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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

Hearing in the case of the United States vs. the Union Pacific, to compel a dissolution of the Union and Southern Pacific, are scheduled for resumption ia this city February 1. Testimony In the case Is heard by Special Examiner Sy'- vester G. Williams of Denver, Col, ana 1t Is expected some interesting facts VIII be brought out. President Lovett and counsel for the Hartman lines are ex- pected to have another conference with President Taft and the Attorney General at Washington next week, when further facts will be presented in behalf of the railroads involved. Although reports were circulated that the conference be- tween the railroad officials and repre- sentatives of the administration were fruitless, the fact that the Union Pacific men are to again go to washing ton is regarded in railroad and banking circles as highly significant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
SOCIETY IN NEW YORK
The Fad This Winter Is Suffrage and the General Upt For Women-Socety Leaders Are Active
 Workers.

New York, January 22.-(Special )--Per- haps you have noticed it, perhaps you have not, but the ultra fad this winter is of an ieonoclastic nature-suffrage of upift for women workers. Indeed the shirt waist strike In New York was a boom. I regret to contemplate what might have happened to society if this strike had not occurred at the psycho- logical moment. Of course there were many earnest women really working for the betterment of working girls condi- lion before the strike was ever thought of-such women as Mrs. Clarence Mac kay, Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan Miss Helen Gould and Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont enlisted them- selves in the ranks ever so long ago; but, as naturally as day follows night, others in ranks of society took their. cue from the earnest workers, and when the shirt waist makers strike took place they promptly aided with such support as they found time to give The fad has spread to Philadelphia, where, I under- stand, some few affairs have. been planned as an instrument to uplift work.
 Many of the shirt waist makers who never got closer to wealth than the so- ciety columns of the one-cent newspa- pers were abashed at the presence of real society at their meetings. Oh! but they had the marvellous tales 10 tell of what Mrs. Belmont wore wner sne addressed their meeting, or the decorations of Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

It is a peculiar and rather interest Ing fact that the worlds cotton crop is drawn from countries whose people are noted for their speculative proclivi- ties. The bulk of the crop Is. of course, furnished by the United states, and 1t can hardly be argued that tae game of speculation is not well understood here Egypt is a large factor in the worlds cotton trade, and there is as shrewd spec ulation in cotton in Alexandria as there has ever been in New Orleans or Wall street India has surpassed Egypt as T producer, and although speculation in the staple is more or less new to the people of Great Britains Asiatic empire, It comes to them easily. They are adapted to it by nature and training for in cer- tain kindred lines of business mo class of human beings to use the words of Lord Macaulay, "can bear a comparison with them.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

The Texas oyster growers have decided to organize so as to better combat the evils which have crept into the trade.
 The oyster business In Texas is going to reach immense proportions.
 The state deputies report that thou sands of acres have been taken up in Carancahua, Kellers, Lavaca. Matagorda, Mesquite and other bays touching Cal houn county for planting, and that large sums of money have been spent on the beds Shipping from private beds is going to surpass that from the state reef anu the time is coming when an army of men will find employment on Matagorda bay and immediately tributary waters. Tho business is in its infancy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
DRASTIC MEASURE
For the Cure of Habitual Drunkards
 In Queensland.

Melbourne, January 22.-(Special )-Dras- tic proposals for dealing with drunken ness are contained in the police jurisdic- tion and summary offences bill, which is now before the Queensland parliament. For a first offense the culprit will be fined 20s for a second within six months 40s, and for any subsequent conviction within a similar period 50s. After third conviction the offender shall be deemed habitual drunkard," and power is given to the court to remand a drunken per son to some hospital or asylum for. cura- tive treatment at his own expense.
 Many other matters are dealt with in the bill Smoking by boys under 16 Is made an offense, punishable by a fine of 5s for first and les for a second com vicitno. A provision about which there Is likely to be little controversy Is that prohibiting boys under IA from carrying firearms. Other clauses enable the au- thorities to prosecute for Sunday trad ing, and provide for the punishment of persons who wantonly disturb public meetings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

appearance of his love letters to Bessie De Voe the vaudeville singer. Mir. Gould has been living quietly-I might say very quietly--in France. It was with consid- erable interest that I scanned his let ters Tor mention of names well known to the Social Register, but the nearest I got was dissertation upon the love affairs of "Jap". Now, who is Zap, I wonder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
CINCINNATI MAN WANTED.
Gives Alleged Forged Checks For Jew.
 eIry In Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, January 22-(Special.)-A Cincinnati, O., man who sauints. is badly wanted by firm of jewellers here who are out something like $15,000 through his acquaintance.
 He came here showing credentials in his name from the firm whose confidential agent he said he was, a passbook of tho First National bank Cincinnati, and va rious other papers. all in his name and apparently in good order
 He bought S4 stones. weighing together "A carats. at so,0o0 fforins. and paid for them in two checks for a10o0 and one for f500, drawn on London bank ani duly signed by the Cincinnati firm and himself.
 The checks were declared forgeries. but not until after the man who squints had taken his departure with the stones.
 Vote for Sam F. Teague. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
Shall Preserve Entente.

Belgrade. January 22.-tspecial. )-Servia is determined that the entente with Bull garia shall be preserved The cabinet therefore, has decided to, expel from the country all the Macedonian voivodes who are hostile to rapprochement between the two countries. Eight voiyodes and g. members of revolutionary bands have been ,,elled and a number of others are marked for expulsion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

It is intended to establish cotton manufacturing plant at Shawnee, Okla. before the beginning of the cotton season this year. It will be controlled by, the Oklahoma branch of the Farmers Edu- cational and Cooperative Bureau, and will employ about 400 men. The Georgia Cotton Manufacturers Syndicate will construct the factory, and either turn 1t over to the Farmers union or will own and operate it themselves, under the di- rection of the farmers organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
THE DAILY REGISTER

Requests all boys wanting routes to apply at the Register office, 1909 Second Ave, Tues day afternoon between 3 and 4 o'clock to tho circulation manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

I understand that there will be an un- usually large amount of new railroad building in the south this year and great deal of money spent for better ments by the great systems. The south ern railroads. in common with the south ern industries generally, look to most prosperous year and they propose to help along the prosperity by spending money freely for necessary improvements and betterments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
FOR RENT

Large corner store 2028-30 Second Avenue. Good stand for furniture store. Jemison R. E. & Ins. Co.,, 2O24 Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23


 may sincerely say that this winters fad has been the most useful ever to impinge society.
 Miss Helen Prick, daughter of MT. H. Clay Brick, Is doing much for charity and the cause of working girls which nev- CT gets into print. She mas given away upward of a quarter of a million dollars, and she is only 20 years of age now might add in passing that there isn't a newspaper which has an authentic pie ture of Miss Prick.
 Mrs. George H. Snowden of New York and Seattle, Mrs. Snowden being 8 niece of Mrs. Taft, will not return to this city until the middle of March. They are at present en route for Egypt.
 Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, whose wife, Elsie French Vanderbilt, 1t will be re- called, divorced him last summer. is at present engaged in making an extended automobile tour of southern France. Aft CT six weeks of auto touring MT. Wander bit will go to Paris, where gayety awaits him until time to start his annuaI coaching venture between London and Brighton.
 MT. Frank Gould, who has assisted quite materially in keeping the domestic side of the Gould family in the public eye, must feel nightly chagrined at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23
AMERICAN MONEY LOOKING ID CHINA Steel and Iron Men May Invade
 The Orient NEW YORK BARGE CANAL Will Give Commerce of the Great Lakes Direct Connection With
 Atlantic Ocean-To Build
 Cotton Factory.
BY PRESTON c. ADAMS,

New York, January 2.-(Special. 1.-The charge by the American Federation of Labor that the United States Steel cor poration, or at least some of the men who compose the working force of that great organization, have secured the great Hankow Iron works in China and planning further investments in China which may result in transferring to China no small share of the worlds much attention here. While the present extent of this American industrial in- vasion of China and its future possibli- ties are a matter of surmse there is practically no doubt that great American interests are looking to China and much American money will find it's way into the development of the great Chinese iron Is coming to this country at from n to s2 a ton less than selling prices here. Cheap labor Is, of course, the req son why pig iron from China can pay $40 ton and compete with the Ameri- can product.
 Of course if there Is anything like the disparity in the labor cost of steel and iron products between China and the United States it is not difficult to under stand why American iron and steel mas ters desire to get hold of the Chinese field.
 Lewis Nixon, who Is one of the best in- formed men in the country on these mat ters, recently said:
 ''The tremendous possibilities of China az producer of metals of all kinds is being appreciated now by those who are studying the problems connected with foreign trade. Throughout the Chinese empire there are many vast, rich and easily worked deposits of iron ore, and, unlike our own country, where most of our coal Is in the east, coal Is found throughout the empire. Hankow, at the mouth of the Han river, will undoubtedly become the "Pittsburg of the Far East" as there iron, coal and atimony seem to center. Even now Japan draws her pig iron from this city, and Mexico also draws some 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

least. The crop will not be big enough by million or so bales to supply the demand and those who want actual cot ton expect to have to pay high prices for it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-23

. The announcement that the great New York barge canal will be ready for bus mess before the end of 1914 Is interesting to the entire country. While not nearly so much in the public eye as the big Panama ditch, and while, of course nothing like as important from a spec tacular standpoint, this 12 foot waterway from the lakes to the coast will probably have as great an effect on the internal commerce of the country as the Panama canal will on the commerce of the world. 1t means that products may be shipped in unbroken cargoes from all the great lake region to the Atlantic seaboard and when the connection Is made between the great lakes and the Mississippi river that this will apply to practically the whole Mississippi valley. What this will mean in the matter of freight rates and in the development of the country cannot be calculated.
 The Southern Pacific will have in com mission this summer four of the finest cargo steamers in the coastwise trade. These vessels are now nearing comple- tion at Newport News and will run be- tween New York, New Orleans, Calves ton and Cuban ports
 The ships are of the type of the Fl Rio, the fine freighter now in the South ern Pac1ncS NeW fOTk-NeW OTleanS trade, but with added Improvements, and all the modern appliances, invented since the Fl Rio was built. They are all of the following pattern 40 feet long, 53 feet beam, 36 feet deep, 5700 tonnage. The vessels are to be named Fl Sol, Fl Occidente, Fl Mundo and HI Oriente and each ship will cost s600,000.
 With the addition of the four freighters the Southern Pacific fleet will number 23 vessels of as improved a pattern as is used in coastwise service anywhere.
 Despite the spectacular features of the cotton market recently the best impress sion among the spinners and spot traders is that there will be high prices for the staple at least until the crop about to be planted Is harvested. which will be next September. The violent fluctuations on the stock exchange have simply been due to gambling; the position of actual cotton has not been changed in tho
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
PASTOR LASSITER
WILL SEE EUROPE

The Rev ~ c. Lassiter, pastor of
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church, will
sail from Philadelphia on Saturday
for London and other European
cities. He will be accompanied by
Mrs. Lassiter. Services will con-
tinue in the church here during his
absence. Charles Butler, of the
Naval Y. NJ. c. A. on Broad street.
Philadelphia. will preach the SER
mons next Sunday. Sunday, July 81,
the Rev. Dr. Howard Wayne Smith, Of
the board Of missions. Of Philadel-
phia; Sunday, August Z, the Rev. Dr..
Cleeland, OF the Dover First Baptist
Church; Sunday, August IA, the Rev.
b. Babbatt. of Emmanuel Baptist
Church. Camden, where the Rev. Mr.
Lassiter was 70 'merly pastor; Sun
day, August 21, the Rev. Dr. Miner
Wilver of the Baptist Training School,
Philadelphia, and the last Sunday in
August. the Rev. Mr.. Cleeland will
make his second appearance.
Harry Emmons and son, one of
the members of the congregation, will
sail on the same steamer, but Will
go only to different parts Of Ireland
and Scotland attending business.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
SURPRISES In
THE TENNIS PLAY

The Delaware State championship
tennis tournament claimed its first
surprise on Saturday when the Rev.
H. J. Kendall and c. S. Rogers, Jr.,
defeated DR.. e. b. Dewhurst and J.
R. Carpenter, Jr., in the final round
of the doubles, in straight sets. While
it was expected that some remarkable
tennis would be witnessed in this
match, Carpenter and Dewhurst were
thought to be the winners.
Kendall and Rogers showed fine
team work. with the latter receiving
the brunt of the attack and the for
mer covering the back part of the
court. Rogers held up his end in fine
shape. while Kendall made some re-
markably fine overhead lobs The
winners took the first set easily, but
the second set was called 4-all, ball,
6-all. 7-all. sail, 9-all, until Kendall
and Rogers finally won two games
straight, giving them the set, 11-9.
The third set was easy for the win
ners.
This afternoon Kendall and Rogers
will meet H. NJ Tilden and Alec
Thayer in the challenge round of the
doubles.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
SPEAKER GOING
HARD FOR COBB

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON, July 1S-Two baseball
elimination races open here to-day,
when the Boston Americans and the
Detroit champions clash. One is to
determine which of the teams will be
a contender for the league leadership
with the Athletics and the New York
Highlanders and the other will show
whether Iris Speaker. the Red Sox
outfielder, will be able to pass the
great Ty Cobb as a diamond star.
Victory to-day for the Red Sox,
should the New York Highlanders
lose, will place them second in the
percentage column. Speaker is just
seven points behind Cobb and only
% points behind Lajoie. Last week
he hit like a fiend. II he can repeat
this week against Detroit there is a
fair show that the Texan may be a
contender of Lajoie instead of the
speedy Georgian.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
SHORTAGE In
MILK SUPPLY
But Dealers Do Not Ex-
peCt Increase In Re-
tail Prices

A shortage of the milk supply is
being faced by dealer and consumer
alike. This shortage, always to be
expected at this time of the year from
various causes, is more pronounced
now, owing to the fact the dairy
farmers sold so many of their COWS
for beef during the high prices that
ranged last winter. Other causes
that contributed to the shortness Of
the supply are the flies that bother
the COWS, the poor pasturage. owing
to the dry weather, and the fact that
much milk spoils in transit at this
season OF the year.
AS one of the dealers put it, much
Of the milk that arrives IN the city
during the hot and sultry weather
is found to be sour, and this wipes
out the large surplus that dealers
can draw upon. Again, the milk
dealers declare the public generally
is drinking more milk that formerly.
the increase in trade at the soda
fountains alone have a tendency 20
reduce the supplies in other quarters.
No increase in price is expected.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
Some Sports You Overlooked
MOHAWKS AGAIN
BEAT SHORE POLOISTS

Mohawks beat out Atlantic City at
polo at Young's Pier on Saturday
night by 3 to / score kid"
Chandler shot the first goal almost
Immediately after the start on a pass
from Sharp and followed it up with
another goal in four minutes. Weldin,
who played a crack game at center
in breaking up passes, shot the third
goal on one Of his long drives, in II
minutes.
Atlantic City scored their lone tai
ly 80 seconds before the end of the
second half just when Wilmington
was striving to shut them out.
The lineup:
Mohawk Atlantic City
Sharp ... first rush ..... Walls
(Captain) (Captain)
Chandler
Kid Chandler. first rush. ... .Cla~K
Kidd
Weldin centre ....... Wolfe
Leonard .caver ...... .Dunlevy
Seimen ....... .gcal .. Randolph
Goals-Kid Chandler, 2; Weldin, 1 /;
Walls, 1. Referee-Broomall Timers
Rice and Beattie. Time of halves
20 and Is minutes.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
FODDER FOR THE
ALL-WILMINGTON FANS

Tinsman was glad that Merwick
went home
-A-W-
The reorganiezd Rockford team is
still winning.
-A-W-
The Ashley athletes have stopped.
Darby" Gallagher. the new man
ager of Rockford, says nothing but
first place will satisfy him.
Parkside has put another rivet in
first place.
Jack Lynch wears the smile that
won't come off.
-A-W-
Merwick bosted their batting aver
ages at the expense of Winthrop and
Clifford.
Orioles and Hillside will fight it out
again for last place next Saturday.
-A-W---
Farmer would do well to use some
of those new ears of corn that he
has signed.
-A-W--
"Muggsy" Monaghan was knocked
out in the Oriole-Highland game.
-A-W-
When the third inning opened at
! the Merwick-Ashley game. the crowd
saw Merwick in their batting clothes.
--A-W-
Taylor. anew Bird" will be one the
mound for the Orioles next Satur-
day.
-A-W-
And Hogan will be out.
--A-W-
Craig, OF Highland, is steady lad.
Shorter" Moore was there with
bells on.
Where was Tinsman when the cy-
clone struck Ashly?
--A-W-
DOC" Caylor will hold first bag
down for orioles on Saturday next
-A-W-
Pom looks as though they would
have to do without their clam Bullen
-A-W-
Eight more games and Smithy says
he will collect the throphies.
-A-W--
Hall got his.
-A-W-
| Well, so long.
-A-W--
Winthrop had to retire in the thirC
inning because of an injury TO his
neck. That left Ashley without Z
pitcher. That's how it happened.
-A-W-
Spittle does not pretend to be !
short gardener and played the posi-
tion only to keep the game going.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
FOUR DAY SHOOT
AT BETTERTON SOON

nament, under the direction of Captain
James b. Malone, will open up at
Betterton on next Monday, and con-
tinue four days. Besides bringing to-
gether many amateur marksmen, these
tournaments bring together many of
the best professionals. Miss Annie
Riker, of Lancaster. Pa. won the cup
in 1908 against 20 of the best amateur
shots, shooting at and breaking 20
straight targets. On Wednesday. July
q, the tri-city shoot. between marks
men representing Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington. will be held.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
DECISION FAVORS
THE ARCANUMITES

The older members of the local Or
der Of the Royal Arcanum are much
gratified over the decision of the Su-
preme Court in Brooklyn, n. Y, to the
effect that the order has no right to
increase the assessment Of its mem-
bers.
In his decision Justice Kelly held
that the officers of the Supreme Coun-
ell have no power to increase assess
ments without the consent of the
members. This decision, he stated,
was based on the fact that there is
nothing I'm the original contract be-
tween the applicant and the Order Civ
ing the Supreme Council such a right.
"The conceded necessity for in
creased revenues" said the Court, lis
held to be no answer TO the claim of
the individual that his right to pay
a. the old rate is a vested contract
right"
Evening journal., 1910-07-18

bill" Crouch left for Norfolk. Va,
this morning to report to Manager
Lawlor. of the Richmond Club of the
Virginia League. at the Colonial Hotel
in that city this evening.
Manager Lawlor was anxious to
have Crouch report to him this morn
ing, but owing to the damage done to
the telephone wires in this city on
Saturday night, it was impossible for
Crouch's friends to locate him until
late yesterday. The Richmond team
plays in Norfolk to-day, tomorrow
and Wednesday. so it is quite probable
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
FIND JOKER in
LIGHTHOUSE Bill

WASHINGTON, July 1S-A joker
has been discovered in the legislation
providing for the reorganization Of
the Lighthouse Board, and establish
ing it on a civilian basis instead o,
under the military naval supervision,
which has prevailed for years.
AS an important element in the re-
organization Congress provided for
tho appointment of civilian inspec-
tors, but diligent search has failed
to discover anywhere in the law any
appropriation to pay such inspectors
for their services The consequence
probably will be that the board will
have to do without the aid Of the
civilians until the next session Of
/ Congress, and I'm the meantime will
depend on army and navy officers &c
perform inspection work, the law
specifying that for a period not ex-
ceeding three years the President
may assign them to such duty.
This was purposely made a part
of the statute so that the transition
from military TO civilian control in
that feature Of the service would be
gradual.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
ASHLEY MAY QUIT
ALL WILMINGTON LEAGUE

It is likely that Ashley will with
draw from the Wilmington
League this week. Manager Tinsman
has found it impossible to keep a
team together and is ready to quit.
Several weeks ago BTookwood, of the
County League, signed Minnie Pier
son, leaving Ashley with only one
pitcher. and Semi-Professional man
ayers have also drawn strongly on
Ashley for material.
The X. w. club, of the Wilmington
and Philadelphia Traction Company,
which has been playing fast inde-
pendent ball, will take Ashley's place
in the league and play out its
schedule, provided the team with
draws.
Evening journal., 1910-07-18
SALEM ENTRIES
CLOSE TOMORROW

SALEM. n. j., July 1S.-Entries for
the three days meeting at the track
of the Salem Driving Park Association
close tomorrow with the secretary, w.
B. Dunn. Following as it does the
Wilmington meeting and preceding
the one al Bridgeton, there should be
a large entry list. The Salem Associa-
tion has one of the best half-mile
tracks in the East. and the money is
paid at the wire On "Wednesday. the
9th, there will be a free-for-all trot
or pace, 227 trot and 2.1S pace; on
Thursday, a 215 pace. PA trot. 2.3O
pace and 2.22 trot, and on the last day
Friday a 2.10 trot or pace. 2.1S trot
2.24 pace. Purses are all $500.