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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
COMMISSION WILL DECIDE RATE CASE Body Lacks Authority to Assume Its Jurisdic-
 tiOn Illegal

Montgomery, September 2s.-4(spe- oial. )-Whether or not the Alabama railroad commission at it's meeting next Monday is going to take cognizance of the. Birmineha ham telephone status to the extent of passing upon proposed increases in rates is a question that is at the present time being given great thought at the capitol. While a few days ago the opinion prevailed that the commission had no authority to inter- fere with telephone and telegraph com panies owing to alleged unconstitution- al law. the general impression that now prevails Is that the commission will pass upon the natter Until the law setting forth the duties of the rail- road commission with respect to tele- phone and telegraph companies is de- clared titutional, It is pointed out, the commission has no authority for assuming it's illegality. 's
 The body is altogether a legislative and administrative lone, and has no Judiciary powers Accordingly, the amendment which was tagged on to the railroad com- mission sections by the recent Legislature, which amendment gave the commission authority over such companies. cannot be assumed to be invalid until the supreme court holds that it is. The supreme court does not meet until November, hencS the commission, if it pleases, can issue such orders relative to the proposition to increased rates as it sees fit. However, this phase of the question is altogether up to the commission itself. If 1t go pleases. the commission can vote to de- lay action on the question until its con- stitutionality is passed upon by the states highest court.
 In brief which has been filed with the railroad commission. J. T. Stokely. attorney for the telephone company, is believed to have pretty well answered the contention of the city that the com mission has no authority to act. Judge Dryer and Attorney Oberdorfer. counsel for the city. have also filed their brief with the commission, which in turn de- nies the commission the right to act at the present time. Hence the commission Is between two fres-the yolley from the people requesting the commission not to act--the understa nding then being tha. the telephone company must keep its present rates, and the brOadside from the corporation asking that it's case De heard. .@
 The question is expected to occupy most of the commissions time on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
WILL BEGIN WORK
 ON ACID PLANT Exum States ConstructOin Will Start Not Later
 Than Monday

After a conference yesterday with W. B. Nelson of Montgomery, Who looked over the plans for the sSeooov acid plant near Corey culpepper ENum' who will be president of the company erecting that industry announced that work would begin next Monday on the plant. .ef
 We have approved the plans,T said Mir. Exum yesterday, "and work will surely be started next Monday. MT. Nelson of Montgomery simply looked them over and he seemed to be pleased with them. The ground at the plant, I think, will be broken next Monday. Then no let up will be permitted until the plant has been completed'
 The plant will be for the manufac- ture of acids to be consumed by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany and it is announced that the two organizations have reached an agree ment to consume pra actically the whole output near the place of manufacture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27

Lee Carson, well known citizen of Jacksonville, arrested Monday on a charge of violating the prohibition law after he is said to have held off the officers with a revolver and smashed Q large number of beer bottles, has ap- pealed his case to, the city court of Anniston, furnishing a bond of $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27

r Mrs. Fred Osborn, a sister of Mrs. John Carson, who was stricken with apoplexy Sunday night after leaving Sellers hospital. where she had at tended her daughter, has been oper- ated on and is said to be much bet ter. She was sitting in Dr. Sellers home listening to her daughter play, when the stroke came upon her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
Trendell- Hayes

Chattanooga, September 26.-(SpeciaD. .- After battling over percentages and gate receipts for more than week Harry Trendell, the St. Louis lightweight, agreed this morning to meet Grover Hayes here on the night of October 3 The men have agreed to weigh in at 13S pounds at 8 o'clock on the afternoon of the mill, Nat Dewey will meet Ring Case of Chicago in the second main bout. Following his fight here Hayes meets Packey Mcfarland in Philadelphia on October 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27

J. Roland Turner. for several years farm demonstrator In Calhoun county, has been made general superintendent of the experimental farms to be es- tablished by the Southern Railway company, effective November l. MT. Turner has more recently been man ager of the farm of the Sycamore Mills company at Sycamore, where he has made a fine record.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
EXPENSES MORE
 THAN RECEIPTS

Montgomery, September 26.-~(SpeciaD.- Report of the board of commissioners of Montgomery for the month of August, just made public. shows that the costs of running the city during that month exceeded the receipts by $27,s74.06. To- tai disbursements of the city during Au- gust amounted to $43. 40659, while the to- tai receipts were $15.6S25s
 Interest son bonded indebtedness is given as the cause for the excess in. ex- pcnseS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
atsy AID HEALTH TO moTHfR AMu CHILD.

Mns. W1NsIow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been used for over SIXTY WEARS by MILLIONS of TRKTHiNC, with PERFECT SUCCESS It 6OOTNES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, ALIAYS all PAIN; CERES WIND COLO. and is tEe best remedy foN .DIARRHEA. It is ab- eoIute1y harmiess. Be sure snd ask for Mrs. Winsicws Soothing Syrur and take no o1h0 6ind. Twenty-4ve eentta . pcttle-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27

are necessarily 10000 women in Greater Birning- ham to whom this announcement is important The "I. Charmante" is Loyen1an, Joseph X Loebs own new Corset-nlade for and controlled exclusively by the L.. j. & l.. Corset Store
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
Stonewall Jackson Tablet

Clarksburg, w. Va., September 26.-A bronze tablet. marking the birthplace of General 6tonewall Jackson was unveiled here today. pr. James Power Smith, only surviving officer of General Jack sons staff, made the dedicatory address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27
HOUSE IN DECATUR r
 DESTROYED BY FIRE
Decatur Man Falls Into Hole-Craw- ford-Echols Marriage a Surprise.
 Children Take Up Collection

Decatur, September 26-(Special)-- About II o'clock last night fire destroyed, cottage on Line street, belonging to Mrs. W. A. Rainey. The cottage mad been but recently built and was unoccu-, pied at the time of the fire. The fire is. a mystery. The loss will be about 5000, partially insured.
 The Seventh Day Adyentists are hold ing protracted meeting under large tent in West New Decatur. The Rev W. c. Cruzan of Mobile and the Rev. E. l.. Isles of Attalla are doing the preaching. The tent is crowded every night and there have been a number of conversions.
 While going to his home in West New Decatur last night Paul Vandiver fell through hole in the bridge across Dry creek and one of his legs was badly in jured. This is the second accident that has happened on this bridge during the past few nights.
 News of marriage or interest to the Decaturs, which took place in Nashville last Sunday night, has inst reached here The bridge was Miss Kate Echols and the groom Paul Crawford both of New DctdtuI. MlsS EfnCiS went 10 TNaSflN1lle presumably to re-enter Ward seminary for another term. She was accompanied to Nashville by Paul Crawford and Will ?iam Watson of New Decatur. When they reached Nashville a marriage li- cense was secured and Miss Echols and Mir. Crawford were quietly married by the Rev. MT. McNair. The only attendant was William Watson of New Decatur MT. and Mrs. Crawford will, return home tomorrow and will be at home at the residence of MT and Mrs. C..J. Hildreth in New Decatur.
 novel collection for the establishment of kindergarten school in China was taken up by the members of Mrs. F. B. Nortons Sunday school class. numbering 45 children. Before services commenced at the Central Methodist church, New Decatur, the children were placed on the church lawn with collection basket and solicited donations from all who passed. In this way s1S21 was collected Mrs. Norton is the wife of the pastor of the Central Methodist church
 Cotton is opening rapidly in this To- cality and is being rushed to the gins in the two Decaturs, which are running night and day. However, little cotton is being marketed The farmers as rule seem disposed to hold their cotton for better prices Where the caterpillar has not molested the plant the cotton is pro ducing on an average of one bale to the | acre around the Decaturs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27

According to Judge Thomas w. Cole man of the Anniston city court, 73 per cent of the alleged criminals who are to face trial at the term of the city court now under 'headway are white lpeople. He says that the excess of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-27

whites over negroes is without a paral- Tel in his experience oh the bench and probably unprecedented since the eman- cipa tion proclamation.
 Calhoun county a mining eenter Is assuming new import through the production of silex, which is being mined in abundance near Jacksonville and converted into nebulite plastering by the Cumberland Manufacturing company The new clustering bears a marked resemblance to marble, but it Is said to be much cheaper
 The board of Calhoun county road and revenue mssioners, now in ses- sion at the Calhoun county courthouse is transacting business minus Commis- sioner Webster. who Is confined to his home by Illness. with which he has been suffering for some time
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
rHe WORLDS HOLIDAY

Christmas lis holiday for particular religion
claim it possession The Wise Men who
brought gifts Christians because that
faith was vet the desert places who
have lived benigbtedy supetons The Child
was not Christian his earthly lineage jew subject
of the pagan empire the the which
birthday festival became pansc we'll
Christian Scandinavia the day
days a logs and ushered in myho
logical Kriss the cameborne Mag
and with his reghted slede
borne by spectral Christmas day the northern
rora shone as land and
among worshphnl observers In
all the five whom Christmas
as much the Caucasian and the Christian
In no other gracious influence of Christmas be all
peryading ALL that reveals
primary impulses Buddhist Conucan servant brings
Between the Jew and
the Gentle From all the princes OF
India the British King the hut Of the South
Sea islander the shack on the
Indian reservation execant hand in heather
temples Of Jewish wealth viii come
sucor such holiday nor oh
it about one that in the nature OF
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

LITTLE INTERVIEWS


PETE PHILLIPS -Kilauea is partic-
ularly active just now, and is pre-
senting a wonderful sight
HENRY HAPAI--I bet / will enjoy
Sunday and Monday as much as any
body A good rest appeals to me rs
much as anything.
w. T. POPE-We will be down in
our temporary quarters soon now. 1t
will not take long to shift our office
furniture and books
PAUL SUPER ind tnat the holt
days are bad time to try to organize
anything, but by the beginning of the
year we will have some big things un-
der way
l.. S. CONNESS-The temperature
in Hilo is nearly as warm ras it is at
the Volcano, since the wharf matter
and Marston Campbell came up for
discussion,
FRED L. WALDRON-The mean
est man | know 10 Jne one who will
take a newspaper away from news
boy, read it and then hand it back
without paying for it.
CHARLES STANTON-Lots of peo-
pie want to see the Southern Cross,
but don't know where to look for it,.
If they'll look at Wilhelmina Rise to-
night, they'll see it.
PURSER SMITH Is. S. Sierra)-
Captain Dowdell has had three ships
sold under him--the old Zealandia,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
CHINESE COLONY
CONTINUED from page one.J

been brought fairly into the way Of
being established
Still more surprising is the state
ment of the proposition that China is
not ready for republic, Is the reyo-
lutionary party not prepared, after
having got hold of sixteen provinces
and shown itself capable of handling
all the great affairs, coming up
swiftly, in a proper manner? Are its
leaders not capable of coping with
matters of peace that will succeed
those of war after having shown such
great capacity in the strain and stress
of hostilities?
at seems to me that there is some
secret and Interior motive at the back
of the reported action of England and
Japan. Are they opposed to having
a stable government created in China
by the will and effort of its people,
which will administer the national
and International business of the
country without giving partial fayors
or advantages to either individuals or
nations? They must be afraid of
something.
"If those outside nations only knew
the feeling of Chinas masses they
would hesitate before attempting in
tervontion. Unless they he wise now
they may find out the real signifi
canoe of the present movement some
day to their sorrow.
Instead of Fostering up a corrupt
government they ought to go in and
help the new government supporters,
who are doing the same as the Amer
leans did 1870 years ago. What right
have they to send an army into China?
Not any more than the Chinese nation
had to interfere in the matter of the
British lords veto bill.
"Monarchies one after another are
and it looks as though
these two great monarchial allies, of
the extreme east and extreme west,
are really trembling for the future
of their own systems when they see
what is happening in China, and there
fore wish by interference to check
the progress of the example"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
WALT MASON.

the Alameda and the Mariposa. All
these vessels are almost like floating
homes to Honolulans.
EBEN LOW hope that, after the
facts and figures I presented to the
business men, those discussing NUM-
cipal expenditures hereafter will know
more about what they are talking than
has been the case heretofore.
ADJUTANT KLUGE - We found
that eighteen-foot ladders were no use
for getting at most cutters. Ladders
of thirty feet in length are required,
and they are being supplied to the
men.
A, ?. COOKE-Of the seven letters
to Santa Claus given to me by the
postmaster, five we're from young chill
dren with their baby scratches, and Of
course could not be answered, having
no addresses. Their parents or friends
who directed the letters will doubtless
see that their youngsters will get what
they want. The other two have been
answered and some of the things ask
ed for have been mailed to them by
special delivery.
H. NJ. AYRES-A nation gets part
of its vocabulary from the corruption
of words of other nations "Popoki,"
for instance-the Hawaiian for cat.
The natives heard the first white mon
who landed on the islands call cat
poor pussy" and with them the cat
has been "popoH" ever since.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
The Lookout Man

Now listen children and I'll tell
md remember for lot to you -.
you then when Christmas time is here
You'll get a lot of presents a Christmas cheer
The Lookout Man is walking begin
To see little children in bed and fast asleep; !
and don't mind their mas and pas
watching he'll tell old Santa Claus
/ a fellow who real bad and said +
He Claus and wouldn't go to bed ,t.<
And he didn't have mind--O he awful bad
And o a in making folks feel sad. .i
Christmas Day he didn't thing,
heard of him and thing he'd bring,
recOrdbetter mind mas and pas
watching he'll tell old Santa Claus
I a little girl who just awful bad. q.
wouldn't her lessons and she always Mad
anybody be still and hush her noise y l..
Well wishing a lot of Christmas
Christmas surprise
An empty stocking hanging the her eyes,
she acted naughtybeter mind mas and
he'll tell
The Lookout Man peepng through the windows night
And the children who always acting right
And when j
And pout~r, a taking clothes
He them in the good book, the bad
And when he writer bad o he looks just awful
For he knows they will nothng-beer mind
The Lookout watching he'll tell old
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
Lincoln Steffens Makes Mistake

held everybody Nasae o
the Founder the driving OF the money
changers of He cant reconcile it to Chrs teacns
Resist evil" conclusion
He his theory In orlel Jesus Sheu
He sinned teachings
Lincoln, explain it in that way You
because it not consistent WIN
them Or
you reconcile the with the ecep
you that sometime you will probably
hold YOU and it Is
that has begoen in you
Lincoln until took that snort step hat
that mistaken step Here are
two o o help
Of in whc truth He taught
conveying the same truth
THE
1t
To be Chrshke hah Chs Is
siderable observation-disclosures Weekly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

Golo will ao too from llll lo freedom.
90"
Nov that Russia has forced The
American treasurer general and nuuu.
cial adviser out of Persia. the laitor
talented individual may we'll be- 60.
foTcd to as shoostcr
GOO
Christmas Eve my dear friends comes
10 weary hearts to glad EN-,
But amt it strange we've never head
word Of Christmas Adam?
~ o .
The slogan of the garbage clearers.
lIaul's we'll!
The winds just right for was-sai-
ing.
Hawaii has no mistletoe,
But it we shall not miss
AS long as something green grows near
And lips are ripe to kiss
600
Doesn't it strike you that the
wheels of the water-wagon seem to be
crealiing rather significantly today?
O O O
May your Christmas be bright and
merry, withal,
May friends to your threshold come
flocking;
And to add to your glee, from the
Cocoanut Tree,
May a nut travel into each stocking.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

Every doll has its day, and it's
Christmas Day as rule,
90
The fleet sailors maynt engage III
fistic bouts ashore but it is under
stood that there is no objection 10
Christmas-boXiRg.
% o o
Wherever you chance to travel,
At home or from it far,
You Whit the punk aroma
OF the holiday cigar.
o o o
The fly in the Hawaiian ointment
at present is the fruit fly.
600
The supervisors may be asked to
provide a water-wagon for Water
town
% O o
Quite a number of people observed
that Thursday was the shortest day
from a financial as well as a metero-
logical point of view.
600
Baseball intelligence might he
called fanacial news.
% O o
Going to extremes Trying Tommy
Dunn's divorce case in the old Y. NJ.
c. A. building
600
The Advertiser gives some space TO
the arrival of black bass. Sooner or
later the stuff is bound to get mixed
with Guinness and then there1l he
the deuce to pay.
o 90
According to the list of Christmas
pardons extended by Governor Frear,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
under The Coconut Tree

BY H. m. Ayres.

A local firm advertised the other
day that they had the finest line of a
certain class of goods in the United
States.
Nelson b. Lansing is evidently de-
sirous of getting the town "fraz2led."
600
Tis .the glow of warm hearts, not
the sun, YOU see,
That ripens the fruit on the Christ
mas Tree.
Christmas is rather an unfortunate
time for longshoremen to go on
strike.
In the coming football game the
Town team should Colorado.
o o o
A long distance talking race should
take well here, Judging by some Of
the performances which are daily
put on record. Such an event would
prove excellent training for prospec-
tive candidates for the next election.
69G
The more lumber scars the less
likely it is to be sawed.
600
The Advertiser the other day sug-
gested that a Christmas Tree for the |
quarantined immigrants would convey |
to the newcomers the real signifc- |
ance of Santa Claus. 1t wouldn't he
a bit surprising to learn that Santa
Claus, alias Kris Kringle, alias Father
CHRISTMAS, is a familiar parsonage
with the Riddles of the old world.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
CHRISTMAS ROSES
BY Mary Riley Smith.

11NI
| gave into brown and tired hand
"A stem OF roses, sweet and creamy white.
know the bells rang merry tunes that night,
For 1t was Christmas then throughout the land
And all the skies hung with lanterns bright
The brown hand held my roses gracelessly;
They seemed more white within their dusky vase
a scarlet wave sufused the woman's face:
my hands so seldom hold flower said She
II think the lovely things feel out of place"
o tired hands that are unused to flowers!
o feet that tread nettles all the way!
God grant his peace may fold you round today,
And cling in fragrance when these Christmas hours,
With all their mirthfulness have passed away!
Selected.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
o. S. S. SIERRA.

Notice is hereby given that the S.
S. Sierra will sail from this port Feb
ruary 6, 1912, instead of February Z,
and on return trip will sail from San
Francisco February 16, bringing her
here the morning of the 22d of Feb
ruary in season to see the Annual
Floral Parade.
c. BREWER & CO., LTD,
Agents, Oceanic Steamship Co.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
Uncle Walt
The Poet Philosopher

Now the cheerful when people smile all dayand is
there why should away? The bells yondcr stccpc
can't Away, give their sound, but why can't hui
THE CHRISTMAS people be kind the whole year round? If
SEASON grin like thunder throughout the Christ
day. why can't grin, wonder, in August,
June May II make folk, happy when Christmas deck
should be capp make of joy wreck When Christmas
I'm mellow burbc fifty and when fellow wish
happy days But after, when him. sound Joyous
,ur greet him and try get his goat On Christmas
my palace children play and dance tighten up by gaus and
woop around and prancc until they think I'm dot Jagged
Christmas hecrfor and naughty the balance of the year.
This time capture the Christmas atmosphere the Christmas
plcc and rapture. and it through the year.
Copyright 1910 atrnvwA WALT MASON
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
Gonpers

deceived"
o e
had confessed erceae
the McNamaras Mr. GOmpers! thinks
conyiReed for months that guilty
to
dynames sympathetic with their
up to do it?IEarpers Weekly
Inc Seattle woman who
against her was probably mad
China handling is
Woodrow Wilson the
Certainly they
seems me that thew
don't dissolve anything North
american ,EIaai
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23
SANE CHRISTMAS EVE.

Continued from nass Oue.D
handed right over Immediately they
are available.
Navajo Was Santa Claus Boat.
The naval tug Navajo carried Santa
Claus for the marines at Bishop Point,
Pearl Harbor. She went down to the
harbor this morning with the money
for the marines who are stationed
there Just how much money she car
ried was not stated, but it was a nice
little sum, for there are a few hundred
of the khaki-clad boys down there in
camp.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-23

Consult p. NJ. Pond, constructing
contractor, telephone 1890, about arte-
sian well drilling.