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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Conservation congress. hears Dr.
 Wiley. Foreigners leave 'Tripoii , Judge Gary issues statement
 Bristow declares war on stand
 patters. ,fr General strike imminent on. Illinois
 Central 2--Nabors trial begun yesterday -ra Pension funds empty treasury. 3--Man found with bullet in head.
 Indian murderer caught. 4-Editorial comment. .' 5-Warrior dam will mean much for
 Birmingham '.''.' .s-
 Brooke reports on Camp case.
 Birmingham wants farmers trade. Allen in charge of jail building.
 pr. Denny will announce his de- .s cision soon 6--Sports. . ft-.t''" 7-Dolly Dalrymple on Tact.
 Society. 'ts'',,.'ft S-Atlanta to vote on charter today. 9--Mexico has riots again 1O--.Free .amusements wonder of fair. Hueytown wants Tidewater line. 11-Madero returns.
 Death of Mrs. Julia Feagin.  14--wiu begin work on acid plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
ORDAIN CRAWFORD
 BAPTIST MINISTER

Evergreen, September e5.-(Special.)- )- Last night at the Evergreen Baptist church the Rev. c. J. Crawford was or dained to the full work and responsibil- ities of the ministry. The ordination ser mon was preached by the Rev. W. M
 Murray, pastor of the Baptist church at Brewton. Those present from Brewton for the purpose of taking part in the services were Judge M. r. Brooks, John M. Rabb, Dr. Burson and Mir Hawkins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
LOWER FREIGHT
 RATES ON STOVES

Washington, September 26.-Lower freight rates on stoves shipped. from Evansville. Ind, and Henderson, Ky, to points in Tennessee and Mississippi than are in effect to currently immediate points today, were used by the inter- state commerce commission to be estab- lished by the Louisville and Nashville, the Illinois Central and other railways operating in the south.
 The permission was granted to equa lize territories '.t f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27

Paris, September 26.-The Turkish ambassador to France, Rifaat Pasha' said today that he did not know wheth- CT Italy designed to attempt to occupy Tripoli but that Turkey would nam tain the integrity of the empire Tripoli, unlike Bosnia and Herzegovine was not divided by races or rel1glohs' he added. all were Mohammedans. Fri poli was not colony but vital mem Der of the empire, he said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
Masons Do Degree Work

Washington, September 26.--Degree work of the Scottish Rite Masons of the Southern jurisdiction which began in Washington last night will be continued until Thursday Many prominent mem bers of the order from other cities are in the initiation of a large class of candidates for the higher degree Of the Masonic order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
Trveni to Be Minister

Laredo, Tex, September S.--News reached here yesterday that General Geronimo Trveni, formerly chief of the first military zone, has been of- fered the post of minister of war of Mexico It was stated that he had not accepted. pendilgI . trip to the isap-
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
ANCIENT TROUBLE
TO END IN PEACE
King Peters Visit to Stop
Austrian Friction.

Vienna, May 13.-The visit of King Pc
ter of Servia to Budapest to pay his re-
spects to old Emperor Francis JOSEPH has
pecn greeted all over the dual monarchy
with expressions of the greatest satisfac-
ton, not because the people of Austria
hold any higher opinion of the man who
ascended to a blood-stained throne with
out ever proving himself innocent in re-
gard to the assassination of his predeces-
sor, but because the visit is regarded as
the disappearance of the last vestige of
the Bosnian quarrel, which at one time
threatened the peace of Europe. and as
the final acknowledgment of the victory
of the Austrian policy.
Magnanimously it is now conceded that
the fault has not been entirely on the
side of Servia. Austria, too has done her
share by her severe agrarian protection
list measures, which are in so pronounced
contradiction TO her former policy of eco
nomic conquests. However, the Seryian
commercial treaty is now safe and King
Peter will find the boundaries less barred
and bolted
Meanwhile, the official Servian Semou-
,prava is severely censuring the Politka.
once the organ of the Servian tingoes. for
daring to criticise King Peters proposed
tourney to the Emperor.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
LON DON AWAITS
KAISER'S ARRIVAL
Entertainments Planned for
Visiting Royalty.

London, May 13-An London is excited
al the thought that on Monday. only q
few short hours from now. the Kaiser
and Empress of Germany are coming &c
be present at the unveiIins of the Queen
Victoria memorial IN Tuesday and Will
stay among US until Friday next.
The week will zoe a series of brilliant
functions. beginning with the unveilirg
ceremony. On Wednesday Lord Lytton S
famous comedy. Money" will be per-
formed at Drury Lane by a splendid cast.
and there will probably he a state ball at
buckingham Palace on the following
evening
If il can he arranged there will also be
an entertainment at the German EN-
hasSy. AS all the evenings are expected
to he occupied oy ether functions, this
may take the form of luncheon of a
semi-private character and a reception
10 the leading members of the Germany
colony
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

good families go on the stage in order to
advertise their beauty and to enable them
to make good matches. They are willing
to work for small salaries, and this af-
fects the pay of other actresses. As a
remedy for this evil managers are asked
to Pace girls of great beauty but of no
artistic gifts among the supers instead
of, as at present, intrusting them with
small speaking parts.
In order to warn girls of the fact that
stage career is not a certain road to
fortune the committee has circulated the
facts as to the actual salaries paid. Only
2 per cent of Austrian actresses earn over
500 month, per cent earn over 500. IA
per cent over $50. Fifty-five per cent
earn less than $50 and p per cent less
than S2f month
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
MEMS FASHIONS
STARTLE WOMEN
Embroidered Socks and Ties
Made for Dandies.

Paris, May 13.-That there Is nothing
new in fashion for the women is all the
sadder because at the fashion exhibition
now in progress there are some startling
novelties for men. The women would
surely take advantage of something pro-
vided for them, but one may doubt II
men will fall for ''colored waistcoats
covered with cream lace in fancy flower
designs or with black over white poplins
Of similar patterns" Yet these are to
be seen at the exhibition.
So, too are ties veiled with black lace
termed Yashmak" There are also Socks
embroidered with crowns and blue
spotted with white foulard ties"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
ENGLISH BALLOON
REFUSES TO FLY
Air Battalion Has Troubles
in Experiments.
AEROPLANES MAKE FLIGHTS
High Winds Interfere with Tests.
Fly Before Daybreak-FlyfnE Ma
chimes Surpass Lighter Than Air
DirfGibles-Gns Escapes Through
Gas Bags-Refilling Frequent.

London May 13.-Preparatory to the
departure of the army air battalion for
Amesbury on Monday, the half-dozen ex-
pert military aviators that England pos
sesses have been practicing daily al
Farnborough.
The general public has. seen little of
these trials, for most of them have been
made at daybreak. not from any motive
of secrecy. but because of the high winds
which rage almost continually from 6 a.
m. to p. m.
While the army aeroplanes are giving
general satisfaction, and the military
Bleriot mOnoplanes are surprising all eX-
pectations, the outlook is not very pleas
ant in the lighter than air" depart
ment.
In the 9irigible department. the Eng
lish-buit balloon Beta occasionally flies
in the direction wanted, even if only al
a snail's pace. The Gamma has refused
TO fly for several months, and the much
advertised Lebaudy airship is proving
something of white elephant.
The reason for the continued effective
ness Of the Beta is found in her envelope
of goldbeater's skin. through which the
escape of gas is almost. if not quite.
imperCeptible. But the case is quite
otherwise with the gas bags of the
Gamma and the Lebaudy.
The leaking capacity Of the larger
dirigible is told in the fact that although
she filled for flight less than ten
days ago. she has already lost a ton of
lifting power, and if the wind continues
to he unfaVorable 10 the trial much
longer sire will probably require refill
ing.
The serious side Of this leakage, even
in time OF peace, is the cost of imitation,
which is something like $500, to say
nothing Of the expenditure of labor in
dismantling and re-erecting the internal
framework
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
SERVANT PROBLEM
APPALLS GERMANY
Women Forced to Undergo
Questioning by Cooks.
GIRLS SEEK FACTORY JOBS
housewives Are In Quandnry with
sftuntiOn-Tables Are Turned on
Employers-Vacanci Exceed Num-
ber of Applicants-Probe Made
Into Private Life Shock.

Berlin. May 13-The good housewives
| of Berlin are in an unfortunate plight
and their dependent menfolk are in a
position not less enviable, owing to the
| remarkable dearth of domestics, chiefly
attributed to Germany's industrial pros
perity, which creates a great demand
for female labor in all branches of COM
merce and manufacture.
The tables have been completely
turned, and the mistresses have prac-
tically to go down on their knees and
agree to all sorts of stipulations laid
down by the girls in order to stand any
chance of engaging a servant
The number of vacant situations in
private houses exceeds the number of
cooks and maids seeking such positions
approximately in the proportion of ten to
one. because the young girls of this
country. very many of whom are i'm
bued at an early age with revolutionary
socialistic doctrines, shun the restrictions
OF domestic service, and flock into the
factories and workshops.
Many thousands of househoiters have
to endure grave inconveniences and dis
comforts as the result of these girls
holding themselves aloof from anything
so common as housework.
Employers Questioned.
At the agency offices the would-be en-
ployers are severely CrOss-eXamined by
the girls, who question them with re-
gard to their pecuniary means, their
social position. and their mode Of life.
while on the other hand the maids re-
sent very keenly any similar attempts
by the employer to inquire into their
capabilities.
Many girls conduct a most searching
irx,,
of women seeking their services before
they Will consent to accept an engage
ment so that the domestic servant marts
have become a kind of inferno for un-
happy housewives, anxious to secure
cooks and hOusemaids, Yet stunning the
impertinent questions addressed to them
regarding their age, income. the social
and professional standing of their hus-
bands. the number of their children, and
numerous other points
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
FAMOUS FISH FOUND
EATEN BY ENEMIES
Pelorus Jack, Pilot for Thousands of Steamships
and Sailing Vessels, Meets Tragic End.

Dunedin, New Zealand, May 13.-The
most famous fish in the world. known as
Pelorous Jack. which bad the distinction
of being protected by special act OF
Parliament, is dead
II is not quite clear whether this spe-
cial honor was due to the fact that he
was the sole survivor of his species or to
the circumstance that he voluntarily act
ed as a sort of pilot for ships.
Certain it is. however, that for twenty
years and more this monster of the deep
met all the steamers bound for yelling
ton, whether they arrived by day or night.
He usually took up a position ahead of
them in PelOrous Sound. as II with a
perfect understanding as to their destt-
nation. Thus ne earned the sobriquet
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
SODA SYNDICATE
GETS BIG TRACT
Lake Acquired, with Supply
for 800 Years.

London. May 13.-The syndicate which
has acquired the concession of the great
soda lake in the East African Protector
ate has now completed all the prelim-
mary arrangements. The actual opera
tions on the deposits will soon begin.
The agreement with the government for
the construction of a branch railway
from the lake to the main line has been
signed.
Under its terms the Uganda Railway
administration undertakes to effect i'm
provements in its main line so as to pro-
vide for the carriage, as beginning OF
at least 5000 tons of soda annually over
and above its ordinary traffic. The lake
is fifty square miles in extent. and it is
calculated that at this rate of extraction
It will take nearly 500 years to exhaust
the soda deposits.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
REVIVAL PLANNED
OF CENSORED PLAY
Monna Wanna to Be Given
on London Stage.

London, May 13.-Mr. Maurice Maeter-
linck is coming to London to witness the
first performance in England, on. June /,
of his famous play, E"Monna' Wanna
which has hitherto been forbidden here
as immoral, but which is now to be
played at the Court Theater.
Miss Adeline- Bourne. who created a
sensation by her splendid and realistic
execution of the title role in Oscar
Wilde's .Salome," has been signed to
play the heroine I'm, '.Monna Wanna. .
Speaking of the play she said:
Il can never understand what the CEN
sor was thinking about when he ,prohib-
tied the public performance Of '.Monna
Wanna some years ago. The play re-
sembles more rnan anything else ver-
sion of the Lady Godiva story and serves
to illustrate some sof the finest emotions
II Is possible to portray upon the stage, y
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
GERMANS BEWAIL
LACK OF SPENDING
Tourists Save Moneyfor Eng
land and France. '

Berlin, May 13-Of the $500 0oO, 900 spent
by Americans in Europe last year only
SIS. 100000. it is estimated, fell to the share
of Germany. Wherefore the Germans
are complaining bitterly that wealthy
Americans persist in visiting England
and France and seldom go to Germany.
For three years past Berliners have been
doing their utmost to attract tourists,
but no success has resulted ut is COM
planned that even Americans who pa
tronize the two great German trans
atlantic lines nearly always disembark
at a French or an English port and do
not even get as far as Hamburg or
Bremen
This year, with the coronation as a
huge attraction, Germans have given up
hopes of holding their own, but next
year a big effort will be made to secure a
fair share of the globe trotters' dollars.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

Berlin, May 13.-The bibulous world OF
Berlin and other large German towns is
in a state of panic over the news from
the country of champagne, but the ac-
counts of the destruction of casks and
breaking of bottles. heartrending though
they are. need not cause despair in the
bosom of the German
According to the evidence of wine i'm
porters, there is no ground for the fear
of a shortage of French champagne in
Germany nor of a formidable rise in
price. In both countries there are enor-
nous reserves of the wine, and the re-
uuirements of Berlin, huge though they
are. are covered for at least a couple of
years.
Socially the troubles in the champagne
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
STINGY GERMANS SAVE
MONEY ON CHAMPAGNE
French Riots Give Hosts Opportunity to Replace
Rare Wines with Domestic Product.

country are certain to be utilized by the
stingier type of German host. who can
thus excuse the substitution of the Ger
man imitation, the so-called ''Sekt." for
genuine French champagne at his festive
table.
No host in Germany who is at all care
full of his reputation for doing the right
thing by his guests dreams of offering
them the German substitute. If he does.
he has the tact TO shroud the label with
a napkin.
The boot is on the other foot when the
Kaiser dimes with some regimental mess
determined to offer the imperial host the
best of everything, for in these cases the
butler has orders to conceal the French
label with snow-white serviette and so
make the monarch suppose he is quaffing
a product of his own land.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

among members of his personal staff
His brother. the Duke of Edinburgh. a
naval officer. grew a beard. Our pres
ent King, sharing the views of his father,
grows beard and makes his staff do the
same.
The beard is the exception. not the
rule among men of the present day. and
it j. incomprehehsihIe that the manhood
Of the empire, otherwise always so ready
to accept royal lead. should in this
matter show such Indifference, or worse,
to the views. both expressed and implied
of their kings"
Holding this view, Capt McTlwaine
argues that it is time that the obvious
wishes OF King Edward and King George
were fulfilled.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
BRISTLES MAY GROW
TO PLEASE MAJESTY
Snobs May Follow Lead of Bewhiskered King in
Style of E1irsute Adornment.

London. May 13.-Snobbishness may in
a short time change English males from
a race Of smooth-shaven into race OF
bewhiskered men as like unto the aver
age Russian as is King George to the
Car of Russia.
Capt McIlwaine, of the British royal
navy, who was a candidate for Parlia-
ment at the last election. has in full ear
nest made the suggestion that to COM
memOrate in the most befitting manner
the reign of the late King Edward the
men OF Great Britain should put their
raZors aside and proceed to grow boards.
King Edward" said the gallant cap
tain the other day. not only grew Il
beard, but encouraged their growth
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

Of the pilot fish, while by some he was
known as the lone fish of the French
Pass"
Pelorous Jack, to give him the most ia
miliar name, was one of the sights" on
the voyage to Wellington. Occasionally
passengers had so little respect for him
that they tried to shoot him with their
revolvers, but this sort of thing was
stopped when the New Zealand legis-
lature laid it down that the fish must on
no account be interfered with.
No statute, however, could give Pelor-
Gus Jack an indefinite lease of life. and
the report comes that his body has been
found. partly eaten by the sharks.
He is supposed to be the last of race
of marine monsters which flourished in
French Pass half a century ago.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
WHALES PERISH
ON ISLAND SAND
Fight for Cow Ends in Death
of Whole School.

Hobart, Tasmania, May 13 - Thirty
seven monster whales were stranded re-
Gently on the coast of Perkins Island,
North Tasmania. The whales, among
which there was only one COW. quarreled
and in chasing the female entered the
shadows.
All their attempts to jump back into
the deep water failed, and as the tide
receded they were left fioundering on the
sands, in which they half buried them
selves in their struggles, with the result
that they persisted in a short time.
A number of persons who saw the
spectacle formed a syndicate with a
capital of $500 to recover the ambergris
from the carcases. They have already
obtained 5000 pounds of the valuable
commodity
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
BANK MAY SELL
BEER UNDER LAW
Old English Charter Grants
Strange Privilege.

London. May 13.-Every one knows that
the Bank of England possesses many
privileges. such as issuing bank notes
and acting as the agent of the govern
ment in the matter of the national debt.
but few are aware that it has the power
of selling beer without license.
This privilege was allowed the bank by
charter of incorporation under the great
seal. dated July q. 1854, and the bank, IL
ii liked. could open public house in
Threadneedle street or could send It's
drays round and deliver its beer at your
door. What sale Bank of England beer
would have with the chief cashiers sig
nature on the label Of esch bottle a.
guarantee!
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
PRINCE LOSES PLEASURE.
Custom to Abuse Police Changed by
Regent.

Shanghai, May 13.-According to Gus
tom in China the members of the imperial
family are above the law. Prince San
Chi has been doing just as he likes re-
Gently. fortified with this immunity. II
is said that there is not a law that this
interesting person mas not broken.
At length there came a limit, and on
representations being made to the minis
ter of the interior that official brought
the matter under the notice of the Re
gent, who has not only abolished the
convention but the princes recreation
also. and given instructions that in future
he must act as an ordinary citizen or
stand the consequences.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
Miners OHer Gold.

London, May 13.-An order from Welsh
miners to supply the gold required for
the insignia with which the Prince of
Wales will be invested al Carnarvon Cas-
tie in July was accepted at the first
meeting at 81. James Palace of the
Welsh national committee, which is MAX
ing the arrangements for the investiture
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
SPOUSE REFORMS
HARD CRIMINAL
Women Brought to Refor-
matory to Marry Men.

Berlin. May 13. - Krohne Germany
leading criminologist and director of the
famous open-air reformatory on the is
land of Hela, declared at the interna-
tional criminolosical congress that there
are two ways of making criminals decent
members of society again.
IF they are not married" he said, I'VE
must give them good wives
He assured his audience that that had
succeeded in their colony in hundreds of
Instances. The other method, he declared
was to enable them to earn money by
work. If they drank one days earnings
they got nothing the next
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
GERMAN FLEETS
EXTEND FIELDS
Luck Helps Onward Rush of
TeutOn Strength.
BLACK SEA PORTS OPENED
Genius of Statesmen Aided by For
tune-Steamship Companies Extend.
Subsidies Withdrawn in Russia.
Dumn withdraws Money offered.
Germans Enter New Territory.
BY FREDERICK WERNER.

Berlin, May 13.-No matter how willing
you are to admit that Germany's in
disputably leading position in Europe is
to very large extent due to the genius
and fervent patriotism of her statesmen
and the sterling qualities of her people,
you cannot close your eyes to the fact
that much is also due to luck.
Germany has been in luck ever since
Bismarck decided to try the army,
created by the genius of Won Moltke, in
the two little wars against Denmark In
1864 and Austria in 1866, mere dress re-
fearsals for the great struggle with
France in ls70-71, which crushed the
power of Napoleon III.
Then, more than quarter Of a CEN
tury hater, during which time Germany
had developed all her military. naval, and
industrial power, Russia was made
harmless by the war with Japan. fol-
lowing years of constitutional struggle,
making 1t possible for Germany to con-
centrate all her energies upon extending
her markets all over the world and
creating an immense commercial navy,
the chief representatives of which are
the enormously wealthy and powerful
steamship companies, the Hamburg
American and the North German
Lloyd. and now, just at a time when
these companies are looking for new
commercial routes for the fleet of
steamers, Russia opens up to them un-
looked-for opportunities in the Black
Sea, where the Cars government had
until now consistently favored private
Russian steamship companies. subsidizing
these to such an extent that foreign
competition was impossible.
Russian Line Old.
Among other lines for the past fifty
years there has been a prosperous, II
somewhat easy-going. Russian comapny
at work, whose steamers We're far and
away the most comfortable. the safest,
and the speediest on the Black Sea. 1t
is the Russian Company of Navigation
and Commerce. II received solid SUBJ
sidy from the Russian government.
The contract having expired, the finan-
cial committee of the Duma proposed
last year to pay it in future only about
$685., ,00O. This offer was declined. Now
the committee recommends the Duma to
refuse to pay anything at all to that
company. but to offer instead financial
aid to the volunteer fleet" on condition
that its steamers ply between the Black
Sea ports.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
GIRLS GET WARNING
FROM LIFE ON STAGE

Vienna. May BIN Austria something
like 4 crisis has occurred in the theatre
cal profession owing to so many actresses
finding themselves i'm straitened circum-
stances The women's committee of the
Stage Society has taken the matter in
hand.
1t has been found that many girls of