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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
NO PLACE FOR TALL MAN
Beds in New York, Hotels Are for the
 Short Natives e.ss

From the New York Herald. s pai1 ean
 At the start be. 1t understood that sOs- good Flanagan of Keokuk, GIowa, shas ne desire to be classeds with, those visitors who find their enjoyment in crftfcisins everything they see. !. 1t was with. reluc- tance that he consented to point out wherein the city could be imprQyed when he was found at the Hoffman house.
 He is six feet tall, four feet of which is used up by one of the longest sets of legs now in use in this- country II would not be necessary to refer 10 the Flanagan foundation were. it not for the fact that his, legs form the basis, for his solitary complaint against one or our institutions. si .., ss.ss
 ''It's just this,". MT. Flanagan began s'He has been laughing over my sexper- fence in trying to get "a bed to'4sfit. me in this town. j. Until l. came down Pere last night and got a mans sized bed hadn't had a decent sleep, since l struck town. Proprietors of some of your .newer hotels must have had Lilliputians in mind when they bought their -heds- They ought to pass law providing that every hotel bed should be at least six feet.''
 ..Proprietors who take money from tall travellers should be- prepared to accom- modate them properly-is I',s tried three other hotels before; coming here and Il was the same storys..f The beds aver aged about five feet and that left aslot of me hanging over. put my feet through the brass 'rungs and every time sosa. sst ,s Tiff iiifs'ss ": ;s. ;s.s; .l,|sa ssA ldl.. sl sns ss'
 Even a tall nAn Is entitled to nights rest out hond@ i've have beds where il Is po5sikle fctgS man to get himself all in bed afid aif to sleep at the same time complained to the proprietors. and they said that folk In this part of the country were short and that they were getting shorter every xesr" Wss a@ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
''Phormio," a Comedy By Terence, to Be
 Given in Open Air Theatre
From the Los Angeles Herald.

From the Los Angeles Herald.
 Following the performances of Maude Adams in "As You Like It." and Mar garet Anglin In "Antigone" at the Creek theatre of the University of California. arrangements are being completed for a performance of the Latin comedy. "Phormio." by Terence. with Jefferson De Angelis in the title role. This will mark the first outdoor performance of a Latin come dy in this country and the first production of "Phormio" in the English tongue.
 The performance was originally to be given during MT. De Angelis' en- gagement In San Francisco in "The Beauty Spot" but this plan was finally abandoned on account of the probability of indictment weather and the difficulty In securing a cast. It Is now arranged to give the comedy later in the season. but the ex act date has not been set.
 In taking ups the matter of securing the consent of the college authorities. Prof. Haliam Armes was influenced by the fact that Mr.. De Angelis is a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
PROHIBITIONISTS
 ARE DISAPPOINTED
tt f -5 z ' n s--- . 7-Ts ' Cullman Anti.Parks Bill Men Have s Hopes of Defeat in the .o
 Senate ,.

CulInan, February 10.-(Special.)-- Although somewhat disappointed over the passage of the Parks local option bill in the house of representatives yes terday. the prohibitionists still have hopes of the defeat of the measure in the senate.
 There Is some degree of satisfaction to be seen on the faces of the local op tionists here this morning. still the measure could have been amended so as to suit that. class better than 1t now does by an amendment making the beat as the unit They claim that local op- tion should be construed that way and not as the county as the unit. How. lever,' 1t Is predicted that, if the bill passes the senate an election will be called at as early. date as 1t can be done under the law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
HALF: MILLION l. LII <. .::::':::::E -: -: :E(RSeH0OES
 MIMI g8 Senators Think Common Schools Should Be .- Cared For

Montgomery, February 1o.-(special) providing forasn appropriation of $5oo,- 900 for the Comm on schools of Alabama rathereAhan s85o.ooo, brought out some lively discussion z fn the senate today The bill was introduced in the upper house bNsSenator Justice and was re- ported by the education committee for. merly. = s5
 Senator Alien proposed an arrsndmeni to the original measure to make the appropriation of. .seooQQo, rather than s6oo.ooof He made an elegant plea for the public schools, declaring that the state should provide for the rural dis tricts to the best of itsA ability. Sen ator Justice said that he favored the amendmeat,A but that the half million dollar, mark was fixed as likely of pas sage. si,sls
 Senatcrs Norman said that education appropriation was one matter which he was wilnng to vote for as long as he was capable of doing so. He said that this purpose 1t would be money well borrowed
 Senator W. T. Brown, chairman. of the education committed moved that the bill be referred to the committee on finance and taxation, in order that the appropriation might be more req sonably fixed. Senator Spragins sec Onded the motion.
 Senator Frazer spoke in favor of hav- ing the finance committee consider the bill. Senator Justice opposed the .sug- gestion. Almost daily" be said. we are passing: appropriation measures Why not give the common schools their appropriation right now?" ~
 Upon vote the motion to re-commit was ordered. 4t|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
 |ANN|SI0N COUNCIL ELECTS MEMBERS a a 548s 8zf Q .fI Dr. Scarborough and R. H. Todd, Are New Men v. STRONG RESOLUTION \ 5sH fis. .A .s1 Passed CondemHing Newspaper Re ports of Impeachment Proceed
 ings Against Mayor
 Wikle
 

E. Admission, February 10.-(Special 1.-Two new rnenaberssswere added to the city couneifs last snighf1Sy the action of that body in electing successors to Council man E. c. Guilmartin, resigned. of the Fourth ward. .,asads CouIse ilinane J . "A Eur gess, removed by aih1peaclff6ent. Of the ,rhifd ward Drs i1 r ff T. ,, scarbroiigfi, I leading druggist of the city, was elected to succeed. Guilmartin and R. H. Todd, q merchant and former councilman, is Bur gcss' successori Councilman Guilmartin resigned on account of having removal to his farm, tii cIeburne county. and Coaln- cilman Burgess was removed from office after heated fight in council upon the
 charge of having been implicated in a
 movement to establish the blind tiger business on an immunity basis in this
 city sssf
 At the meetingsSlas night the council adopted strong resolutions oondemning the reports published in newspapers in this and other cities in regard to the pro- posed impeachment of Mayor J. L. Wikie and RecordersJ. F. Green, for alleged vio- lations of the laws and ofs their oaths of office in dealing with the enforcement of the prohibition laws here. The resolu- tions express the. confidence of the coun- cil in. the integrity of the mayor and re- corder and condemn as false the pub lished statements in regard to. their of fetal actions The resolutions were intro- duced by Councilman J. B. Shelnutt of theFirst ward. The resolutions are based on an interview recently given to the public press by x-Councilman E. P. Cooper, who is chairmanof the executive committee of the Anniston Law and Or der league. MT. Cooper stated at the time in his interview that the Law and Order league would prefer charges against the mayor and recorder, charg- ing them with failure to properly perform their duties, and with certain infractions of the law, and would ask for the im- peachment ard removal from office of both the officials. m
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
:. Gibson Allowed Bond

Cullman. February 10.-(Special.)--
 The hearing of the habeas corpus pro- ceedings before Judge Speake in the circuit court here Thursday resulted in allowing Marion Gibson, who Is charged with the murder of Cicero Wood a bono in. the sum of $250o. Gibson was tried in the county court here some time ago before Judge Robert I. Burke and re- manded back to jail without bond, and his attorneys. J. B. Brown and F. E. St. John. sued out a writ of fabeas corpus calling for a new preliminary hearing before Judge Speake, which hearing was held Thursday resulting as above stated. Gibson readily furn- ished the required bond before leaving the court room and was immediately released. ' a.-. q tf -l-aH II Al.-4 ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11

native son and one of the most versatile sctors this state has produced.
 The translation used will be that of Henry Thomas Riley, B. A., and incl dental music will be composed by Clar- ence West. This should prove <n es- pecially interesting feature of the per formance. the original script con- tains the following note: "Flao GUS. the freedman of Claudius. composed the music to a pair of treble flutes and bass flutes alternately"
 The performance will be given under the auspices of the English department of the University of California, and the cast will be composed of 100 students in addition to the specially engaged cast which the Shubert management will send from New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
Valuable Texa. Land Involved

Houston. Texas, February 1o.-As a movement. it is presumed, in an effort to contest the ownership of property in the business district of Houston valued at several millions of dollars. a deed of transfer was filed yesterday disposing of the property for $S5,0oo. Frank Tread way. as guardian for Emily and Jassa- mine Donnsian. appears as first party to the transaction in the deed of trans fer and w. H. Trumbo, Houston bus mess man, the purchaser. In all 4300 acres of land are involved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
Eamoua Irishman iii

Rochester. N. Y.. Februafy 1Q.-Thomas O'Bolger. who was, a member of the, Irish revolutionary brotherhood which attempt ed the rescue of Eol. Thomas J., Kelly and. Capt. Timothy Deacy from prison van at Manchester England in 1867. for which attempt the "Manchester martyrs. '' Allen. Isarkin and O'Brien were hanged. is dangerously illrat his residence in this city, MT. O.Bolgerr who made sensa- tional escape after the attack on the pris- on van, came at once to. America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
w..Itbv stoelkmep Nr,e.tne

Eagleville. Cal, February io.-Harry Cambron. John Laxgaue. B. ,Indiano and F. Erramuspe.1 wealthy !. stockmen who have been missing since January l. are believed to have been murdered. The men left on January to 90 to sheep camp seven. smiles distant It has been learned that they had trouble with cattle yustlers from Oregon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
1. naIdits, Outwitted

Marseilles, Feb, 4.--(Special. )--Four ruf. fans entered a bar at Marseilles and or dered the woman in charge to hand over ali the money she had. adding that II she refused they would kill her. The woman obeyed, but when onesof the band atta acked her with ~ . large knife she whipped out reyoivera and stretched him
 dead at her feet The otner, three DAn' dits at. once took. to their heels. s;i' 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
Easy
From Puck.

First Patent Medicine Man--Our ri- vals in advertising their consumptive cure state that sixty per cent of deaths are due to this disease
 Second Ditto That's easy We'll double 1t. Tell our publicity man to announce through the papers tomorrow that 120 per cent die annually from hard colds. Maybe that won't boom our Pneumonia Panacea-what?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
Bury Me Face Downwardv

New Orleans. February 10.-'T will be buried face downward" This queer direc- tion to his heirs relative to the funeral arrangements Is part of the last will and testament left by William w. Hand lin, filed in the probate court yesterday. Judge Handlin was noted character about the courts and county offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
Cashier Accidentally Killed Himself

Fort. Worth Tex, February 10.-Guy l.. Cash, cashier of the Exchane Na- tional bank of this city, accidentally sh ot. and. killed himself early today at his home here while nnloadin ga gun. He had Just returned from a duck hunting trip. Cash came from Missouri. where his parents now reside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
,4uindu Curio. tIround {

Calcutta, Feb. 4.-(Special.) )-Gold and silver cent uriess old have been dug up al a village near Naibati not far from Calcutta. "A gold iplAte wefshirs 2S lbs (the metal alone thus being worth about Sl,5ss) bears the figures or two Hindu oei. flies and a Sanscript inscription show. ing that a certain Mai Rajah had laid the Foundation of his palace there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
mconaolatlOn

From London Punch. -.-s Na ,@
 Wife of the belated foxhunter,-On, Perkins, swl1at do you think can have happened to Sir John? Surely.i If he'd been thrown. and hurt the mare would have found her way home by now? I
 Coachman-Oh. no. mum. nice gem tie animal }i1se 'erg would have Prowsed around stfie body until 1t was found.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
WHOLE COUNTRY GAINS
 IN BUILDING OPERATIONS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
HUNTSVILLE WILL BOOST INDUSTRIES Business Mems Club To Raise
 S1OO,Oo0 Fund BILL IS SATISFACTORY Local Optionists of Huntsville Pleased With Parks BiI's Success-Sun- day School Workers Hold Meet
 ings-Jury Discharged
BILL IS SATISFACTORY

Huntsville, February 10.-(speclsl.) IA fund of $100,00o, to be used in locating diversified industries, will be raised by the Huntsville Business Mems club. The club has determined to boost the town for all t Is worth and 1t Is believed that fund of this extent will be enough to give bonuses to dozens of small indus tries that are seeking localities in south ern cities. The plan has been under con- sideration for some time past and when it was outlined at a meeting of the club Ii was adopted unanimously.
 William S. Frost, chairman of the hotel committee appointed to agitate the ques- ton of building a new hotel here. re- orted progress and that in all Likelihood work will soon be started on a fine hotel on the site of the runited Huntsville hotel
 Chief of Police Bullard and a sound of deputies and policemen made another liquor raid late yesterday afternoon, searching the cold drink stand of Frank Mitchell a former member of the police force, on West Clinton street. Four boxes of liquor in small bottles were found and confiscated and the clerk in charge, Milton Lyle, who is also an ex-nember of the police force, was arrested. Lyle made bond in the sum of $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11
White suits when dry cleaned by "Stoddard'' are white.
 All N. 18th St.

Bell, main 1854; Peoples, main 253.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11

DE ANGELES IN A LATIN PLAY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11

H. V. Cashin of Decatur a negro law. yer, has filed suit in the Morgan count, jaw and equity court here for $200O against Luke Pryor, wealthy farmer of Lime stone county. It Is alleged that on Octo- Der last that an automobile belonging to the defendant struck the plaintiff and injured him badly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11

A suit for saooo damage against the Louisville and. Nashville railroad has been filed in thu Morgan county law and equity court here by Ephriam Black. The plaintiff alleges that he was crossing the tracks of the rail- road when he was struck by a loco motive and seriously injured internally. He is represented by the legal firm of Vert & Lynne. tf r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-11

The members of Joe Wheeler chap ter. United Daughters of the Confed- eracy, celebrated Alabama Day yes terday afternoon with appropriate ser vices, held at the home of Mrs. Will 4,.- Hall on Oak street. The members of Camp Horace King. United Confed- crate Veterans, were the invited guests of the daughters.
The evening times., 1911-07-18

is 70 be feared tha. much additional
suffering will ensue before commun-
ication and relief can end the emer-
gency. The devastation in the Porcu-
pine district is described as most
complete. the flames penetrating the
mines and reducing 70 debris all CON-
bustible materials and machinery US
ed in the workings. New plants must
be installed before operations can be
resumed, throwing the idle workers
On their own resources for the une.
Although an endless how Of sug-
gsstians- and warnings followed up
on the disasters of las. year. together
with agitation for legislation looking
70 the safeguarding OF exposed points
u ths big forests Of the country, the
outbreaks in Wisconsin and Canada
found -hs people wholly unprepared
20 meg, the fire peril. The flames
ol!S1 over ana around the WOODEN
circIed towns witnou, warning. and
the Inhabitants were aroused to the
danger only 70 snd themselves en-
trapped. "A simple and effective
mems OF guarding against forest
fires entering towns is 10 este blish
zone Of safety By clez ring a strip be
tween ,hs WOODS sad the buiit-1p
section. But in no case does this or
o,he. precautions appear 10 hare been
adopted and 80 the people fell as
easy victims IS II they hsd been
caugh. lie rats il New York cit:
FIRE trap. TIE pioneer is q pEoYero-
iaily dsv!!-nay-care person, anyway.
The evening times., 1911-07-18

AMUSEldENTS
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May Robson

May Robson
The merit Of this comedy ts in its
simplicity and whole some sweetness
from the mirth-provokine character
OF Aunt Mary. Even the phleg-
matte Englishman of London crowded
Terry's theatre for eight weeks, so
great was the success of Miss Robson
and her American company.
Aunt MaFy's rejuvenation Is effected
through her nephew Jack, who is a
college boy with astonishing proclivi-
ties for trouble, and worrying his
aunt, who Invariably extracts him
from his difficulties. One incident is
the beating Of q cabman. which turns
out to be expensive, and then a
breach-of-promise suit for $4,000
worth of damaged affections, as a cli-
max to the many disagreeable in
cidents in the career of Jack. Aunt
Mary has ceased to be patient: she
dfsinherits her nephew; meanwhile
Jack 10 having a gay time in New
YORK. and has arranged dinner in
honor OF the birthday Of Betty, his
sweetheart. In order to have Aunt
Mary at the feast. one of the party
telegraphs her that Jack is down sick
In order to hasten her arrival so that
. reconciliation can be made between
her and Jack. Aunt Mary Immediate
ly packs up and takes the first train
for New York, and bounces into the
house expecting to find her dear Jack
In bed when she interrupts an ex-
penstve dinner. Betty" to make the
best Of the situation, pretends tn he
The evening times., 1911-07-18
PROGRAM FOR THE
DRUGGISTS IS
ANNOUNCED
Fine List of Entertainments
Provided For Visiting
Delegates

The program for tie ,wen.y-sixrh
annual meeting OF the North Dakota
Pharmaceutical association has been
announced By the local secretary,
Robt- alcGrsth. who had charge Of
that feature TIE sessions viii be
ielc august /, and in this city.
On Tuesday, Angus, !. President A.
H. Bell will open the meeting at 10
q. N. IN ,hs Commercial club rooms.
TIE address o. welcome will De de-
iivered b: Mayor NJ F. Murphy and
Daniel Seifreid will respond for the
association The afternoon session
will conTsne al 2 O'Clock
From until 8 O'Clock in the aft
srnoon. the Ladies Auxiliary will en-
tsrtain &. cards al Lincoln park An
auto ride for the ladies at 1:30, a
smoker for ,hs men q, 8. and a band
concert will complete the evenings
entertainment,
fne business sessions will be held
Wednesday morning and afternoon
The feature OF the Gay will be an
address BY Prof. E. F. Ladd. pure
food commissioner. AT these seq
sions. officers will De elected for the
ensuing year and the place for the
next meeting selected.
a, O'Clock Wednesday afternoon,
the ladies' auxiliary will be rendered
q luncheon al the home O. Mrs. c. P.
Irepanier. Following the luncheon.
the guests will spend the afternoon
at cards.
AT 7:3J in the evening there will be
a thester party e; the Grand, follow
ed by ball al the Hotel Dacotah, the
compliments OF the Travellers Aux
ilarT.
Then the Picnic.
The sessions will be closed Thurs
day with a big picnic. At 1890 in
the morning. the visitors will be
taken 70 Lincoln park, where dinner
will be served. Following the dinner,
there will be fine program OF sports
for which large number of valuable
prizes will be offered.
A large attendance OF delegates
from all o~er the state is expected
sad the members of the association
are looking forward 10 splendid
convention
The officers of the association are:
President-A. H. Bell, Devils Lake.
F1rst Vice President-R. H. S.reh-
low, Casselton.
Second Vice President-A. S. Sig
urdson, Valley City.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. s.
Parker, Lisbon.
Local Secretary-Robt McGrath
Grand Forks.
The evening times., 1911-07-18
EXPOSURE OF THE CAM0RRA

WhstsTer the outcome 0: the t.isl
noT IN progress q. Vi.erbo, Italy, i,
does 10, iook possible for The soc.e.:'
OF the Csnorra 10 survive the ex-
posure OF It's objects and crimes. The
black hand" in America is seen 10
bs bu. weak imitation Of the Or
gsnizstion which ramides every walk
ot life IL southern Italy.
Conditions in !Anericz are not SO
favorable either 70 the organization
Or existence O. body like the Ca
-norra. Unless recruited by immigra-
ton and Kept alive through that In
auencs, tie conspiracy Of murder and
blscknail would quickly die OF nat
ursi death in this country. Our chic:
interest in the revelations al viterbo,
therefore, has TO Go with the future
O. the Cauor-s- We can expect 70
be plagued By its American ottshoo,
just IS long as the parent body
aour!saes in Italy. Given its quietus
over there, few years will suffice
to stamp It out over here.
Congress and the immigration au-
thor.ties apparently consider the
problem TO be uusolvs pIe from this
side. At least, no additional legis-
lauve precautions ere in contempla-
ton. The door Is wide open to
Seapolians and others who are forced
to fee their native land, or who may
hope to find America better suited to
the workings of the most remarkable
OF all "get-rich-quick" schemes.
The Italian government appears To
synpathtze with America for the ills
its people have thrust upon us, but
its tenders OF assistance have failed
utterly to check the transportation OF
undesirables. The Czmorra, through
Its secret activities, is able to pave
the way for the departure of its men,
bers aud keep in touch with them aft
er their arrival in America. Naples
sends fever-laden vessels to our ports
with the same ease and facility. The
closest inspection is said to be prsc-
ticed by both governments, but still
they come year upon year, requir-
ing the closest vigilance at Ellis
Island to prevent an invasion of the
plague.
The evening times., 1911-07-18
FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED
Barn on First Avenue Almost Com.
pletely Destroyed-Blaze Prob.
ably Started by Tramps.

The barn and contents located at
III Firs, avenue, owned by Michael
Rubin, was almost totally DESTROYED
by fire about o'clock this morning
at a loss of about s4O0
The fire was discovered by be-
lated pedestrian. By the time the
fire department had arrived on the
scene the barn vas mass OF flames,
but easily extinguished.
The structure. which was used as
a storage place for blinds and storm
windows, has been used as a lodging
place for members OF the genius hobo
and it is thought that some transient
had used the place in lieu of a hotel
and, in indulging in smoke, had set
the building On fire.
No insurance was carried on either
the contents or the building.
The evening times., 1911-07-18
FIRE H0RORs IN THE FORESTS

The government forest dre tragedy
Of year ago in the northwest Il nav
ing double repetition these passing
days. with still heavier toll of life
and property. From the heartrend-
ing story OF human effort to resist
or fiee from the fame doomed Por-
cupine mining district Of Ontario we
turn to the contemplation Of scenes
Of horror scarsely less direful in the
lumber regions Of Wisconsin.
Tho remote location Of the twin
disasters makes It alike impossible
70 inaugerats work Of rescue at
imperiled points or to carry succor to
tho thousands Of survivors who have
lost all and are narooned at mac
cessfble places Of refuge in the dis
tant wilds. Cut of from outside
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