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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
VENUS OF THE LOUVRE

By Emma Lazarus. Down the long hall she glistens like a
 star, The foam-born mother of Love- trans
 fixed to stone, Yet none the less immortal, breath
 ing on Times brutal hand hath maimed but
 could not mar When first the enthralled enchantress
 from afar Dazzled mine eyes, I saw her not alone Serenly poised on her world -worshiped
 throne, As when she guided once her dove- drawn car But at her feet pale, death stricken Jew, Her life adorer, sobbed farewell to love. Here Heine weptl Here still he wceps anew, Nor ever shall his shadow lift or move, While mourns one ardent heart, one
 poet brain, For vanished Hellas and Hebraic pain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
ALABAMA PRESS

Gadsden Journal: When Birmingham gets the Warrior will she be prepared? St. Clair County Neys: If Birmingham was not sufficiently interested to carry the amendment for home rule, why should the balance of the state worry?
 Sheffield Standard: God Almighty gave me the right to change my mind" says Commissioner Weatherly of Birmingham. Right, Jeems, and we note you are ex- ercising your right overtime. Linevfe Headlight: As the candidates for office begin a political campaign, let those who are not running for positions of public trust inaugurate thrift campaign. It would be well for officeholders to join in this campaign
 Jasper Mountain Eagle: Pure bred cat tie are being purchased by Walker eoun- ty people. If the cattle ticks are erad- oated in Walker next year, cattle raising will soon play an important part in the development of this county
 Salma Times: A number of city folks are now beginning to fare forth. seeking the farms. This is one of the best signs visible in the heavens. Enterprisng farmers who do the work of tiIling the soil, or who live hard by and give direc- tions how it shall be titled, are the first need of the country. No other movement affords surer guarantees for the upbuild
 ing of this section. Intelligent, active white men in charge of our agricultural operations is the supreme need of the hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
THE REAL MEANEST MAN
Kansas City Times

From the Kansas City Times.
 When it comes to having mean dis position a Douglas county farmer cer- tainly takes the cake. As he was driving home from town a few days ago his wagon broke down. He continued his trip under difficulties and learned his wife was visiting at a neighbours and that the chores were not done. This was more than he could endure, so he poured kero- sene on the f1oors set fire to the house, took shotgun and killed pen of hogs, shot the COW and was just about to shoot his team when he saw come neighbors approaching. Correctly interpreting thelr mental attitude toward him he took his valise, which he had saved from the fire and started travelling. Members of hls family think he had gone west, and indig- nant citizens of that locality hint that it will be safer for him to stay there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
A Promissnw Year

"The year 1916 starts off full of promise. The fact is that not in many years has prosperity been as wide spread as it is now" said Philip $. Warner of Chicago.
 In iron and steel centers the pay rolls are larger, as rule, than they have ever been, and the grain growing west is full of boom talk.
 'I have not visited many southern states--only Mississippi and Alabama but I understand that the high price of cotton together with increased food crop production has put the Southern farmer in good shape'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

from 75 cents a day up, according to the amount of style the convention wis itor desires to put on.
 No democrat need stay away from the convention because of big nrices that a few exclusive hotels may quote for exclusive quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
While Mrs. Hemans said:
The boy stood on the burning dec Whence all but him had fled.

The boy stood on the burning deck
 Whence all but him had fled.
 Should one bank on Moore or Hemans? This is an important point for the bad literary example may be responsible for many of the errors in grammar that are to be noted in contemporaneous speech. Very likely it is all the fault of Thomas Moore that so many persons today say, He did it for you and I.' Everyone but he and she,' and so on. The objestive pronoun seems to be dreaded by a great many persons.
 Mr Johnson also calls attention to his discovery of the fact that in these days nothing is ever prepared" attempted or begun" and nobody ever 'sets out" Everybody and everything starts" The cook always starts to make a pudding she never prepares. The man has not attempted to speak when he is prevent ed; he has started to speak. No one begins reading a certain story or sets out" for California; it is always a start D with both the book and California Mr. Johnson is of the opinion that if start should ever demand extra pay for over- time work it would drive most of us into bankruptcy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

fully as deserving of aid and sympa- thy. The Belgians, paradoXical as the statement may appear, were fortu
 nate in being the first sufferers. The horrors of war that followed close on the heels of the Belgian invasion found us more accustomed to such catastrophes and less easily aroused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
A Fine Musical Season

'Birmingham's musical season is crowded with fine attractions" said Oliver Chalifoux.
 Several entertainments by local talent will merit attention, and as for celebrities, no city in the south, outside of New Or leans, is to have quite so many. We have already had Albert SpaldinS, the violinist and several popular recital ar tists In February we are to have Er- nest Hutcham and Harold BaTer, great pianists, about a week apart and the Minneapolis orchestra of S5 men, Then on March 1 we are to have r-reisler, the grea test Violinist in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
HOOKING FOR COMFoRr

From the Louisville Courier-Journal
 The Boston Transcript wants to know what has become of the old-fashioued ho- tel which used to advertise "all the cons fcrts of home for Sl a Gay.' Maybe the man from home put Up at N d day place in the hope of getting change.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
BEGINNING THE DAY-O Go,

BEGINNING THE DAY-O God, beIp me to be honest today; honest with men, myself and Thee' III have planned dishonest dealings stop me now. If during the n"s temptation takes me suddenly, give me strength. Rebuke me for false attitudes, fashionable insinccrities, moor make-beIieves, silly poses. Make me true. 0 great God. In Cbrfst,s name. Amen.-H. M. 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Although Portsmouth, the great British war port is playing a tremendously inn portant part in the naval affairs of the entente allies, very little has been pub' ushed about its activities, because for obvious reasons the authorities do not wish their naval secrets to become public property. Portsmouth is the first naval harbor of the worlds leading sea power and it is the central point of the allies operations to maintain the freedom of the seas" It is in Hampshire, at cen tral point in England's southern coast Portsmouth is sheltered and admiral bly, situated to serve as a naval base. It is really composed of four towns-Ports- mouth, Portsea, Landport and Southsea- which are all located on Portsea Island Porthmouth proper is the garrison town; Portsea is the naval station, with dry gun-mounting stores, electrical shops and scores of subsidiary shops; Landport con- tains the home of the workmen and Southsea is famed as a fashionable water ing place. Portsmouth has the most com pete and impregnable Qualifications in England. The anchorage of Spithead is sufficient to ride the great fleets of Eng land. The first town at Porthmouth was built by Richard I. King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth brought the port into prominence as a naval harbor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
HOTEL LOBBIES
\ PopmIar Club

"The Birmingham Motor and Country club with its largely increased mem- bership is enjoying high degree of popularity" said J. D. Baugh.
 Tt is already an institution of which Birmingham may well be proud and 1t will grow more popular as spring approaches. There is need for just such a club"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

New Yorks skyscrapers would be an easy target for the guns of an invading fleet, say the war experts. Maybe that's why preparedness is popular in New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

The British claim that they caught the were withdrawn from Gallipoli. No doubt the Turks were as glad to see them go as they were to get away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

old Doc Cooks homecoming from the vicinity of the north pole was a gala oc- casion, but when Henry Ford got back to New York from abroad not a single whistle footed to welcome him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

That attenuated favorite. son of In diana, Charles w. Fairbanks, continues to labor under the impression that he's pres idential timber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Parisians are being urged not to talk too freely, as there may be spies about. How ever, they may continue to converse as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Chicago's New Year celebration was enlvened considerably by the denizens of South State street resorts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

A Columbia professor says pauperism is a curable disease. So is poverty, if the donation is large enough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Carriages for funerals are cheaper il Altoona, Pa. However, the 'jitney' flu neral isn't in sight yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

It is reported that William of Wied has drawn his sword again. The proper at titude for William is a waiting one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Guatemala, which recently had 20 earth quakes in two days, is a poor country in which to manufacture delicate scientific instruments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Every time the old water wagon turns men fall off.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Thanks to the submarine one diplomatic crisis succeeds another with alarming ire oUency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

The bull moose is not as fat he used to be, but he can still cast a shadow on tLe republican party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Maybe the fair Inez quit the Ford party because she wasn't allowed to make more than five or six speeches a day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

The stability of Gibraltar might be con siderably impaired if a few Krupp guns ever got within striking distance of it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

The German plotter in America who is repudiated by his native country should get off the earth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
WHOSE GRAMMAR IS CORRECTs

From the Providence Journal.
 In a letter to the press Rossiter John son has been complaining of the bad grammar of some of the poets. According to one point of view any example in the "classics'' is sufficient authority for the use of a rhetorical form, but what is the earnest seeker after verbal purity to do when the classical authorities con- tradict one another? For instance, MT. Johnson quotes two extracts from fam ous poets. Thomas Moore wrote:
 Whose lights are fed
 yVhoca oarlandS dead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

L. D. Griffis and w. D. Brumbeloe are the only authorized traVelIng repre- sentatives of The Age. Herald in it's cir culation department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03
.SOME SMOKERS.

A war lord behaves just like a pacifist when he gets a boil on his neck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

No communication will be published without its authors name. ReJecteG manuscript will not be returned un- less stamps are enclosed for that pur- pose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Daily and Sunday Age-Herald, year $6.00 Daily without Sunoay y......... 4.OO Daily and Sunday, per month.... .50 Daily and Sunday, three months. l.oO Weekly Age Herald, per annun. 50
 Sunday Age Herald, per annum.. 2.O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-03

Whose lights are fled, Whose garlands dead, And all but he departed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14
THE NEW TAX RATE WILL Be $3.50

month of July there was expended for
road work S65.S15.71.
The petition of A. s. Albro for a quit
claim deed in the San Elzario grant was
approved.
$4,000 for Roads.
An extra appropriation of $4,000 was
set aside for precinct commissioners No.
1 for the maintenance and work on the
road from the east line of commission
ers precinct to the Culberson county
line 1t was ordered that the work be
started at once.
deed from +. B. HadlOck and ". c.
Porter connecting the county road with
Chelsea street was received.
The sum of s11O.72 deposited as ex-
offieiO fees was ordered returned to az
SCISSOR G. ". Huffman
j. ID. Duncan was instructed to return
his meat inspection stamp to the cs-rutv.
1t was charged that THO stamp had been
used unofficiallv and Mr. Duncan de-
clared that he had not done any inspec-
ton work for some time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14
CROWDS WORSHIP
IN CITY SQUARE
Sacred Concert Precedes the
Sermon; Massachusetts
Chaplain breaches.

The open air concert in Cleveland
square Sunday evening was one Of the
most appreciated of all that have been
given this season Each service in
oreases in interest to the delight of the
Sunday evening the eighth Massachu-
sets infantry band gave a sacred con-
cert.
One feature of the service was the
cornet solo, "A Perfect Day" by chief
musician Jennings. This song is beau
tifuI and with the splendid rendition
given it last evening it was most eff
fective. The applause which followed
this solo was so enthusis site that chief
musician Jennings consented to play
again and selected the beautiful old
song Let the Lower Lights Be Burn
ing" Chief musician Charles E Jen-
nings has been member of the Mas
sachusetts militia for more than 25
years. For six years he was musical
director for the United States govern
ment in the canal zone under Col Goe-
thals. and was leader of the splendid
Panama military band.
The brass double quartet led
the congregational singing. with up
lifting songs such as More About
Jesus Would I Know" Sound the
Battle Cry" Brighten Up the Corner
Where You Are and ''Tarry With Me
o Ny Savior" The congregational
singing was directed by James 4. Dick.
A special feature of the congregational
singing was the enthusiastic singing
of Billy Sundays rousing hymn,
Brighten Up the Corner Where You
Are"
Chaplain breaches.
The sermon was given by chaplain
". W. Dewart, First Massachusetts ar
tillery, rector of the church of Epiphany,
Mass. The subject chaplain
Dewart took was the -Prodigal Son"
and from this he wOve a message that
reached the congregation in a most
forcible manner. The value of a Home.
what il is, what it should mean and
what il does mean 10 many. and the
lack of this love were his topics.
The sermon was of such a nature thai
il appealed to the public in general
and TO all classes, for the audiences in
upon these meetings are
most cosmopolitan
After the service was over the band /
consented to play some additional num-
bers for the audience and the large
crowd stayed to enjoy these. The con-
cert was closed with The Star
Spangled Banner"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14
DRAGONS
GO INTO CAMP
Charleston Cavalry Here;
Second South Carolina
Infantry Comes.

The mobilization of the South Carolina
, national guard was completed here Mon
day with the arrival of a troop Of caval-
~ and an ambulance company, which
encamped beyond the Country club. The
second regiment of the South Carolina
infantry arrived in FL Paso Sunday, and
encamped west of the power plant in
Camp Stewart
The cavalry troop is the famous
Charleston Light Dragons, and is one
OF the historic organizations of the ma
tional guard. Capt. Wyndham NJ. Man
ming Is in command of the cavalry troop,
while Maj. A. NJ Brailsford commands
the field hospital company and Capt. J.
R. Pencil commands the engineering
company.
Officers of Second Infantry.
The following are the present officers
of the second infantry:
Colonel, Holmes B. Springs; lieutenant
colonel vacant major, first battalion,
Augustus H. SilcoX; major, second bat
talon. Trelawney +. Marchant; major,
third battalion, James W. Bradford; ma
ior, medical corps, Allen J. Jervey: chap
lain vacant; adiutant, first battalion,
William H. COgswell, IT.: adjutant, sec
ond battalion, John A. Rice: adiutant,
third battalion, Charles l.. Smith.
Company A, captain J. Lawrence
CAN'T; first lieutenant, Eugene L. Doc
ley; second lieutenant, Thomas W. Per
~.
Company B. captain, Harry o. With
ington; first lieutenant (vacant); sec
Ond lieutenant, Walter r. Hillen.
Company c, captain, Thomas R. Gar
ETY.; first lieutenant. John P Sullivan;
second lieutenant. William f. King.
Company D, captain. Christian H Ort-
mann; first lieutenant. Rudolph d. Ort-
mann; second lieutenant Vacant.
Company T. first lieutenant, Benjamin
F. Gaines; second lieutenant, James F.
Jeffords
Company F, first lieutenant. Thomas
b MARSHALL; second lieutenant, Archie
D. Willis.
Company G. captain. /. NJ Wingard:
first lieutenant (vacantl second lieuten-
ant. James T. Bagley.
Company H, captain, Joel J. Marshall
assigned; first lieutenant (vacantl;
second lieutenant, Robert F. Armstrong.
Company !. captain. James B. Keith:
first lieutenant. s. K Honour: second
lieutenant. William p Walker.
Company X. captain, Charles W. Null
drow; first lieutenant. Thomas L. Alex
ander; second lieutenant. Alexander
Brlmson.
Company L. captain. Robert T. Brown:
first lieutenant Allen r. Richardson.
second lieutenant, Edward Bradford.
Company VI. captain. Frederick ?
Poser: first lieutenant. J. VI. Owens.
second lieutenant. Fl. W Bookhart.
Headquarters company. captain and
regimental adiutant. John D. F. Never.
supply company. caDtain and regi-
mental quartermastcr a. Calhoun DovIe.
second lieutenant. William I. Watkins.
Machine gun company. captain. Ed.
ward b. Cantey: first lieutenant. VII
William G. Mazyek, James T. Moore
Sanitary detachment. CAPTAIN Tsado-s
Sehaver; first lieutenant. Theodore Ma
dox; first lieutenant. J. D. Harrison
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14
WAR PLAY BY MILITIAMEN
TO BE GIVEN TOMORROW

me war drama. Held by the enemy >,
Wv IN preparation by the Firbtb
~ nasSachusetts infantry. will be c-iver
al me Texas Grand Tuesday evening
- rms IS the. first time that a pIsv Of
by militia 0eh staged
"A great deal Of credit is due 70,
rank A Graves for his efforts in mis-
E., The play is Of the civil war na-iod
Ut, m i've acts willed with intense dra-
me cast consists Of three we'll l-,o-,-,
zEouns women OF FL Paso-Nfiss RneIsb
I 5To"n, Miss Nellie Mae Bowen snd
Mss MSS sarah Bridgers-who are snnnort-
me male characters of the NAV
,,,, ne play IS being produced un6er tbe
iin-rm l. direction of Pvt. Al Berg me
Nfaie cast consists of: Pvt. Earl
yam yam. Sergt Gordon Murcb &C..
hester 1.s Gogswell. Sergt Ralph R9ba7t
RoSi- Al Berg Corp. Thomas, Corn, W
SS,oDihson. Corp. J. Frye. Mus n
IP7di c5sg 81. Corr; J. Preston and PVT. ".
ne Eighth Massachusetts, inr,,+r,,
o oc,. VIII render selections betwea11
Charles Jennings u SergL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14
NON UNION SANTA FE MEN
PLEAD AGAINST A STRIKE

Santa Fe. N NJ. Aug. 14.-Nearly 200
employees of the Santa Fe lines in New
Mexico not members OF the four great
railroad organizations now threatening
to strike today. transmitted A petition
to United States senator Thomas B.
Catron. praying him to do all in his
power TO bring about mediation and
prevent the great strike. The petition
which is addressed to the president and
congress. says in part:
We the petitioners. are asking TINS
government to intervene and force ar
bitration and avoid the calamity of 4
strike. We feel it a great injustice TO
the employees of the Santa Fe in the
state of New Mexico. non members Of
the organized labor bodies. to be forced
out of service and our pay stopped on
account of the arbitrary stand taken by
the organized labor bodies in refusing
mediation.
The average pay of the petitioners IS
much below the average pay of the or
gained bodies and if a strike is per-
mitted it will work a hardship on US
and our families who are wholly de-
pendent upon our daily labor for a liv-
ing and the support OF those depending
upon US"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14
AXTON SERVICE
DRAWS CROWDS
Civilians and Soldiers Alike
Continue to Crowd goth
Infantry Camp.

Chaplain John T. AXton, 10th in
fantry. had the usual large audience
at his meeting Sunday night at Fort
Bliss. All the seats were full and hun
dreds of soldiers stood about the edges
listening to the music and the chap
lain's short, pointed talk
Several score of automobiles filled
with FL Pasoans were about the edges
of the crowd and the usual compli-
ments on the service were heard.
The attendance of soldiers. like that
of civilians. is voluntary, and the out
pouring from regular and militia
camps attests strongly the popularity
of the sermons and the services gen
orally.
The goth infantry band rendered
music during the services Sunday eve
ming and The Church in the Wild
wood which is becoming a favorite
song with the Axton audiences, was
sung to the accompaniment of an in
strumental quartet. As on the previous
Sunday. this song was repeated sew
eral times by the audience Miss Ann
AXton. who has just returned from her
summer vacation at Long Beach. Calf,
and Miss Zula Robinson, led the sing
ing. Miss AXtOn sang a solo An
other enjoyable feature of the evening
was a solo by Corp. Chester Miller. OF
fnatry-
AccumulatiYe Shining.
The chaplain's sermon was upon the
consequences of accumulative SHINING.
The first sin. he said. comes easily and
thoughtlessly- It is not so much the
first sin, he said. but the other sins
that are committed TO cover il up. that
does the damage. therefore. he argued.
the only safe thing is not to commit
the first sin He appealed TO the men
to live square" so they could look
their companions in the face conscious
of having done them no wrong He
said a man who wrongs others. imme-
diately begins evading the man he has
wronged. be the wrong ever so small
and that the sinner suffers in con-
science more than the man sinned
against.
The chaplain makes his talks short
and appeals to the good that is in men
He makes no long theological or
scriptural discourses, but goes straight
to the point of right living and its
BE good for the sake of
being happy might well be the text
of any of the chaplain's sermons He
shows the men the consequences that
their sins and indiscretions viii visit
upon them in their earthly life rather
than discussing any vague problem of
the hereafter. All his parallels and
stories are taken from life, pointing a
moral in life. and all the morals point
to right living as the source OF a clean,
happy existence
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-14
TEMPLE CLUB OPENS ROOMS
FOR THE JEWISH SoJDIrpS

= long felt want is being filled nv
me me new Temple. club. opened Sunday al
E-dst san antonio, in the opinion
ana the. American Hebrew conrregs-
IONS, VINO are supporting the club Tor
me nenefit of the Jewish soldiers now
between 500 and 500 soldiers 1ress1+
AZ the opening ceremonies, but the
Grub was thronged Monday.
writing tables, reading room and
preciated by the soldiers Everv vi
Gay evening rabbi Martin ZieIonka will
deliver a short address to the Jewish
soldiers Services will begin at 7
sing I'll III
me committee helping to entertain
az the opening ceremonies was com
posed OF rabbi Zielonka. chairman:
1tdhueI schwartz. secretary. Karl
Blumenthal, treasurer: Sol / Berg. 2
T. Lerner and David Klein.