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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-06-24
STUDENTS CONFERENCE
PLANS IMPORTANT WORK

Farm School, y. c.. June %. .(special)-
The southern Students conference of the
Young Mems Christian association has
been in session this week at the Farm
School near Asheville, n. c. Its well
known purpose is to deepen the spiritual
life of students, to train them for leader
ship of the organized Christian work IN
their institutions, and to open up to them
opportunities for Christian service after
leaving college. The speakers leaders and
teachers of the conference are men who
were chosen because of their fitness in
life, scholarship and experience to help
students grapple with the problems which
they are meeting both in their lives and in
their associations. The following is a par
tial list of the speakers who have thus
far addressed the conference: Prof. E. |.
Bosworth, PHI. d. of Oberlin university;
Mr.. Robert IL. Speer, secretary of the
board of foreign missions for the Pres
byterian church; the Rev. John Timothy
Stone of Baltimore; the Rev. w. NJ. An
derson, d. d. of Nashville, Mr.. Clay
d. Weatherford.
Two hundred and fifty student dele
gates, representing the principal colleges
and preparatory schools of eleven south
ern states are in attendance. Sixteen
students from Alabama represent the
three principal colleges of the state, Uni
versity of Alabama, Southern university
and Alabama Polytechnic institute.
The meetings of the conference are held
each morning and evening, the afternoons
are devoted to athletics and other form of
recreation. An hour is given daily to
each of the following features: Missionary
conferences, Bible classes, conferences ON
student association work. life Work"
meetings out of doors under the trees.
and conferences on the problems of the
day which confront the Christian people
of America.
The platform meeting held each morn
ing as a most attractive service One of
the choice privileges of the conference is
the opportunity to talk privately with ex-
perienced and sympathetic men concerning
association problems as we'll as problems
of your own personal life The speakers
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The First Delay.

The condemned man was taken to Sing
Sing on the day sentence was pronounced
and was locked up in the death house
On the day of his sentence application for
a new trial was made by his counsel and
denied by the court. An appeal was taken
from the conviction for murder, and a
stay of execution was obtained pending
the decision of the court of appeals. In
November, 1902, application for another
trial on the ground of newly discovered
evidence was made to Recorder Golf. In
February, 1903 the court of appeals grand
ed a motion for an extension of time in
which to bring forward Patrick'ss appeal
In the following March Recorder Golf
denied the motion for a new trial
The court of appeals heard the argu-
ments in the Patrick appeal in March
and on June 3. 1905 the court, by d.
vided bench of four to three sustained
the verdict of the trial court. 1t was
thought by some that Patrick had played
his last legal card and. failing executive
cemency must die. Immediately after
the court of appeals announced it's de-
cision Patrick's counsel appeared before
It and asked for a stay of execution to
give time for the preparation of a motion
for reargument. This application was
denied on June IA. Patrick's execution
was set for the week beginning August I.
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BOSTON'S JOVlAL JUDGE.
Lawson Paints Certain Dispenser Of
Justice in Gentle Coors.

In his striking article "A Prediction
Roll-Call," in the July Everybody s.,
Thomas w. Lawson pays his respects to
an eminent justice In the following words
Mr.. Justice Putnam is one of those
really big men. those big-formed, big
headed, and particularly big-faced men
whose strong and sturdy ponderosity re-
calls the SPLENDID strong jowled Eng
lshmen whom Hogarth so loved to linn
in his pictures. As he sat on his trone.
in flowing black-silk robe. monarch
absolute monarch-of all he surveyed,
gazing In a half-jolly. half-qlizzical two
thirds judgely way at the midgets in front
of him, l puzzled by brain trying to de-
eide whether his mind was engaged in I'M
travelling the complexities of Beck's ar
gument. or whether 1t had wandered off
upon memorys wings through fourteen
century Understanding him one of a
jovial, monkish company whose robust
adventures he might have read the night
before in some medieval romance. How
well he would have fitted into some such
robed and tonsured assembly as it sat
round the haunch of venison and quaffed
the new brew
Try the GaWk for half-tone and line
Illustrations. Aae-Herald Building.
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McCleIIan's Epiqrams.

Few men of his age have had more ex-
perence in public life than Mayor Nc
Clelan Here are some Of the things
that have impressed him as he told them
in epgrams in a recent speech:
A professional politician may be a
statesman; a political tradesman may be
a criminal.
Politics are no more made to order
than are lawyers or doctors or clergymen
or soldiers.
Those of you who are called to the
profession of politics should answer.
There is no such thing as honest
graft"
If you abuse a public man long enough
and cleverly enough you will end by MAX
ing him either famous or infamous.
The public is hard master to serve.
Politics, as well as religion, has its
martyrs.
We are cursed by the worship of op-
portunty.
Mediocrity swims with the tide, while
greatness struggles against it.
1t takes courage deliberately to breast
the popular current.
1t is not always the man who fills the
most columns of the newspaper that ac-
complishes the greatest results.
We Americans are a curious eombina-
ton of scoffers and ero-worshippers.
Civilization increases and public morals
improve as the years go by.
The rank and file of the politicians
in this country are sound.
partnership, even with Providence.
cannot be one-sided.
Too few men enter politics as a profess
sion.
There is a sad over-supply of political
tradesmen.
There is no royal road to success in
politics
The prizes lin politics. are few, but
they are as numerous as in any other
profession.
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Patrick's Long Fight.

Albert T. Patrick, the lawyer who was
convicted six years ago and sentenced
to death for the murder of Will
liam Marsh Rice. aged million
aire, has another lease of life at
least until October when the United
States supreme court will hear his case.
The question is being asked all over the
country: How has a convicted muir
derer been able to cheat the law for six
years? Hasn't there been some under
hand work about it," Great as has been
the delay lawyers and judges agree that
1t has not been obtained by questionable
methods. They declare that any one
placed as he has been has the same
weapons for the defense that he has en-
ployed.
Patrick was convicted of murder in the
first degree on March &c. 1902, and was
sentenced on April to be put to death
In the week beginning May OF that year.
The crime for which he was tried was the
killing of William NJ. Rice, a rich invalid,
we'll advanced in years, who died sudden
ly on September %, 1900. in his apartment
in this city. Patrick had been Rce's
legal adviser for nine months before his
death, and in that time his client was al
legged to have made a will in the lawyers
favor and to have transferred his entire
estate. amounting to s4,4000OO, to him,
These transactions rendered void a will
drawn In 1896 by which the greater part of
the estate was left to found the Rice
Memorial institute in Houston, Tex. This
will was afterward upheld, the Patrick
will being pronounced a forgery.
In the various attempts to get Rice's
fortune Patrick had the assistance Of
his clients servant, C. f, Jones, and in
the Investigations of the alleged for
geries information was brought to light
that caused the authorities to suspect
murder. Jones was arrested and made
several confessions, his final story being
that under Patricks direction and urg-
ing he had killed Rice by making him
inhale choroform as he slept. 1t was
Jones' testimony that convicted Patrick.
Jones has now disappeared.
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and leaders have shown themselves de-
sirous that the students feel free to visit
them at their rooms at any hour.
BY no means the least important fea-
ture of the conference Is the athletics
which serve to keep the men in good
condition and bring them in closer touch
with each other Championship baseball
games are played between the different
colleges and also between the states.
Among other forms of recreation might
be mentioned tennis tournaments, noun
tain climbing and swimming. The final
feature of the athletics was the track
meet held Friday. 1t will be of interest
to many to know that the Asheville dele
gates are planning a much larger scope
of work for their association than that
covered In any previous year.
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The Alabama Society.

A number of former residents of Ala
bama who are now living In this city
met the other night at the home of Miss
Martha Young, 142 East Eighteenth street.
and organized the Alabama society. Tenn
porary officers to serve until December
were elected, as follows:
President, Col. Francis G. Caffey; vice
president, Richmond Rochester; secretary
and treasurer, Miss Martha Young.
The society will give a banquet on De-
cember a. the anniversary of the adlnis
sion of Alabama to the Union Perma
nent officers and directors will be lected
at that time.
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Mrs. SAGE as a seamstress.

Mrs Russell Sage told the graduates OF
a seminary school the other day that she
could sew at the age of four years
Mother would call me in from my
play" said Mrs Sage land make me
sit down to knit a stocking. l learned
to turn the heel and narrow the foot.
and | had to do six rows at time;
before | could go / had to finish that
stocking. And | have now a piece of
patchwork that l made when | was four
years old.
In my day girls had to learn to rip
up an old dress and fashion a new one.
/ was very happy when l made one all
myself
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Saved Once More,

On June II, Recorder Goff announced
his decision on the application for a new
trial, denying the motion. On the day
following Mr.. Justice Day of the United
States supreme court was appealed to at
his home in Canton, Ohio, by attorneys
for Patrick, for writ of error and stay
of execution, on the ground that he had
been deprived of his constitutional rights.
This writ and stay were granted. Pat
rick will be under the protection of the
supreme court of the United States until
his appeal to it is decided The court is
now in recess and will not sit until the
first Monday in October. At it's last term
the court reached cases within eleven
months of the date of their filing
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Against Naughty Posters.

New Yorks board of aldermen has
passed a sweeping ordinance against all
theatrical posters tending to represent
the doing of any criminal act" or ito de-
prave the morals of individuals or shock
ing to the sense of decency. or tending
to incite the mind to acts of immortality
and crime"
To the police commissioner is given the
job of deciding whether a postor does
any one of these things
'IIelrs delight said Commissioner
Bingham. when he heard of It, What
will they put up to me neXt?'
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WEEKLY AVERAGES
OF CLEARING HOUSE

New York, June 23.-The statement of
the clearing house banks for this week
shows that the banks held $10912, 925 over
the legal reserve requirements This is
an increase of SO, SS9,55O over last week.
The statement follows:
Loans, $1,057, 75S 300; decrease, $2.31S,0O0.
Deposits, s1O49. Az. 300; increase. s., 800 200.
Circulation, s4S, 471,100: decrease, $4,000.
Legal tenders, $S4S97, 200; increase, $685.
800.
Specie, $1Ss, 1888 500 increase, $S,526,SOO
Reserve, $2732Sl 600; increase, $4,162,1O
Reserve required s262,36S, O75 increase,
$3.50, $50.
Exclusive United States deposits, s14,-
1880; increase, $685.
New York, June 23.-The Financier this
week says:
The official statement of the New York
Associated banks last week was much
more satisfactory than has been many
of the recent exhibits. in that it seemed
to fully reflect the movements of money
during the week. as traced through the
reports from the banks, and the treas
ury department The loans recorded as
was expected, showed a contraction.
though moderate, as the result of the
weeks liquidation in stocks, and the COM
paratively small gain in deposits and in
reserve requirements enabled the surplus
to be increased by a very satisfactory
amount. The cash gain as reported by
the statement was S4162, 100. This was
cue largely to the excess of receipts over
shipments to the interior, and also to
the payments by the sub-treasury to as
say office checks representing gold bull
lion deposited at Pacific coast points.
The offsetting absorption of cash by the
treasury from the banks on account of
customs collections, and transfers of eX-
cess internal revenue receipts, though
large, were not sufficient they have
been recently, aiding materially to reduce
the gain from the above noted result,
and other resources.
The general deposits were augmented
by $3.50, 200 which was only 1858 900 be-
low the sum of the increase in cash loss.
the decrease in loans, therefore the state
ment made good proof. The re-
serve requirements were increased $o2s,-
$50 deducting which from the
gain in cash. left So s39,ooJ as
the increase in surplus reserve
to S1O912 925 a greater amount it may be
noted than has been recorded since May
10 when it was $10129,275
Loans were contracted for S231S.0O0; this
is the first decrease in this item since
May u. Computed upon the basis or
deposits less those of 100 public
funds. the surplus is s1A7s5, $50. The daily
average of bank clearings during the
week was s294000,000
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The Gavk makes best advertising
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Ice Prices Sky High.

New Workers. paying dearly for their
ice this summer Already the price of the
small piece for which the tenement-dwel-
Ter has usually paid cents has been
doubled. Nothing less than 10 cents is
the standing rule of the man on the
wagon. And another advance is yet to
come.
The ice trust gives as reason for its
extortionate rates that the supply of
natural ice last winter was very short,
but it is not believed to have been great
enough to justify the present scale of
prices. There are very few artificial ice
plants in New York, because the trust
does not allow them to exist.
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of the State Charities Aid association.
The committee found, they told the may
or, that while the population of the
whole city during the last fifteen years
OS9O-19O5) had increased so lilo per cent
the number of almshouse inmates had
Increased in that period only 371a per cent
They also found that while the popu-
lation had increased Is $40 per cent in
the last five years, the number of pa
tients in public hospitals had increased
"a $40 per cent in that time.
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Poverty on the Wane.

John d. Rockefeller said in Paris the
other day that Americans especially New
Workers., were too extravagant If this is
true one would expect to find much
poverty in New York. But poverty is de-
creasng here according to statement
made to Mayor Mcclellan by a committee
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Partly Ready.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The aeronaut had announced his inten-
ton of crossing the Atlantic by balloon.
What are your prospects, asked
friend.
Fine" responded the enthusiast "All
l have to do is to provide a balloon. The
ocean is already there, you know.
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More Delay.

The motion for reargument was then
made and acted as a stay of execution,
and on October IS the court of appeals
decided 1t adversely to Patrick. 1t now
became necessary to resentence the con-
victed man, and on December 5 of last
year he was brought to this city and
arranged before Justice Rogers OF the
supreme court. Patrick made a dramatic
appeal TO the court. but the Justice SEN
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also been a considerable disaffection. al
though the movement there has not been
as detrimental to the interests of Amer
lean companies as at other foreign CEN
ters
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The Gawk makes best advertising
cuts-Aae-H erald Building.
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Try the Gawk for half-tone and line
Illustrations. Aae-Herald Building.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18
'HILLERY HOT
AFTER COLBY
Regular Republican Senator Of
Morris Challenges the Reform
Man Of Essex to Debate.

MORRISTOWN, May 1S.-Senator
Thomas J. Hillery, of Morris county,
has issued a challenge for a public
debate to Senator Everett Colby, of
West Orange. Senator Hillery's let
ter is as follows:
my Dear Senator:-As you have
pitched your tents for battle within
the confines of Morris, and, accord
ing to press reports are levelling your
structures on the alleged sins of
omission and commission of Morris
county's representatives in the legis-
~lature, | doubt If ! am asking too
much of a fellow Senator when / re-
quest that you give me the opportu-
nifty of self defense by meeting me
upon the platform in the various
towns of Morris county to discuss the
subject above mentioned.
This | ask not only in defense of
my reputation as a legislator, of
which am naturally jealous, but al
SO in behalf of my people in Morris,
who have returned mi to the legisla-
ture with increased majorities and
who are entitled to an account of my
stewardship.
you are to have the liberty to lay
before the people of my county my
legislative record in full. l to have
the same right as to yours, and both
to discuss generally the new idea and
also the work of the republican party
of the state.
"While you personally are making
no illusions to me in your speeches,
m of your speakers and closest ad-
visers who is going about with you
has seen fit to criticise my public
acts, and l have the right to assume
that it is done with your approval,
and, possibly, by your advice.
"The avowed purpose of your
movement is to furnish Morris county
with a better representation. This, OF
itself, is a reflection upon me, and
you a scarcely deny me the right to
be heard in my own behalf.
II do not ask this as a courtesy.
This point | feel has long since pass
ed. | ask it as a right, and because
| desire that my people shall be Civ
en- the whole truth, in whose judg-
ment and m sense | have an
| abiding faith"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18

alof and two more as candidates Tor
assembly and organize for a real
hight al the primaries next fall, there
would be one of the most strenuous
battles Burlington county has ever
seen.
Friends of General Grub are talk
ing of him for the next governor OF
New Jersey, but heretofore the gen
eral has not declared himself for that
office.
George L. Record, the leader of
the Colby factions of the state. said
last night:
Il am not seeking office, as many
Of the papers have stated. Mr.. Colby
started the reform of the republican
party in this state about a year ago,
and | am assisting Mr.. Colby in his
good work. The people want good
government, and are tired of the old
machine men, and the state will have
l good cleaning out from tip to top.
The greatest enthusiasm vas dis
llayed at the meeting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18
SURPRISE
F.. DAILY.
Was Given a Silver Service at
Meeting Last Night Their
Past Exalted Ruler.

NEW BRUNSWICK, May lS.-
Past Exalted Ruler Peter Francis
DAILY, was, last night, presented with
one of the finest productions of the
silversmith's art, in the form of a
fine solid silver Tiffany service, by
New Brunswick lodge of Elks. The
presentation was a recognition of his
services as exalted ruler, an office
which he relinquished but a short
time ago. George S. Silzer made the
presentation speech.
The gift was an entire surprise to
Mr.. Daily. In fact he came very near
not being there to receive it, and
great anxiety reigned in the lodge as
the hours sped by and no Brother
Daily appeared. He is usually in at
tendance, for he is the best of Elks,
but now and then professional mat
tiers will keep him away. Last eve
ming it was such a matter which kept
him away from the session.
The lodge had had the service on
hand since the beginning of the week,
in a burglar proof safe, but ever with
restoration to such a place of safety
assured, the Elks were anxious at
the idea of carrying the service back
into hiding again. 1t is said, how
true it is not known, that the lodge
would have secured all Middlesex
last night for Mr.. DAILY, if it had been
necessary, in order to get the presen-
tation over and the service into his
charge so that the plan to surprise
him should not go awry.
When Mr.. DAILY appeared, 1t may
be imagined with what eloquence Mr.
Silzer made the presentation. There
was a big gathering of Elks to heal
it, and they thought 1t vas n of thu
best speeches ever heard within thu
lodge portals.
Now, Past Exalted Ruler DAILY
whether in that capacity or in an.
other, in which he appears before TIN
public-as an unterrified democrat
a sentimental Celt, a patriotic Amer
lean, or a pillor of a worthy cause
never lets anybody outshine him il
oratory. So it may be imagined wit
what eloquence he accepted the gift
He went way down into the innter
most recesses of his heart for the fit
ting words to convey his feelings t
his brother Elks.
Exalted Ruler Burt, rs the presid
ing officer, also made some remarks.
A number of out of town Elks wer
present.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-18
KEEP BUSY IN
BURLINGTON
Gen. Grub Again EntertainS the
State Leaders Of the
Colby Movement.

EDGEWATER PARK, May IT,
The Colby and Record Reform Com
mittees held a special meeting at the
Grassmere, the home of General E.
Burd Grubb. The chairman of the
committee has called a meeting to
discuss plans for the outline of the
Colby and Record reform campaign
of Burlington county, and to make
arrangements for a big political mass
meeting, which will be held at Gen
eral Grubb's, Tuesday, May %.
Preceding the meeting last night,
which was held in the large drawing
room of General Grubb's mansion, a
$3.50 o'clock, the general entertained
at dinner Senator Everett Colby, o
Newark: George l.. Record, leader o
the Colby forces of the state; Georg
Wildes, Charles Wright, Thomas Nc
Evan, Jr., and DR.. K. S. Adams, o
Beverly.
The committee which was appoint
ed by General Grubb to outline tn
campaign of Burlington county is a
follows: John Seeds Reginalt
Branch, w. J. Frey, j. Stogdel
Stokes, Richard Dudley, Frank
Smith, Albert Wilkinson, Spencer
Simpson, John P. Jones, T. S. Borden,
Walter McWilliams, John Church,
Joel Wainwright.
The meeting was marked with
much enthusiasm and spirit. Speech
es were made by Senator Colby, Cen
eral E. Burd Grub, George l.. Rec
ord, Assemblyman Thompson and
many other men of prominence.
The fact that General Grubb has
come out openly for the Colby insur-
gents in this state is not reassuring
to the organization men, as General
Grub has a large following. II
therefore, he should pick n of his
friends as a candidate for state sen.