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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
WHEN CHRISTMAS BEGAN
A Reader Thinks the Birthday Car
Antedate the Child.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial of Friday, Deem
Der %, in speaking of Christmas says
at was child's day in the beginning"
1t has always been a great mystery TO
me why thousands Of people, year
after year. should continue to make
statements which are not in accord
ance with facts. Is IL ignorance or
superstition Il WINS not "a Child's
day in the beginning" The Yuletide
festival was celebrated centuries be-
fore the birth Of Christ and was neld
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
A CAMPAIGN FOR PEACE
America Should Seek to Arouse the
Conscience of the World.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: At this Christmastide, when JOY
and good will should prevail through
out the earth, it is sad to think that
there is portion of the world destroy
ing this noble sentiment. The war in
Europe is crushing out the finer senti-
ments which this season Is meant 10
give and going contrary TO the Christ
like spirit. The nations at war have
no good will for each other, but are
bent on crushing each other to death.
Millions of homes are but memories
of bygone days, where once happy and
united families dwelt in accord.
II seems to me that ere this yuletide
season, with its happy recollections,
shall have passed, the nations at war
should be reminded of the significance
of the occasion.
/, Two thousand years ago, when the
Prince Of Galilee was born, wise men
gathered in the East and proclaimed
His coming with these words: Peace
on earth, good will toward all men,"
His life and precepts were away from
war and discord, and the sad thing of
il all is to think that the death and
life of Christ have not gripped the con-
science of Europe.
God grant that the time will soon
come when this peace will prevail, and
that nations will not strive for national
supremacy by arms.
No one can look at the many pict-
ures describing the horror and misery
following in the wake of this great
catastrophe without feeling the re-
morse of an utter lack of brotherliness
to each other.
There is q great task remaining for
America, and let US not follow in the
paths of the European nations by con-
centrating on militarism. The talk of
an inefficient navy and the lack of a
larger navy ia wholly out of place at
this time. The world should concen-
trate on how to end the war, and not
do anything that would seem to in
tensify it.
Let the churches throughout the
country, reinforced by the power Of the
press and various organizations, lift
their voices like one man until suf-
ficient pressure is brought TO bear 10
end this war.
The prayers of the righteous avail
eth much, saith the Good Book, and If
this nation gets down on it's knees and
lifts it's voice in mighty protest God
will find some way by which the war
will end.
1t seems to me that the thing to do
now Is to start a restlessnoss until
every college is shaken, every pulpit
awakened and the editors of the great
dailies writing like one man to end this
horrible war.
Let America start in the lead with
thirty days campaign 20 arouse the
/ conscience Of the nations against this
war. CLEVELAND G. ALLEN.
! New York, Dec. 20, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
"A Counsel Of Cowardice.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Just line this Christmas morn
ing, Mr.. Editor, to say Amen ana
amen" to the editorial in this morn
ing's Tribune under the caption OF
Counsel of Cowardice."
II was an unthinkable thing for Tine
Times" and "The World" to give the
advice they did to the President Tor
him to make "some kind of a working
arrangement" with what The Tribune
aptly calls "the patronage raiders AZ
the United States Senate II ever
President had a country behind MN
that President is Woodrow Wilson. ne
will still further increase his standing
with his fellow citizens by Ignoring MS
"fool friends" and taking tine adVIce
Of The Tribune in dealing with Sena-
torial courtesy, ,,cc
RYERSON w. JENNINGS.
Philadelphia, Dee. %, 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
New Years Eve Licenses.

To the Editor of The Tribune. .
Sir: The item in your paper aeos.
the giving out of about 200 all nign'
licenses TO the hotels, restaurants
etc, seems to me TO indicate that the
Mayor is fond Of works of supererogs
ton. Why, when he allows the hotels,
saloons. as in my parish, TO sell a.
any and every hour prohibited by inc
LIQUOR tax law, he should go TO the
trouble Of giving all night licenses
gets me. But the poor, timid. fearful
liquor traffic may need bolstering uFp;;
II is so modest that il might he afraiu
OF the police unless it had the protee-
ton of the Mayor.
JAMES V. CHALMERS.
New York, Dec. 20, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
An Open Forum for
Public Debate.
r,vrT DTODJ DIG cor TIM NJ An Or
L IL T. EOI Ii - w - ~ WI Put

on December % because at that time
the sun began its journey back to the
earth as they understood it). More
o. oi-hough the exact date OF
Christs birth is not known, it is clear
that IL was some time IN the Spring,
probably corresponding to our month
of April.
Let us celebrate Christmas with all
the love and charity and good cheer of
which we are capable. Let US realize
that Christ was the Light OF the World
and celebrate His coming with BETTING
reverence, but let us stop saying and
teaching things which are not true.
c. P. H.
Jamaica, n. Y, Dec. %, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

agement that takes three or four cars
off the ten-car train of the rush hour
trains and lengthens the intervals from
two minutes to six to ten minutes
What does Mr.. Walker know about
this? And what does the p. S. C.. know
about this? Is. d.
New York, Dec %, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27

the Century Opera Company addressed Its appeal
grand opera is still distinctly luxury ana ono
to be foresone with a minimum Of pain IN par.
LOUIS times. They have decided to do without
for the time being. and Mr.. Otto II. Kahn mas
very sensibly understood the decision and re.
fused longer to support the growing burden OF
popular grand opera on his own shoulders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-27
The Murderer-with-a-Pull.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Can you tell me why the muir
derer-with-a-pull,C leary. IS not arrest.
ed and punished for violation OF inc
Sullivan pistol law? DlSGOSIhp'
New York. Dec %. 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
House Adiou-ns

Washington. March 3l.-As a mark of representative from the Eighth Alabama representative fro mthe Eight Alabama district, the House adjourned tonight, when Representative Underwood an nounced the death of his colleague at Att lantic City. N. ].
 The following committee was appointed to attend the funeral Representatives Taylor, Burnett Dent. Abercrombie, BlaclSmon of Alabama; Atkinson of Georgia. Johnson of Kentucky. Carr of Pennsylvania Key of Ohio. Stedman of North Carolina. Walsh of New Jersey, Du- pre- of Louisiana, Mann of Illinois, Stew ems of Minnesota. Knowland of Cali fornia, Sells of Tennessee, Greene of Vermont, Keiss of Pennsylvania and Mur- dock of Kansas.
 William Richardson was paroed in April. 1865, in Marietta. Ga. was repre- sentative from the county of Limestone in the general assembly of Alabama, 1865 1S61 was judge of the court of probate and county court of Madison county, Ala ma. from 1876 to 1SS6 democratic cleo tor for the state at large in 1SSS was convention as a delegate from the state at large to the democratic national con vention that met at St. Louis, July G. 1904 ; was elected to fill an unexpired term in the Fifty-sixth Congress; reelected to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
CLARKE IS VICTOR:
 KIRBY ID CONTEST Latter Disputes Correctness of Official Figures in the
 Arkansas Election

 Little Rock. Ark. March 3l.-0n the face of complete official returns of the demo- cratic primary held last Wednesday. the last of which was brought to Little Rock tonight. United States Senator James P. Clarke has been renominated by a maio ity of 231 over William F. Kirby. assoca te justice of the Arkansas supreme court. The figures give Senator Clarke Ss,o2l votes and Judge Kirby G., 79s.
 Judge Kirby. however, disputes the cor rectness of the figures and has announced that the contest will be taken before the democratic state convention, which meets in Pine Bluff June 3.
 Last night 1t was believed that Judge Kirby had won the nomination. bus the official certificate of the vote of Poinsett county, which was brought to Little Rock tonight by Clyde Gongs. the county chairman gave Senator Clarke about 600 more votes than he was first credited with changing the apparent result of the primary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
Roll Call On The Bill To
 Repeal Tolls Exemption

ton, Fla gan, Eagle. Edwards, Elder. Ev- ans, Edison, Ferguson, Ferris Fields. FitzhenryS Flood of Virginia, Floyd of Arkansas. Foster, Fowler, Francis. Gall lagher, Gard, Garner. Garrett of Ten nessee, Garrett of Texas, George, Gary. Gilmore Gittins, Glass, Goodwin Of North Carolina. Cooke, Gordon, Gregg Gudger. Hamill Hamlin, Hammond Hardwick Hardy, Hart, Hay, Heflin Helvering. Henry. Hensley. Hill. Hol- land. Houston, Howard Hughes of Georgia, Hull, Humphreys of Missis- sippi. Jacoway. Johnson of Kentucky, Johnson of South Carolina, Heating. Kennedy of Connecticut, Key, Kindele Hinkead of New Jersey. Kirkpatrick, Konop, Lazaro. Lee of Georgia, Lesher Lever, Levy, Lewis of Maryland Lieb, Linthicum, Lloyd, Lobeck. Loft, Logue, Mcclellan. ,McCoy. McGillicudy, Nickel lar Mcguire. Montague. Morrison, Moss of Indiana, Nelley of Kansas, Nelly of West Virginia. O'Brien, Oglesby, OHair, 
 (GMm$Nrnss~A ~A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
U. T. Heflin Comes Out For MT. Under7uoOd For Senate
By c. E. STEWART

Washington, March 3i-tspecialD Representative Heflin has come out square for Underwood for the Senate and Is going to make a speech at Alex ander City in his own district in the Interest of MT Underwood next Friday. and will also be the principal speaker at the Underwood rally at Birmingham Saturday night MT. Underwood himself will not be able to be present be- cause of pressing matters here.
 Representative Helfin is moved to this expression of preference in the race for the senatorship by heavy mal from his district which was awaiting him upon his return from Alabama. where he went to make an address at the hundredth anniversary of the bat tie of Horseshoe Bend. He had pur- rosed to refrain from public declara-
 tion of his choice for senator as be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
MADE BY
 NEWSPAPERS PREPOSTEROUS

That is one of the most preposterous statements made in any newspaper since Gutenberg invented moyeeble types.
 You gentlemen into whose faces l am now looking know the democra tic leaders of this House better tam any other men on earth know us. Does any man in this House believe that the dem ocratic House leaders are working to split the democracy? If so. let him cour- ageously stand up here and now.
 The democratic leaders of this House led in the long, bitter and successful fight in the Sixty-first Congress, which elected democratic House in 1910 and set in motion the forces which put a democratic President in the White House, gave us a democratic Senate and a dem ocratic majority of IA in this House. It is proud record, and yet the New York World has the gall to charge those same leaders are trying to split the democracy can stand here now and point out 50 or 60 men who would never have sat within these historic walls had not the democrats and insurgents made that fight in the Sixty-first Congress.
 Further along in the aforesaid World article occurs this passage:
 The ship subsidysts are seeking to spring a great surprise when the vote is taken. When debate upon the repeal is finally opened on the floor they hope to uncover one trump card that will turn the tide of defeat.
 This trump card is to be Speaker Champ Clark. This for Mir. Clark has carefully avoided stating his position on the question. The World correspondent learned today that Mir. Clark is wavering against repeal He did not vote when the bill was passed originally and there fore has none of the fears of changing his vote that appear to be uppermost In the minds of many democratic politicians. The ship subsidy interests hope to get Mir Clark to make a laundering speech against repeal. If he can be induced to come out and announce that he h in favor Of mailing the Stars and Stripes to the canal,r as one antirepeal man expressed it today some members believe many votes may be changed.
 With Speaker Clark, MT. Underwood Fitzgerald and Kitchin urging their fol- lowers to oppose the bill it is conceded that a most remarkable spectacle will be staged upon the floor of the House. CHALLENGES PROOF
 OF ACCUSATION
 That is another base and false ipsinu- ation. If any man here believes that islander, let him stand up here and now, so that he may be seen by these hundreds of witnesses.
 Tn another World article those of us
 (Co1tinued on Page Tenl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
tCoDtinued on Page Nine.
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-House votes to repeal free tolls clause.
 Of canal act,
 Clark makes dramatic speech. Laeys charges not upheld.
 Torreon still held by fcderals. Congressman Richardson dead. Worthington to speak in Memphis Hard rains relieve drouth in Madison. 3-June will show effect of tariff on
 dress goods. 1--Editorial comment. 5-Busness reports show recession.
 Jefferson to sec spectacular end to
 big campaign
 Rail order received from Chinese re-
 public
 Trash can protest may be oi no avail 6-Womens page. Sports. S-Briliant concert draws good crowd. 9-Unexpected calm in debate on hunls
 rule bill 1l-Gruhb to preside in Speers court 1p--Ea stern roads to close case sooa l5-Markets 16-Ffty thousand Ohio miners quit work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01

Washington, March 31-The vote In the House tonight on the passage oi the sims bill to repeal the toll ex- emption provision of the Panama canal act was PAT ayes to 16f nays ana one 'present."
 The vote:
 For the bill. democrats-Abercrom : bic, Adair Adamson, Alexander, Alien. Dies. Dixon, Donovan. Doolittle, Dough Baker Baltz, Barkley. y...farnhart, <<Sart- lett, Bathrick. Bealses, Beal1 oT Texas Bell of Georgia. / Booher. BRchers Bowdle, Brodbeck. Brown of New ork' Brumbaugh. Buchanan of IllinoiS Bu- chanan of Texas, Bulkley. BuEsess' Rurke of Wisconsin. Byrnes of fouth Carolina, Byrns of Tennessee, Cans way randler Cantor. Cantriu raraway, Carlin, Carr Carter Church. Clahcy' rlavnool. Clayton. Cline. Collier. eddy, Comedy of Kansas. Connolly of Idwa' r~ov;ukton. Cox. crosser pavennprt. Decter. Dent. Dershem Dickinspn' Die. DLvon. Donovan. Doolittle. Douah h.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01

tween his two colleagues. but his con stttuents are indignant at an attack upon him personally by the Hobson forces. and Mir. Heflin Is called upon to defend charges not only against the House leader bNt himselNas we'll.
 When he read his mail yesterday morning he found several letters from his constituents telling him of ths Hobson paper, The Advance" at Bir- mingham, being circulated in his dis trict. and how 1t denounced the Un- derwood bill to regulate cotton ex- changes as measure in the interest of cotton gamblers and Underwood as a traitor to the farmers of Alabama stating in the same column that Heslia voted for the Underwood bill some of these letters state that Mir. Hobson, speaking in MT. Heflin's district said at several places. briefly. '1f you want to know who Rich Hobson is ask Tom Heflin. your member of Congress. Tom will tell yon,' leaving the impression
 (COntinued on Page TWOl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
SCIENTISTS WILL TRY ID WEIGH THE MOON Experiments for Weighing and Measuring Lunar
 Body Being Made

Chicago, March J.--Experiments for the weighing and measurement of the at the University of Chicago. announce ment was made today.
 These experiments are continuation of the fobservattons which satisfied Size scientists that the earth is rigid body. offering enormous resistance to the at traction of planets surrounding.
 Effect of the sun on the tides will be computed to the effect. of the lunar lody and by interpreting the results the scientists hope to determine the moon ] weight compared with that of the suns weight.
 Further tests will be made to compute the mass and momentum weight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01

This verdict on the issue which has absorbed Congress for many weeks came at the close of a stirring day, made memorable in the annals of the House by party division which found Speaker Champ Clark, Majority Leader Underwood and other demo- cratic chieftains lined up in open op- position to the President on an issue which the latter had declared vital to his conduct of the nations foreign policy.
 BILL GOES TO
 SENATE TODAY
 ! Today's result was the first strug- gle within the party since demo racy took control of the government year ago. Tomorrow the bill goes to the Senate where the fight will be re- newcd with all the vigor and de- termination that attended i- in the Lower House.
  House stood by the President, give hir in 'ungrudging measure, what he had asked flor the honor of the nation,' in it's foreign relations. Twentyfive re- publicans and two progressives also voted to sustain the President. Ffty- two democrats followed Speake, Clark and Leader Underwood to defeat.
 Nothing it seemed, could stem the tide of administration success. Speaker Clark for nearly 22 years a member of the House, made the speech of his life to torestall what he termed ''unuuestion- able degrcdation," of the nation. In this he failed, but he did smooth over the party breach with kindly words for his adversaries. praise for President Will son. and an unqualified denial of any vaulting ambition for himself.
 When he had closed the debate for the opposition to the repeal the speech was triumphant in defeat, for the entire legis- lative assemblage, in which were many senators, rose en masse to cheer him. President Wilson was at dinner when the result of the vote was announced. He was gratified but made no comment.
 In the Senate the bill will be referred to the committee on interoceanic canals, of which Senator O O'Gorman of New York, a vigorous opponent of the measure, is chairman. Senator OGorman has said he would call a meeting of the commit- tee immediately 10 consider the bill. That there will be fight in that committee is certain. Senator Owen is leading the fight for the President there.
 The committee will have many pro- posals before it. several in the nature of compromises, some resembling motion of the House minority today to recommit the repeal bill and to repeal the ex- emption clause with a declaration that the United States should have complete aovereignty over the canal. This motion 'tn the House was defeated by vote of fS2 to 176 It will be the aim of adminis-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
AFTER SPECTACULAR STRUGGLE, THE HOUSE.
 VOTES TO REPEAL THE FREE TOLLS CLAUSE
Sims Bill Passed By Vote Of 247 To 1o1-Findl Vote Comes Al Close Of Memorable Ddy--Bill Goes
 To The Senate To-day
STRIKING STATEMENTS MADE BY
 CLARK IN HIS REMARKABLE SPEECH

"There is personal o States and myself"
 "We which surely astounding bolt"
 T entertained the slightest will the President the Baltimore did all could of those who vociferou uome tempt have eadfasty supported him until upon to bolt the platform absolutely refuse
 q do believe that the that led ballots receiving clear majority of nne and that 300000 competed peudes dscharging rights speaker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01

SCENE UNRIVALED
 AS CLARK BEGINS
 The scene in the House chamber when Speaker Clark yielded the gavel to Rep resentative Underwood, the majority leader, to defend his course in the great controversy probably was unrivalled in the history of American legislation. Never b. fore within the recollection of the old est member had the galleries been so packed with interested spectators. Out soe the galleries the corridors were damned with disappointed hundreds On the floor nearly every member was in his seat. Even the Senate had adjourned and scores of senators occupied seats on th2 floor
 It was a rare political stage setting tl;nr this throng witnessed Standing be- fore them, while republican and dem- ocratic members cheered him to the echo was the sturdy big-framed. silver haired sbeaker with resolution beaming on his coantenance. his thin lips cenched tight ly, his face pale and stern. Behind him, pounding for order. was Mir Underwood. There they were awaiting the climax of thr long debate, these two leaders of tho democratic party. heading the first re- volt in the partys ranks since democracy rir Woodrow Wilson in the White House. Even those democrats who for the first tune had turned their backs on their inn mediate leaders and stood resolutely by thc President throughout the fight were impressed at the scefe.
 I he interest was tense as Speaker Clark began to speak, and his first utterance, breathing a spirit of harmony as against discord and assuring the country that the President and he personally were a. Iesce. seemed to spread over~the as sembla particularly the democrats of the House, a feeling of relief.
 'fTbarp is hat WI the President and mysef.' said the speaker. and his voice was drowned in q caerus of democratic shouts, while re- publicans and progressives applauded
 At the outset the speaker read his ad- dress, but soon he got into his old time or,,torcal swing and was hammering hume with sweeping gestures his delib- crately delivered words When he praised the patriotic motives of President Wilson again was he interrupted by applause. His emphatic declaration that with those who charged him with attempting to dis rlpt the party the wish was father to the thought not member on the floor but applauded him.
 Colleagues Believe in Him
 Docs any man in this House believe the democratic leaders are w king to split democracy?' the speaker fairly shouted as he leaned toward the demo- cratic side and looked into the faces of his colleagues.
 No. mo-, was the thunderous reply from every part of the chamber.
 Let him courageously stand up here and now, continued the speaker, that We may see his cast of countenance," but no man stood up and the House cheered again
 The speaker minced no words S he attacked newspaper which he deciared had assailed him in this fight, and in referring to the charge that he was bolt ing the President" he exclaimed.
 "Merciful God: what an idiotic phrase
 Throughout the speech there was not a Continued on Page Twelve)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-01
JUDGE RICHARDSON DIES IN NEW JERSEY
 AFTER LONG ILLNESS
Representative of Eighth Alabama District In Congress Sue cumbs In Atlantic City Yesterday-Life Work In Con- gress Was the Improvement of the Tennessee
 River and Development of Muscle Shoals

Atlantic City, March 31.Representave in Congress Will ham Rchardson of Alabama died here today from general hilty. H sss 74 years old
 Mr Richardson to Atlantic City from Washington 10 days hoping change climate would benefit his hea l which had been failing for about a year.