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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
Breaking It Gently.

From Harper's Weekly. Pardon me, sir began the portly gen. tleman in the railroad train to the man who sat next to him, ''but what would you say if I sat on your hat?'
 Suppose you sit on it and then ask me?' suggested the other.
 .I did, admitted the portly person., calmly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15
A Notable Performance.
From Harper's Weekly.


 A member of the school board of Philadelphia describes unique school. house in northern Pennsylvania, where the schoolmaster keeps his boys grind ing steadily at their desks, but some times permits them to nibble from their lunch boxes as they work.
 One day the pedagogue was instruct ing class in arithmetic, when he mo- ticed that one pupil was devoting more attention to a piece of pie than to his lesson.
 william commanded the stern mentor, twill you pay attention to the lesson?"
 I'm listening, sir, said the boy.
 Listening, are you?" exclaimed the master. Then you're listening with one ear and eating pie with tho other!"
 Pep-To-Lac-Rests and assists the tired and overWorked stomach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

you see the cat looking out of window.
 In Kansas it means a change of weather when the cat plays and frisks about Tn the house. And in New York storm is looked for when an old cat frisks through the house at night.
 When cat is sharpening it's claws the way it's tail points indicates the direction of the wind next day. is Maine super stition.
 When the cat turns it's back to the stove it means cold weather.
 If the cat lies with the back of it's head turned downwards, 1t means storm. When the cat holds it's nose up in the air it signifies rain.
 That putting a coal black cat under a bushel measure when it is raining will make the rain stop, is a belief enter tained in Maryland.
 It is a general belief that cat never should be left alone with sleeping child, as the cat may "suck the childs breath
 In Ohio is found the belief that playing with a cat will make a child stupid.
 The following was found within the shadow of the State University at Law renee, Kansas: Never take a cat near a dead person, lest the cat take the soul of the dead.'
 The cat and dog are hereditary enemies because the cat once stole the right Of the dog.
 Grease a cats foot and 1t will stay at your house.
 The belief is general that cats can't smell when their whiskers are cut off
 In New England it is regarded as un- safe to have cat in the room during thunderstorm.
 In Maine 1t lis believed that in the tip of every cats tail are three hairs Of the devil-which accounts for the cats dis position to prowl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

SEABOARD-the On Time Line. A trial makes choice easy. Leave Birmingham 6:45 a.m., 4::15 pm. Pullman Sleep CTS, Dining Cars and Parlor Broiler. The best route East and Atlanta proper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

other earnestly. There is a thick post between those seats, you know?"
 Yes that's why I thought
 That's why I liked them," he inter- rupted. That old maid with me got sen- timental after the third act and started to make me leap-year proposal, but I kept her lodging around the post until the curtain went up again and I was saved. Here, have another."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-15

Pep and assists the tired and overworked stomach,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
GAS PIPE THUGS TO HANG.
Two California Murderers Go to the
SCaffold Friday.

San Francisco, July 30.-Confned
in a gloomy cell in San Ouientin pen
itentiary, John Siemsen and Louis
Dabner, the gas pipe thugs who in
augurated veritable reign of terror
in San Francisco during the months
of August and September, 1906, are
awaiting the expiation of their crimes
on the scaffold tomorrow. The sen
tence OF death, passed over eighteen
months ago, has been affirmed by
the supreme court and it is unlikely
that there will be any interference
with tomorrow double hanging.
Both of the gaspipe assassins, al
though the most ruthless thugs that
ever terrorized a city, have now be-
come prematurely aged and broken.
Siemsen has prepared statement in
which he asserts that he was wrong
fully accused by Dabner to shield a
brother. and that Bischoff, the state
witness against him at the trial, was
guilty of many perjuries.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
LUNAT|C HANGS SELF IN CELL
W. Hollaby Suicides in the Insane
Ward at the County Farm

w. Hollaby committed suicide
Tuesday night in the insane ward at
the county farm by hanging himself
with blanket. Hollaby was about
thirty years old and was brought
here from Ennis several days ago to
be tried for lunacy. He was adjudged
to be of unsound mind and was or
dered sent to one of the states asy-
lums. He was sent to the county farm
for confinement while waiting for
room for his admittance to the asy-
lum at Terrell. Tuesday night he
knotted a handkerchief around his
neck and then tssd the corner of a.
blanket to the handkerchief. Climb
ing upon the window he made the
| blanket fast to the iron bars and
then jumped off. Death was produced
by strangulation. The body was sent
to Ennis Wednesday for interment-e.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
BOOT LEGGERs
LOWER PRICES
State Competition Hurting Small
Individual Dealers in
Fire Water.
the D|SPENsAR|Es KNOCK
Government Bartenders Poison Mind
Of Public Against Merchandise Of
Citizens by Saying Their
Stuff Is Rotten.

Muskogee, Okla, July 30.-The
Bootleggers' Union of Muskogee, has
reduced the price of whisky from
$500 to $3.50 per quart, in order to
meet the competition of the state
dispensary which sells the official
Sunnybrook at $1.60 per quart .
The bootleggers, according to the
statement of state official, have a
we'll organized union and they stand
by each other in times of trouble.
This is what makes it difficult to
convict a bootlegger unless he is
caught red handed with the goods on
him. When one bootlegger is arrest
ed the other bootleggers see to it
that the right sort of witnesses are
found and they have their friends
around where they will be almost
certain to be supoaenaed on the
jury which will try him This makes
it easy for the bootlegger on trial to
beat his case.
For years the established price of
whisky bought from a bootlegger in
the Indian Territory was $500 per
quart In case liquor was unusually
scarce or if a bootlegger happened
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
A MOB STORMS
PENSACOLA JAIL
Two Men Are Shot to Death
and Score Of Others Ser
iousIy Wounded.
FINALLY LYNCH A NEGRO
Florida Sheriff and Deputies Defend
Their Prisoner Until Overpowered
by Sheer Force Of Numbers,
Hanged on Plaza.

Pensacola, Fla, July 30.--Two
men dead and a score wounded.
some probably fatally, is the record
of an attempt last night by a mob
to storm the county Jail and take
out the negro, Leander Shaw, who
yesterday assaulted Mrs Lillian Da-
Wis near here.
The mob numbered probably l.
600 persons and gathered early, but
there was no apparent indication
that the crowd, which completely
surrounded the jail, contemplated
making a rush until nearly two
hours later.
The first indication was when a
railroad iron was brought into play
by about a dozen men upon the iron
gate of the jail yard. At the same
moment the entire mob seemed to
catch the spirit and with yells and
curses dashed for the jail entrance
Some climbed Ger the tall iron fence
while others hammered upon the
gate.
/ The sheriff with half a dozen depu-
ties stood in windows upstairs with
drawn revolvers and riot rifles.
The sheriff pleaded with the mob,
at the same time telling them he
would defend the prisoner at the
cost of every life present
j His words had no effect, and the
moment the first blow was struck on
| the gate volley of shots flashed
! from the upper windows of the jail
This was answered by the crowd
which poured volley after volley into
the jail, wounding two deputies. The
mob was momentarily driven back
with many wounded and one dead as
a result of the deadly aim of the
sheriff and his deputies.
At midnight the mob, which had
in the meantime been reinforced by
many residents of the surrounding
country, made another attack upon
the jail.
| The sheriff and officers were over
powered by some of the men who had
crept over the rear wall and covered
them with rifles and revolyers 9th
ers broke down the cell door and
took Shaw out
The negro was carried to the CEN
ter of the plaza and hanged to an
4 electric light pole. after which fully
500 shots were fired into his dang
ling body
In this latter fight H. C. kellum
ia street car conductor, was killed
while two deputies and four or five
of the mob were wounded
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
Or. BAKER COMES TO TRINITY
Eminent New York Educator Accepts
Prolessorship Of Philosophy.

Prof Ezra F. Baker, who has
just completed the course in philoso-
ply for Phi. d. in Columbia Universi-
ty, has accepted the professorship of
philosophy in Trinity University.
Prof. Baker is a graduate of Missouri
Valley College, Marshall Mo-, and
graduate Of the theological depart
ment of Cumberland University, Leb
anon Tenn. He has also received
the degree of Bachelor of Divinity
from Union Theological Seminary.
New York, n. Y. and the degree OF
NJ. A. from Columbia Uniersity, He
has spent the last four years in
graduate work in Union Theological
Seminary and Columbia University.
He is a ripe scholar, successful
teacher and lecturer.
Trinity University and the state of
Texas are to be congratulated on Sc
curing the services of this eminent
scholar and educator.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
ENTERTAINMENT AT LIBRARY
Suggested That a Program Be Ar
ranged for August II.

1t has been suggested that in or
der to give the citizens of Waxaha-
chic and Ellis county an opportunity
to show their appreciation of the
Sims Library a special program be
arranged for the night of August
IT. The Sims Library Is one of the
best institutions of its kind in Texas.
The people Of Ellis county are famil-
lar with the history of its establish
ment. The building is stocked with
several thousand copies of books
embracing fiction, history and
science. The popularity of the insti-
tuition increases every year. People
from all parts of the county are
reading it's books.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
Road Costs 377.OOO,O 600,

Chicago, July 30.--It is now esti-
mated by officials of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul railroad that
the Pacific coast extension will have
cost. when opened for traffic the first
of next year, total Of $77,000,00O.
This is s5.000,000 more than the
original estimate. Sufficient funds
are on hand to complete the great
project, 1t is said &
The extension Is 1880 miles long
and continues the St. Paul road frou
the former terminus in North Dako-
ia to Seattle. on the Pacific coast. Ii
was commenced about NO years ago,
and Is looked upon ~ the most in
portant railroad construction In 70.
cent years.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30

Gov Lanham was admitted to the
bar at Weatherford in 1869, and
was soon thereafter made district at
torney. He was elected to congress
in November. 1882, and was re-elect-
ed four times. He then devoted him
self to the practice OF law for four
years, but was again made congress
man in November, 1896, and contin-
ued to serve in that position until
inaugurated as governor in January
1903 He was reelected in 1904 to
the chief magistracy of the state and
served in that position until January
1907, when he retired to his home
at Weatherford
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
CHARGED WITH HORSE THEFT
Young Man Wanted in Dallas County
Arrested in Waxahachie.

A young man known here as John
Wilson, but who says his name is
Jack Williams, Was arrested in Wax
ahachie Thursday morning by Sher-
horse theft. He was placed in the
county Jail to be held pending in
structions from the sheriff of Dallas,
where the offense is said to have
been committed. Wilson or Will
Jams is accused of stealing a gray
mare from a man named Pringle at
Lancaster last spring. The animal
was brought to Waxahachie the day
following the theft and kept in a
wagon yard here several hours AS
soon as Sheriff Forbes was apprised
of the theft by the officers at Ian
caster be, made round of the wagon
yards and learned at one of these
places that a young man riding an
animal that answered the description
of the one stolen had been gone only
short while ALL efforts of Sheriff
Forbes to obtain trace of the young
man after he left the wagon yarG
proved fruitless. Thursday morning
Wilson returned to Waxahachie anG
while eating breakfast at local res
taurant he was placed under arrest
Sheriff Ledbetter of Dallas has beer
notified of the arrest and an once
is expected here this afternoon t.
take the prisoner to Dallas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
Taking Pasteur Treatment.

Tom Hatfield is at Austin this
week taking treatment at the Pas
tenr Institute. Mr.. Hatfield was bit
ten on the hand few days ago by a
small pointer. The dog was boxed
and sent to the Pasteur Institute for
examination. Hydrophobia developed
soon after its arrival and 1t was
killed. The physicians in charge OF
the institute wired Mr.. Hatfield ia
come there at once. He left for Aus.
tin Saturday afternoon.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30
QUARREL OVER STAMP IS FATAL
Man Shot and killed Following At
tercaton Regarding Postage. !.

Wharton, Texas, July 30.-G. w.
Jackson was shot and killed at
Pierce, Texas, yesterday. The killing
followed a quarrel over a, / cent
postage stamp. Jackson had mailed
letters with only l cent postage and
his attention was called to the mat
ter. A quarrel ensued and the shoot
ing followed. Jackson leaves q large
family.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30

Mr.. Devinne gets ten per cent of
the sales he makes, and he says he
lacks a long way of getting rich at
it. The dispensary at Muskogee sells
very little liquor and less beer
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30

j. Ed Smith of near Mountain
Peak. was in the city this week and
said that he thinks it best for the
farmers to top their cotton after
August II. He says he has expert
mented along this line and finds that
the yield was much better than in
fields adjoining that had not been
topped.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-07-30

to get hold of few bottles of really
good whisky he boosted the price to
$3.50 and $500 per quart. But
when the state dispensary was open
ed and the price established at s1.60
per quart, the old time customers of
the bootleggers commenced to roar
about the price they had to pay. 1t
made business bad for the bootlegger
because if his customers were not
satisfied they could send away and
have the liquor shipped in themselves
just as easily as not. The bootlegger
thrives on the appetite of those who
have an immediate thirst and are
willing to pay $500 per quart for
liquor when they want it and do not
want to take time to send for it.
Since the Bootleggers Union has
cut the price of liquor, ]. A. Devin-
ne has issued statement concern
ing the liquor business. He says that
the brand of liquor that is sold by
the dispensary is a high grade whis-
ky and is examined and tested be-
fore it is turned over to the agents
for sale. On the other hand he says
that the liquor that is being sold by
bootleggers and labeled Sunnybrook
is not the same grade of liquor and
is in fact very vile drink. This is
true. In most instances, the bootleg
gers dope the liquor they sell.
They dilute it and add some kind of
dope that produces almost the same
effect as alcohol. This enables them
to make a big profit on what they
sell even at the reduced price of 160
per quart.
Mr.. Devinne gets ten per cent of
the sales he makes, and he says he
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-21
SAN PEDRO HARBoR

N CONGRESSMAN RODENBERG OF
Illinois in an interview said San
~ Pedro free harbor will do mora
than any one factor to foster the man
ufacturing and mercantile interests of
this section. Similar statements have
been made frequently by public spirited
citizens, and by Los Angeles Herald.
However, it is gratifying to find an
outsider" taking an active interest in
the harbor, and to learn from him
there is a definite prospect that the
federal government may display in
creased and ever increasing interest in
the development of this section of the
country.
The suggestion is made that con-
gress should spend at least s5O,O00.0O0 a
year for rivers and harbors, and Con-
gresham Rodenberg believes this sum
should be used annually for at least
ten years, until projects approved by
government engineers can be complet-
ed. He says San Pedro, If the $780,
100000 a year plan were adopted, would
stand a far better chance than 1t would
under the old system.
And here is food for thought.
1.-THE rivers and harbors should be
made ready against the completion Of
the Panama canal" said the congress-
man. IF they are not prepared for
the increased flow of commerce that
will follow the opening Of the big
ditch, the United states will be forced
to see the rich trade of South America
wrested from it by foreign rivals"
This is the point The Herald has
made when it has said repeatedly we
citizens of California should stop re-
garding the San Pedro project from an
altogether local point Of view; and
while we recognize the immense local
advantage which the harbor gives to
Los Angeles and Southern California
practically assuring for them the pre-
mtership of the Pacific-at the same
time 1t should be remembered San
Pedro harbor and its development and
prosperity are matters of national con-
Germ. on account of its geographical
position it is bound to be one of the
most important national harbors of the
North American continent.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-21
Hearst and Allies WIN Try
to Excuse Murder of Heney

that he could give Ruef fair trial on
the merits of the case and that ne was
aware of no reason why he should not
serve on the jury.
Upon his testimony he was actuaily
accepted, impaneled and sworn, ana
he sat in the box many days before
he was exposed and expelled.
Heney made public the criminal rec
ord OF Haas for the reason that he had
good cause to believe Haas to be
"plant' in the jury for Ruef and there
was no other way of getting rid OF
him.
Alfred G. Cohn, ladies' tailor. who
resented the attentiveness of Haas to
Mrs. Cohn, warned District Attorney
Iangdon that Haas was dangerous
Juror. Haas had confided to Mrs. Conn,
with whom he was on quite conndentlal
terms. that he intended ito ward OIL
the sheriff. by serving on the Ruef
iurv. This fact, and the fact that
Haas had been convicted of felony,
Cohn reported to District Attorney
Langdon but not until some days after
Haas had been sworn as juror. There
was then no means of throwing him out
except by making public his record.
When Haas, under Heney,s question:
ing was forced to admit that ne had
been convicted of a felony and had
been in the penitentiary, Frank Muir
phv. one of Ruefs lawyers, and now
himself on trial for attempting to
bride a juror, sprang to the rescue OF
Haas with the question:
you were pardoned, were you not?
That unguarded' question, to which
Haas replied yes" demonstrated that
Ruefs lawyers were Informed of the
criminal record of Haas. In spite of
that record they were willing to have
him serve on the jury Why?
Since the death of Haas Mrs. Cohn, to
whom he confided all his secrets, has
stated that she implored him not to
swear himself into the Ruef jury, but
that he refused to listen to her. She
knew that he intended to serve as
juror for bad purpose and she had a
premonition that dreadful trouble would
come of it. Haas, however, was not
deferred by her prayers and tears. He
had made up his mind ito ward off
the sheriff"
With these facts in mind, the public
is not likely to be misled by maudlin
tales in the Doodle press designed to
excite sympathy for Haas and thereby
justify the attempt to assassinate
Heney. He was not faithful husband,
not worthy citizen, not a well mean
ing wronged man. He was, indeed.
bad man and pity for him is misspent.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-21
SkEPTlCAL OF BENEVOLENT
ASSIMILATION BY ANY TYPE

PASADENA, Nov. 19.-[Editor Her
add: Men of the Val Stone type seem
to think that the cooperative common
wealth, like the old-time king. can do
no wrong, because the majority-ths
really, truly Socialists-will be made up
OF people who only desire the best for
everybody.
what matters little disappointment.
little inconvenience over your place
In this great Industrial army? What
matters it that you are sent to "hll i'm
some position remote from all your
friends at job utterly uncongeniaI to
you? You must learn to bear patiently
the ills that Cypress you, because OF
the great good to everybody else
An, truly! Has not expediency sac
rifce, patriotism, ever been the plea of
tyranny? What is the essential Diff
ference between President Baer's belief
that everything is right as 1t is, be-
cause GOD in his infinite goodness has
entrusted the wealth of this world to
the few who have it, in order that they
may use it for the benefit of all his
children?" What is the difference be-
tween that attitude and the assumption
that the cooperative commonwealth
will own and administer them beneyo-
lently for the benefit of all?
is 1t not another phase of benevolent
assimilation? C. C, II,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-21
CITED VARIOUS HISTORICAL
INSTANCES SHOWING FAILURE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2O.-[Editor
Herald: My examples of historic So
cialism were cited to prove that diff
ferent kinds of Socialism have proved
failures and that state organization,
established on Socialistic principles,
never will be run successfully and ben
eficially.
AS to analogy. Oh, dear, mol Val
Stones idea of a cooperative COM
monwealth is still in the clouds. 1t is
not like anything that ever existed. 1t
will do this and accomplish that 1t
actually has fathomed what human
happiness, consists in, for he says:
Human happiness will be the criterion
and arbiter."
Our trainers of the constitution We're
more moderate for they were content
to prescribe Pursuit of Happiness"
Val Stones idea being entirely diff
ferent from any kind of Socialism
that ever existed he has no right to call
it by that name, and so mislead his
readers. A better name might be
"Crankocracy," for that might include
all the crazy 'isns' going to help it
out. G. b.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-21
TOM JOHNSON

MAYOR TOM L. JOHNSON takes
A his financial losses with philo-
III sophical resignation. In an in
terview he said: Il entered the fight in
Cleveland with certain ideals before
me. 1 wanted to fight privileges and
special interests, and 1 had already de-
cided to give up working for dollars.
why did choose the course did7 I'll
tell you. 1t is not because 1 am a
philanthropist, because I am not.
acted from a purely selfish motive. 1
wanted happiness, and nothing else,
when I closed up my business affairs
and took up civic activity. And 1 have
been happy, too"
Altruism of any kind does not pay,
and never will pay until altruism be-
comes general. When a concerted eff
fort is made to introduce reforms and
improvements no one viii have to bear
the brunt of deficit when the books
are closed. But when one man tries
to introduce ideas Of the kind called
advanced" into everyday life. and at
the same time manage his own bust
ness affairs, he is almost certain to
come to grief. sooner or later. Tom
johnson has many warm friends in Los
Angeles who sympathize with him in
his present trouble. They predict Tom
will continue to be happy despite finan-
cial reverses.