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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
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'"While personal friends of pr. John w. Abercrombie have known all along that that gentleman would not accept re- election to the presidency of the univers- ity for one year. with the understand ing that he would then retire, MT. J. w. McConnells letter, which appeared in Tuesdays Age Herald, is nevertheless appreciated" said a member of the alumni association. MT Mcconnell IS an alumnus of the university, and he is not only scholarly writer. but he brings out several points that ought to receive practical consideration. In reference to the harmony that should exist between the president and the trustees, MT. Me- Cornell says:
 It is to be greatly regretted there fore. that there should have arisen any friction or dissatisfaction, and espe- cially to the extent of having caused the resignation of pr. Abercrombie, whose administration has been in every respect conspicuously successful
 MT. Mcconnell sets forth Dr. Aber- crombie's administrative equipment in ad- nirable terms, and calls attention to the testimony of able and noted educators, such as pr. Eliot, emeritus president of Harvard, Dr. Hadley of Yale and Dr. Alderman of the University of Virginia, given in behalf of the man who is now to retire; and what made MT. McCon- nell's article all the more striking was his closing sentence as follows:
 "I am not personally acquainted with pr. Abercrombie, but write this as a tribute to his worth, as I see it, and in the interest of the university "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
JEFFERSON FOR HIGH LICENSE From the Mobile Register.

The carrying of Jefferson county by 2.Coo majority In favor of high license and strict regulation of the liquor traffic Is emphatic protest against the continuance of blind tiger conditions. The same thing hs opened in Mobile and Montgomery. and will happen in all large cities. wherever those conditions exist Given the choice, the people infinitely prefer low-reg1lated traffic to lawless traffic. and vote ac- cordingly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

MT Taft's speeches next month from the rear end of car are expected to drive the insurgents into their holes, but they may not come up to expectations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

The Marquis of Queensbury is in the states. He wants to make money but he wants it without an heiress incumbrapce, for he is married.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

The medical colleges turned out up to June 30 new doctors to the number of 19. 7s6 The number has been decreasing since 1904
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
board.

The New Jersey hotel keeper who is- sued an order prohibiting watresses talk ing to male travellers, had to withdraw it. He was losing both waitresses and travellers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

The republicans look forward to an easy running national convention next year unless the standpatters demand the nomination of Sunny Jim as well as MT. Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

pr Sargent of Harvard says trousers
 beat skirt sitting, standing, walking or running And when 1t comes to strilSing g a match trousers have 'em beat block.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

The only way to market decayed fruit to advantage is to put 1t in a can along with plenty of benzoate of soda.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

Buffalo Bill has discovered the cradle in which he was rocked. He may tie a ribbon on it and give 1t to Carnegie library.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

All states are created free and equal, but they do not stay in that condition, New York has outgrown no less than 47 of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

That's so. And it is also hard to do anybody who hasn't been done before
 ACCORDING TO REPORT. By jinlSs, it seems
 When days are hot, Iris always cool
 Where we are not.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

It Is benzoate of soda that makes cold storage beef red on the edges. It is found in all dishonest food.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

Thanksgiving on a Thursday and Con- gress on the following Monday is to be our fate this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

The postal savings bank will fairly be bursting with money whenever panic is sighted or has arrived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A MESSAGE.

A MESSAGE. s How pleasant are the breezes That do this morning blow! They whisper, Summers on the wane- Twill soon be time to go Away up in the attic And bring those comforts down, Which so improve on winter nights A trip to Slumber Town" Ere long the wild winds blowing Will toss the leaves about And we who love the cheerful fire Will scarcely venture out. And soon the cold drops beating Against the windowpane Will dedicate the blazing hearth To memories again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
GOING SOME.

GOING SOME
 While the American Press Humorists were convening in Boston they were giv- en trip to Concord, Lexington and other historic places. The journey was made in touring cars owned by members of a leading Boston club. driven by the chauf- feurs employed by the millionaires
 The driver of one big touring car de- cided to give his passengers an exhibition of speed such as they had never before witnessed. When the scenery began to appear blurred one of the jokers called to the chauffeur:
 Wasn't that some kind of a settlement we just passed?
 "Yep;' the chauffeur replied. What was it?''
 'charlestown, Lexington and Concord" was the reply. Great clouds of smoker' cried the l1u- morst. This ride makes Paul Revere's midnight dash seem like a gentle can ter.'-Y Youngstown Telegram
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
A VARIED MEET.

T see where an angry wife had her husband arrested at an aviation meet" What for?''
 T think she had an idea that he went there to meet his affinity" s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
STRETCHING A POINT

You have been telling me about you apartments in town and you have but one room"
 My dear fellow, kindly observe this spacious closet in the corner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

Oklahoma and Pennsylvania are run ming neck and neck in civilization at lynehings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

When Samson LaFollette left Congress his pompadour was intact and very ag- gressive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

THE SUREST THING YOU KNOW. The chap who's bald Will often say His lack of hair Just makes hinf gay, But all the same, If he could get It back again,
 He would, you bet,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

The railroads will be kept busy next year in moving crops and political tall ent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

Our ancestors got rid of bears and catamounts instead of fleas and mos quitoes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

No president since Lincoln has spent more arduous summer than MT. Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

Upton Sincailr has his faults, but he did tell us all about pure leaf lard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

Near beer is the only mixture that contains no benzoate of soda.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
DELErERIous.

According to a scientist, the excessive use of salt will paralyze ones sense of taste"
 "Then I'd better stop listening to Twickham."
 ''Why so?"
 His yarns are inexhaustible and every one he tells me I have to take with a grain of salt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

VICTORIOUS. Hark, hark, the dogs do bark, The summer girl is back in town; Her string of hearts doth cause remark, Her tender skin is burned quite brown. But what of that? Her triumphs by The gilded seashore were complete; She made her hated rivals sigh, A host of swains fell at her feet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

McCabe should be sent to talk things over with Ballinger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

The postal savings bank will fairly be bursting with money whenever panic is sighted or has arrived. Thanksgiving on a Thursday and Con- gress on the following Monday Is to be our fate this year. | Oklahoma and Pennsylvania are run ming neck and neck in civilization at | lynehlngs When Samson LaFollette left Congress his pompadour was intact and very ag- gressive
 Our ancestors got rid of bears and catamonts instead of fleas and mos quitoes.
 --s- The railroads will be kept busy next year in moving crops and political tall ent.
 No president since Lincoln has spent more arduous summer than MT. Taft.
  Upton Sincailr has his faults. but he did tell us all about pure leaf lard"
  Near beer is the only mixture that contains no benzoate of soda
  McCabe should be sent to talk things over with Ballinger. It is summer until you see wild geese flying southward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

NOT A BIG PART. Lionel Barrymore, a brother of Ethel had a very small part in a play not long ago. and realized that his acting did not have much to do with the progress of the piece
 "Lionel," said a friend to him one night after the performance, T thought you had part in that play.' " "I have" said Barrymore. That's funny" commented the friend. q didn't see you at all'
 Well" explained the actor, you must have winked during the performance. '- The Twice Month Popular Magazine.
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
st. Bernard Notes

The Right Rev. Abbot of St. Bernard was unable to attend the conservation of Bishop Gum in Atlanta yesterday, but the abbey was represented by Faith CT Edgar, O. s. B. The latter has been doing parochial work in Columbus, Ga., during the summer and will return to Columbus from Atlanta for a few days. He is a member of the St. Bernard col- lege faculty and will be present at the opening September 12. He will be ac- companied by a number of boys from Georgia, some of whom were students last year, while the others are boys for matriculation.
 The Rev. Father Lawrence, O. $. B., who has been acting as pastor of St. Aloysius church in Bessemer will remain in the Birmingham district until about the 10th of September.
 'The outlook for St. Bernard the com ing year is exceptionally bright" said Father Lawrence yesterday. We are to have a large number of students from Birmingham and the adjoining territory"
 Father Lawrence, who was seriously ill in Bessemer from overwork a little more than three weeks ago, has fully recover ed, and his friends who met him on the streets in Birmingham yesterday were eongratulating him upon his good appear auce
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
COMPLETE EXHAUSTION.


 COMPLETE EXHAUSTION. Did you hear about poor Chawles?" "No What happened to him?'' His valet being i'll, Chawles had to dress without assistance this morning and when he got his clothes on he was too tired to light a cigarwette."
 TAKE NO CHANGES. The married life doth lessons teach And we infer, No prudent wife would ask a peach To visit her.
 USEFUL. Had any fall samples from your tai Tor, Seribbs? ?" Sure. They make fine pen-wlpers, too"
 ATTENTION, CLERKS. Who wakes up in the morning bright And turns to sleep some more, Will never be a shining light In any drygoods store.
 QUITE TRUE. "It seems hard to do anything these days that hasn't been done before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

Louisville captured the convention for next year. The federation had an invi- tation from Los Angeles and an invita-
 tion from Birmingham. In addition to the invitation which I extended in be- half of the Catholic societies of Ala bama, Commissioner A. o. Lane, the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, the Birmingham Board of Trade, and other organizations sent invitations by wire. was greatly pleased at the large vote recorded in favor of Birmingham.
 "The 1913 meeting will probably be in Los Angeles, and I think it will be a compara lively easy matter to bring the federation to Birmingham in 1914. Such an important national organiza- tion, with thousands in attendance, is a big enough proposition to interest any great city. The delegates are men who are used to stopping at fine hotels, and, come to think of 1t. do not believe 1t would be wise to have the convention here until our hotel accommodations are considerably increased. I imagine. however. that by 1914 Birmingham will be in fine shape to entertain the fed eration
 "A most delightful feature of the con- vention was the ladies auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. There was a separate Tibernian banquet during the week, and it was most brilliant affair. Miss Anna Malia of Scranton, national president of the auxiliary, and Mrs. Adele Christie of Cleveland, national secretary, were present and received marked at- tention.
 By the way, in my speech in behalf Of Birmingham as a city that would inter- est the delegates called attention to a number of well known boosting facts, and mentioned with emphasis Oscar W. Un- derwood as one of our strongest and most familiar assets. I found that MT Underwood was extremely popular with the delegates regardless of politics. He is recognized as first class presidential timber, and a statesman of whom Ala bama has the right to be proud
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30
A TYPICAL AMERICAN

It is summer until you see wild geese flying southward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-30

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 vuJZED man cannot live with out pie, even if he is not New
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30
ANSWERS ATTACKS ON MILLER
O Outrageous and Unjust Says En-
gineer for Underwriters

Ira " Woolson. consulting engineer for
the National Board OF Fire Underwriters
wrote 70 Borough President McAneny ~
hear testimony ~ the ability Of Superin-
tendent Miller Of the Bureau Of Buildings,
and n say thar he considered tbs attacks
made upon him b. soma newspapers as
"outra geous" and unjust
There were undoubtedly good reasons
7-hv that loss Of life occurred he added.
and there Is no question that the emer-
zency exits from the building we're foolish
- inadeauate but - far as 7 can learn
there has not been any evidence produced
70 chow that this condition ras attribute
bic 70 the neglect Or ineficiency Of Mr..
Miller
He cannot make laws or control such
r-,rtArs-he must con1ns his EFFORTS - the
limit, Of the city statutes as he hnds them
= matter Of feet, our laws do not begin
% rrovido proper escape facilities from
buildings IF ths type Of that in which TINS
FIRE occurred"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30
FIRE DRILL AVERTS PANIC
Three Thousand Pupils in Street
When Firemen Arrive.

Fire was discovered Yesterday afternoon
IN the third floor Of Public school Is IN
Proun Place. The Bronx. Smoke nrliteu
through the building, and the odor or purn-
ing wood permeated the corridors. vet near
IL three thousand little pupils. trained ~
sen,i-yeekly FIRE drill. marched IN perteet
order from Nh. building and two n'nu'es
after the FIRE alarm was sounded they were
in the street Watching the Aremen eh'er
the building
One NJ the teachers discovered the hrs IN
basket Of paper living IN room uSeo py
the teachers for lunch ana oEeSsihs
room she hurried - the basement anu
told the iantor. William n. Candy ihNn
sha ran 70 the principal. Louis Marks
While the ,anitor end his assistant were
manning the Are extinguishers the prime
nal was cocllv turning IN a sreHiai a'ar"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30

JArAN RATlFiES ", S. TREATY.
Toko. March 29.-rhe Priv Couren
ratihA1 the treaty Of conln,ercs ana nav'-
CATION with the United states to-day Ths
siqnsfor-r exchange will he rlads April 4
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30

largest creditors Of the Plat Iron Works.
he's been formed TO save that Lompany from
bankruptcy and conserve It's assets. The
members Of the committee are. William y.
TAYLOR, vice-president of the Mercantile Ma
tionaI Bank Edward T. Perrine, vice-pres-
ident Of the Windsor trust Company, Will
lam c. Poillon, president of the Mercantile
Trust Company. Henry Rogers Winthrop.
Of Harris, Winthrop e. Co.. bankers, and
Bradley Martin. IF. president If TIE Twelfth
Ward Bank
The Carnegie Trust Company is the larg-
est creditor Of the Platt Iron Works. TO the
extent Of s225.000 The total liabilities Of
the iron works amount 70 s1.75o.0oo, includ-
ing $500 900 secured by mortgage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30
elsres Lack cf Police Lines.

washington Square East, a block from
the IRE said the Coroner. was crowded
with fire apparatus and traffic 70 such an
extent that the engines and trucks had
difficulty in making their way. There we're
no police lines and the frightened girls
we're beginning 70 Jump from the windows
even then. I thought Ia telephone for
help. and after running past several closed
stores | rushed into a private house and
telephoned for the Fire Department and
for the Police Department. For Gods
sake, send some ambulances quick I told
the latter. and when ] returned 70 the
scene the sidewalk was already Uttered
with bodies"
The Coroner, by displaying his badges,
pressed into emergency service two auto
mobiles and several trucks, on which some
Of the wounded We're taken 70 hospitals.
Il saw two girls on the roof" he con-
tirued. zone seemed to be about TO jump
while the other was apparently holding
her back Then I saw that the one who
wanted 10 jump was evidently praying and
then she seemed to fall over the edge in
spite Of her companions efforts. I turned
away, sick and fainting, and had to be
Nelped DdCh 20 my Holfle
The bodies Of four OF the victims Of the
fire were claimed yesterday by relatives,
who made identihcations either through the
personal effects held az the Coroner's Of
fee, or by having family dentists examine
the teeth Of the bodies. Esther Gochfeld,
Yetta Meyers, Mary Leventhal and Mar
earet Schwartz were thus identified yeSter-
day, and there are still sixteen unidentified
bodies at the Morgue.
The Ladies ShirtWaist Makers Union ap-
piled 70 the coroners' Office yesterday for
the bodies OF The unidentified dead, but
were asked 70 witt until to-day 70 permit
POSSIBLE further Identification. II was the
plan OF this union 20 bury the bodies IN
Mount Sinai Cemetery at Maspeth, Long
Island. Jewish burying ground. but OBJ
lection arose 70 the plan because OF the
doubt as 20 the religion OF the underlined
dad Charities Commissioner Drummond
10 whom the matter was referred. pointed
out that should later Developments disclose
tia, Italian Catholics had been buried
there y would have serious effect upon
the feelings Of their surviving relatives.
memorial service for all the victims o.
the fire was held in Grace Protestant Epis-
copal Church yesterday. and this morning
at 10 o'clock a solemn requiem mass will
be offered in the Italian Catholic Church
of Our Lady of Pompeii. IN Blocker street
for the repose Of the souls Of Rosie Bassino
and Irene Glannsttasio,
AT mass meeting held last night in the
school OF Commerce. Accounts and Financa
Of tbs New York University, az No. g
NVaverley Place. the student body registered
its protest against what II termed the in
adequate provisions for escape from fire In
the school building.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30

the fatal FIRE before II had gained Roadway.
Sendermsn ran rom the tenth 70 the
eighth floor AZ the first alarm. and. ac-
cordinc 10 his testimony yesterday. he
grabbed a. coil Of FIRE hose which ives so
rotten that II broke IN several places.
Stopped by that. he tried once more 70 do
something toward stopping the blaze by
turning on The valves % the standppe on
that floor. but found there was no water in
the pipes.
Inspector Howard Harmon, Of the State
Labor Department, told the investigators
yesterday that he had sent 70 Albany for
2 certified copy OF his last report on the
Asch building. bu, the news Of the big fire
there made u uncertain whether y could
be found now From the notes from which
he drew up that report however, Harmon
was able 20 testify that AZ the time Of his
inspection there were no locked doors in
the lofts occupied by the Triangle Shirt
waist Company There had been some
locked doorsNn the building. he said, but
not on tts floors The only complaints
there he recalled. were on sanitary condi-
tons
Coroner Tin.erbcttom. who lives a, No
50 Washington Square south said yester-
day that he had been witness OF the fire
near his home. and he condemned in TN
qualified terms the conduct 81 tbs police
men on duty there ~ the time.
The Coroner's story was that he ran over
from, his house when he saw The fire. which
was FMS, after II started and that when
he got there there was only one fire en-
CINE ~ work on the south side OF the
building. That one, he said, was shooting
feeble stream, which did NOT 60 higher
than the third floor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30
IJrae Automatic. cprirLlsr-.

CAcisl= of the FIRE insurance Cor-
penies IF New York said vestardar that
the compulsory installation Of automatic
sprnklers would do more 80 obviate the
recurrence If such disasters as the recent
Asch Building fire than any other single
inorrover1ent that could h. advanced
George r Bodwel. IF the New York
fire Insurance Exchange. who testified
along these lines before the legislative
investigating committee last fall. said
that the installation Of srrinklers wss
one NJ the safeguards which could he
sdorted easily in buildings now in use,
and ~ =. reasonable cost to which IRON
ertv owners would not object
The rate sheets Of tbs exchange dis
,,oee also that the installation ~
sprinklers would prove en- income besr-
ing Investment. because Of the fact that
rates vera reduced wherever they are
aAutona.ic sprinklers would have pre-
-ented such q tra gsdy as that 81 last
oa-urdav." said Nj Eodwell, yesterdsy,
'.3Acause they would have stopped me
srre9d Of the blaze or a. LEAST, would
havA checked ~ s. The occupenrs could
have escaped in safety.
The exchange has models 81 aoont 2
scorA 81 these devices. which are equally
recommended and the variety i: ~ ltssst
an assurance OF 2 price held Tifh'r
reasonahle limits h competition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-30

Samuel Tnterrnyer consented 70 act for Mr.
his private books and vouchers 20 an ex-
pert for examination and that Mr. Inter
myer made q thorough independent investi-
cation Of the various re.rts that have ap-
peared from time 70 time es 70 any alleged
connection between city deposits and loans
10 Cumnins and his associates. II was only
after satisfying himself or all these points
& was said thar Mr. Tnternver accepted
the retainer
Can Pay Smaller Depositors.
George " Egbert receiver OF the Car
negie Trust Company, has collected. u IS un-
derstood more than s.. 10000 in cash from
the payment Of notes and loans outstanding
at the time OF the failure. This means
that he can pay in full to-day all those
depositors with individual deposits under
$1,000 But 70 rav all depositors ne would
need $4,000
Yesterday he sold az auction $50 shares
ot Tennessee Packing and stockyards pre-
ferred. 80 shares Of Curnmins- Bennett pre-
ferred and 125 shares OF Hotel Duncan COM
mon stock, the collateral put UP by Harry
Anderson, Of Nashville 10 secure a note Of
S23. 900 The par value Of all This stock is
$3.50 There being no other bids the re-
ceiver himself bid & IN for 81 900 Anderson
is an employee Of the Tennessee Packing
ord Stockyards Company and a friend Of
Cunnrains When asked 70 pay the note he
wrcte back, II IS said, that rhe debt was
NOT OF his making
4 creditors COMMITTEES representing the