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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
Nexxs of RnY Mfnette

Bay Minette. October H.-tSpecial.}- Word has been received by the resi- dents of Baldwin county that Satur- day would be Baldwin County Day al the Montgomery fair. The officers oi the association have sent word home that they have good place to eX- hibit their display and that a large number are in attendance al the fair The exhibit of the Sumatra tobacco from the district Is to be sent to Mont gomery today and it is expected that 1t will surpass anything in the tobacco line. Here at Bay Minette preparation are being made for the return of the exhibit and for the fair. which will be held on the first four days of next month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
EIkins Is Improving.

Elisins. w. Va, October H.-Senats stephen B. Elkins, who has been i'll 2 his home here all summer was reporte today to have improved slightly and { be in better condition than at any tim during the last week. The physician today expressed confidence that the res cure the senator Is taking will restor him to health within few months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
street Car Men Vote to str,lx .

Pittsburg, October 21.-By a vote ol 1924 to 325 it was announced today that street car men have voted to em-
 power the executive committee of their union to call a strike against the Pitts burg Street Railways company, if the company persists in what the men de- clare to be a discrimination against union men. No action will be taken un- til conferences are had with officials of the company. The immediate cause of the employees dissatisfaction is the re- discharge of 160 shopmen and the
 .anys refusal to reinstate these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
Conductor Found Murdered

Roanoke, Va, October 21.-M. NJ. Spc-~1e. a yard copductor for the Vir- ginia railway was found murdered in the yards this afternoon. His face hands and breast had been slashed with knife and the iugular vein severed There Is no clue to the identity of the slayer and bloodhounds failed to take the trail Spence had been married two months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
Funeral of ketcheI

Grand Rapids. Mich. October 21.-S Adelbert's Polish Catholic church wa crowded to the doors today when tn last rites were performed over the bod of Stanley Ketchel. the murdered middls weight champion pugilist.
 A Polish military band and eight Howe girls preceded the white hearse bearin the dead pugilists body
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
 Laundrymen Adjourn

hmond, Va, October 21.-The Hdrymens National association to- elected E. H. Fisher of Kansas Al Mo-, president after sharp con- eH in which Arthur w. Solomon of
 inah. Ga., was loser, the vote be- ak 47 to Fl. Other officers were
 fn in accordance with nominations I7d yesterday. The convention after
 ihe to meet next year in St. Louis c rned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
DEBUT PARTY
 FOR MISS WOODSON

Dr. and Mrs. Lewis c. Woodson will entertain on the evening of November il at the Country club in honor of their eldest daughter. Miss Woodson, who will then receive her formal introduction to society.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

much feted socially wherever she ap- pears. is not only a great singer but very beautiful and charming woman as well
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
ST. ANDREWS BAZAAR

St. Andrews Guild will hold bazaar beginning November 21 at place yet to be decided upon. A sale of Christmas articles will be held during the week and a jubilee luncheon will be an important feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

of
    s is s W
 
  s this a upset ecarto of our Kansas auth
  and
  Ill O Is a sentiment-that
 contact
 tern O loyi variety of ton But flame from noth be awu to be n of calling abouth throbs' houskeepe mother the lady the in the world The love of the truly mated love in the wold--greaer by ia odfashioned long many of whom their progeny of wha may, therN a
  villa allow n between her love world andth is n the heart
  husband child who will cling her leaveh oorstep-but not often  a amanwi a  her."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
MISS AGNES TERRELL TO BE HOSTESS AT LUNCH

In compliment to Miss Mary Lou Will son, who is to be a bride early in No- vember, Miss Agnes Terrell will be the hostess at a luncheon next Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
LOVE IN KANSAS AS TOLD
 BY ETHEL HALL ORTHWEIN
The Lady Has Out Einored Einor GynnMiss Ethel Lloyd Patterson Interviews the Authoress For One of the Big
 Dailies-Loves Proverbal Blindness
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

A called meeting of the Children of the Confectionery in the public library at 3.30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Mir and Mrs. Walker Percys din ner at the Country club for Miss Belle DeBardeleben and Dr. Norborne Page Cooke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Miss Marjorie Weatherly and Miss Virginia Means are at home after a visit to friends in Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Mrs. ". J. Lassiter is visiting Mis-! Tryphena Tennille in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Mrs. T. H. Spencer has as her gue.s Miss Lurline McGiffert of Tuscaloosa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

A meeting of the Birmingham Art club in the afternoon at 3 o'clock in Afrs. J. B. Raulston's studio. the Watts building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Mr. and Mrs Harrington P. Heflins dinner at the Country club for Miss Alice Graham and MT. Harry Upson Sims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
INVITATIONS TO
 M'GRATH- WEDDING
Ie following cards are out:

The following cards are out:
 Dr. and Mrs. Cunningham Wilson re- quest your presence at the marriage Of their daughter Mary Lou, to MT. Will liam Macdonald McGrath, on Wednesday afternoon, November ? 1910, at o'clock, 1lo7 South Twentieth street, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Miss Lucille Norris of Trinity. Ala, is the guest of Mrs. W. l.. Smith, 929 Alabama avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

At a meeting of the Tennessee so- ciety, to be held November D, an effort will be made to form a federation of south ern societies
 The first step it is expected to be to organize societies for all south ern states southern club Is proposed as an auxiliary.
 The plans contemplate one hall as a meeting place for all three organiza- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Mrs M. V. Gesner is the house guest of Mrs. Robbery Ewing. Mrs. Gesners home Is in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

TO-DAY IN SOCIETY
 Mrs. Grover Thavtons luncheon for Miss Maude Long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
HITCHCOCK MAY.
 GIVE UP HIS JOB

Washington, October H.-tSpecial)-- A New York man Is an applicant for the job of Postmaster General Hitchcock. The applicant wrote to the postoffice department today and asked that he be given consideration in connection with the cabinet officials probable retire ment. The applicant seems to have a slightly wrong impression, however He states in his letter that he was anX- ious to know the educational qualifca- ton imposed by the civil service com mission in selecting postmasters gen eral.
 He asked that this informa ton be forwarded him before the matter of ap- pointing him be proceeded with furth CT It 1t possible that the New Yorker whose name the department will not give out at present. has h heard some talk of the postmaster's retirement. Know ing therefore, that vacancy is likely to occur he wanted to havehis name on file before the time came to pick suc- ceSsor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Miss Anna Plunket Is expecting the following out of town girls. who are tc be bridesmaids at her wedding. to ar rive In Birmingham on Wednesday They are Miss Belle Fargo of Augusta Ga. Miss Kate Owen of Charleston s. C., Miss Lucy Dillard of Washing ton. Miss Mary Campbell will have one of them as her house guest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Mrs. James B. Coleman Is conyal- escent after a serious illness at her home on South Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Mrs. A. T. Sims Is the guest Of her son, Mr. Austin Sims, in Memphis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22
NOTES AND PERSONALS

aND
 Mrs. J. H. Minge and Miss Kate Ro gan are expected home today from New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Miss Ethel Lloyd Patterson recently in- terviewed the Kansas author for one of the metropolitan dailies and the pen pie ture she draws is very interesting.
 She speaks of Mrs. Orthwein as re- sembling sophisticated baby more than anything else.
 You just love the picture the inter- viewer draws of the Kansas authoress as she gurgles her ideas about Hove clad in a white lingerie dress and a pink room sack
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

a fair daughter of the Empire state who had written love story which for sensational literature -Elinored Elinor Gynn and the answer to the immortal question from this viewpoint would be:
 Kansas is alright!'
 These be busy times to go into dis cussion of anything perfervid as this novel which has been transported to New York for publication.
 All of us who have lived on a farm (and who haven't at some period of their young lives9 know that in the early autumn when everything is as dry as a powder house and the leaves and grass are liable to make bonfire of themselves at any moment, it is no time to take lighted firebrand into a dry-as-dust corn field.
 Parched leaves and grass are as in- fiammable as the masculine hearts in Miss Laura Jean Libbey's love stories, which explains why Love in the Weav- ing" by Edith Hall Orthwein, was sent to colder clime-namely New York-for it is none other than she who is the lat est recruit to icaloric literature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

MT. Charles H. Evans and Mrs Evans of Baltimore are the guests of MT Evans brother, the Rev. Dr. w. E. Evans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-22

Mrs. Robert P. McDavid will leave in few days for Florence. Ala, to be the guest of Mrs Harvey Bertram Ware.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01

soon as l had secured the homestead,
and mixed them up with a lot of
forest leaves, woods, mold and muck.
with layers Of land plaster, and kept
the pile moist and we'll spaded over.
thus by this time [ was ready to
plant my English peas, beans, toma-
toes and cabbages, my homemade
fertilizer was ready for use. Loves
labor lost," thought my neighbors,
though they didn't phrase it quite in
those words.
I bought my seeds of reliable
Georgia scotsman who had a repu-
tatlon to lose if his seeds were not
fresh or true to name. [ would have
preferred to buy of Florida firm, but
ait that time there were no such firms
in the State, though one was estab-
llshed few years later, when it be-
come demonstrated fact that there
was actually need for vegetable seeds
in hitherto naligned Florida And
just here I would sound a much
needed warning against the buying of
seeds from local stores. They are,
as rule, poor places to get seeds
from. They are often ho1d-overs
from the previous season. Old seeds
are nearly always worthless, and in
this climate seeds lose their vitality
very quickly. Old stock may be de-
tected by their lack Of the gloss which
is the hallmark of fresh seeds. The
gloss is caused by the evaporation of
the live moisture in the seed, and
when absent, the seed is dead and
dull.
And here is another point worthy
of note. Seedsmen are often blamed
because their seeds do not sprout or
grow off vigorously, when the fault
is really in the sterile soil. A seed is
almost as responsive to fertility as
a growing plant; it must have mois-
ture to swell and ger"ninate, and if
this moisture is not laden with plant
food it tells on the seed from it's
very sprouting. There is an old say
ing that ''The acme Of poverty in a
soil is reached when it is too poor
to sprout white beans,' and this is
literally true of other than "white
beans"
My cleared hammock land was by
no means poor land; on the con-
trary. it was rich and virgin soil, but
I made it richer by scattering in
the open rows the compost of cotton
seeds and "trash," including such
portions Of the brush heap made in
clearing as were we'll rotted. Rich
soil, as rich as it is possible to make
it, is an indispensable factor to suc-
cess in raising vegetables. There is
one danger always to be guarded
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01


termined me to try to supply some of
its most pressing needs in the line of
fresh vegetables. l wont say
that my motive was entirely disin-
terested, so don't ask me.
that nothing would grow in Florida,
South Florida, at least, but oranges,
sweet potatoes, cowpeas, and razor
backs" That these four did grow and
flourish, especially the latter, I had
had plenty Of ocular demonstration,
but I was unable to find a single man
in my neighborhood who had ever
tried to raise anything else, save only
cotton, and Of that but a little. [
could see no reason why almost every
vegetable could not be grown on
Florida soil, if the proper methods
and the right season were factors.
And SO I went ahead to my fever
lasting ruination," as one of my good
neighbors pityingly expressed it. Of
course. having no precedent in the
work, was forced to regard it as
an experiment, but hoped I would not
buy my experience at too heavy
price.
Just as soon as my two acre plot
was cleared, I had it plowed as deep
as was possible with the shallow
p1ows that we're then exclusively in
use in that section. Here again [
was warned. "Deep blowing would
bring the poor sub-soil to the top, and
make all the land poor together"
Well, that was just what I planned
to do, 'bring the sub-soil to the top"
I was not so particular about "naking
all the land poor" and had no fear of
doing so believed that the deeper
down the rich top soil could be turn
ed, the better for the roots that were
to seek their life blood in it's midst,
while the poor soil brought to the
surface could be enriched by the ap-
plication Of fertilizers. That was the
way I looked at it, and I have never
had reason to change my point Of
view. In shallow soil no one should
expect satisfactory yields Of either
vegetables or fruits; such expectation
will lead to disappointment
I had ordered several barrels of
land plaster from Jacksonville, and
this I sprink1ed over the soil working it
in with a second plowing and harrow
ing. That helped the upturned sub
soil. There was a cotton gin in the
ne!ghborhood, and the seeds, for
which no special use was then known,
were regarded as of no value, save
for cheap fertilizer, and were glad
ly sold at a few cents a bushel, [
bought quantity of the seeds as
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
CHAPTER TX.
NV First Venture.

At the time of which I write, in the
middle eighties, the city of Jackson
Vile was but the ghost of what it is
today. in the early nineteen hundreds.
But still there were several thousand
people living there all the year round,
and in winter the population was
more than doubled, because, so far
as winter visitors was concerned, that
point was usually the "jumping-oH
place" for the season. Transporta-
ton was not what it is now; there
were fewer lines, fewer and slower
trains, and still fewer good hotels
such as would appeal to tourists of
wealth. But Jacksonville, even thus
far back, had it's attractions, and
among them were several we'll kept
hotels. These were my attraction
too, though from a different point of
view.
1t was when I stood in the center
of my two acres of cleared hammock
land, that I saw those hotel tables
looming up before my minds eye. I
them, and probably would not be, be-
cause at that time the opinion was
prevalent among agricultural Flor
lUlduS, IlIdI lIlC NCSCIdOICS VIC vi LIIC
North regarded as everyday affairs,
could not be raised on Florida's
sandy soil. Therefore the hotel pro-
prietors we're forced to depend largely
on such vegetables as would stand
transportation from outside the
State.
1t was because of these conditions
that ventured on an innovation
which called forth earnest remon-
strances and warnings from my we'll
meaning but easy-going neighbors
who were content to tread in the
o1d-time grooves, depending on their
orange groves, and living by choice
on what was necessity, perhaps, to
their earlier days, "hog and hominy."
Building and clearing and the many
other cco?ary expenditures had
made a big hole in my small capital,
and [ knew it behooved me not to
let the grass grow under my feet in
the effort to recoup some Of this out
lay. I wanted to feel some solid soil
beneath me. I had made some pre-
liminary inquiries in passing through
Jacksonville on my way southwark
when home-seeking, and the result
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01

This is story with a motive to show what
can be and is being done by industry and in
telligent effort in Florida. To term it fiction
ical side of the life of family who made their
home in this favored State, and tells how they
made their great success.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-05-01
FROM FROZEN NORTH TO SUNNY SOUTH
TWENTY YEARS IN
By HELEN HARCOURT

Florida Fruits
Southern
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
Editors Denounce Dynamiting

Resolutions deploring the Times dis
aster were adopted yesterday by the
California press association, in conven-
tion here. The resolutions were drawn
up by a committee consisting of H. w
Sfmkins of Palo Alto, A. L. Shaw OF
Hollister and E. B. Willis of Oak Park
and were unanimously adopted They
follow in full:
Whereas. on the 1st day of october the
magnificent plant and building of the Los
Angeles Times destroyed, and the
lives of many Of its employees sacrificed
the result Of dynamite explosion perpe
trated by persons at present unknown and
through motives that can as yet be only
surmised
Resolved that the California press asso-
ciation, In convention assembled. expresses
It's horror and detestation of an act OF such
enormous and deep dyed criminality. strik-
ing as it does at the very foundations Of
civiliza ton and public safety II we stand
pledged TO maintain the liberty and inde-
pendence of the press from the coercion of
organized government and business, we stand
in ten-fold greater degree against the in
timidstio either of associated villany of
individual crime.
Resolved that the newspaper fraternity,
. standing always for the supremacy of law
and order. demands not only of the officers
Of the law. but also of every other agency
and of society. the utmost endeavors to
ferret out the perpetrators of this iendish
outrage. and when found that swift and ade-
quate punishment be meted out to them.
Resolved. that extend to the owners
and employees of the said newspaper and to
the families of the killed and injured work
deepest sympathy for the disaster
and pledge efforts to secure for them.
far may be- that equitable protection
and recompense which society owes to all
its members.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
GRAUMANS TRIUMPH
OVER SHOW RIVALS
Judge Van Fleet Dismisses Pam
tageS' Suit

David ]. and Snyder Grammar. heads
of the amusement company which bears
their names, yesterday won a victory
against the Pantages theater company,
when United States District Judge Van
Fleet dismissed the suit of the latter
to compel the former to surrender so
per cent of their holdings in this city
and in New York city.
Pantages originally brought suit on
an agreement by the Graumans to de-
liver 10000 shares, worth $4,000, or
half of their interests in New York
city and San Francisco.
The complaint was demurred to by
the Graumans and the demurrer was
sustained yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
SAVIOR OF 1HEa
PRINCE HAILED
ASBRAVEHERO
Congratulations Showered Upon
Secret Service Agent by
CeleStials
Chinatown Divided Upon the At-
tack Made on Cousin of
Emperor

Praises and congratulations from
prominent Chinese officials and busi-
nessmen poured in upon United States
Secret Service Agent Harry Moffitt all
day yesterday commencing him for his
vigilance that Thursday afternoon ar
rested the hand of George F'Ongs the
ChtneSe-American revolutiontst. who
tried to assassinate Prince Stun.
cousin of the emperor of China, at the
Oakland mole when about to embark
on his return to China.
Chang Yin Tang, Chinese minister -
Washington, the Chinese consuI gen.
eral, and all the members of, the re-
ception committee yesterday made -ef-
forts to reach Mofit and express their
deep appreciation Of his quick seizure
of Fong.
The Chinese reception committees
chairman. Look Tin Eli. viii report a
detailed account Of the bravery OF the
detectives to the Chinese government
and ask that personal recognition be
given their services.
Fong was tyesterday taken to the
Alameda county Jail by MofAtt and
Captain of Detectives W J. Petersen OF
Oakland. He was booked on the charge
of assault to commit murder. There is
much speculation as to whether he can
be successfully prosecuted on this
charge in view of the circumstances
surrounding the case.
This was seriously discussed at a
conference in the United States dis
trict attorneys Office, participated in by
Assistant United States District Attor-
ney Benjamin Mckinley. Harry Mof1tt.
District Attorney Donahue of Alameda
county and Captain Petersen. 1t was
agreed that if Fong escaped the assault
to commit murder charge he would be
held on the misdemeanOr charge of
carrying a concealed weapon. The
maximum penalty would be six months
in the county Jail or $500 fine. or both.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
MERCHANTS SEND
N MESSAGE SOUTH
San Francisco Association
Expresses Sympathy
to Sufferers

The following resolutions unanimous
" adopted at a meeting of the board of
directors of the Merchants association
yesterday were telegraphed last even
ing TO the Los Angeles Times. General
Harrison Gray Otis and the Merchants
and Manufacturers association of Los
Angeles:
Resolved By the board of directors Of the
Merchants Association of San Francisco. at
its FIRST meeting since the destruction OF the
building of the Los Angeles Times and the
attempted dynamiting of the home of the
PROPRIETOR Of the Times and that of the
secretary of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers association Of Los Angeles. that the
Merchants Association of San Francisco de-
plores and condemns these dasfardly attacks
upon life and property. and sincerely hopes
that the perpetrators will be speedily
brought Justice
pathy TO the Los Angeles Times and all con-
nected Herewith. and particularly TO the
widows and orphans that were made such
hy this inhuman and brutal act, and to all
others that may. have suffered thereby. And
be il further
Resolved that our members and all good
citizens of San Francisco urgently
liberal contributions for the benefit of the
innocent needy sufferers that were dependent
for their support upon those whose lives were
6estroyed by this crime.
THE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION OF SAN
N. II. ROBBINS JR.. President.
L. KING. Secretary.
Contributions from the members of
the Merchants association and others
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-08
MRS. HOLLENBECk GETS
S1OO INSTEAD OF $1,000
Court Awards Damages Against
Land Company

Mrs. May Hollenbeck. who started
suit against the Ocean Shore land COM
pany for $4,000 dana gssssa alleging
breach of agreement. was given judg-
ment for 800 by Judge Sturtevant yes
terday She has, howevert to pay her
own costs. and the attexneys for the
defendant Norman A. Bfsner,aEfd H. n.
McCloskey, regard the 1tTd gnnent as
victory. siE-~<
Mrs. Hollenbeck charged that the
land company had wflIfuliy failed to
provide water. sidewalk and sewerage
facilities according to the terms upon
which she bought land at iSalada Beach.
She announced her disgust by han ging
a pIacard on a donkey warning people
not to purchase land Fl %