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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-01
SHEFFIELD

Sheffield September 3o,-(SpeciaL)
Monday morning, October 2. at the open
ing of the fall term of the circuit court
at Tuscumbia, Judge Edward B. Almon,
congressman from this district, will adj
dress the people on national issues.
Judge Almon has only recently returned
to his home in Tuscumbia, and his adj
dress will doubtless prove an interesting
one. With the national election only
short time off, the people are greatly in
terested in the issues of the present
campaign, and the congressman will dis
cuss these issues
A mistrial was entered on the docket
Of the Lauderdale county circuit court in
the case of Irvine Porter. administrator
for the estate of l.. o. Gulley, against
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company, in which suit was brought for
$50, 900 damages for the death of Gulley
last January, train of freight cars be-
ing bumped W switch engine, which
caused Gulley to fall under the wheels
The jury stood IL for the complainant and
one for the defendant
Having broken all records for attend
ance, number and quality of exhibits.
Interest in the races and morse snow and
amounts given for prizes, the Tennessee
Valley association closed its most sue
cessful fair at the fairgrounds in Tus-
cumbia tonight. 1t is predicted that a
good. dividend will be paid and that
many improvements for next year will
be made as result of this prosperous
fair.
Sunday, October 8, series of revival
will haerfr at nj
nue. Presbyterian church, this city. The
pastor, DIR. B. G. Mitchell, will be as
sisted by the Rev. F. l.. Wear of Hunts
willie, who Is a very able minister
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ritating and unfair burden on the pro-
Queer of cotton-the only agricultural
product which suffered as a result OF
the European war and the only. one on
which the revenue bill would have
placed a tax.
Following this victory, Senator I'm
derwood proceeded against the section
of the revenue bill which provided a
prohibitive tax on dyestuffs. There
was no effort made by the President
and his advisers who sponsored this
section to conceal the fact that they
wanted to abandon the democratic poll
icy of tariff for revenue only and
resort to one which would protect
American industry. Against this aban-
donment of the inherent principles OF
the party, Senator Underwood pro-
tested in several virile and unusually
strong speeches-speeches which clio
tied expressions of commentator from
the press of the north, east and west.
Declaring that that party which for
political expediency abandoned funda-
mental principle courted defeat, the
senator urged his colleague to stand
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This "fraction" con

the strike. This fraction" consisted
in the creation of what is sometimes
called the eight-hour day. AS mat
ter of fact, it was nothing more or
less than a legislative provision re-
quiring the railroads to pay trainmen
an amount for eight hours of work
equal to that which they now pay for
10 hours of work
1t was palpably the means of pur-
chasing peace-at the surrender OF
principle, Mr.. Underwood contended,
When the measure was before the
Senate, he declared that obviously it
would be unwise. unfair. to surrender
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against" with a spirit of buster the cool
facts of the well informed Albanian.
mildly hammered dreadnaught.


mildly hammered dreadnaught.
Next, Senator Underwood precipitated
his fight for the insertion in the army bill
of a nitrate section. Such section had
been defeated in the House. The subse-
auent debate was memorable because II
was spiced by the charge, preferred by
Senator Underwood, that the Duponts,
New Jersey manufacturers of explosives,
had for selfish reasons superinduced the
defeat Of the nitrate section in the House,
and were at that time, endeavoring to
secure its defeat i'll the Senate. AS a
result of his effort a tentative nitrate
section was included in the bill. and with
this feature on which to work, the con-
ference committee, of which Mr.. Dent
was the moving genius fabricated the
famous provision under the terms OF
which the government at Muscle Shoals
or elsewhere will construct at cost OF
$40, OOO, 0Oe a plant for the manufacture OF
gunpowder and fertilizer This was per-
haps the senator's most notable victory.
Shortly thereafter, he secured the pas
sage Of a resolution providing cots and
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UNDERWOOD'S FIRST SPEECH

Senator Underwood.s first speech in the
Senate was in defense of the democratic
tariff. Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania.
after one of his periodical absences. re-
turned to give vent to his chronic crouch
against democratic achievement. He bore
down with all his weight against the
tariff. Senate leaders insisted that Sena-
tor Underwood answer This the senator
did without reference to any manu-
script or book or document, he talked in
figures OF prodigious length. His knowl-
edge as against the generalities OF Pen
rose was .dumbfoundng. His victory was
complete. The Pennsylvania has never
since that memorable morning run up
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Alabama's Delegation
Taking High Rank
Among Lawmakers

Willingness on the part of Alabama s
senators to cooperate means much for
the welfare of the state
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

was callod fool and a drramer
and mavbc ho lived and died before
he succeeded i'm having his tribe
adopt 70 far use In warning against
its enemies
"Whcn it was proposed IN parlia
m,nt that q railroad De- built from
Liverpool 90 Manchester, peer
rose iu the house OF lords and said
that people could not breathe IL
th,y won't as fast as hf'con miles
per hour
Gle said the train would strip
bare of wool The backs ~ sheep
which happened 10 be near the
track and that tho erection Of a
railroad would mean the death OF
am thc cattlc. because the cinders
would kin Tho u8ss in the pastures
and that The smoke and gas from
the engine would suffocatc the peo.
pie
"You laugh row, bu' y you had
been there Won would have thought
hr was n wise man, bat he was q
fool
~ was tho same with electricity
II was impossible 20 make a man
believe that buildings would ever
no lighted with electricity, or that
hc could stand and speak into a
mouthpiece md talk 20 friend "a
hundred miles away, or that n man
could send message by the tick
NJ am instrument that would h"
heard thousands OF miles away II
w0s long timo before the world
would adopt electricity
There was only slight step he.
tween fooUshnoss and power there
is only SLIGHT eicp between heay.
On md hell and there is only a
light step between salvation and
sin
Nothing win ever moan power to
Won unless YOU take hold ~ n and
I'm that WAY ho convinced To cor.
denim thing without giving n a
chance shows that YOU arc fool
whose word ls not worthy ~ being
considered
an these things scemed foolish
because We were fools Christian.
~ is not foollshness- is YOU who
arc tho fool
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09
Only Short Step From Heaven to M Billy Tells Big Saturday Night Audnc

malodor- OF tho BARNARD
"A sheep loves The fresh green
grass iu the fields and clear water
10 drink
"A saloon keeper would not on
Joy himself iu red hot pra'rr
meeting II would be impOs .a.,
for good man 10 be- az home iu a
booze Joint. whore there was lm
~ disappearing and cursing men. A
tirtuous woman could not b. AZ
home In a red Hight district
some people go one way some
another Nothing is more foolish
10 the un-aved man than the Bible
You will never cease 20 be fool
until YOU cease 20 be sinner and
accept Jesus Christ knowledge is
nothing 10 an ignorant man 70
an educated man II is power
You need no argument as "a tho
power of the trolley car, all that
is necessary o. for YOU 10 see the
car going up the hill crowded w.ah
messengers. YOU need no argument
10 decide that whiskey is a cur7".
all you need is 10 see man stag
gerlng home drunk you need no
argument as 20 the power OF God
You can't argue against II. and
you're fool If YOU do.
Tho text just as good a. says that
the world looks like one thing to "a
blind man and Ike another 20 The
man who can see.
90
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

when We became wise enough 70
take hold ~ steam it became pow
cr The power was there all the
time bur We were too big fools TO
know II
~ is the same with Christianity,
God has been waiting all this time
20 demonstrate 20 you that IL IS
power
Two boys stood on a bridge near
which was strung a trolley wire
one of the boys said n carried cur
rent enough 20 kin and the other
aid not believe n leaning over he
caught the wire In his hand, and
was thrown lifeless 10 the tracks
below
"The text comes like q word of
judgment dividing Tho world INTO
two classes. The saved and the lost
what is foolishness 70 the unsaved
ls power Of the highest order be-
cause OF God
"If The Bible is nonsense 10 Won.
you ought 10 be- alarmed II Is I'm
possible for a man 10 he saved and
not know Jesus Christ Latin and
Greek are nonsense 90 the man who
knows nothing about them Music
fails drad on the unmusical ear
"You may think that raising
money for this tabernacle was fool
i5hness and say, why don't YOU
give the money 10 The poor"
Old Judas put up the same plea
and the Lord said Not that he
cared FOR the poor. hut he was an
old lobster
"ff the atonement Of Jesus seems
foolish 20 YOU, you're a most dan.
Ecrous man in town 10 live with
Painting and sculpture do not ap.
peal 20 the man Who knows nothing
about them Like the man who
view the sl50O00 painting Of The
Madonna. and remarked; Gee whi2.
that's a fine frame
we show what We are by whore
We are There is a law of gravita-
tlon In character the same as in ma
ure
Hogs like slop and the more
filthy and sour & is the better they
like IL. hogs like "a wollow In the
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

they grow cold. And the little hun
CRY. ragged whisky orphans hur
led 10 'he coffin shriekng in agony
Police, whose hearts We're adaman'
buried their face I'm their hands and
preacher fen on his knees and li0
ed his clenched fist and tear-stainc'
face and took On oath before Go
and before the Whiskey orpN1r
that he would tight the cussed bus
ness until the undertaken carrie q
him ont I'm his conn
You men now have a chance +,
show your manhood Then in tho
name OF your pure mother, in ia,
name OF your manhood. IN the name
OF your wife and the pure innocent
children that climb mp i'm your lar
and put their arms around your
neck, In the name Of all that Is good
and noble, fight the curse. Shall YOU
men. who hold i'm your hands the
ballot and IN that ballot hold the
destiny Of womGnhoOd and children
and manhood shall YOU the =over
'ign power refuse 10 rally In the
name Of dofencelcss men and wo.
men and/natiye land2 40
''I want every man 20 say Gou
vou can count ON me 10 protect MY
|lfo. my home. my mother and my
children and The manhood of Ameri
ca
by the mercy Of God, which has
given 10 YOU the mistaken and un
'hakable confidence of h,r love, !
Jes,cch you make a hEht for the
women who wait tonight until the
saloons -prw out their husbands
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

rEa Lord Ju-u Christi What b.
means D. to rust Him as YOU trust
3D. Surgeon. tu rust him as you trust
Fuu doctor. Iur builder who Juilded
'uur house. fIo banker who takes
slrc o., ymr money
Jesus knows moro than You do. 500
don't un with Him lor of rou
people b,y' Tonight have thousands
oH drnu.f and yw trust the banks
DroulA fa keep your life savings
there
Good didn't send FITS Son into the
world tr condemn it lt was al
ready .or1omnod. and lie sent Jesus
'hH r0 save b. When jury
Hud man guilty and ne is sen.
..urH d.. f's Judge i' i9 not trial
rha- mau needs. but q pardon lIe
w. u.. the world 20 save and
lIe ..ou. cam save.
Not Necessary to Understand God
~ isn't necessary for you 10 am
i.r-Wu3 tu. power Ot God ina your
salvation lou don't understand
electricity aW ynu can send a tcler
cram a telephone message. YOU
cam enjoy electric light I'm you.
tpwu Nou don't know how your
food inflated 'o uourish your
uad HuI lNr won strength for
yuur aas .'' N.l you have 10 do
IS E. .f thD food }U YOU have
rn du fo WELD to Jesus Christ
Cod HN atr care Of the rest of II
T'. ..r..r .f God -ryls from tho
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

things have been done Your grsndI
.3lhcrs laughed You can't stoc|
religion by making fun of IT,
And every power r. able 10 demI
onstrate Itself sometimes thiuH
that II W. were not so dull God
would make us all rich with the iatI
,nt powers lying everywhere about
US.
but every uower will demonstrate
Itself n given 70 chance one spard
u' Gre viii demonstrate the bowed
of pile OF powder more than all
The books in 80 libraries So a man
s8ye Of religion All there's noth1
ing In g." Wcn. why don't you taks|
Jesus Christ into your heart and
give God chance 10 demonstrRtd
Hs p0wcr9
Md YOU can get The benefit Of thd
power only nv oheying the law "a
E1u would get the benefit ~ water|
tt.n won must obey the laws Of wal
Tor.
So with The Christian life A Tod
30 mon arc so close 20 he'll now
they Dan smell The fumes. but won't
give God "a chance.
lwIr. fool why don't you
obey 'Np law OF cod and see n this
power ot God Will not deliver yo,l
from swearing. gnd booze hghtins!
You arn tte biggest fool this side
~ hnH II You don't
Nog buy railroad ticket and get
ou fNo train 10 Won have obeyed
the laws of the railroad IL will carry
rou to your destination II The con-
. dueur punches the ticket instead of
punching yog then Won know that
yrUre sot "a good ticket
Won needn's argue as TO whethes
or uu' nave been born, and YOU
needn't argue as 10 whether or NOT
I ! have ever been born again. win
say YOU are Just a. years too late,
or YOU are just 27 years too late. \
know 7 WIS born of my mother
and know ! was born again of the
I Spirit ! am as sure Of one as Tho
( other
Put God 10 the test He says: III
any man comes unto Me, him will
in novise cast out
! Copyright, 1916, by w Werner.)
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

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''" .' WIZ .'' 81" I'i7 ''''"u 'IN'
...'. wv y '' " 1''' y" u"' pay
'' w '' "'''
Lesson on Nattlesnakes
"l feel Ikc ana old fellow I'm Ten.
uo~seo who made his living by
catching TJftI,-I axes Tie caught
one with fourteen r5ttles and put
/, tu uoN with glass top. one
Ola, when boz was saving wood his
Nrr -N.ro'3 boy JIm took the
.Id of and fNr t.trIer Vriggied out
and struck Hm ,r tbc cheek. He
au 90 hts a.Hor and SAID The rat
rl.r has Dit ne The father ran
and chopped The RATHER 10 pieces.
and with Ni- uckGnifo he cut
.huu from 'ln boys check and
rI0n sucked Wl sucked az the
V,,.nd .o draw oar the poison He
Iopa.d u. ..u.r jim. watched the
pupils o. bic eyes dilatc and watch.
ed him swell io three times his nor
NAL zp Watched his lips become
par.hrd and cracked. ana his eyes
Ion aI lIrr Jim gosped and died.
"1h, father took him i'm hiH arm
..r.pI um over uy hp side of the
1aul,r got uu BITS knees and said
oI. God would uU, give little
Jim for al ltn ra'tlcgs that ever
,raul,1 oNrr lD Blue Ridge Noun
.Ir.
And would NOT give one boy
f0r ,..rv ar dollar you goD from
th. h,II-ursl H.nor nusinos. or
tr.m ,s.. .r.n.tt and distUlcry
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09
saturday NIghts sermon

nuly sunday sermon ON Sawr
dly nigh. follows
Text First Corinthians. I, u.s..
For rhc preaching oI thc cross is
to them that perish looli.hnrs. but
20 u- which are saved, it Us llc
power of God
There is nothing more foolish 90
the man who s. pcushug Than this
meeting And whenever you hear a
man knock yop know what nc i-
clamoring FOR
Men have always etriycn after
power The world WASH very old
until man noticed thr strength of
tho oN and hc immediately coveted
D.. hy tanned and yoll,d l' and made
IL Go his work for him
"Alan h8- al v.t4 appropriated
power and that is vb, The world
has grown That l,d ro the iuyrr.
ton of 'he sling tta arrow the
cannon fh' rHilWay- and everything
which makes our lies brighter and
our burdens lighter
"Nlan soon discovered the horse
can run fastcr than ho can and ho
caught 20 nrd4ad 10 -adilo1 Dr. hor
ucsscd t ard t.ds, 'hr horse is
rNe most u-cfu' animal lu thH world
Man. fnr weakest thing tn th"
world lourrd 90 be- 'hr strongest
and man hea1N 90 exercise hs wits
The results If This louaing are seen
I'm everything vc have TODAY
II, Nacovrrrl th1t there Wa
power IN fho current whom h' tried
a. swim against 10 ard rs result
no. h3rno=sed b. ard made it Wrn
tho vhorle Of machinery. general.
electric current and bear oar -hp-
Man WAS not content to remain the
weakest
and yot man was slow 20 learn
No douh' f took many ages 20 orig.
mate rhr frst wagon uN'ci. Every
power today Ra- foolish once
"Wo know O. men who taF" mad'
discoveries who were ~ first called
drcamsrs and fools iwha.Ues tana
tics and crouks Maybe fhc man
who invented rho hoN and AFRO"
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

cd until 10 developed into ugr r.
iigion OF TODAY
The same power oupr, ej Them
fhat oppressed Jesus uu -'U tu.
kept ou They We're driven from
place 10 place. uu' 'heE Au,a what
they said WAS true AN rhr devils u
hcll and on earth couldn't stop them
and all that infdcl- can hIrat aua
.r out can't stop it today
You might as we'll shoot green
peas against Gibraltar with g0y
gun or Try % sink The b1'r'ihp
Illinois with "a shotgun as 10 try to
overthrow Christianity.
Where Is The Jewish power Co.
day II is swept from Jerusalem
and that city is iu the power uf .n.
nfdc.s the Turks today Bu God
viii bring The Jews back 10 n
Whore is rhc B0man poWcr7 TI.
palace Of Caesar, and the Coliseum
are in ruins 40 longer do th.
LEGION ~ Caesar tramp and Oh.
eagles of Rome nod u rho
Where is i'7 Gone Wt fbr or
az Jesus Christ is rho greatest pow
or ON earth today
Bible Has Spread All over World
There have been some ot tH,
greatest and ferCp-f wars aaH.u-.
the Bible. hut the blessed old book
has 'r.umphed over them HI |
thl- night here ar, upwards o' 1HH.
100000 copies OF it in circulation
It has made and i- making con
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

your money and you have an empty
stomach, and ycJ you will walk up
and vote for the dirty business
Come on, cut out the booze, boss
Get on the water wagon get on for
lho sake OF your wife and bdbl'-
and hit The booze blow.
Come on. ready, forward march
Right left halt. We are IN front oi
dry goods store
What do you want"
Calico
What do you want?'
Calico
What do YOU want2'
"'C-nco
Calico. AN Right, come on.
The stores are stripped
Hey DryE0ods Houses send
down calico. The whole bunch has
voted out The saloons and We have
such a demand FOR calico We don't
know what 10 do
And the biz stores telegraph 20
Fan River to ship calico, and tho
factories telegraph 10 buy cotton,
and they tell their statesmen 20 buy
cotton. and the cotton plantation
man sees cotton jump up 10 $3.50 a
bale.
what is the matter Your chill
dren are going naked and the whis.
ky gang has your money That $
what's the matter with YOU Don Z
listen 10 those old whisky oaked
politicians who say, stand pat on
the saloon
Once Drunkard Now Buys Home
Come with me Now, remember,
We have the whole bunch OF booze
fighters on the water Vagon and
I'm going home nov over here /
was John The drunken bum. The
Vhiskoy gang GOT my dollar and /
got quart over here am John
ON the water wagon rhe merchant
got my dollar and ! have his meat.
-four and calico, and I'm going home
now BE 81 over so humble. there &
no place like home without booze.
NWifp comes Our and says
Hello John what have You
goto
Two porterhouso steaks. sally
What,s that bundle Pa"
Cloth 20 make YOU q new dress.
Sis Your mothe, has fixed your old
ONO so often IL looks IKE IS crazy
quilt
And what have Won there"
That's pair OF shoes for YOU,
Tom. and here is some cloth TO
make YOU pair Of pants Your
mother has patched the old ones so
often they look like the map OF the
United States
"Whst's the matter with The coun-
try? We have been dumping the
money into tho whisky hole that
ought 10 have been spent for -four.
beef and calico. and We haven't tfHd
hole filled up yet.
"A man comes along and says :
Are You drunkard ~
Yes. I'm "A drunl,ard
Where are you going
"I ann going TO hell
"Why2'
'Rccausc tho Good Book says
40 drunkard shall inheril Tho King
dom Of God so am goinG to hell
Another man comes along and
/ say Are you a church member
"'Nos. am church member.
Where are YOU going?
"'l am going 10 heaven
"'pid you vote for the saloon ''
"Np-
Then vou should 80 to hcll'
Say, If the man that drinks The
whisky goes 10 he'll. thr man that
votes for the saloon that sold tho
The Detroit times., 1916-10-09

Colored fellow that shined the shoes
and my dollar spread Itself and no
body is made worse for spending the
money
- join the Rooster Club for bust
ness and prosperity \ man said
~ will tell YOU what Is the mat
ter with tho country irs oyerpro
duction
You lie; It is underconsump.
,ion.
SAY. wife. the bread that ought
10 be in your stomach 20 satisfy tho
cravings Of hunger, Is down yondcr
in the grocery store. and your hus-
band hasn't money enough 60 carry
1t home The meat that ought 10
satisfy your hunger hangs in The
butcher shop Your husband hasn't
money 10 buy q Tic cloth for "a
dress IS Wing on "a shelf In the store
but YOUR husband hasn't the money
to buy 70
"Tho whiskoy gang has his money
What Is the matter with our
country? would like 10 do Ike
fhis | would like tC SEQ every
hooze-fghtor get on tho water wa
con would Ike to summon an the
drunkards i'm America and say
b"EH w -, a., A. a. ~. ou "nI CIV
W. "'''
SAY S5oooooOoo viii buy all
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uP "a UNA w.. ,.-,,'..5 -
,"orcb rieh, 1eft there come Vim
AN the drunkards We viii line mp
i'm front ef butcher -hep THc
butcher SAYS What do YOU want
"a niece Of neck
40. how much do 7 owe you7
5000. Here's your dough NoV
give mo "A portorhouse steak and
"A .irIoin roast
Where did YOU got all that
money!
Went 10 hear Bill and climbed
on the water wagon.
Hello What do won want9'
'Reefsteak.
What do YOU want
Beefsteak.
"We empty the shop and the
butcher runs 10 the telephone. Hey,
central. give me the slaughter
house Have Won got any beef. any
pork and mutton
They strip tho slaughter house
and then telephone to swift. and Ar
mour. and Nelson Morris and Cuda-
hv. 10 send down train loads Of
beefsteaks
mh,, u,,.r w.co, Will Mea,
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