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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Novelty In the Dance

one of the brightest features of the
New Orleans Times Democrat is that
found under the fancy lettering, THE
Up to- Date" All appearing under that
caption is from the pen of most bril-
liant and highly esteemed woman of
the Crescent City. A few days ago this
Is how she started off:
Her feet beneath her pctticoat.
Like little mice stole in and out
As if they feared the light;
But OH. she dances such a way.
No sun upon an Easter day
Is half so fine a sight
This quaint old verse was written
by Sir John Sucking, poet and man of
fashion of the court of Charles /, early
in the sixteenth century. says an ex-
change. The dances he referred to were,
of course. the dgnified quadrilles and
minuets popular at the time. l wonder
what the stately old cavalier would say
IL he stepped into modern ballroom at
a moment when the guests were induls-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
MEMORY

BY Thomas Bailey Aldrch.
My mind let's go a thousand things,
Like dates OF wars and deaths of King
And yet recalls the very hour
Twas noon by yonder village tower.
And on the last blue noon of MAY
The wind came brislSly up this WAY.
Crisping the brook beside the road.
Then pausing here, set down its Load
OF pine scents and shook listlessly
Two petals from that wild rose tree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
by HUGH w. ROBERTs

and securing his fee in advance, goes
pell nell with his terrible knife to
the root of disease. In the eradica-
tion of the disease he is so completely
engrossed that. he thinks not with
compassion of the suffering OF the VIC
tim. The people of Birmingham, on
the other hand, would see tho skilled
surgeon proceed In his purpose with
a tender heart. and proceed even wero
it impossible for the victim by the pay
ment of fee, to acknowledge his re-
sponsibility and discharge his obliga-
tion to society.
Again. it is that difference Of view
point.
Concrete es ~nples of this difference
are at the finger end of every news
paper man in Birmingham. The un-
healed wound. the unfed stomach, tho
nnstilled cry of suffering has become
a part of life. There was the Hender-
son case There was the case of the
woman who was sent to Memphis by
the city of Birmingham and ordered
back to Birmingham by the Associated
Charities of that city--ordered back
because. in the opinion of that branch
of the associated charities, Birmingham
had no right to dump it's afflicted on
Memphis. In the eyes of the people,
Memphis was willing that that woman's
distress continue undated while the
two cities tossed her to and fro between
them-both anxious that she fail to
become fixture, and hoping that in
some mysterious manner she might
disappear from the face of the earth
The people. furthermore realizing that
the woman might have been sent TO
the destination she was seeking at no
more expense than that required to
ship her back to Birmingham, marveled
at a system apparently so heartless,
seemingly so engrossed by "red tape"
godly
There is another case which Illus
trates the difference in viewpoint Last
Sunday morning, on page one of The
Age Herald was an account of the
plight of Henderson, the negro in dis
tress, who could not obtain succor de-
spite the fact that but for the succor
| of the people, the Associated Charities
would be compelled to close its door
tomorrow. On the next page in the
| list of deaths, was an account of the
| end of an old woman. The Asso ciat ed
| Charities perhaps failed to remember
| that that old woman once appealed for
aid, once appealed, again appealed. and
always with the same result. But news
paper men in Birmingham remember,
| for 1t so happened that in tina, period
| in which the Associated Charities in
vestigated for the purpose Of estab-
fishing the justice or unworthinoss OF
her claim, one reporter divided with
her his coal and the contents of his
pantry.
He knew that she had torn palings
from her fence for the purpose OF
warming her body. He knew that in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

Hans Wagner of hg league fame says
Al Demaree will be the star pitcher in
the forthcoming world series baseball
games. Well. we shall continue to lay
our coin on "Matty." Hans to the con-
trary Notwithstanding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

Colonel Roosevelt has declared that
Tamnany hall is the worst menace t,
New York. Mr. Roosevelt Is rather late
in delivering his opinion The public has
long been convinced of that fact.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

in the Gypsy Smith revival, will have
its first rehearsal this afternoon at
o'clock in the mammoth auditorium on
First avenue between Twenty second and
Twenty-third streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

The price ON cotton in the local mar
ket has been advancing one-eghth of 1
cent a day all the past week. If i
keeps on its present path we should hay.
16 or 17-cent cotton before Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

There was no one to meet Mrs. Pank-
hurst's press agent when that young
woman arrived in New York. Perhaps
straw that shows which way the wind
blows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

The University of Pekin is more than
800 years old "reminiscences at a place
like that mean something
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

A severe winter is predicted and
weather wise prophets say it will come
early. AT the present moment summer
Is lingering in the lap of autumn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

A taxicab driver in Iowa has fallen
piece of good luck. the chances are that
he would have acquired a fortune in
time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

The gold output of this country de-
creased during 1872 This information is
printed for the benefit of persons who
haven't noticed a decrease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

Wonder If Tennessee's '.gun-men'' will
try to shoot up the committee which
recommended that they be unseated?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

Wisconsin has an anti-gossip law which
probably does a world of good-in theory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28


pretend to show others how to make
money easily.
A fellow doesn't have to so to an agri-
cultural college to learn how to SOW wild
oats.
You may have noticed that the Hoiicr
Than Thou man who has a reserved seat
cinched in heaven is just as anxious 20
stick around this ornery old world as You
are.
The reason woman knows you can't
smell the moth. balls on her last winters
coat Is because she can smell moth balls
on other women's coats.
A man and his wife will talk it over for
two hours and then they will do it the
way she wanted it done in the first place.
A Princess is a person who can worry
because her favorite serial story is draw
Ing to close.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

REAL WONDER
We've been in many cities
And sailed from many docks
But never found a bootblack
Who did not daub our socks
youngstown Telegram.
We've been in many cities
And sailed on many ships,
But never found a waiter
Who would refuse our tips.
Houston Daily Post.
We've been In many cities
And sailed to many lands,
But never found a youngster
Who liked to wash his hands
Baltimore News
We've been in many cities.
In some meath foreign skies;
But never sew live one
That didn't advertise.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
We've been in many cities
And sailed across the sea,
But never found an actor
Without some vanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
STILL SOMETHING LAcKIl

STILL SOMETHING LACKING.
''Dobbs says he is a man of action
And so he is. Dobbs can use more ges-
lures and less common sense in an argu-
ment than any other man | ever saw"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
GETTING SLOW.

whats the matter with the medical
sharps?'
Il don't know. Why do you aslx?''
"A new serum hasn't been discovered in
nearly a week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

The pumpkin pie season is close upon
us and there is rejoicing in the land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
EXTREME CRUELTY.

Another outrage has been perpetrated
by science ON prominent member of the
vegetable kingdom"
What are you talking about?'
"A man has perfected an odorless onion
and thus robbed 1t of an attribute that
has made it justly famous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

love not to see wretchedness oer'
charged,
Ana auty In his service perishing.
.-Midsummer NiGbfs Drehm'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

EARLY GURGLEs.
Pa, what's an igloo?"
AN igloo. SON? Ahem! That's an Es-
quimaus house,
II wonder If the baby knows that?'
What do you mean, son?'
why, pa. don't you hear him saying,
igloo, igloo igloo?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
A CHRONIC THIRST.

There is nothing in a name.'
Certainly not. I know man named
Sprinkle whose throat is invariably dry"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
A REAL MONEY KING

Cold storage eggs have no real friends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
ORGANIZED CHARITY-A MACHINE

her house was no bread, no meat. lie
knew that in all the world she had no
friend. He knew that in her pody was
no health. He knew that ip her heart
was no hope. And he gave her coal
And he gave her food. And then. hav-
ing relieved her immediate needs, he
notified the Associated Charities Of her
condition.
Soon came a reply.
I'VE will Investigate" it was said.
"Organized charity" the reporter
thought sired in ice in the name OF
a cold. statistical Christ"
That night he sent more coal and
more food. The Associated Charities
investi igated-but sent no coal. no food
There was man. on the one hand and
on the other, the machine.
The machine, at the conclusion of
two weeks, in which time but fer the
charity of "the sentimental" the sub
| a rich and thoughtless Birmingham,
and in the Christmas period when
practically every individual has some
cause to rejoice. the machine. we say.
offered proof which, in its opinion, JUS
| tilted its inaction. its lack of atten-
| ton.
+ The reporter imagined that 1t was
with quite proud and boastful spirit
that proof was offered. He still be-
lieves that the machine was aappy in
that 1T had discovered a reason by
means of which 1t could excuse itself
for Withholding the hand of help
| The woman had cow This tended
to prove to the satisfaction of the ma
chine that she needed no coal for the
pit of her hearth or the pit of her stom.
ach.
The reporter knew of the cow before
the machine knew. But he did not stop
to measure the length of her tail. or to
speculate on whether or not she had
descended from ''muley' ancestor 60
one with a crumpleds horn, or whether
or not her forbears had established
kinship with that gallant heifer which
jumped over the moon.
| 1t is the difference in viewpoint.
There should be no difference. The AS
sociated Charities should formally tell
the people for what it stands, should
lay bare its sound though cold philoso-
/, ply. And the people should determine
right off the reei whether or not there
is need in Birmingham for such an in
stitution.
| 1t is our humble opinion that there is
| But we think that il there Is another
| institution which feeds without inves-
tigation - another institution which
glories In the existence of seatisasQe
and proceeds under the promptaAg ~
| the first impulse invariably one of
good--that institution should be fos-
tered and bound to the body polite
with hoops of steel and should, In the
dispensations of municipal charity, be
given consideration over all other in
stitutions which annually come WITH
hands extended for the crumbs of the
city's table
| pretend to show others how to make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

LOOKS SUSPICIOUS.
rs there any hazing being done at this
college?"
The authorities say no hazing is being
done here. but I've seen a number of new
students going through various queer ex-
ercses from which they did not appear to
derive enough pleasure to make one think
the performance was voluntary"
CHANCE TO WIN GRATITUDE.
Humanity
Doth need friend
To bring the Thaw
Case to an end
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala,
postoffice as second class matter uhdor
act OF Congress March 8, 1879.
The Washington times., 1913-06-12

fore marriage Miss Louise Chase, and
an exceedingly popular girl
=
Chauncey Hackett will return to
Washington on Friday from visit TO
the former Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. George Won L. Meyer at their sum-
mer home in Hamilton, Mass.
=
Mr. and Mrs. Ord Preston will leave
Washington the last Of this week for
San Francisco, where they will visit
Mrs. Preston's parents, Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Arthur Murray.
r
Miss Marie Adams. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Byron S. Adams. is spending
the week at Eden Hall. Pennsylvania.
attending the commencement exercises.
Miss Adams was graduated from Eden
Hall last year.
contingent OF the official, Congress
sional. and resident society who are
now In Washington, will be among the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Newman
at a garden party and dance which they
are giving this evening at their resi-
dence, Rock Creek Manor. In honor o,
Senator and Mrs. Robinson Of Arkan-
sas.
The Second Secretary OF the French
Embassy and Nine. de Lauboulaye and
their children. expect to sail next
Thursday from New York for their
home in France to spend the summer
months.
They were to have sailed today, but
on account OF the illness Of Nine. de
Laboulaye. their departure was delay
ed.
The Brazilian ambassador entertain
ed Or. Lauro Muller and his suite and
the members Of the Brazilian embassy
staff and others at an early dinner last
night. preceding the reception at the
White House.
=
There were a number of dinner par
ties at the Chevy Chase Club last night
preceding the dance, the hosts includ-
ing Commander Macmillan Burstyn,
Mrs. Mary Sherman McCalla, .Paymaster
and Mrs. Frank Sackett. Frank Ellis,
M. and Mrs. =. A WILLS. Captain and
The Washington times., 1913-06-12
Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Curran, of Ia
koma Park. d. G. announce the mar
rage of their daughter, Miss Edith
Hazel Curran. to Charles Paul Braun,
of New Haven, Conn. on June 3, 1913.
=
Mrs. James II. Been has sent out
cards announcing the marriage of her
sister. Miss Catharine Cecil Fallon. to
Walter Beall The wedding took place
Monday, June Q. in the Cathedral In
Baltimore, the Rev. DIR. Stickney Of
ficiating. After July / Mr.. and Mrs.
Beall will be at home at 35o5 New
Hampshire avenue.
=
Mrs. Abe King has returned IN ber
home in Washington, after spending the
past few weeks in Paterson. n. T. with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. MichaeIs
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Hechinper have
as their guests their son-in-iaw and
daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. William Gran
of Norfolk.
Mrs A. Levy and daughters. of TaI,s-
hassec. Fla, are the guests OF relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Sternberrer- of Nor
folk. are spending few DAYS in Wash
ington with friends.
Mrs. Alex Wolf and children, OF Flor
ence court. are spending the month ~
June In Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1913-06-12
Julia Murdock Describes Plans to
Put Movies" on High Artistic Plane

/ already has commenced. preliminary
work. Is to be known as the Lebler
VitagnAph Film Company, and 1t win
undertake to stage productions for the
movies" on a scale never before at
tempted.
The pictures which this new COM
pany proposes to place before the public
will include big spectacles, as well as
modern dramas and comedies by the
worlds foremost writer's. Plays that
have won success under the Liebler
management. when suited for the pur-
pose. also are included among the film
productions contemplated. When 1t u
remembered that the Liebler Company
has been the medium through which
''The Garden Of Allah, "The Daughter
of Heaven: Joseph and His Breth-
rem and other sumptuous spectacular
productions have been presented to the
public. some idea Of the scope Of the
intended work may be gained.
Same Department Heads
To Have Charge of Work.
Only q limited number Of productions
will be made by the company in the
course OF year. the same amount of
care being taken in the preparation Of
the picture plays as in the Century
Theater productions. The work Of the
various departments viii be undertaken
by the same department heads who con-
tributed such success to the spectacies
mentioned above, and representatives
of the Liebler Company already have
sailed for the other side. where pie
liminary preparations for the first pro-
ductions are being made.
The representatives Of both companies
have announced that they will not
abandon the work with which they have
been hitherto identified. The stupendous
productions that have gained such IA
vorable notice in the past-'The Garden
OF Allah," Joseph and His Brethern,"
George Arliss. In "Disraeli," May Ir-
win In widow by Proxy" and other
well-known attractions, will be sent on
tour early next season, as well as
numerous new plays and actors under
the management Of the Liebler COM
The Washington times., 1913-06-12
For The Times Children
Just Before It's Bedtime
THE UPSET OF THE CASTER FAMILY.

I cestor," snapped Salt. "Why the Poo
I family are as green as grass"
"How dare you call me the Pod fam.
ily," screached the Black Pepper, who
I'D to this time had said very little.
II am Of the berry family, and IL you
were not so ignorant you would know
without being told"
IF you are throwing any reflections
tard, II will say right here that our
family is as highly esteemed as the
berry or any other family, and for the
benefit of those who have not studied
will say that our family is a very large
one and Is known in all parts of the
world."' - ssrr
when you talk about old families" |"
said the Black Pepper. perhaps some
Of you may not know It but our family
is very old. Why in the middle ages a
few pounds Of pepper was reckoned a
princely present, SO you see We are not
only a very old family, but royal fam
lily as WELL"
We'll, all that may be true of you,
but your cousin Red Pepper does not
seem TO be quite SO frey as he was"
remarked the. Vinegar.
You need not remark about me"
snapped the Red Pepper. my name is
Pepper and though / am another
branch Of the family in these days. we
all warm UP to the same subject. You
cannot talk Of family. you are just Mis-
tress Vinegar and the very mention OF
your name makes ones mouth pucker
and as for Mr.. Mustard. he Is a hot
headed old fellow
Up jumped the Mustard and the Vine
gar. and in their excitement they went
over the top Of their bottles, Salt was
lust turning to see what had hap
pened when Vinegar fell in her dish anG
she turned no more.
Red and Black Pepper both shook
with anger and In a second the caster
! was upset-and the table in disorder.
The oil tried to quiet them, but she
only wasted her smoothness for the
Mustard followed in the mix-up and the
Caster family were disgraced.
II am glad l am of a younger genera
| tion." whispered the Celery Salt 10 the
Horseradish., 1.-The Caster family look
down on every one who does not live
| in their block, but now I am glad l do
not. Look at the mix-up they are in, and
there they will remain until the maid
comes In the morning."
Tomorrow: Robin Redbreast's Cherry
] pie !"
The Washington times., 1913-06-12
win Produce Huge SpectacIes
and Dramas Which Have
Won Success on Stage.

pany. The vitagraph Company also
win continue its regular releases.
Liebler's Predictions
Have An Been FULFILLED.
Theodore Liebler, the manager Of the
new company. Is enthusiastic over the
matter. In speaking of It. recently, he
declared that in his opinion the movies"
lack imagination and other qualities
that would tend to bring this class OF
amusement to its highest attainable per-
fection. 1t win be the aim of the new
company, he declared, to supply these
deficiencies. Commodore Blackton, Of
the Vitagraph Company. also has ex-
presseds himself al delighted with the
new association. He has pointed 20 the
fact that the motion picture movement
has outgrown its infancy and is being
taken seriously by a large number of
people. especially those who are more
or less directly interested in the the
atrical busines.
Years ago." said Commodore Black
ton. 'I had occasion to call upon Mr..
Liebler in connection with a matter
in which we both were interested. At
the time. I remember. Mr.. Liebler
made certain predictions as to the fu-
ture of moving pictures that seemed
highly colored, even to one as enthu-
siastic and optimistic as I was. But
time has fulfilled every one of his pre-
dictions. and I am glad that he and
his associates have decided to lend their
aid n this endeavor. I predict that the
next decade will see wonderful things
in the way Of motion photography. II
il still in its infancy. In fact. the var
nish has just been scratched on the
top. and nobody has yet quite reached
the real MATERIAL
JULIA MURDOCH.
The Washington times., 1913-06-12

I'm HE dining-room was very quiet
after the maid had put away the
last dish and closed the door,
when a sneeze was heard and
the vinegar bottle was heard to remark
in sharp tones: 1T is too bad that We
have to put up with such bad manners.
and to have to live In the same block
with them Is more than I can stand
without protesting Yes, really that
pepper family should have place far
removed from U.s."
The black pepper who had sneezed
said nothing but sank little lower into
its bottle.
Not so with the red pepper, however.
He quickly jumped to the top OF his
bottle and said: 'nf I were as sour as
you are. Mistress Vinegar. I would keep
quiet about others; why, you are so sour
that to stand you near a pan of sweet
milk would instantly spoil it.
IF It were not for your cuiet old
mother who sometimes lives with you.
everyone in this block would protest
against your being here at all AZ
I'VE should not make such fuss. al
the silver family are pecping out OF
their house to see what is hxppening."
said the oil in a soft voice. I'VE should
live in peace we are such a small fam
ily."
Il cannot understand at all why you
say We" said the Mustard growing
warm with anger. ''if that unrefned
Pepper family and that sour Mrs. Vine
ger get into a dispute, why drag all
the rest of US into It? 1 for one refuse
to be brought in
Don't You dare call me unrehned,"
screached the Red Pepper. IF We had
your fiery temper and did not control II
any better that you, Mr.. Mustard. then
We might be called unrefined. Unre-
fined. indeed"
20, dear, dear" said the salt, who
was never under cover, Il do wish you
all would keep quiet. you disturb me
| very much. And you. Red Pepper. and
your cousin Black. / wish you would not
jump up and down SO much, you are
flling the place with your fiery odor."
IF / came from the family you are
said to-" replied Red Pepper. II would
not make any remarks; why you do
! nothing but turn around everytime any
thing moves on the table. I have heard
you get the habit from an ancestor of
yours, who turned around once too often.
For my part think 1t very bad man.
| ners you are very rude, Mistress Salt"
Don't you dare speak about my an
The Washington times., 1913-06-12
LiebIer Theatrical Firm and
Vitagraph Film Company
Join in Big Movement.

"O place motion pictures on even
higher plane of usefulness
and artistic attainment than
ever before will be the endeavor
of the men who are behind one of the
biggest and most important of motion
picture movements, which was consum-
mated last Saturday. The plan is to
form, a company in which are to. be
combined the experience, skill and re-
sources of one of the largest and fore
most theatrical firms of the United
States, the Liebler Company, and those
of one of the most important of the
motion picture companies, the Vita
graph Company. This new company,
which has been incorporated, and which