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The Washington herald., 1907-04-30
DR.. EGAN GIVES LECTURE.
Tells Mems Club OF n. z. Church
About ST. Francis.

About ST. Francis.
DR.. Maurice Francis Egan. professor of
English at the Catholic University,
Iectured before the Mems Club of
the Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal
Church last night. The theme chosen
by Dr. Egan was the Life Of St
Francis d'Assisi, and is one with which
the lecturer is especially familiar
He explained the mission of the founder
Of the Franciscans. and told why he was
especially favored by nOn-Catholic writ
ers as among the most sanity of the
saints
After the lecture. Justice Anderson,
president of the club, made a shxTt
address. thanking DR.. Egant
The Washington herald., 1907-04-30

President 10 stop at Anderson, Ind.
The President yesterday promised ex-
Gov. Durbin. OF Indiana. that he would
stop five minutes At Anderson. Ind. on
his Western trip the latter part OF May
The Washington herald., 1907-04-30
CHURCH GETS $4,000
Fairy Gift Surprises the Pill
grim Congregation.
PRESENTED AS a MEMORIAL

wealthy Citizen of Another Part Of
the Country the Generous Helper.
Sends Minister Around Country.
East Washington Is Decided Upon.
Plans Are Quickly Completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

great dynamite trail through the roeh ,o- day the only wonder is that all the puiiu- ings along these streets were iio' to earth. 4
 This part of the Pennsylvania s great undertaking is the subcontract of the United Engineering and Contractins ooiiis nanv and is ths nearest completion of any part of the work east Of the Nortn river tubes. They have been put through and will soon be ready for the ties ana rails. A great deal of work yet remains to be done in the foundations for the ter minal station, between Seventh and Ninth avenues and the perplexing prooiefn or pushing the steel tubes through the quick- sands under the East river has not yet been solved Some progress is being made there. but it is said that another year at least will be required to reach the Long Island side. It is now the plan of tho Pennsylvania company to have all Of the physical work done early in the summer of 1909 and to have trains running through from New Jersey to Long Island City by September 1 of that year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Nailed Birds of Brittany.
.ho San FrancIsco Star.

Fl I the San Francisco Star.
 Speaking of exaggerations'' said traveller, reminds me of the pie bird story of the Breton farmer. There was & farmer in Brittany who wished to tell a visitor how his farm had been overrun win pies les, you know. are large birds, black and white, with long tails a kind of crow The farmer said the pies devastated his fields horribly. If he put up scarecrows the birds tore them down. One day his young son ran into the granite farm house and shouted:
 Oh, father, hundreds of birds! The wheat is being all eaten up!
 The farmer loaded his gun. But where were the shot? None could be found. He put in a few handfuls of Jacks instead. Then he ran out. The wheat field was black and white, like leckerboard, with pies The farmer gave loud yell and the birds all flew up into tall pop la He fired, ane To. every bird was nailed fast to the tree. Their Tapping wings filled the air with loud whir. The farmer amazed, stood watching ,n,n. Then strange thing happened. The birds with one grand unuited effort pulled up the huge tree and flew away with if "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

nue and beyond, is forty feet in width and twenty feet high. As one stands on the rock floor nothing but the ragged edges of the flint walls on each side and overhead is seen Narrow gauge railroad tracks traverse the caverns and electric lights are suspended all along the walls. In spots fragments of mica and various crystals flash and glitter in the rock, sometimes so profusely as to give the whole interior a fantastic appearance.
 Unlike the subway, these tunnels have no openings for the light and air to come through, yet with only the working shafts a mile apart the air in the tunnel at pres ent seems much purer and fresher than that of the subway. What it may be when trains are running remains to be seen. It Is said, however, by the engi- neers who have planned the tunnels that the ventilation will always be good.
 When finished trains will run through separate concrete tubes in each of the tunnels, and in that way it is expected that fresh air will be constantly drawn In after each train. In each tunnel there will be two tracks and each track will be entirely encased in it's own concrete walls and arches. Between the two tubes will be a four foot concrete wall through which will be laid the electric conduts. Being shut in so completely by these con crete walls the noise of moving trains
 
 will drive the air ahead of 1t and such in fresh air behind 1t with the action of a pump piston. Much of the bad ventilation in the subway Is said to be due to the fact that all trains run through one open tunnel and while they keep the air in motion they neither drive it out nor draw fresh air in they would do if each track ran through tube of its own.
 The Concrete.
 Thousands of tons of concrete will be taken into the tunnels in the next two years to make the floor, walls and arches for the finished structure. In fact, nearly one e-half of the present cubic space in the tunnels will be taken up with concrete, and this will be the only support for the rock roof.
 To make the journey through the tun- nels now one must enter them either at the big shaft near the Thirty-fourth street ferry landing or through the other shafts sunk In the back yards of old brown stone fronts in the block between Fourth and Fifth avenues. Through these two open ings all of the rock has been hoisted in the last two years, and the work has been done with such expert skill that the city has hardly realized what was going on. Citizens have become accustomed to the sight of the moving cranes working in the shafts in Thirty-second and Thirty third , streets, and have seen the sheet iron shack that covers the shaft at the ferry landing, but there is little to be seen on the surface at either of these places to indicate the true nature of the gigantic undertaking beneath the city. Occasional complaints that buildings near the line of the tunnels were shaken by blasts. have been made. but to one who follows the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
LAMBETH'S LONDON LETTER
oNDoN, April 1s.-British baronets

oNDON, April 13.-British baronets
 are eagerly looking forward to the
 - report of a home office committee
 which has been considering their status,
 and how to deal with bogus baronetcies,
 for the past year.
 There is nothing earsier in this coun-
 try than to assume baronetcy. whether
 you are entitled to 1t or not. One can be
 severely dealt with by the House of
 Lords if one pretends to be a peer, and
 no one can impersonate a policeman or
 a soldier without being punished. But
 scores of people call themselves Sir
 Blank Dash, Bart with impunity and
 use the title as a means of imposing on
 tradespeople and other innocent trusting
 folk
 The committee was appointed to con-
 slider the advisabiity of amending the
 laws affecting the baronetage, which are
 open to these abuses, and of establish ing a system of registration. At present there is no means of preventing a per- son who discovers that his family once
 held an extinct baronetcy, assuming tho title without proving that he Is the legal heir.
 The British baronetage is full of strange eccentric types, even among the genuine "barts." There are baronets of ancient lineage driving cabs, serving in the ranks of the army, serving beer be- hind bars and earning scanty livelihoods at law copying, etc. But the bogus bar onets are clever people and run their as- sumed titles as business propositions. The amazing sum of $1O05,O has been derived by the British exchequer from
 the "death duty inheritance tax, since it was instituted by Sir William Har- court in 1895.
 This year, owing to the unprecedented of " the amount has reached a record figure,
 estimated at 95,OOO,00O, which has ex- ceeded the budget estimates by several million dollars. With this influx of wealth, Chancellor
 of the Exchequer Asquith expects to be able to announce a surplus of $2O ,00O in his coming budget.
 The death duty is a ten per cent tax on the net estate of wealthy men, and its burden often embarrasses their heirs. The present Duke of Rutland, who suc- ceeded to the title last year, has had to close his chief residence. Bolvoir Castle.
 owing to the demands of the revenue on his fathers fortune.
 Bridesmaids must not come to church with their heads uncovered, according to a rule of the church of England. This rule based on St. Paul's injunction to women about showing reverence In the house of God by keeping tneir hesios coN cred was enforced at Scarborough church recently.
 wedding was delayed by the par sons refusal to allow the bridesmaids who wore only wreat1es of marquerites on their heads to enter the church. He ! declared they must wear hats or bonnets before he would admit them to the church. At last the bridesmaids impro- vised head-dresses by placing their fold ed handkerchiefs on their heads and put
 ting the wreathes over them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
MARCH,.

J. O., in the New York Sun. Three of us went down the street, Three abreast in a roaring gale, Three stout hearts made glad with
 spring,
 Three housed souls made fresh and
 halei
 March was blowing the skies about, March was wild with wind and sun. March was a-roar, March was a-shout, And our three hearts beat as one! Windows flashed as we marched along, Horses pranced and faces were glad Earth was singing her first spring song, Madder than wild March was mad Given great skies, given great gales, Given three comrades stepping in tune, Given the glad crowds-who could ask More of a wild March afternoon?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
SPRING IN THE SOUTHLAND.

From the New York Sun. That blithesome, bonny time is come'
 The gladdest of the seasons; And though March cuffs with windy puffs
 And April has her treasons, They never fail to flower the dale
 And set the woods to singing; And evrywhere in earth and air
 The springtime choir is ringing. Just wake at dawn of early morn
 Upon an old plantation, Co out upon the fresh ming lawn
 And hear the jubilation; The bleating of the feecy herds
 With tinkling bells commingle, And roosters crow and cattle low
 Ind gear and ploughshares jingle, While farmer Doise, calls to his boys,
 Who come with hoop and clatter And duck and goose turn gladly loose
 Their cackle and their chatter. And on the breeze, apart from these, The thousand carols tender Pour from the groves to tell of loves And of the springtime splendor: Indeed, the whole earth seems alive From morn to eve with voices, Ana grasses grow and blossoms blow And all that is rejoices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.


 Ireland, has been a great success, and will doubtless be extended to other dis tricts.
 A dead whale formed the bone of con- tention in an amusing case in the chan cery court here- The cetacean was found dying in the North Sea by steamer which lowed it home and sold it to firm of wholesale fish-mongers at Cleethorpes, a summer resort on the east coast.
 For fortnight the whale lay on the beach, protected by big tent, while the proprietors charged sixpence for admis- sion and began to remove the whales bubber and whalebone, which was worth $500.
 Then the Cleethorpes municipal author ties found the whale was nuisance, and requested its owners to remove t forthwith This the fish-mongers who were making money out of the dead le- viathan, refused to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

similar difficulty arose at Newouay. cornwall, favorte summer resort, where the rector closed the church be cause women visitors insisted attending. the services bare-headed. At that time the no-hat craze was at it's height and was especially popular at seaside resorts.
 Ihe ancient irish language, Erse, is peing taught in London public schools. m districts where there are large Irish populations. the London county council mas arranged for lessons in Irish lan- guage history and literature to be given at the evening continuation classes.
 So far the movement, which is in sym pathy with the national renaissance in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Dick Turpin's Oak.
rom the London Evening Standard.

In looping off branch of the old oak known as "Turpin's Oak' which stands at the corner of a lane leading into the Great North Road nearly opposite the gates of Finchley Cemetery. several pistol bullets were found embedded in the wood.
 In the records of Dick Turpins trial at York it is mentioned that it was at this spot that he. with Tom King, robbed the Royal Mail in 1724 of f300.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.

By McLandburgh Wilson. The dollar that is whole and round You soon find out. alack, Will roll so far away from you
 You never get it back. But when it walks upon two legs It's speed is halved d. last, It finds it quite impossible
 To get away so fast Th.n when it travels on all fours It proves a greater bar; Though locomotion seems increased It does not get so far. But stranger still it is to note,
 Despite the power to roam, When it has got a hundred legs
 It sticks right close to home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
$3.75.

Type adequately the worth of this col lection gowns. If have recently looked at some fine French Lingerie and still holds the picture the price and you have this group exactly.
 They are s45o s5OO $6.0O and s7oo gowns of the finest and Long Cloth, with handsome faces and embroideries just lavshed on them
 True a few are a little mussed from showing, but see how we nav for that. They're every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
EmbrOiderieS

A timely purchase of thousands of yards brought us quite an assort- ment of alIovers in dainty small patterns. Most of them were set aside for this sale. The balance dished right out and before we knew it sold, at considerably more than this price. Hence, we advise, if you want any of the lot, speak quick-yard, Soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
White Sale Strikes The Waist Store
Worth up to s,2.oo-

'S'lh up to Fz.Uu-
 Now for the EuIogy: You doubtless expect to read that they are the most stupendously gigantic values that were ever offered
 Nothing doing-not here-but they are as clever a combination of good law1ls, pretty laces and em- broideries as you can expect at $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Styles from $3OO, $3.5O and s4OO lines. Some are soiled from being shown or displayed in window. Good variety and best styles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
WdITE&S SALE
 COWnS-Five LOtS-The Best Yet
$1.OO GOWNS 75c.

Not so much' you Come That's all we ask They made good Cambrc yoke of chs tered tucks finished embroidery edge high neck long sleeves. ~ '' Extra sizes 17. IS, 1s inches. s1.5o gowns-s5c
 $175
 By far too many permit "justceY in brief descrin tion. All styles-plenty of
 $200, $2.50. $500 as stvIes redr.ad for this April event o" number of s75o ss5o ss.oo gowns little soiled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Six styles-$4.50 and $500 num- bers. Of longcloth or best cambric. Styles with knee flounce of hand. some embroidery, others finished In many rows of Val. lace insertion, edge to match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Drawers SI.5O

Plenty at this price you will mo- tice remarked from $2.00, $2.5O and $3.00, but no fault to find with quality, style or finish. A few slightly the worse for display; otherwise, O. K.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Corset Covers 95c

Added to regular line are many pretty styles from $1.5O, $1.75 and $200 garments. Materials, nain- sock and longcloth. Some have solid front of dainty lace and em- broidery insertion. Only few soiled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Encounter Yields Trio of Values for Your Inspection
 Others $375 Instead of $500

In Tn this  excellent French and Null with the dvh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Skirts at 95c Skirts at2.5O Skirts at 50

Made of good grade of cambric, deep tucked flounce trimmed with pretty patterns of blind or open work embroidery Full $1.5o values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
F EfnbrOiderieS

Here are two divisions that are made up of widths, qualities and patterns most desirable for chil- dren's and misses dresses
 Naiasook and Cambric Insertings and edges to match, up to and inches wide, at 12Rc yard.
 Swiss Insertings and Edges to match, some as much as 12 inches wide, at 15c a yard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Corset Covers 35c

Made of good cambric; front trimmed with two rows of torchon lace insertion and edge; full blouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Drawers 75c

Come early for these-$1.00 and SIPS lines as well as our excellent assortment at this price. Effect. lively trimmed. Made of longcloth and fine cambric.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Get your spring clothing now-no better time. We've all the new styles and fashions ready for you.
 MARLEY 6 BAUMAN,
 1924 First Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
The Huge caverns.

In order to get an adequate idea of the size and extent of these huge caverns and the labor required to hew them out of the solid rock one must descend into them. Each tunnel, for the entire length of the two streets from the river to Fifth ave-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14

Ia33 Grand Avenue, Suite 3S6,
 KANSAS CITY, MO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
ChemiSe $l.75

Many taken from $2.50, $500, $3.50 and $4.00 divisions. Made of nainsook and best longcloth; such trimming as laces, nub pin tucks and medallions. Bottoms trimmed in nearly all numbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
ANNUAL $ APRIL
GhemiSe 95c

Garments selected from $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 lines. Made of best grade of longcloth; neatly trimmed; plenty of styles; few slightly mussed Trimmed bottoms.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
A PREGNANT DECISION.

Judge S. R. Artman Of the Indiana
Circuit Court decides that the legis-
lature has no right to license the sale
of intoxicating liquors. He holds that
the retail liquor business has no legal
standing on the ground that it is one
of the inherent, common law rights
of citizenship, since the business is
public health, public morals and pub
lie safety. Federal and state courts
have ruled that no form Of gambling,
such as lotteries, etc., can be legalized
since they are a peril to the well
fare of society. Judge Artman holds
that the liquor traffic must be Great
ed in the same manner.
If this decision is upheld by the Su-
preme Court of Indiana and of the
United States it will close every sa-
loon in the Hoosier state. This done,
similar suits will be instituted
throughout the land and If the prohi-
bition contention is sustained by the
Supreme Court of the United States
we would everywhere have prohibit
ton or "free whisky" The letter will
not be thought of by the people OF
today. These are not very cheering
days for the liquor traffic.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01

This is, Of course, strictly a Mime
apolis provision to help nail the lid on.
The summer resorts around the edge
of the city cater to the vicious ele-
ment.
There has also been another anti
cigarette bill introduced similar to the
one that has already gone to the Com
mittee on Public Health and Pure
Food. The first bill was originally
referred to the Crimes and Punish
ments committee and returned with
recommendation to pass, but fill
clustering methods were seemingly
considered necessary to kill it.
Another measure for which the Pro-
hibitionists stand and that will be
fought fiercely by the liquor lobby
is the proposed amendment to the
Constitution providing for initiative
and referendum. They are already
said to be lining up strongly against
the bill.
Many petitions for the county op-
ton bill are presented daily. The
number of signers is not indicated.
This makes it of more Importance that
our friends send in many petitions
than that each Of them shall contain
large number of signatures.
The measure introduced by Mr.. Lo-
beck relative to the protection Of
girls, raising the age of consent to
eighteen, has been reported out for
passage A bill introduced by Mr..
Noble providing for the better regula'
ton of blind or unsigned advertise
ments through which many young peo
pie Of both sexes have been led astray
has been reported for passage.
It is quite interesting to note that
of the something over three hundred
bills that have been introduced into
the House, favorable action has beer
reported on about fifty or one in every
six, whereas, the Prohibition mem
bers have introduced four bills, three
of which have already been reported
out, two of them favorably and the
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
upon the proposition for which you

upon the proposition for which you
vote"
and the elector shall designate
his preference by making cross (X)
in the blank space following the pro-
position which he favors.
Section 5. The result of such cleo
ton shall be forthwith certified to
the Auditor of such county, and a
certified copy thereof filed by such
Auditor with the Clerk of the District
Court in said County; and in case a
majority of the votes cast at such cleo
ton shall be against the granting OF
license in said county, then it shall be
unlawful from and after the certifica-
ton of the result of such election to
the said Auditor for the commission
ers of said county or the governing au-
thorities of any town or municipality
therein to grant license for the sale
of intoxicating liquors as beverage.
Section 6. In the case Of any cleo
ton held in any county under the
privisions of this act resulting in a
majority against the granting OF
| license, as set forth in section five(5)
hereof, the privileges granted under
any license then in force within such
county shall cease absolutely thirty
(3O) days from and after the date of
such election; and thirty days after
the date of such election the commits
sioners of said county or the munich
pal authority granting such existing
license shall forthwith cancel the
same, and refund to the licensee there
under such proportionate part of the
fee paid therefor as the unexpired
term of said license bears to it's orig
inal term.
Section 7. Nothing in this act shall
be so construed as to abridge the
rights of the voters of any town or
municipal corporation in this state
now having the right to vote upon the
question of license, to continue the
exercise of such right as now granted
when such municipality or town is 10
Gated within the limits of county in
. which the sale of intoxicating liquor
may be licensed.
Section 8. Any county having hello
an election under the provisions Of
this act may, at any time after three
years following such election, but mo-
! before, hold another election in the
manner herein provided; but no cleo
ton under the provisions of this ac
shall be held within thirty days be
fore or after any primary or final cleo
ton of national, state, county or MUM
cipal officers.
Section 9. All acts and parts o
e acts inconsistent herewith are hereb.
= repealed.
r Section 10. This act shall take Ell
= feet and be in force from and afte
e it's passage.
The public weal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1906-1908, 1907-02-01
THE COUNTY OPTION BILL.

The House temperance committee
is not rushing it. The chairman has
as yet indicated no all-consuming de-
sire to hurt the liquor traffic. No
meeting of the committee was held
until the 18th inst. A public hearing
was arranged for to take place on
Tuesday afternoon, the 26th inst, at
two o'clock. The place has not been
determined at this writing. 1t will
doubtless be in one of the large com.
mittee rooms if not in the Senate or
House chamber