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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
CHRISTMAS AT ELLIS ISL AND

From the Christian Herald.
II OR days Ellis Island had kept the
secret of the kindly plan worked
out by the missionaries and ap-
proved by officials-of giving Christmas
surprise party to the children, small and
large, of 10 or l2 nations. The missionary
had much to do this day. She hurried
into the side entrance of the huge build
ing, interminably vibrant, like some gil
gantic hopper, shaking day and night,
Sitting into the country citizens in the
raw, But to her-to all the missionaries
who work here at the gateway of the
nation-the immigrant is not part of so
much raw material, but a personal equa-
tion man, woman or child with indi-
vldual wants, secret griefs and fears,
trembling aspirations and great hopes for
the future. Most of these port mission
aries are foreign-born themselves; many
came over In the steerage and landed at
Ellis Island; all know exactly how it is
with the bewildered newcomers.
The missionary ran up the steps to the
women's detention quarters on the second
floor She was laughing and painting. for
feet had the willingness of. a young girls.
She waved to a man in uniform, sitting by
a door, whose sign said warningly, mo
admittance." He opened it for her, she
passed into the room of the women, and
they fell upon her like a swarm of To-
Gusts. She made a sign to an attendant,
and, with the netted bag held high over
her head, ran out, still laughing. To-
gether they went down long corridors
white tiled and immaculate, to the big
dining room, where 1900 hungry voyagers
can sit at table. Here everything was
hustle and brilliance, for this was the
room chosen for the Christmas party.
Two great, sparkling trees were flanked
by long tables, and these were being
piled high with presents for old and young.
just few touches here and there and
everything was ready.
Then the music struck up. and from the
tiled corridor came the sound of heavy
shuffling feet trying to march. as the
doors of the detention rooms were thrown
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courage. Like Galveston after the
flood, Dayton realized that there must
be concentration of its every energy
if it hoped to overcome the results of
the catastrophe which had befallen it.
Hence the abolition of its board of
mayor and aldermen and the substi-
tuition of a compact commission which
will advise the general manager" in
the work of reconstruction and ad-
yancement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
A COMPANION IN TROUBLE.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Cleveland man was in Paris last
summer and his wife was with him.
He knew no French and his wife was
equally IMMERSED. Strange to say. this
didn't bother her in the least, while II
was a constant annoyance to her hus-
band.
One morning the lady started out for
the Bon Marche with the understanding
that the husband would be at the main
entrance waiting for her at exactly
noon.
WE'LL he started for the famous shop
of shops and found he had lost his
bearings. He noticed little man
standing by the curb, little man with
a curled mustache, and marched boldly
up to him. Then he cleared his throat
and said.
"Pardonny, musher. I weesh to go
zee Bong-Bung-Bun 1t all, I'll
never get that ON right"
Same here" said the little man.
Lets have a drink"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
No Right 10 Complain

While business has been somewhat
quiet during the last few weeks. the year,
as whole, has witnessed high degree OF
prosperity in Birmingham" said John l..
Parker. MY own business has been far
ahead of that of 1872 1t kept up well
through the fall and is brisk now. Most
of our merchants are doing a fine holiday
business. AS far as / can learn, none
has any right to complain.
There are many indications of boom
in the Birmingham district in 1914. The
pay rolls win be larger than ever, and
with all of us big pay rolls mean a great
volume of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
STREET LIGHTING BY CLOCK
Ecro,, the Lt1eotrical VVorId


In the little city of Leetonia, O., the
street lamps are controlled by a home
made time switch operated by an orll-
nary alarm clock. A circular piece of me.
tai soldered to the alarm winding key
wraps a heavy cord about it as the alarm
rings and is attached to the cord, g
knife switch acting as lever. This with
draws a sliding bar from beneath O
weight. which in falling jerks a rope at
tached to circuit breaker. Once a day
the superintendent winds the clock ard
sets the alarm at the proper hour for
switching the lamps into the circuit. BY
reversing the hooks. and resetting ths
alarm. the lamps are extinguished at day
break.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
MAKING A CHOICE

From the Washington Star.
In striving to get away from practical
politics. said Professor Hibrow I'VE
are likely to attempt to cure the ills of
society by methods too subtle and intangi-
suits H1
II get you." replied the plain person.
But at that I'd rather trust to a faith
healer than ward heeler.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
WHY MEN OF 40 DIE
he New Yorld Herald

From the new 1OTiu 11erdlu.
The Canadian minister of finance, dis
cussing before the annual meeting of life
insurance presidents on Thursday even
ing in New York the question of deaths
in middle life. touched the heart of our
most serious medical problem. Much has
been said of the lengthening of average
human life by medical advance, but it is
literally true that the expectation of life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Mrs. Pankhurst has now declared that
she will forego all sleep until released
from prison. Turn about is fair play con-
sidering the fact that the noted militant
leader has kept London police awake for
several months past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
AS THRILLS THE HARP

By Amelia R0bblns
The soul imbued with higher thought
With gods of clay is not content
OF fraii materials these are wrought
And find their primal element
Mortals are tuned to strains sublime.
As thrills the harp meath noble themes
BY soulful fingers touched. Brief Time
The brighter seems for kindling dream
That with Immortal luster shine
That cling not to the clod. but wing,
In soul desires, to the divine
Tranquility and sheltering.
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open and the wondering occupants poured
forth. Too often the singing of our bor-
rowed national hymn Is a perfunctory
thing. But when America" is sung in
hating English or wordessly. by 500 men
and women who have sold their all,
turned their backs on the homes Of their
forefathers, and are standing at the gate
way of the promised land, then Sweet
Land of Liberty bursts forth as a prayer
That hymn to liberty was a great sob
full of pent-up, inexpressibe emotion.
Those faces, swarthy or pale, glowing
with something that was to them new
hope, almost a new religion. held tre-
mendous Significance
Two lines of attendants were formed
and the men advanced singly. Hat and
cap in awkward hands. they moved
eagerly toward the tables. As they filed
by they received packages of stockings,
handkerchiefs, fruits, German honey cake
and-apparently most welcome of ALL
two cakes apiece of scented soap. Tia
popularity of those cakes of scented soap
WAS instant and overwhelming. Certainly
none of the other gifts seemed so to de-
light the grown-ups, even when tentative
nibbles proved conclusively that they
were not exactly certain of the nature
and purpose of the highly perfumed white
cakes.
The women and girls climbed on benches
to watch the men and boys received their
presents These folk had not been long
enough in the new world TO set aside the
customs of the old, where the dominant
male comes first always and at Ellis
Island they were wise enough to conform
to age-long prejudice. But when the men
had passed into the corridors the subdued
chatter threatened to burst into riotous
gayety. Grandmothers and girls alike bub-
bled over as their arms We're piled with
gay handkerchiefs. warm stockings, RIB
bons. candy, fruit and cake while the lit
tie tots hugged dolls and all manner of
toys and good things to eat. They were
all very polite and grateful and every
manner of courtesy accompanied con-
tinuous murmur of blessings and polygiot
thanks.
with all his force to the stanchion. For
an instant 1T seemed to him that his
arms were being torn from their sock
cts. He heard cry, above the roar Of
the storm, from one of the crew who
saw their predicament. and then, with
a mighty wrench. the on-rushing water
flung them over the rail as though they
had been two bits of cork.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

An Iowa woman recently obtained $4,000
damages from man who slapped her
jaw. She probably would have been well
on the road to financial success had she
oheyed the saviors injunction to turn
the other cheek
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
RURAL INVESTIGATION

From Lippincott's Magazine.
A month-old Jersey calf was nibbling at
the grass in the yard and the summer girl
eyed 1t doubtfully.
Tell me- she said. turning impulsively
to her hostess docs it really pay to keep
as small COW as that?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

A Kansas City judge has fined an In
dustrial Worker of the World $500 for
saying. TO hi with the court" One
may soon be face to face with the high
cost of profanity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

often responsible for cases of blindness
by steaming wood alcohol into the eyes
of their customers 1t has long been
known that their constant conversation
is injurious to the ears of their victims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

The new United States ambassador to
France has. taken up aeronautics. His
ayocation might be taken to substantiate
recent statements that American diplo-
mats are usually high flyers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Senator owens says elastic currency
will be the nations Christmas gift to the
people 1t will have to stretch consld-
erably to be as valuable as the one given
last year-the parcel post.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

This is pot council of despair" said
Chairman Hilles to the meeting of the
republican national committee. Mr.. Hilles
seems to have imbibed cheerfulness from
his old employer. Mr.. Taft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Ralph Lopez is evidently another Mexi-
can who has succeeded In making amer
lean authorities adopt a waiting game"
to bring about his downfall
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

The deer season closed in Maine yester-
day with a death total of 10000 animals
and II human beings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

The limellght in which Captain Hobson
has been bas1ing during the past few days
may yet turn out to be that of lemon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Syracuse IN. Y.) Herald Whenever
Richmond Pearson Hobson gets new
hobby he rides it, as he did the Merrimac.
almost TO death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
GLAD HAND FOR COTTON GLOVE

The Mexican revolution seems to have
passed out of the comic opera class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

An Order of Oaks has been instituted
at Mobile. 1t Is not an outgrowth of
Joe Johnston's Acorns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Considering the present high price of
eggs. 1t probably would be safer to insult
the American eagle than the American
hen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Those who have put off their Christ
mas shopping should get busy at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

The Order of Carabao has discovered
that Mr.. Bryan doesn't think much of
jokes when he is their butt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Perhaps Sylvia Pankhurst stays awake
in order to remain constantly busy devils
ing new schemes of devilment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17
COMMENTS ON HoBsoN

Macon (Ga) Daily Telegraph; Hobson
is afflicted with maximum of words ana
a minimum of sensible IDEAS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

almost 10 death.
Huntsville Mercury Banner: The high
ly exciting introduction of the petition
of the prohibtionists before Congress by
Mr. Hobson was scarcely expected by the
conservative temperance people, but 1t
was Hobsons S opportunity to again play 10
the galleries and vaunt himself before
the world as the one specially called TO
lead the people, and he could not resist
his temptation to exploit himself. The
presence of the delegates in the galleries
was all right as long as they conformed
to the rules, but as Congressman Barthold
remarked, suppose 1000 German Americans
had assembled there to encourage their
representative in a movement for can
teen law, and had acted as -boisterously
as did the prohibitionists, what would
have been the verdict of the prohibition
papers? The true Christian spirit is to
bear and forbear.
Pensacola News: Hobson may get some
of the applause, but everybody feels sure
that Oscar Underwood will get the votes.
louisville Courier-Journal: Look who's
here! We have with us Hero Hobson. This
time he is the hero of a prohibition dem
onstration In the House of Representa-
tives.
Prohibition is not now, never has been,
and never will be. national issue. All
attempts to make it so are vicious in prin-
ciple and abortlve in effect. Such ques-
tions as whether a man shall drink whisky
or drink tea or coffee or uncertified milk
or soda water or other beverages, or
whether he shall eat gumdrops or taffy
are not subjects for national legislation
or agitation. Mr.. Hobson, who Is more
demagogue than ignoramous knows this
as well as anyone else knows it, His gal
ery speech in the House was the merest,
most transparent, buncombe for Ala
bama.
Mr. Underwood's dignifed declination to
make the House of Representatives the
arena of Alabama politics reflects credit
upon him. 1t would have been easy to
answer Mr.. Hobson and 1t would perhaps
have been temptation to a man with
less work on hand. and more time at his
disposal.
Pittsburg Gazette Times: We doubt the
accuracy of Richmond Pearson Hobson' s
information that the liquor interests have
gathered up s5,Ooo,Ooo to keep him out of
the United States Senate. If the people
Of Alabama have their good judgment
working it is at least 81, ,se9. 1899 more than
anyone needs to raise for a purpose SO
laudable.
Houston (Tex.) Daily Post: Hobson
says the liqunor interests have raised So.
00e, 600 to keep him out of the Senate
Then the liquor interests are fools. Why
waste 100000 on job that Hobson will
perform for nothing?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

TELEPHONE
Bell (prfvate exchange connecting -"
deparfments), Main 490o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Houston (Tex) Daily Post: Hobson
says the liqunor interests have raised S.
Coco to keep him out of the Senate.
Then the liquor interests are fools. Why
waste 100000 on a job that Hobson will
perform for nothing?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-17

Pensacola News: Hobson may get some
of the applause. but everybody feels sure
that Oscar Underwood will get the@yotes.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-02
AVONDALE PLANT
DISPOSED OF TO
A FILM CONCERN
Delaware Company Expects to
Make Improvements and En-
pIOy 1000 Hands.

Announcement was made today of
the sale of the East Nutley plant of
the New York Motor Works Com
pany. The entire property has been
disposed of to the Film Company of
Delaware Tt is the intention of the
latter concern to take hold at an
early date
The Film Company viii n1anufac-
ture moving picture show equipment
and, ii Is claimed, will give employ
ment to at least 1000 hands. More
buildings will be erected and other
improvements made, The present
factory is located on a plot of sew
eral hundred acres, which will allow
the Film Company all the room nee
essary for immediate manufacturing
purposes.
Robert B. Stoutenburgh, of 9 Clin-
ton street, was the agent in the trans
action. The consideration in the deal
was $3.50, ,00O George Dininny, of New
York. was the agent for the owners
of the property.
The plant of the New York Motor
Works Company is located near the
washington avenue crossing of the
Erie railroad, in the Avondale section.
1t was built about ten years ago for
the purpose of manufacturing
matches. A cOStly set Vi HidSiiiiiciS
was installed in the brick structure
and a spur built from the Erie rail-
road directly to the main structure.
In the building work the most modern
construction material was used.
1t was said at the time that the in
tention of the builders was to fight
the match trust. The firm went along
for several years, and then failed.
Other concerns later used the build
ings.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-02
POLICE CAPTAIN IS
INDICTED IN PROBE
OF W|RETAPPERS
Dominick Riley, Who Retired
Because of lll-health, Accused
of Taking Bribe.

NEW YORK, Dec. IA former po-
lice captain, Dominick Riley, was in
dicted for bribery today by the grand
jury in connection with the alleged
conspiracy between the police and
wire tapping swindlers.
Riley is accused of accepting $1,000
In return for granting the swindlers
police protection.
This Indictment is the first to re-
suit from the sweeping investigation
conducted by the district attorney
and is still in progress. The chief
witnesses before the grand jury were
members of wire tapping gang, some
of whom admitted Jnat they had
swindled various persons out of thou
sands of dollars by pretending that
they could tap the telegraph wires to
get advance information regarding
sporting events.
A bench warrant was issued for
Riley's Arrest, but it was understood
that-f1e~ wbuiyf surrender himself vol
unfairly this afternoon. Riley re-
Gently retired from the police force
on the ground of i'll health.
District Attorney Whitman expects
to learn the details by which the
operators of the wire-tapping game.
olairvoyants and fortune tellers have
conducted their business. One of his
chief infoImants is a wealthy widow
who arrived here today from Chicago.
This woman inherited 100000 from
her husband, but lost half of it here,
it was said, through the efforts Of the
swindlers. The district attorney
would not disclose her name, but 1t
was said that she would testify be-
fore the grand jury tomorrow.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-02
POLICE SHOOT into
MOB, KILLING MAN
Three Wounded Also, During
Riot of Striking Indianap-
oils Teamsters.

, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. g.
Claud Lewis, a negro, was killed and
three men were wounded, one prob
ably fatally, this afternoon when six
special police officers, riding on an
ice wagon, shot into a crowd which
tried to stop the wagon in Indiana
avenue The special officers were
taken to the police station, but it was
said they would be released as soon
as they made statement.
Various makeshifts have been de-
vised to take the place OF transfer
wagons Italian fruit vendors, with
their pushcarts, are reaping a rich
harvest, and boys, with boxes placed
on wheels taken from discarded baby
carriages, are in great demand.
The hotels are taking care. of their
transient guests by transporting
trunks to and from the railway and
interurban stations on hand trucks
propelled by porters.
Fewer arrests had been made up to
noon today than during the same pc
riod yesterday.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-02
LEGAL TANGLE IN
ESCAPE AND ARREST
Lawyer Contends Frederick
Dreher, Who Got Away from
Officers, Is Illegally Held.

Did Frederick M. Dreher make an
escape from court attendants at the
Court House yesterday afternoon or
Jail Illegally? Those two questions
have stirred up considerable talk at
the Court House today.
One thing is' sure, Dreher got away
from court attendants who were
taking him back to the county Jail
about o'clock last night shortly af-
ter he had been placed on probation
by Judge Harry v. Osborne, after
having pleaded guilty to charges in
volving the theft of an automobile.
After being examined and registered
by the probation officer, Dreher was
told he was free to go. but before he
got out of the Court House he was
taken into custody by a court officer
who informed him he was wanted on
warrant in Monmouth county,
charging him with forgery.
While being led out of the basement
of the Court House on the way to the
Jail wagon with a number of other
prisoners Dreher in some manner
slipped his hands from the cuffs that
bound him to the other prisoners and
fled across Market street to freedom
before the court officers could get
after him.
Four hours later, he gave himself
up to Chief of Detectives Frederick
Weimer at the Court House and was
taken to the Jail for the night. When
he surrendered he was accompanied
by Selick j. Mindes, his counsel and
the surrender was made under pro-
test.
Mr.. Mindes claims that there is
nothing to legally hold Dreher in the
county jail, as the only basis for the
claim of Monmouth county on the
man is a search warrant sworn out
several months ago for the search of
some. TRUNKS in Dreher's possession.
This search warrant was satisfied.
and even If it had not, would not
act as a warrant for the arrest of
Dreher for the Monmouth county Off
GERS
Dreher is charged with stealing the
automobile of Mortimer Davis, by
whom ne was employed as chauf-
feur. The automobile was later re-
covered having been abandoned at
Interlaken. The trouble he is in in
Monmouth county arises out of an al
legged effort to obtain money from a
bank in this city by means of check
to which he had forged the name of
man named Robinson. of Asbury
Park. by whom Dreher was employed
as a chauffeur in August last.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-02
ASSERT D|PHTHER|A
EPIDEMIC IN BABIES
HOSPITAL IS ENDED
Soho Authorities Declare Eight
cen Patients Are Do
ing Well.

DR.. II, E. Ricketts,, superintendent
of the Newark Isolation Hospital. at
Soho, today said that the eighteen
| Idiphtheria patients recently taken
there from the Babies Hospital, this
city, We're doing as well as could be
lexpected. lie said that none We're
danEef f5tfsfy IT One or the stricken
nurses was in a dangerous condition,
but is now reported TO have passed
the crisis.
OF the eighteen patients taken from
the Babies Hospital twelve of them
were babies. The others were nurses
who became infected as a result of the
epidemic. The Babies Hospital has
been quarantined since the outbreak
and every precaution taken to prevent
further spread of the disease
At the Board of Health offices today
II was admitted that there had been
an outbreak of diphtheria at Newark
Institution. No one could be found at
the offices yesterday who would admit
that such was the case, and Health
officer David d. Chandler could not
be located either at his office or at his
residence.
The first of the diphtheria cases at
the Babies Hospital, the Board of
Health officials say, was discovered on
November H. The infant that was
stricken was Immediately sent to the
Soho Hospital. The malady spread
rapidly, and on the following day two
babies and one nurse were sent TO
Soho.
On November 10 three nurses were
found TO be affected and were sent to
the isolation institution.
On November 20 two more babies
were found to be infected, and on No
vember 81 another baby became a VIC
tim On November 28 three more
babies We're afflicted with the disease.
Two days following another baby was
stricken, and the following day an
other nurse was taken i'll with the
same disease.
On November 28 the twelfth baby
was stricken and on November 20 the
sixth nurse was found to be infected.
The Department of Health fumigated
the rooms from which the victims
were taken Immediately after the dis
covery of each case, and 1t is now be-
llieved that the epidemic has been
curbed.