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Arizona republican., 1911-09-16
TROOPS MAY
 JOIN REBELS
Situation in China is Ex- tremely Grave and That Fact is At Last Recog- nized Through an Imperi- al Edict.

PEKIN, Sept. 15.-An imperial edict issued today admits the situation in Szechuen is dangerous and orders Tzen Chun Suan to proceed thither immediately He was formerly vice roy of Szcchucn and Kwan Tung and has the reputation of being a ruthless suppTessor of rebellions.
 The foreign office states that be- siegers at Chcngtu search all mes sengcrs and will not permit anyone to enter or leave the city. It is feared the commander there will not b. able to comply with the demands of the beSicgers. as the ringleaders or the railway league have been be- headed It is rot now doubted the missions wifi bc footed if the city falls. but it is expected the mission aries will be spared, as it is thought the rebels fear the penalties for vio- lcnce toward foreigners. American and British missionaries in Szechuen number five hundred The Catholics chiefly French. 25o Altogether about fifty missionaries have reached Chung king.
 CHUNG KING. Sept. 15.-Several American families from Rafting and elsewhere arrived here safely today Two thousand modern troops out side Cheng Tu have not yet joined the rebellious forces but have left camp for the station five miles west IL is feared if an attempt is made to relieve Chang Tu these soldiers will join the besiegers. The besieg- CTS have demanded the release of the ringleaders of the railway league
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Arizona republican., 1911-09-16

FOR SALE-One of the best buys In the City. New Modern Brick Resi- dence, close in, rooms, woodshed. chickenyard. roses, etc. Price S5500. E. F. Pascoe, no North Center St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
WILEY CASE WILL
 SOON BE CLOSED Taft Will Delay Action Until the Investiga-
 tiOn Ends

Washington, August 1S.-The House in- vestigation into the charges against Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry will come to a close. according to present plans, with the testimony of Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. who is to take the stand Monday.
 Dr. Wiley today finished the petition of his side of the controversy. He declared ne would do the legal work of the bureau, now carried on by Solicitor Mccabe, for one hundredth part of the present cost if he were only given a legal officer and "a stenoerapher of his own.
 Dr. Wiley expressed his desire to put ssaa Nalf < N ft'f e r fa- snrious, bat said he had been defeated in this by his associates. He told of As- sistant Chemist Dunlap telling secretary Wilson, during Dr. Wiley's absence, that work for the United States Pharmaoopea was being done in the bureau, and ex- I laincd that Congress made this pharma- copea the standard for drugs. pr. Wiley said the work done cost $57. He was forced to stop it when Solicitor McCabe said it violated the law.
 President Taft does not expect to set tie the Wiley case before adjournment of the present session of Con gress. He intends to read al the testimony of fered before the House committee which is investigating the department of agriculture and other information bearing on the case.
 That there may be some criticisms of the officials of the department other than Dr. Wiley Is the belief here to- day.
 Asked what Solicitor McCabe bad 10 do with deciding what was whisky, pr. Wiley said:
 "I would rather let him state"
 Dr. Wiley, describing his famous poison squad experiment." said:
 T took up experiments with borax first to get experience for what I con sidered more important experiments. I did not think it was harmful when l began"
 Dr. Wiley said two of his reports on these investigations had not been pub lshed He said he told Secretary of Agriculture Wilson all about the propos- ed employment of Dr. H. H. Rusby of New York.
 T wanted him to know all the features of the case before acting on it., said Dr. Wiley
 After the secretary had approved Dr. Wiley told of the figuring out that 5000 was too much for Dr. Rusby and of having the secretary reduce it to $l600.
 Again he denied that anything was said about pr. Rusby working only so day year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--ITouse fails to override Taft's veto. England squirms in, clutch of great
 strike. New statehood bill passes Senate Aviator ascends over 11,000 feet. Atwood flies to Erie, Pa.
 Veto gives democrats great chance 2--Business men eager to show where
 they stand. B. Four drown in stream.
 New Decatur may have new depot 4-Editorial page. 6-Ready to supply demands for worm
 poison.
 Exum explains how he will vote. Bonnyman says crops are great
 Schoen writes of fire hazard here. 6-Sports. 7-Society.
 'sThe Happiness Request S-South interested in reclamation -Bessemer citizens hold rival meetings. 1-- Markets iss I2--Slow progress in trade continues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
MADERO PACIFIES
 ZAPATA'S ARMY

Mexico City, August 1s.-Francisco l. Madero has succeeded in his mission of peace He has induced Emiliano Za- pata to surrender his arms. This aft ernoon he advised President De La Barra of the. result of his interview with the leader of the rebels in the state of Morelos, and the government, rely ing upon the word of Zapata will send to Cuautla tomorrow morning an off cer to begin mastering out the in- surrectos.
 Madero arrived in Cuautla at midday Yesterday the rebels, calling him "trai tor threatened to assassinate him ii he entered their camp Today they greeted him with "vivas."
 President De La Barra was not pre- pared to say what disposition the gov ernment would make of the rebels should they carry out the promise oi Zapata to surrender.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

Chh.ago,e August 1s.-Osca A4 BrirdleA
 scared higher from the ground today than an aeroplane has ever been and sci new worlds record at HIPS feet. Phil lip o. Parmslee followed him in the air
 passing the former American record ana
 reaching l0,s37 feet before he was forced to descend.
 The worlds record at present is 17ei
 feet, made at Mourmelon, France, Jull s, 1911. Captain Felix on August 5. 19ll flew to height of 11,152 feet at Etamps
 trance, but his flight has not yet beer made official Ralph Johnstone set the
 American mark at Belmont park. New
 York, October 3. 1910. at 10,476 feet. While Brindley, Parmalee. Howard Gill
 and Beechey were high among the clouds, finding comparative safety in their alti- tude flights, James Ward and Earle lOvington, flying at rather low levels, both had narrow escapes from death. The pro peller of Wards machine broke into a hundred pieces as he flew befo.e the
 grandstand. Pieces of wood penetrated his wings and brought his machine wobniing to the ground. Ovington, with his en- zine stopped unable quite to reach shore,
 found landing place in five feet of water, from which he escaped with no other in- jury than a ducking.
 The altitude events, though un scheduled, proved the most important | of the day. A wind that blew at 2t miles, 100 feet above the earth, was missing higher up and Brindley, Beachs and Gill started for high altitude Beachey was the first to descend. driver down by the cold. He came down shiv- ering, hardly able to move his hands from the steering wheel His baro graph showed $500 feet
 Brindley was the next to descend after having passed completely out ol sight of the strongest glasses His baro' graph swung around to figure never before reached in American aviation
 meets, showing 11,000 feet CHI dc scended soon after with a mark of Sfou l feet All declared they could have made even better marks but for the eX
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
CONGRESS IN BRIEF
Washington, August s.-senate: Met at

Washington, August 1S.-Senate: Met at noon.
 Stephenson election investigation com mittee decided to begin hearings at Mill waukee october ?.
 ocratc-repubican efforts through conference with House leaders, to effect adjournment of Congress at Il D. m Sat urday. Sir
 Campaign publicity bill sent to the President.
 Smith of South Carolina introduced resolution for immediate agricultural de- pertinent investigation of cotton crop.
 Pondexter introduced bill for govern ment control of Controller Say.
 Passed Flood-Smith statehood resolu- tion eliminating judiciary recall provis- ion in Arizona constitution.
 Adjourned at 6:25 D. m.
 House-Met at noon.
 Wiley hearing resumed. President Taft will not act on case until Congress ad- journs.
 Secretary Wilson called to testify Mon- day. M. Refused to pass wool and free list bill over Presidents veto.
 Considers Senate cotton bill; vote Mon day.
 Adjourned at s:1o p. m. until Il a. m. Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19


 r swanyille, Pa. August 1s.-What he called one jump brought Harry N. At wood. the aviator. from Cleveland, O., tc Swanville, Pa, this afternoon and landed him S4 miles nearer his destination in his picturesque aeroplane flight from St Louis to New York. Atwood was to have gone on to Erie, but lack of gasoline forced him to land here, Il miles west of that city. He came down without acci- dent and glded into a corn field in the twilight. His biplane is launched be- meath the trees on the lake shore. Starting from Cleveland after in numerable delays he went at terrific speed
 Sailing high over the edge of Lake Erie, Atwood, after leaving Cleveland at 4:O3 D. m., alighted in the corn field in Swan vile at 6:1O D. m., his flying time for the lsf miles from Cleveland being two hours and seven minutes.
 He is 727 miles from his starting roint and 53S miles from New York, having been in the air since he left St. Louis Ia st Monday 15 hours and 22 minutes. A large DO, ton of today's flight was over Lake 
 Erie.
 Atwood started from Cleveland sc late in the afternoon that he faced q prospect of being overtaken by dark ness The start was made under great difficulty, as he had to ascend from B narrow strip of fencedi sandy beach
 He glided down hill and almost touch. ing the surface flew out over the lak, into a treacherous wind By skllfu steering he took a spiral upward cours, and later landed in the Country clui golf links. On the golf course h, made three unsuccessful starts befor, he could rise high enough to skim ove the treetops, safely in the air. h, swung out over the lake. came back tC q point over the land and at an alti. tude of 500 feet struck on his course fixed by the Lake Shore and Southern railroad tracks, with the intention oi aching Erie before sundown. Al along the route telephone and telegra pi lines for two hours did d business al most exclusively to messages concern ing Atwood's movements.
 Fast Travelling Between Cleveland ana AsntdDula, AL wood made 54 miles in hour and 15 min utes, including delay caused by his slow | start at Cleveland.
 | The fact that the biplane is tonight | backed up under grove of trees in a | lonely spot on tine lake shore, where the Villages only policeman is on guard to l protect 1t, caused keen disappointment in Erie For two days the city has been making preparations to view the aviator in flight Reports that Atwood was down al Swanville were followed by many re- ports that he had been injured. I'm all right" said Atwood "I just ran out of gasoline. l had sufficient to carry me to Erie. but as it was dark I did not try 1t, for it might have taken me a long time to find the land ing place. Early tomorrow morning will sail into Erie and in the after noon I expect to start for Buffalo. don't know whether I will stop be- tween Erie and Buffalo. but I will re- main in Buffalo over Saturday night | Then l will fly over New York state l going by way of Rochester, Syracuse
 Utica and Albany, The stopping places have not been decided upon "Today's flight was the prettiest oi 1.-the lot. The sky was spattered witi
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Farm Immigration League

New Orleans, August 1S.-Pernanent or sanization of the Louisiana lmrnigra ton
 league, a branch of the National Lb- eral Immigration league. was effected at a meeting held here last night at the New Orleans board of trade, at which
 hy-laws were adopted and officers and di- rectors of the league. elected. Rene r. Clerc of New Orleans. who was chosen president, said the league would encour- age the development of the states agri- cultural resources by diverting the better class of immigrants to the rural districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Scarcity of Food Causes Prices to Rise and Whole Nation Is Threatened
 By Famine
MANY TROOPS PATROL
 STREETS OF LONDON
Scores of Thousands Obey Strike Or ders and Traffic Is Demoralized Throughout Kingdom-Many Riots Occurring-Troops
 Ordered to Fire
The strike at a glance:

| The strike at a glance: H Scores of thousands of railway o men in the United Kingdom are 2 on strike. c The movement threatens to crip- . pie g, GOO miles of steam railways. 3 Neither the managers or em- q pIoyes seem disposed to deviate q from their ultimatun1s. ! Passenger traffic in London and
 C other centers is demorHlized; c freight traffic throughout the | Kingdom is hampered. o Averpool's steamship service is | at a standstil. ! Sporadic rioting has occurred in | various English cities and in a Wales. S London's tube men threaten to . go out. | Troops everywhere are ready to Q quell disturbances. 0 Parliament remains in session be- . cause of the strike. q Scarcity of food Is causing prices Q to rise. q The railway employs 50o,000 men ! whose average weekly wage is less Q than $6. S The value of the railways is s6,-
 9 50o,0oO,00o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19

Tribute to.aviators was paid at the Chi cago aviation meet with the lives of Wil- liam R. Badger, flyer of a Baldwin trl- plane, and St. Croix ,Johnstone. who fell to his death in Moisant monoplane.
 They crashed to their doom before the eyes of 1200o0 mortified spectators. The fate of MT. Badger befell him on the flying field. few yards from the gates of the enclosure.
 Death in both cases was due to- unex- plained accidents, and was in no way caused, 1t is declared. by carelessness or lack of responsibility of the, drivers. !,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Aviator Killed

Adershot, England, August 1s.Theo- dore Ridge, while flying in a new military aeroplane here today, fell 100 feet and eied shortly afterward from his injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
NEW STATEHOOD
 BILL IS PASSED
Senate Adopts the Measure
 Acceptable to Taft
GOES TO HOUSE TODAY
New Resolution Requires That Ari- zona Shall Eliminate Recall of Judges-Senator Reed At
 tacks Taft and Cabinet

Washington, August 1s.-Statehood Tor New Mexico and Arizona upon basis acceptable to President Taft was ap- proved by the Senate today through the passage Of the Flood Smith resolution.
 The new resolution. favored by the President requires ,hai E-li1ona sn,ll eliminate from its constitution the recall of judges provision before it shall be ad- mitted to the Union. New Mexieds Is in structed to vote again on a change in its constitution designed to make 1t more easily amendable in the future; but 1t is not made Q condition of New Mexico statehood that the people approve the change suggested by Congress.
 ! The vetoed resolution rested in the House of Representatives without action
 The Seante measure will be considered in the House tomorrow. That body Will be able to pass it if it chooses to do so without having to vote first on g repas sage of the vetoed resolution. It might go to the President tomorrow or Monday.
 The Flood-Smith resolution, introduced by Chairman William Alden Smith of the committee on territories, passed the Sen ate 53 to s, after a debate in which the House was charged with evading vote on the Presidents statehood veto, and in which the President was charged with trying to coerce the people of Arizona upon the proposed recall of judges.
 During the debate four cabinet officers Attorney General Wickersham, Post master General Hitchcock and Secretaries Stimson and Nagel were in the Senate chamber MT. Hitchcock listened while Senator Reed of Missouri, democrat, criticised the President for. trying to force Arizona to give up it's recall of judges and read a telegram arraigning MT. Hitchcock for his political activity ip Arizona. q -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Reads Telegram

The telegram read:
 ''Phoenix, Arizona, August F, 1911. "E. B. O'Neill, Washington. D. c.
 .'It is a well known fact that Hitch cock during the campaign for the cleo tjon of delegates to our constitutional convention travelled over Arizona with different federal officials holding quiet little receptions at which plans were made for the defeat of the candidates who stood pledged for a progressive con stitution. MT. Taftss name was freely used and insinuations made concerning nroiected federal buildings. Friends told inc Arizona Gazette to be good or repub- l,can patronage would cease. The Ga vetta refused to be coeroed and patron aga did cease. Practically every post nester in Arizona immediately became active in fighting the progressive can didates. It is well known his vlsit in- fluenced papers in Tucson Yuma Giope and Prescott .., cn,,rr,
 70. H. ACKERS, Acting Chairman.
 "J. l.. IRWIN, Secretary.
 MT Hitchcock sat through Senator Reeds speech with an inscrutlnaoie smlie.
 .-rhe objection is not the recall or judges" declared Senator Reed.
 .The President through his satellites and offio e- holders was unable to dictate the action of the people of Arizona, and We find him now using his power 10 preveht the people of that state from being acfhit- 'ted to the union."-
 Despite many objections to the 'esolu- tion all democrats voted for it except Senators Bailey of Texas and Pomerene or Ohio The republicans who voted against 1t were: Bourne of Oregon, Braniesse or Connecticut, Bristow of Kansas, Clapo CT Minnesota, Cummins of Iowa, and Hey burn of Idaho s.t
 It was apparent that the vetoed state hood resolutions could. not have been passed by two-thirds vote in cit'ier house. +t '-a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
AVIATOR RISES
 OVER 11,0OOFEET Oscar Brindley Sets New Worlds Record at the
 Chicago Meet

, Chicago, August 1S.-Altitude. O. } A. Brlndiey, 11,0o0 feet, uncorrected } reading, making new American
 2 record. Eighteen miles cross water: Sop
 , with, 15 minutes, -oS.4 seconds first; , Ely, 17 minutes 7-S seconds, second. ) Beachey, F minutes, 5S.4 seconds, , third,
 ? Monoplanes; Twelve miles over , land. Sopwith first, 13 minutes 52,6
 , seconds: Ovington. second. 15 min ? utes, 8 seconds. simon, third. r } minutes "A seconds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
MAKES ANOTHER
 94-M|LE LUMP Atwood Forced to Land
 Near Erie, Pa. GASOLINE GAVE OUT After Difficult Start at Cleveland Aviator Clips S4 More Miles
 Off His St. Louis-to-New
 York Flight

E Summary of the fifth day of At C 3 woods St. Louis-New York flight: C
 7 Left Cleveland 4:o3 ?. m, over 2 Ashtabula. Ohio, A miles to the C 9 east at 5:l7 D. m, alighted at (
 . Swa1vilie, Pa. --4a D. n ossiitrai { . tinol. q Distance travelled on fifth day s4
 z miles.
 2 Actual flying time hours and : 2 minutes.
 2 Distance from St. Louis 727 miles. 2 Total flying time 15 hours and 22 . minutes. 2 Distance still to go on 1265 miles 2 trip to New York, 53S miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-19
Underground Traffic Weakened

Thus far. according to the officials of the underground roads, only 500 of their employees have struck. This is but small percentage of the men but their detection already has curtailed the service and only few trains were running tonight, The underground strikers held a mass meeting tonight and adopted a resolution not to return to work until satisfactory terms have 
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-17

Jim Savage. who is to meet Andy
Morris, the Boston heavyweight, at
Browns A. A. next Tuesday, claims
to be in the best condition of his
boxing career. Savage has been in
constant training for the past month,
and as soon as he found he vas At
he asked Bill Brown to give him a re-
turn match, so that he could show that
his last defeat was a lucky punch.
Brown not only agreed to this match,
but has promised the winner a match
with AL Kubiak or Jim Smith for the
first part of August.
"Porky' Flynn, of Boston, who de-
feated 'Jewey'' Smith decisively, will
be up against the real thing in fistiana
next Tuesday night, when he faces Joe
Jeanette in the ring of the Twentieth
Century A. c.
Jeanette and Flynn were matched
before, but the negro heavyweight was
afflicted with a felon on his finger,
which necessitated the calling off OF
the match. Flynn and his manager
were cruel enough to intimate that
Jeannette's finger vas not as sore as
he represented, which has aroused the
nc VI JCdiiitCttc W SUN an CAtChb bins
ne vehemently declares that Flynn may
be sorry he spoke so maliciously. The
men are very evenly matched in height
weight and reach, which would suggest
the fact that one of the hardest fought
contests ever seen in public between
rival heavyweights is likely to result.
Jim Barry, of Chicago, and Tony
Ross, the Italian heavyweight cham
pion of Pennsylvania, have also beer
secured by the club and will be in evil
dence at the ringside to challenge the
winner.
AT the National Sporting Club next
Thursday night Young Nitchie, of Phil
adelphia, and Frank Loughrey, the
fast coming brother of Young Tough
rey, will meet in a ten-round battle.
AS both of these boys have beer
doing splendidly and are looked upor
as strong possibilities later for A6
Wolgast's crown, the bout will attract
considerable attention. Each boy is
fast and willing fighter, with a lot O.
followers. and the scrap will prove one
of the best drawing cards the Nationa
has had in some time.
There will be in addition a number o.
good preliminaries.
Knockout Brown will fight Joe Fer
guson, of Philadelphia, before TIN
Kniekerbocker A. c., of Albany, to.
night
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-17
TIGERS WILL HAVE
TO FIGHT TO GET
POSSESSION OF FISHER

The failure of Inielder Bob Fisher to
put IN an appearance yesterday was
explained today when a telegram was
received from President John p. Pow
ers, of the Danville Club, under a date
line OF Los Angeles, Cal. Powers appa-
rentiy was not consulted about the deal
and has put put his foot down on the
transaction whereby Fisher was to
come here. He was on a trip TO the
coast when negotiations were ,,,-,a
for the sensational young inielder. and
Immediately blocked the deal when he
heard of it.
Henry Clay Smith Immediately
turned over the check and the articles
OF the agreement to President Farrell.
OF the National Commission, and the
local club will fight to a finish to Sc
cure flsner' The Danville Club is
owned by the famous Uncle Toe can
non.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-07-17
NEW HAVEN POLICE
CHIEF WON'T STOP
SUNDAY BASEBALL

NEW HAVEN, Conn. July 17.-Suu-
day baseball by professional teams Is
a distinctly helpful moral force, ac-
eording to Chief of Police Cowles. of
this city. In reply to a demand from
church organizations that he suppress
the Sunday games at Lighthouse
Point, in the suburbs, Chief Cowles
says:
Sunday baseball by. professionals
will continue at Lighthouse Point SO
long as the game is conducted in an
orderly manner, because it draws
young men from the streets les
sens the number of arrests for drunk
enness and disorder. Many young
men are attracted to the shore by the
Sunday games who would otherwise
loiter on street corners and from my
own personal observation | know it
lowers the number of cases in the
courts Monday"