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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-07
News of Ensley

The Ensley club will meet tonight in the rooms of the inferior court on Avenue D.. The several committees sent from the club to Montgomery will make report and the committee in charge of the white way" celebration that is to take place Thursday night will submit their final plans for the event.
 The affair promises to be very in- teresting as in addition to the brass band that has been provided a mum Der of speakers will make addresses. The avenue will be gaily decorated and streamers and badges commemorative of the occasion will be provided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-07

The regular monthly meeting of the vestry of St. Johns Episcopal church was held yesterday at the office of w. N Wood on Nineteenth street The treasurer's report was received and other business transacted.
 The building committee was instruct ed to get figures on new church building so as to make report at the next regular meeting.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
SEEKING WDrSTRHL PEACE.

The remark which was made NJ the
closing session Of the convention Of the
National Civic Federation, that more
blood Is shed in strikes in this country
than In wars in south America, many dr
may not have been accurately based on
confirmed statistics. though we should
not be surprised if II were and if IT
were thus literally true. But in any
case if serves aS a pertinent reminder or
the disturbance not only Of industry and
commerce bat also of social order and ;hc
pcacr of the state which is increasingly
caused 10y such conflicts between labor
and capital. and ii suggests the need "f
seeking domestic Industrial peace Is
we'll MS international political peace
Indeed. there IS conccivably room for
logical rcproacA 10 the nation IN the
circumstance that So many Of its leaders
of uphion and directors Of action are
making appeals for peace among the ma
tions through arbitration. perhaps COM
pulsory, while they have not yet been
able 10 secure industrial peace at home
or 10 get general adoption of arbitra-
,ion in industrial disputes, either yoIun-
tary or compulsory. If they cannot
achieve the latter il may be asked why
they should assume Ia dictate the
prompt doing Of the former. which is
obviously 10y far the mere difficult of the
two.
It was interc sting to observe also the
differences of opinion which were eX-
pressed among the delegates, and par
ticularly the adverse opinion Of com
pulSory industrial arbitration which
was given ty prominent officer of the
American Federation Of Labor. Many
industrial reformers and labor unionists
have from time 10 time demanded com
pulsory arbitration aS the panacea for
all Industrial disorders. Yet here is this
expert authority declaring that such
system is impossible in any civilized
country: and we must add that his
with other reports Of d0ings there and N
Australia. seems to give strength 10 that
contention Vet. again If compulsory
arbitration Of labor disputes. under one
supreme government, il impossible, 1t
may be asked what hope there iS for
compulsory arbitration of international
disputes Involving the honor and vital
interests NJ sovereign states.
The conviction Is growing aud viii
probably prevail. that in neither indus
trial nor international affairs can any
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18

aiding insurrection in u neighborng
state and second in violating the ucn-
trality of Honduras. Such circunI-
stances suggest the propriety of making
il mmiStakably known that the United
States. AT amy rate. takes that treaty
seriously. and that II does NOT regard
with pleasure the violation of "A solemn
compact which was made ON it's soil. in
the presence of its representatives and
with its moral participation and tutc-
age
John Hay. not long before his death.
remarked that this country was going
10 impress upon the Central American
republics the faci that Instructions and
revolutions were not pleasing Ia us and
that IL was time for them Ia 90 ont or
fashion Certainly it is our privilege
and we should say also our duty. To- do
that In case ~ which are involved
treaty Siipulations which were made in
our presence aud under our auspices. It
is not well for those states Ia break any
treaties which they have made in any
place. It is particularly Objectionable
for them to break before Americas face
solemn treaty which was made ON
American soil.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
-r.r.n Tic Trlhrn. Rnretu-

Washington, Jan. l7.-Mlss Helen Taft
spent almost as strenuous a day to-day as
YESTERDAY. Besides attending the diplo-
matte dinner at the White House she WAS
present at the dance given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Hennen Jennings, and also the recep-
tlon and ball at Rauscher's, when Com
missioner and Mrs. Cuno II. Rudolph were
hosts
Senator du Pont was among the dinner
hosts tonight. lie has issued Invitations
FOR a large dinner party on February 5,
when Miss Helen Taft will be the guest
Of honor
Mrs. Herbert H. u. Peirce. wife OF the
Minister to Norway. who in company with
the Minister is spending some time at the
Highlands I'm this city, was hostess at Il
tea this afternoon. when diplomats and
members Of official and resident society
were guests Assisting Mrs Peirce were
Mrs Charles II. Davis. Miss Elizabeth
Davis. Mrs. Picking. Of Baltimore; Mrs.
Henry r. Allen. Miss Gwendolyn Cum
mings. OF Boston Nine. De Meissner and
Mrs Richard Cobb The Minister and Mrs.
Peirce will leave Washington next week
preparatory to returning TO Norway.
Miss Alice Boyd daughter OF Dr. John
G. Bovd. L. 5. ~. ana Mrs. Boyd was
hostess at a luncheon party to-day for
Miss Catherine Andrews, daughter or Ad-
iutant General and Mrs. George Andrews.
of Governors Island.
Representative William b. Mckinley en-
tortaincd number Of guests at dinner
tonight
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
THE SULLOWAY PENSION BILL.

( To the Editor OF The Tribune.
/ Sir: Relying upon your sense Of fair deal
/ ing ask you to insert this reply TO your
| editorial OF the 18TH inst. relative to tho
workings Of the Suloway pension bill. To
/ the mind o. tire writer you are certainly
misleading: but not for one moment would
| accuse Tho Tribune of doing so wlfuly.
| Primarily, YOU say that the increase in the
expense will amount TO $500 10000 annual
| ly, but you neglect to say that after the
| first year this amount Will decrease to the
extent OF six or seven millions 4 year, and
will continue to decrease more and more
each year as the pensioners pass away.
which they are now doing at the rate OF
one hundred a day-thirty-six thousand a
year. And this number is bound TO in
crease the pensioners grow older.
Again. you claim that the men who went
70 the front are fully as capable OF getting
! out and doing a full days work as are
those who remained at home This, OF
course, applies only 10 those of the same
age. Permit me 10 ask YOU II YOU are not
willing 10 allow anything in favor OF the
men who went 10 the front and gave up
everything comfortable 10 give battle FOR
their country's honor and integrity? Is
ncthing 20 he granted in their favor for
having faced shot and shell crawling
through swamps and thickets, sleeping on
the bare ground. with no shelter but the
canopy of heaven. that YOU and all the rest
OF us might enjoy the blessings OF this
glorious country?
Are these men and the men who for
months lay IN Southern prisons. exposed
20 all sorts Of diseases, with ration n day
Of a pint OF cornmeal, ground mp cobs and
all, as capable of doing days work as
are those who remained At home. enjoying
all tho comforts. 10 say nothing OF the
luxuries? And what was our pay? The
greenback dollar with which We were paid
averaged in gold about - cents. The two
lest years OF tho war the private soldier
received SIG a month. but. as a matter OF
fact II amounted 10 Just about s.. truly a
magnificent sum 10 send home TO mother
or wife. with -four at 81 a barrel butter
at ~ or ~ cents a pound and other things
in proportion! The ordinary mechanic who
stayed at home received from 50 80 10 s. a
day. Note .he difference.
The trouble is. the generation now com.
ing up cannot De made to understand what
that great struggle meant TO the world at
large, and to this country in particular
The writer served about two years and six
months In the Union army. and he points
with pride 20 his record. He considers It
the brightest heritage he can leave his
children One year OF his service he spent
at Andersonville and Florence prisons. and
lie assures you most solemnly that II he
had to pass through that experience again
knowing that he would come through, ten
times the amount OF pension ne IL now re-
ceiving would be no inducement
G.. F. ELLIOTT.
Stamford. Conn, Jan 10. 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
pROrECTING HONnrRiS.

The attitude Of our State Department
toward Guatemala. in relation to Hon
duraS. is q cfresl ing example Of taking
people at their word and holding them
10 their pledges There have been re-
peated complaints that the Guatemalan
the giving of aid and comfort 10 the in
Surgents I'm Honduras. and that the
steamer Hornet. which was recently
taken thither from this country. IS abont
tn be used against the TIonduTan govern
ment. II is because Of these complaints
that our government is making vigorous
representations 10 the government Of
Guatemala, practically warning it 20
keep its hands off Honduras
In 50 doing the United States is per-
fectly justified, without danger of being
charged with meddling. With the do
nestle disturbances of those states we
may have nothing 10 do. so long as they
do not involve our treaty rights or the
security OF American citizens; nor have
we I'm all cases any concern I'm conflicts
between or among those states. But We
have q legitimate and direct concern in
every case in which one state NEEDLES
with an insurrection in another, and
particularly when Honduras is one Of
the parties concerned. That iS because
of our moral participation in the Treaty
OF Washington Of 1907. in which al
those states bound themselves 10 refrain
from meddling with each Others domes-
tic troubles and 10 regard Honduras as
a neutral state, at all times exempt from
the bcllicosc attention of * neighbors.
We said ~ the time Of the making Z
that treaty that il was 10 bc feared il
would moi always be- regarded seriously
and faithfully observed by all the par
Ties to a. II reports are true il is now
being violated j.! Guatemala, first an
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
4 32,uSclUCnt.

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DFPT BtIC-c lis 10 Rcbecca ~ Su0nyhroo6
Farm.
ST NICHOLAS RINK Skating.
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New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
NO BIPARTISAN DEAL!

The duty Of the Republican minority
Al Albany is plain. Whatever happens.
none of them should directly or indi-
rectly help Murphy in his efforts to
bring about the election of his candi-
date for the Senate. 1t is pointed out
Republicans would be enough 10 put
Shochan'S supporters in a majority,
even if all the Democratic Insurgents
should stand firm. If Republican MEM
bcrs should participate i'm any deal
which would bring success to Murphy
it would he a scandal that would iniure
the party i'm the next election and rob 1t
of the advantage that comes from Mur-
phys shocking exhibition of bOSSiSm.
There has been much bipai1isanship at
Albany in the past, and ii has filled the
state with disgust, but that disgust has
been nothing compared 10 the indigna-
tion which would he aroused by n hi
partisan solution Of Murphy's difficult
tics.
We hope there will he an end Of bi-
IartiSanShip i'm other matters also. The
session has begun with n braZcn cXhi-
htiou of boSSiSm in Legislature or
gauiZcd with shocking contempt for the
decent opinion of the state. But the
Republican party will gain nothing from
the states contemplation Of the Spccta-
Gle if its representatives arc disclosed
~ hand in glove with the base Gle
mcnts that the recent political oycr1urn
brought 90 the front.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
yBE MAJORITY" WHICH ELECTS

Dispatches from Albany report some
confusion in the minds of members Of
The Legislature as 10 the majority
vote" required 10 elect United States
Senator. Albany opinion is likely TO be
misled by the rules applied in this state
defining Il legislative majority. Under
the state constitution Il bill in order to
mass either branch Of the Legislature
must obtain the votes Of Il majority Of
aIl the members elected 90 that branch.
\ majority of a mere quorum in either
branch is not sufficient. But that rcgu-
Iation j. local. and is not applied in
The federal legislation controlling the
election Uf Senators,
u ha. Lccu determined 10y the Senate
ihat quorum I'm either branch or in
tho Joint assembly of Legislature can
do anything which either branch or tho
Joint assembly can do. one hundred
> nd one members now constitute quo
rrm ~ the Joint assembly IN which tho
ucxt Senator from This state is 10 b"
elected. tac two houses having failed 70
make au election voting separately. II
not more than lVl members arc present
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
BISHOP VINTON DEAD
Passes Away After a Weeks Illness OF
Pneumonia.

Springfield. Mass. Jan. l>.-Bishop Aeh-
ander II. Vinton. Of tho Protestant Epi"
Copal Diocese of Western Massachusetts,
died soon after midnight this morning io'-
loving an illness OF a week with pneumonia
ano bronchitis.
Bishop Vinton Was born in Brooklyn
March 20. 1852. and was graduated from
st. stephens College in 1873 Iie VI"
made a deacon IN 1877 and q priest IN $50
the same year assuming charge OF tne
Church Of the Holy Communion at Nor
wood. y j.. and subsequently Goins 10
the Church Of the Holy Comforter ~
Philadelphia. lie became rector 81 Az
Saints Church in Worcester. Mass. ~
1884. serving until January, 1892. when n'
was elected as the dIst bishop OF to'
diocese Of Western Massachusetts h'
was a member OF the standing commil'e'
OF the Diocese OF Massachusetts, ano
delegate to the General Conventions OF lN'
and 1901 lie was also member oi '"'
Antiquarian Society and Of the Cen'oU
Club of New York. Bishop Ninton was wv
author Of occasional sermons, pamph'e'
and addresses.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
7BETAlIulNYIZED LEGISLATrRE.

THE ETAUH1NlI/ED LEGISLATi RE.
How completely the Legislature is
Tammanyized ana how little truth there
was i'm the report that Murphy was so
licitouS aS to the impression his party
would produce upon the decent citizen
ship of the state is made plain by the
organization Of the Legislature. Grady
only of the Democratic ''old guard dis
appears from his accustomed place. and
i'm view Of Governor DiX'S attitude Of
non-iutprfcrencc with the Legislature i'm
its choice of a United States Senator it
is improbable that the public owes the
retirement Of Grady 10 any interference
Of his. 1t was probably n mistake.
therefore. 10 attribute Grady's rejection
to regard for the decent opinion Of the
community. Murphy doubtless turned
Grady down from no desire to improve
the party's leadership, but for reasons
which are perfectly plain 10 every one
who knows anything about Albany con-
ditionS.
All Of Grady'S old associates are in
CtNiI >ldHbllE. anu 'fIdbA DliliN'll NIX w
have had the important craftsmanship
of the Finance Committee had he been
willing to accept it. The rest Of the
good chairmanShipS in the Senate all go
Ia the supporters of Aids and the
racetrack Senators. Frawley becomes
chairman of tie Committee on Finance.
and Cullen. Of Brooklyn. of the Judi
ciary Committee: Tim" Sullivan is at
the head of the fat" Insurance Com
mittee. and the other Sullivan AT the
head of the almost equally esteemed
Committee on Miscellaneous Corpora
tionS. Stillwcll is chairman " the Com
mittcc on Codes. RamsperGcr. of RUf-
falo. and Iartc. of Queens. two mem
bcrS Of the 'old guard" lead. respect
lively. the committees on Canals and on
Taxation and Rctrcnchmcnt. while Nc
Mans is made head Of the Committee
on Labor and Industry. In tho Assem-
bly, the Democratic party has no such
list Of discredtcd old guardsmen. for
the membership of the Assembly has
changed more frequently. hut the com
plctc Tammanyizing of that branch 81
the Legislature is apparent in the COM
mittee assignments
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18

technical law proye panaccn. = -
trnism that YOU cannot lcgislate chc.., u
iycIy acnjnsi human nature. II men
want to fight. they will fight in spite "'
ali The irenic enactmcnts in the world
What gives promise of efficiency, II 1t 1t
can he done is TO educate the mlhuS u
men to appreciate the practical advnn,
tages Of peacc over war. perhaps "''
70 educate their hearts 70 desire peace
rather than war: and certainly {? @ln'
cate their consciences to do to the'r ie''
lows that Justice which is the o''''
sacuro foundation of peace. In so iar
conferences and congresses lead toWarn
that end. they do probably more goo,
than in the mere discussion OF proposPu
laws upon which agreement is all ou'
impos<ibIc and of which the behen' =
Drohlem3tic
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
PRINCESS CANTACUZENE SAILS
General Grant S Daughter Says Visit
Home Was Long Sweet Dream.

The army cutter General Wikon carried
the Princess Cautacuzenc, daughter OF Cen
eral Frederick D. Grant the prince and
their three children yesterday from Gov
ernor's Island to the North German LLOYD
piers in Hoboken. where they boarded the
Kronprinz Wilhelm. Just before sailing
for home the princess described her two
months visit TO her father on Governor
Island as "one long. sweet dream
I'VE had delightful time" she declared.
"and I am already looking forward TO our
return next year" Mrs. Grant saw the
little party or
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
GGrrPNoR WILSON'S ADDRESS.

The sist Of Governor Woodrow W IL
sons inaugural address cannot DC pe'u'I
oivcn than by the quotation from II u
these words:
VIC have here the undoubt"nlF SouIl' Su',
chain and sequence OF reior'lls, an -
direct choice nv IN" people .. ~ r,;o.
who arc 10 organize alike their parueS
~ ,i,oir government. and those meas
,,ros W ,ich true representatives ol th'
peouIe will certainly favor ana auoptI
svstenatic compensation Tor lnJuttu
I ,,.,rl,ipprep the careful regulation III
,hc conr,,on interest Of all corporations,
botb il, respect of their organization a',''
~ tbair methods OF business. ana espc-
ciaIlv Of public service Corporations, ,n'
eGIjaliZation Of taxes. ana the coh'e,
ton OF the natural resources Oh III, it
and Of the health ana sais'! VI
people.
Govcrno, Wilson would have the gov
crpr7ent brought closer IN the peop'' Wy
the imnrnvemcnt Of the New Jersey III
re,.t urinary laws. 1rl. having thus oe-
nrivetl selfish inre. ia of an uh'lue
Voice in the making and administration
Of 1hc law. he would procure slatuteS
for the protection OF workingmeh SUCH
AS modern conditions require lor 'h'
regulation of corporations and Tor the
conservation Of the states natural re-
sources. When these words are read u
is plain how far New Jersey. through
the obstinacy of Republican legislatures
in resisting Republican Governors laGS
behind such states as New York.
How progressive Is no oth'r
word but this stereotyped one-GoN-
crnor Wilson is will he seen from ms
rnhcsitating recommendation that New
Jersey follow Senator Jonathan Bourne s
"modnI state of Oregon" in regard to
primary and ballot reform. In the
main The new Governor of New Jersey
would have that state adopt the re
forms which New York adopted under
Governor Hughes He puts the case
for them with the felicity Of expression
and the philosophic breadth OF view
which the public has come 10 expect i'll
The uttcrances of the former head Of
Princeton University.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
Irr0m The Trlbunt Bureau. ]

IRON The Tribune Bureau
washington. Jan. iI.-Baroneys Henssl,
miller has recovered sufficiently 70 he car.
riad downstairs 20 Ter automobile for drive,
~ half an hour. bu; not sufficiently to IN.
Ccrgo the fatigue of the elaborate dime.
given at the White House tonight for tho
Diplomatic corps
The German Ambassador left here n.
niant for New York after the dpomats
dinner az the White House, and was A..
companied by A. .. Horstman. attachs.
Countess Won Bernstorff. who was 70 hays
accompanied him, changed her plans
Tho Mexican Embassy IS again in mourn
,rs. this time for the death of SeHora san.
taIla de la Barra. sister-in-Iaw II the am.
baesador, who died in Mexico City yester.
day morning. Schor dc la Barra will s1
10 Mexico soon
Count Elemer Pojscsevich. Austrian at.
tache. has gone to New York, TO remain a.
few days.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

New York city is now allowed TO go into
debt $50 600 more VIII she? Well, We
guess Washington Herald.
In New York the chief "drammer" for
out -of town folks Is Passing the Forty
story Front "-Syracuse Post standard
New York has raised her assessment and
is now allowed by law to 90 into debt
100000 more. VIII She Watch her.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Now II H. a New York alderman VINO has
introduced an ordinance TO regulate the
length Of the hatpin. II IL should pass II
would put New York In the class win
Kansas city, which has such a law.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Whenever New York gets near the dead
line i'm taxation and needs more money the
assessed valuations OF the town are raised
and the thing Is made easy.-Buf1alo News.
New York City's taxable values have bcen
h listed k9Oo.000t'0 I'm year and now the
city's debt limit is t2Qouo00o We violate
no confidence in stating that tho limit viii
I've reached all right and mat tho produc-
ing energy of the country viii have TO pay
! the bill ultimately. Houston Post
New-York tribune., 1911-01-18

and recorded as voting. II can elect
Sehator Bracket was right. therefore,
i'm warning Republican members not 10
absent themselves without pairs. Alb
scnteeiSm is 4 popular device AT Albany
to prevent the passage of bill. sihce
every absentee is counted as voting in
the negative But ahSentccism would
easier. because il reduces the number Of
votes which the successful candidate
must obtain.
II is not surprising that some of Sen
ator Brackets colleagues assured him
that he was all wrong and that the
local constitutional maiority' rcGuia-
iion applied. Many legislatures follow
their own ideas in the election Of Sen
atorS and do not take the trouble 10
study the law ana the precedents.
Thus the Wisconsin Legislature two
years ago elected Isaac 7. Stephenson
and not even Mr. Stpphcnson'S cam+
laign managers knew that he had been
legally chosen. He received the votes
of q majority Of the legal quorum in
each branch of the Legislature on the
day designated for separate balloinC.
But because some members Of each house
had been present and rcfrained from
voting. the Legislature in Joint session
failed 10 declare the result and went on
voting. and Mr. Stephenson was not
chosen on Joint ballot until six weeks
later. The second election was super
huouS There should he no misunder-
standing at Albany as 70 the compc-
tency of bare quorum in the joint as-
scmbly to give United states Senator
Il legal title.