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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
BRITISH LIGHTS ARE
 COMING TO AMERICA

New York. February f-Another ln- vaslon of the United states by British lights is on tap. according to information coming to New York fight promoters from the other side. A letter received today from Bombardier Wells. the British heavy weight champion, states that he will sal from England on March 2, and that George Macdonald. the manager for Matt Wells writes he will start for America with the lightweight championship of England in about two weeks. With him will come Sammy Kellar and Harry Mans field
 ''The boxing game is on the deelirc here at present." writes MacDonald "and I intend to put my string in action in America I shall be only too pleased to give Leach Cross and Knockout Brown return matches with Matt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
AGE-HERALD

American Sugar Refining company an-
 swers today.
 Instructs premier to form republic. Three meet death at Niagara. Troops must be held in readiness. Ten believed to have perished. Tariff revision will keep Congress
 busy church formally opened. Taft's managers very optimistic. Gives lecture on Christian Science. -Underwood club growing in Mobile. Insurance tangle partly solved. Heard and seen under the great white
 dome.
 Blackwell formally opens campaign
 today. Editorial comment --First gun in Men and Religion cam
 paign fired yesterday.
 Two new trains on Queen and Cres-
 cent ss Col. l.. W. Johns dead. Stanley and his father arrested. k-Of Current Interest and Otherwise, by a Man of Leisure. 1.-Two asphyxiated in New York. Detectives seek to uHravel mystery Typhoid fever in New York. Sports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
 GIVE LADIES A CHANGE TO PROPOSE

Nashville, February 4.-Bachelor mem- bers of the Hermitage club. Nashville s most exclusive social club, gave dinner yesterday designed to give the ladies U chance to propose. No member was al- lowed to attend the dinner who did not make an affidavit that he was more tran 90 years old and had tried repeatedly to get married without success but was Nll- ling 10 entertain propositions More than 50 members of the club attended the dinner which preceded ball.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Hold Troops in Readiness

Leayenworth, Kan, February 4.--Col. Daniel Cornman, acting commandant at the army post at Fort Leavenworth, re ceiveG orders today to hold the Seventh infantry of which he is in command, and the Second squadron of the Eff teenth cavalry under command of Will liam r Littlebrandt, ready to go at Il moments notice to the MeAican border.
 Orders were issued tonight by Colonel Cornman that no soldiers should leave the post during fatigue The usual Sunday crowd of men from the fort is absent here tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
MICHIGAN STATE
 BANK IS CLOSED

powagiane Mich. February 1.-The Dowaeiane state bank was closed yes terday by Banking Commissioner Doyle after the state official conducted an of it's affairs The bank $ capital stock Is si0O0O and the last statement reported about s5o'VOo de- posits.
 E. Burt Jenney. president of the bank said tonight:
 "It has been found that sS0O0 of notes we bought from another bank were |forgeries All will be made good inside of week and the bank will reopen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Lindsay Predicts Roosevelt

Denver February i-The Rocky Noun
 ain News will tomorrow publish Etatement by Judge Ben B. Lindsay vhc recently returned from the east In part as follows:
 Theodore Roosevelt will accept the |epublican nomination for President This is not because he wants it or seeks It, but because the people are recalling i'm to a job that he left unfinished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Charles Oyerbeck Dead

Philadelphia, February 4.-Charles C. Oyerbeck, one of the founders of the republican party in Philadelphia and d survivor of the committee which cam- paigned for the election of john C. Ere mon, in 1856. died at his home here to- day He was 90 years old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
ID END LAWRENCE STRIKE Central Labor Union Will
 Take a Hand
CONDITIONS STUDIED
Federation Stands Ready to Respond if Effort to Bring About Favor able Settlement Fails-War
 of Capital and Labor

Lawrence Mass. February 1.-The Gen. tral Labor union of this city, which is af- flliated with the American Federation of Labor. will enter into the fight for the success of the strike of more than 15,0oo textile mill workers, which has been on for nearly month under the direction of rival organization, the Industrial Work CTS of the World. This action was decided upon late today at closed meeting Of the executive committee of the Central Labor union, when 1t was decided to have the Central Labor union try to bring about a settlement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Federation Stands Ready

In the event of failure to bring about favorable settlement the Central Labor union is to enter actively into the con duct of the strike. 1t was said that the American Federation of Labor stands ready to respond upon call with formal sanction of the strike and active support. number of Investigators, sociological and economical, have come to Lawrence since the strike began to study conditions. Visiting homes, in some of which two and three families occupied single tenement and questioning the strikers at their meet ing place, the investigators have com- pared the wages which many mill work CTS receive with the expenditures necas- sary to existence.
 Prominent among the Investigators have been the Rev. F, NJ. Crouch Of New York Prof. Daniel Evans of Andover Theolos- lcal seminary, Cambridge, and Samuel A. Stodell connected with the public forum of the Church of the Ascension in New York.
 Burial Every Other Day
 MT. Stodells investigations, he said have developed the fact that there Is a pauper burial in Lawrence every other day and that practically every one is q mill operative or member of a mill oper- ative's family. These reaths represent per cent of the citys population he says. and he claims also that 10 per cent of the mill workers die each year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Congress Will Be Enliyened This Week By Other Im-
 pOrtant Matters
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
 WILL CAUCUS TODAY
Attempt Will Be Made to Fix Date for Action on Pending Arbitration Treaties--ClOse Panama
 Hearings Soon

Washington. February i.-Tariff re- vision work in committee of both Houses. renewed attempt 10 fix date for action on the pending arbitration t-eatfe with Great Britain and France and a House caucus Wednesday nighs on the controversy between House lead CTS over the proposed investigation or the so-called money trust will enliven Congress this week. House republicans will caucus tomorrow to ratify the se- leetions which the various state dele gations in Congress have made for the report of each state on the repubil- can congressional committees This com mittee will have charge of the party s general work in the next Congress cam paigu.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Pope Receives Mexicans

Rome, February 4.-The pope yester- day received In private audience the Mexican ambassador Francisco De La Barra, and Senora De La Barra with whom he convefsed most cordially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Suchow An Captured

Suchow Flu, Kiang Su Province, Febru- ary 4-Revolutionary forces yesterday captured the town of Suchow An, province of Anhwei, Gen. Chang Hisun, the com mander of the imperial forces retiring to Flu Lisi 10 miles to the north Five hun dred of the imperial soldiers joined the revoutionaries General Changs troops are disorganized but have not been routed The casualties in the engagement re- suited to 1o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Government Brought Suit in November, 1910, Looking
 to Its Dissolution
EVERY ALLEGATION
 TREATED IN DETAIL
Answer Is Denial of the Alega- tions of Unlawful Combination or Conspiracy in Restraint
 of Trade

New York. February 4.-The American Sugar Refining company tomorrow VIII file its answer in the United States dis trict court to the suit brought in No vember, le1O by the federal government for it's dissolution
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05

London. February 5.-Tt is grotesque to suppose that Sun Vat Sen Is dictating
 terms or that the throne at Picking will offer blind submission to the Nankire government. says a Peking dispatch to the Daily Telegraph. What is really hap pening is that Yuan Sinai I<ai by hrillian; play has reduced both the Manchu ex-
 tremsts and republican extremists to vir- tual powerlessness and is building ur
 a great middle party and arranging a purely Chinese solution for the present difficulty
 The abdication edict. says the correspoii- dent. will be followed by edicts proclaim ! ing the Emperor's sacredotal office to be
 heredity and not connected with politics and affirming sacrifices and other cero- monies for the preservation of the con.
 fucian code and the imperial right of coli ferring titles. After the commonwealth is
 organized the Manchu banner organiza ton will be dissolved and the commuta.
 ton Of pensions will follow.
 The Japanees government. according t a fsin Tien dispatch, has refused to per
 nit the transportation of imperial troop.
 by the Ans,'ug Mukden railway for tn, purpose of rep elling an invading force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05


 The great crowd on the bridges cheered-- those that were not weeping Grimly the boy hung on. trying always to get him self or his leg wound about the rope. Ther his hands began to slip. He sought to get hold of the rope with his teeth. but could not Finally, just as he was about 60 feet clear of the water his head fell back. He was utterly spent. He lost his grip and plunged far down into the stream. When he came mp his face turned toward the great wave. and he feebly moved his arms in the breast stroke. But the mighty rush Of water was too much for him. He was caught like a cork and was sent racing into the midst of the water. Perhaps half minute he was in view and then he disappeared in the scum.
 Heacock's failure was witnessed by the men on the other foe The woman ap- parently dared not look. The man ap- peared calm as he in turn prepared ,c make play against death when caught by a down river current the foe moved into the course Heacock had gone.
 As the couple swung under the can- tiever bridge the man grasped as rope and tried to put it about the woman s waist The force of the current was too much for the rope. II parted and the man waved the torn end toward the crowd
 There was still another chance-the rope that was dropped from the lower steel arch bridge by the Niagara avenue fire men, As the foe went into swift drift the man caught 1t and grimly hung on. He was given slack and he tried to wind the rope about the woman's waist. He frmbled in his agony of effort as if his hands were numb. The rush of the ice in the stream was overpowering. When he could not tie the rope about the wonl- an he let 1t go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Tariff Matters Tuesday

The Senate on finance will begin ac- tive consideration of tariff matters Tuesday when the first of long series O., hearings on the House steel re- vision bill will be held. Manufacturing interests, which have manifested their opposition to the reductions averaging 35 per cent from the present law have arranged to be represented. Ample op- portunity win be allowed for tho ap- pearance of all interested in the pro- posed revision Some republican lead CTS have figured February 20 as an ap- prox mate date when the committee should be able to close the hearings and proceed to consider its report to the Senate
 The democratic leaders do not favor the effort of Senator Newlands of Ne- vada to increase the finance commit tees membership by one democrat and one progressive republican and the pro- gressive republicans have .evinced no in- terest in it. The increase would not change the complexion of the commit tee The regular republicans have de- ferred final determination of their pro- gramme and neither the democrats nor. the fnsurgenf republicans have made overtures to each other looking 10 such coalition. The house work on the tariff will be in the ways and mesns committee which will frame the sugar schedule revision bill for report in about fortnight.
 Canyasses made Hamber of sen ators are cited ates of the .f- now command the thud vote. II is un- derstood that Senator Curtis of Kansas has completed d poll showing 62 senators for the treaties, .i being willing to vote for them without amendments 2g senators have expressed their opposition to the treaties in any form and out of sefi- ators classed as uncertain are expected 10 prove favorable to the treaties.
 Steel Hearing This Week
 The House "Steel trust" and Sugar trust" Investigating committee will re- sume sessions this week. The Sugar trust committee wll begin tomorrow to prepare it's report, which 1t Is announced will moi embrace any political discussion. James J. Hill of the Great Northern raii- road Is expected 10 appear before the steel committee Wednesday,
 Revenue measures also are 10 command attention The army appropriation bill carrying sSS.00000O and providing for an army reorganization that has precipltated a vigorous fight between Secretary Stim- son and Major General Wood on one side and Adiutant General Ainsworth on the other side are on the programme along with the agricultural bill and the s S.4D,- GOO diplomatic and consular bill. The Sen ate committee will consider the SlO.3e0.0oo District of Columbia approplia ion blll al- ready passed by the House and Will prob ably report next week for prompt passage by the Senate.
 Testimony by Secretary Stiinson and Chief Engineer Goothals, probably Wednesday. will close the hearings on Panama canal Legislation before the House committee of interstate commerce The Senate is deferring consideration Of canal matters until the House acts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Desperate Effort for Life

Not content with the efforts or the men above to draw him mp he tried to assist himself hand over hand, The time was 1:1o and the, hour or more the boy had been in the ice and the effect of the ice had spent his strength. He stopped try ing to pull himself up and hung limp on the rope which spun him around like fly. Zen feet. p, 9, 30 feet-up he came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-05
Couple Dies Together

There apparentlys was no thought of himself He raised the woman to her feer. kissed her and clasped her in his arms The woman made as If to cross herself then sank to her knees. The man knelt beside her his arms clasped close about her. So they went to their death. The ire held intact until it struck the great wave. There it was shivered. There the gallant man and the woman at his side disappeared from view.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11
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4. UNCLE UMMN'S STRANGE
ADVENTURE.
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Dorothy climbed mp on Uncle Jim
mys lap just after dark and begged
for "a story. This was the story one
day. after we had sailed for week
or more, We came TO country which
we saw was inhabited. We looked
around and after awhile came 10 n
hut which was built of "A red stone
which was made by mixing different
stones and clay and water and many
other things together. They let the
red stones bake in the sun. We went
I'm and saw lot of things to sit ON,
which were made of logs all smooth
ed off. They slept in things made
of mineral dug out OF the ground
II had things on them which were
made from a plant they grew. They
ate the roots Of the plants and the
meat of animals. They cooked with
grease which they said came from
animals. They burGed a mineral in
their stoves that they got out Of the
ground. The funniest thing was what
they wore. Their headgear was made
of a palm and had stuff around them
that vas made from n material a
worm spun, They also wore feathers
from birds. Their clothes were made
of the fibers Of IA plant and some ~
the clothes We're made OF the same
stuff as was on their headdresses and
some of they were made Of the fur Of
an animal. Now, can you guess what
this strange thing is? Il can" said
Dorothy.
What is it?' said Uncle Jimmie" 4"
1T is our own United States. The
houses were made of brick, the things
they slept In beds. the quilts were
made Of cotton and the bed Of iron,
the roots Of plants were onions, rad
ishes, etc, the grease was lard, the
mineral they burned was gas or coal.
Their hats were made OF straw and
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11
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"SNllLL LIVING"

In passing upon point raised in Il
New York divorce case, Justice Scott
said that he did not think it likely
that ON a salary of $1,000 year "a
man would save much, If anything
in the cost of living New York does
not differ greatly from the rest OF
our larger cities, nor are New York
people of "a different species from
those OF other sections
il is not long since am Income OF
$1,000 was deemed ample ,o meet all
the demands made ou a generous
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11
WHAT Is \ BASH prrosw2

Tho deposits Ia lho banks orr ID
billion dollars,
The money in tho banks amounts o.
q o. billion dollars the money out
side me banks billion 1-2 ml-
Hon Of money in the whole country
Bank deposits then are more rhan
10 times as large as the banks money
holdnRs they are nearly five times
as large as the total stock ~ money
In The country For every dollar the
banks owe thor dcposltors they have
less than dime In money The save
ups banks have lcss than one cent
In money for every dollar they owe
their dopostors
Hank deposits are not money
What then Is % bank Deposit
only one dollar IN twenty of the
deposits of the banks received c'ory
day uhc, run about q billion o daD
nre In moncy. An the rest are In the
form Of orders or promises 10 pay
money,
If You go to your bank and borrow
$1,000 the nank credits You Win
1000 ON its books. This Is a deposit
If wan dr,u a cnocl, araiuts this de-
posit for s1.OOo to nav the mortgage
an ,our homc tho man no cots your
ch,,k uuts II in his bnpl. Tbis les a
d,n,sit
If WON are a manufacturer. YOU pct
fran your rustomcr IN pavmcn for
goods his written promi,o to pay you
the amount IN 30 d,,s. You put this
notc I'm vour bank. which credits YOU
win tbc amount less interest This
rs a doposlt. or If vou draw an orr
dor an ,our customer to nav Won the
omount IN 90 doys. nc oacccptso the
.d,,n. vou p,t II in ,our bank. This
is q d.nosi
IN such ,vnys the great bulk "
l,nL donosits nrisr Alodern business
makes actual money of less and less
in IN, exchange of goods
h,nyoen nroduccrs and consumers.
Nino.tcnths of all onr business is now
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11

and four in thc far Western and Pa
riic states,
Stockholders.
The only stockholders in The AssO-
Clatlon would he the banks of the coun
try Each hank coming MP 10 he
standard set hy The act would be enti-
Tied "a subscribe only for its pro rata
share of lts stock, based upon the capl-
tal of The subscribing bank.
Safeguards Against Control.
"Tho stock would be- absolutely nom
transferable, so that II could not be
acquired boy any ambitious financial IN
tcrosts EyerS possible safeguard
which has been suggested on could be
thought of to prevent the control ~
the association for selfish purposes,
has been adopted,
Nature of Functions.
~ the time of the formation ~ the
Federal Union the principal question
was, what powers shall be- given 10 the
National Government and Whist re-
tanned 10y the states So IN the forma-
tion Of the National Reserve Associa-
is-what are to be- the functions of
the National Reserve Association and
what powers are to he retained by the
independent banking units?
There would he no question here
~ any implied powers. The Reserve
Association would have ony such pow
crs as were specifically delegated 10 II
hy the law creating IT, Those powers
can I'm a general way he classified un
der four headings.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11

Take care Of your money and do not
speculate. You may have trouble IN
business and any changes viii be u
doubtful advantage.
Those born today will do best under
supervision and will succeed In en-
ployment. Their disposition will be
sensitive and affectionate, but they
will be rather careless with money.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11
TnRMa oF AUGMENTATION.
pUBLIsHGR's STATEMENT

The Tulsa World accepts advertising ON
the guarantee that they have three times mo
paid circulation Of an other Tulsa papers
oombiaod aud wen write II IN your toh'
tract
sTATEMENT on CRCrLArlON FOR THE
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11

Women allus want t spend ever
thing er save everything. Tilford
Moot's nephew, who's prominently
mentioned fer tn ..evada legislature.
didn't only begin life a poor boy. but
his mother used { cut his hair.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-11
BANKERS GATHER
IN CONVENTION
CONTINUED from page 1,)

Continued from page l)
branch of the william j, Burns Dctec-
tive Agency which has charge of OK
lahoma banks belonging TO the Am
crlcnn Bankers assuslation, gave a
talk In the decrease Of bank robherlcs
In oklahoma the past year. He spoke
entcrlainingly ON banking matters wi,h
especial reference 10 the protection of
bankers from criminals
Last night was held the Informal
dance at the Elks club. over 1000
persons participated In the enjoyment
until late hour. Two orchestras, In
different parts Of the building, fur
nlshed the music.
Hold Business Sessions To-day.
The important business sessions Of
the convention viii come today. AZ
this mornings session, which viii con
Nene at 10 o'clock at the Grand theatre
the resolutions committee. appointed
yesterday, win make it's report II Is
understood that at least one resolution
of sensational nature, viii be acted
upon this morning Practically all of
the business, including the election Of
officers, win take place this morning
and the afternoon and night will be
thrown open to entertainments for the
visitors.
The feature OF the day viii be a
trip to Sand Springs Special cars have
been chartered and will leave the cor
ner of Fourth and Main streets at 3
o'clock for the Springs, The Sand
Springs park will be thrown open and
"A luncheon win De served by the ladies
of the two Methodist churches Of
Tulsa.
Tonight a boxing match will be
given at the corner Of Third and Bos-
ton, in an open air arena, which will
cocludc the program.
The Tulsa band viii furnish music
throughout the day. The hotel Tulsa
is convention headquarters and is one
Of the prettcst, and at the same time,
busiest, places in the city.
our National Reserve.
one of the most talked OF and Vi
tally interesting features Of the bank
crs convention was the address yester-
day afternoon at the Garden theatre
10y Hon. Robert w. Bonynge. former
Ilcmhcr Of congress from Colorado and
of the National Monetary Commission.
The subject was "The National Re-
serve. and as Che business men have
as great an interest in this movement
as we'll as bankers, the following eN-
c,rpts from Mr. Bouynge's speech
win bc Of interest
There is, unfortunately a great
deal of apathy on the part Of the gem
oral public regarding the reform OF
our banking and currency law, II is or-
roneously assumed by many that these
questions are problems to he solved
primarily by the bankers. The truth
is that every man engaged in any gain
ul occupation, whether he has bank
account or not, is directly affected 10y
the character of the country's banking
system.
owing to the Indifference of a con-
siderable number of the people to these
questions. there are many popular
miscouccptons of the proper functions
of banks. and a woeful lack Of under
standing Of the pan recently proposed
by the National Monetary Commission
for rcmodeling OF our banking
system.
Banking Functions.
There is a popular impression, for
instance, that the chief function Of