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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05

The citizens of Ensley responded heart iiy yesterday to the second appeal for donations sent out by the Ens1ey Relief association, for the benefit of hte poor families in this district. Some of the peopIe gave money and groceries, while the majority of the donations were clothing The gifts will be collected from the various district chairmen some time today and turned over to the general ex- ecutve committee. The members of the Ensley Relief association wish to thank the citizens of this district for their ready response to the call. The donations received yesterday will enable the as sociaton to continue it's work among the poor of this district.
 Word was received from the wife of the late Joseph A. Hirsch, who died Wednesday afternoon at local infrm- ary, following a lengthy illness not to make any funeral arrangements until she arrived in this city. Mrs. Hirsch, who was in California at the time of her hus- bands death, left yesterday morning for this city and expects to arrive here some time Saturday. Funerad arrangements will be made upon her arrival
 Yesterday morning Officers -.ubaI.ks and Taylor arrested a negro named James Bagley on charge of being a suspicious character. Bagley has a pistol shot wound in his leg. About q week ago an unknown negro was shot by Lawrence Pennington, while proving around in his back yard. The negro made his escape after being shot and was traced some distance by his blood. At the police de- partment the negro wouldn't tell how he happened to be shot in the leg and is still being held in jail.
 At the regular mems Sunday afternoon meeting, which will be held next Sun day afternoon at o'clock at the Frank lin theatre, the address will be deliv- cred by J. B. Wadsworth president of the Etowah Trust and Savings bank of Gadsden MT. Wadsworth will take as his s''h'eot ''The Failure of a Rich, Young Man"
 The Ensley fire department was put out of service yesterday afternoon a little after o'clock as a result of being mired up to the hubs of the auto fire truck when near Tuxedo junction. At 2:0S o'clock yesterday afternoon an alarm came in from 2116 Twenty-second street, a negro house which caught on fire from
  nent extinguished the blaze and upon returning got caught in a mud hole. The IS. O. S'' call was sent out and after working until about 5:45 o'clock they fi- nally pulled out of the mud. The Fair view fire department was pressed into service at the Ensley station while they were out.
 c. W. Cole of this city was called yesterday to Fremont, O., owing to the serious illnes sof his father. who IS not expected to live.
 Dr. L. F. Brubaker, pastor of the Ensley Highland Presbyterian church. returned Wednesday night from Selma, where he has been conducting a series of meetings in that city. The regular training class of that church held it's regular meeting last night which was attended by a large number of mem bers
 s. s. Heide will entertain the Baraca class of the Presbyterian church to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
JACKSONVILLE

Jacksonville. February 4.-(Special) The Gen. John H. Forney chapter, U. D.. C., held an election of officers for the ensuing year. For president, Miss Mary Forney; vice president, Mrs. c. G. Ar bery; recording and corresponding secre- tary, Mrs G. H. Rowan; historian, Mrs. c. D. Martin; registrar, Mrs. F. NJ. Law renee; treasurer, Mrs. c. w. Daugette; director Mrs. c. F. Stewart; director auxiliary, Miss Susie Sargent.
 One of the best Calhoun county associa- tion campaigns will begin here February 1S-19. at the Baptist church, and will have speakers of note in the south, among whom are c. D. Graves of Nashville, w. H. Smith of Knoxville, Harry l.. Strick- land of Birmingham, and a foreign mis- sionary and Miss Laura Lee Patrick of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
FAILED TO OBSERVE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
 "-WAW" AND FRESH"
Careless Artists Made Yale Motto, Light and Truth" Read "Blasphemers and
 Farmers

New Haven, Conn.,, February 4.-Many Yale Alumni associations, who have re- produced the university seal on their sta- tonery, will be surprised to learn that through carelessness of artists the He- brew character of the motto Light and Truth have been made to read "Blas- phemers and Farmers
 The Yale Alumni Weekly calls attention to this "lamentabe error' in it's issue to- day. The mistakes were made because the artists failed to observe the distinc- tion between the Hebrew characters "-waw and "-resh''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
s. F. FLANAGAN DIES
 IN NEW ORLEANS

New Orleans, February 4.-S. F. Elan agan, general superintendent of the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad. a part of the Queen and Crescent sys- tenn. died here today following an oper- ation. He was born in Penahatchie, Miss., in 1864. Mir. Flanagan entered the service of the Queen and Crescent 30 years ago and began his career as a clerk at Penahatchie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
SONG SERVICE AT
 TEMPLE EMANUEL

At Temple EmanuEl tonight will be conducted the monthly song service which premises to be the most attractive ever held by the congregation The feature tonight will be Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise which will be rendered by a double quartet. Rabbi Newfield announces that the public is cordially invited to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
HEAD OF SUFFRAGISTS
 HERE YESTERDAY

The Rev Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. hea of the advocates of suffrage for wome on this continent passed through Bir mingham yesterday ell route to Tusca loosa. where the convention of the stat suffrage convention is being held an where Dr. Shaw spoke last night
 Dr. Shaw stopped at the Tutwiler ho tel between trains and received news paper representatives and many of he local admirers. Dr. Shaw speaks i Montgomery tonight and in Mobile to morrow snight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
DECATUR

Decatur. February Especial. )-Dr. J. L. Gunter county health officer for this county, has just made public the report of the county for the year 1914.
 The figures show that during the year 1914 there were 59l more births than there we're deaths.
 Morgan county has a population at this time of something like 4c,000 hence it will be seen that the death rate for the year just past was very low.
 The Morgan county Medical society met this morning at 10 o'clock in New Decatur. The meeting was addressed by pr. ]. Fraser Moore, representa- tive of the state board of health. The meeting was well attended and was of much interest to the members of the association who were present.
 owing to a number of washouts and the repairing of them there will be no through freight traffic for two or three days over the Lewisburg and Northern railroad between Decatur and Nashville. it was stated here today.
 The freight traffic will go over the Louisville and Nashville railroad un- til these repairs are made. The ac-
 commodation trains and local freights will continue to be operated over the
 Louisburg and Northern. however William N. Hough, well known young business man. died at his home in Decatur of typhoid fever yester' day. He was 30 years of age and was this county. He had resided iD De- catur for several years past. MT. Hough leaves widow and ; small child. His parents, MT. and Mrs P. N Tough of Lacy Springs, and three brothers and five sisters alsC survive him.
 The funeral took place this after noon at o'clock from his late resi- dence.
 Mrs s. c. Kelly aged 5S years, died yesterday at her home, Fifth avenue west, New Decatur. She is survived by l six children. The remains were taken to Lawrence l county today where they will be in | tered.
 The Tennessee Valley Teachers as sociation will meet in Huntsville to- morrow morning. Many of the teach. CTS from the Decaturs and this county
 will attend. The meeting will last two 1 days Prof. d. C. Tidwell of the De ! caturs, county superintendent of ed
 ucation of this county, will respond tt ; the welcome address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
Involuntary Bankrutpcy Petition

Involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the United States court directed against the Bell Printing com pany. The court ordered United States Marshal W. M. Skeggs to take charge of the property pending the first meeting of creditors, which will be held today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
BROUGHTON TO HEAD
 KNOXVILLE CHURCH

Knoxville. February 4.-Dr. Len G. Broughton, formerly of Atlanta, Ga. who resigned the pastorate of Christ church. London. England, yesterday, has accepted a call to the pastorate of First Baptist church, this city. His &C., ceptance came by cable today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
NEWS OF ENSLEY

night at 7:3o o'clock at his residence, 1923 Avenue D. A fine programme has been arranged, which will include an
 address by Judge A. NJ. Douglass or Birmingham and selections by male quartet. Refreshments will be served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, February f.-Weather forecast for Alabama; Partly cloudy Friday; rain early morning; Saturday fair and colder
 Georgia: Rain Friday; Saturday probably fair.
 Mississippi: Fair Friday: colder a. night; Saturday fair and colder.
 Tennessee: Clearing Friday; colder by night; Saturday fair and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-05

LeGrand, Mrs. John Tullis, Mrs. Frank Tennile, Mrs. C. G. Laslie, Mrs. w T. Seibels, Mrs. Paul Stevenson, Mrs. Stuart May, Mrs. Henry Vandiver.
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24
GERMANY.

There never was such senseless rage.
Such evil wrought beneath the sun.
And twill be told from age to age
That 1t was order'd to be done.
She broke her faith and overran
Her neighbor State In ruthless war;
In nameless crimes she overpassed
The Huns and Goths and Vandals far
She sent her airships to alright
Where there were forts or armies none
And Slaughtered sleeping babes at night
And this she ordered to be done.
she sent her mighty cruisers forth
But not TO meet Britannia's fleets:
She shield defenseless towns unwarn'd.
AND slew the children on the streets.
She sunk the fisher fleets at sea.
This atheistic Frankenstein:
Did Devils work. yet claimed to be
\ partner OF the Power Divine!
FOresworn. she fights with poison gas.
That tortures men before they die:
Retorsions come. alas. alas
But on her perjur'd soul they lie.
One victim ne'er will be forgot.
The queen ship of the Northern sea-
Her ghost will rise athwart the skies
Presaging doom on Germany.
In staying her who succor'd men.
Germania crowns her helIish work:
And shows how fifty join'd they are.
The Hohenzollern and the Turk.
Arise for manhood. law and sense.
q God of Nations in Thy might,
And grid with Thine omnipotence
The Powers allied for Thee and right
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Letter and Parcel Post.

II was to be expected that during the post
masters convention in Washington last week we
should hear great deal about the wonderful
efficiency of the postal service, but right on top
of these encomiums comes the news that COM
mttee of ten Philadelphians will be in Washing
ton next "Wednesday to protest against any cur
tament of postal facilities in that city and to de-
mand speedier transportation of mail. The COM
mttee is determined to appeal to the President if
necessary to carry its point.
Whatever may be the official view on the sub
ject of postal efficiency there is a suspicion
amounting almost to a conviction in the public
mind that the service SO far as the carrying of
hrst-class mail is concerned. has never recovered
from the deterioration which it suffered during
the administration of Postmaster General Hitch
cock, who sacrificed promptness to his theories
of efficiency and economy and showed a theoreti-
cal surplus which his successor has struggled
valiantly to duplicate, while the public is kept
waiting for the postman.
No one will deny that the parcel post has
been developed marvelously. but while the gov
ernment has been gradually absorbing the busi-
ness of the express companies, the telegraph
companies have been enjoying increasing pat
ronage for their reduced rate night letter service
from those persons whose affairs arc too urgent
to be subjected to the risk of delay in the mail.
In other words, it would appear that the trans
portaton of merchandise has been perfected at
the expense of the business of letter carrying In
the interest OF so-called economy collections and
deliveries have been curtsiled, and on Sundays
and holidays letters remain in the street boxes
number of hours, reaching their desti
nation often much day late, to the great in
convenience of the public. No one is unreason-
able as to demand that employees of the depart
ment be required to perform labor seven days in
the week, but the people who use the mails have
a right to demand that enough men be employed
to insure efficient service at all times.
1t is poor economy on the part of the govern
ment impair the system of letter communication,
for which a very elaborate parcel post service
does not compensate; and no doubt the taxpayers
would regard with more favor postal administra-
ton that concerned itself more with promptness
than with how to make money out of letter carry
ing
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24
Ambassadorial Indiscretions.

The first rule of an ambassadors Office is that
of the country in which he is living Lord Lyons
it was, one fancics, who boosted that he had been
able TO preserve this rule in the United States by
Pertaining strictly from making any speeches But
the appearance of the reporter brought fresh diff
hculties, and an incautious expression of opinion
on an internal matter Of one Of our representa-
tlves in recent years procured his recall In Eng
lish diplomacy the best known case is that of Bull
wer at Madrid, which may be quoted as sample
OF the treatment which American newspapers
would like to see melted out to Dr. Dumba Buiwer
had, by order, transmitted to the Spanish govern
ment IN IS4S an impairment dispatch in which the
actions of the Spanish government were strongly
criticised Bulwer received reply, stating, among
other things: "Your conduct in the execution OF
your important mission has been reprobated by
public opinion in England, censured by the British
press and condemned in the British Parliament.
Her Catholic majestys government cannot defend
it and that of her Britannia majesty has not done
So" Whereupon Bulwer received his passports
with peremptory orders to quit the country within
forty-eight hours.-Manchester Guardian
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24

Editor of The Washington Herald:
notice in Wednesday mornings
Herald, under heading Uncle sam
Launches America First Plan"
brief description of the posters" diS-
tributed by the Department OF EducA
ton. Stating that the immigrants ar"
urged TO go to night school etc AMI
to learn English.
Since il appears that th"S- posters
are Tor especial attention Of th"-" in
whose language they are pr'"tSH
would it not be more to the pnrH; OF
the idea Of America first to urge hem
to learn the American language
II is very probable that rlaHN ~
the Hungarians. Tiddish. rt". teet
some -umity toward En-iaud and
would naturally shrink f,oI' !ratuInS
the English language to be'"U'' iTN-
fedeed Americans The w"r" Amvri-
can instend of English lauGuaL- " Oult
in no way pislead. and s:n'r The
American language is not identical
with the English. il seems more Al
propriate il this case. We must con-
virce them we are neutral and their
friends. III. ID HAMMER
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24

Editor Of The Washington Herald:
What are We to think Of that noble -
example of German kultur Emil .jchart.
after his scorching denunciatiOn of Amer
leans at the German Day celebration at
the c street hall last Monday night
This man must have swallowed a sub
marine.
Would such scurrilous remarks against ,
Teutons be tolerated from a "bonehead"
American anywhere on German soil?
EmphaticaIly no: and no American
worthy the name would so far forget
his self-respect and earliest lessons in
common decency and plain gratitude to-
ward a tolerant benefactOr in the land
Of his adoption.
We have heard that in Germany they
sometimes suppress obnoxious newspa-
pers: and in Virginia. the home of IA
naticism." they often muzzle an ass that
brays too loud.
Scharf doled out to Irish-Americans
over honest loyal Americans to the tat
tered ranks of a cruel Kaiser.
There was a time when We had a lit
tie pride in our rather distant Bavarian
ancestry. but since learning of Ridder.
Dernberg. Reventlow and Scharf we
thank God We are all ''bonehead" Amer
leans
To the honor of Mr. Weigand and the
other white leaders be it said they
have our sincere respect for their frank
disapproval of such unfair and untrue
remarks about a people who have gen
erously tolerated such characters as the
aforementioned big four
W. wUNDER PUGH.
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A BARD TO HIS BONNET.

(Which he has bought in haste and repents at
leisure.)
Who built thee, my bonnet? l ask it with pain
What cunning contrived thee so palpably plain2
What artist instinct with passion for style
Conceived thy proportions. unspeakable tile?
Impossible headgear! ! ache with disgust
AS ! picture thee poised on my trumpet Tor
crust),
While street car conductors and underbred BOYS
Are Frustrated with mirth at thy piffulent poise.
How my bosom responded to vanity's glow
As | stepped to the counter of Robbers & Co.
How | smirked when the salesman "a cockney
and fa)
Said "Lor sir! You might ave been born in that
heard people heaving derisve outlaws
As passed them, but little suspected the cause;
And a ow-minded drayman said Amt he a
bird?"
But 1 hadn't notion to whom he referred
o, little | rocked OF the dollars / gave
AS | stepped along humrning a popular stave
felt like a king-till happened to pass
By store that reflected my form in the glass.
70 i sim a, plain but fastdious bs!dy marc
fed from that window struck dumb with amaze
At the figure OF fun that confronted my gaze
How l blushed as l hurried off home, with the
OF the populace loud in my mortified ears!
How | strove to pretend that l couldn't hear
people
How / raved when the vendor politely refused
To take back an article once it's been used"
Ridiculous bonnet! Thou surely vast made
To be worn by some sport in the bookmaking
trade.
Some idol of FINLAND might hazard the screen
With thee-at angle-surmounting his bean
At least thou vast never intended to drape
A son of Parnassus' sensitive nape.
Thou never vast meant to inhabit the spire
OF one who persistentiy plays the Tyre
OH Did l not live in country whose laws
Look coldly slaughter, whatever the cause
How gladly I'd buy shotgun and shatter
The rascally brains OF that impious hatterl
-BRETHERTON.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24
Years Financial Record
Of the Panama Canal

the interest on Its bonds. Government
enterprises encounter no such DIM
Guilty. because their accounts usually
include only receipts and expenditures.
and the little matter OF interest on
bonds is taken care of elsewhere. This
enables the Canal Record to use the
word profit whereas the Railway Age
operations of a railroad that had
earned less than one-fortieth OF the
Interest on its investment would be
obliged to employ some expression
signifying deficit The Canal RECORD
does not attempt to conceal the Facts
In the last paragraph OF Its review IL
says: If. however. consideration be
given to the interest on the money in
vested. which Is a regular constdera-
ton from the commercial point of
vie,:. the profit vanishes- The money
invested BY the United States in the
enterprise is approximately $360.0oo.-
900. rhe Interest on this at per cent
(Which is the rate of interest on the
last bonds issued fSf the canal work.
amounts to sl0.S0O.O00.' In the discus
sion OF a railroad report this trouble
some detail usually demands attention
somewhat earlier in the story.
The revenues Of the Panama Rail-
road and its steamship line were
s2,TSI,O5s and s2.s42.457. respectively.
while the expenses were $2,607.4T9 and
S2l426O3, giving a net revenue from
rail and steamship operations OF
S679, I3O. The net cost Of other business
operations in connection with the
canal during the year was/S2.i6s.642.
and the canal zone government cost
s2ss.ss7. with a profit of s71,23i from
commissary operations, deficits from
the operation OF the Hotel Washington
- MA CO.. and from
land rentals, the total revenues of the
combined canal railroad and steam
ship enterprise were sls.236.Sls. and
the total expenses were S1s.2s3.3l5.
leaving an exdess of revenues over ex-
penses Of Ss53,502. which would not go
very far toward paying interes: on
the investment"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-10-24
THE OPEN FORUM
What Chief Justice fancy Really Said in the bred Scott
Decision

Editor Of The Washington Herald: In
Mr.. z. J. Edwards article on "A Vim
dictive Chief Justice" in today's Herald.
the old story is again put into circula-
ton that Chief Justice fancy. in the
bred Scott case. said that 1.-THE negro had
no rights that the white man was bound
to respect" The statement attributed IN
that article to Frederick w. Seward gives
the impression that that was Justice
Taney's own belief and the opinion that
he made the Supreme Court express
Nothing could be further from the truth.
and It Is high time that that old calumny
should be put into its grave and De
buried beyond further resurrection
have to that end, taken the trouble TO
COPY the words and the context as useo
by Judge fancy. They show that he
was not stating his own view nor formu-
Iating the Judgment OF the court. but that
he was setting forth the unfortunate con-
dition OF the negro in the eighteenth
century. about the year 177s. and how
fnhumanIy they were treated then. Here
is precisely what he said. as recorded In
the decisions OF the United States Su-
preme Court Qs Howard. $50. 40O:
ut Is difficult at this day to realize
the state of public opinion In relation
to that unfortunate race. which prevailed
In the civilized and enlightened portions
Of the world at the time Of the Declara-
ton Of Independence and when the Con-
stitution Of the United States was framed
and adopted. But the public history OF
every European nation displays 1t in
manner too plain to be mistaken.
They had. for more than a century
before, been regarded as. beings OF an
inferior order. and altogether unfit to as
sociate with the white race. either in
social or political relations: and so far
inferior. that they had no rights which
the white man was bound to respect;
and that the negro might justly and law
fully be reduced to slavery for his ben