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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Under the Hudson River.

One tube of tue Pennsylvania rail-
road under the big wide-sweeping
North river has been opened, but not
completed. A party of fifty men re-
Gently walked through the tube. The
other tube will be opened in October
Both were begun in April, 1904, and
both will be opened in advance of the
time named at the outset for their
completion.
The engineering achievements of
the task are fine and satisfactory. All
the calculations of the engineers in
grade, level and alignment have been
proven fiawless. and the meeting of
the two ends of the south tube will
complete the engineers vindication,
The two steel tubes are each 23 feet
in diameter and 1900 feet long. But
only about half of the total length lies
under the river. The tubes are to be
reinforced by solid concrete work, and
they are expected to last for ages.
But the engineering work is not all
that is involved in this great under
taking, for it means that travel and
even traffic from the southeast will
hereafter have access to the metropo-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
The wisdom Of their choice is, rather
10 have my hat than my heart.
-Cymbeline.
Three Hundred Years Auo.

jamestown did not indeed endure,
but the work of founding a new coun-
try began there in 1907, did endure,
Williamsburg supplanting jamestown.
1t was a vigorous people that came to
jamestown. They built better than
they knew, but they came to stay, and
stay they did, and they began almost
Immediately to lay the foundation of
the American commonwealth. 1t should
be remembered that their peculiar glo-
ry as founders stands unquestioned.
The colonists at jamestown were the
first English-speaking persons who
came to this country to live, to stay
and to build a nation. When the Pill
grims arrived in 1920 there were 1000
busy colonists we'll established in Vir-
ginia Jamestown's record and claims
stand therefore undisputed and indis-
putable.
The jamestown exposition that is to
be opened on April 26 not far from the
site of Old jamestown will be the ter
centennial anniversary of the landing
of the first permanent American set
tiers. Those settlers were not cranks.
They came here to grow tobacco and
make money. They became typical
Americans almost from the day of
= their landing, and the celebration of
the foundation of the country is GER
tainly no ordinary celebration. 1t will
be largely southern, because it will
be conducted by southern men on
southern soil.
Alabama cannot afford to stay away
from the third centennial of her own
foundation. for Alabama is an out
growth of jamestown, and the legisla-
ture surely will not ignore the exposi-
ton, and Birmingham should send at
least Vulcan there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15

IA BUO1AN1 atmosphere denotes
(Y1N that the first circus bills have
been posted in Birmingham.
There are to be two shows, and next
month. Think of 1T In less than four
weeks there will be a circus in our midst,
and a big one, too, with bands, and char
lots, and prancing horses, and elephants,
and clowns galore. Gladness seizes the
hearts of young and old, for, beneath the
broad canopy of heaven, what entertain
ment equals the circus? Everybody ans
wers, Monet The hills that eneirele
Jones Valley, the pulsing furnaces, the
plutonian coke ovens the mines ana the
factories re-echo, "Nonew Therefore, both
shows will do a big business here. We
idealize the circus, we poetize 1t and
speak of 1t in a voice that comes from
the heart. Romantic folk have woven
spell about the sawdust ring that is po-
tent in every walk of life, but the two
shows billed for Birmingham will prob
ably fight each other over all the south
and the profane bill posters of one cir
Gus may post their bills over the paper
of the opposition. proving that circuses
are human institutions after all.
PERSONALITIES
If William Jennings Bryan should have
his trousers pressed
And John Sharp Williams plaster down
his hair,
Then Speaker Joseph Cannon might no
longer be profane
And Tillman would assume an humble
air.
If Theodore the Strenuous should quietly
settle down,
If William Randolph Hearst were under
stood,
The chances are that Joseph Folk would
start to dlssipate
And lose the gentle art of being good.
If Taft were lean and skinny and rum
ner of renown,
And Fairbanks were a merry sort of
chap,
Wed probably be dazzled by the bright
ness OF his smile,
Like a ray of winter sun that warns
the Lap.
If Charley Schwab should quit roulette
and other games of chance
And Gates should never make another
plunge
Then we'd see old Carrie Nation lost in
silent medltatlOn
And "Marse Henry soaking water like
a sponge.
Paul Stensland is en- route home. His
stay abroad did not make him better
American.
Some of the college boys are already
home again. Shipped.
Have you bought your automobile
clothes for the autumn?
AN .UNLUCKY WIGHT.
I'm always freezing when it's cold
And melting when it's hot
In case of grease or paint, you'll ind
Me Johnny -the-Spot.
There are two reasons why the Ala
bama farmer wears a contented smile.
They are: Hog and hominy
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Rush On Reading.

New York, September 1.-THE stock Of
the Reading Railroad company was
rushed up over 7 points on enormous spec
ulative dealings on the stock exchange to-
day. Various rumors were circulated to
explain the violent advance but none of
them obtained any official sanction.
Reports have reappeared from time to
time that the coal carrying railroads
would be obliged to dlvest themselves of
ownership in their coal properties under
the latest Interpretation of the federal
law. 1t was supposed that large profits
to the railroad company might be in
volved in the sale of these properties.
Other rumors alleged that the Lake
Shore and the other companies which
share the control of Reading were rebuy-
ing the stock in large amounts, which
was recently put upon the market out Of
their holdings. Other coalers sympathized
to some extent with the Reading move
ment lowing to their similar situation In
relation to coal properties Reading re-
acted slightly in the final tradings
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Sensible Young German Woman.

81 see that Fraulein Bertha Krupp,
daughter and heiress of the late gun man
ufacturer. and the richest woman in Ger
many. has spent only about $3.50 on each
costume of her wedding trousseau," re-
marked a man with several marriageable
daughters, land IL it didn't cost so much
I should cable her my congratulations
on her good sense.
'She Is worth in her own right so many
millions that she doesn't really know how
much she has yet she has the taste not
to make herself conspicuous by ordering
costumes that cost thousands of dollars
each. 1t is an easy matter for a woman
to expend $1,000 on a single costume, and
this expenditure is not at all uncommon
in the case of many of our wealthy
American girls 1t is just SO much money
thrown away, at least in the case of
the American women. as no woman of the
fashionable set would think of wearing
the same gown more than a few times.
Made in Germany has long been a
trade mark that is supposed to be
guarantee of excellence. and I am con-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Quake DESTROYS Eat Cron.

The great South American earth
quake seems to have shaken nearly, If
not quite all, of the Andean range. for
It extended to Ecuador, where 1t de-
stroyed the straw fields of the Maiglar
Celtic district, from which is derived
the material that is put into genuine
hign-priced Panama hats.
No Panama hats are grown or rather
originated at Panama. 1t is down in
Ecuador, which lies between Colombia
and Peru, that the Panama hat indus
try thrives and prospers. The Indian
hat makers down there will not, how
ever, be this year thriving or prosper
GUS. They will in fact soon be on the
verge of starvation, for their favorite
crop has been destroyed. A new crop
of Panama hats can not be harvested
this year.
The effect of the earthquake shock
on the prices of next years Panama
hats can not be even estimated, Those
prices may go so high that only plumb
ers and chauffeurs can afford to wear
them. Not even the 400" nor Stand
ard Oil magnates will be able perhaps
to indulge in the luxury next year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Is Purely Hungarian.

Budapest, September 14.-Consul
General Chester declares that the adj
vices received by him from the depart
ment of state at Washington concern
ing the unwilling of the Washington
statue here on September 16 merely
instructed him not to attend the cere-
mony officially and made no reference
whatever to Charles s. Francis, the
American ambassador to Austria
Hungary.
Mr.. Chester, therefore, will be pres
ent in the capacity of an American
citizen only. 1t is apparent that the
Hungarian government regards the I'M
yelling of this statue as a sort of fam
lily festivity, uniting the Hungarians
in the United States with the mother
land. The occasion is being made as
purely Hungarian as possible. Even
members of the joint Austro-Hungarian
government have not been invited to
attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
SUSPECT PHYSICIAN
OF MANY MURDERS

Buffalo, September 14-Dr. w, w, Tur-
YER who conducted hospitals for women
at 101 Niagara and 72S Prospect avenue,
in this city, is q prisoner at police mead
quarters and the police are trying to un-
ravel the mystery of the sudden disap-
pearance of Gertrude Knight OF Phllh-
delphia from his Niagara street establish
ment, where large quantities OF blood
stained clothing and bedding were found,
The police were first attracted to DR..
Turver's Niagara street place on Wednes-
day morning when following a quarrel
with Miss Geddes, his head nurse DIR,
Turver went through the place with an
axe smashing furniture and windows.
While investigating the cause of the dis
turbancse the police found a bed satu-
rated with blood and furnace partly
filled with blood soaked cotton. II was
learned that patient who gave her name
as Gertrude Knight of Philadelphia &C.
cupied the room on Tuesday. Miss Geddes,
the nurse, told District Attorney Abbott
that the patient left the hospital on
wednesday and took the II a. m. train FOR
Philadelphia Her testimony in this re-
spect Is partly confirmed by Mrs. Ayers,
a boarding house keeper to whom DIR.
Turver sent some of his patients. She
said woman came to her place Tues
day night and left for Phlladelphld
Wednesday She did not know her name,
however.
While investigating the Knight case the
police learned that Edith Primer of Ho-
boken n j. died at the Prospect avenue
hospital September g. Miss Pinner's body
was shipped to her home at Hoboken by
Undertaken II. j. Prouty, In the last year
Prouty stated he has buried six women
and two children for Turver.
1t was first suspected that the Finuer
woman and the woman who disappea rcd
from the Niagara street place were the
same. This theory was dismissed ycstet.
day when a trunk found in the Niagara
street hospital was opened by the police
1t was filled with women's fine clothing
and bundle of letters addressed to Ger
trude Knight.
All the unexplained circumstances that
now remain have TO do with her. Police
doubt the statements regarding Miss
knights sudden departure from Turner's
place. They say the woman occupied the
blood STAINED chamber on Niagara street
and lost so much blood that it would have
been impossible for her to travel so soon.
They are also puzzled to know why she
should leave her trunk and clothing at
such a place.
Miss Geddes, upon being taken to the
district attorneys office, admitted that
DR. Turner'S sally with an axe followed
quarrel with her, but steadfastly de-
clined to divulge the cause of their
trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
PRESS POINTS

Nashville American: It's a wise man
who can interpret the rate bill
Jackson Clarion-L Ledger: Senator Dick
should now challenge Joe Cans for the
lightweight championship.
Atlanta Journal; A New York man
complains that his wife not only plays
poker but loses right along.
Nashville Banner: The National League
of BARRIERS in session at Pittsburg has
had no dearth of ready takers.
Washington POST Stensland's voyage
home In a refrigerator ship ought to
prepare him for the kind of reception
that awaits him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Fiuht for Child.

Florence. September 14-(Speeial 1.-THE
legal fight for the POSSESSION of a child
between John A. Parker and his wife,
Jeffrie Parker, which was set for today.
was continued on motion of the attor-
neys for the defendant until Thursday,
September 81. An amendment to the plea
of the plaintiff has been made attack
ing the character of the defendant, Par
ker and when the case comes to trial
husband and wife will each try to prove
that the other is not fit person to have
the custody of the child.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
THE ALHAM BRA.

Mrs Hemans, THE Abencerrage."
Lonely and still are now thy marble halls,
Thou fair Alhambra there the feast ia
GER
And with the murmur of thy fountain
Blend the wild notes of minstrelsy no
more.
flushed are the voices, that. in years
gone by,
Have mourned. exalted. menaced.
through thy towers;
Within thy pilared courts the grass waves
And ali uncultured bloom thy fairy
bowers
Unheeded there the towering myrtle
blows,
Through tall arcades unmarked the sum
beam smiles,
And many a tint of softened brilliance
throws, 49,,
Ger fretted walls, and shining peril
styles.
And we'll might fancy deem thy fabrics
So vast so silent, and so wildly fair.
Some charmed abode of being all UNI
Powerful and viewless, children of the
air.
For there no footsteps treads the en-
chanted ground,
There not sound the deep repose per-
vades,
Save winds and founts diffusing freshness
round,
Through the light domes and graceful
colonnades.
For other tones have swelled these courts
along,
In days romance yet fondly loves to
trace;
The clash of arms the voice Of choral
song
The reves, combats of vanished race.
And yet awhile, at fancy's potent call,
Shall rise that race, the chivalrous. the
bold
Peopling once more each fair. forsaken
hall.
With stately forms, the knights and
chiefs of old
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Engine Strikes Patrol WAGON.

Chattanooga, September 14.-At
about 10 o'clock tonight yard engine
of the Cincinnati Southern railroad col
lided with patrol wagon of the police
department at one of the grade cross
ings in this city. AS a result Hugh
May, policeman of twenty years
service, will die and four others are
more or less seriously hurt. The lat
ter are q. NJ Mooreland, Policeman
Clark and Fritz Miller, white, and
Charles Sutton, a negro. Miller and
Sutton were prisoners under arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Little Chip Coming.

Arthur C. Williams, representing Julian
MitchelPs wonderland" arrived in the
city today Mr. Williams is here to ar
range for the presentation of this musical
play at thf Jefferson Friday and Satur-
day eveniJhe September A and %, with
Saturday rbAathe
1.-THE orgiea,i7apn, headed by the dimin-
utive comdedian little Chip, and inimt-
able Mary.N. Afarh, numbers seventy peo-
ple," said H,A1r villains, land is possibly
the largest coprly entour travelling all
most excl 1,si,a,vby special train. Be
sides twof pulln,l sleepers and day
coach, fok,r tho clpany, two sixty-foot
baggage Uo,rs or,required to transport
the seemed ~ s,s]aggage. An idea of the
size of th&,A ,lduction can be had when 1t
is consideIr i, hat besides the cast of play
ers, an all uiliary orchestra. three cleo
tricians, two master carpenters, a corps
of expert stage hands, two property men
and two wardrobe mistresses are car
ried.
Wonderland as a production is justly
claimed to be Julian Mitchelrs master
piece in stage craft. 1t is the legitimate
successor to Babes in Toyland.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15

lis without the Intervention of water
or ferries. Heretofore the New York
Central has alone of great trunk lines
been able to penetrate to the heart of
the great city, but in a short time the
Pennsylvania will possess equal adj
vantages. The completion Of the
great work in all its details will per-
haps cover two more years, but its
success is assured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
BANK DIRECTOR INDICTED.
Charged With Utterng Forged Rail-
road Pass.

Savannah, September 14.-Frank 5.
Vangiesen, director Of a local bank,
was indicted by the grand jury this
afternoon on charge Of cheating and
swindling the Atlantic Coast Line rail-
road by presenting and riding on
pass from Savannah to Richmond,
made in the name of Conductor Gil
bert, signed by Superintendent Wright.
S. T. Holsendorf, clerk in the superin-
tendent's Office, was indicted on
charge of forgery, the allegation being
that he forged the name of the super
intendent to the pass to sell 1t to Van
giesen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Mans Skull Is Fractured In Difficulty
at Meridian, Miss.

Meridian. Miss, September 14-During
a personal difficulty at the Northeastern
shops this afternoon, Dan Faulkner, aged
%, struck II. Layman, aged so. on the
head with heavy handle of jackscrew,
fraeturng the skull. Layman is reported
fatally injured. Faulkner Is in Jail, being
denied bail Both are white men residing
In West End.
A gang of car thieves broke into a
freight car in the yard this afternoon,
and stole a quantity of whisky. Five
negroes are supposed to have composed
the gang. Late tonight two negroes were
arrested charged with being parties TO
the robbery and other arrests are ex-
pected before morning
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
ALABAMA PRESS

Franklin Times: In the recent state
primary election north and middle Ala
bama candidates were the favorites.
DeKalb Record: If Teddy would change
this spell Of wet weather we would not
kick so much at him changing some 9TH
er spells.
Gadsden Times-News The spectacle of
Holy Joe Folk refusing to ride in the
same carriage with Gum Shoe Bill Stone
is enough to make horse laugh.
Roanoke Leader: Mr.. Bryan is getting
so many state endorsements these DAYS
he can afford to repudiate some of them.
Witness illinois, account Roger Sullivan
Baldwin Times: The Age-Herald claims
that the constitution of Alabama has
practically disfranchised from 100000 to
10000 white voters. This is bad enough.
Prattville Progress: B. B. Conner will
make one of the best business governors
in the history of our state, and will re-
fleet honor and credit upon the entire
state.
Moulton Advertiser: Three of the most
widely circulated papers in New York are
demanding that Roosevelt must run for
President again in order to head off
Bryan.
Monroe Journal; A platform containing
thirty-sour planks shows that Mr..
Comer's convention was anything but
parsimonious in the utilization of political
lumber.
Sheffield Reaper: Paraphrasing prize
ring parlance, Mr.. Bryan can advise COM
mitteeman Sullivan of Illinois to go and
get reputation before he (Bryan) will
banter words with him.
Tuscaloosa Gazette; That Cuban BUSH
ness is going to keep up until Uncle Sam
will have to step in and then we'll have
another exhibition of how the constitution
does not follow the flag.
Andalusia News: Mr. Bryan says that If
we can build the Panama canal we can
build and run railroads. However, sena-
tor Morgan is not certain that we can
build the Panama canal.
Ozark Southern STAR The baseball sea-
son is now nearing a close when the
twirlers, sliders and base stealers will
have to give way to the football gang
and their army of surgeons.
Gadsden Journal: Birmingham is plan
ming a state fair that will go down in
history as the real thing. With the horse
show and Home Coming feature it car
tainly ought to bring the visitors.
Greenvlle Living Truth: 1t is stated
that while In 1875 farmers of the south
received less than one million dollars for
their cotton seed, they receive now an
nually for them one hundred millions of
dollars.
Mobile Register: A Philadelphia police
man. new to Philadelphia probably, made
twenty-five arrests in two hours and had
the patrol wagon out eleven times That
was too much for Philadelphia. and he
was summary discharged.
Tuscumbia North Albanian; Editor
Walter Grubbs of the Decatur News, is
now a full-hedged Squire" II Squire
Grubbs deals out justice as we'll as Wal
ter Grubbs edits a newspaper the people
of Decatur will keep him in harness
for a long time,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
HENRY 3. GRAY PAID.

From the Mouton Advertiser.
The more we see and the more we know
about Henry B. Gray of Birmingham the
more we are impressed with the fact that
no mistake was made in electing him
lieutenant governor of Alabama at the
late primary. A man that pays his debts
and especially candidate after the cleo
ton, is worthy of the highest praise
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Cable Lines Interrupted.

Havana, September 14-Cable commune
cation with Cienfeugos. Manzanilla and
Santiago is interrupted. 1t is believed
that the difficulty is with the land line
between here and Batananobo. where the
cable line begins. Because of this inter-
ruption news of occurrences in central
and eastern, as we'll as in western Cuba
cannot be had promptly
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Bryan In Virginia,

Roanoke, Va, September 14-Wiliam ].
Bryan arrived at Radford, Va, tonight
from Cincinnati at II O'clock. and was
taken to the home of Ex-Governor Tyler,
whose guest he will be until tomorrow
night Mr.. Bryan will spend tomorrow at
District Fair at Radford and will make
an address In the afternoon to what prom
ises to be the largest crowd ever assem-
bled in the western end of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Standards Fiqht Duel.

Madrid, September 14.-Newspapers
declare that the duel between General
Linares, who commanded the Spanish
troops at Santiago in the Spanish
American war, and Senior Soriano, ed
itor of Espana Nuneva, occurred this
morning near Saragosa. Pistols were
used and the conditions were particu-
larly severe. No details of the result
are given.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
REFLECTIONS OF ABAcHELoR.

From the New York Press.
A woman's idea of being deceived is
TO tell secret and have it kept.
The devil never interferes in politics;
he Just lets the politicians take care of
his work.
Either a girl worries because she has
made trouble for some man or because
she hasn't.
A young fellow of twenty is almost as
foolish as we thought we were smart at
that age.
The average man doesn't think 1t is
real argument unless he Is yelling at the
top of his voice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Candidate Shoots Opponent.

Ashland, Kan. September l,-Frank
Jones was killed and l. c. Jones, his faith,
err, was seriously wounded by Georse
Freeman at the Jones farm In Oklahoma
twenty-five miles south. The cause OF the
trouble was the elder Jones' appointment
as democratic central committeeman over
Freeman. The murderer escaped
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15
Soldiers XII Peasants.

Vienna, September 14.-An attempt
which was made by the rural police to
arrest several peasants of the village
of Lukonitza, who had been organizing
disorders among the peasantry, has
resulted in a collision between the
mob and the soldiers. The latter fired
a volley, killing eight persons and
wounding sixty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-15

Atlantic City endeavored to get a Jim
it's bathing beach. but the effort was not
crowned with success. The issue goes over
to next season.