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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
A SIGNIFICANT BURIAL

has much more poverty of the degree that drives men to robbery and mur- der than is seen in New York, and q larger "hooligan" element, but not so many murders. Berlin where s5 per cent of the murderess arraigned are convicted, has very few crimes of voilence in comparison with New York. And New York is not unique among American cities, but, on the contrary one of many in which weapon carrying, and weapon using, constitute continual menace to life and take toll of it every week.
 When the New Yorf, newspapers re- ported the burial of IA cases of arms by order of the police they .handled" but half of the story. What tale of crime unpunished. of failure of juries to convict upon plain evi- dence, of pardons and paroles grant ed without good cause could be writ ten if the history of each of 100 of the revolvers or daggers in the collection had been set down briefly. ss2t sF
 The unsolved problem is not how to keep weapons out of the hands of the criminal element. The rusty potato peeler took a life as quickly as the sword cane that was an expensive weapon. The bludgeon with the blood and hair upon 1t served a maddened rioter as we'll as an automatic pistol.
 The problem is how to punish persons for malicious assault and murder so regularly that punishment to fit the crime will be the expected result of the crime. That is done fairly we'll in Great Britain and better in Germany The effect is seen. In population of about 60,000,000 in England, 800 mur- ders occur in year. as against 10000 in America, whose population Is ap- proximately 100,O00,00e.
 Unfortunately for New York the reporters who "covered' the burial of arms could not say that the rusty weapons that dated back to the sos were collected by the police at a time when gun fighting was a great deal more 1common in New York than it is today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR UNDER
 MOOD


 From the Mobile Register.
 AS an amalgamator of opposing opinions, as a trainer and master of discordant and ordinarily unmanage- able elements the removed Professor Hagenbeck is a child compared to the gentleman from Alabama. I will go further and say that when he pipes they not only dance but they lie down, roll over and play dead. Nicholas Longworth, congressman. and Theodore Roosevelt's son-in- law.
 Possibly, Mir. Longworth intended this as a left-handed tribute to MT. Under- woods ability as leader, and as re- flecting upon the independence of the democratic majority in Congress; but 1t l is praise nevertheless. MT. Longworth recognizes hat the democrats "ordi- narily" are independent to the point of being discordant and unmanageable. If they lie down and play dead for MT. Underwood it is because they be- lieve in him, trust him, and are willing to submit to his judgment. It is not brutish surrender to fear, but recog- hilton of intelligent leadership and of the value of cooperation in efforts to carry forward well planned policy in the interest of the country that is to say, of the people. Mr Underwood has convinced the democrats in Con- gress-all but those from Louisiana and Colorado-and he has convinced 24 republicans also, that what he does | is wise and patriotic. This the vote taken Friday on the free sugar bill shows.
 l MT. Underwoods line of action has
 been defined by Mir. Underwood him. self, who said recently: If I could aid in writing on the statutes books
 laws that would equalize the burdens of taxation, make the wealth of the coun- try carry its fair share of the taxes to support the government and lift from I the backs of the masses of the people | the inequitable load of taxes they are compelled to carry, due to the fact that our taxes are levied on consumption and not on wealth, should accom- plish vast deal of good for the Amer ican people, a result worthy of the ambition of any man who desires to accomplish results for the good of his country"
 He is honestly striving to accom- plish these results, and those who are associated with him in Congress are ready to believe as he believes and act as he acts. In the accomplishing | of such results, they are willing to 1 lie down, roll over and play dead"
 or do anything within reason, that their leader asks them to do.
 The report printed yesterday morn ing said that MT. Underwood was at
 no time embarrassed by the tactics of
 the opposition" He was not embar-
 rassed by the arguments of the .oppo-
 sition and he was loyally supported
 by the democratic majority. And the secret of the matter Is that MT. Un- derwood had justice and the peoples welfare on his side as well as party l loyalty. His success in carrying the measure through, by the handsome vote of 19S to 103, was one of the sev- eral brilliant victories of his congress i sional career-victories that have been achieved uniformly by the exercise of a combination of wisdom, frmness, readiness and good nature as rare as it l is admirable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

says they used to tell it when he was boy.'
 T always come to your restaurant for my noon lunch, Klipson, because there's no danger of ever finding it crowded"
 T beg your pardon, sir, for letting the train of my dress get under your feet. I'll remove it as soon as I can.'
 "Borus, come and let's have a square meal I won 5 from Naggus by reading your last story through without stop ping
 3 Dearie, l wouldn't mind what any body says; know you could have mar ried long ago if the right man had coms along. g."-Chicago Tribune
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
A LESSON FOR ARROGANCE.

A LESSON FOR ARROGANCE. Who bubbles forth with Myrtle" And s auto car turns turtle. Then tries to right it vainly, May think, and think profanely, But finds. ere long that scowling, Or e'en a knack for growing Won't mend the situation, Nor soothe his aggravation. Soon OCT the hills comes .bobbin' A farmers faithful Dobbin And hope dawns like the morning To one who erst was scorning Such tranquil locomotion, When that he had no notion How fate, to make him humble, Would give his pride a tumble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
Roosevelt's Mistake

Tt seems to be believed by men of keen political observation that President Taft will be nominated in the Chicago convention" said Samuel Wade of Mill waukee q used to have great admira- ton for Colonel Roosevelt. but I think he made serious mistake in coming out against Taft. Roosevelt is very strong in the west and if he were the nominee of the republican party he could carry many states and would stand good chance of being elected. But he cannot be nominated.
 The sentiment against third termism
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
Taxing Wealth Rather Than Povert,

Speaking for the supreme court in 1895, when the five to four decision reversing the policy of one hundred years was rendered, Chief Justice Full Ter said: "We have considered the act only in respect of the tax on income derived from real estate and from in vested personal property and have not l1dmmented. on So much of it as bears
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
WON'T HURT UNDERWOOD
From the Chattanooga News.

MT. Underwood has not appealed to us, except as a very able southern man. whose modesty and good sense atone to an extent for his conservatism, but we do not think attacks on him like those in the Atlanta Journal, based on the fact that his parents were unionists. south. lives in it and has for many years represented southern district in Congress. The south is proud of him, too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
KIND PROVIDENCE
he Kansas City Times.

From the kansas City Times.
 A Macon undertaken has a happy thought to offer He says he's attended to lots of tramps who have gone to sleep on railroad tracks, but never yet has he found a broken whisky bottle in their pockets. The whisky bottles always re- main intact. There are some compensa- tions in the undertaking business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
LIST A KANSAS GIRL

While a crowd of Johnson and Frank lin county men were out hunting wolves the other day Isabel Oshel, farmers daughter, killed the only wolf the men had a chance to capture. Miss Oshel is 15 years old. She saw wolf run into barn on the Anderson farm near Olaths Closing all the doors and stopping all the ways of escape Miss 0shel did not run for help. Arrning herself with a club she went in and knocked the wolf in the head, killing him.
 Kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
REELECrIoNs Or AnAcuE1nu

From the New York Press
 Great lies from little fibbings grow.
 A woman's laugh is her most natural disguise for sigh.
 There's no way you can be bigger fool to man with a fad than to have Ia different one of your own.
 One cause of the high cost of Twin 2 is how the men folk have to rent houses big enough to hold the women .'olk's handboNes.
 A man can be patience personified at catching fish. but when it comes to dol . lars he wants to grao them right out of the air.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
STRANGE FATALITY
From Berllne Correspondence New Tor Times

From Berline Correspondence New York
 Times.
 One of the strangest of the many fatali- ties which have accompanied the conquest of the air in Germany resulted in the tragic death of the foreman of the Par seval advertisement airship last night.
 The airship. which has made itself familiar to Berlin folk the past year through it's nightly flights for the display of illuminated advertisements, had just finished its cruise and landed with it's ac- GUS toned ease before it's shed on the Johannisthal flying grounds near Berlin. The landing squad, commanded by Bal
 loon Master Nobers, was about to guide the nose of the airship into the shed when sudden gust of wind caught the vessel squarely amidship, flinging it around and upward so violently that the men who had been holding the airship down with ropes had to let go in order not to be dragged away.
 l Only Nobers held fast, and in a moment he was 600 feet aloft with a wire bound rope tightening itself around his neck and slowly strangling him. The airship's crew in the air-above heard Nobers cries of distress, but thought they were shouts | from the workmen far below
 Meanwhile the airship was careening madly over the fields and forests at the rate of forty miles an hour with Nobers i body hanging in the rigging and battered by the treetops and other objects against | which the Parseval crashed.
 | As the airship approached Diesdorf the crew pulled the ripping cord and landed ! in field. To their horror Nobers lacer- ated body, from which almost all the clothes had been torn. was discovered en- 1 tangled in the rigging under the ship.
 The airship itself was undamaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
HIS uNLUCKY DAY.

There was a man of manner staid Who had a little wife, And though but ninety pounds she
 weighed
 She led him such a life, That he was often heard to say, When sure she couldn't hear, :Alas, upon my wedding day I should have shed a tear.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
HIGHLY MISLEADING.

Pm afraid Mrs. Buffins takes life too seriously
 "A great many married women do."
 For instance, if you should ask where Mir Buffins was and he happened to be down in the cellar working with the fur mace, Mrs. Buffins would say, 'Henry's gone below in such a tragic tone that you would feel sure he was dead.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Some men up north are foolish enough to think there gre enough re- override the postmasters. There are not enough. These are strictly postmaster states so far as republicanism is con- cerned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Missouri repels with indignation the report that the houn' dawg song was written in Germany. The ozarks are not located in Germany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The stars and stripes at the north pole Hops in salute to the Norwegian banner which would fan the people u, the south pole cool ir there were any lingering there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

If China adopts the single tax many Chnamen who wear a one-piece bus mess suit and have handful of rice will go untaxed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

husband and wife were candi- dates on rival tickets in a school elec- tion in New Jersey town. Coming events cast their shadows before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
A WELCOME VISITOR.

Who hath a bubbling nature
 That's quick to overflow, Can make old Trouble move along >
 And put an end to woe. Whose smile Is ever ready On dark days to appear, Can tighten loads of grief profound
 And fill the world with cheer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The favorite game at present is "del- egage, delegate, who's got the dele gate?p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The steam roller may not work well
 in the Massachusetts primaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
CARELESS

In days of old
 The knights were bold And followed glory's path, But when twas cold, a'E We. have been told,
 They seldom took a bath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The rough riders should naturally gravitate to Hillsville, va.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
THE PASSING OF JOHN SMITH

John Smith, respected citizen of Pumpkin Ridge. hit balky mule with a pitchfolk last Tuesday. He leaves a wife and six children.-Macon, Mo, Times Democrat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

There is no volcano under the Pan- anna canal, but there are sinister trans continental interests trying to con- trol 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Capital and Population southward

The Baltimore Manufacturers Record thirtieth anniversary number, published last month. showing what the south had done in these 30 years, came out In the nick of time" said a member of the Chamber of Commerce. ''No industrial publication has ever been so widely read or so favorably commented upon as the Manufacturers Records handsome sou venir. It presented southern resources and southern enterprise and southern pos abilities truthfully, exhaustively and at- tractively.
 That anniversary edition made its ap- pearance as the south was entering upon new era of prosperity. boom IS starting in this section that will eclipse all former booms. Capital and popula- ton are turned southward in a larger measure than in any previous year and the Manufacturers Record Is aiding greatly in this fresh development
 Southern agriculture and southern lumber interests, as well as southern min eral interests invite large capital South ern expansion will be greatly in evidence within the next six months, and in five years from now the greatest optimists and prophets will be surprised at the vast progress the south has made
 UnderwOod's Growing Strength
 Every week seems to bring greater strength to Congressman Underwood as a candidate for the presidential nomina- tion," said W. J. Farrar of Philadelphia T am not in close enough touch with party workers or party leaders in my state to know how the Pennsylvania del- egation will vote on the early ballots in the Baltimore convention, but democrats of the rank and file, like myself, speak strongly in favor of the Alabama states man.
 Woodrow Wilson was quite favorite a few months ago and no doubt he still has many air,irers in the east, but 1t seems to be generally thought that the New York, New England and Pennsyl- vania delegations will assist in nominat- ing either Harmon or Underwood.
 T would th.rk the entire south would be for Underwood because this section has had no man in public life since the a0s who combiped so many fine qualities for the presidency as Underwood The ex-Confederate generals and statesmen formed a great galaxy of talent, but as matter of course they were not avail able. Now the war Is far past and Un- derwood has developed since the bitter feeling died out. He would, if nominated, receive the hearty support of the northern democracy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The Roosevelt boomers must stand up in Massachusetts, and be counted. and quit yelling fraud
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Dr. Wiley is also to become a con tributing editor. This sort of thing is becoming popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The kindergarten class in republics is fast filling up. Siam Is the latest applicant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

value in connection with operations. By using it patients will be kept from blesd- Ing profusely." N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

A missouri man hit his wife with a pound of butter. He seemed to think a soft answer would turn away wrath.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Chicago, too. votes on woman suf- frage in April. That town is keep ing fully up with the procession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Captain Amundsen will lecture in Australia until Captain Scott has . chance to report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Moonshne whisky is at the bottom of the troubles in the Blue Ridge dis trict of Virginia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Some think Chinese wall should be built along the Mexican border, and then let them scrap it out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Miss Sylva Plank khurst says window breaking is not violence, although it is rude and unladylil<e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Oh, for just one day that would fry the tar out of the asphalt pavements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The money trust may be lurking un- der the water power trust
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
MULTIPLIED KNOCKS.

MUTT LED hNOCkS.
 ''I am glad to hear you eating your soup with so much enjoyment, Uncle Richard" .Yes, that's a very amusing story, old chap. but here's the way my grandfather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

The colonel declines to begin nes- toring until he is fury so years old He says that is soon enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
NOT APPRECIATED.

NOT APPRECIATED. The bard who feels his soul inspired To write a famous lay, Oft makes the neighbors very tired With what he has to say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

THE LUCKLEsS BROTHER He tried to take things as they came, But gave it up at last. In truth. he was not much to blame, They came so thick and fast. And mostly troubles. What a, life That weary mortal leads, Who has a heart with anguish rife, Where endless sorrow feedsl
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20
AI.ASl HOW TRIrEl

AIfAS. fiIJW IfUbE In this old world things are not always what they seem. Trixie Friganza was born O'callahan. .-s ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-20

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala' postoffice as second-class matter under act of Congress March 3. 1879.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-02
ALDERMAN EXPLAINS
NEGATIVE VOTE
Cobolini Tells Why He Voted
Against Accepting the Work of
Paving Contractors.

Explaining has vote of mo- in
yesterdays meeting of the city
council wherein he voted against
the acceptance of the street paving,
Alderman Louis Cobolini addresses
the following letter, through The
Herald. to the council and the pub
lie:
MY communication of May %,
1912, addressed to this city council,
was kindly received and lays peace
ably in the Office of the city secre-
tary. The answer to the communi-
cation by City Engineer Davis, pre-
scented to the city council on June
4, 1912, died the same death.
A second communication from
me, presented on June IL, received
the same cordial attention, and the
matter is ended.
Why was not my claim investi-
gated? Is 1t advisable that the opin-
ion of one of the members of this
city council should be so stifled?
The administration. or rather the
working majority. was elected on a
progressive and business policy.
/ will thank the mayor, Mr.. Cole.
If the communication I addressed to
him on May % be given some at
tention.
For the undersigned t open an
issue today in this city council is
for many reasons impracticable. At
this late hour | do not expect a re-
consideration of the prejudiced re-
port made by the committee. This
committee did 0 deem ii proper to
consider my right of argument and
the proven facts | submitted uphold
ing my claims and position.
In conclusion, | voted no for the
following reasons:
Over 5000 was paid by the
contractors for Rio Grande silt, to
be used for cushion. between the
blocks, and for top dressing. If
sand had been used in accordance
with specifica ions, it would have
cost the company more than $4,000.
q will not agree to pay for re-
tention walls, as contractor guar
antted pavement to stay for five
years.
3@Specifications called for re-
moval of all stHmps, roots and other
vegetable matter, and for this extra
/ do not agree Il payr4 "
4-The city should not be made
to pay for removal of pavement; for
instance, that in front of the post
Office.
The only Legitimate charge. in my
opinion, is on the removal Of 1000
yards of material over a distance as
fully specified in contract. Asking
respectful consideration, | remain,
LOUIS COBOLINI, Alderman"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-02
Burt E. inkley
Funeral Director and
Embalmer
Notice.

Notice to all parties whose taxes
are delinquent to the City of
Brownsville, Texas.
All parties whose taxes are de-
inquent to the City of Brownsville,
are hereby notified that the
Delinquent Tax Roll of said City
will be published during the present
and after said publication,
as is required by law. suit will be
Immediately instituted for the col
lection of said delinquent taxes.
All those whose taxes are delin-
quent to said City of Brownsville,
may save further costs in the
and avoid their names appear
ing as delinquent tax payers in said
publication by paying up their
taxes.
NJ. ]. GARCIA,
City Tax Collector.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-02
Passengers Hike In.

1t has been suggested that II
Captain Head wants real experi-
enced walkers for the Brownsville
Rifles he might we'll try 10 enlist the
passengers on the train from Point
Isabel to Brownsville Sunday night.
The train was making unusually
good time until it came within four
miles of Mesquite when bang" she
busted" The passengers waged
merciless war On the mosquito but
the enemy always returning to the
attack finally drove them to hike to
Brownsville. 1t was about 2:30
Monday morning when the last
straggler reached the city.
Some OF those who walked in were
George Murphy. w. Fl. P~utegnat, W.
Gay and .. L.. Kowalski.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-02
GROWING INTEREST
IN BALL GAME
Rival Teams Getting Ready for Hot
Fight on Glorious Fourth-Bene-
fit of Civic League.

Excitement is quite high in base
ball circles owing to rumors that the
Invincibles have secured a profess
sional pitcher for the game to be
played on the Fourth No knows
from whence comes this pitching
wonder, but the BILLS" are feeling
queer.
The practice of both teams is pro-
crossing satisfactorily and from the
classy work of some Of the boys it
may be that Brownsville will have a
bunch of live ones at the worlds
championship series.
The ladies of the Civic League will
be on the streets today in full force,
and will have tickets enough 10 ac-
commodate all. Help along the
good work OF identifying your city.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-02
SWAT THE FLIES
BOYS AND GIRLS
Prizes Offered by Civic League to
Boy or Girl Killing Largest Num-
Der of Flies.
NJ. j. GARCIA,
City Tax Collector,

1st Prize-Sixteen Dollars and
fifteen cents to the boy or girl kill
ing the largest number Of flies. (The
Grand Theatre donates $6.15 of this
amount.)
End Prize-Five Dollars to the one
killing second largest number.
3rd, 4th, 9Th, 9th and 7th prizes
donated by the Brownsville Her
ald)-0ne dollar to each of the five
next largest scores.
Flies must be turned in to the
city secretary at the city hall on Sat-
urday afternoons, and a special Of
fcer will be detailed to measure
them, and proper credit will be given
contestants.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-02

At His Old Position Mike Fall
vella is again in his old position as
pressman and makeup man on The
Herald. Mr.. Falvella arrived from
Corpus Christi Sunday. Mrs. Fall
vella and little daughter will follow
soon.