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Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25

sidered above that of the people or Tombstone, St David and Fairbanks numbering altogether not to exceed two thousand.
 While the board does not recog- nize the right of the local Boards Of Supervisors to control the matter of the disposition of the Territorial
 'ad fund or the selection and loca- ton of Territorial Highways, the board does weic 1me reasonable sug- gestions from such boards looking to the wise selection and location Of highways. It is possible that your board may m this instance have overlooked considerations which
 pould enter into the matter of thc selection of the route west from Bis
 ee, and it may be that the Board of Control has made a mistake ana that. after all the route by Tomb stone would be more desirable We. therefore, suggest that your board take up the matter with the people of COchise county with a view oi ascertaining whether a majority of the people interested favor the ex- penditure of the additional money needed and the building of the long CT route through Tombstone and FairbaFks, and should it become ap- parent that such route is so favored, unless there be engineering difficult ties not now known to exist, we will, if then in office, adopt such route. All we ask Is that there be a full and fair discussion of the matter oy the people interested and some method adopted by which the con census of opinion may be secured. and in this behalf I suggest that you have your county surveyor run the lines of the proposed route and report as to the character of the country covered by 1t SO that the facts may be fully known.
 Very respectfully,
 (Sjgned.) RICHARD F.. SLOAN.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
ROOT OPPOSED ID
 POPULAR ELECTION
Advises Against Changing Constitution With Ref
 erence to Senators

WASHINGTON. May 24.-With a warning from Senator Root against experimenting with the constitution and caution from Senator John Sharp Williams that the south could not support federal supervision O, senatorial elections. though favora- ble to direct popular vote. the sen ate yesterday spent two hours with out action discussing the house res oution for eleeting United States senators by direct popular vote.
 Root opposed the entire proposition to amend the constitution as to sen 8torial elections.
 Williams said that with the cleo ton transferred 10 the polls and federal supervision retained. there would be the exercise Of federal con trol when a senator is to be elected.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
TO LAUNCH WYOMING.

FHILADELPHIA, Pa, May Z4.- Arrangements have been completed at Cramps shipyard for the launch ing tomorrow of the 26,000-ton bat tleship Wyoming. The vessel will be christened by Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight, daughter of a former chief justice of the Wyoming supreme court. An official delegation from the state of Wyoming and a number of representatives of the navy depart ment at Washington will attend the launching.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
TENNESSEE EAR

NASHVILLE. Tenn, May 24.- Leading lawyers and jurists from all parts of the state are attending the thirteenth annual meeting Of the Tennessee Bar association, which began it's sessions today at the Her mitage Hotel. Geo. Luke E. Wright of Memphis, Frederick N. Judson of St. Louis and several other legal authorities of pational reputation are on the program for addresses. Ehe sessions will last three days.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
MORE LABOR LEADERS
 MAY BE MIXED IN IT

LOS ANGELES, May 24.-Bert H. Corners and John Mansell Parks. iron workers, arrested yesterday on suspicion of conspiring to dynamite the county hall of records early the morning of September 9. 1910, were before the grand jury all day and may be recalled tomorrow.
 Subpoenas have been issued for Ed Hendrix, secretary of the local union of the iron workers, and George Gunrey, secretary treasurer of the union strike committee here.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
WEsr VIReINIA C. A. 2

MoRGANTOWN, w. Va, May 24. The annual encampment of the De partment Of West Virginia, Grand Army of the Republic, and the an nual meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps, Ladies of the c. A. R., and the Sons of Veterans opened today and will continue through Thursday. Today was given over largely to the reception Of the visitors and the pre- hminary business of the encamp- ment. The city Is handsomely dec orated in honor of the veterans.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
ANNEXATION DOES
 hOT WORRY SIR
 WILFRED LAURIER
Declares He Has No Fear of llIterior Motives on Part
 of United States
SPEAKER IS APPLAuDEO

LONDON. May 24.-The dinner e the Pilgrim society last night in honor of the Colonial premiers was historic because of the unexpected and noteworthy plain speaking by Slr Wilfrid Iaurier the premier Of Can ada.
 Sir WfYffd. addressing an audi ence composed of many Of the great men of England. handled the annex ation question without gloves. He oe- gan by. expressing amazement that during his three days stay in Eng land he met 50 many people of standing voicing doubts concerning the designs of the United States against Canada. He scoffed at the idea Of annexation being considered seriously on either side Of the hor- der.
 Admires United States.
 He expressed in warm te.ms his admiration for the people of the United States, but said that as much as he loved the American people, he loved Great Britain better.
 Canada, in sharing the continent with the United States, he said, had a double interest in the treaty of arbitration between the United and the United Kingdom and ex- claimed dramatically;
 T thank God that the relations between the two peorie never were SO good as they are today"
 No Guns Necessary.
 The premier aroused enthusiasm when he said that Canada and tho United States proposed to show the world two nations with the longest boundary extending from ocean to ocean, living in peace and mutual re spect without a soldier or gun on either side of that boundary.
 Lord Roberts presided and well comed the premier, Sir Arthur Grey. the foreign secretary. propos. ed the "Anglo-American arbitration treaty" speaking along the lines of his former utterances on this sub ject. He expressed pleasure at the arrival of the draft of the treaty from Washington. He announced he would enter the domain of practical politics and sincerely hoped the treaty would be concluded.
 Defines Monroe Doctrine.
 Defining the Monroe doctrine as meaning that no European nation should acquire more territory on the American continent. he added:
 Our policy is in full accord with that doctrine"
 One Of the speakers. the Canadian premier, was most impressive be- cause his subject bad aroused inter est here. Sir Wilfriet spoke at length on the immigration of Americans to Canada and the apprehension express ed that they might threaten the in tegrity of the dominion. He said that the majority of them took the oath of allegiance to King George v. The last words of the Canadian
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
JURY DISAGREES IN
 TRIAL OF BLACKBURN

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-The jury in the trial or Former Super visor Daniel F. Blackburn Of San Mateo county. who was accused of accepting a bribe. disagreed today, several standing for conviction and i've for acquittal.
 The panel was discharged and the re-trial set for June 12.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
FORMER CHIEF ON TRIAL

SEATTLE, Wash. May 24.-The case of Charles W. Wapperstein, for. mer chief of police of Seattle, against whom several jury indictments were returned as a result of the recen; investigation of municipal arairs was called in court today for trial. The indictment on which Wappen- stein is to be tried first charges him with accepting a bribe as protection foT running Q gamhling house.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
3Oc Dress Crash I0c

Pure Linen Dress crash.in cream and natural linen colors. 1t win wear well and launder perfectly; 36 inches wide, the quality that regularly sells for BOG a yard on sale for 2Qe.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
zoe Pongee f5c

The varieties are so great. the patterns so attractive. that you'll want two or three dresses of this popular material; 2s inches wide. zec quality al 15c a yard
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
A. NJ. E. CONFERENCE.

NEWPORT. R. l., May z4-Tne sixtieth annual session of the New England Conference of the African Methodist church opened in Newport today with Bishop Gaines of Atlanta presiding. The sessions will last four days.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-25
ILLINols FoREsTERs.

AURORA, III. May 24.-Aurora is today entertaining the annual ses- sion of the high court of Illinois. Independent Order of Foresters Nearly 900 delegates representing the local lodges of the order through out the state were on hand at the opening of the gathering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
Words are Very rascais since bonds nisfigured them.
 Twelfth Night.
Baseball in Birmingham

No one in this city is anticipating a renewal of pennant honors this year. All do, however, desire to see the home team stay in the first division, and all see coming very stiff con test over places in that coveted sec tion. Chattanooga and Memphis have at present percentages of "500p to their credit, and either or both may drive Birmingham down to the igno- ble second division.
 The three teams-Birmingham, Chattanooga and Memphis-present at present a very pretty race. The home patrons of the great outdoor sport in this town would be relieved of nervousness if the team were strengthened just enough to keep it out of the lower half of the league. This modest desire should be grati fled. The nerves of the faithful de- serve consideration, and the promo tion of a healthful amusement has broad bearings.
 The management should take all these things into consideration. They should do it before a slump takes place. This town is good baseball territory, and it has no liking for a place among the defeated. Thus far the home team has scarcely stayed over night among the lame-ducks and cast-offs, and bit of reinforcement k 5dst now would keep it where all home folks desire to see it stay. The present management of the team is liberal and full of business, and the needed additions to the pitching staff will no doubt be forthcoming. This may cost pretty sum, but in base ball money breeds money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
Dr. Abercrombie's Successor

The trustees of the University of Alabama who were ready to render Dr. Abercrombe's resignation impera- tive have accumulated an unenviable task in the selection of fit successor. Many are spoken of but only one can be chosen. In the list of those that have been mentioned are the names of the Rev. Dr. Stagg, Dr. Phillips, Dr. William Minor Lille, Dr. c. B. Gibson, Ex-Secretary of War Dickinson, Col onel Gorgas, -Dr. Palmer and Dr. David Jayne Hill. This is very con- siderable list in view of the fact that the salary paid to pr. Abercrombie was less than $5000 a year, and the income of the university does not jus tify the payment of greatly-in- creased salary.
 An experience of nine years as the executive head of the university cer- tainly qualities Dr. Abercrombie to speak concerning his successor. "Only professional educator" he says, lis qualified for the position and no other character of man should be considered. Education is as much . profession as is law or medicine or theology, and the university and the cause of education in Alabama will suffer if the presidency should go to a man outside of the profession. Such a man would not be able to command the confidence, sympathy and coop eration of the educational forces of the state and without the hearty and active support of these forces the uni versity and the entire educational system would be greatly retarded"
 These thoughtful words of Dr. Abercrombie should not be lost sight of in the coming selection of sue cessor by the trustees of the universi- ty. The task is one of difficult per- plexities and the hope is that the trustees will find man who will com nand the support of 'the educational forces of the state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
THE PAUSE AT PANAMA

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 Serious conditions have developed of late in the Culebra cut-grave, if not alarming, which may long delay the took the heart out of De Lesseps was bad enough and has now presented it. American engineers. This is the caving in of the sides of the cut for miles, as the canal goes down to grade. To re- move the great masses of sliding clay and dirt, covering as much as 35 and even 50 acres at certain places, costs soc for each cubic yard, and the cubic yards in such masses mount up into many millions. The Culebra gut is nine miles long, and over two miles have already eaved in, even the underlying Assured slope at which tie canal is being cut. But this is not all, nor the worst The formation of the Culebra hills is of vol eanic origin, so that the hills behave like heaps of sand or ashes, and their enormous pressure, acting upon the bot tom of the cut from both sides, has caused the rock bottom to bulge up and 'of excavation already accomplished
 What with, the sides caving in for miles and the rock bottom rising from it's natural bed. the prospect is enough to give our engineers pause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
July's Widespread Hot Wave

If the fringe of gulf states be ex cepted it Is not too much to say that the recent hot wave covered the en- tire country from the summer capital at Beverly on the sea to the foot hills of the Rocky mountains-from Du- luth to Oklahoma, nclusive-covered it with 100-degree weather until over | 500 deaths had been reported and many corn fields had been seriously damaged.
 As a rule, hot waves do not, like cold waves, start from some point in Manitoba. The former arise, as a rule, spontaneously, covering limited districts, and local conditions create them. The recent wave, however, af- fected the entire country. It was a hot wave, indeed, passing from west to east in conformity with the rules that govern cold waves. Why it did this may never be explained any more than the age of Ann. All know, how ever, the entire country was hot, the gulf states least of all. The record of 107 degrees at Beverly, Mass, by the sea sufficiently illustrates its in- tensity even to the last of it's days on the mainland. It presumably went out on the stormy sea, where it no doubt met foeman worthy of its heat. No hot wave can hold its own on the At lantic.
 Let us hope, now that the great heat wave has passed by and left the country, that it will prove to have been midsummer's hottest effort and that the rest of the summer will strive to restore the average tempera- ture to normal. Up to yesterday the excess in temperature since January 1 stood in this city at 309 degrees, and if in the next 60 days we should lose this excess the temperature in this district would be delightfully."- pleas ant. A reduction of six degrees day below normal would, in fact, turn Jones valley into summer resort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
THE LONDON BOBBY

London Correspondence New York Even-
 ing Post.
 A starved-looking woman with a child in her arms stood on the curb of Pail Mall, while glittering troops and dlsni- taries in gold lace marched past. It was the day of the royal progress, the day after King George was crowned In West dent eptimozde the whole story of the tween the woman and the thin red line of 'eroes" who guarded that side of the route. She began to fidget uneasiy, look ing at a friend across the street. and the policeman, turning. saw what she wanted
 group of Far Eastern potentates, with fantastic clothing and headgear, had just gone by; a troop of Royal Light Horse was coming on behind only a min ute or so away. The policeman took the woman's arm, guided her between two of the red coats, and escorted her care fully across Pail Mall. A moment later, after he had recrossed, the gorgeous body of cavalry stamped majestically between the waiting lines.
 
 dent epitonizeS the Whole story of the London poices success in handling >one of the greatest crowds that ever gath cred. I do not believe the thing would have happened in New York, and I have seen many parades here. We hear of the "rule-ridden" people of European coun- tres-of the elasticity and adaptablity of American institutions. At the corona ton the police seemed to be following no rules whatever, or else disregarding them with perfect discretion at exactly the right time.
 The difference between the London po- lice and ours may be put briefly thus There you get the impression that they are always trying to let you do what you want to do. Here they seem always try ing to make you do what you don't want to do-on gala occasions, when people gather in unusually large numbers to watch the street show.
 Why is 1t that, on election night or any similar occasion here, you invariably have a feeling of irritation when an officer tells you to move this way or that? And why is it that, when London "bobbie" directs you, he makes you feel that he is comforting a favor? It may be question of manners, or discipline, or the pressure of public opinion, or national character Let the sociologist or the psy- chologist determine that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
CHAMPION FLY SNAPPER

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 To young Robert Basse of San Antonio, Texas. must be awarded the more or less proud title of the worlds champion fly swatter. In fly killing contest, open to all the boys of San Antonio, just con- cluded it is reported that 1,250,000 flies were slain by the enthusiastic youths in pursuit of seven prizes. one of $I0, a second of s5, and five of a dollar each. We can hardly imagine a more economi- cal expenditure of $20 than this massacre of a million and a quarter of the musca domestica. At the same time we confess some curiosity as to the correctness of the count and the method of enumera- tion in the absence of any ny conputa- tors on the market If they were counted by' hand the job was certainly worth more to the judges than the amount awarded to the swatters
 Young Basse had s4,3eo in, his bag when the competition closed, or at least so it is said. Now, considering the agility and exertion required payment ats..the rate of cent for the slaughter of 500 flies is certainly not excessive. The boy s of San Antonio seem to be lacking in financial ambition when we reflect on how many ways there are of earning a cent with much less exerton. But perhaps fin a community where three prominent cit- izens would soimcnly sit down and count q million and a quarter flies to settle
 a s2o contest time is a drug on the mar ket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
Coffee and Chicory

"As I represent a large New Orleans concern in the business of importing and roasting coffee I am naturally interested in all efforts to raise pure food standards and to have pure food laws strictly ep- forced" said E. c. McLin of Birming- ham. "The Rely-Taylor company for which I am agent enjoys a high reputation, and it's blend of cof fee and chicory Is well known commodity. While chicory is usually used in America in combination with coffee, foreigners, those who are used to the best and those who can afford only plain, cheap food, drink chicory just so. It is refreshing and slightly stimulating without containing anything deliterious, like caffein It was esteemed by the ancients and will some day be in great vogue in the United States.
 Secretary Wilson of the department of agriculture has shown that chicory can be grown successfully in this country and is encouraging farmers to cultivate it as a commercial crop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09

primitive, the furnace itself being a truncated square pyramid of stone masonry, lined with refractory brick or stone, the crucible often being formed of stone neatly dressed to shape. From the threats of many furnaces, says MT. Berkinbine, the hot gases, meeting the air, became flame, pulsating with the action of the blast furnace and Illuminating the sur rounding country.
 The introduction of better methods of construction and of better ores from the Lake Superior district soon wrought a great change, and the production of the country speedily rose to dominant figures. European production was speedily exceeded, al though the 10000, ,000-ton line was not crossed in this country until 1898 The production of 1910 was 27,39s,- 545 This is the country's record, and it may stand as such a year or two at least. The use of electricity and the magnetic separation of ores may, however, lead to great changes in the immediate future, and the record of forty years may itself be belittled by the results of the next forty years. Sufficient for the day is, however, the record thereof.
 The record of 1910 is to stand, it is plain, unapproached in 1911. In the first half of this year the produc- tion was Ii, All, ,4O5 tons. Curtailment might have gone further. It went, however, far enough to justify the prediction that the total of the year will be nigh 5,OOO,OO0 tons short of that of 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-09
From Niagara Falls to New Orleans

Congressman Hobson asks Congress to make a preliminary survey of a Clay-Jackson national memorial high way from Niagara Falls to, New Or leans and to build it so that it can be opened on January 8, 1915, when the first centennial celebration of the battle of New Orleans will take place.
 MT. Hobson does not propose to leave tbis matter to the states in which the proposed road would be laid. The states are slow and un- certain. Some are willing and some are not. So the federal government is to be asked to build the road and to complete it by January l, 1915.
 This road would pass through Ala bama, and perhaps the line from Athens to Montgomery would be fol- lowed. A divergence from Montgom- cry to New Orleans would probably be considered advisable. It would be shorter than a road laid to Mobile and thence to New Orleans.
 But Mr. Hobson's bill is not yet law, and the discussion of it's details is not necessary until the bill has been passed and the government survey completed. The government could set the states a good example by building the proposed memorial road, and it may be built.