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Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-18

@Batted for Mayer in seventh.
st. Louis ...........6 . / Si6 IL
Home run: Beck. Hits: off Mayer. 5
in seven innings; off RiXey, none In one
inning. Sacrifice flies: Miller (2). Stolen
bases: Magee. Dolan. Double plav.
Miller to Higgins 20 l. Mage. Left IN
bases: St Louis, Z; Phiiadelphia'
Bases on balls: OFT Mayer l. of Rixey,
l. Struck out; BY Perdue. 6; by Mayer,
pires KLEIN and Emslie
Cubs Blank Dodgers.
CHICAGO, Aug. i7-Chicago punched
hits and with the visitors errors shut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Ely CAUSED MOVIE PANIC

From the Kansas City Star.
Pittsburg.-A common house fy which
made its way into the tense of a mo-
tion picture machine and was magni-
fed several hundred times, n Il North
Side "nickelodeon," was the cause o.
a panic in the audience last night,
which but for the prompt action on the
part of fews cool-headed spectators
might have turned into a tragedy great
er than was being depicted on the
screen.
The machine operator had barely be-
gun to reel off the thriller of the
night when there appeared on the
screen "A monster with legs like limbs
of a big tree, eyes as big as saucers
and a huge body covered with hair that
looked like standing wheat. At the first
appearance of the monster women and
children screamed in terror and a rusa
was made for the door by the panic
stricken audience.
Suddenly someone yelled:
ITS only a flying machine
This brought the panic stricken aA-
dience to its senses and quiet was
quickly restored. Several persons, how
ever, were severely bruised in the rush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10

the south. ancient Aauitanians and Bas-
ques; Professor Boas of Columbia has
found that where the ratio of race inter-
mingling is as one to nine there will be-
,among the more numerous population
only IS per 1000 in the fourth generation
of pure blood; and where two types in
termarry with equal freedom, less thap
one person in 1900 will be of pure descent
that is. within a century the process OF
intermiXture should be complete.
Probably most of them will admit that
the King James version of the Bible is
written in fairly good English. The
Brooklyn Eagle" calls our construction
Damaged Goods In English 1t OBJ
serves that the third person is closer to
the pronoun and hence the jar to the
ear when the verb ccines along in the sec
ond person However, it admits that the
personal pronoun has in this instance for
antecedent a choice of subjects, one in
the second and one in the third person.
1t seems that we are free to use our own
ear and find out whether it is Jared or
not. AS a matter of fact 1t is not
matter of ear so much as of yaual imagi-
nation that caused us TO choose the form
that raises the image of the person spoken
TO instead of The indistinct image of 81
man in general. and when it comes to ear
and visual ina gination the Bible, Carlyle,
Macaulay and Longfellow can probably
stagger along
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Another Bloody Sunday

Birmingham again was stained by
the blood of the slain on Sunday.
Men were shot down-killed and
wounded Desperadoes piled their ne
farious trades. The police force was
| unusually busy.
The time has come when to all ap-
pearances Birmingham takes no notice
of the ever-recurring Sabbath of blood.
extraordinary-no more unusual than
the dawning of morning after a night
season, or the coming of spring.
Birmingham must awake to the ne
cessity for action It's good name is
at stake. The shedding of blood is not
here, and build up among us. The shed
ding of blood instead of. drawing capi-
tai from other cities, tends TO drive
shedding of blood causes the name of
Birmingham to be abhorred not only as
a center of crime, but as a center held
in contempt by the pistol "toter,' the
man bent on destruction of life in
others.
The people should arouse them
selves. The city should provide a
police force-not necessarily for the
prevention of al! crime, but for the in
sitution of that fear in the heart OF
The man considering the commission
of crime which gives him pause. or
drives him elsewhere to shed the
blood of mis- neighbor.
The criminal should be frightened.
There should be captures made and
trials held. Convictions for long
terms should be achieved. Execu-
tions should occur.
At any rate, Birmingham should be
big enough to take care of itself. We
can scarcely have a city beautiful as
long as the criminal element laughs
at us. We can scarcely have a model
city as long as the pistol "toter' walks
at leisure. We can scarcely have a
decent city and a bloody city at the
same time.
This is the moment for action.
Someone right now should get busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Interest In Auburn Gymnasium

Il am deeply interested in the plans
of the Auburn alumni to erect a gym
nasium on Athletic field in Auburn" said
Dr. James Allen, graduate of that in
stitution, yesterday. Thomas Bragg
president of the alumni association, has
issued "a stirring call to the old graduates
to build the gym in remembrance of
their happy days at Auburn and for the
furtherance of the good cause. | hope
to be able to contribute literally to this
new building.
Il recall at the recent homecoming
festivities there was unbounded enthusi-
asm for the erection of the new building
by the alumni association, and | believe
that the responses to the call of Presi-
dent Bragg viii be substantial I'm every
way. | know that the members of the
association in Birmingham intend to help
the cause and ! think the building will
be provided for.
Il am told that several very wealthy
men who are graduates of Auburn have
indicated that they would give literally
to the new gymnasium, and if this is
done the building can be erected by that
aid and the widespread donations from
the younger graduates Of Auburn"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Tin for Candidates

Oscar w. Underwood has struck a
new note in Alabamas political medley
of madness.
At Admission. in the first speech of
the present senatorial campaign, he
said:
IF | cannot be elected on my
record, | would not have the Of
flee on the shortcomings of my
opponent
And when he told the people of
Alabama farewell and returned tc
Washington for the purpose of taking
his place at the head of democracy S
warning column, he said:
81 leave the matter with you.
The success of the administration
of President Wilson and the vim
dication of the democratic party
are, in my opinion, of far greater
Importance than my election to
the Senate
Nothing finer than either of the
above sentences has ever been ut
tered in Alabama politics.
Each furnishes food for thought
When one thinks, he wonders why il
is that candidates are prone to base
their claim for preferment on the evil
which their opponents might have
done. And one wonders why it is that
candidates refrain from giving reasons
why they should be elected and insist
on regaling their audiences with
reasons why their opponents should
not be elected.
And, in regard to the Second gem
uttered by Mr.. Underwood, one Won
ders why it is that all other men seek
ing place of honor do not demonstrate
their patriotism, their loyalty to duty
their self-subjugation for the good OF
the state.
1t is to be regretted that every can
didate does not follow in the footsteps
of Mr.. Underwood. For it is certain
tthat if a candidates record is moi
good, if his platform is not good, the
shortcomings of his opponent is nc
reason for his elevation. And it Is
equally as certain that If candidate
does not hSed the commanding voice
of duty, in other words, If ne positive
ly refuses to do that which is right
he has little excuse to offer for his
candidacy.
1t would be better than to elevate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
LAND OF WHEELBARROW

From the Chicago Journal.
The wheelbarrow is the most com
mon medium of transportatio in Shan
tung, China. The load is balaced about
the wheel so that the workman does
not have to carry a portion of the load,
as is the case with the American wheel
barrow Some wheelbarrows have but
one push man; some having a pulling
man as we'll; some have one two and
three donkeYs to aid in the pulling, and
some are equipped with a sail to obtain
the help of favorable winds. The equip
ment depends on the load carried, the
maximum load being about ton.
Transportation by wheelbarraw is from
five to eight times as expensive as
transportation by rail in this province.
Thus. the native methods of land trans
portation. even with labor receiving
wage less than 10 cents gold a day,
are costly, disproportionately so as COM
pared with the prices of other COM
modes. Yet Shantung has tens of thou
sands of wheelbarrows engaged III traf-
fic. 1t is easy to appreciate what rail-
roads will mean to the development of
this densely populated province.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
OUR MANY RELATIVES
From the Living Church.

FROM the Living Cnurcn.
In only 20 generations, each one of
us has exactly 131076 direct ancestors,
not to count collateral branches of the
family and their relatives. Now all the
descendants of those, our forefatherS
and foremothers, are related to us. But
why stop at 90 generations? Plenty Of
American families trace their lineal de-
scent by one line or more to Alfred the
Great and that carries our line through
SO generations. By doubling the num-
Der of our ancestors in each generation,
anyone can count for himself how large
our immediate family, narrowly con-
sidered, has been, but no one can count
dren and the children's children and the
collateral relations of these. Mathe
matics would stagger at the figure.
And yet Alfred the Great Is only a
little way back in our family annals.
Anybody who can trace to him can,
without the slightest difficulty, more
than double back on him the genera
tions through which his ancestry may
be traced. until we find them as the
semi children of Wooden hud-
ding themselves about camp fires on
the shores of the Baltic And those who
cannot trace really have just as an
cient a lineage. Families have never
arisen sporadically.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The New street Car system

speaking on behalf of myself and a
good many more women Of Fountain
Heights said a well-known lady of that
section of the city. Il want 10 say this
in regard to Mr.. Ford's statement in
Sundays Age Herald, in which he said
that the patrons of the Fountain Heights
and Avondale line had made it possible
to achieve the satisfa ctory results so far
secured. and that the patrons had CO.
operated with the company in the new
system also, that so f2r his company
had not received any complaints
we have waited for a weeks trial of
the present system and we have CO.
operated because there was no other
graceful dignifed alternative. We
knew that southern men would protest
and the article on another page gives us
our opportunity.
Il have heard numbers OF women eN-
press themselves on the subject under
discussion and it was certainly flattering
to the management of the Birmingham
Railway. Light and Power company.
we do not object to the pay-as-you-
enter plan, nor leaving the car by way
of the front entrance, but everything else
connected with the new system is re-
pulsive."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Illiteracy Not the True Test

While illiteracy is one of the great
est banes under which this country
suffers, it is extremely questionable
whether it be the proper test for the
admission of the immigrant in our
midst.
What we need and that which we
welcome to this country is the honest
heart, the brawny arm and the sturdy
determination to succeed in the battle
of life. 1t is for such men as these
that our untitled acres, our virgin for
ests and our numberless industries are
waiting. A sturdy, thrifty, moral COM
naunity counts for far more in the
upbuilding, maintenance and integrity
of civilization than the most brilliant
conglomeration of educated moral rep
robates and social scapegraces that
were ever corralled in civic center
or rural district.
Every safeguard and sensible re-
striction should be thrown around i'm
migration and especially where such
immigration involves contemplated
citizenship, but while the goal of citi-
zenship should be planted upon such
a plane as to evolve the greatest eff
fort in its acquiring, admission to this
country by the immigrant should be
rendered a matter Of comparative
ease.
1t is the educated foreigner who to-
day constitutes menace to our insti-
tutions, teaches that liberty is license
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
LUKE NI'LUkE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
What has become of the old fash
ioned man who used to have his pockets
at the top of his pants instead of on
the sides, and who had to raise the bot
tom of his vest to get his hands in mis-
pants pockets?
A woman carries her pocketbool so
other women can see it, A man hides
his pocketbook SO other men can't
see 1t.
And where is the old tad who used
to put on a boiled shirt and a black
Sunday suit but wouldn't wear col
lar?
Nearly all of the trouble in this
world is started by people who imagine
they are doing good.
Anyway, a woman doesn't spend much
more time in front of glass than a
man spends behind it.
Lots of we'll meaning married women
wear a ten-button kid glove while their
husbands have to fasten their sus-
penders onto safety pin.
And when Adam came back from a
stroll in the garden with a long hair
tangled in his whiskers Eve couldn't
accuse him of being with another
woman.
Married life would be much more
harmonious If Edison would invent an
automatic salary raiser and an auto
matte excuse producer.
Let any man start to letter a sign
and 20 other people will have to stop
and watch him to see that he does 1t
right
The world is full of queer people
including the man who will spend four
dollars to get a 5O-cent pass tesR show
Every married man believes that ne
could become famous If he wasn't kept
SO busy trying to make living.
| An educated fool is a fool who knows
he isn't a fool
| Funny how a little incident will af-
feet history. If Eve hadn't taken bite
of an old, wormy, one-cent apple 10,
of men would be. able to sleep these
| nights and there wouldn't be any white
slave law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Progress of DenominatiOnal Forces

Quite an interesting array of fig
alres relative to church statistics in
this country has just been presented
the public by DR.. H. X. Carroll, who
had charge of the government census
of churches in 1890, and who now
represents the federal council of
churches.
In his tabulated statement the doc
tor has followed the plan adopted by
the government in deducting 10 per
cent to allow for children who have
not yet been confirmed and has thus
obtained a total of 34,000,000. The
statement omits the figures relative to
Christian Scientists, Jews and Nor
mons. Among those Of the first men
toned faith reliable statistics were
wanting; the Jews are estimated at
1000 900 and the Mormons at 296 900,
in Utah and Colorado.
The roster presents these denomina-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
CAN PHOTOGRAPH ON CLAY

Pittsburg (Penn) Correspondent in the
New York Herald.
Prof J. Hammond Smith of the Uni
yersity of Pittsburg has perfected an
invention which he calls stereo-
metricon, by which human features may
be reproduced in clay with Photographic
accuracy.
One with SOME knowledge of photog
raphy and having fairly nimble fingers
may make a bust or statue of any metn-
Der of his family. Two high power cam
eras are used. Behind the lens of the
right-hand camera is a coarse screen.
The picture taken with the left hand
camera is called a record photograph. a
lump of clay is placed on a pedestal
where the subject previously had been.
Lines thrown on it by the camera in
dicate how to manipulate the clay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Glad TO vote for IL. L. Sim.

Having seen the announcement of
Harry Upton Sims. as a candidate for
the legislature from Jefferson county"
said Capt. ]. Lawler Darby. II desire to
say that it would crafty him to know
how kindly his friends look upon the
prospect of voting for so clean and able
young man as those who have the
honor of his acquaintanceship know him
to be.
1T is said that he wishes to give his
time and talent toward the enactment
of beneficial local laws, mainly the apo-
lition of the much abused and harmful
fee system. This should commend him
to the favorable consideration and sup
port of all good citizens, and | am quite
sure that his ability and fidelity will
leave a magnificent impression upon all
important legislation of general charae-
ter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10

The following day the affair was taken
up by the Senate and a committee was
appointed to make an investigation.
They reported that the Senate had no
power to arrest or punish member of
the House and that all they could do
was to complain to that body
In the House on the same day COM
mittee was appointed to make a report
in order to vindcate that body This
committee called for the expulsion of
Brooks, but it was voted down. There
upon Brooks arose and said that he
was no longer member of the House.
having already placed his resignation in
the hands of the governor of his state
TO take effect when he announced it him.
self in Congress. BY this means he pre-
vented any further action taken against
him by the House.
Brooks was promptly reelected, how
ever, and was back in the House within
a few days. the criminal punishment
inflicted was hardly less farce Sum-
ner filed a complaint against Brooks
and he was indicted by a grand jury.
He appeared in Washington at court at
tended by a coter.e of southern friends,
admitted the assault and justified himself
in speech likening himself to husbands
who defend their wounded honor. The
judge fined him $500 and discharged him
without Imprisonment. Sumner took no
part in the prosecution, except when SUBJ
poenaed to appear and testify before the
grand jury.
Sumner disclainled all responsibility for
the trial. realizing that any punishment
would be inadequate for the injuries
he had received and the hopelessness of
expecting proper consideration for the
same from the courts of the District as
then constituted.
During Summers long years of suffer-
ing following the attack it is said that
he never spoke unkiholy of Brooks. 1t is
related that years after, when one day
walking in the Congressional cemetery at
Washington Sumner $ companion, George
William Curtis, called his attention to a
cenotaph of Brooks, which Sumner had
not before noticed, his only remark was:
Poor fellow" Poor fellow To the
question then asked by Curtis, "How do
you feel about Brooks?" he replied:
..Only as to a brick that should fall upon
your head from a chimney. he was the
unconscious agent Of another power"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Birmingham az Headquarters

"The Importance of Birmingham, the
growth of this city and the expansion
of our business in this section are the
reasons for the Texas company's making
Birmingham division headquarters, said
W. A. Green, auditor of that company
and former manager of the Republic
company in this city
Il will be here three or four days ar
ranging the details In connection with
the establishment of divisional headquar-
ters here. They will be of substantial
aid to the extension of our local business
and will add just that much to the
growth and importance of Birmingham,
in my judgment.
Il am very glad that this is being
done by our company. | have always
looked upon Birmingham as one of the
best cities in the south, and since leaving
here for Texas this opinion has not
changed. The wonderful growth of Birn-
ngham has startled the whole country.
and there is no doubt of the fact in my
mind but what Birmingham is destined
to grow and grow until it passes any
city in this section of the south.
"As l walked about the city yesterday
could see evidences of progress on
every hand. and it made me feel good to
be in Birmingham again. Ihe new build
ings here and those being erected mean
only one thing and that is greater Brm-
ingham."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10

WILSON, THE TIE THAT BINDS


From the Kansas City Star.
President Wilson stated specifically
the confidence and affectionate admira-
ton that he and others of the admin
istration feel for Mr.. Bryan. 1t was a
gracious tribute. 1t was particularly a
happy tribute because it's words have
been so abundantly anticipated by the
acts and the atmosphere" of this ad-
ministration.
And what the President says of the
Secretary of State the entire country
will Immediately apply to practically
all of the group who, with Mr.. Wilson,
are giving such a notably efficient and
harmonious administration.
Those two adjectives go together and
explain one another. The country is
getting the benefit of efficiency that
comes from harmony of purpose and of
performance.
Mr.. Bryan Will certainly not deem 1t
ungracious that comment on the Presi-
dents deserved tribute to him should
be turned to comment also on the re-
markable personality which from the
White House must exert the influence
for harmony, must furnish the incentive
to united efficiency
The "togetherness" of this admins
tration has been it's dominant charac-
teristic. And only a dominating per-
sonality which Cat the same time that
it dominates) does inspire personal
liking and personal trust can achieve
such result. The fine service the ma
ton has received in the past year has
been most distinctively an administra-
tive service For, aside from the def
nitely administrative acts that have
served it, the leadership of legislation
has had administrative source and direc-
ton. Even jealous legislative spokes-
men, even the heads of opposition
grous, have acknowledged by deed and
often by words the tactful, masterful
leadership Of the executive.
Surely, in union there Is strength.
One can use the Presidents felicitous
expressions and say OF his whole Of
fetal family that 1t seems to be bound
together by ties of confidence and, af-
fectionate admiration. And that feeling
that binds it into such an effective in
strument of service is more and more
inspiring like feeling for 1t among
'Sll the people of the United Statee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10

NNE of the most exciting scenes
ever enacted in the United States
Senate was the assault of
Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, by
Preston Brooks, a member of the House
of Representatives, in 1856. The attack
grew out of the violent slavery agi-
tation of the period Sumner had made
a powerful speech on THE Crime of Kan
sas,' in which he went out of his way
to abuse certain senators whom he did
not like, especially Senator Butler of
South Carolina, who was at the time
absent from the city, and who had made
no special personal attack on Sumner.
Brooks WAS a relative of Butler and
resented the imputations made against
him. He lay in wait for Sumner for an
hour or more at the Pennsylvania ave-
nue. approach 20 the capitol on the day
following the inflammatory speech, but
Sumner had gone i'll another way and he
missed him. The following day the SEN
ate had only short session. adjourning
at l2:45. Sumner remained in his seat. He
was leaning over his desk busliy engaged
in writing when Brooks approached from
the rear. The senator had not noticed
his presence until he heard someone call
his name when looking up he caught the
words:
Il have read your speech over twice
carefully; II is d libel on South Carolina
and Mr.. Butler who is a relative of mine"
and while he was still speaking and APP
parenily without finishing the sentence,
the tall, powerfully built stranger raised
a heavy cane and struck him with all
his force over the head. Sumner threw
up his arms and endeavored to protect
himself but the first blow blinded him
and Brooks continued TO rain blow after
blow as hard and as fast he could.
Finally sumner fell bleeding and sense
less to the floor. Brooks arm was
stayed at last and he was forced away
from Sumner. The wounds of the SEN
ator were dressed by a physician hastily
summoned and he was removed to his
room still only partly conscious. So
great were pis injuries that he did not
fully recover for four years; and indeed,
never after this assault was he the
powerful, robust athlete that he had been
before The physical condition of SUM-
ner and the masses of his full head of
probably saved his life.
hair. which he wore long at the time.