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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22

lency, the governor general on behalf of Miss Cavell. in order that the sen- tence of death which has been passed against her may be commuted and that this unhappy lady be not executed.
 Miss Cavel is the head nurse of a surgical institute of Brussels. She has spent her life in a1leviating the suf- ferfngs of others, and at her school have been trained numerous nurses. who. throughout the world, in Ger many as in Belgium, have kept watch at the bedsides of patients. At the beginning of the war Miss Cavell gave her services to German soldiers as well as to others.
 Failing other reasons, her humani- tarian career is of nature to inspire pity for her and. in advance, to secure her pardon.
 'Tf the information given me Is cor rect, Miss Cavell. far from hiding her self, with laudable frankness. admitted all the facts laid to her charge and cause of aggravating the sentence passed upon her.
 PRAYS TO GOVERNOR
 FOR LIFE OF NURSE
 'It is with confidence and hope of it's being favorably received that pray your excellency to present to the governor Ken6Tdl ny request lOT STdce III IdVOr of Miss Cavell.
 ''I take this occasion to renew to your excellency assurances of my high con sideration BRAND WHITLOCK."
 Tn report to Mir Page at London MT. Whitlock wrote:
 ''I know that you will understand with out my telling you that we exhausted every possible effort to prevent the in- f1iction of tue death penalty, and that fo ho fal< ky ssevere blow. I am convinced, However that no step was neglected which could
 have had any effect.
 From the date we first learned oi Miss Cavelis imprisonment we made ire.
 quent inquiries of the German authoritiei I and reminded them of their promise that
 we should be fully informed as to devel
 opments. They were under no misappre
 hension as to our interest in the mat.
 ter. Miss Cavell was not even charged witl espionage and the fact that she hat nursed numbers of wounded German sol diers might have been regarded as a com plete reason in itself for treating hel with leniency."
 Edith Cavell as told in the correspond once of the American minister at Brus sells to the American ambassador in Lon don, and printed in the British morn ing papers, it is predicted, will send wave of indignation throughout the coun try.
 Tn Trafalgar Square yesterday all head were barred to the memory of Miss Cavell One speaker, holding wreath in hi hand, to be placed on the plynth of tn, Nelson column to her memory, exclaimed | ''Who will avenge the murder of thi splendid Englishwoman? In response {, l this appeal many new recruits came for ward.
 l The London papers characterize the ex ecution as the most damnable crime o | the war
 l The Daily Graphic says: The docu | ments are a record of such foul am dan1nable infamy as all Germany l bloody crimes in this war cannot equs | for this was cold, calculated and delih l crate murder. Not heaven itself. nor al | the mercy of all the angels could find
 mediatory explanation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
"The Winning of Barbara Worth"

Another big play of the great southwest is promised when the production The Winning of Barbara Worth'' Is presented hero at the Jefferson Monday matinee and night The interest this piece will at- tract from the splendor or its mounting and the distinction of the players, will be added to by the fact that the play is a dramatization of the most celebrated novel of Harold Bell Wright and the tour has been a series of artistic and box office triumphs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
"The Light That Failed''

Tragedy that arises from an unreauited love. with the affliction of blindness su- perimposed upon it. is the theme of Rud- yard Kipling's The Light That Failed" which Sir Johnston Forbes Robertson will present during his farewer visit to the Jefferson Thursday. Dick Heldar. the central character in KipIfng's play. strug- gles for a long while to gain love and goes blind at his painting before he at- tains it.
 ''The Light That Failed gives Forbes- Robertson great oportunity for display ing the varied ranges of his art. Here virility and vitality are required. There is not the suppression of emotion found in some of the characters Forbes Robert son portrays. Heldar is a modern man, man very much of today, who lives and suffers and fights and triumphs in the very busy scircle of military and ar tistic people. Even when blindness sets in he fairly seethes with emotions rum ming at cross purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-22
ADJUSTMENTS
German War Pictures

The Chicago Tribune's moving pictures made on German and Austrian battlefields which are now being shown at the Jeff ferson theatre mark an epoch in moving picture photography. The pictures show troops in action and particualr attention Is devoted to the big guns. The pictures made in the Tyroleon Alps are especially beautiful showing the wonderful scenery and giving an adequate idea of fighting under almost insuperable difficulties.
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SENTENCE PASSED
 IN THE AFTERNOON


 ''At S:30 it was learned from an outside source that sentence had been passed in the course of the afternoon, before the last conversation with Mir Conrad, and that execution would take place during the night"
 Secretary Gibson thereupon sought the Spanish minister, with the American min ister's note for clemency, and, with MT. Delavel, they went to Von Der Lacken' 8 quarters. Finding the governor and his staff absent, they telephoned to them, asking them to return on matter of the | utmost urgency. The governor with his 1 staff returned shortly after 10 o'clock. l Secretary Gibson's report to Minister | Whitlock continues
 The circumstances of the case were explained to him and your note was pre- | sented. He read it aloud in our pres ence. He expressed disbelief in the re- ! port that sentence had actually been passed and manifested some surprise that we should give credence to any re- 1 port not emanating from official sources 1 He was quite insistent on knowing the exact source of our information, but this l did not feel at liberty to communicate
 to him.
 l Baron Von Der Lacken stated that il was quite improbable that sentence had been pronounced, and even if so, it would not be executed in short time, and that in any event, it would be quite i'm possible to take any action before morn ing
 Tt was. of course, pointed out to hin that even if the facts were as we be lieved them to be, action would be useless unless taken at once. We urged him tt ascertain the facts immediately. This after some hesitancy, he agreed to do | He telephoned to the presiding judge o the court-martial and returned to say that the facts were as we had presented
 them and that 1t was intended to carry
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PLEADED IN VAIN
 FOR OFFICIAL DELAY

We then presented as earnestly aa
 possible our plea for delay. So far as l
 am able to judge, we neglected to present
 no phase of the matter which might
 lave had any effect, emphasizing the horror of executing a woman. no mattei
 what her offense and pointing out that the death sentence had heretofore been imposed only for actual cases of espion- age and that Miss Cavell was not even accused by the German authorities of anything so serious.
 "unfortunately our efforts were un- availing. We persevered until it was only too clear that there was no hope of se- curing any consideration for the case. We left shortly after midnight and inn
 mediately returned to the legation to re- port to you HUGH GIBSON" On october g, MT. Whitlock notified Walter Hines Page, the American am- bassador In London. that sentence o1 death had been asked for but that he had hopes the court might decline to grant it. MT. Whitlock added that he felt it would be useless to take any
 action until the sentence was pro- , nounced.
 BRAND WHITLOCK
 SENDS LETTER OF MERCY The letter sent by Mir. Whitlock tc Baron Won Der Lancken by Mr. Gibson
 on the night of the 11th follows: Your Excellency-I have just heard | t\at Miss Cavell. who is a British sub iest and consequently under the pro lection of my embassy, was this morn l ing condemned to death by sentence | of court-martial. Without going Into l the causes which led to such a se- ! we're sentence, and one which, If al l the reports which have reacheS mt are correct is most severe in this cass 1 than in all others which have beer | tried by the same tribunal, hope tt be able to appeal to the sentiments o
 humRnity and generosity of his excel
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
Natures Benediction

- -
The griefs the Psalmists sang are
still our griefs, the doubts and con-
solutions still are ours, and the world
the psalmists looked upon is still
about us. The sun rose and set in
Judea, and the psaImIst cnaneu,
Thou makest the outgoings of the
morning and evening to rejoice"
Here was simply the soul of n
man touched by the beauty and the
mystery of a natural phenomenon till
poetry kindled on his lips and devo-
ton in his heart. 1t is that simple
attitude toward Nature which l
sometimes think the world has lost
IN these latter days, verifying Goe-
the's statement that animated in
quiry into causes does great harm"
Thou makest the outgoings of the
morning and evening to rejoice
how calm and hushed the picture
evoked, how peaceful and brooding,
how like a benediction it falls upon
the spirit! l think Of my own noun
tain land, of a wooded knoll that
rises from the valley, and l stand
bareheaded in the fields while the
golden floods of the sunset fill all
the intervale with liquid light. an
intervale which is like a green shaI-
ice amid the hills. The golden flood
creeps up the eastern slopes, and
out of the darkening fields below the
shadows follow, amethyst shadows
that stray like smoke amid the
bircnes.
At last the gold burns only in the
kindled west, in a gap between two
mountain summits-a gateway to
that Land of Wonder which lies for
ever around the world rim under
meath the setting sun. The trees on
the little foreground knoll are sill
houetted now, black against the gold
The fields are very still. Only d
far-off cowbell tinkles, and a vesper
sparrow sings softly to himself. The
spirit, too, is very still, hushed with
happy awe.
Thou makesr the outgoings Of the
morning and the evening to rejoice.
The slow feet turn homeward
through world transformed, 8
world not of bicker and restriction
and the small, strutting ego, but Of
| immanent divinity.-Walter Prich
ard Eaton in Harper's Magazine.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18

One evening last week the clerks
of the Frank G. Boles store enjoyed
an outing at the lake northeast Of
town. The young ladies served an
appetizing picnic supper and then all
went for a row on the lake.
Miss Olive Neff and mother left
Wednesday for the Blue Bell neigh
borhood, where they will spend the
summer with Mrs. Neff's sons.
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Baptist Church

9:45 a. M, Sunday School.
HOO a. M, Preaching.
100 p. M, B. Y. p. U.
500 p. M, Preaching.
Prayer meeting every Thursday at
500 p. M. You are invited to attend
all these services.
A. W. hide, Pastor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
Playground in Operation

EldySLOuhu III OPSIoIiOH
At the opening of the playground,
Wednesday, in the north part Of
town, there were over fifty boysrang-
ing in years from eight to fif-
teen. Yesterday morning which was
the first for the little folks saw
twenty five small boys and an equal
number OF girls running, jumping and
frolicking upon the newly turned sod.
A running track in the form OF a
rect angle with circular ends has been
scralei and the children have been
having glorious time testing each
o'hers's speed. Twenty hurdles have
been made and there are sizes for all
ages of children to jump over. For
the girls and the little children the
swings and the giant stride are popu-
lar. A sand pile will probably be
constructed in a shady place where
the children may play in the morn
irg Special children's games have
been planned for these tots who cam
not take part in strenuous exercises.
The Playground committee has
been trying to get special woman
instructor for the girls since they
have already secured man director
for the bows. Until such a woman
instruc' or can lie found, however,
the girls will lind sufficient play and
fun on the ground with the gymnast-
ic drills, baSk ct ball games, and the
swings. Every child in town is in
vited to come to the playground and
each child will receive proper care
and attention.
In the beginning, as with every
movement, there is. of course, some
d tticulIy in organizal ion, but the
mo CHI Idren that come to the pay
ound, the more quickly the organi'
"a ion. Parents should not hes tate
to allow their children TO attend
these plays al the appointed hour
There are no dangerous plays and nc
dangerous apparatus. 1t is lesson
in discipline and in democracy which
the ch Id may obtain on The play
ground with his fellows; here Is the
proper place for the child to extenc
those primary social ideals which ht
has learned in the home those ideals
OF freedom, self government, coop
Grafton, justice, and honor. Th'
school room cannot take the place o
the playground Ia fostering the IDEAL
which are brought into practice here
A schedule has been arranged TO
tile children as follows:
Children up To II years $3.50 to 1913
a. NJ. Girls, II years and over
o'clock to 30. Boys, over IL years
$3.50 o'clock to $50. Boys Of all age
and larger boys, $50 until dark
Come to the grounds, parents, an
see the children play.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Zimmerman
and son, Richard, Of Guymon, passed
through here the first of the week,
spending a short time at the Bert
Long home, while on their way to
Osborn, Kansas, where they will visit
relatives and enjoy few weeks va
cation.
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Christian Church

9:45 a. m. Bible School. HOO a. m.
sermon. TOO p. m. G. E. service.
800 p. m. evening service. SOC
D. m. Thursday Prayer meeting. We
would be glad to meet you at all these
services.
H. F. BOLTON, Pastor.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18
Economists See End in Fall

The students of political economy
and finance, are the ones who believe
the war will end in the autumn. If
the Allies can win enough victories
to bring to the population of Ger
many the end Of any dream of ulti-
mate triumph, then according to this
economic view the pinch will begin
to count.
Then will German merchants and
German rulers look ahead to the long
future Of national poverty, following
the terrific expenditures and the in
fiation by which the expenses are now
met. When the war began the plan
was by taking France at once, to use
as indemnity to pay the cost. With
the collapse Of that idea, and the
rapidly dying prospects OF any indem.
nifty from anybody, and the wholly
unexpected prolongation of the war,
German thinkers see bankruptcy star
Ing them in the face.
They do not look with satisfaction
on repudiating their debts by some
such method as funding coupons, Or
scaling down the Indebtedness
They do not look with satisfaction
upon being reduced in their financial
standing, not, to be sure, as Brazil
has been, or Greece, but to a degree
that would be very CALLING to proud
nation. Austria is practically bank
rupt already. Russia is not unlikely
to repudiate after the war, nor is
France.
If there is one thing on which the
British government is determined, II
is that there shall be no imitation In
England-nOthing to weaken the fl
nancial Soundness OF the empire after
the war. Lloyd. George has gained
more since the war began than any
other statesman, but he has beer
criticized for not taking quarter O
everybody's income at once, above sa!
$500 a year, just as he and the rest o
the cabinet were criticized for beinl
too considerate of the liquor inter
ests.
There Is very fair reason to believ,
that Germany will take these ulti.
male economic truths into account
by the time the summer is ended. -
Norman Hapgood in Harper'S Weekly
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iii CH0EC &c OTTQ RI TCTNECC III

Mrs. II. y. Miller OF PraGG, owner
of the Miller building in this CITY, 10
here on business this week.
Mr.. Shelton, who was very Ill
last week, owing to an operation for
appendicitis is now getting along
nicely.
F. H. Phillips of Jett City, Miss
ouri, arrived Tuesday to look after
business matters around here few
days.
Mrs. Sam Granger and daughter,
Miss Mabel entertained at l o'clock
luncheon Sunday, Misses Mary Beech
ca and Cora Norman.
Miss Blanch ELAN arrived Saturday
/ from Wichita for couple Of weeks
visit at the home of her aunt, Mrs. j.
T. Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs C. e. Craft returned
Monday to their home in Tyrone,
after spending Sunday here with their
son, Ed. Craft, and family.
Richard Dotson and family are
here from Shoshone, Idaho, visiting
at the home Of Mr.. Dotson's sister,
Mrs. Chas. Young, and brother, w. q
Dotson.
Miss Christine Gruenbacker arrived
Monday from Pratt to visit her
brother and sister, John and Miss
Celia Gruenbacker, of the Eureka
community.
Gordon Higglnbotham returned
Wednesday from Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where he has been attending
medical college. He will spend the
= summer here with his brother, DIR.
Thos. Higginbotham.
Little Vesta Rennick Of near Lo-
rena returned Saturday from Mul-
: vane, where she has been in a hospit
al for some time, Her condition has
: improved considerably during her
, stay up there.
: Mrs. D. L. Cllngman and baby, who
have been visiting in Corning, Kans-
9 as, stopped off here Tuesday to spend
= day at the home of Mrs. W. B. ST.
mon, while on their way to their
home in Dalhart.
J. F. Fuest and daughter, Mrs.
Otis Turner, and Miss Georgia Spears
left Tuesday for Excelsior Springs,
Missouri, where Mrs. Turner will
take treatment for an attack of
rheumatism. She will remain there
= several weeks,
Geo. Watkins arrived the last of
y the week from Colorado to join his
l. father, who came here several weeks
l. ago to accept the assistant cashier
ship of the Citizens State bank. The
other members of the family will
arrive later.
Miss Mildred Long, who has been
visiting friends in Dalhart few
weeks returned to Liberal Tuesday.
She left Wednesday for Colorado
Springs for an extended visit with
her grandmother at that place.
Ell. Thayer has resigned the as
sistant cashiership of the First Nat
ional bank, to take effect July l, after
which time he and d. D. Land will
open a real estate office on Kansas
,,oruo under tho firm mama Of Land.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Erickson re-
turned Wednesday from a two weeks
stay with Mr.. Erickson's mother near
Dwight, Kansas.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18

Mrs. L. j. Bowman arrived Wednes-
day from Pratt for visit at the
homes OF her sons, E. N. Bowman,
and two other sons near Ematon.
She intends to be here about q month.
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---' -'.U- ArIo. As DUIH IUUurneu
the last of the week from trip to
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-06-18

Mrs. w. A. King and Della Adair
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an appetizing odor to
Uniir aini~~
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-30
Delsman-Bailey.

Bernard L. Delsman of this city
and Miss Anna E. Bailey of Talent
were united in marriage Tuesday
morning at $3.50 by Rev. Father Dol
phin at Our Lady of the Mountain
Catholic church in the presence of a
number of friends and relatives.
Everett Bailey, brother of the bride,
acted as best man, and Mrs. H. B.
Sander, sister of the groom, was
bridesmaid.
The bride wore a gown of white
meteor trimmed with chantilly lace,
and the bridesmaid wore pink
batiste trimmed with cream lace.
The flower girl, little Agnes Saun-
edrs, a niece of Mr.. Delsman, wore
an accordion pleated cream batlste.
After the ceremony a dinner was
served to the guests at the home Of
the bride in Talent. The couple will
locate in Neeland, Ariz., where Mr..
Delsman will engage in carpenter
work.
The happy couple left on No. 19
for a wedding trip Of week in Cali
fornia. The groom is a son of Mrs.
C. Delsman of this city. His bride
is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j. w.
Bailey of Talent. They have many
friends who wish them much happi-
ness through life.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-30
Obituary.

Mr. Alphonso L. Stacy, who died
Sunday, September 26, 1915, of a
paralytic stroke, was born in Phillips
ton, Mass, June s, 1912. He leaves
a widow and two children, Mrs. E. G.
Embree of this city and w. A. Stacy
of Athol, Mass; also four grandchil-
dren, Mrs. Morse of Orange, Mass,
Mrs. Avery and Marjorie Stacy of
Ashland, and Maye Glover of Ashland.
Deceased was veteran in the Civil
War, Company G, 21st Massachusetts,
regiment, V. III. in the 9th army
corps, Burnsides expedition.
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Picnic.

A most delightful picnic was held
in the park Wednesday in honor of
Mrs. w. M. Laidlaw, who has been
spending several weeks in Ashland
and Portland, and who is now on her
way to her home in Crockett, Cal.
Mrs. Edward Thornton planned the
affair and brought together a score
of old-time friends. 1t was a perfect
day for such an event and the ladies
spent the afternoon with the needle
and kodak and in pleasant conversa-
ton. b,
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Recital.

Under the auspices of the Wednes-
day Afternoon Club, Miss Doris Bag
ley will give a musical recital Mon
day evening, October II, in the Vim
ing Theatre. Miss Bagley is assisted
by Mrs. H. G. Enders, Jr., on the
piano and Miss Alice Vandersluis as
violinist. None of these artists need
an introduction to Ashland audiences,
each being par excellent in her chos-
en- department.
Tickets for the Wednesday After
noon Club entertainment, 25 cents,
on sale at Poley's.
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At Methodist Church.

r. P. Hutton, who speaks at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
October 3, was accorded unique re-
ception at conference when President
Carl G. Doney said; "West Virginia
knows this man; believes in this
man; followed this man and would
gladly follow him still, and we believe
in him and Oregon believes in him
and will follow him."
Rev. M. j. Trenary, head Of the
Sunday school work of all Method
ism, who followed, said: "Wiscon-
sin knows this man and believes in
him for his demonstrated ability"
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Upper Granite Street Club.

The Upper Granite Street EN-
broidery Club met at the pleasant
home of Mrs. Barber, on Granite
street, Friday, October "a. The at
tendance was good and an exceeding
ly pleasant afternoon was passed.
After some time spent in needle
work and conversation the guests
we're divided into two sections and
debated the question as to whether or
not large families were profitable.
warm discussion ensued in which
many interesting and amusing points
were brought out.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. Conwell.
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City Federation.

The City Federation of Clubs will
meet next Monday afternoon at 2:30
at the library. Mrs. Hansome of
Jacksonville has been invited to be
present to talk on Laws and Wom-
en-" She has had national experience
and it will interest every Ashland
woman. Be sure to be present. Mu-
sic and refreshments during the social
hour. Remember the date and bring
your friends.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-30
Obituary.

Samuel j. florence, son of James
and Sarah Torence, was born in the
state of Ohio, March 4, 1865; moved
from Ohio to Colorado, where he was
married to Mary A. Parman, April 21 i,
1897. He joined the M. E. church
about twenty years ago. They moved
to Ashland nine years ago. where he
has been engaged in working at his
trade as a carpenter. He died Sep
tember %, 1915, aged so years. 6
months and IS days, and was buried
in Hargadine cemetery.