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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-04
THE QUEEN CITY.
Remarkable Example of Value of Town
 Advertising.

From Van Norden-The World Mirror.
 Do you believe in advertising? Los An geles does.
 Little more than a generation ago Los Angeles was a Mexican pueblo of 10000 souls and a few fiea-bitten dogs. Today it is an up-to-date city, with nearly 300,- GOO people; progressive, busy. educated people who enjoy as much culture as the eastern cities that boast of more.
 What effected this quick change? We'll it's true that Los Angeles had a climate that bore out its old Spanish name. Pueblo de la Reina de los Angeles town of the queen of the angels) Angels might go farther and fare worse. climaticaly. Then. too, electricity has done much for the city Without it's fine electric traction, it's development would undoubtedly have been slower. But advertsngi There's the keyl
 The commercial organizations of this western metropolis have spent, in the last ten years (directly) nearly s400o00 in tell ing what fine place to live Los Angeles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-04

From the Louisville Herald.
 Dancing is more than skipping about on your toes; you must be a pantomimist and an actor, too. I've known actresses study dancing for two or three years to teach them how to pose and move their hands and walk gracefully. Some women are born graceful and some can acquire 1.-the others don't count, for grace.
 About my career? Let me see. I was twelve when l made my debut in char acter dance called French Polka" That was my very first public appearance. 1 was 13 when I first appeared at my un- cle's theater but my first really big suc- cess was at Berlin. It was in that de- lightful little ballet of flowers, "The Rose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-04
His shrewd Idea.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 '.Who is that sour looking girl with the heavy under jaw?'
 That's the only daughter of old De Milyung."
 And who Is the dainty bit of sweetness with the blue eyes and golden hair?'' That's the chaperon."
 Whats the explahation?''
 .sWhy, it's old De -lyun's clever idea. He thinks his Jane will be perfectly safe as long as Miss Blossom is around"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-04

hated pantomime until I was about 15 or 16. l couldn't see single thing in it. In pantomime one cannot be expressive unless one thinks what one is saying. I always say things over to myself before making a gesture. There are so few act resses who study pantomime, and when they do, how different it is to what one sees abroad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-04
Rest.
 From the Argonaut.

F'rOm IHe AfgOHHul.
 An old Kansas citizen, who had been henpeclSed all his life was about to die. His wife felt it her duty to offer him such consolation as she might, and said:
 "John, you are about to go, but 1 will follow you.
 4I suppose so, Manda." said the old man weakly, but so far as I am con- cerned you don't need to be in any blamed hurry about It."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18

John Heck. . pioneer. aged seventy
years, was found dead In stall in q
stable at Iowa City, Iowa. It Is be-
lieved that horses trampled him to
death.
In a collision between q trolley car
and an auto at Wheeling, w. w., four
young men, occupants of the automo
bile, were thrown out and seriously
injured.
Tablets which had been secured for
heart trouble we're eaten by the six.
year-old son Of F. s. Wjseman, living
near Rockwell, Iowa, and caused hia
death in an hour from convulsions.
The plant of the Decatur Cereal
company at Decatur, Ill.,, the largest
corn mill in the world. was destroyed
by fire. The loss is estimated at
$650,000. John Sheehy. a fireman, was
killed by falling timbers.
The Breakers. one Of the largest no.
tells on the water front at Spring
Lake, N. j., was almost entirely de,
stroyed by fire. Sixty men and won,
en- guests escaped in their night
No one was injured.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
Screams of Bird Prevent Garry.
ing Out of Full Program
by Chicago Robbers.
ROBBERY IS ACCOMPLISHED
Evidence Indicates Plot of RO0mer Ia
Chloroform, Rob and Strangle
Landlady.

Chicago, June ia plot to chloro
form. rob and strangle Mrs. Theresa
Baker, in which the robbery was &C
complished but tragedy was pre-
vented by the screams of parrot,
was brought to the attention Of De
tective O'Brien yesterday.
A score of detectives were detailed
to search for two men, one of whom
rented room from Mrs. Baker last
Monday.
Diamond ear rings. a ruby ring and
other valuable articles were taken
from Mrs. Bakers room by a young
man who represented himself as q
travelling salesman.
Find Rope and Poison.
When the man had left, in the room
which he had occupied were found a
sponge saturated with chloroform,
and wrapped in two pillow cases a
knotted rope with loop in the end
Of 1t and other articles which the
police declared revealed a plan to
strangle Mrs. Baker after chloroform.
ing her in the same manner in which
Mrs. Frances Gilmore Thompson was
murdered in a Michigan avenue room
ing house.
This. it is believed. was the alter.
native prepared if the men were not
successful in accomplishing the rob-
berry without a struggle.
Last Monday. according to informa-
tion given the police, a young man
giving the name Of Parks applied to
Mrs. Baker for room. telling her he
had been sent to her by a neighbor.
He gave several references, naming
among them prominent members of
the Illinois Athletic club. He was
followed to the building by another
young man, who walked up and down
in front of the place and who was
seen to 60 away with Parks.
Parrot Screams.
Parks returned and remained tn his
room until 10 o'clock the following
morning. Then he came out COM
pletely dressed to go out and engaged
in conversation with Mrs. Baker.
Instead Of going out he loitered in
the hallway and finally expressed a
wish to see pet parrot owned by
Mrs. Baker.
Mrs. Baker allowed the man to go
to the dining room. while she busted
herself in the front part of the house.
A few minutes later she heard the
parrot scream and rushed back to the
dining room.
She was met at the door by Parks,
who said the parrot had bitten him.
He carried laundry box, which it 10
believed contained the stolen proper
ty. He went away and has not been
seen since.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
GALLANT RACE SAVES 600.
Wireless Message Brings Aid t
Stricken Liner.

London, June IA gallant race by
the Princess Irene of the North Ger.
man Lloyd and the Batavia of the
Hamburg-American line was all that
saved the 600 souls aboard the Gu
nard liner Slavonia, wrecked Thurs.
day noon OF the south coast of Flores
island. in the Azores, according to dis.
patches received by the Cunard OF.
fees.
When the Princess Irene and the
Batavia reached the Slavonia in an
swer to the latter's distress calls the
Cunarder was rapidly filling and the
passengers were in a wild state of
fright.
The Princess Irene got a wireless
call from the disabled ship Thursday
noon while $50 miles from the scene
of the wreck. The captain of the
Princess Irene ordered the vessel for.
ward at top speed.
En- route to the siavonia the Ba
tavia was picked up and informed OF
the need of aid and she. too. joined in
the race.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
Hold Five Men and Two Women
Helpless While They Clean
Out Bunk House of Mine.
.B0tDtST HOLD-UP IN YEARS
Unarmed Man Gives Chase-Bandits
Open Fire, Wounding One Of
Their Own Horses.

Telluride, Colo, June 15.-Holding
1--WE men and two women helpless un.
der the muzzles of revolvers, three
masked men early yesterday morning
secured $4,000 in gold from the bunk
house of the Nellie mine on Bear
creek and made their escape after a
pursuit that had it's climax in an exhi-
oition of stage fright on the part OF
the bold gun men. The only casualty
was the wounding of one Of the ban
dts horses by one Of the bandits.
The holdup was the most daring
which has occurred in the San Juan
country for years.
Walk Right In.
Fred Zanneti. a former employe OF
the mine, was arrested late in the
day in Telluride, and is being held
pending an investigation. The ban
dts entered the bunk house without
making any attempt to move quietly.
One of them, who was apparently IA
miliar with the arrangements, walked
unhesitatingly to the switch and turn
ed on the electric light. When the
sleepers awoke they found themselves
gazing into the barrels of six guns.
each man holding two and covering
every occupant Of the room.
Make Precise Demand.
Telling every one in the bunk house
to remain in their beds, the spokes-
man demanded the amalgam and Gull
ed ore. Realizing that resistance was
useless, Kent, the manager, told the
man where the ore was hidden.
After warning the five men that IL
they were pursued or an alarm was
sounded Immediately after their de-
parture they would shoot and shoot to
kill, the bandits half rolled and half
slid down steep cut to where they
had left their horses.
Bandits Poor Shots.
Although he was unarmed, Kent
Immediately started on the trail of
the robbers, and he came upon them
while they were dividing the booty,
preparatory to mounting.
Two of the robbers opened fire, but
they were apparently unused to fire.
arms, as the net damage by the
twelve or more shots was the wound
Ing of one of their own horses. Kent
beat retreat and the robbers hastily
rode away. Posses are still searching
Tor the bandits.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
EARTHQUAKE IN FRANCE,
Several Towns In Southern Part Are
Entirely Devastated,

Several Towns In Southern Part Are
Entirely Devastated.
Marseilles, June Is. - From Is to
100 dead and 100 injured is the esti.
mated total casualties as the result
Of the earthquake which devastated
several towns and villages in the
southernmost part Of France, particu-
larly In the departments of Herault
and Bouches du Rhone.
Great suffering is reported from the
remoter places, owing to a lack of
bread and the necessaries of life, be-
fore the arrival of assistance.
May Be Many in Ruins.
The casualties may be greatly in
creased. as the ruins have not been
entirely searched. The villages of
st. Cannat and Rognez were complete
ly demolished by the earthquake, and
Lambesc, which is twelve miles from
AK, suffered heavily. According to
advices received here a number of
wounded are still imprisoned in the
ruins. and soldiers are working des-
perately to rescue them.
Survivors are sleeping in tents and
the streets are impossible. In many
places they have been torn up and
are encountered with masses of rocks.
Houses. public buildings and churches
were crumbled to pieces. Among 9th.
er villages seriously damaged are
Vauvanargues, Venelles, Pelissanne.
Puy Ste. Reparde and Arguilles.
The victims at st. Cannat and Roe-
neg were horribly mutilated. There
were evidences that several of the
victims had lived for hours imprison.
ed by the debris before they died. The
people rushed into the streets when
the first shock occurred. crying out in
terror. Many of them returned to the
rescue Of their families.
Again Shaken.
Paris. June 14.-The work Of res.
cue among the villages in the south
OF France which suffered from the
earthquake continues, but owing to
the fact that communications are
greatly interrupted details of the dis.
aster are few. There were slight seis.
mic shocks again yesterday morning
in various districts. but no damage
was reported.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
GREAT PREACHER LAID TO REST.
Thousands Pay Reverent Tribute te
Edward Everett Hale.

Boston, June 15.-Under the gold
domes of the auditorium of the South
Congregational church, where for so
many years Edward Everett Hale
broke the bread of life to his people,
there gathered yesterday the great
Unitarian family of Boston to pay
last tribute to the earthly form of
the great leader of Unitarianism, the
preacher, author, philosopher and
friend of all mankind, while at the
same time host of friends and ad-
mirers of DR.. Hale gathered at the
Park Street Unitarian church to lis
ten to eulogies by clergymen of many
creeds. Throughout the city from
sunrise to sunset flags were fioated at
half-mast by order of the city's chief
executive.
The body Of DR.. Hale lay in state
from 10 until l o'clock in the South
Congregational church, and was view
ed by thousands. The body was then
taken to the Forest Hills cemetery,
where the burial services were strict
ly private.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
BLOCK fllIbUsItR|NG MOW
Revenue Cutters on Watch for Vessel.
Supposed to Be Carrying Arms
to Venezuela,

Beaufort, N. c., June 15.-With two
revenue cutters, the Seminole and the
Pamllco, on watch, with northeaster
running of the coast and great seas
making the inlets connecting the
North Carolina sounds with the At
lantic ocean impossible for anything
but the strongest craft, the chances
81 the success of a filibustering expe
dltion from these waters directed
against Venezuela are today very
small.
Saturday afternoon the cutter Pam.
tico left her headquarters at New.
berAe, N. c.. under instructions from
the treasury department to get in
touch at once with the ancient side.
wheel steamer Nanticoke, which is
suspected of filibustering intentions.
The treasury departments activity
was invoked because of persistent ru'
mors that ex-President Castro's
friends were planning a hostile ex-
pedition against President Gomez s
government. 1t was alleged that ten
or fifteen thousand stands of arms
mad been shipped from Belgium to
America for this expedition.
Secret service men and other
agents discovered that two vessels
suitable for filibustering purposes had
been sold by New York ship broker
age firm to unknown parties.
Both were in the vicinity of Nor.
folk, and one was found to be the old
slde-wheel steamer Nanticoke. The
name of the other cannot be learned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
BLOODY ffUD fAlAl TO four
Two Dead, Two Fatally Wound
ed and Three Slightly Hurt
in Street Battle.

Meadville, Miss, June 16. - Two
men are dead, two were perhaps Ia
tally wounded and three others slight
ly injured, due to bloody street bat
tie here yesterday afternoon waged
by parties to bitter feud that had
been previously marked with tragedy.
AS result Of the affair feeling mere
runs high and state troops were rusn-
ed to Meadville from Brook Haven
last night to guard against the possl-
bility of rioting.
Killed and Injured.
Those killed we're:
DR.. A. M. Newman. clerk OF the
chancery court of Franklin county.
Silas G. Reynolds.
the slain men, is believed to have
been fatally injured, and Herbert Ap-
plewhite, an attorney, may not re-
cover as the result of his wounds.
Emmett Newman, brother of Lenox,
was shot in the leg. The three were
taken to Natchez last night for medi-
cal treatment after having been for
mally placed under arrest. Two men
named Boyd and Parr, alleged to have
been involved in the affair. were
slightly wounded, but escaped.
l.. P. Prichard, brother Of Corne-
Illus Pr;chard, whom DR.. Newman kill
ed seven weeks ago, was arrested
and charged with completely in the
tragedy.
Old and Bitter Feud.
The killing of Prichard by Newman
was the first bloodshed in feud that
had existed between the two men, rel
atives and friends for months. This
bitter factionalism had its inception
in a political campaign in which
Newman and Prichard were opposing
candidates. Newman was tried few
weeks ago for Prichard's murder and
was acquitted. This served to arouse
even more bitter feeling.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
TAKE CAPITOL eY FORCE.
Officials Take Possession Of Uncom
pleted Building.

OmeiaIs Take Possession Of Uncom-
pleted Building.
Little Rock, Ark, June 16. - Gov.
Donaghey and two members Of the
state commission yesterday formally
took possession of the uncompleted
capitol building after breaking
through door which had been lock-
ed by the contractors, Caldwell &
Drake, whom the legislature ordered
discharged. They left structural en-
gineers in charge Of the building.
Last night George w. Caldwell of Co
lumbus, Ind. of the firm of Caldwell
& Drake, declared that his firm still
had possession of the building.
The new capitol building, which
has cost nearly $1,OOO,OOO already and
which engineers claim is only about
half completed, las been the bone of
political contention in Arkansas for
years. Gov. Donanhey was elected
on the capitol question.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
SINS AND SINNERS.

Two mounted and masked men blew
open a safe in q saloon in Anaconda
hall, in the center of Butte, seized
5000 in cash and escaped.
Mrs. Nellie White was arrested in
Chicago for placing her one-year-old
baby on street car track. The child
was removed from the track before a
car passed.
Capt. Peter c. Hams, Jr, who is
serving sentence in Sing Sing prison
for killing William e. Annis, has been
assigned to the position of accountant
in the tin shops.
Boxes labeled Tomatoes" and
"Gloss Starch" but containing instead
whisky, were seized at Ell Reno, OKLA.
at the direction of the United States
District Attorney John Embry because
of the false labels.
Mrs. Electra r. Beard, convicted Of
misappropriating $4,000 Of the funds
Of the Children's Hospital association
at Denver while treasurer Of that in
stitution, was sentenced to serve
eighteen months to three years in the
penitentiary.
Serving on jury so wrought up the
nerves of William Bunker that he at.
tempted to end his life at Plymouth,
Iowa. He went into the rear of Fred
erick's furniture store, took an old
pocketknife and hacked his throat SO
badly that he will die.
Tom Bigbee. the county 3afler at
Coalgate, Okla. was attacked by two
prisoners and compelled to liberate
all the prisoners. eleven in number,
including two charged with murder.
Two charged with minor o6enses re-
fused to leave the Jail.
Dressed in silks and wearing her
Jewels, Mrs. Mary Atmekjian, known
in the Armenian colony at Philadel-
phia for her ability as violinist. was
found dead in her home with bullet
In her heart. Her husband, Kriger A.
Atmekjian, was alone in the house
with her at the time the shooting oc-
Cured and is being held to await the
Investigation Of the coroner's jury.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
DRIVE BEFORE TRAIN.

Third Member Of Party, Woman, serl.
ousty Injured.
Marion, Ind, June 15-Burr Moore
and his brother-inlaw, Ora Raypoltz,
were instantly killed and Mrs. Burr
Moore seriously injured when the ria
they were driving was struck by a Big
Four train mile north OF Marion,
Mrs. Moore is now In the hospital
with a broken leg, crushed arm and
internal injuries. The party drove IN
front Of the train during . rain storm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
KICK TO JAP FOREIGN OFFICE.
Situation Growing Que Of Indictment
Of Strikers Takes international


Of Strikers Takes international
Turn.
Honolulu, June 16 - The situation
growing out of the indictment by the
grand jury Of the seventeen leaders
in the strike of the Japanese planta-
tion laborers was given an interna-
tional turn yesterday when NJ. Ne
goro Of the editorial staff Of the Jill,
local Japanese publication, who was
| taken into custody when the Offices of
that paper were raided by the author
tiles last Friday made formal COM
plant to the japanese foreign Office
at Tokyo Of the violations of his
treaty rights.
Office Was Searched.
The alleged violation of his rights
as Japanese subject, guaranteed un-
der the treaty between the United
States and Japan, set forth in his
complaint, consists in the search Of
his Office and the seizure of his pri-
vate papers and documents by the
territorial authorities without due
process of law.
Territorial Sheriff William Henry
admits that the search and seizure
was made by force of arms and with
out search warrants or process Of law,
but claims that the papers seized
contained evidence of criminal pur-
pose and that the courts of the terri
tory are open to Negoro for redress
If he has been damaged.
Editors Are Arrested.
Negoro was rearrested yesterday
with Y. $3.50, Y. Tazaka and X. Ka-
wamura Of the editorial STATS of the
Nippu and the Jill upon indictments
returned by the grand jury charging
them with conspiring by indirect, sim
lister and unlawful methods and
means of intimidation, melting to riot
and threatened violence to prevent
and hinder the Honolulu. Oahu Eva,
Wailalua and Kahuku plantations
from carrying on their business.
Strikers yesterday attacked and Sc
riously stabbed Japanese restaurant
keeper at Kahana for having refused
to furnish them with food.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
THREATEN FEDERAL sLEuTHs.

Death Promised Unless They Drop
Black Hand Prosecutions.
Columbus, Ohio, June 16. - Postal
Inspector J. F. Oldfield, who led the
way in making arrests of eleven al
legged Black Hand operators in Cen
tral Ohio last week, admitted yester-
day that he had received threatening
letters, indicating he would meet a
horrible death unless he desisted in
his efforts to prosecute the Italians.
The letters were decorated with
representations of stilettos and other
arms similar to those seized by the
inspectors in their raids last week.
Inspector Hosford is said to have re-
ceived similar letters.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
) OTHER

The congress Of Roman Catholic
missionaries began q three-day session
at the Catholic university in Wash
ington.
No student will hereafter be admit
ted to the University Of Maine unless
he signs IN explicit agreement to take
no part in haxing.
Sixty boy students at the Centen-
nial school at Evansville, Ind, struck
because their teacher rode on cars
manned by strikebreakers.
Gov. Hadley Of Missouri has signed
bill prohibiting the smoking Of ciga-
rettes in public places by persons be-
tween the ages Of ten and eighteen
years.
New regulations issued by the JAP
anese government require all Japa-
nese residents within the United
States and Canada to register at the
nearest Japanese consulate.
Alfred Deakin. premier Of the COM
monwealth OF Australia, has sent q
cablegram formally offering to the i'm
perial. government Dreadnaught or
a corresponding addition to the navy.
The interstate commerce commits
sion and the shippers and the rail-
roads interested in the Spokane rate
cases agreed to postpone until fall the
phases Of the case still In controver-
sy.
Reports read by Sovereign Clerk
John +. Yates at the biennial conven-
tion Of the sovereign camp Of the
Woodmen Of the World at Detroit
showed q remarkable growth Of the
order during the year 1908.
Albert T. Patrick's application for a
writ Of habeas corpus releasing him
from Sing Sing prison. where he is
under life sentence for the murder of
william Marsh Rice, was denied by
the appellate division of the supreme
court in Brooklyn.
Because he invited Emma Goldman
and A. Berkman. anarchists. to a
luncheon given by the exclusive May
flower Descendants society, Alden
Freeman Of Orange. N. j.. has been
asked to resign from the Orange chap
ter, Sons Of the American Revolution.
Signora Toselli. who was Crown
Princess Louise Of Saxony, has petit
toned the imperial court to request
the emperor to grant her permission
10 live in Austria. It is likely that she
will receive the desired permission.
unless the king Of Saxony objects.
In consequence Of systematic wire !
cutting, which Il now Of daily occur
renee throughout France. the police
,earched the residences Of twenty four
veil known revolutionists and an
lrchists IN Paris. A number Of pa
,ers were ssissd during the raid By
~ pelice.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18

Alleged Thief Caught In London.
London. June Is. - Elinor Beattie,
who II wanted In New York on a
charge of grand larceny, was arrested
here yesterday. The police secured a
quantity Of jewelry she had.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-06-18
DAUGHTER CUT OFF IN WILL

Fifteen-dol'ar Dining Room Table All
She Gets Of Mothers $1,000, 600.
Newark. N. j.. June IA dining
room table. valued at $15," is the
sole bequest made to Al only daugh-
ter in the will Of Mrs. Frances Hart,
ley. widow OF millionaire gun manu-
facturer. The will was probated here
yesterday. More than $1.00O,000 in
cashi is distributed.
No reason is given for the cutting
on OF the daughter. Mrs. Helen X.
jenkins OF New York city.