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New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
ENGLAND ON EVE Of
NATIONAL INSURANCE
Continued from first page.

drifted into the hands Of a few. freeing
II for the people and for their children
forever"
Two weeks ago every occupier Of a
house in England received a circular
from the Insurance Commission, setting
forth the classes affected by the act, the
contributions to be paid and the benefits
to be received. The text OF the circular
is as follows.
National Health Insurance Commis-
sion England). Buckingham Gate,
London, S. w, June, 1912
THIS ACT WILL COME INTO FORCE
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
NEW AVIATION RECORDS
Vedrines Makes 124 Miles in !
Hour, 10 Min, 80 Sec.

Rheims, July 13.--Jules Vedrines. the
French aviator, was first to-day In the
elimination trial for the Gordon Bennett
international Aviation Cup contest at
Chicago next September.
He beat all records from 10 to 200
kilometres. making an average speed OF
169 kilometres (about 105 miles, an hour.
He covered the 200 kilometres Q24
,,,,es) in hour 10 minutes and 80 SEQ
onds.
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
hAlY ANXIOUS FOR PEACE
"ouid Pay Heavy Indemnity for
Trtpon and Eoean Islands,

h,o-. July B.-The Italian government
,ned the powers in an unofficial way
Ssuy that 1t was ready and anxious to
oo,S,. we Iuroo-Italian War TO an end. ac-
I've ssn, 70 Information from an authorita-
g wiu.nhn government expresses ftseiI
70 ths ,r,s.. 70 pay heavy cash indemnify
q its .urkish government for the transfer
nd IA os9svsreignty rights In Tripoli 70 ltaiy,
Geum.a ISLANDS IN the Egean Sea alreaay
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
q. Altn1att & On.

HAVE ARRANGED. TO COMMENCE TOMORROW
MONnAYl
AN IMPORTANT SALE OF DOMESTIC RUGS
OF HIGH GRADE. AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES
AMERICAN WILTON RUGS
SIZES s3xlo6 AND 9xl2 AT SZo.UU
USUAL PRICES $500 ALSO
SIZES S3xIo6 AND 9xl2 AT $3oOO
USUAL PRICES $4,000 & $500
AMERICAN BRUSSELS RUGS
SIZES s3. 1916 AND sxl2 AT 9AO.OU
USUAL PRICES $500 & 5000
SMALL RUGS AT $225, 400 & 6.5O
USUAL PRICES $3.25 TO $50
LARGE RUGS IN UNUSUAL SIZES WILL ALSO BE-
OFFERED AT APPREcABLY REDUCED PRICES
stnh Aurn4r. a4fb unn ,5t4 strrtts. Nfu Tnrt
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14

suNg3AY's -Yonk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere In the United statss
for S2 50 Q xAAr. ----' -
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
WORKING WOMEN.

% ORDINARY RATE
Employer pays Cd. and deducts 90.
of 1t from wages.
The State contributes I'd toward eVerS
Sd expended on dement's and on the admin
istration Of benefits.
70, RATES OF CONTRIBUTION IN THE
CASE OF LOW WAGES
When the woman is H or over, ana tne
wages are low. the employer pays more
and the woman less. as follows:
sTate Of ....
remuneration Worker Employer Estate
per working DAY. pays pays ps1Ss' i'Is "a
Apv not over as.... ID. I'd. ID. 3D.
.TS,,. doss not mean the same thing a. ths
.r,a,;nt earned In any dsyI tor tnstAneA =
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14

This does pot mean the ssn' Thing. tsins as fns
NAV works FOR half day only and earni Ia. %.
his rate OF remuneration is es. day. Yin ADJ
tion 10 the I'd. mentioned above.
II man receives board and lodging the
ordinary rate Of I'D. is deducted, whatever
his wages. II he receives board or lodg-
ing, but not both. the value of the board or
lodging counts as part Of his remuneration.
Remuneration means wages and the value
Of other things a workman may receive
for instance, meals.
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
FOR MONDAY. JULY 18TH
THE SHOE DEPARTMENT

THE SHOE DEPARTMENT
IS DISPLAYING SMART SHOES FOR AFTERNOON WEAR IN
WHITE AND Bl lAcK CALFsKIN PATENT LEATHER, BRONZE
KID DULL KID AND BLACK SUEDE. WITH BUCKLES OF
CUT STEEL
SOME, VERY DESIRABLE STYLES IN BLACK RUSSIA
CALF AND PATENT LEATHER PUMPS AND
Col. .ONIALS, THE SIZES OF WHICH ARE lNCOM-
PIETE, ARE BEING OFFERED AT THE SPECIAL
PRICE OF 9o.0U
USUAL PRICES $500 & 900 PER PAIR
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14
CONTRIBUTIONS.
WORKING MEN.

r) ORDINARY RATE
Employer pays "a. and deduets "a
Of It from wages.
The State contributes ID. toward every
NJ erpsnded on benefits and on the admin
tstration Of benefits.
M RATES OF CONTRIBUTION IN THE
CASE OF LOW WAGES
When the workman Is or over. ana the
wages are low. the employer pays moro
and the workman less, as follows
New-York tribune., 1912-07-14

.This doss not mean the sams thing as ne =
suuoant earned In any dsyi tor instance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
Navy Bill Adopted

Washington, June 10.-The senate today, by vote of 27 to 2i adopted the report of Senate and House conferees, containing number of anti-administration pro- visions on the army appropriation bill One of these provisions would legslate out of office General Leonard Wood pres ent chief of staff of the army. AS agreed to, the bill would require army of- fieers acting as chief of staff, after service in the line with rank below March 4, next, to have at least 10 years brigadier general
 The provisions were the subject of d three-hour bitter debate. II was con- tended the chief of staff restriction was directed at General Wood. and that it had been inserted by the eonferees with out the consent of either House. The provision also would affect unfavorably General Funston and Colonel Goethals. The House has not yet adopted the re- port, but probably will do 50 at once.
 The discussion was acrid at times. Ad- verse criticism was voiced against the provision creating a commission to con. slider the discontinuance of many army posts throughout the country. It was charged that in this matter also the con ferees had exceeded their authority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
REVIEW PLANS
 FOR STATE AIR

The board of directors of the Alabama State Fair and Exhibit association held a meeting last night to review the pre- liininary work that has been done by the executive committee in reference to the State Fair for 1912. The directors highly commended the work that had been done and approved the premiums that have been offered in the different departments of the fair.
 The contracts for the concert band and free attractions have been already made and from the report of the committee will be the very best open air attractions in the country. A gorgeous and spectacu- lar fireworks display has been secured, two football games signed up and negotia- tions closed for some of the greatest exhibits ever shown in the south.
 The board discussed at length certain Improvements on and about the grounds, many of which will be made at once The directors are determined to make the grounds as attractive as possible and the improvement will be started at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
ACCIDENT CAUSES DEATH OF PARSONS Was Shot at Logging Camp
 Near BroOkwOOd FIRED AT SOME DOGS Bullet Hit Metal Candle Holder and Glanced Into Parsons Tent,
 Killing Him-Body Sent
 to Brookwood
FIRED AT SOME DOGS

Barney Parsons died yesterday after noon at a local infirmary after lying Tor three days mortally wounded as a result of being accidentally shot at Brookwood, Ala, three days ago. Parsons was SS years old, and an employe of a hardwood numbering company at Broolwood. His home was at Adger. Ala.
 The fatal accident happened on the night of Thursday. June eth, at logging camp 4s miles below Birmingham. near Rrookwood. 1t seems, according to the statement made yesterday afternoon by Parsons brother. that for some nights the camp had been bothered by stray dogs that entered the kitchen tent during tie early morning hours and carried off meat and other eatables.
 W. A. Card, superintendent of the camp, had determined that the dogs should be shot, and on the night of June 9th had sat up with his gun to get them. He heard them about midnight and opened fire. The first shot struck the ground, the second struck a tree, and the third struck an iron candle holder, and glane- ing off passed into Parsons tent nearby, hitting Parsons near the abdomen and mortally wounding him.
 The wounded man was hurried to Bir- mingham, accompanied by his brother and taken to local infirmary. After an illness of three days he died yesterday afternoon at o'clock. The remains were taken to Johns undertaking establishment on Fourth avenue for embalming. and will be sent to Brookwood for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
HIERTH WINS THE
 VIENNA-BERLIN RACE

Vienna. June 10.-The aeroplane race from Berlin to this city under tile aus pices of the Imperial Aviation society, and the Austrian Aero club, started yes terday morning, was won by Holmuth Hierth, German carrying as a pas senger Lieutenant Schoeller of the Ger man army. Hierth with his companion covered the distance (SS0 miles in a di- rect line), in 395 minutes actual flying time.
 The three Austrian leutenants, Miller, alias Osakay, Blaschke and Bergman, were forced to land on the way here from Breslau.
 Osakay was the best performer in the first stage of the contest that from Ber- lin to Breslau. about 200 miles, which he negotiated in ? hours and 5S minutes.
 Hierth. in the course of his flight, flew over the Altvalor mountain range in Mo- ravia, which rises to an altitude of 4SS7 feet.
 Hierth, who Is well known in America as an automobile racer has been victor in every big flying competition in which he has entered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
TENNIS TOURNAMENT PROGRESSES POORLY
 WITH POOR WEATHER

New orleans. June 10-Adverse weather today resulted in only fair progress in the 12th annual gulf states tennis tourna- nent here. Phelps, Paul and Harvey Mac quiston, Worms and c. R. Westfeldt were prominent winners in the singles, while Dameron and Eustin defeated George and Lewis Clarke in the only doubles match went by default
 Star matches tomorrow should be Paul Macquiston vs. Hogue of Dallas and Phelps and Worms in the singles and Grma and Phelps ys. Roehland Maginnis in the doubles.
 Drawings for the ladies tournament were made yesterday, prominent among the players being Miss Bessie Porter, the Memphis champion.
 Results today were:
 Leverich defeated Maginnis 8-2 6-O Hudson defeated Fielelman 6-3, 4-6, 6 q; Westfeldt defeated Many, 2-6, S-6, 6-1: Manice defeated DeBuys 2-6. 60. G-1; H. Macquiston defeated Mccall 6-2, Gel; Paul Macduiston played two matches defeat ing Clarke GO. Gel, and Mcconnell 6-2 6-2; Leverieh defeated Eustis 6-3, 6-4 Hender- son defeated Mum by default; Phelps e'e- feated -..cnardson by default Worms Jr defeated Lyons. Jr., 6-4, GO; Levy de- feated Dwyer 6-1, 6-2; Grima defeated Huey 6-1.-G-1: Sanders defeated Westfeldt 7-5. 6-2: Worms defeated Chamberlain by default; Leverich defeated Maginnis 6-2 G-O Webre defeated Wilson by default; Morris defeated Lewis Clarke S-6, 6-2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11

You are, no doubt familiar with the old adage of making q mountain out of a mole hill" said ]. w. McCown, of the Southern Paint and Chemical company today, when asked his views as to the statement that the Louisiana Cypress Shingle association were making that not over seven per cent of the total fire losses occurred in residence sections. In this case, he said, they have reversed the adage by making mole hill out of a very large mountain. Now, for example, we will take the four office buildings that stand within two hundred feet apart on First avenue; namely. the American Trust Brown Marx, Woodward and Empire buildings We are told that the four aggregate an investment of about three and one-half million dol lars. l am told by an eX-chief clerk in the tax assessors office here that the average full valuation of suburban residences, which comprise East Bir- mingham. North Birmingham East Lake, Woodlawn, West End. Pratt City and Ensley, is from nine hundred to one thousand dollars. As we are deal ing in large figures, let's eliminate the difference of one hundred dollars in his figures and assume the highest at one thousand dollars each. Should four buildings, the value of those we have just shown. burn at n loss of three and one-half million dollars. on an equal basis, the Suburbanites or Breadwin- ners would have to give up to King Fire just exactly thirty four hundred of the average one thousand dollar va riety to offset the four; on their seven per cent basis. four hundred and eigh- ty-f1ve little Wood EternalsP
 Along the same line of reasoning
 take the buildings that were occupied by the Armour Packing company, Cable Piano company, Roberts x Son and the Southern Bell Telephone company, all recent disastrous fires. Sum up the total loss and make the little homes" bear their seven per cent average bur- den of this total East Birmingham S recent disastrous fire would look like Ned In the First Reader" beside that aggregation, and all this toll just for seven per cent of four fires in the "con- gested district" It is like the shell game at a county fair where you are betting on which walnut shell the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
REPORT ON ARMY
 BILL IS ADOPTED Has Been in Conference
 Stage
  ANTI -ADMINISTRATION House Rejects Conference Report on Metal Tariff Bill-Clash on Reciprocity Complicates
 Matters
ANTI ADMINISTRATION
THE DAY TN CONGRESS: al o ntnInnlr

Senate met at 12 o'clock.
 Judiciary committee reported favor ably Simmons bill prohibiting inter- state transportation of prize fight films.
 Adopted conference report of army appropriation bill carrying several anti administration amendments. one of which would legislate General Wood, chief of staff, out of office.
 Senator Reed introduced resolution 10 forfeit to the government the St March 4, next. to have at least 10 days the Mississippi at St. Louis.
 Adjourned at 5.56 D. m. until noon today.
 House:
 Met at n o'clock.
 Representative Hardwick condemned workmen's compensation bill before ju- diciary committee.
 Rejected conference report on metal tariff revision bill, which would an rul Canadian reciprocity law, but ac- cepted Senate amendment for reduc- ton of duty on pig iron and certain alloys.
 Voted down increased appropriation for public health service to combat epidemics, especially bubonie plague on Pacific coast. Speaker Ferrara of Cuban house of representatives addressed members during a recess. Adjourned at 5;a5 p. m until II a. m today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
TWO INCENDIARY
 FIRES LAST WEEK
Said That Robbery Was Motive, But Chief Bennett Does Not
 Think So

Another fire of incendiary origin oc- cured Sunday morning at o'clock, when -,he home of Newton. Nelms, at Fifty -sec- ond street and Ninth avenue north, was slightly damaged by fire. This makes the second incendiary fire for the last week. The home of Mrs. J. M. Smith also caught fire from a pile of shavings heaped up and soaked with oil under the house last Wednesday morning. It is believed that the motive for both of these fires was robbery, though nothing was stolen in either case.
 Chief Bennett of the fire department has the matter in hand and will investi- gate it thoroughly. The chief, although there is no doubt as to the incendiary origin of the fires, is not of the opinion that the motive was robbery. There was ample opportunity in both cases for bur glary, but none was committed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
THE ADDITIONAL SELECTIONS
 MADE BY OLYMPIC REFEREES

New York, June 10.-The American Olympic selection committee. of which James E. Sullivan is chairman, spent the entire day in picking the athletes who will represent the United States in the Olympic games at Stockholm.
 From the thousand entries in each event only those who had shown the best performances were selected In addition there was a supplementary list | arranged. but the rmen mentioned will have to pay their own expenses. Sew eral men on the preferred list are old timers at Olympic contests, but new wonders, like Wright of Dartmouth in the pole vault; Morine of San Fran cisco, the high jumping marvel Kiviat of the Irish-American Athletic club, who smashed three worlds records in the kilometres run in the past two weeks, and young Drew. the negro sprinter of Springfield. Mass. are in cluded to make fresh records
 In every event champions Of this cal ibre are maintained. The team will sail Thursday at q. m. on the steamship Finland.
 Selections in the best known ath- letic events are as follows:
 Ten thousand metre walk: Supple mentary, Keiser, New York A. C.. Renz, Mohawk A. C.. New York; Schwartz. unattached, New York A. C.; Voellmeke, Pastime A C.. New York. Running high jump: Adams. New York A. C. Beeson, Enright, Boston A. A. Erickson, Motthaven A. C., New York; Grumpell, New York A. C.; Mo- rine, olympic club. San Francisco; Richards, University of Utah; Thorpe, Boston A. A.
 Supplementary: Burdiek, Pittsburg A. s.; Johnstone. Boston A. A.; oler, New York A. C.; Palmer, Chicago A. A.
 Standing high jump: Benjamin w. Adams, New York A. C.; Platt Adams and Beatty, New York A. C.. Belote and Fletcher, Notre Dame university, 1n- diana; Goehring, Mohawk A. C., New York; Irons. Chicago A. A.
 Supplementary: Blller, Y. M. C.. A., Brooklyn; Byrd, Adrian college, Mich igan: Palmer, Chicago A. A.
 Running broad jump: Adams and AL len University of California; Babcock and Bellah, Multnomah A. C., Port land, Ore: Donahue, Los Angeles A. C.: Hutterson Boston A. A.. Irons, Nicholson and Mercer University of Pennsylvania; Thorpe and Worthing- ton, Boston A. A.
 Supplementary: Wasson, Notre Dame university, Indiana.
 Standing broad jump: Benjamin w. Adams, Platt, Adams, Belote, Beatty, Fletcher and Goehring, Mohawk A. C., New York; Gutterson, Irons, Bos- ton A. A.
 Supplementary: Byrd. Adrian college. Michigan Biller, Brooklyn; Palmer, Chicago A. A.
 Hop. step and jump: Platt. Adams, Benjamin W. Adams, Babcock, Goehr-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11

ing, Gutterson, Irons, Thorpe, Brickley (iIarvard) and Farrell, Boston A. A.
 Supplementary: Wasson and Willxin- son, Irish American A. C.
 Pole jump: Babcock, Bellah and Mur- phy University of Illinois; Nelson and Mercer, Yale; Wright Dartmouth
 Supplementary: coyle. University of Chicagoi Dukes, New York A. C.. Fritz. Cornell. Gold, University of Wisconsin Haggard, Harvard. Wagoner, Yale.
 Throwing discus, best hand: Beatty New York A. C., Brundage, Chicago A.s-A.. Duncan, unattached, New York Hooker, Chicago A. A.; Mcdonald Irish-American A. C.. Mucks, Chicago A. A. Muller, unattached, Newark, N J.; Philbrook and Rose, Olympic club I San Francisco.
 Supplementary: Byrd. Sheridan and Whitney Boston A. A.
 Putting weight, best hand: Beatty, Mcdonald and Mueks, Chicago A. A; PhilbroolS and Rose; Zeigler (Rhodes scholar at oxford, England), Pitts burg.
 Supplementary: Lawrence A. Whit ney.
 Throwing hammer: childs and GIllis, New York A. C.; Hooker, McGrath, Rose, sherman, New York A. C.; Zeig1er
 Supplementary; Warden and riley, Dartmouth.
 Wrestling: Featherweight class, all supplementary St. John, Klinchofskl and Lyehon, Philadelphia; Retzer and Goodrich. Los Angeles.
 Middleweight class: Marshall, Con necticut.
 All round gymnastics: Krimmel, Turn Verein. New York.
 Outdoor tennis, singles; Pell, New York.
 Swimming, 100 metres. free style: Perry ecGillvray. Illinois. and Duke Kahan3m oku, Honolulu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
Williams on Panama Canal

Washington. June 10-Senator John Sharp Williams believes American coast wise vessels should have free passage through the Panama canal and that a reasonable charge be exacted from own CTS of other vessels.
 In an interview given out here last night the Mississppian said that prob ably the United States had not paid enough attention to the American mer- chant marine. In this connection he met the argument of railroads that the canal will dissemble trans-continental business by asserting that even with bulk ship ments going by way of the new water route there always will be an increasing amount of freight that necessarily must be carried by the faster land routes.
 Senator Williams said that after the Urited States practically had solved the problem of constructing the canal he did nor believe tho government would be em- barrassed in the much lesser problem of operating fl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11

bird shot Is concealed under--no,v you see it and now you don't.
 Seven per cent of fire beginning with the building occupied by the Bir4 mingham Paper company, on Nine- teenth street and extending four blocks square to Twenty third street. would exact a proportionate toll of every house in the above mentioned suburbs. In this particular instance, you can see how a moles hill can make mourn tain, and 1 am assuming Wood Eter- nal' figures to be correct as to the percentage of loss,
 Mir. Breadwinner, continue to read their arguments, for they arc inter- esting--those cuts that you see wlth liberty being crushed to earth to rise no more, etc. have played the sano tune in many other towns. but tho evolution of tha stage coach and whipping cider barrels for working on Sunday" have gotten the tune out of tune. Now. just what Is their arr gument in favor of your using their Wood Eternar' for roofing2 Analyze their advertisements and see If you don't reconstruct them to read. or mean, something like this: MT. Bread- winner, we come before you as an 'as- soclation' representing a large aggre- gatlon of cypress mills in the states of Florida, Louisiana and Texas. We make shingles and lots of them. Untn recently We have been selling lots of them at home. Houston. Texas, and Jacksonville. Fla, being among tho largest users Then they. our homo folks, got mad at us because wood eternal shingles caught on fire and came very near burning up both towns. In fact they got so mad that they quit us. Since that time, we have been forced to work our old reliable friend Birmingham, mighty hard. Now you are lowing up your back We are astonshed at you. We appeal 10 your sturdy manhood-we are out on a
 cypress limb, don't let them saw 1t off. Don't do ns we do, but what we say do."
 My advice is. you had better follow the most worthy example set you by the cypress shingle manufacturers and your most successful Birmingham luin- Der manufacturers and dealers by using freproof roohngs, for "by their works you shall know them."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
NEW COTTON SEED OIL MILL IN NEW DECATUR

Decatur. June 1o.-(special)A cotton seed oil mill is to be located in the old plant of the Iyens Machine Works. In New Decatur. The machinery for the plant is now being placed in the build ing. The promoters of the plant are J. D. Wyl<er. W. R, Spight and others. Fred S. Hunt. an experienced man in this line of business. will have charge of the management of the plant. The plant will have a capacity of 50 tons a day and will employ about 10 men at good wages. The plant will be ready for operation by early fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
POLICE FORGE IS
 HARD AFTER TIGERS

Case after case was brought up yester- day morning in recorders court, as the result of the zealous work of the force last Saturday and Sunday. The chief was on the desk almost all day Sunday and with special detail of detectives rounded up more than dozen tigers.
 Birmingham can now pride itself on having just two dozen blind tigers less ti,an there were Monday week ago. If Chief Bodeker and his force of tiger men keep up their excellent work muchlonger the tiger will very soon be a thing of the past in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-11
THE BUSINESS MEN
 HOLD GOOD MEETING

A large and well attended meeting of the board of directors of the Business Mems league was held last night at their rooms In the Chamber of Commerce building. Among the important business transacted was liberal donation to the Alabama State Good Roads convention, which meets in the city next October The league will also assist in the enter tainment of the Alabama Press associa- ton. which meets in Birmingham the lat ter part of June.
 A number of matters came up in ref erence to advertising and circularizing the state in regard to the trade ip Birming- nam campaign. On motion it was de- cided to hold monthly meetings during the summer months instead of the semi monthly meetings that now prevail.