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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
W|LLETT TO MANAGE
.HObSON'S Campaign
Former Representative of
Pickens to Look After
Admission End

Anniston. June 7-(Special)- )-Elbert D..
Willett former representative in the leg
islature from Plckens county, now a
prominent attorney of this city, will NAM
age the campaign of Capt Richmond
Pearson Hobson in this city in his race
against Senator Joseph f. Johnston. Mr..
Willett carried Pickens for Hobson and
believes that he will be able to swing
Calhoun into the Hobson rank. although
the friends of Senator Johnston are be-
coming very active in this section of the
state.
The friends of Captain Hobson say that
he will be given a material boost by the
chautauqua which has been holding forth
at several cities in the state this month.
Senator Johnston's friends are stressing
his services to hnniston in helping locate
the permanent maneuver camp here, and
will ask Captain Johnston to come to
Admission as soon as the tariff measure
is disposed of in the Senate.
State Manager Thomas e. kilby Is still
without opposition for lieutenant COVER
nor and there is still said to be very
slight chance of his having opposition.
He has returned to the city after visit
to several of the political strongholds of
the state and says that he was received
favorably wherever he went
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
Wooden Leg That Won a Husband

from llt-BltS.
Augustus Hare used to relate how
certain lady was wooed and won for the
sake of her cork leg.
one day. not long after her marriage,
she was, during her husbands tenn
porary absence, urged by curiosity to
open wardrobe that had always been
kept religiously fastened, and found
therein, to her terror two wooden legs.
each of which WAS labelled with the
name of a lady, carefully put away on
one of the shelves.
Filled with dismay. she sought some
mutual acquaintances, to whom she con-
fided her gruesome discovery. only to
limbs were indeed those of her hus-
bands two former wives, there was no
cause for alarm, for her husband who
had originally welded one legged
lady, lad been so happy in his marriage
that, on her death, he had vowed never
to mate again save with a wife SINH
larly circumstanced.
A short while afterwards. he met A
lady who fulfilled the required stipula-
ton. Her he courted and won. His
second venture, even more felicitous
than the first, had caused him, on his
beloved partners decease, to renew his
his present happy union. This eXplana-
tion ealmed the wife's alarm, for She
now recognized that the wooden legs
were not only mementoes of last but
guarantees of future happiness. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
Are the japanese Vain?

From the Portland Oregonian.
1t would be woeful day for Cali
fornia if it should turn out that "the
great white race, with which the people
of that excitable commonwealth proudly
claim affinity ori ginated in Africa, while
the true Aryans are the Japanese To
put it less extensively, there is a school
of highly respectable scientists who
teach that we Anglo- Saxons are Afri-
cans, perhaps negroes, while the glory
of pure descent from the father of all
the Aryans belongs to the Japanese.
If this strange doctrine should prevail
we can hear with prophetic ears the
chorus of sobs that would rack Califor-
noa from Yreka TO San Diego, and there
is a fair probability that it will pre-
vail
Pretty nearly every question that
anybody can ask about races is debat-
able. Pure blood is as mythical as
Adam. When Max Muller talked about
"Aryans" he meant nothing more than
people speaking the Aryan tongues. He
was not concerned at all with their
blood or the color of their faces The
expression "Aryan race" meant nothing
to him. and it means scarcely more to
any scientist. 1t is Mendels laws which
are playing hob with the old race the
cries Evolution by mutation might
very well have produced a white varia-
tion from some African stock say the
Hottentots, and If this happened to have
survival value. it would persstently re-
appear by MendeIs laws, no matter how
much it might be mixed with other
traits. Thus a single white progenitor
migrating from Central Africa to Eu-
rope might have fathered the entire
Caucasian stock. This becomes. all the
more likely when we remember thow
easy transit was from Africa to Europe
when Sicily was connected with TIL.
African main. SOns the other hand, mi
grafton from Asia to Europe has al
ways had to overcome serious obstacles.
| The only practicable land passage
/ crosses the straits at Constantipoplc,
and has only been effected by great
| military forces -t {s...
AS for the Japanese, they may have
descended from the white Anus who
still live in that. country, though in
decay. Undoubtedly the Anus were the
original settlers in the islands. and it is
only necessary to show that they were
Aryans to make the Japanese the true
heirs of that racial glory which Cali
fornia has been unlawfully appropriate
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
Lived 92 Years on Tea

FROM Judge.
A man in Joplin, Mo-, says that he has
lived to be 81 years old by drinking sassa-'
fras tea.
We have lived in Missouri ourself, and
worse than that, we have tasted sassa-.
fras tea. We don't envy the Joplin
gentleman in the least Our father al
ways liked sassafras tea-that is, he al
ways liked for us to take 1t. He said it
thinned the blood in the spring Then he
would catch us. hold both of our hands
and proceed to thin our blood. He would
pour the tea down our throat and hold
our nose till we had to breathe and
swallow it, We would yell at the top of our
voice and tell him we would rather have
bloodlike molasses than take any more of
that tea. but he would only reach for an
other cup and our nose Mother would
stand there sad, but cheering us on by
telling us how much better we would feel
after our blood got thin, and how all
growing boys needed it, and how Susan
took 1t without a word.
II you would listen to father you
would think our blood was as thick as
sausage and that we would never see
May flowers unless we held our nose
twice day. Father was good at that.
He didn't know anything about jiu-jitsu
or haf-nelsons, but when he reached
for us to have our blood thinned we
couldn't lift an eyebrow until the last
bit of sassafras was drained 1t took
surprising amount of sassafras to thin
a PERSONS blood 1t seemed enough to
us to raise Clear creek before father
would say We'll. son the tea seems to he
doing its work. You can stop now and
take 1t only every other day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
CORDIALLY RECEIVED
BY ROYAL FAMILY

The youngster went. That was some
years ago and he is only 35 now. lie was
rec eived with all the ceremony due to
such situation. lie was entertained by
their majesties. He cured the Queen or
at least materially helped her He left
for Scotland to visit some friends, and
while there was summoned to the Queen
on the Isle of Wight, where the royal
yacht was moored In the presence of
the King and the members of the royal
party the youngster of Mobile and the
graduate of Auburn received a gold
medal of merit studded with Jewels in
recognition by the Queen of his great
services to humanity, of which she was
personally a beneficiary.
From that to the remainder of the Er-
ropean courts Mr.. Hutchinson's path was
easy He was received by all the KINGS
and Queens and made much over" He
returned to America and Mark Twain
saith unto him: Reese, old top you
have been received by the Kings of Eu-
rope and the buns of Paris: it only re-
mains for you to meet the President of
America now and YOU will be through"
He was shortly thereafter presented to
T. Roosevelt at that time regning i'm
Washington, to whom he quoted the
statement of the late NJ Twain "T r.
was delighted. At luncheon given him
Peese Huthinson sat on the Presidents
left and the governor of Colorado on the
Presidents right. The governor of Colo
RADIO wore the ear patent of Reese Hutch
fnson which brought him fame
He is chief engineer for Edison He is
the "Old Mans" confidential and chief
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
APPEARS EAGER TO BE
DOING SOMETHING

He appears restless He seems eager
to be doing something His compelling
personality when one gets within range
comes absolutely from the optical inspec-
ton to which one is subject At Auburn,
where he is loved and greatly admired,
he was surprisingly modest, He made no
effort to receive attention or admirinS
glances from the dancing bellies.
He appeared unmindful of his own
greatness and received his old fellows
with that heartiness and that democratic
warmth that doubtless accounts for a
part of his tremendous success
1t is generally known that he gave Au-
burn wireless station and that he sent
a message of love and respects to the
..Old Man at Orange, n. J. He made
no noise about that, although it cost a
great deal of money and Is absolutely
modern. He had no trumpets to blaze
forth as he sent the first message cristen-
ing the station. When 1t was over he did
not appear on the campus and receive the
idoliziag glances of the communing alum
nus. Taken as a whole. viewed calmly
and without prejudice, Miller Reese
Hutchinson is a great man. He Is one
of which this state should be proud. He
holds two degrees from Auburn, one of
them being the honorary bachelor of
Sciapcas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08


one of the largest of Birmingham char
liable organizations. 1t has been man
aged by board OF. women who repre-
sent all that is earnest and true and
those who give to, its needs may know
that their trust is not misplaced:
These women include the following:
Mrs Sterling Foster, president; active
members, Mrs. John Kaul Mrs. j. C.
Maben. Mrs. Ned MeDavid, Mrs. Robert
Jemison, Jr., Mrs Otto Marx. Mrs. Henry
Howe, Mrs. A. II. Ford, Mrs. J. B. Me-
Cormael1, Mrs. Oliver Bartlett, Mrs. Rich
ard Massey, Mrs w. d. Smith, Mrs.
Marie McBee. Mrs. A. B. Loveman. Mrs.
j. w. Donnelly Mrs A. j. Bowron,
Mrs Victor Prowel, Mrs Victor Han
son, Mrs Graham, Mrs. S. F., Greene: ad-
visory board Mrs. j. II. Phillips. Mrs.
c. b. Spencer, Mrs. c. p. Orr, Mrs Sam
uel Adler, Mrs. b. f. Roden, Mrs Sam
Earle. Mrs Felix Blackburn, Mrs Gull
pepper EXum, Mrs. Frank Glass, Mrs
Oscar Hundley, Mrs Louis Saks, Mrs.
Frank Nabers, Mrs. E. H. Tutwiler, Mrs.
Harrington Fies and Miss O'Neil.
Inc Day Nursery for babies and chill
dren of widowed working mothers who
go out to toll in the factories and shops
has been the most prominent feature,
but now the settlement work connected
w.-h the home has grown in such rapid
proportions that the finances of the in
stitution cannot keep pace
The Neighborhood House shines like a
beacon light to all who are in distress.
friendly visitor and nurse goes into
the homes of all who need her. The or
ganization reaches over 15o families and
over 500 persons. 1t co-operates with the
juvenile court, Boys club Young Mems
Christian association, Young Womenss
Christian association and all churches
and hospitals 1T is milk dispensary
where the lives of numbers of babies an
nually are saved An occasional child is
sent to the countrysto return strong and
WELL and oh, the gratitude andrtrust given
to the home for these deeds of mercy,
There are cooking classes serving and
millinery classes for little girls of all
ages-a boy scout club and evenings for
the working girls in the community
| These are only very few of the forms
of work done at Neighborhood House.
| Such a worthy institution must sue
ceed, 1t is to Birmingham in her grow
ing need what Hull House is to Chicago.
For the sake of these little ones whom
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
Irish Census Returns

From the Manchester Guardian.
The complete returns of the census of
Ireland for 1911 We're published re-
Gently in the form of blue block. The
chief features are that while the popu-
lation for the decade under review con-
tinued to decline, there was an appre-
ciab1e decrease in the number seeking
occupations In other countries, while
the fact that education showed marked
progress Is shown by the increase in the
number of persons receiving instruc-
tions at the various establishments and
the marked decline of illiteracy. An in
crease in the number of marriages IS
perhaps evidence of more settled con-
ditions generally.
The population of Ireland on April 3
1911. was 4,390,219, occupying S61,S19
Inhabited houses as compared with
4.45S775 and S5S,162 respectively in
1901 Figures are adduced showing an
Increase of the civic population accent
panied by the decrease in the rural
areas. 2.919.G24 persons occupying the
latter compared with 3,073,S46 in
1901 and 3.460,637 in 1891. In no pro-
vince but Leinster (9215) was there an
Increase of population. Munster Ill
ster and ConnauSht showing declines
respectively of 40,693, 1130 and 35.94S,
SiXty-nine per cent of the number of
families lived in less than five rooms,
81 per cent occupied two rooms, 25 per
cent three rooms. and $3.50, or ga per
cent. were occupiers of one room
There was distinct decline in pau
perism; 77.1S4 persons, or one in every
81 of the population. were returned as
receiving poor law relief, as compared
with 101, ,297 in 1901, or one in every
a.. on the night of the census the luna
ties numbered 23,99i. and the idiots 44i3.
giving a total of 2S. .437. as against 25.-
050 in 1901 and 21.1ss in 1891. The
highest proportion to population was
one in every 1876 for Leinster. The
number of marriages registered during
the 10 years ending March 81. 1911. was
22762S, the births 1,023,211 and the
deaths 764.S11.
An examination of the tables shown =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

the returns under religious professions
SHOWS that the Roman Catholics num-
bered 3,2i2670, or 1913 of the populA-
ton; the Protestant Episcopalians 576.-
ell' or lS.l per cent; the Presbyterians
ffoo25, or 10 per cent; the Methodists
62.3S2, or Ia per cent: all other denom-s
nations tand religion unascertained1
65,652, or 1.5 per cent.
In reckoning the number of illitera1cs
the age of nine years has now been
substituted Tor that of five, and or this
basis II has been ascertained that 3.154. ;
544, or S76 per cent are able to road
and write, l15,054 to read only. whilst
331,S17 can neither read nor write. The
number of persons in attendance fo;
instruction in 1911 was 704sO7. or 16. "a
per cent, as compared with 675.342, or
1915 per cent. 10 years previously.
That for 1911 is the highest percentact
yet recorded, and the Improvement
exists in all the religious denominations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
Miller Reese Hutchinson Is
Edison's Right Hand Man
and He Has Achieved
Fame by Inventions
BY CLYDE w. ENNIS

n the opinion OF Thomas "A. hoisoh'
the wizard of electricity, Alabama
IL should be proud of Miller Reese
Hutchinson formerly of Mobile, but now
of Orange, N. J.
The opinion cf Mr.. Edison is concurred
IN by Auburn men That opinion is also
concurred in by her majesty, the Queen
Mother Alexandra of England. That Mr.
Edison has made no mistake in his esti-
mate will Furthermore be eoncurred in
by all thoughtful men Of this state.
The work that has been done by Miller
Reese Hutchinson is of the Edison type.
He is a genius that has gone forth from
Mobile. his former home, and has
achieved fame and wealth though still
very young. Few of Alabama's sons have
done so much work of creative kind.
Certainly none have achieved that emil
nence such as to cause the crowned
heads of all Europe to entertain him and
call him a henefactor of the human race
Reese Hutchison is. so little known in
this state by our newest citizens; he is
SO modest and SO seldom here to form
new friends that brief summary of his
career that is destined to be even greater
would surely be of wide and compelling
interest at this time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
PERSONALITY is
CONSTANT DELIGHT

His personality is one of the finest ever.
At Auburn last week the most critical m
spection would fail to distinguish Reese
Hutchinson as a great man and reclp-
lent of such fame and wealth ana posi-
ton. ri.
He is small of statue, he wears very
ordinary clothing. excepting the garments
are of the best materials and fabric. HIS
person is undecorated with jewels. He
wears no secret order pins No diamond
bazes from his shirt front, His nat was
not nifty. but was neat. He wears prln-
cipally bow ties. Nothing about MN
would call for a second glance except the
eyes. In few heads have there ever been
set such wonderful eyes. They flash and
dart with such fire and spirit as TO IN
stantly remind one of his great field of
work-electricity They are piercing but
not challenging They are brown, but
soft at times
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Our Foreign Service
the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor OF The Age-HeraId:
What is the matter with our foreign
business?
of our consular service.
THE majority of the people who are
representing America in a business way
are foreigners. What do these people
know or care about American business
Why are not these places filed by ma
tive born Americans, who know our busi-
ness and will work to secure it?
What does the department of state
mean by allowing this condition of things
to exist?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08

it's walls shelter the, ladies ask you TO
give. Send donations to the president or
to any active member of the board. The
women of this club would particularly
appreciate yearly subscriptions. though
donations of any amount would be CRATE
fully received. ~. sat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASKS
FOR AID TO CARRY ON THE
: ORGANIZATIONS GREAT WORK

fhe Birmingham social settlement or
Neishborhood House and Day Nursery
makes an appeal to the public for aid
This institution is the youngest yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
POPULAR ALABAMA BOY WHO HAS BEEN
MAKING GOOD IN THE REALMS OF SCIENCE
Has Just Presented Power
full Wireless Station to
misunderstanding OF
His Personality

adviser He patented the Claxon horn,
which he sold for 100000, after receiving
a quarter of million in royalties. lie Is
the inventor of other electrical devices
that are of great merit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-08
PARENTS STILL
RESIDE IN MOBILE

He was born in Mobile. His father re-
sides there now and is a merchandise
broker. His mother is living there also.
Reese Hutchinson is from a line of
Scotchmen that were romantic, wise, rest
less clannish and staunch. His grand
coast of Cuba while commanding mer-
chantine vessel His widow. with her
Son, the father of Miller Reese Hutchin-
son. came to Mobile, where in after years
Reese was born. He grew up much as
all boys must grow up. without causing
any pyrotechnics. He Is a nephew of
Mrs. Joseph o. Thompson of Birming-
ham. He went to Auburn and there
studied electrical engineering.
He finally made a connection after
graduation with Thomas Edison, THE
Old Man." as the youngsters cali him.
He studied hard. He sleeps little just
as the 'Old Man sleeps little. He leaves
the table hungry, as the "Old Man"
leaves the table hungry. He is the boss
Of over 200 men at Orange. BY applica-
ton and natural talent he perfected a
device to render hearing easy for those
practically deaf. He was loser finan-
cially on that However his fame came
with that invention. The Queen of Eng
land reignng then with the great Ed
ward heard of the Mobile boy. She sent
a special courier to this country request
Ing that Miller Reese Hutchinson come
to her at buckingham palace and help
her solve a problem of deafness that was
attacking her
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-10
Three Robberies Last Week.

There has been several robberies in
this town recently, which are not only
annoying TO those whose homes were
entered, but it is gIviug the whole town
an uneasy feeling; as long as these
sneak thieves are at large there will be
considerable uneasineSs. Last Thursday
night the home Of Mr.. G. NJ. White
was entered through an adjoining room
window. from where Mr. White was
sleeping, and a trunk taken from with
in three feet Of bis bed. the trunk was
carried out into a cotton field, rifed
and left where it was found the next
morning. The same night in the same
neignborhood, the home of MIR. w. T..
Spiott was entered through u screen
door, the sleeping room where a
lamp was burning WIS entered. the
thief did not disturb anything but Mr.
Sprouts pants, from which he took
his purse con aiming about So, all d
h-n dropped the PANS on u e H'"r
Saturday uiYht h. home of Mr.. j. NJ.
Pravy on Churrn street vas IN cred,
and like the scamp that risied Mr..
oprot''S. he took Mr.. Pearl's panrs,
robbed the pnckers of about $25 and
dropped the pauts These happenings
are very unusual in this town, AMI We
are satisfied nothing will be left undoue
10 aDprehend the guilty partles There
have been d number of new faces here
of late. both white and colored. whether
any of these strangers are the thieves
or not cannot be said. but the authuri-
ties will keep 4 close watch upon the
Of all whom they might
nave reasons u suspect.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-10
New Minister Welcomed.

There was at the Manning Baptist
church last Sunday night large con-
gregation to greet the new pastor, and
70 give him welcome to tbs, his new
field of ministerial endeavor. In honor
of this OccuSion there was no services
in the other churches, and all ioihed in
the union service with the Baptist co.,
gregation. Rev. G p Watson, of the
Methodist church presided, Rev. S G.
Stukes opened the exercises with prayer
S. Oliver O'Bryan, Esq as a mem Der of
the town council, 10 behalf of the towu
in well chosen words expressed to the
minister a hearty welcome. He was fol-
lowed by Rev. L. P. McCord, of the
new co laborer to Naming, when be
concluded Mr.. Watson announced that
Mr.. j. K Breedin was 10 do the honors
for the Episcopal church but could not
be present, then Mr.. Watson, for the
Methodist church, expressed his good
wishes and assured the pastor of his
hearty co operation in all that will go
to the up-lift of the community. The
addresses of welcome were responded TO
by Capt. D. J. Bradham in behalf of the
church, in which be Thanked the other
churches for their kind words Rev. J.
\. Ansley. the new pastor, responded
ieelingly 10 the welcome that had been
given him, and then be preached Il
strong, practical sermon, the kind of
sermon which lives after the words are
spoken. MIR. AnSley is man of fine
ph!sic, has the marks of earnestness
depicted in his face, and we feel like
predicting for him a career of great
usefulness in this community.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-10
Manning's Cotton Market.

In former seasons there was complaint
of Manning not being abreast of the
times as cotton market, but this com
plant cannot be truthfully laid at Man
ning;s door now, because it does not ex-
ist this season. aod the Indications are
there will be 20 ground for such COM
piaint anv more. Manning today is one
of the best selling markets in this Sec
t;ou Of the State, from the beginning of
this seasons marketing it has paid
more for cotton than elsewhere, and an
investigation will prove Manning has
paid anywhere from 25 10 so points more
than the nearby markets. The buyers
here have started off we'll, if thew keep
it up, as they seem determined they
will, an increased quantity of the staple
will be attracted to Manning, and the
who are largely responsible
for the present favorable conditions,
will give it encouragement by Offering
good values at close figures. and keep
in their stores just what the people
want; with the farmers getting in Man
ming good prices for their principal
product. and the opportunity TO buy
what they need at fair prices there is
every Indication of this being a great
season for the business interests Of this
town.