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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Confessions of a Wife,"

"The Confessions of a Wife,"
 Beginning tomorrow night, the Bijou theatre will offer the Baldwin-Melville company in '"The Confessions of a Wife," a strong play by Owen Davis, who has many successes to his credit. '"rhe Con- fessions of Wife is a modern drama, with it's scenes laid in Vermont and New York city The scenes and incidents are wildly wrought and the play Is said to be one of the best ever written by MT. Davis. The plot concerns the adventures which befall a young womanL and the 'tribulations which are brought down upon her head through an unfortunate mar riage.
 Briefly stated, Alice Rutherford leaves her home in Pineville, Vt., and goes to New York to escape the persecution of an unnatural aunt In New York she marries worthless scoundrel named Tom Calder. It soon turns out that Cal der already has wife and that he has cruelty deceived Alice The unfortunate girl thinks herself disgraced and returns brolen-hearted to her home in Vermont. There she Is wooed by a wealthy man named Ashmore. Calder appears on the scene and begin to harrass Alice with his threats. In an argument which she has with him Alice pushes Calder mad vertently through a railing and he falls over precipice. Thinking Calder dead. Alice later on marries Ashmore.
 But the troubles of the heroine have only begun. Calder was not killed by his fall He again puts in an appearance, bringing the child of Alice, which he had Kidnapped earlier in the story. The dis tracted woman refuses to recognize either Calder or the child at first but mother love prevails. She steals the child and flees to New York, where she is fol- lowed by Calder and his female accom- plce, Ella Newcomb, whose actuating motive is love for Ashmore and jealousy of Alice. The two attempt to kill the child in a lonely spot, but they are pre- vented in the nick of time. Alice is lost in a blizzard, but she is eventually found by her husband and father who had come in search of her and Is restored to her home. The wicked people in the play meet their just deserts and the curtain falls on a scene that is coilventonallv happy.
 The lines of the play are said to be vigorous, the character drawing very good and the construction of the plot such as to hold the closest attention. It is not all melodrama for there Is plenty of comedy scattered through the play. "The Confessions of a Wife" made decided hit when first presented in New York. It has been a strong drawing card wher- ever presented and is recxoned one of the most profitable offerings ever made by the Baldwin Melville company. The play, as usual, will be carefully staged, with scenery and other effects in keeping with the localities and the incidents depicted.
 The usual matinees will be given on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

ed that the municipality must condemn ground to give its people air. Many smaller cities are planning complete play ground systems, and some day they will reap the full benefit of this wise invest ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
PENNY ARCADES
 ARE A MENACE

The penny arcades and 5-cent theatres made their appearance with no greater blare of trumpets than the noise of their photographic horns and the throaty per- suasion of their ''barkers.'
 They came upon us unobstrusively in the still of the night. Every big city, and even the smaller ones, woke up to find them there by dozens. They have multi piled faster than guinea-pigs. and within a short time have attained to that im- portance where we may no longer snub them as one of the catch-pennies of the streets, says the July Delineator.
 With but few exceptions, the pictures shown in these places are as bad as the police will allow. They are suggestive and descriptive of crime, largely presented in most alluring forms.
 Months ago these theatres attracted the attention of the Chicago and Philadelphia authorities and those interested in iuven- ile courts throughout the country have been raising their voices in protest against them. Jane Addams of Hull House, frankly admits that they have not only become a force in the city life, but they are capable of developing crime to a very alarming degree. Judge Lindsey of Denver, a friend of the homeless boy, has spoken strongly against them
 When manager of one of these pen nv arcades was asked why he allowed such pictures to appear. his answer was short Because the people like them"
 Who are "the people" anyway?
 As they exist today the municipal au- thorities don't like them the social set clement workers don't like them you don't like them.
 If you don't like these amusements, say
 I, this case "SaN cn'' to tha agers of the penny amusement; to the ed itors of papers and magazines, to the municipal authorities; and then get your neighbors to voice their protest too.
 If we cannot have pleasure without bad example to our children, let us even fore go pleasure.
 Don't you think so?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05

ed that the municipality must condemn ground to give it's people air Many smaller cities are planning complete play ground systems, and some day they will reap the full benefit of this wise invest ment.
 While the idea of the usefulness of playgrounds is fairly well established ev- anywhere, and in many places enthusi- astically accepted, l found that the fact that playgrounds, to be useful, require su- pervision, was fairly a new proposition. One city in the west had been of the opinion that all that was necessary was to get the ground, equip it and turn 1t over to the children.
 The experiment was not a happy one. The boys soon broke the apparatus and generally made such a nuisance of them selves that people around the playgrounds asked to have them closed This was done. I am glad to say, however. that these places are now open under the di- rection of competent play supervisors, and are meeting with unanimous com- mendation.
 For a long time, there was a belief that playground ministered only to the physical welfare of the child; that it was good for lungs and muscles, and there it's usefulness stopped. The new view of the
  ground under the supervision of a play expert is that it Is a social rather than a physical undertaking. This is a far larger purpose, and 1t is one that imme- diately attacks support, as it. is con- cerned directly with the development of citizenship The citizen is one who lives in peaceful cooperation and association with his neighbors. The playground gives the child a taste of this experience. In group games and in his play with team work, honesty, which later are his habits in his civic relationships as an adult. For this reason, we are emphasizing the im- portance of keeping these playgrounds open at night for working boys and girls But, of course, to make the playground an effective social agency, 1t is necessary to have excellent play supervisors. At present there is a dearth of teachers of this kind. I am glad to be able to state that many normal schools are now add ing play courses to their work, and short ly a special committee of the association, headed by Dr. Clark Hetherngton of the University of Missouri, will issue a sug- gestive course of study for normal schools and universities, many of which we hope will give training along these lines. Such courses will be an excellent thing for college students. as the college student who is proficient in these lines has little or no difficulty in getting pleasant and well paid work out of doors during va cation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
MANY CITIES WILL HELP
 THE CHILDREN AT PLAY

New York, July 4-(Specia1 )-More than 15O cities of the United States have be- come enthusiastic over the subject of public playgrounds during the past year, and will appropriate millions of dollars for playgrounds in the near future, ac- cording to Lee F. Hammer, field represen- tative of the Playground Association of America Sixty-six cities are already con- ducting paygrounds and the correspond ence filed at the Headquarters of the Play ground association shows that a total of 152 cities are considering the matter now. This gives promise that in a short time at least 2lS cities of the United States will be operating playgrounds. MT. Han mer has just returned from trip to the Pacific coast, in the interest of the play ground movement, and he declares that the enthusiasm which has sprung up in the west and middle west over the play project will do much toward materializ- ing the aim of the Playground associa- ton, which is to stretch great chains nf public playgrounds from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, and the Gulf of Mexico to Canada.
 "As the result of this enthusiasm" he said, i've expect to have far more cities represented by accredited delegates at the Play Congress in New York, September s to 12, than were in attendance last year at the first convention in Chicago. AL ready the mayors of many cities have said, in answer to Mayor McClel- lan,c letter that they will .either come themselves or send official representa- tives. In almost every city l visited sey- eral persons interested in civic clubs stated that they would be in New York at the gatherings of play experts. l think that there is absolutely no question that within the next few years there will not be a city in this country which has not made adequate provision for play grounds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
Good Times.

From the St. Paul Pioneer Pr ess.
 "You seem happy"
 T am happy" declared the bard. Two thousand poets resumed work yesterday. The verse foundries are now running full capacity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-05
At East Lake.

Thousands of people went to East Lake yesterday to celebrate the glorious Fourth, one of the largest crowds that has ever attended the park and by far the largest of this season. The display of fireworks gst night was enormous and exceedingly pretty, the effect being great, heightened by the fact that the display was on the water. There were bombs, shells and large number of set pieces. including Welcome, Fourth of July, Good Night" 'The Merry Wid- ow Fan" and the Niagara Falls all of which were considered very beautiful
 There is a band concert this afternoon and tonight at East Lake. and 20 other amusements running, including the chutes and the scenic railway, the two latest additions to the rapidly growing list of attractions.
 Every night there is a special through car service to the lake, the through cars leaving Birmingham at 8 and S:20 o'clock and making the run to the park in about 20 minutes. There are band concerts every night and 25 other amusements all the time
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21

to go over until the next term: The Territory vs., Storm, formerly treas urer of Yavapai county; Leatherwood ys. Richardson, and Work Ys. the United Globe Mining Company.
 Motions for re-hearing in me fcl lowing cases were over-ruled: Gross vs. the Territory; Pablo Soto ys. Ter ritory; Pablo Soto vs. Territory; Mo. lima vs. Territory; Lily L. Gil vs. Manhattan Insurance company; NJ. Donahue ys. Fl Paso & Southwestern railroad; May Clark vs. The Liberty Mining Company; the Copper Queen Belle Mining Company vs CasteIlG; Richardson Vs. Ainsa; Sandoval ys. Randolph; Greene vs. Heraford ;~the Greene Cattle Company vs. Hereford; Richardson vs. Manz.
 The court granted re-hearings in the cases oT the Western Arizona rail road company vs. Foster 5. Dennis, and Hankins vs. Helm.
 Many notices of appeal from the courts decisions were filed.
 After disposing of it's business as above set forth, the court adjourn, d to reconvene on November 9
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21

hustling ability and inclination to use it going before the national com mittee and claiming a hearing as to his qualifications for the office. The bars have been thrown down for ac- tive politicians to go in and win by whatever means they can muster
 Just what honor accrues to the man who presides over the convention is hard to say. It is seldom a chairman is physically able to occupy the chair all through the sessions of the great gathering. Generally he is worn out by the constant attention he must give to the convention and is relieved occasionally by other prominent party members who are experienced in the rules that control nominating eouven- tions. The temporary chairman has a task of less difficulty and generally occupies his position during the brief term of his activities, while the com mittees on credentials, platform and permanent organization are being ap- pointed.
 The spice and variety that exists in a campaign for chairman is given by the actual presence of the contestants in the convention city When a man is a candidate for the office of chair man of the convention he has to be ready to take up the burden as soon as elected. In this he differs from the candidates for president or vice president. The men who are candi- dates for these honors will probably not come within a thousand miles of Denver while the convention is in session. W. J. Bryan will be at his home in Lincoln, Neb.; Judge George Gray will remain in Washington, Del; Lieutenant Governor Stuyvesant Chandler will be in the lieutenant governors room in the state house at Albany, N. Y, and Governor John A. Johnson Of Minnesota will be in the executive chambers in the capitol building in St. Paul. Should David R. Francis of Missouri decide to enter the lists, as he may, he will sit in his office in St. Louis and wait for the tidings from the scene of action.
 The members of the democratic ma tional committee say that all the men named have said they would stay away from the convention, which in dicates that they are either active candidates for the nomination or are assuming a receptive attitude toward the distinguished honor. None of the men mentioned above will stoop to the small distinction of being tempo raTy or permanent chairman of the convention, but will leave that bat tie to be fought out among their fol lowers.
 There are said to be at present twenty prominent and wealthy dem ocrats active in the race for tempo rary chairman. As many more want the permanent place. Citizens of Denver who contributed S10O, 900 to help pay the expenses of the conven- ton are pretty sure to have consid- erable return in excitement and di- version if the interest in the conYen- tion honors continues-and it bids fair to continue
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21
COW BOY IS KILLED
 BY MEXICAN POLICE

FL PASO, May 20.-Gordon Smith, cowboy and miner, employed by the Corralites company near Casas Grandes, was killed in Nuevas Casas Grandes Sunday by Mexican police, according to reports that reached here yesterday.
 It is said that Smith was Shooting up the town" Saturday and Sunday, and that the police sent over to old Casas Grandes for endorsements in order to place him under arrest.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21

land to Southern Louisiana where oeo- pc love each other so well in life and revere their loved ones so long after death. The custom of kissing has passed away with our age and pro- babiy will never return, even though t is yet prevalent in France, but I hope the practice of the friendly hand shake will remain.
 Two notable incidents in history I win mention. only to show the SUI preme cleverness of the French people. One is the connection with the old Bastile prison which long since has been torn down and in it's place stands a column or statue of liberty, called the July Statue" for the French h. dependence day is July A as ours is July 4. In this Bastile prison about three hundred years ago there was con fined a man of noble life who wore an Iron mask and who died without any one knowing who he was. That book called the man with the Iron mask" takes this man for the story and his identity has been one of the puzzles of French history. It is sur prisingly clever for a man to live for years in prison. watched by guards, and yet conceal his identity so well as to elude all detection-and all this Is history. There is also the story of another man who lived in this pris- on for thirty years and in that time Gd not see the light of day. He was fed by bread which friends sent him in ad- dition to the scanty prison fare. Fin ally when Louis the Fourteenth was dead, and new and less harsh king came te the throne, this man was released but on beholding the light he was suffocated and died at once, and all this is history. It was during that period in Europe when men were cast in prison without any "habeas corpus" proceedings-a day which happily Is gone forever in most lands
 Leon Gambetta is the last man for honorable mention He has a statuc in the Louvre square and it was erect ed to honor his bravery in the siege of three months by the German ar mics. Paris was nearly starved to death and the armies were closing in on the people and Gambetta organized the balloon posts and with a squad of men left Paris in the air to raise a relief expedition, but before his return the national guard surrendered
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21
THE CHAIRMAN
 DEMOCRATIC
 CONVENTION
It Is Not Likely That There Will Be a Repetition of the Scenes at Chicago As In 1906.

Who will be chairman of the dem ocratic national convention?
 The sound of the gavel will not be heard until July 2, but already the candidates for the honor of welding the heavy hammer that raps the con Yention to order are appearing on the scene. The members of the national committee live in daily dread that more candidates will be added to those already in the race, and theiE lives may be made miserable accord ingly. It Is the duty of the members of the national committee to choose the temporary chairman and after the permanent organization is effected the permanent chairman is elected by the delegates. For the temporary of flee there is a host of candidates and for the place of permanent chairman there are still more numerous asplr. ants Several prominent democrats have already secured headquarters in Denver and will make campaigns for the office of temporary and permanent chairman with as great zeal as is manifested by the men who want to run for president and vice president
 It is not likely that there will be a repetition of the scene at the demo cratic national convention at Chicago in 1906 when the will of the national committee was upset by the delegates who insisted upon choosing their own temporary presiding officer. On that occasion David B. Hill of New York was chosen by the members of the national committee to be temporary chairman but the delegates over. turned the choice and placed Senator J. W. Daniel of Virginia in the chair. Upon the permanent organization, stephen M. White of California had the place Of permanent chairman and the single incident in democratic his tory when the delegates overturned the decison of the national committee vas at an end
 While there has not been hint of another occurrence such as this, it is generally agreed that the precedent admits of anyone who has the
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21
FIGHT IN MID AIR
 WITH A MANIAC

ST. LOUIS, May 20.-To fight ray ing maniac, armed with leg cf an iron cot, on a platform three feet square, eighty-fiye feet above the ground, was the experience of Patrol man John H. Omohundro when he captured George Gall, aged 40 years, a patient in the city hospital.
 Gall escaped from his room and made his way to the cupola. With his improVised weapon he beat of all attendants who sought to capture him.
 Policemen were called and Omo- hundro volunteered to mount small iron ladder to the platform The news of the patients escape had been nofsed about the neighborhood and a crowd of several hundred watched the struggle. After several minutes Of fighting the patient was subdued and lowered to the ground
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21
COURT HANDS DOWN MANY
 DECISIONS
Highest Tribunal In Territory Concludes Its Session-Writ Dismissed in Ramrez Case. Appeal Is Taken.
Special to the Reyiew1

PHOENIX, May 2O.-The supreme court of the territory adjourned this afternoon after handing down a large number of decisions in cases which had been appealed to this tribunal from the lower court.
 In the case of Manuel Ramirez, who is wanted in Mexico for the alleged forging of some custom house re- ceipts and who was ordered deported some time ago by United States Com missioner Dunsheath at Tucson, the court directed the dismissal of the writ of iabeas corpus which had been issued. Attorney Selim Franklin for the defense gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court of the United States
 In the case of Eduardo Ramirez the court ordered that the defendant file a new bond within 30 days. One of the bondsmen who qualified for the defendant some months ago died dur ing the interval.
 In the following cases the court rendered no decisions, allowing them
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21
MAJORITY CONFERENCE
 FAILS TO AGREE

WASHINGTON, May 20.-The Re. publican members of the House met in conference tonight to determine what should be the attitude Of the majority toward enactment at this session of legislation modifying the power or the federal courts to issue injunctions.
 The conference failed to reach an agreement and at Il o'clock adjourn ed until tomorrow night.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-21

Two police from the old town ln- swered the call, and 1t is said coveTe d Smith with their guns. Then one re volyer in the hands of an officer was exploded and Smith Tell dead.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-12
:. w. FORESTER INSTANTLY
KILLED

The following telegram in Satu--
days Times-Union will be read here
with much regret:
Arcadia, June SC. w. Forester, a
prominent attorney, was assassinated
while sitting at the supper table at
his home at o'clock tonight. The as
sassin stole up to the screen door, and
with a shotgun sent load of shot in
to his body. killing him instantly. The
dining room was filed with guests at
the time, and the tragedy caused gen.
eral excitement. There is no clue to
the murderer. Sheriff Freeman has
wired for bloodhounds, and citizens
are aroused and have formed posses
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-12

going in various directions in search
Of the assassin. Mr.. Forester had no
enemies who would have committed
such a deed. He was member Of
the firm Of Forester & Burton, and
leaves a wife and two Children
Saturdays Times-UniOn.
Mr.. Forester is we'll known in this
city, his parents having lived here for
some years, his mother dying in this
city. Mr.. Forester spent his boy
hood days in this city, and he and his
brother, Mr.. Magruder Forester, held
positions with this paper.
The deceased was in Ocala a cou-
pie of weeks ago and said that he was
enjoying a fine practice, and was look
ing forward to a long and prosperous
career.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1908-06-12
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The bee., 1908-05-07
cIaL KILLS STRANGE MAN.
Victim Of Shooting Says He Never BE-
fore Seen the Young Woman.

Montpelier, VI, May 6.--Miss Chris
tina Bau, young woman. supposed to
have been insane, shot and probably
fatally injured Louis Neveaux, hotel
clerk. late Tuesday night, and then
killed herself Neveaux told the Off
cials OF Heaton hospital. where he
was removed, that he had never seen
Miss Bau before and that he could not
account for the tragedy.
Miss Bau is q years old and for
merly was an inmate Of the Vermont
state insane asylum. Recently she
had been visiting her brother-in-law,
Golden Douglas. OF this city. Several
years ago Miss Bau created a sensa-
ton in Woodsville. N. H.. by shooting
two young men and then attempting TO
shoot an officer who arrested her. She
was sent to the asylum at Waterbury,
VT Last fall her condition was so
much improved that the authorities re-
leased her.