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Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-03-10
Valentine reassuringly. IT'S hard
game we're up against"
Red agreed with ths. speaker

Valentine reaSsuringly- ITS nard
game we're up against"
Red agreed with the speaker.
well. now. maybe you believe that
II amt so easy 10 turn square. Listen.
Jimmy. Avery and me have got job
worked out We know every twist
and turn Of the joint. I've prowled it
twice We we're going to use the
SOUP" He showed bottle. See. old
nitrogIycerin but we heard you were
going to be sprung. and we waited
You can grab that gopher tonight. and
you can bet with us outside no one can
get to you"
Red and Avery eyed him anxiously.
expectanty.
"I've opened my last safe. Red"
was the calm reioinder
$50 you're going to work eh with
a copper at your heels;" snarIed Red
Pm going to work. and won't be
a stool pigeon"
You're going to give up the game.
a graft like you got-you. with your
I'm done"
well what in heavens name got
tits a woman
Il have met decent girl. Red. the
kind knew as a boy-my sisters
kind. 1t was she who got me out Of
that hole at Sing Sing. and have
promised myself
you don't think she or her folks
would stand for you. do you?"
IF was on the level she just
might"
with a copper telling lies aboui
you to her folks unless you delivered
me or Red?" interpolated old Avery
Jimmy. for Gods sake don't 20
against that straight girl game tn
only break your heart. then what|.
asked Red earnestly.
The released prisoner was thought
full a moment
1--WE thought it out" he finally said.
shell be back any minute. and I'm
going her way. boys Yes. and if /
do there's a chance that | may win
her some day and be able to take her
to my old home and my father and
mother. who haven't heard of me for
years. They didn't seem quite 70 I'M
derstand me when | was a lad. boys.
nor | them. but | can see now that
they meant all right by me. I've
learned it all from this girl. though
she's almost a complete stranger TO
me-
Valentines voice began to waver.
and he inclined his face TO one side
TO hide the evidences of the emotion
that threatened to overwhelm him.
To Red Flanagan and Bill Avery the
situation was a trying one. desperate
indeed. One of them was all toe.
young and inexperienced TO execute
alone the delicate. sure. nerve rackine
INSIDE" job of safe looting sortie.
the other was too old and feeble for
ANYTHING but berth as outside
man. TO detect approaching danger and
give due warning thereof. They alb
solutely required the partnership Of
Jimmy Valentine.
Yet here was Valentine. as Avery
described him in a reproachful whis-
Der to Red: Here he is. crazy stuck
on a skirt, an him tn only man in
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-03-10
lTo BE Continued


Thus there is climbing scale OK
culture. from the first agreeable sem
sation which a sparkling gem or a
scarlet stain affords the eyes. up
through fair outlines and details OF
the landscape. features Of the human
face and form. signs and tokens Of
thought and character in manners, up
to the ineffable mysteries Of the intel
lect
Wherever we begin thither our
steps tend: an ascent from the Joy OF
a horse and his trappings. up to the
perception Of Newton. that the globe
on which we ride IS only larger ap-
pie falling from larger tree; up to
the perception OF Plato. that globe
and universe are rude and early ex-
pressions Of an al-dissoiving unity
the first stair on the scale 10 the tenn
pie of the mind Emerson.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-03-10
GcoNTINUED.l
CHAPTER VIII.

Y TITLE knowing Of the serious
conspiracy that was forming
but a few yards away behind
IL the thick velvet curtains, Val
entine gave verbal and mental battle
TO the detective Already he was be-
ginning to see that the way of the
transgressor was hard not only while
he was in the legal tolls. but also aft
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1911-03-10
CHAPTER TX.

\ SILENCE ensued Valentine
"A was plainly suffering from
4 the blow Then an express
4 4 sion of confidence came into
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

seen. President Taft is the author and promoter of the reciprocity bill. He stands by it in order to overcome the effects of his unfortunate Winona speech, that great political error of his official career. The reciprocity bill may, however, cut both ways. It will give Mr. Taft increased popu- larity among consumers but among the producing farmers of the west he may lose votes.
 The bill is, however, correct in principle. It is good so far as it goes. It does not go far. The demo- crats supported it and it will be a feather in their cap next year. The President is entitled to some credit, but not to all of it. He must divide with the democrats at the polls next year.
 In the meanwhile what will he and his party do with the Free List bill, and the wool and cotton schedules, and all the revision downward of schedules next winter? He has great deal to face and he cannot plead with effectiveness non-action 'n the part of his double-back- k-action ,ariff board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
PROFANITY IN THE NAVY

From the Twice-a-month Popular Ma ga-
 zine.
 tall, thin man stood on the deck of a battleship and watched the target prac- tice just outside of the mouth of Ches- apeake bay one morning last April. Near the tall man. who was dressed in civilian clothes, stood young ensign in natty uniform, his chest stuck into the fore ground like that of a pouter pigeon. En- signs, as a rule, feel indeseribable con tempt for civilians. civilian clothes and civilian brains.
 There was the heavy boom of a dis charge from one of the other battleships. and a shell, going wide of the target. kicked up cloud of foam far out to sea.
 That she'll remarked the civilian, "fell far to the left"
 'The hell it did!' contradicted the en- sign, and continued to gaze toward the horizon.
 The tall, thin man regarded his com panion in silent amusement for a few moments and then remarked:
 'I suppose I'd better introduce myself I'm the Secretary of the Navy"
 Wheleupon the ensign remembered the naval regulations against profanity, let his chest cave in like saucer. and lost his appetite for three days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Blue and Gray at Manasses

After waiting fifty years the vet erans of the first battle of Bull Run were met by torrents of rain, and their programme of peace had to be carried out between showers. Presi- dent Taft reached the scene of the battles after strenuous campaign against swollen streams and the mud of Virginia roads. He arrived, how ever, late but undaunted, and he asked the veterans who had become friends to strive anew for interna- tional peace. It is safe to say that those veterans did not take a deep interest in treaties with distant na- tions. They were too wet and hun gry.
 On the field that was twice fought over the veterans of both sides in the civil war met with outstretched hands. They did align themselves and did march toward each other, but when they met they clasped hands, vowing eternal friendship and re- recounting the incidents of fifty years ago. No untoward incident marked the celebration of Friday last save the downpour of rain which fell alike on the soldiers of the two sides of fifty years ago.
 There was no Hepburn there and history will certainly record the meeting of Union and Confederate veterans at Manassas and of the har- mony and good will that marked their
 meeting at the end of the first half century.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Modern Preaching

Tn the secular as well as the religious press one reads about the pulpit, and the question is frequently asked. how can interest in church services be increased. CT, in many cases, kept from fagging?" said man who for 40 years has been frequent church-goer
 Tn England as well as in this country church attendance in large cities seems tn have fallen off within the past 10 or 15 years. At least that is what l gather from reading English Protestant papers
 "When l was in Scotland some years ago Presbyterian congregations were di- minishing. This struck me as being rather remarkable, for everybody I met in that part of the British kingdom was a mem Der of the Presbyterian body. While the Scotch pulpit is still Calvinistic theo- retically there is a great deal more theo-
 logical freedom among divines than in former years. In other words, some of the best Scotch preachers are so liberal as to border on heterod6xy.
 Tn England the prelatical state church seems to be suffering from indifference llore than the-Non-C Conformist denomina- tons. In New York city many of the churches known as fashionable 20 years ago are attended by meager congregations | now The empty pews are much more numerous than those that are occupied
 Most of the preachers who attract es- i pecia attention and gef fin the limelight gre original and snappy They keep UT with the world, and being men of educa- l
 iion and literary skill their sermons con-
 tain fresh thoughts and sometimes sriE those who hear or read them. But all ] the same the churches known as Evan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Center of Cotton Acreage

The census bureau locates the cen ter of the cotton acreage at Walden, Carroll county, Mississippi. Carroll county is crossed by the Southern railway and is perhaps one hundred miles from Greenville. Winona is near it, and Birmingham is the near est town of 100000 people to the cen- ter of the growing cotton area of the south. Walden is about midway of Columbus and Greenville.
 The cotton belt is vast district 1500 miles long and 800 miles wide. While Walden is the central locality of the cotton area yet Birmingham is plainly the central city of the belt. Memphis is at the upper edge of the belt and Atlanta lies too near the At lantic to be central.
 For all industrial and commercial purposes Birmingham is the central city of the cotton belt and it is equipped with all needful facilities of transportation. It is also a fuel cen ter. The Age-Herald is therefore justified in claiming that Birming- ham~is the true and best rallying point of the cotton belt of America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Richmond Tragedies

"Rchmond is one of the most orderly cities in the United States" said a man who lived in Virginia the greater part of his life. but when it does have trag- edy it is sensational enough to attract the attention of the whole country. I haven't Richmonds criminal statistics at hand, but from my long familiarity with police records there l think l am safe in Saying that the average number of homicides in the city and Henrico county combined has not exceeded six year.
 "The conviction and execution of Jeter Phillips for murdering his wife about 40 years ago was sensation that filled columns of the metropolitan papers. Tn 1885 Cluverius was convicted on circum- stantal evidence of murderng Lillian Madison, his first cousin. In the law books that case is regarded as one of the most notable in the annals of crime. The mysterious murder of John Scott only few years, ago has never been cleared up, so far as the public knows. The latest sensation in Richmond is the arrest of Henry Clay Beattie, Jr., charged with murdering his wife, and the trial is sure to be intensely exciting. According to the Richmond story, Beattie was re- gently pixed up with young woman who had\been an old flame.
 "One peculiarty regarding murders in Richmond is that the criminal is nearly a 'ways hanged Money will not save a
 white murderer. nor will his social stand ing do him any good. Jeter Phillips had | ,iaaps and so had Cluyerius CIIlVerius moreover, had powerful influences at work .n his behalf. l will watch with keen in- | terest the outcome of the Beattie trial"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Reducing Theatre Prices

Daniel Frohman and other theatri- cal managers do not propose to stand still while their gallery attendants are taken from them by the moving picture shows. MT. Frohman has al ready slashed gallery prices in a New York theatre, and he is moving to in- duce some Chicago managers to do likewise. He hopes to make the movement countrywide. "Very many people" he says, Ego to the moving picture shows simply because they cannot afford to see plays. We need the gallery gods. The last time Sir Henry Irving was here he sadly com mented on the fact that his beloved gods were missing. They are a most potent factor in the prosperity of the drama, because shey are interesting, enthusiastic and demonstrative. If they approve a play they show it. If they disapprove they show it, and they form the best barometer of pub lie opinion. If the play is not good, the. sooner we know it the better. We wish to make this proposition mutual by bringing the drama within the reach of people who cannot now af- ford to attend"
 This tells the whole story. The movement should extend, however, beyond the galleries. Lower prices throughout the theatre should be tried, and it may be proven that low CT prices would bring more money to the box office than present prices do. From the Frohman point of view it js question of receipts, and it is to be hoped that he will give his ideas . fair and full trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Local Option Election

q have never been a prohibitionist, and in the election to be held August 24 l intend to vote for saloons, but I had great respect for most of those who voted dry in 1907,' said an old citizen noted for his upright career. For the life of me. however, I cannot see how any observing man can bring himself to vote dry now.
 'I am opposed to prohibition, first of sll, because it does not square with my Idea of personal liberty. But even if favored prohibition on general principles could not vote for it in Birmingham, where it has been in effect nearly four years and has proved miserable failure. Blind tiger liquor is sold here in large quantities, and the city is cheated out of the revenue that 1t so badly needs.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Landscape Architecture


 he enc of the most useful and appre- ciated of professional men, said a citi- zen, Tn former years only the very rich were supposed to be able to employ men of artistic taste and training to lay off lawns but now people of moderate means find it economy in improving a half acre or a quarter of an acre home site to seek the services of a landscape architect The city beautiful idea is popular in all large centers and we hear much of it at this time in Washington, New York, Boston, Chicago, St. Paul, Denver, Mem phis and Birmingham. A writer in the New York Sun of Thursday makes help full observations and suggestions and says among other things:
 "'An acre of ground on Broadway or Fifth avenue or in any other well de- veloped neighborhood is no ineonsiderable 17 of the old-fashioned city lots 25 by 100 feet, and such an area and those as well as of smaller dimensions may be laid out in such manner as to provide a resourceful setting and an attractive en- vironment for the dwelling. Many an appreciation for an appropriate associa- tion of the work which will harmonize dwelling and grounds, hesitates till often it Is too late to avail himself of the serv- ices of competent adviser, for which he is quite willing and able to pay. Many %1,fr- 1-;,, J1at, pered in desired effect by misplaced and excessive road and walk surfaces, and as often by overplanting.
 " Tt is surprising how few realize the and resourcefulness in giv- ing effect of extent and breadth 10 the grounds and as a setting for the house of a properly graded area of lawn of well kept grass. Timely advice as to the To- cation of the buildings, the roads and walks and of properly arranged planting areas will always result in saving ex penses, and, as 1t ought to be, secure good taste in the development of the planned work.
 Landscape architecture as if is under stood today. designation for which MT. Olmsted was sponsor, conveys to the mind a better comprehension of what is in landscape gardening so mo- tably represented by the artistic workers during several centuries past of he Ital- ian, French and English schools in the artistic world. Of the three schools, not the changing moods and vogue, the latter has the greater resource for breadth, freedom and enduring at- tractiveness.
 |" AS a rule 1t will be well to consider carefully the style of house to build. for which you consult the architect. For the rest, as to it's location, where and how to lay out and construct the roads and walks, and what, how and where to plant, it will prove equally profitable to counsel with those whose experience in such matters will insure satisfaction at the end ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Reciprocity At Last

The bill that the House first passed last February has in these latter days of July been passed in the Senate, and this week it will become law, al- ways provided no obstacle presents itself in the Dominion parliament, and none is expected there.
 The opposition of Senator LaFol- lette and other insurgents from the western agricultural states had a good deal of practicality and method in it. The reciprocity bill does, in fact, go far to divorce the farmers from the manufacturing and price boosting trusts. The farmers along the border and in the northwest are especially angry, and this is why the western insurgents opposed reef procity. What the farmers will do ct the polls next year remains to be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
Fnmons Orchestrns

Many of us can remember when Theo- dore Thomas, who died at his home in Chicago few years ago. conducted the only high-cass concert orchestra in this country" said an old music lover.
 q first heard Thomas in 1870. Today there are many excellent symphony or chestras n the United States The Bos- ton symphony ranks first, perhaps, but I have heard the Thomas orchestra and the New York Symphony orchestra, Wal ter Damrosch conductor, when I thought them equal in every respect to the Bos- ton organization. Several orchestras, scarcely heard of two or three years ago, have come to the front, and when the list of symphony bands of first rank is now scanned the Minneapolis orchestra, the Russian Symphony orchestra, the Gin cinnati orchestra and the St. Paul or chestra will appear.
 'The Minneapolis orchestra will, I un- derstand, come south next spring and we will probably hear 1t in Birming ham. It has been exceptionally popular this year. We learn from an interesting sketch of Emil Oberhoffer, the conduc- tor, printed in the last Musical Courier, that this magnetic leader began with modest home season eight years ago of 10 concerts, and so popular was his or- chestra that it appeared in 1S7 concerts during a period of 8 weeks. Oberhof- fer's first appearance in Chicago with the Minneapolis orchestra last March was highly successful. He is to delight Chi cago people again this summer, being engaged to close the season at Ravinia park"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23

From the Providence Journal
 It was a graceful thought on the part of the friends of Mir William Winter 10 make a special celebration of his seventy fifth birthday, which comes today. Throughout his long life he has stood for ideals too often neglected in a material age. His services to the drama have been exceeded by no other writer in this coun- try. Both as historian and critic of the theatre he has done notable work. It has not always been easy, perhaps, to agree with his judgments; like other men of dominating personality, he has occa- siopally seemed to be moved more by prejudice than by reason. His complete lack of sympathy with certain modern forms of drama has limited his vision Yet the total body of his Work has value not easily overestmated. Knowl- edge, insight, wit satire or denuncia- ton, which ever was more effective, a happy gift of quotation and allusion, a fluid and sparkling style-these qualities have seldom been combined in equal pro- portions in one whose work is of necessi- ty largely fugitive. It is little mean- choly to reflect that so much admirable English prose is buried in newspaper files. Yet, since it fulfilled the immediate object of it's publication, the labor was not wasted.
 Fortunately Mir. Winter has not alto gether given up to the theatre what was meant for literature. His published vol umes make respectable row. With a happy faculty for friendship, he has lived on terms of intimacy with many distn- guished persons, and his "reminiscences of these are delightful reading. His books dealing with Shakespeare's country and other parts of the British Isles convey with singular felicity the fascination places so full of historic and personal in- terest exert over the cultivated mintl There are few of this type so well worth reading as his. Nor should it be forgot ten that Mir Winter has written verse of unusual merit several of his poems have won place in the anthologies that en- sures their immortality whatever fate may overtake in a careless age others equally worth of preservation. The love of the sea which MT. Winter inherited from his seafaring ancestors has been potent factor in that fine imaginative quality which distinguishes both his prose and his verse Such man may well be honored on such an annVersary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-23
England's Constitutional Revolution

It has taken hundreds of years to render the house of commons su- preme in legislation, and the step about to be taken under Premier Asquith's direction is perhaps the most important of the entire series. For it not only gives the commons su- preme control of all money bills but it also authorizes the speaker of the house to say what bills are money bills. And then as to other legisla- tion the lords will have but a suspen- sory veto covering two years. Practi- cally and politically speaking the lords will be well-nigh abolished.
 The passage this week of the veto bill need not be doubted. In a note addressed to MT. Balfour, unionist leader, Speaker Asquith says: "When the parliament bill, in the form which it has now assumed, returns to the house of commons, we shall be compelled to ask that house to dis agree with the lords amendments. In the circumstances, should the neces- sity arise, the government will ad- wise the King to exercise his preroga- tive to secure the passing into law of the bill in substantially the same form in which it left the. house of commons, and his majesty has been pleased to signify that he will con- slider it his duty to accept and act on that advice"
 This simply means in the last analysis that the lords will surrender to the commons by accepting the lat ter's bill essentially unchanged. In this way they will prevent the crea- tion of large number of new liberal peers, thereby preserving their, own caste and social power.
 They will lose their political power, and the expectation that the union- ists will be able to restore it is but an idle dream. Revolutions do not go backward. The veto bill is the elimination of revolution that has been growing at least fifty years. It | will not be untlone. It will stand un- til something more radical takes it's place.
 The royal prerogative will not be invoked, and $50 men have lost prizes that were almost within their grasp. They would have been placed where they could have served their party and their country. The new peers would have been honored rather than derided, and the electors of Great Britain would have upheld them. They will not become peers in a bunch simply because the lords will surrender. Great Britain will here after be ruled by the house of com mons. Like the revolution of Will liam and Mary the present revolution has been bloodless but it will prove none the less potential on that ac- count.