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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-14
MARE FOR SALE

have one good work mare which I
will sell at reasonable price
". T. Deacon,
ll4-5t fredericksburg. We.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-14

How about your eyes? II you have
dinculty reading, sewing or dol. ~ anv
ciose work, or II In doubt, call and 49,.
ns. Eyes examined free and best glasses
ntted- .. ). kaufman, the jeweler and
optician. ''''"
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-14
FLEET At RIO JANEIRO
BattIeships Receive Royal Wei
come at Brazilian Port.
THIRD OF VOYAGE COVERED

Over Seventy Thousand People chsered
Admiral Evans Fleet-Seores OF
Small Boats Put Out to Meet the
Wsrshlps.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-14

John F. Via, Of Augusta county, VIII
killed his wife with a shotgun, has bee
given eight years in the penitentiary.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-14

Hon. John Goode, OF Virginia, is III IN
9 hospital in Washington with rheuma
tam
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
REAL ESTATE MARKET

The following deeds of conveyance
were filed in the office of the probate
court Yesterday
s75o0-Wiliam NJ. Jordan. Augusta
Sharp Jordan Molly Jordan Leavett.
]. Afford Leayett and Mortimer II.
Jordan to W. G. Oliver. lots s. and
10, block 50. ma POT Birmingham
s1500-Birmingham Realty company
to Mariana Beatty. part of lot s. block
GAS; part of lot s, block e47 and all of
lot 4. block 647 Birmingham Realty
company survey.
$1,550-J. W. Blankenship to j. NJ.
Crum and Miss H. w Huntsman. lots
10 and H. block T. in Wentworth, ac-
oording to Rugby Land and Improve
ment company survey.
$15o0--Ed Mann and H. l.. Brown
to Wahouma Brick and Coal company,
part of block s. Mrs. V A. Smith's
survey.
$1000-Sammy Costman to Rasarto
Salvaggio lot ], block TO- Ensley LAM
companys addition to Pratt City.
s1100-Ensley Land company to w. r.
stewart, lots II and is, block IS, ma
Of Ensley.
$1500-Ensley Land company to jamie
s. Washington, lot 6. block u, EnsIey
Land compapy's survey.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
ANOTHER TWIST TO
BAUM LUNACY CASE
CHANcERY CLERK APPOINTS SEC
oND GUARDIAN FOR MRS. BAUM
UNDER cHANcELLoR's ORDER
LATELY ISSUED.

Meridian, Miss, April 1.-(Special)-
Chancery Clerk w. r. Pistole today put
another crimp in the Baum case for the
courts to unravel by appointing Gen. w.
D. Cameron guardian for the lady, in ac-
cordance with the last order handed down
by Chancellor McCaskill. Mrs. Baum now
has two guardians the other being e. B.
McRaven, he having been originally APP
pointed and later superseded by direc-
tion of the court, which last act the gen
tlemans attorneys claim was irregular
and therefore, decline to recognize.
General Cameron was seen by reporter
just as he left his office yesterday aft
ernoon and asked what steps he would
take, if any, to get in possession of the
funds which Mr.. McRaven admits have
been turned over to him, and the balance,
which he expects to get He stated that
for the present he would do nothing. He
expects the chancellor to decide the mat
ter when his court meets in May and
then, if proceedings are necessary, he will
act
The opposing factions. are apparently
calm tonight and no further developments
are expected in the case until next month.
Mrs Baum has as much liberty as she
ever did and is being royalty entertained
around ut the homes of her friends.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
whitley HAS FRIENDS.
Letter is Received BY the Judiciary
Committee From Shanghai.

Washington, April 2.-The judiciary
committee of the House of Represen-
tatives is asked to refrain from cast
ing aspersions upon the judicial char
acter and methods of Judge Whitley of
Shanghai, in a letter sent by the execu-
tive committee of the American Asiatic
association made public today 1t
urges the committee to withhold its ap-
prevail from those portions of the re-
port of it's sub committee which re-
fleet upon Judge Wiley, and declares
that the committee fully discharged its
duty in finding that the charges. even
if supported by legal evidence, fun
lshed no ground for impeachment Of
the Judge. The communication asserts
that gross injustice has been done
10 the Judge in censuring indiscriml-
nately his court, without giving him
hearing. that members of the Asiatlc
association who have observed Judge
Wilhey's methods have been strongly
impressed with the value of his ser
vices, and that he merits the respe t
and gratitude OF every respectable man
: nd woman within the jurisdiction OF
his court.
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ton, but in its simplest and most de-
lightful aspects it is but dream.
Miss Minnie Dupree fitted into the idea
ef the play most charminsly. She was
best in the quaint comedy scenes, but at
all times she was most appealing. Her
Slight figure and girlsh ways were IN
keeping with the adventures which befeil
Ter in Dreamland. Robert Dempster
Irayed Jack and he played it we'll F..
Owen Baxter made Tompkyns decidedly
ccmical in his Transformation to a tap
ster; Marshal Welch wac sufficiently
cruel as Lord Strangevon and Josephine
Florence Sheppard as Elspeths aunt, in
acts three and four, mistress of the Red
Swan Inn, made the most of her oppor-
tunities Julia Blanc as Norah, the SER
did a fine piece of character acting and
Eleanor Moretti was very good in the
emotional part of a Gypsy. Agnes Aver
EFT played Dolly FOULS in pleasing way.
Somehow, nearly all the company, with
the exception of Miss Dupree, Mr.. Demp-
srer and Miss Blanc, seemed better in
the dream part of the play than they did
when they were supposed to belong to the
twentieth century.
1.-THE Road to Yesterday was beau
tifully staged and MISS Dupree was given
the cordial reception which she deserved.
The incidental music was composed by
Melville Ellis
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
CHICAGO BANKERS
HIT ALDR|CH BILL
Resolutions of Condemnation
Are Given TO Public
FUNDS TOBE IDLE TOO LONG
Many of the Provisions of the Adrieh
Bill Are Pronounced Unwise and
Deteimrntal to the National
Banking System.

Chicago. April AT a meeting of the
representatives of the national banks do
ing business in this city, held Yesterday
resolutions were unanimously adopted eX-
pressing their views regarding the Aldrioh
currency bill Today the resolutions were
signed by every member of the Chicago
clearing house and given out
The resolutions are in substance as fol-
lows:
THAT the transfer of nearly $4,000 go
from the liquid reserves of the banks
where it is available for loans to an idle
fund on which the banks are forbidden
under any circumstances to enroach, will
seriously impair tine working capital of the
! country
THAT the true method of dealing with
a commercial crisis is by providing means
for readily increasing the supply Of of
currency when it is needed rather than
by locking up continuously and perma-
nently an unnecessary proportion of the
countrys banking capital
That the substitution of bonds in the
vaults of country banks for balances in
the reserve and central reserve cities will
not promote safety.
That there is no objection 10 the pro-
hibtion of loans to bank officers. but
there is serious objection to such pro-
hibition against directors and companies
in which directors are interested. The re-
striction limiting the selection of directors
to men who haven't active business con-
nection, and not permitting national
IN CIR in, oil fad
which owns the building in which the
bank is situated will affect the institutions
of the national banking system unfavor-
ably in their competition with state banks
and trust companies which already have
more latitude in the character OF business
they are allowed to do and in most OF the
states the requirements upon them as
to reserves are less than those to which
the national banks are now obliged is
conform.
THAT as the Aldrch bill is only for
temporary use, the brdge-over until
u comprehensive and final system is de-
termined upon. no changes in the eX-
listing system which will seriously disturb
present conditions should be included in
its provisions. The regulations of the
national banking system as to the re-
serves against deposits have stood since
the system was established, the business
of the banks is adjusted to them, and the
credits of the country are adjusted to
them.
'If the banks must prepare to do
business under the proposed regulations
after January !. 1909, there can be no
expansion of loans meantime. even for
crop moving purposes next next fall, but
further liquidation will be required and
serious consequences may ensue, A tenn
porary measure should not contain harm
full innovations, which. in a final treat
ment of the subject may prove TO be
unnecessary, and unless they can be
eliminated it would be better to have no
legislation until the whole subject can
be referred to a committee for inquiry.
and report. which we believe would be
the most practical disposition of it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
At the Biiou.

THE Royal Chef continues to be a
most attractive offering at the Biiou the
atre. The piece is musical and the COM
edy is the sort to make people laugh.
William J. Mccarthy, the principal come
dian. does not overlook any of his OPP
portunities and he keeps everybody in 4
good humor BY his comedy efforts. The
/ usic is unusually tuneful and the stag
Ing of the Chef is very good indeed.
One of the happiest conceits is the
Mother Goose dance, winch is done by
sixteen "broilers in odd attire. The
company supporting Mr.. Mccarthy IS
large and competent THE Royal Chef
is considered one of the seasons best Of
fe rings at the Bijou. The usual per-
Torrance will be given tonight. Next
week the Bijou will offer the Four Hunt
ingtons in "The Fool House." a musical
comedy with plenty of girls.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
DR. RAGSDALE OUT
AMONG HIS FRIENDS
Believes New County prSpOSi-
ton Will Garry
MORE TALK ABOUT RAIDS
General Belief Is That Nothing Was
Found In Bessemer To Be Raided.
Other News of ees-
semer.
MORE TALK ABOUT RAIDS

Bessemer, April .-(Special.) THE many
friends of Or. NJ c. Ragsdale were glad
to learn that he was able to leave his
home al McCAlla yesterday and come up
TO the city. This is the first time he has
been in Bessemer for about three months
and naturally he was very much pleased
to be able to shake hands and have a
chat with his many friends and ad-
mirers.
Judging from general appearances it is
quite evident that he is on the road to
complete recovery and if he keeps up
as he is at present it will only be a
matter Of a few short weeks ere he will
be the same DR.. Ra gsdale as of old.
There is no denying the fact that he
was very sick man for several months
but he stated to several of his close
friends yesterday that he was getting
better every day and he expected to be
in position from now on TO take up his
work, that is the new county work, and
keep pushing and boosting until he finally
succeeds. 1t is an admitted fact on all
sides that he is the prime mover and
every one that knows him knows that
he will not give up the fight until TIE
last day.
The sentiment with regard to thu new
county has not waned any: in fact, it
grows stronger every day and Dr. Rags
dale stated yesterday that he believed
the new county could be counted on with
fair amount of certainty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
THE LYRIC THEATRE
OPENED YESTERDAY
A Beautiful Little Playhouse-Hand-
some Decorations, Complete In Every
Detail-Capacity Business.

It's a gem, the prettiest little theatre
in town and the only one of the kind
in the south. The Lyric, at the OLD
Peerless corner.
The Lyric opened yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock and did stand
ing room only business until nearly
midnight. The management promised
all along that the Lyric would be the
most artistic, the most elegant and the
most complete little theatre money and
architectural talent could produce, but
nevertheless there were few who at .
tended the opening yesterday who were
not agreeably surprised The mural
decorations are in dark red and gold.
the ceilings are done in green and
gold and the stage front is also green
and gold. The opera chairs are leather
upholstered and of late design. A
small balcony adds much to the arch
tetural beauty and also increases the
seating capacity. Ample exits are pro-
yided. front and rear.
The Lyric would do credit to any
town and under the management of
Mr. j. N. Hamrich is sure to be a sue
cess. An excellent programme will be-
maintained at all times. No expense
is to be spared in securing good talent
and Mr.. Hamrick heartily assures the
public that every detail at the Lyric
will meet with the approval of the best
people of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
ADJUSTMENTS.
1.-THE Road To Yesterday"

1t has come TO nearly everyone at some
time to travel down the road Of dreams.
The imagination, rose-hued, delights to
picture the impossible. Day dreams are
better than the dreams of sleep because
they are subject in a way to the will and
are mot cut off just at the critical mo-
ment when we are so anxious to learn
what comes next. It is the felicity Of
day dreaming--of the widest day dream
ing-that accounts for the singular charm
of 1.-THE Road to Yesterday play with
a happy name. Although in this partlc-
ular instance the dream is represented
as a fantasy that follows in the due
course of sleep, 1t is more vivid than an
ordinary dream, and the very substance OF
the dream is paraded before the eyes of
the audience. There is delicious comedy.
touch of the strange, indefinable patnoa
that launts almost all of our dreams,
both sleeping and waking, and at times
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
Indictment Is Defective.

Huntsville, April 2.-(Special.)- 1.-The in
dictment against Irwin & Sims for vio-
latng the bankruptcy law was held to
be defective by Judge Hundey in the
United States court yesterday afternoon
on the ground that it did not sufficiently
charge the offense. The defendants, how
ever. were held under their present bonds
to await the action of the present grand
jury Irwin & Sims We're merchants al
Albertville, Ala. and their creditors
claim that after asking for discharge in
bankruptcy they concealed large por-
ton of their assets, violating the bank
ruptcy law The federal grand jury has
been organized, with Green CLANCY as
foreman.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03

a tinge of tragedy. 1t is all very real, very
absorbing and far far away from the
commonplace of life.
The co-authors, Beulah NJ Dix and Eve
lyn G. Sutherlin, while novices in the art
of play-writing, have struck a note that
reveals genius and in the three latter
acts of the play they have done a wonder
fully fascinating work. The first act is
clumsy, but when once the dream is
launched and the necessary preface is
completed. there is little to cavil at in the
action of the play
Elspeth TyreIl is an imaginative girl
who is obsessed by the passionate desire
for old things and the old life led hun
dreds of years ago. Novels and swash-
buckling plays have fed this longing
until she becomes a creature of extrava-
giant fancies. Returning one evening from
a strenuous sightseeing tour in London
she finds herself overcome by fatigue.
Cheshire cheese consumed on the trip is
also a contributory factor. II is in the
studio of her brother-in-law. artist.
Friends are gathered there to celebrate
midsummer eve. Elspeth is persuaded TO
lie down in an alcove and rest while be-
fore taking part in the festivities. Her
nerves are overweight and at the height
of her indisposition young Jack Create
rex a chum of her brother-n-law, whom
she has never seen, comes rushing into
the room, dressed in a costume of the six
tenth century, which he has been wear
ing while he posed. In her excitement
Elspeth imagines him a figure out of the
past She falls asleep in the alcove and
the dream begins.
Naturally Jack is the first person she
meets on the road to yesterday. in lis
yeoman's suit. He becomes her protector,
although at first she is loath to think
him the hero. One by one the other mem
bers of the party appear. but all strangely
transformed and playing new roles Els
peth's sister. Malena Leveson, is a gypsy;
her aunt, Harriet Phelps becomes Goody
Phelps, the loud-mouthed mistress OF n
sixteenth century inn; the servant girl,
Norah becomes a WITCH Adrien Thomp-
kyns, an artist, becomes Tompkyns, tap
ster, and Kenelm Paulton becomes Lord
Strangevon, the villain Of the dream.
The comedy is whimsical and at times
startling. Elspeth confusing her TWEEN
teth century ideas with those of the SIX
teenth century and surprising that her
friends and relatives are the same peo-
pie she used to know. 300 years before.
Jack becomes her guide along the road
to yesterday and she falls in love with
him. There are some blood-curdling ex-
periences and she is married against her
will to the terrifying Lord Strangevon,
but Jack stabs Strangevon in the shoulder
and they escape together, bent on finding
the way back to the twentieth century.
Elspeth awakes in the alcove where she
fell asleep and learns that it was a vivid
dream after ALL She is again thrown into
confusion by the appearance of Jack
Greatorex in his costume of the past, but
matters are explained to nor and the
courtship begun in a dream is happily
consummated. The other characters re-
sumo ytheir normal parts in life and the
road to yesterday is but memory The c
is a bit of mysticism in the play and IL
suggestion now and then of reincarna-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
NEW RULING MADE.
Demand For Jury Trial Must Be Writ
ten on Separate Document.

Judge Samuel J.. Weaver and a. -.
Howe have made ruling which
started Clerk of the Criminal Court
John G. Bradley dancing around the
court house in glee. The rule laid
down was that when a prisoner charged
with a misdemeanor wants a trial by
iurv. the demand must be made in d
separate document and filed with tee
clerk of the court not later than 10
days after the arrest
During the past 1t has been the GUS
tom among a number of lawyers 70
simply write across the face of the
bond that prisoner demanded a jury
trial. AS the entry clerk did not nee
assarily have to notice this a number
Of misdemeanor cases where the prts-
| oner wanted trial by jury would be
| placed on the hon-jury docket, causing
| a great deal of confusion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
No Raid.

1t was understood this evening that a
raid was TO be made on several places
in the city that were supposed to be
running without respect to the prohibit
ton law. 1t appears. however that 'hc
raid was not made and it is believed
that this was due to the fact that no
place could be found in the city 10 raid.
1t is understood that the Good Gov
eminent club has gotten awfully busy
within the past few days and since they
felt compelled to do something in order
TO keep the members in good hdmor ii
was decided that the general morals of
the city of Bessemer should be looked
into.
1t is known that two police Officers
visited two places on Twenty-first street
night before last. but they found nothing,
and it is hardly likely that they ever
will
1t was understood that Sheriff Higdon
would make another bid for popular favor
but if he picked out Bessemer as a bus
mess site he was sadly left.
Bessemer was quiet this evening and
this has been the case for several days.
OF course, it is admitted that in BESSIE
ner as everywhere else, there is a GER
tain element that cannot be controlled
and the only thing to be done with this
sort is to watch them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
CROSSING Blocked.

A good many complaints are being reg
istered with regard to the way the Ala
baina Great Southern railroad is block
ing the crossing at Nineteenth street
and Alabama avenue.
DR.. T. c. Donald stated last evening
that he thought something should be
done in regard to this matter and he
believed that some action should be
taken. He said 1t seemed to be just in
line for an old freight train to pull up
at the crossing and stay there for ten
or fifteen minutes. In the meantime il
a person was in a hurry and wanted 10
get across they would have to go under
the cars or else stand right still until
the train crew had made up its mind
to move.
Several kicks in this regard have been
registered with the council, but it ap-
pears that they cannot do anything with
the road. inasmuch as the block system
seems to keep up.
This matter has arrived at the point
where it is very inconvenient to the peo-
pie that have to travel bae and forth,
and it is believed that some drastic meas
ures will be adopted along this line be-
fore very long.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
TSCHAIKOVSKY Is
STILL In PRISON

st. Petersburg. April 2.-The govern
ment has refused the request of Nine.
Tschaikovsky, wife of Mich olas
Tschaikovsky of the Russian revolu-
tionists, for permission to take her
husband from the fortress of st. Peter
and st. Paul to a hospital. She was
willing that he either be released IN
hail or that she herself pay the eX-
penses of suard, but the govern
ment refused.
NJ. Tschaikovsky now has been con
fined in the fortress for about four
months and a half and apparently the
case is as far from settlement as whel
he was arrested. Recently physicians
reported to the government that he was
in danger of complete breakdown as Il
result of solitary confinement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
SHOOTS AT WIFE.
NEGRO Fails To Hit Her, But Strikes
Bystander In Foot.

While shooting at his wife last night,
Hurley Perry, a negro, shot Joe Penny
another negro in the foot 1t seems from
the information at hand that Perry ard
his wife have been estranged for about
two months and that last night they came
together at the Washington hotel, a col
ored lodging house on the corner of First
avenue and Seventeenth street Alter q
few words Perry drew big gun anu
began firing at his wife. The negro Wom-
an escaped unhurt. but one of the paiis
struck Penny in the foot, infiietns Sc
ious though not dangerous wound.
After the shots had been fired Perry
took to his heels and made good his es-
cape The wounded negro lives near the
corner of Tenth avenue and Nineteenth
street, north
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
Transatlantic BurIesquers.

a hurricane Of fun is whirling with the
Grams Atlantic Burlesluers' through the
q COUNTRY, devastating the crop of melan-
cloly and destroying with a terrible force
all box office records at the Gayety this
week The weather prophet has an
ilnunced that comedy storm signals are
r,aced all along the line that it would
tie safe not to leave the city before the
Trans Atlantcs'' have passed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-04-03
Birmingham Rail
way Light 4
Power Co.
FINNISH DIET Is
TO Be DISSOLVED

st. Petersburg, April 2.-1he dissolution
O. the Finnish diet vas decided upon to-
I eht at a conference at Tsarskoe-selo
between the Emperor and the Finnish
secretary Of state. General Langhoff. Thu
new elections will take place on July l.
ana the new diet will meet on August /.
ii was decided also not TO accept the
resignation of the senate. 4 ukaze re-
garding the dissolution is now being
drafted.
The Emperors decision is directly due
10 a social democratic resolution adopted
ty the diet expressing sympathy with the
Russian terrorists.
The Finish Senate decided TO resign as
ar outcome of the vote of lack of con-
fdence in it carried by the diet, Il to A,
en- March 2S. This was the work of
the socialists They formally censurea
The Finnish Senate decided TO resign us
livery of Russion terrorists and political
*gitators TO the Russian authorities ana
:. lack of irfnness in resisting Russian
encroaehments.