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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
CONVERTED TO
MODEL LICENSE PLAN

st. Louis. February A-The conversion
of Samuel l.. Shank. mayor of Indianapo-
lis, to tho model license doctrine from his
theories Of high license, was announced
at the closing session Of the convention OF
the Model License league this afternoon.
Mayor Shank had prepared an address
upon high license AZ a solution Of the "a
loon problem, and whom called on, an
nounced he had been converted to the
theory of the league.
when get back to indianapolis shall
actively advocate the passage of an ordi-
rance permitting the issuance OF self
renewing licenses providing for their
permanent cancellation upon second con-
viction Of violation OF restrictive ordi-
nances. local or otherwise" he said
The Rev. Wallace M. Short of Kansas
CITY who is also a membsr of the Bar
tenders union, denounced prohibition as
unlawful and intemperate.
Judge Babeock of Cleveland said prohi-
bition always has been and always will
be a dismissal Of law and dismal failure.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
NASHVILLE MAN TO
HELP BALLINGER

Washington, February Ain order to
permit the arrival in the city of counsel
for Ballinger and to allow counsel to be-
come familiar with the case, the Ballin-
er-Pinchot investigation committee ad-
journed its hearing today until next Fri
day February IL.
1t developed at the brief public session
of the committee that, under date of Feb
ruary 2, Chairman Nelson wrote TO Secre-
tary Ballinger saying he had been direct
ed by the members to suggest to him the
Importance of being represented by coun-
sci.
John j. Vertrees of Nashville. Tenn,
and Carl Rasch, formerly United States
district attorney for Montana, have been
selected to represent Secretary Ballinger.
Land Commissioner Dennet and Field
Agent Schwartz in the investigation now
being held by the Senate committee In
the BallipRer-Pinchot controversy
1t appears that Mr.. Vsrtrees and Mr..
Resch are privately employed and their
fees paid by Secretary Ballinger.
Mr.. vertrees Is said by Secretary Dick
inson to be probably the leader of the bar
in Tennessee, q man without desire for
advertisement and with little regard for
money. Justice Horace II. Lurton, the
newly-appointed member of the supreme
bench. Is understood to have been a
strong indorser of Mr.. Vertrees.
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Another Drops Ont OF
Senatorial Contest

Jackson. Miss. February 4.-(special)-
The result of the caucussing this after
noon points plainly to the defeat OF ex-
Governor Vardaman for the United States
Senate, though he received one more vote
than he ever has had before.
At a caucus of the candidates and the
friends of candidates who are counted
as the opposition to Vardaman, held in
the senate chamber just before the gem
eral caucus, the name of c. II. Alex
ander, one OF the leading candidates for
the nomination, was eliminated by ballot,
Mr. Alexander and his friends agree
ing to stand by the action Of the private
caucus to the bitter end, and all of them
making patriotic speeches to that effect,
so that no i'll feeling was engendered.
Each of. the four, Percy, Kyle, Byrd
and Alexander. 1t is stated, offered to
withdraw in order to break the deadlock.
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High Cost OF LiUing
Explained In Detail

New York, February 4.-With the grand
jury and prosecutor of Hudson county
investigating the food situation, as af-
fected by cold storage reserves, and
the service of the common carriers both
the railroads and the NeN York poul-
try and game trade came out today
with explanations of their part In the
high cost of living. All of the roads
from the west have their freight termi-
nails in Jersey City, (Hudson county,
and most of the packers have their
slaughter houses and cold storage plants
adjacent to the freight yards.
The freight agents of the Lackawanna
railroad, the Erie and the Pennsylvania
and the managers of Swift & Co.'S plant
and three other refrigerathg houses tes-
titled today before the grand jury. In
cidentally 1t developed that the United
States government is the principal Gus
toner OF the Union Terminal Cold Stor-
age company of Jersey City, one of the
largest plants under investigation The
supplies are used to feed the various
garrisons near New York
Representatives of the eastern railroads
lssueu tonigHl statement IN part as
follows:
AT time when every effort is being
made to fix the responsibility for higher
prices it should be made plain that the
railroads have not been in any way re-
sponsible for the increase in the cost of
living. They have been the victims of
high prices without benefiting from them
at all. If beef, pork, -four or any other
commodity costs more now than it cost
10 years ago. not even the fraction of a
cent can be charged to transportation.
Figures gathered by the interstate COM
merce commission show that freight rates
have steadily declined"
The game and poultry dealers said in
part:
If the storing of poultry in its natural
state is prohibited 1t will open up an
industry of canning 1t, and 1t is far more
wholesome in our opinion when frozen
than when canned II necessares are
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Washington, February 4.-(Special)-
Representative Page of North Carolina is
greatly amused over the frequent visits
of Tarheel republicans to the White
House and the long interviews handed
out TO newspaper men stationed there
telling of the number of congressional
seats the republicans are going to gain in
North Carolina in November.
Representative Page today said;
1.-THE fight is on between the rival re-
publican factions for two things-patron-
age and campaign funds. Giving these
gentlemen credit for being at least mod
erately well informed as to political prob
abilities in North Carolina, they must
know as does every well-informed person
that the Firth district viii as surely elect
a democrat to succeed Mr.. Morehead as
will the First district elect one OF that
faith 1t is equally as plain that with
conditions existing In the Tenth district
over the distribution of patronage that
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BACK TO THE FARM
SAYS EDUCATOR

Spokane, Wash. February 4.-(Special.)
A proposition whereby the congestion of
cities will be relieved, life made more at
tractive for the present residents Of the
rural districts and to increase the pro-
ductiveness of every acre of titled land In
America, has been submitted to President
c. Fl. Fassett of the Spokane chamber of
commerce by Gov M. E. Hay of Wash
ington.
The scheme is to have President Fassett
appoint a committee OF educators. busi-
ness and professional men to formulate
practical working plan for the country
life movement inaugurated by former
President Roosevelt.
Governor Hay believes. and is firmly
convinced that there are more dissatis-
fed people in the cities than In the coun-
try. He says It is not the adult popula-
tion of the country that flock to the citie
but the younger generation, who are at
tracted by the glare and glimmer of
better raiment, more leisure. less hard-
ship and more social advantages. The
city man in his wisdom, brain and BODY
weary of the maelstrom or strenuous
commercialism, looks longingly at the
green fields, the river and the hills yet
breads the bad roads, poor schools, limited
social intercourse and many other conoi-
tions which must be rectifled.
when the dommittee makes its report
which is expected shortly, the governor
will appoint chairmen of committees
throughout the state to start the work
of a permanent organization which prom
ises to be one OF the most far-reaching
and important movements ever attempted
in America. Intensive farming makes con-
ditions ideal in the inland empire FOR tho
successful establishment of Roosevelt
IDEAS
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Toledo, February 4.-Unable to ef-
feet an organization because of the
deadlock over the admission of the
miners delegates from Illinois in the
absence of the operators of that state,
the Joint wage conference of the BIZ
luminous coal operators and miners of
Ohios Indiana and Pennsylvania ad-
journed tonight sine die.
No provision was made for another
meeting. This. 1t is declared, does
not mean necessarily suspension OF
work at the expiration of the present
contract April 1. This would affect all
of the bituminous districts controlled by
clared at their indianapolis conven-
tion that no district should sign wage
scale until the scales for all districts
were negotiated.
Both sides have declared, however,
nat they will not recede on the Illinois
proposition. Some plan may be worked
out to get the miners and operators
together again before April /.
What this will be. neither President
Thomas Lewis of the miners, nor the
leading operators could say tonight.
1t may be a call for another con-
vention or the selection of repre-
sentative scale committee. President
Lewis expressed the belief that some
adjustment can be made before April
l. He said that he had certain plans
but added that he could not say what
they were.
A meeting OF the international exec
utive board OF the miners was called
to meet there tomorrow morning. The
night session lasted but short time.
AS no one had anything to say, the
futility of continuing the session was
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MEDICAL SUPPLY
DEPOT is BURNED

New York, February 4.-For the second
ply depot of the United States army was
burned out of its headquarters today,
this time with a loss estimated at between
$750.00O and 81 .o0O,OOO resulting. There was
no loss of life, but frequent explosions
from 1900 cases of gasoline, 1000 cases of
benzine, 800 gallons of turpentine and
large quantities of alcohol made the
work of the firemen extremely perilous.
Maj. Edwin P. Wolfe. in command, was
badly singed in one of the explosions and
but for the timely arrival of hook and
ladder company would have been burned
to death. The cause of the fire is un-
known.
Fully as serious as the monetary loss to
the government is the inconvenience to
the sanitary department of the place
and a canal valued at thousapds
of dollars will have to be recon-
structed. 1t Is feared a serious short
age in supplies that were to have been
shipped to the isthmus of Panama will be
experienced.
Major Wolfe discovered the fire. He
smelled smoke and stepping out of his
office to the hallway, saw flames licking
up the elevator shaft He tried to tackle
II with hand fire extinguisher, Instant
ly there was an explosion, a great gush
of flame, and the major was painfully
burned about the face and hands. He
then began to look for a way downstairs
and found that the freight elevator shaft
was also a fiery furnace and escape cut
OF. The major was seen at a window and
firemen ran up an extension ladder. He
and his SO-odd employees and assistants
were all brought safely to the street.
One man jumped down the elevator
shaft on the heads of eight other persons
below him. There was some complaint
over this, but no broken bones were re-
ported.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
POSTAL SAYINGS
BILL CRITICISED

Washington, February 4.-Senator
Hepburn today completed his criticisms
of the postal savings bank bill in the
Senate, but aside from his speech lit
tie progress was made in the consider
alton of the measure 1t will be be-
fore the Senate tomorrow and Senator
Carter, in charge of the measure, ex-
poets a vote on it not later than next
Thursday.
Mr.. Hepburn declared the bill had
been drawn so loosely that If enacted
into law it must inevitably result in
scandal. 1t should, said he, be safe
guarded or carefully gone over like
past legislation. He said the corpora
tion tax law which had already proved
unsatisfactory went through too quick.
Detailing his objections to the bill he
said there was no provision for secur-
ing deposits; that in providing for
secrecy regarding deposits it would
provide a shield for dishonesty. and
said that In the end it would be found
to be impossible to find Investment for
the postal savings funds.
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Republicans Fooled
About North Carolina

that district will elect democrat TO sue
ceed Mr.. Grant.
THE returns from Missouri. where a
democrat was elected to succeed the la
mented DeArmond by majority much
greater than that stalwart democrat had
at the last election, show the drift that
will leave Mr.. Cowles at home after the
next election, and send to the Sixty-sec-
ond Congress a solid democratic delega-
tion from North Carolina to participate
in the organization of a democratic House
and the enactment Of democratic doctrine
into law
Postmaster General Hitchcock and
Chairman Mckinley OF the republican
congressional committee are in New York,
where. 1t is reported, they go to COM
mence5 the work OF gathering campaign
funds for the congressional campaign.
Even IL they do not get what they believe
they should. the republican chest will not
be empty. The congressional committee,
with some foresight, reorganized it's ex-
ecutive committee, and made 1t up OF
men whose aggregate wealth will foot up
about 500 100000.
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famous [Oyc1H Case Is De-
!. cile1 In Favor Of th3 Man
Who Vas BOIco'tsd
CASE WILL Be TAKEN
TO THE SUPREME COURT
Attorney for the Plaintiff Declares the
Result to Mean That sherman
Law VIII Protect the Hfer-
chants Business.

Hartford. Conn, February 4.-The
"declaration OF independence" is what
Attorney Davenport calls the verdict
of s22e ,0c0 rendered day in the Until
ed states court by the jury in the suit
CT D. E. Loewe of Danbury against zoo
hatmakers of this state. After having
been out over two hours the jury or
dered actual damages of s71,0O0 to
the plaintiff, but as the suit was
brought under the Sherman anti-t t,uss
law triple danagcs can be recovered.
There was a remarkable scene in
court when the verdict was announced.
The defendants in attendance were
stunned for time and then in groups
excitedly and dejectedly discussed the
verdict.
1t is estimated that the costs in the
case will amount to at least $lo'ooo
and these, with the counsel fees, may
bring the bill against the United Hat
ters of North America to fully quar-
ter of a million dollars
Speaking in regard to tae significance
of the verdict in the case which Is
kind ever tried in this country. At
,orney Davenport, counsel for the
flaintiff, said.
FIRST. it means that individual mem
bers of labor unions are pound by the
action of their officers and they can
not allow them 10 do as they please
"secondIy, it means that thc sher-
man antitrust law proterFs manufac-
turers and merchants from boycott
attacks
In substance, it is a new declara-
tion of independence
The plaintiff, ID. e. Loewe, was sur
rounded by friends in the court room
and congratulated upon the outcome
He said that If he had not won he
would have had to so out of busl-
ness.
Judge Platt. in his charge, praetic-
ally instructed the jury to bring in
verdict for the plaintiff. He said the
only question for them to decide was
one of damages and these were to be
pased upon the losses sustained by the
plaintiff between July, 1902, and Sep
tember 1903, the period during which
The boycott against the Loewe fac
tory was maintained.
A bill of exceptions will be filed by
the defense and the case will be car
1ied to the federal court of appeals and
the United States supreme court
The suit, which was for $240,O0c dam
ages, has been on trial for IL weeks.
II was instituted by the Anti-Boycott
society through Mr. Loewe, but 1t is
understood the damages are to go to
the Danbury hatmakers. The expense
,of defending the suit falls upon the
United Hatters of North America.
No Statement on Decision.
Washington, February 4.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, and Frank Nor
vison, secretary, when told of the de-
cision against the hatters, said they
had no statement to make.
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Wage Conference Is
Barren OF Results

expressed by President Lewis. His
suggestion for dividing the response
bility for adjournment was followed.
A delegate from the miners moved
to adjourn and one from the opera
tors concurring in it resulted in call
for the motion. The vote resulted
unanimously in favor of the motion.
The situation Is admittedly serious.
When the convention this afternoon
reached the point where 1t became nee
essary to organize the conference,
President Lewis of the miners, who is
temporarily presiding officer, said that
there appeared to be nothing to do but
adjourn.
other miners and several of the op-
orators expressed the same opinion but
the convention continued in session
withou any apparent object in view,
neither side appearing as willing to
- the initiative OF proposing an ad-
journment.
Speeches were made and finally reg
ular procedure was dropped and the op-
orators and delegates began talking
matters over among themselves. This
continued until the recess.
The deadlock was brought about by
a division on all points between the
miners and operators, voting by states.
The miners refused to agree to seat
Ing the delegates from other states
until the Illinois miners were included.
The rules require a unanimous vote on
each proposition.
The operators stood firm on the
ground tnat the Illinois operators had
notified both parties that they would
not be bound by any agreement
reached here.
The deadlock followed a parliament
tary battle. The skirmlsh opened in the
afternoon with the statement of Chair
man P. II. Kenna that the credentials
committee. to which the matter was re-
ferred back this afternoon, had disa-
greed as to the Illinois delegates.
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Alexander was finally decided upon and
his withdrawal was announced when the
caucus met late today. OF this vote
IA went to Kyle, 10 to Percy, one to
Byrd, one to Critz and the remaining
eight votes, which have chung to him all
through the contest, went to the opposi-
ton, bringing Mr.. Vardaman within 10
votes of the goal.
The caucus adjourned till Monday night,
but in view of the fact that Mardi Gras
is on at New Orleans 1t is not probable
that there will be another caucus ballot
before next Tuesday or Wednesday
night.
The first ballot in the cauens today re-
suited as follows: Vardaman 10, Kyle
%, Percy 49, Byrd %. Street 4, Alex
ander 2, Humphreys l. Total ia. Neces-
sary to choice, SS.
the second ballot resulted: Vardaman
rs, Percy As, Kyle q, Byrd Il, Street g.,
scattering L. Total, ia. Necessary to
choice. 49, Adjournment was taken until
Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
CHAMPION EATER
LOSES HIS PLACE

New York, February 4.--John H. Doo-
ner, superintendent of buildings in the
days of Richard Croker and subsequently
a foreman of city laborers at $1,000 a year,
was removed from office today for lack
of work.
Dooner was little known to the public
but to the old residents he was known
as a wit and champagne drinker Dooner
once said champagne was not an intoxi-
cant. He said 1t was simply a satisfying
beverage. Dooner boasted of never al
lowing himself more than four quarts a
day and used to counteract the heating
effect by quart Of Ice cream for break
fast the next morning. Dooner once
printed over his own signature the fol-
lowing menu for what he considered a
big meal:
Three dozen large oysters; eight brook
trout, boiled; two portions of picked crab
meat; one sirloin steak: three portions of
cold asparagus; five baked potatoes; one
whole hot inlnce pie; one quart and a pint
of champagne-if you find friend to
buy it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
SEINE HAS FALLEN
NEARLY TEN FEET

Paris, February AT noon the river
Seine had fallen nearly 10 feet from
Its crest Among todays American
contributions to the relief fund was
81 5000 from former United States Sem
ator william A. Clark of Montana. The
amount of the British contribution has
now forged ahead of the total from the
United States by $4,000.
Ambassador Bacon, In reply to an
inquiry from Boston, has cabled that
tho distress Of tho victims. who in
clude thousands Of workmen in en-
forced idleness, Is likely to be pro-
longed and that additional contribu-
tions would be splendid form OF
charity.
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COLONEL HERBERT
IS MUCH BETTER

Baltimore, February 4.-(special.)-
Col. Hilary Herbert showed more i'm
provement today than he has at any
time since he has been at the Johns
Hopkins hospital.
When he first went to the hospital
DR.. Hugh II. Young. his attending sur
geon, believed it would be necessary
to perform an operation, but Colonel
Herbert has shown such marked I'M
provement that 1t looks as II the knife
will not have to be applied.
He is suffering from intestinal trou-
bles.
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COMPLETE TIE-UP WILL
BE CAUSED BY STRIKE

Bethlehem. Pa. February All indi-
cations point to a complete tie-up of the
machine shops connected with the Beth
lehem Steel Works here.s
The strike. which began this morning
by the walkout of about 500 men, spread
later in the day until nearly 1900 en-
ployes had quit work.
1t Is said tonight that the 1900 men en-
ployed in No. machine shops will follow
the example Of their fellow workmen to-
morrow morning.
The men quit work because they were
refused time and half for Ill extra
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Louisville. February 4-Dr. G. F.
Casna, a physician of Highland Park.
a Louisville suburb. today was held to
the grand jury on charge of con-
spiracy to defraud the Louisville Rail-
way company. Mrs. Arch Tyler, q wit
ness. testified that she overheard DR..
Cessna tell her husband how he could
treak his leg In order to make good
his complaint of injuries received
while aliEhtin from street car THE
d6ctor told my huSUtfid 10 bind his leg
with heavy twins. lift his leG up ana
striks Il WITH : heiantr." ttltlAe1 Nse'
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New York, February 4.-Kuhn. Loeb
4 Co.. declined to make any statement
regarding their reported connection
with the National Packing company. 1t
n understood that none OF the friiis
nepresen ia t1ves has yet been sub
1o6haed in connection with the pro-
pc1ed inveatieation 4
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-Four MidsAipmen Resign.

Annapolis. Nd. February 4.-Four
midshipmen were allowed to resign
from tho service today, having been
found deficient in one or more studies In
the recent semi-annual examinations.
Two were dropped yesterday. and It 10
understood that some others may be
allowed to resign and some will be
dropped.
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taken from our market for a good por-
ton of the year, as they will be If pend
ing legislation is enacted. prices on these
products will rise, and the result will be
a further increase in the cost of lfv-
Ing
Advance in food prices is due. in our
opinion, solely to the natural relations
of supply and demand. The urban popu-
latlon has increased wonderfully. and the
farming industry has not kept pace"
The New York City Federation of Wom-
ems clubs. at its annual meeting today,
passed resolutions condemning the beef
trust, but the delegates refused to pledge
themselves to a boycott. and a motion to
start postal card campaign was also
lost