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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25
SNEAK THIEF STEALS
SACK OF PRESENTS

Charles Kcuhl bought a shopping
aack flu uf Christmas presents yeH.
terday
nut he didn't deliver them
Consequently Zee Dr. indignant. aa
" vuHn bis fault at all
Mr keuhi was ou hla way home
with che presents Passing a ga.
loon az First and Pike. be- dropped
o. FOR q couple giasaoB % Christmas
cheer beer only be AYERS BE
set bis sack 90 presents down hy
hie feet ahilc be crooked his cl
bow above the rosewood Aud
Nhcu he reached for bis Santa
CLAUS anck n was gone A busy
sneak thief had gone almost 20
the length ~ robbiug a Christmas
tree
Z told the police said Mr Kuchl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25
SUSPENDS
EDITOR OF WAVE

Edisurin Chief Roy ID Rudio of
the Pacific Wave the daily paper
published Gag the state university.
has been suspended By President
Kane from college until February
T. The action % The president u.s.
fhe result ~ an editorial entitled
"Somc Ethical Models" which APP
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25
KILLED BY
BURGLAR

RICHMOND. Va. Dec 20 ny
a. T. Miss Florence Jones. the
grand niece OF Rev William r.
Jones' chaplain 90 Con Robert y
Loo ana now chaplain of the grund
camp. Confederate Veterans WAS
attacked and almost Killed lu her
homo ia thlu city last might by an
unknown burglar a baseball bat
was The weapon uard
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25

COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo
Dec 2s-By q p-Iust a bnRn
tsliu 81 ti.000 600 that's the
Chriagmaa present dropped today ln
the stocking ~ fhe one monihoid
son % Leopold Myers. of London
b. The babys grandfather. Gen W
J Palmer. the Colorado railroad
builder
The iufnnt waa born ia London
while bia grandfather was uu the
ocean comiuR home after Euro
psan trip So ovsfloyed waa the
rich man with the news cahled Ca
him that b. promptly settled a
million on the child the under
standing being that the income VI
the giit shall BE- used FOR the boy
until he becomes ~ nRe. when be
shall receive the principal
A. RpitarnbrrRcn thr longest day
ia three and a half monfha
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25

COLUMBIA. $40. Dee 3d. nr u
PA number ~ the Older girls ir
the wade school district lraaEel
Miss Mary FeE. thn|r ta1cher axet
20. in the mud of the Big Road thal
runs by the school house tfraus.
she would not promise 90 boss q
Christmas treat f0r them.
An established custom ln uhll
school lH for tire teacher 10 Civ,
the pupils candy. oranges and nuts
Just before the Christmas holidays
Miss Fox refused to adhere CO. th,
custom
After they had uragged the teach
or in The mod. tearing and HoHlui
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25

The Haitien revolution was
about 90 clips too fast for tho NOV
ing picture machines
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25

peared in the Wave weabesdsv
morning
The editorial criticized thf ~.
ultg for making a change u tie
date % the Junior dag witheaf oaa.
sultng with the junior clan Radio
fs a senior in college and Jsrmirer,
in college activities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25
BOLD THUGS AT
SPOKANE

SPOKANE. Dec 20 - a. p
or all the thugs that have operated
Ga this city 20 far this winter. the
two for whom The police are search.
iug today are The huidest
When Christmas shoppers were
passing the door in large numbers
last night cho two dcspefadoen ca.
tered Henry RuggeH grocery store.
which la two blocks from a police
station and ON the same street
beat Rugge aud The other victims
Wcrc forced 10 retire to ghr rear
Of The store. where they were tied
to the scales Their pockets We're
turned uut in search Of money The
thugs calmly walked out and dis
appeared
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25
NO CHRISTMAS TREAT, so
TEACHER is Ri0BBED

hor clothes the girls locked the
school house door and kept the
school closed foc three days The
teacher gave up in disgust ana went
home.
THE parents % She children are
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-12-25
Opera Glass Sale

All our fine Pearl Handed oFea
Glasses are being soia At Ia -
regular prices 90 Gloss them ozt
Prices $3.50 end %.
scHUchARo OPTICAL CO.
1907 Second Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15

The adopting of resolution indorslng the good roads movement, an address by Congressman Oscar Underwood, trolley ride around the district in which a num- ber of industries were inspected, and winding up with a trip to the fair grounds concluded the second annual con- vention of the Alabama State League of Postmasters of the Fourth Class yester- day.
 President Mahan called the meeting to order early yesterday morning, and after a few routine matters had been taken up introduced Congressman Underwood, who talked especially along the lines of the postal savings bank, parcels post and good roads.
 He made the statement that the south was losing S2s 00O,o0O every year because of bad roads and urged the postmasters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
POSTNASTERS SPEND THE
 DAP IN SIGH7 SEEING

to exert all of their efforts toward an im- provement of the roadways in Alabama.
 In reference to the postal savings bank he explained the necessity Of 1t by the shaken confidence in some parts of the country which the people had in the pres ent banking system, saying that this con fidence was weak because the protection of the government was not behind the banks.
 A rising vote of thanks was tendered MT. Underwood for his talk, and at Presi- dent Mahans suggestion the body placed itself on record as favoTing the good roads movement and pledged themselves to do all they could in furthering 1t.
 Adjournment was taken immediately after this and the delegates proceeded to board special cars, which took them around the district.
 The postmasters appeared to be very much pleased with their visit to Birmng- ham, and will be back next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
TARIFF REVISION
 BY THE FRIENDS

Providence, October 14.-Revision of the tariff 'by the friends and not the enemies of protection" was indorsed by the republican state convention which met here today. The platform also indorsed the candidacy of Taft and Sherman and predicted their tri- upphant election"
 An indorsement of "the able and wig orous administration of Theodore Roosevelt' was recorded
 The following candidates for the sev- eral state. elective offices were nom mated by acclamation:
 Governor, Adam J. Pothier. Woon- socket.
 Lieutenant governor, Arthur W. Dem his, Providence.
 Secretary of state. Charles P. Ben nett, Providence
 Attorney general. William B. Green ough. Providence
 General treasurer. Walter A. Read Gloucester
 Four presidential electors were chosen and the convention adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
CHURCH EXTENSION
 DOES GREAT WORK

New orleans, October 14.-Notwith- standing the panic, the biggest years business in it's history in dollars and cents was done up to october this year by the board of church exten- sion of the Churches of Christ. This statement summarizes the annual re- port by the board delivered today be- fore the International Missionary con yention. The boards chief work was in housing ST homeless congregations and it loaned about $5O,O00 more Tor church extension than ever before Tn it's history an
 The report also said that in the 20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
New Sneakers Announced.

Montgomery, October 14.-Chairman G.. C. Dave of the arrangements commit tee for the Southern Commercial con- sress to be held in Washington Decem- her and S. announced today that three additional speakers of distinction had ac- cepted invitations to take part In the programme. They are Surgeon General Wvman of the United State Marine Hos nital service William J. Oliver, the con tractor of Knoxville, Tenn, ano Froi' L. c. Glenn of the department or seolo- av Vandervilt university, Nashville, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
AMbama Hop@ To Hnp00n
 Tbe CmcInnah EleUen

in 1902 and restored in 1905. Last season Cincinnati possessed good team, losing to Princeton 10 to and to Yale 12 to 5, and defeating Iowa Il to and Colo rado to 0.
 The visit of Cincinnati will be it's first to Birmingham. It will be the first paid by university as far north as Cincinnati to town far south as Birmingham in many a season. Th4re are a great many people of Alabama interested in the game and the attendance, it is reekoned, will be large.
 The University of Alabama is to be con- graduated on going out of the well-beaten radius in it's efforts to present new and novel attractions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15

Alabama hopes to defeat Cincinnati at football Saturday afternoon
 Coach Pollard's men have a chance, too.
 However, little is known of the Gin cinnati eleven. and those possessing coin and favoring Alabama are reluctant to turn it aloose
 Cincinnati university is a college num- bering many students, and it is safe to large men and brawny and that they will come coached by a man of fine repn- tation. Football at Cincinnati was barred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15

ment, and at the club links yesterday many hundred. people were gathered. It is indicated that the number of spectators throughout the two days of play will be large.
 At o'clock an old-fashioned barbecue was served on the grounds of the club. The players and their invited guests made ur merry party, and the feast was thor cughly enjoyed. The meats were excep- tionally well cooked ana the offering on the side one which met with the unani- nous approval of those feasting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
prinoeton Wlns on FIuke.

Princeton N. J.. October 1.-The locals won today's game from Villa Nova. to O. Casey of Villa Nova wriggled free from a mass of players in the second half and running 75 yards, scored a touchdown but 1t was not allowed because Bard of Princeton had been ripped Princeton's touchdown by Read was scored only after a series of line punges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15

years existence of the board over s1.- 900 ,000 in loans has been advanced to churches with a loss in failures to repay of but 1-26 of one per cent.
 An attractive event of today's ses- sion was the wedding in the conven- ton building of H. D. Hughes of Co., lumbia Missouri university and MISS Lula Lego of Champaign, III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
All Efforts Fail.

Little Rock, October 14.-After confer ence between the state railroad commits sion and representatives of the different railroads operating in this state, held here today, announcement was made that all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
White Steam Automobiles On Exhibition at the State Fair for
 Demonstration. Call 323S Bell Phone.

efforts to reach compromise in the pas senger fare controversy had failed, and the contest in the courts would continue. The commission was recently enjoined from the enforcement of a 2-cent rate. A rev tariff will be issued, probably fixing the rate at 9 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15

that in every way they have square deal. This is their only country. this is the only flag they love and this the stand ard for which they have shown them selves willing and anxious to lay down their lives when the exigencies of the country required. They are American cit izens like the rest of us and entitled to the same consideration
 Ten or F speeches have been mapped out for tho candidate tomorrow on his way to Louisville, where he goes for an evening meeting. The following two days of the southern tour will have lighter speaking Itinerary.
 Surprise at Wheeling.
 Wheeling had a decided political sur prise tonight in the magnitude of the po- litca festivities in honor of Judge Taft. Twenty-nine marching clubs were in line, representing nearby towns on both sides of the Ohio river. Judge Taft rode at the head of the parade for more than an hour, and was greeted by throngs on both sides of the street and sidewalks the en- tire distance He spoke to two tremeh- dous audiences and was the center Of the greatest enthusiasm everywhere he went. So great was the crush at the market house where MT. Taft spoke, that he had to abandon his effort for the safety of the women and children in the crowd. At his second speech the candidate de- tended himself briefly against a charge in a local morning paper that in 1891 he, as judge. had sentenced to six months im- prisonment certain strikers without trial. This was not true, Mir. Taft said and then explained the circumstances of the strike and the full trial had.
 ~I was enforcing the law as it stood on the statute books as sworn judge he declared with emphasis. and if that IS to defeat a man for office he ought to know it mighty quick.
 The meeting in the Baltimore and Ohio station was entirely too great to get the benefit of the speech The street demon- stration continued until a late hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
The NavY's Victory.

Annapolis, October 14.-The midship- mems football squad today outclassed the representative of the Maryland Agricul- tural college. the score being 57 to O. Mason at quarter and Cobb at right end did fine work, as did Dalton of the fourth class at half.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
Counhy CLub GoLf Natch
 Begluy M EarneH Today

Tlle championship golf tournament was opened at the Country club yesterday when 32 Of 50 entrants qualified.
 The tournament will be on in earnest to- day, and will be continued throughout to- morrow.
 There will be foar flights of eight play CTS each, and a valuable trophy, as rrlze, is offered to the winner of each flight.
 There is much interest in the tourna-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
Talks To Negroes.

To his Cadiz audience. after he had been tied up by the wreck, MT. Taft said:
 "I am advised that a very considerable part of your population is colored. and want to say that To part of the popula- tion has deeper sympathy on my part than they. Coming to this country through their ancestry. against their will, there is imposed upon us whose ancestry brought them here the obligation to see
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
WHAT TAFT THINKS
 OF THE SITUATION Feels Better Over Feeling Of
 LabOring Men THRFF OAYS' CAMPAIGN
THREE DAYS CAMPAIGN
Special Train Again the Victim of a Slight Accident-Speaks To Ne eroes at cadiz-He Starts
 South Tomorrow.

Wheeling, W. Va. October 14.-Judge Taft today concluded his three days campaign in Ohio What he thinks of the situation is set forth in the follow ing statement, which he issued tonight:
 "I have now spent three days in the state of Ohio much of the time in in- dustrial centers, among men who. it was reported were disaffeeted and opposed to the republican party and it's candidates. Wherever l appeared l was cordially re- eeived and only an occasional nterrup- tion indicated that misrepresentation of the attitude of the party and the candi- dates had made casual impression. It is my opinion that the attitude of labor toward the republican party has been misrepresented as freely as that of the party and its candidate toward labor, and l find no reason for the belief that labor will divide other than on the lines that have hitherto divided il. In my opin- ion. the normal republican labor vote will be cast as heretofore.
 In the agricultural regions it is quite apparent that the farmers are opposed to change that will imperil their present prosperity.
 "The situation in Ohio is entirely sat isfactory and no one has any reasonable doubt but that the republican majority will be d big one. l certainly have no doubt myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
At cling.


 The central market house was cleared at Wheeling and there tonight the candidate addressed an immense audience, repre- senting labor. and to whom he made his labor speech in full. From the market house Mir Taft WAS taken to the old Bal timore and Ohio station. which had been temporarily abandoned by the railroad. Here d business men's meeting was held, Participated in by many thousands of persons.
 During the day the candidate traversed the great pottery section ef Ohio and at Cadiz made his talk to farmers in the center of the wool-growing district 1t was just dusk when Judge Taft left his home state and pulled across the Ohio river to West Virginia. He had spoken in his town state during the day al Wellsville, Empire Toronto, Mingo Junction. Cadiz, SteubenVile, Martins Ferry, Bridgeport and Bellar.
 That the candidate enjoyed his work is indicated from the following sentences with which he began his SteubenVille address. where the crowd was entirely too large to be reached by his voice. which is in fairly good condition:
 "I wish I had the lungs sufficient to talk to each one in this audience. but am so inspired by it's number and so en- outraged by the thought that these are real republican votes that are going in on November 8, that l am wiling to lose my voice in an effort to say so. I have got .o divide my voice between Steubenvile and Wheeling. l don't know what they a~e going to do in Wheeling but it seems that you have all southern Ohio here to- day (voices, We are all for TaftO All right, don't forget me in November"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-10-15
Delayed By Accident.

CSldySu ny AI@iuSHts
 Again today the Taft special was de- layed by accident. In trying to nego- tiate spur track from Cadz Junction to Cadiz, O.. it was found first that the train was too heavy for the grade, not withstanding two engines were used. The train was run back to the junction and three ears cut off. On the second at tempt, while a speed of about ten miles an hour was being made, two wheels of the second engine jumped the track. Be fore a stop could be made the train had run two lengths The wheels which were on the ties cut them in two. On either side of the track the bank soped down for 20 feet and that the engine did not go over was said to be due to the pilot engine. No one was injured and like yesterdays derailment. but a half hour was lost through the accident
 Steubenville and Wheeling furnished the big audiences of the day, altf ough at each of the nine stops there were crowds and enthusiasm. Steubenyie made much of the candidate. He constituted the chief attraction in a lengthy parade, which marched through the streets for half an hour. After the parade an open air meeting was held opposite the court house. Many thousand of people par tieipated in the celebration.
 At Wheelino.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19

The time between now and our national
birthday will be spent on the Pacific coast
IN target practice and in visiting Puget
Sound perhaps including an official visit to
Vancouver.
The big fleet will then start from San
Francisco on the grand tour, making, first
for the Hawaiin islands The next objective
point will be Australia. A courteous invita-
ton has been received from Alfred Deakin,
the premier of the Australian common
wealth, asking that the fleet visit that coun-
try III the course Of it's journey, and this
invitation has been seconded by the desire
on the part of the British government, ex-
pressed through Ambassador James Bryce,
that the invitation be accepted
The government Of the Australian common
wealth bears close analogy to our own in
many respects-eXcept that they have no pres
ldent whose election comes along as a dis
tubing element every four years. Each state
III the confederation has it's own local self
government, while the federal parliament leg
lslates for the entire commonwealth MANY
OF the same questions as to state and federal
authority have come up for settlement In Aus
tralia which have arisen to vex us here in
the United States of America, and it is an
interesting fact that practically every issue.
as adjudicated in every tribunal up to the
prlvy council of the king, has been decided
IN favor of the larger autonomy of the indi-
vidual states.
With population of slightly more than
four million people the commonwealth has
about fifteen thousand miles of railroads.
capitalized at less than forty-eight thousand
dollars mile, while the average for the
world is about seventy-seven thousand five
hundred dollars
The distance from San Francisco is little
more than seven thousand miles.
After visiting the ports of Australia the
fleet will proceed to the Philippines, where
1t will remain some time, engaged in target
practice. There is hardly a doubt but what
the vessels will take occasion to call at one
of the Japanese ports before turning south
to thread the Straits Settlement. double the
southern coast of India and push on through
the Red Sea on the way to Europe and home.
SO 1t will be long time, indeed, before
the double octette of big ships with their
auXlllarles, will get back to American waters.
The voyage through the straits of Magel-
len and to the Pacific coast without the
slightest accident, four days ahead of time,
has already excited the wonder and admira-
ton of the world, and the remainder of the
journey, it is safe to assume will be a
triumphal procession among friendly powers
who will do all they can to testify the good
will they have for the United States.-The
Atlanta Journal
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1908-03-19
Railroad Load Almost Breaks Back
Of Japan

1VNH
of Japan should be leased for period of
years to a private company syndicate which
will take from the shoulders Of the Japa-
nese government the financial burden and re-
sponsibility it has undertaken in this con-
nection; which will pay to the government
improvements and extensions under a given
schedule
The present plans in this connection are
entirely tentative but it may be stated that
they have assumed a somewhat concrete form
and that under certain conditions, European
fnanciers have expressed their willingness to
undertake the work
The influence that has undoubtedly prompt
ed Japan to at least take into consideration
this question of the future conduct of the
railroads is stated to be the fact that, in view
of the financial necessities of the coming
twelve months, fnanciers believed that a for
elgn loan was inevitable and that the foreign
markets were sounded.
Plain Talk for Japan.
1t then developed that Europe and America
regarded the naval and military policies Of
Japan, which it was thought indicated an ex-
pectation of trouble, as fatal to Japan's
credit as borrower Of large amounts in the
foreign field. In other words, Japan has been
told that money will not be forthcoming for
the building up Of an army and navy beyond
such standard as it is reasonable to expect
Japan to maintain, and that the financial
world would prefer to see Japan really and in
earnest developing her resources for the bet
terment OF her people than taxing those peo-
pie for an army and navy which, rightly or
wrongly, are said to be destined for agrees
sion sooner or later. The reply of the Japa-
nese government to this seems to have been
that financial programs for the future contem-
plated a very large reduction of expenditures
on the army and navy. But those who were
In position to lend money apparently re-
Joined that they would prefer guarantee as
to the expenditure of the money loaned and
added that in common with so many people
In Japan, they thought the naturalization of
the railroads quite as great mistake as too
rapid and ambitious plans for army and navy
Atlanta Constitution.