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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-05

Copyright. 1918, by Curtis Brown9
IN ARTS. Oct 4--(Speeial.)-"Not since
the early days OF the old cabaret
i lie Chat Neir,a in Afontmartre
has there been a true Bohemia in Paris.
Several cabarets. which came INTO be-
ing in Montnarfe after the disappear
ance of the chat Noir are supposed to
be stepped in the traditions Of this
famous place but the true ring of sin
oerity is lacking. These resurrections
are artificial and the spirit of the old
times is dead
SO declares Adolph wil1ette, perhaps
the greatest of French carfcaturists and
one of the last and most famous of the
old Bohemians. charter member OF
the little band that peopled the old
Montmartre of a couple of generations
ago and made the quarter famous the
world over Montmartre. oven the little
of the original quarter that now re-
mains up on the butte. is disappearing
before the march of modernity and
next month is to see an elaborate fun
eraI marking the passing of the last
vesuges of the quarter associated with
the name of Willette and his gay stud
emit companions.
Willette Will not be present at this
elaborate make believe, but he has told
The writer something of the old quarter
and of the life that centered about the
old Chat Noir, the little cafe where 50
many, young artists gathered in the
early sos to draw. write or compose
songs. The cabaret was their work
shop. their studio. their club and Their
arena--for many an argument took a
pugilistic form and a rough and tumble
fight unshacl<led by formulated rules
or omnipotent referees, was the court
of Justice that settled for the time be-
Ing the subject of disputes.
So little is known about the original
Chat Noir that Willette was asked to
give its history for the purpose of get
ting the, right perspective and correct
vision OF he strange little cabaret that
was the real Bohemia of student life.
1.-THE Chat Noir of the first period or
the Chat Noir of the second period ~
he asked. In this way he distinguished
the old Chat Noir. "Oh, the Chat Noir
of the first period" the writer FASTENED
to say.
ct am glad you asked me about the
old Chat Noir; In the swift flight OF
time the days of this old Bohemia have
been smothered in forgetfulness The
tourist of the new century knows Mont
martre only as a pleasure ground with
its al1-night restaurants singed with all
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BY RICHARD SPILLANE

buy where I please and when l please
| don't know whether your scheme is
honest or crooked, but you have brought
me here on false pretinses, and I'm
sorry that I've had meat and drink with
you Waiter!" he roared, and when a
waiter came he demanded to know what
the bill was for what he had had. When
told the amount, he paid It,, gave a
generous tip to the waiter and stamped
out of the dining room.
Quick to anger and quick to forget,
Mr.. Moynihan didn't think much of the
affair of the dining room He noticed,
however, that very decided change
was coming over the hardware trade.
Small establishments closed, men with
whom he had done business for many
years sold out and took positions as
managers. or statesmen, in bigger con-
Germs. Slowly but surely nearly all the
hardware supply business of San Fran
cisco came under one head. Coinci-
dent with this change, prices of ma
terial advanced. He had to pay moro
for his steel for his rivets, for his
tubes, for his hammers, his sledges;
everything that he bought He let out
roar of protest every time prices were
advanced. but it was of no USE He
tried to get supplies from the few small
concerns that still continued in the
business, but their figures were as high
If not higher than those of the biggest
establishments
What can't be cured must be endured,
so Mr.. Moynihan reluctantly gave his
orders to the big house. To meet the
advance in prices of material. he raised
his price on boilers. Some of his pa
irons protested. He told them material
had gone up and he wouldn't make
any more out of the job at the higher
price than he did at the lower. few
went to rival boiler makers and much
to Mr.. Moynihan's surprise, didn't re-
turn to him. That year Moynihan's
business dropped off and his profit for
the IL months was very small. The next
year 1t dropped off more and instead
of profit he had deficit. Customer
after customer left him. The old man
tried not to show his chagrin, but he
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Artificial Sulphur Cliffs In Louisiana

WJAsHINero. October 4-cspeciaD
NM One of the most phenomenal
w and spectacular feats of mining
in the United States is that of the ex-
traction from the bowels of the earth
in Louisiana of the 600 100000 pounds of
sulphur or more which is annually pro-
duced Due to 1t American sulphur pro-
duction and importation have completely
somersaulted during the last twelve years.
Last year our total production of sulphur
was Az tons and our imports but
% 1927 tons; in 1900 our production was
absolutely insignificant. (only 31i7 tons)
and our imports were 1886 tons. More
over, even the present imports will be
wiped out with the completion of the
Panama canal when Louisiana will be in
a position not only to supply California
with Sulphur but to fumigate the world.
Even now we export 10000 tons.
Visiting the town of Sulphur, in Cal
casien parish, La, YOU are at once struck
with the immense sheer cliffs of yellow
ish material rising 60 or more feet in
height. Doubtless these are sulphur, you
suspect, for men are blasting, mining and
loading the rocks into cars; but surely
banAs on the surface of the earth. Herein
lies the strange part of TINS mining. The
great sulphur banks containing thousands
Of tons of sulphur. 1914 per cent pure,
are man maae. and as fast they are
made they are pulled down and shipped
away and then other banks are made
Far beneath these Operations lies a
great subterranean lake of birthstone
which furnishes the inexhaustible supply
of the sulphur. and by an ingenious pro-
cess is pumped to the surface an into
enormous pounds where 1t is allowed to
cool and solidify.
In 1865 the Louisiana Oil company was
boring at this point when at a pth of
$50 feet great bed of sulphur rock was
encountered. Overlying quicksands made
the sinking of shaft impossible. Later
however, an immense cast iron shaft was
sunk to depth of 10 feet in an en-
deavor to reach the sulphur, but with
1t $50, 900 or $4,000 was also sunk, for the
shifting pressure of the quicksand broke
the huge pipe Twenty years later along
came genius, Herman Frasch of Cleve-
land. whose ingenuity has given us cheap
sulphur for all time and has caused the
destruction of the dominating position
held so long by Sicily In the worlds
sulphur market. The Frasch process as
it Is worked today consists of super
heating 100000 gallons of water daily
and forcing 1t into the sulphur beds at o
depth of from 800 to 1000 feet and then
pumping out the melOd sulphur. The
pumping wells are sunk in groups. indi-
yidual wells about 100 feet apart.
single well will pump as high as 500 tons
OF sulphur day and keep up steady
Iiow Tor months at time. The only
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THE BLESSINGS OF
A MODERN MESSIAH

CONTINUED from Previous paIe)
-t~-~>~>-- ,~-----
SAID are as "A drop in a bucket when COM
pared with the hosts that are flocklng
from all nations and every creed around
Abdul BAHIA standard Christianity, they
point out, is nearly 2000 years old while
bahaism has scarcely seen two score
years and numerically has already become
giant In strength. Abdul BAHIA is Just
in the prime of life and may feel Justly
gratified at the size of the clan he has
been able to muster, but there is more
in the situation than appears upon the
surface. The desire to worship something
is an innate quality of the human soul
and in his unceasing efforts to crafty
that desire man has constituted the sun,
the moon, the circle, fire, craven images
and even a heap OF sand rnoistened with
the freshly drawn milk of camel the
recipients of his Alteration and his cult.
Thus the ayidity displayed by man in
rushing after new cult argues that there
is still something in the human soul
which the existing religions of the world
have failed TO satisfy. Whether the creed
and practices OF the priest of Acre will
do so remains to be seen.
The remainder of my sojourn in this
vicinity was occupied in visiting the many
caves with which the scene of many OF
the deeds of the two great prophets
ENJan ana Ellsna--apOundS. The noun
tain though formed OF limestone with
hard gray nodules and veins of flint. is
covered with rich vegetation and must
have been an ideal locality for the abode
OF hermits In fact the grottoes were 50
Inhabited from the early times OF Chris
tianity and 1t was not until 1907 that .,s
hermits were organized into the order vi
Carmelites. | found the place not nearly
so desolate as the caves of Mar Saba in
the Kedron valley some hours out from
Jerusalem. Springs were abundant for
a considerable distance up the mountain
so that the water did not have to be
drawn UP in buckets suspended upon long
wires as is the case at Mar Saba and
the monks seemed more clearly and bet
ter kept than their Greek brethren in the
kedron valley. The convent dn the east
all monasteries are called convents> was
quite comfortable and commands an I'M
posing position nearly 500 feet above the
sea The view out over the Mediter-
ranean Is one Of Incompatible sublimity
and thought to myself that no wonder
life In such an environment turned mems
thoughts continually towards God.
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conern gave to its patrons. In other
words. instead of a rebate, lie would get
the real rate, He insisted, too, that the
combination furnish to him at the begin
ming of each week, q schedule of its prices
on all glasses of material And last. but
not least he compelled Dhe combination
to pay Mr.. McGuire's bill. and it was a
good fat one, for he fixed It himself
When he took the check TO Mr.. Mcclure
and handed 1t to that gentleman, he said,
We've done good work, sir; we've done
good wor-uk. II we didn't bust the
trust. sir, be COB we tanned it,"
And he smiled SO expansiyely that he
showed every portion of his one tooth.
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the innocent wives and children of the
men contested with the combina ton AT
last he agreed to compromise, The COM
bination paid back 10 him every dollar
that would have been due to him in re-
bate had he been a party 10 the agree
ment proposed some years before. He in
sisted on getting interest in full on each
and every item of this rebate and had
he been party to the agreement pro-
posed some years before. He insisted on
getting interest in full ON each and every
item of this rebate, 1t amounted to about
$4,000. He got an agreement. too. in writ
ing that from that time forward his pur-
chases would be at the lowest rate -ie
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gladly would spend every dollar he
possesses to have full revenge on you
and all those connected with you.
The combination employed half a dozen
lawyers, high-priced lawyers, the sort of
lawyers that do more work out of court
than in court They gace all their at
tention to that case for weeks. They con-
suited with Mr.. Mcclure and they blarn-
eyed and they pleaded with Mr.. Moynihan.
The one thing that influenced Mr.. Moyni-
han was the picture of the disgrace and
the suffering that would be visited upon
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pose with seldom a field for cur out
put.--for we were then unknown---he
conceived a plan to further fatten his
pocketbool1. He would start an Illus
trated paper and our drawings and
writings were to be the fuel to feed it.
This he did.
ION the first page in big head lines
was printed Journal du Chat Noir and
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at the bottom in equally large letters
was the name, Rodolphe Sails, owner.
Once in a great while we We're paid by
him, but very seldom. ] remember he
paid me 81 for the black and white
sketch, the Little Birds, which after
wards brought $3.50.
Sails was the true vnlture. No mat
ter how down we We're on our luck we
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-05

and thedrinks that were served us were
never given us treat. no, not even
after he had Just walked off With our
stuff to make up the sheets of his paper.
However. we were supremacy Happy in
our material poverty and rien hopes
and a minor injustice of this kind had
little effect
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WV AsHINGTo October 4.-(speciaD
M One of the most phenomenal
w and spectacrlar feats of mining
The Washington times., 1913-11-14
!. N. {. A. SESSIONS
TO OPEN TONIGHT
Opportunities of Older Christian
Boy To Be Subject of First
Meeting.

The Opportunity of the Older Chris
tian Boy" is the theme to be treated to-
night at the opening session of the first
religious conference for older boys at the
Y. NJ. c. A. David r. Porter, of New
York, high school secretary of the in
ternational committee, will introduce the
subject, and the discussion will be led
by William Knowles Cooper, general
secretary of the Washington Association.
One hundred and fifty boys from the
District Of Columbia and vicinity will
participate in the conference.
Tomorrow the deliberations of the
conference will be transferred to the
suburban home of John R. Mclean,
where the program will include consid-
Grafton of the opportunities of older
boys in athletics, in Sunday school as
a student, as a teacher or officer. and in
business.
The speakers will be ]. A. Whitmore.
Of New York DIR. Wilma Burdick, of
Baltimore, Md. Ivan p. Flood, of New
ark, N. j., and w. Lynn Martin, Arthur
Buell.. w. w. Scott, Mark DeGrange,
Gordon Law, Dwight Chase. Donald
Preston. Ernest Fortier. Lenwood OFT,
David NJ. Lea and the Rev. Paul r.
Hickok, of Washington.
The conference will close Sunday .af-
ternoon with mass meeting for older
boys in Polls Theater.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14
PROFESSOR TAFT IS
RECEIVED BY WILSON
Former President Calls on His
Successor, and Has Chat in
Executive Offices.

FORMER President william H. Taft
called this morning on President Wilson
at the White House and had a brief chat
with him in the executive offices. Mr.
Taft Is m Washington to make an ad-
Nress this afternoon before the National
geographic Society on The Importance
of a knowledge of Geography. 1t is
the first of a series of winter lectures
given before the society, and will be
delivered at the Masonic Temple.
The former. President entered the ex-
ecutive offices unannounced, put inlne-
diately upon his arrival old attaches OF
the executive staff, members or Con-
gress, and newspaper men who Voc in
the building surrounded him and gave
him a hearty welcome.
"It seems good to be back here, does
it not. Mr.. President" asked Senator
PoindeXter.
1T does and it does not" answered
Mr.. Taft. There is more ease of mind
and body in being professor.
Turning to Rudolph Forster, assistant
secretary to the President, Mr.. Taft
handed him his card.
Tell President Wilson that l know he
is busy. and l will not disturb him. 1
called simply to pay my respects.
At the time, President Wilson was
holding a conference with Senator stone
Of Missouri. but Immediately on receiv-
ing the card he directed Mr.. Forster to
insist on Mr. Tafts going into the priv
ate office There the former President
and he had a brief talk.
On his way out Mr.. Taft was es-
corted to the door by the crowd of Wis
itors and was given a hearty send-off.
Judging from his appearance, the for
mer President has lost considerable
weight but nothing of the famous Taft
SMILE which worked expansively when
a suggestion was made that If he kept
on reducing he might soon be the size
of Senator PoindeXter.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14

P. f. Mckinney is back from a Mary
land shooting trip, which resulted in d
bag of a dozen rabbits and a large
number of partridges.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14

The German Orphan Asylum has
awarded a contract for renewing all its
plumbing and making a lot of interior
changes. The cost will exceed 5000.
The contract was awarded to William
Weigel, of Anacostia.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14
Fifteen Are Dead
In Georgia Wreck

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Nov. IA
Deaths of three persons from their in
juries today brought the total number
of dead in yesterdays Central Georgia
wreck at Clayton up to fifteen-ten
whites and Ave colored.
Two Interstate Commerce Commits
sion wreck inspectors were here today
formulating a report on the disaster.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14

The fret autumn wedding OF Generai
interest to take place here this season
WAS that on Wednesday evening Oh
Mics Ressie Stanley Bradbury and
william E. Weigel. the ceremony peins
home one, attended by a famliy
marty ONLY. The Rev. Willard G. Daven-
MORT rector emeritus of the Emmanuel
protestant Episcopal Church, Ana
costa. performed the service at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert F.
Bradbury, 1925 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, at O'Clock. There was an
exquisite floral display. Palms, chrys-
anthemums, and autumn flowers were
massed about the parlors.
The bride was attended by Miss
Clara Bradbury, her sister, as maid of
honor. Marian Frazier. of Randle
Highlands, was the best man.
The bride. who was given in marriage
by her father, wore a gown of Chan
tilly lace over white crepe meteor. She
wore orange blossoms in her hair. and
carried a shower bouquet of Bride
roses.
The maid of honor wa sattired in yell
low charmeuse, and carried yellow
roses The wedding marches were play
ed by Miss Lillian Spoor, of Washing
ton.
There was a small reception follow
ing the wedding, after which Mr.. and
Mrs. Weigel left on Journey to New
York city, Niagara Falls, and Canada.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14
celebration at Mr.. Fountains home at
East Washington Heights.

Burgomaster Kippers. of Essen, Ger
many. inspected the German Orphan
Asylum here yesterday. He was ac-
companied by Fred c. Imhoff, of Wash
ington. former president of the board
Of directors, and other officials. He
compared the institution with those in
Germany. to the credit of the local
orphanage. The burgomaster was a
guest of the ladies' aid society. which
held its last meeting of the year yes
terday afternoon at the institution, as
it intends to convene in Saengerbund
Hall. in the city, until next spring. He
is visitor in Washington. where he
has come with his wife, Washington
girl. to remain with her parents for
short time.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14
CONGRESS HEIGHTS
PL ANS TOWN HALL

They will be at home after December
10 at 1910 W street, Anacostia.
The twentieth annual luncheon given
trict for the benefit of the Episcopal
Home for children at Anacostia. ended
yesterday. and was recorded as the
most successful event of the kind ever
held for the purpose indicated. In the
old Masonic Temple. at Ninth and F.
served during the two days. On the
first day. 1.400 people attended, and
yesterday 1.0S0 were served. The tables
were handsomely decorated with
from the Protestant Episcopal parishes
of the city waited upon the diners. Mrs.
Mary C. Davenport. president of the
board of women managers, was well
pleased at the outcome of the affair.
Mrs J. n. Sneed was the chairman OF
the committee having charge of the
luncheon.
After a continuous service of thirty
years on the executive board of the Co.
lumbia Association of Baptist Churches
in the District, David G. Fountain,
founder of several churches of the de-
nomination in this section. has retired.
His resignation was presented at n
session of the board in Washington at
which preliminary arrangements were
made for the church convention about to
take place in Washington.
On learning of Mr.. Fountains inten-
ton there was expressed general regret
by the members of the board. who
ADOPTED a resolution commencing his
Services with them. Mr.. Fountain will
be seventy years old on December l.
He took the initiative in starting the
Anacostia Baptist Church. the East
Washington Heights Baptist Church. the
Baptist Church at Randle Highlands,
and assisted in the organization of the
church at Congress Heights. He has
been the treasurer of the first three.
He is a native of Wells, \. y, and Is
connected with the Postoffice Depart
ment There will be probably birthday
The Washington times., 1913-11-14

They will be at home after December
10 at 1910 W street, Anacostia.
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ment Hospital for the Insane gave
their first ball of the season last night
at Hitchcock Hall, where they enter
tanned go friends from the city and
elsewhere.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14
WASHINGTON TINES BUREAU.
ANaCOSTIA ID c NOV. l

ANACOSTIA, u. c. NOV. II.
A new town hall for Congress Heights
is being planned. In the event that an
agreement Is reached among those con-
cerned, the hall will be built with
funds subscribed by residents OF Con-
Sress Heights. a stock company prop
abaly will be formed for this purpose
1t is intended to have the new building
take the place of the present frame
structure in Alabama avenue, whlch
was built through the efforts OF resi-
dents of the town about fifteen years
ago. having served since as a town
meeting p ace.
\ committee having for its menoers
Victor ]. Beyer, a. L. Mckay, and MIL
ton ]. FilIius, business men. has peeli
named to consider the plans. the nan
row in service is regarded as belnS lou
small. and is in need of remodellhs'
II was built first by the Congress
Heights Citizens Association anu
later residents of the suburb formed d
stock conpany and took over the prop,
er1y. They enlarged the hall, Whlch
stands on a lot containing AZ" SQUARE
feet of ground. Now II Is he.ess
ia consider further development an, a!iu
the committee named is at WORN Will
this end in view
The Washington times., 1913-11-14
Caruso in Sixteen Rooms

NEW YORK. Nov. 14.-With his two
secretaries. valet and tailor, Enrico
Caruso. the tenor, is "at home" in a
sixteen-room suite in the Knicker-
booker.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14

Charles J. Harbaugh, of the super
visors' staff at the Government Hos
pital, will pass a part of his vacation
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1913-11-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Ebaugh. of New
Brighton, Pa, returned to their home
today after visit with Mr.. dnd Mrs.
Maurice Otterback
The Washington times., 1913-11-14

St. Teresa's Mission, in charge OF
priests of the Vincentian Order, from
Germantown, Pa. is bringing together
at the various daily exercises hundreds
of women, and the church has been fill
ed at each service. The preachers are
the Rev Father Conroy and the Rev.
Father Lynch. The present week 8
services are for the women. and next
week the men will attend similar exer-
ciSes.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-05-16
FIRE ladies
REMEMBERED

AS an act of his appreciation of the
hard work done in stamping out the
stubborn fire at South Hammond Tues
day afternoon. the fire boys at No. 4
station were the recipients of a box
Of Havana cigars from August Schreib-
err yesterday. Mr.. Schneider highly
complimented the Hammond fire de-
partment for their efforts, as had II
not been for the Hammond department
three residences would have probably
been burned to the ground
Upon arriving at the scene of the
confagration the No. 4 department
found they were without water and did
heroic work with the chemicals and
bucket brigade. The fire loss to barns
and outhouses is estimated at $500
The origin is thought to have been
caused by a spark from a Monon en-
CINE.