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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
ATLANTA TO HOLD
 PEACE MEETING

Atlanta. May 23,-Atlanta's auditorium will next Sunday be the scene of one of the biggest peace meetings ever held in the south.
 Senator Burton, president of the Ma tional Peace society, will be here as the speaker of the occasion, and the meeting will be presided over by Dr. H. c. White of the state university, Athens, president of the recently organized Georgia Peace society Dr. White will introduce Senator Burton to his audience.
 It is proposed at the meeting to adopt strong resolutions urging the enactment by Congress of the Taft arbitration treaty.
 It is anticipated that the auditorium will be crowded to overfiowing. Geor- sians from all parts of the state have sig nihed their intention of coming here for the occasion, and the stage of the audi torium will be filled with well known cit izens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
RIVAL GAMBLING
 CL|QUES IN BATTLE

New York, May 23-Details of bat tle between rival cliques of New York gamblers, in which one side lost nearly s25,000 in cash, became common property along Broadway today, although the po- lice professed ignorance.
 The warfare between the gamblers of the city has been on for ssome time and sev- eral recent bomb explosions in the up- town theatre district have figured in it. The latest development appears to have been an attack by two armed and masked members of one clique against several of the establishments of the rival faction.
 The two masked men, it is. said, entered Sixth avenue establishment early yes terday morning and at the point of re- volvers robbed the proprietor of about N6000 in cash, most of which had been won from single wealthy patron in the nights play. Later the same masked pair visited several other we'll known gam bling houses and succeeded in getting away with the bank" in each place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
VETO BILL PUT ON
 SECOND READING

London, May 23.-Viscount Morley today moved the second reading of the veto bill in the house of lords. Although he em- phasized the fact that the bill must pass the lords as it stood, the viscount's speech was oonciliatory and dwelt on the sub stantial and important powers still left in the hands of the peers
 Lord Morley said that when the bill had been passed it would be open to the government not only to reconsider the constitution of the second chamber, but neither some less dilatory procedure than hat provided in the veto bill might not be desirable.
 He favored a settlement of the question of reforms by an agreement between the present parties, but the government he said would not consent to a second cham Der constructed on a principle of resist ance of their legislation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
CLEANS UP ALL
 LOUISIANA RICE

Crowley, La, May 23-lThrough J. F. Broussard of Beauomtn, Tex, the South ern Rice Growers association has sold to dealers in Bremen 25o,000 bags of rough rice, mostly Honduran, including a quan- tity of screenings and brewers rice. This sale, reported last night will about clean up all the rice now in the hands of the planters. Three-fourths of this rice will be shipped from Texas points and the remainder from Louisiana and Arkansas, some going with only the hull removed and the remainder unpublished While no quo tations were given, 1t was said the screen
 ngs and brewers rice was sold at prices materially advanced oyer domestic quo tations. MT. Broussard, who was sent to Bremen for the purpose of effecting this sale, returned last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
DUVEENS PLEAD
 GUILTY TO CHARGE

New York, May 2S.-Henry J. and Ben jamin J. Duveen, the international art dealers. appeared today in the United States district court and pleaded guilty to an indictment. charging them with under-valuation of imports
 The district attorney asked for a jail term, but the court postponed sentence rntil tomorrow. The plea of guilty was withdrawn until that time. and bail was continued in the amount now standing.
 Joseph J. and Louis J. Duveen, broth CTS and also members of the firm, pleaded and were fined s10
 The firm has already made cash set tlement of sl,20O,0o0 with the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
RIVER TRAFFIC
 FURTHER REVIVED

New Orleans, May 23--Another step forward in reviving the traffic on the Mississippi river will be recorded next week, when the Mississippi Valley Trans portation company institutes its 15 days service between Cairo, St. Louis, Mem- phis and New Orleans by putting into op- eration fleet of modern steel barges The first barge will reach this city next Sunday and will sail with a general cargo of sugar, molasses, rice, canned goods and oil. The barge rates are so much less than rail rates that the promoters be- lieve that more tonnage will be offered than can be readily cared for.
 A weekly service will be inaugurated as soon as other barges are added.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
OFFERS LIFE TO
 LEPER COLONY

New Orleans May 23-Declaring that he was the ''black sheep of his family and that he wanted to atone for his trans gressions, Peter Arts, aged 75. a Belgian active and hearty for his years, informed Father P IT. Wynhoven yesterday that he wished to devote his remaining years to the welfare of the patients at the Louisiana leper colony, in 1berville par ish. He will be accommodated. Arts says he speaks seven languages. He left his aged father and many brothers and sis ters in Belgium many years ago, and all though he frequently receives letters from them, he has no wish to return, prefer ring to dedicate his remaining years to some good cause. He says he is not afraid that he will contract leprosy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Refuses to Interfere

Atlanta, May 23.-In refusing to inter- fere with the arrest of J. L. Key of Rome, Ga, accused of being, a deserter from the navy. Judge John T. Pendle- ton of the superior court today held that state court had. no right to interfere with such matters and that it was the work of a federal tribunal. Key was arrested on complaint of the naval au- thorities that he ran away from the battleship Virginia. His parents sued out writ of habeas corpus alleging that he was a minor when he enlisted and could not be returned to the service.a, He will be taken back to Norfolk this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 CHURCH WTHDRAWS'

Minneapolis, Minn., May 23.-The Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist, of Minneapo- lis, today decided to withdraw from the mother church" at Boston and to amend its articles so as to become a reformed Christian Science church. &C., cordng to an announcement by A. E. Smith, c. S. D.
 Reasons for the separation comprise the alleged fact that "since the death of Mrs. Eddy the Christian Science board of di- rectors has condemned Christian Science as taught by Abbott Smith, who was a personal student of Mrs. Eddy.'
 MT. Smiths statement also announces that similar action was taken by the Sec- ond Church of Christ. Scientist. of Du- luth, Minn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
RUSSIA READY
 FOR THE FLEET

St. Petersburg, May 23.-The final arr engagements of the Russian admiralty for the visit next month of the second divi- sion of the United States Atlantic fleet to Russian waters provides for the re- ception of the Americans at Cronstadt and not at Libau or Reval. Three crui- sers of the Baltic feet as well as a division of mining boats will be sent to meet the American fleet and convoy 1t to Cronstadt. where the American off cers will be greeted by Admiral Grigoro- witch, the minister of marine, and other high officials of the Russian navy. The American seamen will visit St Peters, burg, where in their honor special fetes will be arranged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
SPECIAL RATES g VIA
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VERY LOW SUMMER TOURIST RATES to points in the North. East and West Tickets on sale May 18th to September 30th, with liberal limits for return. Mobile, Ala, and Return SS.S5 Account Celebration of the Bi-Cente- nary of the Founding of Mobile. Tick cts on sale May 24th and 25th final limit for return, May 25th, 1911. Buffalo, N. Y., and Return .... .s28.45 Tickets on sale June 10th. 18th and 18th. Limited for return until Juno 30th, 1911.
 New Orleans, La, and Return . .@1O.0O Account Tulane University Summer School Tickets on sale June 1ith to 18th inclusive, and July 5th. 9th and 7th. Final limit for return days from date of sale. can be extended to August 31st, 1911. by deposit and payment of fee of $1.00.
 Philadelphia, Pa, and Return .. e2S.35 Tickets on sale June g, 10. 12, 16 and 19. final limit June 2sth, can be ex- tended to July 31. 1911 by deposit and payment of fee of $1.00.
 For other information, confer with r. Sid Jones. D. P. A.. Birmingham. Ala. Both phones 9T7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Entries for Regatta

Philadelphia, May sS.-"Thirty-five en- tries have been received for the Amer ican regatta, which will be rowed on the Schuylkil river next Saturday aft ernoon. In the college events the Uni versty of Pennsylvania. Yale.. Columbia. Cornell and Harvard will compete. For the first time in the history of the re- gatta the Naval academy at Annapolis will send crews. New York, Cambridge and Boston Boat clubs will compete.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
1 Make Men Young Again

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Fire at Fort Payne

Fort Payne, May 2a.-Special.)-A stock of goods belonging to Smith & Randle, occupying one of the new brick storerooms recently built by J. D. Har- ilson, was entirely destroyed by fire last night The origin of the fire Is unknown. Both buildings and goods were well in- sured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
LIFE BOAT ONLY
 TRACE 0F STEAMER

London, May 23.-The British armored cruiser Cumberland today reported by wireless telegraph to the admiralty that she had picked up at the mouth of the English channel an empty lifeboat be- longing to the overdue British steamer Cayo Largo. The vessel left Swansea pril Is for Tampico and a United States gulf pert, and it is feared she foundered in the storms that followed her departure from the Welsh port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24

adian mills manufacture at s27.5 ton, senator Lodge insisted on reading the en- tire table, showing that the average cost or production in this country is more than $32 ton
 MT. Norris declared antique machinery equipment In the American mills made the cost of production high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Two Million for Charity

London, May 23-Jewish charities will benefit to the extent of s2,0oo,0oo by tae will of Charles Wertheimer. the we'll known collector of pictures and objects of art, who died here April 25 last, leav-i ing an estate worth $s,64o00O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Tidwell Is Buried

Carbon Hill. May 23-(Special)-The body of Jess Tidwell. the white man who was shot and killed at Porter last Satir- day. was brought home for burial yes terday on the evening train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Strike Causes Riot

E Montevideo, Uruguay, May 23.-Declara- tion of general strike today in sympathy with the strike of tramway employees led to rioting. Several soldiers and a num- Der of strikers were killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Change of Rates is Proposed by Bell Telephone Company

people who may be reached and the area ot our plant has increased many hundred times. There has been no increase in rates.
 It is matter of common knowledge that the larger city the greater the rate necessary to operate telephone plant profitably. The reasons for this are fundamental; the exper- ence of it is universal. Birmingham is now a multi office-exchange; that is, the growth of Birmingham has made it necessary to estab- fish branch exchanges in various sections of the city. Such system, it is well known. is more expensive of operation although it best fills the needs of great city.
 We have made constant and successful efforts to maintain efficient service in Birming- ham. We have anticipated the growth of the city and met the demands for larger system by investing the necessary capital
 This has been done in the belief that the citizens of Birmingham are willing for us to earn a reasonable return upon our investment.
 We are hoping that we may have the cooperation of our subscribers and of the pub lie in arranging a rate schedule that will pro- duce earnings in measure commensurate with the capital represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
The Rates On Five Classes of Business Service and One Class of Resi- dence Service to be Slightly
 Increased. Other Rates
 Remain as at Present.

v We wish to announce proposed change in the rates on six classes of telephone service furnished by this company in Birmingham. < The new schedule of rates is given else where inthis advertisement and shows slight increase in each of the six classes of service
 The increase in rates is necessary in order that the Southern Bell Telephone Company may earn reasonable return upon its invest ment in Birmingham. tis generally recog- nized that the present rates for telephone ser- vice in this city are grossly inadequate in con- parison to the value of the service at the dis posal of the public; and that the rates are lower than those charged in large cities
 We believe the citizens of Birmingham are willing to pay public utility corporatons'a. rate sufficient to insure reasonable return upon their investment. We also believe it is realized that efficient service in large city can-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
RESIDENCE SERVICE

not be rendered indefinitely unless the rate of charge is commensurate with the value of the service.
 The primary cause of the increase in tates is the marvellous growth of Birmingham, not only in population but in area. The value of telephone service to each subscriber and the cost to the company of rendering it have in creased as the city has grown; the number of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-24
Here Are the New Rates
 for Telephone Service

Only six classes of telephone service will be affected by the rates of the Southern bell Telephone Com pany. The rates as follows: BUSINESS SERVICE Unlimited Special Line Business Service S6 per month (An increase of $2 per month) Unlimited Duplex Line Business Service $5 per month (An increase of $1 per month) Message Rate Special Line Business Service S4 per month An increase of $1 per month) Twoway Private Branch Exchange Trunks $9 per month (An increase of $3 per month"; Oneway Private Branch Exchange Trunks $4.50 per month (An increase of $1.50 per month)
 RESIDENCE SERVICE Unlimited Duplex Residence Service $2.50 per month
 An increase of 50c per month)
 It will be noted that only class of residence tele phone service is affected by the schedule of rates The special line residence rae which already very low remains the The rate for fourparty line service also remains the same, and while do not recommend this service to the large the small user, to whom telephone service indispensable may have it without
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-20
Troops Descend on London Today and
Add to the. Excitement of the
Coming Coronation
Ceremonies.
HAMMOND DRESSES UP
Dons Court Toas and Attended Dinner
Party at Buckingham Palace
and Full Dress
Rehearsal,

LONDON, June 20.-The blaring
bands and flashing uniforms of CO., %
soldiers descended on London today.
giving a decided military taint to cor.
onation week. The soldiers marched
TO the various parks where they will
be encamped during the week. An
other preparation which savored of
actual war times was the stocking
with provisions of hotels and resi-.
dences within the coronation area.
Owing to the close of business for
the week, it will be practically i'm.
possible to secure provisions at this
time.
There was rehearsal of the exer.
cises at Westminster Abbey which
was attended by John Hays Ham.
mond. Later there was dinner
party at buckingham palace which he
also attended, attired in silk breeches,
stockings and pumps. Mrs. Hammond
joined him at reception later
While the foreign ENJOYS in state
carriages and automobiles drove to
Buckingham palace today to call on
the king and queen. thousands saw
them and beggers demanded money
from the visitors. Many tossed coins
into the crowds but those who did not
were cursed.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-20
OIL AND GAS
NEAR JACKSONVILLE
Discovery Has Caused No Little Ex-
citement and Pipes Are Being
Laid.

JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, June 20
While prospecting for gas on the farm
OF Lewyllen Davies, east of Jackson
vile, flow Of oil and gas was found
which has caused no little excitement
in that section of the country. The
well was bored by Messrs. Curtis &
Leeper, who have sunk number of
wells In Morgan county. The oil was
found at a depth of 80 feet, and is
what is known as pole cat oil" being
OF a very black color. 1t is hard to
estimate just the quality of the oil and
its abundance, but experts in that bust
ness seem to think that much great
er depth is necessary to find the kind
of oil sought for. AS soon as the oil
was discovered cap was put over
the pipe. not, however, until a great
quantity of the oil had run out Prep
arations have been under way for sew
eral days to pipe the gas into the city
and some four miles of pipe has al
ready been laid. The gas which was
discovered short time ago on the
premises of James Cleary nearby is of
good quality and Mr. Cleary has been
utilizing 1T for both lighting and cook
ing purposes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-20
LORIMER PROBE
STARTS AFRESH
Cyrus Mccormick on the Stand Tells
Of Conversation Regarding
Slush Fund.

WASHINGTON, June 2O.-With
Cyrus H. Mccormick, president of the
international Harvester Co., ready to
take the witness stand, the second
congressional investigation into the
election of Senator Lorimer was be-
gun this morning. 1t was expected
that Mccormick would verify the
statement of Edward Hines regarding
the slush fund of 100000
Mccormick said he was never act
i've in politics. Funk, he said, was
general manager of the company and
they were friends as we'll as business
associates
After Lorimer's election Funk came
to his office and told him that he had
been asked for contribution of s1O,-
600 from Hines. Funk told Hines he
would not pay
Mccormick said his company had
made no contribution for politics, but
that he had done so personally All
that he knew about jackpots, was
from heresay. He had not gone be
fore the Illinois committee because he
had not thought much about it.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-20
CONVENTION OF
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
State Meeting, Bringing Big Men, VIII
Be Held in Ottumwa Next
Week.

OTTUMWA, Iowa, June 20-With a
program including some of the bright
est and the biggest men in the United
States, the Iowa Christian convention
will convene here in annual session
the week, beginning Monday after.
noon, when the Christian Woman s
Board of Mission will hold a pre-
liminary meeting.
The convention of the Iowa State
Brotherhood of the Disciples of Christ
an organization of men Of the church,
will convene Tuesday afternoon, and
the Iowa Christian convention will be
in session Wednesday and Thursday
The program contains addresses by
many of the prominent members OF
the faith in Iowa, and ST. Louis and
Kansas City, Mo, are also represented
on the program.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-20
EIGHT DROWNED
IN SOUTHERN LAKE
Members of House PARTY at the
Bungalow of Judge Truly,
Who Escaped.

NATCHEZ, Miss, June 2o.-Eight
members of the family and guests of
former Associate Justice Jefferson
Truly of the Mississippi supreme
court are reported to have drowned
In Holmes lake, near Fayette, Miss.
last night. Mr.. Truly was the only
member of the party to escape, it is
reported
Mrs. Truly and her five children.
Miss HALEY Burr of ST. Louis and c.
D. Culley of Fayette are those re.
ported to have drowned.
The party was rowing on the lake
IN three skiffs when. a terrific storm
suddenly broke. One of the sRiffs. in
which was Judge Truly, was capsized
and 1t Is reported only he was saved
The report. was brought to Fayette
by negro. The lake is twenty miles
from Fayette. The guests were at
tending house party at former
Judge Truly's bungalow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-20
Electric Light Bulb Found unbroken
In One Part of the ship
Where Explosion Was
Gentle.
WATER BEING LOWERED
Within Few Days the Entire Wreck
OF the Gallant 5attIeshlp
VIII BE Un.
covered.

HAVANA, June 2o.-As the re-
mains OF the battle ship Maine grad.
uaily arise above the slowly lowering
waters within the cofferdam, the dis
coveries are most interesting.
A curious relic OF the great disaster
has been found. The explorers recoy-
cred plates and other chinaware in the
officers quarters. Some pieces were
ldentlhed later as parts of the dinner
service of the captain and wardroom
mess, All We're in a good state of
preservation and were found piled up
as they had been left by the stewards
after the last dinner.
Yesterday afternoon the searchers
found on the spar deck, adjacent to
the port turret, small ammunition
box, such as is customarily distribut-
ed about the decks. This contained
an agglomerated mass of six millimet.
er cartridge clips for the naval service
rifle and number Of short knife bay
onets in metallic leather-covered scab.
pards. The clips Of cartridges were
we'll preserved but the steel bayonets
were reduced to almost unidentifiable
pieces of rust, around which were
clinging shreds of leather sackings.
Pathetically solemn was the discov.
cry of an officers dress sword, found
behind the forward portside door
leading from the officers quarters to
the spar deck. This door was found
closed, but on being forced open the
sword was seen upright in the corner
The inference is that some officer
Fastening to the deck on the first
alarm and buckling on the sword as
he ran was compelled to abandon it
and escape the rush of water over the
deck
A curious indication of the slight
force of the explosion felt in the
after part of the ship was an electric
light bulb hanging intact from the roof
of the superstructure
Exploration of the interior con.
tinues to be interrupted by masses of
mud and rubbish. Only the clearing
of portions of the roof Of the after
superstructure has been completed
showing effects of the fire on the
charred deck planks.
The water inside the cofferdam last
night stood at 111a feet, and it is in.
tended to reduce the level five feet
today. which probably will result in
further interesting discoveries.