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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
FRENCH POLICE BLAME AMERICANS For Criminal Wave Now
 Sweeping Paris SEARCH IS CONDUCTED Drastic Campaign Launched Against Lawlessness to Round Up Ring
 Leaders-Believed Ameri-
 cans Are Responsible
SEARCH IS CONDUCTED

Paris, December 4.-Worldng upon the theory that an organized band of Amer jeans is responsible for the crime wave which is sweeping Paris, Police Prefect Lepine today launched the most drastic campaign against lawlessness of recent years to round up the ringleaders.
 While the search for the culprits is be- ing conducted with great secrecy, it has become known that secret service agents of the French government are co-operat- ing with the municipal police in an en- deavor to run down the criminals.
 That American brains planned and American criminals carried out the mur- der and robbery of approximately $5O,0OO from a bank clerk in the heart of the French capital on Thursday and the rob bery of jewels, at first reported to be worth $100,000 from the corpse of Mile. Lantelme in tomb in Pere La Chaise cemetery, is a belief that has crystalized from the meager facts so far known. It has since been learned that the gems which the grave robbers got were paste, and that the genuine pearls which they had sought were overlooked. At least this is the police version.
 Other burglaries which have been re- ported to the police, but which have not all been allowed to reach the public, are also attributed to this same band. The police believe that if they can catch the arch conspirators who have planned the series of daring outrages recently, they will be able to recover the famous art work Mona Lisa which was stolen from the Louvre several months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
R|CHESON IS NOW
 OUT OF DANGER
Minister Receives Several Bouquets From Friends
 as Holiday Reminder

Boston, December 24-Christmas eve found the Rev. C. V. T. Richeson, who is awaiting trial charged with the poi soning of his former sweetheart Avis Linnell somewhat recovered from the eff fects of his self mutiaton and the con sequent surgical operation last Wednes- day. His physicians said the prisoner is now out of all danger.
 Several bouquets of flowers, one, the holiday gift of his fiancee, Miss Violet Edmands, were placed beside the min ister's cot as reminders of the Christmas tide.
 The initiative in any step looking to the appointment of a committee to de- termine whether Richeson is insane will not be taken by District Attorney Pelle- tier. MT. Pelletier says he does not con- slider that the minister's act of Wednes- day warrants such a move. Although Lawler Morse is quoted as saying that, in his opinion, the act indicated an ab- normal mind the defense has taken no step as yet toward raising the question of sanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
COTTON GOODS 7: MARKET QUIET Ueeree of Firmness Main
 tained Where Weak
 ness Was Evident

New York, Decemb CT 24-The cotton goods markets were reasonably quiet throughout the week and at the closs there was a maintained degree of firm ness in quarters where, weakness was evident two weeks ago. Fruit of the loom A bleached muslins were ad- vanced 1sc. a yard to 75sc. and other lines of branded bleached clothes will advance within a short time. Sales of the finer qualities have been enor- nous announced by the revision which took place early in the month and this is true of other goods that have been revised in comparing with the lower cost of cotton
 Indications point to a large measure of activity in cotton domestics during the coming month because of the att tractive prices now current. Print. cloths stiffened little and the 39 inch 6Sx72s that were sold as low as "A c are now quoted 4 13-16c and 27 inch 64x6Os, which were down to 2&c, are now at 27sc. Sales at Fall River were light as mills there declined to sell at the low price buyers would pay. Prep arations are under way for more active trade in blankets and mapped cottons for the new fall season, which will be opened about January 15. Fine clothes have been selling at advances on spot goods.
 The undertone of the market con- tinues good of light stocks in distrib- uters' hands and the more promising conditions in retail centers where the holiday trade has been better than was anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
COUNT GOUROWSK| ]
 AT ELLIS ISLAND
Charges Will Be Preferred Tuesday-Owns Valuable
 Plantation in Virginia

New York, December 24-Count Andre Gourowski, who was arrested under mysterious circumstances in October, last, upon his arrival here from Europe, was again taken to Ellis Island today by an officer from the immigration headquarters there. The count was brought here from Lynchburg, Va, where he was arrested on orders from Washington. The nature of the charges against the Russian have not been mads known to the immigration authorities.
 At the time of the detention in De- tober there was a hint of Russian po- litical conspiracy. The count declared that he had taken out first papers as an American citizen and had consider able property in Virginia and other sec tions of the south and representatives received tended to substantiate his claim that he was well and not unfayor- ably known in Lynchburg.
 Count Gourowski will be arraigned before the board of inquiry at Ellis Isl- and on Tuesday, when the charges against him will be made known from Washington and he will be given an opportunity to disproye them. The mys- terlous reports of his alleged connec- tion with political plots against the Russian government have died a natural death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
POLE AND ITALIANS
 TO MEET ON MAT

New York, December 24.-An event of note among aspirants for the world s wrestling championship will occur when the match between Stanislaus Zbyszko the massive Polish champion. and Gio- vanni Raicevich. title holder of Italy, is consummated. The winner is expected to be matched against Frank Gotch in contest for the worlds championship
 Zbyszlko will undertake to throw the Italian three times within an hour and a half at catch-as- s-catch-can style, and most of the admirers of the Pole seem to think he has undertaken an uncommonly hard task. Raicevich has been installed as a decided favorite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
 DAY WRITES OPINION

Washington, December 24.-At the bed side of his wife in Canton, O.. Associate Justice Day of the supreme court. has written an opinion, dispelling much un- certainty about bankruptcy proceedings. Last Monday Chief Justice White an- nounced in court that the opinion would be recorded and the printed opinion has just been filed in the clerks office. Among other things decided were:
 That the state court cannot entertain a suit on debt by creditor against a debtor when a federal court anywhere in the United States is passing on pe- tition to declare the debtor a bankrupt.
 But a federal court cannot take five years to pass on the petition, allowing some creditors to manage the debtors business. That would amount to denying the petition.
 So it was held that the Beekman Lum- Der company of Missouri could sue in the Missouri state courts the Acme liar vester company of Peoria H.. despite bankruptcy proceedings in Illinois
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
TOY BEAR GIVES NEW WORKERS SCARE.

New York, December 24.-Some prac- tical joker gave a crowd of several hundred persons on fashionable Fifth avenue a bad scare and brought po- licemen with drawn revolvers running to the scene late today when the sight of what appeared to be a big bear al large on the sidewalk along the Gen. tral park edge excited belief that a grizzly had escaped from the park menagerie. The furry object of about a mans height, was rocking back and forth and giving vent to low growls. A policeman leveled his weapon to nrel but had no sooner done so than the growing ceased and the bear toppled over. There was general relief when the bear" proved to be an ingenious toy which, on winding. would rock back and forth and emit low growl at reg ular intervals. About the neck of ths big toy was ribbon, to which was at tached 8 card inscribed: "A merry Christmas from Uncle Tut-tut." The bear is being held for identificatioig by the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
ELKS GIVE POOR
 TASTE OF XMAS

Huntsville December 24-(Special.)- Huntsville merchants claim that while probably as many purchases were made for this Christmas as were made for Christmas of year ago, the value dlo not average as high, because of gen. cral scarcity of surplus money among the cotton planters.
 Today the Elks distributed groceries, coal, wood and other necessities among all the destitute families in the city and suburbs who could be located. The charity fund of this lodge was a most liberal one and, so far as could be learned there Is not one family in the city that was neglected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25

some true gunpower in addition. A small quantity of the combustion material is rammed into the case, a star is added and this process Is repeated till the case is full. the 9nd is then closed with a piece of match paper fastened on the outside and drawn up into candle point for lighting. The commercial value of Roman candles Is in ratio to the number of stars which they contain, and the num- Der of explosions required to erupt these stars. Some of these stars are sub-divid- ed into minor stars which fall into show CTS as the explosion takes place, and SC me of the more expensive candles and rockets have linked stars which look like fairy lanterns as they drift earthward.
 Firecrackers arc made of paper pulp pressed Into cylindrical forms in the cen ter of which runs an inflammable match" surrounded with gunpowder, which in exploding causes the paper case to fly to pieces, making loud noise, the nature and amount of this noise determ- ming the commercial value of the fire cracker. The detonating and explosive quality depending upon the size of the cracker and the quality of the powder used The small cracker in packs was that originally used, the giant or cannon cracker being more modern. dating with the torpedo and Chinese fire, so much admired by children, as they can be amused with the golden shower without the fear of being set on fire with the sparks
 Firecrackers are the cheapest form of fireworks, as "set pieces' are the most expensive, the latter being of compara- tive recent invention, winch has reached a wonderful state of perfection. for dates. mottoes, designs and even photo- graphs are susceptible of being copied in the glowing sparks by the wonderful art ists in fireworks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
TRAIN CRASHES
 INTO A BOULDER

Bristol Tenn, December 2i.-Three men were instantly killed and a fourth prob ably fatally injured early today when a doubleheader freight train on the Vir- gnia and Southwestern railway ran into a boulder which had fallen on the track in the natural tunnel, 40 miles west of Bristol. The men killed were Engineer w. S. Adams, Fireman Lee Glover and Brakeman Clinton Sprolles and the in jured man Brakeman $. s. Carriger The tunnel is a complete blockade of traffic and passengers are being transferred across the mountain which the tunnel penetrates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
MOlasses Destroyed

Boston, December 24.-More than 10O0,- GOO gallons of molasses was destroyed in fire today among the buildings of the Boston Molasses company. The loss on the stock and property of the company, which is said 70 have been the biggest plant of it's kind in the world, is esii- mated to amount to between $25O.0oo and 800. GOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Predict Green Christmas

Boston, December 24,-A green Christi mas for New England was predicted for certainty in the official weather fore casts tonight. It will be an unseason- ably mild day. and the first green Christ mas which many sections of New Eng land have experienced in nearly score of years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
THE INVENTION AND
 USES OF FIREWORKS
How skyrockets and Other Fireworks Are MadeWha Makes Them Go Up and Throw Sparks When They Burst and
 Some Other Uses Made of Fireworks Beside Christmas Celebrating
By LULU HAYES LAWRENCE

can be seen for many miles, and 1t can be made to convey a message as well as a telegraph, as the color and frequency of their sending up spells out their mean ing upon the air to be read perhaps 90 leagues away, and this system of com munication was in use long before the telegraph disspated distance, and when Marconis wireless was still in the un- dreamed future.
 As Life Savers
 Rockets are used very effectively at all life saving stations, not only for the pur- pose of signaling, but in the more active work of rescue. for frequently a vessel in distress is so situated that 1t is im- possible to get to her. and then the rocket comes In use, those used having a bullet shaped head, and capable of being shot with great accuracy These heads hold line, small of course, but this In turn is attached to a larger line, which in turn carries heavy rope, which will when fastened to the mast of the vessel afford a method of passing for the "breeches buoy" or the "covered lfeboat," over which many otherwise doomed passen- gers have been drawn to safety.
 Rockets are constructed of cylindrical cases of hardened paper and are filled with composition of nitre, charcoal and sulphur, which is practically the same thing as gun powder, only this filling com position is fused at much slower rate of combustion. The base of the rocket Is perforated with one or more vents, and it's velocity and force is determined by the size and shape of these vents, for on them rests the rapidity with which the gas escapes, experience showing that the best results are obtained by the conicaI shaped vents. The match by which the rocket Is fired is introduced into the end, the nature of this match determining whether the rocket is fast 'or slow" The en- tire exposed surface of the composition forming the inside of the rocket is instant ly ignited by the match. Now the gaseous product of this ignition Is violently elected from the open end of the rocket, wlNch causes reaction of equal force, which. carries the rocket forward in the opposite direction. The movement of the rocket would be extremely irregular if it were not Tor some regulator, and this control is furnished by long balance stick tied to the rocket and projecting several feet be- hind, this stick being made of such light wood that it Is easily carried up by the force of the explosion, and rarely does any injury in its descent. All rockets are charged with starting powder" which is used in the match, a detonating pow der, which is in the body of the rocket and quick" or slow fuse which de- termlnes the speed of ignition, the latter sort of fuse being more used in 'set pieces" than in rockets themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
DEMOCRATS UNDER
 UNDERWOOD BEGIN
 TO PREPARE A BILL
CONTINUED FROM PAGE D

CONTINUED FROM PAGE D 
 10 cents per pound on third class or carpet wools.
 ''The determination of the shrinkage of each shipment of wool into this country must be by sampling and testing every bale or bag by government employees in government establishments equipped to perform this class of work. A thorough system of retesting must be provided for in case the result of the original test is disputed by the importer.
 'I would like to see the rate high enough on rags and low grades of shoddy to prohibit their importation, as we have enough of that class of adulterants pro- duced in this country and used in the making of woolen fabrics without bring ing the disease in the range of Europe here to be used for the same purpose. I am pleased to note that of late we have no need for rags or shoddy as we are now exporting them to the United Kingdom.
 The compensatory duty levied upon woolen and worsted fabrics should be spe- cific duty of 2 cents per pound, being the 20 cents levied on secured wool and ' cents allowance for loss in manufacturing the wool into cloth, instead of A cents, as provided in the present law on goods val ued at more than 40 cents per pound, and a graduated scale of advalorem duty to equal the difference of cost of production in this country and abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
In Greater New York

Though the use of fireworks was all most universal, there was no very notable display of these till comparatively modern times, possibly the most magnificent of these displays being given in New York when through consolidation with nearby cities Greater New York was evolved, to proudly take its place among the great est cities of the world. Among the most notable of tho firework displays ever given was the Siege of Paris" for this the rockets, candles and ''set pieces" are said to have cost enough to feed a city for many days. Later, Paine, whose name is almost synonym for the highest in py- rotechnic art, has given several firework plays of the greatest magnificance, his ''Fujiyama' being of such wonderful realism that the volcano seemed In veritable state of eruption. Paine's suc- cess as a pyrotechnist has never been rivaled
 Beside for display and in warfare, rock cts have been used to great advantage for other purposes, and very advantageousiy, for signaling at sea, as there rocket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Other Fireworks

Besides the rockets and Roman can dles so well known, there are other fire works recorded, which seem to leave the common ranks and cut out place for themselves. For instance, at a birthday fete at the royal palace in France they had rockets which, in bursting, sprayed the spectators with the most delicious perfume, and others which loosed birds and butterflies which seemed alive, so natural was their futterng flight
 A late Tollio paper tells of the inven- ton of daylight fireworks. In these the rockets and candles are filled with stars which, instead of exploding into scin- tilations and sparkles of light, give out A dense smoke, which changes from color to color in iridescent rays, or others which form colored flowers, birds, butterflies heads of beautiful women, horses and dogs, and even a jinrikasha filled with dainty little maidens with pigeons with outspread wings to draw the fairy-like conveyance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Cheaper in England

"The report shows the average cost of manufacture il the United States of woolen and worsted fabrics is about 12O per cent more than in England. Assum- ing the average manufacturing cost in this country to be 40 per cent of the total cost, the average ad valorem equiva- lent would then be 12O per cent of 40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25

Fireworksi What a vision of color, noise and excitement the very name suggestsi What an "open sesame to naradise their sparkle is to childish minds. and to minds adult also, for there Is something in all that wealth of brilliance that never grows old. Throughout the southland Christmas brings thoughts of rockets and Roman candles, for the Christmas comes in here with blaze of their airy joys, though in the north they are used al most entirely to celebrate the birth day of the "greatest nation upon earth"
 "Pyroteehnics'- two Greek words meaning fire" and "art-or fireworks" in ordinary conversation, were known before the time of Con- fucius, and we are indebted to the "heathen Chinee" for the knowledge of fireworks, as we are indebted to him for many things claimed by modern civiliza ton as its own.
 The Chinese first used rockets in of fensive warfare; they affixed a barb upon the point of the rocket, and the projectile was shot with the speed and accuracy of an arrow from bow, but with infinitely more force. In fact, rockets as weapons were to be reckoned with till a comparatively late day. Their inferior force and accuracy of air limited their use by Europeans to incendiary and signal purposes till in 1894 Sir William Congreve turned his attention to their improvement. He substituted sheet iron for the paper cases; made the guide stick to the rocket, and attached 1t to the center, instead of the side of the base, as 1t was then the custom to make them, and it Is said that by these methods he increased the range of six pound rocket from 600 yards to 20O0, the high est accurate range ever obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-25
Used in War

Used in War
 These improved rockets were used very successfully at the siege of Boulogne, and at the battle of Leip- sic. Rockets with heads of highly in- fammable material were used to set fire to an enemys stronghold in olden times, and. in fact they have been used for this purpose in very modern days.
 The pyrotechnic art was first intro- duced into Europe by the Italians, their mercurial Latin nature being caught by the sparkle, as well as by their ca pacity for carrying on warfare. The Florentines were especially skilled In the manufacture and uses, and as early as 154O a long treatise on fireworks was written by Birinqujcci Vannucceo, na- tive of Florence. which was exhaustive, and covered the subject very thorough ly, but the earliest regular pyrotechnlc display of any note was given by Sully at Fontainbleu in 1616; the next being bv Morrel, the commissary of artillery, in 1872.
 The great rejoicing over the estab- lishment of peace in France in 1737 was the occasion of most magnificent dis play of fireworks in the Hotel de Vile Pont Neuf. In Paris, and In the palace grounds of Versailles.
 Fireworks were not known in the United States until after the Declaration of h. dependence, when some merchant ships returning from China had, In addition to their cargo of silks and tea, some rockets, crackers and squibs. The American small boy at once realized the capacity of these for noise, excitement and beauty, and the new combustible literally took like wild fire" and they were accepted with accla- nation of joy, and after that every ship returning from India or China must per- forces sinclude these joy producers among their cargo
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-17
AFTER THE CHILD
WELFARE EXHIBIT

Walk along the narrow sculpture
gallery 10 the north 81 lbe great stair
way Of the Metup0litab museum Of
art in New York AID one viii como
ia Il lesser connecting gallery III the
center Of which Stands a fine cast Of
Robins great PenseIr Two met
and woman stopped one afternoon
before it Many people had come
ard gone interested bored, curious
absent-mi ded, some speaking Ia tor-
eign tongues, but al but three haa
passed quickly Oh. What dia the
great tense. crouehed figure mean,
they said and theg stood peSzlea.
at last one answered lie ain'i think
ing, he's just uneasy In his mind"
and they moved on satisfied
Uneasy il bis mind YES, thats the
meanirg Of This grouping. The bm.
den of decision lies on him Here IS
the spirit Of youth. there ahead lies
the tasks Of maj hood Here Is prom
ise. there fulfillmemt or negation
Now the city the state, the nation
need real men, N that near future
they will need them get more. There
fore, he sits still Iii order that ne may
know how 20 cer serve the welfare
ii the ehil& Mary WILCOX GlenG TIL
the Gnrvnv