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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
"M'IIe. Modiste."

FRITZ Schen's appearance at the Jei-
ferson last night as Fiji in the comic
opera written for her by Henry Blossom
and Victor Herbert, and known as Mile
Modesto" resulted in a fatterng testi-
monial alike to the prima donna and to
the box office The house was filled to
its utmost capacity. 1t was one of the
big successful events of the season.
The opera itself closely resembles a
musical comedy. but so long as it is fun
of bright, telling points and tuneful music
It matters little in which class it fails.
Fiji is employed in Ceciles hat shop IN
gay Paree. She has beauty, a magnetic
personality and desire to sing on the
stage. She is also good. Along comes
Hiram Bent, an American, who has
money to burn, and he places enough of
1t to enable Fiji to appear in opera. But
let us not anticipate. She had had Wis
ions of marriage to Captain Etienne de-
Brouvay, nephew of the Comte de St.
Mar. who sternly forbade the match. Fiji
is. however so good and so successful on
the stage that she is invited to sing a I
fete in the setrn unces gardens, where
she wins his favor and the course Of true
love at length runs smooth.
FRITZ scheff's is at once a delight to the
eye and the ear. She is dainty in figure,
and all her methods are artistic. AS for
her voice, 1t is ease and melody itself.
She sings apparently without effort, and
her voice is as pleasing in the high notes
as in those of lower range. No notes are
apparently beyond the powers of her
CI,o ie xya paD ciO a
once dramatically and melodously. Her
birdlike notes, her finish and her clear
enuneiation combine to make her accer-
table and pleasing in an unusual degree:
There is no accent in her speech, al
though she is by no means to the man
ner born. She is both a singer and an
actor, and the two are not often so
eharmingly Joined as they are in Miss
Scheff. The sparkling lines of the comedy
are well adapted to her uses.
The costumes and mounting of the play
were artistic, bringing out many beauti-
full pictures in the course Of the play.
Not only were Miss Scheff's gowns mag
nifcent and appropriate creations, but
all the rest of the costumes increased ana
heightened the beauty of the scenes.
Bebe, the dancer, won the plaudits OF the
audience, and one of the hits of the even
ing was Mr. Mars song concerning
American slang and the other oddities OF
the English language. William Pruette
as Comte de st. Mar was effective and
Claude Gillingwater as Hiram Bent dli
his work to the immense satisfaction OF
the audience. The chorus was made up
of young girls who could sing, and eX-
cellent stage management had led them
up TO harmonious results.
But the chief triumph of the evening
was the manner in which the orchestra
was hoodooed For once it did not
swamp the voices of the singers. How
it was subdued, making it secondary IN
stead of mandatory, will perhaps never
be known to the general public, but all
of the big audience enjoyed the singing
last night as they could not have done
If the brass instruments had worked IN
their customarily strenuous manner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-06
Nat C. Goodwin.

Nat c. Goodwin, the leading American
comedian, is announced for an appearance
at the jefferson Saturday afternoon and
night. There is no actor on the stage to-
day who enjoys the universal popularity
of this player. His versatility seems to
have no limits, and with the possible eX-
ception of the late Joseph Jefferson we
have had no actor in a decade who has
had his potent power of blending comedy
and pathos in a single scene. His is the
gift of producing tears of laughter and
sentiment at the same time. Mr. Good
win will present at the matinee "A Gid
ed FOOL and at night his new comedy,
entitled, THE Genius"
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BAILEY PASSES LIE
IN INVESTIGATION
STARTS FOR WITNESS, WHO is
READY TO MEET HIM, BUT THE
SHERIFF STOPS THE TROUBLE.
GATES MAY BE SUMMONED.

Austin, Tex, February 5.-Quite dra-
matte scene was enacted in the Bailey
investigation today shortly after the Leg
islative committee resumed consideration
of the charges against the Senator. e.
N. Mentz of Houston was on the stand
when Representative Cooke, who is prese-
cutting the charges against Senator Bailey
asked Mr.. Mentz If Colonel Cowart of
Dallas went to New York to see Bailey
while he was there ostensbly to have his
throat treated, but was really there TO
attend to business for the Kirby Lumber
company
Senator Bailey had just entered the
room a few minutes before arose and
said that ony one who said that Cowart
went to New York to see him was a liar
The witness understood that Bailey
meant him, and he arose in his seat and
declared emphatically that he would al !.
low no man to call him a liar He as
serted that he was not a willing wit
ness, but so help me God | will allow
no man to call me a liar" he shouted.
Senator Bailey started for the witness.
who seemed ready to meet him. DEPUTY
Sheriff White stopped Senator Bailey and
trouble was avoided. The Senator then
apologized to the committee, declaring
that he had been irritated so much dur
ing the past few weeks that he could
hardly help his action. He asserted thai
it was hard to keep from denouncing
what he knew to be lies.
Representative Cooke retorted th,t
Bailey had legal advisers who were able
to take care of his interests.
The chairman announced that John w,
Gates, who is now at Port Arthur. Tex,
had been subpoenaed to appear before the
committee and that they were consider
ing summoning several other witnesses
and in all likelihood the committee would
not complete its labors before the latter
part of next week. if then. 1t is not
known when Senator Bailey will go on
the stand as the committee has informed
him that he can be the last witness.
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LEGISLATION and Capital

Within recent years Alabama has at
| tracted the attention of large capital
lists and vast sums of money have come
to this state for investment. Alabama's
natural resources have been developed
chiefly by outside capital, and the
broad, progressive spirit that formerly
characterized our Legislation made this
field very attractive year by year to
the men of millions living In the north.
Alabama is just entering upon an era
of industrial development that prom
ises to make past years look poor in
comparison. Capital is ready to pour
into this state but if the habit of intro
ducing mischievous measures in the
legislature-bills that balk and hamper
legitimate Enterprises not re-
strained, every community will be hurt.
Most people agree that railroad COM
panies and other great corporations
by the state, but only the most radical
| agitator against the money power" is
in favor of that drastic sort of legisla-
ton which cripples corporate capital
and helps nobody. AS examples of the
harmful measures now pending, two
may be cited. The bill to prevent
freight trains from running on Sunday
is one of them. 1t would, If passed,
paralyze the mineral belt and would
seriously affect indirectly every bust
ness interest in Alabama. The various
classes should cooperate in any
movement looking to stricter en-
| forcement of all reasonable Sunday
| laws now appearing in the statutes.
No manual labor, except such as is
necessary for the well-being of the
people, should be performed ON the day
set aside for rest and worship. But
conditions in Alabama make the opera
ton of freight trains on Sunday a
necessity
The second objectional measure
referred to, or rather an objectional
provision in proposed law, is found
in section of the fish and game bill.
This section prohibits emptying dele
| FERROUS matter in streams containing
fish. With that section omitted, the
bill is all right. Indeed, it is bill that
| commends itself strongly to the public
at large. A uniform law for the better
protection of game has long been
needed. But section 3, were it to be-
come law, would put nearly every coal
operator out of business, for it would
mean the abandonment of the coal
washer, now necessity in the modern
economy of the mining trade.
Let the legislature adopt all the laws
it will, provided they be just and rea-
sonable, but let it vote down and dis
courage all attempts to scare away
capitalize very capital that all of us
have been eagerly seeking for the pur-
pose of building up the state. The old
saying Capital is timid' is as true
today as 1t was in years gone by. Cap
ital, once frightened off, is hard to coax
| back.
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IMMORTALITY.

By Joseph Jefferson.
Two caterpillars crawling on leaf,
BY some strange accident IN contact
rrhe,r conversation, passing all belief,
was that same argument, the very same,
rbat has been "proed and conned' from
man to man,
vea ever since this wondrous world be-
gan
The ugly creatures,
Deaf and dumb and blind,
Devoid of features
That adorn mankind,
Were vain enough, in dull and wordy
strife,
To speculate upon future life.
THE first was optimistic, full OF hope;
The second, quite dyspeptic, seemed to
NOPE. .
Said No. 1. I'm sure of our salvation"
said No. ., I'm sure of our damnation;"
our ugly forms alone would seal our
And bar our entrance through the golden
gates.
Suppose that death should take US un-
awares,
How could we climb the golden stairsf
If maidens shun us as they pass US by,
Would angels bid us welcome in the
sky?
1 wonder what great crimes we have COM
mitted,
That leave us so forlorn and so unpitied.
Perhaps we've been ungratefui' unforsiv-
ing;
IT'S plain to me that lites not worth
the living"
Come, come, cheer up" the joviai worm
replied.
Lets take a look upon the other side;
Sunnose we cannot fly like moths or
millers.
Are we to blame for being caterpillars
viii that same God that doomed us crawl
the earth, 80
A nrev TO every bird that's given birth,
Forgive our captor as he eats and sings,
And damn poor us because we have not
wings?
IF we can't skim the air like owl or bat.
a worm will turn for a that.
They argued through the summer.
autumn nigh,
The ugly things composed themselves 70
die;
And so to make their funeral quite COM
plete,
Each wrapped himself in his little wind
ing sheet.
The tangled web encompassed them run
soon
Each for his coffin made him cocoon,
All through the winters chilling blast
they lay
Dead to the world, aye, dead as human
clay.
Io. spring comes forth with all her
warmth and love:
She brings sweet Justice from the realmt
above;
She breaks the chrysalis, she resurrects
the dead:
Two butterflies ascend encircling her
head.
And SO this emblem shall forever b
a sign of Immortality.
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Buster Brown.

Buster Brown and his faithful pal, Tige,
and forty others, mostly girls, will come
to the Jefferson theatre tomorrow after
noon and night for two performances.
As play actor" Buster has been sue
cess from the start At the present time
the piece is one of the best known and
most satisfying of the many latter day
musical comedies. This season II will be
given with an entire new scenic dress,
costumes and effects, while the cast is
said to be the best yet seen.
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sEWANEE CLANS.
Roosevelt and j. p. Morgan Are Mem
bers and Will Join In Celebration.

Chattanooga, Tenn, February 6.-ospe-
ciaI)-The Sewanee clans will gather IN
full force upon Lookout mountain next
Ju,v when the University of the South,
or Sewanee university, as 1t Is pest
known. will celebrate the hfteth year
of it's inception. In the clan of Sewanee
are such men as President Roosevelt
and ]. p Morgan, both of whom nave
promised to climb the mountain ana JON
in the festivities.
Neither the president nor the million
a,re fnancier are graduates of Sewanee'
hut because of the help they have given
the university they are counted as menl-
beers of the clan.
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PRESIDENT MAY GO
AGAIN TO PANAMA
Thinks of Calling on Cuba ana Oct
the Island Under Rule OF IT'S
People.

washington. February 5.-tspeciaio-
The President is thinking of making an
other trip to Panama and it may occur
in November. He may also visit CUBA
Inv which it is hoped in administration
circles. that the island will again be under
M rnle Of its own people. Secretary
Eraft viii also accompany the President,
though it is not unlikely that the secre-
tary will visit both the Phllppines ana
20 DHsa before the end of the summer
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

purchasing more than two hats during
any one calendar year, to regulate the
price to be paid for such hats, and to
prevent the wearing of any plumage
thereon Can you imagine that man
ever being invited to act as judge at .
baby show?
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"Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch.'

Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage Patch a
play which may be said to be fit ex-
emplar of the simple life, lived humorous
~. comes to the Jefferson theatre Friday
matinee and night, and will be presented
by practically the same cast as last sea-
son. 1t needs no introductin or recon-
mendation to local amusement lovers, ana
like the book of which it Is an excellent
dramatization, the play may be well set
down as a tonic for the low spirited and
respondent new inspiration to the
strong and a positive delight to all.
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The DAY IN CONGRESS
IN THE SENATE.

washington, February 5.-The entire
dav in the senate was spent in consid-
ering the Indian appropriation bill, but
without concluding the discussion of SEN
ate amendments the measure will again
be considered by the senate tomorrow.
The army appropriation bill was re-
ported and will be taken up as soon as
the Indian bill has been disposed of. The
bill carries $S1, 100000.
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IN THE HOUSE.

washington, February 5.-General de-
bate on the rivers and harbors appropria-
ton bill, which has been before the house
since last Wednesday, was terminated at
3 o'clock this afternoon when the read
mo Of the hill was begun under the five
minute rule.
During the three hours devoted to gem
eral debate today speeches were made by
Messrs. Keifer of Ohio, Davidson of WIS
cousin, Humphreys of Mississippi, Spark
man of Alabama, Lloyd of Missouri, Rob-
inson of Arkansas and Bankhead OF Ala
hama. The reading of twenty pages OF
the bill was completed before adjourn
rnent
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New Gayety,

Peonle who have witnessed this week
attraction at the New Gayety theatre
state that in many respects IL Is .ne poes
of the season. The Picchiams FANNY
recognized as the greatest acrooatic act
that has ever appeared in Birmingham On
the stage. and there are other acts on
The bill that are considered just as good
in their line
There is plenty of clean comedy IN .fo
performance. and no one was onehoeo
Yesterday afternoon, although the thea
ire was filed with women and childreh'
all of whom seemed to enjoy the attrac-
lion from start to finish. There IS
matinee every afternoon and perform
ance every night at the New Gayety
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Battle With Thieves.

Shelbyville, Ind, February 5.-After
a desperatae pistol battle with a gang
of four alleged thieves the police OF
this city captured every member late
Yesterday at Acton. More than a hun
dred shots were fired in the running
revolver battle, and one man was
wounded. The prisoners belong TO an
organization. it is said, which had
nreved upon surrounding towns IN
Shelby and Rush counties for months.
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Majestic Theatre.

The Meehan troupe of trick dogs at the
Majestic theatre this week do everything
but talk. Dogs are more deserving than
men when they, put the intelligence and
ability into their work. and that is seen
in those of Meehan. Finding pleasure III
their work, the dogs have talent for
vaudeville, doing their work with a snap
and gingerly effect that would add to
the salary of the ordinary biped. Grown
folks az well as children marvel At tia
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
Few York Times.

From the New York Times.
The Lord gives us our sweethearts,
but who is responsible for our relatives
When woman is proud of a mans
character it's sign she wouldn't be IL
she hadn't married him.
It's a great comfort to woman to
think maybe she had nice, curly hair be-
fore she was sick as young girl.
woman can never forgive her husband
for forgetting, when the minister Is visit
ing them. to pretend that he always asks
blessing at mealA
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sousa's "The Free Lance"

John Philip Sousas new military comic
OPERA 1.-The Free Lance" with Joseph
Cawthorn as the star of the same big
organization of singers and COMEDIANS,
which originally presented the opera at
the New Amsterdam theatre, New York,
last season, with the same lavish produc-
tion which Klaw e. Erlanger gave 1t at
that time, will fill an engagement at the
Jefferson theatre for one performance to-
night 1.-THE Free Lance''is heralded as a
genuine comic opera and truly magnih-
cent and colorful production written in
the March Kings vigorous and melod-
ious style with book and lyrics by Harry
B. Smith of Robin Hood" fame, telling
a consistent story in a bright. sparkling
manner and constantly trimming over
with brisk, humorous dialogue, laughable
situations and genuine mIrthful quips
and jests.
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George w. Scholar LII.

George w Scholar, one of the best
known and most esteemed citizens of
Birmingham, was reported in extremis
at his residence on West Twentieth street
last night. He was taken i'll a few days
ago, but he did not seem to think that
his condition was grave until Monday
Mr.. Scholar is connected with the ac-
counting department of Loveman. Jo-
seph q Loeb
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Standard OIL Secretary.

New York, February 5.-William p.
Howe assistant secretary of the Stand
ard Oil Co., issued statement to-
day in which he declared that mo such
imposition upon the newspaper as the
report of the interstate commerce com
mission stated was practiced by the
Standard Oil company"
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YAWNING.

Ye-ow
When a fellows feeling sleepy,
How he loves his little bed
How the drowsy call for mapping
Makes him doze and nod his headi
And the freight, how it fiickers
TIL his weary lids close down
And before he's really ready
He's away to Slumber Town.
Ye-ow
When the book falls from your fingers
And the clock begins to strike
That's the time you'd better wrestle
With a sportive little tylke
Who will tug and keep on Juggling
Till you can resist no more
And in ten or twenty minutes
You surrender with a snore.
Ye-ow.
When you stretch and start to musing
And you slide down in your chair,
All your energies relaxing,
That's the time you'd best beware,
For the slumber god Is busy
And hell draw you fast away
To the land where dreams are fashioned
TIL the rosy dawn of day.
The arrival of cold weather drove
many aristrocratic dogs into their over
coats. All dogs don't wear overcoats
down south, and canine visitors from
the north delight to lord it over our low
bred Towsers.
Ironquill sings:
do not like the way the cards are
shuffled.
But still 1 like the game and want to
play.
So, through the long, long night, will I,
unruffled,
Play what I get until the dawn of day.
We might add:
And then. If you are married, when they
beat you
You'll start for home uneasy in your
mind
About the way your little wife will greet
you
And sorry for the wad you left behind.
The Gibson girl is back, we are told.
Come to think of it, back is a prominent
feature of the Gibson girl.
Perhaps it is just as well that NOV
ing picture men do not concern them
selves with domestic bouts.
aselsmlc disturbance is the company
term; quake will do.
The popular song is more cheerful now,
saws an authority on the subject. Still,
IT is enough to make us weep.
PAUL COOK.
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A WOMAN WHO WAS.

a NOMAN WfO NAo.
"Once a famous beauty Who
Can know her anguish now,
The sorrow in that empty heart,
The curse upon her brow!
The wreck of hopes that went astray,
The golden moments flown.
The crush of lovers wooing her,
The deeds she can't atone
What history those eyes suggest
They can no longer glow
With life and joy as once they did
In revels long ago,
And yet. they saw a gilded world
Lie PROSTATE at her feet,
Now poorly clad in tattered shoes,
She drags along the street.
They marked admring throngs who
pressed
To glimpse her lovely face,
While murmured signs and plaudits bold
Proclaimed her youthful grace
But eyes or lips can never tell
The story of her past.
Ere long she'll reach the journeys end,
For life is ebbing fast.
And none will know her tragedy
And none will try to save
That belle of other days who goes
To find a pauper's grave
NOTIONS.
Lives of all great men remind US that
we can never make our lives sublime by
wearing out the seats of our trousers
and killing time.
In the flower garden of girls all can't
be roses, but the violets are well worth
tying to.
The fellow who ropes in wife with
ropes of pearls is glad enough. some
times to get the knot united.
A good way for one to lose his identity
these days is to be a magazine poet.
If rich people didn't tear around in
automobiles they would probably be do
ing something else a great deal worse
PUZZLED.
Easy money
Sure Is funny
How it falls to some.
Wish l knew the
Way to do the
Trick to make it come!
NOT THE ONLY ONE.
Gee whiz!' said Mr.. Littlewad,
In sudden perturbation;
while reading up on Harry ina"
1 passed right by my station!
..peonle don't understand me nor
wilde" saws G. Bernard Shaw, who is by
long odds the most eonceited ass at pres
ent browsing in literature
Mark Twain VS.. Mary Baker G. Eddy
promises to furnish us something 10 TAIN
about
Inasmrch as February q marks the
centenary of Longfellows pirth, poe'-
asters VINO have parodied "Hiawatha
should be rounded up on that day ana
publicly burned.
A Missouri legislator says he VIII IN
troduce a bill ITO prohibit women from
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Fire In Dakota Town.

Bismarck, N. D., February 5.-The BUSH
ness portion of Coal Harbor, town ON
the 500 road, north of here, was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. People on. one
side of the street saved their buildings
by hanging wet blankets over the slaes
of the structures.
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Cur Mighty Mississippi

The great central trunk conduit of
issippi river,
ion just now
5v., elates to the
+.a lduit to carry
...'. aters without
o property on
- crest OF the
waters has passed Memphis, and the
strain upon the. levees begins to be felt
all the way down to the gulf. But no
fears are entertained that the rise be-
low Memphis will be exceptional.
Every mile of levee is being watched,
and the pressure of the waters, aided
by saturation, crawfish and muskrats,
will not be permitted to create crew
asses, if human care and skill can pre-
vent them.
The belief is general that the levees
below Memphis are sufficiently high,
and vigilance is all that is needed in
this emergency. These bikes of soft
earth are good in a crisis when they
are closely watched, and this is what
is going on all the way from Memphis
to the sea. Men are patrolling the
bikes and every possibility of an over
flow is being nipped in the bud, SO to
speak.