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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
LovELoRN GIRL.
Bess on Her Knees In Court to Wed
Her Accuser.

From the New York World.
When Miss Maude Rollins was ar
raigned in the Flatbush police court
yesterday on charge of disorderly
conduct, she startled every one in the
room by falling to her knees and tear
fuzzy pleading with the complainant,
DIR. Edward r. Hildreth, to marry her.
You must keep your promise and
marry me-" said the girl between hec
sobs. you know that love you and
can not live without YOU
The crowd in the court room almost
got beyond the control of the police
men, and the line of tattered prisoners
waiting for their turn at justice lost all
thought of their own troubles. AS the
girl pleaded Magistrate Steers sat
speeches.. The tense situation was
broken by policemen loudly rapping
for order, and then the magistrate adj
journed the hearing to his private
Office.
There the girl said that several
weeks ago she had signed a paper in
the presence of two men whose names
she could not recall, but she UNDER
stood that it constituted marriage
with DR.. Hildreth. She tearfully con-
tended that her only offense lay in the
fact that she had gone from day to day
to the Office of DIR. Hildreth, at No. $50
Bergen street, to induce him to install
her as his wife.
81 fell i'll three years ago" said Miss
Rollins, "and had to be taken to the
Brooklyn hospital. 1t was there that
l first met DIR. Hildreth. He attended
me through the siege of illness and
finally cured me. During the weeks |
was under his care he won my heart
and | was led to believe that he loved
me-"
Dr. Hildreth told Magistrate Steers
there was little or no truth in what
the girl told. He said she had per-
sisted in coming to his office. He
finally threatened to have her arrested
If she did not discontinue her visits.
The document sne signed, he declared.
was not a marriage contract, but
coming to his office. He said that he
induced her to sign under promise
that he would not have her arrested
If she kept the agreement.
DIR. Hildreth produced the paper in
support of his statement. Magistrate
Steers asked the girl If she would sign
a bond to keep the peace for six
months and not visit DR.. Hildreth in
that time, and she refused to do so.
prison walls alone can keep me
away from the man / love-" she de-
clared.
The bureau of statistics has no rec
ord of any such marriage, and the girl
was sent to the Kings County hospital
for examination as to her sanity. She
lives with Mrs. Jensen, at No. 217
Clayton avenue.
''Dr. Hildreth called to see her at
my house." said Mrs. Jensen, "and the
girl simply became infatuated with
him. She told me only recently that
she did not believe DIR. Hildreth
wanted to continue his friendship with
her because she was only poor work
ing girl. She is by no means insane"
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Some French "HuIIs."

From Harper's Weekly.
Some amusing incidences of French
bulls" are given by at. p" The follow
Ing sign is said to have been observed
on a Paris shop:
"Fabricant des Meubles Anciens,"
and not far from 1t, on the same street.
the sign
PREPARATION des Bebes Incassables"
The following verbal "bulr' is credited
to a Brenchman who, while promenading
with a friend, noticed a passing cab
drawn by a pair Of horses. one black and
the other white. Look" said one; you
don't often see pure white horse and
a pure black one harnessed together"
That's So" was the response. do you
know why the black horse is on the rear
side?
NO"
why they always put the horse that
isn't the same color as the other on the
near side.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21
STATE SOCIAL GOSSIP.

Miss Amy Wallace of Tennessee, will be
the guests of Mrs. VIII Sproull at the
home of Mrs. James Lapsley. They viii
arrive on Tuesday.
Mrs Howard Sexton entertained the
Thursday Bridge club last week.
Miss Edith Mcmillan left Wednesday
for Birmingham 70 visit her sister, Mrs
William Mabry
Mrs. Lampkin spent the past week IN
Atlanta,
Mrs. William Lloyd spent Wednesday
in Birmingham.
Miss Matilda Gray is improving after
an illness of some days.
The Ladies' Guild of st. Miehaeps
church. will meet with Miss Mary Noble
Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
Miss Louise Cobbs leaves on ebruary
l for Memphis, to be the guest of Miss
Louise Smith.
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see, are the guests of the formers pa
rents. Colonel and Mrs. Wilson.
Mrs E. L. Turner and Mrs. o. H. Par
ker visited Mrs. Amanda Frye in Bir-
mingham, this week, returning on Thurs
day.
Mrs Ellebee, who has been spending
several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Cobbs, will return to her home in Green's
boro on Tuesday.
who recently returned from Africa, where
she spent several years as missionary
served tea and coffee which she herself
gathered in Africa. The occasion was
one of much benefit as well as social
enjoyment to those present.
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YANcEY MEETING.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Yancey Literary society was held FRI
day at the high school. The programme
consisted of a debate on the subject,
Resolved, that the study of Latin and
Greek is a needless waste of time" The
affirmative was upheld by Roger Will
liams and Tom Estes, and Lee Allen
Brooks and William Harsh argued the
negative. The club listened to few re-
marks by Prof. McGlathery, a member
of the faculty, and after routine business,
adjourned
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BIRTHDAY PARTY.

Miss Juliette Davidson entertained a
number of friends yesterday afternoon at
a birthday party at her home. The deco
ratons carried out the Japanese idea The
first prize was won BY Miss Margaret
Ewing, the second by Miss Marguerite
Ehrman and the consolation prize by Miss
Gamalia Dixon.
The guests were the following: Miss
Mary George Green, Miss Gamalia Dixon.
Miss Lois Townley Miss Marguerite Ehr-
man, Miss Margaret Ewing, Miss Mar
garet Buchanan, Miss Fannie Mcknight,
Miss Josephine Minor, Miss Edna Miles,
Miss Virginia White. Miss Madge CHS
holm. Miss Mabele Cosby Miss Lucille
Lane, and Miss Mollie Ware
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SHEFFIELD.

Sheffield, January 20-(Speeial)- 1.-The
New Century club, which was postponed
from last week, held a most delightful
literary and social meeting at the hos
pitable home of Mrs. T. l.. Fossick. The
club has become one of the most pleas
ant and popular organizations of the city
1t is memberof the State Federation of
Clubs and Is considered one of the best
in that organization. 1t measures up to a
high standard of literature, which makes
1t especially attractive to the lovers of
such clubs. Mrs. Harmon is the efficient
president.
The Rev and Mrs. Price, who recently
located here, have been the recipients OF
social attention by the members of the
Presbyterian denomination here and at
Florence.
Mrs. j. S. Colyar has returned home
after a weeks visit to friends In Atlanta
Mrs. Sheppard OF Jasper is visiting
friends here.
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ANNIsToN.

Admission, January 2O-tSpecial. )-Mr,
and Mrs William Cobbs are residing for
the present with Mrs. C. H. Robinson on
Leighton avenue.
Rev. and Mrs. James Glass and children
left Friday for Florida. where they will
visit the parents of Mrs Glass at Fern
andina. On boarding the train Mr.. Glass
met with very painful accident sprain-
ing his ankle so that he will not be able
to use 1t in several weeks.
Mrs. Pattson and daughter. of Tallas-
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GADsDEN.

Gadsden. January 2O.-(Special miss
Addie Sewell of Leesburg was the guest
this week of friends in the city.
Miss Helen Lovejoy left several days
ago for Athens. Ala. where she will en-
ter the Athens Female college.
Mrs. Ralph Russell. who has been the
guest of her mother, Mrs. C. L. Woodliff,
on College street, has returned to her
home in Birmingham.
Miss Pearl Shannon of Birmingham is
the guest of Miss Gussie Dean williams
on Walnut street.
Mrs. j. ]. McCleslxy of Boaz. formerly
Miss Barhera Sword of this city, Is the
guest of Miss Molle Manning on Chest
nut street
Mrs, John Catalan of Montgomery is
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PoLLock-sTEPHENs INSTITUTE.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Select day and boarding school for
girls. Faculty, buildings. location, etc..
all first class in every respect. For cat
alogue address.
MADAME CATHERINE DESCHAMPS
ELFORD. Principal.
Both phones. 1856.
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Mrs. Marie kerne Mullen, contralto.

equipped quarters, 2o21kz First avenue,
third floor, where she will be pleased
to receive her friends and prepare pupils
in the art of singing for concert oratorio,
opera, do special work in coaching and
by request will arrange a class In sight
singing, which is so invaluable and neces-
sary for choir singers
Residence. Bell phone $685.
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Grand Trip to Cuba.

BY steamer from New Orleans to Havana,
side trip to Isle of Pines. returning
through Florida, making stops at princi-
pal points. Side trip down st. Johns
river. Full particulars by addressing Mrs.
r. A Jones. 2204 Fourth avenue. Bell
phone 319. 1-14-6t-su-we
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21

Perhaps it is not etched enough; send
It to the Gawk Engraving CO. Peoples
phone no 80
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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
VISITORS CONVENIENCEs
GENERAL COMMITTEE HEAD.
QUARTERS-5O2 Hennepin avenue.

adopted a resolution in favor Of some
liberal modification of "Order 49,"
and then appointed committee to look
after the matter for another year and
then report. ..
Y 1t is not known what the report: Of
the committee will contain beyond the
general proposition Of advocacy Of the
full service, pension idea. Under " Or
der 49, every old soldier, on reaching
the age. Of 60, is entitled, by virtue. of
that age, to receive q pension of a
small sum per month, something like So.
At the age Of 64 an increase of So per
month is provided for and there are fur
ther increases biennially until the age
OF 70 Is reached, when the veteran is
put on the $12 basis.
What the Grand Army wants is that
the $l2 basis be reached at once, with
out the long wait provided for in cor
wer 1872 The claim is made, but wheth-
er the figures bear it out or not has not
been stated, that if the government
were to put the surviving old soldiers
on the $12 basis at once, thus doing
away with all pension agents and q
great army of officials and clerks in
Washington, almost enough money could
be saved each year to pay for the serv
ice pension. without materially increas
ing the annual. pension appropriations
The commander-in- chief is under
stood to be heartily in favor of this
plan, tand it is said that he will eithe,
Ieferato it in his annual address or il
| an informal statement to the encamp
| menf lafter the pension committee has
| made its report. r
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
PRECEDENT IS FOLLOWED
Minnesota Will Have No Candidate fo
Senior Vice Commander.

Minnesota made a winning fight at
the Denver encampment last year and
which explains why it is that it will
have no candidate this year for senior
vice commander-in- n-chief. Prior to the
Denver encampment it had been the
policy of the encampment to elect to
the position of senior vice commander
in-chief some man from the encamp-
ment state. This was done as an ex-
preston of encampment opinion in ac-
acknowledgement Of the courtesies of en-
campment week.
Minnesota, which went to Denver
last year for the purpose Of bringing
the encampment to Minneapolis this
year, made up it's mind that this pol
icy was not wise. Instead of giving
one of the two positions Immediately
subordinate to the commander-in chief
to the state in which the encampment
had just been held, Minnesota claimed
that the position ought to 60 to the
state in which the encampment was to
be held in the following year. It's
delegates put forward Silas H. fowler
of Minneapolis. After determined
was broken and Mr.. fowler was elected
Junior vice commander.
AS. the result of that election
Minneapolis received at the hands
of the Denver encampment very
substantial recognition. Mr.. fowler
4! has, been center of influence
and a source of strength to the
local committee in it's work of getting
ready for the encampment, and thru
times in close touch with the Grand
Army national organization.
Minnesota now stands ready tc
help. give an honor Of this character
to the state which is to have the en-.
campment next year.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
ADJUSTMENTS

METROPOLITAN THEATER, First
avenue S, between Third and Fourth
street.. Ferris Stock company ~ in
Shenandoah. Performances every
evening; matinees Tuesday, Thurs
day, Saturday.
BIJOU THEATER, Washington ave-
nue., between Hennepin and First
avenue N-George Fawcett company
in ''The Girl I Left Behind Me"
Every evening, with matinees We'd
nesday and Saturday.
ORPHEUM THEATER, Seventh street,
between Nicollet and Hennepin-
Modern Vaudeville attractions, head
ed by the Peking zouaves. Matinee
and evening performances daily,
LYCEUM THEATER, Hennepin ave-
nue., between Seventh and Eighth
streets Stone Stock company,
in "Held by the Enemy Perform
ances every evening; matinees every
afternoon.
UNIQUE THEATER, Hennepin ave-
nue., between Fifth and Sixth streets
Polite Vaudeville, special bill. Two
complete bills alternating with eight
performances, from II am to IL pm.
LAKE HARRIET PAVILION, at Lake
Harriet, take Harriet car-Iiberati' S
Band and noted vocal soloists. Pro-
grams afternoon and evening".
WONDERLAND AMUSEMENT PARK
Take Selby-Lake line, to which all
other lines transfer-Modern Amuse
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
G. A. r. LEGISLATIVE BODY,
Delegates Are Ex-officio, Others Are
Chosen on Basis of Membership.

While there are many thousands of
old soldiers, members Of the Grand
Army, in Minneapolis this week, the
Grand Army national encampment
proper, its legislative body is made up
OF a few hundred accredited delegates
only, the majority of them representing
J, the several departments or states Of
y the country, and the rest being dele
t gates ex-offlcio
8 To begin with, the commander-in-
chief !. q and all past commanders in chief
! are life members of the national en-.
ca1npment, and entitled to voice and
q vote. This is also true of the senior
4 and junior vice commanders-in-chi
! and al their predecessors in office,
4 The adJutant general for the time being
Il Is also member of the encampmenf.
IS as are the members of the national
q council Of administration, one from
In addition to the foregoing list of
members, gaining this honor from hav.
B Ing held certain high offices in the
national encampment, there are pernla-
Fnent members from each of the depart
nents OF the country. Every de
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13

partment commander Is a life member
Of the national encampment, and so
are all his predecessors, in office.
This exhausts the list of ex-officio
delegates. The elected delegates are
chosen on the basis of the membership
Of the. order, by departments, at the
time of the annual department encamp-
ments. Years ago the ratio Of delegates
to membership was one for each block
Of a thousand. AS time passed and
the ranks of the veterans began to
thin, this basis was changed to one
elected delegate to each block of $50
members, but even this ratio has proved
to great to give the rank and file proper
weight in the encampments.> The pres
ent ratio is one elected delegate for each
for one year, unless reelected. =.
These delegates, like the members of
the national council of administration
and the national adjutant general, serve
for one yer. unless reelected.
The, legislating body is in session
two days-Thursday and Friday Of
each encampment. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
CANTEEN BEING DISCUSSED
Conservatives Deprecate G.. A. r. TAX
ing up the Question.

the regular G. A. R. delegates are said
to feel that it would be unwise to
bring the canteen question before the
encampment at this time and they will
fight against such a course, but with
what success cannot yet be said. They
take the position that congress has au-
thority over the soldiers homes, and
that the only possible effect Of action
by the encampment would be to place
the Grand Army of the Republic, as an
orga anlZation, on the wrong side of a
moral question in the opinion of mill
ions Of American citizens =
The law abolishing these canteens is
already in effect, and congress will not
I repeal it., no matter what action the
/ encampment may take. Hence the con
think the wise thing is to do nothing.
They hope the question will not be
! brought up in any form, but if it should
be, they will oppose it with all their
: might. 7'.' 7-
These statements are said to reflect
The opinion Of the majority Of the dele
gates already in the city. A majority
of the national council of administra-
4 fion Is said to hold that it would be un-
/ wise to agitate the canteen question in
any form.
4 and several Of the department com
q manders, have expressed themselves as
being in favor of having the encamp.
fment take a position showing that it
docs not indorse what congress has done
and it is this that gives the question
any Importance or interest at this time
mr.. Tanner has agitated the canteen
question wherever he has gone over the
country attending department. encamp.
ments since the adjournment of con.
gress, and his influence has been steadi.
ly exerted in favor of having the ma
tional encampment "reprimand' con.
gress ~,
Too few. delegates are now in the city
to warrant an estimate as to how. the
encampment will stand on the canteen
question. The question seems almost
certain to come up, Notwithstanding
the opposition Of the conservatives, and
st is likely to assume considerable
prominence, thus making good the pre-
dietions of several days ago. The de.
bate will be very sharp and the line OF
cleavage between the two factions will
II he very clearly. drawn. A number OF
& the most prominent men in the or.
81 der, including past commander-in.
d chief and department. commanders, will
y array themselves against committing
s the encampment on the canteen ques
!. tion. Opposing them will be the more
radical of the delegates, led more o1
less openly by Mr.. Tanner, himself 8
S radical Of radicals.
1t is possible that only rollcall can de
termine how the encampment will stand
y The question will actively discussed
during the entire week.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
WHAT, WHERE AND HOW in MINNEAPOLIS
. Timely Information for the Visitors Of III
z.. G. A. R. Week.

ACCOMMODATION BUREAUS
Union station (tent); new city hall,
Fourth street entrance; 228 Wash
lngton avenue. ,~.
VETERANS REGISTRATION ROOM
$40 Second avenue s.
REST AND INFORMATION ROOMS
IL seyenth street s. $40 Second
avenue S, 502 sHennepin avenue, As
Fourth street s, 81 Fifth street S,
old city hall, Bridge square; 81 Third
street S; new city hall, Fourth street
entrance; Y. W. G. A. building, 81
Seventh street s. #4~
INFORMATION BoOTHS-Union sta
tion, Nicollet and Washington, Mic
olet and Fourth street, Nicollet and
Sixth street, Nicollet and Eighth
street, Hennepin. and Washington,
Hennepin and Fourth street, ,Henne-
pin and Sixth street. Hennepin and
Eighth street, Fourth street =, and
Second avenue s, Chicago Great
Western station, Milwaukee station,
Seventh street and First avenue S,
First avenue s and Washington:
ADDITIONAL BOOTHS DURING PA
RADE-Nicollet and Tenth street,
Park avenue and Tenth street.
VALUATION OFFICES-Soo Line,
office building, Second avenue S, be.
tween Third and Fourth streets. All
other lines, G.. A. r. halls, court
house quadrangle. - .E
MEDICAL HEADQUARTERS - Old
city hall. Bridge square, between
= Hennepin and Nicollet avenues.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
TANNERS IDEAS
CAUSE 4 BUzzING
! Continued From First Page. :

a reprimand to the south at the same
time it administers one to congress. s
The fact that the commander-in chief
stands committed to the two questions
which are referred to in this article
has given those questions much more
formidable standing than they could
otherwise possess. Under a conservative
commander-in- chief it is asserted that
neither question could assume promi-
nence in national encampment. The
influence of Mr.. Tanners personality
is such, however, that both questions
have been raised in all seriousness il
Minneapolis this week, and it may be
with bitterness, when the delegates get
together.
Grand Army Women Interested.
The women of the Grand Army aux
liary organizations threaten to follow
the Tanner lead. The Ohio women rep,
resenting the w. R. G. of that state
have already arranged to prepare a
resolution to be presented before the
w. r. c. national body similar in tone
to that which will be laid before the
Grand Army legislative body regarding
Captain Wirz. This seems to insure the
lively consideration of the question by
both bodies.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
KANSAS HAS A CANDIDATE
Sunflower Men Make Outcry in Favor
a~' of Captain P. H. Coney.
"Kansas Of Kansas
kansas, Of Kansas,
The land Of renown,

Inc lanO OF renOWn,
The vanguard Of freedom,
The home Of John Brown"
Kansas is here and asks that the
next commander-in- chief by. Captain P.
II. Coney of that state The headuuar-
ters train Of ten cars arrived this morn
ing over the Rock. Island, having On
board Lincoln post No. /, Lawrence
post No. IL and Hutchinson post No.
II, the Lincoln post drum corps, the
Kappa Gamma band of twenty eight
pieces from Clay Center, and the Modoc
Glee club of sixeen voices from Tope-
ka, which has sung at G.. A. R. en-.
campments for twenty-five wears past.
The procession made bee line for
the Brunswick hotel, where aheadouar-
ters had been opened by Kansans who
had come on ahead. The soldiers pro
ceeded to talk Coney and to pin sun
flower badges on everyone in sight.
The Ladies Relief corps, it was notice
able, dld not stay upstairs in the par
lor,~ but came down to the -rotunda
and boosted for Coney with the men.
Kansas never had anything,V is
the argument. To quote from the off
cial circular-''K Kansas, the child of
freedom, born amid the roar of deadly
cannon and the clash of cruel steel,
hasynev been honored by the election
Of one Of her sons to the exalted posi-.
tion Of commander-in-chief. - H. ~. !.
= .sOhio has had it three times and
Missouri twice. What's the matter
with kansas9S = is the cry. "a q.
Captain Coney has war record that
can be pointed to with pride. He served
with the Eleventh New York infantry
which lost 249- men out of $50 in re-.
pu1sing Pickett 's attack. That he is
popular with his comrades can be
judged from his reelection as depart.
ment commander, breaking a precedent
that had stood for twenty-eight wears
against succession in office.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
G.. A. r. BODY MAY INCORPORATE,
Congress Will Then Provide for Pubh-
| ] e. cation of Annual Proceedings.


One Of the heavy items of Grand
Army expense grows out of the publica-
ton each year Of the: proceedings of
the national encampment. The financial
resources of the national encampment
are are necessarily limited. and more than
once the commander -in-chief for the
time being has been hard pressed to
make both ends meet sand@yet do GER
tain things which the eneampment had
directed.
AS measure Of partial relief, the en-
campment this week will probably take
steps, to have itself Incorporated under
the laws Of congress. Congress will
then provide for the publication of the
eneampment G9 report each year.
This course has, already been pursued
by the Daughters Of the American Rev
olution, the Smithsonian Institution
and by, various other quasi educational
and scientific associations " ~ .s'-A t " "
1t Is understood that the matter is to
be laid before the encampmen ent on the
first day Of it's session, Thursday, and
that it will be approved without oppo-
; 70. g.