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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
From the Baltimore Sun.

From the Baltimore Sun.
 "HE progress and development of
 Washington have caused the de-
 U molishment of the old Riggs House, which played an important part not alone in the history of Washington. but of she nation itself.
 Originally the Riggs House was sort of northern headquarters. This was in the seventies In the early eighties the character of the Riggs House underwent change. It became more the stopping place of the western contingent.
 In the days when the Riggs House drew the New Englanders and the New York CTS and Pennsylvanians the section inc was also closely drawn in other Wash ington hotels of the period. The Metro politan was the resort for the Southern statesmen, near statesmen and camp fol- lowers. In the National the westerners found their abiding place.
 The old Riggs House held the distinc- ton of possessing the only billiard room in Washington ever frequented by Pres ident of the United States. Here in the early days of 1881, when he was but new ly inaugurated to the chief magistracy, came James Abraham Garfield night after lnight to play the game with his chuns of his new administration. ' Probably the most distinguished patrons who ever made the Riggs House their
 permanent home in Washington were Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and John G. Carlisle of Kentucky. MT. Harrisoh' while a senator from Indiana, lived al the Riggs House for six winters It was always headquarters for Carlisle. Both as sneaker of the House and later as senator the Riggs House was his head quarters.
 The suffragists made the Riggs House !, their Washington home. Year after year Susan B. Anthony came to the old hosel Earlier Elizabeth Cady Stanton was with her. Frances Willard and other pioneers in the movement for the uplifr of woman 1 kind knew of the old hotel.
 l In the days when the four-cornereo fight for the honor of holding the Worlds l Columbian exposition was being waget came George R. Davis of Chicago to tho Riggs House. Here the schemes were
 matched whereby the advocates of Wash
 inston with a delegation headed by Will
 make Chicago their second choice. Here l 1t was that New York, coming to Wash ington wit ha delegation headed by Wil l<liam C. whitney, David B. Hill and Rich ard croker. found the wires all laid fol her undoing.
 The financial world of the eighties mad the Riggs House sort of halfway house
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
The Cotton situation

Harry clews. in his weekly report on the cotton situation, says in part:
 AS scheduled the government sep tember condition report was puphshea Friday at noon. The figures given as of August 25 were 73.2 per cent, which compares with S9.1 per cent last month and 73.5 per cent the ten year average Ordinarily such a report would nave had a pronounced market effect put the trade generally, in view or the recent agitation against big crop estimates, ln- clined to the belief that the deteriora- ton had been exaggerated and conse- auently showed no disposition 10 load up. especially as it is a matter of gen eral knowledge that the recent rams have greatly improved the situation and that conditions as they now exist are distinctly promising. Taking no consideration, however, of this re- cent change for the better it would ap- pear that the governments condition figures, disappointing as they are, would still indicate bumper yield when into circulation is taken this years record acreage and the fact that the crop has been better cultivated than ever before in it's history.
 "In 1908 the agricultural bureau made the September condition 76.1 per cent. The total yield that season was in eX- cess of 13,S00,O00 bales, and this out turn came from an acreage 1,5OO,OO0 less than the area planted this year. Then, too, the damage from an early 1, iIIino frost is rninirniZed owing to the plants early start and the prospects for a top crop which has been lacking the past few years are thought to be good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

special master sat and heard evidence. This will not, however, nullify the no commodities law, or the law that grants to intrastate passengers 2E cent rate. The case is deeply inn portant to all the states, and it will, no doubt, be carried to the supreme court when final and authoritative decision will be rendered in the dim and distant future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
Dapcaix's Sailing Date

w. J. Dangaix, writing from Paris to The Age-Herald, under date of August 25, asking that this newspaper change his address to New York, concludes as fol- lows:
 T expect to sail for home by La Pro- vence of the French line on September Is and hope to be in Birmingham early in October to complete my project for million dollar hotel on my corner at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street.
 II congratulate you on the result of yesterdays election, insuring to Birming- ham such a hotel so badly needed and the many other advantages to follow in the wake of a return to sane and sound views on the liquor question:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

the best cheap Git skeeter Now, all mosquito bites are not necessarily pois- oned with malaria, and yet one cannot tell the harmless from the other. AS the fall season advances, the mosquito bite becomes more or less poisonous.
 The cu1ex, a small species found along the coast and in tho tropical marsnes' IS the purveyor of dengue fever, giving me patient a jaundiced appearance, some what resembling the advanced stages of yellow fever in coloring, so that the ln- experienced physician sometimes mistakes the dengue for the deadly yellow lever and causes great alarm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
NEGRO VIEWS OF yARpAMAN

From the MODl1e Reglster.
 John White, one of the Mississippi statehouse porters, was overheard dis oussing with two other negroes who work there the results of the recent election.
 Governor Vardaman is gwlne up Jar to Wash'n ton an peel one CT dem dar mendmints an mortify tothcr ginst all us niggers, but don't keer if he does, l likes him jest de same IL is fact. too, that all negroes who have ever been brought in contact with Governor Vardaman as servants and otherwise worship and ed mire him with great loyalty and extrava- gance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
REFLEcrIoNs or A BACHELOR

From the New York Press.
 Some people arc such good buffers they can bluff themselves.
 It's to be hoped the Lord loves fault finder, for nobody else can.
 A man is nearly always willing to do something for his country if he gets paid enough for it.
 It appears as if shy little girls wouldn [ talk because they will have so much of it to do later in life.
 The way a woman can handle hatpils would make a swordsman think she had taken fencing lessons all her life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
Reciprocity in Canada

The election of a new house of commons in Canada takes place early next month, and the following table will aid the reader to understand the battle that Premier Laurier is wag- ing. These figures show how the house that was dissolved July 29
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
SONNET
By Paul Hamilton Hayne.

By Paul Hamilton Hayne. The passionate Summers, dead the sky's
 aglow With roseate fiushes of matured desire, The winds at eve are musical and low, As sweeping chords of lamenting Tyre, Far up among the pillared clouds or ire Whose pomp of grand procession upward
 rolls With gorgeous blazonry of pictured folds To celebrate the Summers past renown: An, me! how regally the heavens lock
 down,
 Q crshadowins beautiful, autumnal woods And harvest fields with hoarded increase
 brown,
 And deep-toned majesty of golden floods That lift their solemn dirges to the sky To swell the purple pomp that hoateth by.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Premier Laurier leads the liberals while Mr. Borden stands at the head of the conservatives, aided by the ultramontane Bourassa, who favors reciprocity, but who desires a free Canada controlled by French Cath olics.
 The premier is himself French Catholic and he lives in the province of Quebec, and, although liberal, he hopes to secure majority of the new house. He desires to secure ma jority at least as large as the forty five liberal majority of the dissolved house.
 The issues are somewhat complex. The reciprocity issue is supplemented with an appeal against annexation and with an attack on the Laurier naval scheme. Imperialism enters into the campaign and altogether the voter is beset by issues. Neither the out and out nationalists nor the imperialists are supporting Laurier, but the com. mon sense of the dominion is behind him. and the indications are that he will control the new house and re- main in office.
 Reciprocity is reasonably safe be- cause several conservatives will vote to ratify the agreement, and scarcely a liberal will vote against it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
A MILD HARDSHIP

The doctor told scribbsome he ought to 'rought it a while.
 What did Scribbsome do?"
 He compromised by changing his easy chair for one with straight back.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

No one thought anyone could be more unconventional than Upton Sinclair but Mrs. Sinclair seems to have him beat a block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
HAPPY CHOICE

From the Houston Post.
 Oscar Undefwood's strength and popu- larity have been greatly accentuated by his good judgment in making the right kind of enemies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
RHYMES AND RHYMING.

N l like such words as wish" and edisn :, Such rippling explosives as "Pishp, Beeause they rhyme so we'll with fish. ''
 Baltimore Sun. For me such words as .riee" and price '' Or some such phrase as 'Ain't it niee?'' Because it rhymes so well with ice
 Los Angeles Express. For me such words as 'think" or "clinlx ,, Or some such phrase as Have a drink '' Because it rhymes with skating rink''
 Milwaukee Sentinel. For me ssch words as wig or "wag," Or some such phrase as "cop the slag," Because it rhymes with 'pennant rag"
 St. Louis Times. For me such words as try and 'by," Or why or sigh" or ''hy" or sky" Because, you see, they rhyme with pie ''
 Birmingham Age-Herald. like such words as dash" or "hash,' Or smash or "crash' or even "hash," Because they rhyme so we'll with ''cash ''
 Louisville Post. 1 favor words like blush" and "gush,' They do sound woozyfied, but tush How easily they rhyme with "mush."
 Youngstown Telegram.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Edison, the king of electricity, was re- gently dragged along an Alpine highway by oxen hitched to his broken automo- bile. Things and folks go by contrast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Champ Clark indulges in the split infini tive when he assails MT. Taft He wa too earnest to consider mere rules 7ex pression.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Oil has been struck in Maine, and the 8 Standard Oil companies are each pre- sumably trying to get there first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Food prices are also aviating. and some of them are entitled to the height record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

One Michigan clam had 912 pearls In it's mouth. It's mistake was made when 1t opened its mouth in a selfish pearl seeking world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

After suffering damage by war ana earthquake Charleston had to face a hur- ricane. but the old town is still full of courage and clear grit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

The stealing of automobile tires is be- coming quite fashionable in New York. Oyer $lCo.OO0 worth were stolen last month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

The Maryland primary was called when a good many of those darned reformers were indulgnS in vacations. The ma chine won by one vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Among the fall fiction should be in- cluded the testimony of the Lorimer wit nesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Mrs. Upton Sinclair seems to think trial marriages are just about the thing after all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

The search for the missing Leonardo is a trine closer than the search for dis ease germs, and thus far the thief is the more elusive of the two.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

The housewives of Brest, in France, marched to the butchers, the bakers and the candle-stick makers to demand low. CT cost of living, and they got it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

If Mir Taft wants the last word he must deal fairly with Speaker Clark and MT Underwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Tyrus Cobb has decided to go on the stage wholly regardless of his his trionic ability. He proposes to gather in ducats.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

An inspector is going up and down Kansas to see that travellers who stop at inns get sheets 92 inches long free from germs. He Is a very busy man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

In Chicago the straw hat Is on it's last lap, and will soon be called in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
MlNNA's CHOICE.

The wifeAof a Congressman had two sons who wsre in the habit of taking the pretty nurse\ maid out for good time. The boys would not own up to it when she tried to caution them lest their father learned the situation.
 She then went to the pretty nurse and by little finesse disarmed her of think ing she was disneased.
 "Minna," she said, which of the boys do you like to go out with best. Tom, or Harry?'
 Well" said the maid, T think pre-. fer Harry, but for real good time I like. your husband best. ."-Norman E. Mack's National Monthly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

The gross receipts of the railroads are outrunnng those of corresponding weeks of last year. This is not conflscation in Alabama or elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Prize fighting is now permitted in New York under the title "Legalized boxing bouts"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

China does, it is true, drown female infants but it never holds church fairs in which man has to take chances in things he has no interest in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
soMMENDABLE.

We much admire the bard,
 Who, when he sings of oyster, Doth find. by working hard.
 Some other rhyme than 'royster."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Upton Sinclairs life is just one chunk of publicity after another.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
A SPOTLIGHT PERIL.

A SPOTLIGHT PERIL. q wonder why it is that most women care little for fame?" Maybe it's because a famous woman finds it rather difficult to conceal her age"
 WE SUSPECT.
 Some people ride
 In buzz machines,
 Who dine upon
 A can of beans.
 TIME TO QUIT. Tt is just as well that the summer season is about over.'' Why sop 'The latest fishing yarn tells about a catfish that snapped off hooks and sink CTS with nail clipper caught in its lower jaw
 DISAPPOINTING.
 To steal kiss
 Is not so bad
 To try. and miss,
 Seems worse, egad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
BEHIND THE TIMES.

presume, after they are married they Will I've in a bungalow"
 No Thsy are dreadfully od-fash- toned It seems that they are going to live in I mere cottage"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
PROOF.

PROOF. T thought you said Baldsome was not an optimist?' Nile isn't" 4Pshaw. He's still using hair tonc''
 STILL HOT. Oh, let us lift
 A prayer together And ask the gift
 or cooler weatherl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

SAFE PREDICTION. Birmingham is not a maritime town" 'of course not. Still, venture the pre- diction that there will be a great many schooners crossing the bar here before many more pay-days have rolled around"
 OF COURSE. What's her name?" "Sophy."
 How does she spell it?" 'S-o-p-h-y-e.' "I'll bet she can't cook?' "On the contrary, shes wonder well! Well! I guess there are excep- tions to all rules
 NOT vORACIOUS. ''So there was fire in town this morn ing?"
 "Yes" ''In the words of the cub reporter, did the hungry flames devour a building?"1 No. The flames were not hungry 1t seems. They merely nibbled a few shin gles off the roof of a private garage"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-05

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 6. 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
LAWN FETE A SUCCESS.
Held on Mount Pleasant Fairgrounds
for Benefit of Dispensary.

The lawn fete given on the Mount
Pleasant Fairgrounds, at fifth street and
Columbia road, last evening by the board
of lady managers of the Northern Dis
pensary and Emergency Hospital for the
benefit of that institution was a decided
success, according to those In charge.
Besides netting a large sum for the work
Of the hospital, which is located at 1921
18th street northwest, many folk who
were not acquainted with the effort of
the institution were told of the splendid
work being accomplished.
Mrs. Giles Scott Rafter, president of
the board. together with the other officers
and members. worked hard to make the
affair a success. Those who assumed
direct charge of the event included Mrs.
H. T. Guss, first vice president; Mrs.
James Lansburgh, second vice president;
Mrs. Harry A. Colman, secretary: Miss
Dorothy Snyder, assistant secretary;
Mrs Mary Perry Brown, treasurer: Mrs
j. K P. Gleason, Mrs. George H. Peters,
Mrs r. W. Dutton, Miss Neale and Mrs
A. B. Carly.
The hospital Is the result of the COM
bined efforts of DIR. Benjamin F. Gibbs.
Commodore Peters, u s. N, retired
Charles c. Lancaster. H. A. Colman,
James Lansburgh and others. 1t has been
Endorsed by the Columbia Heights Citi-
zens' Association. and since it's establish
ment some weeks ago has received the
hearty commentator from many resi-
dents of Columbia Heights as well as
other parts of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02

The following deaths have been re-
ported at the health Office during the
past twenty four hours:
Ann c. Samuels. 81 years, S22 Az
street southwest.
Louise " Hollis. 1 year. 422 s street
southeast.
Catherine Kinsley. II years. 2o2 K
street northwest.
Joseph F.. Hopkinson. 81 years, Gov
eminent Hospital for the Insane.
Elizabeth II. Davis, "a years, IS
Cedar street. Takoma Park. D. G.
Josephine f. Walker, 81 years, sos G
street northeast
Sarah A. King. "a years, Belt road
and 41st street, Tenleytown, D. c.
Patrick Hartnett, 40 years, 1852 sd
street northeast.
Sarah b. Smart, IS years, 1919 ltth
street northwest.
John .. Wehn, l year, 1887 Goth
street northwest.
Mary j. Williams, So years, 602 U
street northwest.
John Pool. 40 years, 1910 Kenyon
street northwest.
John p. Lang, months, 3S9 street
northwest.
Hampshire avenue northwest.
Catherine Lester, months, 1900 X
street northwest
Anthony Fletcher, months, 1900 h
street nOrtnWeS
Charles F. Taylor, days, 2O1 g
street northwest
Edward Ross, 81 years, 1853 Ridge
street northwest
Louise Lewis, 81 years, I street hill
southeast.
Robert Lee, 56 years, Emergency
Hospital.
Lillian A. Carter, 1 year. 745 5th
street southeast.
Philis Wood. 20 years. Washington
Asylum Hospital.
Charles Addison. - years, Freed
mems Hospital.
John B. Ruffin. So years, Emergency
Hospital.
Lena Jones' 3s years. 101S 9th street
northwest.
Daisy Nottingham. 4 months, Al G
street southwest.
Edward Montgomery, 8 months, 800
Virginia avenue northwest.
Mary A. Johnson, Fl days. 1926 Tenn
nerence avenue northwest.
Infant of Henry and Susan Sydner,
one hour, 1923 r street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02
RICH MANS WIFE DEAD
IN A HOTEL MYSTERY
Fallen or Thrown From Third
Story WindoW-Went to
Place With Stranger.

ST. LOUIS. August Mrs. Max Judell
of No. Jo5 Union boulevard, an exclusive
residence section. whose husband Is out
of town. travel ng man and wealthy.
died al the City Hospital yesterday. fol-
lowing injuries received when she fell. or
was thrown. from a third-story window
OF the Nendome' Hotel. at 18th and Olive
streets. She was found unconscious In the
alley back OF the hotel at o'clock yes
tcrday morning. Search is being made
for man who went TO the hotel with
her AT l@:3" and registered "R. Papa.
with his Wife. He left the hotel at 80
AN, telling the clerk he would return n
a few m nHteS
Mrs. Judelis watch stopped Al :,
oc'och II was pinned to her Jacket The
crystal was broken. The police believe
Mrs. Judell had been thrown FROM tas
window when the man went out.
No Disturbance Heard.
w T. Lockman. manager of the hotel.
was acting as clerk when the couple vert
there at 1870. There vas no sound OF .
disturbance i'm the room. the manager or
the hotel said.
Physicians at the hospital found othsr
injuries besides the skull fracture. "a
both OF Mrs. Iudell's arms above the ell
bows were bruises which seemed TO has =
been made by hands tightly grssping the
arms
At Mrs. Judells home was found let
ter from Judell. reading:
Your suspicious are absolutely ground
less. " you'd not keep mp such an awful
knocking and permit few more thoughts
to enter Your head things will move along
more smoothly and peace viii enter where
1t is a continual rough house, IN
bearable and dsgraceful. If you were
continually on the jump as 7 am. you
would have little chance for the company
of the opposite seX. even II you desired IL.
but I do not II was signed, LAS ever,
lovingly, Max
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-02

July 4 1911 Mrs ROSE w ELMES. widow
Of Webster Elmes, formerly OF Washington.
DC.
FOLEY. ON Mouday. July 81. 1911, at Johnson
city Tenn. EDWARD ]. FOLEY. beloved
son Of Mary and the late Mark J. Foley.
aged thirty-fwo years.
Interment ut johnson City Wednesday. Au-
gust =.
HAAG. ON Monday. July 81. 1911. at ADD
pm, CHARLES HENRY HAAG. aged nfV-
Funeral from chapel of Frank Geiers Sons. No.
lib It'll street northwest. on Thursday, Au-
vate) at Prospect Hill cemetery. =
HURNEY On Tuesday. August 1. 1911, JOHN.
the beloved of the late Peter and Mary
Hurney.
Funeral from his sisters residence. 2eI9 X
street, Thursday. August &: thence to 81:
Stephens Church. where requiem mass will
be said at O'Clock for the rePose OF his
soul.
JOHNSON. Departed this life on July 81. 1911.
at 5:45 Am, after long and painful Ill
ness. at Freedmen's Hospital. JAMES p.
at O'Clock pm. from Vermont Avenue Bap-
fist Church. Relatives and friends invited to
attend. Interment at Harmony cemetery
SCHULTZ. On August 2. 1911. at an. MARY
A. SCHULTZ. aged eleven months.
Funeral from her grandmothers residence. PAT
Maryland avenue southwest. Friday. August
4. at pm. Interment Mt woodlawn GEM
etery. Detroit News please copyD
SMART. Entered into rest August 1. 1911.
SARAH BARNARD. widow of George II.
Smart Of Alresford. England.
Funeral from the residence Of her daughter. Mrs.
Lewis ssls 18th street ,o nsrthMsst
ment private.
pm. DOROTHY Carmel. infant dausht.r
Of Caskie NJ. and Bessie e. Smith tnee Bay
Funeral THURSDAY at pm. from parents resi-
81 Civ, Friends IL,
and relatives invited attend.
brpther. Chief Justice e. D. White in Port
Hope Canada. August l. 1911 Miss
SUSAN =. WHITE. daughter of the late
Sidney Lee Ringgod.
Funeral services Mt St Joseph's Church. Thibo-
deaux, La, the place Of burial.
WILLIAMS. Departed this life Monday. July
81 lsIl; at o;iS an at be- her rssSence co.
LIAMS. beloved mother OF Emma Kelly.
Eta Brown; Florence spriggs. Alice and
beth Jones.
The voice we loved is stlled
place is vacant In our home
Which never can be filed.
Funeral from Nineteenth Street Baptist Church
at pm. Thursday, August ).
In Memoriam.
EPPS. In sad but loving remembrance Of my
dear father. HARRY EPPs, who departed
this life two years ago today. August q 1909.
Oh the memory of that morning
As stood with aching hearts,
Seeing the we loved so dearly
Pierced by deaths most cruel darts.
Sleep on, dear father sweet be thy rest;
We needed you. hut God knew best.
Gods will he done. He dceth well.
But how need no tongue can tell
BY HIS DEVOTED DAUGHTER ZONER