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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
MRS. ROBERTA LAMB ! ENTERTAINS INFORMALLY

One of the pleasant informalities of yesterday afternoon was a small nartv arranged by Miss Roberta Lamb in compliment to Miss Fife Wagner and her hostess, Miss Vallie Young White. A company of girls in the school and college set shared the pleasure of tha afternoon which was one of the brieht- : est of holiday week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

der of the winter with her daughter Mrs. Henry Morscheimer
 Miss Corrinne Waddy or NASHVILLE M IS IS tba guest of Mrs. II. K. White and Mrs R IT Hood. She is a charming gifl and much admired In Birmingham,
 MT. and Mrs. Carl Lundgren or Aper. deen, Miss, spent/Christmas with @ the latter's sister, Mrs. c. M. Staniey' MT Lundgren leaving yesterday
 The Woman's Bible class or the NOT wood Methodist church Will pc ehler tained tomorrow afternoon from to o,cIoclx Sat the home of Mrs. A. Gibson, 1131 North Twenty ninth street.
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Two Sisters Burned

Aberdeen, Md, December 26-Mrs. Betsy Keithley, IS, and Mrs. Susan Mallock, si widowed sisters, were burned to death in a fire of unknown origin, which de- stroyed their home at Carson's Run, near here, early this morning. The two women had lived alone in the house for the last 12 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
TODAY IN SOCIETY

The table d'hote luncheon at the Coun- try club Among those who will nave guests are Mrs. Webb Crawford, Mrs. Carl Seals, Mrs. John Sihley, Mrs Felton Wimberly.
 Miss Jamie Robertson gives a. tea ln compliment to Miss Virginia Abbott. The hours are to 5.
 Miss Marie Rosamond's tea TOT the school set will be an interesting event.
 Mrs B. c. Johnson gives dance In compliment to Miss Mary Elizabeth Cald- well and Master Charles Jocke, Jr.
 The Sigma Phi Delta dance, to nave been given at Friar's hall, is postponed because of the sorrow in Miss Gertrude Notions family
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MISS MARIE ROSAMOND'S
 RECEIVING PARTY

Miss Marie Rosamond, whose tea will be an event of the afternoon, including thesschool set, has asked to assist her in receiving: Miss Helen McAdory, Miss Rose Owen McDavis, Miss Lois Thoinp- son, Miss Sallie Norvell. Miss Estelle Bethea, Miss Evelyn Beasley, Miss Helen Eustis, Miss Margaret Chenoweth, Miss Sarah Hodges. Miss Kathleen Moore. Miss RI Aue,s. 1tiss "a Sibley, Miss Eliza bet Russell. Misf anie sibley. Miss Pat
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Taft Amends Order

Washington, December 26.-President Taft, who makes the laws for the Pan- anna canal region, today amended con- structive order regarding the practice of medicine in the country so as to explicit ly sanction the use of Christian Science and other non-medcal methods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
MIR. AND MRS. DRENNEN
 POSTPONE BUFFET SHIPPER

MT and Mrs. Felix Drennen, whose buff fst supper was to have been an event of Saturday evening, December 30. have postponed it until the Saturday evening following, owing to the New Years eve dinner dance at the Country club, which promises to be one of the clever Satur- day events of the club season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

tremely pretty. Mrs. Banks, formerly Miss Marion Robinson, wore her we'd ding gown, a lovely satin and lace robe in which she is most distinguished and pretty. Miss Gillett was much admired in yellow. A delicious salad and ice were served in the dining room, where Mrs. Charles Estes. Mrs. Thornton Estes, Miss Dixon, Miss Randolph Miss Dillon and Miss Margurite Robinson received.
 Mrs. Matt Sloane and Mrs. James Hughes, Jr, were two attractive young matrons presiding over the tea cups and punch was served by Miss Leila Rob inson and Miss Kathleen Burns.
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HIGHLAND BOOK CLUB
 PQSTPQNES ITS MEETING

The Highland Book club. whose Chriss- mas meeting was to have been held this morning with Mrs. James Bowron, will net meet until next Wednesday, the ses- sion having been abandoned because Of the deep trouble of one of It's members, Mrs. T. H. Molton
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MRS. B. l.. WYMAN
 TO BE HOSTESS

In compliment to Mrs I. Fenwick Young, Mrs. B. L. Wyman will enter tain at buffet luncheon Tuesday, Janu- ary 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
SIGMA DELTA
 DANCE POSTPONED

The dance announced for the evening by the Sigma Delta club, has been post poned to the evening of Friday. Jan pary 5.
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MISS MARY WARE
 HOSTESS TO LITTLE JOKERS

Miss Mary Ware will entertain the little Jokers tomorrow at o'clock at her home.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN AND SOCIETY

Holiday Festivities For the School and College SeSome For Older Tea For Visitor0pen House In Birmingham Families-Mrs. Wyman to Entertain
 Buffet Supper Postponed University Club Re
 ception-Other Changes of Dates. sE Today's Calendar
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tie Rena Shepherd, Miss Mary Meighan, Miss Alma Messer, Miss Martha Glover. Miss Roberta Lamb, Miss Cundell Bald win, Miss Julia White Miss Ruth Gau- din, Miss Lillian Hughes, Miss Maybeth Beddow Miss Margaret Gage, Miss SusIe Ferguson, Miss Myrtle Harris, Miss Doris Moughon, Miss Sarah Helen Collins, Miss Margaret Sibley and Miss Nellie Haylow,
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Lots nv gals dat got silk stockings fer CT Christmas present is gwine ter save lem fer CT Rainy Day. Oar Bless Gawd!

Miss Petunia gaily, after the cheerful habit of Mrs Wiggs? I never grow tired of her sayings. You know when troubles swarm about her like stinging bees, she always stops to count up the things she has to be thankful for. When there isn't anything in the wide world that is tangible for her to be thankful for, she looks on the other side for the things that MIGHT have come to her? Be Thank ful that you ain't got CT Hair Lip she says. Isn't that a sermon in itself? Ev- cry single tiny bit of happiness that comes her way, no matter how small, she plumps it to the bank-to draw on in time of need
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

Over the face of the gray haired old Major, a cloud drifted and passed before one might have said it was there. And he rubbed his glasses with soft hand kerchief and the Spinster winked back at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

Either Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske or Otis skinner Is likely to be offered the management of the New theatre.
 The house is at present being construct
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
KY. JUDGE SPRINKLED
BY AN ANGRY WOMAN

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept. 7.-Un-
daunted at the demand of Police Judge
Herndon to stop sprinkling the street
in front of her residence SO as to let
the county court day crowd of horse
traders and stock sellers use the
street for their stock, Mrs. Jennie
Cardwell, society women, turned the
hose on Judge Herndon, giving him a
Soaking"
Complaints had been made to the
judge by Luke Hansbro that Mrs. Cald-
well had given him soaking because
he refused to move his stock from in
front of her house.
Judge Herndon went to intercede,
when he received his ducking. War
rants were sworn out, but owing to
the prominence Of the parties the mat
ter will be settled out of court.
Mrs. Cardwell has behind her in her
fight to break up the use of the resi-
dence part of the city as a stockyards
the prominent society of North Frank
fort, and they declare that next court
day the stock tarders will be greeted
by columns of water if they attempt
to use the streets for their stock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
WIRE SYSTEM
IN RICHMOND
|SDANGER0US
Officials of Wire Companies
and Linemen Frankly Adj
nit that Joint Pole Agree
ment Is Dangerous One.
Continued from page oDe)

unconscious. Many will not work in
here Is dangerous.
Since January /, 1910, there have
been three trouble shooters" electro
cuted, or knocked from poles by
shocks and killed by the fall.
The three were William TutrOw,
electrocuted at West Third and Kin
sey In March, 1910, when working on
q primary wire, the spur OF ore of his
fleet touching telephone wire, few
feet below, forming a perfect contact;
III. Chrisman, a lineman for the Home
Telephone company, who in the
spring of 1910 was killed at Second
and Main street while pulling him
self along a telephone cable, when his
spur happened to touch primary
wire on which the insulation had worn
tOff; and Ora Rau; who was electro
six persons killed on the railroads
here In the same period of tire.
The accident to Rau emphasizes the
point that not only are linemen in
danger all the time by reason of the
Joint use of poles by the wire COM
}panies. but also citizens who have
electric wiring or telephonessin their
homes.
The telephone company officials can
| tell OF several cases where phones
were burned to a crisp, merely be-
cause a high voltage wire became
crossed with a telephone wire. The
fuse In the electric light meters, like
the telephone wires, will carry the
! high voltage current. Consequently
the danger of people picking up the
Telephone receiver, or in turning the
kswitches to incandescent lights will be
lreadily appreciated. when they hap
,pened to be on line, on which the
wires are crossed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
BOYS BURIED ALIVE
Playmates See Hair Sticking
Above Gravel.

CRAWFORDSVILLE Ind, Sept. Z.
Caught beneath tons of gravel and
clay that caved in upon them while
the bank of Dry branch at Milligan
park, southeast of the city, Cecil Bean.
the twelve-year-old son Of Edward
Bean. and Ray Stamps, the eleven-and
a-half-year-old son of Clinton v
Stamps, were smothered to death. II
was more than an hour after the az
cident that the crushed bodies of the
lads were recovered by workmen who
were summoned to the pit by play.
mates of young Bean and Stamps.
The playmates We're passing through
the park on their way home when, by
chance, they noticed there had been
cave-in. A closer inspection reveal
ed the hair of the Bean boys head pro
truding through the earth.
The upper crust of the pit was form
ed by solid clay, and huge chunk oil
this had fallen on the boys when they
were digging below, striking them or
the head and shoulders and evidently
rendering them unconscious immedi
ately. Their heads and shoulders were
badly bruised and the faces were al
most black.
The boys at that end of town have
for some time been in the habit Of
playing in this cave, but had beer
warned of the danger. The Bean an6
Stamps boys had arranged with three
other boys to dig farther back into The
bank of the small creek, but the othel
boys did not come and they were
alone when the cayein occurred. Boil
were sons of poor parents.
Milligan park was recently given tt
the city by Harry ]. Milligan of Indi
annapolis. ~a~n
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
PRISON Term FOR
GRATING POLICE
Mayor Harrison, Chicago, Is
Determined to Break Up
Open Gambling.
National News Association)

CHICAGO, Sept. IA tentative be-
ginning was made in the investigation
of the alleged connection of the police
department with the gambling houses
by the civil service commission today
and by the beginning of next week,
the inquiry is expected to be well I'M
der waq
That the quiz will be the greatest
ever attempted in the United States
was the statement made today by men
close to Mayor Harrison. They say
the mayor is determined to clean out
every gambling house in the city and
is just as determined to send the graf
ing policemen to prison.
One of the charges made against
the police department is that the men
higher up" collected $50 a table for
gambling privileges and then saw to it
that their clients were protected.
Several lieutenants and captains
have been summoned by Chief of Po-
lice McWeeny to explain the presence
of gambling at Comiskey ball park on
Labor day during the Hackensmith-
Gotch wrestling match.
Sensational disclosures are expected
from the inquiry and it was predicted
that not a few high police officials
likely would be wearing stripes in
stead of gold braid.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
BENEFIT FOR WEST |
Plan Races at Driving Park,
Sunday Afternoon.

AS a benefit for Emil Weist, the
ousiy injured at the driving park
races Labor Day, another race is being
planned to be held Sunday afternoon
1t is the idea of the officials of the
Richmond Motorcycle club, to have a
few races between the best riders
here and then to secure Baker the In
dianapolis star, and one of the fast
est riders in this part of the country
to give an exhibition. The affair is
in the hands of j. Carl Brown, secre-
tary of the club, and official starter at
the Labor Day races.
The club has not yet decided wheth-
er it Will charge small admission
fee or to ask for a popular contrihu-
ton for Weist. At any rate it is hop
ed that the club will be able to realize
"a neat sum for the injured racer, who
is slowly recovering from the acct
dent at the Reid Memorial hospital.
The shattered leg bone has been
placed in shape by surgeons. and it
is believed that it will knit in time.
Whether the broken hip bone will rem
der him a cripple for the remainder
of his life is not known.
The club wishes to pay the heavy
bills which have been incurred in TAX
ing care of young Weist, and it is TAX
ing this method to raise the money.
1t is believed that the public will
show it's appreciation of the plucky
rider next Sunday.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
GYMNASIUM PLANS OF
DIRECTOR R. J. HORTON

That there will be very few changes
in the schedule when the gymnasium
season opens this year, was the state
ment made by Physical director Roy
Horton of the Richmond Y. NJ. c. A.
Mr.. Horton is spending most of his
time now in getting the gymnasium
plans for the coming year perfected.
and preparing the program of classes.
He says the apparatus will be in good
condition long before the opening, and
all that will be needed for a successful
season will be good response by the
members. He hopes to have a record
breaking enrolment this year, and be-
ieves that the members of the associa-
ton will be glad to get back to their
regular exercise after their summer
vacations.
Mr.. Horton is trying TO arrange to
meet the class known as the busy
mems class" three times a week this
season, instead of only twice as in
past winters. The class for interme-
dates and employed boys, will meet on
Monday and Thursday evenings from
half past seven to half past eight.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
100000 CHINESE
FACING STARVATION
Great Floods Destroy Crops
in the Yang Use kiang
River Valley.
(Natfonal News Associat ion)

SHANGHAI, Sept. THE worst
famine that has ever swept its fatal
tide of starvation over calamity ridden
China is threatened as a result of the
great floods in the valley of the Yank
Use Kiang river and those of it's trib-
utaries which have ruined crops
Hankow, Ngankin, Wuhu, Shanghai
and other communities are menaced.
But four days rice supply is stored in
this city for the 100000 Chinese in
habitants.
In addition to the destruction of
crops restrictions have been placed on
the purchase of rice and other food
stuffs for various reasons. The rice
market has been restrained for some
time owing to heavy purchases by the
Japanese government to relieve the
situation in Formosa where there have
been crop failures. Further shipments
from the central markets into India to
relieve distress there have depleted
the slender stores. In Hongkong and
Foo Chew market prices are rapidly
becoming prohibitive due to the per-
sistent buying. Because of the plague
Ia government embargo exists against
the shipment of grain stuffs from
Kiang Su province.
Instead of going down the floods
are increasing from heavy rains. In
some districts farmers are working in
submerged fields standing in water to
their necks and saving such grain as
they can.
In isolated quarters pestilence is
following in the wake Of the disaster
and whole families are dying off. Ma
tive dispatch runners bring the most
narrowing tales of distress in the foot
hill villages of the Kuen Lun and Tan
la mountains.
Rear Admiral Murdoch of the Am.
erican battleship squadron here an
nounced that he would send gunboat
up the Yang Use Kiang river on Sun
day and report the conditions to the
Chinese government.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
ROMANCE APPEARS
IN THEFT OF HORSE

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Sept. Elm a
very shame-faced way, William Rem
ninger pleaded guilty before Judge
Trexler to horse stealing. Howard
Bechtel, of Kraussdale, the prosecutor
addressed the court and begged for
leniency.
Renninger is single and is liked by
his neighbors as a farmer. 1t turned
out that he used his horses very hard
in hay making and he thought he
would not be found out if he surrepti-
tiously took Bechtel's fine trotter to
give his best girl JOY ride of Satur-
day night.
The trotter was missed and as it
was not known who had taken him,
an alarm was sent out for horse thief
with a description of the team. This
resulted in Renningers arrest.
The court imposed sentence OF SIX
months in Jail.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
TOLEDO GRAIN
Toledo, Sept. T.
CHICAGO GRAIN
Chicago, Sept. t.
Freneh sehoolbov Knewiedoe,

French Schoolboy Knowledge.
It does not seem to be q difficult
matter for the pupils Of primary
schools to obtain certificates, II one
may Judge from some specimens Of
their answers At examinations pub
hshed By the Paris Journal Here Is
sample, among others. Of a written an
swer to the question: which period
of French history do you prefer, and
whyT'
'.rhe period Of the history Of France
that prefer IL the war Of 1870. Bis
marck said to Napoleon III. Es-tu
prety Yes says the other. Z have
not q gaiter button wanting Then
Napoleon III. tells Mcmahon to. come.
But Mcmahon. who was on the tower
Of Malakon. replies. .J'y suis. ~ reste.'
detest war because It IL . barba-
rism-"
As the Paris Journal remarks. It Il
sad to think these lads, who are on
the point Of becoming apprentices. will
probably neser open book again and
in few 0aqexlkkbs. slssesss-PaEis
Cor-konaoo-QSl6G
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
INDEPENDENT GIRL
GETS 100 PROPOSALS

BOSTON, Sept. 6.-Miss Lena Lea
witt, a west end girl, has received
more than one hundred proposals of
marriage, all due to her proclaiming
her right TO choose for herself when
it came time to select life partner.
What she did was simply to state
publicly that she did not believe in
the custom still in vogue among
many orthodox Hebrews of allowing
the parents, with the aid of schatch-
en- or matchmaker. to arrange all the
details of marriage pact without con-
sulting the ones to be married.
From the proposals Miss Leavitt
has selected one, that of young man
from WATERFOWL. and they will be
married in the winter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
Thaekeray's First Poen>

Thaekeray's First Poe0>
Thackeray's momentous first appear
ance in print was a sattricai poem.
published in the Western Luminary
during one Of the happy holiday times
which he spent In Devonshire when
still a scholar at the Charferhouse
A certain Mr.. Labor Shell was to have
delivered a speech upon Penendon
heath, but the crowd refused to hear
him. He had taken the precaution.
however, to send copies Of bis intend
ed Grafton to all the leading journals
before leaving town. and these. OF
course. printed it. This ludicrous In
cident inspired Thackeray to write q
little jeu d'esprit entitled Irish Melo-
dr." telling how Mister Shell" when
the men Of Kent began . grievous
shouting" found comfort in rejecting:
.-Ny speech Is safe In tho Times vot
And eks In the Morning ChrOutc1e-
-westmtnstG Ga3et1e
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
DON'T DESTROY THE
BITING DOGS BRAIN

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 7.-"Per-
haps it is natural that people should
lose their heads in a mad dog scare
but if they would school themselves to
keep cool in such situation they
would, in frequent instances, not only
save themselves money, but would
aid the state greatly in determining
whether the dog responsible for the
scare was actually mad" said DR..
J. P. Simonds, superintendent of the
pathological laboratory of the state
board of health. mot every dog
that snaps at or bites another animal
or person is mad and little care will
often establish the fact. However, it
is the custom to rush into the street
with gun and kill the dog. Often a
shotgun is used and the dogs brain
there are suspicious of madness, it is
best for the victims of the dog to take
Pastour treatment, but an examination
might have showed the expense Of
such treatment unnecessary.
'If the people would learn that a
dog which does not show positive ev-
licences of rabies when it bites anoth-
er dog or person, should be placed in
confinement and kept so until suspec-
ted rabies have an opportunity to de-
velop, often the expense of treatment
might be obviated. There is usually
plenty of time to make the test.
IF it is thought best to kill the dog
and an examination is wished, rifle
or revolver should be ued and the an
imal not shot through the head. A
shotgun may be used, if care is taken
not to shoot the dog in the head
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
The Fruit Cuckoo.

The Indian fruit cuckoo, which, like
all members of the cuckoo family, lays
it's eggs in the nests Of other birds and
thus avoids the trouble of Matching
them, is said to exhibit great deal Of
strategy in dealing with crows. its nat
ural enemies. Whereas the hen, an
inconspicuous. speckled gray bird, con-
ceals herself in the foliage. the cock
remarkable for his brilliant black
plumage and crimson eyes, places him
self on a perch near a crows nest and
sets up a great racket The crows i'm
mediately rush out to attack him, and
he takes to fight with them in pursuit.
The hen meanwhile slips into the nest
and deposits an egg. Sometimes the
crows return before the egg Is laid
and then the intruder gets trouncing
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07

NOW that you've heard my daugh-
ter sing, what would you advise me to
dor
Well" the music master replied. Il
hardly know. Don't you suppose you
could get her interested in settlement
work or horseback riding or something
like that?,-Chicago Recore-Herald
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
BLACKBIRDS CONVENE
AT EVANSVILLE IND.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. I. -
Thousands upon thousands of black
birds, supposed to have come from
Hayleton, H.. reached Evansville. and
in some sections of the city the skies
were black with the birds. People
living in the vicinity of Michigan and
Harriet streets appealed to the police
to bring their guns and kill the birds,
saying they were taking possession
of the yards and gardens. The police
have refused to kill the birds. Old
residents say they never saw SO many
blackbirds before in all their lives.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
Also the Whale.

A Kansas fisherman declares that a
catfish will pur like a tomcat when it
is stroked the right way. Did he ever
try stroking a German carp and hear
ing it sing Hi lie. hi lo?"-Kansas City
Star. And did he ever stroke whale
and hear it spout cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-09-07
MAKING Il Clear.

Parsons daughter: Good morning.
Giles! Haven't noticed you in church
for the last few weeks" Giles: mo,
miss; I've been oop at Noocastle avis
itin' my old 'aunts- And strange,
isn't 1t, 1 don't see no change in 'em
since I was a child ike?' Parsons
daughter: What wonderful old ladies
they must be"' Giles: Il didn't say
'arnts,' miss; I said 'awnts-'aunts
where used to wander in my child
hood days like