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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-15

William A. Keener. formerly a SUI
preme court Justice. Story professor OF
law at Harvard and dean of the Co
lumbia law school, died at his home
N New York recently.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-15

Three men were killed and seven
injured in an explosion az Lake IIo.
patcone. y. J.. in the packing house
OF the Atlas Powder company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
HE'LL IN FARRELL.

Dispatch to the New York Herald
Sharon, Pa.-The Damn family of world
fame bids fair to lose it's renown by dis
covery of the He'll family in the town of
Farrell. built by the United States Steel
corporation.
Members Of the Hell family are not
adverse to using their name in a business
way. The head of the family, Conrad
He'll an ice cream manufacturer, has
signs reading: Go to He'll for ice cream!''
scattered throughout the city. Another
sign reads
"Ice cream from Hell is guaranteed pure
and cooling
Still another bears the inscription:
Have you been to He'll? It's the coolest
place in Farrell"
When stranger enters Main street he
| is startled by big billboard reading:
Hell is here don't miss the place."
| A block further down the street this
| sign is encountered:
You will find everybody there on a
| hot day; Hell is always open.
| The big sign which, however, attracts
most attention is in front of Helrs place
of business. 1t represents young couple
eating Ice cream and the young woman
! saying to her escort:
| Hell for mine; always"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Getting Out of Mexico

The American citizen always wants
the best, especially if he can get it
for nothing. 1t seems strange that
a person would remain in Mexico if
he thought there was a chance Of
getting killed rather than sail back
to the United States as steerage
passenger. Yet this seems to have
been the case with many of our fel-
low citizens temporarily residing in
the domains of Huerta.
The state department has come to
their aid. Any who choose to do so
can now get transportation, first
class, from Mexico to the United
States, and will have to make no re-
fund unless pocketbook and conscience
insist.
President Huerta's offer to sup
ply the difference between the price
of steerage passage advanced by the
United States and the price of first
class accommodations as demanded
by the refugees, may be looked upon
merely as a play to the galleries.
Huerta has no love for the citizens
of this country. 1t was simply his
wish to make the state department S
assistance to the refugees look cheap.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
TOO CLEAR A CASE

From the Chicago Record Herald.
..When did your husband begin treating
you cruelly?" asked >her lawyer.
1T was about a year ago. replied the
pr city petitioner.
What happened"
I'VE were on our way to New York.
Eyes. Did he strike your"
mo. | asked him to get a drawing
room, so that l would not have to un-
dress In my BERTH
And he refused?"
"Yes. He said his mother had never oc-
eupied drawing room In sleeping car
and he didn't consider me any better
than his mother"
WAS that the only time he ever was
cruel to your
mo. After | had bought my fall
clothes last year they were so fine that
couldn't ride in public conveyance
without running them and when | ex-
planned to him that he would have to buy
an electric to save my clothes he told
me to go ahead and ruin the clothes and
get the kind that could be worn in street
cars next time
1T will be useless to go on with this
case" the judge interposed. There is no
doubt that the man lis absolutely heart
less -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Alabama Crops

Reports from Montgomery still in
dicate much injury to the crops
cotton and corn-from the August
| drought. The crops have been spotted,
as the saying goes, and in some
counties the damage has been con-
siderable. But, after all, it is safe
to assume that Alabama's cotton crop
will not be less than 1,350,000 bales
and that it's corn crop will reach TO-
100000 bushels, which will be a new
high record. Some estimates now
place the corn crop at 75,000,000
bushels.
Good prices will obtain and the
states cotton crop will mean even
more money than the record break
ing crop of nearly 100000 pro-
duced in 1911.
This years hay crop is very large
and all told 1913 will be banner
year for the farmers of Alabama.
Agricultural progress has been
very general in the south for sew
eral years past, but no state, per-
haps, has made more marked ad-
vance, relatively speaking, than Ala
bama. The state agricultural depart
ment has done effective work and the
United States agricultural depart
ment, with its practical dcmonstra-
tion, has aided Alabama farmers ma
terially. The Polytechnic institute at
Auburn has been another great fac
tor in the forward movement All
these agencies have naturally
aroused the farmers to greater en-
deavor.
The time can be easily recalled
when a bale of cotton to three acres
was considered a fair yield Many
farmers in this state are now max
ing bale to the acre and even bet
| ter, and few farmers are satisfied
with less than bale to an acre and
half. 1t used to be that. from 3O,-
100000 to 40,000,000 bushels of corn
made Alabamas total in this import
ant crop. With 7O,0O0,000 to 75,OOO,-
900 bushels this year 100,000,OO0
bushels will be in order within the
next year or two. There is no reason
why Alabama should not, within
three years, double it's corn crop of
| today.
Cotton used to be the only money
crop of the cotton belt, but with corn
to sell as well as corn for home
consumption the wealth of the state
will be rapidly increased.
The Alabama Land congress,
which meets here in November, will
be largely attended and will be edu-
cational and interesting in every way.
All the more enthusiasm will be
awakened in the land congress be-
cause of the good crops made this
| wear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
THE WAY OF A WOMAN
From Judge.

From Judge.
Foolishly he asked her for a kiss; nat
urally she said mo-" bravely he took it,
anyway; angrily she put him away; scorn-
ly she told him what she thought of such
action, and meelIly he stood for the same
old bluff
II am surprised and mad at your she
said and she looked every bit of it, Il
cont think a gentleman would do such a
thing; and now. if you are going to stay
here this evening, | don't want you even
to touch me, but let us sit here and talk
like sensible people,
Thoroughly cowed, he agreed.
Seeing, however, that she had carried
her little bluff too far, and he. was TAX
ing her seriously, she made use of bright
idea
"Will you promise to be good now?'
she asked.
Yes"
well, let's shake on It."
Solemny theyN shook hands.
"Now,' she said. with a cunning and
meaning little twinkle in her eye, you
have touched me already and broken your
promise. So being as you have gone
that far, you might as well go ahead and
break the rest of your agreement
Curtain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09

into extra session, and for several
months now it has been busily en-
gagged in formulating new schedule
of rates. This work is now practl-
cally completed.
With the tariff question out of the
way, an opportunity will be afforded
for the party leaders to take stock
of the situation and decide which
problem is next to be tackled. That
the passage of new currency law
will come next in order seems al
most certain. This is the wish of
President Wilson, and there is little
doubt that his desires will be deferred
to by the leaders of the House and
Senate.
Even with a new currency bill upon
the statute books the democrats will
have little time for pause. 1t is the
pledge of the Baltimore platform to
control the giant corporations by in
suring smaller industries a fair op-
portunity to engage in real compe-
tition To bring this about will re-
quire the most careful consideration.
The democratic policy as announced
so far is constructive, and therefore
every step taken must be carefully
thought over in advance. There's a
busy time ahead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
The Auditorium Campaign

The Chamber of Commerce commit
tee working in behalf of a bond is
sue for an auditorium is meeting
with every encouragement The need
of such structure as is proposed is
widely felt. 1t is recognized that it
would be an exceptional advantage
to the city in the way of procuring
conventions, and conventions mean
money.
Other cities have made investments
of this sort, and they have paid
handsomely. Birmingham cannot af-
ford to lag behind. To continue its
stride forward it must attract more
people. Everyone who comes here is
Impressed, and everyone is a pros
pective investor.
For many years Birmingham
lacked Hotel facilities. These are now
being supplied in most adequate
manner. A large auditorium in which
conventions may be held is natural
accompaniment.
If the voters SO decide, the city
Commission will order an election for
an ISSUE of not more than 5000, 900
for the building of an auditorium.
The vote for this move should be
unanimous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Auditorium Proposition Popular

IF there was any opposition to the
auditorium proposition which will Le
voted on next Monday, it is fast vanish.
ing" said a taxpayer.
ut is hardly conceivable that any in
telligent citizen could fall to appreciate
the Importance of large auditorium ade-
quate to accommodate national meetings.
believe the vote in favor of the audi
torium wth be practically unanimous. AS
Pascal G. Shook, chairman of the Cham
Der of Commerce auditorium committee,
said in speaking of the proposed audi
torium to be submitted to the voters.
There is nothing that we could do
at this time that would help the town
more 1t will enable us to get in future
convention advertising, which is recog-
Aszed as being about the most effective
advertising that can be employed. 1t will
give us an increase in population and en-
hancement in taxable values, and without
it we cannot possibly have a progressive.
live, up-to-date city, which all of us de-
sire and to which end all of us should be
willing to contribute time. effort and
thought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
SPORTING LIFE OF ROANOKE

| From the Roanoke Leader.
| This is the season when the domino and
checkers mania as street pastime is
soon crowd it off the marts of trade, but
meanwhile a few words of comment, kind
ly spoken, may not be out of order.
First, the habit as a public diversion
is out of keeping with a modern, progress
sive town. 1t might do for a sleepy lit
tie cross roads village. 1t Is a poor ad-
vertisement for a town that wishes to
tors.
Again, bunch of domino or checkers
players is not an inspiring sight to many
home folk who have a pride in the good
| name and the proper appearance of their
town. Such scene, with business men
and other prominent citizens as partici-
pants, does not afford a good example to
other classes and especially to younger
people. As an instance OF what an ex-
| treme a fad like this may run to- the
writer witnessed, while driving down Main
street some days ago, a game of check
ers going merrily on between two negroes
on dray EN- route to the Central depot.
Surely it would not be amiss for a live
and ambitious little city like Roanoke to
require of her sport loving citizens that
they retire from the streets and side
walks when they Vish to indulge in
the pastime OF showing blocks or buttons,
In the midst of an admiring bunch of
loaferS,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09

by three enthusiasts in the same chalk
pit 1t is a canine tooth and belonged
TO the skull Furthermore We are told
that it bears the same evidence OF having
chewed roots and gritty substances as the
teeth already found in the jaw.
Which may argue that chalk is the best
tooth preseryative. although this is not
mentioned by the ardent diggers
Be that as it may, 1t will have to be
admitted that the Babyloilian tablets and
.lle Elgin marbles and the tomb fur
nishings of ancient Egypt look painfully
fresh and juvenile compared to this lady
of the chalk pits.
Now we can make an addition to our
collection of prcgenitors. leaving the list
to read as follows
The stone age man.
The cave man.
The tree man.
The root ohewers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Mrs. Pankhurst Coming

Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, leader
of the militant suffragettes of Eng
land, is coming to America. She has
arranged to sail for the United
States October a, it is announced, and
will speak in Madison Square Gar
den, New York, the evening of Oc-
tober 81.
Mrs. Pankhurst will attract much
attention on this side of the water. 1t
is not probable that she will attempt
to dynamite the Statue of Liberty
or to pull Mayor Gaynor's whiskers,
but her feats Of the past are well
enough known to insure her being
followed by crowd wherever she
goes.
That Mrs. Pankhurst will be of
benefit to the suffrage cause of this
country is not to be expected. The
crazy methods of the militants have
set suffrage back many years in
England, and would be bound to do
the same thing over here. But Amer
ica will turn out to see the strenuous
one, just the same. Curiosity still
runs strong. The blood sweating
behemoth and the wild man of Bor-
neo are always sure TO prove pop
ular. Mrs. Pankhurst will not feel
herself neglected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
HOMEsPUN HOMILIEs

From the st. Louis Republic
Gabe Toots seZ:
There's allus somethin' good to eat in
''vttles.''
knock the pawpaw, persimmons ano
prunes.
If you want to know what love Is ask
ther young feller what's jes found oul
for ther first time
The dinner horn never blows where
there is any dysreptics to hear it.
There's a few you can't look at ant
tell whether they likes poetry or not.
livery minute. more or less, there's q
halrpin droppin' out or gallus buttor
Dustin Off
For every Jack there is jill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
THE SALOON 1000 b. G.
e Kansas City Star

From the Kansas CITY star.
One of the most famous kings of an
tiquity was Hammurabi of Babylon, who
ruled nearly 1000 years before Christ. His
code of laws, discovered on a stone tablet
eight feet high has proved most M
teresting document, in throwing light on
the practices of that remote age. Here
Is one of his decrees;
IF outlaws collect in the house of a
wine seller. and he do not arrest these
outlaws and bring them to the palace.
that wine seller shall be put to DEATH"
The saloon had begun to make its repu-
taticn 1900 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
L'ENvlo
BY KinI;ng

by hlpl'ng.
When Ea-th's last picture is painted and
the tubes are twisted and dried.
When the Oldest colors have faded, and
the youngest critic has died,
We shall rest, and. faith, we shall need
title down for an aeon or two.
TIL the Master of All Good Workmen
shall put us to work anew!
And those that were good shall be happy:
they shall sit in golden chair:
They shall splash at ten-league canvas
witn brushes of comets hair;
They shall find real saints to draw from
Magdalene, Peter and.sPaul;
They shall work for an age at a sitting
and never be tired at all.
And only the Master shall praise u.s. and
only the Master shall blame;
And no one shall work for money, and no
one shall work for fame,
But each for the JOY of the working ana
each, in his separate star.
Shall draw the Thing as he sees 1t for thu
God Of Things az They Arsl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
FILLING THE PANAMA CANAL

From the Engineering Record.
Flooding the Panama canal between
the Pacific ocean and Mirafiores locks is
being carried out On August 20 was be-
gun the flooding of the prism between
the locks and dixie 5000 feet to the
south with water from the Rio Grande di-
version. 1t is estimated that the filling
will take about five days. Then the dixie
will be removed by blasting. The work
preliminary to the flooding of this\ section
involved the completion of the channel 600
feet wide and 45 feet below mean tide
level. as well as the finishing of the lower
lock gates. The arm of the canal thus
opened is nearly five miles long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
FAMOUS STREET IN LONDON

tone to a political party"
In the course of the reform riots In
the early part of the Nineteenth century.
a mob ran into Downing street shouting
Liberty or death!'
A sentry at the main entrance of the
foreign office met them with lowered
musket. shouting:
Halt know nothing of liberty. but
il you come a step farther I'll show YOU
what is DEATH
The MOI stopped.
In the old cabinet room the ground
floor of No. 10 the premier was accus-
toned to call councils of state. 1t is an
imposing old room. lined with tall book
cases and with four tail Coriphian col
umns at one end of the apartment. 1t was
here that Lord Grey, then premier. held
his famous conference with the London
coal merchant, Stuart. Stuart who had
made a fortune in the coal business had
bought the London Courier He came to
the prime minister and offered him the
support of the paper, to Grey's vast de-
light, for the government stood in need
of newspaper support But Stuart was
crude individual.
I'm return he said Il want you to
give me the right of dispensing the treas
ury patronage"
''You deserve said Lord Grey. cooly,
ito be thrown out of the window, but"
and he paused and rang bell then,
turning to the footman, who appeared.
Take this gentleman out-through the
door"
street Usually they are accommodated,
but of late visitors there are not en-
eouraged. Sufragettes have shown a
prediction for the windows of that
street as targets for stones
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
RenI Estate oontIook

1.-The early part of September is usual
ly dull in real estate circles SO far as
trading is concerned but l shall look for
a brisk inquiry for property before the
month ends" said w. G. oliver of the
Oliver Shearer company Conditions
hereabouts are satisfactory from every
point of view and later in the fall an
active real estate market would seem to
be certainty.
Everything looks well for the Birming-
ham district and l can not imagine any,
thing happening that will keep business
back. Certain it is that realty values will
be reaching for higher levels during the
next few months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
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PATS GOOD WISHES
From an Exchange.

From an Exchange.
An lrishman made his way to coun-
ty Jail and asked to be allowed to see
the governor. On being ushered into that
functionary's presence he begged for the
favor of an interview with a prisoner
who was to suffer the extreme penalty of
the law in the course of the morning.
mo, my man." said the governor, on
being appealed to, you cannot see the
prisoner. He Is to be executed in half an
hours time, and it is not allowed for
visitors to see a prisoner on the day of
execution. But what might be your busi-
ness with him?"
birthday, and 1 was afther wishing him
many happy returns av the day."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
HAD SEVERAL BIRTHDAYS

From the ST. Paul Dispatch
Two Scotchmen met on board
steamer going to the United States, but
rough weather was too much for one OF
them. When they saw each other a few
days later jamie greeted his friend warm
ly and proceeded to make him comfort
able with deck chair and some rugs. re-
marking with a laugh:
why, Nullie, man, ye're lukin' years
older than when saw We last.''
''Sma' wupner at that Jamie,' was the
reply. I've had several birthdays We
ken, since l cam on board the steamer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Good 'Possum Year

This will be good year FOR pos
sums" said John G. Bradley who owns
an estate on the Warrior river. known
as Bradley's camp, which is about foul
miles from the town of Warrior. Pos
sums, as all lovers of nature and sport
know, are strict vegetarians They
thrive on grapes, muscadines, black an,l
red haws and persimmons. | have
never known muscadines. wild grapes
haws or persimmons to be more boun-
tiful than this summer.
with frost will come 'possrm hunt
ing and these little animals, so tooth
some when they are fat and properly
cooked, will provide rich food FOR many
a hunter. | have a 'possum house OH
my place and early in the fall | put
the animals there and feed them as
would young pigs. They like butter
milk and cooked sweet potatoes, and |
fatten them principally on these
things"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Alabama Coal Operators

The Alabama Coal Operators associa-
ton has just issued in attractice PAM
phlet FORMS pages-the proceedings of
the annual outing held at Marvel July 2s.
While 1t was a business outing, there
were many social pleasures connected
with the affair and all who attended ex-
pressed themselves with enthusiasm.
Not only are the prepared papers which
We're read on the occasion referred to
printed in pamphlet but all impromptu
remarks were taken stenographically and
appear in the proceedings. Much Of the
discussion-mo of it in fact--turned on
the question of safeguarding llfe and
property. Welfare work in the broad sense
received attention, too.
One of the most interesting papers read
at the annual meeting was entitled "rhe
Commissary; Its Indispensability and
Purposes" by b. F. Roden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
SOME GIRi.
'souri Newspaper.

From a MissOuri NEWSPAPER
1.-The bride Is young lady Of won
drous fascination and remarkable attrac-
tiveness, for, with manners as the wand
Of siren and disposition as sweet as
the odors of flowers and spirits as joy
Gus as the caroling of birds and mind
as brilliant as those glittering tresses
that adorn the brow of winter, and with
heart as pure as dewdrops trembling in
violets, she will make the home of her
husband a paradise of enchantment like
the lovely heaven toned harp Of marriage
with its chords Of love and devotion and
fond endearments sent forth the sweetest
with the rhythmic pulsing Of eesra:ic
rapture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
GHOSTS

From Jerome K. Jerome's idle Thoughts
of Idle Fellow"
Ghostsi They are with US night and
day. They walk beside us in the busy
street, under the glare of the sun. They
sit by us in the twilight at home. We
see their little faces looking from the
windows of the old schoolhouse. We
meet them in the woods and lanes where
we shouted and played as boys HarlS.
Cannot you hear their low laughter from
behind the blackberry bushes. and their
distant whoops along the grassy glades? i?
Do"n mere, through the quiet fields, and
by the wood, where the evening shadows
are lurking, winds the path where we
used to watch for her at sunset. Look.
sne is there now, in the dainty white
frock We knew SO well, with the big bon
net dangling from her little hands, and
the sunny brown hair all tangled Five
thousand miles away! Dead, for all we
know! What of that? She is beside us
now. and we can look into her laughing
eyes, and hear her voice She will vanish
at the stile by the wood and we shall be
oioHc, anu tfe SiuuOWS VIII creep out
across the fields, and the night wind will
sweep past moaning "Ghostsl" They are
always with u.s. and always will be- while
the sad old world keeps echoing to the
sob OF long goodbys, while the cruel ships
sail away across the great seas and the
cold green earth lies heavy on the hearts
of those we loved.
But. oh, ghosts. the world would be
sadder still without you. Come to us and
speak to us, oh, you ghosts of our old
loves, ghosts of playmates and of sweet
hearts, and old friends, of all you laugh
ing boys and girls; oh, come to us, and
be with us, for the world is very lonely,
and new friends and faces are not like
the old, and we cannot love them, nay,
nor laugh with them as we have loved
and laughed with you. And when we
walked together, oh, ghosts of our youth,
the world was very gay and bright, but
now it has grown Old and we are grow
| ing weary, and only you can bring the
| brightness and the freshness back to US.