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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
FIRST CLASH TODE . NROOT' SELECTION Taft Men Expect Support From Roosevelt States THE SENATOR ARRIVES Governor Hadley of Missouri Is Be- lieved to Be the Choice of Col
 onel Roosevelt for Temper
 ary Chairman
THE SENATOR ARRIVES

Chocago, June 16.-The Taft and Roosevelt factions will clash in the na- tional convention on Tuesday on the election of temporary chairman, but it is not admitted on either side that the vote will be decisive to the extent of showing the relative strength of the opposing candidates for the presidential nomination. The Taft men claim Sen ator Elhu Root. their candidate, will re- ceive votes from Illinois and other del- egations expected to vote solidly for Colonel Roosevelt for President.
 The names of Colonel Roosevelt and Senator Borah of Idaho were again launched today as possible candidates of the Roosevelt faction to oppose Root. A precedent was established four years ago which would either or both of them eligible when Senator Burrows Of Michigan was named as temporary pre- siding officer, despite the fact that he was not delegate or an alternate and no one questioned his right to serve.
 Most of the Roosevelt leaders, how ever. seemed to think Governor Had ley of Missouri would be the final choice of the Roosevelt forces. Senator Root arrived here today. q do not find any one panic strick en-" he said, "and I believe President Taft has an abundance of delegates to nominate him if they stick. The re- publican party Is a great agency for good government and I do not want to see this agency destroyed"
 When the convention has been called to order by Chairman Victor Rosewater of the national committee he will in- troduce Senator Root as the temporary chairman selected by the committee on arrangements. Another candidate then may be placed In nomination by the Roosevelt forces, but the vote will be cast by the temporary roll as made up by the national committee.
 Many of the Roosevelt leaders are urging that their real fight should be made on the issue that the temporary roll shall not be made permanent Their contention can be won only by muster ing a majority vote and adopting a res olution establishing a new custom. Heretofore all delegates placed upon the temporary roll have voted upon con- tests except their own. Even delegates from one district of state or the dele gation at large from the same state have voted on the contests from oth- el districts of that state. The Taft men are determined if possible to pre- vent any deviation from this estab lished custom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
HEAVY RAIN DELAYS
 AEROPLANE RACE

fingers, France, June 16.--A heavy rain and a wind of hurricane force con- tributed today to the partial failure of the Aero clubs grand prix worth $10,- 900, known as the aviation derby. Seven of the 35 machines started on the dis tance of 6s3 miles, or seven times around a triangle from fingers to Cho- let, to Saumur to fingers. The condi- tions provided that three of the laps must be completed today and the other four tomorrow. One piloted by Roland c. Gorras completed the three laps be- for the timing gun at 7:30 p. m. Ills total time was seven hours and 56 min- utes Legagneux and Rene Bedel smashed their machines but escaped un- hurt
 The committee decided to hold an ex- tra contest of three laps tomorrow Two prizes are offered of $5o00 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
CITY BEAUTIFUL
 CLUB IS FORMED

Florence. June 16.--(Special) )-The ,"City Beautiful" club was organized yesterday at the courthouse with MT. N P. Morrison as president, Mrs. Lee Glenn, associate president; Miss Ada Coffee, secretary; MT. James M. Kilburn, secretary. A vice president from each church was elected-Mrs. Annie Angling from the Presbyterian. Mrs. John T. Jones from the Methodist. Mrs II. c. Gilbert from the Episcopal. Mrs. Cyrus Ahscraft from the Baptist, Mrs. J. j.. Veid from the Catholic, Mrs. c. B.. Campbell from the Christian. Judge j.. J. Mitchell acted as chairman and opened the meeting and Mrs. H. B.. Ware as secretary pro tenn. Quite an enthusiastic meeting was held and the executive body will meet on Monday afternoon to appoint committees and plan the work for the coming summer months.
 The County Sunday School association Is planning much work for the next two months. The executive board met yes terday in the office of the president, R. T. Simpson, Jr. to review the situation and prepare for convention and beat meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
CONF ERENCE ON CHARITY
 IS INTENSELY HUMAN

Cleveland, O., June 16.-.This conference is dealing with people, with folks It is immensely human." said the Rev. Walter Rauschenbusch of Rochester, N. Y., in the annual sermon of the National Con ference of Charities and Correction here today. But" said the minister, .1t is also dealing with the Christ who is their champion and Saviour. and with
 the eternal God in whom they live and move and have their being. Look beyond the screen of the flesh, beyond the click of your charitable machinery, and realize how holy your work really is. You are in the direct line of apostolic succession. Your work is redemptive. When you loosen the clutch of greed from the thin arm of the ohild-worker: when you guide the immigrant safely past the grasping hands to a place where he can work and establish his home in cleanliness and hope; when you put finger-tips on the eyes of the blind; when you lead the deaf out of the prison-house of loneli- ness and give him speech with his kind when you heal the demoniacs of alco- holism; when you seek to turn our pris- ons into institutions of social healing and teaching. instead of stone crushers and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
CROP CONDITION IS
 MORE FAVORABLE.

Memphis, June 16-The Commercial
 Appeal tomorrow will publish the crop
 condition for next week.
 Rain fell during the week in Geor-
 gia and the Carolinas. Elsewhere the
 rainfall was highly beneftual to cot
 ton end will be greatly profitable to the
 plant growers. Warmer weather set in
 at the close of the week following un- seasonably low temperatures east of the
 Mississippi river for several days. This made the outlook more hopeful and the week, as a whole, was favor able Widely scattered local showers in Oklahoma and Arkansas were of very great benefit in those states and the late planted cotton is beginning to come up, but there are still some fields that have not sprouted. Conditions in Texas are uniformly good, no complaints be- ing received. The cotton Is not so far
 advanced as last year. but is now grow Ing rapidly and the state of cultivation Is excellent
 As rule stand has been obtained. The plant is beginning to look marvel ous. It is still small. however, as growth has been slow. Warmer weath- CT and showers are needed in all cen tral and western states to stimulate the plsnt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
CONFER TODAY ON
 TAX INCREASES

At 10 o'clock this morning the mem- bers of the board of revenue and Capt. J. V. Allen, back tax commissioner, will hold conference for the purpose of ex- aminng the list of tax raises as submitted to them recently by the commissioner. A member of the board stated yesterday that they had gone over the list carefully themselves and would take up each raise with the tax commissioner.
 When asked as to whether the board would docket all the cases or not he re- piled he was not prepared to say, but that 50 far as he was concerned he would do his duty in the matter regardless of whom it displeased. The board will probably pass on the matter this week.
 The state tax commission will also re- sume it's hearing today on tax increases recently announced by them. The larger corporation cases are scheduled to come up this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
APPROPRIATION
 BILLS DELAYED No Important Action Before
 July 1 HOUSE WILL WORK 4'The Senate Has Quit Cold On Us," Says Fitzgerald-May Be Able to Adjourn by the Middle
 of July
HOUSE WILL WORK

Washington, June 16.-(Special With approximately S7140 600 in eight big ap- propriation bills necessary for running i'm portant functions of the government, in- cluding the naval service, untouched, the Senate adjourned yesterday with he un- derstanding that no important legislation would be enacted before the first of July. As the appropriations were intended to be available for the fiscal year on that date, a joint resolution will be required to con tinue existing appropriations in order to meet contingent expenses under each of the eight bills.
 "The Senate has quit cold on us," said Chairman Fitzgerald, of the House ap- propriation committee today. We have everything in shape, however, for a joint resolution the latter part of this month. Those affected by the pending appropria- tion bills need not worry where the money is coming from. Current expenses will be met under the terms of the resolution until the bills are passed"
 In the meantime. the House will hurry along the appropriation bills still pending. When the Senate settles down to real business again there is no reason why
 
 July 15.
 Senator Gallinger introduced a joint resolution several days ago extending the existing appropriations under each of the eight bills through the month of July. Following a conference with Chairman Fitzgerald and other members of the House appropriations committee, it was agreed to let the House committee han dle the situation.
 Senator GalIippar and bta aas0cfat es finally consented to the arrangement.
 The naval appropriation bill carrying $133, ,000,000; the Indian service appropria- tion bill carrying $10.000,000 and the naval academy bill $1,500,000 have already been reported to the Senate. Other bills affect ed are the pensions appropriation bill of $152, ,000, ,000 agricultural appropriation bill of s15,O00.0O0; rivers and harbors of $33,- 100000: the postoffice appropriation bill of $216, ,000,000 and the sundries civil bill car- rying 109.0O0000.
 The Senate late yesterday afternoon passed the District of Columbia appropria- ton bill of $10000,000.
 Several minutes before adjournment Sen- ator Bacon of Georgia, pro tenn presiding officer of the Senate signed the army appropriation bill containing the provision to throw Major-General Leonard Wood out of his job as chief of staff next March. The bill was promptly sent to the White House.
 It was learned this evening that both Senator Root and Secretary Stimson have urged the President to veto it.
 The Senate will convene Monday to ad- journ for three days, in accordance with the arrangements entered into by leaders several days ago.
 The majority of the prominent republi- can leaders in that body have already left for Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, June 16.-(7. D. m.)- Fair weather prevailed over most of the cotton belt. except limited DOT ton of the middle gulf states, where very light showers occurred. Very light showers were reported from Montgomery and Mobile today, and it was still raining at Mobile at the evening observation. A trough of low barometric pressure crosses the country from the St. Lawrence valley to the Mexican border. This depression com bined with a cool high pressure area moving rapidly southward across the
 northern Rockies has caused unsettled
 and rainy weather over a very great portion of the country, particularly the
 lake region and the northern and cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17

steam rollers of humanity; when you change the cold stare of responsibility for the fallen woman into the Christ like look of understanding and sympathy; you are treading step by step in the foot prints of the Nazarene. You are doing with modern methods and the large re- sources of modern organization what he did, and you have the right to feel the nearness of God as he felt 1t. This con- ference means more than few hundred men and women gathered together to de- liberate. It is the collective mind of our nation and humanity focused on these problems. The intelligence which you bring to bear on each question is not your personal clevernesS but the accumulated social wisdom of mankind which has been slowly secreted and distilled by the labor of generations. I appeal to you to put a just and religious valuation on the thoughts you think here and the emotions you feel. Religion has the master word in human life When patriotism, poetry, science. philosophy rise to the highest level, they become religious. In the great moment of life nothing suffices except religion. If the Titanic had sunk while the band was playing anything but re- ligious song, it would have been felt as a dissonance."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
BeSsenner News

Bessemer, June 6-(Special.)-T spe- cial committee which was appointed at recent meeting of the Bessemer city coun- cil to investigate and make plans for the installation of ten fire plugs in the Fifth ward. formerly Jonesboro, will hold meeting in the council chamber Monday night, The committee and the water works company have a difficult question to solve in connection with the extending of the mains to the Fifth ward and the installation of the fire plugs. Mir. Gam mon, superintendent of the Bessemer Waterworks company, estimates the cost of making the extension from Bessemer to Jonesboro and the installation of the 10 fire plugs at between 800 and $l0o0. The revenue which the company would receive from the city at the rate they are allowed to charge in their franchise is $50 per each fire plug. or $500 year. This is only per cent gross interest on the in- yestment.
 If the residents of Jonesboro subscribed for water the revenue in this case would be slightly augmented. A canvass of Jonesboro has been made but i4 Is claimed that only seven residents have agreed to sign up for water. The FfthN ward is without sewerage and the average income would be $15 a year from these prospec- tive patrons. Just what arrangements win be made between the city of Besse- mer an dthe waterworks S not known, however 1t is believed that a satisfactory settlement will be reached so the water works company will be enabled to proceed with the extension at once so the resi- dents of the Firth ward might have fire protection. This was one of the reasons fnr ha a mn af nf The police patrol was kept on the go last night as 26 arrests were made. ! A contest, which will be held on the | 29th of June, between the picked first aid | teams composed of the employees in the | Tennessee companys mine at Wylam and | the employees of the Woodward Iron com pany promises to be very interesting The l Wylam corps is under the direction of Dr. | Roundtree, while Woodward is under Dr. | P.-E. Givin. The former was sent to 1 Briceyille, Tenn, some time ago at the request of the government to aid in the rescue work there of the mine explosion, | while the boys at Dolomite are confident
 also. prize, however, will be offered | by the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail-
 road company for the best team in the ! mineral district and a number of other | first aid corps will enter. but it is un- | derstood that the real fight is between l the teams of Dolomte and Woodward An interesting game of ball was played on Greenwood diamond Saturday after ] noon between the Greenwood and McCalla | teams, which resulted in score of tc | 3 in favor of the former. Batteries foi | Greenwood were McAdory and Martin; for
 McCaIa Fitzpatrick and Fellows. |
 Evangelist and Mrs s. F. Speigle had
 charge of the II o'clock service at the
 Christian church today and were al
 Brighton tonight. The evening service
 was the beginning of revival to be held
 at the Christian church.
 The First Presbyterian Sunday school I will give its annual picnic on Thursday at Princes Spring and West Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
OPEN CAMPAIGN
 FOR SOCIALISTS
Debs Demands Social Justice .'' Hscf9s Pres
 8adili0ns


 rhleass. faHe snas fifst eaMHa.sp 7n ufi0a ias aaaaaa. party has ha4 9 e7nr'ats Hsxs iH ass state a Ihs aa. Hsn s1sea Hela lls aztefaoo snseue E. go Ha eIa sea.enet lcanuiuate ioi 14osissas .-..4 ..SO ----... z dent Of the United States, made the chief addresses. Both candidates spoke at a meeting in Riverview park. S
 MT. Debs demanded social justice for every man. woman and child and referred bitterly to conditions in the New England textile mills, lumber and railroad camps of the northwest to what he called "the civilized savages of San Diego" to the pressmens strike in Chicago and to the shop strikes on the Hartman railroads. The speaker upheld the manner in which the socialists had gone to the rescue of Mover, Haywood and Pettibone and he declared that Ettor and Giovannitti, now in jail at Lawrence. Mass, awaiting trial on charge of murder, were no more guilty of the crime than he himself. MT. Debs declared that Recording to the latest census reports factory workers in the United States were paid an average wage oe $5l9 for the year. an increase of not quite per cent in five years and an increase of 21 per cent in ten years but the average cost of living had increased more than 10 per cent during the same time.
 The speech of Emil Seidel. vice presi- dentlal candidate was devoted largely to showing the extraordinary power of the capitalist system, which he said "holds in it's spell every man, woman and child, every human soul, every institution of our country, controls the worlds finances and can make legislatures do its bidding"
 "Collectivism for all," he said. lis the serum that will again heal the social body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
AGAIN BELIEVE THAT MANY PERISHED IN
 ALASKA ERUPTION

Cordova. Alaska, June 16.-The relief tug Redondas reported from KarlulS yesterday that there was no sign of life on the mainland this side of Shelikof strait in the vicinity of the mountain virtually confirms the fears that the mainland villages with total popula- tion roughly estimated at 200 perished in the disaster.
 All efforts have failed to obtain news from the government station at Afognak on the island of the same name. which lies just north of Kodiak island and anxiety is increasing con- cerning the plight of Superintendent Heidmann and large force of men who maintained the fish hatchery there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
TOWN SUFFERS
 FROM CLOUDbURS1

Guana Juato, June 16.-A cloud burst here today flooded the city to depth of several feet. The loss of life and prop erty was large, but it's amount cannot yet be estimated as many bodies were carried several miles down the valley and property will not be recovered for sev- eral days. The Porfirio Diaz tunnel saved the town from a greater disaster. The city is in a narrow gorge with many American mining properties in it. The Guana Juato river runs through the cen ter of the town and is joined by the Santa Ana river. At the jusction point the water reached it's greatest depth. Af- ter the flood in 1905 a tunnel over mile long was cut through the mountain to pre- vent a reoccurrance of the disaster. The tunnel proved to be too small to carry all the water and the lower part of the town suffered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17

tral valleys. Heavy rains occurred at
 some places, but most stations re-
 ceived very light amounts. St. Louis
 recorded 2.90 inches. Toledo 1.60 and
 Pittsburg 3.1S for the past 24 hours.
 The heavy rains were due as much
 to the falling temperatures as to the barometric conditions. Although cooler
 in the central valley states, hot wealth
 CT continues in the gulf states, and dur ing the past 24 hours extended to the South Atlantic region. The weather will probably be fair In 1 Birmingham Monday, although the chances for local thunder showers are not entirely gone. It will continue hot.
 Summary of observations made at
 United States weather bureau stations,
 June 16:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
ASKS DELEGATES
 TO VOTE FOR TAFT

Chicago, June l6.-An appeal to the dele- gates to support President Taft was is- sued today by the Republican club of the city of New York through a committee headed by Otto T. Barnard and in the form of resolutions.
 "The personality of any man should not be permitted to obscure important and vital principles" said the resolutions. Delegates were urged ito stand firm against the threatening tide of unreason and ola poor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
CHINA LOOKS TO
 THE UNITED STATES

Madison. Wis. June 16.-Credt or blame. whichever time shall attach, for the for nation of the new Chinese republic. must be given to America, and especially to it's great men of history and to it's great schools, Bishop J. w. Bashford of China told the graduating class of the University of Wisconsin in sermon today.
 American schools, American industries, American commerce, American character istics-all are ideals upon which the new republic was founded" he declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
TRADE CONTINUES
 IN STEEL MARKET

New York, June 16.-Several of the largest independent steel companies re- ported a falling off in business in steel products in the last week or ten days, but the Steel corporation subsidiaries continue to book these close to a rate of 45,000 tons per day in the aggregate Marine work placed and pending calls for about 10000 to 25000 tons of steel.
 The railroads have placed contracts for 5000 tons of rails. The Hartman lines will soon close for 12.OO0 additional cars the Baltimore and Ohio will buy 70,00l tons of steel for underframes for 14,0ol cars Numerous small orders for steel building and steel bridges were booked but the aggregate tonnage was only coo tons.
 Small bridge orders were placed az gregating 2600 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
NO CLUE TO SLAYER
 OF JAMES MALLORY

Chicago, June 16.-Efforts of the police today to find a clue to the identi- ty of the slayer of James Mallory, 40 years of age, shot in the Amalgated Sheet Metal Workers union headquar- ters last night, were futile
 Officers of the union maintained that the election held in the rooms last night passed off quietly. Daniel Sullivan, who vas detained by the police, is believed to know nothing of the cause of the killing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
HENEY A MEMBER
 ON CREDENTIALS

Chicago, June 16.-The California dele gation chose it's members for the vari- ous convention committees today. Fran cis J. Heney was selected for the creden- tials committee. former Governor Pardee. committee on rules; Chester H. Powell, committee on resolution, and Meyer Liss- ner for national committeeman to succeed George A. Knight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
BROADENING DEMAND
 FOR PRINT CLOTHS

New York, June 16.-A broadening de- mand for print cloths sold at Fall River, about 60.0O0 were for spot shipment. the balance of the contracts extending into September. Prices ruled as follows:
 Print cloths 2S inch. 64x6is. 15-16 cents 64x60s. A cents; 3S1a inch 64x64s, cents to 51s cents; brown sheetings, southern standard. 7s4 and cents; denims, 9 ounce, 1874 cents; ticksngs. ounce, ls cents; standard staple prints, 5h cents; standard staple ginghams, sA cents; gins- hams. 9A cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
FRENCH DERBY WON
 BY RANK OUTSIDER

Paris. June 16.-The Prix du Jockey club, the French derby at the Chantiily course, was won today by rank out sider. Prince Murats Friant II. at s2 to 1. August Belmont's Amoureux III, at 1T to l was third. w. K. Vanderbilt , Slightly finished fouth. but Didius, also a Vanderbilt entry, ran unpaced.
 The French derby is three year old event at one mile and a half It was worth this year s37. 2oo Seventeen horses started. Friant won easily by two lengths. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-17
Mrs. Hamilton P. Snow

Mrs. Hamilton P. snow died yesterday morning al the home of her daughter,
 Mrs. J. |. Cassius. 1730 Woodland ave- nue, North Haven. She is survived by the following sons and daughters: Frank Snow of Anniston, George Snow of New York city, Mrs. George Ma son of Memphis, Mrs. J. w. Lee of Gainesville, Mrs. c. J. Davis of Gran dall, Fla; Mrs. l.. c. Puschall of Win inetka, Ill.,; Mrs. J. L. Cassius of Bir- m.ngham. The body: will be carried to Gainesville for burial