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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
rxvEI.vE MEN OF ARDMORE

From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch- eA few months before the war started F men of Ardmore, Okla, invested $2lOO, or s175 each.f in an oil company. They have just sold out for s1 100000. Tn other words. an investment of $175 has given to each of the 12 fortune of $S3,S3S in period of two years.
 Such profit making is. of course, excep- tional, but it shows that a man eager to make a maximum of money in mini mum of time does not necessarily have to buy intuition stocks at Wall street $ ridiculously inflated prices.
 Great areas of oil land remain to be de. veloped. Other natural resources have inviting possibilities of wealth. Manu- featuring and merchandising have theiI opportunities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
PROPER REMINDER

From Tit-Bits.
 He was a rackety- young man, and kept very late hours, b had now joined he Fusiliers and was ordered the front and on bidding farewell to his beloved he said to her:
 Darling, when l am far away will thou gaze at yon star every night and think of me?'' needed anything to remind me of yot would choose that very star" Why" ne asked. Because it is out so very late at night and looks so pale in the morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
IN THE RIGHT PLACE

From Tit-Bits.
 The old soldier was telling of his thrill ling adventures on the field of battle to a party of young fellows one or two of whom were sceptical as to his veracity.
 Then he said, the surgeons took me up and laid me carefully in the am- intuition wagon, and"
 Look here" interrupted one of the doubtful listeners. you don't mean the ammunition wagon You mean the am- bulance wagon
 But the old man shook his head.
 No" he insisted, T was so full of bull let's that they decided I ought to go in the an intuition wagon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
MORNING STAR

Richard Le Gallienne, in Munsey's Ma azne.
 Morning at your window smiles. She has crossed the world for miles. Just to look at you
 Brought you all her dew, Waits. her arms with roses 1aden, Just to look upon you. maiden Oh, your eyes are blue! Far across the eastern sky, When the stars begin to die, For your lovely sake
 Softly did she take Shoes of pearl and came tiptoeing, Noiseless as lily blowing
 Just to see you wake'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
UNNECESSARY TROUBLE

From Tit-Bits.
 Jim had looked in at the country liver stable in search of job. He scene promising and was set to work greasin the axles of carriage. In 8 remars ably short space of time he reported tn task finished.
 Look here.' said his new boss, "d'y mean to say you've greased all four c them wheels already?"
 "Weel'' rejoined the new hand, "Aa'v grcased the two front yens.'
 And why haven't you greased the tw hind ones?''
 "Wees'' exclaimed Jim. calmly, s lang as the two front yens gans all rect the two hind yens hev to foller.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
FINE STATE OF AFFAIRS
l the Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 ,The Ohio censors barred a photoplay that drew crowds. in Pittsburg; the Penn sylvania board declined to approve a film which is being shown in Cleveland at much more than ordinary photoplay prices. When the movie doctors disagree who will guard the morals of the people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
WOULDN'T BE SAFE THEN

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
 "A bachelor with s1,0O0.000 has hard time escaping matrimony in New York. Very probably. But a bachelor with a larger wad might buy one of the new style slS,oOO,0oo battleships and anchor off Sandy Hook
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

BEGINNING THE DAY--O Rrcnt God, engage my mind I pray Thee with the great things today. Deliver me from the low and unworthy by occupying me with the high and splendid. May the things that are lovely invite, compel and enlarge my thoughts. Make me unwilling to use the majestic temples of my imngina- fion as dwelling places for unciean animals. For Cbrist's sake. Amen.- U. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
MIGHT BE EXPECTED

From the Knickerbocker Press.
 Says woman who probably knows: Women in America dress better than women in Europe, but the men dress much worse,' which to our mind is a ready example of cause preceding effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
A contract was recently signed in New

A contract was recently signed in New
 York by Milton Aborn, the grand opera impresario, and Morris Hornfeld-or Nor ITS Horn, as he will be known on the stase-s poor Roumanian immigrant, whose last job before his wonderful voice was discovered was that of driving a truck. Hornfeld passed the Aborn school for opera classes, 240 West Seventy-sec- ond street New York, and heard a girl singing in aria from an opera. Horn feld passed the place everal times, lured back each time by his love for music. and finally mustered up enough courage to ring the dorbell. To the maid who answered hessald T. too, sing. want to sing for you" The maid shut the door in his face. but he rang again, and was so earnest in his plea that the girl called one of the vocal instructors In a spirit of fun she conducted the truck man to her studio and soon everyone in the building was held spellbound by '"S 'haH D Noice, Wnlie peuestrlanS on the street and people in motor cars stopped to hear him sing. The next day Horn- fele drove up to the schooi on his truck and sang for MT Aborn. AS a result he will be made into a grand opera star. MT. Aborn predicts that his protege will create sensation on the grand opera stage, although at present he knows noth- ing whatever of technique and cant tell one note from another
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
No PUNCHES LEFT

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
 A strong thrust at Bulgaria would b. about the greatest service Russia coult render her allies at the present moment But it seems that for the moment at leas Russia is not in the thrusting business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Chicago's first dry Sunday was an un- qualified success, so far as the "drys'' were concerned. but the wall of the sa- loon4keepers would have melted a heart Of stone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

4 German railroad man has invented an apparat tus by which a locomotive can be used as a vacuum cleaning plant. American railroads should adopt it and clean scme of their rural stations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Bulgaria has dissipated what little sym- pathy remained for her by the announce ment that she will issue a Green book, showing how she was forced into war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
PLENTY THERE

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Kitchener says that if he can't get tn
 men he wants. he'll go after them. Loo out for raid on the German concen 1 tration camps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

A Cleveland judge says it is gross neg lgence for a woman to carry money in her stocking. Nonsense! But it's dcuoed awkward when she forgets to take out enough for car fare before leav- ing home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Since he has recognized Carranza, Villas admiration for Uncle Sam is ex- pected to cool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
CERTAINLY NOT.

CERTAINLY NOT.
 Life is full of disappointments,' re- marked the melancholy man.
 No doubt of that" replied the optim- ist. 'Still, don't think person is jus tified in shooting himself simply because he can't get the telephone number he wants"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

By starting a little revolution Guate- still on the map.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
MORE "sTRATEGYo" 2"

A Victory For Russian. Arms But Constant Reader begs To offer the suggestion that Twas due to Russian legs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

The distinction between a patriot and a pirate is not always clearly drawn. John Paul Jones is going to get into the Hall O. Fame yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

W hile not exactly of the submerged tenth,' Jess Willard Is making less noise tban any other heavyweight champion who ever lived.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

so long as the Upton Sinclairs keep out of print.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

It is in rather bad taste to poke fun at the war censors in Europe when one cor si6ers the amazing performances of our moving picture censors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
REASON ENOUGH.

REASON ENOUGH Should women have the bal1ot?" asked the student of affairs. "Unquestionably, answered the man who hates a scene of any sort. For what reason?" "They want it, don't they?" Yes" And they're females, ain't they?" of course" Well, then!''
 AN ELOQUENT MAN You must get an able lawyer to defend you" "I have an attorney "Who is he?'- MT. Spouters. Do you think he'll get me of? ?" T can't say, but whether he does or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Having cinched the world championship in baseball, Boston is expected to re- cover the decorum for which it is fam ous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

When Dr. Dumba arrived at Falmouth he did not go ashore for reasons which are perfectly obvious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Some men think the tail end of a cart is no place for a woman. Still making a speech for suffrage is more fun than wrestling with frying pan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Scientists say that even the mosquito has it's uses, but the average person would rather swat than try to find out what they are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

The pacifcaton of Mexico will proceed slowly, as there Is q limit to the number of executions that can be performed in one day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Mobile Register: Three companies are now in the field. barging coal from the upper country. This is, Ye hope, the proof of the practcability of the river route. There is always a question in such enterprises, but the way the coal companies have gone at it makes us think that we are passing quickly from the experimental stage and getting down to solid business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES

1 not, you will certainly enjoy the spee| he makes in your defense" PEARLS BEFORE SWINE. Do you believe that po,iteness pays Sometimes it does and sometimes does not" replied the thoughtful mam "Indeed?"
 'Yes. When I first bought my mot car I wasted great deal of courtesy road hogs for which I received no ad quate return
 STILL SKEPTICAL. What good is a college education. | like to know?" sneered the self-ma, man.
 How can you ask question like tha Isn't your boy in college?" "Yes. That's why I'm asking.''
 oORE These diplomats are tricky chaps, And yet, you cannot well blame A slight degree of shiftiness, Since war is just a shell game.
 TRUE.
 "I want to help you," said the fus, mnn, but if I give you nickel, r afraid you won't put it to good use.' Well" replied the philosophic tram "a nickel ain't enough ter do much har wid, or much good. either so take chance gov'nor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15
ALABAMA PRESS

Montgomery Advertiser: Christopher Columbus may have been fraud as some of the ieonocasts insist, put we ob- served with some interest that he still has influence enough to close the banks of this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

At any rate, a policy of benevolent neutrality prevents a great deal of wear and tear on a small nation, if the ob- ject of benevolence is not defeated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Gadsden Journal The Age-Herald of Sunday printed an Etowan county supple ment, compiled by K. A. Chappelle. The supplement is filled with articles of in-
 terest regarding Etowahs history, her
 accomplishments and her advantages, as
 we'll as of her industries and commer-
 cial progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Selma Times: We hope to live to see the day when political contest can be orened and carried through to completion in Alabama without the word prohibition being used.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Greenville Advocate: Burbank may have originated the spineless cactus but
 we'd like to know what suffragette was the first to remove the spine from a man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Let not the creakiDg of shoes, nor the rustling of silks, betray thy poor heart to women. king Lear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Andaiusia Star: Legislator from Tal- ladega is out in a letter defending the legislature in its assaults on the editors. It's ar explanation that doesn't explain. Actions speak louder than words"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

o. l.. Young, l. D. Griffis and w. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized tray cling representatives of The Age-Herald in it's circulation department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

Entered at the Birmingham, Aia.' postoffice as second class matter un- oer act of Congress March 5. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-15

not, you will certainly enjoy the spec
 he makes in your defense.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

Teachers in the public cchoo,s OF
New York City,nust be over 80 years
OF age TO marry and continue in their
positions.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
JOHN TYLER TO SPEAK
TO METHODIST MEN

The members of the adult bible
classes of the Sunday school of the
First Methodist church are making
plans for two special Sunday evening
services in the interest of the several
departments. The men of the school
viii have charge of the services next
Sunday evening and are working to
secure the attendance of every man in
the congregation. John Tyler will
give gospel address and there will
be special music by a quartet of male
voices. Every man is making an eff
fort TO also be present at the Sunday
school services in the morning
Next week the women of the church
viii work out plans for special ser-v-
ices Sunday evening, Jan. II. Every
body is invited all these services.
but are especially asked to attend
next Sunday evening and enjoy the
services with the men.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
ITCHED FOR 20
YEARS. RESINOl
CURED IN 10 DAYS

baltimore, Md--"About twenty wears
ago both my legs began to itch from
ankle to knee. Little pimples came ol,t
The itching and burning was sometbinr
terrible l would start TO scratch and
could not stop. I would even scratch
through the skin and that of eonrse
would leave n sore which was com
PEELED 20 bandaee.
tried several prescriptions and
treatments, but received not a nartirle
OF beneht-no more than if the trcat-
ments were cold water. ! then bcra,
TO have very little faith in arvtbinc-
and OF course could do nothing bnt
scratch away. -'
After suffering constantly for t,ven-
" years, friend recommended Rcs-
mol Soap and Resinol Ointment. From
,ne very first application, / found re-
lief. and was entirely cured in ten
days The itching and singing sens
tons have ceased and my skin is a.
smooth as a ehild's." fSigned) Cbarlcs
Warner. ! 1913 y. Stricken st.
Every druggis. sells Resipol Soo,
l2Se-), and Ointment C5oc. and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
SILVIS

Miss Mildred Hood was taken very
900 az tre home OF SIR Wilder last
Tuesday morning and ls unable Goo De
moved home.
The bible class % the Baptist church
had o. business meeting and social az
the home OF 1Irs. Hood Thursday even
iuE
1Ir. and lIr=. W. p. Hopsou threw
open the door. of their home Tor the
entertainment of a large number Of
thet- relatives. ueielbCrs and friends
last Thursday sveEiuE iu honor of SIR
HopsDr 3 sister. Irs DAMN 90 Prince
ton. Iowa. who ls q zuest OF her moth
er here After s1u- hours spent iu
games contests and social converse
ttor the hostess served lunch.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. EckhIrlt %
Third avenue and Eighth street threw
open her home lor rhe entertainment
OF the Cottage Prayer circle. those
present beirr Rev o. so. Osborne.
Mrs. Gafor. 3irE Charley Hood and
three daughters. Vivian. Dorothy and
Muriel Nrs J 10. Leasure. Mrs
Miner and s0u. l.rs. Hampshire. airs.
rlrryhW and three children. The
meeting consisted OF scripture read
ing. prayer and relatiuE OF prFr'i4al
testimony Later ON elaborate lunch
eou was served by the hostess. The
circle viii meet next tuesday after
noon az the home ot Mrs- Charley
Hood OF Eighth street
Miss Pearl Wilson is 100 with tonsi-
Iitis
Rev. LOYAL 30 Thompson. assisted
By Rev. -lr. Kennedy. is holding re-
viyal meetings ~ carbon CHI this
week
Celeste Olson o. Rcck Island visited
friends here last week.
Luella and Lorraine Karr OF Port
Byron have returned home after visit Z
ing reIafiyes and friends here
Miss Gordon has returned home 20 2
Pa. after visiting reia- +
tiyea here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

take effect until today. This gave
plenty OF opportunity FOR compliance
with the new measure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
SERMON SERIES ON THE
FOUR TEMPERAMENTS

Rev. James Edgar Wilson. pastor oil
Broadway Presbyterian church an,
nounces a series of four vesper ser
mons on The Four Temperaments" to
be given under the auspices of the
mems class. This series will begin
Sunday afternoon, Jan. 10 and con
time each successive Sunday after
noon until Jan. 81
The themes and dates are as fol-
lows:
Jan 1O-"The Impulsive Tempera-
ment."
Jan. 1.-THE Sanguine Tempera-
ment"
Ian. 24--The Melancholic Tempera-
ment.-
Jan. s1-"The Phlegmatic Tempera-
ment.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
over 200 SIGNS
ARE TAKEN DOWN
New Ordinance Abolishing Evil
Effective Today-only
Few Violations.
1900 BLOCK STARTS MOVE
Live Association q Merchants Sets
Excellent Example fer otners
% Fellow.

Since the new sigu ordnance va,
adopted By the isity council on Jurs :
over 200 signs have been taken down
90 couform with the Law. and this
morning. the day the measure goes
into snect. found but score Ellcl
had not been removed
Indications are that within day
or two there wtu be no violations o.
the law Many % the signs taken
down rersfagnin placed on the build.
fnEs but in a manner % conform with
the ordiuancs. Others we're destroy 90
or replaced b. new ones
Tho sidewalk "A" antfroc king signs
have also been removed. Building In
spectOr J. n StaDp. who has charge
% the supervision o. the hanging %
. Eus. stated this morning that be- 81
ported % have little dlmculty lu en-
forcing the measure.
1900 Block Move.
Much % the credit for the agitation
relative % tho removal ~ dangerous
swluEinE signs ~ due Co the 100"
Block Business Meu's association
This organ ration % live wires set tla
example, Tor the rest % The city by
having the signs taken down iu tho
1900 block Nguths before this tho
clry commission passed ru ordinance
Tequirfrx signs 90 te fastened 20
buldlnes. Iu order 90 be- fair 20 the
business men 80 wac decided not 90
have the PROVISIONS % the measure
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
PRESIDENT MAY VISIT
ROCK ISLAND IN SPRING

That President Wilson may visit
Rock Island next spring is considered
a possibility, according to a statement
given out at Iowa City yesterday by
Judge NJ. J. Wade. II he does come
II win be in the middle or latter part
OF April
The president viii leave San Fran
cisco about March % on his way east
after attending the Panama exposition
and it is expected that he will pass
through Iowa over the Rock Island
road, making several stops. If he fol-
lows this route, of course he viii pass
through Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Rebate Shoes Sale
Big NJ. & K. Event
REDUCTIONS 30 FORCE At THIS
FINEST SHOE STORE ARE
ATTRACTING CROWDS
Celebrates Armstrong Line o. Wen
ems Shoes included In Sale
cor-e I1 TcuorroN.

Tomorrow promises 90 be- the live
Hest day since th- opening os the Sev
Year 90 the matchIesa shoe depart.
rlcnt 90 the 80. ~ X store. ftocs D.
Land The bis rebate shoe sale, which
has achieved a wonderful succcs e
since the hrs- announcement lees
than two week ago. ID the magnet az.
trgctine tri-city men. women and chill
dreu who are Keen To- participate IN
t1e Erea. shoe money saving 1pp0r-
tanities that are being advertised
Substantial rebates are being %.
fered on practically every line ot
shoes Ia stock. the very latest and
most fashionable footwear included
The reductions are unmatched any
where in tho tri-citie- " a. X. is the
largest and nne1t shoe store in the
tFi-citics. and that means the choicest
variety iu making selections.
The rebates amount o. as much @s
% r~r cent % the regular value OF the
shoe line.
Rebate on vvomeu-s shoes. includ-
inr the celebrated ArmstrouG line. are
as fellows $3.50 rebate on s. shoe.
1875 on s. shoes. s1I5 on sf5C
shoes. St.C5 on 81 shoes. soc on $3.50
shoes. soc on - shoes; 75c on $3.50
shoe
The Edwin ClapD line Go the only
ilne OF mems shoes excepted from
rebates. The rebate schedule ON ala
other lines OF mems shoes .s a. fol
lows. $3.50 on s. shoes. 81 on 81
shoes. 75c on $3.50 shoes. Soc on 50
shoes. Soc on $3.50 shoes. soc on
81 shoes. zoe on $3.50 shoes.
on All lines OF .misses' and chill
crcn's shoes. r guar values from 81
O. 81. rebate OF 2D per cent f. grant
I'd The samc g. true of boys ana
Youths shoes. regular values from
sI.E9 90 $3.50. All rubber SHOES aad
arctics are EoiuE a. a 10 per cent re-
bate.
NJ 4 X. O. the place. and tomorrow
the very best ume.
Read our fun page advertisements tn
this issue Tor other news % the Ia
NOUS reducing pencils work iu an de-
partments OF the blk outfttiug store /
CNdv.I
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
Honey May GO 20 New York.

New York. Jan s-Johu McGr1w oi
the Nev York Giants may deprive the
Feds OF another juicy morsei los sign
Ing I'd Eonctchy disgruuued first
ba-eman OF the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Reports today said Barney Dreyfus
has decided K1netchy can no longer
be used ia Pittsburgh and IS willing 20
listen to "a proposition from McGraw
which he turned down last fall IL is
common knowledge that Koletchy
was only waiting for his Pirate con
tract 90. expire 20 make the leap TO
the outlaws.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08

Mr. Wilson in speaking of these
theories said:
We are all more or less impulsive;
we can love fervently. and we can
hate vehemently. We are all more or
less sanguine; we can believe and
aspire and hope. We are all more or
less melanchOlic; we look upon life as
serious business. We are all more
or less phlegmatic; as there is a vein
of sentiment, a vein of hope, vein of
seriousness in every human breast:
so there is in every human heart a
vein of practical business sense"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
SAY new LINE is
TO Be BUILT HERE
Burlington, Mississippi River
& Northern Claims Backing
of Men With Means.
special to The ArgusJ

Joy. H.. Jan. s-within a few days
a charter FOR the proposed line known
as the Burlington. Mississippi River x
Northern railroad. viii be taken out.
This lire viii be built from a point at
or near Arpee. on the C.. b. & O..
along the Bay island county to Milan.
where il viii connect with the C., r. l.
& p. and the Rock Island Southern
railways 10 Rock Island.
This proposed road has been taken
up before the people OF the Bay island
country for some time. and is being
promoted by Wentworth Holmes. a
retired railroad man OF Joy. and a
builder OF the town OF Joy. Mr..
Holmes has now associated with him
VI. ]. Healy OF Dallas. Texas, who has
been IN the railroad construction bus
mess in the southwest for over 20
years. and has been successful in his
Mr.. Heaiy has the assurance from
men financially able TO build the road
The capital stock OF this company will
be 100000
Il Is claimed there Is n movement
behind this that means business. as
Mr. Holmes is associated with men OF
plenty OF means. who are up-to-date
abroad promoters and builders.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-08
USUAL JANUARY LULL
IN BUILDING PRESENT

The January lull I'D tine starting OF
new building operations i1 this city is
the same this year as I'm the past Only
two permits We're issued during the
first week of 1915 by Building In
spector J. II. Stapp. They are:
Axel Carlson, Forteth street and
Twelfth avenue remodeIing 3 400
J. B. Burkoyne. 1903. Fourteenth
avenue, dwelling ............ $500