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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11

Charles A. Conant, formerly Wash ington correspondent and now president of a New York trust company, at a cost of S1666 45. It is evident. therefore, that it is far more profitable to be the trans lator of work than to be the mere author of it-especially when the author IS a foreigner with no particular pull with the national monetary commission.
 The services of A. Piatt Andrew, at present Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury, and formerly director of the mint, have been literally rewarded. In his of-
 cal position, of course, he drew good, fat government salary, but over and above this he received as special ass2t- ant and editor of publications $SS66 .66. Also on account of clerical force and persons in attendance on commission, $1759. .3S.
 How carefully the monetary commits sion was organized as a refuge for lame ducks" is shown by the following: At first senators and representatives who were appointed members got no salaries out of Congress as commissioners; but the law was so fixed that when a man dropped out ofa Congress, who had been made a member of the commission, his congressional salary continued, only it was paid to him commissioner. Thus, defeated senator or representa- tive, If lucky enough to be in this mutual bevenolent association, never knew the difference except that he couldn't vote in Congress.
 Among the prominent lame ducks who are drawing $7500 annually as com missoners are former Senator Julius Caesar Burrows of Michigan, former Senator Hale of Maine former Senator Flint of California and several others in addition to their salaries, they draw ex- penses, which are unitemized and un- audited-all at the expense of the people.
 Altogether the national monetary com mission has spent SPOT, 1s0. 4S. There has been no practical, tangible result of it's labors; the United States monetary sys- tenn still remains unreformed, and, ac- cording to it's critics, is the worst in the world The report of the commission points out no route which Congress Is likely to follow in consummating none tary and currency legislation All the foregoing is a matter of record.
 It Is probable that the monetary com mission will be abolished at the present session of Congress. The investigation is resulting in such exposures that this re- suit cannot be long delayed.
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up. H. H. Carson of Nashville defeated IS. M. Mcdonald of Louisville winning the Capital City cup.
 The trophies were awarded by H. F. Smith, president of the association.
 Winners of other events decided during the meet were awarded trophies as for lows:
 A cup was given each runner-up in every event, R. G. Bush, the runner-up in the championship flight receiving a silver cup. Each member of the New Orleans team who won the team match the first day of the tourney, received a silver medal. The Audebon Golf and Country club received handsome cup.
 R. G. Bush was also given a gold medal for making the lowest qualifying score. F. W. Daley of Nashville was pr e- scented with a silver medal for the sec ond lowest. Goodloe Lindsley of Nash vile was presented with gold medal for the lowest net score, handicap match, Robin Cooper, Nashville, receiving sil- yer token of second lowest. President Smith said the meet was the most successful tournament in the his- tory of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11
AUBURN STARS WILL
 PLAY NEXT SEASON

Auburn, June 10.--(Special. )-Although a summer stiffness is breeding over the .gridiron at Auburn, 1t will bear quite a marked difference in September, when Coach Donahue and his assistants begin shaping the 1911 football machine.
 Even at this early view the prospects are good. A large per cent of the varsity men are expected to answer to the roll call at the opening of the school, as well as a large number of new men.
 Robert Malone, Birmingham boy, has been elected manager of the team Pro- lessor Bragg will bo on hand for another season as graduate manager, as well as "Crow' Wright, the popular rooter and organizer. Coach Donahue will have charge of the training and will have a couple of assistants.
 Bonner, the elongated lineman, will be on hand in the official capacity of cap tain of the team. He will probably be found in the line as right guard. Caton, 'the logical choice of every sporting writer in the south last year for the central po- sition on the a1l-southern team, an nounces that he will play one more year. Newell will return and will probably fill the position at quarter. Major will be on hand to do the bunting. Lamb, Cogdell and Burns are expected back and aN three will fill positions in the line.
 One of the greatest losses for the Orange and Blue will be that of Bradley Streit, the last years all sopthern full back. Davis, a backfield man, will not return, neither wills Shirling. Auburn s right end for the last two years.
 Quite a large number of class men are expected to don the moleskin this fall and some of them have bright chances for landing places on the varsity team With a nuclei of old men and the added strength of the new men expected to matriculate in September, Coach Dona- hue will hardly be found wanting when the review of football machines takes place on Dixie gridirons this fall
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11
Musical AIaxims

From JudSe.
 A soft pedal turneth away a neighbours wrath
 To most people the mention of Wagner suggests q bat rather a baton.
 Boston Is only symphony deep
 It's a lone maid that has no man turn ing her music pages
 Practice makes perfect maniacs of the people next door
 One good tune deserves another.
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equipped with telephone train despatch ing circuits. It has now 3955 miles equip ped or "A miles more than its nearest competitor, the Santa Fe. The Soo Line, a subsidy, has 190 miles, which, added to the Canadian Pacific proper, gives a total of 4l40 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11
LOCKWOOD

The visitors to Edgewood may secure fine exhilarating spring water near the ter minus. sheS hcowslabA f.s ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11
Dadeville Defeats Deacon Browns

Dadeville June (SpeciaD-Dadeville won from the Montgomery Deacons to- day to O. With the score three to one
 at the end of the eighth inning the
 Deacons protested Umpire Joe Johnson s decision and the game was forfeited in
 Dadeville's favor. In the first inning two errors and Sturdivants long two-base hit
 gave Dadevlle two runs. The. Dadeyille pitchers struck out 42 Deacons in the three games, Newells support was mag
 nificent. While Smiths was off color in the first two innings Score: RH. E. Dadeville ...21 210 GOO 0-3 Deacon Brown .........Q coo 100 0-1
 Batteries: Newell and Brewer; smith and Tommie.
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Difference in Snokesmen

From Judge. Why don't you speak for yourself
 JohnY'
 The Puritan maid once said. But the modern maid prefers you should
 let Your money talk, ir stead.
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To my friends and patrons l wish to say that while the fire in the store Of Barner's Drug and Seed Store Friday night damaged me considerably none or nry customers will be any the loser as all customers watches were perfected by being in fireproof safe, and in order to lose no time and by bringing the tell egraph lines into action I will have ample material. so as not to delay any of my customers. l will be found at my same old stand, 2015 First avenue where. am prepared as before the fire to do all kinds of watch, clock and jewelry repairing. Thanking the public for past patronage and soliciting a continuance of same, l am yours for promptness.
 THOS. l.. BORIJM, Matchmaker.
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miles and then require that no car show what it can do? Human nature is human nature, why give boy loaded gun and then tell him he must merely point it any say bang" but under no circumstances pull the trigger. He will mind beautifully if there is no trigger to pull. Scarcely otherwise. a
 We have machines made to go three times as fast as the law allows. What is the use of them? Shall we abolish the machine? Criminal. Shall we con- tinue to have both? Assuredly.
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everybody present actually takes part in the game.
 P. S.-Part of the fun of this newest game for young gentlemen is the eX- trcme difficulty in finding any young man with red hair who will consent to play in the game. But when once found they do very we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11

The Chessepeak & Ohio, Norfolk & Western and the Virginian are plan ming to make Hampton Roads, Va, the greatest coal port in the world, taking the supremacy from Cardiff, Wales, which has been in the van for over a century. Last year between 12, 900 and 150OO,00O tons of hard coal and soft coal were handled at Cardiff, while Hampton Roads, with three distinct piers at Newport News, maintained by the three roads, handled a grand total of 952O,- SIS tons.
 Coal operators in Southwest Virginia and West Virginia are planning to pool their interests in the European and Pan American markets. Selling agents will be stationed in Europe, and will act jointly for the miners of the Norfolk district The roads will also place a fleet of coaling vessels in commission, sailing under the American flag and car " coal into the market now reached by the Welsh mines.
 Formal arrangements have been com pleted which will mean the building of piers at Sewalls Point, at cost of be- tween $3,000000 and $4,00o,000.
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SD Full PinfS Free

Express Charges Prepaid
 This entities you to free shipment of "Ambrew" for 80 pints of beer and full informatlon. simply fill out lines below. mail to American Pro ducts Co, 42S American Bldg, Gin nattf, Ohio, and We will ship you c. O. D.. all express charges, prepaid. back if not satisfied. s,s
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Highland. Falls, N. Y, June 10.-Mr
 John Bigelow, oldest and "Grandest of the Grand old Men of America.' is re- covering from an illness. He was made very weak by stroke of paralysis at his home The Squirrels, near here, on Thurs
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day night last and the report was that he was dying. Mr. Bigelows great age he is in his ninetyfourth year-caused many to be shocked by the report, in- quiries soon began to pour in from every quarter.
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 That ubiquitous instrument, the short
 term note, is to be used to save another
 corporation Missouri Pacific, instead of
 trying to sell bonds, will start off by
 issuing not more than $25,000000 three
 year notes. As the rate of interest Is
 to be five per cent, no difficulty should
 be faced in finding puIchasers. By the
 end of three years, it Is hoped that the
 property will be in such shape that
 either long-term obligations will be sala-
 ble on reasonable terms, or notes will
 be negotiable at lower rate of interest It will be recalled that Speyer & Co.,, the new bankers for Missouri Pacific,
 utilized notes quite freely in rescuing the Frisco system from financial de-
 moralization into which it was falling Notes can be sold when a bond would be tabooed. Wall street has been specu- lating on how the funds necessary foi the rehabilitation. of the Gould system
 would Toe provided; Speyer & Co. have promptly supplied the answer The use fitness, the adaptability, the charm oi
 short term note are apparently inexhaust- ible.
 Two diametrically opposite views are held by bankers concerning the future of the money market. One contention is that New York has received such
 enormous sums from other places that it will be unable to pay them later in
 the year. especially as speculative re-
 o,srements are increasing. business de-
 mands are likely to expand, new financing in volume will have to be met, and gold sent to Canada. The other view was
 thus expressed by the head of a very i prominent institutions: We >cannot find
 borrowers for our funds. We wish we could. We will not lend under 1-2 per
 cent, but that is not an unreasonable figure We have no fears whatever as to the monetary outlook. Speaking for this insttution and at least one other we could meet every possible demand with the greatest of ease. Upfortunatelv, general trade is very quiet and probably
 will not be active before fall. It is, therefore. impossible to induce the best mercantile houses to lav in large supplies | of money. We, ourselves. have bought all the trustworthy paper offered uss and
 could buy more, our hodinos gre the highest in our history. Nobody need feel alarmed over the money market,
 now. or in the near future.
 s Figures comniled. hN the telegraph de- partment of the Cana dian. Pacific show that the road leads all the American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-11

Figures comnileds hv the, telegraph de-
 partment of the Canadian Pacific show that the road leads all the American
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-24
SINKING OF OLD WAR SHIP
TEACHES VALUABLELESSON
Representative Roberts Says Future Practice Will Be
Held in the Chesapeake

''They literally Jared the dust out OF
the old Texas, and then hammered her
down into the mud of lower Chesapeake
Bay, where the hulk is to rest and be-
come the target of many future practices
of the navy" said Representative Ernest
w. Roberts, of Massachusetts, yester-
day.
Seems strange to talk about blowing
the dust out Of ship of the briny, damp
seas, but that is actually what hap
pened. The first salvo of shells, which
was planted directly into the San Marcos,
raised a dense cloud, which nearly every
body thought was either smoke or the
gas from some explosive. 1t was neither.
1t was just dust blown from the sooty
smokestacks of the old sea ranger"
1T was not the intention of the navy
at first to sink the San Marcos and
leave her in Chesapeake Bay" said Mr..
Roberts. in the midst of an interesting
narrative of his experiences aboard the
observing craft Dolphin. THE decision
to continue the demolition was reached
in the midst of the practice. and con-
slider the move wise in the extreme.
The San Marcos was no longer of any
value to the navy. II she had been sold
to a foreign government We should have
realized a rediculously small price and
criticism probably would have arisen
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-24
WOMAN ON STAND
IN CAMORRA CASE
Once Queen of Lower Glasses
ArOuses Deep Interest.

Niterbo, March 23.-To-day's session of
by less turbulence than yesterdays sensa-
tional hearing, there being no demonstra-
lions on the part of the prisoners except
insults they offered Abatemaggio, the in
former, as they passed his cage upon en-
tering the court room this morning. The
news of yesterdays outbreak attracted
scores of tourists to court this morning.
and many of them stayed throughout the
proceedings.
The feature of the session was the ex-
animation OF Maria Standardo. whose
house is noted as the rendezvous of the
CamorriSts and where. the prosecution
alleges. the murderers of the Coccolos
repaired after committing the deed to re-
move the blood stains from their hands.
She is also charged with having received
the loot of their robberies.
After denying any completely in the
CamOrra crimes. the woman startled the
court with the declaration that the car
hiniers had offered to pay her ST. for
each witness whom she secured to sign
a statement prepared by them This
statement was brought out by the aCcusa-
ton that she had bribed witnesses to
testify for the defendants.
Maria Standardo made a striking APP
pearanCe on the stand before President
BianChi. Although less charming that
a few years ago. when she was the queen
of the lower classes and the conSort of
several high officials. she still retains a
great deal of her beauty. Her denials
were uttered with a show of gustO that
pleased the Gagged prisoners.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-24

as to the ACCESSIBILITY of furnishing ships
OF war to some other power.
To have Salved the craft after she
went down by the bow after the first
few broadsides would have consumed
many weeks of time and the expenditure
of several hundred thousand dollars. I
was gratified when the determination
was reached by the officers and approved
by the Secretary of the Navy to sacrifice
the old man-of-war entirely for the sake
or the experience and the lessons to be
gained. Considering the fact that the
hulk remains for future target prac-
tice, and as the base for convenient sea
targets for many months to come, I
think the value of the vessel has been
well expended"
Divers will shortly be sent to the wreck
and will make a careful examination
of the hull of the vessel to ascertain
the damage inflicted below the water line
Discussing the test, Secretary of the
Navy Meyer said:
The results of the firing at the San
Marcos have furnished US with the most
valuable information concerning the i'm
portant questions that arise in the con-
sideration of the preparedness of the fleet
for actual battle. The firing has con-
clusively proven that our system of train
ing is the best, and the total wreck Of
the San Marcos has impressed every OBJ
server of the accuracy of fire and the de-
structiye feature of our projectileS"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-24
DEMOCRATS MAY BE ASKED
TO FILL THE COMMITTEES
Some Republicans Are Willing to Let the Majority
Have Full Control

A proposition to allow the Democratic
majority to name the Republican assign
ments to the House committees was
seriously considered at several informal
conferences at the Capitol yesterday.
1t is understood that one of the strong
advocates of such a course is the late
leader of the majority, Serene +. Payne.
OF New York With him are many other
Republicans who look with miSSiving on
any effort of the minority To make
reasonably satisfactory adjustment of the
committee assignment question them
selves. and who would willingly side
step the question as 10 whether such
assignment should be by their leader
alone or by committee. They point to
the fact that Mr.. Cannon, in making up
the committees of the House of the
Sixty-first Congress. refused to accept
any advice from the Democrats as to
their own assignments. hut went ahead
and made them according to his own
idea of fitness. They assert that in these
days. when consistency is at a premium,
it might be we'll to allow that precedent
to stand, and to step aside gracefully
and allow the Democrats entire sway.
II am heartily in favor of assigning
the last ioTa of responsibility as 10
organizing the House to those who now
[ ontrol it." said Representative Weeks,
of Massachusetts,. yesterday. Il am one
of those who believe that a member OF
Congress eventually lands on the COM
mittee where he is best fitted to serve.
and I am willing to trust the Democrats
to place me where they think l may he
Of use. They are to shape the legisia-
ton AMI should assume full authority in
fixing up the machinery"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-24
B. OF 7. BALL TEAM
TO MEET TONIGHT
DIR. Frank f. Gibson May Be
Reelected Captain.

The annual reorganization of the Board
OF Trades baseball team will be effected
at meeting of all candidates tonight
in the chambers of the Board of Trade
Or. Frank Z. Gibson probably will be
reelected captain. Tentative dates for
games already have been arranged with
the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase clubs
Al a meeting of the executive commit
tee yesterday afternoon. it was voted
TO instruct the laws and legislation COM
mlttee to work for the selection Of Rep
resentative-elect Lobeck, OF Nebraska,
and Doremus, of Michigan, as members
of the House District Committee. Be
cause of previous experience as auditors
of their respective States, Auditor Twee-
dale suggested them as men who could be
OF valuable assistance in avoiding the
annual tangie over District financial mat
tiers. Members of the law and legislation
committee will take the matter up with
Representative Oscar Underwood, chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee
After brief discussion, the executive
committee decided to leave the plans for
the annual river outing and shad bake to
the board of directors, which will meet
the first Monday in April. The commit
tee again expressed its approval of the
proposed Improvement OF ROCK Creek VAL
ley, and urged action by Congress at the
next regular session. The efforts of the
American Embassy Association, which is
urging on Congress the necessity of
American owned diplomatic homes in for
eign countries, also were indorsed =
The following men were elected to men,
bership in the Board: Percy Crawford,
Fred S Gichner. Charles c. Lamborn, j.
Elvans Mayfield, Charles o. Reed, George
w. Spier, Frank w. Stone, and Ferdinand
Waldman.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-24
PLANNING FUNERAL
OF GENERAL URELL
Services to Be Held at st.
: Patrick's Church May 10.

The Gen. Urell Memorial Association
met last night In Grand Army Hall and
heard reports of the subcommittee on
finance. The committee reported that the
subscriptions of the various organizations
interested in bringing the body of Gen
Emmett Urell from Ireland for interment
at Arlington have reached the amount
necessary to cover all the expenses con-
nected with the arrangements.
The undertaken at Cork will be commu-
nicated with and further reports will be
made at the next meeting of the asso-
citation, on April 3, at Grand Army Hall
1t was stated at the meeting that the
funeral probably will be from ST. Pat
rick's Church, and the date has been set
for May 10.
Those present at the meeting included
representatives from the G. A. R., Loyal
Legion, Spanish War Veterans, Union
Veteran Legion, B. =. o. Elks, Medal of
Honor Legion. National Guard. and the
Naval and Military Order Of the Spanish
War. Only the representatives of these
organizations are authorized to collect
funds.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-03-24
SECOND HUSBAND MUST
PAY $4,000 TO THE FIRST
Editor of the Club Fellow Wins His Suit Against
Former Chum in Alienation Case

New York. March 23.-Percival L
Harden. editor of the Club Fellow. a
weekly society paper, to-day won a
verdict of 10000 from William T.
Hoops his former chum. for the aliena-
ton of the former Mrs. Harden's af-
feCtionS.
Mrs. Harden divorced the editor in a
Chicago court in 1907. and Immediately
married Hoops. She is now living with
him in this city.
Harden sued Hoops for $3.50. 900 dam
ages. He charged that Hoops came
into his home as a friend and made
love to his wife behind his back. and
finally won his wife away from him.
In support of these charges several
witnesses told how Hoops kissed and
embraced the former Mrs. Harden while
she was still living with her husband.
Hoops and his wife denied that there
was any truth in the charge. but when
the time came to put in a defense to