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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
ID WAGE WAR ON
 THE MOSQUITO Health Department Making
 Active Efforts
SPECIALIST IS HERE
Dr. George Coester of Brunswick, Ga, Talks of Methods-Health Officers Are Making
 Experiments

The slogan of "swat the fly" has been extended to swat the mosquito" by the city health department, and vigorous campaign has been started to keep down the mosquito in Birming- nam during the summer.
 The sanitary department will over look the city for pools of water, buckets of water and any place whatever in which mosquitoes can breed. The health officers request that citizens see that no water Is kept standing around the premises.
 Dr. George Coester of Brunswick, Ga. was in the city yesterday and will be here for several days assisting the health officers in their campaign against the mosquito. Dr. Coester is re- garded as an expert on mosquitoes and boil weevils. He will go to Mis- sissippi from here to assist in the fight against the boil weevil that is being waged in that state.
 Dr. Coester talked interestingly of the mosquito and gave some interest ing facts in regard to 1t.
 ''It is a little known fact he said, that the mosquito not only breeds in summer but in winter as well. In our mild southern climate the mosquito is not troubled by the weather. I have found after a number of years of ex- D. rience that the only way to success fully fight the mosquito is to do it in winter. It is an established fact that those that are killed in the winter will not reproduce in the summer
 "T believe that Brunswick is the only town along the Atlantic sea coast that is not troubled by mosquitoes. It is an unknown thing for the residents of Brunswick to be troubled by mos quitoes and this has been brought about by fighting them in winter as well as in summer. After two years of hard fighting we succeeded in prac- tically exterminating mosquitoes at Brunswick"
 The health officers last Saturday morning secured some stagnant wa ter from Avondale for the purpose of making some experiments. At that time there was not single mosquito. Yesterday afternoon the glass dome uncer which the glass was placed was filled with mosquitoes, showing how quickly the insects hatch out.
 Experiments are also being made by the department with the fly proposi- ton. It has beon conclusively estab- lished that flies breed In winter and that as much or mere attention should be paid to dairies in winter as in sum- mer.
 As yet the department has received no reports of any serious number of cases of typho fever. but the summer epid emic began yesterday when six cases were reported. It is an encour- aging fact that all were from different cations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
MONTGOMERIANS
 AT UNIVERSITY

Montgomery, May 2s.-tSpecial.)- Emmet O'Neal, Attorney General Robert c. Brckell, Secretary of State Cyrus B.. Brown, and a number of prominent citi- zens of this city ,are attending the com mencement exercises of the University of Alabama. Superintendent of Educa- ton Henry J. Willingham and ex-Super- intendent Harry c. Gunnels will also at tend the university finals.
 The governor will probably spend sev- eral days in Tuscaloosa and will leave there about the middle of the week for Annapolis, Md, where his son graduat tes from the United States Naval Academy. Shortly after graduation Midshipman ONeal will leave on a two years cruise with one of the battleships.
 Governor O'Neal will probably return to Montgomery about the first of next week, and will immediately leave for Au- burn, where he will on next Tuesday re- view the cadets of the Alabama Polytech- nic institute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, May 29.-(Special.)-The at- pressure is high over nearly all districts east of the Rocky mountains and in the far northwest, and fair wealth. CT with light winds prevails in all south ern districts except when few local thunderstorms occurred attended with moderate showers and brisk winds
 Hot weather continues over the lower Mississippi valley, the gulf states and Ohio valley, whereas it is cool in tho lake region, Missouri valley and the northern Rocky mountain region. There has been no appreciable change in the temperature in the hotter regiops of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
JENKINS LUMBER
 YARD |S BURNED Loss Will Amount to S80OO With No Insurance
 Carried

The yard of the Jenkins Lumber company, situated at Nineteenth street ana Tenth avenue, north, was almost totally destroyed by fire of unknown origin yesterday afternoon at 5;45 o'clock The damage was estimated last night by Chief Bennett at between ssooO and s1o.ooo. This was total loss as R. M Jenkins, the owner, carried no insurance.
 The fire, while a very difficult one to handle, was extinguished in record tmie by the fire department. Twenty minutes after the alarm was turned in the flames were under control. None of the adjoining property was damaged by the fire owing to the quick work of the fremen.
 The alarm was discovered by fireman at No. station who imme- diately turned in an alarm. A general alarm followed few minutes later and seven stations answered the call. The department found the entire rear of the yards practically destroyed and four negro houses across the street on fire. The houses were promptly extin- guished and attention turned to the main blaze.
 The only element In favor of Chief Bennett was the fact that there was nc wind .(Chief Bennett stated last night ihatthad there been a high wind the fameS would have caused a much largek damage than was done.
 It as at once seen that the flooring A1ed was destroyed and the firemen di- rected their efforts toward keeping the flames from the mill and the adjoining property. In this they were successful, and beyond the damage to the lumber yard there was little loss.
 The lumber burned like finder, and ow- ing to the start obtained it was impos- sible to save the flooring shed and part of the lumber that was piled on the yard. While the cause of the fire will be off cially unknown, 1t is thought that it was started by a spark from an engine The fire originated in the rear.
 The fire yesterday afternoon was the first serious fire in over month, the last being on Norris avenue, when S10,oO0 damage resulted
 The fire was spectacular in the ex- treme, and a large crowd assembled to watch the fight. Traffic was blocked for nearly an hour both on Nineteenth and Eighteenth streets.
 MT. Jenkins stated last night that oper- ations would be resumed within very short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
EXECUTIVE HOME
 CONSIDERED IDEAL.

Montgomery. May 29.-(special.)-The purchase of the Sable home on South Perry street as residence for the gov ernor of the state is believed to have met with the approval of a large number of residents of the city. The Sable home Is one of the finest residences In the city, being a large 15-room structure, built of brick and stone, and with handsome fur nishings and appointments. The house is located in the heart of the residential section, on a large lot. and is regarded as an ideal place for a governors man. sion. Possession of the house Is to be given by June 15, and it Is believed that the governor will move into the execu- tive mansion by the latter part of next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30

whether i,N ntained prohibition of interstate trade that was due or un- due, or the word reasonable or unrea- sonable, there was not the slightest necessity to enter upon an argument to show that the act of Congress was to read as if it contained the word unreasonable or 'undue.' All that the court says on the subject Is, I submit obiter dicta, pure and simple.
 These views are fully discussed In the opinion delivered by me in the Standard Oil case, and I will not re- peat what Is therein stated, but simply refer to that opinion as containing a full statement of my views of this par ticular question.
 For the reasons stated I concur iu part with the courts opinion and dis. sent in part"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
GLCHR|ST VETOES
 THE CONVICT BILL.

Tallahassee, Fla, May Ex-Governor Gilchrist today vetoed the Angle bill abolshing the convict lease system in Florida. The governor explained his ac- ton with the statement that the legsla- ture had appropriated no money or taken other incidental steps for the establish ment of the new order of things and therefore could not attach his signature to the measure. It Is thought by some of the supporters of the bill they can muster enough votes to pass it over his veto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
THREE MINES AT
 BLOCTON FLOODED

Blocton, May 29.-(Special)-A large concrete dam In the old coal mines at Belle Ellen broke this morning at an early hour, and the large stream of water is rapidly flooding three of the largest coal mines at Blocton. Work has been abandoned at mines Nos. ?, and be- cause of the flood of water. All the peo- pie in the mines were rescued and no lives were lost, but much excitement pre- vailed in some of the mines. At this time it Is not known to what extent the dam age and delay may be estimated. It is certain that some of the mines cannot be operated for some time on account of the water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
Kealhofer to Columbus

Montgomery. May 29.-(special)-H. 8. Kealhofer, secretary of the freight bu- reau of the Business Mems league Of Montgomery left today for Columbus. Ga, where he will attend the meeting of the Tombigbee River association. MT. Kealhofer is on the programme for an address before the association. He will probably return to Montgomery the latter part of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
Man Hangs Himself

Decatur, Ind, May 29.-Harvey Par ker swung his 4-year-old daughter from a rafter in his barn just. before he committed suicide in the same man. ner today. Mrs. Parker discovered the two bodies. The child showed signs of life and she hastily cut 1t down but left her husband hanging until the coroner arrived The child's life was saved. Jealousy Is the reason given by neighbors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
MAD DOG BITES
 CALERA YOUTH

Calera, May Special )-Master Don Eason, son of MT. and Mrs. W. P. Eason, was bitten Saturday by a dog, which they had kept for ten years. The head of the dog has been sent to Montgomery for examination.
 The Rev. J. D. Hunter and family are spending a few days in Pratt City with Mrs. Hunters parents, MT. and Mrs. De- Bardeleben MT Hunter is to address the alumni of -Qwenton college on Tues- day evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
Floyd Kills Wife

Pelham, Ga., May 29-Dave Floyd sho, and killed his wife as she lay in bed last night and committed suicide as posse and bloodhounds were about to capture him. He was enraged because the court had awarded their child to his wife fol- lowing their divorce case. The killing took place on a plantation about 12 miles from here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
Bishop Candler to Preside

Chattanooga, May 29.-tSpecial.)-- Bishop w. A. candler will preside over the conference of the Chattanooga dis trict which conyenes at Jasper, Tenn. Thursday, June 1. There are 20 pas toral districts in the conference all of which will be represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30

country. the thermometer standing prac- tically where it has been during the past two or three days.
 With the exception of the scattered showers already referred to, and the general rains in the Missouri valley and middle lake section, fair weather pre- vailed throughout thes country.
 Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations, May % 1911:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
Yellow Fever Aboard Steamer

Fort De France, Martinique, May 29.-The French transatlantic liner steamer Perou which arrived here today from Colon and La Guaira had 15 cases of yellow fever on board during her voyage from Panama. Two patients died.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 29.-Alabama, Missis- sippi: Generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday; light variable winds.
 Tennessee: Generally fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
Congress Refused Amendment

Ut has steadily refused to amend the act so as to allow a restraint of inter state commerce that was reasonable or undue In short, the court now, by Judicial legislation in effect. amends an act of Congress relating to a subject over which that department of the gov ernment has exclusive cognizance With out intending, in the slightest degree to under-rate the ability of my brothers l beg to say that in my judgment Jus tice Peckham and his associates in the former cases were guided by the rule of reason and knew quite as well as others what the rules of reason required when the court sought to ascertain the will of Congress.
 They did not grope about in dark ness, but in discharging the solemn duty put on them by the constitution they stood out, with minds unmy stified In the full glare of the light of req eofi and felt and said time and again that the court could not and ought not, under the constitution, usurp Nhe func- ticns of Congress by indulging in ju- dicIal legislation.
 They said that to insert by con Gtruction the word unreasonable or undue in the act of Congress would be Judicial legislation. Let me say also that as we all agree that the combina : tion in question was illegal under any construction of the antitrust act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30

Observations taken at D. sevontynfth tii. pressure - ~~"-- S~ ~a'-~' "'s oerature they will be drawn only for freezing @
 SYMBOLS indicate state of weather; . clear; partly for past second ohour rainfall it equals M inch third, wind velocity of no no hour more " -7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
JUSTICE HARLAN AGAIN DISSENTS
 IN TOBACCO CASE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

court inserts in the act the word 'un- due and makes Congress say what it did not say, what it plainly did not in
 tend to say, and what since the passage of the act 1t has explicitly refused to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-03
MAINE REVEALING SECRET 7
All Disclosures Confirm Theory
of Exterior Explosion.

Havana. Nov 2.-It is probable that
the examination Of the wreck of the bat
tleship Maine will be completed by the
end of this month. All revelations Sc
far are strongly confrmatory OF the
findings of the Sampson board that the
ship was destroyed by an exterior ex-
ploslion. supplemented by partial ex~
plosion OF one or more Of the forward
magazines.
Sections of the bottom and sides of the
forward part have been found to be
lifted up and reversed by tremendous
exterior force inconsistent with the the
ory that this condition was due solely
to magazine explosions.
The forward section for seventy feet
from the bow is lying on its starboard
side and twisted sharp aport Explora-
ton in this section has been completed
for forty feet. leaving only thirty feet
to the extremity of the bow, which it
is expected will be reached in two
weeks. Removal of the four forward
boilers has been delayed owing to In
sufficient strength of the derricks. Wher
they are removed it will give an oppor-
tunity for exploration of the mud
embedded section occupied by the maya
zines. The building Of a wooden bulk
head amidships was begun to-day, and
there is no doubt that the after half oi
the ship can be 1oated out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-03
MANY RESCUED AT FIRE
Blaze in Brownsville Tenement
House Causes Scare.

A fire i'm Brownsville last night furnlshed
all sorts of excitement. Practically every
body in twenty-four-family tenement
house rushed up and down the stairs soma
jumping to adjoining roofs. some leaplnS
from the windows, others overcome by
smoke. and still others-these the little
children-being tossed from fireman to nre-
man until they reached safety.
The fire was in n candy store at NO hIl
Pitkin avenue. and an explosion caused 1t
10 spread to No. 1879.
Many of the inmates of the house ran
upstairs, only to find the door to the ro'i
locked. Some OF these were rendered un-
conscious by the smoke. Others jumped
from windows to the roof OF the American
star Hall. next door. Firemen and police
men ran upstairs into the house. put iad
ders To- the windows and spread lifenets
No one was seriously hurt. though half
dozen persons were brought out uncon'
scious. and one man had ldcerated hand
Ambulance surgeons from the Bradford
street and St Mary's hospitals attended
those who needed assistance. The fre dam
age amounted to no more than NVW'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-03

Platform pledges and the solemn pre-
election promises of candidates meant
nothing to the Murphy state adminstra
tion i'm comparison with its lust for
places on the public payroll If ever a
political party and its Governor were
pledged to a strict observance Of the let
ter and spirit Of the civil service laws
Murphy's Democracy and Murphys Gov
ernor were so pledged. The Murphy ad-
ministration to date has been long
continued raid on the state treasury
and shameless violation with the help
of Governor Dix. OF the spirit of the
civil service laws. ..-...
The Democratic state platform adopt
ed by Muiphy's convention at Rochester
was direct and explicit in its support Of
civil service reform. 1t said:
We believe that for the promotion OF
greater efficiency in the public service the
merit system should be extended wherever
il is found practical and protection given
TO civil service employees from unjust dis
missal.
knowledge Of Murphyism's itch for
Jobs prevented many persons interested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-03
SAYS W|LLETT TRIED
TO COVER Up LOAN
Banker Tells of Night Visit
Candidate Paid Him at
His Home.
BENCH SCANDAL PROBE ON
Willett Only One of Four Men
Accused on Hand-How He
Obtained $4,000 Before
Nomination.

Tammany's hand in Queens. minus
the index finger in the person OF Curly
Ice" Cassidy, Democratic leader Of that
county. was we'll represented yesterday
81 the opening of the public hearing OF
the Democratic judicial scandal in the
Second Judicial District. before Justice
townsend Scudder. sitting as COM
hitting magistrate in Part of the Su-
preme Court in Long Island City. The
portly leader sat at his desk in the Dem
ocratic club. across the way, during the
hearing. and members Of the same club
came in and out of the courtroom in
RELAYS and reported back to their chief
the progress of the investigation.
William Willett. jr., candidate for the
Supreme Court bench in Queens, was the
only orc Of the quartet OF alleged con-
spirators named i'm the information filed
with the court, which includes Cassidy,
John H. McCooey. Democratic leader OF
Kings. and Louis T. Walter, jr.. Cas-
sidy lieutenant. charged with conspiring
10 procure Willett's nomination by the
payment Of q sum Of money by the can
6idate. who attended the proceedings
Nr Willett sat down front with his
counsel. Colonel Alexander s. Bacon
throughout the day. Mr.. Willett said he
had come to see the investigation through
10 the end and would be there every day
until II was finished
Colonel Bacon announced at the close
Of the hearing yesterday that his client
desired TO take the witness stand and
testify IN his own behalf. Mr. De Ford,
Assistan; District Attorney of New York
County. ard District Attorney De Witt,
Of Queens. who are conducting the IN
oury. made no objection, provided the
candidate for the Supreme Court bench
would waive the privilege of immunity
in testifying. The matter was taken
under advisement in the Willett camp,
with the possibility OF his appearing as
witness to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-03
WOMAN HOLDS Up THIEF
WITH TRAY OF DIAMONDS
Jewellers Wife Gets Drop on
Armed Robber When Husband
Is Caught Off Guard.
MEN FIRST EXCHANGE SHOTS
Young Daughter of Merchant
Runs to Police Station and
Brings Aid-Prisoner Says
Wanted to Help Mother.

"hold-up" man with a revolver was
"held up by the wife Of a Jersey City
ieweller similarly armed, yesterday after
the jeweller and the desperado had eN-
changed shots. The merchants daugh-
ter. who is only twelve years old, sum
moned the police. who took the thief into
custody.
Harry Sigmund was in his jewelry
store. at No. 252 Central avenue, yester-
dav. when a young man OF medium
height and build, with a broad brlm
SLOUGH hat partly drawn over his brow
entered the place and asked to see some
diamond rings. There was nothing In
the strangers action to excite suspicion
and the ieweller lifted out &c tray aAd
placing it on the showcase, stopped to
take out another, when he heard the
command Hands up" Looking up he
saw the man was covering him with a
revolver.
Since the "hold-up" men have been
making specially Of robbing jewelry
dealers Sigmund has laid in stock of
revolvers. placing them at convenient
hidden points. easily accessible. Instead
of throwing up his hands he grabbed one
of the pistols and shouted, Your hands
up"
The robber fred one shot and the ball
went wide. lodging in the wall. Sig
mund also fred. and his shot was so close
that the bullet went through the rob
ber's hat. He was about to fire again,
hut Mrs. Bertha Sigmund just then ap-
neared at the door Of the rear room Win
a revolver I'm her hand. She supplemented
her husbands command with an order
for "hands up and the intruder
promptly obeyed.
While husband and wife kept their
weapons levelled at the thief, Mrs sig
,ound instructed her daughter, Helen 10
call a policeman. The child ran TO the
9th Precinct police station a block dls-
tant and Captain Cummings and Patrol-
mon Philip Miller and John Reilly mas
tened TO the store and arrested the man.
The prisoner says he is Charles Meyer
n chemist. of No. 1923 Broadway, Brook
1vr He said II was his first attempt dt
crime and he was made desperate pe-
cause he was out Of work ana hau al
old mother to support.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-03
TAFT FOR GREATER FLEET.
Navy Needless Extravaganza Unless
Maintained at Highest Efficiency.

Following the review Of the fIeet,
President Taft made the following
statement:
"Those who saw the fighting fleet,
which was assembled in New York
Harbor o-day, could not fail to be
struck with its preparedness and
with it's high military efficiency, and
must have been proud Of its person.
mel.
"The demonstration has had an
educational value in arouslng pa
triotism, in increasing the general
knowledge of and interest in the
navy, in illustrating the ability to
mobilize on short notice, and IN
showing the skill Of the officers who
turned the whole fleet in the narrow
river and sent it to sea at the rate
of fourteen knots per hour.
"The equipment of the fleet is ex-
ceIIent, except as to the number OF
destroyers and cruisers and eoll'ers
in proportion to the whole number
We had in the fleet to-day twenty
two destroyers, and to meet tho tull
requirements there should have been
approximatey one hundred destroy
ers. or an average Of four to each
battIeship. II is true that there has
been a marked Improvement in the
type of coIlers and fast cruisers IN
our navy, but il is also true that we
haven't sufficient number.
Gin addition to building great bat
tleships, other nations are building
enormous high speed cruisers
twenty eight knots per hour-and It
is believed that our navy should be
similarly equipped. Unless navy is
maintained at the highest possible
state Of efficiency, it is needless
| extravaganza.
| 81 am more than ever convinced OF
tho desirabilty of comforting upon
tho commanding officer Of our feet
| the title Of admiral, or at least OF
| vice admiral. At present the rank
ina officer is a rear admiral, and this
| title is not commensurate with tho
| importance Of the fleet. At the re-
| view Of the German fleet at kiel a
smaller number Of ships was under
the command Of full admiral; two
souadrons were commanded by vice
sdmiraIs, and each Of four divisions
was commanded by a rear admiral