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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
State Bankers Meet Today

The bankers of this state have gath
cred in this city in large numbers IN
order IN partieipate in the annual meet
ing of the Alabama Bankers association
The membership of the association IS
made I'D of state as we'll as national
bankers, and it is said the members OF
it row in this city represent fully $780,
0oO,OO of Alabama capital.
The committee in charge of the recep-
ton of the members of the association
have acted wisely in shortening home
features in order to afford time for trip
to the gas wells of Fayette county. These
great gushers are arousing interest in
all parts of the state and the members
of the bankers association naturally de-
sire to see the new addition to the
wealth and prosperity of the state. The
visiting bankers should also see Ensley
ana particularly Corey before they go
back to their homes, for it is not every
day they can see fine city built to or
der as is being done al Corey, or great
iron and steel works like those at Ems
ley. No other place in the south af-
fords such spectacles. The gas wells,
Corey and Ensley are an unrivalled trio
Swinging from the states natural re-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
AUSTIN JUMPS IN
RACE FOR CHIEF

The race for chief of police is getting
lively, a bit of spice having been added
yesterday by the qualifying of former
Chief of Police Connie W. Austin.
1t had been rumored that Mr.. Austin
had decided not to make the race, but this
was stoutly denied by him and his sup
porters. He has been quietly at work
for the past two months and states that
he is very much in the race
There are three men contesting for
this place. Chief George H. Bodeker is
out for reelection, while Sergeant
Thomas j. Shirley is after the position.
That either of the other two will have
l1sf0 fight to beat Bodeker is an as
sured fact, but each IF them has a strong
following. Shirley has been putting In
hard work while Austin is devoting his
whole time to the work of campaign
ing.
Chief Bodeker, however. mas not been
asleep and while the chiefs convention
distracted his attention for a few days,
he has gotten back into the fight with
renewed vigor and is getting In touch
with the situation. During his two terms
as chief he has made quite a record and
has strong following
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
DUSKY CUPID is
SCARED BY COMET

The influence of the comet on terrestrial
affairs is oddly demonstrated in the rec
ords at the probate court office. Mar
riage licenses were issued yesterday to
II negro couples and an Eighteenth un-
fortunate was turned away for being too
late as the doors closed at o'clock.
The circumstance is unusual only In the
light of previous happenings. Wednes-
day, the day before yesterday, only two
colored citizens appeared at the window
and applied for "lisumces," and Tuesday
only three of the necessary permits were
issued. Eleven licenses were granted
Monday, which is the normal number is
sued daily, and Clerk w. r. Rocket was
beginning to wonder when the applicants
stopped coming.
The passage of Halleys comet without
injury to the terrestrial planet Is adj
vanced at the reason for the sudden reviv-
ifcaton of Afro-American spirits. Ne
groes were evidently too scared to marry
on the two days before the comets tail
swshed the globe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
Jew Bishops Of Southern Methodist Church

Although none of the seven bishons
0hosen by the general conference of the
Methodist church. south, hold pastorates
yet all seem to think that Methodism
will be advanced in their hands. They
come with one exception from educational
Institutions, and they are men of strength
oigor and excellent equipment. Bishop
Denny was taken from Vanderbilt uni
slversity; Bishop Kilgo from Trinity COL
oege, Durham, N. c.. Bishop Waterhouse
{ 1rom Emory and Henry college In Vir-
Hinia: Bishop Murrah from Millsaps COL
1ege in Mississippi; Bishop Mouzan from
ohe Southwestern university in Texas. and
Bishop Mccoy from Birmingham college.
! Bishop Lambuth is connected with the
working force of the church at Nash
vile.
q The wisdom of the selections is widely
commended. for every one of the seven
Jew bishops is a man of culture and high
Intellectual qualifications. The work OF
me great church will be carried forward
~ them even as it has been in pas
sears. Methodism of today ellis for mer
- educated thought, and the new bishop
have that qualification as well as grea
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds of conveyance in the following
transactions in real estate, in which
amounts of $1,000 or more were involved.
were filed yesterday in the office of the
probate court:
$2O00-American Loan and Investment
company to H. w. Bostick, lots l, 3 8. I
and 1s, Rankin subdivision of Mcdonald
survey.
SCOOP. NJ Acuff to L. o. Spencer, prop
erty in the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section So, township 49,
range west.
/ s325o-John C. Perry to w. S. WEIGH, lot
4. block 49, Bessemer Land and Improve
ment companys survey of Bessemer.
s22O0-L. C. Morris to Ola Wood, lot l.
block and lot 3, block 8, Walker Land
company's survey of East Woodlawn.
sS00o--F. R. Thompson to s. C. King. lots
10 and II, block %, and lots and 6, block
Is, Ensley Development company's sur
vey of Ensley.
s1250-Fred A. Thomas to W. w. Snead.
part lot ., block 20, James A. Ware sur
yey
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

The comet will be visible on the above
Safes in the northwestern portion of the
Sky. and it will APPEAR like star, with
. trail of star dust in its wake Since
6be moon will be full during the time of
Che comets display In the west, its bril-
ue nee will be somewhat diminished. An
0s1.pse of the moon will also occur on the
uight of May 1924, commencing at OF .4e
ord ending at 2:22 a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
CHARGED WITH AIDING
SON TO BREAK JAIL

indianapolis, Ind, May ia requi-
sition for William and Nettie Hoal Of
Louisville, indicted by the Harrison
county Qndana) grand jury on the
charge of conspiring to assist their son,
Thomas j. Hoal, to escape from the
Jail at Corydon, was issued by Gov
ernor Marshall today.
Young Hoal, sentenced to imprison-
ment for life for the murder of j. II.
Fawcett, cashier of the Merchants Ma
tional bank of New Albany received
steel saws from some person who called
on him at the Jail before he was taken
to the state penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
Tomb. of English sovereIgns

1.-THE English people are as democratic
in many respects as Americans, but they
believe as strongly as ever in royalty
and all classes are still beholden to state
pageants and impressive obsequies,' said
professional man.
THE funeral of King Edward will be
the most imposing ever seen in England.
because besides being the British sover-
egs. he was greatly esteemed on his
own account. A British subject writing
in the New York Sun gives many inter-
esting facts about the burial place of
English royalty. OF the Sc reigning kings
and queens of England since the Norman
conquest, says the writer quoted, only
Is have been buried in Westminster Abb
hey, while nine have been inferred at
Windsor, including Queen Victoria at
Frogmore. When In 1892 the late King
Edward placed the body of his eldest
son, Prince Victor, in the crypt OF St.
Georges Chapel Royal, Windsor, he clear
ly indicated that he regarded 1t as the
future burial place of kings. William
thea Conqueror was buried at Caen,
France thus showing that in those days
England was but colony of France.
His son, King William Rufus. was buried
at Winchester. the shrine of the great
Saxon King Alfred the Great fitting
sepulchre for kings. Henry L., the young
est son of the Conqueror, died in France,
but his remains were taken to England
and placed in the magnificent abbey which
he had built at Readinganow in ruins
| Coming down to James /, that mon
arch was buried in Westminster, but ac-
cording to the English authority, his
grave had been entirely lost sight OF
until at last Dean Stanley brought to
light the huge coffin which had been
placed in the vault of Henry VII. The
dean invited DR. TAit, the Archbishop
of Canterbury, to be present at the open
ing Of the coffin. AS the lid was raised
the dean said: Let us stand aside 81
that the first Scotch archbishop may BIZ
the first to look on .ne ieAia., of tht
| first Scotch king or .;ns:aud. King
Charles l., after his execution at White.
hall. was buried in st. Georges, Windsor
and as there was no name on the coffir
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
ARSINTHE CURSE OF FRANCE

ually paralysis overtakes him and. lands
him in merciful grave.
Absinthe has been prohibited in Switz-
erland and Belgium, and 1t is probable
that France will soon follow the example
of these neighbors.
DR.. Saleeby says that at present no abb
sinthe worth mentioning is consumed in
the British Isles, but it is believed that
the manufacturers, having already lost
two of their markets and being in immi-
nent danger of losing another, will en-
deavor to create a demand for their pro-
duct over here. IF there be anything in
this expectation" he says, which seems
probable enough, it is certainly to be de-
sired that public opinion in this country
should be thoroughly well-informed as to
the nature of this poison and its known
consequences"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
Not Enough probntion omcers

st. Louis, May ia protest against
the scarcity of probation officers in the
United states was made by Bernard
Flexner of Louisville at the opening
session of the National Probation Of
f1cers association convention here to-
day. Miss julia Lathrop of Hullhouse
Chicago. also was a speaker. Announces
ment of the election of ofilcers by the
national conference on the education
of backward, truant, delinquent and
dependent children yesterday was made
as follows: President, William F. Penn
Morgan, Pa: vice president, A. g
Sutton. Waukesha, Wis; secretsry'
treasurer, Elmer l. Coneen. Westboro
Mass.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

Chicago May 19.-The city today be-
gan litigation for the possession of
millions of dollars worth of land built
on its water front In recent years by
Lake Michigan. The land is sandy
strip about Az miles long from Six
teenth to Twenty-sixth streets, and in
some places 500 feet wide. The city
wants the wave-made ground for a
park The present occupants are the
Illinois Central railroad and several
owners of magnificent residences and
hotels,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
The Iron Market

The local pig iron market is unquestion-
ably stronger in tone than it was early
in the month. Rogers, Brown q co.
Cincinnati report just received says:
THE improvement this week shows
mainly in the steel manufacturing lines,
with slight change in the pig iron situ-
alton. The railroads are putting more
energy into inquiry, and steel manufae-
turers report an excellent business in new
orders and an advance in their operation
last month over any month for consid-
cradle time past
Locally, the machine tool business has
had a decided impetus, due to speciflca-
tons received from two leading rail-
roads, which have been holding up for
months In pig iron there is some good
business going to the lowest bidder and
as some furnaces are holding out and not
meeting the lowest competition, the mar
ket is active in spots only. Furnaces
still continue to blow out and production
curtailed accordingly. There is some
large pig iron tonnage pending.
Coke is quiet. the main interest being
in contract requirements for six months
and a year. In the east there has been
some fair business in this line, but in
the west, even with the low prices ruling,
the situation is without interest"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
Had Too Many Wives

Little, a manufacturer, VINO has been
missing from here for a year. has been
located in a Mississippi penitentiary.
where he is serving a ten-year sem
tence for bigamy. simultaneously
comes the discovery that Titles biga-
nous wives number at least four. The
man is said to possess considerable
means. He was convicted in February
at Tupelo, Miss, on the complaint OF
Miss Mamie Burk. who married him in
December According to the Tupelo
sheriff he has Information that Little
has at least six wives;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
Complaint in Many Cities

There seems TO be great complaint in
many cities about the census work" said
Fred j. Suzer of st. Louis. THE impress
sion is prevalent in st. Louis that thou
sands of our people are being overlooked
in the count. l was in Kansas City and
Denver recently and heard complaints
there And | meet men from various
sections of the country who speak of
similar complaints. 1t may be that the
cnumerators are doing their work thor
oughly, but l have an idea that the sys-
TEN now in operation is not as satisfac-
tory as that of 1900. 1t seems, however,
that the people themselves are not CO.
operating with the enumerators as they
should A complaint like that is heard, 1
am told, in all the cities.
st Louis has been growing very rapid
" during the past three years. Our popu-
lation is estimated at something like
100000 That may be too high but If the
census report shows us with popula-
ton below 10000 there will certainly be
an urgent demand for a recount. The
population of st. Louis in 1900 was $4,000.
1t was the fourth city in the United
States then and it will continue In the
fourth place"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
" HOTEL LOBBIES.
RnItimorenn,s First Visit


This is my first visit to Birmingham
but l have been hearing and reading sc
much about the city that l feel quite al
home here said Bradley Hays, repre-
sening the Merchants National bank OF
Baltimore. who comes to attend the meet
ing of the Alabama Bankers association.
Il spend a good deal of time in Vir-
ginia and the Carolinas every year, but
until this trip l had never been so far
into the south as Atlanta. The entire
south is exceedingly prosperous and it is
attracting more attention now than ever
before
"As for Birmingham, it is one of the
best advertised cities in the United
States. | know Mr.. Edmonds, editor OF
the Manufacturers Record and meet him
frequently. He thinks a great deal OF
Birmingham, and never tires of telling
about the wonderful resources of the
Birmingham district. He has been Biz
mingham's ardent prophet all along, but
from appearances he has not said bit
too much. am most favorably Impress
ed with the city. Considering its youth
full age, it is simply a marvel.
Mr. Hays said that Baltimore would
give good account of itself in the cen
sus provided the enumerators did their
work WE'LL I'VE are claiming something
over 6o0.o00,n he said. 1--WE expect TO
stand next below st. Louis, which would
make US fifth in the list And 1t should
be borne in mind that Baltimore Is one oil
the few cities that has not extended It's
boundary lines since the last census. II
Contonsville and certain other populous
environs were brought into Baltimore
fully $4,000 souls would be added to our
population.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

From the westminster 1dletle
May is not for all men. There was
Lamb, for instance. who walled at the
merrie month. II do not mind the utmost
rigor of real winter he wrote to Ber-
nard Barton, but these smiling hypo-
critics of May wither me to death.
What lies you poets tell about the May!
1t is the most ungenial part of the year
cold crocuses and cold primroses, 20,
take your blossoms in ice-a painted sun
..Unmeaning Joy around appears,
And Nature smiles as IL she sneers."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

The only charge that lies against Roose-
Welt is his neglect of baseball. He never
did appreciate the national game. There
Is a screw loose in his makeup.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

The world will regret to hear that
much else TO do when he was collecting
stamps, and it is safe to say that he
will reform
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zeal and aggressiveness, and no doubt
the church that reaches into every dis
trict of the south will be held fully up
to previous records of growth and power
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

The Nebraska state medics are as
sailing the practice of city surgeons who
divide fees with country doctors who
steer patients to them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

Congressman go to the ball games be-
cause they can unload their feelings on
the umpire-something they dare not do
on Mr.. Cannon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

Norway has granted municipal suffrage
to women over % years of age. but thus
far few have accepted it on a confession
of that age.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
FataI Boiler Icxplosilon

Augusta. Ca. May 1s.-As the result
Of boiler explosion at the sawmill
Of J., r. Brown, in Jones county, this
afternoon, l.. j. A. Brown, son of the
owner of the mill, and William Hutch
ms, negro are dead, and the mill 10
wrecked Brown was killed outright
and the negro died in a few minutes
|afterWard.f
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

The earthquake activity has been con-
centrated in the little republic of Costa
Rica, and the Costa Ricans hope there
will soon be a change of venue
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

The Queen Mother may have forgiven
Mrs Keppel, but those who were ignored
or snubbed by her have not. and they
never will.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
First Visit in thirteen Years

A. d. Cambell cashier of the Hanover
National bank of New York, arrived IN
Birmingham last night on an invitation
to attend the annual meeting of the
Alabama Bankers association, which
meets tomorrow.
Il used to visit Birmingham before 1t
had grown to be the large and important
city it Is now said Mr.. Can1bell. The
fact is, that it had been 10 years since l
was last here. l have only seen the
business district, and that only by cleo
trio light. but it is enough to show that
Birmingham has been solidly and hand-
somely built. The new Terminal station
is a splendid improvement, and is in
Keeping with Birmingham large growth
and fame
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

solved the problem of living without
working, there is no evidence to show
| that lie WAS at all conceited about his
performance. He did not write to the
newspapers, holding himself up to pub
lie view, nor did he exploit his indi-
vidua1 rules for living without toll,
| knowing all the time that nobody else
could carry them out successfully. Mod
cstly lie lived and modestly he died.
and while he did not mount the lee
| ture platform to discuss economics, nor
prescribe diet, nor recommend sleep
| ing outdoors, nor speak word for
particular brand of hygienic under
wear, nor praise somebody's soap, he
died with honors thick upon him. In
diana Is full of poets and authors who
hate work with all the ardor of their
namby- PANTY souls, but they can't
quite get away from it. This man
| waved work aside as Podsnap waved
aside all mundane affairs in which he
felt no concern and after So years of
glorious idleness, is idle now forever.
SPEAKING OF SONGS.
| Not so very many years ago the fam
| lily gathered around TO near daughter
sing, Walt for Me at Heavens Gate"
Pass Under the Rod" She Sleeps in
the Valley so Sweet Ring the Bell
Softly. There's Grape on the Door," or
song with a similar sentiment. The
Cold, Cold Tomb figured in every song,
and 1t was a popular notion that girl
couldn't sing unless she sang with such
feeling" that she brought tears to
every eye. But what difference now.
Has Any One Here Seen Kelly?o 10
the most popular song of today. It Is
said that one music store in Kansas
City sold 1000 copies in one day. Has
Any One Here Seen kelly?" has moth
ing in it about Heaven or the Tomb;
no one will shed tear over the senti-
ment of the song, though it may be-
come so popular that tears will be
shed because it is sung so often.
THE Christening OF Abraham Lincoln
Jones" is another hot favorite with
Daughter these days; also, The Big
Cry Baby in the Moon" What's the
Matter With Father?" BE Careful,
Mary" do Your Duty, Doctor
"Heinze Is Pickled Again." stop That
Rag and THAT Mesmerizing Men
delsschn Tune" II the lover OF music
doesn't like these songs. perhaps he
would like the Hardwood Rag the
"Dish Rag" the "Chantecler Rag the
cabbage Leaf Rag "Kiddo Rag" or
"Pickled Beets Rag" If this doesn't
suit either. all that is left for him is to
get a iews-harp and pick out "Massa's
in the cold Cold Ground" for himself
-Atchison Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

Electricity and comets are still unex-
plainable, but we have harnessed the one
while the other roams untouched through
snare
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so WE PASS.

When summer comes we dream OIL au-
tumn-autumn comes, we dream OF WIN
ter-always looking forward down the
avenues of life;
When love is won we dream of riches
wealth is won, we dream of glory, so
cur earthly days go on in discomfort and
strife.
Vain human hearts, forever pinng, ever
signing for the CLEANS that lie a little
way beyond the utmost purple hills.
Each one intent on selfish aims, pur-
sues the phantom of tomorrow, till the
cooling hand of Death life's restless fever
stills.
RECKLESS LOVE.
What's the disturbance on the back
yard fence?"
"A thomas cat is telling lady friend
that he'd die for her nine times"
FEW. INDEED.
In speaking of the comet,
Few wights can truly say,
You didn't get ME out of bed
Before the break of day."
NO ROOM FOR DOUBT.
Newspapers can't be too careful, it
seems.'
MOP"
Here's story which refers to a fe-
male astronomer whose first name is
Mary and adds that she is a woman
Just So
Here's another story which says that
man named Tony Spigotti was killed in
an explosion and adds for the informa-
ton of the reading public that he was
an Italian"
BEATS ALL.
Will nothing stop
Such goings-on?
Another bank
Cashier is gone!
SIMILAR METHODS.
SO you were held up by brigands in
Italy?"
Yes"
did 1t seem like comic opera?'
mo, can't say that it did The br-
eands we met acted more like Broadway
ticket spectators in costume
AVERAGING UP.
Man wants but little here below
Upon this mundane spot.
But finds as prices higher go
That little costs a lot.
Washington Star.
Man wants but little here below
As often doth befall
He has a little WHEY, though,
Who seems to want it all.
MECHANICAL MOTHER.
1.-THE latest thing out in nursery
equipment"
We'll what is?"
"A baby incubator with an automatic
rocker and Photographic attachment
to Groom lullabies.'
UNASSUMING GENIUS.
A man died the other day in an In
diana town who is said to have lived
there So years without doing days
work. Although he seems to nave
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

When the heated term arrives in Wash
ington well-equipped, then Congress will
begin to legislate in earnest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

The Dixon Ions and short haul amend
n'ent is still a subject of speculation and
varied construction. 1t was drawn to de-
eeiYe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-20

Governor Rollins of New Hampshire is
it appears, a free trader at heart and
in actual individual practice.