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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-01-08
CLERK ALL RUN DOWN
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with pimples. | got SO weak had to
put up an awful fight to keep at work.
After taking many other remedies with
out benefit Vinol has retored my health
and strength. Roy r. BIRD.
For all rundown. weak. nervous
conditions of men and women, nothing
equals Vinol. our delicious cod liver and
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New Iberia. La.
New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-01-08
THE PAUPER'S FRIEND.

In modest. transformations
way. a partly solution of the qucS
ton OF transient pauperlSm is be
ING attempted by DR.. w. i. Cars
tens. The use of the unused
town jail bullding has been tend
cred him by the Commissioners
The Doctor. who is very earnest
and sincere in this humane work
! intends TO put the building in
thorough sanitary condition. lie
expects his charitahlv inclined
friends to help him defrav the
very small expense involved.
institutions. having national
regulations, such as Rest :
awhile" the clubhouse" pre-
sided over by Jane Adams of
Chicago. the Jacob Riis children s
retreat on the Jersey coast. had
their origin amid this simple con
ccption. AS long rs the hrmanc
treatment and the RECOGNITION Of
the inevitable plight Of the paupcr
is not a menace to the town s
treasury and is a labor Of love to
those who make special study Of
these sociological question it
deserves the announcement and
the endorsement Of the commun-
ltv. Under our present highly
organized industrial and CONNER
cial system. where merit and abil-
itv become The recognized asset
of the individual. paupcrism rep
resentS the memorable looir Of the
situation. There are three basic
conditions that propagate pau
perlsm and keep its vitality sup
lied from the stormy sea Of life.
The first is Wcak-mindedncSs. that
is the defective. that man is con
signed to a life Of gloom and in
eNitablc hardship; his services
have no utility to society: with
him existence bccomes a question
Of meat and bread. of food and
water. of primitive animal exist
cncc. His ease is hopeless hut
it still has the spark that cxcitcs
society S spot Of pity and succor.
The second is the product Of en-
vironment. the victim Of habit and
custom. If taken in time rescue
is possible: A prey Of vice and
Of acquired criminal tastes and
aspirations. he becomes the great
est danger to society. The qres-
ton becomes largely a question
OF education generated by practi-
cal charity and those experienced
in rescue work. The third is rec
ognizcd as a disease Of heredity.
an atavism that perpetuates the
crime. the cunning and vice bred
by an outlawed ancestry. If
a small part Of time in this
age could be sacri-
feed. that brand Of paupe-
rlsm can. by expert treatment be
entirely eliminated. Will our
little local band Of samaritans |.
DR.. Carstens' effort and
strengthen his hand to support
the additional weight and sacri
fee he has voluntarily imposed
upon himself9
Genuine Fr?ternal;sm.
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New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-01-08
PASTIME
THEATRE
TODAY
Sc. and IOc.

London. Jan g. Arthur Hen
d'rS"n, president Of til" board Of
education and leader Of the Labor
party III the house Of commons:
William Brace. parIlanloutarv IN
der->"crotarv for hornc affairs.
and Georgc II Roberts. lord COM
missioner Of the treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
FIRE FIGHTERS WILL
 BE FEATURE OF FIRE RETENTION DAY

A parade of the fire fighters will feature the observance of fire preven- ton day tomorrow. The development of the fire battling machines will be Iorcibly impressed upon the observers, for when the fleet of 14 magnificent motorized machines speeds down the avenues of the city Monday it will be followed by the -antiquated horse drawn unit and by one hose reel, the pioneer of the days when flames were master of men.
 Commissioner Barber has authorized the fire department to give display of their equipment tomorrow afternoon as a means of impressing in vivid way the fact that 75 per cent of fires are preventable. In the o6 public schools of the city Superintendent of Education J. H. Phillips has declared a recess that speakers may inform the students of fire prevention day.
 A monster demonstration has been planned for the thousand students of Central High school. In the morning Commissioner John R. Hornady will deliver an address to them. At o'clock a respite from studies will be granted that the students may assemble in East park. At given signal an alarm will be sent to the central fire sta tion and two superb units of the force will respond at top speed. A sham fire fight will be staged to show how the aerial trucks and motor pumps work when fire imperils.
 Chief Sidney Middleton stated last night that there would be IS units of fire fighters in the parade. Starting at 1 o'clock at Fourth avenue and Nine teenth street. the principal thorough fares of the city win be traversed by the concourse of machines. The parade will end at o'clock at East park. The trucks, pumps and hose wagons will be decorated with banners, for it will be gala day for the fire laddies.
 H. G. Seibels, chairman of the Bir- mingham fire prevention committee, has urged factories to hold fire drills and otherwise observe the national day, which is the anniversary of the Chicago disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

Fore! Hoot mon, we are going to have a municipal golf links in Bir- mingham.
 The suggestion of Ned Brace in yes- terday's Age-Herald that the city con- struct municipal golf course on it's hundred or more acres comprising the Green Springs park property met with ready response throughout the city.
 All of the city commissioners are en- thusiastic over the idea; each expressed himself as desirous of doing everything both in an official and personal ca- pacity to put the project across
 WARD WANTS TO START IT
 President of the board George Ward said; Its bully suggestion. I am strong for it. The Green Springs prop erty is an ideal place for a public golf course And it no doubt can be put in preliminary shape quickly and at small expense There are so many natural hazards on the property that the outlay for constructing traps, bunkers and so on will be eliminated"
 I'm going to dig up my driver and burnish my brassie and officially open up the city's golf grounds by driving the first green" declared MT. Presi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
SUCCESSFUL CAREER .OF TWO BROTHERS IN ELECTRICAL FIELD
After Phenomenal Growth Local Concern Will Enter Retail Field and Will
 Have Special Display

An interesting story of growth and development is reflected in the announces ment that the Matthews Electric Supply company will extend it's field to the re- tail trade in Birmingham, at the new store. 2o12 First avenue, Tuesday.
 Five years ago to Birmingham came two brothers, c. R. Matthews and H. w. Matthews. who opened a supply company to furnish electrical equipment. As the firm grew older it's volume of business increased until it forced the Matthews brothers to seek new headquarters Tho present building, four stories high and with a vast floor space was secured to serve as home for the company
 The phenomenal growth of the conn pany is attributed to the training and ability of the officers. H. w. Matthews, the president of the company, is grad uate of the electrical school at Cornell university. Upon his graduation from the Ithaca institution he accepted po- sition with the Westinghouse Electrical Manufacturing company and for five years held an important position under the electrical wizards By virtue of this training he acquired a keen understands ing of all that was electrical and was eminently fitted to serve his patrons when he started in business for himself.
  treasu of the company, is graduate of Furman university. He was connected for several years with the auditing de- partment of q large manufacturing sym dicate and thus learned the inside work ngs of the clerical department. The balance thus was struck happily when the two brothers leagued themselves to- gether.
 The Matthews Electrical Supply com- pany is the distributor for the big elec- trcal companies in Alabama. In a num- Der of lines the company is the exclusive state distributor for the General Electric company. It is the general distributor for the Hotpoint Electric Heating conn., pany, the American Ever Ready com- pany and other large electrical manufac- turers.
 In anticipation of the opening of the retail department the company has placed on display a beautiful exhibit of elec- tric portables and heating devices of all kinds. All varieties of electrical aids to the household are in evidence in the new addition.
 The retail department will be In charge of U. E. McClary, who is a specialist in the retail angle of the trade. He IS an experienced salesman.
 The opening of the new phase of tho business has been set for Tuesday, and special displays have been arranged Tor the event. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
BOARDS S|T|NERARY
 STILL INDEFINITE
Washington Advices Say Southern Trip of Farm
 Bank Board Unsettled

The itinerary for the southern tour of the federal farm loan board has not yet been definitely settled, according to au- thoritative advices received from Wash ington It was indicated sometime ago that the trip of the board to this section would begin this month and reports have been current that they would be in Bir- mingham before the end of the month.
 The members of the farm loan board will have complete charge of locating the 12 banks throughout the country, and due to/the strong fight Birmingham is making for one of them, keen interest is felt here in the proposed visit. The withdrawal of Mobile as an applicant for one of the banks left Birmingham and Montgomery the sole contenders from this state
 Oscar Wells, chairman of the commit tee which is looking after Birmingham s interests in this matter. stated last night that he had received no information re- garding the itinerary of the farm loan board .'We have had some correspon- dence with the authorities in Washington regarding this matter, and, of course, we expect to be notified when the tim erary is definitely decided" said MT. Wells I've will present to the members of the board brief of our claims as well as oral argument and we hope they will see fit to visit this city for the hearing However, up to the present time we have received no definite in- formation from the board regarding the plans for the hearings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
SOUTHERN OUTING CLUB HAS PUT ITS QUARTERS IN SHAPE Equipment Has Been In stalled on the Warrior
 River for Use of
 Members

The Southern Outing club has put its quarters on the Warrior river in condi- ton for the use of it's members. The directors call the attention of members to the fact that the store room is well stocked with eatables and salaried caretaker is in charge.
 In addition to building keepers house, two large and commodious tents properly screened have been built. The club has four sl1iffs for which outboard motors have been ordered. There are four beds and five cots with plentiful supply of bedding. stoves tables, chairs and utensils for the cooking tent, an as- sortment of fishing tackle and a drilled well with a good supply of fine water
 Members of the Southern Outing club, all of whom are members of the South ern club, are: F. w. Barrett, l. C.. Beatty. F. L. Bivings, A. J. Bowron, F. w. Bromberg, W. M. Bussey Charles Carper, L. V. Clark, Charles G. DaVls J. D. S. Davis, J. E. Donelson, H. M Dozier, c. w. Ferguson, A. Gibson, II. B. Gray, Wyatt Heflin, R. c. Heron, Rob- ert Jemison, IT,, J. G. Johns, John L. Kaul Julian Kendrick, w. H. Kettig, G. M. Lathem, John $. Leedy, w. w.. Long, J. G. Mccall, Carr Mccormack, H. D. Mccormack, Richard w. Massey R. S. Munger, G. F.. Murphy, + B. Musgrove, F. F. Norton, Jr., w. II. Ol- iver Julius Ormond, E. Redd. F. R. Simpson, D. F. Tally. E. B. Vaughan, D. Wilkinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
BARBER IN EARNEST
 !. ON PHONE SCHEME
If No Legal Hitch Develops Commissioner Will Insist
 on Automatic System

Commissioner Barber says he is in earnest about compulsory municipal telephone serice.
 lie says he means to urge the adop- ton or his resolution presented to the commissioners last Tuesday and re- ferred to the legal department for it's opinion as to the validity of such a resolution.
 The telephone system now being urged by MT. Barber is of the auto mat1c type. He desires to require, by ordinance, that every person who builds, occupies or dwel1s in a house shall provide for a telephone of such type as is adopted by the city. ''Why not?" asked MT. Barber. Whats wrong with the proposition alarm poles of the city, the present conduits. and if necessary. and pro- vided it can be arranged. use the poles Of the Bell company at nominal rent for our telephone system? It would be easy to use the poles and equipment of the city in the event the scheme meets with the approval of the commission, for the different public utilities. For instance. the current of the city could supply the light and power to the
 citizens of Birmingham. these wires would be on poles of the city, the fire alarm system could use the same poles and the telephone system could use them also. This means three separate
 public utilities being operated at the original overhead cost of one." | MT. Barber stated that he favored compulsory use of the proposed muni- cipal telephones. "If we can require a
 man to use certain kinds of sanitary plumbing in his house, why can't we require him to wire his house for a
 telephone of the city and then make
 him pay rent on it?"
 The legal department Is looking into
 the proposition and will report it's findings in the matter at the next com mission meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
NEW PASTOR TELLS OF PLANS FOR WORK HERE
ssThe Human Ministry of Religion Subject of the Rev. Byrnes'
 Sermon

'.The Human Ministry of Religion" was the subject of the sermon last night delivered to the First Christian church by the Rev. Thomas P. Byrnes, the new pastor.
 The minister in part spoke as foiiows'
 ..In speaking tonight on The Human Ministry of Religion mean that re- lgion as broad as humanity and winch is preached and interpreted with the breadth which it deserves.
 sgrhe minister of religion today is first of all a man among hen, he is a human brother of his fellows, who rises above all class distinctions and the ministers 10 and helps men because they are human and need human help and inspiration.
 "The human minister of religion IS an interpreter of life, preacher Of freedom, of love and goodness, the revelations or nature. and the inspirations of today
 "He is a man from among men, one who has loved and hated, laughed and cried known the joys and sorrows or nu- man life, been stirred by ambitions, known the victories and the defeats or human. life, and all this helps him to understand men, to sympathize with men and women in all the Varleo eApeiieheeS of human life.
 "rrhe human minister of religion VIII mingle with men in all the walks of life, in their homes and firesides, in shop and factory, in church and school, in the marts of business and trade and every where he will be friend, teacher ana helper of his fellows.
 This my friends is the spirit with which I have come to this city
 T have come here to live. to work and to teach.
 CT am here to be builder, a social creator and constructor
 q am here to engage in social and civic work, to help in the charities and philanthrophies of this city.s am here to join with the business men in every good cause in which they are engaged to make this city a better place in which to live.
 q am here to help forward the intel lectual life to help the cause Of educa- ton and give my hand of support to the schools and colleges of your city and state.
 sI am here to work with all church and Christian people. to join the clergy and the laity in all those movements and causes which we have in common, and , make for the unity of the spirit in the religious life of this community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
HAYNES SPEAKER AT
 REUNION YESTERDAY
Birmingham College Presi- dent Addresses Sunday
 School Class

The Ramsey brotherhood Sunday school class of the First Methodist church held class reunion yesterday morning. There were some 200 or more present at the exercises sA The songs by the class glee club were especially we'll rendered and the Solo by Miss Sara Kirkley was very , impressive. Dr. E. c. Yielding gave an interesting talk on 'The Homecoming"
 The address of the occasion was deliv- cred by President Thornwell Haynes of Birmingham college.
 T understand this is a get-together meeting" he said "The wind and rain and dew and sun and soil get together and create trees from which we make Sour chairs and tables and houses and bridges and thousand other useful and beautiful things.
 Fire and water get together and gene- rate steam which carries us hurrying across counties and states and conti- nents.
 "A brush and palette and canvass, light and the genius of painter get to- gether and produce pictures before which men stand in wonder.
 "Violin strings and violin, a bow and
 
 behold you and I stand enraptured
 So you will understand when I say that, excepting Christianity, God could shave made any religion on earth with himself and one man. But to make Christianity it required God and not less than two men.
 ''All progress, whether social, industrial or spiritual, demands association. You have often seen picture of two men standing with hands clasped, and be- meath was the inscription, United We Stand; Divided We Fall And this is a good motto for the accomplishing of all Gods work whether it is raising a family organizing state. or creating. a world.
 Tt was a not getting together which caused the fall of the angels in the be- ginning. When Adam and Eve made lthemselves inharmonious with God then began your and my calamity. When Cain ceased to understand and work with Abel there was fractricide. When the earth mocked God there was flood And when Europe fell out there was physical and moral and spiritual earth quake which shook not only our little globe, but reached itself almost to the gates of heaven
 Tn a word, the worlds tragedy has always been discord, because when s&here,S lack Of rain there's famine; when there's want of love there's hate; and when wind and tide is adverse there's storm and often shipwreck.''
 The speaker remarked how the greatest things in the world were things which could not be seen such as honor and love and sympathy and duty, and that such heavenly virtues as these were created only by men coming in contact with one another "They cannot pos e.;lH IA tAl l,xr for rnnr one man loves himself he is the personi- fication of selfishness and when he hon ors himself he is bigot,' he said. 'At the present time 1t is much easier for man to create these virtues than ever before because of the many inventions. the many doors, the many avenues whereby men now meet one another.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
To Stop in Montgomery

Jackson, Miss. October S--Gov. Rich ard Manning of South Carolina, with a number of prominent business men from that state and several representa- tives of the department of agricul- ture, left here today for Montgomery. where they will make brief stop en route to Columbia. S. c. The party on Friday completed tour of the cot ton growing sections of Louisiana, where cotton growing, storage and marketing methods were studied. The methods used in Louisiana to combat the boll weevil were given especial attention. Governor Manning stated a report of the Louisiana trip would be made public in a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
Y. M. c. A. Will Start
 Bible Class Campaign

The Young Mems Christian association will launch tonight a campaign for Bible class students for the courses that will begin later in the month. Five courses for men and five for boys will be con- ducted through the winter. Some of tho best Bible teachers in the city have been secured and will give courses
 All interested parties are invited to attend the supper at the Y. M. c. A tonight at 6:30 p. m. The speaker of tho occasion will be E. M. M. Richardson. the newly elected state secretary of tho Young Mems Christian associations of Alabama,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09

Ever alert to furnish the enormous crowds that are thronging the fair grounds with an abundance of entertain ment, regardless of cost the fair tffi- cials announce as a big added attraction the Natiello Royal Hussars' band of Russia direct from all the big eastern fairs. This famous band arrived in the city last night, and will give it's first concert at todays matinee. One of the big features of this band is the singing of Miss Conway, noted grand opera singer.
 Memoli's band of Birmingham is musical feature ofa the fair, the addi- tional band being secured because the attendance has been away beyond expec- tation and additional music is needed. These two big musical organizations will furnish the music for the fair, and will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
RUSSIAN HUSSAR BAND
 ADDITIONAL FEATURE AT
 BIG ALABAMA STATE FAIR
Noted Musical Organization and Opera Singer to Give Daily Concerts in Grandstand-Other Concerts to Be Held
 in the Exhibition Building

render concerts twice daily in front of the grandstand.
 It has been decided also that music will be rendered throughout the day and evening in the various exhibit buildings and that there will also be an uptown band playing on the streets daily.
 The present fair is destined to go down in the history of Birmingham as one of the largest ever held and attendance records will in all probability, be broken.
 From a musical viewpoint, with such musical organizations as the Natiello Royal Hussars and the Memoli band the fair will score one of it's greatest suc- cesses.
 Miss Conway, the soloist with the Ma tiello band, is one of the foremost of grand opera singers and her singing will be q distinct feature of the fair.
 Come to the fair today and enjoy the big musical treat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-09
THE AGE-HERALD WAY"- EXTRAS GIVE ALL
 THE NEWS ABOUT SUBMARINE. WARFARE

Age-Herald extras issued last night gave Birmingham the first informa- tion about the daring raid by German submarines on commerce ships along the New England coast.
 And Birmingham showed her inter- est and appreciation by buying up the extras as fast as they could be printed. Scores of newsboys spread from the center of the city to all the suburbs, including Ensley and Besse- mer, to spread the big news.