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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-10
WHAT THE PRESS AGENTS SAY
The Lion Tanner.

When the Sehg Company sets out to
do big picture, no expense is spared
to make it complete. The important
scenes in this film take place in and
around a country circus, and we see the
circus all right, with lion and bear
act that would be feature in any cir
Gus, and trained horse performance
IN ring watched by several hundred
apparently genuine spectators on the
benches. The lion tanner sees in the
audience the girl he had tried to win
five years before, when he was a farm
hand, and he also sees his successful
rival for her hand and their little child.
lie is consumed with desire for re-
Yenge, and he seizes the child and
throws it into the lion cage. but the
child s father dashes into the cage, and
accomplishes a rescue while the crowd
ana the circus employees pursue the
erazed lion tanner, who at last seeks
8.afety in the cage, only TO be struck
/ down by one of the lions. 1t is said
/ that several weeks, if not months, were
required to train the lion for this one
lncident-the attack ON his trainer. 1t
is certainly realistic, as are most of the
other scenes in this remarkable film.
This series will be shown at the Park
tonight If the Makura does not get
away early, Rance Smith will also ap-
pear and for the last time he will sing
the Banana Man. The Melnotte
sisters viii sing MY Irish Romeo in
costume. They have been especially
drilled in this character song by Marie
Kenney, the clever little teacher of
dramatic art.
Athletic Park Fireworks.
The rain came down last week and
stopped the big frework show which
the Athletic Park management had ar
ranged. But now the weather bids fair
to be fine tomorrow night and the pub
lie will have chance to witness the
greatest irework exhibition ever seen
here.
The man in charge Of the exhibition
Is a postmaster in the pyrotechnic art
and has arranged a magnificent series
of set-pieces. The feature of the ex-
hibition will certainly be the great
ehrysanthemum and butterfly piece,
which is reported to be the finest ex-
Il hibition of the fre-maker s skill.
In all there will be about fifteen
pieces and each one viii be gem.
There viii be men, animals. birds and
other living creatures shown IN an out
line of flame and Brock Benefit will
:. be faded into the distance when the
kgreat japanese expert starts his won
9 derful show Of frework pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
JOHN ". CASTLES
 KILLS HIMSELF

New York, September 13-John W. Castles, president of the Union Trust company of this city, director of other club and social life, committed suicide today by cutting his throat with razor in the Grand Union hotel. His body was found shortly before o'clock tonight by his brother, B. S. Castles. His body was cold and the bloody razor with which he had taken his life lay on a table. He left no note or instructions and his broth CT ascribed his act to a nervous break down.
 According to the hotel men, MT. Castles, accompanied by his brother and friend, Eli Spring, came to the hotel three days ago and procured adjoining rooms. It was the brothers intention, according to the hotel authorities. to look after MT. Castles, and Spring volunteered his as- sistance.
 For some reason the suicide banker was left alone this afternoon and on return ing Burton s. Castles found his door locked The door was forced open and the tragedy revealed Dressed only In under garments, the body lay across the bed. while the position of the razor on a table in another part of the room indi cated that he had stood before a mirror. gashed his throat from ear to ear, all most severing the jugular vein. then staggered to the bed, where death over came him.
 Mr. Castles was married and lived at b4o Park avenue, but the house could not be reached by telephone tonight. He is survived by his widow, Elizabeth, and a daughter and son. Frances. and John W. Castles, respectively.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
/et1ez son Delegation To
 Montgomery Conference

The Jefferson county delegation to the Montgomery conference. chosen at last nights mass meeting, are as follows:
 A. G. Smith, Gov. William D. JellSs, Judge John H. Miller James Weatherly John E. Morris. S. J. Bowie T. H. Mol ton. Maj. F. N. Tutwiler, Morris Adler rank Nelson, Jr., E. K. Campbell, R. H. Pear son, Gov. Rufus W. Cobb, F. H. Cabaniss, Guy R. Johnson, Jack Courson l. F. Young, Walker Percy. Dr. R. C.. Woodson, Belton Gilreath. E. W. Barrett Jesse F. stallings W. W. Crawford. G. w. Howle, John w. Tomlinson, Jere c. King, VIII Tom White, H. F. DeBardele- ben, Lee J. Marx, John P. Tillman, A Latady, Harry Jones. R. B. Smyer, Je- rome Tucker, Percy Clark, J. T. Glover Dr. J. H. Burton, Adamsville J. B. Drake, Robert N. Bell, c. A. Tyson, F. B. Fowlkes, Solon Jacobs, John Towers, R. c. Redus, T. H. Benners, John c. Car michael, Smith Cullom, Sterling Wood, William H. Johnston. E. L. Brown, Jones G. Moore, A. H. Carpenter, J. T. Stokeley, Ed D. smith, w. M. Byrd, Jr.. Henry Fftts,s John G. Whitfield, Maj N A. Stuart, Feb T. T. Rudulph, John c. Pugh Al J. George, B. M Allen, Robert Jemi- son, Jr., John c. Smith, Julius Davidson, J. H. White, A. A. Adams, E. W Booker W. V. M. Roberston, Ben Davis, Gate City; T. Y. Huffman, Cal Dabbs, H. U. Seibles, L. E. Dullion, Eugene Fies, Otto Marx, J. W. Mcqueen, O. P. Gaunt, J. M. Perkins, c. Exum, John B. Rosentihl. P. G. Bow man, Fred G. Schilling, D. S. Ander-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14

son, T. c. Cairns, c. F. Crampton, John V. Coe, E. N. Cullom, T. J. Heflin F. M. DeWolfe, H. R. Shorter, Dan Hous- ton of Bessemer, B. D. Parsons of Jones' boro P. E Jacobs of Jonesboro, A Thorpe of Parsons, R. M. Byers of Johns, Jim Eastis of Woodward, Dr. E. P. Pruitt of Oxmoor, Dr. Robert Smith of Palos, Robert Mims. of Dolomite, Sam E. Cunningham of Union, J. c. Wideman of Irondale, w. F. Borough of Henry FL len. Jeff Keith of Argo. John c. Posey of Pinson, Watt Riddle of Huffman, Amos Sharritt of Coalburg L. T. Shiflett of Blossburg, W. A. Haigler of Warrior, John F. Ellis of Avondale, Dr. Fulton of Besemer, w. 8. Sigsbee of North Bir- mingham, F. s. Dimmick, J. 8. Giles py, Lee Moody, J. s. Hall of Ensley, Dr. D. T. Field of Ensley, M. H. Me Dowel of Ensley, J. w. Grigman of Ems ley, Lee White of Ensley. O. B. Parker of Ensley, D. F. Sugg of Ensley. James Brodie of Ensley. D. B. Bird Jr., of Ems ley, c. H. Mandy of Ensley. Thomas J. Judge of Ensley, Judge c. F. Camp of Ensley, F. w. Mccarthy of Ensley, John H. Jones of Ensley, John H. Jones of Ensley, Fred A. Burgin of Ensley. Dr.. Revierre of Ensley. Elihu Sharritt of Ensley, pr w. C. Head of Johns, Jeff
 D. Cowan of Gwin, Lat V. Vines Of Toadvine, W. B. Hulsey of Robbins, D.
 H. Scott of Union, W. A. Merkel of Pump House, A. J. Abercrombie of Leeds, W. P. Morrow of Trussville. C.. N. Ware of Selfs, Robert E. Cowden of Morris Pink Bankston of Partridge, R. D. Coffman of Brookside, Dr. J. L. Odom of Idttleton, Tom Lee Of Graham. pr. James Seay of Pratt City, E. A. Little of Bessemer. William H1llhouse of North Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
THOUSANDS WILL ATTEND
 MEETING AT THE CAPITAL

city made the announcement that all of the rooms had been engaged, and that indications were that the hotels would not be sufficiently capacious to accom- mcdate the vast crowds expected to take part in the deliberations of the "anti' elem ent
 Col. E. L. Russell, who is one of the main leaders against the amendment, reached the city Monday night and at once began throwing out the lines with respect to the kind of programme to be followed 1t has been decided to allow each speaker about 15 minutes in which to advance his ideas. No longer time VIII be countenanced.
 In all probability Senator Moody or Tuscaloosa will be elected permanent chairman of the convention, which Will not assemble until noon. The afternoon will be devoted, for the most part, to committee meetings. That night the com mittees will report and adoptlons VIII pe in order. The nature of these has not been made known, though 1t is known that several strong surprises are expect ed to be sprung.
 A unique feature Is that at least three of tha au-goyernors of the state will be nresent. perhaps four of the five. These tbrea are Rufus W. Cobb, William C. Oates and W. D. Jelks. Judge Jones or this city may attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
HOTELS ARE ALREADY FILLING UP AND LEADERS ARE ON THE GROUND MAPPING OUT THE PLANS OF CAMPAIGN.

Montgomery, September 13-(Special.)- You may state that Wednesdays meet ing will be one of the biggest ever held in the state of Alabama. We have re- ceived advices from every county in the state that a delegation will attend. We know that a big crowd will be in attend ance and that a plan of campaign-the scope of which Is not yet known-will be mapped out which will permit us to make a most rigorous fight against the constitutional amendment which is pro posed"
 The above sentiment of J. Lee Long, who is directing the approaching conven- tion. constitutes the feeling of the anti constitutionalists' vanguard which Is now In the city. Since Monday the hotels have been gradually filling up. Two weeks ago the leading hostelries of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
WILLIAM J. BRYAN
 SPEAKS IN DALLAS

Dallas. September 13-William J. Bryan arrived in Dallas today from Mis- sion, Tex. He spent the day here in preparing an outline Of the address he is to deliver here tomorrow. The sub ject of the address is Democracy and the Tariff.''
 Mir. Bryan said that his presence in Texas was for the purpose, first to de- liver a few lectures; second, to visit his farm at Mission, which was reported in some danger from the floods, and third, as a sort of possibility from the other two, to deliver a few addresses on dem ocratic doctrines in connection with the tariff.
 From Texas I shall go to Arizona to visit my son. William, and his bride,' he said ''They are at Tucson, where William Is attending the university. On October 1 Mrs. Bryan and I will cele- brale our twenty-fifth wedding anniver- say. This will be at our home in Ne brasxa The children will be there. Late in October or early in November. Mrs. Bryan and I will go to Mission, Tex. We expect to spend Christiraas with Will liam In Arizona.
 This discussion about who discovered the north pole has interested me con siderably. Now. don't know why pol itics should enter into this thing, but somehow I've wondered what political be- lief those two men they arc talking about have I believe 1t is safe to say they are democrats. Why? Well, just be- cause democrats have got so used to be- ing out in the cold they do their best work there. The north pole conditions are ideal for them.
 "Down at Mission there was no flood damage in the town and very little on my farm. With all of the dry weather 1t seems that Texas is in good condition. It Is a splendid state and 1t Is no won der that even the President of the Unit ed States is attracted to farm in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
Robbed In His Store.

Baltimore September 13-Sh ortly be- fore noon today while traffic on Gay street was heaviest and while hundreds of people were passing his store, 5. Ruman, a jeweler at 156 North Gay street. says that he was gagged and bound in a rocking chair in a par titioned back room, while two robbers deltherately went over his stock and selected rings valued at $200, five watches valued in all at $50. and $50 in oash, which he says they took from the money drawer. The men were in the store about 15 minutes, Ruman ss.ys, and then left by the back door, telling him if he made an outcry they V vould return and kul him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Great mass meeting of citizens. Resolutions passed at mass meeting.
 Lovett succeeds Hartman.
 Gathering for conference at Mont
 gomery. 2-Lively race for supreme court. News of Ensley. 3LGrand jury slams young men. Anniston man can make bicycles fly. Young woman ends life with pistol. Horrible murder near York. 4Editorial comment. 6-Abercrombie and Thach speak at in-
 situte today.
 Loveman Joseph & Loeb ts build big
 annex.
 Plans under way for playErounts i'm
 provement.
 Tigers found in more places. Alabama- Clemson gano at State Fair. 7-Birmingham social news. Dolly Dalrymple's columo News of Bessemer. e-Stock market is irregular. Cotton declines about 10 points Wheat advances sharply. ln- -aAnAra1 anorttn9 nAwA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
CLANS GATHERING
 FOR CONFERENCE

Montgomery, September 1S.-(Special.)- About 200 enthusiastic unconstitutional ists met in the courthouse tonight and named delegates to represent the seven city beats, there being 12 for each pre- cinct or S4 in all The names are among the most prominent in Montgomery.
 There were no deliberations of the evening though the consensus of the opln- ion was that tho meeting in thts city Wednesday would set pace never Nefors struct in Alabama. In the opinion D. .he majority. beside1, the amendment will be over v h elzlnRly defeated.
 The vanguard of the "antis' is fast arriving. A number, including Col E. L. Russell IS in from Mobile on a special, while tho hotels are gradually filling up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
NEGROES ARE BAD
 IN WASHINGTON

Washington. September 13.-(Special)- There Is hardly a day passes that some negro of the national capitals 100000 of them resident here, does not snatch a lady's purse or conpnit worse outrage. The police seem powerIsss to do anything
 Washington peob..tsss has, rnd.er Masor Sylvester .iis superintendent. tine most a!risisft sody os prsicepues of any city si tttS esSntTy. but 1t b. wse7nlly lacking tn ni,cstsrs and unable to cope with what seeSus tc bo & constantly growing criminal class. The wonder Is that they detect as many as they do. Of course the fault lies directly at the door of Congress, which allows the cfty a mere corpoFals s guard compared with Its absolute needs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14

Ringing Resolutions ShOW Mufility Of The
 Proposed Amendment

 a and to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14
Killed By Failing waIIs.

Pittsburg. September 13.---One man was killed. nine others seriously in- jured. while several more received cuts and bruises today when the walls at the Blanck Transfer and Storage com panys building here, recently de- stroyed by fire, collapsed, demolishing two adjoining buildings and burying more than dozen men in the ruins. The dead man. Herman Tiege. an em- ploye of local paper, with these who were seriously injured. were in two story hotel next door to the walls when the accident occurred. The hotel was demolished.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-14


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The Nevada County picayune., 1909-06-03

joyed by the Apaches is due to their really won. dertul organization. They form a community by themselves apart from all the rest of Paris with their own laws. courts and executioners their secret passwords and almost their own language, for the argot they use is practically unntelHgible to others Mercess toward their victims, they are no less merciless in punishing those Of their own number who are convicted of treachery.
 few years ago one Painblanc was accused of being in league with the police He was for maly brought to trial, the judge being leader known as 'PEspagno" The charge against Painbanc was not fully proved but his loyalty was so doubtful that he was sentenced to exile. Rising from his chair in the obscure dive where the trial was being held, he hurled his knife at lEspagno with unerring accuracy and the judge fell dead with the blade in his heart. The police rushed in and carried Painblanc to prison, the Apaches making no effort to save him.
 Another alleged traitor was Albert Durin He was condemned to death and two Apaches tied him to the rails of tunnel of the Belt Line railway of Paris. He was found before a train passed and rescued. How many traitors have been executed by their comrades it is impossible to know, for only in such cases the foregoing do the police learn about the operations of the tribunals"
 The Apache hghwayman operates swiftly and skillfuy, and lone strangers in the streets of Paris are never safe from his attacks. His favo. rite method known "le coup du Pere Fran cois," is to strangle his victim by twisting handkerchief about his neck. After robbing the senseless man. the thug frequently will kill him with the knife, for the Apaches seem to delight in wanton murder done in what they choose to consider artistic" way. If the criminal is arrested score of his companions spring up apparently from the very pavement and unless the police are in force they speedily routed and the prisoner is rescued
 An observant visitor in Paris may see Apaches, male and female. on almost any street. but it is in the Place de la Roquette that they are to hs found in crowds ocasion. There is set up
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-06-03
@l4fc c5T v7nzARD " zCKIA6D

the recently restored guillofiro o, whenever there is to be an eyno,,ti1N the Apaches flock from all districts ~. the city to witness the ghaetrv siah. Silently they stand. gazfra at tb. grim instrument of death. until ths condemned individual Is brn8sf, f,.., Then jeers and howls break fa,.. from the crowd. and as the knife fana the Apaches rush forward te din fba,s handkerchiefs in the blood Thee they preserve as souvenirs OF son them to the degcnerates of tEn nn,o' classes
 Strangely enough. the ualo Am. ehes nearly all look alike They are hollow.cheeked, dark-hairea frfiya eyed, shambing of gait and salo# n. eompleXion-alwaFs easily fHc1gnizad among the threngs eH the street. The women on the other G#ad as i, rule. are handsome, spirited and in. telligent. They dress well and givo especial attention to the cafe of their hair. which they never cover wt,b hat All of them. men and women profess to follow some tfaae as safeguard against the occasional raids of the police on their Aaunts.
 Official Paris is somewhat dis. mayed by the rapidly growing men. ace of these Apaches bands The number of robberies and murders at tributable to them is increasing monthly, and as the victims very often are travellers from foreign lands the crimes are having an apprecibe effect on tourist business
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-06-03

save for the loss of one eye and the presence of many scars, the re- suits of her numerous boulevard battles. She was elaborately tat tooed and was mighty proud of that adorn- ment. Chiffonnette sea reer came to an un- timely end last New Years day, when she engaged in a desperate fight with another woman whom she hat ed. Cheered on by a crowd of her male and female subjects, the queen finally stabbed her antagonist to death with a stiletto, and now she is a prisoner in St. Lazare.
 This years queen of the Apaches is Pope. She is only IS years old and as pretty as a picture, but as fierce as a tigress and a fit leader for the wretch es by whom she is adored.
 The comparative i'm munity from arrest and punishment en.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-06-03
''oN 'o9 to V'odN SSc' '>o'N" N'' ptchar

First Flag to Float Over North American 'onard
 Red Cross of St George" the banner 4l 4r by se- Couer de Lion in 1l92. and planted at Iapfa" ",rv VII bastian Cabot in l497 as the royal ensign oi ii'' the Island of San Salvador one of the ban'l ba ,n and again in 149S at the mouth of the oFlnoe ,be South America; but the first flag to float o'1l his soil of the North American continent of Whion in tory tells planted on the shore Of LaDf"u' l497 by Sebastian Cabot. .wo
 The first stage of evolution was marheu hen years before the settlement of Jamestown d James l. of England in honor of the unloh p' tbs the diagonal white cross of St. Andrew "i'N eeld red cross of St. George, both upon blue ional This is the first blending of the American blue colors known to history The red, white anu anu,ared is therefore old as the country, as II appattle in the flags which foated over the Virginia se'' o, ment and was the flag of the Mayhower anu Plymouth.
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-06-03

that "Old Glory was mature at its blrth' pu, it's infancy dates back to the earliest recoiu'N American history. .,
 At the time of the birth of "The Star Spaneies Banner" tradition and verified history had maino some 500 years since the advent or the N European upon American soil. The NorseMan a", the Danes landed upon the northeastern shores o' this continent several times between the yeas 986 and 1900, as is proven by their own recoius
 In 1492 Columbus planted the flag of span oN
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-06-03

NE morning not long ago a well-dressed foreigner, evidently an American tourist. was found dead on the pavement in a side street of Paris. Twisted about his neck was a dirty handkerchief with which he had been st-an- gled; he had been brutal ly kicked and beaten, and in his chest were eeveral knife wounds, any
The Nevada County picayune., 1909-06-03
FLAG DAY. '"
My Mrs. Edward Dunroy. Reed.

The general observance of June 14 as Flag Day" suggests the thought