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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Expect Fight at Leon
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SUNDAYS AGE-HERALD

Tomorrow's Age-Herald will continue to sustain the reputation of the Sunday edi- ton for high class feature matters and
 general articles of timely interest. Bill Vines the famous Alabama humor- lst, will occupy a page to himself tomor-
 row, and his article will be graphically illustrated by one of the cleverest car toonists in the country. Bill writes tD-
 morrow on "The old Populist Wave in Alabama and Captain Kolb and all his
 friends will enjoy what Bill las to say.
 A feature of special interest in tomor-
 rows paper will be d page devoted to ar ticles written by Birmingham women on subjects in which they are most interest ed Here are some of the topics Sugges- | tons From Street Scenes by Mrs. j. B. | Reid Spiritual Battles Lost and Won | by Jean ValJean,' by Dora C. Fei san itation the Greatest Need of the Great
 CT city" by Mrs. F B. Kenney; a Home
 Needed for Boys Who Work by Mrs. F Nelson Andrews: ''Womans Discontent-
 the Remedy" by Isabelle Mar. | Another article of timely interest as showing the opinion of Birmingham he's. bv a highly educated foreigner ls that en-
 titled. "rhe south in the United States
 and It's Iron Industry by Dr. rheooore sohuchart. diplomatic engineer. It re- | cently appeared in the Frankfurter Zel- | tung, one of the greatest German news papers, and has been translated for the Sunday Age Herald by pr. C C. terrell | of this city.
 | Frank G. Carpenter continues his graphic canal series and tomorrow tells about 'srhe Great Locks at Panama. | Prof. Eric Doolittle, the eminent astron-| | omer of the University Of Pennsylvania has an illustrated article on The Heav- 1 ems in september. ' | Wellington Vandiver has another of ais
 series of humorous anecdotes entitled, "Yarns of the Courthouse canzn | A romance of the business world is en- | titled. ''rhe Cotton Seed Queen. l A classic in a page is My Novel.p by l Edward Bulwer Lytton.
 The special editorial feature page VIII contain the work of well known writers, including: Men Who Have Made Ana bama-I I.afaye cite Guild" by Dr. B. F. | Riley; Birmingham in Posse No. f'' by pr George Eaves: Political Overword ! by A R. Bealle, and Heart to Heart Talks" by Edwin A. Nye, pronounced by. many the most wholesome and inspirinsl l series of articles HOW being written foft American newspapers
 Mandy will he there with her usual | funny stunts" ! The sunday Age e-Heraids comic sectiou | in colors will be full of funny people to interest the young. 1 The Sunday Ase-Herald is now ao@'
 knowledged to be the best all round Sun l day newspaper in the south and lt wi lccntinue to merit and maintain that repli
 kation. ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
.SIDNA ALLEN IS
 SEEN IN WYOMING

Roanoke. ya August 30.--W G. Baldwin received letter today from chief of police in Silver Bow, coun- ty Montana. stating that two men answering the description of Sidna All len and Wester Edwards, the Hills vile courthouse tragedy fugitlves, have been seen in that vicinity and that the authorities are working to capture them. Thesletter further states that a family of Hatfelds from West Virginia live near there and that it is supposed that the two men are be- ing cared for by them
 MT. Baldwin said that he and his men had abandoned their search for the men, as their opinion was, that the men had left that part of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Due in Colon Today

Washington, August 3O.--The ma rlnes who sailed from the Phnadel- phia navy yard last week for Near agua are due at Colon Saturday These will be transported across the Isthnus of Panama on a special train and en- parked on the big armored cruiser cal | ifornia. due at Panama tonight or toe l morrow
 The California is To leave Panama immediately, probably touching at saa Juan del Sur to reinforce small con tingent left al that place by the cruiser Denver to make certain that the important cable station is not closed by the rebels All messages from | the American legation at Managua and | the American naval commanders at Corinto must come to san Juan del
 Sur in order to reach the cable The California should reach Corinto Mon-
 day night if she covers the 650 miles at top speed
 Rear Admiral southerland has nl- 1 ready announced his purpose of send- | ing to Managua at least 5O0 of tho
 marines she carries aud ihe remuinder ] prcbabiy will he 0stEd rU pt,tfof fale e liniles os railroad connecting the cap-
 ital with the seaport. These reinforee- 1 ments will bring the total of Amer ican strength in Nicaragua to moro than 2000 men ashore, and about 10nU
 bluejackets on ships in the waters ou 1 both sides of the country
 i The naval commanders are satisfied | that this force will meet present needs, but should the rebels offer more for midable resistance than is expected to the execution of the policy of protee- ton to American lives and property, then the Tenth infantry, held in light marching order on the isthmus sinee President Taft revoked the order send- ] Ing It Into Nicaragua, probably would ' be moved after all forward.
 Expect Fight at Leon
 1 IL Is believed the rebels will attempt | 10 check the movement of American forces along the wrecked railroad. The greatest obstruction is expected to be at Leon which seems 10 be the seat of the rebel operations The difficulties ex pected to be encountered there probably Will be relieved by an American force | from Managua working it's way down | the railroad tracks toward Leon. This will place the rebel headquarters between | two American forces One cause of great concern to the state department | Is the condition of about l25 Americans |
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
No DeyeIopments Yet

Washington. August so.- Further. devel- cpments in controversy between Great Britain and this government over tic question AS to whether the Panama canal oil is in violation Of treaty rights are lnot expected by the state department for some time.
 A. Mitchell lnnes, the British charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
 DROPS DEAD WHILE WATCHING A FIRE

Americus, Ga. August 3o.-G. Nor gan Eldridge, one of the most prom inent men in southwest Georgia dropped dead here late tonight while watching flames consume the residence of Allen Fort. MT. Eldridge was vice president of the Bank of Southwest Georgia and president of the Eldridgs Drug company He was 49 years old and is survived by a wife and two chii- dren.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Wants No Blind Trust

''I want not to be trusted blndly, but to match my opinions With yours | want to match my wits with yours. I don't know any sport comparing with that. If am right why do you agree with me if you haven't studied the thing and conferred a bout it and know that l am right? If am wrong how are you going to prove 1t unless yon have con ferred about it? The whole process of self protection and of liberty consists in these processes of neighborhood consulta- tions.
 'You know the trouble about nation Is that it has only this world in which to vindicate itself. Most of us belleve-and 1 do most devoutly believe myself that there is another world for tile individual. but there isn't another world for t..e state of New Jersey and there isn't &n- other world for the United Statee of America It's got either to succeed or go busted in this world, and therefore, it's own salvation and it's own dainnation have to be played out on this platform here, it's platform of the flair earth it. self. And 1 am so interested in the dra- matic properties and the plot of the great play that leads either uphill or downhiil that I would like to see the up- ward incline begin right at my feet. be- gin right in the county 1 am living in, and would like to see the levels rise and rise and rise until we should have reached the outlook of the immortal hills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
To Shake off Influences

'I believe that this country is absolutely determined now to free itself from arti- ficia influences and private influence of all sorts but it cannot do 1t anloss you
 will take suggestions of this sort. it can't do it unless you get together and
 stay together and the whole dynamios of If the whole force of it, the wno'e power of 1t. is going to come not from your public men. but from yourselves.
 NOW of course. you know the reason that public man Is supposed to come to 2 county fair He cant always come be- cause of his personal beauty and his de- sire to be looked upon. But he Is sup posed to come for the purpose Of getting acquainted. But there is no use in get ting acquainted unless he believes that by getting acquainted you Will take his word for things. You will say, yes, I met him and know him He's all right
 Now, how do you know he is all rlghtT You cant tell 1t by looking ag him.
 "f used to think when l was a boy that you could tell an honest man by looking in hls eyes but I nnd you can't.
 have looked in some eyes that seemed very honest and they turned out 10 DO the eyes of a rogue, and you repeat that experience little while until you get
 to be about. say 55 years old, and then you don't allow appearances 10 Impose on you You want to know n mans table or contents. YOU want to know NHdt Is III him and then when you have found what Is in him. you want to discuss il with the neighbors whether that is the right ta- ble of contents or not, whether il stands for things that are genuine, that are con sistent with your interests and so long as you don't hold meetings and confer about these things your public men can impose upon you to the top of their bent by merely telling you that certain things are SO when you don't know whether they arc n not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

immediately after filing note of pro- test against the bill day before yester- cay Jeff for Maine with the announce ments that he did not expect to return to Washington until late in the lal His departure was taken ael evidence that no further representations would he made. possibly for several ynontns On both sides careful study, it was said
 would be given to the question Nefore de- ,iding on the next step to be Naken-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Arguments Are Repeated

The editorials in the daily newspa- pers today deal with the report that ihe United States will decline .arbitra- tion. They are mostly a repetition Of the arguments already advanced
 The Morning Post says that If the United States insists upon tearing up the treaty Great Britain must and will find way pf calling her to account for the breach of faith.
 The Daily Mail says there is only one ground on which the United States can refuse to arbitrate and having broken one treaty. the President and the Sen- ate may insist upon their rights to break another.
 If the theory is inalntained that tho Hay-P -Pauncefote treaty is null and void,r continues the Daily Mail. it follows that the Clayton Bulwer treaty remains in force. Under this Great Britain shares with the United States the right to administer the control of the canal. How does President Taft propose to escape from this greater dilemmay'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
MILLIONAIRE D|ES|N
 VAT OF SHEEP DIP
Supposed He Was Seized With Heart Failure-FOul
 Play Suspected

Albuqueraue. N. M, August 30-Solo- mon Luna, millionaire banker and sheep grower. for 1s years republican national committeeman for New Mexico. and who refused to accept election to the United States Senate at the hands of the first state legislature, met a tragic death at Horse Springs, socorro county, 76 miles from Magdalena. at an early hour today He fell into a vat containing thousands of gallons of sheep dip, after being at tackled with heart failure.
 Becoming i'll during the night, it was supposed Mr. Luna went from his room
 to the dipping vat few yards from the ranen lio,as te spt watar and was strieit- en witt sudden heart failure, falling Into the mixture of lime, sulphur, tobacco and
 water
 Camp employees found the body floating in the vat early today
 Mir. Luna was 54 years old and was the
 wealthiest man in New Mexico. FIIe is
 survived by a wife. The body will be brought to Albuquerque on a special train tomorrow.
 Additional facts tonight show that MT. | Luna Qedll AdT dtAAtNAiNtAtf AAN .''N
 lot have any enemy in the state, it is 1 eleved. and was on most cordial terms
 with his employees
 His financial affairs are in such excel
 lent shape as 10 discount any hint at
 suicide. He was worth no less than
 Sl 00O,0oo and had several large pro- iedts under way and ins contemplation. | He had suffered from hardening of the
 , eins for several months and to those
 close to him. his sudden death was nor
 Il great surprise.
 ] santa Fe. N M.. August 30-Close 1 friends of Solomon Luna in this city 1 among the Spanish American people ex- l press doubt as to MT. Lunas death being accidental They assert that a thorough
 investigation will be demanded and eX-
 press fear that he may have been killed 1 by enemies They recall the case of Fran cisco Chaves. who occupied a like posi- 1 tion in New Mexico affairs. and who was
 shot from ambush in Torrane county about eight years ago. His slayers never | have been found.
 Jose D. Sena and other friends of MT. Luna assert that he frequently received anonymous threatening letters and fre- quently had been entreated not 10 visit his sheep camps without guards. 1 It is likely that the state mounted po- lice will be called upon to investigate tho matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Recommendation Was Ignored

When General Crowder was the prin- cipal law officer of the American in- tervening government he sought to have the Cuban libel laws placed upof the American basis so that the pub fisher would share with the writer o' a ubel the punishment due but his recommendation was never carried out
 Some of these Havana publications are regarded as having been writter with the deliberate purpose Of trying so force a duel upon the American charge. The state department will never per mt its representative 10 be drawn into any such personal unarrels and it will look to the Cuban government to deal sumanarily and severely with any indi- vidual or newspaper guilty of violating the laws of diplomatic privilege com mon to all civilized countries.
 For the same reason the department will look with disfavor upon attempts on the part of some of the Cubans to bring about the recall of MT. Gibson, taking the ground that such demand could he based only upon personal mis- conduct of the charge, while, as mat ter of fact, in this case, he Is sought to be punished for faithfully executing 2 the departments instructions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Devoid of Political Discussion

But Mir. Comer's address today was almost entirely. devoid of political dis cussion. He renewed his previous att tacks against the Louisville and Nash vile railroad and from an anti-rail- road Standpoint his effort was master full His audience was not a large one, but those seated about him were deep ly engrossed in what he had to say Pefore firing the speaker passed around copies of his manuscript. ''The time may come" he said, "when you may fail to Tear something that l say. Read as I speak, and you will miss nothing. The int was taken, and hundred men read line for line the argument which re auired for its presentation, two hours and half of valuable time.
 Before entering upon his address, MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Attacks Disgraceful

The state department late today was informed by the American legation al; Havana of the attacks that have been made by a portion of the Cuban press upon MT Gibson upon the American contractors. the pressing of whose claim for compensation caused a per- sonal assault upon Mir, Gibson and upon the Fnited States igpsai ment and pfn pic. .he officials declared that these articles were "disgraceful'" and while they were not prepared a the moment to announce their purpose it was evil dent that some strong representations are to be made to the Cuban govern ment against this treatment of an American diplomatic officer.
 Some of the officials who, by reason of service with the American govern ment of intervention in Cuba. are thor oughly acquainted with the Cuban code, are satisfied that the writers of these defamatory articles have laid them selves open to punishment for crim- inal libel. Ii is pointed out, however, that under the peculiar Spanish law no sufficient redress fs obtainable by the person libelled. That code makes it a crime for a person to write libelous article but provides no punishment whatever for the publisher thereof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Wilson Had erenuous Day

se9girt x. l.. Igust ao.-fire,I wiists and aching nnffs reminded Governor Nilson today that he had spent she most strenuous day of his life in hls trip through pennsylyania. The governor es- timated that he had spoken In his im-
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31

Conner, speaking without notes, referred to the fact that in the campaign against the proposed prohibition amendment f, the constitution. he had ben charged with stealing the money which should have gone to the Old Soldiers He de tended himself, and then oefeaded hi; -rninistratioh and defended il wltl, vigor no less pronounced than wben he ds- tended the same subject some years ago He next. explained had sisned the had been sleet z piatfol. na1,sts shieh ae declared for locs. fon He next TO- ferred to the Mof komery Advertiser. which he holds. hay Always defended th. railroads against rae efforts of the peo- rie to control th9a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Spectator on Arbitration

'eThe real test of the good faith of the United States is yet 10 come If will come on the question whether the United States government will consent to sub rNit the dispute between Great Britain and themselves 10 arbitration al the Hague. We refuse to believe that the United states will not come out of that test with honor If they should refuse the cause of arbitration will be set back half a century and we shall have 10 add the United States to the list of countries in whose public review treaties have not their face value. If ever .the nations of the world thought ir this way about their relations with the United States 1t would be the United States herself that would suffer mpst."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Should Be Places Where Public Opinion Is Formed
 by Discussion
DESIRES NOT TO BE
 TRUSTED BLINDLY
Wishes to Match His Opinions With The People and Convince Them That He Is Right-Nation
 Has But One Life

Seagirt. N J., August --Neighborhood consultation and more extensive use of sehoolhouses for gatherings where public opinion might be conserved were the things Governor Wilson advocated today in his speech at the Monmouth county fair at Red Bank. N. J.
 After a series of conferences the gov ernor motored to Red Bank in tho early afternoon
 Col. Robert L. Ewing, national commit teeman from Louisiana and chairman of tho press contribution bureau of the cam palgn committee, called on the governor tonight. The press contribution bureau Mir Ewing said. would be moved to Chi cago next week from Now York. He brought the governor a letter which he had received from Governor colquit Of Texas pledging himself as "one of the thousand Texans who would give $l5o to the Wilson campaign"
 Governor Is Cheered
 The governor was oheered as he entered the Monmouth county fair grounds.
 There is one thing in which l have been very much interested in recent years in this country" he said in his speech. You know used to he a schoolmaster and the interesting thing about the schools of the United States is that the United States makes so limited use of them. For example, you take our school houses all through the countryside, stand ing here, there and everywhere, in the cities, and they are closed for the most part between the school session of one day and the school session of the next day. They are public buildings They 1 belong to the communities They furnish | ideal places in which to assemble and l discuss public affairs. They are just what we need for nelghborhood conferences oi I every kind. And yet it was reserved fol l a recent date for somebody to suggest that the schoolhouses be made cial cen I ters; that they be used for every kinc of legitimate conference, and just so soon
 as they began 10 be used for eortefence' some politicians hegan to get very un-
 easy.
 There is a certain class of politicians
 that dreads nothing as much IS that the neighbors should get together and talk things over, because the minute you be- gin to talk things over you begin to make that most powerful instrument that exists in any free country, l mean public opinion If you once gather public opin- | ion into nuclei, into heads, into cen I ters, then something is going tp happen with regard to the action of politics it. self Why don't you agree to bear the small expense that will be incident to your using your own buildings 70 do
 yonr own business in the public inter- est7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Defends o'NeaI's Ta, Policv

Tn his impron,ptu rernarf/ he referred :, fo the hue and cry which has haan PR aised against the efforts of the present <tafe admipisyiation in bringing about an 3aiializatA 2 assessments in Ala Nasma. HeTx ,-feves the policy of Coy Y por o'Neai IS good policy He ex
 'ssed his opinion of what ne termed
 enort to make the qucs:<on Of taxa an issue in the next grberna to,i.,
 apaign and in sardonie manner re-
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 ACentinued en Page EixhtJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Papers Beating the Air

In conclusion the Nation says. "lhose journals of Great Britain and on the continent which are arraigning with so much veheNenee the claim of America to a right to remit fees for her coasting vessels are beating the air. Their case is founded upon a complete mlsapprehen- sion of the facts of the situation. Though this misapprehension seems to be shared by not few leaders of public opinion in the United States this sup port evidently Is survival of the strong feeling aroused against the quite un- Justifiable claims in the earlier draft Of the measure.
 The Saturday Review concludes yi- imperative article denouncing the act as follows.
 Failing an arrangement between the great nations injured. Yankee perfdy will compel obseryances of treaties by force Then by common agreement they should withdraw their ambassadors from Washington and treat with the polit- clans who hold sway there, as they would with only the Kind of states such people are fit to govern"
 The Spectator says:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-31
Apologies Made


 AmFle apologies have been made by Gu
 ~ el from the President down for ,ie ault py the Journalist Nara upon Hugh Gibson, American charge of le- gation al Havana, and the state de- partment here has concluded to let the case proceed in the regular way. If is willing to afford the Cuban government opportunity to see that full justice is done Mir Gibson. Officials here pri- vately believe the legal proceedings against Mr Gibsons assallant have not been characterized by that spirit of energy and determination warranted to secure prompt court action, which was to be expected. They, realize that the proper legal formaliiy having been observed in Maza's arrest and release on bail, 1t would be only proper to afford the Cuban court fair opportu
 nifty to administer the law of the island.