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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Head of Musical Department Of Los
Angeles High School Has New
Method Of Harmony,

Los Angeles, Cal.-Los Angeles
eventually will be a paradise Of per-
feet linguistics If the plans OF those
at the head of the music department
OF the public schools can carry out
their modern ideas of voice using.
The system lately introduced aims to
make conversation a continuous har-
mony delight and to free it from many
OF the everyday defects of enuncia-
ton.
Children are to be taught to form
words and sentences as they would
the phrases of song and to have
mellifiuous effect always in mind in
speaking.
Miss Katherine D. Stone, head of
the musical department of the public
schools here, has started on a tour
OF all the principal cities In the coun-
try with the purpose Of giving and
accepting suggestions as to. the sue
cessful working out Of the new method
of voice culture.
Each voice has different dominant
note, that Is, note upon which all the
speaking sounds are based. From this
note every modulation and infection
of the voice should be regulated.
Usually in an ordinary sentence, un-
less the emotion is violent, the do1ni-
nant note is used at the commence
ment and different tones are afterward
employed through the different colors
of sentence.
Grief. hatred and enmity all have
distinct and varied rules for correct
intoning. Grief and deep emotion are
expressed in the minor key entirely,
just as song of sorrowful cast is
written In minor strain. In the ex.
clamation. "Oh, my" said sadly, the
whole cromattc scale is employed for
q complete octave.
On the other hand. Joy and convic.
ton are shown by the major key and
an ejaculation such as "Hurrah!" will
In complicated order cover all but
one major octave fro ma low note to
high one.
In question the high note should
come at the point in the sentence
when the query is most pronounced;
thus, in Where are you. going?" the
high note would come in where" but
II a person asked the question to
single out a certain individual, thus,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
statu. Of Gen. wolfe.

Wolfe has his statue at last. It was
unveiled by Lord Roberts in Wolfe'a
native place at Westerham. The trfb
ute has been tardy. Westerham is a
Canadian pilgrim anxious to honor the
memory of him who won Canada fol
Great Britain. In its way the statue
to Wolfe is compliment to the Do
minion. In the years when philoso-
phical radicalism considered that Can.
ada's destiny was to be part of the
United States, Wolfe's work went al.
most unregarded. With Canada's
growth and the fuller appreciation 0:
what she means to united empire
we better understand the debt we owa
London Saturday Review.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Electricity on Ocean steamer.

On a modern steamship the cleo
trical power plant is no small installa-
ton. The steamer Olympic is to be
provided with four units generating
2.144 horsepower. This power will
be employed in lighting the vessel and
for radiators in the first-class quar-
tiers, for cooking purposes, for oper-
ating various machines, cranes,
winches, etc.. and for running two
passenger elevators and eight freight
elevators. The lighting system will
total 100000 candle power.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

through the throat of a squealing fat
pig would bring result. At other
times a dog would be sacrificed. In
really serious. cases, as for instance,
when one king wanted the support of
the war god in knocking of the head
iof the neighboring king, a venerable
human being would be led trembling
to the hillside altar and there pune
tured by the priests until he ceased
to gasp. AS inter-island warfare was
conducted on schedule such as is
arranged for baseball clubs, there was
seldom a time when dead civilian did
not lie at the foot Of the royal idol.
The skulls Of those who died as sac.
rifice were. after time, fastened to
pole tops and set up on the highway
along which the gods were supposed
to travel to show that everything had
been done to propitiate them. Elk
Queen Liliuokalani, who was the last
of the crown-wearing class in Hawaii,
on one of her visits to this country
said: {4t
From barbarism to civilization was
Just step, for the Hawaiians. They
turned from the one and accepted the
other without any long intervening
period of gradual preparation"
This is indeed a fact. The Hawai-.
ians saw the light; one by one the
idols disappeared, and in a compare
lively short time chief arose whose
power and influence put an end to the
60 mi t,n hos
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
War on Tong tlatpln,.

Budapest.-Nrst among European
cities, the Hungarian capital has fol.
lowed the example of America in
waging war against women's danger.
GUS hatpins.
After consulting the leading mod
istes and fashion writer's the police
have issued an edict ordering that the
points of all hat pins longer than the
diameter of the crown of the hat, must
be protected by screw cap. Notices
have been put up at all theaters, con.
cert halls. girls schools and places fire.
quented by women.
The penalty for the first offense ia
$40 and the confiscation Of the pin.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Was il Gum or Raa9

Representative Murdoch, known rs
the 1nsurgent leader Of the house, is
said to have fallen sick from chew
ing gum. We don't believe 1t. Gum
chewing never made anybody sick,
but it makes everybody tired" It's
more likely that rag chewing made
the well-known Republican i'll, for
there's so much Of that in Washing
ton it's easy to catch It Wonder why
they put 1t on the gum. anyway? Now,
II they had reported that Mr.. Muir
DOCK had the swelling Of the feet we
could blame 1t on his "gum Shoes"
for he is well known for soft pedal
pursuits, but gum chewing wen
have to weigh that carefully before
we swallow 1.-THE story.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Wireless. Phones on Train.

New York.-That the Union Pacific
plans to equip its entire system with
wireless telephone apparatus for send
ing messages from moving trains to
stations along the line. is the an
nouncement of DR.. Frederick Milliner
of Omaha, an electrical expert in the
employ of the railroad, before the New
York Railroad clubs annual meeting
here the other day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

1t means much to textile manu-
facturer whether a fabric runs 100
threads to the inch or only 80, but to
the public and the average congress-
man this has no significance. Never
yet has there been tariff that was
not at least based on the demands
made by those who were to profit
by It.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Seattle VIII Build Hioh.

Seattle. sh.-The last obstacle to
the erection Of History building in
this city by the estate of L. c. Smith
Of Syracuse, N. y, was removed the
other night when the council commit.
tee that has been going over the plans
voted to grant the permit. The sky
scraper will be the highest office build.
ing outside of New York.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
MUST GO TO THE PEOPLE
Of Last Resort" Has Passed
Upon Il.

1t is reasonably safe to say that no
legislative body would pass q Payne
Aldrich tariff bill had the people the
power to veto 1t. On the contrary.
congress would revise the tariff in &C
cordance with national rather than,
special interests.
Moreover, that would be the best
thing In the long run for the special
interests themselves. Once the peo-
pie accepted a tariff law, we should
hear no more Of that troublesome
question for generation, and surely
the manufacturers stand in need Of
protection from agitation and insta-'
bility quite as much as from foreign.
competition. So 1t ought to work out
In all things.
Representatives at best can only
guess at public opinion and often
they mistake a loud noise for the
voice Of the people, forgetting that
"the shadows murmur, but the deepsi
are dumb" Throughout generation
congress was guessing on the ques.
ton of a money standard, whether ID
should be paper, silver or gold, and
there was no rest or security. At
last, In 1895. the problem had to 90
squarely to the people. as every prob
lem finally must, and the people
promptly gave q decision far more
conservative than timid congress-
ever had dared to give and at once
put an end to all doubt and debate.
All matters Of inheritance soon or
late must be submitted to them for
final determination. Delhy only pro-
longs the uncertainty. Under the in-
itiative and referendum every law has
the direct or tacit Endorsement OF the
public, and thereby gains stability.
and force that can be derived from
no other source.
No question is settled until the peo-
pie have settled II. * I
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
.Roeket Hulletr Not Ne,

New York.-Rifle bullets which
throw of brilliant light as they travel
through the air and which are being
hailed in Germany as revolutionary
military invention, are no novelties to
American army men. They were first
experimental with many years ago by
the United States government, accord
ing to statements by officers stationed
here.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

Portland sailed from Boston and dis.
appeared in that awful storm Of No
vember, 1898, never more to be seen
or heard of, swallowed up by the sea
with all on board. At that time Capt.
Olsen put in fifteen days in bitter cold
weather searching the oceans bed of
the tip of Cape Cod for some trace OF
the lost steamer. but he was unable to
find anything.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

Meadville. Pa.-Senior male stu
dents at Allegheny college who last
Christmas made solemn vows to hence
forth wear whiskers and mustaches,
appeared the other day for the first
time since with clean-shaven faces.
The goods seriously objected to such
facial adornment and boycotted the
boys. Few students admit they broke
their VOW to please the girls.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Seeds Given to Children

Cleveland, ohio.-The school board
is distributing 10000 packages of
flower and vegetable seeds among the
pupils. and Miss Louise Miller. cura-
tor of garden work, is lecturing daily
to the children, telling the children
how to plant and care for gardens.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

don't see how some of them (the
railroads) will get along.-President
Baer of the Reading formerly, Of the
divine right.
Patience, Geo. 1t will all be clear
enough in little while. even to you.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
Useful Practice.

"Our big old cook has unique, not
to say paradoxical way Of wiping the
cobwebs away from her better half'a
brain when he comes In with said
brain full Of cobwebs."
How does she manager"
Says she gives him bang or twa
over the head with her Kitchen
Spider
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22
THE ROMANCE
OF YOUNG
JAY GOULD

Y faraway Hawaii, tho
wave-kissed islands of
the South Pacific, there
is a folk song which
tells how a young
prince wooed and won
a princess by placing
garlands of wild blooms
at her window and sing
ing to her in the lam
guage Of flowers. When
the prince finally
brought a wreath Of her
favorite flowers and
their perfume was watt.
ed IN her she anneared
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

Protection runs mad when It an
sists that the paper duty shall be re-
tanned. that the Canadian agreement
shall be rejected.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

For every birth occurring at SEQ
there are about 16 deaths.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-03-22

Winters realized fortune from his
discovery. Even today the man OF the
valley lighting upon, something new
heralds his find with the classic yell:
"She burns green! Angeles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
TREzEVANT MAKES
 ANNUAL ADDRESS All South Delegates Enter
 tained at Banquet BUSINESS UP TODAY Trezevant Says That No Other Sec- tion of the Country Has De-
 veloped During the Past
 Years as the South
BUSINESS UP TODAY

Memphis, october 10.--After hearing Trezevant of New Orleans, and the dis posal of routine preliminary to the or ganization of the convention, the com mercial secretaries of the southern states devoted the first day of their an nual meeting today to an informal ex- change of ideas and experiences.
 Tonight the delegates were enter tained at a banquet The principal bus mess sessions will be held tomorrow. when officers will be elected and the meeting place of next year selected. Houston, Tex, and Pensacola, Fla, are bidders for the next convention. James S. Warren, industrial commissioner or the Business Mems club of Memphis, IS mentioned for the presidency, and Adolph Blotz of Houston as secretary.
 Gov. E. o. Osborne of Michigan was the first of the governors to reply to the telegrams sent to the chief eXecu. tives of the different states by com mittee of the all south conference, which was in session yesterday, invit- ing the people of the country to come south" in their travels. Governor Os- borne indorsed the movement
 President M. B. Trezevant manager of the New Orleans Progressive union, in his address dwelt upon the signifi- cant increase in numbers of commer- cial organizations in the south turning the attention of the country to that sec tion, and which he said has inspired .ffA Arfc tn yae ia, it's lost prestige. He further remarked:
 Not even the west has witnessed the same ratio of developments in this par ticular. We have prated for years of the reawakening of the south. We are now living in period Of awaken ing.
 While the smaller cities have been &C., tive in getting into the game there has been a steady advance In the growth and importance of the larger cities. Three years ago very few southern communi- ties advertised. Today this evidence of the keen appreciation of our opportuni- ties is manifested by scores of different communities that are spending tens of thousands of dollars in making not only themselves, but the entire south known in every part of the land
 ''So much so that the long predominant communities of the 'effete east have awakened to the realization that they no longer depend upon greater per capita wealth, greater population, greater in dustries, and longer advantages in the field; therefore they recognize the potency of the south by beating their drums and blowing their own horns. New England no longer disdains to ad- vertise. and now insists that she should know herself as we'll"
 In accordance with the custom of the association under which the presiding of- ficer does not serve longer than one year. MT. Trezevant retires from that of flee with this meeting. James s. War ren, industrial commissioner of the Mem phis Mems club, 1t is believed. will be elected president tomorrow.
 Addresses were delivered today by J. C. Hale, vice president of the Central of Georgia railroad, ans.~5y John Fox, special director of the national rivers and harbors congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
NOTHING KNOWN OF
 M'NAMARA TRIAL Every Point Is Surrounded
 By Uncertainty DEFENSE IS READY Both Brothers Chat Cheerfully With Newspaper Men-Both Have
 Gained Weipht Since
DEFENSE IS READY

Los Angeles, October 10.--Official uncer- tainty surrounded tonight every point of interest in the trial of the McNamara brothers, except the fact that it will begin tomorrow.
 Whether John J. McNamara, secretary of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, will then be placed on trial for murder In con- nectlon with the Times explosion of De- tober 1, 1910, which cost 21 lives, or his brother, James B. McNamara. will face trial on identical indictments was not known officially today because District Attorney John D. Fredericks said the de- fense still had the technical right to have both men stand trial together,
 Until the expressed preference for sep arate trials is made a certainty, which probably will not be before court opens at 10 o'clock in the morning, the prose- cution otherwise will not announce which man they will try first.
 The general belief is that James B. Me Namara will be selected.
 Attorney Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for the defense, said no effort to delay the beginning of the case will be made.
 I've shall ask for a change of judges said MT. Darrow.
 we expect that it will be denied and that then the trial will go ahead" he continued
 The McNamara brothers chatting in the corridor of the jail apparently expected no delay We've got to be ready. John J. McNamara said. "It does not make any difference to us which of us is tried first"
 Both men at the request of newspaper men were weighed and photographed and George Gallagher, the jailor, checked their present weights against those re- corded when they entered the jail April 25. James B. McNamara. who then weighed ,1S7 pounds, now weighs l42 pounds, and John McNamara has gone up from 206 to 2l7 pounds.
 John McNamara did the talking for both brothers. He asked many questions on his own account. What is the senti- ment about the case?" was his first one. specifying different localities. Most of his succeeding questions were about ma chinery for gathering and distributing news, in which he seemed keenly inter- eSted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
Firing on Shore Was Con- tinuous for an Hour in
 Brisk Fight
ITALY SENDS MORE
 TROOPS TO TRIPOLI
Big Contingent Sails From Naples and Another Fleet of Transports Leaves Taranto-Many Pre-
 cautions Are Taken

Tripoli, October 1o.-The Turks appar- ently do not intend to abandon Tripoii to the Italians without further determ- ined resistance. For several days bands of horsemen have been accommodating in the vicinity of the Italian outposts. Sew eral times at night they have been dis covered b ythe searchlights of the war ships and then shells drove them back again into the hills. About 10 o'clock this morning a force of about 5000 Tur- kish troops with field guns was discov- cred advancing in two columns with the intention of reoapturing the town.
 A large body of natives marched with the troops and presented formidable array The Italian commander had an intimation that such an attempt would probably be made and his men were amply prepared.
 The Italian guns were we'll placed and the Turks were met with a heavy artll- lery and rifle fire to which they replied with equal energy.
 It was moonlight and the fleet turned the searchlights on the contending forces. When the engagement was at it's height the battleships and cruisers joined Tn with their smaller batteries, directing the shells to cover the Italian front and flank.
 For over an hour the firing on shore was continuous, but about 2 o'clock 1t slackened and gradually ceased. The Turks retired but in good order although 1t is reported that they suffered heavy loss.
 Another body of Turks tried to turn the Italians east flank but without sue cess.
 The Italian casualties were slight. The fleet pursued the retreating Turks with heavy shell fire until o'clock in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
Bankrupt Serves Two Years

Hopkinsville, Ky, October 1O-R. H. Detrevile. who was president of the de- funct Acme Mills and Elevator com pany here, was sentenced to serve two years and a half in the penitentiary to- day, following his conviction on the charge of having unlawfully received dividends from the mills when he knew the con cern to be insolvent. The mills failed two years ago with liabilities amounting 10 about S2O0,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Governor orders Investigation of ru-
 mors about gas.
 O'Neal's letters and answers of men
 involved
 Blaine's charges are .unfounded Nothing known of McNamara trial Trezevant makes annual address. Turkish troops attack Tripoli. Baptist day at state fair was great
 success. 2-New evidence in Lorimer inquiry. Wiley will know. what vinegar is 3-Washington gossip.
 Decaturs, are dry. ...-s4 4-Ftltoiial comment.
 Chamber enthusiastice over Moores
 address.
 Two more blocks vote white way. Training school closes its workf Examiners find officials owing mon ey to county. 6--Sports. 7--Do''v Dalrymple on the Modern
 Cinderella.
 Society S-Supreme court is urged to act 9-Training school closes it's work. 10-Strike situation is unchanged. 11-Markets. route may be changed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
BAPTIST" DAY AT STATEFA|R WAS
 GREAT SUCCESS The Harder It Rained the Higher Flew the
 Aviators GREAT CROWD WAS
 HAPPY BUT-WET "Weather Man" Moore Makes Speech, and Still It Rained--Agricultural Awards Hade-Motorcyclc-
 Aeroplane Races
PROGRAMME TO-DAY

Alabama day, governors day, home coming day and Opelika day. g A. M,-Gates onen. ) II A. M.-Iive stock and stable ) inspection.
 II A. M.-Aeroplane flights by Beachey and Hamilton. 1 P. M.--Address by Governor
 Emmet O'Neal and other distin- } guished guests. 1:30 P. M.-Free attractions.
 P. M.--Horse racing (2:3i trot) 2:17 pace). ) 2:30 Motorcycle races. 5:00 r. M.-Beachey and Hamil- { ton.
 3:30 P. M-Concert by Innes' band. zoo P. M.-Free open air attrac- ) tions and band concert. S:30 P. M.-Pain's masterpiece, {
 'rhe battle in the Clouds" Midway open until Il o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
Many Will Quit Work

Spokane, Wash, October 10.--Close to 200, 900 industrial workers of the world and other working men affiliated with that organization are scheduled to quit work the day the trial of the McNamara brothers begins in Los Angeles. Cessa- tion of work Is to be intended to pro test against the methods pursued in the arrest and extradition of the prisoners, according to Spokane officials of the or der.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11

ferson county physician for long number of years, and no man stands higher than he in the estimation of his fellow townsmen. He was chairman n of the Ensley committee in the fight against the prohibition amendment, ana aided in the management of the cam paign for O'Neal against Mallory
 In Montgomery there Is a widespread interest in the impending investiga tton. There are those who think that the investigation of the alleged transac- tion in gas stock will open the way for an investigation into other matters. There are others, on the other hand, who believe that as result of the in yestigation the four prominent men concerned will be brought out clear from the clouds which rumors have created.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-11
GRATIFIED AT THE
 AT'TENDANCE AT FAIR

The Alabama State Fair man agement is highly gratified at the attendance despite indictment wealth CT. The state fair exhibits, free acts and gorgeous fireworks offer the biggest show ever given in the south for the admission price. All Birmingham will visit the fair to- day and during the intervening days until the close Everyone who goes will feel proud Of the show, he sees for he will get more for his money than ever before. The fireworks spectacle alone Is worth more than the price of ad- mission. The aeroplane flights are thrilling and are among the great est attractions ever offered at fair. They take place every morn ing and afternoon. Ladies will find the women's building the most attractive ever shown. The man agsment Is taking especial care for the comfort of ladies and children who attend.