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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-04
HENSON DOES NOT
 THINK DAMAGE IS HEAVY

'I cannot estimate the damnge,- said Mir. Jcmison, "as I have no idea how much 1t will amount to. although I do not think that 1t will be heavy, ns there was nothing to burn but the electrical machinery at the top floor.
 "The building Is absolutely fireproof and the fire which think caught from . short circuit simply put the elevators out of business. This will be remedied very quickly, as I have already teIe- phoned for new switchboard and 1t is possible thnt I will have the eIe- vators in operation within AS hours
 ''As to the water damage it will be confined mainly to the elevator shafts and that will not be heavy. I do not think water got into any of the offices as all the doors have a sill ''Iaised from the floor which had the teifSency to keep the water from enter
 ing the offices. This will greatly d- minish the water damage. We will be at work all night cleaning up and the building will be ready for occupancy by the tenants in the morning."
 Hard Fire to Fight
 Chief Sydney H. Middleton of the fire department stated that when he reached the scene the top of the skyscraper was an inferno of flames The chief was painfully blistered in fighting the fire.
 Tt was one of the worst fires to fight we've had to tackle in many day. said Chief Middleton "The sixteenth and top floors, which was the garret were a mass of flames when we arrived and it was so hot you could not get near the place. The building is equipped with excel lent fire extinguishing apparatus which we used as We had no hose that could reach that height We used three of N their lines from the hydrants on the fourteenth. fifteenth and sixteenth i. floors The lines were fed through a 1. standpipe at the bottom floor by two fire steamers which pumped 2000 gall Ions of water minute for us to fight the flames.
 We had to use a lot of water as there was whole lot of fire up there. It certainly could not have been ex- : tfnguished by sneezing on it."
 F. T. Tupper and w. D. Gates, fire engineers for the Southeastern Under- writer's association, were on the scene b1 the fire The only comment was made by Mir. Tupper
 The only thing that savedw the bufldfng.'' he said. was the fact that he sAyscraper was equipped with a shndpipe that reached from the base
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-04
WAR BULLETINS

Havrc, September 3.-(Via Paria, 7u7 ?. m.)-The United States cruiser Tennessee sailed from here today for Falmouth. She had on board about 1000 Americans.
 Durasso, Albania, September 3.-(via Paris, 3s37 ?. m.)-Prince William of wied quit his new Kingdom this fore- noon, taking passage for Venice on the Italian steamer Misurala.
 Paris, September S.-C8s16 D. m.) Beginping tonight no persons may leave or enter Paris between 8 ?. m. and .. m. without . military pass. Automobiles may enter freely during the day, hut cannot leave without per- mission. Pedestrians are permitted te pass without challenge through certain gates while other gates are closed. Gardeners bringing fresh vegetables to the city are permitted access at half hour intervals during the night.
 Paris, septembcr 3--(7s1O D. m.)-Thc Temps announces its intention to foI- low the Goyernnent to Berdeaux and publish there.
 Paris, september S.-(1slo .. m.)-The sovernment will issue proclamation tomorrow trannferranG the Dank ol France from Paris to Bordeaux.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
PARROT AS WALDORF BELLBOY
IL n Bird for POltt~n~ss. hut Wakes
Guest Too Fairly.

4 little after ~ o'clock yesterday morn
iug a guest IN second floor room at the
Waldorf-Asturia WAS awakened from the
best part Of his SUNDAY second sleep by i
voice which said pleasantly;
bon Jour. monsieur. Il fa!; beau, nest
pas
The sleepy guest waved an admonlshiEg
hand from the tangle of bed clothes:
Go way" lie said, too early. Go way"
The response was Il burst Of shrili
laughter but the eXpostulatons of the an
moved guest were cut short by the dis
coVery that lie was addressing very
polite green parrot. So no got up. closed
the window and reported his capture to
the desk,
"rxank goodness YOU 30, one" said
Assistant Manager Stewart. "NNish you'd
catch the other. We've been hunting par
rus all over the place
The second bird was found in the tower
and returned with his mate 10 Donald Pat
tersou. the ten, ear.old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. ", -, Patterson OF san Francisco
The parrots we're bought In Paris for
Donald and they took advantage OF AN
Opcu window 10 see something OF New
York. Perhaps they didn't approve for
they flew right back again. but not
through the window from which they
came. and began an exploration OF the
hotel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
HEBREW SHELTER INSPECTED.
special Train Takes 500 TO Home
Near PiraSautviiIe.

I..N. NNTyIirr. y. Y. May 1o.--Ahout
," Jag o.'i J. rsoils, many OF them proml-
no A'u.''.s of Manhattan. came to
H"' .r f,r, THIS afternoon to Inspect
"' .'.s os TIC Hebrew Sheltcliug Guar.
"if S'...,r when was established two
,sH ly wealthy New York Hebrews.
I"' ".' .,, VINO arrived by special train,
were "t'd luncheon by the orphans,
'"ro'., buildings, comprising cot
"f'' atI 'nc schools whore the lads are
.''t. trades. w'is Inspected ana there
~" ana by ~" b.
-. 'ia Lewiston tho Manhattan
80 .''', one OF ihe 80, lders of tho school,
400 i- president Of 'lc society, read his
ga -'I report. Following this there were
+.."r CO.. speoclcs by prominent men.
= 'te Rev br Joseph Silv'riNhn
y. I''p', Iuanu li, Man haitian: John III.
,''' Of ~. state Board OF Education;
~. ~ 't Il MARKS. presidcn' OF tie
SSo'olsh OF Manhattan; Judge Samuel D.
'''"-prrsideut of the so'i1i., ,
'pI'" tommiss ,on,r bougherty OF the
apartment 81 Charities. Or Burnstcin,
'e ''l'rrdcnt of the institution. and br
",eh0'l :. Wise OF tho Free Synagogue,
Manhattan
:, re Commissioner Robert Adainson OF
""nan, Thomas +, liolnes Of Man
Sud'' Brother BarnHbas. who Is In
'"sfse Of the Lindendale school for Boys,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
SUCCEEDS DIR. CYRUS T. BRADY.
The Rev. ". J.. Brown Accepts
Mount vernon R~ctorshiu

The Rev. Mcliord l., Brown assistant
minister IL All Angels Church, West End
avenue and Elshty-iirst street, has been
elected rector Of the Episcopal Church of
the Ascension, Mount Vernon. ana yestcr.
day sgnihed his purpose to accept lie
viii succeed the Rev. br. Cyrus Town
send Brady. tho novelist. who resigned
some time ago after Il short rectorate.
The new rector comes from Camden.
y. v, aud is a graduate of 81, I.awr. nee
University and o( the General Seminary
In Chelsea square, thus city lie took y
special course IN philosophy AT Columbia
University, For three years he has been
at All Angels Church. He win enter upon
his new duties after his vacation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
The Presidents Reasons.

The President has assigned three rea-
soas why he wishes Congress 10 repeal tho
wee tolls provision:
First. Because & violates our treaty
Second. Because 1t Is bad economic
policy
Third. Because II will assist him in
handling our foreign relations.
III the first reason is good no other Is
necessary. II the first reason IL not good
'ne other two are as insufficient as they
WOULD 70 II they were urged as reasons for
Voluntarily dividing our sovereignty over
te Mississippi River.
II the exemption is violation of the
treaty no man who believes It needs an
tio!ogy for iayOrins its repeal. II Il does
10; violate the treaty no man who be-
Ae'es II does not can justify favoring "A
surrender Of American sovereignty over
American property under pressure from a
'WeleN Government. ---.-
I will confne my observations 10 the
h.st reason assigned by the President,
namely, that the exemption violates our
treaty
In any discussion OF the Presidents
statement that the tolls act violates our
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
Language Of the Treaty.

III tho Limitation which Sir Edward
Grey says j. imposed upon our freedom
OF action In respect to the canal does no,
arise 10y necessary Implication from these
facts let US 80. IL We can lind 1t In the
language Of the treaty. In short, let Us
seek the words Of limitation.
They are found according TO the Brit
ish contention. In Article Ill. This article
l. a declaration 10y the owner OF the canal
of the terms upon which II Is 10 be used.
There are. all told SIX rules.
The first grants a privilege. the other
five specify the conditions upon which
that privilege j. to he enjoyed. "rhe canal
shall be free and open to vessels OF COM
merce and of war Of all nations observ-
Ing these rules is the language of the
grant.
THE conditions to be observed set out
IN these rules not only relate TO war
but all have reference 20 imposing the
least Inconvenience 10 the owner OF the
canal arising out OF IA state OF war be-
tween the Powers using l..
''Rule .. Such belliserents shall not
blockade or exercise any act Of hostility
within the canal.
Rule 3. Shall not revictual or take
stores except SO far As may be strictly
necessary and shall effect transit with the
least possible delay.
"Ruie 4. Shall not embark or disembark
troops or munitions of war
"Rulc = These provisions shall apply to
waters within three miles Of the canal and
vessels OF war shall not remain in such
waters longer than twenty-four hours.
Rule 6. The plant, establishment,
buildings. works, Sc. of the canal shall be
deemed II part thereof ana shall enjoy
complete immunity from attack by bel
ligerents and acts calculated TO impair
their usefulnt SIS a. part Of the canal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
Question Of Application

"Do these rules apply 10 the United
States? They do II the United States Is
included in the language upon which Great
Britain relies. namely, the canal shall b.
free and open TO the vessels of commerce
and Of war of all nations observing these
rules on terms OF entire equality
"Of course 1t must be admitted that by
applying a childish losicM formula to this
text IL can ba claimed that the United
states l. included within the words All
nations but II consideration of the relu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11

l'ronh Iloycr OF l.9 Bedford Avenue.
Williamsburg, vino ~ employed as an
emergency brakeman by tho Eastern Dis
trict Terminal Company, which has had u
strike on ns hands for tn" last three
weeks. was attack ri and beaten into un-
consc' ousncss rdiy by several men
supposed 10 be strikers. lilo was re-
moved to the Eastern District Hospital,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11

WHEN the new f.. Encyclopedia ... Britannica Mica
it was better thar any work OF reference
ever published and that by the use Of India paper,
since described as an inspiration Of genius, It
would be more often read and consulted ard
therefore more useful and satisfactory than any
previous edition or any other book Of reference
whatsoever. Here was the "ideal' encyclopaedia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11

First. let US look nj the facts. The
United States paid to Panama $4,000. 900
for the zone itself We have agreed to pay
to Panama "A yearly annuity OF $4,000
forever we paid to the French Panama
Canal company stO,O 900 for its rights
In the isthums: we are building the canal
az IA total expenditure OF about 100000
"o0 We alone are to meet the $4,000. 600
which u appears to be now proposed 20
pay Colombia.
I'VE alone are cxpend!ng tho untold
millions necessary 10 fortify aud protect
The canal 50 that some belligercnt. eager
to secure the resulting ADVANTAGE may not
destroy IL We alone are bearing the risk
Of losing all this investment "a the result
OF some natural cataclysW. such AS an
earthquake. a-ainst which no human
agency can secure us. we alone have
stood for whatever of criticism has come
from the manner OF Acquiring the Canal
Ione--a criticism encouraged ana fostered
by tie Yer! class which now seeks 10
turn over to Europe as a gratuity the
benefits Of our action: ". alone have put
the lives of the flower OF our army en-
glneers and Of thousands of American citi-
zens through all TIA" hazards and dangers
of fatal tropic naladies. AMI finally no
other country has shared and does not
propose To share oac penny Of this eN-
penditure or any phase of any riss con.
nected with our siupenlous undertaking.
surely upon these iaNts there arises no
necessary Implication that Great Britain
Is entitled TO the benefits of this colossal
work on the same and identical terms as
We, the owners the builders. the opera
tors. the protectors and the insurers OF the
canal. or that she shall dictate how we
snail treat matters of purely local ma
tional trade and commerce. or that we
shall be denied the very rights in respect
to our domestic commerce which she her
self claims and exercises and which every
other na,ion In the world possesses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11

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The mere making of the book before
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Only by a rapid sale of many thousands of
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possible to recover this large investment and
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Unquestionaby the remarkable success Of the
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and Miss Olive Seligsberg. president OF
the Fellowship House ON East ll5th
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stantly used than any other book to Which the
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pT1ce-aDOuC AZ per cent. less per
volume than was asked for the old
9th edition.
The present prices and terms
will be withdrawn May 2Sth.
The present sale will accomplish all
that the publishers feel they will be
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the work in the hands of bookbuyers
at exceptionally low prices. Line
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Britannica is a cheaper book. gives
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
He Declares That Great Brit
aims Protest Shows Amer
lean Right to Exempt
Coastwise Shipping
From Tolls.

wAsHiSGroS, May 1o.--The Tai. Ad.
nlnistratioa's views on the reputation BY
preslden, Wilson OF tho tolls exemption
hesitation were Sc. forth to-day for the
ayst time.
Phiiander {. Knox. Secretary OF state
under President Taft. issued statement
which Is certain to have considerable In
suence IN the controversy pending in the
Senate II was Mr.. Knox who officially
opposed the British contentious when thel.
protest was first filed.
Mr. Knox maintains that the repeal OF
the tolls exemption clause involves a sur
render OF American sovereignty over the
canal. Ho Insists that the tolls exemption
legislation does not violate the Hay
PIuncefote treaty. lie declares further
that President Wilson is proposing to give
Great Britain more than she ever asked
Mr. Knox asserts. In fact. that in the
negotiations under the Taft Adnnistra-
ton Great Britain complained merely that
her rights under the treaty &ould be VIC.
lated II the exemption was not restricted
10 bona tdc coastwise trade and II the
tolls were not computed upon the basis
Of oil ships using the canal. The United
States met both objections and. in Mr..
kno1's opinion. that action Completely
Gsposed Of the British complaint"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
Nr. Olney's Com ment.

"Nr. Richard Oney has put in Two sen
fences the nature OF Great Britains claim
upcn the canal. The claim OF Great
Britain said Mr.. pnoy. IS. in eject. !
territorial claim The United states pos.
sesses no more costly and perhaps 10
more valuable piece of territory than the
Parama Canal. and Great Britains claim
Is that the Hay Pauncefote treaty not
only encumb,rs that territory VITA equal
rights OF use by all other nations bat i'm
presses upon 1t a servitude by which the
United States loses the free use of It's own
canal for It's own vessels.
"S.r Edward Grey's protest states the
came proposition IN different words: The
treaty says Sir Edward. imposes l!nita.
tois upon the freedom Of action of the
tinted States In respect TO the canal. In
otaer words. h claims the treaty imposes
limitations upon American sovereignty.
From these premises IL is easily de-
duced that the patriotism and good faith
o. those who maintain as an earnest con-
rict!on either side OF this disputed legal
question should not be challenged. II is
sls. as praiseworthy 20 defend the Amer
lean right TO deal with our own in ac-
cordance with our own convictions OF true
Rational interest. II we believe we have
not parted with that right, as 1t is 10 In
s.st that We should fully comply with our
International engagements II we have con-
tracted away our full liberty Of action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11
MIR. knOl's Statement,

In the discussion OF the canal ques-
ton now. as In the past. too much consd-
Grafton has been given to treaties, corre-
spondence. documents. opinions. beliefs
and imagtnings that are wholly foreign to
tn simple issue involved.
This issue arises out of ono tremen-
dous fact and one brief treaty affecting
that fact. The fact is our canal at Pan
ans and tile treaty is the on, negotiated
In 1901 by John Hay and Lord Paunce-
fotc. This is the only treaty affecting the
issue, as il in explicit terms abrogates the
Clayton-B ulwer treaty--the only other
one We ever had with Great Britain upon
the subject of an isthmian canal.
1T is true that in the preamble of the
later treaty II is recited that one OF the
things the negotiators intended 70 do was
10 include In its terms a provision for the
neutrality ot the canal. as Was contem-
plated by the earlier treaty, and this they
did In its third article.
'The present controversy arises out of
Great Britain's challenge Of our right to
exempt American coastwise vessels from
tie payment OF tolls. The challenge Is
predicated ulDn the claim that by the
Hay-Pauncefote treaty We bargaired
away that right incident to our owner
ship
II AN willing TO accept the definition
Of III. nature of the issue thus raised
given by two eminent gentlemen. one OF
vhoh openly favors the repeal OF the
tolls exemption to American coastwis
ships. and the other. IL Is known. while
nct ASKING. would not object to its repeal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11

treat. or Oi Sir Edward Grey's more spe-
cite claim that our freedom OF action in
respect TO the canal is limited by the Hay
faunccfut" treaty. II is important TO
carry in mind that such limitation must
either be found in the words of the treaty
ar arise by necessary and Irresistible
implication from the facts defining the
relation Of the parties to the treaty and
TO its subject.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-11

This new summary of all hui
man knowledge had been written
and edited and put in type as one
complete book, and not, as in the
past. volume by volume during the
course Of years. To do this cost
great deal of money.
$l,5oo.oo0 had been paid out
during eight years for editorial en-
penses, illustrations. maps, type
setting, proofreading, plate making,
and the compilation of the index
volume (Which alone cost $75,OOO).
Upon the maps $4,000 was spent;
upon colored plates, $4,000; upon
the text illustrations, $4,000; the
entire contents, 41,000 articles con-
tanning some $4,000, 900 words, had
to be set up and electrotyped
twice-once in England and again
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-23
Extra Train to Take
Care of Mail Between
Chicago and Omaha

Rush OF Christmas mail has become so
enormous In this division of the railway
mail service that an extra mail train has
been put on the Burlington to run daily
between Chicago and Omaha, making
three altogether. Extra cars of mail are
pouring in from both east and west and
Superintendent c. NJ. Reed has taken
personal charge of the Council Bluffs
transfer mail terminal until after the hol-
idays
Twenty cars of mail. more than twice
as much as usual, came into Omaha Mon
day from both east and west. However,
Assistant Superintendent M II. Black
we'll declares there is practically no con-
gestion in the railway mail service, be-
cause the better equipment and more ex-
perienced clerks make for the utmost
efficiency.
More figures concerning parcel post
business handled in the Omaha mail
terminals continue to indicate that this
years business in that department is
about 100 per cent greater than last year s
On December is. 1918, total of 1,5S6 sacks
of parcel post matter was handled. The
same day this year had a record of 1883
sacks. For December 10. 1913, there were
2G2 sacks, as compared to ISIS sacks the
same day this year.