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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
Pieces, Music and a Suit

T have a bunch of silk pieces to give away. Also one package of linen scraps and transfer patterns, about dozen easy pieces of piano music. part vocal, part instrumental. Also one mahogany eol- ored (size s61 wool suit. not new. but whole and unfaded, cutaway coat style. l should prefer that my name be given to but one inquirer for each of the above lots. as l feel badly to have to refuse requests after tho soods at dis posal are gone. If the friend who asked some time ago for the reply to the poem The Female of the Species has not al- ready been supplied. can give the words.
 q. D. Y." A risht royal donation that brings flood of light into the Small Corner" too often overshadowed by sorrows we can not heal and the consciousness of needs we cannot supply. Applicants for the ad- dress of our benefactor must be accom- panied by stamped and self-addressed en- velopes. As she stipulates, she shall not be pained by any requests she oanont gratify.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
FAVORABLE WEEK
 SAYS bRAOSTREET'S
Performance Has Followed Promise of Earlier
 .} Weeks

New York. November 2o.-Brad- streets tomorrow will say:
 Favorable features nredominate this week and in many directions perform ance has followed the promise of earl fer weeks. A further loosening up of money, with easier rates, is attributed to the going into effect of the new federal bank system. The reopening Of tho leading cotton exchanges and the reports of the successful forming of the cotton pool have made for a more favorable southern sentiment though freer cotton marketing has been accompanied by easing of quotations from the opening prices. War orders have continued to come out In good volume and have given employment to larger numbers of employees in various lines to meet rush order requirements Better feeling and some assumptions of steel mills have given employment lacking for sometime past.
 Failures this week in the United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
URGES LARGER ARMY
 AND NAVY FOR JAPAN
Count Okuma Speaks at Meeting to Arrange Programme
 for Diet

TolSio. Japan, October 30.-tCorres- pondence of the Associated Press. IA larger army and navy were recon r1ended by Count Okuma. the prime minister. at a meeting of the govern
 mental parties to arrange the pro- gramme for the imperial diet which will assemble December 5. The Okuma programme calls for two new army divisions.
 After careful consideration of the | problem of national defense from the viewpoint of diplomacy and finance. said the premier. "the ministry has
 concluded that the international situ-
 ation does not permit postponement of an increase in the army
 l Army increase is. opposed on the ground of our growing intimacy with
 Russia. The ministry is doing it's best
 to advance this intimacy. but this sat
 isfactory diplomatic relationship is no | reason for neglecting an expedieni l measure of national defense Also WIG
 must remember that tho solidarity of l the Anglo-Japanese alliance depends upon thes strength of this empire strong nation as we are, ours is sea | girt country and efficient navy is
 needed to maintain cur connection
 with the continent and to fulfill our 1 mission"
 l Japan, he concluded, would have an Increasingly important role in world | events and should be united to face the problems that may arise.
 l The forthcoming session of the die, promises to be of more than usual in terest. The Okuma ministry as mi.
 nority cabinet expects to meet sharr opposition from the Seiyulkai or con. servative party, which controls the
 majority of the House of Representa-. lives. This opposition also is expect.
 ed to interpollate the government or the disposition of Kiauchau and tn, l islands in the southern Pacific includ ing the Carolinas, Marianne and Mar shall islands, recently occupied by Jap snese warships.
 Already some capital is being invest ed in theve islands and experts of tn, ministries of agriculture and commerc have been sent there to study marin resources.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
Adonted Two Children

we have with us just now a little girl who may remain Indefinitely, though no promises have been made. I heard of her through your Corner about q year and half ago, but arrangements could not be agreed upon at that time. So now we have two children in our home. both of whom we heard of through the Corner The boy is a darling, and we hope to be able to report everything satisfactory about the girl later on. MARY k. ""
 We have-under Providence been the means of settling so many friendless ohil- dren in homes that it is but right and just to speak of our success now and then. The letter just given affords us a lovely opportunity of doing this. ''rhe children, the children, O, my brothers," cries Mrs. Browning Thousands of ach- ings hearts re-echo the wall while we live in the shadow of the war cloud and the battle with conditions produced by the incredibly wicked contest. We look hap oily and lovingly through the opened door that has taken in the darling boy and the little girl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
SOCIETY AND HOME TOPICS FOR WOMEN
Dr. YuaRd Mnldkucln Has Word to Say
 About the Japanese Women and That Country

Minaehuki said. It k said of them that they have no emotions. no deep feelings, That is not true They are a nation ol emotions and sentiments. Discipline has made them brave in the face of sorrow but beneath 1t all there is depth or feeling that is surpassing tender and strong. For instance lot us say then the Japanese husband beats his wife in pub lie and kisses her in the privacy or their home. The American husband kisses his wife in public and beats her in the privacy of their home. Are not inc emotions promoting the act tho sameg Perhaps bit of pride mght pc involved but the motives are the same.
 "Which brings us to the question oi tho Iapanese women,' l observed, and their home life As nation are the Japanese women Il happy oneY
 ''Nhy shouldn't they heT" asked pr Miuachulxi. Housekeeping has no terrors in Japan woman doesn't wear he' life away dusting furniture because she has very little furniture. The tashioils never change She doesn't have to bother about clothes as the American woman does. The same. fashions have been III vogue in Japan for centuries. The ser want question doesn't bother the Japanese housekeeper because the servants are ai' excellent and do not ask exorbitant wages. The Japanese house or shop which is displayed in this country as a replica of the original is merely western-
 zed way of presenting Japan-for sim plicity rules the day there In all matters concerning household effects and dress
 Tell me about your work during your southern trip" I asked.
 Ut is what we term community ex- tension work. was the reply. Under the patronage of the Y. NJ. C. A. l have had the opportunity of getting in touch
 ..lri rtt r1 fhnEP who need our sympathy and cooperation. Those whom the church in the past has not reached. I have not 3 soeialistic ten dency in my heart. I think thcer are too many isms and schisms and spasms,' as someone has aptly put it. now. But do try to reach the capitalist as well as the worlsingman The worlSingman expects 8 great deal of the capitalist and try to point out to him the injustice of expect ing the capitalist to do just as he wants him to do. 1 have given talks at the Louisville and Nashville shops and the Southern railway shops, since l have been here, and other places. l like to so to tho worldngman and extend to him the right hand of fellowship and take the gospel to him if he cannot come to us. 1t Is merely an effort to revive the revolu- tionary attitude of primitive days, when Our Saviour Himself went about doing good. Circulation is getting more com- plex every day, and the eomplexity of the problems of our times implies an inten- sity of our obligations and the immense duty (which is obligation) implies the in- finite worth of the individual, because the greater tho obligation the greater the in- dividual worth to our fellow man. As long as we meet our obligations we are going to grow better The social conscience, in other words. is q good sign of the times, hence the doing of things means much more than the mere thinking of things
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
DREADFUL PAINS
 GREAT SUFFERING
Was the Lot of This Lady Who Tells the Story of How She
 Recovered Her Health

Dallas, N C.--Mrs. Thomas Davis, oi this place. says: About two years ago when was eighteen years old, was ir a bad condition from womanly troubles I fell off until weighed not more than s5 lbs.
 I suffered dreadful pains in my hips sides and abdomen for about five days out of every month.
 couldn't sleep at night and the pains were so dreadful couldn't lie down, for the blood would seem to rush to my head.
 I felt I must have some relief, for il seemed that the awful suffering would surely kill me.
 I had read of what Cardui had done
 After the use of one bottle, the pain, had entirely stopped and was able tt sleep.
 After using four bottles was a vel woman, I was regular, I got back m, flesh, and l now weigh 126 lbs; and an able to do all my work without an, trouble.
 I certainly recommend Cardui to suf fering women, for know it cured me
 My friends who saw me when weighed 85 pounds and would see m, now, would know what Cardui ha, done for me-
 Try Cardui.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

States were 364 compared with $40 last year; in Canada 80 compared with 42 last year.
 Bank clearings aggre gate s2,S35, 5,3tS.- o0o a decrease of 15 per cent last year. Wheat exports from the United States and Canada were 1895, 212 biish- els against 6,149,023 a year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN
 CLUB AND SOCIAL LIFE
Mrs Quinns Tea for NewcomersClub MeetngsA Theatre Party for vstors-Prospective Events-A Dance at
 Cub-Mrs. Morrow to Entertain-Other Notes
., MYRTLE MILES

One of the interesting features of the state federation meeting in Montgomery was joint session of the Montgomery Equal Suffrage association with the state organization. held yesterday afternoon in the parlors of the Exchange hotel, and the mass meeting which took place at s:i5 last evening, when Mrs Solon Jacobs. president of the state association; Mrs. Oscar IIundley, chairman of the lesisla- tive committed and Mrs. Julian Parke of Selma, who is well known in Birming- ham, made interesting addresses. A ''questionnaire,' in which all present were permitted to ask questions of the of- ficers, all of whom had just returned from the national convention in Nashville, was q particularly lively feature of the pro- gramme.
 Among the leading events of the day is the meeting of the Equal Suffrage asso- citation to take place this afternoon at 5 o'clock, when reports of the convention in Nashville will be presented by the returned delegates.
 Another important matter to be dis patched today is the mass meeting talk ing place at ? o'clock at the First Meth odist church for the purpose of the Bel gian relief. It is under the auspices or the Council of women's Clubs and besides the president of the council, Mrs. Joseph McLester the speakers will be MT. James Bowron, pr. H. M. Edmonds, Dr. J. w. Johnson and pr. Morris Newfield-
 MT RaInh Ragan of Atlanta was host yesterday at luncheon at the Tutwiler for the members of MT. Leroy Percy's g house party. including Miss Martha. Phin- izy, Miss Marian Phinizy and Miss Mar garet Grant of Georgia; Miss Virginia Abercrombie of Montgomery, MT. Robert Meyer of Montgomery, Mir. Robert Thach and Mir Robert Badham of this city, be- sides his host MT. Leroy Percy, and him. self.
 The house party also occupied boxes at the Jefferson last evening to witness The Winning of Barbara Worth" and this evening will be guests of MT. and Mrs. Walker Percy at dinner at the Country club.
 John Terry Badham entertained the members of the D. D. club, composed of young men, last evening at his home.
 Mrs. Edward Warren was hostess yes terday to the members of the Friday Luncheon Bridge club, bridge series with tempting luncheon served afterwaro composing the mornings programme. The members are Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Morti- mer Jordan, Mrs E. W. Fucker, Mrs Thomas Wingfield, Mrs. Fred Dow, Mrs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

Thursday with Mrs. NJ. J. Nunnally. Fancy work and refreshments composed 1 the programme.
 The Outlook club met yesterday morn- l ing in Graymont with Mrs. c. s. Blair. l Mrs w. w. Quinn read an interesting paper on Great Masters in Art Lunch | con was served after the programme to | the members, twenty in number. | MT. Howard Gasnlan has spent this week in Tennessee. Mir H. l.. Finklea is | in south Alabama.
 | Miss Anna D. Sawyer of Wylam has l gone to Livingston to spend several months. Mrs. Lydia Sawyer left recently | to make her home at Carbon Hill | Miss Susie Sevier entertained party l of friends yesterday afternoon at her l home in Wylam The rooms were dec orated in yellow chrysanthemums and | dainty refreshment course was served. Her guests were Mrs. A. II. Seyier, Mrs l D, P Tate, Mrs. Marvin Walker Mrs | Robert Glasgow. Mrs. Roxie Reynard
 Mrs. Will Sevier and Miss Myrtle Avery l MT. Herbert Monteabarro entertained Thursday evening at the home of his mother, Mrs. F. A. Monteabaro, in Wood- lawn including the following young peo- pIe in his dance and card party: Miss | Bernice Conner Miss Ella May Gaines, Miss Fannie May Kaminsky, Miss Min
 nie Koenig. Mrs. Countz, Mir. Warren | Replogle, MT. William Waldrop, MT. l Woody Kaminslky, MT. Winburn Fullerton and MT. John Nonteabarro. | Mrs. L. A. Christian gave spend-the- | day party yesterday, serving dainty 1 luncheon at noon around table graced l with central bouquet of pink carnations. | Her guests were Mrs. L. K. Rainey. Mrs. l w. c, Hernandez. Mrs. J. l.. Mason and | Mrs. George Ernest.
 | Miss Ruby Heaton is expected today | from Republic to visit friends. MT. l.. A. Christian will go to Selma today to join
 a party hunting in south Alabama for a l week.
 Mrs. R. l.. Daniel entertained the Ems lev Highland Bridge club yesterday. Miss Sue Strickland gave a birthday party Thursday evening, including in the
 courtesy 25 friends. .--1 Games were fol- lowed by buffet supper.
 Mrs. J. W. Minor has returned from Selma.
 Mrs. R. F. Tidwell was hostess last evening to the Philathea class of the Ensley Baptist church.
 l Dr. Nat E. Clark is visiting his parents ! in Russellville. Mrs. John Taylor and her two children are in south Alabama.
 The Ensley Highland Methodist church will conduct a market today at the High land Grocery company. The Philathea and Baraca classes of the Ensley Presby-
 terian church met last evening at the home of Mir. W. J. Abeles. buffet SUD-
 per was served after A musical programme
 to 30 young people.
 H Dr. s. c. Seay and Mir. W. W. David
 son are spending a week in Ohatchie. The Rev. Father Duece of Appalachicola. Fla,
 has accepted the pastorate of St. Gather
 ines church in Pratt City. MT. Robert McArdle of Anniston is the guest of his brother. Mir. W. o. McArdle. MT. M. IT Bennett is in Pensacola, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
SOME HELPING HAND
 HINTS FOR THE HOME
By MARION uARLANp

heart, to educate and elothe her as my own. have no objection to her relatives visiting her occasionally. MRS. Mel"
 And vet another warm heart opens to welcome in a friendless child, Have you ever thought of the infinite piteousness Of those little words "a friendiess ehldsT The Corner thanks you, dear lady. for the ChristliSe impulse. It returns devout thanksgiving to the Father who has moved you to the worthy deed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
Explain War Tax

Washington, November 2o.-rhe in- ternal revenue bureau tonight notified it's collectors that under the war tax act the stamp tax applies to bonds ae- eompanying mortgages. but Is not re- auired upon certificates of the officer taking acknowledgement of deeds and mortgages
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
To Enforce Pilotage

London. November 20.---(7 D. m. 1--The British admiralty tonight announced that owing to extension of it's mine sys- tenn. after November 27 pilotage will be compulsory on the Humber ynd on the Tyne river in the Firth and Perth and the Moray Perth and in the Scapa flow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
Offers Old Magazines

"If you send addresses of the persons whose printed letters with initials I in- close, I will send them magazines. l sent some to Mrs M., but still have number left for some one MRS. W. F"
 Addresses went 10 you promptly by mail. Hold the rest Of the magazines subject to our order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
Gifts for Two

'.I have a quantity of magazines, books. etc, and & to send to Mrs. L. =. F.. and clothing and Sl0 to send to Mrs. ]. NJ, if you will send me the address.
 "GEORGE NJ" The addresses and a wealth of gratitude went duly 10 you by mail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
DECATUR

Decatur. November 20-(Special.) )-Iast night was the coldest night of the win ter, the thermometer dropping to Il de- grees above zero. Oldtimers say this is the coldest weather ever experienced here at this time of year. As a general thing this section of the state has it's coldest weather in January and February
 If a permit can be obtained from the Southern Railway company, Captain Wor. ley will dive off the Tennessee river bridge here about the middle of December. Al the same time the Twin City band will render a musical programme. Captain Morley was born and reared in Deca- tur. He became professional diver sew eral years ago and since that time he has made quite a reputation as a diver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

An interesting and distinguished visitor
 to Birmingham for the past week is Dr.
 Yutaka AIinakuchi. who is here under
 tho auspices of the Young Mems Christian
 association delivering a series of lectures
 and talks to workingmen.
 Dr. Minakuchi has been in this country
 r years. coming from the capital of
 Japan. where he was born, later spending thiee years in the Russian diplomatic ser-
 vice then coming to America. where he
 finished his education and began his re-
 lisicus work. being connected with the 'laymens missionary movement. the
 men and religion forward movement and
 the united missionary eamnaign of America"
 Dr. AGinakuchi is not related to the
 Minakushi river in western Maryland. as his name might indicate; there's dif-
 ference in the spelllng-slight-on ending l "chi' and the other in "shi." but the
 coincidence suggests readily to the mind some sort of connection between tha North American Indian names and the I Japanese which in this case at least are
 amazingly alike.
 | Dr. Mnalsuchi has all the grace and charm of the oriental gentleman highly cultured and beautifully educated, and his suavity and grsciousness make him not I only a ready speaker, but most engag- ], ing person otherwise.
 l When I had the plea sure of meeting Dr.
 MinalSuchi yesterday l found him with a
 copy of ''rhe Gardener that wonderful
 book of Rabindrsnath Tagore. the Bengal
 poet and prose writer who has made such I a deep impression upon the literary world 1.fu fra.. ..1.f af,1 i ality.
 l Tagore was a subject of mutual inter- est, and 1 asked Dr. Minakuohi his opin- l ion of the far-famed writer. Among other 1 things he said
 i "Tagore gives a marvellous interpreta- ton of oriental life in terms of modern l thought. In after years l believe the world will speak of the age of Tagore. just as it refers now to the 'rcnaissance.' | He is not poet, but a philosopher, l and he will be looked upon in days to come like Confucius Besides his writ ings, Tagore is great humanitarian,
 his especial work being the care of unfor- I tunate children. He has given practi- lcally all he has made from his writings 1 (even the Noble prize of s40.ooo which 1 he receiyed) for promoting this work | "Tagore opens a new line of thought 1 to me, and l am very radical in my
 views, very broad, always with an open mind to receive the message in what 1 ever form it comes, whether religious ] or secular, continued pr. MinalSuchi. Particularly does this apply to my attitude toward my native country. The
 east has never been understood by the west and an artist soul like Tagore can do more toward becoming medi- lator in bringing the two hemispheres l together in reconciliation. than any one II know. MT Arthur c. Benson. presi- dent of Magdalen college, Cambridge,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

Eng. is another great scholar who has expressed many beautiful senti- ments concerning the east and the west. In his Ode 10 Japan he has not only had the poets vision, but the prophetic vision of the uniting of tho two henis- pheres."
 You see, l come from the Land of the Rising sun where the question is asked Whence?' Hence we look into the past" said pr. Minakuchi "I como to the Land of the Setting Sun (and l am one of you). where the question is asked. 'Whence?' Hence we look into the uture-diametrically opposite to each other"
 And Kipling has said" suggested, that
 " East is east an dwest is west
 And never the twain shall meet
 "The east is looked upon as the em bodiment of negatives" answered Dr. Minakuchi quickly. 'and the west as the embodiment of positives, and that comes largely of religious differences and yet negatives and positives are not opposed to each other, by any means. They must, in fact, go hand in hand for the reason that we derive the idea of the positive through the idea of the negative and vice versa-hence they must meet. One is incomplete without tho other. This may appear hypotheti- cal but it is true, nevertheless. Was ii not your own Henry Clay who declared there was mo north, no south, no east no west?' That in measure, is my message-the message of religion, ol peace, of brotherhood"
 "The Japanese people are considered l the greatest stoics in the world Dr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
Home for Little Girl

"i am a woman of means. living alone. I wish to find a nice. bright girl from I to Il years old to take into, my home and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21
MAsONIC NOTICE

l SPECIAL COMMUNICATION OF
 KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 46O. A. r. AND A. M.. IS HEREBY CALLED NOVEMBER 21, 1914. AT 7s30 P. M., Al THE MASONIC TEMPLE, FOR 1 WORK IN ALL DEGHEES.
 I JOHN s. WHITE. SEC'Y. M. N. ULLMAN, w. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

Mir. and Mrs James l.. Davidson en- tertained few friends last evening in. formally with a dance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

Mrs. George Morrow will entertain ai tea the afternoon of December in com. pliment to Mrs. George Finn and Miss Finn of Boston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

Mrs. J. S. Anderson's spend-the- day party was one of the pleasant events of the week in Inglenook Luncheon was served at noon to the hostess, Mrs. c. E. Geisler. Mrs. IT. D. Robinson, Mrs. Rob- ert Strickland. Miss Maybird Anderson.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. l.. Chamblee have named their young son Leron.
 The embroidery club of Boyles met
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

At the Country club today a number of interesting luncheon parties will be given and at the Country club the members of the Percy house party will be commit l nented with a luncheon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-21

Among the leading events of the day is the meeting of the Equal Suffrage asso- citation to take place this afternoon at o'clock, when reports of the convention in Nashville will be presented by the returned delegates.