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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
Impressive Facts About Birmingham

lUtpItSSiNt dCtS AUout 1SiA iitihS h" as'
Birmingham claims in the lively
contest for one of the federal reserve
banks should be compelling. As
familiar as the people here are with
Birmingham greatness as an indus
trial and financial center the facts
which President W. P. G. Harding of
the Chamber of Commerce brought out
in his forceful discussion before the
reserve bank organization committee
in Atlanta yesterday were singularly
Illuminating He made dry statistics
telling by assembling them in their re-
lated Importance.
Particularly impressive was the in
formation which Mr.. Harding pre-
sented concerning the balance of trade
in favor of Birmingham in its busi-
ness dealings with Atlanta, New Or
leans, Chattanooga, Nashville, Mem
phis and other southern cities. In
several instances Birmingham sold
products double or more in value to
the money value of Birmingham's pur-
chases in the cities referred to.
The federal board will have no diff
ficulty in selecting cities in the north
in which to establish federal reserve
banks. Certain cities will be selected
almost as a matter of course. But
when it comes to the south, which will
have three or four reserve banks, the
problem of selection will be more or
less perplexing. Atlanta, which was
at one time supposed to be an especial
ly strong candidate, is believed now
to be practically eliminated.
Birmingham occupies a remarkably
strong position geographically and fl
nancially, and the chances are that it
will win. Certain it is that Birming-
ham is more conspicuous on the map
today than ever before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
The Birthday of the Constitution


Hannis Taylor of Alabama, minis
ter to Spain under the second Cleve-
land administration, will on February
16 memorable Congress to honor the
memory of Pelatiah Webster of Phila-
delphia by the erection of tablet or
some other substantial recognition of
his great achievement in writing the
constitution of the United States.
The history of Webster, born in
Connecticut, reads like the discovery
of document unerathed from the
tomb and verifies the adage that
prophet is not without honor save in
his own country.
While some have contended that the
work Of the federal convention of 1887,
consisting of fifty-five delegates, in
formulating the constitution was the
result of inspiration, 1t. has been the
current opinion that this immortal
document was the handicraft of James
Madison, Charles Pinckney and Alex
ander Hamilton, the leading spirits of
the convention.
The proceedings of the assemblage
were conducted behind closed doors,
and when the work was finished, the
records were sealed and sent to Gen.
eral Washington with the request that
he retain them. Neither Hamilton,
Madison nor Pinckney ever claimed
the authorship of the constitution for
the reason that such claim by either
one would bring forth denial from
the other two. They were content to
wear the laurels jointly.
Not until 1918 was the document
which was sent Washington partially
opened and not until 1841 was the
full record published.
This record proves that the entire
instrument was framed by Pelatiah
Webster and published in tract Of
AZ pages, February 16, 1888. All that
the constitutional convention of 1887
did was to consider and adopt in toto
the draft of Webster.
Webster graduated from Yale in
1746, and his federal system is en-
tirely original. There is no trace or
hint in the constitutions of the Greek
OF Teutonic leagues of federal pow
er of taxation. The President and
council of cabinet had never been
dreamed Of by the people of this coun-
try. A bicameral legislature for fed
Grafton had never been known to the
world before.
In drafting the continental consti-
tuition Franklin had followed the model
of 1000 years for down to that time
all federal assemblies had consisted
of but one chamber.
Webster wrote: Il propose that If
the execution of any act or order OF
the supreme authority shall be op-
posed by force in any of the states
(Which God forbid) it shall be lawful
for Congress to send into such state
sufficient force to suppress it," yet
he fully recognized and conserved the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

NE Of the most gigantic frauds in
the annals of crime was the swim
ding operations of the Humberts
in Paris which Is well within the MEM
ory of most readers of this article. These
imposters were able to borrow the fabu-
lous sum of close to s12,00o,0Oo upon the
security of a safe containing paste dia-
monds worth perhaps 81, few shares of
valueless stock In a deceased company.
and a mass Of waste paper.
The start of this swindle was as far
back as 1878, when the Humberts began to
reside in Paris. The lavish display of
the family attracted the attention of those
socially prominent and the rumor was cir
cuated that they were fabulously
wealthy.
In 1883, at least SO the Humberts
claimed, there died in Nice a New York
millionaire named Robert Henry Craw-
ford. who 1t was stated had left Madame
Humbert $4,000 900 because she had nursed
him through a serious illness. The dead
millionaii e's nephews. however. found a
will dated the very same day as the one
that gave Madame Humbert the vast sum.
and in this will 1t was stated that the
money should go to these nephews and
to Madame Humbert's 12-year-old sister.
Marie d'Aurignac.
The story was further continued to the
effect that negotiations were held be-
tween the Humberts and the Crawford
nephews. and the following plan decided
upon: Until Marie should come of age,
all the bonds, stocks and other securities
should be kept untouched in huge safe
that was built into a room of the Humbert
mansion. 65 Avenue de Ia Grande Armee,
Paris. Legal consent for the compromise
was obtained.
People in passing the. Humbert home
in Paris were wont to nudge one another
and say: There is where the 100000 ,OOt
franc fortune Is locked up" All this no.
toriety helped the Humberts socially and
financially. Large sums of money were
readily turned over to them on the
strength of the legacy, and even thu
mighty Bank of France lent Madame
Humbert whatever money she requested
mronsonnnw wDrAr nm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
HUMDRUM TIMES.

HUMDRUM TIMES.
Romance IS ended opine,
And business rules today:
For now they have trolley line
Along the Alpine way.
Kansas City Journal
Romance has given way alas,
To sanitation,
For Cupid nowadays must pass
health examination.
Peoria Journal.
Romance, it seems. is out of date.
For now, when two souls join,
Before the girls consent to mate
The man must have the coin.
Youngstown Telegraph.
Romance is a discarded thing:
Its reign was sweet and noble;
But now with every wedding ring
Girls want an automobile.
Houston Post.
Romance is now a fugitive.
It's hight it took
When men began to ask the girls,
Say, can you cook?'
-Commercial-Appeal
Romance is now as Hector dead;
Dead as though a nallet
Had laid it out. Its life breath sped
When woman got the ballot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
WY AsHINGToN. February 14.-(spe-
M cial.)-The Gridiron club gave

WY AsHINGToN. February 14-(spe-
NJ cial)-rhe Gridiron club gave
season tonight at the New Willard hotel.
There were over $50 guests present and
these included some of the most distin-
guished men Of the country.
President Wilson was not present be-
cause of his cold and Secretary. Bryan
had cancelled his acceptance on account
of having to go to New York
The following were among those who
attended: Vice President Marshall, Count
Bernstorff. the German ambassador: DR..
Dumba. the Austrian ambassador; Jo-
seph P. Tumulty, Governor Tener of Penn
sylvana, Governor Walsh of Massachu-
setts, District Attorney Whitman of New
York; John D. Archbold Mayor Newton
D. Baker of Cleveland, William e. Corey.
A. c. Dickens. London, Eng; Fairfax
Harrison, John T. McCutcneon William
f. McCombs, John d. Rockefeller, Jr.,
Thomas F. Ryan, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
James speSer Finley ]. Shepard, Frank
A vanderlip Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, At
torney General MeReyonlds, Postma ster
General Burleson and many senators ana
congressman.
The large banquet hall of the New
Willard was, as usual, at a GrIdiron din
ner, transformed into a beautiful garden
with palms and southern smilax, while
the tables fairly blossomed with spring
flowers AT quarter of eight the old
200 odd guests, led by President Walker
of the Gridiron club marched into
the dining room and found their places at
the large gridiron- shaped table. At each
guests place was found a bundle
of old-fashioned comic valentines These
were cartoons of the various distinguished
members at the dinner characteristic
limerick was attached to each valentine
y y !.
Before the guests could examine their
valentines the lights in the great hall
We're extinguished and the Gridiron quar-
tet sang a song of welcome and Presi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
TROUBADOUR AND JESTER
IN RHODE ISLAND.

IN RHODE ISLAND.
Twomley: Il understand the Hibrows
are going to leave the state wonder
why?"
swamley: "The girls were very fond of
the tango and every time they gave a
dance the orchestra had to sit in Massa-
chusetts. They were afraid of interstate
entanglements"
WHERE NOTHING COUNTS.
Jones: 81 see that they have not had
any weather at all for a week in Mime
sofa"
sfth. Nonsense; there must be some
kind of weather."
Jones: That's what the paper said;
zero weather for week and zero means
nothing
SAVAGE REMARK.
Brown: 81 hear that the squaws orig
mated the tango and 1 believe that split
skirts We're invented by the Indians"
Jones: what tribe, pray?"
Brown: 1.-THE shoshones (show show
knees, of course"
APOLOGIES TO f. L. STANTON.
Smile when every trouble comes;
Don't let it make you sigh
When it around YOur pillow huns,
Swat it as a fly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
LADY FEBRUARY.

Lady February, I have met you oft be-
fore,
In the luscious morning of the hacyon
days of yore
l know you by your graces and your
melting stellar beams.
Stay that ! may caress thee in my luna
gilded dreams.
Lady February, Tn your lover. perhaps
sick
With love for thee that bespeaks the
1unatic
But you alone are to blame. my lady
The glory of the stars is the glory of our
eyes,
The soft brown of the mountain that tints
the morning skies
Is the color of your tresses soft, my
lady,
When stars and tints are gone and / am
left alone,
My lady, I'll awake from dreams of &C.
stasies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
More Activity in Coal Trade

The coal business which has been quiet
for some weeks past is improving said
John r. Ryan, sales manager of the
Corona company.
THE cold snap accounts in a measure
for the improvement, but the fresh de-
mand would have come even if the tenn
perature had not dropped. Stocks in the
yards have run low, and operators at
the present time are receiving orders at
brisk rate from the dealers. I believe
we will nave a very good trade from
now on"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
WHERE ALL WOMEN EXCEL
ON the Youths Companion.

From the Youths Companion.
Jones was telling what an excellent
cook his wife was. Smith boasted that
his wife was splendid dressmaker and
Robinson proudly stated that his wife
was an unusually clever artist.
Brown was not to be cutdone, so he
remarked:
MY wife is great linguist."
No one seemed impressed. There was
moments silence, then Robinson spoke
up.
'Humph," he exclaimed. "they all ares"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Merchants and their ad writers are hard
pressed sometimes to find a suitabl
name for their special sales. one mer-
chant advertises a Face to Face with
Trouble" sale and his plea for patronage
would make an angel Weep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Somehow, there doesn't seem to be much
hope for the young woman who begins
a literary career by writing her verses
on pink note paper but there is very
successful woman writer who SAYS she
buys a box of chocolates and writes until
the chocolates give out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

The recent trial of John Jasper for the
murder of Edwin brood, held by certain
literary celebrities of London. appears to
have been less an honor to Charles Dick
ems than an occasion for these same cele-
brities to exploit themselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was arrested in
Richmond for ''outraging public de-
cency" by her Interpretation of the tango.
but the court dismissed her. The theatre
at her next performance was iammed to
oVerfiowing and her press agent wore a
smile yard wide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
med BRACE TELLS ABOUT THE FUN
AT LAST NIGHTS GRID1RON DINNER

dent Walker made his inaugural address
in a few words of welcome 10 the guesrs
The lights up again, the electric gridiron
flashed, the guests were seated and the
fun of the evening began at once.
As this was the first dinner over which
President Walker presided, he had to be
naugurated, and the dinner was disturbed
by the entrance of messenger poy pag
ing a telegram for Ernest G. Walker Of
the Boston Herald. Mr.. Walker declared
that he was too busy to read the tele-
gram just then and asked a member to
get 1t and read 1t, which the member did,
saying it was a dispatch from his paper,
the Boston Herald, asking Mr. Walker
for signed statement as President of
the Gridiron club answering a number of
questions
Among the questions was whether he
would address the Gridiren Club in per-
son or in writing? and if ne would have
an inaugural ball and allow the tango:
The chairman of the committee interrupt
ed the reading of the telegram by saying
that the ship "Caulif1ower' had anchored
off Alexandria with second batch of
Pilgrims who had come to see the inau-
guration of a New England man.
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As the band played Yankee Doodle -
delegation of Puritan Fathers entered,
under the banner of THE Honey Fitz
First Voters League of Boston," They
had hardly reached the we'll when the
band struck up Dixie" and a procession
of southern cavaliers bearing the banner
of John Shelton williams f. F. V.
Chapter made their appearance, and said
they had come to the inauguration as
well. One of the Puritans asked what
IF. f. V" meant on the banners of
the cavaliers and was told that it meant
Fire Frank Vanderlip'
Then the Puritans and the Cavaliers got
into a discussion as to which President
was to be inaugurated, whether it was
the man from Maine, Walker, or the
man from Virginia, Wilson. The Purtans
however got out their pedigree book and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Citizens Of Buenos Ayres have pre-
sented Secretary Bryan with a llama.
Enemies have been trying for years to
get the Secretarys goat We trust he
will keep his llama under lock and key.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

An interesting article appears in ma ag-
azine about fishes that change their
clothes. No one would object to that par
ticularly, but 1T is highly vexatious when
hsn change their places of abode just
about the time fellow goes fishing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
WORDS FOR MUSIC
5y Julia Neely Finch.

BY Julia Neely Finch.
Love comes and love goes
Like the breath of a rose;
Or the sound of sigh,
And none may question him why?
Love comes and love goes
A Is the wind that blows
Where 1t listeth at night
And none may follow his digh&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
WINTER.

I love the dear old winter
With his fireside and his snow
Though gentle spring is coming,
| sigh to have him go.
/ love the dear old winter
With his misty SHIN ring CLEANS.
For while he fingers with me
He shrouds my life with dreams.
| love the dear old winter
And faln would have him stay
For with his arm around me
l could dream and dream for aye.
And If life were all winter
1t truly would not seem
A cruel prank of nature
For life is but a dream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Doctors says the tonsils prevent germs
from passing into the system. Will some
body please come forward and speak a
good word for the appendix?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

A modern poet says Shakespeares stuff
would be turned down by the magazines
of the present time. Well, that's no re-
heetion on Bill Shakespeare's stuff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

De La Barra got the glad hand in Ja-
pan and ''veiled allusions'' We're made to
the United States, but we still see no oc-
casion to view with alarm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
BEGINNING THE DAY-o Lord ]

BEGINNING THE DAY-o Lord
weary traveller to little resting
rIace. Make il an oasis to my soul
where the hot breath of the desert
may he forgotten under the shade
of the trees by the side of the flow
ing waters. And Thine shall ne al
the praise. Amen and amen'--H'
Nj. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Ragtime and the tango have recently
figured as aids to Cupid. but the old-fash-
toned way of wooing continues to cop
most OF the bets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Walt Mason, who is getting rich writing
poetry says he adopted fat as an eccen-
tricty. The idea is not bad. Fat poets
are few and far between.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

1t is reported that Mexico has no war
poets Might as well lift the embargo on
poets also. We have plenty to spare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

The tendency to knock dramatic critics
seems to be most strongly developed in
theatrical managers who have felt the
critics power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Thomas Hardy, the novelist, having
married his secretary and won't have to
pay her any wages. A thrifty move
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Students of craniology say that the
skull of Robert Burns was abnormal.
So was poor old Bobby's thirst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

A philosopher says all women are alike
Neeping statement like that will get
him into trouble sooner or later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

When you looked sadly, ID was for
want of money.
Two Gentlemen of Verona.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
General Huerta declares there is moth

ing to be said. Well, there is great deal
that ought to be explained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15
BRIEF INTERVIEW.

BRIEF INTERVIEW.
friend Joe Williams in Boston last week."
Philadelphian: Indeed, How is he?''
Chauffeur: Dead; he never regained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Enterted at the Birmingham, Ala,
oostoffice as second class matter under
set of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

Before the guests could examine their
valentines the lights in the great hall
We're extinguished and the Grdiron quar-
tet sang a song of welcome and Presi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-15

A. ]. Eaton, Jr., ana o. E. Young are
tne only authorized travelling repre-
sentatives of The Age-Herald in It's
circulation department.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-27

Whipple-Piano tuner, phone 226R
Phone I. C. Snyder chimney sweep.
Good winter quarters for horses
and rigs at the Alta barns.
Wanted-Good, clean rags at the
East oregonian office.
Fashionable dressmaking at s1s W.
Court. Phone 25IJ.
Furnished housekeeping rooms for
rent 813 Thompson.
For rent-Furnished 8 roomel
modern house. Phone 554.
For sale-Three good lots or trade
for automobile. Phone 218J.
For rent-7-room modern house
III Grange street. Inquire John Vert.
Wanted at once-Housekeeper Mrs.
Thos. A. Hodgson. 1101 f Court st.
The Alta House. a good. popular.
yet cheap place to stop. ]. NJ. sheph-
enson. prop.
Five room house for sale on north
side. Corner lot improved. Address
"w" this office.
Good dry, black pine wood. $3.50
per cord. 5000 II sawed. Delivered.
zee b. b. Gervais or phone 77S.
Old papers for sale; tied in bundles.
Good for starting fires. etc. 10c a
bundle. This office.
Try the West End Market for gro-
cerles and meats, 1901 w. Alta CT.
Phone IT'S. Free delivery. satisfac-
ton guaranteed.
For sale-Two modern cottages To-
Gated on east Court street, seven
blocks from Main street. Inquire OF
Walters mill.
For sale-Modern seven room house
and seven lots. with barn. close to
school $500 takes It. Inquire or
address "a" this office.
Mutt" takes the big loads and
Jeff" shows the speed. Penland
Bros. haul anything and reasonable.
Furniture van and Storage warehouse.
Office 647 Main street Phone 33s.
Several small farms on Umatilla
river particularly adapted to hogs.
dairy or poultry. $3.50 cash. balance
on or before 10 years Ia per cent.
See Berkeley.
Lost-on stairway Moose hall Ia.
dies Elgin gold watch. hunting case
Name engraved in case, also baby pic
ture. Kindly return TO office Of Dr.
Ohmart for suitable reward.
II you want a real bargain inves-
tigate at once. House partly furnish
ed, arranged in apartments and all
rented, located on so foot corner lot
close in. Place more than pays for
itself besides a good place to live
Price s1250.OO. very small payment
down. l am leaving the city and II
the place does not sell in the next
four days will lease IT, See me at
2i0 Tustin street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-27
PERSONAL MENTION.

NJ J. Lee Of Candy is at the st.
George.
Carl T.. Engdahl Of Helix spent
Thanksgiving in the city.
w. @. Sawyer Of Hot Lake was a
business visitor in. Pendleton yester-
day.
NJ. Nolte and William Taylor OF
Weston, were Wednesday visitors in
the city.
Gus Peret Of the Peters Cartridge
Co. was registered at the Pendleton
yesterday.
w. ]. Furnish, prominent capitalist.
is up from Portland on business
visit.
Brooke dickson and Lyman Rice
enjoyed a Thanksgiving duck hunt
yesterday below the city
NJ. L. Gumbert Of the Hudson Bay
Fur Co, spent Thanksgiving In the
city. He was registered at the PEN
dleton.
John Monahan, one OF the proprie-
tors of the Hotel Pendleton, was in
Walla walla yesterday to spend
Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Shelly Jones OF this city left
yesterday for Enterprise TO join her
husband who is located there in the
barber business.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-27
Air Infraction Avoided.

LONDON. Nov. 27.-winston
Spencer Churchill. first lord of the
Admiralty. replied in the house Of
commons to a query from Frederick
II. Booth to the allegation that the
French and British avlators who re-
Gently made a raid on the Zeppelin
airshlp factory at Friedrichshafen
had crossed Swiss territory in their
flight.
"Avlators who are flying at high
attitudes" he said. "find 1t almost
impossible to determine the course
which they are taking. However
the British airmen who made the re-
cent attack upon the Zeppelin factory
had explicit directions to avoid cross
Ing neutral territory. They carried
maps indicating the course which
they were TO follow"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-27

Continued from page two.)

A splendid Thanksgiving dinner was
served last evening at the home OF
Mrs. ]. l. Mcpherson. under the aus
pices Of the Young Mems Bible Glass
OF the Christian church Fifteen
guests were present, and all spent an
enjoyable evening Of storytelling and
singing. Business OF the Bible Glass
was discussed and a short Thanks
giving service was held.
Mrs Claude Barr is very III at her
homo with appendicitis and an op-
Grafton may be necessary.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Neagle accom-
panied by their daughter Nellie, and
Misses Della and Reta Ferguson, made
n trip TO Adams yesterday in their
automobile.
Tho members OF the Pan-Hellenio
Club enjoyed a luncheon at noon to-
day at the Hotel Pendleton.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-27

$500 Mems new all-wool Win
ter Suits for only. $3.50
$22.50 Mems new all-wool Win
ter Suits for only. $500
$4,000 Mems new all-wool Win
ter Suits for only. $14.75
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-11-27

held at the office OF the undersigned
referee in bankruptcy at Pendleton,
Umatilla county, Oregon, on Deem
Der the sth. a. D. 1914. at 10 o'clock
a. m. OF said day, at which time and
place the creditors may attend. prove
their claims. appoint a trustee, ex-
anime the bankrupt, and transact
such other business as may properly
come before the said meeting.
Done and dated at Pendleton. Ore
gon. this gath day Of November. A
D. 1914.
THOS. FITZ GERALD,
Referee In Bankruptcy.