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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16

Washington, January 15.-(Special.)-; Congressman Burnett today introduced 2 bill in the House "authorizing and direct Ing that survey be made of Wills creek, in Etowall county, from it's mouth up to the point opposite the upstream limit of the immediate grounds of the Southern Iron and Steel company, distance of about three miles. for the purpose of dc tern1ining whether the same can be made available for navigation and the cost thereof"
 MT. Burnett also introduced bills asking for appropriation for sites and for the erection of public buildings at Attalla and Aibertvillc. The sites and buildings in each case are b cost ses,eoo.
 The reform rule to permit the discharge of measures from further consideration by House committees. a rule that grew out of the insurgent republican and dem ocratic fight in the last session of Con gress, which deprived the speaker of much of his power. was tested today when the democrats voted down every re- publican attempt to bring bills out of the committee.
 The republican leader. Mann. who fought with Speaker Cannon in the big rules fight, made a series of moves 10 put the democrats on record. Me was successively defeated in attempts to bring up for consideration in the House the Madden railroad valuation bill, the Austin bill to regulate the hours of labor of postal employees and the Lafean bill to pension soldiers who had been confined in Con federate prisons. All these still rest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Providence Club Sold

Providence, R. T.. January 15.-The
 ,s ovidence Baseball club of the Inter- la tional League formally passed into tue Igwnership of Frank J. Navin and W. c. ,-awkey. owners of the Detroit American league team, here this afternoon. The Purchase price was S72.@0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
EXPLAIN RISE IN THE COST 0F FRESH MEAT
The Government Introduces Books in Packers
 Trial

Chicago, January 15.-Explanation Of the rise in the price of fresh meat after the period of financial depression in 1907 was given in the trial of the 10 Chicago pack CTS today.
 By the books of Morris & Go. and the testimony of Harry A. Timmins. it's chief accountant, it was shown by the govern ment that the practice of crediting the beef account with the value of the hides. amounting to about s3.60 an animal. was discontinued between November 1907, and April. 1908. s..
 The result, the government declares. was to increase the test cost of-b beef and make it possible for the packers -to- raise the price of fresh meat without showing ex- cessive profits. st..
 The government expects. to show, tha 1908 was the most profitable wear in the history of the fresh meat business up to that time. ...e -s s...,s.
 Although the average volume of bi,si- ness continues the same. allowances made for hides ceased. as is shown from the following entries read from Morris X Co.'S books: s.is M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Smith on British Treaty

SmltH Ou DTlLlSH treaty
 Senator Smith recited the language of
 the treaty with Great Britain to the ef-
 feet that If the two countries could not agree as to whether a dispute was arbi-
 trable that question should be decided by
 commission composed of three citizens
 from each country, For otherwise, He
 said that under this language President
 Taft and King George could get together md submit any controversy of whatever character to the King of Belgium to arbi- trate and member of the Senate could sIot stand up against it.
 Referring to passage in the Amer lean commonwealth. of which Ambass- ador Bryce was. the author long be- fore he entered the diplomatic service, relating to. the "meddlesomeness of the Senate" in matters of international concern, Senator Smith said that the diplomatic representative of England has reserved to Canada the right to concur or not as to whether a dispute should be arbitrated. The Michigan senator said that the only representa- tion states have in relation to foreign matters is through their senators and that through them the states had de- feated many important measures. Sem ator Lodge called attention to his res olution enumerating some of the ques- tiouS tIldt We're nOi tO De rIeBdTueQ HIS within the scope of the treaty.
 Everybody Wants Peace
 Everybody wants peace" replied Senator smith. but if matters of vital
 Interest and national honor are not to be the subjects of arbitration under this agreement, not a soldier will be discharged or battleship dismantled.' Senator Smith said the limitation made the treaties a hypocrisy and nec- essarily limited the treaties to small concern, over which. no country would go to war. He said that such questions could be settled as easily through. spe- cial treaties of arbitration as through R general declaration ..which does not mean as much as its language would seem to Indicate in the way of promot : ing peace and concord."s He condemned article three which invokes the aid of an international commission whose only function he said would be to embarrass the parties to a treaty in the eyes of the world if they failed to give effect to special finding.
 After the debate had ragged for some time, chiefly between Senators Lodge and McCumber. on one side, and Sena- tors Smith, Cumr1ins and Rayner on the other,f resolution providing for open sessions was offered by Senator Gallinger and was adopted, 58 to 8. When the doors were reopened Senator Lodge wanted to proceed with the treaties, but the Senate would not con- sent The Massachusetts senator an- nounced that he would press them again tomorrow and Senator Raynor stated that he would be ready to speak
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
WILL BOOST rNnEawooD

Anniston, January 16- -(specIap.. The committee. eowposed- of Ross Blackmon, of Anniston, E. 2 A. .Plowman of Tailadega. and Ttpton Mullins. of Clanton,s will { hold. a meeting at an carly date. and formally launch the presiden- tial campaign of Oscar N Under wood. in the Fourth congressional
 district. IT is expected to organ-
 ize a live Underwood club f,, every county in the State. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16

In April, 1909. when the government de- clares the credit for hides was resumed Morris & Co.. made an allowance of s55.- 77s. A on hides, while the by-products sold for SIP. 1884. B. 't
 Timmins was asked if the charge made into the hide account for April. 1929, was made on the same basis as other months. and the witness replied that if was So far as he knew.
 of a mistake was maae-in not sending down the figures for hides for a a>certain
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Fugitives Unmolested

"On the 18th we made our departure to- wards the east and after reaching Man Tsu IIwan were sent through to Shih Chia Chwang unmolested.
 ''The rebels complained that the range of their guns was too short and so they had to flee before the imperialsts. Some of their new recruits did not even know how to handle their rifles and others of them were armed with spears"
 The provinces of Shen Sai and Fen Si from which the reported massacre of 10.- 0(l Manchus by the rebels is now con- frmed, have Ieen hotbeds of the revolu- ton for some months. On December s news was received by messenger from Sian Flu, the capital of Shen S. that s0o) Manchus had been slain in the pro- vince up to that date. A column of inn reiialist troops had been operating in the district to suppress inc rebellion, bG; the staying of Manchus has con tinucd steadily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Discuss Publication

Discussion of the abdication of the Elm peror still continues. The court Is still unable to reconcile the different fac tions Some Manchu leaders urge the Emperor to adbcate and remain here while the Cantonese content abdication would he futile unless the court departs fron the capital. The armistlce between the imperial and rebel forces is looked uron by military observers as fiction. pr. Wu Ting Fang disclaims all mill tary responsibility, while the imperialist suppression of disorders is regarded as simply warfare under another name. Captain sowerbys relief party has brought to the city of Honan 19 Baptist missionaries and 13 Swedish missiona ries from Sian Flu
 It is understood that the plans for the abdication have undergone delay pending final arrangements, including the place of retirement, the guarantee of pensions and other terms offered by the republicans.
 There has been great difficulty in de- visnz assurances for carrying out the republican pledges. No confidence exists in inc ability or in the firm intention of tho republicans to observe their. prom iS,es.
 Ii is believed certain legations have been approached by Premier Yuan Shi Kai and these have teegraphed to their eovernments to ascertain whether any mea sures of foreign mediation which would result in foreign guarantees could Ia Iet.fgfsl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Rows of Empty Houses

"The city of Tai Yuan Flu showed row after row of empty stores in the best business quarters of the city. On reach ing tho official quarters, we were in- formed that party of 2t foreigners, mostly ladies were soon due We went to Yang Chuan to meet them and were delayed for four days there on account of fighting.
 "On the night of December 10 a train with 20 wounded passed through to Tai Yuan Flu and during the night 800 caval- rymen entrained without horses and went out to the scene of the fighting.
 "On the next afternoon general re- treat began. The first train contained General Yao, commander at Man TsI Kwan, who had with him about 400 men. The other train loads containing in all about 20oo troops, passed fin succession.
 "All day long stragglers arrived at Tan Chang and we apprehended trouble. but q train from Tai Yuan Flu came to meet them. Towards evening two of the stragglers fired their rifles near the sta tion and the men in the cars, supposng the imperias were about to attack them, made a general scramble for the nearest hills. Only after discovering that their comrades had caused the firing did they return with great caution and get on board the train which speedily departed for Kai Yuan Flu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Follow Example Set by President Taft in
 His Tour
SPIRITED DEBATE
 OVER THE MATTER
Senator Smith of Michigan Leads the Fight to Admit the Public; op- posed by Senator Lodge.
 Rayner Speaks Today

Washington. January 15--Because Pres- isaent Taft set the' example on his recent western trip and frequently since of dis oussinr openly and unreservedly the pending arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France. the Senate today voted to admit the public to its debates eud preserve them in the Congressional Record. Tie vote was decisive, only eight senators of the 66 recorded being in favor of closed doors.
 The controversy as to whether the dis crssion should be in open. or closed ses- zion was almost entirely. executive. Ii was brought to a head when Senator Rayner announced it was his purpose to make a. speech in relation to the treaties. Senator Lodge protested. He said the delicacy of the entire subject demanded that discussion of it be executive. Sen ator Rayner resisted the movement, but Senator Bacon, who was presiding, sus- fained a motion by Senator Lodge, sec onded by Senator McCumber that the sen ate go into executive session.
 Debate Becomes General
 After the doors were closed the debate became general, MT. Lodge relteratlng and with vehemence that if the discussion were public, things might be said of char aeter likely to embarrass the relations of the government with the European pow CTS
 Senator Smith of Michigan took the lead jn demanding that the debate be open to the public. He wanted to know why 1t was that if the foreign relations of the United States were of such delicate mo- ment officials of the state department should show less restraint than senators and why President Taft felt free from one end of the country to the other dis cussing as he saw fit the treaties and the attitude of the Senate concerning them. It was argued by Senator Smith that tho Senate might have very good req sons for insisting that the former q the treaties should be chanTes and that the public should be given the reasons. He declared that if it had not been for the opposition stated in the Senate the power of confirming the personnel of comnnis- sions to determine what disputes were erbitrable would have been sacrificed by that body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Expect Rebel Cruisers

Chi Flu, China. January 15:--Three revo- lutionary cruisers are expected to arrive here Tuesday from Shanghai, and 2000 re- publican troops will follow them on Jan uary 1T.
 Inhabitants of the town and it's vicinity
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
Entire Province of Shen Si Is in a Turmoil-Much
 LOOting
HERMAN DESCRIBES
 INTERIOR SCENES
Discussion of the Adbication of the Emperor Still Continues-Arm- istice Is Regarded as Fiction.
 Rebels to Chi Flu

peking. January 15.-A bomb was thrown at Premier Yuan Shi I<ai's car riage this morning. Two soldiers and the horses attached 10 the carriage were killed.
 Yuan Slii Kai has been repeatedly warned that attempts would be made against his life. Friends have urged the Premier to capitnlate and others fearing his assassination urged him to take refuge in the foreign concessions at Tien Tsen.
 The revolutionaries have more than once threatened Yuan shi Kai with dynamite The premier, however. in formed Sir John Jordan, the British minister. that he did not fear assassin ation. A guard of 25 cavalrymen usual ly escorted his carriage through the streets of Peking.
 Tn November, according to a cherpa, an attempt was made to assassinate him.
 Manchus Massacred
 The reported massacre of 10000 Manchus by rebels in the Shen si district is verified. The Kan su
  succeeded in pushing it's way within 60 miles of Sian Fu. The entire province of shen si is in turmoil. Many towns have been footed and deserted.
 Conditions in the interior of China are graphically described in an interview with Adolph Herman, who went to Tai Yuan Flu to rescue women and children of the China inland mission. He says:
 "rhe impressions from the rebels was far from favorable. There was no re- sponsible head and some 20 men in var ious kinds of uniforms has possession of the railroad station at Ching Hsing- Hsien. On showing my passport and pa- pers from the United states legation written in Chinese, was escorted to the commander nearby. This officer had sev- erai hundred soldiers with no two uni- form, lliIfe ana various kinds of rifles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16

tcoNTINUED ON FACE sl
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-07
BUSINESS LEAGUE TO BE ORGAN.
lied AT FRANKLIN.
to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
Franklin, Tenn, June 3.-On Thurs
day night, the 22nd inst, meeting
was held at the Missionary Baptist
Church for the purpose of stimulating
interest and drawing enthusiasm in
the feasibility of the formation of
local branch of the National Negro
Business League. The attendance
represented many of the varied call
ings of the colored men. of the town.
Mr.. G. H. Moore, who is travelling in
the interest of the Business League,
gave a very valuable and apprecia-
tive address. After some discussion
it was moved and adopted that TEN.
porary Chairman and Secretary be
elected. Mr. H. j. Ewing, the Under
taker and Contractor, was elected
Chairman, while to DR.. H. c. Robins
was delegated the post of Secretary.
A number of those present gave in
their names as intending members.
A mass-meeting will be held on Mon
day, June 3rd, when permanent Off
GERS will be elected and the move.
ment firmly started.
Mr.. Moore was accorded a cordial
vote OF thanks. All are hopeful that
the organization will live and prove a
stimulus to the cultivation of a strong
spirit of self-help and racial conf
dence.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-07

You who produce the breadstuffs of
the world, why don't you market it,
why don't you sell it, as does the
man who sells you keg of nails or
roll of wire, or as does any manu-
facturer? Your products are far
more necessary for the nation and
world than are theirs. They consid-
er the interest on the Investment
the insurance, the taxes, the labor, the
salaries, the losses, and then fix a
price. When you produce bushel of
wheat, barrel of corn, a pound of
beef or pork, do you go about it in an
intelligent way and say, My land is
worth so much an acre, ! must have
interest on my investment; my labor
is worth so much day, there are
taxes, wear and tear on the machin-
cry and use of horses to be consid-
cred, and then do you put a price
upon that grain or beef as you should,
and get it? No; you allow a lot of
spectators to fix a price on these
commodities. You could stop their
specializing as well as fixing the
price if you would. But you do not
hang together; you hang separately;
you don't vote together, or you would
fill your legislative halls with farm.
ers.
As an illustration of what great
benefits could be derived from CO.
operation, take the tobacco associa-
ton. In this we find the farmers
have organized themselves together
and demand their price for their prod
uct, and as result, the price of to-
bacco as sold by the farmer, has in
creased in value to more than double.
If it can be done with tobacco, by
cooperation, why can't we band our
selves together and organize associa-
tons for our corn, our cotton, our
vegetables, and our live stock? These
products of the farm must be had to
keep the world going, and if all the
farmers would combine and demand
certain prices for their products, they
would receive them just the same as
they have for tobacco.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-07
PULASKI NOTES.

The Pulaski High School had a sue
cessful closing last Friday. Rev. M.
c. Skillem filled the pulpit for Rev.
p. J. Giyens at Gendale last Sunday,
and reports a good collection. Mrs.
Ida Haywood, who has been visiting
here for several days, has returned
to her home in Nashville. Prof. T.
p. Turner went to Nashville on bust.
ness this week. Prof. A. H. Joyce is
at home again He taught the past
term at Waverly, Tenn Prof Willie
Meredith's school closed this week.
Mrs Annie Maxwell and her mother,
Mrs Gabriel McKissack, dined with
MRS. T. P. Turner last Thursday
Mrs Maxwell will return to her home
in Birmingham soon. Mr.. Willie Nc
Kimber is at the hotel again DR..
Howard, the presiding elder of the
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-07
COOPERATION.
BY Hoyt N. Hardeman.

To the Farmer: Yours is the
greatest calling on earth, because you
feed and clothe the world, and you
who ought to be the most independ-
ent people on the earth, are, in many
instances, the slaves to all other
classes. Imagine if you will, two
great balls, rolling slowy down the
panes of time, and a single file of
farmers passing between those two
gigantic balls, one man coming out
with eyebrows scared, one with a
finger broken, and one with toe off
that is to-day the condition of the
majority Of the farmers in America
Upon one side you have the trusts
and upon the other you have the labor
organizations, and you, who produce
the food and raiment for these classes
are the slaves and the servants of
these other two. And why is it? It
is simply because you pass between
these two great forces single file.
Were you organized, as IS every 9TH
er calling, were you banded together,
were you marching like an army, you
would not be ground, as you are, be
tween these opposing classes. It is
because you are disbanded, attempting
to combat all sorts of organizations
single-handed. There is just simply
one method whereby the farmer is
going to be lifted out of his present
condition, and that is through coop
Grafton. You see combination on
every hand Can you think of a sin
gle article that you buy that does NOT
come through a trust? Let us sup
pose the combined forces of several
foreign nations were to declare war
against the United States, and our
president should issue a call for a
million of men, and he should say to
them, Take your arms and 90 out
and battle against the enemy" What
would be the result? We would be
annihilated. In a business sense the
farmer is annihilated to-day. Like a
beggar he takes his products to the
markets and asks, What will you
give?" And like a beggar he goes to
buy, and asks, what will you take?"
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-06-07
NEW PARK NAMED.

The new park recently purchased by
the city of Nashville in the northwest
section of the city has been named by
the Board of Park Commissions Had
ley Park"
Mr.. Hadley was the original owner
of this tract. 1t has come down from
his heirs, and the Commissioners
thought it would be a worthy tribute
to Mr.. Hadley to name this park for
him, as it would perpetuate historic
name.
Mr.. Hadley was a great friend of
the Negro, and this was another rea-
son that prompted the Commissioners
to adopt his name. This is very fa-
miliar name in this city, and some of
The leading citizens have borne this
title. One of the foremost Negro ed
ucators and promoters bore that name
in the person of Dr. G. H. Hadley,
who was for many years principal of
one of the public schools here, and
was the organizer of the Independent
Order of Immaculates, of which he
was the Supreme Grand Master I'M
til his death. Dr. Hadley resided in
the vicinity of this park for many
years. He erected a beautiful home
on Phillips street, near Sixteenth ave-
nue., North, which is still occupied
by his family, ard while the park was
not primarily named for him, the
name will be appreciated by all Ne
groes in view of the fact that he is so
closely related to the Hadley family.
The tract consists of thirty-four
acres of blue grass land set with mas
sive shade trees, and on which is to
be found as fine mineral waters as
there are in the state. The old Had
ley mansion still stands on the
grounds and will be remodeled and
kept in f1rst-class condition. Chairs
are already on the ground to the
number of several hundred, and the
park, while not finished, is open to
the public, and they can go out any
day and enjoy the fresh western
breezes and view the beauties
with which nature has blessed
that vicinity Fortunately the plot
of land is a natural park and will af-
ford comfortable rendezvous for the
people in its splendid condition. 1t
is only few steps from the end of
the Jefferson street car line and
would be pleasant place to spend a
hot afternoon.
The Commissioners will put the
grounds in condition as soon as pos
sible; but this does not bar the peo-
pie from visiting the park at the
present time.