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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
SEASON TICKETS
STILL BEING SOLD

While many tickets for the music festi-
val have been sold the sale of season
tickets has not been as large as Presi-
dent ]. H. Holcombe of the Festival as
ISOLATION had hoped Season tickets will
remain on sale only a few days longer
The festival dates are April 49, 20 and q
and there will be three concerts at night
and two matinees. The programme for
each performance is considered by music
lovers as brilliant and in every way de-
lightful; and the festival as a whole prom
ises to be the most popular ever held
in Birmingham
The Damrosch orchestra will be great
feature of each performance, and among
the other features on the opening night
will be solos by Madame Sara Ander-
son. the distinguished dramatic soprano,
several numbers by the Treble Clef chorus
and piano solo by Mrs. Truman Aldrich,
Jr., accompanied by full orchestra.
The price of a season ticket is only S.
The seat sale is at the Jesse French
Piano companys store on Third avenue
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
WILL LECTURE ON
THE FUTURE CITY

Every person in Birmingham who is
interested in the civic Improvement move
ment is invited to hear the lecture of
Morrison Patterson of the University of
the South on 1.-The Future City tonight
at the High School.
This is an illustrated lecture, prepared
after careful study, and solves many of
the problems which now confront Bir-
mingham.
1t has been arranged under the auspices
of the civic improvement committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, the expense
being paid by private subscription. Those
interested in park and school improve
ment, the city beautiful, and anything
looking to the betterment of conditions
in Birmingham, will gain information
and inspiration from the lecture. 1t will
be made the basis for an open discussion
at the next meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce
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Heavy Wind Makes Election
Day One of Most I'm
pleasant in Years
COMMENTS MADE BY
PEOPLE AT THE BOXES
All Seem to Think Pnycments should
He Flushed and Some white
Wings" Employed 10 Assist In
keeping Streets Clean

The way the dust flew when the spring
winds blew made things distinctly un-
comfortable yesterday AS the long
strings of voters patiently waited in line
the winds swept the dust over them in
great clouds, and great was the con-
demnation showered down on the heads
of those responsible for the conditions.
1t was unusually windy yesterday, and
this made the dust plague the more pro-
nounced Men who had been standing
around the polls for an hour or two
looked as dirty as stokers the dust
forming ridges of dirt under the eyes,
over the nose and around the mouth.
The welkin rang with sneezes, while
hacking coughs caused by the dust en-
tering the lungs, were to be heard on
all sides.
The streets appeared TO be even dirtier
than usual. there being great amount
of filth on the streets.
Following are a few of the expressions
heard around the court house polling
place:
Harry Ernest-"My kingdom for "A
white wing squad with a sprinkler
Eliot Parker-"S Something should be
done by the board of aldermen looking
toward the flushing of the streets. l no
tice that New York is using automatic
suction machines which will pick up OBJ
jects as big as a shoe and AS small as
pin, but that the commissioner OF streets
says satisfactory results can only be Sc
cured by flushing the streets. New YORK
city works nearly 1000 paid employees IN
Its street cleaning department. 1t looks
like Birmingham might add a dozen men
for white wings and a dozen more on
sprinkers and street sweepers. Two men
could do a wonderful lot of good by go
ing about flushing the streets
Mitchell Anderson-"Tve been standing
here for about an hour. and just look at
me- l look as If l had been shoveling
coal dust If it takes the passage of the
100000 bond issue, as the aldermen say
it will to give us relief, | will vote a
hundred times for it. In the meantime
it strikes me that the city might put a
few men to work flushing the streets,
while the sprinklers could be worked all
night
R. Fl. Anything to get rid
of the dust. My nose and throat has
been troubling me greatly recently, and
the doctors tell me that it is the dust.
Flush the streets and buy sufficient
sprinkIers. I'm willing to vote for big
bond issue with which to buy sprinklers,
street sweepers, and putting men to work
flushing the Streets
NJ Ellie Woods-"The city ought to oil
the streets; then it wouldn't be neces-
sary to buy SO many new sprinklers.
The cost of oiling would be much less in
the long run than the operation of water
sprinklers. A flushing crew and squad
of white wings ought to be put to work
in the heart of the town. The old city
looks too dirty, and we ought to be
ashamed of it. The aldermen say they
will improve the condition if the s4Oo00o
bond issue carries, and I'm certainly 60
ing to vote for it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
BANQUET BY THE
ATHLETIC CLUB

Tomorrow night the new members
4, nouet for the committees and new
embers of the Athletic club will be
ven at the Country club. Invitations
re out and plans on foot to make II
be of the most successful of the many
tlishtful banuuets of this kind given
i the past. ~
Physical Director w. l.. Anders son has
st sent out to the membership a mos
fnthusiastic letter, outlining the plans
br the summer:
Dear Sir-Have you had that annual
bring fever yet; that fever that speaks
4, baseball, golf and all outdoor ac-
.vities? If you have not it's because
sou have failed to notice the beauti-
hi weather. Drop your work for
hcond and go back a few years to
hose days when you counted the sec
llds to baseball time. Then think
|econd of this years prospects along
4 c same lines. What kind of team
the club going to have this year?
winner from the start. and all be-
'luse you are going to boost IT. II
|Du play the game, come oue anu HoiP'
you can't play, you know somebody
Tho can Get hold of him. If he
not a club member, get his name
IA the books. If you have never
sayed, come out just the same; you
ay be the seasons find. Whatever
blu do, boost with all your strength.
We are going to win.
We are not only going to win out
baseball but our track team Is GO
i e to be a leader as well. We took
sree men to New Or cans and Sc
aIred second place. What ought we
y do with a complete team? We have
ae material in the club and it's COM
lg out If every man in the club does
lis duty. and that duty is to find out
yho can do anything and then see that
Il does it. If you can't do anything
pme out and try. We will show you
,hat you can do and will appreciate
ne efforts
i We want our own team to show up
\ ell in the May Day meet and unless
ne club gets behind it, we will fail.
Ire we going to win or fail? Give us
pmething to work on and we will
Re to the winning. Cordially yours,
W. L. ANDERSON.
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ENTHUSIASM.
BY JOSEPH B. BABB.

= The quality of enthusiasm should I
, not be strained. Let it be the vol 4
= untary outpouring of a surcharged 4
, heart Founded upon confidence, 4
, 1t should be enduring. as lnvulner- 4
= able to the suggestion of failure as 4
= a battleship to the assault of a 4
, pop-gun Enthusiasm Is as catchy 4
, as measles among children. First I
= man has it. He shakes his !,
: neighbours hand. and he has 1t. !.
= Soon the whole block Is infected, 4
, and then it becomes epidemic in =.
; the community There Is nothing 4
, shame-faced about enthusiasm. 1t 4
, IL an enrolling and stimulating 4
, emotion. 1t clears the wilderness. I
, braves the dangers of the vastly 4
= deep. batters down mountains of 4
, obstacles. unravels the riddles of =.
= nature. unfolds the mysteries of 4
= science. and makes men. cities =.
= and nations great A man with I
= out enthusiasm is a boiler with I
= out steam, an orange without :
= juice, spring season without
. flowers. Enthusiasm surmounts :
= envy. conquers malice and puts to :
= rout the hordes of evil. While :
= enthusiasm is an inspiration. it can :
y be cultivated. Remember the
= words OF Emerson: Nothing great
= was ever accomplished without
y the door of opportunity flies open
= at your bidding. the lamp of
. Aladdin is In your hand. and the
. limit of achievement Is set only
y by the scope of your desire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
Ben COngcr Resigns

Albany, N. Y, April Arising to a
question of personal privilege in the
senate tonight, Senator Ben Conger,
after reading a statement in which he
declared he fully realizd that as a re-
suit of the Aids bribery charge, his
usefulness as a senator was at an end,
handed IN his resignation to the senate.
With aslen face and trembling hand he
read while his fellow senators listened
with intense interest, and when he had
finished he sent his resignation to the
desk and quickly left the chamber.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
prol,thiticu Election i'm Michigan

Detroit April 4.-Early returns from
tho prohibition vote today in the %
counties of Michigan indicate that
Ienawe, Shiawasse, Ingham. containing
the capital city, Lansing, and Otseso
counties have been added to the dry
column and that Oakland county has
charged from dry to wet. Kent
e. clair and Mason counties. contain
ino the cities of Grand Rapids. Port
Huron. and Ludington respectively are
claimed by the 'wets" by safe maJori-
ties.
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Mrs. Mary Kirkland

Mrs. Mary Kirkland, 50 years old. died
at her home, 1901 Eleventh avenue, north,
yesterday morning, Mrs. kirkland is sur
vived by three daughters and three sons
The remains will be sent to Lincoln. Ala,
for interment this morning by the Green
Undertaking company.
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Mrs. Rosa T.. GnlIager

The remains of Mrs. Rosa f. Gallager
arrived in Birmingham yesterday morn
ing were taken in charge by the Gau-
din Undertaking company. Interment
was made in the Southside Catholic ceme-
terry. Mrs. Gallager died at Chattanooga
Tenn, where the family moved some
time ago. She was the wife of James
Gallager, who formerly lived in Bessemer
and was well known in and about Bir-
mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05

Jackson, Miss, April 4.-((Special)-
Judge S. S. Hudson of yicksburg will
be appointed attorney general of. Mis-
sissippi to succeed ]. B. Stirling. resigned
TO accept presidency First National bank
of this city.
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EN- bruc Bradberry

The remains of Embrue Bradberry, the
7-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Luther
r. Bradberry, will be sent to Chelsea,
Ala, this morning for interment by Lige
Loy The family live at Eleventh avenue
and Twenty-second street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
Marriage LIcen.es Issued

marriage licenses have been issued as
Blows from the office of the probate
burt:
&c. d. Caller of Birmingham to Miss
ellie Ellard.
TO- L. Milligan of Birmingham to Miss
Ifucy Burke.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. 8. NJ. HiXOn

Mrs S. NJ Hixon, Pratt City, died yes
terday evening at o'clock. Funeral ar
rangements will be announced later In
terment will be made at the Pratt City
cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
Good Crowds Attending
Thdcker- Fisher Revival

Last night a good crowd Joined in the
singing and listened to a life-building
sermon at the Thacker- Fisher union re-
vival at the First Presbyterian church,
which will continue every night this week.
The subject this morning was 1.-The
Philosophy of Living" based on the text,
Titus Pill, II, For the grace of God
that bringeth salvation hath appeared
to all men, teaching us that denying un-
goodness and worldly lusts we should live
sober, righteous and Cody lives in this
present world
There is an idea current among men,
said the preacher that the Christian
faith is something to die by, but not to
live by; that it concerns the next world
and conserves the interests of the soul
in that regard. but is really not adapted
to the present practical life; that it's prin-
ciples
" Are too sweet and good
For human natures daily food.
He then set himself to the task of show
ing what it called for in present life and
what life should be according to the gos-
pei. Live soberly, righteousy, godly.'
l. "Soberly.'
This refers to mans life in relation
to himself. "Soberly,' in the broad sense
of the word, self-controlled and self
mastered.
The physical appetites and powers must
be under control. Honor the body and
make the best of it. but keep it in its
proper place and under the royal WILL
which is the imperial power. Unless this
is DONE man is mere animal,
Whose god is his stomach
And whose priest is passion
1.-The monarch of himself is king of men,
and he alone is fit to rule who has learned
to obey
2. Control the aesthetic faculties. They
are God-given and should be trained
and exercised; the admiration of art and
the love of the beautiful. There is no
'piety in ugliness. Build your handsome
home, surround yourself with the artistic
and beautiful, but the more you spend
on yourself the more on God. More
over. these things are given by God to
uplift to the highest beauty-the heavenly
and spiritual. Again, men must con-
troll their commercial. professional, po-
liticaI and social energies, and keep them
in place. Jesus was no monk or ascetic.
Push out into every honorable sphere of
human thought and achievement, but re-
member this this world is not all, nor it's
interests supreme. Think more of the
unseen than the seen, of eternity than
time. Do all to the glory OF Cod.
2. Live righteously. Here is a mans
duty to his fellows Thou shalt not
KILL" Do not murder. More than that
Do nothing that will injure your brother.
More: Do all you can to promote his
we'll being
Thou shalt not steal" Neither his
purse nor his happiness. nor his repu-
tation. The preacher sternly condemned
the evil tongue that murders reputation
and steals good names and wrecks con-
tdence and human happiness. 1t is more
contemplate to SANDER than to steal gold.
No good is done by carrying evil reports,
even though they be founded in fact. He
also spoke with much force and wisdom
OF the just province and true liberty of
the press to build up society, and of in
dividual liberty; not that of the French
revolution. the liberty to carry a torch
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ore. a white boy, 5 years old, ran
way from home at Tallapoosa, Ca,
.unday morning and is supposed to be
bming to Birmingham. His parents
re very much worried about him and
ave sent word all over the country IN
n attempt to locate him and persuade
! m TO come home. 1t IS claimed that
E left home in the company of two
oys named Bentley, one Is, and the
lher 81 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-05
Changes in Mobile Team

Mobile, Ala, April 4.-Leonard Cote,
Mobile outfielder, was today sold to the
Hannibal Mo. team Catcher Owen
Shannon of Omaha Joined the Mobile
team today.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
dreds of homesick travelling men during
each year.
Mr.. Henderson tells of some wonderful!
of this work.
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SHAW, The Undertaken. 21o6 and 1it
9Th avenue. Both phones 3.
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CITY ITEMS

estiyaI Chorus-There will be full
|hearsal of the festival chorus tonight
Cable hall, and Prof Fred h. CRAMPS,
director, says he desires to see eV-
Fy member present.
Revival mt POwderly-ReViVai ser
ces are being held at Powderly this
eek by the Rev. A. d. Glass, pastor
/ the Elyton Baptist church, assisted
n the Rev. Curtis Shugart.
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The following is the local report
the United States weather bureau
Birmingham for "a hours ended at
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GREEN Undertaking. Co. Phones 1904.
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THE WEATHER

Washington, April 4.-Weather forecast
II Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
howers and cooler Tuesday; wednesday
Dir; moderate southwest to northwest
|inds.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
TOOK VINE IN COURT.
But Magistrate Sought Only to
Qu0IfY as Uitness.

Spectators in Essex Market court yes
terday We're startled to see MagistTa te
Steinert lift a wine bottle 10 his mouth
and drink while sitting on the bench in
the trial of a case. Lawyers. court at
taches and others within the rail en-
closure and in easy grasp of the full pro-
ceedings knew. however. that the Magis-
tra.te was merely experimenting 10 de-
termine if he could safely testify as an
expert as to whether the fluid contained
alcohol.
Il can't tell whether this has alcohol in
IT," said the Magistrate. and then added
to Detective Flynn. and neither can you
qualify as an expert and by tasting or
drinking this fluid put yourself in a posi-
ton TO come in this court and testify
under oath that il contains alcohol. The
only safe way and the only legal way is
to have the Board of Health analyze
the fluid"
Thereupon the Magistrate adjourned the
case for one week 10 allow the analysis.
The complaint being heard was for selling
without a license against Gadalia Cherkes,
whose cellar, at NO. 176 Ludlow street,
was raided by Detectives Flynn and
Thompson. of the Eldridge street station.
Before tasting the wine the Magistrate
sought to induce the Bridge officer John
McGuckin, 10 sample it and testify. He
was greatly astonished when McGuckin
said that although he had been thirty-nine
years on the force he was a teetotaler, and
must
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
WOULD ACT n LIE.
Professor G.. &. Hall GiUes
School girls Idea of Honor.

Girls evidently have a peculiar idea OF
the honor system as used In many schools.
Half the girls in twelve schools would not
tell the conductor that the nickel was still
in their glove If he happened to pass them
by. More than half would not tell on COM
rades whom they caught using notes on
examination and the same number would
prefer bluff1ng 1t out to telling the teacher
they were unprepared for recitation.
These deductions, said Professor G.
Stanley Hall, of Worcester. Mass, were
made as result of personal questions.
DIR. Hall spoke to the pedagogic depart
ment of New York University yesterday.
In discussing the honor system he gave
instances of its development in the South,
where 1t originated. and made the point
that the average student considered the
honor system a college made idea that
would not prevail in after life, where aids
on all kind were allowed in professions.
ana that therefore the student did not
always consider himself culpable when
receiving such aid in examinations. He
also criticized the honor system under
student government as falling to accom-
pl1sh one desired end. the moral improve
ment of the student in RIGHTEOUSNESS and
drunkenness. He cited the example of
Harvard University. where the honor sys-
TEN was not desired. The secretary of
Harvard had said to him that in a body so
large and heterogeneous there must always
be some students who would cheat and the
entire student body did not care to go into
the detective business; also that honest
men would not object to the supervision
OF proctor.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
HELP FOR FTREMEN.
CiJI SerUace Board Hears of
4Ieged 4buses an Schools.

A public hearing was held yesterday by
the Municipal Civil Service Commission to
determine if abuses as alleged. existed un-
der the present contract system between
the Board of Education and the janitor
engineers OF the public schools. 1t was
charged at the hearing that abuses existed,
notably in the long hours and small pay
tiremen and cleaners in the public schools
of the city received under present condi-
tions
The Janitor engineer, as the head tanitor
OF each school is known officially. receives
a lump sum for the care and maintenance
cf the school, and out OF this he pays
firemen and cleaners whom he personally
hires. The foes of the present system say
that the firemen and cleaners ought 10 be
taken from the Civil Service list.
The president of the board. Commissioner
John c. Mcjiuire. and Commissioners
Keogh and yelling, listened TO the argu-
ments. Three witnesses were heard, ard
a little after noon the hearing was adj
journed for wek.
James P Holland. a business agent Of
the International brotherhood OF Station
airy Firemen. who has been investigating
the conditions in the public schools. said
that even though the contract system could
not he abolished the contractors could be
compelled TO work the men only eight hours
and pay them the prevailing rate of wages,
the state law provides.
William T Bishop of No. 5S4 East 14Sth
street, a former janitor in the public
schools described with the aid of data the
conditions under which the fremen and
cleaners worked.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
CIVIL ENGINEERS GATHER
American Society Hears Reports and
Visits P. p r. Terminal.

Professor David A. Meiter. OF the civil
engineering department Of Cornell Uni
versity presenting a report on the present
status of the metric system in this country
at the annual meeting of the American
Society of Civil Engineers, held yesterday
at No 90 West 57th street, advised that
the system be taught in the lowest grades
OF the public schools. lie said that the
principal opposition TO the system was
based on ignorance and from the report
It appeared that there were slight gains
IN it's favor. It was suggested that the
report be sent 10 each member OF Congress.
but Representative Wiley. of New Jersey,
opposed the suggestion.
Nine out OF ten Congressman won't
read the report he said, "and nine out OF
ten wouldn't understand il If they did read
IT."
John A. Bensel. president Of the Board OF
Water Supply, was elected president OF
the society, succeeding Onward Bates, OF
Chicago. John r. Tanning. of Minneapolis.
becomes first vice-president and Hunter
Mcdonald, of Nashville, Tenn, is the new
second vice president Joseph NJ. Knap
and Charles w. Hunt both OF this city,
were reelected treasurer and secretary,
respectively Fourteen hundred members
attended the meeting They visited the
pennsylvania terminal Yesterday and to-
oay "il inspect the Ashokan reservoir.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
ARGOS SKIPPER HIT BY WAVE.
Nine of Another Ships Crew of Thir-
teen Washed Overheard in Same Gale.

The British freighter Argo arrived here
yesterday after a rough passage of thirty
eight days from Seville. Spain. She was
battered about by various gales on the run
across the Atlantic. but received her hard
est tussle with wind and waves on Decem-
her 70 while steaming under bare steerage-
way in a westerly gale. terrific combcr
came over the bow, flooded the engine room
and lifted two lifeboats from their chocks
irto the sea.
Captain Dove was on the bridge when
the damaging wave nit the Argo. and ne
Nas thrown heavily against the starboard
bridge rail. His leg was badly injured
When the Argo arrived here yesterday the
skipper had To be assisted TO the Custom
House to present his papers
The Argo was forced to put into Fayal
for repairs. and while there the British
warship Jnvincibe lowed in the wrecked
Portuguese bark Fortuna, whose deck was
awash The bark had been wrecked in the
same gale that damaged the Argo Nine
members of crew of thirteen men We're
washed overheard and the man who was
dashed TO the wheel was cut into shreds MS
d terrific sea hit the rudder.