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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-25

3 o'clock at the church and regu lar mission programme was enjoyed. Mrs. Arthur Reynolds acted as leader, and took for her subject. Missions il, the Southlands."
 The Bessemer Red Cross units were represented yesterday afternoon at the community singing at the Bijou thea tre by Mrs. R. A. Mckle, Mrs. E. L.. Huey, Mrs. H. l.. Rains, Mrs. w. F.. Cunningham. Mrs. c. o. Gray, Mrs. G D. Waller Mrs Monroe Lesser, Mrs. Martin Barr. Mrs. Sol Kartus, Mrs. Alex Gus and Mrs. Sam Brick.
 The Bessemer Bicycle club, which disbanded in the spring, held most interesting meeting at the Bryant bi- cycle store on Nineteenth street. at which time the club was reorganized. The following officers were elected: George Mcdowell, president; Clyde Philips, vice president; G. w. Smith, secretary and treasurer; Jap Bryant, roadmaster. The club was organized for the purpose of regular exercise for the business men and not for races or fancy riding. The club members made trip to Ensley Sunday morning.
 GENERAL AND PERSONAL
 Ine IocSSeIHtT sf1lSH SCHOOL DOyS are preparing their football team for the 1917-191s season. There are about 25 boys who are fighting for positions on this team. but as yet it is impossible to say who the winners will be- It is rumored that Red" Harris, who was formerly assistant coach at the Uni- versity of Alabama, will take charge of the aggregation.
 Bessemer chapter No. no. R. A. M., will hold special meeting Tuesday street. at 8 o'clock All members are invited to attend. After routine work has been completed a chicken supper will be served.
 Bessemer Red Cross unit No 1 will meet Tuesday morning at g o'clock in room 413 Realty building. The members ask record breaking attendance of knitters and garment makers.
 Mrs. Bessie Smith has accepted po- sition with the Pegram- Patton Drug company of this city.
 The Rev. Frank Hall Wright. who is conducting the revival services at the First Presbyterian church, will deliver an address Tuesday afternoon at 3:31 o'clock. His subject will be, "The Sec- ond Coming of Christ" There will be services every evening at 7:30 and every afternoon at 3:30 o'clock during this week. The public is invited.
 John w. Mcconnell left Sunday for Philadelphia, where he will be the guest of friends.
 Dr. s. w. Wright of Fort Oglethorpe spent the week end in Bessemer with his family. Mrs. Wright and daughter expect to leave, in a few days for Chat tanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-25
PERFORMING MIDGET

There was q midget who performed 5stcnisling feats of bareback riding !d aerobatics, a inorsel of humanity Q dcficd tho laws of gravity with sfss aid of an overhead rope attached t@ one arm. The rope, however, diL aetract from his performance. The ] ad and hand balancing teams, aero ! ts, equestrians and equestriennes.
 ained animals, including horses. dogs. c'sphants, bears. monkeys and maybe a few other Kinds, were all of the
 est and won applause. There was q bear that skated almost gracefully as Charlotte, certainly with as much case and he also rode a "skyscraper" lieycle Another small black bear was something of a cyelist The equestrian and dog acts combined grace with beauty The Chinese performers swung reriously by their queues. which have not yet been entirely discarded by the people of the F1owery kingdom, and slid from dizzy heights on wires, with the flags of the allies in their hands.
 Five groups of living statuary pos striking and beautiful novelty. The intelligent horses, one of which could put one forefoot over his neck, were a strikino and beautiful novelty. The aerial artists were skillful and dar
 ing and a young woman proclaimed queen of the tight wire" by stem torian voiced ringmaster, proved her right to the title by startling per- forY,,anaa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-25
BAREBACK RIDERS

strong woman caught a man on each hand and carried them to the cen ter of the tent. and one bareback rider in the center ring leaped on and off his horse and turned handsprings around the ring with such swiftness and ease that he made the spectators gasp. There were, of course, patriotic tableaux. both in the air. in the rings and on the stages.
 The clowns were numerous and most of them were funny A reversible Ford, a jitney bus. steam roller and other burlesques kept the crowd roar ing, while numerous topics of the day were treated in humorous vein, in cluding the demise of old John Bar leycorn. and the eugenic baby.
 It was a good show all the way through, without a dull moment for the thousands of people gathered be- meath the "big top to see if the Barnum & Bailey circus still live. up to it's ithographs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-25
BESSEMER MATRONS. WORK FOR LIBRARY
Additional Committee Ap- pointed to Aid Campaign
 for Soldiers Book Fund

Bessemer, September 24.-(SpeciaL) )-Fu- neral services over the remains of Capt. James Eastis, who died Sunday morn- ing, were held this morning at 10 o'clock from the Masonic temple in Birmingham. the Scottish Rite Masons having charge of the services. The following acted as pallbearers: Active: c. E. Whitley, J. C.. Duffy, W. l.. Kennedy, W. L. Baxley, w. B. Dulaney and w. N. B. Burchfield. Honorary: Herbert E. Smith. J. J. Shan non, Ben G. Perry, Gale Dabbs, A. E.. Wood, Orville Lay, S. l.. Morrow, A. M. Vines, Ben F. Purser, Sam Stewart, Jesse Edwards, J. H. Farr and w. E. Will son. Interment followed at Mackelwayne cemetery with Huey and Mcconnell in charge.
 The Library war council held an inter esting meeting this morning at the public library, and the following committee was appointed to select other committees to cooperate with them in raising the li- brary war fund: Mrs. E. l.. Huey, Mrs. M. K. Thornton Mrs. Gardner Goodwin, Mrs. J. J. Shannon of Woodward, Mrs. owen of Fossil, and Mrs G. B. Hollings- worth The Bessemer quota to be raised IS S560 and must be collected between sep tember 24 and %. The committee has al ready secured quite good sum and if is thought that they will have their share competed before the expiration of the week.
 Little Miss Annie Laura Evans proved charming hostess when she entertained a number of her little friends in celebration of her birthday The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion in ferns, flowers and candles. A number of interesting games and contests were enjoyed dur ing the afternoon. after which de- licious ice course was served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-25
MISSIONARY SOCIETY

A joint meeting of all four bands of the Missionary society of the First Baptist church met this afternoon at o'clock at the church and regu lar mission programme was enjoyed. Mrs Arthur Reynolds acted as leader, and took for her subject, Missions il, the Southlands."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-25

Charles Dry, farmer whose home is within a few hundred yards of where
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-25

before the woman met her death. which the coroner's jury decided resulted from the accidental discharge of pistol in
 her own hands
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-03
euardsmen at Fort Russell.

Cheyenne, Wyo., March 2.-Colo-
RADIOS guardsmen arrived in Cheyenne
tired but happy. They were given
quarters in the barracks at Fort Rus
sell and the checking of property to
be turned in to the federal govern
ment began. In about a week they
will be mustered out, along with the
Wyoming troops, who are expected to
arrive from Deming, N. NJ, in the
meantime. A monster celebration in
honor of the troopers of both states
is being planned by citizens of Chey-
enne.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-03
House Votes Hundred Million Dollar

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. by the dis
closure of Germany's plot to unite
upon the United States, and then con-
vinced by official evidence of its au-
thenticity, Congress Thursday aban-
doned the delays and distractions
which have checked President Will
sons efforts to be clothed with ex-
press authority to deal with the sub
marine menace. The House, after a
ten-hour debate and by an overwhelm-
ing majority, passed a bill to en-
power the President to arm merchant
ships and providing for s100,00O,-
900 bond issue.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-03
Mexico and Japan Exonerated.

Washington, March. I'm regard to
the German plot, Secretary Lansing
authorized this statement:
I'VE do not believe that Japan has
had any knowledge of this or that she
would consider any proposition made
by an enemy"
AS to Mexico the secretary said:
I'VE have confidence that Mexico
would not be a party to any such
agreement, in view of the friendly
relations existing between this gov
ernment and the de facto government
of Mexico"
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-03
Japanese Embassy Issues Statement

Washington. - Pledging continued
friendship to the United States and
continuance of it's relations with the
allies, the japanese embassy issued a
formel Statement, declaring that 'un-
der no circumstances" would the jap
anese government entertain such an
Invitation" as Germany attempted to
send to Toxic.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-03
BRITISH SLAY
10000 TURKS
ENGLISH SOLDIERS DRIVE FOES
AFTER CAPTURING 5000
PRISONERS.
WAR SUPPLIES TAKEN
BRITISH FOOD BLOCKADE sue
CESS ANNOUNCED BY LORD
ROBERT CECIL.
weatern Newspaper Union News servIee.

WeHIVTI lNVWspnper Union News berVIce.
London. March 2.-The remnants OF
the Turkish force retreating from
Kut1El-Amara have been shattered
completely, according to information
given out in the House of Commons.
The Turks, it was said, would reach
Bagdad only as disorderly mob It
was announced that more than $500
prisoners had been taken by the Brit
ish since Feb. "a and that since the
commencement of the offensive of
Dec. 80 some 5000 Turkish prisoners
had been taken. The total Turkish
casualties in killed and wounded was
estimated by Gen. Maude at more
than 10000.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-03
Nine Mexlcans Executed.

Douglas, Ariz.-Nine men, all said
to have been Mexicans, were executed
in Aqua Prieta.
The Colorado statesman., 1917-03-03

Paris.-The Germans already have
fallen back behind Bapaume and the
fall of that town is imminent, accord
ing to information from the front
which has reached military circles
here. The new German line is said
to run along the road from Bapaume
to Peronne and some distance in the
rear of the former town.
During their retirement the Ger
mans have Systematically destroyed
their dugouts and provision depots
and rendered their trenches useless.
London-The government has rea-
son to believe said Lord Robert Cecil,
minister of blockade, in the House of
Commons, that there is a serious
shortage of foodstuffs and of certain
very important materials in enemy
countries.
Queenstown. - The British bark
Galgorm Castle has been sunk by a
German submarine. The survivors in
clude two Americans, Harry Merret
of Beaver Falls, Pa, and Harry Rich
ardson of Boston. They were thirteen
hours in the boats. One boat is miss
ing, and it is feared it has been
swamped. This boat also contained
two Americans, named Jackson and
David Walker.
Paris-The sinking of the following
vessels was announced officially here
| Thursday:
Clan Farquhar, British steamship,
5,S53 tons gross, Feb. &c.
Galgorm Castle, British sailing
ship, 1886 tons, Feb. 27.
Marie Joseph, French schooner of
Fecamp, 1872 tons, Feb. 2S.
Sjostad, Norwegian steamship, los
tons, Feb. 2S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

"Gee-my-nentily!" said Eddie. "Ten
times bigger! GOSH"
"Ho, that amt nothing!" Ting said.
"That was when he was just beginning
to start out. He's got ten of them ele-
trillion-billion pond-lily roots in them.
He's got railway switch and steamboat
dock to each elevator, and when he ships
pond-lily roots he ships them by the train
load. Only, when he sells them in Du-
buque or keorkuk, he ships them by the
boatload."
"Gee-my-nentily!' said Eddie again.
"Come on! Let's
"Well l guess so!' said Ting. Il guess
it's no wonder he's the richest man in
Derlingport! And l can just go and visit
him any time l want to. | can go visit
him and take bath right in his china
bath-tub.
saw! go ont l said. "He amt got
china bath-tub!"
"Yes, sir! just like tea-cup.'
"Gosh!" Eddie said. did you take
bath in it?"
"Garsh, NOT said Ting. "Do you think
I'd go taking bath-tub baths when l
QlQn nave 10! w nen 1 NlSlt HlIl MY
uncle lets me do just what l want to. 1
don't have to wash my feet, or take bath,
or go for a COW, or fetch in wood"
"Whofetches in the wood?' Eddieask
Nobody Ting said. "My uncle don't
burn sawmill slabs or cord wood. He
burns COAL
"Well somebody has to fetch in the
coal, don't he?" | wanted to know.
well, guess not!' said Ting. she
he has IA bridge built right over the
top of his house, so he can run railroad
over it, and he has big iron box on top
of his house under the bridge, and the
railroad hawrls the cars of coal right up
on top of the roof and dumps the coal into
the iron box. and it runs down the CHM
bleys right into the stove.'
Well, me and Eddie didn't say nothing.
We just sat there and thought what we
thought.
@And he's got road scooped out under
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25

his house for railroad to run on, Ting
said, land there is always train of cars
under the house, and when my uncle or
anybody, shakes the CRATE the ashes fall
right down an iron pipe into the cars"
go somewhere" -.
So Ting looked at me; but I hadn't
said he was liar or anything, so there
was nothing to fight about. If l had
wanted to l could have said 1 had an
uncle somewhere that didn't bother with
dirty old coal and ashes at all, but had
his own natural gas well and used natural
gas; but my nose was sore yet from the
last time Ting had pushed it into my face,
so l didn't say it.
WE went down to the boat-house and
hired skiff and rowed up the river
to the pond-lily pond. The river was
pretty low and it was muddy on the bank
of the river-over knee-deep in mud.
Ting got out over the bow of the skiff to
pull it up on the mud, so the wash from
any steamboat wouldn't send it adrift,
and he went in over the knees of his
pants, so we thought we had better un-
dress in the skiff, and we did. 1t felt
bully to be undressed outdoors again.
guess you know how the ily-pond is.
On one side is the railroad and on the
other side is the river; but between the
pond and the river is narrow sand, with
willows on it-bush willows. 1t makes
bank all around the lower end of the pond
lily pond and ends at the railroad. So
me and Eddie and Ting talked it over,
and thought we'd better not leave our
clothes in the skiff, because somebody
might steal them. First we thought we'd
hide them in the willows, and then
we thought we'd carry them around by
the sand spit to the railroad, because the
pond-lily roots were over by the railroad
more. So we did. We walked around to
the railroad and left our clothes there, and
waded in. Ting went first.
1t was pretty tough. You went into
the mud pretty deep, and there were
plants that had scratches on them, and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-25
: heart, because Miss Goosey cried lot

'Sh' VI SoulS &c tuc Chptliiuk uluH take,
and Dell Brown came back. She didn't
fight much, because her rib was brittle
yet; but she was mad at Miss Goosey,
and Miss Goosey was mad at her because
Professor Marston had had to go away
and love somebody else She never talked
to Dell Brown like she did to the other
girls, or let her be monitor or anything
She would say: mamie dear, can you
tell me the answer and then she would
say to Dell Brown: "Next girl?' guess
she hated her.
ONE day Miss Goosey was walking
down the aisle, and she had some
flowers pinned on, and one dropped in
the aisle, and Dell Brown picked it up
and put it in book. She used to open the
book there and look at the flower. She
used to sit and look at Miss Goosey, and
you couldn't tell whether she was mad at
her or not, because her face was so dark
and her eyes so black. But | guess she
wasn't mad. l guess she wanted Miss
Goosey to like her, but didn't know how
to make her.
None of the girls played with Dell
Brown. because she was a scratch-cat; and
none of the boys played with her, because
they were afraid of her. As soon as school
was out she would go home and play in
her own yard. | guess she was pretty
lonely.
Well, it got along until it was the hind
end of September and going on October.
and the weather was bully and warm. 1t
made you want to do things. So on
Saturday me and Ting and Eddie was
e.+ ~, hov onl fol Ir,,
what we would do that afternoon. We
thought of a lot of things, and said them;
but every time Ting said: "Aw! no, let's
don't!" so we didn't. So then | said:
II tell you what!'
WHAT Ting asked.
"Pshaw, MOI" l said. at amt no use.
We couldn't get any. 1t amt the time
for them?"
saw! what you tarlkin' about?" Ting
asked. "What amt it the time for?"
"Pond-lilies, l said. "If it was time
for pond-lilies we could GO up the river
to the pond-lily pond and get some pond
lilies
So then Ting he talked up.
well, we could row up the river any
way, couldn't we?" he said-only he said
"rowr' instead of "row,' like he always
does. 1--WE could rowr up the river and
get some pond-lily roots and sell them
saw! who would buy old pond-lily
roots?" Eddie wanted to know.
Well, thought at first that the reason
Ting said we could sell pond-lily roots
was because once had told him about a
man or somebody who had made money
getting pond-lily roots and selling them
to people who wanted to raise pond-lilies
in tub in their gardens. But that wasn't
why he said,its
why, garsh! plenty of people would
want to buy Them" Ting said. 81 guess
| ought to know. guess I've got an
uncle in Derlingport amt I? guess he
ought to know about pond-lily roots,
oughtn't he?'
1t looked like that ought to be so. be-
cause Derlingport is three times as big as
Riverbank, and Ting's uncle was older
than any of us. But Eddie said:
saw! what does your old uncle know
about pond-lily roots, anyway
Il guess he knows plenty about them,
TING said at puess If Won went IN to
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-15
PROFITS CUT DOWN
American Locomotive Fails 10 show n.
Well for Second IinIf or
Fiscal lcnr,

Within the past month there has
been toning down in the estimate OF
profits which the American Locomotive
Works would earn in the current six
months to June 80. The first half OF
the fiscal year. which ended December
II. was fairly remuncrativc period
Tor the company. the balance for the
S2J.0oO.O00 of common stock being
equal TO IL per cent after all dcduc-
tons.
1t had been generally expected thai,
The second period OF this year would
result even more prs .itably for the
locomotive company: in fact. as late as
.i;irch interests close to the company
were talking OF profits OF S35 per share
tor the common for the full year Re
c"at figures have toned down these
estimates decidedly. According to
these figures the company will earn
about $40 during the second half OF
the year. This would mean from $40
10 ~ for the twelve months to June
20. as against profits OF $50 per share
last year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-15
| What Women Can
| DO to Help Country
Bishop O'CormcN addresses Am
erica First Committee of
Woman Service League.

Bishop d. J. O'Connell delivered an
address on the general subject of the
women in nations engaged in war since
1914 At o'clock yesterday afternoon
ut the Jefferson Hotel at the meet
ing of the America first committee OF
the Capital City Division OF the Ma
tional League for Women's Service
The Bishop pointed out the fact that
in addition TO nursing the sick and
the wounded women had proved of
great assistance in keeping up the in
dustrial concerns forsakcn by men gone
10 the front. in exercising reasonable
economy in household concerns and
III cooperating with the Young Men's
Christian Association in maintaining a
wholesome and homclike atmosphere
in army camps.
For the new American flag slide TO
he shown i'll the moving picture the
alters. Il motto was adopted which
reads Our Flag, the Beacon Light
OF Liberty! What Are You Doing 10
Uphold It, Resolutions were adopt
ed indorSinC the invitations already
extended the French and British com
missions now III America to visit Rich
mond before returning TO their own
countries.
Mrs. O. 7. w. Kern. chairman OF the
America first committee made re-
port al the meeting on the work done
by the committee since it's orEaniza-
tion las; winter.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-15
AdUertise Bonds
on Pay Envelopes
Line in Red Ink 10 Call Attcn2
ton to Duly Of Taxing Part
ii, Liberty Loan.

Plans for concerted action in Rich.
mond and Virginia for the sale of III,
$1,000. 100000 Liberty loan bonds will
be formulated to-day at a special meet.
ing Of the Liberty Loan Committee
appointed Il short time ago. Chairm,,
Richard Fl. smith Issued n call yester.
day for the meeting. at which repre.
sentatives from every banking and
financial institution in the city will be
present. Methods for the sale of Vir.
Slnias allotment of these IL per
cent bonds VIII be given the widest
consideration, and definite action is ex-
pectcd TO be taken
In connection with the publicity be-
ins given the sale of these bonds. Gov
crnor George }. Se9iy, of the Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank. received yes
ierday from the director of publicity
the following telegram.
Request you ask all banks mer-
chants. manufacturers aud other en-
pioyers to have the following line
printed in red on all pay envelopes
used between now and June 10
our Patriotic Duty. Buy Liberty
Bond"
IL was stated last night that a num-
her of ltichmond's largest employers of
iahur received the request with fav-
orable consideration. aud that their
pay envelopes in the near future would
bear the appeal OF the Treasury De-
partment.
Governor Seay announced that COM
mittces for the sale of the bonds had
been formed throughout the Fifth Dis
trict, each central committee being
composed OF all banking institutions
ana investment houses in that city.
Each bank will form Il bureau for the
distribution Of information concerning
The bonds. and efforts are now being
made To interest the general public
and small Salaricd employees. who will
he given equal opportunity with the
big financial interest to invest in this
national movement.