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The evening world., 1911-01-30
BOY TO NAVY Or JAIL.

Charles Montgomery, nineteen years
old, s7l5 Creston avenue, the Bronx. the
only son o, Edward Montgomery, a law
yer. was arralEned In the Morrissnia
Police Court to-day charged with ringing
fre alarm boxes to see the engines run.
The boys father said that he was In
corlglble and that the only place for
him was in the navy. The boy said he
would never enlist. MAGISTRATE Appleton
sent him TO the pen to think II over and
make a choice Of either going into the
navy or 10 Harris Island.
The evening world., 1911-01-30
WASHERS" DISCHARGED.
Prove That They Were Dcfcndin;
Th.m..Iyc. From Fireman.

When Henry Grusat % No. GAG East
F~lfty-second street and Julian Strauss
of No. $40 East Fifty-sccord street were
arahgucd In Special Sessions to-day to
answer 10 n charge or assault made by
John \. Birmingham, "a fireman, o
were %dischpred hy Maistrate Olmsiead'
They proved that Birmingham had been
injured while they were defending them
selves from his attack.
The hight oocurTed last Wednesday
! night at Flftleth street and Second ave
nue. when Birmingham accused the tive
men of having insulted his wife,
The evening world., 1911-01-30
STRIKE PlCKETS ARRESTED,
Bakers Refuse to Move On When
Ordered by Police.

In the strike OF the matzoth bakers
last night pickets gathered In front OF
Meyer Y%opion's bakery, Willett and
Sheriff streets, n on their refusal to
move on they were arrested,
The proprietor OF ono big establish
ment granted the demands of the strik-
ers for increase in wages yesterday, and
II Is believed that the trouble VIII be
ended in a week.
The evening world., 1911-01-30
To Entertain at Church Smoker.

A complimentary smoker" will be
given by the United Societies of the
Church of the Immac uiate Conception
in the School Hall, on East Fifteenth
street. this evening at 8 o'clock. A spe-
cial programme. consisting OF moving
pictures and illustrated songs. has been
prepared by the Cameragraph Company.
The smoker is a preliminary Of the
big minstrel show to be held on Mon
day. Feb. u. at the Grand Central Pal
ace. and Is given In appreciation OF the
generosity Of well known east s!ders,
who procured boxes for the big even,
without the formally of an auction
sais-so much so that buh nve remained.
and these Will be disposed OF at ths
smoker
The evening world., 1911-01-30

John Grimes, fifteen years old. u No.
5l5 East E~ighty-nfth street. was knocked
down at Fifth avenue and Thirty
MIN street to-day by an automobile
driven by John Burns OF No. go West
FOrty-irst street. Burns stopped the
car. which Is owned by John j, Murphy
OF No. 800 East seventeenth street, at
once. and surrounded by a crowd OF
fashionably dressed shoppers assisted In
caring for the boy until an ambulance
from Bellevue arrived. Grimos's only
hurt was a badly smashed nose.
The evening world., 1911-01-30
p,,tcem.u Indicted as slayer.

James T. Welsh. the policeman OF the
West Thirtieth street station who was
arrested for the killing of Lucie Ca
banat In West Twenty-eighth street the
night of Nov. 20. was indicted by the
Grand Jury to-day for manslaughter in
the irst degree. Welsh was arraigned
before Judge Swami in the Court OF
General Sessions and. through his coun-
sci. ]. r. MoManus, pleaded not guilty.
Bail was nxed at $4,000. which was
furnished.
The evening world., 1911-01-30
GIRL STRUCK BY CAR.
Young Dressmakcr Victim of Acct
dent ut Twcnty-thfra street.

Miss Anna Walsh, twenty-five years
old. a dressmaker Of No. sos West One
Hundred and slxty-fourtii street was
struck by a Lexington avenue trolley
car to-day as che was crossing the spur
of track that switches the Lexington
avenue cars off broadway and into
Twenty-third street. She was taken 10
Bellevue suffering from scalp wounds
and decorations.
The evening world., 1911-01-30
Four Men Arrested.

Farrell opened the door. The girl,
seeing a policeman, squirmed from the
grasp OF her captors, sprang 70 the
sidewalk and began 10 scream. Dowl-
ing ran up and assttted Farrell IN
placing the four amazed young men 10
the taxi under arrest, They were not
armed.
In the meantime the Kidnapping OF
Antoinina had been reported 10 the
Madison street sta ton ana half a dozen
detectives were beginning 10 get busy
on clues. The nelghbOrhood about No.
.. Monroe street was In a fermcnt OF ex-
ciiemenf. Police Headquarters was agi-
tsteA aeoai tins bold kiasawspS Tase
The evening world., 1911-01-30
NEWS.
PORT OF VIEW YORK
INCOMING STEAMSHIPS.

OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS.
SAILED TO-DAY.
SURNAME, Barbados. Algonquin, Hfun1alck,
Jamestown. Sorfois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
BAY ANNETTE IS
 QUITE AMBITIOUS

Bay Minette, February 15.-(Special.)- An improvement that has been presented to the business men and residents of Bay Minette is that of installing complete water power system for the town.
 s. w. Brachen this morning held a meeting in the mayors office with the leading merchants and has arranged for the town to make an accurate survey and secure estimates on the machinery re- quired for the water system. Investiga- tions made along the Godbold Mill creek. several miles north of town, have dis closed a good point both for erecting the power plant and securing pure spring water for the town,
 A complete drainage system will also probably be installed following the com pletion of the water power plant
 MT. w. H. Isabell of Bowling Green, Ky, who is promoting the electric light proposition among the citizens here, went to Mobile today to look into the question of prices. The subscription paper met with good success yesterday, and the electric lighting plant will, without any doubt, be put into operation here by the middle of the summer. Two months re- main in which to secure the Ineeded amount of stock and this has already been practically assured
 Dr. Campbell, owner of the large Camp bell hotel and sanitarium of this place, is preparing to remodel his sanitarium.
 The management of the Bay Minette baseball team has anonunced the sched- uling of the first game of the season with mai school The game will be played here on the afternoon of next Monday. The teams are evenly matched and a hot game is expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
HONDURAN LOAN
 IS NEGOTIATED
HOnduran Minister, Lius
 LazO, Signs Con- tracts

Washington, February 15.-Carry- ing out the programme for the financial rehabilitation of Honduras, in which the American government is in tensely interested, Dr. Luis Lazo, the Honduran minister to the United States, today signed contracts with several New York bankers for loan, the total amount of which ultimately may reach s1o.oo0,0oo.
 The contract was signed in New York but the news of the transaction was an ncunced at the state department.
 The loan will be made by J. P. Nor gan & Co.,, Kuhn. Loeb & Co, the Ma ticnal City bank and the First National bank, all of New York, while the Guar anty Trust company also of New York will act as the fiscal agent of the Hon. duran government and foreign holders of bonds of that country.
 The contract provides for an immediate loan of $7.500,000 to settle the debt of Honduras and to prosecute some i'm provements in the country. In addition 1t contemplates future loan of s2,500, oOJ' for further improvements in case the customs receipts of the republic seem to justify advancing the money. It is underSood the bankers take the loan at about S Today's transaction does not close tn C matter. Before the loan can be made the contract must be accepted by the Honduran congress and further than that, the matter Is contingent upon the ratification by the American and Hon. duran congresses of the treaty recently negotiated between the two countries, providing for the proper guarantee Of American loans in Honduras
 The basis of payment of this foreign loan, under the terms of the contra ct signed today. will be s15 on every S100 worth of bonds with coupons at- tached. or in other words. the payment will be 15 per cent of the principal alone. The principal of the total out standing indebtedness is about $25,- 900, 900. The holders of about $20,O00,- 900 of this amount have agreed to ac- cept the 15 per cent basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
ID BE FOREMOST
 NATION OF GLOBE

Washington, February 15.-Enthusf- asm of the delegates to the Pan- Amer ican Commercial congress was aroused today by the reading of letter from iSenor Don Francisco Borda minister to the United States from Colombia, in which he said the United States, by the completion of the Panama canal, would become the mistress of the strategical center of the world" and the foremost nation of the globe. Senor Borda was present while his letter was read, but made no speech and the strained relations between the United States and Colombia growing out of the separation of Panama in 1905 were recalled in the preface of the letter. which said:
 "The exceptional and delicate situa- tion In which the Colombia legation finds herself for reasons well known to the people of the United States and which awaken their sympathy obliges me to decline the honor of taking part In public declarations"
 Senor Borda's letter. however, drew attention to the confidence of Colombia in President Taft to act justly toward Colombia in the cementing of the re- latons between the two countries.
 Many suggestions were offered by a score of speakers. Merchants were ad- vised to discontinue sending Spanish catalogs to Brazil where Portuguese is spoken, to send only able salesmen to South American points and, above all, to pack their goods we'll Just be- fore adjournment the conference sent a message of congratulation to Senator Root of New York on attaining his sixty-sixth birthday and expressed it's gratitude for MT. Roots work on be- half of the Pan-American unity while Secretary of State.
 Free tolls for American ships pass ing through the Panama canal, or, if necessary, rate low enough to give American vessels a distinct advantage over foreign craft, were pointed out in speeches at the conference today as of great moment for the future trade between North and South America.
 John B. Osborne, chief of the bureau of trade relations declared poor ship. ping facilities was the greatest curb to trade with South America. Bernard H. Baker of Baltimore, shipping expert, said that t.-discrimination by toll rates in favor of American vessels would be more valuable to American steam ship enterprises than regular govern ment subsidies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
SHORTER HOURS FOR
 RAILROAD CLERKS

Washington. February 15.-Official notice has been given to clerks of the railway mail service that on the lines where their work is heavy continuously for six days each week the standard cred as six hours.
 Second Assistant Postmaster General Stewart in a letter to General Super intendent Grant of the railway mail service expressed the opinion that a minimum daily average of six and one half hours of road duty should be re- quired generally but that exceptional cases should be considered upon their less number than this is warranted"
 In letter written by General Super intendent Grant to the various division superintendents. he says:
 "The Second Assistant Postmaster General uIrects that on heavy lines where the amount of mail is such that the clerks are required to work con- tinuously from one end of the road to the other in both directions, six hours should be the standard, but that upon any such line if the clerks under the present organization are working from five hours and 45 minutes to six hours and 15 minutes no reorganization is necessary.
 eff the average daily hours of duty exceed six hours and 15 minutes some arrangement should be made to reduce them to the standard; that Is, six hours"
 It is also announced that credit for overtime will be given for extra work. With this arrangement the clerks gen. orally have expressed themselves as quite satisfied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
SETTLE CONTEST
 OVER DISPENSARY

5Tuscumbia, February 15-(Special. 1.-The iong standing controversy. between Col bert county and the city of Sheffield over the distribution of over $6000 dispensary money was settled today when Sheffield acknowledged it's indebtedness in the amount of $4S06.S7.
 The controversy arose during the ad- ministration of Mayor Blair of Sheffield. The law governing the dispensary money as that the city received GO per cent and the county 40 per cent of the net receipts, and through an error Probate Judge D. G. Simpson signed a receipt in full to the city with s6000. as the county later claimed. still due. The county brought suit for the amount and the case has been in court several years.
 Mrs. Kate Kirkpatrick, who was so brutally handled on February by a burglar who entered her home in day light, is still suffering from the result of her injuries, and grave apprehension Is felt for her ect
 An operation was performed yesterday on her throat where the man gouged It with his finger nails in ramming the gag down her throat, and her face is badly bruised
 Mrs. Kirkpatrick, who for years has been an invalid, Is now threatened with nervous prostration
 Meanwhile Burt Weatherlow, member of an old and prominent family, is held in jail without benefit of bond. He main- tains a stoica1 silence. The preliminary trial is being delayed on account of the illness of Solicitor R. T. Simpson, Jr, who is now convalescing from a case of grip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
MIR. KIRKLAND WILL
 SUCCEED LAWRENCE

Providence, R. l.. February 15-Chan. cellor James H. Kirkland of Wander. bilt university, Nashville, Tenn, was chosen to succeed Bishop William Law. renee of the Protestant Episcopal church of Massachusetts as president of the Religious Educational associa ton at today's business meeting. St Louis was selected as the next con- vention place.
 At tonight's session the largest hall in the city was filled to capacity. "Ad- 5ustment of the home to the life of to- day.. was the general theme discussed In Its various aspects by Rabbi David Phfllipson of Cincinnati; the Rev. Pe- ter E. Blessing, speaking as the rep resentative of Bishop Mathew Harkins of the Roman Catholic diocese of Rhode Island and President Henry Churchill King of Oberlin college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
WILL PUT A STOP
 T0F|[|BUSTER|NG
Uncle Sam Says That No More Such Expedi-
 tiOns Go

New Orleans, February 15.-That the United States government is going to put a stop to filibustering expeditions from New Orleans and other gulf ports to Gen. tral American countries was indicated to- day when an investigation was instituted before the federal grand jury in the mat ter of the departure from this port De- cember 22 of the steamer Hornet in Hon. duran waters The investigation was in- stituted at the instance of the department of justice in Washington. Although the United States district attorney declined to give the press any statement. it is hint ed that sensational developments are ex- pected.
 MT. Drew Linard. who was formerly consul at Ceiba Honduras, was detained in the case this afternoon as he was pre- pairing to board the steamer Karen for Puerto Cortez After being served with a summons to appear before the grand jury Mir. Iinard went aboard the Karen to confer with Dr. Fausto Davla and pr. Alberto Membreno, representatives oi the Bonilla government in Honduras. who were passengers for Puerto Cortez, and a bench warrant was issued for his arrest MT. Linard explained that he had no in- tention of departing from the country after the summons. and was permitted to return to his hotel without bond on the promise that he would appear before the grand jury Friday
 Capt Charles Johnson. master of the Hornet, was subpoenaed to testify in the proceedings, as were several other mem bers of the Hornet crew.
 The detention of MT Linard caused con siderable surprise because 1t had been announced that he was going to Puerto Cortez at the request of Gen. Manuel Bonilla to participate in the peace nego- tfations.
 It Is said that MT. Linard left New Or leans on the Hornet snd was with Gen. eral Bonila at Ruatan. where the frs! landing of the revolutionary forces in Honduras was made. MT. Linard re- turned to New Orleans several weeks ago with IA members of the Hornet crew
 MT Linard states that he has not been connected with the government service since his resignation as consul at Ceiba year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
LATE NEWS BRIEFS OFF THE WIRE

federal officers here from sources which they consider trustworthy.
 New York, February 15.-Pressed by the Rockefeller and Kuhn-Loeb interests. George J. Gould is shortly to relinquish the presidency of the Missouri Pacific Railway company. a position in which his father, Jay Gould, placed him IS years ago.
 The fact that Mr Gould will become chairman of the board does not alter the opinion generally held in financial circles that todays developments mark the passing of the Gould influence, not only in Missouri Pacific but in the various railroads of which the name of Gould has been for so many years identified.
 The Missouri Pactnc system takes in 10696 miles, including 3SS3 miles of ths Missouri Pacific proper. 32SS miles of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern and its leased lines, the Denver and Rio Grande with 2o9S miles of owned or con- trolled lines, and tho Western Pacific with 927 miles of road.
 Mexicali February 1.-Two insurgents dead, one wounded and one Mexican fed- eral soldier wounded are the known re- suits of the first skirmish at Mexicali, which occurred this afternoon. The en- gagement lasted two hours. The fight fol- lowed an attempt of 100 followers to re. take Mexicali. The insurgents are still holding the place. while the federals to- night are camped behind a small hill mile southwest.
 Montreal February 15.-George Hacken- schmidt defeated Alphonse Steurs, tho Belgian champion. in two straight falls in a catch-as-catch-can wrestling match here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16

The High school five addtd another drop to Nashvilles bucket of distress yesterday afternoon by defeating the big five from the Volunteer city by the score of 40 to 25. The game was played in the High school gymnasium and was well attended. Enthusiasm was at fever heat through out and the play was much closer than the score indicates. This is the first time this season that a game has been played in the High school gymnasium and so it placed the two quintets on an even basis with regards to the floor
 The Nashville quintet is made up of a bunch of stars and for time it looked as if the High school kidlets had bitten off too large a bite. However. it was not long before the locals formation began to work and from that time until the close of the contest the Nashville aggre- gaton was kept on the jump.
 Beginning with the second period Cap tain Hood started the ball rolling for the High school and from that time on Nashville was never in the running. Hood was a demon during this period and
 Iardage seemed powerless to keep this little streak of Tightening from tossing the ball through the hoop. The passing of the locals during this period was about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
NATIONAL LEAGUE
 GETS FREE BALLS

New York, February 15.-For a bonus, said on good authority to be s500,0O0. the National league of professional baseball clubs in session here made a 20-year con tract with a prominent sporting goods firm to use a baseball of it's manufacture for the official league baseball It is the same ball that has been used by the Ma tional league for the last 16 years, and in adopting it again the magnates rejected an offer of a Cincinnati firin said to have been $325, 900, in 20 annual installments of G250, of which half was to be in cash and half in baseballs supplied.
 Heretofore it has been commonly sup posed, even among the players, that the big leagues paid about 97 cents apiece for balls which sell at retail at s1 25 But the developments Of today show that they not only pay nothing but receive all the balls they use free and a very consider able sum in cash besides. The exact terms of the contract were not disclosed but 1t is understood to have been cash offer. accompanied by a $50,0OO certified check, and all the balls the eight clubs use in playing championship games.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
CANADA AROUSED
 OVER CLARK'S SPEECH

Ottawa, Ont. February 15.-There was considerable interest and some irritation here today over Champ Clark's speech in which he said the reciprocity agreement was the first step toward annexation Al the opening of today's session of the house Col. Samuel Hughes read a news paper abstract of the American attitude, and if so, inquired if the Canadian gov ernment were prepared to withdraw from the reciprocity arrangement
 Sir Wilfried Lauriers reply was non- oommittal He said the government had no information on the subject, that the Canadian government had accounced its policy and would not change 1t until it had more information. w. D. Scott, sup erintendent of immigration, today in- formed committee of the house of com mons that the proposed removal of the American tariff on foodstuffs had resulted in great increase in the number of in quiries from American farmers who con- templated locating in Canada to raise cat tie and grain with the object of finding a market in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-16
KNOX AND HILL TALK
 ON RECIPROCITY

Chicago, February 16.-Secretary oe State P c. Knox and James J. Hill joined hands tonight in urging the adop- ton by the United States of the recipro- city agreement with Canada. Both spoke at banquet given by the Chicago As scciation of Commerce, at which 1000 per- sons,<representing almost every big com mercial and industrial enterprise in the city as well as commercial and municipal organizations from a score of western cities, listened and applauded.
 Secretary Knox related the history of trade agreements between the countries from 1S45, when Cana0a removed its diff ferential duties against the United States and placed 1t on par with Great Britain. The scope of the agreement is broad and comprehensive, he said. Tt seeks by pro- viding freest interchange of commodities to prevent those manipulations and specu- lative fluctuations in prices both to the consumer and producer"
 The agreement is an example of con- servative statesmanship, according to Mr. Hill. "It is fashioned to enlarge national ends," he added.