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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
FUNERAL SERVICE
 OF JAMES LAWSON
 HELD YESTERDAY
James Burgin Still in a Critical Con- dition, But Has a Fighting
 Chance to Recover

Funeral services over the remains of James Lawson, foreman of the Empire Laundry company, who was killed in an automobile accident early Saturday morn ing on the Tidewater car line about four miles west of Birmingham, near Duck Pond, were conducted from the family residence, 2212 Sixth avenue, north, at 8 clock yesterday afternoon. The Rev. ". w. Dorman officiated. Interment fol- lowed in Forest Hill cemetery. The de- ceased is survived by his mother, Mrs. Gussie Lawson; a brother, Arthur Law son; two sisters, Mrs. Letta Cozy and Miss Ruth Lawson. The following were pallbearers: Jack Duke, w. c. Burleson, w. R. Taylor, Jonnie w. Fable, J. John son and Mir Crisenberry.
 James Curtis Burgin of Ensley, who had his skull fractured in the accident, is still lowering between life and death at the I1illman hospital. The Hillman hospital authorities said early this morn- iBg that there was a slight improve ment in MT. Burgin, and he has a chance to recover
 A. J. Zimmerman, a listing clerk of the First National bank, who was seri- cusly injured about the arms and body, was resting easy last night st his resi- dence, 33O0 Twelfth avenue, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
TRADES COUNCIL
 ENDORSES BRANDEIS
 FOR SUPREME COURT
Trouble Adjusted Between Birming- ham Foundry and Machine Co.
 and Machinists

The Birmingham Trades Council met in regular semi -monthly session yesterday in Machinists' hall. A number of the locals sent new delegates and there was an unusually large delegation in the hall. It was reported that the trouble be- tween the Birmingham Foundry and Ma chine company and the Smachinists had been adjusted.
 What is known as senate bill No. 32O2 and house bill No. S352 was discussed; this bill provides for the care of per- sons who are citizens of the United States, but not legal residents of the state where they are temporarily located, who are suffering from tuberculosis and are without funds. The bill provides that the government reimburse the hospitals treating such cases, 75 per cent and the state from which they came pay the balance The council indorsed the bill.
 The council indorsed the appointment of Louis D. Brandeis for supreme court jus tice The industrial labors committee re- ported the meeting of January 2S in the Jefferson theatre. A vote of thanks was extended to Hon. Isadore Shapiro and Ben Davis for their highly instructive addresses on that occasion A number of letters were read from congressman in reference to their indorsement of many ot the bills now before Congress for the benefit of the working people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
MANY ATTEND THE FORMAL OPENING OF
 MEMORIAL CHURCH
Oratorio ''Hymn of Praise" Effectively Rendered by Chorus of 25 Voices
 Under Mrs. S. J. Vann

The Handley Memorial church was formally opened yesterday with the com rnunion service at Il o'clock in the morn ing. and a special musical service at o'clock in the afternoon. The pastor, the Rev J. Frank Turner, preached at the morning sercice.
 In the afternoon Mendelssohn's beauti- full oratorio Hymn of Praise,' was ef- fectively rendered by chorus of 2 voices, with the following solosists, Miss Marguerite Travers, Miss Inez Smith, Mr Erin Farley and MT. Baxter Eastburn under the direction of Mrs. Sidney J, Vann, organist
 The church was beautifully decorated for the dedication and the two services yesterday were attended by crowds that filled the Sunday school rooms to over flowing. The main auditorium has not N ct been completed The new church is located on the corner of Twenty-fifth street and Thirteenth avenue. north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14

John s. Leedy, exalted ruler of Bir- mingharn lodge of Elks, is one of the stellar attractions at the Elks' min stel show, which will be presented al the Jefferson theatre next week.
 He will give his famous monologue "She Trun Me Down." which is based on a true incident in his eventful ca reer.
 Tn his early youth John s. decided to enter the state of matrimony, he be- ing at the time very much in love with most charming little girl.
 To bring matters to a close he de cide6 to propose. His business instinct caused him to propound few business questions before he took the plunge that were as follows:
 Do you know how to keep house?'
 "Of course do," replied the girl
 Can you cook?"
 why, certainly"
 You can sew, I suppose?'
 Like a machine"
 Well, you are just the girl I have been looking for. Will you be my wife?'
 Not so that you would notice it. is not wife you want, it's a hired girl"
 John s, will tell the sequel to the story at the minstrel performance tc be given February 23-24 at the lief ferson theatre for the benefit of the Confederate reunion fund and the char ity fund of the lodge. c. H. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
NOTED OPERA STARS
 TO BE ENTERTAINED
 AT COUNTRY CLUB
Frederick Gunster Has Invited a Number of Friends to Meet
 Celebrities

Frederick Gunster, Birn.ngham's well known and popular tenor, will entertain a number of the stars of the Boston Grand Opera and the Pavlowa Imperial Ballet Russo at the Country club at l o'clock today.
 Among those who will be present are: Mile. Pavlowa and her husband, Mon sieur Andre; MT. Mardones, Ricardo Martin Miss Maggie Teyte, MT. zena- tello, who studied with the same mas ter in Naples that MT. Gunster studied under, Carlo Sebastiani; MT. Chalmers, Graham Marr Madame Luisa Villani, Madame Maria Gay Tamaki Miura and her husband, Dr. NIiura. Among MT. Gunster's Birmingham friends who have been invited to meet the stars are: Mrs. Campbell Maben, Jr., Mrs. Orline Ship man, J. H. Barr, Murray Brown, Frs kline Ramsay, R. A. Brown, Sanborn Smith, Will Housenan, Robert Thach, Jr., and Oscar Underwood, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Boys Captured

Austin Walbrink, J. W. Bentley and Joe Mulligan, 1S-year-old boys. who es- capped from the Boys Industrial school at East Lake Thursday night, were captured in Memphis Saturday night. The boys are also charged with entering the department store of Kartus & Weinstein, 200 Second avenue, north, Thursday night and taking clothing and shoes val ued at $150 Detectives Propst will go to Memphis this morning to bring them back Warrants will be sworn out for the boys on charge of burglary and grand larceny It is alleged that Wal brink and Bentley entered the store ot Doster-Northington Drug company sev- eral years ago, and were sentenced to the industrial school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Keeps Other Commissioners Busy Trying to Think of
 Something '.Newsy"
VALIANT EFFORTS
 MADE TO KEEP UP
But Somehow the Attempts Have a Way of Falling Flat and Bar Der Always Gets in the
 Headlines
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Trying to think of the newsy thing to say is the official indoor sport of
 the city commission at the present time
 As usual Commissioner Barber has proved the incentive.
 Prior to the inception of MT. Bar Der as city commissioner it was diff cult for the newspaper scribes to gar ner anything of lustrous nature from the verbal pearls allowed to drop at various times by the members of the old board The city commission in those days were a naughty lot. with tre- mendous responsibilities, and with the dignity that accompanies such weighty control. Interviews in the newspapers in those days were considered 7nly proper on such prosaic subjects as the general prosperity of the district and
 the ravages of the boil weevil But as
 a general thing the commission looked
 on newspaper publicity with a good
 deal of bashfu1 aversion-and even that
 timid soul, James Weatherly. shuddered
 at having one of his Rabe1aisian quips printed.
 But alas and a1ack. those were the days of long ago.
 ENTERS PRIVATE LIFE Culpepper Exum decided that private | life with its ample opportunities of cornering most of the worlds wealth was an ideal occupation in comparison with being unappreciated office holder, and this gave George B. Ward an opportunity to spring back into public life. George jumped with the agility born out of long restrained de- sire.
 T,or, ad;a+a1,, +1,froa re ,,~x.r. -.,1... 4.. gan picking up about the city hall.
 Reforms were hinted at. general house cleaning was proposed. There ] was suggestion everywhere, and 1t made news that usually sarted out with: Commissioner Ward proposes. or President of the City Commission George B. Ward issued the following
 statement" Finally this sort of thing l passed on to where the eternal dodo slumbereth. Then the deliberations of the Chamber of Commerce and the let | ters to the editor of the Rev. A. J.
 Dickinson again assumed their proper 1 importance in the world of news. But as the newspaper men assigned | to the city hall were about to despair at the lack of things to write other than the monthly reports of the city comptroller, the fire, health and build 1 ing departments along came new Warwick in the field.
 HE ARRIVES Arlie Barber arrived. With insidious quietness he worked the defeat of Judge A. o. Lane, for throughout the campaign he withheld himself from the insouciant newspaper
 birds of prey
 T called on 5000 homes throughout the city" said MT. Barber, and there the men and women knew my message. It is advertising that no newspaper could have given me. Therefore have nothing to say to the press.' It was just like that A simple, bold (Continued on Page Efght)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Rector of the Church of the Advent Gives Views on Controversy as to Sunday Regulations
SABBATH PROBLEMS
 SAME TODAY AS IN
 TIME OF PLATE
Church Intended as a Leaven, He Declares, and
 Not as an Organization to Frame Compelling Laws


 There may not be much spiritual value in moving pictures, but there is a great deal of spiritual danger in multitude of people with noth- ing to do."
 am opposed to it Sunday ordi- nance because it is most in- tensely undemocratic, in that small sectarian minority in spirit of legalism is seeking to impose Its conception of a holy day on a great community"
 Gods people, all of Gods peo- pie. Let us remember them. Let us not use our church organiza- tions as clubs over their heads, threatening their liberties unless they think as we do.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Grand Larceny Charged

Andrew Goodwin and B. Bank, negroes, were arrested early Sunday morning by Officers Brent and Ryan on charge of burglary and grand larceny. The ne- groes will be transferred to the county jail today. It Is alleged that they en- tered the warehouse of c. A. Jones on Nineteenth street and Tenth avenue. north, Saturday night, and stole several bales of hay, which was found later by the arresting officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Crawford Back From East

w. w. Crawford, president of the American Trust and Savings bank, re- turned last night from New York, where he had been for a few days on business. While away MT. Crawford attended a meeting of the directors of the Alabama Great Southern railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
POLITICS LIVELY IN
 SEVENTH DISTRICT

"The Seventh district is going to stage one of the prettiest congressional races held in the state this year. said Horace Afford of Riverside, who was in Birmingham last night Much in- terest is being taken in the joint meet ing to be held at Fort Payne tomor- row, when Watt T. Brown of Ragland, L. B. Rainey and Congressman Bur nett of Gadsden will speak from the same platform. This will be the second visit made by Congressman Burnett since the campaign opened.
 Watt Brown is making an excep- tionally active campaign, delivering ad- dresses in all the principal places in the district He is also waging a personal campaign, making an automobile tour of the beats in each county. MT. Rainey is also very active, having already de- livered several addresses. On account of the activity of his opponents, 1t is expected that Congressman Burnett will spend considerable part of the time before the primary in his district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14

That the government is practically cer- tain to authorize the construction of an armor plate plant at a cost of about S1OOo,oO0 and Birmingham will have every opportunity to present her claims as the proper location for this plant, was the statement yesterday of Morris w. Bush, president of the Chamber of Com merce, who has been investigating the situation in Washington for the past two weeks.
 MT Bush was also of the opinion that Alabama had not lost her fight for recognition in the matter of supplying coal to the government, and he was hopeful that the question would be set tied in way that would let Alabama coal compete on an equal basis with the coals now being used by the govern ment
 Concering the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, at which MT. Bush was one of the dele gates from the local chamber the Bir- mingham president was highly enthu- siastic. He predicts that this orginiza- ton is destined to be one of the most potent forces for good in the nation in matters affecting business and legisla,- ton.
 HOPEFUL FOR ARMOR PLANT
 T spent sometime in Washington in- vestigating the possibilities of securing for Birmingham the armor plate plant, which it IS proposed the government es- tablish," he said. T am hopeful over the situation, and was assured that if the construction of the plant is author .nlaa l,I
 Birmingham will be allowed every op- portunity to present her claims as the site for the plant. That is all that we could expect, and all that we could ask. It would certainly be unwise to try to have any measure put through ar- bitrarily selecting any place as the site for the plant, and there would not be the slightest opportunity for such bill to pass.
 While I was in Washington, the Sen- ate committee having the armor plate plant in charge, reported favorably on la bill providing for an appropriation ot $11 ,000 900 to be used for that purpose
 The idea prevails in Washington that the armor plate plant is certain to be built,
 but there will hardly be a general mu-
 nitions plant bill providing for plants large enough to do all the work of the government. It is thought best for the government to have these government owned plants to supplement- the plants of the private companies, but not to dlsplace them.
 Tt is considered that it would be un- wise for the government to make all its own munitions, as that would practically
 put all the private plants out of busl- ness. It is planned to have these gov ernment plants to make part of the muni- tions, but at the same time the govern ment is to continue to buy from the prl- vate plants. Thus, in case of war, the government plants and the number oi private plants, can by running full time meet the needs of the country. These government plants will also enable the government to keep closer check or the charges made by the private com panies, and can always be used to fal back on if the private manufacturers re- fuse to make fair prices.
 Tt is planned to have the armor plate
 bill passed and then let the President appoint committee of army and navy
 experts to make a thorough investiga ton before selecting the location of thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14

One of the most gripping sermons ever delivered in the city was that of the Rev. M s. Barnwell, rector of the Church of the Advent, at the II o'clock service yesterday morning. The theme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
Af the PhofnnIav Houses

Trianon- Souls in Bondage with Nance O'Nei1.
 Cclonial-"Lydia Gilmore with Pauline Frederick. son Manor
 Princess" From Out of the Part" with William Humprey
 Odeon Two-"A Duel in the Desert with True Boardman.
 Alcazar-"A Knight of the Range, with Henry D. Carey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

At the Bijou-Boston Grand Opera com pany in Madame Butterfly.
 At the Lyric-vaudeville matinee, 2:SC p. m.; evening" 7:SO and g.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14

Sabbath must invariably give way when It's rules ana regulations ran counter to 1ran's welfare, The Sabbath was made for r1ali, and not man for the Sabbath. Tie issue could not well be more clear cut The well-being man, physical. men tai, moral and spiritual, was the very first considerations
 And so if we are to be Christians, one thing stands out very definitely: Sunday legislation must not be considered as bearing on the character of any particu- lar day, tut as bearing on the happiness Of a community and the welfare of God S children. Any other point of view is necessarily unchristian. Sunday observ- ancc must not be thought of in terms of the Old Testament laws of Moses. btu in the spirit of the New Testament lo VI. Of Ct,ricf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
REV. MIDDLETON s. FAREWELL
 Rector Church of the Advent


 was the observance of the Sabbath day and while no personalities or innuendo were indulged in, it was apparent that the sermon was wholly based on the proposed Sunday observance law now pending before the city commission.
 There were many eloquent passages in the sermon, but eloquence was less considered than the striking thrusts and forceful arguments advanced by MT. Barnwell. At the close of the ser mon, the rector was warmly congrat- ulated by the men and women who composed the large congregation. Mir. Barnwell announced the follow ing text:
 1 Exodus 3l:15-"Six days may work be | of rest holy to the Lord. Whosoever doeth any work in the Sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death" The sermon follows:
 ..There is the law of Moses concerning l Sabbath observance, a nice, simple and effective law It leaves no room for doubt Tn our minds as to it's intention. | There are no loopholes through which the clever w-breaker may escape. It would solve the Sabbath problem by gently, yet firmly removing those who would Irt fane the day. It is the very crown and capstone of Old Testament Sabbath legislation. If we are going to be Pharisees and win to righteousness by the law, let us be good and thorough 3oing Pharisees To those men who would like to govern the city by the Mo- saic code, I commend this law as most effective
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
CHARGES AGAINST CHRIST

There are eight separate instances given us in the New Testament where Christ was accused of violating the Sab bath ordinance, and in every case the issue was the same, namely: the sanctity of the day versus the welfare of man. It wss against the law to do a work of healing on the Sabbath day. The only exception was when death seemed immi- nenr. This law Christ consistently vio- lated. The law that set it.eir up against the welfare of the people was wrong, and therefore it was not Gods law at all. There could be no talk of the sane tify' of a certain day. when the helping of humanity was at stake Seven times He healed the sick on the Sabbath day. Once He commercialized the Sabbath by gathering in a part of the harvest to feed His hungry disciples. In the eyes of the Pharisees these were crimes of blackest hue. They were scandalzed be- yond all expression. The Sabbath of our fathers is endangered, they cried, using the very words that we have heard so often of late in Birmingham. We have law and by our law He ought to die.' The matter was discussed in the Sanhed- rin. a council composed of priests and
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
TRIBuTE TO TUSCALOOSA

AJ
 But you know the thing I liked best about Alabama on my visits here-that was the city of Tuscaloosa. It's broad streets, its beautiful homes, typifying the finest of southern and colonial archi- lecture; it's beautiful trees, and then the air of the city and its people. To me it seemed the typical southern city, the kind that I had heard southern ora tors and speakers tell>of for many years I understand now that Tuscaloosa has recently taken on new life in business pity to me that such fine old city should change at all. I have ever since my visit to Tuscaloosa pointed to it as my ideal of a southern city
 ssOn the occasion of my first visit to Ala bama I made trip with some of the other members of the rivers and harbors committee on the Warrior river and some years later I made a trip down the Alabama river from Montgom. cry. You may rest assured that I am keenly interested in the development of this section, because for many years the Warrior river was one of the principal items with which our development work in Congress dealt. hope that it will not be long before this stream will be used as it should be-to carry millions of tons of freight to the gulf coast every year"
 While Senator Burton positively refused to discuss politics, he was perfectly will ing for politics to be discussed-by the other fellow. He was interested in hear ing about the recent republican commit tee meeting here and asked concerning the leaders in the party in this state. I. was evident that he expected an un- instructed delegation to be sent from this state to the Chicago convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
NEVER WAS A SUCCESS


 so-called, never was a success, even in Jerusalem. With all their drastic legis- lation they still had a Sabbath prob lem to solve. For example, most of their clothing was tied about them with strings and it was against their Sun day law to tie Knots on the Sabbath day, so certain kinds of knots were exempt ed A camel drivers knot was unlaw- ful, as was a sailors knot but knots on the clothir g, knots around wine-skins and packages Of food, were permitted. It never was defis tely settled. Some of the rabbis contended that any knot that could be tied with one hand was lawful. Another, that only knots of a permanent character were forbidden. And so on, ad inf;nitum. Many volumes could not con tain all the rules and regulations for the proner observance of the Sabbath day. and we smile at these things, for we know that not in the least did the well fare of rnan or the glory God depend on them.
 s.rhe fault with the Mosaic code was fundamentally tbs: it said in substance that human welfare was naught where the sanc;ity of the Sabbath was con- cerned. If a man works on Sunday, kill him. That was the spirit Of the thing. Man might suffer, and man might die, but the Plarasaic peace of the Pharisees Sunday must be preserved.
 ISLANDER ON GOD "The system of laws was called the law of God by the Pharisee. It was a islander cn God. He never made such laws. They were laws that the priestly faction and the sect of the Pharisees had foisted on Israel; laws that the re- ligious extremists of that time invented for their own aggrandizement. and for The legal protection of the particular de- romination to which they belonged. The system ended in failure.
 And SO there came another law-giver. 1 He came not to destroy, but to fulfil, to 1 add to lhv old law the point of view of l Gcd which it lacked before, and which | # needed to make it effective and com lplete He maintained that the Pharisees ! had the cart before the horse, and that man was not made to die that the Sab bath might be preserved, but that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14

mood when seen at the Tutwiler. After discussing fully the question of the War rior river, the Senator turned to his pre- vious visits to Birmingham and Ala bama.
 -The Pittsburg of the South, that what the people called Birmingham wher was here just 19 years ago this month, ' he said .'This was a thriving and grow ing city, but frankly. it did not look much like Pittsburg. stopped at the old Florence hotel, and the difference between that hostelry then and this mag nificent hotel is about in line with the general development which have noted hara
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
HE ARRIVES

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-14
THE fF ST NATIONAL BANK Y Birmingham, Ala.

Statement Dscennber s1. 1915
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-11-03
complete ACCORD
WITH ROOSEVELT

HUcHEs' FoREioM POLICY DC
TATED ~ the JlNco WHO.
HAD HG SEEN IN THE WHITE
HOUSE, SAYS ex-PREsIDeNT
TAFT. ~WouLD HAVE PLUNGED
Uo INTO WAR;
Gunnison news-champion., 1916-11-03


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