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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

for lessening the possibilities of war
 which have been entered into by three
 of the largest powers of the world be
 wrecked on the rocks of disputed sen
 atorial prerogatives? Far greater and
 more real will be our glory than the
 decisive battle of the world have shed
 on victorious nations if we falter not
 in leading the way to universal arbi-
 tradition and no darker shame can en-
 gulf our destiny than if by narrow and
 retrogressiye construction we defeat
 the sole instruments by which this end
 Is attainable"
 Human nature does change and the
 history of evolution points the way
 toward universal peace,' declared
 former United States Senator Charles
 A. Towne, who urged against the
 hypothesis that war was a necessary evil and pointed to the progress that had been made in mitigating barbarl- ties.
 "The object of this gathering is not, as I understood it." he said. ito ad- vance any particular method of peace propaganda or organization It aims to influence and encourage opinion in this country to determine the cessation of war as soon as may be and by all pos sible means. No nobler mission for our beloved country can possibly be imag- ined than to lead in the sublime in auguration of the world wide reign of peace"
 With the Waldorf-Astoria hummng with suppressed excitement and guardeo within by a source of 100 or more poilce and secret service men, the prelminaries to the peace banquet tonight savored al most as highly of the sensational as did the events of the week of turbulence amonfi the promoters of the function. Taft Forced to Wait
 There was trouble before the arrival Of President Taft, the guest Of honor. wno reached here at o'clock from Phila- delphia and was driven directly to the hotel. Through some misunderstanding the dinner cards had not been delivered, and the President on reaching the hotel was ushered into a private room and had | to wait more than an hour While the committeeman tried to untangle the snarls and arrange for the seating of the more 1 than 400 guests. Willard J. Bloomer ex- ecutiye secretary of the arrangement | committed, could not be found, and be- | fore the difficulty had been adjusted, | both management and prospective diners | became perceptibly agtated.
 | Echoes of the dissension which had marked preparations for the dinner were | heard as the diners were assembling. The delegation from washington was dis | appointment in size, as none of the for | eign ambassadors or other diplomats who
 had accepted invitations came. It was explained that there had been almost uni versal withdrawal of acceptances by these guests, some of the declinations ar irving late today, one by telegram Dis
 cussion of the purpose of the dinner,
 whether it was definitely to indorse the pending arbitration treaties, also was re- vived with the declaration by Congress- man Richard Bartholdt of Missouri that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

s'ss''sss's'''''''''''''s' ton. together with Todd. will address mass meeting of the Christian men of Montgomery, where a full campaign with committee of 100 will be organized. Mir Barton will address the ministers meeting in Montgomery tomorrow morn ing.
 After the institute in February Bir mingham is to furnish teams of experts to visit each of these outside towns. The capitalist who is financing MT. Huggins' campaign withholds his name. He was interested in the Men and Religion For ward Movement by a story which he saw in The Age-Herald some time ago and is a resident of Jasper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
ARKANSAS BANK IN
 RECEIVERS HANDS

Fort Smith, Ark, December 3O.-The Central Bank and Trust company, cap italized at s5o,000 and controlled by James Muir, president, and E. D. Martin, Sec retary-treasurer. both of Kansas City, Mo, was placed in the hands of a re- ceiver today on petition of a depositor who charged the bank refused to return the amount of his deposit. A. s. Dowd, banker, was named receiver. The Gen. tral company was organized last Septem- Der. The liabilities and assets are not given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
Premier Fears Assassination

Peking, December 30.--Yuan Shi Kai received several foreign correspondents together this evening in the Wal Wupu building. where he has both his office and residence. The approaches were heavily guarded by soldiers with fixed bayonets. Tents covered the grounds surrounding the building. The premier. who is believed to be constantly in danger of assassination and therefore takes the utmost precautions, is heavy set. gray haired man, between 80 and 60 years of age. He appeared unusually large in several thicknesses of winter robes.
 Yuan Shi Kai gave it to be under utood that he wanted a true refer ondum on the question of republic. he was opposed to haste because of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

The followers of basketball in Blr- mlngham will be treated to the star attraction of that sport when the Van derbilt university five meets the Bir- mingham Athletic club team New Year s night at the Athletic club. Vanderbilt is said to have good team, but Bir- mingham in a class by itself this year. Those who are acquainted with the team of the Athletic club say that the club has the best team that it has had in years.
 On the Vanderbilt team many grid iron stars are seen. Hardage, Wander bilts star half. is playing on the team, while Freeland, Brown, Nelson, Nor gan and other star athletes are on the roster The Vanderbilt team is making it's annual southern tour and has played Mobile, Columbus and other bas-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
Clark Practically Ends Tour

Tulsa, Okla, December 30.-Speaker Champ Clark practically ended his tour of Oklahoma in Tulsa tonight, where he repeated the speeches which he has been delivering in this state this week. MT. Clark addressed gathering at Sapulpa this morning. came to Tulsa this after noon and left tonight for Vinita. where he will speak Monday, returning to Washington Tuesday.
 MT. Clark's reception in Oklahoma has been cordial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

The evangelistic work in connection with the Men and Religion Forward Movement is not rated as the most impor- tant work, but fl is one of the six great subjects which are being taught to the Christian men of North America.
 Birmingham is especially fortunate In having secured the team of specialists known as No. 1, as the evangeIistie ex- pert on this team is none other than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
Frat Honors Fulliloye

New Orleans, December 30--Judge Sanford C. Fullilove of Shreveport, La, was late yesterday elected knight com mander of the Kappa Alpha Greek let ter fraternity. Robert M. Foster of St. Louis was elected chief alumnus, sue ceeding Marvin T. Ormond of Tusca- loosa, Ala. The other officers were re- elected. The convention ends with a banquet tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

he had intended staying away when told that the indorsement of the treaties was to be "sidetracked"
 Roosevelt Absent
 But he decided to come when advised by the committee that the purpoes of the dinner had not been changed. Further contribution to the discussion was made also today by Colonel Roosevelt. about whose attitude toward the function the controversy has eentered. In his letter declining the invitation, made public in the late afternoon, Colonel Roosevelt re- iterated his declaration that It seemed to him worse than foolishness now to sup port these arbitration treaties (unarmed) when we have just abrogated the Russian treaty."
 President Taft, in contrast to conditions attending his visit here a fortnight ago, was pentifully guarded by police as he reached the city and drove to the hotel. Besides a half dozen Pennsylvania rail- road detectives and an equal number of secret service men who escorted him from the train, four motorcycle policemen and as many city detectives were in walt ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
Taft in Brooklyn

New York, December 30.-From the peace dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria, where he was the chief speaker to- night, President Taft was whirled over to the dinner of the University club of Brooklyn, where his remarks were mostly of humorous character, touch ing on university and club life. When he arrived Job E. Hedges was talking and as soon as the President had been seated he turned to MT. Taft and said:
 Well MT President, how did it go, was 1t malice against none with charity--?' Here somebody shouted "Roosevelt." and an uproarious out burst of laughter followed in which the President joined, at the same time playfully poking the speaker in the ribs.
 The President said he had come to the dinner "because I found tonight, after I had fought as hard as I could for peace, a memorandum to look in on you" From the banquet the Presi- dent drove to the Pennsylvania sta- ton, leaving at 12:3O o'clock for Wash ington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
THAT HEFTY VANDERBILT SQUAD to RghtFeeand Brown Pinson Morgan Bottom Kyce (Manager Nelson and Hadage

ketball teams of reputation. During it's tour the team has not shown mp as well as usual, as Mobile and Columbus had a very easy time in downing the collegians. The dope says that Blr- mingham will romp, also Those who are most optimistic declare that the Ath- letic club will win and double the score.
 The Athletic team has an all star bunch of players. Wharton and Seals will probably make the all-southern team. Wharton is one of the best for wards in Dixie, while Seals is one of the best guards. In McGowan, new conner, the club has another splendid player Satterfield, Strange, Searight, Thomas, Moss and others complete the aggregation.
 The game tomorrow night will cer- tainly be worth seeing, and those that are interested in basketball will see a skillful, close game. The game will start at S:30 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
Fredericks Goes East

FrederlckS toes East
 Oscar Iawler. special government pros ecutor, dictated a statement to he given out after the first arrest. The statement says: Notwithstanding emphatic pro- testations on the part of the so called labor leaders opposition to the dynamit ing practices indulged in by the Me Namaras, not one of them has lifted hand to aid the officers of the law in their efforts to discover the truth. On the contrary. there has been exhibited a decided disposition to impede such ef- forts
 The name Of organized labor has been prosdtuted by a band of criminals and it seems to those conducting the investi- gation that unless labor leaders who as- sert that they were deceived by the Me- Namaras, publicly, demand from the lat- ter and all others full and complete ex- position of every detail of their dastardly operations, whoever may be implicated thereby. and thus demonstrate gen uine respect for the laws which have been so ruthlesslv violated, doubts as to the good faith of such assertions are amply justified.
 "The aid of District Attorney Fredericks and his assistants as well as that of MT McIaren of the Burns forces has been invaluable and has been most deeply ap preciated
 Prominent in Frisco
 San Francisco. December So.-Olaf Tyeitmoe. Indicted today in Los Angeles, is the secretary of the state and local building trades council and president Of the Asiatic Exclusion league, which spreads over the Pacific coast. He is also editor fthe local building trades journal, Organized Labor and a member of the executive committee of the National Brotherhood of Cement Workers, which he organized.
 Tveitmoe who is a Norwegian, came to this country when young man. He ob- tained his seeretaryship in the building trades council about ten years ago.
 Antonio Johannsen served as model for the hero of a recent labor novel. He has a more powerful following in Chicago than in San Francisco. He was early q leader in the labor movement in Chicago. while an officer of the Wood Workers union.
 His politics was then extremely radical and he created a sensation in the conVen- tion of the American Federation of Labor in Pittsburg by denouncing Gompers as a non-progressive.
 While in Chicago Johannsen was noted as an opponent of the "Sluggers," advo- eating peaceful methods of dealing with the non-unionists. He came to San Fran cisco five years ago and for the last two years has been organizer for the state building traces.
 Tveitmoe and Johannsen were both at. tepding the convention of the American Federation Of Labor at Atlanta at the time the McNamaras confessed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
May Have Harbored McNamara

Salt Lake City. Utah. December 30-It has been asserted repeatedly by detectives employed in the McNamara case that J. F. Munsey, indicted in Los Angeles to- day in connection with the alleged dyna- mite conspiracy. harbored James B. Me Namara in his home here after the explo- sion that wrecked the Los Angeles Times
 Ii is said Mrs. Munsey made an affi- davit to this effect to detectives after a quarrel vifh her husband
 When Munsey was summoned to ap- pear before the federal grand jury at Los Angeles the papers, books and core spondence of the local Iron Workers union were secured by Sheriff Sharp of Salt Lake county and shipped to the fed eral authorities at Los Angeles. It is be- 1ieved here that the mysterious box taken before the grand jury for examination some weeks ago contained these papers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
PROTESTS AGAINST
 HOOK APPOINTMENT
Opposition Develops to the Kansas Candidate for
 Supreme Court

Lincoln. Neb.. December S0.-Goyer- nor Aldrieh has announced he will tel egraph President Taft at once pro- test against the appointment of Judge Hook of Kansas to the supreme court The announcement followed the re- ceipt of a communication from the Min nesota railway commission asking that the Nebraska commission join q pro- test against Judge Hook. The com mission, fl is said, considered the mat ter Objections were based upon tho decision in Oklahoma where he de- cided certain rates were confscatory.
 Oklahoma City, December S0.-After the. announcement that Judge Hook or St. Louis was being considered by tle President for appointment to the su- preme court beneh te replace Justice Harlan who died recently, had been discussed, the Oklahoma corporation commission today sent telegrams to the President protesting against Judge Hooks appointment.
 St Paul. December BOA telegram signed by all members of the Mime sota railroad and warehouse commis- sion today was sent to President Taft protesting against the consideration of the name of Judge Hook as a possible member of the supreme court of tho United States.
 The objection to Judge Hook is based on his opinion in the Oklahoma rate case, in which the telegram says he decided adversely many contentious of the state in Minnesota, in the Mime sota rate case now before the supreme court.
 1ne telegram adds that the protest is not in the interest of any candi date.
 Leavenworth, Kan. December S0.-- Judge W. Hook tonight refused to say anything about the opposition of Ok lahom Minnesota and Nebraska public service commissions to his appointment A he hnlnclh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31
WESTERN LABOR LEADERS INDICTED
 AT LOS ANGELES
tCoNTINuED FROM PAGE n

HUN TINJ I'D ' HUM TFUE IJ mick announced that in addition to Tveitmoe, Johannsen and Munsey, in dictments returned by the grand jury named E. NJ Clancy, Ortie MeManigal, F. F.. Schmidt and the McNamaras. And the grand jury has not finished by any means" be said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

Whose Campaign to Spread Men and Religion Forward Movement Is Be- ing Financed By North Alabama Capitalist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-31

San Francisco, December 30.--Fung Chi Yau. young Chinese editor, who recently returned to the Orient and who has been mentioned as one of
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-04
WHERE LABOR
MAKES MISTAKE
Should Not Try and Identify Charges
Against McNamara With
It's Cause.

NEW YORK. May Ain signed edi-
torial in The Outlook entitled; Muir
der is Murder. Col, Roosevelt in dis
cussing the arrest of the two McNa-
maras and McManigal says that the
worst service to render labor is 10
seek to identify the cause of unionism
with any man guilty of murderous at.
tack.
The Outlook believes that the labor
leaders should be condemned for iden
tifying the criminals with labor. All
we have to look at. is the question
whether or not the men are guilty
Wht~.er the men attack capitalist
wage Garner or not, has nothing to dc
with the question and the only ques.
ttion is the question of guilt or limo
cence Of the men accused.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-04
One Day Each Year
Set Aside For Sobbing

the Immaculate Conception we're as
impressive as half score of priests
and acolytes could make them,
solemn requiem for the dead and a
prayer for the living. The old church,
founded by Irish Catholics and still
their favorite house of worship here,
has always been the scene Of the
O'Hara funerals.
The names of the twelve who have
died In the past year were recited
and masses said for the souls of each.
They were Baby Michael, who died at
Madisonville, KY, on May 16; Bridget
Sherlock, whose end came In Atlanta
last May; Patrick Mcnamara, who
passed at Montgomery, Ala, in Sep
tember; Thomas Caro-, who breath
ed his last on the road while the
camp was pitched in South Georgia;
James O'Hara killed under a train
near Savannah two days before Christ
mas, and six others, all young or old
members Oh the clan and all equally
honored at the end
4ss FROM the Olu CnuTCn Inc Tuner dl
processi passed on to the cemetery,
where succeeding years have crowded
the graves OF anti-belium Georgians
until there is scarce stepping room
between them. But toward a corner
of the land, on sunlit hillside, the
plot Of the Clan O'Harra stretches
toward the valley, and there Is room
for many wanderer yet to lie down
in his last sleep. The twelve bodies
were taken from the O'Hara vault and
each inferred separately in its grave
The vault stands always ready to re
ceive a member CT the clan, but its
cold walls and mouldy crypts are no
for those who wander beneath thu
stars and sleep where the rivers sing
1t has alway" been the warm brown
earth for the O'Haras; out under thu
open sky, with the spring grass for ;
coverlet; the mating birds for choir
listers. There they sleep--a long linz
OF several generations now, and ther,
! will their brothers and their son
finally come to join them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-04
POKER GAME
CAUSED FIRE
That Burned up $6,ooo,ooo Worth Of
Property in Bangor,
Maine.

BANGOR, Me-, May "A Sunday
afternoon poker game in hay shed
caused the fire that swept Bangor, the
Queen City of Maine leveling al
most 400 buildings, causing the loss
of two lives, rendering thousands
homeless and entailing money loss
estimated at s4,ooo,OoO. A longshore-
man told the city authorities yester-
day that the holocaust was caused by
one of a number of men playing poker
in Green's hay shed dropping a light
ed match on the floor The loose hay
at once burst into flame and In a mo-
ment the interior of the place was
ablaze.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-04
United States Has no Desire to Annex
Mexico or Central America
Countries Says
President.
AT PEACE CONGRESS
President Taft Makes Chief Address
at the Opening Of the Con-
vention In Balti-
more.

BALTIMORE, May 4.--Presidentl
Taft in his speech at the opening OF
the third national peace congress here
declared that the United States did
rot intend to extend its domain or to
acquire foreign territory The presi-
dent made no mention specifically OF
Mexico, but 1t was evident that sus
picion in South American republics
inspired him.
The president said that it was in
cumbent upon the great nations OF
this hemisphere to exercise their
kindly and peaceful influence as much
as possible.
"One of the difficulties that the
United States finds is the natural sus-
picion of the motives of the United
States in rendering its good Offices
continued the president There is
not in the whole length and breadth
of the United States any desire for
territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The people
will not permit the government, if
1t would, to take any steps looking
to a forcible extension of our politi-
cal power.
| I'VE have had wars and we know
what they are We know what re-
| sponsibility they entail, the burdens
| and losses and horrors, and we would
/ have none Of them. We have mag
| nificent domain of our own in which
we are able to work out and show to
the world success in popular govern
ment But we have become power
full member of the community OF ma
tions. There is thrust upon us re.
| sponsibility for the peace OF the world
In our neighbornood and burden OF
] helping those nations that canno.
help themselves, II we may do that
peacefully.
'.An arbitration treaty between two
great nations, said the president
would be very important step in
securing the peace of the world. But
If such an arbitration treaty can be
concluded 1t will not bring an end oi
war. 1t is step only. Reforms that
are worth having have been brought
4 about little by little. | think tina,
we are likely 10 ludhe hioie PiosIess
if we do not proclaim that we have
opened the gate to eternal peace with
in one year"
Cardinal Gibbons, Secretary of Wa
Dickinson. Senator Gore, OF Oklahoma
and more than dozen prominent IL
the world of peace were on the plat
form with the president. Cardina
Gibbons and Hamilton Holt, presiden
of the conference, spoke before thu
president in praise of the proposed
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Great Britain.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-04
EGG PASTOR
OUT OF TOWN
Father and Friends of Girl Drive Out
Sterling, Nebraska
Preacher.

TECUMSEH. Nebr. May 4.-The
Rev. l.. G. Parker. pastor of the Meth
odist church at Sterling. was egged
out of town as result, 1t is alleged,
Of his conduct toward one of the
Young women of the church, the
daughter of leading citizen Of
Sterling. Several Of the eggs found
their mark, and the despatched min
lister lost no time in getting on the
train. The father Of the young woman
and few friends investigated the all
legged misconduct of the minister and
gave him twenty-four hours to depart.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-05-04
TWO CENT FARES
IN ARKANSAS
Court Decision Knocks Out the Low
Rate on Railroads Of the
State.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May 4.-In the
circuit court of the United States,
Judge Trieber handed down his opin-
ion In the Arkansas rate cases. max
ing the temporary injunctions granted
by Judge Van Devanter, now one of
the justices of the United States SUI
preme court, at the commencement of
these suits. permanent.
The effect of the decision is that the
enforcement of the freight rates pro
mulgated by the state railroad COM
mission and the 2-cent passenger rate
enacted by the legislature in 1907 is
permanently enioined.