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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
SAYS MANEUVER|S THE ONLY PURPOSE General Carter Reaffirms Governments Position NUCLEUS OF THE ARMY Particular Site Chosen to Demonstrate Facility With Which Troops
 Can Be Moved Under
 All Circumstances
 
NUCLEUS OF THE ARMY

San Antonio, Texas, March 13.-Major General w. H. Carter, commander of the ''Inaneuver division said today that the maneuvers in San Antonio are to try out some new field regulations.
 There is no other significance attached to the assembling of troops in San An tonio,' said General Carter. "The war department looked upon San Antonio as a place adapted for maneuvers and that is why the troops are here. There Is everything here that might be met up with in the field. It is near the border of the country and l dare say this partic- ular site was selected to demonstrate that a movement of troops might be facilitated under practically all circum- stances.
 If the maneuvers work out satisfac- torily here 1t is very possible that the new field regulations will become popu- lar. That is to say, they will be adopted for the future instruction of the army
 ''rhe division now assembling here you might call a brick around which we pro- pose to build a house Or one might say that it is a nucleus of an army We have this division to that we might add an- other division of militia and then an other division. Then there would be an army.
 There is positively no truth in the ru- mor that additional troops have been or- dered here. r. such were the case I am sure I would know something about it and no word has reached me up to now. There is no necessity of additional troops coming here. There are enough assembled to carry out the purposes of the maneuvers." as..f'.-+
 The general spent several hours at headquarters in the office of Brigadier- General Duncan, commanding the de- partment of Texas, and said he would take the field tomorrow morning He has entirely recovered from his indisposition. He was pleased that the entire division would be mobilzed by. tomorrow or We'd nesday.
 Major Won Herwerth, of the German army and attached to the embassy at Washington. Is the first representative of the European armies on the ground He will be here at least two weeks and is accompanied by his secretary, William Klevesahl. That more of the foreign attaches are on the way was made cer- tain today when provision was made for tenting those who prefer living in camp rather than in the downtown ho- tels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14

Mexico City March 13.-Mexico's pro- posed war measure which has attracted world wide attention; the bill to tsuspend certain conceded personal rights under specified circumstances, was approved to- day by the permanent commission of con gress in the form as drafted by the de- partment of the interior.
 Following the usual course of such bills it will be given its second reading tomor- row and on Thursday, final discussion.
 That it will become a law there is prac- tically no doubt since there was no dis senting vote at the session today.
 As indicative of the interest manifested in the measure, the galleries of the sem ate chamber were crowded with specta- tors.
 Apparently taking 1t for granted that the bill will become law, the war de- pertinent has already made it's plans for cooperation. The guards along public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
TRAINS HELD UP
 BY SYMPATH|zERS O. & c. Freight Traffic Is
 DemOralized TWO MEN ARE KILLED
TWO MEN ARE KILLEI
Strike of White Bremen on Queen and Crescent Growing More Seri- ous Every Day-Perishable
 Goods Only Moved

Cincinnati, March 13.--Wth the excep- ton of holding up three trains at Kings Mountain, ky, early this morning by sympathizers of the striking fremen of the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad, no acts of violence are reported between Chattanooga and th.s city today.
 The posse which was organized and started in pursuit of the men who held up the trains failed to locate the suspects.
 No freight trains were moved today be- tween Somerset and Chattanooga and but few trains were run between Somerset and Cincinnati.
 Traffic was blocked today at Kings Mountain when a crowd of mountaineers gathered at the mouth of the big tunnel there and in succession held up three freight trains The mountaineers fired volleys over the head of the freight crew and held them in the woods.
 Lexington, Ky, March 13-Fifty men, destined for service as firemen on the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pa cific railroad, passed through here today en route to southern points. The car and engine cab were guarded by armed spe- cial agents of the road.
 Rising Pawn, Ga. March 13-The Ala bana Great Southern division of the Queen and Crescent route, is compelled to refuse all frieght except that of a perishable nature as a result of the hremen's strike. Much freight is accum- ulated at small stations owing to the congestion at Chattanooga. The loss to shippers, 1t is feared, will be heavy.
 Chattanooga, March 13-H. Baker, gen eral manager of the Cincinnati. New Or leans and Texas Pachic, this afternoon offered a reward of $500 for the arrest and conviction of any person interfering with the traffic or assa'ing any employees of the road, this order coming re- suit of the shooting of a negro fireman at Kings Mountain Saturday night and the holding up of three trains at Kings Mountain this morning by white men who are thought to be mountaineers and friends of the striking white firemen
 The local brotherhood of railway fire men held long session this morning and 1t is said a compromise proposition was carefully considered and that a state nent would be issued declining 1t.
 Somerset Ky. March 13-Of the many rumors current here today of the shoot Hin2 Of negro firemen on the Cincinnati, New GTleans and T',.azs Pacific railway by strike sympathizors. none could be confirmed either way. Thus far only two men are known to have been shot They are James Carl, detective employed by the railroad, and Lester Silver, an engi- neer.
 No freight trains were running here to- day, but passenger trains were In opera ton on delayed time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
Mexican Solons ApproOe
 Proposed War Measure

highways and railways will be redoubled, according to Gen. Manuel Cosio. minister of war.
 The bill was presented at today's ses- sion of the permanent commission by the subcommittee composed of members of the chamber of deputies and the senate, to which it had previously been referred.
 Committeeman Ricardo Guzman, in pre- senting the report of the subcommittee, said.
 "The president, in view of the abnormal conditions existing throughout the coun- try. which already constitute a serious menace to the public peace, believes that the time has come to use the drastic measure authorized in Article 2s of the constitution and to that end the presi- dent, with the approval of his ministers, initiates before the honorable permanent commission the suspension of those indi- vidual guarantees granted by the consti- tution."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
ELECTRICAL POOLS
 ARE BREAKING UP


 Washington March 13-Intimations have been received that the so-called elec- tricnl pools which are said to be part of the electrical trust against which the government recently filed its first case, are breaking up.
 With the exception of the incandescent bulb section of the business against which the department of justice filed the antitrust suit at Cleveland, all the oth- CTS, it is said, have conveyed the inti- mation that they are willing to stop the practices to which the government ob- jects.
 While the lamp case will be more or less in the nature of a friendly suit, both the government and the companies are anxious to have the courts decide the features Of the patent law which are in dispute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
Many Prisoners Escane

Vera Cruz, Mexico, March 1s-Over- towering and killing the guard who opened the door of the jail at 5. o'clock this morning in order to give them their coffee, forty prisoners made break for liberty. Few persons were On the streets at that hour and 1t remained for small parties of policemen to pursue the 1u- gitives. From the jail to the outskirts of the city the. fight between the officers of the law and the escaping desperadoes continued. One policeman was killed and three wounded. Of the prisoners only ned the escape. The remaining ones es- capee and are being pursued by mounted police
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

: '1-Rush of troops about completed.
 Trains held up by Sympatnizers.
 Mexican solons approve war. measure. Corporation tax upheld by supreme court. AK x .s,;; !, t,s T 9-Stir up trouble for F. D. Barker. Gossip of well known Alabamians. f3Decatar's mayor filings challenge. A Gainesville Is rich in history + 4-Editorial comment. M 5-May get saloons without election.
 Change in minutes may come before council. 5llSfs sg
 Dunn delighted with trip.
 Miss Addams to start settlement work
 here. x 4 y.. s. ss < sas. ,' 6-Sports. 7-Doily Dalrymple.
 Lenten events in society world. S--Eerious tangle for the soons.
 Revenue bill Is still up in the air. 91Goodwyn heads Bessemer Elks. 11AMarkets. ' 12-sAtlafrta scene was imposing. Nigh school starts practice. Teachers walk out on strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14

Fl Paso, Tex, March 13.-Cut on rom food supplies for the last three weeks 25000 inhabitants of the beleagureo cltS of Chihuahua face famine. lnsurrectos have surrounded the city. Attempts by the federal soldiers to dash outside 10 forage have failed. The insurrectos h. variably drove back the foraging expedi~ tions before they have proceeded any dis tance from the city limits.
 Hundreds of women in Chihuahua, fear ing starvation, have taken their chli- dren from the bottled-up town, and now bands of them are roaming the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
25. 5.OOO PEOPLE IN BELEAGUERED
 MEXICAN CITY FACE FAMINE

Direct word from the city of Chihuahua was received here this afternoon through Jed Newkirk, an American merchant who travelled the 225 miles in an automobile, having left there two days ago. He sai1 while conditions were severe and much suffering is being endured, food supplies would hold out for another month If necessary.
 No one heard directly from the mobili- zation of the United States troops on the Mexican frontier. The entire city was in ignorance of the progress of the revoll- tionary movement. all telegraphic com- munication with the outside world hav- ing been cut off almost continuously for two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
FEBRUARY EXPORTS
 BREAK RECORDS

Washington. March 13-Breaking all records for February, last months ex- ports were valued at sl75.Bs6, 4s7. while the imports, larger than in. any earlier Feb rvary except in 1910 and 19o7 were valued at s121. ,2s4
 These figures. announced today in report Of the bureau of statistics on the country's foreign commerce embrace y6y.- 45S,a3S of imports entered free of duty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
Supreme Court to Recess

Washington. March l3.-The supreme court of the United States announced to- day that it would recess until April al fer delivering opinions on Monday. March oo f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-14
'LAWERP[EADS . FOR WOMAN'S LIFE Mrs. Melber Is Accused of
 Poisoning Son MANY JURORS WEEP Attorney Dugan Tells Squalid and Pathetic Story of Woman's Life
 and Enters a Plea of
 Insanity

Albany, N. Y., March 13-Mrs. Edith Melber, on trial for her life for the mur- der of her four-year-old boy, sat for an ae,r ia count today scarcely moving a muscle while her attorney John H. Du- gan told the jury why he thought she should be sent to an insane asylum for the rest of her days rather than to the electric chair.
 This poor, defenseless, mindless wo- man. was the way MT. Dugan alluded to the frail little creature at the bar. T wouldn't if I could" he declared, nave this woman go from this room to free dom l believe she should be sent to an asylum, there to spend under merci- full treatment what days remain to her. We will show you that her mother and her husband died from consumption and that the same disease has laid its deadly grip upon her.
 Reveals Squalid Story
 Then the attorney outlined the squalid story of the accused since childhood to what he called the despairing culmina- ton of her visit to Albany, when the deadly acid was forced down the boys throat and his body left in dreary marsh.
 Several of the jurors were moved to tears during the course of the lawyers address and evidences of emotion were also shown by the spectators. three fourths of whom were women
 The first witness for the defense was John J. O'Hara, who produced a map of the scene of the tragedy to show that the boys body was left in compar ra- lively open space, although there was an abundance of wooded cover.
 Then Wilbur Johnson, Michael Connors and the Rev. Uriel H. Graves who visited Mrs. Melber while she was in the penthouse with her husband, testified that her actions caused them to think she was irrational or unreasonable Other witnesses also testified to what they considered unusual actions on Mrs Mel ber's part.
 Mrs. Stanford Testifies
 Mrs. Welton Stanford. Jr.. the wealthy young woman engaged in settlement work who has taken an active part in the preparation of the defense. testified to having visited Mrs. Melber in a hos
 
 heard her complain that she was there because her Illness unfitted her for work. Did her conversation impress you as irrational?' District Attorney Sanford n- quired.
 No responded the witness Our in- terccurse was too brief to base judg- ment on.'' @-t s Under cross questioning by the prose- outing attorney, several of the witnesses admitted that others whom they regard ed as rational have done things they attributed to Mrs. Melber.
 Buoyed up by the rest over Saturday and Sunday, Mrs. Melber appeared to be. in good spirits when she entered the court room today.
 Profiting by the experiences of last week when men and women fought for admission to the court room. the author tiles have arranged to exclude all but those properly authorized to be admitted.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19
This TickIed ]. ]. Hill

James j. Hill, the railroad king,
told the following amusing incident
happening on one of his roads:
One of our division superintend-
ents had received numerous COM
plants that freight trains were in
the habit of stopping ION a grade
crossing in a certain small town,
thereby blocking travel for long
periods. He issued orders, but still
the kicks came in. Finally he de-
cided to investigate personally.
"A short man in size and very
excitable, he went down to the
crossing, and, sure enough, there
stood. in defiance of his orders, a
long freight train, anchored square
ly across it. A brakeman who didn't
know him by sight sat complacent.
ly on the top of the car.
Move that train onp sputtered
the little super Get it off the
crossing so people can pass. Move
on, sayr
The brakeman surveyed the
tempestuous little man from head
to foot. You 60 to blazes, you
little shrimp he replied. You're
small enough to crawl under -
Cosmopolitan.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19
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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19
Report Changes the Maps.

Seattle, Wash, Oct. H. Adding
one more discovery to the sum
total of human knowledge SO far as
the white race is concerned, Capt.
John Backland with the four-mast-
ed schooner Transit, arrived to-day
in Seattle from the Arctic with
news that the Kubak River, hither-
to believed to be a small stream, is
a mighty river, navigable for at
least 800 miles from its mouth.
News of the navigability of the
Kubak River was given to those on
board the the Transit by miners
and traders, who, for the first time
had thoroughly explored the main
reaches for a great distance inland.
While they say that for certain it is
navigable for good-sized vessels for
at least 800 miles. it is their opin-
ion that any vessel which could get
over the bar probably could make
its way at least 500 miles up the
stream.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19
His Note to Dad Got Him in Bad

His Note to Dad Got Him in Bad
Wabash, Ind, Oct. 6. Well, cid
the Judge let you Off" asked a
jovial companion of Bryce Sage, 20
Years old, who had been hailed be-
fore the Judge and was leaving
Police Court.
Sure he did Good old scout,
that Judge. believe mel" replied
young Sage. "AlI his Honor asked
yours truly to do iii order to get
freed from the charge of tanking up
the Judge called it 'inebriety'-
was for me to take a note to dad.
So long, kid"
Sage's name did not bear out his
wisdom.
Peter Sage read the note, escort
ed the young man behind the wood
shed, and if the yelps emanating
from that trysting place could be
interpreted by that sterling detec-
tive. Hemlock Jones, it mean,
that peach tree sprouts grow along
the banks of the Wabash, Indiana,
in fall as we'll as in the beauteeful
s-p-r-in-g-ying-ying.
For that was the Judges sealed
orders for the bombardment Of
Bryce Jr., in lieu of indemnity to
the court.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19
The Soil.

The soil is the basis of all life but
the lowest. Silent, unresisting, a
prey to wind. and water, it covers
portions of the earth as a,mantle of
wealth. The strength of empires
has for uges been drawn from il
and ever will be. A fertile soil is
indispensable to the propitious
founding, the continued develop.
ment, and the perpetuity of a great
people. Itself a product of 'disintes
grafton and decay. it is theater of
organization and growth, the blend
ing boundary between the mineral
Kingdom and the realm of life.
The earth has existed in sub
stantialIy its present condition for
unknown millions of years. 1t has
reached this state by the ceaseless
action of natural forces. forces that
are acting to-day. The conditions
that formed and placed soils in the
past are operating now in a man.
ner vital to their preservation and
use. Hence there can be no intelli-
gent and continuously effective
treatment of soil that will use its
fertility and at the same time con-
serve its possibilities, unless there
is an understanding of the means
by which soils have come to the
condition in which man finds them
FL. T. Willard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19
A Tribute To Dear Old Missouri.

(Tune -America.)
By a Marion County Lady.
Missouri, tbs of thee
We sound thy praises free
Ger land and sea.
We love thy rivers clear,
Thy hills and woodland dear;
Thy meadows green and scar
Thy love proclaim.
Missouri, grand old state!
We know that thou art great
In many ways.
Thine own resources fine,
Lead, iron and copper mine,
Cereals and fruit, combine
To sing thy praise.
Missouri's mules doth bray,
Proclaiming break of day
In early morn.
Their value still increase
In time of war and peace.
Their demand ne'er shall cease,
Dear mule forlorn.
MiSSouri'S cacklin6 hen
Her praise from poets pen
Shall never cease.
Her products millions bring
In winter, fall and spring,
To her we'll always cling
For wealth and peace.
A compromise for peace,
Her prayer that strife shall cease
In this dear state.
She mourned her blue and gray,
AS side by side they lay,
Wept when they passed away,
So brave and great.
Missouri, all complete,
When earth and Heaven meet,
We love you best.
When through with life's turmoil,
Vexation, strife and toll
Within thy dear old soil
We hope to rest.
-Elce.
L nzIz
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19

1t is a courtesy to your guests to
see that their names appear in the
local newspaper. 1t is due to your
friends and yourself that when Wis
iting. their names would appear in
the paper. Someone in the family
should inform the paper Of sickness
in the home Remember that the
newspaper is made by human
hands and brains, and if the item
concerning yourself or your friends
does not appear it is largely your
fauIt Ex
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19

One morning shortly after the
honeymoon determined wife took
her seat at the breakfast table and
placed a large revolver by the side
of her plate. WHY. my dear"
stammered the astonished husband,
'w-what does that meant"
1T means, my love-" was her
stern reply, that we have bread Of
my own making for breakfast, and
that no adverse criticism win be
sf.i.,..fe,1p
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19

We love to see people live WE'LL
says a thoughtful writer. and to
dress respectfully, and enjoy them
selves. but there is happy mean
in all these things. and when that
is passed in the direction of ex-
travagance, the people distress and
enslave themselves and diminish
their ability to do good. For the
sake of keeping up the styles, peO-
pie live far above their income,
harass themselves with debt. wear
themselves out, and keep them-
selves in a constant nervous strain
by giving fashionable dinners,
fashionably entertaining and MAX
ing fashionable calls. Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19
A Baseball Conversation.

A letter received in this city tells
of conversation overhead at a base
ball game in New York recently.
The principals were a young man
and a young woman.
DO you know" said he. "a game
of baseball reminds me of a house
house. There is the plate, the
pitcher, the fouls and the flies"
1T reminds me more of courtship
and marriage" said the young
woman, with the diamond. the
coaching. the strikes. the men going
out and their difficulty in getting
home" The indianapolis News.
From the way our exchanges re-
fer to him Judge Fuckers constitu-
ents in the northern and western
part Of the End Congressional dis
trict are pretty well satisfied with
his record in Congress in spite Of
the unfair criticisms of the Kansas
Civ Star ct al.cbariign c0nsier
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-19

A north Missouri justice of the
peace is deeply impressed with the
responsibilities of his Office The
northern line of the fence ON his
farm is also the bOundry of Missouri
and Iowa. One day the justice saw
his son and his hired man fighting
near it, and he ran to them shout
ing: Il demand peace in the name
Of the state Of Missouri" Then the
combatants clinched and fell against
the fence The fence couldn't stand
the strain and broke AS the two
toppled into Iowa, the squire whoOp-
ed: Give him hell, son; I've lost
my jurisdiction" Miami MOI
News.