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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
DELIGHTFUL SERVICE
OF SONG LAST NIGHT
First Methodist Church Filled to Its
Capacity-Vocal and lnstru-
mental Music.

The song service at the First Methodist
church last night attracted a crowd that
filled the spacious auditorium. The music
was under the direction of Miss Belle Nc
Coy. the organist and consisted of an
thems sung by the quartette choir; hymns
sung by the congregation; vocal solo
each by Miss Carrie Lum and Mrs. Marie
Kern Mullin a violin solo by Roy Young,
and two organ solos by Miss Mccoy Mr..
Young played with artistic finish "Adora-
ton by Blowsky.
Jerusalem was Miss Lum's number
and it was sung with sympathetic feeling
and tone intonation. While Miss Alice
Fallon, the solo soprano of the choir, was
not on the programme for a song she had
several important solo parts in the an
thems Altogether the programme was
delightful.
The pastor, the Rev. DR.. J. A. Duncan,
conducted the devotional exercises which
consisted of a prayer and hymn reading.
He also made brief address fitting the
song service He said that whatever was
clean, whatever was uplifting, whatever
made us feel that tins was good world
and that now was the best time to live in
1t; whatever made men feel that they
Good music, he said, was uplifting and
was therefore from God.
The service lasted. just one hour, just
long enough, people said, for hot sum-
mer night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
ADJUSTMENTS.
At tho Casino.

The vaudeville bill for the East Lab
Casino this week will be, 1t is said par
excellence. The numbers will be novel
and refined throughout.
tage with their little baby in the pleas
ant comedy sketch, THE Woeful Woer"
This couple have many friends In Bir-
mngham and their work is well appre-
ciated. They are clever and their act Is
above the average seen in vaudeville per-
formances.
The Rinaldos. eccentric jugglers, bal
ancers and expert hoop rollers. will be
seen for the first time at the park. Their
act is novel and will attract much atten-
ton
Rogers and Clifton will put on 1.-THE
Great Indian Trunk Mystery" Wherever
seen this act causes considerable amaze
ment and brings about much talk as to
how 1t is done.
Pearl Late will sing some popular songs
with fine pictures to Illustrate same. The
songs will be changed during the week,
In addition to being the latest and most
popular out.
The moving pictures will be interesting,
the new films brought here being on in
teresting subjects.
An added attraction this week will be
the famous ''Wakita,' the Japanese
wrestler who will give a full demonstra-
tion of the Jiu-Jitsu wrestlir game. Bob
Ali, the Turkish wrestler, WIZ also give
an exhibition and it is intended to invite
all Corners, $25 to be given any man who
is not thrown in fifteen minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
TELEPHONE COMPANY
COMPLETES SOME WORK

all others. relieving the main exchange in
Birmingham of about one-fourth of its
business. This in turn assures better scr
vice on the local wires. as well as better
service between Birmingham and the SUI
burban exchanges
Cables containing sixty pairs of wires
connect the East Lake. Ensey and West
End exchanges to the main office, and
cable with 100 pairs of wires connects
Birmingham and Woodlawn, This means
that 100 people can talk between Birming-
ham and Woodlawn at the same time, or
that sixty can talk between Birmingham
and any of the other exchanges at the
same time. These are all trunk wires
merely connecting the exchanges.
Manager Turnbull said last night that
if the lightning would let the wires alone
for a few days the service would be i'm
proved 10 such an extent that there would
be few If any complaints.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13

The greater part of the trunk cable sys-
tenn of the Bell Telephone company has
been completed, connecting the branch
exchanges with the Birmingham ex-
change. These cables contain from 80 to
100 pairs of wires.
During the past week or two the trunk
cable system to Woodlawn. East Lake,
West End and Ensley was completed. and
those cities have been connected A trunk
cable is being run from Pratt City to
Ensley and in the future the Pratt City
telephones will be operated on the Ensley
board.
This change has been in progress for
about year. Now that it is working the
officials of the company believe that 1t
will greatly improve the service. In the
past all calls from one suburban exchange
to another had to pass through the Biz
mingham office. but in the future all
suburban exchanges will work direct with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13

Clint Allen Thomas. a youth Is years
of age, was accidentally shot the abdomen
while standing in a saloon at Dora Satur-
day night, suffering injuries which result
ed in his death on the operating table at
the Hillman hospital about O'Clock yes
terday morning.
Full particulars of the killing could not
be learned. but It IS said that a man
named Wedgworth who was in the bar
room, had his pistol in his hand and was
playing with 1t or twirling it in his hand,
In some way the weapon fell to the floor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
DISCHARGE
KILLS YOUTH AT DORA

and was discharged. the bullet entering
the abdomen of the young man and badly
perforating the intentines. He was
brought to the city early yesterday morn
ing and carried to the hospital for treat
ment. but was by that time too far gone
to recover. Shaw & Son furnished alb
bulance service, and Mr.. Brown states
that Thomas was in a dying condition
when they took charge of him.
The remains were sent home to Dora
for interment yesterday at 1920 by Lige
10y.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
FREIGHT WRECK.
No One Is Injured, But Passenger
Train DELAYED

When fast freight No. 50 on the Alabama
Great Southern railroad had reached u
point few miles this side of Bessemer
yesterday afternoon at 4:45 broken
hange caused four cars to leave the track.
The train had just left Bessemer and
was moving at a fairly good rate of speed
when the wreck occurred. Two cars filed
with lumber and two filled with flour
were completely wrecked, turning over on
their sides. Five hours were required to
clear the tracks, and it was founr neces-
sary to send the Pan American, due here
ct $40 around through Ensley and have it
back into town from the east. causing 1t
to be delayed about two hours.
No one was injured in the wreck.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
ORPHANAGR PICNIC
NEXT WEDNESDAY
THERE WILL BE A GREAT FIELD
DAY AT SMITHS PARk-THou.
SANDS OF TICKETS HAVE BEEN
SOLD.

The annual barbecue and field day
events for the benefit of the East Lake
orphanage will take place at Smiths
park next Wednesday.
The committees have worked and nearly
all the details have been completed.
Among the attractive features of tho
day VIII be horse racing. automobile rae
ing. motor cycle racings. baseball, Menu
OILS band a great barbecue dinner and
dancing until Il o'clock at night. Tho
grounds will be brilliantly Illuminated by
electricity.
Thousands Of tickets have been sold and
the crowd will be the biggest assembled
on any similar occasion.
--~-~---~~-----~~~---~~--
the deepest the supreme relationship OF
the human soul is it's relationship to right.
to truth, to Cod the principle that, know
ing the will Of God, it is the souls obliga-
ton to obey II. at whatever cost. at what
ever sacrifice. This principle ignored.
there is lost the realty of all religion that
proceeds from the consciousness Of Gods
fatherhood. His wisdom His goodness,
His eternal viii to save and bless. To
seek first some other kingdom than the
kingdom of Cod is to repudiate the king
dom of God
To give the service of God second PLACES
to some other service is denial that there
Is God to serve. If God Is God indeed,
my spiritual father without whose spirit
within me | were not myself-were not
| self at all--it follows necessarily that my
) first duty is to obey the leading of His
| spirit, to renounce, to set aside, to trampe
down. everything that conflicts with such
! obedience. Because the very sacredness
of mans relationship to man depends
upon, IS derived from. the sacredness of
mans relationship to God, there is no
human tie binding soul to soul but exists
subject to every souls eternal obligation
to be faithful to divine truth and right.
If faithfuness to the highest | see, il
| service of the divinest ! know. means Of
fence to every other man or woman on
| earth, there is but one Chrstly course
open before me, there is not but one
worthy choice / can make-I must give
| that offence; | must suffer the pain of
| wiving It; l must endure the loss of hui
man love- esteem, sympathy; must keep
Gods light lighted within me-
The Worst Misfortune.
| And this is no hardship but a privilege;
no misfortune, but a glory. The worst,
the only real misfortune that can befall
any human soul is to want to do or lovo
what conflicts with Gods will. and there
fore with it's own and all other human
good Infinite gratitude should possess
the heart of man for nothing else than
thls-that he is hero enough to choose and
serve the divinest he sees, though his
choice and service mean the hearing of
cross that grows heavier and bitterer
through all his days
| To seek first the kingdom of God is TO
have added to us, while we seek 1t, not
indeed all things we may desire; not in
deed all things we may deem ourselves
entitled to, but assuredly all things we
ought to have; all things we should every
moment rejoice to have-lf in verify We
knew even as we are known.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
THE WEATHER.

Washington, August 12.-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi Rains Monday
and Tuesday; light variable Winds
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
TRADES COUNCIL
HOLDS A SESSION
Is Not Opposed to the Anti
Boycott Law
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION
1t viii Be An Unusually Big Affair."
Trades Council Pledges Its Co.
operation in Behalf of the Or
phanage Picnic.
LABOR DAY CELEBRATION

The Birmingham Trades Council at its
regular semi-monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon unanimously endorsed the plan
outlined by President Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor for politi-
cal action in selecting members of Con-
gress this fall. and voted a sum of money
to the national labor campaign fund.
Members of affiliated organizations were
also urged to send 81 contributions for
this purpose. The meeting was largely
attended
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13

WANTED-To rent, for de-
sirable tenants, South High
land homes. Jemison Real Els
tate and Insurance Go.
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LOW ROUND TRIP

Excursion Rates Via Atlantic Coast
Line.
Ntonteagle, Tenn.-Rate one first-class
,.ra MUS 25 cents. Dates of sale June
% 10 July 3, 3, 10, 20. 81, 49, 20, 80. 81.
August IS, II; final limit August 81, 1906
nor rates or any information see ticket
agent or communicate with
T. c. WHITE.
5etf d. p. A., Savannah. Ga
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The Local Campaign.

The campaign now pending in Alabama
was also discussed, and the following res
olution adopted:
Resolved, That the Birmingham
Trades council does not ask any legisla-
ton candidate to pledge himself to re-
peal the anti-boycott law, as there is
no objection TO its remaining upon the
statute books of Alabama"
It was stated that there has not been
a single conviction under this law in the
state
resolution by Delegate ]. B. Drake
was unanimously adopted, pledging the
support and cooperation of the council
in the picnic to be given Wednesday at
Smith park for the benefit of the East
Lake orphanage and quite a number OF
tickets were disposed of among the dele
gates DreSent.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13
Labor Day Committee.

Gd0Oh 10y
President James H. Leath announced
the following standing committees for the
ensuing term.
Grievances-Andy Marx, George Rush,
w. II. Proctor, II. C. Pierce, w. c. Jones.
Legislation-C. c. Houston, Jacob Rush,
B. F. shrimpton.
observation-disclosures V Hess, r. b..
Carlisle, w. j. McCarty.
Reports from ehairmen of delegations
indicated generally good conditions exist
ing in all the trades throughout the dis
trict.
The council pledged its support to the
Retail Clerks associa tion In an effort to
secure a more equitable regulation Of
their hours of labor.
The regular weekly meeting of the gen
eral Labor Day committee was held yes
terday morning in Trades council hall.
Reports from the various committees
show that everything is rounding In fine
shape for the biggest celebration on Mon
day, September 8, of labor's annual holi-
day ever seen in Alabama. An interesting
contest is now on for the honor of being
"oueen of Peace" on the Trades coun-
member of a union mans family is eligi-
BILE and after the names are all In the
lucky one will be determined by lot
Names can be sent to the office of the
committee, 19241z First avenue.
Merchants have also been invited to
have floats in the parade and quite a
number have expressed their intention of
accepting this proposition. At the meet
ing next Sunday the grand divisions will
be decided upon, and the places of the
various organizations therein determined
a very large majority in the coming pri-
mary.
Emmett O. Neal of Florence, candidate
for lieutenant governor, spent yesterday
in the city He seems to be pleased with
the progress that is being made in all
sections of the state in his canvass for
the position he seeks.
Senator E. w. Pettus came to Birming-
ham from Blount Springs yesterday and
will leave this morning for Selma. He
was looking well and said he was feeling
well. Senator Morgan and | appreciate
very deeply the considerable treatment we
are receiving on the part of the people
of Alabama said the senator I'VE feel
indeed most grateful for their manifesto
-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13

is nothing more certain than that the
basic principles of His teaching were
quite Independent of the fulhlment of
the Messianie dream. Conclusive proof of
this Is the fact that the gospel survived
His death and apparent defeat and ac-
eompshed its greatest works safter it
became evident that His kingdom was
not of this world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-08-13

Nor would the fundamental religion of
Jesus suffer at all, were 1t positively
shown that He Himself shared the Mes
sianic idea of His contemporaries TO the
extent of expecting visible establish
ment of the divine kingdom, at the time
He spoke the words OF the text. For 1t is
certain enough. supposing He did enter
tain that idea, that He parted with 1t,
before the close Of His ministry. and there
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
Motor car Tor Rnilroad..

Strange in appearance is the latest
model gasOline-motor car put into ser.
vice by the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, says Technical World Magazine.
1t is equipped with side entrances,
the door apertures being worked into
the side of the car, by means of pat
ented steel framing which includes an
uninterrupted depressed side-sill. The
square design of window has been done
away with and air, water and dust
proof round window sash has been SUBJ
stituted. The new windows resemble
the port holes of vessel. The weight
of the car is $1,000 pounds, and Its
length is fifty-hve feet. The motor is
4 100 horsepower, six-cyllnder, gasoline
engine with make and brake" spark
ignition.
The new car has already made sew
eral successful trial runs, both on level
track and on various grades, at speeds
ranging from thirty-four to seventy two
miles an hour.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
Lincoln and the Whef.,on.

1t Is related that at one time Presi.
dent Lincoln was converslng with nm
aristocratic American lady about the
United States, when she remarked. u
love my country, of course, but am
much grdeved that there are SO many
common people In IT. He replied
But, madam, think how God mist
have loved them; he made 50 many Of
them"
a soldier at whose house when bow
Lincoln paused IN his tramps in hi.
nols, and who loaned him MILESTONE
to sharpen his jackknife, met him. dur.
Ing the war, in Washington. Lincoln
remembered the incident and spoke Of
the use of the loaned milestone.
~ -a-a-s," drawled out the old sol.
der Whatever did you do with tbe
milestone? never could find IT We
lowed mebbe You took 1t along with
you" Mono, put it on top Of the
gasepost, that high one" "Mebbe Won
did; nobody else could have reached II
and none of US ever thought to look
there for it." There 1t was found where
1t was placed fifteen years before, The
soldier reported the fact to the pres,.
dent-Boston Post.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

Paris, with her genius for organIza-
tlon, probably leads the world In her
scientifically conducted slaughter
houses, says Public Opinion. Almost
perfect precautions for public safety
are taken by means of the rigorous in
spection of the meat by the police.
There are two immense municipal abat.
toirs, and the charge for Strengthening,
known as the slaughter house tax"
Is Q francs per hundred Kilograms, or
about $4.22 per ton. which the city sets
aside to defray the cost of maintaining
and repairing the abattolrs. In round
numbers the city receives $4,000 a
year.-New Orleans Picayune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19

from the service; the use of tobacco is
likewise forbidden.
There are ALTO very stringent rules
as to the trea ,nnent Of the Junior On.
diets In connection with what is known
as Tagging" any cadet being consId.
cred guilty of bullying, even In the
mildest form. laying himself open to
summary dismissal from the military
academy.
Cadets are even forbidden to buy
any newspaper or periodical without
the express permission of the superin.
tendent, and no one is allowed SER
want, SO that each cadet has to clean
his own uniform and keep his room
tidy.
AS has benn already stated, the life
Is truly Spartan one, very little leave
or holidays being granted. There is a
half-}loliday on Wednesdays and Sat.
urdsys, and no study from Dec to
jar. 2; a longer vacation running to a
few weeks is given to the cadet at the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
oh. Inc whale Dairy Maids!


'Do you keep whaley" some fair
visitor may inquire next century as
she pours the cream over some newly
concocted breakfast food. A practical
minded professor up along the Cana
dian coast has learned the art of milk
ing the whale and declares this dairy
product to be as nutritious and as pal
atable rs the milk Of the reflective
COW, and further to possess medicinal
qualities quite like those OF cod liver
oil. How romantic 1t will be when
every dweller along the coast will pos
sess his own whale, all properly tagged
and registered, and when at dusk the
milkmaids, chanting their whale-calling
songs, Will row out beyond the surf to
drive In the water mammals from their
sea pasture.-Buffalo News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
TAI ones.

The Yankee in England had been
talking ever since entering the train
two stops back about the speed with
which buildings were erected In his
home across the water. Finally to cap
The climax he told of 22-story build
ls which was started and finished in
one month.
His fellow passengers had given up
all hope that he would ever stop, when
a dlminutive Yorkshire man turned to
him, saying:
"Why, mon, thot:s nowt. At home l
have seen them laying the foundations
for row. of houses In the morning
wien l am going to work, and at night
when l come back they are turning thu
people out for back rent
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
rHAw,s BEST FRIEND.


Il Anyone Can Snye Whites slayer
b II Is His Mother.
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, lender of
Pittsburg society and ruler of the many
millions left by her husband, the late
William Thaw, has proven herself re.
markable in times of stress and trouble.
II anyone can save Harry X. Thaw
from suffering the consequences of his
crime In killing Stanford White, 1t will
be this devoted mother, who is his best
friend.
Mrs. Thaw showed her ability as a
manager when her daughter, Alice, de-
cided to marry the Earl of Yarmouth.
There was opposition from membera
OF the family, who did not like the
earl. Once settled that her daughters
happiness depended upon the mar.
riage, Mrs. Thaw consented. There was
trouble over the settlement, but she ar.
ranged that to the satisfaction of all
concerned
A year or SO later Harry Kendall
Thaw returned from Europe with Eve
iyn Nesbit, announcing her as. his wife
The elder Mrs. Thaw FASTENED to haul
IN the relns and arranged for anoth.
er Wedding Then she took them home
win her. This high-minded and de.
voted mother has redeemed situations
that to others have seemed to be beyond
hope of saving, and has controlled her
OFFSPRING when only she was capable
OF doing so. Out of the complex love
anairs of her children, when all the
world scoffed, she has seen what was
true and developed successful mar.
riages.
with her other children, Josiah and
Mrs, George Lauder Carnegie, Mrs
Thaw seems to have had less trouble.
Mrs. William Thaw has her own
views regarding the conduct of the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
LAND1ADY TO A POET.
Observation-Disclosures

An aged Irishwoman, praising to a
friend one Of the peoples poets of her
country, an improviser in the ancient
Gaelic tongue, declared proudly that he
was man who could step out of his
own back door and make poem about
The four quarters of the earth; and
YOU would stand still In the snow to lis
ten If you were barefoot, for the sound
of the words in your ears, and the call
Of them to your heart"
There was, assuredly, touch of the
poetry of her race in the woman's de-
scription-a touch which Is lacking In
the portrait of poet that recently en-
tertalned some visitors to mountain
farm, where, n good many years ago, a
distinguished American poet had spent
several weeks. Yet the Yankee land
lady's attempt had several points in
common with the old Irlshwomans.
Poets are queer" she announced,
philosophically, "and fussy about their
meals-land, it's awful! But can nut
up with mite of unreasonableness
concerning fried things in person
whose intellects are commandin'.
When a man can walk out on my
front piazzy. sniff the wind. take look
at the clouds, and set right down then
and there and write poems about furrin
Countries and folks that's dead and
times way back Of Ammo Domini, SOS
1t makes your skin creep to hear him
reelin' 'em off to his wife come eyen;n'
why, ! say let him have dry toast
without butter If he wants it, and don't
be tetchy about remark or so that
AIM as 'preciative as it might be Of
rlz biscuit.
ut takes all sorts to make world,
says, and poets are one sort They
alnt easy to feed, but they're mighty
good to listen to-
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-09-19
HOW UNCLE SAM TEACHES HIS YOUNG SOLDIERS.
sSSssSsssaSSSsSssSs

81
Americans may well be proud of
their great military training academy
at West Point; 1t is one of the most
complete institutions of its kind and
furnishes the cadet with thorough
practical and theoretical knowledge of
his duties before he Is actually launch
cd on his career as an officer. This
great academy-the upkeep of which
costs the United States government no
less than about SG30,00O per annum-
furnishes rather over 90 per cent of
Americas officers Intending competl-
tors must be between the ages of II and
y and they must also be at least 8
feet Inches In height They appear
before an examination board which
meets In May, and should they sue
ceed ba passing both physical and men