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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

be able to give you any definite heipf'
Hes a plureber, but he knows they need
bricklayers." In case of this nature 1t
world be foolish to spend money to send
him 400 miles to an uncertain possibility
of work We can use the money for
cases where it will be of positive and GER
tain help instead of probably burdening
another community.
But suppose that workman who left
home to get employment in this. city
fails and becomes stranded. To reunite
him and his family often relieves two
communities of the burden of supporting
indigents, for his family has very prob
ably become dependent owing to the
mans failure in the strange ctty. The
society to which the man applies veri-
fies his story by telegraphing to his
former home, for which a code Is used.
Arrangements are also made by telegraph
for tiding over the man and his family
at his old home until he begins to be
self-supportng.
| Other problems for which transportation
is an obvious solution are where young
hoys and men or young girls lured by the
attractions Of a great city, have left
their homes. All that is usually necessa-
nv to save them from continued destitu-
ton and bad influences is to send them
hack Before this is done care must be
taken to be sure that they will not be-
come dependents in the town. to which it
is proposed to send them. The family
may be unable to support the boy or he
may have q reputation at home that
would go far to prevent his getting work.
It is not sufficient to know merely that
the facts given by the applicant are corr
rectly stated. His Judgment of the best
course to pursue is not conclusive For
instance. a young man stranded In a
large city asks to be sent home to his
mother On its face 1t would seem to be
the very best thing to do. Upon inquiry,
however, it may develop that he has left
home several times. After wandering till
he was tired he has always applied to be
sent home and this may have been done
several times. In such a case employ
ment has been found for the boy and he
has been induced to save his fare home
and SO realize that he had no right to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
A Widows Boy
From Harper's Bazaar.

From Harper's Bazaar.
Nature made 1t very hard for us to keep
from babying my son. All his early years
he was a high-strung little semi-invalid.
During that time tried not to let the
boy feel himself too important I tried
never to let him know that all my life
was conferred in his, or that l worried
over him. / always assumed that his
indisDsition was slight and such as any
other child might have. On no condition
did any of us mention nerves. If any
thing annoyed him when he was In no
condition to bear the excitement. the
cause of his irritation was unobstrusiyely
removed. We never discussed In his
hearing his lack of appetite.
As he gradually grew into more nor
NAL boyhood, there was some change In
our relationship. The child was ever shy
and retiring, and wanted to stay always
near me. Now, I fairly pushed him into
the arms of 1.-THE fellers." Many mothers
make an undue fuss over deciding with
whom their boys shall associate. let
my son, for the most part, make his own
choice. made him understand that |
trusted he would not become intimate
with any boy who did not live up to our
code of honor.
After paying two-thirds of his college
expenses. my boy Is now taking care OF
me. And Is it necessary to say that / am
a proud and happy mother?
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we're adopted by the National Conference
of Charities and Correction some seven
years ago to prevent the useless sqran-
dering of public and private funds and
to stop the encouragement of vagrancy
by giving transportation to those who
have no surety of employment or other
benefit from the change.
The adoption of these provisions by an
ever increasing number of public and
private agencies (at present nearly $50
observe them> has greatly diminished
the abuse Of charity transportation and
will undoubtedly cause a much more
general compliance.
In the old days applicants were contin-
ually asking for railroad tickets, a man
was apt, according to his story, to have
promise of work in Cincinnati, at.
Louis, or Baltimore. If he could only get
ties or the charitable agency would feel
that they could not afford to send him
all The way. Yet unless they got rid Of
him as soon as possible" they were burr
dened with his support So ticket to
the next town was bought and the case
passed along. 1t was an easy way OF
shifting responsibility. The next town
did the same. SO that there was about
an even exchange.
II the applicant really had a chance
at his destination, he often became a
confirmed yagrant before he was able
to win his way there by slow steps from
town to town. In the case Of impostures
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

Exclusive Service The Survey fress
Bureau.)
r. check the custom of heating their
Ay." so much practiced by vasrants'
L Trunk Line association has this year
ken a most important step, Reduced
lie charity passage on almost eil the
hportant lines east of Chicago - now
|anted only to benehciaries Of charitar
b agencies. which observe carernl'y
|spared code of rules that have been de-
BED to govern the transportation OF qes-
tute persons.
These rules represent the practical
of many experienced charity
brkers in all parts Of the country. They
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

the practice merely encouraged the i'm
position and complicated the tramp prob
lem. Where a conscientious investiga-
tion was made and only deserving cases
helped with transportation the communi-
Ity or charitable society became q dump
ing ground for the CASTOR problems of
its less scrupulous neighbors.
At present in the more progressive
cities a very different plan is followed.
The first precav.tion taken is to be sure
that the applicant Is really unable to pay
the regular fare. This is but common
prudence. Further 1t is useless to send
anyone to far off city unless his condi-
ton and prospects will be substantially
improved. Generally speaking, q man
| in good health, IL no one is dependent
upon him, is not given transportation.
The Joint Application Bureau in this city
has at present standing requests for men
to work on various engineering and con-
tracing jobs We are unable to fill the
positions. So an ahle-bodied single man
s offered q chance to earn money or to
walk to his destination. If he Is unwill-
ing to work here there is no guarantee
that he will do better somewhere else.
In many cases a mechanic comes to our
office complaining that in his trade here
everything Is slack. Men are not being
hired. BIT he has heard from friend
that work Is plenty in a certain place.
perhaps Buffalo. and he is sure he could
get job there. Have you position
promised?' mo, but l could set job all
right" Have you any letters of intro
duction that would help you to e~- work
there?" mo, but heard from friend
that they want lots of men in my line. \
docs he work at your trade? Would he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
Reforc the Passion Play
From Harper's Bazaar.

AS the time for the first production ap-
proaches. the religious spirit Of the peo-
pie deepens. The productions are given
several times a week during every tenth
summer. They continue from May to
September. and are now going on. At
clock the nights preceding the perform
ances, band of musicians marches from
one end of the town to the other an
nouncing the next days performance,
with the intention of warning all those
who expect to attend to prepare for It. At
the next morning the village cannon.
placed at the foot of a high peak
crowned with a large cross which stands
guard over the town nestling at its foot,
calls all to early mass, both villagers and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
force others to give him free transporta

force others to give him free transporta-
ton home whenever he wishes.
The adoption of the cooperative policy
in handling charity transportation has
resulted in considerable economies. The
old method of buying freely tickets to the
next town bred Migrants. One city ex-
pended $3.50 a year In this way After
deciding to buy tickets to the final point
of destination or not at all the expendi-
ture was only $500.
Now that the Trunk Line association
requires compliance with the charity
transportation rifles instead of merely
recommending their use, the saving both
for the railroads and for charitable agen-
Giles should be even greater. An Incl
dental advantage is that the funds avail
able for charity transportation can be
used for the more adequate treatment of
really deserving cases.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

From the Youths Companion,
sure Father Flaherty was . soel
man." Mr. Murphy said Of the deoaasei
parish priest. 'He hated sin hut he
loved tn sinner. an no was ali com.
passion an patience an wisdom. Fhere
never was another loike I'm III haidin'
up hope to tn poor batthered man that
had amy desire fr good,
Faith, said he to Con MeehaN, III,
tonne tn bhy was Down an out. satin
this soide av paridipe 'tis all hexiRnins
again, over an over. an tin toimsa
over!'
IAN that keen" continued Mr.. Mur.
ply. twas niver worth whole to heee
back part Az th' price Of M land! Wid
q twinkle In his sys he'd see eleap
through amy Ananlss that iveF walked
"An' sin'rogsv Mr.. MurRhy's veioe
dropped to lever key and his eye,
were wet when he added. Ills hand was
always IN his pecut, an whin they
prepared him f'r burial they found hi
right arm longer than his left Wid
stretchin' It out to tn peer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

From Tit-Bits.
A gentleman visited Bloomhury. Getting
off the train he found he had to drive
four miles from the station to the town.
This naturally angered him, and he APP
preached the ticket agent.
You are fools on this line" he said.
What made you build your station SO far
away from the city,
Because drawed the agent, I'VE
thought 1t would be more convenient to
have 1t down here near the railroad" y
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

Every Evening and Sunday Matinee.
Refined amusements amid refined sur
roundings. Concert, Vaudeville, Dane
ing. Fishing, Boating.
Amateur Nights every Wednesday.
Fireworks next Thursday and every
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31

Fancy Straw Braid Bonnets lined
with silk chiffon and trimmed
with flowers, liberty ribbon
rosettes and long ribbon tiesi
dainty headwear for little folks.
Were up to $3.50. Marx Rule
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From Nudge,
The teacher was telling the story OF
Red Riding HOOD She had described the
woods and the Wild animals that i've
there,
Suddenly" she said. "Red Ridlng Hood
heard loud noise, She turned around
and what do you suppose she 4aW VtAnd-
ing there, looking at her and allowing I'll
its sharp, white teethf'
Teddy Roosevelt" cried one Of the
hoys,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-31
AT'TEN

when z man eats mushroems and 1t
Ills him It 10 toadstools; when he gets
had place Of floor tile work for
Prches. bathroom, etc. y don't Kill
in but makes him mighty mad
|oral: Have your tile work done by
Southern Mogaic Tile Co.
Ss1p CHAMBER n GemmsFss Hlds.
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FERD MARX STORE
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The Eternal Feminine .

From Lippncott's.
Myrtle has gone upon the vaudeville
stage and has made an instant big hit
because of her daring"
"What Is her act?'
"She sings in cage of mice"
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birmingham Special, |"
The steal car train.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-04-09
I have for sale
159 IL ACRES

two miles from Cashmere, 20 acres in orchard 80
acres more can be set to orchard; 100000 feet of
standing timber and water enough for 1000 acres
with no maintenance fee. Water is yours forever.
The buildings are fair Price is
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-23
To THRESH
OUT SPRACUE
AVENUE FILL

Thursday night the city council
will meet in adjourned session to
try to settle the Sprague avenue fill
matter.
The board of public works has
asked that the contract with Dennis
be forfeited and the permission
given the board to go ahead and fin
ish the work They estimate the
cost at Sill. 900.
On the floor of the city council
last night G. B. Dennis, the con-
tractor. charged all of the troubles
of the fill to the defective plans of
the city engineer and said that the
board of public works can not COM
plete the fill short of twice the con-
tract price of $4,000
He charged the board of public
works with keeping the truth from
the city council for the purpose of
shielding City Engineer J. c. Rails
ton.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-23
Il IS ALL
OFF, SAYS
STRAHORN

I'VE cannot accept the offer OF
the city council to submit the fran
chise to popular vote for acceptance
or rejection, we to bear the expense
of such special election" said Rob.
ert E. Strahorn, president of the
North Coast railway, this morning
in response to a question as to his
attitude on the action of the cOun.
ell in calling an election for June IA
ITO begin with, we could not &C
cept franchise secured in this way
because our attorneys have told us
that the city council has the sole
and only power to grant the fran.
chise.
Then it would be useless to sub
nit the franchise in the form pre-
pared, as there are a number of
other questions that will be brought
up, even if the people voted to
waive the demand for terminal
rates. With these questions unset
tied we could still be harrassed and
the final action on the franchise in,
definitely postponed
Continuing, Strahorn told of the
franchise fight as follows: 1T is
very embarrassing to me when
report to my New York associates
that my home city of Spokane, for
which | have striven to secure every
concession in the building of our
line, has cast us aside. With
Walla Walla, North Yakima and
other cities running after us with
offers of land for our shops and
for other uses, imagine the disap-
pointment over the attitude of Spo-
kane, my home city, in rejecting all
of these things that we are bring
ing to it without a penny's outlay
and paying top prices for every,
thing that we get.
mo, if the city council has made
up its mind that they do not want
the North Coast there is nothing
else for us to do but pack up our
tent and move away. We have met
the city council more than half way
on every proposition that was pre-
scented and now when we can not
consent to do the impossible they
want to shut us out.
IF the city of Spokane were to
buy all of our terminals and build
a union station and invite us to
walk into it on the condition of our
granting terminal rates we could
not do it; no. not for moment. 1t
is a physical and financial impossi.
hilifv and tho npnpla arc heipp do.
luded when told the contrary"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-23
BIG JOLT FOR
s. 8 P, co.

One more huge pile of dollars was
added this morning, to the gigantic
price that must be paid by the Spo-
kane & Inland Empire Railway sys-
TEN for lives lost in the Occur d.
Alene wreck. on the afternoon of
July 81. In the court of Henry l..
KEENAN,, a judgement for the sum
of S11 500 was handed down to Mar
garet M. Veine of Springfield, Mo,
whose young husband was among
the victims of that catastrophe.
Together with this sum, the young
widow will be reimbursed for other
expense to which she has been
put by the litigation.
Mrs. Neine is the executriX of her
husbands WILL made in September,
1908 and by the merits of that docu-
ment, she is bequeathed the entire
estate of her husband. John A.
Veine, the wreck victim, according
to his wife's complaint was a rail
road brakeman, aged 80 years, and
was working on a road out of their
home in Springfield, Mo.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-23
BUT THERE ARE
NO RESORTS, SO
CHIEF SAYS

Insanely jealous because she had
been Tilted for another woman, Lou
Use Ham, an inmate of a colored re-
sort at E210 Front avenue, shot and
killed her recent lover, John Henry
Hardy, also colored, about $3.50 last
night.
Hardy, who is said to have been
living with the Ham woman for the
past three months. and who was
private in the Twenty-fifth regi-
ment. Company G, stationed at Fort
Wright, is alleged to have told
Louise that their love affair had
come to an end. Another woman
was mentioned as his reason.
! Last night Hardy came to the re-
sort and talked to some of the other
/ heart.
/ CraZed with jealousy, Louise Ham
stood behind the portieres separat-
ing her from the room in which
Hardy sat, until she was able to
draw direct aim on him. Then
she sprang into the room, and, &C
cording to witnesses. shot him de-
/ liberately, the bullet entering his
right breast. Hardy died without
making statement. He lived only
five minutes after the shot was
/ fired.
! Isabel BaxtOn, another inmate of
! the resort. and John Gates. Wis
itOr, are being held by the police as
/ eye witnesses. The Ham woman
has so far expressed no remorse
at having killed her lover. Last
night she admitted to the police
that she had done the shooting.
This morning a 3S caliber revolver,
supposed to be the one used in the
shooting was found under the mat
/ tress of Isabel Baxton's bed. Five
cartridges and an empty shell were
in the revolver when ii was found.
The BODY of the dead man was
taken in charge by Coroner Schle.
gel but has been turned over to the
Fort Wright authorities. according
to military rule. Hardy was 81
years old and is said to have rela-
tives in Texas.
The Ham woman will be tried In
| the federal courts.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-23
WELSH QUITS
WELSHING
BY RINaSIDER.

SAN FRANCISCO, March ga
Freddie Welsh, after hurting defis at
Packey Mcfarland and then trying to
run out" when the stock yards cham
pion sailed across the pond to beard
the lion in his den, at last has con-
sented to fight his old foe the battle
to take place in London on May 80
The distance agreed upon is 20 rounds
and the purse is $500 and there will
be $1,000 side bet.
Never has an English fighter been
roasted as Welsh because of the atti-
tude he assumed when Mcfarland got
him into a corner among his people
After Welsh beat Johnny Summers
he became public idol. He was
hailed as the legitimate successor of
Battling Nelson and was even referred
to by some of the English critics as
the real lightweight champion be-
cause Nelson had refused to fight him.
But when Packey Mcfarland ap-
peared on the scene and announced his
willingness to fight Welsh ran off
Freddie evidently has now seen the
handwriting on the wall, for with the
Londoners against him he is in dan
ger of losing caste throughout the
kingdom.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-23
TEDDY ON HIS
WAY ONCE MORE
BY a Staff Correspondent of the
United Press

LUXOR, Egypt, March 23--Colo-
mel Roosevelt made his last public
appearance here this afternoon
when he addressed the teachers
and pupils of the American Pres
byterian girls school mission. His
remarks were along the same lines
as other addresses which he made
during his trip through the land
of Pharoah. He praised Englands
rule of the country and compliment
ed the churchmen for their civiliZ-
ing work in the east, and it's effect.
The colonel spent the morning
hours in his apartments at the hotel
preparing the lectures which he is
to deliver while in Europe.
He left Luxor for Cairo at seven
o'clock today.
At the station he was greeted
by the American residents who had
assembled to give him God
speed on his journey.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-03-23
WAR GRIPS
NICARAGUA
(By United Press Leased Wire)

(By United Press Leased Wire)
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, March
23.-(By wireless telegraph)-Two
thousand Madriz soldiers are NOV
ing towards Bluefields today, ac-
cording to spies who have reached
Rama. The spies came from the
interior and telegraphed the news
to the capital Of the provisional
government.
Bluefields was thrown into a
panic by the news. Plans were
hastily formed for the defense of
the city. The Estrada forces are
scattered and only few stragglers
have returned to Bluefields and the
town is practically defenseless.
Couriers have been sent out to
communicate, if possible, with the
various commanders of the Estrada
forces and an attempt will be made
to mobilize the troops between
Rama and Bluefields. Rama is the
base of the movements of the Es-
trada troops and efforts are being
made there to bring in the strag-
glers and reorganize the army.
General VasqueZ, commanding
the Madriz forces, is expected to
reach Rama within two days and if
he should succeed in cutting off the
provisional army before it reaches
there it is believed here only a
disorganized resistance could be Of
fered the administration soldiers,
and the fall of Bluefields would be
almost certain.
Once before during the revolu-
ton in Nicaragua, Bluefields has
prepared to defend itself. The plan
adopted then will be used now and
should the MadriZ troops pass
Rama, most of the people of the
city will be taken to the bluffs that
overlook Bluefields, and the few
soldiers that can be marshalled
will be placed where they can send
a raking croSs-fire across the town
itself, should the Madriz army at
tempt to invade the city.
The threatened danger has given
rise to the rumor that the United
States will be appealed to again to
interfere in Nicaragua. There are
many Americans in Bluefields and
it is said a hasty message will be
sent to Washington asking for the
return of United States cruisers.
The last cruiser left Nicaraguan
waters a few weeks ago.