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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
UNDERWOOD IN NEW YORK
From the Montgomery Advertiser.

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 TT needed not the great ovation he
 received in New York Saturday night, A nor the declaration of Congressman Nicholas Longworth, that the democratic party in recent years had developed no man possessing as much the full attri- butes of leadership as MT Underwood, to give MT. Underwood his just place as the acknowledged leader of his party Yet this ovation, followed by the laudatory speech of MT. Longworth, before the Pennsylvania society Saturday in New York were but additional proofs of the commanding position the Alabamian has attained not only in his own party, but In the confidence and esteem of the entire country.
 The Charleston Post, before the notable occasion in New York of Saturday night, wrote of MT. Underwood:
 Mir. Underwood has illustrated a type of democracy that is rather rare in these parlous times, but which may be ex- actly the political ideal, which the country is somewhat blindly seeking. MT. Un- derwood is a straight old fashioned demo- crat. neither a reformed republican nor d IdlI DdkeQ SOtldllSl. lie Dell6NeS III d representative government and he stands for tariff for revenue only. Neither the referendum, the initiative and the re- call nostrums, nor the diluted protective tariff remedy appeals to him. He believes in the established form of the American government, and he thinks the protection of a special interest is contrary to sound principles of government. He does not favor any radical proceedings to disturb the business conditions of the country, but he thinks the business of the coun- try should be brought to understand that ultimately it must get along without the artificial sustenance it has had from the government"
 These conclusions of the Post were jus tified by the masterly address delivered by MT. Underwod in New York Saturday night. He made it clear that he stood for progress and honesty, but he was equally positive in presenting his views that the order, permanency and efficiency of the government should not be impaired by ,ex- perimenting with half baked theories, op- posed to the principles on which our gov ernment was founded. MT. Underwood ar gued for the enforcement of the laws
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Victor Herbert,, popuInr Opera

It is said that Victor Herbert has sur passed himself in the comic opera which he has written for Fritzi Scheff. It is known as "The Duchess,' and marks Madame Scheffs first performance under the management of the Shuberts in new production. Ever since Fritzi Scheff, who has been styled "The Little Devil of Grand Opera left the Metropolitan opera house victor Herbert has been sup plying hec with successes.
 'sThe Duchess" has made an excep- tional hit It will be presented at the Jefferson theater tomorrow afternoon and night. It is full of catchy gems. and cv- erybody in Birmingham will be whistling or hummng it after Saturdays perform, ances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

sion yesterday of a peculiar spring gun, evidently made to be carried in the palm of the. hand George Burnett of No. 7O2 East One Hundred and Thirty eighth street, was repairing the side door of an automobile in a garage at No. BOA West Fifty-ninth street. when he was shot in the right hand. He was taken to the Flower hospital.
 Employees of the garage were mysti- fled, as 1t was not apparent just how Burnett had been shot. After search they found the weapon in a pocket of the door. It was like bottle. The neck could be unscrewed. and when this was done an exploded cartridge. and also 0 full cartridge. were found in the single chamber. By holding the weapon in the palm of the hand springs could be pressed The weapon is about five inches long. It does not bear the makers name.
 The automobile is said to be the prop erty of MT. Van Cockburn of No. 1SS Fair street. Kingston, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
Holiday Trade

"The merchants have been rushed with business this week, and believe the holi- day season will turn out to be very satis- factory to the trade,' said a member of the Business Mems league.
 "Of course, if we were not rushed now it would look bad for Birmingham, for this is the time that everybody buys some thing. I understand that merchants in every part of the city are busy from morning till night Christmas shopping started early, and it will keep up until next Saturday week"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
IN DuLLlWEATHER.

IN DULL WEATHER. Tt read in bed, N We've heard it said.
 Is really reprehensible; But when you're cold, Let truth be told,
 Such conduct is defensible. Meath covers warm, Forsooth, what harm
 To con some treatise tragical? Or follow fast, To love at last,
 A romance sweet and mapicalo One thing we know, When wild winds blow
 And all the world is drear without. Who reads in bed Is blithely sped
 Until the skies grow clear without.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
The Iron Market


 Rogers. Brown & Co. of Cincinnati. whose weekly iron market reports have been very conservative of late. are now, in view of the recent buying movement, comparatively optimistic. Yesterdays report says in part
 'The earnestness of inquiries and the business-like manner in which orders are being placed for pig iron promise we'll for the present and give encour- agement for the future.
 Business during the week locally has been good. The revived interest in the market in all quarters is shown daily Increased activity during the last three weeks has resulted in a bet ter standard of prices, less range in the extreme figures and a more healthy condition throughout. The tonnage placed is large and there is even more under option.
 Low figures which have been ruling on southern iron are no longer in evil dence having been withdrawn and the market now strong on the basis of S1o Birmingham. In the east at one or two points furnaces have so well filled their books as to request the withdrawal of all quotations on present basis and ad- vanced figures 50 cents per ton.
 Large orders for railroad equipment are encouraging signs and continue to be a featuNe. It is expected more such orders will be placed within the next few weeks. The railroads seem to have appreciated that the country is bound to grow in population and commerce and unless they keep up with the proAession in both rolling stock and physical equipment they will be in a most unfortunate position. They seem now to feel that the improvement Is permanent, for awhile at least.
 Tt has been said that the tide has turned and we are now experiencing the reaction from the low level which has been with us for the last two years Whether this is so or not, re- mains to be seen. It is sufficient to know of the healthy improvement in most lines, especially in the iron trade. M Movement on contracts may be said to be practically up to date and buyers using the material promptly on receipt"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
FAT MANS SARCASM.

A fat man stretched himself out in a barbers chair. The barber, following his usual custom, soaked his face in a PIP degree towel while he whetted his razor. When he took the towel off the man in- quired if he had fork handy. q am pretty sure my face is done, but if you have fork handy you might stick it in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
ArizOna's State Election

The democrats "swept" Arizona, electing George w. P. Hunt of Globe governor, and legislature that will name two democratic United States senators. These democratic senators
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

MT. Edison's concrete rocking chairs certainly would not be enjoyable at night when one is in search of an article with no light on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
.THAr GIRL

''Is 1t any wonder erthatinnothers are often jealous of their sons wives? A pitiful little case showing why they are oc-. cured In Cherryvale last week. A little old mother ate her Thanksgiving dinner alone. She had planned and schemed and cooked for week. She had three kinds of pie, because Johnnie liked pie so much; she had a small turkey, pound cake, cranberry sauce and all the other things her boy had always eaten with such hearty enjoyment on every Thanksgiving Day for years. Johnnie had never missed that dinner at home. But this year his
 girl invited him to her house to dinner and he went and ate oyster cocktails and a fNssy salad and frozen concoction made of hot air and a few other things, and he told her it was simply swell. That was all right, only he forgot to notify his widowed mother until the morning of the DIE day. It may be unacceptable, but While she forgave Johnnie she still has il In for that girl "-Cherryvale Journal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
PRuDENT GARY

In recent exploitation of her fair self and her opinions for Sunday newspaper. Gaby Deslys says she is going to take care of her good looks, hoping to preserve them as long as possible. A very sensible decision, Gaby. You will probably have to pawn those pearls of yours some day, but there is really no necessity for hasten ing the sad event
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

Next month a new reichstag is to be elected in Germany, and the Emperor fears great increase of socialist mem berS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

The republic of China may as well put the initiative, referendum and recall in it's constitution. thus avoiding years of agita- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

Mr. Edison is producing all kinds of concreted furniture except mattresses. Thus far concrete mattresses have not been we'll received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

Governor Mann says 20 men and women confessed in writing to him that they murdered Mrs Beattie. The-20 should be put in the playhouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

The health commissioner of New York city has been willing to trace a typhoid case to oysters, but he has been unable to do so, and he admits his inability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

The roller towel ordinance in Chicago Is violated despite all efforts of the police. The habits of a lifetime cannot be over come in a minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

try will probably be better than it has been for some time" said a member of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Tn the south more railroad construe- tion will be under way in 1912 than at any time since 1907. The railroads will sim ply have to do good deal of double tracking in order to be prepared to take care of the Panama traffic when the ca nal is opened.
 'The south is markedly prosperous now. and would be making some new high rec ords in prosperity/but for the low price of cotton. In spite of everything, how ever, 1911 has been a good year in the south. It is the general belief in busi- ness circles that immediately after the presidential election a decided improve ment will set in and that the boom due in 1913 will be greater than any this coun- try has ever had in the past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

Hotel rates at Delhi during the royal compelled to engage room for 20 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
THE LITTLE FELLOWS.

THE LITTLE FELLOWS. l The lighting game''
 Seems very tame And here's the reason why.
 As ne'er before
 Iris given OCT Unto the smaller fry,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

The law against using the mails in plotting crime is very strenuous, and yet it is violated in every state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

The favorite and most useful Christmas present this year is a full set of paper cooking bags.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

now on the statute books against big business rather than the agitation and trial of a new set of laws He declared his conviction that there were sufficient laws on the statute books for the correc- tion of existing evils, without enacting new legislation out of harmony with our institutions and our traditions. In his New York speech Mr. Underwood said there were difficult problems confronting the country, but they were not so diff cut but what they could be solved with soberness, deliberation and experience. By implication MT. Underwood intimates that these problems cannot be solved by political intoxication, by hysteria and by new theories. Yet, many light thinking people advocate these very means for the solution of grave questions now confront ing the country.
 MT. Underwood, notwithstanding the fact that the spoke before the leading trust magnates of the country, declared that the sherman antitrust law had proved itself effective and that there was 10 need for any more amendments or change of the law. The enforcement of the law would solve the trust question, and he declared, truly enough, that it should be enforced and the question set tied without attempts by either party to get political benefits from that enforce ment.
 MT. Underwood got down to the meat of his speech when he said he was per suaded that the sources of much of the real evil of our industrial situation will be reached by a revision of our indefen- sible tariff, under whose artificial protec- tion many of these great corporations have been spawned, so to speak"
 Addressing as he was an audience com posed largely of republicans and high pro- tectionists. MT. Underwood was so cour- ageous and convincing in his presentation of the democratic party's position on the tariff question that they rose to give him a reception such as few public speakers have ever received.
 More and more, every day, Oscar Un- derwood shows himself to be of presden- tial timber, and more and more each day the country shows that it is recognizing that fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

Edson's new concrete furniture is un- soratehable and unbreakabe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

P. A. B. Widener has secured three fine Rembrandts. He gathers in pictures as readily as he does street railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

Tie practical benefits of trust busting to the consumer have not yet appeared. even in the offing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

The Spaniards still decline to come over and have a look at the Maine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

The Boston Transcript wants to know who is MT. Underwood's residuary legatee. It will be the vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
A FOND RECOLLECTION

"A FOND HECOLLECIION.@ 'Does tho past hold for you any pleas ant memories?" asked the sentimental person.
 "Ah, yes.' sighed the practical married man. we once had good cook who stayed two weeks.' PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
and see. ."--Atchison Globe.
MYsTIFIED.

MYSTIFIED. A balky mule is bad enough When harnessed to rig, But the hardest thing on earth to drive Is -bottle-fed blind pig.
 --St. Louis Times. You may be right-we do not know But tell us, tell us quick, Whatever could induce, you, bo, To try that kind Of trick? sssa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

until next week, or the actual one for that matter.A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

Almost anything can be put in paper cooking bag except mint juep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

The tariff boards wool report is again delayed. The administration pulls the string.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

When Harmon called on Taft it must have been an occasion of high commis- eration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
IRREPREssIBLE.

The cheerful liars always glad
 And nothing ever grieves him; In truth, he simply can't be sad,
 Although no one believes him. His latest yarn may fall quite flat,
 Or start the mob to fieering; But little heed he pays to that
 They might as well be cheering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
PUBLICITY SEEKERS.

Lives of great men now remind us Good advice they understand; All, in ways that can not blind us,
 Advertise to beat the band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15

King Alfonso is an excellent press agent when one is about to publish new book.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
A VAGUE BURMESE,

"The Gildens boast that they now have a Rubens.''
 "Chawffer, ain't hep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
YULE BARAaUEs IN PARIS

Mine horrors should be put off but not the Christmas shopping.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
.pALM GUN" QUEER WEAPON

From the New York Tribune.
 Through the accidental shooting of a machinist the police came into posses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
STILL. WE LIKE GEORGE.

"A travelling man once told me that he met with some hard luck in New Rochelle. N, Y"
 No wonder That town has been hoo dooed ever since George M. Conan was born there."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
Business in 1912

while no one is expecting boom next year. business throughout the coun- s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-15
CoNSIDERATE.

Though humble are his labors, He's fit to sit with kings. Because .le loves his neighbors, He never, never sings.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-22

1sANNS+4S ~ 4'4t)4N - ~ o4%kA4N4a
MCNAMARA, IS AcQUIT
Los Angeles, Nov. 22.-Should
]. B. Mcnamara be acquitted in
his present trial for murder, in
connection with the Times build
ing explosion, the prosecution
will put the blame squarely at the
door of Detective William ].
Burns. - 4, -
n Friction between Burns and
District Attorney Fredricks has
existed ever since the former. in
magazine articles took all the
credit for the arrest of the Nc
Nanaras, but greatly increased
today as result of a series of in
terviews given by Burns in In
dianapoliS, which have just ar
rived here. :! i,
There, the private detective,
the prosecution here alleges, for
advertising purposes revealed
several vital secrets, which it had
been, expected to. conceal in order
to surprise the defense.
= AS a resuH,- District Attorney
-Fredricks' detectives tell him that
Mcnamara will be absolutely able
to prove an abb along certain
lines, and he is very angry. -
Burns has not kept the prose
,cution here advised of his move
ments in the east, especially in In
.dianapolis, with the result that
there have been anumber of mis-
cues in the litigation there
1t is believed that the federal
grand jury would have turned the
evidence over to the California
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-22
PROSECUTION TO BLAME DETECTIVE BURNS IF Jim
McNAMARAIs ACQUITTED IN PRESENT TRIAL

well received by the prosecution.
The defense attorneys say. he
wanted to play up the case as a
countrywide conspiracy and
manipulate things here so that ].
]. Mcnamara would apparently
seem the head and front of it. 81;
District Attorney Fredricks in
sisted this is not the real issue,
which was whether or not James
B. r, Mcnamara destroyed the
Times, and whether or not ]. ].
Mcnamara paid money to finance
his trip west District Attorney
Fredricks has insisted absolutely
that this is not a labor case at all,
merely one of simple murder, and
that he did not desire to create an
impression that there was any or
ganized conspiracy among union
labor leaders. to blow up the
Times.
As a result, it is certain today
that Burns will not come here to
testify or take charge of the case
until he is needed as a witness,
which will be just before Ortie
McManigal takes the stand. The
latter's story cannot be admitted
as evidence, unless connected up,
and corroborated by an absolute,
ly independent source.
Burns has promised to produce
this source, and has planned to-
take the stand as, one of a chain of
witnesses for this purpose. But
inasmuch as Attorney barrow
has openly asserted that he would
give up his fee in the case for the
pleasure, and privilege of cross
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-20

Winchester. Kya Man Commits Sui
eide IN Nem York

New York. June 20 4 man, BE-.
liesed 10 Be r. 3 price % Winchester
kg. committed suicide in Cenifal
Park. The body wa found his morn.
ihg ia d bridal oath next ~ swan
Lake. ia his pocket Was q lpttef ap
rareutiY from q woman DENYING hlm
4 farewell meeting
Beside TIE body lay an extra0rdln
aFly large revolver shot fWm
hich had bloN hoie clear fhreuRh
tAe mans head The Initials III u.
4, wefe found On his cum links, as
sell as On BIS watch. ile was about
3. years old and was aell dressed in
blHe serge RE bad worn gray fell
hat.
Tile letter Iii the p0eket addressed
~ II b price. College street. win.
chester, KY, was unsigned. II be-
gan: Dearest beg 0f you not %
come tonight. You understand why
don't want you t0 c0ne. haven't
ssCgt aA h6A. M arec d4T@ aAa haT
been walking the fioaf every night
The writer said she had thought
over tha last meeting aud cried over
II. and hal decided 1t would be best
riot 10 haye II. The letter wss niailea
H Winchester 0n June 6. AZ is 31
o'clock. Apparently Price came an
t0 New York aud killed himaelt
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-20

an afternoon newspaper:
We have heard your paper does
niach good in many WAYS. Now what
can YOU do to help SOME 0f NE wfd-
.owsg There are fourteen widows ~
the 2700 block ON Cass avenue Ihir
teen Of us wish yol would help as
fud husbands.
ONE OF THE WIDOWS
Here are the widows WHO are seek
ing husbands:
Mrs Caroline StoGmberg 2103 Cass
ayenne
Mrs 4. II. Kfite. 27f5
Mrs Bertha Eberhardt 27i8
MIS- Dorm Mieseo 27l3A
Mrs steeble. 27l1
Mrs Victoria Tucker 2705
Mrs MARY + Doizler 2707
MIS- sehweppe and daughter Mol
lie. 2705
Mrs LYdia N Hptehins 37ll.
rs wall 2T3i
Mrs Kate Daley 2ll2
AIRS MARY Herman $50.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-20
QUIZ
SOMEWHAT
SPIRITED
Facts Brought Out Bearing
Upon the Creation Of Wealth
BY Combination
iny AssocIated Presa.l }


Washington y G. june 2V.--Mnn
day was field day IN The house in
quiry into the American sugar r.
ilning company and other retineries,
two committees deyoting hours 10
infewogatiug Ritnesses as 20 the
formation and operations of the big
corporations. A number Of new facts
were brought out bearing on the sud
den creation OF wealth by comblna-
tlons 0f manufacturing concerns ana
more was learned Of the frauds ptac
ticed on the government in sugar
weighing a the port OF New York,
The special sugar trust lnvesti
eating committee had before 4 II
Post. president of the National sn.
gar Refining company OF New ler-
sey whose testimony closed with a
spirited defense Of the corporation
activities of the late ii. O. Hayemey
yer. organizer of the American com
pany The house committee Oil ex-
pendigures in the treasury depart
mem questioned Oliver Spitzer a
former dock superintendent Of the
corporation, with a view to disc0g.
ering the identity Of me men hign-
er up' Hl the pefpenatioh of the
frauds
Mr.. Post was subjected to tong
and grueling examination as 10 mis-
aaI AR Havemeyerg connection
with the formation ot The nat0nal
company Representative Madison
OF the committee explained that
whenever the committee mad gotten
uown to something witnesses ire.
quently threw il off on TO Have
meyer"
His memory has been tradneed
by men who would not have dared to
DO so had he been alive saR Mr.
Po1, his eye flaming
The defense was made after the
witness had tola of the issuance to
I4ayemeyef through Post himself bis
Sl0.000000 Of the common stock OF
the National Sugar Refining COM
pany, without any money certain
There are some thing cannot
explain declared Mr. Post eBnt
have such confidence I'll Mr.. dlave-
meyer taht know he Mould explain
everything II be we're here
Representative Madison referred
20 the testimony given BY Vice Pres.
ident Atkins Of the American Sugar
Refining company, apd Lowell M.
almef, former director og thaf com
panY
He said Mr. Palmer had testified
thar Mr. HaYemeyer mad organized
the beet sugar reimeries and while
he tPalmerj was on tine directorate
he did rot have anything 70 10 with
4 it
What idea nave You OF a strong
able men as Mr. Palmer is who viii
say that exclaimed Alr Post great
iy excited tie Is i coward
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-06-20
FIRST DISCOVERY ON MAINE

Havana, June l9 The first hum-
an parts 10 be recovered from the
sreek of the American babtleship
Maine were discovered today when
workmen removing mud and debris
from the spardeek, inst forward
frOn the after superstfncture f0nnu
the blackened and coral encfusted
bones of q left forearm and flgnt
foot