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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
NASW0RTHY FALLS
 FROM A WINDOW

Frank Nasworthy of Atlanta fell from second story window of the Colonial hotel last night about 12:25 O clock and sustained serious injuries to his side. He was carried to the Solomon Wilder ,infirmary where his condition was serious at an early hour this morning.
 MT. Nasworthy was leaning out of a window of his room on the second story of the hotel talking to James Williams, who was leaning out of the third story window. MT. Nasworthy fell about 20 feet and in addition to in- juries to his side was considerably bruised up. He is rather heavily set and fell heavily
 Mir Nasworthy is grandson of o. K. Stevens, railroad commissioner of At lanta. He was the guest of T. M. Shep- herd, proprietor of the Colonial hotel, and has been in Birmingham about four months His uncle, o. L. Stevens, was in the city at the time of the accident and accompanied his nephew to the in- firmary>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
ANNUAL SWIM AT
 EAST LAKE PARK

The annual swim of the Birmingham
 Athletic club will be held Saturday, Au- gust 19 at East Lake park. All arrange
 ments have been completed and every thing is in readiness for the annual event.
 Four different events have been arranged
 race and 40 yards swim. There will
 also be a relay race of 200 yards with four men to the teams There will be three divisions in the con- while the Junior division will be the in- termediate division and the third division will be tie seniors
 For the Junior B's there will be but two events. One will be the 50-yard swimming event and the 1OO-yard dash will be the other event. The Junior As will com
 Lete in the same events. The Seniors will
 compete in all the events.
 Silver and gold medals will be awarded to the winners in the aquatic events and other tokens of hoonr will be given to the runnerups.
 About 35 have already registered and it is thought that over 30 will be registered before Saturday. The swimmers have been practicing for some time and sev- eral fast events are expected to be pulled off. Tn connection with the swimming con tests several exhibitions of fancy swim ming and diving will be given. There will be no entrance fees to any of .he |events.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
EVIDENCE IN WILEY CASE CONFLICTING McCabe Passes the Lie and / Us Forced to Take
 It Back

Washington, August 15.-Conflicting tes- timony as to the practices of the depart ment of agriculture. and the circum- was hired as government pharmacog- V as hired as a government phamacog- n'cist. occupied the hearing before the Moss Investigating committee of the House today. Solicitor McCabe appeared again on his own request to deny the implied charge that he prohibited scien- lists of the bureau of chemistry from talking with members of Congress, and to explain his close scrutiny into the pro- visional relation between Dr. Kebler, chief of the drug division, and Phila- dephia drug company.
 Dr. Harvey W. Wiley took the stand just before the committee adjourned and will. begin his real testimony tomorrow The committee has nine witnesses to call except Secretary Wilson.
 Dr. Rusby, whose $l60O contract brought about the charges against Dr. Wiley and his associates, denied there had been any secret agreement with pr. Bigelow or Dr. Wiley by which he would receive s2J a day. At present, he said. he was doing all the work of a government scien- tist at his own expense. because all his payments have been held up.
 q offered to work for the government for nothing rather than to accept 80 a day for testifying in court said Dr. Rusby. "l told the department 1 must resign if restricted to court fees of $ a day and the $160O contract was then offered me. I supposed it was legal and with the full knowledge of the depart ment."
 The statement of Dr. Kebler before the committee last week that Solicitor Me- Cabe had refused to show him the letter upon which he was accused before the personnel board of the agricultural de- partment brought the solicitor before The committee today with the demand that he be heard.
 If he made that statement, he lied, said McCabe.
 The committee demanded that he modify his language
 well, he told something that was moi true"
 He finally withdrew his statement after tne committee had censured former Rep- lresentative Heyburn. Dr. Wiley's attol> ney. for saying the remark "show ed the l true character of the witness | Solicitor McCabe said he had questioned Dr. Kebler and his stenographer because of rumors that pr. Kebler received check. from the Philadelphia concern. A depart pent ruling prohibits employees from hold ing stocks in companies in the line o commerce in which their official activitie. are engaged.
 .1 can see no impropriety in tho gov ernment's Investigating charges that on' lof it's chiefs of division holds stock in ; company whose cases he may be called ts ! ass upon officially" said Mr. McCahe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
CONVENTION TURNS
 DOWN PATTERSON

Louisville, August 16.-Delegates to lKentucky's democratic platform com mittee tonight refused to accept Henry Watterson's advice and adopted the ma Jority report of the resolutions com mittee, which provided. among other things, for tie extension of the coun- ty unit law to all counties of the state. Watterson. himself a delegate, was a member of the committee of 13. He presented the minority report which differed only as to that feature, and moved to amend so as to leave the states liquor laws as they stand. urg- ing that the county unit was but a pre- face to prohibition.
 Both parties go into the campaign with similar blanks, the democrats led by former Governor McCreary and the republicans by Judge J. c. O'Rear, now a member of the appellate court. The contest in the convention this after noon did not prove as severe as ex- pected.
 The vote on Wattersons amendment was 514s for and 667 against. Imme- diately it was lost the majority report was proposed and carried unanimous ly. Besides the county unit law, the platform comments the democratic Congress and the states democratic representatives.
 The resolutions contain no indorse- ment of any national candidate but de- clare for popular election of United States senators, the direct primary and for good roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
TWOAVIATORS DASHED
 TO DEATH AT CHICAGO
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 lake, it's heavy engine and tangled wires dragging its pilot to death e
 Like Badger Johnstone flew as an amateur. His father. Dr. Stuart John- stone, practicing physician, however. had refused to buy him an aeroplane. Johnstone started to build one and went to France, where he entered the Drexel school of aviation. He then went to the belot school 'Then John stones father again refused to buy him an aeroplane and his answer. in a let ter written by the father to his son, almost d year ago, seem to tell the fatal accident:
 My conscience will not permit me to contribute to your certain death by providing you with flying machine.
 VI can't buy you one, St. Croix.' , After learning to fly in France. John stone went to Havana, where he was the first to ny over the city. He gained record whom he was the frs, to fly around the wreck of the battle- ship Maine. He returned to the United States in the spring and was immediate ly engaged by Moisant and has since been with the group of French avia tors X This was his first. serious fall. A month ago in Detroit his machine dropped some distance, but he escaped unhurt
 At an exhibition at Mineola, August 5, he remained in the air four hours. 59 mnues, four seconds. establishing a record
 < Johnstone had been one of the spec tacular fiiers during the four days of the meeting before his death.
 Although she. had won no races, he had become fayorite with the crowds who had come to know him as a daring aviator He made several startling ..e e- scents from the clouds yesterday and the appearance of No. 1S-his identiti- cation flag at the mect-always was the signal for special attention from the grandstand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
ALASKAN AFFAIR
 CAUSES HOT WORDS

Washington, August 15.-The Alaska Controller bay controversy came to the front again today when Chairman Gra- ham of the House committee on expendi- lures in the interior department, de- nourced in the House as untrue charges that his committee had abandoned in vestigation "after allowing publicity to baseless and scandalous charges against administration officials
 Bitterly characterizing the famous or infamous Dick to Dick letter as 'an ordinary and stupid forgery Represent tative Humphrey of Washington today declared what the people of this country wanted to know was whether this letter story was a fabrication by an "irrespon- sible, petticoated muckraker' whether the Supposed finder of the letter was the tool of enemies of President Taft
 MT. Graham said the committee expected to go ahead with the investigation dur ing the recess of Congress, and that every material witness would be examined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
IS
 DEFENDED BY TAFT President Makes COmpre- hensive Address on
 Terms of Treaty

Ocean Grove, N. J., August b. President Taft continued his campaign before the people in behalf of the Brit ish and French general arbitration treaties here tonight Speaking be- fore the ocean Grove Camp Meeting association,s the President reviewed in comprehensive fashion terms and mean ings of the pacts; urged the people to use their influence to press the treaties and declared he did not fear the effect of delay.
 The longer the Senate holds up the treaties, the President argued, the
 greater would be the opportunity for
 him to preach peace and arbitration and the greater would grow the senti-
 ment for the agreement.
 "tf the Senate" said the President, For any members of it should think it's powers are greater or less than they
 are, and the limitations they insist up
 on interfering with progress toward peace, or any other great national or ] international policy, the question | whether they are right or not, must
 ultimately be referred back to the peo- pie. whose representatives the mem bers of the Senate are; for we al-
 ways. I say, have derived our power from the people as the ultimate source | of power, and in such case of disagree
 ment the proper place for a discus
 sion of such an issue Is before the peo- ple The case is sufficiently great to
 warrant the straining of efforts to se- cure treaties like these.
 If I am wrong in my Judgment and I do not claim infallability and know enthusiasm of the cause may some time warp Judgment, am quite
 willing to abide by the ultimate judg- ment of the people, but I deem it my duty until I shall receive an adverse decision, to urge my views upon the Senate and to invoke the attention of
 the people to these questions and such expressions of opinion from them as shall influence ratification of the treaties as they were signed.
 | The President reached Ocean Grove
 shortly after o'clock. While he was
 at dinner thousands of people stood be-
 fore the house in pouring rain Thou
 sands more stood around the auditorium | in the downpour to catch glimpse oi
 the President. The hall is said to hold l 5000 persons and hundreds were stand l ing when the President rose to speak. | Governor Wilson and othsg New Jersey
 notables were on the platform
 | There was some comment here tonight recause Governor Wilson Apparently was hot invited to MT. DeHaven's dinner. For
 mer Governors Murphy and Stokes both
 republicans. were honored guests. Ar, De
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
PERSONAL

Col and Mrs. l.. w. Johns left yester- day for St. Smon's Island, near Bruns- wick, where they will spend several weeks. Trey will join their son. Wallace Johns. who is camping at St. simon with party of friends.
 M. E. Moody, who was former citizen of this city, was in Birmingham yester- day and Monday It may be remembered that MT. Moody was former manager of the Sugar Glen Molasses company and the Ozo-Oa company He is now in Chat tanooga with the Ozo-ola company in thu; city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
COBURN OF KANSAS WILL
 GIVE LECTURES IN ALABAMA

about the possibilities of alfalfa de- velopment in Alabama His itinerary will possibly include Demopolis, Union ! town, Livingston. Greensboro and Mont : gomery. On hls return to Alabama Mrs Thompson will work out the details of MT. Coburn's trip with the commercial bodies in the cities referred to. Mr.
 Coburn Is considered the best agricul- - tural man in the west He has been i'm his present position 8 years. Alabama will be very fortunate to have him, as he will be sure to arouse interest," in those lines of agricultural develop-i ments that have made the Kansas farmer so prosperous and independent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
JUDGE WEAVER FINDS
 UNDERWOOD POPULAR
Finds Alabamian on Tongues of the Influential Politicians in
 Chicago

Judge Samuel l.. Weaver of the crin- iiar court returned last night from Chi cago and brought news in regard to oscar Underwood.
 Underwood is much more popular in
 Chicago than I thought" said Judge Weaver. If I heard one man say that | lie would support Underwood l heard a hundred say it. talked with influential | politicians and they are with him to a
 man. The Chicago democrats do not like
 Bryan and were much pleased with Un- derwood's s speech in the House in which
 he replied to the Nebraskans insinu- ations'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
THE SITUATION IN
 ENGLAND IS GRAVE
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 This disturbance, however, was auelled without aid from the military.
 Shipping here is becoming completely paralyzed The steamer Lusitania. which arrived from New York today, has been unable to dock owing to the strike of tug boat men and it is doubtful if she will be able to coal in time to sail on her voyage next Saturday. The same condi- tions surround the Celtic. Other liners likely to be affected are the Adriatic, iverDia, Haverford Lake Champlain ano Canadian.
 The special boat trains from London to Liverpool were cancelled today, but nun dreds of Americans are here already awaiting boats to take them home.
 Cardiff, Wales, August 15-The police today charged a mob of 800 striking ncgr soamen who had started an attack against the officers of the shipping companies. The police used their batons freely and j dozen of the negroes were taken to a hos pltal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Sallie Spiers

| Mrs. Sallie Spiers, aged 36 years died lyesterday morning at local inHrmary after a short illness. The body will be
 sent to Coosada today for interment by
 the Johns Undertaking company. Mrs.
 Spiers is survived by her husband, C. k. Spiers, and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

Haven said tonight that no slight to Gov ernor Wilson had been intended and that he would have been glad to have had nim as guest
 The President left ocean Grove tonight for Washington
 In his address he said In part:
 If we are afraid to submit to an ini- partial tribune lest we may lose our ease, then we would better. go back to war as the only means of settling International controversies when negotiations fails. When we enter into an arbitration, or an agreement to submit our differences to an impartial tribunal we must play the game It is generally quite impossible for court to decide a case so that both shall like the decision, and a court to decide between nations cannot find ir any more easy than a domestic court to do this
 We cannot make omelets without breaking eggs; we cannot submit inter- national questions to arbitration without the prospect of losing and if arbitration is to be effected and is to cover the ground that shall really promote the cause of peace and prevent war, it must cover questions of the utmost interest to both countries and therefore the loss of one country in the contest must be, of course, q serious matter to that country; and when 1t comes into an agreement for ar hitration 1t must be willing to face the disappointment that comes from Il seri- ous loss thus imposed by an arbirral de- cison.
 If we are going irto the arbitration game, if may call it such, we must play 1t through to the end and we must take our hard knocks with equanimity, as we expect others to take theirs, with the hope and knowledge that the disadvant- ages that may accrue to each party can never equal the horrible losses, the cruelty and the wickedness of war
 President Taft left shortly after 1o o'clock over the Pennsylvania railroad for Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
George ". Narramore

George w. Narramore, aged v years, died last night at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Shoot. 1912 Sixth avenue. MT Narramore is survived by three children, Mrs. George P. McClurkin |of Anniston, Mrs. John w. Shoot ana John c. Narramore. The funeral serv- ices will be held from the residence of Mrs. Shoot. The Rev. J. A. Bryan will officiate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
ROderick McDougal

Roderick McDougal, the telegraph orer- ator who died as result of burns some time ago. will be held from the chapel of the Lige Loy Undertaking company
 this afternon at o'clock. All railroad Photographers are requested to attend the funeral services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
ATWOOD MAKES A DASHING.FLIGHT
 TO ELKHART, IND.
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stood straight out as the machine moved away; the crowds cheered wildly and Certain members of the manage ment began to explain "how 1t was" about that check. Within few minutes the flyer had disappeared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
Gum Consecrated August 29

conference with Archbjshop Blenk; Father John E. Gum, s. M., D. D., bishop elect of the Natchez, Miss, diocese, announced llace in Sacred Heart church, Atlanta, placed in Sacred Heart church, Atlanta, Ga, August %. Archbishop Blenk' will preside. assisted by the bishops in the southern province.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
POPE NO WORSE

Rome, August 15.-The cool air of the morning. helped to freshen the pope, who, when he was visited by his physicians today, appeared to be no worse than yesterday, Prof. ], ,Marchiafavia, the consulting doc tor at the Vatican, explained that the pontiff's rcstlessness during the night was due perhaps to the fact that he had slept longer than us- ual yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

Topeka, Kan, August 15.-(Special) Joseph o. Thompson, collector of in ternal recenue of Birmingham, was an interesting caller a the state capitol Today. He spent considerable time with Secretary of Agriculture Coburn and 1t was learned that the secretary tenta tively agreed to make three or four speeches at different points in Alabama through the prairie belt on alfalfa growing and stock raising in the early autumn.
 MT. Coburn was very much interested in what he learned from MT Thompson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

South Bend, Ind, August 15.-(Bulletin). Atwood passed here at 5:25 D. in.. flying at speed of 45 miles an hour At tEis city the atiator overhauled a Chi cago-New York express train which left Chicago an hour ahead of him. South Bend is SC miles from Chicago and 10 miles from Ellshart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
BULLETIN STORY OF.
 ATWOOD'S FLIGHT

South Chicago, August 15.-(Bulle- tin)-Atwood passed over South Chi cago. II miles from aviation field, at 3:45 p. m, flying a mile a minute, at an altitude of 300 feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

Laporte. Ind, August 15.z(Bulletin. Atwood passed here at 4.51 p. m., 5s miles from Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

Whiting, Ind. August 15.-(Bulle- tin.)-Atwood crossed the state line into Indiana at east side at 3:50 D. m. He passed over Whiting, 1872 miles from Chicago, at 3:52 D. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

Indiana Harbor, Ind. August 15.- Bulletin. .)-Atwood passed over Pine, Ind. 23 miles from Chicago, at D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

ElShart Ind. August 15.-Bulletim.- - Atwood in sight.
 Elllhart Ind, August 15.-(BulletTn.- = Atwood reached here at 5:47.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16

LICE Loy. Undertaken. Phones 7a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-16
SHAW. the. Undertaken. Phones 9.

GREEN Undertaking Co., Phones iooa
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-06
Charles l.. Justice Chancel-
lor-Expect Big Home
Coming.
MODERN BROTHERHOOD ELECT
@. J.Price Re- elected Presi-
dents State Manager
Present.
Rcd Men Also Choose New Officials,
William Habcrman Being Prophet.
Other Lodges Also Hold Annual
Election.

The election of officers was the i'm
portant feature OF the meeting or
Candy Lodge, No. 81. X. of F.. Tues g.
day evening. Previous to the election
of the regular officers of the lodge
officers for section No. 1112 of the
Candy insurance department of the
supreme lodge were elected as foi.
lows:
William Ballentine, president: Lee
Swick, vice president; Weston Lew
ollyn, secretary.
The following lodge officers for the
coming year were elected: Chancel-
lor commander, Charles l.. Justice.
vice chancellor, Homer johnson; pre-
late, r. G. Randell; master-at-arms.
samuel Burbough; inner guard.
George Mathers; outer guard, Edward
Able; Keeper of records and seal. Earl
S. Mack; master of finance, John Nj.
Schneider; master ot the eNcheuuer.
William Morganthaler member Of
the sick relief committee; Frank VI.
Tavcner; representative to the grand
lodge, Charles H. Conley: alternates,
Earl $. Mack and Harry S. Elliott.
members of the auditing committee.
Homer Johnson, J. w. Llewellyn and
Harry s. Elliott; trustee for three
years, william BallentiHe.
Lee Swick, chairman Of the Canbv
homecoming committee, announced
that all arrangements had been made
for the affair which will be held De.
comber 20. Members OF the commit
tee are expecting large attendance
on that night A banquet will he
served and a toast list is being pre-
Pared.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-06
ENOUGH CIRCUS
LIFE FOR ONE LAD
Tells Chief Klinefeter He
Ran Away From Home.
Wants to Get Back.

81 ran away TO keep from cutting
corn and Joined a circus but I've had
enough of circus life. I'm going back
home and cut all the corn | can find.
. flfteen-year-old youth told Chief of
Police Kllnefelter, this morning. rye
heen gone from home since last fall
just before corn cutting time. This
circus life isn't what it's cracked up
to be-"
The youngster. y bright little fellow
called at the police station ana asked
for money TO aid him I'm reaching his
J rental ROOF. He gave his name as
Alfred Trim and said MS home is IN
Corning. Pa His last stop had beer
h Belcfontaine In that city, he had
been given transportation TO Marion
and he landed here without a cent in
his pockets AS member of the
township trustees, Chief Klinefelter
gave the lad transportation TO Mans
field. He ahd been with the Wallace
circus in Indiana
At the police station. young Trim
pointed to the picture of boy about
his own age in the rogues gallery.
THAT kid has caused me lot OF
uouble, I've been arrested a numbe"
ct times by officers who took me for
him. guess they wanted that $25
reward The boy he referred to was
n runaway and resembled Trim. Both
had a scar on the forehead. The lad
left for Mlnsfleld this morning.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-06
Modern Brothcrllood Elect.

Members of the Modern Brother.
hood met in regular session Tuesday
evening and elected officers for the
coming year, G. J. Price was re.
elected president by acclamatlon. Tn,
other officers are as follows:
Vice president, Sarah Hahn: sec.
rotary, Oscar Jones; treasurer, IL. $
DeLong; chaplain, J. ~. Hahn; con-
ductor, Frank Hammond; watohman
John sutton; sentry, j. o. Myers; pl-
anist, Geneva Ringhausen.
G. q. Few, state manager, was pres.
ent at the meeting and delivered a
short talk on matters concerning the
order. He appointed John sutton
deputy for this district.
The officers who were elected last
night Will be installed the first Tues
day In January A social will be held
at that time. The next meeting of
the Brotherhood will be held Decem-
Der H.