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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
REDF F|ELDS ISSUES STATEMENT ABOUT
 THE TOLLS FIGHT
Says Hawaiian Sugar Grow CTS and Eastern Refiners Chiefly Interested in
 Tolls Exemption

Washington, April 12.-Secretay Reddeld of the department of commerce tonight is-
 sued a statement connecting Hawaiian sugar growers and eastern sugar refners with the Panama canal tolls fight, pointing out that they are the shippers chiefly in- terested in the exemption of American vessels from tolls. His statement followed recent trip to the Pacific coast and investigations by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce.
 "The question as to who will be the largest shippers through the canal" said the secretary, has perhaps incidental in- terest in connection with the discussions concerning Panama canal tolls. If it as- sumed that the carriers will, as they say, distribute the charges over the freight tonnage carried, the question as to which kind of freight might have to as- sume the burden has some interest. Pos sibly. therefore, the answers to certain questions may throw light on the situa- tion.
 Who are at present the largest ship pers over the isthmus of TehuantepecG The sugar growers of Hawaii. To whom are their shipments made? To the sugar refiners in and about New York and Philadelphia. Do these shipments amount to a great deal? In the last fiscal year they were 52S,Oo0,0oO pounds, or 2640OO net tons.
 Tn the present method of shipmen mt over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec are there two trans-s shipments of freight-one on the vest coast of Mexico, another on the east coast-and a railroad charge between? There are, and the through rate from Hawaii to New York must include the cost of such transference and freight charges.
 Would not the opening of the canal do away with these two transfers and the railway charge? It would, and doubt less the sugar growers would be benefited thereby and properly so
 Tn view of their serious complaints as to the effect of the placing of sugar on the free list in the near future, Is 1t not normal that the sugar growers should ex- ert every means in their power 10 reduce the cost of transporting their product to the market? That would undoubtedly be good business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
WASHINGTON

Chatom, April cia1.)-Washing tons official vote in Mondays primary is as follows:
 Conner S46. Henderson S5. Kolb S59, Seed 72.
 Hobson 1S2, Underwood 625.
 Brown 60, Rushton 163 White 535
 Chestnut 70. Curry 3O5, ISilby 325
 Cooper 419, Gaillard 563, Julian 237, Me- Cord 104
 Cobb a. Greer 50, Nunnelee 121. Puri- foy 470.
 Greene 49, Martin 3eS, Pegram 134, Rid dle 149.
 Allgood 383. Wilkinson 30s.
 Bradley 13o, Graham 43, Lancaster 213, Smith 354
 Greer 1l3. Persons los. Seymour 257, Wade 167.
 Mayfeld 405. DeGraffenreid SIS, Boyd G. Simpson 27O Thomas 259.
 Thomas 341, Brown 3T2
 Goodwin 343, Graves 352
 For Congress, First Distrct-Gray 2aS, Taylor 51S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
 MEET IN ANN|STON
Grand Lodge Assemblies in Biennial Session Tues
 day Morning

Anniston, April 12.-(Special.)-The grand ledge Knights of Honor of Alabama will assemble in biennial session in fraternal hail at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning. The following named grand officers will be in attendance l.. Schwartz of Mobile, past grand dictator; A. F. McGhee of Anniston, grand dictator; E. D. Brown, grand vice dictator, Birmingham T. Gardner Foster, grand reporter, and A. B Garland, grand treasurer Montgomery.
 Supreme Dictator Edwin c. Wood of New York and Frank B. Sliger, supreme reporter and treasurer of St. Louis and probably other supreme officers will at tend the session. The grand lodge is composed of about 50 officers and repre- sentatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13

der the influence of the high pressure area that is central over the Mississippi basin. This high has brought clear ing weather to all sections west of the Alleghenies, except the gulf states, and a cool change to most of the gulf states and the Atlantic slope Over western portions of the cotton belt, and all sec tions west and north of Tennessee, tenn reratures have risen somewhat, due to the practically stationary pressure con ditions and the light winds, together With uninterrupted sunshine. Over the country as whole the skies have been fair and the temperatures moderate. While cloudy and rather cool weather prevailed in most southern states with most stations east of the Mississippi reporting rain during the past 24 hours, the temperature change has been less than seemed probable, and the rainfall amounts generally light
 Summary of observations made at United States Weather Bureau stations April P, 1914:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
ELECTION RETURNS
ST. CLAIR

Pell City, April 1.-The following is the official vote in St. Clair: Hobson 436, Underwood 611. Brown 4S0. Rushton 64, White oil. Conner 462, Henderson 167, Kolb 157, Seed 26I
 Chestnut 6s, Curry 164, Kilby 675. Cobb 80, Greer s0, Nunnelle 3o0. Purifoy "A.
 Bradley sO7, Graham ST, Lancaster t6s, Smith 294.
 Allgood 795, Wilkerson 14S. Greene 566, Martin 1s2, Pegram 22, Rid dle 1S7.
 gin S3s.
 Greer 1Si, Persons 1SS, Seymour 146, Wade 424
 Cooper 622, Gaillard s1s, Julian 24o, Me Cord 227.
 Anderson S52.
 Gardner SIS.
 Boyd 3S4, deGraffenried POI, Mayfieid 457. Simpson 25S Thomas 2l3. Abercrombie S67.
 Brown 645, Thomas 2i3. Goodwin 361, Graves 504. Burnett 73l, Rainey 27o. Embry 772 NJ. c. Sibley 270 Sheriff-Bradford 561, Treece 474.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
MERIDIAN ID VOTE :.
 ON SCHOOL BONDS.
Citizens Decide April 24 Whether to Spend S75, 1000. |.
 for Improvements

Meridian. Miss, April 12.-(Speeial) Jon April 24 the city of Meridian will vote On a bond issue for $75,G00 for school inn provements. It has been found necessary to greatly increase the school facilities of the city, owing to the great and growing attendance.
 At the opening of the present session it was found necessary to refuse permis- sion to pupils living outside the separate school district to atteno, as there were not sufficient class rooms To obviate this the board of trustees has asked the people to vote a bond issue, so that prep arations can be made to accommodate the country pupils who desire to attend as well as those living in the city. There is no doubt that the bond issue will carry, as the people here believe that they have the best public schools in the south and always freely give all money asked to support, improve and maintain them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
CIRCUIT COURT IN
 SESSION IN MERIDIAN

Meridian, Miss, April 12.-(Special) The third week of the civil term of .he circuit court was concluded Saturday, and tn eeourt has three more weeks to run. There have been no really impor- tant cases, though there have been more than 100 damage suits placed one the docket for trial and some of them have already been tried.
 The only verdict of any consequence that has been rendered in favor of plain tiffs was an agreed verdict for 5000 in a suit against the Mobile and Ohio railroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham. April 12.-G D.. m.)-The low pressure area that was central over the western gulf on Saturday night $ map has moved rapidly northeastward, and now overlies the axtreme northern Atlantic coast sections. Its passage caused general rains throughout the gulf and Atlantic coast districts Saturday nlght and Sunday. but on the map to- night the interior of the country is un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
RICHARD c. MAURY
 KILLED IN ACCIDENT

Galveston. Tex. April 12.-Richard G. Maury district attorney of Harris county. and who has been 'active in prosecution of recent antitrust suits as special assistant to the state at torney general, was killed when the automobile he was driving here today struck COW and was wrecked. MT. Maury was 36 years old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Weather Forecast

Washington, April 12-Forecast for Aia- bama: Fair Monday; Tuesday fair ana warmer.
 Tennessee: Fair Monday; warmer west portion; Tuesday fair and warmer.
 Georgia: Fair Monoay, preceded by showers near the coast; somewhat colder east and south portions; Tuesday fair and warmer.
 Mississippi: Fair Monday; warmer ln north portion; Tuesday fair and warmer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
APPOINTMENTS BY
 BISHOP OF MOBILE
Rt. Rev. Allen Announces Appointments for Spring
 and Early Summer

Mobile April 12.-(SpeciaI )-The Right Rev. E. P. Allen, bishop of Mo bile, pontificated at the cathedral today. He also preached the Easter sermon and gave the papal blessing. The bishops appointments for the spring and early summer are: Monday April 1s, s a. m.-Profession of Sisters of Mercy, Convent of Mercy, Mobile. | April 19-Pensacola confirmation, Church of the Sacred Heart. ' a. m. : St. MichaeFs church. 10 a. m. St. Johns church, Warrington, D. m. Monday, April 2o-Visitation of Con vent of Mercy, 6:3O a. m., Warrington. Tuesday, April 21--visitation of Con vent of Mercy, Pensacola, 6:3O a. m. Wednesday, April 22-Dedication of church at Santa Rosa, Fla.
 Thursday, April 23-Visitation of Convent of Perpetual Alteration.
 April 26-Confirmation of St Paurs church, Birmingham.
 April 27-Confirmation church of St. Cyril and Methodius at Brookside.
 April 28-Examlnation of junior clergy, Birmingham.
 April 29-Yisitation, church of the Sacred Heart, Anniston.
 April 30-Gadsden, church of St. James, convent of St. James.
 May 3-Dedication of St. John the Baptist church, Montgomery, 10 a. m. confirmation of St. John the Baptist church, p. m,; confirmation of St. Peters church, 7:30 D. m.
 May 4-Confrmation at St. Andrews church, ' D. m.
 May 5--Conference of the clergy. Mo- bile. 3 D. m.
 May 7--Examination of junior clergy, Mobile. D. m.
 May 9-Visitation, convent of the Holy Ghost a. m, Davis avenue, Mo bile.
 May Discrimination. St Joseph's, ' a. m; St. Mary's, 10 a. m.; St. Vincent's, D. m.
 May 11-Conhrmation at Little Sis ters of the Poor D. m.
 May 12-Confirmation at Spring Hill college 6 a. m.
 May 17-Confirmation, Selma
 May 1S-Visitation of the Convent of Mercy. Selma.
 May 21-Confirmation in Toulminville, a. m; St. Catherine of Sienna, Crich- to. D. m.
 May 24-Conflrmation. Apalachicola.
 May 25-Visitation of Convent of Mercy Apalachicola.
 May 29-St. Marys school. closing ex- ercises. D. m.
 May 31-Pontifca1 mass. cathedral 10:30 a. m; confirmation. 4 p. m.
 June 1-McGin institute, closing eX- ercises. D. m.
 June Coordination, cathedral, Mo- bile, 6:30 a. m
 June 3-Cathedral Girls school p. m.
 June 7-Pontifcal mass. Trinity col lege commencement, Washington, D. c.
 June 14-Conhrmation New Decatur, a. m.; Huntsville 7:30 D. m.
 June 21-Tuscaloosa. confirmation.
 June 2S-Conirmation at Fish River Baldwin county. 10 a. m; Bon Se- Cour. D. m.
 July 5-Confrmation at Summerdale : a. m; confirmation at Elberta, D. m
 July 11-Confirmation at St. Florian
 July 12-Confirmation at Sheffield, [ a. m: confirmation at Tuscumbia 10 a. m.; confirmation at Florence, p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Opposition to the Repeal. However, Is Growing
 More Vigorous
POSSIBLE CONGRESS
 MAY ADJOURN JULY 1
Leaders Plan to Postpone Antitrust Legislation Until Next Session-To Create Interstate Trade Com
 mission Before Adjournment

Washington. April 12-The toll exemp- ton repeal fight still holds the center of interest in Congress. with prospect of further stirring discussion this week in the Senate, where the inter-oceanic canals committee will resume hearings tomor- row
 the tolls issue for another month, Sen ate and House members have been res tive lest early adjournment might be inn peded. The plan of the administrative leaders, though, to postpone antitrust legislation until next session. save for the creation of an interstate trade com may get back to the country and into She campaign for the election of senators and representatives as early as July l.
 There is little likelihood that general debate on the tolls issue will begin TOT another two weeks, the canals commit tee purposng to give II days more to hearings on the various bills introduced
 
 committee will deliberate after the hear ings are concluded is indefinite but re- peal champions will do all in their power to get a record vote of the committee and a report as early possible.
 Opposition Growing More Vigorous
 Opposition to the repeal is growing more vigorous, but senators supporting inc Drocidenf in si tbot tbiS opnnei4ipr, is not extending itself They maintain confidence that the repeal bill will pass without amendment. Such democratic op- ponents of repeal as Senators O'Gorman and Chamberlain retain the hope that re- peal will be defeated or that the bill will be amended so as to proclaim the soyer- eighty Of the United States over the Pan aman canal.
 Senators owen and Simmons, leading the fight for the President in the canals committee, expect to present important information as to just what his govern ment had in mind in negotiating the Hay Pauncefote treaty with reference to treat ing all nations on an equal basis in tle canal.
 Some of this information they hope to get from Joseph H. Choate, amhassaaor to England when the treaty was nego- ,tiated. and Henry White, who was m charge of the American embassy in Lon- don then. These and other prominent men will appear before the canals committee this week. Senator OGorman and other repeal opponents plan to make capital out of the Colombian treaty, which would eX- tend to the South American republic the use of the canal free of tolls for war vessels and a former Colombia treaty. negotiated but never in force, in which a similar provision was incorporated and which was acquiesced in by Great Britain. The first treaty was negotiated when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Two Charged With Murder

Pittsburg, April 12.-Dr. c. C. Mere dith, Pittsburg physician, and Miss
 Lucy D. Orr, nurse in his employe, ar 1 rested few days ago on an alleged' charge oA malpractice in connection with the dAth of Mrs. Myrtle Allison a year ago, and released on bail, were re- arrested today, charged with the wom- ans murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13

with his plans, it has been arranged that the diplomatic bill, carrying pro- vision for the expenses Of the foreign affairs of the government. aggregatinS s4,JS9977, shall immediately follow the pending legislative bill.
 Secretary Garrison, Chairman Adamson of the House interstate commerce com- mittee and Representative Stevens of Minnesota of that committee, still are wrestling over the form that general Wa ter power conservation legislation shall take at this session. Tentative drafts of bills have been prepared but so far divergent views have not been fecon- ciled.
 senator Simmons heads a Senate com rl:ttee, working on the same problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Little Suffering From Weevil

Meridian, Mlss., ApriI E.-tSpecIaII Daily reports of the Meridian clearing house show that the city has suffered very little so far from the ravages of the boil weevil in this section. The clearnga show as well as they did last year, there being but a slight difference in the amounts This is taken as good index of the financial condition of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
3aS for Repeating Clause

Washington. April 12.-First returns from poll Senator Gore is making of delegates to the democratic national convention at Baltimore on the canal tolls issue were announced tonight by the democratic national committee. They showed 33S for repeating the clause of the toll exemption act, 69 against rcepa1 and n non-committal
 Debate on the repeal has centered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Planks Must Be Accepted

s Mir. Bryan says that platform blanks
 dealing with internationa questions must
 be accepted with the understanding that
 we act jointly with other nations in in
 ternatonal affairs that even if the plank
 had not been contradicted by another
 plank in the platform. and even if it
 had not concealed a subsidy policy re-
 pugnant to democratic principle and his
 tory" that even if conditions had not
 changed a platform plank should be
 taken<on international questions ''as the
 expression of a wish rather than as the
 expression of a determination, for no na- tion can afford to purchase a small ad- vantage in the face of universal pro- test
 If nation,' continued the secretary, desires to array itself against the world it should be sure that the thing which 1t is to gain is worth what it costs. The
 President, knowing that every commercial treaty as a pledge of equal treatment. would have been recreant to his trust had he failed to point out to the American people that our diplomatic relations would
 be seriously disturbed by the carrying out of the free tolls policy"
 Considering the repeal measure upon its merits, MT. Bryan said there were just two questions to be decided:
 First is it desirable for the demo- cratic party to abandon it's historic po- sition and become the advocate of sub- sides and bounties? And second, if it is desirable what is the democratic party willing to sacrifice in international pres | tige and world influence in order to se- cure the advantage which these subsi- dies promise to few people?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Daniels Going to Harrisburg

Washington, April 12.-Secretary Daniels will go to Harrisburg. Pa, to- morrow to speak at Jefferson day banquet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13

largely on the declaration of the Bal timore platform for free tolls. and two weeks ago Senator Gore addressed per- sonal letters to each of the thousand odd delegates to the convention asking for an expression of opinion on the issue.
 Up to date the returns are alike astounding to the champions and op- ponents of the repeal" said the an-
 nouncement tonight "Only two states have given a majority against the re- peal. A number of them. so far as the
 votes have been received. have declared
 unanimously in favor of the repeal notably Texas and Pennsylvania. In Illinois the vote to date is 24 to 3 for
 repeal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
Bible Institute in Meridian

Meridian, Miss, April 12.-(Special pr. and Mrs. Hamill, well-known Sun day school workers of Nashville, will i be here to conduct Bible institute al the Central Methodist church for two days next week, beginning Thursday
 and lasting through Friday. All de- nominations have been invited to par ticipate in the work and the attendance is expected to be large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13

Persons who need glasses or who have any trouble. with their eyes, ears. nose or throat. are cordially invited to visit our offices and be examined without charge The removal of Ade- noids, Polipi. and the. skillful extir- entific treatment of maladies of the Eye, Ear Nose and Throat, is a pro-. full work. q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
SECRETARY BRYAN
 REVIEWS AT LENGTH
 THE TOLLS QUESTION
tContinued from Page one)


 little plank" and to the pronouncement on bountes and subsidies as the larger plank" and says:
 What opiate does the little plank con tain that it can make those who accept it oblivious of the larger plank? By what rule of construction can the small plank be made binding and the large one ig- nored? The secret of the strange power eXerted by the little plank is to be found in the fact that it carefully conceals the means by which 1t is to be carried out. Had the word subsidy or bounty been inserted in this plank. 1t could not have secured the indorsement of the convention 1 because the contradiction between this plank and the larger plank would have been immediately apparent If the same care had been used in the drawing of this plank that was used in the dra wing of the plank on the merchant marine it would have read as follows: We favor the exemption from toll of American ships engaged in eoastwise trade passing through the canal, but without imposing additional burdens upon the people and without bounties subsidies from the public treasury
 "But even if the platform had not con- tained within itself complete refutation of the position taken by the advocates of free tolls the President would have been justified in the position that he took by the changed conditions which confronted him. platform is a pledge and is as binding upon official as the command of a military officer is upon a subordi- nate-the statement cannot be made | stronger. But the subordinate officer is | sometimes compelled to act upon his judg- ment where a change of which the com | manding officer is not aware has taken | place in conditions. It is not only the right of the subordinate to judge the sit | uation for himself where conditions have changed since the order was given. but ] it is his duty to do In the case un- der consideration the President takes re- | sponsibility for an official act which he | regards as necessary for his country S l welfare, and the people must decide l whether or not he is justified; and those
 who refuse to act with him also assume
 responsibility, and they, too, must abide
 the judgment of the public. Such change | has taken place since the Baltimore plat form was adopted. Had the democrats in | convention assembled been confronted by the conditions which now exists, and had they kndwn what those now know who voted for repeal, no such plank would ever have been placed in the platform. The conventions attention was not even brought to the fact that a majority of the democrats in the House had voted against the free tolls measure and that it had in factl been passed by a combination of a miEdrity of the democrats and a majority of the republicans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13

Senator Root was Secretary of State senator Root, now a stanch repeal advo- cate. is expected to meet the charge oi inconsistency that some senators are making with the explanation that Colonl- bia as former owner of the canal zone has a moral right to special treatment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-13
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BERLIN NoN-ooMMTTAL.

BERLIN, Dec 26 -"The Austrian troops after a victorious advance in Servia were forced by bad weather to retreat but have not been beaten and their courage was not broken. Our losses are enormously exqggerat- ed.
 In the Carpathians the attacks are slowly gaining ground Possibl y the Russians ay have successes here"aud there They do not hesitate Go sacu- flee great numbers of men,
 The German admiralty annoWce- ment follows: December the 23 eight British ships made a dash on a Ger man bay Hydroplanes conveyed by them made an advance against the mouths of German rivers and dropp- ed bombs on ships anchored and a. gas tank at CuNhaven without hit ting it or doing any damage The German airships accommodating hit two British destroyers and another vessel Che latter burst in flames. Fog prevented a coutiuuauce.'