10 do business soon after May l. 1t is said
that others Of the large hotels will copy the night
and day bank idea in the future
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29
FRITZ scHEFF ASKS FOR DIVORCE.

Frederick Anna Won Bardeleben, known on the
stage as FRITZ SchefT. through Nathan Burkan,
her counsel asked Justice Mccall, in the Supreme
Court Yesterday, confirm the report Of Edmond
E. Wise in which the referee found that she is
entitled to decree of absolute divorce from Fred
erick Wilhelm Gustave Carl Bardeleben. JUS
tica Mccall reserved decision
New-York tribune., 1908-04-29

COLONIAL DANES HOLD EXHIBITION
The Colonial DANES Of the State Of New York
announce an exhibition OF eighteenth century book
plates al Van Cortiandt House. in Van Cortlandr
Park to continue TIL June l. The exhibition Is fres
TO the public every day except Thursdays. when
an entrance fee Of . cants Is charged.