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ROOSEVELT'S RANK
AT THE FUNERAL

Washington, May 12.-(Specia1.)- y
ably outrank every one save the men,
bers of the royal families at the fu-
neral of Edward VII. According to
the established precedent at the court
of st. James, special ambassadors take
precedence of all ambassad dors regu-
larly credited to the. court. and being
the special representative of their SOW
ereigns, rank next. to the reigning mon
archs who may be present. At the
funeral of Edward VII most, If not
all, of the reigning monarchs will be
related to the dead King and Will,
therefore. be members of the royal
family. Under ordinary conditions spe-
cial ambassadors would rank in ac-
cordance with the date of the pre-
sentation Of their credentials but In
the case of Mr.. Roosevelt it 10 re-
garded ais highly probable that the fact
that he Is an ex-president will be
taken into consideration and that he
VIII, tn erefore, receive precedence over
all his colleagues. In the absence of
official information on this subject,
however, President Taft caused MIR.
Roosevelt's credentials to be cabled to
Ambassador Reid today in order that
they may be received as early as pos
sible, and 1t is quite likely that they
will be the first to be received This
action is understood to have been taken
on a suggestion from the British am
bassador which met with the cordial
approval of the President. 1t is un-
derstood that France purposes to send
her minister OF foreign affairs as spe-
cial ambassador of the President of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
DARROW'S SOLUTION
OF RACE PROF

New York, May 12.--Clarence -.
Darrow, the socialist lawyer OF Chica-
go. in an address tonight at the Sec
ond annual conference of the national
negro committee in Cooper Union.
urged race amalgamation as the sofu-
ton of the race problem.
In part he said:
1T may be a long way in the future.
but inter-marriage between the races
will finally settle. all difficulties as Il
has in the case of the irish and Ger
mans and other peoples who formerly
had to be kept apart in order to pre-
serve the peace.
1t is not the color which causes the
distinction between the negroes and
the white people; the real barrier is the
fact that negroes were once slaves and
that today they are In the ranks Of
laborers. 1t is a labor question rather
than a race problem and the way for
the negro to obtain recognition is T.
cast his lot boldly with the poor anA
fight with them and for them. The
cause of the poor is his cause and his
cause Is theirs.
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PAYNE'S ADDRESS
CONSIDERED WEAK

Washington, May 12-(Special.)-T
speech of Representative Payne, in de-
tense of the tariff measure bearing his
name, was a labored effort, provoking
only the perfunctory applause of the
standpatters who side with him. 1t Is
best answered by the speeches of Senator
Dolliver and Cummins at the Iowa re-
publican convention. These speeches will
be put in the record as complete answer
to Mr.. Payne and in addition there viii
be plenty of ammunition from democratic
sources. The democrats are rejoicing in
that some republican of standing has had
the temerity to defend the law in toto.
Senators Cummins and Dolliver, who
spoke in Des Moines Tuesday night. de-
Tending their course in congress, attack
ing the tariff law and assailing the AL
drich-Cannon leadership. returned from
Iowa today. Both were in their places in
the Senate today and were congratulated
by their insurgent colleagues
Senator Cummins was greatly pleased
with his reception and that of Senator
Dolliver In Des Moines He said he had
never addressed q political meeting Of
such size or enthusiasm in his life He
said the reports he had received Indicated
the nomination of Garst, the progressive
candidate for governor, and the defeat for
Congress of Hull and Smith. He said
Darrah, the progressive candidate, would
be nominated in the Eighth district which
Colonel Hepburn formerly represented.
Both Senators are convinced that pro-
gressiye sentiment dominates Iowa and
that part of the west.
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The races will be conducted by the In
ternational Aeronautical federation. of
which the Aero Club of America is a
member and will last a week. The main
contest for the worlds championships and
the Gordon Bennett trophy has been
scheduled for October %, but the dates
Tor the minor events have not yet been
set The rules of the federation provide
that the races shall be held each year In
the country represented by the. victor In
the contest OF the year previous Last
year Curtiss won the championship and
the trophy. together with a cash prize of
$oOOO as representative of the Aero Club
OF America, and this year the clubs rep
resentatives will defend it on their own
territory.
For the Gordon Bennett trophy the dis
tance raced is 20 lxilometers, or H. a miles.
Curtiss covered it last year in the record
time of 10 minutes so 3-5 seconds, defeat
ing Bleriot. Lefevre and Latham OF
France, and Coekburn of England
The cup was founded In December. 1908.
and under the rules any country challeng-
Ing or defending may enter three contest
ants. Many foreign aviators are expect
ed to challenge this year, as under an
agreement entered into between the Aero
Club of America and the Wright
brothers the latter are to license all avia-
tors competing in events sanctioned by
the club.
Cortlandt Field Bishop, president OF the
club. has reported from Europe, whittier
he went recently to complete arrange
ments for the meet, that the items of the
contract has been we'll received and that
there will be foreign entrants in numbers
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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL
INVESTIGATE RIVER WRECK

Louis and Tennessee River Packet COM
pany The other was that of a por-
ter. .
Late today D. j. Caraghen, second
mate, said the alarm on the boat was
greatly Increased by the cry of fre.
Flames were seen to shoot up from
the furnaces but the fire was extin-
guished by the water when the vessel
listed.
Smoke from the lime kiln on the river
bank and. the. high water prevented the
pilot from keeping in the channel. The
boat struck a rock concealed beneath
the water. In backing off the vessel
turned completely around. The steamer
tonight is on her side almost against the
bank.
Nineteen survivors arrived here today
with little baggage. Many of them suf-
fered from exposure and were unable
to give an account OF the night of ter
ror which they had passed through.
Daniel c. Taylor Of st. Louis, Negro
porter was added TO the death list. Lee
Collins of st. Louis, d negro cabin boy
| Is also added to the list. and Daniel
| Hogan of st. Louis, a negro roustab bout
is one of the victims.
The dead '''--'''''
Miss Anna Rhea. Nashville. Tenn.
Mrs. IsSac r. Rhea. Nashville (body
recoveredJ. '-- t.et-
Missing and believed dead
s. c. Baker, first clerk of the steamer.
Mrs. Joseph Harris, Nashville. Tenn.
Mrs. Archie Patterson. Chester. Ill.
Archie Patterson, Jr., years old.
William j. Pickett. salesman, st. Louis.
Fowler Post, third clerk.
Mrs. Lena Wall, Nashville, Tenn
Head porter, name unknown
Cabin boy. name unknown
Two roustaboHts, names unknown.
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HOUSE PASSES RESOLUTION
OFFERED BY CRAIG WHICH,
SEEKS FACTS ON COT

Washington. May 12.-(Special.) 1.-The
House today passed the resolution of
Representative Craig of Alabama, direct
ing the Attorney General to transmit to
the House all facts in his possession con-
cerning alleged violations of the Sher-
man antitrust act by persons or COM
binations in attempting to advance the
price of cotton, Investigations of which
are being conducted in New Orleans and
New York. The resolution also asked
whether an investigation or prosecution
was ever begun against persons for com
bining to advance the price of wheat
in May and July of last year.
Mr. Craig tonight said:
The resolution passed by the House
today is the resolution introduced by
me some days ago TO institute an in
quiry by the House of Representatives as
to the facts upon which the Attorney
General bases his proceedings against
certain cotton merchants and their asso-
ciates whom he charges with a viola
ton of the Sherman antitrust law. The
Attorney General now has chance to
show to the country whether there was
any real OASIS lOI lilt tldlStS vi Wllttl-
Ell, as he has been charged in newspapers
all over the country, he has been duped
into allowing his department and the
powerful agencies of the government to
be used in the interests of cotton gam
blers of New York, who in an endeavor
to break the market and force prices
downward, had sold cotton that they
did not own
NO" Mr.. Craig answered, when he
was asked if he expected the Attorney
General to refuse information on the
House resolution as was done on the
Senate resolution last week. II do not
expect the Attorney General to refuse
the inquiries of today's resolution. 1t is
different from the Senate resolution in
that it calls for facts only. while the
Senate resolution asks for an investiga-
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THREE MEN KILLED IN
POWDER EXPLOSION

Copper Hill, Tenn, May 12.-Thret
men killed and considerable damage
done through out The. vicinity is the
record of an explosion which occurred
at a late hour last night at the fur
mace of the Kershaw Brothers of At
lanta.
The dead are
Engineer Green of Atlanta
Craneman Cook of Atlanta
Laborer' Abe billiard of Copper Hill
The accident resulted from the strik
ing of an unexploded blast of powder
by the teeth of a steam shovel. which
was being used in removing a pile
of copper furnace Stag. In addition
to damage to the plant, many windows
were broken and showers of Stag were
blown a distance of one mile.
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the Southern should be 90 nina

the Southern should be fra'a minated by
the government. k.&S
Alth ough other wit g testified to
the contrary, DIR. VII o. no was pres
ent substantiated NJ . nbaughs state
ment that a pac hermetically
sealed could by possible chance
evaporate or lose ght," and there
fore Mr.. Clabaugh indorsed Represen-
tative Moore's bill and stated that no
honest manufacturer or dealer could
object to stating on the label just how
much a package contained.
In the mass of evidence introduced
by Mr. Clabaugh was a resolution
signed by a numbe" of the members
of the Southern association asking man
ufacturers to shortweight their pack
ages so the jobbers might profit 50
per cent, which created quite a sensa- :
tion.
Mr. Clabaugh then introduced a
package of apples of short weight and
with large false bottom which he
stated, were sold by the J. w. Teas
dale Co., of st. Louis, and alleged to
be distributed through the W. l.. Brok-
erage Co., of Birmingham.
Mr.. Clabaugh was asked II the mat
ter had ever been referred to the At
torney General and he stated 1t had
repeatedly-and the Attorney Genral
early examination.
Mr. Pearre of the committee stated
that the penitentiary was the place for
the men who had handled those pack
ages of apples and it was not unlikely
they would land there.
The department of justice was noti-
fed early this morning and stated that
representative would be present to
hear Mr. Ciabaugh's testimony and
speech.
Mr. Clabaugh' referred to the new
constitution and bylaws of the ma
constitution and bylaws of the Ma
although carefully worded they plain
ly showed the association was IL
legal.
Il do not believe there is lawyer
in this whole country who can frame
constitution and set of bylaws and
hide the real objects. Disguise 1t as
you may, you cannot hide the facts
nor what is being accomplished"
Mr. Clabaugh explained the California
controversy between the Grocers' as
ISOLATION and the Albers Brothers Mill
Ing company of San Francisco.
Representative Pearre said he was
not unmindful of the great debt the
public owed Clabaugh for the work
he has done and is doing for the real
grocer and consumer.
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Heinze Is acquitted by New York jury.
Big surprise in Ballinger case.
Clabaugh's testimony is sensational.
Eight students drown while rowing.
House passes Craig's resolution.
Government will investigate river
wreck
International aviation meeting ar
ranged
Six dollars causes conscience to ache.
Templar conclave comes to an end.
3-Erwin Pope must die on gallows.
Fourth arrest in Holdrick case.
4Tditorial comment.
5-Chefs of police at big banquet.
Hillhouse makes report on Mulga dis
aster.
James A. Allen dead.
Joseph H. Hoadley in Birmingham.
Subcommittee called for tomorrow
night.
Birmingham first aid corps formed.
Annual meeting of agents of Southern
Life Insurance company.
6-Sereno E. Payne defends tariff.
Ensley raising fund for Mulga.
7-Birmingham social events.
Dolly Dalrymple's department.
S-Stirring address by Hyde's attorney.
King George is very hard-worked
ruler.
9-General sporting news.
is dull in the stock market.
Continued rise in price of cotton.
Price of wheat still on upgrade.
grows at the conference.
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DEADLY EXPLOSION
IN ENGLISH MINE

Manchester. England, May Zone hun
dred and thirty-seven miners lost their
lives today in an explosion in the We'll
lington coal mine at Whitehaven. Rescue
parties succeeded in saving four men, but
fire has broken out In the workings,
leaving practically no hope for those
who are still entomber.
Throughout the day the rescue parties
made considerable progress in the mine,
but their work was stopped tonight by
the collapse of the roof.
A curious fact is that collery warning
was published yesterday to the effect that
unusually high barometric conditions
rendered fire damp explosions extremely
proba BILE and that all underground work.
ers ought therefore to be on the alert.
The barometer reached its highest read
ing in the Whitehaven district.
King George tonight sent message of
sympathy to the owners of the colliery.
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HINTON CLABAUGH CREATES
A SENSATION IN TESTIMONY
BEFORE HOUSE COMMIgSsG GE
BY WATERS ON sTEALEY

Washington, May 12.-(Special lin re
sponse to summons from Chairman Moore
of the committee investiga ting the higl
cost of living, Hinton G. Cabaugh Of
Birmingham, Ala, editor and publisher
of the Direct Buyers Journal, testified
before the District of Columbia commit
tee today. The chairman called a spe-
cial meeting of the committee last night
to hear Mr.. Clabaugh who for the House
introduced documentary evidence and
spoke of the method OF distributing food
products from manufacturer to the retail
dealer. touching on the past and present
sympathetic cooperation has accom-
plished in effectually eliminating compe-
tition
Although it had been arranged to hear
representatives and attorneys for the Ma
tional Wholesale Grocers' association and
similar organizations, the committee
called Mr.. Clabaugh the first thing snis
morning and he addressed the committee
all the forenoon and most of the after
noon.
Most of Mr.. Clabaugh's testimony was
concerning the Southern Wholesale Gro
GERS association, but he produced docu-
ments alleging a most interesting bond
of sympathy and exc ohange of informa-
ton among the various wholesale gro
GERS" associations throughout the coun-
try, including the National
Mr.. Breed, counsel for the National
association, stated that there could be no
doubt about the outcome of Mr. Cla-
baugh's suit against the Southern associa-
ton under the Sherman act, and further
stated that the members and officers in
dorsed Mr.. Clabaughs S efforts in trying to
break up the practices in the Southern
association ranks. He asked Mr. Cla-
baugh to draw distinction between the
National and Southern, but Mr.. Clabaugh
indicated they were actually working
'harmoniously' along the same line, and
after giving the National officers credit
for having more prudential ability in
accomplishing the same result, Mr.. Cla-
baugh pointed out that the manufacturers
referred to did as much, II not more,
business In the north than In the south
and quoted speeches, letters and records
of the National organization to substan-
tiate his contention that they as well as
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settlers Are Burned out

st. Paul, Minn., May 12.-Settlers in
the vicinity of Grand Marais, who have
lost their homes and everything else
except the clothes on their backs, be-
gan arriving in that village today. ac-
cording to reports by wireless tele-
graph. One group arrived early today
after they had spent the night lying
In the bed of stream and part Of the
time were compelled to submerge
themselves to keep the flames from
burning the clothes from their bodies.
In this party were five children who
were SO badly burned that they are
being cared for in hospital in Grand
Marais At Gooseberry river and along
Beaver bay the flames are eating their
way through the woods. From Park
Bay to Tofte and as far back as the
eye can see timber Is on fire.
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ADDRESS Is MADE
BY ROOSEVELT

Berlin, May 13.-Though suffering fron
an irritation Of the throat which made
his appearance before the University OF
Berlin matter of doubt almost up tr
the last moment ex-President Roosevelt,
today delivered his address on 1.-The
World Movement and won for himse,,
the plaudits of the distinguished assem-.
blage that had gathered to hear him
which had among its members the En-.
peror and Empress, Princess Victoria
Louise. Prince and Princess Eitel Fred.
erick and other members of the roya1
family
Mr.. Roosevelt took occasion more thar
once to pay tribute to the Emperor
and he was warm in his praise of Ger.
Nan institutions. military and education.
al. and of the German people.
That the ex-President's add, ess plea sed
his majesty was evidenced by the fact
that the Emperor sought out the leo.
turer and remained for several minutes
in animated conversation with him.
Colonel Roosevelt was the guest OF
hol or this evening at the fmperi chan.
cellors dinner and the reception which
followed it. Tomorrow Ambassador Hii
will give a luncheon at the embassy. and
In the evening there will be reception
for the members of the American COLONY
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ton and a report to Congress
Investigation to be accompanied
views of the Attorney General.
1.-THE law is clear that the attorney
eral or the head of any department.
be called upon for facts for the info e
ton of the legislative department of
government, but it is equally clear !
the Attorney General is not the legal
wiser of Congress and cannot, thereto
be called upon for advice in the sense
counsel. For that reason | believe TN
the Attorney General will find 1t imprope
to decline to furnish the Information
asked for by the House where 1t Is MOI
incompatible with the public interest
Asked what results of the resolution he
expected, Mr.. Craig said;
The fact that my resolution was pass
ed almost unanimously by the House
shows, think, that the country at large
is anxious to see fair play. | believe
that the result of this congressional In
vestigation will be either that the Attor-
ney General will be forced to admit that
there are no real grounds of prosecution
against the southern cotton merchants.
or if there are such grounds, that he
will be forced to investigate the other side
of the question and prosecute the men
who for years have conspired to make
cheap cotton. I believe also that he Will
be forced to investigate the alleged wheat
corner of last year. because by the pas
sage of this resolution it is brought clear
ly before the country that while men al
legged to be in combination to advance
the price of cotton are being prosecuted,
those who cornered wheat last year and
ran the price up to s135 a bushel have
not been molested.
1.-THE ultimate result of this agitation.
7 think. will be to make more pronounced
the fact that the men who are selling
cotton that they do not own and do not
expect to deliver, and who are therefore
gamblers pure and simple. are going to
be forced to quit their nefarious prac-
tees and thereby leave clean and hon
est market for both the Producer and the
cotton merchant who buys and sells the
actual staple, whether for present Or fn-
ture delivery"
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Irregularitie. CHARGED

Columbus. o., May 1a-Irregularities az
gregating sss,22lo5 and illegal payments
totaliing, $s9,55s.S are charged against
former and present Hamilton county offi-
cials by State Examiner Bliss, who has
filed with the state bureau OF accounting
a report of his investigation of offices in
that county or the irregularities. it Is
charged that S2776.6o was unlawfully re-
mitted on delinquent taxes: that s13.Ss8
was unlawfully paid personal property
assessors for Sundays when they per-
formed no work; that $9.225. 10 was ulo-
Eally paid attorneys.
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Stanley Newman. for number Of years
professor of agriculture in Clemson
college. died this afternoon after, an
Illness of several weeks. Professor
Newman, who was one of the best
known agriculturists in the south, was
pensioned five years ago by the Car
negie board. He was for eight years
auditing clerk of the department Of
agriculture Of Georgia. 4s,
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Commi..ion Debater. Losc

Athens, Ga, May 12.-The University
Of Georgia won the annual debate from
Virginia tonight. The question was,
"Resolved, That in cities of more than
250O0, and not over 100000 population. the
powers of municipal government should
be placed In the hands OF commission
of not more than seven men" Georgia
lad the negative.
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PLANO for New RaIIroad

Asheville, N. c. May 12.-W. Fl. Pat
terson of Atlanta, Ca. appeared before
the board4 of trade here today In the
interest of the Greenville and Knox
vile railroad. which Atlanta capital
lists propose to build from Greenville.
S.. c., to Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Patter-
son explained that 1t Is the purpose of
the company to extend the road which
now runs from Greenville to Cleveland.
s. c., through the mountains to KNOX
Vile, probably by way to Asheville.
Canton, Wayneville and through the
Pigion river gap of the Smokes, prb-
vided the business men of this section
and the counties through which it Is
aid to the project. The surveys for the
road have already been made. he stated.
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Powder Explosion I. Fatal

F.. Logansport, Ind, May 12.-Three hun
dred pounds of powder stored in the
magazine of the Caspars Stone company
at Kenneth. Ind, seven miles west of
here. exploded tonight, injurlng about %
residents of the town. John Elroy, In
charge of the magazine, cannot be found
and is believed to have been blown to
atoms. Houses in the town were badly
damaged and the explosion could be felt
for miles in every direction.
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Federal Divorce Law Pronased

Indianapolis, May 12.-Speaking at a
meeting of the Indiana council of the
National Civic Federation here today.
Gov. Thomas r. Marshall advocated the
abolition of divorce laws by states and
the substitution of a federal statute,
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Mexico City, May l. Alight earth
quake shock lasting 80 seconds was felt
here at 3 o'clock this morning. No
damage resulted.