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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
FARMERS ENTERTAINED.
James Bryce Is Guest of Honor on
Jaunt to Mills.

Greensboro, NJ c., November 5.-Shortly
after / o'clock this afternoon a special
train arrived from Raleigh and Durham,
bringing the delegates to the National
Farmers congress and Hon. James Bryce,
the British ambassador. Mr.. Bryce was
the xuest of the State Normal and In
dustrial college, and made short ad-
dress to the students and large number
Of citizens.
The visiting farmers were carried to the
White Oak cotton mills and shown
through the mammoth mills operated by
the Cones at that place
Maj. Charles Nd. Stedman delivered an
address of welcome, and after the party
had been shown through the plants,
Caesar Conc. president of the mills, pre-
sented each visitor with enough denim to
make pair Of overalls and with unique
souvenir of the mills.
Before reaching Greensboro the dele
gates. accompanied by Ambassador
Bryce spent a little more than three
hours at Durham, N. c., being given
hearty reception by the citizens of that
place, tho city having been gaily deco
rated for the occasion. The party was
carried to the great tobacco factories To-
Gated in Durham and shown through the
establishments by the officials, who af-
forded tho visitors every opportunity to
thoroughly inspect all departments
Warehouses and business concerns of
all sorts were also visited and inspected
Ambassador Bryce spoke briefly before
the faculty and students of Trinity col
1ege in the auditorium Of that institu.
ton. :, =
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MORE EVIDENCE
ON MT. M'KINLEY

Lewiston, Idaho, November 5.-Walter
Stiles, for 10 years rancher of Orfino,
this state. who has made numerous pros
pecting trips to Alaska, made affidavit to-
day in support of DR. Cooks claims
that he ascended Mt. Mckinley.
Stiles took oath that ne, with several
companions, who were on a prospecting
trip to Alaska in the summer of 1906. was
at Tyonek when DIR. Cooks party re-
turned to attempt to ascend the noun
tain.
Stiles says he talked repeatedly with
DR.. Cook and Barrill, both of whom
described the ascent In detail. Barrn
and Stiles were on friendly terms and
Barrill repea tedly declared the summit
had been reached and described how he
had waved the stars and stripes on the
peak Barrill was very proud of being
the sole companion of DR.. Cook in the
accomplishment of the feat
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
FRANCHISE TEST.
University Students Show Lack of
General information.

Providence R. T.. November 5.-None Of
the "a members of Prof. Wifred Munro's $
history class at Brown university. com
posed of seniors and juniors. was able
to give correctly the full names of the
President of the United States. a justice
of the supreme court of the United
States. the governor of Rhode Island, "A
Justice Of the supreme court of Rhode
Island. and the mayor of Providence.
when the questions were proposed as a
test today Professor Munro desired to
make an experiment based on the recent
attempt to secure a constitutional amend
ment in Maryland requiring from voters
ability to answer correctly questions sim
liar to these.
Eighteen of the "A members of the class
gave correctly the Presidents full name
and two knew only his last name No
one succeeded in giving the fun name OF
a Justice of the United States supreme
court. Seventeen had a name partly corr
rect Seven could not give even the last
name of a justice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
SOCIETY WOMEN
HELP TO CELEBRATE
MRS. KAvANAUGH AND OTHERS
ATTENO JUBlLATiON OF RUS
SIAN LABoRER WHO BECOMES
CITIZEN OF UNITED STATES.

st. Louis, November $50 pleased was
Paul Reps, a Russian laborer, with re-
ceving his naturalization papers today
that he induced some of the wealthiest
and most prominent women of st. Louis
to celebrate with him.
Mrs w. X. Kavanaugh, wife of the
president of the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep
Waterways association, was the chief pa
troness. Reps wing addressed letter
to her asking that she join with her
friends in recognizing the greatest day of
his life.
Convinced of the eccentric good faith of
Reps, Mrs. Kavanaugh complied with his
request Reps had spent 81 for court
fees and paid SIS to hire hall. which he
donated to Mrs. Kavanaugh, the wife OF
Mayor F. H. Kreesman and other social
leaders.
Here also gathered Mrs. Reps and her
three children, and the fashionables at
Reps request sang America and rem
dered bugle calls In honor OF his day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD.

1-Sudden decline in cotton is big sur
prise.
Bad accident on the North Dakota.
President is at home in old Charles.
ton.
Col. 7. G. Bush is against the amend
ment.
Forest fires rage fiercely in Virginia.
Wild rumors from Roosevelt In Africa.
2-Leaves bequests of $25 200, COO
South is place for the farmer.
3-Ensley interested in Greater Birming-
ham contest.
Gambler amuses the defenders.
4EEditorial comment.
5-Many will leave for Atlanta tomorrow
to attend automobile races
Chaffee estimates fair brought S1e9 000
worth of business to Birmingham.
Faust and Crow deny charges made
against them in Alabama.
Steps taken to restrain North Birming-
ham bond issue.
The Rev Lawrence makes his first
prediction on amendment result.
S-Diluted alcohol is bad medicine.
Nine Stenheil faints in court.
News of society
Dolly Dolrympe.
S-General trade Is fairly active.
s-Stock market is Indifferent.
Fresh slump In wheat market,
Cotton market still declines.
70 Birmingham to hays new bali mark.
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BAD ACCIDENT
ON NORTH DAKOTA
-Four Men Injured During En-
duIance Trial
TUBE is BLOWN OUT
But Big Ship Nevertheless Exceeds
Her Contract Requirement of Fl
knots-Men Beg to Continue
Work After Accident.

Portsmouth, NJ H., November 5.-As the
new battleship North Dakota was COM
pleting her four-hour endurance run at
A-knot gait. off the New England coast
today, with the battleship speed cham
pionship of America almost in her grasp.
a boiler room accident robbed her of the
laurels and sent her scurrying into this
port to land four injured men. The big
ship nevertheless exceeded her contract
requirement of 81 knots an hour, making
21.n In the first two hours, 21.64 in the
third hour and 21 knots fiat as she hurried
in on the fourth hour to this port. The
injured men are William H. Grange
water tender; John Souden coal passer
A. Peterson. fireman, and Peter Nc
Connell, fireman.
Souden was badly scalded and when
landed this afternoon was suffering in
tensely.
The North Dakota logged out of the
Penobscot river shortly after sunrise to-
day, increasing her steam as she proceed
ed until at o'clock she was well south
of Mohegan
Shortly after that hour she began her
developed $1,000 horse power. and the
water rate was above the contract A
few minutes after the battleship had
passed Cape Ann, and while she WAS en-
tering the fourth hour of her test, a
seven-inch tube of one of the lower rows
of boilers blew out and filed the room
with steam. The engineers Immediately
cut off four of the IA boilers. As soon as
the extent of the injuries of the men
had been ascertained the North Dakota
was swung around and headed back up
the coast for this port, where 1t was
known shat good harbor could be
reached shortly after the expiration of
the time limit.
All four of the injured men bravey
urged the engineering force to disregard
their injuries and keep the battleship on
her work
Under 10 boilers q knots was main
tained - The bs larcs Of the tire. and at
wscscfecl. the North Dakota reached this
harbor
The defective tube was replaced and ar
rangements were made to leave at mid
night for the 24-hour run at a speed of 10
knots an hour
The battleship Is expected at Boston
lightship at midnight tomorrow and dur
ing her run 1t will be decided whether
there will be continuation of the trials
and whether the four-hour test will be re-
peated.
Although the North Dakota fulfilled her
contract today her builders, the Fore
River Shipbuiding company, of Quincy
Mass, are anxious to see what she can do
on a four-hour test with her usual steam
equipment.
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PLEADS. GUILTY. TO. !.
PEONAGE CHARGE

Asheville, N. c.. November Sin the
United States district court this morn
ing counsel for Robert Christian, whose
trial for peonage opened yesterday. an
nounced that they would not resist YER
dict of guilty, whereupon Judge James E.
Boyd sentenced the defendant to pay a
fine of s2500. The fine was promptly paid.
Christian, together with w. l.. Smith
and w. A. Perry, railroad contractors,
were indicted for peonage alleged to have
been committed by them in Macon county
In 1905 when Christian, as foreman. was
alleged to have detained negro employees
who sought to escape from the construc-
tion camps and to have forcibly brought
back some who had escaped. 1t was the
first peonage indictment found In this
state. Smith and Perry were tried in
Charlotte and acquitted, and Judge Boyd
referred to this In passing sentence, say
ing that he realized that Christian was
only foreman and that his employers had
escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
SCHOOL STUDENTS
STRIKE ON LUNCH

Cleveland, November 5-A strike of 500
girl and boy students of the West High
school In this city has already forced
the school board to recommend the aboli-
tion of the lunch room concession at the
school The board of education has prom
ised to furnish wholesome meals in the
future.
Another grievance of the students-al-
day sessions-will be referred to a mass
meeting of the parents next Wednesday
night, as the boys assert that they want
to work in the afternoons and the girls
declare that they are needed in the house
hold duties In their homes
The boys protest against the menu was
that the food was cream puff and pickle
variety. Over 800 pupils, all above the
truaAcy liability age, are concerned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
Freshmen Win

freshmen of Princeton university won the
eight-oared race on Lake Carnegie to-
day for the Carnegie trophy, in 10 minutes
2S seconds, the best time ever made here
for the one and seven-eishths mile course
The sophomores finished a length and a
half behind and the seniors were a close
third. The junior boat capsized about
quarter of mile from the finish,
broken seat causing the mishap. The
oarsmen were rescued by the official
launch. The four-oared race between
freshmen and sophomores was won by the
latter in III for one and a quarter miles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
To Entertain TAFT

Columbia, s. c., November 6.-Tomor-
row for the nrst time in more than 100
years Columbia viii entertain the Pres
ident of the United States. President Taft
and his party will arrive in this city
tomorrow at 12:46 coming from Charles
ton. and will depart for Augusta at 5:l5
in the afternoon.
All plans and arrangements for the
PrestdentD visit have been completed and
everything IL In readiness for Taft Day."
From the train the President and his
party VIII Be taken in automobiles to
the state tair grounds, where Mr.. Taft
will speak Then the presidential party
will be taken for an automobile ride
through the city's beautiful streets.
In the course Of the drive tho presi-
Dental party will pass through the
campus Of the Univsrsity Of eouth Car
olina, where the white school children
of the city and the students at the three
colleges will be assembled to greet Mr..
Taft.
After the automobile ride the President
will be rendered luncheon IN the hall
of the house Of representatives of the
state capitol. Governor Ansel and sew
eral congressman from South Carolina
will be among the guests at the lunch-
con.
The luncheon and attendant speechmak-
ing over, the President at 6:45 p. m.
will leave for Augusta
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
WOMAN SlAPS MAN.
Claimed That He Had lnsuIted Her on
Railroad Train.

Thomasville. Ga, November 5.-On a
Coast Line train from Albany today, a
Mrs. Mcbride of New Orleans delivered
several vicious swings upon both cheeks
of a man who had accosted her The
man. said 10 he named Faircloth, is
thought to have been intoxicated, and as
lie was about to leave the train at Ca
mila. Mrs. Mcbride complained to Con-
ductor Lewis that the man had insulted
her. The conductor forthwith collared the
offender, and pinnng his arms behind
him, held him firmly while Mrs Mcbride,
who Is slight of stature. slapped both
cheeks until they We're crimson.
The incident was witnessed by all the
passengers in the coach and caused con-
siderable excitement. ri.
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OPPOSE PROHIBITION.
Honolulu Congress Resents Agitation
of WooIIey.

Honolulu, November Both houses of
the territorial legislature adopted today a
joint resolution voicing en earnest pro-
test against the alleged attempt of j. G.
Woolley, a local attorney. and others. to
secure federal enactment extending pro-
hibition to the Hawaiin islands. Woolley
and his associates, 1t is reported have
been carrying on a campaign to this end
al Washington and in other mainland
cities for some time.
The resolution. which was adopted in
the house 26 to g and unanimously APP
proved by the senate, characterizes the
proposed Wooley act a violation of the
rights of self-government and protests
against the attempt to take from the peo-
pie of Hawaii their rights to regulate
their internal affairs.
Territorial Delegate Kalanianaole at
Washington is urged TO oppose the act.
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OPPOSE Amendmd

Louisville. November 81 urns from
over one-half of the ll9 counties of Ken
tucky Indicate the defeat of proposed
constitutional amendment for The build
ing for good roads, voted ON at Tuesdays $
election. A two-thirds majority is neces-
sary, and most of the counties heard
from have voted against the project.
which contemplated 4 bond issue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
TWO MEN KILLED
IN AUTO WRECK

Greenville, n. c.. November 5.-J. L.
Fleming, state senator from Pitt coun-
ty. and Harry Skinner. Jr., son of Unit
ed States District Attorney Harry Skin
ner were killed in an automobile wreck
near here late this afternoon.
Mr.. Fleming was thrown from the ma
chine, breaking his neck and dying al
most instantly, while %ir. SINNERS skull
was fractured.
Being rushed to hospital in Rich
mond, Va, he died before the train had
reached Wilson, N c.
Those in the machine at the time IL
was wrecked were e. G. Flanagan. e.
l.. Fleming, Harry Skinner, Jr., and S.
c. Wooden.
In trying to pass "a lumber wagon Mr..
Flanagan, who was driving, lost con-
troll and crashed with terrific force into
a tree by the roadside The machine
turned a somersault.
Mr.. Flanagan was caught under the
machine and badly crushed, three ribs
being broken and internal injuries sus
tanned.
Wilmington. n. c., November Col.
Harry Skinner, United States district at
torney for the Eastern district of North
Carolina, had just arrived tonight to
attend the celebration in honor of Pres
ident Taft on Tuesday when informed
by long distance telephone of the tragic
death of his son. He left at once on Il
special train for his home.
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Old Editor Dies.

Utica, N r.. November 5-+Dewit G.
Finch. an associate of Horace Greeley
on tho New York Tribune in 1880. died
today 1t his home In aowville. He was q
years old.
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ent tour of the country, paid q high
tribute to Congressman George Legare
of this city, and in closing said;
Il repeat that in coming to Charles
ton have felt that I was coming home
and not simply to another Of the delight
fu cities of the south with its magnifi-
cent traditions, with enormous possibili-
ties and with its intense loyalty. / hope
to come here again as soon as l can and
hope that Charleston will retain all her
attractiveness, that she will lose none of
those residences and those other struc-
lures that make her unique throughout
the country, that she will continue to
have that press which makes each paper
SO interesting in discussing the other,
and that all the characters that 60 to
mako UP your interesting society may re-
main here and live for ever"
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EIks National Home.
New Bank at culIman.

Washington, November 5.-(Special.) y
The application of G. s. Leeth. T. J. Cal
lahan. Jr, D. D. Parker, O. M. Fisher
and c. w. Sandlin to organize the Leeth
National bank of Cullman, with s26.O0o
capital. has been approved by the comp
troller OF the currency
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-06
FOREST FIRES
RACE F|ERCELY
Less Will Be Enormous Unless
It Rains Sson
IN THE BLUE RIDGE
Damage Has Air -dv Gone Into the
Thousands OF r IS in the vicin-
ity of Ro-sc .; }, va.-Hun-
dreds: Flames.

Winchester. November 5.-The for
est fires in Il, ) ction of the state con-
tinue to ra, ,rcely and unless rain
falls within iext few hours the prop
erty loss Q enormous. Thousands
of acres OF valuable timber land in the
Great North mountains have already been
laid waste.
Started by hunters last Monday, the fire
has now ragged for four days in the Great
North, Massanuten and Blue Ridge noun
tains. The town Of McGaheysville, Rock
ingham county, was threatened with de-
struction and only late last night did the
population of the town succeed in check
ing the flames.
The large hotel buildings at Black Rock
Springs, in the Blue Ridge, was de-
stroyed by the fire last night. together
with 27 cottages. Orkeney Springs is also
in great danger and number of cot
tages have been burned in this neigh
borhood.
The Dunkard church, the oldest edifiee
in Page county, was saved after heroic
work by the farmers. The western slope
of Maryland Heights at Harpers Ferry
is also afame.
Roanoke. Va, November 5.-Danage to
the extent of many thousands of dollars
has DSSH uOHS Dy lOTeSt uTeS WHICH StdTl-
ed on Mill mountain, on the southern edge
of Roanoke, last Sunday. High winds
yesterday and last night carried the
flames many miles. and in their sweep
number of barns and outbuildings were
destroyed, several large apple orchards
were either totally destroyed or badly
damaged, several corn crops in the shock
were consumed, and hay crops wiped up.
Last night and today hundreds of people
were in the mountains fighting fire. The
town of Salem was called on by people
living near there for help and scores of
citizens of that place went to the rescue
of their suburban neighbors. The orchard
OF Walter Goode suffered damage esti-
mated at $4,000, his hay and corn crops
being burned up. It required hard work ON
the part of the fire-fighters to save the
Goode home.
State Commissioner of Agriculture G.
W. Koiner has suffered considerable loss
to his orchards At one time last night
the fire was within 10 feet of the fence
surrounding the grounds of Virginia col
lege, on the outskirts of Roanoke. The
fire Is not so fierce tonight.
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Great Applause.

Almost every sentence of Mr. Taft's
speech at the banquet given in his honor
here tonight was interrupted with ap-
plause. His remarks were fihed with local
allusions He reminded the banqueters
that this was his sixth visit to Charles
ton, and that in coming here his recep-
ton was not simply that of another hos
pitable southern city, but that this was
like coming home, where he already had
friends who knew him and whom he
knew He repeated his belief that
Charleston Is the best of all ports from
which to embark for Panama, revived en-
tertainingly his experiences on the pres-
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Reasons for Opposition 10 Put
ting Prohibitir" n '"''''
tuition Al h fas
UNDESIRABLE 5af TICS
INVOLVED II 2sg.
Thinks Amendnnen
Entirely lneffec
tive-Ma ajorit
Be Pr

Mobile, NoFembei
G. Bush. one of Bir
inent citizens. has
Erwin Craighead.
Register. giving h
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-19
The Chance of Divorce.

If you are married or about to
be married, the governments lat
est statistics showing the proba-
bility of divorce may be of inter
est. During the twenty years
period from 1887 to 1906 the re-
cords of all registered marriages
in the Udited States tOtaled
II, 832, O44 and the courts granted
freedom to $40. 264 unhappy cou-
pies. From this it is plain to be
seen that your chances of divorce
are about one in fifteen, so the
odds are fairly long that If you
are already married or later do
marry, death, and not the divorce
court, will sever your bonds.
Wives who seek freedom will be
interested to know that 66.6 per
cent of all DEGREES have been gran
ted to wives, and that alimOny
has been also allowed in two cases
out of every twenty-five. Di-
vOrce is most frequent in the
fourth and fifth years of married
life. Actors and showmen are
the most frequently divorced
classes. Commercial travellers
come next on the list of guilty.
Agricultural labOrers are the
prize winners for matrimonial
constancy. Clergymen are next
desirable. About one-t third of
those divorced remarry, and di-
vorcees enjoy an advantage over
widows in this respect, due, as
the unfeeling government ungal
lantly remarks, to the fact that
those who get rid of their hus-
bands by law are usually yOurger
than those who leave his removal
to Providence. Thee out of four
applicants for divorce are upheld
by the courts. All Of which in
dicates that, while matrimonial
chances in this land Of the free
are varied, marriage is no uncer
tain lottery, but a percentage
system based 1 actual records. -
Chicago Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1909-11-19
Presidents Thanksgiving Proclamation

Washington, Nov. Is. Thurs.
day. November 25 was today
officially proclaimed by President
Taft as Thanksgiving Day.
The following is the text OF
the proclamation:
by the President of the Uni
ted States of America:
"A Proclamation:
'The season of the year, has
returned when, in accordance
with the reverent custom estab-
lished by our forefathers, the
people Of the United States are
wont to meet in their usual plaC-
es of worship on a day OF
thanksgiving appointed by the
civil magistrate to return thanks
to God for the great mercies and
benefits which they have enjoy
ed.
During this past year we
have been highly blessed.< No
great calamities or flood, or tenn
pest or epidemic have befallen
us. We have lived in quietness,
unGisturbed by wars or rurnors
of wars. Peace and the plenty
of bounteous crops and of great
industrial production animate a
cheerful and resolute people to
all the renewed energies of ben
Efficient industry and material
and moral progress. 1t is alto
gether fitting that we should
humbly and gratefully acknowl-
edge the divine source of these
blessings.
81 therefore,, I hereby appoint
Thursday the twenty-fifth day of
November, and a day of general
thanksgiving and | call upon the
people on that day. laying aside
their usual vocations, to repair
to their churches and unite in
appropriate services of promise
and thanks to Almighty God.
In witness whereof | have
hereunto set my hand and caus-
ed the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washing
ton, this 18th day of Nov mber,
in the year of our Lord one thous-
and, nine hundred and nine, and
of the Independence of the Unit
ed States the one hundred and
thirty-fourth.
WILLIAM TAFT,
"BV the President:
'P. c.. KNOX, Sec'y. of State. F"