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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-22
Against White
Plague Is Being Won

ease. pneumonia, Bright's disease. sui
eide, accident.
The total number of deaths of occupied
persons from these causes was, for males,
13S. .259, and for females. 17,4g4 OF the
deaths of occupied males 2s, ,S3S or Is per
cent, were due to tuberculosis of the
lungs and of the occupied females 55l1,
or p per cent were due to the Same
cause.
In The registration area of the United
States during the year 1908, S0,9 deaths
out of every 100 deaths of occupied males,
who died between the ages of % and 81
years, were caused by tuberculosis Of
the lungs or nearly one death out of
every three. During the same age period.
Il 9 per cent of the bookxeepers, clerks
and copyists, 40.1 per cent Of the BARRIERS
and hairdressers, 40.9 per cent Of the
servants, AL per cent of the boot and
shoe makers, 49, per cent of the compost
tors, printers and pressmsn, 41.2 per cant
of the tailors and 25.e Ger cent of the
farmers who died In the registration
area during 1908 were victim of pulmonary
troubles.
Among the principal causes OF death
were the following, with their rates per
100, coo of population for 1903 and 1907:
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Washington. October a.-The great
fight against tuberculosis is being won,
according TO Chief statistcian Cressey
L. Wilbur of the division of vital sta
tistics, United States census bureau. In
bulletin issued TODAY he says;
"A continued decline in the death rate
OF it from year to year may be expected" ."
He says the organization of many state
and local anti-tuberculosis societies since
the international congress on tuberculosis
in Washington in 1908 has helped to
check the disease The total deaths from
tuberculosis returned in 1908 was 1920,
exceeding those of any previous year of
registration, but the death rate per 100, 900
for 1908 is considerably less than that for
1907. In all registration states the deaths
from tuberculosis showed a decline, ex-
cept in Colorado, Rhode Island and Yer
mont
Mr.. Wilbur notes pellagra as a disease
of increasing Importance with % deaths
recorded in 1905 This does not include
the bulk of pellagra deaths in the SOUTH
from which no records are received
Among the rarer diseases smallpox
caused % deaths plague, 5; yellow fever.
2; leprosy. II, and hydrophobia, 81
Each of the following causes of death
was responsible for at least 5000 deaths
of male bread winners during the year.
Typhoid fever tuberculosis of lungs
cancer, apoplexy and paralysis, heart dis
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Robert s. LODett Named
To Succeed Hartman

New York, October H.-Robert s. Lovett
was elected president of the Union Pacific
railroad to succeed the late E. II. Har-
riman at a meeting of the board of di-
rectors today.
The executive committee was reelected
with r. s. Lovett as chairman to which
place he was elected as Mr.. Harriman's
successor a few ago. The other members
of the executive committee are: Henry G..
Frick, Marvin Hughitt, Frank A. Wander
lip, William Rockefeller and Jacob H.
Schiff
A L. Mohler, ]. C. Stubbs, Julius Kruitt-
schnitt and william Mahl were appointed
vice presidents.
Messrs. Stubbs, Kruttschnitt and Mahl
were elected vice presidents of the Ore
gon Short Line Railroad company, a SUI
bordinate company of the Union Pacific
in addition to William II. Brancroft, VINO
was reelected to the same office. All four
men are made members of the executive
committee of the Oregon Short Line to
gether with William Rockefeller and
Jacob H. Schiff
The annual report of the Union Pacific
Railroad company for the year ended June
3slast, shows:
Gross revenue from transportation op-
erations, $7S,750, 461; an increase of 50, ILL.,
2S6; net revenue from transportation af-
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ter payment of operating expenses and
taxes. $3S,234Sl4, an increase of S3 62S 1l3;
income other than from transportation
operations, including interest on bonds
and stocks owned s17, 736, $685. an increase
of 81. 7l6.70l.
After payment of the dividend of 4 per
cent on the preferred stock and 10 per
cent on the common stock, the total sur
plus from transportation operations and
from other incomes for the year was Sl7,-
9SS,250, an increase of S., ,749, ,49S.
Since the close of the fiscal year. the
remaining shares of Great Northern iron
ore properties have been sold and 81, SS3, s5l
realized thereby. With the exception Of
7249 shares (par value $1O0 each) of North
ern Securities company "stubbs,' the
company has sold all the stock of the
Northern Securities of the Great North
ern Railway company and Of the Northern
Pacific Railway company received in tho
distribution OF the ass IT'S of the Northern
Securities company. the stocks subse-
quently acquired ~ description rights.
The sum realizSss% &. m these sales was
$l47,3T,341. IT,. g sas appropriated dur
ing the yes.> \ additions, betterments,
equipmenyy : .dnal property and for the
construc'.C0 r acquisition of new lines
the su..s.sso $48, 1881 The expenditures
for Q mt of these appropriations
am - to s22 6s7. $50, leaving s25.541 sol
U nded, which amount has been
bt, sht over into the current fiscal year.
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POSTOFFICE CASE
is SENSATIONAL

Asheville. N. c., October 2l-The re-
cent removal of Mrs Julia Reed as
postmaster at Biltmore has eliminated
in sensational charges anc counter
charges with Congressman John Grant
of this district figuring prominently in
the melee. Congressman -~ant admitted
that he had filed the ch;ssgss which led
to Mrs. Reeds removal and in a signed
statement tonight declares in substance
that Mrs. Reed tried to bribe him.
"A few days after the eiectron," says
the congressman, Mrs Reed came TO
me at my home on Grove street and
tried to exact from me a promise of
support which she failed to get, but she
left letters of recommendation for me
to look over. A few days later she came
to my house and tried to bribe me IN
the presence of my wife and daugh-
ter saying that If l would have her
reapponted when her commission expired
she would pay me more money than eth
erf of the other applicants and that I
might see them and see what they would
pay first. l told her that neither she
nor any one else could pay me for my
Endorsement and when sne saw I re-
to my daughter and proposed to pay
her If she would have me 20 appoint
her. l again told her that / would NOT
be brbed and my daughter stated that
she would have nothing TO 90 with the
matter
Mrs. Reed said tonight that she would
make no statement unui SHE had seen
Congressman Grants charges. She de-
clared. however, that she did not at
tempt to bribe Mr.. Grant out that sne
merely offered to contribute her share
to the republican campaign fund and to
take stock in the party paper at Green's
boro. She alleges that so far from offer
ing to bribe the congressman ne told her
that she would have 70 come across
for the campaign fund, all the other
officeholders had done.'
Congressman Grant emphatically de-
MES that he told Mrs. Reed to come
across"
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PROSECUTION OF
BIG ICE COMPANY

New York. October 21.-Prosecution of
the American Ice company. the largest
ice dealer in the world, for alleged viola
ton of the anti-monopolistic law began in
earnest in the supreme court today before
Justice c. B. Wheeler of Buffalo. Deputy
Attorney General Roger Clark in his
opening address declared that ''every-
thing short of physical violence which
the diabolical ingenuity Of man could in
vent was used by this corporation to
build up a monopoly of the ice business"
He said the American Ice company had
repeatedly refused to harvest Ice in it's
Maine field in order to create a scarcity
and raise the price. The idea for the
forming of the combine originated, he
said with Charles w. Morse.
John r. Bennett. one Of the incorpor-
ators, was called as the first witness, but
he proved very uncommunicative. After
much delay Mr. Osborne drew from him
an admission that out of the $40,000000
ca nit alization of the American Ice COM
nany s200O0000 had been exchanged,
share for Share, for stock In the Kniclker-
booker and Consolidated Ice company and
about $l9,000,O0O for other ice companies
properties. Mr. Bennett was the only
witness today. s
1t Is believed the trial will be confined
mainly to documentary evidence and that
II will last several weeks.
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PROBLEMS HANDLED.
AT MOHONK LAKE

Mohonk Lake, N. Y, October 2f.-The
problems presented by American occu-
patton of the Philippines were discussed
from various points of view at today's
sessions Of the Mohonk conference Con-
gresham Michael e. Driscol of SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, who accompanied the Taft
party to the Philippines, was the prin-
cipal speaker of the morning session.
His declaration that "the entrance of the
United States into the affairs of the
islands Is a matter for regret and that
'the principles for which the American
nation stands are being violated by our
remaining there" met with emphatic
dissent from other delegates.
At the evening session Dr. ]. D. Burks,
director of the Philadelphia bureau of
municipal research, who had recently
spent six months in the Philippines, act
ed as spokesman for the dissenters. He
declared that Filipinos are pleased and
satisfied with American control. Ex-
planning that he went to the archipelago
as a commissioner Of the United States
to study the development of the school
system he continued in answer to Con-
gresham Driscolls address:
THE nation will not have discharged
the obligation which 1t deliberately took
upon itself until 1t has established not
merely in form, but in fact, the insti-
tutions of democracy among this people
who have hitherto known only the inst1
tutions of monarchy and servitude.
''This is the greatest programme to
which nation has ever pledged its cred
it, Its Anal success meaens complete re-
adjustment of relations between the east
and west, for through our position in
the Philippines there has come to US
the opportunity and the obligation Of
leading the Orient in an intellectual and
social reconstruction. perhaps the most
significant in all history. We must not.
we cannot prove unequal to this great
task"
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PROMINENT MEN
DIE IN MERIDIAN

Meridian, Miss, October 21.-(Special.)-
]. j. Gray. age 40. for 10 years ticket
agent of the Queen and Crescent system
at the Union alton in Meridian, died
today after long illness due to kidney
trouble. Deceased is survived by his
widow, several children and a brother,
Spencer Gray, general freight agent of
the Queen and Crescent system in Me-
ridian.
Sam K. Gully of Lauderdale, age 35. one
of the most prominent men of the county,
died at local hospital this morning fol-
lowing an operation yesterday for ap-
pendicitis. The interment will be made at
Blackwater cemetery in Kemper county
tomorrow
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GUARANTY LAW is
CALLED FAILURE

Tulsa. Okla. October H.-With but one
dissenting voice the members of group
four of the state bankers section rep
resenting 90 banks in the eastern part of
the state in meeting here today de-
nounced the state banking board for its
methods in dealing with the affairs of the
Columbia Bank and Trust company Of
Oklahoma City. They also demanded that
the state bank examiner issue state
ment regarding the condition Of the
bank.
The guaranty law was declared a fail
ure.
The resolution also recommended that
the state banking board as it now ex-
lists be abolished and that the guaranty
funds be redeposised with banks from
which 1t originated and no interest be
paid by banks while deposited with them.
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ROOSEVELT TELLS
OF HARD FIGHT

New York, October 21.-Theodore Roose-
welt. writing In the November Scribners s
magazine. gives his impressions and ex-
periences ON an East African ranch,
which in many ways remind him Of
early days on the plains of the great
west, and then plunges directly into an
account of his first encounters with big
African game.
The dangerous games of Africa he
said, ''are the lion, buffalo, elephant,
rhinoceros and leopard. The hunter who
follows any OF these animals always loes
so at a certain risk of life or limb;
risk which 1t Is his business to minimize
by coolness caution. good Judgment and
straight shooting. The leopard is in point
of pluck and ferocity more than the equal
of the other four, but his small size al
ways renders it likely that he will mere
ly maui and not kill man.
My friend Carl Akely of Chicago ac-
tually killed, bare-handed, leopard
which sprang on him. He had already
wounded the beast twice. cripplng 1t in
one front and one hind paw. whereupon
1t charged, followed him as he tried to
dodge the charge and struck him full
just as he turned. 1t bit him In one arm.
biting again and again as it worked up
the arm from the wrist to the elbow, but
he threw 1t, holding its throat with the
other hand, and fiinging its body to one
side. 1t luckily fell on It's side with its
two wounded legs uppermost, SO that it
could not tear him. He fell forward
with it and crushed in its chest with his
knees until he distinctly felt one of its
ribs crack; this, said Akely, was the first
moment when he felt he might conquer.
Redoubling his efforts, with knees and
hand he actia1lv cholxad nd rrushed fha
life out of it, although his arm was badly
bitten"
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DR.. CARLISLE DIES
IN SPARTANBURG

Spartanburg, S. c., October 21.-Dr
Henry Carlisle. the veneraofe president
emeritus of Wofford college, died at his
home here this morning at 7:40 o'clock.
Dr. Carlisle was born at Winnsboro
S. c., S4 years ago, his parents hav-
ing come from County Antrim, Ireland,
sexen years before. Prepared for col
lege at Mount Zion institute, Winnsboro,
he was graduated as second honor man
from the University of South Carolina
in 1874, and began teaching In the pub
lie schools Immediately. At the organ
ization of Wofford college in 1854 he was
made professor of mathematics which po-
sition he held until 1870 when he took
the chair of moral and political phil
osophy. In 1876 he was chosen president
of the college and In this position con-
tinued until 1902 when he resigned and
became president emeritum. In 1872 the
degree of LII d. was conferred upon
him by Southwestern university of
Georgetown, Tex.
For several years past Dr. Carlisle was
one of the two surviving sIgners of the
ordinance Of secession, which precipita ted
the war between the states He served in
the state Legislature from 1863 to 1865.
In 1S4S he married Margaret Jane Bryce,
of Columbia, S. c., and of this union
there were three children born, two of
whom are living
BY all classes of South Carolinians DIR.
Carlisle has long been peculiarly revered
as educator, patriot and statesman.
Dr. Carlisle was the first southern ed
ucator to benefit by the pension system
of the Carnegie foundation.
The schools and colleges of this city
have been closed as a tribute of respect
to the dead educator The institutions
will remain closed until after the funeral
services which will be held Friday after
noon in the college chapel. The various
business houses also will suspend busi-
ness The funeral will be attended by
many prominent citizens from all sec
tions of the state.
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RASMUSSEN'S STATEMENT
VERY PLEASING TO COOK

Toledo. O., October 2-.-That the state-
ment of Knud Rasmussen is a valuable
aid to the establishment of proof of his
discovery of the north pole was, in sub
stance, DR.. Frederick A. Cooks comment
here today. Rasmussen's statement is to
the effect that DR.. Cooks claim is fully
borne out by the information which the
Danish explorer secured among the Eski-
mos
DIR. Cook read the statement for the
first time today when he stopped in To-
ledo between trains on his way from Ann
Arbor to Canton. He said that Rasmus-
sens opinion is particularly valuable, be-
cause he is half Eskimo himself. speaks
the Eskimo language perfectly thorough
ly understands the people and is better
able to secure correct informstion from
them than any scientist or explorer.
DR.. Cook also pointed out the disinter-
ested character of the statement
ut is that of a man who had no occasion
to defend me- he said. "He is not par
ticularly friend Of mine and had no re-
lation to our expedition. | first met him
al North Star in 1907. He gathered his
information from the Eskimos before he
heard from me that | had discovered the
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Rome October 21-The Vatican did not
expect the fall OF Premier Maura, believ-
ing that the energy he displayed in re-
establishing order at Barcelona and other
aneeted points would bring to him suf-
hcient strength to retain the premiership
and complete the work he had under
taken. The Vatican, however is most re-
served with regard to the change in the
Spanish government, and says simply that
the making and unm aking of cabinets
In Spain Is none OF its affairs.
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CROSSES OF HONOR
FOR THE VETERANS

Houston. Tex, October 21.-Crosses of
honor for the living veterans of the Con-
federacy, monuments for the dead-such
was the sentiment expressed and voted
most emphatically today by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy in the third
days session of their national general
convention. The strife that developed
over this question proved TO be the great
est SO far of the convention and may
be second only to the election OF the gem
eral officers, which takes place tomor-
row, and which will be the final act of
the convention.
The question of award of crosses of
honor was precipitated by motion sub
mitted by Miss Alice Baxter of Georgia,
who sought to have the lines broadened,
which would give crosses to the lineal
descendants of the veterans and to the
relatives of those who fell on the field
of battle. The motion was lost. A motion
was made by Mrs. Hattie Reynolds OF
Kentucky to provide crosses for collateral
descendants of veterans, but this was
also voted down in the tightening of the
lines which will furnish corses of honor
only to those OF the grizzled veterans who
have gone through the shock of battle.
Other than the settling of the vexing
questions of the CROSSES of honor, Tho
report of Mrs. L. Eustace Wllnams OIL
Kentucky, the treasurer~general, was a
feature of the days session. In the rou-
tine sessions the reading of state re-
ports was resumed and continued until
late in the day, interrupted only by the
debate over the crosses of honor.
The climax of the convention will come
tomorrow when the election of the gen
eral Officers will be held and the selec-
ton of the next convention city. Slate
makers are keeping the public in the dark
as to the possible candidates, but 1t is
said around the convention hall that Mrs.
|. w. Faison of North Carolina and Mrs.
Virginia McSherry OF West Virginia are
looming formidably for the president
generals chair.
The fight for the next convention city
has narrowed down between Richmond
and Little Rock, with sentiment much in
favor of the Virginia city Memphis will
make a determined stand when the mat
ter is finally placed before the convention.
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CLAIMS FOR CANDIDATES
IN NEW YORK MAYORALTY

New York, October 21-With New York s
municipal election only 12 days distant.
the campaign today reached the stage Of
hopeful forecast and optimistic estimates.
These were the probabilities" estimated
by campaign managers for the three can
didates for mayor:
Barnard (republican-fusion) by 10000.
Gaynor (democrat) by 1900.
Hearst Independently by $4,000.
The confidence expressed by all cam
paign managers was pointed out by many
observers as further indication of their
dependence upon breaking down party
lines in consideration of New York's mu-
nicipal problems
There were more than 100 minor meet
ings in various parts of the city tonight
with a plethora of cart-tail oratory upon
almost every important street corner.
Justice Gaynor toured the East Side by
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rODAY'S AGE-HERAID
cabinet resigns.

1-Spanish cabinet resigns.
Winning fight against tuberculosis.
Protest to voters in Mobile.
Robert s. Lovett succeeds Hartman.
Tariff issue is not settled.
Rasmussen's statement pleases Cook.
Claims of candidates In New York
mayoralty.
2-Ranouet to Taft will be notable.
Citizens praise good roads idea
3-Two negroes condemned to die.
Pure food law to be enforced.
EEditorial comment.
b-Reported abduction arouses whole
community around East Thomas.
Salvation Army officers of south meet
In Birmingham today.
r. N. Bell gives nine reasons for op-
posing amendment.
Amenders seem to be more on de-
fensiye every day.
Illinois Central officials and directors
In city.
6-Child labor in cotton mills.
7-Birningham social events.
Dolly Dalrymple's department.
S-R,iral schools in Missouri.
9-Stock market shows recovery.
Cotton Is almost unchanged
wheat declines on big receipts.
Io-Defenders organize at Ensley.
General sporting news
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Balloon Starts ON voxane

Philadelphia. October 2l.-The balloon
Philadelphia H., which was seen at Mid
dletown, n. Y. this afternoon, left this
city at 10 a. m. today with Ave passen-
gers, one of them being Miss Violet Ridg-
way, well known in society circles of this
city. The balloon is in charge of DR..
Thomas L. Elridge and Arthur T. Ather-
holt, and the others in the basket are
Frank E. Rseyling and c. G.. Eldridge. a
relative of DR.. Eldridge. The party intend
ed to stay up all day. The ascension to-
day was one OF the many made by mem-
bers of the Philadelphia Aeronautical So
ciety recently.
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automobile, repeating his previous attacks
on Hearst and Barnard and emphasizing
particularly his plea for more personal
liberty and for liberal construction of
police laws.
The peoples slogan in this campaign,
he said, ought to be Let us alone.
There has been too much czarship in
New York city. too much government by
the club and night stick The people
should rule"
Barnard told the voters of Staten
Island tonight that he had no political
ambition beyond giving New York a
good government for four years.
W. NJ. WINS, the former republican can
didate for mayor who is now advocating
the election of Hearst spoke tonight in
a dozen small meetings.
Judge Gaynor," he said adds 10 per
cent to the guarantee of his defeat every
time he speaks
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Postal Check Interchange.

Berlin, October 21-The postal officials
of Germany, Austria Hungary and Switx-
erland meet here today to arrange a
system of postal check interchange be-
tween these countries. Germany is sue
cessfully operating plan oy which tho
business man may deposit at any post
office checks drawn against his bank
account and make each postoffice a
branch bank for his convenience. 1t is
designed to make the plan International
in respect of the countries represented at
today's conference.
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north pole. I saw him at Eggesderninde
early in August last for a few minutes,
when first told him of the discovery
although he may have heard of it pre-
viously from the Danes
Dr. Cook spent the last quarter hour of
his stop here under lock and key in the
ticket office of the union station, where
he had an hour to wait between trains.
When his identity became known he was
besieged by so many people who wanted
to shake hands with him that he retired
into the ticket office until his train left
for Canton