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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

ists has now gone on for 40 years. 1t has
led to riots and lawsuits. The socialists
Few years ago began policy of trying
to capture the societies. The statutes
of the societies declare that they have
nothing to do with politics, and on this
ground a large number of socialists .-e-
came members When they, began to
show their party colors the warriors ex
PEELED them. The socialists appealed to
the courts, which upheld the expulsion
on the ground that socialism was incon-'
patible with the basic principles of the
warriors movement
In practice the warriors societies OPP
pose all progressive parties, and not
merely the socialists. The local officials
who control them are largely conserva-
tive, and use the great organizations to
make war also on radicalism. The sub
serviency of the societies to the bureau-
craey was lately the cause of COM
plant in the Reichstag. A radical men,
Der declared that they We're not 'krie-
Servereine'' (warriors societies), hut
"kriechervereine," which means reptile
societies.. This accusation is to SOME
extent justified, as the bureaucrats gem
orally manage, especially in the country,
to bend the societies to their Will.
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the boycott. The socialists who have
control of labor unions also try to keep
out warriors; but they have failed to
establish their right of expulsion and
many labor unions have small war;
rfor minority which delights in plagu-
ing and perplexing the socialist ma
jority.
The warriors fight at an advantage.
The state backs them. The railroad,
post and police departments feed them
with good jobs The rural "landrat,"
who is Prussia's mightiest official,
helps them along, and states lend them
public buildings for meetings. and the
army lends them officers at lectures.
Thus the warriors flourish without eff
fort, while the socialists have to work
for themselves and to fight the au-
thorities.
The division between the warriors
and the socialists Is the real political
division of Germany. The parties, CEN
ter, liberal and radical, express only a
secondary division That was shown at
the general election of 1912 when the
warriors turned out in strength to fight
the socialists. The socialists won; had
it not been for the opposition of the
warriors they would have won with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

many as 10000 goats in a year, 800 or 900
being killed In one night.
A great many kids are sold and COM
mon sight of the cities is the peddler who
goes from house to house with half
dozen kids flung over his shoulder He
pinches the kids to make them cry and
their baby like shrieks are the sign of
his trade. On my way to Mexico City
l stopped at a station where 200 kids
were unloaded for the market They were
dear little things, or months old, and
would sell, | was told, for about dollar
apiece.
Mexico's Cotton Plantations
One of our agricultural experts has sal
that Mexico has cotton areas almost
equal to those of the United States This
is a question. l have just had a talk with
an American who is Interested in a big
plantation near Torreon. In the central
part of the plateau. He says that the
irrigated lands of the Naza river in the
region known as the Laguna district,
have the only soil that win produce cot
ton In comparison with our cotton belt
There are patches of country around the
edges of, the high plateau where the
plants will grow and there are some south
of the Rio Grande near Brownsville and
also about Tampico and along the Pacific
coast But as IL is now. 30 per cent of
all the cotton grown comes from the
Laguna district, and the most of this is
from the plantation have referred to.
Trying to Squeeze the Americans
The big plantation of the La aguna dis
trict is owned by an American syndi-
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Thirty Thousand Hired Men
Don Luis big estate came largely from
a grant which his father obtained for his
services in the war for Mexco's indie
pendence, and in 1865 he got other grants
for his own work in holding the state of
Chihuahua against the army of Maxi
milan. He has, | am told something
like 10000 peasants working for him, and
some of them are engaged in the present
rebellion.
Many of the buildings on the Terrazas
estate were put up long ago. They are
surrounded by stone walls 20 feet high,
with square towers at the corners, upon
which there are cannon. The houses are
of Mexican style. the flooring of the
patios being of diamond shaped tiles of
different colors. In the inches of the wall
stand statues imported from Italy, and
the patio itself Is filed with all the plants
of the tropics, while fountain plays in
it's center.
The rooms are large and they face the
patio, the windows being barred with iron,
so that they make you think of a prison.
Some of the quarters are beautifully fur
nished, having paintings and carvings i'm
ported from Europe. When Terrazas
went to the St Louis exposition he car
ried 50 members of his family with him,
and he took a special train for the jour
ney.
1t is believed here that the day OF
moderate sized farms Is already at its
beginning. The agitation as to the sub
division of the big estates is increas-
ing, and besides there are numerous
other movements under way to give
lands to the people. The government
owns about 52.000,000 acres of public
lands, scattered throughout the various
states and territories, and it is reclaim
ing millions more from the concession
aries who have failed to live up to the
terms of their contracts as TO colonial
tion and development. Most of the pub
lie lands have been taken off the mar
ket, with a view to resurveying them
and to the gathering of statistics as
to their character and soil. 1t is the
intention 10 plat the farming lands into
small tracts, which will be offered to
natives on longtime payments al low
cost per acre
The government is also backing a
development bank with large capital.
and this institution has been author
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even more ease. The warriors vote is
in itself tremendous; as nearly all the
100000 members are over 25 years
OF age and. therefore. have reichstag
votes.
sian warriors Is great event for the
coming general election. We're 1t not
for this 100000 the conservative DOM
ination of Prussia would not last a
day. 1t Is no wonder then that Will
helm ii has declared that the army in
civilian clothes is "the political life
guard OF the Hohenzollernsr ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Caught a New Shark

variety of fish new to science was
captured by the Australian fisheries 'n-
vestigation vessel Endeavor during re-
cent cruise This novelty in sea dwellers
apparently belongs to the shark family
and is is inches long. II. v Dannevig,
the fisheries director. describes IL as the
most curious fish he has seen.
Instead of scales the skin of the fish is
covered with small plates, presenting the
appearance of coarse rasp. It's body is
triangular shaped, the nat underpart be-
ing so formed as to enable the fish 10
rest on the soft mud. 1t has serrate,i
teeth and very tiny eyes, in contrast with
other fish found at considerable depths,
which usually have very large optics.
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up OF tropical lowlands. and its properties
are about the most subdivided of all the
Mexican states. Nevertheless there are
many landholders there possessing from
10000 to $4,000 acres each, and a man
named Braniff, who is of British and
Spanish descent, has $1,000 acres planted
to wheat and many square miles devoted
to cattle. He has 80 acres of lawn in his
home grounds and he lives like a lord.
His hacienda employs 1900 men, and it
takes a population of more than 5000 to
care for 1t. Ten thousand cattle feed upon
its pastures and among them are some of
the best animals which fight in the bull
ring at Mexico City. This plantation has
large irrigated areas, and it's owner has
erected dams and canals at a cost of
hundreds of thousands of dollars. The
plantation has railroads upon it and
-four mill worked by electricity.
In Yucatan there are also large es-
tates, some of them exceedingly profit
able, owing to the cultivation of hemp.
The same large holdings might be cited
in other parts of the republic but this
will show you how the lands are tied up
and kept out of the hands of the people
who would cultivate them.
Extravaganza of the Rich
These haciendados, as the plutocrat
landholders are called, have money be-
yond the dreams of avarice. They usual
ly live magnifcently upon their estate,
but lust now, while the rebels and ban
dts are moving about over Mexico. a
large number of them have come here to
the capital while others have left for
Madrid and Paris. In some cases the
fighting is going on upon their haciendas
and they want their families to be away
from the danger of mobs On this ac-
count, not few of them have rented or
bought houses here. and for the past two
years have kept off the.r farms.
1t is on some of the biggest estates that
most of the fighting goes on. Take that of
Terrazas. The rebels of Chihuahua have
torn up the railroads and the Mexican
Central line. which goes south from I'll
Paso. has been long out of running. Tile
trouble there has largely come through
Terrazas himself, who is said to be rs
autocratic as the Gar of Russia He is
now an old man. but his sons rule and
it is they who are trying to protect the
property.
Don Luis Terrazas
| have heard a great deal about the
Terrazas family since 1 came here. Out
side the land the old man owns the most
of the public utilities of his neighborhood
and he also loans money at high rates of
interest. He controls the banks and his
income is enormous. He lives like a lord
and entertains royalty on his great ha-
cenda He can house 100 guests al time,
and he keeps up an establishment OF
servants fit for a king. Some time ago
he asked the archbishop of the Roman
Catholic church to dedicate a new house
of worship on one of his ranches. The
holy father came with great corps of
guests and Don Luis kept them for more
than three weeks, making up hunting
parties and excursions of various kinds
During this time the guests had white
horses only, the old haciendado having
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Another Slam at Boston

From the Washington Herald.
My Boston friend is always striving to
improve himself.'
Il. didn't know it was. possible for
Boston man to do that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Sugar Mill on Big Hacienda
Thirty Thousand Hired Men

picked out of his thousands of animals
those of that color and had them trained
for the purpose.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
INHUMAN INDlGNiTlES
Suffered by Americans-A Policy Is
Still Being Formulated.

Mexico City. Aug. i.-How Matthew
Gourd, an American farmer was lash
ed to tree and forced to witness al
attack on his two daughters by ban
dts is story brought here, today,
from Tampico. The person relating the
story said the bandits first requested
a cigarette from Gourd, who complied,
and a peso was offered in payment
for them. Gourd was then tied and
with a knife at his throat was ordered
to produce his money.
He told his 17year-old daughter to
bring the money from the house and
on her appearance she was seized,
and, together with her sister, aged 80
years. was mistreated.
When the rebels left the women I'M
tied their father. who reported the
assault To the authorities at Tampiso.
One version of the affair is tina.
the assailants We're not rebels, but
poems employed on Guord's own farm
near the Atascador colony
The American embassy here has not
admitted knowledge of the alleged in
cident but it is said that a report has
been sent to Washington from Tam
ipo
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
PRES. TAFT APPROVED
Of Ambassador Wilson's Course 4
Mexico-Both Are Republicans.

Washington, Aug. 4.--When Ambas-
sador Wilson was leaving the Whlte
House, today, on his way to the state
5epa inert, he gave out copy or a
letter he received from Former Pres-
ident Taft June 90, 1913. approving OF
his action in Mexico. The letter 1oiioWs'
My Dear Mr.. Wilson-You were am
bassador of the United States TO Mex
leo during the most trying times that
tho people of Mexico have passed
through and during a period when the
relations between us and Mexico were
constantly being subjected to SERIOUS
strain. l have great pleasure IN eN-
pressing my high approval oil your
Jealous and coura geous efforts IN the
protection of American interests and
indeed, the interests of foreign gov
ernments generally, during the eriticai
period of Mexican disorders. No one
can understand the difficulties OF your
position and the exceptional exceilency
of the work you did, who is not tamil
lar with the constantly changing CIR
yumstances of the situation and the
variety of the exigeneies which you
had to meet.
You have my full PERMISSION to
publish this letter.
Sincerely yours,
civilian II. TAFT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
BANKER lAIMBEER DEAD
From Hampstead Auto Accident-Mrs
Eai11beer will Live.

Hampstead, L. l., Aug. 4.-William
Laimleer, the banker and society lead
er iri,ifei. last night, in the automobile
accident in which S. Osgood Fell and
his chauffeur. Charles Gambean, were
killed. saceumbed to his injuries, to-
day. A fracture of the skull was the
cause of death. although he was suf-
fering from numerous other injuries
Mrs. Laimbeer was in critical con-
dition, this forenoon, but it was be-
lieved she would recover.
The coroner today, began an inves-
tigation into the accident to deter
mine. if possible. whether the Long Is
land railroad train which struck the
Pell ear whistled or otherwise signalled
as it neared the crossing. Witnesses
say there was no fiagman at the spot.
William X. Vanderbilt who was of the
party. but in a car ahead, said:
There were several cars between
that which was driving and Mr.. Pell's
car. / don't recall whether | heard a
whistle from the approaching train or
not. I do know that | had no idea a
train was approaching.
Il heard the crash rather than saw
the collision. Ny own ear was block
ed at the time and / jumped out and
ran toward the track. / first saw the
body of the young chauffeur and, al
though his head was badly crushed.
recognized him. | then went further
forward and saw the body of Nj. Pell.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Laimbeer were
unconscious when picked UP. Mrs.
Laimbeer was Nathalie Schenck-Col-
Inns before her marriage, a famous
beauty of Newport and New York. Pre-
vious to marrying Mrs. Collins, Lain
beer had married and divorced Clara A.
Bloodgood, the actress, who commit
ted suicide in a Baltimore hotel, in 1907.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
Little Roadway in
The Calumet Strike,

Calumet, Mich, Aug. 4.-Attempts
were made. today. to split interests of
striking copper miners by organizing
local unions independently of the West
ern Federation Of Miners. A meet
ing that crowded the Red Jacket Town
hall broke up in disorder. when Janio
Terzjcb Of the Fedora lions act!N q
board ordered all union men to leave.
A misunderstanding caused battal-
ion of troops to be sent to the place,
but the crowd had dispersed when the
militia men arrived. Before the sudden
ending Of the session, an organization
committee was selected Which Is tc
continue the work, tomorrow. Anoth-
er meeting sent a committee TO Gen.
eral Manager Denton of the Copper
Range Consolidated Co, demanding
higher wages as a price for returning
to work. This offer of men supposed &c
be willing to help break the federation
strike elected a refusal from the com
pany.
Several companies called for miners
and trammers to enter the shaits. To-
day, but so few responded that hoiit
of them tried TO operate. Ihls deNei
cpment resulted in report that slrih'
breakers were to be sent TO the "oih
ings, tomorrow, and predictions "
trouble followed.
Union circles frightened their lines ee
carry ont the campaign for wioesprea'
support of the struggle as mapped GU
in Yesterdays conference. G. A. Mahel
| fy. executive officer of the Feuerat'oi
] in the copper country, ana oiauue y
TAYLOR and Homer Waterman Vi III
Michigan state Federation, loePdI'e'
| for the southern peninsula.
| Conduct of the strike VIII cent?
! around Mother Jones, who IS scheo
F.. uled to arrive, tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
Shipping News.

Boston. Aug. ARRIVED; Schooner FL
len Little. Vinalhaven; Flora NJ tBr).
Weymouth, n. $; Quetay CBr). do, b.
b. IIardwick tBr), Plympton. n. s:
Hugh John tBr.), Sherbfooke, y. s.:
American Team, Bridgewater. y. S.
Bangor, Me, Aug 4.-Arrived
Schooners Thomas l.. James, New Ha =
ven Malgus Manson, Boston.
Portland Me. Aug. Arrived:
Steamer L. V. Stoddard, Newport
News; Schooner Alice L. Pendleton
Turks Island.
Boothbay Harbor. Me-. Aug. AR
rived and sailed Schooner Ira b. Ell
lens. Long Cove for New York
George B. Anderson, Shulcs for Sa-
lem, Arrived: Schooners George T.
Smith Boston for Boothbay Harbor;
Mary T. Lynch, do for Stonington
Fannie e. Hall. do. for Bangor.
Boston, Aug. ARRIVED: Schooners
Governor Brooks. Norfolk, Va: Littl,
Elsie. Vainal Haven; Ruth f. Merrill
Norfolk; Van Aliens Boughton. New.
port News; Lorng c. Ballard, Patux.
ent River.
Sailed: Schooner Mary Langdon
Rockport. Me.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
FORMULATING A PLAN.
Pres. Huerta of Mexico Doubtless
Thinking of United States.

Mexico City. Aug. president
Huerta. today. told the members of the
Chamber of Deputies who initiated the
plan for treating with the rebels in an
endeavor TO bring about peace that he
would not sanction the proposed plan
and that if the deputies desired to in
tervene with the rebels they must do
so in their private capacity.
According to an official re-
port received here the government
troops have checked the rebel advance
on Guayamas. Rebel trains advancing
on Empalme, an important approach to
Guayamas We're forced to retire, owing
to shells from n battleshp in the Gulf
Of California and land batteries.
The rebel aviator Mason flew over
Guayamas during the action and was
under fire. but escaped unscatched.
Rombs dropped from his aeroplane did
no damage.
The rebels south of Torreon, near
Pedrecana, are reported to have been
defeated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
Mott and Fernandez
Released--NO Bail.

New Orleans, La, Aug. 4.-The re-
lease from prison without ball, today,
Of J. l.. Mott, secret agent of the de-
partment of justice, and Ernesto Fer
nandeZ. representative of the Consti-
tutionalist party OF Mexico, is inter-
preted to mean that there will be no
prosecution in connection with the
payment, last week Of $500 by En-
manuel Castillo Brito. former provi-
sionaI governor of Campeche, Mex, on
an alleged promise of immunity from
arrest on criminal charges preferred
by the Mexican government.
q. Raymond Matthews, special
agent Of the department OF justice
who accepted the 5000 from Brito and
VINO asserted that it was done in
connection with plan TO detain Brito
until warrant for his arrest should
arrive from Washington. was re-
leased. Saturday. The release Of
Mott and Fernandez was on de-
Inand from representative of the de-
partment Of Justice. Tomorrow. Judge
Foster Of the federal court will heal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
CAPITAL JOTTiNGS.

The Senate. Monday night, confirm
ed the appointment of George Harold
Todd of New York to be assistant to
the attorney general of the United
States.
Another effort to bring about the
contirmat ton of the appointment of
James Coffey of South Dakota result
ed in a protracted filibuster, which
ended without action having been
taken on the appointment. Senator
Sterling of South Dakota was one of
the leaders in the opposition to inn
mediate action on the Coffey nominal
ton. 1t was suggested in executive
session that Mr.. Coffey should resign
the Democratic state craftsmanship of
South Dakota.
| The National capital awakened,
Monday. to find, that during the 81
hours, from midnight Saturday to
| o'clock Monday morning. it had been
a .jagless town" Not one arrest for
drunkenness had been made by the
police in that time and the police
court docket was lonesome sight.
The recent law passed by Congress
was responsible for the wave of Sum
day sobriety. The record. so far as
the police have been able to ascer-
tain, is unparalleled in the annals of
the department.
1t became known. Monday. at Wash
ington that great 14-ineh gun burst al
the naval proving grounds at lndiar
| Head, Md, last Wednesday. involving
an estimated loss of $4,000. No one was
! injured. A statement issued by Actint
| The blIrS
| at the breech and while being proc
| fired" 1.-THE pressure at which the CUR
i burst" said the statement was 2oA tons
which is approximately four tons allow
4 the service pressure 1t is the custom t.
i subject all guns to shots at this high
pressure, although they are never again
so fired" The reason for the bursting i.
under investigation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-05
OTHER PlEASANTRIES
Being Enjoyed by Americans--a Fol
icy Being Formulated.

FL Paso, Tex, Aug. &c. Duthe,
American power plant engineer of the
MADEIRA Co.. at Pearson, Chihuahua, is
a prisoner of Maxine Castillo's gang
of bandits, who are holding INN Tor
a ransom of $500 in their mountain
camp. two miles from that town, ac-
cording to a report received this ar
ternoon, at the local offices of the
Pearson syndicate.
Superintendent c. H, Cooper of the
Pearson Mill, was held up in his
quarters. last Wednesday night, by
five bandits of the same band and
forced to open the company's safe and
deliver 1900 pesos to them. Cooper
was severely handled by the robbers
A knife was drawn across his throat
but he managed to escape from his
eaptors, who were taking him to the
mountains. after they had ritled the
vaults of the corporation.
Duthe was taken from his work by
the bandits. last Friday. He is
Mormon
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IN DANGER.
II Batt|eships to Attack
Long Island Sound Forts.
theoretically New York City Is
Objective Point Of Attackers.
Maneuvers Will Last a Week..20
Desiroyers, s Submarines In Line.

Boston, Aug. 4.-Eleven great graz
battIeships the most powerful figh,-
ing craft in the United States navy
steamed out of Narragansett bay in a
long line, today, bent on the theoret-
zeal destruction of the fortifcations
guarding Long Island Sound.
The purpose was to open the way
to the ultimate capture of New Yerh
City.
The fighting craft, led by Rear Ad
miral Charles j. Badgers flagship,
the Wyoming. soon were lost to sight
in a haze which hung low over tie
bay. The low hanging clouds and
threatening weather conditions helped
to conceal the movements of the fleet
from the army which is manning tn,
coast defences along the sound.
The vanguard of the attackin.;
squadron, 20 destroyers, and five sub
marines, sailed, yesterday. While the
plans of the naval commanders have
been kept with the utmost secrecy. it
is understood that either all the ves-
sells will rendezvous at sea and there
receive detailed instructions as to the
method of attack, or that each ves-
sci already has been assigned its par.
in the mimic warfare and is now en-
deavoring TO carry out the command
er's instructions.
While the maneuvers. which will
last week, are not considered as a
contest between the army and navy,
the game will be played under con-
ditions that would prevail in actual
warfare, with the intention of giving
both the naval and military branches
of the service practical experience in
coast attack and coast defence, re-
spectively