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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-09
BIRTHDAY PARTY.

A party of children, accompanied by their maids, were the guests of little Miss Aileen Stephenson yesterday at a picnic excursion over Red mountain to the spring on the Sterling Wood place. They were conveyed early in the morning to the pie mic place in large wagon, and after spending happy day in the woods re- turned to their homes lats .n the after noon. The party was given in celebration of the little hostess seventh birthday.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
TO SUCCEED CLARKE
B1NkER'S OLDEST son
TO FOLLOW HIN.
Presidency of 4merican Er-
change National SAID To
Be Settled.

The successor to the late Dumont
Clarke in the presidency of the American
Exchange National Bank will i'm all
probability he his oldest son. Lewis l.
Clarke. now vice-president. it was
learned yesterday from excellent sources,
although the vacancy may not be filled
until after the annual meeting, on jan
uary II.
1t also has developed that the Mutual
Life Insurance Company not long be-
fore the death of Mr.. Clarke disposed of
one thousand shares of it's holdings of
American Exchange National Bank
stock at $50 the stock being taken by
several friends of the late president in
lots of one hundred and two hundred
shares each. This transaction has no
significance so far as concerns the con-
troll of the institution. which has S.
100000 capital stock, as there are about
fourteen hundred stockholders. the num-
ber being so large than control cannot be
said TO rest with any one financial inter
est or group.
In selling the one thousand shares the
Mutual Life has pursued its usual policy
of parting with One-half of its holdings,
as it has owned for several years two
thousand shares of this stock; and its
action is also a further step in compli-
ance with the Armstrong law. under
which the big life insurance companies
are required to divest themselves of all
stock holdings before the end of 1911.
The American Exchange National
-
prominent institutions of the city. Its
directors are John CIaffin, Edwin Haw-
lev. ". Bayard Cutting, Pliny Fisk,
Clarence H. Mackay. ]. Rogers Maxwell,
William L. Bull. Samuel Rea, John T.
Terry, Levi c. Weir. William P Dixon,
Lewis L. Clarke and Edward Burns.
Lewis Latham Clarke, who is about
thirty-nine years old, was born in this
city and was educated at Dumont. n. J.,
the home of the Clarke family for many
years, and in New York. where, after a
course in a business college, he entered.
in March, 1889, the service of the Ameri-
can Exchange National Bank. with
which he has ever since that time been
connected In June. 1901, he married
Miss Florence NJ Kennel, and his home
in this city is at the Barnard. in Central
Park West.
Mr.. Clarke was a member of Company
F. 9TH Regiment for eight years, and
subsequently. for year. captain of
Company z, list Regiment. retiring then
because of the pressure of business He
is member of the Union League and
Lotos clubs. of this city, and the Engle-
wood Golf Club.
The board of governors of the Consoli-
dated Stock Exchange adopted resolu-
tions of regret yesterday for the death of
Dumont Clarke. who had been member
of that exchange for many years.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
CHIN4W4N KILLED.
Actor Tictim of Fresh Out
break of the TOngs.

One more fatality was added to the list
in the bloody warfare among the Chinese
tongs at > o'clock this morning. when
All Hong. of No. 10 Chatham Square. an
actor az the Chinese Theatre. in Doyers
street, was shot and instantly killed.
Ten arrests were made in the case. and
strong police guard has been placed in
the district to prevent any further out
break among the murderous gangsters-
All Hong is said to have been a mem
Der of the on Leongs who killed two
members of the Four Brothers Society
on Monday night. and the police believe
that this mornings shooting is a direct
result of Monday nights murders.
All Hong had left the theatre and was
washing his hands in basin on the
third floor of the Chatham Square
house. When the hidden assa ssin sent a
bullet into his head. just above the right
eye. In the fiat below lives Mrs. QuOng
Chin. friend of Hong. When she heard
the shot she ran to Hong's room and saw
him lying dead on the floor. She then
ran 10 the Elizabeth street police station.
and the alarm brought dozen detectives
10 the scene.
Among the prisoners taken was Lee
Jung. an actor.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
DEMOCRATS ONLY
Cram Tells "Braues" GaynOr
HW Be True to Pmty.

J. Sergeant Cram, speaking for
Charles F. Murphy, told the Tammany
braves a the annual reorganization
meeting in the Wigwam last night that
he had seen Mayor-elect Gaynor. and
had been assured by him that he would
put only Democrats on guard after Jan
uary /.
Il called on the new Mayor yester-
day" said Mr. Cram, Ito tell him what
part Tammany had taken in the last
election. l did not think it exactly rec
essary to tell him about it, as I know he
knew it already, but 1 wanted TO let him
know how We had fought the High
binders of Wall Street. the American
Sugar Trust and all others who opposed
Democratic principles. ! am glad to be
able to say to you that Judge Gaynor
assured me that he would put only
Democrats on guard"
Charles F. Murphy called on Judge
Gaynor at his home in Brooklyn yester-
day. Last night at Tammany Hall,
when asked if his call was satisfactory,
he smiled happily and said:
We'll. I don't look solemn over the
call, do u"
The old executive committee of Tam
many Hall was reelected without a
change at the reorganization meeting
last night. the third district being left
blank, with the understanding that to-
morrow night ex-senator jack Fitz-
gerald will lie elected as the successor of
Little Tim Sullivan
Resolutions eulogizing Alderman Sui
livan were adopted by a rising vote and
the committee adjourned out of respect
to him.
Thomas F. McAvoy called the commit
tee to order and Mr.. Cram presided, as
usual. After the general committee had
adjourned the new executive committee
met and elected Thomas F McAvoy
chairman and Thomas F Smith. Thomas
E Rush and George F. ScannelI secre-
tarieS.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
SIGNS OF GROWING ANARCHY.
General Bragg Thinks Government
Should Suppress Strikes.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Dec 29-Recent
strikes are signs of growing anarchy and
civil war in this country will follow them
unless present social conditions are
changed. according to General Edward s.
Bragg. commander OF the old Iron Bri-
gade.
The government has not done its share
in suppressing strikes which have arisen all
over the United States says the general
These outbreaks are nothing more than
signs of anarchism which are sounding
warnings which must he needed. If pres
ent social conditions continue civil strife is
inevitable. At times ! think ii is not far
away. but again II appears to be "A long dis
tance from as Tie French Revolution
should serve as an example 10 the United
State.''
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
{. {. DICKINSON OUT.
Succeeded by j. b. Reichmann
as Carnegie Trust Head

Charles c. Dickinson has resigned as
president of the Carnegie Trust Com
pany, and has been succeeded by Joseph
s. Reichmann one of the directors, who
is also president of the National Starch
Company. This action was taken YES
terday at a special meeting OF the direc-
tors called to receive Mr.. Dickinson's
resignation
The announcement of what had hap
pened at the meeting was made last
night by Robert 3. Moorehead. assistant
secretary of the trust company, who
gave as the reason for the retirement of
Mr.. Dickinson that he had never fully
recovered from the effects Of a fall from
his horse while riding in Central Park
last October.
The accident happened on the east
bride path. Mr. Dickinson. as was his
custom, was out for a canter Opposite
S6th street the horse was frightened by
a passing automobile and ran away. At
.i.}d street the horse ran into a tree.
breaking its shoulder and throwing Mr.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
CHARGE S4O.OOO THEFT.
Empioye Of a Pittsburg Ger
man Bank 4rrested.
IRy TeIcEraph to The Trihuns.

Pittsburg. Dec. 29.-Charged with the
embezzlement of $4,000 from the bank
ing house which has employed him for
eighteen years. Charles Veverka. indi-
vidual boolIkeeper for the workingman's
Savings and Trust Company. of the
North Side, was he'd under $4,000 bail
to-day. Veverka was arrested in the
bank on warrant obtained by a bond
ing company He refused TO make a
statement
The Workingman's Savings and Trust
Company is patronized by thrifty Ger
mans The loss of $4,000 by Veverka
Will not worry us a particle said
President Emil Winter tonight. we
will simply charge this up to profit and
loss and the bank will continue as IL
nothing had happened"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
TYPHOID GRIPS CITY
Fire ont Of EUery Thousand
III IN Montreal.

Montreal, P. O.. Dec 29.-Although ac-
clIrate figures are not obtainable. il is
estimated that five persons out of every
one thousand in the city of Montreal are
i'll from typhoid fever.
Thirty-one new cases were reported
to the Health Department to-day. Two
deaths occurred. bringing the total for
the month up to forty three. Estimates
of the number of cases in the city based
on canvasses of practising physicians
range as high as $500
The cause of the epidemic is said TO
be the city water supply. The intakes
for the city service and a private water
company are situated in the St Law
renee River. Outbreaks Of the disease
occur annually.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
MRS. SANDS'S DAUGHTER ILL.
Four Year-Old Grandchild of Mrs. W.
Z. Vanderbilt, Sr.. Has Commissions.

SayvilIe. Long Island. Dec. cs.-The four
year-old granddaughter of Mrs. W N
Vanderbilt. sr.. who is also the eldest child
of the widow of G. Winthrop Sands. who
was killed In an automobile accident in
Europe nearly tive years ago. is critically
ill at Idle Hour, the country place of the
Vanderhilts at Oakdale.
The child was seized with commissions on
Monday night. w>cn Mr.. Vanderbilt dis
patched to Oakdale special train from
the city. bearing his family physician and
three other doctors The child was found
u be suffering from cict Of blood on the
brain
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
SAY GIRL POISONED.
Ne1cark Nan and 1nOther
WOman Mentioned.

Los Angeles. Dec 29-In the belief
that her eighteen year-old daughter.
Bessie Nav Priest. was poisoned. Mrs.
Jennie Priest has asked the District At
torney to investigate the death of the
young woman.
1t is alleged by the mother that Miss
Priest was engaged 10 Harry Sayre. said
to be the son of a Newark N J.. mill
ionaire. and that she mad rival Search
is being made for the woman.
Miss Priest died in Glendale on Christ
mas Eve. after an illness lasting twenty
days. Five physicians who attended her
agreed that death was due TO poisoning
Two diagnosed the malady as ptomaine
poisoning and a third as zinc poisoning
II is asserted that Miss Priest was the
guest of her supposed rival a dinner
IN a restaurant, and that she became
violently i'll Immediately afterward. In
her delirium she constantly accused the
during lucid periods she exhibited letters
from Mr.. Sayre in which he is alleged
to have warned her against her alleged
rival Mr.. Sayre is in Arizona
Members of the Sayre family of New
ark. n. j.. said last night they had never
heard of Harry Sayre or the Miss Priest
dead in California. Harry Sayre. presi-
dent of the Marcus Sayre Company, SAYS
he does not know the Harry Sayre re-
ferred to-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
YOUNG BELMONT IN FIRM.
Will Become Partner in August Bel
mont & Co. on January /.

August Belmont. jr., will become a part
neT in the firm Of August Belmont & Co.
on January I. The present partners his
father. August Belmont, and Walther Lutt-
gen who recently celebrated the fftieth
anniversary of his connection with the firm.
August Belmont. ir.. has been connected
with the hrm for about year. He Is
graduate of Harvard of the class OF '04.
lie is married and lives at Islip. Long
Island. and among his clubs are the Union.
Kuickerhocker. Larchmont Yacht. New
York Athletic Meadow Brook. Racquet and
Tennis, Turf and Field and New York
Narht
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
A DISGUSTED DEMOCRAT.
Party Dead in Spirit, Says Recent Can
didate for Oklahoma Senator.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Guthrie. Okla, Dec. 29.-"The Demo-
cratic party is dead in spirit If not in
name. and. like the body of Lazarus, 1T
stIuketh,' is polluting the air and the
waters, It is digging its own grave To
political suicide, and after this suicide the
successor will come out hale, hearty and
fresh in the form of socialism"
This was the statement made by H. S.
Nasle, of Kingfsher. recent Democratic
candidate for the United States Senate,
in addressing the State Socialistic Conven-
ton to-day. He continued: What the
Democrats consider the mantle of states
manshp. their logical inheritance from
jefferson and Jackson, Is instead a shroud
being draped over "A corpse whose death
J. yet unrealized."
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
CENSUS FIGURES ON ARRESTS
582 Persons Out OF Every Ten Thou
sand Go to Jail

Washington. Dec. 2s.-T6ere are ls2 per-
sons odt of every ten thousand IF popuia .
ticn arrested ana lodged IN jail each year.
according - Census Bureau figures just
made public. The figures. which are based
on an Investigation of conditions in the l5s
Ia rgest cities OF che United States in 1907.
show also that g. per cent of all arrests are
for drunkenness
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
SAVED BY STBMARINE
Diues Under Sinking Boat and
Raises 1t.

TouIon Dec 20 - The submarine
Cigogne performed a remarkable life
saving feat during a recent storm The
boat was practising diving in the open
sea. when the commander saw large
fishing boat suddenly overwhelmed and
sink.
The submarine Immediately dived right
under the fishing craft. of which the
masthead alone was above water. The
valves We're operated quickly and the
Cigogne rose to the surface. lifting the
boat and holding it above the water long
enough TO take off the crew
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
ONCE MILLIONAIRE. DIES PAUPER.

Pueblo, Cot. Dec. 2e.-Giibert Noble.
once the richest man in Pueblo. with a
fortune of si.Ooocoo, died to-day at the
county poor farm. lie was lavish with
his money. and az the time of his death
had only an interest in a mine which was
tied up by litigation
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
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HE sEAaoARp FLORIDA LIN

ali Pul.msns. electric lighted. The Fla
mingo, the Seaboard Express and Florida
Fast Mail AFFORD the hest aud quickest
service 10 Florida Pinehurst. Camden and
winter resorts South. Inq. Seaboard Air
line Ry., lIS3 B'way.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
COLD W4TE HERE.
Thermometer Drops Ten De
grees an Three Hours.

The bottom almost fell out of the ther-
lnometer last night when the tempera-
ture fell from 23 degrees at Is o'clock to
l3 degrees at 8 O'Clock. At midnight the
mercury was falling at the rate of a de-
gree All hour. and New York will get I'D
this morning to fad the coldest day of
the winter. The weather forecaster said
iast night that the cold wave would not
be OF long duration. and that by to-mo--
row it would have receded before roller
of more torrid composition
East OF the Mississippi River last
hlght temperatures We're from 10 to 30
degrees below the seasonal average 1t
was warmer yesterday in the Rocky
Mountain region and storm warnings on
the Atlantic coast from Newport News
70 Jacksonville indicated that the trend
of the cold wave was in a southeasterly
direction. and that New York would be
spared the discomfort Of a further drop
IN temperature The weather to-day will
be fair. Tomorrow it will be cloudy and
not so cold
Utica. \. Y, Dec. 29-Central New
York is experiencing its first real cold
snap of the winter. Zero weather is re-
ported tonight throughout this section
Toward midnight thermometers in Utica
registered four below zero. Richfield
Springs reports s degrees below, and at
Zig Moose it was 4 degrees below at II
p. n.
Scranton, Penn, Dec. 30-At l o'clock
TINS morning the mercury was degrees
below zero in this city. II degrees below
at Gouldsboro and degrees below at
PoconO Summit
st. Louis. Dec. 29.-The Mississippi
River Is frozen over at St Louis. for the
first time in four years. Two degrees be
low zero is reported by the government
observatory here tonight.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30
pEWsY,s WINES FoR NEW YgAR.s.

Special Assorted Cases 81 90 81. 1915.
II. T Dewey & SonsCo.. iSs Fulton ST.. n. Y
-kdgI
New-York tribune., 1909-12-30

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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

length, with an exclamation, he paused
at the first opening in the living bar
rier; a wide entrance from which a
blue-stone carriage drive wound away
to the house, invisible in the waning
light, situate in the shelter of the
grove of trees that studded the lawn.
Gasoline! Brrr!" said Maitland,
shuddering and shivering with the
combination of a nauseous .odor and
the nights coolness-the latter by now
making itself as unpleasantly promi-
nent as the former
Though he hated the smell with all
his heart, manfully inconsistent he
raised his head, shifting the air for
further evidence; and got his reward
in sickening gust.
Tank leaked" he commented with
brevity. Quart of the stuff must have
trickled out right here. Ughi If it
goes on at this rate, therell be another
breakdown before she gets home"
And, Serve her right, tool" he
growled, vindictive
But for all his indignation he &C.
knowledged sneaking wish that he
might be at hand again, in such event,
a second time to give gratuitous serv-
ice to his gray lady.
Analysing this frame of mind (not
without surprise and some disdain of
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These opened from ceiling to floor
and should by right have presented to
his vision blank expanse of dark
glass. But, oddly enough, even while
thinking of his lawyers warning, he
had fancied. "Ah!" said
Maitland, softly.
A disk of white light, perhaps foot
or Is inches in diameter, had fitted
swiftly across the glass and vanished
"Ah, ali! The devil. the devil!'
murmured the young man, uncon
sciously.
The light appeared again, dancing
athwart the inner wall of the room
and was lost as abruptly as before. On
impulse Maitland buttoned his top
coat across his chest, turning up the
collar to hide his linen, darted stealthily
a yard or two to one side, and with
one noiseless bound reached the floor
of the veranda. A breath later he
stood by the front door, where, al
first glance, he discovered the means
of entrance used by the midnight ma
rauder; the doors stood ajar, black
interval showing between them.
So that, then, was the way! eau
tiously Maitland put a hand upon the
knob and pushed.
A sharp, penetrating squeak brought
him to an abrupt standstill, heart ham
mering shamefully again Gathering
himself to spring, if need be, he crep1
back toward the library windows, anG
accommodating cautiously determined
the fact that the bolts had just beer
withdrawn on the inside of one win
dow frame, which was swinging wide
Its wise crook that provides his
own quick exit" considered Maitland
The sagacious one was not, appar
emily, leaving at that moment. On the
contrary, having made all things ready
for a hurried flight upon the frs
alarm, the intruder turned back, as
was clearly indicated by the motion oil
the light within. The clink of stee
touching steel became audible; and
Maitland nodded. Bannerman was in
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09
RAILWAYS IN CHINA
Progress Shown in the Canton
Hong Kong Line.
VIII Be Connecting Link Between
Southern Asia and Europe
Part Played by Americans
In Rail Laying There.

Hong Kong.-On April His Ex-
cellency the viceroy of Canton laid
the foundation stone of the railway
to be the terminus Of the railway from
Kowloon. opposite Hong Kong. and
the connecting link between the south
of the continent of Asia and the CONT
nent of Europe.
Railway enterprise is proceeding
apace in China, and in this southern
effort in particular Americans should
evince not a little interest since it
was an American syndicate which, in
1898, secured a concession to build
a line from Canton to Hankow, some
$50 miles distant, and which, as part
| of the work, did build the existing
road from Canton to Samshui. 1t is
history that the American syndicate
relinquished the concession in 1906.
but since that time the Chinese have
pushed ahead with the scheme, and
the rails are gradually crawling north
to connect with Hankow, which is al
ready in touch with Europe
The line between Canton and Hong
Kong is 112 miles in length, and the
p miles on British territory is being
built by the British authorities, while
the balance on the Chinese side is be-
ing constructed by the Chinese them
selves.
1t is anticipated that no difficulties
Of management will arise when the
line is in working order, but rumor
has it that the British are endeavor-
ing to acquire the rights of the whole
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line to Canton, with the object of at
once obviating the possible troubles
of dual control and giving Britain
| quite firm stand in the south Of
China. However that may be, the
line is going ahead from both ends
Construction work on the Hong Kong
side has been proceeding since 1907,
and there are considerable engineer
ing difficulties being faced, as may
be judged when it is stated that the
% miles is estimated to cost at least
91.000.000.
On the route there are many bridges
and cuttings. and one tunel 1850 in
length, as well as one or two minor
ones. On the Chinese side the coun-
try is mostly fiat and there is no need
for tunnels, though a large bridge
& will be needed near the frontier to
cross the river which divides the ter
ritories.
Mr.. Frank Groves, the engineer in
charge of the line (by the way. it
must be mentioned that British en-
gineers are in charge of the construc-
ton work., is of the opinion that
traffic will be proceeding in another
two years, and by that time it is
hoped the line bound for Hankow
will be we'll on the way. But there
is room for doubt about that Though
the work is going on, it is proceeding
very slowly, and members of the board
Of control do not appear to be quite
comfortable in their minds as to the
in
the financial and industrial details.
There are many European engineers
engaged on the line, but they have
no voice in the management. That
is entirely in the hands of the Chi
nese, and, until more experience is
gained by the Chinese in this charac-
ter OF work, there is bound to be
unnecessary delay and extravagant ex-
penditure.
The laying of the foundation stone
of the railway station at Canton was.
of course, the occasion for quite an
interesting ceremony, at which the
governor of Hong Kong and MANY
eminent Chinese officials and Euro
pean citizens of Hong Kong attend
ed. Speeches were made which were
calculated to cement the friendship
between the East and the West, and
the viceroy of Canton, who, it will be
remembered. was and is a keen sun
porter of closer relations between
China and America. pronounced in no
uncertain voice his convictions that
commingling of interests would he
to the betterment of China and the in
creasing wealth of the world.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1909-06-09

Rev. DR.. Mcpherson may be right In
asserting that the man who fails to
pay his street car fare because the
conductor has overlooked him Is act
ing lie. but there is another side to
the matter. as one passenger found
out when he rendered a fare that had
been missed and was privately called
down" by the conductor for the pro
ceeding. When you do that" the
latter said, you may be calling the at.
tention of an inspector or spotter to
my carelessness and will get me q rep
rimand. Don't do 1t again"