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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22
Peggy And [ DelUe Into
ef9e The High Cost OF Living
Talk Grouchy ButcherThnks People Are All Going Crazy
Then We Encounter the Egg Man Who Defiantly
Charges 4Oc Dozen For Hen Fruit
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

"Come and go a-marketing with me, =
said Peggy, who had suddenly deter
mined to find out for herself all about the
increased cost of living and also to in
vestigate her own account, whereupon
accepted Immediately, seeing perfectly
good data ahead for an interesting DOLLY
story, and so we proceeded on our ex-
plorlng expedition, to what stands in Biz
mingham for the north pole.
''If we go to the meat market first,
said Peggy, as we neared our destination
1--WE will spend all our money and won't
have anything but soup to show for it. y
IF you behave like that, then I won't
play" 1 said, flor one of the chief rea'
sons have for going along with you is to
interview the butcher, for he seems to be
the chief figure in the dramatis personae,
whom people are blaming with the high
cost of living"
"All right, if you insist upon it-why, !
suppose as you are my guest, will have
to submit" said Peggy as we got out OF
her car and landed directly in front of
the mighty mans local habitation.
IT want something for 50 cents, said
Peggy. by way of an introduction.
something that will do for five people
tor dinner Have you anything that an
swers that description
"Of course have" said the big burly
butcher sullenly, and proceeded to lead
The way to the back of his stall in the
market where great knives and saws
hung about like relics of ancient barbar-
Ism.
"Then please get it at once said
Peggy, as she looked around at the vari-
pus hind legs of Tennessee lambs, rib
soasts of beef, and steaks luscious and
thick
what made you think I didn't have
anything that could be SOLD for so cents?"
asked the ubtcher, whom Peggy and I
surveyed and decided mentally that he
had a crouch the like of which hadn't
been equaled in 10! these many days.
"Oh, don't know particularly" said
Peggy. perhaps the high cost of living
made me suspect"
THAT makes me tired" roared the
srouchy butcher. I've got as much for
10 cents as 1 had five years ago. What's
the mattar with folks, anyway? Why,
they act like set of lunatics.'
"But think of the price of beef" ]
ehimed in.
Its no higher than 1t has been for
byer so long" said the butcher emphati-
eally. 1.-THE DANCED newspapers write all
sorts of articles about such stuff and get
people stirred up
Keep still. Dolly" said Peggy. II
know you could kill him for stepping on
FOUR toes, but look how big he is and
Gesist!"
''They tell about how folks ought to
boycott beef and, would you believe it,
that people who have been regular GUS
toners of mine, good pay, too, pass me
by these days and never even so much as
nod to me-" growled the butcher. They
pass my stall and go straight on to the
egg man, and never so much as smile,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22
MISS GooDE HOSTESS

Miss Mabel Goode of Mobile. who Is
socially popular in Birmingham, enter
tanned this week in honor of Mss Dor
othy Donald, whose marriage to Lieu
tenant Jarmon will be the most promi-
nent nuptial event of the season in Mo-
bile. OF Miss Goodies supper for the
bridal party the following Is quoted from
the Mobile Register:
1.-The Goode home is a synonym of hos
pitality and the proverbal excellence of
its affairs, social has been of the weft
of the Gulf City's happiest> history and
this supper spoke the honor given so
tentions bestowed upon the fair and gra-
cious bride of today.
1.-THE usual fun which comes with the
cutting of wedding cake, and the ex-
plot brings forth the ring, thimble and
dime to prophesy another house that love
will build and denote the tenant, and
the girl who Is to say may yet an
other year and the one at whose door
fortune will knock, all filled a mirthful
part In the evenings programme. Those
paving the way to the matrimonial bliss
OF the happy couple In the toasts orlglnal-
ly couched and heartfelt were Miss Kath-
crime Donald. the brides maid of honor;
Miss Elizabeth Reed of New York, Miss
Catherine Duane of New York. Miss
Amelie Lyons, Miss Mabel Goode, Miss
Jean Miles, Miss Evelyn Shields. brides
maids; Capt C. L. Brown of Fort Nor
gan, best man. Lieutenant Pendleton,
T 7 M Niv Tioif-
tenant Barlow, Lieutenant Walker, all
from Fort Morgan and Lieutenant LOUIS
talot, from Jackson Barracks, La,
groomsmen; DR.. G. Winthrop, Mr.. w. G..
Horn. Mr.. Hammond Gayfer Mr.. C. F..
Harrison, Mr.. Alfred Ross and Mr.. How
ard Hepstead, ushers, and Mr. and Mrs.
H. L. McCleland and Mr.. and Mrs. F.
o. Rhen.' 9'It
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NEWS OF THE-DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Hospitalities for Visitors and
for Bride Elect
NOTES ABOUT PEOPLE
Symphony Artists---Tea for Miss
Ewing-A Wedding-CIub
CaIendar-Personals
BY MYRTLE MILES

A pretty aftermath to the festival mat
inee yesterday was the studio tea to
which Miss Annie Lou Wood and Miss
Monetta Stribling invited coterle Of
their friends among music lovers and
musicians. They invited their guests to
meet Mr.. and Mrs. Reed Miller, who
graced this occasion as delightfully."- as
they do the affairs in which they are APP
pearing professionally.
The tea was entirely informal and alto
gether pleasant The studios of the
young hostesses were heightened with car
nations. which lent their fragrant charm
as well to a little tea table presided over
by Mrs A. p Montague. The hostesses
were assisted in welcoming their guests
by Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Pearl
Moore, Miss Maude Montague and
Miss Bell of Admission. Mrs. Miller,
or, as she is better known, Madam Ne
vada van der veer, was most gracious
and attractive in a white embroidered
afternoon frock over which hung a grace
full white coat, and her chapeau was q
curl-brimmed white French straw. She
added much to the charm of the after
noon by solo given with Mr.. Miller's
plano accompaniment.
Miss Wood was gowned for the alter
noon in white net and chiffon, garnitured
with silver embroideries. Miss Stribling' s
reception gown was berry-tinted. She was
called upon to tell a dialect story for the
amusement of her friends, and responded
in manner thoroughly captivating, this
making a pleasant depression from the
other pleasures of the afternoon and prov
ing Miss Striblng's ability as a racon-
teur.
Among the number who called to meet
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were Mr.. and Mrs
William Gussen, Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Chalifoux Mr. and Mrs. Richard john
ston, Mrs Cunningham, Miss Bessie
Cunningham, Miss Carrie Handley, Mrs
Harry Wheelock. Mrs. Jack Adams, Mile
Rene, Miss Sara Mallam, Miss Elise Jones
and others.
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SOCIETY IN NEW YORK


| international federation of aeronauts, his
| trip abroad will mingle both pleasure
| and business.
! Lenox has hidden farewell to the Bish-
ops and they will follow their beaten
automobile tracks in France and Italy
in long overland continental tour Mr..
Bishop cabed week ago to prepare
their Paris residence for occupancy, al
though they will spend but little time
IN 1t after a short stay in Paris they will
motor through the vineyard regions, ckirt
the Pyrennes and cross the French Alps
into Italy. They have been over this
route so often that they know 1t as well
as they do Fifth avenue.
Speaking of Mr.. Bishop reminds me that
Newport is going in for aviation this
ton school In the Rhode Island resort
and doubtless will have many pupils from
the fashionable families gathered there.
Mrs. Russell Sage, like Mrs L. II. Har-
rlman, is going to devote much of her at
tention to business in the future. But
she is going to mix business and phlan-
thropy. 1t will be remembered that the
late Russell Sage made millions by lend
ing money at high rates of interest. Now
Mrs Sage is going to establish a lending
Dultdu ~ diiOW nttuN peODlt 10 DOIlOW
at nominal rate of interest.
Miss Madeline Borland and Clarence
Pel have selected Tuesday May II, for
their wedding. The bride is one of the
three daughters OF Nelson Borland. In
the list of wedding attendants will be her
sister Miss Alice Borand and Nj. Orme
Wilson, Jr., the latter's fiance. Mr.. Will
son has made several European trips with
his Ant Mr.. o. nd hf,-c NJ
son, of late years On the paternal side
he Is a grandson of r. T. Wilson and a
nephew of r. r. Wilson, Jr Lady Her
bert. Mrs. Ogden Goelet. Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt and a cousin of the Duchess
of Poxburghe. He is also a nephew of
John Jacob Aston and Mrs Oglivy Haige
of London.
An ungallant New York newspaper
started q crusade against Reno, New, as
divorce center, about the same time that
the rumors were flying so thick and fast
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22
MOFFETT-MONTGOMERY

At the home of Mr. and Mrs. g.
w. Ratliff on South Eleventh avenue
Wednesday evening occurred the mar
riage of Miss Maude Montge merry to
Mr.. Edwin Moffett of Savannah, Ca,
DR.. Boyd officiating. Only the i'm
mediate family circle and few friends
were in attendance Mrs. Joseph II.
Cook of Savannah Ca, was matron of
honor and the other attendants were
Miss Belle Montgomery, maid of honor,
and Miss Mae McByran, bridesmaid
and Messrs. j. l.. Herring and Renfroe
Heaslitt. The bride is the daugh ter
of the late Mr.. Rufus Smith of Mont
gomery formerly clerk of the supreme
court of Jefferson county, and is the
granddaughter of Hon. Joab Bagley,
first probate judge in Birmingham. Mr..
Moffett is a clerk in the postoffice az
Savannah where he is well known. He
and his bride left for their new home
soon after the ceremony.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22
PRINCES TRUST" TAKES
OVER BIG COMP ANY

Berlin, April M.-The so-called princes
trust" in which capital is pooled for
investment by Prince Egon Won Fuer-
stenberg and Prince misunderstanding
en-. today took over control of the Ber-
lin Omnibus company. The princes had
qrietly bought up the controlling interest
and today they voted $1,500,000 of the
stock.
1t is asserted that the trust is also
preparing to obtain control OF the sur
face and underground railways of the
city. The princes since 1907 have invested
about $50 100000 in city building lands and
TRANSFORMATION companies
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Knox WIN Go with Taft

washington, April 21.--It was announced
today that Secretary of State Knox will
accompany President Taft on his trip to
Buffalo, where he will spend April 3d. and
will go to Pittsburg with him, where the
President will stop May and 3 The Ger
man ambassador, Count Won Bernstorff,
will accompany President Taft from Pitts
burg to Cincinnati to attend the May
musical festival In that city May 8.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

school was trained by Mrs. Rivers, the
director of music in the school, and their
singing added greatly to the chorus. Their
voices were distinct and their knowledge
of the parts was correct. They added
much to the ensemble of a very delightful
week of music
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22
MRS. WHITE HOSTESS
FOR MRS. BROWN

A pretty informality yesterday was the
luncheon given in compliment to Miss
Gerdes Brown of Florence by Mrs. James
]. White, whose guest she is The party
numbered several close friends of the
hostess, gathered about table of pretty
appointments, the central decoration of
which was vase of enchantress carna-
tfons
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22
wAITE-wELcH CARDS

The following cards were received
in Birmingham:
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lawrence WEIGH
announce the marriage of their daugh :
ter, Margaret Dillon, to Mr.. Robert
Shelley Waite, on Wednesday. April
20. 1910, at St. Pauls church, Bir
mingham, Ala.
AT home after May Is, 1910 South
Thirteenth street
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22
FOR MISS EWING

Miss Margaret Ewing, who will be
one of this weeks brides, was the hon.
Gree yesterday at an afternoon tea
given by Miss Annie Blinn, who will
be one of her attendants. The Blinn
residence was prettily decorated In a
color scheme of green and white. flow
ers and foliage being employed to ef-
feet an attractive interior. White bios
SONS on the tea table were embedded
in asparagus ferns and the whole shone
under the radiance from snowy ia
pers The overhanging lights were
draped with smilax. Assisting the host
ess and her honoree to receive at the
tea drinking were Miss Edith Reed
OF Marion and Miss Annie Donnelly,
the former pouring tea, and the lat
ter presiding over q punch bowl. The
coterie gathered in response to the
hostess invitation numbered about
forty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22
If You
Want to
Get Well

Your medicine must be
exactly right. Bring the
prescription to Patton
Pope Drug Co. 1t will be
compounded by a register
ed pharmacist from pure
drugs and according to
your physicians ainstruc-
tons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

| The Culture club will meet this morn
ing with Mrs. Willard Wilson, 1886 North
| Twelfth street
| The Riding club will assemble this aft
ernoon at 4:30 at the S. L. Ledbetter cor
ner. Tenth avenue and Seventeenth street,
south.
Miss Lula Keeling will be the hostess
this afternoon for the Fenelon club, which
meets at o'clock at her home, So2 Cot
ton avenue.
Mrs. ]. r. Coulbourne will be hostess
this afternoon for the Shakespeare cub
which will celebrate Shakespeares birth
day.
The Study Circle will hold no meeting
today.
The Clionian club will meet this after
noon with Mrs. ]. I. Blount at the home
of Mrs. Charles ]. Smith, OLD South
Nineteenth street.
Mrs. Everett Shepherd will be hostess
today to the Edgewood club.
The Amaranth club will meet with Mrs.
]. j. Rogers, 1880 North Nineteenth street.
at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
ALLEN SCHOOL CHORUS
One of the most interesting incidents
OF the festival was the singing in the
chorus of 80 pupils of the Margaret AL
len school. When Mr.. Damrosch appeared
to conduct the orchestra and chorus
Wednesday evening Miss Helen Eubank,
tho attractive daughter of DR.. and Mrs
Eubank, stepped forward. and in very
graceful way presented him with a bunch
of lilies and pinned the festival badge
on his shoulder. The chorus of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

Birmingham Special via At
lanta over two hours quickest
time to Washington. S27.85
round trip.
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THE CLUB CALENDAR

The Culture club will meet this morn
ing with Mrs. Willard Wilson, 1886 Nortl
Twelfth street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

Society is hoping that rumor is cor
rect in saying that Mrs. Vanderbilt Will
open 1.-The Breakers at Newport this
summer. 1t is said that her daughter.
Countess Szeehenyi, will be there also
during the season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

An ungallant New York newspaper
started n crusade against Reno, New, as
a divorce center. about the same time that
the rumors were flying so thick and fast
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

Some one has prepared a new joke for
the ballroom for the coming season.
"Is the lady Widow"
"Oh. no. she is merely a MidoMrene?"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

Willing Spencer. a son of Mrs. John
Thompson Spencer of Philadelphia, and
a friend of Alfred Vanderbilt. has Just
been appointed third secretary of embas-
sy at ST. Petersburg.
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concerning Mrs. w X. Vanderbilt, Jr s
intentions of settling In the Nevada town.
Mrs Vanderbilt spent the latter part of
the winter in California. Reports of
trouble in the family date back a year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

Miss Eleanor Sears of Boston, who tried
to walk 10S miles in "a hours at Bur-
lingam, Cal. has always set the fashion
for athletics in the Back Bay section
of Boston, in Newport and in New York
She plays tennis and golf. owns a sail
ing yacht, owns several blooded polo
ponies, rides horseback constantly and
goes in for every other form of outdoor
life possible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

Mr. and Mrs. Cortlandt Field Bishop
sailed today for Europe As Mr.. Bishop
is head Of the Aero Club of America
and the American representative in the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

Miss Lula Keeling will be the hostess
this afternoon for the Fenelon club, which
meets at 3 o'clock at her home, sos Cot
ton avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-22

The Riding club will assemble this aft
ernoon at 4:3O at the S. L. Ledbetter cor
ner. Tenth avenue and Seventeenth street
south.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-10
TICONDEROGA RO4D LOSES.
ID. 4 "a. Sleeps Accumulated Surplus
From Operation Of shilling . Mile Line.

The stockholders of the TiconderoRA
RIA lroad. which ~ about two miles long,
will not be able to divide ss7. 90 bet cen
them owing to = decision Of the Appellate
Division Of the Supreme Court reversing
the confirmation OF referees report
Of Augustus Z. Brown IN their favor
The Delaware and Hudson Railroad
which Was sued ny the TiconderoRa
~ permitted to keep that money in the
bank
The Ticondsroga Railroad was built
in 1880 10y residents Of Glsns Falls and
TiconderogA 10 connect with the Della
ware and Hudson branch line At Baldwin
and furnish better railroad facilities
for TiConderoga. whose citizens had to
travel up hill to get to the Delaware and
Hudson. The road issued $50. coo Of
bonds and so go Of stock and got from
the state legislature. apparently with
som. AID from the defendant" the Court
saws. special legislation permitting II
to charge IS cents for each passenger
who rode any part Of the two miles. and
liberal prices for freight.
The Delaware and Hudson agreed TO
operate the little railroad because u
could bs run as a switch or side line with
httl. expense. And the defendant was TO
pay al Atlt lohts on TOiiinR STOCK.
The Delaware and Hudson was 20 retain
IS per cent. OF the annual gross earnings
on all trafiiC and the other rs per cent
was to lies IIsest tn pay the taxes and fixed
charges. and 81 coo year for the sink
ing fund and not over per cent annual
dividend Any amount uneNpended was
To be used by the Delaware and Hudson
for improvements
In 1901. after the road had been running
seventeen years, tho defendant had paid
out SOL 6ts Of the accumulated surplus
for improvements. but had on hand
NI3.77s that II wasn't necessary to spend
The TICondsToga stockholders then put
IN a claim for that money. and tho referee
decided that tho defendant was acting
a. trustee and must return all bat SIS. on
which Il was permitted to retain for
improvements
The Appellate Division decided that
there ~ nothln in the agreement between
the parties that shows tho defendant
was acting ~ trustee. hut that n ruling
that the une expended balance shall remain
with the defendant ~ in perfect con
sonAnce with the whole scheme OF the
contract
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NAVY PArM4STER ROBBED.
safe In Rec~iVing ship At Norfolk nroken
Int and aB. 600 ~ oIen- No Clue.

WAsHISuroS. July 0-The Navy Pc
part'nen' received report to-day from
Capt Alfrrd Reynolds. u y ". com
mandinE officer % the receiving ship
Franklin. at the Norfolk Navy Yard.
Of the theft Of about %. oOo from the pay
masters safe on board that vessel The
SAT" was broken into the report said.
tn" money taken and there was no clue
To the perpetrators Of the crime.
Assistant Paymaster James &. Hilton.
l. y. one ~ the pay officers Of the
vessel. who ~ a native Of Baltimore was
az hus home in baltimore on leave Of alb
sence On account Of his mothers illness
when the theft occurred. lie WA imme-
diaiely telcgrAphsd for and returned Ia
his station at once.
A court Of inquiry will be convened To
Determine the responsibility for the theft
Of the money. In the meantime IL is
likely that secret service officers will
make an attempt to locate the persons
who took the money.
NoRToLk. Va. july a-That the safe
in tn" once OF the Isaymastsr Of the re-
ceIving ship Franklin at the Norfolk
Navy Yard was broken open and robbed
Is admitted aboard that v.Sssl. but tho
amount OF money stolen. it is aaid. has
not yet teen asrcTtained. and in any
event will not 10 made known until IL
may hs announced by tho Secretary OF
tn" Navy II has hoen said that IL is
t8.Do, hut that In based on no Authorita.
tive information
The rohtcry first bsoams known Thurs
day afternoon IIautonAnt-Co Commander
ChadwiCk commander OF tho Franklin.
said today that no clue has b~sn OBJ
tanned as to who committed the robbsry
| and no arrests have been made In con
80 ~. To-
that of an expert Tho safe was not
damaged lts combination wns worked
and one Of its compartments rifisd OF
cash, which Lieutenant G commander Chad
wick declares was not much Oth"r
compartments containing cash were over
looked bY tn" thief. and from this II is
thought that tho amount stolen could not
have loen large
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WHEiT JUMPS OVER NIGHT.
chicago OPERATOR Excited Wy the ne.
ports of Drought.

CHIC,oo. July s.Not since the Patten
holdings - about i0.no.Ooo bushels Of
wheat were thrown overheard in a selling
panic have local wheat operators reen
such excitement and quick price chan se=
~ at tho opening to-day The opening
high prices Wer" 3, cents higher than
yesterdays closing figures.
That tho jump wa- M, 5 cents or more
was due To- quite general showers over
th" shipping u heat States last night.
The official July crop report con-
firms III" unofficial report of crop con-
ditiunz ~ North Dakota = drop from
81 ~ q in condition because % June
heat and drought The estimate Of the
total spring crop i cut down nearly
iIO. 90. 90 bushels for the month
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TERMINALS FIRE PROTECTION.
New York Central Takins All Precau.
IIons With Us New nuIIdInE

The New York Central has taken meas
ures Ia make Its new terminal fr"proof
A system Of automatic alarms aud auto
matte sprinkler- will prevent the spread
of any blaze that may start m the con-
t-ats % 'he Offices Scattered throu Rh the
terminal area will be fir. hydrants and
there will lie thousands Of feet Of hose
ready for emergencies The steel frame
work Of the buildings. columns. Orders
and beams. IL protected from fir" and
corrosion 10y hollow terra Gotta blocks.
and most II the floors and partitions are
Of the same hreproof material More
than a million feet Of the blocks have
already been put into the terminal
The post ofiice on Lexington avenue.
which forms a part n the terminal group.
~ protected from fire a. thoroughly a.
the other wings II has It's steel frame
completely covered with the fireproohng
and It has about 10000 feet Of terra
Gotta partitions.