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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17

For 30 Sundays, beginning September
%, Birmingham community singers will
be housed in Loew's Bijou theatre at
the expense of the city Of Birmingham
and through the consideration of Mar
Gus Loew, owner of the theatre, who
has surrendered his motion picture
nights for the Sundays to Prof. Robert
Lawrence, director of the community
singers, through whose efforts city
commissioners agreed to finance the
community singers through the winter.
THE successful termination of my
plans, since they were wrecked by the
renting of the Orpheum theatre to other
parties before I could get the city to
sign the lease said Mr.. Lawrence last
night, is most gratifying to me and to
the people who have SO faithfully backed
me, and to the city commissioners they
owe the praise, for they have been
broad minded, oonsiderate of the people
and most liberal from the very start
of the community singing"
Mr.. Lawrence took the matter of Sc
curing Loew's Bijou UP with Manager
CORDOBA as soon as he was informed
that he could not get the old Orpheum.
which has been converted into a garage,
and letters were secured from local
newspapers, the city commissioners and
Salvador Caheen and Immediately sent
to Mr.. Loew by Manager CORDOBA. Mr..
Loew replied at once that he would
agree to the proposition. In doing this
the management of the Bijou is showing
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
MOTORCYCLE SCOUTS
VICTIMS OF ACCIDENTS

Officers A. M. Ellis and J. c. Shell,
motorcycle officers. were injured yes
terday afternoon by falls in rounding
curves. officer Ellis fell at Eighth
avenue and Eleventh street. north, and
was considerably bruised.
Officer Shell fell at Twentieth street
and Fifteenth avenue and sustained
somewhat serious injuries. His right
arm was broken and left shoulder dis
located in addition to being bruised on
all parts Of the body.
He was rushed to the Hillman hos
pital in the police emergency wagon.
DR.. Cecil CASTOR operated on his shout
der last night and at an early hour
this morning was reported as resting
well.
The accidents are the first to occur
to the local motorcycle squad in sew
eral month Both will be off duty for
several weeks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
OPEN THIS MORNING

"Johnnie, where's your books:
Get your cnp! Have you got
handkerchief Mary, come here
and let me put this bow on your
hair, and you wash your hands and
Glenn your finger nails. William,
while Susie gets me n needle. so
can sew up that hole in her
stockings"
Naw-this amt Mrs WIGS of the
Cabbage Patch" on dress rehearsal,
but 1t is Monday morning, September
IT, and thereby bangles the beginning
of nine months hard work for the
girls and boys Of Birmingham. School
opens today.
This afternoon you will be reminded.
If YOU have a son or daughter, or
perhaps several, you are going to have
to dig down and buy up a lot of text
books, an armful OF pencils, tablets,
drawing books and SUCH If you are
not so fortunate as to have to educa-
tie child or children. you are going
to hear their chatter, their kiddish.
girlish, boyish sal1ies as they tramp,
tramp, UP and down the streets this
afternoon, en- route to the school sup
ply store or home with an armful OF
mysteries which they will spend nine
months in trying to solve and to con-
vert into wisdom.
school days-readin' an writin' an
They are on. and we are
going to see less OF young America
for nine months, but young America
is going to learn more of us. as their
flexible brains become crammed with
pointed things that will train the.
young idea how to shoot.
The young minds-today, like the
wax record of a phonograph-ar be
ing indented with each and every days
revolutions. There are things that will
register, make intentions ON the rec
ords-the child's mind-there are
things that will not register.
School has taken in.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
CONTINUES 80 DAYS

Birmingham is to have community
singing in the Bijou theatre for 80
Sundays, beginning next Sunday,
with Robert Lawrence as director.
The paramount idea of the singing
is to foster and improve local talent
that is available, but needs to be
coached and encouraged and to
make 1t possible for the general pub
lie to enjoy the Sunday afternoons
In an elevating manner, yet removed
from conventionalities democracy
prevailing.
A committee composed of a violin
ist pianist and vocalist will make up
the programme, and enter such local
performers as they think entitled to
recognition upon test of their ability
in their line.
TWO thousand dollars must be
raised to finance the singing for the
30 weeks. Everyone who can is
asked to contribute to the fund, as
there will be no collections taken at
any community singing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
DR.. STUART SAYS
He WILL TALK ON
ELECTION SUNDAY
Says He Is a Citizen Here
and Is Going to Say
What He Thinks

ON next Sunday morning in this pull
pit will preach on Who Should be
Elected Commission Of the City Of Bir-
discuss How a Christian Should Con-
duct Himself on Election Day." said
DR. George r. Stuart last night at the
First Methodist church, just prior to
beginning his sermon on "How Char
acter is Destroyed"
II know what some of you people are
saying right now, and what many more
will say when they see the announce
ment Of my topic for Sunday morning
business, and you amt got nothing to
do with it, and you had better keep out
of it, but my answer to that is that
I have got something to do with it, and
have got something to say about it..
This is my town, I live here, I am
citizen here, and I am going to say
what think about it.
Like Sam Jones, believe in preach
ing about the dirty now and then, about
as much as I do in the sweet bye and
Bye
Dr. Stuart made most eloquent APP
peal to the person outside the church
or the person who felt unsettled about
his salvation, in his sermon last night.
At the II o'clock hour yesterday morn
ing he preached on the forces that build
character, and his sermon last night
was q sequel to the morning sermon.
The church was packed last night and
after the sermon had been concluded
DR.. Stuart turned the service into an
evanselistio one, many asking for
prayer and signifying that they in
tended to settle the question thsn and
now.
There Is tolerance for the young fool
and the middle aged fool, but when
man gets to be an old, fool, he is just
naturally gone hi said. Solomon
was a great man. He was asked what
he wanted of God. and he showed that
he was a great man when all he asked
was that God give him wisdom to be
the man that his father was--to fill his
place with credit. But Solomon followed
his heart and 1t wrecked him. God does
not say much about your head. He
wants your heart, for then He has your
life
Solomon started out BY being gem
tleman, by ooing the things that pleased
his 700 wives. He built church for
each one to worship In, and before he
knew II he was building churches and
temples for some Of the most danlnable
gods on earth-among which was the
god OF lust.
"How is character lost? Not like ones
reputation, for that comes and goes in
a day. but character Is something one
must build, and it is Just as hard to
tear it away as 1t is to build it. 1t
takes steady stabbing at it to eventually
kill It. The compromise with sin is the
first step in losing ones character So
the point Is to build you character
that will stand the test Of fire. The way
to keep your heart is to give 1t to
Jesus and then your character will be
Christ-like.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
DELIGHTED CROWDS
SEE WONDER FILM AT
THEALCAZAR THEATRE
Jack and the Beanstalk" Greatest
and Best of All 'Kiddie" pic
lures at Popular House

Never in the history of the city has
a picture play attracted as much atten-
ton among the young folks as has Jack
and the Beanstalk," the wonderful pic
ture spectacle that has been shown at
the Alcazar for the past week, and
which will be brought to close with
the performance today and tomorrow.
Thousands of delighted patrons of the
popular movie house have witnessed the
great production, and 1t was owing to
the popular demand that the manage
ment extended the engagement until
Tuesday.
The crowds yesterday were quite be-
You'd the capacity of the comfortable
theatre and standing room only was In
evidence every hour Of the day. Thou
sands witnessed the picture and every
one spoke in the highest terms Of the
marvellous production.
1t is by far the most pretentious pic
ture spectacle ever attempted for appeal
10 the children.
Everybody knows the story which has
been handed down from the earliest
English peoples to the present day.
Jack and the Beanstalk" has delight
ed children all over the world. Jack,
as you know, sold his mothers COW for
a sack of beans. She was angry with
him and threw the beans out &c the
wineiow Next morning she found that
they had sIrouted and. an enormous
bsaustalk reached from the gsound to
the sky.
Jack, filled with the spirit Of adven-
ture, climbed 1t and landed in country
above the clouds, where dwelt an awful
giant and beautiful princess. After
many adventures Jack killed the giant.
married the princess and lived happily
ever afterWard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
President and Mrs. Wilson
Return Safely From Short
Trip on the MayflOwer

washington. September 1s.-President
Wilson returned to Washington from
New York by train tonight. ending the
longest stay away from his desk since
last fall when Germany was observing
her submarine pledges. He and Mrs,
Wilson were given a hearty greeting by
crowd gathered at the station.
There had been no announcement con-
corning the Presidents movements since
yesterday and in view of unconfirmed
reports of submarines off the coast the
possibility that he might return on the
yacht Mayflower was discussed by the
public here with no little apprehension.
1t was even suggested that wireless
message from spy telling Of the Pres
fdents cruise on the Mayflower might
have reached U-boat In the Atlantic
and brought her to the coast in search
of bigger game than merchant ships.
The President and Mrs. Wilson left
Washington at midnight week ago Fri
day by train for New York There they
boarded the Mayflower for a trip to
Gloucester, Mass.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
NEGRO INJURED BY
UNKNOWN "JITNEY''

John Mccain, a negro. sustained a
fractured leg and arm as the result
Of being struck by an automobile driv-
en- by an unknown party while riding
his motorcycle on a road between
Pratt City and Ensley yesterday aft
ernoon. Mccain was rushed to the
Hillman hospital, but was later trans
ferred to the Birmingham infirmary.
His injuries are not considered serious
The driver of the automobile, sun
posed to have been "jitney," had not
been arrested at late hour last
night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
Sunday Haul is Heavy

Sunday was the busiest day in sew
eral months for the police department.
total Of 20 arrests were made, the ma :
jority for minor offenses.
A war was started on Sunday gamers
and as result p were arrested and
lodged in the city Jail The majority
were white men.
More men are in the city Jail now than
at any time previously IN tho past few
months. Since July !. xne average ar
rested per day IL about 10.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
AWs@HlnHn@mGs
At the Lyric

"The Girl from Amsterdam" a pre-
tentious musical comedy with every
thing new and presented by company
of talented performers, will be the
headline attraction on the new bill at
the Lyric at today's matinee. Many
of the latest Broadway song hits are
introduced and it Is considered one of
the topnotch musical comedies of the
new vaudeville season.
Other attractions on the bill include
the Van Dykes. musicians and singers;
Klein Brothers. comedians, dancers and
singers; Boyle and Brown will enter
tain in speciality, aud the Dunedin Duo
complete the bill. Pathe news pictures
will be a feature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
At Loew's Biiou

Advance notices indicate that the bill
at Loew's Bijou for the first half of the
week will surpass the recent splendid
offerings at Birmingham's most popular
playhouse. The vaudeville entertain
ment is of the varied character that
makes programme enjoyable and the
picture features are high-class. The
headliner is the DePace sextette, the
leading voca1istic and musical act on the
vaudeville stage. Alice DeGarm will
thrill in a sensational aerial novelty.
Franholz and Brandt will present
new speciality, "All Wrong" Fox and
Cross clever comedians, and Charles
Prelle's miniature circus complete the
vaudeville numbers. The picture fea-
ture is Rupert Julian in THE Mystic
fious Mr.. Tiller," Loew's current weekly
and new comedy films.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
Railroad Promotions

G. B. Chipley has been appointed
general agent, passenger and freight
departments. Missouri Pacific Railroad
company. Birmingham. effective yes
terday, vice Norton England. promoted
The announcement is made by A. S.
Edmonds. assistant freight traffic
manager, J. c. Hollenbeck. general
passenger agent, while B. e. Perkins
freight traffic manager. and c. i.
Stone, passenger traffic manager, have
approved the appointments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
"a, 900 Men Employed
in Building Ships to
Strike in San Francisco

San Francisco. September .1S-Twenty-
four thousand members of the San Fran
cisco Iron Trades council, employed
mainly on government shipbuilding con-
tracts, 1t was announced tonight will
strike tomorrow FOR an increase in
wages The strike call resulted from the
failure of series of conferences today
between the leaders Of the workmen and
the representatives of the employers to
arrive at a satisfactory settlement at
issue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
Injuries Prove Fatal

Early Davidson, the negro who was seri-
ously injured In the oerailment Of the
freight cars of the Louisville and Nash
VILE railroad cars at Fourteenth street
and Railroad avenue Saturday night
about s.o'clocl, died yesterday morning
at ST. Vincent's hospital about o'clock
six loaded cars of foodstuffs We're de-
railel The contents were almost
total loss The negroes did not work
for the railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
B. M. and G. G. Meeting

The officers and directors Of the Biz
mingham Motor and Country club are
requested to meet at noon today at
the office OF Attorney Ed Smith in the
First National Bank building AM
nouncement is made by the officials OF
the club that the meeting today is Of
vital interest and a full attendance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
ONLY ONE EXPENSE

YIN I'll OINE EAR ILINOE
eve are going to have these concerts
free, there will be no collection taken
at any of them, though I will be com
PEELED to raise around 500 a week to
take care of the music and incidental
expenses" said Mr.. Lawrence. ''But Biz
mingham will finance this project for me
as they have done all summer 1 have
no fear of that.
1--WE are going to give one to begin
with at o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
the doors opening at 2:3O o'clock, alb
solutely free to everyone who will come.
If this proves successful and there are
more people than can get in for the
concert, another will be put on at 4:30
for the second crowd.
1.-THE theatre will seat 1000 people and
if we can get two crowds of 1000 each
throughout the winter we will have two
concerts each Sunday. We are going
to have an orchestra of 40 people before
we finish The Philharmonic orchestra
will play for the concerts beginning next
Sunday. The membership of this orches-
ira is increasing each week. / hope to
receive enough support from the people
to add some union musicians, but l have
got to raise $4,000 to finance this orches-
ira through the winter.
s CONCERTS ENTIRELY FREE
"It might be stated that there is not
cents paid to anyone for anything, ex-
cept the orchestra. I am not receiving,
nor do I expect to receive, a penny for
my services. The sole ambition that 1
have in this work is for the musical
talent In Birmingham to be better If 1t
is possible and to cultivate further
taste for music. A feature of our work
this winter will be committee named
to handle aspirants for places on our
Sunday programmes There will be one
violinist, one pianist, and one vocalist
on this committee which will decide
whether the persons presenting them
selves for a number on the programme
are competent to perform.
There is this great advantage Of be-
ing in the house for the winter, the
string music will be enjoyed to so much
greater extent Every choir and every
performer in the city is invited to par
ticipate in the community sings every
Sunday. We propose to use the commu-
nifty sings as vehicle for exploiting
our local talent and perfecting it where
possible. One programme each month
will be devoted to high-class numbers
The remainder will be taken up with
popular numbers, while the mass sing
ing will continue as usual. The re-
ligious features will also remain I'M
changed. Thanksgiving, Christmas and
all days of a se4sonable nature will be
observed with fitting programme"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
Auto Accident

Rufus Sellers, a negro, was struck by
an unknown automobile and seriously
injured yesterday afternoon at Thirty
sixth street and First avenue. north
Sellers was removed to the Hillman hos
pital where 1t was announced he suf-
fered broken leg and internal injur-
les. The driver of the automobile has
not been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at
o'clock. Night performances, 1880
and o'clock
Bi1ou Superior vaudeville and fea-
ture pictures. Continuous perform
ances, l to II D. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
Community Singing at
Locus Bjou Arranged
For Next 30 Sundays
Professor Lawrence Announces Completion of
Plans Free Concerts Will Be Given
Every Sunday Afternoon if the Crowds
Justify-ExpIains Plans in Detail

unusual public spiritedness, for their
profits on movies are around s1o0 each
Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-17
Florence Hotel
Cd Ave. and 18th St.

Thoroughly remodeled and newly <ur-
nished. Absolutely modern. Excellent
cafe. Rates: Rooms without bath $500
per day. Rooms With private bath $3.50
per day. Whitman thxicabs and garage
Il. connection with hotel
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-26

An exchange says that Gov. stan
ley, of Kentucky, may have cloud
upon his title to office arising from
the small and dubious plurality by
which he was declared elected; but
there is no flaw in his claim to cour
age. This he has recently demon
strated by going, without escort, to
town where a negro accused Of
crime was threatened with lynching,
as were also the county judge and
the prosecuting attorney. The gov
ernor overaWed the mob and com
PEELED the orderly procedure Of law.
1t was, we say, brave act. 1t gave
to the negro his rights. We wish
that Democratic governors through
out the South would be equally solic-
itious for other rights which the
negro possesses under the law. The
negro is now denied the vote in
southern states, which is an infringe
ment of his civil rights as fragrant
in that category as the infringement
of his legal rights by lynching.
The southern states however, are
shrewd enough to count in the negro
voting population and get representa-
ton both in Congress and in the
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-26

ELECTORAL college On thousands OF
legally-qualified voters who are not
allowed to vote! If the southern
states are to deny the negro the bal
lot they have no right to figure them
in as voting population when it comes
to a basis for representation.
Of course, the democratic party
will never do anything to remedy
this situation for it is controlled by
the "solid SOUTH" which still remem-
bers the republican party as the par
ty of Lincoln. 1t is, then, up to the
republican party to pledge itself to
the enactment of a law making the
ton the basis of both congressional
and electoral representation. Then
the states with highest developed
citizenship would be rewarded with
better representation and the state
that denied the ballot to any portion
Of it's citizenship would not have rep
reSentat1On on its nOn-VOt1ng pOpula-
ton. This would result in an incen-
tive not now existant to give the col
ored man the civil rights due him
AS a citizen.
A literacy test would be a fair
way to exclude the illiterate negro,
if this is desired, although this would
exclude the illiterate white Of the
right to vote, too. And, it goes with
out saying that the man in this day
and age who cannot read Or write
any language, should not be allowed
to vote.
Why should not representation, in
all fairness, be based on the vote
cast?
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NEWS OF TEN YEARS AGO ,
News from the Budget of this week in 1906
as : : : ! . 3 3 50 8 81

H. w. True Of Glen Flora arrived
in this city last Tuesday and has
spent several days with us closing up
some of his business affairs here.
Attorney Raymond Haggerty and
his mother are now comfortably liv-
ing in the residence of r. NJ Thorn
as during Mr. and Mrs. Thomas alb
sence at Madison.
Arch Welpton went to Minneapolis
last Saturday where he will enter
the Metropolitan Business College to
take the complete business course.
He expects to be able to complete
the course in about six months.
Frank Lagage, Of Rhinelander, is
now conductor on the Jerusalem and
South Western. Mr. Lagage was en-
ployed in this capacity on a former
occasion when the | Menasha Paper
Company first began to operate this
line.
Last Saturday evening a party OF
young people including Messrs.
Claude Baker, Byron Welpton. Sh;r-
ley SWitzer and the Misses Mabel
Tiffany, Florence Wilson and Belle
Conklin, drove to Bruce to attend the
entertainment given by the Jubilee
Minstrel Company
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1917-01-26
NEWS or TWENTY YEARS AGO
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ApolIonia Items
Items from our files Of this week in 1886:

Superintendent Dunlavey had a
crew clearing the c. r. & M. of ice
a couple of days this week.
James BARLEY and bride left for
Anoka. Mimi, Wednesday noon, to
see his father who is very i'll.
Born-to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Siglln,
Wednesday, Jan. goth, 1897, a girl.
Fred did not make any report but we
feel safe in saying he is happy
Fl. G. Chichester came up from
Chippewa Fails, wednesday, and has
been up the c. R. & NJ looking over
the ties that have been cut the last
few months.
Prentice will have a bill before the
Legislature for a new county. It's
territory is to be taken from Chlppe-
wa and Price counties and Prentice
is to be the county seat. AS this
would only help to kill the proposed
division Of Chippewa county it is
doubtful whether the people will IA
vor the bill outside of Prentice, the
place where it originated. 1t is GER
tain that it would get no support
from any Chippewa county citizens
if the division question is taken up il
this section.