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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
DIVISION AMONG
CHURCH LEADERS

Lewisburg, Va, May 24.-Faced with
a division amongst leaders that seemed
well nigh irreconcilable, the general
assembly of the Southern Presbyterian
church today postponed for one year
action on the question of attitude of
the church toward marriages and di-
vorce. The resolution for postpone
ment was based on the fact that there
is not sufficient time for thorough de-
liberation on such an important sub
ject.
lie same committee which has had
the subject under consideration for a
year was continued. The committee
reported it had been unable to agree.
two of it's members being in favor of
the assembly keeping hands off and
two in favor of recognizing only adul-
terry as n ground for divorce, but al
lowing the guilty party to remarry
when the church was convinced of re-
pentance. Two had not made up their
minds.
DR.. r. A. Webb of Louisville, KY. 70
remedy this condition, DR.. W. T. Hall
of Columbia, S. c., and T. r. Sampson
of Austin, Tex, were added to the COM
mittee.
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WITNESS CALLED IN
SUGAR SCANDAL

New York, May X-Washington B.
Thomas. president OF the American SUI
gar Refining company, has been sub
poenaed by the government and probably
will appear as witness at the trial
of Charles r. Heike. secretary treasurer
of the company. Heike, with five sub
ordnates, is being tried in the criminal
branch of the United States circuit court,
charged with conspiracy to defraud the
government by underweghing sugar.
Thomas appeared in court today with
Dr. Samuel D. Hooker of Philadelphia,
a director of the company, but left hur-
riedly after he was informed his pres
ence was not needed today. Just when
he will testify was not announced. As
he left the federal building the head of
the sugar trust said:
II have just been summoned here as
witness, that is all I know. l presume
/ will be called to the stand later |
really have no idea what 1t is the gov
ernment wishes to find out from me-
The name of Henry o. Havermeyer,
one time head of the trust, but now In
his grave. figured prominently in today's
testimony. 1t was brought out on cross
examination. by the defense In an at
tempt to clear Heike. The witness was
John A. Thompson. a bookkeeper In the
company's Wall street offices. He testi-
fed that Heike knew nothing about the
weights at the docks, but he could not
get as clean a record for James F. Ben
dernagel former cashier and one of the
defendants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
Protection OF Shippers
Aimed At In Railroad Bill

Washington, May 24.-Whether the
railroad bill shall prohibit increases in
railroad rates without the approval of
shall extend to six months the time
during which the commission may sus-
pend increased rates, was the question
before the Senate when 1t adjourned
today.
The session was devoted to argu-
ments in favor of the cummins provi-
sion prob ibiting increases without the
by Senators Borah and Dolliver. The
general contention was that such a re-
quirement was necessary for the pro-
lection of the shippers. This argument
was challenged by other senator's and
there was general debate in which Sen
ators Cummins,. Borah, Aldrich, Flint,
Rayner, Hepburn, william Alden Smith,
Martin, Clark of Arkansas, Clay and
Jones participated.
The suggestion for the extension of
the time during which the commission
may suspend rates for Investigation
was made by Senator Martin in the
course of Mr.. Cummins speech. His
proposition was that the Cummins pro-
vision should be amended by inserting
a provlso requiring that "a final de-
cison shall be rendered within six
months from the date in which the
schedule is filed"
1t was Immediately taken up by a
number of senator's on both sides and
soon became the basis of general cloak
room discussion of a compromise.
Senator Aldrich and his followers an
nounced their Willingness to accept it,
and Senators Dolliver and Cummins In
dicated a favorable inclination. Sena-
tor Rayner stated openly in the Sem
ate his willingness to adopt the sug-
gestfon and a number OF other demo-
Gratis privately acqciesced in his utter
ence. Many senators predicted it's ac-
ceptance when the question comes to
IL vote.
The regular republicans will prob
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
100000 GIVEN TO
SCHOOLS In SOUTH

New York. May 24-Appropriations of
more than 100000 were made today by.
the general education board for the en-
dowment of !. various colleges and for
work in the south. Among the appropria-
tions to colleges are: Central university,
Danvile, $75 900; Transylvania university,
Lexington. KY. s5O,O0O and in addition
to the sum appropriated for Central uni
versity. a like amount was subscribed at
the last meeting of the board,
In addition to these sums $4,000 was
appropriated for demonstration work In
agriculture in the south under the su-
the United States department OF agricul-
ture. This is designed to supplement
the work of the department especially in
states outside the territory affected by
the boil weevil to. which the department
does not extend this work. m
Another appropriation made today was
$31, ,450 for professors of secondary edu-
cation in the south. They are members
of the faculties of various state univer-
stiles who under salary from the board
establish high schools as feeders for the
universities.
Under this direction 7oS public high
schools have been established in the
south within the last few years and SIG
new buildings have been erected ~at a
cost of $5,S75. $50.
The general education board has con-
tributed in all to 70 colleges gifts total
ing $5,177,500. Twenty-nine applications
for endowments were considered at to-
days meeting, but no definite action was
taken there. The members of the hoard
who were present. at the meeting were
DR.. Judson, president OF the University
of Chicago; DR.. Charles ". Eliot pres
ident emeritus of Harvard university:
DR.. Edwin Alderman, president Of the
University of Virginia; DR.. Hollis b,
Frissel, president Of Hampton institute;
Or. Wickliff Rose of Washington, gem
eral agent of the Peabody education
fund; Frederick T. Gates. Robert c. Og-
den. Walter Fl. Page. John D. Rookie
feller, Jr.. Albert Shaw, Wallace But
trick and C. ]. Murphy of New York
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ably insist upon having the Martin
suggestion put In different form. AS
originally made 1t Is in the shape ol
amendment to the Cummins amend
inent but its acceptance In that form
would mean the ultimate acceptance of
the cummins provision as modified by
Martin.
In SO far as the Martin proviso was
discussed today 1t was considered As a
part of the Cunmins amendment.
Much difference of opinion regarding IL
arose as to whether the old rates or the
new would be In effect after six months
If the commission failed to reach a con-
clusion under it within that time Mr..
Martin contended that the old rates would
continue but refused to accept sugges-
tion made by Mr.. Rayner to do away with
all debate by extending the proviso SO as
ta eeciere explicitly for the continuance
of the old rates The point had not been
settled when the Senate adjourned.
The hope for vote during the day on
the Cummins amendment. which has been
entertained early In the session, was dis
sipated by the announcement that Sen
ator LaFolette wished to be heard In
support of the provision.
During Mr.. Boralts speech he was
taken to task by Mr.. Aldrch for quoting
from the Des Moines speech of President
Taft for the purpose of showing that the
President was of the opinion that rate
increases should not take effect without
the roads satisfying the commission of
the reasonableness of the new.
Mr. Aldrich said that while he recog-
nized the right of the President to make
suggestions to Congress, he did not be-
reve In the propriety of bringing in his
unofficial utterances with the end of en-
forcing legislation.
II deal only with the Presidents pub
10 ta,a not get his view
through private conferences" replied the
Idaho senator with warmth. Il had
never supposed 1t improper to quote here
any of the Presidents published utter
ances."
He stated that previously while he had
not felt assured that the Interpretation
of the Presidents utterances had been
justified, he did so feel after Mr.. Al
drichis remarks.
THE hit bird always flutters," he said,
sententiously.
Mr. Aldrch did not reply.
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Omaha, Neb.. May 4.-Prompt and Wig
orous action to prevent the putting into
effect of the increased freight rates pro-
posed by western railroads as scheduled
to the interstate commerce commission
was decided upon by a meeting of the
representatives and shippers inter-
ested in the trade of the Missouri river
territory here today.
Prominent business meh of the cities
of the territory named were present as
well as from. eastern trade centers in
numbers. w. P. Trickett, of the Min
neapolis Traffic association. declared the
proposed arise in freight rates is not
necessitated by the increased expenses
of the railroads, but by the desire of
certain owners for excessive profits. He
asserted the traffic officials of the differ
ent roads had no knowledge of the pro-
posed changes until notified from New
York that they had been made.
Charles s. Elgutter. attorney for the
Omaha Traffic bureau. outlined the two
methods which he said were open to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
FOLKS SUCCEEDS
MISS JANE ADDAMS

st. Louis, May 24.-Homer Folks of New
Addams of Hull House, Chicago. as pres
ident of the National Conference of Char
tiles and correction by the committee on
organization tonight.
The report which will be adopted by
the conference before final adjournment
was presented by Edwin d. Solenberger
of Philadelphia as chairman of the COM
GERS:
First vice president David F. Tilley,
Boston.
Second vice president, Francis O.
Eaton, ST. Louis. 81
Third vice president, Frank L. McVey.
Frand Forks, N. D.
General secretary, Alexander johnson,
FIT. Wayne, Ind.
Among the assistant secretaries NOM
mated was Maurice Willows, Birming-
ham, Ala.
The reformation of lawbreakers, super
vision of poor houses and charitable in
stitutions. and public health were the
themes discussed at the sectional meet
ings of the conference this morning
Clifford w. Beers, executive secretary
of the Connecticut Society for Mental
Hygiene, promulgated his new pro-
gramme in relation 10 the treatment of
insanity.
He proposes system of social service
In asylums and a campaign of educa-
tion for the general public to the end
that the stigma that he suffered from,
insanity may be removed from the popu-
lar mind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-25
ToDAY's AGE-HERALD

New Orleans lighting for exposition.
Many lives lost In steamer wreck.
Tariff board Is mere buncombe.
Protection Of shippers aimed at.
Alaska republicans in factional fight.
Glenn Curtiss will try for $1,000 prize.
Shippers will fight higher freight
rates.
2-Southern railway let's big contracts.
Political outlook dull in Georgia.
3-Selma streets are renamed
Public offices are expensive.
EEditorial comment.
5-Goyernor Glenn discusses object of
visit to Alabama.
Alexander case postponed until this
afternoon.
Kettig to manage Exum campaign.
Reuben F. Kolb to head agricultural
department of fair.
Governor Glenn speaks at Jefferson
theatre.
Red Men spend day in executive ses-
sion. A
Oratorio netted $3.50 for relief fund.
Official list of High school graduates
announced.
Gurganus trial will begin today.
6-Pythians will meet at Admission today.
Walker Percy speaker at Howard col
lege commencement today.
7-Birmingham social events
Dolly Dalrymple's department
S-Bessemer council postpones action.
Complaint made OF Ensley streets
9-General sporting news.
l0-Good outlook for cotton and corn.
L1--No incentive for trading in stocks.
Wheat declines on general selling.
Cotton declines 10 to Is points.
Big reductions in rates ordered.
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COMMANDER DARLING
is CALLED BLAB MOUTH

Milwaukee, Wis. May 24.-Col. Je
rome A. Watrous, U. S. A., retired. crit,-
cised James Darling. commander-in-
chief of the G. A. r., as "a blab mouth"
for his fiery protest against the install
lation of the statue of Robert e. Lee
the confederate general. in the hall Of
fame. He said Darling's style of pa
triotism is the veriest sham. Colonel
Watrous' statement in part follows:
"Darlings latest advance on the
dead enemy and his dead flag, uniform
and confederacy recalls Senator James
Gordons recent remarks about a class
in the south that is still carrying on
the war of the rebellion. The old SEN
ator, himself gallant confederate SOL
der, called the rampant fighting class
that hops into the limelight on the
slightest provocation to keep up bitter
feeling between the sections .blab
mouths, adding that they had small
part in the war and now have little in
fiuence.' Darling's fresh outbreak Is
proof that we have at least one OF Sem
ator Gordon's class Of 'blab mouths at
the north. Darling's style of patriot
ism Is the veriest sham."
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Washington, May 24.-An investiga-
greater extent than ever before the bit
ter factional feeling in the republican
party in Alaska was begun today be-
fore a sub -committe of the Senate COM
mittee on judiciary. 1t is being held
in connection With protests against
John Rustguard and Herbert L. Faulk-
ner. appointed by President Taft as
United States attorney and United
States marshal respectively. to sue
ceed John J. Boyce and Daniel A. Suth-
erland. who were removed at the re-
quest, it is undei stood, of Governor
Walter e. Clark.
The principal speaker before The sub
committee today was Delegate James
Wickersham, who made charges
against Governor Clark, Ex-Governor
Hoggatt and Louis Shackleford. the
member of the republican national
committee from Alaska. Tre Alaskan
delegate sought to connect these men
with the Guggenheim interests.
AS to the exact testimony given to-
day little could be learned. Senator
Nelson, after an adjournment had been
ordered until Thursday cautioned the
witnesses against revealing the execu-
tive proceedings. 1t Is understood,
however, that Senators Borah and Ov-
erman will recommend open hearings.
The controversy is said to be chiefly
between the factions opposing the ac-
tivities Of the Guggenheims in Alaska
and that which favors the rapid de-
velopment of the territory. The men
removed from office charge that Gov
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LIQUOR DEALERS
in CONFERENCE

Cincinnati May 24-An aggressive
planned by the National Wholesale
Liquor Dealers association tonight at
a conference of state presidents of the
association. Previously delegates to the
annual convention of the body had lis
tened to addresses it was argued that
the association members had remained
too long on the defense and that firm
stand should be taken for the enact
ment and enforcement of regulatory
statutes by which disreputable saloons
might be eliminated.
Whisky has no friends in public, no
enemies in private was quoted by Emil
Nathan, st. Louis. as a condition, not
theory" He added:
mo greater harm can be done to So
ciety than by the non enforcement of
any law on the state books. To edu-
cate the people as to the scope and
danger of impending fanatical legis-
lation, this organization must call to
it's aid, openly and without fear, the
best elements of our mercantile, com :
mercial and professional. popuiation.'
A bitter attack was made upon the
Anti Saloon. league by Henry c. Maine
of rochester, N. Z.
"The league has organized gigantic
system of robbery" he declared. "To
carry it out crowds surround and
threaten legislatures and parade streets,
demanding the destruction Of property
and the sitting of commerce. The
Judges sitting in cases involving the
general rapine even Threatened with
deatfSat the polls IT, they stand for the
rights tpf property M
The session tonight was behind
closed doors but Morris Westheimer,
president of the association, said that
the members would plan united ma
tional action against the prohibition
movement.
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ably about o'clock Thursday morning
If weather conditions favor He ex
poets to break his fight somewhere in
the neighborhood of Poughkeepsie.
The distance by rail is 142 miles, but
by water it is estimated that allowing for
cutoffs which Curtiss will make across
bends, 150 miles will be a more accurate
measurement.
The best cross-country flight officially
recorded is 1T miles. made by Paulhan
April 19. 1910. from Orleans to Arcis-sur-
iAube. In his interrupted flight from Lon
don to Manchester, Paulhan flew from
Litchfield to Manchester in the second
leg of his journey. 141 miles. The total
distance from London to Manchester is 1856
miles, of which Paulhan flew As miles in
the first leg.
The machine which Curtiss will use
in his present attempt carries an eight
cylinder motor. developing 50-horsepower
ard has a spread of surface which Cur
tiss says is less than one-half of any
other biplane now in use. If he starts
his fight early in the morning and stops
for gasoline in the neighborhood of
Poughkeepsie, he should finish in the
afternoon of the same day. If he begins
at night and stops before dark at Pough-
keepsie he will not resume until the next
morning.
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WILL FIGHT HARD
AGAINST INCREASED RATES

shippers in their efforts to prevent the
proposed rate increases both of which he
declared should be adopted. The attor-
ney general of the United States should
be asked to proceed against the roads
who have Joined in the new schedule
under the antitrust act, he said.
At the same time application for relief
should be made to the interstate COM
merce commission and pending its inves-
tigation OF the reasonableness of the
rates an injunction should be secured
from the district court to prevent the
rates being put into effect June as
scheduled.
e. j. Mccain, head of the Omaha
Traffic bureau. suggested that many of
the roads which were defendants in the
action started In 1907 by - creamery
men are parties to the present agree
ment to raise rates, and possibly might
be proceeded against as violators of the
manent injunction obtained at that
time.
A esolution was adopted providing
for committee of one from each organ
ization of shippers in the cities repre-
sented instructed to carry out the plan
outlined by Mr.. Elgutter.
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washington, May 24-Chairman Tawney
or the House appropriations committee
today succeeded in framing an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill providing a
Dill with fund of s250.00O for the purpose
of obtaining information concerning
prices of manufactured articles at home
and abroad, that stood the test of con-
formity with the rules of the House.
Two provisions to accomplish this gem
eral purpose had been ruled out of order
by Mr.. Mann of Illinois In the chair.
The first proposed by Mr.. Tawney called
for mass of information beyond any d.
rect requirement of the tariff law. whils
in his second amendment there was a pr5.
vision that the President should make an
investigation of such prices for the people
making recommendations to Congress
Both We're out of order because they pro-
vided for doing things not specifically au.
thorized by law. In his third amendment
Mr.. Fawney so worded his amendment as
to make it apply only to information by
necessity FOR enforcement of the tariff
law.
A brief debate preceded the decision rul-
ing out the first amendment in which Mr.
ing to be in ignorance of the facts about
the tariff
They don't want to know tile truth
about the difference of the cost hero and
abroad" he declared They as vigorous
ly opposed this amendment. as they did
the provision for the gathering of facts
for the President alone.'
"All that talk is foderol" interposed
Minority Leader Clark. I'VE have con-
tended that this commission to gather
tariff facts should be elected by Congress,
SO that 1t would not be purely a partisan
performance, and 1t ought at all times be
under the control of Congress-
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This Is Characterization of
Congressman Underwood
REPUBLICANS ARE TAINTED
Underwood and Clark Dare Opponents
to Amend Tariff by Reducing
Woolen Schedules Which
Taft Declares Unjust

Washington, May 4-(Special. )--When
the sundry aiva bill. providing for an
appropriation of $250,000 for a tariff
board, was under consideration in the
House today Representative Underwood
of Alabama characterized the provision
for a tariff board as a mere matter of
buncombe, taunted the republicans with
sideration of the Payne-Aldrich bill at
this time, and dared them to bring In an
amendment reducing the wooden sched-
ules, acknowledged by President Taft to
be unjust. He repeated the offer of
Champ Clark that IL this were done the
democrats would offer no amendments
Four democratic members of the rules
committee would support a special rule
having this purpose, he told the House.
If you wish to revise the tariff we
will stay with you this summer and
help you examine witnesses and gather
facts But, he said, the republicans
did not want facts. If they really
sought facts on the cost of production of
competing articels made in foreign coun-
tries. this could be secured through
American diplomatic and consular Offices
abroad. All the republicans wanted. he
insisted, was delay and they did not pro-
pose to amend the tariff bill If they could
avoid 1t. He concluded: 1.-The only pur-
pose of this provision is to fool the
American people by making them think
you are trying to secure information
when you would not use it if you had
IL
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Alaska Republicans In
Bitter fractional Fight

ernor Clark has become afiliated with
the Guggenheim faction and that he
joined with National Committeeman
Shackleford in recommending the APP
pointment of Rustguard and Faulkner.
Boyce and Sutherland are not seek
ing to be restored to office. They sa y
that they desire nothing more than
to place before the Senate the facts,
as they see them, connected with their
removal.
According to their story they In
Cured the enmity of the Guggenheims
because of their prosecution and con-
viction of Ed Hasey on the charge of
having shot and killed two men IN
keystone Canyon in October, 1907. Ha-
sey was employed by the Guggenheims
and 1t was charged that he shot the
two men while trying to guard Key
stone Pass against the invasion of the
representatives of the rival concern
which was 6eeking entrance to the pass
as a route for q railroad line. Hasey
was convicted and sentenced to serve
1S months in federal penitentiary.
Boyce and Sutherland claim that they
discovered that "men higher up" in the
Guggenheim service were responsible
for the affair f-t Keystone Pass. The
two federal " RS say they were re-
ginning procee $sF ). -ainss Others be-
lieved by them to ,VO .>e. implicated
in the keystone All OK
Just before the coh.S 10 L,xdtourned
today a young man NJ I<,Sk uglas,
who had been an auditor IL 50. ~ sloy
of the Guggenheims, was car. the
stand. He testified that $70,o> had
been expended prior and during the
Hasey trial and he charged that the
expenditures had been mado for the
entertain of jurors and otherwlse
a s a. corruption fund to defeat the pros
ecution by federal officers