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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-06
Mrs. Leslie carter's First Success.

By William George Beecroft, in The Bo-
hemian for September.
Sixteen years ago pretty, young, red
haired, purple-eyed girl of 25 and an eld-
erly gray-haired, delicate-faced woman
called upon an obscure dramatist-stage
manager who was just beginning to be
heard of as a genius in the theatrical
world. The two women prayed that an
opportunity be given the younger to pa
per the world with her three-sheets. The
manager carefully studied the girl, Her
eyes told me she was of the stuff great
actresses are made Of are his own
words, expressed some years later. The
manager was David Belasco, the girl Mrs.
Leslie Carter, and the elderly woman
Mrs. Dudley.
For two years David Beasco taught.
fought, and struggled, and for two years
Mrs. Carter studied, labored, suffered,
learned and almost starved before a play
was tried, and then-failure, disastrous
failure, resulted. THE Ugly Duckling'
was a fiasco. Nothing daunted, but with
red-haired fury. raving at the fates and
the critics, and an added flash in her pur-
pie eyes the tenacious woman and the
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Mrs Tomlinson met the organs there
on their return from their trip around
the world.
Mrs. w. G. Graves. who has spent the
mast few weeks in North Carolina, will
not return to Birmingham for several
weeks longer.
Mrs e. H. Cabaniss and two young
sons, who have spent some time In At
Ianta, are now in Gainesville, Ga
Mr.. Jelks Cabanss left yesterday for
Tuscaloosa.
Miss Mabel wheeloek is the guest of
Miss Morris in Atlanta.
Mrs. e. S. Harrell and children have
returned from Mentone
Mrs. A. C. Jenkins is spending some
time at Lookout Mountain.
Miss Edith Vail, who is the guest of
relatives in the city, will leave today for
her home in Aurora, III.
Miss Gene Wilson of Mobile is the guest
of Miss Annie Sumner at Woodlawn.
There will be called meeting of the
Edgewood club this afternoon at o'clock
at the residence of Mrs. J. w Bruce, 21S0
Avenue G..
Miss Jeane McLaurine has returned
from a several weeks visit to relatives
in Huntsville, Ala, and Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. Drewy Philips, formerly of this
city. but now of Texas, is spending a
few days in the city with friends, and
will leave soon for North Carolina, where
he will enter the University of that state.
Mrs. w. P. Braxton of Virginia is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Houston john
ston on South Thirteenth avenue.
Mrs. Eugene Enslen and little Miss Ems
len have returned from North Carolina
and Tate Springs where they have spent
the past few weeks.
Miss Zemma Pittman has returned from
a visit to relatives in Greensboro and
Selma.
Miss Elizabeth Jones, who has been
spending the summer in Mississippi, has
returned home.
Miss Mary Lanier, who has been spend
ing several months at Sullivans Island,
S. c., is expected to return to the city
in few days.
Miss Martha Dabney will leave soon for
Baltimore, where she will attend school.
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the reason that it seldom bites any
body unless it is captured and leased
until it is made to bite in self-defense
and then in many cases the victim
suffers but slightly if the wound is
properly cared for. The tarantula is
I said to be sure death, but who ever
heard of a tarantula biting anybody?
There may be occasional instances
but there is none on record in these
parts.
The sting of the scorpion is so com
mon as to excite no comment unless
the victim be an infant and the insect
gets under the clothes and stings him
repeatedly. In that case death has
been known to ensue in various in
stances that might be referred to-. But
there have probably been hundreds of
people stung by scorpions In this coun-
ty this year, and in few cases has the
wound been as serious as a bee sting,
and in no case has it been fatal. So
far as can be ascertained, no mature
person in these parts has ever died
from the sting of scorpion, though in
a few cases where the wound pene-
trated large blood vessel the patient
has suffered intensely.
The sting of the centipede is rare
and probably not dozen cases have
occurred in these parts in as many
years, and it is not of record here that
anybody ever died from a centipede
sting. The usual result is the making
of bad wound, followed some times
by sloughing of the adjacent flesh,
and probably, If neglected, blood poi
son might ensue. But the wound could
scarcely prove fatal If given attention,
judging by the observation of the in
cidents of the past. A case of cent?
pede singing is recorded by the Flor
ence Blade, as follows:
James Davis of Kelvin came down
a week ago Friday for medical treat
ment having been bitten by a cent?
pede the evening before He had gone
to bed, and some time in the early part
of the evening the centipede had taken
a notion to become James bedfellow
for the night, but James got too rough
and the centipede tackled him for re-
yenge He was in a sort of stupor for
a time following the bite, having no
power to use his limbs. but it lasted
only a short time and he got up and
applied ammonia. This was all he did
until he arrived here.
"The doctor bled the wound and APP
piled medicines and Mr. Davis was al
lowed to return the same day. This
skaters the theory that a centipede
injects deadly poison into the person
it stings. Mr.. Davis would not take
whisky-which is supposed to be good
in such cases. The centipede was a
large one, being about eight inches
long"
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"The Ponies" Too Uncertain.

From the Buffalo News.
Horse racing is to uncertain a source of
income upon which TO base fixed amount
of alimony, was what Justice Dickey de-
cided In the supreme court, Brooklyn.
The case was a SUIT to obtain 800 week
alimony and $500 counsel fees brought by
Alice D. Whitney against Eugene A.
Whitney, the racehorse owner.
The attorney for the plaintiff in his APP
peal spoke of the winnings which Mr..
whitney made in the racing season. He
said they amounted to $4,000 last year.
81 can't base the amount of alimony
on that statement" said Justice Dickey.
The attorney then named various horses
owned by Mr.. Whitney and the amounts
won by them. The court fixed the alimony
at $40 a week and $50 counsel fees-one-
tenth of the amount asked for.
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SOCIETY.
BY EMMA ToULMlN REID.
Bell Telephone 1897.
MISS Holt ENTERTAlNs.

Miss Bessie Holt entertained at an Up
links party at her home in North Haven
in honor of her guest, Miss Nellie Snow
of Admission.
After interesting games were played the
prizes were awarded to Miss Annie Hen
ry, Miss Bess Ferguson and Mr.. Joe
Bradley
Those invited to meet Miss Snow were
Misses Sarah Fisher, Ruby Yielding,
Maude Yielding, Bess Ferguson, Susie
Ferguson, Matte Richardson, Alice Lyons,
Buelah Bradley, Annie Henry, Sallie Lee
MeCaskey and Inc Welsh. Masters Felix
sherrod, James Sherrod, Jake Faulkner,
John Slaton, Fred Bradley, Joe Bradley
Henry Chairselle, Frank Lynch, Roy Holt
James Dickerson. Willie Wilkerson, VIII
liam Fischer and Robert Porter.
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cLARkE.hALsEY.

The marriage of Miss Berenice Morri-
son Halsey, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Orlando Halsey, and Mrs Oscar Brake
Clarke. took place last evening at o'clock
at the First Presbyterian church of
Tuscumbia.
Both Mr.. Clarke and his bride are well
known in Birmingham, and have num-
Der of relatives in the city.
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FREE KINDERGARTEN AssoN.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Fountain Heights Auxiliary of the Bir-
mingham Free Kindergarten association
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock at the Fountain Heights church.
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MISS ALIENS PARTY.

Miss Willie Allen and party sailed from
Glasgow on August 25, the same day that
the Taliaferro party sailed from Liverpool.
They will arrive in New York seven days
later, however, being due in New York
tomorrow.
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ICE CREAM SUPPER.

The Ladies Aid Society of the West
End Methodist church will give an ice
cream supper at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Persing, 1921 Tsucumbia
avenue, Friday evening, September Z.
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DAUGHTERS OF THE
coNFEDERACY.

There will be a meeting of the Alex
Stevens Chapter of the U. d. c. tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock at the resi-
dence of Mrs. A. d. Smith.
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persistent and hopeful manager worked
two years more. Then as before came
failure; but this time, hopeful failure,
with Miss Heylett" The actress was
learning.
Another long term of work and study.
then success, glittering, undeniable sue
cess. came with "The Heart of Mary
land" 1.-THE most remarkable piece of
acting seen in years." said one and every
critic.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
MARSHALL FIELDS STORE
CLOSED BY INSPECTOR
Drastic Measures Taken to Force Com
pliaace With the Building
Ordinances

CHICAGO. duly 9-The retail dry
goods store OF Marshall Field & Co
was closed 10 the public today by
Building Commissioner Bartzen be-
cause the management of the store
had not complied with certain regula-
tions to which its attention had been
called by the Commissioner. For sew
eral DAYS the management and the
Commissioner have been in conference
regarding the placing of stairs in the
store for the purpose Of making exits
This morning, when the Commissioner
became aware that the work had not
been done over Sunday. he caused po-
lice officers to be stationed at all
doors OF the place and allowed nobody
bat employees 10 enter.
Manager Simpson, as soon as he was
aware that ali the customers were be-
ing turned back at The entrances. hast
eDed 10 the Mayor. who said that the
Building COMMISSIONS had been too
drastic and that he should have pro-
ceeded against the management of the
store through the courts The store
was later allowed TO open.
Late In the afternoon Building Com
missioner Bartzen swore out q war
rant for the arrest OF Simpson, charg-
ing six violations Of the building law
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
Sports Baseball Mgnates Seek Grounds IN IhB City s snh
Bert and Ewing Expect to Locate
Desirable Site Shortly.
Three Hustling Agents Are Securing the City Tor a
Place to Accommodate Clamoring Fans.

San Francisco will have brand new
baseball grounds within the next two
months if the wishes of President Bert
of the Pacific Coast League and Man
ager Cal Ewing of the local team pre-
vail. These magnates are doing all in
their power to secure a suitable park
In this city, and if everything goes
right they will close a deal before the
present baseball season ends.
Three energetic real estate men are
looking over sites for Bert and Ewing.
These men were entrusted with a com
mission several weeks ago and every
few days they report back to the base
ball magnates. But suitable sites are
so few and far between that the deal
ers in realty have been unable to make
good. Bert and Ewing. however, are
willing to wait till a suitable location
is secured.
Many sites have been examined up
to date, but most of these are unde-
sirable on account of their limited
area. The magnates were willing to
close deal for the grounds at the
corner of Eleventh and Market streets.
but the lessees of this property de-
manded such an exorbitant rental it
was Impossible to make the contract
President Bert made a trip to the
corner of Baker and Fell streets to
take a look at the old Velodrome
grounds. Upon inquiring into the
rental of the place he discovered the
proprietors demanded more than twice
what was paid for the old Recreation
Park field at Eighth and Harrison
streets A closer investigation revealed
the fact that the Baker street grounds
are entirely too small for a baseball
park
President Bert says I'VE are paying
$3.50 week for grounds in Los An
geles just to Keep the game going. We
discovered we had to get back into the
southern city at any cost and did not
hesitate when this high rate of rent
was demanded. We are just as
anxious to get back to san Francisco,
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
ITALIAN CRUISER sALUTEs
THE WRONG AMERICAN SHIP
Mistakes Revenue Cutter for the
Cruiser Charleston With secre-
tary Root ON Board.

SAN JUAN, 2. r., July 9-The ar
rival of Secretary Root here yesterday
caused a laughable incident at the ex
pense of the captain of the Italian
cruiser Umbria.
The wireless telegraph reported that
the United States cruiser Charleston
with Root on board was due to arrive
here at noon yesterday. At that hour
the United States revenue cutter AL
gonquin entered the harbor from the
island of st. Thomas, d. w. L., with
Postmaster Lands and Collector of
Customs Caustens of San Juan on
board. The Umbria thereupon fired a
salute of seventeen guns, but after
ward sent a lieutenant on board the
Algonquin, explaining that the COM
mander of the Umbria thought the
Algonquin was the Charleston. The
firing of the salute by the Umbria
caused a rush of spectators to the
water front.
Secretary Root was entertained at
luncheon today by George C. Ward at
the Union Club. Others present in
cluded United States and insular Off
cials, the military and naval authori-
ties of Porto Rico and several Spanish
merchants and bankers. Auditor Hyde
of Porto Rico proposed a toast to Pres
ident Roosevelt. In responding Root
said he fully appreciated the difficult
ties attending the adjustment to the
new conditions arising from its sep
aration from Spain and the severance
of relations between church and state.
The United States, Root said, was
greatly interested in the welfare of
the island and in holding it's friend-
ship and strongly desired for Porto
Rico the utmost prosperity and hap
pinpSS
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
STEAMSHIP COMPANIES
engage In RATE WAR
Reduce Steerage Fare Across the
Atlantic to Secure Immi-
grant Traffic.

BREMEN, July s.-The North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company today
reduced the steerage rate to New York
$3.50.
HAMBURG, July 9.-The reduction
in emigrant passage rates announced
by the North German Lloyd Steamship
Company is that companys answer to
the Hamburg American lines cut of
the same amount last week, which is
it's second recent reduction. The situ-
alton begins to look extremely like n
rate war between the Hamburg -Aneri-
can and North German Lloyd lines in
the emigrant business.
1t is explained in the Hamburg news
papers that the Hamburg-American n
Company's reduction was designed to
give Hamburg its proper share of the
emigrant business, which lately has
been declining, the emigrants depart
ing from this port in June numbering
only COIL as compared with 1882 in
May Both Austria and Russia sent in
June less than half the number of emi-
grants that departed from those coun-
tries in May.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
.LURLINE' s SAILORS
TELL Of RACE.
Agree That Successful
Yacht Proved Worth
From Start to Finish
Speedy Craft Averages
POI Miles Each Day,
Winning All the Way

DR.. Milbank Johnson, Louis f. we'd
der and E. Overton. all OF Los Angeles
and guests of II. H. Sinclair on board
the yacht Lurline during her winning
race to Honolulu returned from the
island port yesterday on the liner China.
They say the Lurline behaved like
lady every fOet of the way. She treat
ed the Pacific swelIs with dignihed con-
tempt and the elements. respecting
her quality. treated her accordingly
Except for a shart spell of calm IN
the Catalina channel the Lurline never
lacked a breeze. She picked up the
trade winds early and won the race by
a substantial margin. She averaged
201 miles a day and sailed 220O miles
on one tack.
The LurIine proved a splendid sea
boat, and to her excellent sailing quail
tiles was added Mr.. Sinclairs knowl-
edge of the course. which was a big
factor. in the opinion of his guests. in
the Lurline's victory over the New
York yacht AnemOne. The Lurline was
to start for San Diego after the arrival
at Honolulu of the liner Alameda with
mail.
The LuTiine was given warm Tecep-
tiOn at Honolulu, and there is every
likelihood of the race being repeated
next year In Honolulu much regret
was expressed that no San Francisco
yacht competed. but in view OF what
happened to San Francisco it was hard
ly expected.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
Rams Horn, Great Western Sprinter,
Shows Up Crack Field at Sheepshead
Kirschbaum Has Mount
on Two Good Ones.
Talent SighS When Apprentice
Lands First on Ralph
Young and Harbor.

SEATTLE, July So Apprentice
Kirshbaum's farewell to the maiden
Jockey class will long be remembered
by the bookmakers at The Meadows.
The Ellerd stables infant prodigy had
the leg UP on Ralph Young in the
fourth, and under an avalanche of coin
the price fell from 10 TO 8. Not only
that, but it is said the bay horse was
backed in the out-of-towh poolrooms
for a bundle, Los Angeles having al
ready registered it's wall.
Lawrence, the Schreiber pilot, rode
disgustingly had race on Gloomy
Gus, finishing second, and .Puss"
Wright, after slowing down at all
whistling stations with the favorite,
Allopath, dropped in third. the ripe,
mellow good thing winning ridden out.
The race may be passed up to an x-ray
specialist
Kirschbaum further added to the
misery of the hard-hit ring when he
dropped the to l chance. Harbor
down a neck in advance of the favor
ite, Dusty Miller. for the last. The lat
ter received steady and consistent
backing, the odds receding from threes
and, with better racing luck, could
have won.
Dell Fountain. the Idaho plunger,
was down to a pair of rubber sole
shoes and a linen duster, but the win
OF the fifth by his mare Birdie p, start
ed him off on the road to wealth again.
Three purses went to public choices
in the betting. Summary:
First race. five furlongs-katheri won, Pale
mon second Mrs. +. NewDurg third. Time,
l:02A.
Second race. five furlongs-Cascade of Dia-
monds won. Ellerd second. Aooropus third. Time,
1:0l
Third race, six furongs- -Huachuca won
Homestead second, Anona third Time l13H4.
Fourth mi le-RaiDh Young Wtll.
Gloomy Gus second. Allopath third. Time!
1:41A.
! fifth race. one me-Blrde L won. Baker
second, Leash third. Time, 14l u.
sixth race, one and sixteenth nli,es--Harb0r
won, Dusty Miller second, W. B. Gates third.
Time, 1:4BA.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
saws Men wore Unarmed.

Olaf Peterson, one of the men who
was shot when the bullets flew from
the National City, concluded his story
in the kellner case before Judge CAB
aniss yesterday. He was unable to
state positively who did the shooting,
as his back was turned at the time a
bullet struck him in the leg. John
Rossi the engineer on the launch Es-
cort, on which the union men were at
the time of the affair. testified that he
had been hired by Andrew Kellner, the
man killed. to take the party alongside
the National City. He had not known
the purpose of their visit He did not
see any display of weapons on the part
of the men on his launch, and 1t was
his opinion that none of them were
armed. The hearing will be continued
this morning.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
PRISON DIRECTORS
TO CONSIDER PAROLES
Governor Pardee Gives No Hint
as to Successor Of James
II. Wilkins.

The Board of State Prison Directors
will meet at San Quentin next Satur-
day. 1t is expected that the subject OF
paroles will be taken up and eonsid-
cred at length Saturday of next week
the directors will meet at Folsom.
The politicians fail to get a hint as
to the identity of James Fl. wilkins
successor on the board. The term for
which Mr.. Wilkins was appointed ex-
pired last January. Some pressure has
been brought to bear on Governor Par
dee to induce him to appoint resident
of Marin County.
The argument is advanced that a
county in which a State institution is
located should have a. least one repre-
sentative on the board of management
James H. wilkins, who served for ter
years on the board is a resident OF
Marin. The county of Sacramento. in
which Folsom is situate, is represented
on the prison directory by Robert +
Devlin.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
DREYF(JS Case FOLLOWED
BY A BLOODLESS DUEL
High Officers in the French Army
Meet, but No Damage
Is Done.

PARIS, July 9AThe Supreme Court
held a long secret session today and
adjourned without announcing it's de-
cision in the Dreyfus case. 1t is gem
orally expected that the decision of
the Rennes court-martial will be an
nulled. but the court is understood to
be divided upon the question of quash-
ing the verdict entirely or ordering a
new trial.
The Dreyfus case is reawakening
intense bitterness and has already re-
suited in one duel. General Gonz,
former assistant chief of the general
staff, who is opposed to Dreyfus'
claims, challenged Colonel Picquart,
former head of the intelligence depart
meht of the French army, who is a
strong supporter of Dreyfus, to hostile
meeting. AN encounter with pistols at
twenty five PAGES was arranged for to-
day, with the result that the general
fired and missed his adversary. The
colonel refused TO fire
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
Lntonfa PesuIta.

CINCINNATI. July 9.-The following horses
finished first at LatonlH:
First race. six furlOnSs-Agnes Virginia won
Field Lark second, Lizzie Mclean third Time
1-l4 4-J.
Second race. five furiongs-Judith Louise won.
Axendow second. Demo third. Time, :02.
Third race, seven furlongs-Funiculair ire won.
MeIlyain second, Uncle Henry third. Time,
:26 2-5.
Fourth race, free steeplechase, short course
Weird won Frank Ne second. Sigmund third
Time, 5:Ol 10. Stoddard, Stenoch and Snow.
drift fell.
Fifth race, six furlongs-Mayor johnson won
Larone second, 0berUn third. Time 1:l4 80
Sixth race, six furlongs-Elastie won Ida
Davis second, Heine third. Time, IA.
seventh race, one and three-eighths miles
Hubbard won, Stroud second, Drexel third
Time, 2;2l. C0tillon finished third but was
disqualified for fouling.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-10
GIANTS TAKE CAME
FROM THE REDS.
Lever Allows Only One
Brooklyn Base Runner
to Reach Third Sack
Boston Americans Re-
gain Old I ime Form
and Chicago Suffers
STANDING OFF THE CLUBS.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.


CINCINNATI. July 9-New York won
today's game from Cincinnati by COM
bining three hits, a stolen base and an
error in the seventh inning. Cincin-
natl tried two new men, first baseman
Deal and right fielder Jade Both per-
formed we'll. Bresnahan was put out
of the game in the ninth for doffing
his. cap to Umpire KLEIN after being
called out on strikes. Score
Ginci9natii Gam, mat ............ 9 9 z
Notwithstanding and sehley: Nc
Ginnity and Bowerman. Umpires-
Klein and Carpenter.
PITTSBURG. July 9.-Pittsburg had
no trouble in shutting out Brooklyn to-
day. Leever was strong and only one
Brooklyn player reached third base.
Score:
gittsparg a.. 8 i + E, :
+oTi,g Rattsrisi ps and PHELPS Pas 2
and Emslie. s ''p''
CHICAGO July a.-clsan hitting and
long hitting gaasve Chieaso 8, an easy vic:
out ten men and Boston hit Chieago's
pitcher freely. Score:
chicago 6 ....l.. 5 + j j
? Batteries.Pifeister. Bait iBieuiibaeh and
Moran: Lindaman and Brown. Umpire
AMERICAN LEAGUE
BOSTON. July 9.=The local team
played in it's old life form and defeated
Chicago TO 2. Ability 10 bunt the
ball was an important factor In the
victory. PARROTS one-hand catch for
an unassisted double play was a start
ling performance. Score:
Boston .......... ss J : :
tJU1CdRO -. -. =. Z % i
-Dineen and Armbruster
owen and Sullivan.
PHILADELPHIA, July 9.-Cleveland
scored an easy victory over Philadel-
phia today. Rhoades pitched first class
ball, while Coakley was hit hard Score:
a 2. r. r.
Philadelphia ......... o 2
Batteries-Rhoades and Bettis; Coax
ley and Schreck.
WASHINGTON. July 9.-Detroit won
from washington today to 4. The
locals went to pieces in the eighth inn
ing. Score:
Washington ............. g 4
Mullin and Warner.
NEW YORK, July 9.-Rain cut short
the game between the st. Louis and
New York teams today, the locals win
ming by to in five innings. Score:
r. II. p.
st. Louis, ...........f... ?
New YORK
Batteries-Pelty and Richey; orth
and Thomas.