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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
ID FURTHER PROBE
 INSURANCE WRONGS

{ Milwaukee, Wis, August 24-Furth- CT Investigations of industrial, health and accident insurance companies by @ special committee of the executive committee of the national insurance commissioners association is provided for in an action taken at an executive session at the summer convention to- day when the report presented yes terday was adopted demanding that industrial health and accident depart ments of certain companies correct wrongs and that their requirements embodied in the report be lived ID to.
 The executive committee or special committee is authorized to continue in- vestigations and make similar require ments where conditions warrant Remedial legislation and closer super vision of companies shown to have committed irregularities is advocated in another resolution.
 H. c. B. Alexaner, president of the Detroit conference, was requested tC name a committee representative o1 companies doing an industrial, healtl and accident business to confer as tC Legislation with the special commit tee of the executive committee of th' convention.
 The committee on unauthorized in surance, which advised the complet, suppression of all such business. wal adopted
 The committees on law and legisla ton during the next year will prepare three bills
 The first will be to prohibit fir, insurance companies from issuing poll cies under any other name than thei own. The second concerns the datini of life insurance policies The thir, will be designed to require insertion in loan and cash surrender clauses 0 life insurance policies of a so-calle, safety clause providing for a so O 90 days grace in payment and thu are in effect runs on insurance com panies in panic times
 Spokane, Wash, probably will ge the next convention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
ALLEGED SLAVERY
 FARM DISCOVERED
Unique Chinese Plan of PeOnage Unearthed
 in Louisiana

New orleans, August 24.--A condi- ton of alleged peonage and slavery, bordering on feudism and conducted by wealthy Chinese in and around Bara- taia bay in southern Louisiana on sol itary islands whence escape is impos- sible. has been unearthed by secret gent of the. department of justice who with the. assistance of a United States deputy marshal. today brought to this city one Chinese prisoner, Jo Lee ot Jung, Lee & Go. who conducts a fish canning enterprise on one of the islands miles from civilization and with which there is no communication except by boat.
 Many of the witnesses say they have been practically held prisoners by the Chinese for months. They say they were made alluring promises to induce them to go to the place where they would work on ''shares," and if the out fit made money they were to get their nro rata Upon their arrival each purchased" a mosquito bar and mat tress for which they were charged ex- orbitant prices. shortly after their 3rflNdl they ulSG0NEAtu liifht lhNAi meager rations of beans and rice was charged against their account.
 They worked all day in all sorts of weather up to their armspits in water seining for shrimp. The shrimp sea son has been bad. not enough being caught to square their accounts with their Chinese bosses. consequently they worked only for their daily rations No money forthcoming. they were unable to buy passage on passing boats, the captains refusing 10 take them aboard Their bunk houses erected on piling over the waters of the bay were bare of the ordinary comforts, and, sur rounded by the waters of the bay and the impentrable marsh lands, made es- cape without the aid of boat impos- sible.
 The will of the Chinese bosses is law and there is no appeal. they said. The locality is known to the fishermen and trappers as Manila Coast" and the ma jority of the population Is composed of Filipinos or Manila men,"
 Many tales of strange murders in this section have reached New Orleans; queer stories of Orien tai justice; bloody quarrels, vengeance and knife thrusts ikened to the tales of Pirate LaFitte and his men, who once infested the same uncharted archipelago. are re- lated. The smuggling of Chinese and opium through the innumerable bayous opening into the gulf has long been suspected by the immigrat ton officials. but the inacoessibility of the region has heretofore prevented systematic investigation.
 The matter was first reported to the federal officials by President Frank M. Miller of the state fish and game com mission, who rescued two laborers and sent them to this city. They related the conditions under which they worked and the officials and secret agents were put to work.
 In the batch of witnesses brought back today there was one Spaniard, a Guatemaltecan, Chilean, a German, man from the Argentine republic and four Americans. It is said that there are scores of other work men awaiting a chance to escape from neighboring islands Other warrants are expected to follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
PLAN TO POOL
 TOBACCO CROP

Greensboro, N. C., August 2f.-Tobac- co growers of North Carolina and Vlr- ginia began gathering here tonight to attend a two days secret convention called for the purpose of discussing plans for pooling this years crop of tobacco in the two states. the farmers expressing much dissatisfaction over prices now received on warehouse floors. One thousand and five hundred growers are expected to be present The county bonded warehouse is be- lived to be the hope of the pool be- ing a success, certificates from the ware house being collatei sl acceptable to the banks.
 w. N. Hayes assistant secretary of agriculture; C. x. Barrett of Georgia, president of the National Farmers union. and Joel E. Forte of Adams, Tenn. are here to make addresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Drowned Body Found

Charleston, R. l., August 24-Ihe body of Leonard TreadweH kenoali' aged 54 years. wealthy retired busi- ness man of Glen Ridge, N. J., was found in Cross mill pond near here today Death, according to the town medical officers, was due to apoplexy Mir Kendall went sailing Wednesdas afternoon He was of an old Ne" York and Newport family and prac- ticed law for several years m the oI flee of his cousin Joseph Choate. He subsequently, settled in Atlanta, Ga and entered a manufacturing business In 1888 Mir Kendall married Miss Cor nelia Bullock daughter of ex-Gover- nor Rufus B. Bullock of Georgia,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Stone Cutters Under Bond

Lithonia, Ga, August 24.-Seven
 men. said to be members of the local stone cutters union. are under bond here to answer charge of holding up'' non-union men and exacting from
 them promise to discontinue working at certain quarres in the neighbor- hood in which strike has been on since May l. It is said that while cer- tain non-union men were on their way home from work a few days ago a
 number of masked men halted them and at the point of revolvers bade them give their word to quit work. The mask of one man fell off and some of the non- union men said they recognized him as ". H. Braswell, union man. His arrest and that of six others followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
SEVEN KILLED
 IN MINE FIRE

Ely, New, August 24-Seven men met death and three others were seriously injured early today In a fire which swept the new compartment shaft of the Giroux Consolidated Mines com pany here. Two bodies remained in the mine working, but there Is no hope that the men may be found alive. Both shafts of the mine have been sealed to smother the flames.
 The fire was caused, 1t Is believed, by the explosion of a barrel of oil at the pumping station on the 1200- foot level of the new shaft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Taft Takes Vacation

Beverly, Mass, August 24.-President Taft today began his first vacation of any length since he went to Augusta, Ga. last spring. The President reached Boston shortly after 9 o'clock On his private car he donned his golf togs and within half hour after a White House automobile had hurried from Boston to Paramatta, he was on the Myopia links with Major Butt. Golfng and motoring will be his daily programme for two weeks unless it is decided to take 10- day cruise up the Maine coast on the presidential yacht, Mayflower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Fugitive Arrested

Jacksonville, Fla, August 24.-After evading arrest since October 22. 19)e. on which date he Is alleged to have killed Charles Ellen, in Harnett county, North Carolina, Zach Marks has been arrest ed in Santa Rosa county, Fla. Marks served at one time as deputy sheriff in Santa Rosa and later as postmaster at Gattls a village named from TT. z. Gattis' his alias, where also he became successful naval stores operator. He claimed that he killed Ellen in self de fense after the latter tried to force his young brother to drink wine with him He was Informed upon by his wife. who charges him with brutal treatment re- gently toward bis step-daugbter and her self.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Democratic Club Forms

Washington. August A-The Federation of Democratic Precinct clubs of the United States of America, the outcome Of la movement for so-called progressive democratic national policies, filed articles of incorporation here today with Sem ators Owen of Oklahoma and Chamber lain of oregon and others as incorpor- ators The articles described the feder- ation as perpetual and the ooJect as the
 .-promotion of the art of seif-sovern- lmenth .l-e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Cincinnati Is Chosen

St. Louis, August 24.-Cincinnati was to-
 day selected as the convention city for next year by the National Comnissary
 Merchants association, which closed it's second annual meeting here after the cleo tion of officers. The new officers are
 Alfred Evans, Orvisburg Miss. pres ident; Tracey D. Luccock, Chicago, secre-
 tary; B. H. Rainwater, Dumach, La.; H.
 E. Hartsofi, Apalachicoa, Fla; T. R. Crumpler, Twin Branch. w. Va; Joe w. Gray, Weston. Ark H. A. McMillan, Sal ling, Mich, and G. A. Munson, Weed Cal, vice presidents Each vice president will have charge of one of the divisions into which the country was divided by the meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Checking the Baby

From the Rochester Post-EApress.
 .would you like your baby checked?'
 That is the question which the smiling as-
 s,stant at the Palisades Amusement park
 asks inc New York matron on pleasure bent. Her ladyship is not shocked by the onestion. nurse, wholesome-looking and Icoonetent, is there to take charge of tho small American while the mother enjoys herself There are playthings and toys for the little one; in fact the amusement park has provided nursery for the con lyenience of mothers who would like an lafternoon's recreation, but cannot leave the baby at home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Rev. FIapg Is Dead

New York. August 24.-The Rev. pr. Edward Octavius Flagg, said to have been New Works oldest preacher, Is dead at his home in this city. He was born at Charleston, s. C., S6 years ago and was for 15 years assistant rector at Grace church, from which he re- signed 20 years ago. His latter days were devoted to composing poems and delivering lectures. He Is survived by widow and two daughters. One of his three nieces is Mrs. Cornelius Wander bilt, ST.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Meet at Augusta Next

Greensboro, N. C., August 24-The thirteenth annual session of the South ern Association of Nurserymen came to a close here today with the selection of Augusta, Ga, as the place for holding the next annual convention and the eec- tion of the following officers: President K. w. Chitien. Winchester. Tenn. vice president. O. Joe Howard, Greensboro N. C.; secretary and treasurer, A. L.. Smith, Knoxville, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
La mpin Arrested

Pottsvllle, Pa, August 24-Oscar Lampin. whom Attorney General Jastrop refers to as the ring leader" of the mob which dragged the negro, Zack Walker, from a hospital and burned him, was arrested today on charge of mur- der Clyde Woodward who was arrest ed earlier in the week in connection with the lynching was released today All of the men charged with being inn plicated in the lynching will be given d hearing Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Hosick Will Arrive

Indianapolis. Angus 24-That James rIosick. Los Angeles detective. will ar rive in this city tomorrow afternoon to ans,ver indictments charging him with complicity In the alleged kidnapng or John J. McNamara was the statement to- night of Henry N. Spaan. attorney for Ieteotjve William J. Burns. He had received q message from Hoslck' MT sstupu spId
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Favorable Start

Castleton, N. Y, August 24.-Condi- tions for the start were the most favor able since Atwood, began his long flight Hardly breath of air. stirred ana what lttie mist there was earlier in the day was soon dissolved by the hot sun blazing from an almost cloud less sky.
 Thousands of people were attracted to the starting point, coming in auto mobiles, motorcycles, carriages and many even walked to see the aviator on his way. They were surprised to find that the owner of the lot was charging admission to his farm, netting good profit.
 Shortly after 30 o'clock all was an nounced ready and Atwood climbed into hIs seat, lrsc strapping his suitcase to hls machine When the motor was started it was found that spark plug Was i,fcken aud ms caused some de- lay At 7;30 Atwood left the ground and after circling the field twice, came back over his starting point and way 7 ing his hand to the people, headed his machine due south over the river In less than a minute he disappeared from sieht behind the treetops.
 New York CT bust" said Atwood be- fore ms departure. He busted Atwood, who began his flight at St. | Louis II days ago, planned to make his III St Stt-1 dl NtHl l-olilt dbpul AWb lo IT . after his leaving here. He expected to leave West Point in sufficient time to cover the distance from there to New York by o'clock His intended nourse all the way was above the Hudson river. Be fore daylight his mechanics were busy put ing his biplane in order for the start. Atwood himself remained in a farm house to be ready to ascend as soon after day flight as the wind seemed favorable Atwood is the second aviator to fly from river.
 The other was Glen II. Curtiss on May 2g 1910. who covered the distance between here and Governors Island, N. r., IT just 152 minutes, maintaining an average speed of 5i 04 miles an hour. He made two intermediate stops. one at PouShkeep'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Sale. Managers Meet

Cincinnati. August 24.-With deiesates
 present representIng the largest coHner-
 eial institutions in the United Sta'es' u'e
 National Sales Managers Association or America opened n two days conven.io,' here today The report of the committee nn credentials and the appointment or suecial committees was the special or der of business vt the opening session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
5N1llIAN H WANDERVEER AND HIS SHIP ONAaMt4EELS

od but he be the autho of when manhood
 sailing He inspired to buld with friend Fabuh he wanted his refused to
 conceived the idea of rigging up his directions ana In completed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Policeman Shot

Lynehburg. Va. August 2+-Patrolman George Ware of the Lynchburg police was shot in the abdomen and probably fatally wounded late today by Mercer Garland, colored, who had been arrested for trIfling case. The bullet was removed and the policeman has a slight chance for recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25

Fearful that harm has oycrtahei' Kermit Roosevelt, second son o' Theodore Roosevelt. while on n gafif shooting trip into Mexico. residents T the Imperial Valley and of the Norlisri Arizona border towns are orgnnlzlfs searching party.
 Kermit who Is twenty-two year old, left Yuma ten days ago with '' priapo Donlnguez, famous guide nr' scout of Mexico's interior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25

Poughkeepsie, August 24-Coming down the Hudson, Atwood rounded Crum FL bow at the head of the college boat race course at height of 20 to 300 feet above the river H maintained this height ano followed the middle of the stream for three miles to the Poughkeepsie bridge approaching which 1t looked as if he was going over the bridge at a height of 75 feet. Then he seemed to change his mind for he reduced speed, which had been about 45 miles an hour, and gided gracef lily downward, passing under the bridge through the span nearest the Poughkeep- sic shore at 100 feet above the water.
 The housetops in this city were filled with people and a great cheer and blast of whistles greeted the bird mans pas sage. Clearing the bridge. Atwood elded gracefully to a higher altitude and in creased his speed, still keeping over the middle of the stream about 250 feet in the air. The last seen of him from the house tops of Poughkeepse he appeared to be travelling 45 to 60 miles an hour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
MAJORITY FOR WELL REGULATED
 SALOONS MAY GO OYER 1600
CONTINUED FROM PAGE n

thrown on the Age-Heralds pro1etiscope screen for the benefit of the big crowd which had assembled.
 Turmoil Started in 1907
 Yesterdays election probably ends the turmoil which began in Jefferson county in 1907 with the activities of the anti-sa- loon league. The election of that year was held on October 2S and because of the bad saloon conditions which had grown up in Birmingham the county vot- ed for prohibition by a majority of 1926. It soon became evident, however, that reaction was setting in and when the prohibition amendment election was held November 29. 1909, eJfferson county voted against it by a majority of 1701 Again on November 8. 1910. Governor O'Neal, the local option candidate for governor carried Jefferson county over Col H. s. D. Mallory. the prohibition candidate by majority of 1864. The figures in these elections were:
 Prohibition election October 2s, 1907
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25

1 sic, necessitated because of low gasoline supply, and a second at the upper end of Manhattan. The latter landing was made to learn the Hay of the land" further down the river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
Yates Signed

Chicago, August A.-The Des Moines Western league team has signed Yates. a pitcher from the Dallas, Texas, league team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25

LICE LoY. Undertaken. Phonea 7e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-25
SHAW. the Undertaker, Phones ,.

JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phones loo2
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-06-02
Holy Lands Of All RELIGIONS.

Christians call Palestine the Holy
Land because it was the birthplace of
the Christian religion on earth as we'll
as that of the Saviour. whose birth.
ministry and death are inseparably
associated with the history Of Jeru-
salem and vicinity. To the Moham-
medans Mecca, in Arabia. is the holy
land, it being the birthplace of Mo-
manned, the saviour of the followers
of that faith.
India is the holy land of the Chinese
and other oriental Buddhists, it being
the native land Of Sakya NUM-, the
supreme Buddha. Ellis. one of the
several divisions of the ancient Pelo-
ponnesus, was the Mecca AID the Jeru-
salem of the ancient Greeks. The
temple of Olympus Zeus was situated
at Ellis, and the sacred festivals were
held there each year. With Achaia
it is at present part of Greece. The
believers in the Sinto religion make
annual pilgrimage to Sitsa Kara, the
immense stone pillar where their SUI
preme ruler last stood while talking
to men.-New York World.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-06-02
Evansville

Burr A Libby of San Francisco, Cal,
the Youngest son of Mrs G A Libby of
this city, has joined mining expedi-
ton to South America and will be gone
from six months to year. The trip
will be made by boat to the Isthmus Of
Panama.
The old settlers reunion and picnic
will be held at Cooksville this year on
June 90. Please notice this is one week
later than usual. Preparation is being
made by the committee for the comfort
and entertainment of guests at this
popular event.
A bold daylight robbery was perpe-
trated Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Gardner Babcock, three miles
south of this city. The family was
about the premises, but no one happen
ed to be in the house at the time. A
man was seen by a boy of the family
coming from the house, who went
across the fields and was later seen
coming toward town. A search was
Immediately made and cash to the
amount of $40, besides valuable papers,
were missing. Though close watch
has been kept, no trace of the thief
has been found. He steered clear of
Evansville.
Great things are being planned for
the Irish picnic, June IA. All that is
needed is fine day, and this is more
than probable. The Stoughton and
Monroe baseball teams will play in the
forenoon. Horse racing will be a fea-
ture of attraction at the picnic, and
there will be half mile trot and one
half mile free-for-all. Six horses will
start. Races begin at 2:30 p m. Be
tween the heats various athletic events
will take place, such as pole vaulting,
high jumping and racing. Evansville
Military band will furnish music all
day.
This community was shocked by the
sudden death of Mrs Chester Miller,
who passed away shortly after II
o'clock Friday night at her home on
First street. Mrs Miller had been in
poor health for four years, but had not
been seriously i'll until Tuesday after
noon. Death resulted from diabetes.
Inis Maxon was born at Milton, Wis,
June IA, 1868, and was the eldest
daughter of Albertus G and Sarah E
Maxon. In early childhood she re-
moved with her parents to Evansville.
Here on December 25, 1887, she was
united in marriage to Chester K Miller.
The greater part of her married life
was spent on farm near Cooksville,
but for the past six years the family
have resided in Evansville. Besides
her husband and parents, three sorrow
ing children are left to mourn the loss
of loving mother. They are Albertus,
Chester and Lucille; also sister, Mrs
Lucille Moon, wife of Rev 0 D Moon OF
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-06-02
Milton Junction

VII Greenman has resigned his po-
sition at A O Henderson's store and is
working at present for Wilson Bros at
Edgerton.
Wallace Coon has finished his years
work at the medical school in Chicago
and is at home for the summer. He
began work for Frank Shaded Tuesday.
On the beautiful morning of Friday,
Nav 18th, the residents of Milton were
shocked by the death Of one OF their
most highly respected and loved clti-
zens, Mrs William Mcbride. For a
week she was patient sufferer. All
that kind and loving hands could do was
done, but her life work was accom-
plished as the week ended, she, peace
fully and with perfect resignation, gave
up her soul to her Creator.
The teaching corps of the Milton
Junction schools for the coming year
have now all been secured and are as
follows: High School-John NJ Gaia
gan, principal; Miss Ethel Wood, APP
pleton, Miss Anna Plumb, Milton, and
Miss Hazel Murdoch, Beloit, assistants.
Seventh and Eighth Grades Miss Maud
Fault, Platteville. Sixth and Seventh
Grades Miss Nellie Gardner, Brod-
head. Fourth and Fifth Grades-Miss
Erma Keith, Milton Junction. Second
and Third Grades Miss Nan Winch,
Milton junction. kindergarten and
First Grade Miss Maud Thirty, Milton
Junction.