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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
-----sos---- SENTENCE POOLE TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT

 Lafayette, Ind, December 1S.-John W. Poole, charged with killing Joseph Kemner farm hand te-;-'f a1n1 guns el aardec m 1a 4e gcsa and aea4eneed 70 life nnasea- Eauepef she sad orkea fs Poole.
 4ppeafsa ta teeA tUs vs h5ught af II absence pnti anals Poole. son told tne aaflef ies 'ievea sAe semHand hsa see6 k ]
 LIS @tasz an1 tnat4 tHe Boay ,ss.s buried somewhere on the farm. He 7H'a he had seen what he thought was 4coNs s -f a the rooms of their orilc t Arthed the body of lef nc. ae field.
 fls oasae was the chief wit
 as 3He ltion. A plea of in- sanity Haa aaAaa 7 the defense.
 Gsace eota daughter, provided counsel Tor Hef her with funds ob- aia feazHia9 school.
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TO CURE A COLD. IN ONE DAY{ Take LAXATIVE PROMO Quinine n b lets. Druggists refund money if 1t fuil
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
Customs Service

Declaring that the work of rehabilitat- Ing the customs service has been vigor- ousy prosecuted. The secretary says that developments as to undervaluations and Frauds continue to be most impress sive and to make it evident that the end of the reform is not yet in sight. :" He hopes to complete the reformation within a year.
 The customs districts are being reor- sanized and the secretary announces that he will ask Congress later to abolish q considerable number of useless and ex- pensiVe customs offices
 Other recommendations of Mr Mac Veagh include: A contributory system or civil service retirement transfer to the classified civil service of a number or customs officials from collector down, the imposition of the nominal fee of s1 Tor protests to the board of general appraisers in customs assessments. OK. tending the $l00 exemption from duty granted returning residents to include articles for household use, souvenirs curios or gifts; provision for at least two vessels year for the revenue cutter service; authority for the use of certified checks in the payment of all dues to the government; revision of the sinking fund so as to make it something more than practically dead letter: laws adequate ly prohibiting the importation of opium, and revision of the oeomargarine stat ute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
buried somewhere on the farm He r9'd Ina had seen what he thought was
A A3f rANTS
 bt l)tsal OF THE
 B MING SYSTEM
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 --~-~----O--~---- rtfN bject, that the need
 5z administration of the tH oesia pf the country simple HteNefH Id e n, with a national sav- iis l+cta enditure is an addition to1 el It weight for the en- ii-fea fn s3o of tariff legislation to Hnl q lie ses santiment of the country fii ' ea ieoAles forward for more than qus irr af entury.'
 A,tes eae recommends the ap- Hnihif0anf ef commission, consisting ts2es of Congress and the asH tments. to evolve a lem IT the government. This
 ne says, by the widely isintegrated aresponsibil- estimates, appropriations a-.. te"enHe
 9iliea of all the assay offices p iie ere at New York is urged
 e aEY. They cost the gov 5isasia yearly, and the whole Is taiyt away he adds
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Local Data

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Observations taken e seventyffth meridian time 6resCure.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-19
ACTION 0F FARMERS
 IS COMMENDED In Refusing Thompson Plan
 To Finance Crop
SCHEME IS DEPLORED
kolb Receives Letters From Morris and Barrett Denouncing PrOposi- ton of Syndicate-kolb Going
 To Attend Cotton Congress
Ny nrnRYMAN G. nETTy

Montgomery, December 1S.-tSpeclal The advance step of the farmers of Montgomery county in refusing to ac- cept the proposition of the Thompson Wall Street syndicate for the financing of the cotton crop is commented upon favorably in this section. At mass meeting held here last Saturday not only was the proposition denounced as "a scheme" but it was at the same time deplored as calculated to estimate the southern farmer in the light of ignorant fools" This expression was made use of by Commissioner of A&i- culture Reuben F. Kolb in the opening speech at the meeting.
 A deal of significance is attached to the overturned idol. When the propo- sition was first preached, Commissioner Kolb rallied heartily to it's support. thinking at the time that 1t was an excellent idea He so advertised it in calling for mass meetings in all coun- ties of Alabama.
 In looking carefully into the situa- tion. however the commissioner came to the conclusion that the cotton which had collateral of $25 on it was not to be permitted to rest in warehouses for higher prices, as he first supposed, but that it was to go immediately into the channel of trade, thus proving of vast benefit to the spinners, and none to the growers. Because of that, he pitched hfs strength against the syndi- cate, and succeeded in securing an over whelming vote against it.
 This week Commissioner Kolb goes to New Orleans to attend meeting of the Southern Cotton congress, which was organized in Montgomery several months ago. and at it's meeting it is expected that an organization will be perfected along the lines suggested by the governors who recently attended meeting in New Orleans. At the meet ing, to be explicit, an endeavor will be made to form cotton pool, by means of which cotton will be stored in ware houses, to be financed by southern banks
 It has developed during the past few weeks that banks of the south have not been in the least chary with their capital, but that in practically every instance as much money as s35 has been advanced on every bale of cotton desired Should this custom prevail throughout negt scar it is isken t'.-t inc farmers via necessarily ae Erea -iy hehefied. faasmucii as t3en they tiii nave orls suail irterest aay on &heir sfauie ana thus reap te fail k3nefs af any increase ln HT3ees
 Fa smmissioner 1S9Ip f~iF td latte President 4. Hafs el 3ns AlaaA8aa Deffnf aHfon and
 fant 1E ta National
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
Admiral Togo.

1t is felicitous circumstance that the
United States is so far removed and so
much aloof from the conflicts among
far Eastern peoples that this govern
ment can show its esteem for the heroes
of one nation without running the risk
of being accused of any lack of re-
gard for the other side. Only a few
weeks ago our war vessels were re-
ceived with courtesy and a fine hospital
ity by the Gar and his government, and
tonight our President will welcome in
his home and at his festive board the
man who conquered Russia at sea
Admiral Heihachiro Togo is a great
man. He is one of those fated to make
history, and he has done so. His visit
to our shores will be regarded not only
as another token of the friendship which
exists between the Mikado and his gov
ernment and people and the United
States, but will be especially gratifying
to those among us who appreciate naval
achievements. AS a captain of unusual
capacity, Togo was known to us long
before the war of his country with Rus
sia, for it was he who began the Jap
anese war with China, just as it was
he who virtually ended the conflict with
Russia, giving his native country the
long coveted supremacy over all other
nations in far Eastern waters
Togo is often called the Eastern Mel
son. Perhaps during his years of study
in England he gave particular attention
to the example of that great sea fighter
and imbibed his spirit. Certain it is
that he made use of some of Nelson's
tactics when, as commander of the
cruiser Naniva, he dared China and
coerced her into war that turned out
to be the undoing of the Celestial en-
pire, as far as her attitude toward
Japan was concerned. No less Nelson
ian was his exploit in the straits of
Tsu Shima, where determinedly he laid
in wait for the big Russian feet which
he actually lured to its doom.
Far seeing in planning, careful in
preparation, intrepid as a fighter, merci-
less in conflict. but, withal, generous
and even modest as victor, Togo is the
personifcation of the highest type of
naval warrior
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
Make the Treaties Public.

President Taft has negotiated with
Great Britain and with France treaties
which, if reports be true, commit the
United States to the principle of ar
bitration to a degree hitherto unknown.
1t is understood that these treaties
carry into effect the idea expressed in
a recent speech by President Taft, in
which he favored submitting to an inter
national arbitral court every issue
which cannot be settled by negotiation,
no matter what it involves, whether
honor, territory, or money, The state
ment issued by the State Department
some time ago confirmed this view of
the case, with some additional infor-
nation, to the effect that the Senate
is, in some way, finally to approve the
verdict of the arbitrators At best,
however, the knowledge of the contents
OF these treaties is vague and indefinite
1t is the duty of the United States
Senate to make these treaties public
The country has right to know the ex-
act terms OF the agreement which has
been entered into by the State Depart
ment. The people are intelligent and
patriotic, II the step which has been
taken is wise one, they can be trusted
TO give it their hearty approval
The Senate certainly cannot fear to
know the attitude of the American
people toward a proposition which is
the most important which has been be-
fore this country for many year, and
which vitality concerns our future his
tory.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
Alien Criminals.

The grand jury of Kings County
(Brooklyn), N. Y, has recommended
that special measures be adopted to rid
the country of foreign-born criminals.
There is nothing unreasonable in this.
Banishment or deportation to their ma
tive land is urged. and the justice of
such action cannot be questioned. At
any rate, it would appear to be the
cheapest and most convenient way to
get rid of undesirable acquisitions To
begin with, such persons never should
have been allowed to land here We
agree that great difficulties are met with
in sitting the chaff from the wheat at
the immigrant stations, but perhaps this
is done less thoroughly than it ought to
be- This (to quote just one instance)
is evidenced by the frequency with
which the so-called Black Hand crimes
recur.
Other nations freely exercise their un-
questioned right of expelling from their
borders all foreigners whose presence
is considered detrimental to them. Not
infrequently the causes for such expul-
sion appear very slight, even unwarrant-
able, from the viewpoint of equity In
this country deportation is decreed
against immigrants who are known to
be undesirables at the time of their
arrival. But what would be more to
the point and would have better results
is to make all alien immigrants, if their
criminality is proven, subject to ex-
pulsion This would be a simple policy
of self-protection.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
WOMEN QUIT ROOM
AT LORIMER TRIAL
Men Move Up Into Front
Seats to Hear Testimony.

Judge z. G. Hanecy, counsel for Sena-
tor Lorimer, continued yesterday his eff
forts before the Senate committee which
Is investigating the election of Mr.. Lori
mer to break down the testimony Of Rep
resentative Charles A. White, a Demo-
cratic member of the Illinois legislature
of 1903, who has confessed to receiving
$1,000 from Representative Lee O'Nein
Browne, the leader Of the Democrats in
that legislature, for voting for Mr.. Lori
mer.
There was a long legal argument over
the admission OF testimony regarding
Whites visits to disreputable resorts in
Chicago while in custody of officers OF
the States attorney OF Cook County from
April % to December q, 1910. ]. ]. Mar
BILE objected to this line Of inquiry as
soon as Judge Hanecy brought il up.
Mr.. Marble pointed out that it was not
proper to investigate the conduct or ad-
ministration of the office OF the States
attorney of Cook County.
Judge Hanecy defended the inquiries on
the ground that these questions were
necessary to bring out not only the char
acter but also the methods employed by
the persons who had engaged in a con-
spiracy to deprive Senator Lorimer Of his
seat in the Senate.
The committee consulted with its coun-
sci and Judge Hanecy, and allowed the
line Of inquiry TO be pursued, subject to a
reasonable Limitation excluding disgusting
details. Late in the Afternoon Chairman
Dillingham; announced that the committee
would take up this phase of the inquiry,
and stated to the women present the ma
ture of the forthcoming testimony. AL
the women left and the men who re-
manned moved up into the front seats.
This testimony. however, continued only
q few minutes.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
WILL EXPEDITE
DISTRICT BILLS
Special Rule Ready to Be
Adopted by House.

Advanced to the fore on the strength
Of a special rule to be brought in by
the Committee on Rules. District Of Co
Iumbia legislation will, in all likelihood,
occupy the attention Of the House this
afternoon after the disposal of the Day
portrait resolution. An effort will be
made by Chairman Johnson, OF the Dis
trict Committee. to use the opportunity
in clearing the House calendar of Dis
trict measures. although 1t is likely the
time will be too short, and a few. there
fore, will have to go over into next week.
At a session Of the Committee of Rules
held yesterday morning a favorable re-
port was ordered on Representative john
sons resolution to make a special Dis
trict day. When taken up and passed
by the House, this resolution will open
the way at once for the District bills
in whatever order the chairman sees fit
to call them up. The measures which
are not likely to arouse objection will be
taken UP first.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
CONGRESS BRIEFS.

The indications are that the House Democrats
will not tackle the money trust as provided IN
the Lindbergh resolution until the next session OF
Congress. The Committee on Rules has decided
that nothing would be accomplished by setting such
a comprehensive investigation in motion before next
winter.
favorable report from the Committee on the
Library tho bill to erect a monument at Long
Branch. n. j., costing $4,000. to commemorate the
memory Of President James A. GARFIELD, was made
to the Senate by Senator Root
The Senate yesterday ordered stricken from the
Congressional Record letter from Duncan Walker,
New Jersey. and constructiyeIy delivered a rebuke
to Senator MARITIME of that State. who offered
Of Texas that the document was personally Of
fensiye to him
The House coucurred in the Senate amendments
to the reapportionment bill. The measure goes
to the President for approval The principal change
made in the bill by the Senate was in the nature
OF amendment providing that the increased
members allowed various States shall be elected in
1917 unless laws otherwise stipulate The bill in
creases the membership Of the House from @l TO SSS
The Senate received notice Of the disagreement Of
the House on the farmers free list bill. and ask
ing the appointment on the part Of the Senate
Of a conference committe nvo members. vice
President Sherman named the following Senators:
Penrose Of Pennsylvania, Cullom Of Illinois. La
Toilette Of Wisconsin Republicans, and Bailey Of
Texas and Simmons Of North Carolina, Democrats
These are the same members appointed as tho
conferees the wool bill
The Statehood matter taken up IN the Sen
ate at 2 O'Clock and Senator Hepburn. OF ldaho.
BEGAN an address He compelled 10 suspend
later because a POINT was made that not quorum
Of Senators present. After irving TO get
quorum for some time. during which only thry-
two Senators recorded themselves as present, the
Senate adjourned till to-day. at which time senator
Heyburn will resume. Other speeches scheduled for
the day on the Statshood resolution vere put over
BY the same situation
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
HOUSE HAS A FILIBUSTER.
Mann Delays Action on the Day
Portrait Case.

Portrait Case.
If II hadn't been for Minority Leader
Mann's filibustering tactics, the House
would have voted before adiourning
last evening on the resolution intro
duced by Representative Dent. OF Ala
bama, recommending to the President
that Col. William H. Michaels. formerly
chief clerk of the State Department,
and now United States consul general
at Calcutta, and Thomas Morrison. dis
bursting clerk of the State Department,
be dismissed for the good of the serv-
ice" as a result OF their connection with
the Day portrait mystery.
But Mr.. Mann and his Republican
colleagues who think that the COM
mittee on Expenditures in the State De-
partment, OF which Representative
Hamlin, OF Missouri, is chairman, made
a one-sided, biased, and unjust report
on the connection Of Michael and Nor
rison with the portrait proposition, now
eight years old, delayed matters so ef-
fectively that at els the House, seeing
that no vote could be had until late at
night, adjourned and will continue the
discussion to-day.
Under a special resolution from the
Rules Committee, adopted by the House
yesterday, there Is an hour and half
of debate remaining before a vote can
be had. The resolution will probably
pass by a strict party vote.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
Building Regulations.

The Washington Herald devotes con-
siderable space this morning to a subject
which is of the greatest importance to
builders, contractors. and property own
erS generally. 1t relates to the present
method of the District Commissioners
whereby the building regulations are
amended in arbitrary and peremptory
fashion, without due notice to the inter-
ests concerned, and frequently with
lack of thorough understanding of the
situation.
The Chamber of Commerce, which
has instituted a fight for a reform, is
being seconded in its efforts by all of
the organizations which are connected
with the building industry The move
ment has gained deserved impetus
through the fact that under the present
system the building trades are kept in
a state of uncertainty Under the law,
all police regulations must be published
thirty days before they become oper-
stive, but building regulations, which are
specifically given the force of law en-
acted by Congress, go into effect as
soon as they are passed by the Com
missloners. Up to the present time, the
Commissioners have done nothing to
correct this condition, their view being
expressed by Assistant Engineer Com
missioner Markham, who says that it is
frequently necessary TO make changes
overnight" This is the very situation
that leads to the protest 1t is by no
means unusual to find a permit issued
yesterday absolutely illegal under the
regulation which may be in force to-day.
The position of the builders and other
citizens is that these amendments ought
not to be put in force without due no.
tice, and it is suggested that when
changes are contemplated the Commis-
sioners would be materially aided in ar
irving at correct conclusions if they
gave the public an opportunity for a
hearing. If the Commissioners decline
TO accede to this view of the matter, an
appeal will be made to Congress for a
law which will make this notice COM
pulsory. It is to be hoped that the
Commissioners will not compel the citi-
tens to resort TO this extreme measure.
Their request is reasonable one. Il
is difficult to imagine a condition so
imperative that regulation has to be
amended at moments notice, unless,
indeed, there is desire TO favor hastily
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
THE GOOD ROADS BOOSTER.

with apologies to one Gilbert.)
When the booster Is a-boosttng for
our highways
Or maturing his rosecolored littls
schemes;
When he's hard at WORK Ion pspd)
for our byways.
Though q stony-hearted Ccngre1
scons his dreams;
Ny sorrow I with difficulty smother.
When people say his work will
ne'er be done; y
For taking one consideration with
another.
The boosters LIE Is not = hapw
one
When the enterpFidng booster in's
boosting.
When mscadam seems % far and
far away.
And when the golden eagles are not
rpostins :.
In the place whess good ruads
dreams are bright n day;
When the rural pixies are tust -
bad as ever,
The eures of the tourist he naust
shun.
For mi. old fact Is nss q sus =
The b9o~tsrs lifs \ not . happv
oHARLss u AlLI.u
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
A Word for the Cabby.

The other day when the supposed
swan song of one of Wasflington's time
honored institutions, the night-liner,
was sung by retired hack driver, a
denial came promptly from members of
the Washington Cab Drivers Associa-
ton.
Not only did they deny that the taxi
has supplanted the hack, but they took
exceptions to the confessions of the
former driver as representing in any fair
way the abuses alleged to have been
practiced by hackmeh That the horse
drawn public carriage is having tough
Shedding as the result of alleged unfair
discrimination in favor of the taxi is
admitted, but this is no sign, they say,
that it has lost its usefulness.
One thing at least can be said for the
night liner at the expense of the taxi
The man who late at night orders
taxi and on awakening finds that the
taximeter has registered S347o since he
fell asleep gets no comfort by telling the
chauffeur to back up" until he comes
to $I.5o The meter as we'll as the
chauffeur is memorable. The figures are
there and they speak for themselves.
Moreover, they are backed by the strong
arm of the law. The hands of the meter,
like the hands of time, will not turn
backward. In such case the gentle
cabby in nine cases out of ten would
take the sleeper home, help him unlock
the front door, and then claim modest
fee.
The automobile may have made great
strides of progress, but the night-liner
is still dear to our hearts. At least, it
shall not pass while the Washington Cab
Drivers Association lives.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
REHEARSING OF HIS SPEECH
WAKES UP NEIGHBORHOOD
Representative Nelson Loves to Elocute, and Some
Day He Expects to Deliver an Oratorical
EffusiOn in the House.

When residents in the vicinity of Sew,
enteenth and P streets northwest pick
up their favorite newspaper some day
and read that Representative John
Mandt Nelson, OF Wisconsin. has deliv-
cred himself Of an oratorical effusion in
the House paeans Of Joy will ring forth
in that neighborhood. Representative
Nelson lives at 1To7 p street, and is re-
hearsing his speech at home. which facts
account for their unusual interest in the
forthcoming speech.
That Mr.. Nelson will develop oratorical
ability second to none is the sincere
belief Of neighbors who have heard him
elocute. And there isn't resident within
few blocks who hasn't heard him.
According to folks out that way, Mr..
Nelson's favorite time for practice is the
The Washington herald., 1911-08-05
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY A, w. MACY.
A REMARKABLE FAMILY OF
ACTORS.

A REMARKABLE FAMILY OF
ACTORS.
In 1883 John Ward. an Eng
lish theatrical manager. opposed
a match between his daughter
and a member of his company.
not wishing her to marry an
actor. He finally gave consent,
however, consoling himself with
the thought that the young man
was not much of an actor. In
this he was mistaken, for the
young man, whose name was
Roger Kemble, not only succeed
ed we'll in his profession. but be-
came the founder OF a family that
is remarkable in the annals of
the English stage. Twelve chill
dren were born to the couple, of
whom eight reached maturity;
and every one Of the eight made
some effort on the stage. The
eldest child, Sarah. became the
renowned Mrs. Siddons. The eld-
est son. John Philip. wass prob
ably the greatest actor of hts
day, and was known as "the
great Kemble." The eleventh
child. Charles. was a renowned
comedian, while his daughter.
Fanny Kemble. was probably the
best known to the public OF all
the family. Her sister. Adelaide,
attained considerable popularity
as a public singer. Her son mar
ried the daughter Of Gen. Grant
Copyright, 1911. by Joseph B. BowleA)
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