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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Looking Ahead to 1912

No doubt 1910 is the skirmish line of 1912 and in the middle west and in New York the temper and trend of political thought will be tested next November for the purpose of ascertain ing what more is needful in getting sseady for 1912.
 In this connection the Washingt on Star offers the democrats sugges- tion. It is a republican paper, but That fact does not debar it from of- fering suggestion to its political op- ponents. Hear the Star when it says
 Flow would Colonel Gordon dc for oecond place? He .has made his jack He awoke the other morning and found himself famous. He is now not only ( national figure, but national in nuencs. Ills words of patriotism ut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
WOMAN TESTIFIES BEFORE GRAND JURY
 IN THE SWOPE CASE

Kansas City, March 2.-After weeks of delay occasioned by squabbles between attorneys and her presence before the grand jury, Mrs. Logan o. Swope. the guiding hand in the investigation of the swope mystery. today gave her deposition in pr. B. C. Hydes islander suit against John G. Paxton. an executor for the Thomas H. Swope estate
 There was little sensational testimony in Mrs. Swope's story. She told of the ecccntricities of Colonel Swope and ex- pressed confidence in Chaszes Hatred Chase Jordan, the swarthy "yarb man who in eight years received between s10,OoJ and s20,eo0 for -'toctoring'' the Swopes
 While Mrs Swope was telling her story a deputy sheriff in Wyandotte county, Kansas. was searching for the herb spe- cialist for whom he had a warrant. charg- ing Jordan with practicing medicine with out license. The warrant was secured of the state board of medical egistra- tion and continuation, which has ren- dered the complaint agai''st Jordan feasi- ble Jordan was found at home sick and as a result the warrant was not served today. H
 E. C. s.mth. drug salesman. also testifie- in Dr. Hydes suit today. He to- of selling pills to Jordan that con- telned beladonna and acetanalide.
 Colonel Swope never took any of Jor- dan's herbs. Mrs. Swope said, but all the members of the family used them ex- cept him. She said the medicine which Jordan left at the house was thrown away by her, along with large amount of other medicines, at the request of Dr. G. T. Twyman, who took charge of the fever patients in the Swope home after Dr. Hyde's dismissal.
 Tablets containing strychnine which James Moss Hunton had in his room were among the medicines thrown out Mrs. Swope testified she did not know whether Colonel Swope had taken any of these tablets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
YOUNG GIRL KILLED
 BY MARRIED MAN

Louisville. Ky, May 2.--Arthur Miles. a married man, last night shot and instantly killed Bessie Stiff, aged 24, under bright arc light in the residence district of this city, and then engaged in duel with two policemen, who had been attracted by the shots. making his escape only to be arrested at the depot, whore he was wait ing to board train
 Miles personal appearance at the depot excited the suspicion of policemen. He was intoxicated and his clothing was covered with mud. < He had a number of cartridges in his hand and a revolver in his pocket when examined, which gave the odor of having been recently dis charged. He was taken to the station and held for drunkenness and carrying concealed weapons
 It was not until the brother of the dead woman told of an affair between his sister and the prisoner that Miles was connected with the shooting. Then, though the fact that the woman had died was withheld from him, he made confess sion, saying they had met on the street and quarrelled.
 '.She ruined my home,' he said. and when she wanted my wife to leave town and made ugly remarks about her. l shot her. l don't know what happened after that"
 Miles wife 1t is said, has been living at Erin Tenn. She came to Louisville yesterday He has been employed as a shipping clerk in factory here.
 The dead girl stayed at her sister g home. where she told them she was mar ried. Miles. 1t is said, has been posing as her husband.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
On KiSSil9 te Book

The flowing c,' that formerly circled the board fror which person after person quaffed, hs been given up, and so to some eyent has the common communion cup. Both are insanitary. And now scones raid upon the practice of kiss ink the Bible when taking an oath
 Ihe last-named agitation has it's seat chifhy in England, where remedial legis- latiob is proposed. The lord chief jus tice, sLord Alyerstone, recently stated to a gra Ind jury that the kissing of the book was not at the start a feature of the English practice. The oath in the early days depended on the touching of Holy Sculptures. No doubt the earlier practice will be restored in England
 Tn the crusade against possible meth ods of conveying disease it is plain the practice of kissing. especially of children. is to be lessened. It brings danger of in- lection, and promiscuous kissing will certainly be eliminated when prevention has been carried to maximum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Effect of state Upon State

.sThe crisis in the statewide prohibition fever in Virginia seems to have passed, said Phil R. Dunnell of Washington, D. c. q was in Richmond and Norfolk recently-just as the legislature, through it's committees, was rejecting the Anti Saloon leagues measure; and the business men of those cities were certainly breath ing freer.
 ''Nearly all the small towns and several of the large ones, are dry under the local option law, but as we'll as l could as- certain the farmers are taking just and broad view of the liquor question and are opposed to putting cities like Richmond, Norfolk and Newport News. and fashion able resorts like Old Point, in the dry columns, without the consent of the voters of those places
 .'It is generally said that the crushing defeat of the prohibition amendment in Alabama last November had direct ef- feet against drastic prohibition efforts in Florida, Virginia and other states; and that Virginias action in turn will have a direct effect on Missouri, where state wide prohibition is soon to be settled at the polls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
MISSING BLUE PRINTS
 HAVE,BEEN RECOVERED

Montgomery, March 2.-Plans and speci- fications for gulf coast Qualifications at Fort Morgan and Fort Barrancas and other points missing from the office Of the engineering corps in Montgomery, were found today in a table drawer at a boarding house. The blue prints were sent by registered mail from Washington to Capt H. F. Ferguson, engineer In charge of this district.
 Attachees of the engineering onice are authorized to receive registered letters, bnt everyone connected with the office declines to talk of the missing papers.
 Mrs. John Ham. who conducts the boarding house, is positive the prints were placed in the drawer within the last two days When found they were recognized by a clerk for Captain Fergu- son. who has room at the house
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
THE VANISHED O'sHEA

Berton Braley. in the Pacific Monthly Where are ye now wid. yer careless
 laughter,
 Where are ye now that was onct 50
 gay, Wild the jest an the chuckle that fol-
 lowed afther You that was king av the gang, o'Shea? This isn't you that Is lyin' so cold-lilxe; This isn't you wid the black coat on, Lookin' so sthill an so pale an old-like, You that was fresh as the dews av
 dawn! This has the shape av yer face an body This has the hair that was red, mach
 rec; An I'm dhrinkin' a glass av yer favor An I'm here at yer wake, as ye asked
 av me: But this thing niver at all is you. lad, This thing, dead as bod av clay, Where Is the You that we always knew
 lad,
 Where are ye jokin' thim now. o'shea? You that was full av the joy O Twin. You wid the heart an the sowl av
 mirth, What could they offer you. up in hivin Half so swate as ye found on earth? Somewheres about yell be afther stray
 in, Kissin' the girls in the same old way. L.ghtin' the place that yer sowl is stay in,
 wid the joy an the cheer av you. lawn O'Shea!. ochl but the jests ye were always fiing- in,
 toch but the eyes av you, blue an bold An the songs an the chunes ye was afther singin', Wid the tindher voice av you-gold,, pure gold Niver agin will we hear ye more. lad, | You that was glad as a morn in May! Niver agin-an' wo, miss ye sore. lad, But here's to tha health sav you, lawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Secretary Meyers S2,O9O-TOn Ship

Only last month the Delaware, 2o,Ooo- ton ship, was delivered to the govern ment. and the Delaware will be pigmy ship if Secretary Meyers proposition to build a s2Ooo-ton ship be accepted by Congress. The Delaware cost about s11,- ooo,oOo. and the cost of the proposed mann moth battleship would be proportionately greater. The estimated cost Is $1s.00o,oOo
 Great Britain started this mad race for mumbo-jumbo ships, and Germany, Ja- pan and the United States at once joined ..u The final goal is bankruptcy or at least burtsepsome taxation. Although a s2.ooO-ton ship-'ean enter comparatively few harbors, yet the strife for still bigger ships will go on and no ssge can see the end of the contest.
 The entire Dreadnought policM, is mis- fit in this isolated country. and %et Con gress is constantly urged to build Maere and bigger ships.
 The change in naval plans is astonish- ssa0.oo; Nelson's flagship Victory, which fought at Trafalgar, cost but s5oo,Ooo, and aow Secretary Meyer wants s1s.Ooo, 900 with which to build single shipl
 When we build a 320O0-ton battleship sn other Dreadnoughts would be started for the scrap heap. The British navy would have to be rebuilt, and so would Germany's and Japan's. But need we set such a pace in the size and gunpower Of battleships? Is there any sense in such policy on the part of this coun- try?
 Secretary Meyer wants a ship that would \ carry 14-inch guns that would hurl half ton shells, say. ten miles. Why he wants such a ship is not definitely explained, although it Is probably piece of urlmit- agated jingoism.
 Congressman Tawney recently showed that 70 per cent of the governments reve- nue is now expended on account of past wars and preparations for wars to come, isolated though this country be by vast Oeas. If we are to build still larger leviathans the percentage of the people s money devoted to war would certainly he increased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
About Persons
BIR MINGHAM MAN
 HAS AERO- MOBILE

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 After reading your editorial referring to the Wright brothers injunctions, is- sued against the several builders and users of aeroplanes, the impression is made that all builders of aeroplanes or airships using aeroplanes are estoped from building or using same.
 The writer has given this subject care full study for some time, and has designed a machine which he has in the hands of his attorneys at Washington, D. C., for the purpose of protecting with patents.
 I have applied the name of aero-mobile to this invention, and it is entirely differ ent from the Wright aeroplane, and in class by itself. I do not use either of the features claimed by them, my machine being a novelty in itself, because 1t will arise from the ground without any run ming or flying start. The operator con trols it from the steering gear, so ar ranged that he can ascend or descend at any angie he may desire. All complicated gears or devices for steering are elimi- mated.
 No rudder or flexible planes are used, the machine sailing in a complete circle if desired, and ascending or descending at the same time. It will operate in a wind blowing at a velocity that will wreck any of the present aeroplanes.. It is not toy, limited to carry several per sons, but can be built of such size and capacity that will make 1t of use for com mercial purposes.
 One of the most essential objects to be attained is safety. No machine will meet with popular favor that does not embody this feature, and the aero-mobile will sail down to the earth from any height, in spiral course. It will not drop to earth even if the machinery should become de- ranged This Is one of it's special fea- lures and would prove valuable, even if it were not combined with others as inn portant
 In alighting on the earth it should be done without single change or injury to the machine or it's occupants. The machine being under such perfect con- trol that it is next to impossible to in- jure it.
 There are so many cOnulllOnS to De overcome in a heavier-than-a machine to support a load that it makes this one of the most difficult propositions that can be presented to an engineer. If the aero planes be built along the lines of the Wright brothers and other machines, to support any great loads they must be built of such size to make them un- wieldy, and as you increase the carrying capacity you increase the difficulty of navigation and resistance to the wind. To overcome this you must increase the propelling power, which adds to it's weight and reduces it's carrying capacity.
 If by increasing the power you can in crease the carrying capacity, without in- creasing the size of the machine in pro- portion, then you are on the road for success in making a machine that can be used profitably to carry heavier loads.
 This principal I claim for the aero-mo- bile, with the further addition that by increasing it's size you do not lose control of its operation. One propeller of large size propels and operates the entire ma- chine. Yours.
 ROBERT R. FELL, M E.
 Birmingham, March ?, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
A LITTLE. LESSON.

 There are few even-tempered peopld| in the world,' remarked a business mar| yesterday, "and it is particularly hard fol some people to be pleasant in the morn ing. Don't laugh. I'm not referring td| the individuals who stay up late carous- i ing and get 0 headache. This morning. l came down to town feeling decidedly out of sorts, for no particular reason, and the first introduction of the day was to al man in a profession some of whose mem-| bers have in the past rubbed me theI wrong way l found 1t extremely hard to treat this gentleman with commoi courtesy After he had gone the mutua friend who introduced us told me howl this man had suffered from the curse of insomnia, how his career had been ruined and how, with a family to support and limited means, he was now casting abou1 for some new way to make a living. It ' most tragic when person Is forced td give up his life-wark because of some infirmity and must toll for his bread in uncongenial pursuits. There I was, nurs- ing my ill humor, when this man, whose troubles were far greater, seemed quite cheerful. I've been wanting to kick my- self all day for not being twice as polite as he was.''
 Paul Cook laments that there's mot a bard 10 sing in the gloomy winter time, and what makes it all the worse is that all the would-be bards keep on trying and don't realize that they can't sing even after spring has come.
 -Anniston Star
 My goodnessl You have an awful erouchl PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
IN HOTEL HOBBIES.
rhe Hnmane society

The Birmingham Humane society will hold an important meeting this after noon at 3 o'clock at the city hall
 The regular monthly meeting time had been fixed for the first Wednesday in the month; but owing to the meetings Of council committees on Wednesday after loon it was changed to Thursday. As business of especial importance is to be considered the president urges full at tendance of members; and all men and ladies who feel a deep interest in any movement for the prevention of cruelty to animals are invited 10 attend this after noon whether they are members of the Humane society or not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Will Move to okl.boma

Columbus. Miss. Mareh 2.-tspcial)-L, J. Keaton has disposed of his remaining merchandise to James Pierce of Carbon Hill, Ala. Several months ago MT. Kea- ton decided to move to Oklahoma and of fered all his real estate and large mer- chandise and erockery business for sale. The sale to MT. Pierce practically ends MT. Keaton's business affairs in Colum- bus, and he expects to leave soon for the west. His family will not leave just at this time, but will join him later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Train Is Detoured

San Francisco, March 2.-The South ern. Overland Limited on the San Fran cisco and Ogden route was detoured tonight by way of Portland and via the oregon Short Line through ogden to Chicago on account of the floods. It was stated at division headquarters of the Southern Pacific that 1t will be five days before the road is clear, and permitting the passage of trains over the Central route.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
New orleans Will Hold Exvostt,on

New Orleans, March 2.-Pians to hold an exposition in New Orleans to com memorate the completion of tine Panama canal were acted upon by an executive committee here this afternoon which de- cided that a committee headed by Gov ernor Sanders of Louisiana and Mayor once sent to Washington to seek federal aid of the project. Fifteen million dol lars will be required, the committee esti- mated, for the holding of the exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Macveagh Ha. a Cabinet

Washington, March 2.-Secretary Mac Veagh has organized a cabinet of his own in the treasury department, over which he presides. It is made up of his three assistants. Messrs Norton. Hilles and Curtis. Like the Presidents s advisory body, the treasury cabinet meets twice a week, the first gathering hay ing taken place today. Secretary Mac Veagh believes good results will fol- low the innovation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Satisfactory to Employes

'The government employees around the federal building are more than delighted with the appointment of N. l.. Steele to the Birmingham postmastership' said G. C. Willis yesterday. Tt is entirely sat isfactory to all true, loyal republicans. have not heard a single protest from any of those who have stood by the admins tration in the past.
 MT. Steele is secretary of the state executive committee, and has been in the front rank in the progress of his party The men who composed the old Roosevelt party in Alabama are standing behind him.
 .'The appointment was taken ID and thoroughly thrashed out by Postmaster General Hitchcock and the President, and whatever they did should be satisfactory to all good. loyal republicans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
HoIdup Is . Failure

Pittsburg, March 2.-After a futile at tempt to hold up restaurant this aft ernoon. man whose name cannot be learned until he recovers consciousness, lies in Mercy hospital, battered and bruised at the hands of diners he att tempted to rob, Pointing gun he or dered s'Throw up your hands and give me your money' A waitress dropped tray of dishes and two of the men jumped for him and beat him until he was uncon- scious. The police took hiT away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Promotion for Educator

Chicago. March 2.-Herbert BunzelI, for three years an assistant in chemistry at the University of Chicago. has been ap- pointed biochemical expert of the bureau of plant industry of the department of agriculture at Washington, according to an announcement made today. Ills new work will be entirely along lines of re- search.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
o,d Time TeIegrapher Dead

New York, March 2.-Charles Hill schermerhorn member of the Old Timers' Photographers association. is dead at his home in Plainfield, N. J. MT. schermerhorn was in charge of one of the first telegraph offices opened in this country at Newhope, Pa. and was an op- orator at the army telegraph station at Beverly, N. J., at General Sewell's head quarters during the civil war There he hecame an intimate friend of General Grant and General sherman. He was 76 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03

Maryland rejected the Anti-Saloon leagues statewide measure yesterday. The Virginia legislature has practically decid- ed against statewide prohibition. The south Is fast getting away from the fanas- icism that while back got a start.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
TTuIon Pacffic Ail Right

omaha, ..eb., March 2.-Union Pa cific officials here declare that an in iustice has been done their road in sent from Ogden giving the impression that only the Denver and Rio Grande railroad is running trains into that place regularly. Traffic on the Union Pacific has not been im- peded during the presents season of floods and avalanches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03

One hog Is Missouri kept for med teal purposes has already yielded $6Sc of serum and it is still In good con- dition. It evidently intends to outdo all the plain hogs that sell themselves in the market place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 More often than not good nature is just weakness
 The satisfaction anybody gets out of being fool is thinking 1t Is somebody else.
 The more enthusiastic we can be for re- form the surer It is to be for somebody else.
 One useful thing about friends is how they can teach us sooner or later not t< rely on that sort of he1h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03

houn and Prof. C. R. West, the executive committee of the Chalkville local, state hat they anticipate the largest attend ance of any Farmers union county con
 ,ention ever held In Jefferson. Their committee on arrangements is overjoyed in securing Mr. Thatchers services for an address upon that occasion"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
In fhe Southland

Business throughout the south seems to be very prosperous said Charles l.. Clarke of Chicago, who represents New Orleans few days ago and l left that city full of enthusiasm over the ap- preaching convention of the Shriners- the Imperial Temple of the Ancient Ara bic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. This body holds it's annual meeting in the Crescent City in April but notwithstand- ing the fact that the dates are more than month off, the atmosphere is already buoyant with the carnival spirit. Le- gends greet the eye in the principal streets, in which the world Welcome ap- pears. It has been decided that maskers dressed in all sorts of fantastic costumes will be permitted in the thoroughfares during the visit of the Shs@ners. just as in Mardi Gras It is safe to say that New Orleans will give the nobles and other visitors the time of their lives.
 T was in Jacksonville several weeks ago, and am now returning to that city. It Is wonderful place. It is being mag nlncently built up ana IL IS one or the gayest scities In the world. There are many fine hotels In Jacksonville, but one that impressed me as being just the sort Birmingham needs is the Seminole. It is conducted by former Birmingham man, believe. The Seminole is a 12-story building and cost something like a mill lion dollars. I suppose. Birmingham is going ahead so fast the visitors natur- ally remark on the absence of million dollar hotel. l am here from time to time and recall the fact that a palatial hotel was about to be built in 1@7-plans all ready-when this county voted dry. That killed the hotel scheme. The buffet privilege in hotels of the class referred to is worth to the lessee or proprietor all the way from s25,oco to sS0,ooo year. And that being so, Birmingham will prob ably have to wait until the laws are suf- ficiently modified to allow hotels and cafes to serve liquor to their guests, or at least wine and beer, at meals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03

Theodore Roosevelt stands today the best known and the most popular man in the whole world. William E. Curtis says so and he is a good judge of rrlb- lie men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
Postmaster Jones Dies

Columbus, Ga, March 2.-(Special)-- Uriah Jones died at his home at Craw- ford, in Russell county, Alabama, last night aged 6S years. He had been postmaster there for years and was quite .well known through that sec tfon of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-03
been carried to a maximum

Senator Elihu Root kept his prom ise, and he expects the New York leg islature to do its duty. It should eith- CT ratify or reject the income tax amendment. In the latter event the amendment would become an issue in the November election.