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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
Birmingham District Will
Suffer But Little, Is
Opinion of Tariff
Leader
EFFORT TO HELP
COUNTRY AS WHOLE
is OBJECT OF BILL
Effect of Placing Free Rails, Ore
and Coal on the Free List Not
Greatly Detrimental to Local
District-Bnilding Mate
rial Also Reduced
By C. B. STEWART

Washington, May 10.-(special.)--
The writer OF the tariff bill and rep
rescntative of the Birmingham district,
today consented 10 make statement
regarding the effect the tariff bill
when enacted into law would have
upon the iron and steel center of Ala
bnma.
Mr.. Underwood does not believe that
Birmingham or his district will suffer.
He does not believe that any of the
many important industries will be hurt.
but on the contrary. he believes thai
ultimately his home lcity and district
Will be the gamer under the new tariff
law. Mr.. Underwood said:
Will Suffer Little
you ask me what effect the new
tariff when enacted into law. Will have
on the Birmingham district" said Mr..
Underwood. I'm my judgment so far
as our manufacturing interests are
concerned, it will affect them less than
any part of the country. 1t must he
remembered that except so far as the
far eastern market is concerned that
tho heavy products of iron and steel
have a natural prohibitive market in
the interior of the country, created by
the freight rates. that foreign iin-
porter must pay to reach those mar
ltets There will be some competition
in the eastern market but in my judg-
ment the rates fixed on iron and steel
products fairly balance the difference
in cost at home and abroad and the
only serious competition that could
come would be for the German and
English producers of iron aud steel
products at times to dump their sur
plus products below the cost of pro-
duction. This will he prevented BY
& he snti-dumping clause that for tho
time has been enacted into law Our
theory is that the American consumer
! is entitled to fair competition under
normal conditions and the foreign pro-
dGcer should not be allowed to destroy
American markets by dumping his
product under abnormal conditions and
thereby destroy the business of the
American producer
steel rails We're placed on the free
list because of the International under
| standing as stated some months ago by
Mr. Corey in his testimony in New York
to the effect that there was an agreement
that the European producers OF steel
rails should not invade the American mar
ket and the American producers sh ould
not invade the European market and that
South America and Asia were open com.
petitive territory. 1t is no secret that
under these conditions steel rails are he
ing sold in South America and the Orient
very much cheaper than they are being
sold to our own people and party
could maintain a tariff wall to protect
an agreement of this kind
"The Birmingham district has never
shipped iron ore into the eastern mar
kets and could not do SO under any cir
cumstances on account of the freight
rates. The effect of placing iron ore on
the free list means that the tax on Cu-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
MEANEST "HOLDUP"
MAN IN HISTORY
Forces Youngster to Recite Casey
While Thief Takes His
Watch

Minneapolis, MINI, May 1o.-~The mean
est "hold-up'' man Minneapolis ever heard
of lured 14-year-old Ernest Locke into
vacant house last night and while the
lad, at the point of a revolver was corn
PEELED to stammer out Casey at the Bat
his watch was taken and the robber ee-
capped Ernest, relating his experience ut
police headquarters today said he re-
peated Casey four times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
HOUSE RECOGNIZES
MOTHERS DAY"
President, Cabinet and Congressman
to Wear White Flower Today

Washington. MAY 1O-Mothers' Day was
officially recognized by the House to-
day in resolution calling upon the Pres
ident, his cabinet senator's representa-
tives and other federal officials to wear
white flower tomorrow "as a token of
our love and reverence FOR the mother"
The resolution was presented by Repre-
sentative Helm of Alabama and was
passd without debate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
WOMAN BELIEVES
IN EVEN NUMBERS
Rears Nineteen Children and Adopts
-Months-Old Girl

Los Angeles. Cal, May 10.-Nineteen
children, II of her own blood and tW1
adopted, have been reared by Mrs. Ma
c. Koch of this city, yet she has under
taken the task of bringing up an
other.
A petition signed by Mrs. Koch for :he
adoption of an IS months old girl, Helen
Shirley, was made before Judge Car
mack today.
"Whle | believe I already have done
my duty" said the petitioner, Il might
Just as well rear an even score of them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
WILLIAM J. BURNS
WILL RECEIVE $4,000
Will Be Given Reward for Solving
Dynamite Mystery

Sacramento Cal. May 1O.-The $40. coo
reward offered by the state two years ago
for the apprehension of persons respon-
sible for the dynamting of the Times
building in Los Angeles is about to be
paid.
A bill approprlating that amount 10
satisfy the claim of William J. Burns
was passed today in the assembly.
It has passed the senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
MUST COUNT MONEY, MEASURE
OIL CLOTH ON FLOORS AND
WRITE DECIPHERABLE TO
HOLD JOBS NOW

Washington, May 1o.-Fourth class
postmasters must be able to read, to
count accurately the money they receive,
Ito measure the oil cloth on the floors
|of their offices, and to write at least
Ia decipherable letter once in while. If
they are taken under the wing Of the
|civil service. In effect. they must have
4 reasonable understanding Of .'readin'.
|'rting and 'rithmetic.' according to reg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
CARS OF MERCHANDISE
DRIVEN INTO STORE

Uniontown. Pa, May 10.-Dynamite
stored near a mine at Masontown explod-
ed, driving three cars of merchandise
through a store today. Three persons
were killed and so hurt Many of the in
iut ed were fatally hurt. The cause of tho
ex nlosion is not known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11

BRYAN WILL SEND
JOHNSON MESSAGE:
ON ALIEN PROTEST
Will Probably Urge That the
Alien Bill Be Referred
Back to Legislature.
Protest Filed

Washington, May 10.-Secretary
Bryan tonight formulated a message to
Governor johnson of California, setting
forth representations of the japanese
government and views of the admin
fstration here ms to what was consid-
cred discriminatory In the Webb anti
alien hill, passed by the California leg
islature and now awaiting action by
the governor.
Mr.. Bryan conferred with President
Wilson an hour discussing in detail
the formal protest filed by Ambassador
Chinda. 1t was decided the secretary
should frame a communication to Gov
ernor Johnson but the nature of it was
not disclosed. Mr.. Bryan said the mes
sage would not be sent tonight. He
probably will confer with the President
tomorrow before dispatching it.
Communicated With Chinda
Mr.. Bryan communicated with the
Japanese ambassador Immediately af-
Z ter the conference with the President
hut it is believed he merely advised him
| of the intended course of action. For
NAL reply to the Japanese protest prob
! ably will not be made by the state
department until some answer is re-
ceiyed from Governor Johnson as to his
action on the bill.
The impression that spread in Off
eial circles tonight was that Secretary
Bryan would urge the California gov
ernor to refer the bill back to the Leg
islature for. notifications that would
meet the Japanese objections. There is
we'll founded belief that if Governor
Johnson refused either to veto the bill
or recommend notifications, California
friends of the federal administration
would attempt to invoke the referen.
dun with the idea of nullifying the
law until an election could be held, the
interval being used to obtain COM
rlete understanding automatically be-
tween Japan and the United States or
perhaps to frame new treaty cover.
ing disputed points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
Want to Vote by Mail

Lynchburg. Va, May 10.-lAt its final
session here today the Virginia division
of the Travellers Protective association
indorsed the draft of a bill to be PRE-
sented to the next Virginia Legislature
by which it is hoped to secure the priv
ilege of voting for travelling men away
from home by means of registered mail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
Americans in Rome

Genoa, Italy, May 10.-Most Of the men,
bers of the American commission to in
vestgate the European rural cooperative
credit system arrived here today and left
almost Immediately for Rome. Other
members will land at Naples and proceed
to Rome from there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
NEW PRESIDENT STANDS WITH
Barred HEAD BEFORE TOMB
OF NATIONS FIRST CHIEF EX-
EXECUTIVE

Mt. Vernon. Va, May lo.-President
Wilson. accompanied by Mrs. Wilson,
paid his first visit since becoming Pres
ident to the former home of George
Washington and stood for some minutes
with barred head before the tomb of the
6rst chief executive. This President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
REPUBLICANS MEET
! IN CHICAGO TO TALK
|. THE SITUATION OVER
"To Reorganize Along Pro-
gressive Lines and Get
Party Back on Solid
Basis Is the Idea

Chicago. May 1O.-United States sena-
tors and republican leaders from vari-
GUS parts of the country began to ar
rive here today with the avowed pur-
pose of promoting movement for
ren,blican national convention this year
80 reorganize the party upon progress
sive lines
The purpose of the convention, as de-
scribed by Senator Albert B. Cummins
~ rou,a u-ould be TO change conditions
in the party so as TO prevent re-
o,,rronce of what happened at the last
ronublican national convention" Be-
sides SENATOR Cummins those who ar
rived today were Senators c. l. Craw-
,ord of South Dakota, William S. Ken
Won of Iowa and l.. Y. Sherman of MI
nois senator William e. Borah of
idaho A / Gronna of North Dakota and
1obr p works of California, Senator
r,ummins said are expected to arrive
tomorrow together with former Govern
or Hadley of Missouri,
Talk Over Situation
our purpose is TO talk over the sit
uation Informally until Monday" said
senator Cummins. Then have meet
ine on Monday and get through by
moon We are simply republicans who
want to get the party back an solid
basis along progressive lines.
"The movement for republican ma
tional convention this year already has
become pretty well defined. 1t Will be
an extraordinary thing but the result
- tbe last election calls for some un
usual action. The republican national
committee win meet in Washington on
Nav %. We hope before that time to
discuss thoroughly and be able to pre-
sent to the COMMITTEES the necessity for
a national convention.
"A national convention this year OF
<Continued on Page Elevenl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
Testimony Differs in One
Detail-Essential Mat
ters Agreed
IMPROPER INTIMACY
is DENIED BY BOTH
Testimony Differs in Statement Made
BY Girl That O'Hara Visited Sher-
man Apartments-O'Har Is
Supported by Witnesses

Chicago May 10.-Maud Robinson. ac-
cuser, and Lieut. Gov Barratt o'Hara
respondent. in accusations of immortality
presented in the Illinois senate against
the latter today offered before the sem
which differed in one detail but agreed
in essential matters.
Both denied improper intimacy. and diff
fered in the single statement made by
Miss Robinson that on the night of jan
uary II, OHara visited the suites at
the Hotel Sherman. occupied by Miss
Robinson and another woman. Accord
ing to Miss Robinson, O'Hara called at
the apartment after he Thomas Nreden-
bailiff, Miss Robinson and another WON
an had visited the cafe of the Hotel
Sherman, and the Lambs cafe. across
the street
5 O'Hara stated and in this testimony he
was supported by Frank J. Jacobson,
an advertising man, that after leaving
the Lambs cafe. the second one visited
that evening, he met Jacobson at the
Fress club. took a midnight lunch with
the latter, at a short order restaurant
and then went home accompanied by
to produce as witnesses his mother and
his father
Accounted for Appearance
He accounted in similar detail for his
public appearance on the next day. Jan
uary is. at a luncheon banquet. and
tho 10 aI -
nesses who would confirm his testimony
on these points. On the remainder of
the eighteenth. he played poker with mem
bers of the Press club, naming a number
of them, until 6 o'clock Sunday morning.
In support OF this story, he offered to
produce checks against him at the Press
club. This was the morning of the 18th.
The most of the day he spent at his
OFFICE and the home of it's parents. He
attended the Olympic theatre late in the
performance and sat in box alone. His
appearance at the theatre was explained
by him as follows:
The manager of the theatre, a friend.
had given him box to attend the first
performance of play on the night in
question. Not desiring to- sit through a
performance he offered the box to Vreden-
burgh, who accepted it. 1t was Vrcden-
purgh who showed great courtesy in le-
curing home for him at Springfield,
and who introduced him to Miss Robin
son, on train coming from Springfield
10 Chicago on January IL. O'Hara
dropped In at the play late because the
manager of the theatre desired TO obtain
his opinion of the production. Leaving
the theatre, OIIara met yredenburgh
and the two women and being urged
took sandwich" with them at cafe
He then returned to his home.
Could Not Remember Name
In his testimony O'Hara said he could
not remember the name OF. the woman
who was with Miss Robinson. He stated,
however that vredenburgh had told him
that he had registered the women as
having husbands at the request of the
women. who had parlor In common.
Vredenburgh explained that this was be-
cause the women desired to receive their
friends including several men. without
having their guests annoyed by possible
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
CHAIRMAN SIMMONS
FAV0RS SUGGESTED
TARIFF AMENDMENT
Thinks Proposals Would
Avoid Confusion and
Prevent Under7
valuation

Washington, May 1o.-Chairman Sim
mons of the finance committee sees
merit in an amendment to the tariff bill
suggested today by Assistant Attorney
General Denison and Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury Curtis to author
ize the Secretary of the Treasury to
proclaim valuations on imports. It is
claimed that would prevent undervalua-
tions and to avoid confusion resulting
from fuctuating foreign market
values and ad valorem rates
After the department officials had
explained their proposed amendment to
the senator today he declared it a
worthy proposal and that 1t would re-
ceive the most thorough consideration
by the committee. The plan seemed to
him to be of chief value as an abso-
Lutte preventive of fraud on the. part
of importers in wilful undervaluations
to reduce duties they would be required
to pay.
Many Safeguards
THE bill as it is.' said Chairman
Simomns. "has many safeguards. against
unuerNdludtlons, Dut tne proposal to
empower the Secretary of the Treasury
to fix import valuations in the Ameri-
can market would be an additional
check. 1t would answer the principal
objection advanced toward an ad va
loren tariff system. The suggestion
will be given the most serious consid-
Grafton" The plan will be taken up by
the committee next week. Chairman
Underwood of the ways and means COM
mittee also was consulted by Mr.. Deni-
son and Mr.. Curtis
Chief interest In the tariff now lies
in the contest over the question OF
public hearings precipitated by Sena-
tor Penrose. There Is possibility the
republicans may rally enough demo-
cratic support to their plan to defeat
ACoatinued On Ppge EIeven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11

Nogales, Ariz., May 10-After an es-
timated loss of 400 men on both sides
in fighting which lasted from g o'clock
yesterday morning until nightfall, 25OD
federals were dtiven back into Quay
mas, the California gulf port, by 5000
insurgent Sonora state troops Heavy
canaonading reported today from Ortiz.
the state troop base, indicated that the
attack on Guaymas proper had be.
gun.
The official insurgent reports states
that $50 federal soldiers and S5 officers
We're captured and 10 machine guns
abandoned to the state troops Anon 2
the killed was Colonel Martinez, chic :
of the federal artillery. To assist in
the actunl attack on Guaymas, 25e
cavalry are ON the way from Aqua
Prieta, opposite Douglas, Ariz.
The federals were driven from their
rev advance trenches just out Of Quay
mas, leaving 200 dead in today's fighting
according to the latest reports from the
front.
Evidencing that still another war aero
plane is being smuggled over the border
to assist in the attack on Guaymas. a
huge roll was received by express today
at Nogalez Sonora. 1t was claimed by
Didier Mason. the French aviator who
narrowly escaped arrest below Tucson.
Ariz. where his aeroplane was held by
the United States federal authorities
Mason says the package contained the
vital parts of an aeroplane, but no engine.
Then. with his mechanic he departed to-
night for the south, taking the mysterious
package with him. 1t was intimated that
the packages held below Tucson are dunn
mics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
.FEDERALS DEFEATED
IN A Fierce BATTLE;
400 EST|MATEDLO LOST
5000 Insurgent Troops Force
Federals Back Into Quay
mas-Artillery Chief
Is Killed

Brownsville, Tex, May 10.-Four
hundred constitutionalists defeated 25o
federal troops at ReynOsa, state of
Z a,naulipas, Mex, late today, killed
five government soldiers. wounded Is
more important buildings. The consti-
tutionaifsfs losses are not given In the
reports of the battle reaching this
city.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-08
Sheriff Sale.

Georgia, Terrell County.-Will be
sold on the first Tuesday in Septem-
Der, 1913, at the court house in said
county, within the legal hours of sale,
to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described property: Two
city or town lots, Nos. eighteen G8)
and nineteen (19), of the B. NJ. Will
son addition to Dawson, Ca, each
fronting on the east side Of Paschal
street fifty 500 feet and extending
east los feet, and situated south OF
the colored public school in the city
Of Dawson. One city lot, No. twenty
seven (27) Of the B. NJ. Wilson addi-
ton to Dawson, Ca, fronting fifty
(50) feet on the west side Of Dean
street and running back west one
hundred and five (105) feet and be-
ing south of the public school build
ing in the city of Dawson. Said prop
erty being levied on as the property
of G. C. CroweIl to satisfy mort
gage Fl ia issued from the Superior
Court of Terrell county in favor of
Lowrey & Davidson against G. G.
Crowell, defendant in fl ia, and ten
ants in possession notified as requir-
ed by law. This August 5th, 1913.
M. G. HILL. Sheriff.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-08
Getting Ready to Fight Pest.

High councils OF war are being
held in Washington preliminary to
the great battle against the boil wee
vii which will begin in South Georgia
within the next few months. GeOr-
gia's senators and congress men are
discussing the question daily with the
officials of the department of agri-
culture. They are receiving the CO.
operation Of several other Southern
senators and representatives. The
Georgians have obtained thousands
of pamphlets and bulletins on the
boil weevil and are sending them to
the farmers in the Georgia counties
near the Alabama line.
The boil weevil is expected to in
wade Georgia about this time next
year. The greatest difficulty arises
from the fact that many farmers are
slow to realize the seriousness of the
situation far enough in advance 1t
usually takes a crop failure to con-
vince some planters of what they are
up against. At a conference Of
the United States department of
agriculture the proposition of estab
fishing a zone in which no cotton
shall be grown next year and which
would amount to a boil weevil bar
irer was not regarded with favor.
1t would be of doubtful legality and
very expensive. The fight with the
boil weevil will be a hand-to-hand
battle. The department states that
one of it's difficulties is in inducing
negroes to adopt and push the proper
methods for fighting the pest.
Millions and millions of dollars
will be saved to the farmers of Geor-
gia if they unitedly and untiringly |
fight the Mexican pest that blasts and |
lays bare the cotton fields. The work |
can be started this fall, and every |
farmer who wishes to learn how to
fight the WeeYil should get into COM
munication at once with one of the |
Georgia representatives in congress.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-08
Human Nature.

The press dispatches tell of two
interesting local events in Washing
ton, D. c., the past week that gives
an insight into human nature as it
really is in too many instances. A
newspaper invited subscriptions to
buy a $500 anniversary cup for Wal
ter Johnson, baseball pitcher. And a
charitable person found a young girl
in Washington whose eyesight might
be saved if 500 were contributed to
send her to hospital for an opera
ton. The pitcher gets a salary said
to be around $4,000 a year. The af-
ficted girl is wretchedly poor and
friendless. But
The enthusiastic citizens of Wash
ington, many of them in poor circum-
stances, if reports are true, Clipped
in their pennies and quarters and dol
lars in such quantity that the $500
for the cup was not only raised, but
there was over 81, 900 in cash to put
in the cup. The attempt to raise
500 to save the sight of a penniless
girl who is going blind was failure.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-08-08
Woman the Scapegoat for Mans Sins

| ''nine-tenths" what he thought of
them, in a general way, without get
ting hurt for his pains. My indiffer-
ence to how they dress, so the dress
is suitable to the company and the
occasion and becoming to the wearer,
is possibly an inherent trait, for my
grandfather and great-grandfather on
the paternal side were both
Friends" but when Grandfather
Joel found in Jemima Bonner-a
wording" whose people believed in
the fashions of 17SO-the one wo-
man he wanted as wife Grandfath-
er William said, IF thou art going
to court Jemima thou must go as her
people go, for no man must make
game Of my religion or my son." and
he took him to Baltimore and dressed
him in full regalia, powdered wig,
knee pants and silk stockings,
pumps, swallow-taiI coat, lowered
vest and golden buckles for his knees
and shoes, and his horse and mount
ings were such as the gentlemen of
the day wore, with his valet to ac-
company him and look after his be-
Iongings; but when, after the mar
rfage, which occurred in due time,
he brought his wife home their gay
clothes were put away in lavender
for their children and grandchildren
to see, and it was found that Grand
mother Jemima had made her dress
es and lingerie of the finest cloths,
but in the fashion of the Friends, 4"
and which she ever afterwards wore
But possibly like Isaiah, these gentle
men believe that in every generation
men must be taught that "precept
upon precept, here little" lest they
fall into error, and as the earth worm
has been discovered by the agricult-
ural scientist to be of vast benefit by
keeping the moist land porous so
ing, by their TRADES, the extremity
of fashion to go beyond the pals
of conventionality. If that be their
object we should bid them Godspeei,
but let them talk only to those who
need to hear while the balance of Us
go on our several ways, remember
ing that we only pass the same point
once, and endeavor to give as much
to others as we may while
getting as much out of each day as
possible for ourselves, for if we only
hunt grubs, or try to prevent them
from burrowing in the mud, we will
have no time for any good deed to
which we are fitted.
ANDREW P. RIVES,
Cuthbert, Ga, Aug. Tth, 1913.