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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
RAILEY'S THIRD AND FOURTH
MAKE HALLOWEEN SUBJECT

For their card board CONSTRUCTION
work the pupils of Miss Ruth Harris $
low fourth grade in the Bailey school
have been making some very at
tractive three cOrnered -anterns or
namented with Halloween subjects.
witches, cats and owls. The work Of
the youngsters has been very neatly
done, and the teacher has fsStooned
the lanterns over the windows
In the construction work in The low
third the pupils have made clever lit
tie round candy baskets of jack-O'-
lanterns for Halloween, and painted
them with their water cOlors. Miss
Whitfield is the teacher.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
ALL DENY CONSERVING
no CORNER roar n

Philadelphia. Pa, oct. 3O.-Substan-
tally the same replies were made by
the individual defendants to the gov
ernments suit against the alleged coal
trust as were made in the answers of
the CORPORATIONS filed last week.
The individual defendants, all of
whom are directors of the companies
involved. make emphatic denial of the
charges of conspiracy and collision to
corner anthracite coal in the Schuyllxill
region in their answers filed in the
United states district court. They are
George F. Baer, Edward StOesbUry,
Henry c. F'rick, p. a. B. Widener,
Henry A. Dupont, Daniel Willard,
Henry T. Mexican and Samuel Dickson.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
SHELTER LEAGUE ASPIRANTS
FOR BOWLING HAVE TRYOU'

Candidates for positions, on the
Smelter league bowling teams we're
given a thorough tryout Wednesday
night at the Cactus alleys. There are
so many bowlers that are anxious to
be recruited into the teams at the
smelter, that all will be given a tryout
and the highest individual total rollers
will be selected to compose and
strengthen the teams in the league.
Moderate scores were rolled. A number
have never boWled before. At present
there are 50 men on the Smelter league
reserv list. while only eight five men
teams are needed, making a total Of 20.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
CHARGED WITH ANNOYING MISS
JANE ADDAMS WITH LITTER

New York, Oct 30-News was re-
csived at the Hull house of the arrest
in New Orleans Of Henry Leunker, who,
for two years It is charged, has writ
ten annoying letters to Miss Jane
Adams.
Leunker IS well educated and was
well dressed, according to the news
from New Orleans. The police say he
seemed surprised at being arrested.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
COMMERCIAL. CONGRESS
DELEGATES GO TO PANA AVA

Mobile, Ala, Oct SO.-The seventh
convention of the Southern Commercial
congress was brought to n close by the
election of officers and the adoption of
resolutions.
Senator Duncan L. Fletcher. of Flor
ida, was reelected president
About 80 OF the delegates started on
a trip today to the Panama canal.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
ARRESTED ON CHARGE
OF RECKLESS DRIVING

After running over the iron post
supporting the U. S. letter box at the
corner of Campbell and Arizona streets,
breaking it down and then running
into the Fairgrounds of the High school
Wednesday morning, II. H. Lipsey, at
the steering wheel of sheriff Peyton J.
Edwards Chalmers car, was arrested
by mounted policeman Sid Benson. Lip
sey was docketed on charge of reck-
less driving.
Just before the auto entered the
school grounds, c. II. Broadhead,
mounted on a motorcycle and deliver
ing groceries for A Maloney and COM
pany' was coming from an opposite di-
rectiOn. Broadhead, believing that a
collision with the automobile was in
evitable, shut off the power of his
motorcycle, and rode it into the curb
ing He was thrown several feet in
the ar, but was not injured. The
groceries were strewn about.
After going into the school grounds,
Lipsey stopped the automobile and
backed 1t out. The machine was left
standing at che eurbing when driven
into the street. 1t was not damaged.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
EAT RAW On UNLOCKED FOODS FOR
NOON LUNCH, SAYS MRS. SHERRY
Wife of Otero County Judge Addresses High School
Students; Teacher Notes Steps Forward in High;
Superintendent Tighe Requests Suggestions for
New High; Spanish Contest at Bailey.

school room. Miss Anna Moss is the
teacher Of this grade.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30

The Zeiger dining room IS now open
until II o'clock each night for theater
parties. etc. Entrance through the
lObby.-Advertisem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30

How about some red fence? We have
CO.-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
MUNICIPAL BUILDING PROJECT IS
REFERRED TO COUNTY'S VOTERS

Citizens Discuss It at Mass Meeting; Mayor and County
Judge Leave It to the People, Judge Sweeney and
S. J, Prudential Oppose Building Now;
Justice Harper and A. P. Coles FavorIt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-30
So 80 OffrcinIs Crowded.

The city officials, he said. were so
crowded that they could hardly attend
to business. If the courthouse burned,
said.
Mr.. Coles did not think that it was
too early TO start on the building. The
present courthouse. he declared, was n
stODpage to business. The park, he
said, was nothing but a germ breeder
and should be fumigated.
He concluded by telling those present
not to become frightened over the pros
pect of the county becoming heavily
indebted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
Great Strike for Manhood Suffrage

Premier De Broqueville and the
chamber of deputies paved the way
for the calling off Of the great but
orderly strike in Belgium today. The
government made the motion of the
liberal leader its own and steps are to
be taken at once for revisioH-of the
constitution. In fact, the King and
the government seem to favor an an
nual revision, which is after all a
pretty good project III these days of
reform.
The strikers are not over-pleased
because the revision of the constitu-
ton is 4 slow process, but they will
undoubtedly accept the settlement as
the very best that could be wrung
from a backward government. Man
hood suffrage will be the outcome and
plural voting based on property hold
ings will be abolished. Step by step
popular government is spreading
over the world, and it has hit little
Belgium at last
The electoral plan will be ready in
1916 and it is planned to elect a new
parliament at that time, thus giving
the popular will square start.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24

land for vineyards and proceed at
once to compete with native fruit
growers. That is what's the matter
with California. And yet in 1910 only
1879 farms, containing 1921 acres
were owned by Japanese in the vast
state of California; They also held
1856 town properties, many of which
were well covered with mortgages.
The Japanese cannot become citi-
zens and the Japanese government
maintains its restriction upon the em-
igration of Japanese laborers to this
country, and California does seem to
be raising a great hubbub over a
small matter. Instead of legislating
against the comparatively few Jap
anese they have they should encour-
age Japan to keep her laborers out of
this country. The California farmers
and fruit growers are short sighted.
The Japanese landowners will do
them little or no harm. What they
really want is protection against a
new flood of Japanese labor.
Out of a total population of 2,377,-
549 there are but 1926 Japanese, and
if California is sensible there will
never be any more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
symphony sent Sale

The seat sale for the symphony fes-
tival May 5 and 6 will begin at the
Jefferson theatre next Monday.
There is lively interest in the forth
coming symphony festival-three grand
concerts by the Cincinnati symphony
orchestra with Mrs Aldrieh, Christine
Miller and Elizabeth Cunningham as
soloists," said member of the musical
set Mrs Aldrich and Miss Miller Will
appear on the first nights programme
Miss Cunningham will sing at the NATL
nee and Miss Miller will sing again the
second night.
There will certainly be great rush
for seats and it is reasonable to as
sumo that the theatre will be crowded
to its capacity at both of the evening
performances 1t has been year since
Birmingham had the opportunity oil
hearing symphony orchestra and no
music lover can afford to miss the treat
that is in store Parties will come from
Gadsden, Admission, Tuscaloosa and Col
umbus, Miss, and nearly every town
in northern Alabama will be repre-
sented at one or more of the SYM
phony concerts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24

LEADER UNDERWOOD

From the Washington Star.
For several weeks-three at least
Oscar W. Underwood will be much in
the public eye. He will pass his fifty
first milestone on the 9Th proximo,
while his tariff bill is under discussion
in the House. He has been member
of the House since, and including, the
Firty- Congress. He is very high
Ily respected on both sides of the cham
ber His leadership is wholly without
frills of famboyancy. He goes to the
point, as he sees it, directly He is
good debater. At all times he has him
self we'll in hand. He is the ideal man
for the task now on the cards.
Mr.. Underwood has studied the tariff
question closely. His constituents are
greatly interested in the question The
Birmingham district is the seat of =
Much of it has enjoyed the benefits of
the protective policy. None of 1t Is
clamoring for the repeal of that policy.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Underwood favors,
and is urging, a material reduction or
tariff rates that apply to industries IN
his own district. He believes in low
tariff, and is playing no favorites. The
cup he presents to the lips of others
he presents to the lips of his own peo-
Iple. This shows both courage and con-
sistency.
In the committee over which he pre-
sides. and in the democratic caucus
called to pass upon the tariff work or
the committee, Mr.. Underwood has had
a strenuous time. In the main he has
carried his contentious. BY argument
and persuasion he has overcome oppo-
sition. His leadership has been Sc
verelv tested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
Nearly every little woman has a mar
under her thumb.
Anyway. Ezra, you don't require cap
tai to start q rumor.
When a sea captain marries a widow
he becomes second mate.
Too bad, but some people simply can
exchange their dollars for sense
Some men look for trouble in orde
that they may be prepared to dodge.
Many man gets the reputation of be
ing a good fellow when he is goin.
to the bad.
What some folks need is a fool proc
pay envelope that can't be opened unit
they get home.
A satisfactory husband is capable o
appreclating her or has sense enough t,
lie about it.
Probably the hardest thing for girl Il
do when she Is being kissed by younI
man is to make him believe that it i
her first experience.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
Public Road Statistics

In the year ended March l, Ala
bama had expended $180,000 in 46
counties, and this enabled those coun-
ties to complete 90 miles of road and
to begin work on 81 additional miles
This, however, does not tell the
whole story. Out of 1868 miles OF
road in Alabama 1880 miles have beer
improved, or 9 1-3 per cent. This is
certainly a good start, and if the state
could be induced to place the felony
convicts on the public roads the state
would soon be equipped with good
roads. Nearly all the counties are
awake to the Importance and econo-
my of good roads; public sentiment is
ripe on the subject, and the state ap.
preparation of $4,000 to a county is
having an excellent effect. 1t is in.
ducing the counties to join the gooo
roads movement.
The final triumph will come when
the state convicts are placed on the
roads. This result cannot be long de-
layed, and every county that desires
good roads should elect next year rep
resentatives who will favor putting
the convicts at work on the roads of
tho state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
uemin,.ceut Of Heroic Times

Capt. j. Lawler Darby. in speaking
yesterday of the bloody and heroic days
OF 1876, said:
"On the morning of July 80, 1864, Gener-
a. Burnside sprung his mine at Peters
burg, Va. Pennsylvania miners drove
main gallery for $40 feet under the Ell
lott Salient in the Confederate line in
front of the Blanford cemetery. From
this main gallery lateral ones were ex-
tended right and left for more than 100
yards. In these works were placed 5000
pounds of powder. The crater made by
the explosion was 135 feet long and 30
feet in depth. the bitches being torn up
to right and left, under which the enemy
had mined. General Grant brought Co.
600 of his soldiers to make this grand
assault, but it was a miserable failure
and ended in a loss of more than 5000
of his men. The Confederate loss was
nothing like so many. General Wilcox S
Alabama brigade played an important
part in the establishing of the Confed-
crate broken works at this fearful and
bloody place.
's,rhe daughters of the confederacy of
Alabama have had made a tablet which
is to be erected in honor of this brigade
composed of the Sth, 9th, 10th and 14th
Alabama regiments. 1t is beautiful
piece of work, and can be seen at the
marble yards of Capt. Joe Meighan, 21l5
Third avenue, just opposite the court
house, between Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets, north.
'In a few days the tablet will be
shipped to Petersburg. There are num-
ber of Wilcox's old brigade living in Bir-
mingham, and during our festival week
there may be others visiting our city,
and the ladies are anxious for them to
see the work of art. All honor to Mrs.
Fannie Steele, the sister of the gallant
Erigadier General Sanders, who led the
old Wilcox brigade into this battle, and
all honor to the daughters who contri-
buted in any way in having this tablet
made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
CaIifornia's Alien Land Problem

Between the good intentions Of the
President of the United States and
the governor of California doubtless
a reasonably satisfactory alien land
bill will be evolved by the California
legislature. The mobs in Japan will
politicate freely, but there will be no
war between the two countries. They
lie far apart and war would be ex-
pensive and largely uninfluential.
Neither side could conquer the other
All thought Of war may as well be
discarded, for it will not occur.
The thought of justice abides, how
ever, and this is what President Will
son is endeavoring to induce Cali
fornia to adopt as the basis Of her ac-
ton in dealing with alien landowners
The situation in California is not
fully understood in the more eastern
states. From 65 to ~ per cent of the
California Japanese engage in agri
cultural pursuits. They lease or buy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
THE BARREL-ORGAN

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
Welcome to Visitors

This is busy week in Birmingham
The Sociological congress has brought
,,,a,,v visitors-earnest and thoughtful
workers in a field at once moral pro-
gressive and fruitful.
The National Good Roads fedora
ton. which opens today, is one OF the
most important conventions ever
called to meet here and it will be one
of the most largely attended. Dele
rates were arriving all yesterday and
when the enrolment is completed it
will be found doubtless that the at
tendance is larger even than had been
anticipated.
The potlatch festivities today and
tomorrow will bring men, women and
children here from every nook and
corner of Alabama. Thousands will
come from the nearby towns and it
is hoped that all will enjoy their visit.
certain III Is llldI Soloieii "SANoiiiS
awaits all who come.
The potlatch committees have all
worked, hard to make this initial fes-
tivity a splendid success. When the
public has seen the parades and other
features it is believed that those who
have not already contributed in some
way to the expense fund will come
forward generously and buy potlatch
buttons. These buttons are on sale
at many places in the business dis
trict and they will be ON sale tomor-
row night at East Lake park. Oscar
C. Turner, chairman of the potlatch
committee, reports that something
like $4,000 is yet needed to foot all
the bills. All this should be in the
hands of the treasurer by Friday
night. The spirit of good fellowship
prevails and every business man
in fact, every citizen of Birmingham
should be imbued now with civic pride
and contribute something, even if it
be little, to the success of this gala
week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
.LIsTENER TO THE DEAD"

From the Paris Journal.
Paris-The death of an OLD breton
woman, Corentine lie Clech, in the ceme-
terry of a village near Lorient, Brittany
recalls the existence of widely re-
spected trade in the region-that OF
.listener to the dead.
The Breton folk believe that me dead
watch all the acts of their descendants
The peasants never take an important
decision without asking the appreVal oi
their forbears. Thus there has grown
up an occupation of interpreting TO the
living the wishes Of the dead
Corentine lie Clech had acted as lis
|tener to the dead" in her village for
more than 80 yearA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24

said Mr. De Rackin. birmingham has
made marvellous strides, indeed. In
looking around l see few landmarks OF
the sos. To me, everything looks new
and handsome"
Mr. De Raclxin said that California was
enjoying wonderful prosperity lie said
that the damage to the fruit crop last
winter was greatly exaggerated; that
California was never so prosperous as
now Mr. De Rackin is a staunch demo-
crat, and in speaking of the political
situation he said;
II noticed by the morning dispatches
that the national administration Is un-
certain as to what extent 1t may rely
upon the fair, we'll spoken words OF Gov
ernor Johnson in connection with the
measure before the California leslsia-
tufe touching upon the matter OF alien
ownership of land
II am satisfied that the measure con-
tcmplated will be highly displeasins 10
Japan, but whatever odium may attacf'
to the affair will be shouldered on the
federal government on the specious pre-
text that Congress has legislated the
Mongolian outside the pale of citizen
ship and that California is in no wise
open to censure for going a step further
and refusing such outcasts the privilege
of owning real property in that state
In my opinion, Governor Johnson ana
his personally conducted legislature
are proposing to put the national ad-
ministration in the one hole, and viii
do so If not told where to head in. rms
can best be done by the expressed deter
mination of the national administration
to move the repeal of the present law
of California insofar as 1t affects Mon
golians now in the United States, should
California pass any other than general
law excluding all aliens of whatever race
from holding real property. This would
hold Governor johnson until the people
could get a whack at him in 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
GETTING DOWN TO BRASS TACKs

From The Louisville Courier-Jonrnal.
A. CONTRIBUTOR to The New Yorl,
~ Sun who feels that celebrity is the
\ spirit of the times suggests the
Abandonment of capital letters in the in
terest of higher speed.
OF course. typewriting machines
could be made with single keyboards
and typesetting would be simpler, if
there were no capitals. But why stop
at discarding capital letters when get
ting down to brass tack in order to
save time, which is. sometimes, money?
If Mr.. Archibald Clavering Browne, or
Jownes, would take up less room in print
as "a. c. browne" or jownes. would
he Browne or Jownes. make more
speed personally if he should abandon
his hat. his shirt-with its time-lSillng
collar and scarf, its studs, its collar
buttons, its starched neckband with
the buttonhole obliterated by starch
and ironing? And why shave? Every
body who shaves-and suffragettes may
grow boards when they get all of their
rights and have felt like lords of creation
| for 100 years or so-consumes a great
deal of valuable time in attempting to
perform the delicate surgical operations
necessary to cut off tough and flexible
hairs which sprout upon a skin as easily
cut as crisp cucumber Moreover, shaw
| ing is usually put off until the last mo-
| ment. 1t Is done in a hurry, and, fire.
quently with bloody and disfiguring re-
suits Why not abandon shaving? The
beard, having become cumbersome, could
be whacked off by one stroke of the
shears. Bobbed boards might not be as
becombing as smooth faces. or as strik-
ing as the mutton chops of worldly
prosperity yat-middle-age, or as killing
as a sharp Van Dyke and waxed mus
tache, But If times the thing, let 'em
be bobbed.
If the hours spent at barbershops-
and they are not as a string of pearls
to any customer-were added together
the loss of time would be appalling
Why go to the barbershop? The hair
having gown long might be pulled up
above the head with one hand and cut
off in the region of the scalp lock. One
minute twice a year would be all of the
time necessary. OF course, one would
not look so dolled up as one does after
the barber has had him in hand an
hour, after having had him waiting an
hour to be next" But why doll up at
all? Why not hurry more and bother
less about appearances?
Why are evening clothes? Because
mankind is vain. Why are afternoon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
WROTE IN OLD MADRID"

From the London Mail.
Clifton Bingham, the song writer
author of Loves Old Sweet song
"Asthore," Dear Heart and In old
Madrid" died at Bristol few days ago
from an appolectic seizue at the age
of SO.
Precisely how many songs Mr.. Blng-
ham wrote nobobdy knows, but the
number is certainly more than 2ooo'
and in addition his output of Christmas
card verses was enormous. OF his songs
more than 1900 were published, set to
music. He once said that he wrote on
an average from 70 to so ballots a
year
Wherever the English language is
spoken his songs are sung and many
of his compositions have been trans
lated He was a born ballad writer.
Songs must come from the heart,
he said, ''and go to the heart" Back
to the Old Love" was written on visit
ing card, and another song on the top
of an omnibus at Brighton. More than
one song was written in an under
ground train, but most of them were
composed at a little desk which his
father gave him.
He kept a book in which hundreds
of ideas for verses were written, and
If ever he had fallen short of ideas
himself he always had the selection of
those sent to him by admirers. when
you have the thought and one line,' he
said. ''the other lines come almost as
a matter of course One of his most
famous songs, "The Promise of Life
was written without hesitation and
without a correction Loves Old Sweet
Song" was written at 2 o'clock in the
morning.
Mr.. Bingham was the son of a Bristol
bookseller, and when his father died he
helped his mother in the business. Then
he went into journalism. He had long
been writing verses, and eventually ne
was able to devote himself wholly to
composition. For his first accepted song
he received a guinea. He has himself
described his first professional" visit
to London.
81 went up to see a publisher to
whom | had sold many dying child
lyrics. When / presented myself to him
he stared at me in amazement. Good
gracious" he cried, Judging from your
songs / thought you were an old man
with one foot in the grave
The music of TN Old Madrid was
written by Mr. Trotere before the words
were composed by Mr.. Bingham. The
score lay in Mr.. Bingham's desk for
months, and repeatedly the author re-
ceived postcards from the composer ask
ing. "What about my music?" AT last
the inspiration came and the words
were written.