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Tejera Formerly a Priest.

Mr.. Osborne said that Senior IeJera was
formerly a priest and a deep student
of history, and was very much interested
in everything pertaining to Columbus. He
said he vouched thoroughly for the ac-
count of how the Dominican people. I'M
willing to have the remains of Columbus
removed exchanged them for those of his
son.
The remains which the officials of the
Dominion republic say are those of Chris
topher Columbus are at present In lead
casket about two and a half feet long,
according to Secretary Osborne. Inside
the casket is a small glass case, in which
is the lead bullet and also the dust Of
some bones.
Secretary Osborne is a physician. and
was, therefore, much interested in the
bones, some of which he found to be in
very good condition One was an arm
bone and another was from leg.
The casket containing the bones has
been removed from its original resting
place, and has been placed in special
chapel to which only high officials of the
government have access, according to Mr..
Osborne Another casket supposed to
Iumbus, also in the same cathedral
Iumbus, olso is in the same cathedral.
Inscription on the Casket.
The principal distinguishing feature
about the Columbus casket Is an inscrip-
ton on the bottom. Secretary Osborne
said The inscription contains the name
"Christobal Colon" the Spanish for
Christopher Columbus. with the title.
first admiral and discoverer of Amer
lea" Diego Columbus was known as
the second admiral
Il am thoroughly convinced that the
remains l saw at Santo Domingo are
those of the discoverer of America" said
Assistant Secretary Osborne today "Of
course, I base my belief on what was
told me and what l saw. but l believe
that l was told the truth.
1T seems to me that it would be an
excellent idea to place the remains on
battleship when the Panama canal
is opened and take them through the
| canal The United States would in that
way be hororing great man, and the
people of the country would be given an
opportunity to learn more about him
trail America have a common hero whose
praise all can join in singing
Generally Accepted Theory.
The following description of what was
done with the remains of Columbus after
his death is taken from a late edition
of tile Encyclopedia Britannica:
After the funeral ceremonies at
Nalladolid, Columbus remains were
transferred to the Carthusian monas-
tery at Santa Maria de las Cuevas, Sc
the second admiral. were also laid. Elk
humed in 1542, the bodies of both
father and son were taken over sea to
Hispaniola. and inferred in the Ca
thedral of San Domingo. In 1795-179G on
the cession OF that island to the
and transferred to the Cathedral of
Havana whence after the Spanish
American war of 1898 and the loss of
Cuba. they were finally removed to
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Osborne Convinced of Truth.

Assistant Secretary Osborne said to-
day that he had been thoroughly con-
WINGED of the truth and accuracy OF
the story told him by Dominican OIL
Gals, and had questioned them care
fully about it. He said he believed the
informa ton Of great importance to
the American people, who should kno"
everything possible about the man VINO
discovered their country
The suggestion regarding the taking
of the remains through the Panama
canal was made TO DIR. Francis Pey-
nado the Dominican minister to the
United States, by Assistant Secretary
Osborne and to other officials OF the
country. 1t was received favorably. he
said today
Walker w. Wick. newly appointed receiv-
er of customs for Santo Domingo, &C
companied Secretary Osborne on his trip,
| and is also greatly interested in the ques-
| ton over the location Of he remains or
/ Columbus Mr. Wick is now at his New
Jersey home. preparatory to going to
Santo Domingo to take up his new duties
/ President Bordas of the Dominican re-
public was very cordial in his reception
| of Mr. Wick and himself, Secretary Os-
| borne said today, and detailed his entire
| cabinet to entertain them. The minister
of foreign affairs was away at the time,
| but the minister of justice, Senior TeJera
| took charge of the party.
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COLUMBUS BURIED
IN SAN DOMINGO?
Remains of Discoverer Said to
Be Not in Spain, as Gen.
orally Believed.
JOHN E. OSBORNE LEARNS
FACTS WHILE ON VISIT
Suggests Bones Be Carried Through
Panama Canal at Opening as a
Tribute to His Memory.

The remains of Christopher Columbus.
discoverer of America, generally believed
to- be Inferred at present In Seville.
Spain. are in reality in the cathedral or
Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican
Republic, having been kept there by a
ruse Of the Dominican people.
This is the substance of a remarkable
story brought to Washington by John E.
Osborne, assistant secretary of state who
has just returned from three-week trip
to Santo Domingo and Haiti He said to-
day he received his information directly
from the highest officials Of the Dominl-
can government.
AS result of the discovery Assistant
Secretary Osborne has suggested that the
remains of Columbus be placed on pat
tleship and carried through the Panama
canal, when it is opened, as tribute 10
the great discoverer of the western hem
isphere. His suggestion includes the re-
turn of the remains to Santo Domingo
following this ceremony.
Exchanged for Remains of Son.
The story told to Assistant Secretary
Osborne by members of the Dominican
cabinet. and repeated by him to a re-
porter for The Star today, includes
remarkable account of how the remains
of Diego, the son of Columbus. were
exchanged for those of the great DIS
coverer The remains of Diego are those
now in Seville, he said.
The popular conception of the disposal
of the remains of Columbus, which is
supported by the best authorities, is that
the remains of Columbus and his son
were originally inferred at Seville, and
removed to the cathedral at Santo
Domingo in 1912, and removed to the
cathedral at Havana, Cuba, in la@o In
ISgS Following the Spanish American
war the remains were supposed to nave
been sent to Seville again.
Assistant Secretary Osborne SAID TO-DAY
that he had not only seen the real re-
mains of Columbus, but that he had
handled his bones and also bullet
found in his body after his death
This bullet is one of the main Identified
ton marks, he said. because Columbus
was known to have had bullet in his
body at the time of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
MIR. WHITEHEAD
BOOSTS TRUCK S

In further favor of motor trucks Lee
Whitehead of the Alec said yesterday:
IT have always held that to compare
motor haulage with horse haulage is
about as sensible as to compare the per-
fected telephone with the speaking tube
and here Is some fresh and striking evil
dence of that fact.
'"rhe Silver Lane Pickle company's fac
tory is located at Silver Lane, Conn. They
have their own farms at Vernon and
Rockville, where their vegetable product
which Is afterward transformed into the
succulent pickle, is raised. Thus their
haulage considerations start with the
transportation of vegetables from farm to
factory The extent of this work may
be partially realized when it is known
that 100000 pickles are manufactured
from the product of these farms
Last April the company purchased a
three-ton truck, which was intended to
cover the farm to factory route, not
much additional duty being expected OF
1t The company soon learned, however
that the truck is new element In mod
ern fndustry-that 1t could handle the
trade in nearby cities, deliver direct to
customers, save time and expense and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
MR.. BROWNELL
SPEAKS OF SERVICE

Ted Brownell of the Ford company, who
is especially keen for service, made this
statement yesterday In reference to the
Ford. for which the Brownell company is
local agent:
speaking of service 1t would no doubt
be of interest to learn how Ford Motor
company gets along with this depart
ment.
ITO start with the Ford company was
the first company to require their dealers
to carry stock of repair parts, that
making the service department almost
complete In addition to that they have
more factory branches than any other
automobile company. namely, 81 In the
United States and IA In foreign countries,
their enormous output requiring many
direct representatives to look after the
interest of owners and dealers through
cut the country. In 1912 they built, or or
6ered built, u sub-factories, every one of
which is larger than the first Ford fac
tory at Detroit. These branches and fac
tories are, of course, In charge of some
of the most expert men in the automobile
Industry, having worked with the Ford
organization from the ground up.
1.-THE Ford company growing so large
and building such popular car, the time
was not long before they had a large
number of dealers throughout the United
States Later on they took steps fof
representatives in foreign lands, in order
to take care of owners. the result OF
which today is there is a Ford dealer in
every civilized country on the face OF
the globe In the United States an owner
of O. Ford car is at ease because
there is a Ford dealer in the radius oi
every So miles to look after the interest
of the Ford owner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
~ CLYDE w. ENNIS

President Culpepper Exum, whose inter
est IN automobile traffic remedies down
town said yesterday that he was heartily
In favor Of permitting the automobile men
of Birmingham to form a. draft of traffic
laws for adoption by the commission.
lie added that he was also very much III
favor of the proposed board of examiners
for automobile drivers in Birmingham.
The appreciation of Mr.. Exum and that
of Mr.. weatherly insures favorable con-
eideration for the measure when 1t IS
finally pjassed upon by the expert auto
mobile men who are here engaged IN the
work OF drafting the proposed regulations.
In connection with the proposition Judge
Dan Greene, president of the Automobile
dealers association, has called a meeting
next Tuesday at tho Drennen Motor Car
rompany sales rooms, where the matter
will be discussed again Secretary Brow
sell of the association has been instruct
ed 10 notify all those Interested TO DC
sresent as the questions before the .asso-
riation will be definitely determined at
that meeting It is hoped that large
etf.ndance will be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
New Cure for Badness

FROM TIT
At last the secret of the long-haired
musician has been solved His abundant
and wavy locks are not due to affecta-
tion, or dislike to the barbers shop;
they are simply the natural result of his
profession, which is the greatest hair
raiser and developer ever discovered.
II you are bald learn the violin or
piano, the strains of which have an un-
IL male pianists have an Ysaye-like head
mail pianists have an Ysaye-like head
hair, and it is notable fact, too. that
clio, harp, and the double bass all par
axe of the beneficial effects Of the piano
he claironet and the flute are also bene-
7cial when one begins TO get a little thin
\ the top.
Brass instruments, however, will make
Oh as bald as a billiard ball, and the
rombone and cornet despoil the most
rsute man of his locks with surprising
iced and certainty. The trombone, in
eed. is the worst of all, for it is esti-
Hated that in five or six years the player
'ses at least 60 per cent of his hair.
Needless to say the latter announce
ent on the part of M. Henri de Parville
no makes these statements regarding
usc and badness in the Musical
ews,' has aroused considerable interest
mong brass instrument makers. and his
eWs are backed UP IN no uncertain man
rby those in the profession. One well
oown. physician classifies badness amone
Ass instrumentalists as follows: About
per cent of the trombonists go bald
ID 60 per cent of euphonium players and
,arnwinders: quite half the cornets plav-
rs lose their hair through performing
that particular instrument, and about
per cent of the bassoon players.
Furthermore, 1t is pointed out that these
struments are also extremely deleter-
us to the progress of the mustache, but
'riously enough, encouraging to the
ard. The flute, ii is said when regular
played, has, a wonderful effect on side
hiskers; but there is always the danger
m these wind Instruments of losing not
'ly the hair but the teeth, and it is men
oned that a bandsmar. after exercising
's art for some years is almost certain
lose his front teeth unless great care
taken, and the operator takes an alum
n bath regularly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
MR.. MUIR HAS
SHOCK ARSORBER

+ John Muir, Strand, London. England,
is the inventor of a device vouehed for
by the largest users of motor traction in
the world. as giving every satisfaction
In overcoming vibration Oh motor trucks.
He IS now making a business tour to or
ganlze manufacturing development in the
United States.
In Mr. Muir's 'shock shifter" hub. steel
balls are superimposed in a chamber
around the axle, to its width in the
wheel, so that road shock is thereby con-
yerted into rotary motion. Instead then,
OF the familiar "thump-and- bump which
now destroys roads. tires. engine, chassis
and the vehicle in every fibre. 1t is proved
to the hilt that this disastrous vibration
is actually thus utilized, as propulsiye
power saving gasoline and all lubricants.
as we'll as preserving the whole mechan-
ism. Solid rubber tires are now success
fully used on pleasure vehicles at one
third of present tire cost by the Muir sys-
tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

the front compartment from the curb and
facilitates driving In traffic.
"rhe electric self starter is an integral
part of the car To operate. the driver
pushes n button, presses the starting
pedal and, as the motor turns over. throws
the ignition switch.
Centralized control is exclusively Pack
ard The control board Is attached to
the steering column Just below the steer
ing wheel. The ignition. starting, lighting
and carburetor controls are within easy
reach of the drivers hand
''The ignition is by Bosch high tension
magnetic and storage battery, both of
which are entirely distinct from the start
ing and lighting systems.
Motor olling is by forced feed to the
main bearings. with an auxiliary system
feeding oil directly to the cylinder walls
and automatically regulated for the diff
ferent power requirements.
"The motor has six T-head cylinders
41sx5ia inches. The maximum horse power
of this motor is 50 at 1720 r. P. NJ. The
A. l.. A. NJ rating is 49,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
STUBBS RECEIVES
"RATCH. OF INDIANS

Robert Stubbs, agent for the Indian
motorcycle, received Friday two solid car
loads of Indian motorcycles for sales
and distribution in this state. Always
alive to the possibilities of advertising
Mr. Stubbs arranged the consignment IN
automobile trucks and caused to be held
an impromptu parade over the streets OF
Birmingham Appropriate banners were
flung to the breezes telling about the most
unusual parade of Indians in this state.
The local agency for the Indians has been
unusually successful In their distribution
of that motorcycle and evidently antici-
pate q greater business this summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

truck in regular trips to Worcester, Mass.
90 miles away
Manager f. c. Gould OF the Silve3
Lane company tells of a record which
shows the manner in which his truck had
improved upon certain railroad facilities
which it supplanted. A shipment of saueil
lkraut from Rockville to Hartford, Il
miles. was SO delayed in transit that it1
arrival took place eight days from the
date of shipment. The truck perform
this service with regularity and certainly
inside of two hours.
This truck has been driven hetweei
5000 and 5000 miles since April and has
often been in constant service night and
day. During the harvest period, accord /
Ing to Mr.. Gould. 1t actually earned
earned, mind you--more than $50 day In
excess of its operating cost The approx
innate cost of operation, based upon fig
ures estimating a year of similar average
cost ON a basis of 300 working days, is
Sl2 so a day. This includes 5 per cent in
terest on the investment, 20 per cent de-
probation, wages, fuel, repairs, tires and
taxes" n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
MR.. MORRIS
SPEAKS OF SHOWS

1.-THE remarkable success of the motor
car shows this year In New YORK. chi
caro. philadelphia and nearly all other
large cities should serve to quiet the talk
that has been common lately of discon-
tinuing these annual exhibitions, SAID
10. e. Morris of the Cadillac Motor Car
company.
''The crowds at all the big shows this
year were as great or greater than they
have been in previous years. An unus-
uallv LARGE proportion were buyers also.
THE Peerless Motor Car company sold
many times more cars at the Madison
Square Garden this year than it did last
year and our experience has been much
the same at nearly all the shows that
have followed.
For the success of the big shows the
newspapers deserve much credit for the
splendid support they give them. The
special editions devoted to the displays
arouse great public interest, while the
vast amount of matter reiating to motor
cars both interests and instructs the mo-
tor car public on every point connected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
MIR. DENEGRE ANNOUNCES
PACK ARD "4S"

First shipments of the new Packard
''4S'' were made this week. The first
months sales of this model exceeded the
record made by the previous as" which
was practically sold out six weeks after
the announcement. This midwinter sales
record of the new 49, is even more sig
nificant when it is recalled that the for
mer model made its appearance at the
height of the selling season.
1.-THE new Packard "4S" embodies all
of the advanced engineering features OF
the "3S"--left drive, electric self starter
separate magnetic ignition, and centralized
CONTROL" says Mr.. Denegre.
LEFT drive provides direct access to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
RED SMITH
ON STATE TRIP

Red Smith of the Cadillac company will
leave Monday for trip over the northern
part OF the state in the interest OF the
Cadillac. He will visit the various agen-
cies In the state for the Drennen COM
pany state distributors and will be away
several days. While on these trips Mr.
Smith usually succeeds in getting. over
several sales and this is not expected to
be any exception. He said yesterday that
spring seemed to be on hand and that au-
tomobile trade would pick up now strong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
EXUM BOULEVARD
CREATES INTEREST

The proposed boulevard of President Isx-
um of the commission, which Is beins
backed by Mr.. Weatherly in charge o.
streets as we'll as Judge Lane is attract
ing wide attention among automobilists
of birmingham. The proposed roadway
will give birmingham direct il miles OF
drive east to west in this city over stand
ard pavement, which will be fine for ev-
eryone interested, especially the motor
lists. The automobile men will at their
meeting Wednesday night officially COM
mend the boulevard and will perhaps so
on record as being willing to assist Mr..
Exum and the commission in whatever Is
possible to get that Improvement over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

stance which Is maiting It difficult for the
Chinese to run an honest government. II
seems a nation under the banefui fnflu-
ence OF opium has no more chance to
succeed than a. man under its grip
Happy is the nation which has so FAR
kept itself Independent Of the empire OF
opium, and it will be difficult to urge
too strongly upon the advisability Oh
maintaining such independence.
Even the young republicans of China
are giving evidence of the lack of Will
power to reform, which is one of the
most unfortunate effects OF opium smols
ing. We are tempted then to conclude
that the Chinese nation lacks sufficient
moral strength to stamp out the evii,
and In that case, the stronger nations
should take up. the task for the ultimate
benefit of the Chinese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
The Empire of Opium

From the New York Japanese Times.
It is extremely difficult for US who DO
not smoke opium to imagine what pleas
urable sensation in the practice markes
1t hold such powerful sway over the Chi
nese. In 1906 1t was estimated that 49,
455, 500 Chinese, or about 27 per cent OF
the adult male population, smoked opium,
which means that every fourth man In
China is an opium smoker. medical
expert tells us that the opium smoker
viii first lose appetite, then become as
pale as lead, and SO lean that he will
look like living skeleton. He VIII lose
every inclination for mental and physical
work, neglect business and lead his life
to certain ruin. We suspect opium be-
ing the cause of the lack of moral
strength in the Chinese national circum-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
A Foolish Question

From the Popular Magazine
Jim, free as air and full of tie Joy of
living, strolled in leisurely manner past
the somewhat ugly but entirely impreg-
nabie county JAIL Looking up. he saw
behind the bars of one Of the windows
the disconsolate face OF his friend, Joe.
'.Hellor' called out Jim.
''Iello," returned Joe.
After this brief Interchange of greetings
Jim was proceeding on his way. but Joe,
having no extensive promenade at his
command, wished to engage him in con-
versation, and began with thiss
.'Whut time is 1t. Jim?'
"Whut you want to know what time 1t
is foh, man?" retorted the free one.
you amt gwine nowhar."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
MR.. HOUT RESIGNS
FROM 1ALCO

The Highland garage agents for the
Alec makes this announcement:
Harry S. Houpt has resigned as general
sales manager Of the automobile depart
ment Of the American Locomotive COM
pany. Hr. Houpt has not been in the best
health for some time and he has left for a
trip through the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
JUDGE DAN
GREENE BETTER

Judge Dan Greene Of the studeoaker
company and president OF the Dealers
association is much better after an illness
tbat followed his return from tho Chicago
,rtouob,,e show. He was confined to his
ho,n. at Roebuck Springs for several days
ana his reappearance yesterday upon l,.e
streets was very gratifying to his frienos'
re was unable to attend tho last meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

Much credit for the large increase IN
business is given TO MFR. Houpt ns tne
American Locomotive company ouleiaas
AS a result of this good work an attempt
was made to retain his services. In leay-
ing the Alec, Mr.. IIoupt carries with him
the best wishes of the company