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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-14
 "The City Beautiful"

The Birmingham Railway, Light X Power Company has just finished a partial under ground conduit system, at an expenditur approximately $25O,O00, in order 10 inc its efficiency in operation and to answer ne cry for CITY BEAUTIFUL, by eliminating the many poles and wires in the business sec- ton of the city With ncrea 5ed material and labor costs, the proposed bond issue would barely duplicate the underground distribution system without providing a generating plant
 Would you allow municipal plant to n- stall system of distribution in the heart of city like Birmingham and not install its wires underground?
 Would you vote 10 have the streets torn up and traffic obstructed for months?
 Would you do this when the experiment cannot reduce rates or earn profit?
 $2,5OO,OOO would not build plant and distribution system adequate to supply the entire city. It will be interesting 10 know which part of the city will be served Will it be the center of the city at the expense of the suburbs, or some of the suburbs at the expense of the center of the city or the other suburbs? Five hundred thousand dollars ($5OO,OOO) Is sufficient to serve only small part of the city,
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Birmingham Realty Co.
 2118 First Avenue
Suits Filed

The following were among the suits filed in the circuit court yesterday.
 J. H. Person, as administrator for the estate of Cornelius Curley, vs. Woodward Iron company, 5000. claiming that plain tiffs intestate became overcome with gas while working at the defendant company S furnace, causing death.
 Floyd Larrick, pro ami F. F. Larrick vs., H. W. Baggett, s1O.o0O claimed for all leged personal injuries from being struck by automobile.
 P. P. Larrick vs H. w. Baggett, $5VOo claimed for the alleged personal injuries of plaintiffs minor son.
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ONE CENT A WORD
PERSONAL

RATES-OBe cent q word days no ad.
 taken for less than 25c for first fnser- tIoa. Cash must accompany order.
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evening star pales the milky way That NORWOOD BOULEVARD. Finis moral They Reader if vu have neer n
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ENTERTAINMENT AND
 DANCE AT CONCORDIA

The Birmingham Social and Dramatic club will give beenfit performance for Concordia Beneficial society at Concordia hall. 1914 Avenue E on Wednesday. May A, D. m. The per formance is entitled "Dr. Quack," whicch was written by Mr. Harms, who also will act as stage director Dansing will commence after the per- formance.
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ONE CENT 4 WORD
FOX kn., .-nUpMS

RATES-One cent a word dnyi no sd. taken for less than 25c for first inser- ton Cash mUst accompnny order.
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FOR SALE

 Hudson Six, lights and starter. Stevens-Duryea Model X. Peerless 7-passenger. Fine for rent or jitney serv- ice. You can pay for same during reunions Also 1915 Hupp, 5-passenger. 5-passenger Oakland. 2-passenger Oakland. See these. Terms.
 SAUNDERS MOTOR
 CAR co. Main s745 2o21 Ave. D
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Help for Men
WANTED--HELP
Wanted-Cashier

One who can give bond. Apply at Jacobs
 Drug store.
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SCHOOLS
FOR EXCHANGE

LHICAGO inkpme property. any size, will exchange for farm land or other property. send full particulars of your properS Phil Bond, 54 Ran dolph st. Chicago.
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He Didn't Know

From Judge.
 Is that young lady l saw you with the other day your wife or sister,"
 Ell haven't asked her vet
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PLANTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

YOUR Palm Beach suits and straw nats
 cleaned by experts; prompt service; par
 eel post prepaid one way. Phone 561O
 Karps French Dry Cleaning, 2lN 5t9 ]. es> %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
GREATEST PITCHERS BATTLE OF SEASON
 ENDS IN 1 TO 1 TIE

St. Louis, April 22.-Cleveland and St Louis of the American league battled 15 innings to a 1-to-1 tie here today. It was the greatest pitching duel of the season, Izlepfer for Cleveland twirling the full game while Davenport who opposed him, retired for a pinch-hitter after going eight innings. Plank then went in and held the visitors to two hits for the remain der of the game.
 Nine scattered hits were made off Klep- fer and he gave but one base on balls, purposely passing Pratt when the locals got a man as far as third in the four teenth. Cleveland scored on Smiths sim gle, Gandirs sacrifice, Davenport's balk and Turner s infield out
 In. tho seventh Pratt singled; Miller, batting for Deal, doubled, Pratt taking third. but when Borton. batting for Hart ley. tapped to Klepfer, Pratt was tagged at the plate.
 St. Louis tied the score in the ninth 6isler reached first on Chapman's error, was sacrificed to second and scored on Shottens single. R.H. IL. Cleveland ........ 01o 900 GOO 600 00o-1 5 I St. Louis ......... GOO 600 o01 GOO 000--1 0
 (Called account darkness)
 Batteries: Klepfer and O'Neill; Daven- port Plank and Hartley. Severoid. Time, 3:os. Umpires. Hildebrand and O'Loughlin.
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AVONDALE MILLS
 DOWNS POLICEMEN

The police baseball team was defeated yesterday afternoon by the Avondale Cot ton Mill baseball team on the Avondale diamond, the score being 4 to 3.
 The police team had the odds in their favor until the last part of the eighth hiring. with the score to in their favor, when Jim Daley, pitcher for Avondale, got two-base hit. Ballard followed Daley with single. Roney hit line drive to right field good for three bases, bringing Daley and Ballard in home, making the score tie. Jones scored the winning run.
 The police team outplayed the Avon- dal boys in every respect. but had a lor of hard luck In the fatal eighth in- ming.
 The feature of the game was the hit ting of Ellis, Schweiket, Wagner and Rietta for the policemen. McCool and Daley for the Avondale boys did goood hittings
 | Batteries: Hudgins and Brown for the police team; Daley and McCool for the AvOndale mills.
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and T. R. Pell, e-4; 4-6; s-s. In all of The the rallies Behr was cratic. Rain and ner1 wind spoiled the display of true form in .ehrl the contests.
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lANVR|N LEADING
 AMERICAN I.E|:IAI('UE:
 WITH B|G AVERAGE
Cobb Below Form-Kauff
 Hitting .333-Kauffman i Leads the Southern; C0ombs Second

Chicago, April 22.--Janvrin of the Bos- ton Americans led in batting in the first week of the major league season, ac- cording to figures published here today, and including games last Wednesday, He has the startling percentage of .soe In the National George Burns, New York; Mollwitz, Cincinnati, and Butler, St Louis, have averages of 50e-
 Hal Chase ranks fourth in the National with .455, is tied with Carey of Pittsburs for the lead in stolen bases, with four, and with Safer, Chicago, and Markle, New York, for the lead in home runs, with one.
 Following Chase, the batters making up the list of s'three-thirty- three hitters are: Gonzales, St. Louis, .429; Compton, Boston. .4zs; Cutshaw, Brooklyn, AT; Daubert, Brooklyn, 400; Clarke, Cincfn- nat, 400; whitted Philadelphia, 1925; Doyle, New York, champion last year, 1885; Magee, Boston, .S75; Niehoff, Phila- delphfa, .375 Hinchman, Pittsburg, .3s4; Konechty Boston; Kauff, New York; Rar- iden, New York, and Baird, Pittsburg, .3SS
 Heinie Groh Cincinnati, leads in runs inveigled with six scored, and is tied with Whitted, Philadelphia, in total bases, at F.
 National league pitchers are led by Alex ander, Philadelphia, with two games won, and none lost, and Schneider, Cincinnati, with the sa me record.
 Ty Cobb obviously has not struck his gait, for he is far below the 1883 class, having hit fo ron1y- .231. Fol- lowing Janvrin in the 1888 class are Speaker, Cleveland, .474; Henriksen, Boston, .429; Gedeon, New York, .429' Baker, New York, 1885; Pratt, St. Louis, 36o; Hoblitzell, Boston. 1858; Scha1k, Chicago, .346; Heilman, Detroit, .S45; Jackson, Chicago, .33s; Burns, De- troit, 333.
 FGch, Chicago; sisler, St. Louis; Shorten, Boston, and Milan, Washing ton, lead in home runs with one each. Tobin, St. Louis; Gardner, Boston, and Baker, New York, are ahead in stolen bases with three apiece; Heilman, De- troit, and Veitch, Detroit, lead in to- tai bases, with IS. Jackson, Chicago, with seven has scored the most runs
 American league pitchers credited with two wins and no defeats are Fa- Der, Chicago and Ruther, Boston.
 The 10 leading batters in the South ern association are: Kaufman, Nash Lee, Nashville, .474; Walsh, Memphis, All; Bluhm. New Orleans, .467 Lem nox, Atlanta, .A62 Kores, Nashville, .462; Edmondson, New Orleans, .455; Paulette, Memphis, 400; Knaupp, New Orleans, 400.
 Hyatt, Chattanooga, and Pau1ette are leaders in home runs with one each Stark, Memphis, and Lee, Nash vile, are ahead in stolen bases, with three each; Paulette also leads in to- tai basex with 13 and Walsh of Mem- phis has scored most runs. seven.
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T-o; 6-1.
 Harvard's men won both doubles. Tn sensation was provided by G. c. Cane and W. Rand, third. beating Karl Bel
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Records Established

Des Moines, la. April 22.--rwo world $ records were established today in the university class at the seventh annual Drake relay meet
 In the special 220-yard. university dash, the feature event of the programme. Hoyt Of Grinnell colle8e won in 21 2-5 seconds According to Coaches Stagg of Chicago Farrell of Michigan and Gill Of Illinois, Hoyt's time represents new world s record for the 20 yards on a curved out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-23
HOWARD DEFEATS
 SOUTHERN NINE

Howard college defeated Southern university yesterday afternoon on the formers campus by the score of 6 to g. Duke was on the mound for How ard and pitched good game holding the Greensboro nine to five widely scattered hits.
 Stephenson pitched for Southern an6 was hit rather freely. Blackwelders hitting featured the game. His home run was one of the longest hits evel made on the Howard field. Score:
 R.H.E Howard e q Southern ....s..3.s--.....-... Al Batteries Duke and Roberts; Steph- enson and Quarles.
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Orertures to Spain

Berlin, April 22.--(via Wireless -"Ac- cording to reports from Geneva" says the Overseas News Agency, Great Britain has offered to Spain possession of Tansier if Spain will seize the German ships in Spanish ports and will consent to the closing of the Straits of Gibraltar to all neutral ships except those flying the Spanish flas."
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South Atlantic League

At Charleston: Charleston 10, Jackson ville 3.
 At Montgomery; Montgomery 6. Macon 6 (called end 10th, darkness).
 At Augusta: Augusta q Columbia '. At Columbus: Columbus 13, Albany l.
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Murray Sets Record

Berlzley, Cal, April 22-Fred Murray, Stanford universitys track star, today won the 1ao-yard hurdles in the world s record time of IS seconds flat at the Pa cific Association championship, held on the new California oval California won the meet.
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COLLEGE GAMES
Tennessee Loses Two

Gainesville Fla, April 22.-Opportune hitting by the Gators in the. first game and errors by the Volunteers in the sec- ond, gave the University of Florida nine both ends of a double-header with the University of Tennessee team here today, s to 5 and 2 to 1. Scores:
 First game: R.H B. Tennessee 5 9 Florida ........... 1
 Batteries: Hatcher, Brock and Hatcher; :; Rusenbush and F'arrior.
 Second game: R.H. E. Tennessee Florida ...........,.... + 4
 Batteries. Brock and Hatcher; Holland and Farrior
 At Nashville: Vanderbilt 3, Cumberland university 2.
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for
 Tax Collector ENOUGH IS ENOUGH"

My opponent. Mi. Bowers, after serving you for IT years on salary, asked you to promote him to FEE SYSTEM JOB, which has paid him $1O0,000.00 for four years Now that the fee system has been abolished and the office placed on a salary of 5000 year, he is asking you to elect him for another four years Grounding out 25 years in office).
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Has He Not Had Enough?

Hawkins, his only opponent, never held an elective office Of profit and is asking you to put him ton the job'' on a salary basis.
 Paid political advertisement. by James r Hawkins, Birmingham. Ala.
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door track. The previous record 21 s-5 seconds, was made by P. J. Walsh at Montreal in 1892.
 Tn the half-nile relay Wisconsin made the second worlds record in 1:2S 4-5.
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WEST SIDE CLUB
 IS CLOSE WINNER

New York, April e2 The West Side Fem his club had narrow escape from de- feat here today by Harvard Tho tally
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was four victories to three. R. l.. Will Hams, second, Harvard captain, and rated No. 2 on the National list, beat Will liam Washburn, rated No. s, in singles,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20
A Beavers Working Day

A young beaver in Regents Park Gar
dens, London, was once placed at work
upon tree twelve feet long and two feer
six inches thick, Just as the town clock
sounded the hour of noon. The beaver be-
gan by barking the tree a foot above ground
That done, he attacked the wood. He
worked hard, alternating his labor with dips
in his bathing pond. He bathed and la
bored alternately until fonr O'Clock in the
afternoon, when he ate his supper of bread
and carrots and padded about in his pond
until half-past FIVE o'clock. Ten minutes
later, when only one inch of the trees
diameter remained intact, he bore upon his
work and the tree fell. Before it fell the
beaver ran as men run when they have fred
blast Then, as the tree lay on the
ground, he portioned it out mentally and
began to gnaw. He worked at intervals all
night; cut the log into three parts, rolled
two of the portion into the water and re-
served the other third for his permanent
shelter. The work done he took bath.
-Harper's Weekly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20
Meet it Squarely

Two young men were attempting to
launch dory at point where there was
considerable surf. Several times they tried
to push out through the breakers, but each
time, the boat was hurled hack by the
waves which half-filled the dory and twice
tossed the young men overheard.
"Keep your boat head on and you'll get
through 'em,'' shouted an old fisherman
who was cleaning his mornings catch near
by.
The suggestion was acted upon. Three
minutes later, the young men succeeded in
passing the last breaker.
There is lesson we'll worth remember
ing in the hsherman's words. 1t is ever
the young man who boldly faces the diff
6cuIties of life, who masters them and
glides onward to the smoother waters be-
yond. There are those, who, fearing to
meet them sqnarely, receive the full force
of the blow and are hurled back again and
again, even as the two young men in the
dory.
The same waves tossing them back made
the floating of the boat possible. The OBJ
stacles which one often meets in life
rightly met, mean advancement,-Ex
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20
We Have Our Choice

1t is told of two buckets in an old well
sweep, that one found cause for complaint
because, no matter how full it came up, it
always went down empty. The other found
cause for rejoicing because, no matter how
empty it went down, it always came up
full of clear, sparkling water. ''Oh, its
coming spring. Summer will soon be
here!' exclaimed young woman on a
warm, thawy day in March. eyes. but
after that it will be fall and winter again,
walled another. Il do so hate the sight of
these rickety old fences" said one on a
drive. Said another, "Just see the roses
clambering over them and filling the air
with their spicy perfume, and the ivy,
that will glow with Crimson later!''
One who is determined to do so can al
ways find something to complain about.
One who is determined to be cheerful can
always fluid something to delight in. We
may have life gliltering with gems of
cheering thoughts and beautiful sights if
we will; it is ours for the taking. Sci.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20
AT RANDOM
From oar Exchanges
A Victory of the Spirit

The writer once made journey by sea
from Portland, Oregan, to San Francisco
All those who sat at the engineers table
were strangers to one anothes, and what was
worse, they seemed to have nothing in COM
mon. 1t was, indeed, an assorted lot
of human beings who we're far from being
satisfied with one another. Among them
was boy who sometimes spoke of his sis
| ter; he said she was confined to her room as
the result of the rough weather. 1t became
matter of politeness to inquire for her,
because of the boys evident anxiety and
affection for her.
Finally, the sister appeared at the table.
1t was startling appearance, and each
member of the company was put to it to
act as if nothing unusual had happend. The
young lady's face was dis6gured by great
birthmark; but out of her eyes shone
spirit so TRANSPORTED by love, and in her
manner there was a courtesy SO exquisite,
as if all her anxiety was for US, lest we
should suffer in her behalf, that we, who
had been strangers, and more or less sullen
toward one another, at once became united
in our desire to do honor to this valiant and
beautiful soul.
AS for the brother whom we had thought
rather shy and dull, he too, was transform
ed. His pride in her-a pride that took
fill cognizance of her peculiar triumph and
of all she had overcome-was almost as fine
in its way as her great victory over SELF
We who had been strangers, became friends
who grieved to part, and who grieved most
of all at leaving forever one who had faced
sorrow and singularity, and overcome them
by the sweetness of spirit and her trust in
the abiding compassion and appreciation of
others.
Here was one born tragicaily "odd''
who nevertheless achieved beautiful COM
tormity. She might have shut herself up,
and grown sad and suspicious. Instead,
she held out her hands to Life as one who
looked for great gifts by way of compen-
sation; and she was not denied. Eek.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20
Thru Storms of Life
Continued from front page


goal Death. Just think how many of us
here have drifted away like one of these
leaves. Sometimes tossed by sea, some
times by the wind. gosng to and fro, car
ried down the journey of life, meeting storms
and breakers, we can not tell where we will
drift to.
AS continued my reveries, thinking of
life and its mysteries, and of the future, a
butterfly, made its appearance. 1t went
from lilly, to lilly, careing apparently fol
nothing but the sweet of life. l could not
help from saying to myself: "How many
are like this little butterfly? But how little
we know, for am sure this butterfly has
its troubles, and so have those who have
made the world, and its pleasures, the
flowers upon which they live
The butterfly had hardly disappeared
from sight, when bird came-what
sweet little bird it was, in my fancy can
see it now on the shore of that little stream,
that empties into the great Mississippi,
Down the tree he came futtering from
branch, to branch, looking al the water
calling for his mate as if to say: 81 have
found water, come and let us drink to-
gether.' But the absent one did not come.
Soon after the bird was on the shore its
little feet leaving prints upon the sand.
L. and cknnDo1
MARBLE of JOY, then drank, and after it had
finished, sang as if to give thanks to God
for the beautiful water. After drinking it
spread its wings, bathed its little body and
flew away, and hid in the thick leaves out
of sight and for while could hear it sing
ing. How grateful that little bird seemed
to be to that God. who gave him the nice
cool water to drink.
After the little bird had gone, ] went to
the spot where it had drank. Nothing
could be seen but its footprints, and even
they, would remain but short time, and
after while no one would ever know where
its feet had been. So it is with the foot
III
leave our footprints through the journey of
life? Who can tell what storms we are TO
have before US. Some may leave the noble
foot prints of honor, and some footprints
of dishonor, only God alone can tell. No
doubt we have all heard of the terrible storm
that overlook the disciples of Christ, our
Saviour, on the sea of Galilee. And how
they were almost ready to give UP in des-
pair. And just at the last moment the
loving voice of our Saviour called. 81 have
come to save you, do not fear.
And just so it is with us, we all have our
storms to pass through, and l do believe
that many of US have passed through worse
storms than ever blew over the sea of Cali
lee, but if we only hope and live in hope,
we will no doubt, in the distant future, see
the dawning of brighter day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20
Unexplored America

How many of us know that there is one
portion of the American continent that,
thus far, has not been penetrated by the
white man; that, indeed, is almost as little
known to the whites as it was on the day
Columbus landed on American soil? This
land is not so great in area, but it is ex-
ceedingly wild. If this region were the
Brazilian hinterland, along the eastward
slope of the Andes, it would not seem so
remarkable that it should remain unknown.
But our credulity is strained when we
learn that this land lies in the northeast
curve of the sothern continent South
America. This unknown land is the inter-
ior of British Guiana.
The country contains lO4, ZOO square
miles and population estimated at 300,
600, an average of less than three persons
to the square mile. The greater part of
the population is assembled in George
town, the capital, and in other ports along
the coast, as well as in the the lower ports
along the reaches of the Demerara Berbice
and Essequibo rivers, the principal streams
of the country. Near the coast are found
the Carib Indians, who are comparatively
friendly with the white man; but in the in
terror roam the Tarumas and the Atoradis,
warlike and crafty.
In the early Spanish days, during the
hunt for Eldorado, several expeditions
proceeded through what is now British
Guiana. Somewhere in the deep forests
the bones of the Spaniards lie. The gold
seekers were never heared of after they
disappeared up the slopes near the sea
1t was believed, when Great Britain
took possession about century ago, that
the country would be explored and opened
% settlement, but Comparatively little has
been accomplished. Explorers, taking their
lives in their hands, have penetrated some
distance into the interior, but beyond a
certain dim, underlined line, they die. No
thing is known of the vast, silent forests of
the interior. Edwin Tarrisse.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-20
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