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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
Postal Savings DepoSitOrieS

While the postal savings bank hill
~as pending in the Senate Senator
Owen of Oklahoma, himself banker,
made a notable speech that has since
attracted no little attention throughout
che country. He began it by advocat.
ing Oklahoma's guaranty law. Recog-
MIXING the impossibility of securing at
present a national law of like import
senator owen, following the last dem
ocratic 4 national platform, accepts a
postal savings bank as the next best
jacquard. 1--WE favor" said the dem
MISREPRESENTATION platform,
"a pestal savings bank II the guar
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portunity that the Aldrich tariff is the
best tariff ever enacted and he attempts
to uphold his declaration with figures that
have been exposed and exploded scores of
times. In every crisis he leans to the
standpatters and the interests. and al
together the country sees at the end Of Il
months that 1t has big jelly fish in the
White House,rather than a man who had
the courage of his convictions and some
thing beyond. While Roosevelt was UNI
duly spectacular and startling, Taft Is
seen to be a man who follows the line of
least resistance, and that line carries him
inevitably in every crisis into the arms
of Cannon and Aldrich, who really are
his advisers and his kitchen cabinet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
IN HOTEL LOBBIES.
10 Make Extended Tour.

Prof James c. Monaghan of Washing
ton, d. c., whose lecture at the Orpheum
Monday night under the auspices of the
Knights Of Columbus was highly praised
by those who heard it, left yesterday aft
ernoon for Montgomery.
7 am delighted with Birmingham,
said Professor Monaghan. This is my
FIRST visit to this section of the south.
had been in Virginia the caroinas and
part of Georgia, before | came south
this time, but [ had never seen Atlanta
until last week. The Georgia metropolis
makes fine impression upon visitors. 1t
is handsomely built and has a great air
of prosperity.
LAS for Birmingham, it may we'll excite
the wonder and admiration of strangers.
1t is a revelation to me. Here find a
young city grown to large proportions and
appearance. 1t is a very beautiful city
and with its wonderful advantages its
continued rapid growth is assured"
Professor Monaghan has been lecturer
on history and economics at two or three
well-known colleges at various times,
and is known in the educational world as
a ripe scholar and broad and original
thinker. He is sent out on his present
lecture tour by the knights of Columbus
to promote the cause of education, and
by his eloquence and distinctive person.
atty TO stimulate national pride and
create a more eager interest in those
movements of today which make for So
cial and moral improvement.
From Montgomery Professor Monaghan
will proceed to New Orleans. In a few
days he will go north, and will be one of
the speakers with President Taft at the
st. Patrick's Day banquet in Chicago.
After filing that engagement he will re-
turn south, and will continue his lecture
tour, visiting Florida, Texas and most of
the western states. All of Professor
Monaghans lectures are public and are
free.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
LOUIS JAMES.

Tie passing of Louis James
sincerely mourned by people who nave
enjoyed his acting during a lengthy and
honored stage career. Mr.. James typi-
fed the best of the past yet he did not
allow himself to become decadent and his
distinguished work for the advancement
of the drama that does not depend on
sensationalism and eroticism for its APP
peal rebounds greatly to his credit. He
was always friendly and full OF cheer.
All who came in contact with him learned
to admire his manly spirit and his pains
taking effort. Wallace Munro, who for
many years was manager for Mr.. James,
| relates some anecdotes to representative
of the Cincinnati Enquirer which give
glimpse of Mr.. Jones' irrepressible fun:
Munro knew James the boy, James the
practical joker and James the actor with
out a peer. With a heart as tender as
childs he wouldn't allow canaries Gagged
in his home. The trees are the place for
birds. Let them be free he would say.
A man of odd eceentricities was this
actor. AS a practical joker he often
spoiled great scenes, sacrificing triumph
to convuse another player with laugh
ter that choled away words
ION one occasion, Munro related,
James was playing in the all-star cast
of Francesca de Rimini. He had the
part of Beppo, and Lawrence Barrett
was in the role of the hunchback. James,
in his part angers the hunchback, who
springs at him, clutches him by the
throat and strangles his tormentor to
death, but does not realize what he has
done until he sees the form of Beppo
fall backward and tremble. This night
James had placed two small balloons in
NV cal c a
hunchback sees Beppo fall he dashes over
to the PROSTATE form and runs his hands
over the fallen victim of his wrath, seek
ing q trace of life.
.Beppo, my Beppo, cried Lawrence,
following his lines and falling over the
victim. At that moment one of the bal
looms exploded. To this day That scene
has never been finished.
..It was left to James to distract SUI
perb Mary Anderson at the very crown
ing glory of her career. The boyish
athlete with gray hair was cast for
Romeo. He played the part wonderfully
we'll Miss Anderson was Juliet. They
were in the fateful scene where Juliet,
among the tombs, finds her lover cold
and still and lifeless.
'.'Oh, cruel poison came the heart
throbbing cry of the fair Juliet in mortal
anguish. She bent over tenderly TO KISS
the poisoned lips. Her nose rubbed the
lips of James, whose mouth stretched
open. His teeth closed on the tender
nostrils Of Mary. 1t Is recorded that the
scene closed badly.
"Some years ago, while playing with
Booth in Julius Caesar James had the
lines. Chew upon that, my noble
Br-rutus' The business that goes with
the scene called for a hearty handclasp,
and Booth was that night the ready little
handshaker As the two hands met,
oosy spread over the palm of Booth.
James had slowed a large Lynn Haven
oyster in his palm before going on for
the scene PAUL GUN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
FINAL HONORS TO
BE PAID TO PLATT

Binghamton, N. Y, March 5-Out of re-
spect to former United States Senator
Thomas c. Plat, none of the factories OF
Owego will be open tomorrow forenoon,
and all business places and the public
schools of the village will be closed dur
ing the hour of the funeral.
The special car bearing former Senator
Platt's body arrived in Owego at Oils
o clock this evening. The body was taken
directly to the First Presbyterian church,
where 1t will remain until the funeral
tomorrow.
Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery,
high upon the hill overlooking Owego,
beside the body of Mr.. Platts first wife,
over whose grave he erected beautiful
monument leaving thereon blank tablet
for his name.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
WESTERN UNION BUYS
A. D. T. COMPANY STOCK

New York, March S.-Announcement was
made today that the Western Union Eel
egraph company had recently acquired
approximately one-third interest i'll the
stock of the American District Telegraph
company of New Jersey, which will give
the Western Union company virtual con-
troll of that company. Although the two
corporations have long been closely allied,
so far as working arrangements are con-
cerned, with Identical offices in some
cases. they were entirely distinct, as the
Western Union holdings heretofore were
not large enough to carry control. The
recent purchase, however. gives the West
ern Union compeny dominance over the
messenger service throughout the United
States.
The American District Telegraph conf
panv of New Jersey has an authorized
Capital stock of sl0,0o0,00o, Of which So
e65. 351 is outstanding.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
pilot Bont Catches whale.

Sabine, Tex, March S--After five and
a half hours of hauling and Juggling the
pilot boat Florida towed into port late to-
day a 90-foot whale, very much alive and
resisting vigorously its capture. The mon
ster stranded in about three fathoms Of
water three miles eff Sabine bar, and
when sighted by 6redgeboat was mis-
taken for wrecked barge. The pilot boat
was dispatched to the aid of the supposed
disabled craft.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
IN MARCH.

BY wordsworth.
,rhe cock is growing,
The stream is flowing,
The small birds twitter,
The lake doth glitter,
The green field sleeps in the sun;
Yfie oldest and youngest
Are at work with the strongest;
The cattle are grazing,
Their heads never raising;
There are forty feeding like one!
Like an army defeated,
The snow hath retreated
And now doth fare i'll
On the top of the bare hill;
The ploughboy is whooping- anon-sanon!
There's Joy in the mountains;
There's life In the fountains,
Small clouds are sailing,
Blue sky prevailing;
The rain is over and gone!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
HARD TIMES.

How kin er pore oil niger
Be content
When de anlords always groWlin'
Fur de rent?
How lin err pore OIL niger
Res hisself,
When dey amt er scrap of sidemeat
On de shelf
How kin er pore OF niger
Hope fur grace,
When dey amt er hen ter cacl<le
On de place?
How kin er pore oil niger
Jine de hymn,
When his chance ter keep alive am
Mighty slim!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Albany, N. Y, March 81. Horace Nc
Farland. president Of the American Civic
association, made a plea today before
the assembly committee on taxation in
behalf of Assemblyman Abbey's bill tax
ing billboards. He denied that the pur-
pose of the bill is to destroy the business
Of bill posting, claiming that its effect
would be to reduce the size of posters
and thus abate the nuisance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
Home Overcome. Handicap.

Chicago, March S.-Willie Hoppe won
the secord block of the 24oo-point billiard
match at 1871 balk line, defeating Ora
Morningstar by the score of 436 to 297.
TO win tonights block 1t was necessary
for Hoppe to overcome handicap of SO
POINTS, he being short that number of
scores from last nights block. He ac-
complished the feat with ease. Score:
Hoppe, 1876; high runs, 70. GS, 66; average,
s2 1873. Morningstar, 297; nigh runs, SO,
~, SO; average, 10 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
Floods In Nevada.

Reno, New, March S.-The lower part
of Winnemucca is submerged as a result
of a sudden rise in the Humboldt river
late tonight. The river is two feet higher
than ever recorded here before. Great
damage has been done, the pricipal loser
being the Western Pacific. The road of
that line is badly damaged and in one
place is sunk into the water, train load
of cars standing on top. Many cattle and
horses are reported drowned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
objection Filed to PIea.

Louisville, March S.-United States Dis
trict Attorney Durelle in the federal
court today entered an objection to the
plea in abatement filed a few days ago
by the Louisville, Henderson and st.
Louis railroad and it's president, Lucien
Irwin. The plea was filed on the ground
that a representative of the interstate
commerce commission exceeded his rights
in coming to Louisville and appearing
before the grand jury as an attorney in
stead of as q witness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Gainesville, Ca, March S.-Meeting in
the narrow hall Of house here late
this afternoon, both armed with pistols
Robert @. Thompson shot and killed
John Mason. Thompson Is son of a
former state legislator. 1t is said they
had fought earlier in the afternoon
Thompson was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
SUBSCRIPTION. to Irish Fund.

Dublin, March Sat a meeting to-
night at the Mansion House, convoked
by the lord mayor, in support of the
Irish party fund, subscriptions amount
ing to more than $4,000 were announced.
This is the largest amount subscribed
since Parnell Sunday Joseph Devlin,
nationalist member of parliament for
Belfast, denied the rumors spread by
the 1O'Brienite paper of dissensions
among the party leaders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
Telephone Merger Allowed.

Columbus, o., March S.-The house to-
day passed the Elson BILL which, as
amended, permits both parallel and dis
secting telephone lines to be consolidated
with the approval of the state railroad
commission, which is also empowered to
fix rates and hear and determine COM
plants An amendment to put the issue
Of securities under the control of the
&C mmission was defeated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
irving to Reduce Losses.

Los Angeles, March S.-Forty officials
of the Santa Fe railroad, including those
OF the entire system from Chicago to
Galveston and San Francisco, who have
TO do with damages arising from freight
losses, met here today to devise means
of reducing the losses and damage
claims which are said to aggregate about
70 600 OOO wear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
Mostly for O'Nenl.

Il spent two days In Mobile last week
and Sunday and Monday in what is called
the wiregrass," said l.. c. Eckerrnann of
St. Louis. Il was interested in the lum-
Der business and not in Alabama politics,
but everywhere l have been on this trip
have heard prohibition and the gov
ernorship discussed.
II think it Is safe to say that nine out
CT every ten men I have met have conf
mitted themselves to ONeal for govern
CT. The Mallory men with whom talked
said they were for statewide prohibition
remaining on the statute books In other
words, they were avcwed prohibition
lists of tho most ultra type. They said
Mr.. Mallory was their candidate because
he not only was for statewide prohibition
but still is for statewide prohibition. Az
well as ! could gather the ONeal men
were not, as rule, advocating a repeal
of the present laws but a very considera-
lie modification of them. l heard good
deal about politics, but I did not quite
catch on t, that phase of the situation
/ gathered this much, however: O'Neai
was the leading anti-amender and NAL
lory one Of the leading amenders."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Norfolk, Va, March S.-The new battle
ship South Carolina arrived today from
Philadelphia and after coaling will sail,
March 10, for a shaking-down run to the
West Indies. preparatory to her final ac-
ceptance test. From Cuebra the South
Carolina will go to Havana, thence to
Charleston, s. c., about April 10. to re-
ceive a silver service from thu people of
the Palmetto state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
THE BETTER WAY.

Through sunshine and storm,
Through darkness and light,
However It's rolling,
The world is all right
The fellow who's cheerful
In spite of his pain,
Whatever the weather,
Will never complaint
His song will be heard
When others are still,
Far down in the valley,
Or up on the hill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
r,rou.h Trnnic Resumed.

San Francisco, March S.-Through
traffic between San Francisco ana the
east was resumed by the southern "a
ciflc railroad today. 1t was stated that
by the time the eastbound trains ieav-
ing here tomorrow reach the breaks re-
pairs will have been completed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Woodbury., Tenn, March Sire here
this afternoon destroyed every building
but one on the east side of the public
square. The loss IL estimated at $4,000,
with insurance OF about one-ffth. Five
horses were consumed In the livery barn
where the flames originated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
Too Much Cold storage.

Boston, March S.-Four tons of -four and
four tons of eggs to be used in bakers pies
were taken today from q cold storage
warehouse on complaint of DR.. George
Fl. Adams. government food inspector
Dr.. Adams said they had become unfit
for use and after they had been treated
with carbolic acid will sell them.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
FORMER sheriff Acquitted.

Lake Charles. La, March s.-Former
Shriff John A. Perkins of Calcasleu par
ish was acquitted by jury here today
of the charge of embezzling public
funds. 1t was>alleged that Perkins was
short in his accounts to the extent or
more than $4,000
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
Arbuthnot defeats Haynic.

Marion, March s.--(spcial)-J. w.
Arbuthnot defeated W. A. 8. Haynie in
the democratic primary for mayor by q
majority of AZ. The election was q
landslide for Arbuthnot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Herbert Gladstone is to be known as
Viscount Gladstone of Hawarden. He
has stolen all of the old mans thun-
der he could lay his hands on.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

The Easter hats make it difficult In
suffragist to keep her mind on suf-
fragisting. She sees those hats oftener
than she does the ballot.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

If the new Rockefeller foundation
desires TO abolish human suffering, let
it begin by abolishing the dangerous
househy. bearer of disease germs to
the table butter.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
In the Political Field.

Alabama is to be congratulated on the
| relatively high plane upon which the gu
| bernatorial campaign is being conducted
said an old democrat. There was much
mud-slinging in the amendment campaign
last fall. I had never known such a Bit
ter political contest in Alabama before.
While there is lively argumentative war;
fare in evidence now both of the candi-
dates for the governorship are being
treated as the dignified gentlemen they
are. All the newspaper discussion have
come across has been clean but vigorous.
This extract, from an article in the Mont
gomery Advertiser, struck me as being
just to the point:
If the fourth resolution of the Mont
gomery conference hit anybody square in
the face, it was Mr. Mallory. 1t could not
have applied to Mr.. O'Neal for he was not
a candidate until some months after the
Montgomery conference. 1t is the quin-
tescence of folly for any man to pretend
that he is debarred from the right to
be a candidate and indorse to the fullest
extent the declarations of the Montgom-
cry conference, and yet some ordinary
SeHSlDie iileii are uOinB that NSiy tiihS'
He stands upon a platform which was
Endorsed by 1900 majority last November,
while Mr.. Mallory and the amendment
which he sought to put upon the people
were condemned and cast out. That issue
is not dead, because some Of Mr. NAL
lory's advocates are claiming that a ma
jority of the democrats who voted last
November cast their votes for it, which
means, If it means anything, that Mr..
Mallory's election will be taken as an in
dorsement of the amendment and encour-
agement to seek to again submit it for
the approval of the people. There are
some gentlemen who are seeking to In
jure Mr.. ONea1, who would have been
very willing to stand where Mr.. O'Neal
stands today as the sole opponent of Mr..
Mallory for the democratic nomination
for governor. The celebrated fourth res
olution of the Montgomery conference
would not have stood in their way if they
had entered the race, and yet it would
have applied to them just as much as to
the gentleman whom they are now seeking
to injure.'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Paulhan, the skyscraper, still holds
an option on birmingham, and he will
come If the FEDERAL courts will loosen
their grip on the upper air.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Bristol Tenn, March S.-Samuel Thurs
ton, keeper of cattle at the mountain
branch of the national soldiers home.
near Johnson City, is dead as the result
of being gored by Jersey bull.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09


Your serene highness." began kthe
obsequious courtier
Serene highness nothing!" exclaimed
the angry potentate. Haven't you just
heard that my favorite dancing girl has
run away to wiggle with a carnival COM
pany? Call me the Big Grouchr"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

The office of hog reeve is looking up
and the higher hogs are held in public
estimation the more that ancient office
will be appreciated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

This country has no two-horned rhi-
noceros of the male persuasion, and 1t
is too late to telegraph Roosevelt to
pick up one in Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Frank Hitchcock has the contract to
renominate william Howard Taft in
1912, and he is working overtime on
his job.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
lntnnt Of Steel Rails

While the production of open hearth
steel had exceeded that of Bessemer
steel yet in rails Bessemer still leads
"a the following table shows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

Mrs. Astor's alimony is said to he
but $4,000 a year, and her friends
wonder how she can manage to live on
it when hogs are worth $40 a hundred
pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

The country Will soon be face to face
with the old problem in acute form
what to do with an ex-President who
declines to be dignified and calm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
RIYALYE HYGIENE.

DO you think oysters should take
plenty of exercise?'
well, it's impossible for them to do
much in that way, but l have no doubt
that deep breathing makes them larger"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

The farmers of the country bought
10000 automobiles last year. and they
hope to Guido these figures this year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
SKEPTICAL.

You ought to see my country estate"
II don't imagine the weeds give you
much trouble on your country estate"
mo? Why not?'
For the same reason that I never
heard of anybody having to wash the
windows of a castle in the air.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09
Compared with birmingham.

II am always glad TO get back to Bir-
mingham' said Theodore C. Koenig. Jr.,
the Well-known travelling salesman.
81 have been recently in Mississippi and
Texas. Business conditions in both of
those states are good. The people of
Texas are especially buoyant. Every
body over in the Lone Star state seems to
be prospecting San Antonio, Houston,
Dallas and Fort Worth are all in fine
shape. Dallas is well laid out and 1t has
many handsome business houses and ele-
giant homes; but none of those flourish
ing cities mentioned are in the Birming-
ham class, considered either on the COM
nercial side or the landscape effect side.
Birmingham has certainly got all south
ern towns beat when it comes to land
scape beauty
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

If the women's hats are to display
dehorned.
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so IT'S.

Its no credit for a man to be a good
panhandler."
mo; but 1t is for a woman to be a
good pan-handler.''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

The dalai lama has time now to visit
his friend, the Ahkoond of Swat, whom
he has not seen in long time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-09

The people up north are rejoicing
that they are back to the soil-the
snowdrifts having melted.