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The sun., 1916-08-31

J. J.. coal passer Shcchlin. |. c,xsvain I:
Smith. w. u. cNNswain: S1eil. u. o..
seaman Taylor, c. l., Goa, rasser: T"s-
hack. j.. fireman. Thorncr. W. CONAN +;
TiiEle. Il. L.. seaman: TOPPER. L. T.,
seaman Walton, e. L., fireman.
Due 10 Burst Stcampipe.
The casualties occurred wlei chs
main steampipc burst after tuli see0
was up and the engines working a .uli
speed in an effort 20 steer che stricken
sh'p gu. 10 sea. Rear Admiral Pond re-
ported that s!Nty-seven others were
slightly injured. As told last night. sew
cral other men were drowned when ono
of tho ships boats was wrecked. IL IN
believed that these men arc Included ~
the list OF ihirty-four missing.
The Navy Department got In touch by
radio with the hospital ship Solace To-day
somewhere In the vicinity and directed
her to proceed at once TO tho scene OF
the disaster. The tender Dixie. which II
now on her way to Key West with Luis
Cabrera. head Of the Mexican commits
SIGN. will return later TO Santo Domingo
and bring back the ofliccrs and crew OF
the Memphis.
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4DEAD, 80 MISSING
FROM THE MEMPHIS
%Steampipe Burst as Armored
Cruiser Was Making
Her Way TO Sea.
SEVERAL BADLY HCRT
Hospital Ship SOlacc Ordered
to Proceed to Scene Of
Disaster.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3o.-Reports to the
Navy Department tonight said thirty
three enlisted men were missing. most OF
them probably drowned two were known
to be dead. two officers and six men
seriously injured and sixty-seven men
hurt as n result Of the wrecking OF the
armored cruiser Memphis by n hurricane
yesterday in Santo Domingo city harbor.
Most OF the missing were IN a small
boat overturned by wind and waves while
returning TO the Memphis. II Is believed
by the Navy Department perhaps a dozen
OF these may yet be alive on shore and
will be discovered by a later muster.
a message from Rear Admiral Pond
tonight said
sea smooth. Memphis solidly ashore.
eight feet out OF water. Working party
on board r~escu!ng records and landing
stores. Crew quartered In town. Hos
rital facilities ample. From first !ndica-
ton OF trouble until ship struck. less than
one hour"
The list OF casualties received from
Rear Admiral Pond, In command OF the
American naval forces In those waters.
is as follows:
Hrp, GEORGE w. chief machin,st'. mate.
TOWNSEND. J. II. fireman. address not
given.
PORTER. A. H.. water tender address
CoPIrs. W. coal passcr. Hampstead.
l.. |.
VERY SERIOUSLY INJURED.
ANDERSON. Alphonsus J.. fireman, Ph.ia.
Bi;A1KwELL,. JENNINGS. coal pas..r.
ouIX%. EI.pHARp JACKSON. water
tender, Brooklyn,
SERIOUSLY INJURED.
JONES LIEUT.. CLAUDE y, Charleston.
McvElGu, MARTIN J.. seaman. ph,a.
rIANcK. WALTER Lois. water tender.
IrARN. TIMOTHY j.. fireman. Fan River.
BRYAN nARRiS \. seaman, New Brit
kIrdNN. JAMES HENRY, fireman,
carlton. W. l.. seaman: Croz!cr. T.. L.,
fireman Diehl, ". G.. coNswain Dugan.
&. y, fireman Duphsscy. H. n. sea-
man Freder!cks. VI. T.. seaman Garou-
ski. L. H., c"Nswaiu Gibson. H., huslcr :
Hannon o. a seaman Halcourt. G sea-
man Harrington. ~. fireman Howard.
g. warrant officers steward jackson.
W. eeaman keuu.y. W. +. seaman
l.iebel. II. T., seaman l.utomsti, W. :.
seaman M,pcr:ritt. NJ. \. seaman
Major. +. NJ, seaman Mullancy, II
seaman Reynolds. {. j. seaman Roll
Inns. l." A, seaman Rudolph. \. j.
oiler: -. Clair, X. seaman Shepan,
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on to India ma

The following statement was made by
Victor Rosewater. who acted as secre-
tary. when the committee broke up In
the afternoon to take a train for indian
apo!is to attend the Fairbanks notifica-
ton ceremonies to-day:
THE committee went into a detailed
discussion OF the general situation. and
especially In our respective sections OF
the country. 1t made suggestions. and
after discussing them put them in writ
ing. on which the chairman could act
had he not already covered the ground.
The committee will meet again in Ch.-
cago about September is"
The committee met at IL o'clock in
Chairman Willcox's office. and save for
AN hour for luncheon at the Century
club with Mr.. Wilcox was in session
until 4:30 l.. NJ. Herbert Parsons.
Everett Colby. George W. Perkins and
r. u. Estabrook. members Of the cam
paign committee. also were present at
the luncheon.
Members of the committee generally
were averse to talking about the various
matters discussed when the meeting
ended. While 1t was agreed that the
situation looked a little bad In spots.
everybody was confident as TO the out
come in November
one Of the matters discussed was the
election OF n Republican Senate. Upon
this point a good deal Of concern was cX-
pressed.
The sun., 1916-08-31
WANT A STUFF JOB?
THREE POSTS OPEN
First Nicc-PreSident and Two
Secretaries Soon Are to
Resign.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for three inpor;
tant offices on he board OF the National
American Woman suffrage Association.
Mrs. Frank NJ. Roessing. first vice.
president: Miss Hannah J. Patterson.
corresponding secretary. and Mrs. James
W. Morrison. recording secretary. have
announced they will resign from the
board at the convention, which begins at
Atlantic City September G. and though
President Carrie Chapman Gait has gone
over the country with a fine tooth comb
she can ind none TO take their places.
II IL admitted that. while there are many
fine worker In the organization. there
are few big enough to fill the big Of
fees, and these few are needed In their
individual states.
Moreover. board members receive no
salaries. and II is not every suifragist
who can afford to leave home and family
and live in New York or Washington. the
two Headquarters. doing the arduous
work demanded. Mrs. Cstt said yester-
day tina, the emergency might result In
the passage OF an amendment to the con-
stitution SO that officers could be paid.
Mrs. Gait Going "a Europe.
"Oh. for Mrs. Frank I.eslie's millions :"
suffragists around the headquarters at
III Madison avenue sighed. But Mrs.
I~.cslie's millions. willej to Mrs. Gait for
tn cause. are tied up in the courts with
no immediate prospect OF release.
What makes Mrs. Roessing's resigna-
ton specially unfortunate is the fact that
Mrs. Gait. who Is also head of the Inter-
national Woman Suffrage Alliance. Will
be called to Europe directly the war Is
over. I. Is necessary to have an able
first vice-president to n her place
when she departs to make her long
planned tour of the twenty-siX countries
In the alliance. AS nineteen of these are
in the war there would be no use in go
ing now. but she Is hoping that peace
will be declared before next spring.
Another reason why the National is re-
grstting Mrs. Roessing Is that she has
taken the Congressional work ever since
her election last year. The chairman
ship of the congressional committee l.
about the hardest office in the work to
fill. and the SUITS can see absolutely no
ark horse in the oiting.
The sun., 1916-08-31
Fitzgerald Threatens strike.

william II. Fitzgerald AMI other labor
leadcs announced last night At the Con-
ti1en;al Hotel tAat they VIII cali the
employees Of h In,erborough out on
strike If the individual agreements
which the men are asked to sign Yledginc
them 10 work for tho corporation for two
years under the new scale are not with.
drawn by Friday. This rl;.matum. they
said. WAS dclivc-cd 20 Frank Iicdley a:
the meeting OF employers asl mc! yes
;erdiy.
This master and servant contract, I.
absolutely un-Amer.can in It's spirit. de-
rriv.ac the men of individual freedom.
lie said. TIE mon were asked to sign
wi'hou; having a chance even 10 read the
contract
Union representatives. g. j. said. have
been sent 70 all LJrus ald shops To- watu
the men not to- sign. Tho urion leaders
call it a "dastirdly tick" - deprive the
mon 30 hard won victory. recognition OF
Their E.eh! 20 bargain colleciiSc...
The sun., 1916-08-31
WILCOX AIDS SEE
HUGHES VICTORIOUS
Members Of New Advisory
Committee Confident Of
His Election,
CHANGES ARE SUGGESTED
Recommendations Are Made
to Chairman for Strength
ening Campaign.

1t was the opinion Of the Republican
leaders and business men constituting
Chairman willcox's new advisory com
mittee. which met for the hrst time yes
terday In this city. that unless something
unforeseen occurs in September and DC.
tober nothing can stop the election OF
Charles L. Hughes next November.
Members Of this committee made sug-
gestions with respect to remedylng some
defects In the campaign which are 10
be taken under consideration by Mr..
Wilcox. But upon one point-that Mr.,
Hughes Is TO he elected-all were agreed.
As Frank II. Hitchcock remarked
"One of the reasons why we noml-
mated Mr.. Hughes was because We be-
lieved we could elect him.. We still be-
lieve So
Ex-senator Fulton of Oregon and
william l.. Ward of Westchester were
the only absentees from the meeting,
which. contrary to expectations. lasted
virtually all day. Those present were
Gov. II. l.. Beeckman OF Rhode Island.
Theodore l.. Burton Of Ohio. Charles q
Dawes of Chicago. Raymond Robins OF
Chicago. Victor Rosewater OF Omaha,
John Wanamaker of Philadelphia. ex-
Gov. Eberhart OF Minnesota, James VIII
son Of Iowa and Mr.. Hitchcock.
The sun., 1916-08-31
PETERBOROUGH PAY
RAISED $1,25O,0OO
Third Avenue Directors at
Same Time Decide They
Can't Advance Wages.
FITZGERALD Is DEFIANT
All Employees Of Subway and
Elevated Systems Affected
by Increase.

Employees OF the marlborough yester.
day received an increase in wages and
a shorter working day. effective Septem-
Der 3. The wage increase will cost the
corporation about s1.250.Oo0 annually.
The days work is shortened from ten to
nine hours for trainmen and most other
employees.
Spokesman for the carmen were told
ot the new scale when they met Frank
iicdley. vice-presidcnt and general man
ager. for a discussion OF their demands.
simultaneously notices giving details OF
the advance In wages were posted at ter
minal and division 1oints on the subway
and elevated systems. An unusual fea-
turc is that the men are asked to sign
individual agreements TO work for this
scale.
Converting at the same hour the direc-
tors OF the Third Avenue Railway Com
pany decided they could not grant their
employees an increase In pay at this
time. Frank W. Whitridge. president Of
the corporation. issued a statement after
the meeting TO this eject. lie said he
hopes TO go ahead with negotiations with
the men on their other demands at a
session this a~fternoci. but II the EN-
ployees insist on more wages as "A pre-
requisite to any agreement the company
is ready TO resort to arbitration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22
GUAcHARos OF TRINIDAD

From "A Naturalists' Tropical Labora- tory" by Thedore Roosevelt, in the January Scribner.
 l made an interesting trip with three friends-F w. Urich the entomologist,
 G. B. Rorer, the mycologist, and the so- llicitor general, Archer Warner-into the northern mountains of Trinidad to see a guacharo cave. The guacharo Is an extraordinary bird, akin to our lnight-hawk or whippoorwill but the size of a barn-ow1, which is nocturnal, lives gregariously in caves, and feeds exclusively on hard fruits, that is, on the nuts and seeds of palms. Humboldt visited the great guacharo cave in Venezuela over century ago, and in Trinidad there are guacharo caves in the sea-cliffs which can be entered only when the water is calm. Hornaday once visited these sea-caves; and both Chap man and Cherrie have since visited caves such as those which I visited.
 After lunch we went to see the guacha- TO. We followed a stream through CO., coa plantations for half a mile, until we came to where 1t flowed out of a limestone cliff from cave which was the guacharo home. Thick forest grew along and over the crumbling front of the cliff; and vines and creepers and wet rock plants overhung the edges of the cave, partially obscuring it, while water-loving plants grew in front, some with enormous leaves At the entrance near which there lay large boulders, the irregular opening was perhaps 15 feet across and rather higher. Out of it rushed the stream, here knee-deep, and covering the whole bottom.
 With torches we entered the cave It was hard walking, for the clear stream slid over sand, pebbles and ragged edged boulders, and might at one mo- mentbe ankle deep and the next reach almost to our waists. The cave twisted, and we speedily passed out of the pleasant half-light of the entrance into obscurity. Immediately we began to hear the birds, and dimly to make them out Tapping and fiuttering above us. They uttered loud, browling cries, and also continuous metallic clacking, and the naked young birds in the nests piped and walled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22
LUKE M'LUkE SAYS

One of the strange things about Love IS that it will make 8 woman go and be miserable with the wrong man rather than be happy with the right man.
 The reason why father likes to stay home when he isn't i'll enough to be in bed Is because no matter what room he selects as camping place mother is rlght on his heels with rag tied around her head and broom in her hands.
 One good thing about every man is his own opinion of himself
 You can flatter mother by telling her that she and her daughter look like sis ters. But you are not going to make a hit with her daughter
 In this world men are born defendants and women are born plaintiffs.
 We hear lot about honesty being the best policy. But the truth of the matter is that getting there is what counts. After you arrive at the top people won't ask what route you came over.
 Despite the miles of testimonials print ed in the patent medicine advertisements we have always noticed that the more pills you take the more pimples you will have.
 The only sure way to get the best of an argument is to keep out of it. What is the use of telling her that yor are not worthy of her? She is going to marry you. anyway, and discover for her self that you are telling the truth | Ever notice how possession decrease. | the value of thing?
 l The old-fashioned woman who used tc
 wear her one corset until it looked Iik, 1 something the cat dragged in and placed | on bedroom chair, now has a daughter l who has corset for each gown | And if the men folks were not sucl unmitisated liars the women folk. wouldn't be as. vain as they are. Maybe the reason why women do moi wear pockets in their clothes is because | they can argue that having no place il | her clothes to cary her money she has l to spend it for more clothes. It must make prudish Princess peev
 ish when she realizes that she has to use
 her legs when she walks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22
EIks Buy Shoes

'Tn behalf of the Anti-Tuberculosis association and the children of the open-air school, permit me to express appreciation of the kindness and con- sideration shown pupils by the Bir mingham Elks." said Dr. George Eaves.
 "on Thursday, in response to the request of the Association to extend help to needy pupils of the open air school, MT. A. H. Moore and MT. Nor gan of the Elks committee on Christ mas appropriations made known their intention to assist in some practical manner; and when it was suggested that some of the pupils were in need of shoes for the winter eight of these little fellows were invited to come to one of the well known booteries of the city to be fitted out for the winter.
 And on the arrival of the children at the appointed place they were wei comed by the gentlemen mentioned and with the assistance of clerks Of the establishment were speedily fitted out in the 'snuggest' things in stock. It was really pathetic to watch the oountenances of the youngsters and to hear the sincere expressions of grati- tude. Such kindness will never be for gotten"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22

orately decorated, they are bought by men in what may be called the course of nature and smoked with equanirnity If not with any notable amount of sat isfaction. Next, the woman who buys Christmas cigars almost always takes what is or pretends to be, expert ad- vice before she does it, and though she may think longer-having more sense in such matters-than a man about paying for cigars what 100 of the better reputed ones cost, she can heed her fnstinctive impulse for reasonable economy by buying a half or a quar- ter box. And that is her customary compromise with what most women in their hearts regard as an evil.
 Another thing: The Christmas-cigar joke rests on the assumption that men have knowlege as well as opinions as to the intrinsic merits of tobacco-if it has any-and no assumption could be more perilous than that. The truth is that men judge cigars very largely by externalities and irrelevancies. A pret tily gi1ded band adds confidently imag lined flavor to many a cigar that is or ought to be cheap, and few indeed are the men who found judgment on any, thing that goes deeper than the wrap per" If that be pleasing to the eye the vast majority of them say the cigar is good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22
What Reply Will the Warning Powers Make?

When President Wilson dispatched notes to all the beger powers urging that they discuss of he took
 what may prove be the momentous step in his career
 Beyond question his appeal of the greatest state pa pers written It fail to impress the whole world
 with the sincerity and eaesnes of his purpose yet there little likelihood that it will have the effect the Tres dent desires The profound amazemen which hs acton caused this country being reflected abroad Such acton was total unexpected and is evident that the warning governments have not yet recovered from their surprise.
 MT. Wilson states ueservedy that he is not proposing peace offering mediation although he woud be happy himself to serve, to take the initiative"
 The President believes that his notes call for replies In co
 courtesy due that much but the great pncpe Tor which the allies have been struggling is not yet established The very fact that neither side has definite idea ot the others peace situation which inspired the Presidents noe shows that the great purpose of the war not yet achieved
 to be hoped that bringing peace wartorn Europe will the crownng achievement of his but unless ter
 many makes concessions which to be expected n her mood of and triumph England France and Russia who suffered much feel that the time not ripe for peace.
 Secretary Lansing stated yesterday that the fear that the
 United States would be drawn into the ot the motives which prompted the President in sending his notes But could hardly be any than have been time and again in the past.
 The Presidents appeal must be considered first plea for humanity It is superb and worthy of America but Europe must decide the issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22
THE LOWER DANUBE

and, driven back on their own courses, have widened into long narrow lakes
 Sixty miles from the sea begins the delta of the Danube. The Kilia, the most northern of the branches into which the river divides, carries more than two- thirds of the volume of it's water to the sea, but is not deep enough for the more important traffic, which moves by the more direct branch through the middle of the delta to Sulina. Here a natural channel of seven to eleven feet has been increased to 20, and long dikes stretch out of sea and carry off the silt. Although it discharges less than per cent of the Danube's waters, the Sulina channel car ries shipping which multiplied tenfold between 1861 and 1902. It was steadily increasing with promise of future prosperity when the war interfered. The Danube Steam Navigation company was reporting 900 tons year previous to 1914.
 For nearly 100 miles from Sulina up to Galtab and Braila, the chief harbors for sea-going vessels, the river is navigable for those of 4000 or less. Sea-going ves- sells up to 600 tons and flat barges under 2000 capacity can go to Turnu Severin. Above that point navigation is confined to steamers. tugs and barges drawing six feet of water.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22
Oil Romance I'm Alabama

The excitement the discovery of oil Cordova Aa has attracted the attention of capitalists spectators and adventer all parts of the country and has set number of Alabamians to dreaming of sudden riches
 Stories out from Corova remind the newspaper reader of the stirring witnessed when the of the world turned to the oil fields of Beaumont Tex More rapid than
 the rush of the godseekes the continent in 849 when gold found in California and in many respects quite picturesque the incoming tide of humanity from the four quarters of the globe Beaumont sprang into being first like
 typical rough mining camp but it's shacks replaced fine buildings and the town rapidly assumed the appearance of bustng city Beaumont not lively used to be-
 The advenurer has departed The soldier of fortune has sought fresh fields and pastures He may wend his way to Ala bama.
 Already Corova planning great things It reported that
 10story building will shortly up people from all parts of the country Hooking there farmers with lands devastated by floods and the boil weev who wondering how they keep body and soul together trying be calm while fancy bids made for their property.
 May all dreams and the dreams of the found in Alabama true! While land values soaring and eversh activity prevails the newspaper may depended on to write the epic of Cordova.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22
,NUFF sED.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
 No matter in what way Germany tries to excuse or explain her deportation of Belgians from their own country where they have lived by right, and the Ger mans now occupy by might the one fact they are enslaving a nation in order to fill their waning ranks with their own citizens. and they are doing it contrary to international law and the provisions Of The Hague treaty, to which Germany is sigper. And in the face of these facts they "offer peace!" There isn't a chance. The allies will fight on, and while there is God in Israel they will win.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-22
CHRISTMAS CIGARS

From the New York Times.
 This is the time of year when jokes about the cigars bought by women for husbands and other objects of their af- lection bring in an appreciable and ap- preciated contribution toward the an- nual revene of all professional humor- ists. They are harmless and even esti- mable folk the humorists, and nobody, unnecessarily, would do anything, es- pecially with the cost of living what it is now, to increase the difficulty they
 have in meeting their bills. Still, justice l is justice, and, unless it is fact that Christmas present cigars are of the
 quality asserted by the testers, gains
 made out of ridiculing them are the
 products of an inaccuracy in itself rep
 rehensible, and it is made the worse by
 the lack of consideration for the tender
 sensibilities of the fair which it illus
 trates.
 | So far as known, there has never been
 made of the Christmas cigar that inten-
 sive study which alone would warrant the light and careless condemnation be-
 slowed upon it. That either denuncia-
 ton or ridicule is deserved bysit how ever can safely be held more than du- ,bious, and for several reasons.
 | First, there is nothing in commercial or industrial records warranting belief lin the existence of cigar manufac- ltured for the holiday trade alone, and
 though there do seem to be cigar boxes that appear in the shops at nc Iother season, the contents of those boxes have an all-the-year-round ap-
 pearance. Presumably. when less elab-