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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
"GETS-II" a Sure
 Shot for All COrnS
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Use Two DrOps-and They Vanish
 When corns make you almost die with your boots on. when you try to walk on the edge of your shoes to try to get away from your corns, you re way be- hind time if you have not used GETS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30

Start your savings tomorrow by paying cash at cash store. We pay cash and sell for cash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
New Almanach de GOtha

Next to the priceless Who's Who" in the estimation of all whose bust ness it Is to write about the great and the near great on this side of the water, comes the fat little "Almanach Ge Gotha." Are you in doubt about the relationship of any of the European royalties, or as to who is grand duke of what, the "Almanach'' will tell you. That is, if you can read French in which 1t hitherto has been published.
 One says hitherto" advisedly, for like everything else, the "Almanach de Gotha" has been affected by the war. It's publishers, being German, have de- cided to omit the names of members of princely and ducal families of the allied nations from its pages in future, and, as a result a new publication is about to be issued in Paris under the title of the "Almanach of Brussels This means. presumably, that the ne edy scribe henceforth will have to invest in two "Almanachs" instead of onei
 The old "Almanach" dates well back Except for "Debrett," in fact 1t Is doubtful if any other work of reference can claim to have been published like 1t for over 150 years It derives it's title from the little town of Gotha, , where 1t is issued by the celebrated publishing firm of Justus Perths, d name not honored in German literature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-30
Biz St. Louis Purchase Sale Continues at Pizitz Thru Co., and
 The Most Opportune Sale Ever Attempted

Shipments of every description continue to D are such wonderful bargains that the trade the Pizitz corner This big purchase of ours dine -McKittrick Stocks was opportune becau chandise you want and need within the reac most limited purse. By this purchase the gre; swings farther in the lead in bargain selling this wonderful bargain feast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22

things that undermine the prosperity of a nation. It Is the weak. injured by the str rg, who dig the graves of a people" Is 1t not well for our republic to remem- Der that rc nation is great while there exist the miserable and poor In its great cities? J. $. MENKEN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
OCTOBER PROVED B. & !. HAD BEST MONTH IN HISTORY Development of This Road by People of Baltimore
 Reads Like Romance ROADS FEARFUL
 OF LABOR TROUBLES The Cost of Operations Continues at Dangerously Near Income Mark
 Which Still Gives Railroad
 Men Much Worry
By HOLLAND

New York; November 21.-(Spec1al.) After SS years of existence, the managers of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad com- pany are able to say that the month of October was the best in the history or the company, and also to predict that the month of November will take that record away from October. It was in 1927 that George Brown called a meeting of the citizens of Baltimore at his house to take into consideration the threatening of the commercial prestige of Baltimore by New York through the opening of the Erie canal. Within a few weeks after this meeting the Maryland legislature granted the charter. So primitive was the railroad that at first horse power was used and charges were collected precisely as the tollgate keeper collected his tolls.
 Five years later this railroad encoun- tered the second of it's difficulties the first being the inadequacy of horse power for the service required. The Chesapeake and Ohio canal began a severe struggle with the Baltimore and Ohio, not tri- umphant because the great mind that had promoted this first of the railroads to cross the Alleghany mountains was ready to enter Pittsburg long before Pennsylvania had given that town a through route to the seaport.
 There were many vicfssitudes after that, although the civil war created op- portunities for the Baltimore and Ohio which the genius of John w. Garrett en- abled him successfully to accept. Aft erward there came dangers, perils of bankruptcy, intense and cut-throat com petition. and, at last, something like de- spair until the late J. F. Morgan, with Norman B. Ream and two or three oth- CTS, took the property in hand, giving the final stroke essential for success when Daniel Willard was called to the presi- dency. Now, after many years of ups and downs, and at time when the railroad situation still appears to be the least encouraging of the business activi- ties of the United States, MT. Willard's s directors are able to report that this rail- road has set the pace, having estab- lished a new record for 8 single months s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22

Friday was Arbor Day in Birmingham, observed principally in the schools and at home through the schools.
 Arbor Day. according to an old Swiss chronicle, had it's origin in that country in the fifth century. The people of the little Swiss town of Brugg wanted to have grove of oak trees on the village common They had gathered quantities of acorns and a dozen or more great bags of these were sown on the chosen ground. When this was done, each work CT was awarded with roll made of wheat flour.
 For some reason the acorns did not grow and the common was still without trees The people then set about secur- ing their oak grove in another way. On an appointed day all of them-men, wom- en and children-marched to the woods, and each dug up a young tree and car ried it back to the common. There a skilled gardener directed the planting After the trees were planted the girls and boys were given rolls to eat, and in the evening the older people had a feast and frolic in the town hall. It was understood that the villagers, group by group, should voluntarily care for the trees, under the gardeners direction.
 AS the years passed these trees grew till they made beautiful shady grove a place of rest and recreation for those who had planted them and for their de- scendants For years they observed the anniversary of the day on which they planted the trees.
 In this observance the children marched bearing oak leaves and branches. Later rolls and other food was distributed. It is said that such an observance still ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
PREPARATIONS FOR
 THE RECEPTION OF
 GOV. HENDERSON

Bay Minette, November 21.-(Special} The committee on arrangements for tho celebration on the 26th at which time Governor Henderson will be here, Is progressing very rapidly with it's work and tonight. at a special meeting of the members of the Bay Minette volunteer fire department, under whose auspices the event is to be given, made full and de- tailed report of their plans, all of which were adopted by the organization at large The entire programme is practi- cally complete. The assistance of the local school children in the parade, as well as the local fraternal orders, is as- sIred. Invitations are being sent out to- cay and each town in the county will be represented by one of the leading cit izens and the entire affair will be made a county celebration instead of a celebra.- ton just for this place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22

A WINSTON COUNCIL, No. H, of A the United Commercial Travellers
 in Alabama certainly is setting
 } pace for the state Jimmie Bowman
 ties me that Anniston will contribute
 r pro rata to the membership increase
 250, which the grand council wants
 have in hand by next May, and the .lnistonians are not only working on . cir own clansmen, but they will go wn to Talladcga next Saturday night
 initiate a class of 15 or more can |iates.
 kIr. Bowman writes:
 Make room on the Firing Line in .pHday's Age-Herald for a little dope
 bm the livest council in the state. We
 We walked up again for fair. satur- night, the 18th, l5 tread the hot .nds, which, by the way, cinches that ken banner you have been telling us much about-and which we have not
 t received-for another year, unless other councils inject little more .thusiasm and go after the timber they we at hand.
 The members of Anniston council eer- fnly do appreciate the space The Age 1erald has been giving us in particular Id U. c. T.-ism in general. The writer els sure that it's efforts will be re- . i'd by the grand council acquiring the ] we set out after-at least Anniston
 uncil will put in her pro rata, as We Sw have them in sight
 f'The initiating team of our council has Zen granted permission to initiate a .ass in Talladega on the afternoon of
 e 2Tth, when about 15 will go through. ] fact, Birmingham had better look . ter her laurels, or we'll get them all. +'The writer has been in Gadsden re- ( ntly and the required number for a &w council have significd their desire | have one there. In fact, there is no ason why Gadsden should not have as |e council as Anniston, as there are the neighborhood of % to 70 live wires dwelling out of and making headquar- .rs there, and if they only knew what wonderful organization the U. c. T. is . cir applications would all be in now hd council such as Anniston's the sult.''
 |Ir. Bowman, I thank you. Birmingham uncil will wake up, and if Anniston . n secure b candidates in Talladega,
 rmingham can secure 25 in Tuscaloosa. {Hrely Tuscaloosa travelling men are as .uch alive as are those in Talladega, nd surely the Birmingham crowd of |Drkers are as strong as those of An |ston.
 That Gadsden is to have council is eering news. Gadsden is without doubt be of the livest towns in the state and | it sends a good sized delegation to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
WILLARD'S INSPECTION

business and hoping to establish an even better record for the business of the present month
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22

while not desiring to appear overappre- hensive nevertheless in confidential com- munications speak of this as the gravest danger in the immediate future, since none of them is persuaded that the grant ing of demands of this kind would other wise affect the railroads than to put them in peril of bankruptcy.
 West of the Mississippi river these or ganiZatlons are not as yet perfected as they have been east of the Mississippi but i. is suspected thal 1t is the pur- pose of the railway employees ultimately to extend their demands over he entire United States. The railroads position would then be such as to compel them to accept one of two alternatives-either to grant the demands and in that way face the perils of bankruptcy, or else to refuse them and then face the peril of a nationwide railroad strike. This is a situation which is giving railway man agers grave concern, although 1t should be said for the railway employees unions that they assert that they have no pur- pose which involves the doing of anything that would threaten the prosperity of American railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22

every day. and the more you fellows talk about 1t in The Age-Herald. on the trains, on the streets. in the hotels, and, in fact, anywhere and everywhere you happen to be, the stronger will the grand order be. Now, altogether, boost.
 Has anybody hereabouts seen Will Mabry recently? The very efficient sec- retary of the T. T. A. has been strangely missing TOT some weeks. Why not write a letter to The Age-Herald, MT Mabry, and let the boys know that you are still on the map? Wed all be mighty glad to hear from you.
 Charlie Abrams many friends will learn with regret that he was laid up last week with lagrippe. Charlie is al- ways so full of fun, and so good na- tured that we just take 1t as a matter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
ANNISTON COUNCIL U. C. T.
 SETTING PACE FOR THE STATE

of course that he is never blue. But last week he was caught just abaft the brow of his craft, and did not feel at all we'll Certainly hope you get out in the air again soon, Charlie. The boys all are waiting for you at No. D. and the lit tie game is still an open proposition.
 
 About next Monday, or maybe it will be week later this page will carry de- tails of the great minstrel show to be given by the United Commercial Trav- elers here. Al G. Field will look like piker, when the boys begin to get things properly arranged. It will be an event worth going miles to sec. and q large delegation from the several coun- cils in the state probably will be here to see it. Local talent will grace the stage. and it is generally understood that Charlie Abrams will be stage manager and director of music.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22

ists in Brugg and in some other villages of Switzerland.
 In our own country the certain and rapid destruction of forests has called the attention of students of forestry to the necessity of protecting the trees and of replacing those being destroyed.
 1t remained, however, for Priceless Me- braska" to introduce a plan for systemat- ic tree planting. This was by means of the annual Arbor Day inaugurated in the schools and among the citizens.
 Credit for the idea is given generally to Honorable J. Sterling Morton. upon whose suggestion the governor of Nebras- ka issued a proclamation designating a day in April, 1872, as Arbor Day.
 At the close of that day more than a million trees had been planted through out Nebraska.
 In 1885 MT, Morton's birthday, April 22, was set aside as Arbor Day, and was made a legal holiday in Nebraska.
 Before his death observance of Arbor Day had been adopted in over 40 states and territories. Millions and millions of trees were planted and scores upon scores of school grounds were beautified and made more comfortable by the trees planted upon them.
 Arbor Day. in it's broader meaning has now outgrown the first thought of its founders. While in it's beginning it meant little beside the mere planting of a tree. it is now closely allied with the new and highly desirable movement for out-of- door life. It has figured largely in the improvement of school grounds, and it is of as great educational value as is in- terior decorating. It has brought out a commendable pride in school grounds and through the schools, is carrying the same idea to the homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

the state convention at Huntsville next May, and Mayor Bellenger comes along, the chances are they will walk away with the 1917 convention sewed up in q sack for their city. just as they took the 1916 convention of the Travellers Protective association away from 0. F. catur.
 Now, Mr. w. G. Crutchfield of An niston. No. Al, sends in letter to The Age-lierald for next Mondays issue tell ing how many new members Anniston has added to her bulging roll. We ai- ways are glad to hear from Anniston, and hope that Huntsville will persuade Will Wall to send a letter down here: and Coke Smith or Berto Johnson of Montgomery will write, and the Selma contingent will be heard from and Mo bile and Demopolis.
 |. c. T. in Alabama is getting stronger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22

President Willard returned to Balti- more few days ago after a tour of in- specton which fortified him with infor- nation that apparently pleased his di- rectors. One of the members of the board who is now in New York has said to his friends here that MT. Willard was gratified with the business outlook as he discovered it to be while on this tour of inspection. He observed that the steel mills were driven to their capacities, some of them working "A hours a day with three shifts and being occupied with orders to fulfill which will require from six months to year, even though the European war were to end before the close of this year.
 One of the fruits of prosperity has oc- casioned an embarrassment of riches. so to speak. for the Baltimore and Ohio as 1t has also for other railroads Freight in enormous amounts is congested at the various seaports on account of the lack of steamship facilities. If there were double as many steamers ready to take freight as there are that are actually accepting traffic of this kind, there would be immediate business sufficient for all. Then, again, the Baltimore and Ohio, as well as other railroads, has been embar- rassed by reason of the shortage of cars. With improvement, however, in the pos- sibili,ies for railroad financing, for which the promise is now excellent, the rail- roads will be in position to secure at the earliest moment the manufacturers can turn them out a fairly good supply of new cars. The need of this is one of the reasons why Howard Elliott president If the New Haven Railroad company, is preDerng to spend 100000 to meet inn 5erative demands for equipment and im- | movement 11pOn his rrirrOa6 line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
A THREATENING CLOUD

One c-oud considerably larger than a mans hand may overshadow the promise of railroad prosperity. It has been care fully observed by the Baltimore and Ohio management This management is in agreement with many, if not all, of the managers of railway lines east of the Mississippi river. It represents the ap- prehension that the four organizations of railway employees, engineers, firemen, conadc,crs and bralsemen, may so thor oughly coordinate as perhaps irrisistably to put forth demands for an eight-hour day and for ali increase in wages.
 Between the Alleghany mountains and the Mississippi river these organizations of railway employees have become strong, and the chances are that the organiza- tions east of the Alleghanies will In a short time be as perfectly systematized and disciplined into unity of purpose and action as are their western brethren. Should their purpose, as alleged be per- fected, involving as st does the co-or- dination of these four organizations, then if they make imperative demands upon the railroads for an eight-hour day and increase of pay they will be in a posi- tion, apparently, to enforce their de- r1ands. If the demands were refused and strike were to follow, transportaticn east of the Mississippi would be brought to q standstil. The railway managers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
Get the Facfs 1!

Send for the l" Royal man" and ask for . DENOMINATION. Or writs us direct for our new bro chufs, "BsetsS Ssvvics,' and book of hces on Touch Typins-ssnt free to typswritss ussse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
STREET RAILWAY AS
 CHRISTMAS GIFT

San Antonio Tex, November 21.-J. D. Sugg, wealthy citizen here, has offered the entire San Angelo street railway sys- tenn, valued at about $100,000, to the city of San Angelo, as a Christmas gift, ac- cording to announcement today. City au- thorities are undecided as to whether the gift should be accepted. The car system, 1t is understood, has been unprotitable for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-11-22
Scientific Research

Well, what is the professor up to now?"
 More scientific research. He is con- ducting experiments to determine the exact velocity with which man drops a hot potato"
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-10-15
October IS, 1915
NEW YORK NEWS
CONFERENCE OR CONGRESS?

The conference called by Mr..
Adolph Kraus, grand master Of the
Independent Order of B'nai Birth,
to exchange views on the relative
merits of the proposed conference or
Jewish Congress, was held Sunday
at the Hotel Astor.
The Zionists and the organiza-
tons desiring a congress were rep
resented by delegation headed by
Louis D. Brandeis while the Amer
lean Jewish Committee and the as
sociations which are in sympathy
with its plans were represented by
Louis Marshall, the Hon. Oscar S.
Stratus and DR.. Cyrus Adler. While
the public and the press were rigor
ously excluded from the proceed
ings, it is now known that Messrs.
Marshall and Brandeis each present
ed their side of the case, arguing re-
spectively for the holding of con-
ference and a congress. No decision
was reached at this meeting and an
other one will have to be held.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-10-15
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

service of their masters, devoted
themselves to the study of letters
and science, to industry and COM
merce, especially the trade in silk
and slaves, two important CONNER
cial branches of the time. Very slim
ulating was the example OF their
Arab neighbors in one direction, the
cultivation of their own language.
What the language of the Koran
was to the Moslem world, that the
language of the Bible was to the
Jews. And even as the Arabs were
now giving their best intellectual
energies to the study of their langu-
age, its grammar, and it's rhythmic
possibilities, SO were the Jews now
turning their attention to the study
of the various phases of Hebrew.
these efforts eliminated in a bril-
liant efflorescence of the Jewish
spirit in the middle of the tenth CEN
fury.
Go be continuedD.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-10-15
THE JEWS IN THE IBERIAN
PENINSULA.
Continued from page 148).

\CoHtlnueu IrOm page 1907.
dition from utter degradation to
freedom, power, and influence, could
not but be looked upon by them as
signs Of the final realization of their
highest hopes. Hence when in vi
certain Serenus appeared in Syria
and proclaimed himself the Messiah,
many Jews of Spain, on hearing the
report, left their new home to fol-
low the will-o'-the-wisp of the i'm
posters Messianic pretensions.
Their property was promptly con-
hscated by the Mohammedan gov
errors who were in need Of large
sums for financing their military
enterprises. Serenus, however, met
with the same fate as most impost-
ors of that stripe have since met.
He was exposed, disgraced and pun
ished, and the Messianic dream
was for the time dissipated.
In the meantime the Jews of Spain
were going from strength to
strength" When Abd-al-Rahman
l, finally united all the conquered
provinces under his rule as Khalif,
and established Cordova as his new
capital there began for the Jews
period that was to prove one of the
most glorious chapters in the history
of Israel. They entered freely the
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-10-15
COUNCIL OF JEWISH WOMEN.

The Council of Jewish Women,
Department of Immigrant Aid, has
sent to every member of the New
York Section a statement of facts
underlying the controversy with Of
6cers of the New York Section, cul-
minating in the resolution of with
drawal by that section at meeting
held September 20, and attended by
only sixty members out of a total
membership of more than seventeen
hundred. That this action in no way
represented the will of the member
ship was shown thereafter by a gen
eral expression of protest against
withdrawal. The persistence of the
demand for another meeting at
which the resolution of secession
could be reconsidered was recognize
ed by the officers and the meeting
will take place this week.
The grounds for withdrawal as
outlined by the board headed by
Miss American are based upon the
alleged refusal of the National to
cooperate with the New York Sec
ton in immigration work. 1t is
charged that the Department of I'm
migrant Aid (of which Miss Amer
lean was formerly head) infringed
upon the duties at Ellis Island, and,
finally deprived the section of the
income which it was receiving from
outside sources.