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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
CAPITAL DOCKET IS
 SET FOR THIS WEEK

Another capital docket Is set for this week in the first division of the crim- 3nal court. Of the 19 cases on the docket 10 are for murder, the others for robbery. Judge w. D. Fort will pre- side and this morning will organize the juries for the week. The docket will be sounded by Judge Fort and the cases set for trial.
 Judge S. E. Greene will preside in the second division, heavy docket of misdemeanor cases being set for trial. The capital eases, set for this week are
 Namon Tolbert. murder: Charles Montgomery murder; Ed Parker, murder; Ali Haynes and George w. McCarty, murder; Jim Roberts, mur- der, Chat SkeltoH, robbery Jim Whit man, murder; Nancy Belton, robbery; D. H. Abbott, murder; Rosa Jones, rob bery; Nelse Clark, rape; Sid Jones, murder; Will Webb, robbery; Fred Watkins. murder; Frank Smith. mur- der
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
INCREASE IN RATES
 ID BE DISCUSSED
Everybody Interested In- yited to Chamber of Com
 merce This Afternoon

R. A. Porter chairman of the railroads and transportation committee of the Chamber of Commerce. has called spe- cial meeting of the committee, and all citizens interested for o'clock this aft ernoon at the Chamber of Commerce to consider the proposed increase in com modity rates by the railroads.
 The committee will meet at 2:30, and at 8 o'clock the meeting will be opened to every merchant, manufacturer, whole- saler or any other man interested In the proposed increase in rates. Officials of the Chamber of Commerce feel thar the subject is one of great importance to practically every business man in Bir- mingham and not being able to send out Invitations through the mails on account of the lack of time, request that no one hesitate to attend the meeting if at all Interested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02

is a sycamore. He may eventually dis cover that it Is not, and the people would not care a continental for what he says.
 Success Comes From Service
 "In reality. the essential of success is not detlrmination and work The essent- ial of success is service. doing something that Is worth while, useful I wish I could stop and talk about our serving universe; of the doctors. lawyers, the business men who serve. We have got q new idea in governmental circles. The President Is no longer the ruler, he is the server After this war, I believe there will be no such thing as a king whom the people serve. believe we will have u new type of kings. q working king who serves the people, and success in every realm of life is serving.
 Jesus, when he bent his knee and took towel instead of a sword, was telling the lesson, History is writing of the suc- cess of men and when we read of it, we find that 1t tells how they served their time and generation, because they did things that were worth while. Lincoln. Lee. Washington and those who serve us now in high places, you can rub your eyes and imagine that they have the garments of servitude, and you or will he gauged by the world by whether or not we serve the world. are doing something that is of service to the world.
 Jesus never drove any battle steads. He never established empires and yet his name throbs through more symphonies, Is written on more pages of literature. and his face locke out from more canvasses than the face of any other man. The reason is there. The only question as to the success of your living win be. did she serve. did he serve. and when the answer is yes 1t Is taken up by the voices from choir of angels.
 Success is service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
KATE EMBARRASSED
 BY VISIT OF THIEVES

Kate Chatham, an old negro woman, who lives at 2109 Fifth avenue, north, suffered from a visit of burglars in the early hours of yesterday morning. The burglars took everything but the house and when Kate got up she real fzed that she had nothing wherewith to clothe her shivering body. She ap- pealed to the police.
 Detectives Jones and Propst were placed on the case and about o'clock yesterday afternoon arrested Nellie King and Robert Moore, both negroes, on the charge of burglary and grand larceny. They brought the duo to the house of Kate and the old negro wom- an, who was still in a state of com plete dishabille, promptly identified her clothes, which Nellie King was wearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
THE GRAND JURY
 WILL CONVENE TODAY

The grand jury for the September term will reconvene this morning after a few weeks recess, and will at once resume it's investigations. Since its ad- journment a number of important cases have been docketed for investigation and many witnesses have been sum moned.
 Indications point The fact that the grand jury will be in session a long time and will pro ably make it's final report during the term of Hugo Black, who will be elected solicitor on Tues day next and take charge of the office fhe latter part of the month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
TUTNILER TO RE. POPULAR LUNCH

That the Tutwilsr table luncheons were to be resun lobby dining rooms. effect was an announcement yes Frederick w. Rockwell. vice of the managing company.
 Mr. Rockwell will leave York this afternoon after ha several days here. He is pleased with tho situation ht cerns the Tutwilor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
About Fifty Register

The board of registras os Jefferson county concluded the special sitting on Saturday. the two days session adding about 50 new names to the reg lists. The reason for the light registrat ton is that the board had been in regular session a snort time ago and registered every one qualified at that time It will not bs In session to- day. as the law specifies that the sps- ciaI sittings must be held Friday and Saturday preceding an election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
Bible Glass Will Dine

The newly formed Bible study classes at the Young Mems Christian associa- ton will meet for dinner tonight at e.3o o'clock. Already more than 100 men have joined these classes. R. F. Tidwelf will be the speaker of the evening MT. Tidwell is the superintend- ent of the welfare department of the Tennessee Coal. ron and Railroad com pany, and Is we'll known in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
Plans War Loan

Amsterdam, November 1.-Via Lon don.)-The Dutch minister of finance is preparing plans for a war loan of s15,000,000 at 5 per cent, according to the Telegram. If the necessary amount is not forthcoming, says the paper. measures will be taken to raise the money by compulsion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02

ing the congregation to a high pitch
 of excitement. Then came the climax.
 In their prayers and in the sermon
 the evangelists had strongly impressed
 on the congregation the necessity of
 giving freely of their means fur de
 Glory of de Lawd." They promised
 choice blessings to the liberal givers.
 and hinted darkly of dire happenings
 to those who were niggardly with their
 coin. The result Is best told by a fe-
 male member of the congregation who
 related it to the white folks she cooked
 for.
 When dat nigger what war in de
 pulpit 'nounced dat his pawtner Bre'r
 Walker, would take up he collection,
 de deacon dey gifts spicious" she said,
 ''an dey watches him ter see what he gwine ter do wid de money. Bre'r Wal ker he goes up an down de aisle wid de collection box in one han an way in handkerchief wid de tother, when To an behol frum dat han'chief dar draps eonjure powdah an throws CT spell on de nigers what war sittin in de pews so dat dey puts all de money dey has in dar pockets intoe de collec- ton box.
 When he starts down de other aisle de odder nigger he pulls CT han'chief outen his pocket and draps some pow
 dah on de flo uf de pulpit. Pawrt uf de decons dey wus watchin' de nigger wid de collection an pawrt uf dem had dey eyes on de one dat done de prayin' an dey sees him drap do pow dah.
 "Dey waits ontwell de nigger brung
 up de collection den dey hops on him.
 an takes de money In charge. Den Bre'r White, de head deacon, he say. 'Ah wants ter say dat we has been watch in yo' niggers fer sometime, an has seen yo' throw dem powdahs on de con'- | grafton. We Is also seed yo' soattah dat powdah in dis yere pulpit. Now yo mig gers Is gotter kneel right down on dat powdah an pray dat de spell yo' l t'rowen on desc folltes be moved an | ann back to yo' own black hearts, od- | derwise dar is gwine ter be fun'ral | wid two niggers what calls deyselfs l 'vangelists as de main traction "Dey kneel down ergin an begint l ter pray, but not lik' dey did when dey was askin fur de money 'Spects dey wus dis'pinted at de actions uf de eeserr l cons an jest didn't have de hart toe pray so long. De deacons 'scorted dem | toe SC doah an tole dem toe beat 1t, an dey ain't bin seen no mo- The truth of this incident Is vouched for by Judge H. R. Abernethy of the
 court of common pleas, who states the negro pastor of the church consulted with him as to the advisability of hav- ing the two ''evangelists" arrested as swindlers.
 After all, is there much difference between the methods of the two ne- goes and some of the white spell | binders" The only difference we can see is that the negroes failed to get | the money, the other kind know no such word as fall when 1t comes to ' getting the coin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
FEDERAL OFFICERS MAKE A
 RAID ON WILDCAT STILL" !"

log hut The deputies approached the hut cautiously and say the two men ' ho now are prisoners seated at a table. across which lay a rifle. They were able to get near the cabin without being heard, and with dash took the men by surprise. The first intimation of the presence of the officers came with the command Throw up your hands," which was promptly done. for the two men gazed down the barrels of three small sized cannon" with which the deputies were armed
 After the men were secured the deputies proceeded to destroy the still, which was comparatively new. and the barrels of mash from which the mountain dew was destined to be made. There was a second still in course of construction. and this the deputies also destroyed. There was not any whisky found on or about the premises.
 There were three dogs in the cabin at the time of the arrest who, according to the statement of the deputies must have been sleeping. for they showed fight and tried to help their masters when too late. Had they given the alarm it is possible that a miniature seige of Leige would have been the outcome of the raid. The men were brought to Birmingham, where Judge R. B. Watts, United States com missioner, bound them over to await the action of the federal grand jury and set their bond at $500 each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
TWo Negro Evdneelists
 Fail To Get The Coin
ny CHARLES II. MANDY

It has been said that everyone is more or less superstitious. There may be exceptions among the white folks, but 1t is doubtful if there are any among the negroes who. seemingly. are matter of common knowledge how cas- fly they are imposed upon by so-called hoodoo and conjure doctors.
 A few days ago couple of strange negroes called on the pastor of col ored congregation. They represented themselves as evangelists and produced credentials to that effect They suc- ceeded in getting the consent of the colored parson to give a special re- vival service at his church by the promise to raise enough money to pay all the church debts including his back salary.
 They were their own press agents and from the crowd that assembled at the church on the night of the opening service they were onto their job, for 1t was packed to it's capacity and then some.
 Speaking of preachers and press agents, Al G. Fields. the famous min strel man. has this to say in his book, "Watch Yourself Go By" anent Billy Sunday and his methods of promoting" revival.
 Billy Sunday is competitor of mine. He is running a show. It is big ger than mine but not as good. It is run under the guise of religion. Billy Sunday has four or five advance agents; I employ only two. Billy Sun day creates excitement for the time being, but no lasting results Those people who hand him and his aggre- gation their money. Billy Sundays s show has the gift show scheme dis tanced from the start
 Be that as it may, Billy Sunday had | nothing on the negro evangelists when it come to attracting crowd. He may be more successful in getting the money-but that Is another matter. On the night the revival opened the pastor turned the entire service over to the two revivalists. That was his undoing for when 1t come to the usual collection" they took 1t up themselves, and that action Is the excuse for this article.
 Be it said for the evangelists they knew their business. They prayed loud and long; sang swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and other refrains that are dear to the negroes heart. They preached and exhorted and ranted and raved so that by the time for the col lection they had succeeded in work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02

of a spear. The Greeks were much given
 to the enjoyinent of athletic games, and
 if one Were to hurl spear and miss
 the mark, he committed hamartia--the
 same word which Jesus employed for
 sin. So it is with archery. When a man
 pulls his bow and shoots his arrow, if he
 fails to hit the mark, he has transgressed
 the laws of archery or committed ham,
 of the divine law and 1t Is so defined
 by our lexicons.
 What Is it that would make a man
 his ignorance or lack of practice7 And
 what is sin but the result of ignorance
 CT disobedience of the divine law? No educated person could transgress the sim pie law that two and two are four. for he not only understands it but practices it. and he will tell the child that his errors are not in the mathematical law TOT of that law; that mathematical law knows nothing of mistakes but heals them even as intelligence dispels ignorance. So it is that sin Is not in the divine law nor of the divine law. God never visited a man with sin. God not only Is not the author of sin. but He never afflicted man with it, for as the Prophet Hab- akkuk has said, Thou are of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look cn iniquity.' Sin Is the transgression of Gods law, the result of ignorance, fear cf wlfulness. When therefore Jesus came to fulfill the law and to teach the under | standing of it, he was removing the pos- sibiity of sin; and incidentally the wages | of sin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
FRED M'DANIEL AND BUD COOK ARE CAPTURED-DIST AND CONTENTS ARE DE- STROYED

A successful raid was made yesterday morning in the eastern part of Jefferson county by United States authorities and as result two white men, Fred Me- Daniel and Bud Cook, are in the county jail under a federal warrant charging them with illicit distiling, and a 75-gallon still and 300 gallons of mash" were cap tured and destroyed.
 The officers making the raid were Dep uty United States Marshals w. B. Ford and T. R. Cashion and Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue N, w. Beneheld. The still was located about II miles from the city on the other side of Irondale, and in sparsely settled and mountainous section of the county.
 While the deputies had been tipped off" that there was an illicit "stin' in that community, they were not informed as to it's location. They left Sunday morn- ing for lrondale, and from that point secured the woods on foot. In a secluded spot they saw evidences of the moon sinners trade, and in a small clearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
Sin Not of God

Jesus employed the term sin in over 100 places in the four gospels. and in each care the corresponding word in the Greek manuscripts is hamartia. The first mean ing imputed to this word hamartia is to miss the mark" as in the throwing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
Greatest thOritieS

the situation on each of the fundamental which underlie all trade operations. o several hundred subdivisions of thes i. there are several hundred best autho on each subject. Itis by consulting u of these authorities that we are able t deductions given in our monthly trs We believe they have now come to b, as the last word on the respect treated, at the time of publication
 We shall be glad to place these hands of any business man in this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
What Is Nature?

What then is nature? It cannot be a thing in and of itself. It must charao' terize or be the nature of something else Jesus said, according to the revised yer. sion of the Bible, God Is spirit and the nature of spirit must be spiritual. It ii spiritual nature that heals. But we can- not afford to wait blindly on nature tt heal The silly nonsense of trying tt imagine ones self to be well, while ont Is suffering. will not bring a recovery we may but turn to the man who. 1T his great extremity. cried out to Jesus Lord, believe, help thou mine unbelief.' There one may recognize the utter help lessness of blind faith; but 5e9Hl af his disciples, with their und fteNdi
 had dominion over all. The fnfe
 Christian Scientist proceeds .9eatiy I. lsy hold of the actual unders lnfins C. the same spiritual nature trl ieau. taught and demonstrated. Nlareupcn clothed with spiritual underst tls. n may apply ,dntelligently to peeiiii case, and lls sick and the Ans ar' healed quickly and wholly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02

In almost every line of human endeavor some one man is rec
 ognized as the greatest author ity. In judging business con ditions it is necessary to know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
Boys From the Country

Some young men think that success comes from fine breeding. aristocratic iin cage, blue blood. That Is not true. If it were not for the fact that some ugly soh of the common people comes out of ths country to replenish the impoverfsh- ec blood Of the city, the country. would have besn lost long ago. The fact is. n ost of us in the city were country boosters but . little while ago.
 Mothers have come to me crying. say il E that their daughters were going to D arry a common man. The idea is to rssake one's own aristocracy, to be one g esyn ancestors. Of course. 1t is . great ling for a man to be able to find that
 forbears carried themselves with dis
 iction, but I contEratulate the man who an say T don't know my father or my # andfather. but I will try to be a credit to the forefathers of the race and will 70 all in my power to live a successful
 .c. az If lad kings back of me.
 "A young man says cannot do any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
Disease Mental

Christian Science presents the under standing of the Christ law with chssim- plicity and accuracy that even the chill dren and young people readily gain its spiritual meaning which liberates them from suffering and sin of every sort. That is based on the recognition that dis
 ease in its cause is mental Consumption. for example, is considered by many to be an incurabls disease. It Is generally con ceded that no known drug or medicine car heal consumption. especially in it's advanced stages. Therefore, the usual method of today Is to resort to what Is
 known as the nature cure; outdoor life, exercise and pure air are resorted to in the hope of abating the white plague. as it is called. It is moreover generally con ceded that consumption is largely a con suming fear and manifestly no drug or medicine can cure fear. Physician read | fly admit the element of fear in nearly all disease especially contagion. When a frightened childe rushes to the arms of it's mother, she instinctively employs the proper remedy. She does not rush for a medicine bottle. Rather does she soothe and comfort the child in his fear by her tender love and pure affection. The enduring affection that a mother enter tains for her child, and that wipes out his childish fears, should point us to a
 greater love-even the God who is Love.
 The Bible declares that fear hath tor-
 ment' but "perfect love casteth out fear" There is no known remedy for fear save only the tenderness and compassion of unsettled love. It is that understanding Of God as divine Love that enables the Christian Scientist to wipe out the fear of consumption and to remove its phy- sical effects On the same basis Chris tian Science heals cancer, tumors, pneu- monia, 1ocomtor ataxia, etc..-and heals them permanently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-02
A Surgeons Testimony

"A surg kCON V 1CbtihtOHy
 The question has been frequently asked, How can some inanimate drug know just where to go and what to do7' An eminent surgeon once said in my hear ing that "No drug, medicine or physician ever healed anything" That Is a remark able statement, and might appear mean ingless If uttered by some, The gentleman is, nevertheless, a practicing surgeon, ex- amining physician for a large life insur- ence concern, and also instructor fin phy- siclogy and hygiene in a well-known American university. Moreover, the dec- laration was made before a legislative committee on public health at the Mas sachusetts statehouse. A physician on this committee promptly challenged the declaration; whereupon the surgeon in- vited citations and the committeeman cited appendicitis and pneumonia. Two very good cases," remarked the surgeon. "Now let us suppose the case of man said to be suffering from appendicitis. He may be operated on, his appendix cut out and after a time he may recover; hut he isn't healed, because he no longer has an appendix, and he ought to have one. So 1t is with pneumonia" he con- tinued. NO drug. medicine or physician can heal it. We may assist the situation in helping to absorb the accumulation that appears; but we never can stop the accumulation nor heal the disease. If 1t is healed at all, 1t is nature that does the healing.' And. strange as it may seem, the physician had nothing to say He could not fail to recognize the great truth, that it Is not the drug but nature that heals.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
trial for the murder of his wife a Lake Como in 1910.
SCARCITY OF POTASH.

New Haven, Aug. 21.-A scarcity of potash for fertilizer is impending &C., cording to Prof. E. H. Jenkins. di- rector of the agricultural experiment station. because this country depends upon the German supply. The potato growers will suffer the most as potash is demanded by them while growers of other crops can, in a measure use other fertilizers. As Connecticut grows only a limited supply of pota- toes the curtailment of potash imports will not be so markedly felt by farm CTS of this state. Prof. Jenkins in addressing d gathering of agricultur- ists at the Mt. Carmel experiment farm yesterday gave a warning against use of manufactured fertilizers which are based upon ingredients which in- clude insoluble potash.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21

street 8, batteries, for Landers, Kilduff and Ray, for East street. Rothfeder and Coffey; junior indoor baseball, Landers, Gonon and Welch, for East street, Anderson and Bellen; girls in- door baseball, East street 36, Landers Glossop: for East street, Ward and Wright; dodge ball. Landers 2 games, East street 1 game; relay race won by Landers team; captain ball, Landers 2, Fest street 6. ,,..,. ....,
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21

High street. Tutlis and Esan. Junior indoor baseball, Smalley scboo, 1o High street 2, batteries for Sn,.,,e1, school, Deary and Sable, and for u;~L street Baboon and Crowley; cantain ball, Smalley II, High 0; relay race won by Smalley "A, High 6.
 The East street playground had g competitive meet with the Lander IFS playground at the East street grounds The results were as follows: Senior indoor baseball, Landers 10, East
New Britain herald., 1914-08-21
COUNTS SON KILLED.

Paris, Aug. 21, 6:25 A. M.-Count Guerry de Beauregard, a veteran of the war of 1870, thus announces the death of a son at the front "One son already has met the death of the brave beyonl the frontier, at the head of a squadron of the Seventh Hussars. Others will avenge him. Another of my sons. an artillery man. is with the general staff. My eldest son is with the 21st chasseurs. Long live France!"