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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
BIG DAMAGE WHEN SEVEN
 STORY WAREHOUSE BURNS

New York, January 17.--The seven story warehouses of the Terminal Storage company, occupying q full city block near the North river front, between Two Hundred and Seventy-eighth and Two Hundred and Seventy-ninth streets, and containing merchandise valued at more than s10,000,0O0, was swept by fire early this morning. The fire was discovered few minutes after midnight. The fire was controlled at 6:45 o'clock. when the loss was estimated at $1,250,O00.
 Five alarms sounded in quick success sion summoned to the scene practically every available piece of fire fighting ap- paratus from all of Manhattan. This was reinforced by five fire tugs which were tied up to the steamship slips block away. These pumped millions of gallons of North river water through the long lines of hose and distributed at high pressure along the Thirteenth avenue side of the building. The Terminal Storage companys warehouse was constructed of concrete and brick. It was regarded as one of the most modern buildings in that part of the city.
 Seven stories in height the structure was the largest of it's kind in the city. and one of the largest in the world. Its
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18

contents, consisting mostly of goods wait ing for delivery to large department stores, was naturally of the most in fiammable nature
 The building was divided into four sec tions by fire walls two feet thick One of the sections was controlled by John Wanamaker and contained merchandise consigned to him.
 Another section was rented by Gim- bel Bros, while the two remaining sec tions had as tenants nearly 90 smaller firms. The fire started in the Wanama- ker compartment and worked its way through the fire wall to the Gimbel sec tion. Both of these sections were com pletely burned
 The fire walls between them and the other compartments, however, held in- tact and the losses are thereby confined to the two firms named.
 There was no loss of life, but two firemen were seriously injured when they lost control of a high pressure hose. Both suffered broken bones and inter nal injuries.
 When discovered the flames had a- ready gained such headway that there was little opportunity to use the fire fighting devices within the building. The fire was not under control until after six hours and 45 minutes fighting. The place was the scene of a fire two months ago which caused 8 loss of about sl00,00O A watchman was burned to death two months ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
ISSUE CALL FOR
 A CAUCUS TODAY

Washington, January 17.-Tarif dis cussion. which probably will continue for many months, will begin next week in the House of Representatives. The first vehicle for argument will be the iron and steel schedule upon which the democrats of the House are expected to caucus next Saturday.
 It is generally reported that the dem ocratic measure will recommend free iron ore and reduce the schedules or manufactured articles from 30 to 50 per cent the duties to be ad valorem instead of specific.
 Representative Underwood of Ala bama. chairman of the ways and means committee, said today the schedule vir- tually was ready for the caucus, veri- fication of some figures by the govern ment experts being all that remains to be done.
 "The call for the caucus probably will be issued tomorrow" said MT. Under wood. T expect the discussion on the bill will last not more than a week. We plan to introduce the bill the first thing next week and to pass it before the following Saturday I do not want to discuss the schedules until the eau GUS has passed upon the measure"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
CRIMSON DIES AFTER
 VERY BRIEF ILLNESS

Columbus, Ga, January H. (Special) c. O. Brinson, well known citizen of here. died at his home in this city to- night, after brief illness of heart Alabama, educated at Auburn, studied law afterward and was admitted 10 the bar. He practiced only a short while with the late Governor Sanford of Alabama and later with Hon. John V. Smith, at Scale, Ala. at which time he was editor of the Russell Register
 At the time of his death he was en- gagged in an extensive lumber business at Brantley. His widow, several chil- dren, one brother, and two sisters sur vive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
 THE RICHESON CASE RESTS FOR PRESENT

Boston, January T.-No move looking toward the examination of the death sentence imposed upon the Rev. Ciar- ence " T. Richeson for the murder Of Avis Linnell will be taken until the re- turn of Attorney John l.. Lee from Vir- ginia, according to statements made to- night by Attorney William A. Morse. MT. Lee is expected here in about two weeks. Richeson, according to MT. Morse, Is very penitent.
 During the first weeks after his arrest Richeson received two letters week froS his aged father, Thomas Narland Riche- son, of Lynchburg. Va. but it is stated that since the minister confessed he has received no word from home. Jail off, cials say that the father, when he visited his son, told him that in the event of his being found guilty he would disown him. i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
BLACK HAND THREAT AGAINST GOV. TOSS

Boston, January 17.-An intimation from an unknown source that Governor Floss was to be made the object of black hand attack presumably because of his activity in the Lawrence strike situation, caused unusual precaution to be taken to guard the governor tonight. His home in Jamacia Plain was guard ed by armed men while half Italian plain clothesman searched the neigh borhood for bomb throwers.
 II. was reported that black hand agents were coming from New York and the Boston police asked the au- thorities there to watch outgoing boats and trains and hold up any suspicious characters headed for Boston.
 Governor Foss personally expressed no alarm and would not even admit that threats had been made against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
FEAR FOR SAFETY
 OF TWO SCHOONERS

Washington, January 17.-Fears for the safety of the schooners Annie IIimball and Madalene Cooney, both bound from Baltimore to Savannah, Ga, and caught in the gale which has swept the Atlantic seaboard for several weeks. were iii- creased by negative reports to the reve- hue cutter service today. The Madaene Cooney has not been heard from since December 20. She may have been the unknown schooner which collided with the torpedo destroyer Warrington off Cape Hatteras. The Annie Kimball is believed to have gone down during a heavy gale.
 The schooner Clemmie Traverse is solid ly frozen in an immense cake of ice ex- tending mile and a quarter around her at the mouth of the Piankatunk river in the Chesapeake bay. The revenue cut ter Apache is trying to break her way to the distressed schooner.
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St. Louis, January n.-Milton H Smith, president of the Louisville and Nashville railroad. today testified before an interstate commerce commission ex- aminer that the Anheuser-Busch Brew ing association was receiving rebates from the railways entering through the mediation of the Manufacturers railway The hearing is on the application or the Manufacturers railway for recognition as a common carrier.
 Mir. Smith also accused Adolpnhs Busch, August A. Busch and other offi- cers of the railway company of accept ing passes in violation of the law. He said his company was compelled to allow a rebate of s4.50 a car for every one his road received from the brewing associa- ton delivered to the Manufacturers rail way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
MANITOBA MAY WINS
 THE ALL-AGE STAKE

Grand Junction, Tenn, January 1I,-The all-age stake of the United States Field Trials club, which had been postponed for more than week, was completed to- day, the winner being Manitoba May, setter owned by w. R, Milton of Winni~ peg. Cords Lad of lingo, owned by A. G. c. Sage of New York, was second, and third was divided between the pointer, Comanche Frank, owned by U. R. Fisher of Hope, Ind, and Benstone, owned by Jack Dunn of Baltimore. The deroy, with % starters, will be started tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
TANK STEAMER IS
 NOW SAFE IN PORT

Wilmington. N. C., January 17.-Hav- ing in tow the American tank steamer Northwestern of Port Arthur the rev enue cutter Itasca arrived at South port today The steamer was picked up helpless at sea with her propellers gone. Captain Berry of the Itasca re- ports that storm was in progress at the time the steamer was located, but he finally succeeded in getting line to her. The tug Lookout which had been sent to assist the Northwestern, ar rived tonight and will tow her north. The steamer has cargo of 2S,000 bar rels of oil.
 Captain Berry reports that in his weeks cruise he encountered a gale, the severity of which has not been ex- ceeded along the North Carolina coast in 6 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
BEVERIDGE SPEAKS
 ON CHILD LABOR

New York, January 17-Former Sena- tor Albert ]. Beveridge of Indiana deliv- cred an address on child labor at a meet ing tonight under the auspices of ciVh Forum and Child Welfare league. He de- clared that the growth of socialism might be traced in part to the socialists demand that child labor be done away With A question:" lie added, "to which the older parties have given little attention. lie depicted many pitiful instances of child labor which he had investigated In per Snn
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MRS, JAMES J. SMITH
 DIES SUDDENLY

Mrs. James J. Smith. wife of the pub fisher of the Birmingham Ledger, died at St. Yincent's hospital last night.
 Mrs. Smith is a granddaughter of the late Judge A. A. Coleman and before her marriage to MT. Smith, about two years ago, was Miss Augusta Coleman. She is q niece of Mrs. W. S. Moughon. She was regarded as an exceptionally beautiful young woman and a talented writer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Lands for Maneuver Purposes

The tract of land to which my atten- tion was invited as being suitable for maneuver purposes, lies to the north of Anniston. being approximately rectangu- lar in shape, bounded on the north by the town of Jacksonville, and the east and west roads through it. on the east by the Choccolocco mountain range. on the south by the Choccolocco and Blue mountains, and on the west by the Rome and Meridian branch of the Southern railway-it is indicated by red shading on map appended marked "B," which map shows in a foot contours the eleva- tion of the country. This tract is ap- proximatey nine miles from south to north, and from three and a half to five and half miles from the east to west. The boundaries to the north. east and west are. of course. purely arbitrary.
 The general configura ton of the ground Is fairly well indicated by the man. If is well adapted for the movement of troops and presents a variety of cover, obstacles hills and ridges that would afford excel lent terraine for military purposes
 This tract is well watered throughout by springs and spring fed streams which flow across the tract These streams are said to be entirely uncontaminated. and the people of the country use the water without question: This tract is crossed from south to north by a country road from Anniston to Jacksonville and from west to east by the roads which cross the choccolocco range at Bain's Gap, White S cap and Rabbitttown Gap. All of these roads mentioned are given on the map There are also a large number of roads not shown on the map leading to the various farms, old charcoal pits, old saw mill sites etc, etc
 Of the approximately level sections of the tract. the greater portion has been, or is, cultivated. cotton and corn being the usual crop The up lands are largely covered with second growth timber, pine and oak and the mountain range is well covered with second growth timber.
 The soil varies from loam in the valley to rocky on the hills. There is consid- erable sand mixed in the oam, and the mud in the cotton fields was less than I expected to find. Ii had rained for week prior to my visit and I saw the country under unfavorable conditions so far as mud was concerned. We had, however, no trouble driving anywheEe, nor would there have been any diffi- culty moving troops over the country. This tract is well adapted for field ar Hilary service practice Ranges up Q n0 yards with the Choccolocco ridge as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
 POSTAL WINS OVER THE WESTERN UNION

Albany, N. Y, January 17.-The public service commission has denied the ap- plication of the Western Union Tele- graph company for a rehearing on the order made by the commission on the complaint of the Postal company against the Western Union, in which the commission found that the oharg ing for additional words on messages transferred from the Postal to the Western Union for forwarding to final destination was unjust and unreason- ablp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
SMITH CHARGES RELATING
 TO ANHEUSER-BUS CO.,

George r. Moore, president of the Man ufacturers' railway, who followed MT. Smith on the stand, said the charges were ridiculous and that the railway and brew ing association were separte concerns.
 Los Angeles, January 17,AAdolphus Busch. president of the Anheuser-B Busch Brewing association, who is at his Will ter home in Pasadena, in a statement given to the Associated Press tonight, said the Manufacturers railway of St. Louis is fully equipped railway, do- ing a regular railroad business and it IS recognized by the interstate commerce commission.
 MT. Busch was very much astonished to hear of the action of MT Smith. He saic the officers of the Manufacturers rail- way, to his knowledge, never applied for any passes but they were sent voluntarily by nearly all of the railroads of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
OPIUM CONFERENCE
Adopted Articles Regarding Raw and
 Prepared Opium

The Hague, January 1.-The inter- national opium conference today adopt ed the first two articles regarding raw and prepared opium. The proposal of an American delegate for modifica- ton of the definition of raw opium was referred to the technical committee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
FIND CONTRABRAND
 ON RUSSIAN STEAMER

Tunis, January 17.-The customs oiiieia's at Safax on the gulf of Gabes, suspect ing that the Russian steamer odessa os- tensibly laden with coal, was carrying con- trabrand. searched her and found hidden in her hold 300 tons of war material un- mounted machine guns, etc All the con trabrand was seized.
 This Is a further instance of the care of the French to stop attempts to snug gle arms to the Turkish forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
SHAVE MANUFACTURERS
A. l.. Hayes of Nashville Heads the
 Association

Little Rock. January 1.-The National Tight Barrel Slave Manufacturing asso- citation at the concluding session of its annual convention today elected A l.. Hayes of Nashville, Tenn. president, and George Walbert of Batesville, Ark, vice president. E. Defabaugh of Chicago was reelected secretary-treasurer. The next meeting place will be selected later by the officers of the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
SWINDLER
Man Who SwindIed Widows Is Under
 Arrest

Chicago, January 17.-Information was given to Postoffice Inspector stuart today of the arrest in Philadel- phia of John Infancy, who, the post office authorities assert, is implicated in a diamond swindle which netted thousands of dollars, the principal vic tims being recently bereaved widows.
 The scheme practiced, it is declared, was to send a letter to a widow advis- ing her that her,husband had contract ed for a valuable diamond intended as gift on which there was still a sub stantial sum due and requesting pay ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
JIM FLYNN KNOCKS OUT AL
 WILLIAMS IN SECOND ROUND

face, sending the Cleve1ander to the floor for a count of six, the bell say ing him.
 Williams came up fresh for the sec ond round, but Flynn was after him hard from the start. The end came quickly. Flynn landed a terrific right swing on Williams jaw and the Cleve- land man went down and out.
 Flynn, who weighed In at 1855 pounds, was 15 pounds lighter than his oppo- nent. The men fought under marquis of Queensbury rules. According to Jack Curley, Flynn's manager, tonight's bout marked the last public appea rance of the Pueblo man before his fight with Jack Johnson next July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
CASE OF MARK SMITH
 IN HANDS OF JURY

Gadsden, Janoary 17.-(Special.)-Th trial of the case of the state against Mark Smith, who is charged with the murder of Turner Lewis, his brother-in- law, has been completed and is now with the jury. The defense entered plea of not guilty by reason of insanity" but finally made but little effort to substan- tiate this and the ease was disposed of in much less time than was anticipated. II is the general opinion of those who heard the testimony that a conviction will DC had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Popularity Contest

Greenvlle, January f.-(SpeciaD-under the auspices of the Father Ryan chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy popularity contest is now in progress here. The two receiving the largest mum her of votes are to receive prizes do- ,l,,ted pv two of the local business houses. The proceeds of the contest will be used by the United Daughters of the eonfed- erapV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18

Toronto. January 17--Jim Flynn, the Pueblo f1reman who is matched to fight Jack Johnson for the worlds heavy weight championship, knocked out Al Williams of Cleveland in the second round of bout scheduled to go 10 rounds before the National Sporting Association of this city tonight.
 Flynn forced the fighting from the start. In the first two minutes of the mix up Williams showed to advantage. Flynn's superior hitting powers soon made themselves apparent, however, and in the last minute of the round he landed d heavy short arm hook to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
PADUCAH HARBOR STEAMER SINKS IN

Paduoah, Ky, January 17.-The steamer Reaper, owned by the West Kentucky Coal company, sunk at her moorings in the local harbor here tonight as the re- suit of the cold weather causing the inlet pipes into her sboilers to burst and her hull to i'll with water. The boat was valued at $20.o00 Although the steamer is entirely under water, efforts will be made to raise it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
CHILDREN'S BUREAU
House Committee Reports Favorably
 on Bill Creating One

Washington, January 1.-The creation of children's bureau in the department of commerce and labor, recommended in a bill introduced by Representative Peters of Massachusetts. was unanimously ap- proved by heaIIouse committee on labor today. Senator Borah of Idaho is press ing for the same action in the Senate It is estimated that the bureau would cost S3O,000 a year. It would collect sta tistics relating to infant mortality. ce- linquency, iliteracy, child labor and oth- CT problems of childhood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
ENGLAND'S RULER6
 AT PORT SOUDAN

Port soudan. Egypt January 3.r King George and Queen Mary landeu nfTe to- day and were met by I.ord5 ener British agent to Egypt. and otne Qlciais. Their majesties held reeepuQ TOT the ,e,.iewed inc soudanese troops. tsturned here and re-embarlSed on the xtc4caer me- dina for the homeward voyaee<
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Ollie Pearl Johnston

The body of Mrs. Ollie Pearl Johnston aged 3S years, who died Tuesday after noon at 2 o'clock at 3925 Fourth ave nue. north, Avondale, was sent last night at midnight to Atlanta by Shaw & Son for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
MAY ACCEPT PASS
 AND SUE IF HURT

Trenton, N. J., January 17.-Assistant Attorney General Gaslxill today rendered an opinion in which he holds that railroad companies in issuing passes to state of flcials, where the furnishing of tie passes is required by state law, cannot compel the state officials to enter into an agree ment eXempting the railroad companies from damages in cases of death or per sonal injury while such officials are pas SengerS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Engineers Go to Panama

New York, January IA party of members of the American Institute of Engineers left today for New Orleans from whence they will sail for Panama on the liner Parismina. They sail direct lv for the isthmus to inspect the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
No Discrimination

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R. B. Gregory

The body of Benjamin Berton Greg ory. aged 25 years, who died Tuesday afternoon. was sent last night to Redan' Ga, by Shaw & Son for fnterment.
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All Steel Cars

Why not take Seaboard S;30 a. m. arrive Atlanta 1905 p. m., Washington 1o.35 a. m.. New York 4:40 D. m. Phone Bell 23s2 for reservations.
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JOHNS Undertaking Co.,. Phones iooa
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SHAW. the Undertaken. Phones g.

For appropriate floral offerings. phone s1 See Godden's Seed & Flower Store 20tS First avenue.
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LOOK OUT FOR THE "GREAT EAGLE" LICE LOY. BOTH PHONES
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RoOsEvELT's DAY OFF

Oyster Bay. January 17.-Colonel Roosevelt passed the afternoon
 skeeing down the slope of Sagamore hill and practicing long jumps. He had as his companion Ethel, his daughter Don't suggest politics to me today" he said This is my day
 off