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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

There is one thing about the coming baseball cham
pionship games which every true fan will appreciate
Columns of "dope" about the peerless leadership Of
Connie Mack and John McGraw will not be reprinted and
inflicted on the helpless newspaper readers of the
country.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

Those who are predicting early peace in Europe
probably base their forecast the casualty list of either
SIDE as furnished by the official reports from the enemys
camp At the present rate of slaughter the supply of
human material should run out in ninety days or less
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02
GOOD WEATHER

Just think of all the handsome weather we've had since
was desgned We've often had ten days together
of climate smooth as one could find Mn I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02
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THE PRICE OF TITLES

The word from London is that rich Americanmen and
women who live in England will have to pay nearly two
and half million dollars to the British government under
the terms of the superncome tax which included
in the budget introduced the other day.
The hardest hit will be William Waldorf Astor who
will have to come down with about million and quarter
William surrendered his American citizenship and now
knows and has the prospect Of feeling in the purse what
it is to be British subject
A number of American heiresses went over to wear
titles and now they'll have to help swell the big sum that
war taxes.
And still here in this land of peace with no titles or
nobility there are some who protest the payment of
small war tax to make up what has been and is being lost
revenue due to the falling off of imports occasoned by
the war, thing nobody here can help People in this
country ought to be thankful they are living and kicking
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

The shrners will have to look sharp to find anything
resembling dry desert sands" to cross in Salem TODAY
But we imagine they will have good time Just the same
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

The Portland Journal is deliberately trying to work
up sympathy for Warden Mintos murderer claiming he
was Killed without Justification WE'LL who cares under
what impulse Policeman Long acted since his shot did it's
work so effectively?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

UNDER THE RED CROSS.
How did the footbai, game come
,ut9"
-Four ambulance runs 70 nine oases
u first aid 10 the injured"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

Former President Taft asserts that he will not be a
candidate again next year That is probably why he is
doing so much talking
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

The worlds baseball championship series will open
of the clubs
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

This country has so far escaped the horrors of war but
1t has the louisiana and Texas storms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

Quite likely the Rev. Dr. Newell Dwight Hills consid
ers speculation sin because he lost at the game.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

King Football reigns today-in fact it is an extremely
rainy day from any viewpoint
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

John d. Rockefeller Jr, is not at all opposed to unions
If ne can organize and control them it seems
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-02

Well this rain is just what the farmer and the stock
man of Oregon needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
WANT BUTTONS FROM
 UNIFORM OF PRINCE

London. October 20.-(Special )-The Queen gave Lady Cheylesmore a butt ton from the Prince of Wales uniform to commemorate her visit to Engleheld Green where Lady Cheylesmore has d colony of Belgians. Her majesty was charmed with all she saw and declared that Britishers had every reason to be grateful to American women for all they Gere doing for the victims of the war. The great craze of the mo- ment among all society women Is to possess button from a uniform that has been worn by the prince; they think more of this than a decoration. Of course no one Is given such a me- mento unless it Is well deserved, i'm deed. only for unusual service. The Queen offered to look after the fu- ture of one quaint little Belgian girl who was particularly brave in her dealings with the enemy. but the child begged to be left with Lady Chey- lesmore for the present All of Lady CheyleRmores "guests'' are absolute- ly devoted to her and obviously don want to lepve her even for a Queen. Queen Mary said what pleased her most was the delightfully."- friendly relations existing between the hostess and her cares. 'Very unlike what takes place in some quarters. am told" said her majesty. which is quite right, for in some quarters the poor Belgians have anything but a happy time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
WILL MARRY THE SON
 OF A GORGEOUS PEER

London. October 20.-(Special. )--An- nouncement is made of the engage ment of Honor Dorothy Leigh, daugh- ter of John Blundell Leigh, and grand daughter of the Marquis of Abergav- enny. to Lieut.. the Hon. Gerard Sturt eldest son and heir of Lord Alington The couple are two of the most popu- lar members of the younger set of high society in England and their marriage will be one of the social events of the year.
 Honor Leigh is tall. with wonderful fair hair and light blue eyes. She is a keen follower of the hounds, but Is fond, as well, of town life. She is to be seen with her. father at most of the theatrical first nights. Her maternal grandfather, the Marquis of Abergav- enny is an immensely rich Landowner, his estates extending to more than 50,- 900 acres.
 The Hon. Gerard Sturt, her flance, who is in the Coldstream Guards, has not attracted much public attention up to this time. but his father is pie turesque enough to make up for any of his sons deficiency in that respect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

support but because they need our life.
 "Onc way to do that, it seems to me, Is to put preaching in the language of the people. That has been an ele- ment in every reformation-that the preaching should be in the vernacular. Try as we will, language will become archaic, and a language of institutions and technicality, so that 1t sounds un- real and hard to understand. Religion must be made a matter of real life"
 pr. Edmonds was married in Louis- vile to Mary Armstrong Fleming. who was a member of one of the churches in which he assisted during his sem mary course. Mrs. Edmonds is the daughter of Federal Judge w. B. Elem ing of Cleveland, who now is living in Washington, D. C.. as foreign trade adviser.
 Dr. Edmonds' parents are still liv- ing at York, and two married sisters also live there. He has one married sister who resides in South Carolina.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
ALL THE THINGS
 THAT BOYS LOVE

During these days of my boyhood had horses to ride. guns 10 shoot plenty of rabbits and squirrels and quail to make the shooting worth while, together with creeks and woods and fields and all the things that make the country the proper place for boy. Swimming, of course, was great passion with all of us boys and l haven't even any recollection of when I first learned to swim. l was first baseman and then pitcher on the school and town baseball team and in Demopolis 1 continued pitching.
 ''I had begun to play marbles when I was very young and 1t was the only game l have ever played to my satisfaction, or the only thing l ever did to my sat isfaction. The first ambition I ever had was to be the best marble player in town. The nickname I got in those day, which still hangs to me in the mouths of some Of the boys. was 'Crackshot'
 ''In York l played the old-fashoned game of 'seven-up.' though in Meridian I had learned and played all the time what we called 'Cincinnati' with a big ring, each player putting in an agreed num- Der of marbles of the same value and keeping all he knocked out In York however. l began to play with men and lay aside the old for keeps games, and play the more serious and more social 'seven-up,' w.th five big marbles in a small ring. The man that knocks out the 'middler from 'taws' gets the game seven games making a series
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

tion of the holy communion 7:30 a. m.
 Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon at II o'clock. Even-
 ing prayer and sermon 73O D. m. The
 Rev. Willis c. Clark. rector.
 The Rev. s. T. slaton. pastor, will
 preach at the Norwood Methodist
 church this morning at II o'clock and
 this evening at 7:30 o'clock His ser
 mon topic for the morning will be.
 Saved Through Knowledge of the
 Truth" and that for the evening.
 last service of the church before con-
 ference. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a. m. Junior league meets at 2:30 D. m. Senior Epworth league meets at 6D D. m. The board of stewards will have their final meeting for the confer ence with MT. and Mrs. S. T. Slaton at the parsonage Monday night. The Sunday school and Brotherhood class of the Walker Memorial Meth- odist church will have its annual rally day exercises this morning, beginning at 10:30 o'clock There will be no preaching services in the morning, but the pastor will preach tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
 The Rev IT. H. Hibbs. pastor, will
 occupy the pulpit at Ruhama Baptist church in East Lake this morning at II o'clock and tonight at 7:S0. His | subject in the morning will be: ''rhe Atonement Did Jesus Christ, the In-
 nocent, Suffer for the Guiltyr' The | evening subject will be: "The Baptism of Jesus" Sunday school begins at 9:30 a. m. B. Y. P. U. meets this evening at 6:30 o'clock Prayer meeting will 1 be held Wednesday evening at 7:30. The Rev Henry w. Head, pastor, 1 will occupy the pulpit this morning and
 this evening at the Park Avenue Bap- tist church in North Birmingham. Sun
 day school will begin at 9:30 a. m. B. Y. P. U. meets at 630 D. m. Prayer services Wednesday evening at 7:30.
 Ladies' Missionary union meets Monday
 afternoon at 2:30
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

Tie most prominent figure in all Alabama at the present time Dr. Henry M Edmonds pastor of the Independent Preby terian church of Birmingham
 One of the most human figures all Alabama the present time is Dr. Edmond He is rated the best minister in Ala bama He of the best orators the state affords and he told by friends his younger days that he could make speech and admits that the hardest thing did-speaking in public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
Lesson to Germany

Congressman Charles Lieb of Indiana was talking about the probable outcome of the world war
 The allies" he said, expect to crush the Germans totally. I don't think they will succeed in doing so. Still, that is their expectation. #
 s'The allies expect to put the Germans in the quite desperate and hopeless posi- t's,- of the horse thief who was about to be lynched.
 Have you got anything to say for yourself--any last words to leave?' they asked the horse thief as they knotted the rope about his neck.
 "'Yes, gents, said the horse thief ear- nestly. I'd like you all to know that this Is certainly going to be lesson to me- |"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
FRIENDS WORK ED HARD
 TO RETAIN HIM

The wonderful personality of the man reached out and touched all pres ent. One prominent member of the South Highlands church. who remained with the church, went to Fayette and fought with all the force he had to prevent the action against Dr. Ed monds. Another member of the church did the same thing. They did not be- lieve he was right, but they knew that he had done more for the South High lands church than any other pastor Il ever had, and they wanted to retain him.
 In view of recent events Dr. Ed monds has become more In the public eye than ever He is regarded, per haps. by some as the usual pastor who breaches on Sunday, attends
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
FIRST CHARGE AT
 MONTGOMERY CHURCH

In the face of all these discourage nients, and personal disinclination, Dr. Edmonds entered the ministry. his first charge being the First Presbyterian church of Montgomery. later coming to Birmingham to the South Highlands Presbyterian church. Since taking up his residence in BirmiB gham he has done more. perhaps. than any other one man in the city for the uplift of the community. Under his charge, the South Highlands Presbyterian church grew strong and prospered exceeding ly
 Southern Presbyterianism lost in him it's strongest man, when, at Fayette less than two weeks ago. it decided that his doctrinal views were not in accord with those of the church.
 Birmingham was threatened with his loss. But public spirited citizens came to the rescue. A large delega ton went to Fayette to fight the action of the North Alabama presbytery. The fight failed. They returned to Bir Q min gham the next morning and that night held one of the most largely at tended and most enthusiastic mass meetings ever held In Birmingham At this meeting the Independent Presby terian church of Birmingham was formed with a charter membership of lS3. This membership was recruited from those members Of the South Highlands Presbyterian church who be- lieved that Dr. Edmonds' doctrinal views were right and many others joined the new church because they believed his views were right as to salvation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
ANSWERS QUESTIONS
 ON HIS EARLY LIFE

Dr. Edmonds finds time to be human along with his arduous duties and the story of his life, as told the writer in response to questioning. is of unusual interest. He was in reminiscent mood and at times talked dreamily of his boyhood days. His own words fol- low:
 "I was born at York Ala, then the Junction of the old E. T. V. & c. and the A. c. $. railroads.
 When I was : years old my father removed to Meridian, Miss, to get the advantage of the fine school system there for his several children. I was next to the oldest of 10. We lived in Meridian four years and came back to York.
 "I began my public school education in Meridian. Back in York I continued it. called him. teacher of the old school who wore linen duster. chewed tobacco during school hours. and kept right over his chaif upon a big stage three or four switches six feet long. School began at S o'clock in the morning and lasted until D o'clock in the afternoon.
 Then l went ito a private school, or ganized by my father and several other gentlemen. Then MT. A J. Irons took charge of the York schools. I was un- der him one year. when he was called to Demopolis. to have the Marengo Mill tary academy l followed him there in my 14th year and I was a boarding pupil in his school for three years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
WENT TO EUROPE
 ON CATTLE BOAT

T spent the summer of 1898 with a friend on bicycles in central Kentucky selling stereoscopic views. That summer also ] took walking trip of about 100 miles in east Tennessee and western North Carolina. In 1900 rode bicycle to New York city and worked my way to Europe on a cattle boat with another college ac- quaintance.
 'I don't know exactly when I began to feel that I ought to go into the min istry. but I know that l immediately be- gan to argue against it, and to get the opinions of others against it. But it fol- lowed me for years. I could not get rid of It. I did great many things dur ing those years that I ought not to have done. For two years l did not go inside of church. The reason. 1t seems to me, was that I was unwilling to do my duty as I saw it.
 Finally, I had to give in, which l did at the age of 22 Even then, or a year later, it was, I backed out again, but found myself so miserable and So unsettled that I was forced into line once
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
Photo by Baird

Lord Arlington is a blood agate of the first water, a personal friend and fre- quent host of royalty and one of the best dressed men in the Buckingham palace set. He seldom appears in pub- lie without an enormous bunch of flow CTS. .violets for preference, in the but tonho1e Of his Prince Albert. He takes an unaffected interest in agriculture. Is keen sportsman, and has a consort who is famous as hostess and as . beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
CHURCH NOTES

pr. Dunbar H. Ogden, who Is in Bir-
 mingham for the Baptist Bible Train
 ing school which begins tomorrow for
 five days session, will occupy the
 pulpit this morning at ii o'clock and
 this evening at o'clock at the South
 Highlands Presbyterian church. Dr.
 Ogdens subject has not been an-
 nounced. He is known throughout the
 south as one of the greatest orators
 of this section, and has many friends
 in Birmingham.
 Services of the Independent Presby- terian church of Birmingham will be
 held today at Temple Emanu-El, pr. Henry M. Edmonds. pastor. occupying the pulpit this morning at Il o'clock and tonight at o'clock. His sermon topic for this morning will be: "A Renovated Man." and that for this evening, "Wrestling With God" Sun
 day school will be held at s:30 this
 morning. William c. Radcliffe has
 been named temporary superintendent of the Sunday school.
 The Rev Dwight g. Bayley, pastor. l will occupy the pulpit this morning at II o'clock and this afternoon at o'clock at the Pilgrim Congregational church. His sermon topic in the morn 1 Ing will be: What the Bible Teaches
 About God,' this being the first of a
 series of sermons in which he will en- | dleavor to explain what the Bible l teaches. In the afternoon he will
 preach on "The Part Congregationalists
 Are Taking Tn the Great Work of Gods Kingdom Sunday school will be held at 9:30.
 l Dr. Preston Blake. pastor. will oc- cupy the pulpit this morning at II o'clock and this evening at 7:45 at the I Southside Baptist church. He will preach in the morning on the subject "The Baptist Creed" and in the even l ing, "The Day, the Night and the Day Following." Sunday school begins at 1 9:30 o'clock. B. Y. P. U. Is held al 6:45 D. m. There will be no prayer meeting Wednesday night on account of the Baptist Bible Training school. nor will the usual workers meeting be held Friday evening.
 The order of services for St An- drew's Episcopal church for today ia Announced m foI1oWG: Early celohrn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
Some Striking Facts A bout Henry Edmonds As Boy

The when he could Had more his o fights rabbits, pitcher intercollegiate for
 college athletic to speak in public
  in 1900 and worked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

the Pullman hammering on the door a good while, and finally Jumping out of the window at a station. I remember also a trip up the Chesapeake bay in the big boat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

prayer meeting Wednesday night. goes to the nneeting of the Ladies Aid so- ciety and to the young peoples leagues and makes periodical calls upon mem bers of his flock.
 pr. Edmonds' work has gone farther than this. He has entered into the civic life of the community and has been enabled to bring out more men and women to his church than he ever could have got by making personal calls at their homes. Then. too. he has ples preacher" That is. he makes his sermons SC interesting that young couples think there could be no bet ter treat of a Sunday evening than to hear him preach. The children. too. attend church regularly and look for ward to their own sermon on Sunday morning with intense interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
ONLY ONE MAN
 ABLE TO BEAT HIM

"Only one man ever beat me to my knowledge and I could not sleep until I had wiped out the humiliation, which I did the next day. Even after I had gone to college, my father wrote me that Bob Hearn had come to town and was beat ing everybody; that I had better get my hand in.
 When l went home the match was on
 All the people in town gathered to see 1t, but Bob was nervous and did not do
 himself justice. In Demopolis I played
 'knucks' a great deal.
 'I was nearly r years old when I went to the University of Tennessee at Knox vile, partly because I had won a scholar ship there for the best general average in my studies; partly because Dr. G. F. Mellen of Sumter county was then pro- lessor of Greek in that institution, and partly because an assistant in the De- mopolis school was a recent graduate from there.
 Tn college I took an active interest in
 baseball, football, track athletics, gym nasium work. becoming captain of all those teams and leaving several track records behind me there. In 1899 I won the southern intercollegiate record on the running broad jump. which was broken not very long ago by some longer legged man.
 "l was also during my college years president of the athletic association. of l the Y. M. c. A., of my literary society, of the student senate, which had to do ! with matters of student self-government editor of the college magazine and of | the college annual.
 l 'I. thought in those days that those
 various honors were really honors As l ! look back on it, however it seems to me
 that l had good many of those things
 thrust upon me because I was willing tc do the work.
 l "I always hated to speak and to write I though in college in my English course l was forced to do a great deal of writ.
 ing. I tried hard the last two years
 was in college to get accustomed tt | speaking in public, but 1t was always
 very trying and I never imagined fol
 one minute in those days that I woult ] ever have much of it to do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31

Dr Edmonds is one of the most Christ-like men in Birmingham Still, he has been told that he was too un- spiritual 10 enter the ministry. He is one of the friendliest men in Bir- mingham, and attracts men more per haps than any other one man here. Yet he has been told that he was un- fit for the ministry because he could not "mix with people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
FIRST SUGGESTIONS
 OF ENTERING MINISTRY

T began to feel, however. during my college course. that some day I might enter the Christian ministry, though I accepted the suggestion with inward de- rision and incredulity that such a thing should ever have come into my mind. When l talked with others about 1t oc- casionally. much later. they laughed also.
 After finishing college, taught three years, finally breaking away while I was teaching in Decatur, Ga. in boys pre- paratory school. to start in the ministry. I was sidetrscked, however. for two years and went to Danville, Ky, where, in Gen. tral university. I was general secretary of the Y. M. c. A.. and athletic director. l then went to the theological seminary at Louisville and after three years there, went to the First Presbyterian church of Montgomery and from there to Birming- ham.
 'The first considerable trip ever took as boy was to Baltimore and Lanca ster county, Virginia. where my father was born I was about years old at that lime. Iremember very vividly getting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-31
NO FRIEND ADVISED
 GOING INTO MINISTRY

"T don't remember ever talking to 8 single person who advised me to go into the ministry. They all thought l was not fitted for it. One man told me that there were three reasons why ought not to preach. One was that could not make speech. The sec ond was that I could not mix with people, and the third was that l was of an unspiritual temperament
 Finally I had to obey God rather than man and the satisfaction that have got out of 1t has been deeper than I ever imagined could come to human life. If anything should hap pen, physical disa bility. for example, to make it necessary for me never to preach again, l should still feel that had got enough out of life to make me thankful as long as live. Did have many fights? Yes, as boy. we all had fights. and had a great many bf them--perhaps more than my share. But I always fought rather because our code of ethics de- manded it than because l wanted to fight.
 "Yes, I would like exceedingly to go to Europe again after the war closes and should like very, very much to see Egypt and Palestine be- fore the face of the country Is changed"