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Evening star., 1914-04-26
Drawings by Alfred E. Orr
TISTEN!" Mercer notioned the waiter aside
IL Bennett set down his half-emptied glass.

TISTEN,' Mercer motioned the waiter aside
Bennett set down his half-emptied glass. "Trau-
merei!' he murnured.
"Oh, l not listening to that" Mercer nodded
toward the orchestra, "but to Traumere as heard it
once" His face relaxed into reverie.
Nor am listening to that" the others voice
moduated to the air. "For my part, it makes me an
undergraduate again. In my university there
celebrated organ, and of the worlds great masters
touched it at twilight So l sit in the higharched,
dusky chapel with sunset dying in the rafters, and
hear the Dream Song fingered the frailest of its
reeds
at the tables of gemsrnothered women and stodgy
corts chatterng, surfeiting "They have not sinned
enough-or they have sinned too much That is, they
neither live in the purity of Dreams in such shad
would give their dreams perspective
The waiter ventured UP to light cigars and refill
glasses.
"You remember Hensel?' pursued the speaker. at
this hotel we heard him years ago. All New York
trooped here. Play! Was there a man, Bennett
who could draw such wizardry from string? Well,
have heard your concert lions, clanking with all their
medals, but another who could difuse such audi
Bile radium have this dining room, fully solid
with FOOLS quit stuing at his most delicate stroke.
@You remember his face of course,-holow, wan,
sad a shriveed odish man, kind enough at heart,
but utterly unapproachable Utterly without ambi-
ton too, when there would have been no limit to his
career. That was because he had story
1T delight to see him, wonder how such
physical w1sp could generate such power tor he was
of your Misunderstanding buck sawyers of the bow:
his effects nearly always in the nebue of sound.
His faintest note would carry through this building
He used stand there with quzzical smile, he
stled by his efortess technic. 1t always made
think of the Pied Piper-perhaps he thought of the
Pied Piper too However that may be- it mastery,
and mastery of advanced degree to which the DOM
ination of our senses was only byproduct of the
conquerng of tone; for he had conquered tone. There
striving to span gap between his purpose and
himself He lived his music. He was his music. And
this competence in his art-to which, say he held
the swaying of tfu human leaves idle beside the
eternas of toneths brought him into extraordinary
duel with the ironmaster, Benjamin Reeves"
"Reeves!"
benjamin Reeves. In those days Reeves had just
reached the crest of finance, which he has bestrode
Evening star., 1914-04-26
m
Centering
his hypnotic
playing
on her.

!. . . !. ! |.
did. One night that year
| dlned here late. The III
theater crowd COM i
ing in before | got Eii
through. To my Hti
prise, saw Hensel put ;;Ftta
ting up his violin. iiif
"A man, settling him sif
self and at the
table next me, sgnaled
Rudolph, then head
waiter, you recall 1t
Reeves. Although
his companion was busy
adjusting her wraps, the s=.s.... -
glimpse l caught of her -
face proved her to be z4e.L2
Marjorie Fair.
"'You've looked after
everything just as l or
dered it?' overheard.
"The head waiter bow
ed abjecty. Apparently this was to be a particular
meal.
@'Where is Hensel?' asked Reeves quickly.
ann sorry Sir Rudolph was very humble, he has
just gone
@'Gone! Where?'
@'Nobody knows
@'You mean he always drops out at the top of the
evening"
Rudolph shrugged admission
"'Why don't you keep him?' demanded Reeves.
Keep hm! Rudolph was slightly vehement. We
have offered him double the pay of the orchestra
piano. snapped the iron master. Take him this
Rudolph's eyes widened at the denomination of the
bill. But when he returned his face colorless
Herr Hensel is very sorry, he reported, but he
cannot play.
@Reeves flushed. People were looking Marjorie
Fair looking.
"'Then take him this On his card, as l covertly
followed his fingers had been written the crisp word
'Play!' Rudoph's hand trembled as he received the
pasteboard from the of the hotel. l saw him
deliver it; but when he approached the capitalists
table once more his hesitancy spoke for him:
@'Hensel is gone
Il saw the red deepen about the nanciers neck and
ears; but the casual smile with which he met this
allowed Rudoph's pulse to resume. Nevertheless, the
head waiter read Reeves eyes-and the house detective
was soon bending his chair. bewldered repeti-
ton of a couple of names astonished me equally Hen
sci, the Incompatible, the unavailable Hense to be
playing at Bens and the Grove. decided to see for
myself.
WHEN got to Ben's, Hensel was just repacking
his violin. But face by face, and table by table,
he inspected the dissolute company. 1t was as one
committed to patient and endless quest nearly emo
tionless, too, from the presupposition of failure
"At the Grove he had not yet arrived. I lotered
outside to avoid the choking air of the place. 1 had
not been there long before sumptuous limousine
stopped at the curb. Out stepped Reeves. Marjorie
Fair remained in her seat.
"'What does it natter? she complained shifting at
the surroundings.
az promised we should Hear Hensel' His sullen-
seemed to betray that it the baking and not
the playing that prompted him. The woman, bored
but acquiescent, with him into the cafe took
table close by the door.
at of those haunts of laborious gaiety,
IF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
UNITED STATES MAY USE DRASTIC MEANS TO FORGE PEACE IN
 HAITIEN REPUBLIC
President Wilson Says There Is No Fixed Policy of Intervention-Ac- ton Will Depend Upon De
 velopments There

Washington. July 2S.-Drastic action by the United States government in Haiti and San Domingo is imminent Force will not be used until every effort is made 10 settle the revolutions in the two countries by peaceful means.
 President Wilson today explained to in- Quirers the position of the American gov. ernment toward the two republics as one of much anxiety. He said marines had been concentrated to be ready for any emergency that might arise and admitted that the representatives of the United States had used strong language in urging peace.
 The President indicated that no fixed policy of intervention has as vet been determined upon and future steps would depend upon the developments from day to day. He intimated that no answer which could be considered final had been received as vet from the military chiefs and attributed the delay largely to bad communication facilities The transport Prairie with small detachment of ma rines is expected to arrive tonight at Cape Haiten to fill out the complements of the cruiser Washington and battleship South Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
DEMOCRATS PLAN TO HOLD CAUCUSES
 ON LEGISLATION
Believed This Will Hurry Administra- tion's Programme and Make For an Early Adjournment of
 the Session

Washington July 23.-Determination to expedite trust legislation and bring Con gress to an adjournment as soon as pos sibe was demonstrated today when the Senate adopted the plan of the democratic caucus to holl daily sessions from Il o'clock a. m. until D. m., with recesses from day to day in order to dispense with what is known as the morning hour for miscellaneous business.
 Many republicans voted with the demo- crats. and it was agreed that trust legis- lation should be passed until disposed of. The interstate trade commission bin. ai- ready discussed al intervals for more than week. now will be pressed until d vote ii reached. Then the Clayton bill to sup plement the sherman act will follow and la st will come the railroad securities regu- lation bill, which was reported today by Senator Newlands. .harman of the inter state commerce committee.
 Aftermath of the democratic caucus, which relegated to fourth place on the ieg1sla tive programme the river and har- tor appropriation bill brought many in- dications of an earlier adjournment than recently had been hoped for Many sem ators privately asserted they could see no chance for holding Congress after the trust legislation is passed.
 Although some att smpts were made to cheer che champions of river and harbol legislation with the assurance that Con- Sitss wall walt long enough after trust legislation; to pass thsir bill, there is such opposition to the measure that few mem bers believe a quorum could be held to consider it.
 Administration leaders have set theii he Fes for adjournment by September 15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
o sssssssssssss..s.ssssss.s. 4,OGUSI b MARKS
 OPENING OF CANAL
 ID TRADING SHIPS
There Will Be No Formali- ties-Official Opening of the Canal Will Be in
 March, 1915

Washington, July 23.---Opening of the Panama canal to the worlds commerce on August 10, next. was announced to- night by Secretary Garrison. Probably the first vessel to pass through the great waterway will be the Cristobal. a war department steamer now at Colon
 There Will be no formalities In con nection with the epocil-makins event all ceremonies being left for the official opening when the international fleet passes through the canal in March. |ls15. MT Garrisons announcement fol- lows.
 .The Panama eysna sin De open for feommeree to vesse1s not needing more than 30 feet Of wa~sr on and after August h. 1914
 .The official opening of the canal. as heretofore announced, will be in the month of March, 1915. An appropriate announcement will be made when a greater depth of water than so feet has been secured
 "on August 15 Colonel GoethaIs will inaugurate the commercial service by sending government boat through the canal. There will be no ceremonies in-
  newspapers who may desire to have Representatives present may do so. The others who will be present on the boat will be determined between now and | the time mentioned.
 '.BlNDLEY NJ GARRISON."s
 When the Cristobal steams from its slip to the Atlantic entrance Of the canal 1t will mark the conclusion by American enterprise of the greatest en- eineerins task ever undertaken, which has severely taxed the abilities of the army engineers under Colonel Goe- thals.
 Some things remain to be done to perfect the waterway. The channel through the Culebra cut must be deep ened and widened so that it will not be necessary for the great liners and bat tleships to pass the tricky slides" Cur achua and Bold Hill. in single file.
 While with 30 feet of water in the canal. some of the great dreadnaughts might pick their way through after August 15, vet Secretary Daniels said tonight that he would not be likely to order any such movement except in an emergency. He will wait until there is more water in the great ditch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
.SEPT|CAEM|C TYPE !. OF PLAGUE IN N. 0.
Considered More Dangerous Than BubOnic Type-An
 Aged Woman Victim

New Orleans, July 23.-What Federal authorities declared to be the septcaemic type of bubonic plague made it's appear ance here today and claimed as its vie tim Mrs. Regina Schmidt, aged B years. This type of plague is considered more dangerous than the bubonic type known to exist here since June P. The pneu- monic type. said to prove fatal in 9s cases out of 1o9. has not been found here.
 The death of Mrs. Schmidt brings the plague fatalities to four and the number of cases reported to nine. The woman was taken i'll on July 20, JDn which date blood cultures were taken and she was listed as plague suspect. However, a positive blood test was not concluded until after her death today Mrs. Schmidt and her 1o-year granddaughter, Helen zoell. now at the isolation hospital under treatment for the bubonic type of plague, resided at 525 Camp street, within the original focus of infection, and but a little more than five blocks from the prin- cipal business street of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
NEW DOCK BUILT
 AT PANAMA CITY |St. Andrews Bay Railroad Preparing For Opening of
 the Panama Canal

Do,han. July 2s.A Special )-Many thousands of dollars are being expend- cd by. the Atlanta and St. Andrews Bay railroad in improving it's line and fla cilities in preparation for handling the increased business expected by the road as result of the opening of the Pam anna canal
 A new dock at Panama City has just been completed and the water at the dock dredged to depth of 24 feet. A.large warehouse Is now being built on the dock branch line is being constructed to St. Andrews. Old trestles ken the line are being replaced by
 Xavier work Work of laying new and heavier rails is being carried on as i inst as practicable. a shipment of over 1 500 tons of heavy rails being expect "a. during the coming week.
 The st. Andrews Bay section Is ex- pected to increase rapidly In commer- cial importance as soon as the Apa- lachicola canal. now being construct- e1 by tho government. is completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
ESTIMATE OF GRAIN ! CROPS FORMULATED International Institute of Agriculture Meets at
 Rome, Italy

Washington. July 2s- Estimates of the grain crops this year. formulated by the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, Italy. and reported by cable today to the United States department of agri- culture, show an aggregate wheat pro- ducion of 2,45 ,000, 900 bushels or 3.4 per cent less than last year in Great Britain. Bel giuin, Spain. Italy. Luxemburg. European Russia, Switzerland, United States. Tunis. India. Japan and Hungary (excluding Croatia and Slavoinia The same coun- tries. excepting India, report 2,356. 900 ,0o0 bushels, or 7.6 per cent less than last year. of oats and 1,001. 100000 bushels, or 57 per cent less of barley
 The estimated production of rye in Bell gium, Spain. Italy, L,Ixemberg, European Russia, Switzerland, Prussia and Hun gary Is 1,4i0,0o0.000 bushels. or 1.9 per cent less than last year.
 Russia s principal crops are estimated Oats, 6503t8, 600 bushels. or 23.1 per cent less than last year; barley. 475,554.0OO bushels or IA per cent less; rye. sss S3s 900 bushels, or "A per cent, and spring wheat. %. .ss1 900 bushels, or 2oo per cent less
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
FREIGHT VESSEL
 WAS BUGHOUSE

New Orleans, July 23.- Four snakes IS tarantulas 70 rats. enough cockroaches to fill d barrel, and bedbugs galore formed part of the cargo of a freight ves- gel sailing to tropical seas and which was fumigated here yesterday. The ship was fumigated In connection with the fight against bubonic plague here, and the work was in charge of pr. G. M. Corput of the public health service.
 Two of the snakes were young boa constrictors and ever five feet in length The ethcr teo were of harmless Cen tral America type.
 [ Dr. Corput said finding of snakes and the deadly tarantula was not uncommon after fumigating ships in the tropical
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
TODAY'S aAGE-HERALD

1-President Wilson withdraws name or Thomas D.. Jones as board member. Former wife of, Caillaux reveals secrets.
 Conferees still are discussing home rule bill.
 McReynolds to ask for indictment of
 New Haven officers 2-Much enthusiasm at barbecue at Edge
 wood s-Insurance should be under government
 control. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Citizens almost unanimous Tor city
 ownership of water plant Armed men search for slayer of
 Foshee.
 Well known men tell why county jail
 should be remedied. f5 f, Launch campaign to sell Tvtwiler
 bonds. .f 6--Society. 7-Sports s--Many firms said to be violating law. s--Barnes VIII sue Roosevelt. ls j I. A. Y l2-Colonel Nicholson reviews state troops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
PRESIDENT WANTS
 MAN FOR VACANCY

Washington. July 23.-President Wilson wants to find man 60 years of age to fill the vacancy on the United States of Associate Justice Lurton, although a man slightly older would not be re- jected When Senators Simmons and Overman today presented the name of Justice Walter Clark of the North Caro- lima supreme court, who is 6S years old. the President outlined his advertisement. So far as known the President has made no definite selection from the many names presented.
 Secretary Lane and Attorney General McReynolds are still said to be foremost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
REYNOLDS ID ASK
 FOR INDICTMENT OF |NEW HAVEN OFFICERS
To Confer With Gregory To- day-Civil Suit Against New Haven Already
 Filed

New York. July 2s.-With the filing Of it's civil suit to dissolve the New York. New Haven and Hartford rail : Toad system here today the department of Justice cleared the way to press it's request for indictments Of New Haven officials and directors for alleged cfim- inal violation of tho sherman antitrust act Attorney General McReynolds Is expected to confer tomorrow with T. N. Gregory, his special assistant In the New Haven case. about the proposed grand jury proceedings. MT, Gregory who filed the brief In the civil sui in the United States district court. con ferred after filing the bill with Unl- ted States District Attorney Marshall about the criminal phase of the case.
 MT. Gregory and r. NJ Swaeker, for mef expert of the interstate commerce commission. who helped investigate the New Haven for the department Of jus tice, are expected to appear before the grand Jury and present the evidence on which the indictments will be asked It Is understood here that they hope to make out a prima facie ease without much trouble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Levy Scores LegisIation

Atlantic City, July 2s.-Felix H. Levy, of New York. scored federal legislation that fails to specifically distinguish be- tween predatory trusts and legitimate business, in an address before the an- nual convention of the National Associa ton of Window Glass Manufacturers here today. .,This,' he declared. Ifs the cause of the present unrest in the business world.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Enlarging Church in Carrollton

Carroilton, July cs.-tSpecial.) )--The Methodists of this place have begun the erection of an addition to their church building, which will be used for Sunday school rooms. the increased attendance making the same necessary. The new ad- dition will be lf brick and will be erected at a cost of s1700.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Predictions of Failure of the Conference Prove
 False
PARTY LEADERS ARE
 HOLDING MEETINGS
Hopes and Fears Fluctuate From Hour to Hour-Moderates Are Work ing for Compromise-Un
 ionist Leaders Meet

London, July 23.-The outstanding fact in the Irish situation tonight is that the home rule conference is still in being. The predictions Of the whole liberal and unionist press of yester- day that the conference was on the eve of collapse proved false,
 After d long meeting today the con- ference adjourned until tomorrow. Meetings and discussions of the vari7 ous party leaders proceeded in the lob bies of Parliament tonight with ur z bated activity. Moderates. like L. Courtney, are working indefatigably in the direction of a compromise Hopes and fears fluetuate from hour to hour. One favorable sign is found in the fact that further consideration in the House of Commons of the amending bill, which was postponed until Mon day on account of conference. has been still eurther postponed This iustifies the belief that the conference will ex- tend into next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Asked to Restore Competition


 to restore competition by ordering the separation of the New Haven from the Boston and Maine railroad from it's Sound and outbound steamship lines and from it's trolley system in Rhode Island and Connecticut
 The brief suggests that if the court deems advisable 1t appoint receiver to take over the property and bring it in harmony with the law.
 The allegation by the government is made that the New Haven took steps for monopolization in 1898 of New Eng land territory and its domination over five states Is now almost uncontested. The brief carries with 1t an exhibit pur- porting to be a copy of an agreement made at the late J. Pierpont Morgan's New York home. between representa- lives of the Boston and Maine and New Haven on March 6, 1893. by which those two roads divided New England between themselves
 r Under fhe agreement the New Haven was to aid the Boston and Maine to ac- auire transportation lines north of a cer- tain line, the Boston and Maine to aid the New Haven to the same degree snuth of that line The New Haven, the brief declares resorted to many elusive meth ods to cover it's tracks in perfecting it's mergers it acquired properties, got stock control. impoverished competitors and bought them in. and resorted to many Illegal practices to attain its end
 New England makes the brief says about $3000. eco worth of products ap- nnally and there is consequently a heavy movement to and from that section of raw materials and finished products so that q Transportation monopoly there is of vast interest to every sertion of the United States.
 Maps Accompanying Brief Nf.x,e |. .ernp,t,.t,iving fhe brief show New Ernland in 1893 with nearly a dozen com peting railroad syssesns.s In 1913 with the 4Centinuea on Page Eightj
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Unionist Leaders Meet

Unionist Leaders Meet Another hopeful indication was a meeting of the unionist leaders which was attended by the Marquis of Lans downe, the Earl of Selborne, the Mar qus of Salisbury. the Earl of Ialsbury. Earl Curzon of Kedleston and the Duke of Devonshire
 Sueh.a gathering of unionist peers would l hardly have assembled unless some weightv question was to be discussed. The liberals, from Premier Asquith
 down, are working tooth and nall to find 1 a solution of the Ulster problem, which will meet the views of Ilsterites and na- I tionalists. Should the conference fail, 1 they hope to reach the goal hy other means.
 1 The Carsontes are standing out for the l exclusion of the four protestant counties and Tyrone. The nationalists are ready to grant them the former, but will not budge with regard to Tyrone.
 The English unionists are interested l spectators of the fight. The liberals say l that threats of civil war do not frighten l them, and, point to the incident of the Irish guards cheering Redmond on Wednesday IS evidence that the whole army will not refuse service against the
 tilsterites should they attempt to take
 over the government of the province The tiding over of todays session of
 the conference at Buckingham palace
 on the Ulster situation without the oc- . .ourrence Of a rupture created de-
 cidedly additional hopeful feeling lamong the general public as to the
 Heading issuance Of the discussions be- ltween the statesmen representing the different parties
 l The Irish nationalists still declined to
 commit themselves to any expressions
 of optimism
 l Among the liberals and unionsts there 1 xfeft. will be reached somewhere. The finding of solution of the home :ule bill still hinges on the discovery Of compromise regarding whether the counties of Tyrone
 and Fermanagh shall be added in the area which the adherents of Sir Edward
 Carson. the Ulster unionist leader de- mand shall be allowed to ballot as a whole on the topic of exclusion from the control of the Dublin Parliamentary body.
 Meeting Somewhat Long
 The meeting was s little more protract- | ed than the previous conferences. It l was attended by Premier Asquith and l Chancellor of the Exchuquer David Lloyd George, representing the government: 1 Andrew Bonar Law and the Marquis of 1 Lansdowne of the regular conservative 1 opposition, John F. Redmond and John I Dillon of the Irish nationalists and Sir Edward Carson and Capt James Craig of 1 the Ulster unionists.
 The crucial question concerning the | area to be excluded from the control of l the Parliament in Dublin under the Irish home rule measure. was the chief sub l ject of discussion today.
 It is supposed the conferees found it impossible to attain an acceptable neutral ground on this matter without further !, considerable
 l With the adjournment, Premier Asquith 1 was in audience with King George