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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
children of President

CHILDREN of President
~ Taft Return From
Schools to Spend Christmas
at White House - Junior
Members of the Family
Make Plans for Joyous
Holidays This Year-Tafts
Are a Clannish Family and
Have Wide Circle of Kith
and Kin = Improvements to
Presidential Mansion Make
1t Ideal Place for Christmas
Entertaining.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

household. 1t is byword in official cir
cles that no public man ever reposed
greater confidence in or placed greater
dependence upon a private secretary than
does the chief executive upon the young
man who this December celebrates his
thirty-seventh birthday anniversary. At
the holiday season. however. it becomes
apparent that this "right-hand man"
who has been with the Tafts for seven
years and has twice encircled the globe
with them, is regarded as almost MEM
Der of the family. The Californian has.
however. become accustomed to this role
ever since that occasion in the Philip
pines when he was drafted as a member
of the Taft family party in costume at
the fancy dress carnival
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HE new woman
promises to be a
live figure in the
future of China.
Today she is prac-
tically a slave in
the hands Of her
husband or father,
with t e W rights
that men are bound
to respect. She. is
a cripple. hobbling
about on hound
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

I is really quite q
new experience for
the Junior MEM
bers of the family
Of President Taft
to be able TO an
ticipate with any
degree Of probabili-
ty where they will
spend each Christ
mas in several sue
cessive V e ar s.
What with the his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
TIE White. HousE on A Conservative

Robert and Miss Helen Taft even aside
from considerations of reciprocating the
kindness of people who thus entertained
them in the days when 1t was impos-
sible for the Taft family circle to be
complete at the festival season. Miss
Helen inaugurated the holiday house
party plan last Easter and pursued the
same course at Beverly. Mass, in the
summer. The White House, at pres
ent arranged. is particularly well adapt
ed for this form of entertaining. Since
the reconstruction of few years since
there are five guest chambers, with pri-
vate baths. on the second floor. and the
group of parlors. which are. of course,
closed to the public at Christmas time.
affords suitable settings for all sorts of
Christmas activities.
Moreover the White House, considered
solely with reference to it's physical as
poets and quite aside from its histOri-
cal associations. is an ideal place Tor
young people to enjoy good old-fash-
toned Christmas in modern luxurious
surroundings. The presidential mansion
has been the scene of many yuletide
frolics during the past century. and In
most essentials the facilities for such
gatherings have remained unchanged.
To be sure, there is commodious dining
room for the holiday dinner. and the dis
tribution of presents has, since the ad-
vent of the Roosevelt regime. taken
place in the circular library over the
blue parlor instead of in the corridor on
room remains, as in days OF yore. to ar
ford, with it's 1900 square feet Of floor
space, the ideal rendezvous for the Xmas
nerrymakers and the most perfect OF
bathrooms for the informal Christmas
dance. and the dance to be given on the
evening of December %
Intimates of Mrs. Taft say that 1t has
been the ambition Of the new mistress
of the White House to have the OBJ
servance of Christmas at the White
House follow. in many respects. the Gus
toms established by the late Mrs. Ruther-
ford b. Hayes during the time that her
husband was President of the United
States-possibly the most joyous of all
White House Christina es. 1t may be
noted in this connection that Mrs. Taft
as a girl spent some time at the White
House as the guest of Mrs. Hayes-an
old family friend-and it is not too much
to surniSe that she received at that Inn
questionable age some of the ideas which
she is now carrying out, and for which
the venerated Mrs.. Hayes was a worthy
preceptor. Mrs. Taft, who is most mark
eddy musical in her taste, has always en-
couraged the idea that musical en-
Deliishment was essential to the proper
observance of Christmas The family
has ample facilities in the White House
for providing everything demanded by q
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have known of women losing their feet by
having them frozen, the lack of circula-
cold. At Canton hospital which visit
ed some time ago woman who had lost
her feet in this way walked in on the
stumps to be treated.
One of the live questions which is now
before the women of China is whether
their feet can be cured If they take oft
the bandages. In the case of the older
women it is impossible, although even
formed feet, however, cannot be made over
again, and they must walk with canes or
hobble to the end Of their days The feet
of the younger women largely resume
their natural shape. although they have
none of the beauty of those which have
not been bound. The unbinding has to
he carefully done, and the feet must be
rubbed and massaged to increase the cir
culation. 1t is difficult to persuade the
women who have been binding their feet
to stop. but the young girls are wild for
the change, and that especially as it Is
now becoming possible to get husband
if ones foot is large. Indeed. the big
foot, or rather the unbound foot. Is liable
TO be a beau-catcher. As a Chinese otfi-
cial said to me, the men of the new re-
gime are anxious to have their wives go
about with them, and those who have a
chance to travel abroad would like their
company. This is not possible with the
small-footed woman, who has often to
walk with a cane or to have servants
support her when she goes out from
home.
X
This movement against footbinding is
being pushed by associations of native
men and women in different parts Of
China. There is an organization in Can
ton. known as the No Footbinding So
ciety. to which ten thousand fathers be-
long. They have pledged themselves not
to bind the feet of their daughters and
not to object to their sons marry ny girls
with bound feet. Many of the wives Of
the members have taken off the bandages.
and literature denouncing the custom is
beng distributed.
There is a similar organization In far
western China on the borders of Tibet.
AMI for some years propaganda against
this evil has been carried on at Shang-
hal. There is an Englishwoman OF
Shanghai who has done more perhaps for
the female cripples Of this nation than
any native man or woman. l refer to
Mrs Archibald Little. who has written
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NANKING.

Copyright. 1909. by Frank G. Cacpenter9
special Correspondence Of The Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21
THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT OF
 A GREAT MODERN HOTEL
At the St. Regis, New York, Every
 Feature Is Perfect of Its Kind.

Many a famous hotel has declined was not kept up to the accepted stan dard and no hotel-however excellent fin other respects-can be more than very ordinary and inferior if any feature of its culinary department is unsatisfactory. At the St. Regis Hotel, Fifth Avenue and Fifty-ffth Street; New York, there need never be fear of unsatisfactory food or service. Although built to be Americas finest hotel exquisite material surround ings for its guests were not the only con cern of It's owners and manager. The kitchen of the St. Regis is not excelled in its equipment by any hotel or restau- rant in America; its cooks are selected for their ability and experience, while its food supply must pass the critical in spection of the manager, himself restau- rateur of national fame. In the dining rooms, as we'll no feature is lacking to secure perfection in service. With all this painstalxing care to obtain superla- tive results, St. Regis prices remain with in the reach of the great middle class" It's restaurant charges are the same as other first class hotels, and rooms may be had as low as $S and $4 day for a large, handsomely furnished single bed room: the same with private bath for s5 a day Cor ss for two people) or SIP a day and up for an elegant suite con sisting of parlor. bedroom and private bath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21
Supreme Court Decisions

Montgomery, May D.-(Special) )-The supreme court handed down opinions in the following cases today:
 Dowdell, c. J.-F'rank Fowler vs. the state of Alabama, appeal from Houston circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Anderson, J.-June Sibley vs. Frank E Fleming ct al, appeal from Jefferson chanoery court; affirmed.
 Jim Howard vs. the state of Alabama appeal from Walker law and equity court; reversed and remanded.
 Eugene FIes ct al vs. Mrs. aKtie C.. Rooser appeal from Jefferson chancery court; affirmed in part and reversed and rendered in part.
 Trotter Brothers vs. J. A. Blount, ap- peal from Tuscaloosa county court; af- firmed
 City of Graymont ct al vs. w. P. Scott appeal from Jefferson criminal court; reversed and remanded
 W. D. Bufford vs. the city of Bir- mingham, appeal from Jefferson criminal court; reversed and remanded.
 Ivey Mosley vs the state of Alabama, appeal from Monroe county court; re- versed and remanded.
 J. J. Johnson vs. J. W, Scoggins, ap- peal rom COlee county court, reversed and remanded.
 J. J. Morris ct al vs. First National bank of Samson, appeal from Geneva circuit court; affirmed
 G. l.. Sherrer ys. Enterprise Banking company, appeal from Coffee circuit court; affirmed
 Mcclellan. J.--Southern Railway com pany ys. Abraham Brothers. appeal from Autauga circuit court; appeal dismissed
 Western Union Telegraph company vs J. F. Emerson, appeal from Cherokee circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Della Keys Thompson ct al vs. Aetna Life Insurance, appeal from Jefferson chancery court; reversed and remanded.
 l.. R. Roach vs. c. R.. Cox, appeal from Jackson circuit court: affirmed.
 Thomas Davenport vs. city of Birming- ham, appeal from Jefferson criminal court; reversed and remanded.
 Elk parte the state of Alabama ev rel. E. l.. Higdon, petition for mandamus; petition granted.
 Mayor, etc, of Birmingham vs. Mrs. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21

E. Chestnut appeal from Jefferson cir cult court; reversed and remanded.
 Will Gaston vs. the state of Alabama, appeal from Morgan circuit court, re- versed and remanded.
 Bill McMillan vs. the state of Alabama, appeal from Walker law and equity court; reversed and remanded
 William Merriweather vs. Sayre Mining and Manufacturing company, appeal from Birmingham city court; reversed and re- manded.
 Board of Revenue of Jefferson county vs Birmingham Water Works company, appeal from Birmingham city court; re- versed and petition dismissed.
 John Smith vs. the state of Alabama, appeal from Walker law and equity court; affirmed.
 k. w. DeYampert vs. the state of Ala bama, appeal from Bessemer city court; affirmed.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company vs Oscar l.. Camp, appeal from Birmingham city court; reversed and re- manded.
 A. Jack Caldwell vs. the state of Ala bama, appeal from Bessemer city court; reversed and remanded
 Mayfield, J.-T. w. O'Byrne vs. John c. Henley ct al, appeal from Birmingham city court; affirmed.
 sayre. J.-West Pratt Coal company vs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21
HUDSON INSTITUTE
 EXERCISES BEGIN
BANQUET OF ALUMNAE SOCIETY WILL BE BRILLIANT AFFAIR. MARION FARMERS SHIPPING CAR LOTS OF CABBAGE.

Marion. May 20.-(Special. )-Judson col lege commencement exercises began to- night. Visitors are arriving on all trains and by Sunday the town will be in full holiday attire. The banquet to be given ty the Alumnae society on Monday prom ises to be the largest attended reunion held in many years. Mrs. W. H. Love- lace, president of the Alumnae society, is arranging to make this notable event In the history of Judson.
 Cabbage growers are continuing to send carloads of Perry county cabbage to the northern markets and are getting good prices for the entire crop.
 The recent advance in the price of cot ton came too late to benefit the growers of the 1908 crop, as less than 100 bales are in the warehouse here, and 1t is es- timated that not over 50 bales are held in the county. Several hundred bales of 1909 crop have been sold during the past few days for future delivery at 10 cents. One cotton firm has purchased more than 1000 bales at this price.
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N. P. Dorman ct al appeal from Wal ker circuit court; affirmed
 Mrs. NJ A Green, administratrix, vs. Coal, Iron and Land company, appeal from Blbb circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Dan Ryan ys city of Birmingham, ap- peal from Jefferson criminal court re- versed and remanded
 Sam Riley vs. the state of Alabama, appeal from Walker law and equity court; affirmed.
 Cuba. Carr vs. J. F. Miller. appeal from Marengo circuit court; affirmed.
 D. R. Crooker ct al vs Bryant L. Whit le ct al, appeal from Mobile chancery court; reversed and rendered.
 Dora s. McEachin vs Mayor and Alder men of the city of Tuscaloosa ct al, ap- peal from Tuscaloosa circuit court; af- firmed.
 The Sheffield company vs. Lizzie et Morton, administratrix, appeal from Cola bert circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Alabama Western Railway company vs. Talley-Bate Construction company ap- peal from Franklin circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 The Sheffield Steel and Iron company vs. c. D. Mitchell. appeal from Jeff erson circuit court; reversed and re- handed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21
CASE REVERSED
 ON TECHN|CAL|TY Construction Company Failed
 To Fay Small Fee HlGDON HELD GUlL1LESS Supreme Court Decides Noted Case in Which Safe Was Opened in
 Soft Drink Stand When the
 Sheriff Searched Place.
HlGDON HELD GUIL1LESS

Montgomery, May 20.-(Special.)-The importance of small things Is well illus trated in the reversal of the case of the case of the Talley-Bates Construction company of Tennessee against the Ala bama Western railway. With judgment that seemed to the court to be good of S250, 900 against the rail line for work done, new trial was ordered because it was found that the construction company had not qualified to do business in the state by paying the small fee required of a foreign corporation, and designating an Alabama agent who could look after the business.
 There was a dispute over work done on the road. the company claiming more than the road would agree to by about $361, 600. Suit was brought and the con struction company was given verdict for $250OO0, and the supreme court thinks this would have held but for the failure of the company to qualify In the state as the law requires. The rail line Is part of the Illinois Central and is built to get into Birmingham, using the tracks of the Southern and the Frisco.
 Higdon Exonerated.
 Sheriff Higdon of Birmingham Is held guiltless of contempt of court on review of the findings of the criminal court at Birmingham that he is in contempt. It seems that an injunction to prevent raid ing a place where there was safe was issued and directed against the mayor and the chief of police. The sheriff, not being included, raided the safe anyway, and 1t was held that he disregarded the orders of the court However, the supreme court held that as he was not designated in the order he could not have been bound by 1t
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but delay has been occasioned by the failure of the marble for the floor to ar rive. As soon as this comes the build ing will be completed at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21
STRIKES OIL IN WEST HUNTSVILLE

finest showing of petroleum ever found in an Alabama well was struck late yes- terday afternoon by Driller Paul Ma honey. who is putting down deep well in West Huntsville for the New York Alabama oil company.
 There is quite a strong flow of the oil, which is said to be of a quality similar to that of the Pennsylvania oil fields. The well now being sunk is expected to go at least 5000 feet into the earth unless oil in quantity is struck at lesser depth. The drill has been punching 13-inch hole through a rock for six weeks past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21

w. L. Housman wishes to let his friends know that he can be found at the Patton Pope Drug Co.,, where he will be glad to serve their needs in the drug line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21
BESSEMER GROCERY
 STORE IS ROBBED Negroes Shot Woman Living
 In Eighth Alley HUFF MAN-C CONAN WEDDING Woodmen's Trolley Ride to East Lake Is Big Success, About $1oo Being
 CIeared-PersonaI and Gen
 era News of Bessemer.
HUFFMA -COWAN WEDDING

BeSSemer, May 20.-(Speclal. )-Ih0 gr0- cery store of T. J. Batson was entered early this morning by thieves and seven pairs of shoes, an old pistol and a lot of hams and flour were taken. The en- trance was made by the rear transom, which had been broken out for some time. The thieves left no clew so the police will be obliged to await develop ments.
 Son O'Neil a negro man, accompanied by Howard Carpenter, went to the house of Alice Smith on Eighth alley and when refused admittance O'Neil broke in at window and shot at the woman five times, wounding her twice. One bullet penetrated the left lung, the other enter ing the stomach. O'Neil escaped at the time but was captured later at Parker Springs. Carpenter is being held to await the hearing of O'Neil
 Six negro women were arrested last night at the big pipe works for drunken ness and disorderly conduct.
 Jim Moss, negro working at Sloss Mine No. was badly mangled this morn ing by a dynamite explosion. The man was struck in the leg and stomach, the explosion almost tearing him open. He was brought to the city in Kennedy Bros's ambulance and is at the Robinson hospital.
 On Friday the company comprised of local talent from Brighton will give a benefit performance for the Cumberland Presbyterian church at Lipscomb. The play Is "The Deacon" and the com pany has elicited favorable comment at it's former presentations.
 Miss Gladys Huffman and MT. Cecil Timmons Cowan were united in marriage last night at S:30 o'clock at the homo of MT. and Mrs. T. Y. Huffman in the presence of the family and the receiving party only Following the ceremony a reception was held, the social leaders of Bessemer all being present. MT and Mrs. Cowan will not take trip at present but will go direct to Sayre, where they will board for a time
 The Woodmen's trolley ride to East Lake tonight was big success all the issue of tickets being sold. The cars went through from Bessemer to East Lake, where they lay over for a half hour, giving the big. jolly crowd chance to make merry at the lake. About $1O0 was cleared from the affair.
 The new postoffice is nearing completion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21

The record shows that the safe was the property of George T. Howell.
 Frank Fowler, sent up from Houston county for 25 years for the murder of his wife. gets new trial on a probable show ing that his wife died from a blood clot on the brain not inflicted by the &C., cused.
 The case of Jim Howard, with sentence of 25 years for the killing of Will Leon- ard of Walker county, is reversed because 1t is not shown that a special venre was called to try the case, as should have been the case.
 In the case of Mrs. Dora S. McEachin of Tuscaloosa 1t is held that a municipal ity has a right to remove trees within the limits of the control of the city. It Is held that a city has the right of eminent domain.
 For Oyster Beds.
 John H. Wallace, Jr, state game and fish commissioner, Is greatly enthused over the outlook for the recovery of large oyster grounds on the Ala abama waters. He says that at a meeting held in Mobile on Wednesday it was found that there are 1S2.000 acres just outside the 600-foot limit which the state ought to control and be able to lease. He will give all aid possible to the organization for the work of saving this valuable property to the state.
 Arkansas Tax Commission.
 Chairman J. E. Hampton and Secretary R. G. McDaniel of the Arkansas tax com mission, just created by the legislature of that state are In Montgomery to make an investigation of the tax laws of the state. We are not going anywhere ese," said Judge Hampton, Alabama seeming to have what we want. We are very much impressed with this state and it's tax laws' The visitors were shown every courtesy by Commissioners Jones and Powell and Secretary Lloyd. Chair man Mitchell was out of the city.
 Bond Issue No Good.
 The supreme court has held that a bond issue of the town of Graymount for the sum of $2O000 Is not legal in that the election therefor was held within two
 New Corporations.
 The organization of the Akron Mill and Fertilizer company, Akron, Is reported to the secretary of state with capital of H2,0O0. T. w. Coleman and others are in- corporators. Others reported are the Me Gowin Lumber company, Mobile caplIal S1G,000 and the Vernon Lumber company, Vernon, capital s10,000
 Noel Case Submitted.
 The appeal of Dr. W. L. Noel of Mar shall county, sent up for seven years for the killing of Marshal Roberts of Boaz has been submitted to the supreme court. Noel is 70 years of age.
 Game Warden.
 R. M. Whitcomb of Evergreen has been appointed game warden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21
SENSATION SPRUNG
 IN M MARIAN CASE
TRIAL AT GADSDEN IS coNcLUD- ED AND CASE GOES TO JURY. NEAR BEER" TROUBLE HAS ARISEN.

Gadsden, May 20-(Special.) 1.-The closing argument of the solicitor is being made in the McMahan case, and the trial will soon be over. The case will go to the jury late tonight. Another sensation was sprung today when it was announced that the law was such that when two per sons enter into suicide pact such as was outlined by the defense, and one of the parties commits suicide and the other does not, the survivor is guilty of rlurder. This would seem to fit the case at bar pretty well, and make it still more difficult for the defendant to clear himself. The so- licitor is making a strong argument and is demanding the death penalty at the hands of the jury.
 The prohibitionists here have been again aroused over the reported sales of near beer" and the announcement that the Chattanooga Brewing company was seek ing to have the city council issue a H. cense to make the dispensing of this bev- craze legal Pressure against such ac- tion has been brought to bear on the council and If ever such licensing was contemplated 1t has now been forestalled.
 Matte Treese the woman involved in the Albright case, has been given her lib- erty. She was indicted by the grand jury as an aceomplice of Green Albright, who was convicted of murdering his wife by poisoning her because of his infatua- ton for the Treese woman. The case against her was continued from time to time to allow the solicitor to further in vestigate but he failed to find evidence that he felt would convict, and so today she was brought before Judge Lee, who after giving her some good advice, dis missed her case. but delay has been occasioned by the failure of the marble for the floor to ar rive As soon as this comes the build
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-21
Personal and General.

Mir. James O'Gara is in Mobile for sev- era.l days to arrange for the contract re- gently awarded him.
 The Chidren's Missionary society of the Methodist church will hold a lawn fete at the residence of Mrs. Edgar L. Mitch ell on Friday at 8 p. n
 Mrs. Cameron of Pittsburg and Mrs. Weeks of New York are visiting their sister, Mrs. J. L. Archer.
 The Misses Lallah and Mamie Fergu- son leave shortly for Utica, Miss. their old home, where they will spend the summer.
 Mrs, W. B. Rue will leave soon for Kentucky, where her grandmother is quite Ill.
 D. A. c. Patton has returned from Tuscaloosa, where he attended the funeral of an aunt
 MT. W. T. Kennedy is in Eufaula in the interest of the Eagles