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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
EXPLOSION KILLS 600 MEN
 IN ENGLISH COAL MINE

expressed the opinion that there was practically no hope for the imprisoned ones. The rescuers succeeded in pen etrating only 200 yards because of the debris. which so completely choked the passageway. They uncovered a num- Der of bodies.
 Late tonight the colliery fans were started again and the air was found to he fairly good. Arrangements were then made for relays of rescuers to go into the mine every three hours throughout the night. Toward mid night two more miners were found alive. They were terribly burned and are in critical condition.
 It was announced that 40 bodies had been collected at the bottom of fine shaft and they will be brought up as soon as possible.
 flicker of hope still animates the rescuers that more men may be found alive. Doctors. nurses and amb ulance. are still on the scene and relatives mostly women, are lingering in the vi cin!ty
 Among the incidents was the death or a rescuer, who, anxious to reach his two sons, who were entombed. got In advance of his comrades and for fe1ted his life from after damp.
 The King has sent a touching mes- sage of sympathy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

New York, December N.-The federal government filed nine complaints here to- day against Duveen Bros, the interna- tional art dealers, in a series or CIVIL forfeiture suits, aggregating approxi- n,ately s6OO,OOO. The suits are sequel to the arrest in October of several mem hers of the firm on charges or gross undervaluation of imports.
 The goods involved are all under seiz- ,,re and to receiver possession pending de- oison of the United States district court the defendants must file bond for the f,,l home value, which includes the for e;pn value plus the customs dues
 The Duveen Bros list of customers includes several of the wealthiest aud best-known connoisseurs of the coup~ trv and the prosecution said tonight if will take advantage of every legal aid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

Chicago. December 21.-President Harry Pratt Judson of the University of Chicago today made public a. let ter from John D. Rock efeller In which the latter made suggestions as to how his last donation of s1o.000,0oo to the university should be spent.
 Religious instruction Is chief of the university life phrases the doner pro- yides for.
 Provision for a university chapel to cost at least $1,5o0,000 and to be lc- cated in relation to other university buildings is the only specific request be made the central feature of uni- versity life and asks that the rest of the s10,000,000 be not used for current expenses, nor yet farther than is prsc- ticable used for endowment. He hints in his letter at legacies in wills pro- viding for other buildings, etc. and appoints his son as his representa- tive.
 Following is the text of the letter which is dated December IS, New York:
 "Referring to my letter of gift of even date, I set down here more .spe- cifically my wishes regarding the fund therein contributed Pending the de- livery of the securities the general ed- ucation board Is to have the right from time to time to change the Investments, using the same care and having the same discretion as in the case of Its own securities. As nearly as practic- able the deliveries each year are to be made from the various classes of se- curities in the rate which the secur- ities of each class bear to the total.
 Tt is my desire that at least the sum of $1,500,000 be used for the erec- ton and furnishing of a university chapel. As the spirit of religion should penetrate and control the university, so the building which represents religion ought to be the central and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

port be read, but Senator Burrows in sisted that this was not necessary, as 1t would be printed in full in the Record. Frazier, democrat of Tennessee, was read 'I desire that you shall state in your report or to the Senate that do not concur and reserve the right to make minority report if desire to do so later"
 Senator Beveridge then asserted that he had not had an adequate opportunity of reading and digesting the testimony in the case. He said he realized it's gravity and asked that the matter go over until after the holidays as he had been unable to decide whether to dissent or concur. As result of Senator Beveridges stand the report will now come up under the head of unfinished business and the Sen ate will now be obliged to choose between the one submitted today and one to be submitted either separately or Jointly by Senators Beveridge and Frazier, both of whom are members of the committee.
 This means that the Senate will go on record as for or against Lorimer in yea and nay vote.
 The influences at work in behalf of I<orirner have their representatives here In Washington and will devote their eff forts between now and the day the report is called up again to keeping the num- Der of votes against him as few as pos sible. Of the adoption of the majority re- port they are apparently confident. What they want to do Is to make the vote in Lorimer's favor so overwhelming that the charges against him will be crush ingly repudiated.
 Those who cannot be persuaded to vote for the Lorimer whtewash will be in- duced, If possible to dodge the issue by remaining away from the Senate or by refraining from voting at all. There are, however in the Senate at this time number of republicans and democrats against Lorimer, and 1t Is certain that the report. If adopted, will not be with enything like unanimity.
 Lorimer will retain his seat but 1t is not apt to be very comfortable seat, or rather 1t would not be a sensitive man. Some of the senators who dissent from the Lorimer report regard the question at issue as an exceedingly grave and far-reaching one of much more import ance than whether Lorimer retains his seat or not They feel that if the Sem ate. in the face of the facts brought out and which show corrupt bargain be- tween democrats and republican state leg islators sustains MT. Lorimer. the Senate will have set precedent that will make it impossible for the Senate to seriously consider corruption charges In the fu- tnre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

Bolton, Eng, December 21.-More than 300 colleries lost their lives today in an explosion in the Little Hutton colliery or the Hutton Colliery company, which is To- cated little distance outside this city. The explosion occurred early in the morn- ing, soon after the miners had entered the pit to begin work. It's force was ter rife and later investigation showed that the lower passages had been blocked.
 Heroic efforts were made by rescue parties all day long, but fierce fire which followed the explosion prevented the res c,,ers from penetrating beyond 400 yards in the workings.
 At 9:30 tonight all the rescuers were called out of the mine and conference was held, at which government Inspector Gerard and the engineers of the mine were present. Inspector Gerard issued a report after making descent into the pit. in which he stated that 1t was 'm- possible that any of the miners are stiii alive He added that nothing could be done except to bring up 20 bodies found lying near the shaft. This report was communicated to the anxious crowos around the pit mouth, after whicn the bishop of Manchester conducted toucn- ing service in the open air and the people slowly dispersed.
 No explanation is given as to the cause of the explosion, which compietely wrecked the mine.
 This Is the second great mine disaster in England this year, an explosion having lv tha COllierX at Whitehaven, Cumberland. on May 12, In which 136 miners were killed. The explo- sion today resulted in the temporary dis ablement of the machinery whereby the cages are lowered and drawn to the sur face and 1t was considerable time before the first rescue party reached the bottom of the pit. In all they brought out eight men still alive, but the majority of these were in serious condition from the nox- ious gases Ten bodies also were removed ana 9o additional bodies were found part lv covered by heavy falls of coal.
 For a time the lives of 700 men were in ieonardy as a mine connecting with tie one in which the explosion took nlace was also damaged by the shock ana it was some time before it's 400 occupants could be reached and brought to the surface.
 The 10 bodies recovered were dis covered lying close to the mouth or the pit. In each case death was due to asphyxiation.
 One of the eight miners who escaped said that the force of the explosion was such that the limbs of many were blown of.
 The report was heard at points sev- eral miles distant. Tonight thousands of persons from the surrounding coun- try were still gathered at the pit head The holiday garbi of the city is all ready being replaced with emblems of mourning.
 A member of the rescuing party, who came up from the pit after twilight,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Government charges firms with under
 valuing imports.
 Rockefeller makes suggestions on how
 to use the Chicago University dona-
 ton.
 Attempt to whitewash Senator Lori
 mer Is a failure. Taft will fix New Mexico boundary
 line.
 Committee says Lorimer is not guilty
 of bribery.
 President Diaz faces real revolution. 2-Viaduct matter at last settled. 3--St. John will not push his interest. Thinks press Is not fair to convicts. Commission bill will be amended. 4-Editorial comment b-Council has unusually busy session Meagre developments in double poison
 ing.
 Changes made in Tidewater franchise Fire department has busy day 6-Republicans have trouble over their promises. 7-Society events Of Birmingham. Dolly Dalrymples department S-Cincnnati fire causes great loss. s-Rumors of opponent to Earl Brewer. Action delayed on new railroad line. 10-General sporting news. 11-Fine showing is made by conYicts. 12-MarlhaFa hes had remarkable rise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
TAFT CONFERS WITH
 POLITICAL LEADERS

Washington December 2l.-(Special.)- The President held conference today with a number of Senate and House lead CTS and the participants are generally agreed that the President will be satisfied with this Congress If 1t enacts into law the ship subsidy bill and appropriates a sufficient sum to continue the work of tariff commission.
 The former is campaign promise, the latter a political expedient to deceive the people into believing that the admins traitor Is gathering material to justify a revision, of the tariff. The commission, Of course, is merely scheme for delay. The President. as indicated in his mas sage, is opposed to any tariff legislation at this session. He Is supported by the regular republicans who don't want the tariff touched either now or in the fu- ture. The principal kick comes from the insurgent republicans, who hopeful of controlling the party in 1912, are anx- ious that the work of revision be started ct once in order that the democratic House. which meets next December, may not get all the credit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
SAM AFTER FIRMS
 WHO UNDERVALUE IMPORTS

to recover from those who have benefited either directly or indirectly by the al- legged frauds, which the government esti- mated at s5,0O0.O0O.
 A force of expert customs men is to- day working under Collector Loeb's diree- tion on the books and papers of the firm of Joseph Brooke & Co.,, the English woolen importing firm, of which docu- raents the collector recently obtained possession following charges of gross un- dervaluation of imports made against the firm.
 Transactions of other big New York importers are expected to be revealed by the examination of the documents now in hand together with information ob- tained by special treasury agents who have been working on the case in Europe. Some of the importers affected by th9 revelations have offered to settle with the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Negro Gets Life Sentence

Athens, Ga, December H.-Bob Pat man. a negro, was convicted of murder in the county court here this afternoon and sentenced to life imprisonment, the verdict of the jury being accompanied by a recommendation for mercy. Patman killed Valentine Dunaway, prominent contractor, on November 26 when the latter attempted to hold him for police officers, at one of whom Patman is said to have shot while resisting arrest on a warrant charging him with nn assault on another negro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
Former SCofferS Have AWak- ened to Real Extent of
 Revolution
THOUSANDS BLOCKING
 10. REBEL STANDARDS
podx of Government Troops Is Routed In Defeat By Insurgents in Bat tie At Nal Paso-Small
 Town Is Attacked

El Paso, Tex, December A.-A ,.tter signed by Pascual Orozco, leader of the insurrectos in west ern Chihuahua. who styles hllnse,i "chief of arms appeals 10 al patriotic Mexicans in the state to join the rebels. The circulars as. sert that the rebels have not ios. A battle, but have risked their lives and many have sacrinceo them to prove to others that the Mexican government can. be sue cessfully resisted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
o,KeIly and Kubiak VIII Bout

Syracuse, N. Y, December 2l-"Ar Kubiak of Philadelphia and con O'Kelly of Syracuse were matcneo ,ouay to box 10 rounds here on or about Janu- ary 16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
officers of Fleet Entertained

London, December 21.-Ambassador and Mrs Whitelaw Reid gave brilliant din- ier this evening to the admirals, cap tans and principal officers of the Ameri- can battleships. 'r' -t'.t- Y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22
SENATE PASSES BILL

Washington, December N.--(Spe- cial. )-Senator. Johnston's bill open ing 10000 acres of public land for homestead entry in the Seventh and Eighth districts was passed by the Senate today.
 The President today appointed Tom McNaron postmaster at Albertville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-22

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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-08
America's Debt to Won Steuben.


No obligation is more pleasing to dis
charge than that OF national gratitude.
The great contrast that exists between
the meageF beginnings OF this country
and the present marvellous material and
intellectual growth emphasizes the help
that the patriot founders received. In the
long list of sympathizers, no name stands
higher than that Of Frederick William
Won Steuben, whom Franklin enlisted and
whom Washington appointed as inspector
general of colonial forces, 1874 years ago,
in the disressful days Of Valley Forge.
The one thing that was needed 10 help
our fathers to that for which they had
freely given wealth. labor, and even life
itself 10 secure was the self sacrificing
efforts OF Won Steuben when he organized
the American army Out Of handful Of
dispirited, ragged, and hungry men. whose
supreme efforts had been misguided and
rendered futile by Incompetent leader
ship, Won Steuben, from a rich store Of
practical military knowledge. gained on
the battIehelds Of the Seven Years War
and from his close intimacy with that
great soldier. Frederick the Great nodded
disciplined, well-trained. and inspired
army that won the victories 10 which the
United States owes its very existence.
In the development of the country
there has been a unifying process
that has welded into a remarkable
solidarity of citizenship those who have
come TO us from other lands The un-
yelling, yesterday, of the fine statue to
Baron Won Steuben vividly recalls the
contributions made to our general
| greatness by the countrymen of this
national hero. In every department of
| letters, German Americans Of profound
scholarship and intellectual brilliance
have been among the leaders of Ameri-
can thought In the professions. where
ever academic or technical scholarship
/ is demanded, its representatives confer
honor upon the class. In the manufae-
turing and commercial development OF
the United States the German-American
/ citizen has made deep impression on
all aspects of the nations material
foundations In the arts and music the
contributions are most conspicuous. So
prominent a part has this eminently re-
spected body of the people OF this coun-
try played in all that pertains TO national
greatness, that the historian of the fu-
ture will find in the annals of the coun-
try voluminous records. Of conspicuous
and brilliant contributions from the Ger
| man-American.
But it was no sectional or class honor
that was paid to the memory of Baron
Won Steuben in the enthusiastic demon
stration that the National Capital wit
messed yesterday. The welfare of tn,
nation depended upon his great service.
TO such an extent that all Americans
delighted in freely acknowledging tbs
debt A memory that evokes such hearty
enthusiasm as did that of Won Steuben
after so many years, is assured of &
permanent niche in the archives Of th
nation and in the hearts of its citizens
In England when they do not like
speaker they throw fish at him. In thi
country they yell Get the hook"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-08
Navy Yard Injuries.

An interesting situation prevails at the
Washington Navy Yard among the en-
ployes of the naval gun factory by rea-
son of the operation of the so-called lila
bility act" That law placed upon the
Department Of Commerce and Labor GER
tain responsibilities when injuries oc-
CURED 10 the workmen in line OF duty
At navy yards the emergency relief de-
wolves upon the naval medical officers,
who have discovered. as a result Of their
experience under the law, that the present
system is defective. In the first place, as
the matter now stands. the government
assumes that all its employees are honest
and healthy, as one naval surgeon re-
marks. while. as a matter of fact. the
government knows practically nothing
about a mans physical condition until
such time as he receives an injury, and
after that time must disprove the mans
statement before il can prevent a fraud
from being perpetrated. II is maintained
that If the government is going into this
insurance business il should fOrtify itself
in a businesslike way by having en-
ployes pass a physical examination, with
denominations at stated times. so that
the government may be able TO ascertain
TO what extent it is liable for the condi-
ton of man after his injury It has
been recommended that such examina-
tions should be made out Of working
hours
The annual report Of the Surgeon Cen
eral Of the Navy devotes some space TO a
discussion of this aspect OF an important
situation, and it is alleged that wages are
paid for much time that is lost. through
either the ignorance Of workmen, the dis
honesty of some practitioners Of medicine,
orth dishonest COLLISION OF both" 10 quote
the language Of the sanitary officer at the
Washington Navy Yard. It would seem
entirely proper to require naval medical
officers on duty at navy yards to con-
tinue their observation Of injured en-
ployes beyond the stage Of frst-aid dress
ings, as is the practice at the Washington
yard, especially as it has been found that
results in this direction have been most
satisfactory TO all concerned, "and the
government has saved money; for though
a few more drugs and dressings have
been expended less time has been LOST
by the men and less wages paid for the
time not employed, while the case is
being constantly under observation. the
time for return to work is practically II
the hands of the government ITSELF ever
as it is with enlisted men"
There is assuredly much to be said il
favor of governmental control Of the cir
cumstances by which there shall be Z
full knowledge of an employees physica
condition before and after his injury
Then 1t will be possible to decide exactly
TO what extent the government is liabl'
under the law.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-08
Public Loan Shops.

Kansas City. which has won an envi-
able reputation for up-to-date municipal
activity, has set the country another good
example in the starting of a public loan
shop under the direction Of its board Of
public welfare Il is hoped that it will
serve the public in many ways. BY issu-
ing loans on approved security, even if
that security be the personal notes Of
salaried employees household effects. or
what not. at a reasonable rate of interest,
it promises 20 solve the problem Of the
loan shark in a just and equitable
way. II will so cut down the profits of
the loan shark that he is likely 10 seek
other fields for his endeavor.
In New York. recently. the proprietors
Of pawn shops have been complaining
that the police no longer furnish them
with lists of stolen property, so that they
cannot protect themselves from taking
in pledge stolen loot which. when found
in their shops, may be repleyined by
the owners without reimbursement to the
pawnbroker. This has led TO talk in New
York Of establishing municipal pawn
shop, and other municipalities. knowing
how such an institution works in Paris
where it has been long established, have
also been considering it,
Such an idea has much TO commend it.
The private pawn shop. even when hon
estly conducted. is, and always has been
an incentive to thievery. 1t is the first
place to which the thief goes to dispose
Of his "swag. and there are too many
pawn shops that are not any too careful
20 inquire as 70 the ownership of the good:
offered for pledge 4 municipal pawn shop
with strict supervision and rates of in
terest reduced TO the lowest point a
which the place could be conducted with
out loss. would not only be a great
aid and benefit 10 the honest poor. bu
would be strong deterrent 10 the crook
The public loan shop of Kansas City is
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-08
Snow in Washington.

It takes only one or two days of fairly
heavy snow to demonstrate to the ciu-
zens of Washington and the eity's guests
the utter inutility of our present system
OF street Cleaning We talk bravely
enough at times about Washington. the
beautiful city. but we cannot make a
beautiful city with fine buildings. artistic
architectlne, park systems. or natural ad-
vantages.
With Congress just in session, with
thousands OF visitors within our gates,
the condition of the city's business streets
is disgraceful. Not even at the important
crossings has there. apparently, been any
effort made TO clear away the snow and
the slush Little islands Of ice and snow,
rising above the slush. give the only
chance of passage from curb to curb. and
on the sidewalks the conditions are not
much better Appropriations are certainly
available for keeping the city clean, its
streets wholesome.
Some signs OF activity in the street.
cleaning department would be gratefully
welcomed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-08
Toymakers of Nuremberg.

If the children could only get hold Of
consular reports, they would have no
fear this year that Santa Claus is not
going to be amply supplied with toys
for Christmas time For Nuremberg
Germany, is the real headquarters Of
Santa Claus, and the toymakers Of NJ
.remberg have been unusually busy this
year They make toys for the children
Of all the world at Nuremberg. though
of all the countries the United States is
the best customer II would delight the
hearts of many youngsters to know that
the toymakers of Nuremberg will this
year be paid something like 100000 for
toys for good children, and, in spite of
all the talk about hard times. this is
about 70 per cent more than they re-
ceived last year.
Uncle sam is usually a benevolent
old gentleman around Christmas time,
but he insists on getting his due, and
Nuremberg toys, even if they are for
the children. must not, so he declares,
be allowed TO compete with the toymak-
ers of this country. if there are any;
and so the Nuremberg toys will pay
Uncle SANS collector, Mr.. Loeb, 81
duty of IS per cent or about $4,000
This duty. together with the cost OF
bringing the toys across the Atlantic
Ocean. and the profits the dealers will
have to make before Santa Claus can
distribute the toys to the impatient
stockings. viii make Nuremberg's bin
run up to something like &s,oOO,o00
Then. of course, there are many other
markets where Santa Claus buys toys,
] though none of the toys are quainter