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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
UNIQUE PROTEST
AGAINST BL|NDERS
Humane Society Beginning
Campaign Against Check
Reins and Binders

The humane society of Birmingham has
started an active campaign against
horse CYLINDERS" and the high check rein,
and have adopted novel way of bring
ing the matter before the public. A tall
man wearing long linen duster and a
headgear made like a halter with FLINDERS
and check rein complete is pafadlng
the streets of the city. He is utterly
unable to see except directly in front,
the hlinders obscuring the vision either
to the right or left. Lettering on the
front and back of the coat announce the
campaign the humane society has started
against the binder and check rein. The
headgear was made and donated to the
society by William Reckling.
while we have always protested
against the use of the binders and check
REIN" said Mrs. Wood, president OF the
humane society, I'VE have launched an
active campaign against these practices
which we believe are neither humane or
necessary. 1t has been proved beyond
question that the blindness so prevalent
among horses is largely due TO the use of
the binder, which prevents the circula
tion of air and causes the eye to become
unduly heated and produces irritation.
Then again so often we find the binders
DO not fit properly and dangle backwards
and forwards striking the eye of the
horse at every step. So far as the check
rein is concerned it has been shown by
competent authority that apart from the
discomfort 1t must necessarily cause the
horse it detracts from his pulling strength
and that his greater usefulness is sacri-
ficed for so-called style. We hope 20 see
both practices abolished
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
ALDR|CH EXPLAINS
THE PARCEL POST
Merchants Not Using Serv-
ice in Suburban Delivery,
He Declares

"rhe benefits Of the parcel post are
manifold" said Postmaster Truman Fl.
Aldrich, speaking before the Ad club,
at their weekly luncheon in the En-
pire cafe yesterday; ''and they will have
to be thoroughly understood by the
merchants of Birmingham before they
can derive any good from any of them >
Colonel Aldrich's talk to the Ad men
was thoroughly enjoyed, although he
rrodded them severely for their lack
of progress in regard to the parcel post.
'In other Cities" he said, "the mer-
chants and advertising agencies have
taken up the parcel post by issuing
catalogs with all the parcel post infor-
nation to their customers and pros
pective customers. They are progress
sive and alive to the opportunities of
the times. and Birmingham merchants
should be.
'On Monday we dispatched GIG parcels
and delivered in the City 1885 parcels
These parcels were all delivered in the
city, none in the suburbs. This shows
that the merchant is not, reaching out
to the suburban trace"
Mr.. Aldrich also went into the teen
nical details of explaining the benefits
derived Dy the VARIOUS zone rates IN
stead of a fiat rate "A nat rate"
he said, would have put the large mail
order houses at still greater advan-
tage than they have ever enjoyed over
the smaller merchant By the zone
system you are all ON an equal basis.
There are about $1,000 miles of rural
delivery in Alabama with practically
no express service. Does this not sug-
gest something to you? 1t means that
the parcel post will reach all of this
practically virgin territory. 1t is up to
the Birmingham merchants to advertise
and extend their rural trading or the
large mail order houses will come in
and with the aid of the parcel post win
over this large rural clientele, which
is now open to them we'll as the
Birmingham merchants"
Following the remarks of Mr. Aldrich
he was unanimously elected an honor
ary member of the Ad club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
NOT ATTEMPT TO
SUPPORT BALL CLUB

Keokuk. Ia, January 14-Miss Edna
O'Harra, general secretary of the Young
Woman's Christian association here, de-
MED that the organization planned obtain
ing subscriptions from merchants for the
KeokuS Baseball club today. 1t was re-
ported recently this was a part of the
young ladies' work TO cancel baseball on
Sundays. She said this was erroneous.
The young woman asks the question what
would the public think over such prop
osition?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
Mobile and B. A. c. Ready for Contest
M'ALEER SAYS MILAN
BETTER THAN SPEAKER
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ment named. Locally the fans cling to
the opinion that Speaker signed only
ore year contract The reason for that
belief is because President hIcAleer, in
a signed statement recently, gave It out
that while Speaker was a wondrous star
and Ty Cobb a marvellous all round work.
man, Clyde Milan had the shade on both
suburbanites; in fact that said Clyde
Milan WAS the king of the present day
flock of outfelders. II Speaker only
signed for one year last spring there
WAS probably method to the madness of
McAleers mutterings.
1t is only natural for Speaker to be
nominated the king of the fly chasers by
his own president and skilled a workman
as is Milan in the games every depart
ment, the Texan certainly has the edge
on him. To the enthusiasts in this sec
ticn of the globe either Speaker or Cobb
is the monarch of the men meandering
IN the meadows, with Milan, an unques-
toned star. trailing. So locally McAleer' s
statement is taken to mean that Iris
signed only one year contract last
spring and that pretty soon the Red Sox
chefain has got to do business with his
crack center fielder all over again. Hence,
doe snt want Iris to come too high as to
terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
JOE JACKSON SIGNS
NAP CONTRACT; is
PLEASED WITH TERMS
DID SPEAKER SIGN ONE-YEAR
CONTRACT?-METHOD IN NC
ALEER'S MADNESS

The Boston club has lot of trouble
signing Iris Speaker. its renowned center
fielder last spring. 1t was Only a few
days before the Red Sox hit the road and
started east from Hot Springs. Ark, that
McAleer and Speaker came to an under
standing onAthe salary question. Iris did
not make bones over the fact that he was
member of the hold OUT club Fur
thermore, he stated all along that the
Boston management would give him the
figure he deemed he was worth, or he
would HE back to his Texas homestead
and lead the simple life.
Nobody but those interested know what
stipend was eventually agreed upon.
However, along about April ! Speaker
signed up. The salary was never made
public Nor was the length of the esdocu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
M'LEER SAYS CLYDE
MILAN IS BETTER
MAN THAN SPEAKER
WANT MAJORS TO HOLD
TRAINING CAMPS IN PORTO RICO

apparatus and a quarter mile running
track. The Ponce High School Baseball
club has beaten every baseball team on
the island time and time again, and is
licking for new worlds 10 conquer. Thev
expect TO come to the United States in
the spring of 1914 to play with the local
high school teams A. G.. Spalding has
been requested to offer an intercolonial
cup for this series of games, and General
Wigate has promised to give his aid to-
waro bringing the matches off. The New
York High school boys have expressed
a strong desire to tackle the Porto Rican
schoolhoys in field games, as well as
bs seball. The Ponce ball players belong
to the best families on the island, and.
so soon as they graduate, come to the
United tSates for the purpose of attending
college"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
SENATORS TO TRAIN
IN CHARLOTTESVILLE

Charlottesville. Va, January H-Clark
Griffith, manager of the Washington
Americans, it was announced today, has
completed arrangements whereby his team
will engage in their early spring practice
here. The deal was made possible by the
Delta Chi Greek letter fraternity of the
University of Virginia giving up its fra
ternity hall TO the Washington p}eyers for
month. Griffith will have Sc men in
his squad. the batteries reporting March
/, the others a week later The team
trained here last season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
GOLF TOURNAMENT

Pinehurst, N. c., January 1f.--George c,
Uutton, Oakley, and Don NJ. ParkeR
Garden City. were winners here today In
the mems qualification round of the ad-
vertisers' mid-winter golf tournament.
Miss NJ. Ealoner Freeman. Dykermeadow
and Mrs. Herbert L. Jillson, Bethlehem,
n. H., won the honors In the women S
qualification round.
In the mixed four comes Harold Slater,
Foxhlls, and Mrs. G.. NJ. Hoyt New
Haven, were prize winners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
THE B III. S. FIVE
ELECTS CAPTAIN

To elect a Successor to Captain Tribblc,
who left school few weeks ago, tile
high school basketball team held a meet
ing last night at the Y. M. C. A. Robert
Handy was the one elected to lead the
team for the rest of the season. Handy
is also manager of the team and as such
has prepared the team a good schedule,
and the coach expects him to make as
good "a captain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
Giants Will Play First Game
Of Training Season March

New York, January 1I.-The New York
National league team will play the first
game of it's training season on March l
at Dallas, Tex, according to the schedule
OF curly spring games announced by Sec
reiary FosFr tonight. The following
games have been scheduled
AI<.rcE ]. 2. 8, 8, Dallas; 15, 16. San An
tonic; %, %. "a, Houston; %. 26. Beau
mont 29. so Mobile; 81, Birmingham;
April |, Knoxville; 3, 4, Norfolk; 5, g..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
Coleman PAYS Tax

Admission, January 14-(Speoial. Judge
Thomas w. Coleman, Jr., who recently
declared the sanitary privilege tax to be
unconstitutional has paid tho new tax
as passed at the last session of the city
council and IL Is regarded that there will
be no further contest to prevent the city
from supplementlng its revenue In this
way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15

Baltimore; Z. 5. Washington; 3, Yale at
the Polo grounds; IS. Jersey City. The
Jersey City game will be played the Sun
day after the season opens.
Secretary Davis of the New York Amer
leans announced thai the Highlanders will
play exhibition games In Brooklyn with
the National league club on April and I.
Tile game on April will mark the OPEN
ing of Ebbetts field, the new homo of
the Brooklyns, and will also be Frank
Chances first appearance in Greater New
York as manager of the Highlanders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
JACKSONVILLE FAIR
WILL Be REPEATED

Admission, January 14.-(Special)-
Eula d. Atkinson, supervisor of rural
schools, has called a meeting of the rural
teachers of the county to be held at Jack
vile next Saturday, al which time she will
dis cuss plans for another educational fair
to be held in this county next fall The
fair held at the Alabama Normal college
this winter was the first of the kind In
Alabama and it proved a great success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
ZBYSCKO WINS
TWO STRAIGHT FALLS

Chicago. January 14.-Zbyscko defeated
Charley Cutler, the Chicago heavyweight
wrestler, here last night In two straight
falls. the first contest ending in 34.45 as
the result of head scissors aud wrist
losls holds, the second in 9:15 with body,
scissors and arm lock holds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
Discuss Property Assessment

The city commission meeting opened
yesterday with rather lengthy dis
cussion by attorneys over the property
assessment of T. ID. Moore on his home
In Avondale.S After arguments by at
torneys the tmattsr was referred to
city Attorney Romaine Boyd for rec
concentrations and a report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
YEARLY MEETING OF
BIRMINGHAM BANKS
(ContInued From Page FiveJ


and still more successful year for 1913
Is being looked forward 10.
The directors as reelected are;
o. e. Smith. John II. Miller, Frank
Nelson, Jr, Il. I. Tarrant, c. S. Bissel,
Sibley p. King, Richard w. Massey, f. r.
McDavid. Sterling j. Foster, w. III. Du-
ran. A. Leo. Oberdorfer, John II. Frye
The officers are John IL. Frye. presi-
dent; o. e. Smith. vice president; Otto
Mooney. cashier, and NJ. ii. Sterne, as
sistant cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
JUNIOR LEAGUE

Yesterday at the high school the Sophie
more basketball team defeated the Junior
five by score OF IS to II. In another
game Paul Hayne defeated the Fresh
men Is to 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15

ALABAMA CONSISTORY
WILL HOLD IT'S ANNUAL MEETING
IN THE MASONIC TEMPLE WEDNEs-
DAY, JANUARY Is, At y. NJ. Es.EC-
TTON AND INHALATION OF OFEI-
GERS. w. w. RANSOM.
MASTER OF kADOSH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15

The increase in the capital stock for
mally ratified yesterday by the stock
holders was effective October !.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-15
JOE JACKSON SIGNS

Greenville. S. c., January H.
Joseph Jackson, well known out
fielder of .he Cleveland Americans,
who was reported to be a holdout
for an increase in stipend, today
warded his signed contract to
President Somers. The player an
nounced that he was satisfied with
the Increase granted him, but de-
clined TO specify the sum.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09
October, San Francisco's
Festival Month
Open Season for Carnival Starts Tomorrow With Festive
Days Fill the Bag Limit

the San francisco festivals
plump day honang high out OF the
region toward the land of yesterday than up
cotee citizens with carnival spirit shot heard and
down day. baggd festive purposes San Francisco
will take the limit this month"; and the task of every San
Franciscan fill his bag with pleasure
opens with the celebration to be held
in Union square blasting of the Gaboa dixie the
barrier protects Culebra from nundaon by the
waters Chagres With the dixie removed the river
will complete the nteocean waterway
which the commerce will the short passage of
10 hours from
will be celebrated in San Francisco with patriotic
demonstration at Union square at 10 80 o'clock
Then completed project Panama honoed jointly
great show of 1915, by the offering of
Here's to the Panama canal
To those who conceived it.
To those who achieved it,
And that celebrates San Francisco in 1915
That will be the first of the festivals of the month
Coming following day, the California Land
open exposition of what is best in farm
ing products of the state.
On Monday legal holiday Discovery day will be observed,
with special exercises North Beach The Italian fishermen
of the same gave Christopher Columbus birth will
prominent part in the days ceremony
Then guns will days. The marks
spend their time printing and polishing the
greatest pupest festival days of the year about
fly overhead be brought down by the hntsmenOctober 2
%, "a and Is.
The people of California guess
these dates signify!
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09
Successes of Present Day
Pigmies Compared to
Ancestors

The most successful in the
: arts or professions or trades
are pigmies, put beside men aud
women who have lived in other
eras.
There is nothing which we can
with any reason pride ourselves
upon having done or been to
the extent OF holding our heads
above our fellows Whzteper
our achievements. we need to
feel humility in the presence of
THE GREAT ALMIGHTY
CREATOR OF THE UNI
VERSE.
We need to walk softly and
speak kindly, and be patient and
charitable and sympathetic and
helpful; and we need to talk
much of the good qualities of
others and little of our own.
This young man, quite pos
sibly, brought all his troubles on
himself by trying to impress
upon his associates how very
much more moral and refined
and delicate he is than they.
He needs to develop some
robust qualities.
He needs to turn his thoughts
out toward his fellows, and not
in upon his own good self so
continually.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09
Footnotes of Humor

can museums we have the lead PEN
Gil with which Noah used to check
off the animals as they came out of
the ark.
They were trying an Irishman
charged with a petty ofrense in an
Oklahoma town. when the Judge
asked:
''Have you any one in court who
will vouch for your good character ~
.Yis, your Honor" quickly re-
sponded the Celt; there's the sheriff
there"
whereupon the sheriff evinced
signs of great amazement. why.
your Honor" declared he. Il don't
even know the man."
"Observe, your Honor" said the
freshman. triumphantly. observe that
rye lived in the country for over
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09

Mother" said an exasperated young
lady, II wish you would not hang that
old parrot up in the parlor."
why not, my dear?" asked her
mother.
why, / think he must have be-
longed to car conductor before you
bought him. Every two or three min
utes, when Edwin is here, he chirps
out, sit closer, please 1t is too en-
barrassing for anything"
y n
With a smile on his rubicund fea-
lures, the hotel manager was peace
fully enjoying 40 winks. Business
was booming; the place was full
Good
Knocks on the door of his sanctum
however. brought him back to earth
In staggered a perspiring waiter.
"Pp-p-lease, sir, he stammered
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09

II years and the sheriff doesn't
know me yitl. Amt that character
for ye?'
A military man fell asleep in the
stalls while the curtain raiser was
being played. and woke up when his
daughter nudged him and whispered
''Charleys aunt!'
The colonel leaped to- his feet and
cried:
Bless me. so 1t Isl and began to
shake hands furiously with demure
old lady who happened to be passing
along the stalls in front OF him. How
do you do, madam? And how is Char
ley?"
X
Harry: do you believe in long
engagements?'
Tom: "Of course; the longer man
is engaged the less time he has to
be married"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09

I'm in terrible fix. A gent has just
ordered roast mutton
We'll, what of it," came the ex-
asperated answer. There's plenty of
1t. isn't therey'
Yes. sir, breathed the distracted
knight of the napkin. But he's al
read had one portion as venison."
y \ \
Donald inquired friend. .swhy
dae TAX your dram a. at ane mouth
ful?"
Eth, mon.'' returned Donald in q
hoafse whisper, II once had ma glass
knocked owerr
\ \ y
Attendant Tin British museum)-
This book. sir. was once owned by
Cicero.
American Tourist - Pshaw! that's
nothing. Why. in one Of our ,Ameri-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09
THE OLD TIM RS
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK

the heroes dead and
M And they 10 when world dawn
W plying ourselves had bols)
nd waste bols had him their coils.
Blu pestered by pleasure loving wife,
to have touring and ride all her life.
We've extremely sorry King
without single
It like real hard lines for such aged
And
But great happiness all his wrongs
He had listen the modern ragtme
When poor Napoleon got a slam and lost Waterloo,
cried You should woy when they found him feeling
Though the hardware in that famous Roman
He knew wife daughter did turkey
it by and large and figure that and this,
Perhaps poor old had earthly
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09

SuIzer may resign New York wouLi be resigned
Burbank has invented elderberry that changes
the best 'raisn' yet for elderberry.
Why they monkeys to be given in
Oakland? Troting turkeys would be appropriate.
Ny consider the ticket scapehe
Mahewon with all his
Schenectady N " years vacation after
they have taught 10 year they haven't taken honeymoon the
meantime
bridal pair St Louis took oath that neither another
There the ideal matmony quintessene
who after who runs after
girl the blunder-they Bit there
be another along in three minutes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09
Regards Himself as the
Superior of His Com
panionS
panionS

He is continually thinking
how refined and good he is, and
how much better he is than his
associates.
This state of mind naturally
attracts criticism.
When any one assumes an
-am-holier-than- thou attitude
toward his fellow men, he is GER
tain to be target for lies.
People resent that attitude
more than any other
Real goodness, real worth,
real morality, is always accom-
panied by sort of gentle hui
mility; manner which invites
confidence; a department which
carries with it sympathy and
understanding.
Unless you feel near to your
fellow men; unless you are con-
scious of their kinship, no mat
ter how erring they may be;
unless your thought is one of
pity rather than condemnation
for their failure to live as good a
life as you are living, then you
are not really SO good, after all
NOT really SO much better than
they, with all their sins.
For you have the sin of self
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09
Euening Calls

will be fire all frame buildings
in meantime--wtat?
has almost to
to p
1000 lamps" headline many
lamps" will be II Porto1a beles
lost his faith in President
thleshe still believes fighting
travel only IS
vehicles thereby creating
business.
who hooks
who subdued
husbands?
Eugene Walter playwright his
find her San Francisco
dweve just cleaned the ethyl
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09
The Steeple, Moving Like the
Hand of a Clock
1t Finger of Stone Built by Man Point INCREASINGLY
Toward Infinite Power.


you live in the suburbs you perhaps
day travel Two hours per day practically oneth of
your active life
How many readers make any hours
each day that they have been well spent?
Instead of being among your
best Never mind you nging strap companies
licensed to exploit Never mind tired and
when day than
the fresh And recently descended from the monkey
who had think while hanging down. ought
trouble thinking as he hangs from his strap-head up
Some the play they Others
talk gossip and tens of thousands much time
papers,
Try this experiment. up your mind to devote your
hours of travel thinking The BRAIN like muscles
definite and well planned exercise It be methodca
regular There limit possible results You
glad to spend your two travelling hours gymnasium wheels
Make OF homeward mental gymnasium Each night
morning take line of thought and follow its end
or as far your mind can take you Learn observe study
to reflect Don't look fellow passengers calves
each other on the way to the slaughter house.
Look human being, other human beings they
sit stand hang Some chatter others scowl
plain brg grin or otherwise the emotions that
They ghosts Carlyle tells you imprisoned for time
coverings of flesh and packed full of ghosts passing
the earth on their quick journey the ought
giggng shopgirs misery is still Joke to
the-bessed interest you deeply And the
too black resting next days slavery
slavery basis but slavery all the Possibly you
depise his thick lips But those lips every sphinx
Egyp sand and if could back far enough you
the of that negro before days
laying the foundations religion locating
heaven At that time orbears gbberng
sharpening and gnang flesh When you negro
opposite the i'll starred gone in the
while have think about him. study him.
his ultimate endand your say
yourself, That is plain negro, and go chewing gum
The pictures that flash by windows help you
think.
The train runbles switches the dusk swing
ing tells that work, guiding safely
when your work done Can't take interest in that
representing the Power that swings tiny in
lighting journey toward the constellation Hecules
black steepe outlined against the dark blue sky
evening finger of built by point
ngy Infinite Power 1t points upward" In IL
slowly turnsit will be pointing downward
there upward downward in the of the universe
the round with the EARTH that points
space and constantly points
Eternal Justice Wisdom in every corner. ~
This is tiresome? All right then we Il STOP But whether
tire or interest you, remember ess#8fsssf8
AS thinks grows. Think study all the hours
that separate cradle from gloomy grave Those
hours are few.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-09

you live in the suburbs you devote perhaps hours each
day travel Two hours day practically oneh of
your active life
How many readers any those hours
each day that they have been well spent?