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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-11-06

Mr.. John r. Moore, Treasurer for
the Bond Tie Co., Elizabethtown, is
the guest of relatives in town.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-11-06

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
ID INVESTIGATE LABOR CONDITIONS
Hearings Open Soon at the National Capital-Min-
 ing First on List

Washington. April 5.-Plans for the opening of hearings here tomorrow into the relationship of capital and labor, as exemplified by the operations of the nations most important and extensive industries, were completed tonight by the United States commission on indus trial relations. Through exhaustive in- vest Eations the commission to devise means whereby future grievances be- tween the two elements of society may be minimized and more satisfactorily adjusted.
 The hearings here will be the fore runners Of others, which the commis- sion proposes to conduct at the priI- cipal induotrial points throughout the country. The coal mining industry, if was announced tonight, will be the first investigated.
 John Mitchell of New York and John F. White of Indianapolis are here, pre- pared to present the case of the miners. Frank Peabody of Chicago and other operators will be examined inN an endeavor to ascertain the viewpoint of coal operators. Other subjects includ ed in the scheduled list of hearings are; The holders trade, the clothing indus try. the printing trades. the building trades. the railroads. and labor organi- cations generally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
WEATHER WILL BE FAIR THIS WEEK Conditions May Be Unset tied Toward End of
 Week

Washington, April 5.-Fair skies were promised tonight by the weather bureau to the eastern part of the country the first of the week but unsettled con ditions, probably with rain or snow. will prevail in the wake of a low pres sure area that will travel eastward
 from the plateau region, reaching the seaboar1 about the middle of the week.
 Fair weather will continue" the
 forecast said, flor most part in south portion of the peninsular of Florida, where local rains will occur earlier in
 the week. A low pressure area now over the plateau region will move east
 ward, attended by unsettled weather. local rains or snows in the plains states and the Missouri valley Monday, extending Monday night and Tuesday
 into the upper Mississippi valley and
 the upper lake region and reaching
 the lower lake region, the miedle and north Atlantic states about the middle of the week.
 A short period of fair weather will follow, beginning Monday west of the Rocky mountains, reaching the central portions of the country by the middle of the week and the east a day or so later.
 Another disturbance probably will reach the north Pacific coast by Tues day It will move eastward and south
 eastws ard and should reach the central portion of the country sometime after the middle of the week.
 Temperatures will rise by Tuesday over the east and south and no un- usua1 temperatures are indicated al present over any section"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
NINE ORGANIZATIONS ID HAVE CONGRESS Will Discuss Conservation of Boys and Girls in
 Washington

Washington. April 5.--Nine organi- cations campaigning for the conserva- tion of boys and girls will take part in the third international congress on the welfare of children, to be held here five days. beginning April 22.
 "The governments interest in baby saving" an address by Miss Julia La throp, chief of the federal children's bureau. will pave the way for the first serious discussion of the congress. Oth- CT addresses expected to arouse dis cussion are Sane Eugenics," by pr, Maximulian P. Griszmann of Plainfield N. J.; "Physicians' Work in Prevention of Infant Mortality" by Dr. Helen C. Putnam. of Providence. and How Par ent Teacher Associations Solve School and National Problems" by Mrs. Orvlle T. Bright of Chicago. and Dr. ]. George Becht of Harrisburg. Pa
 Organizations to be represented al the meeting are: The National Kind ergarten association. International Kindergarten union. National Sunshin, society. Children of the American Rev clution. National Civic Federation Womans Christian Temperance union General Federation of Womens clubs American Association for the Proven 'tiof of Infant Mortality and the Daugh ters of the American Revolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
.SLATON ID ENTER
 RACE FOR SENATE
Georgia Governor Would Succeed Late Senator
 A. o. Bacon

Atlanta. April 5.-Gov. John M. Sla- ton of Atlanta tonight announced that he would be candidate for the Unitde States Senate to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Augustus O. Bacon, Senator w. s. West of Valdosta, ap- pointed by Governor Slaton, to serve as Georgias senator until the elec- ton of as suceessor.searlierin in the plight issued formal statement that he would not enter the race. Governor Slaton's announcement followed a con- ference at the state capitol with a number of Georgia democrats of prom thence, and was made in the form of brief statement to newspaper men He made no mention of his plans. but it was reported here tonight that in the event the governor receives the nomination for the senatorship in the state primary to be held August 19, he will then resign as governor
 Senator West. in his statement to- night said that the people of south Georgia did not approve of his entering the race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
PLAN ID ENTERTAIN QUEEN 0F BULGARIA New York Society to Throw Open Doors to Royal
 Visitor

Washington. April 5.-ueen Elea- nore of Bulgaria will be accompanied on her American tour by King Ferdi- hand himself if political conditions per- nit This information has been com municated formally to the United States government, it was learned to- day The party will sail May 21, anu travel in the United States incognito The sole purpose of Queen Eleanore 5 visit is to study American hospitals and methods of training nurses in this country.
 Under the circumstances the royal visitors will not be regarded as off cial guests of the United States. It is expected. however, that some courtesies will be shown them and that perhaps Q representative of the army and navy and a personal representative of Pres ident Wilson will be designated to ac- company the visitors on their tour
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
Mississippi River Sure to See an Era of Great
 Improvement
500 CANAL ALSO
 WILL REAP BENEFIT
Everyone Recognizes That Big Canal Is to Stimulate American Con- merce Enormously, Mean
 ing Big Outlays
uv HOLLAND.

New York, April 5.-(Special) JAG cording to the statement made by engineers who have been employed in government work and are now in this city, the uplxeep. direct and indirect of the "Soo' canal entails about 900 a year. The charge is cheerfully borne be- cause it has been the policy of the gov- ernment to aid in every reasonable way in maintaining and increasing navigation upon inland streams and waters of the United States.
 If the cost is as much as this for the yearly upkeep of the 'Soo' canal the pre- sumption is strong that when the navi- gation of the Mississippi river has been so improved as to make the waters avail able for greatly increased interior com merce the yearly uplSeep will be much more than s10,oO0, GOO. That the Mississippi river is to be improved so that reasonable and seasonable navigation can be secured from St. Paul to the mouth of the river is thought to be inevitable on account of the influence which the Panama canal will exert. The improvement of our in- ternal waterways and of tidewater streams will probably be more highly de- veloped after the Panama canal is open to navigation than has been the case in the past
 Interior waterway navigation and the improvement of the rivers and the har- bors are among the indirect economic re- lations which American commerce will bear to the Panama canal. Undoubtedly this is one of the economic factors which enters into each one of the two Panama canal tolls propositions-one being that American vessels engaged exclusively in coastwise trade be permitted to use the Panama canal without cost, the other being contained in the recommendation made by President Wilson and now be- fore Congress which, if adopted, will en- tail the payment of tolls by vessels en- gagged in the coastwise trade.
 The economic factors President Wilson has admitted that he recognizes, but he regards them as of secondary importance at this time to the international factors which have made it expedieint to him to recommend that there be no discrimina-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
ement) Birmingham Entitled to One of the Seven Members of the Supreme Court

Attorney a candidate FCIAI. RECORD BIR MINGIIAM CANDIDATE IN
 
 
 Including following Henry Tlman Weakley Davis Robt N Bell  Garber K. Smith, A. Howze Bowie A. Williams, Ellis Brown S. Address T. Collins R. Wheeler A Bondunt L. A. Yancey P Burgin, w E. Howard, Martin. wm Walker w. K Brown E. Robinson w. L. M M Ulman, Miiken. w. E H McNaly, Smith, J. Mcclure J. T. Lowery M Long, T. A. Thomas D. Strange Mccullough, L. Baugh Barton A. L. Arnold. C. T. Edwards M Edwards M E. Burrow. O. Burkhart Morris Loyeman A H. B. Thach Woolveron R L. Cook Keene F. Webb. Amason Chambees A. Powell Rob Leay P Mudd, G. Ewing Caldwell J. H. CaDass M Allen ana many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
ABANDON EFFORTS ID GET CANAL ROUTE Hope to Settle Colombia Difficulties Within a
 Few Weeks

Washington, April 5.-No rights to the United States for an interoceanic canal by way of the Atrato river or for naval base off the Colombian coast are con- templated in pending negotiations for the final agreement between this country and Colombia in settlement of the eontro- versy arising out of the partition of the South American republic. the establish ment of the republic of Panama and the cession of the Panama canal zone to the United states.
 This was learned here tonight from an authoritative source, with the further in- formation that American Minister Thomp- son and the Colombian authorities hope to sign the final papers in about three weeks.
 The United States. it was said, had abandoned the effort to obtain the canal route because the Washington admins tration did not consider it a practicable one for an ocean-to-ocean waterway. Co., lombia on her part. is said to have dropped the effort to obtain free pass age of her ships through the Panama canal.
 While the final figures have not been agreed on, it was said, IS to the amount of indemnity the United States is to pay Colombia for the various economic and other losses, including the Panama rail- way rights, which she sustained, it is un- derstood it will be between $22,5O0,000 and S25, ,000,0OO.
 The treaty as finally agreed upon, it is understood, will allow to certain prod ucts of Colombia. over which no question could arise as to any treaty rights be- tween the United States and other coun- tries, special rates in passing through the canal, although free ship tolls are de- nied.
 As to the boundary line between Co., lombia and Panama, it was said it would follow that laid down by Secretary Root and which was defined in the Cortes Arosemena treaty negotiations of 190. between Panama and Colombia and which was rejected by Colombia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
WEEKLY NAVAL
 STORES REVIEW

Savannah, April 5.-Turpentine for at 46sic as against the same a week ago and 42c a year ago. Sales for the week, none. Receipts for the week, S9 as against 1915 year ago. Ship ments for the past week, 3436. Stocks are 10.Ss1 as against 15,471 year ago. Stocks decreased 1547 during the past week.
 Resin for the week firm, decreased from 5 to 20 on all grades occurred. Sales for the week $500. Receipts for the week 62s4 as against 1895 a year ago. Shipments for the week 22,513. Stocks are 97,672 as against S6,155 a year ago. Stocks decreased 16,074 dur ing the past week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
Effect Passenger Rate Reduction on
 Penny Scrip Books

s-i misapprehension apparently existing
 as to the effect of the adoption of a
 local rate of passenger fare of 21a cents r.r mile on the lines of the Louisville end Nashville railroad in the states of
 Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky upon
 the use of penny scrip books. it should
 be understood that with April in Ala hana, and co-incident With the effective date of the new passenger rates in the other states the penny scrip book, which
 contains 26O0 1-cent coupons and is sold at S2O, or a reduction of 20 per cent. will
 be accepted in payment for tickets at the
 new fares, thus producing a net rate to
 the holder of these books of cents per
 raile wherever the local fare is made
 upon the basis of 211 ce.its per mile. In a similar manner rhe scrip book will secure a net rate of 21s cents per mile on interstate journeys when the inter state passenger fares have been adjusted to the basis of the new state fares, which vii, be as soon as the interstate tariffs can be compiled.
 These books are interchangeable be- tween all railroads east of the Missis sinpi and south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers and secure the same percentage of reduction, with but few exceptions. throughout the entire territory.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
SPECIAL TRAIN FOR
 SELMA VETERANS

Selma, April 5.-(Specfal.)-The Confed- crate veterans of Selma and central Ala bama have completed arrangements to leave here on Monday, May 4, over the Southern railway in a special train equipped with tourist and standard sleep ing cars. At Anniston the train will con- meet with through train, which will put the veterans in Jacksonville the following morning. Besides the veterans of central Alabama, a large number of others from this portion of the state will make the trip to Jacksonville on the special train which will be operated out of Selma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
The Real Beginners

Ravenyelp-"The modern play seems to be nothing more nor secs than the dra- lnatlzation of biological impulses. an you tell me who started this sex busi- ness. anyway"
 Biffstik-'T don't know. unless it was the F1orodora sex tet.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
Destroyers Reach Key West

Key West, Fla, April 5.-Sixteen United States torpedo boat destrqlSers. accompanied by the cruiser Birming- ham, arrived here today from Guanta nimo Bay, where they have been par ticipating In maneuvers. Five submar- ines arrived here few days ago. Shore leave, was had by scores of sailors to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
Feds Slaughter Amateurs

Monroe. La, April 5-The St. Louis Federal league regular team defeated q team from the City league here to- day by the scire of 13 to 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
BROKERS KEEP EYE ON MANCHESTER Bullish Reports of Business May Help Cotton
 Market

New Orleans, April 5.-While the weather is bound to attract much at tention from the cotton trade this week the watchful eye will be kept on the
 Manchester market because of the all most sensationally bullish accounts con- corning business in cloths that have been coming from there for several days past.
 The messages, telling of a big cloth trade, followed as they were by heavy trading in spot cotton stimulated the spot inquiry in the south to marked extent. If similar messages are re- ceived this week the markets of the south will receive an uplift that doubt less will be reflected very quickly in the contract market, It is possible that
 continued bullish news from Manches- ter might offset altogether bearish news from the cotton region. The south needs warm and bright weather in order to go ahead with the planting of the crop. Telegrams from nearly all sections report enough rain for the time being, while some sections report that the ground is too wet. Both sides of the market were looking for April to be quiet, so far as trading In actual cotton was concerned. but the situation in Manchester may cause un- expected activity. It Is being pointed
 out that the Liverpool stock is now less that if was year ago at this time. or two years ago. Also it is generally | considered that mills on this side of 1 the water are carrying light supplies and that in consequence further bull ish developments may cause a general l trquiry.
 Bearish circulars predict a lower mar lSet OH the expected large acreage, rec ord breaking use of fertilizers and the fact that fin some sections crop prepar-
 ations are so far advanced as they were a year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06

The American minister at Picking, Paul s. Reinsch, sent word that MT. Shah left Picking with his family on March 3, travelling by way of Siberia, steamer Amerika, due April IT, and come on to Washington for the min isters presentation to President Wilson. Mir. Shah will be the first minister under the new republic of China, re- gently recognized by the American gov arprnanf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
Not of Old Regime


 portrait and sketch of the new min ister. forwarded by Mir. Reinsch, shows
 him to be one of the new and pro- gressve element of China. Instead of | the rich silken robes which have been
 the traditional garb of Chinese min
 isters, MT. Shah's picture shows he has adopted the conventional costume Of
 the western world. He is shown in the
 usual frock coat of diplomacy and without any of the characteristics of
 the old regime Officials in Washington | have seen in the past the changes from | the ways of the east to those of the l west on the part of the Japanese, later | the Coreans. and now the Chinese. It
 will be one of the first occasions when
 the Chinese minister has appeared in
 the conventional garb of the western world.
 l MT Shah and his family have already spent much time in this country. For
 five years he was consul general at New York from 1903 to 1908 Besides | his official duties at that time, MT. Shah found time to take several spe-
 cial courses of study at Columbia uni versity. His daughter. Miss Lang 1 shah, also accompanied him at that time, and pursued her studies in Amer 1 jean schools. She is now an accom- plished young lady and is particularly proud of the American part of her edu-
 cation. Mrs Shah also accompanies the
 minister and has the advantage of sev- l eral years spent in America.
 | Mir. Shah comes from notable fam l ily, his father having been tutor of the late Emperor Kwang Hsue. After completing his education he entered of- ficiai life at Picking as a member of the former board of works. Later he was in the diplomatic service at To- kio and then Chinese consul at New York. Afterward he became secretary of the foreign office at Picking, later director of the mint at Tien Tsn and then superintendent of customs and commissioner of foreign affairs in New chwang Mr Shah and his family are accompanied by an extensive staff of officials who will take up their duties l at the Chlnees legation here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06

 exempt from toll payments is of no com mercial importance exceTt, possibly, in- directly to American vessels which are employed in other commerce than that which is exclusively domestic But there are, comparatively speaking, very fey steamers of that kind. Unless our laws have changed or unless now conditions arise, the bulk of the ocean going com merce will continue to be carried under other flags than that of the United States. Whether American vessels ex- clusvely engaged in coastwise commerce would be able if permitted to pass free through the canal to create a greater commerce than would be possible if tolls are exacted from them is something upon which experts differ.
 But in any event. whether these coast CTS are compelled to pay tolls or are per- mitted to pass through the canal free there is now no doubt that the opening of the canal to navigation will stimulate American commerce enormously and will compel very large Improvements on all navigable waters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
Our Coastwise Commerce

Of course the repeal of the provision now in the law by which American ves- sells engaged in coastwise commerce are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
CH|NA'S MINISTER
 ID UNITED STATES
 REACHES NEW YORK
K. F. Shah Is First Repre- sentative From the New Chinese Government
 to Reach Here

New York, April 5.-k. F. shah, the new Chinese minister to the United steamer kaiserin Auguste Victoria from Hamburg. With him were his family and attendants, a party of 10 persons in all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
Foreign Commerce Bearers

Whatever may be the economic effect upon American coastwise commerce should the recommendation of President Wilson that the free toll provision of the law be repealed it is certain that the re- peal of that provision of the law will be without effect so far as navigation of the canal by foreign ships is concerned. Information recently received in this city tells of considerable steamship construc- ton in the shipyards of Europe. the ves- sells being designed exclusively for ocean commerce which will be carried through the Panama canal.
 There are intimations also that Japan is causing the construction of new steamers which will establish trade be- tween the Orient and some of the gulf ports of the United States, chiefly New Orleans and Mobile. The mercantile house of William R. Grace & Co, ex- poets to have several new steamers added to it's present fleet which carries on commerce between the west coast of South America and the United States. These new steamers will utilize the Pan anna canal exclusively. while some of the older steamers of the great fleet will continue to operate between the west coast of South America and the United States by way of the Straight of Ma gellan. There has been recent authoritative announcement that Charles NJ. Schwab has placed contracts in Europe for the construction of steamers which are to be built for England These are to be de- signed probably to some extent upon the model of the steamers which are now utilized for transporting ores from the Lake Superior regions to the mills and furnaces They are at all events to be ore carrying steamers and the new Ves- sells are are to be delivered within two or three years at the most after Panama canal is open to navigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06

VOTE FOR. JOHN MCQUEEN FOR CIRCUIT SOLICITOR.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06

sOur lnter1Or OOaStWlSe commerce
 There seems to be only faint appre- ciation on the part of the public of the magnitude characteristic of the prep aration now under way for providing vessels suitable for coastwise and in- terior commerce and especially the build ing of vessels adapted for the navigation of the Panama canal, but designed for the commerce carried on within the boundaries of the United States
 Many of the shipyards are driven now to their capacity. Some of them have been compelled. so it is reported here, to decline contracts for the construction of vessels upless these can be delivered some years hence. A good deal of capi- tai Is going into this industry. All this tends to show what Americans who are engaged in commerce or who purpose such occupation regard as the immediate effect of the opening of the Panama. canal to navigation. Some say that 1t is almost automatic, certainly needs no demonstration other than that which can be furnished by study of the map, that improvement of navigation upon the Mississippi river and incidentally the commerce bearing tributaries is inevit- able and will be steadily carried on as soon as the canal is open.
 When Colonel Goethals was in New York he was quoted as having intinated that he is persuaded that the Mississippi river will become in few years a great commerce bearer for the Panama canal. He did go so far as to say for publica- ton that he did not approve of propo- sition first made in Louisiana that the dredges and various other apparatus which have been employed in the con- struction of the Panma canal be utilized for Mississippi river improvement. His objection was based wholly upon his be- lief that Mississippi Improvements en- tailed the use of a different kind of ap- paratus from that employed on the 18th mus of Panama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-06
Our Interior Coastwise Commerce

tion so far as tolls are concerned in favor of American vessels.