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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
CHURCH APPROVES
 OF ARBITRATION Resolutions Adopted at the Morning Service at the
 Congregational

The members of the Pilgrim Congrega- tional church yesterday morning ex- pressed their approval of the action that has been taken by the English and united States governments toward securing an arbitration treaty between the two coun- tries by adopting resolutions following sermon preached by Dr. George Eaves' the pastor.
 Similar resolutions were adopted recent lv at the general conference of the Con- gragational churches of Florida and the southeast held at Tampa, when letter was read from pr. c. Sylvester Horne chairman of the Congregational union Of England and Wales, to pr. Nehemiah Boynton, moderator of the national coun- cil.
 The following are the resolutions adopt ed at the local Congregational church yesterday:
 whereas, There appears to be pros pect of permanent guarantees of peace between the English-speahing peopls by means of the arbitration treaty now the subject of correspondence between the governments of the. United States and Great Britain, sbe 1t 1-
 ..Resolved, first, That this church grate- fully accords its approbation of the course taker by President Taft and Sir Edward Grey in this relation. and will earnestly pray for the achievement of this mos holy purpose as a first step toward uni versai arbitration and universal peace.
 "second. a copy of this resolunon pe sent to all the district associations and churches of the Congregational body IT Alabama, seeking similar action from them, notice of such action to be forward ed to tho state superintendent and py him transferred to the proper authorities "Third. that all churches or a,i de' vited to join in this expression of ap' J proyal of the arbitration proposal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
TEXAN CANDIDATE
 FOR EXALTED RULER

San Antonio Tex, April 23.-(Spe- cial. .)-Texas E1ks are taking active in- terest in the candidacy of Charles A. Rasbury of Dallas law partner of Sem ator Charles A. Culberson, for the po- sition of grand exalted ruler of the or der. Judge c. K. McDowell of Del Rio. and Mike T. Lively of Dallas are talk
 ing much interest in MT. Rasbury's can didacy. In official Elkdom throughout
 the United States MT. Rasbury is rec ognized as a most formidable candi- date. At the last national meeting of the order at Buffalo the Fl Paso Elks made hit and the impression they ere ated popularized Texas with the order throughout the country. It Is this along with the prominence of MT. Rasbury that is making the latter a strong can-
 didate for the highest office in the gift of the order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
RACE IS RUNNING ID BRUNETTE TYPE

New York April 2.-(Special.) )-"The universal prevalence of the brunette type in this country is but a question of time. at least, if present conditions endure" says Dr. George L. Meylan. president of the American Physical Education associa- ton and medical director of the gym nasium at Columbia university. Prof. Frederick Ward Putnam, head of the Pea body museum at Harvard is responsi- ble for half this prophecy. Professor Putnam in a lecture said, "I believe that the people of this country will gradually grow darker, and though the result will not be coppery color of the Indian, 1t will be much darker than the average to- day.
 One reason for this Is the immense pro- portion of southern Europeans and He brews settled in our cities. Intermarriage follows and darker race results. The tide of immigration from southern Eu- rope includes the southern Italians and Siciians, nearly all dark; the Syrians and the Greeks. Then the Hebrews and the Poles, each a darh-skinned race.
 Not only does Dr. Meylan say the coming American will be darker com plected, but says they will be larger of statue.
 "'At Columbia he said, where for eight years l have made physical ex- animation of every undergraduate, have noted distinct increase in the physical efficiency of the man now entering col lege.'
 ''The American girl of today. who plays golf and tennis and wears sensible clothes, is apt to be taller and stronger than her mother at her age. Not only | Is her general health better, but her
 muscles are more developed. If she keeps
 on she. too, will evolve into a finer | physical type
 | But our men must learn to take care of their strength after they get it. Wher | they enter business life they must not
 drop the habit of physical exercise. The
 average man will ge on very well with 2 week from Friday ti'l Monday morning spent outdoors or at least in bodily air
 If every man would make some sport hi | stm,llant instead of taking to alcoho
 or drugs. the physical wellbeing of th' 'sace would be enormously increased"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
DU BOSE'S BODY
 FOUND IN RIVER

Morganton, N C., April 23.-After . continuous search by members of his congregation and faithful friends last ing eight days, the body of the late Ir. McNeely Du Bose, former rector of the Episcopal church here. who was drowned in the Cataba river while duck hunting with two sons on Saturday, April IS, was found this afternoon about 5:30 o'clock within 50 feet of where h } was last seen.
 pr. Du Bose was one of the best known Episcopal clergymen in North Carolina and was well known through out the souch. Prior to his coming to Morganton he had been rector of a church at Asheville, and also rector of St. Marys school at Raleigh the diocesean school for North and South Carolina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
QUAKERS SEPARATE
 BRIDE AND GROOM

Lenox, Mass. April 23.-(SpeciaI.)- The North family of Shakers at Mount Lebanon, N. Y., were the cause of a temporary separation of MT. and Mrs. John Auchinclose of New York, who were married this week and are spend ing their honeymoon at the Curtis ho- tel. They motored to New Lebanon to- day for luncheon. When the meal was ready and the bride and bridegroom were informed of the Shaker rule of the separation of the sexes at the table and the sisters carried off the bride to their dining room and the brethren took Mir Auchinclose with them to their table. The bride and bridegroom met the situation bravely after a brief confer cnce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
MRS. ASTOR WEARS
 SANCY DIAMOND

London, April 2a--(SpeciaD-Wfi. liam Waldorf Astor, owner of the Sancy diamond, has lent the gem to his daughter In law, and now Mrs. Waldorf Astor will have the most ex- traordinary time in the world, with the ra mons and historic diamond revolving in the center of her headdress.
 Mrs. Astor will wear the gem in pub ,ic for the first time since MT. Astor's acouisition of it in the eighties.
 The design of the diadem is Russian and is described by the designer as 2 ''fender' effect, like the Russian naticn- al head dress. The Sancy diamond is "briolette,s that is, cut equally on all sides, which has bewildered the modern Jewellers who have been unable hith- erto to set the stone safely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
NOEL APPOINTS
 PEACE DELEGATES

Jackson, Miss, April 23.-(Special)-- Governor Noel has appointed all of the
 Mississippi congressman and several
 distinguished citizens of the state as delegates to the third National Peace Congress, which meets in Baltimore May 3-5. Two leading lines of peace work will be dealt with by the con gress. "The awakening of the public conscience by addresses directed against the folly and the injustice which flow from war, together with the economic waste of universal araments," and "the practical means of making war diff cult by establishing institutions which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24

Oklahoma and Texas. Heavy rains were reported from Palestine and Browns vile, Tex. There is another rain area il the middle Atlantic region and New Eng land. The highest temperatures for the day in the cotton states have shown a considerable fall from what they were Saturday, especially so in the eastern and western portions. The change in Alabama was not great.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations, April g, 1911:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
Gibbons Fund Grows

Washington. April 22.-tSpecial.)-An- nouncement was made today by B. P Corrigan. treasurer of the fund Of tho Cardinal Gibbons Memorial hall at the Catholic university, that more than S45,- GOO has already been subscribed in Wash ington and in Baltimore and other Mary land towns. Not only are Catholics sub scribing, but also men of other denomi. nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
Senator" Kenyon Today

Washington. April 23-(Special) )-Judge
 W. s. Kenyon, the newly elected pro-
 gressive republican senator from Iowa.
 will take the oath of office Monday. His credentials arrived today. Although he will formally assume his duties as sen- stor, the services of Judge Kenyon have been rendered to the government during the beef trust litigation. Senator Ken yon will act for the department of jus | tice without pays
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
Weather Conditions

Birmingham. April 29, p. m.-Two extensive barometrc areas are on to- nights map. A high" central in the upper lakes is. controlling the weather in all eastern districts, and low central in southern Arizona and New Mexico s drawing a considerable portion of this air supply from beyond the Rockies. These winds, coming from the great lakes, are very moist and on rising the eastern Rocky mountain slope are induced to spill much of their moisture in rain. Conse- quently 8 narrow precipitation belt Is found to extend all along the eastern slope of the Rockies from Montana to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
The Weather Forecast

Washington. April 29.-Forecast for Ala bama and Missssippi: Showers Monday and probably Tuesday; moderate north east to east winds.
 Tennessee: Unsettled Monday, probably showers in west portion, and by night In east portion; Tuesday warmer and generally fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24

will take away the excuse for war" The congress will be opened by Presi- dent Taft, and addresses will also be made by Cardinal Gibbons, Lyman Ab-
 bolt and other distinguished thinkers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
apolis, or in the state of Rhode Island which is largely urban.
More Children in the Rural Districts


 More Children in the Rural Districts As regards the women of foreign parentage the difference between an urban and rural environment is not usually so marked. nor is 1t uniform. As rule the average number of chil . dren in each nationality is highest in rural Minnesota and lowest in Minne- apolis or Cleveland or else in Rhode Island. But there are some excep- tons: For the first generation of Can- adian English the average number of children is as great in Rhode Island ss 1t is in rural Minnesota. For the first generation of Bohemians it is as great in Minneapolis as it is in rural Minnesota. The figures for the first generation of Irish indicate that en- vironment has little effect upon their fecundity. On the other hand. the first generations of English, German and Scotch, like the native American stock. appear to have fewer children in the cities than in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
Negro Women in the North Have
 Few Children

Childlessness among negro women in the north is one of the notable facts brought out in the returns. In Minne- apolis 19.1 per cent of the negro wom- en bear no children. Practically the same percentage. 19.6, is shown for the city of Cleveland, while in Rhode Island the percentage was 231
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
Childless Women

The percentage of women bearing no children is much higher among the na- tive white of native percentage than among the white/of foreign parentage The percentage bearing no children is higher in the second generation of the white of foreign parentage than in the first -ff ts1
 In Rhode Island of the native white women of native percentage. who had teen married between 10 and 20 years, l7.5 per cent, or more than one wom- an in six. had borne no children. The proportion of white women of foreign parentage who had borne no children was per cent. or less than one wom- an in I 2 The smallest percentages were those for the French Canadian and Italian women, of whom only one in 20, or about per cent, had no children. The largest percentage was that for native negro women, of whom 22.5 per cent have had no children. The proportion among married white wom- en of foreign percentage bearing no children is greater in the second gen. cration than in the first, being 10.5 per cent in the second and 7.2 per cent in the first genera tion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24

Read the Youths Instruc- tor" The temperance number ] is grand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-24
Local Data

For the "A hours ending at p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
ATLANTA JOURNAL
 IN ITS NEW HOME

Atlanta, January 9.-The Atlanta Jour nal was issued today from its new build- ing at Forsyth and Wall streets, having moved It's battery of IA linotype machines from the old building since Sunday morn- ing.
 The new building has seven stories, is of ferro-concrete construction through out: has 10000 square feet of surface per floor and when fully occupied will have two tenants The Journal now occupies four floors and the Western Union will have the remainder, moving it's southern division headquarters and plant into the Journal building in few weeks.
 Most of the rooms open to the outdoors on three sides assuring light and good air. The building has two elevators. Ten feet from the warehouse in the basement are the tracks of the several roads run ming into the union station. In the base ment also is the press room. equipped with three sextuple presses.
 The office equipment and furniture IS new throughout and many improvements have been made in the composing and stereotyping rooms designed to facilitate fast work on editions. The individual truck system has been abolished. being replaced with six collective makeup ta- Yaes, each with a capacity for eight paAes. Running boards above these ta- bleA carry shaded tube lights, which ewitcA. on from the floor. The running toards Ncarry also all paraphernalia re- ouired ill. the makeup, while beneath the fabyes are sliding boards furnishing big storage space. The type cases are fitted 70 that they can be drawn out on either side of the alleys. A red light system in- forms the machinist of trouble at the linotype machines. New equipments not previously operated by the paper includes a monotype machine and an engraving ~a1ovf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
SHARP FIGHT FOR
 ALDRICH'S SEAT

Providence, January 9.--Every politi- cal corner of Rhode Island is agitated by the sharp struggle for the seat of United States Senator Nelson w. Ala rich who will voluntarily retire March A. and so close Is the running of Henry F. Lippitt. a wealthy textile manufac- turer. and Judge Lebanon B. Colt .,f the United States c,lrt of appeals for the position that there Is an admitted possibility that the balloting In the leg- .slature on January IT may result in a deadlock. Both MT Lippitt, who Is the choice of Senator Aldrich and the republican central state committee, and Judge Colt are republicans. The proba- ble democratic candidate .s Judge Ar thur L. Brown of the United States cir cult court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
MUCH DAMAGE DONE BY
 STORM AT SEATTLE

Seattle, wash, January s.-Much dam age was done in Seattle by the terrific storm which swept down from Alaska with 5O-mile winds last night. Plate glass windows were broken, telephone, telegraph and electric light poles were blown down and shipping on Puget Sound and the Strait of Juan de Fuca was at a Dtandstill -fN
 Thirty passengers on the lake steamer Fortuna were at the mercy of the gale when a steam pipe burst and the vessel was helplessly drifting before the storm on Lake Washington. Fortunately the steamer Dorothy came along in time to take the Fortuna in tow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10

of states numbers 30, buckwheat 19. and other states are near the requirement. for admission to the list. Wisconsin Is the only state that has produced tobacco with an increase during the time under consideration which is larger than the normal increase of population, but the in- crease of tobacco production per acre is very nearly equal to this population in- crease in the case of five other states. Increase of cotton production per acre above the normal increase of population is found in three states, with a supple mentary list of four states almost able to enter the list.
 The list of states that produced pota- toes with an increase per acre above the normal increase of population contains many of the states in the potato belt, and the number Is "A, with states almost eligible for admission.
 The largest list of states in the consid- eration of the various crops in which pro- duction per acre during the period under consideration exceeded normal increase of population Is found in the case of hay; s5 states are in this list with moro states having increases nearly sufficient for their entry, so that the hay crop or nearly the entire United States has ffi- creased in production per acre faster than the normal rate of increase of the popu- lation. aa
 Tho ability. of the soil and the asri- cultural arts and hciences, concludes the chief of the bureau of statistics, to pro- duce crops at rate of increase greater than either the Dormal rate of increase of population, or the normal as temporari- 1y influenced by immigration. mas peen demonstrated times innumerable by the department of agriculture, by the exPeri- ment stations, and by the intelligent lar- mers all over the country. F
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
ROBERT DAVIS IS
 SERIOUSLY ILL

New York, January s.-A new aspect was given the New Jersey senatorial fight tonight by the announcement that Robert Davis. the democratic lead er in Hudson county. could live but few hours. MT. Davis has been III since last September and his physicians said tonight that they had given up hope.
 The Hudson county delegation t9 the .legislature under MT. Davis leader- ship has been regarded as pledged to James Smith. Jr.. for United States sem Ator.
 Governor -elect Woodrow Wilson has fought Smiths candidacy In behalf of James Maritime, the party's choice at the primaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
Stockholders, Meeting

The annual meeting of the stock holders of the First National bank of Ala, will be held at It's banking house, corner Second avenue and Twentieth street. in thC city of Bir- mingham, on Tuesday. January 10, 1911. between the hours of II a. m. and 12 o'clock noon. for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the ensuing wear. THOMAS HOPKINS, Cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
,,o,,n w,ll Fight wolga.t

Chicago. January 9-Charles Harvey' manager of Owen Moran, British light weight. and T. B. Jor-es. manager of Ad wolgast, lightweight champion of the world. reached an agreement today for the championship fight. the date for which wHl .e settled within 60 days. veight 133 pounds upon entering the ring. Wolgast has resumed training et his home in Cadillac. Mich., in order to strengthen hts left arm which has been reduced an inch and half in size aimee 1t was broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10

Texas again leads the list of southern states in the number of miles of railroad built in the past year. In 1910, 204S.1 miles were constructed in the south and south west. Of this amount Tevas- built 79l miles, which is far in excess of any other southern state. Development in proposed railroad construction for 1911 indicates that Teaxs will still lead the south and southwest section of the country The year begins with 971 miles of proposed road, a part of which is already in course of construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
1.ou,.io.. Lawyer Dead

Baton Rouge, La, January 9-Judge T. J. Kearnan, one of the most prominent lawyers in Louisiana and for years close ly identified with politics in this state. died at his home in this city today. He was born at Clinton. La. February 6. 1854.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
Charlton Case Postponed

Trenton. N. J., January 9.-The further hearing in the matter of the habeas cor pus proceedings to prevent the extradtion of Porter Charlton to Italy to answer f-- +-e n,rrder If his wife, was postponed today until Tanua-r '9 owiro to 'e't- in the family of the lawyers appearing
 ecrd today in the United States circuit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10
SOIL FERTILITY
 MUCH INCREASED Reports to the Contrary Are
 Simply False PRODUCTION INCREASES All Crops Show Marked Change in Pro- duction Per Acre In the Last Few Decades-Equals Popula-
 tion Increases

Washington, January 9.-(Special.)- Frequent assertions that the fertility of the soils Is washing into the streams and that the productivity of cultivated land Is diminishing are misleading tn e public into the belief that the agricul- ture of this country Is decadent and that there is life in the old formula that population must tend the increase at greater rate than subsistence. So states the chief of the bureau of statis- tics of the department of agriculture in his annual report for 1910 at the be- ginning of discussion of the ability of agriculture to maintain population in this country.
 Historical Phases
 The situation cannot be understood, he says, until it is examined histori- cally. This Is country in which mill lions upon millions of acres of fresh land haW been coming into production faster than the domestic consumption has required. and at times beyond the takings of importing foreign coun- tries. As eminent man as Gen. Francis A. Walker expressed the belief that under such circumstances farmers on the fresher soil were economically jus titled in robbing the land.
 All of the historical phases of agri- culture now exist in this country. First, the "soll robber," next the diminishing production per acre on Inexhaustible land," which surprises the farmer; next the agricultural scientist, who points the way to a better agriculture and larger production per acre, with poor responses from the farmers.
 In the course of time, especially when the next and perhaps the third generation takes the farm, important advances are made. at first irreg ularly and mostly on farms of the lead ng class and subsequently, with increasing diffusion and accelerated speed.
 For maliy years there have been fresh lands with rather high but sta . tionary production, older lands with de- clining production, old lands begini, ing to improve, and some lands well ad- vanced in Improvement As the pro- portions of these classes of lands have varied in relations to the entire cul- tivated area of each crop the national average production per acre has varied
 In the meantime the competition of new land consuming some. of it's capital in the production of crops has retard- ed. If not prey ented, the improvement of old land needing conservation and gain in fertility. The improvement of the older land Is not an academic question of conservation of national re- sources, but 1t is to be worked, out In the eudesvors of farmers te gst | Nv'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10

"A long time between drinks" made famous by the remark of North Caro- lina's governor to the chief executive of south Carolina, sinks into insgnifcance when compared with the long stretch be- tween 'nips' now made imperative by the "dry" movement in the northern part of Texas. The last saloon in Fulton, Ark, was closed yesterday. Closing this estab- lishment makes continuous stretch of 356 miles between Little Rock and Dallas, where there Is no place at which one can legally quench his thirst. This is said to be the longest dry" stretch in the coun- try
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-10

TO CURE A COLD - ONE DAY Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tab to cure. E. ". GROVES signature is or each box. 1Sc.