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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
To Fortify or Not to Fortifv


 New York, February 1O-To fortify or not to fortify was the bone of an after room dinner discussion on the Panama canal at the Economic clubs banquet at the Hotel Astor tonight.
 ''Fortify." said the veteran fighter. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A., re- tired. tt
 Don't" cautioned an eminent authori- ty on law, Prof. Henry Wade Rogers. dean of the Yale law school
 The disagreement between the speakers vas friendly one, and was shared by others who addressed the meeting. Dr.. Leuis Livingston Seaman, major general O. the United States Volunteer engineers; Henry Reuterdahl, the marine artist and novakauthority Congressman J. Warren Refer of Ohio; Henry Clews and George Henry Putnam.
 Every military man must know, said General Miles. that in the face of war the isthmian canal would be, If possible the first place to be seized by a foreign foe, and any student of history must know that treaties are disregarded in almost every war"
 Mir. Reuterdahl said:
 We ought to close up the useless navy yards that are being used for the con- vcnience of the constituents of the con Gres sman and construct an adequate base of supplies for the Panama canal The next war will be in tn ? Caribbean sea- and w'- are inviting disaster by not fortify ing the canal"
 Corgressman Keller maintained that the Monroe doctrine neutralized the ca nal and that the Hay-Pauncefote treaty prohibits everything in the way of a mili- tary nature save military police.
 Dean Rogers, in speaking against forti- flootion, said: "Fortunately, one may now advocate the non-fortifcation of the ca nal without mourning the danger of an instruction from the executive to the At tcrney General of the United States to commence a prosecution for treason in the federal courts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
American Per CapitaxNealth

Washington, February 1O.-The per cap ita wealth of the United States as based upon the new census figures is $34 4S. Under the census of 1900 it was s3510 Ac- co, ding to tine latest estimate the <otal amount of money now in circulation is g 211, ,55o 465, as against $S,1255S6, 720 a year ago The increase is represented by the coinage of gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
OLNEY OPPOSES IDENTIFICATION OF
 PANAMA CANAL John D. Long Gives Rea- sons Why Canal Should Be Fortified OPINIONS DIFFER
 UPON THE SUBJECT General Nelson A. Miles Says the Canal Should Be Fortified While
 Yale Professor Talks
 the Other Way

Boston, February 10.-Richard Ol- ney, formerly Secretary of State, who recently joined other leading men of the country In declaration of reasons why the Panama canal should not be fortified. In a statement made today indicated that he is unconvinced that any such. Notifications were contem- plated by the amended Hay-Paunce- fote treaty.
 'If the intent of the treaty." said MT. Olney, was that the United States shall have the right to fortify the canal, why was 1t not expressed? If the United States meant to take, and Great Britain meant to concede. the absolute ownership and control of the canal. what was the occasion or the sense of its asking Great Britain to agree to, and of Great Britain's conced- ing, the right of military policing of the canal? With all due deference to tne opinion of President Taft and oth- United States. much to its credit has constituted itself trustee of this inter- national waterway and. as evidence Its good faith and sincerity, hs
 ulated that 1t will police thu | against lawlessness and disorder :, th- out reserving to itself the right to fortify the canal as if 1t were it's own absolute property
 In statement concerning the canal, also made public today. John D. Long. former Secretary of the Navy, says:
 T think that naval force at each end of the Panama canal is the proper and sufficient protection together with an adequate military garrison on shore. The extensive Notifications suggested are not necessary. The danger Is not from the large powers, to whom the canal Is nearly as important as to us, to whom also the destruction of the canal would be no advantage even as war measure and who. l believe, would regard treaty stipulations for it's neutrality. The danger Is from less responsible powers and irresponsible individual parties, against whom the above protection would be sufficient and indeed, better adapted than the proposed fortiflcatsons" E,
 Edwin D. Mead. an associate of Mfl- liam D. Howells. Nicholas Murray But Ter. John Graham Brooks. Bliss Perry and others In protesting against the proposeu poiicy OI lortiHcatlOnS, today expressed the belief that the idea had been so suddenly sprung upon the country and had been so superfcially discussed that no proper or adequate public opinion had yet been formed.
 The thing now needed" said Mr. Mead. "is delay. Why this hurry about so important a matter? The Panama canal will not be finished tomorrow or the day after and the question of it's fortification can be determined better by some future Congress-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
Freight Train Attacked

Torreon, Mex, February 10.-An at tack was made on a Mexican Inter- national freight train near Aguanaval today by the band which yesterday sacked Matamoros. The engineer re- fused to stop and the train ran th'. gauntlet of the rebel fire. Conductor E. H. Martinez, a Texas Mexican. was shot through the body. He was taken to his home in Torreon. It is thought he will recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
COLeUIT AND THE PEN

Austin, Tex. February 10.-Gov ernor-elect Colquitt this afternoon signed the joint resolutioR adopted by the present legislature provid- ing for submission to popular vote of the proposed amendment to the constitution for statewide prohibit tion. The question will be voted on at a special election to be held July 22. After signing tue resolu- tion, Governor Colquitt dedicated the pen which he used to the waste basket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
stenmer Reacbe. New Orlean.

New Orleans, February 10.-The French line steamer Louisiane. which was driven aground at Sombrere Key on the Florida coast, during the Octo- Der hurricane, and remained fast until a week ago, reached New Orleans to- day under her own steam. She will un- dergo repairs here e..N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
Hodgson Memorial Burned

Hodgson Memorial infirmary of the University of the South was burned this afternoon. Only one annex, con- taining the operating room, was saved. The loss Is estimated at $25,000, practi- cally covered by Insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
American Drowned in Honduras

Puerto Cortez. Honduras, February 10.- pr. A. H. Bumpus, a dentist of Ceiba and formerly resident of Boston was drowned yesterday while fishing in the Cclofado river near Ceiba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11

Washington. FeDruary 10.-Twenty-f thousand dollars was made immediately available for the purchase of aeropanes by an amendment in the. Senate to the army appropriation bill. while the war department has issued orders to Lieuten- ant Foulois, the army aviator stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, to hold him. self In readiness to proceed to Fl Paso for the purpose of making observations of the military operations around Juarez
 In the meantime Glenn H. Curtss, now in San Diego, Cal, with three biplanes, is awaiting order engage in patrolling the borderl SS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11

'Ths principle of protection thta stated taxes away the justification of kny tariff whatever by way of protection on articles imported from country where the com  CONTINUED ON PAGn 11l
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03
WE NEVER BRAG

We notice that some newspaper
men are continually advertising
and Dragging on themselves,
through the columns of their own
paper, of having & publishing the
best and newsiest paper that
there is published in the county
in which they live. And are also
going so far as to ask the people
to compare their paper with the
other fellows paper. We are
glad that we haven't got into
this habit yet. We have ALWAYS
and are still doing our best to
give the people a good neat,
newsy and up-to-date paper, one
that will make them brag on us
instead of us having to brag on
ourselves, and it seems as though
they think good deal of the old
Pic" from the fact that we
still continue to print sixteen
hundred papers per week.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

offending person may have had a
good many things to think Of,
perhaps was meeting distress or
trouble of some kind. A good
deal of changeableness of manner
can thus account for. If instead
of weighing and considering the
kind of treatment one had
received himself he will under
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03
NEVER INSULTED

A man who is a gentleman
won't insult me, and man who
Isn't a gentleman can't" so said
an old man to younger one
twenty years ago. The old man
claimed that he had gone pretty
we'll through life and had never
been insulted.
People who nurse sights and
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

Say, young man, as you stand
on the coner making impolite and
improper remarks about girls or
women as they pass by, do you
realize that someother foul-mouth
puppy may be standing on the
coner making remarks about your
sister. Never thought of it did
you? Treat every women as a
lady until yon know she dosen't
deserve it; then keep your mouth
shut.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

insult would save themselves a
good many bad half hours by
taking life in the spirit in which
the old man had taken it. The
right kind of people won't insult
one, the wrong kind can't.
Sometimes one may meet with
GOODNESS, or even a rebuff. But
there are usually reasons. The
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

To renew worn meadow with
out blowing it. give it a thorough
narrowing, so that the carpet of
sod is well torn to bits, then top
dress heavily, SOW grass seed,
and harrow and brush smooth.
This is especially true of land
that is shallow and stony and
hard to pillow. land that is full of
knobs and hollows. The process
levels ard improves such sur
faces.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

take to see how throughly we'll
he can treat others, he will never
have much to complain of. A
sunny face. a cherry voice, and a
hearty handclasp will'receive sure
returns in kind.
Queer and sour people are
agreeable enough when they get
the right treatment. 1t all de-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

We have all known men who
would expend more in drinking
in day, or purchasing some
thing they did not need, than
would pay for the home paper,
and then fail to take it, because
of being to poor. 1t is a fact
that has been demonstrated that
the county newspaper as an in
vestment to subcriber viii pay
500 per cent on the investment
for the dollar investment.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

produce. Hunt up customers for
butter, eggs. apples, potatoes,
cabbage and all such stuff.
Have a regular market day when
you can always be found there.
Folks will expect you and depend
on you. They will pay you
cash and as good prices as they
would have to pay at the store and
get better weight and measure
and fresher produce.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

ponds on who is the companion.
Barring exceptions. the treat
ment we receive is about what
we deserve. five wish another
kind, it will be measured out as
we reach up to deserving it.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03
DON'T TELL EVERYTHING

Don't tell everything: even to
a friend. When you undertake
great affairs, confide to but few.
Never love a mean man; he will
not rescue you from calamity
nor share what he has with you.
To do good to the base is like SOW
ing the sea. The mean are
never satisfied; one slip cancels
all former benefits. Comrades
in feasting are plenty not in seri-
GUS matter.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03
TELEPHONES.
The piCayune Office 2J2
{. b. Andrews Residence iZ9
less Norris Isl
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

ANY erroneous reflection upon the
character, standing or reputation of any
individual, firm or corporation appear
ing in The Picayune will be promptly
corrected il brought to the attention OF
the publisher. Statements of facts,
however will not be retracted.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

Time may be money, but the
average man would rather give
you two hours talk than lend
YOU a quarter.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1911-02-03

1t pays to go down to the city
and work up trade for the farm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28
STRENGTH WILL
BE SHOWN IN TODAY'S GAME
Contest With Business Will Do Much to
Determine Whether Any Other Team
Has Chance to Win Championship.

their main hope all spring. BY doing
excellent work in the practice games he
established the fact that he was due to
make trouble for some OF the high school
teams.
Provided Burley is out Of the game for
some time it would seem that the lead
ershfp would settle between Western and
Central, and whether Western will nave
much chance to score runs against the
Blue and White twirler will be deter
mined in a great measure today. when
the result of the Business and Central
game is learned. Last year Boteler
blanked the Georgetown team. and II he
succeeds in holding Business to only
run or two today there is little doubt
that he will come near repeating the
trick again.
Wood will be sent in to do the twirling
for the Business team, and if he rises to
the occasion and holds the o streeters
down he will be the man OF the hour for
the Stenographers. 1t Is doubtful. though,
II such will be the case, as 1t is not an
easy nor simple matter for man to get
in the pitchers box and go the route
without practice.
The Maryland Aggies certainly seemed
game against the West Virginia Uni
versity team. Hoffecker for the Farm
ers pitched an excellent game. allowing
the Virginians but three scattered hits
by the West Virginia crowd. and that
came as the result Of a base on balls and
a three-base hit.
The Farmers could do absolutely MOTH
ing with the wisters sent across the pan
by Vass. the sorrel-topped Virginia
pitcher. In only one inning was there
anything that looked like hit. and that
came in the fifth and was on the scratch
order, Lednum beating out a slow hit to
the infield.
Bachman. who played first for the visi-
tors led his team In hitting. getting two
out of the three safe cracks, one of them
being the long wallop for three bases
which scored the first run.
One thing which rendered the Aggies
defense more pregnable than ordinarily
was the fact that Catcher Munnickheuy
sen lies in the George Washington Hos
normal size as the result Of blood poison
ing, which came from a spike wound re-
ceived in the game against the Virginia
Military Institute last Saturday. 1t is
doubtful If he will be able to play again
this spring. Third Baseman Shipley will
be used in his place, while Lednum will
cover third.
The Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. League will
open its season tomorrow afternoon on
the league grounds at 9TH and Florida
avenue northeast. The first game Of the
the Southern Railway and Union Station
teams. Both clubs have strong mines and
close game is looked for.
The game yesterday in the Bankers
League would cause one to believe that
the same two teams will be found fight
ing it out again this year for the cham
pionShip. The Commercial National
Bank won from the Second National in
a slow game, to the tune Of to 5. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28

Commercial nine won with the greatest
ease. securing the lead at the start and
never relinquishing It.
At that the Second National Bank hit
as we'll as did the Commercial crowd,
each side getting nine safe bingles. Its
fielding was not by any means good:
though. as five errors were made behind
Hall, who did the twirling.
Every game which the Petworth Sub
urban League team plays causes that
club to look more and more like another
championship possibility. The team has
yet to drop it's first contest. and by. the
way it is going 1t looks as though 1t
will start its regular season Monday with
q clean slate.
Yesterday the Navy Yard team Of the
Capital City League was the victim OF
the Dolls and that is no slow ag-
gregation which represents the gun
makers either. II class team is able
to clean up for class A nine In the man
ner that Petworth has been serving them
up here lately what will that club do
when it goes back into its own rank:
Although outhit, the Petworth agrega-
ton managed to get away with the Navy
Yard by the score of to !, and 1t was
not on Navy Yard errors, either, as that
club failed to make a miscue in the field
The ST Stephens club of the Marquette
League took the measure OF the Strayer's
Business College team yesterday In f1ne
STYLE winning from that aggregation. III
to O., in a game which was so slow that
all the players could do was to keep
awake.
GEORGETOWN is booked to run up against
a. real ball team this afternoon wnen 1t
hits the North Carolina Agricultural and
Mechanical College aggregation. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28

The main issue of the game today be-
tween Central and Business, as far as
those who are connected with the schools
are concerned, will be the strength dis
played by the former. Hundreds are
wondering IL the Blue and White school
will have team as good as that which
represented it last season. Whether or
not 1t has, and will be able to make the
runaway of the race that 1t did last year,
will be seen today when it stacks up
against one Of the best high school mines
in the league.
While Business will be greatly handi-
capped by the absence OF Burley, yet
on the defense 1t will make little differ
ence as far as its ability to score runs
is concerned. Whether or not Boteler
and the bunch behind him can stop Bust
ness from getting runs across the plate
will be one Of the main questions which,
when answered, will do much to give a
much better line on the prospective high
school champion.
1t is doubtful II Business has much
chance to win the game this afternoon.
When it was found that Burley would
be out OF the game the Stenographers'
stock took a big slump. as he has been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28
TY COBB IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR BASE RUNNING REVIVAL
Detroit Star Has Set Pace Which Brings
Back Memories Of the Days When
Stealing Was More General.

Some fans may argue that the catchers
of the olden days were not as strong a.
those OF the present time. A glance at
the names Of the catchers on the rosters
of the two leagues will refute that theory.
There never were any better catchers
Flint, Mcclure, Kelly. Carroll. Amos and
Lave Cross. Bushong. Robinson and
Snyder.
Perfect Long Ago.
Billy Hamilton. one of the best base
runners Of all time, who in three diff
ferent years led the country in stolen
bases. Is of the opinion that base run
ming had reached its height Of perfection
years ago. The veteran fails to see
where there can be found any new tricks
in the art Of taking second on a pitch.
1t is the defense. the breaking up OF
steals. that has the field for development,
according to Hamilton.
worrying the pitcher. getting the lead
or first, the quick start and the fall away
slide into second" says Hamilton, were
all pretty we'll deped out during the old
twelve-club National League, and. in fact,
away back in that ORGANIZATIONS infancy.
Every year some chap hobs up who Is
more or less Of phenom in stealing, but
1t is f1eetness and not, anything new that
makes him shine on the paths.
In my opinion base stealing has reach
ed perfection so far as one man annexing
an extra bag. New tricks are possible in
the double steal or any other combina-
ton OF the defense or where the ball Is in
defensive work in breaking up these COM
bination steals. But 1t Is now largely a
case Of arm and eye against the legs and
dash of the runner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28
ad Of American League for Shorter Playing and Training Season
JOHNSON COMES OUT FOR
SHORTER TRAINING SEASON.
Head Of American League Wants Players to
Start South Later and Begin Sea-
son Nearer May First.

enforces the teams to remain idle. Much
of the good of the southern stay is I'M
done and much money is wasted. Next
year / think all the teams will content
themselves by leaving for the south about
the end of March and returning just in
time to begin the championship season..
Johnson is in favor of beginning the
championship later in the month of April
Even the first of may would suit him
better.
Johnson is opposed 70 the trips Of teams
or combinations of teams during the win
ter months. He thinks that no good is de-
rived from such jaunts, and that they do
the clubs and the sport harm. He men,
toned the Cuban trip of the Athletics as
an example, and remarked that that team
was nothing like the worlds champions
which it was supposed to represent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28

1t is in the base-stealing department
that the biggest difference between the
old-time ball players and the present gen
GRAFTON is found. \ comparison between
the figures of twenty years ago and now
shows q remarkable falling off.
In 1886 in the National League three
men stole more than fifty bases. Harry
Stoyey led the American Association with
ninety-six steals. In 1887 Stovey broke
all records by stealing 143 bases. Arlie
Latham was q close second with 142 In
the National League Johnny Ward led
with 40 steals. the late Jimmy Fogarty
being second with dO2 In 1888 Stovey
made a record that will hardly be touched.
He stole 1856 bases. Five other American
Association players stole more than loO
bases. Dummy Hoy led the National
League with 81 steals
Hamilton Steals III.
Billy Hamilton came to the front as the
American Associations best base runner
in 1889. He put III steals to his credit,
leading Stovey by 2. Fogarty did the
best work in the National, stealing SO
bases. Twenty-Five men in the two
leagues went over the 80 mark.
Since the advent Of Ty Cobb and Eddie
Collins base running has had revival.
but the two American League stars are
the only players who show anything like
the base-stealing abilities Of the old-tim-
ers. In 1909 Cobb led, with IS steals. Col
Inns was second. with g.. Last year Col
Inns attained his ambition and beat out
Cobb stealing 81 bases to Is for the
Tiger.