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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-11
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NATURAL DETECTIVE FORCE.
Why Man Who Commits Crime in
Alaska Cannot Escape.

From the Washington Post
eve have a better detective force in the
cold country than there is in the States"
remarked Governor II. P. Hoggart of
Alaska.
THAT detective force is nature. When
a man commits crime in the States he
has many places to hide, and he often
manages to evade the authorities forever.
If one of our people who does something
wrong believes the climate of some other
country will better suit his health, and he
makes for that country, he undertakes the
impossible. All we have to do is to sit
and wait. There is only one way out of
Alaska, and that is by coming to the
coast, and when the criminal comes to the
coast he is sure to be caught.
80 well has the United States Signal
Corps done it's work in Alaska that we
have a telegraph line to every mining
camp of Importance, and when man
takes leg bail all there is to do is to tele-
graph to the coast towns, and the au-
thorities wait for the man. 1t would be
impossible for the poor fellow to try to
get away by any other route than the
coast, because he would never live to re-
late his experience.
ION the other side of the coast range OF
mountains are vast plains stretching for
many hundreds of miles, wholly uninhab-
tied On account of the haste with which
criminals generally leave there is no time
in which 10 provide an adequate outfit, If
such a thing were possible.
but it is seldom that it is necessary to
make use of this natural detective force
to track wrongdoers. l will venture to
say that there is no country in the world
where the people are as orderly as they
are in Alaska. All the tales of lawless-
ness of the mining camps of the forty
miners are not repeated in Alaska. From
the very first the people have been order
ly, and they make it so uncomfortable for
the criminal who comes among them that
he is glad to leave"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-11
Public Speaking.

The second meeting of the Young Vot-
ers' club VIII be held tomorrow Tues
day. night in the Rebie hall, and every
body is cordially invited to attend, and
thereby give encouragement and indorse-
ment to an organization which will be in
strumental ID inducing all young men to
become voters and advocates of clean poll
itics.
Two of the states most highly reputed
speakers, Prof. H. p. Burruss and Rep
resentatice-elect Jere C. King, of Bir-
mingham, will be present and make adj
dresses upon topics of interest to the
public. They are both said TO be gifted
orators with a thorough knowledge of
young men and a special ability to ap-
peal to them.
The one hundred members of the club
have already signifed their intention of
attending and they are urged to bring
their friends with them, and the older
citizens who have shown so much interest
in the organization are expected to be
present in great numbers The speaking
will begin at O'clock.
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Local Items

This morning a large plate glass WIN
dow, weighing over a hundred pounds
fell out of the front of the Morton Hard
ware companys building, narrowly missed
falling upon a young lady who was pass
ing. and crashed to pieces on the side
walk. The missile struck the umbrella
from the hand of Miss Brown and her
escape from serious injury was consid-
cred quite marvellous. The wet weather
was probably the cause of loosening the
glass.
The dead car and the nervous passenger
are getting to be the rule on
the North Bessemer line for every night
between the hours of and o'clock the
current gives out and leaves a load of
business men, theatre-soers and others
stranded in the woods for hours. car
leaving Bessemer at o'clock arrived in
birmingham tonight after s, but this is
not an exception to the regular pro-
Sramme. While the South Bessemer cars
could be seen several miles away dancing
along merrly, the poor travellers on the
north line had to be contented in the
dark.
The little 5-year-old daughter of Mrs.
j. b Neighbors died yesterday at noon
at the home of her parents at Genner's
Gap and the remains will be laid to
rest at o'clock this afternoon near the
home, with Vermillion & Adams in charge
of the funeral arrangements.
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VoIcano-Chasing in Behrine Sea.

Robert Dunn, who has just arrived home
after remarkable experience of vol
cano chasing in the Behring sea- has
written Casper Whitney. editor of The
Outing Magazine-which sent him on this
journey-a letter regarding his success,
from which the following are extracts:
For six weeks | have been chasing live
volcanoes in Behring sea. | have been
alone with an old squaw-man and an
Aleut native in a little eleven-ton wind
iammer the Bear. owned by Ed Lee,
Norwegian squawman | have explored
two hundred and fifty miles of archipel
ago, in the sub-arctic seas most famous
for storm, fog and foul weather-the re-
gion of Kiplings Rhyme of the Three
Sealers'
Ashore, on the six islands visited,
have been generally absolutely alone for
days at a time. Most of these islands
have never before been visited by any
white men. except squaw-men. All contain
at least one unexplored and uncimbed
active volcano. The coasts are uncharted,
thick with "P. DIS" and II. D. s."
| was the first to climb the new island
in the Bogoslov group, which appeared
above the waves last Match. outfl ii PITT
nomenon is extremely rare; the number
OF its occurrences can be counted on
YOUR fingers in the worlds history. No
such island has been climbed or explored
before so soon after its birth. Moreover,
it Is still an ash cone-the active core
of a submerged crater-in IA state of wild
activity. / burned all the hair off my
hands and some off my face in ascending
it alone as my native refused to fol-
low me.
On the island of Umnak | located and
climbed volcano whose supposed eXis-
tence has worried the men of the region
for years | found 1t to have an active
crater between five and six miles in diam
eter, containing seven cones, one of which
is still active. The volcano ranks as one
of the greatest craters in the world.
/ climbed to the north crater OF Mt.
Vseyidorf a peak more beautiful, because
snowier and more symmetrical than FL
llama After an exciting night ON an
exposed ridge in a hurricane, my two
ma tives quit me.
MY object mas always been to get as
near as possible the active cones. They
have a peculiar fascination for me. In my
diary / have more or less elaborated what
[ call volcano Chasing" as a new sport,
with a new philosophy. All the difficult
ties of Alpine climbing are reproduced
in an exaggerated form in this region.
The peaks are extremely sharp. and while
nowhere more than 5000 feet, the snow line
is often at 1900.
| spent twelve days alone with single
native on the high slopes of Mt. Shishal-
din Nnimak Island, the greatest peak of
the archipelago 1t stormed continuously.
vet we made one exciting attempt, discov-
ering an inland salt lake.
The island life as whole has the re-
mote and inconseauent fascination of the
South seas: with the added rigor and peril
of the north. In spirit and atmosphere it
IS an absolutely untouched and unexplot-
ed quarter.
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STORY OF A SONG.
"ln the Sweet BY and BY" Born in
Manner Most inspiring.
From the Washington Herald.

From the Washington Herald
A song of national circulation, I'm the
Sweet BY and By" written by S. Fillmore
Bennett of Elkhorn. Wis, bad its birth in
a country store. Mr.. Bennett told the
story as follows:
1T was about time for closing business
in the evening when j. P Webster whose
melodies have made Wisconsin famous,
came into the store, feeling somewhat de-
pressed
q said to Webster: What is the mat
ter now?
"He replied: 1T is no matter; it will be
all right by and by
THE idea of the hymn came to me like
flash of sunshine. and L replied The
make good hymn
Maybe it would he said, Indifferent
ly.
Il then turned to my desk and penned
the hymn as fast as l could write
handed it to Mr. Webster AS he read 1T
his eyes kindled and his whole demeanor
changed Stepping to his desk, he began
writing the notes instantly.
In few moments he requested Mr.
Bright to hand him his violin, and he
played with little hesitation the beautiful
melody from tle notes A few moments
later he had jotted down the notes for the
different parts and the chorus.
II do not think it was more than thirty
minutes from the time / took my pencil
to write the words before the hymn and
the notes had all been completed, and
four of us were singing it exactly as it
appeared in the 'Signet Ring a few days
later and as it has been sung the world
over ever since"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-11
BESSEMER WORRIED
BY AN |NCENDIARY
Has Set Fire to Several Houses
Recently
VOTERS CLUB WILL MEET
Many Young People Expected to Re-
turn From School Next Week.
Joseph kearley Passes Away.
Notes and Personals.
VOTERS CLUB WILL MEET

Bessemer, December -(Special)-The
citizens of Bessemer are concerned to
some extent over tn work of an incen-
some extent over the work of an ineen-
nights past and the efforts of the po-
lice to effect capture have been nsuc-
cessful. Although as yet no houses oecu-
pied by white people have been set on
fire there is no way to predict who will
be the next victim.
So far the fires have all been in the
negro sections, but the property owners
are very much bothered and are quite
anxious to detect the guilty party.
The most recent incident was last night.
when a negro house on Twenty-first
street. between Arlington and Berkeley
avenues, just TO the rear of the Huffman
home, was found in flames by the oceu-
pants. They Immediately fired a pistol a
number of times and with the assistance
fire was quickly extinguished. On investi-
cation it was found that a bundle of rags
and paper had been saturated with oil and
placed on the sill under the corner of
the house. 1t is said that a negro was seen
in a little out house ON whom some sus-
picion is cast. The property was owned
by Jeff Clay
The fire which destroyed the house Sat-
urday night on Arlington avenue, belong
ing to II. L. Bains, is said to have been
of incendiary origin The detectives have
the matter in charge and will make an
effort to unravel the mystery.
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Notes and Personals.

Miss Lucy and Bessie Reynolds will en-
terrain the San Souci club next Friday
night at their home on Fifth avenue.
Today was the cty's pay day and all
of the public servants We're given their
monthly stipend.
The Ellls held an interesting meeting in
their lodge tonight, in which T. w. Glea-
son and w. E. Horn were put through
the limitation gaits. The meeting was
well attended and much secret work was
done.
{. p. Parsons returned today from Bris-
tol and Columbia. Tenn, where he has
been to purchase a carload of horses.
The bunch of animals. which he says is a
fine one. win arrive in a few days.
j. j. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. B. b. Pierce
and Miss Lena Smith of Meridian, will
arrive in the city on the goth to spend
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. E. A
Little.
Doyle Ramsey was in the city yester-
day visiting friends. Mr.. Ramsey was
previously connected with the Morton
Hardware company.
Mrs. r. j. Pratt, who has been visiting
her nephew, Richard Pratt, has returned
TO her home in Marietta, Ga.
V. o. Bishop, who has been away from
Bessemer for the past year. will return
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SOCIETY IN THE METROPOLIS
Word From Eucelisses-Looters' Par
ty-Mrs. Lotsmore Style Angry.

From Life.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wursen Euceliss sail for
home in January on the Nausea. Mrs.
Euceliss-as everybody knows-is very ar
tistic and buys the most expensive brio
a-brac. Some of the Flemish tapestries
in their carriage house are the finest in
this country The one, for instance, in
the harness room cost $4,000.
The Eucelisses have always been fash
ionable. Mrs. Wursen- Euceliss, before
her marriage. was well known in society
as Miss Tiney Morals, eldest daughter
OF the Hon Rotton Morralls
Her younger sister, Nixey Morals,
married the present Lord Spooner. The
marriage did not turn out happily-for
lots Of reasons-and the bride is now in
this country with her parents.
The youngest daughter, Shade, a
charming girl with a chic figure, stirred
up society some years ago by her unex-
pected marriage with Viscomte de Pas
d'Argent. She and her graceful husband
were both at Newport this summer. Her
only hours for bridge were from 10 a.
m to p. m.
Mrs Kommunbut-Innit will give a
series of theatre parties this winter which
are looked forward to with pleasure by
some persons and with terror by others.
Mrs. limit was one of the Boston Taw-
kors. Her son, Bughouse is studying in
Paris. He does not say what.
Mr.. Heritage Doolittle, with Trousers
Van Guzzle and the Earl of Drynkmore
as his guests, will start next month for a
tour around the world in his new touring
car Drynkmore is-as everybody knows.
of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of Heritage.
Mrs. Abel Pusher and Mrs Hardy
Snubber are not on the best of terms it
seems. 1t all came from that little episode
at the Merger Hoggs. Mrs Snubber, be-
fore her marriage. was one of the Boston
Glayres-a daughter, in fact, of Mrs.
Brazen- Glayre.
The Lawless-Grabbs will dine with the
Godhow-Ric Wednesday next. Mrs.
Grabb has entirely recovered from the
attact of indigestion with which she was
threatened. Baltimore papers please copy.
Society is looking forward to the OPEN
ing, in February, of the palatial resi-
dence of Mr.. o. John Looter. Mrs. Looter
is one of the charming sisters of Peter
Stocksharpe.
Considerable interest is expressed in
the engagement of J. Goodole Thyrst to
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Death of Mr.. kearley.

The news of the death of Mr. Joseph
Kearley at the home of his father-in-law,
Alderman j. M. Crook, in East Besse-
mer, was the cause of much grief
throughout the city today. Mr. Kearley
has many personal friends who had been
deeply concerned with his condition for
some time. He was brought to Bessemer
ten days ago dangerously i'll, and has
been rapidly declining ever since He
leaves a widow and two little children be-
side a number of relatives
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at the First Christian church.
the Rev. ID. p. Taylor officiating The
remains will be inferred at p. m. in
Cedar Hill cemetery, Vermillion & Adams
in charge.
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Many Expected Home.

Next week is looked forward to with
much pleasure in many homes as the
merry young people will begin to arrive
from college to spend the Christmas hol-
idays, and to attend the many family re-
unions which are always held during the
festivities.
Twenty young ladies are expected to re-
turn, that number having left home last
September. Certain young men in the
town are said to be watching the trains
daily. Quite large number of the sturdy
Auburn boys will arrive in a bunch and
bring their yells along with them Christ
mas would not be genuine without these
jolly funmakers who come home full of
the spirit of The day.
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dent was struck with the youthful, though
manly and well-set-up, appearance of the
men.
After inspection the crew was mustered
aft and the articles for the government
of the navy were published.
Mrs. Roosevelt came on deck for this
and remained for the general muster,
which followed. At general muster" the
crew and officers form aft and each per-
son on board answers to his name, at the
same time passing before the captain.
The President stood near the captain,
thus getting personal inspection of each
man and at the same time letting each
man see, close. too, his commander-in-
chief. These functions We're not espe-
cially for the President, but are the rou-
tine for the first Sunday of each month.
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chickering's.


FIOfn FUCK.
1t is poetic Justice when the scapegoat
is one who has butted in.
A man who can inherit one fortune.
and marry another, and not be absolutely
extinguished, is tremendous fellow
Mr. Caruso. says the impressario, is
very fond of watching the monkeys in
the park We have observed some opera
singers who seemed to have picked up
their notions of business" by a similar
method of study.
North Pole-we understand that STILL
ii doesn't seem just right to make faith
full Fido pull a sledge as ia rnorth as
he can and then eat him on the way
back.
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Force of Habit.

In Hartford recently, during Paula Ed
wardes' engagement in The Princess
Beggar,' the theatre management was
forced to ask the precinct captain for a
special policeman to preserve order in the
lines of ticket buyers. with the result
that an officer-an ex-bke cop-was de-
tailed to the job. The policeman wasn't
on duty more than an hour before he had
a prisoner-a man who persstently ran
ahead of his place in the line, despite the
cops warnings.
whats the charge, officer?" asked the
judge, when the prisoner was arraigned In
court next morning.
Speeding" answered the ex-bilxe cop,
unhesitatingly.
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New York Mecca for Criminals.

From the New York World.
There are 10000 professional criminals
at large in New York City today, ac-
cording to police estimates. They include
bank robbers, burglars, flat thieves. conf
mercial swindlers. confidence men. pick
pockets. and shoplifters. large por-
centage are ex-convicts whose pictures
are in the Rogues Gallery, and who are
known personally to the detectives of the
central office. AS many as one hundred
of these professionals have been picked
up on the streets as suspicious persons"
in a single night by Inspector McLaush-
Inns detectives only to be set at liberty
in the morning to pursue their criminal
vocations. In other states, notably In
Massachusetts and New Jersey, they have
a law under which known criminals un-
able to give an account of themselves
may be sentenced to short terms of i'm
prisonment as Migrants. The law works
so well that many Massachusetts, and
New Jersey crooks have deserted their
homes and come to New York to live.
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Miss Bella Rebayte. The Thyrsts, as
everyone knows, are one of our oldest
famiies-perhaps the first-and the Re-
baytes, though not qsite SO ancient, are
eagerly sought
This will be a brilliant match for both
parties. Mrs. Thyrst will have plenty of
time-during her married life-for serious
reflection, and Goodole, who is an excel
lent judge of wine. will possess ample
means for quenching The Thyrsts are
very persistent, while the Rebaytes, as
family, are quite handsome.
1t is whispered that Mrs. Lottsmore
Style is quite angry with the society re-
porter of certain prominent New York
daily for allowing a whole week to go by
with no mention of her name.
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Bricks Without Straw.

From the Philadelphia Press
Bridget" said young Mrs. Bridley,
well have fried eggs for breakfast
and"
1--WE can't num-" replied Bridget,
there's not AM egg in the house,
''Well then, Nust make an omelet.
like that tteranyway."
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HOTEL MARTINIQUE

The highest standard of accommoda-
ions mt moderate rates.
Under same management as St
Dennis Hotel.
broadway and 33rd ST., New York City.
"a Hotel In the Heart of Things"
WILLIAM TAYLOR & SON.
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To work with the Mitchell Furniture COM
pany on January /. Mr.. Bishop mas been
living in Louisiana.
w Oleskie, with the Jefferson ertllzer
COMPANY. has gone to Charleston, S. c.
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Meetinq of B. Y. P. U.

At a most interesting meeting of the
BAPTIST Young Peoples union this evening
the following programme was rendered:
Leader-Miss Carrie Cockrell.
Subject-Christs Life.
Scripture-John 19:25-SO, Luke 2o-o4-46'
Mark 1874.
Prayer.
Song.
The Humiliation of the Cross-Mlss
Carrie Cockrell.
The Sufferings of Christ-Miss Herbert.
The Words from the Cross-Mr. Tyson.
The Witness-Marion Smith.
The Testimony of Two-Mr. Moore.
The End-Mr. Clark
The Glory of the Cross-Mrs. Waller.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-07

tary Bonaparte Is somewhat in favor
Of the transfer of the reservation to
the treasury department, by which
the place Is desired for quarantine
purposes. The secretary holds that
there should be some consideration
in the transfer, and that the navy de-
partment should be compensated for
some Of the outlay at the place, which
has amounted to- 100000.
The naval general board has urged
that the naval property at Dry Tor
The wisdom of abandoning the coal
ing plant at the former place is much
questioned in some quarters, notwith-
standing the point made by the gen.
eral board that it Is difficult and
costly to fortify, and would prove a
menace to the government in time of
war by inviting the enemy to attack
and obtain the supply of coal kept at
the station.
on the other hand, 1t Is maintained
that 1t Is necessary to keep a coaling
station at the entrance to the gulf,
and that there should be liberal eX-
penditure of government funds in es-
tablshing the defenses which will
have to be built at Guantanamo, If
that place is converted into a base
and supply station and dock yard.
The fight is becoming interesting
and It is likely that before there is q
decision naval officers who are in
favor of keeping Dry Tortugas will
be heard on that side of the question