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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
GREELEY WAS THE
 LABOR CHAMPION

New York. February 5.-More than half A century afo Horace Greeley ao- vanced the fundamental principles ol nresent day organized labor, advocated tbe shorter working day and combatted child labor. This pase of Greeleys Ire os the champion of the rights of labor was discussed today by United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge in the Ne" theatre. where the New York Iyp- granhical union No. celebrated ,he 1eotb anniversary of Greeleys plrth. Creelev organized the first union or New York printers in 1850.
 "F,yen in his early manhood, fsaiu os otor Beveridge, Horace Greeley saw ,liae s;ynnle and sublime truth that the laporer ,s mt merely commodity, but a nu'lai, | ho;no and therefore that every phase oi the labor problem can be solved rom the the Chr;stian viewpoint. The old and savage ,heorv that the working man IS merey s,srchandise, to Greeley was a horripie idea. ora final
 "For the present progress ana lilal ,,.,,,r,nh of the idea of the laborer us a h,,man being, as much, if not more' creuis ;s due Horace Greeley than 10 any o'nei single American intellect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
WORLD TO FIGHT
 THE DRUG HABIT

Washington, February 5.-(special) The state department has instructed the American delegates to the inter- national opium conference. which is to meet at the Hague in May, to urge a worldwide fight against not only opium, but morphine, cocaine and all other habit forming drugs.
 The conference was originally in- tended to discuss the opium traffic ex- clusively buys short time ago, at the behest of Great Britian, one of the powers represented, morphine and CO., cafne were added to the subject of dis cussion. It also followed shortly with the demand that the conference not only find way to restrict the traffic in opium and other drugs, but the deadly cannabis or hasheesh made from In dian hemp which is dealt in by snug glers on Italian shores.
 The state department, it is stated, in drugs. so that the commissioners from America will not only nave iul, sis natory powers as regard tra1llc III .iie main drugs which are tii ea co ~.a a :, ], manhood. but will have liberty to go as for as any nation wishes in imposlhs E restrictiye measures on any other urus. TWO of the American delegates Will pe Right Rev Charles H. Brent, froteslf'h Episcopal bishop of the Phlllpplnes' pr. Hamilton Wright of the state de- nartment. MT. Charles D. Tenny' chm ese secretary of the American legation at Pekin, who served on the commis- sion. will be replaced by another oeie cate whom rumor has it it is to De nerson prominent in American college circles. The nations which VIII par ticipate in the conference are besides tbe United States: China, France, Ger : manv. Great Britain, Japan, the Meth erlands, Portugal, Russia, Austria Hun cary and Persia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06

hugh, a character in which friends of Goldsborough see the musician him self. His name was FitZhugh Coyle.
 It is probable that Phillips was work ing on the novel in a period covering several months during which Colds borough was writing, telephoning and telegraphing him, striving for an inter- view with Phillips, and impressed by the constancy with which the name Fitzhugh Coyle CGoldsborough always signed his full name), appeared before him, he called his character in the new novel after the writer of his insistent letters. Was it merely coincidence or was Goldsborough's grievance not en- tirely imaginary? The character of Clayton Fitzhugh is not developed in the first installment of Phillips novel. He is a her do well who can't or will not work for a living. In the story the wife of Fitzhugh says to her brother, who supported her and her husband also, that they will be thrown on their own resources by his approaching mar riage: Fred, you know Clayton can't make anything. And when you marry, why, what will become of us2"
 Goldsborough held no responsible business position. He was a musician with an artistic temperament and what money he earned came from playing when he could at concerts and from music.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
POTASH CONTRACT IS
 CLAIMED ID BE VOID
American Potash Buyers An
 swer to German Brief
TAX BREAKS CONTRACT
MT. Bradley Says Nothing Was Intf- mated to Him of Government Im- posing Tax on Potash Until
 After He Made Contract

Washington, February 5.-Robert s..
 Bradley, head of the American potash
 buyers, who allege unfair discrimination
 by Germany. in the passage of a potash
 law levying a tax on excess production
 at the mines, issued a statement tonight
 einbodying the argument of the buyers
 submitted to the Secretary of State. MT.
 Knox, in refutation of the brief filed re- gently by the German potash syndicate
 with President Taft and his cabinet. The American buyers claim that the excess they had made with the Schmidtmann in-
 terests, which are independent of the syndicate. because the Americans had contracted for a larger quota of potash than allowed the Schmidtmann mines.
 Mr. Bradley declared that his argument applied as well to the German answer, transmitted by Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, to the state depart ment last week and the brief of the syn dicate were alike has been reported.
 MT. Bradley says it never was intimated 10 him directly or indirectly that the German government was contemplating legislation imposing a heavy tax on potash production until 10 days after he had made his contracts with indepen- dent interests and that Geheimrat Kemp ner, president of the potash syndicate, in the presence of the entire American potash buyers committee in New York threatened the invalidation of the Amer ican contracts through bill already in troduced into the German legislature which he stated would be passed unless some compromise could be reached.
 MT. Bradley made public also telegram received 12 days after he had made his contracts from MT Paxman, then pres ident of the German potash syndicate, asking for conference with him Ire garding the export duty and other legis- lative measures planned by the German government
 MT. Bradley says why should the president of the German potash syndi- cate, an official of the Prussian govern ment. wish to consult with me, a private citizen of the United States, in reference to any legislation proposed by the im- perial government of Germany? I ask that the telegram be explained on any theory other than that I have had valid at that time which would seri- ously interfere with the plans of the syn dicate and the government to perpetuate the monopoly of potash in Germany and the United States"
 Commenting on Germany's recent pro- posal to submit to arbitration the ques- ton of whether the Americans or the Germans are liable for the payment of the penalty tax, MT. Bradley declared that if the Schmidtmann interests were forced to pay the tax by the decision of the tribunal, the American contracts would not be fulfilled, because the interests would be forced 10 surrender their potash at a heavy loss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
AIRMAN HAS A
 NARROW ESCAPE

San Antonio, Tex, February 5.-That the San Antonio meet today was not marred by an accident is due to sheer good luck coupled with the skill and dar- ing of Roland G. Garros.
 Gliding from an altitude of 5000 feet, Garros on his final flight of the afternoon felt his Bleriot monoplane being lifted LID under him and fonud himself riding ground gale that had sprung up while he was in the air. Forty feet from the earIh a hard puff struck him, his Bleriot bou'-F- ed higher into the air and Garros just managed to clear the tent hangar. Throw ing his Bleriot around he again made the attempt but was for the second time frustrated. His wheel touched the ground but another puff of wind sent him off. Throwing his power back on he shot over a fence, narrowly missing a crowd of spectators After several more attempts and with like incidents he finally landed.
 Rene Simon was twice caught in wind gusts that threatened to overturn him. The aviators will close their meeting here tomorrow, going to Fl Paso.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
Fl. GORDON ASHLEY
 TALKS OF GADSDEN

Fl. Gordon Ashley, collector fuctoms at Mobile, passed through Birmingham last night on his way home after sev- eral days in Gadsden on business. '1 went through Jesse Wadsworth's new bank Saturday" he said, "and I have yet to see a more beautiful bank interior ir the south. It is magnificently fitted up in Talladega marble with all the modern appliances of bank. The Etowah Trust and Banking company Is something Of which Gadsden is justly proud.
 "Gadsden Is going forward much more rapidly than you would think. The peo- pie there are progressive In every sense of the word.
 'arhere is movement on foot to consol- idate the Alabama City and Gadsden post offices and if the proper steps are taken I believe it will be accomplished. The people seem to favor the Idea, as tt means city delivery for the steel plant district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
GARFIELD SAYS WAR
 IS ON IN EARNEST
Declares Mexico Is Having a
 Real Civil War
HAD A THRILLING TIME
Former Secretary of Interior Returns Home to Cleveland After Leavlnr Scene of HostiIities-Reyolu-
 tiouists We'll Organized

Toledo. O., February 5.-(Specia1. l. James Garfield, former Secretary of the interior, declares there is civil war in Mexico. He reached here this afternoon on ms way home to Cleveland after hay ing had a thrilling time of it at the scene "f hostilities in Mexico. He was on tbe tram that was held up by a rebel party near Juarez and aided in attending inc wounded of the rebel army. On Thurs day he went from Juarez to El Paso and left at once for home.
 Concerning the situation in Mexico he said today,
 Ihere is no doubt that there is civil var Tn Mexico, but the revolutionists are connning their warfare to the state of Chihuahua There is a force of men nm oer general Orozco, who control every ehing to the north of Montezuma.
 Ine revolutionists are under strict dis eiplIhe but there is marauding of all xmas. They took charge of our train at moii'ezuma and all of the 30 or 40 Amer ioans on the train were well treated. The ieVolutionists paid for everything they got on the train or at any of the stations Where stops were made.
 The revolutionists are very much in earnest and they brought with them .he wounded from the recent engagements tbey have participated in. They have surrounded Juarez
 One of the striking features was tbx, activity of the revolutionists in looking after the interests of Americans. They aiso afforded the best of treatment to.all incoming tourists. General Orozco par tlcularly looked after the comfort of the Americans on the train. All means of communication in the province have been destroyed by the revolutionisrs and bridges blown up.
 The revolution is well defined and the leaders are working toward the capture of Chihuahua, which is a comparatively snort distance from the City of Mexico. II IS impossible to state the actual strength of the rebels and what the cut come will be-
 The only means the Mexicans have of getting information is through the news papers, and this is uncertain ,To mini li1ize the effect to the people the Mexican govei nment is withholding all reports of revolution successes
 The revolutionists are an apparently well organized and a well disciplined body of men. They are fighting every rich of the way and meeting few re- verses, while it was said in that district lie revolutionsists had captured three frains.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
ILLINOIS REPORTS
 BIG LAND GRAFT

Springfield H., February o'-i-anu estimated to be worth S25o'ooo'ooo nus heen "grabbed" from the public domain of Illinois by private interests accord ing to the report of the chiperne'u commission on submerged land' whlcn is ready for presentation to the legis- lature ,, so,,h,aa bo1v- ever. in the opinion of the members oi inc commission, if the inquiry IS eN- tended to cover all navigaole lakes' rivers and coast lines in the state
 Representative B. M. Chiperneid or Canton. chairman of the commission IS of the opinion that the made lana which has been improperly taken py nrivate corporations and concerns can he recovered to the state
 According to the report about 42o m d,viduals. corporations and clubs are occupying made land along the Lake Michigan coast line and the Chicago river alone.
 The Illinois Central railroad is charged with illegally holding 40o acres of this immensely valuable lake front land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
CHARGE RAILROADS
 WITH BACK HAULING

New Orleans, February 5-With 20 prominent railroad men summed as wit resses, representatives of the interstate commerce commission will begin an in vestigation tomorrow of the complaints aginst the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad, charging the diverting of coal shipments at Meridian, Miss. The custom of "back hauling is said to be involved. Officials says that 50 counts have been found against the railroad, and if sub stantiated will be carried to the United States court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
VIII Investigate Hamburger

Washington, February 5.-(Special.)- The red. fresh. cool hamburger steak and the sausage are not what they seem to be. aecordingato the pure food inspec- tors. Agents are now busy trying to prove that the hamburgers complexion is artificial and that the sausage skin is loo often plugged with corn starch, po- tato meat and sand. The inspectors do not say that the hamburger is hand nnjnted but they do maintain that the unscrupulous butcher is inclined to sprn- kie 1t with sulphide in order to bring the blush of youth back to It's cheeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
smnofh Crook Ut Work

Huntsville, February 5.-(Special.) )- A smooth crook has been at work in during the latter part of the week and has victimized several business houses, cashing checks that nroved to be worthless. He went to several places and gave orders for such things as telephones, gas range, plumb ing work, giving check in each in- stance larger than the bill he owed and receiving the excess in cash. Six victims have reported so, far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
Wooster Judge Threatened

Wooster, O., February 5.-Judge w. F.. Weigandt, who presided over the trials of men accused of complicity in the lynching of Carl Eth erington, dry detective at Newark, stated today that in the past week he had received letters threatening him and the jury with death. Judge Weigandt, whose home Is in this town. said the owner Of the hotel where the jury lodged had also received a letter warning him not 10 receive the jurymen or his hotel would ybe blown up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
S. B. Jones stabbed

S. B. Jones, who lives in East Bir- mingham, was stabbed and painfully wounded last night at Avenue F. and Twenty-third street by May Warner. The stabbing was done with aapocket knife and the wound is not serious. Jones was carried to the Hillman hos pital in Shaw's ambulance where his wounds were dressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
CHARGE WHITE MEN
 WITH CHICKEN THEFT

J. M. Wilson, James Bozeman and Charles Crawley. three white men, were arrested yesterday morning by Officers Williams and Hollums in Avondale on a charge of stealing chickens. The men were caught near the Avonoale Cotton mills in the act of cooking the fowls. The owner of the chickens ac- companied the officers and identified them. The men were locked in the Woodlawn jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
TOWN GOES OVER
 TO REBEL SIDE

Cape Hayten, February 5.-The town Of Oanaminth, after 1t was taken by the revolutionists, declared against the gov ernment in favor of Gen. Cinconatus Le- conte, who was formerly minister of the interior. Two loyal regiments are now marching against Trou and Oanaminth. General Florestal Magloire of Port-a- Paix has been placed in command of the army which is being concentrated to put down the rebellion.
 Word was received here that Genera Marius has left the capital for Gonaives It is also reported that several of the revolutionary leaders have crossed the frontier and have arrived at Monte Christi in Santo Domingo.
 Port au Prince February 5.-The Ger man steamer Allemannia, having on hoard a large detachment of troops left here last night for Gonaives. President Simon left today by the dispatch boat Nord Alexis for the same port. He eX- pressed his conviction that the measures taken in. the north would be amply suffi- tient to hold the revolutionary move ment in check until the arrival of the troops at Gonaives, which would be pushed forward immediately on landing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Burnes Moore

Burnes Moore, aged 12 years, daughter of MT. and Mrs. N. E. Moore, died yes terday afternoon at o'clock at the fam uy-~ residence, 2s2S Twenty-fifth street, North Birmingham. The funeral services will be held from the residence this aft ernoon at 2:30 o'clock, and the interment will be at Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
HUBuARD BROS. & co
COTrON MERCHANTS.

Hsnever Sapare, New York. snN6RERsLNeW York Cotton Ex- sha,. 4e. New York Coffee Exchange. S5eW Orleans Cotton Exchange. Chicago Hosrd uf Trade. Associate 4embotG lxvorpool Cotton AssosiAtion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06
KrIed By BrOther-in-Law

Chattanooga, February 5.-Thomas W. Norman, a groceryman, was shot and killed by Dr. John w. sherman, his brother -in-law, in Norman's store al Ayondale, a suburb, at o'clock this afternoon. Family troubles caused the Ara agedy. Following the shooting pr. sherman walked out of the store. lock- ed the door and handed the key to a bystander. He stepped into his auto mobile and came to the city and sur rendered. He is in jail charged with first degree murder. All parties to the tragedy are prominent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-06

that which we read in the newspapers.
 Even supposing. however, that they sue
 ceed in entering Juarez; it will signify
 nothing. It might be able to hold the city for a day or two, but not more. and as I have said we are not sure but that IL would be best.'
 From another official source informa- tion from the scene of disturbances. ex- cept that regarding movement of troops was disclaimed. .(
New-York tribune., 1911-01-19
"COP" TAKES CLEWS'S AUTO
Uses Bankers Machine and Gets
Brewers Runaway Horses.

The automobile Of James b. Clews, the
banker. was commandeered by PATROL
man Brady. Of the East ssth street po-
lice station. last night, TO give chase TO
a runaway up Fifth avenue.
Two horses attached to an unoccupied
carriage belonging to George Ehret, the
brewer, took fright at S5th street and
Fifth avenue. The driver, Michael
O'Hare. of No. 21S East Goth street, was
thrown TO the street when the horses
bOlted.
Patrolman Brady was a block behind
the team and saw that it was useless to
give chase on foot. At this moment an
automobile approached and he ran out
and ordered the chauffeur to take him
ir and hurry after the runaway.
The speed regulations were disregard
ed. and the automobile reached 1O6th
street before the team was overhauled.
Patrolman Brady directed the chauffeur
to drive alongside He leaned out and
seized the reins and soon had the ami
mails under control He drove the team
back 10 the East SSth street police sta
ton, where he found the driver unhurt.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-19
NECK BROKEN; WALKSAB0UT
Jersey Youth Grew So Fast His
Vertebra Snparated.

Although his neck is broken, George
Stube, Of no. 25i Palisade avenue, Union
Hill, y j., is able TO be about, 10 the as
constituent of number Of physicians who
have examined him.
Stuhe, who is nineteen years old, began
70 grow abnormally two years ago. lie
was admitted at the Orthopedc Hospital
in this city, where the physicians found
that his spinal column could not keep pace
when he grew to be six feet tall, and that
he was in danger Of having some OF his
vertebre slide out of place He was also
found to have a slight curvature AT the
base of the spine.
After a course OF tredtmeI he was dis
charged as cured eight weeks ago Four
weeks later Stube slipped ON the ice aad
in recovering his balance wrench'd lis
first yeItebra completely free Of the
others. II was not until several days after
ward that Dr. +. W Caldwell, OF No. $50
Park avenue. this city, found the break
with the X-ray Tie looseuod vortchra
left a depression in the patients neck. and
made it difficult for him to swallow food.
This condition. the physicians say. is the
same as that produced by hanging and
usually causes immediate death. On Tues
day Stube rode alone on three car lines 10
appear before a meeting of physicians in
Jersey city His case is regarded as So re-
markahle that he will be asked TO come
before similar gathering within q week
or two.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-19
THE DELAWARE GETS IN
Brings Dead Sailors-Board of
Inquiry Named.

Norfolk Va, Jan lS-The batueship
Delaware dropped anchor off Fort Monroe
early to-day, the storm abating at day
light. making 1t possible for the vessel 10
orter Hampton Roads. She arrived at the
navy ward about noon.
As soon as the snip was sighted coming
in the tug Mohawk was sent out from Nor
folk Navy Yard TO meet her. The Mohawk
brought ashore the bodies OF the eight
men who died az their posts aboard the
Delaware Yesterday in a boiler room explo-
sion a, sea. Tho bodies will be shipped TO
relatives where requests have been made
Those not shipped will he buried in the
Norfolk naval cemetery.
The body OF Laurence 4. Thomas. the
victim Of the explosion whose identity was
not established I'm Yesterdays dispatches,
probably Will he shipped to his mother. IN
Little Rock. Ark Notification Of his death
las been sent TO Mrs Thomas
Upon the sam naval tug that bore the
bodies Of the victims from the Delaware
was Eugene Phillips. who was PROBABLY
fatally injured I'm the accident Phillips
was hastcncd 90 the hospital ward
Washington. Jan. 1S-The accident on the
United States batiloship Delaware yester-
day which killed eight men and seriously
injured another VIII be investigated boy a
board appointed by Secretary Meyer to-
dav as follows. Captain Nathaniel r.
Usher. commanding the hattleship Michi-
gan. Captain Charles c. Rogers. n the
Norfolk navy yard. commander Kenneth
AIoAltdne Inspector Of government ma
chinery work at the plant ~ the Newport
News shipbuudng Company and I4euten-
ant Comma ldcr Stanford r. Moses, Of the
Norfolk navv ward
The board will supplement the work OF
tho board Of investigation which was app
Iointed bv CAPTAIN Cove 0t the Delaware.
irimediqtelv after the accident
II is known az the Navy Department only
that th- accident was caused by the blow
inc out II three hH,kheaders of boiler
The baCkheadcTs constitute the iuncture
OF the tubes with the boiler. and such AN
aCCident as occurred on the Delaware is
exceedingly unusual I'm tho navy In fact
many oriceTf express the belief that II is
th- FIRST one OH record
New-York tribune., 1911-01-19
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.
ARRIVED.

Plymouth. Jan IS. 4.l5 p N - Paul. New York
for Chortourg and Southampton land pro-
CeedAdl
Shields, Jan 17-Kursk CRuss', New York for
NAMES Jan IS m-Berlin Ger, New York
iand proceeded for Genoal.
Genoa Jan l4-Re dItalia GtsO, Ne" YORK VIA
Naples -. ~,
FOR Punta Arenas, etc.
Colombo Ian is-Verona Ger. New York for
Singapore. Manila, etc.
Suez Jan ls-Sikh tBrl. Yokohama, etc, for
Boston and New York ,
Malta Jan l7-Trautenfels .Gerl, calcutta and
Colombo f-r Boston and New York
Hong Kong Jan I2-Strathlyon tBrl. New York
Via Por, Natal, etc. VI.
Yokohama Jan i3-Niagara Ger, New YORK.
SAILED.
Gibraltar. Jan 20. If a m-KoeniS Albert
(Cer) Orom Genoa and Naples, New
r,yernooi Ian Is-Cymric OBJ. New York.
south arpton Jan is-Clyde tBr), New YORK
va Rarbatos Colon Kingston, etc; 30
p m. Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm GER from
PrsmonD New York via Cheroourg
noon oceanic (Br), New York via Cher
hourg and Queenstown.
Antwerp Jan 16-Rotterdam CDutcn' tanK''
H.,ra aeT Jar TT--Aros Castle CRr), New York.
Naples Jan is-Romanic 'Br) from Genoah
co,ornbn Ian 17-Karema CBr) ttrom CAL
cutta) Boston and New York
Para, Jan 16-Napo OBJ. New York
PASSED
Lizard. Jan list Andrew tBr). New York
Malta ian nT'"rr t7PRslev CRr). Yokohama. etc,
,or Boston and New york.