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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07
Birmingham Realty Company
2118 First Avenue
Picked From The Property List
ed With Us
FOR SALE!

city; has large lobby, with a store
on either side; steam-heating
plant in the basement; electric
lights, city water, sewerage; hotel
rents for $3.50 per year.
$5750-Eight-roofn house on a beautiful
lot G0x160 feet in an excellent
neighborhood; all street improve
ments made; 18th street near 18th
avenue, south.
s12 500-A Groom brick residence on an
excellent site within half block of
Highland avenues all street i'm
provements; easy terms; the house
is modern; has furnace, tile baths,
hardwood floors, cement cellar,
Sfeened throughout, sleeping
porch.
0-Five-room cottage in West End;
two large halls; on lot 100x15t
feet; on car line; will make mos
reasonable terms.
s325e-On easy terms; 7-room house on lot
50x240 feet on 18th avenue, north;
street improvements made and
paid for; good neighborhood; own
er does not live in Birmingham
is the reason for selling.
$5500-A beautiful home on an excellent
lot TOXIC feet In the best part of
Fountain Heights; 7-room house.
modern conveniences, bath, fur
mace, oak and birch finish through,
out barn, servant house, gas
heater; view one of the best in the
entire city.
$7250-Eight-room residence in most de-
sirable part of Norwood, within
one block of Norwood car line; lot
60x190 feet; sidewalks and bitulithic
paving; house has eight rooms,
hardwood floors, furnace-heated,
beautiful electric fixtures, SER
wants house lot well shaded.
There are many more excellent places on
our lists, and If what we offer here
does not appeal TO your wants, let
us know and we will gladly fur
nish you with all the information
as to thousand houses in all
parts of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07

The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Birmingham Pepsi-Cola Bot
Ting company will be held at the office
OF the company 1908 First avenue, Bir-
mingham, Ala, on the third Tuesday In
August, 1910, at 10 o'clock a. m.
T. l.. FINNEY,
S-3-3t- we-su-su Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-07

&c. Oo0-50x140 on 4th avenue, one block
from site of the proposed 100000
hotel, which seems GER
tainty When hotel is built one
half of this lot should essy sell
for So 500 to $4,000 Should bring
much more than that in next three
or five years
81, 000-Lot 50x140 feet on south side of
5th avenue, between 22d and 23d
streets, directly between Terminal
station and site of proposed hotel
to cost 81, 100000
s5600-Lot 25x140 feet on I'd avenue, be-
tween 18th and 26th streets Desir-
able business property, certain of
enhancement in value. Adjoining
lot was purchased some months
ago for same price, and property
in that neighborhood has recently
advanced in value.
s12,5OO-Large alley corner on I'd avenue;
has improvements which rent for
$50 per month. In the line of the
business growth of the city.
S27,001ACorner on Third avenue, close in:
improved with several buildings
which rent for 800 per month.
Inside property on adjoining block
on Sd avenue recently sold for
twice that amount without i'm
provements
s6s00-New, modern. 8-room residence
South Highlands, east of goth
street; lot 53x17O feet. This prop
erty is a genuinely good value at
the price.
sS500-On large lot. 75x160 feet, beau
tful cliff Road, the coming resi-
dence section Of Birmingham, we
have a modern, S-room residence,
with all conveniences; lot alone
worth nearly 5000. and always adj
vancing in value.
$1750-Pretty residence lot, 50x170 feet,
Louise avenue. near entrance to
Glen Iris.
s1300S-A modern, 2-story, brick hotel
with 20 rooms in the thriving town
of Sylacauga. Only hotel in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

PUPPY masses of sweat, they barely crawled. There
coal the plates and the fires were half empty
The men glared daringly at him as he showed him
elf.-he had pitied them; he would keep plying.
But quietly steadily the first assistant stood, watch
ing, just watching. There light in his eye,
expression on his face. Somehow, it made the
uneasy. This at their head.
In spirit of bravado that half desperation coal
trimmer nearby sat down on his barrow. There
instants wait. Quick flash the first assistant
sprang at him. He felled him with blow of his fist,
then kicked him to his feet. Half dozen stokers
started to rush for the first assistant but he met them
halfway. crash Another went down. Crash!
Another Just resoue fist and pair of eyes opposed
to them sufficient to send the gang back, covering.
Get to work, you loafers!" he yelled. Get to
work! No numbering about the heat! Get the
fires up, and keep them there!'
Over the boiler he ranged the driver supreme.
In surprise the men had new life about them At the
fantest sign of exhaustion he upon the unfortunate
A blow would fall kick would meet the man
who stopped to wipe the blood from his bruises.
Up and down before the fires, with his eyes every
where upon every man. the first assistant ragged, bias
pheming. The men responded by working feverishly,
almost joyously. Now and then, many times, one
would drop with the heat but he had to struggle back
staggering, after his mate had drenched him from the
bucket. Helpless in the grasp of strong
man. under iron heel, they did not dare to fall.
After time the first assistants caught welcome
change in the engines beat At the same instant,
the chief appeared at the door and beckoned.
The first assistant strobe toward him. The chief
noted in flash the altered aspect of the man. The
words of cold command he had intended to utter died
on his lips Instead he threw out his hand and met
that of the other with grip that was almost blow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

among his people, and how from that he'd drifteo
into real estate buyin field acreage and cuttin ur
into bulldln lots just scientific any of these boom
concerns that makes two suburbs grow where only one
doomed before.
1t was lucky plunge on some low land along thu
railroad that got him the honor of ben discovered BY
more n month before some clients of Purdv- Pe'.
found that was just the spot for big fact'ry they
wanted to put up. His way of startn the deal is t.
send tor Joe; but Joe don't respond So Purdy-Pel
friend OF mine. asks me to poke him up Well tries i,
Wall Street," says Joe, after I've told him Purdy
Pell's number. mo, I don't 60 down there to b.
skinned"
Ah, say, says I, "you talk like political insureent
DO you think them brokers have barkers and cacher
out IN 'front.' like the Baxter-st clothing stores? No
bodys askIn' you to buy on margin. They only
you to sell EN- some land.'
Give him that. then," says Cardello, shown on,
one OF his business cards. engraved job press for
forty cents thousand. That's where my office is
Really, you know" says Purdy,Pell. after in
hunting up person like that And you say he object:
to calling at my Wall Street ofices9 What are hif
reasons, pray?"
"Says he's afraid he'll be skinned down there
saysI.
How ridicuous!" says he.
"oh I don't know. says I. Maybe that ain,
such wild dream of his"
And the result was that Purdy-Pell suggests, as
compromise that they meet here at the studio
day when Mr.. Cardello coming to town. This wa.
the day.
so you see Swiftly" says I, "that Cardeo ain,
the anxious and that he's some party. after ALL
Swiftly he takes another squint through the gym do0
into the front office and remarks again. out of the
of his mouth. that "Guineas is guineas.
"Wel what them" says I. "They amt so worse, a,
that are theya Even the fresh landed ones has good
points about EN-"
HUH" says Swiftly. "You amt had one pull
knife you yet"
That's So says l. II amt. and I've been around
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

an expedition to the Snow Mountains in that wild
region Another, Mr.. Goodfellow. at last accounts
hoping to bring back number of living birds of para
disc from the same part of the world The great am
bition Of both these collectors to live spec
men OF unique species hitherto known only from som,
SKINS brought to the coast by natives by way of tn,
Ambernoh River which the northern slope of tn
Snow Range In general this species black and yellow
Its remarkable feature is the singular plume behind each
ear This plume is of great length, and part of it
ornamented by series of waxlike plates pale blue or
the upper side and brown beneath, gradually diminish
ing in size.
For long it was thought that the bird of paradis.
lived in the air. with settled abiding place. and fee
on dew and the odor of flowers The male, ACCORDING
to the same story spread his flank plumes and formed
bower in which the female made her nest
For the most part birds of paradise are confined t.
New Guinea, where the SKINS though often sold, Art
held IN great veneraon by natives being sacred and
charm against war dangers To capture one alvei!
thought specially fortunate and the bird then elevated
to the position OF wise man" among the people. Sc
many have been killed off, however particularly the
males that efforts have been made to the various
species by trying to persuade miners to discontinue
their
During the nutmeg season it has been said that birds
OF paradise flock to the cities of Southern India and
while lying drunk from the oil of the fruit have thei,
legs eaten off by ants This is what Moore refers to il
"Lalla Rookh, when he says:
Those garden birds that in the spice-time drop
About the gardens drunk with that sweet fruit
Whose scent hath lured them DER the summer flood
The little king bird of paradise is regarded by some
one as the most beautiful feathered in the
world IL is scarlet and white. with green tipped pee
tora tufts of two wrelike middle tail feathers with
green disks at the extremity The familiar species
in this country thanks largely mners the Jesse,
bird of paradise This has the long yellow flank feathers
that the male spreads display to the female The
body chestnut for the green throat and orange
crown 1t and the greater bird of paradise Paradiseo
apodd) have been brought out of New Guinea for
century and half and around them, more than about
all birds of paradise have sprung up the now exploded
fables Years ago, in preparing the skins of the create,
bird of paradise for sale the natives tore off the Leg
WING tho ohodo
of the and hence the old story suggested in thf
lines:
But then and still the bird of Paradise
Which has no feet and ever nobly flies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04

word from the ships doctor, who kneeling at the
mans head.
Yes" returned the doctor, "he was dead when he
was laid down here
The first assistant stared stupidity at the figure lying
at his feet. Then he back to the boiler rooms
only to find message from the chief engineer.
GAIN the teale log sheets lay before the chief and
= that officer grim beyond imagining, more
"See that, sir3" he said Worse than an hour ago.
They said you had record record for what? Let
ting your men lie down you, guess What want,
and what haven't got, is who can jerk bub-
berng stoker onto his feet and dare him to fall
account of little heat. don't if the temperature
hundred and fifty, if there isn't breath of air
coming down the ventiators don't care about any
story of below decks any paaver What intend to
have is certain figures these sheets That's what m
paid for. That's what hold my job on. That's what
you'll hold yours on. You're here to carry out my
ders Just get 'em in your head!''
The chief went savagey, go down and stay in
the boiler Never mind what the conditions
Make up that time! Put of your engineers you can
trust to take of the engines Stay by the boilers.
Keep plenty of coal on the plates. You know how; you
know what depends it. Do it! Double up your trim
and put some of them work the fires If that
doctor doesn't get the eighteen he's laid off back to
work in hurry he gets laid off himself after this trip.
YOU'RE good man; but you're easy. Running
mail steamer, young man, isn't grand, sweet song.
This is your last call. tell you if you don't make good,
l don't how, I'll be down myself Remember that,
and you can let those oafers know it. If they don't
buck up their work. I'll come, and I'll give en what
for won't stand for their falling like this just be-
cause of little heat"
CURLY and with snap of his teeth the chief showed
that the interview over, the orders issued.
HE turned on his heel and walked off. In the engine
IL he stopped only long enough to give brief
concise order Then he entered the boiler rooms.
No longer the figure that entered who cared
about his fellow men, who had the smallest fraction of
reasoning sympathy. Come what may, his blood was
up. and his mettle he would carry out orders. "A
who jerk bubberng stoker onto his feet and
dare him to fall over Well, he would be just that.
The boiler rooms were in no better condition. The
ingy at the limit of their strength. Haggard, almost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
TESTING OUT A FRAME UP

IVES, it was mixed company, even tor the Phys
cal Culture Studio, where all sorts are liable to
drift in casual. But when l come to count up Mr.
PurdyPe, and Joe Cardello and Swiftly, and this Sal
vatore gent, all grouped in the front office at one me
it struck me the scene more or less democratic
Who do you guess, though, is the to ring up the
only protest? Why, Swiftly He springs it after
Mr. Cardello shows up and I've planted him in chair
over by the window.
Say Shorty. says Swiftly in that husky stage whis
per of his who's your stubby friend with the susp-
It's good description, too; for he's holdin with
both hands to silk hat that must have been right to
date seven eight seasons back. Also stubbys the
word for Cardeos general build; for he's of these
square toed short necked chunky parties who's almost
as tall sittin' down as standin' up
"Him?" says I. "Why that's friend of mine from
up the line Mr. Joe Cardelo He has date here with
Hull" says Swiftly. "Cardelo! Sounds like dago
name
'.Yes, he's Italian all right" says I.
"He ISL says Swiftly. "a guinea! And waitin' for
Mr.. Purdy-Pell! Ahr-rr chez! Flag yourself! You're
runnin' past your switches
1.-The trouble with you South Brooklyn aristocrats,
Swiftly, says l, is that you use them pet names for
since Cardello swung pick, went to work with his
lunch slowed in his coat pocket. He born in Italy,
that's true enough; but he's been votin the straight
ticket in ter County egar for the last fifteen
years he talks almost pure English you do;
and the size of the check he could cash at his bank
would make you google eyed, my SON.
"Ahr-r-r chee! remarks Swiftly. "Guineas is gum
cas-. What's he want out of Mr.. Purdy-Pel?"
There you 60 again" says l. "Its Purdy-Pell
wants something of him..
THEM just for the sake of dispein some of Swiftys
brain fog this citizenship business, goes on to
give him sketch of the Cardeo career I'd picked it
up du-in the time him and had been neighbors up
the sound. 1 explained how Joe Cardeo had
promoted himself from the shovel gang to be grading
boss. how he'd launched out in the grocery business
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-04
BIRDS OF PARADISE

A LIVE bird of paradise was brought to New York
not long ago and offered for sale at one thousand
dollars. No purchaser found, because it was be-
eved that this beautiful of birds could not
exist long in captivity and so the specimen taken
back to Europe The idea that birds of paradise die
quickly if Gagged is old one. There seem to be some
exceptions however; for there are, or were up to
short time ago, twenty species of living birds of
paradise in private aviares in Great Britain.
Recently there have been at least two professional
collectors of birds of paradise in New Guinea One of
them William Stalker lost his life last winter while on
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
PROBATION NOT FOR
SLAYERS, SAYS COURT
Judge Willis Declines to Allow Re-
lease of Man Accused of
MansIaughter

That the probation law was not en-
acted for the benefit Of persons who
have been convicted of manslaughter
Is the opinioR of Judge Willis given
yesterday when Ysidro Sais appeared
before him for sentence Sais was con
victed by jury several days ago after
trial on a charge of killing Natividad
Ogas, November 8. Judge Willis de-
MED motion for new trial yesterday
and when r. j. Adcock, the convicted
mans attorney, asked for a continu-
ance for the purpose of preparing an
application for probation the court told
him he could not grant probation in
manslaughter cases.
II have not yet found it within my
province to grant probation to man
who has taken human life and l don't
believe the recommendation of the jury
would make any difference" said the
court.
1t was stated by the attorney he had
procured the signatures of many of the
jurors who had tried Sais to a recon-
mendation for Sais' release.
The case was continued until Fri
day, when, if sentence is imposed, it
is believed the court will consider tes-
timony in mitigation of the punishment.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
MOTHER OF STOLEN
BABE CLAIMS CASH
Maternity Home Head Who Was
Mixed in "Wilson Quadruplets"
Scandal Sued for $4,000 by
Young Woman

Mrs. Catherine e. Smith, who has
riety in connection with maternity
hospital and, more recently, on ac-
count of her association with Mrs. w.
w. Wilson in endeavoring to palm off
as bankruptcies four children gathered
in different parts of the city, was
made defendant in $4,000 damage suit
filed in the superior court yesterday by
Attorneys Frank S. Forbes and Croft
& Montgomery on behalf of Sadie En-
gleman Miss Engleman is about 16
years old and is mother of one of the
children placed with Mrs. Wilson by
Mrs. Smith about the middle of jan
uary.
The young woman says she entered
Mrs. Smiths institution January 20
and that her child was born that night.
When she wanted to keep the infant.
she says, Mrs. Smith snatched it from
her arms, saying she had found
rich family that would adopt it.
Less than six days after the child's
birth. the young mother says, the
keeper of the maternity hospital COM
PEELED her to get out of bed and leave
the place. She was forced to walk six
blocks before reaching home. and the
resultant complications have confined
her to her room and placed her under
the care of a surgeon.
1t is asserted that Mrs. Smith is con-
Quoting her institution illegally, and
Miss Engleman says fraud was prac-
ticed in persuading her to enter the
place.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
| IVA NAuAAANApdA 4AAAoAAo .
COUNCIL BOUND
TO GIVE PERMIT
AGREEMENT OF FORMER BODY
WINS ANN STREET
Investigation Shows That Promise
Was Made in Connection with
Buena Vista Viaduct
Construction

Because the former council entered
into a tacit understanding with the
Los Angeles Railway company that it
would be granted a street railway
franchise over portions of Ann and
Alpine streets, the public utilities COM
mission informs the city council that
it is in honor bound to grant the fran
chise. The commission hedges this
statement with the caution that it is
not to be considered as a precedent,
but advises the council to grant the
franchise on it's own merits alone.
Application for this franchise was
made to the former council just be-
fore it retired and the ordinance when
sent to the mayor, was referred by him
to the public utilities commission. The
commission sent back the ordinance
with the statement that the time al
lowed was not sufficient for it to make
an intelligent investigation and chiefly
on this account the mayor vetoed the
ordinance. The present council sus-
tanned the veto.
The matter was again taken up and
again referred to the public utilities
commission with a sufficient extension
of time for complete investigation.
This investigation resulted in the com
mission determining that this franchise
had been promised the Los Angeles
railway by the former council as a
part of the contract for the construc-
ton of the Buena Vista viaduct and
the abandonment of the San Fernando
viaIuct.
The railway is now operating cars
over the portion of Ann street for
which it desires a franchise through a
license from the former council.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
BRONCO BUSTER FINED
FOR CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
Photographs with Arms of Humane
Officer Around Neck of Wild
Beast Convince Justice

w. r. Stanley, eX-champion bronco
buster of the world and part owner of
a travelling show, who was arrested in
Burbank last Tuesday on a charge of
cruelty to animals, was found guilty
yesterday by Justice Stevens and fined
$50.
Photographs We're taken by Superin-
tendent thinner of the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of
his arms around the horses neck,
which is claimed by Stanley to be a
genuine bronco and unmanageable,
were introduced by Deputy District At
torney Blair. Stanley claims that the
horse was doped before the photograph
was taken.
E. NJ. Peters, for many years connect
ed with the Buffalo Bill show as a
bronco buster and who Is reputed to
be an expert horseman, testified as to
Stanley squirting his horses in the show
at Burbank. He said that he saw blood
on the horses sides after Stanley had
ridden him.
When asked by John Beardsley, at
torney for Stanley, whether the use
of spurs was necessary for the riding
of vicious horse, he stated that'it was,
although he had ridden them without
spurs. After hearing the evidence of
the prosecution Justice Stevens was
taken to the street, where he viewed
the horses which it was claimed had
been treated cruelty by Stanley. On
returning he imposed the fine without
hearing the evidence of the defendant.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-22
SHOESTRING RESIDENTS
PROTEST ON HIGH FARE
Railroad Attorney Replies That II a
Franchise Is Required Passengers
Will Transfer at Slauson Ave.

Indignant residents of the northern
portion of the "shoestring strip" have
petitioned e'city council to take the
necessary action TO compel the Los
Angeles & Redondo Railway company
to reduce it's fares to 5 cents within
the city limits.
The petitioners declare that Florence
avenue is arbitrarily fixed as the o.
cent limit, and that after that street
is passed they are forced to produce
another cents, although the line con-
tinues for fourteen blocks in the city
limits beyond Florence avenue.
They remind the council that, al
though the Los Angeles e. Redondo
railway runs into the city and has a
city depot on Second street, near
Spring street, it has no franchise north
of Slauson avenue. They ask that this
fact be made the leverage to compel
the railway to reduce the fares.
A crusade conducted by DR.. Glen Nc
Williams on the part of those residents
in the northern part of the "shoestring"
annex a year ago resulted in the rail-
way granting scent fares as far south
as Florence avenue on condition of the
purchase of Communication tickets. But
when the council threatened to make
the railway stop running its cars into
the city and force it to secure
franchise Attorney w. E. Dunn, repre-
senting the railway, declared they
would stop their cars at Slauson ave-
nue. and transfer to Los Angeles rail-
way cars.