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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
YUAN SH| KATS ARMY IS INTENSELY LOYAL
Wong Ching Ting Appointed Special Representative
 to United States

Picking, February 1-Yuan shi Kai's army has spread broadcast leaflets threatening that if hair of Yuans head is injured they will exterminate a whole generation of those responsible.
 The Chinese papers confirm the an- nounced intention of the Empress Dow ager concerning the abdication of the throne. It is believed that definite set tlement is imminent.
 Shanghai, February 1.-At a meeting of the shareholders of the China Merchants Steamship company today it was decided to give the companys ships as security for a loan of 1O,OOO,OO0 tales (s6, 60O,000) to the republicans President Sun Vat Sen assured the directors that he had found a man who is willing to provide the funds. The transfer of the ships is a mere for mality, and will not interfere with the companys business. The meeting broke up with display of enthusiasm.
 San Francisco, February 1-Wong Ching Ting has been appointed special represen- tative of China to the United States by Dr. Sun Yat Sen, president of the Chinese republic, according to cable advices re- deived today by the Chinese Free Press The message came from Flung Chi Yua, private secretary to the president
 Ting is an aluminus of Yale university and lived in the United States many years.
 The cable further states that Lin Wuen Hing has been appointed special representative of the republic in England
 The destruction of a 20 mile wall. partly surrounding the city of Canton, was begun yesterday by soldiers of the republican government according to a cablegram re- ceived today by the Chung Sal Yat Pc, a Chinese daily paper. A boulevard will be built of the stone.
 Chang Quong Ming viceroy of the province of Kwang Tung. will supervise the work. The wall is 75 feet thick and 30 feet high.
 St. Petersburg. February IA dispatch from Kuldja, eastern Turkestan, reports that an indecisive fight has taken place between government troops and revoIu- tionaries near Urumptsi, north of the Tian Shan mountains. After the engage ment the governor opened peace negotia- tions.
 from Ufrga, have offered to Russia all the rights of exploitation of Mongolias min eral wealth in return for compensation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Deaths and Funerals
Leigh Richmond MacNish

The following from the Gazette and Independent of ovid, N. Y, will be of interest to Birmingham trends of the decea sed:
 The death of Leigh Richmond Mac Nish from heart failure occurred sud denly Sunday evening at the Clifton Springs sanitarium, where he had been taken Thursday for special treatment Mir. MacNish, aged 29 years, was the youngest son of Rev. and Mrs. Charles w. MacNish. He had lucrative po- sition in Alabama and was taken i'll there over two months ago. After be- ing in the hospital al Birmingham for one month he recovered sufficiently to come to his home here, where every thing that love and medical skill could devise has been done for him. Mir. Mac Nish was a Christian young man with an ambition to make the most of him. self and to do all that was possible for the benefit of his fellow men. His sterling qualities and kindly disposi- tion won him friends wherever he went. He leaves besides his parents. three brothers and one sister, who have the sympathy of the whole community in their bereavement. The. funeral services will be held at D. m. to- day. The Masons, of which he was an honored member. will have charge of the services at the grave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
DRAMATIC SCENE IN CORNERS TRIAL

Los Angeles, February 1.-Bert II. Con- ners, on trial here for conspiracy to dynamite the Hall of Records building was led up and down in front of the jury box today with the. hand of Deputy District Attorney Horton pulling his lips away from the teeth as the teeth of a horse are barred for a sale.
 In concluding his arguments Horton declared dents of Illuminating caps in troduced as evidence were the imprints of Corners teeth, showing where he had clinched the caps to fuse attached in turn to the sticks of dyamite found near the building. As Horton spoke Corners was seen to close his lips firmly.
 Look at him. Look at him" cried the prosecutor He does not dare open his mouth; he does not dare show his teeth"
 Corners attorney. LeCompte Davis, pulled him from his chair and stood him up before the jury box.
 Horton grasped the prisoners jaw, pull ing the lower lip away from the teeth, calling attention to the fact that Corners teeth are far apart.
 When he had finished and released the prisoner he passed the Illuminating caps into the jury box, declaring they bore the marks of the teeth the jurors had just seen.
 When arguments were concluded a re- cess was taken until tomorrow morning when the jury will be instructed and will undertake to decide Corners fate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
BIRMINGHAM PLAYS
 s. J. BOYS TODAY

The Birmingham college basketball five this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Birmingham college gymnasium near Owenton The Birmingham bunch was de- feated by the High school a few weeks ago by the score of 23 to h. and from comparative scores, the game should be q very close one, as the score last night was 25 to 13 The dope favors the Bir- mingham college five to win the game.
 Green, who is playing one of the for wards for Birmingham, is on the team fos the first year, but Is making wonderful showing in the face of this fact. Nor ton, an old and experienced player, will be at the. other forward Sturdivant the captain, who is playing his fourth year on the team, will be placed at center. Sturdivant, although rather short in stature, is an agile jumper and will stack up with almost any of the pivot men. With the star guard, Finley, out on ac- count of illness, the Birmingham team will be placed at a disadvantage for two inexperienced men, the Taylor brothers, will do the defensive work for the five. Baby Taylor. a big husky player, who starred on the football team at full will hold down one of the guards while his brother, E. Taylor. will play the other Baby is new to the game and is noth- ing more than big, strong athlete.
 The dope reads that if the Birmingham college team has improved any by recent practice and experience they will defeat the Southern university team.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02

New York, February 1.-Congressman \. o. Stanley chairman of the steel investl- gation committee of the House of Repre- sentatives; Swager Sherley of the Fifth Kentucky district and United States Sen- ator-elect Ollie James were chief speakers tonight before 200 members and guests Of the kentuckians, an organization3of New York residents. natives of the Blue Grass state, who celebrated the 120th anniversary of Kentucky's admission to the union with dinner at an uptown hotel
 Congressman Stanley. after paying graceful tribute to the virtues of his na- tive state, sharply attacked illegal indus trial combinations. Senator-elect James spoke in humorous vein, and Representa- tive Sherley addressed himself to a dis cussion of the recall of judges agitation, strongly opposing any such change in the method of dealing with the judiciary.
 Citing as an example of the danger of majority judgment, period of bank ruptcy in the early history of Kentucky when laws relieving men of the payment of their debts and abolishing the courts which had declared the repudiation of the debts unconstitutional were passed and later repealed, Representative Sher- ley said:
 "The history of the world has shown that the people, like the individuals who compose the mass, under stress of eX- citement will do temporary wrong, wrong that they will regret as much as any one in the world and the whole purpose Of government the whole reason for every constitution that has ever been written, has been to give the people an opportunity to pause
 Representative Stanley, after his tribute to things Kentuckian, entrusted ancient
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
BOHEMIAN RESTS
 LEO REIBER TWICE

Cleveland. O.. February 1.-Joseph Sneikal. champion wrestler of Bohemia. and Leo Reiber. champion of Bavaria, met tonight, the Bohemian winning two straight falls. The first fall was won in 96 minutes with toe and head hold and the second in F minutes with a scissors hold.
 Reiber is six feet, seven inches tall and weighs 270 pounds, while his oppo- nent stands six feet. two inches ana weighs PA pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
JAMES AND SHIRLEY
 ADDRESS THE KENTUCKIANS

and modern dangers to people aud pointed out what he considered to be some present day perils of the American re- public.
 'The law has explicitly guaranteed to every citizen the right to procure these things which are necessary to his sub sistence his comfort and his pleasure in an open and competitive market" sad MT Stanley, and he who enters into Il secret conspiracy to extort from the con sumer more than it's just value for his product by any device his ingenuity can invent, is however refined or cultured or amiable he may be- as much a vioator of the law and menace to society as the Bowery bully or the armed ruffian.
 Mir. Stanley declared that while our ancestors had for centuries refused 10 tolerate a crowned king, who dared in- wade the peoples liberties, yet it is ad- mitted by one of the most profound iurists of this great metropolis that there is in this land an imperium in impero, compact and powerful body of men, who are openly, almost defiantly, above the law
 How long will we patiently eontem- plate or tolerate the possibilities of such condition of vassa1age no matter what may be the present realities? No one can say how soon the power may drift into more ambitious and less scrupulous hands It is incredible and intolerable that it shall rest with any one man or group of men by a word to make and unmake men who have no relation with them; to close banks and trust compa- nies. precipitate and avert and compose panics in the financial world, control the securities and commodity markets dom mate the railroad and industrial world so that by a word the channels of credit ,-ia SbrfEpipH If hV magic against any individual or enterprise whose property he may covet.
 For one, I am dismayed No mortal man, be he ruler or subject. can long evade the majesty and might of out ragged law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
ID
 ARRIVE TUESDAY

Manager Carlton Molesworth of the Birmingham baseball team has sent a communication stating that he will ar rive in Birmingham Tuesday, February $. with his bride and that he will begin immediate work in preparing for the coming season All of the contracts have been sent out, but he will see that the diamond is rounded into good shape, and look out for the interest of the club in general lie will arrive two days later than he first announced, having written that he would be here on February ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Situation Unchanged

Cuernavaca, Mex, February 1.-Zapat- istas and federal forces engaged in a number of sharp sSirmishes in the vicinity of Cuernavaca today without materially changing the situation. Information se- cured from two followers of Zapata ar rested today indicate that an early attack on Cuernavaea is planned The federal garrison has been so strengthened, how ever, that there is little doubt but that the attack will be repulsed.
 At the town of Tonateeo government archives were burned and public buildings business houses and residences were footed by a band of rebels today. Twelve of Zapatas men were captured al Tlalten- ango, four miles north of this city. Mem bers of the Red and White Cross societies are searching the nearby hills for woundeded.
 Zapata has established headquarters al Xochminacas, south of Cuatuala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
"Hoboes" Convention

Cincinnati, February LA resolution to petition the United States government to pension the unemployed and aged was in troduced at the convention of J. Fad Hows so-called "Hoboes'' here today. Several hundred men attended the gather ing. but it was declared the great majority of them were unemployed men of Cincin- natl. there chiefly from curiosity
 Among other resolutions was one urging that revenue from import duties should be distributed among wage earners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
INCREASE COMMON
 STOCK TO S15, 100000

New York. February 1.-Stockholders of the United Cigar Manufacturers company voted today to increase the common stock from sl5.oooooo to s2o.oco,ooo Jacob Vert helm, president of the company. declared at the close of the meeting that only 55s9 shares of the new stock would be used al inc present time, and this to exchangd for stock of the Theobold & Oppenheime Il
 company, a Philadelphia concern The rel mainder of the Philadelphia company d stock, he said, had been purchased fod cash by the United Cigar Manufacturers company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Helm Killed

Knoxville. February 1.-E L. Helm, a Baltimore travelling man. was killed by train on the Norfolk and West ern road at Nickers. Va. this after noon. Struck by a passenger train
 his body was hurled under a freight train passing on another track. He was identified by papers found on his per son
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
LEFTY RUSSELL
 SIGNS CONTRACT

Philadelphia, February 1.-Clarence D. Russell better known in baseball cir cles as Lefty Russell, today signed contract to pitch for the Philadelphia American League club next season.
 With the signing of Russell all the players on the Athletics team have signed contracts and are ready for spring practice, which will be at San Antonio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Sue Cahill Company

Cleveland. February 1.-Suit for $500 against the Marie Cahill company for it's alleged failure to conclude its contract for this week was brought here today by the company owning the theatre in which the company was playing. It is said the theatrical company will give bond tomorrow and thereby release its effects, which are held pending settle ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
GIANTS SECRETARY
 DEAD IN DENVER

New York, February LA dispatch re- ceived hare from Denver gives the infor- nation that Fred Knowles, former sec retary of the New York National league that city today.
 Mir. Knowles went to Denver three months ago to recover his health. He re- gently wrote cheerfully, but a week ago relapse came. He was connected with the New York club for 15 years and widely known in baseball circles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Italians Active

Perrin. Arabia. February 1.-Italiar warships have renewed their activity ir the Red sea. The Turkish fort at Sheib Said was shelled again today. but littll damage was done. Yesterday 1t was ex- pected Hodeida would be bombarded bul the Italians have confined their attentiod to shelIing small craft and villages alop} the coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
THREE DEAD AS
 RESULT OF BURNS

Pittsburg, February 1.-Three per- sons died here today as the result of burns received during the past few days. Mrs. Alice Van Kirk was fright fully injured when her home was blown to pieces Monday and after lingering in agony she died this morning. Emma Dalarabish and her sister. Ellen, at tempted to light a gas stove at their home during the night and were so badly burned they died a short time afterward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Estimated OUer 13,OOO
 Voters Paid Pol1 Tax

During the last few days the payment was heavy and compared favorably with those of previous years. The closing hours witnessed the usual rush. It was at a late hour. when Tax Collector George B. Tarrant closed his office, every op- portunity being afforded those who de- sired to qualify as voter. The books will be checked up today and the actual number of voter enfranchised will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02

II is estimated that over 13000. persons have qualified as voters of Jefferson coun- tg by the payment Of poll tax.
 Owing 10 the rush of the closing hours and the fact that deputy collectors have been receiving the payment for poll tax in Ensley and Bessemer, the exact amount paid when the books closed last night could not be aseertained, but those in a position to know gave out the above figures, which. in all probability. will be exceeded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Business Anatomy

The concluding address was made by pr. R. M. Cunningham, who had tor his subject, The Anatomy of Busi- ness. The address of the distinguished speaker was master piece of elo- quence and scientific facts. It was a novel speech drawing an analogy be- tween the anatomy of the human body and that of the business world.
 Dr. Cunningham spoke for b minutes and at the conclusion was accorded much applause.
 MT Brown closed the affair by ex- tending the thanks of the league to the speakers and guests who were present and invited them to be pres ent at the next annual meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Burger Rested

Youngstown, O.. February 1,-Bilhe Burger of Pittsburg put up game hght and was strong at the finish, but was outpointed by Jack Dillon of lndianap- oils in F round contest tonight at the Olympic club. ..s as:.s I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
Sibley Called On

John w. Sibley was called upon. He spoke on the progress that Birming- ham has made in the past 20 years and attributed much or the recent advance ment to the various business organiza- tion- of the city. He complimented the league on the splendid achievements since their organization.
 The toastmaster called upon the sec retary to read the names of those send- ing regrets at not being able to be present at the meeting, among whom were NJ V. Richards land and indus trial agent of the Southern Railway company: Congressman oscar w. Un- derwood, Senator Joseph F. Johnston Senator John H. BaulShead, Willis L. Moore, chief of the United States weather bureau, Washington; Edward J. Reist. president of the Texas state Fair association; w. w, Finley pres ident of the Southern Railway com- pany; s. IL Hardwick, passenger traf- fc manager of the Southern Railway company; J. NJ. Cormastzer, assistant general passenger agent of the Frisco Railway com pany; w. w Screws of the Montgomery Advertiser, Bruce Kennedy, secretary of the Montgomery Business Mems league; E. J. Meyer, president of the Mont gomery Business Mens league; George G. Crawford, president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad companyi Frank II. Crockard, vice president of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com panY, and John l.. Kaul of the kaul Lumber company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02

II have nothing to do with your local differences
 They went into the basement and they talked There was no fight. The work on the building will proceed to- morrow morning.
 Tt is much easier to talk about what ought to be done than to do 1t. Perhaps I could suggest many ideas. but the best thing for the Business Men's league of Birmin gham to do is to go ahead and keep mp the good work it is now doing. Make a success of what you undertake to do. That's my belief"
 Frank P. Chanee. secretary of the league, spoke on Birmingham a We'll Grounded City, His remarks follow:
 Nature lays foundations on which man may build most lasting super Structures. Nature established the basic reasons for great cities. These may be in natural resources, great min eral deposits. fertility of soil of con tributorY areas, accessibility to increas- Ing popula tion, or. geographical loca- ton and climatic conditions fovaring easy commerce. It Is seldom that all these are combined in the inception and development of d city. Few, if any, cities can claim all these as reasons Tor their growth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
BILLIkENs GET WILLIAMS

Cleveland, O., February 1.-Out- fielder Williams of the American League Cleveland team, was re- leased today to the Montgomery club of the Southern league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
PERSONAL

L. Sevier, general agent for the Southern railway, returned yesterday from Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
City Intended Here

Cities have been builded, flourished for time and finally disappeared through the ignoring of the basic prin- ciples of city building Nature evil dently intended that here in Jones' val ley city should be built. The req sons for this have been so often stated that no reiteration is necessary here Our mineral resources are so vast as to be almost beyond our own com prehension. Topography favors this as commercial and transportation cen ter of great importance. Our climate is favorable to the healthy accumulation of population. Our strides in city build Ing have been so rapid that we believe almost anything possible in our fu- ture
 Nothing succeeds like success and optimism is fortunately the guiding spirit of our people. Critics with most kindly in- tentions may survey our faults and point out the blemishes which we must admit Let us console ourselves with the knowl- edge that in all rapid growth some inn perfections are bound to develop. That in an increase of population that has been the census wonder of the world. the growth has been almost too rapid to ad- init of the social stratification that is bound to come later. and that the future leavening will to a great extent. bring us that state of municipal perfection which We all hope to realize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02

 a year ago At that time it was as sumed that possession of such port would facilitate the revolutionists in obtaining ammunition and arms, and even men The general opinion in the capital is that the Madero government is facing a crisis.
 Though lacking a revolutionary pro- paganda further than a declaration that Madero has violated the prom Zapata has recruited an army which now operates in the states of Morelos, Mexico and Guerrero and reaches even into the federal district.
 Zapata's Interview
 Zapata, in an interview, published today in E-1 Heraldo said that he had been fooled by Madero often and did not propose to be misled by further promises.
 "I am not now fighting for the state of Morelos. but for the entire nation, 70 he said The plan of San Luis Potosi, the soul of the revolution, has not been carried out"
 The rebel leader declared that the suspension of guarantees had result ed in bringing him recruits since the laboring element, believing they were in danger of being shot as suspects. preferred to join the rebellion.
 Today steps were taken by the gov ernment to place Gen Juvencio Pobles. now at Torreon, in charge of the cam . paign in the hope of wiping out the rebellion.
 Although one wire running out of Cuernavaca was repaired today, the management of the National railway, unable to restore it's communications, ceased all effort to maintain service to she capital.
 Pascual Oro4eo and his men left Chi huahua on a special train for Juarea shortly after noon today, according to advces received here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-02
REACH AGREEMENT
 WITH JUAREZ BAND
 TO ABANDON CITY

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