The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-09
DR. ELIOT GIVEN NOTABLE RECEPTION Many Are Tuned Away from
 Public Speaking BIG SCARE AT CAPITOL Excited Individual Turns In Alarm to Police station-Dr. Knapp Gives
 Practical Demonstration
 In Agriculture.
BIG SCARE AT CAPITOL

Montgomery, March S.-(Special )--To few men, or women, has Montgomery given more notable reception than that accorded Dr. Charles W. Eliot, retiring president of Harvard, at the Grand thea ire today. The capacity of the building was taken long before the time for the address, and many were turned away for the lack of places either to sit or to stand The galleries were filled by negroes, the second balcony by the school children and the main part of the house by the citi- zens at large, leading members of the Womens Federation of Literary clubs occupying the boxes.
 In his few words of introduction Dr. B. J. Baldwin, chairman of the Board of Education, referred to Dr. Eliot as not so much of what might be termed a hero as a character builder. If l were to say one-half of what l feel at this moment" said the doctor, T am afraid that 1t would take too much time. So will introduce to you the one who, with prophetic insight, has anticipated the movements of thought and life of the American people" The temper of the
 
 educated men and leading thinkers of the state, was shown by the very enthusiastic applause given the introductory sentences as well as the presentation of the speaker Dr. Eliot spoke on the line of the up- lift of great people. Tn the first part of the nineteenth century," he said, the individual liberty was the beginning of development of religious and civil liberty Without a study of the collected inter- ests, however, the true realms of indi- vidualistic liberty cannot be attained We have learned much during the past 20 years concerning the impossibility of advancing the individual welfare without advance ment of the collective welfare" This was the center of his address. There can be no real progress of the individual that does not take his neighbor with him, that does not react in the good and the better ment of the whole
 pr. and Mrs Eliot left on the late train for Birmingham, where they will be shown every honor by the people of the city and North Alabama.
 After the Governor.
 After the governor" was the statement made by pr. Charles w. Eliot, former president of Harvard, when he was called upon to make an address at the planting of tree on the grounds of the state capitol Monday. And he adhered to his position, persisting in the contention that the chief executive or the state ought to make the first address, which he finally did-z
 Shortly after the address of pr. Eliot at the theatre the ladies invited him and many others to the state house grounds where they planted tree, in line with purpose systematically worked out, to beautify the city. In view of the fact that the guest was a distinguished man and rather wearied with his long talk just before, it was thought best to call on him at first and thus give opportunity to return to the hotel for rest. But he would not hear of it. and only consented to make talk after Gov. B. B. Conner, who smiling, recognized the compliment.
 Great Big Scare.
 Capitol officials are wondering If some one tried to get into the building Sun day night about Il o'clock, an alarm to that effect having been sent to the police station. About thht time a man ran into the home of J. s. Dowdell, near the capitol, and asked to be allowed to use the phone. He said that there had been explosion at the capitol and he wanted to call the police
 Robert Thorington, assistant librarian. was in the building, having gone by his office after the revival meeting had closed to get something left there He heard a great banging on the door and hastened to open it. In rushed police