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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
YOUNG BOOSTS COMMISSION PLAN Tells the Senate of Its Sue cess in Des Moines,
 Iowa

Washington. April 10.-Senator La fayette Young of Iowa today told the Senate all about the success of the com mission plan of government as employed for the past three years in his home city or Des Moines, and advised other mum cipalities to adopt it in the interest of efficiency. We have not reduced ex- penses," said he, but we have secured more for our money"
 Asserting that there is entirely too much machinery in the old type of city government and far more offices than the service demands, Mir. Young told how Des Moines had adopted the plan of plac' ing it's affairs in the hands of five com missioners with generally gratifying re- suits The commissioners are all elected at the same time and to them is en- trusted the duty of selecting all other city officials. Each member of the com mission represents the head of bureau. The mayor complains that he has not enough to do. The commissioners are paid by the year and gre expected to give all their time to the work.
 I've have cut out all boards and com rnissioners," MT. Young went on.
 we never complain to paving inspec- tors: we complain to the commissioner having charge of the work We never go 10 the subordinate. We go to his boss. No commissioner is entirely independent in his department The law does not give him a department. His associate com missioners could change him from one department to another. Our city charter 10 = ture as applied to municipal governments; do not endorse In a wider field We have the initiative and she referendum. I think these provisions might be bene- ficial in cities but wholly impracticable In states.
 This system MT. Young characterizes as the application of business common sense to municipal affairs, and said:
 "Governing municipalities Is a business proposition and no sense political. Cut out the city hall; cut out the city coun- oil A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
DEBATES
 ON POSTAL LAWS Will Investigate Ruling Re- garding Second-Class
 Newspaper Rates

Washington, April 10.-The Senate spent more than an hour today discussing a resolution by Senator Jeff Davis request ing the postoffice department to furnish it's reasons for refusing tc accept at sec ond-class rates copies of weekly papers published in St. Louis and Denver. which have been paid for by others than the subscribers. Explaining his agency in the introduction of the resolution MT. Davis said that ordinarily he did not appear as the champion of the newspapers, and added:
 Il have been bounded and dogged by the papers until the epiderms has be- come little bit raw
 During his discussion there was much consideration of the right of the post office department to discriminate against newspapers paid for by others than those to whom they may be sent. Senator Hey burn contended thar the department can exercise no such prerogatlve, while sen ator Page argued that if the practice be permitted serious abuses of the second- class mail privileges may occur.
 Senator Bankhead thought the ruling of the department would interfere with club The Alabama senator also suggested that the postoffice committee should enter upon a thorough investiga- ton of the question and report rules for the regulation of the matter.
 The resolution was adopted with the that when the reply of the department shall be received the whole subject shall be referred tc the postoffice committee for inquiry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
STANDARD O|L CASE
 AGAIN POSTPONED

Washington, April 10.-By reason of ths failure of the supreme court of the United States to announce today it's de- cisions in either the Standard OH or the American Tobacco ''dissolution suits" an other week at least must pass before the outcome of these cases will be known. Neither was any case decided today which touched in any way upon the controversy in the big corporation cases.
 Among other business transacted by tho court was the restoration of the Missouri 2-cent fare cases to the docket for sec ond argument and the assignment Of the West Virginia 2-cent fare case for arsu- ment on October 10. next, or as soon theerefter as possible
 The monontonous success Of one dry legal question after another was varied today when the justices gave their ar- tention to the story of a Boston nurse girl lost in the city of Chicago during the worlds fair and who has never been heard from since A modest fortune awaits her return but because of her long absence, relatives claim 1t should be distributed among them. The girl was Miss Mabel Allen. Her mother and her father died, leaving her the last of her family About the time of the worlds fair in Chicago In 1893 she called one day on a cousin, George Nelson oe West Pullman, III. From that day to this neither relatives nor friends have heard from her.
 Emma F. Thomas of Mandac, La, and IaBlanche M Umbach and John T. Sherburne of New Orleans with two oth- CT cousins claim Miss Aliens share. Ths court receiver having the money Tn custody claims that the law is uncon- stitutlonal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
CONGRESS- IS BUSY AT REORGANIZATION Minority Leader Mann Fin ishes Task of Making
 Assignments

Washington, April 10.-After three days
 of idleness both branches of Congress
 resumed work today. Two speeches on
 timely subjects figured in the schedule
 of the Senate. Notice was given las'
 week by Senator Rayner of Maryland that he would discuss the situation In
 Mexico, including the attitude of Japan and the application of the Monroe doc urine to conditions on the border. Sena- tor Young of Iowa gave notice of an in- tentiop to expound the Des Moines com
 mission plan of government and commend it to other cities.
 When Senator Martin, the new minority
 leader of the Senate, names his commit
 tee of committees. both the democrats
 and republicans will begin the work of
 reorganization. There are now about 70 Senate committees, the chairmanships of
 which, with the exception of about ten, are held by republicans. As the republic
 an membership has dwindled to 50 the
 democrats are asking that ten additional
 chairmanships be given to them. Some of the republicans prefer that the num-
 Der of committees be reduced, but while the question has not been considered Of ficially the indications are that the re-
 quest of the democrats will be granted. Before any important businesss Is taken
 up by the House this week the democrats will hold another caucus and pass upon
 the tariff proposals to be submitted by Chairman Underwood of the ways and means committee. The caucus will take up the legislative programme tentatively agreed upon by the democratic leaders and will determine what public measures are to be considered first and what tarin
 reviscion will be attempted.
 Adjournment was taken until Thurs day to give both the republican and
 democratic committee on committees time to complete their work.
 Chairman Lloyd expects to have the
 employe lists ready this week. It is understood that the scheme of appor- tioning patronage among the members who do not have committee chairman
 ships will give to each member ap- pointment work worth about $500 an nually This does not include the pay roll of s17S,000 that comes under the chairmen of the committees or the S70,,
 900 that is the orerogative of the
 speakers.
 That many of the committees of the House are loaded down with employees drawing immense salaries. employees for which the committees have no more
 use than holding has for side pock- cts" was the declaration of Represen- tative Frank Clark of Florida, In a
 resolution introduced in the House to- day to abolish 25 more positions with an annual pay roll of about $35,000. Mir Underwood, pointing out recent pay roll cuts of $1S0,000. objected to the resolution until the situation could be investigated.
 Representative James B. Mann, mil nority leader of the House, today com pleted his task of assigning the mil nority members to the various commit tees of the House organization, but he does not expect to make his selections public until tomorrow.
 The House adjourned at LOT p. m. until tomorrow when it is expected committees V i'll be announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
MICHAEL LINK
 IS FOUND DEAD

St. Louis. April 10.-Michael S. Link, former member of the Illinois state legis- lature, who was indicted by a Chicago grand jury for perjury and turned state s evidence in the investigation of the cleo tion of United States Senator William Lorimer, was found dead in bath tu:, in his home at Mitchell, H.. today
 Death, according to the family physi- elan, was caused by apoplexy. He said e blood vessel burst in the brain
 In the grand jury investigation in Chi oago Link testified he knew nothing of bribery in the Illinois legislature After confession made by another member of the legislature and he was indicted on the charge of perjury. Link admitted he had received $1000. He obtained immunity by appearing for the state.
 After his perjury indictment was with drawn Link issued statement that he had never accepted bribe, but that the Ssc9O was a gift and that it had no bear ing on the Lorimer election.
 Links death occurred on the eve of the resumption of the Helm committee in vestigation of the Lorimer election, which is set for Thursday at Springfield A statement was given out Sunday that the members of the former legislature who voted for Lorinler would be subpoenaed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
REBELS REFUSED
 AND NINE KILLED Fight in Streets of Little City Proves Spectacular.
 Leader Is Killed

zacatecas, Mexico, April .10.-Louis Moya's attempt to capture Zacatecas yesterday failed. Fleeing northward, he and his band of more than 400 revo- lutionists were being pursued today by q small detachment of federals under command of Lieutenant Colonel Luis c. Pradillo. Forty dead and wounded rebels were left in the streets of the city.
 Yesterday afternoon desultory firing was kept up both by the federals sta- tioned in the cathedral towers, on the roofs of all the higher buildings and from every point of vantage and by the rebels stationed on the hill Labufa and on smother eminence grillo.
 At ? o'clock this morning the rebel chiefs, Moya and Avala, gave the com mand to retreat They left over the Fresnillo road in the direction of vetna Grande.
 Learning of their retreat, Colonel Pradillo and small force bearing two machine guns started in pursuit
 During the night 300 endorsements with artillery arrived here and it is thought the rebels learning of this decided not to push their attack.
 In making their attack yesterday 100 of Moya's men were sent rushing down the sides of the hills into the city. Through street after street they ran. shooting as they went, but inflicting few injuries
 One man shot at Governor Sarate, who was going from post to post among the feoerals and among the residents of the town warning them to refrain from panic. The bullet fired by the rebel went wild While the attack on Zatecas was in progress another attack by a much smaller band was made San Miguel del Musquite, village near here. The dssailants were repulsed with loss or nine killed.
 The dead included Anatasco vainuro, the leader.
 Mexicali. Mexico, Al.ril 10.-Col. Migues Mayot sand approximately 600 federal troops are still ehcamped five miles south of here and are as ina ,tive as if there were no rebels any where in lower Cali fornia.
 In the trenches here there arc 100 rebels, mostly Americans, contemptuous of the prowess of the vaunted fighting Eighth battalion of the national army and eager to try conclusions with their foes.
 Mayots army was augmented by 125 men today. After having nanked and practically surrounded W .,iams small force of S5 men Saturday they failed to pursue the retreatins force and t,- day Mayot gave the surprising informa- tion that he did not follow advaltag cali and would not do so until he re- ra oG in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Rescue work delayed by change in Balloonists leave Texas on flight to
 Canada. Tom l.. Johnson succumbs to death
 at Cleveland.
 Court decision very important to
 reciprocity.
 pr. Knapp succeeded by son in south
 ern farm work
 Protest alleged robbery from cotton
 planters 2-Legislature to meet again today. All Sunday delivery will be stopped
 on April 1G. s-Crowds attend the Pearce trial. Think Alabama should take part in
 land show. 4-Editorial comment. 5-1n quiet business way commission is
 sworn in.
 John C. Pugh is named as judge. Edmund D. Fraser dies in Toronto. Chief of the mine bureau arrives. Central location. wanted for mine rec
 cue station. 6-Sports. 7-Dolly Dalrymple.
 News of society world. S-Conferencc on Bessemer depot. pr. A. P. Stokes guest at banquet. 9-Building trade news. 1o-Bishop Murrah visits new home. i1-Stock market is featureless Wheat advances on crop report. Cotton market is more active. 12-Rural carriers narrow escape. Flood takes life on Warrior river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
TWENTY LIVES LOST WHEN
 LITTLE STEAMER CAPSIZES

Victoria, B. G., April 1O.-It is be- lieved that 20 lives were lost when the little wooden steamer Iroquois, plying between Sidney, Vancouver Island, and the islands of the Gulf of Georgia, cap sized soon after leaving Sidney today
 The purser who had a record of fares collected is among the dead and it is not likely the exact number who perished will ever be known. Four passengers and seven members of the crew were saved and four members Of the crew and probably 16 passengers were drowned
 Today's disaster was in some respects similar to the loss of the steamer Sechell with 26 lives off Beachy Head, Vancouver Island, March 24.
 The passengers saved today drifted ashore with life buoys. almost in the last stages of exhaustion.
 When the 1roquois foundered, part of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
GUSTAVE [. K|SSEL
 DIES IN NEW YORK IuII NuHV MI NM 1vHtA

New York, April 10.--Gustave E. kis- sel, long prominent as a Wall street i.roker and for many years intimately identified with important financial in terests, died early today at his home here. after an illness exceeding more than a month.
 Gustave E. Kissel came into the spot light of publicity through the acqui- sition by the American Sugar Refining company of Pennsylvania. MT. kissel, with the president and six members of the American Sugar Refining com pany, known as the sugar trust, were indicted by the federal grand jury in New York on July 12. 1909. on charge of conspiracy in restraint of trade.
 Adolph segal, who a short time before had sold sugar refinery in Camden. N L. to the sugar trust. had just com uleted a new So,OO0,oO0 refinery at Phil adelphia and announced that he would fight the American company Segal. who had become involved in real estate trans actions. was in need of money and had annlied to various banks for assistance offering as collateral stock in the new re- finery
 The government alleged that the sugar trust employed Kissel ns a broker to offer financial relief to Segal. kissel, ac- cording to the indictment, offered to lend Segal s3,25OOOo on the security of 26,Wo shares of the 5o.00o shares of his new re- tinery Segal accepted the loan. The gov ernment. alleged that Kissel "decei'ed Segal as to the source of money"
 Soon after the loan was made, k!ssel' according to evidence, turned over the majority stock which constituted vot- ing trust, to the American Sugar Retin- ing company, a new board of directors was put in and it was voted not to oper- ate the Segal refinery.
 The result was that Segnl's income was cut off, he could not meet the interest or his loan and crash came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11

the upper works was left above z r<er and persons ashore could see A e ir- vivors clinging to the wreck ? SSo' Rirl of the waters soon tore off 7 " ouse ane ane amon the sea an,n' was covered ;a gled for their lives. Of the 90 which drifted ashore<many were t.SsS ed with life belts. S
 number of launches D, sS but were unable to get near the y0 The first of the survivors to be i was Cap tain Sears of the WE boat who, with Mate Biser and U. Indians be- longing to the crew, was lowed ashore. The Iroauois founded 10 minutes after leaving Sidney. Her cargo shifting she swung over her port side, circles around as If about to come back to port, partly lighted again, went on her beam ends and apparently filling with water, foun- dered in comparatively shallow water. Her boilers blew up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
POTASH QUESTION
 MAY BE SETTLED

day that the American potash representa- lives were coming to Berlin to negotiate settlement, directly with the German syndicate without further diplomatic steps.
 Private advices indicate that an agree ment probably will be arrived at fixing the price, including the super er-contingent tax as a figure acceptable to the Amer jeans. The German. syndicate has request ed the government to proceed with the collection of the tax which heretofore has been deposited in trust awaiting a settlement of the controversy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
TOM L. JOHNSON SUCCUMBS
 TO DEATH AT CLEVELAND

Cleveland, April 10.-Tom L. Johnson. twice congressman from the Twenty first Ohio district, four times mayor of Cleveland, champion of 3-cent street rail- way fares and prominent advocate of the single tax theories of the late Henry George, died in his apartments at S:45 o'clock tonight after a long illness. Death was caused by cirrhosis of the liver. He was 57 years old.
 Mr. Johnson had been i'll for more than a year but his condition was not thought serious until he suffered a relapse March 10. Saturday night, March Il. he attend ed banquet of the Nisi Prius club, an organization of Cleveland lawyers. He remained there until a. m., Sunday, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
American System Excels

New York, April 10-Prof. George Q. Meylain of Columbia university and pres i6ent of the Physical Education society, has just returned from study of the athletic training systems of six European countries, convinced that the Ainerical. system is the best in the world. This Is the reason he believes the American ath- letes excell all his foreign competitors. Professor Meylain will report to the so- ciety this week in Boston while the eighteenth convention of physical educa- tors will be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11

San Antonio, Texas. April 10-H. F. Honeywell and J. W. Poland, both of St. Louis, Mo-, started at 6:35 o'clock tonight in Honeywell's balloon in an ef- fort to win the Iahm cup and to break the worlds long distance record for balloon flight.
 The start was successful. The balloon rose gracefully and fIoated off to the minutes. The aeronauts expected to soon strike a northeasterly current of air. Lieutenant Honeywell hopes to land somewhere in Canada. He thinks the trip will be made in 4S hours
 The balloon is large one, made of a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
Fleet Will Go Visiting

Washington, April 10-The tentative itinerary of the second division of the At lantic fleet on its cruise in the Baltic sea during May and June provides for visits to Denmark. Sweden. Russia and Ger many. the navy department announces to- Gay. One port in each of these countries will be visited. All four divisions of the battleship fleet probably will cruise in Mediterranean waters during October, November and December, next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
LEAVE TEXAS
 ON A FLIGHT TO CANADA

mixture of silk and cotton. and 1t car ries an unusually small basket, only 31a by Az feet and is exceptionally light. A stove is carried for cooking purposes.
 Lieutenant Honeywell Is an officer i;' the signal corps of the Missouri Nation al Guard He is a balloonist Of long experience, having been a pilot on sev- eral previous long distance flights.
 Honeywelrs attempt to break the worlds record Is the third one within 12 months which had it's start in San Antonio. Clifford Harmon started here in tine spring of 1910. He landed in Ar kansas in storm. William Assman Of St. Louis started from here last Feb ruary in the balloon Sofia and landed in Missouri.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
RESCUE WORK IS DELAYED BY THE CHANGE IN FANS Fifty-Four Dead Above Ground at Midnight. More Expected Soon
  RESCUE WORK GOES ON NIGHT AND DAY f'
 Several Hours Were Lost Yesterday While Change Was Made in the Method of Supplying
 Air to the Mine
TOTAL WILL BE s4
 BY 2.3O O'CLOCK TO-DAY

Banner, April II, a. m.- Especial. "A messenger from the bottom of the pit has just arrived at the top of the man way bringing news from the party headed by Assistant In- spector Meal that by 2:30 o'clock 34 bodies will be sent to the top. This. added to the l54 now on the surface. will make to- tai of S4 recovered by 2:30. Officials state that today by noon all the bodies still remain ing in the mines will have been removed.
 Nothing. has been heard from the government party. headed by Dr. Holmes and Dr. Rutledge. at this hour. The party entered tine pit at 7;30 last night and have been within during the in- tervening six and half hours. The entrance was made immedi- ately after pr. Holmes arrived with q supply of helmets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11

wher he returned to his home he com plained of not feeling well.
 The following Wednesday he was obliged to go to bed. From that day to the time of his death his condition was grave, though several times he made seemingly impossible rallies and despite the fact that he realized he did not have long to live. the former mayor was cheer full and optimistic to the last
 Funeral arrangements had not been completed late tonight, but the burial probably will be in Greenwood cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y., where MT, Johnson had long owned lot beside the one in which Henry George is buried. It is said Mr. Johnson accompanied MT George when the latter purchased his burial lot and obtained an adjoining one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
Cumberland River Rising

Nashville, April 10.-The Cumberland river here has passed the S-foot mark and continues to rise. Advices from up the river indicate that no great amount of damage has been done. Dispatches from Decatur Ala. say that the Ten nessee river Is spreading out on the north of the city distance of three miles and connecting the river and Swan and Beav CT lakes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
American Commits Suicide

Paris, April 10.-The coroner's finding in the investigation into the cause of death of Herman Guthmann who was found shot at the Hotel Continental in this city yesterday, said to be an Ameri- can bank ~employe is that he committed suicide. Mir. Guthmann had been ~Snend- ing the past two months in EuropeNfor his health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
Cornelius McAuliffe Dies

Chicago. April 10.--Cornelius McAui- fife, until recently managing editor of the Chicago Record Herald. died here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-11
Grant Patent Held Valid

Washington, April 1o,-The supreme, court ofe the United States today held to be valid the so-called Grant patent, covering system of setting rubber tires on carriage wheels.