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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-10-05
SOCIAL AND Personal
Interesting News Notes About PEG:
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Mrs. William Jorg, Mrs. Percy p.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-10-05

Harry NJ. Hickman, a well known
engineer of the Southern Railway,
who was resident of Alexandria for
many years and who now resides IN
Charlottesville, spent today in this
city. i$iaEi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
Present Status of Home Rule
By F. I. MONKS

Second in degree only to the Irish in Ireland is the interest taken by Ameri- cans in the settlement of the Irish ques- tion, and in consideration of that interest il is proper that Americans be correctly informed upon the present status of the home rule act which was signed by King George on September IS and thereby be- came one of the statute laws of Great Britain.
 By virtue of what is called the Parlia- nient act, passed in 1911, the Irish home rule bill was three times carried through the House of Commons in three separate terms of Parliament and within two years. It was three times rejected by the House of Lords and thus all the condi- tions were fulfilled and nothing remained but the King to sign it. This the King did and the bill became law. The nature and purpose of the act have been so often explained renders further explanation un- necessary. It Is simply and purely an act to establish a Parliament in Ireland to legislate on questions and matters solely Irish, and 1t has no application whatso- ever to English or imperial questions. It is legislation by Irishmen for Ireland.
 This home rule act might naturally be supposed and expected to meet with universal welcome in Ireland but unfor- tunately such is not the case, and the reason is known only to those who are ac- qrainted with the political conditions in that country. For many years, more than
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An Elephant Woodchopper

Mrs. M A. Handy, in "Roughing It in
 Southern India"
 Rama was the one the men always chose for any special task that needed great judgment. I often saw him thus engaged when huge tree had to be felied. On one occasion, remember, 1t was of such height and girth that it would have been risky for the men to be anywhere near at the last. in case it should give way to suddenly or lurch over sidewise. But it could not fall back ward, so Ramas business was to push 1t over, when the two axmen had hewn deeply enough to make that possible. and when that moment had come he was to be the judge,
 A space was first cleared for the fall of the giant tree, where 1t could do no harm. Rama was evidently the brain of the partnership, for when the men were pretty well through the trunk they con suited him by stopping and looking al him. That meant that he was to test 1t to see whether they should go on cut ting any longer. He knew by trying with his forehead how much resistance the tree still offeced; how he knew is the marvel, for no one could teach him that; but know he did.
 When Ramas instinct told him he could fell the tree he did not move aside but lifted his head and looked all around in way that said plainly enough that the time had come for all to keep clear that he was now going to pit himself against the tree. and that the tree would have to go. Not until everyone was al safe distance would he begin. Then again lowering his head, ne pressed ant
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to light in the Curragh incident. These are only few of the instances that might be mentioned as going to show the unwarranted meddling of outsiders in Irish affairs Left to themselves the Irish would soon settle their differences even if a few skulls were cracked in so doing, but that would not suit the hungry poll tician who seeks to make political capi- tai out of circumstances calculated to em- barrass the party in power.
 With the peace and prosperity and con- tentment in Ireland certain to follow in the wake of home rule unionist politicians must seek in England and among English men for materials upon which to base their claim to win office, and so far as they have tried In the past or may try in the future the outlook for toryism is dark Democratic England in moving for ward, and when the few remaining props upon which toryism stands have been knocked away down falls the whole rot ten institution. When English tenant farmers come to see the beneficial effects Of ownership over tenancy, of which Ire land will furnish them an example, they will demand the same privilege. When E.Eglishmen see the economy and inn rrcvement in home rule government in Ireland they will demand home rule for England and that means they soon ob- tain 1t.
 Rumors or threats of repeating the home act are heard from unionist camps, but there's no danger in that quarter. These are simply the Parthian arrows of a routed foe, but meant to keep up the deception while the leaders are effecting their escape. For the consolation of it's friends and the discontinue of it's foes be it known unto all men, the home rule act is the law, and who dares attempt to repeal it does so at his peril.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
Daily Papers Praised

Religious conventions minister's Mon- day meetings and individual Christian and Jewish leaders are loud in praise Of daily newspapers for their courage in hs ndling advance and current news re- lating to President Wilson's peace Sunday on October 4. Resolutions are being passed. and with them leaders are send ing letters to editors expressing apprecia- tion. The Rev. Dr. Charles S. Macfar- land, secretary of the Federal Council of Churches, which suggested such Sun day to President Wilson, and was joined In the suggestion by some Jewish lead CTS. says the value of the services rem dered by the daily newspapers cannot be overestimated. He adds that while it was by-product and unlocked for it was among the most valuable of al
 In many cities newspapers took up the project a week in advance of the day In New York and some other cities columns of matter were run daily, calling upon people to go to churches and synagogues and pray. Prominent business and pro- fessional men were interviewed and gave inducements. Finally, many papers on the day following printed editorials say ing men cannot live without the spiritual life Which the churches foster, and ask ing why churches cannot be filled on all Sundays as they were on this peace one? While churches took collections for Red Cross and other relief societies mill lions of dollars went to churches them selves at services other than those ap- propriated to the Red Cross. A better feeling obtains between churches and newspapers because of the day Quite apart from the prayers for peace, the day is held by Christians and Jewish leaders to have been of immense value.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
RESTRICTIONS

ABS1RACTOKs Alabama Abstract Co, land titles. 2109-2111 Sd ave. Phone. 3S0 AUTOGENOUs WELDING Birmingham Welding & Machine Co. 11S s. 22d st. Main H70 AUTOMOBILE TIRES Blacklock Tire & Rubber Co.,, agents for Federal tires. 429 S. 2oth st. Phone .7O3S
 BAKERIES Essig & Busenlehner Bakery The home of Butteraut bread. All 14th st.. N Phone Main. 623G
 BAKERIEs-ENSLE Home Bakery 412 17th st, Ems ley. Phone. Ensley ..........-.. 36
 BROKERS Birmingham Brokerage Co. 2229 Morris avenue. Distributors of A. & M. creamery butter Phone Main ... ................. .8s4V
 BUILDING MATERIAL Woodlawn Supply Co 5505 2d ave, Woodlawn. Phone, Woodlawn.. 490
 BUSINESS COLLEGES Wheeler Business College, 1909- 1917 1st ave Oldest, largest, best Sessions day and night. $50 pays for complete course. Call, write, or phone Main ..................1
 CAFES Dixie Dairy Lunch, 215 goth st. N. Phone ..................- 1915 CARPET. RUG AND MATTRESS
 CLEANING Hammel Mattress and Carpet Reno vating Co.,, TOO S. 23d st, make over all kinds of mattresses, steam clean carpets, rugs, feath- CTS: first class work. Phone. 1880
 CHIRoPRACTICs Dean & Dean.
 s0S1O Farley Bldg.
 Tnone -.......-- ..... oo-J CIGAR AND NEWS STAND M. & c. Cigar Co, 2015 4th ave. Main ....... ..-...-...-.4...... l2i0 CARPET AND MATTRESS CLEANING Starr Steam Carpet & Mattress Cleaning Co. 2131 Ave. A. Phone SI69
 CIGARS-WHOLEsA R. D. Burnett Cigar Go. Wholesale department 1916 2d ave, Phone. 351
 COAL-RETAIL Guarantee Coal Co. Yards. South side. West End and Norwood.
 DAIRY SUPPLIES German Gammill Seed and Dairy Supply Co., "Everything in dairy supplies" 232s-3O 2d ave. N. Phone Main .........-........ 3233
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Temperance Plan Praised

Presbyterlan plans just made in a special meeting at Atlantic City com init the Presbyterian church to the most aggressive temperance campaign ever made by any religious body. This church's board of temperance. until re- gently committee, has been made equal in rank to mission and other boards, and at Atlantic City was &C.,
 corded its proportionate money gifts from Presbyterian churches. The cam
 paign, backed by this new money, is
 going into the seven states that have
 prohibition campaigns on this fall. From 80 to TO campaigners are being sent into each state, or more than 400 speakers in all, some ministers and some laymen. Men are giving up their
 business to go into the campaign. Lit
 erature in 12 languages is distributed by the ton, free libraries on temper
 ance are given to public schools and
 public libraries, moving pictures and | illustrated lectures are employed among other plans
 | At the same meeting 1t was reported that Presbyterian foreign missions are | in critical condition, due to remark
 able success of plans and tremendous growth of work. The situation became so acute that money had to be ad-
 vanced, so 1t is claimed. The foreign
 work received gifts in larger amounts than in any previous year, except one
 and that one year of big legacies yet deficit of $292, 2,000 piled up. Pres. byterian work at home piled up anoth- CT $1SS,000 deficit and now a cam. paign is on for $450,000 to wipe out al | debt. Added to this, the meeting just held authorized an expenditure this coming year of $625,000 more than tn, previous year, so that individual Pres byterian churches are now being asked for 50 per cent advances for the year l These are the greatest figures ever dealt in by Presbyterian mission lead.
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Ulster larger representation in the Irish Parliament, or confine the expenditure of money raised by taxation upon indus trial and corporate enterprises to the dis trict in which these industries are located Although Belfast is the biggest industrial and manufacturing city in Ireland. yet the province of Ulster, in which Belfast Is situated. is of much less taxable valua- tion than the province of Leihster, in which Dublin is situated. No Irishman underwriters the industrial enterprise of Belfast, but there are many and pros porous industries in other parts of Ire land as we'll as Belfast. Linen and gin- ger ale made in Belfast are better known because they are better advertised than are Blarney tweed and Dublin porter, ar ticles that need no advertising, but the Belfast man is firm believer in the mot tc. Tt pays to advertise" with the result that many people think that all the wealth of Ireland is to be found on the banks of the River Lasan.
 Irishmen have their differences. religious and political, but these differences would soon grow dormant and eventually disap- pear were it not for the eternal and inn pertinent interference of outsiders who make it their business to stir up strife and i'll will by fire-brand appeals to preju- dice and rassion. Is there any doubt whatever but that most of this Ulster hysteria is q worked up feeling? Had Sir Edward Carson used in the inte.est of peace and harmony among Irishmen q mere fraction of the effort and elo- quence he has employed in fomenting passion and advocating rebellion he would have won imperishable laurels. but he pre- ferred and took the other course. What interest or motive prompts Balfour Bonar Law. F. E. Smith, Austin Chamberlain anG few more like them to go oyer to Ireland and help to fan the flame that Redmond and Asquith are trying to ex- tinquish? Why are primrose danes giv- inG dinners and dances and inviting mill itary officers to these entertainments un- less 1t be for the very. purpose that came
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
Classified List of Birmingham Professional and Business Telephones Away Quick m Ready

CORsETIER The Spirella Corset shop.
 1923 Glen Iris ave.
 Phone 2soo-J
 DENTISTS Dr. A. j. Massey Dentist, Jefferson County Bank Bldg. "Tallest build ing south.'' Rooms 523-524 Phone ............ 1Sf9 DEFECTIVE AGENCIES Bodekers National Detective Agency. s39. $40, S41 Brown Marx Bldg. Phone .......... 224l DIsTILLERs Jac& Daniels Distilling Go. 1915 A.e. B. Phone .-...--...-.. .235ss DRUGS Letaws Pharmacy. City Hall Bldg. Main ...........--. i0IU
 DRUG sTOREs-woODLAw Shiflett's Pharmacy. 13S S. 55th st.. Woodlawn Phone. Wood- lawn ......-'........... =. .N-o2'
 ELECTRIC AND MACHINERY Miller Electric & Machine Co. 222 N. 22d st. Main ..............G0 G02o
 ENGINE BUILDERS Hardie- Tynes Mfg Co 2Sth st and Sth ave. N. Main ......... J740-SSS
 FARM LANDS Black Belt Land Co. Alfalfa lands specialty 40 American Trust ,x.o Bldg Phone i,,,,s,.;'.' n. ,sns 's"ao
 
 A. J. Koenig, florist. SIS N. 21st st. Phone 55So John A Lambert, florist, 2014 1st ave. Phone. Main .....-..... .1637 GASOLINE ENGINES White Blakeslee Mfg. O.. gaso- line, gas and oil engines for pumping, ginning, grinding, saving and all purposes. We repair all makes of gasoline engines. Phone Woodiawn 10
 GROCERY STORES T. F. Thornton. Fancy groceries. 1900 4th ave. N.
 Hhones o1ao-oofc Shropshire Daniels Grocery Co. 1928 $. goth st. Main .-.. 4236-4237-f1s5 Griffin Bros 1O9 s. 77th st. East Lake ............. iVV
 HOTELS The Avalon Hotel 2100 5th ave, N. Phone ..-....-...#..... 4oS'I The Hotel Mason. 2o16 5tb ave. N Phone OOls Reliance hotel. Near Terminal de- pot. 9th ave. and 26th st. Phone 1949 LIVE STOCK Southern Stock Yards. Live stock for everybody. 2700 1st ave, N. Phone ....-... lO.bU F. D. DonneIly. Live stock of all kinds. 242Sf 2d axe. Phone. 1881
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

Tt is true that Edison never went to any college" said Dr. Charles Proteus Steinmetz in speaking of the wonderful invention of the electric lamp which Edi- son produced S5 years ago this month, but he knows more about the subjects taught in college than most college men"
 Up to the very hour when Thomas A. Edison produced the first electric lamp. October 2l, 1879, the scientists and engin- eers of the world insisted that he was trying to achieve the impossible On that day new and mighty industry was born and the world of artificial illumination revolutionized
 'The first time I met Edison was in 1893 at the International Electric Con gress in Chicago" continues MT. Stein metz. M. Rudolph Eickmeyer intro duced me to him, and Edison, jokingly pointing to me said, Pure theory;' point
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100 in fact there have been two political parties in Ireland, the nationalsts repre- senting about 80 per cent of the popula- tfon, and the unionists representing the 20 per cent of the population. The union ists were the officeholders owing their offices to England They had the fat of the land, lived in ease and affluenoe and generally regarded themselves as su- perior people. Being English either by birth or descent and placed by England in the offices they held. it was only natural that all their affiliations were towards England and existing conditions. To them home rule was no pleasant prospect; hence their opposition. There is also an- other element in Ireland fanatical re- ligious element. that has been soaked and steeped in prejudice against Rome until adherence of everything and every one savoring of Catholicism has become mania. This element is found princi- pally in and around Belfast and the ad- josning counties. Fortunately this ele- ment is not very numerous but what it lacks in numbers it makes up for in noisy demonstrations, particularly on certain days in July every year. Advantage is taken of these days by willy officeholders to predict and portray the terrible conse- quences that would follow the advent of home rule. The atrocities with which the belligerents are charging each other to- day are trifiing compared with the atro- cities predicted by these political propn- cts of evil These are the two elements which offer a combined opposition tc home rule. and threaten to make civil war I'd ther than submit.
 Rather than take any risk of an at tempt at civil war by those people tfor it would never get beyond the attempt stage) the home rule bill has been tenn porarily suspended. which means that il cannot go into operation for F months or until the end of the war, if it lasts more than F months and furthermore. as a concession to these malcontents MT. As quith proposes to introduce in the ses- sion of Parliament beginning in Novem' ber, an amending bill. the nature of which is unknown. but which is designed to meet and overcome the opposition to the home rule bill. The amending bill will not alter the original bill as it stands now. but ii Will most likely give certain counties ir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
LuMRER DEALERS

LIMbEh DbAlsthS W. D. Wood Lumber Go. 8th ave. and 18th st. Phones --..--. 459o-45o1 MEAT MARKETS Tanner Bros. Meat Market. 1925 4th l ave. N. Phone ................. 5030
 MERCHANDISE BROKERS lC E. Brooks Puritan flour and wholesome self-rising flour 2117 l Morris ave. Phone ............23 2397 PATTERN AND MODEL MAKERS Manson x Wynne. Pattern makers. 2214 Ed ave, =. Phone ........ 3395 PLUMBERs-COLoRE Birmingham Plumbing Co.,. Alabama
 Penny Savings Bank building. Phone, Main ...............e.... 1196 PHOTOGRAPHERS Stephenson Studio. M. H. Wilson, I Mgr. 416. N. Fist st. Phone. 49S7 RENTALS For house or business location,
 and especially, If you are stranger in the city. see us Ma one-Mcconnell Co. Phone. I2:is W. J. Daniel The rental man of Birmingham. 2129 3d ave. Phone RUBBER TIRES
 Exclusive Rubber Tire Co. Lowest
 prices on carriage rubber. 2d ave. and l6th st. Phone. 37"S REAL ESTATE Jas. B. Drake. Real estate and farm lands. 26 N. 18th st., ground floor Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Main .24l : IS. F. Wilbourne. Satsuma orange land specialist. 40 American Trust Bldg. Phone. ........ sO30 F. J. Burns Co. Sales, loans and rentals. 406 American Trust Bldg. Phone ................... 766 Bethea Real Estate x Insurance Co. e027 Sd ave, N. Phone. .... 1IG SALOONS W D. Little Bar, 2330 A we. B.
 Wines and liquors. Phone.
 SEED STORES
 German Gammill Seed Co Seed
 which succeed" 232S-30 2d ave, N. Phone .'t-sSO SHOES We buy second hand clothes, shoes; also expert repairing. Will make free half soles and heels with ev- cry $S50 pair shoes. Dave Cop sTATI0NERs Zac Smith Stationery Co. Archi tect and high school supplies. Loose leaf ledgers. 2024 1st ave. Phone ...............,. o29
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ing at Eickmeyer, Theory and practice, !" and at himself Pure practice" This is the attitude Edison has always taken, declaring himself a mere practical man. The newspaper men have expanded on this, and so created the popular belief that Edison does not know anything about theory and science, but merely ex- periments and tries everything he or any body else can think of. There is nothing more untrue than this, and Edison prob ably never made an experiment or tried something where he did not have good theoretical reason which would justify the trial even from a strictly scientific viewpoint.
 Edison never went to any colege--but he knows more about the subjects taught in colleges than most of the college men, He is essentially a practical man in the sense that whatever he undertakes he wishes to know whether and how 1t would be of use and benefit to mankind, but at
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the same time he is apparently interested and familiar with almost any field of human knowledge. Whether you talk with him about electrical engineering or other engineering, organic chemistry or enthropology or any other subject, you always find him fully familiar with the subject and able to give you valuable hints solving your difficulties, as I have found. more than once during the various times I had the pleasure to meet him, and that even in the highly theoretical aspects of the subject. Thus, for instance, most electrical engineers now consider the subject of transients one of the most recently explored and most intricate fields of electrical engineering; but already in his first direct current installation Ed sor met such phenomena and understood and explained them. From my experi- cree I consider Edison today as the man best informed in all fields of human knowledge
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pressed, with forehead and bent knee. while the tree creaked and groaned, and at last fell over just where 1t was meant to fall. The men and the elephant were trembling, for it had been task Of strength and nerve for all of them Then the axmen did a pretty thing, they went up to old Rama, and, rubbing their faces against his, kissed him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
PILES CURED AT HOME BY NEW ABSORPTION METHOD

If you suffer from bleeding, itching
 blind or protruding Piles, send me your address and I will tell you how to cure yourself at home by, the new absorp- ton treatment and will also send some of this hoIne treatment free for trial, with referances from your own locality If requested Users report immediate relief and(speedy cures. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write to- day to Mr&. NJ. Summers, Box P. Notre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
Baptists to Have Conference

DaptiSte tO nave
 Raptists are preparing for conference to be held next month in Cleveland, to be attended by leaders in Baptist state conventions, in Baptist city mission so- cieties and in general Baptist benevo- fences. home, foreign, social, temperance education, building and ministerial relief. The purposes of the conference is to pre- sent efficient methods. to learn wherein, hy cooperation and by scientific handling of material problems, the money that Baptist people of America contribute to uplft work may be made to accomplish more. Those who assemble there will speak for societies that have more than 5000 missionaries in more than a hundred different fields.
 Baptists have in all 46 societies to be represented in this efficiency conference Leaders in these societies are in all cases ministers, but Baptist laymen are now taking hold, it is reported, to build up a parallel work cooperating closely with these existing societies Indeed it is stat ed on all sides that never before were Raptists of America working in closer harmony. with less duplication with few CT societies and officials. So much has been gained that more is to be sought. Literature is distributed now in 22 Ian guages and dialects and the annual ex- penditure is $3,000000. Baptist extension work leads. but the conference will in- ciude education and social and civic service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-11
LEGAL NOTICES
Building Contractors

Building tontfHctors Bids will be received in office of A. T. Stcvan Okoona, Miss, up 10 IF o'clock noon of Wednesday, October M, 1914, for the construction of Carnegie library in the city of Okolona, Miss
 Plans and specifications n1ay be seen at office of A. T. Stovall or the city clerk.
 Each bid must be accompanied by cer- tiled check for $500. A. T. STOVALL,
 Chairman Building Committee Okolona Miss, October s. 10-11-2t-su