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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Scientific Dininq.

Science Is getting down to practi-
cality-to business, so to speak. 1t is
not dealing so much with the unsolv'
able mysteries as it Is with subjects
that come home to every man. For
science now says it is breakfast, din
ner and supper that makes the man,
not only physically, but intellectually
and morally 1t Is not inheritance, not
even environment, but victuals that de-
termine destiny.
The badly fed or underfed children
fall below normal, and science now
stands ready to show that the imbe-
Giles, criminals and other abnormali-
ties all sprang from improper food alb
sorbed before the critical age Of IA.
But can a person be fed from the
start on a scientifically prepared food?
Science says YEA" and present ex-
Fermentation has this in view. The
scientists may SOOn De dDle 10 all
nounce a menu that will turn out
Shakespeares to order, and even great
moral teachers equal to John d. Rookie
Teller, Jr.
Science expects soon to be able to
tell us what to eat how much to eat,
and when to eat 1t may tell us we
have been hoggish-that each person
has been eating enough for two, or per-
haps more, persons. 1t may tell us,
too. that some of our favorite dishes
are denominations. Between science and
pure-food laws we are in fair way to
be recognized, or rather our success
sors are. for science makes no claim
that man can be recast after he IS
IA years old That age is where science
draws the line between the hopeful and
the hopeless.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
TO HOLD PRIZE DRILL.
Officer Brod Latham Arrests 'Possum,
Which Later Escapes.

Selma May 11.-(Special) THEA bbott
Rifles will hold a prize drill and dance
at Elkdale park next "Wednesday night.
Colonel Bricken will Judge the drill and a
large crowd is expected to be present.
Information this afternoon from the bed
side of w. A. Gardner. who has made his
home with w. II. King for the past few
Colonel Gardner, better known as Colonel
loved figure in Dallas and in other parts
of the state and the news of his serious
Illness will be learned with sorrow.
On the occasion of the meeting of the
Diocesan Episcopal Council of Alabama,
which will be held in this city beginning
Wednesday, the four societies of the local
church will tender a reception Wednes-
day night at the Hotel Albert. The func-
ton will be given in honor of the visitors
but more especially of the ladies attending
the auxiliary meeting.
Officer Brad Latham caught 'possum
in the act of robbing a hen roost last night
and carried him home. He put him in a
barrel and turned another barrel on top
of him. Today he invited the police force
to 'possum dinner but had to recall the
invitations because he found that the
barrel he had inverted over the 'possum
did not have a head In it.
Mrs. J. S. Robbins of Mobile is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Rose Weaver, on
Lauderdale street.
Mrs VIII Coker and daughter of Green
Vile passed through the city yesterday
en- route to Greenville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
The High School.

MANY of the delegates to the Meth
odist conference have visited Brming
hams High school building and have ex-
pressed surprise to find an educational
institution here so perfectly appointed"
said member of the Board of Education.
II hope every visitor to the city will see
the High school building. Birmingham
suffered in reputation so long as the
highest department of the public school
work was conducted in the old shell of
a house on Twenty-frst street, but now
with its new High school building 1t COM
pares well in this respect with any city
of 1OO.o 900 population in the land"
An interesting educational discussion
will take place in the High school audi
forum this morning at 10 o'clock and the
public is invited. A large crowd will doubt
less attend. The auditorium seats about
1900 persons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Will Reorganize Company.

Appleton. Wis. May 1.-THE General
Paper company will reorganize on entirely
new lines. according to James A. Kimber-
ly. president of the alleged paper trust.
This decision is the result of a meeting
held in Milwaukee yesterday when steps
were taken to withdraw an answer to the
government Kimberly would not say to-
night how the company will avoid violat-
ing the antitrust law. but he felt con-
organized without future fear of govern
ment action. 1t is generally believed that
steps have already been taken to form
a new company to dispose of print paper
manufactured in Wisconsin. Minnesota
and Michigan. 1t is said that the new
company will include all mills which
would not come into the General Paper
company after the suit commenced, in adj
dtion to those who were members when
the company was dissolved by court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Low Limbs.

81 wish that the Mayor would take up
the matter of the limbs of trees hanging
over the sidewalks so low that they catch
ones hat and pull it Off said woman
yesterday. who had just had her fine
headgear badly damaged by branch of
a tree on Eleventh avenue. south.
II have heard several women complain
that their hats were badly damaged by
the low limbs and ! had rather sao
experience today. | was walking on
Eleventh avenue between Nineteenth and
Twentieth street and my hat was torn
from my head, my hair was pulled and
l suffered no little pain.
"A number of trees in residence sec
tions are in the same condition and 1t
is very unpleasant. 1t would only re-
quire an order from the Mayor to have
the people who own the trees trim these
low limbs. 1t would remove serious
nuisance"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Russia's First Parliament.

The court fummery at the opening
Of Russia's first parliament and the
temperance Of the Emperor in his
capital city after stay of fifteen
months in a palace under the guns of
his few remaining ships, shows that
he and his counselors appreciate the
Importance of the historic event. 9th
erwise nothing occurred of general in
terest save, Of course, the Emperor's
speech. No bomb was thrown. and no
other incident disturbed the orderly
but semi-barbaric pageant
The Emperor played politics in his
brief address of about one hundred
words. He praised the delegates, and
he bespoke action on their part in aid
of the peasantry whom he and his an
cestors had neglected or oppressed
from time out of mind. He had word
to say in favor of public education,
something that the autocracy had alb.
solutely vetoed from the time of Peter
the Great to the war with Japan. But
~ had not word to say about the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Our Cement Opportunities.

Between irrigation projects and the
Panama canal the government is a
great consumer of cement-true Port.
land cement. This Is not a temporary
condition. 1t is one that promises to
last several years, and the cement
rock of Alabama lying on or near nav
igable rivers will certainly attract the
attention of capitalists.
II every Alabama county that con-
tains valuable cement rock would print
and circulate generous edition OF
Prof. Eugene A. Smiths pamphlet on
the cement rocks OF this state, capital
would almost certainly be attracted,
and the state would thereby acquire a
new and important industry.
Unless Professor Smith is wholly
mistaken there is enough cement rock
in this state to supply Uncle Sans
demands and the demands OF the rest
OF mankind. One mill has already
been established, and two more are
to be put up at once east of Birming-
ham-one at Leeds and one at sta.
tion on the Seaboard. There is room
for many more, especially in the neigh.
borhood Of Selma
At present there is cement fam
Inc in this country. Michigan and
Pennsylvania are bravely endeavoring
to supply the country, and they are
not equal to the task. Alabama should
give more attention to this industry
1t Is to be In the near future the chief
industry Of the country, and there
should be an effort all along the line
to place Alabama In the swim. Profess
sor Smiths pamphlet furnishes all
needful information, and what is need
ed now is home business sense, force
and tact, and that surely will be forth.
coming
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Animated Scene.

1.-THE lobby of the Hotel Hillman pre-
sents an uncommonly animated scene ev-
cry night about 10 O'clock said a bust
ness man. ut Is place of rendezvous
for the delegates to the Methodist general
conference After the work or the re-
ligious services of the evening scores Of
ministers and lay delegates congregate
at the hotel and spend an hour or more
in discussing matters before the confer
ence or in social converse. At glance
stranger might think that big poll
tical convention was holding meeting
in Birmingham. But on closer inspection
the crowd in the lobby is seen to have
a ministerial yet withal a jovial appear
ance The Birmingham hotels are always
we'll patronized, but 1t is not often that
the Hobbies are so full of stir as in these
conference days"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
DAUGHTERS ADJOURN.
Officers Are Elected for the Ensuing
Year.

Union Springs, May Especial. THE
Alabama division of the United Daughters
of the Confederacy that has been in ses-
sion here for the past two days, adjourn
ed yesterday after a reception given to
the delegates at the Bienville club.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows:
President. Mrs ]. N. Thompson. Tus-
cumbia first vice president. Mrs. Charles
Brown. Birmingham; second vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Lewis Cobbs. Montgomery;
recording secretary, Mrs Chappell Cory,
Birmingham; corresponding secretary
Miss Matte McDavd. Florence treas
urer, Mrs. Thomas w. Palmer. Tusca-
loosa; registrar, Mrs. J. C. Lawrence,
Union Springs; historian, Mrs. Harvey
Jones, Mobile
The words of Dixie by Mrs. Ockendon
were adopted as the ones to be used by
the Alabama division of U. d. G.
The tri-cities of Florence, Sheffield and
Tuscumbia, were selected as the next
place of meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
HANCOCK STILL AT LARGE.
Negro Who Left Jail With Him Has
Returned.

Brewton, May 1.-(Special)-As yet no
tidings have been received as to the
whereabouts of Fred L. Hancock, who
escaped from the Brewton jail Wednes-
day night. A diligent search is being
made in this section for him and large
numbers of his picture and description
have been printed and will be sent to
all parts of the country. The officers are
determined to recapture him IL such a
thing is possible. 1t is the general opinion
that II he is found he will offer a stub
born resistance, and not be taken alive
as since his case went to trial he real
ICES the hopelessness of his ever getting
out without long sentence. Ben Starks,
the negro, who escaped with Hancock
after going as far as Pollard. decided
to return, which he did. and after getting
something to eat sent for Deputy Sheriff
Mayo to come and let him into the jail
He has given the officers few pointers
as to what Hancock's plans were. Han
cock is said to have had two pistols Of
large caibre and three or four hundred
dollars on his person when he escaped,
he having sold some property only few
days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
distribution of Immiurants.

The Commercial club has acted wise
ly in inviting the Countess di Brazza
to come to Birmingham, for two reas-
ons-she represents Italy, and she Is
filed with the erroneous idea that all
Italian migrants must be distributed
from Ellis Island. When she comes
to birmingham she should be put in n
way to see that New Orleans is the
better port of distribution for the peo-
ple of her country who come here
seeking new homes.
Perhaps, after all, the best way to
induce the Italian steamship lines to
initiate the North German Lloyd is to
explain how much wheat, corn and
cotton await steamers that sail to gulf
ports. Steamers that bring steerage
passengers to gulf ports can take back
wheat. corn or cotton, or all three. In
other words, the more wheat, corn and
cotton the south and west send to
Gulf ports for export, the more immi-
grants will be landed at those ports.
But if the Countess di Brazza comes
here she will at any rate appreciate
the size of this country, and the rail
road fares involved when immigrants
are landed at Ellis Island. There is
but one way to bring the Italian i'm,
migrant in touch with cotton farming.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
THE LAUGHING oCToPI.

News Item: When men prominent in the
alleged drug combine read petition from
Attorney General Moody for an injunction
restraining them from controlling the drug
business of the United States they looked
upon the matter as a joke and had a
good laugh.
The Drug trust started laughing and
1t nearly burst with gee
When unexpectedly 1t CHANGED
This document to see.
Next. Standard Oil began to grin,
The Beef trust snickered out,
While all the trusts that sell US food
Sent up a noisy shout.
The Whisky trust was full of mirth
And chortled till it ached.
The Powder trust exploded with
Some laughs that were not faxed
The Coal trust held its sides and rocked,
The Steel trust cackled too,
The Ice trust was so tick1ed that
1t scarce knew what to do.
The Peanut trust joined In the fun,
The Tin trust made face,
The Copper trust broke loose and said,
MY wordi It's such case'
Thus, one by one the trusts unbent--
They laughed until they cried
Because the Drug trust cracked that joke
The Lead trust nearly died.
PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
FIGHT MEASURE.

Fort Smith. Ark. May III. L. T. Lit
tie, secretary of the Texas Cattleraisers
association today wired Senator's Culber-
son and Bailey of Texas, now at WASH
ington to urge that the section relating
to railroad passes in the Hepburn rate
bill be amended so as not to include cat
tie attendants in charge of shipments.
Senator Cuberson replied that he would
lend every effort to this end. Ike T.
Pryor, president of the association, now
In Kansas City. will consult with the
cattle interests OF Kansas City and Chi
cago looking to the same end.
The officials of the American Cattle
rasers association We're also urged to
take the matter up with Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12

prisons filled with political prisoners.
In that respect he kept closely to the
traditions of his family and Russia's
sad record. Negatively speaking the
address from the throne was satisfac-
tory, but it was not so in an affirma-
tive sense, and the delegates were
omniously silent.
The great task of the douma is now
begun. The reactionists that surround
the Emperor desire it to lapse into a
mere consultative body, while the del
egates will attempt TO make it the
controlling legislative power in the
empire. The battle between the two
will be long tedious, but not uneer-
tain, for revolutions do not go back
ward.
The new parliament is brought face
to face with the fundamental laws
that were prepared while Count Witte
Was Ill OulCts HOSG laws NObotl'htN
at this time all the constitution that
the people of Russia possess. They do
not leave much room for independent
action on the part of the douma. No
that 1t passes becomes effective
ii is approved by the upper
or council of the empire. and
mperor can dissolve the douma
ltime. If 1t does not vote salts
appropriations. the Emperor
INSTEAD, and it has no voice in
ing of treaties, in the control
fmy or navy or in the general
cry of coercion. The Emperor
es to himself the right of par-
lg political prisoners. He does,
act. remain an autocrat, tempered,
ii is true, by the fear of bombs and an
uprising of the people.
But the Emperor stands by his
manifesto of October 80, 1904, and
under that manifesto the douma be-
comes an entering wedge to constitu-
tlonal government. Upon its tact,
wisdom and moderation much depends.
If 1t should prove wise in its day Rus
STA will escape bloodshed. II not, the
troubles of the past will reappear in
serious forms, for even the stolid Rus
sian people have proven themselves
capable of taking lessons in popular
government. The revolution will go
on either with or without blodshed
That much is certain, and that is
about all that is certain in Russian af-
fairs at this time. Constitutional rule
of meagre proportions has been start
ed. rather than established and the
chief task of the national douma is to
strengthen, broaden and deepen pop
ular participation in the government
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and that way consists in putting him
ashore at New Orleans instead of New
York. Until that is done immigration
efforts will miscarry, and very little
practical good will result from them.
The way to secure a change to New
Orleans as a landing point must come,
however, through the concentration
there of products that go to make re-
turn cargoes in the ships that bring
in immigrants. All these things can
be explained here to the Countess,
who is the accredited representative
of the Italian government in matters
touching the distribution of Italian inn
migrants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Frailty, thy name is woman!
II
Output OF Furna

In this district stach
duces 300 tons a day Is con-
stack of efficiency and
tiveness. And it may be thu
duction of 300 tons a day is abou. a.
much as should be expected from the
ores of Red mountain. Hard Red
from that locality rarely carries more
than 40 per cent of metallic iron,
whereas other ores, both of this dis
trict and of Lake Superior. go up 70
65 per cent.
The average percentage of ron in
Lake Superior ores is falling, but 1t is
still high, and it is those ores that are
fed into furnaces at Pittsburg, where
last month four Duquesne furnaces
made new record. They turned opt
1920 tons of metal exceeding the
record of October, 1904, by 1914 tons.
This achievement exceeds by 97S tons
the output of furnaces d, e, K, and ]
at Braddock, which turned out i'll
March of last year 77,142 tons.
The average daily production OF
each of the four Duquesne stacks was
$50 tons, and the output of one OF the
four on single record-breaking day
was 1872 tons.
This is the best record at present Of
stacks, not only in America, but in the
entire world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
A man has mean disposition to give
nm coffee because he can't get it Mt to
drink.
When a woman isn't afraid to mention
stays before man it's because he is too
old.
Hardly any girl is ever so lucky as to
be rich and have curly hair at the same
time.
Burglary is more risky business than
politics because sometimes the burglar
lands in Jail.
Nothing more is needed to prove the
natural deceit of a woman than the way
she can pretend she is having good time
at q reception.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
A Colloquy.

This colloquy was overheard last night:
do you know that women stand for
lot that is false?" said the man.
Yes, they do stand for much from the
other SEX" said the lady.
Perhaps; but l mean in themselves-or
what passes for themselves-their perso-
nal get up" replied the man. There Is
so much that is artificial about them"
.It is a pity there isn't more of the arti-
fetal about men, ventured the lady
well. we may not please your aesthetic
sensibilties but at least we don't try to
improve on nature" answered the man.
1--WE don't frescoe our countenances and
invent new colors for our hair"
Maybe there's a reason" retorted the
lady. by the way, what color was your
hair?"
and women have come to be SO artis-
tic" continued the man, from long ap-
plication-or rather frequent applications
that now she simply represents the
triumph of art over nature. When you
look at a man you would know him again
even IL the style had changed, but a
woman's personal identity is thing of
patterns. A few artificial flowers, a dab
of paint and a hank or two of hair make
nearly all women look alike. Now there
is something individual, characteristic
about men. They are like the oak pro-
ducts Of the SOIL while one touch of art
makes all women look the same"
why is 1t then that there are so many
red-headed women in the Birmingham
districtT'
Nothing artificial about that" said the
woman. Products of the soil, iron ore,
Red mountain"
According to that color scheme said
the man, II suppose the men here ought
all to be Indians. Then We could borrow
few dabs> of your paint
Yes the original Indian is pretty
good prototype of the modern man. said
the woman. He plumed himself and
strutted around, burdened with nothing
more than his pipe and his vanity, while
the squaws carried the papooses. And
he painted, not because of his vanity. but
of his innate modesty; he wanted to get
behind something. suppose?"
NO: he painted himself" said the man.
because the sauaw got all his clothes.
We will get back to that some day."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
THREE MEN KILLED.
Boiler In Louisiana Lumber Plant Elk
pIodes-Plant Wrecked.

Shreveport, May 1.-THE boilers of the
Big Pine Lumber companys plant at
Colfax, La, exploded this morning, kill
ing three men and partially wrecking the
plant.
The dead:
w. A. Porter.
Louis Henderson.
James Carter.
Porter was in the boiler room at the
time of the explosion and was instantly
killed. his body being horribly mangled.
The other victims also employees of the
company, were in another part of tho
mill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Oil Plants Sold.

Charleston. S. c.. May 1.-THE prop
erty of the defunct Independent Cotton
OIL company, consisting of oil mill plants
and ginneries located at Darlington and
fourteen other points in North Carolina.
was sold at Darlington under order of
the United States court today and pur-
chased by the South Atlantic Oil Mill
company for s200,e00 the upset price. The
liabilities of the company when adiudged
bankrupt were nearly a million dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Files pemurrer.

Washington, May 11.-Edwin s. Holmes,
Jr., formerly assistant statistician of the
agricultural department, today filed de-
murrer to an indictment returned against
him, charging conspiracy in connection
with the cotton leak investigation. He
set up that no crime is charged in the
indictment and declares there Is not suf-
hcient information on which he can base
a defense II is also declared that each
and every count in the Indictment Is bad
in suhatanca
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-12
Majestic Theatre.

MY new theatre. the Majestic, has
about been completed" said Judge b. M.
Allen yesterday afternoon.
''rhe contractors are now putting on the
finishing touches on the interior, and the
house will be ready to turn over to the
lessees within the next week or so. I
have not yet been advised when the
theatre will be formally opened but do
not suppose the opening will take place
until next fall