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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-28

congress, which opens tomorrow. The congress will open with a procession of r,elates and priests, who will march to the cathedral where pontificai high mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Moeller After the mass there will be business SC ssion to be followed by a holy hour of short exhortation and mediation on the blessed sacrament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-28
Get First License Issued

The first wholesale liquor dealers license was issued to Meyer-Marx Co.,. yesterday morning by the judge of pros bate Their place of business is at No. 12 South goth street. This company did a big business here prior to 1868 and is quite well known over Alabama. bama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-28
NEGRO ARRESTED FOR
 CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Special Humane Officer Patton arr rested Joe Holland, negro driver for the Gibson Realty company. on charge of driving a horse suffering from sore neck. Holland was fined $10 in the recorders court yesterday morning. Joe Ford was also fined $5 for working lame mule. Ford was em- ployed by the Bennett Contracting com panY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-28
An Exchange of Troubles

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 ,Dumley has found q cureS for taro trouble'
 .'Eh. Whats that?"
 '.IIs bought motor boat.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-28
Catholics Gather for Congress

Cincinnati, September 27-Dignataries of the Roman Catholis church from all over the country are gathering here today to be present at thu national Encharistic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-28
PERSONAL

Mrs Tom Mccarthy Brown, who has been visiting relatives in St. Louis, GUS tained badly sprained ankle few days ago She will return to Birming- ham as soon as she is able to travel.
 J. Lee Holloway of Montgomery. grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Alabama. was in Birmingham yesterday acd delivered an able address last night before an open session of Phoenix Lodge of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-28

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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

groups, people fell upon their knees
praying the Almighty to stay the
work of destruction.
What remained of the small da4Eat
Black River Falls was dynamited in
an unsuccessful effort to turn the
stream back from the business streets
into its old channel.
Fear was entertained here for
towns further down the river, but
telephone messages from Melrose,
nineteen miles from here with a pop
ulation of 200, and North Bend, TWEEN
ty-five miles away with a population
of 100 contained the information that
both towns were safe.
The defective construction of the
municipal power plant is held by en-
gineers to be partly responsible for
the disaster. The concrete dixie of
the city dam. just completed. was laid
diagonally to the course of the river,
instead of at right angles, throwing
the flood waters toward the business
section when the torrent was re-
leased. Had this protective dixie been
built straight across to the side bank,
the eddy through which the flood got
its first opening into the bank where
the business section was located
would not have existed.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
ASKS AID FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Governor Issues Proclamation Calling
Upon Stpte to Assist Destitute
at Black River Falls.

Madison.-Goy. McGovern has is
sued PROCLAMATION calling upon the
citizens of the state for financial aid
to relieve the flood-stricken people
of Black River Falls.
This action was taken in response
to an appeal sent by the common
council of Black River Falls, calling
upon the President of the United
States. the governor of the state, and
the mayors of cities throughout the
land to send aid, especially money.
All sending contributions are to
send them by draft to Mayor J. J.
McGillivray at Black River Falls,
where it will be deposited in bank
and distributed by direction of the
common council.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
N0FACTS SUPPORT CHARGES
Senator Blaine Tells Stephenson in'
vestigators That He Based Ac-
cusations on Hearsay.

Milwaukee, Senator John
J Blaine, who filed the speclhc
charges upon which the senate IN
yestigation of United States Senator
Isaac Stephenson are based, ereateu
sensation at his examination before
the committee here by admittlns
that he had no facts to support MS
charges, which were founded upon
hearsay evidence he had made 10
effort to verify.
Senator Blaine occupied the wiz
ness stand nearly a whole day anu
was subjected to a searching eIOSs
examination by Chairman HeyDuiH'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
PLAN REBUILDING OF CITY
Black River Falls Business Men Show
True American Optimism in the
Wake of Flood Disaster.

Black River Falls With the OPP
timism of true Americans, the bust
ness men of Black River Falls are
preparing to rebuild the city before
the food which swept away their en-
tire earthly possessions has subsid-
ed.
At meeting attended by every
business man in the stricken city, an
equitable arrangement was made
for the housing of those ventures
that are absolutely necessary, and
three committees appointed to select
the most suitable site for the new
business section.
What business buildings were left
by the flood are, in several cases, be-
ing utilized by two or more firms.
The postoffice has been located
in temporary quarters in the city
hail. Even the churches have been
utilized.
Plans are already being laid 10
repair and place in service the city
power plant and build a concrete
wal or dam to confine the river to
its channel.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
Rate Commission investigates

Hatfield The state rate commits
sion is concerned over the flood dam
ages. w. D. Pence. chief engineer
of the commission and two other en-
gineers, reached Hatfield from Madi-
son and are investigating ruined
dykes at the dam and gathering data
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of the commits
sion making recommendations to the
legislature providing for construc-
tion OF water power dams under
state supervision.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
MERIT TEST NOVEMBER II
Examinations for Income Tax Asses.
sors and City Sealers VIII Be
Held Throughout State.

Madison. The state civil service
commission has issued notice of a
general competitive examination for
state positions, to be held in various
cities November IL. The most inn
portant of these is for assessors OF
incomes. The examination is for men
and forty appointments will probably
be made. Another new position for
which tests will be given is that of
city sealer of weights and measures,
each city of more than 5000 people
being required to employ one. Pre-
liminary competitive examinations
for two cad3Cships at West Point
and nine at Annapolis will be held
on December 2 at the county seats.
These tests will be held for
the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth,
Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh districts.
There are no other vacancies.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
JAMES B. WILSON
OPENS DAIRY SHOW
0 sFICiAL ADDRESS At n,o
POSITION DELIVERED az w sN'
RETARY OF AcRlcuLTupr
PRESIDENT SENDS MESSAGE
Over 700 Cows, Valued :, s.oo
600. Are Exhibited~M%o...S $780,
5000 People in Attend.oa e Than
Opening Night. on tbs

Milwaukee. - ssATi1.
Dairy Center of the MI &c, the
was the slogan with which mat
ternational Dairy Show was ~, on. IL,
&C the Auditorium by secrot opened
Agriculture James B. Wis., 'S OF
CROWD IN attendance was So ,a .Ie
that the doors had to be cIosos large
hundreds were turned AWAY T rru
exact figures for the attepdano. me
the opening night were 827I ~. On
according to statement bv Fy l,on'
hoard, exceeds anything in the Nv Nv
tory of the world. LIS
me following telegram was =.
ceived from President TAI. ie-
IF. A. Cannon. Manager rntorn.
tlonal Dairy Show: The Internatina
al Dairy show which opens ton,rh.
will. / feel confident. prove NJ So .aen,'
culable benefit to the agricnltnra,
interests of this country. And ov
tend TO the members of Your asso-
citation my best wishes for ,no.
successful exposition in the dr.
capital Of America.
w. H. TAFT
More than 700 head of sunorio.
cattle, valued at 100000 were path.
cred in the great exhibit. PauIina
Wayne, the whitehouse COW. and Dol-
lie Dimple, the $4,000 cow. were
the center of attraction. Then thero
are the demonstration herd. the sno.
cial bottling department, the Wis.
consin college of agriculture exhibit
and any number of other interestips
things to see.
Secretary Wilson paid a great trib.
ute to Milwaukee and Wisconsin. He
said that the Badger state had far
outdistanced all other states of the
union in the dairy industry. and
that Milwaukee was entitled to be
ranked as the dairy metropolis Of
America.
Secretary Wilson gave statistics on
Wisconsin dairying and predicted
that the state would develop even
more rapidly in the future, but ad-
monishing the dairymen and farmers
to keep up their record, and for Mil
waukee, as the dairy metropolis, to
encourage the development of the
northern section of the state.
Former Gov. w. d. Hoard, who
was on the platform, was introduced
by Secretary Wilson as the man who
had done the most for dairying and
farming of any one man in the world
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
MAKE GRAIN RATE PROTEST
Wisconsin State ssillers' Association
Files Complaint With Interstate
Commerce Commission.

Washington, D. C.-The Wiscon-
sin State Millers' association have
filed a complaint with the interstate
commerce commission against the
Milwaukee & Northwestern Rail-
way companies, alleging the collec-
ton of an excessive, unreasonable
and unjust freight rate of 15% cents
per 100 pounds on wheat and lax
cents per 100 on corn and oats, in
carloads from Council Bluffs, Ia,
and Omaha, Neb., and 14% cents
per loo pounds on wheat and 1885
cents per loo pounds on corn and
oats in carloads from Kansas City to
points in central and northern Wis
consin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
DIVIDE BLAME IN
CROSSING CRASH
CORONER'S JURY AT NEENAH
DECLARES DRIVER AND RAIL
ROAD BOTH NEGLIGENT.
BELL ALARMS ARE PRAISED
General Manager of Northwestern
Road Says Warning Gong Prevents
Many Acknowledgment Cross
ings to Be Eliminated.

Neenah.-That the fifteen persons
who died as result of the grade
crossing horror of Sept. "a came to
their deaths as result of the care
lessness of Driver Peter Hanson,
and that If the crossing had been
properly guarded the accident would
not have occurred, was the verdict
of jury in the inquest. The jury
deliberated thirty minutes and after
inquest was concluded an inyesti-
cation by the state railroad commits
sion was held. The concrete result
was that the commission will hasten
It's efforts to eliminate grade cross
ings in Wisconsin, which Chairman
Roemer said is the ultimate purpose
of the commission in dealing with
this branch of the commission S
work.
One of the most important wit
nesses was w. d. Cantillon, general
manager of the Northwestern rail-
road. He admitted, when the mat
ter OF trains speed was brought up,
that in order to satisfy the demands
of the travelling public the company
must violate the city and village
ordinances and the state law which
attempt to regulate the speed OF
trains. He also said an electric
alarm bell system is good on any
crossing. and there was no report OF
any accident on the Northwestern
road where bells have been installed
Mr.. Mcdonald suggested to the
commission that the apparently I'M
necessary crossings in this city be
eliminated. Engineer H. H. Hovey
of the commission was instructed to
investigate at once and report. He
stated three dangerous grade cross,
ings in this city could be eliminated
by diverting streets.
Before the commission, Peter Han
son testified that but for the bill
board near the crossing the accident
would not have happened.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
PAY $28, goo IN DEATH CLAIMS
Northwestern Road Makes Settlement
for Fifteen Persons Killed at
Neenah Crossing.

Neenah. Through efforts of
claims against the Northwestern
road, all death claims resulting from
the grade crossing horror of Sept.
"a, have been settled.
1t is learned that close to $2S, 00s
has been paid in death claims for
the eleven men and four women who
were killed or died in hospitals. An
average of $4,000 was paid for the
men and $1,000 for the women. The
claims of the injured have not yet
been settled
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
Farmer Drowned in Flood.

La Crosse. Henry Peterson
farmer at Spring Slough. above hsiV,
was cut off by the high waters an !,
drowned before he could gel D@ea
to his home. This is the secOA'
death due to the food.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

And some of the American heiresses
want to know what they have done
that King George should reconsider
his intention to create bunch of new
English peers.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

The car has approved of the addi-
ton OF big slice of Finland to Rus
STA. which shows that asefar as that
unfortunate people are concerned. he
Is beginning at the Finnish.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Few women ever do learn anything
about che proper use of weapons. A
girl in New York laid down copy of
the Congressional Record to hit
burglar with rolling pin.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

A San Francisco millionaire's wife
wants divorce because he allows her
only $50 a month. Come to think OF
1t, being millionaire's wife on $40
month is not what might be called
a pleasant pastime.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
SIS. ooo for Loss oil Exe.

Portage Rex Schlag has won his
suit against the Milwaukee road for
$4,000 as the result of the loss OF
an eye. While riding between Mazo-
mamie and Madison, he opened a
window and cinder entered his eve
destroying the sight.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
Ex-Gov. Hoard Is 75.

Milwaukee Governor w.
D. Hoard, who has been an enthusi-
astic supporter of the movement to
make Milwaukee the dairy capital
of America. celebrated his 18th
birthday by taking part in the open
ing of the International Dairy show.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
Bow overtaken hx Elood

La Crosse.-The first fatality due
to the food occurred at Mound Prai-
RE when John Layman. aged 10
years, was overtaken by the rush of
waters between his fathers home and
barn and swept away. Later his
body was found.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

A Chicago man has discovered that
cows like to hear music while they
are being MIXED. This opens a field
of useful and harmless occupations for
some of the singers on the vaudeville
stage.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

A health expert In Chicago says
that nature and providence never in
tended children to live In flats.
Neither. 1t may be added, do land
lords.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

A new comet is coming. AS if this
poor old world has not already trouble
enough without this herald of more to
come!
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Hunting Licenses Bring S35,oOo
Madison.-A statement snosl- W.,
s35,271.61 has been received ~
county clerks from the sale OF ~ ~
ing licenses during October, issueu =
The state game warden.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Ducks In Massachusetts post Office
saved the place from burglary, but
they never will get as much advertis.
ing out of It as the geese that saved
Rome.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13
FLOOD DEVASTATES
BLACK RIVER FALLS
FIFTY BUSINESS BLOCKS AND
MANY RESIDENCES SWEPT
AWAY BY TORRENT.
LOSS TO EXCEED S1,5o0, GOO

Black River Breaks Bounds With the
Giving Way of Dells Dam and De.
scends Upon Town--Large Brick
and Stone Structures Crunabe and
Disappear Before Rush Of Waters
Timely Warning Prevents Loss Of
Life Militia Guards City.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Flats may be bad things. but houses
In which the maidless housekeeper
tolls upstairs with baby on one arm
and bucket Of coal on the other are
worse.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Why reproach the katydid for Its
failure as prophet of frost? Our
high-priced weather department also
has been known to make mistakes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

A citizen Of Boston, seventy years
old. announces that his health Is due
to diet of oatmeal and crackers. He
does not even mention the sacred
bean.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Fall styles in mems hats indicate
that even the bald can have a little
wool on the top of the head in the
place where the hair ought to grow.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Feed your husband If he drinks:
don't nag him, says woman lecturer.
But what if he persists in coming
home full?
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Some people look on hay fever as
a joke, but the Texas man who
sneezed himself to death probably fails
to see the point.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

In spite Of the fact that an aeropiane
gun has been Invented our sportsmen
are not clamoring for an open season
for aeroplanes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

The statue of Liberty needs a new
gown. but we hope they will not go
so far as to dress the lady in hobble
skirt.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Los Angeles is to have squad OF
policemen on roller skates. They
ought to be funny, If they are not
very effective.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Our notion of the height of incon-
gruity is the national laundrymens as
sociation holding their convention in
Pittsburg.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

The French lady who has challenged
an editor to duel will probably in
sist on fighting with fatal hatpin
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Automobile racing continues to an
nihilate space and spectators.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

New York states hobo farm is show
ing good results. It is driving the
hoboes out of the state.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

California reports that a single ranch
there produced $4,000 sacks of beans.
Business of rejoicing in Boston.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

The wife of the prize model husband
has committed suicide. 1t is warn
ing to wives who expect too much.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

A man in Pittsburgh has discovered
a cure for hay fever. Moreover. he de
clares it is not to be sneezed at.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

An aviator is called birdman. but
there is many gay old bird who
never has flown in an aeroplane.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Seattle is going to have a sky
scraper AZ stories high. but only Sc
attic knows what for
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Many summer girl viii soon be-
come an autumn bride.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

Our ancestors got rid of bears and
catamounts instead of fieas and mos
quitoes
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

An aeroplane motor is like a mule;
generally balky when you want 1t to
go.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

The aeroplane gun. 1t appears. is
surer than the aeroplane itself.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-10-13

The Joy ride TOO often ends in gloom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20

venturer who made himself king OF the
island in 1876. but was driven out by
the French. The younger Neuhofs
analysis of the Corsican national char
acter fits Paoi and Napoleon equally
well Summing up, Mr.. Young says:
Reviewing all this testimony, it is clear
that Napoleon had a remarkable reseH-
blance to PaOl in many respects, ana was
Enthusiastically Corsican. war ana pontlcs
and education, the tOrsican passions were
his passions; he had the Corsican talent
for guile and intrigue, the Corsican tenac-
ity. courage and desire for power; he was
as vindictiye az supersttious, as eXcitaDie,
and yet ligniiied and hospitable as the
type Yet he ard Paoli both left Corsica
IN childhood to be educated on the Contl-
rent. And he was not OF Corsltdt, DuI Oh
igtlian stock. The CCrsican character
must have been formed In him during the
first nine years OF his life. II was the Cor
sican environment In childhood. not the
L.gurian inheritance. tfat made hln what
he was.
1t is an ingenious and a plausil le
theory ably presented but its weak
point lies in the strange blinking Of the
fact that if i'm Napoleon's case the
Ligurian ancestral Inheritance was multi
fled by only nine years Of Corsican en-
vironment, that same environment must
have made his direct ancestors Corsican
to the core. since they lived in it all their
lives for several generations. In fact.
our author himself supplies many an in
stance of direct heredity in NapoleOn's
case, as for instance. in his reference to
the elder Buonaparte as IAN importu-
ft,l oil
that in the obscure early days Of his
career the son sought to advance his
fortunes by exactly the same means.
And In the end Mr.. Young admits that
genius, like every quality. IS the prod
uct OF Inheritance modified by environ
ment." but beyond that he refuses 10 go
I'm the present state of our uncertain
knowledge of the laws of heredty.
The book is richly suggestive the
authors main thesis having resulted in
searching study Of all the ayailable
facts Of Napoleon's early life up TO his
appointment TO the command Of the
army Of Italy in the spring of 1896. His
later career is reviewed in a couple of
supplementary chapters, whose aim II is
70 prove once more that Napoleon's fall
was brought about by the unrestralned
overdevelopment OF the very qualities
that had led him to the pinnacle Of
power and fame. The authors sketches
OF Napoleon's father and mother and his
brothers and sisters show the same care
full workmanship. The book is also SER
viceable because Il contains much ma
terial not hitherto available in Eng
lish.
THE Corsican" is the work Of one Of
Napoleon's American biographers. Mr..
r. NJ Johnston. II is an ingenious COM
pilation, in the form of diary. from
the ipsiSsimG Uerba. spoken and written,
Of the Emperor, who is thus made TO
tell his own story from Ajaccio 10 St
Helena. Mr.. Johnston supplies occa-
sional links. carefully indicated by