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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
BOY FREEZES IN
 HIS FATHERS ARMS

Edinburgh, February 3.-(Specal)-A tragedy of peculiar pathos has just been disclosed in the tale of a fathers herois,n on behalf of his youthful son during the blizzard which ragged with unusual vio- lence over the greater part of Scotland recently.
 The father, a shepherd named Cameron. and his 12-year-old son, anxious to reach home before nightfall chose a short cut over an exposed moor.
 AS events proved, however, the choice of route was a fatal mistake. A blindlng snow storm soon oblterated the faint and occasional landmarks, and with darkness setting in, the shepherd and his son lost their way
 After hours of aimless traveling the lad became fatigued. The night was intensely cold. and despite the fathers solictude the lad became benumbed and powerless
 Realizing the grave condition of his son. the father divested himself of part of his clothing, which he wrapped round the boy. Even such sacrifice. however, proved un- aVaillng. the lad succumbing at loneiy part or the moor to the cold and exposure me rather was faced with the grim task or shouldering the body of his boy and resuming the journey homewards. Alter an heroic effort to do this he became ex- hausted and was obliged to relinguish h,s burden Tn search of assistance IA fteri 1T hours exposure the shepherd reaclfed his home in state of extreme fatisiA hut returning after a brief space he conveyed his sons body to his home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
IOWA TOWNS OPEN MARKETS
Poultry, Vegetables and Fruit Sold
 in Them

Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and otheI Iowa towns are experimenting to see wha effect open markets have on the cost o living.
 The city counsel of Des Mones, witf many doubts as to the result ordered miniature park adjoining the old city hal to be thrown open to the gardeners anl farmers Of the vicinity for use as a cur, market
 Wagers were made by city officials thai there would not be five teams at. the mar ket the first day, and indeed there wor| but II. Citizens visited the market placI more out of curiosity than with desir| to patronize it. put the movement gained from day to day until, after two weeks the line of wagons overfiowed the 1itti| park and finally covered six city blocks.
 The following are quotations obtained from day to day since the market hal been opened, showing contrast in prices:
 'Groeers' prices current-Milk Sc pei quart, cabbage JOG per head, potatoes SO, per peck, cantaloupes 15c each, eggs 2S} per dozen, corn 20c per dozen, chickenl (N. Y.) dressed $1, grapes soc per baskeq plums 90c per basket.
 Prices on curb market-AIill1 Dc pei quart, cabbage 10c four heads, potatoe| 25c per peck, cantaloupes 25c for eight eggs 16c per dozen, corn 10c per dozerd chickens 50c. live; grapes 15e to 20c Del basket, plums 25c to 45c per basket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04

and Rest" and for the evening theme, At the Beautiful Gate of the Temple A special musical programme has been ar ranged under the direction of pr. IL. Hrabe and W. T. Nall, who are the su- perntendents of the church music. The dedicatory exeIeises are to come later, at the completion of the entire structure, and the services this morning are simply to mark the putting into commission or the church assembly room.
 splendid organized working force IS filling the various executive positions.
 The Sunday school is in charge of w. B. Dowell, superintendent; J. C. Borum. as7 sistant snperntendent;, w. F. Ivey, seere- tary; w. T. Nall, superintendent Of cias- sification; Miss Jess 'Dalbey, organist. Mrs. w. NJ. Anderson is superintendent of the primary department and Mrs. Me- Glathery of the junior department. -Dr, w. NJ. Anderson is teacher of the Baraca class, which is composed of body of young men with E. A. Carter president. Mrs. O. G. Evans is teacher of the Phi lathea class, with Miss Virginia Blue pres fdent The junior Baraca class is under the leadership of J. D. Williams and the Junior Philathea under Miss Claud Rob inson The Baptist Young Peoples union is one of the best in the state. The or ficers are: J. c. Borum, president; Lloyd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
Nobel Prize for Literature

Paris, February 3.-(Special) )-M. Mau- rice Maeterlinck, on whom was bestowed the Nobel prize for literature last wear, will not employ the amount of elO.6s1 for his own use, but announces that he will endow with it literary prize. He considers that he is not the owner. but only the trustee for the Nobel award con- ferred on him The conditions of .he prize to be endowed by him are not stated but he told friend that he thought it should go for the first year to M. J. IT. Fabre. who has devoted every hour of a long life to remarkable studies of insects NJ. Fahre lives in the South of France Where. tv the way. M. Maeterlinck is still staying. never having gone to the United States or apparently having had any idea of going thither.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
CALLS THE KAISER "WILLY"
How the German Emperor and Elm
 press Speak of Each Other

From the Woman's Home Companion
 The German Emperor, ns absence of his consort speaks of her as ''my wife, . the Empress in the home circle addresses him as Willy"
 The former alludes to his family, from the Grown Prince to the Princess, as my young ones;" the latter speaks of them not by title but as my children, ' both expressions so clearly conveying the close existing attachment
 Very often the Emperor gives evidence at unexpected htioments of the ever pres ent thought with him of his, childrens At times, when they were small children and he was being entertained at state banquets as the guest of princes or cities he would slip bon bons into his pocket quietly saying. These are for the young ones; something brought home always tastes better; I know that from experi- ence"
 IL is told of the Emperor that in Rome when he was selecting d gown to take home as a present to the Empress. a relative advised as choice an elaborate creation. mainly of lace. 'Tmpossibei' he answered. With the children con stantly clambering over her 1t would soon be in ribbons"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Boy Wants Education

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: st The writer, Just a common travelling man, while working your sneighboring town of Warrior, Ala, had an occasion to drive to a small inland town. and while doing so became. interested in stbe driver tworkfng Tor a livery in swarriof). a. per Son none other than boy of 14 years Of age.
 In our conversation learned that the boy was and is quite anxious to receive at least common school education but was compelled by his stepfather to go to work at an early age. having attended public school but two years.
 For a period he helped his stepfather in the mine but later secured employ ment at a livery state. It is possible the stepfather was in need of the boys little salary It is through your worthy paper T appeal to someone so situated and in clined to take an interest in the lad and if possible furnish him a common school education. Yours truly, S. B. DOLAN.
 Hotel Patten, Chattanooga, Tenn, Feb ruary 9 1912
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
SYLVIA PANKHURST MAY LECTURE HERE Famous English Suffragette
 Will Tour South
MEETING YESTERDAY
Colonel Sam Will John Failed to Make Speeeh-Shapiro to Speak Feb ruary i7-Pankhurst Engage
 ment Under Consideration

The Birmingham Equal Suffrage as socition has authorized the executive committee of that body to make a lecture engagement for Missi sylvia Panihurst here during this month. This was decided upon at the regular meet | ing of the association at the parish house yesterday afternoon, following an announcement that Miss Pankhurst would be in the south at an early date, and could easily come to Bir- mingham, if it was so arranged
 The executive board, which is com posed of the officials of the associa- Etion, will hold conference at the home of the president next Wednesday morning to determine whether or not hiss Pankhurst of English suffrage fame shall be brought to this city un- der the auspices of the local organ ization. The general body, by motion yesterday, placed the matter under the final Jurisdiction of the executive com mittee.
 Owing to a press of legal business. Col Sam Will John, who was sched- uled to address the association on ''Tne Common Law" was not present. He expressed his regrets and proffered a fulfllment of his postponed speech at a later date through a communication which was read to those present.
 President Mrs. Solon Jacobs substi- 'tuted an informal discussion of the status of women in Alabama or other states and called upon Mrs. Crozier French, president of the Tennessee Fed eration of Women's clubs to open the oiscnssion. Several members followed suit and other routine matters were disposed of at the conclusion of dis cussion. The Alabama code sections governing the joint guardianship or children and those regulating the age of consent were. compared, in gen eral way. with those of Tennessee and south Carolina, and the subjects in each instance were instructively han- died with view to definitely stating what is needed in each state in that re- gard.
 Isadore Shapiro, one of the best known of the younger attorneys of this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04


 There Is also a junior B. Y. P. U., which prepares the younger boys and girls for the senior B. Y P U.
 The weekly prayer service is one of the greatest factors In the success of this church. This is well attended and much good derived therefrom. On the board of deacons of this church are J. B. Gibson, chairman; J. D. Monroe, church clerk; Felix M Wood, treasurer; Miss Jess Dai- bey, organist.
 me base of the structure is of brown stone and the body of white sawed stone. Six large columns lead up from the cement steps that stretch across the front, The design is that of the Greek. and the auditorium has a seating capacity of 1000. The interior of tile auditorium is to he sufficiently completed to be used by to- day, although the entire building is not complete. The Baraca and Philathea rooms have been in use for several months, and recently one other Sunday schoool room has been made ready for use. The interior walls of the auditorium are of cream color tinted with green, which pro- duces q Very soft effect. A magnificent brass chapdelier hangs from the ceiling from which a number of globes are sus- pended by chains. This with a. number of other bulbs uniforma1ly arranged and al ' pleasing effect The choir loft is erected on a plane with the balcony. The baptistry at the rear of the pulpit is a double over flow. that is during the baptismal service water flows over a large piece of ham, mered glass in the rear, back of which are a dozen lights of various color, and in front water flows over a similar piece of hammered glass. Handsome pews have been installed, being of mahoganized birch, corresponding with the woodwork The construction will cost more than was originally anticipated. it being estimated now to cost s65,000 when finished. 4 During the able pastorateN of the Rev Austin Crouch, now of Dallas, Tex, work was begun on tho new building during inc wear leO7 but the effects of the panic were felt to such an extent that it wa. deemed wise 10 temporarily discontinu, tbe construction. After the lapse of a few months work was resumed and wen steadily but surely forward.
 Dr Anderson, the present pastor came to this city from the First Bap list church of Dothan, Ala, where h' won many friends, and prior to tha charge was stationed at Jefferson City Mo.
 Rev. crouch, who was the movins spirit in the plan to erect the new church. married Miss Myrtle oldham of Woodlawn during the fall months of last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04

city, has accepted an invitation tt speak to the Equal Suffrage associa tion a their next meeting. FebruarN 17, at the parish house His topic is Alabama Statutes-Marriage and Di vorce,n and is a consecutive follow-ul of the study programme outlined fol the educational course now being pur' sued by the association.
 Among the interesting out-of-towi visitors at the session were Miss Saral Barnwell Elliott of Nashville and Mrs A. R. Clark of Spokane, Wash. Mis- Elliott is the newly elected presiden of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage asso citation and Mrs. Clark bore the dis tinction of being the only woman pres ent who had voted, as her native state has enfranchised women for municipal and county elections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
MIGRANTS ARE VAMPIRES"
 SAYS JUDGE ABERNETIIY
By CHAs. H. MANDY

I vAgrants to the Rescue and Pisgah homes but they rarely Stay and drift back to their former haunts and resume their
 former habits! The greater numher of vagrants, however. are able bodied negro men and women, and the only way to re- form them of the idle habits. is to give them a sentence that will hold. them for | awhile as It were, which not only has a salutary effect on the offender himself, but exerts a wholesome effect on his as sociates. st
 Tn every instance where have imposed the limit the facts in the case fully iusti- ned Il, and have wished in some cases It had been in my power to have given them more. Quite number oe chronic eases come to me via the police court route, Many of them had been sentenced to additional punishment in the police court and refused to work. The city was powerless to force them on the streets and of course there was nothing else for them to do looked up theirsreeords and found them very bad, and did not hesi- tate to impose the full penalty of the law as the only neansst to con vince them that it was intended that man should earn his living by the sweat of his. brow A.
 Tn regards to she city working it's pris- oners, 1 understand that provision, Is be- ing made at the new city jail to find suit able employment for the negro women My suggestion would he the leasing of. farm for this purpose and to eonfine the dope fiends.
 T have made it a rule to try and reform the negro women vagrants that infest the alleys of the city by inducing them to md employment. I put them. on proba- tion; if they show a disposition to do right I give them the benefit of it. I consider them the greatest menace to the moral advance of the city. They are like vampires, for they bleed the victim. often white man under the influence of liquor, knowing full well that he can't afford to 'holler' after being robbed under such cir cumstanees. .4ts-.a5 .zasf =.
 "I do not go SO far as to say that all the crimes committed are by the vag- rant class, but do believe that to get rid of them would go a long way toward it"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
J. K. P. Laird Announces
 For Board of Revenue


 We are authorized to announce tn, candidacy of J. K. P. Laird for board of revenue U Jefferson county, to bd voted for in the primary April l. 1912 MT. Laird is a lifelong citizen of JefferI son, and has always been a valuable as| set to his community, county and state| He has always been liberal with hii money and energies in the upbuilding oI schools, churches, good roads and all matters pertaining to good government He has served the people of Jeffersoil one term as member of the board o1 revenue, and has had several years exI perience constructing good roads for thd county, in the western end, where h9 has resided all his life.
 You can make no mistake In casting your vote and influence for MT. Laird He Is honest, worthy and capable, and the county will be fortunate in selectind five such men to handle it's finances dur1 ing the coming term. He sollcits youd vote and cooperation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
Grown Prince Stops Runaway

Berlin, February 6Speciaf)-The crown prince, while skiing in the Grune- wald near here in the Norwegian fashion .of being drawn by a horse. herocally stopped a runaway horse-whose alarm he himself had caused A dray horse sud- denly made it's appearance9 at cross roads, took fright at the skiing of the crown prince and bolted The prince at once whipped up his own horse and dashed after the runaway. He overlook it. seized the bfide and jerked the animal to a standstill. A few minutes later the owner of the dray rushed up and received his horse at the hands of the smiling, putting crown prince.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04

Bowden, vice president; Miss Olivia Mas sey. secretary; Miss Stella Dowell, pianist; l.. w. Dockery, chorister;s Miss Louise Nall, treasurer. The state B. Y. P. u. convention is to meet with this church in April of this year. J. F. Robinson of this B. Y. P U. is president of the state or gahization. The church has a splendid Ladies Aid society. This society has been of much assistance to the pastor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
TOUS[ SECT|ONOF WOODLAWN CHURCH First Services Today by Baptist Congregation 20TH ANNIVERSARY New Place of Worship Will Be One of inc Handsomest in the
 Entire City When
 Completed

The congregation of the Fifty-sixth Street Baptist church of Woodlawn will observe inc twenty-hfth anniversary of the removal from the frame building that the members are now leaving by a formal opening of the auditorium of their new stone edifice this morning. At the Il o'clock service Dr. W. M Anderson, the pastor. will deliver the initial sermon to be heard in this handsome house of wor- shin and large attendance is expected as the occasion Is of more than passing interest,
 Dr. Anderson has chosen for his morn ing topic. "A Place to Flee for Refuge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04

This is a free country. It's your right. your privilege to use any hair tonic you desire.
 Buy why continue to use hair tonic ,tat doesn,t do what it should do; kill rhe germs and banisf all dandruit anu hair troublesy M
 If you have dandrnff. if your ealr ,,T ,s ,,etting thin and falling out 1T your t-,,.si,, itchess and your hair isn't bright and ustrous. bear in mind this fact; mat PARIsIAN SAGE. now, sold all over America, is guaranteed 10 siVe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
Death to Dandruff Germs
 Life to All Hair
.o More Dandruff Falling Har Scalp Itch Bald Heads or
 Dull Faded Hair

the limit of satisfaction if used for any of the. above hair or scalp troubles, or money back. A@ +sA
 PARISIAN SAGE is the most delight ful and refreshing hair, dressing for men. women and children, and is par ticularly in demand by refined women who desire to increase their beauty by acquiring an abundance of fascinating hair, full of life and lustre. ssasi
 A large bottle of PARlSIAN SAGE costs but 50 cents at druggists every where The girl with the Auburn hair is on every carton and bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04
A Sure Way

From the Youths Companion.
 A high school freshman wrote to a juvenile publication earnestly inquiriIS what he should do to win coming event in school athletics-the hundred yard dash.
 Run a little faster than the other fel- lows" wrote the editor in reply. 4s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-04

One of the "featuresf' of the report Of the grand jury of Jefferson county made last Thursday before Judge Samuel E. Greene was the section referring to vag- rants. The report deals specially with that class of negro women, known as the s.oueens of the alley" According to the grand jury this class of women toll not, neither do they 'spin,' but entice men Into their palitial alley resorts and rob them of their money and jewelry The grand jury suggested that ruthless cam- paien be inaugurated against the e1eeehes'' and that Judge Black of the recorders court impose instead of a fine a sentence of penal seryitude." The rec ords of the police court show that many of this class of women are taken before Judge Black and that he has been truly liberal in the imposition of fines and pen alties which carried with them jail sen- tenee. At the present time the city has no means whatever of working the female prisoners, and no authority to send them elsewhere, so the consequence is they lay up in the city jail in idleness except to do little menial duties around the jail building. .t
 The city has devised a means to rid themselves of the obnoxlonsf parasites The "chronics," that is, the ones for whom a jail sentence has no terrors, are trans ferred to the court of common pleas, pre- sided over by Judge Abernethy It Is of him we would speak.
 Possibly. no man in the Birmingham dis trictyis better qualified to deal with this class of, offenders than the judge of the court of common pleas. His methods are based on years of experience! He tries the
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Tlaers Get Hard Work.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
MONROE, La, Feb. 29.--Real work
is on the program at the Tiger camp
today and not even the sorest man will
be excused. Several of the recruits
were allowed to lay off yesterday be-
cause Of aching muscles but according
to Trainer Tuthill, the only way to
take the kinks out is to work them out.
While the meningitis scare seems to
have died down, the Tigers are still
preparing to leave Monroe for Alex
andria on short notice.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
Outlaws Want o,mara.

HANNIBAL, Mo, Feb. 29.-Offers
TO join the recently organized Column
bia league 10 play with St Louis were
turned down by ollie o'Mara, the
sbortstop who win help Hannibal win
the Central Association rag next sea
son. according 10 q letter received this
morning by one Of O'Mara's friends
The st. Louis lad is anxious to come
to Hannibal and glad he signed con
tract To play under Eddie Herr
Through his friend, Mike Kinney,
1,Mara was introduced 30 President
Powers Of the Columbia league. Pow
ers tried in every way to secure
9'Mara on promise that he would
play for st. Louis bur the popular lit
tie shortstop refused TO lie Influenced
ny the manager OF an OUTLAW league.
cts The big leagues for me next sea
son. says O'Bara in the letter.
o'Mara has promised Hannibal his
best services in 1912.
Ii is probable that Hannibal viii
play two exhibition games with
( Charlie sits Peoria, Three-E Eye league
club. at Peoria, on Saturday and Sun
day during April. according 10 Presi
dent Mason Of the baseball club. Ne
gotiations are being made for thu
booking Of two games with that club
Int is not known whether or not Peoria
VIII be seen in action on the hom'
grounds.
Charles Roth, an outfelder, Wit
gives his home as Red Bud, H., ba
been signed by Manager Herr Rot
liz said to be an exceptional sticke
and good base runner. Herr say
Roth has a good wing TO make tn
long throws to the plate from tn
deep garden.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-02-29
BRYAN TELLS CLARK
WHAT TO DO
Warns Him Against HitchIng up With
Harmon to Defeat
Wilson.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servlce.]
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb 29.--In today's
Commoner, Mr.. Bryan warns Champ
Clark against any alliance with Har-
mon. He says.
THE press reports may be doing
Speaker Clark an injustice but if it
is true that his managers are seeking
alliance with the Harmon forces
wherever necessary to defeat the Will
son supporters they should be remind
ed of the risk they run. The line be-
tween the progressive and the stand
patter is SO clearly drawn that real
progressive does not appeal to a
standpatter 1t always excites sus-
picion, therefore, when standpatters
begin to flock to one who is running
as progressive. MT. Clark's litera-
fture appeals to progressives and his
natural alliance is with Governor
| Wilson's friends. Progressives should
| fight shoulder to shoulder against the
reactionary democrats"