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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-09-02
INDIANS PRIDE.
Native Reserve and conserva.i:sl
Keep Them Apart From Whites.

Native Reserve and Conservati:s ~
Keep Them Apart From Whites.
Even among the Five Civilized Tribes
there still remain many communities
wholly full blood These people drift
together. following their own ideas of
life. speaking their own language and
retiring before the whites with the
same strange reserve and pride that
characterized them in their wild state.
Although claiming the name of sew
eral Christian denominations and fol-
lowing certain beliefs with devout-
ness. their ways of thinking. their dis
like Of innovation and their aversion
to work have made them withdraw
to the mountain districts. Whether
this so called reserve comes from pride
or a distrust of the white man or I'll
midity or merely a stubborn conserva-
tism, it produces the same result. the
backward and nonprogressive Indian.
There is. too. certain mystic quality
that holds the Indian alOof. says the
Southern Workman--a quality that we
do not understand and with which
there is little sympathy in our every
day life. He is so much of a philos-
opher that he looks upon our strenu-
Gus life with some contempt, dismiss
ing our efforts for personal comfort
and material advancement with the
remark that "the white man is heap
trouble to himself" While people call
him lazy because he does not care to
exert himself for those things which
seem important to whites, yet to
some religious ceremonial or some ar
tistic expression his application is per-
sistent. and the patience of an In
dian" has passed into a proverb.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-09-02
His Other Name.

The candidate for the place of coach
man had been weighed and was not
wanting. according to his new mis-
tress' lights. Then the question of his
name. which was Patrick. came up.
The mistress objected to it in her heart.
so she explained that it was her Gus
tom always to call her coachman by
his family name. Had he any objec-
tons?
mot the slightest. ma'am"
"What is your last name, Patrick p
kirkpatrick. ma'am."
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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-09-02
Anchored.

A little chap four years of age met
with the misfortune to have his hat
blown into the river. When he reached
home his father said to him:
Its wonder you didn't blow over
board too"
II couldn't" was the quick response.
II was fastened to my feet!
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-09-02
Acute Sense of HEARING.

Camille-Clarence isn't so difident
when he talks to you through the
phone. is he? Estelle-Isn't he? Even
through the phone l can hear his heart
flutter-Exchange.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-09-02
Knew the Outcon..

Sympathetic Father-Parted from
Harry forever. have you? Well, per-
haps it's just as well not to see each
other for day or two.-Life.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-09-02

A sunny temper gilds the edges of
ife's blacklist cloud. -Guthrie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

James A. Allen. a pioneer citizen
of Birmingham and an old Confed-
crate veteran died last night at
o'clock at his residence, 2202 Seven
teenth avenue, south. Mr.. Allen was
"a years old and one of the best known
men in the state. He owned con-
siderable real estate in Birmingham,
where he has made his home for the
last SO years. He retired from active
business II years ago, but until that
time was engaged in a large whole
sale grocery business. having two or
three stores on First avenue.
Mr.. Aliens first store, which was
the first of it's kind in Birmin CHAM,
was located where the Empire build
ing now stands and was little gen.
eral merchandise store with bar
rel of sugar, a barrel of molasses and
everything that the pioneer settlers
of that day needed. As the town grew
larger and finally into great city,
so grew the little firm started by Mr..
Allen until a few years ago it was
one of the largest in the state. Mr..
Allen grew up with the city and there
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
CATHOLIC NOTES

Next Sunday being the feast of Pente-
cost, or Whit Sunday. Saturday Is a fast
day.
The Holy Name society of st. Paul's
parish will attend 7:3O o'clock mass on
Pentecost and receive holy communion in
body. The members will assemble at
St. Paul's hall Is minutes before the
hour for mass. The society will attend
Sunday evening devotions in body. Sew
eral new members will be received on that
occasion and Immediately after the SER
vices the society will hold a meeting in
tho hall for the purpose of electing a
president, vice Charles J. Hughes. re-
signed. on account of removing from the
city.
The Rev. Father Coyle, pastor of St.
Paups church. has made an urgent ap-
peal to all the members of the congreea-
ton to contribute on Pentecost to the
special fund for paying off the old debt
on the church building.
The Sunday after Pentecost will be
Trinity Sunday, which marks the end of
Eastertide, and is the last day upon
which Catholics may fulfill their obligu-
ton to approach the sacraments of pen
ance and communion, known as the Eas-
ter duty.
The feast of Corpus Christi, which falls
on Thursday, May 26. will be transferred
In st. Pau's parish to Sunday, May 20.
1t will be celebrated by a procession In
which the blessed sacrament viii be
borne through the church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

special cars for Bessemer, where they
were entertained at lunch, carried
through the mines on Red Mountain Wis
tied the rolling mill, and the steel plant
at Ensley, and last night finished up their
round of pleasure at the banquet.
A special unique feature was the intro
duction of Charles Naddelfs Birmingham
invention of the projectoscope. The room
was darkened and the guests watched the
pen of Artist Blackman quickly dash off
caricatures of the chiefs, accompanied by
such lines as "Where was you last night,
Csssady?" The weird pencil seemed to
move over the canvass and each effort
was greeted by round of applause. Pic
ture songs by the Pastime theatre singers
proved another fine feature of the dry"
banquet.
The love feast finally ended at mid
night, when President Sylvester COM
manded Chief George Bodeker to stand
and presented him with beautiful gold
watch as a token of appreciation.
The elimination of politics from police
departments was the serious note of the
occasion, Major Sylvester making an espe-
cally striking address on the subject.
Carl Seals and Culpepper Exum, two
candidates for mayor, were on the pro-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
MEMBERS CALLED
TO RECONSIDER
THE SUBCOMMITTEE WILL. DE-
eide DEFINITELY TOMORROW
NIGHT WHETHER CITY CLERK
SHALL BE PLACED ON TICKET

For the purpose of considering whether
Purchasing agent should be classed as
heads of departments and placed upon
the ticket in the coming city democratic
white primary, meeting of the sub
committee on arrangements of the city
democratic executive committee has been
called for Saturday night at $50 o. clock
by Chairman o. S. Finch. The meeting
Will be held at the city hall
This call was issued by Chairman Finch
upon the filing of a petition signed by 10
members of the subcommittee. The petit
ton was signed by the members of the
subcommittee upon the protest of former
Chief Deputy Sheriff Lucien c. Brown,
who announced some time ago that he
would be a candidate for the place of city
Horace E. Shropshire. Jr., who also per-
forms the duties of purchasing agent
for the CITY,
Chairman Finch issued the call for this
meeting last night. 1t reads:
To the Members of City Democratic Sub
committee
BY virtue of petition signed by 10
members of the subcommittee, asking the
chairman to call the committee together
to reconsider the action taken at a pre-
vious meeting of the committee on not
placing the offices of city clerk and pur-
chasing agent on the ticket to be voted
on in the coming primary to be held
T,1na
of the city democratic subcommittee to
meet at the city hall Saturday night,
May IA, 1910, at $3.50 O'Clock, to take ac-
ton In the premises as they NAV deem
best as TO whether or not they shall re-
consider the action taken heretofore in
not placing the city clerk and purcha s.
ing agents office upon the ticket to be
voted on in. the democratic primary of
June 20, 1910. O. S. FINCH, Chairman.
A resolution adopted by the city demo-
cratic committee at it's meeting last week
provided that the "heads of all depart
ments, with the exception of the places
of chief of the fire department and city
bacteriologist, be placed upon the ticket
At the meeting of the subcommittee on
arrangements ldSI Iue5Oay night the as
sessments against the various offices
were made up, but the office of city
clerk and purchasing agent was not in
cuded in the list.
Major Brown insists that the office
should be classed as a head Of depart
ment and the petition to reconsider the
matter was started around among the
members OF the subcommittee.
Under the call issued by Chairman
Finch nothing else may be taken UP at
this meeting. which will prevent anyone
slipping something elso through which
might change the previous action of the
subcommittee. The handling of the city
clerk proposition should be interesting
There are 16 members of the committee
and 10 have signed a petition to recon-
slider, Some of the signers however, It is
said, have stated that they were under
tho impression that the city clerk and
purchasing agent should not be placed
lpon the ticket.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
FIRST AID CORPS
FORMED IN CITY
Will Be Ready for Work at a
Moments Notice
NEED IS KEENLY FELT
Practically All of the Mining Com
panIes In the District VIII BE
Represented I'M the New
Organization,

Actuated by the terrible loss of life
in Alabama by the Nulga and Palos ex-
plosions, and with desire to prevent
such suffering in similar cases in the
future, a meeting was held last night
in the Chamber of Commerce building,
at which a number of leading mining
men of the Birmingham district were
present, and organized an associate to
be known as The Birmingham First-Aid
and Rescue Corps. This organization is
the outcome of suggestion made by
Dr. Shields of the Red Cross society, who
was in the district some time ago organ
izing similar bodies, except that thew
were individual organizations of certain
companies.
The Birmingham First-Aid and Rescue
Corps is composed of men who are ex-
pert in the ways of mining and who are
representatives of all the mining COM
panies in the district. II. H. Hamilton
was elected president, f. W. Housmann,
vice president: A. Fl. Andrews, secretary
and treasurer. a committee was ap-
pointed on organization. which is COM
posed Of A. Fl. Andrews F. W Hous-
tiiohh diii 81. ~ IliliuOuSt, JT. Inc tOIn-
mittee on membership is composed of
w. B. Hilhouse, president of the Ridge
land Pratt Coal company: |. W. Newly
and T. G. Morris. The CORPS organized
last night with II members. Regular
meetings will be held twice month in
the Chamber of Commerce building and
it is expected that large membership
will soon be obtained.
The corps is organized in order that
| trained men in the use of helmets, res
cue work and aid to the injured will b,
accessible at a moments notice if another
mine disaster ever occurs. At the reg
ular meetings the members will take III
a systematic course of training. They
will learn how to use oxygen helmets
low to battle with all the odds of res
cue work after an explosion, and how to
treat injured men hurt in the explosion
and in rescue work. The corps will CO.
and will be ready to go anywhere and
offer their services for the rescue OF
their fellow workmen after a mine dis
aster. Before Government Inspector 7
Rutedge returns to Washington he
will give the corps several lessons on
the proper use of the helmets 1t is
probable that Dr. Shields will come to
Birmingham before long to give the men
drills in proper aid to the injured Near
ly all of the mining companies of the
Birmingham district We're represented
last night and 1t Is hoped that everyone
OF them will be represented in the or.
ganization before long. W.. B. Hillhouse
said last night:
THE last two mine explosions in Ala
bama have thoroughly demonstrated the
need of such a relief corps and ours was
organized to fill that need. We are 60
ing to be capable of great things as
soon as we get some training and If
an opportunity ever affords itself we will
demonstrate to the people what a CORPS
Of trained men can really do"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
ANNUAL MEETING
GREAT SOUTHERN
FINE SHOWING MADE BY ANNUAL
REPORT OF LOCAL LIFE INSUR-
ANCE COMPANY-OvER 100 OF
THE STOCKHOLDERS PRESENT

The annual meeting for the election oil
directors and officers of the Great South
ern Life Insurance company was held last
night in the auditorium of the Champer
of Commerce building. Over 100 stock
holders were present, and one of the most
enthusiastic meetings in the history OF
the organization was held. Favorable
report of the years business showed that
the business in force amounted to $2,3'2, .
OCO. and that the assets of the company
amounted to s25OOOO.
A stockholders meeting was first held
with j. B. Gibson as chairman and j. l..
Yancy and s. w. Woodin as secretaries.
This body elected the company's direc-
tors for the coming year and then the
new directors held a meeting. j. 5.
Meadows was chairman and J. S. Giles
DIV was secretary Of the directors. meet
ing. a.-s
The Great Southern Life 1nsura nee COM
PAW is an Alabama corporation, with
head offices at Birmingham. The officers
elected last night are as follows: Pres
ident e. R. McDavid; first vice president,
j. T. Palmer; second vice president, Sam
" Woodfin; third vice president, Cnarles
E. Burris; secretary, DR.. John s. Giles
py; treasurer. E. F. Enslen; medical d.
rector, Dr. ]. D. Heacock; assistant med
ical director, DIR. w. P. McAdory.
The executive and finance committee
are j. B. Gibson, chairman L. B. Shet-
ton. C. E. Burris, E. R. McDavid, j. 8.
Gillespy, d. A. Greene, and T. j. Dusen-
berry.
The board of directors is as follows:
l.. B. Shelton, T. ]. Dusenberry, H. w.
Savage, E. F. Enslen. George w. Balm,
D. J. Meador, J. D. Heacock, s. D. Nc
Gee, s. e. Burris, Albert Lee Smith. E.
r. McDavid. S. V. Woodf1n, ]. B. Gibson,
J. T. Sterling, J. L. Yancey, r. L. Griffin,
]. T. Palmer H. H. Patterson. j. 8. Gil
lespy, J. B. Hatchette, w. P. McAdory, ].
F. Cannon, J. A. Arnold, A. M. Coley,
Thomas O. Ray. w. A.. Smith, D. A.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
JAMES A. ALLEN, PIONEER
CITIZEN, DIES AT HIS HOME

is scarcely man in Birmingham to-
day but what knew the good old gen
tleman by sight. He came here with
Capt. Frank p. O'Brien and these two
men were always the closest of friends.
All of Birmingham's old residents such
as Marsh Motion, Captain O'Brien and
others were personal friends of Mr..
Allen and all speak very highly of his
clean character and upright business
methods.
Mr.. Allen was born at Sparta, Ca,
in 1885. In 1854 when he was but
Is years old, he came to Alabama and
settled at Montgomery. A few years
later in 1871, he came to Birming-
ham, where he has lived ever since.
In 1873 he married Miss Sue Kerr %
Sumter county, Alabama who survives
her husband, together with three chill
dren, C. A. Allen, DR.. J. A. Allen and
a step-son, Hunter A Lang.
Mr. Aliens death came after a lin
gering illness. 1t was a severe shock
to all his friends. however, and they
deeply mour his loss. No funeral ar
rangements have been madeA They will
be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
THOUSANDS AGAIN
VIEW THE COMET

Thousands of Birmin CHAM people had
= good view of IIalleys comet yester-
day morning, and as the sky was clear
early this morning there was every
indication that the visitor could be
seen gain on schedule time.
Comet parties are becoming popular
and people could be seen yesterday
morning on almost every block gazing
eastward.
So far as can be ascertained with
the naked eye there has been practical
ly no change in the comets position for
the last four mornings nor has there
apparently been any increase in brill
liancy during that time.
From The Age-Herald building the
head of the comet is seen low on the
eastern horizon, to the left Of st. Vim
cents hospital. The tenuous that ex-
cents hospital. The tenuous tail ex-
lance of fully 60 degrees
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
GOOD CROWDS AT
GRIGGS LECTURES

The popular lectures of Dr. Edward
Howard Griggs were continued yester-
day afternoon and evening at the High
school auditorium, large audiences beine
present on both occasions
The fourth lecture in the discussion OF
Goethe's Faust" as given yesterday aft
ernoon, was entitled. "Mephistopheles and
the Compact" The theme of the lecture
on art delivered in the evening was 1.-The
Meaning and Function of Music
This afternoon DR.. Griggs will discuss
THE Margaret Episode while the sub
ject Of tonight's address will be 1.-The
Meaning and Function of Poetry" The
series will be concluded tomorrow. the
theme of the afternoon lecture being
1.-THE Explanation of Margaret and the
Solution of the Faust Problem In Part
H."
The final lecture of the series on art will
be given Saturday night. when the sub
ject under discussion will be Beauty and
the Culture of the Spirit.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

five acres of additional land, with i'm
provements, that lies between the prop
erty of the Alabama Odd Fellows Home
al Cullman and the line of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad. The price asked
for the property is $500 and this amount
was appropriated from the treasury Of
the grand lodge for the purchase. The
following committee was appointed by
the grand master to make the deal and
turn the property over to the trustees
of the home: George Stiefelmeyet of
Cullman, W. E.. Urquhart of Birming-
ham and A. B. Lambkin of Decatur.
Most of the lastS days session was
taken up in the installation of officers,
the home proposition and the final con-
sideraton of committee reports of a
technical nature.
Most of the delegates left Birmingham
on the afternoon and night trains. Every
delegate and visitor seemed to be pleased
with the success of the meeting of the
grand lodge and the courtesy with which
they were treated by the people of Bir-
mingham.
Following are the standing committees
appointed by Grand Master Blackwood
and announced Just before the final clos
ing of the session yesterday:
Finance-E. w. Hansman. Charles
Landstreet and Victor r. White.
Petitions and Appeals--E. G. Reckarby,
NJ. e. Jones and T. r. Booth.
Credentials-H. C. Pollard, l. Yaretzky
and j A. Howle.
Grand Chaplain-I'he Rev. NJ. E. Butt.
Grand Marshall-J. G. Marbury.
Grand Conductor-Hugh Fairless.
Grand Herald-S. j. Tillman.
Grand Guardian--John Coleman.
Home Committeeman S. Groves.
The information bureau operated in
connection with the grand lodge for the
be nefit of delegates and visitors has been
a marked success.
The idea Is new and was originated by
W. N Miller of Star lodge, No. 2SS, and
". F. Robinson of Magnolia lodge, No
H. both of Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
ODD FELLOWS END
WORK AND DEPART
Grand Lodge Officers Installed
Yesterday
WILL BUY MORE LAND
Tract Adjoining Cullman Home Is to
BE Purchased al Oncc-The Grand
Master Names the stand
Ing Committees
WILL BUY MORE LAND

With the installation of officers for the
coming year the grand lodge of indie
pendent Order of Odd Fellows of Ala
bama came to a close yesterday at noon
at the Orpheum theatre in Birmingham
The next meeting will be held at Mo
bile.
The new officers installed yesterday are
as follows:
Grand master, ]. f. Blackwood of
Gadsden; deputy grand master, the Rev.
George ], jenkins of Taladega; grand
secretary, II. c. Pollard of Huntsville;
grand treasurer j c. Bowie of ITALIA
Gega; grand warden, Walter X. McAdory
of Birmingham; grand representative,
W. E. Urquhart Of Birmingham. The
installation ceremonies were most i'm
pressive.
The grand lodge decided to purchase
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13


gramme. and to the amusement of the
guests. We'd with each other In the ardor
of describing how BADLY thew would, at
later date, welcome the chiefs to Biz
mingham as mayor of the city. Seals
said that he is a lean horse and will run
the full mile.
John l.. Parker, chairman of the
committee on arrangements in few
we'll chosen remarks, introduced b. M
Allen, the POSTMASTER of the even
ing. He congratulated himself upon
the privilege of meeting body of men
whom, in his Judgment, lay claim tc
greater claim for honor than any 9TH
er class Of public officials, repre-
sentative men with courage and ca
pacity for leadership who command
armies of men and hold positions in
our government where nerve and wis
dom stand them in hand
Prohibition was a live topic. Judge
Allen said: I'VE have tried prohibi.
ton, the golden rule on the install
ment plan, and are going to try the
commission" He made apologies fol
the Sahara feast" but "if you are
as intelligent as you look l am sat.
isfied that you have not yet died Of
| thirst"
| Chief Frank Cassidy of Elmira, N
Y, said of prohibition. "of course
you are sick Of that farce" Bodeke]
said None Of you know what troubi,
it is to be chief of police in pro
1
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
DR.. JENKINS TO FILL
PULPIT HERE SUNDAY

The Rev. Dr. S. e. Jenkins of Atlanta,
president of Piedmont college, will be Wis
itng In Birmingham Sunday and will
preach at the morning service at the
Congregational chapel His topic will be
"The Second Coming of Christi 1t is
hoped that there will be a full attend
ance, and that members of the congre-
CATION will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to meet DR.. Jenkins.
Night services will be held as usual at
the Amuseu theatre at o'clock, and the
Rev. George Eaves will preach on 1.-THE
Temptation to Suicide"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13

Joseph II. Hoadley of New York,
president of the Alabama Consolidated
Coal and Iron company, is registered
at the Hotel Hillman. lie arrived in
Birmingham yesterday morning and
left Immediately over the Birmingh am
Mineral for Searles in Tuscaloosa coun-
ty, where the Alabama Consolida ted OPP
crates coal mines. He was accompanied
to Seares by a small party including
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
CHIEFS SING DON'T
TAKE ME- HOME" At
MERRY LOVE FEAST
Many Unique Features Make
the Banquet a Great
Success
PROHIBITION IS GIVEN
SOME HARD KNOCKS
Chief George Bodekcr Presented With
a Handsome Gold Watch and Was
Mark for Many Compliment
tary Remarks

With the refrain, Don't Take Me
Home" humming through all their toasts,
the International Association of Police
Chiefs and their wives spent four hours
at the banquet board at the Hotel Hill
man last night, while guest and host
passed boquets, and music, pictures and
song added to the elaborate repast. which
was the browning feature in the enter
tainment of the visitors.
After a short business session yesterday
morning, in which the chiefs unanimously
accepted the invitation of Chief J. M.
Quigley of Rochester to hold their next
meeting in his city, the party left on
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-13
raft Attends Theatre

Washington, May 12.-President Taft set
at rest rumors that he was confined to
the White House by a threatened attack
of pneumonia by attending the theatre to-
night with Mrs. Taft. The President
remained throughout the performance.
and, although plainly suffering from a
cold, looked anything but an invalid.