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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Regret Expressed

Philadelphia. January 29.-Regret,
but not surprise, was expressed today
by men here interested in foreign mis-
sons when they learned of the estab-
lishment of Confucianism as the state
religion of China. Much of the organ
lied effort in this country to prevent
such action centered in this city.
y think II is a political move" said
the &v. Frank S Dobhins. missionary
secretary of the Baptist Foreign Mis-
sionary society Yuan is in very
precarious position and l imagine he
is willing to take any step which con-
firms his position with the masses.
"I do not anticipate any trouble for
our mission workers as result, al
though If the government insists upon
their performing any of the formal acts
of Confucian worship there will be
trouble, for they will absolutely refuse
and will walk out. It is a peculiar
thing that the scholars of China have
not decided among themselves whether
Confucianism is a religion or not 1t
does not treat of God or Gods; 1t has
no sacrifices, no prayers. 1t is rather
system of ethics. treating of the re-
lstion of ruler and subject first and
then of the relation of parent and
child.
Personally feel no chagrin at the
institution of Confucianism as a state
religion, but l would have been very
deeply distressed If Christianity had
been adopted. We do not want Chris
tianity anywhere as a state religion"
The Rev. William II. Roberts, former
minister of the Presbyterian general
assembly. said
Il do not think the move viii injure
the mission work OF any of the Chris
tian churches"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
PLEAS FOR SAFE AND
ISANE MANAGEMENT
fOF STATE'SF|NANCES
Henderson in Five Speeches
in Tallap0osa Yesterday
Also Severely Criti-
cises Conner
BY l.. $. BETTY

DudleyVille, January 29.-(Special.)
Charles Henderson, candidate for gov
ernor, completed at Dudleyville tonight
the busiest day he has had since he be-
gan his present campaign. Mr.. Hender-
son had delivered four other speeches dur
ing the day, all of them in Tallapoosa
county. He addressed large crowd at
Hackneyville at $50 o'clock this morning,
having driven there in an automobile from
Alexander City, where he spent the night
From Hackneyville the candidate Tor ~
bernatorial honors went to Cowpens'
where another representative crowd ol
voters greeted him. His address at cow
pens was delivered at 11:So o'clock this
morning.
The first speech of the afternoon was at
Newste, where he spoke to an enthusi-
astic crowd at / o'clock. AT $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon he made another address
at Davidson. and came from that place
in an automobile to Dudleyville, where he
closed his arduous day.
Mr.. Henderson was favorably received
at all FIVE places. He spoke earnestly TO
all his audiences on the subpect of better
administration of governmental affairs.
He pleaded for safe and sane manage
ment of the states finances, and severely
criticised and arraigned the loose meth
ods employed by former Gov. b. b. Conner
in handling the states money.
lie said the temperance question mad
been successfully settled in nearly every
county in the state.
The state is as temperate today as 1t
was before Mr.. Confer retired from OIL
fice'' said Mr.. Henderson. The state was
more temperate in 1908 than 1t was IN
1910. Mr.. Conner prqulised TO give you
temperance, but did he fulfill hrs promise
Did he do many other things he promised
you he would do? He now wants another
chance to attempt what he promised to
do for you but was unable to accomplish.
Men are known by their fruits"
Mir. Henderson was accompanied
through the county today by w. D.
OBrien, tax collector of Tallapoosa
county. Tomorrow the candidate is sched-
uled to speak at Camp Hill, Allgood 8
store. Reeltown and East Tallassee.
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DEMOCRATIC TRUST
POLICY is CRITICIZED
BY THE REPUBLICANS
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corporations relating to trade secrets
lists of customers and such data
Representative Adamson, chairma, oe
the House interstate commerce conm,t-
tee, talked with President Wilson regard
ing the capitalization and trade com
mission bills. Mr.. Adamson told the
President of the committees plans FOR
hearings, which are In accord WITH tho
Presidents views that all the light nos
sible should be gained by Committees
in the formulation of the antitrust nro-
gramme. The committee will inaI,gu-
rate it's hearings tomorrow, when Com
missioner Davies of the corporation bu
reau, may present his Views.
The judiciary committees hearings will
be resumed with Representative Stan
ley continuing his explanation of his
antitrust bills. Representative Henry of
Texas. who was asked to appear. pre-
sented his views today in the form Of
a letter embodying a speech he made
recently in North Carolina.
Representative Sims of Tennessee. who
will be active in the work of framing
the proposed capitalization bill. has a
measure now on the committee docket
which will figure materially in the dis
cussions. 1t would make it unlawful for
railroad to issue capital stock, stock
certificates. bonds or any other evidence
of Indebtedness except with the approval
of the interstate commerce commission
for extension and improvement of its
lines and terminals and equipment and
other necessary purposes"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
PURSE SNATCHER
is IDENTIFIED
As Result of Officers Saunders Work
Will Mabry Is Arrested and
Identified

Clever detective work on the part OF
Policeman Saunders Wednesday night re-
suited in the capture of Will Mabry, alias
Son Panic, we'll known to the police.
Mabry was positively identified yesterday
by Mrs Margaret Levelle of 1924 North
Sixteenth street as the purse snatcher
who robbed her wednesday night at
Eighth alley and Sixteenth street north.
about G3O o'clock. lie is being held at
the city Jail without bond on the charge
of robbery.
The robbery was investigated by Or
ficer Saunders Wednesday night and be-
ing unable 10 complete his investigation
that night he left instructions to Police
Scouts Walton and Harrison and also
with Officer Ed Jones to raid negro
house in Eighth alley, between sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets. in the early
hours of yesterday morning and there to
arrest Will Mabry = found. The officers
effected the arrest at 4 o clock yesterday
morning.
At police headquarters Mabry is said
to be wanted on number or other
charges and Acting Chief Eagan compli-'
mented Officer Saunders on his work in
locating him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
ADJUSTMENTS
Mrs. Fiske

"The High Road, Sheldon's strong
play. in which Mrs. Fiske and the Man
haitian company will be seen at the def
ferson theatre tonight, has a theme to it
that has the freshness of novelty and
yet one that seems particularly oppor-
tune. II concerns the history of a woman
whose childhood was most unhappy, her
temporary sojourn in fields of unconven-
tiona luxury and beauty, her awakening
to the real meaning and opportunities of
ftfe
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but, submit that an organization can't
be these and at the same time reae-
ttonary, for that means going back
wards. The history of the organization
shows that 1T is not dead
Mr. Gompers here directed attention
to letters which he said were over the
signatures of Duncan Mcdonald AMI
published in a Chicago newspaper In
1911. He read from one of these whicn
tended to show that the cost of living
in the IA years preceding had increased
60 per cent and that increase in wages
amounted to 20 per cent. He said the
miners would not admit they were 40
per cent worse off than they were II
years before.
Mcdonald interrupted TO say that he
obtained the figures from a statistician
employed by the federal government
and that they applied to all classes of
laborers as a whole.
81 suppose l shall have to submit to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Bessen1er News

Bessemer, January 29.-(Special)-A
large crowd gathered at the High school
auditorium tonight to hear the address
made by Sydney j. Bowie of Birming-
ham in behalf of Oscar w Underwood,
James A. Estes introduced the speaker
in few complimentary remarks.
Mr.. Bowie stated that Captain Hob
son had said that Mr.. Underwood was
the tool of the liquor interests and that
there was never a more false statement
made. He further stated that Mr.. Hob
son had gone into the state of West Vir-
ginia and spoken against the democratic
policy, and that Mr.. Hobson had spoken
all over the United States for pay and
neglected his duties in Congress and is
still doing it.
For the past u years Mr. Under
wood has carried the banner of democ-
racy while Hobson has carried his per-
sonaI banner but never the democratic
banner that l knew anything of" said
the speaker.
He spoke of the tariff bill and of the
many things that Mr.. Underwood had
done since he had been in Congress He
also spoke OF the bills introduced by Mr,
Hobson and of the ones that had become
laws.
In conclusion Mr.. Bowie said oscar
W. Underwood is the most progressive
leader the democrats have had since the
civil war. and the Senate will never have
a greater man a representative from
Alabama than Oscar W. Underwood.
Rosa Antonio, little Italian girl years
of age, was struck by an automobile
driven by w. IL. Coleman. a negro. on
the corner of Sixth avenue and Nine
teenth street. shortly after o'clock to-
night. The child was cut about the face
and head and badly bruised
DIR. j. s. Winters and DIR. b. c. Gillen,
who reached the scene shortly after the
accident occurred, hurried the child to
the Elizabeth Duncan Memorial hospital,
where her injuries, which are not thought
to be serious. We're dressed. She was later
taken TO her home, where she is re-
ported to be resting very well.
Coleman was arrested but was released
on bond 1t is thought that the child
had started across the street and was
looking at an approaching street car, fail
ing TO see the automobile.
The girls basketball team of the Besse-
mer High school will go to Tuscaloosa
tomorrow afternoon. where they will meet
the team of the Tuscaloosa High school
Friday night. Miss Lynch and Miss Noy-
ST. teachers of the High school. will ac-
company the team. The line-up will be
az follows Miss Nellie Vogle, Miss Kath-
1een Cahill and Miss Rosalie Goldberd.
forwards: Miss Alma Ingle. center; Miss
Ida Weinstein, Miss Bessie Sehwa bacher.
and Miss Vertna Randle guards Miss
Nellie Karr will so as substitute and
Miss Jessie Bumga ardner will go down
with the team to visit friends.
Everything is in readiness for the game
Friday night when the Bessemer team
will meet the Auburn basketball squad,
which is composed wholly of star football
warriors, on local court A fast game is
expected. The Auburn lineup will prob
ably be: Arnold and Clements forwards;
Ford, center; Newell and Taylor, guards.
The Bessemer team will show Donald
son. B. S. Clay and Bailey, forwards:
Houston. center; J. Clay. Bumgardner and
Lacey, guards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

Lansing. Mich January 2s.-After a
series of sklrmishes over resolutions,
which kept the conference in turmoil
delegates rercesenting Michigan labor
unions. in session here today. imposed n
weekly assessment of from to 80 cents
upon every employed union man or wom-
an in the state, to provide fund for the
assistance. of striking miners in the Calu-
met copper region. The assessment will
be levied upon about 10000 persons, ac-
oording to Claude Q. Taylor president of
the State Federation of Labor.
A resolution urging the American Fed
Grafton of Labor To call a nationwide
strike, in sympathy with the Calumet
miners, was supported ON the floor of the
conference only by members of the local
unions of the United Mine Workers of
America Other mine workers vigorous
ly opposed it. The resolution finally was
tabled.
Almost all resolutions considered by the
conference resulted in some criticism OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
General Plans Announced

Springfield, Ill, January 29,-Re-
vised plans for the funeral of shelby
NJ. Cullom We're announced today.
The body Will arrive here Friday.
The coffin will be taken to the state-
house Saturday at IL o'clock in tho
morning whore the body will lie in
state until o30 o'clock in the afternoon.
the hour set for the funeral services
in representative hall.
The principal address Will be deliv-
cred by Rev. Donald Mcleod OF the
Second PRESBYTERIAN church and for
mer pastor of the PRESBYTERIAN church
in Washington which Senator Cullom
attended.
Burial will be in Oa<ridge cemetery
near the tomb of Abraham Lincoln.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
News of Ensley

The trade display entertainment was
held last night at the Ensley opera house
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Ensley Baptist church for
the benefit of the missionary fund. About
| 200 people took part in the display. each
being dressed in a costume to represent
certain firm of this city. a number of
| little children dressed in white gave a
pretty drill at the beginning of the dis
| play.
As each person came upon the stage
| dressed in appropriate costume they sa,d
a short speech concerning the firm they
| represented and exhibited suitable wares
and merchandise, A large crowd wit
messed the performance, which was very
enjoyable. Tonight they will reproduce
the display A number of costumes will
be changed and others will be added
Inc curtain goes up at. o'clock, ~.
| The Thread of the Story club met YES
terday afternoon al the home of Mrs. NJ
II. Mcdowell at Hilltop .rhere were
several readings by different members
Refreshments We're served and an enjoy
| able afternoon was had. Those present
Were Mrs. j. F. Kent Mrs Harry Hill
house. Mrs. +. j. Lee, Mrs. l.. r. Barnes
Mrs {. X. Walker, Mrs. Alex Poss Mrs
}. Moog, Mrs. Turnipseed, Mrs. McCarty
Mrs George Byrum, Mrs. NJ NJ. Hughes
The guest of the evening We're: Samuel
Mcdowell and Mrs. b. r. Hay
The Ensley fire department made a.
4 long run yesterday morning to Twenty
second avenue and Fifteenth street
| TIWpnn n 0.9l nFa MI.
/ OF VIII Porter was almost burned to the
| ground, having caught from spark on
| the roof. BY the time the fire depart
| ment arrived the house was abaze The
| fire plug was considerable distance off
| The firemen laid 1850 feet of hose and aft
er hard fight got the fire under control
The damage was estimated to be over
$500
The first and second elevens of the
| Ensley association football team win
| have game this afternoon on the Il. c. /
grounds at O'Clock. Roth teams are
expected to make a good showing, espe-
eially the second eleven. which has not
been defeated since the league was
formed several seas sons ago The lineup
Will probably be as follows First eleven.
ID. Atkinson, J. Sellers Thompsonf W.
Sellers Clarke. McPhearson. Ross, Owens
Bishop, Strachan and Davis
Second eleven. Pitts. j. Scott Brown.
| b. Brown, Southerln, Neil. l.. Scott. Nc
Clennan, Faulkner, r. Chadbourne and
| Mccormick.
The members of the st. Cecilia Music
ciub will be entertained next Monday
| evening by Mrs. KYLE Lawson at her home
at Fairview station. An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged and all mem
bers are invited to be present
| w. T. Barton, who was struck nv a
street car last Tuesday night is resting
well at his home at East Thomas.
| Hiliery Ziegler who was onerat.o -,
| for appendicitis last week at the Rj,,o,no
nam infirmary, is resting well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
At the BiiOu

''Freckles' has great appeal to women
and children, for nearly all of them who
read at all have read the story. and
the play is just living picture of the
book. The matinees this week have been
largely attended by young people.
LENA Rivers" which is Beulah Poyn-
ters own play in which she starred for
three seasons and played more than 1000
times, will be offered at the Bijou next
week by the Poynter Stock company.
An elaborate production is being planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

Phil Bowers, county tax collector.
states that the books will be open to-
night and tomorrow night until 9
o'clock or later If there is anyone in
the office to pay tax
He also states that while the law
says poll tax may be paid on or be-
fore February l. the books will pos
itively close tomorrow night as the
first of February will be sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Madame NazimOya

In Bella Donna in which Madame
Nazimova and company will be seen at
the Jefferson theatre tomorrow night. the
famous Russian actress will wear four dif
ferent costumes one for each act, and
like herself they are startingly original.
The seat sale is on now at the box office.
Bella Donna" is an adaptation of Rob-
ert Hchens popular novel of the same
name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS IN
WHICH TO PAY POLL TAX

Only two more days and the oppor-
tunity to pay poll tax for this year will
have passed as the books will be closed
on saturday night, January 81. and win
rot be opened again until taxes are
again due.
Unless poll taxes are paid in the next
two days the prospective voter cannot
vote in any election. state, county or
municipal that will be held this year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Captain Griffith Dead

Westchester, Pa, January %.-Capt
Emerson Griffith. United States army
retireed died at his home here tonight
He served on the Oklahoma frontier and
in the campaign against the Indians .
quarter of n century ago. II was dur
ing this service that he contracted asth'
ma. which finally caused his death. Ill
was SO years of age ana a native o.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Bronkie Signs

Chicago, January 29.-The Chicago Ma
tiouals today received the signed contract
of Herman Bronkie, third baseman, draft
ed from the Toledo American association
club Charles Smith, the pitcher, todas
signed n one-year contract with the cubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Valuable Lands in Disnl,te

Chattanooga, January 29.-(Special.
A special meeting has been called By
the Lookout Mountain Business leagu,
fer Friday night to decide upon plans
to resist claims of the heirs of A. s
McCamy to 1000 acres of land upon
the crest of the mountain valued al
more than S1,000.0O0. A local title
guaranty company has effected a COM
promise upon $50 titles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Michigan Labor Unions To
Aid Calumet Copper Strikers

the state militia and tse manner In which
Governor Ferris conducted his investiga
tion of the Calumet strike. Daniel G.
Kelly of Grand Rapids, who represented
the International Typographical union,
declared Governor Ferris could have set
tied the strike had ne gone to Calumet
and investigated after the miners quit
work. Instead. he sent mllitiamen there.
dor what reason l 90 not know said
Kelly
The conference tried unsueeessfully To
get statement from Governor Ferris
discussing his recent investigation In the
copper country. The governor was at
Port Huron, and 1t was said at the ex-
ecutive offices he had not prepared a
communication for the enlightenment OF
delegates. Before the. conference ad-
journed tonight 1t empowered the exeeu-
tive committee to urge the governor im-
mediately to make public the Calumet
situation as he sees It.
A resolution urging government owner
ship of all copper mines In the United
States was tabled today.
not only the Christian converts of the
republic. but members of the other de-
nomina tinns demand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
At the Orpheum

Baby Violet Stroud will held a reception
on the stage at the Orpheum theatre on
tomorrow afternoon for women and espe-
cially children. The dainty little miss,
scarcely six years old, has many admirers
among the children of the city. Each
one who visits her will receive a souvenir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Nine. Melba

Nine. Melba, the great prima donna.
will be heard in concert at the jefferson
theatre the evening of February 4, under
the direction of, the, Birmingham Music
Study club and the seat reservation is now
going on at the store of the Cable-Shelby-
Burton Piano company. Inquiries are
being received from Tuscaloosa, Selma
and ether towns in this section of the
country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Public Parks at New Decatur

Decatur. January 9.-(SpeciaD-New
Decatur is to have a system of pub
lie parks. filled with flowers and
shrubbery. Work on the parks will
commence within the next few days
and will be under the direction of Mr..
Fisher. florist of Cullman. who will
establish greenhouses here this spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
At the Lyric

The Barnum Il Bailey bareback riding
stunt with three beautiful white horses
at the Lyric, and the awakening of the
toys are two acts that appeal strongly to
children. The indications point to large
and enthusiastic audience OF children FOR
the ma tinee tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
At the Majestic

Traffic In Souls" a feature film at
the Majestic this week, is attracting large
audiences at every performance. Those
who have seen the play are enthusiastic.
1t is based on reports of investigating
committees that looked into conditions
in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Reactionary Tendencies

Missionary workers here recalled
that the Chinese provisional constitu-
tion demanded religious freedom and
they agreed that today's move by the
administrative council. which Yuan Shi
Kai, they hear, practically controls. in
djcated reactionary tendencies. In a re-
cent report to the state department the
American charge daffaires at Peking
took the same view. He pointed out
that the revolution which established
the republic discredited Confuciansm
be cause it was associated with the old
order. At that time Confucian temples
were destroyed or turned to secular
uses.
Foremost in the movement to re-
store Confucianism was DR.. Chen Huan
Chang, who has the degree of doctor of
philosophy from Columbia university.
He is remembered here as one of the
brightest Chinese that ever attended
Columbia and his influence in China
has been marked. At the head of the
Chinese scholars he did his best to have
Confucianism designated in the consti-
tuition as the state religion without
however. depriving the people of re-
ligious liberty.
Missionary workers here believe that
the action of the Chinese council would
not retard the Christian movement in
China If it did not tend toward cur
taiiment of religious freedom, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

interruption from every one of the 1910
delegates, if they desire" said Gompers.
They have their rights here as dele
| cnfeS While l hnNe nnna
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

not only the Christian converts of the
republic. but members of the other de-
nominations demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
Laborers Not Worse Off

at is absurd to say that the miners,
the tailors. the carpenters, the women
who work in the sweatshops, or any
of the toilers of the land, IL you
please" said Gompers, ARE worse off
now than IA years ago. The state
ment Is so bereft of reason that l pre-
fer to this evening with you than try
to answer it myself.
Gompers denied that the federation
had placed obstacles in the path of in
dustrialism. but on the contrary, he
said. had encouraged IL wherever pos
Confucianism for the good of China
herself rather than because We believe
1t will hamper the work of our mis-
sionaries there. 1t would be a back
ward step in the progress of China
for il would permit the shrewd and un
scrupulous to mix religion with busi-
ness and politics."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30
CONFUCIANISM AS
NATIONS RELIGION
NDORSED IN CHINA

fContinued From Page onca
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

Hiiiery Ziegler. who was operated on
LOT appendicitis last week at the Birming
nam infirmary, is resting well.
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The members of the st. Cecilia Music
Club will be entertained next Monday
evening by Mrs. KYLE Lawson at her home
at Fairview station. An interesting pro-
gramme has been arranged and all men,
pers are invited to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-30

w. T. Barton, who was struck by a
street car last Tuesday night, is resting
well at his home at East Thomas