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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
To the Democratic Voters of Jefferson

To the Democratic Voters of Jefferson
County:
So currently have l been named as q
candidate for the office of circuit Judge,
SO frequently urged to so announce my
self, and so generously assured of valu-
able support by members of the bar and
ether liberal professions and influential
peopAe, that it may not be improper to in
form the voters that, not unmindful of the
compliment implied and confidence thus
expressed in my fitness for the office. and
ability to discharge its duties promptly
and efficiently, l have given the matter
deliberate consideration.
l. The position of circuit judge, es-
peclaly in this county, is second in dig
nifty and Importance only to that of SUI
preme court Judge. It's duties, conscien-
tiously performed, are even more arduous
and difficult and require the Industrious
and unremitting application of ones best
talents and vigorous energies.
9. While the office can be held only by
a lawyer 1t belongs to the people They
confer the honor and bear the expenses
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
JUDGE w. e. GARRETT
ISSUES A STATEMENT

of It's administration and are entitled to
and should receive in return the full meas
ure of the best efforts of the incumbents
to dispatch the business of the court
promptly, energetically and impartially,
regardless of his own personal or political
fortunes. There can he no justification
or excuse for judicial prejudice, fayorit-
ism or subserviency.
3. If after many years of unbroken
service to the democratic party-begun in
the black belt during carpetbag and ne
gro domination, before l became of age,
and continued to the present time-more
than Is years residence in Jefferson coun-
ty, and 20 years practice at the Birming
ham bar, the party should honor me with
its election to the office ii would be ac-
copied with a profound sense of the re-
sponsibilities of the position and a firm
purpose to administer its affairs promptly
and industriously, always mindful of the
oath prescribed by the constitution Ito
faithfully and honestly discharge the
duties of the office to the best of my
ability" Very respectfully,
W. C. GARRETT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
-Four Trninmen Injured

lakeland Fla, February 8-Four train
men were injured, one perhaps fatally,
when a passenger train and a work train
on the Winston and Bone Valley railroad
colided head-on near Medulla this after
noon. The trains met on a sharp curve
and both engines and several cars were
demolished. L. B. Jones, express messen-
ger, was crushed under the wreckage of
his car and may die. None of the passen-
gers was injured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
Fugitive Is Captured

Decatur, February 25.-(Special- D.
An older brother of Clint and Delza
Lang was arrested today and placed
in the Morgan county jail here by Dep
uties Blankenship and Kay. Lang was
Indicted on q number of charges by
the grand jury of 1908 and 1909 and all
this time has been evading the officers.
His capture Is considered q smooth
piece OF detective work and was ef-
fected by Deputies Blankenship and
Kay
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
RICHARD Starlight HOST

Richard Starlight was the host last even
ing at q meeting of his club, the Jolly
Twelve" A corresponding number or
young girls were invited and several de-
lightful hours were spent at the NJ. w.
Starlight residence on South Sixteenth
avenue. After the usual business meet
ing the young people danced until a late
hour The Jolly Stays include Ricnara
Starlight, Leighton Wood Joseph COOK
Joe Coulbourne J. D. Moore, Jr, Mark
Cruikshank, William Wilkerson, David
Fox and Paul Shropshire
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
Parole Decision Held I'm

Springfield, ILL.,, February 25.-The su-
preme court today stayed execution of it's
recent mandate declaring the state pa
role law unconstitutional, until the April
term of the court. Attorney General
Stead claims the court had no right to
consider the constitutionality of the act
in the case of Joyce and following the
issuing of the mandate he filed petit
ton for a re-hearing of the Joyce case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
White sox Headed for Coast

Chicago, February 25.--The Chicago
American league baseball team tonight
left for their spring training trip in Cali
fornia on the white Sox' special train.
President B. B. Johnson of the American
league and his secretary, Robert Mineroy,
will be the guests of President Charles
Coniskey on the tour
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
TEA AT THE GOLD LION

Afternoon tea at the Gold Lion tearoom
promises to be permanent function. Mrs.
Stevens announces tea hours for this aft
ernoon from to o'clock, and number
of after-matinee parties have been al
really arranged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
FOR MRS. ALBERT LYNN

A pretty hospitality in honor OF VS.
iting matron was Mrs. Felix Drenneh
tea yesterday given for Mrs. Albert Lynn
of Pittsburg, formerly Miss Ethel Sharpe
of this city. A few friends were asked
TO drink cup of tea with her and renew
old acquaintance with very charm
ing woman. 1t was one of the most de-
Iiphtful if one of the most informal events
of Lent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
Two Players Turned Down

Cincinnati, February 25.-J. B. Hender-
son and Thomas p. Sheehan were today
refused reinstatement in organized base
ball by the National Baseball commits
sion. Last season Sheehan played with
the California State league, so-called
outlaw organization. He asked for re-
instatement last spring and his applica-
ton has been refused. The case OF Hen
derson was similar. He played with the
Stockton team of the California league.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
SAM BENTON, JR.,
HOST At PARTY

Master Samuel Benton, Jr.. celebrated
the anniversary of his fifth blrthoay
Yesterday afternoon with party TO
which he invited 80 of his playmates.
II was one of the patriotic affairs fol-
lowing the suggestion of George
washingtons birthday. Games made
the afternoon a happy occasion with the
little folk and a contest in which
large portrait of Washington was the
central figure, occupied their attention
for time. The children, blindfold-
ed. pinned a jabot on his neck, prize
being awarded for the most accurate
one and a BOBBY was given as we'll. The
first prize, a copy of the little book,
"Peter Rabbit" was awarded to Au-
gusta Mason, and the BOBBY, a ship
bearing the stars and stripes, was won
by Frank Lynch, Jr., Late in the att
ernoon the children assembled in the
dining room, which was especially pa
triotic in its suggestions. Draped from
the chandelier which was tied with
huge bow of crimson ribbon were
streamers of red, white and blue, MAX
ing a canopy. The long table held as
its centerpiece a beautiful flag OF en-
broidered silk and marking each of
the 30 places was a tiny replica of
the large flag. The children We're
given hatchets as souvenirs on en-
tering the dining room. An immense
birthday cake, embossed and holding
five candles set in crimson rosebuds
was prominent in the decorative detail
and the ices were frozen as red. white
and blue flags, while crimson and white
minis and candy sticks tied with blue
ribbon completed the patriotic sugges-
ton.
Sans invited guests were Robert
Jemison III, Mitylene McDavid Hubert
Scruggs, Jr<>Frank Lynch, Jr., Walter
Chaffee Jr, Charles Bromberg, Francis
Bramberg, Aileen Steph enson, Ida
Stephenson, Frances McFadden of
Nashville, Barney Evans. Percy Brown,
Richard Johnston. Eugene Johnston,
Augusta Mason, Virginia Lilies, Willis
Manson, John III. Frye, Jr Barnes Nor
gan, Jr, Nina Hood Brazelton, Virginia
Woodward, Benjamin Clark Reynolds
Marietta Randolph, Rosa Roberts.
Katherine Massey, Mabel Lee Gotten.
James Arthur Smith, Jr., Richard Ev-
ans, Helen Fowlkes, Jack Frazier, Ellz-
abeth Kolb of st. Louis, Katherine
Leedy. Alexandria London, Paul Bow
ron, Ruth Eberhart, Frances Eber-
hart, John C. Pugh, Jr.. Frank Ma
bers, Jr., Walter Moore. Jr., Frederick
Dearborn, Mabel Thompson, Ida Thomp-
son and Evelyn Redd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
MIR. AND MRS. MILLER
ENTERTAIN AT DINNER f

Mr. and Mrs. Nathan r. Miller will be
host and hostess at a dinner party this
evening at the Country club in compli-
ment to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Eastweed
of Cleveland.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
Dinner Given to Taft

Washington. February ga dinner
given last night in honor of President
Taft by Secretary Wilson of the de-
partment of agriculture, was described
by the guests as lone of the most
beautiful dinners ever given in Wash
ington." Several senators and members
of the House of Representatives and
their wives joined with the President
as guests of the Secretary. Speaker
Cannon and Miss Helen Cannon were
there. Mrs. Laugh1in, a sister of Mrs.
Taft, accompanied the President. Miss
Flora Wilson, daughter of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, was the hostess.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
MRS. NARRYMORE
TO BE HOSTESS

In compliment to Miss Mary Meta Cow
an, Mrs. John barrymore will give a
luncheon at her home next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
PUPILS RECITAL
AT CONSERVATORY

This afternoon at O'Clock a pupils re-
cital will be given at the Birmingham
Conservatory OF. Music. The public is cor
daily invited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
ART STUDY CLUE

The Art Study club will meet this after
noon al o'clock in Miss Carrie Hills
studio There will be a short business
session.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
'enth avenue. south. Birmingham,
A MUSICALE

A MUSICALE
The Epworth league of Highlands
Methodist church will give a musicale
and social this evening at 8 o'clock
Miss Nunnally and Mr.. Friermood will
sing and Mrs. Ruff, a pupil of Dr..
Byron King, will give a reading. A
defamation and several instrumental
numbers will be given.
Refreshments will be served and q
free will offering will be taken Tor
benefit of the organ fund.
A cordial invitation to the congrega-
ton and all friends is extended.
Pzfi-taeenrih BdthSkie7 S90S. &c. g. 6. 6
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
MISS NELL TO ENTERTAIN

Miss Sarah Neill will be a hostess of
Tho coming week, entertaining at bridge
Wednesday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26

two 26,OO0-ton vessels, as hitherto agreed
upon. Some members favored 30 000-ton
qhiDs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
MOON-MIDDLETON

The following cards have been re-
ceiyed in Birmingham:
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Kenan Mid
dleton announce the marriage of their
sister, Miss May Middleton, to Mr..
Hartley Allen Moon, on Thursday. Feb
ruary "a, 1910, Cusseta. Ala"
Enclosed cards state:
AT home after March /. 1903 Four
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I remember once a nice old lady said
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

1900 to S41 30, and in 1910 to $63 So
Ten years ago good grazing land in
Oklahoma could be leased for 10 cents an
acre. as against 81 an acre in 1909 So
for the same reasons.
'In the meantime the price of Iabor
has increased in all lines, as We know.
The cotton and wool schedules of the
present tariff law might be improved, [
suppose. Moreover, we Americans want
more and better food from year to year.
Prosperity begins on our farms. When
the people Of South Dakota and other
Northwestern States had no ready
money with which TO purchase sugar
coffee and clothing, times logically were
bad for the wholesale grocers and manu-
facturers in Chicago and elsewhere. The
plough, as l have said, caused the hot
winds to disappear. Then diversified
farming-milk and butter, for example,
instead Of nothing but grain-brought
good fortune into regions that had been
on the edge of ruin for years. Farmers
began to buy and build. When q man
has money he will spend it on his prop
erty or family, ard lively demand is
Immediately reflected in current prices.
The cost of living at present is the nat
ural result of national economic condi-
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
Through Fighting Save Railroad He Helped Rescue State

THE public was stirred into anin1osity
| against us. The pleasant relations We
| had with the people were broken. SOME
men seemed to think. finally, that We
ought to carry their freight for nothing.
The same sort OF conduct on the part
of politicians became common in other
sections of the Western country.
Batting the railroads appeared to be
the easiest and surest way of getting
into public office. But when a panic in
business comes again-a wide panic that
affects the entire country-the people Will
reflect in their leisure and measure their
politicians and arrive at just conclusions.
And their opinions then, I believe, will
be permanent. However there is no
sign of a panic now, with a crop of B.
100000, 600 bushels of corn coming in
and big crops of everything else
DO you assert / asked. that the
railways have always been fair in their
dealings with the people?"
''I know it is said they have not been
fair with the public. A railroad-but in
a larger way. of course-is like village
merchant. The merchant cannot prosper |
uAieSS Ills CuStoiilciS eic hiaAAHS ilioiieN-
The big roads of the West laid their |
tracks over uninhabited prairies and !
virgin forests. When the tracks |
were down the officers of the roads be- /
gan to make business-to make it, and /
not to look for it. you must remember. /
because there wasn't any business at /
the time. They first attempted to per-
suade people to move upon the vacant |
land.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

I Il have spoken Of South Dakota. II -
! a cold country The hot winds you
know about. People had moved in. It
was vital that they should stay in. II
, they hadn't any money We hauled their
coal for nothing We organized a sys-
tenn of fuel relief When a town was
| showed up to the roofs, We dug it out
We We're rot benefactors. but business
/ men Our purpose was 10 save South
! Dakota. to fill il with freight producers
and freight consumers. and we accom-
plished our object.
/ Presently we were accused of giving
! rebates. President Taft said not long
ago that certain kinds of business were
built up and into monopoIies with the
help of rebates. He is mistaken l
make no defence of the practice. once
common OF privately cutting freight
rates to shippers. But the results OF
rebating were not what has been claimed
for them. So our political economy
faIIacious in that respect
mo man was denied a rebate. Ship
pers came. asked and received-aii ship
pers. The Standard Oil Company is said
ITO have grown rich and powerful because
Of favors secretly given by railroad cOf-
observation-disclosures denied its competitors
Now. We should be precise in our think
ing and talking. We should not rear !
structure of philosophy on a foundation
of error or exaggeratiOn. As u matter
of fact. the Standard would have DOM
mated the oil industry even il II had
never been given a penny by the faH
roads IL had the iGea-retinerieS. plps
lines and ships. keeping all the pTonls
itsclf-and the men to carry the idsS
into execution. Rebates were destrue
tivc-to the railways-but no industry
was built ON them The feat woum
have been impossible. If a man dioh-
cot rebates. il was his own fault. in thds
he was so slow and stupid that he Ts''sV
10 ssa how his competitors were beatihs
him. man of that sort would not ha's
anyv here or at anything. he
batting had nothing to DO with hts ts"
are. which. of course. was inevitable.
Are the people buying the bonds anu
shares of railroads" ," I inquired
Il wish they were. widows. the Pro-
classes and capitalists IN wv
East are large holders of our railway
securities But we should like 10 h@'
merchants, farmers mechanics an"
clerks buy the preferred shares an"
bonds Of our standard corporations.
What we need is Il wide ownership OK
securities. 1t would be
coined BY all railroad men. Mereii''ii'
and farmers, however. can make n'''0
money in nnds and merchandise. Fei
sons who say that the railways are uii
iuly prosperous are the very ones VIZ
decline 10 buy an interest in what 'Aes
declare 10 De a highly prosperous ous'
ness
f,,spvrt.ht. 1910 by James b Morro")
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25

Tic is the best physician" the noted
pr Osler said who knows the worth
lessness of most drugs And another
medical authority, commenting upon this
broad statement, delivered himself OF an
eVen broader. one when he averred that
besides auinine. which alone can cure ma
laria, and mercury, the specific in certain
Kinds Of blood poison, drugs had never
proved OF any use in. the fight against
disease
ouinine ana mercury, Simple indeed
will the pharmacopeia of tomorrow ap-
pear to those accustomed TO our grand
1ather's collection of phials. pills and
powder boxes, not To mention grand
/ mothers leaves, barks and roots.
s. And it may become simpler STILL for our
AIetchnikoffs and our Flexners are likely
to discover the vaccines that viii dethrone
both Quinine and mercury. We are also
E1nld that the DAYS OF the surgeons knife
are numbered, and we are led TO believe
N@hat when the knife goes the hypodermic
needle, the natural successor Of the bottle.
pin ana powder dynasty, viii also make
sts final exit
The suppression Of pain was more or
-aess the ideal Of every practitioner of the
old school. To break up a fever. to stop
lI-oTni1ing or diarrhdea. was considered then
= distinctive achievement Manufacturers
.of cune-slls stiIl rely upon such effects
Fer the popularity OF their products. as
1ihe cessation Of pain is what impresses
,nost deeply a patients imagination In
Fsorsenents Of nostrnrns generally testify
70 the breaking up Of a fever or the
stopping of fits Of nausea
The attitude OF modern medicine is no
longer one 6f hostility to fever or nausea
or other symptoms of a diseased condi-
zion. but one. / might say, of gratitude
Such symptoms are either warnings
pointing 10 an unseen danger. or an indi-
i-cation that nature is doing her best 10 end
.zle disturbance
The kissing of steam from # safety
sHalve must not be suppressed. It merely
reveals that the safety valve is perform
Ing its task-that is, preventing an explo-
sslon- In the same way fever is the out
ward indication Of the war waged within
1he body by the forces of infection and
the forces Of protection A fit Of vomiting
ss radical measure taken by nature to
tNpel from the stomach poison which
otherwise would be digested and assimi-
lated with fatal consequences
PAIN Is a danger signal that warns YOU
% be on the lookout for possible develop
,nents OF ali unpleasant nature. Therefore
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
RoGa0eH Miller
|on1e "Reminiscences Of Ioufb Dakofa's Peril
and Discusses Rail

: phrase goes Roswell Miller-a voiceless
man in the riotous noise of self-glorif-
cation-has wrought with energy, intelli-
gence and vision. He and Marvin
/ Hughitt and James J. Hill have helped
to shape a wilderness into the beauty
and utility of civilization Hisbiogra ply,
never to be written-it would have been
were he a politicians contained in the
history of the Northwest during twenty
' seven years of marvellous development.
The ST. Paul road-the Granger road
! it is called in Wall Street-was 30 miles
/ long In 1865. To- day it has 1896 miles
of main track Its revenues amount to
| $65,000,060 annually. For many years
| Mr.. Miller had the honor of being presi-
! dent of the largest railway in the world.
| His lines entered or crossed eight states,
| running west from Lake Michigan to the
Black Hills, and south from Lake Su-
perior to Kansas City.
Mr.. Miller has ceased personally to di-
rect the operation OF trains, the getting
OF freight, and the repair of bridges and
! tracks. He is chairman of the board of
directors and the financier Of the Chi
cagO, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Rail-
way, an extension of the ST. Paul ROAD
that is being built from South Dakota
through North Dakota and Montana,
over the Rocky Mountains and across
Idaho and Washington to the Pacific
Ocean Recently he borrowed s50.900 900
in France with which TO carry on the
work of construction.
10
tive period of railway development in,the
United States" l said and had experi-
ences that no, man can have hereafter"
THAT is So Mr. Miller answered Il
remember when there was plenty of free
land and the land that wasn't free was
given away almost. The country through
which our road did business was poor
ard thinly settled. Now II is rich and
populous. South Dakota. especially, had
desperate struggle with adversely. Hot
winds destroyed the crops of wheat,
corn and oats AS the country came
under the plough the hot winds ceased.
Tillage. 1 think. stopped them. Even
when wheat could be harvested il had
TO be sold at a price that was below the
cost Of production. The farmers had no
money. Most OF them were burdened
with debt"
And everything they bought" / said.
was dear"
Prices were not SO high as they are
to-day" Mr.. Miller replied Living
costs more now than ever before The
reasons, 10 me. are very plain. Massa-
chusetts has JUST made an inquiry into
the subject. The work was Well done.
All work is well done in that state. The
people there get at the facts. and then
10y process of straight thinking reach
sound conclusions II WAS found that
the cost Of producing steer in the West
during the year 1880 was S25 81 In
1890, rhe cost had risen 10 $50 o5 int
New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
Criminals Mifb1 Ex,en Be Fuf TO Deofb to>
q Germ Of Years and Chen
Be ReSuSci1ofed.

, iy and hopeiessly destroyed by an accts...
Nature. left to her own devices. wo-s-
wonders at times tn the animal world r.
and armadiIIos very often foil their sns-,,''
be reiinquishing IL their hands, under 49,.
paws or between their teeth an eI,,a,.'
piece OF their brittle tail Before the ssaso.
is over lizard. snake or armadiIlo -.
grown "A new terminal which for sass.vs.
sake may be sacrificed and renewed ma
times over again. Would the growth !,
new human hand or foot be much r,o-.
marvellous
And if we allow our fancy to take. a g,.
ing flight we may well imagine A. uov.,
form of punishment-the semi-cauitaI r.v.
ishment (provided. OF course. that legisT.
tors of the future still pin their rajth :.
the system by which society wreaks vs,
geance upon the criminal indiriduaD :.
scientists can keep parts detached f-o,.
animals alive for a long period Of s,r,a
could they not keep a severed head ,,sr,l'
lied In some plasmatic medium, saw p.
five years? At the end OF the five vsa-,
they could take QUE of its pIasrnstfc s.o-.
age the body from which the skull tai.
leave grudgingiy, restore to It's shoulds-,
their natural ornament. incite by apnro.
Pirate means the vertebrse, Arteries
muscle. epithelium, so long estranzsd. n
take contact once more, and 10. the gill;
tined man. fully rested and awed into "a.
spect for the law. would go forth and
surprise his family at dinner time
1.-The sentence shall be death By decap,-
tation for no less than tgo years and
three MONTHS sCme judge may pronoune.
in the year 1880
For after the knife loses it's useruIn.s,
in surgery, it should have some such Iiga.
work to perform, for the sake OF its pas.
services. ANDRE TRIDOS.