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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
One Takes It Calmly.

When the authorities went to the naval
prison at o'clock Lemarchal was sleep
ing soundly in sailor fashion in his ham,
mock. On being told that his petition for
a pardon had been refused he simply re-
piled. Thank you,' and right up to the
end of the terrible ordeal. which lasted
for more than an hour, he behaved in a
most calm manner
Guegen, on the other hand, twice at
tempted to commit suicide. He was
sleeping in company with two other
prisoners. whose duty it was to watch
over him. When the authorities APP
peared his companions promptly left
him. and when told of his fate he ex-
claimed, MY poor mother. Then. with
bed and threw his sailor cap to the
ground, he exclaimed, How is it going
to be done? don't mind so long as it
is not Deibler'-meaning the man who
operates the guillotine.
Both men were allowed to hear mass,
and the first step of their pilgrimage
began when they were. taken to the
prison chapel Here the priest gave
them the comforts of religion, and then
offered the condemned men meat ane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02

each tube), and then lay . string or
mines across the mouth Of the harbor.
A deck OF armor would cover the ma
chinery and other vital parts of the
cruiser, the total weight Of armor used
being 33i tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02

1t pays to read the want columns OF
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
DEATHS STIR EUROPE
Execution of French Sailors
May Change Law.
METHOD IS OBJECTED TO
Comrades in Arms Made to Garry
Out Death Sentence.
ARE TIED TO POSTS AND SHOT
Justice of Death Penalty for Murder
Upheld, But Means of Expia-
ton Is Condemned.
ARE TIED TO POSTS AND sHO.
Special Cab'egram to The Star.

Special Cab'egram to The Star.
LONDON, September 2.-The recent
execution of the two French sailors
named Guegen and Lemarchal at Toulon
has produced a profound impression not
only in France. but in this country. 1t
is more than forty years since soldier
or sailor belonging to the active army or
navy of any civilized European power
has been shot in expiation of crime
1t is declared today 10 be certain that
when the French chamber Of deputies
meets again a law will be enacted which
will place such criminals in the hands of
the public executioner and will render
it unnecessary for their comrades in
arms to be called upon to carry out the
dire sentence.
No fault has been found with the SEN
tence of death passed on the two sailors.
They were found guilty beyond doubt
of a most brutal murder. In the course
of a quarrel and for paltry sum OF
money the two men murdered a COM
rade named Carrei at Ajacio, in Corsica,
last January. From the first there was
no doubt Of the two mems guilt.
But it is to the method of execution
that objection has been made, ard thrill
of horror has been caused by the grue-
some accounts of the long proceedings
which marked the grim ceremony. One
CORE spondent describes the execution in
the following words:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-02
Today.
From Judge.

Father bought a Rubens when We
were in Europe last summer"
Really! What horsepower"
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Prisoners in Fetters.

Toulon is, in little way. Venice"
and the town is divided up by parts of
the harbor and canals, SO that in order
to get from one place to another it is
necessary TO go by boat.
And so it was that just before sun
rise the two men who were to be shot at
the INST had to be embarked, chained
and fettercd and were conveyed in a
small boat across the harbor-a twenty
minute journey. 1t was known at mid
night that the execution would take place
in the morning by. the order that all
troops were to be con.!ned 10 barracks
or to their ships.
A. one time il was thought that there
would be some difficulty in getting a FIR
ing party together, but on volunteers be-
ing called Tor any number OF men steppe
forward so that the authorities were abe
to choose the best marksnlen ana men
bearing irreprcachablc characters.
Each firing party was made up OF
twelve men, quarter masters ala tallOrS.
in charge OF a lieutenant.
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will be in harmony. \ good college edu-
caticn should train the mind to think con-
cisely, deeply, effectively at will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
ROOSEVELT DIMES
 WITH JOHN |. RAUL
DINNER WAS INFORMAL BUT WAS ATTENDED BY DISTIN- GUISHED GUESTS-EX-PRESI- DENT LEAVES FOR JACKSON

At his home on Highland avenue last night John l.. Raul entertained Col Theo- dore Rooseevlt at dinner, which was at tended by about % very distinguished men.
 The reception at the Country club at tended by the ex-President delayed the party in reaching the home of MT. Raul and they were consequently few minutes late in arriving at the Orpheum, where the colonel addressed a vast audience.
 The dinner at the home of MT. Raul was strictly private and the former Pres ident was not called upon to make any speech, however eager MT. kaul ana ms guests were to hear him.
 The dinner was very elaborately ar ranged. Those invited were: Col Theo- dore Roosevelt, Dr. A. J. Baldwin of Montgomery, Dr. Samuel McCune Lindsay of New York, A. J. McKelway of Wash ington, Senator w. E. Borah of Idaho, Dr. w. F. Hanson of Boston, Charles P. Neill, commissioner of labor, Wash ngton; Dean Hermann Schrider of the engineering corps of University of 1lHClflDdtl, V. H. lJONSJOy Ol 4Nc" ici n, pr. Fl. B. Stovall Congressman Oscar w.. Underwood, Senator John HollfsEBank- head, Senator Joseph F. Johnston, Gov. Emmet ONeal, Mayor Culpepper Exum, B. P. Head, Robert Jemison, Jr., E. w. Barrett, ex-Gov. B. B. Conner, Webb w. Crawford, Henry l.. Badham, William H. Kettig, Judge w. l. Grubb, A. H.. Ford, Frank H. Crockard and W. P. c. Harding.
 Following the dinner Colonel Roosevelt was escorted to the Orpheum theatre by MT. kaul, Erskie Ramsay and Senator Johnston. He spoke there for one hour and was escorted to the Terminal station by the three Birmingham citizens who wished Godspeed on his journey through the west, which will carry him over 1000 miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
DEPUTY STEELE IS
 WOUNDED BY NEGRO
Assailant Was Killed By Other Depu-
 ties After Firing the
 Shot

Deputy Sheriff Irwin Steele was shot and painfully wounded early yesterday morning at Ropers by John Glover, a negro wanted by the sheriff for murder and assault with intent to murder. As result of resisting arrest the negro was killed by Deputies Chew and Blau, who accompanied Deputy Steele.
 The shooting occurred yesterday morn ing at 4:30 o'clock in front of the negro s home at Ropers. Deputies Chew, Steele and Blau went after the negro, who de- cded not to come and began shooting. One bullet struck Deputy Steele in the leg and the others went wild. The off cers returned the negros fire with fatal results.
 Deputy Steele was brought back 10 Birmingham and carried to his home, where he is resting easily. It Is not thought that the wound will prove se- rious. The bullet did not break the bone.
 Coroner Brasher was notified of the killing and went to the scene. He de- clared that the killing of the negro was tustifable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
DELEGATES WILL
 OCCUPY PULP|TS
Anti-Child Labor Workers
 Will Speak at Various Churches Tomorrow

Speakers brought to Birmingham in connection with the Child Labor con- ference have very generously consented to occupy the pulpits of all denomina- tions as far as possible. few requests for such speakers could not be met for the sufficient reason that the demand was greater than the supply. It is hoped by the committee that nothing will hinder the fulfilling of the arrangement as now indicated. Following are the appoint ments announced:
 BAPTIST. First church, morning service, Dr. John w. Stagg of Alabama. Southside, morning, Dr. A. J. McKel- way of Washington.
 Southside, night MT. Owen R. Love- joy.
 Elyton, night, MT. E. N. Clopper. North Highlands, morning, MT. E. N. Chopper.
 East Lake, night pr. John W. Stagy.
 CHRISTIAN First, morning, MT. Owen R. Lovejoy.
 CONGREGATIONAL Pilgrim, morning, Mrs. Florence Kel- ley.
 Pilgrim, night, stereopticon lecture by MT. John Hine, official photographer.
 METHODIST First, night, Dr. A. J. McKelway. South Highlands, morning, Miss Jean Gordon.
 South Highlands, night, MT. R. K. Conaub.
 Fountain Heights, night, Mrs. Flor ence Kelley
 Eleventh Avenue, night. Dr. W. P. Hanson.
 Norwood, night, to be announced. Simpson, morning, Mir. R. K. Conaub. Simpson, night to be announced.
 PRESBYTERIAN. Third-Morning, Dr. w. r. Hanson. Third-Night, Miss Edith Campbell. Cumberland L. S. A.-Morning, Dr. Fe- lix Adler.
 Cumberland '. S. A.-Night, Miss Jean Gordon
 West End-Mornng, MT. A. T. Stoval. Several speakers hitherto expected to be available are unable to be in attend- ance, or have been compelled to leave be- for Sunday. In every case but one 1t is the legislative business of the Child Labor committee which has detained or is call- ing away those whom it had been hoped that Birmingham congregations might hear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
RUMOREDL. & N. |S
 CONSIDERING DEAL

Nashville, March 10.-(Special )-Rumor Is current in local railroad circles to the effect that the Louisville and Nashville will within a short while acquire control of the Tennessee Central, thus again con- trolling the local situation by holding within it's system every road coming into this city. It is stated upon apparently good authority that negotiations to the end suggesed have already been arranged in a conference between Milton H. Smith. president of the Louisville and Nashville; {; Samuel Felton, chairman of the board of directors of the Tennessee Central, and H. Clay Pierce, of the Waters Pierce branch of the Standard oil company considered the real present controlling owners of the Tennessee Central proper lington and Quincy will be the nominal owner of the western division of the Tennessee Central, running it's trains into this city by way of a connection to be formed at Oliver Springs. An incidental feature to the proposed transaction Is stated to be that the Tennessee Central has been cutting in materially upon the eastern trade of the Louisville and Nash vile. The rumored deal would, 1t is de- clared, serve a double purpose to the Morgan interests in giving the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy a southern ter minus along with an allied line and new outlet to the gulf apd Panama trade.
 Another current traffic story is to the effect that the United States Steel cor poration is behind the proposed consoi- dation of railroads from the lakes to the gulf and contemplates the development of coal and iron fields in this state, using this city as site for bar mills, coke ovens and plants similar to those at Bes- semer and Ensley, Ala. The two big points mentioned in connection with the proposed scheme Of roads are Gary, Ind. and New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
 GROWING STEADILY

The Holy Name society of St. Paul's parish will receive communion in a body at the 7:3O o'clock mass tomorrow morn- ing. Immediately after the mass several candidates will be "professed' with tho full ceremony of the societys ritual.
 President E. E. Dupray says that the membership has increased steadily since the first of the year and that a special effort will be made to bring the total up to 150 by Easter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
BIDS OPENED FOR
 ! '. M. |. A. BUILDING

At noon yesterday the bids for the Young Mems Christian associations nine-story building were opened by the building committee. Eleven general contractors submitted bids. which were taken under advisement by the commit tee. A large number of contractors or their representatives were present to urge the advantages of their terms. The contract will be let within the next few weeks and work will start before many days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Fountain Heights Methodist

Sunday services at Fountain Heights Methodist church: Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.; c. s. Bissel. superintendent Preaching at II a. m. by Dr. John c. Cranberry of Barboursville, w. Va. A feature of the evening service will be an address by Mrs. Florence Kelley of New York city. president of the National Consumers league. S. T. Slaton is pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11

deal of progress in the development of your breeds of stock. Why can't you do the same thing for your children?' Referring to the cotton mill and other industries. Colonel Roosevelt took a hard rap at those operators who evade the arguments in favor of child labor laws by saying that the conditions of child labor have been generally bet tered by the facilities of the cotton mill as compared with former times when they were compelled to work in the open fields in the hot sun.
 During the course of his address he seized the opportunity of casting op- probium, in a good natured way, at Governor Baldwin of Connecticut whom he indicated as an honorable judge with whom he had recently been en- gagged in a controversy because of the views he held against legislation which would affect individual rights"
 Protection of Industries
 At the close of his appeal Colonel Roosevelt said: If the factories come 10 US asking for the protection of their in- dustries, they ought to remember that it becomes those who ask protection also to give it. If they ask protection of the government let us ask them for the pro-
 
 Before the arrival of Colonel Roosevelt, Dean Herman Schneider of the Univer- sity of Cincinnati delivered an able and scientific address on industrial Educa- tion in the Public Schools" Easing his remarks on natures fundamental law of work which he divided into "the law Of energizng work" and "the law of ener- vating york; he showed how seriously is threatened the destruction of the men, ta1itV Of tba worker in industrial n- munties
 We are putting the brains into the machine" he said, "and into the man agement office, with the result that the worker himself Is become purely auto- matic. The lower brain centers controll- ing the habits are developed by the repe- tition of the machines monotonous mo- tions at the expense of the higher cen ters, the thinking centers. As the habit becomes ingrained the worker becomes ethargic and automatic, and almost as incapable of independent, intelligent ac- tion as the machine itself.
 .J Child Minds Deteriorating
 ''rhe real menace lies in the fact that in self-governing industrial communities, the minds of the majority are becoming atrophied, and at the best are becoming trifiing or superficial because of lack of continuous normal exercise in conjunc- tion with the earning of a livelihood. , Dr. Schneider then advanced several scientific remedies as proposed.
 'lt will be evident" he said, ''that the childslabor problem, the industrial educa- tion problem and the problem of train ing good citizens are one and the same It will be we'll to remember too that we can not blanket rigid standards on so variable a thing as humanity and its oc- equations"
 The evening session was closed with an interesting lecture by Dr. A. J. Nickel way on '"rhe Working Children" Be, fore the adjournment of the meeting it was announced that Miss Jane Aadams was on her way to Birmingham, and that she would reach the city in time to fill her appointment for tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
IMMENSE CROWD HEARS ROOSEVELT AT THE 0RPHEUM Distinguished Guest of the City Spoke on "Conser- vatiOn of Childhood" FOURTH SESSION OF
 BIG CONVENTION Dr. Herman Schneider Discusses Scientific Phase of Child Labor.
 Jane Addams Will Be
 Here Today
TODAY'S EVENTS

< Morning, Section 1-Dr. A. J. ' McKelway, presiding. "A Legisla- . tive Programme for the South" . Reports from state and local com ' mittees and affiliated bodies. Gen. . eral discussion. . Section 2-Dr. Samuel McCune . Lindsay, presiding. Uniform Child ' Labor Laws.'
 q standards Proposed by United
 ' States Commission on Uniform
 . Laws" Hon. A. T. Stovall, Oko-
 . Iona, Miss.
 . What Should We Sacrifice to
 . Cniformity?" Mrs. Florence Kelley,
 . general secretary, National Con . sumers' League.
 : Discussion by state factory in- . spectors.
 . Topic Disadvantages Due to
 . Varying Standards M. Cor ' don, Louisiana; Hon. w. w. Will . Hams, Missouri: Hon. Pat Filburn. . Kentucky; Hon. Thomas >P. . Kearns, Ohio.
 ' Eyening-Solomon Wolff, Esq.. . New Orleans, chairman Louisiana . Child Labor committee, presiding. . Child Labor on the Stage" Ad-
 . dresses by Dr. Henry B. Favill, . Chicago, Ill.,: Jean M. Gordon, New . Orleans, La. Jane Addams, Chi . cago. Ill.,; Mrs. Florence Kelley, . New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Deaths and Funerals
Timothy Higgins

Timothy Higgins. aged 56 years, died yesterday morning at his late residence 729 Avenue c. The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from the residence. Interment will be in the Southside Catholic cemetery. MT. Hig- gins was a resident of Birmingham for over 25 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Mary Alice Wailes

Mary Alice Wailes. the 14-months-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Wailes, died at o'clock Friday afternoon at the. family residence, 5712 First avenue. Woodlawn, after an illness of four weeks duration. The funeral will be held Sat urday afternoon at 4 o'clock from the family residence, the Rev. J. G. Per singer officiating. Interment at Wood lawn cemetery. Woodin & Co.,, in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Mrs. Lizzie I. Florence

Mrs. Lizzie I. Florence, aged 8 years, died yesterday morning at her late resi- denee, 4O9 Powell avenue, Cleveland, after a lingering illness. The body will he sent to Warrior this morning for inter- ment by Lige Loy Mrs. Florence was a widow and Is survived by several chil- dren
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
William Oliver Whitney

William Oliver Whitney, the 2-year-old son of MT. and Mrs. M. A. Whitney, died yesterday at the family residence, SPA Fourth avenue, Avondale. The funeral services will be held this after noon at o'clock from the family resi- dence. Interment will be in the Wood lawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Steamer Sets Sail

Newport News. Va, March 10-Carry- ing 5000 men of the Coast artillery, the army transports Sumner Fitzpatrick and Mcclellan steamed from Old Point Com fort today for Galveston. The vessels should reach this port in five days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
FishbOne Kills Child

Lake Charles, La, March 10.-Alfred Landry, aged T. son of D. J. Landry, vice president of the street railway company, choked to death today when a fishbone lodged in his windpipe while at the dinner table.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Birmingham Special" Electrically lighted.

Strayed from our yards at North Birmingham Thursday night; black mare mule, weighs between HOO and 1900 pounds. Reward for return or informa- tion leading to recovery. Me- Lean Lumber Go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11

LOST-At Bijou theatre last evening ladies black leather handbag. Finder will be suitably rewarded by return ing it to 116 N. 21st st. A. R. Dear born & co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Maintain Good Stock
0m Per Annum Payable semi- 0 /O Annually

can place money in large or small amounts on this basis. Safety guaran-
 teed.. HILL FERGUsON
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
TOO LATE ID CLASSIFY

NATEs--One cent a word a dayy nc ad. taken for less than 25c for first lnseR. tiOn. Cash must accompany ordeH
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11

FOR appropriate floral offerings, phone q. See Godden's Seed ( Flower Store. S01s Int avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
SHAW. Tn. Undertaken. Phonss ,.
GREEN Undertaking. Co. Phones lt

LICE LoY. underta,.er. Phone. ya
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
Tariff Bill Disappoint ment

"A great disappointment of the session was the final defeat of permanent tariff board of five, to be appointed by the President. whose duty it should be to acquire through impartial fnvesti- gation all possible information as to the cost of production of articles at home and abroad, and all other facts relevant In the fixing of a tariff. While this bill failed however. provision was made by appropriation in the sundry civil bill tor the continuance of board which I hal already created to make the same kind of investigation and to accumulate the same kind of information. Until now the board consisted of three, and in or der to shape the board so as to be as near as possible that provided for in tho defeated bill have added two democrats to it, and, of course, had to come to Georgia for one of them and take your very able level-headed and judicially minded congressman, William M How ard For the other democrat I went 10 that great university of the south-the University of Virgina-and took their political economist, Professor Page. With this board, as long as the annual appro- priations are made. I hope to secure sfo- stantially the same benefit that we would have had if the permanent tariff boari bill had become a law. By demonstrar- ing it's usefulness, we maybe able to induce the incoming Congress to make it permanent by enacting the bill which was defeated
 ''The sundry civil bill, in which an appropriation was provided, directed that the new tariff board. if established, should devote it's attention first. to wool and woolen schedule-schedule K as 1t Is called in the Payne tarin bill-a schedule
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11

that has not been changed for 30 years, and make it's report December 1 next.
 Tn the same sundry civil bill there is a continuing appropriation for the de- velopment of an investigation which, 1t is hoped will lead to increased efficiency and economy in the administration Of the government. This l regard of the utmost importance, and I hope to be able to submit information of significant and useful character to the new Con- gress which shall guide it In legisla- ton providing for methods in the car ryng on of government business akin to those which modern business men regard as essential in private enterprises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-11
South Boosts Nation

"The growth of the south in wealth, in education in civil order and in civ ilization has contributed greatly to the growth of the country. By making a greater south you have made a greater country. With what Is almost mon- opoly in the growth of cotton you have swelled our exports to a point never reached before. By raising in great quantity that which all nations must have and which you only can produce you have increased the dependence of the rest of the world upon American industries. The science of agriculture has progressed here as in other sec tions.
 ''The diversifcation of crops, the atten- tion to their culture,- the treatment of their diseases have all kept pace with the discoveries of scientific agriculturists; the probabilities of future development have widened far beyond what was thought possible decade ago.
 "In the spirit of proper exaltation over your industrial and agricultural successes, you representatives of the southern states gather in a convention like this to de- wise new ways and means for the de- velopment of your commerce. for the in-