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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
MorrOw's Amendment

Senator Morrow proposed an amend ment to permit the municipal govern ment commission of Birmingham to act as the excise commission of that city. The amendment was unanimously adopted.
 Senator Kilby offered an amendment to make it illegal to indulge in the treat" system at licensed saloons. Sen ator Renfro created q laugh by nov ing to table the amendment which, when put to vote, was tabled, 17 to 9.
 Senator Stevens proposed an amend ment to allow social clubs 10 keep their bars open after II o'clock at night The amendment was adopted. IA to 10.
 Senator Morrow proposed amend ment to allow the cities to spend the moneys accruing from dispensaries any way deemed advisable. The original bill provided that the funds should be equally divided between roads and schools.
 Further amendment was proposed by Senator Morrow to limit the social clubs in dispensary cities of class A to l4 license 10 be $500. Senator Crumpton moved to table the amend ment on the ground that it would tend to defeat the dispensary feature. Upon vote the amendment was tabled 5 to ?. Senator Morrow changing his vote from mo" to aye" in order to give notice of a motion to reconsider It is taken that the defeat of the amendment will prohibit the sale of liquor in Birmingham clubs should dispe eIsary be the rule in that city. At this stage advice. was received from the house that that body had failed to concur in the senate amend me1ts to the revenue bill. Pepresan- tatives Percy, Brindley and Rice were announced as a conference eom4littec C to present the views of the lower body on the revenue measure. | Third reading was then given to the Smith regulation measure and sena tor Norman took the floor against the measure.
 The Vote in Detail Following Senator Nornans speech the measure was put to vote and pa ssed, IS 10 10. Votes were cast 2s | follows:
 | Brown, Curry. EspY, Godbold, Justice, Lovelace. Morrill, Moulthrop Rogers, Screws, Sherrod, Sloan, Spragins, Ste vens and Walden.
 Noes: W. T. Brown. Cruinptoa, Fits, Frazer, Kilby. Miller. Moody, Norman | Renfro and Tunstali.
 With the completion of tho vote or the smith bill an effort was made te take up the special order bills for the day, but failed, owing to lack of <i quorum.
 The senate adjourned to meet agair on Wednesday at noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
A Little Hero

Willie-Dont lick me, mother. J' saver four men and three women frt drowning.
 Mother-How?
 Willie-They was jest going on ice when I broke through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25
Mrs. Woodrow Entertains

Friday afternoon at her nome on Six teenth street Mrs. George D. Woodrow pleasantly entertained the Matrons club and few visitors The house was pret- tily decorated with the dogwood' blos- sons and ferns, the same colors carried out in the refreshments. Eight tables Of enthusiastic devotees of Forty-two, the club game, were scattered about ehe drawing and dining rooms and after the game a delicious two-course luncheon was served According to the custom Of the club no prizes were awarded but attractive little Japanese pin cushions were the souvenirs of the occasion.
 In addition to the members among those present were: Mesdames Rose Huey, Charles Woodrow, O. c. Neill of Birm- ngham, Gylam Herbert, l.. Y. Lipscomb. C. H. Brownrigg, l.. A. Spencer, J. T. Wright, Tom Carlisle, Misses Lucia Burns, CorneIa Fulton and Annie Morris of Detroit. Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-25

A party of friends delightfully."- sur prised E. S. Kennedy with birthday smoker and many beautiful and useful gifts Thursday night at his home on Minnesota Hill, the fashionable resi- dentail section of Reeder's station.
 Dinner was announced at o'clock and the table, with it's miniature lake mirror ing a tray of waxy dogwood blossoms, and surrounded by vioets, was doublv inviting The place cards, hand-painted cards in violet designs. bore the names of the guests and the date. l. D. Davis was toastmaster and many witty re- sponses were given.
 Later several games of bid euchre were played and some of the numerous boxes of cigars presented MT. Kennedy sam- pied.
 Mrs Kennedy was assisted by Mrs. P. F. Moore and the dinner guests were: Drs s. E. Grant. Velpo Ragsdale, H. ?. Sims of Taladega Messrs. J. D. Martin. Stephen $. Dill of McCalla; George w. Jones. Walter Hanby. l. D. Davis. Jack Swegs, Billy Skews. J. c. Wells, P. F. Moore and Eugene Ragsdale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
DIX TOOK THE OATH
lNew Governor Sworn in
Very Quietly.

Albany, ~ Y. Dec. 31-Governor
John A. Dix took the formal oath Of
ONCE at his home. 49l State street, az
s o'clock this evening, only the new
governors family and one or two
neighbors attending II was the last
Official act of Secretary of State
koenis.
Charles F. Murphy. Tammany Dem
ocratic leader, accompanied by Judge
Cchalan. Comptroller-elect Sohmer,
and other lesser political lights ar.
rived in Albany this afternoon. Mr.
Murphy would not discuss the sena.
torial leadership question, evading all
questions with the reply that be had
come to Albany 10 rest He admitted
however. that he would see Gov
ernor Dix some time today.
Other prominent Democrats are ex.
pected during the day aud confer
ences as to patronage and appoint.
ments will ensue.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
DAVILLA TO VACATE
President of Honduras to
Follow Zelaya in Exile.

Tegucigalpa. Hon, Dec. sl.-Presi-
dent Davilla is preparing to flee from
Honduras and follow his friend, ex-
President Zelaya of Nicaragua. into
exile. Opponents of the administra-
ton declare that he has already sent
abroad large quantity of money. The
president was notified today by his
confidential agents that his forces
have suffered a defeat and that his
soldiers are deserving to the standard
of the revoiutionists.
Davilla is closely guarded night and
day by a loyal detachment of soldiers
whose fealty is made sure by double
pay and many presents, A report has
reached the capital that Lee Christ
mas and former President Bonilla are
spreading their rebel forces towards
the west to prevent Davilla escaping
to Amapala on the Pacific coast where
he could take passage out OF the
country.
| The president fears assassination in
his own household and elaborate pre-,
cautions have been taken to guard
against an assault of the residence
Guns have been mounted on the lawns
surrounding it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
Flirting With Death FuvOrite
P0stme With John 3. MOissant

ed by shot from Ioissan-s revclv-
er. Moissart claimed the ship and
her cargo as salvage. and threatened
TO blow off the head OF the first man
who tries to come aboard"
After useless parleving, the cap
tain rowed back to shore TO inform
the American consul of what Noissaat
had done. The consul accompanied
the captain back 10 the ship. Mois-
SAINT. however, was not disturbed.
You can't take ne alive" he shouted,
and II you tried TO get me, IN kill
you all" And while he was speaking,
he ripped hole through the sombero
OF the native commandant with a we'll
directed shot. The expedition return.
ed to shore for reinforcements. Be
fore they could return another severe
storm broke and completed the wreck
Of the tramp. Moissant. when DAY
light came. was found clinging to the
wreckage and was rescued BY the
American consul he had detied.
Previous to this Moissant had gain
ed considerable notoriety as a leader
of revolutions and flibustering ex
petitions. He was captured several
times. once while he was handling a
rapid fire gun for the Nicaraguans If
an attack on Salvador during an out
break His shreWdaess, however
won him his liberty.
| Two years later, the Chicago youth
headed a large fihbustering expedition
against Salvador. 1t was nipped in tbs
bud by the prompt action Of Command
er VIM. S. Benson. commanding the
cruiser Albany. who threatened tc
| sink the vessel in which the filibuster
ers proposed TO land on Salvadorear
territory.
Last summer Moissant. PRACTICAL,
inexperienced and totally unknown
went to France. He had learned te
| fly only a month before, and was ridi
culed in the Paris papers when he an
nounced his determination Of attempt
| ing a flight across the channel with {
passenger.
Moissant however, was undaunted
With the aid Of his brother, a South
American banker, he bought an aero
pane anu CCutluuSu MS lylI-IS less
ons.
Il am going to fly from Paris t
| London he announced. He made tht
start, and after several mishaps
reached London.
After this Moissant came to Ameri
ca. His name by this time was OF
every tongue and large crowds flock
ed to Belmont park, N. Y, during th'
recent aviation meet there, to see him
| The Statue of Liberty flight was thu
feature Of the meeting. Claude Ora
hame.White, the English aviator, hat
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
SAmerlcan News Service)

New Orleans, Dec. 3l.-John E.
Moissant, soldier Of fortune ali avia-
tor Of International fame killed rear
New Orleans today. :saped into prom
iaeuce when be crossed the English
channel on Angus l. OF this year. For
figured in Latiu-American revolutions.
b. his deviltry and utter disregard for
his own life he had achieved world
vide fame since he crossed the Eng
lish channel with his mechanic as
passenger and his pet cat as a mas
cot His belief was that in the fu-
ture, aviation would SO far advance.
capable OF carrying passengers across
the Atlantic ocean.
Moissant had many accidents. but
aivays. until today. escaped serious
injury Once during the Belmont
park meeting at New York, be lost
control OF his machine while flying
200 feet in the air His frail craft
vas dashed to the earth and was total
" wrecked at that meet. He won the
SO 600 Statue Of Liberty flight.
In Memphis two weeks ago, he flew
TO his highest altitude. reaching a
height Of 1854 feet. The flight was
made under adverse circumstances
and when the daring flyer descended
after being in the air AZ minutes and
81 seconds he was sheathed in a coat
ing of ice. He was the star flyer of
the New Orleans meet, and made
many daring flights there before the
one today in which his life was sac
rificed
Born in Chicago the plucky Ameri-
can at an early age set out on his
career as a soldier of fortune. Not
even 10 a hero Of romance have SO
many daring exploits been attributed
He took part in wars, revolutions and
filibustering expeditions, but what had
come to be known as Moissant 5
luck" always stood him in good stead
and, until today, he had always escap'
ed serious injury.
Moissant, some years ago, was so
journing in Honduras. A tramp steam
er loaded with a cargo valued at some
thing like 100000 was cast ashore
during a violent storm and abandoned
In the teeth Of fierce gale, Moissant
alone made his way to the steamer
in a small tug-boat and took possess
ion.
Tho storm abated in the morning
and the ships captain accompanied
by. his crew and an agent Of the line
rowed out to the ship, which was
pounded to pieces on a sunken rect
in the outer harbor They were halt
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01

astounde5 the spectators by his +hril-
liant flights on the day Of the race.
and II vas generally believed that he
had the $4,000 prize.
= flight across the Atlantic was
Ioissant's ambition, and in a recent
interview. he discussed his hopes in
this direction,
With. five years from today" he
declared, the Atlantic Will have been
crossed By aeroplaaes. All that is
really necessary IS to have a motor
developing 900 or 500 horse power.
Two men will be able to relieve each
other IN the task of handling the ma
chine" .-.... 81
Backed by his brother. Moissant
made a tour of the country during
which he added many thousands OF
dollars 10 his earnings.
1t was during this tour that he came
to New Orleans and met his death.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01

son was not looking for q close race
this time. as he carried bis district
two years ago BY nearly ten thousand
rajority. But while some OF US did
not altogether believe the Democratic
prediction of landslide. still deemed
II wise 70 keep any eye TO windward
However. the landslide touched up the
corners Of my friend Wilson's district
all right, for when the votes were al
in and counted IL was found that BE-
had just pulled through by 81 MAORI
-.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
Democratic Caucus.

Much interest 10 manifested In the
Democratic caucus TO be held In the
hall OF the house January -, 1911. Al
ready speculation Is rife as to the
outcome. Republican Insurgents and
stand.pstters shake their heads know
insly. and say that when the members
elect who are specially invited and fol
whose benefit the caucus is called, as
semble and make inquiry about com
mittee assignments they will be sur
prised to learn that the good place:
will continue 20 60 to the old boys
and the new members will have to b
satisfied with what they get.
The committee on committees prop
osition. the more II is discussed BY
the old fellows who stand well up or
the leading committees OF the house
instead OF gaining adherents seems
TO be losing ground, and the predic
ton 10 freely made that Speaker.to-be
Champ Clark. will. after all. have t.
take . hand In settling the question
Of chairmanships. As veteran o
the house said today. an attempt t
divide the power OF committee selec
ton among fifteen members OF thu
majority will end disastrously.
Aside from an attempt to arrange ;
tariff program for the next house thu
chief end Of the Democratic caucu!
will be to secure harmony in thu
house organization.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
He Knows En-, All.

Representative John y Garn.-. VI
Texas. the Denocratic Whip. who has
filled that responsible office SUGGEST
fully. has the distinction CT knowing
personally every member Of the house,
and can call them by name. This is
particularly so with the Democrats.
He has TO know them for II is part
of his office. As Whip Mr.. Garner
must keep posted on every move
made by Republican leaders. SO that
the minority will be present when a
vote is ordered. The Whip must see
that absent Democrats are provided
with pairs TO protect them on the roll
call. In the recent campaign Mr.. Gar
ner ~as the only member of the Texas
delegation who had 10 make fight
The Republicans set populist against
the Whip. with the result that instead
of taking his election for granted the
member from the 18th Texas district
got out and campaigned in every one
of the % counties except zapata. This
country belongs to the Republicans
II is composed chiefly of MeXicans
who vote as directed by the boss
They tell a story 10 the effect that
four weeks in advance the boss OF
Zapata can tell 10 a man what the
vote OF that county will be. Last
November II was 400 for the populist
candidate. But Garner carried his
district by the biggest vote he ever
received. II is common talk amone
the Democrats that he will be unani
mously reelected Whip for the next
house. 1t may be added that it is a
job that requires work. but the sue
oessful occupant soon becomes floor
leader Of large influence and for this
reason there is more or less competi
ton for II. The Whip is the man who
can come pretty near telling in ad
vance Just what fate will do to party
measures.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
New Jersey Man One OF the
Most Popular in Con-
gress with Workers.
"A DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Will Be Held at Washington,
Jan. lo-Other News of
the National Capital.
~ aopea,ck.cLiFFoRo.

Washington, SDec. 3l.-So member
Of the house stands higher with labor
organizations than Representative
william Hughes. OF New Jersey. He
In one Of the few members OF the
house who Is on the honorary roll OF
labor organizations. Last session he
made labor play that had the ef.
feet OF changing the political CON-
plexion OF a few seats in the house;
at least he Is so credited by members
who were defeated. When the Sun.
dry Civil appropriation bill was up
last summer the lew Jersey repre-
sentative offered an amendment 70
the item In the bill authorizing the
Department OF Justice to prosecute all
violations Of the Sherman antitrust
law His amendment prohibited any
part OF the appropriation from being
used TO prevent any labor organiza.
ton or individual from entering a
combination for the purpose OF in.
creasing wages or lettering condi.
tions OF labor. where such act was not
In itself Ia violation OF law. This
amendment provoked warm discus.
sion. but was adopted. a number OF
Republicans voting for II. In the sen
ate u was rejected, but the house did
not yield until after a struggle. The
record vote on the Hughes amend
ment was sent broadcast by the Demo
cratic congressional campaign com.
mittee. and In the Western states
where labor organizations are strong
the Hughes amendment made thou.
sands OF votes for the Democrats.
Strange to say II attracted but little
!. attention In the East.
You can never tell how attempted
legislation to help labor will be re.
ceived." said Rep. Hughes the other
day, but you may depend on 1t that
IT'S Influence will be felt where least
expected. Organized labor is not ask
Ing special legislation. All IL wants
is the same consideration at the
hands Of the courts as organized CAPT
tai
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
The Other Side Of II.

Wake up. cull,'' said the burglar.
shaking the men by the shoulder.
The man wakes up ard jumps up.
"Wha-what do you wa-want:' be
asks.
II went troo dis house las week an
got $40 an bum gold watch ex-
planned the burglar. AN de papers
said dat you said your loss was 500
an joolry to de amount O. FIVE or six
hundred"
"Ye-yes".
well. make good. sport. Me pard-
ner dat was, watchin' on de outside
made me cough up de difference be,
tween what got an what you said
got. Now. you got to make good. You
can't beat NE dat way."-Judges Ii
brary.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
To Aid President.

There Is a disposition on the part
OF most Of the house members to help
President Taft IN bis program Of econ
|omy. This has been shown in the
consideration OF appropriation bills
There are two members Of the house
Mann, of Illinois. Republican. and Ma
con, OF Arkansas. a Democrat, who be
lieve that you can save much money
In small matters. They never lose
the opportunity to insert the prunins
knife. which they do by making point
Of order against increases in salaries
recommended by the appropriation
committee. II Is estimated that these
two watchdogs OF the treasury, reduc
ed the amount carried in the last legis
lative appropriation bill by severa
hundred thousand dollars.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01

Representative william A. Roden
berg. Of Illinois. referring to his col
league William ". Wilsch. OF the
Third Illinois Congressional district
In the Republican cloakroom the other
day. said: You see my friend vii
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
Spiced Cake.

Spieed Cake.
When making spiced cakes always
sift the spices with the -four. They
will be more evenly distributed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-01
Abdominal Suroorv

Abdominal Surgery.
Abdominal surgery first was at.
tempted In France In the fourteenth
century.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
De MORGENSTIERNE
AT Devils LAKE

Devils Lake, n. D.. June 3O--Devils
Lake yesterday played host to w. T.
de Munthe de Morgenstlerne. secretary
to Ambassador Byrne. the Norwegian
minister, who was enthusiastically re-
ceived by. his fellow countrymen here
last month.
Mr.. Morgenstierne's visit was unof-
fetal, simply as he explained II "a
vacation tour" Leaving Washington
about two weeks ago he has visited
many Of the principal cities In the
middle west. Last week he was In the
twin cities. where he enjoyed a trip
to the lakes. Day before yesterday he
spent In Grand Forks the guest of
Consul Bendeke. arriving in Devils
Lake yesterday on No. 5. Ole Serum
gard acted as host. escorted him on a
trip about the city and a ride to Fort
Totten, where he was shown through
the Indian school and the reservation
returning through Chautauqua.
THE sight Of the Indians was a
novel one." said Mr.. Morgenstierne
and / do not wonder that Mr.. Byrne
was so enthusiastic over his trip to
Devils Lake. Your land looks good and
must be for my countrymen have done
SO well upon it.
From here the trip turns eastward
again. Milwaukee, Chicago and Michi-
gan points proving stopping places be-
fore Washington Is reached, July
8 witnessing the end of the vacation.
Mr.. Morgenstierne Is a splendid type
OF the Norwegian young man, living in
Christiania. where his father lis profess
sor In the university and where he him
self has received the best OF educations.
He has been in the United States FOR
about year and is very much inter
ested In the Washington politics. On
his way back he intends to stop at
Milwaukee, where he wifi cali on Mayor
Seidel, to whom he has letter of In
PRODUCTION from Congressman Berger.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
BAD GANG
JOHNSON THINKS

Washington, d. c., June sO.-"Pus-
sy-foot' Johnson of Indian lid fame is
In Washington making final reports
and winding up field work for the pres
ent fiscal year. He is much interested
in the sensational arrests recently
made in Northern Minnesota, and be-
lieves that the local officers have un-
earthed a bad gang. Speaking of his
work, he said:
1--WE will have just as much money
next year as we had last year to sup
press the liquor traffic among the In
dians. There is a temporary sus2en-
sion of activity in Minnesota pending
final decision Of the supreme court on
Judge WIZARDS order In the BemidJi
saloon cases. If that territory is held
to be subject to federal supervision. 1t
is quite certain that there will be a
permanent lid so far as Indians are
concerned. We had a hard fight in
Minnesota. and went against ONE des-
perate situations"
Mr.. Johnson said he had not been
summoned to Minnesota in the Cass
Lake case, but is getting some reports
from there.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30
BOMB THROWN in
MADRID Street

Madrid, June 30.-While a eucaristic
procession was passing through the
Callemayor, one Of the city's greatest
thoroughfares, yesterday. bomb was
exploded in a side street. One arrest
was made.
The government censor stopped all
news dispatches aled with the tele-
graph companies last hight, which de-
scribed the disorders in connection
with the great eucharist procession.
1t is estimated that sixty persons re-
celyed more or less Severe bruises in
the street.
A panic following the explosion. No
enc was injured directly from the
bomb.
Riot in Spain.
Barcelona, Spain, June 3o.--A gar
rison was held In the barracks today
as the result of a violent street en-
counter between the calists and re-
publicans last night. The trouble re-
suited when the grinder of a hand or
gan played the "Marseillaine" in front
of a carlist club. Shots were exchang-
ed and one republican was critically
wounded.