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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24
Will Debate Recall

The issue growing out of the Roosevelt advocacy of the recall of judges will con stitute the subject for the annual debate between the Calhoun and Morgan literary societies of the Jacksonville Normal col lege this year. The date for the debate has been set for April 15, instead cf holding it in connection with the annual commencement exercises. as usual. A. C. Jones and ]. Houston of the Morgan so- eiety take the affirmative side, H. C. Nix and l. F. Mccullough of the Calhoun taking the negative.
 Following the defeat of the proposition to move the Mount Zion Baptist church from it's present location to the town of Alexandria, compromise has been reached by which new Sunday school building will be erected in the town. sep arate from the main church building, ac- cording to an announcement made hy Rev. O. w. Greer, the pastor. The move, il is said. will prove satisfactory to both factions of the church and no feeling will result from the vote against the proposi- ton to move the church building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24
No Tax Collectors
Walsh Will Make Flight

The Curtiss Aviation company has wired the baseball association here that Charles F. Walsh is the aviator who has been se- lected 10 fly In Huntsville April G. Exhi- bitions will be given here on that date for the benefit of the baseball associa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24

S. A. Russell. vice president of the Ala bama Sunday school association. delivers an address at the First Presbyterian church at Jacksonville Sunday evening In the interest of the state convention, which at A ArAI.N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
u. S. AS MEDIATOR?
Ready to Do Much to Prevent
Renewal of War.

Washington, Dec. Without any dis
position to evade the obligations imposed
10y treaty, and ready 10y the dictates OF
humanity to do everything possible 10
prevent a renewal of the war in the Bal
kans, officials of the state Department.
are reported to be Of one mind in holding
that the complex and difficult issues be-
tween the contending states should be
adjusted entirely by the good offices OF
the neutral European states, which are
thoroughly acquainted with the various
phases Of the problem.
SO far there has been no intimation
from any official source that America will
be called on 10 play the part of mediator,
and il is pointed ont that the necessity
for such mediation practically has disap-
pesred. the present gathering of plcni-
potentiaries all charged with instruc-
tons to bring about peace, being itself a
medatng body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18

action. while a European country would
find itself i'm reader condition, haNln-
for years followed the aspirations OF the
different races constituting the Balkan
family.
Nj. Novakovich, taking everything
into consideration, thinks the best man
now in Europe to carry out the work
of mediation successfully would be
Premier PoincarG of France, who has
paid 50 much disinterested attention to
the Balkan situation
The suggestion that Great Britain
occupy Durazzo and Alcssio, which in
cude also Santi Quaranta, san Clio
vanni di Medua and Avlona, all on the
Albanian coast and now occupied
either by Servians or Greeks. is not
regarded here as feasible. Various re-
ports from Belgrade intimate that SER
Via intends to ask for British occupa-
ton of these places pending a settle
ment of the AustTO-S ervian dispute. 1t
is pointed out however, that neither
Austria nor Italy would allow any
power to occupy, even temporarily, any
port on the Adriatic.
The naval fight off the Dardanellcs.
in which both Greece and Turkey are
claiming victory, was resumed yester-
day. Athens announces that the
Greek army is about to capture Yam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
MAXIM PACHA MAY BE
NEXT GRAND VlZlER
Power Slipping from Hands of
Octogenarian Kiamil-Change
Means Continuation of War

London. Dec. 1S-"The Daily Chrou-
icle" throws some interesting sidclghts
on the Turco- Balkan situation. one Of
its special correspondents recently IN
Turkey says that one Of the most SELL
Gus dangers i'm the way Of peace I'm ehs
Balkans is the present condition Of az
fairs in Turkey.
no one who has followed at all
closely the recent trend of events il
Constantinoplc." he says, much less
any one who has had the advantage o:
having been there during the last two
or three months, can possibly Ice blind
to the extreme seriousness of The situr-
tion there. II is doubtful If the peace
conference in London would survive a
Cabinet crisis in Constantinoplc. and q
is not alarmist 10 state that Kiamh
Pacha's hold on power is anything hu-
a strong one. II is an open secret that
the members of his Cabinet 10 not
work at all well together, and parii.u-
larly evident Of late has been the din
Guilty which Kamil and his Foreign
Minister Gabriel Enendi, and in keep
ing upon the same path of policy.
Gabriel is, perhaps, the strongest
member Of somewhat mediocre Cabi-
net His Withdrawal would 90 far 10
break IT up. and during the last month
or two his resignation has more than
once been on the point of being ten
dcrcd. Kiamil, though possessing an
energy and a capacity for work which
are enormous ana surprising i'm an oCto-
gcnarian, most obviously cannot hold
the Teins of power much longer. one
looks around In vain for the safe and
strong man required TO face the cXtraOr-
dinarily difficult position which the
retirement OF the present Grand NiZicr
will bring about. TO gauge how scri-
Gus that situation would be the state
of affairs past and present i'm Con-
stantiuople must be taken INTO consid-
Grafton. The public memory is short
and the Turk is already beginning to
forget his defeats. great though they
have been. The consequence ls that
an extremely dangerous WarlkC spirit
prevails in the population and exists
in o highly acCentuatcd form in mill
tary circles. Nazim Pacha is extreme
Nv popular with all sections of the pop
ulation so much SO that if Kiamil were
overthrow I'm any crisis brought about
I'm the course. of or at the conclusion Of
the negotiations Nazim's name for the
Grand Vizership would spring to al
most every lip. In the confusion he
would be almost certain 70 find him
self compelled to step I'm. and. seeing
that practically all the administrative
power would he I'm military hands. this
would suit the book of the Young
Turks to a nicely. IT would also mean
the continuation of the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
Graft Trail Well Blocked.

I'VE know from our investigations
that envelopes containing the trust
protection money for its houses in each
police inspection district are deposited
in specified places in each district
They are left there. unmarked and un-
addressed, but the right man calls for
the envelope every time. lie is not
a policeman. nor connected with the
force i'm any way. but ne carries it
along until it is turned over to "A
police representative. Where it goes
after that, how high mp i'm the depart
ment that dirty money finds its way
has not been discovered yet. and the
people who maintain disorderly houses
do not know They will tell you always
that the man they pay their money
to IS "a representative OF the inspector
of the district. but their mere state
mcnt doesn't constitute any kind Of
legal proof, and. as Mrs Goode has
sworn. the fact that they are raided.
'douhle-crossed' as she termed it, can
always Doe brought forward by the
accused police official as an effective
defence"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18

The Public will appre-
ciate good things pro-
vided they are told with
sufficient emphasis that
they are good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
Committee Needs More Money.

Alderman Curran presented a rcsoil-
ton in the board yesterday asking for
AN additional $4,000 appropriation 20
prosecute the inquiry The request
started wrangle. which was led by
Alderman Frank Bowling and partici-
Iatcd iu by about half the members
bowling offered TO support a request
for $1,000. intimating that he did not
want 10 bee put in the position of lp-
pcarIug 90 attempt To block the inquiry.
and he presented "a summary of he
committees work to date In an attempt;
Ia show that tho work could have been
done more speedily. H~had b. figured
out that for the exact time the COM
mittcc had been in actual session il n1d
cost the city about $3.50 an hour but
Alderman Estcrbrook told him the dis
closures Of police corruption the com
mittcc had already made 90 the public
were worth far more than the price.
Alderman Curran explained that the
committees work of necessity required
whole tangle was finally referred TO the
Finance Committee on his motion.
At Police Headquarters il was
learned that the Commissioner and
chief Inspector Max SchmittberBcr
have been flooded with anonymous le;-
tcrs since Mrs. Goodc appeared on the
witness stand before the Curran COM
mttec. The writer's almost invariably
declare that though they themselves
know nothing personally of disorder'y
house graft they do not mind telling the
police that Mrs Blank giving the
name of some woman or man in me
ncighborhood. can give specific details
on police grating.
Much Of this Information is worthless
on the face of it, but some of the people
referred TO are being looked up by the
police.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18

came 10 the office Of the District At
torncy Yesterday 1t is understood
their stories We're of an attempted
"hold-up' -bv the police. who. on their
refusal to submit to the graft levy,
promptly raided their establishments.
The names of the policemen concerned
were not those of any Of the members
Of the force that have been disclosed in
that light by any of the previous
stories, although the general method
was practically the same as that de-
scribcd by Mrs. Goode.
Agents of the District Attorneys
Office interviewed six women at their
uptown fats yesterday, and obtained
partial confederation of Mrs. Goodies
story The women were those who had
Informed Mr. Whitman, through Mrs.
Goode, ;hat they would be willing to
tell what they knew of police graft on
disOrderly houses largely because they
have decided that the police intend to
levy graft without even giving the
protection" they pretend to sell
one of these agents, who was for
mery employed by John D. Rookie
teller, jr., when the son of the oil mag
nate was engaged in an investigation
of the white slave" traffic, declared
yesterday that the police graft on dis
orderly houses and the social evil gen
orally was more systematized now than
it had ever been in New York before.
The old days Of the 'hold-up' Of
street women by cheap grafters,
either in the uniform Of patromen or
Central Office men, are past" he said, !
and except for an occasional instance /
of the kind described by Mrs. GoOde |
the graft is handled in large amounts :
only 1t IS a fact. as Mrs. Goode has !
testified, that there Is an organization
which practically amounts TO a trust !
among the men and women who pro- /
mote the social evil in this city, and /
il is also a fact that the trust attends /
to protection i'm the bulk. An agent Of /.
the trust attends TO the regular /.
payments of protection money, /
but the whole business is 50 despica- /
bile that those concerned in IL surround /
themselves with far more secrecy than /
gamblers and police concerned in the .
levy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
Turkish ENJOYS HALT
PLACE CONFERENCE

declaration of the Turks that they have
received plenary powers to arrange and
sign a treaty of peace. How far their
improved military position and the en-
enlargement which Austria is credited
with giving them may stiffen their
backs against the allies terms remains
the chief factor Of doubt.
The friction between Austria and
Servia appears not TO have abated. The
Servians complain that Austrian gun
boats in the Danube are indulging in
provocative tactics throwing their
searchlights on Belgrade. which has
caused panic among the residents.
Ambassadors Sit for Three Hours.
The first sitting of the Ambassadorial
Court of Appeals, as it is called, was
held in the Foreign Office yesterday
The ambassadors of five continental
powers conferred with Sir Edward
Grey, the British Secretary for Foreign
Affairs for more than three hours. The
different nations advanced their views
on the various phases Of the Eastern
problem.
The conference of ambassadors, not
withstanding the different names 10y
which it has been called. with a view
10 minimize it, will either be q complete
failure or achieve results which are like
~ to surpass i'm Importance those OF all
diplomatic gatherings held since the
Congress of Berlin in 1873.
Not only will the ambassadorial con-
ference exercise a powerful influence
on the decisions Of the peace conference
in st. James's Palace, as Turkey, as well
as the Balkan states, desires to have
the support Of the powers, but in the
event that the Turco- Balkan under
standing proves unsatisfactory to the
powers the present amhassadorial con
ference will Indicate how 10 correct the
decisions arrived at. Just as the Berlin
Congress modified the boundaries of the
Balkans arranged five months before
by the Treaty of san Stefano between
Russia and Turkey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
Whitman's Men on Trail.

The same situation is in evidence at
the District Attorneys Office but Mr..
Whitman's investigators are turning up
for him more definite details than nav
so far appeared in any of the anony-
nous communications.
Two women. who, like Mrs. Goode'
claim to have been "doubie-crossed by
the police. and admit frankly they nave
boar maintaining dsorderly houses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
oeIeuates from ConStantln9ple
announce They Are Not
Empowered to Deal
with Greece.
4 1WO-DAY ADJOURNMENT
nr Daneff, Representing Bull
garia, Welcomes Idea That
limited States Should
Undertake Mediation
or Intervention.
.ev cable 10 The Tribune

London. Dec. 1s.-A hitch has oc-
.orred at the outset Of the peace con-
t.rcpce at ST. James's Palace. the
rcr.isb ENJOYS declaring they are not
empowered to negotiate with the Greek
ronresentatiyes. II has been decided
that they should apply to CONSTANT
,ople for complementary instructions,
and the conference adjourned until t.
morrow afternoon TO give time for
these to arrive.
All the conferrees expressed the belief
that the suspension was merely tempo
,arv. and that a pathway toward the
resumption of the meetings will be
found
The prospects for successful issue
of the conference are enhanced by the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
GRAFT duplicates
SCORES OF POLICE
Continued from first page.

however. it was said he would be a
strong witness against Skelly at the
police trial.
The Curran committee will proceed
with its public sessions In the alder
manic chamber at the city Han thls
morning at 1890 1t is likely that
good part of the session will he taken
M with the testimony of Raymond i.
Fosdick, former Commissioner OF Ac-
counts, who made extended inNestisa-
tons Of the police system when he
was in office. Mr.. Fosdick says he is
subppnaed for appearance this morn
ing, but Emory X. Buckner, counsel
TO the committee. for some unexplained
reason. "hedged," and declared that
"he didn't know" whether he would
have Fosdick as a witness or not,
Two investigators for the Curran
committee appeared at the West 4Itn
street police station last night and be-
gan 10 take stenographic notes of the
nightly station house grst. They
watched the arraignment of prisoners
followed carefully the taking Of pedl-
grees. jotted down the questions put 10y
the desk lieutenants TO policemen ana
witnesses. and otherwise strove TO GEE
an exact pen picture of the whole rOp-
tine programme of an ordinary night
in an upper West Side police station.
They told the lieutenant who they were,
and after showing their credentials
were permitted to proceed with their
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-24

Englishrnan - When I first
came to China l couldn't tell one
Chinaman from another. You all
looked alike as two peas"
Mandarin Two p,s? Why not
say two queques Tit-Bits.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-24

ing at the fascinating crystal.
There are some people who
cannot look into an ordinary
globular bottle without seeing
pictures.
Crystal gazing seems to be the
least dangerous and most simple
of all forms of psychic expert
menting. You simply look into
a crystal globe the size of a five
shilling piece, or a water bottle
filled with clear water, which is
placed so that too much light
does not fall upon it. You make
no incarnation; engage in no
mumbo-jumbo business.
eff you have the faculty, the
glass will cloud over with a milky
mist, and in the center the image
is gradually precipitated in just
the same way as a photograph ap=
pears on a sensitive plate. 7" Vim.
T. Stead.
***
These phenomena are quite as
curious and important as those of
radiurn. F.. An ex-president of
the folklore society has informed
me that the phenomena entirely
depends upon a disordered liver,
to which I can only reply that, if
that be so, should be the chief of
crystal gazers. The question can
only be settled after many long |
series of experiments" Andrew
Lang.
Englishrnan = When I first
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-06-24

The problem of keeping dogs
and cats from familiarizing them
selves with the contents of the
garbage cans has been solved in a
very simple fashion bya Pennsyl-
vania man. He merely took few
turns of copper wire around
metal can, attaching one end of
the wire to an electric battery of
fair power. Another wirewas run
from the battery to the ground
and the can was set on wooden
base. rs
The instant the dog or cat
touched the can it completed a
circuit and received a shock.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23

will be made by Mr. VIM B. Harris,
d. G. NJ. and G. w. Q. OF O. f., and
Mr.. w. Calvin Chase, editor OF The
Bee. Refreshments will be served by
committee OF ladies, free. This
testimonial Is given IN honor of Mr..
Joseph ]. Minor, Supreme Grand
Master. This testimonial is for val
liable services rendered in placing
the great organization on a financial
basis. This is one OF the lodges Mr..
Minor assisted in setting aAoat He
was instrumental in establishing
peace in the lodge. and today it IS
one of the strongest lodges in the
order. Mr.. Minor is a hard worker
and a man who has the confidence
and respect of the members and a
large circle of friends. The coming
testimonial will no doubt be the
greatest in the history OF the orgaui-
zation,
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
REV. STEWART H. BROWN
Pastor of Ebenezer M. E. Church

Pastor of Ebenezer M. E. Church.
Rev Stewart II. Brown, pastor Of
Ebenezer NJ. Z. Church. is one of
the most successful and energetic
pastors in the NJ. E. Conference. He
has been in the ministry for twenty
three years For three years he was
pastor of John Wesley Church, Bal
timOre, one Of the largest churches in
the connection. He Is a trustee Of
Morgan College, and a member of
the examining board OF the confer
ence. He is what IS called a business
preacher. Since he has been at
Ebenezer Church he has paid S45Oo
on the main debt of tll1 church, be
sides keeping up the minor expenses,
which IS always in evidence Two
hundred and fifty persons have been
added to the church He IS ever
alert in the interest of the church,
and as an orator he ranks with the
best in the NJ T. Church. In dispo-
sitiOn DR.. Brown is one OF the most
genial persons you eyer met. He is
kind, obliging, and ever ready to give
Christian aid. The weather is never
too severe for DR.. Brown to visit the
sick of all denominations, and ex-
tend the Gospel hand with prayer
for the suffering.
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
REV. S. H. BROWN, D. D.
Pastor of EbenezeT NJ. z. Church
and President of Board.

He has made good wherever he
has been sent, and the Bishop viii
do a service to Ebenezer by contin-
uing him on as pastor of this famous
church.
This conference will elect delegates
to the General Conference. and Dr..
Brown Is a candidate. No better
man in the connection could be Sc
leCted than he 4 strong ard noble
man should be selected to tie Gen
eral conference, and DR.. Stewart H.
Brown, in every way, IS the one fit
for the high honor to represent his
church and race in the General Con
ference He was born in Maryland
and was reared under the influence of
good methodist parents. entering the
ministry while quite young, and has
won his way to the front by hard
and faithful work.
The General Conference meets in
Minneapolis, Mimi, in May. DR..
Brown was married TO Miss Margaret
Hawkins, February 9TH. this year.
She Is we'll known in all Christian
and benevolent societies She IS a
| constant visitor TO the District jail.
where she talks. sings and prays to
the inmates Of that institution
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
WONDERFUL RESULTS
ON SHORT NOTICE

I have used your POmade. It's the
best thing I ever used for making curly
hair lie smooth. l have not finished
my first bottle, but can see wonderful
results, writes Mrs. Louise L. Hayes of
Pineville, ). c.
Try FOrd's Hair Pomade for harsh
stubborn and Unruly hair ard Ford's
Royal White Skin Lotion for the com
plexion. Ask your druggist for them.
Be sure and get the genuine (Ford's)
manufactured by the Ozonized Ok
Marrow Company, Chicago, III,
For sale by Nichols Pharmacy.
Corner 10Th Street and Penn. Ave. :
5 A. Richardson & Co.. 9TH and O
Sts., n w; Morse's Pharmacy, 10th
and L Sts. n. w; w. S. Richardson.
SO Four-and-a-Half St. S. w; Dan
iel H Smith, 18th and Dumbarton
Ave, n. w; J. F. Simpson, corner
9TH St, Rhode Island Ave. and R St
n. w; Singleton'S Pharmacy, Goth
and E Sts. n. w; Market Pharmacy
corner Goth and K SITS. n. w; Tohn
R Major, 10 9TH St n. w; Idea
Pharmacy, nth ST. and N. Y. Ave
NV; R. A. Veitch, corner Goth and
NJ Sts. n. w; E. E. Cissell, 10th St.
and n. Y. Ave; w. P. Herbst, Penn
Ave and z5th ST. n w; Hutton &
Hilton, 22d and L Sts n. w; R. w
Duffey, Penn. Ave and 22d St. n. w
Whiteside Pharmacy, 1921 Pa Ave
BOARD & MCGUIRE, corner 9th and I
Sts.; F. NJ. Criswell 1901 9TH St. n
w; Quigley's Pharmacy, corner zIs
and G Sts. n w; DAVIS Drug Store
CORNER 23d and H Sts. n. w; How
ard Pharmacy, 10th and r Sts. n. w
Peoples Pharmacy, 9TH and Mass
Ave. n. ".
The Washington bee., 1912-03-23
What the Opposition Claims.

Editor OF The Bee:
DR.. s. l. Corrothers, the leader OF
the movement to CryStalizc public
sentiment among the Negroes through
the country, to defeat the renomina-
ton OF President Taft, and to secure
the nomination Of Col Roosevelt. has
met with. an unusual degree of sue
cess. DR. COrrotherS sent out $50 let
ters to secure straw vote from col
ored men Of prominence as to their
choice as between TAFT and Roose-
welt. These letters went to bishops
prominent pastors, educators and
professional men in veriOus sections
OF the United States; the result
shows that 533 replied. OF these $40
were for Col Roosevelt The Negro
Ministers Association in many sec
tions have voted their approval of
DIR. Corrothers' course, and q per
cent OF the Negro newspapers OF the
country are out for Roosevelt as their
first choice DIR. COrrOtheTS and his
followers purpose to carry their tight
against President TAFT and his South
ern policy to Chicago next June. II
the Republican machine succeeds in
nominating President TAFT in spite Of
the protest of the Negro voters in
all sections OF the country, then they
propose to cast the weight of the
Negro vote to Speaker Champ Clark,
of Missouri, or some other good
Democrat Mr.. Tafts Southern pol
icy has rendered it impossible for
the self-respecting Negro to support
him. This lineup on the part of the
leading Negroes is to prevent the
necessity of withdrawing from the
party they have been identified with
for the last forty-hve years Those
who know DR.. Corrothers say he has
the courage and aggressiveness to
carry what he believes will result in
the greatest good to the greatest
number OF his people.
w. 7. BECK,
P. K FONVILLE.