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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-24

cause of the speed with which the Texas crop has been gathered. It is yet too early in the season for ginners returns to make any lasting impression, although If the temper of the market is right Tues day, bearish figures will call for redoubled efforts from the bear side. It is to be expected that the reactionists will in- crease their endeavors to bring about the downward reaction that for several weeks has stood in the way of higher level of values In the future market.
 The bull side will watch very eagerly the news from the yarn and cotton goods markets for there were signs this last week that trade in this direction was decidedly better. A good all around de- mand for cotton goods would undoubted- ly be the deciding factor In the situa- tion and would again turn the market over to the bulls. It was claimed this last week that mills were the best buy CTS in the market for contracts and the trading around the ring this week will be carefully followed by those who are buliishly inclined in the hope of dis covering more of this sort of buying.
 It will be much of a weather market Thus far this fall picking has not been interrupted to any extent by unfavorable weather Bulls at the end of the week were talking about rain following the cold wave, Rain would cause the shorts much anxiety for there is an immense quanti- ty of open cotton in the fields. especially in Texas, where the scarcity of pickers Is being complained of very loudly.
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Washington, October 23.r-A tentative system of collection credit information for the benefit of the national bank ex- aminers with the compilation and check ing up of the commitments of large local and extended borrowers has been, formu- lated by a committee of the exap'' Fers who have been meeting at the t.r ty department. Every examiner A < Ter will keep for his own use a co < a file of large and extended borrc :. Yin his district, from which lists v = 2 sent to the treasury department e Q ummariz- ing
 The machinery ava, o.eSy the comp troller of the curr1 9 sYsill be put to work to gather S edit information as can be obtained m national banks and from state banks and trust companies located in states where there is already cooperation between the federal and state banking officials, as In New York. The examiners will not divulge the name of the bank where a line of credit Is found of an extended borrower, their special reports giving the total only of the loans listed The lists are entirely conflden- tial.
 It Is not contemplated that a compre- hensive plan which will guarantee the assembling of complete credit informa- ton covering commitments in all the banks in the United States Is practical at this time, nor Is the personal and in innate relationship between the banks and the borrower to be interfered with.
 It is expected that the knowledge that hundred or more men were keeping constant check on the borrowings will make 1t extremely hazardous for the dis honest individual, firm or corporation to get money from the national banks.
 The committee recommended in addi- ton to the usual meeting of the exam iners held in each of the II districts, regular annual meetings of the several
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System Of Collection Credits Will Be Used
 By The Bank Examiners

district chairmen be held at some cen tral point early each year. These meet ings would consider conditions and make information as to the credit rating and responsibility of those borrowers whose names might be found in paper In more than one of the general districts and re- gardng whom 1t might be deemed ad- visahle to compare notes.
 A radical encouragement of the dis tricts into which the country has been divided also was recommended by the committee. This encouragement contem- plates well defined commercial areas of banking zones. the headquarters in each district selective on account of import ance as banking centers and as reserve cities. This tentative plan was:
 District No. 1, New England, headquar- ters Boston, Alfred Ewer, chairman: No. 2, New York state and city and north ern New Jersey, headquarters, New York, Charles A. Hanna, chairman; No. 2 eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland and the District of Colum DIa, headquarters Phila- delphia, Frank L. Norris, chairman: No. A. new district, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, headquar- ters, Richmond, no chairman named; No. B. western Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Cleveland, northern and southeastern Ohio. headquarters, Pittsburg, H. A. Williams, chairman; No. 6, Kentucky, Tennessee southwestern Ohio and south ern Indiana, headquarters Cincinnati, Percy H. Johpstone, chairman; No. [, new district, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, headquarters New Orleans, no chairman named; No. 8, Chicago, Mich igan. northern Indiana, northern Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, headquarters, Chicago, E. F. Rorebeck, chairman; No. g, south ern Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Okla hon,a, Kansas and Texas. headquarters St. Louis, Frank o. Hicks, chairman No. 10, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Arizo- na, New Mexico, headquarters, Denver F. l.. Glein, chairman; No. H. Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Washington, head quarters, Seattle, E. T. Wilson, chair man; No. 12 California and Nevada, head quarters San Francisco, Henry N. Nor ris chairman.
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ROBSON FAVORS
 ARMY AIRSHIPS

Washington, October 23.-(Special.)- Representative Richmond Pearson Hob son Is ready and eager to give Chairman John A. T. Hull of the House military affairs committee, his heartiest support to bring about a substantial appropria- ton at the coming session of Congress that the war forces of the United States may stand among the foremost nations of the world in the matter of aeronautical equipment.
 We should act without delay" said MT. Hobson today. "The need is urgent and I shall gladly render Chairman Hull what assistance I can"
 At the same time Captain Hobson has precipitated a controversy. In addition to favoring an appropriation for the m- mediate equipment of an aeroplane and dirigible balloon detachment, he believes that chairs of aeronautics should be es- tablished at once at both Annapolis and West Point and schools of aviation es- tabished there.
 The southern Industrial association will hold It's first meeting of the season on October g. Justice Shepard of the dis trict supreme court, is president The meeting will be addressed by Thomas Nelson Page and others. There will be sale of baskets, rugs, spreads, covers etc., for the benefit of the mountaineers in the schools now supported by the as- sociation.
 Senator Culbertson of Texas is in Washington after a long illness He was unable to be here during the last session. The senator may be able to resume his duties when Congress meets in Decem- Der. He had no opposition for reelection for the term ending March, 1917.
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TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1.-Two aeroplanes smashed at Belmont. Two men murdered at Yolande. Lost aeronauts not yet heard from Financial confidence well maintained. New system for bank examiners. Cotton crop estimates are raised Perplexing question under new tariff law.
 2-W s. Kenyon may succeed Deliver. pr. G. F. Mosher talks on missions Right to control railroad rates Americas air army large in numbers. 3-Calhoun county campaign is warm. Postal savings bank at Bessemer Chairman removed from committed Farmers become more independent Military road to be constructed. 4-Editorial comment. 5-President Finley Is optimistic i Great work of Sunday schools.
 Grocers case may be delayed
 Grenfell comes next Sunday
 Railroad rate hearing will be resumed
 In Birmingham.
 Birmingham Sunday School associa-
 tion holds mass meeting. 6-The lime trees of Great Britain. 7-Joseph Devlin comes Sunday.
 nce If 4O years in the pen. Some of the tricks of the medium A visit with the Wright brothers. Great energy of our jaws. S-General sporting news.
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ARBITRATION IS
 NOT CONSIDERED

New Orleans, October 23.-In answer to a proposal for arbitration between the striking clerks and officials of the Queen and Crescent railroad, President D. D. Curran of the railway company directed to the strikers headquarters tonight a communication reaffirmint that it was impossible to consider the essential demands of the strikers.
 Immediately representatives of 1900 clerks of the Southern Pacific. Illinois Central and Texas and Pacific railroads went into conference with J. J. For rester deputy grand president of the Union of Railway Clerks to determine upon a course of action. At a late hour 1t was announced that the executive council of the clerks did not regard President Curran's communication as an answer to the proposal of arbitra- ton, and 1t was determined that sealed ballots cast by the clerks yesterday to decide upon the calling of a sympa- thetic strike would not yet be opened.
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be organized for many months after the law went into effect.
 At any rate, the law provided that after the organization of the said court appeals from the board of United States general appraisers should go to the new court" The court was organized April 23, 1910.
 It was also provided that the supreme court of the United States could review customs questions, also, If called upon within six months after the passage of this act.
 The act was passed August 5, 1910, and ordinarily six months thereafter would be February 5, 1910 But if the ordinary method of figuring were to be used, neither the customs court nor the supreme court 1t is claimed. could review the decisions of the circuit court of appeals on customs cases decided i,etween Tebru- ary 5 and April 22. The Guggenheim pearls fall within this class of doubt.
 The government has asked the supreme court to review this decision. It con- tends that within six months after the passage of this act,' should be construed to mean within six months after the organization of the circui. court of cus- toms appeals"
 Attorneys of Tiffanys argued that if such an interpretation had been the in- tention of Congress 1t would have said so
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CHINATOWN WILL
 BE CLEANED OUT


 New York, October 23.-New York S Chinatown is to be cleaned up as 1t has never been cleaned before. This IS the decision of the new police administr ation, 1t was learned at headquarters tonight, and beginning at midnight the police were instructedsto to order all white per sons from the district. The order. Of course, excludes white residents of the quarter, but 1t was intimated that steps would be taken to clear such persons out later by condemnation of buildings if necessary.
 White girls and women who have hith- erto remained unmoested in the Chinese tenements will be ordered out, sight seeing parties, after midnight, will be prohibited and fake opium dens and fake joss houses are to be wiped out.
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Steamer From Philadelphia
BIG CLASS OF WOODMEN
 IN CEREMONIES

Louisville. Ky. october 23.--A class of 7S00 men, coming from seven states Indiana, Ohio, Illinois. Missouri, West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky-to- day were initiated into the Woodmen of the World. Twenty thousand Wood men witnessed the ceremonies in the First regiment armory hall. Among the distinguished men to be taken into the order were Gov. Augustus F. Wilson of Kentucky, and Mayor Head of Louis- xille, Mayor Potsgrove of Frankfort, Ky, and Mayor Townsend of Bowling Green. Ky. The degree team from Dayton. O.. conducted the initiation. John T. Yates, sovereign clerk, and Dr. A. D. Cloyd. sovereign physician, both of Nebra ska, and Congressman Morris Sheppard, sovereign banker. of Texas, were among the national officers pres ent.
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Positions in the Race

Positions In the Race
 St. Louis. Mo, October 2S.-With the America II, Allan R. Hawley, pilot, and Augustus Post, aid, still unaccounted for, the relative positions of the nine other balloons in the international race, which started from here last Monday, were tonight figured by Lieutenant Andrew Drew of the Missouri Signal corps and hydrographic expert for the Aero Club of St. Louis.
 Lieutenant Drew gives the distances travelled by the aeronauts unofficially as follows:
 Dusseldorf II, (German)-Hans Gericke, pilot; s. r. Perkins, aide; land ed at Kiskisink, Quebec. Wednesday morning; about AZ hours in the air; distance about HOO miles. Germania, (German)-Hugo Von- Abercron, pilot; August Blanckertz, aid i; landed at Coocoocache, Quebec, Wednes- day morning; about 43 hours in the air i; distance about 1040 miles.
 Halvetia, (Switzerland) - Theodore Echaeck. pilot; A. A. Armbruster. aid i; landed near Vile Marie, Quebec Wednesday; about 46 hours in air; dis tance about $50 miles.
 Isle De France. (France)-Alfred Le- Blanc pilot; Walter Demumm, aid; landed at Pogamassing, Ontara, at 4 a. m. Wednesday; 34 hours and 36 min utes in the air; distance about 725 miles.
 
 ner, pilot; Leon Giraduan, aid; landed s2 miles north east of Biscolasing. AL gonna district, Ontaria, Wednesday morning; about 42 hours in air; distance about 722 miles.
 Harburg III, (German)-Lieutenant vogt, pilot: W. F. Assman. aid landed in Lake Nipissing, Ontario, Tuesday at D. m. time In air, 27 hours 46 min utes; distance about 750 miles.
 St. Louis ", (America)-H. E. Honeywell, pilot J. w. Holland, aid landed Hillman. Mich, Tuesday night about 2S hours in air; distance about $50 miles.
 pilot; E. G. Schmolck, aid; landed at Two Rivers. Wis, Tuesday at ? D. m. l hour and 20 minutes in air; distance about 40 miles.
 Million Population Club, (America)- z S. Luis Won Phul, pilot; J. M. O'Reilly, aid; landed near Racine, Wis, Tuesday at 7:25 a. nl. in air IA hours 32 minutes; distance about 315 miles.
 Lewis Spindler, representative of the Aero Club of St. Louis. left here tonight for Toronto, where he will organize re- lief expeditions to search for Allen R. Hawley, pilot, and Augustus Post, aid. and the missing balloon America II. He is due in Toronto tomorrow afternoon and will at once confer with Lieuten- ant Governor Gibson and other Cana dian government officials.
 The plan Is to send one relief expedi- tion into northern Ontario and Quebec, while the other will SCOUT the Georgian Bay region. Aero club officials here, however. believe Hawley and Post are far beyond Georgian Bay. They left here well ballasted and eHen better pre- pared for long distances than Colonel Schaeck of the Helvetia or Van Aber- cron of the Germania.
 
 PerilOus Trip of AreOnauts
 Kiskisink. Ont, October 2S-The bal loon Dusseldorf II, which landed last Wednesday 130 miles northeast of Cue
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TWO MEN MURDERED
 AT YOLANDE MINES
Robbery Is Supposed to Have
 Been the Motive
FOUR MEN ARE ARRESTED
The Dead Men Are Carroll Parsons, Bank Boss at the Mines, and John Goree-Bodies We're
 Found in a Hut

Yolande, October 23.-(Special. )-F ollow- ing fusillade of shots, which numbered about 10, the dead bodies of Carroll Par and John Goree, aged 45, machinist. were found in an abandoned house near here last night
 The shooting occurred about dusk and at this time no explanation of the af- fair has been found. However, Sheriff James Latham and Coroner J. M Rog- CTS of Tuscaloosa caused the arrest to- day of four men upon a charge of being connected with the tragedy.
 The men arrested are Dick Parsons. John Henry Caldwell, Charles White and Amos Caldwell, all of whom reside in this camp.
 The men after being arrested were car- ried to the county jail at Tuscaloosa and are being held pending a preliminary trial.
 The shooting is thought to have had robbery as it's motive.
 Carroll Parsons, who was a married man and the father of several children. Is said to have possessed about $80 when last seen alive. He clutched two half dollars in his left hand when citizens here rushed to the abandoned hut and found him dead His body was riddled with bullet holes and above his head were found four holes in the wall made by the firing.
 Killed Instantly
 4t of the men were unquestonably killed instantly.
 Goree was lying near a window of the hut and only s2 was found on him when searched by Sheriff Latham. He Is thought to have had s25 early in the evening.
 This is the explanation of the double murder made by Sheriff Latham:
 we have been unable to ascertain how the tragedy started. However, as both the men had a roll of money when last seen and nothing was found, I think robbery must have occurred after the killing. I was instructed by Coroner and did so. I arrested them at their homes today"
 Payday :iaturday
 The double killing followed pay day at Yolande Saturday. The men were paid off, and it is said they were last seen going toward the cottage. The most plausible theory Is that a difficulty caused the firing which resulted in the gruesome discovery made about dusk by excited, person who were attracted to the dilapidated hut by the firing People who live near the scene of the killing say that at least 10 shots were fired, which seemed to occur simultaneously. The darkness prevented any view of the hut and no one can tell exactly what occurred after the shots or whether any persons left the scene. Some beer and whisky bottles were found in the cottage. The men may have been drinking.
 The people here communicated with the authorities at once and Sheriff La tham and Coroner Rogers arrived to- day. The arrests of Parsons, the two Caldwell boys and White resulted from of the two men. who were well known here, created intense excitement.
 Parsons had been bank boss at this place for some time and was well known He leaves a widow and several children. Goree was a machinist and had been here for several months. He was married. Funeral arrangements are being made
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roo LATE FOR CENSUS

Cleveland, O., October 23.-Too late for the census. but earnestly endeavoring to add to Cleveland's growth. Mrs. Clark. a Westside matron, Friday became the mother of her third set of triplets. Today, busy at her housewor.x, she showed the family Bible, which displayed the fact that she also Is the mother of four pairs of twins and that she herself Is the only sister of 20 brothers.
 Two pairs of twins and one set of triplets were born during Mrs. Clark's first marriage and the re- malnder of 1T children came in groups during her second marriage.
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TRIBUTE TO PROGRESS

Douai, France. October 23.-Capt. MadIot, military aviator, was in stantly killed at the aerodrome here today. Captain Madiot was making his first practice flight at this course and when at height of 100 feet tried to stop his motor and plane to the ground. The mo- tor continued to run and the ma- chine plunged to earth. the cap tain's skull being crushed. Madiot gained some prominence at Rheims bv his exhibition of train of kites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-24
Grahame- White and MOiSSant Escape Serious Injury In
 Trying to Fly
.FRENCHMEN OBJECT TO
 CONDITIONS FOR RACE
Men to Fly on Sunday, So the PeO- pie at the Meet Go Home
 Disappointed

New York, October 23-There were two smash-ups. no flights and 7500 dis appointed spectators at the second day of the internati tional aviation meet at Belmont Park, D. l. The wind was so strong that only two aviators, Gra- hame- White and Moissant, cared to dare 1t, and both of them came to grief. though without personal injury. But much IS the management regretted to send away a good crowd, 1t was more concerned with the dissatisfaction of the three Frenchmen over the Gordon Bennett speed race.
 Alfred Leblanc, the champion cross country flier of France; Emil Abrun, his pupil, and the only aviator who fin- ished with him In the recent Circuit De L'Est, and Hubert Latham all com plain that the course Is not laid &C., cording to the rules of the Federation Internationale and Le Blanc wrote to the Aero Club of France ten days ago asking If the French team should com pete. They expect instructions by cable tomorrow or the day after at the latest
 The other four Frenchmen here to compete for the altitude. distance and duration prizes are not affected, but the Gordon Bennett is the red letter event of the aeronautic calendar It brought the International cup to this country 'i= a.D. .f natio-' .r. af r-|.,. tior I'd. ..
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bee, had a perilous journey of 1240 miles, attaining speed at one time of 75 miles an hour. Messrs. Gericke and Perkins, the aeronautes state they could has floated 36 hours longer. hav- ing 15 bags of ballast in store still, but feared going farther into the wilder ness. The shore of Lake Kiskisink <yas decided upon as favorable point to land.
 The balloon was rolled up and the party started to walk toward tue rail- road at p. m. By 6 o'clock only half a mile had been made through the dense underbrush and camp was made for the night In the morning it was decided to return to the balloon for extra provis- ions. Thursday afternl on second start was made to get out of the wilderness. Two days later, on Saturday at noon, they were discovered when only two miles from the starting point by The odore Boievan, guardian of the Penn Fish and Game club, who was making his fortnightly trip up the river
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Missing Men May Be Fight inq for Their Lives In
 Dense Forests
RAILROAD GANG TELL OF
 BALLOON ONCE SEEN
Are Far North in the Ungava Dis- trict Where No People Are
 To Be Found

Montreal, October 23.-It is the opinion of August Blanckerts. aid of the bal loon Gerrnania. that Allan R. Hawley and Augustus Post of New York, pilot and aid, respectively. of the America II. which left St. Louis last Monday and from whom no word has since been re- ceived, are fighting for their lives through the wilderness of northern Quebec. MT. BIanckerts arrived here yesterday from La Toque, Quebec. He and Capt. Hugo von Abercron had desperate fight for their lives on coming to earth. They were 32 hours forcing their way through an unbroken forest to the railway line, with only few crusts of bread for sus- tenance. Their clothing was torn to shreds and they were almost in state of collapse when they struck the rail- road.
 and from them learned that a large yell low balloon had preceded the Germania ever practically the same route by half an hour. The railroad men told Blanck- erts that the other balloon was very high up and maintained the altitude until she passed out of sight toward the Ungava wilderness.
 MT. Blanckerts expressed the opinion that the balloon was the America IT. The later report of the landing of the Dussel- dorf Il in the same region explains to the satisfaction of many the appearance of the first balloon but MT. Blanckerts has not changed his opinion.
 Col. Theodore Schaeck, pilot of the Hell vetia, met Blanckerts here Saturday night and after comparing notes found that the Germania had gone 100 miles farther than the Helvetia. The Dussel- dorf II, according to unofficial estimates, exceeded the distance record of the Ger mania by about TO miles.
 The Germania came to earth at 11:15 a. m. Wednesday. At that time there was still considerable ballast on board and the big balloon could have kept in the air several hours longer, but Capt Won Abercron feared they were passing entirely beyond the lines of civilization and it was this that prompted him to land, Colonel Schaeck of the Helvetia came down for the same reason. He had enough ballast to continue for 4S hours, he said. It had been generally believed that the balloons could not have been kept afloat later than Wednesday night, but the evidence of Von Abercron and Schaeclx has exploded this theory and if the America II kept them company on the journey into the far north her crew may still be struggling through the al most impossible forests of the Ungava district, smany hundred miles from suc- cor.