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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
JUDGE LANE FINDS FLA WIS IN SURVEY
 STORIES ON CITY
H|GHWAYMEN HOLD
 UP ]. [. COLEMAN
Reports to Police That He Was Robbed of $60
 in Cash

J. b. Coleman, white man, reported to the police last night that he was held up and robbed about o'clock at First avenue and Thirtieth street. and relieved of s60 in cash and valuable watch.
 He stated that he was halted by two men, white man and a negro. ana while the negro kept him covered with pistol the white man went through his pockets, rifiing them
 Mr Coleman lives at POO Avenue G. Detectives Williams, Hood and Henderson made a hurry trip to the scene of the alleged hold up, but could find nothing of the footpads in that vicinity. city, all free and supported by the city. as follows;
 "central library. city hall, s175 per month.
 "Avondale library, $sS B per month.
 "Ensfey library, $SS. SS per month.
 ..Woodlawn library, s25 per month,
 'arhis makes an aggregate of SS6746 per month. or s440952 per year. The last two are adjuncts to the first. and can draw books therefrom when needed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
PERSONAL

Miss Esther M. Loveman has returned Rock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-18
Y Ast Seahoard Trains

*5 Mflanta. Washington, New York
 Birmingham S:30 a. m. and 2 Through Pullman observation nd diners. Phone Bell 23S2 for ltions.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

made the glorious civilization OF that day
an easy prey for the hardy. phhumiIiated.
unpsmpered and comparatively independ-
ent, though ruthless and ignorant bar
barian hordes. rec
Let every man and woman with q
heart and a sane mind help the little
children to,,set ,iheir rights pt sun, air
and earth. Nst ~ ssr '..fs -. -
whepsver, enough people are eNakened
to the injustice sof any special law or
custom TO be thoroughiy determined that
IL must go. IL always goes.
Sometimes by war and bioodshed. some
times peacefully. but II invariably goes
when the majority desire II TO end.
There Is not a trust In America which
could continue in business II every man
and woman who weakly complains OF its
tyranny should fully awaken and say that
II must end business on monopolistic
methods.
There could be no such thing as land
monopoly or child labor II all those who
believe these things are wrong we're de-
termined TO stop them.
Therefore. let every Intelligent man and
woman read about there things and help
swell the great tide of protest which Is
preparing TO sweep over the land.
Give the little children a bit OF land
and lead them out Of the mills.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
An Extra Terrestrial Dream

But now have surprise for YOU.
These featherIess abyurdities really be-
iieve that they are the fayorite creatures
OF the Almighty; that their world is the
only one possessing intelligence, and that
our planet has too much air and too much
sunshine to be habitable. (uproarious
laughter and squeaks like catcails.J D.
At this point. flushing with Indignation.
stepped forward and began;
Il beg your pardon. but let me tel
you
Before / could add another word q
deafehing croak overwhelmed me. and
the whole assemblage. with a binding
flash Of golden wings. rpse IN the air and
disappeared with such unaccountable
swiftness that | could not see what be-
came of them. On thinking over my
dream this morning am convinced that
the scene l have described must have
occurred On Venus.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

You might be OF the 1.-THE clan who have Just
come into the heritage Of youth. who have him all
bottled up like Genie In q solomon's Jar lou clap
your little hands and he comes out and takes his
ordsrs. his wonders and leaves with the flag
Of the wild flying in checks. your eyes like
chds the your mouth deep and real. and the
wild blood leapng In your limbs that your body
must be on the tramp to keep your heart and brain
from mischief.
You may be Of those for whom youth works
new marvels dawn. And then, also. you may be
one OF that short-breathed ardent crowd that have
Just looked your jar. and from there up to the
mirror that hangs above It and found youth flown.
And now you are after him over hill and down dale
with all your soul in the chase and even love, the old
old fascnafor left behind and all forgotten.
Women love love. but they love youth more. You
might even Of those that have Just come to the
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

muscles Of stiff legs and your carriage for It's
less balancing sunt-head erect. deep broah
In your chest the weight OF body yOir tptces
your hands hips TO have something b hold on
to. up you and down again. straight to your fun
height down again II sends your blood racing tn
you're hot from the pink tip OF your great toe to the top
OF your little head.
Then here's old kid stunt You did that when you
II years old and had gym in the barn loft and
the trapese had to be vwung over the rafters when
load Of hay packed In and you couldn't perform
till great hole grew In u and II was used away from
the rafters Try II now and SEQ II you Lay your
hands over your head. palras down flat wall get
good grip with your feet and then push your hands
down, down. along the wall far you Bet you're
ashamed when you remember how far you could 20
when you kid This Is general all around linn
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What we need now Is the carrying out
Of Mr., Owens great fiea of 'state AUTH
highways. The very thought of. having
our United States tied together with a
broad and beautiful band Of perfect
roads is thrilling and inspiring.
This work would employ hundreds Of
thousands OF men. ana would mako .peees-
ssry-and therefore possible hundreds Of
thousands Of homes In; the country,
where children could grow up under nat
ural conditions.
1t would inevitably lead children away
from factories and mills.
The construction OF the great high
way would be one step toward that larger
movement which must come eventually
Of giving the earth back to the people.
OF this movement James BARLEY re-
Gently said:
I'VE today can easily discern a por-
tentous truth which certain early and per-
haps, biased historions made SO obscure.
I'VE now clearly see that II was the
unrighteousness involved IN ignoring or
denying that God-made primary prosi-
sion for mans sustenanoe and normal
development on this earth. which Slapped
the manhood, independence and love OF
country OF the dependent and broken
spirited sons Of the former unconquerable
defenders Of ancient times. and It thereby
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she thought attractive to men, and that
she would drop when she got married
and took to bridge whist
Unfortunately. however. the maids
conscience instead OF being a false alarm
was the real thing. She was that most
fearsome object in nature. a reforper. and
no sooner was she safely wed than she
began to put her theories into opera
ton on her husband.
ALAS" she would cry as he III cigar
after dinner. do you know that the
use OF tobacco Is a disgusting and In
furious habit. and that n you would save
the money you waste on cigars. In the
course Of hundred years you could buy
an apartment house?'
But" replied the husband. think OF
the trouble and annoyance with janitors
and tenants l am saved by not owning an
apartment housed II is only those who
have nothing who do not have to worry
over the stock market" :,
Now the man was a discreet fellow who
never tOyed too much with the boone.
but no sooner did be open a bottle Of
beer than ffs wife was on him with both
feet
Miserable creature" she cried. Il see
your finish in a drunkard's grave II you
had not had the good luck to marry a
wife who knew how to down the demon
rum and reform you Of your vices"
II perceive" said the man 10 himself
when he had stood 50 much interference
in bis ways that Il made him sore, that
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

as ever II was When you ssoop back. feet fiat
the soft belt of body between the bony
barrel Of your ribs and the bones OF hips attehed
and stretched Its uttermost. your chest high and
flied with great breath. arms tsut above your
head. when you swoop back and than with your
lungs implying swing forward and down, archng your
body like and with your knees stiff lay your fin
sser. fiat on the floor often you like. you're
pretty 1.-the little Of II every morning will trim the
fat OF the waist ne harden and faten the lazy mus
ces Of the abdomen. and stretch your settled down
back bone When you do anything strenuous with your
body It ought be with open wndownfst. because
you breathe deep and long, and It's good chance to
MI your with clean outdoor aiE and then too. be-
cause sharp fresh air rs heady and keen Ike strnu
liant and IT exees and fires 70 dothipss with your
body. sLs ~ ~ A.
This next squatting hot work It's good for the
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top of long Hill in your base for youth and he s
such tiny speck in the blue distance and it's such
q long, long trail stretched out before that you're
going to give up and pick soft spot the side
Of the road and drop out OF the chase.
You who already have youth need to keep him; you
who have Just searched and found him gone need to
to get some OF him back. and you who have found
the soft spot beside the road and dropped out with
age sitting long side the soft spot. need to get
back image OF him. bit Of his mberness In your
knees the red blood Of him under your flesh, and a
bit OF his heart, that is strong and happy, In your
chest.
And when you get sticking foot out stiff be-
hind you when you dive into closet after shoes on the
floor, youths maxim his getaway For your kneeds
are stlffening up.
These first two pictures show an old old stunt but
IA tust as hard as ever 1t and It's Just as good
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
CAN SOON TELEPHONE
AROUND THE WORLD

The reported sending Of q message over
Loo miles Of wire successfully at the
convention of tine Independent Telephone
association IN Chicago viii cause many
persons TO question whether the day ef,
practical long distance tslephoning l. at
hand. ~.
Professor Pupln Of Columbia university
ten years ago invented a ccU which has
come into use and which is being applied
to long distance work by companies int
the United States and abroad The M
ventor Is quoted as saying that the onlyi
difficulty with trsnsooesnic telephony Is
one Of capital" because Of the heavy. ex-
pense that would be required TO lay new
cables for-the work The present tele-.
graphic cables could not be used. A teie-
phone cable under the Pupln system L al
ready working between England and Bel
GUM
II there are no great engineering diff
eultfes In making thu telephone efficienk
for conversations between New York and
San Francisco or Chicago and London. a.
appears to be the case. there Is . iarxs
unknown element. Considering the long
distance problem. in the question: How
much use would there be for such linesrf
Perhaps more use than one dreams Of a.
Chicago Record-Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

gestion for the solution of the child labor
problem in the south. School teachers in
cotton mill towns should teach children
how to utilize the land back of their
homes for raising Of fruit and vegetables
and the production Of eggs and milk for
their own families.
In this way they would earn more than
IL at work in the mill. The school day
should be shortened 50 that children could
do this work
At the age Of is or Il years they could
enter the aili but for only eight hours
daily. still deyotlng one or two hours to
this agricultural labor at their homes.
Application OF this system TO the
negroes would keep them from Idleness
and help 10 solve the problem OF negro
crinsinality-
Mr.. Charles s. Smith OF the Nashville
Tsnnessean says Of this speech:
The suggestion offered by Mr.. .clax-
ton for the solution OF the child labor
problem In the cotton towns OF the south
and other Industrial centsrs in this sec
ton was that teachers be employed In
the school who are qualified to give In
struction In agriculture and animal hus-
bsndry.
He would have these teachers engaged
for the entire twelve months In the
winter their work In Agriculture. garden
ing. poultry raising and dairying would
necessarily be almost entirely Theoretical
In the spring he would have the school
work Transferred to the family gardens.
and would teach the children how 10
raise vegetables and how TO produce eggs
and mix IN such manner that the In
come from their work would be greater
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

than they could earn In factories.
This idea Ia directly In line With the
, trend all over America toward agricuI-
turai training in the common schools.
especially In rural districts. II promises
much In the way OF advancing the living
standard In the homes OF mill families.
with the raising Of food supplies In
the kitchen garden. the family table
would be benefited.
lessons In plain cooking and home
sanitation would be a natural accom-
paniment OF the practical training in
gardening and dalrying and poultry rails
Ing"
The whole tendency of our times Is on
toward nature life,
The very evils we decry-those Of mo-
nopoly and graft-are factors which will
push us toward the simple tasks and
pleasures OF life.
Our cities win become SO congested. and
the cost OF living SO high. that men will
flee to the country for salvation.
Down In F'airhope, Ala. Mrs. johnson
has established an outdoor school. and
In many parts Of America there are camps
which serve as annexes to schools every
summer.
The use OF plots Of ground by children
has become q fashion. and a most health
giving and profitable one.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
Nearing Perpetual Motion

Prison bars cannot restrain the work
ings Of the mind, the deadly damp of
the cell cannot put out the spark Of crea-
tive genius: In proof Of which statements
the inventions Of John 8. Edwards. whom
the law has condemned to remain at the
Eastern psnitentiary until the dawning Of
Decoration day, 1870. are evidence suffi-
cient. II Edwards has not Appropriated.
In theory and In applied principle. the
long-sought goal Of perpetual motion. SO
close has he come TO the fact Of It that
the lay mind Ia lost In the nazes OF
speculation as to the outcome Of his work.
Science has declared that perpetual mo-
tion were possib,e only where absolute
nonresistancs to motive power might be
found. This is condition manifestiy
impossible. on account Of the eysr-present
problem Of friction. air pressure. etc But
efforts hitherto criticised and proved Al
fault by science baye embodied the Use
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
BY EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN.

cail that fast. loud. derisiye lsughter)
They seem to appreciate their disad-
vantage in being thus tied down TO the
ground-for which there is. perhaps. ZONE
excuse in the astonishing Iightness Of The
air they breathe-snd they make tie most
curious efforts TO get above IL. II would
split your sides with merriment TO watch
them Some OF them get up little way
with what they call balloons. which
seemed to me to be the inflated bladders
Of enormous fish, and there they float
about in the most ridiculous fashion at
the mercy of the wind.
Others glide upward with things they
call iaeroplanes.' which circle slowly
about. awkwardly pitching and twisting.
more helpless than our infants taking
their first lessons in flying. Frequently
they actually fail and break their necks.
Great hilarityl
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

OF either artlnciaIly created sources Of
energy. OF theempIoying OF natural sources
against the opposition OF the inertia Of
matter.
Edwards has !conaterbaianced gravitx
against the inertia Of matter. has added
the upward thrust OF hydrostafsc force, or
water pressure, and the result Is the
practical working out Of what he believes
is an entirely new system of performing
useful work. II is the application of
phase Of the eriergy-motion-work cycle
absolutely unheard Of And according to
his own testimony. jealousy guarded
within his cell. the man whom society has
condemned to confinement has machine
which. immersed IN water. proceeds to
turn wheels OF itz own voIltion. nor does
II stop until IL IL removed from the water
and the forces by which IL has been 90
strangely set in motion cease TO aet.-
Philadelphia North american.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

Last night / had curious dream, which
impressed me 30 wildly that hasten to
write It down for the possible entertain
such occult things.
My dream opened with sound OF loud,
strange. raucous laughter which seemed
to echo all about me. Then ! perceived
that / was In the midst Of great gath
ering OF personages whom I could not
at first clearly discern. although they
were assembled under the open sky.
Presently the laughing ceased and
was followed by single queer.
quacklng voice, which appeared TO
come from the mouth Of SOME
one who was recounting his adventures.
Immediately the speaker became clearly
visible 10 me, and, to my Amusement.
saw that It was huge bird shaped
something like a pelican, and standing
very upright, In a most eomical attitude,
with its wings set akimbo on Its hips and
a sarcastic smile on its face, which was
reflected sympathetically on the counter
nances OF IT'S circle Of listeners. who also
nov became visible. and were likewise
birds, differing from the first only by
variations Of stature and diversities Of
color on. their plnmage. This is what he
was saying when first noticed his voice:
The next place at which arrived was
the planet Earth. which you all know Is
about the same size as our world. l ex-
pected to find something interesting on
the Earth, and / was not disappointed.
although what l saw was not at all what
/ had anticipated. You will hardly be-
lieve me. but us fact that ! found that
planet governed by race Of two-legged
ground animals, bearing no little resem-
blsnce. except that they were larger. 20
our ordinary ,hou,os. which make such
excellent rageuts in the hunting season
These absurd, wingiess beings are very
Intelligent daaghtsr)- les. am not
fooling you; .thsy are really very inteili-
gent. almost a. much so As ourselves
uncredulo1s quscks and iaughter.J They
have invented ways OF getting about more
rapidly on the ground. and found that
the greatest speed they have been able TO
achieEs is q mile a minute. And they
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29
Interest in Agriculture Will
Save Children of the Mills
Give Child Slaves of the Southern Cotton Factories Home
Gardens and the Solution of Americas Worst
ri Problem is Near
Problem is Near.
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Copyright 1912, by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Oh the silence children in the south today
1t is sadder than the cry Of fettered slaves
Lean isten and you will hear the roaring Of the mill
And the signing OF the winds through graves;
But the voices OF the children-they are still
oh, the roaring OF the MILL Of the mill
They longer and gambo In the hossomaden fields
And their laughter echo down the street,
They the hills they working in the mills
Oh tired little hands and aching feet,
Ard the dreary. weary life that stunts and kills
oh, the roaring of the mills, of the mills
All pleasures known childhood but tales of fayand
a. What TO them singing birds and running streams?
For the rumble Of the rill echo Of the MILL
And they but flying spindles In their Dreams
Life is In summers heat winters chill
oh. the roaring Of the mill of the MILL
In this boasted land of freedom they bonded slaves
And the busy world goes by and does not heed.
They driven to the mill Just glut and overll
Bursting Golfers of the plutoerats OF greed
When they perish told 1t is Gods will
oh, tie roaring Of the MILL Of the MILL .,...s
St from valley plain lofty steepes proudly rise
And the droning tones OF preachers pirate crimes
Aud the gospel vendors still sell the people mill
Stacks Of fire and fields Of glory for their dimes
And they beside the graves the chllcren fill
oh. tho roaring of the mill. Of the mill
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weary, tof hhe teit
II her sacred duty
10 police their con-
duct and tell them
what poor. weak
creatures they were,
and how they mis-
used their great OPP
portunities.
Not withstandlnx
that she was NO top
heavy with virtues.
such was the pull
chritude Of the maid
that she cnsnarcd
the affections OF q
nifty young rounder
who conned him.
self into the belief
that her moral at
titude was merely .
side line Of talk that
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is no safety exeep. in university inteKli-
gence and virtue.
i am in hearty sympathy with the
child labor movement. but I regard the
problem from the point Of view Of the
educator. We cannot educate children for
democratic government by keeping them
in school until IA and then turning them
into the world Educztion must take hold
on children until they reach manhood
and, wonaanhood. A proper amount Of
work done under proper conditions De-
velops ehfsdrsn. but 1t must be purpose
fuI work Grinding in school Is as had as
grinding ir the factory
Mr. cIsxton then presented his sug-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

berer from your chest your hips and hardens ana
strengthens muscles about the waist that long
and often idle. It's good for the chubby lady. III
And then here's another Breathe deep you 30
down. for It's when chest Is down the floor that
your strained elbows widen most This win harden
your and deepen your chest in the fashion
that tho Ions. steady stroke IN swimming does
Pajanas are thing 70 do all this In They're easy
to swing about In they don't keep slipping Off the Shout
der and tripping up with deep hem. they're close
and and they're pretty and sensible and lots Of
fun. .rtf
And while you're workr< for youth and health you
mustn't the limit at the very beginning whea Il hurs
don't 80 farther. BY and by. ancient and little
" little. will be able TO farther and not creakl
CD slow.
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her husband continued:
Il suggest." he said. that you COM
mencc on your sanltiss. and pass up your
high heeled satin SLIPPERS for wide. COM
Portable. durable leather boots"
But" exclaimed the wife. do you not
know that am possessed OF No. 1.
foot that II would be1a shame TO hidef'
THAT Is true" replied the husband.
hut you should not indulge yourself IN
such weakness a. caring how you look,
for only the good are truly beautiful
Then you should leave off your stzys-
which ara nnhealthful and prevent your
breathing properly" 4,
mot on your life." cried the wife. sfor
have straight front figure that makes
all Of my friends green with envy"
You must also abandon frixzing your
hair" continued the husband. for II is
wrong for a creature with an immortal
soul to waste so much time on the curl
Ing irons."
What" screamed the wife ''Rnd go
out with my head looking like n peeled
onion? Not II l was dead f
That will be about ALL said the
husband. ..'f'or l see that you are steer
Ing me UP against buncho proposition
that you are not willing to hack up your
self. You want to sacrifice all my littiss
sidestspping. but when II comes 10 giving
up your own indulgences you are not In
II. There Is not enough reciprocity In
this thing to suit me. Hereafter you
lead the reform PROCESSION ana 1 VIII
string into Il somewhere along the rosa.
but ! do not propose to play lone hand
at being the family model
And that settled the lady, who was 80
afraid that she would be called on TO
give up few herself. that she ceased 10
knock her husbands faults. and they
lived together In great peace and har-
mony.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

froA- Z II 1laAtou.
United States COM
missioner OF edu-
cation.
He Declared tha:
there is only ore
good IN the world
human good. The
home. church and
state exist for the
sake OF childhood.
wealth ard pros
peTitx are neces-
sars'. but we must
koid above these
the good Of the
Children. Democracy
means equality OF
opportunity. and IN
oar country there
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Fables Of the Wise Dame
ny DOROTHY DIX.

There was once maid who was young
and charming, but who was afflicted with
conscience that caused her
much pain. It also made every one with
whom she came In contact very. very
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-29

At Louisville. KY. there was held not
long ago the eighth annual conference Of
the national child labor committee. Many
speeches were made at the conference. but
the most notable one was made BY
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Moral; This fable teaches that there 10
nothing mutual in reform.