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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-10

farmer who took worn-out farm that
Was yielding 60 bushels of Irish potatoes
TO the acre. and who soon made it yield
an average of more than 900 bushels to
the acre.
The New York Central proposes TO DEM
onstrate how farming conditions can be
improved by intelligent fertilization and
cultivation. There is nothing altruistic
on the part of the railroad, for the more
the farmers along its line make the better
will its transportation business be. 1t is
a plain business proposition for both the
farmers and the railroads.
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
railroad proposes to do along its line what
the New York Central is doing in western
New York. It has purchased at least one
farm in central Georgia, and it will show
ON that farm what the climate and soil
Of that section is capable of in good
hands.
Let us hope all other southern roads
will do likewise. for it is good business
on the part of any railroad to do all it
can TO increase the products of the farm.
We can not have too many demonstra-
ton farms in the south--the more the bet
ter. The puth needs them more than
the north does, because farming is more
slovenly done here than 1t is in the north.
We do not pillow deep enough. The
three-horse pillow is almost unknown, and
the railroads should first of all install that
kind of pows
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y. NJ. c. A. Rally at Livingston

Livingston, February 9.-(Special.)-
Inspired by the recent results of the J.
NJ. c. A. campaign in Birmingham, Liv-
inEston is to have rally tonight
at the city hall in the interest of local
Y. NJ. C. A. for the town. Possibly no
town in the state, of twice the inhabi-
tants, can show such civic pride as this
little city of west Alabama. The home
Of the Alabama Normal college, which has
for years been its pride, has always been
a seat of culture. The city has Wom-
ans club which has taken the lead in
civic Improvement, and through its eff
forts the Courthouse square is one of the
most beautiful in the state. In co-opera-
ton with the city council it has main
tanned a public library for number OF
years. The past summer there was UNI
yelled through the efforts of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy a handsome mon
ument in memory of the Confederate
dead, and this movement to establish a
Y NJ. C. A. in the town Is meeting with
a characteristic response on the part OF
the citizens.
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ROstald's BARNARD Drama

Edmond Rostand's long-heralded play
has at length been presented at the Port
st. Martin theatre in Paris, and it has
thus far been enthusiastically received
BY crowded houses.
The play is unique because no human
character appears in the east, birds and
animals necessarily In many cases of
heroic size appearing TO enact the parts
of the new play. Chanteeler is the hero,
and. he imagines he is master of the
sun-that when he comes the night is
ended, and day begins. Among the other
characters are the Blsckbird. the Dog,
the Hen Pheasant. the Fighting Cock,
and so on to the end of the barnyard list.
M. Rostand thus explains his conception
of the play
In 1901 while taking a walk in the
outskirts of Cambo, I was passing an
humble farm, when 1 suddenly stopped
before the barnyard. 1t was just an
ordinary barnyard. containing the usual
pigeon loft, wire MEETINGS, manure pile
and, within, the animals, hens, ducks,
guinea fowl, geese, turkeys, a cat asleep,
q. dog wandering about-in brief, a very
common spectacle.
I watched with interest, when sud
denly in stalked the cock. He entered
proudly, boldly. like a ruler, with disdain
in his eye and a certain rhythmic move
ment of the head, which produced the IL
resistibe impression of a hero. He ad-
vanced like buccaneer. like a man in
quest of adventure. a king among his
subjects. In a flash 1 saw in this spec
taele a play. I returned to the barn.
yard many times and rapidly the frame
work of the play was constructed in my
mind"
Chantecler is dlsillusionized in the
course of the play. and as he represents
mere man feminism triumphs The su-
premacy of man is upset. and woman now
completes with him on equal terms. The
play illustrates this in an unconventional
manner. Stransest of all the actors, say
the reports, were not ridiculous. They
really created a serious impression in
the highly poetic and no doubt artistic
play, for Chantecler is not a musical
comedy. 1t is a play with a lesson OF
significance.
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POSTAL OFFICIALS
VISIT BIRMINGHAM

A party of Postal Telegraph company
officials arrived in Birmingham Hast
night, the group consisting OF Clarence
II. Mackey. president OF the company;
c. c. Adams vice president. and Col.
George W. Harvey, editor of Harper's
Weekly. George ii. Ushed, general su-
perintendent, arrived in Birmingham yes
terday from Atlanta and met the party.
Mr. Mackey and his party are travelling
in his private car, "Riva.' They came
here from New Orleans, where they at
tended Mardi Gras, and will leave at
$50 o'clock this morning for Atlanta, via
the Southern railway. Local Manager
Thomas D. Jackson entertained the party
last night, meeting them at the train with
District Superintendent ]. Hargrave.
There is nothing of Importance con-
corning the visit of Mr.. Mackey to Bir-
mingham, the trip being merely one of
inspection. 1t was $40 o'clock when the
party reached Birmingham and only little
over an hour was spent by them in look
Ing over the local plant, which is one of
.ne largest in the country. this being the
relay point for the southern territory and
working over hundred operators
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BROTHER OF EMPRESS
BEGINS LEGAL ACTION

Berlin, February 9.-Duke Ernst
Gunther of Schleswig Holsteln, brother
of Empress Augusta Victoria, has he
gun another legal action to establish
his right to rank as a member of a
ruling house. One Prussian adminstra-
tive court recently denied the duke the
rank sought, but he has decided to ap-
peal to the higher administrative court.
The duke is lineal descendant of
the Kings of Denmark and the Princes
of Oldenburg, but the question to b.
determined is whether the relationship
with the families is near enough 20
justify a claim of membership in those
families. Another ground for his CLAIM
is that he is head of the ducal famiIy )
of Schleswig- Holstein. but this is
not q ruling family, having been de-
prived of its privileges. Nevertheless
several years ago, Emperor William as
signed the petitioner to the rank of
head of ruling family at the In
perial
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PRINCETON WANTS
GRADUATE COLLEGE

Prrceton, \. J., February e.-That the
special committee of the board of trustees
of Princeton university. appointed to re-
port next Thursday upon the various
questions involving the graduate school
controversy will make a non-psrtisan
statement of the case, was learned to-
night
Rumor had 1t previously that the COM
mittee was divided but definite informa-
ton has been received that the COM
mittee yesterday considered Mr.. Proctor's
withdrawal of the $4,000 offer, as we'll
as preceding events entering into consic-
Grafton, and will make unanimous report
which will recommend speedy adjust
ment of difficulties.
1t was learned today that the bequest
Of Mrs. Thompson6wann, originally $685.
900, now amounts to $4,000, and that this
money In any event will be available for
the building of q new graduate college.
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IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
In Old virginia


Il have just been reading with interest
the Anti-saloon leagues bill now pend
ing in the Virginia legislature said a
member of Birmingham Virginia col
ony.
The feature ii the bill is an enabling
clause to allow the people to vote on
statewide prohiaition whenever petition
signed by 25,oo0 voters shall call for an
election. But there IS a provision in the
measure in favor Of Eirglnia-made wine
and cider. Ia tee event that statewide
prohibition wins. under the proposed act,
Wine can be made and can be sold IN
packages of no less than two gallons.
And hard cider containing not more than
o per cent of alcohol can also be made
and sold. l only wonder that to these
exceptions beer was not added, for l I'M
derstand that great deal o. the modern
beer contains less than per cent OF al
cohol. Hard cid II is rot a popular drink.
but those who dc indulge in it freely not
only become intoxicated but they 'ae-
cumulate' the worst sort Of jag; where.
as mild beer is :, very innocent beverage.
THE Virginia .snti-saloon leaguers
seem Inconsistent. therefore in propos-
ing to spare wine and per cent cider but
prohibiting beer
Drastic prohibition has never been
success in any state that has tried 1t, and
it never will be so long as beer, which Is
fast becoming the most popular drink in
America, is put in a class with wh.e--y
and other strong stuff
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SENATE AND HOUSE
PASS MANY BILLS

Washington, February Am inves.i
cation of the cost of the high prices
of the necessities of life was provided
for today by the passage of resolu-
ton for that purpose by the Senate.
The Senate also passed bill comforting
the rank of rear admiral upon Com
the highest salary paid rear admiral.
This was calendar" day in the House
and several bills were passed, includ-
ing one for the creation of an art COM
mission to pass upon various works of
art erected by Congress in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Senate was in session about four
hours and the House about hour long
er. Both houses will meet tomorrow.
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Treble CIef Concert

The Treble Clef club will give its sec
ond concert of the season next Monday
night at the Jefferson theatre and the
mere announcement of this attraction
should be sufficient to fill the house. 1t
is difficult to ina CINE chorus of wom-
ems voices any finer than tho Treble
Clef chorus. Every season for many
years past the ladies who make up the
active membership of the club have af-
forded the music lovers of Birmingham
an opportunity of hearing high-elass
chorus compositions and their work is
being more and more appreciated.
For each concert the club engages a
distinguished solo artist Janpolski. a
famous baritone. will be the star in the
forthcoming concert. And in addition to
the vocal numbers on the programme a
select string orchestra will be heard or
this occasion. The concert as a whole
then. will be a rare musical treat in.
deed.
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The Kentucky with 40 men on boar
would have gone to the bottom of the
Atlantic carrying down those lives if
wireless apparatus had not been in
stalled just before the ship started from
New York to go to the Pacific side.
Despite all rescues and all lessons
Congress hesitates to COMPEL all Amer
lean vessels carrying passengers to in
stall the wireless system. 1t is st Il
a voluntary matter on their part ex
cent so far as observant passengers are
concerned, for the observant and alert
passenger will not go to sea in a boat
that is not equipped with a system that
can call for help in a time of trouble.
There is no reason In the world why
Congress should not give passengers at
sea protection equal to that demanded
for passengers upon railways. All safe
tv appliances are demanded for the lat
ter and this is what makes the demand
for a. wireless equipment on American
ships carrying passengers reasonable
and Just.
The steamship Kentucky is case
right in point. Her wireless operator
sent out appeals for help that reached
the land stations, and that also
reached the steamship Alamo headed
for Galveston. The Alamo reach ed the
Kentucky speedily. and all on board
Were taken off. Let Congress make
other rescues on American ships posi-
BILE. Let Congress compel all Ameri-
can ships carrying passengers to install
the wireless system.
| This system is no longer tentative
| It's value is as we'll known as is the
value of a telegraph line on land and
the call of the former-its IS. o. s.
is very often a matter that pertains &C
human lives. Congress should not hest.
tate
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Birmingham's Modesty

i find that the claim of $4,000 as Bir-
mingham's population is regarded as very
conservative" said Conrad II. Whalen
of Chicago, but it is better to be little
under than a good deal above the mark
Some of the cities maKng exaggerated
claims will be greatly disappointed
Il was surprised in loking over the
World Almanac the other day that Biz
mingham did not appear at all in the
table of statistics of cities. There is an
alphabetical list of cities with estimates
of population as of December 81, 1909. In
the census table of 1900 Birmingham APP
pears with IS, AS, but in the other table
towns estimated ali the way down TO 30.
900 are, with few exceptions, given. Biz
mingham's modesty doubtless accounts
for its absence from the guesswork list.
Atlanta is there with a claim Of 1885,
90. / am familiar with Atlanta and /
fully appreciate its solid growth and its
commercial Importance; but 1 think it a
safe bet that Birmingham, with its re-
cent extended limits, will come into the
next census with population as large as
Atlanta s."
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NOT ENOUGH ENUMERATORs
Job Goes Begging in Colbert-Prisoner
Escapes

Tuscumba February 9.-(Special.)-Ihe
job of census enumerator has gone peg
ging in Colbert county, only 26 applicants
appearing to take the examination, held
by A. NJ. Steele. under the civil services
rules This number will be insufficient to
take the census IF the county, and the
supervisor will be compelled to appoint
others without examination.
Gilbert Newman and Tom Gilley, ne
groes, confined IN The county jail for boot
Logging, made a dash for liberty yester-
day which was successful In the case OF
Newman. but Gil'ey was captured and re-
turned to Jail. Tile negroes were put to
scrubbine the Jail and called for soap and
brushes When IL was taken to them they
knocked the attendant down and made
dash for the street. Gilley, not SO meet
of foot as Newman, only got a short dis
lance before he was overtaken.
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AUSTRALIAN NAVAL
VESSEL LAUNCHED

of the Australian navy was launched
at Govan, Scotland this afternoon, Mrs.
Asquith doing the honors. In Chris
tening the ship the premiers wife
said:
First born of the commonwealth OF
Australias navy, / name you PARA
malta God bless you. May you uphold
the glorious traditions Of the British
navy In the dominions over seas
Tho Parramatta II a torpedo boat da-
stroyer Of the improved river class and
registers 100 tons
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FARMERS URGED TO
DIVERSITY CROPS

NJ ridian, Miss, February 9.-(SpeL,FI
The beard of trade has called for
meeting of citizens of the city and CO,
for Friday afternoon to discuss the
gent need of and to devise ways
means of inducing increased product,
of grain and other feed crops and liv
stock in this territory. 1t is. proposed
to nave inducements offered to the farm
ers of the county to raise an abundanc'
of corn and other foodstuffs because OF
the very high prices of all kinds of pro-
due and provisions. nj f
The board of trade this afternoon co le
cluded al! arrangements with B. T. RI to
ley representing the Alkehest Lyceuh-
bureau of Atlanta, for a Chautauqua in
this city from May to IA. The Chau-
tauqua will be given at the new High
lard Park theatre. now in course %
construction. =
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ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
PREF.

PREF.
Don't be gone long"
How long snail I stay away?p
'oh, until I count my money"
I can't get back as soon as that
AN IMPRACTICAL LOT.
picture of the past
The poets like to paint:
Into their Verse they cast
Their souls without restraint
and shed bitte- tear.
BY hopeless passion torn
For some seductive dear
Who left them all for;orn
To hear the poets sing
In sentimental strain.
You'd think that everything
Were close akin to pain,
And all of life were love
And languor-ladcn breath;
Perhaps that's WY. by jove,
So many starve TO death!
SURE.
There's ever a song some wher., my
DEAR
'fis so the poet sings;
The saddest day and the longest year
some trace or gladneSS brings,
THE AFTERMA TIL
Next morn his head
VIII thfon with pain,
Who murmurs, Fiji
En- up again
HURRAH FOR JOHN L.!
John L. Sullivan gives his business as
that of lecturer.
John l.. has reversed the latter-day
methods of pugilists."
How is that?"
"He was a fighter first and lecturer
afterward. Nowadays pugs are lecturers
first, last and all the time
QUITE A SHOCK.
Newed's tough luck
Was hard to beat
In the small of his back
He got cold feet.
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Mobile Priest a Bishop-EIect

''The Rev. ]. w. Shaw of Mobile, who
has been secretary OF this Catholic do
cese for a number of years, and who
has just been appointed by the Pope CO.
adjutor bishop of San Antonio. is an ex-
ceptionally fine Latinist," said a Birming-
ham clergyman.
Father Shaw is a native of Mobile,
and his many personal friends will De
glad to learn of his preferment He has
proved himself most exemplary priest,
and as he possesses administrative capac-
ity, as we'll as a high degree of scholar
ship, he should make an excellent
bishop
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Withdrawal Of Mr., Henderson

The withdrawal of Mr.. Henderson from
ers and one anti-amender out While
Mallory and Seed are rallying the amend
ers. O'Neal will ask the anti-amenders to
repeat the victory of November 20. Rev
olutions are not apt to go backward and
there is no reason to expect that the one
led by Mr. ONeal will backtrack a par
ticle.
In one respect the withdrawal of Mr.
Henderson will work well, for It has SIM
plified and classified the campaign, and
the voters on May will no doubt cast a
majority vote for a candidate for gov
ernor as well as for United States sena-
tor. Mr.. Seeds candidacy will scarcely
prevent majority vote in the Cover
Eor's race. In the senatorial race Mr.
Bankhead and Captain White are thus
far the only aspirants and a majority
vote will therefore as things stand, be
the outcome.
Perhaps the best feature of the cam
Da1sn is the absence of all bitterness. L
y runnig along without rancor, and il Il
plain a full vote will be polled. The in
tsrest In the outcome is deep and the pre-
vailing quietness is but evidence of it
aspth. Every possible vote will be pole,
nents indicate that record vote will b
eat
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AFRICAN COTTON CROP
is GROWING GREATER

Washington, : .hruary 9.-Cotton grow
ing in Africa is becoming an important
pursuit and one which. in time, will af-
feet the marketing of American cotton in
Great Britain, o. that country, which
uses so much cAtton from the United
States, is encoura sing the development of
the growing of that staple in her colonies
This seasons cotton crop in West Afri-
ca is estimated at 100000 pounds, or over
twice as much 90 was grown there last
year. The Kano railway will soon be ex-
tended into the cotton growing country
of northern Nigeria, and further develop
ment will then take place.
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TWO FORTUNES LEFT
TOJUSTUS GOEBEL

Cincinnati, February ST leave every
thing l may have been possessed of II
life to my beloved brother, Justus Goe-
bel"
In these words. constituting one of the
shortest testamen,ary documents ever re-
corded in Kenton county, KY. the will
of the late Artolr Goebel was filed in
Covineton this afternoon. No estimate is
made of the size Of the estate.
William Goebel, sworn in as the gov
ernor of Kentucky on his death bed i'll
1900. left this estate to his brother Ar
thur. Justus Goehel by the will Will be-
come the possess.I of the combined for
tune of his two brothers.
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Huntsville. February Especial. 1.-The
Madison County Teachers institute held
an interesting session in the Butler school
building in Hunts Vile The programme
included papers and addresses by Miss
Ethel Burgess, Mr.. r. w Mcclure. Miss
Mary Merits, Mea Iva Sandlin and Prof.
III. B. Havron. p.Of. Havron was elected
secretary of the Reading circle for the
county and a resolution was adopted
thanking the county commissioners for
supplying all of Ire schools of the county
with handsome maps of Madison county,
compiled by George w. Jones
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Charge of wife Deserti.4s Aai

New Orleans, La, February y.-Jaries
O. Armstrong was arrested here his
afternoon on a charge of deserving as
wife. Upon being subjected to a ed
cross-examination the police s;y that
Armstrong confessed that he is wanted
In Natchez, Miss, for counterfeftsng W
that he escaped from jail thore la
pany with another prisoner nan1eG
land who was subsequently recapst
A charge of bigamy Ia also pen
against Armstrong. lf
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APPOINTMENTS ARE
RATIFIED BY THE POPE

Rome, February 9.-The following ap-
pointments proposed by Cardinal Delai,
secretary of the consistorlal congregation,
were ratified by the Pope today: Rev
j. G. I.awler to he auxiliary archbishop
of St Paul, Mimi. Rev. j. W. Shaw OF
Mobile Ala, to be coadjutor bishop of
San Antonio, Texas; Right Rev. Denis
O'Donaghue, auxiliary bishop of Indian
apolis, to be bishop of Louisville, KY.
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REPUBLICANS WILL
HOLD CONVENTION

Cincinnati, February 9.-Men of national
prominence as members of the republican,
party will attend the convention and
banquet of the Ohio Republican league
at Dayton. O.. next Saturday, Accord
TO the programme announced here
ua' Wy '''uo ~ 20 - ii
gani4ation. 1t is expected that ~
Ellis, who recently resigned as assis In
attorney general of the United States Y
become chairman of the republican k
executive committee, will speak an
dinner. s%
Aflong those who are schedu
Jonn Hays Hammond, president Of 4
MAJ oral Republican league; w. @.
mon, attorney general of Ohio. and j
mer governor Andrew L. Harris.s "
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HOOKING SCANDAL is
NOT YET OVER WITH

New York, February 9.-Officials of the
stock exchange declined today TO COM
ment on the report of the special COM
imttee in the Columbus and Hooking
coal and iron scandal, but intimated
that the incident is not yet closed.
There is practically no doubt that all
the parties to the Hooking coal pools Will
be disciplined.
Among many members of the exchange
the belief prevails that Hugh F. Cr1ss, the
specialist in Hooking coal has not been
fairly treated in the report of the spe-
cial committee.
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Dr. Many e. Green Dead

Seattle, Wash, February s.-Dr. Mary
Il. Green, widely known as a physician
and lecturer or the nutritive value OF
foods and whose fight for the privilege OF
entering the medical profession. won her
fame forty-five years ago, died at her
home in this city .oday She was 60 years
old. She was president of the American
Household Economic association, had
charge of diet kitchens established by the
Red Cross for sick soldiers during ths
Spanish-American war In the south, ana
was the first woman admitted to mem
hership in the New York Medical associa-