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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
PREFERS CHARGES
AGAINST HAGOOD
CHIEF BODEKER WRITES TO THE
POLICE COMMISSION CHARGING
WELL KNOWN OFFICER WITH
SLEEPING WHILE ON DUTY

The following paper, which ex-
plains itself will be read by Chief
of Police George H. Bodeker, at the
next session of the police commission
ers. Chief Bodeker said last night that
he did not desire to make any state
ment concerning the matter only that
be acted solely from point of duty
to his office. The paper is as fol-
lows:
ITO the Honorable Board of Police
Commissioners, City of Birmingham:
'Gentlemen--I hereby prefer charges
against Capt. Z. y. Hagood for neglect
of duty, Sleeping while ON duty This
occurred on the morning of March -
from 1850 to 3:30 o'clock In the de-
tective's office. | understand that this
has occurred frequently within the last
few months and / see no reason why a
he has to work only 8 hours per day
very much dislike to do this but /
see no other way to enforce discipline
in the department other than this. On
account of so many windows being
broken in the heart of the city and
articles stolen from them, there is GER
tainly neglect of duty on somebody's
part
Il have suspended Captain Hagood
pending an investigation of your hon
orable body. l am yours respectfully,
GEORGE Fl. BODEKER,
"Chief of Police"
1t was stated that witnesses had been
secured who would appear against Cap
tain Hagood when his case came up
before the police commissioners.
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Do you favor the old order of things
as opposed to the new?
To parents of children attending the
public schools is presented the ques-
ton, does the new system of "sight
reading" now being taught, with a ban
placed on alphabetical arrangement and
memorizing of the A b C's, possess
any advantage over the old.style meth
cd of classified usage, hitherto consid-
cred an assistant absolutely essential
The new system tentatively evolved
few years ago many incline to the
belief was in vogue during the era
of Adam and Eve. AS affecting pos
| terity many admit there can be no
doubt of it's vital consequences. Sight
reading" majority claim, must have
been resorted to by Eve as the only
means apropos of giving expression to
her feeling to Adam when they separ-
ated at the gate.
| She, a woman, would never have
asked if he intended going into the
forest to become a conservator of nat
ural resources and ii is believed, with
her big toe must have described in
the burning sands a dog" Adam, of
course, following the custom of prim-
alive as well as latter day men, some
what sore over the destruction of his
domestic felicity. would never have In
CURED if she were going to join the
ranks of militant suffragettes. Emulat-
ing Eve he must have artisticaIly re-
produced a "cat" in nieroglyphics.
Without further speculation as to
probable origin We may accept the in
| spiration as basis of our fundamental
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Huntsville Mallory Club

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
/ noticed in your issue of March II
you quote Mr.. w. F. Garth. IAN O'Neal
committeeman of this county, az reporting
the organization of Mallory club here
last week with only five members.
Mr.. Garth was evidently enormously in
formed. and l respectfully ask that you
allow me the space in your valuable paper
necessary to make the correction by adj
vising that. pursuant to the call of Dis
trict Committeeman R. T.. Pettus meet
ing of Mallory supporters was held at the
county courthouse today Q9th), and the
Madison County Mallory club was organ
lied with the Hon. James II. Pride as
chairman and 1903 members from the
Huntsville precinct alone, none of the
membership lists which are being circu-
lated In the country having been returned
or reported on Thanking you for the
courtesy of publishing this, | am. respect
fully, V. S. GOOCH, \
Secretary Madison County Mallory Club.
Huntsville March 10, 1910.
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SUNDAY IMPRESSION
CREATED BY PALMS

What most impressed me today said
Dr. w. T. FTendon. were the crowds of
people leaving the Catholic church with
palm leaves in their hands. l know lit
tie about the Catholic practice, but pre-
sumo the palms were blessed by the
priest and given to the people to remind
them of Christs triumphal entry into
jerusalem The people as they left the
church handled the palms with rever-
entail air and I am sure the ceremony
Of distributing them must be very i'm
pressive
"As | reviewed the palm I recalled
how those same people of Jerusalem. who
on that day sang 'Hosanna to the High
est and strewed his path with palms,
cried out a few days later with just as
much eagnerness, Cruelty him. Human
nature as it was in those ancient days,
is the same today.
THE worlds history, ancient and mod
ern, is full of incidents similar to the
divine tragedy that show how easily the
populace is swayed from one emotion to
another For instance, take Mark An
thongs Grafton over the body of Caesar.
In our own day a notable example of
the change of sentiment toward popu-
lar hero was the case of Admiral Dewey,
who brought down the wrath of wor-
Shipping people by mark of the love and
affection he had for his wife. Hobson
barely escaped similar fate, while the
list of dethroned statesmen who were
once nopuar heroes is too numerous to
mention.
Truly, as it was in the day of Christ
IL Is tOday
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The Nezo Sight Reading
by ARTHUR 5. HUsT

folklore "cat and dog" early educa-
ton.
A fact as immutable as the laws of
gravitation is that declaring the hui
man brain is comprised of three dis
tinctive agencies. The three divisions
of gray matter as classified are, first.
the frontal or visual brain; second. the
analytical, and third, the retentive or
warehouse brain.
If to the exclusion of the two lat
ter powers remaining dormant we eIh-
ploy the activities of the former, as
in the case of sight reading" do we
deprive embryonic child carpenters of
today of an asset of tomorrow in their
tools of measurement as adults?
A score Of years ago an American
correspondent in Japan during the ex-
ploitation of the flower Kingdom in
Its infancy discoveredsthat the Orlentals
were substantially the superiors of the
Anglicized races in the usage of the
novels. The preponderance of the a.
e. |, o, was particularly noticeable
Id proper names and nouns and their
eontributory value remains unimpaired
to today.
More recently the Esperantists, ex-
ponents of the universal language or
mother tongue, advocated as an expe-
dent in International peace confer
ences, emphasized the necessity of dis
sected or analysed readings" A the
atrical performance was given to a cos
mopolitan audience at the edge of the
waters of the Mediterranean but there
was no babel of voices present. With
one accord they declared they had
mastered their new alphabet.
Reformed spelling" has been quick
ly put to rout by the eminent edu-
Gators. Has the infinite wisdom of the
old bluehack speller been dwarfed? Let
US have an old-fashioned spelling bee"
in sight reading" contest and see
which stands up the longest.
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PASTOR INTERESTED
IN COREAN PRINCE

"What has most interested me to-
day?" repeated DR.. L. c. Branscomb,
pastor of the First Methodist church,
when he was asked that question last
night. why the thing that has oc-
cupied my mind most during the day,
and which / have been most interested
in are the addresses which Prince Yum
of Corea delivered to my congregation
this morning and this afternoon.
"Dr. Yum is a remarkable character
His life history reads like romance
from beginning to end and he is doing
a great work for his country and for
Christianity.
THE one thought that has drawn my
attention all day in reference to this
work is the fact that, although so many
fair minded, conscientious people are
opposed to this work of our churches
In the foreign lands. yet, l can look
about this whole great nation of ours
and see it stirred to its very depths
by this wave of sympathy for the
heath en- of foreign and distant lands.
1t seems to me that ii is useless for
any man to try to stem this great tide
and that the very magnitude of the
movement would be enough to convert
any one to the cause Of foreign mis-
SionS"
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Noted Specialist VIII
Speak On tuberculosis
DIR. C. L. MINORS ADDRESS TONIGHT
WILL BE ONE OF THE FEATURES
OF THE CONFERENCE NOW HOLD.
ING SESSIONS IN BIRMINGHAM

Tonight Sthe people of the Birmingham
district, in mass meeting assembled. will
make an attack upon 1.-The Great White
Plague"
One of the greatest tuberculosis special
lists of the south, DR.. Charles l.. Minor of
Asheville, N. c., will deliver his address
on 1.-The Great White Plague and How
the I.aymen Can Help Conquer It," The
purpose is to make this the greatest pub
lie health meeting ever held in Birming-
ham. 1t will begin promptly at 7Ss o'clock
in the First Presbyterian church. corner
of Fourth avenue and Twenty-first
street.
The invitation to the public is extended
by the Jefferson County Medical society,
and the Conference of Charities and Cor
rections. DR.. Minor comes to Birmingham
under the invitation of the medical So
ciety, which for several months has
planned to make this the starting point
Of renewed campaign against tubercu-
losis.
DIR. T. ID. Parxe will preside and the re-
port of the county committee on health
will be made. DIR. Minor will begin
speaking at about O'Clock
The close connection of the battle
against tuberculosis to its great work led
the committee of the conference on Char
tiles and Corrections to join with the
medical society, thus closing day OF the
study of social problems with this most
important one.
The conference will be In session all Of
tooey, with the following programme:
10 a. M, appointment of committees,
Mrs j. b. Waterman, Mobile, presiding.
l0:15 a. M, state, County and Munici-
pal institutions" Judge W. II. Thomas.
Montgomery.
10:45 a. m. Social Legislation report
of committee, Hon. Fred $. Ball, Mont
gomery.
1880 "a. M, Miss Julia Tutwiler presid-
ing. Criminals; Their Punishment and
Reformation" Report of committee.
Recess.
>2:so p. m. Prison Conditions in Ala
hs ma.'
s:1b ,. M, adult Probation" Judge N.
h Feagin.
D. M. Reception at Country club.
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were in Birmingham and delivered adj
dresses at the different churches.
The Christian, Presbyterian, Methodist
anG Baptist churches have now organized,
making over 70 churches in all that have
allied themselves with the campaign for
greater work to be accomplished in the
foreign missionary field. Among the most
noted church workers who were in Bir-
mingham yesterday was DR.. w. w. Pin
son of Nashville, the Rev. 7. B. Ray,
educational secretary of the foreign
board; DIR. Arch C. Cree of Moultrie, Ca;
Missionaries Cram and Hounshell of
China. and Prince Yum Chi Ho, the Corean
the Christian faith and has devoted his
life to planting the seeds of Christianity
in his native land of Corea.
Prince Yum spoke yesterday at the First
Methodist church at II o'clock and again
at o'clock in the afternoon. Mr.. Yum
told in his straightforward, outspoken
way of the need of his countrymen for the
education and Christianity that the Amer
leans can give. He spoke of the great
wave of sympathy which is sweeping
over the United States for the unfor-
tunate people across the sea who have
never heard of Christ, and who are hun
cry for education and civilization. Mr..
Yum made many interesting statements of
the school work which is being done in
Corea by American missionaries, and of
it, great Importance to the progress of
Christianity among his people.
AT the meeting yesterday afternoon
after the address of DR.. Yum, E. X. Camp
bell offered a resolution before the con-
gregation that the First Methodist church
should raise sum of $4,000 to aid in the
equipment of these Corean schools. The
resolution was unanimously adopted. T.
H. Lathrop presided over the meeting.
This afternoon at o'clock the Women's
Foreign Missionary society of the First
Methodist church will give reception
for Prince Yum at the residence of Mrs.
J. w. Collins, 1881 Fourteenth avenue,
south. The laymen of the First Metho-
dist church will tender Mr.. Yum ban
quet tonight in the dining rooms of the
church. MIR. Yum will be the guest of
honor and DIR. W. w. Pnson and Mis-
sonaries w. G. Hounshell and F. G. Cram
will also be prominent guests.
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WHITE VESTS ARE
GETTING PLENTIFUL

What impressed me the most today
was the number of white vests to be seen
upon the Streets said Deputy Sheriff
Robert Childress. There are thousands
OF Birminghamers who have shown de-
cided preference for such clothing. To-
Gay they were out in numbers and in
my opinion, show a remarkable amount of
bravery to wear such dainty clothing in
smoky town like Birmingham My OBJ
servations have shown me that maybe
two of those who emerge from their
homes retain their spotless conditions
for 10 minutes, but by that time they
have gotten used to the dirt and don't
mind the bits of SCOT.
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Makes Short Talk And
Drops Dead In Church

BE reconciled unto God" said Judge
E. j. Robinson, a prominent citizen of
East Lake, yesterday as the closing
words of an address. AS he started to
take his seat he dropped dead. Judge
Robinson was carried to the home of
Mr.. Harris near the church, but all
efforts to revive him failed
Judge Robinson had just finished de-
livering an address at the meeting held
in the interest of the laymen's mission
airy campaign at the East Lake Metho-
dist church yesterday morning at IL
o'clock. He walked to his pew and
showed no signs of fatigue or illness.
but as he stopped to sit down he was
stricken with apoplexy and died in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Life Insurance VS..
Kidney Troubles

1t is a pretty we'll known fact that
the best insurance companies will not
insure the life of persons who have
kidney troubles This goes to show
how necessary 1t is for us to care for
these hard-worked and often neglected
organs
Lame back, rheumatic pains in the
joints, off colored urine, scanty, fire.
quent or burning urination. dizziness.
pain In the head, are the most COM
mon signs of trouble in the Kidneys
or other urinary organs.
The following simple mixture is one
of the best cures for weak or ailinE
kidneys that can be had: Just get six
ounces good pure gin and mix with
one-half ounce fluid extract buchu,
then add one-half ounce murax com
pound. Shake well together and take
one to two teaspoonfuls three times a
day after meals. Any good druggist
can supply the above ingredients.
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TELEGRAPH LETTERS
GROWING POPULAR

"The thing that has impressed me
most today" said j. Nj. Green, night
wire chief at the Western Union tele-
graph Offices, lis the same thing that
has impressed me most every day for
the past two weeks, and that is the way
the people of Birmingham have taken
to the telegraph night letter service.
Since a man can send fifty words by
wire at night for the same price that
he used to be able to send ten, the tele-
graph Offices are being almost swamp
ed. If the business continues to in
crease as it has since the service was
lnaugurated it is practically certain
that more men must be employed in
the telegraph offices. 1t is another
case of peoples knowing a good thing
when they see it,
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DIRECTORS WILL
MEET TOMORROW
PROGRAMME ARRANGED FOR MEN
WHO PROMOTE INTEREST IN
ATHLETICs-CONFE WILL
BE HELD IN MONTGOMERY

The conference of the physical direc-
tors of the South. to be held in Mont
gomery tomorrow, will go into the de-
tails of the work. A comprehensive
programme has been arranged by the
committee, and was sent out by r. c.
Cubic on of the local association. There
will be three and probably four ses-
sions three on Tuesday, and Il neces-
sary one on the following morning.
Programme, morning session:
1. 1.-THE Enlistment of the Volunteer
in the Physical Department" Dr.
Fisher.
2. IAN Ideal for the Physical Direc-
tor" Secretary o. r. Harvey. Americas,
Ga.
g. "The Religious Scope of the D-
rector" c. Fl. Norman, state secretary,
Afternoon session.:
/. Extension Work. DR.. Fisher.
(a) Our Duty to the City
Oh First Aid Hygiene"
Co '%reaching the Boys of City
How to SWIM
2. Work for Boys Opportunities In
Physical Department. 6. c. Robinson
(interna ional-commission).
(a) with the Wage Earning Boy
OBJ with the High School Boy"
3. Camps and Their Opportunities. .
(a) 'grhe Ordinary Camp, c. c.
Robinson.
o. ~The Gypsy Camp" G. e. stock
of Montgomery.
4. General discussions:
(a) 1.-THE Relative Value of Games,
Calisthencs and Apparatus Work, from
a Psych illogical and Physiological,
Standpoint" Miller of Mobile.
OBJ s'rhe Value of Intra Associa-
ton Athletics Gilmore of New Or
leans and Magee of Atlanta.
tc) "The Value of Inter Association
Athletics Dowd of Columbus and Mil
Ter of Mobile.
(d) THE Leader Corp"
(e) How Can We Make the Glass
Work More Attractive?'
tf) "A Summers Work Programme
for the South"
(g} 1.-THE Importance of Fencing.
Boxing and wrestling
CHI our Attitude Toward Local
Competing Athletic Clubs"
"a Work for Boys Under H."
CD proper Grouping of Boys"
(k) system DR.. Haskell. jackson
Cp "A Basket Ball League. for the
South"
/. Banquet to members of the con-
ference by the Montgomery physical
department. Speaker of the evening.
DR.. Fisher. Subject, "The Broader View
of the Physical Department.
Impromptu conference "Wednesday
morning for those who can stay
Respectfully submitted,
f. e. Miller OF Mobile.
v. H. Gilmore of New Orleans,
r. c. Cubbon of Birmingham.
Programme Committee,
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HONESTY OF TRAVELLERS
IMPRESSED UPON HIM

THAT the travelling men who come
to Birmingham are honest is a fact
which has been impressed on my mind
today, said Harry b. New, clerk at the
New Morris hotel, last night.
Reports that hotels in the North and
West lost large aggregate sums OF
money every year ON men who dead
beat their way do not apply TO the
hotels of<Birming CHAM, or more especi-
ally to this hotel.
our annual loss in this way is but
minimum in comparison with what
Is said to be the avera &c in some of the
Northern and Western cities. OF course,
all travelling commercial men are
honest, visitors from over the state are
naturally honest, and the man who
looks doubtful must make showing.
Our troubles in this respect are all
most nothing. I believe that SO per
cent of the people are honest, anyway.
don't your"
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stantly. The services. at the church
were broken up and the sudden death
OF the loved man cast a gloom over the
entire community. He was an import
ant factor in the public activities and
the Christian welfare of the neighbor
hood. Many friends have extended
their sympathy to the family. The
funeral announcement will be made
later.
Judge Robinson lived with his family
at 1921 First avenue, East Lake. He
was widely known and his sudden
death will bring sorrow to his many
friends. He was Confederate veteran
having lost one leg in the war, and
was formerly mayor of East Lake.
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AZ the Riiou

A rural racing drama with excit-
ms. race between two thoroughbred
horses, and the famous character actor
William H. Turner in the leading part
will be seen at the Bijou this week. 1t is
1.-THE Racing Deacon which is said to
be even greater than David Harum, full
OF weeps and laughs. Mr. Turner will
be remembered in David Harum," in
which he starred. There is a performance
every night during the week and NATL
nee Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
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PEOPLE WOULD LIKE
THE BAND CONCERTS

Fred Nappi bandmaster, said. Il was
thinking today how pleasing 1t would
be to the people of Birmingham if open
ali band concerts could be given here
during the summer. In all the great
cities and some of the smaller ones
the respective city governments make adj
equate appropriations for summer con-
certs. | understand that movement Is
now under way here to raise fund out
OF which to pay for band concerts this
coming summer. A good band of 20 mu-
sieians could be engaged to give, say.
three concerts week for about 800 =
week, including sheet music of some of
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Seats for the engagement Wednesday
and Thursday nights of w. Fl. Crane. one
OF the best native comedians, who will be
seen at the Jefferson theatre in his most
recent success, Father and the Boys"
by the past master of humor. George AIDE,
will be placed on sale at the box office at
8 o'clock this morning. The piece, by
trustworthy accounts, has been one of the
biggest hits of recent years. 1t is breezy
ana original, mirthful and wise, with rich
and accurate characterization.
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STAFFORD Shot-It was reported that
a man by the name of Mr.. STAFFORD had
been shot in a fight at Bessie mines
yesterday. He was brought to the
city and taken to st. Vincent hospital
by Lige 10y. 1t was stated at the
hospital that his wounds were not seri-
Gus, but that he had been wounded in
the head also by being struck by some
blunt instrument.
Unknown Child FOund-Three small
negro boys, whose names could not be
learned, last night found very young
white baby girl wrapped in a shoe box
which was lying in the woods north
of Birmingham yesterday at the end of
the Fountain Heights car line. The
baby could not be identified and was
taken in charge by Lige Loy Coroner
Brasher made a short preliminary in
vestigation and stated last night that
in his opinion the child had been
strangled to DEATH There were marks
on the body, 1t was alleged, that pointed
to this conclusion.
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working on Election Lists

The subcommittee of the county exec
utive committee met in the office of
Chairman Frank Smith Saturday morning
and spent much of the day in the selec-
ton of election Officers. In number
of beats the candidates did not suggest
enough Names and the list was not COM
pleted AS soon as the vacancies are
filed. which viii probably be tomorrow
the fun list will be announced.
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ROUSING MEETINGS
HELD FOR MISSIONS
Prince Yum Greeted BY Large
Crowds
GENERAL RALLY DAY
Over Seventy Protestant Churches of
birmingham Are Now Organized in
Moyement-First Methodist
Church Pledges $4,000

Rousing meetings We're held yesterday
morning and afternoon all over Inc city
in the interest of the local laymens mis-
sicnary campaign, which has been in prog
ress in Greater Birmingham now for two
weeks. Yesterday was the last general
rally day before the active money getting
every-member canvass was started, and
prominent men in the missionary world
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
[r.. AdeIinc po,ey.

Mrs. Adeline Posey died at Ketonia
yesterday. The remains were sent to
lShorett Ga, last night by Shaw u Son
flor interment. She was the wife of
e. M Posey. The funeral will be at
shorett at 4 o'clock this afternoon.