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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
TH|RTY--N|NE HELD
 ID GRAND JURY Judge Gaston Holds That War;
 rants Are Legal WANT SUNDAY HOURS
Druggist May Close on Sabbath-Lum- bern1en Hold Meeting In Mont gomery-Mrs. Joe Shreve Dies
 at Andalusia.

Msstgomery, June S.-(Special.) 1.-The ac- tidM of Judge J. B. Gaston in binding over the g alleged v.olators of the pro- hibition lafs to the grand jury hestates the onslaught which the Law and Order forces are making upon the near-beer sellers and puts off further excitement to the trial of the alleged members of the rioting party, June F. However, there is an impression out that other warrants will be issued in a short time and that the agitation will not be al- lowed to lag.
 Judge Gaston held that the warrants drawn were legally made out, but. on the demand of the accused for trial by jury it was thought best to carry the cases all to the grand jury, which body meets in July. In the meantime the Law and Order forces will go on getting testi- mony so that when the investigations are begun they will have plenty of backing in the way of facts. Both sides seem confident and the outcome will be final only after every court procedure has been tried.
 Want Sunday Hours.
 S. A. Williams of Troy president of the State Pharmaceutical association, stated as he passed through Montgomery today on his way to the annual meeting at Gadsden that he would attempt to have passed resolution for closing drug stores on Sunday. He practices his preaching along this line, closing to let the clerks go to church and not selling anything but drugs. A number of things will be asked of the legislature, MT. Will Hams says, and he is happy to know that few cases of violating the prohibition laws have been laid to druggists
 Lumbermen Meet.
 The Alabama and West Florida Lun1- ber Manufacturing association met Tues day at the Exchange hotel with J. T. Burlingame, president, in the chair, and J. H. Eddy, secretary, present. It was reported that business is showing some tendency to get better and that num- Der of good orders are in sight. As whole 1t was regarded that the outlook sis. bright for the fall and winter months. A5es Sheriff Has Testimony.
 1iszeei Sg by experience, the Law and QNsr foir rces turned sonsr two grips full 6 whisky tbat is B(l1 ueed in blind fer cases to the S1r FIT this way assu,ns 2sss s,oha5S gd anothersf ssFh as took
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09

Empire Building fronts south and east, no afternoon sun, ready Sept. 1. Rent your offices now.
 JEMISON R. E. & INS. GO.
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themselves husbands. Naturally there was world of fun and wit and general dis order in what was planned to be se- rious woman's convention.
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Youngest Lawyer.

Henry F. Reese, Jr.. of Selma, aged 20, has been admitted to the bar in Alabama. He is son of Henry F. Reese, sen- ator from Dallas, and probably the young est lawyer ever admitted to the bar in the state. Edward T. Graham of Mont gomery, son of the late lamented Edward Graham, one of the best beloved men of the state, was also admitted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
ANNOUNCEM ENTS..

The marriage ceremony of Miss Lucille Gaston and Dr. Mortimer Harvie Jordan will be solemnized this evening at S:30 o'clock at the Highlands Methodist church.
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CAPTAIN COOLEY.

The operetta Captain Cooley" to be given tomorrow evening at the Jefferson theatre, abounds in humorous situations, and will prove a great attraction to those who love laugh. The choruses are particularly catchy and many of the solo numbers are of genuine musical worth and rare beauty.
 The chorus consists of number of pretty High school girls, although they appear as simple country maids. Their coquettish wiles lead captive the city swells who are out in the country for a vacation. having worked hard doing noth- ing all the year.
 The principal characters are:
 Captain Cooley, whose propensity for love-making gets him into trouble MT. Erin Farley.
 Elizabeth, the sophisticated New York miss who plots with the simple country maid for Cooleys downfall, Miss An ne Lou Wood.
 Lord Montmorency, the fellow with a title, don't you know" and an affinity for American heiresses, Charlie Brown.
 Helene, one of the simple country maids, Ruth Weir.
 Sanilo, valet to Captain Cooley, MT Hirsch.
 Fritz, valet to Lord Montmorency, Fred Denson.
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Mrs. Shret(1rI1u

X Hrs. Joe shreve, daass I'M of Richard
 rms. ow wner of the lisrv street
 roilways, died at the he,f15 of her par- S6ptb in. this city Tuess fl6r a long ,1ilr1ess. She was Miss t6 sr r4llis and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
Boats Must Report.

An order has been issued by the rail- road commission requiring all river boats to make report of trips, giving cargo and expenses, these to be sent in within five days after the trip Is made. The com mission also made an order that as q. condition precedent to the closing of any agency. a railroad must post for two weeks in two places about the agency the fact that request would be made, filing sworn testimony to this effect with the commission.
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had been married ten years, she and her husband living at Andalusia
Loses a Foot.

While at work at the union depot Tues day afternoon l.. B. James, an employe of the Louisville and Nashville road, fell under a car and had his right foot crushed off. He is at the hospital, where the foot was amputated.
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Miss Ingerborg Lentz Behrens and MT.
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Treasury Balance.

Treasury Balance.
 The balance in the state treasury on May 31 was $933. .62S.O9, as compared to 1,637000 on the same date in 190S The first tax collector to make final settlement with the state this year Is N. H. Frazier of Bullock. He shows these collections: State tax, $11, ,247.23; sol- dier, $4,529.97; school, $173. .593.64.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

Mrs. J. B. Head, Mrs. John L. Kaul and Miss Jamie Head are in Marietta.
 
 Mrs. T. Williams and her daughter left Monday night for Hot Springs, where they will be joined in few days hy rel atives.
 Mrs. Maben Hobson is in Memphis at tending the reunion.
 Mrs. s. H. Tuck will leave in a few days for an extended visit to relatives in Washington.
 Miss Florence Smith Is in Memphis J Gen. Louis V. Clark and Miss Augusta Clark will go to Montgomery the latter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09

as-IAisg by experience, the Law ant QNsr foirces turned soasr TWO grips full
 6 whisky tbat is B1 1eed in blind fer eases to the Snr FIT this way hsadlng gm anothers \ a!Fh as took
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09

Pelham chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Wade Wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09

Brand new line untrimmed shapes, in rough a attractive straws, new midsummer
 Hats. Reduction Price ......................
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-09

Tapestry Brussels Druggets, 1-4x10 1-2, the
 best value in town. Reduction Price .........,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07
COERCION

NY an unwarrantable interference
X with the liberties of a most use
~ full and responsible class of cit-
zens, opponents of the eight-hour law
are seeking to create the impression
this reform is unpopular among the
workers it is intended to benefit. We
are told on good authority that motor
men and conductors of street cars have
been and are being approached by per-
sons carrying petitions protesting
against the proposed reform. These pc
titions state the railroad employees do
not care for the eight-hour law; that
the thought of having to work only
eight hours a day jars them, and the
extraordinary inference citizens and
the governor of the state are asked to
draw is that street railway employees
or to all measures-Which would make
life more worth living for them.
When an employee is approached by
the bearer of petition, and when that
petition bearer happens to be the
means of conveying to the railway en-
question, then of course the employe,
being human, will be more apt to sign
the petition than to refuse, According
to our information, the methods used
TO obtain signatures for what purports
to be a spontaneous anti-eight hour
petition, but in reality is as much
"made to order" as If it bore the Of
fetal stamp of the companies inter-
ested, are far from being American"
and might easily be construed to be
equivalent to coercion or intimidation.
We have no doubt the street railway
corporations are anxious to defeat
eight-hour day legislation. But we
warn all concerned that a petition pre-
pared in the way in which, according
to our information and belief, the anti
eight hour petition is being prepared
is meaningless, valueless, worthless
and weightless, no mater how many
names Of railway employees may be at
tached to it. Governor Gillett should
so regard it.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-07
SHEAR NONSENSE

TT AIR cutting is a fine art as we'll
as a science. This fact is recog-
H nized In the east, where there are
hair cutting competitions. The cham
pion barber of the Italian Master Bar
bers association is named Zingali, who
says he is not related to Svengali
There are now four popular styles of
hair cutting-the military, the kaiser,
the square or American, and the POM
padour. We are glad to learn that the
square is another name for the Ameri-
can. 1t is right that America should
do everything on the square, from
electing and inaugurating presidents to
cutting hair. Most of our presidents
have been we'll matched. An absolute
ly, tee-totally hair-forsaken president
is almost unknown. When Senator Da-
vid B. Hill was counting the Democrat
ic nomination his wool began to come
cut, and in spite of his endeavors to
avert catastrophe it totally Tilted
him, leaving him ineligible for the COW
eted honor. If we may judge them by
their pictures, our earlier presidents
were lOnSnalfS. his makes II ullllCull
to say whether or not they were bald
headed because in the days of long
hair men who could not qualify by re-
lying on nature were allowed to re-
sort to subterfuge and wear wigs.
In Los Angeles, where we are little
ahead of the world in everything,
college for BARRIERS has been estab-
lished. Here the young idea learns
how to clip. Somebody tried to start
up an ear insurance agency next door,
but the president of the college said
the insurance man was CRATER, and
he and the faculty charged shears and
ran him out of town and almost
through the body-which they would
have done if he had not been a light
ming sprinter When he reached safe
place he told a sympathizing crowd he
had had a hairsbreadth escape and
close shave; hut the appearance of his
chin beied him.
Now that the Ananias club has been
dissolved the public will be amazed
at the alacrity with which truth
crushed to earth will rise again.
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I'M HE Breton peasant has some
charming qualities-courtesy, good
II humor. detachment from the pro-
sale side of life-but the virtue OF
cleanliness Is not for him.
The cottages are frequently very
dirty, and the approach to them is
sometimes over a pile of refuse. There
is nothing of luxury in a cottage in
terror, but you may generally count on
two things to beautify even the poor
est One is the white Golf of its mis-
tress always spotless, however dirty
anything else may be-, and the other Is
the brass trimming of the armoire.
usually polished to a degree of bright
ness that is positively dazzling. Some
Of these armoires are really beautiful,
with deliberately carved panels, and i'll
many cases are heirlooms that have
been in the family for generations
Then there are the beds-ohe of them,
of which the mistress is very proud,
will be modern, with coarse Noting
ham lace curtains draped over 1t.
You give it a few complimentary
words in order to satisfy it's owner, but
what you really want to see is the
''lit-clos" in the far corner, and If 1t
is ''lit-clos deux etages" you are
more than content. Some of these lit
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CONSOLIDATION

N APT. AMOS A. FRIES character
ICES the passage of the consolida-
~ ton bill as one of the greatest
steps possible toward a free and ade-
quate harbor at San Pedro. He says
San Pedro, Long Beach and Whining
ton need the credit, prestige and aid
of Los Angeles; but consolidation
when accomplished, will be Of immense
benefit to Southern California. We do
not believe there is any doubt as to the
success of consolidation.
But much yet remains to be done
The people must vote, and until the
votes are counted huzzahing over vic
tory will be premature. The way has
been prepared for consolidation. But
anyone who imagines that the persons
and interests opposed to the Greater
Los Angeles plan have changed their
views possess an over-confiding dispo-
sition. The enemies of consolidation
have always been active, are active
now, and will remain active until the
last. The good work of the champions
of consolidation entities them to the
gratitude of the people, but neither
gratitude for services rendered nor ella
ton over results already achieved
should be allowed to interfere with that
vigilance which now as ever must be
the price of Greater Los Angeles. 1t is
now the duty of the people to work for
the success of consolidation at the
polls.
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ONE STANDARD or MORALITY
THE FIRST STEP NECESSARY

LOS ANGELES, March 5.-lEdltor
Herald; I have been watching with
interest the forceful play of words go
ing on between Economist ana JUS
tice." and although they are very IN
teresting letters, yet / can but 1eel 'ha'
they are both striking out blindly WITH
ont arriving at any conclusions.
II is absurd to believe that, under any
economic condition the white slave
traffic" is a necessity, and believe that
the first and foremost step to be taken
IN co,nnIetely abolish such a traffic Is
To make and put into force the same
standard of morality for men and Wo-
men. +ha
once ostracized and kicked out, as the
women are today, for one step from the
nath of virtue, and men Will not care 70
boast of sowing their wild oats, nor VIII
SO many be sown, to be reapea iaeel
on by their wives and children; LOT
thew are the ones who pay the price.
When men frequent such places at
the risk of their good name and place
in the world, they will think twice or
thrice before they enter one; ana with
the loss of trade the human Vultures
who keep up such institutions VIII be
forced to abandon them. Thus in time
men who have a restraint put upon
their passions will Undue their chill
dren with the same control of their
physical self, and it will be safe 10 say
that the next generation will shudder
at the mere thought of the lives their
forefathers led.
The young man who has had the
temerity to SOW crop of wild oats will
be an outcast, as he justly deserves to
be today.
When there ceases to exist a market
for womens souls there will cease to
be women's souls to sell, and they can
further be safeguarded by wiplng out
financial conditions that give woman
one-half the wages men are allowed for
the same amount and kind of work.
Inadequate wages have forced many
a woman to sell her birthright that she
may keep her soul attached to her
body. l.. A. IL.
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DR.. LoCkE'S AUTHORITIES
ALL BELONG TO THE CLOTH

LONG BEACH. March 6.-[Editor
Herald: Consistency. thou art jew
ell" as the chap said when he sold
tpaste diamonds for real ones.
A reverend gentleman is "wreaking
his thought upon expression" from a
Los Angeles pulpit, and his horror Is
the stage. He quotes Cardinal Gibbon,
q Jewish rabbi and several other gem
tlemen of the cloth as indorsing his
wreak. BY not remarkable coinci-
dence all the quoted are, as is the
quoter, theologues. The composite cry
of them is that the stage is corrupt,
rotten, leading the gentle youth of the
land down to-what's its name? They
discriminate not They allow no twi-
light zone exceptions to interpose and
soften their wrath, and the sweeping
ruin they would accomplish.
Now, to a man up tree 1t looks as
though these gentry would accomplish
more-allowing that they have spoken
with fairly good motivos--if they had
said that Salome and Mrs. Warren and
several more of the erotic, salacious-if
they deserve the titles-plays are do
ing damage to the listening genera
ton, and should be censored off the
boards, their place to be filled by THE
iIan of the Hour" "The Servant in the
House." 1.-THE winters Tale" RIP Van
Winkle,' and several more that might
be mentioned. These are clean ana
wholesome. Maybe they don't know.
This indiscriminate boxing Of things,
and then damning the box, Is futile
folly. 1t worked once, but mankind are
wiser with the years. The. wise ana
just always pick the place where they
are to strike.
Maybe these gentlemen can furnish
the appetite for the drama, which is
keen and intensely human, with some
stage themes that would draw and not
pollute. There's the story of solomon,
which ia a leader to virtue in the week.
ly Sunday school. To be sure 1t would
have to pass some lesson leaf expurga-
ton, but considerable of an ldyl could
be saved out of Solomon and Sheba.
Then there is Abraham, much loved
Of the Lord, whose life is fed to babes
to teach them the beauty of holiness.
Lucky these ancient managers of the
moral law lived then instead of now!
And consistency continues to be
jewel. SENEX.
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CONGRESSIONAL REFORM
PPARENTLY despairing of arr

A PPARENTLY despairing of arriv-
n ing at any methods of congress
"A sional reform by way of con-
gress itself, an eastern magazine has
been taking a straw vote on questions
at issue. An overwhelming majority
of the citizens addressed voted mo"
on the question, "Do you believe that
Joseph G.. Cannon of Illinois should be
reelected speaker of the house of rep
resentatives ?" An overwhelming ma
iority voted mo" in answer to the
rules of the house should place in the
hands of the speaker the power of de-
termining the membership of the house
committees?" An overwhelming ma
jority voted yes" in reply to the
question, Would you favor the plan
committees in the hands of a special
committee elected by the members and
representing all sections of the coun-
try?" An overwhelming majority gave
the reply Eyes" to the question,
Would you favor the plan of having
at least one cdienudF udy III edcH Ween
on which bills could be brought up and
passed upon without securing the pre-
vious consent of the speaker?' In
short, the citizens of the United States
are businesslike, whatever their rep
resentatives" in congress may be; and,
remembering the superior majesty of
the people, are not scared stiff" at
thought of the majesty of the speaker.
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FAIR PLAY

EELANCHOLY looking posters,
! NJ printed in a detected shade of
LII blue. are giving this whining
message to the public: "All | ask Is
fair play. A. c. Harper" Mayor Har-
per has a right to ask for fair play.
But this public demand for it is in
sulting to the people of Los Angeles.
1t takes for granted the public is not
giving him fair play, and does not in
tend to give him fair play. This is a
confession of the weakness of Hsr-
per,s cause. He fears and anticipates
defeat, and is preparing TO say he was
not squarely dealt with and was not
fairly defeated
The members of the recall campaign
committee have not violated the rules
of fair play. Neither has any citizen
who has taken part in the fight for a
clean city. Personally, Mr.. Harper
has been most leniently dealt with.
Personalities might have been INDUCED
in and pictures might have been used
which would have made him sadder
although perhaps not wiser man than
he is today. But the campaigners for
cleanliness have aimed at conducting
a clean campaign, even although this
has caused them to lay aside some am
munition which campaigners of an
other type might have considered espe-
cially effective. Even in its articles on
the protection of vice in Los Angeles
The Herald has merely outlined the
truth, and has avoided going into de-
tails which, in some instances, might
be characterized as "horrifying."
Mayor Harper has been treated with
the utmost consideration. He knows
better than to believe his own asser-
tions and those of his supporters that
the recall agitation was the result of
his refusal to make certain appoint
ments. The recall agitation is the re-
suit of a series of surprising and shock
ing discoveries which have shaken the
faith of citizens In the mayor, and have
made them believe he is not only NOR
ally an unfit person to hold office, but
that from business point of view 1t is
undesirable that his administration
should be continued.
This is a clean and 'businesslike city.
and for mayor 1t must have a clean and
businesslike man. George Alexander
is such man, and Los Angeles is
fortunate in having the opportunity to
use his services at this crisis, when in
tegrity, honesty and ability are needed
for the protection of the interests of
this community We have a decent
city, and must have a decent mayor.
In the words of the recall committees
statement: Are we willing to retain
in office Arthur C. Harper with the rec
ord he has made, or shall we in this
CRISIS put on guard GEORGE AL
EXANDER, with his record unstained
and unblemished, guarantee of hon
esty and efficiency"
Los Angeles is already great, and
Greater Los Angelest is now assured.
Greater Los Angeles needs a greater
mayor than A. C. Harper. The decent
people of this decent city must work
for the election of George Alexander
a decent citizen who as mayor will rep
resent them decently.
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PARSIMONY AND POVERTY

" ARRIMAN, interviewed at E.
Paso, said TO a newspaper man;
III Il see you are wearing your last
years coat. So am l, and so generally
are all other people. | think the tend
oncy to economic in nearly every bust
ness as Wen as in individual cases is
responsible" All right, Brer Harri-
man. Loosen up, old man; loosen up
Example is better than precept.
The incident reminds us of an inter
view between a member of the Wander
bilt circle and a reporter for a New
York paper. "Ah, my dear Mr. X,
said the interviewee, a Vanderbilt SON.
in-law, riches are not everything in
this world" mo" said the reporter
looking at the fortune in books, statu-
airy, pictures and bric-a-brac scattered
about the library. but you must admit
they come a blank of a hanged way to-
ward being a good deal" The son-in-
law never completely recovered from
his establishment
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Breton Peasants Have Queer
Methods of Housekeeping

clos are things of great beauty. I'M IN.
the armoires, and the carvings on lne
sliding panels are enough to MAKE
collector green with envy. But imagine
how stuffy they must be to sleep N
and in winter the panels are smut! ohs
day was expressing my admiration ..
a certain "lit-clos" when madam puiiea
the sliding panels apart and revealed
the figure of her husband sleepily run
bling his eyes and wanting 70 Know
what was the matterl She calmly Elk
planned to me that her good man hai
been out fishing since dawn ana was
very tired. / begged him to close tne
panels and go to sleep again. when no
Immediately did. but not before l no
ticed that, he was fully dressed. ! am
told that the Breton peasant always
disappears into the "llt-clos' tully
dressed and always energies theretronl
in the same condition, says the new
Orleans Times Democrat.
While her husband slept madam en-
larged on the advantages of ~,
clos" in bringing up family. she toi1
me that she had had six children, ana
that when they were little she used TO
put three in the top etage and three
in the bottom, then close the panels
and leave them with an easy MIND.