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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
SAMPLES CoLORED RATS
Result of Search for BubOnic Plague
 Germ on Pacific Coast
From the Seattle Post.

From the Seattle Post
 The rat colony of Seattle-reduoed to a minimum by the department of health and sanitation under the direction of pr. James E. criehton-is enjoying the lux ury of a thorough "combing 10 procure specimens of various breeds of heas Moro than 420 rats were combed during the past 80 days but not a single flea of the How jumping species. which carries the bu- bonic plague germ. was foulf.
 Last March the departm ent turned loose along the city's waterfront 70 rats. each of which had been dyed either red yell low or green Naturally 1t was the luck of an Irshman 10 capture the first green rat on St. PatriclNs day, and the depart- ment paid E for the rodents carcass
 Since that time five other rats of thu colored variety have been returned to tha department, leaving 19 unace0unted for.
 The purpose of the department In dye- ing and liberatlng these rats was to trace the migration of the rodents from the water front during the spring and summer months. None of the rats captured had strayed more than three blocks from tils waterfront proving that the rodents pre- fer the shipping district where docks and warehouses afford a good living.
 The city last morth paid out s42.20 for 420 rat earoasses. 10 cents bounty being paid to any one who brings the eareasl. of rat to the department of health aIH sanitation, ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
COUNTESS NURSE
 IN JEWISH HOME FOR AGED

Vienna, August 5.-(Special )-Local court circles havs been startled by the news that Countess de Koretich, the young widow sS Count Charles Felix de Koretich of ASstria, is nurse in the Jewish Home for the Aged, conducted by the Daughters of Jacob. at No. 30l East Broadway, New York. Countess de Koretich became known throughout Eu- rope as toe dancer when only r years old. At the height of her career she be- earne the wife of Count de Koretlch, a lieutenant in the Kings Dragons. Three years ago her husband died. She re- turned to the stage.
 It was while she was giving an exhibi- ton of barefoot toe dancing in the Ring Garden of Vienna that she attracted the attention of Shubert. few days before an American tour was to begin the countess sprained her ankle in street car accident. As the weeks passed 1t be- came evident that she would probably never be able to resume her career as dancer.
 She bore up under this blow and pluclS- fly decided to study medicine. Her father was pr. Julius Ifkovitch, a sur geon of Vienna.
 pr. David Robbins, her physician, ad- vised the countess to first become trained nurse. Handicapped by her slight knowledge of English, she determined to study that language as a preliminary to taking up medicine,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
Our Weslthiest Americans

From the Knickerboclier Press.
 American of this generation talk of millions with as much careless sang friod as our Rrnndfathers talked of pence and shilii1gs, and is 1t any won- der 4 list of ths richest men In tho country starts with tho namo of John D. Rockefeller, who is credited with the possession of s1.c00,000.o GOO. Next comes Andrew Carnegie. with s50o0o0. 900; J Pierpont Morgan. who is said to pos- sess s3oo,oop,00o. and William Rock efeller. James B. Duke, James Still man, Henry c. Prick and w K. Wander bilt and said to have fortunes rang ing down from s25o.o0o.000, to 3150.- 000.000 in the order named. A man who possesses s1,00o,000 is no longer n curiosity There are go many mil- iionaires that no one has timo to stop end count them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
BIRMINGHAM'S WHISTLE DIN
By WILL H. WYNN

general eruption and were singly and
 individually proclaiming thelr rights as independent American whistles 10 put to rout any lurking sumber that had es- capped the general massacre.
 Nor is this all. For miles and miles around Birmingham there is n network of railroad yards, and from out these yards all night long "brave engineers ire eele- bratlng their arrival or departure with such an exquisite volume of ar-snlitting agony as was never born on earth, in tho air above 1t nor the seas beneath. Dante returned from Inferno must have taught the first engineer the use of the whistle and that first engineer has been an eN- ceedng busy sub-instructor.
 If you have looked upon the wine when
 1t was red and retired some time in the s m. hours. maybe to dream that you' next door neighbor was at work with an ax on the family chattels, amid the wailings of his other rib and her off, spring-be not afraid, O my brother, lis strongly to chance that that which trou- bles thy bibulous slumber is but the eff forts of cub engineer to make her talk" In engineerdom he who can best make her talk'-i. G., extract the largest combination of sound from the whistle Is perforee the best engineer When he can pull off a Kilkenny cat fight, or megaphone a synopsis of a bull moose speech, he Is considered accomplished and promoted to the roadmastership. Rail roads entering Birmingham can never be short of roadmasters.
 And there is a tragic side to this nui- sance, Picture the hundreds of darkened rooms, the tumbled pillows, the feYerlsh brows, the watchful but weary eyes that have lowered over beds of pain all the weary night eontestng inch by inch with the Grim Reaper. Then comes the dawn maybe the last imperfect earthly dawn when weary little bodies or old, time worn ones, exhausted with the pains of night compose themselves for hitful slum- ber--then these whistles. Look at the twitching nerves, the eyes wide open and straining the poor torture wraeked brair awhirl with the agony of harsh and strident sounds-sleep, the one thing needed now. banished, pernaps forever, from those that have suffered and prayed so long for it. O, ye men of the fiery stoke-room, little do you reckon Oh what ears that blast is falling!
 The stores and the theatres Use no whistles. yet the people generally con gfesate there on time Why could they not do so in the mills and f&ctories2
 l lived a year in Charleston. s. C. O think have obtained forgiveness), where the sound of a whistle would cause a panic on the streets. I thought then that if I survived and got back where the things of yesterday were not SD highly venerated, l would welcome the sound of these calliopes of industry. I5ut the Bir- mlngham brand simply backs the limit eff the boards and shrieks aloud for sup precision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

There has recently been organized a society composed of distinguished scien- lists, versed in all the "Ologies' of that awe-Inspiring term, for the study of noise and it's effect upon the nervous system. If is proposed. by the use of the dicto- graph to record all the groans and screeohes of city and try them out on hospital patients to determine the ones most Irritating, to the end that they may be suppressed.
 If a dctograph of bomb-proof, boiler plate construction be possible to make l hope these "Ologists' will bring one to Birmingham and photograph some of the uandemonium that reigns here say be- tween the hours of and o'clock a. m., Sundays included. 1 would not advise, however, that the records be exposed h the presence of patients other than those that have ceased to be patient-like Egyp- tan mummies. for instance.
 From the noise it takes to get them up, one would say that Birmingham workingmen were the soundest sleeoers on earth, beside whom old Rip Van Win kle was merely holding over his pipe.
 
 Ing through the brazen throats of innu- merable sirens would, if measured in foot tons, form a potential lifting uni sufficient to raise Red mountain clear of it's base and keep 1t there. after the man ner of Mahomets tomb.
 About the hour of 1 a. m, When MOP pheus has begun to mend her hold, this jimiamboration begins in qlivering slriek out about East Birmingham. Like pestilence it soon spreads arounh to North Birmingham. 10 Thomas, Pratt City and Ensley, and to the furnace dis tricts in the heart of the city. where unrefreshed fremen finish their morning sumbers leaning heavily on the whistle eords.-By o'clock the whole valley. from East Lake to Bessemer quiYers and rocks and groans with the monstrous roar of a thousand stenm devils each with a distinctive personality that refuses Co yield an inch to his neighbor. but Is as intent on bowling hing down, as If the scene were a Baltimore convention instead of city of yawning, gaping and sorely tried people. By the time this titanic din has begun to roll its echo toward Mont gomery and Mobile the workers whom it vas meant to summon are at their labors and incidentally the whole city Is awake. Thousands upon thousands of people have from two to three hours yet between them and work time but sleep Is out of the question now, besides there nre any mum bsr of smaller shrieks and toots going un all over the city, as if they were afraid they had not been heard in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
One Rivers l5O OOO Horsepower

From Geological Survey Bulletin.
 The waters of Green river the main. branch of the Colorado and it's tribu-t taries. while possessing large possibilities for the development of power, are prac tically l. used except for irrigation. p1 oretlcallS, Il would he possible at isde present time. according to the United States Geological Survey, by utilizing known storage sites, to develop about 15o- 600 horse power in the basin of the Green. From Well. Wyo, 10 the Wyoming state line, a distance of 225 miles. .taa -.gsaz~. has an average fall of II feet to the mile; and from the Wyoming state line to the mouth of Minnie Maud creek, dis tance of 200 miles, the average fall is seven feet to the mile; the total fall is 9S75 feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
Wrong Side of the Fence
n the Kansas City Journal.

T rofn tHe lAarsHS 0lly JOurHhi
 An office seeker was pleading for votes at picnic adjoining the Osawatomie asylum grounds. The trouble is you farmers are not getting enough for your products,r said he. You are entitled 10 get more" Then turning to bunell of laboring men from the town. he said "Something must be done to bring down help make life easier for you"
 An insane man standing on the asylum grounds over the fe~ee from where the spellbinder was holding forth took a hand in the conversation.
 You expect to bring down the cost of living to the laboring man in town by raising the prices of farm products?' hc asked.
 "v'ell. CT. that's the idea" replied the spellbinder,
 .Better climb over this fence, ' said the crazy man. You belong on this Pide."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

That drove home the continuity ol the noble traditions and the enduring faith which the glorious pile of grey stones enshrines. Here were conse- crated and buried the earliest Kings oi England, here came now the reignne King of England, their successor, tc worship and give thanks under the beautiful groined and vanlted roof, un- der the vast walls and soaring arches which have seen so much of the history of England made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
Ancestor of All the von Bulows

from the Pail Mall Gazette.
 A monument has just been unveiled in Mecklenburg-Sc -Schwern, bearing the fol- lowing interesting inscriptions: ITO the Knight, Godefroy von Bulow. authentic ancestor of all the Bulows." The family las given Germany many distinguished eons including not only the eN-chancel- Ter. but also Hans von Bulow, the pianist. the first husband of Mme. Cosima Wag- ner. and they all claim to be cousins more or less dstant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01

Maurice F. Mclaughlin, of San Fran cisco, is the youngster who defeated Wallace r. Johnson after brilliant ,truggle and is the holder of the national lawn tennis championship. The con rests were played at Newport and tho Californian was a strong favorite witE
 he crowd as his past performances made him look like the logical winneI without any question.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
OLD POINT

HOTEL. tFHAMBERLAIN. OLD
POINT COMFORT. VA. June 29.-
The booming of twenty-one guns from
the ramparts OF Fort Monroe. Mon
day afternoon brought everyone out
doors TO find ont what it Was all
about and II Was learned that the fir
ing was In honor Of the arrival OF The
German cruiser Bremen. which came
to anchor in Hampton Roads with an
entirely new crew, brought from kiel.
Germany. The salute from the fort
was returned by the Bremen. and
when the officers came to the Cham
berlin they were given a hearty well
come by the many friends who had
formerly met the German officers on
their recent visit when they came
here with the German feet.
The second division Of the Atlantic
fleet which has been at Baltimore
during the convention has dispersed
for their home ports. but the South
Carolina Is at the Norfolk navy yards
for repairs A number OF the wives cf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

the officers on board are staying at
the Chamberlin.
Only seven officers out OF a gry
large class at the Coast Artillery
school have been assigned 20 take
the advanced course the corning year
at Fort Monroe They are Capt AR
chihald II Sunderland. Capt Mark l..
ireland, Capt Guy. G.. E. Hanna
Capt. Harrx /. Morse. Li21t. Robert
Arthur. and Lieut.. Wilson.
The new army orders assigning the
officers and their families to new ports
ere out. and they win leave Monday
for their various stations.
From the Pacific coast TO the At
lantic coast. and from the far North
and South over 100 young women.
members the H-ta Tau Alpha
gathered at the Chamberlin THURSDAY
and held their annual meeting. and
jolly time they had during their
visit, Those who came many hundred
miles were Miss Fanny Hunter. Los
Angeles. CAL Miss Frances Clay.
Dublin, Texas: Miss Jewell Davis.
Vicksburg; Miss: Miss Edith Barrett.
Hasen. Ark. Mrs. Fl. w. Cook. For
rest City, Ark; DR.. May Agness Hop.
kins, Austin, Texas
DIR. G. l.. Collins, who a number Of
years ago was In charge OF the quar-
enune ship jamestown. anchored in
Hampton Roads. spent few days at
the Cbamherlln recently previous to-
his long cruise to Alaskan water8
on board the revenue cutter, UnalNA.
Mrs. Imctle Houghton. of New
York. the popular young author OF
A Venture in Identity" who made
SO many friends during her winter
visit TO the Chamberlin, has been the
guest of honor at number OF dinner
parties during the pas week She
is accompanied bv her sister. Mrs.
Charles Higgins, OF New York. In
their honor Lieut.. j. F. Walker gave
midnight supper at the Officers
club inside the fortress walls last
Saturday. the others present being
Capt. and Mrs. Quinn Gray and Capt.
Francis Cook
In honor Of Major and Mrs. Will
liam Cham berlaine Capt. and Mira.
Quinn Gray entertained at dinner at
the Chamberiin, the table being de-
e-sf.steti- NTH great ctusrsEs OF $ EIaE
hydrangas. Those present were
Mrs. Henry Houghton. Mrs. Charles
Higgins Capt. Francis Cook, and
Lieut. Arthur Campbell.
Dainty and delicate orchids were
the flowers used for centerpiece at
the dinner given Thursday night at
the Chamherlin by Mrs. Henry HouKh-
ton. and Mrs. Charles Higgins. OF New
York. Those present were Capt. and
Mrs. Quinn Gray. Capt. Elisha Abbott
and Lieut.. j. F. Walker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

entered the contest during the last
day or two. She promises to be one
OF the leaders in District No 5. Miss
Jordan Is prominent church and
Sunday-school worker and host OF
her friends have already rallied to
her support.
These are merely few of the am
bilious ones who are striving nightly
and with perfect confidence In the
success OF their campaigns. The keen
ness OF competition only makes their
enthusiasm the stronger. and when
some rival FORCES ahead in the race
only spurs them on to new endeavor.
Bishop Warne, OF the Methodist
Episcopal church, says that he has
rec ftly received word from india
that duripx one month 3Is heather
affairs were torn down, 5000 nom
Christians turned to Christ and re-
ceived baptism. and more than TO-
900 PROGRESSED conversion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

be yours merely for the reaching on,
Even 1T this period In the contest a
rich field of subscriptions is awaiting
any young lady who has the ambition
and energy TO go out and get them.
They are yours merely for the asking.
who are striving for the
special cash prize which Will be
awarded July 9th should concentrate
their energy 10 assemble their re-
sources with an eye for subscription
votes These Will not only count big
for the special prize. but also increase
your standing for a final award
Cheer Your support,Es
Think OF the wonderful psyche
logical effect. consider the encourage
ment you will give your supporters
should You be the winner next Satur-
day evening The fact OF your posi-
Bile victory at this stage OF the con-
test VIII Tut new HE into your sup
porters From now until the close of
the contest. July 21th. each and every
will need all the enthusi-
asm that can possibly be put. into
their campaigns.
Your supporters will need to be en-
and the best encourage
meut you can give them is proof OF
your effective work. The best way to
lengthen your string of figures quick
ly is TO get subscribers for The vir-
ginian Yop can get them--lots of
them-if you will only go out and dig
them up.
Some Of the Hnstiers.
A few young ladies who are enthui-
astic hustlers for the prizes offered
BY the virginian are shown on this
page Mrs. Elizabeth Brooks, No.
l402 Ashland street. bids fair to give
The leaders in District No. merry
race Although Mrs. Brooks has only
entered her name as con-
.estant she already has an active cam
,aign in operation. She Is very anx-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

Especial to the Richmond Virginian.l
PALMYRA, VA. June 29--Hon,
Pembro is attending the Demo-
cratic convention in Baltimore
l. f Mosby. treasurer, was in town
this week
Mrs. H. Brown is spending some
time with relatives in Halifax County
MIR Philip Loving. who has been
spending some time with relatives in
F1uvanna, has returned TO his home
In Richmond.
Miss Kate McGehee. OF kent's
Store, rs visiting friends and relatives
in Richmond
Miss Bernie Thomas returned
home Monday from Washington,
whore she has been for several weeks
Mr. H. p. Kent left Monday for
Lick Run, where he will remain for
several days
Mrs. William sclater was in Char
lottesville this week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
Notes From the Labor World

the output of the skirt factory at the
, Moundsyille. W. Va, penitentisry. the
shoe factory at the Connecticut peni-
Tertiary. as well as the product oil
| the Reliance Manufacturing company
which is commonly known as the
prison labor trust, and other large
convict employing corporations.
The hod-carriers and building Ia
borers OF Auburn. \. Y. through their
| local union, have secured an increase
in wages. ranging from so cents TO
65 cents per day.
The street railway employees OF
Bartonsville sand Plainfield, III,
through the Amalgamated Assocla-
ton OF Street Railway Employees,
have secured . an tnrrsRwa or Q per
cent In wages
The sheet metal workers OF Allie
gheny. Pa. have secured an increase
in wages of 1-2 cents an hour.
The painters OF Calgary, Canada,
have been granted an increase in
wages amounting TO cents an hour
and Saturday half holiday.
The United Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners has recently Sc
cured an increase In wages for It's
members In the following cities .
Sioux CITY. Ia; Port Colbourne, Can
ada: Mason City. La; Worcester,
Mass. Meadville, Pa; Rome. n. Y;
Muncie. Ind: Kingston. Ont; Pom
eroy Ohio: New Haven. Conn; Sa-
lem. H.; Lynn, Mass; Fon du Lac
Wis; Buffalo, n. Y, and Louisville.
Ky.
City. No. have been granted an If
crease in wages. secured by asrre-
ment with the local union.
At the seventeenth annual conven-
ton of the American Federation Of
Musicians. recently held in Omaha,
Neb.. Joseph n. Weber was reelected
president: Owen Miller secretary
and Otto Ostendorf. treasurer. The
secretary reported SIS locals on the
roster
The recent convention of the Nir-
ginia Federation OF Labor, held at
Lynchburg. according to the reports
OF the officers. was the largest in the
history OF that organization. The
next convention will be held In Dam
vile.
The executive board of the Vfr-
ginia Federation of Labor will told
session in Richmond IN Juis +th
A joint meeting of the committee on
cooperative stores of EaA federation
and the farmers union will also be
held at that time. !.
The labor organizations OF nearly
all Virginia cities are preparing for
. 4 80 ys4J.n ~. - ~ - !
At the recent convention of COM
missioners or labor and State factory
inspectors. held at Washington. the
department OF labor and industrial
statistics of Virginia was represented
by State Factory Inspector j. b.
'CliAedinst.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30

The most important event of the
week in labor circles was the deci-
sion of the Supreme court of the Dis
trict of Columbia in the now famous
contempt case arising out OF the in
junction in the Bucks Stove and
Range boycott case. Messrs, Comp
ers, Mitchell and Morrison were
again pronounced guilty of contempt
and Justice Daniel Thew Wright sem
fenced them, as formerly, TO one year.
nine months and six months, respec-
lively. Their counsel noted an ap-
peal to the Supreme court OF the
United States.
The president on June 18th signed
the eight-nour bill passed at the pres
ent session OF Congress- The law be-
comes effective January /. 1918, with
the exception that II viii not be eff
fective in the Panama canal zone I'M
til January /, 1915.
According to the provisions OF a
new Kentucky law. all female work
ers under 2 years of age. with the
exception OF those employed as do
mestics and nurses, are prohibited
from being employed more than ten
hours day of-sixtF hours week
The law also provides for seats for
women engaged in certain occupations
and a number of sanitary and moral
safeguards.
Painters and paperhangers of Mas
eachusetts, at recent conference, de-
cided to make an effort to have
law enacted similar to one IN force
in New York by which old wall paper
will be removed before the repaper-
ing OF the walls. The enactment
of such law will be urged for sanl-
tary reasons,
II Is claimed that one of the large
mail order houses OF Chicago. one
which does business all over the
country. Is the largest distributor OF
prison-made goods in the country.
The company absorbs large part OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-30
RADFORD

Especial to the Richmond Virginian. j
RADFORD, VA. June 29.--Mrs.
r. E. McNeal entertained the Ladies'
Aid and Missionary societies OF Cal
vary Baptist church Wednesday
afternoon in honor OF DR.. FuQua's
mother and her sister. Mrs. Seay.
Mrs, Seay read paper entitled La
dies Aid which was interesting.
Refreshments were served by Misses
Libby Garst. May Edwards, Louise
Epling, Gertrude woodward and Hell
en- McNeal
Misses Mary and Ethel Lane witt
return today to Gainesville. Ga
with their guest. Miss Fay Wright.
MIR. and Mrs. J. S. Mcconnell and
children. of Appaiachia, are visiting
Mrs. Sidney Johnson.
The school board met Wednesday
night and elected Miss Mary Funk
teacher In the high school. Miss
Funk is now studying mathematics
and science at the University Of CHI
cago. which subjects she will teach
here
Prof. and Mrs, j. p. Whit left
Thursday for Cincinnati. whence they
will go to Danville, KY. to spend tho
summer.
Mrs. Sidney Sheirman and dxuGa~s
ter. OF Christiansburg. spent Monday
with Mrs. l.. w. Clark.
Miss Daisy keister and Miss Nor
relI, OF Texas. arc visiting Mrs. john
Wright
Mas Katherine Ingles IL In Atleny
tic City. s..3
Miss Evelyn Lyle returned M90
day from washington afteF 1oop@1m6 III
the winter n Ith4cA r. xs