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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
BACK HANDED BENEFIT
Cotton Acreage Reduced In State Not
by Foresight Of Farmers SO Much
~ BY Rule Of Ma Nature

According to reports received at the
state agricultural department the
acreage OF cotton is greatly less than
last year This is caused IN II great
measure by the excessive rainfall
much Of the cotton being washed ont
after being planted. Much Of It has
also been damaged by the rain after
being planted.
In some sections where cotton was
ruised last year there Is not an acre
now Such n condition Is rather wei
coined than dcplored, and the farmers
will have more time to devote 10 other
crops when they urc not bothered too
much with the cotton.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28

playing In THE Goddess" are undeni-
ably the two most popular movie stars
In the United States today. The.
Goddess" Is appearing in serial form
simultaneously In all OF the leading
theatres In America II IL not too late
to begin on this wonderful picture, as
each episode is In measure complete.
within itself.
During the progress Of this picture
program, the Finley Orchestra will
render fayorite selections and in thel
interval between picture programs the
Band and Orchestra win give special
concerts. Miss Erma woodrun, as
sisted by the Finley Orchestra will
present several late songs.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
THE EMPRESS.

Margaret Turnbull, the author of
stolen Goods" the latest photoplny
In which Blanche Sweet stars under
the Lasky management has mnde
good Use of current war interest The
heroine OF the story becomes Red
Cross nurse In Belgium, and II ia there
that we see the beginning Of her love
story with an American surgeon who
has been serving with the German Red
Cross
One Of the most interesting ana dif.
fcult Photographic effects ever at.
tempted and attained IL the bursting
OF shell In a hospital.
Miss Sweets leading man In stolen
Goods Is House Peters. The pro
duction will be shown at the Empress
for the last time tonight.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28

A regular morning operation Of the
bowels puts YOU In fine shape for the
days work II YOU MISS 1t you feel
uncomfortable and cannot put vim
into your movements For all bowel
irregularities HERBlNE is the rem
rdy II purifles, strengthens and reg
ulatcs Price 5Oc Sold by Westfan
Drug Co.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
ARKANSAS RIVER REACHES
HIGH MARKS; GOINGsUP

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, June ,2s.-
The Arkansas river will exceed flood
stage at Little Rock within the next
few days, according TO warnings sent
out by the local weather bureau to-
day. A 20-foot stage was reported at
Fort smith. The crest II expected 10
be 2Te feet at Fort Smith Tuesday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28

BAKER ore. June ~ Mrs Molly
Burgctt and "Sour Dough RIll" Hal
der who ARE under conviction for
rubhug the Baker Durkrr stage,
April ., of $1,000 In gold bullion, were
10 be- sentenced today. The jury found
both guilty ~ robbery by putting In
frnr' instead " robbery with dan
grruue weapon on account ~ doubt
A. 10 their being armed
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
COLCORD GARDEN

The Colcord Garden Is growing in
popularity AZ the crowds are learning
Of this delightful little spot where
they can enjoy the interesting pictures
and the able efforts OF the Favorite
sextette who entertain their appreci-
ative audiences with programs Of the
latest song hits called for by the audi
ence.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
+ xpositions

The Panama-Paci6c at San Francisco. and
the Panama-Cabfornia at San Diego.
Don mss them.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
N O TIC E!

We have just opened fully equipped electric shops for
building and ewndng generators motors meters Transformers
coils aud everything electrical any make We engineer and
power plants mills elevators factories aud lighting plants None
too small or too large.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
The Month-End Salesrk,rA
Charge Purchases Made Tomorrow Will
Be Entered on July Accounts, Payable August First

Summer Store Hours
Kerr's lOin be close on Satur-
days at 6 p. m. During July
and August Kerr's ,Oin be
closed on Thursdays at pm.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
Ribbons For Less Than Half
NO,U soc and CSC Yard

Imported Novelty Ribbons richest Of
qualities, mostly in short lengths, suitable
for bags and fancy work Our word for it.
the vauaes are remarkable they are un.
precedented. $50 to $3.50 qualities at soc
yard. $3 and $3.50 qualities at 95c yard.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28

Ash for illustrated folder, abou, California the Erpo,ou. and what
o see on the way
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-28
Clearance of Wool and Silk Suits $1895

A Black Taffeta Suit with a full pleat.
ed skirt And II short box coat lined I'm
Mack aud white silk stripes Wide turn.
down collar Reduced from $3.50 10
SlS95
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
DIR. EDMONDS' CASE

an impossible spiritual and intellectual feat.
 As long as men live and think they are going to place their own interpre- tation upon the scriptures. It is a poor sort of creature who does not do his own thinking and who allows others to tell him what he must think. But Christ said very simply and clearly, and without doubt anticipating all this chaos, "But one thing is needful." Christ, our great leader and teacher, said that. Mary sat at His feet absorbed in His teachings. This was the one thing need full: To try to be good in humility of spirit. There Is an easy. understanding doctrine that any one can follow. An other time He said we should love our God with all our heart and our neigh bor as ourself. Simple things, these Any one can do 1t without worrying about small differences of form and ceremony. It is all matter of the heart. Some day there will be one great church. It will not be soon, but it will come. In this church the members will be content to follow the simple teach CT and their God so much that they will allow each the liberty of his own be- lief in unessestials. Judgment they will leave to God, for He is the only proper judge in spiritual matters. Their hearts will be so full of love and they will be so busy doing good that they will have neither time nor inclination to judge
 each other. Then we shall have heaven upon earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
TomOrrow's Age-Herald

The remarkable demand for adver- Using space in The Sunday Age-Her- aid is the best testimonial of the vide spread interest and attention now be- ing given this great publication. Tomorrow's issue will be another striking example of the infinite va- riety of topics great Sunday news paper should contain. No feature is too expensive or too difficult of at- tainment for The Sunday Age Herald. The Rotogravure Section alone is the most expensive feature ever added by a southern newspaper, but it was justified, because it is attracting at tention all over the south and is eager ly looked forward to by every news paper reader in Alabama.
 Tomorrow's issue of The Age-Her- aid will be especially strong in it's ap- peal to women readers. More women writers contribute to The Sunday AgeHerald than any other news paper in the south and they are quick to grasp the subjects of most vital in terest to women readers.
 Incidentally, have you ever seen a brighter, more intimate, more illu- minating New York letter than that which. appears every Sunday under the title, Up and Down Broadway? ?" Of course it is written by a former Birmingham boy who knows the things in which the people of Alabama are interested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
The Cunningham Idea

Dr. Cunningham is to be congratu- lated on the conception of an idea which means the eventual elimination in Birmingham of the surface closet.
 While year by year the number of these disseminators of foul diseases is being reduced, there are still by far too many remaining, and, as Dr. Cum ningham states, it is unquestionably true that Birmingham's health record would be as near perfect as that of any other city were these blotches eradicated.
 As told in an Age-Herald news story yesterday, it is Dr. Cunning hams idea that the city install sani- tary plumbing wherever desired-just as the city paves streets-with the understanding that the property hold CTS refund the city it's invested money in annual payments extended through out ten years.
 Eight of the candidates for the commission have pledged themselves to put the Cunningham idea into eff feet. Those who do not should not receive the encouragement of the peo- pie. For health, after all, is more es- sential to municipal greatness than education or any other of the factors which enter into the making of a great city.
 Dr. Cunningham has made Birning- ham splendid health officer. He has been success in practice. He is great in theory. There is need for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06

Lewis Waller, who died recently in Tom uoh' was one Of the best known actor managers in England. He was the orisi- nal Boris Androvsky in the Century inca Ire production of "The Garden of Allah ;, in 1911. MT. Waller had been a popular P leading man in London for years hefore HIS hrst appearance in this country at the Century theatre. His debut in Amer ica was very successful and he took ove, the management of Daly's theatre, play ing there his old part in Monsieur Beau caire.' He also revived "The Explorer ' one of his London successes. produced Discovering America" and revived Henry V." He then gave up Daly's and played with Madge Titheradge in "A But terfy on the Wheel on tour. Mir. Waller was born in Spain, at Bilboa, was edu- cated at Kings college and in Germany and intended to adopt business career. His first professional debut was made at Tooles theatre London, March, 1883. He supported Mime, Modjeska at the I.yce um in repertoire. He also played in Ca mille,' "As You Like It. and Mary Stuart" He was connected at various times with the management of the Hay market, Criterion, Lyceum, Comedy and Lyric theatres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06

territory east of the Mississippi. AL though only one-twelfth of the dis tinguished persons were born west of the division line, at the present time one-sixth (16.S per cent) reside there"
 Statistics, unless analysed and set forth by a trained mind, are often misleading. But Professor Nearing's conclusion, that the west continues to draw from the other sections, is not to be questioned While only men of consequence" enter into his calcula- tons, 1t may be correctly assumed that where the best people go in large numbers, the multitude will follow.
 The railroads traversihg the south have done much to advertise the coun- try this side of the old Mason and Dixon line, And most of them can show large results in the thrifty colonies they have established. But the advantages which Alabama and other southern states offer the north ern homeseeker are so great that new settlers should be coming this way every day by trainloads.
 This subject will doubtless receive the attention of the rehabilitated Chamber of Commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
Of Course MT. Bryan Objects

President Wilson presented the ad-
 ministrations national defense pro- speech in New York Thursday night. His discussion, pitched on a high, patriotic and moral plane as it was, converted, no doubt. many thoughtful men who had been hesitating on the greater army and navy" proposition, but it did not convert William Jen- nings Bryan.
 MT. Wilson is peace man. He will never be dragged into war Only were the country attacked would he be willing to engage in bloody hostilities with the aggressor.
 MT. Wilson is a pacifist, but he is not for peace at any price. He sees the need of strengthening the national defense and he has the courage to pro- pose plans that will greatly advance the United States as a military and naval power, regardless of the protests of the pacifimaniacs. He will lay his programme before Congress and will urge it's adoption. He also appeals to the public, irrespective of party, for moral support in this important meas ure. And itmay be assumed that Congress, when it comes to consider the administrations bills, will offer little if any serious opposition. The President, it is believed, has the best thought of the nation with him in his army and navy prepared ness policy. If large proportion of the citizens of America felt as the former Secretary of State does, we would be in a sorry plight whenever an enemy happened to attack us. Mr. bryan Said that thlS country needed no army or words to that effect; that in the event of war call for volunteers would bring immediately 100000 men into service. But 100000 raw recruits count for nothing when the enemy IS at your door with his trained army.
 No one should desire to see the United States maintain great stand Ing army such as European powers maintain. But all levelheaded patriots should be ready to go as far as Pres
 dent Wilson in the business of pre- paredness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
Attitude of Greece

There is probably not another mon arch in Europe today who is doing more hard thinking than King Con- stantine of Greece, who has been mak- ing desperate efforts to keep his coun- try out of war A policy of s'benevo- lent neutrality" is not so acceptable to the allies as active participation on their side, and present conditions in the Balkans are such that the aid of Greece is badly needed.
 Constantine could hardly be blamed for wishing to keep out of trouble. At present the outcome of the war is, to say the least, uncertain and the allies have failed to make the sort of show ing that would justify Greece in join- ing1them against the central powers. Neither has Greece been offered re- ward for her assistance that would be worth weighing in the balance against the heavy cost of entering the war.
 However, there can be no doubt of the attitude of the Greek nation to- ward the allies. Their sympathies are strongly with the allies and the re- cent defeat of the Zaimis cabinet will probably bring Venizelos back into power at the head of new govern ment. So far the allies have made a bad showing in the Balkans. They have been deplorably slow in coming to the rescue of little Servia, and their failure on Gallipoli is one of the greatest blunders of the war.
 Mature consideration may prevent the Greeks from throwing in their lot with the allies, but the chances are that she will soon have to declare her self, declaration quite likely to be forced by victorious Bulgaria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
Still Going West

Within the last five years there seems to have been somewhat steadier influx of new settlers south ward than in former years, but con- sidering the exceptionally rich re- sources of the south as a section, the movement of homeseekers in this di- {. rection has not been as large as might have been expected.
 The gold craze in the forties caused . mighty flow of population from the east to the west; and later on the vast stretches of virgin soil in states now constituting the grain belt attracted farmers from New England, New York and Pennsylvania, as we'll as countless thousands of sturdy for eigners, mostly Germans and Swedes.
 The pioneer days in the west are past That great domain is now well filled up. At any rate the old-time lure has gone. And one will hear be- fore many years Horace Greedy familiar phrase, "Go west, young man." changed to "Go south" But <xestern migration is still to be reck- oned with by those interests striving to develop the south.
 Prof. Scott Nearing has contributed an interesting article to the publica- tion called Science, in which he pre- sentS the result of his recent study of "Who's Who" As the names of only persons more or less distinguished are found in .'Who's Who," Professor Nearing's data deals with great nen" rather than with the rank and file,of our American population. This weeks Literary Digest reproduces copious excerpts from the article.
 Professor Nearing finds that .among 16,449 distinguished persons whose names appear in Who's Who,' over nine-tenths (91.6 per cent) were born in New England, middle Atlantic states, the east north central, south Atlantic and east south central states. This division includes. roughly. the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 New York, Chicago, Detroit Indianap- oils and Louisville. as well as St. Louis, are. at present being shocked by the in creasing number of deaths and injuries due to automobiles. In New York in the first nine months of this year, 142 per sons have been killed by automobiles in the city's streets. In Chicago, since the first of the year, I'll automobile deaths have occurred 131 of which, it is esti- mated. might have been easily avoided.
 The Detroit Free Press calls the condi- tion there, with regard to automobile &C., cidents, horrible carnival of bloodshed the most important question before the vile are almost as emphatic in their pro- tests against present conditions
 It Is not only the victims run down who help to swell the death list A great many people riding in the machines are injured or killed. As now used, in too many cases automobiles are as great peril to those who ride as those who go afoot. There is a terrible recklessness on the part of hundreds of citizens who value neither their own safety nor that of others
 But, as the New York Globe points out the condition is largely due to the lack of punishment where neg;ect or worse can be proved. Not one of those guilty of the 142 deaths in New York has been spun- ished. Coroner's juries in p cases found verdicts of criminal negligence, but nc one was held for the grand jury
 New Jersey, Connecticut and Illinois have punished with severe jail sentences automobiles drivers convicted of criminal carelessness. It is time for all the other cities and the authorities generally to follow this action. The streets and roads must be made reasonably safe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06
THE BLACK MOUNTAIN

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 1 Servia's armies are in danger of being surrounded. The Germans are driving down from the north: the Bulgarians are forcing their way up from the south and east. Only to the west is the way open
 for Servian retirement. That this way
 remains open and may never be closed is due not to the Servians, but to their Mon tenegrin kindred and allies, who have,
 for a month, been fighting a desperate but successful battle against a great Aus l trian army.
 | The Servian campaign planned in Der | lin was to be made successful by the cooperation of three distinct military movements. The army from the north, composed of Germans, was to push straight forward toward Nish after having established communication with Bulgaria ! through the northeast corner of Servia. The main work of the Bulgarians was to sever the Nish-Saloniki railroad, thus shutting the Serbs off from their supplies
 and preventing the sending of French or | British armies. The Austrians, mean while, were to advance from Bosnia into 1 western Servia and to crush the little Montenegrin army holding Novibazar and the upper Drina
 l While the Germans and Bulgarians have satisfactorily carried out their programme the Austrians have failed utterly. Much 1 of the fighting is still on Austrian terri | tory. Montenegro has not been invaded l and the Austrians at no point have been able to advance more than a few miles 1 into Servian territory. With forces i'm mensely superior in numbers to those of King Nicholas, the Austrians cannot force their way through the rugged mountain passes. The tradition that the worlds smallest kingdom is unconquerable re- mains unshattered.
 The dispatches tell very little of the Austrian Montenegrin campaign. The fighting is in an inaccessible region, and the world is more interested in the great CT struggle in Servia. But it may de- velop that the Montenegrin campaign is the most significant of all. If the Aus trians fail. Servia will be in no immedi- ate peril of extinction. In the mountains of her own land and the still more dif- ficut territory of Montenegro Servian resistance may be continued almost in- definitely.
 It would be indeed wonderful were the ! smallest of the European belligerents to decide the issue of the great war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-06

'Remarker," in the Bessemer Weekly.
 "HE case of Dr. Edmonds has ab-
 sorbed a great deal of space in
 ! the press of Birmingham the past
 week. Dr. Edmonds' trial for heresy,
 the interest displayed in the trial by
 prominent and intellectual Birming-
 ham citizens, the disruption of the church of which this eminent divine had Lbeen the beloved pastor and the found
 ing of new independent Presbyterian
 church furnished ample copy for the
 newspapers.
 There is always something sad in
 the breaking of old ties. Change itself is sad. Dr. Edmonds has been peculiarly
 beloved. Like Dr. Frank Crane and Bill
 ly Sunday and our own Dr. Stoves, and
 other divines who have a way of reach
 ing the heart of man, he has what for
 the lack of better name, we call a
 'human' quality. Of simple nature himself, he has way of getting down to fundamentals; possessed of fine mind it is true, but possessed of an even finer heart. A man with an under standing heart and an intense yearn- ing after righteousness. This was the way he impressed not only his congre-
 gation, but all those others who, though not so close to him, nevertheless fell within the influence of his beautiful teachings.
 For Dr. Edmonds has very wide |congregation indeed in those thousands who every day read the little prayer which he writes for The Age Herald and which appears at the top of the first column of the editorial page. and who read his sermonette which is pub lished in the same paper every Sunday. minister possesses unusual power to interest and to help when the public at large will stop in the mad whirl of life to read his sermons. Dr. Edmonds are read, as is also the little daily prayer. The latter seems an echo from the great heart of hufhanity. We are not qualified to enter into a discussion of the difference between the Presbyterian church and Dr. Edmonds. There does not seem to have been much bitterness on either side. Dr. Edmonds
 must love that great body, of which he has been so distinguished a member, and the church cannot fail to love and be proud of one who has proved such
 an ornament to it's ranks. They, or any
 other body. can ill afford to lose such a man.
 It seems clear that Dr. Edmonds' be- ing a thinking man and conscientious cannot help what he believes. and that the Presbyterian church, having certain
 canons. or articles of belief, feels that it must insist upon it's ministers con
 curing in these. But we have some
 times wondered if the Lord ever intend-
 ed. there should be so many churches and so many articles of belief. We do not mean in any way to speak irrever- ently; but take the canons of my church, you must believe this. that and the other thing, which 1t is doubtful if an Allwise Father expects us to be- lieve. In reason, we cannot be expected to subscribe to all the articles of be- lief set forth by the countless religious
 denominations of mankind. It would be