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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-15
CANNON HOBNOBS
WITH 7. P. O'CONNOR

washington, December 14.-"Uncle Joe"
Cannon and "Tay Pay OConnor met to-
day on the floor of the House of Repre-
sentatives just after adjournment Of that
body.
Thomas F.. Walsh, the Colorado mill
iionaire, whose guest the Irish leader Is,
introduced the men,
Tell me how they do things in the
house OF commons demanded the
speaker with a smile, and for the next Is
minutes the two statesmen were engaged
in lively conversation.
Mr.. Walsh In the meantime went about
corralling all the congressman he knew,
and he soon had them lined up waiting
their turn to shake hands with the dis
tinguished Irish politician.
Later Mr.. O'Co1nor escaped to the
speakers room, pursued by small army
of newspaper men and not few con-
gressmen.
Eventually he surrendered to the FORM
err, and predicted liberal victory in Eng,
land during the coming elections and the
granting of "home rule to Ireland.
you don't look half as fierce as the
Speaker Cannon I had pictured Mr.
OConnor told Speaker Cannon during
their conversation.
The speaker laughed.
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-Jobe-
Rose Je1ue1ry
Company
III North Nineteenth Street
CENTRAL BANK BILL
is INTRODUCED

Washington, December IA bill pro-
viding for central bank of America,
to be established at Washington, with
branches in various cities throughout the
country, was introduced today by Repre-
sentative Forbes Of New York.
The bank Is to have a capital of an hun
bred million dollars, three-fifths of which
is to be subscribed by the United States
treasury, through an issue of 5o-year gold
bonds. The remaining two-flfths is to be
the country.
Branches are provided for in New York,
Chicago, New Orleans, Boston, Denver,
st. Louis, Atlanta, San Francisco and
Portland, Ore.
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LoDcERooMs OPENED.
Knights of Pythias Give Pleasing En-
tertainment at Florence.

Florence. December 14-(SpeciaLl-
The formal opening of the beautiful
social rooms Of Monte Bello lodge,
knights of Pythias, was made notable
last evening by the presence OF Grand
Chancellor Herman M. Beck and about
so knights from the Tri-Cities and Rog-
ersville. Monte Bello lodge Is noted
for its hospitality and can always be
depended upon to do things on a large
scale and the AFFAIR last evening was
one of the most successful in its history.
The entire third floor of the billiard
building, formerly occupied by the Elks,
Is now the quarters Of the Knights of
Pythias and the parlors are handsomely
furnished in old mission style and will
be kept open at all times for the use
of the knights.
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MR.. AND MRS. BEITMAN
ENTERTAIN AT BRIDGE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Beitman's bridge
party in compliment to their guest, Miss
Sterne Of Cleveland, o., was as unique
as It was charming. Instead Of the usual
buffet supper served IN plates the games
were concluded with basket luncheons
suggesting a spring picnic, method
new in the south. The house was pref
tily decorated for the evening and Mr..
and Mrs Beitman extended their hospi-
tally to about 30 of their friends in the
younger set A number of attractive
prizes were awarded. Miss Rhetta Levy
won the first prize, portfolio; Miss
Wolff, the house guest of Mrs. Rotholz.
won one of the Roycroft books, and the
ladies' consolation prize was drawn by
Miss Moritz of Montgomery, the guest
of Miss Lillian Goldman. 1t was Tied
dy bear"
For the gentlemen, the prize for the
highest score, a memorandum book, was
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Not long ago an announcement was
made from one of the pulpits in our city
that the following week a minister would
be In Birmingham who would preach to
the deaf mutes of the community It
enlisted my attention at once, and I be-
gan to look into the wonderful art of
dactylotogy and discover the process by
which people bereft of the sense of hear
ing and speaking could be made to un-
derstand and comprehend the wonderful
teachings of Christ, as well as the mat
ters OF everyday Importance, which come
into their lives.
AS children we all remember in our
school days of learning the finger alpha
bet, which, of course, we didn't call by
the imposing name of dactylology or even
chirology, but merely the art Of fooling
the teacher and talking behind her back,
and conveying to our little schoolmates
our secret plans and schemes.
Accomplishment In this art has reached
perfection in Miss Helen Keller, deaf.
dumb and blind, who stands today q
miraculous example of the development
which may be brought about in one who
is deprived of these senses. Her literary
attainments have attracted attention from
all parts of the world, and indeed the
letter which she wrote pleading for the
blind and afflicted Just after she pub
lished her book, 1.-THE Story of My Life"
was pronounced by Mark Twain to be
a classic. Among other things she said:
ITO be so afflicted is to live long, long
days-and life is made up of days. 1t
is to live irnmured, baffled, impotent, all
of Gods world shut out. 1t is to sit
helpless. while your shoulders ache for
the burden they are denied-the rightful
burden Of labor
What tender. pathetic appeal
In my interest in this subject I found
that one sweet, good woman Of our city.
Mrs w. w. Silk, is giving her time, her
talent and her energy to the task Of
Frightening and making happy the lives
of the deaf mutes, who live here, and in
recognition of this fact I asked her to
tell me something about her work.
In her gentle, modest way she replied:
ct feel that have done so little and
that many others might have accom-
plished much more, but my work has
been a work of love- and 1t has made
me very happy to think that l have
made others happy"
"And how did you happen to take up
the work." I asked.
Through my sister," she replied, who
was deaf and dumb, / began to use the
finger alphabet, and talk to her and
amuse her. I grew interested In the sub
ject, and soon began to think of COM
partnership for her, and how I could make
her life brighter discovered that there
were several deaf mutes in Birmingham
and began to get them together.
"But, how did you find out where they
wereT" I inquired.
There's sort of a wireless telegraphy,
as It WERE" replied Mrs. SILK, among
these people, an endless chain, you might
say and however remote they may be
they somehow get to know Of each other
and soon get together"
"And how did you go about assembling
them?' asked.
st asked all that I knew at the time,
to come to my home one evening" said
Mrs Silk, "and while they were there
I suggested the idea of forming a class
at Sunday school. There were 10 pres
ent on the evening I speak Of and out
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LEGISLATORS AT
WORK IN ILLINOIS

Springfield, ILL.,, December 1.-THE ILL.,
nois general assembly today set In mo-
ton legislation on the deep waterway,
direct primaries and nearly all of the "a
subjects specified in Governor Deneen's
call for the special session which con-
vened at noon.
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee of 10 to go to WASH
inston to consult with Congress relative
to the probability of federal cooperation
In the construction of deep waterway
was adopted
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ship of young women who meet to play
bridge or other favorite card games,
others for sewing or other pastimes and
occupations. Mrs. Pugh Pearson enter
tained her club at its last meeting with
a pend-the-day party. which was one of
the most pleasant gatherings that the
members have had this season There
are In the club the following congenial
coterie: Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Paul Earle,
Mrs. B. A. Reynold.. Mrs. Thomas Hef-
lin, Mrs. John Yeatman, Mrs. Jesse
Yeates, Mrs Jackson Halstead Mrs. John
Snow Jemison and Mrs. John C. Hem
ley, Jr.
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ALABAMA DAY,

ALABAMA DAY.
Yesterday morning, the ninetieth birth
day of the state of Alabama, was cele-
brated In the chapel of the Birmingham
Seminary by the little girls of the
academic department under the direction
of Miss Shipman. The decorations of the
stage were made appropriate to the oc-
CASTOR by the use of both national and
state flags. and in the long line of lit
tie girls many more flags were carried.
The exercises were opened with the
singing of a song adapted by one of the
girls of the department Then followed
brief history of the state after its adj
mission into the union, after which Miss
Julia Tutwilers beautiful Hymn to Ala
bama" was sung. One of the most en-
Pertaining parts of the programme was
the drawing of a memory map of the
state.
The programme was all interesting, but
the greatest enthusiasm was shown by
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Turk VIII Deliver Address.

Washington, December 14-Rustem bey,
charge Of the Turkish embassy, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an address
at the unwilling Of the statue of Cen
Lew wallace In statuary hall Of the cap
itol on Tuesday, January II, 1910. Gen.
eral Wallace, one Of Indiana's two sons
to be so honored with q place in the
Hall of Fame" served as the repre-
sentative Of the United States at the court
Of the Sultan Of Turkey.
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IN HONOR OF MISS HoWRY.

One of the lower boxes at the Jeffer-
son theatre was occupied Monday night
at the performance of Mrs. Leslie Car
ters "Vasta Herne" by a party given
in compliment to Miss Elizab beth Howry
of Washington, the guest of Miss Fan
ME Dunn. In the corterie were Miss
Howry, Miss Dunn, Miss Virginia
Means, Mr.. VIII Dunn, Mr.. Robert
Brown and Dr. Torrance.
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Mrs. Eunke Is Dead.

Tuscumbia, December 14-CSpecial.)-
Mrs. Anna Wade Funke, wife of John
r. EFunke, died yesterday and was buried
today In lakewood cemetery. Mrs. Funke
was IS years old and was one of the
most popular young natrons of the city.
She is survived by her husband, her
mother and a sister, Miss Kate White.
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NEWS Of THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD.
Mrs. Ferguson Hostess for Fer
guson-WaIker Bridal Party
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mrs. Weston Hostess at Bridge-Mrs.
Beitman's Bridge-Box Party.
Spend-the-Day Party-Re-
turns From College.
BY MYRTLE MILES.

The final pre-nuptia1 hospitality e1-
tended to Miss Louise Walker and MT.
Hill Ferguson, whose wedding Will De
an event of this evening, was the ounet
supper given in their honor last even
ing by Mrs. Fred s. Ferguson, the
groom's mother, at her home in Noun
tain Terrace.
The event followed the marriage re-
hearsal at the Church of the Advent and
the guests In attendance included only
the bridal party. It was most informal
and thoroughly enjoyable. Mrs. Fergu-
son extending the hospitality of ner
home with her usual grace
The dining room, where the party
gathered for the buffet supper, was
prettily adorned with white carnations
smilax and ferns. the table decoration
being fashioned of this floral comoina-
ton and lighted with candles shaded IN
white
Those in attendance were Mrs. Robert
Jemison, Jr., DR.. and Mrs. Arthur Gray
of sewanee. Miss Sue McLester, MISS
Kathleen Nixon, Miss Belle DeBardele-
hen. Miss Elizabeth Buford Of Nash
Vile. Miss virginia Means, Miss Fan
ME Dunn, Miss Sadie Gillespy, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Burr Ferguson, Mn. William Muoo
Martin. Mr.. Frank Smith, Mr.. Robert
Johnston. Mr.. Robert Gregory. Mr.. Matt
sloane, Mr.. William II. Johnston, Mr.
Bert Throckmorton, Mr.. Richard Haw-
kins and DR.. Lorenzo Luckie.
MRS. wEsToNs BRIDGE.
Mrs. william C. Weston, who always
entertains delightfully."-, was hostess yes
terday afternoon to her bridge club and
a few additional friends. The Christmas
idea prevailed, crimson blossoms and
berries giving festive appearance to
the rooms in which the. games were
played and reappearing in the salad and
ice course, which concluded the after
noon. The consolation prize was drawn
from a Christmas tree typical with Its
g1ittering ornaments. 1t was an exqui-
site little hand painted basket. The score
prize was beaded hand bag and the
game, q dainty real lace handkerchief
As a club prize the hostess awarded a
candlestick In beaten brass and shaded
with green.
About rs guests enjoyed Mrs. Weston's
hospitality.
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CALENDAR FOR WEDNESDAY.

This day will have a number OF events
and entertainments of moment to society.
In the afternoon there will be tea and
q large reception, the former for the
girls and the latter including several
hundred guests among the married and
unmarried people. Miss Bessie Bigsby Is
entertaining at tea in compliment to Mrs.
Richard Estes, bride of the month. Mrs.
A. C. Howe will give brilliant after
noon reception in compliment to her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Henry Russell
Howe, one of the seasons brides. Her
receiving party is large and represents
tive The hours are from to o'clock.
This evening at the Church of the Adj
vent Miss Louise Walker and Mr. Hill
Ferguson will be married. and later a
reception will be given for them at the
home of the brides sister, Mrs. Robert
Jemison, Jr., at Mountain Terrace. This
will be one of the distinguished events of
the winter. There will be a gathering of
a large connection as the Walkers are
among the historic people of this county,
and both the brides family and that Of
the groom are prominent
An affair of intense interest to people
of musical bent will be the concert given
this evening at the Jefferson by the
Treble Clef club with Nine. Jeanne Jo-
melli as soloist.
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SEABOARD ANNOUNCES
LOW XMAS FARES

Full information at City Ticket Office,
woodward Bldg. Phone 1882.
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awarded to Mr. Herbert Baum. The
game prize, a brass smoking set, was
captured by Mr.. Ben Loventhal and the
consolation, toy automobile, was drawn
by Mr.. Charles Hochstadter.
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MRS. SIDNEY HIT
HOSTESS AT CARDS,

Miss Sidney Hit will entertain her
friends in the college set the afternoon
of December 2S at cards.
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the audience when the singing of Dixie
most appropriately closed this celebra-
ton of Alabama day.
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Friday Mrs. F. H. Crockard will be
the hostess at luncheon in honor of
Mrs. Gary.
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Diamonds

You know as well as we do
that nothing quite equals a
diamOnd-its the gift superb
and at this store you have
the widest possible choice in
the selection-you can select
a stone from this stock at
any price you wish to pay,
depending on size, of course.
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SOCIAL PLANS FOR
JUDGE GARY'S VISIT.

Tomorrow at the Southern club Mr..
George Gordon Crawford will entertain
at luncheon in compliment to Judge
Gary.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. and Mrs W.
P. G. Harding Will give a buffet lunch
con in compliment to Judge and Mrs.
Gary.
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this afternoon with Mrs. Morris Mary
instead of with Mrs. Leo Rich, as first
announced.
Paul Hayne School Improvement as
ISOLATION will hold an important meet
Ing this morning at 10 o'clock when
the question of a kindergarten Christ
mas tree for SO children in the kin
| dergarten will be discussed.
The Jewish women will open a
restaurant Monday, December &c, in the
Turn Verein building on First avenue,
to be held for the four days proceed
ing Christmas
The Highland Book club will meet
this morning at 1890 with Mrs. A L.
F'ulenwider, at Terrace Court
Little Virginia Ford, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Ford will enter
tain her friends at birthday party
Saturday.
coTiLLoN CLUB
TO GIVE DANCE.
The Cotillon club which was recently
formed and will consist of a coterie of
Birmingham society girls, will give
dance the evening of December 20 at
the Country club. This will be one OF
the smartest events of Christmas week.
The organization of the Cotillon club
has been perfected, but the members
are not ready as yet to announce the
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3D.
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Our Fine Pictures
Make Most
Acceptable
Xmas Presents.

We are prepared TO both make
the sittings and finish your
pictures regardless Of wealth
er. Christmas patronage
solicited during the next
week. Early engagements
desired. Bell Phone 1917.
MlOrtOn'S Photo Studio.
Cor. 10Th 81. and End Ave.
Entrance f174 10Th st.
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ANNOUNCER ENTS.

ANNOUNCEMENT ..
Mrs. Forney Johnston will entertain
tomorrow at luncheon.
In compliment to Miss Elizabeth
Howry of Washington Miss Katherine
Earle will be the hostess at bridge
Friday.
The Little Jokers will meet tomorrow
afternoon with Mrs. Frank Fowlkes at
$3.50 o'clock.
The Council of Jewish Women will
meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
with Mrs. Joe Slaughter.
Temple Emanuel chapter will meet
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this afternoon with Mrs. Morris Marx
instead OF with Mrs. Leo Rich, as first
announced.
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COTlLLON CLUB
TO GIVE DANCE.

CONTINUED ON PAGE 3D.
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MRS. HUGH PEARSON
HOSTESS FOR CLUB.
There are a number of attractive clubs
in Birmingham, some having a member
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-08-20

One scarcely realizes the many and
various uses to which paper may be
put until he has considered the in.
genuity of the people of Japan. The
Japanese use paper for all kinds Of
articles in domestic use for clothing
and for house-building- The Filipino
could profit by the example of his in.
dustrious and clever neighbor and
would undoubtedly find paper the So
luton of many of his economic prob.
lens, If he substituted that article for
a more expensive necessity. Some If
the unusual and interesting uses for
paper in Japan are as follows:
Houses are made of paper. Tho
frame is of wood, but the walls are
paper, which is so treated that it will
Keep out the wind. Paper walls make
1t possible to dispense with glass for
windows, as they let in plenty of light.
resist the rain, and in a measure keen
out the cold. Oiled paper is made in
Japan into umbrellas and wearing an
parel, which are astonishingly cheap
and durable. The jinrikisha men wear
paper raincoats, which last year or
more, with constant use. Oiled .is.
sue paper is tanned with the ferment.
ed juice of green persimmons. Tea
sacks, strong and durable are made of
this paper. Tobacco pouches and pipe
cases are made from leather paper"
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Romances Of Progress
By Albert Payson Terhune
ROBERT Full T0N-The Man Who Beat Bad Luck.

became customary for crowds to go
out and watch the course OF the boats
construction. Fulton chr1stened it the
Clermont. But it was popularity known
as "Fulton's Folly" Fulton himself
added to this ridicule by prophesying
that in a few years steamboat would
be able to cross the Atlantic. Such
a forecast was derided as sheer in
sanity.
At last, on August II, 1907, the
Clermont was launched and started
on her maiden trip to Albany. All
New York turned out to make fun
of the weird boat And in looks the
Clermont was worthy the derision she
excited. She had a 140-foot keel and
was 16h feet wide. A single smoke
stack, fully so feet high, rose from
her deck and her twin paddle wheels
looked like the sails of windmill AS
she moved through the water an ava
lanche of sparks, fire and black
smoke poured from the stack and the
roar of the machinery and paddle
wheels could be heard for miles.
She was success. Fulton was vim
Dictated. And now the inventor, who
had heretofore been looked on as a
harmless crank, was the nations
aeo,,. :, . nav hero. He built
other and faster
Hero. "a o,,oooso;o- y.
1912 he constructed the first steam
ferry boat. Two years later he made
the first steam warship, a 44-gun
frigate, named Fulton the First"
Wealth and honors began to pour in
on him. But just as he was about to
reap the reward of his years of toll
and misfortune he found his patents
disputed and became involved in
maze of lawsuits Most of these lat.
ter he lost.
His mind and nature embittered
and his purse depleted by litigation;
his health undermined by exposure
from working out of doors in his ship.
yard during bad weather, Robert Full
ton died in 1915, when only 40 years
old.
He was buried in Trinity church
yard, New York, where large monu-
ment has since been erected over his
grave. There he lies, midway be.
tween the two rivers, every one of
whose thousands of steam craft is
more sublime monument to his mem
DRY than any mausoleum which NOR
tai hands could raise above the grave
of the man who did so much for Prog
ress and whom his fellow country
men rewarded with ridicule and in
justice.
(Copyrighted.)
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AN UNOFFICIAL VISIT.

One should always distinguish be-
tween the private and the official
capacity of a person. The way OF the
policeman may thus be made hard be-
cause he is forced to arrest his
friends, sometimes his former COM
rades. Nevertheless, stern necessity
demands that the distinction should
be kept A writer in the New York
Times tells how the Russian novelist,
Tolstoi, is wont to act when occasion
demands.
Tolstoi abominates sneaks and spies
of all kinds. Melikoff. sneak and a
spy, he especially abominates.
One day Melikoff, suspecting that a
good deal of revolutionary work was
going on at Tolstoi's estate, dropped
in Unexpectedly.
do YOU come" said Tolstoi to him,
Officially, or as a private person? If
you come officially, here are my keys
Search. Examine everything. You
are quite free to do so.'
But, count" said Melikoff, believe
me, come to you as private per-
son."
Tolstoi looked at him in silence