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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
GRANTS DIVORCE ON
TECHNICALDESERTION

Newark. n. j., February 1S.-The in
stant Hugh N. Strang fired a bullet into
the body of his wife on April 90, 1911
on the streets in Paterson, technical de-
sertion forced by the act began and
therefore Mrs. Christine Strang is en-
titled to divorce under the laws OF
New Jersey. So ruled Vice Chancellor
Howell here today in deciding the suit
for divorce brought by the wife.
Strang claimed that the desertion was
not willful because convicted of the
shooting. he had been forced to live In
states prison and could not offer her
home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
w. T. TYLER SAID TO
HAVE RESIGNED

Although it is impossible to confirm
the rumored resignation as general
manager of the Frisco of w. T. Tyler,
it is believed to be true by well in
formed railroad men of this city. Mr..
tyler, it is learned here. has been con-
templating this step for sometime and
if his resignation has not formally
been presented it is said that it will
be given during the next few days. :
From what can be learned no success
sor will be named for the position of
general manager. The work will be
taken up by Assistant General Manager
Levy. who will be named acting general
manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Frank II. Conner

Funeral services over the remains of
Frank II. Conner. who committed sui
eide Tuesday morning in his offices in
the Brown-Marx building. will be con-
Quoted this morning from his late resi-.
dence, 400 North Twenty rourth street,
at 10 o'clock. the Rev. Father James T.
Coyle officiating. 1nterment will follow
in Elmwood cemetery. The following viii
act as pallbearers. w. 7. Estes, c. NJ
Allen, w. A. Currie. r. RI. Hawkins, r
f.. Bosticl. G. f. Wheelock, j.. ID. Me-
Leod and G. T. Stafford; honorary, Law
renee Scruggs. Walter Martin, Charles
Hall, John D. II. Gullett, II. r. Kampen,
Harry B. Wheelock, II. A. Lockart and
John W. Sibley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
"a Modern Eve

large beauty chorus attracts more
than ordinary interest in "A Modern Eve. y
the musical comedy that Will be at the
Jefferson theatre Saturday matinee aud
night Many clever numbers require sirl
ensembles. They are particularly effeetivs
in the several snappy dance numbers. The
tune of the year, Goodbye Everybody
waltz song by Jean Gilbert, was col
laborated with Victor EIo,iander on the
music of "A Modern Eve"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Al the Biinu

Birmingham audiences are evidently ei-
joying THE Common Law both because
1t is new to so many people, and be-
cause II Is the strongest drama that ihe
Beulah Poynter company has onered. Bir-
mingham will see on next Monday night
the first performance of "The Heart of
Child that has ever been put on the
stage. 1t will be the premiere of a big
production that is to be staged for Broad
Way in the fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
David E. Lewis

Funeral services over the remains of
David T.. Lewis, aged 90 years, who died
Tuesday in a local infirmary as the re-
suit of gunshot wounds, were conducted
from his late residence, sO22 Twelfth
street, north, yesterday afternoon at 8
O'Clock. Interment followed in Elmwood
cemetery.
Coroner c. l.. Spain will shortly impanel
jury and hold an inquest into the kill,
ing of Mr.. Lewis. Henry Norman. who
Is alleged TO have shot Lewis. is In
the county jail being held without bond
on the charge of murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19

Bessemer, February ls.-(Special-l Burt
and Charles Walters are resting In the
city jail tonight, held on charge of
being responsible for the ceath OF Al
bert Walters, their 16-year-old brother.
They were arrested today following the
coroners investigation In the death of
young Walters, whose BODY was found
in bed last Thursday morning bearing
marks of violence.
Albert Walters, is years OF age, the son
of c. B. Walters. who lives near Thomp-
sontown. was found dead in bed with
marks of violence on the face and throar
and bruises on the body. This morn
ing Coroner Spain and Deputy Coroner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19

the representatives and mine company
officials through the scenes of clashes
between strikers and mine guards.
Throughout the day the labor leaders
and the mine officials kept up a run
ming fire of banterins, which culmin
ated when Weitzel, at the Delagua
mine. insisted on taking Lawson and
McLennan over to the scales to prove
to them that you fellows are mistaken
and our Weighing Is ON the square"
With the committee on the tour be-
sides the labor leaders and mine oper-
ntors were Joseph T.. Meyers. fnvestt-
s.ator for the federal department of la
Dor. and Charles ]. Stowell of the fed
eral commission on Industrial rela-
tions.
Leaving Hastings after luncheon the
rarty drove up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
d. B. Mcdaniel

Troy, February 18-(Special. 1.-The
remains of D. b. Mcdaniel were brought
here yesterday from Brooks for burial
The funeral was conducted this morn
ing at the home Of his sister, Mrs. W.
o. Murphy. Interment took place at
Oakwood cemetery. The burial service
occurred with Masonic honors. Troy
lodge No. So, A. Il. & A. NJ, having
charge Of the services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
electric IObbERS
MAY MEET HERE
Association Passes ResOlu-
tions Naming Birmingham
for the Next Meeting

Washington, February 1S.-(Speeial)
Through the efforts of Oscar Turner, the
Electrical Supplies Jobbers' association,
which is holding it's convention in this
city. today passed resolutions 20 the ef-
feet that the next meeting of the asso-
eiation would be held in Birmingham II
the proper hotel accommodations could
be assured This meeting will occur in
October, and will have about 400 dele
gates
Mr. Underwood addressed the associa-
ton tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
ADJUSTMENTS
Honey l}Oy Minstrels

In the George Evans Honey Boy Min
strels at the jefferson theatre this vt
ernoon and tonight John King hoids ooWh
one of tho ends of the first part, ana
in the middle portion of the new pro-
gramme he plays in 'Dinah's Wedding
Day." in the roles of Nanny Iiady
and "Dinah Valdosta Green." George
Evans has composed a song especially Tor
King, entitled The Moony, Mooney
Man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Shakespearean PLAYS

The Stratford-upon-Avo Players VIII
be seen at the jefferson theatre Mon
day night In Twelfth Night" and Tues
day evening In " Merry Wives of Wind
sor." The seat sale will begin Friday
morning and IL is expected there VIII
be rush. The Stratford- upon-Avon
Players are now regarded In England as
one of the national Institutions. The conf
pany to be seen here Is making its first
southern tour and good performances are
assured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Hearn Suit Dismissed

Indianapolis, February 1S.-The suit
filed by Christopher Hearn asking that a
receiver be appointed for the Central
Union Telephone company In Indiana was
dismissed by him in the federal court
here today. Since Hearn filed the suit, re-
ceivers for the telephone company in this
state were appointed upon application of
stockholders in Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Al the LYRIC

With BUD Fisher as the headiiner.
and THE Act Beautiful Macart and
Bradford in "The Second Generation"
and four other acts, the Lyric this week
has an exceptionally good vaudeville bill
with which to anuse and entertain the
people of birmingham. Tine theatre is
well filled at every performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
s. D. Atkinson

Florence. February IS.
D. Atkinson, a prominent farmer of the
Hines neighborhood. died last night
about o'clock from a stroke of paraly-
sis. He had started to drive into Flor
ence yesterday morning, and not feeling
very well, he stopped at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. w. T. Mckinley. and
died soon afterward. The funeral SER
vices will be held in the morning. and
the interment will be in the Hines
burial grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Orange Show Opens

San Bernardino, Cal, February IS.
The fourth annual National Orange
Show. displaying over 100000 oranges
and lemons. which opened here today,
represented this years production of
$4,000 carloads of fruit worth $780,
oJp,00O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Gives Lie to Save S75

New York, February 1S.--Nnliam
Lohman, might watchman at coal
yard in Brooklyn. gave his life today
N a vain. effort to save SIS belonging
to his employers Lehman was so bad.
ly beaten by burglars he surprised
while robbing the office safe that Ii
died
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
O, Y, Neill

Funeral services over the remains Of
o. y. Nell, aged A years, who died
Tuesday night. will be conducted this
afternoon at 2:3o o'clock from his late
residence, 1905 Twenty-sixth srreet, nortn
Interment will follow in Forest Hin GEM
etery. The deceased is survived by his
widow and mother, Mrs. ]. NJ. Neill. tao
brothers, William and Robert Neil or
Memphis Tenn. four sisters, Miss M.
j. Neill. Miss Sarah o. Neill, Miss Helen
Neill and Mrs George Woodrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
At the Orpheum

Pietro Is the greatest drawing card that
the Orpheum theatre has mad in many
weeks, and the wizard of vne piano -ac-
cordeon is drawing great audiences to
the theatre every day. There are four
other good acts on the bill. which is
characterized as the best the theatre
has had in many weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Mrs. L. X. TschiffaIex

Huntsville February 1s.-Mrs. Louise Il,
Tschiffaley. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. l.. Kendall. died at the Kendall home
last night, after an illness of a few days
with pneumonia She was 30 years Old
and Is survived by two small children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Ambassador Given Dinner

Constantinople, February B.-The
American ambassador to Turkey Henry
Morgenthau. gave his first official din
ner today. The grand vizier, Prince Said
Hahn, several cabinet ministers and
members of the diplomatic corps were
guests,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
Appointment Confirmed

Washington. February 1s.--Col. George
Barnett's appointment as major general
and commandant of the marine corps
was confirmed today by the Senate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19
DIR. Lazarus Schoney Dead

New York. February 1s,,-Dr. Lazarus
schoney, So years old. an authority on
biology and pathology and friend of
President Lincoln. died today At his
home at Coney Island.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19

JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone 1ooa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19

LICE LoY. Undertaken. Phone sss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-19

FOL, SHERIFF.

FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce my candidacy for
sheriff of Jefferson county, subject to
the action OF the democratic primary.
GEORGE II. BOpBKEA
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
Rich Lanland Mine.

The richest, and probably the larg-
est. iron ore mine in the world is To-
Gated at Kirma, Lapland, in latitude
631b degrees north, which is about the
same as the northernmost boundary
of Alaska. The climate is somewhat
milder than in Alaska and these mlRes
are worked the year round. About l.
500. men are employed, and the equip
ment is all of the most modern ma
chinery obtainable. Machine tools for
the repair shop, air compressors ana
rock drills, and several of the largest
steam and electric shovels are or
American make. The plant is at pres
ent operated by steam power, the coal
supply coming from England and
Spitzbergen, but the identification or
the mines is in progress, and this
power will be used exclusively as
soon IS the new power plant OF the
state of Sweden, now under construc-
ton at PLrjus Falls, is completed. The
transmission line is completed, and it
is expected that the power station will
be ready to deliver current early IN
1914. One hundred and fifty thousand
horsepower will be the capacity of this
station. and it will be transmitted over
a distance Of $50 miles.-Dundee Ad-
vertiser
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
Oldest Drama Extant.

A dispatch from Madison, Wis,
about two weeks ago informed read
ers Of the Times that the students in
the State university were about to
stage the book of Job. Professor Kali
len of the university, who had the
staging in hand, remarked that he
had not dramatized the work, but
simply restored it to the form in
which it was originally written for the
ancient Hebrews"
Then the reporter who sent the in
formation out to the world added the
remark "This is different from the
opinion of most Of the big men in lit
erature today"
The "big men in literature today
may differ from the university man
of Madison, but he has with him the
biggest literary men Of the past.
Among these is Thomas Carlyle, who
holds the book of Job is the Oldest
specimen of drama extant. 1t would
be impossible to tell where the book
originated, but it is far older than
Moses. and the writer knew not only
human nature, but the geographical
features of the whole world as known
in Moses time and good deal later.
Los Angeles Times.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
HAD OLD LADY'S GRATITUDE
Stories Boy Had Absorbed May Have
Been Inventions, But She Was
Satisfied.

It was on a Wade Park car on the
line of 40 angles, and it happened but
day or two ago.
A boy of perhaps fourteen suddenly
arose from his seat and gave 1t to a
stout lady. The stout lady looked up
at him.
You're a polite lad" she said. Few
boys nowadays would do the like
81 guess you didn't read yesterdays
paper" said the boy. There's story
about boy who gave up his seat in a
street car to lady, and when she died
last week she left him $1,000"
II didn't see it." said the lady.
Maybe you saw the one about the
boy who carried the old woman's bas-
ket and she gave him brick house
and a moving picture theater?"
mo-" said the lady; Il didn't see
that one either"
There was another one" the lad
went on, about the boy who had a
lower berth in tn sleepin' car an gave
1t to sick lady an she left him all
her fortune. l don't know how much
it was, but it must have been an awful
lot. You see how it is-you can't at
ford to risk any chances"
The lady solemnly nodded her head
blessings on the man who invents
those Stories" she solemnly said
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
NOTHING TO BOTHER WITH
Possibly Uncle Cal Clay's Rebuke to
Pastor May Have Had Some
thing Behind 1t.

Booker T. Washington told at Tus-
kogee Christmas story.
odd Uncle Cal Clay" he said. ''in-
Vited the parson to eat Christmas din.
ner with him. The parson accepted,
and the spread was MAGNIFICENT
sweet potatoes and celery, cranberries
and mince pie, plum pudding, and a
turkey so big and yet so tender that
the parson had never seen the like
before.
Uncle Cal,' the parson said. as he
spread the pink cranberry sauce on a
great. pearly-white, succulent slice of
breast, Uncle Cal, where did you get
this wonderful turkey?
Pawson,' said Uncle Calhoun Clay
solemnly, when you preached dat
wonderful Christmas sermon dis
mawnin', did l ak you whah you got
him? Nuh, no. OATS a trivial mat
ter"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
Chinese or English?

We hear good deal nowadays about
spelling reform, but Sir William Ram
say believes it is a pity that we did
not from the beginning adopt the Chi
nese language instead of. our own!
The Chinese did not spell; they used
symbols which conveyed ideas. The
Chinese language had the great adj
vantage that it could be read much
quicker than any spelled language. It
went straight from the symbol to the
brain as an idea.
Although he would not support the
adoption of a new alphabet on the
lines of the Chinese system, he felt
that it was a pity that 5000 or 1000
years ago our ancestors did not adopt
the chinese system.
Outside of the scientists there will
not be many to deplore the choice of
the English language to that picto-
graphic affair the unhappy Chinese
scholars are afflicted with
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
IN OPEN PATHS OF LIFE
Woods Contain Many Homes of Much
Interest, Where Live the Little
Wild Folk.

Sometimes when the eternal strug-
gle between the two human impulses
to go, to stay, leaves the former tri-
umphant, fling forth, impatient of the
limitations of my own threshold, a
writer in Scribners says. Though the
little white house with the dropping
roof looks the embodiment of home
and of sheltering peace, for the time
l will none Of it, being breathless for
knowledge of how life has Jared with
others.
Lingering along the open road,
read much of the experience Of my
neighbors, human and other, written
on their doorways. The bank swal-
lows with their fascinating thresholds
in the sand cliff near by; the orioles,
with their safe, high thresholds of silk
en- thread; the squirrel whose doorway
is hole in a decayed chestnut; the
woodchuck, into whose house almost
stepped, unlimited, are of undying in
terest.
I know an old frog who lives down
by bend in the river, philosopher,
a friendly Diogenes, grooming and
booming from his damp and charming
residence, sheltered by reeds and lily
pads. His surprised and scolding pro-
test the other night when canoe, Gid
ing too near, violated the sanctity OF
his watery threshold, reused sympathy
of full understanding in me. We are
not so far as we think from the stages
of unobtrusive life that go on in mead
ow and wayside The wood near US
is one great threshold Of innumerable
homes and suggest hundred points
of contact with our own; through the
silences bright, brave eyes watch the
intruder from beyond the guarded
doorways. 1 feel my pride in house
building put to shame by these little
houses, often stronghold and larder
in one, hidden with wise cunning and
showing a tender and secret wisdom
shut from me.
I like to watch people, too, at their
doorways; the white headed carpen-
ter, who sits on the front step OF his
little brown house by the aqueduct;
the bent old woman at the edge of the
wood who banks her tiny habitation
with leaves when winter comes her
way; the "spinsters and the knitters
in the sum-" on their old-fashioned
porches in the old-fashioned villages
near by. From all the walks and ways
of life what knowledge have these folk
brought home; word, or look, or ges-
ture, may perhaps bring some frag-
ment of their hard won wisdom to me
as l pass.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
VOICES OF THE PULPIT
MANNERISMS CONDEMNED BY
GREAT PREACHER.
Too Many Ministers, in the Opinion of
Noted English Divine, Adopt the
"HolyTone" While Deliver
ering Their Sermons.

TO the close observer. there is no
more interesting study than is to be
found in the wide variety of manner
ism, method and voice among our pub
lie speakers. Sturgeon, who was
gifted with keen eye as well as a
ready wit, made a special study of
pulpit voices. He wrote:
By far the large majority of our
preachers have holy tone for Sun
days. They have one voice for the
parlor and the bedroom, and quite an
other tone for the pulpit; so that, if
not double-tongued sinfully, they GER
ta1nly are so literally The moment
some men enter the pulpit, they no
longer speak as men, but a whine, a.
broken hum-haw, an ore rotundo,' or
some other graceless mode of noise
making, is adopted, to prevent all sus-
plclon of being natural and speaking
out of the abundance of the heart.
There are two or three modes Of
speech which l dare say you will
recognize as having frequently heard.
That dignifled, doctorial, inflated,
bombastic style, which I have just
now called the ore rotundo,' is still
admired by some. There is another
style, a method of enunciation said to
be very lady-like, mincing, delicate,
servant-girlified, dawdling. We have,
most of us, had the felicity of hearing
these, or some others, of the extensive
genus of falsettos, high-stilts, and af-
fectations. 1 have heard many differ
ent varieties, from the fulness of the
Johnsonian to the thinness Of the lit
tie genteel whisper; from the roaring
of the bulls of Bashan up to the chip,
chip, chip Of a chaffinch. Understand
that where even these horrors of
sound are natural, do not condemn
them-let every creature speak in it's
own tongue; but the fact is, that in
brougues are unnatural and strained.
GA sharp discordant squeak, like a
rusty pair of scissors, is to be got rid
Of at all hazards; so also is a thick,
inarticulate utterance in which no
word is complete, but nouns, adjec-
tives and verbs are made into a kind
of hash. Equally Objectionable is that
ghostly speech in which a man talks
without using his lips, ventriloquizing
most horribly. One of the surest
ways to kill yourself is to speak from
the throat instead Of the mouth
Avoid the use of the nose as an organ
Of speech, for the best authorities are
agreed that it is intended to smell
with. Speak as educated nature sug-
gests to you, and you will do well; but
let it be educated, and not raw, rude,
uncultivated nature. Demonthenes
took, as you know, unbounded pains
with his voice, and Cicero, who was
naturally weak, made long journey
into Greece to correct his manner OF
speaking"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
Married up in a Balloon.

Mrs. Violet Hartman, twenty-one
years old, known as 1.-The bride OF the
air." whose marriage in a balloon to
DR.. Milo E. Hartman was the opening
event of the national elimination bal
loon races in Kansas City, in 1912,
died there in sanitarium from pneu-
monia a few days ago.
Mrs. Hartman formerly was Miss
Violet Davis. She left school when
she was a pupil to carry out the novel
marriage ceremony and honeymoon.
The two married while in the balloon
basket before 10000 wedding guests.
They then sailed away. The balloon
landed in a pig sly on farm 80
miles away
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
Got Even With Deputy.

A deputy of the Italian parliament
recently lost his shirt in sleeping
compartment while on railway jour
ney. He wrote an indignant letter to
the directors of the line, in which
he said: 1T is shameful that the rail-
way servants, for whom so much has
been done by members of parliament,
should dare to appropriate the belong
ings of passengers" A few days after
this protest he received a letter signed
by 200 railway employees and enclos-
ing a postal order for 150, which, the
letter said, was the result of small
collection, and which the railway men
hoped would enable him to buy an
other shirt
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-04
Watch Carefully
the C11iId'S Diet
Start Them OF Right With a Good
Laxative and Then Watch
Their Food.

Mothers are often unconsciously
very careless about the diet of their
children, forcing all to eat the same
foods. The fact is that all foods do
not agree alike with different persons.
Hence, avoid what seems to constipate
the child or to give it indigestion, and
urge it to take more Of what is quick
ly digested.
If the child shows a tendency to
constipation it should Immediately be
given a mild laxative to help the bow
els. By this is not meant a physic or
purgative, for these should never be
given to children, nor anything like
salts, pills, etc. What the child re-
quires is simply small dose of the
gentlest of medicines, such as DR..
Caldwelps Syrup Pepsin, which, in the
opinion of thousands of watchful moth
ers, Is the ideal remedy for any child
showing a tendency to constipation.
So many things can happen to con-
stipated child that care is necessary.
Colds, piles, headaches, sleeplessness,
and many other annoyances that chill
dren should not have can usually be
traced to constipation.
Many of Americas foremost families
are never without Syrup Pepsin, be-
cause one can never tell when some
member of the family may need it.,
and all can use 1t. Thousands endorse
it, among them Mrs. M. E. Patten,
Valley Junction, Iowa, who is never
without it in the house. Mrs. Patten