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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-02
COLD WAVE
 SWEEPS WEST

Dallas, Tex, January l. North Texas wave which was promised Saturday by the weather bureau.
 Amarillo, in the Pan Handle, re- ports half an inch of snow and high winds with a prevailing temperature of 12 above zero. tai
 A further drop of eight degrees is expected at Amarillo.
 Warm weather prevailed in Dallas sa1fds vtcirsdty arftsls-a o'clock th.s@after- noon when a cold wind came out ot the north and in four hours there was a drop of about 15 degrees in tempera- ture with the wind increasing and in- dications that the freezing point would be reached by morning.
 Laramie, wyo.. January 1.-The thermometer today reached IT degrees below zero here A light snow fell this afternoon
 Omaha, January 1.-The lowest tenn perature report from the state comes from Broken Bow, where the thermom- eter registers 10 degrees below zero.
 hdnSaS Clty, JanuaTy line TrSt blizzard of the year over western Mis- souri and Kansas is sweeping these states tonight and promises to send the mercury far below zero before morning, Tonight the mercury Is near the zerd point. At noon today it registered IS degrees above zero in Kansas City and at 8 o'clock tonight it marked only 2 above, drop of 46 degrees in the eight hours. Weather bureau here predicts d temperature of below before day light.
 Throughout nearly all of central and western Kansas there is a dror of from 30 to 40 degrees in tempera- ture since noon and in Salina the ther- mometer registered below at sunset
 Sioux City, Ia., January 1.-The first blizzard of the winter Is sweeping over Sioux City and South Dakota tonight piling the snow in high drifts and de- laying all railway traffic. Six trains are reported stalled on the Illinois Cen tral between here and Fort Dodge Several trains to South Dakota points have been abandoned and those arriv- ing are from six to eight hours late. The gale began about o'clock til is morning and by night reached 40-mile clip. The thermometers registered { below zero at o'clock this evening with indications of further downward movement. Street car traffic in the city has been almost cut off,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-02
SWITCH ENGINE
 MANGLES SPILLJE

Meridian, Miss, January 1-tS tSpeciaD Richard Spillie, car Inspector of the Queen and Crescent yards, was run over and mangled by switch engine in the New Orleans and Northeastern yards here tonight. Spillie had quit work ani was on his way home when run over He was a member og Odd Fellows Tod ge No. SO. He leaves a widow and two small children here and children in Iowa. l. .a ss .,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-02
TAFTs NEW YEAR

Washington, January 1.-New
 Years Day was wet and dreary in Washington, A cold, driving rain set in during the early morning and continued. with steadiness
 that kept every one indoors.
 N President Taft attended services
 in the Unitarian church in the morning. He was accompanied by Mrs. Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati. The President remained in the White House during the rainy aft- ernoon and evening. He disposed of
 some correspondence and dined . with his family and house guests : today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-02

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-02
M. KarnuloT Dies

St. Petersburg, January 1.-M. Karau- loff, constitutional democrat, and one of the most influential members of the duma, died today of meningitis. He will be a great loss to the Jewish dissdent causes, of which he was champion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

As already stated. these figures show
thar p. the State Of New York alone there
are 1854 railroad grade crossings, u which
6,S6S are absolutely unprotected in any
way. The traveller coming upon these
crossings must protect himself, and owing
10 the topography OF the landscape many
are hidden from view and approaching
trains cannot be seen. This condition is
not so bad for those who live close by and
are acquainted with localities and familiar
with the schedule OF trains. but il is death
TO tourists who come suddenly Upon the
crossings without knowing OF their pres
ence and many times upon a down grade
at that.
or these unprotected crossings the New
York Central has l,770; the Lehigh Valley,
607 the Delaware. Lackawannd * Western,
305 the Delaware x Hudson, us. the Erie.
769. the New York. Ontario ~ Western.
900, and the Long Island. 400 Seven hun
dred and nine OF them are protected by the
presence OF u hagman, 100 are protected by
gates. 3ss by electric bells. So have over
grade crossings and 10 und rgrldo cross
!nEg
The State OF New York mas Appropriated
E5O.cO TO the Public Service Commission
Of TIE lst District Greater New York; for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

utterly unprotected except by crossing
signs or about 63 per cent. At every one
Of these crossings Death sits enthrohed'
waiting the opportunity that is sure 10
come. II is only a question Of when ana
chow many
r IS stated that within a period or only
ten weeks this year. with the death toll OF
ioS AZ railway grade crossings. the NUMBER
~ legal executions in the United states
7as only o. The 100 were persons largely
~ culture and refinement. and TO a not
able degree represented the better element
u society. vet their unnecessary executions
were By one Of the most atrocious ana re-
voting methods possible. They met dealH
without moments warning-ln some IN
stances the victims including an entire
famiIy-torn limb from limo or CiNsi''''
into unacceptable heaps N nesh.
10 was only last month that rNe merry
nakers-two young women ten yea ,D,- -
girl and two young men-were picnlchihs
with relatives on the Goldberg larll' 'e@
Glendale. Long Island. Iney nd"
some distance away on an erId"u an
upon returning engaged a horse ana spilI,s
wagon from a hotel near by. NO one 80
being there 10 drive them the Ho'e'
volunteered her services.
The highway was down grade as u az
preached the railway crossing VIII" TO-
Just ahead Of them, and they "eie ho'' 80
a. a pretty good clip. when the maui u
ing suddenly became aware OF al az
preaching train. The fagman al inc - 20
ing was frantically waving strlp oI IeN
bunting toward her, and she tIled - e''''-
ealIy. but unavailingly, 10 cheek the ioi
Tho Noise Of the merry makers the RAJ
ting Of the old spring wagon ana 10" ~
roar Of the train, all combined 10 60 go
the animal. and on he went al nv
gait II does not appear that the plchioA-
e-s were aware OF their perilous SITUATION
o. busy were they with tner own ''''
strained enjoyment.
The smash came-a terrible cohc"s3,o'-
and grinding. The quiverinG pou'eS
strewn along the tracks inc "ason
reduced IN spIjnters and the horse hlIe"
The maid who had been driving was an
Ist badlv injured and unconscious. o"'
was hurried 10 a hospital. and the Doules
Of the others we're gathered up
and taken silently away
There is no lack Of such grade-oross''l p
horrors 10 mention. For instance II %
only a month since the awful accI"ei''
al what is known among autoihoDiiis'S q
''Yawning Death"-Thompson avenue %
the Long Island Railroad, al Winheiu-"'''
two automobiles were smashed INTO Hae
ments by a forty-mile-an-hour tram
This accident is mentioned particulars
because il shows the utter fGuhty OF trying
% protect human life at such points WIN
sssA safeguards ~ gales. A-S+AsA AAu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

work for the elimination OF grade cross
ings. This society is composed OF such men
as Thomas y Rhinelander, president Al
fred l.. Seligman. vice-president: Bradley
Martin. jr. treasurer; +. A. Schermerhorn,
Joseph H. Choate. r. +. Cutting, Cleveland
II. Dodge, W L. Roosevelt, James \.
scrymser. Dallas b. Pratt B. Aymar
Sands. d. 3. ogden, Isaac y Scllgman,
Felix NJ Wdrburg. Douglas Robinson, O..
". Bureigh. Joseph II. Colt, Henry Clews.
+. y Lawrence Everett Z. Wheeler, j. +.
Forbes Potter. Lawson Purdy. W. H..
Llewellyn. Ackley G.. Schuyler ana a. D.
Middleton.
The first declaration Of this society priE-
ciples is safe Streets and Hishways.' It's
other objects are the suppression OF 10y
riding" the abatement Of the smoke nui-
sance and other criminal, unauthorized,
dangerous or obnoxious uses Of motors. mo-
torcycles and other vehicles: the uainten-
ance or good roads. sane automobile high
way legislation and reciprocity Laws be-
tween states" upon these and other qucs-
tons looking 10 the safety OK human beings.
The figures quoted below come from "a
compilation on the subject by tlr Wood
ward. who is secretary TO President Ralph
Peters OF the Ions Island Railroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

ritory outside 10000 or a total cost Of
so 00p.
There have been many and shocking ac-
cidents at grade crossings IN New Jersey.
ana the powers that be over there are
moving possibly with greater force and
concentration or action than IN New York
State that is TO say, the sentiment stirred
up has generated healthy activity among
the town authorities and legislative and
other candidates Ex-Assemblyman Carlton
b. Pierce has been active in this matter.
Upon request from the Public Utilities
Commission the Board OF Works OF New
ark has submitted 10 the commission
q list OF thirty-two grade crossings IN
Newark which, in the opinion OF the
board" are dangerous 10 public welfare.
All these crossings, It is said. are those
that are used after nightfall. and in almost
every instance there is no protection what
ever
There is an especially dangerous section
for both pedestrians and vehicles in Eliza
bethport. II is known as Death avenue
and Is open TO pedestrians. There are
fitceu street intersections at grade
Ex-Assemo.yman Pierce states. with much
emphasis that the United States Supreme
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

" Of the most difficult and i'm
portan, problems that confront the
" public and the authorities to-day is
10 sneedy elimination of the railroad
80 d. crossing The frequency of accidents
:. chose crossings may not at first blush
ao,ear TO have increased. but in the past
90 months the death toll has. in many
.rsr,crs. been so shocking as 10 arrest
~ybic attention. and a protest has gone up
~ all sides calling for a halt.
THO number killed at grade crossings
och wear i'm the United States. in round
.,,,,bers. IS 5.Do1. For the two years prior
=, 500 the figures reached almost son. and
che number injured. many Of them manned
,or lie. is about the same. Many grade
crossings that were particularly dangerous
tssr been eliminated. and vet the slaugh-
,s- has gone ON with practically no a5ate-
went In the three states of New York New
Jersey and Connecticut, where train service
has been increased and faster running
schedules ON the main lines have been
adopted.
In the state Of New York alone. out Of
total OF -o5H crossings at grade, 6S6s are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

rcbaYffo,.r. the wives Of two well known
New Workers.
a messenger train. unheralded so far as
tho Guards were concerned, was approach
ing N terrific speed. It was, IN fact risht
,Dor tbcn. bit owing to the noise OF the
messing and now disappearing freight It's
.,,,roacb or the noise Of IT, had not been
ooticod. Indeed 80 was not seen oF any
enc until il struck the automonies. IL
caught them s1uarelv upon the tracks ana
+oa first machine. containing only inc
,b,u0eur. between the terrific impact Oh
.,, +rsi,, and the crush against the auto
r,obio alongside it,. was rolled 10 twisted
,,sss under the locomotive, the chauffeur
,.,,,,seis crushed. lie had been instantly
killed. -,-s Como
,rt,o o+l,cr srtoms-ile was hurled some
s.-,,,co ono Of the women being thrown
sror, the tonneau 10 ar embankment MY
foo+ quay and badly bruised while the
49,. Vas caught under the car. when hdi
go over This car Immediately TOOK
sro but the imprisoned woman was got
out fl, an unconscious condition before inc
ear,os reached her and was taken nome
1,bare WAS only one explanation ohered
NO an excuse for this accident. ana that
IS that the electric bell. which warns
L
,t,o esor7,an of the approach Of train, was
IN his shanty and was rung while ne was
ou+ witnessing the passing OF the He4s"'.
rho noise of the freight it was said had
crowned the sound Of tho bell.
Six Of the grade crossings on Long
leland. all with shocking records OF slaus"-
Tor are known familiary as AawnlHs
meath "The Undertaken Ihe SlleHt
Tomb" Hospital Gates AJar ana KAT
Trap"
Robert Bruce. Of the American Automo-
tuo Association, i'm a recently written ar
-. he ..vnatiated at much length on the
ds,oers Of Long Island Railroad grade
...i,os lie declares omphatcaly that
- -, fa,t ,,f the existence Of these dan
gcrs acts as a deterrent upon the automo-
hue business. lie holds that the makers
of automobiles are possibly more than all
o.pers interested financially In the elimina-
80, of Grade crossings on this account
And so with regard 20 property values
,hcre is no question. he declares that these
da,aers ~ life restrain many persons from
Investing in homes on the island. His opin-
ION ON These points appears 20 be well
founded
Now let US get down 10 some figures
Since January 1 last 81 persons nave been
klled al grade crossings IN the three states
NJ New York. New Jersey and Connecticut.
n, those 81 were men. - were women and
n children. Seventy-two men and 5 women
,,o,e seriously injured, q horses were killed.
OK horse-d drawn vehicles were demolished
- u automobiles were wrecked. That Is
the brief summary. without so-ns INTO 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27
S the Grade Crossing Dragon Demands and Gets Its Toll of Deaf
Recent Terrible Disasters Such Points Renew nssen
Clamor for the Absolute Abrogaton of These Spots
Where Sudden Death Turks for Victims

electric bells This crossing has all these,
and il has besides "a traffic manager. The
road is the main travelled highway leading
from greensboro Bridge TO the interior Of
Long Island The crossing has. moreover
three hundred and fifty trains a day pass
ing, many ar terrific speed. and there is no
limit To the delays to traffic caused by the
closed gates.
on the day in question the gates had been
closed FOR the passing of a freight train
While II was passing three automobiles
we're waiting az the gates-one on the west
side and two ON the east side. The moment
the freight train had cleared up went the
gates. The chauffeur of the automobile on
the west side was first 10 start. He saw
before him the two automobiles on the east
side. and ne took a diagonal course across
the tracks 10 pass them. They waited a
moment for him to set out Of the way. and
then the two started abreast 10 cross
The fagman and the traffic manager were
both there. and the chaufeurs driving the
two cars felt perfectly safe. The machine
on the south side had only one occupant.
while the other contained, besides the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

ETY. has taken this matter up IN earnest
and through publicity expects 10 create a
sentiment that will call for definite action
in all political and civic organizations and
among municipal authorities. Colonel j. >.
Cornell. secretary oi this society. says that
it is the purpose Of the society TO get a
pledge from al candidates fOr oflce ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

the elimination Of grade crossings ana
this commission is now Investigating cross
ings with view 70 eliminating the most
dangerous ones first. II is expected that In
these cases the state will pay ons-hat and
the railroads one-half This. IL is said. will
cover the twelve crossings IN Flushing
which lie between Whitestone Junction and
Broadway.
The Long Island Railroad has Just exc
cuted an agreement with the city Of New
York for eliminating something like forty
nine crossings on the main line Of its road
taking in Woodside. Winfield. Richmond
Hin and Jamaica. This Improvement will
include the Thompson avenue crossing. az
which one Of the accidents referred 10
above occurred on account Of the ap-
breaches. tho great number Of trains run
over this road and the great number %
automobiles and other vehicles which cross
here. this is regarded one ot tho most
dangerous crossings in the city
Between tho Flatbush avenue station m
BROOKLYN and Chestnut street junction
seventy grades crossings have BEEN elinii-
mated and between Bay Ridge and Fresh
Pond Junction sixty-eght have been done
away with
chief Engineer Savage ~ the Ions ls-
land Railroad under instruction from
President Ralph Peters. has made an "'-
innate of tho cost Of eliminating AT tn"
grade crossings on Long Island. and DDS
statement is that 10 eradicate all such
crossings within the city OF greater New
York will cost Sllc0oooO and In the ter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-27

,,-osor,. list OF names and dates. But II
=. a,n,,cb. and the horror Of II has been
- ~ start a campaign for the elm
80, ~ grade crossings which. II is be
- u,iu increase In volume and force
'-,,,n active work VIII have begun 10 That
The National Highways Protect!Se soei-
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
PRINCE OF WALES
MAY JOIN MASONS
Royal Father Desires Son to
Enter Secret Order.

London. May Fixing George has
many plans for the Prince Of Wales and
one which he is considering Just nov
is regarding Free Masonry. The Kins
has never become a Mason, despite the
fact that his father was an enthusiastic
member of the craft
His uncle is trying to persuade Kins
George to make the Prince of Wales a
Mason, and it is highly probably that
the boy will be initiated when he is a
little older. At present the young prince
feels his coming responsibilities far too
much, and. unlike his second brother
who is consistently cheerful. he is sub
ject to fits Of nervous depression. He is
especially nervous regarding his coming
investiture and the speech which he will
be expected to deliver in Welsh.
It is practically settled that he will
visit Potsdam next autumn, and even
the English papers are beginning to
welcome in a vague manner the possi-
bility of his betrothal with the Princess
Victoria Louise.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

Lindemann, their candidate for mayor,
on the condition that in his new posi-
ton he would promise to obey all the
regulations and principles of the party
bosses.
DR.. Lindemann was willing, even
anxious, to become a mayor, but would
give no promises to the political bosses,
and reserved to himself the right to fulfill
all his duties as mayor, even those to
the crown.
That is to say. II he received an in
vitation to attend a festivity at the
royal court, he wanted to feel free to
accept II. The result was that he was
indorsed by a part of the party. who felt
that he would never forget his duties
as a true Socialist, while the radical
Socialists We're furious and denounced
him.
The split, even now that the election
is over and the doctor defeated, threat
ems to become serious danger to the
unity Of the Socialist party, the effects
of which may be felt at the coming
general elections.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
LATEST NEWS FROM FOREIGN HERALDS
MOTORBOATS TO PLY
IN ATLANTIC TRADE
Steamers Face Rivals in New Ships with Oil-driven
Engines, Saving Space and Employees:

Hamburg, May 27.-If everything goes
as now planned the first motor vessel to
cross the Atlantic will leave Hamburg
for New York early in December.
Eight ocean-going ships. equipped with
oil motors instead of with steam boilers,
are now being constructed in Germany,
and they are expected to inaugurate a
new era of sea travel. The new ships
will be devoid of tunnels, so that their
appearance will add a new and strange
feature to the maritime highways of the
world They will be giant motor boats
Two motor boats are being built for
the Hamburg-American Company, the
German Levant Line has ordered a mo-
tor ship of more than 5000 tons, and five
motor ships, all exceeding 1900 tons dis
placement, are in course Of construction
for other German shipowners
Both the motor ships being built for
the Hamburg-American Line will be en-
ployed for transatlantic cargo-carry-
ing. One of them will make her maiden
voyage in December 1911, the other a
year later. The larger of the two. with
$500 tons displacement. will be equipped
with two oil motors of the Diesel sys-
TEN, each of 1,So0 horsepower A speed
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28

| of thirteen or fourteen knots per houl
will be made. The smaller of the two
with 800 tons displacement, will bs
equipped with two motors, each OF 1,5O
horsepower, producing a speed of twelve
or thirteen knots.
The advantages Of the new motor ships
are the economy of the enormous space
now devoted to boilers and coal bunkers
the reduction of expenditure on fuel, and
the diminution in the number of engine
room hands.
The motors Of each of the Hamburg
American Companys ships will require
only five chauffeurs to tend them. Stok-
ers and trimmers, who form such a large
proportion of the crews of steamships,
are entirely superfluous. Owing to the
economy of space and weight. due to the
absence of boilers and other incum-
brances that have become superfiuous,
the new motor ships will be able to carry
considerably more cargo than steamships
of the same size.
If these freight motor boats prove a
success the Hamburg Line will
immediately begin the building of several
fast passenger motor boats for their
New York service which in magnificence
and comfort will surpass any vessel the
world has ever seen.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-28
CHINA'S DRILLING
is EUROPE'S FEAR
Yellow Peril Strengthens 81.
berian Fighting Forces.

London, May T-One does not hear
very much Of the yellow peril In Lon.
don since we have become allied with
the most aggressive nation of the yellow
race, but Lieut.. Etherton. an Indian army
officer, who became famous through his
wonderful tourney across Asia to ST.
IBERIA. accompanied only by a native In
dian orderly, is decidedly convinced of
its existence.
Il have talked with many Russians,
from the Pamirs up to Siberia he said.
and I did not find one of these who
did not believe that the yellow peril is
very real one Every one of them
feels that, though the time may still be
years Off the day will come when yell
low hordes will sweep through Asiatic
respect for the potential value of the
Chinese as soldiers. Trained and prop
erly led, they believe them to be of the
same standard as the Japanese.
This feeling" said Lieut.. Etherton,
has nothing to do with the present
dispute. The trouble, and 1t is quite a
serious question. has been precipitated
by the nonfulfllment on the part Of
the Chinese of their treaty obligations,
and by the latter shifting the trade CEN
ter OF the Altai district from Kobdo.
north of the Altai Mountains. to Shara-
Sumo, a new town. which has been es-
tablished on the southern slopes of the
Altai Mountains, with a view to consoli-
dating the Chinese hold upon Western
Mongolia.
System Must Change.
"China is desirous of consolidating her
power. and since the Russo-Japanese
war Is awakening to a sense of her re-
sponsibilities and the latent strength she
possesses. She has realized that to get
at the root of the evil she must purify
the system of administration, corrupt
and rotten to the core.
This she is endeavoring to do, though
time Is needed to cleanse and remodel
a system in vogue for centuries With
the formation of the new model troops,
the management Of the schools on modern
lines, and reforms in the administra-
ton, signs are apparent that China is
desirous of developing her illimitable re-
sources.
with a view to resisting aggression
along the western and northwestern
frontiers of the empire, she is showing
great energy and determination in re-
her military forces under
foreign supervision, and this. coupled
with the scheme to constitute a force Of
irregular cavalry from among the Mon
gol population, may well give rise to
perturbation in Russian circle. The
awakening of China is at hand. She will
be the predominant power of the East"