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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

'4 a Santos, Brazil.~
 Ys you sip your coffee this bright TAI Sunday morning let me. give ~ you some moving pictures of C9 the Brazilian port through
 which it comes to the United States. Nearly all the coffee consumed in America passes Santos. The. city is the chief coffee port of the world. It handles more Of this product than any half dozen ports upon earth. It is the gateway to the vast plantations of Sac Paulo and for q greater part of the year a steady stream of coffee bags flows down into it from the Brazilian Nigh lands and then takes the ships which carry them to tie United States and to Europe. 4--s
 Everything in Santos is coffee. The town is built upon coffee beans and the fortunes of it's citizens rise and fall with the prices of coffee. The people here believe in coffee. They talk nothing else and as they talk they drink, They drink so muc hof this beverage that they grow sallow and the muscles of their faces twitch continuously. When one of them sits in a chair. resting his toes on the floor, his knees bob up and down with nervousness and his whole system seems afflicted with St. Vitus dance.
 The street traffic of Santos is coffee. Huge automobiles, piled high with bags, move this way and that Heavy carts similarly loaded arc hauled by mules among the motor machines. and negroes run across the roadways with great bags on their shoulders
 The coffee scenes begin at the wharves I came here from Rio de Janeiro on the good ship Arlanza. The Aranza is Royal Mail steamer of 16,0o0 tons It has a heavy draft, but it made it's way easily up the deep tropical river and | stopped at the wharves of Santos amid ships taking on coffee for all parts of the world. NA z1s@ Landing, I. took my camera and made snapshots 9os the sloHding. Upon many of the steamers the coffee was being carried on the backs of men. They took the bags from the warehouses, car- ried them to the decks. of the steamers and dropped them into the holds. In this process a dark stream of porters flows from the wharves to the steamer. The men so on the ti;ot, each loaded with bag of 132 pounds Some of them carry the bags on their shoulders. leaning them against the back of the head; others raise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

cut Into a great brass spittoon as high as my waist. As he did so he looked at the ticket marked on the sample and decided whether she coffee was accord- ing to grade H
 Before tasting another sample he wash ed the spoon carefully, telling me that this was necessary in order that it might net carry the aroma of the first sample, and affect his judgment The second sam pie was not so good as it should be, and the man turned oown the corner of the ticket to snow that it was not right. He then spat out the coffee and reuashcd the spoon. And so he went on with sam pie after sample, deciding as to the value and quality of each. As I looked on the manager told me that there is a very great difference in Brazilian coffee. Inc country has some varieties, which pass as Java, others as Mocha, and others Sas from Porto Rico. Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala. They are sold as such. but all are raised m Sao Paulo. Their grade. however is said to be quite as high, if not higher, tlinn the coffees tacy represent.
 Speaking of coffee tasters. I hear many stories Of their ability to detect any difference in flavor. They are par iicular as to their surroundings One of them, for instance. will not allow to- hacco of any kind to be smoked In his tasting room. for ne says the smell af- fleets his judgment of the coffees. The other day this man had something like 100 varieties to pass upon He had tasted three or four cups when he said that some one had been smoking cigarette in the room. The clerks were called up and examined, but every one of them denied that he had been using tobacco. The man again began tasting. but stop ped, insisting that there was cigarette amokc somewhere about The clerks in- sisted in their denials, and finally one of them said he would go outside and see if there was not some cigar smoke near by He then went to the engino room TIT derneath and found that tho engineer had been smoking a cigarette that morn- ing and that some of the smoke might have passed up through tho floor, in which was a knothole the size of my thumb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

~ISTUR EDDITUR: The United States is sup I'M posed to be vastly dfferrint rum enny kl Uropean nasion both in it's form of guvver - mint and the ideals and purposes of the
 peepul. The United States is compossit peepul maid up frum all countries-peepul who have taken theere lives heer to escape miteryism tax asion and uther undesirabul adjuncts of Urope and to enjoy theere reedum and religus libberty. It is to be supposed that in the grate repubck that theere should be straters of sosety, arrstockrasy so to speek,s that have been at the pride and the curse of the toterging dynasties of Urope Heer in this land of the free and home of the brave and everything man is supposed to ring F purely on his ability bring home the bacun and the rest of the community don't give whoop whethur he has pedigree long the Seeboard Air Line whethur the exact of his grandfathur has been soaked up in the dim vista of the past has been smwhat dimmed by the shadow of the county jail We air to all intints and purposes pure demmoc- rasy; evveryboddy is good as ennyboddy else if not bettur.sH The humbull wurling man of lowly origin casts the same sized ballot the rich brewer the driver of the citty dump waggin is hefty the poles the predatory rich. The walking deli gate cuts much ise, if not moor than the vast landowner. Most of our ansessurs, it is trew,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

Just here let me give you Brazilian quotation. It states that good cup of the liquid when ready for drinking should be:
 AS black as ink, as hot as hell, as bitter as death and as sweet as love"
 There are variations in tastes and few Americans will agree with this pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
By BYRON LoMAx

~ 1ETROGRAD. October 11.-(Spe- cial- )-Holy Russia is half way towards revolution-revolution
 peaceful. SO far. but broader,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
By FRANK G. CARPENTER
.tcopyright. 1915, by Frank Carpenter

santos, Brazile you sip your coffee this bright Sunday morning let me give you some moving pictures of the Brazilian port through which if comes tn fha J-r{ted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
DEBATING AND READING
CONTESTS COME TO CLOSE
Portsmouth Wins Championship Cup
and kcysyille Gets Linden
Kent Medal.
Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.l

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. April .
The debating and reading contests
which have been in progress at the
University of Virginia for the past two
days, under the auspices OF the Nir-
ginia High School Literary and .Ath-
letic League. closed tonight
The championship cup. offered the
winning debating team. Went 20 Ports
mouth represented by Miss Elsie
IL: .by ana Ulmond Cumming Pro-
lessor Charles Maphis. OF the univer-
Sity, presented the cup.
The Linden Kent medal offered the
winner Of the reading contest was
awarded Miss Atkinson, Of Keysville
High School. by DIR. Charles w. Kent,
Of the university.
Twenty debating teams came to the
university to compete for the State
championship, while fifteen were pres
ent TO enter the reading contest Va
rious schools were eliminated until the
final decision rested between Ports
mouth and Lynchburg in debate. and
Miss Atkinson, OF keysviile, and Miss
Elizabeth Rice, OF New London Acad-
envy. in reading
The Portsmouth team. which cap
tured the debate trophy by vote OF
10 l, defended the af!irmativ OF the
question. Resolved. That women should
be allowed to vote on tho same basis
as men" l.ynchhurc was represented
by Misses Virginia Dcmott and villa
Morris.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
QUESTION OF ABSTINENCE
IS ALL-ABSORB|NG TOPIC
Opinion Divided as to Whether Pro-
hibition Is to lie Total I'm
Great Britain.
DRASTIC MEASURES CERTAIN
Members OF Cabinet, Who Are Be-
lieveti to Favor Making Country
DRY" Have Power to Enforce
Such Act Without Legislation.

LONDON. April 2.-Thc attention of
the british public to-day Is conccn-
tratcd on the question OF abstinence
1t Is doubtful IL the biggest headlines
chronicling military activity could
divert attention from the all-absorbing
topic OF the possibility of a dry"
country.
That some drastic measures are con-
templated is beyond question. but opin-
ion is divided as to whether the prohi-
bition liz to be total.
Several OF the London papers APP
pcared to-day with full-page adver-
tiscmcnts. presenting petitions with
the request that supporters OF the
prohibition movement cut them out
and send them TO Chancellor Lloyd
George. These petitions read: 81 am
entirely In favor OF the suspension Of
the manufacture and sale OF intoxicat-
ing liquors during the war, which |
consider imperative for "a quick and
successful termination of the war.
shall heartily support the government
in any such measures"
The petition idea is backed by mcr-
chants and business mon and other en-
ployers Of labor, but the sense OF per
sonal liberty is so strong in EnEla nd
that II may defeat total prohibition.
Opinion is growing that If employ ccs
he deprived OF their right TO drink. en-
ployers mus, take their place in the
same boat.
II Is believed the Cabinet is in favor
Of total prohibition. which, under the
defense of the realm act. il has the
power to enforce without any further
legislation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
.F|skE WANTS TO RETIRE
AS AID FOR OPERATIONS
Makes Written Request OF Secretary
Daniels That lie BE Relieved
OF Duties.
no REASON GIVEN FOR ACTION
Recently Expressed Views Differing
From Those OF His Chief as to
Preparedness of Navy-New Chief
OF Operations Not Chosen.

WASHINGTON. April 2-Rcar-Ad-
miral Bradley a. Fiske day present
ed written request to Secretary Dam
iels asking to be relieved OF his duties
as aid for operations lie has held
the position OF senior military adviser
TO the Secretary Of the Navy since
shortly before the close OF the Taft adj
ministration.
NO reason was given by Admiral
Fiske for his action and he declined to
DISCUSS II. In testifyinS before the
House Committee OH Naval Affairs re-
Gently, the admiral Expressed views
diHerinS from those OF Mr.. Daniels
as to the preparedness Of the American
navy. which had led 10 the general be-
lief in naval circles that he would not
nc CHOSEN Tor the new position Of chief
or naval operations-recently created
by Congress--correspon In import
ance to the chief Of staff OF the United
States Army
Secretary Daniels said tonight he
had not determined upon whom he
would appoint to the post. but that he
had asked the advice OF Admiral Win
slow to-day and would confer with
Admiral Fletcher. Captain WHITEWATER
and other naval officers OF high rank
/ In the near future as TO the best way of
organizing the new bureau presi-
dent Wilson will be consulted before
final selection is made.
The secretary stated to- night that he
was not giving the reason Of the Adj
'niral Fiskc's request To be relieved
from his post. and lie had not decided
10 what dut% he would be assigned lie
! 1as another year OF service before re-
firing from tho active list He has
commanded three different division OF
the Meet. II not assigned 10 sea again
TO replace the officer who might be
brought TO Washington to become chief
OF naval operations, Admiral Fiske
may be appointed 10 the general board
OF the navy or TO the command of one
OF the navy NarnH
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
THEIR PART IN BOMB PLOT
lNSTIGATED BY DETECTIVE
Cnrhone Not shaken hy Cross-Examina-
tiOn-AbRrn0 Tells Similar

NEW YORK, April o.-Cross-e1amin-
alton cS Carininc Carbone at his trial
with Frank Abarno, on charge Of at
tempting 10 explode bombs in St Pat
ricks Cathedral, failed to-day to shake
his story that his participation in the
alleged plot had been instigated by Po-
lice Detective Amcdeo Poignant for the
purpose OF framing him up"
Carbonc denied he had anything to
do with making the bombs, accused the
detective OF having manufactured them.
and swore he was induced by the detec-
tive to go TO the cathedral
The witness accused the police Of
beating him 10 make him confess. He
denied knowledge Of anarchistic litera-
turc, said to have been found in his
possession lie said Poignant had pur-
chased such literature for him. but he
had not read II.
Abarno told similar story. Polig-
mani had taken him along Fifth Avenue.
he said, pointed out the homes OF
wealthy men. and urged violence
against them, as well as raids on
Jewelry stores and banks.
Abarno said that at Polignanfs bid
ding. he helped make the bombs. He
said he and Poignant put them under
their coats and started for the church.
Near the cathedral, he said, they
stopped at n cigar store. where Po-
liCnani bought two cigars and gave one
to him. Abarno said he lit his cigar
from tho one already lighted by the
detective. Reaching the cathedral,
Abarno said he rebelled against going
IN, but Poignant threatened him, and
they entered.
inside / saw hundreds OF men and
women kneeling in prayer" -Abarno
continued. II sickened at the thought
Of sacrificing human lives. ] tried to
turn and leave the church. but Polig-
mani pushed me up the aisle. With
the bomb still tightly clutched. turned
and began to walk out. Just then n
detective grabbed me and tore the bomb
from me, and then two others grabbed
me. and | was chained to Poignant"
In answer to question: Abarpo said
lie did not light the bomb with his
cigar. The cigar was out when he
entered the church, he insisted. He
asserted that one of the detectives lit
the fuse with a match after he had
taken tho bomb from him.
Adjournment was taken until Mon
day. when the court declared the case
must close.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
HURT IN FALL FROM HORSE
Miss Dorothy shedd ScriounIy Injured
In Accident
LSpecial 10 The Tlmes.pi.na,nh l

Especial 10 The Times-Di.patch.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April Miss
Dorothy Shedd, wealthy society girl
of New York City. now visiting in
Washington. was seriously injured to-
Gay when she was thrown from her
horse.
She was riding with c. NJ Williams.
"A young clubman OF this city, when her
horse boltcd. Mr.. Williams tried to
save her, but failed. and she was
thrown over her horses head. landing
some feet away. When her escort
reached her she was Unconscious, and
her hair was stained with blood from
a fractured skull. She was taken TO
hospital The doctors in attendance
say that her condition is critical
Miss Shedd spends part OF each
winter in Washington. and is a great
faTorite in society here She is
twenty-three, and a pretty blonde.
Miss Jeanette Achburg, who accom-
panied her 10 Washington. SAYS that
Miss Shedd is an expert horsewonan.
and has ridden fast ponies in New
Mexico This is her first horseback
accident.
The parents OF the injured girl live
AZ 22O West one Hundred and Seventh
street. New York City.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
CUMMINS EXPECTED TO BE
IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE
Name OF Iowa Senator, Along With
Hurton and Weeks. Mentioned
for Republican Nomination.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch
WASHINGTON, April 2.-Republican
presidential booms, with the opening of
April. are beginning to flourish. Fol-
lowing the announcement OF Senator
Burton from Panama that he was an
active candidate. and the start for the
Pacific coast OF Senator Weeks, Of Mas
sachusetts, receptive candidate, comes
the information from the friends of
Senator Cummins, OF Iowa. that he is
perfecting his organization, and will
soon let his candidacy become known.
The adherents of the Iowa Senator
have been advised that he is arranE-
ing to make speeches in Denver, Salt
Lake City, Los Angeles and possibly
elsewhere on the Pacific coast on n trip
he is about to take. At that time he
will confer with Pacific coast leaders
and may undertake 10 persuade Gov
ernor Johnson, OF California. that he.
better than anybody else, can bring
regulars and progressives together i'm
the 1916 campaign. Senator Cummins
is credited with having announced spe-
officially that he has advanced views
favorable to nation wide prohibition.
Progressves are looking toward him as
a formidable factor in the coming pre-
convention campaign.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
GERMAN FORCES DRIVEN
FROM FORTIFIED AREA
French Keep Up Constant Pressure
in Champagne for Thirty
One Days.
ENEMY's RESERVES USED UP
Developments Indicate There Was
None Left to BE Called Up In Case
OF Emergency-Onlcia British
Eyewitness Writes.

LONDON, April 1.-THE official Brit
MIS- latest report, which was issued to-
night. compares the results achieved
by tho French in Champagne with the
objects with which tho operations were
undertaken. The objects. he says.
we're to keep constant pressure on
The German first-line defenses. in order
TO affect the use by tho Germans OF
the railway from Bazancourt to Chal-
frange. and to wear down their re-
serves Of man and ammunition.
AS regards the first object" says
tho report, the pressure continued for
thirty ono days. with tho result that
the enemy has lost the fortified area
which no had been holding and con
nnually strengthening for nve months
oeen achieved In marked manner
AZ tho beginning OF tho operations
there were some eighteen regiments
IN that part of the line Al its con
clusion. thirty-threc have been identi-
aed. Fifteen that had been called up
TO withstand the French offensive were
drawn from many parts OF the GER
man line. which indicates that the
enemy has no central reserves that he
can call up In case OF an emergency.
GERMAN ARTILLERY
PRACTICES ECONOMY
AS regards ammunition: The Ger
man artillery has practiced economy.
which is UNUSUAL with them. On
many days they made no effort TO keep
down tho fire of the French guns, al
though this meant heavier losses for
ihcir infantry In the trenches This
nowed clearly that their supply Of
ammunition was not all that they could
avn wished"
Speaking OF the inspection by Cen
raj Jonre. the French comma nder-in
chief. of several divisions which had
been through the whole OF the light
Ing. tho observer says:
We must not forget that these regi-
nents have had 10 be brought UP to
strength. sometimes almost reorgnn-
lied. after each OF their attacks. OF
which they carried out several during
tho last thirty days. What We really
arc looking ut is tho French system Of
tr-enforcemcnts and the system which
keeps army corps not only UP 10 their
strength. but up TO their full standard
NJ lighting effectively. II Is one which
plainly IS answering we'll
There Is an idea in many circles
that France has number OF army
corps or divisions somewhere In the
background ready to be thrown Into
the lighting when the great day OF vic
tory is mt hand This idea should be
dismissed. All the army corps Of
France arc fighting, and her reserves
Will enable them TO keep lighting and
lighting hard long as the war con-
tinucs"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
HOSPITAL. ORDERLY CHARGED
WITH ROBBING DEAD PATIENT
ISpeclal to The Times-Disnatch l

DANNlLlE. VA, April o.-Thomas
Aiken. negro orderly at the General
Hospital here. was to-day held for the
grand jury charged with robbing n dead
patient of his watch and rings The
police found them at the ncgro's home
Aiken claiming that they were given
to HIM. The victim was 5. j. Grimes,
stranger. who died a few days ago
Grimes's brother, an Iowa sheriff, who
came here 10 bury his relative, could
find no trace Of his brothers jewelry
and started an investigation which led
to The arrest Of the negro.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
Self
Pronouncing

Every proper name in this
Illustrated Bible is separated
into syliables and marked for
pronunciation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
VIRGINIA BANKS APPROVED
~ FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

WASHINGTON. April 2.-The vir.
GINA National Bank. OF Petersburg and
the Shenandoah Valley National Bank.
or Winchester. were to-day approved
~ the Federal Reserve Board TO act
as executors, trustees and registrars OF
bonds under the Federal reserve act.
Th board at the same time approved
the applications OF thirty-six nationa |
banks OF New York City and State 10
act as registrars OF bonds
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-03
ENDS HIS LIFE ~ HANGING.
{. Bcauchamp, former Resident OF
Syracuse, Dies In Knoxville.

Especial to The Times Dispatch1
BRISTOL. VA, April I'll. c. Beau
champ, a former resident Of Syracuse,
~ Y. committed suicide In Knoxville
Tenn, this morning by hanging. He
was found with his body swinging from
iransom frame. having used trunk
strap. lie left no explanation.
Ecauchamp. who was nearly sixty
wears old, was graduate OF Cornell
University. He had been many years
divorced from his wife. lie is survived
by one daughter, Miss Virginia Beau
champ. who resides in Syracuse.
He had been the editor Of two or
three weekly newspapers since he
came South. His first work i'm Ten
'nessce was as editor OF the Joncsboro
Herald and Tribune. the publica tion OF
the late Congressman Walter +. Brown
low.
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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28

GERMAN ARMY RINGS WARSAW;
MENACE RUSS RETREAT
BerIin.-Germans have closed in
rapidly on Warsaw in last 48 hours.
Polish capital is now twO-thirds sur
rounded; but two railways feasible
for use when expected SlaX retreat
begins remain in the hands of the
cars armies.
Gen. Won GaIlwitZ's right wing has
reached river Bug, only 20 miles
north of Warsaw.
Paris.-BattIe for trench country
around SOUcheZ wasTesumed by the
Germans in three furious charges
during night, after lul of nearly a
week. Admitted Germans pene-
trated French trenches at one point,
but only an a 2O-yard front.
London.-Three persons killed, 20
injured by explosion of army dirigi-
BILE in its hangar at NORWOOD
Scrubs. Mostly mechanicians en-
ployed about aviation camp.
Paris.-French aeropIane lombard
ed Turkish aviation camp north Of
Chanak, on Asiatic side of Dardan-
Giles, setting fire to hangers and gas
line depot and causing blaze that de-
stroyed surrounding buildings. Right
wing of French forces on Gallipoi
peninsula made slight progress.
Rome. - In series of spectacular
night battles Italians have captured
one position after another around
Goritz. Austrians are preparing to
eVacUate fortress city.
Austrians still hold heights of Pod
CORA, dominating GoTitz from west,
and are pouring down heavy fire on
BersagIieri attempting to storm their
trenches. Fighting here is Of most
desperate character and dispatches
agree that Italians have suffered
heavy losses.
Petrograd. - In most successful