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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-22
RObeYt BnYman Enters
 F07 Birmingham Races
By HOMER GEORGE.

New Orleans, February 2.-(Special.)- In the most sensational automobile track race ever run in America Bob Burman of Flint, Mich, driving a Buick car, out drove and out-gamed the other star drivers and won the worlds 1OO-mile championship. breaking the worlds rec ord by over Il minutes here today. He covered the distance in 1:42:S9 2-5. Bur man had hard luck with his cars yes terday and did not win a place In the races but today his star of fortune seemed to be at its zenith and he circled the track in so daring a manner that no one of the other six drivers dared to follow his lead. And in the race was Lewis Strang, and his unbeaten Isotta, George Robertson and his Vanderbilt cup winning car, and four other famous men.
 Burman's feat came as a fitting eli max to an afternoons sport replete with sensational performances. Mrs. Cuneo won the five-mile American amateur championship for the rich Klaw & Err langer trophy in remarkably fast time. In this race Jimmy Ryall, the amateur champion broke an axle on his car on the upper turn while he was leading the field and rolled over with the car three
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times. Mrs. Cuneo was a hundred feet to his rear and her machine struck RyalFs but the great woman managed to keep her car from capsizing and con tinued, winning the race over four male competitors in remarkably fast time.
 Ryall was knocked senseless and is badly bruised, but he hopes to have his car repaired in time for the Birmingham meet.
 Ralph De Palma performed in won derful fashion during the afternoon, win ming the ten-mile free-for-all over a classy field.
 But the sensation of the hour is Mrs. Cuneo, whose work during the past two days has been a revelation. She is sure to prove a sensation in Birmingham, where the great track is looked on to as- sist in many broken records. Burman wired his entry to Birmingham tonight and will take five Buick cars with him. including the worlds championship car of today
 A large delegation of Birmingham au tomobilists headed by Lieutenant Gov ernor Gray were spectators today and pronounced the racing being far bet ter than they had hoped to have had the good fortune to witness.
 The racing cars of the big party will be shipped to Birmingham in three ex- press cars tomorrow night and the party will leave Tuesday night after the big Rex ball.
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"The cambIer of the West.v

Throwing bowie knives at the heroine bound to a tree Is a novelty in the thrill ing arts of melodrama, and the patrons of the Bijou theatre will doubtless vel come this new feature when The Gam bier of the West" A. H. Woods newest addition to his long list of melo- dramatic successes, plays there for week beginning tonight This is one of a number of startling incidents in this play from the pen of Owen Davis. Others are a prairie fire, wonderful scenic eff feet a trained horse raising an American flag, to signal an attack on desperadoes; a terrible fight on a precipice over gorge, supposed to be 1000 feet deep, and a stagecoach holdup.
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-------------'@s ADJUSTMENTS.
Max Roaers Seat Sale.

Max Rogers, the little fellow Of the Robers brothers, supported by Joe Kane, late star of "The Belle of New York, and other New York Casino successes, who plays the opposite role, and the orig inal New York company, in his latest musical play Tn Panama" will be the attraction at the Jefferson theatre on Wednesday night The seat sale opens at 9 o'clock this morning. MT. Rogers is supported by the most brilliant cast of his career.
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Maiestic-VaudeviIIe.

Manager Gould has the largest advance sale of seats for the matinee and night performance today in the history of the Majestic for Monday night. This indicates a strong vaudeville, and the one offered this week appears to be the best Of the season, as all branches of vaudeville are offered by high-cass acts. There are four headliner teams and five other acts, each a novelty or sensation. There Is mati- nee daily and a performance nightly.
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"The Honeymooners."

George M Cohan's best work Is con tained in "The Honeymooners," the sen sational summer success at the New Am sterdam theatre, New York, last season, which will be seen here at the Jefferson theatre Thursday matinee and night, with full metropolitan production. In fhe Honeymooners" Conan presents 20 rat ting song numbers, a powerful and log ical plot, crisp laughable dialogue, cast
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The Jeffersons In "The Rivals.v

The late Joseph Jefferson played only 12 weeks each theatrical year, a season of eight weeks in the autumn and four in the spring. Between seasons his worthy sons, Joseph and William w. Jefferson, toured the country presenting the fathers fayorite and foremost success, 'The Riv- als," comedy classic, written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in 1774. This attraction, in all it's artistic thoroughness, comes to the Jefferson theatre on next Saturday, matinee and night.
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Electrical Workers Adjourn.

Mobile, February H.-The international district councils, Nos. l and g. Brother hood of Electrical Workers, adjourned yesterday, after selecting Tampa for the next place of meeting and electing the following officers E. E. Parkinson Evansville, Ind. George W. Brown, Bir- mingham. Ala, secretary treasurer; Louis Turner, Mobile, vice president. A long list of vice presidents and an executive board were also elected.
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COMING WEEKS EVENTS
 OF LIVELY INTEREST

Other events of general interest will be the National Educational Press asso- citation meeting at Chicago Tuesday to Thursday; the American Institute of Mining Engineers at New Haven Fri day; the Trans Missouri Dry Farming congress, at Cheyenne, Wyo., Tuesday, and the national session of the Pres byterian Brotherhood of America, which will open at Pittsburg Tuesday An important feature of this gathering will be a conference Friday between the na- tional officers of the mems organiza- ton of all Protestant denominations with view of establishing national church federation.
 The sporting events of the week will include the national congress of the American Bowling association, which will open at Pittsburg Saturday and continue until March 20. The entry list is larger than ever before.
 At Buffalo on Thursday night Long boat and Shrubb will meet in 15-mile race.
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the Australian, according to the latter's statement, and is willing that Tommy should meet the colored scrapper, but he declares that had Burns been the victor in the recent mill he would not have let him meet Johnson again.
 The films show that Burns put up much better fight than the newspaper ac- counts indicated.
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The present week will be notable in that 1t will witness a celebration of the birth of the first President, the closing days of the administration Of the 26th President, and the consum- nation of the plans for the inaugura- tion of the President telect. Next in point of news interest, perhaps, will be the arrival home of the battleship fleet on Monday, the imposing welcome at Hampton Roads being added to by the presence of the commander in chief.
 There will be many gatherings in eommemoration of Washington's birth day. President elect Taft, on Monday, will deliver the oration at the exericses of the University of Pennsylvania, com memorative of the birth of Washing ton. and in the evening will be guest at the university alumni dinner. On Tuesday evening he will speak in New York. Wednesday he will go to Wash fngton. there to remain until the 1n- auguration unless he accepts the in- vitation to the dinner in New York Friday night of the peace society, In honor of Senator Root.
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(Fiat Cyclone), O;o2 4-5; Burmah (Buick) 0:5S 3-5.
 Fourth race, 10 miles. open to all stock cars for KlaXon trophy-Mrs. John Newton Cuneo (Knox Giant, 10:12 1-5, first; Donnelly (Packard), sec ond.
 Fifth race, five miles motorcycle Jensen, 6:22 2-5, first Others did not finish. Track record, 6t1S 2-5.
 Sixth race, one mile, time tr1al, against worlds woman's record-Mrs' Joan Newton Cuneo (KnoX G1ant) 1.O01-5. Former record 1:O2 2-5.
 Seventh race, 100 miles, world s championship, open to all stock cars, s75 gold medal and trophy to winner; S25 to second-Burman (Bulck) i, 1:42:39 2-5, first; Robertson tSimplex }, second. Worlds circular track record, 1:53:21 4-5.
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of 20 principals 40 chorus girls and the smartest costumes yet put into a musical production
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Pickpocket Busy.

w. A. Smith, a well-known citizen of Birmingham was the first victim of the Mardi Gras pickpocket in Mobile. Short ly after his arrival this morning he was touched at the Louisville and Nashville station for $s0. MT, Smith reported the matter to the police but has little hope of experimenting the thief.
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Cambridge and Oxford are practcing hard for the inter university race. The crews have been pretty well decided upon, although it is still possible that changes will be made in the boats. Oxford Is making desperate efforts to turn out winning crew so as to stop Cambridges winning streak.
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First race, five miles, amateur cham pionship for Klaw & Erlanger trophy Mrs. John Newton Cuneo (Knox Giant), EOS 1-5 first; Donnelly (Packard), sec ond.
 Second race, 10 miles, free for all, $100 cash to winner-Ralph DePalma (Fiat Cyclone) 10:03 2-5 first; George Robertson (Simplex), 1O:06, second, Burman (Buick). third.
 Third race, one mile, against worlds record of 51 seconds-Ralph DePalma
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-01

or is he permitted so far as the
law is concerned to bite other
dogs forevermore and remain i'm
mune from the poundmaster's au-
thority? That's what Bowen
wants to know, for his bull dog
will bark and look cross at human
passers-by, but never touch them.
Not so, however, with other mem
bers of the canine tribe.
Bowen wants to know whether
a neighbor by the name OF Kelley
would be legally justified in shoot
Ing his dog because the latter mis-
took Kelley's Scotch shepherd for
a hot frankfurter. But until the
court decides It, after Bowen's
dog has been shot by the irate
Kelley (if he Is shot) Bowen will
be as much up against 1t as the
man who wanted to know how to
tell the difference between q toad
stool and mushroom.
Nat them" replied the village
wit. IF you die, it's a toadstool;
III you don't it's mushroom"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-01

/ congressman in tits district to
serve the unexpired term of Fran
els w. Cushman. A light vote is
looked for all over the district
Only about half the vote is regis
tered in Tacoma, and it is not ex-
ipected that over 5000 ballots will
be cast in the city.
Al saloons must remain closed
tomorrow, as 1t is a general cleo
Etion. The campaign will be
closed tonight by Ernest Lister,
who makes a speech at Ruston,
with George P. Wright and G. c.
Nolte to help.
Judge McCredie has been pref
ty we'll over the district as has
Lister.
The prohibitionists have held
one meeting in this city, and
have been doing considerable agi-
tating in Olympia and Thurston
county generally.
The socialists have been on a
still hunt with literature of a
propaganda nature, and they are
expecting to hold their own.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-01
WHEN Is a DOG
"A VICIOUS DOG?

Now then, here's one for bright
young Blackstones to puzzle over.
When is a dog vicious dog?
The city ordinance prohibits a
vicious dog from running about at
large, and gives any one the right
to shoot him. But what Ia o
vicious dog? Ed Bowen. a loeo-
motive engineer, has big bull
dog, but does not know II he's
vicious in the eyes of the law. He
came to the police station Satur-
day to find out, and the police Of
Ificers couldn't tell him.
It's a matter of record that one
judge in Tacoma once decided
that dog cannot be said to be
vicious Just because he bit a man
once. 1t must be shown that he
has been In the habit of taking
chunks out Of peoples legs. But
how about dog who let's human
morsels alone, and picks on other
dogs? How many times must dog
bite dog to constitute him vicious.
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OTIS for sympathy and advice, and
finds these compatriots, of course,
in the cities. Once settled there,
he stays.
Conditions of farm labor are
therefore damaged by this. In
stead of each immigrant becoming
a food producer, along the ideas
of Secretary Wilson, each becomes
g food consumer, increasing the
burden put on the farming pop
ulation.
That there is hope for the
farmer, however, Secretary Will
son firmly believes, and he fails
to take as gloomy a view of the
situation as Mr.. Hill has taken.
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TACOMA TIES
SEATTLE AT
SOCCER

Tacoma and the Thistles Of Sc
attic played a strenuous game OF
soccer foot ball Sunday, Tacoma
showing the greater skill, al
though neither side scored in the
entire game. Tacoma played with
one man short in the entire game
and in the second half had two
men out. They had the ball vi
around Seattle's goal and were
threatening to score every mo-
ment, however. when the whist,
blew.
Next week the Tacoma team
will meet the Seattle Rangers
here. The Tacoma team will hole
a meeting at 1927 California build
ing Wednesday night.
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IS FINED FOR
MOVING INTO
WRONG HOUSE

On the charge of taking up his
residence In a house belonging to
another and without authority to
do so, j. G. Mitchell, blacksmith
at South Tacoma, was fined $50
and costs by Jusice Frank Graham
today. The house in question is
said to belong to Jonas Dye, a
youth. Mitchell claimed that he
moved into the house with his
family. thinking that the house
was one which he had rented
However, it was shown that he
had been notified of his mistake
and had not taken any action to-
ward getting out, and he was
summoned into court.
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Just Before the Battle
the Candidates Talk

pierce county will cast so per
cent of the total district vote to-
morrow. This county can decide
whether they want a Pierce coun-
ty man in congress or not. have
covered the district pretty well,
and the situation looks encourag-
ing. Ernest Lister, democratic
candidate for congress.
1--WE will have several times as
many votes as all the rest of the
candidates combined"-Jud w.
w. McCredie, republican candidate
for congress.
How can either of the old par
ties expect support after the way
they have sold out the people in
recent legislation: 1t looks a
good time for a new party, and
we will get the men who believe
in protecting boys as we'll as
sheep. Harold King Rockhill,
prohibition candidate for congress.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-01

cold friends, like old wine, are
best"
Is this to be President Taft's
motto in making his official ap-
pointments? There are at least a
dozen of his old friends who are
willing to vouch that 1t is.
In that case the newest justice
of the United States supreme court
will be Judge Horace H. Lurtop
of Nashville, Tenn. President Taft
hasn't forgotten Tennessee. Jacob
M. Dickinson got in his cabinet be-
cause he was Tennesseean.
Judge Lurton and the president
used to sit together in federal cir
cult court. The southern jurist
was born in Newport, KY, right
across the river from Taft's home
city, Cincinnati. He was appoint
ed to the federal circuit bench
March 20, 1898, and before then
was chief justice of the Tennessee
supreme court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-11-01

''The lean years are upon u.s. declared Jas. j.
Hill in article published in the Times. He based
his conclusions the fact that there is going to be
a shortage of the nations food supply. Prompted
by the opinions of Mr.. HILL Jas. Wilson, secretary
of agriculture and "father of American farming''
has been interviewed the subject Secretary Viii
son believes with Mr. HILL that the food shortage is
"a menace but that such condition can be remedied
Editor the Times.
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ed in the Union army with the
Eleventh Ohio sharpshooters, and
served through the civil war.
Shortly after the war he married
Miss Virtue Cooper of Ohio, to
whom eight sons and eight daugh-
tiers were born. Five sons and
three daughters, all living here
but one daughter, survive. He
was member of the Spokane
post, G. A. r.
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IL KILLED I'm
EXPLOSION
(By United Press Leased Wire

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
JOHNSTOWN, Pa, Nov. L.
An investigation today Of the
Cambria Steel company's coal
mine near here where an explos-
ion occurred yesterday. shows that
twelve men lots their lives. The
dead are foreigners.
By perilous climb on life lad
ders through poisonous gas and
falling slate up the steep walls,
three of the fifteen men who were
in the mine at the time managed
to reach points of safety.
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rany bedrooms upstairs?"
We weren't sorry. We had
plenty of bedrooms downstairs.
"Why don't you have hot water
heat?" -. -. ...... -. -.
Because we didn't want 1t.
"Why don't you have glass
doorknobs.
We didn't fancy glass door
knobs.
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STAYS WOMAN AND
TWO CHILDREN

GTMLI, Man, Nov. IA posse
is searching today for an uniden-
titled German who is reported 10
have murdered woman and two
children yesterday on a farm six
miles north of this town.
According to report reaching
here today the murders were COIN
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FATHER OF 16 CHILDREN
AND GRANDFATHER OF Is
IS BURIED AT CHESAW
(By United Press Leased Wire. J

(By United Press Leased Wire. J
CHESAW, Nov. 1.-Artmus
Pratt, father of sixteen children
and grandfather of twenty-five, all
but one of whom live in or near
Chesaw, Okanogan county, was
buried here last week.
Mr.. Pratt was born SO years
ago In Bangor, Me. When but Is
years of age he, with his father,
who was over the age limit, enlist
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LICENSED TO WED

Marriage licenses have been is
sued for the following persons by
the county auditor: Royal N. Rib
let and Daisy e. Travis, Gustav
Albert Keil and Mary j. Field,
e. L. Marsh and Carrie B. Morse.
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mitted by a German guest ae the
farmhouse, who, after beating Off
the farmer and driving him from
the house, numbering his hosts
wife and two small children, es-
capped to the woods.
The names of the victims have
not yet been learned.
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WA S H l n G.

WA S H / n G.
TON, B. c., Nov.
There ar c
two great reasons
why the nation is
outgrowing / t s
food supply, in
the opinion OF
Agriculture Jas
Wilson. He has
been moved tc
voice his views
on the future OF
t b e American
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The polls will open at s O'Clock
tomorrow for the selection of a
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T @ M Rs HSH .S Hot W sT as s "
Evening star., 1909-09-12
FIGURE
By Henry G a11up Paine
Drawings by J. ". McFall

mock pity in her mschievous eyes. Well, in that
case suppose shall have to let you off with repr
mand, and then spoil it all by giving you reward
you don't deserve"
"Ah" said Carleton, with smile of complacency,
Il you going to etme be your partner Tor the
dance He gazed at his hostess admiringly, un-
checked by amused recollection of his business
partners warning.
She made figure to be admired, she stood be-
fore him. Tall graceful tawny haired, full Tipped,
with irregular but attractive features, and eyes in
which danger 1uked, she fascinating woman
at any time In her gown of black velvet Laura
Mason had hostages to give to any of her guests.
mented, for huge sunburst at the corsage and
a single magnificent winking diamond, known ia
cetiously as Laura's lighthouse fastened in the
left shoulder strap
Better than that miserable flatterer!" she said.
Il guessed you would have partner, and you have
confessed it in your insncere remark to me- You are
to dance with my cousin Nell, who is visiting me.
She's as pretty as picture, waltzes like dream,
and talks like"
"A streak?" supplied Carleton lodging the tap
Mrs Mason aimed at him with her fan she led him
across the room.
You're perfectly horrid, and don't deserve the
treat in store for you'll she cried Then, "Ah here
white, who chatting gaily in the center of
group of men, Miss Marshall, Mr.. Carleton, your
beated but penitent partner. You have my full
permission to be just disagreeable to him as you
like"
Then beware Mr. Carleton said the girl looking
up brightly at him with mirthful eyes, the men
about her gave way to the newcomer.
But Carleton was standing in speechless amaze
ment. -why-Miss Marshall' he at last
managed to stammer, not at all assisted in his
barrassment by the laughter of his hostess and her
cousin. ''Why-this is real surprise. never for
Evening star., 1909-09-12

THAT too," said Carleton "Fiching the con-
tents of other brokers letters and drawing money
on check he knew forgery, in order to get two
days of it for stock jobbing operations, are
scarcely ways that will pass muster even in this
sink of niquity But l won't pretend to misunder-
stand you,' he added, and really am curious to
know-well what you know: How bad way,
Pretty bad, l should say replied Loring. War
ner told me few minutes ago that Lessing & Co.
very being sold out on the Exchange to-
day for matter of few thousand dollars. don
remember exactly how much-something under ten
thousand, anyhow. Looks if they were nearly
down to the of the stocking Paid up at the last
moment with check on the Fourth National OF
Orange"
Him Still at his old game of kiting checks,
see, commented Carleton, and slipped cog some
where. I'll bet fifty cents that means that Lessing