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Evening star., 1909-03-14

Il have noticed how much interest is
manifested in Americans who have mar
ried foreigners, especially those who
come to Washington with their husbands
who have diplomatic rank 1t would
seem that American girls are more prone
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29

ton of wealth, its unbridled power over
the legislative, the judicial and execu-
tive branches of government, and not
view with alarm and bated breath the
imminent dangers that menace this ma
ton?
I'm the great centers of population,
now as of old, predatory wealth winks
at and connives with scoundrelism to
steal the streets and public utilities,
and brazenly buys the influence and
legislative power it needs, and then de-
fies your courts. The lash of oppres-
sion is applied to the back of the hon
est merchant or manufacturer who
cares to oppose the tyranny of concen-
trated greed by railroad faVoritism TO
its friends. The railroads gather in a
billion annually, or one-third of all the
money in circulation, and when you
stop rebates they stop giving you cars
and stop business.
patriotism that you fought with,
and citizenship, freedom and liberty
that you fought for, are all needed now
of men, as they were never needed be-
fore. the battle of peace and peaceful
pursuits is now being waged. The
patriotism of washington and Jefferson
and Jackson and of Lincoln and the
fathers and the sermon on the mount
are what every man must understand
and live for, and be ready to die for.
1.-THE greatest and fondest memorial
that every man can leave to his country
is that memorial that he lived for the
highest standard of craftsmanship.
That is craftsmanship. That is true
patriotism"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29
WORKS OUT DETAILS
FOR CONSOLIDATION
Committee to Meet to Map Out Plans
for Merger of San Pedro, Will
mlngton and Los
Angeles

The consolidation committee of Los
Angeles will meet this afternoon in the
offices of the harbor commission in the
Central building for the purpose of
drafting a statement of plans on which
the merger of the three cities will be
proposed.
1t is the purpose of the committee to
issue a statement to the public and
later to present plan in detail which
will be submitted to the voters of San
Pedro, Wilmington and Los Angeles.
The committee will work on the draft
of the statement today, and will hold
another meeting Tuesday for the pur-
pose of considering the question.
Secretary Fleming was busily en-
gagged yesterday in getting the data
into shape to be presented to the COM
mittee this afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29
PAY TRIBUTE TO
DEAD COMRADES
GARND ARMY AND W.R.C.H
MEMORIAL EXERCISES
81 FLOWER BEDECKED CHAIRS
REPRESENT DEPARTED
Impressive Ritualistic Services Are
Exemplified-At Soldiers Home
Those Who Are Gone Are
Remembered

Impressive memorial ceremonies
were held last night in Blanchard hall
by Stanton post No. So, department OF
California and Nevada, Grand Army of
the Republic, and by the Women's Re-
lief corps of Stanton post.
During the year twenty comrades
dropped from the ranks of the post
and eleven members of the corps
passed to their last reward. 1t was out
of respect to the memory of these de-
parted comrades that the men and Wo-
men of the post assembled.
A. T. Larhe, commander of the post,
presided over the ceremonies of the
Grand Army men and Mrs. Arena j.
Melchor, president of the Women's Re-
lief corps, had charge of the ceremon-
les of that organization, which fol-
lowed Immediately after the post eX-
ercises were finished. Twenty eulogies
were pronounced on the members Of
stanton post who have passed away
during the year and eleven eulog1eS
were delivered on the deceased MEM
bers of the corps. w. F. Hubbard was
the orator of the occasion. Among the
others to speak were d. L. Durand,
G. Fl, Haskins, A. T. Large, N. c..
Whims, ]. M. Quinn, H. q. Osborne
and w. S. Daubenspeck The rituals
tic service was observed and it was
beautiful and impressive.
AS is customary, twenty chairs, fes-
TONED with flowers, representing the
absent comrades, and eleven flower
bedecked chairs, representing the abb
sent sisters of the corps, were placed
Immediately in front of the command
er's station. During the ritualistic ex-
ercises the comrades passed before this
line of chairs and dropped flower in
the chair of each absent comrade who
had been removed by death during tho
year. The women in their exercises,
which are similar, likewise passed
along the line, and after the ceremonies
the chairs were hardly visible for the
flowers.
Delivers EuIogy
Mrs. Emily Morgan delivered the
principal eulogy on the dead of the
Relief Corps. A large number wit
messed the ceremonies.
Next Sunday the post and corps VIII
attend divine services at the Methodist
Episcopal church on st. Louis street,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29
J. O. C. CLASSES MEET
IN ANNUAL CONVENTION

The fourth annual convention of the j. o.
c. classes was held with all-day session
yesterday at the First Congregational
church More than $50 delegates were in
attendance from various parts of the United
States.
with a reception for the delegates, followed
by luncheon served in the dining room. At
the afternoon session encouraging reports
were made from the classes and the annual
election OF officers was held. as follows:
Mrs. Ada p. Bryant (re-elected), president
Miss Josephine Potter, vice president; Miss
Nina Merrill, recording secretary; Miss Eliza
beth Travis, corresponding secretary, and
Rev. F. G. II. Stevens. treasurer.
Last evening DR.. Locke addressed the
convention and was followed by the install
lation OF officers performed by Hugh C..
Gibson. state Sunday school superintendent.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29
ARRANGE SPECIAL PROGRAM
TO CLOSE ELKS' EXHIBITION
Final Display to Swell Decoration
Fund Will Be Given Tonight
at Fiesta Park

The last exhibition in Los Angeles of
Pains fireworks for the benefit of the
Elks' decoration fund will be given to-
night. A special program has been ar
ranged, as follows:
Magical tree piece, with three trans
formations; repetition of the beautiful
device, mikados fan, which so delight
ed the Tuesday night audience; quintet
Of fire fountains, filling the entire stage
with molten golden fire, and corruscat-
pie fires; golden west sun piece, 100
feet in circumference, centered with
numerous mutating colored devices;
salvos of spider shells, radlum flashes
and weeping willow bombs; final APP
pearance of Jocko, the fireworks monk
ey, in his laughable stunts.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29
The March of Wealth

els this to be our history? VINO car
years and view the frightful concentra-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29

Fourth ride Laurel
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29

RovIe Heights. On Monday, May 81,
fine most and corps will assemble at
the Washington street entrance OF the
Rosedale cemetery at a. m. for dec-
Grafton exercises. At / o'clock in the
afternoon they will assemble at the
northeast corner of Central park ana
march to the Auditorium, where reg
ular memorial exercises VIII be heiu
for all G. A. r. posts in the city.
A. s Warner was the chief speaker
at the Memorial exercises held at the
soldiers home yesterday. In part ne
said:
"How few of us stop to think what
mighty chivalry, freedom, liberty ana
love of peace, and genius and deVeIop-
ment and prosperity of the human race
is represented in those Words-the
United States of America!
"That chain of achievements is com
posed of the links of freedom and lib
ertv: the destruction of human slaV-
ery, of not only four millions of BLACK
men. but the death of slavery TO the
human race. A wilderness OF forests
and swamps and bleak prairies ana
mountain Businesses moulded by the
magic wand of freedom of the press,
and free labor, and genius ana free
thought. into the mightiest power OF
history and earth.
"The history of all republics is an
open book before us. ..u
"The patriotism and purpose OF thelr
birth was soon smothered ana de1
stroved nv greed and martial array and
conGuest and concentrated wealth and
nower~the true progenitors of waste
and extravaganza and debauchery-and
then after patriotism was gone, came
The mob: and then despotism'
The March of Wealth
eta this to be our history? Who can
1ooIx hack over the last twenty-five
,,eni.s and view the frightful concentra-
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29

Praises Lawyers - Attorney
General Wickersham yesterday sent n
telegram of congratulation to United
States Attorney Gregg and Special As
sistant Rush at Tulsa, Okla, on their
success under adverse circumstances in
securing indictments against Governor
Haskell and others charged with fraud
in the Muskogee town lot cases.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-29

Pays City's Tax-City and
County Treasurer John McDougald of
San Francisco went to Sacramento yes
to-day, taking with him s522,90S.55, the
second installment of taxes due the
state this year fromSSan Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

Washington. May 26.-For more than seven hours today the Senate was en- gagged in the discussion of sugar as that subject is involved in the tariff bill, which is now pending. Beginning with an effort of Senator McEnery, the Louis iana democratic protectionist. there were four set speeches. Three of these were in support of the sugar schedule as re- ported from the committee on finance, while the fourth was a plea for ma terial reductions.
 Continuing the speech which he had begun yesterday, Senator McEnery made an earnest plea for stiff protection, not only because of the necessity for such q policy. in the interest of revenue, but because as he declared such course would render the United States inde- pendent of other countries. He asserted that there had been U change of senti- tection
 Senators Burrows of Michigan and Shoot of Utah, both of them members of the finance committee. also spoke in support of the committee's action. MT. Shoot presented carefully prepared anaylsis of the situation and MT. Bur rows appealed more particularly to pop ular sentiment, The Michigan senator charged the sugar trust with an attempt to establish reputation for fair deading by pretending to be In alliance with the beet sugar interest which he said was not the case. He asserted that a re- auction of duties would destroy the beet industry and thus render it necessary to send sieo, CO., GOO year out of the coun- try for sugar
 adr. Bristow. the new senator from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
WILL
 FINISH STATUE

Washington, May 26-(Special.)-F. w. Ruckstuhl, the sculptor, was in the city today with Governor Ansel of South Car olina and place in Statuary hall at the capitol was decided upon for the statue of John C. Calhoun. the gift of the state of South Carolina. The statue will be finished by MT. Ruekstuhl in December Miss Elizabeth Calhoun, a niece of the great South Carolinian, says the statue is the best likeness of her uncle she has ever seen.
 MT. Ruckstuhl has become citizen of South Carolina and has constituted him self sculptor almost exclusively of the south. He has just received the order from South Carolina for the monument to the women Of the Confectionery to be erected by the people of the state and will make it while in Europe. From the photographs of the model 1t will be beautiful, embodying, as it does, the idea of a southern matron seated in repose her work accomplished. Beside her are her children, one on each side, and be- hind her is the winged figure of the genius of the south, who. all uneon- sciously to her, is about to place on her head the laurel wreath of fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
SOIL SURVEY IS
 ALMOST READY

Washington, May 2e.-(Special. )--Ad- vance proof of the soil survey of Henry connty Alabama, made by Messrs. Jones and Westover, two experts from the bu- reau of soils, United States department of agriculture, and E. S. Pace of the Ala bama department of agriculture and in- dustiies, has been made public by the bureaL of soils.
 The report goes extensively into the soil of the county. The department recom- mends that more attention should be given to the permanent upbuilding of the soils Crop rotation should be practced and more legumnous crops should be grown The average depth of blowing should be increased on all the soils ex- cept perhaps, the sands.
 More live stock should be kept and more improved abor-savng machinery could be advantageously used.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

San Francisco, May 26-Stories of al- legged bribe money concealed in the soap dishes of bathrooms comprised an inter- esting part of the testimony in today's session of the trial of Patrick Calhoun, charged with bribery.
 John G Lawler, assistant employed by w. J. Burns, head of the prosecutions bureau of special agents, was the prin- cipal witness. He charged that Luther G. Brown, who had already testified to his own activities in behalf of the president of the United Railroads had employed him to supply information procured in Burns office, and had paid him s25o for his services.
 Lawer related to the jury his version of series of meetings with Brown and charged that the corporation agent had several times invited him to enter Browns bathroom in the St Francis hotel, where Lawer found various sums of money deposited in a soap dish. Law Ter admitted he had taken all the money offered in this manner. Assistant District Attorne4 Heney placed in evidence four envelopes containing gold coins, which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
BRIBE MONEY IS HIDDEN
 IN BATHROOM SOAP DISH

witness said he had marked In the pres epcc of the district attorney and an as- sstant
 Twice the witness charged Luther Brown with declaring that the people behind me don't care about Abraham Rnef." and on one occasion Lawler tes- tihed Brown had said, "Ruef may squeaI again and tell more than he did before
 Attorney Moore of the defense obliged Lawler to explain all his motives for en- tering the employ of Luther Brown in the interests of the prosecution, and re- peatedly questioned the sincerity of the witress.
 Superior Judge Sewell today granted the petition of the district attorney for a modification of the writ prohibiting the opering of the package of documents taken from the safes in the offices of the legal department of the United Rail- roads some weeks ago during a raid by agents of the district attorney under the authority of search warrant.
 Judge Sewell decided that the seals on the package, which it was alleged con tains reports on jurors in the graft cases, stolen from the office of w. J. Burns and sold by one of hls employees, may be broken The district attorney intends to have Police Judge Deasy who issued the search warrant at the request of Burns, testify regarding the documents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Mississippi It1 Grasp
 Of Disastrous Floods

Meridian, Miss, May 26.-(Special)- Three more inches of rainfall were today added to the record breaking downpour of Monday night ard yesterday, and to- night all of the larger streams south of Meridian are reported still rising. The rise, to, has passed all previous high water marks and the damage will not be known until the water reeede. All trains south and west of Meridian on the Ala bama and Vicksburg, Mobile and Ohio and New Orleans and Northeastern roads have been indefinitely annulled. Eacn road is reported to have suffered the loss of many miles of roadbed and numbers of trestles. The Mobile ana Ohio, Ala hama Great Southern z 1 southern rail- way are maintaining trans north of Me rldian but with slow schedules.
 Tonight it is reported from the local weather bureau that Enterprise and Shu- buta are in the grasp of the worst flood in history. The water in the business district of Enterprise being almost to the second stories of some business buildings, and Shubuta being an island entirely cut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
TCDAY'S AGE-HERALD

 1-Lorimer elected senator over Hopkins. French savants honor Carnegie Georgia railroad strike still unsettled. Presbyterians drop university contest. Mississippi in grasp of floods. Senate handles sugar schedule. Testimony in Calhoun trial 2-University exercises close. 3-Uplift movement strong in state. Furnaces are at full capacity. Politicians busy in Walker county. 4-Editorial comment. 5-Dr. Phillips delivers baccalaureate ad-
 dress at Howard college commence
 ment. Tarrant defines position on county is-
 sues.
 Commencement of Holy Angels acad-
 emy held at Jefferson.
 Red Men of Alabama adjourn council. 6-Ensley citizens talk annexation. 7-Birmingham social events. Feminine Fancies, by Dolly Dal-
 rymple. S-Railroads prepare for new rates. 9-Stock market develops weakness. Cotton Is almost unchanged. Wheat declines sharply. 0-General sporting newA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
DIVIDEND TAX IS
 NOW PROPOSED

washington, May 2s.-(Special.)- )-The very most that can be expected from the Senate in the way of tax upon the wealth of the country is the proposition for ? per cent tax upon the dividends of corporations. In case Senator Aldrich learns that a majority of the Senate may not be favorable to the reference of the Bailey and Cummns income tax amend ments to the finance committee for report next December he will offer the dividends tax a substitute. This tax, it is esti- mated, would yield about S20.000, 900. At the present time, however, the organiza- ton senators, in view of the votes which have been taken, do not make any con- oealment of the belief that they will have enough votes to send the income tax amendments to committee without the necessity of offering means of special tax ation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27

off from the outside world except for telephone and telegraph communication. which is yet intact.
 At Enterprise stocks of goods have been moved from lower to upper floors and it Is thought the damage to them will not be so great. People are moving about the town in skiffs With the crest Of the flood not reached at Il o'clock tonight it Is hardly probable that traffic on aas sse of the three affected roads can be Ire stunned before Friday noon at the earliest Even when the waters recede 1t may be found that washouts have been so numer- ous that the resumption of traffic may be delayed until Sunday or even later
 At Lauderdale, IS miles north of Me ridlan on the Mobile and Ohio, the waters have receded In fact the water in all of the smaller streams have returned to the banks.
 Reports were reaching Meridian all day today of the damage done crops through out this section. The damage. It is claimed, is irreparable so far as cotton Is concerned, it being claimed that the season is too far advanced for replanting. It is absolutely impossible to give any thing like fair estimate of the damage that has been done at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
To Consider Protest.

New York, May 26-John Heydler, act ing president of the National league, to- day called a meeting of the board of di- rectors to be held in Cincinnati on June to consider the Cincinnati clubs protest April 2S. This game was won by Pitts burg 2 to 1 and Manager Griffith protest ed 1t on the ground that Wagner. who scored the winning run, changed his po- sition at bat while Gaspar was in the act of delivering the ball. The directors will decide whether the game shall be played oyer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
SUGAR SCHEDULE GETS
 ATTENTION IN SENATE

Kansas, was the only advocate of a re- duced tariff He presented an amendment eliminating all reference to the Dutch standard in determining the grade of sugar Referring to the attempt of the so-called progressive" senator's Mir. Bristow declared that instead of want ing to destroy the sugar industry they were the best friends of that interest, as they were of the protective policy. Their desire, he said, was to prevent graft and greed on the part of the trusts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Music Is Discussed.

Grand Rapids, Mich, May 26.-Public school music received attention at today's session of the biennial convention of the National Federation of Music clubs. It was the concensus of opinion that the musical clubs of the country should work
 in harmony with the school authorities in promoting better musical taste among children. The remainder of the day was devoted to reports, sectional meetings, the Mcdowell memorial and symposium on American music
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Schooner Is Damaged.

Jamestown, R. l., May 26-With her after part ablaze the three-m l schooner Aetna, Georgetown. s. O., for Boston, with a cargo of lumber was towed up to the docks here today by the steamer Westside. The Jamestown fire department and the crew of the tug So- licitor extinguished the fire before the cargo was injured, but the schooner was badly damaged. The Aetna is 2s7 tons net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Women at semi-Flnals.

Glen Cove, N. r., May 26-Match play today in the tenth annual championship of the Womens Metropolitan Golf asso- citation decided that the semi-finals to- morrow will be played between Miss Georgiana Bishop, Bridgeport, Conn.,, and Mrs. M. D. Patterson, New York and be- tween Miss Julia Mix, Englewood, N. J., and Mrs. H. F. Whitney, Glen Cove.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
FARMER IS ALIVE
 WITH BROKEN NECK

Jackson, Miss, May 26-(Special)-- Luther Singleterry, the Rankin county farmer who fell from his wagon yester- day noon and broke his neck, Is still alive at the sanitarium here, 36shours after the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
pamaae By Floods.

vicksburg Miss. May 26--Last nights storm has crippled train service in all di- rections. The worst. damage is reported on the Alabama and Vickshurg lines At Mounds, La, several barns and houses were blown down. Big Black river is out of It's banks and mnch damage to crops is reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-27
Memorial Day In Stocks.

New York, May 2s.-The governors of the stock exchange today voted to close the exchange on Saturday, May 2s. as well as Monday. May 3l. which latter day is to be generally observed this year as me- morial day. r
The Columbus journal., 1909-10-20
Little Johnnie Jones"

This city will have the opportunity OF
witnessing last seasons most emphatic
musical success, Little Johnny Jones'
this notable attraction being booked for
the North Theatre Saturday November
18th. No musical play presented last
season enjoyed such phenomenal pros
perity, it having played eight different
times in New York City during the sea-
son, covering period of six months. 1t
was also seen for two weeks in Boston,
four months in Chicago. four week in
Philadelphia. and all the other principal
cities: Little Johnny Jones" was
written by George M. Cohan, who also
composed the music and has personally
staged the present production. Proba-
bly, no writer Of musical comedy has had
SO many distinct successes as Mr.. Cohan,
'Forty-five Minutes From Broadway"
George Washington, Jr," Running
for Office" and "The Governors Son, !"
which have attained great popularity,
being the work Of his pen Little
Johnny Jones" is conceded the best work
that Mr.. COhan has yet offered the pub.
lie. 1t has a pretty and interestin g
story concerning the adventures of an
American jockey who goes to England
to win fame and fortune on the English
turf. There is plot which holds the
attention of tie audience from first to
last, while the action of the play is in
terrupted by some lively and very tune
full music during the three acts, and
each one of the songs attained a very
wide popularity last season. The pro
duction that will be seen here is very
large and complete. embracing three
mammoth stage settings showing exteri-
or of the Hotel Cecil in London, the
steamship pier at Southampton, with
the departure OF an ocean liner, an illu-
minated steamer at sea, and street
scene In the Chinese quarter of San
Francisco. The company that will pre-
sent Little Johnnie Jones" in this city
contains sevepty-five people and en-
braces in its cast of principals may
stage favorites. The chorus is promised
as very large and proficient, numbering
over forty people. As Little Johnny
Jones" will doubtless prove one of the
big events of our local theatrical season
q crowded house is assured in advance.