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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-31

Joe London and Alexander c. Har-
ris. of South Tenth street. have re-
turned to their homes after two
weeks stay at Sea Girt and Asbury
Park.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-31

Miss Anna L. Kaufman and Miss
Jennie G. Kaufman. of 129 Wiekliffe
street, will leave the city tomorrow
for Highmont, n. Y, where they will
spend the month of August.
Miss Mollie Friedman, of SOD South
Seventh street, is enjoying a three
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-31

Miss Maud Weinstock. of 267 Cam
den street, will leave the city tomor-
row for Asbury Park, where she will
spend the remainder of the sum
mer.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-31

Mr. and Mrs. Ivan P. Flood, of los
South Tenth street. who are touring
England, are at oxford.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30
WESTON WILL WALK OLD
 MEN IN SIX DAY MATCH
To Pit Foam Against Younger oppo- nents to Settle Question of Prowess.

Edward Payson Weston, seventy five-year-oid world famous pedestrian is arranging q walking contest which will have scientific interest for those who insist tbat age brings with it a general inability to perform, even aft CT fashion. those feats of an athletic nature which a few years back were easy Of accomplishment.
 The general proposition Is ;s test be. tween youth and old age in 1. "goas- you-piease" contest on measured track. It is stated that tue veteran walkers experience has led him to be- lieye that a man at forty years is to q man of sixty five years as fifteen years is to nine years in walking capacity.
 Weston is about to institute con, test where, on the same track, a team of men at or beyond the sixtyfive year age limit will be pitted against a similar number of men none of whom is over forty-five years Of age. with handicapping system based on the al lowance of walking time on the track.
 The test is to cover q period of six days, and the younger men will be given nine hours each day in which to gain. their total mileage, while the older group will have an allowance of fifteen hours during each twcntyfour in which to eDtleavor to eGaaal or beat the efferts of their youthfuh opponents.
 Five. thousand dollars will be dis tributed' a,nang the severnh contestants according tn the records, made. While no date "v place has beea fixed for the proposed contest. it ht,% tentatively bees agreed upon that May of this yeMr wo.fle1 t,e a fitting time.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30
HER CROOKED SPINE MENDEp
oon> From Shin ttedssd Into verte krae Makes Dafosmsd Girl Erect.

0en> From Shin Ntsdssd Into vsrte-
 hrae Makes Dssosmsd Girl Erect.
 \ marvellous double operati0a per. formed in Cleveland. O.. has made Pauline Bell, thtrteen years old whose tack was deforued srom birth. an erect. henlthx girl who will be able t" run and play Nike other children.
 Pauline WAS placed on n operating table at MOMnt Siumi hospital aud ''ironed out aN straight aud smooth. as she says. First of all. slender splinter of bone three tnches long WIS taken from the shinbone of her right leg. Then groove was cut into the vertebrae on tue inner side of the spine. just where it was bent.
 Into this groove the straight splin ter of bone then was tirmly wedged Immediately afterward the little pa tient was put into plaster cast In this cast. face downward. Pauline lay for nearly two weeks without stirring Then she was proppcd mp in bed to, the first time in five weeks. and finally she sat up. her back as straight us tue cast in which she Is still wrapped,
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30
QUEEN MARY tS
 BRlToN's KILL Jov"

LONDON, Jan. 3O.-The Duchess of Devonshire is downcast at the pros pect of the visit of the king and queen to Chatsworth. The program. which promises to be very dull af fair. has several times been revised by Queen Mary, and those who are in on the secret are greatly amused at the further exhibition of the
 queens "hen-pecking" activities. The Duchess had planned to have Mrs. Hope White. who is distant relative of hers and who has gained considerable fame for her ability as an entertainer, give an evening ot palmistry and legerdemain. but the queen censored this and several oth-- CT proposed entertainments because she was afraid the king would be brought in contact with certain wo- men to whom the queen objects There will be no amusement except a series of concerts. and many oi | the guests invited have suddenly not, fled the duchess they will be unable to attend
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30
CHAs. SCHLOSSER
 FREEZES HANDS
We'll Known Valdezian Meets With Misfortune While Working on
 Nizina Bridge.

Charles Schlosser, while working for the Alaska Road Commission building the bridge across the Mi gina river, froze both his hands a few days ago. He has lost the finger nails and the ends of his fingers are in bad shape. but he expects to be back at work in a few weeks.
 This information was brought to town by Lieut.. Edgerton of the Road Commission who returned on the last boat from trip of inspection of the bridge. He reports that the weath- CT had been very cold for several days and that when Schlosser got his hands in the water that it was forty degrees below zero.
 The lieutenant reports that good progress is being made on the bridge and that it will shortly be completed. It will cost about $22.00O and will be one of the most substantial bridges in the territory.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30
.B|LKEO FARMERS
 WITH THE TARIFF
So Tells the Members of the - Upper House.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.--Senator McCumber, of North Dakota, today precipitated a tariff debate in the Senate by declaring that the agricul- tural extension bill was mere sob to the farmers and that the Under wood bill has done more harm to the farmers than any act of legisla tfon of recent years.
 Upon the prosperity of the tarm CTS depends the prosperity of the na- tion," declared Senator ;McCumber, "and the farmers have been hit hard by the new bill and must meet the competition of the nations of the world where labor is paid almost nothing"
 Other Republican sena tors attack ed the bill and claimed that almost 2.000, 900 more men were out of work now than were out year ago and that many manufacturing plants were working only half time
 Democratic senators. replied and ridiculed the statements made by the majority and said that the Republi- can newspapers were endeavoring to start panic to discredft the admin istratton, but that financial conditions were such that all the calamity howl ers fn tha country e01,lr& mt aSPact prosperity.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30
Bids Are Opened.

The bids for the piling and logs required for the wharf at Solompp gulch for the ,..Granby Mining apd smeiting cosnpasiy Ia, noon today. No public announcement will be made of the successful bid
 der until the tenders can be sub mitted to the home office. Judge Ly- ,ons,. the local agent of the company expects to have telegraphic answer and make the award in few days
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30
YACHTsMEN'S MAGIC EIGHT.
That Number of Letters Favored For
 Name of Vanderbilt Cup Racer.

Name oS vanoeFoHe Nup ndCeV'
 Sentiment is taking hold in the mat ter of providing name for the Van derbilt syndicate cup yacht. designed by Nat Herreshoff, and 1t is a matter of public discussion about the Herre shoff boat shops at Bristol. R. l.. that the new racer, yet in the initial stages df! coifstfueGon;.aasrflli .hAxs sa nanle:of t.'Iattaeaeieao'taaSmMgr,tA:. AA senti mental policy of long standing relative to cup yachts. A multitude of names has been suggested informally; but the naming of the yacht may not take place for weeks to come.
 It is pointed out that the Reliance, vigiIant. Defender and Columbia. all successful cup yachts. had each only eight letters in their names, while the Constitution. a cup candidate in 1901. had several more letters in her name. She was not selected
 It is said that having eight letters In \ yachts name is a good omen.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30

The St. Elias the best place to stop in Valdez. Clean, warm outside rooms and prices reasonable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30

ried woman of four feet eleven inches fin Texas.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-30
News Films of the Passing Show

man seven feet one inch tall mar ried woman of four feet eleven inches fin Texas.
 The mother of girl tripets at Will mingtOn, Del, has named them Jessie, Margaret and Eleanor, after the presi- dents daughters.
 difference of cent ill the books of Tarrytown. N. Y., caused the village clerk and village treasurer to go over tax collections amounting to $111,OOO.
 newly elected justice of the peace of Fayette City, Pa, offered a new stove, five dollar bill and the cere nlony free to the first couple applying to him for marriage.
 Officials of the University of Mich igan and of the other colleges of the state urge circular "dry zone" sur rounding each college, no saloon being permitted nearer than five miles,
 AS the culmina tion of a courtship of fifty years ago. William Knox and Mrs. Elizabeth Tunnell were married recently at Chincoteague, Va. The wedding is the fourth venture of each
 Aroused by fire alarm at Water bury. Conn.,. q retired fire horse kicked down the door of it's stall, dashed out of the barn and raced across the city to his old fire station. where it whinnied for ndmittance.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29

REQUISlTIoN FOR SHOEMAKER
Springfield, ILL.,, July 2e.-Gov.
Dunno issued requisition for the re-
turn to Illinois of R. M. Shoemaker,
formerly chief special agent for the
Western Union Telegraph Co., now
held in San Francisco and indicted on
charges of conspiracy and larceny of
papers belonging to the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union of America. The
charges grew out of Shoemaker's
activity in behalf of the Western
Union during its recent war on the
teIegraphers' union.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29
"sNAKE" STILL ON THE JOB

SNAKE" STILL ON THE JOB
The wagon which has been doing
duty in the Knab restaurant made its
usual rounds yesterday, picked up
thirteen striking mattresses on picket
duty and carried them to the South
Clark street station. They were book
ed on charges of obstructing the side
walk and delaying traffic.
Seventeen girls arrested Monday
were arraigned before Municipal
Judge Williams yesterday. They took
jury trials, which were set for August
10 before Municipal Judge Jarecki.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29
Ready With Her Rifle.
-O-O-
1T SWEARS OFF

a." said the temperance man,
strongly object to the custom of
christening ships with champagne"
81 don't" replied the other man.
81 think there's a temperance lesson
in it"
"How can that be?"
''Wen, Immediately after the first
bottle of wine the ship takes to water,
and sticks to it ever after"
corks may be made alright and
watertight by keeping them immersed
in oil for five minutes.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-29
CRANE FOR RESERVE BoARD7


Charles R. Crane may have place
on the federal reserve board. This is
the talk that blazed around Chicago
following the announcement that
Crane was going to Washington to
co ser with President Wilson. 1t is
surmised that Wilson will offer him
the place at first offered to Thomas
D. Jones.
FEMININE FACTS
Sibyl Wilbur, newspaper woman
whose biography of Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy brought her literary fame, is
completing new book dealing with
the problems of the new woman"
Prussia now has a-Woman master
matchmaker. Miss Paula Ehlert, who
passed the difficult examination be-
fore the Chamber of Trade in Danzig
with high honors Miss Ehlert is the
first woman admitted to the watch
makers profession, and her career is
being watched with great interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
GERMANS RAPIDLY. ]. BRINGING FORCES
 ID BELGIAN COAST

In the northwest of Belgium the Germans. are rapidly bringing their forces to the coast. They. have occu- pied Bruges. about IA miles east of Ostend.. and have appeared at Blank enberghe. on the North sea some F miles northeast Of ostend
 In the meantime. however, the allies have thrown a strong line out to the sortl with the object of shutting off Calais and other French ports on the English channel The allies occupy Ypres and their line Is believed to ex- tend almost directly northward to Nieuwpoort. This territory within the next few days doubtless will be the scene of heavy fighting if the reported plans of the Germans are carried out.
 The last French official statement announces gains on many points on the front. Including the taking of Es- taires, an advance of about two kilo- meters in the center to the north and cast of Rheims and a further advance on the heights of the Mouse to the south, of st.. Miehiel.
 'Relnforcements have reached both the %Gernians and the allies on their right and left wings respectively, and these sneeds only to be. placed. in their ploper positions. on the fropt for the blow to be struck which may prove to be a decisive stroke for one side or the other.
 l, Thai, Emperor William of German, fs following with sharpest interest, the fortunes Of his soldiers is indicated by
 (Csntisusa on Psge Ten, w
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
67PAsSENGERS AND CREW SAVED WHEN. VESSEL FOUNDERS

{ New York. October -15.--The steamer ggetapan. eeaine in frenr 9JsA, found cred. n the losyef hsrhof late today, nft-- er . collisish. with the fteisHt~r Iowap. iepyfnk port for San FrSncisco. All, the sIctapan's: 4e7. pessengerh .and her crew hsere r<sciea.s Less damage was sus- tained by the Towan, which stood by MhiIe her boats took aboafd two of the sJetApqn'sy sengers.,tT The remainder were ;trausferred to rescuinG. craft and lsn.Ied In New York tcnfskt.
 < At a. late hour the freighter remained at anchor near the scene of the collision. iPaaseDgers dH the Metapan said her bow was badly twisted, hut the exact damage lconld not be- learned The Metapan Is
 united Fruit company steamer and sailed from Colon on, october for this port. '
 ~ Crash In Fog
 i As the Metapan was nearing port. the
 crash occurred in a dense fog, according to her officers and .passfngerss3 The ;freiehter was first ssen whei,s she was !onIy q short dtstanee aways In an 'ef- lf6ft 4 Co Ssv6t't the crash the Towan Is ls6td ;tS rl<sve let go her anchor but the lifead&iy was gfeater than she could over come. She hit the Metapan about 90 feet from fliS bow of the ship on the port 'diartef. blowing through the steel and Iifoh and 'ihflicting damage that cagsed the Metapan fo fill quickly. ' J's, z z. 7. E The. wireless operator on the Metapan
 immediateiy sent IS, O., s.r calls for as-
 slstauce, which soon ware. answered by six or eight vessels which were near,
 amope them being the. United States .dred9e Atlantic. working about 2 qugr- ter Of a mile distant and thsf British scsafn.psS sn rsss 1wss, --:. 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

London. October ia.-t2,3O q. m.)---A dispatch to Reuters Telexram company from Cnpetown says that Colonel Brits, the officer appointed by Gen. Louis Bofl,a.. premier nnd commander in chief of the union forces, to tnke over the command of the rebel lieutenant. Col. solomon terharius Maritz. reports that one of his patrols hns engaged part of Naritx's force at Raledraai and taken s0 prisoners.
 Capetown, october 16-(yia London. 10:15 D.. sn.)-As a result of Colonel Mar itz's rebellion; in the northwest of the Cape provinces. Gen Louis Botha pre- nier of the Union of South Africa, and commander of the troops of the union. is taking the field earlier than he originally intended to. General Botha is placing himself at the head of several strong Dutch commandos. organized on the old burgher line, which are affiliated with reg iments trained by the union defense force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
GOVERNOR THINKS TAXATION LAWS ARE UNJUST AND ARCHAIC


 Menteomery, october I5--tspecinlo Declaring that the taxation laws of the state are archaic and unjust and as- sertins that no proper system of tax ation can be devised without funda- mental changes in the constttution, the governor of Alabama this afternoOn in m eloquent speech here before the new Iy organized Tax Reform league, pledged his hearty support and co-op- cration to the league In the work it has undertaken snd invited all sugges- tions looking to h reform of the pres ent system. -tf i-4esp s1 $. M
 The govetnors address featured the 6 afternoon session of the league, and expected to go far-towards Shaping cer- tain phases of legislative thought at the next session of the aeeissture. sr''F 7
 League Organized
 sThe leagqe was formally organized by a representative body of citizens from Biimingham, Montgomery, Mobile and the other important cities of the state. and it's members are charged with the duty of conducting statewide. cam. paign looking to reform of the pres ent methods of taxation The meeting was held at the Chamber of Commerce.. The league will meet again on Decem- Der B. at which time a plan will be per fected for promoting the work of the organization in broad aapdi e8eetive manner. sts ss z The govern6r;s address before the lie aRaie proved one of the features of the day, indicating, as 1t did, unity of thought between state officials and the public, at large on the need of establish-. :. Ing a new system of taxation. ss sa
 Laws Are Unjust ie
 After an experience of nearly four ' ears as governor of Alabama. am !cofi- vinced that our tax laws are archaic and thoroughly out of harmony, he said. "The fundamental principle of taxation is equality as far as 1t can be obtained. We have continued the, same system of taxation which obtained in Alabama, In ante -bellum days Many states have made changes realizing that no etItiie- able system of taxation can be obtained by taxing both personal and real prop erty upon the same basis. .f
 The governor asserted that the most paramount need of Alabama is a new constitution. declaring that not only 10 the taxation laws need revision but the educationaI system as well. He quoted figures to.show that more than one-haif of the money that is paid into the state treasury every year goes for the purnop8 of education and old soldiers. e.}. z. '
 Under our present system the abNfqen of educating our children is upon the state treasury. and yet statistics ghoW that Alabama is at the foot of the, list of states in nliteracy. We need local fAx- etion and. we need concentration of school work 7" +. s.l s4 t .ss ,s t
 The chief executive suggested that there should he only one large normal school, great state university. By this means. he declared, the state would be able to
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
PANAMA CANAL HAS
 A SERIOUS LANDSLIDE
Traffic Stopped by Slide North of Gold Hill and Goetna un able to Say When Canal Will Be Navgable Again-West
 Side Not Affected-Dredges Already at Work

tered the channel. but it is declared t must have been many thousand cubk yards.
 It was first reported that there had heen movements from both sides of the canal but this proved to be untrue.
 '. The official investigation disclosed that the west side of the canal had not been affected as previously reported. There was no disturbance at Cucaracha Colo mel Goethals declared he was unable to say when the channel again would be op- eratiye. but he hoped within few days.
 The slide began late yesterday and be- came serious during the night. Tn. four vessels at Cristobal and two at Balhoa have been trapped
 K All available drcdges already have been put to work to clear the waterway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
CAPE PROVINCES ARE
 PREPARING FOR WAR

Commandments, field comets and burgh- CTS who served under General Botha in the South African war, are rallying to his call irrespective of their political feel ing to fight alongside the English in de- fense of the empire against which they were in arms 12 years ago. This fact has had marked effect on waverers, which are now fioclxing to General Botha' s standard
 The other rebels within the union, hav- ing openly declared themselves, the gov ernment considers itself not obliged to deal gently with them out of the consid- eration for certain Dutch people who, even though they are not strong sup porters of the government, are said to have drawn the line at rebellion.
 The government Is also adopting stern measures by arresting prominent men who are suspected of sowing sedtion, charg- ing them with high treuson.
 General Hertzog, who has been one of General Botha's most bitter opponents, has placed his services at the disposal of the premier. esa ss#ts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Cambridge. Mass. October 15.--"I feel that I have let Harvard college out of difficult situation by offering my resig- nation" said Prof. Hugo Munsterberg to- night in discussing his tender of With drawal from the head of the department psychology. His action followed a notification by Maj. Clarence Weiner or London that he would cancel legacy of slo.oo0. 900 to the college unless the famous psychologist was separated From the in- stitution.
 That s1o,ooo.ooo" Professor Munster berg said, ''is a great deal of money and much good could be done with it by the college. It would be too bad if my pres ence were to cut it off from the institu- tion The claim that Harvard, by asking
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
MJJNSTERBERG RESIGNS
 POSITION AT HARVARD
Head Harvard Department of Psychology Gives Up Position Rather Than See Institution Lose $10,OOO00o Legacy
 Pro-German Tendencies Behind Action

for my resignation, would be selling out for that amount of money is perfectly absurd Harvard Is no longer in an un- favorable position. If they had tried to put me out that would have been an- other matter. But Harvard Is too great to be bought in such a manner"
 Professor Munsterberg would not dis cuss the reasons which prompted Major Weiner's action In a post card to Dean Briggs of Harvard, Major Weiner said he objected to Professor Munsterbergs pro German utterances The post card also said a letter would follow, but so far as could be learned the Harvard officials have not received the letter. Both Major Weiner's attitude and Professor Munster berg's resignation probably will be taken up for action at the next meeting of the Harvard corporation, October 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16

Panama, October 15.-A serious landslide on the east side of the Panama canal north of Gold Hill occurred during the night. Tranic has been of necessity stopped and Colonel Goethals could not say today when the canal again would be navigabie It Is hoped that few days will prove sufficient time In which to re- open the waterway
 preliminary survey today showed the slide extended for distance of about 15oo feet north of Gold HiIl and started on line about loo feet from the edge of the canal. It is not possible as yet to esti- mate the amount of rock and dirt that cn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-French report gains on front. Harding urges Bankhead cotton
 plan.
 Cotton situation reaches deadlock. Governor thinks taxation laws un-
 just 2--Rapid progress on war revenue
 bill. 3-Street railway men to meet here 4-Editorlal comment. 5-Deedmeysr tells of insults by Ger
 mans.
 100 cars of chert bought
 Ringling circus here today. Coroner's report on Mulga disaster 6--Society. 7-Sports. g. Markets. / in connection with Dav-
 idson killing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-16
sEstaires Taken By the French On Left Wing, While Germans Are Pushed
 Back In Center, Says Official Report
TWO GREAT BATTLES
 REACH THEIR HEIGHT
Detail of Great Struggle Shrouded By Strict Gen. sorship--Both Russia and Germany Claim Suc- cess In Russian Poland-Allies Report Progress On French Frontier

f6 m)Reuters Amsterdam Neheands correspondent that has n southeast of suges) the yesterday They
  English miles expected oarrvea
  French offce
  wing, On Rheims tvok oneters bouta mi a the heig the of and MarchevIle"