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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
THOSE WOMEN CAB DRIVERS.
News From Paris That Should Delight
All Rational Tourists.

Agnes Repplier in Life.
The news that five Frenchwomen have
passed the police projects examination,
and are licensed to drive cabs in Paris,
should delight ali rational tourists The
fact that one of the cabwomen is a cl-
devant countess and that another is the
wife of a cabman, who is said to be jeal-
Gus Of her skill, falls to interest us; but
any invasion of the field must be change
for the better. The cabdrivers of Paris
are outside the pale of civilization. They
are relics of barbarism, preserved intact
from an age without sweetness and light
Bloatetd, drunken and brutal, their seri-
Gus occupation is beating their horses;
and their sport is running down the I'M
fortunates who cross the streets on foot
"a sport as carefully protected in Paris
as foxhunting is in England What
chickens and cats are to the motorist
pedestrians are to the Paris cabman
He sights them from afar, and devotes
himself systematically to their destruc-
ton. 1t is his sacred right to run them
to cover and bowl them over If they are
not agile enough to escape.
Women, having VIGOROUSLY less sense
of humor and less love of sport may con-
sent to forego this privilege. 1t Is a mat
ter of regret that the chosen five should
alto Judge from their picturesque I'M
duly stout, for they will certainly get
stouter. The huge bulk of the Paris cab
men and the exceeding leanness of their
horses is one of the preposterous things
about the service. size limit is the
next reform in order.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
THE PADEREWsM PUZZLE.

James Huneker in Everybody's.
The Paderewski case is a puzzle for
musical psychologists. He is not the
greatset pianist who ever visited Ameri-
ca, he is not the greatest living pianist.
A half dozen others excel him In special
ties. But he is more interesting; he has
more personal charm; there is the feeling
when you hear him that he is a complete
man, harmonious artist and this feel
ing is very compelling. Paderewsh is a
''phenomenon"-using the word in its pop
ular acceptance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
THIRD TERM sPooK.

From the Austin Statesman.
II the Birmingham Age-Herald is JUS
tilted In It's statement that the third term
spectre sits by President Roosevelts bed
every night and hangs around his desk
all day, there is hope still hope, for the
country, for 1t is one of the maxims that
familiarity breeds contempt" Anything
that will sit by Roosevelt's bed by night
and hang around his desk by day is bound
to form such familiarity with him as to
breed that contempt for him that won't
come off A republican presidential NOM
nation can't even escape II.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
THE AMERICAN PARENT.

Jones, who is a natural handy man,
does all manner of things for his children
that they ought to do for themselves.
He confesses it as a fault, and says it is
really laziness in him. because 1t Is easier
for him to do household chores than II is
to follow up the children and train them
to do them. ''They will miss me a good
deal when l CO." says Jones II can see
them now, sitting AROUND with fearful
eyes and saying: After ALL we never
had a man that did the shoes like father"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
TURQUOISE STONE OF SEASON.

From the New York Press.
The turquoise is the fashionable stone
of the season. 1t is set in many ways. In
one OF the best liked forms it is COM
bined with diamonds which enhance the
blue beauty. The turquoise has been out
of favor maybe because 1t is reproduced
so easily that it is impossible for any
person except an expert TO tell the arti-
fetal from the real. But that doesn't
seem to count this spring. Besides, there
is an added reason for the blue stones
popularity in the ancient superstition that
luck abides with it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
PRESS POINTS

Charleston News and Courier: THE
swallow tailed nightingale of the Georgia
press" is the Richmond News-Leader's
inapt description of Col. John Temple
Graves, whose uniform, If we are not
mistaken, is a bunnyrabbit, or Tuxedo,
coat
Washington Herald: Those Michigan
burglars who entered mans house and
stole his trousers with the expectation
of getting his weekly pay envelope along
with them, should have considered the
probability of the mans wife beating
them to 1t.
Florida Times Union: "A people with
out children would face a hopeless fu-
ture" announces the president. An awful
truth A portentous warning What other
philosopher or statesman in all history
discovered this bit of wisdom? Search
the books and reply.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
"NoTHINov DEFINED.

From the Chicago Tribune.
AS came down to breakfast one morn
ing / was met in the dining room by my
small nephew of 5 years, who assumed
to have become conscious for the first
time of the true meaning of the word
nothing As he talked to me upon
the subject, I asked him; What is
nothing?" To which he made the follow
ing apt reply:
Nothing is something that isn't made
yet
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Festival Music.

Montgomery is to have Its first music
FESTIVAL next month, and 1t promises to
be quite brilliant affair." said mu-
stefan. MANY southern cities are dlstin-
gushing themselves by giving high class
festivals and Birmingham should not be
left behind. know of few cities of 100,-
900 population that contain so many good
chorus singers as Birmingham. In years
past Mr.. Guckenberger directed a fine
chorus OF $50 voices. The city has grown
since then and 1t would be easy to find
800 chorus singers here now.
1.-The most expensive part of a festival
Is the orchestra. Next come the SOLO
lists. These two features bring the cost
up into the thousands of dollars. 1t is al
most impossible to make a festival of
real artistic merit pay out In Cincin-
natl, Richmond and Atlanta there is all
ways a deficit; but public spirited citizens
make up the guarantee and the loss is
distributed lightly among many individ-
uals Birmingham should resume its
music festivals In 1908"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
Children in Apartments.

II don't wonder at men remaining
bachelors" said a married man as he
read list of advertisements of apart
ments for rent. II have hunted this city
through and through looking for apart
ments, and failed to find any.
20 yes, there are plenty of apartments
for rent, but I'm a married man with n
wife and two young children. and that s
the cause of my failure to get located.
The first question fired at me or my wife
is, Have you any chidren?' and when
l say we have two, the deal is OFF
II can't afford to pay s25 or $50 month
rent for house in white resident sec
ton and I don't want to take my wife
and children into a negro settlement, and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Harry Thaw does not propose to be-
come insane except as last resort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

The creation of seven new cardin-
ais brings the membership of the
sacred college up to sixty-two, and thir-
tv-seyen of them are Italians.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

No candidate of the liberal party in
Cuba can get on unless he endorses
and promotes cock-fghting, the is
lands sport.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

AS soon as the D. A. R. adjourns we
must begin to brace up to stand the
commencement season. There is no
rest for the weary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

All roads will soon lead to James
town and once a week-on every Tues
day-the fare by rail will be at the
rate of only one cent a mile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

The two biggest exhibits at James
town will be Gen. Kuroki and Admiral
Bob Evans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Mayor Busse's inaugural was the
shortest ever delivered. He is making
good at the start.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Mrs Holman seems to think the job
of being mother to Evelyn was full Of
difficulties, and she may be right.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Secretary Taft should accept all bou
quets offered him, for he will get few
in Ohio this year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

The implied promise that goes with
the campaign subscription is more
binding than the unwritten law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

The scores Of some baseball teams
are even chillier than the weather.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Huh! Why this clatter over a first
baby in Spain. There are other first
babies in this world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Hon. David B. Hill is as much lost
to the mass of men as the Marvin
child or Charley Ross.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Arbor Day means more trees, and
more trees means more big sticks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

There should be no war of words
over peace propositions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

The lap of the baseball season is
getting tired In holding winter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

A new Roosevelt maxim has been
given out 1t Is this, Have all the fun
that IL corning to you"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

The DIS of the A. r. have lost none
of the fighting blood of their ancestors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Squire Delmas' fee was but $500,
and yet he did not earn 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

The man who made solitude and
called 1t peace knew his business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22
The Davis Monument.

II used to grow impatient over the
souths delay in erecting a statue of JEFF
ferson Davis" said a Confederate vet
eran, but now that splendid monument
in honor of the Confederacys illustrious
President is about to be unveiled at Rich
mond, 1t is all the better that this event
was postponed until the present time.
This Is an era Of peace and good feeling,
when the north and the south are hap
PLY and firmly reunited. The ceremony
at Richmond on June 3 will be witnessed
by vast throng, made up of Confeder-
ate veterans and the sons and daughters
of the veterans. There will be no lack
of enthusiasm and fervid southern ora
tory, but 1t Is safe to say that the oc-
casion will call forth no bitter remarks
on the part of northern editors or polit-
ical agitators. II here and there an I'M
charitable word finds its way into print,
1t will not be regarded rejecting in
any manner the feeling Of the north
Had the Davis monument been erected
twenty years ago vicious comments would
mosities would have been revived. There
fore, 1t is well, I say, that the south
has waited until now for honoring In d
signal and enduring way the memory Of
Mr. Davis.
II am glad to know that United States
Senator John W. Daniel is to address the
veterans when they gather In Richmond.
Daniel had a gallant war record. He en-
tered the Confederate army as second
lieutenant in the Stonewall brigade and
became major and Gen. Jubal Early's
chief of staff, on which he served until
crippled In the battle of the Wilderness in
1864 He is great orator and his speech
at the reunion of his old comrades In
arms will be matchless in its eloquence."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

]. P. Morgan's taste for art grows
with his years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

The D. A RS have the fighting
spirit Of their sires.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Lawyer Delmas has not been asked
to try the Abe Ruel case. Abe wants
no brainstorms in his'n.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-22

Editor stead's chin renders peace
impossible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-18
Franeo-gapanese Agreement.

The Paris cor e.pondeut OF the St.
Petersburg Russ, in dispatch publish
ed yesterday, announced that be had
obtained information from an authentic
source, 10 the eff CT that the Franco
Japanese agreement, now in course Of
negotiation, will contain secret cou5i.
tions, appl giDg to the eventuslity OF a
European war, and binding japan to
place at the disposition of France $780,
600 men, while the British will lard
contingent of 100, 900 to $50, 900 men.
Great Britain and France, it is added,
not only guarantee the inviolability OF
Jspape:e territory, but also engage to
float several loans. The statements made
are received with incredibly in diplo-
matte circles in st. Petersburg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-18
Want Increased Pay.

While the managers of steamboats, on
the Potomac, with one exception, have
adjusted their recent difficulties with the
engineers, a new situation has risen out
of the fact that the masters, pilots and
other licensed men Oh the boats have
made a demand for large increases In
their wages, ranging from one-third to
two-thirds additional to their present
pay. All the steamboat owners have
received letters calling their attention to
increased living expenses of the men,
and to the fact that in all other lines oil
industry salaries have been generously in'
creased. They are given until next
Monday to reply, though The new scale
of wages is not to go into effect until the
first day of June.
The schedule as sent to the steamboat
managers is as follows:
Potomac steamers and tugs passenger
steamers over 800 tons running below
Sandy Poin') Captain 1925; first pilot,
$50; second pilot, sos; deck mate, $50.
Steamers from 300 TO 800 tons run
ming below Sandy Point-Csptain, $ll5i
pilot, $75; deck mate, $50.
Steamers of 800 to 800 tons cumming
above Sandy PoinO- Captain, 500;
pilot, $40; deck mate, $50.
Steamers under 300 tons-Csptain,
$50; pilot, $40; deck mate $50.
Ferry Bosts-Captain, 500; pilot,
$40.
No mention Is made of the rates for
tugbost men, and it is understood that
no increase is ask ed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-18
Cut a Woman.

Last December a negro named Joseph
Timbers cut a young colored woman
named Laura Newman at the corner OF
Wolfe and Alfred streets. The cutting
took place in the night time. The man
wanted the woman to go home with
him bat abe insisted on returning to
her mothers house. This angered Tim
bers aud he ,tabbed her in the side.
She later accompanied Timbefs TO MS
home aud remained there two montps'
The woman endeavored to shield hes
assailant, and for some time kept the
other inmates of the house ignorant OF
the fact that she hsd been cut. Finally,
however, DR.. Hopkins was called to
attend her and later DR.. Moore. The
wound had not hesled and the woman
was emaciated and from every indics-
ton was dying from consumption. She
rallied, however, and eventually regain
cd her health. rimbers was arrested
shortly after the assault and held 10
await the result of the woman's injuries,
and after having been kept in Jail five
months was brought before Justice Cation
in the Police Court this morning when
he was sentenced to serve four months
in Jail and to pay fine OF $40.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-18
Sunday School Institute.

The following is the programme OF
the Sunday School Institute OF the WASH
ippton District Baltimore Conference,
M. E. Church South, to be held In tne
Methodist Episcopal Church South 10
this city next Wednesday.
MORNING SESSION
$50 devotional exercises, Rev. Z. v
REGISTER; temporary organization; sp-
pointment of committee on permanent
organization; 1000. addresses, -"Sunday
School Aims'-To have live super
intendent, A. L. Dietrich; to have
welI-equipped teacher, Rev. W.D. Keene;
to have ali the Church in the Sunday
School, Rev. w. L. Dolly; HOO music;
report of committee on permanent organ
izstion; lilo, address, 'The Sunday
School as a Soul-saying Institution"
Rev. J. q. Light; 1870, Address,
''The Sunday School as an Institution
for Training Christian Workers, Kew.
!. w. Smith; 11:50 talk on work with
juniors. Miss Albertine Robertson,
Washington, D. O.
AFTERNOON SESSION
2:3O. devotional exercises, Rev. j. l.:
Kibler; 2:45 Enthusiastically School
Enthusiasm" J. w. Reisner, field
worker District of Columbia Sunday
School Association; 800 report from
"Our Successes and Our DIM
cuIties;" conference conducted by W.
w. MILAN; 400, teaching lesson to
Juniors, Miss Robertson; ABS, what are
the advantages Of teachers meeting!
should every school have one? DIR. Henry
Knowles.
EVENING SESSION
500, de 7otional exercises, Rev. W. ID.
BalIenger; S:l5 address, THE Ofga-
nized Adult Glass" A. B. Pugh, Ed;
1886, address, =" Sunday School Mango
mehi," P. q. Bristow, Esq, Supt: Cal
very Baptist 8. 8. OF Washington, d. u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-18
Lost His Watch and Chain.

Early last night Washingtonisn re-
ported to Officer Henderson that he had
lost gold watch, chain and locket In a
house on north Lee street, and the o.
ficer arrested George Benson and white
woman named Annie Lee on suspicion
of stealing the same. The man and
woman we're taken TO the station house
and searched, but the missing articles
could not be found. Lieutenant Belts
and Officer Henderson later went to the
house which the Wsshingtonian said he
had visited and made thorough search,
but neither the V7atcb, chain nor locket
could be found. The case was called in
the Police Court this morning, but the
Washingtonisn failed TO put in an ap-
pearance, and it was continued un'
til Monday morning. The man who al
leges that re WIS robbed is employed in
subordinate capacity by the District
government.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-18
Police Court.
IJustice II. B. Cation presiding. ]

IJustice II. B. Cation presiding
The following cases we're disposed OF
this morning:
Charles Williams, colored. charged
with assauIting Kate Docket, had his
case continued.
Robert Benson and Annie Lee, sus-
pected of stealing watch and ehain'
had their case continued.
William Porter, colored, charged with
disorderly conc uct, WAS ined -:
A restaura.eur, charged with dlsposit-
ing crab shells in an alley, was dismis"'
cd. .,
jos. Simpson, Colored, charged with
cutting Laura Newman, was dned $lo
and sent to iait for four months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-18
Personal.

Alderman w. w. Bslienger, who has
been quite sick, is able 10 be out again.
Mrs. Gardner L. Booths is visiting
her old home in Newport News.
Mrs. James Lowe Erskine and sou
and Mrs. B. n. Crane, of Brooklyn, M
Y, are visiting Mrs. F. Erwin Ludwig
at Braddock Heights.
Mr.. A. g. Ubler has gone TO BIZ
mingham, Ala, to attend the fresoy'
terrain General Assembly, now 10 session
there.
The first tea OF the season given py
the ladies Of the Alexandria Coll Clup
il being served this evening and is prov
ing a mes, enjoyable affair. The LADIES
having Ihe tea in charge are Mrs. L.. v.
BarLy. Mrs. q. w. Wattles and MISS
Philiypa Wattles.
Rev. Bergman Green will preach and
administer holy communion at the eleven
O'Clock service al 81. Johns Chapel,
West End, tomorrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-05-18
Train Crew EXOnerated.

Richard A. Acton, conductor OF Car
No. 6 of the electric railway which ran
over and caused the death of William
Creepan on south Royal street last Sun
dav afternoon, and John Barker, motor
man. were declared blameless by the
coroner's jury which investigated the
matter last night. The inquest WAS con-
ducted By DE-. S. B. Moore, the Coroner,
and the Jury was composed of Robert
M. Graham, foreman; u. Harry Appich,
r. E. Knight, John Ii. Trimyer, Court
new Acton, and Edgar Warfeld, jr,
Mr.. Leo P. Harlow YVES present IN the
interests of the father OF the child
John s. Barker, the motOrman of the
car. was represented by State Senator
Lewis 81. Machen, and Richard A. Ac-
ton. the conductor, had as counsel Wal
ter u. Varpey. j. Randall Cation, Jr.,
one of the counsel for the electric rail-
way company, was present at the inquest.
The testimony was substantially the
same as that given before Justice Cation
in the Police Court last Sunday night.
The car was on its way from Mount
Vernon and was proceeding up Royal
street at lively speed, when the unfor-
tunste child started to CROSS the track a
few yards north of Duke street. When
the motorman saw the chid's peril he
attempted to bring the car to stand
still, but was unable to do so before II
struck the little boy.
The motorman and conductor repeat
ed the testimony they gave last Sunday
night. They testified that while the
car was only equipped with hand brake
that lacked lever power, they did not be-
Iieye that the car could have been
stopped in time 10 save the child II II
had been co ipped with air brakes.
Neither seemed certain as to whose duty
it was to see that the fender was on the
front end of the car, and on several
points concerning the operation of trains
they said they had never been instructed.
The motorman said that he had had no
orders from the company as to the use
of the fender on the streets of the city,
except in the case of King street. Dur
ing the investigation Barker said:
al would rather have been under thos:
car wheels myself than TO have seen thai
child there"
DR.. William NJ. Smith described the
child's injuries, and Raymond Smith
testified that he believed the motormar
did everything in bis power to prevent
the accident.
The jury subsequently returned the
following verdict: -,
ave, the jury, find that the sAid
William Creegsn came to his death 81
the result of injuries received from being
run over by a car of the Washington
Alexandria aud Mount Vernon Railway
Company. We find the mOtorman and
conductor blameless in this case, bu
learn from the evidence that they wer'
not supplied with the proper appliances
in the way Of brake equipment. They
also showed great ignorance concerning
the law governing speed and the individ
usI responsibility Of the several creV
hands. They are sorely in need OF in
structions."