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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Full of Interest

No one knows what will happen. EVerYt da.v of the session will be full of antic- ipatory interest. If a top liner does not happen every day it will be expected, and the press and other galleries will never be deserted. There will be politics and big politics every hour of every day.
 The piecemeal messages on big subjects that have been promised by the President will add a tincture of expectancy. IL is likely that there will be many frag- mentary messages from the White House. They will help to develop and keep interest alive. These messages will he full of political significance and will keep the fires of politics burning briskly on the floor of both houses.
 From the moment that Speaker Clark S gavel falls at the opening of the session Monday in the House until it falls at the close some time next year, every hour will be full of intense interest. This in- terest will be live at both ends of the capitol.
 It will be one long, delicious football game that will delight the sportive hearts of the political fans.
 Men are to be made and unmade. Some national figures will be made larger and : more brilliant, while others will be buried or defaced. Populations are to be made and ruined. And the wheels will grind on day and night unmindful of the grist they are turning out
 The Next President
 The next President of the United States is to be determined. President Taft in his authorized interview in The Outlook has virtually announced that he is a candidate for re-nomination on the re- fattIo clx of tn fba matter as far as he is concerned. The party cannot well get around his nomina- 1ion though there is a very large faction of the party that will fight him to the last moment and there are thousands of voters in this progressive faction that may decline to vote for him in the gen. eral election if he is nominated. The democrats desire the nomination of MT. Taft by the republicans. If he is the nominee he is already beaten though the democrats should not feel too confident.
 There are half a dozen available candl- dates in the ranks of the democrats. They are all good men, but the democrats are going to be very careful to select the best man. No candidate has absolute claim on the party and the party will not accept the dictation of any one man or faction.
 Underwood Growing
 Had the national convention been held this past summer the nomination would have gone to either Governor Harmon or Governor Wilson. But sentiment is chang ing rapidly during the past two months These men represent the two extreme schools of thought in the party. The great body of voters in this country is getting away from extremes. They want men who are evenly balanced. They want men who are broad in their views on all subjects.
 While the first suggestion of Oscar Un- tlerwood of Alabama was received with generous indifference and more in the spirit of worthy compliment the sugges- ton has rapidly developed into serious consideration among people who desire broad minded, conservative leadership.
 There has been practically no growth in the sentiment for any of the avowed can
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Veteran DrOnS Dead

Anniston, December 2.-(Special )-W. P- Hughes a Confederate veteran. died sud- denly at the breakfast table at his home near Iron City recently. He was 75 years Qld The cause of his death was heart failure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03

is good it will go into every hamlet in the country and will be sounded from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
Dies of LOckjaw

New orleans, December 2.-Clfford Ed ward Felsher, aged s, died of lockjaw last night in a hospital here as a result of a fall from his bicycle. iniuring toe.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
THIEVES GET 200 DIAMONDc
Jeweller Reports $4,000 Loss
While on Way to Brooklyn.

Herman Schaefer. a wholesale ioWeller
Of No. II Nassau street. Manhattan. who
lives at 30. J216 Fourteenth avenue.
Borough Park. Brooklyn. reported to the
police last night that he was robbed of
two hundred uncut diamonds. valued NJ
$1,000, yesterday evening between the
Manhattan approach OF the Brooklyn
Bridge and the Flatbush avenue sta
tion of the elevated road.
Schacfcr said ne loft his store to 60
home at G:30 O'Clock last evening, ac-
Companicd by two Of his employees as a
bodvguard. They walked up Nassau
street to the bridge. Schaefer had the
diamonds in an inner pocket of his over
coat incloscd in a large leather wallet,
and they were there. he said. just be-
fore he boarded his train.
When Schaefer and his employees left
the train at the Flatbush avenue sta
ton he missed the wallet. He was so
overcome by his loss that it was some
minutes before he could gather energy
to go to the police and report it.
Mrs Schacfer. when seen at her home
last night. had not heard Of the robbery.
She almost swooncd at the news.
The police believed Schaefer was fol-
lowed from his store by somebody who
knew he carried the diamonds and who
awaited favorable opportunity to rob
him
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
ATHLETICS WIN AGAIN
As MATTY FAILS GIANTS
Ringing Hits by Baker. Collins,
ct AL, Sound KneII of New
YOrk'S Hope.
BENDER A POWER IN BOX
Gets OF to Bad Start. but
Settles Down When Batting
Rally Turns Tide in
His Favor.
BENDER A POWER IN BOX
IBy Telegraph to Tho Tribune

Philadelphia, oct. 2l.-Spiking the big
Gcst gun i'm the once formidable bat
tory of the New York Giants. the Phil
adelphia Athletics batted out a clean
cui victory i'm the fourth game for the
baseball championship of the world here
this afternoon. The score was four to
two and amid the wreckage and debris
which was picked up after the con-
t"st was the mighty Mathewson. who
suffered his second consecutive defeat
OF the series All is now lost for Nc
Graw's men save honor and forlorn
hope.
The fifth and what may prove to he
the last game of the series will be
played at the Polo Grounds in New
York Tomorrow afternoon. With three
victories out Of four games safely
| slowed away. the Athletics need one
consecutive year only by making
remarkable squirt in winning three
games i'm a row can the Giants now
prevent the Philadelphia team from
capturing the coveted honors. The at
tendance figures yesterday bring the
total Of four games up to 126, l3S. The
gross receipts amount to S236,SIl 30.
breaking all records. OF this amount
SI42. 122 90 will be divided among the
players.
\ crowd Of more than $1,000 persons
saw Big chief Bender" the celebra ted
medicine man Of Connie Mack's tribe,
! take an Indians revenge for being beat
en I'm the first encounter. The descend
ant Of the Chlppcwas was on the war
! path looking for Mathewson's scalp. and
/ he had missed the trail he soon got his
| bearings and cavorted breezily along to
victory a triple by Larry Doyle fol-
| lowing Devore's inheld hit led mp to
| two runs for New York ia the very
/ first inning and caused "A decided drop
| i'm the temperature at the grounds. The
chill was all pervasiye and penetrating
so much 50 that Connie Mack sent out a
relief twirler To warm mp.
But after shutting out the homo team
/ for three innings, during which he
! struck out Baker and Collins Just To
put a little ginger i'm the Giants. Matty
weakened. 4 cluster of three two-base
| hits burst on the startled onlookers like
| a rocket I'm the midnight sky in the
! fourth inning. and before the New York
rooters could say Jack Robinson three
! Philadelphia players had cantered
across the plate. II might be well TO
mention that j. Franklin Baker-where
! has that name been heard before
started this pyrotechnical display while
Murphy and Davis followed suit TO
round out the exhibition. But Baker,
even then. did not feel he had done
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New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
FRUITS OF MURPHYISM
Records Showing Legislatures Orgy Of Salary
Raising.
THAT WILL COST CITY MILLIONS
Bills Passed for Almost Anybody Who Had Interest in
Small Group of City Employees


which nominated
Murphsm
grabbing
adjournment election All
minration
o
a
OF
ature did specimen of
eing his county
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
RIOT STOPS COOKS LECTURE
Danes Lose Patience When PiCt-
ure of the Pole Is Shown.

Copenhagcn. oct. DIR Frederick
A. Cooks theatrical attempt tonight To-
vindicatc himself by q lecture i'm the hall
where two years ago ne addressed the
ROYAL family and some Of the most
prominent people of Denmark on the oc-
casion Of his trumphal entrance into
the capital resulted in extremely riot
GUS scenes. Dr. Cook finally was COM
pcllcd 10 retire ingloriously 10y the back
door.
Eyer since il was announced that Dr.
cook was returning 10 this city for the
purpose of Iecturing the newspapers and
the people have been strongly stirred
and threats of violence We're freely cir
culated. Fifteen hundred persons as
semblcd within the hall tonight and
great crowd surrounded the approaches
10 the building. Those outside greeted
Or Cooks appearance with an uproar
nf insulting cries. He was escorted by
police. however, and no actual violence
was attempted. The meeting within
tn, hall was turbulent throughout.
small fraction of the audience supported
DIR. Cook and applauded his efforts. The
oilers Missed continually, with the re-
suit that the two sides almost came to
blows. Count Holstein Ledrebord. son
Of the cx-Premier, who entertained Dr.
Cook AT his historic castle ON the cx-
r,orer's previous visit. was chairman.
The lecturer talked for an hour illus
trating his recital by means of lantern
slides and repeating, for the most part
his original lecture.
Dr. Norman Hansen. the Danish cX-
pl1rer. who formerly was warm sup
portcr of Dr. Cook. started the trouble
by loudly denouncing cook as pure
swindler. The climax was reached when
an alleged picture of the North Pole was
thrown upon the screen. The audience
wa, so hostile that cook stopped his
lecture and withdrew. He was escorted
by a strong detachment of police 10y
siGe. streets to his hotel
ON the return trip Cooks carriage was
surrounded by a crowd, who threw eggs
and apples at the occupants. The atti-
tude Of the people was so threatening.
II was deemed ADVISABLE To put "A police
guard in the hotel
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25

Violating their much vaunted principle
OF home rule and laughing at all pledges
OF economy the Democrats i'm the Legis-
lature INDUCED i'm verita BILE orgy Of
salary raising for the favored i'm New
YORK city. Almost anybody who had
any interest-from whatever source
In n small group or class of city en-
ployes could get through both houses
Dill raising their salaries Sometimes it
was only necessary To create a new job
with proper amount of patronage at
tached To assure the bilrs passage.
a couple of shining examples Of legis-
Iation of that character applied to New
YORK and Kings counties Assembly
man Hoey, one Of Tammany's faithful.
introduced bill providing for a com
missioner OF records in the Surrogates'
ONCE i'm New York County. This com
missioner has the appointing Of assist
ants and clerks, whose salaries are fvod
by the surrogatos The sllrrogates an
pointed John j. Curry Hoev's distric,
ieader NJ 5000 year. Curry had been
out of job for more than 4 vaar and
undoubtedly needed the money. whether
or not the suwogates needed his vaIua-
Die services as Commissioner Of Rec
ords.
senator Sanner introduced a bill per
mitiing the surrogates Of Kings Conntv
To TX the salary OF their CHIEF clerk
They raised IT from 5000 TO soon :,
YEAR and appointed McCooey. who noees
as Democratic leader Of Kings County.
\ tabulation of the cost Of lawe f.
fecting salaries in New York CITY vboro
the cost imposed by this Legislature can
he reckoned accurately, shows that the
taxpayers will have To Weld an addi-
tional S326232 next year. I'm addition
other laws, the precise cost Of which
cannot be determined were enacted.
These probably will advance the 6euro
well toward the half million mark an
nually. If To that were added the cost
of unscientific pension legislation and
TN expenditures arising from special
claim laws adopted 1t would appear that
this Tammany Legislature. pledged i'm
the most precise and specific way 10
economy, had cost New York civ mill
ions of dollars.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
Yin Tchang, War Minister Re.
ports Imperialist Successes
at Sin Yang, with More
than 600 Rebels Killed.
CHINESE REVOLUTIONARY
PROGRESS.

Peking. oct. 25.--Two important cities.
Kiu-Kiang. in the province of Kiang-si.
and Sin-Gsn-Fu. the capital Of Shen-si
province have fallen into the hands OF
the revolutionsts, very materially ex-
tending the area Of the uprising. dis
hcartening the government and giving
new confidence 10 the leaders In the
movement 10 establish a republic. SIM
Gan-Fu was regarded as n government
stronghold
Consular reports from Kiu-Kiang say
that the people of that town rose on the
afternoon Of October "a. They burned
the Taotafs yamen and declared In IA
vor of the rebels. The imperial troops
made no serious resistance. General
yin-Tchang. who commands the gov
crnment forces. still remains at SIM
Yang.
The rebels also captured 1iukow,
fortified town fifteen miles east Of liu-
Kiang.
The fall Of Kiu-Kiang and Hukow
indicates the spread of the revolution
eastward and that further difficulties
for the government at Peking are anean'
1t also interrupts communication oe-
tween Shanghai and Hankow. as here-
toforo wireless and post messages rom
Uankow had been teleSraphed there
from Kiu-KianG. The American ships
have attempted 10 establish "reles'
communication along the river but thus
| far without success.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
Ameircans Ask for WarshIp.

The Americans at Soo-'hoN' ID VIC
Province of Kiang-Si. and at Foo-Cho"'
in Fo-Kien Province. have asker tndt
warshps be sent there.
rho nroyinces south of Shanghai, Che-
t;iang and Fo-Kien are showing great
unrest In fact. the entire southeast
corner % the Chinese Empire below
tIanLov and furthest removed from
Manchu influences is rapidly becoming
ireamed owing to the spread OF news or
revolutionary successes IN Hu-re'
Province and Of the inability of the gov
orrment 10 strike decisive blow.
In addition to the popular disquetuds
the revolutionists are finding IL easier
80 obtain financial assistance than tho
government.
message from Hankow says that
tho revolutionaries have advanced 10
noint eight miles north OF that CITY near
IN where the imperialists In unknown
r,,mhers are intrenched in position
protected by swamps on both Sides ot
the railway.
It is officially reported that no news
has been received from the Tenth d.
,.;eiou which left Chin-W Wang-Tao, chi
Ii NV steamer on October II for Han
kow. Fears are entertained for the 10y
a,tv of the garrison at kians- I'm
strong fort on the lower Yang Sc
There is no information here ms 10 the
,,.,,oroobouts OF Admiral Sah's gum
boats.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
MEXICAN CITY IN FLAMES
zapatists Fight for Five Hours
Near Dynamited Town.

Mexico city, oct. 24.-The town Of
Milpa Alta. within thirty miles of the
capital. was almost destroyed last night
by fire and dynamite 10y Zapatists who
to-day were defeated hy federal troops
i'm "A battle which lasted for more than
five hours near the ruined town.
The Zapatists returned the nre Of tho
government troops, shot for shot and
are said To be now occupying the village
Cf Natcaas. only two miles from Xoch-
supply.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
CHlNA'S PLIGHT DESPERATE
Finances in Chaos-Wealthy
Natives Fear for HoardS.

London. oct. 25-The Peling corre-
spondent of The Times says
"Chins's financial situation is becoming
desnerate. The government has made
formal request 10 the diplomatic body
that the payment of the monthly install
ments Of the Boxer indemnity be post
noned for nine months. This request has
heen met by the reply that some OF the
oovernments must be consulted. Since
,bor China has been making desperate
efforts TO scrape the money together The
Shanghai Treasury. which at present has
fo,yer than 1.OOO. 600 taels, Is unable to
pay the official salaries.
chinese and Manchus Of the better
class are leaving Peking In large num-
ners. removing their treasure to the for
oign concessions I'm Shanghai and Tien-
Tsin and even TO Moukden. where. II is
believed. security will be found under
Japanese protection
"rr event of reverses in the Yang-Tse
valley il seems certain that the court
will remove to Jehol in the province "
Cbi-IL ll5 miles to the northeast ot
Peking.
THE government is asking for loan
of 70 900 taels (SS,ooo,0oO, repaya-
bIe in one year at : per cent. The Brit
ish. French German and American
bankers, AT a meeting held to discuss
the proposals. made IT condition be-
fore recommending the acceptance of
,be proposal that Yuan Shi III receive
euu mower To deal with the situation.
make the necessary reforms and come
,o terms with the leaders Of the revolt"
Shanghai. oct. 2i.-A Chinese official
dispatch from YinTchang. tho War
Minister. reports imperialist successes
over the rebels on october 20 and Il at
Sim Yang. The dispatch states that the
,ebels had more than six hundred killed.
while the losses OF the imperialist5
amounted 10 few score.
Communication with human even by
wireless is cut off. The troops In that
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
WOMEN KILLED BY EXPLOSION

Albany. oct 2.-One woman was blown
TO pieces and "A second was burned TO death
late tonight by an explosion and the re-
sulting fire in Beaver street The women,
Mrs Andrew B, Uline and Carolyn Ulne.
were the wife and daughter OF Andrew B.
Ulne. former Fire Commissioners Of Al
bany, now dead. What caused the explosion
no ON, knows.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
R. R. STRIKE INEVITABLE
British Companies and Workers
About to Fight to a Finish.

'IUI" 7 ITTTTO'-
London. oct. DIT is believed now
railway strike, q prolonged fight 10 a
finish between the companies and men
which would infict incalculGble damage
on the industries Of the nation.
The men are entirely dssa tisfcd with
the report of the railway commission.
and at a meeting of the executives Of
the four unions on Monday next a res
olution will Ice proposed refusing To ac-
ceIt the findings
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
mAoeRo INAUGURATION NOV. s

ri Paso. Tex. oct 2f-Tcegrams re-
ceived here to-day from Francisco + Ma
d.rn announce he will be- inaugural. Pres
dent of Mexico on Novcmbcr o. rhs is the
hrst definite announcement oil the date.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
District Attorney Sees Landlord.

district Attorney Pclctier visited sev-
"'l places in Cambridge to-day, and
IN reaching his onic. i'm the courthouse
noon. hc held conference with
.IfHk H Carter. of Cambridge. in
'.'te house Richoson lived. When the
,'"'' reached the house last week dur
VIZ NE progress Of their search for evi-
''I'e ih the case they found that Rich
'N room had been ransackcd. The
D'slIlct Attorney endeayored TO ascer-
'''h from Mr. Garter the Identity Of the
l,'son or persons vino visited the room
ahead Of The police ana whether any
ming was taken.
The police declare that tho minister
'''e the cyanide Of potassium on Oc-
'''fF - on the preteXt that it was a
me that would relieve Miss LIN
'eil Of trouble which had worried her.
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New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
Burglars Institute
a Much Needed Reform

On the advice of a fall
lawyer they resolve. in
solemn convention. TO
withhold all aid, either
moral or financial. from
any brother found carry
ing hrearmswhen arrested.
Whats a fall lawyer2'
The same article which
tells Of this remarkable
conference will also de-
scribe him and his peculiar
Ways-in
Next Sundays ribune
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
AID FOR TORPEDO BOAT
The Wilkes Disabled Off Hat.
teras-Destroyers to Rescue.

u
Washington. oct 1.-THE torpedo
boat Wilkes. which left Charleston sew
eral DAYS ago for Hampton Roads. is
anchored somewhere off Cape Hatteras
in a heavy sea. The dcstroyers Reed
FlHSser and Preston have gone to her
assistance from Norfolk. Rear Admiral
William \. Marshall. comm -ndant Of
the Norfolk Navy Yard, notified the
Navy Department.
The Wilkes is commanded by Ensign
Robert 5. Galloway, and carries COM
plement of about thirty men.
The destroyer Macdonough is standing
by the Wilkes to render assistance If
necessary.
Norfolk. Va. oct 24.-Alarmcd be-
cause nothing has been heard from the
torpedo boat destroyers Barney. Craven,
Macdonough aud Wilkes, which left
Charleston. S. G.. several days ago bound
for Norfolk. naval authorities to-day
dispatched the destroyer Reed and the
tug Potomac To sea To search for the
missing craft.
\ meagre report telling Of the burst
ing of steam pipe on the Wilkes is all
the news navy yard officials have re-
ceived from the boats since they left
Charleston
The notilla was due To arrive here yes
tcrday.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
Violation Of Home Rule.

In most cases. whatever the merits of
the salary raises under consideration. II
would have been vastly more simple.
scientific and proper To put the matter
within the discretion of the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment. Two
faults lay in this mass of bills-thev
took the power to fix salaries from tha
local authorities. thus violating the
home rule principle which the Demo-
Gratis pretend to hold sacred, and thy
were unnecessary special legislation.
which could have been handled under q
general law giving To the Board Of Esti-
mate power over the salaries. Az a re-
suit tho local authorities cannot be held
to account for the big increase i'm ex-
pcnae Responsibility, therefore. must
rest wholly on the Democratic majority
which stood behind these bills and the
Democratic Governor who, violating his
economy pledges, saddled this huge sum
on New York City.
At the request of The Tribune the Citi-
zens Union prepared the followinG t.. b.
ulation of laws imposing additional ex-
pense on the taxpayers of this city:
s. Int. 1901 SAKE, \. Int 1852. \. J.
Levy; Increasing from $500 To $500
the maximum annual salaries to
special deputy clerks appointed by
justices OF the Appellate Division of
IN" lst department, except certain
clerks for whom higher maximum
salaries are fixed by law There
tMpntN-tWD SlCb glgrl<g now
ceiling $500 Chapter 263. ......... So, or
5. Int. 539 Sanner, A. Int. 765 Hevmau:
Increasing from ten 10 twelve the
maximum number OF assistant dis
trict attorneys who may bc appoint
ed i'm Kings County. There are al
present ten such assistant district
attorneys. all Of whom receive 5000
or more salary. Chapter 309.......... 1900
5. Int so !. II. Sullivan A. Int 1855
Oliver: Authorizing the Court of
General Sessions of New York
County tu appoint "A warden To the
additional grand jury. Chapter G4
If he gets the same as the present
warden il would add................. 200
s Int. SO r -. Sullivan. Providing
fCr a chief medical officer in the Fire
Department of New York city. AT
an annual salary Of not edmg
$500 chapter 623. ........:........... $50
S Int lS7. Grady: Increasing from
$1,000 to $500 the maximum
amount OF expenditure for salaries
i'm the office OF the Commissioner Of
Records Of New York County Chap
Ter 2q2 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 15O'
( INF 30 McMdnus: Authorizing
each Judge OF the General Sessions
court of New York County To APP
point a clerk, at not exceeding $3.50"
nor annum. Chapter As............... i.jl
: Inf - g -. sullivan, \ Int. 3Ss.
"Grautard Increasing mailman sal
ary OF clerk OF records IN sarro-
gates Court. New York Connty.
noXimnm salaries NJ eleven record
niarks I'm that court from $40 10
$500. twenty-onc record clerks from
,lo11 to $3.50. and one from tl.@"
To ''iII 's,iIe ................... a ~
- ,.., Zorn. fixing the salary =
me- District Attorney of Queens
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So easy and delightful SrcncerS Tcric eye
glasses with "lhkit guards, Maiden Lane.
Adyt
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