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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-06
TODAY's AGE-HERALD.

1-Insurgents prepare for struggle. Panama canal zone bill passed. Trust cases closely watched Congressman Griggs Is dead. Peace prospects good in Nicaragua. Nominations sent to the Senate. Unionist peers cannot secure fair hear
 ing.
 Evidence of higher cost of living. Blizzard coming from the west. 2Secret wedding at last revealed. Financial report of the state. Outlook good in iron business. 3-Bessemer's mayor vetoes water works
 purchase.
 Fire destroys lumber plant Two men killed by bad negro. Large tract of timber sold. Two convicts escape camp. 4Editorial comment. 5-Birmingham council now has S2 alder
 men.
 Mayor submits special message to al-
 dermen.
 Walker Percy discusses plans for
 Y M. c. A. building fund Two men dead from gas explosion in
 mine. s-Ensley pleased with new officers. Calhoun Medical society meets. 7--BirminHham social events. Dolly Dalrymples department. s-Net earnings of Alabama railroads 9-Test to be made of liquor law Caucus called on senatorship. Sharp slump in cotton prices. made to solve problem. Annual message of Governor Hughes i Sharp decline in stock market Heavy slump in cotton prices Wheat market shows Weokness. lc ContTovsrsy to be inveetioated.
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present house of lords did not claim, namely, co-ordinate power with the popular house. He presented the plan of the Rosebury committee of two years ago, of which he was' member and which recommended that the inner house be composed partly of peers whose antecedents and qualifications justified their inclusion, partly of peers elected by the peers themselves and partly of peers appointed by the crown on the recommendation of the government of the day.
 In conclusion Lord Lansdowne a6- vocated tariff reform.
 All the great leaders were again speaking in various parts of the coun- try tonight. Austin Chamberlain chal- lenged Premier Asquith to produce proofs of his assertion that unemploy- ment was felt as much in protected countries as in Great Britain.
 The campaign seemed to have a great attraction for the literary class. Alfred Austin, the poet laureate, joined the fray tonight by issuing letter to his countrymen, in which. claiming g scrupulous absence of party spirit, he points out that the present house of lords includes 200 members who served the country in the army and navy and 100 of them on the battlefield, to say nothing of those who had perished in the shock of war. One hundred and seventy had been members of the house of commons, and he declared that it Is impossible to call such a body un-rep- resentatiye- Therefore he earnestly ap- pea1s to the voters to stand by the cof1ef ffJiffoff. l-t t4 fs7 v F-41.-s
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WOODROW WILSON
 TALKS ON SCHOOLS

Madison, Wis, January 5.-President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton university, speaking today at the closing session of the Universities of America associations convention, said there was too much spe- cialization at the expense of wider cul- ture springing from general knowledge of arts. This over-specialization Presi- dent wilson held to be one of the defects of the university training of today.
 The convention decided that the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania may select the pres ident for the ensuing year, Wisconsin the vice president and Harvard the secretary. Columbia and Michigan are to choose the executive committee. By this method the names of the officers will not be known until the various institutions make the choices. The president last year was woodrow Wilson of Princeton.
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ernment of the zone while that work is in progress.
 Representative Mann, author of the bill, claimed that precedent for delegation of such power in the executive was found in similar action by democratic congress- es at the time of the Louisiana Purchase and again when Florida was ceded to the United States by Spain.
 Defending his party, Representative Harrison of New York said that dis turbed internal conditions made such ac- tion necessary. but that despotic gov ernment in those territories was contin- ued no longer than was necessary to es- tablish local government. Speeches were made by Representatives Underwood of Alabama, Hardwick of Georgia, and oth CTS in opposition to this section. A mo- tion of MT. Hardwick to strike out the section entirely was lost by the close vote of S5 to 90.
 The bill, as 1t goes to the Senate, au- thorizes the President to have the Pan- anna canal completed and to appoint a director general of the canal and the canal zone, thus doing away with the canal commission.
 It invests the judicial power of the zone in one circuit court and such in- ferior courts as the President may con stitute, and allows appeal to ihe supreme court of the United States in civil cases involving s500o and in criminal cases pun ishabe by death or fife Imprisonment Trial by jury is granted in all criminal prosecutions for felony.
 Since the expiration of the Fifty-elghth Congress there has been no act in. terms authorizing the government of the canal zone, but President Roosevelt continued in existence the civil government of the zone after the act of April 2s 1904, be- came ineffective automatically.
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continuously since as the representative of the Second district
 Mrs. Griggs is confined to her bed,- she having been indisposed for the past week.
 Sorrow In Washington.
 Washington, January 6.-Sorrow was expressed by all of his colleagues in the House of Representatives when they learned tonight of the sudden death of Representative Griggs of Georgia at his home in that state. Representative Clark of Missouri, democratic leader of the House, voiced his deep sorrow and de- clared that MT. Griggs was a brilliant member. who would be missed and mourned by all who knew him. Repre- sentative Bartlett euIogized his dead col league as ''man of big heart and hon. est purpose. one whose loss to the na- tional body would be severely felt
 Reelected to the session of Congress which met only a month ago. Mir. Griggs had served as a member of six previous sessions of the national legislative body. As member of the ways and means committee and of the conference oom- mittee, Mir. Griegs was especially active during the special session of Congress which last year passed the new tariff bill. Having been popular on both sides of the House. it was declared tonight that the death of the Georgian will be felt by majority of the members of the House as personal loss.
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ENDOWMENT OF
 PEABODY SCHOOL

Nashville, January 5-The question of whether the George Peabody school for teachers, with $1.ooo,ooo endowment by the trustees of the Peabody fund and $750,0O0 more from city, county and state, will come to Nashville, is still an open one. The quarterly court of Davidson county this afternoon adopted resolu- ton providing for postponement of the delivery of the s100,0o0 in bonds previously voted by it to the college. The delivery of these bonds Is one of the conditions precedent to the establishment of the school here The resolution further pro- vides for the appointment of commit tee to act with committees from the city council of Nashville and the trustees of the University of Nashville and '.the duly constituted authorities of the state of Tennessee. these being the subscribers to the provisional fund. This joint body Is to communicate with the trustees of the Peabody fund and try to reach an agreement as to the location of the col lea
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Washington, January 5.-President Taft today sent to the Senate the nom- ination of the members of the new court of customs appeals authorized under the Payne tariff law;
 To be presiding judge, Alfred c. Coke, at preesnt United States circuit judge on the Second circuit
 To be associate judges. William H. Hunt, at present United States judge for the district of Montana; James F.. Smith, formerly governor general of the Philippine Islands, former judge of the supreme court of the Philippine Islands and former collector of GUS toms In the Philippines; o. M. Barber of Vermont, prominent lawyer of that state; Marion Deveries, at present chairman of the board of general ap- praisers at New York.
 The President also nominated the following: State department-To be consul geneal at large, Charles c. Eberhardt of Kansas, to be consuls general Maxwe1l Blake of Missouri, at HoKotF. Colombia; Robert Brent Mosher nf the District Of Coiunibias at Han Row. China; William H. Gale of vir- gina, at Athens, Greece.
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Washington, January 5.-Three highly important developments today marked the inquiries started with view to as- certain the responsibility for the increased cost of living.
 Senators Elkins of West Virginia and Crawford fo South Dakota introduced res olutinns providing for a congressional in- vestigation, the war department an- nounced to Congress that there was de- ficiency of $1. .595, ,635 for the subsistence of the army during the present year. mainly because of the enhanced cost of food and Secretary Wilson declared he would cease the investigation begun by him if Con gress interferred.
 Senator Eikins' resolution calls for an exhaustive Investigation into the mat ter by committee of five senators, while Senator Crawford's calls upon the Secre-
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PLENTY OF EVIDENCE OF
 HIGHER COST OF LIVING

tary of Commerce and Labor for figures showing the increases in wholesale and retail prices during the last decade, and the causes for such increases.
 The armys plight was set forth in an appea, to Congress to provide more funds to feed and clothe and maintain the force, which is greater than was esti- mated for In the appropriation bill. The petition was accompanied by a list pre- pa red by the commissary general, show ing increases in many of the staples in 1909 over the cost of 1908.
 All this activity has resulted in winning recruits to the proposed National Anti Trust league, which expects to accomp- fish reductions In the cost of staples when they rise above certain levels, through the employment of a concerted and legal boycott of such staples. The promoters here are receiving flood of letters from all over the United States pledging sup port.
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Washington, January 6.-When the forecaster in the weather bureau finished his inspection of the weather map to- night he outlined a programme that will provide practically every description of winter weather for the various portions of the United States, from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Rocky mountains to New England.
 The chief cause of the coming trouble is centered tonight over the lower Mis- sissippi valley and it is scheduled to start northeastward immediately, gaining in intensity as it travels. It will be ac- complished by rain and snow and while the temperature will rise in tho Atlantic states tomorrow there will be a sharp fall from Friday.
 West of the Mississippi river the con ditions tomorrow and Friday promise to be fair and somewhat less cold, while temperatures will fall to freezing point on the west gulf coast tomorrow night. Warnings of e cold wave have been sent broadcast over southern Texas. Louis- jana, Mississippi, Alabama and west Florida.
 Freezing RaIn In New York.
 New York, January 5.--Fog and per- sistent drizzle of fine rain that froze
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Dickinson Goes to Havana.

Santo Domingo, January 5.-Jacob M. Dickinson. United States Secretary of War, and party, left here for Havana last night. During their stay the visi- tors were the recipients of cordial at tentions of government officials. They visited the historic palaces and by spe- cial permit viewed the tomb of Christo- pher Columbus. The guests expressed themselves as much pleased with their entertainment. With Brigadier General Edwards. chief of the bureau of insular affairs. Secretary Dickinson examined the administration of customs. and appeared to be satisned with tho conditions found.
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TRUST CASES ARE
 BEING WATCHED Government Will Have Plenty of Prosecutions on Hand UNDERWOOD NOW LEADER AIabamian Has Taken Champ cIark's Place TemporariIy-Bankhead
 May Land Important Com
 mittse Place.
UNDERWOOD NOW LEADER
By PATTERSON sTEALEY.

Washington, January 5.--(Special-)-- With reference to the Forthcoming mes- sage of the President on voluntary fed- interest naturally attaches to the decis- ions which will be handed down by the supreme court in the tobacco and Stand ard Oil trust cases. Members of Com gross who are conversant with corpora. tion affairs say that practically all of the great industrial corporations have organ izatfons similar in their main features to the Standard Oil and tobacco trusts If the supreme court upholds the lower courts In these two cases there is noth- ing. for the government to do but to pro- ceed against many other corporations on the same ground. It is said the President will not make any recommendations for amendments to the sherman antitrust act unless his suggestions on voluntary. federal incorporation may be considered as such.
 Representative Underwood of Alabama has been designated to lead the House democrats for the next week. Represn- tativ Champ Clark has been called home and informed Speaker Cannon that he desired MT. Underwood to take his place temporarily.
 Mir. Clark has high regard for the abilities of the Alabama member and recognizes him as one of the best par liementarians in the House. He therefore naturally called upon him to assume the minority leadership. tJ4a
 The death of Senator McLaurin of Mis- sissippi leaves a vacancy on the Senate commerce committee, committee which corresponds to the rivers and barbors committee of the Honse. There Is . biE straggts for the place 'st as hubed by Alabamians that senator Bankhead wiu land it. There is certainly no one better qualified for it by reason of his long House experience.
 District Attorney Parsons of Montgom- cry saw the President today in behalf of his candidacy for reappointment. be- ing accompanied to the White House by Senator Elkins of West Virginia. MT Parsons says he thinks his case is in
 
 pointed regardless of Referee Thompson s recommendation of Julius Sternfeldt.
 The President today appointed P. D. Barker, postmaster at Mobile and James B. Washington, postmaster at Tuskegee institute.
 Barker is the republican national com. mitteeman and Washington is a brother of Booker Y. There has been no con test over them.
 Senator Bankhead said today that he would not oppose confirmation
 Chairman Alexander of the rivers and harbors committee and Representative Underwood had a. conference today con cerning the Warrior It is believed that the forthcoming bill will as result carry all that can be expended within the next fiscal year on the big Alabama project.
 Representative Taylor Is here with a big delegation of Mobile business men, who appeared before the rivers and har bors committee today to urge the deep ening of the harbor from g to N feet.
 Senator Bankhead will introduce bill in a few days appropriatins $75.O00 for a public building at Jasper.
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Secrecy over Manchuria.

Washington, January Estate depart ment officials maintain close secrecy in regard to the diplomatic situation arising from the era of railroad construction in Manchuria. Developments there have been followed with the keenest attention on account of the determination to main- tain the ''open door" policy in that sec ton of the world. Secretary Knox has been considering carefully the treaty re- gently entered into by China and Japan relating to railroads in Manchuria.
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Dissatisfied With Madiz.

Washington, January 5.-While tn ere has been no indication on the part of the United States government as to its feeling toward the administration of known that considerable dissatisfaction is felt with the new regime.
 Certain acts of Madriz, such as the appointement of General Toledo as com mander-in- chief of division of the army and the appointment of Rus- sian nihilist named Loetz, said to be . notorious adventurer. as commandant of the port of Corinto, have led tn . United States to believe that nothing in the way of genuine reform or im- portant changes in the interest of the citizens of Nicaragua are to be hoped for through Madriz.
 In diplomatic circles here it is be- Iieved to be the United States intention to allow General Estrada to force Madriz from his position at the head of the Managua government. This, they ? conclude. Is the only practical solu- ton of the difficulties that now con- front Nicaragua.
 Louis Corea, who has been delegated by Madriz as his representative in Washington. called at the state depart ment today and had a half hours con ference with Secretary Knox and As
 
 no results, however. as Mir. Corea had nothing to offer in the way of su9- gestfons looking to the improvement of conditions in Nicaragua. State de- partment officials were non-commital on the subject of MT. Corea's visit. The Nicaraguan representative was received informally, and unofficially and in the same capacity as the representative of the Estrada faction, Senor Castrillo.' 4~~o l. dera at Managua, states that the fam lily of Mir. Castrillo is living in Man agua and up to this time have not been molested. Consul Caldera also states , that the United States marine offciers who recently visited the city of Gran ada were received there with great enthusiAsm, notwithstanding the fact that at recent banquet given to Baca. one of Madrfz's alleged ministers. the former referred to the officers of tic American fleet who visited Granada as s'stokers."
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DonatIons For WIIberforce,

xenia, Ohio, January 5.-President Taft has sent check for slOo to President Scarborough of wflberforce university to be applied to the fund for girls dor mitory. Andrew Carnegie has sisni1ed his intention of donating N7,5oo to the fund whO . similar amount has been raised.
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2lCfS FUR PEACE BRIGHT
 IN NICARAGUA General Diaz Sends Message on Peace Plans to PIes-
 ident Madfiz UNITED STATES IS NOT
 PLEASED WITH MADRl Certain Acts of the Nicaraeuan Pres ident Have Led the United States to Believe He Is Not
 Genuine Reformer:

Managua, Nicaragua, January 5-Man- agua is jubilant tonight over the pros poets of early peace. President Madriz made public this evening a telegram which he had received from General For eral Estrada's insurgent army, saying that he was leaving Rama for Man agua to discuss the situation with the President.
 General Diaz's telegram was as fol- lows
 Be assured of our patriotism and of General Estrada's honorable character. I am leaving for Managua to settle the country's situation with you directly"
 Minister General Baca has issued de- cree fixing 100000 pesos gold, which is of the forced war tax. Zelaya only lev- fed tax of 100000 paper.
 One quarter of the new tax is to be collected immediately. The decree has caused consternation.
 Minister Baca has explained private ly that no offense was intended toward the United States in his speech at the banquet given in honor of General Irias, when he said that the course of the rev. oiutionists was receiving encouragement ? in some quarters and that the inhabitants of Granada were grovelline at the feet of minor officials of the United States MT. Baca protests that he has great ad- miratiolr for the United States.
 Commenting upon an article published in a paper here, in which it is insInu- ated that the United States, realizing the impossibility of constructing the Panama canal. desires to annex Nicaragua for the purpose of building a canal, the minis ter declared today that Nicaragua was ready to cede strips of territory to the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
 General Vasquez has left to assume command of the government forces at Acoyapa where an engagement with the insurgent army now moving westward may take place soon. Members of the local Red Cross branch have gone to Bluefelds where remain many of the prisoners taken by General Estrada in the battle of Rama.
 President Madriz today began a per- sonal investigation into the responsi- biity for the executions of the Amer jeans, Groce and Cannon. respectively. Senor& zSelva who appeared as the gov- ernmen prosecutor before the courtmar- tial wiz be found Jointly responsible with xos2evas it Is asserted.
 | N, Ysaral Kimball. in command of the ! l&$ed States naval force in Corinto ylarbor, has declined gift of six steers tendered by President Madriz, for the ! American sailors messes.
 Congress has passed a bill providing for the issue of paper money to the amount of s15,O00,oOO to replace the 3D. 100000 in notes now in circulation
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WORKING AGAINST
 SLAVE TRAFFIC

New York, January 6.-James Bronson Reynolds. an authority on sociological and immigration matters, formerly with the department of commerce and labor. and now a New York lawyer joined John ID, Rockefeller, Jr., foreman of the grand jury, and the district attorney of New York today in the preliminary investiga- ton of the white slave traffic" After a long conference today between the three 1t was announced that MT. Rey- holds will be made special assistant district attorney in the investigation.
 For 10 years he was active in settle ment work in the East Side. Aside from the inquiry now going on in New York city, Governor Hughes recommended more drastic legislation to curb the traffic in his annual message to tho legislature to- day and State Senator Timothy D. 6ulli- van, who represents the heart of the East Side. where girls arc recruited. introduced resolution demanding an investigation viot the guilty.
 opposed te the Bill.
 washington, Jannary k-Characterizina Representative Nanns white slave bill as drastic and evolutionary" three democrats of the houss committee on in- terstate and foreign commsyce, headed by Representative Richardson of Ala bama, today filed in the House the mic nority report on the noeagure which was favosabiy acted upon by the committed before the holiday roceea.
 Representatives Adamson and Bartlett of Georgia signed the report with Mr. Richardson.
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opposed to the eIlI.
specjaI Funeral Traln.

San Francisco. January 5.-The body of the late Darius o, Mills. who died suddenly at his winter homo at Mill brae, Monday night, will be taken to New York Friday night in . special train.
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Taft VIII Attend.

Knoxville. January 5.-President Taft today agreed to attend the Appalachian exposition to be held in Knoxville Sep t~Aber l6 to October 15 nsxt year.
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FORGIVENESS FOR RUNAWAY COUPLE

New York, January 5.-Notwithstanding the elopement, both Ferdinand De Janon the girls father and Mrs. Cohen are wilr- ing to forgive and forget if daughter and husband respectively, will return These appeals. the first from the father, the second from the deserted wife, are print ed here tonight:
 Dear Roberta: If you see this in the newspapers, understand 1t to mean that l and your grandfather have only the greatest love for you and will forgive and forget all If you return or let us know where you are.
 FERDINAND DE J.--.oN."
 Fred: Pay no heed to anything you read about me in the papers, as I have engaged lawyer to represent you and am your true. loving wife.
 -3 i JULIA COHEN.o
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No Trace of the counle

Philadelphia, January 5.-New love notes brought to light in the case of Miss Roberta B. De Janon and Ferdinand Co., hen' the Bellevue and stratford waiter, with whom she is believed to have left this city week ago. were the latest features in the developments brought out today.
 One of the missives read: "Goodnixbt honey. Will be there sure"
 No trace of the missing couple has been found