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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
LAMAR COUNTY
 HIGH EXERCISES

Vernon, June 1.-(Special)-The Lamar County High school came to a success ful close today, with the baccalaureate address by Dr. Stagg of Anniston and inc awarding of diplomas. The entire commencement has been brllilahe ai- fair One of the most interesting events was the play rendered last night. The title of the play was Masks and Faces and portrayed the life of the English nobility of the seventeenth century,
 The junior and senior orations Of yes terday were excellent.
 The high school has for the past two years been under the supervision Of Prof. J. O. Morris
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 the soul, it's mighty bad for the reputa- tion, so once in while Dolly keeps something-to herselfi
 Any way Pm il: that sort of mood, and I am more than impressed with the thus ness and the nowness of TODAY. Was 1t because I left something un- done that I should have done? Lets let 1t go at that; any way yes- terday has gone a-glimmering, tomorrow Is long long way from home, and any thing done NOW is accomplished. Have you ever thought that something accomplished is credit slip from For tune?
 It's something that can be put away in the Bank of Eternity that we may check against and have the draft honored? Then
 DO IT NOW"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
OPEL|KA AUTO|STS BOOST GOOD ROADS Will Make 100-Mile Path finding Tour and Carry
 County Officers

Opelika, June 1.-(Special 1.-The auto
 mobile enthusiasts, backed by the citi-
 zens of Lee Aand Chambers r2si. HfA
 have inaugurated movement for bet
 ter roads. On June is planned a big
 demonstration day, when about 30 auto l mobiles. carrying about 100 of the citi- gems of this section. will leave Opelil1a for a hundred mile run to West Point, i, and on to La Grange, Ga, for the pIr- pose of inspecting the roads of that section. The city officials of Opelika. commissioners and probate judges of Lee and Chambers counties. and all citizens interested in good roads urged to join the party. The following are in- terested in the movement and have en- tered their cars for the demonstration trip: R. M. and Walter Greene. J. A. Jones, w. s. Blanton, A. H. Read. Hon. R. B. Barnes, Major J. G. Pulun, H. s. Bruce, J. J. Banks. Will Dupree. Bry- ant Powledge, II. D. Clark, Dr. Lang ley. S. S. Strong, J. F. Marlborough, w. s. Collins, B. F. Sharman, w. s. Blan- ton and others will follow.
 J. L. Moon, former sheriff of Lee county, has been appointed agent for the Carter Town Site company of Okla homa.
 At the recent conference of the Wo- mans Home Mission society of the Ala bama conference, Methodist Episcopal church, South, at Enterprise Mrs. T. D. Sanford was reelected president of the conference. She is a woman of charm ing personality and of recognized abil- ity Having been the presiding officer of the Home Mission society of the Ala bama conference for three years past.
 Mrs w. O. Brumfield of this city was elected the corresponding secretary of the Home Mission society to succeed Mrs. T. D. Power of this city, who re- signed her office Mrs. Brownfield has been the successful president of this special work in the First Methodist church here.
 The building boom is on in OpellSa. some store and office building on Dean is building a handsome residence of ten rooms on Third avenue. Alban Bedell is erecting a. beautiful two-story home Eighth street Richard l.. Sam ford has let the contract for beautiful cottage home on Eighth street. w. T. Andrews has also let the contract for a handsome two-Sory home on Avenue A.
 The eighteen cases of violators of tho prohibition laws of this city that were to have been tried before Mayor ]. G. Palum this morning. were postponed un- til Thursday, June 8, because of the absence of some of the chief witnesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
SCOTLAND ALMOST
 AT A STANDSTILL

London, June 1.-Scotland has popu- Iation of 4,759.44 according to the pro- visonal figures of the census, made pub lie today. This is an increase over 1901 of 2S7372 and is the smallest increase in any census since 1861.
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WHEAT RAISED
 IN CONECUH

Evergreen, June 1.--(Special) = The farmers in the neighborhood or Deer Range in this county are certainly pre- pairing for the boil weevil. Yesterday S. M. Long, one of the most successful far mers in that section exhibited in Ever green some specimens of wheat he had sown as late as February, and which was harvested about week ago. He says he raised fifty bushels on 21a acres of ordinary pine land and that several of his neighbors had grown wheat this season and would do so more largely next
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
Root Bill Favored

Washington. June 1.-The Root bill Tor election of United States senators by plurality of a legislature was favorably acted on today by the Senate committee on privileges and election with an amend ment requiring that the successful can didate shall receive the votes of at least one-third of the members of both branches of the legislature. The purpose Of the resolution is the abolition of senatorial deadlocks.
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NOTES AND PERSONALS

Chief Justice Dowdell of LaFayette, Ala, and Mrs. Dowdell are here at the bedside of their daughter, Mrs. William A. Denson, who underwent an operation for appendicitis Wednesday at the South Highlands infirmary. They will be guests of MT. Denson at 2300 Orange avenue Mrs Denson's friends will be glad to know that she is resting we'll
 
 Miss Rosa Crook of Atlanta is the guest of Mis- Jamie Robertson.
 Miss Louise Calvin of Manningham, Ala, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. R. H. Eggleston. 1908 Fountain avenue. north.
 MT. Joe N Hulse underwent an opera ton Wednesday for appendicitis at St. Vincent's hospital. His friends will re- gret to learn of his illness, but will be pleased to know that he stood the opera ton well.
 Mrs Frank Nelson. MT Theodore Nell son, Miss Gamaliel Dixon and Miss Dor othy Johnson, who motored to Tuscaloosa this week to commencement, returned yesterday afternoon by train, Mrs Nell sons car having broken down.
 Miss Jennie Moore of Guntersville spent 1eW ddyS tnlS week aS tiie guest UT Mrs. Richard Johnston
 Mrs. Charles Ungerman and her little son, Charles Ungerman, Jr., who has been under treatment at the Pasteur in- stitute Montgomery. have returned home. The little boy is perfectly well.
 MT. and Mrs. c. w. Tolliver, who have recently taken possession of their lovely new home on Fifteenth avenue, south, have a very interesting house guest. She is Mrs. Julia Bottomley of Chicago. for merly of New York. and we'll known In literary and social circles of each city. Mrs. Nell Smith, who has been the guest of her mother, Mrs. A. J.. Mapes in Montgomery, has returned home. Mrs. Harrison Stewart Matthews, who was one of the guests last night at thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
HALF OF WALDORF
 SELLS FOR JUST S1

New York, June 1.-For a consideration of $1. half of the s10,0O0000 Waldorf As toria hotel has been transferred by Will liam Waldorf Astor to his eldest son, Waldorf Astor. The transfer Just filed here is in the form of a deed to a trust company which will hold the property in trust for the son.
 The value of all the New York holdings of the father is estimated by experts at $a0,0O0,000. He has resided abroad for many years. and unless he disposes of his holdings during his life time they will be subject to per cent inheritance tax at his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
NO NUNNERY FOR
 MISS MARY CLARKE

New York, June 1.-The will of Rich ard H. Clarke, wealthy lawyer and writer on Roman Catholic subjects, who died a week ago, leaves tn large income on his residuary estate to his daughter. Mary Ada Clarke, "so long as she shall remain in the world and not become a member of any monastic or religious sis terhood or other institution or com munity."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
MINERS WIVES
 GO BACK TO JAIL

Irwin, Ga, June 1-Singing the Union Forever," 12 wives and daughters of striking miners in Westmoreland City have been returned to the county jail at Greensburg. Two of the women took their infants with them. They persisted in serenading the non-union workers by beating on kettles and other kitchen uten- sils and ringing bells, although they re- gently were released from jail on bail after being sentenced for the same of fense
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
TROOPS NOW USE
 BLANK CARTRIDGES

San Antonio, Tex, June 1.-The advance guard of the troops left Sam Houston this morning on it's march to Leon Springs. The rest of the troops will leave Friday and will be gone about ten days. An interesting feature is that for the first time since the troops were mobilized the men Will be supplied with b4onks, ball ammunition being only in the hands of the guards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
DIR. EVANS LECTURE ON
 SHAKESPEARE VS, BACON

The lecture presented by Dr. William Edwin Evans yesterday morning to the members of his Shakespeare class was heard by large and representative audi ence of Shakespeare students. both mem bers of his club, and others. His sub feet, shakespeare vs. Bacon,' was dis cussed with the Illuminating eloquence that seems SD natural to this brilliant scholar At the close of his address Dr. Ullman, who had been one of his most
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attentive listeners, in response to the permission granted by Dr. Evans to ask questions. arose and gave 1t as his opin- ion that so clearly had Dr. Evans demon strated the wisdom of the Baconian cult that no questions could be asked. Judge William I. Grubb was another who arose and though opposite in conviction from Dr. Evans, stated that he was almost persuaded"
 pleasant feature of the occasion was the reading of a note of thanks sent to pr. Evans by the members of the class whom he has given so much this year in his splendid Thursday lessons. Upon the suggestion of Mrs. William I. Grubb, Mrs. Joseph McFeter read this note. Among the sentiments of gratitude it ex- pressed there was the announcement of MT. Evans of a gift from his pupils of a set of Shakespeare's work. any edition that he may choose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
BRANCH BERNARD BURTON
BY WALTER HARPER

better fill the positions. But am willing to do my best, and shall do my best to make 8 success of the two organiza- tions.
 ''The condition of the fair association is first-class, and the prospects for the coming fall event Is very bright. We have never had better prospect for a success ful fair so far ahead of time as now.
 T shall begin at once to get all de- tails in good working order and shall push preparations for the exhibition with all my energy"
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 the guest of Miss Marie Rosamond.
  Miss Ethel Johnston of Arkansas, ar- rives Tuesday to be the guest of Mss Lucy Coker.
 Miss Mattie Harris is visiting in St. Clair.
 Miss Iva Greene Is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Robert Holt in Waco. Tex. Miss Marguerite Mason of Columbia, s. C.. will arrive Friday, to be the guest of Miss Clara Lee Bradford. Miss Natalie Brock is visiting friends in Atlanta.
 Miss Katherine Baldwin of Montgom cry, Ala, is visiting MT. and Mrs Thomas Ellis 2S1S Mountain avenue. and will at tend the University club reception this evening.
 Miss Florrie Ford and Miss Emily Ford will leave today for a visit to the c. F.. Orrs at their summer home in Mentone. Mrs. Gait Praxton of Greensboro, N. O.. arrived this week to visit her parents, MT. and Mrs. F. R. Pennington. Mir and Mrs. W H. Manly and thelr little daughter are spending several weeks at wrightsville Reach; Miss Rix of Hot Springs, Ark, is the guest of Mrs. R. H. Pearson. Mrs, John Edmund Bartlett of Mont gomery is the guest of her sister, Mrs A. l.. Bennett, 1910 Eula street.
 
 Mrs. D. Bertram Pike of New York city will arrive next week to viist her mother, Mrs. R. H. Pearson on South Twentieth street.
 Miss Lucille Waldeman, the attractive young daughter of Mir. w. R. Walde- man, has returned to her home after sev- eral weeks visit to relatives In the state. MT. John Builder and little son. Lind say of Evanston, H.. will arrive today to be the guests of MT. and Mrs. w. D. Smith, on Graymont Heights, for few days.
 Mrs. Eugene Brown, who has been the guest for several weeks of her sister, Miss Frances Nimmo Greene, left Wednesday for her home at St. Louis.
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Who is it that says:

ford Tex, were quietly married yester- day morning at g o'clock at the home of the grooms sister, Mrs. Martha J. Por- ter, 9O2 North 18th street, the Rev. Frank Marston officiating. MT. and Mrs. Me Kelvy left for their home near Alexander City yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
BACHELOR GIRLS
 SEND OUT CARDS.

The following cards have been issued:
 "The Bachelor Girls request the pleas ure of your company on Thursday even- ing, June s, at o'clock, Country club Dancing Reply"
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MIR. AND MRS. SAKS
 TO RECEIVE THIS AFTERNOON

MT. and Mrs. Herman Saks will pc at home to their friends this afternoon rom to o'clock in honor of the conilrma- tion of their son, Lawrence
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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Simpson Ladies aid will have an ice cream social Thursday night at the home of Mrs. A. F. Shelon, 902 South Fifteenth street Tickets may be secured from any society member.
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DO TT NOW" IS A MOTTO
 QUITE WORTH WHILE

Little Solioquy That May or May Not Help-Anyway It's Something to Think About Question of Doing Things Before It Is Too Late-' Yesterdays Seven Thou sand Years" That Our Old Friend Omar Talks
 About-Few of Us Treat To-day With the
 Consideration It Deserves, So Get Busy
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MIR. AND MRS. LOWINSOHN TO ENTERTAIN FOR SON

Mr. and Mrs. J. Lowinsohn will be at home to their friends today in honor of the confirmation of their son, Theodore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02
MRS. FISCH TO
 GIVE A LINEN SHOWER

Monday afternoon Mrs William Fisch will give a linen shower in honor of Miss Marie Clara Orr, who is to be married June 7.''
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They Never Disappoint

It pays to always ask for Blue Ribbon Vanilla and Lemon Extracts. They never disappoint. Pure. strong, delicious.
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And again:

we shall be so kind in the after
 while, But what have we been today? We shall bring to each lonely life a
 smile But what have we brought today? We shall give to the truth a grander
 birth And the steadfast faith @ deeper
 worth; We shall feed the hungering souls of
 earth. But what have we fed today?"
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M'KELVY-WILLIAMS

MT. J. D. McKelvy of Alexander City and Mrs. Bettie c. Williams of Weather
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MIR. AND MRS. MATTHEWS
 TO ENTERTAIN AT DINNER

MT. and Mrs. Harrison Matthews will entertain at dinner tomorrow evening at the Country club.
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Mrs. C. D. Brooks will give birthday party this evening for her sister. Miss Aileen Berry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-02

OatesSaffold wedding in Montgomery, is expected to return home today. She was the guest of Mrs. Louis Farley.
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Miss Leila Darlington of Anniston is he guest of Miss Marie Rosamond.
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We shall do so much in the year to
 come,
 But what have we done today? We shall give our gold in a princely sum
 But what did we give today?. We shall lift the heart and dry the tear We shall plant hope in the place of We shall speak the words of love and
 cheer,
 But what did we speak today?
 I have theory that procrastinatlon Is more than the thief of time
 He Is a droning, old murderer of HIGH RESOLVE, and GOOD INTENTION.
 If there is something waiting for you to do today why put off till tomorrow the accomplishment of 1t? DO TT NOW" I once knew a very clever man who was so busy reading the signs of the zodiac, and other astrological indica- | tions, as to the best hour for him to work. that he never had any time left to do any work.
 | Think of the scores of boys and girls who have graduated within the past two weeks, who have left things undone declaring they'd make them up next term" and the year has gone and they | haven't done it and now school is over i and their life work has begun! I don't believe that any one of us can ever make up the time we have de- liberately thrown away. l know l can't. But there's one blessed hope for us all, and that Is we needn't grieve over lost opportunities, but go to work and make others with a will and a way
 Life when we face it after all isn't very long; it's just a childs size strand of shining days and may tell them joyfully: joyously allotting to each what rightfully seems to belong to it-and before we know 1.-the It, tie necklace Is finished.
 If the necklace is well put togeth- CT with every day RED LETTER DAY it's the incest sort of heirloom to hand down to ones family.
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Miss Ethel Johnston of Arkansas. ar rives Tuesday to be the guest of Mss Lucy Coker. s~
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DO IT NOW"

DO IT NOW" Few of us give TODAY the consid- CT ation that 1t deserves at our hands If there is work for you to do,
 DO IT NOW" If you are blaming something nice and kind to do for somebody tomorrow next week-next winter--just throw all that to the winds and spill all your sweetness and good intentions
 TODAY, For tomorrow they may be dead-to- morrow, and we stay dead a mighty long time.
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Mrs. James Cozby Long gives linen shower this afternoon in honor of Miss Mary Long.
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There are so many who ought to be helped and so many whc ought to be taught to help themselves. The world isn't populated by a moving mass of millions, each with his or her allotted task to do, without an eternal law of happiness and justice governing the scheme of things.
 Far be it from me to start a NEW REFORM-I'm not that sort neither do propose that you'll get your name in the paper for agitating some world moving question, but one way I do de- clare and it's the best way to bright en dull TODAY, to add its shining mark to the darkest tomorrow Is to take the time we have this minute on our hands and do something for some- body right quick. Quick before this minute joins yesterdays 1000 years' that our old friend "The Tent Maker of Naishapur," sings about so gloriously.
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TODAY IN SOCIETY

Mrs. Jesse L. Drennen's luncheon in compliment to Miss Jean Ballenger and her bridesmaids will take place at the Country club.
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Mir and Mrs. Herman Saks will re- ceive from to 6 In celebration of the confirmation of their son, Lawrence Saks
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Miss Matte Harris is visiting in St Clair.
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The opening reception of the University club will be held from to o'clock to- night.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
BACK TO IOWA.

Hiram S. Kneedler, former asso.
ciate editor of the Cedar Rapids Ga.
zette, has returned to Iowa after a
long residence in California. What
he had to say about Iowa upt,n his
return is of interest and should be
Ioigested by those residents of Iowa
Who are contemplating moving TO
the coast or Canada. Mr. Kneedler
says the most sensible thing he ever
did was to return to Iowa. He says:
Since abandoning the Iowa field
ten years ago / have lived for most
OF the time in Los Angeles, but new
er quite ger weaned away from. my
love for Iowa and the associations
and friendships of twenty years have
finally become too strong. Mrs. Kneed.
ler's old home was in Eldora, and
II had many friends there and found
what | believed was an inviting field
for building UP strong county paper
Too many fail to seriously study tie
conditions that confront them in new
environment. They overlook the fact
that they are unfamiliar with local
conditions abroad and disappoint-
ments result. The country has been
exploited by the emigrants, but now
isaurotc fac+T ara at hand ard 80
farmer should leave this state for the
scrni-arid regions of the west without
fully informing himself as to the new
conditions that will confront him. /
found the same good people wherever
went That was the kind was look.
inc for. but didn't find any that got
quite as close to my heart rs the
friends / had grown up with and
whose affections l had tested. ami
that was what brought me back"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13
wINNIPEe,s WATER POWER.

one of the biggest municipal under
takings ever ventured upon has been
assumed by the people of Winnipeg
In the building of power plant at
Point Du Bots, seventy-seven miles
from the city, which was put in oper-
alton September 20. The new plant
will cost the people of Winnipeg
nearly 100000.
1t is designed to convert the waters
of the Winnipeg river into 10000
horse power of electrical energy, suf-
fcient, it Is believed, to supply the
city with sufficient energy for light
ing and commercial purposes for
some years to come.
This great power plant was not
constructed without many difficulties.
Consul General John 2. Jones writes
that the natural fall of the river was
raised from thirty-two to forty-five
feet by the construction of a rock
liled dam; an artificial lake of 6,000
acres was built; the rock excavation
cubic yards, while 10000 yards of
mixed concrete were used in the con-
struction OF the dam; power house
$50 feet long by $50 feet wide capable
OF being doubled in size was erected
and five units of 1000 horse power
each were installed. A dam 1900
feet long with maximum height of
forty feet had to be built, and a
transmission line into Winnipeg dis.
lance of seventy-seven miles was also
constructed. The city found it nee.
essary and economical to build q
steam railway of its own in order to
handle economically the enormous
quantities OF material used in the con
struction of the plant. A preliminary
station has been built at Winnipeg
with two sub-stations, and an under.
ground distribution of wires has been
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-11-13

Palmer has proved himself an excel.
lent runner and Holden's strength il
uncertain. All three aspirants are ey.
cellent men. and the Reporter is not
in this connection, playing its favor.
lite, but rather trying to forecast the
outcome by the strength each now
seems to have. Would Holden pull
from Clark or from Palmer? BY MANY
1t is thought that the Ames man will
not have the strength possessed by
either of the other two and that he
would draw or cut largely into the
Clark strength. If this be true, Pal
mer might be nominated. On the 9th.
er hand it may be so close that the
convention will decide, and If such
condition prevails the race would be
between Holden and Clark, with the
chances in favor of the latter. Know.
ing ones predict that in a conven.
ton battle Holden might win as a
compromise between the two. In 9TH
er words, the corn man seems to be
strong minority factor and holding
the key to the situation.