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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
LEGISLATORS WILL
VISIT LOCAL HOMES
Three Institutions of Birmingham Ask
Ing for Appropriations From
the State

Great preparations are on among the
ladies for the visit of the legislative COM
mite appointed to investigate the Mercy
Home for girls in Woodlawn, the Home
of the Friendless at East Lake and the
Boys Industrial school.
The committee will reach Birmingham
tonight and will spend all of tomorrow
visiting these three institutions. All three
of them are asking for state appropria-
tons. and there is no little rivalry be-
tween the East Lake Girls Home and the
Woodlawn Home for the honor of be-
coming the state home.
Both have had committees in Mont
gomery and due to their difference the
legislature found 1t necessary to send and
gets It's information first hand. The joint
legislative committee is composed of SEN
ators Plowman, Godbold and Norman
Representatives Rylance, Mulkey, NC
Gowen and Walden.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
Thousands GETTING
Rid Of Catarrh
This Vile, Disease Can be Conquered
without Swallowing NauseatinE Drugs

When you can go to Norton's Drug
store this very day and get a remedy
that is guaranteed to end the misery
and humiliation Of every catarrh suf-
ferer or money back why don't you do
It?
Ask for HYOMEI outfit and start
at once to Danish hawking. splitting,
snuffing, stuffed UP head, crusts In
nose and disgusting discharge.
Breathe HYOMEI and this healing,
soothing antiseptic, which enters your
lungs In the form Of vaporized air and
comes from the eucalyptus trees OF In
land Australia will reach the infested
parts and kill the germs promptly.
Besides catarrh HYOME1 is guaran-
teed for colds, coughs, Group, asthma
and catarrhal deafness. Just breathe
tho stomach dosing
A complete HYOMEI outfit, includ-
Ing inhaler and one bottle of HYOMEI
costs only $1.00 at druggists every
where. II you already own an IN
haler you can get an extra bottle OF
HYOMEI liquid, for only soc.
To break up cold In head or chest
over night, try this just before retiring
Into a. bowl three quarters full Of boil
Ing water, pour teaspoonful of NY
OMEI, cover head and bowl With towel
and breathe for five minutes the anti
septic. healing vapor that arises.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05

The greatest game of the season, be-
You'd a doubt, will be played at the Ath-
letic club tomorrow night. Vanderbilt Is
coming, bringing south the same team
which won over all its opponents last
year
The word vanderbilt" has magic
charm in Birmingham. 1t means great
deal to scores upon scores of alumni, and
to hundreds of other Tennesseans. 1t also
stands for the best In athletics, and for
the last five years has meant a champion
ship basketball team.
While 1t would be great disappoint-
ment to many Vanderbilt fans. the local
Athletic club is by no means so sure
that the Nashville Volunteers will be able
to rush the same game over the Coal
Barons.
Birmingham is preparing to win. Coach
Messer has his team well in hand. Sew
eral of the men are playing sensational
ball, and they believe that they can
never be conquered on their own floor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
CARL MORRIS MAY
MEET KAUFMAN

Chicago, February 4.-(Special IF
some enterprising Oklahoma promoter
sees fit to put up a nice fat purse for
the match, AL Kaufman will be pre-
pared within a few weeks to go to the
far west and give Carl Morris, the big
fellow of that section, who has been the
sensation of the fighting game during the
last six months battle
Kaufman, who Is with the Gerard
combination, writes from Wilkesbarre,
saying:
.If the stories are true that Morris is
drawing big houses in Oklahoma with
poor opponents, he should break some
records II | went out there and boxed
him. If the Inducements were sufficient,
/ would be glad to take him on during
the spring. Let them make me some
sort of an offer and / will be glad to con-
slider It, OF course, the main point would
be the question of referee. That,
think could be settled easily
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
SOPHOMORES DEFEAT
FRESHMEN TEAM

University, February 4.-tSpecial)-In
the second game of the class basketball
series yesterday the sophomores defeated
the Freshmen by the score of 20 to 1G.
This game, unlike the Junior-Senior
game, was a very fast affair and had the
Sophomores been as good at shooting
goals as they were in their pass work
the score might have been larger. The
Sophomore team was made up Of men
who had been in the game before ana
they expected to have an easy walkover
hut before the first five minutes of play
were over this idea was changed and
every one saw that the game was to be n
hard fought one. Bowron and Cay did
the scoring for the Freshmen, While Free
man and Mcdowell played the best games
for the Sophs. The lineup follows:
lN,,1. |,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
Announcement

l wish to announce to the public that
now have associated with me in the
real estate business Mr.. T. B. McDop-
ough. Mr.. McDonough was for more
than eight years reporter for the r.
q. bun & Co.. Mercantile Agency at
Chicago and recently with same Arm
in birmingham He Is an experienced
abstract of title and real estate man.
take pleasure in commencing him to
the public. The firm name will be Hill
and McDonough, ana in connection with
the above I would state that we are
workers and want your property Il
sell and houses to rent. L. p. HILL 4
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05

Though badly exhausted owing to the
gruelling contests of the past few days,
Auburn upset the dope and came very
near winning last nights game with the
Young Mems Christian association.
Lovers of the game generally looked Tor
an easy victory for the association team,
but as it was the final score was 80 to q
The closeness of the struggle was due
partly to fresh men being substituted by
the visitors In the last half, and partly
TO the fact that the locals went into the
game naturally over-confident. Besides,
the association lineup has been altered
considerably of late, and the men did not
work together as effectively as was ex-
pected,
The locals individually played an excel
lent game, but as a team their goal shoot
ing and pass work could have been bet
ter. For Auburn, Major, at forward,
was as usual the mainstay of the team.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
Freshmen.
FRESHMAN FOOTBALL
TEAM ENTERTAINS

University, February 1.-THE Freshman
football team gave a delightful banquet
Thursday night in the McLester grill
room. AS the. banquet was a dry affair
here were no toasts but short talks were
made by a1number of men and greatly
enjoyed. The following members of the
team were present: Mcpherson, Stokes,
Barnard. Bowron, Moorer, Young, Gray
son. Chisholm. Johnston. Mathis. Stick
ney, Smith, Mcleod, Jones, Lanier, Ed
mondson. Coach Gresham of the Fresh
man team Assistant Coaches Van de
Graaff and Scott and Coach Lowman
were also present Coach Gresham was
presented with beautiful loving cup by
the members of the team.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
BASEBALL MEN WILL
MEET IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, February 4.-(Special)-
The Southern leagues annual spring
meeting will be held In New Orleans
at the st. Charles hotel March 1. The
call for the meeting was sent out from
here By President W. M. Kavanaugh to-
night. President Kavanaugh, Charles
Colsson, president, of the Mobile. club.
and Charles Frank. president of the
New Orleans club, met at the st. Charles
hotel at noon today and decided on this
date. The three Southern league mag
mates met again this afternoo nto COM
plete tentative schedule, which will be
submitted to the rest of the club own
ers when they gather In this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
PLAN TO AMEND RACING
LAWS IN TENNESSEE

Nashville. February 4.-(Special) -Fol-
lowing the move in the Missouri legisla-
ture to restore favorable horse racing,
concerted action, 1t Is said, will be made
next week to amend the present drastic
laws of Tennessee which make 1t mis-
demeanor to bet on horse racing Infiu-
entail politicians who pretend to be able
to show where many interests have suf-
fered for lack of racing for six years
will apply for amendments to end in a
racing commission and limited meetings
with no betting outside the racing track
proper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
COLUMBUS Y. M. G. A.
DEFEATS ATLANTA

Columbus, Ga, February 4.-(Special.)
In one of the fastest and most furious
ly fought games ever seen on the local
field the Columbus Y. M. c. A. basket
ball team tonight defeated the Atlanta
Athletic club IS to "a. Atlanta was
ahead two points at the end Of the
first half The Columbus team leaves
next week on a 2200-mile tour of the
south and middle west, during which 1t
will play some of the strongest teams
in the country. The team has been de-
feated only once in two years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
FOR RENT

South Highland house, well
furnished throughout, 8 rooms
with two baths, one-half block
from car line. Rent reasonable.
References required.
Louis v. Clark q Co., Agts.,
! 4th ave. & Goth st. Phones GOT.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
Austin Cannot Transfer

Corpus Christi, Tex, February 4.-The
hopes of Austin for berth In the Texas
Baseball league ended yesterday at
meeting of the Southwest Texas league,
when permission for the withdrawal Of
the capital from the league was re-
fused. ttlt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
VANDERBILT WILL PLAY
ATHLETIC CLUB TOMORROW

The crowd which will fill the gallery
and overrun the floor tomorrow night will
see a contest long to be remembered,r and
will beyond question get their moneys
worth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05

not be received by the Pope, while he
cannot visit the Pope and omit to visit
the king, who, besides being near rela-
tive of his grandmother's. would be his
host. King Manuel may go to Naples
in strict incognito, II the queens illness
becomes alarming; meanwhile news of
her health is telegraphed to him daily.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05

IOtdl -
Referee, Blackburn; timers. Ander-
son of Athletic club and Ware OF Au-
burn; time, 20-minutes halves.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1911-02-05
WORN OUT AUBURN PUTS UP
VERY GOOD GAME BUT LOSES

Burke. who went in as forward In the
second half, showed up we'll. making four
field goals.
Following is a tabulated account of the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
SKUNKS INVADE COUNTY SEAT
Don't Make Friends With the Cat,
Warning Since Animals
Shooed From Farm.

Ipswich, 8. D.-Don't make friends
with cat, is the advice given here
since the invasion Of this county seat
town by skunks began several days
ago.
AS Willard Brown, prominent resi-
dent, was going home after dark, he
attempted to pick up what he took to
be the old house cat, but he was mis-
taken and was fined a new suit Of
clothes.
A day or two later one of the odor-
ferrous animals was found starting
upstairs in business block.
Knute Knutesen, farmer In Clear
Lake Township, has a skunk farm,
raising the animals for their oil and
fur, and local residents are of the
opinion that the visitants are strays
from the skunk farm.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
FARM FOR A FIDDLE
WOMAN GIVES LAND WORTH So.
900 FOR A So VIOLIN.
Mrs. lightner Of Paris, NO., Defrauded
by Man Representing Self as Mu.
sic House Aeent-Prize Hopf
Violin Proves Bogus.

New York-Carrying a carefully
wrapped bundle in both arms and
mumbling excitedly to herself, I've got
it, a little old woman stepped nerv.
ously into the violin department of
Lyon & Healy. this city
Five minutes later she was carried
to a car, moaning Historically. What
she believed to be genuine Hopf
violin, an almost priceless instrument,
proved to be fiddle not worth So.
She had been swindleu, she said, out
OF her home farm worth $4,000
bought with her lifes savings.
The woman was Mrs. j. NJ. Lightner
Of Paris, Mo-. she told a pathetic story
TO the officers of the piano house
Early in July, she said, she was ap.
preached by man giving the name of
NJ M. Ewing, representing himself as
IN agent of Lyon & Healy. He said
that he was searching for rare Hopf
violin for which he asserted the COM
pany would pay $4,000. A confederate
giving the name of Price then ap.
peared In Monroe, Mo-, with the instru-
ment and Mrs. Lightner hunted him
up and bought the violin.
Il had to go twenty-four miles to
find Mr.. Price," wrote Mrs. Lightner
In letter to Lyon G. Heealy. He
had heard that the violin was very
valuable and l had to pay him $4,000
for 1t. didn't have that much money
and decided over my farm to him."
Ewing never called at the Lightner
home to buy the instrument. The
victim became suspicious and wrote
Lyon & Healy on August 81, making
inquiry about the agent and asking
what price would be given for the vio-
lin. A reply was sent stating that no
such person as N. M. Ewing was in
the employ Of the company. Then
Mrs. Lightner was also notified that
1t would be necessary to see the violin
before any price could be made.
After learning how she had been
swindled Mrs. Lightner took the first
train for home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
WISE Y0UNGSTER AN EXPERT
Garrulous Young Man Sure He Knew
Fresh Oysters but Didn't Recog-
nize Rubber Ones.

The garrulous young man who
thinks he knows it ALL" and some
more besides, stood in front of the
restaurant window.
Fine jar Of oysters you have in
there" he commented.
YES" responded the corpulent pro
prietor, who was standing in the door.
way.
so plump and fresh-looking. When
1t comes to telling fresh oyster by
Its appearance, I'm the candy"
Regular expert ehP"
You bet! They say oysters are
not running good this year, and yet
those In th"t jar look the same as
those you had In the window two
years ago when oysters were plenti.
full"
And the restaurant proprietor's fea-
lures relaxed into a pleasant smile.
They are the same" was the quiet
response. Those are rubber oysters,
for show only"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
Sad DisilIusionment,

There were tables, of course, for 1t
was really very good restaurant and
one that had consistently patronized
during my ante-marital career, and
now that the wife and baby were jour
neying in the country for two weeks
(sans any soorap, tra-loo accompani-
ment on my part, however), seemed
10 owe 1t to reminiscent bachelor days
10 again sit at the horseshoe-shaped
counter.
A sweet-faced woman of about As
took my order, and found myself
speculating upon what strange vicissi-
tudes of fate might have reduced a
ady of her age and obvious refinement
% such a sphere of action in her de-
clining years.
Had she loved and lost the one
sweetheart of her youth, or was she
still longing for the letter that never
Gamer"
However, had finished my modest
lunch and was waiting more or less
patiently for my check. When finally
caught her eye she moved leisurely
over to the counter, and, after feeling
first in one and then in the other pock-
ct of her immaculate white apron and
slapping various portions of her ample
anatomy without any visible returns,
nurmured with faraway look:
where did put them checks ?"-.
Chicago American.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
SEEING A BLIZZARD IT SEA
Seemingly Nothing Remained but to
Meet the End Without cowardly
Complaint.

|
The roaring and shrieking of the
tempest, the thunder of the waves,
that Jared the whole fabric with a
shock like earthquake, made fitting
accompaniment for the gloomy
thoughts that possessed me. Home,
friends, life itself-all seemed lost.
Only one thing remained-to meet the
end quietly, without any cowardly
complaint. / fell into a sort of men
tai stupor. while all my physical en-
ergies were concentrated In hanging
on to my position on the windward
side OF the cabin, my feet braced
against the deck, my hands hooked
inside the edge of the berth. Now
and then came lull in the fury Of the
gale, and I could hear faint, wailing
cry like the call of little turkey chicks
strayed from their mother-peep!
peep. pee-ee-eep! Here was food for
speculation. What in the world could
IL De that made a noise like little tur-
keys? To solve that riddle immediate
" became the most engrossing thing
AFTER much search l discovered the
source of the sound; the wind was
blowing against the companionway
rebounding from that and whistling
through the keyhole of the cabin door
A door In the bulkhead swung open
and in came Manuel. smiling affably
and reassuringly.
~ h-h.h ~ hn lot,
storm. Dees morning l begin maka
da soup you like so moch, Meest' In
gloeS. Ahhh! Loavely pee SOUP wit
ham-a-bone. All morning da soup pot
on da galley stove she simmer, sim
mer, simmer Den, twenta minute
twelve, com da greata, beega blank
a-da-blank of a wave an knock dowr
da sheep an al my bee-yootiful soup
Is gone to -, all over da galley
WALL"
There is not enough room on this
page to describe the long siege of
horror that settled down upon us. 1t
lasted for two days and half. One
by one the pilots came down into the
cabin to put on dry mittens and hang
up the wet ones that were freezing
their fingers. No fire could be made
for two days; for should another
knockdown happen, the scattered
Goals might set fire to the ship.
don't think anybody ate anything
from Mondays breakfast until next
day; but my memory as to meals at
this time is vague, inasmuch as fear
(not seasickness) had driven away
from me all idea about od.-William
lnglis, in Harper's Weekly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
Cow Charges Laundry.

Dayton, Wash.-All work was sus-
pended in the ironing department of
a laundry here when COW, being
driven to slaughter by Basil brothers,
became infuriated and, dashing
through an open door into the wash
ing plant, sent frightened women pell
nell through all the available exits
The COW was infuriated by red
apron worn by one of the ironers.
At work in another department Of
the laundry, R. B. Cady heard the
feminine screams for help and lassoed
the animal. After the red apron had
vanished the animal became quiet and
was driven from the building. Then
the dozen ironers went timidly back
to work
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
"Readx-prssent-Elre.n y

Otto Naumann, a Berlin artist, has
invented firearm for emergency use.
1t is a small but deadly pistol with
very short barrel and 1t can be car.
ried between the lips and fired with
he teeth.
Suppose you were held up by high.
wayman or a burglar and ordered to
hold up your hands, you could still
shoot him, provided, Of course, that
you were carrying one of Artist Nau-
nann's firearms In your mouth. The
weapon is very carefully constructed,
md the inventor claims to have OBJ
.ained as good results shooting at a
Target as a good rifleman. AS a mat
ter of course, the apparatus has to
be used with great care to prevent the
powder from exploding inside the
mouth. 1t requires also strong
nerves, for the detonation is much
,ouder than when revolver or a rifle
s shot Off
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13

Tho Bahamas have no descendants
how Of the Indians whom Columbus
found there. They were carried away
by the Spaniards to work in mines
and pearl fisheries elsewhere, when
they were not ruthlessly exterminated.
OF the white population many are the
descendants of the Loyalists of Geor-
gia and South Carolina who fed hith-
er when the United States became In
dependent. The blacks speech pre-
sents one specially curious feature:
they exchange their VS. and ws, ex-
actly as the Londoner did when Mr..
Weller insisted upon spelling his
name with a I'VE"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
Meiodrama.

AS the eighteen-carat villain leapec
down from the pasteboard castle the
beautiful heroine gave shrek oi
despair.
Harold McDuff!" she moaned. as
the great crystal tears welled In heI
eyes, you have been my undoing!"
Turning as white as summer
boarding house sheet, the eighteen
carat villain vanished among the pa
per foliage. And the beautiful heroine
spoke the truth.
BY stepping on the train of her
gown the arch conspirator had loos.
ened two tiny hooks up near the
neck
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
UItra-S

Little Madge of Shantytown is no,
so fortunate as her well-dressed sis
ters and is often forced to wear her
mothers hand me downs" When she
appeared out on the river pier in a
SKIRT that was so long she could
scarcely walk all the gamins started
to jeer her. Get onto de umbrella
cover she has on" bantered Jimmy
Finn. What do yer call It, anyhow
Madge?"
And Madge elevated her little sun.
peeled nose and retorted:
Get some sense about yer, Jimmy
Finn, an read de Paris styles once in
while. Dis is one of de new 'hobble
'kirts.'"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-01-13
OYSTER BITES MANS TONGUE
Restaurant Keeper Placed Tiny Shell
In Mouth as Temporary
Storehouse.

Warsaw, Ind.-L. G. Hamman, a
restaurant keeper, was waiting on a
customer when he noticed among the
fellow, she'll and all. He removed 1t
from the plate and placed 1t in his
mouth for safe keeping until through
waiting on his customer.
In response to the warmth, the oys-
ter opened its shell, then closed as
nearly as possible, barring the impedl-
ment of tiny bit of Hamman's
tongue. This was followed by series
of loud yells by Hamman.