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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24

disclosing the drawing room of a lodg- ing house in Bloomsbury, London, Eng land. No det4 is missing; there is all the dreariness 'and the dull gray mono- tone that is the middle class lodger g portion of life. The lodgers picker and gossip; they are petty because they have |covered up their real selves; each is liv- ing for himself or herself; each is selfish, mean, dsheartened. It Is all realistically, artistically done, and has a vein of hu- nor that Is delicious.
 Then the stranger knocks at the door, and asks to be taken in as a lodger, and to have possession of the room known as "the third floor back" He treats the landady with a courtesy that brings to her mind the memory of days when she had "At Homes" and gives her a new feeling of gentleness and self respect. He meets the "Slavey" with the same spirit of kindliness and she leaves the room subdued peaceful. He contrives to meet each lodger, sees their defects. but points out their possibilities, virtues and talents Discomfort, hypocrisy pass away and in their place come tranquility, love, sympathy. Then the "Passerby'' departs and a ray of sunlight falls over the threshold.
 Forbes Robertson lends to his portrayal a spirit of gentle optislm. His perfect diction and beauty of voice, together with the sincerity and purpose of his acting, make the character really uplifting.
 "The Third Degree" at Bijou Mystical, mysterious, misunderstood, the third degree takes vague shape in many minds as a shadowy some thing of horror, to which half faintine Wrongdoers are subjected by inhuman police officials with night as an ally ! tt, a.+n sag, o1le af Fnr hidden station house.
 The third degree indeed. has been termed the police inquisition. This would not be a bad definition If 1t be understood that the victims torture is of the mind the heart, the soul, rather than of the body.
 There used to be days when Amer ican cities were the scenes of shocking brutality practiced as part of the third degree. There are stories, part truth, part congregation, known to those brought into contact with police tra dtion, of defiant suspects who have been beaten senseless who have had their teeth knocked out, who have been starved until so ravenous they would say anything for fooo who have been kept without sleep untr on the brink of madness.
 But such is not the third degree of today. In the worst days of the third degree physical violence was not used as a generality. It was distinct ex- ception. But today physical torture has been almost abolished, largely due to the exposures and scandals resulting from some fragrant cases of third de- gree application.
 What. then, is the ,hird degree of 1900? It is the merciiess, brutal, in genious, incessant ordeal of cross ex animation, with the aid of informa = ton secured by digging on the case or with colossal "bluffing" by the DO. lice officials which is forced upon a support, with no friei.d present, ab- solutely in the power of the police. A bit of French method of ''reconstruc- ton" of a crime is sometimes employed as an adjunct to the application of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24
Third Degree-Bijou

love- Still, whether she loves or not, she must not marry She ought not to bring into the world children who will be neg lected, as her children would be- Mr Waldron paused a moment, and then asked:
 "When you come down to the point for what are the beautiful things in the world created-the paintings, the books, every thing except, perhaps, the beauty of na- ture? Why. they are for the enjoyment of men and women and their children For the pleasure of the family Every thing else fades and is lost everything but the family. But if women are going to choose careers, what will become Of that? It is the fundamental thing of the universe. We musn't forget that, al though we seem to have rather lost sight of its importance. If a woman decides that she must follow a special bent, well and good. From that moment it is for other peoples children that she must paint or write not for her own.
 Men and women are simply children that's all," went on MT Waldron. 'The way they treat their own children shows it. They haven't yet learned the proper way to regard them; they don't realize their possibilities. A new baby is simply delightful plaything,' my baby or my son.. That's the way they all feel. l know. l did it myself The parents do not see the new DaDy as IL really IS, lltc father or mother of future men and wo- men. Isn't it true that we are Teproduc- ing what We are ourselves?. The club women are reproducing club women, the pleasure seeker, pleasure seekers, igno- rance is bringing ignorance into the world
 In my mind there is no excuse for the woman who neglects her children, unless she is a mother who neglects them be- cause she must support them, and that s pitiful. I venture to say that out of 1000 women working today. with 999 it's not from choice-their choice would be mar riage and children.
 "If men and women could realize their limitations and mistakes sooner than they do, and teach their children at the age when their coming responsibilities should be instilled, it would be possible to correct the parents mistakes in the next gen. eration.
 Tn all things, political and everything else, there Is a time when we get so far away from the fundamental things that WE almost forget what they are. I am afraid that that is true of the family nowadays For, if women realized that it lies within their power to be the moth CTS of a giant race. would they willingly choose less splendid career?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-24
Pietro Remains at the Orpheum

Welcome the announcement! Pietro, wizard of the accordeon, the greatest musical act that Birmingham has ever known, remains another week at the or pheum. He will present an entirely new programme of musical numbers, includlng a classical selection. then medley or she latest and most popular airs. It will be treat to theatre goers, and hundreds who have not been able to hear the clever entertainer the past week will be given an opportunity to do so this week. IL Will he just like a new offering, Tor the pro- gramme will not include single one of last weeks numbers.
 With a vaudeville bill that equals in everysway last weeks phenomenal success the Orpheum presents Birmingham with another week of what might be termed dollar vaudeville for 10 and 20 cents. It IS a bill that contains no less than three feature headline acts which are known to be most excellent and two other acts that rank high above the ordinary
 With this offering the Orpheum will have matinee daily. commencing Mon- day afternoon at 2:3o. and two perform ances nightly. commencing Monday night at 80 and o'clock. The theatre presents splendid motion pictures and has an or chestra in addition, the biggest entertain ment ever offered in the south at tine Orpheum prices second headliner is the Cycling Brunettes. clever trick bi- sensational gvmnastic stunts. The man. ager of the Nashville vaudeville theatre. where the Brunettes was the headliner
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
That Was Different.

A stern father who had repeatedly
told young man who was paying his
addresses to his daughter not to visit
the house again without his permis-
sion, which he never intended to give,
was surprised when he answered a
ring at the doorbell late one evening
to see the young man waiting on the
step.
Sir" said he in anger. didn't tell
you not to call again, eh, sir?"
Yes" said the young man. 81
know, but l didn't call to see your
daughter. I came on behalf of our
firm about that little BILL"
"Oh-er-er-" stammered the
stern father, call again, will your"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

Washington.-President Taft spent
the day Saturday about as usual. fin
ishing the afternoon on the golf links
with his sons. Robert and Charles. He
gave out a statement in which he
said:
"a national convention of one of
the great parties is ordinarily import
ant only as preliminary to a national
campaign for the election of a Pres
ident. The Chicago convention Just
ended is much more than this, and is
in itself the end of a pre-convention
campaign presenting a crisis more
threatening and issues more important
than those of the election campaign
which is to follow between the two
great national parties.
"The Importance OF the great vic.
tory which has been achieved cannot
be overestimsted. All over this coun-
try patriotic people are breathing
more freely that most serious men
ace to our Republican institutions has
been averted."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
DENVER AFTER CONVENTION.
Urging the Roosevelt Party to Meet In
Rocky Mountain Metropolis.

Denver.-The action of the Roose-
welt delegates to the national conven-
ton at Chicago in organizing con-
vention of their own and nominating
Colonel Roosevelt for President at the
head of new party. and the accept
ance of Roosevelt on condition that
their action be ratified at a regular
convention. makes it more than prob
able that Denver will succeed in
bringing the third party gathering
here.
The Denver boosters say that as
they are first in the field for the con-
vention with offers that cannot be
considered lightly by the third party
leaders. Denver's chances are there
fore exceptionally bright.
The civic organizations worked all
day Saturday with the convention in
view. Meetings were held. pledges OF
business men that they would do ev-
erything In their power to bring the
convention here. and make it sue
cess, were obtained, and the cam
paign for the convention was in
full swing. AS q result. of the
meetings kilograms were sent to
the political leaders of the third party
urging them to work for Denver.
Colonel Roosevelt himself received
several, as did his managers and the
Colorado members of his camp In
Chicago.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

The revolt of many of the Roosevelt
delegates in the convention was open
from the moment the permanent roll
containing the names of contested del
egates was approved.
'valedictory" statement was read
in behalf of Col. Roosevelt asking that
his name be not presented and that his
delegates sit in mute protest against
all further proceedings.
A great majority OF the Roosevelt
delegates in the Illinois and all in the
Missouri and Idaho delegations de-
clined to follow this advice, but Col.
Roosevelt's sway over delegations
from California. Kansas. Maine. Min
nesota. Nebraska. New Jersey, Penn-
5ylvania. South Dakota and West yir-
ginia was all but absolute.
Most of the delegates from these
Itates announced their purpose of
aelping give Mr.. Roosevelt an inde-
pendent nomination at another hall
later in the evening.
The split In the convention ocoa-
iioned no surprise. 1t was but n full
nlment of predictions that had been
made during the last several days.
The closing scenes of the conven-
Ion were marked by counter demon
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

strations for President Taft and Col.
Roosevelt.
The first test vote after the an
nouncement of the Roosevelt valedic.
tory came on the adoption of the party
platform. The affirmative vote was
6G6. Roosevelt delegates present, not
voting, numbered 343. There were 90
noes, &c of them from the La Toilette
states of Wisconsin and North Dakota.
Senator La Toilette was placed be-
fore the convention, but Col. Roose-
velt's wishes were carried out by his
followers. and they remained silent
during the call of the states for nom
nations.
Many of the delegates, however. car
ried out their primary instructions and
voted for the colonel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
"PROGRESSIVES"
NAME ROOSEVELT
GATHERING AT ORCHESTRA HALL
TO LAUNCH NEW PARTY BE-
GINS ACTIVE OPERATIONS.
COLONEL WILL ACCEPT
NATION WIDE ORGANIZATION
PLANNED FOR cAMPAIeN-DEN-
YER AFTER CONVENTION.

Chicago.-Former President Theo-
dore Roosevelt was nominated for
President on an independent ticket
Saturday night, in the dying hours of
the Republican National convention
in which he had met defeat.
The followers of Col. Roosevelt gath
cred in Orchestra hall, less than a
mile from the Coliseum, and pledged
their support to the former President.
In accepting the nomination Col.
Roosevelt appealed to the people of all
sections, regardless of party affilia-
tons, to stand with the founders of the
new party, one of whose cardinal prin-
ciples, he said, was to be, Thou shalt
not steal"
"Thou Shalt Not Steal" to Be Slogan.
The informal nomination of Col.
Roosevelt was said to be chiefly for
the purpose of effecting a temporary
organization. Beginning Immediately
the work OF organization will be
pushed forward rapidly, state by state.
Col. Roosevelt in accepting the nom
nation told the delegates that he did
so on condition that they would return
to their homes, find out fully the senti-
ment and wishes of the people they
represented. and that they would
again assemble, at some other city,
and hold a national convention, when,
he said, he would step aside did the
new party decide to declare for an
other standard bearer.
1t was said that in all probability
the convention of the new party would
he held in Denver. Scores of tele-
grams poured in on the Roosevelt lead
ers urging Denver for the meeting
place, and 1t was the universal senti-
ment among the delegates that that
city would get the first convention OF
the new party.
A speech nominating Col. Roosevelt
was made by Comptroller w. A. Prem
dergast of New York, who was to have
pressed the colonel's name to the bolt
ed convention.
William Draper Lewis OF the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania law school,
who was to make one of the seconding
speeches. delivered the address which
he had prepared for the Republican
convention.
Representatives of % states COM
posed the notification committee
which Informed Col. Roosevelt of his
nomination, and In sense stood as
sponsors for the movement.
Men from Twenty-Five States Notify
Roosevelt.
The committee consisted of Comp
troller w. II. Pendergast of New York.
Meyer Lissner of California. former
Congressman Richmond Pearson of
North Carolina, Frank Knox of Michi-
gan. Matthew Hale of Massachusetts.
A. r. Garford, Ohio; David Browning.
Kentucky; Everard Bieter, Jr., Utah;
Walter Thompson. Vermont; Judge
Oscar r. Hundley, Alabama; Judge
Ben B. Lindsey, Colorado; Andrew
Rain, Minnesota: Judge Stevens,
Iowa; Judge Lowder, North Dakota;
William Allen White, Kansas; John G.
Greenway. Arizona; ex-Gov. John
Franklin Fort, New Jersey; Col. E. C.
Darlington. Maryland; Pearl Wight,
Louisiana: Lorenzo Dow. Washington;
Walter Clyde Jones, Illinois: Frank
Erautz Oklahoma
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
Only One Fault to Find.

Lambert Kaspers, Chicago attorney,
told the following story at recent
Y. NJ. C. A. banquet:
A Kansas farmer, Dane, applied
for naturalization papers. The judge
asked him: Are you satisfied with
try?"
Vas" drawled the Dane.
Does the government suit your
queried the judge.
"Yas. vas, only would like to see
more rain," replied the farmer.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
Demonstration for Bryan.

Chicago.-During the reading of the
platform, Fairbanks was forced to sus-
pend for a few minutes to await the
subsistence of a demonstration for
William Jennings Bryan. who had
arisen from his place in the press sec
ton to start for his train to Baltimore
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
RECEIVES ROOSEVELT, cuMmINs,
TOILETTE.
JAMES S. SHERMAN REKOMINATED FOR RUNNING MATE
RoosEvELTs DELEGATES AND
NOMINATE HIM MISREPRESENTATION

Western Newspaper Union News Service.

ChcagoWam Howard Taft received the
ent of the United States 925 o'clock Saturday
of the most remarkable national convention of the Republican party
held The Taft 561 07 La Toilette
Cummns II, voting 343
James s. Sherman nominated for Vice President
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

Years ago Garfield Tea was introduced
md since Its appearance has won hearty ap-
proval because 1t does what is claimed for It.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

Many doting father has paid hun
1reds of dollars to learn that his
laughter couldn't sing. IS
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

Garfield Tea, the Natural Laxative is made
entirely of carefully selected pure herbs.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
Willinu to DIVE.

Ella-Are you afraid to die?
Stella-Not If feel that the color
Is becoming to me.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

Half loaf is better than a loaf of
the bread some bakers turn out.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
His Mistake.

Gertie-Angry with him? Why, he
wrote lovely poem to her.
Rose-Yes, but she never read It.
She tore the whole thing up in fit OF
anger. He called it Lines on Mabel's
Face"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
A Prediction,

Prediction.
DO you think Biffels will ever
reach a green old age?"
He surely will, If he lives long
enough and doesn't know more then
than he does now"
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28

The man who sings his own praise
seldom gets an encere.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-06-28
President TAFT Hears the News

'e votes for Hughes in Pennsylvania
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-20
Kansas Taft Men to
Bolt Regular Ticket

CHICAGO, Aug. 2O.-Supporters of
President Taft in Kansas are going to
bolt the regular Republican ticket.
They will form an organization of their
own. This was the news brought to
Republican headquarters here today. by
Chester |. Long, former United States
senator from Kansas.
The Roosevelt faction has captured
the Republican organization in the Sun
flower state Long said that Taft cleo
tors would be placed on an independent
ticket and that a ticket to oppose the
Progressives would be put in the field.
1t is probable that the right Of the
Progressives to put the Roosevelt cleo
tors on the Republican ticket would be
tested in the supreme court The con-
servatives. however have little hope
that the moose followers will be denied
the use of the Republican emblem.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-20
Interest Between Competitors
for Silver Cup Given Men
and Boys Keen.

Jennie Perkerson and Virginia Mer-
ker. Piedmont lakes two premier girl
swimmers, are keeping in training as
consistently as any member of the
Olympic team and nearly every day at
the park Life Savers Carraway and
McDermott are hailed with a Watch
out for me, I'm going Quit"
Jennie's favorite method of getting
strength in her arms is by rowing, and
she has developed into almost as capa-
BILE an oarswoman as she is a swim
mer Virginia sticks to the water and
practices various strokes, trying to get
variety in order to rest her muscles
on log swim.
Jennie has beat Virginia decisively
in mile swim and in a half-mile swim,
but they are willing and anxious to
race each other again, for Virginia is
constantly improving and Jennie is not
the sort to rest on laurels won in the
past. Another race for a new length
probably will be pulled off on Septem-
Der 10, when Piedmont park bathers
will end the season with the largest
water carnival of the year.
Interest is keen among the men and
boys who are striving for the silver cup
offered to the winner of the greatest
number OF points In the races of last
week and the coming races. r. F. Sans
now is in the lead, but has so slight an
advantage that any one of several
swimmers may take the cup away from
him.
A water polo game, probably the first
ever seen by the public of Atlanta, is
being arranged for that day between
two well matched teams.
ANY one who has seen football can
understand water polo says Captain
Ren f. Schlomberg, who is training the
aquatic players.
Football, you know, is just milder
form of water polo, and the water game
is full of excitement from the start to
the last moment"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-20
Moose Fight
For Party Circle

CHICAGO. Aug. 2O.-A determined
fight by the sPl~Gres Sye party for a party
circle on the state ticket at the fall cleo
ton is to be made, according to leading
Progressives here. While the Illinois
election law defines a party as one which
received two per cent of the vote at tho
previous election and says only parties
can have circles at the top of their bal
lots, the Progressives propose to show
that this feature of the law has always
been disregarded A number of third
parties have been granted the privilege
Of the circle, they say. They plan a
mandamus suit in the state supreme
court to compel grouping of Progressive
candidates in one column with a party
circle at the top.
State officials have asserted that the
new party has no standing under the law
and that it will not be recognized as a
party organization when the ballots are
printed.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-20
GIRL STAGE DRIVER QUITS
AFTER 20 YEARS SERVICE

STOCKBRIDGE, MASS, Aug. 20
Miss Florence S. Markham, who drives
the stage and carries the United States
mail between the village Of Interlaken
and Stockbridge for the government.
has made a remarkable record in her
occupation, which she has followed
since 1889. In that time she has trav-
eled nearly 100000 miles.
In the winter Miss Markham has
been forced to shovel her way through
snowdrifts and in the spring she has
repaired damage done to roads by
heavy rains, in order to make her trip.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-20
WIFE ARRESTS INVENTOR
OF MECHANICAL SPANKER

CHAMPAIGN, ILL, Aug. 20.-Be-
cause his wife objected to his using
mechanical device, invented by him at
the University of Illinois, for punish
ing their child, Professor Duff Andrew
Abrams beat her, and she had him ar
rested. He pleaded guilty, waving a
Jury and paid a fine Of $3.50.
Abrams is associate professor in the
engineering experiment station in APP
piled and theoretical mechanics. He
applied his theoretical mechanics to the
erection of spanking machine for the
chastisement of children without the
usual manual labor. When he tried to
demonstrate the practicability of the
device on his little son the mother OBJ
ieCted
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-20
Bull Moose Have
Spent $19,4O3.31

CHICAGO. Aug. 2O.-The first financial
statement of the Progressive party was
issued here today by LaVerne w. Noyes.
lures showed that up to the time the
Progressive national convention had
concluded its work about $4,000 had been
taken in. OF this all except about $500
has been expended. The expenditures
were in connection with the national con-
vention and maintaining headquarters
here. The Progressive heads say that at
least $4,000 was saved by using the same
seats and many of the same fixtures for
their convention that the Republicans
had used.
The statement follnWs.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-20
ATHENS BANKERS TO
BE TRIED AT SPECIAL
COURT SESSION, OCT.7

ATHENS, GA, Aug. 2O.-Judge c. H
Brand has called a special session of the
Clarke superior court for October 7, at
which time cases against J. w. Griffin
and r. H. McCrary, charged with violat-
ing the state banking laws. in connection
with the failure of the Athens Trust and
Banking Co., of which Griffin was presi-
dent and McCrary, cashier, will be taken
up and dispensed with. The case
also involves the failure of the Crawford
Oil Mill Co, of which Griffin was presi-
dent and to whom illegal loans were al
legged to have been made by the Athens
Trust and Banking Co. Seven different
charges have been preferred against the
officers. two of which are felonies