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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
AND THE BURGLAR nm

"Bensonby has very little forethought."
what makes you say SOP"
"He caught q burglar in his dining
room few nights ago carrying off a
piece of cut glass and shouted,
sDrop it,"
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JUMPING AT A CONCLUSION.
HE lives like a prince"
"IIis morals must be something awful.
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Congressman who do not junket to
the canal zone are missing great OPP
portunity.
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Airships can still fly in southern
Ifo1u
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This is the acute season of the New
Year resolution.
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AGE-HERALD ECHOES

Cold snaps this winter lack ginger
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Columbus Ledger: The Birmingham
Ase-Herald says that Castros star of
destiny is in eclipse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Houston Post: Outlook Never Bright
err reads a Birmingham Age-Herald
headline. But it will be; it will blaze
after March 4.
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Charleston News and Courier: THE
Birmingham Age-Herald says that there
are 100 blind tigers in Birmingham and
all reports are false that we have elm
mated Birmingham from our itinerary"
says the Houston Post. The Post means
that at Birmingham it will celebrate it's
centenary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Washington Herald: Japan is happy"
says the Birmingham Age-1erald This
should tempt Captain Hobson to still
further silence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

1t is announced that Croker will raise
hens. That isn't what he used to raise.
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STORY OF THE GAME.

Brooklyn, December %, 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM

Meridian Dispatch: Birmingham citi-
zens now take so much iron In their
water the pig iron production of Ala
bama at present outranks that of New
York
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auth orized to deny the story that the
dimpled widows of Houston, Atlanta,
Birmingham, Charlotte, Jacksonville,
Chattanooga and Savannah, whose red
hair became entangled in the mistletoe
Friday night, broke their necks getting
out, although several fine rats" were
lost in the engage ments and disengage-
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Mobile Item: The police docket in
Birmingham on Christmas Day con-
tanned a large list of DRINKS. II not
mistaken, we think We were told pro-
hibition oh tains in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Greensboro Waterman: Again At
lanta has scored. President Taft
stopped over in the city nearly an en-
tire day We shall not be satisfied now
until Birmingham has him at least two
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-01-02

Mobile Item: Jefferson is one OF
Alabama's prohibition counties, yet It's
coroner succeeded in finding all, in
fact, more liquor than he needed, &C
cording to reports from its chief city.
And it is said there were large num-
Der of arrests in Birmingham for pub
lie drunk during the Christmas holt
days. We ask: Does prohibition pro-
hibit?"
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Charleston News and Courier; Al
though Birmingham contains only 100
blind tigers, 1t is probable that 1t con-
tains also a few specimens of the newly
discovered blind fleas.
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Beaumont Enterprise: The Age-Herald
says that there are 100 blind tigers in
that city. 1t is doubtful whether Hous-
ton will raise this boast
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12
Prompted by Love.

Information has been obtained
hat jealousy prompted by woman s
love, caused the death OF Lieutenant
sutton. From friends OF tho dead
youth it was learned that Sutton and
an officer. who was with him on thu
night OF his death. had been special
y attentive TO the same woman. He.
testimony is expected to show that
she had cast aside the rival fo- sat
ton. On the night before ths tragic
Annapolis mystery occurred II ap-
pears that this girl and sutton ro-
NAMED on tho porch or tho Carvcl
Hall Hotel. while nearly all the other
officers and their friends attended a
ball. In the earlier part of tas evn-
Ing a professor OF the Naval Acado-
my and Vanderbilt collogisn were
members OF the party. Sutton aal
he young woman were left alone.
\ half-hour after midnigG: Lou
tenants Adams, Rocker. Osterr,aa,
sumner Scherer and Potts rea he'd
.ho hotel. Oae OF those soldiers.
seeing Sutton vita the young romau.
Is said TO have beckonod TO him To
''ep into another room. There ar
occurred. which was ovur-
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12
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Schedule I'm Effect
JUNE 20, 1909.

Leave 1920 a. m. for Roanoke
Norfolk and all points Oh the Shen-
adoah division. Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via Hagers-
town, Pullman Par.or Car Roanoke
to Norfolk.
sos a. m. for Roanoke, Rich
mond, Norfolk. Pullman Sleeper.
Dining Car to Roanoke. Parlor Car
Roanoke to Norfolk.
1910 p. m. for Roanoke, Lynch
bHrg and intermediate stations and
the Shenandoah Valley. philadelphia
and New York. Sleeper to Phi!adel-
phia and New York. Cafe car Gary
and Roanoke.
9:1S p. IN. for Roanoke. Lynch
Burg, Richmond. Norfolk. Pullman
Sleeper to Norfolk. Roanoke to
Richmond.
Leave Bluefield 500 p. m. for Ken
Ova, Columbus and all points West
and Northwest Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus and Cincinnati. Cafe cars.
$40 a. m. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
Leave $50 a. m. and EOS p. IN.
daily for Tazewell, Norton and ali
stations on Clinch Valley division.
Arrive from Norton and points on
the Cllnch Valley division at 1920 y
m. and 1905 p. m.
Leave 600 a. m. for WEIGH AMI
intermediate stations.
Leave 10:45 a. m. for william
son aad intermediate stations
Leave 2:15 p. m. for Welci and
intermediate stations.
For additional Information call on
ageDt Norfolk and Western Railway.
w. b. BEVILb,
Gen. Pass Agent,
Roanoke, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12
"ALI-sTARs" W.. "RosEBups."

The All-stars have secured an
other series OF games with the irwin
cilbe Rosebuds and say they are de-
termined to regain their lost pres
tigs. The All-Stars have secured a
very strong lineup, consisting of
Blackstock, Bodell. stone, Kirkbridc,
Akers, Barton and Pack. and will pix
the five men who snow up best In
practice. The Rosebuds know they
will have to roll some to beat that
bunch, but are confident Of Winning
The game will be called at s p. nj.
Tuesday, July 18Th. at Lindsey's al
leys.
Twinkle, twinkle, An-Star,
How wo wonder why you are
Building up your hopes so hign2
Again you will be Rosebud pic.
"A ROSEBUD.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12

Geo. w. Prince, of Elkhorn. was
m the city tails morning.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12
Undertaken a Wtrrsa e..

An important witness, l,1j was not
called before the first board of 3d.
curry and whose ties if, my at tha
coming investigation viii be- at vair-
anc9 with the first Doa-.!s GrdiLg
that sutton committed suicide. b.
Raymond Taylor an undertaken Of
this city. Taylor t'ot charge of
the body after it had boon removed
70 the naval hospital.
G distinctly RENE nber ihas The
bullet hole I'm The m ueuieualCs
head was as much as two inches back
Of the right ear" said TaHor 90,
was in a place where it would have
been extremely dimcult ,Cr man %
shoot himself"
other facts have ,ols 90 !ight.
despite the star chamoer secrecy %
the FIRST investigation wb cL MAXI
the theory Of suicide APPEARS almost
10 physical impossibIf.y Fer ex.
ample the course CT toe bIl,t wa
downward and tho wfapcu used was
nearly n foot louk. Thee was To-
powder mark Even 10 sutton had
Ia long enough a.n Go bo able 90
crook Sc arou7I back y1ri luI FIRE
into the back OF uis heal go 70 down
ward direction said one person ac-
.Guaintod with 90 casa To- lay. tho
famcs of The ,oyiar wot'j have
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12

heard ~ several OF tas guests q Hs
hotel. Sutton's companion Is So I "a
have remarked; What do You l:iean
by trying TO cut me outg yol wSitt
even lSt me speak 10 her"
After several minutes OF l!spatc.
which threatened 60 lead 90 bt.ws.
Sutton Is said Go have rejoipel tn
young woman and babe her sncd
night. The officers then made ready
to return to the barracks.
AT the first inquiry into Sutton's
death testimony was offered TO show
that his cape was lying ON the ground
about twenty feet from where the
body was when Il was found.
Sutton's sweetheart lives IN Pitts
burg. sac met the young officer
while on visit here. 1t is said she
has never recovered from the shock
of HIS death. As sooa as she heard
OF the tragedy she was so overcome
thst for three weeks she was IN.
Rocker I'm west Virginia.
II was said last night that Edward
p. Rocker. who was companion
OF Lieutenant James y. Sutton. u.
$ NJ. c. on the night Of his tragic
death. is In West Virginia. where ne
Is employed as mining engineer In
a coal mine. 1t ia said his mysteri-
Gus disappearance has nothing to
do with the death OF Sutton.
Rocker Is wanted as a witness 20
testify before the court OF inquiry.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

st. Louis-New York rain.
Chicago 6; Boston 4.
Detroit .; Philadelph'l 3.
Cleveland 4; Washing or.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12
WEII. NAMED.

What's that you call your mule ?"
81 calls him Corporation" an-
swered the old colored man.
How did you como to give him
such a name?"
PUN studyin' de animal an
readin' de papers. Dat mule gifts
mo- blame an abuse dan enything
else in de township an goes ahead
havin' his own way, jes' de same. -
Star.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12
SPORES
BASEBALL
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
sATuRn,Y,s REsrLrs.

Roanoke 8. Richmond ,tirst
same).
Roanoke 6; Richmo"l CSaeor.i
game.
Danville Z: Portsmouth (First
game.
Danvlne l; Portsmo 9TH tsoecad
game.
Lynchburg 9: Norfolk /.
Standing OF Clubs
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Rocker In west Virginia.
LOST 4 HAND.

one of tho Arm OF IIamlin Broth
era. merchants at Biz Stone Gap.
lost hand Saturday while visiting
handle factory at that place. AIR.
Hamlin ia we'll known to our bust
ness men, from whom ho purchases
supplies.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12

wound. But such ias not tho case.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-07-12

Washington. ID. c., July 12.-It
has been definitely stated that Miss
Mary II. Stuart. a Pittsburg belle, is
The young woman wanted rs a wit
ness i'm the inquiry which is about to
be made at Annapolis for the sec
DAD time into the death of Lieuten-
ant James y. sutton. of the Marine
Corps. nearly two years ago, and
whose mother has succeeded i'm CON
yincing the Navy Department that
the circumstances OF his death war.
ranted further investigation.
Miss Stuart is said to have spent
tie day of October u, 19O7-on the
evening OF which Lieutenant Sutton
was killed-with him, and the two
young people with Miss Suttoa's
brother, John NJ. Stuart, also of
Pittsburg. spent the hour preceding
the academy dance I'm the automo-
bile which later carried the four
young officers from Caryel Hall Hotel
back TO the Marine Corps camp in the
naval Academy grounds.
Girl Was Frustrated.
Miss Stuart and her brother had
been guests at Carvel Hall since Oc-
tober 6th--six days before the trago-
dy occurred-and Miss Stuart re-
mained at the hotel after the young
officers LETT. She was so prostrated
The next ady when she heard OF the
tragedy that DR.. Murphy, a local
physician was called in TO attend
her. DR.. Murphy ordered her re-
moved TO the Emergency Hospital
The morning OF October 9TH, and It
was found necessary TO perform an
operation
The records of the hospital show
that the operation vas for "hysteria
entomytritis" Miss Stuart remain
Cd in the hospital for week or ten
days following the operation, and
then returned to her home in Pitts
burg.
1t has developed that one OF the
officers. said TO have been present
when Lieutenant Sutton was shot, f.
son OF United States Senator, n
fact brought out at the first investi-
gation.
Influences from Washington were
exerted, It is said, which kept it q
secret. and the probe has been order
cd by the new secretary Of the navy.
However, It IS believed that no one
who had any part whatever in the
events eliminated in the tragedy
would be shielded
1T cannot again DO charged" said
ono hish officer in the navy depart
manf that politics can OLs;rurt an
inquiry to determine wnetrcr Sltto?
was murdered. The pr $50. inquiry
IL expected to unearth al tic facts iu
The case, no matter wa) may be in-
IvOlycd.
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The Fidelity & Casualty pays it's
claims. Let me show you a list Of
satisfied policy-holjers TO whom
claims have been paid, and who likes
this company's methods Of doing
business.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

New YORK .; Pittsburg S
Brooklyn o; Cincinnati
Brooklyn /: Cincinnati . tSecond
game.)
Boston o; st. Louis G.
Philadelphia /: Chicago 10.
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wound. But such fas not the case.
Not l hair wAs siblca."
Ada'as /. ssuannorrd
Sea Girt, y. j., July 12.--Lieuten-
ant Robert Z. Adams. OF the Marine
Corps, who was recalled from China
recently. hut who is now at Sea Girt.
has the official summons TO appear
before the seeoad court OF Inquiry
July 18th, as material witness TO
the shooting of Lieutenant James NJ.
Sutton, October ~. 1907.
Adams admits having taken his
coat OF and having rushed sutton.
but asserts this was oaly In self de-
tense.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

dreds- He has made three fortunes and
lost them. They came easily and
went the samer' he says with a shrug.
And he Is as unperturbed today and
nearly as Jcvial as ever he was. When
you are prosperous the sun Is shining
and when you are poor the fog has
come up-that Is all. and both things
make up one day and one nfe." he
says And I always have my horsesF'
he adds, with the old gleam IN his
eyes
Almost never is Covarrubfas seen On
Spanish saddle. They are wen enough
for vaqueros. lassoing and bull dght-
ing" he allows. but when a gentleman
rides he does not want things cumber-
thing of my horse that can hide the
beauty OF the animal Little tassels OF
our country's colors hang at my
horses ears. and sometimes ride with
double rein for decoration, but for
the rest I want only the horse TO be
seen. For myself I like best 70 ride IN
black-a Prince Albert-with the colors
of the festival across my breast and
one long. white plume TO shade ths
face. That is as a gentleman should
be-"
What viii you wear as Portolar'
some one asked
Whatever the COMMITTEES decides
And I suppose you will ride on what
ever they give you?" continued the in
quisitive one.
A look OF blank surprise and sue
ceeding wrath came over his face
"Por Diosr' was all he could utter.
After strained silence he found breath
TO explain with whitening scorn, NO
body yet in my life ever furnished me
with a horser'
No. Don Covarrubias Is TO take two
horses with him to the festival Babe"
his beautiful chestnut. and another
splendid animal of cream white-"To
ride in the night parade'-he said.
Then he is beautiful TO look at"
The papers seem to think you are
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ridge IN the highway, and BE camel
Be game." rumbles scornfully from his
big beard when you land protestingly
At the bottom of e gully in a squash
OF dust. You realize that he is thor
oughly enjoying both your admiration
and your discomfort, and you are con-
WINGED OF the ''vaouero" part of him and
feel yourself like some tenderfoot whom
he is trying out"
Back safe again in the trim office OF
the st. James. you are quite willing TO
rest and listen to Don Covarrubias dis
course upon the historical character OF
Portola and Spanish annals in general.
same man OF your adventurous ride.
he is all stateliness now, or, in other
words, the ambassador" side of him is
10 the fore.
As he strides back and forth in the
little Office. describing with a flowing
picturcsqueness distinctly Spanish the
sunerings and bravery of the early
Spanish pathlnders. he draws himself
up 10 his fun height Of nearly six feet,
throws back his broad shoulders and
holds his head high with a pride that
would have well become Portola him
self. It is AT these times that his face
is most interesting TO study. It is face
Rubens would have delighted TO portray
with its strong contrasts ot black and
white and. rudy flesh tints. His hair is
thick. wsvy and silver white. parted.
brushed of the forehead and cut close
with military precision No Joaquin
Miller locks for Don Coyarrubias- His
beard and mustache are white also and
very thick. but the heavy brows, that
in moments OF anger fairly meet over
his sharp eyes. are startlingly black,
while the coloring Of the rest Of the
countenance tell Of the man who has
faced all kinds of wind and weather
and MADE them his friends He is 20
years old. but looks easily 20 years
younger and acts as young ss-well, he
is still Just one of the boys. He is
anusingly intolerant of ineffective old
age in other men. and often you will
see him shake his head pityingly as he
passes a man his Junior perhaps in
years but wearing less lightly the bur-
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

and waited. The marshal. on his side,
chartered q small sailing boat with
provisions for several days, and besides
the surveyors took aboard a force OF
10 men. All Santa Barbara expected
pistols and blood and awaited, breath
less. news Of the encounter In a few
hours the marshal and his men swept
into the curying bay of San Miguel.
(Don Covarrubias gets up at this point
in the story and PAGES the room as
though he were again on board his ad-
venturous vesseD. "A more lovely spot
than that little bay you never laid eyes
on he exclaims, throwing out his arms
/ believe he felt just the way / did
that morning when I looked out on the
blue waters off San Miguel and Co
varrubias laughs heartily as he tramps
back and forth and continues the tale
At the approach of the hostile bark
Captain Waters with his men descended
from his citadel on the topmost peak
of the island and confronted the in
truders. What is your business here.
sir?" he thundered as Covarrubias set
foot upon the strand.
'I am here on a little camping party.
my friend replied the don marshal.
bowling deliberately. Il would camp
for the night in this lovely spot"
Not on your life. SIR retorted the
king of Miguel. boiling with rage 1--WE
are told). L know you. sir; on the
mainland you are United States Mar
shall Covarrubias but here, on this ISL
and, you are plain Nick Covarrubias.
and you come and go at my pleasure"
Captain Waters" replied the future
Portola, his black brows meeting to-
gether, "I come at my own pleasure
and 1 go when I choose. and tonight I
camp on this island IL it takes 100000
men to keep me here"
From here on, tradition says the
interview was too picturesque for rec
ord, English forcibility and rich, roll
ing Spanish occupying that part in the
conversation which the writer must
represent by long and frequent dashes.
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

marshal and 1t was then that his famous
landing on San MIguef island took place
and the capitulation of the king of San
Miguel. Today on the streets otfSanta
Barbara you may chance to see tall,
soIdierly man, white haired, well set
up. and as handsome as Don Nicolas
himself. whom passersby will salute al
Captain Waters. This was the mar
shals opponent In the San Miguel affair
and 1t is safe to say that two hand
somer or higher tempered men never
stood face to face. Captain Waters for
years had declared himself to be the
sole and only proprietor OF the beau
tiful little island of San Miguel. one of
the group of four lying of the coast
near Santa Barbara His ownership
was based on an ancient Spanish claim
and he maintained that this island had
never been ceded to the United States
by Spain at the time of the transfer to
California Therefore no United States
officer, no human being, man, woman or
child was to set foot upon San Miguel
without tho permission of Captain Wa
ters, whose regal pretension soon pro-
cured for him the title OF king" Now
a United States survey OF the island
had been reported at Washington. but
there were serious doubts of such sur
vey having actually been made. And
nobody was particularly anxious to pre-
sent themselves before the king of San
Miguel to make a new survey. Covar-
rubias, however, az marshal received
instructions from Washington to put a
surveying party in peaceful possession
of the island. and he started on for
Santa Barbara, intending to sail across
to the island kingdom Captain Wa
ters, learning his intent. breathed fre
and vengeance upon any intruders. and
the report of coming conflict stirred
the whole of Santa Barbara The king
retired to his island. intrenched himself
In his house on the top OF the mountain
The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

famous, old time land owners known In
the golden days as King Carrillo."
The two men between them had taken
UP, through Mexican grant, IL leagues
of the best stock land, which was the
limit of territorial grants, representing
about $4,000 acres. Is 1t any wonder
that to his son knowledge Of horses
seems bred in the bone?
OF the days of the gold fever he can
tell you yarns full of gold dust and
pistols. but he prefers best to recall
the tale of the cookies. 1t was in a
mining camp in Placer county when he
was still a child that one afternoon q
passionate and Irresistible longing for
cookies swelled up and possessed his
soul. Yet cookies were as unobtain-
able to him in those days as a flying
machine is now, all because he pos
sessed not the filthy lucre. So, secur-
ing an old tin pan. he wandered down
to the stream to do a little prospect
ing on his own account. The water was
clear and limpid and through it gilt
tered scores of little bright specks
These. patiently, one by one, upheld by
the thought of cookies, the child fished
out till the whole bottom of the pan
was lined. When this was panned out
it produced SO much gold that his
father appropriated 1t. allowing the
son a commission of one pinch. These
the child carried to the camp cook,
and, since their value amounted to
about SIS, he procured enough cookies
to last the remainder of the after
noon. That was a day." said the
carnival king, that / was absolutely
happy"
AS a young fellow, Coyarrubias was
known In San Francisco. where he
came to live with his father in a house
on the corner of Washington and
Kearny streets The elder Covarrubias
DAD heen associated with Dom Pablo