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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-14
ALI MA KELLNER IS
STILL MISSING
Governor Wilson May Offer
Reward for Her Recovery
MOTHER IS VERY HOPEFUL
Interesting Developments Are Expect
ed, as a Relative of the keIlners
Has Declared That Child
viii Be Found.
MOTHER IS VERY HOPEFUL

Louisville, December 13.-Circuit Judge
Joseph Pryor of Louisville formally re-
quested Gov. Augustus Z. Wilson tonight
to offer reward in the name of the state
for the recovery of Alma Kellner, the s.
year-old girl, who left her home on her
way to mass Wednesday last week and
has not been heard from since The gov
ernor replied that he knew of no statute
which would empower him to offer such
reward, but that there is no restriction
upon his Offering reward personally, and
request tomorrow.
In the meanwhile 1t is a baffled police
force and press of Louisville that it is
still diligently at work upon the case.
There are no theories left and even sur
misses and suspicious are few. A search
was made by the police today of the Kell-
ner home, and of the home of Alma's
grandmother, but no trace of the child
was found.
Mrs. T. L. Kellner, mother of Alma is
reported TO be bearing up well. and hope
full that her child is at least physically
unhurt somewhere.
A member of the Kellner connection,
who has been interchangeable in his efforts
to find the missing child. said tonight:
Alma will be home tomorrow"
More than this he would not say.
The other members of the family appear
TO place great credence in his belief, and
whether a reward has been paid, COM
munication had with possible kidnapers
or a meeting scheduled cannot be learned
tonight.
A denoument of an interesting nature is
limited at however for Tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-14
Wreck Of Steamer Found.

st. Johns, N. F., December 13,-Evi-
dence of what is believed to be the
wreck of steamer was picked up at
Bonavista bay, $50 miles north of here.
It is believed that some steamer bound
to or from America has met her DOOM
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Arrested and Released.

Madison, Ind, December 13.-J, A. Bos-
tick and wife with their granddaughter,
Lille Nichols, driving overland from
Nashville, Tenn. were taken into custody
here today in response to a telegram
from Louisville. The child, supposed to
be the missing Alma Kellner of Louis
vile, proved to be Lillian Nichols, the
granddaughter, and was being taken to
Cincinnati. where her mother, Mrs. Mark
Sweet, lived Persons who arrived from
Louisville late today said the child was
not Alma Kellner and the Bosticks were
released
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Prosperity of the Steel Corporation

The expected has come tpde, and the great activity of the dealings in the common stock is explained. On Tuesday last the dividend rate was placed on per cent basis instead of per cent, which had been the divi- dend rate during the past year. The common stock that was sold last Feb ruary down to Al is now worth in the market Fl and over.
 This great change Is due to in- creased orders and increased earnings. The unified orders show an increase of 744.000 tons. The net earnings for the quarter stand at $23,32S,00O, as compared with $16,653, 900 in the cor responding quarter of last year. Every month of the quarter was progres. sively better in business done than it's predecessor, and it is believed the bus iness done in July will prove better still. The surplus for the quarter fully justified an increase in the dividend
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TO REFORM "DRUNks."
Cologne Plan Advocated To Keep
 Them Out of Police Court.

London Dispatch to the New York Her
 ald.
 Street "drunks" and whether they should be arrested and tried for being drunk and incapable or drunk and disorderly is a subject which has been strenuously debated at the anti-alcohollc congress this week. The opinion of the majority seems to be to keep them out of the police courts as much as possible. The prin- ciple has been tried at Cologne, and has been attended with considerable success.
 There the method is for the police to work in cooperation with Salvation Army officers. The latter go around in the night hours with an ambulance wagon and either wheel the "drunks" home as A preliminary to course Of reforming influence, or they remove them to spe- cial shelter for, first, physical ana then moral treatment. The police. for their part. when they find drunk in the streets. telephone to the army shelter TOT the ambulance, which takes frienoiy charge of him. Even a lighting orunK ia often dealt with in this way anu ,.hl,nd dr,ink" almost always.
 London has no counterpart or this sys ..~r axcent in a spasmOdic, unoniciaI .,arrar On Saturday nights in some or ths s,,hurbs drunk" who falls py the r,avs,da usually appears before maes trata Tn the morning, with little moIai hane,t 10 himself, and to the greal mn 6rance of ordinary police court procea- ure.
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THE LAST MEMORY.

By Arthur Symons When I am old and think of the old days, And warm my hands before little blaze, Having forgotten love, hope, fear. desire, I shall see smiling out of the pale fire, One face. mysterious and exquisite: And I shall gave, and ponder over 1t, Wondering, was it Leonardo wrought That stealthy ardency, where passionate
 thought Burns inward, revealing flame. and
 glows To the last ecstasy, which Is repose? Was it Bronzino, those Borghese eyes? And, musing thus among my memories, o unforgotten! you will come to seem, As pictures do, remembered, some old
 dream. And I shall think of you as something
 strange, And beautiful, and full of helpless
 change, Which I beheld and carried in my heart; But you, beloved, will have become part Of the eternal mystery, and love Like a dim pain; and shall bend above My little fire, and shiver, being cold, When you are no moro young. and I am
 ol6.
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rate, and the per cent basis will no doubt be maintained until it gives way to something higher still.
 The company is conservatively man. aged. Earnings to the extent of s3UU,- 100000 have been put into improve ments and new property since the com pany was formed, and this amount is $60 share on the common stock. This is one thing that makes the com mon stock valuable, but increasing or ders and net earnings are the test aft CT all of dividends on common stock. The outlook of the big corporation is bright The railroads have been con- paratiyely slow in placing orders, but as soon as the size of the years crops is fully determined railroad orders will pour in and every mill of the corpora tion will be pushed to the utmost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
Ratification of the Income r.

The House sent the Sixteenth amendment back to the Senate, be. cause it had been originated .Aere. The Senate on Tuesday last sent 1t to the President, empowering him to transmit certified copies of it to the governors of the various states. This tardy action is characteristic Of the Senate, but 1t has acted, and no doubt the President will speedily cause Sec. retary of State Knox to distribute tG certified copies among as many states.
 Then will come a race for the honor of being first to ratify the proposition. The legislature of Georgia has but 10 days of service left; the Alabama legis- lature has month to serve, and ths Connecticut legislature Is also in ses- sibn. No doubt the Georgia and Ala. lama legislatures will act in an affirm fative manner promptly, but the Con necticut legislature is dif1erent wholly
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different. It has bosses. and those

different. It has bosses, and those bosses look to magnates for campaign funds. It is, too overwhelmingly re- publican in both branches. And yet the senators and members from thau state voted unanimously for the Six teenth amendment. The sincerity of republican support will be tested in Connecticut and all eyes are upon her. The income tax amendment" says the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 'is the most important issue in national politics. It embodies the equalization of taxation between the rich and the poor-the principle that citizens should contribute to the support of the gov ernment in proportion to their means. Its ratification will mean the shifting of some of the heavy burden of tax ation from the backs of the masses who can least afford to pay to the backs of the wealthy who can hest af- ford to pay. It will be the beginning of the end of tariff robbery"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
Fees Make Criminals

Representative Glover desires to amend Section 9s of the constitution so that each county in the state can act independently in the matter of fees or salaries No doubt Section 9s should never have become a part of the fun damental law, and the secret history of that section will perhaps never be made known to all in the state.
 But, excellent as MT. Glovers prop osition is. is 1t right to leave matters in this county at least to stand until the next general election in 1911? Ev- erybody knows that ten dollars in fees are collected in this county where one should be. Everybody knows that the fee system bears heavily and unjustly upon the weak and the humble, result ing as rule in convictions because of the lack of proper defense. Every body knows the fee system secures convictions because fees are more quickly earned in that way. Every body knows the system packs the jail with frivolous cases, clogs the courts and makes convicts of men who but for it would become worthy citizens.
 It seems unjust, even wicked, to let this system exist one day longer than is necessary, and some plan of relief should be devised supplementary to and in anticipation of Represents tive Glover's proposed constitutional amendment. No possible objection can arise to the amendment, but remedy that is speedier Is needed also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
Of very reverend reputation, Of credit infinite, highly beloved.
 Comedy of Errors.
New Counties and Biennial Sessions

"I again" says Governor Conner in his message, put it before you to enact a constitutional provision for the division of counties, and also for biennial sessions" This sentence is neither accurate in law nor in lam guage, but worst still, it fiouts public sentiment expressed officially about eight months ago. Over 100000 voters went to the polls last November, and only about two-fifths of them voted in favor of the Governors new county proposition, and only about one-quarter of them in favor of biennial sessions. No one will claim that in eight months any sentiment had arisen in this state contrary to the expressed opinion of the voters last November. The issue raised by the Governor is his own is sue. He seems to need 1t in his po- litical business.
 No one else would fiout public senti- ment as Governor Conner has done. When the people vote down constitu- tional propositions their deliberate opinion expressed In the ballot boxes should be respected longer than eight months. To assume that the people did not know eight months ago their own minds concerning new counties and biennial sessions Is. to say the least, an affront to the voters. To say that they have changed their minds over these questions in eight months Is to charge them with inconsistency and fckleness and really incapacity.
 Those who think they can override the sentiment of the people expressed eight months ago mistake the nature of the electorate in Alabama. The peo- pie know what they want, and they cannot be fouted in the manner pro- posed by the Governor of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
DAUGHTER SEEKS
 FATHERS SLAYER

Denver July B-Roy Blake, travelling photographer, was arrested today in Clear Creek county and is being held until de- tective arrives from Belleville to take him there to answer a charge of murder.
 Last November Peter Waltz of Belle vile was chloroformed and thrown out of the third-story window of bis house. He was killed by the fall. The victim was robbed of $500. Blake was suspected of the murder He disappeared and search for him has been unremitting. A short time ago Miss Ella Waltz, daughter of the slain man, while ascending Mount Me Clellan, recognized in a photograph at the summit of the mountain the man sus- pected of killing her father. Instead of denouncing him she sought an introduc- tion. secured his photograph and sent 1t to Belleville for identification. The Belleville authorities at once wired asking the ar- rest of Blake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
IN HOTEL LOBBIEs
R. Loxla Thornton.


 R. Boxla Thornton, who died at his residence IT South Twentieth street. this city, on July %, 1909. at the age of 52 years, and who was inferred at Tuskegee, the place of his birth, was survived by his widow. Mrs. Annie Lee Thornton. and by three sons Reuben, <Minter Lee and Loxla; his father. pr. Thornton, was also present at his death, having removed to this county during the last year in order to be with his son. A friend of the de- ceased submits this sketch:
 Mir. Thornton was educated at the Uni versity of Alabama, and while there mar ried Miss Annie Lee. in 1884. He took the law as his profession and practiced in Tuscaloosa, and afterward moved to Bir- mingham, where he was a prominent law yer but failed in health and was com pelled to travel in order to regain it. His health became re-established, as he thought, in 1908, and he returned to Bir- mingham and again returned to his chosen profession, in which he was rapidly at taining prominence when he was again taken with indigestion and died there from.
 MT. Thornton was a deep student of the law and until i'll health overlook him seemed destined to occupy the front rank of the profession. He made special study of the equity branch of the profession, and was at one time a candidate for chan cellor against Chancellor Cobbs, formerly of this district and now deceased. He enjoyed the confidence and esteem of his brothers of the bar and of the public, and the Bar association at it's next meeting will no dolpt be advised of his death and act appropriately in regard to it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
Reckless DrivInu.

The reckless speeding of automo- piles has been much complained of. but since the motor car has come into general use and is so much discussed little is heard about reckless drivers of wagon teams and horse and buggy said citizen.
 On Tuesday afternoon as Ralph Chalifoux, the 9-year-old son of Mir. Oliver Chalifoux, was riding his wheel across the Twenty-frst street bridge he was run into by buggy and horse containing a white man and woman. The little boy was thrown off his bicycle and badly bruised; and al- though 1t was a narrow escape from serious injury the driver did not stop to see If aid was needed, but whipped up the horse and hurried away. Such conduct on the part of negro would have been reprehensible, but when white persons show such heartless in- difference to life and limb the surprise and condemnation Is all the greater"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
BLERIOT TRIUMPHS
 AMONG AYIAT0RS

Paris, July 2S.-Louis Bleriot who made a flight across the English channel last Sunday morning, was given an enthusas- tic reception today on his return to Paris from London. The city was decorated with flags as if for national holiday.
 M Barthou, the minister of justice, and M Millerand, minister of public works, presented the governments congratula- tions to the aviator and M. Bleriots em- ployers presented him with souvenir and the flag with which M LaFontaine sig nailed to the aeronaut to descend in the North Fall meadows near Dover. The mu nicipal council and the Aero club will tender a banquet to M. Bleriot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
VALUELESS NOTES PLACED WITH BANK

Asheville, N. C., July 2S.-C. B. Leonard, formerly a resident of this city, but now living at Chattanooga, was the star witness in the Breese- Dickerson bank case this r-orning. Among other things he stated that in 1891, while building a house for Major Breese, the latter told him that he wanted to borrow some money from his (Breeses) bank, and not being able to do 1t under his own name asked Leonard if he would lend the use of his name on notes.
 Witness stated that in 1891 he signed seven blank notes for various amounts ranging from $500 to $500. He paid nothing on the notes nor was he asked to pay anything, he said, until after the bank failed. Witness also stated that at Major Breese's request he had gotten other people of no financial means to sign notes which he delivered in blank to Breeze.
 Court adjourned at noon until 10 o'clock tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
SUTTON CASE IS
 TAKING NEW TURN

Washington, July 2S.-Protesting against the action of the court of inquiry which is Investigating the death of Lieut.. James F. Sutton, U. s. M C., Harry D. Davis, at- torney for Mrs. Sutton. today applied to the Secretary of the Navy to vacate the order of the court by which officers who were with the unfortunate man on the night of the tragedy are to be regarded as defendants in the case.
 In a letter MT. Davis declared that the court, while beginning its task in the form of an inquiry which invited the co-opera- tion of all persons having knowledge of the case, suddenly changed into prose- cution, placing the several defendants upon their guard and forcing Mrs. Sutton and himself into the position of prosecut- ors. MT. Davis protest went to Assistant Secretary Winthrop. who has direct su- pervision of all matters of the department relating to the Sutton case. MT Win- throp will carefully consider the represen- tations made by Mir Davis and will prob ably render his decision tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
FRoHMAN,s PLANS.
From the Boston Herald,

From the Boston Herald.
 It is an interesting announcement that MT. Charles Frohman has to make on his return to this country that he is to establish a half dozen stock theatres in various cities. These he will run In asso- citation with his two repertory theatres. ono in London and the other in New York. They will give him chance to make an easy transfer of plays and to de- veiop both playwrishts and actors. What the young playwrishts need Is wider op- portunity of production. Anyone can write a play" says Haddon Chambers "but 1t takes genius to get one pro- duced." Still there is question whether or not <the theatre-goers in these half dozen cities will accept the duties of cen sorship willingly and pay for the privilege Training schools for actors and play vrjghts should be endowed and not be ,depsudent on public Aupporfs @.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
ALABAMA AND FLICKER"

From the Charleston News and Courier.
 They used to have local option in Ala bama, and all the counties went dry that the people wished to so dry. Certainly to make the law reasonably effective. But that was not satisfactory. It was the ambition of prohibitionists. and politicians catering to their vote, to make it illegal to sell whisky from one end of the state to the other. And they were successful in their ambition.
 But how Is 1t now in that state when they refused to let well enough alone :? A special session of the legislature will meet in Montgomery. and nine of tho subjects announced for consideration re- late to liauor One of those to be pressed provides for the constitutional prohibi- ton of whisky selling. Why?
 Because the prohibitionists took no heed of local sentiment in several towns and. by state statute, forced legal prohibition, but at those places there Is not actual prohibition, and the revolt caused by the farce in those towns is weakening to prohibition throughout the state. revo- lution is feared; a return to the bar rooms Is dreaded, and 70 move for prohibition by the organic law is made by the Anti Saloon league.
 In other words, 1t Is planned to fasten in perpetuity the name of prohibition upon the state. and to simultaneously fasten a state of perpetual lawlessness upon A number of cities.
 Is that wisdom? Is that good morals Is that soberness? Is that good govern ment? Is that elevating to citizenship For forms of government let fools con test
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
WATERS ON cHEsAPEAkE BOATS.

U,ro,, a Baltimore Letter 'o '.
 Transcript.
 Ana the waiters AS 1t Is aosoiuteiy ..rta,n that no white man or woman can hona to be as truly and consciously re- snectable as a respectable coiored man or woman, so no white person or what avar rank or breeding quite equals the ,nsnuating though seemingly sincere courtesy of the best negro walters or the cbesapeake One tips, of course' put one fin. in moderation, and with the con- v,otion that that inimitable courtesy IS truly unbought. It brings one the sootn- ing sense of having down cushions so- licitously placed between one and every possible jolt or jar. But yield not 100 aa si,v to the blandishments of the waiter when he softly whispers in your ear a. breakfast, "De's ham, an iam, an chick'n. an fried oyste's, an clam Irit, te,s. an sof crabs; an ah recKn ye have yo' aigs sof' birt. an surrup With vo, rriddle cakes?' Listen to the voics of that siren too often, and you return from the voyage a dyspeptic wrecK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
PIana for conxsntion.

New Orleans. July 2s.-In order that the dates of the lakes-to-the-gulf deep wa terway convention in this city may con- form with the itinerary of President Taft's trip through the south. President Philip Werlein of the New Orleans Pro- gressive union has written President Kavanaugh of the Deep Waterway as- sociation, recommending that the con- ventio nbe held November 2, 8 and 4 It was originally planned to hold the con- vention bs held November 3. and 4 It cal committee which has been arranging for the entertainment features of the convention also planned a number of out door exercises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
NEGRO GETS LIFE
 TERM IN PRISON

Gainesville, Ga.. July 2S.-Sam Stevens, a negro, convicted here yester- day within the brief space of five hours. ont four separate criminal charges of a serious nature, will prob ably spend the remainder of his days in the state prison. He was convicted of attempted criminal assault. assault with intent to murder, carrying con- cealed weapons and of pointing pistol at another.
 Several months ago while intoxi- cated Stevens entered the COW lot of Mrs. Sosebee, made improper proposals to her. shot at Mrs. Allen nearby, pointed his pistol at men and children as he ran away and barely escaped lynching after his capture by an armed posse. He will be sentenced tomorrow.
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ASPIRING.
.e to be the hero in

I'd like to be the hero in
 A melodram; The villain double-dyed with sin
 I'd boldly slam Against the earth and say, You cur, Away from herei How dare you lift your eyes to her, Miss We're de Vere?" And then the gallery would shout,
 The girlies nudge Each other as they leaned far out
 And nibbled fudge; And ripples of applause would run
 This way and that, Each time I grabbed the villains gun And knocked him flat. The finest thing in life is art
 When laid on thick The burning word, the broken heart
 And rescue quick. The stage is where renown's to win, That's why I am Just wild to be the hero in
 A melodram.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-29
REFLECTIONS oF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 The honey of marriage is on a woman's lips for her children.
 quick way to learn how to waste money is to get hold of 1t.
 A man puts money in tho collection plate Just the way he pays taxes-with a deep feeling of grievance.
 The reason q girl is afraid of man on q dark pissza is she is going to get him to take her out there.
 woman never gets old enou7,i not to think fl isn't shame for 4 yo'pan who Is as old as somebody else to dress tho 1ovehfui w1x she doss.