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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16
HciEn of Terror mt ynnl,,pe

shanghai November ia vee,itab
reign OF terror prevails at NanIeinr
according TO late dispatches from that
CITY, under the dominance of General
chang Jen- Chun, the viceroy who has
cast restraint to the winds A sys-
tematic search is being made for Chi
nese who have discarded their queues.
ana all found are beheadcd
The revolutionaries in Shanghai are
making vigorous preparations TO at
TACK Marking. and at n meeting last
night volunteers were called upon 20
undertake the assassination of Chang
Dr. Gilbert Reid, a prominent mis-
siohary visited Viceroy Chang yes
terday and endeavored to Induce the
general to agree to an armistlce Cen
eral Chang refused 10 entertain the
idea and declared that he must be
loyal to the Emperor. He said that he
intended to lead his troops in the re-
capture of Chinkiang, Soochow and
Shanghai for the throne.
DIR. Reid says Changes blood is up
that he is fred by his successes and
the number of those he has beheaded
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16
Governor Smith Resigns.

>, Atlanta. Ga. November l5.-Governor
POKE Smith. recently elected United
MS resignation as Chief Executive OF
this State to-day.
Tomorrow morning Hon. John NJ
siaton, president of the State Senate
Will take the oath of office as Gov
crnor pro tenn. TO serve until Cow
crnor Smiths successor is elected.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16
Grcnt B.ttic IN P,o,ncc,

Shanghai. November l6. Unless
pacific counsel or pecuniary induce
ment prevails the great tight Of tho
present revolution will take place at
NankinE. The city is now large
military camp
General Chang is in command. with
$4,000 troops. They are all well armed
and fairly trained They arc deter.
mined and desperate and intrcnchcd
in positions which experts regard "a
impresnable.
Outside the city, within fifteen miles,
the revoluuonaries are gathered
Their force at the present time docs
not exceed 5000 men. OF which 1000
are trained, The revolutionaries. how
ever. are receiving constant stream
oil recruits and large supplies OF guns
ana ammunition. The revolutionarics
are raw. but are desperately in earn
est. They seek vengeance for the re-
cent massacres
The Republican navy now number,
seventeen vessels. which arc well sun
pulled with ammunition. The war
ships arc proceeding up the river 10
NankinE. All communication by rail
and telegraph is cut off beyond Chin
kaing.
Eear-Admiral Murdoch, aboard the
United States protected cruiser Al
Dany' is expected to reach Nankins
this morning. On the river below
Marking war vessels of all nations
watch the preparations.
All foreigners arc safe, having left
the city. The American consul. vii
Dur 1. Graccy. Is aboard ship.
Inc republican leaders state posi-
uVeiy that Admiral Sab has gone over
to the revolutionary side. He is said
10 De at Ning-Po' awaiting orders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16
FLOPS THROUGH WINDOW
Trained Sea lion Tires of Balancing
Ball on Nose.

Chicago, November 15.--Tiring of its
daily routine at balancing a ball on
the end of Its nose in North Side
theatre last night, a trained sea lion
Hoped through window pane and
into an alley. When 1t felt the snow
and snifed the cold air 1T appear rcd
in Its natural element and started Mt
a lively gait for Lake Michigan.
The animal lost in It's race for the
ICY waters by small margin. a crowd
or men and boys captured II when
1t was within a minute or two of at
tanning its goal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16

lie boasts that he has 10000 devoted
soldiers. and holds Nanking in the
palm of his hand. 1t is admitted tina.
Chang is man OF great courage and
military ability. lie has abundant
money and ammunition. and he has
sown the city with mines
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16
Giunts on for Hnrana.

nant winning Giants of the National
League turned southward to-day for
Havana ball yards to engage in
series OF contests with Cuban teams
mas. The Giants play in Jacksonville.
Miami and Key West before leaving
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-16
ACCEPTS BURDEN
OF SAVING CHINA
(Continued From Flrst parnn

forming. He asks what guarantee In
there that the promises OF the govern
rheht VIII be fulfilled, and adds: Tho
overthrow OF the government is the
only conclusion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24

serious discussion of compromise can didates would of course begin"
 The Journal is an independent re- publican paper that is trying to see as far into the political grindstone as it can. It sees possibilities of success in Governor Folk, Governor Foss, Governor Marshall, and Speaker Clark, and it should have added the name of Oscar w. Underwood, who will go into the convention with Ala bama's "A votes to start with. No doubt Governor Marshall will have the Indiana delegation, and Speaker Clark promises to have two or three delegations.
 The two-thirds rule has, in the past, nominated black horses, and history may repeat itself in 1912. Alabama expects and hopes it will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
LEARNED LADIES OF ELIZABETH'S COURT

Helen Hay Wilson, in Harpers for Oc-
 tober.
 A The etiquette and service of the age were very elaborate, the books of cour- tesy, of carving, and the numerous works on manners that fill tile period seem to contain directions To occupy a lifetime. And though the state of society and man. ners was crude in many ways and the standard of household comfort and clean liness very low Gas witness the household books of Henry VIID, still the conditions of life do not seem to haveNbeen actually much harder on women than on men, The education of women was in proportion as good as that of men, and carried on "a much the same way. And as men irn- proved, women improved with them When the moral force came, the standard of womsn's education was raised at once. The Princess Elizabeth was well skilled in Greek and Latin, and Lady Jane Grey . devoted student of Plato. This is Har- rison's description of Iclizabeth's court; and Harrison, let us remember, was a contemporary of Knox. There are very few" he says, ''of our courtiers (of both scxes) who have not the use and skill of sundry speeches, besides an excellent vein of writing beforetime not regarded l" Truly it is rare thing with us now to hear of courtier which hath but his own language. 's Many gentle women and ladies there are that besides sound knowledge of the Greek and Latin tongues are thereto no less skillful in the Spanish, Italian and French I am per- suaded that as the noblemen and gentle men do surmount in this behalf so these come very little or nothing behind them for their parts: which industry" adds the worthy paEon, God continue, and ac- complish that which otherwise is want inr'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
Mexico's Approaching Election

The next case on the Pan-Ameri- can political calendar is that of Mex ico. Her election is to take place on October l. Gen. Bernardo Reyes, once at the head of the Mexican army, tried to secure from the Mexican con- gress postponement of the election, and when his request was refused he took himself out of the race for the presidency. He goes out carrying a
 grouch which he hopes no doubt will turn into a popular revolution. He is, however, an old man.
 Francisco l. Madero will next week be elected president, and if he stands true to the reforms he is pledged to support Mexico will no doubt become as orderly and peaceful as it was un- der Diaz and twice, at least, as free The country will become a republic in fact as we'll as in name.
 Madero has proven a pretty good pacificator and politician. His en- tire course has been consistent. He knows the country needs many re- forms. He knows it has not been a republic. Everybody will be free on Sunday next to vote as he pleases, and everybody will be asked to vote, and his vote will be duly counted True, at this writing Madero prom ises to be the only candidate, but if there were 20 candidates, all would be guaranteed square opportunity. Madero is Mexico's coming chief, and he has a long list of reforms to in stitute and establish, acting of course, through a national congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
ADVENTURES IN DREAMLAND

dream process which, in the fraction ot
 a second had interpreted them as best it could and had presented the results
 of it's interpretation in the form of a
 curious little narrative of nocturnal ad-
 venture
 More frequently, however, believe it
 safe to say, the dream excitant is con
 nected directly with the state of the
 sleeper's physical organism Mention
 mental den2nstration of the ease with which dreams may be produced by the
 use of artificial irritants. One sleeper,
 whose nose was lightly tickled with a feather, had horrible dream of mask
 of pitch being alternately applied to. and drawn violently from his face. An other, at whose feet a hot water bag , was placed, dreamed that he was walk ing over hot lava In a second exper- iment of the same sort, the accidental slipping of the cover from the hot wat i CT bag led to an elaborate dream of capture and torture by Rocky Moun- tain bandits, who insisted that the
 dreamer knew how to convert copper into gold, and his naked feet in a fire
 in order to compel him to communicate his valuable secret. Similarly, the ap- l,plication of slight degree of heat to the feet of patient with -paralyzed limbs was followed by a dream of being transformed into bear and taught to
 dance by being placed on red hot iron plates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24

l From the Washington Post.
 Anarchists are never present in suffi- cient numbers to man. q revolution. A situation like that which eonfronts Spain is made possible by the activities of a mere sprinkling of these enemies Of so- | ciety, who at times of unrest send agita- tors among the masses to stir up rebel- Hon. A movement thus innamed from without is turned from it's oriignal object and made to fight for a cause the people do not really wish to see triumph. They go klto the thing lacking the courage of their convictions, without which there can be small enthusiasm and less cohesive ness. Under the rigors of martial law and in these days of rapid mobilization at any point of disturbance the mob spirit vr- | tually is crushed before there is time to concentrate and barricade. Crawling cobblestones" are no match for modern artillery.
 However, vigilance and prompt meas ures are necessary if peace and order are to be maintained in country like Spain. This had not been looked to, it appears; hence the conspiracy had gained consider able ground before the authorities were aroused to what was going on. It is ad mitted at Madrid that the government, though aware of extensive plottings, per- nitted the situation to drift along while waiting for it to assume more definite character"
 Thus are we reminded of Spanish rule in Cuba, where the policy of "manana' brought the island to a chronic state of revolution and finally forced intervention. Curiously. Weyler. the evil genius of Spain in Cuba, is in command at Madrid. Who but he could be in error as to talk ing steps to crush the uprising In it's in- cipency? Whose nanG is on the lips as the mob shouts a demand for it's prey? All European governments, if they would keep the sworn foes of society under thumb, would do well 10 persuade King Alfonso to dispense with the services of General Weyler as a starter His reten- tion in high military station will always be mystery to America.
 Society's guaranty against anarchy, in the last analysis, is that anarchists can not govern. But the Spanish reds will hardly be convinced that this is the case so long as they are under. the surveii- lance of generals who cannot command.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
Uxueriepce of Stage Veteran

Al. G. Field. who is booked for the Jefferson theatre early in October, is not only great man in the minstrel line, but, according to many theatre goers. he has the best show In the world today. In telling something of his life to a newspaper man recently MT, Field said; s s3e
 Acting is like any other profession or trade. When man bends his ener- gies 10 it for years it becomes part of his nature. Several years ago my father fell i'll about the time our sea son opened. His age precluded his re- covery. l did not rehearse or go on the stage during his illness. I lost all interest in the show and rarely went to the theatre. l would wander off some ,here until the performance was over and the train due to leave attributed my indifference to my solici- tude as to my fathers condition. Things had progressed thusly for more than a month While in Memphis one of our comedians was taken suddenly ill Quglcy called me and I went on al a moments notice and kept il up there after. I became myself at once. Since that experience I have feared Co set a time to leave the stage. l do but lit ile now, vet that little keeps my mind employed.
 q can fully appreciate the remark made to me by the late Joseph Jeff fcrson, the then dean of the dramatic profession. He was with the all star cast of The Rivals The company played matinee. MT. Jefferson re- | mained in the office of the theatre; III | dressing gown and slippers, awaiting ] the night performance, he reclined or l the lounge as he partook of his tes and toast. He seemed very frail. After | short conversation l asked this ques tion: MT Jefferson, at your age doe. it not become very irksome for vol to act?'
 {, Looking at me with a wan smiS The replied: Yes, but it's more irksom' not to act MT. Jefferson's seasons werS curtailod from 40 to 90 weeks. after
 ward to 20 weeks and lastly to 10 weeks The old habit was hard to shake ant so it is with all Of us no matter wha
 business has engaged our thoughts fo 6 lifetime. It becomes part of oul
 nature and is difficult to get ava. | from"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Costly Hotel That Is Profitable

|
 Any Birmingham man who could have heard Col. D. c. Collier of San Diego, director general of the Cali fornla- Panama exposition, tell of San Diego's s2, O0O, 900 hotel-the |. s. Grant hotel-would have been worked up to a point of enthusiasm regarding a high class hotel for this city. said Richard W Massey.
 Birmingham needs a great ireproof hotel, and needs it bad. A large and elegant hotel could be built and fur nished for a total outlay of s1,000,ooo 10 s1,250,000. Many conservative busi- ness men have an idea that a s1,00O,- 900 hotel is not as profitable as some might think, but one would pay in Birmingham Colonel Collier says that 1he '. s. Grant hotel has cleared al ready during it's first fiscal year, which began the 1st of October, last. hand some profit; and San Diegos popula- tion is less than. 50,0O0"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
Color Photography

"The eighth wonder of the world is color phctography," said a man who dab bles more or less in science and has a turn that way, "apd I am particularly desrous to see this great effect when it is exhibited in Birmingham at the Or pheum.
 This will be the first natural color photography shown in the south The subject will be the official, authentic pie lures of the 40 days festivities attending the coronation of George V of England. He issued royal command that these color pictures should be made and should form a part of the records preserved in the archives of the country.
 "The motion pictures are not tinted by hand, they are not retouched and, in fact nothing is done to them. The new process of photography brings out the natural colors, which have always ex- isted in photographs, but which could never be reproduced until the process was discovered lately known as the Kin emacolor.
 q understand that the coloring of the pictures, the pictures themselves and the entire presentation is wonderful. l was in New York recently and could not get standing room even in the the atre where these pictures were being shown"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
Next Years Fee Issue

The fee issue will not be voted on directly and fully in the November election of 1912, but at that time ar amendment to section 96 of the con. stitution of 1901 will be voted on. This rather remarkable section reads as follows:
 "The legislature shall not enact any law not applicable to all the counties in the state regulating costs and charges of courts, or fees, commits sions or allowances of public officers" Under this section no change in the reduction of fees in this county could be made unless a like change was made in fees in Winston county, and so on to the end of the chapter.
 The amendment to be voted on next year would, if adopted, render Jef- ferson county exceptional, so that the legislature of January, 1915 would be left free to legislate as to fees in Jeff ferson without disturbing fees of the other counties, and fees could, under the proposed amendment, be increased in the other counties of the state without changing those in Jefferson county.
 The voters, in other words, cannot next November name the fees or sal aries to be paid in this county. They can simply render this county excep- tional by taking it out of the opera tiops of mysterious section 96. This should be kept in mind. It is diff cult to see how any one outside of the fee beneficiaries can intelligently and honestly oppose the adoption of the amendment to Section 96.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
Captain Kolb's Corn Palace

The states corn palace at the State Fair here is to be 48 feet square and 50 feet high. It is to be both artistic and representative. It will, in fact, 1 be the central exhibit of the great fair. In it will be shown to the best advantage what Alabama has grown in a very fruitful year. Products from the nine agricultural schools of the state will be placed in the palace, and products from the various coun- ties will be added until the whole fairly and fully represents the states actual accomplishment.
 Captain Kolb says he will present in the corn palace "the greatest agri- cultural exhibit ever shown in this state" He goes on to express his belief that the 1911 State Fair in this city will be the best fair ever held in Alabama. All of the counties of the state, says the commissioner of agri- culture, "are preparing exhibits and the fair is bound to be a great suc- cess"
 An appreciation of this fact by the home folks is needed in order that the entire state may be made aware of what awaits them when the gates of the fair are thrown open on October 5. At that time everything will be in place and the state will have a chance to see in actual exhibits what it has accomplished this year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
FEMININE FASHIONS

From Harper's Bazar.
 The strongest point in new fashions is their feminity. This is a subtle change difficult to define, since fashions have really not been masculine in their char acter for quite long time; but they have been more or less severe, and the present change means an increase in all that is fluffy and delicate. It means more long skirts, long sleeves with lace ruffes that fall over the hands. shorter sleeves thay are in the form of small puffs, and still another which has a wire to hold it's puff in place. Poke hats and fancy shoes arsl lace trimmed handkcrchefs, laces or all sorts, and veltets and silks. indicate q
 nearer approach on every side to Miss Lydia Lansuish if one dare mention her name In tho same breath with the woman who goes Up in an aeroplane every weel; and runs her own auto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
Modern Pagapism

Many of us can remember when the word agnostlc' came into general use as sisnifying what the word liter ally means-don't know" said an old citizen. In early church history the agnostic was one who held that God did not know all things, but .n mod . ern times Huxley used the word as al antithesis to the gnostic of church his tory. Huxley and contemporaneous philosophers made frequent use of the word As it was loosely employed by church folks agnosticism meant simp- ly indifference to spiritual matters, but within the pest 20 or 20 years agnos- ticism has changed from a negative
 idea in philosophy to very energetic unbelief, and sometimes to aggressive disbelief amounting to blatant atheism while a note of skepticism sounds through Chrstendom now as n1Ver be- fore perhaps, yet the forces of Chris tianity and an appeal for right living based on New Testament ethics are I believe, more in evidence today than ever. But since agnosticism has be- come so aggressive pagan tendencies in well written fiction are less insid- uous than they were even 10 or Is years ago. As a logical outcome of atheistlc philosophy pagan principles running through popular novels are un- disguised The Literary Digest of Sep tember 2S deyotes half a page to the Paganism of Modern Fiction That periodical quotes from The Christia n Work and Evangelist of New York, which says that organism, forever try
 ng to force back Christianity and claim the world, has practically seized upon the modern novel and forced it into alliance with it's purposes.
 "The Christian Work and Evangelist dscerns "a tendency in modern fiction to ignore all the old landmarks of morality and brush the accepted ethics of 2000 years evolution aside with a sheer. and to set up an unabashed individualism in place of the welfare of society. One would not know that there was such thing as Christianity in evidence from reading these novels
 "In speaking of this present day in fidelity the Christian Work and Evan gelist points out MT. Hardys later novels as examples of the unholy pro- paganda which breaches free love-the doctrine of the rights of the soul
 According to recent magazine writers agnosticsm is honeycombing g many of the great universities of the north. The historic universities were founded many years ago by men Of orthodox faith. To stem the tide of modern organism educators of large influence will have to be more alert than ever; the pulpit must be supplied with orthodox men well equipped to cope with agnosticism, but the vast body of believers In Christian churches can help the cause of orthodoxy amaz- ingly by higher degre of honest, spir- itual living"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-24
Mir. Taft's Mistakes

At Peoria, H., MT. Taft appealed to the politicians present for elem- ency. In doing this, however, he de- clared that he had not, during the Congress, been allied with either standpatters or progressives. As d matter of fact he never called the latter into his inner circle of ad- yisers, while he never failed to con- suit MT. Aldrich while he remained a senator. His close confidential ad- visers have at all times been stand patters. The progressive leaders have never held his confidence. It is idle in him to say otherwise, when every progressive republican knows what the situation at the White House Is and all along has been.
 The acceptance, of Aldrich as chief adviser was a mistake that ranks with his two other great tariff mis- takes, namely, his speech at Winona in which he said the Aldrich tariff was "the best one ever devised.n This error was fully equalled when he vetoed the wool, the free list and the cotton bills, all measures of reduction in tariff rates.
 MT. Taft admitted at Peoria that hs had made "a great many mistakes. T shall," he added, ''continue during this term to make them.' His mis takes have chiefly been tariff mis takes, and they were due to the plain fact that he is at heart a protection ist. He says he is. He does not wan revenue tariff pure and simple. H wants protective tariff that vii put fat profits into the pockets o manufacturers. He admits that thi is his position. And in this way tn issue of 1912 is made up. A pro tective tariff is lined up against
 tariff for revenue only. Mir. Taf stands on the former and the demo cratic nominee will stand on the lat ter. The ultimate consumer will de eide.