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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
VIRGINIA BREAKS
 DATE WITH B. A. C.

The basketball team of the University of Virginia has called off its schedule. and will not play in Birmingham on Deeem- Der 2S. The managers write a letter de- claring that the faculty refuses to allow them to make the trip.
 The Athletic club squad, after it's recent trip, Is ready to mop up, and will get to- gether January 30 for a clean sweep of the games ahead. The crack team of Notre Dame will be here on that date, and while the boys expect a royal battle they hope to return to old form.
 The game between the Athletic club and the Young Mems Christian association on January 1 promises to be the most excit- ing contest of the season. Both teams are keyed up for victory, but all odds are on the side of the club. as they have the advantage of familiar floor. It will be hard for any team to win from the Ath- letie club on its own gymnasium floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
TOLLS ON
 CABLE MESSAGES

New York, December 22.-That not only cheaper, but very much cheaper rates for cablegrams across the At lantic are near at hand, was the as- sertion of Rodolphe Lemieux, the postmaster general in the Canadian cabinet, this afternoon on the eve of his departure for Canada, after day spent in this city, following his ar rival from Europe last night.
 MT. Lemieux said the movement had recommended itself to influential in terests in the United States also but but he declined to be questioned as to whether or not this government had been or would be, approached by Can ada or Great Britain in the matter. If the cable companies would make the reductions that would satisfy the gov ernment there would be no new cable laid across the Atlantic, and he be- lieved that was what would likely happen, declared MT. Lemieux.
 MT. Lemieux said the demand on the Atlantic Cable company which was ex pected4 to come to a conclusion this spring was not for an arbitrary rate of pence, viz, 4 cents a word, as he said was enormously supposed in many querters. It had been proposed in- stead that messages be divided into several classes, such as urgent, semi urgent and deferred for instance, and charged for accordingly, but in any event, the rate to be considerably lower than the present 25 cents a word rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
Missing Men Turn Up.

Berkely, Cal. December 22.-Dr. Fred erick D. Taft, third cousin of President elect Taft, who with his cousin, Walter J. Wilson, was thought to have been lost while on hunting trip to Boullion island, returned to his home today. the only mishap occurring to the men being the breaking down of the engine of their launch, leaving them helpless for a time and causing them to suffer considerably from the cold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
Bid Sale of Tobacco.

Nashville, Tenn, December PA dis patch from Clarksville, Tenn, says: E.. R. Tandy, representing the Italian regies, has closed a deal with the local salesmen of the Dark Tobacco .urowers' associa- ton for $50 hogsheads of leaf tobacco, ranging in price from S to SIP per 100. The tobacco will be paid for as soon as warehousemen can make the bills The sale will net the farmers of this and ad- joining counties about $S0,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
Womens Congress Meets.

St Petersburg, December 22.-The wom- en's congress, composed of 400 delegates from various parts of Russia. began its sessions here this evening Mime. Anna Phlosophoff the mother of the noted writer, Demetri Philosophoff, was warm ly greeted as the pioneer in the move- ment. Foreign speakers have been in- vited to attend. these including Mrs. Ida Husted Harper of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
Death From a Fall.

Roanoke, Va, December ID. L. Bowles, owner of the Martinsville, Va, telephone exchange, and a wealthy and prominent man of that town. died there today from the effects of fall received yesterday. He plunged through a sky light of a storehouse, his head striking a cement floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-23
FIREWORKS.

Just a carload at retail. Bir- mingham Fireworks O., 1928 First Ave, next to Woodward building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01

lars in defending criminal members brought be
fore the courts and il has at times tied up III
dustres and squeezed extra money out OF the
public but it can never permanently raise
wages beyond what the industry can stand
In fact the highest scale of wages is paid in
factories independent Of the Labor Trust. IL
is universally admitted that the individual quail
ity Of the working members of the unions mas
declined and it persistently endeavors to keep
cur yoBth from learning trades except in the
restricted number set by the trust and entirely
under its control.
lis warfare and criminal record is something
fearful TO contemplate
The homes of workmen burned or blown up
and other property destroyed has run into mill
ions OF dollars while the citizens who have been
beaten. MANNED or murdered aggregate in the
past ten years several hundred thousands.
There were over 900 men assaulted or muir
dered in one strike. (the teamsters) in Chicago
Il few years ago. All of this violence has been
done to establish the fact, that if the common
man asserts his right TO freedom and declines
To bow down TO the orders Of the Labor Trust,
he must be punished and forced into submission.
Ii has cost the common citizens millions OF
dollars to support police and soldiers to pre-
serve property and protect themselves from the
attacks of this trust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
BILLIARD "NEVER SOBER.
army Officers Testify to This at
Court Martial.

The impairment OF Lieutenant Billiards. mind
through the habitual Of liquor was the subject
yesterday OF the third days session OF the court
martial in the Army Building. The witnesses were
fellow officers who had been stationed with him at
Fort Wadsworth two OF them being surgeons All
called by the defence the prosecution having
rested its Tuesday.
The testimony each witness gave was substan-
TALLY the same. Each considered the defendant an
hsbitual drunkard. and such more or less ire
sponsble mentally. Captain Johnston, the Judge
advocate asked every witness H. in his opinion
Lieutenant Ballard could distinguish between right
and wrong. None certain. though after con-
siderable Interrogation most Of them thought as a
general rule he could distinguish
and drunkenness. and to escape the consequences
of the criminal charge his counsel is trying 10
establish his moral responsibility. Lieutenant
Edmund ]. Wese of the artillery, who
was stationed Fort wadsworth from 1904 10 1905
said had Endorsed notes OF Billiards. to the
amount OF $3.50 since March a year ago and that
the defendant had been paying them OF regularly
since last August The witness said he had tried to
get off the notes before that because he did not re-
gard him capable OF attending TO financial mat
tiers. AS for this opinion he cited the
fact that the defendant forgot the amount OF his
monthly salary.
Lieutenant J. W. MCKEE OF the artillery corps
told of Billiards. chasing imaginary kittens OF his
bed at one time. He reclted at least dozen more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
PURSE FOR FIRE HERO.
PatrOIman as Ham 70 Pendulum
SAFES CripDled Nan from FLAMES

More than twenty tenants in the tenement house
at No 5s East 105d street narrowly escaped being
burned 70 death during a fire which started in
the lower hallway early yesterday afternoon The
flames spread to the adjoining house. and the
pupils OF Public School III. block away. were
kept indoors until the freraen had mastered the
blaze Meyer Cohen, one OF the tenants dis
covered the fire He and his wife alarmed the
other tenants and called Patrolman Howard Of the
East 10Th street station
Going to the roof Of the house adjoining. Howard
directed a number of tenants TO safety, and then
hung over the edge 10 one OF the windows OF
the building while several freme1 held him. and
swung back and forth until he reached John Weis-
beck tenant of the house. who was unable 70
escape because OF broken leg Two alarms were
turned In. and Chief Croker and Deputy Conrnis-
siOner Whitney were present The second tiira
and fifth floors OF No. 80 were burned and tns
upper floors Of the adjoining houses were damaged
The loss IT is estimated will amount 70 $l5iA
After Howard had rescued Wetsbeck. suoscrlp-
ton was started by persons who witnessed his
bravery and $50 was collected n spite o. rs
protests. a committee Of citizens from the nelSa-
borhOOd will call upon Commissioner Bingham 70
ask that the officer be permitted % accept tns
subscription and that he be promoted 10 ms
rank OF sergeant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01

This shows that the deaths steadily grow
ing from 1900 urtn effort the babies was
out forth this year There 5G fewer deaths for
the three warm months this year than in 1900. 5l4
fewer than in Is than in 1876 and 30 fewer
thsn for the corresponding period in 1901 The
summer was less humid. less rain fell than IN any
Of the four preceding years for the three months
period. excepting 1896. but the temperature was
higher. Il was a dry. hot and dusty summer-Just
the kind. a physician said yesterday, to Kill IN
1ants The humidity not SO much less than IN
former years as make the nights much less suf-
locating in the tenement houses, and there were
few peroGs Of heavy rains 20 cool the air when
GOODNESS was most needed. Dr. Darlington said
yesterday:
Our experiment. in the united effort OF all or
eanized societies and the Health Department IN
fhe summer care Of infants has been fully justified
We nav attribute the reduction in the number OF
deaths 10 the conferences work. but we must not
lose sign. OF what has been done and was done IN
the crusade for healthful milk This, no doubt
contributed its share toward the better showing.
The figures show still favorably If the in
crease in population IS considered We expect TO
yepeat the experiment Of last summer next year.
! WISH TO say that the managers of the societies
that ce-operated with did excellent work
There was absolute unity Of effort, without at any
slime the least friction. Dr. Walter Bensel had
direct oversight Of the work. and the result is
something that shows what may be done by or
xanization and intelligent direction"
Dr Bensel said that the results were excellent
When it was taken into account, he said. that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
Next Move.

Discovering that the people object to being
attacked and having their property destroyed
the Labor Trust members conclude their next
step should he 10 elect members of the Legis
lafurpS and Congress who will change old laws
and make new ones. SO that the Labor Trust
NAV safely carry on the work and not be pun
iShed. Hence the demand that they be exempt
from the trust laws and that the hands of our
courts be tied so 10 injunction can be issued TO
prevent them from pickeTing boycotting, slug
ging blowing up property.
We were treated To a good illustration Of
how trusts work together when some chiefs Of
the Steel Trust, joined the chiefs Of the Labor
Trusts at the Republican Convention III Chicago
and agreed among themselves that the Steel
trust would work for the Anti-injuncton-tiethe
hands-of- the-courts platform demanded by the
Labor Trust If in turn the Labor members
would work for repeal Of the Sherman anti
trust law demanded by the Steel trust. Both
working 10 he free Of laws which were OBJ
staclcs 70 their further control OF the people
and what would be the condition Of the com
mon man If the National Citizens Industrial
Association and its allies with their lawyers
headed by james a Emery had not fought them
10 n finish and insisted that these trust planks
should not be included in the Republican plat
form:
We have an Association now made I'D Of
citizens through which the rights of the COM
mon man can be asserted and defended to an
extent, at least.
Thus by organization. the trust organizations
can be met and checked.
The common citizens who read the paners
vote and attend 10 fhe affairs of life are far
and away in the ma iority over the members of
any trust labor or capital and when they Il @
derstand the hidden attacks made on thelp
liberties they act and win.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
4 Dangerous Trust.

who have been brave enough to stand fearlessly
for the rights of the great masses OF workers
and doors who are not trust members.
Just so sure as tools Of the Labor Trust Cor
any other trust) are elected to public office.
just so sure the common man will suffer That
applies even down to petty officers. If an or
binary policeman secures his position from the
Labor Trust he Is slow TO protect the citizens
in time OF trouble. Many such an officer has
been blind 70 the smuggling Of innocent citizens
and only too willing to allow violence If done
by a labor union slugger.
Probably no more glaring falSehood and i'm
pudent appeal for sympathy was ever sent
broadcast than the late assertion by the leader
OF the Labor Trust when he announced that the
American Federation of Labor was one of the
strongest elements known for the preservation
of peace.
Their violent methods are so well known and
established that whenever the trust orders a
strike the public authorities Immediately set
about to provide some sort Of protection for the
citizens and their property. A single clipping
from a late paper illustrates the feeling:
The Corn Products Company has announced
that its new 100000 plant, few miles south
of Chicago. will be under open shop rule, and
that union men, if they want work there,
will have to leave their union affiliations out
side the protected land.
"A stockade eight feet high and bullet proof
has been built around the site
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
NAY ORDER TRANSFERS.
p. s. G. Decision IN 18th Street Case
ETpected TO-mOrrO1c.

DESPITE the protests OF the receivers of the Met
ropotan Street Railway Company that it has been
impossible for them to make an agreement with
the Central Park North & East River Railroad
Company for Joint of fare. II is probable that
the Public Service Commission will order morrow
the restoration Of the ive-cent fare. At special
meeting of the commission yesterday afternoon an
order was drawn up based on the information OBJ
tained at the hearings held in the seth street trans
fer case.
Under the law the commission is not required to
allow the companies TO submit testimony, but IL
was decided yesterday let the receivers have
their say on Friday. In view Of this action It was
the general belief that the commission had decided
10 restore the fve-Cent fare in the territory be-
tween oath street and 116th street
Any other rate it said, would be likely to
that passengers can ride from 155th street to the
Battery for a single fare. From 34th street to l6th
street the zone which has been particularly affected
nv the cutting transfers. is about four miles
in length and the distance on the Central Park s
line across 59th street is about mile
The general impression is that the commission
will exercise its powers by apportioning the fare
bet ween the two companies, and the basis of
distance is expected that four cents Will
go to the NJ, -ropotan and one cent to the Cen
trail Park company. Even this cent would
WELD il was said, a greater income to the Central
Park company than under the present conditions.
with no exchange of transfers between the two
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
MANY BABIES SAVED
WORK 4MONG THE POOR.
DR.. Darlington Reports S27 Fe5cer
Deaths than Year Ago.

With - fewer deaths among the children uhoer
one year OF age in this city from approximately
June ! to October ]. compared with the Same
period CO last year. DIT Thomas Darlington. the
FIealfh Commissioner is so well satisfied with the
work Of the Conference on the Summer care OF
Babies that ne expects 10 organize the same io'ee
for renewed effort next lear And with the COM
rl.ticn Of the cooperative work the heaith De-
partrneat W. TO large extent. continue the sys
TEN OF looking after the welfare of infants and the
s,s-ctor Of mothers right along until the confer
eDca is again organized
1t was early last june that Dr. Darlington caieu
a meeting OF the managers OF charitable ana olieE
organizations Of this city which work among the
children Of the poor Dr. Bensel organized plan
for united effort. q committee appointed to d.
rect the work and late in June the crusade was
f..gun Just what plan was adopted can best be
seen fy- the report OF what the Health Department
force ACCOMPLISHED A report TO Dr. Bensel com
,7risa the period from June II to September l. The
forces OF the department. consisting Of about a
hundred and forty physicians as an average num-
Der and eighty-one nurses were divided into groups
Some were detailed investigate births 10 Visit
recreation piers AMI the summer schools, and
IS general duty. report disabilities among chill
dren The report follows:
Number Of districts 81: number Of nurses on
I51:estigatlons made Of births. 29s73.
%e~ cases found ~ nurses visits. 55ss.
'isiais1 Of instreei2ns mother, 4s2e
Treatments 81 SICK Danes iV'A-
(ur1be Of lectures. BIS
Individual instructions 20 mothers, LBS
Sick babies treated. SCI
Attendance a lectures, 30.SIs
Deaths from gastro-enteritis investigated 17ol.
ed death.
Visits TO sick babies homes. 1872
The reports of the whole work 10 he made
soon VIII show that the climatic general condi-
tons in the warm months OF this year were not
more favorable than last but were, Il anything
less favorable Comparisons viii be made for
Eve years. The following comparative tables
from July 10 October l viii show the effect Of
the work this warm season as compared with
the four preceding periods. with the climatic con-
ditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
nsidered the defendant vas

Incidents saying he considered the defendant vas
going to pieces from drinking too much whisksy-
Lieutenant Wertenbacker, assistant surgeon az
Fort Wadsworth, said Lieutenant Ballard was SUI
ferng from chronic alcoholism. thar he had treat
ed him for this by administering srychnine, though
he had not entered this treatment in the sick
port. On occasions where he had reported TIE de-
PENDANT i'll he had treated him for acute dyspepsia
Captain J. T. Scott, of the coast artillery, said
he had never come across Lieutenant Ballard when
the latter sober, that he was drink al us
time and didn't know what he was doing
After the last witness Lieutenant c. j. Goodwin
OF the coast artillery. had added 70 the testimony
regarding the Defendants mental responsibility
the defence rested and adjournment was taken
until this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Quarantine Against HaUana Re
moued by Wright,s Direction.
From The Tribune Bureau


r-r-BAN oTTARA&TINE-The military authoEi-
ties IN Cuba have signif1ed the Secretary OF
War mainly through the surgeon general OF the
army and Major Jefferson r. kean, or the army
medical corps, chief sanitary officer at Havana
now In washington their disapproval of the quar-
antine which has been maintained against Cuba
Several conferences have been held in the office OF
the Secretary of War. and it is understood that
notice was served upon the marine hospltai
branch by Secretary Wright that the quarantine
should be raised tomorrow The hospital service
accordingly issued an order to-day removing the
quarantine against Havana. The quarantine against
the province of Santiago still remains There has
been only one case of yellow fever in an area hav-
ing two million inhabitants and an additional case
at Santiago.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Major JOHN T. KNIGHT General STAFF. to camp OF in
struction. Atascadero Ranch ,-.
Captain CLIFTON g CARTER coast .rtiilsTy detailed
fence ett' coast artillery school. Fort Monroe,
Following changes quartermaster's department
ordered
JOSEPH yc to P F Sa fs15 Vice Vice
captain ROBERT H. RoLFE. to QqarteE133s asteT.'
PAIL charge ,c oss ESR 3
Moor cs9,s ES ETAh soR FIT HiPGs to 6
qusrterrnaster general. washington vice Captain
Captain ahHi HIGH Ia = APFL5wriiE s5tiIlsry
found incapacitaed for active service on account OF
disability Incident thereto; retirement IS announced
Cantain AIVAN C. GIILE1M. from 9Th to 18th Cavalry
FIRST Lieutenant JOSEPH J. GRACE coast artillery.
assume charge temporarily construction work at Fort
First seT lieutenant RALPH WALDO NEWTON. medical
corps, to Fort jay
NAVY.
Lieutenant E. W. MINTYRE from naval hospital.
Mare Island. command the Navajo
lieutenant F. OSBURN. detached the Milwaukee;
Ensign L. P TREADwELI- detached the Paducsh;
Ensign W. DRAKE. detached navy yard. New York:
Nfidshipnan J. D. SMITH. detached the Albany: to
Midsbin1an G. E BRANDT the Eagle.
Assistant Paymaster NJ. II. PHILBRICK. to the Cas-
tine
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements of vessels have been reported 10 the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Sept 2s-The Osceola Pensacola
Sep 2p-The TeCumseh. Washington; the Prairie,
a Colon the Texas at Charleston
SAILED.
Sept 2s-The Milwaukee. from San Francisco for
Bremerton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-01
COURT OFFICERS ON GRILL o-DAY.

Coroner Shrady began yesterday attempt %
untangle the accounts OF the events preceding 'le
death of Fred d. YuengIing in the prison NalU
OF Bellevue. Eve- since COroner's Physician Nes-
ton announced after the autopsy that Yuenghns'
life might have been saved il he had been taNe"
sooner from the West Side court prison 10 the nos.
pital. friends OF Yueuglinz have been wrought -
over the report OF DR.. Bradley. Of ReLevls lis
the prison officials would allow the man 70 ~
removed early Sunday afternoon
Coroner Shrady questioned IL n Ryan. me 80
keeper of the prison over the teIephone yss'srua'
and Ryan denied that any request Cor removal H
been made by the surgeon the first cali ~
however. admitted that Keeper Hail was III '"'
at that time. Roth Ryan and Hall viii appear
fore tho Coroner today to tell their stories Anu
the Bellevue physicians will also be reached