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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07
Fierce BlizZdrd Is
 Sweeping The East

The average temperature in New York city was Il above zero. as compared with 46 on the same day last year and 90 the average temperature for the same day for the last three years.
 The intense cold drove hundreds of homeless men and women to the munici- pal lodging houses for shelter tonight. Three hundred and seventy-two male der elicts had been housed by midnight. while 20 women and children were taken in. Park Row and the Bowery were swept of their nocturnal population by the coldest wind of the season.
 The cold area, moderating as it ex- tends south, reached far as Florida where frost was experienced. Z
 Three Below Zero N
 Buffalo, N. Y., February 6.-Thref os grees below zero was registered he, s<S o'clock tonight, the lowest temp c in several years. A slight fal l<z S sw accompanied the drop in the teu.O,os ire. One fisherman was frozen to sS and two others, believed to have M S sini- lar fate. are missing Her lnyder, the dead fisherman, was fora2 .-his sled with his dogs two miles Sn Lake Erie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07
Below Zero at Utica

Utica, N r., February 6.--The thermom- eters in Utica range from F to IA below zero late tonight. At Fulton Chain, 90 de- grees below zero was reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07

the head which produced the irresis.-..e Impression of a hero. He advanced like a. buccaneer, like 8 man inquest of ad- venture king among his suDJects Ina nash I saw in this spectacle play. returned to the barnyard many times and rapidly the framew eEke of the play was constructed in my mind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07
Coldest of the Winter

Philadelphia, February 6--With the thermometer registering below zero, tonight is the coldest experienced here this winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-02-07

"I never saw q better witness The foregoing, in reference to Glavls' long ordeal on the witness stand and the in- ability of Root, Nelson ct al. to shaks his testimony showing up Ballinger, is the opinion of former District Attorney Will liam Travis Jerome. who spent day lis
 tening to the testimony. The famous ex- prosecuting officer of New York consd
 CTS Glavis remarkable man. He Is but 26 years of age. l9t.l.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-01

has big business blocks Of several
stories. With high ceilings, double
walls and wide galleries, on account
of the heat. 1t is a city Of enormous
hotels which are lighted by electricity
and cooled by electric fans. 1t has
capital. and also churches. libraries,
museums and schools.
The white population, all told,
numbers only about five thousand,
the remainder being Asiatics OF Narl-
Gus kinds. But these FIVE thousand
are the lords of creation ana many OF
them live in magnificent villas sur
rounded hy botanical gardens q the
trees and plants Of the tropics.
How il is Governed.
The administration Of the colony is
in the hands of q governor. aided by
an executive %ouncil and there IS q
little legislature which makes the
laws. There are Chinese in both
council and legislature and altogether
the government is something Of "a
Democracy. Singapore has its own
municipal body. some of whose mem
DeTs are elected by the tax payers n
some appointed by the governor.
The present governor of the island
is Sit John Anderson. who is also
high commissioner for the federated
MALAY states and for the British col
onies in Borneo. He is q Scotchman
who was a member of the Rering sea
arbitration in London. years ago, and
who has hcId various other important
offices.
The governor of Singapore receives
a GOOD salary and he lives like a lord.
His palace here IS finer than the
Whit House and he maintains q
court somewhat similar to that Of the
Nicerov of India. He gives q great
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-01

bail upon the kings birthday. AM
TO this everybody who is anybody get:
an initiation. Indeed il IS SAFE tina
every one who is not in Jail 1T the
Time is invited.
of society. They REMIND Gle of al
old college friend who attended every
funeral within ten miles Of his home
When asked why. he said: Il always
ike to go to gatherings. That *
the way with these Singapore people
They like gatherings. and the, have
clubs OF all sind to hrin" themselves
into company. Some ere for sport
ing, rowing. cricket ana lawn tennis,
and others are devoted to art. read
ing and edGcatiun- There is 4 mag
nificent clubhouse at the md OF /
wide stretch Of lawn next the h3ibrr
and a COuntrv club three miles inland
at which dances and theatricals are
frequently given. There 2re many
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-01

piclics and outings Of various kinds.
The city IS semi-intellectHaf. l
mean as far az the whites are on
cerned. II fsahles Public Library
contains 1900 NoiumeS, and has also
ii museum relating to the Straits Set
Elements. The lily has four English
newspapers, two Chinese iailies, =
Malay weekly and two other journals
published in East Indian dialects. Al
together the town is vide awake, and,
| regret to say, in many aspects VIDE
open. OF the latter feature how
ever, YOU must come mere Yourself
to learn.
Missionary and the I5.cs.
And speaking OF the widc op.nntsS
of Singapore, such conditions arc 10
be found without much searching ~
every ENTER OF the far east. There
is more truth Than poetry in the suG-
gestion contained in this verge of
Kipling:
Take me somewhere east Of Suez
Where the best is like the worst.
Where there amt no Ten Command
And you've not to raise a thirst"
At the same time there are
churches and chapeIs everywhere and
as many good people Is BAD. We
have an American Methodist Episco-
pal mission here with thirty of our
own citizens in charge as teachers ana
preachers. | have found thriving
American missions in every ASi&tIc
country | have visited, and 1 lI%
Christian work supported by our peo-
pie, is going on III Burma and india.
This question of missions and the
university Of human depraEitN re
minds me of a story ! heard here IL
Illustrating that one finds what lac
looks for. The story might be en-
titled: The Missionary versus the
Tiger" Tnn incident occurred or a
steamer going up the Bay Of BcngaI.
A clustering. boastful E~nE1iShnan on
board was blowing about his fcats Of
hunting in Hindustan. He monupo-
lized the conversation and told thrill
ling stories Of his experiences with
the wild beasts OF the jungle. and es-
pecially Of his many adventures with
tigers. At one point in the CONVEX
sation a quiet, refined man in black
happened to remark that he also had
been in India and engaged in mission
airy work there. Upon this the hunt
er blurted forth with q sheer:
A missionary in India. Why.
man, l have been six months in India
and | never saw a missionary
We'll, as to that" rejoined the
other. You have been talking all
day about tigers. Now / want 10 tell
YOU tina | have been twenty-five years
in India and in all that time / have
never seen q tiger.
But perhaps YOU didn't lroE for
tigers" said the hunter.
CONTINUED on Page Sixteen.)
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-01

in this part Of the world can lie large
~ increased, and he that if
an American bazaar We're established
mere by some Of our big exporting
throughout the peninsula. it wouIi be
OF great value. He tells me THAI the
balance OF trade is now much against
Us. we buy about S20, 000. 600 worth
OF TIN. hides, gambler and Other
Things OF the Straits Settlements and
sell something like $4,000. GEO worth
of flour. oils, machinery. drugs ana TO-
bacco in return. This region is
steadily growing in trade and IMPORT
ance, and the English and Germans
are nursing their commerce and push
ing their goods III all possible ways.
mere is TO doubt but that we should
use Singapore as q center from Which
islands, but India and the far east as
Well. This is especially SO since
singapore lies right on the main road
to the Philippines and vessels from
n eastern United States could call
here on their way.
John Bulls Rich Colony.
lndecd, 1t might pay u officials to
study this colony With a view to the
development of our Asiastic island
to tote the white mans burden better
than any other Caucaeians. They
took hold Of this island over ninety
Years ago. when it was a Jungle, and
they have now made one part of it
the most important commercial center
o. the Tar east. They have cut
down much Of the tropical vegetation
and have reduced it TO profitable
farms. They have built up on the
shores of the island one of the finest
cities Of Asia. Singapore has two or
three hundred thousand people. 1t
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-01
SOME ODD FEATURES OF The
ISLAND OF SNAKES MI
TIGERS.

The Cobra and the Pyth0n-The
Dainty Meal of a Nan-Eater-A
story With a Moral or the Mission
AIRY Versus Tiger-HOw John Bull
Manages a COlOny-American
= Trade-EOrtuneS in Rubber and
How a Sultan Makes Over $4,000 an
Ncre-SOciaI Singapore.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-01

finished his feast and walked out Of
hut, leaving the boy overhead un-
disturbed.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
MOUNTAIN Of COAL
CRUSHES OUT LIFE
Workmen Are Buried Under Hun
dred Tons of 1t While Working
on East River, New York.

NEW YORK. Jan. 31.--With safety
in sight after facing a horrible death
for more than six hours, Nicholas
Nedendock. was finally crushed 10
death under many tons of coal In
chute OF the Independent Ice Co.. at
Eighty-second-st, and the East River
early today. His body has not yet
been recovered. Two other men,
Charles Moher,. chief engineer and
Charles Cooper, who were directing
the work of rescue were also caught
Under the coal and are in the hos
pital in q serious condition. Neden-
dock was standing at the mouth OF a
chute which is used to get the coal
into the boiler room OF the massive
plant, watching the coal slide down.
here were 200 tons In the pile above
the chute which is about SIX feet
square at the mouth. but reducs In
size as it gets to the bottom, eight
feet below.
In some manner the Snoring support
ing the big coal pile gave way and
Nedendcck was swept of his feet and
down the chute with much of the
small coal on top of him. He could
be heard crying for help and iremen
and policemen, aided by the employees
OF the plant sought TO get him out by
digging at the vast pile OF coal.
For a time Nedenock was able to
direct their course and just as It
looked as though he would be reached
more Of the supports at the top OF
the coal pile gave way and one hun
dIcd tons piled down on the mouth
of the chute, covering Moher and
Cooper who were on the edge Of the
mouth OF the chute and burying
Nedendock To the depth Of many feet.
Moher and Cooper were dug out and
rushed to the hospital and the search
for Nedendock's body is still in prog
ress
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
LOOT REVEALED
BY SECRET DOOR
Detective By Accident Discovers
Meat and Produce Stolen From
Freight Cars; One Arrest Made.

No, gentle reader. this is not a selec-
ton from act three at the Lafayette.
Il happened right here in old Detroit.
sunday. Detective Asa Bowden. OF
Delray station. and Detective Grant.
OF the Pere Marquette. hot on the tran
OF gang OF car thieves, searched In
vain through the home OF John
Szlakas, No. 115 Barron-ave. They
were sure that there was a lot Of
plumber there
Suddenly Bowden. in disgust, kicked
a barrel In the attic. II rolled against
a secret panel, door flew open, and
there. in a large room. was fully $500
worth OF plumber from railroad cars,
There was a whole sheep, two lolns
Iof pork, six chickens. a tub OF lard,
four barrels OF -four. six crooks Of
butter, and canned goods In great
quantities. There was a typewriter
too; a case OF varnish, and a quantity
OF silks and dress goods and clothing.
The house Is built in the "Y." a
triangle surrounded by the Wabash,
Pere Marquette and Michigan Central
railroads.
While the officers were looking over
the plumber. Mrs .Szlakas hurried over
20 the home OF William s. Sparkling.
No. "a Day-st. Bowden followed her.
and found more loot in the Sparkling
home. John Batter. a roomer In the
Szlakas home. was arrested Szlaka3
Gid not so home, Sunday night Spar
ling Is also missing
The loot was taken 10 Delray sta
tion. IL made four patrol wagon loads.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
VETERAN EDITOR DEAD.
Thomas M. Sheriff. of Trenton Times,
Expires Suddenly.

Thomas NJ. Sheriff, editor Of the
Trenton Times and treasurer OF the
Eastern Michigan Press club. died
suddenly in his Trenton home. Sunday
morning. He had been in poor health
for several weeks. but was able TO at
tend the annual meeting Of the press
club in Detroit last week, when he
was elected treasurer for the sixth
consecutive term.
Mr.. Sheriff was one of Michigan's
pioneer editors. He was born In Fall
River, Mass. Jan. IA. 1S4i. and came
10 Detroit when he was nine years
old He began his newspaper career
as a newsboy in Niles, and, by saving
his earnings. accumulated enough
money 20 start a newsstand. Later he
founded a paper in Niles.
Mr.. Sheriff was also the founder
and publisher OF the Mendon Globe
and the Kalamazoo Herald. From
Kalamazoo he went 20 Trenton He
was an active member OF the Epis-
copal church In Trenton and chaplain
OF the Masonic lodge in that village.
He was twice married, his first wife
having died in 1891. He leaves a
widow and four children. Mrs A. B.
Anderson. Chicago; Mrs c. d. Ayres.
and Mrs. ]. p. Squire, of Detroit. and
Herbert T. Sheriff of Oakland Cal.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
FALLS TO HIS DEATH.
Armenian Tumbles Down Stairs
Others Injured in Accidents.

Armenian Tumbles Down Stairs
Others Injured in Accidents.
Kazar Sahagian. an Armenian. fell
backward down the stairway OF his
iooming-house, No 11s Solvay-ave..
Sunday afternoon, striking on the back
OF his head and fracturing his skull.
Ia died as the result of his injuries.
Sunday night, in Solvay hospital.
Sahagian was carrying a heavy parcel
upstairs. and lost bis balance.
Mrs. John Klein No. 1879 West
Warren-ave., slipped and fell on an icy
sidewalk. while going home from
mass in ST. Leo's church Sunday morn
ing. Her right leg was fractured.
Creedons ambulance took her 10 her
home.
John Young. a G. A. r. man from
Minnesota, fell at Cass and Grand
River-aves. Saturday night and was
painfully cut about the head. He was
taken TO Grace hospital He said he
was visiting friends in Detroit, but
could not remember their name OF
/ address.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01

Feed-Bran. s26: fine middlings. $50;
coarse middlings. Ss6, cracked corn,
s2S, coarse corn meal. S2S' corn anu
oats chop. SO ton.
Flour - Michigan patents In wood.
best. S6.35. ordinary patents, telo.
straight S605. clear, SO Dbl Rye hour
-Si.65 hbl
OIIs-Raw linsced, Use: boiled linseed.
zoe. Diamond headlight kerosene, Sac.
Perfection. 10c; EOcene, i2c; Grown
gasoline. l3c> gal, turpentipe In barrel
lots. sac gal
I'roViSi0ns-AIess pork, SEA go. family
polk. S2i.75035, medium clear. a2oQ
20; smoked hams, ibc, dry salted hris-
kets. lee. shoulders, i2hc, picnic hat1s
- Nc bacon, l6N l6iac. lard In ierces'
14if Hi5iac, kettle rendered 10 &c 10
Sugar--Quotations corrected daily by
w. III Edgar a. Co: Crystal domlnoes,
S795 Eagle tablets, $3.50; cut loai'
S6.40: cubes. S5.65: NNNN powdered
s5.S5: standard. powdered, $3.50, gran
ulated. extra coarse. $3.50. granulated.
fine. In bulk. $50; gran9lated, in 2S-lo.
cotton hays s. as Michigan sranulat-
ed. $3.50; diamond A. $3.50; confession
lers' A. S5.35. No. l. $40; No. :, s9Ae,
No. 3. {5.35. No. 4, S5.30. No. >, ss.25,
No 6. sE.sO No. z. S5.t5: No. ). $40.
No. ,. t6O5. No. 10. So, No. II; si.9955;
No H. $3.50. No. IS. Sass. No H.
Sass; No. Is. Si.S5 per 100 pounds
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
CAUSES EMPLOYERS ARREST.
Mary Fitzhenry Says Samuel Ben
Ianin Owes Her $500.

Samuel Benjamin, recently in the
millinery business at No 666 Michi-
gan-ave., was arrested. Saturday
night, on a capias issued on complaint
of Miss Mary Fitzhenry, who says
Benjamin owes her $500 for money
borrowed, and two years wages.
Miss Fitzhenry was formerly I'm the
millinery business at Chene-st., and
Gratiot-ave.. but was compelled to
give up business when her father died
hen she went to work for Benjamin
at 81 per week. Benjamin borrowed
the insurance money she got on her
fathers lie. she says, and gave her
chattcl mortgage. Meanwhile she
worked without wages. She charges
that BENJAMIN removed most OF his
stock so that when he failed recently
he had only $50 in assets.
Benjamin says he doesn't owe the
womaW a cent He says she got her
board from him and dollar or two
week. AS to the mortgage. he says,
he did all he could TO protect her.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
YOUNG PEPIT0 ARRI0LA
is WONDERFUL PIANIST

Pepito Arriola. a manly little lad of
twelve years, dressed rather infantile
even for his tender years. played a
program OF piano compositions Sun
day Afternoon in the Garrick theater
that might well have staggered a
mature musician. In appearance he
looked like q reproduction of a paint
ing. while his manner was serious and
his way Of going about the business of
the afternoon quite matter-of.fact
Detroiters had a personal interest
IN the childs playing from the fact
that be had been taught by Alberto
Jonas OF Berlin. formerly OF Detroit
He is Spanish like his master, Mr.
Jonas. He plays in remarkable man
ner. and that grand old martinez Les
chetiteky himself. could scarcely ask
for a better rendition of his Octaves
Etude than Pepito gave them. His
mastery of this composition was moth
ing short of wonderful, but for that
matter so was his grasp of the techi-
cal difficulties of LISTS Arrangement
OF Bach's fantastic and fuge for organ
and the same masters arrangement
Of Paganini's Campanella. At the
cenclusion of the latter which finish
"a the program. Master Arriola was
obliged to play an encore. the audi.
ence refusing to leave the theater un.
al he again seated himself at his in.
stTument
A group OF Chopin preludes were
Beautifully played and altogether the
afternoon was one of thorough inter
est and enjoyment. the splendid little
artist deserving the enthusiasm shown
by the audience which was unfortun-
nkeiy only fair-slzed. Pepito gives
promise Of becoming one of tho
worlds great virtuosi. He already
has a marvellous techical equipment
and with added years he will develope
IN interpretatlve faculty and musical
feeling. In the meantime, IL seems
pity that such child should be forced
to public exhibitions OF his great 4
immature gifts. The public is not al
keen about musical prodigies as It wa,
once and there are few people ex
copting perhaps that Fortunately
small contingent OF seekers after new
sensation. but regret seeing a chilC
on concert or stage in those years o
his or her life when romping child
hood should have it's sway instead o
forced brain production.
Because OF the interest shown n
Master ArrioIa's playing and the sue
cess OF hts initial appearance, return
recital has been arranged. and this re
markable chiId-artist will be heard
aeain in the Garrick Tuesday after
noon. Feb. s. at o'clock.
Frau Tilly Koenen. a Dutch con
ifalto OF cmlnence in her own country
Will be heard In the Garrick Sunday
afternoon. Feb. ls.
ELLA NAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times., 1910-02-01
TAT ORDERS PROBE
into HIGH PRICES
Ways and Means Committee of
House Will Investigate Increased
Cost of Living.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 31.-The ways
AID means committee Of the house to
day decided TO probe into the causes
Of the high cost OF living
The sub committee was appointed
to report at the next meeting OF the
whole committee, JUST how the inyesli-
cation shall be carried on.
II Is stated this afternoon that the
decision Of the committee was the d.
rect result OF word conveyed from the
White House by Rep. Longworth
rep. Ohio.
NEW YORK. Jan. 3l.-A postal
card crusade, in which every woman
ia the United states will be asked TO
write postal card 10 President Tar
asking him TO break the meat trust,
is being organized by Ms. Anita Com
fort Brooks, president OF the Gotham
club, who has already sent out 1000
letters 10 women urging them 20 write
the president. and TO ask all their
friends TO do the same. Mrs. Brooks
has already written the president.
Ii Is proposed that an endless chain
OF letters be sent 10 President Taft,
notifying him that the women of Am
erica expect him 10 smash the meat
trust
II the crusade on the meat trust in
this way should be successful. Mrs
Brooks will then turn her attention
to the Fish ring which she declares,
has boosted the price OF fish since the
boycott on meat was Instituted.
While New York hotel keepers deny
that they have reduced their daily
orders for fresh meat, they will admit
that they have found many more Gus
toners who daily take a vegetarian
diet. attribute this wholly 10 the anti
meat trade. The west side anti-meat
league has pasted up 10000 big posters
all over the fashionable west side,
urging people 10 abstain from meat
until the price is reduced
From present indications, the meat
trust has it's back up and is going
| 10 fight the boycotters just as hard as
the boycotters fight the trust. The
trusts method will be simple. Il will
stop killing in its Chicago, Indianap
/ oils and other western plants. cuTtail
/ the shipments OF dressed meat %
points where the boycott is in force
and then raise the price on the
grounds OF Shortage in supplies.
Meat dealers declare there Is a
mutual understanding between all the
! big packers in this matter, and point
TO the fact that all the representa-
tives OF packers received, the same
day. the same general letter 70 Stiff
en- up the price of meat and fight
| back"
The program of the packers is said
to be 10 add one cent per pound to
the wholesale price of all grades Of
meat. and leave the retailers to fight
II out with his customers.