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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
KA|SER'S new ROYAL
YACHT IN BALANCE
Looks as if Parliament Will
Reject the $2,5O0,000
Appropriation

Berlin, April 25-The risk of the re-
lection by the imperial parliament of an
appropriation of $2500.OOo to build a new
yacht for Emperor William is so great
that an urgent summons has been sent
to all loyal deputies to be present in
force when the matter comes up for de-
bate.
The socialists. 1t is understood. intend
to demand roll call on the third read
ing of the appropriation, when the Poles.
the Danes. the Alsatians and many of
the southern German members of the
clerical center party have announced their
ture.
1t is pointed out by the government
that only in the event OF a fun house
being assembled can the passage of the
appropriation be assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
\. c. PIERCE MEETS
CHARGE OF MISUSE
OF BANK SHARES
In Counter Statement Says
He Is Victim of Misplaced
Confidence to Amount
of $7,OOO,OOO

st. Louis, April 25.-Henry Clay Pierce
chairman of the board of directors of the
Waters Pierce Oil company. today met
the charge that he had converted to his
Terminal company, which had been placed
in the National Bank of Commerce OF
the counter statement that he had been
the victim of misplaced confidence to
the extent of nearly $7,000,00o
The statement of Pierce was made DUR
Ing the taking of dispositions in the suit
filed by the National Bank of Commerce
to recover the 1900 shares from Mr..
Pierce. or their money equivalent. $780,
600. Mr.. Pierce told of the formation of
the syndicate to prote the Tennessee
Central railway, a syndicate to which
Pierce, William II. Thompson. president
of the Bank of Commerce. and ]. M.
Yam Blarcom, vice president and later
president, were the principal subscribers
Both Thompson and Van Blarcom are
dead.
The s6.S0O.ooo to which reference is made
is accounted for, according to Mr.. Pierce
testimony, as follows:
Securities Loaned
Securities loaned by Pierce to, Van
Blarcom on which the latter made loans
which Pierce. had to pay, 100000.
Loan from the Mississippi Valley Trust
company of st. Louis. made by Van
Blarcom, but to which Pierce's name was
signed as guarantor by Pierce's son-in-
law. Eben Richards, s60O,0O0.s
This loan, Pierce said he had to pay.
Pierces name signed by his son-in- law,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
PHYSICIANS URGE WILSON
TO TAKE RECREATION

one of the naval aides at the White
house. viii accompany him. The party
VIII be gone most of the day, going
ccwn to Chesapeake Bay and back.
The President today signed his name to
the first act of Congress during his
administration. 1t was joint resolu-
ton to appropriate s2500 for the ex-
ptnses of committee of the two
houses to attend the unveiling of the
memorial to Thomas jefferson at St.
Louis, April 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
Yesterdays Beautiful Par
ade Watched by Thous-
ands in Spite of the
Continual Downpour
EAST LAKE AFFAIR
TO BE PRESENTED
ON MONDAY NIGHT
VIII Be Carried Out as Scheduled
Two Days Potlatch Festival Pro-
nounced Success on Every
Hand - Awarding of
the Prizes -

Crowning event of potlatch, In
dian powwow and ball at East Lake
park, postponed until Monday night
on account of rain.
Potlatch buttons good for Mon
day night.
Voting continues until Monday
night. when wampum belts will be
awarded
over 5000 good Indians gathered
at the park last night and danced
until midnight, which is to be
thrown in" as an extra by the
potlatch association.
Original programme for for East
Lake, part Of potlatch festival,
will be given Monday night in every
detail as originally planned and
published.
Between 5000 and 10000 good In
dians expected Monday night if
clear and warm weather.
II is estimated that $4,000 peo-
pie tooks part in the two days
celebration of the potlatch festi-
val.
The winners of the silver loving
cups In yesterdays parade are:
The Birmingham Lodge of Elks,
Louis Saks and Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company.
II rained yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26

Washington. April 25.-President
Wilson has been working so hard late
ly that the White House physicians
lave prescribed recreation and diver
sion as daily necessity. The President
has been goirg TO the ball games regu~
larly and t. morrow he Will take
short trip on the Sylph. fast yacht
detailed for the Presidents use. Miss
Eleanor Wilson and DR.. Cary Grayson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
Robinson Sentenced

New York, April 25.--Thomas f. Robin
son. late of the police department. and
the system" was sentenced today to
serve not less than six years nor more
than 10 years at hard labor in Sing Sing
prison. He was convicted of extorting
money as a patrolman from keepers OF
disreputabe resorts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
VICE commission
GIVES ACCOUNT OF
Recent FINDINGS
Lieut.. Gov. O'Hara Sends
kilograms to Wilson and
Gov. Paynter of the
Result Of Probe

Springfield, ILL.,, April 25.-After to-
slave" commission, Lieutenant Governor
O'Hara sent telegram to President
Wilson and another to Lieutenant Gov
ernor Paynter of Missouri calling their
attention to the disclosures made here
The telegram to Presicent Wilson read
"At a hearing Of the Illinois senate
vice commission here today 1t ap-
peared that the conditions surrounding
the employment of girls at the Spring
field factory of the International Shoe
company apparently were the most open
to criticism Of any so far discovered
by this commission. The revelations
We're so astounding that Senator Neils
.Juul republican, and the dean of our
state senate, openly and bitterly de-
nounced this corporation.
ASH have been informed that this
corporation is supporting lobby at
Washington In opposition to your pro-
posed, tariff law, on the grounds that
If certain duties are removed the girl
workers in their factories will be
brought into composition with the
cheap labor of Europe. believe your
attention should be called TO the tes-
tlmony given mere To-Day.
/ Sends Telegram
Lieutenant Governor OHara's tele-
gram to the lieutenant governor of Mis-
souri was as follows:
"At meeting of the Illinois senate
,vice commission today it developed
THAT the girls employed in a Spring.
field factory of the International Shoe
company are the victims of the worst
industrial conditions that have yet come
before this commission. Mr.. Derby,
the superintendent, of the Springfield
factory, stated under oath that the In
ternational Shoe company is a s25,O00,-
900 corporation and that it's executive
officers are residents of Missouri.
"On behalf of Senators JUL, Tossey,
Woodard and Beall as well as of my
[self, constituting the full membership
|of our commission, I respectfully in
|vite the. CO. operation of your Missouri
senate vice commission in a thorough
land complete Investigation of the
methods of this Corporation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26

Something wetter than water must be
ased to dampen the spirit of Birmingham.
In spite of perfectly healthy April
srainstorm that swept up Jones valley and
lfovered over Birmingham, letting down
water in very appreciable quantities, the
i~'Birmingham on Wheels potiatch parade
wound through the streets of the city be-
fore the eyes of cheering thousands yes
terday afternoon. Due to the rain there
were many mishaps and the crowd was
not nearly SO large as Thursday night.
Nevertnk,s the streets were lined with
people png the entire route of the pa
rade.
Everybody YES wet. And avss sas,5
was getting wetter. But it n-ade no dif-
ference; for everybody was in good hut
NOR. everybody cheered and applauded
MS the parade filed past and everybody
who saw it is glad of it. even If he did
have to take an uninvited cold water
bath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
EAST LAKE MUD
PROVED TOO MUCH

But last night at East Lake park the
Amalgamated Association of Running
Talndrops got in some of its fatal work.
Powder and water can be mixed; but the
result is not satisfactory.
War dances can be held In mud knee
deep; but it's inartistic.
Acrobatics can be acted in a duck pond
but It's not becoming.
Therefore. all of the grand Indian pow
WOW and ball which was to have been
the crowning event of the potlatch at
East Lake last night was postponed, and
viii be held Monday night In order not
to disappoint the crowd of about 5000 per-
sons who had gathered last night, the
indian ball and potlatch dance We're given
for their benefit The orchestra began
playing shortly after o'clock and dan
cling continued until midnight.
However. Monday night the original
potlateh programme In its entirety will
be enacted Just as it would have been
last night had the weather been as per
schedule. The programme, which has been
published. of the fireworks. the snake
dance. the rowing across the lake of fire
By the chief, the princess and their court
attendants, the acrobatic act far above
the water OF the lake on patform, diving
into the lake, the grand Indian ball and
potlatch dance, all as originally outlined,
will take place Monday night.
The potlatch button will admit all per-
sons to the park Monday night just as
It did last night The leaders of the
potlatch stated last night that they could
not afford and did not wish to break the
first rule of good Indian: Keep your
word" Therefore the dance was held last
night so that the 5000 people who had
braved the storm would not be disappont-
ed and the entire East Lake powwow and
Indian ball will be held Monday night,
80 that the thousands who stayed away
from the park last night on account of
the weather will not be disappointed.
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
ON MONDAY NIGHT
1t was confidently predicted by the Of
ficials of the potlatch last night that If
5000 would come out they did last
night not less than 1900 or 10000 would
have come out If the weather had been
clear and that fully that many good In
dams OF Birmingham will attend the event
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
Bryan in Chicago

Chicago, April 25-'I shall go direct to
Sacramento and will return to- Washing
ton as soon as I possibly can'' said Sec
retary Bryan here tonight as he boarded
a train. II cannot forecast how long my
absence may be, but l hope it will be
short. | ought to be in Washington
NJ. Bryan nodded his head with empha-
sis and added:
81 hated to leave Washington Just now.
would not have done so If it had NOT
been necessary. These are important
days at the capitol and shall hurry
back ttlt ~
MIR. Bryan declined to. make any state
ment in regard to the coming conferences
with Governor Johnson and the Califor-
mia legislature.
my embassage,, hel said. as far az
my memory. goes. is without precedent.
1css1Inrss on PTrs maj = :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
ALIEN SITUATION IN
CALIFORNIA VIEWED
WITH DEEP CONCERN
Administration Is Anxious
That Bryan Relieve Eric
tion Between State
and Government

Washington, April 25.--Secretary Bryan
is not expected to spend more than a
week at Sacramento comforting with. Gov
ernor Johnson and the state legislature
over the proposed anti-alien land laws.
From semi-official sources today it was
said that Mr.. Bryan expected to present
the views of President Wilson and do
all possible to remove friction between
the United States and Japan over that
legislation ntime to be back in Washing
ton May L.,
In official circles 1T was suggested that
the energy with which Japan had pro-
tested against the enactment of the pend
ing alien land-holding legislation in Cali
fornia had served to obscure the fact
that the many Chinese would be affected
by such laws, though not in proportion
to the Japanese residents. The Chinese
legation here, though noting the facts,
has refrained. from lodging any protest.
at the state department. while awaiting
instructions from Pel1ing as well as the
issue of the negotiations between Amer
lea and Japan regarding the question OF
alien land ownership.
Deep Concern
1t is apparent, however, that the situa-
tion is viewed with deep concern, de-
veloping as it has at the very moment
when the United States government is
about to encourage the Chinese people
by extending recognition to the infant
democracy. Specific treaty guarantees,
1t was pointed out, probably would give
the Japanese property owners decided
advantage over the Chinese in protect
ing their rights in the event of dis
criminatory legislation.
The number of Chinese in California
is. said to be very much smaller than
commonly supposed. According to the
report of the immigration commission,
owing to the stoppage of immigration,
the return of many of tile Chinese. to
their country. and the migration of many
others in California to THE east of the
United States their number in the west
has materially decreased In the last de-
cade Even in 1900. there were only "a,
900 Chinese in the whole OF continental
United States. about 1000 of whom resid-
ed in California.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-26
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
ON MONDAY NIGHT

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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
THE DOVE OF PEACE IN IMMINENT DANGER A

King Constantine of long parley with Sir Ed
ward Grey-the gentleman will be ndi
hand England the Panama Canal when compe
ed.
The purpor of the the consideration of
mepacng conditions in the provinces of Thrace and of AL
bania."
seems that the disposition Of certain Islands
AEGEAN Sea has the dsapproval of the Greeknot from
the sentimental that they constitute, "The Isles of
Greece where burning Sappho loved and sang but because
they crops and potentially valuable, particularly
when worked by laborers.
The produce wealth, which certain
portion goes corrupt inefficient Court and
equip angunary brutal exists out
side of King Dahomeys domains small share Of the balance
brothers Of the who produced it.
They get exactly of returns of their
labor irrespective to whether they tribute Creek
Albanian Thracian They not know this ye and
their exploiters
be- but certain persons espossessed of modcum of
absolutely particle of difference who
governs them.
They'll pay, pay, pay, anyhow, Englishnan named
Kipng is reported to have said
of the Imperial terri
grabber right the spot crumbs that
during this division Of spo Sometimes they have
the entire loaf by being in the immediate
neighborhood when the division made.
complicatng matters by demanding
fore they peace negotiations with Greece the
Chios Mittand The beautiful birthplace of
Hippocraes-the Medicneshoud remain in the
civilized Greeksf sentiment is to be
corded recognition.
The smoking, seethng incar
seshness brutality cruelty and single
governmenand conclusivey that is an
question: decided the principle of who has
the might to exploit
The welfare the rights
territory being thrown back forth battle
not at all This is the Bal
situation most other situations, in nutshell
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
EDITORIAL NOTES

Philadelphia-'s muscular millionaire,
Anthony J. DrexeF Biddle author, ex-
plorer lecturer, Sunday school teach
er, boxer and aII-around athlete, was
born in the Quaker City thirty-nine
years ago today Although he inher-
tied a large fortune, he was not OBJ
sessed by his wealth. In his youth he
acquired a Heidelberg education, ex-
pIored the MadeiraS and other out OF
the way corners of the world. and
worked for two years as a reporter
on a Philadelphia daily paper. He re-
vived the Philadelphia Sunday Graph
ic. founded society" weekly, and
started a publishing house, with Of
fees in New York, Philadelphia and
San Francisco. In his leisure he wrote
books, travelled, taught Sunday school
classes, engaged in religious propa-
ganda, organized a 'tgentleman's box
ing club" and fought exhibition box
ing bouts with Bob Fitzsimmons.
philadelphia jack O'BrienJ and 9TH
#er professionals. His literary produc-
tions show considerable ability. keen
observation, vivid imagination and
much versatility and include stAll
Round Athletics 1.-The Froggy Fairy
Book THE Madeira Islands, and
'.The Land of the Vine He is a fell
low of the Royal Geographical Society
and other learned bodies of England
and America.
The muscular nl1ll1Ona1e pESdcn60 d
militant variety of Christianity, and
asserts that the effeminate and milk
and-water type of religion is RESPONSE
BILE for the fact that few boys and men
attend church. Jesus, he asserts, was
an athlete, and he cites the election
of the money. lenders from the temple
as an example of his physical proves.
Nothing arouses the BiddIe scorn so
much as the conventional picture of
Jesus eff Christ had been an amaze
mic. neurasthenic, pale and sickly man,
as the painters so often depict him, he
could never have accomplished what
he did" declares Mr.. Bidd1e. Only a
red-blooded, robust, manly type Of
Christianity will bring the men back
to the churches, in the opinion of the
Philadelphia exponent of athletic re-
1igion.''
Besides being a clever boxer, and
able to absorb as much punishment as
any professional, Mr.. Biddle INDUCES
in many other forms of exercise. One
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01
PALMER HELD FOR
FOUR YEARS. TAX
Well Known Oxford Justices
Arrest May Develop Into
Sensational Trial.

oxford. Conn.,. Oct. 1.-Willian Pal
mer, a member of the state central
committee. chairman of the Seven
teenth senatorial district. justice Of
the peace and chairman of the town
school committee, is summoned to ap-
pear at the town hall for his refusal
to pay four years personal tax. Mr..
Palmer was arrested last Wednesday
by Constable John Crofut and an at
tempt was made to try the case in the
constables home. Mr.. Palmer resent
ed and asked for a continuance, be-
lieving that the case ought to be tried
in public.
Mr. Palmerss associate justice of the
peace, Elijah B. Treat, will try the
case, and Grand Juror N. Jay Walton
will act as prosecutor Thursday morn
ing. The papers call for $8.05, the five
cents evidently intended to cover pos
tage and stationery.
Mr.. Palmer paid poll taxes until
about a year ago when he notified the
authorities that he was exempt. The
present authorities. however, do not
ngree with Mr.. Palmer and the trial
will undoubtedly be a sensational one.
The defense is that Mr.. Palmer has
served as a soldier for seven years,
and no demand was made on him for
the taxes until some time after the
collector placed the bill in the hands
of the prosecutor. Mr.. Pa1mer'e com
mission in the National Guard was
signed by the late President Grover
Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01

the authority of sacred books of the
past. To the theosophist and the sp1r-
itualist the persistence Of the person
atty beyond death is as denaonstrable
as the multiplication table. What the
materia1ist denies, what the agnosttc
doubts, what Sir Oliver Lodge theor-
ICES about, what the religious accept
on faith, the theosophist and spirit
ualist know. They say so themselves.
They are in daily converse with visit
ors from the spirit world. They asso-
ciate with 'atom forms and they have
reduced the archaeological" value OF
the various atoms to a chart, and made
a map of the spirit world. -.
Orthodox ephists-as distin-
guished from those heretical theoso-
phists who have followed the leader
ship of Katherine Tingley, 1.-The Pur-
pie Mother of Point Lema-win cele-
brate today the birthday of their
Saint and high priest, Nine. Annie
Bosant This remarkable woman, the
fighting leader of a strange sect, the
Mrs. Pankhurst of the spirit world,
began her last earthly pilgrimage in
London sixty-six years ago today. This
reincarceration is far, very far, from
being her first. Reincarnation is the
basic principle of her faith, and she
can trace er career back to the prt-
naordiaI atom.
Both Mrs. Besant and Mrs. Tfngley
claim to be the successors of Nine
BIaVaCSky, Inc 1OunQST OF Lfl0OSOpfly.
While the California woman empha-
sizes the humanitarian side of theoso-
ply Mrs. Besant's conception of The
cult leans toward other worldliness
and what in an earlier day would have
been called tbIack magic" Reincar-
nation and ''karma" are the founda-
tons of her system, on which she has
grated all the "Asiatic mildew'' of
a thousand years. Christ, Buddha, So
crates, Mohammed, ST. Augustine,
Confucius, all enter into her worship.
''Karma'' is the law of necessity, of
unavoidable consequence. which fol-
lows man through all his incarnations
as persistently and doggedly as a. tax
collector. Mrs. Besant declares that
she is constantly guided by "mahat-
mas or leaders thousands of years
old, who have told her the secrets of
the ages. These secrets, she boldly
asserts will yet revolutionize all
science and all religion. She voices
commonplace and the widest of as
sertions in the nomenclature of science
and her followers accept her state
ments as inspired wisdom. Mrs. Be
SAINTS theosophical headquarters are In
Adyar, Madras, India
AS a child, the high priest OF theoso-
ply was a 6evout Christian, and she
married a clergyman, a brother of Wal~
ter Besant, the novelist. Later she
became an atheist, and warred on
Christianity so violently that on sew
eraI occasions she narrowly escaped
Imprisonment. From denial of all re-
Iigion she turned to the acceptance
of all.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01

of his favorite stunts, which has earn
ed for him the title of 1.-The Gentle
man With the Iron Jaw" equals the
performances of professional strong
men A piece of broom handle two
feet in length is driven into the earth,l
with only an inch or so projecting.
Getting a firm grip on it with his jaws,
Mr. BiddIe yanks it out. Anybody
who thinks this is easy is welcome to
try it,.
David Rowland Francis, who has
CleveIands cabinet, governor of Mis-
souri,, mayor of St. Louis president of
the st. Louis worlds fair, and a globe
trotting diplomat who has had medals
pinned on his breast by nearly all of
the monarchs of Europe and Asia, was
born in Kentucky sixty-three years
ago today. After graduating from
Washington University in st. Louis,
he became a clerk in a commission
house Later he acquired a fortune IN
the commission business, acquired an
interest in several banks, and in 1885
was elected mayor of st. Louis He
has been called the most photographed
man in the world, and the title prob
ably rightful1y belongs to him. Every
notable who visited the st. Louis
worlds fair had his photograph fstook''
standing beside Mr.. Francis.
Sir oliver Lodges recent declaration
of belief in the theory of the persist
ence of. personality after death has
been the subject of worldwide COM
ment and has been received with va
ried and conflicting emotions. To the
materialist and the atheist the amrma-
ton of the eminent scientist is but
1.-The vagary of a mind that has reach
ed its dotage.'' To the agnostic Sir
divers address is but another vain
attempt to solve the unknowable, an
other futile consideration of that senti-
nent which was born of human af-
lection, and which will continue to
ebb and flow beneath the mists and
clouds of doubt and darkness as long
as love kisses the lips of DEATH To
the Christian, the Mohamm edan, and
all other true believers Sir Oliver
is engaged in an attempt to supply
proof regarding matter long ago
definitely and finally settled and de-
cided by the inspired works of the
Deity. All great religions are a unit
in the acceptance of Immortality as a
fact, to be accepted on faith and the
evidence of inspired scriptures.
To another considerable group of
humanity Immortality is also accepted
as a demonstrated fact. but not on
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01

Magistrate broke a mante1-
piece ornament on your wife's head.
What have you got to say for your
self?
Prisoner-Tt was a pure accident.
Magistrate-An accident? What
Didn't you intend to hit your wife?
Prisoner-Yes, but didn't mean to
break the rnament.-Exchange
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-01

nave mayor who is not his but who is voice
and spokesman of the rea who believes in Sunday
baseball to keeping working conented than he
lieVes in high wages.